Dam Compromise
Few things have played as large a role in shaping California into a globaleconomic power as the ability to access, manage and utilize its most precious natural resource: water. But California’s once state-of-the-art water storage and transfer system is fast becoming antiquated, creating significant supply and environmental problems that threaten to undermine the state’s [click on title to continue reading...]
An Interview with California state Senator Darrell Steinberg
California Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg has long been one of the leading voices under the Dome in Sacramento. I sat down with him in December of 2007 to discuss a broad array of topics.
Photos are courtesy of Noel Neuberger.
With apologies to Ella Fitzgerald, for most of the modern NBA’s young gunners, life just don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that bling-the gaudy jewelry, tattoos, cars and other assorted flash-and-dash accouterments that make it clear to everyone that a major league “baller” is in the house. Not so for Sacramento Kings [click on title to continue reading...]
How Unity Forest Products CEO Enita Elphick Clawed Her Way to the Top
John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, once defined leadership as the ability to inspire others to “dream more, learn more, do more and become more.” That definition undoubtedly applies to Unity Forest Products Owner and CEO Enita Elphick, who [click on title to continue reading...]
McClatchy Moves Up the Paper Chain
Any number of things make a business transaction a “big deal.” For one, size does matter, as does a touch of controversy and the potential to dramatically alter an industry. In 2006, the Sacramento region’s biggest deal - the McClatchy Co.’s $6.5 billion March purchase of the Knight Ridder [click on title to continue reading...]