Cyber Security Consultant Works to Realize Musical Dreams
Sacramento women pair up to release pop song album
Arlene Mordeno is a cyber security consultant by trade, who has also written a pair of pop songs that became major hits in international markets. Mina Alali is a 19-year-old musician from Davis, a precocious singer who organized and managed a girl group that performed the national anthem at Sacramento Kings games when she was only in junior high school.
From ‘Rock Bottom’ to Owners of Federalist Public House
Sacramento natives return home to launch businesses, including popular Midtown restaurant
The restaurant, which serves wood-fired pizzas and craft beer and has a bocce ball court, celebrated its two-year anniversary in December. Marvin, who still runs his design firm, was able to put his design talent and his love for shipping containers to work.
Small Companies Have a Big Retirement Problem
Thinking about taking a job at a small company? Don’t expect a good retirement plan.
The Way to ‘Innovation City’
California Groundbreakers and Comstock’s host panel on innovation in Sacramento
Can Sacramento become a capital of entrepreneurship? Yes, agreed panelists at an event focused on innovation in the city, held Jan. 23 at the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts in Midtown and co-hosted by California Groundbreakers and Comstock’s magazine.
Close Associates
Romance can bloom in unexpected places, but don't let an office relationship result in career breakdown
Fifty-one percent of professionals have had a workplace romance, according to a 2015 survey from Vault.com, a career resource website. This includes couples like the Obamas and the Gates. In an online poll of Comstock’s readers, 80 percent admitted to having mixed business with pleasure.
As Trump Vows to Kill Climate Plan, California Pushes Back
California plans to reduce oil-refinery emissions 20 percent by 2030, providing more details about its effort to impose the nation’s strictest air-quality rules just as President Donald Trump takes office vowing to roll back federal climate policies.
Come in For a Bite
New café and patisserie opens in downtown Folsom
Owners Julian and Ashley Perrigo-Jimenez opened their new business this month in Folsom, Julian’s hometown. The couple says they want to provide customers with a welcoming atmosphere, in an elegant interior, where they can enjoy the smells of baked goods and fresh coffee.
How to Build Your Team
Such important work requires patience and ongoing communication
The single biggest strategic advantage you have when it comes to outperforming your competitors is a highly effective team. A great team wins. Now let’s examine what teams look like when they are not working well:
Drought-to-Drenched California Faces H20 Balancing Act
Rain has finally been falling hard in California, where reservoirs are filling up fast.
Supervisors Taking Up the Urban Ag Vote
Sacramento County considers changes to allow for urban farming
In 2012, Valenzuela Garcia helped form the Sacramento Urban Agriculture Coalition to change laws that impede urban farming by first identifying the political barriers to growing food in this environment. The long list included issues such as holding farm stands on residential sidewalks, raising chickens and keeping beehives.