Transportation · Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Regional Transit's Green Line light rail resumed operations Monday, Oct. 12, after being shut down since June 2025 for construction of a new station in the Railyards district. The reopening reconnects the River District with Downtown Sacramento and restores service to the 7th & Richards/Township 9 Station. Bus Route 11 is returning to its regular schedule, ending extra evening trips from Natomas Marketplace to City College at 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Green Line now operates Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. SacRT will open the new 7th & Railyards Station on Thursday, Oct. 15, its 55th light rail station, located adjacent to the future Sacramento Republic FC stadium site.
Local Politics · Sacramento, CA
The California High Speed Rail Authority board voted 7-2 on Friday to strip CEO Ian Choudri of sole contract-approval authority under $25 million, following an inspector general finding that consultants improperly billed the state nearly $700,000 between 2024 and 2026 for expenses including steakhouse dinners, luxury travel, and entertainment venues. Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang, running against Rep. Doris Matsui in the 7th Congressional District, faced a public rebuke from colleague Lisa Kaplan over an upcoming fundraising stream with Twitch personality Hasan Piker; Vang said appearing on his show was an opportunity to reach young voters. Former Vice President Kamala Harris visited Richard Pan's North Natomas campaign headquarters Friday, speaking for about nine minutes to roughly 100 supporters and criticizing Rep. Kevin Kiley. Readers also reacted strongly to an ICE detention of a father at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, an event outside the Sacramento area.
Crime · Sacramento, CA
The California Highway Patrol identified William Allen Spears Jr., 48, of Sacramento, as the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run around 10:30 p.m. Oct. 8 on Folsom Boulevard west of Norcade Circle in the Rosemont area. Investigators said Spears was in the roadway outside a marked crosswalk when struck by an unknown vehicle; the driver fled without stopping. Spears was pronounced dead at the scene, and neither the suspect vehicle nor driver has been identified. CHP asked anyone with information to contact the East Sacramento Area office at 916-464-1450 or email 260POP@chp.ca.gov.
Education · Sacramento, CA
Black families at St. Francis High School, an all-girls Catholic campus in East Sacramento, raised alarms after racist and antisemitic messages were found on school grounds in August 2026. The incident has drawn attention to the school's documented history of racial controversies. The report also notes broader changes underway in Sacramento's Catholic school landscape.
Social Events · Sacramento, CA
The GoldenSky country music festival will return to Sacramento's Discovery Park on Saturday, Oct. 9, and Sunday, Oct. 10, 2027, after a two-year hiatus, producer Danny Wimmer Presents announced Monday. The city of Sacramento has extended its partnership with DWPresents for another decade, and tourism officials committed to investing in the festival for at least three more years. Tickets go on sale Friday morning in three waves—text subscribers at 10 a.m., email subscribers at 11 a.m., and the general public at noon—with payment plans starting at $1 down; the artist lineup will be revealed Thursday at 10 a.m. New features for 2027 include first-time camping options with shuttles from Cal Expo, five new food and drink experiences, and a Country Club SVIP lounge area.
Social Events · Sacramento, CA
Sacramento ceramicist Brittany Clark Espitia and muralist Karen Chen will host the third annual Wormie World, a free urban art scavenger hunt hiding roughly 700 hand-painted ceramic worms throughout the city's central neighborhoods on Saturday. The event, launched in 2024 and inspired by the global Game of Shrooms hunt, has grown to include support from more than a dozen local businesses, including the Sacramento Zoo and the Sacramento History Museum, which will offer worm-themed giveaways. Sponsors will hide worms at or near their locations, and Yelp Sacramento is creating a map marking every spot. Some coffee shops and restaurants will give customers a chance to receive a worm with each purchase.
