Sacramento weekend news: Coffee Crawl, wildfire survivors’ bill and more

From a returning coffee shop crawl to a landmark wildfire-survivor bill and a $57 million state waiver, Sacramento’s weekend brought news worth catching up on. Here’s a quick look at the local stories you may have missed.

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• The Sacramento Coffee Crawl returns Oct. 15 through Nov. 15, with $20 digital Crawl Passes giving holders $5 off at nearly a dozen area shops including Anchor & Tree, Balance Coffee Shop, Barrio Downtown, Brew Bird and Burnside Coffee Bar.

• Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2700, pushed by Northern California wildfire survivors, requiring the state to study how utilities can make up the roughly 30% shortfall in damages still owed to victims of PG&E-caused fires that preceded the company’s 2019 bankruptcy.

• The California State Controller’s Office waived more than $57 million in interest payments on a single day in June 2024, wiping out 4,200 separate charges owed by corporations and insurers tied to unclaimed property — far exceeding the $3.9 million the office forgave in all of 2023. Former State Controller Betty Yee, who held the office from 2015 to 2023, said she was surprised the agency forgave interest without holders requesting it, saying “there has to be a request for a waiver.”

• A new 4,832-square-foot custom home at 868 Rivercrest Drive in West Sacramento is listed for $2.35 million, built by Raman Singh of Oonkar Properties in the gated waterfront community The Rivers. The riverfront build features four bedrooms, a 23-foot entry foyer, a secondary “dirty” prep kitchen and a primary suite balcony overlooking the Sacramento River.