Convenience Big Store: Walmart to close Granite Bay store, pharmacy after 12 years

Walmart to close Granite Bay store, pharmacy after 12 years – Walmart announced Tuesday it will close its Granite Bay store in April. The store, a neighborhood market located on Douglas Boulevard, will close to the public on April 12, according to a company news release. Walmart said the store is not performing as well as the company hoped it would; it opened in September 2012. All store employees are eligible for transfer and will be paid through June 14, Walmart said. If employees do not transfer, those eligible will receive severance after that date.

Sacramento artists call on city commission to investigate practices of Wide Open Walls – Sacramento artists called on a city commission to investigate the practices of nonprofit Wide Open Walls. It comes after the recent controversy over Lunar New Year’s murals painted in south Sacramento’s Little Saigon neighborhood. Outspoken members of the Sacramento art community said the murals were problematic because the artist wasn’t a member of the AAPI community and got some details wrong.

Homeowner fed up with growing homeless encampment along Rio Linda Boulevard – North Sacramento residents say a growing homeless encampment is threatening the safety and peace of their neighborhood. The encampment is located along Rio Linda Boulevard, right next to a relatively new home development. Angela Miles bought her home with her husband and eight children back in December 2019. She says at the time there was a homeless encampment just steps from the house, but it wasn't too bad. Now, four years later, she says the problem has gotten so bad she and her family do not feel safe.

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Yossi Levi is the founder and CEO of Car Dealership Guy Media. He was a car dealer for 13 years and now uses his platform to share information about the auto industry, providing context to those insights. Levi explains why price cuts are happening across the electric vehicle industry.

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT

Stand-up comedian Matt Rife's tour is coming back to Northern California with two shows at The Venue at Thunder Valley in May. The Thunder Valley dates are Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25. Find more info HERE.