VW’s Penance for Cheating Takes Shape With California Wish List
California’s regulator that played a key role in busting Volkswagen AG for cheating on emissions tests laid out a detailed list of options for how the automaker will have to spend $800 million toward advancing cars that don’t pollute the air.
Staying Open-Minded
Diane Parro, chief innovation officer for the City of Davis, on how government can support business
Over the last few years, a growing number of states and cities have created offices designed to foster job growth and economic development by helping private sector companies with innovative ideas find their footing. We sat down with Diane Parro, chief innovation officer for the City of Davis, to talk about the city’s role in this process.
Your Guide To 7 Workplace Dress Codes
No matter where you work or what you do, there’s always going to be a dress code. For people who work with their hands, that may mean steel-toed boots and protective eyewear, but for the average office worker, it’s less about safety and more about looking neat, organized and professional.
California’s Retirement Mandate Aims to Give Every Worker Chance to Save
The last time millions of Americans were signed up for a new government-mandated benefit program, it didn’t go so well. The initial rollout of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, resulted in broken websites, angry employers and lots of confused consumers.
Dilemma of the Month: Possible Gender Discrimination
I have been in my current job for about one year. I have been working in my industry for eight years and have an MBA. When I applied, the minimum experience was two years. I have more industry experience and more education. How am I not supposed to see this as gender discrimination?
Economics to Keep Wind and Solar Energy Thriving With Trump
On the plains of West Texas, new wind farms can be built for just $22 per megawatt-hour. In the Arizona and Nevada deserts, solar projects are less than $40 per megawatt-hour. Compare those figures with the U.S. average lifetime cost of $52 for natural gas plants and about $65 for coal.
The Right Chord
Sacramento’s Artery Recordings shows music labels still have a voice
Artery Recordings is a modern-day label and sits under the umbrella of the Artery Foundation, a full-service artist management company based in Sacramento.
Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus Ticket Giveaway
Tis’ the season to be jolly! And what better way to do so, than celebrate with the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus this holiday season. For our holiday trivia we’re giving away two VIP tickets to the upcoming show Holiday In… A Destination Celebration!
Impact of New Technologies Measured in Social Value
The technologies coming down the pipe now, though, are like nothing we’ve seen before. They’re coming all at once, and they’ll make the most recent digital age feel more like the Stone Age.
California Maps Go-It-Alone Path on Car Emissions for Trump Era
Investors who pushed up shares of GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler on a bet that Donald Trump will gut clean-air rules may have forgotten another player with a big say: California.