Sacramento Chess Championship Hits All-Time High in Participation
The classic game is thriving locally post pandemic
In general, players know to watch out for the younger players, who can be child prodigies who rapidly increase their ratings. “They say when his feet don’t touch the floor, you’re in trouble,” local player Paul Taylor said.
Young Professionals: Jack Davis
Meet the rising stars who are leading the Capital Region from the heart
Jack Davis, 32, has a unique background as a lawyer but has found that researching, writing and arguing cases as associate attorney at Kershaw Talley Barlow is the perfect melding of his many skills and passions.
Young Professionals: Chris Cormier
Meet the rising stars who are leading the Capital Region from the heart
Chris Cormier, 40, knew from day one at the Rocklin-based construction firm Tricorp that he wanted to own the place — and now, as president and co-owner, he does.
Behind the Scenes of Comstock’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter Photoshoot
On average, more than 13,000 animals come into Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Sacramento each year. During our Comstock’s photo shoot, we were told 72 animals came in on one day alone!
Young Professionals: Nichole Baxter
Meet the rising stars who are leading the Capital Region from the heart
Nichole Baxter, 36, is director of business development at California American Water, a role that lets her express her lifelong gift for clear communication.
Startup of the Month: Nexa Labs
Biosensor aims to detect cattle disease early
Nexa Labs took home first prize at the 2025 UC Davis Big Bang! Competition for a solution designed to give farmers real-time health data on livestock so they can catch diseases early.
Dilemma of the Month: My Gen Z Employees Want a 4-Day Workweek. How Do I Get Them to Back Off?
My younger employees are fixated on switching to a four-day
workweek. They send me articles about Scandinavian companies and
work-life balance. We cannot be competitive and switch to a
four-day model. And the older employees are fine with the
standard 40-hour workweek. What do I say to get them to stop
asking?
An Age of High Hopes and Negotiated Dreams
FROM THE PUBLISHER: In a moment of either exasperation or truth seeking, Dr. Sigmund Freud, the father of modern psychiatry, asked, “What does a woman want?” Today, that question needn’t be gender related. It might be more appropriate to ask, “What does the new generation — the youngest segment of the workforce — want?”
There’s Free Food Every Weeknight at This Davis Park
How the Davis Night Market offers mutual aid on a ‘shoestring of a shoestring’ budget
You’ll find them standing in a corner of Davis’ Central Park every weeknight after dark, barely lit by a nearby streetlight, surrounded by cardboard boxes and plastic bags. This is the Davis Night Market, a grassroots organization that has been operating under the radar for over half a decade.
My Father’s Legacy: Untamed Joy
Contributor Marie-Elena Schembri shares memories of her father for our monthly personal essay column
As a young girl, I thought my dad was the funniest, smartest, most handsome man in the world. He had many wonderful and endearing qualities, but he was a complicated man. He was an alcoholic and carried a depth of grief, shame and anger that often made him hide the best parts of himself.