State Of The City + Frolicking Foxes + Cali's Best Ice Cream

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 Thursday July 1st, 2021! I hope you'll enjoy this daily update and share it with all of your friends!

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 90 Low: 58.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Sacramento:

1. Mayor Darrell Steinberg gave the State of the City address at the newly remodeled Safe Credit Union Convention Center on Wednesday. The address centered on helping the city's unhoused population, recommending funding of $75M, coming from the city budget, The American Rescue Plan and the Housing Trust Fund. The funds would set up permanent, organized camps, tiny homes and safe parking places, among other housing options. Preceding the mayor's speech, Sacramento's own National Youth Poet Laureate Alexandra Huynh, gave a reading. (ABC10)
2. A shooting near Sac State University left one person injured and another dead. It is not yet clear what led up to the shooting, but several neighbors heard the gunshots and called police. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office will release the identity of the victim after his next of kin have been notified. (KCRA3)
3. A man found a family of foxes frolicking in his backyard. After finding dead animals like rats and birds in his yard for a couple of days in a row, he set up a camera to find the culprits. He says the foxes are welcome, and the neighbors have even asked him to send them over to take care of the vermin in their yards, too! (CBS Sacramento)
4. A West Sacramento grandson is bringing beautiful music back from the front lines of WWII. His grandfather and his band made that music decades ago from a tent on the front lines in Manila. So the West Sacramento middle school teacher is partnering with the USO to bring those tunes from vinyl records to CDs for sale and maybe even win a Grammy in the process! (CBS Sacramento)
5. Gunther's Ice Cream, right here in Sacramento, has been recognized by Food and Wine Magazine as the best ice cream in California! According to the insiders, there's no secret recipe. It's just good, old fashioned, churned ice cream like they've been making for decades. If you're going to live in a place that tops 100 degrees regularly, the best ice cream in California is a great beat the heat treat! (CBS Sacramento)

Thursday's Events in Sacramento

• Enjoy a summer BBQ at William Land Park by the pond as you paint the American flag on canvas! You'll get all of the fun of an outdoor BBQ and have an awesome souvenir to take home with you. (5 pm)
• Always wanted to learn to dance but never knew where to start? Try this contemporary jazz dance class for the total beginner! All are welcome. (8 pm)
• If you've got a song in you itching to get out, try karaoke at Louie's Cocktail Lounge. They have thousands of songs to choose from and a state of the art sound and lighting system that will make you sound like Elvis. (9 pm)
• Need a Friday night outing a day early? Try the Social Thursdays at Liaison Lounge. A group of 4 gets a free bottle of champagne! 21+ required, but they prefer the over 30 crowd. (9 pm)

Sacramento Patch Notebook

• Summer was made for BBQs, especially if you live in Elk Grove! A survey by LawnStarter ranked Elk Grove among the 20 best BBQ cities in America. Results were based on three sets of criteria, including access to barbecue, the quality of local barbecue, and the prevalence of barbecue-based events and festivals. Congratulations, Elk Grove!
• Sacramento County Planning and Environmental Review staff are finalizing the Communitywide Climate Action Plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing the county for climate-related impacts. The final plan is expected to be unveiled mid-summer but you can sign up for email and text alerts to be among the first to see the plan.

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Events:

• 3rd Of July Fest & Fireworks 2021: Hard Rock, Lake Tahoe NV (July 3)
• 4th Of July Parade & Family Fun At Park 2021: Fairfield (July 4)
• Kiwanis July 4th Kiddie Parade 2021: Davis: UPDATE: CANCELED (July 4)
• 4th Of July Fest & Fireworks 2021: Davis: UPDATE: CANCELED (July 4)
• July 4th Concert & Fireworks 2021: CreekWalk, Vacaville (July 4)
• 4th Of July Fireworks Show 2021: Dixon: UPDATE: POSTPONED (July 4)

That's it for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!

— Jeri Karges

About me: 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 https://rockinretirement.subst...

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