Stop Sheltering Farmers From Supply and Demand
Editorial: Better markets to relieve California's drought
California’s cities are adapting to the state’s worst-in-a-century drought, hitting aggressive targets for water reduction set by Governor Jerry Brown in April. The bigger challenge is to change the behavior of farmers, who consume 80 percent of the state’s water and have so far been spared the same magnitude of restrictions.
Status Check: Common Cents
Sacramento Steps Forward pilot program finds initial success
Last January we reported on Sacramento Steps Forward, the region’s lead agency coordinating efforts to address homelessness, and their Common Cents Program, which is aimed at connecting Sacramento’s homeless to the appropriate housing services. We recently checked in to find out how the program has done this past year.
Cash in on the Chaos
It’s time to get a head start on your Black Friday plan
Whether or not your business is in retail products, you can make the most of this momentum to promote your company and offer special promotions to existing customers and leads — making your last quarter more profitable and less stressful.
Working with Autism
Meristem, a new school in Fair Oaks, bridges the education gap to job-readiness
Business owners looking for new hires might want to keep on eye on Meristem. Twenty minutes east of Sacramento, the new school opened in September with a mission to help young adults with ASD or other developmental differences find jobs. Developed in the U.K., this postsecondary transition program uses practical courses to teach transferable work skills such as problem-solving, teamwork and communication.
Who is the Most Horrible?
Tell us the worst bad-boss archetype
JPMorgan to Pay California $50 Million for Credit-Card Abuse
JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay California $50 million to resolve claims the bank cheated tens of thousands of credit-card customers while collecting debts from them, California Attorney General Kamala Harris said.
Such Great Heights
A community push for revitalization efforts in one of Sacramento’s most historically troubled neighborhoods starts by identifying who, not what, Del Paso Heights is and wants to be
The internet does not paint a pretty picture of Del Paso Heights. When a national team tasked with proposing revitalization measures Googled the North Sacramento neighborhood, crime stories filled the screen. But that’s not the whole story, and local leaders say it is high time the community changed the narrative.
Skate with Friends
Cool nonprofit ramps up support for Sacramento kids with special needs
SkateMD connects youth with special needs with volunteers to learn how to skateboard. The Sacramento-based nonprofit was created by Melanie Tillotson (the “M”) and Andrea “Drea” Bibelheimer (the “D”), who saw a need in the community for a cool program in a safe space that would spread kindness to children facing developmental, physical, emotional and family challenges.
Clear Your Mind and the Cash Will Flow
Businesses are betting on meditation for employee health and corporate profits
You live a crowded life. We all do. You probably looked at your smartphone before you rolled out of bed. You immediately checked your email, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Maybe you glanced at your phone on your morning commute. Your job demands multitasking, so at work your computer has 25 open tabs — Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and on and on and on. As you read this article, the odds are good that you’re also kind of doing something else.
You Can’t Work Your Way Through College Anymore
Working to pay for college doesn’t work. Despite the fact that 40 percent of undergraduates work at least 30 hours per week while in college, tuition is too high for those hours to make much of a difference, a new report shows.