Back and Forward: Angel Barajas
Woodland mayor on addressing homelessness and housing affordability
Woodland Mayor Angel Barajas offers his insight into the progress and challenges related to housing and homelessness in his city.
Time of Uncertainty
Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee on the nuts and bolts of health insurance in our state
Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee on navigating the uncertainty of health insurance.
Behind Closed Doors
Mayor Christopher Cabaldon has spent 20 years shaping West Sacramento — few know of the tragic accident that’s driven him forward
It is impossible to know what West Sacramento would look like without its most prominent advocate, Mayor Christopher Cabaldon. And it’s impossible to understand the mayor without understanding the tragic accident that drove him towards success.
Dilemma of the Month: Snooping on Employee Email
I have an employee who hasn’t been performing well. Last week, she was out sick again and I needed a report. I tried to call her, but she didn’t answer. So, I asked IT if I could get the report from her email, and they gave me access to her inbox. I found the report, but curiosity overcame me, and I opened a few other emails. I feel totally guilty — I snooped. Is this legal? Is it moral? What do I do with this information?
Startup of the Month: Wyllness
Granite Bay startup launches solution to help solve the opioid crisis
The opioid crisis was born in the late 1990s. Pharmaceutical companies said opioids — a class of drugs that produce pleasurable effects and relieve pain — weren’t addicting. Healthcare providers prescribed more of them. Twenty years later, we’re in the throes of an epidemic.
See Sacramento’s River District as a Place to Live and Work
Sacramento’s historic river district is primed to become a desirable place to live and work for the next generation.
Lock the Business Cookie Jar
What steps did you take in October’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month?
Did you make any progress during October’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month? Did you, as I like to say, lock your business’s cookie jar?
Commonly Used Employer Interview Practices Now Prohibited by Law
By now, most employers know there are certain questions they can ask, and certain questions they must avoid when interviewing a candidate for a job. They know that anti-discrimination laws apply before a worker is even hired, and have heard stories about costly lawsuits resulting from an employer asking the wrong question of a prospective employee during a job interview.
Buzzwords: Frothy
The market conditions preceding a bubble, where prices are overvalued and driven up, thanks to unsustainable demand.
Why CEOs Should Care About Being Political Actors
For the past seven years, I have taught a class at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, which is called “The Business of Politics.” As a guest speaker, Chris Micheli has presented a lecture for several years on lobbying at the State Capitol.