Just Don’t Do It
Four things to avoid when remodeling your home
You don’t have to be a licensed contractor to fix up a home, but it’s easy to sniff out quality work versus something an owner did after a weekend of binging on HGTV.
The Long Pint of the Law
McGeorge professor develops unique course on the legalities around craft beer
In 1971, UC Davis became the first university in the country to add a fermentation science major to its undergraduate course catalog. However, even though — nearly five decades later — California is nearing 1,000 craft breweries, and despite the legal and regulatory morass that awaits every new brewery owner, Dan Croxall believes that earlier this year, he conducted the first-ever craft beer law class at an American law school.
Buzzwords: Organic
Characterized by continuous or natural development
In recent years, this slippery adjective has penetrated a number of applications as a catch-all modifier.
Placer County Amps Up Housing Efforts
Stakeholders collaborate on solutions to affordable-housing crisis
Karen Hernandez works with a number of families who struggle to afford a home. It’s part of her role as volunteer director for ReDirect Nuevo Camino, a Lincoln nonprofit that serves at-risk youth in Placer County. Many combine, forming households of seven or eight people sharing a modest two-bedroom apartment designed for four.
Good Help is Hard to Find
The region’s lack of mental health professionals leaves many without care
California is in the throes of a mental health crisis. But there’s a severe shortage of mental health professionals, which experts predict will only get worse. Comstock’s looks into access to mental health resources and efforts to get services to the people who need them most.
How Corti Brothers Got With the Times
The ever-bustling Rick Mindermann assumes myriad roles as the store director of Corti Brothers, the old-fashioned specialty grocery store in East Sacramento known for its eclectic array of high-quality products from around the world.
Mr. Fixer
Corti Brothers’ Rick Mindermann brings new ideas to the time-honored market
Corti Brothers’ Rick Mindermann is bringing a new-school mentality to the old-school market.
Why You Need a Digital Detox
As a millennial and small business owner, you can expect to find me on the internet all day, most days. It’s how I find clients, communicate with my community and stay up to date on the lives of friends around the world.
The Fall of An Agency
Yolo county bids farewell to long-standing family clinic
For more than 50 years, Yolo Family Service Agency provided mental health services to Yolo County. In May, the small nonprofit agency shut down for good.
Back and Forward: Maggie Merritt
Steinberg Institute director on mental health resources
Maggie Merritt, executive director of the Steinberg Institute, offers her insight into mental health advocacy. For more from the Steinberg Institute, check out “Minding the Gap” in our November issue. Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll email you when it’s available online.