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June 2019
DEPARTMENTS
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EVIL HR LADY
Can a company switch a full-time worker into
a contractor?
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96
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by Suzanne Lucas
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REAL ESTATE
Why it’s nearly impossible to predict what will
happen to housing prices
DISCOURSE
Citrus Heights Mayor Jeannie Bruins on changes
since cityhood, including plans to attract more
businesses and jobs
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TASTE
After a series of missteps and a change in
ownership, contract manufacturer Mad Will’s is
cooking again in Auburn
by Allen Pierleoni
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SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL SECTION
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opinion
Nonprofit’s dual approach in Oak Park can be a
model for other organizations
18 rsvp
24 worth noting
96 in the making
98 seed round
City of Elk Grove
Comstock’s, in collaboration with the city of Elk
Grove, highlights the newest amenities, historic
Old Town, incentive programs for startups and the
coming Wilton Rancheria Resort
The long, sometimes bumpy, road that led to joining
Comstock’s magazine
by Jake Mossawir, St. HOPE
interview by Sena Christian
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Letter From the Editor
by Tom Couzens
by Ryan Lundquist
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THE USUAL
City Year Sacramento Ripples of Hope Gala | Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation One Party Gala |
Broadway Sacramento Annual Broadway Gala |
American Red Cross The Bash: A Salute to Service
Buzzword of the Month: activation / Readers sound off
on social / ICYMI: Last month’s hottest web exclusives
Steve Rex makes custom-designed bicycles in his
home shop
Meet the founder of Foodnome, our June Startup of
the Month