02-07-2025
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5 things: Black Sails Coffee opens July 12 in Citrus Heights
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Black Sails Coffee Lounge sets opening date in Citrus Heights
Last month, my colleague Jake Abbott told you that Black Sails Coffee Lounge was coming to the Marketplace at Birdcage in Citrus Heights.
Update: The locally owned business will open at 11 a.m. on July 12, operators announced on social media. It's located at 5925 Birdcage Centre Lane, Suite 102.
Black Sails Coffee Lounge will specialize in espresso drinks, cold brew, hot coffee and tea, in addition to pastries, the Business Journal previously reported.
Intel cuts more jobs in Folsom
The Intel Corp. campus in Folsom will have a permanent layoff of 54 employees in July, part of a reduction that also included 110 employees for the chip giant in and around its headquarters in Santa Clara.
Intel notified state employment officials of a permanent layoff of 54 employees effective July 11 at the Folsom campus.
Reporter Mark Anderson has details about Intel's latest layoffs in Folsom.
Chinese eatery to replace Station 16 in Midtown
A restaurant group specializing in Chinese cuisine is expanding into California, with a new concept planned for the Firestone Building in Midtown Sacramento.
Dumpling King has signed a lease for a 5,128-square-foot restaurant space at 1118 16th St. The space was most recently occupied by Station 16, which operated out of the spot for nearly 10 years and served steaks and seafood.
The restaurant group behind the upcoming Dumpling King has several sites in Oregon.
Reporter Jake Abbott explains what to expect from Dumpling King in Midtown Sacramento.
California passes 'historic' CEQA reform
California has enacted a series of changes to the California Environmental Quality Act, easing a regulatory process that critics, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, have long decried as unnecessarily restrictive of new development.
Newsom late Monday signed into law Assembly Bill 130, which, drawing upon a bill proposed earlier this year by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), creates a new class of residential development for which review under CEQA, a law notorious for its capacity to delay and derail development in California, is no longer necessary.
Sarah Klearman from our sister publication, the San Francisco Business Times, explains what you need to know about changes to the California Environmental Quality Act.
2 undeveloped Natomas properties proposed for infill housing
Two undeveloped North Natomas properties, including one less than 5 miles from Downtown Sacramento, are proposed for zoning changes to develop them as single-family housing.
The larger one, 38.3 acres northwest of where Interstate 5 meets Interstate 80, was proposed five years ago as an employment center, but didn't get far before the Covid-19 pandemic sapped demand for office space.
Senior Reporter Ben van der Meer has details about the Natomas properties proposed for infill housing.
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