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Capitol tree lighting spotlights unity and pushes Sacramento food drive

California State Capitol · December 12, 2025
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At a tree-lighting ceremony at the California State Capitol, leaders and participants urged donations to the Sacramento Food Bank’s "Under the Lights" drive, citing rising need and calling for shelf-stable donations; Governor Gavin Newsom framed the event around unity.

A tree-lighting ceremony at the California State Capitol on Saturday combined holiday celebration with a public appeal for donations to the Sacramento Food Bank.

Anchor Toni Lopez opened the broadcast calling the night “festive” but “with a serious, serious message,” and the event featured ornaments made by Californians with intellectual and developmental disabilities and trees representing the state’s regional centers. Madison Keeve was identified on the broadcast as the reporter on…

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