City of Sacramento
this investment has gone to products sentatives of groups including ethnic
of the planet. For example, Evolve associations, and our university’s com-
and services that support the health
BioSystems, based in Davis, invents
products that establish, restore and
munity research and outreach units.
Over the coming months, we’ll work
maintain healthy communities of mi- closely with neighborhood associations
Origin Materials, in West Sacramen- the Broadway-Stockton Boulevard cor-
croorganisms in babies’ intestines.
to, develops less costly ways to swap
out fossil fuels for environmentally
friendlier wood chips in plastics manu-
facturing.
Our efforts with Aggie Square are
guided by our 31-member Aggie Square
Partnership Advisory Council of elect-
ed officials and heads of economic
development groups like the Greater
Aggie Square, located next to UC Davis
Health off of Stockton Boulevard in
Sacramento, will be an innovation
hub housing startups and community
organizations to provide economic
opportunities for residents.
chambers of commerce, neighborhood
Sacramento Urban League and Greater
Sacramento Economic Council. We also
in Oak Park, Tahoe Park, Elmhurst and
ridor to develop partnerships and hear
their concerns about traffic, gentrifica-
tion and other potential impacts. We
anticipate Aggie Square will generate
jobs in these communities. Our goal is
to recruit as many nearby residents as
we can from the surrounding neigh-
borhoods
and
provide
educational
opportunities. We want our success to
be their success.
Aggie Square will be a live-learn-
receive advice at the neighborhood lev- work-play center of innovation that aims
Advisory Committee, with 44 repre- Boulevard
el through our Community Engagement
to integrate with the Broadway-Stockton
corridor
and
surround-
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