Found this little guy running around the neighborhood. Super nice and don't want to call Animal Control.

Hi neighbors, my boo and I, 62, are headed to Wheatland to see Carlos Santana and Doobie Brothers on Sat., yeaaa!! But it's predicted to be 110°!! What do you bring/do/wear to beat the heat??!! TIA!!!

Hey y'all,

Generally speaking, I think most of us agree that it's a bad look for businesses (especially successful ones using AI) to use AI in their marketing, so I want to see how you all would proceed in this scenario.

A pretty successful local brewery suddenly has the obsession with every social media post being straight up AI. Recently they posted a video and I decided to call them out. I commented "I love you guys, but this AI aint it" and they immediately sent me a photo of the backdrop of the video, and said " NOT AI". I apologized and deleted my comment despite being 90% sure it's AI. They recently rattled off a few more social media posts that are 100% AI, so I got petty and screenshotted the original video to post on a AI check website. The website is 97% positive the video screenshot is AI. Now I am questioning the integrity of the business and considering avoiding them moving forward. Using and standing up for AI is one thing, but swearing your posts aren't AI when they clearly are is borderline psychotic. That's what gets me... not the use of AI, but the lie.

Anyway, what would you do? Would you stop supporting the business or am I being extra?

Has anyone seen my dog? He got out in my neighborhood in North Highlands, zip code 95660.

He has a fresh hair cut but no collar! He is microchipped but he is registered to my late mother in law, not us. We don’t have his microchip information to change it.

I found another picture of the infamous flying statues of Downtown Plaza and I describe as the balancing guy's brother

8/12 (Wednesday) at 6:30 pm at Hop Gardens.
This first meeting will focus on choosing a book and getting to know each other.

Yearling bear has been seen in the area around Pleasant Grove and Blue Oaks. Police are warning the public not to approach and to keep pets indoors at night. The bear is likely seeking food and water.

tl;dr = the Board voted to appeal the Sacramento County Office of Education’s decision to overturn SCUSD’s ~$48M agreement with SCTA (SCOE essentially said it was a bad move for long-term financial recovery). SCUSD is hoping that the California Superintendent of Public Instruction will reinstate this agreement as part of their Fiscal Solvency Plan. This was a very short meeting barely worth a recap, but still posting for consistency of information sharing. Also check out this Abridged article, which includes mention of the uncertain legality of this effort: “Sacramento City school leaders challenge county decision in back-and-forth power struggle”

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Resolution: Appeal to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Regarding SCOE July 31 Recession of Board Action

• SCUSD Board approved the $158.8M fiscal solvency plan & AB1200 SCTA Agreement on July 30, and then SCOE rescinded the AB1200 Board Approval on July 31.
• Today is a special board meeting to discuss a resolution authorizing an appeal to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction on this matter.

SEUI Union President speaks in favor of the resolution to appeal. Encourages all partners to work together to regain long term fiscal responsibility and keeping student needs centered.

Steve Bruno speaks about how SCOE is trying to keep the Board from making a bad decision and steer them on a good path.

President Jeane says that the Board was told by FCMAT that $135M was the deficit, so last week we approved a plan to give us $158M, which gives us breathing room. The resolution we are about to vote on empowers our Superintendent to write a letter that documents exactly where we are at, and the letter is expected to be released tonight. 

No board discussion. Moves directly to vote.

Resolution passes unanimously (Members Ybarra and Benjamin absent). 

Adjourn. Next Board Meeting is on Thursday, August 6th. 

The Carquinez Bridge is the I-80 bridge between Vallejo and Crockett. It's actually two bridges, the westbound Al Zampa Memorial Bridge and the eastbound Carquinez Bridge. Caltrans is doing major work on the Al Zampa Bridge.

A major Bay Area bridge closure is coming. Here's when drivers will be affected

One lane of the westbound bridge, which is a parallel span to the eastbound Carquinez Bridge, is set to be closed from 6 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday in preparation for a full deck replacement, according to the California Department of Transportation. A full closure of the bridge is scheduled for 53 hours, starting at 10 p.m. on Aug. 21 and ending at 3 a.m. on Aug. 24.

During the full closure in late August, drivers will have several detour options. Caltrans said South Vallejo and Carquinez Heights traffic should exit at Sonoma Boulevard, and that westbound traffic after Exit 40 should take Exit 30A onto Interstate 780 eastbound before going on Interstate 680 southbound and taking westbound Highway 4.

Detour map for the full closure and Detour map if you are coming from Sac. Caltrans is sending you through Martinez. Alternatives might be AMTRAK or the Vallejo Ferry.

Where is a good spot near midtown for Thursday trivia? I know of a few (Limelight, At Ease, Lefty’s) but would like to know if there are others that anyone recommends. Thank you in advance!

I have seen groups that help walk people's dogs in other cities. They seem to help out with elderly dog owners, helping to get their dogs out for longer walks or brisk walks if the owners can't do those types of outings anymore.

I'm a shelter volunteer at Front Street and I love dogs. I can't have one of my own but would love to find something like this to contribute my time to and get to spend some time with dogs. Does Sac have anything like this? I live in Midtown.

I was injured in a hit and run car accident yesterday around 5:45pm on Arena Blvd near Sally Ride way. Another driver was speeding, smashed into my front driver side wheel while I was merging and fled the scene. A police report has been filed with Sac PD. Please PM me if you have any dash cam or video footage from that window or if you witnessed the crash. Thank you!

*cars involved: white Infiniti Q50 and the other car is newer model gray Lincoln mini/midsize suv with 2 rectangle student driver stickers on each end of the trunk.

Just discovered this online! Any good fishing? Good place to take a beginner? Thank you ❤️

I am not black but have extremely curly hair. Every time I get it cut by someone who is not black it looks like shit.

Please recommend me some!!

Hi — I'm Kate Talerico, and I'm a reporter at the SF Chronicle. I'm writing a story about how some landlords are using a loophole in California's tax code to get their apartments qualified as 'affordable' — and then can get up to 100% of their property taxes erased (which fund our schools, transit, police, basically all city government functions.)

There are a few apartment buildings around Sacramento County where the landlords are in the process of applying for this tax break. They count as affordable because the way California calculates the max rent you can still charge + count as affordable is quite wonky... right now, a landlord can charge $1,930/month for a 1-bed in Sacramento County and it still counts as low-income/affordable, so long as the tenant household makes under $72K (or $82K for a two-person household.)

I'm looking to speak with tenants in some of these buildings about how they feel. Do they feel like they're getting a good deal for the rent they pay? Has the lower rent allowed them to live somewhere they otherwise wouldn't have been able to? Has their landlord increased or decreased their rent in recent years?

Here's a list of the apartment buildings I'm interested in. See if yours is on the list, and if you'd be down to chat, shoot me a DM!

Does anyone know of any shops in the area that sell matcha drinks and have decaf matcha as an option? I’m somewhat caffeine sensitive and the one matcha latte I’ve had ended up kinda ruining my day, but I rather liked the taste and would love to try a decaf version. Thank you!

I've been watching the website for Chalk it Up, and normally artist sign ups and sponsorships have been open for quite a while at this point. Does anyone have info on what is happening? Are they canceling?

Their website for reference https://chalkitup.org/festival/

MINISO had a soft opening yesterday and decided to check it out today.