You’re reading Comstock’s Top Stories newsletter, a monthly rundown of our online readers’ favorite features, profiles and commentaries.
October’s top stories are an eclectic blend of web-only features and excerpts from our Family Business issue, including a photo essay on the highlights of the A’s first season at Sutter Health Park, a profile of a recycling business whose 94-year-old founder still goes to work every day and Editor Judy Farah’s reflections on her National Press Foundation fellowship in Washington.
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–Jennifer Fergesen, digital editor
Last Month’s Most-Read Stories
Top Story: ‘We’ve Shown Sacramento the Best Baseball in the World’: First Year With A’s in Sacramento Draws a Total 1.1 Million Fans
Based on the close to 15 A’s and River Cats games in 2025 Comstock’s contributor Steve Martarano covered with a media credential, and another half-dozen with ticket in hand, here are a few observations and photo memories.
Recycling and Resilience
Part of our annual Family Business showcase, this profile features a recycling company started by Vietnamese refugee Ming Luong — who, at 94, is still working.
How Sacramento Creatives Are Redefining the Arts Economy
Across the country, arts funding models are shifting. Where once large institutions absorbed the majority of public and philanthropic support, new approaches are emphasizing direct investment in artists themselves. We spoke to local artists engaging in some of these new models.
The Capital Region Is Not Alone in Its Challenges
Editor Judy Farah visited Washington, D.C. in September on a National Press Foundation fellowship in business journalism. Upon returning, she realized that the nation’s capital — and small-to-medium cities around the country — are dealing with many of the same issues as Sacramento.
Here’s What a Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Looks Like in Sacramento
This print feature emphasizes the human side of mergers and acquisitions, like when Mikuni owner Taro Arai broke into tears when considering how far he’d come since his family emigrated from Japan over 40 years ago.