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June 30, 2021

• As drought ravages California, Biden’s infrastructure bill could help store more water
• Biden warns wildfire threat ‘as severe as it’s ever been’
• Equity Lab: It’s a Hot-Vax Summer in Sacramento’s Lavender Heights
• The Sacramento area’s first freeway toll lane is likely coming to this major bottleneck
• Sacramento airport rebounding from COVID pandemic. Here are the numbers
• Sacramento-area county leaders urge California to allow local decision on masks in schools
• Northern California homicide suspect arrested after woman’s remains found in remote area
• Man killed after being hit by truck in Carmichael rampage identified by Sacramento coroner
• Lava Fire grows to 27 square miles as governors prepare to brief Biden on wildfires
• First guilty plea for Sacramento-area defendants in Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol
• Cafe that defied COVID rules closes after new landlord orders changes, CA owner says
• California delays funding to handle public health emergencies in new state budget
• California banned state-funded travel to Florida. Meet the LGBT leader who made it happen
• Famous Hearst mansion in Beverly Hills slices asking price by $20 million. Look inside
• The California DMV restored more than half a million driver licenses. Here’s why
• What’s holding up a California budget for Newsom and lawmakers? Here’s what they’re negotiating
• One killed, one in critical condition after shooting near Sacramento State
• Need summer vacation plans? Here are 6 things not to miss in North Lake Tahoe
• Shark bites Boy Scout near Catalina Island off California coast, rescuers say
• Here’s why expectations are sky-high for the 49ers’ ‘Mufasa,’ king of the defense
• Water is a human right. Here’s how California can ease the burden of utility bills
• Project HomeKey isn’t enough. California’s homelessness funding needs a Plan B
• Hate crimes against Asian Americans in California spiked by 107% in 2020, new data shows
• Hundreds of miles of blue oak tree cover exclusive to California have vanished. Why?
• Hostile pot farmers forced retreat from Lava Fire in Northern California, sheriff says
• PG&E wants rate hike for California wildfire prevention. How much your bill could increase
• Evacuations being ordered for new wildfire burning in Northern California north of Redding
• Sacramento man convicted of murder over drug debt found suitable for parole, Yolo DA says
• Sacramento man arrested on suspicion of homicide at Elk Grove hotel will face judge
• Forward progress stopped on several spot fires near Interstate 80 in Auburn, Cal Fire says
• Slingshot marble attacks on 70 vehicles send man to prison, California officials say
• Mom arrested in killings of 3 children, California cops say. ‘Out of the blue tragedy’
• What we know Wednesday about the Lava Fire burning in Northern California
• Pedestrian killed by vehicle on Watt Avenue and Fruitridge Road, Sacramento police say
• Antisemitism is real, but it cannot be weaponized to ignore persecution of Palestinians
• Mayor Pro Tem: Sacramento needs a ‘families first’ approach to its homelessness crisis
• More California public employees would get workers’ compensation for skin cancer under bill
• Homelessness is growing not only in Sacramento, but the U.S. Read the report to Congress
• Nearly 40% of food produced in the US is wasted. Here’s how we can get it to hungry families
• What’s left to negotiate + Catch up with LGBT Caucus leader + Drug treatment facility bill
• What we know about the Lava Fire burning near city of Weed in Northern California
• Death of inmate at state prison in Northern California being investigated as a homicide
• Interstate 80 congested following big-rig wrecks at Emigrant Gap and near state line
• Introducing ‘La Abeja,’ our weekly Latino issues newsletter
• Where can you watch fireworks shows in Sacramento? Check out these options
• Sacramento teacher under investigation for using racist epithet in classroom discussion
• Sacramento has spent millions on homelessness. More families than ever are on the street
• Mayor Steinberg wants Sacramento to be required to shelter or house all homeless people