The city of Sacramento is hosting a free workshop Thursday at Memorial Hall to support nightlife and hospitality businesses in enhancing safety and boosting operations.“It’s a really great opportunity for businesses to network with other operators, but it’s also a great way for them to connect with city staff,” said Sacramento’s Nighttime Economy Manager Tina Lee-Vogt. “I’ve been really surprised at how resilient we’ve been, and we have so many of our businesses that weathered COVID and continue to grow and blossom.”Lee-Vogt emphasized the opportunities for networking that come from the quarterly “Pubs, Clubs, and Bars” training. The workshop aims to provide a platform for businesses to network with other operators and connect with city staff. “I think a lot of times people don’t understand the importance of having a really strong social economy,” she said. “Not only does it give people something to do, but a lot of times people locate to a city based on their accessibility to being able to find social activities to participate in.” The Sacramento Fire Department will participate, offering guidance to participants on improving safety.”We send folks from our prevention side of the house out there to talk about code violations, but more importantly, build relationships with these bar owners and people in the entertainment business, and just discuss common practices. What works best for one location might not work best for the other,” said Justin Sylvia, of Sacramento Fire.He said the department will also be on hand to discuss emergency exit planning, occupancy limits and ways to increase fire safety inside businesses.The Sacramento Police Department also plans to attend. “The city is really big on economic development, but public safety goes hand in hand with that,” Dan Wiseman, of Sacramento Police, said. “Any time we can collaborate with our city partners, in this case, the Office of Nighttime Economy, and really support our businesses, especially our nighttime economy businesses and our entertainment venues, bars, pubs, clubs— that just allows us to get the information out, get all of the retailers and the business owners in one room and sort of work from the same playbook.”Lee-Vogt said, in the new year, she looked forward to expanding the capabilities of the city’s new entertainment zones. A financial workshop called Taking Care of Business is also being planned for next month, she said.”It’s really about continuing to enhance those partnerships and being able to help our businesses to continue to be successful,” she said.RSVPs can be emailed to nighttime@cityofsacramento.org.The training will take place at Memorial Hall inside Memorial Auditorium at 1515 J Street from 3 to 5 p.m. Validated free parking will be available for participants. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The city of Sacramento is hosting a free workshop Thursday at Memorial Hall to support nightlife and hospitality businesses in enhancing safety and boosting operations.
“It’s a really great opportunity for businesses to network with other operators, but it’s also a great way for them to connect with city staff,” said Sacramento’s Nighttime Economy Manager Tina Lee-Vogt. “I’ve been really surprised at how resilient we’ve been, and we have so many of our businesses that weathered COVID and continue to grow and blossom.”
Lee-Vogt emphasized the opportunities for networking that come from the quarterly “Pubs, Clubs, and Bars” training. The workshop aims to provide a platform for businesses to network with other operators and connect with city staff.
“I think a lot of times people don’t understand the importance of having a really strong social economy,” she said. “Not only does it give people something to do, but a lot of times people locate to a city based on their accessibility to being able to find social activities to participate in.”
The Sacramento Fire Department will participate, offering guidance to participants on improving safety.
“We send folks from our prevention side of the house out there to talk about code violations, but more importantly, build relationships with these bar owners and people in the entertainment business, and just discuss common practices. What works best for one location might not work best for the other,” said Justin Sylvia, of Sacramento Fire.
He said the department will also be on hand to discuss emergency exit planning, occupancy limits and ways to increase fire safety inside businesses.
The Sacramento Police Department also plans to attend.
“The city is really big on economic development, but public safety goes hand in hand with that,” Dan Wiseman, of Sacramento Police, said. “Any time we can collaborate with our city partners, in this case, the Office of Nighttime Economy, and really support our businesses, especially our nighttime economy businesses and our entertainment venues, bars, pubs, clubs— that just allows us to get the information out, get all of the retailers and the business owners in one room and sort of work from the same playbook.”
Lee-Vogt said, in the new year, she looked forward to expanding the capabilities of the city’s new entertainment zones. A financial workshop called Taking Care of Business is also being planned for next month, she said.
“It’s really about continuing to enhance those partnerships and being able to help our businesses to continue to be successful,” she said.
RSVPs can be emailed to nighttime@cityofsacramento.org.
The training will take place at Memorial Hall inside Memorial Auditorium at 1515 J Street from 3 to 5 p.m.
Validated free parking will be available for participants.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel