A week of loss and change

Hello LinkedIn community. It's been a busy news week in the #sacramento business world.

Chris Jarosz, founder of the Broderick Roadhouse #restaurant chain and an important leader in the Sacramento restaurant community died in a traffic accident early Wednesday morning. In this article by the Business Journal's Ben van der Meer and Mark Anderson , we took stock of Jarosz's legacy and his impact on the Sacramento dining scene.

Beyond the tragedy, this week has been one of change, with other leaders stepping away from the scene and new ones arriving.

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Steinberg stepping away

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced this week that he won't run for another term after his current one ends next year.

Steinberg talked about his decision with the Business Journal's Ben van der Meer . You can see what he had to say in this article .

Almost immediately after Steinberg's announcement, State Assemblymember Kevin McCarty announced he was jumping into race the succeed Steinberg.

New leadership of Sac State

This week also saw California State University Sacramento name its next president, following the retirement of Robert S. Nelsen.

J. Luke Wood, a Sacramento State graduate himself and currently an administrator at San Diego State University, will take over as Sac State's next leader. Find out about his background and planned areas of focus at Sac State in this article by the Business Journal's Emily Hamann .

Intriguing fact: J. Luke Wood is the identical twin brother of Sacramento Region Business Association CEO Joshua Wood .

Real estate roundup

In other news, Centene Corporation appears to be giving up most, if not all, of its office space in Natomas, less than five years after the St. Louis-based company named Sacramento as its regional headquarters, with the expectation that it would bring thousands of jobs to the region.

Restaurateur Aziz Bellarbi-Salah, the owner of Aioli Bodega Espa?ola in Midtown and Brasserie du Monde in Downtown Sacramento, is choosing for the near term to invest in restaurant real estate, rather than open new restaurants himself. He's the new landlord of the Southern-cuisine restaurant The Porch at 1815 K St.

A Howe Avenue property, already entitled for retail development and a convalescent hospital, is on the market .

Rural health care at risk

And lastly, anyone concerned about the state of the health care system should check out Emily Hamann 's investigative series of stories about the financial pressures on rural hospitals that we began publishing today.

Rural hospitals, including #Placerville 's Marshall Medical Center and South Lake Tahoe's Barton Memorial Hospital, provide vital services to especially vulnerable populations and are critical to the Sierra Foothills economy.

Enjoy the long weekend, Sacramento.

Thanks for reading our Weekly Edition, which was compiled by Editor-in-chief Adam Steinhauer . Send feedback and news tips to [email protected].