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Sacramento is the fourth "most hipster" city in the U.S., according to a new ranking that looked at the presence of hipster-friendly businesses in town, like record stores, locally-owned coffee shops and microbreweries.

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‘Pokemon Go’ Draws Crowds And Profits Into Old Sacramento

July 22, 2016 | Melody Stone

Merchants in Old Sacramento are running ragged after two weeks of “Pokemon Go" mania. The neighborhood has become a magnet for players of the augmented reality game, which launched earlier this month. The crowds are translating into profits.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Politifact: More Gun Dealers Than McDonald's In California

July 19, 2016

Does California really have more licensed gun dealers than McDonald’s? PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols decided to look into that statement and joins Insight today to talk about his discovery.

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Amazon To Open Sacramento Distribution Center

July 15, 2016 | Bob Moffitt

Amazon says there will be 1,000 new, full-time jobs at its new 855,000-square-foot north Sacramento facility by the end of 2017.

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Golden 1 Center Is Hiring

July 13, 2016 | Ed Joyce

The Golden 1 Center will provide hundreds of part-time jobs when it opens in downtown Sacramento later this year. A job fair Thursday at Sleep Train Arena starts the hiring process with "speed-dating" style interviews.

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The Political Junkie Goes West

July 11, 2016

The Political Junkie is turning his analytical gaze west, he joins us from Washington D.C. in an effort to put it all in perspective.

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Business Journal: FoodJets, DoorDash, Beer, Lumens

July 8, 2016

The food delivery service DoorDash entered the Sacramento market this week. While another - FoodJets - has stopped taking orders. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal has the story and more business news.

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