
Inside the World Butchers’ Challenge
Originally conceived as a Pan Pacific pissing match, the World Butchers’ Challenge has since exploded into a truly global competition. It began in 2011 when Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO Rod Slater bet an Australian colleague a bottle of whiskey that his country boasted the better butchers.

Back and Forward: Commercial Cannabis
Sacramento’s inaugural chief of cannabis policy Joe Devlin on how legal weed is impacting local real estate
Joe Devlin, chief of cannabis policy for the City of Sacramento, offers his insight into commercial cannabis real estate in the Capital Region.

Global Vision; Local Impact
Attorney launches the Power of SHE to promote entrepreneurship among women of color
Immigration attorney Tiffani Sharp’s life shifted after her 5-year-old daughter, Willow, asked her a question. Her ex-husband, Willow’s father, was getting remarried in 2014, and Sharp was genuinely excited for him. They were still friends, peacefully co-parenting.

Williams Offers Room to GROW
Canna-Hub, a cannabis real-estate development firm, is planning its own massive cannabis complex in the city of Williams.

Pour Me Another
How one writer’s quest to go coffee-free brought him back to the beverage he loves
We all have a morning routine, and for 62 percent of American adults it involves coffee. But is it healthy? Our writer Kicked his caffeine habit for 10 days — here’s what he learned.

Trump Moves to Ease Obama Auto-Mileage Rules, California’s Clout
The Trump administration, taking aim at one of former President Barack Obama’s signature environmental achievements, is proposing to suspend required increases in vehicle fuel economy after 2020 and unwind California’s authority to limit tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

Powerhouse Science Center to Transform Sacramento Waterfront
Principal architect Jason Silva, of Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture, conceptualized the facade of the new Powerhouse Science Center in Sacramento to represent humanity’s place in the universe. The facade will be sectioned by multiple planes, creating continuous vector lines that extend across the building and site.

Lessons in Lemonade
El Dorado County teen finds business success the old-fashioned way
At age 14, Jake Van Ry is already an all-star in the Foothills food truck scene.
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Just Released: 2018 Wide Open Walls Confirmed Artists and Locations
Wide Open Walls Festival Aug. 9–19
Here’s the list you’ve been waiting for, along with the current list of festival events.

The Herb Column: Higher Education
Budtenders may become the new drug educators in Sacramento
The legalization of adult-use marijuana in November 2016 created an opportunity for California to rethink drug education programs, as a portion of the tax revenue from the new commercial cannabis market must go to education programs.