A rooster drinks water in Kohl’s parking lot in Yuba City on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.
Hector Amezcua
hamezcua@sacbee.com
From a Capitol showdown over roosters to a park packed with banana costumes, Sacramento’s weekend delivered a mix of political news and community celebration. Here’s a recap of the stories that shaped the Sacramento-area last weekend.
Sacramento will become one of six new geographic areas added to the Consumer Price Index starting in 2028, with federal statisticians beginning data collection in October across Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties. The CPI tracks changes in the cost of goods and services across 200 categories including groceries, gasoline and housing, and informs wages, rent prices, Social Security benefits, pensions and interest rates.The inaugural Bugtopia expo drew thousands to the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento on Saturday, where families browsed live tarantulas, pinned butterflies and workshops on how to pin insects. Event organizer Ethan Robbins said turnout exceeded expectations with many newcomers to the hobby attending.
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