FROM THE PUBLISHER: As it is with all catastrophes, there’s plenty of blame to go around. I guess this can be a useful exercise at some point, but it won’t rebuild people’s homes, restore their most valued possessions or, most importantly, stop this from becoming an annual, recurring heartbreak. We need to ask and answer some obvious questions.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: I’m an optimist by nature — and these days, an optimist who realizes that when this country wants change, all we have to do is demand nothing less.

More than ever, it seems, we’re looking for stories that invite joy.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: When I heard the news about the Sacramento Republic FC ownership change — with Wilton Rancheria, a federally recognized Miwok tribe in Sacramento County, becoming majority owner (while Kevin Nagle maintains his managing partner role) — I joined the entire Capital Region in celebrating what this would mean for Major League Soccer, as well as for the continuing (and delightful) growth of professional sports here.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: I’ve always loved art, in every form I can think of: music, dance, painting, sculpture, film, theater, literature, architecture and even conceptual. After all, art is about taste, memory, the senses — and just as often, can be about political preference, sexual orientation and religious affiliation. In short, art is highly personal.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Our region has long been one of Hollywood’s well-known secrets. Because of the area’s natural beauty and close to year-round clement weather (the two compelling reasons that made filmmakers leave New York in the early 1920s for a stronghold in Southern California), movies, TV shows and commercials have been shot here for years. What if we had our own film studio?

Comstock’s President and Publisher Winnie Comstock-Carlson explores the perks of being part of a trade association — and why there are so many in Sacramento.

Comstock’s 2023 stories, designs, photographs and illustrations took home 20 awards in the California News Publishers Associations’ annual California Journalism Awards, held in-person in Los Angeles this year for the first time since the pandemic. Here are all our awards, with links to the winning content.

Comstock’s President and Publisher Winnie Comstock-Carlson reflects on 35 years since launching the iconic Capital Region magazine.  

Comstock’s President and Publisher Winnie Comstock-Carlson examines the shortcomings of California’s public school system.