Bring Sports Betting Out of the Shadows
Russell Lowery, executive director of Californians for Sports Betting, makes the case for sports betting.
Meet Sac State’s New Dean of Business
William Cordeiro, the new dean of Sacramento State’s College of Business Administration, brings with him a unique accomplishment: He helped start a college campus.
Startup of the Month: Anu Snacks
Crafting a snack bar from spent grain
Anu Snacks produces snack bars from spent beer grain, mixed with dried fruit and nuts with various coatings. The idea was a hit, winning $17,500 in prizes this year at the UC Davis Big Bang! competition for entrepreneurship.
Manage Your Expectations
Overpricing your house makes it a whole lot harder to sell
You’ve done everything to appeal to home buyers, except list the correct price.
Dilemma of the Month: Who Follows the Dress Code?
My organization’s dress code is business casual — jeans are acceptable with nice tops. But our leadership team disagrees over who should have to follow this dress code. Should all our employees have the same expectations or is there a different standard for those that come in contact with clients or vendors more regularly?
Big Shake-Up in the Delta’s ‘Little Paris’
Can fresh faces and new initiatives help rural Isleton thrive again?
Isleton has had its share of ups and downs over the years from municipal mismanagement to natural disasters. Now a new city manager and cohort of businessowners hope to see Main Street — and the town itself — thrive again.
New Life for Vacant Lots in Sacramento’s Central City
Infill development near record levels on the grid
Throughout Sacramento’s central city, houses, apartments and businesses have often sat next to vacant lots. It’s been a sign of economic imperfection and, perhaps, of Midtown’s funkiness, with the land sometimes turned into unofficial parks, urban gardens or vehicle parking.
This is starting to change.
Art Exposed: Alejandra Calderon
Co-founder of Manjar Ceramics talks art, activism and entrepreneurship
When Alejandra Calderon narrowly escaped failing her ceramics class as a fine arts major at Sacramento State, she never imagined that seven years later she would co-own a ceramics business. At the time, she found the discipline to be frustratingly difficult compared to her primary passion, painting.
Gig Companies Beg for Relief from Pro-Labor Supreme Court Ruling
State and federal labor laws give employees a wide range of worker protections, from overtime pay and minimum wages to the right to unionize. But those rights don’t extend to independent contractors, whose ranks have grown dramatically in the gig economy.
Crunching Numbers
CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost on challenges facing the largest public pension fund in the nation
With about $350 billion in assets, CalPERS is the largest public pension fund in the nation. Comstock’s spoke with CEO Marcie Frost about some of the challenges the system faces — including the decision to lower its expected rate of return, thereby driving up the mandatory financial contribution from state and local governments.