Opinion: Six Ways Health Care Facilities Can Improve Cancer Care
Two Sacramento designers share how their own cancer journeys transformed their approach to patient-centered spaces
Cancer care in our health care facilities has come a long way in recent years, but there remains room for improvement. We say this as two women who were treated for cancer in the types of hospitals and clinics that we help to design and create.
Crocker Art Museum Finds a New Leader
Agustin Arteaga to begin July 1 as Mort and Marcy Friedman director and CEO, taking over for longtime leader Lial Jones
Born in Mexico City, Arteaga arrives in Sacramento after a long and varied career. Most recently director of the Dallas Museum of Art, he also served as director of Mexico’s Museo Nacional de Arte and the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico and was founding director of Argentina’s Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.
The Way We Work: Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper
A glimpse into the daily life of the top law enforcement officer for Sacramento County
The biggest challenge of his job? “It never turns off,” says Sheriff Cooper. “It’s always on. My phone rings at all hours of the day and night.” The good news is that he’s wired for this. “I enjoy what I do,” says the sheriff. “I’m not a type-A personality. I’m a type-AAA personality. I can go. I don’t have an off switch.”
Getting to Know: Robert Heidt, Jr.
In his 16 months on the job, Heidt has increased membership and personally reached out to businesses
Since being hired in January of 2024, Heidt not only took the helm of an organization with an annual budget of $5.5 million, a 20-member board of directors and a fulltime staff of 10 plus “five contractors who have very specialized skills” — but also began what he calls “an apology tour.”
Editor’s Addendum: Meeting the Wolves
My visit to the Women for Wolves sanctuary in Placer County was a moving experience
Midway through our interview, we’re interrupted by the most incredible sound: the wolves, howling in harmony with each other. We stop talking and sit silently to take it in. It’s a beautiful, special moment.
Standout Startups: How Did These Capital Region Entrepreneurs Succeed Where So Many Have Fallen Short?
It’s a wild ride that not everyone has the access, resources, means or the mentality to stomach. Most fall short. But since 2015, some startups in the Capital Region have defied the odds, reaching remarkable heights.
Startup of the Month: Off The Wall Energy
Energy device puts power usage in consumers’ hands
With a family of six, Bob Guimarin had three “power problems”: 1) too many cords, 2) too many outages and 3) not enough ports in the van during road trips. Being a serial entrepreneur, Guimarin came up with a way to simplify power management and reduce reliance on external sources.
You No Longer Need to Wait Until Summer for This Sacramento Tradition
Music Circus, Sacramento’s beloved theater-in-the-round, now runs March-December
Since its humble beginnings in a tent nearly 75 years ago, Music Circus has been a summer-only tradition in Sacramento. The opportunity to expand to a year-round schedule came about with the closing of Sacramento Theater Company, which had shared Broadway at Music Circus’ theater campus at 15th & H streets since the early 1950s.
Dilemma of the Month: How Do I Start a New HR Department?
A small electrical contractor that had never had an HR department
before hired me as their first HR manager. I’m trying to figure
out how to approach this, and I have questions.
It’s Happening: The A’s Are in Sacramento
A longtime Sacramento sports writer reflects on the A's opening series at Sutter Health Park
As I covered the craziness of the first Major League Baseball game in Sacramento area history on March 31 and the national interest in the challenges the former Oakland Athletics will face playing an entire season at our own Sutter Health Park, a minor league stadium, there came a moment for me when I realized, “They’re playing Major League Baseball in Sacramento!”