Come drought or deluge, how can we develop a lasting water agreement for the greater Sacramento area?
That’s the challenging task before the Water Forum, a unique consortium of business and agricultural leaders, citizen groups, environmentalists, water managers and local governments, including the City of Roseville.
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When that long countdown to the end of a prison sentence reaches zero, the door swings open. It will mean little, however, if that’s the last open door an inmate sees.
Unlocking the entrance to the job market is essential for the 35,000 or more individuals released from California prisons yearly. It’s also essential for the economy and for communities who feel the impact when those who are released fail to find solid employment and reoffend.
According to the Department of Labor, individuals with a disability were significantly more likely to be unemployed than their typically abled peers. Across all age groups, only 19% of people with a disability were working in 2021 versus nearly 64% of those without a disability. And 29% of workers with a disability were employed part-time versus 16% of those without a disability.
Treating unemployment in this country as a singular problem misses the bigger picture. Obstacles ranging from literacy to English-language fluency to poverty must be addressed simultaneously. The best way to do this is for workforce development boards, educators, social services and employers to work closely together.
A Better Outcome “It opened the door to something I didn’t feel was possible,” says Jesus Celis, a roofer apprentice in Fresno, California. He is…
We don’t always treat water like the life-sustaining resource it is. Instead, we take it for granted: With the turn of a tap, it’s at…
Choosing a primary care physician is one of the most important health care decisions one can make.
By April 2020, the national unemployment rate soared to 14.7%. By October of that year, it dropped by half to 6.9%. But since then, that descent has slowed down to 3.5% by September 2022. To date, employment in service occupations has yet to catch up to pre-pandemic levels.
The federal Bureau of Reclamation’s recently released American River Basin Study found that increased temperatures, likely due to climate change, are decreasing the amount of water banked in snowpack, which the area has historically relied upon as a slow-release reservoir. The study suggested several adaptation strategies—groundwater use and recharge depending upon hydrology (known as conjunctive use) and alternative water diversions)—to meet water needs.
When the SlingShot Regional project was launched in 2018, there were plenty of players at the table. Representatives from the education, health care and workforce development sectors were all looking for a comprehensive way to address issues and needs in the health care sector.
Influenza is sweeping the nation. In California alone, case levels of the illness jumped from “Low” to “High” in November, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention So physicians like Dr. Douglas Young, a Sacramento internist in private practice and medical director at Northern California Research, are urging people to get a seasonal flu vaccine.
When it comes to water, Roseville has a long history of proactive planning to ensure that residents and local businesses have access to reliable sources…
As of 2020, California was home to over 4.1 million small business. These businesses employed half the state’s workforce and were responsible for nearly two-thirds of new jobs. To say small business is vital to California’s economy would be an understatement.
Economic Gardening 2.0., a collaboration between Berkeley Strategy Advisors and the National Center for Economic Gardening,offers consultations, tools and funding for “second-stage” Sacramento companies.
Even for established companies such as Honey, a design and marketing studio founded in Sacramento in 2008, the global pandemic represented a unique challenge. Honey’s marketing and branding efforts focus on the food, beverage and agriculture industries. These industries were hit particularly hard by the shutdowns of 2020.
For some cities, it made sense to engage in what is known as ‘economic hunting’—attracting a large corporation with tax breaks and other financial giveaways. Bit that can make it harder to provide the regional infrastructure—transportation, education, health care and housing—needed for its residents. Economic Gardening offers another approach.
A progressive disease, COPD reduces the elasticity of bronchial tubes and air sacs in the lungs, leading to individuals having difficulty catching their breath. While there is no cure, COPD can be treated. To that end, Northern California Research is currently looking for COPD patients to participate in clinical trials for these treatments.
