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This Law Was Supposed to Force More Californians Into Mental Health Treatment. What Happened?
CalMatters: Data obtained by CalMatters shows that, in most of the state’s largest counties, the number of conservatorships has barely budged.
Sacramento Startup Takes on Difficult Childbirth With Soft Robotics
Stork Labs Medical’s founders hope their medical device will help reduce emergency C-sections
Stork Labs Medical, based in Sacramento and Santa Cruz, is an
emerging biomedical startup developing the Pelican device: a
flexible, sensor-guided soft robotics tool created to make
assisted vaginal deliveries safer and reduce emergency
C-sections.
This Sacramento-Area Manufacturer Helps Power the World
A glimpse into Tri Tool Technologies in Rancho Cordova, which makes custom tools for building SpaceX rockets, nuclear submarines and more
Tri Tool specializes in custom engineering, allowing pieces of
machinery to be welded securely together so that potentially
dangerous gases or liquids can’t leak out. Its tools are
individually designed for building everything from semiconductors
to SpaceX rockets.
The $3.4 Billion Nose: San Joaquin County’s Bid for a Federal Detector-Dog Training Center
San Joaquin County is building a business case to host the West Coast’s first USDA detector-dog center
There is only one USDA detector dog in San Joaquin County,
and that scarcity is the problem the county is trying to solve.
Is My Boss Allowed to Talk Politics at Work? I Told Him I Don’t Like It, But He Won’t Stop
Dilemma of the Month: California is one of the few states that consider political views protected
We are at work to get a job done, and unless you work in politics
or in political activism, there is very little need to discuss
politics.
Is Sacramento Reaching Peak Dumpling?
Several local chains are spreading across the Capital Region
Sacramento has long been a dumpling town, but lately there’s been
a bumper crop. What’s behind the rise of these homegrown
chains, and is Sacramento approaching its xiao long bao
saturation point? We made a round of the dumpling route, focusing
on spots that opened branches in the last three years, to find
out.
Thinking About Thanking — Every Day | Opinion
FROM THE PUBLISHER: Winnie Comstock-Carlson thinks about what we have to be grateful for in the Capital Region
While Thanksgiving is an annual reminder to be grateful — for our
families, friends, health and solvency — I know many people who
make gratitude a daily, if not continuous state of mind. One of
those people is me.
Is Sacramento Ready for ‘Super El Niño’?
Sacramento Valley authorities are bracing for big storms in a region prone to flooding
With a so-called “Super El Niño” already intensifying, some
residents are worried, and state and local officials are gearing
up for what might come.
Why I Don’t Go to Coffee Shops for the Coffee | Essay
For the Last Word column, a cafe enthusiast shares why she loves these third spaces
I am not obsessed with coffee; I am obsessed with what
happens around it.
Canada’s Wine Ban Is Deepening California Wineries’ Troubles
The U.S.-Canadian trade war keeps turning Northern California’s wine world upside down
After the collapse of the trade talks, we checked in with
Northern California winemakers to see how they were dealing with
the whiplash.