Power Forward
A Brighton spot for Power Inn’s future
In the late 1800s the township of Brighton, along what is now Folsom Boulevard and Power Inn Road, was bustling with a racetrack, pony express stop and the distinguished (if unrecognized) title of Sacramento’s first suburb.
![Emir Macari, dean, Sacramento State College of Engineering and Computer Science, and JD Stack, administrator, California Smart Grid Center Emir Macari, dean, Sacramento State College of Engineering and Computer Science, and JD Stack, administrator, California Smart Grid Center](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/vx2c1842_cmyk.1.jpg?1577874531)
Leave the Lights On
The California smart grid center looks to revamp access to power
Customers of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and other power providers could soon realize the benefits of living on a smarter grid.
![Lori Bluett & Associates Inc. and Juno Commercial Real Estate Inc. Lori Bluett & Associates Inc. and Juno Commercial Real Estate Inc.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/img_1419v2.jpg?1577874530)
Zombies Rising
Building owners try to hang on to deeds and tenants
Like zombies in a low-budget horror movie, commercial properties in the Capital Region are staggering along in the twilight between life and death.
A Greener Park
The history of Depot Park
During World War II, the U.S. Army put Depot Park on the map as a
central location to collect and distribute war supplies to troops
on the West Coast and across the Pacific. The military moved out
in 1995, but government, nonprofits and businesses of all sizes
have continued to leverage the site as a hub for green activities
and technological innovations.
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Working Lunch with Julia Burrows
Although she can’t recall an aha moment that launched her interest, Julia Burrows says she has been passionate about all things green and sustainable as long as she can remember.
![Dr. Michael Chapman and his wife, Betty, donated $1 million to the new Surgery and Emergency Services Pavilion. Dr. Michael Chapman and his wife, Betty, donated $1 million to the new Surgery and Emergency Services Pavilion.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/vx2c1614_cmyk.jpg?1577874531)
Trauma Solution
The med center prepares to open a state-of-the-art facility
Over the course of his lengthy career as an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Michael Chapman transformed trauma care in the Sacramento area, saving countless lives along the way.
![The Elk Grove Promenade began construction in 2007, and the fate of the unfinished project is still unknown. The Elk Grove Promenade began construction in 2007, and the fate of the unfinished project is still unknown.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/img_4970_1.jpg?1577874531)
Retail Rebound?
Elk Grove retail properties stabilize after two-year coma
Promenade Parkway is a lonely stretch of road south of Elk Grove. Behind a chain-link fence, a steel skeleton of what was supposed to be the city’s first mall with a Macy’s department store and a 16-screen theater sits in the shadow of developer General Growth Properties Inc.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy negotiations.
Creating an Emerald Valley
Sacramento is the greenest of the green
In his first year as Sacramento’s mayor, Kevin Johnson focused public attention on a series of initiatives targeting the arts, education, the economy and public safety, which aim to bring together experts and residents to develop action plans to move Sacramento forward in its development as a well-rounded city.
![Chrid Ross, CEO of Construction Connect Inc., with company president and COO, Marcus Linden Chrid Ross, CEO of Construction Connect Inc., with company president and COO, Marcus Linden](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/_en34333---2010-06-08-at-14-03-44.jpg?1577874530)
Building Efficiency
The old ways of construction are messy
Construction projects aren’t known for their efficiencies and streamlined processes.
![Unemployed San Joaquin residents gather at WorkNet to hear a seminar on building a resume. Unemployed San Joaquin residents gather at WorkNet to hear a seminar on building a resume.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/img_3759.jpg?1577874531)
Motor Runnin’
A Bay Area plant closure hits home in the Central Valley
San Joaquin County needed 3,000 more unemployed workers like it needed a hole in the head, but that’s what it got with the closing of the NUMMI auto plant in Fremont and the related layoffs at its major suppliers.