The Comeback of the House Call
House calls are convenient for the patient, and it can give the visiting physician or nurse a big-picture idea of the environmental factors affecting the patient’s health.
Using Tech, California Counties Have Cleared 140,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions
Code for America’s Clear My Record initiative has been working to automate the record expungement process at the county level, chiefly regarding marijuana convictions in California, since 2016.
For Art’s Sake
CLARA Executive Director Megan Wygant on how her nonprofit has continued to support arts organizations and provide arts education during the pandemic
“One of the things that has been so interesting about the pandemic is … seeing the way in which our tenants have risen to the challenge,” Wygant says.
Benching COVID
Baseball fans return to California stadiums
Major League Baseball welcomed spectators back to stadiums for regular season games for the first time since October 2019.
Startup of the Month: InVixa
Startup uses popular drug to target COVID-19 inflammation
As COVID-19 vaccines roll out worldwide, InVixa is working on a new delivery method for a cholesterol-lowering drug to treat respiratory inflammation caused by the coronavirus.
Let’s Toast a Return to Prosperity for These Two Industries
Comstock’s executive editor predicts the recovery of the wine and travel industries.
Art Exposed: Jupiter Lockett
A Sacramento artist uses his paintings to address race and social issues
Jupiter Lockett paints in a free and childlike manner, but
his subject matter focuses on the Black experience and is
intended to make the viewer uncomfortable.
The Back Story: Back to the Beginning
Tatyana Bak is leading Elica Health Centers’ growth as CEO 30 years after helping to launch a clinic
Tatyana Bak was 29 years old, an émigré from the city of Odessa
in what was then the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, when in
1989 she helped open a medical clinic that eventually evolved
into Elica Health Centers.
Photos: Not Just a Hobby
Amid a surge in card collecting, a few shops still survive in the Capital Region
Card shops have been declining in number the past 20 years, but
there’s a gold rush in the industry today.
Getting to Know: Elyse Tolles
Sacramento designer of polymer clay-based jewelry has gained national recognition in her craft
Elyse Tolles is a one-woman show — a designer of artful jewelry
and a former flutist.