In Need of a Place to Belong
“There’s no place like home” is a familiar phrase, evoking images of a warm hearth and family. For most of us, home is a place of refuge, where we feel safe and can rest and recharge from a long day. It’s something I’ve thought on extensively while producing this month’s issue on housing.
Hometown Spirits
Move out of the way beer, here comes the whiskey
National research shows that while big beer’s market share continues to plummet and craft beer has plateaued, the spirits industry is on the rise — a trend bolstered by women and millennials.
Newsom’s Got an Idea Even Trump Likes—Will It Lower California’s Drug Prices?
In one of his first official actions, Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed that state agencies, including the one that oversees Medi-Cal, negotiate as a block to demand prescription drug makers lower their prices.
Booms and Busts
A brief overview of housing in the Sacramento region
From the squatters who went up against John Sutter to the 2008 Great Recession, we take a long view of the history of housing cycles in the Sacramento region.
Newsom’s Housing Budget, Explained
No wonder Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped those hints earlier this week about an upcoming “Marshall Plan” for affordable housing.
California Must Not Become a Have/Have-Not Housing State
The case for the free market and reduced constraints in the effort to boost housing.
Building a New Neighborhood in Sacramento’s Central City
Q19, The Press project and new townhomes helping to transform sleepy part of Midtown
An apartment building at the corner of 17th and Q streets wasn’t a bad place to live in 2005.
Startup of the Month: Japa
UC Davis grads smarten up parking lots
As part of an entrepreneurship course at UC Davis, Mathew Magno was instructed to come up with a problem to solve. He didn’t think twice: Magno wanted to solve the nightmare that is finding a place to park.
Listen to the Listings
Three pricing tips for selling your house in 2019
You can hire the best agent in town, stage your home and get the
most professional photographs ever, but if you don’t understand
the relationship between sales and listings, you may struggle to
sell.
Down to the Details
Can fee adjustments incentivize more affordable housing projects?
Fees and permitting are a vital tool for municipalities looking to address the housing shortage on a local level. We take a look at different strategies being employed in the region.