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"Get Your Zen On: Making spirituality a part of your life." Jane and Jane, July/Aug. 2008
Nearly every religious denomination today has a gay coalition – Episcopalians have Integrity, Methodists have Welcoming and Affirming, Lutherans have Lutherans Concerned, and the list goes on – and it’s because the LGBT community isn’t as willing to give up on God as maybe some religious people had hoped. ... download pdf.

"Science Experiment: Biotech companies cluster along I-80," Comstock's, November 2007
Despite the economic challenges posed by California’s tax laws and its high cost of living, the 30-year-old biotechnology industry in Northern California isn’t going anywhere. Biotech companies, which have been locating in the Bay Area for three decades, are expanding in the region, creating what supporters hope will be recognized as the BayBio Corridor ... read more.

"When the Go Girl Gets Tough," Comstock's, October 2007
Employees at Nor-Cal Beverage Co. in West Sacramento have gotten in touch with their feminine side, and it’s beginning to pay off ... read more.

"Central City Locomotion: Expanding the downtown footprint and its economic engine," Comstock's, September 2007
A once-bustling railyard north of downtown Sacramento has lain idle for nearly two decades, accumulating little more than dead grass and debris along the ground and broken glass in the few buildings still standing. ... download pdf.

"Sifting Through Brownfields in Search of a Soiled Past," Comstock's, September 2007
Driving over the I Street Bridge, you get a quick glimpse of the historic Southern Pacific Central Shops and the abandoned railyard surrounding them. Just north of those shops are mounds of dirt created by bulldozers, and excavating equipment used to search for contaminated soil about 20 feet below the surface. ... download pdf.

"Outfoxing Outsourcing," Policy Today, April 17, 2007
In 2004 a number of outsourcing bills were churning through the state legislature, three of which were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who cited barriers to trade and unnecessary business hurdles among his reasons for vetoing the bills ... read more.

"Wanted: Timely, Affordable Health Care," Policy Today, February 21, 2007
Although originally established to treat trauma victims, emergency rooms today are increasingly becoming the health provider of last resort for the poor and uninsured ... read more.

"Get into the groove," Sacramento News & Review, March 8, 2007
Without the fluorescent lights, rows of pornography and gaudy lingerie, Sacramento’s newest sex-toy store is far from the adult-store image portrayed in movies ... read more.

"Three-car winery," Lodi News-Sentinel, Feb. 7, 2007
If it weren't for the fermentation tank in the driveway, it's likely nobody would even be able to tell there's a winery at the Peterson Family Vineyard off West Turner Road. That's because the winery's barrel room is inconspicuously disguised as a three-car garage ... read more.

"Winemakers turn to Gnekow for advice," Lodi News-Sentinel, Feb. 1, 2007
One of the most instrumental figures in the Lodi wine industry is a man whose name doesn't appear on any label ... read more.

"Environmentalists taking green to the grave," Lodi New-Sentinel, Dec. 28, 2006
You may drive a hybrid, recycle everything, eat nothing but organics and power your home with solar energy. But when you die, are you enough of an environmentalist to ensure your burial has minimal impact on the earth? Today, the eco-minded consumer can make arrangement so their graves not only won't hurt the Earth, but may even improve it ... read more.