Indigenous land reclaim, shelter spending. Sacramento top stories for June 11

The Sacramento Bee covered a wide range of news on June 11, from a critical city audit to a major land return for a Northern California tribe.

Here is a quick digest of today’s top stories:

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The Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria reclaimed 450 acres of ancestral land in Butte County after a seven-year process, marking one of the tribe’s largest land returns. The property sits within the Big Chico Creek watershed and contains archaeological sites connecting the Mechoopda people to the area for thousands of years.

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