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Restaurants, meat and climate change; the Power inn Alliance partners with Sac PD; how California’s education foundations connect communities to their schools; business conferences don’t need to be boring; and we need your thoughts on romance in the workplace.
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Sacramento water agencies work together, adapting to drought and planning for a future of growth
While California is all-consumed with water wars, the Sacramento region’s efforts toward collaboration are easy to overlook. The best example is the landmark Water Forum Agreement, which 22 water agencies from Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer counties signed in 2000 to balance the environmental and human needs of the lower American River. Now, water agencies have joined together to launch the River Arc Project.

Meat, Water and Global Warming
Despite environmental impacts of livestock, restaurants aren’t giving up their meat
According to some ecologists and experts on global agricultural trends, our eating habits must change dramatically if we are to overcome environmental issues facing the planet and its future generations.

Power Inn Alliance Forges Partnership with Sacramento Police
Advocacy group and law enforcement work together to share information and reduce crime
When a woman drove a Lexus SUV through Fruitridge and Power Inn Road earlier this year, there were no obvious signs that it was hot and teaming with drugs. Within moments a police observation device returned a hit on the stolen vehicle, and Sacramento Police Department Officer Patrick Mulligan had her pulled over.

A Strong Foundation
Community foundations underscore community values
The beauty of the diversity of a foundation such as the Sutter Yuba Community Foundation is that there is an unlimited scope of possibilities for assistance, as opposed to a foundation that grants funds for a specific purpose only.

Conferences that Count
4 rules for ensuring people keep coming back
Look, no one has time for a bad conference. I personally attend many and miss even more. On most occasions, I’m coming off a busy day in the office during which I only accomplished about half of my to-do list, and I find myself watching with increasing anxiety as the number in that little red dot hovering angrily over my mail app climbs higher.

Have You Mixed Business With Pleasure?
It may be frowned upon, but office romance is a surprisingly common occurrence, with one recent report saying over half of U.S. workers have participated in a workplace relationship. So, when it comes to office romance…