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09/10/2025

Clarksburg's iconic Heringer Estates started as a 20-acre spread where Dutch farmer John Heringa raised 10 head of cattle in 1868. Today, the six-generation family business manages 500 acres of land, where they raise the grapes that become their award-winning wines. (By Ed Goldman)

Family business spotlight: The sixth generation of an ag family keeps growing at Heringer Estates

09/10/2025

You're Invited! Join the Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center as they celebrate the Grand Opening of their newly renovated venue!

🎀 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | 4:30 PM
📍 Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre (Village Park, in front of the Performing Arts Center)

🎟️ Grand Opening Gala | 5 PM – 10 PM
Continue the celebration with an unforgettable evening of:
🍸 Cocktail Reception
🍽️ Gourmet Dinner
🎤 Live Entertainment
💃 Dancing under the stars!

Ticket Options:
• Cocktail Hour Only – $65
• VIP Experience (Includes Dinner) – SOLD OUT

A limited number of Cocktail Hour tickets will be available onsite following the Ribbon Cutting. This is just one of several exciting events happening over the Grand Opening weekend—be sure to check them all out!

🔗 Tickets & Info: https://buff.ly/OY4J6Uq

08/10/2025

Greg Padilla Bail Bonds — which also includes Greg's son Topo and grandson Brandon — plays not one but several important roles in Sacramento's court system. From fugitive tracking to impromptu counseling, each generation wears many hats. (By Scott Thomas Anderson)

Family business spotlight: Greg Padilla Bail Bonds is built on a code through 3 generations

07/10/2025

Collins Electrical Company, Inc. has been lighting up Northern California for almost as long as electric lights have existed. Here's how the family business has stayed innovative for over a century. (By Dakota Morlan)

Family business spotlight: The Gini family of Collins Electrical Company look to the future

06/10/2025

It's at Comstock's, and today we're highlighting Ming's Recycling, founded by Vietnamese refugee Ming Luong in 1987. At 94, he still goes to work every day at what is now one of NorCal's largest recycling companies. Meet Ming and the rest of the family in the Family Business issue. (By Jennifer Fergesen)

Family business spotlight: Vietnamese refugee’s side job turned into a major recycling business

05/10/2025

Visit Sacramento's offered an opportunity to showcase California wines, but it also gave a platform to winemakers from lesser-known regions around the continent. Here's what we learned from visiting winemakers, including Altos Norte Vinícola, Cava Dragón, Vino La JoDa and more. (By Anna Dobrowolski)

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Winemakers from Mexico, Chile and beyond joined California vintners to celebrate slow wine in a changing world

03/10/2025

Purple Door Finders is a platform for seniors to connect with senior living communities directly, eliminating the hassle of sales solicitations and the costs of referral fees. "My goal was to show seniors and family members all of their options and not just what online agencies wanted to show them," says founder and CEO Christina Bremner. (By Russell Nichols)

Platform helps seniors connect with communities directly

02/10/2025

An employee accidentally sent an email with the wrong attachment to the whole company of 100 people — a sensitive one that could have led to identity theft. HR is fuming. What's an appropriate response from both sides? (By Suzanne Lucas, illustration by Jack Ohman)

The Evil HR Lady addresses apologies and how to take them

01/10/2025

More than 220 attempts have been made to divide our state into two, three and even six states. ... However, what I’d like more than anything else is for California to unite, not divide itself, to continue to lead with our rich diversity of resources and people. (By Winnie Comstock-Carlson)

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Reflections on the perennial question of dividing California

01/10/2025

Comstock's annual Family Business Issue is out! Find us on a local newsstand or check out the digital edition to meet the five featured families, including the Luongs of Ming's Recycling on the cover. Plus, read features on innovative flood infrastructure, leading with emotional intelligence, local acquisitions and more.
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30/09/2025

The U.S. government is expected to shut down tomorrow unless Democrats and Republicans can make a deal by 11:59 p.m. tonight. Here's what Californians may experience during a shutdown — including impacts to travel, health care and wildfire response. (From CalMatters.org)

CalMatters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom committed to explaining California policy and politics.

29/09/2025

Comstock's Editor Judy Farah just returned from Washington, D.C. for a National Press Foundation fellowship on local small business reporting. Here's what she says small businesses in California's Capital Region can learn from experts in the nation's capital.

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FROM THE EDITOR: Cities across the U.S. also have housing, crime, immigration and tariff concerns