Girls Who Take Risks become Women Who Lead
More than half of U.S. business women, 80 percent of all female tech leaders, the majority of female legislators and nearly every female astronaut got their start in Girl Scouts.
Working to Preserve Sacramento’s Architecture
Preservation Sacramento is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the city’s historic places, and The Hive — Sacramento’s largest coworking community — recently expanded into a 15,000-square-foot space at the historic Cannery, which has been redeveloped into a business park.
Journey to Citizenship
After years of waiting, Khaleel Yasir and his wife, Zuhal Al Ameen, became naturalized U.S. citizens on Feb. 22 at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. During the monthly naturalization ceremony, 1,060 residents from 81 countries took the oath of citizenship. Yasir resettled his family to Sacramento in 2012 after nine years of service as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Iraq.
Queens of Craft Brew
Comstock’s speaks with three women brewery owners in the Capital Region
Comstock’s spoke with a few women brewery owners in the Capital Region about their diverse backgrounds, their paths to leadership and their thoughts on getting more women into craft beer.
Back and Forward: Kristina Thompson
Chief deputy of Sacramento Probation Department on how to better address offenders’ needs
Kristina Thompson, chief deputy of the Sacramento Probation Department, offers her insight into the changes in her department.
Back and Forward: Donna DeMartino
San Joaquin Regional Transit CEO on the future of regional transit
Donna DeMartino, CEO of the San Joaquin Regional Transit, offers her insight into the regional transit industry.
Back and Forward: Carmela Castellano-Garcia
President and CEO of the California Primary Care Association on the impact of Affordable Care Act reform
Carmela Castellano-Garcia, president and CEO of the California Primary Care Association, offers her insight into the challenges facing the California health care industry, and the changes to come.
Back and Forward: Amitis Pourarian
Owner of The Studio Martial Arts & Fitness on the changes in the martial arts industry
Amitis Pourarian, owner of The Studio Martial Arts & Fitness in Roseville, offers her insight into the changing dynamics of family fitness and martial arts.
Dilemma of the Month: Out-of-Office Socialization
Is after-hours employee fraternization between a co-founder and an intern inappropriate, or am I just being extra cautious?
Passing Up a Good Thing?
Mike Malinowski, president of the Streamline Institute, had a plan.
With 26 industry professionals, he set out to create a program that streamlines permitting for construction in the Sacramento region. The idea was that with clear standards for building document content and organization plus a checklist used by all participating jurisdictions, plan examiners, building officials and design professionals could be on the same page.