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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Overspending

How to bring joy to your loved ones (and your wallet) this holiday season

While many of us plan to pull back on the reins when it comes to spending, we still want to celebrate, create a sense of normalcy and maintain beloved traditions. To do that, we will have to approach the season with mindfulness and care.

Dec 10, 2025 Susan Burns

Sacramento Afghan Community Reacts to Suspension of Asylum Cases

In Sacramento County, home to the country’s largest Afghan American population, asylum seekers fear for their safety

The Sacramento region welcomed thousands of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. After retaliatory changes in immigration procedures following the shooting of two National Guard members, many are worried.

Dec 9, 2025 Sasha Abramsky

Companies Are Racing to Fuel and Cool AI

Data centers that power AI use massive amounts of water and electricity. Here’s how companies are working to reduce their strain on resources

In a region like Sacramento, where the grid strains under demand and droughts loom, some critics see data centers as hulking, water-hogging threats to local communities.

Dec 8, 2025 Russell Nichols

Startup of the Month: Alcheme Bio

Taking the bitterness out of plant-based proteins

For many, plant-based proteins leave a bad taste in the mouth: bitter and “beany,” according to Vanessa Small. At her food tech startup Alcheme Bio, she strips that tart taste at the cellular level to enhance flavoring.

Dec 5, 2025 Russell Nichols

A Seat at the Bar: A Southern Food Surprise in … Roseville?

Chef Q brings California modern comfort food to his restaurant Q1227

The Seat at the Bar diner explores a restaurant visited by luminaries including Snoop Dogg, Ryan Coogler and the Timberwolves in an unlikely location — a busy shopping mall. 

Dec 4, 2025 Your Seat at the Bar Diner

This Little House With Big Heart Is a West Coast Anomaly

Renters are called to the tiny Victorian with a touch of Southern comfort in Sacramento

The “Little House” is the last remaining of four that once stood in a row on 22nd Street. It is a rare West Coast example of a “shotgun house,” reflecting the idea that a bullet could travel through the front and out the back door without hitting anything.

Nov 18, 2025 Kendall Morlan

How Sacramento Health Systems Are Reinventing Care

Capital Region hospitals are meeting the needs of a growing, aging population

An influx of new residents has led major providers including Sutter Health, Dignity Health, UC Davis Health, Kaiser Permanente and Marshall Medical in El Dorado County to accelerate expansion plans.

Nov 17, 2025 Laurie Lauletta-Boshart

The Crocker Art Museum’s CEO Wants the World — and People of Sacramento — to Love His Newly Adopted City

Agustín Arteaga brings an architectural eye to the job

Arteaga’s job requires him to maintain the viability and contemporary relevance of the oldest art museum in the West. 

Nov 14, 2025 Ed Goldman

Sacramento’s Cocktail Scene Evolves at the Ten Ten Room

New owner Jason Lockard and bartender Tanner Doyle blend creativity, history and neighborhood ease at the reborn Ten Ten Room

The low-profile downtown Sacramento cocktail bar is making a comeback.

Nov 13, 2025 Scott Thomas Anderson

These Local Chefs Make Authentic California Paella

Capital Region chefs are giving the Spanish dish a fresh identity with local ingredients and a celebratory vibe

The four paella entrepreneurs Comstock’s spoke with said they broke with tradition to accommodate local preferences and dietary restrictions, but they still employ traditional techniques to maintain authentic flavors.

Nov 12, 2025 Sarah Bun

How Capital Region Schools Are Training Students for Technical Skills Careers

Community colleges, high schools and private institutions offer pathways to jobs in the trades

Around the Capital Region, technical and trade programs in high schools, in community colleges such as Cosumnes River, American River, Sac City and Sierra, and in stand-alone entities such as UTI, are flourishing.

Nov 11, 2025 Sasha Abramsky

What Is Senior Cohousing, and Why Is It So Popular? | Opinion

About the Danish senior housing model that's making inroads in Sacramento

Denmark has built 7,000 senior cohousing homes so far, and they’re preparing to build many thousands more. It’s time to get a senior cohousing built in Sacramento — it’s doable, it’s necessary, and it’s a heck of a lot more fun than being alone in your home.

Nov 10, 2025 Charles Durrett

Startup of the Month: Nereid Biomaterials

Can biodegradable materials tackle the ocean’s plastic problem?

Nearly a decade ago, researchers issued a grim prediction: By 2050, plastic in the ocean would outweigh all the fish. Now, just 25 years away from that deadline, a tech startup named after sea nymphs in Greek mythology is turning the tide on the ocean’s plastic waste.

Nov 7, 2025 Russell Nichols

Art Exposed: Julio César Morales

A Mexican American artist explores the immigrant experience

Julio César Morales works in a variety of formats to tell complex, layered stories of human experience traversing the Mexico and United States border. His Manetti Shrem Museum exhibition opened in August and will be on view until Nov. 29.

Nov 6, 2025 Marcus Crowder

My Boss (Who Has ADHD) Bombards Me With Rapid-Fire Requests. Can I Ask Her to Slow It Down?

Dilemma of the Month: The Evil HR Lady discusses neurodiversity in the workplace

Understanding neurodiversity doesn’t mean putting people into two categories: neurodiverse and neurotypical. Let’s break it down.

Nov 5, 2025 Suzanne Lucas
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