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Sacramento-area news spans infrastructure funding, winter storm readiness and the quiet world of tiny local museums. Here’s a quick guide to three stories shaping the region.
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- The Sacramento Area Council of Governments board approved $46.2 million in federal funding for road preservation projects across Sacramento, Placer, Yuba, Yolo, Sutter and El Dorado counties, with Sacramento County receiving $22.9 million for eight projects. SACOG shifted more than $9 million from its System Performance program to road repairs after the board voted 18-10 in September to increase the preservation program’s share from 35% to 45% of available federal dollars.
- Sacramento’s 10 front-loading tractors — collectively known as the Claw — return to streets beginning Nov. 1 to collect leaf piles, with seven pickups per household expected over the three-month season. Forecasters predict this winter’s Super El Niño could bring 17 inches of rainfall between December and February, a 150% increase over Sacramento’s normal 10 inches, raising the risk of flooding, atmospheric rivers and falling trees.
- The Roseville Telephone Museum, which housed one of the nation’s largest collections of antique telephones, permanently closed earlier this year after 22 years in operation. Sacramento resident Corinna Fish turned a room in her home into the Sacramento Embroidery Arts Museum, displaying nearly 300 pieces by various artists and welcoming visitors free of charge by appointment through Instagram.
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