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August 13, 2020

• With social justice and prison reform in mind, West Sacramento farm starts growth
• Empress Tavern, a victim of its own unique design, is shutting down indefinitely
• D-Lo back on radio: Sacramento ESPN station launching talk show with Damien Barling
• Region’s third Amazon distribution center coming to Roseville
• Police looking for pickup in fatal hit and run by train station in downtown Sacramento
• High-speed chase in Solano County ends in crash and suspect’s fourth arrest in four months
• Elk Grove council will ask grand jury to investigate accusations of misconduct against mayor
• Can Kings guard Buddy Hield be content with backup role in Sacramento next season?
• Coronavirus updates: Over 20,000 cases, 275 dead in Sacramento area; some schools to open
• Davis Taco Bell closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19
• The 49ers’ George Kittle signed a record deal. Why the team nearly missed out on him
• ‘Irate’ traveler hits American Airlines worker who told her to wear mask, AZ police say
• Man accused of setting fire on forest land in Tahoe City
• Roseville Police investigating after finding dead body in a parked vehicle
• Joe Biden wants Kamala Harris in the White House. Can Trump’s nasty attacks stop her?
• With face shields and sanitizer, this El Dorado County school gets ready to open its doors
• Whether gig work is appropriate or an abomination will determine fate of Proposition 22
• ‘Sacramento swag’: Could Harry Giles III be playing his final game in a Kings uniform?
• Researchers: California’s stockpile of masks, other PPE would prevent illness, save jobs
• Watch: Police officer saves California man from being struck by train with seconds to spare
• Salvaging California housing crisis bills + Mail-in voting worries + Artists endorse police bills
• Sacramento City Council backs plan to convert Hawthorn Suites to housing for the homeless
• Youth prisons are ineffective and should have closed long before the coronavirus hit
• COVID-19 is hammering the Central Valley. Can Newsom’s ‘strike team’ make a difference?
• Is California ready for a mail-in election? Democrats are worried about two ‘wild cards’
• California’s eviction ban is ending. Gov. Newsom and lawmakers have 3 weeks to extend it
• The Kings aren’t a super team, aren’t young – and still aren’t playing for the future
• Accused online hate group leader faces Sacramento judge on weapons restraining order
• Former Northern California prison captain pleads no contest in harassment case
• Buddy Hield, Bogdan Bogdanovic lead 3-point barrage; Kings beat Lakers to end season
• George Kittle lands 5-year, $75 million extension with 49ers, source confirms
• Will Newsom make history? California governor could face pressure to select a Latino senator
• California Democrats pushing 2 plans to tax the rich in coronavirus downturn
• GOP’s Tom McClintock ‘skeptical’ of any Trump order on unemployment without Congress’ OK
• Record-smashing heat wave possible for Sacramento. How hot might it get each day?