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PLACER COUNTY
GETTING GROWTH RIGHT IN PLACER COUNTY
Placer County is the third-fastest growing county in California. With 35,000 new homes in the pipeline, Sacramento State breaking ground on the future Placer Center, and new businesses like Proctor & Gamble and Bosch moving into the area, it is important that Placer retains its high quality of life as it grows.
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CITY OF LINCOLN
PRESERVING ITS HISTORY AND STRATEGIZING ITS FUTURE
The City of Lincoln has been known for its tremendous growth in recent years. With new projects on the horizon, city leaders are currently focused on two aspects of Lincoln’s growth that honor both its past and future.

Young Professionals: Carli Schrader
Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region
Carli Schrader and her family operate 43 McDonald’s in Sacramento, San Joaquin, Amador and Stanislaus counties.

An Inside Look at California’s Newest State Park
A verdant trail through restored wetlands will open this week
Dos Rios State Park is located eight miles west of Modesto at the confluence of the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers. It’s the state’s most visible example of rebuilding wetlands along river corridors.
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LINCOLN POTTERS BASEBALL CLUB
A WINNING STRATEGY FROM A SEASONED PRO
Play means many things to people in Placer County, but for Lincoln Potters General Manager and President Matt Lundgren, it definitely means “Play ball!”

On a Dark Delta Highway, Ryde Hotel’s Party Legacy Endures
With all the food, fun and spirits, guests may never want to leave
The four-story Ryde Hotel, considered one of the most haunted hotels in Northern California, has been a Highway 160 art deco beacon for almost 100 years.

The Rise of the Boutique Hotel
Sacramento sees a shift toward smaller, intimate hotels with unique amenities
An array of high-end hotels have opened downtown in recent years. And more could be in the works as the city’s downtown core continues to transform since the 2016 opening of Golden 1 Center and renovations of the city’s convention center.

History in Our Backyard
Past meets present in these quaint old towns that tourists are eager to explore
Auburn, Benicia, Folsom, Lodi and Truckee: five Northern California gems you’ll want to visit this summer.

Restaurant Industry Confronts Its Mental Health Crisis Through Art, Dance and Film
Sacramento restaurateurs and artists team up to highlight and address the struggles of restaurant workers
By the end of 2018, Sacramento’s restaurant industry was reeling. That year, close to 20 industry workers — servers, chefs, bartenders and others — died from suicide or behaviors related to drug or alcohol use. In the last month of the year alone, four workers lost their lives.

Stop and Smell the Daylilies at Amador Flower Farm
Take a break from wine tasting in the Shenandoah Valley to picnic in a garden
Nestled squarely in the midst of dozens of award-winning wineries that make Amador County’s Shenandoah Valley so unique, Amador Flower Farm in Plymouth is home to something different — an eye-popping 1,300 varieties of daylily.