The Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 125th Annual Dinner and Business Awards was at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento on Jan. 3.

The Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s fifth annual  Latina Estrella Awards honored women in business and community leaders at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Sacramento on Dec.10, 2019.

The Capital Region Family Business Center and the Family Business Association of California hosted its Holiday Social at Fat’s Catering & Banquet Facility in Old Sacramento on Dec. 12, 2019. Members from both organizations were served food and drinks at this annual holiday party. Photos by Tia Gemmell

The Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce hosted its 34th annual Installation of Our Board & Business Awards Luncheon at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West on Dec. 12, 2019. Chamber members were installed on the board of directors, and the organization honored business owners for their work in the community. Photos by Tia Gemmell

The Annual Dinner Dec. 12 was a night to celebrate and shine, gathering about 700 leaders from around Greater Sacramento to raise a glass to the achievements of 2019. 

Photos by Francisco Chavira

The Sacramento History Alliance hosted the Burnett Awards on Oct. 10, at the 24th Street Theatre. The event is a benefit for the Sacramento History Museum and the Center for Sacramento History. The awardees were General Produce, Goodwin-Cole, Gunther’s Ice Cream, The Sacramento Bee, Teichert Construction and Vic’s Ice Cream.

The California Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America held its Influence Awards at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria in downtown Sacramento on Oct. 17. Nearly 140 professionals and students in the communication industry attended the event, where 39 winners across 17 categories were honored.

Polanco Cantina’s VIP Grand Opening was on Oct. 21. The new Mexican-food restaurant is on the second level of Downtown Commons on K Street in downtown Sacramento, across the plaza from Golden 1 Center.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento held its annual Hard Hats & High Heels Gala at the Memorial Auditorium in downtown Sacramento on Oct. 5. The sold-out event was attended by  400 and raised $305,000 for the organization’s projects in Sacramento and Yolo counties. The event included a live auction, the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus and testimonials from Habitat families. 

The San Juan Education Foundation hosted its 13th annual An Evening with the STARS at The Center at 2300 in Sacramento on Sept. 27. The event inducts notable professionals who attended San Juan Unified School District into its STARS Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees were cancer researcher Dr. H. Michael Shepard, NASA engineer Heidi Parris and video game developer Scott Pease.