Sticking a Fork in Hunger
Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services takes in a half-million pounds of produce in one day
After staging a cattle drive across the Tower Bridge and a
tractor parade down Capitol Mall, Mike Testa and his Visit
Sacramento staff faced a huge challenge: How could they broaden
the impact of Sacramento’s Farm-to-Fork Month kickoff?
Is Sacramento’s Music Scene Really Experiencing a Renaissance?
Live music may be growing — but not necessarily to the benefit of local bands
A few weeks ago, Eventbrite posted a blog entitled 5 Unexpected Cities Experiencing A Music Renaissance, which is essentially a press release documenting the company’s ascension as the leading digital ticketing service. Sacramento tops the list at a growth rate of 177 percent.
The Great Green Unknown
How will legalized cannabis impact Sacramento real estate?
Is marijuana going to be a game-changer for Sacramento real estate?
The Freelance Pivot
Navigating through a pivoted freelance life
Pivot. By definition, this means to “turn on or as if on a pivot,” when used as a verb. Synonyms include “rotate” and “turn.” I’ve been experiencing my own pivot recently as I’ve switched gears in my freelance life.
First Festival Looks Toward Growth
Homegrown music festival applies for City of Sacramento Creative Economy grant
While many supporters of local music may agree that Sacramento needs a homegrown music festival, this type of event isn’t easy to produce, and doesn’t always get the financial backing it needs.
Getting To Launch
GO-Biz Director Panorea Avdis on tax incentives, public/private partnerships and ZEVs
California Gov. Jerry Brown created the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, or GO-Biz, in 2012 to serve as a single point of contact for assisting entrepreneurs and others looking to start, grow or move a business that creates jobs in the Golden State. We recently sat down with Director Panorea Avdis to learn more about what the agency is doing to help California businesses.
Back and Forward: Dr. Jeffery Wajda on Electronic Health Records
Dr. Jeffery Wajda, chief medical information officer at UC Davis, offers his insight into the future of digital data.
Should California Look to Massachusetts to Fix its Housing Crisis?
It’s hard to fix a housing crisis.
Just ask the California Legislature. After months of tough negotiations to put together a package of bills aimed at plugging the 100,000 unit affordable housing gap, lawmakers finalized a deal just 24 hours before adjourning for the rest of the year.
Sac State’s New Tool to Improve 4-Year Enrollment Rates
Tech platform helps students plan ahead, view financial aid implications
Studies show that students who graduate in four years see financial benefits, both by paying less tuition and being faster to boost their income by getting a better job, and they also tend to have higher GPAs.
Grow Your Own Way
Does the evolution of urban agriculture reveal a schism in the community or a movement picking up steam?
Ten years into the movement, and urban farming in the Sacramento region has garnered widespread support. Agrihoods now represent the latest development in the movement — but will they strengthen or overshadow it?