Shooting in Tahoe Park + Golden 1 Events + Fireworks Shortage

Good morning, River City!

Welcome to the Sacramento Daily Patch Newsletter! This is where you will find all of the best news and events happening in Sacramento for Wednesday June 23rd, 2021! I hope you'll enjoy this daily update and share it with all of your friends!

Today's Weather: It's a beautiful day to get out and about! Temps: High of 87° & low of 57°

Top 5 Stories in Sacramento

1. Police are investigating a shooting that happened Tuesday in the Tahoe Park area. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are not releasing his identity until next of kin are notified. (KCRA3)
2. The LGBT Community Center opened a new extension Tuesday in South Sacramento. The extension was established in response to the rise in HIV infection rates. HIV testing will be one of the center's service offerings. (FOX40)
3. Pabst Blue Ribbon Unleash the Beast and Monster Jam are scheduled to be the first full capacity events at the Golden 1 Center since the pandemic began. Organizers say that fans will have to "self attest" to being fully vaccinated or having a negative COVID test when they purchase tickets. (CBS Sacramento)
4. Officials from Sac Metro Fire are investigating a 2-alarm fire in a flooring shop off Auburn Blvd. They are interested in this fire because there was a fire in the same building two months ago. Captain Chris Vestal clarified that while there is some concern that this is the second fire in two months, it doesn't necessarily mean the two fires were related. (KCRA3)
5. If you're having a backyard blowout for July 4th, grab your safe and sane fireworks now! There is concern that there may be a shortage and it is, once again, being blamed on the pandemic. (CBS Sacramento)

Wednesday's Events

• Anime is here to stay. Embrace it by learning to design your own anime inspired characters! Then bring them to life by creating original stories and character profiles. $35 (10 am)
• Sacramento loves our homegrown produce! Can't get enough farmer's markets? Here are three to choose from! (10 am; 3 pm; 3 pm)
• Learn how to build Superhero confidence in this 90 minute free masterclass. You'll gain clarity in your two core values and learn to leverage those into the Superhero you really are. (11 am)
• If romance novels are your thing, this meet-the-author is for you! You'll get not one, but two romance novelists discussing their work. Jasmine Guillory & Alisha Rai will be on hand to talk about Jasmine's new book While We Were Dating (to be published in July). (4:45 pm)
• Shot for Shot! Show your vaccine card every Wednesday at Flatstick Pub and get a free game of mini golf and Duffleboard! (5 pm)

Sacramento Notebook

• Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones, came to Sacramento to speak a few years ago and praised our street design for being walkable for active residents helping us live longer, healthier lives. It was by design with a program called Slow and Active Streets. The final walkable streets under this program will be installed in Tahoe Park and Oak Park this week.
• It's summer in Sacramento, which means hours of unrelenting sun every day. A top Sacramento dermatologist gives you his best tips to keep your skin protected.

You're all caught up on the day's happenings in SacTown! Join us again tomorrow for the Sacramento Daily Patch Newsletter!

Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at rockinretirement.substack.com