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🌱 Patch AM: How you can help stock Sacramento’s overburdened winter warming center

Also check out Request for help for Christmas on the Sacramento Patch calendar

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Morning Sacramento! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How you can help stock Sacramento’s overburdened winter warming center
  • Why this South Land Park shop has Powerball lines around the block
  • Have you seen this missing Indigenous teen from Sacramento County?

Also on today's calendar: Request for help for Christmas and 7 more events.

Find out what's happening in Sacramentofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Sacramentofor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 58 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 61, low: 56.
  • Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. FSC's Sacramento County warming center is helping unhoused people withstand the winter, but needs more supplies donated • Sacramento News & Review (newsreview.com) — Sacramento County and First Step Communities are running a weather respite center on Branch Center Road that shelters up to 100 unhoused residents from this unusually cold, wet December. Staff say they urgently need donated winter clothing, blankets, hygiene items, towels and dog food, which can be dropped off any time at 4000 Branch Center Road in Sacramento.
   

2. At lucky Sacramento store, Powerball hopefuls line up for shot at $1.5 billion jackpot (sacbee.com) — Sacramento’s Lichine’s Liquor & Deli in South Land Park is again drawing huge lines as locals chase a $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot at the famously “lucky” store. Regulars say its three big wins in five years make it worth the long wait before Saturday night’s drawing, even with the daunting odds.
   

3. Feather Alert issued after Indigenous teen goes missing in Sacramento County (sacbee.com) — Authorities have issued a Feather Alert after 14-year-old Journey Cienfuegos, a citizen of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, went missing near Branch Center and Goethe roads in unincorporated Sacramento County on December 2. The alert now covers Sacramento, Yolo, and Butte counties, and residents are urged to call 911 immediately with any information that could help locate her.
   

4. What to know about KCRA's 2026 Blood Drive For Life (kcra.com) — Sacramento donors are invited to Vitalant’s 2026 Blood Drive for Life at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center on Jan. 8-9, with gift cards and Sportsmen’s Expo tickets as perks. The multi-day drive, also held at Sierra College in Rocklin, aims to boost critically needed blood supplies, especially type O and platelets, after the holidays.
   

5. 'A one-of-a-kind gift': Last-minute holiday shoppers boost Sacramento's local businesses (kcra.com) — Last-minute holiday shoppers are packing Sacramento stores this weekend, giving small local businesses a crucial year-end boost just days before Christmas. From East Sacramento boutiques to downtown shops, owners say strong December sales are helping offset a tough year and remind residents that every purchase supports local families and the community’s economy.
   

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