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• Sacramento Native, 24, Killed In Hit-And-Run In Reno

  17-11-2016 23:40
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A 24-year-old Sacramento native has died after being hit by a car in Reno over the weekend.
  Police say Alex Trussell moved to Reno to go to college.
  Saturday night, Trussell was fatally struck by a car near the University of Nevada-Reno campus.
  Police arrested 26-year-old Brian Pippen, also from Sacramento. Officers believe he struck Trussell with his car and took off before later being taken into custody.
  Pippen is facing felony hit and run charges.
  
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• Four Public Safety Meetings Scheduled by Sacramento City Council

  17-11-2016 23:08
  SACRAMENTO — The City Council of the City of Sacramento has scheduled four community meetings throughout the city in November to hear directly from City residents on Officer Next Door Community Policing strategy.
  These meetings will be facilitated discussions focusing on transparency and accountability within the Sacramento Police Department.
  On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the City Council discussed strengthening provisions of the accountability pillar of the Officer Next Door framework.
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• San Francisco teachers union offers Trump lesson plan

  17-11-2016 22:26
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s public schools have been offered a classroom lesson plan that calls President-elect Donald Trump a racist, sexist man who became president “by pandering to a huge racist and sexist base.”
  The union that represents city teachers posted the plan on its website and distributed it via an email newsletter to its more than 6,000 members. The school district has more than 57,000 students.
  It is unclear how many teachers have used the plan out
  
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• Police: Man Poured Suspicious Substance Onto Food At South Lake Tahoe Grocery Store

  17-11-2016 21:10
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) – Authorities are looking for a man suspected of dumping a suspicious substance into food at a South Lake Tahoe grocery store.
  Police say the incidents happened at a Raley’s supermarket at 4000 Lake Tahoe Boulevard. Officers were called to the store on Tuesday and were told that a man had walked up to the self-serve food court and poured an unknown substance on top of the food.
  Looking at surveillance video, officers believe the same man did the same thing to
  
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• Police Asking For Help To Identify Suspected Sacramento Bank Robber

  17-11-2016 20:51
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are asking for the public’s help to catch a man suspected or robbing a bank in Downtown Sacramento.
  On November 10 just before 4 p.m. a man wearing a hoodie walked into 1 Citizen Bank on 455 Capitol Mall, approached the teller and indicated that he had a gun.  The man allegedly demanded money from the teller, and when he got the cash, left on a bicycle.
  Police describe the man as being about 40, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighing around 180
  
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• Search On For Suspect Hurting Cats In Stockton Neighborhood

  17-11-2016 19:32
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – People living in a Stockton neighborhood are worried about who or what could be hurting their cats.
  Neighbors say cats are being sprayed by some kind of liquid causing injuries so bad some have been put down.
  Bridal Veil Circle neighbors say, in the past week, cats have been found drenched in the liquid – causing their hair to fall out, burns and other injuries.
  At least four cats have died, and several others have been hurt.
  “That kind of person to me, in ou
  
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• Sacramento RT Puts Alcohol Ads Idea On Hold, For Now

  17-11-2016 17:56
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There will be no alcohol advertising on Sacramento’s Regional Transit buses and light rail, for now.
  Transit officials considered alcohol advertising because the agency desperately needs money.
  But this week, board members said they’re concerned about the idea.
  They may discuss it again at their board meeting next month.
  
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• VIDEO: Man Armed With Large Knife Robs Stockton Restaurant

  17-11-2016 16:26
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Police are searching for a suspect they say robbed a local restaurant using a large knife.
  It happened Nov. 1 on North Pershing Avenue.
  Surveillance video shows the suspect entering the business armed with a knife. He is then seen wielding it at an employee.
  Police say the suspect on the counter and demanded the employees give him money. After being given an undisclosed amount of cash, he took off.
  No one was hurt in the incident.
  If you recognize him, call the Stockton
  
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• Sacramento Affordable Housing Wait List Hits 36,000

  17-11-2016 16:13
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento’s affordable housing crisis has reached a new level.
  The waiting-list for affordable housing vouchers is now 36,000-people long, the most ever.
  It’s creating a nightmare scenario for Sacramentans already struggling to get by.
  “I can’t afford to pay more than 500, maybe 600 dollars a month,” Sandy Powell said.
  Powell is searching for the seemingly impossible in Sacramento right now: an affordable home to rent.
  “It’s v
  
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• Roseville Police: Coyote Sightings Common In Maidu Park Area

  17-11-2016 15:39
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – A coyote lounging around Maidu Regional Park has some residents concerned, but police say there’s nothing to worry about.
  The Roseville Police Department says numerous residents have been calling dispatch and animal control about a coyote roaming Maidu Park. Some of the residents say they’re concerned because they’re seeing it during the daytime.
  However, police say it’s perfectly normal to see active coyotes during the daytime.
  Police are concer
  
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• Stockton Father Killed In Hot Water Heater Explosion

  17-11-2016 08:48
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A horrific accident at a south Stockton home has left one man dead and a family without a home. 
  Jaime Gonzales, a father of 3, was attempting to repair the water heater Tuesday morning when it exploded, causing burns to his body that soon lead to his death. 
  Now the community and local teachers are rallying in support of the family including a high school  student with a bright future. 
  One of the sons, 18-year old Daniel, is a senior at Ediso
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: Are Scammers Using The Postal Service To Steal Your Identity?

  17-11-2016 08:08
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — We’ve uncovered how easy it is for bad guys to redirect your personal information right into their hands.
  When the mail stopped coming to Frank and Rebecca Ronquillo’s house, they got a letter from the U.S Postal Service saying it received a change-of-address order to forward mail.
  The Ronquillo’s couldn’t believe it because they didn’t forward their mail.
  Rebecca called the postal service to stop it.
  “I said, ‘Are you ser
  
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• After Hours Change, Vandals Target Downtown Sacramento Parking Signs

  17-11-2016 07:48
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — If you’re ticked off about parking or being greeted by the envelope slapped on your car, you’re not alone.
  “It’s making it hard to come down here and enjoy a show,” said Dan Pate who was downtown for the evening.
  It seems some apparent vigilantes have taken the parking frustrations into their own hands and tampered with the new signage.
  “People are just sick and tired of it,” said Austin Hofmans, who lives in midtown.
  In Septem
  
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• Proposition 64: Legal Recreational Marijuana Raises Concerns For Medical Pot Grows

  17-11-2016 07:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — One of the many provisions of Proposition 64, which legalizes recreational marijuana use among other things, is the ability to grow the plant in your home.
  It’s a part of the law that has some worried about the future of medical marijuana grows and police concerned about enforcement.
  “You can’t just throw it in a pot and throw some miracle grow on it,” said Kevai Floyd. She grows medicinal marijuana as a caregiver.
  “Cannabis is a flower so
  
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• Folsom Police Ask Dog Walkers To Help Take Bite Out Of Crime

  17-11-2016 03:38
  
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – The city of Folsom has a new neighborhood watch program, and it’s the first of its kind in Sacramento County. The idea is to train citizens to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity while walking their dogs.
  “While we’re walking, it makes good sense to watch out for your neighbors,” said Dean Handy, who walks his schipperkes Valentino and Ebony every day. “All neighborhood watch programs have the exact same thing to them: If you see som
  
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• Charges Dropped Against Elk Grove Man Who Hid Teen In Closet

  17-11-2016 03:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man who was arrested for kidnapping and false imprisonment is about to walk out of the Sacramento County Jail a free man.
  Rodney Green, 28  was arrested in Elk Grove on Monday for allegedly kidnapping a minor, but the Sacramento County District Attorney dropped the charges on Wednesday.
  It was a horrifying experience for Rodney Green, who says it was his first time going to jail.
  “I don’t belong here, I don’t deserve to be here,” he
  
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• Roseville High Student Accused Of Swastika Graffiti

  17-11-2016 03:04
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — An 18-year-old student has been arrested after school officials say he drew swastikas on school walls on Thursday.
  Police say the Roseville High student drew the symbols on campus on Thursday.
  School staff cleaned and covered the symbols within a few hours of them being found.
  
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• Rep. Ami Bera’s Lead Over Scott Jones Approaches 5,000 Votes

  17-11-2016 01:01
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Rep. Ami Bera’s lead has increased over Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones in the race for California’s 7th Congressional District.
  Bera now holds a 4,802 vote lead over Jones in a bid to hold on to his seat. Bera had been leading by more than 2,000 votes previously.
  Monday marked the final deadline for votes to be received by county elections officials. State law says mail-in ballots postmarked on Election Day have up to three days t
  
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• Legislative Analyst: California Will Have $2.8 Billion Surplus Next Year

  17-11-2016 00:28
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s nonpartisan legislative analyst said Wednesday he’s forecasting a $2.8 billion budget surplus next year and says California should be able to weather a mild recession without major budget cuts or tax increases over the next four years.
  Legislative analyst Mac Taylor’s annual budget outlook sets the stage for negotiations that begin in January when Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown releases his proposed spending plan.
  Taylor’s office
  
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