WEDNESDAY 10-26-22 KAHI LOCAL NEWS

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By Jerry Henry on October 27, 2022.

Sacramento county and city council and supervisors approved yesterday 35 million dollars to build some 800 new units of housing for homeless population present on the streets of Sacramento. Three locations are in the plan and will be added to another 1000 units in the planning stages. Most of these home units will be built in the Stockton Blvd area.  

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A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Bay Area just before noon Tuesday.

It was the regionas largest quake in eight years a since a 6.0-magnitude shaker hit Napa in 2014 a multiple agencies throughout the Bay Area reported that there was no reported damage or even emergency calls. The epicenter of this quake, which struck at 11:42 a.m., was south of Mt. Hamilton, in the hills east of San Jose, in Seven Trees, a census-designated place annexed by San Jose in 2009.

A 3.1-magnitude aftershock struck 1 kilometer east at 11:47 a.m.

A quake hit the Calaveras Fault, which produced the 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Morgan Hill in 1984. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake were on the San Andreas Fault.

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A major destruction event is still being investigated in Auburn after a vandalism spree hit downtown with hundreds of Journal Newspapers taken from kiosks and from the Journal HQ and spread over the streets in the early hours of Saturday. Local store owners had also set many pumpkins near their stores which were gathered up, smashed, and smeared over the streets and sidewalks downtown. Also, the School Park Preserve behind city hall has been tagged with spray paint, and bench and sculpture plus picnic tables have been smashed and vandalized. Auburn Police are researching video and other electronic surveillance systems to get information on who is causing this violence in hopes to gather information enough to trigger an arrest or arrests to punish these vandals in downtown Auburn.

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This Saturday, October 29^th, is a free medication take back event in several locations in Placer County and in Truckee. Local law enforcement, in collaboration with youth organizations, utilities, public health entities and local schools, will hold drop-offs at nine locations in western Placer County from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will accept prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vape devices with batteries removed and veterinary medications. During last yearas countywide take-back events, more than 9,244 pounds of medication were collected for safe disposal, and 90,000 pounds have been collected since the first take-back event in 2010. Nearest is behind City Hall in Auburn and a full county wide location menu is available on Auburn Journal website and on the WEB site for the City of Auburn. Other take-back location details can be found at dea.gov/takebackday#collection-locator.

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If California were a nation, it would be the worldas fifth largest economy. Soon, it may become the fourth. The Golden State is on track to overtake Germany for the No. 4 spot, according to an opinion column from Bloomberg News. It became the fifth largest economy in 2015, surpassing the United Kingdom, France, and Brazil. California Gov. Gavin Newsom was quick to take a victory lap Monday afternoon. Bloombergas column states that Californiaas trajectory of corporate revenues has risen 147%, while market capitalization has risen 117% over the last three years, compared to Germanyas 41% and 34%.

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Aside from trick-or-treaters out on Halloween night, law enforcement officers are also out, making sure sex offenders arenat attempting to lure children into their homes, by offering candy or displaying decorations.

The Sacramento County chief of probation reportedly ordered in email, his officers not arrest any sex offenders who violate their probation on Halloween. The Sacramento County Probation Association, which represents rank and file probation officers, in reacting, saying the order was made to the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Team (S.A.F.E). FOX 40 checked with the chief and received an email from the chief stating it would be business as usual and any sex offender who violates probation will be held responsible. If fox remined silent, this could have happened.

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Modesto Police said officers arrested three people for alleged involvement in aorganized theftsa at retail stores in the area.

Patrice Williams, 24, of Stockton, Tanisha Armstrong, 31, of Stockton, and Keara Denegal, 23, of Modesto were all arrested on Oct. 20 after police said they left the Dickas Sporting Goods near the Vintage Faire Mall with merchandise they didnat pay for. Smash and grab has become a major problem in California since the 950 dollar forgiveness policy was made a law in California for shoplifting, believing crime pays in California since the law assumes this loss will be passed onto the consumers through higher prices and insurance claims to cover the merchants loss, in other words a silent tax increase without voter approval again in California approved by the state political system refusing to enforce the law. 

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