Monthly Archives: September 2014

By Patrick Mulvaney, chef and restaurateur When I read about climate change, I learn about rising sea levels and shrinking polar ice caps – problems for 100 years in the future. But when I talk to my friends and customers about climate change, the focus is on what is happening today. It seems little things are already adding up. As a chef, I have …

Just how different are millennials? So far, quite. Millennials (adults born in the 80s and 90s) are spending money differently than previous generations, preferring to throw cash at new experiences and adventures and to reward socially responsible companies that they can connect with and that they deem authentic. It’s easiest to see this change in the food industry, where millennials are …

KMAX-31, Sacramento. KCRA-3, Sacramento. Note – There is a brief glitch in the video at the 35-second mark.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $328 million in conservation funding (more than $22 million to California) is being invested to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation. The USDA initiative will benefit wildlife and promote outdoor recreation and related sectors of the economy. “Conservation easements help farmers and ranchers protect valuable agricultural lands …

The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), the Employment Training Panel (ETP), and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office signed an agreement to provide job training to workers and employers in California locales hit hardest by the drought. LWDA Secretary David Lanier said, “This new partnership reflects the administration’s continuing commitment to provide additional resources to severely affected communities …

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 9, 2014, as Admission Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Soon after the outbreak of war in 1846, United States forces invaded the Mexican province of Alta California. Seven months later, on January 13, 1847, representatives of both countries …

In observance of the September 11 attack of the World Trade Center in 2001, the 9/11 Memorial Plaza at the California State Fairgrounds at Cal Expo will open to the general public on September 11, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The memorial honors the victims lost 13 years ago. At 9:00 a.m., the Sacramento Young Marines will present …

The latest segment of the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Water Wise.” This video content is no longer available.