Startup of the Month: Soar Optics
Company targets microplastics in water with high-tech microscopes
Microplastics can be found everywhere, from Antarctica to Mt. Everest to breast milk. A Western Regional Winner in 2022, Soar Optics develops technology to identify these microscopic particles in water.
The Dangers of Fake Applicants
How businesses can protect themselves from deepfakes and other scams
Many job applicants are growing savvy to the risks of job scams, which reach 14 million people each year, according to the Better Business Bureau, and mine sensitive information like one’s Social Security number. Fewer businesses are aware that they can be the target of job scams, too.
Inked and Empowered
Sacramento History Museum explores the role of women in tattoo culture
Once associated with fringe cultures and criminals, tattoos have long since moved into the mainstream, becoming a popular way for people to celebrate their lives and express themselves. Today, however, more women than men have tattoos.
The Soaring Cost of Homeowners Insurance
High prices and carriers leaving the state send homeowners scrambling to protect their homes
California’s insurance crisis is damaging the housing market and more. Will legislators fix it before the next big blaze?
The A’s Are Coming to Sacramento
The Oakland team will have a 3-year residence at Sutter Health Park
The stunner of an announcement was made official Thursday morning at a blustery and rainy Sutter Health Park.
A Giant Game in Sacramento
New look Giants make rare Sacramento appearance in advance of 2024 season
The San Francisco Giants arrived at Sutter Health Park on March 24 as the official opening event of the River Cats’ 25th season in West Sacramento, and it was a welcome visit.
Pop-Up Popularity
Female chefs and bakers find success outside the traditional restaurant model
These nomadic eateries, which surged in popularity around the Great Recession, came in vogue again during the COVID-19 pandemic, often as the only option for cooks in lockdown.
Musings on Happiness, Leadership and the Promises of Spring
Comstock’s President and Publisher Winnie Comstock-Carlson muses on collective happiness and hopes for renewed vibrancy in spring.
Fly Like an Eagle
The UC Davis California Raptor Center and the Department of Defense are teaming up to create the next generation of unmanned aircraft technology
The new center will utilize motion capture and photogrammetry — which uses photography to determine the distance between objects — to image birds in flight and create 3D models of the wing shapes that will help design uncrewed aerial systems, or UAS.
Be Persistent and Make Your Own Path
Advice from the California Manufacturers & Technology Association’s third annual Women MakingCA conference
Women from all over California gathered in Sacramento earlier this month for the third annual Women MakingCA Conference, offering advice on starting businesses, mentorship, entrepreneurship and balancing work and life as part of Women’s History Month.