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From a fiscal showdown over Sacramento City Unified to a fire that wiped out a decades-old video game collection, plenty happened around the region this weekend. Here’s a quick rundown of Sacramento stories you might have missed.
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- A statewide push to limit the state superintendent’s power to intervene in local school district finances failed Friday, and the California County Superintendents Association warned that State Superintendent Tony Thurmond could take over the Sacramento County Office of Education’s fiscal oversight of Sacramento City Unified as early as this week.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced a Saturday morning deal on Senate Bill 492 to change how California responds to utility-caused wildfires, including faster claim payouts and a ban on short-term CEO bonuses if a utility starts a fire that kills someone. The wildfire agreement does not bar insurance companies from recovering money from utilities after a fire — a provision Newsom pushed for but Assembly and Senate leaders resisted.
- A Friday afternoon fire at the Folsom Boulevard Flea Market destroyed a vintage video game store holding more than 20,000 games and collectibles valued at over $500,000, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. David Smith, who ran the video game business at the flea market for 33 years, lost a collection he spent more than four decades building.
- Sacramento State lost its MAC opener and FBS debut 28-17 to Eastern Michigan on Saturday night, with freshman Isaiah Ene of Granite Bay High making history for the Hornets by scoring a touchdown on a 1-yard run.
- More than 20,000 Ukrainian immigrants in the Sacramento region are facing uncertainty over Temporary Protected Status after the Department of Homeland Security missed an Aug. 20 deadline, triggering an automatic extension to April 19, 2027 — though no formal Federal Register notice has been issued.
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