Shining Lights

Hobrecht Lighting and Lofings Lighting have longevity while competitors have come and gone

At a time when anyone can order lighting fixtures off Amazon or wander the aisles of Home Depot or Lowe’s and select something readily available and cheap, visiting Hobrecht or Lofings can feel like a trip to a different era. Still, there’s a story worth telling connected to each of these Sacramento stores which shows how family businesses can endure even in changing times.

Oct 11, 2024 Graham Womack

This Parkside Cottage Is Depression-Era Perfection

Owners Tom Gaudio and Rob Eastwood meticulously blend antique with chic in their eclectic forever home

They are the fourth owners but the first to make major renovations. The property has been updated to the highest standard, from the front yard, designed and planted by Eastwood, to the sophisticated, art-filled interior, and through to the jewel box of a backyard complete with a saltwater pool of their own design. 

Sep 30, 2024 Kendall Morlan

Leading the Way on Housing

Multifamily unit construction in Sacramento 'is booming'

In the last four years, Sacramento has approved more than 11,000 housing units, the third-highest total in the state, according to figures from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The city’s total of approved housing trails only Los Angeles and San Diego, both of which are much larger cities.

Sep 24, 2024 Brad Branan

Fighting for Land

We need more housing, but we also want to protect wildland

The region has been suffering through a housing shortage for several years. But environmentalists worry about the impacts of greenfield development: It increases greenhouse gas emissions as people commute longer distances and causes the loss of habitat and open space, which gives the region its character and makes it a good place to live.

Sep 23, 2024 Brad Branan