Sacramento County reported six new measles cases Wednesday, bringing its 2026 total to 11. It\u2019s a noteworthy surge. The disease was only detected twice locally in the previous six years.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s only the beginning of today\u2019s news. From a bridge project that\u2019s coming in way over budget to a postal worker convicted of stealing veterans\u2019 medication, here\u2019s a look at the day\u2019s top stories:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Picnic Day tightens security: After a shooting wounded three people<\/a> at last year\u2019s event, Davis is banning off-campus event permits, doubling police staffing and prohibiting alcohol in city parks for Saturday\u2019s 112th Picnic Day.<\/p>\n \u2022 Measles cases climb: Sacramento County has confirmed 11 measles cases in 2026<\/a>, while Placer County has reported eight. Statewide, 39 cases have been confirmed, with 95% among unvaccinated people.<\/p>\n \u2022 Bridge bids blow past budget: Bids for Sacramento\u2019s I Street Bridge replacement<\/a> came in as much as $250 million over the expected $260 million construction cost, likely pushing construction to next year.<\/p>\n \u2022 Postal worker convicted: Carrie Wallace, 47, of Pollock Pines pleaded guilty to stealing narcotic medication from VA packages<\/a> sent to military veterans and replacing the drugs with over-the-counter medication. She faces up to 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n \u2022 Nugget Markets opens in Rocklin: The grocery chain opened its 18th location<\/a> during its 100th anniversary year, featuring a mezzanine with an outdoor patio.<\/p>\n \u2022 Bee endorses Dr. Richard Pan: The Sacramento Bee editorial board backed the former state senator<\/a> for California\u2019s 6th Congressional District, citing his public health credentials.<\/p>\n \u2022 California cities rank worst for startups: All 10 of the worst small cities for starting a business<\/a> are in Northern California, according to WalletHub, with Pacifica ranking last out of 1,334 cities nationwide.<\/p>\n This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence based on our own originally reported, written and published content. Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media\u2019s AI policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sacramento County reported six new measles cases Wednesday, bringing its 2026 total to 11. It\u2019s a noteworthy surge.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[53248,83135,72722,121,357,123,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-270512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-measles","9":"tag-measles-cases","10":"tag-postal-worker","11":"tag-sacramento","12":"tag-sacramento-county","13":"tag-sacramento-headlines","14":"tag-sacramento-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}