Every week, The Sacramento Bee’s visual journalists capture the moments — big and small — that tell the story of our community. From moving images in our neighborhoods to political intrigue at the state Capitol and portraits of area newsmakers, their lenses offer a unique window into life in Sacramento and beyond.

This week’s photographs included El Niño preparations, The Sacramento Bee’s new class of Change Makers, efforts by the Sacramento City Council to address behavioral health issues in the city’s homeless population and the relocation of a vintage neon sign for the W.F. Gormley & Sons Funeral Chapel.

This selection of moments were made between Friday, Oct. 9, and Friday, Oct. 16.

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Hank Uroff guides the restored W.F. Gormley Funeral Chapel sign as it is installed by the Pacific Neon Company at its new location on Riverside Boulevard in Sacramento on Thursday. The sign was a longtime landmark in midtown for the fifth-generation family business dating to the late 19th century. Hank Uroff guides the restored W.F. Gormley Funeral Chapel sign as it is installed by the Pacific Neon Company at its new location on Riverside Boulevard in Sacramento on Thursday. The sign was a longtime landmark in midtown for the fifth-generation family business dating to the late 19th century. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com The 2026 class of Change Makers pose for a photo during an awards presentation in Sacramento on Tuesday after being recognized by The Sacramento Bee and Nehemiah Leaders Programs for their leadership in the Asian American and Pacific Islander, Black, Latino and Native American communities. The 2026 class of Change Makers pose for a photo during an awards presentation in Sacramento on Tuesday after being recognized by The Sacramento Bee and Nehemiah Leaders Programs for their leadership in the Asian American and Pacific Islander, Black, Latino and Native American communities. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com Laura Carlisle looks up at her biological grandfather, Christopher Carlisle, as they attend a Sacramento City Council behavioral health workshop with his wife, Anne Marie Carlisle, at City Hall on Tuesday. The Carlisles adopted Laura in March and attended the workshop to speak on behalf of Christopher’s daughter, Califia Carlisle, who is homeless and has never met Laura. Laura Carlisle looks up at her biological grandfather, Christopher Carlisle, as they attend a Sacramento City Council behavioral health workshop with his wife, Anne Marie Carlisle, at City Hall on Tuesday. The Carlisles adopted Laura in March and attended the workshop to speak on behalf of Christopher’s daughter, Califia Carlisle, who is homeless and has never met Laura. RENÉE C. BYER rbyer@sacbee.com Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra greets Anne Marie Carlisle and her adopted daughter, Laura Carlisle, in Mayor Kevin McCarty’s office at Sacramento City Hall before the council's behavioral health workshop on Tuesday. McCarty invited them and Christopher Carlisle, Laura’s adoptive father and biological grandfather, to discuss Laura’s mother, who is homeless. Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra greets Anne Marie Carlisle and her adopted daughter, Laura Carlisle, in Mayor Kevin McCarty’s office at Sacramento City Hall before the council’s behavioral health workshop on Tuesday. McCarty invited them and Christopher Carlisle, Laura’s adoptive father and biological grandfather, to discuss Laura’s mother, who is homeless. RENÉE C. BYER rbyer@sacbee.com Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty clears leaves from a drain during a winter weather preparation event in Land Park on Monday. City officials are confident in their ability to manage the effects of the predicted Super El Niño, but are asking that residents do their part to prevent flooding. Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty clears leaves from a drain during a winter weather preparation event in Land Park on Monday. City officials are confident in their ability to manage the effects of the predicted Super El Niño, but are asking that residents do their part to prevent flooding. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com


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Nathaniel Levine

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Bee visuals editor Nathaniel Levine joined the staff in 2003. His work has received awards from the Society of News Design, the Best of the West journalism competition and the California News Publishers Association, among others. A native Californian, Levine grew up in Grass Valley and attended UC Davis.