The last pinkish light of sunset showed behind the Esquire building just after 7pm. A little wind and warmth made for a nice Sacramento evening.

The US flag flaps in the delta breeze as the sun goes down behind the CalSTRS building in West Sacramento.

Residents know all about the perks of living in the capital city: easy access to the river, a lively downtown nightlife and great family-friendly attractions. They can also tell you the best place to watch a sunset. The Sacramento Press asked people where the best place to watch a sunset is in the Sacramento area and this is what they said. Ike Johnson, 59, Elk Grove resident and Hewlett Packard employee, said, “The best place to watch a sunset is overlooking the river. Right off Freeport Boulevard you can just drive down there and there is a good area where you can watch the boats pass by and then watch the sunset.” Chalena Alston, 22, a caregiver and recent college graduate living

A vibrant sunset behind evergreens gives hope for warmer weather and spring. This was the scene just north of Bradshaw Rd. off Hwy 50 this evening.        SacPress Photo | Kati Garner

Sun setting over downtown Sacramento at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The storm-ladden skies viewed from The Fountains in Roseville offered gorgeous views around sunset. Photo | Kati Garner

 June 21. The first day of summer.   I, and 7,000 of my closest friends, rang in the turning of the season on a glorious evening at Raley Field, where the River Cats completed an impressive 7-1 homestand by shutting out the Salt Lake City Bees 4-0.   On a picture-perfect night for baseball, the home team bounced back from the previous day's defeat behind eight innings of shutout ball from starter Kyle Middleton. The right-hander had six strikeouts and lowered his E.R.A to 2.69, tops among River Cats starters.   A major factor in the River Cats' recent resurgence has been their vastly improved play defensively. Although individual fielding stats are not readily available for River Cat

The sun finally won over the clouds for a bit, creating a nice visual from Old Sacramento this evening.   Looking east from Richards Blvd shows sunlight hitting downtown's skyscrapers. SacPress Photos | Kati Garner

Wildfires burning throughout California make for hazy days and beautiful sunsets this evening over the Sacramento River along Riverside Blvd in the Pocket area south of downtown Sac.   Photo | Kati Garner

 Sunrise Blvd Bridge