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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

California's water board approves a permit for Sites Reservoir

Plus, California's water board approves a permit for Sites Reservoir.

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California's water board approves a permit for Sites Reservoir

Sites would hold less than Oroville or Shasta, in million acre-feet

Source: Newsweek

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Lake Shasta4.55 MAF
Lake Oroville3.54 MAF
Sites Reservoir1.5 MAF

Decades in the making, has its water right. The voted unanimously Wednesday, Nov. 4, after a nine-hour hearing. The reservoir would sit near in Colusa County, about 70 miles northwest of Sacramento, and hold up to 1.5 million acre-feet of Sacramento River water diverted during high flows.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the approval shows "California can get big infrastructure projects moving again." Opponents disagree. Keiko Mertz of Friends of the River said the project "makes no sense," and tribal representatives told the board the reservoir would flood sacred land and ancestral burial grounds.

  • Cost estimate: $6.8 billion to $9 billion
  • Land flooded: about 15,000 acres
  • Construction: could start as early as summer 2027
  • Timeline: about seven years to build, six more to fill

The permit followed two years of hearings

2 years
of hearings before the board's decision
60+
experts gave testimony
1,600+
pieces of evidence were reviewed
9 hours
for Wednesday's board hearing

Sources: KRCR, Abridged

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Republic FC

Sacramento Republic FC hosts El Paso Locomotive FC on Saturday in the USL Championship Western Conference semifinals at Heart Health Park. The Indomitable Club is on a 14-match unbeaten streak after 19-year-old Blake Willey scored in the 88th minute for a 1-0 win over FC Tulsa. The No. 2-seeded Republic faces No. 3-seeded El Paso, and it's their third meeting this season. FOX40KCRAKCRA

Sandbags

Sacramento County has opened three sandbag sites that are open 24 hours a day for residents of unincorporated areas served by the county's stormwater utility. The county provides bags and sand, and we suggest grabbing yours before the rain starts: the county asks people to take no more than 20 bags per visit. KCRA

Davis schools

Davis educators rallied outside a school board meeting as contract negotiations continue, with concerns over compensation, health care and staffing. ABC10

Salmon fest

Winters celebrates the return of Chinook salmon to Putah Creek on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the ninth annual Winters Salmon Festival. The event also marks the 25th anniversary of the . Winters Express

Rodents

Sacramento ranked No. 20 on Orkin's 2026 list of the 50 worst U.S. cities for rodent infestations. A Terminix home inspector told The Bee that rats and mice can squeeze through holes as small as a dime. Sacramento Bee

Sacramento ranks 20th on Orkin's worst rodent cities list

Orkin's 2026 list of the 50 worst U.S. cities for rodent infestations

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Around California

ACE train

A $7 million State Rail Assistance grant will help build the Agnew Siding in Santa Clara, making room for a fifth daily ACE round trip between Lathrop/Manteca and San Jose in the future. ACE is also moving toward extending service to Sacramento, with a current timetable of 2028. Manteca Bulletin

The Agnew Siding grant is $7 million of $66.5 million in CalSTA grants

Source: Manteca Bulletin

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CalSTA grants awarded Thursday$66.5 million

Sierra passes

Sonora Pass reopened at noon Thursday and Tioga Pass is open without chain restrictions, but Ebbetts Pass stays closed, possibly through the weekend. National Weather Service forecasters in Sacramento say the next storm is expected Wed., Nov. 11, through Thu., Nov. 12. The Union Democrat

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Behind Auburn City Hall, there's a wind phone: a disconnected payphone where you can speak aloud to loved ones who have died. No call goes through, but it gives you a quiet spot to share memories or say what's been left unspoken. It's the only wind phone listed in the Sacramento area on the My Wind Phone map. Pretty moving.

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California's water board approves a permit for Sites Reservoir

Plus, California's water board approves a permit for Sites Reservoir.

The TLDR

  1. State water board approves a water right permit for Sites Reservoir
  2. Republic FC hosts El Paso in the playoff semifinals Saturday
  3. County opens three 24-hour sandbag sites
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