Dilemma of the Month: I Fire Bad Employees. Why Do I Have to Pay for Their Unemployment Benefits?
For an employer tired of paying for the unemployment benefits of “bad employees” they let go, Evil HR Lady prescribes getting to the root of the termination problem.
Tunnel Vision
What’s next for the governor’s plan to replumb the Delta?
It’s no quick fix. The scaled-down tunnel — which would bypass the Delta and funnel more water south — still has to clear a gauntlet of reviews, would cost at least $16 billion and could take 20 years.
Building a Workplace of the Future
Architecture firm Lionakis adaptively reuses an old tractor showroom for its new headquarters
Sacramento’s largest architecture firm embraces employee wellness
with collaboration spaces, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces
and elevated workspaces known as “treehouses.”
Status Check: Back to Gaming
Mark Otero, who helped develop hugely successful “Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes,” puts hedge fund on hold for new game
Mark Otero, founder of the Sacramento-based mobile game company KlickNation, is now working on “Legions & Legends,” a combat roleplaying game and the debut effort from his studio, Azra Games.
Art Exposed: Gioia Fonda
How an artist and Sacramento City College professor teaches imagination
Gioia Fonda, an artist and professor at Sacramento City
College since 2006, takes every opportunity to combine art with
teaching.
Safeguarding Sacramento’s Historic Architecture
Architects, preservationists and historians work together to adaptively reuse Sacramento’s historic resources
Preservation projects are being embraced in the Capital
Region in an effort to preserve history and protect the
environment.
Will Sacramento Butchers Meat Their Match at the World Butchers’ Challenge?
International butchery competition comes to Sacramento for the first time
The competition’s American debut is taking place in
Sacramento partly because two of the captains for the U.S. team
hail from the city.
Comstock’s Talks: The Return of Arts and Music Festivals
PODCAST: Capital Region music festivals attract tens of thousands of fans from nearby areas and from all around the country, shaping its identity and boosting the local economy.
Getting to Know: Brandon Darnell
A content director tells the stories of Sacramento
The former journalist shapes the brand for Visit
Sacramento’s web content, audio-visual output, podcast, Visitors
Guide and more.
How Meat Markets Meet Needs
Traditional butchers find that skills from the past equal hope for the future
These Capital Region butcher shops are family-owned
businesses that offer meat from high-caliber livestock and
the magic of housemade marinades.