What Is Senior Cohousing, and Why Is It So Popular? | Opinion
About the Danish senior housing model that's making inroads in Sacramento
Denmark has built 7,000 senior cohousing homes so far, and they’re preparing to build many thousands more. It’s time to get a senior cohousing built in Sacramento — it’s doable, it’s necessary, and it’s a heck of a lot more fun than being alone in your home.
Startup of the Month: Nereid Biomaterials
Can biodegradable materials tackle the ocean’s plastic problem?
Nearly a decade ago, researchers issued a grim prediction: By 2050, plastic in the ocean would outweigh all the fish. Now, just 25 years away from that deadline, a tech startup named after sea nymphs in Greek mythology is turning the tide on the ocean’s plastic waste.
Art Exposed: Julio César Morales
A Mexican American artist explores the immigrant experience
Julio César Morales works in a variety of formats to tell complex, layered stories of human experience traversing the Mexico and United States border. His Manetti Shrem Museum exhibition opened in August and will be on view until Nov. 29.
My Boss (Who Has ADHD) Bombards Me With Rapid-Fire Requests. Can I Ask Her to Slow It Down?
Dilemma of the Month: The Evil HR Lady discusses neurodiversity in the workplace
Understanding neurodiversity doesn’t mean putting people into two categories: neurodiverse and neurotypical. Let’s break it down.
A Day in the Life of a California Lobbyist
From glad-handing to floor fights, we shadowed these full-time advocates on a frenzied afternoon at the state Capitol
“Your parents think you’re testifying in front of Congress, and your friends think you’re just out splashing the cash around and going to nice dinners, and the opposition thinks you’re beating up a baby seal,” says lobbyist Rob Grossglauser. Here’s what he really does all day.
Let’s Talk About the Elephant$ in the Room | Opinion
FROM THE PUBLISHER: On California's most pressing issues, and why we should discuss them
The biggest, most bumbling elephant in the room these days may be summarized in that famous line from “Jerry Maguire,” the 1996 Tom Cruise movie: “Show me the money!”
Sacramento’s Latino Organizations Celebrate Día de los Muertos Against a Season of Cancellations
Latino Center of Arts & Culture expands El Panteón to more than 90 altars
Some organizations are canceling or scaling back events in response to community safety concerns, but others are going bigger than ever.
How a Sacramento Dojo Keeps Filipino Martial Arts Alive
Eskrima’s deep roots in Filipino culture take hold in California as a new wave of practitioners carries on the legacy
There is a graceful fierceness to everything about eskrima, a Filipino martial art also known as arnis and kali. And that is exactly what’s on display on a warm fall night in an unassuming structure off Folsom Boulevard.
Welcome, Fall, and All Your Beauty
The Last Word: Comstock's editor remembers East Coast autumns
We were driving through a small town in northern New Jersey one October when we saw a huge pile of leaves someone had raked into a mound. We looked at each other with big smiles, pulled over, ran with abandon and jumped into that leafy patch. No, we weren’t schoolgirls having fun, but three women in their 50s reliving their childhood.
Art Exposed: Luka Vergoz
Through scrap wood, sound and sculptural installation, a UC Davis alum reflects on the perpetual transformation of matter and self
A wooden garden appears to be growing inside Davis’ Third Space Art Collective at “Forming, Here, Again,” a solo exhibition by Luka Vergoz open until Nov. 3. The organic, seemingly random shapes in Vergoz’ art are born out of his choice of materials: the scraps left behind on a woodshop floor.