Rachel Leibrock

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Rachel Leibrock is a Northern California-based journalism educator, writer and editor who covers arts and culture, food and current events. She worked for nine years at the Sacramento Bee, where she wrote about pop culture and music, and more than a decade at the Sacramento News & Review, including several years as editor-in-chief. Her work has also appeared in Bust magazine, Diablo Magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle. She graduated from Sacramento State with a degrees in journalism and mass communication. She also has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Mills College. She teaches journalism at American River College and is working on a memoir. More at www.rachel-leibrock.com.

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Women in Leadership 2025: Yvonne Pire

Our annual salute to the women who lead the Capital Region

“Between working in high-pressure work environments and raising kids, by the time I was 40 I was just physically, emotionally and mentally feeling like I was exhausted and falling apart,” Pire says. “At that point, I went through a life-changing timeframe.” That’s when she envisioned The Rising Zone, a Rocklin-based event and co-working wellness center.

Mar 13, 2025 Rachel Leibrock

Comstock’s Talks: Neighborly by Design

PODCAST: Cohousing communities are neighborhoods where physical spaces, outdoors and indoors, give residents a place to interact outside of their private homes. These communities are growing in popularity across the Capital Region. 

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