Description of 916 Ink, a Sacramento-based nonprofit providing creative writing workshops for Sacramento area youth. New: Ink TV The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for Sacramento nonprofits. Each nonprofit has had to pivot to the best of their ability to continue to fulfill their mission. I first became aware of 916 Ink through […]
Tower Bridge Dinner To Go
(UPDATED 9/12/2020) Description of 2020 Tower Bridge Dinner To Go, a re-imagined event to replace the cancelled (due to COVID-19) Tower Bridge Dinner. Background First, some background on the actual Tower Bridge Dinner. The Tower Bridge Dinner is a very exclusive affair held at the end of the annual Sacramento Farm-to- Fork Festival. The event […]
2020 Top 100 Best US Cities
Description of the recently released Resonance Consultancy 2020 Top 100 Best US Cities (to live, work and visit) ranking. Where does Sacramento rank on the list? 2020 is the fifth year that Resonance Consultancy has compiled its Top 100 Best US Cities list. The list is comprised of the largest cities within metropolitan areas with […]
COVID-19 & Climate Change v. the Economy
Brief description of a recent talk by Dr. Tom Suchanek on the topic of COVID-19 and Climate Change v. the Economy. The Renaissance Society 2020 Summer Series of virtual classes are now underway. I was happy to be able to catch this second session in the series after being without a computer for two+ […]
General Plan Virtual Community Workshop
Description of the City of Sacramento 2040 General Plan Virtual Community Workshop on the City’s General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan. Sacramentans have until June 5th to provide input and voice their opinions to the City of Sacramento on updates to the City’s 2040 General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan. Why is this […]