Our annual salute to women in leadership profiles 10 extraordinary leaders who are shaping the future of the Capital Region. This week, meet three of our featured leaders and read commentary on women’s role in the economic recovery by first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Senior Advisor to the Governor Dee Dee Myers, plus web exclusives on local sports, art, beer and cannabis news.
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Comstock’s president and publisher considers the ways women have been leaders throughout history.

Economic Recovery Must Focus on Women
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget invests in women’s economic recovery.

Women in Leadership: Melissa Brown
Our annual salute to extraordinary women who are shaping our future
Melissa Brown has been a professor at McGeorge School of Law since 2008 and director of its legal clinics since 2013.

Women in Leadership: Dr. Diana Farmer
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Dr. Diana Farmer, chair of the department of surgery at UC Davis Health, is the world’s first woman fetal surgeon.

Women in Leadership: Cassie Gilson
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Cassie Gilson is president and managing partner of Axiom Advisors, making her one of the only women who are managing partners at the top lobbying firms in Sacramento.

Status Check: Still Moving Ahead at The Railyards
Work is continuing on multiple projects, despite the lead investor in the MLS bid pulling out
A new Kaiser Permanente hospital and a Sacramento County courthouse continue at The Railyards, the largest urban infill development project west of the Mississippi River.

Art Exposed: June Steckler
A painter and curator learns it’s easier to manage other people’s art and finds gifts in aging
June Steckler is optimistic about the Capital Region’s art scene
and her role in it as both artist and curator.

Status Check: Finding New Roots
Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse in Sacramento wins national award amid challenging times
Co-owner Peter Hoey is optimistic for the future, saying, “It’s not pre-pandemic numbers, but we’re in a good spot as far as restaurant sales.”

The Herb Column: Cannabis Dispensaries vs. Opioid Overdoses
UC Davis professor Greta Hsu on her groundbreaking study about cannabis availability and opioid-related mortality
The study’s findings show that as the number of dispensaries increase, the number of opioid deaths drop.

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