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.”
Status Check: Suing the Square
Aggie Square facing two CEQA lawsuits
The latest iteration of the controversy surrounding Aggie Square
involves two lawsuits filed in mid-December over the project
against the University of California Board of Regents under the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Status Check: Innovation on Hold
Proponents for Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus press on despite election defeat
Davis voters narrowly rejected Measure B this past November, declining to change land-use designations to pave the way for the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus.
Status Check: A Measure of Relief
Sales tax increase Measure B, passed in 2018, provides vital funds for Roseville
Every little bit matters in Roseville, which prides itself as a full-service city.
Status Check: Getting to the Other Side
Amy Seiwert back in Cincinnati after two-year run as Sacramento Ballet artistic director
Amy Seiwert’s term as the artistic director of the Sacramento Ballet ended in July, but she is continuing to create with dance companies in California and the Midwest.
Status Check: Unseen Heroes’ Pandemic Pivot
Sacramento-based events planning firm sees business dry up and rebounds with new endeavor
The Sacramento events planning firm pivoted to open the NeighborGood Market in central Elk Grove, a certified farmers market, in September.
Status Check: Culinerdy Cruzer Heads East
Food truck founders Keith and Amy Breedlove plan to open a restaurant in Oklahoma
Culinerdy Cruzer, which was part of Sacramento’s first wave of gourmet food trucks when it opened in 2014, is hitting the highway next month.
Status Check: Sacramento CIO Is Moving On
Social unrest spurs Sacramento Chief Innovation Officer Louis Stewart to depart city to build diversity pipeline at major tech firm
Louis Stewart has been the face of technological innovation efforts in Sacramento city government since 2017, leading initiatives such as the Sacramento Urban Technology Lab.
Status Check: Sacramento County Airport System
Sacramento County Airport System uses $49.9 million in CARES Act funding to offset traffic decline from COVID-19
The pandemic has upended normal operations for the four airports, but stakeholders see reasons for optimism.
Status Check: Sacramento’s Lavender Courtyard
The city’s first affordable housing project for LGBTQ older adults should break ground later this year
The vacant lot at 16th and F streets in Sacramento — the future site of Lavender Courtyard, the city’s first LGBTQ-friendly affordable housing for older adults — is still empty, but it won’t be for long.