Comstock’s Talks: Out of the Spotlight
PODCAST: Last year had been a strong year for the performing arts in the region, and 2020 was building on that success, which has led to hope from some local arts leaders that this progress will continue despite the unprecedented shutdown.
Evil HR Lady on Comstock’s Talks: Workers Must Get Paid for Scheduled Time
PODCAST: If employees are scheduled to begin working at 6 a.m., but no one from management shows up until 7 a.m. to unlock the doors, can the workers be penalized and docked an hour of pay?
Comstock’s Talks: Mending the Gap
PODCAST: Jennifer Siebel Newsom is passionate about several issues, but perhaps none more than the gender wage gap.
Comstock’s Talks: Loving the Lager
PODCAST: As the Sacramento craft beer scene continues to mature, will local drinkers abandon their ales and learn to love the lager?
Comstock’s Talks: Small Downtowns
PODCAST: For anyone in the Sacramento area looking to get away for a day or weekend, the Capital Region has plenty of hidden gems.
Comstock’s Talks: Record Spinners
PODCAST: Dimple Records has been a regional fixture for more than four decades. Comstock’s spent several weeks with the family behind the business to learn Dimple’s history: how it started, why they decided to walk away and what comes next.
Action Items Minisodes: Gender Diversity and Boards of Directors
Senate Bill 826, passed easily by the state Legislature in August 2018, requires publicly traded companies headquartered in California to have a minimum of one woman on their boards of directors by January 2020 — and two or three by January 2022, depending on board size.
Action Items: Update the State (Worker)
Jessica Kriegel and Angie Quirarte discuss the need for the State of California to attract a new workforce
On this episode of Action Items, Dr. Jessica Kriegel, an organizational development consultant at Oracle and author of the book “Unfairly Labeled: How Your Workplace Can Benefit From Ditching Generational Stereotypes,” and Angélica Quirarte, a government innovations strategist for the California Government Operations Agency, and join host Tre Borden to discuss how the State — and private organizations — can address an aging workforce and prepare for a younger generation of workers.
Action Items: Pilot
Justin Knighten and Bernadette Austin on how we can better prepare local leaders
Justin Knighten and Bernadette Austin speak with our host, Tre Borden, on how mentorship pushes the region forward. We talk about leadership transitions, diversity and inclusion, and hitting up potential mentors at the gym.
Action Items: Expanding Our Creative Capital
Clay Nutting and Celestine Syphax discuss collaboration between established and grassroots art institutions
On this episode of Action Items, arts entrepreneur and restaurateur Clay Nutting joins Celestine Syphax to discuss what the grassroots art movement can learn from institutional arts organizations in the Capital Region — and vice versa.