California's Capital Region: The Sacramento Valley

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GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION Right: Office staff from the late 1960s. Below: First of Golden 1’s ATMs. Bottom, right: California State Employees’ Credit Union’s #1 building. From humble beginnings eighty-five years ago, Golden 1 Credit Union has grown to become a leading credit union in California and the sixth largest in the nation, with nearly one million members and $11 billion in assets. Golden 1 has always embraced the philosophy of “people helping people,” and as a dynamic and trusted leader, the credit union is committed to enhancing the financial wellbeing of Californians and their diverse communities. The idea for Golden 1 Credit Union was born at a breakfast meeting in 1933, where a San Francisco attorney spoke to a gathering of state employees and told them about a new kind of financial institution. The president of the California State Employees Association (CSEA), Fred Taylor, attended that meeting and listened intently as the speaker described this alternative to traditional banks. Taylor felt such an institution could help state workers and, after speaking with several of his colleagues, he presented the idea to the CSEA Board of Directors, who promptly approved it. On July 31, 1933, a group of eleven California state employees met to establish the new credit union’s Board of Directors. They decided to call the credit union the California State Employees’ Credit Union #1 (CSECU #1) and on August 5 of that year, a permit to sell shares was filed and the organization became the first chartered credit union to serve state employees in California. In the beginning, twenty-two men and women were named to the Board and the Supervisory Committee and each was asked to deposit $5.50 for his or her share—$5.00 for the share plus a .50 cent application fee. For the first five years, members of the Board and Supervisory Committee operated the organization. Then, in 1938, one full-time and one part-time clerk were hired. One of those first hires was Edward Masters, who worked for the credit union a total of thirty-eight years and eventually became the General Manager. Masters’ daughter, Prudence Skinner, also worked for Golden 1 for more than forty-five years. The CSECU #1 employees worked from an office in the California State Public Works Building from 1939 until 1961, when the credit union moved to its first permanent office and administrative headquarters in downtown Sacramento. This location was considered the credit union’s first branch because it had teller windows. The organization’s name was changed to Golden 1 Credit Union in 1977. This was followed by a period of steady growth that included a merger in 1981 with the City of Sacramento Employees Credit Union. In 2018, Golden 1 became the first CALIFORNIA’S CAPITAL REGION - THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY 188
credit union to be chartered in all California counties and can now serve anyone who lives or works in the state. The credit union has surpassed $11 billion in assets and serves nearly 1 million members, with 430,000 in the Sacramento Valley. Golden 1 employs 1,700 people throughout California, including 1,350 in the Sacramento region. Donna Bland has been Golden 1’s President and CEO since 2010. She previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, she was the Vice President Controller. She first joined the credit union as an employee and member in 1994. As a not-for-profit cooperative, Golden 1 returns its earnings to members—not stockholders—through higher returns on savings, lower interest rates on loans, and more free services. This helps honest, hard-working families and individuals lead better lives financially. Over the years, Golden 1 has grown to serve consumers throughout California with more than seventy branches and more than 30,000 CO-OP ATMs nationwide. Golden 1 provides convenient and value-added products and services to help consumers make the most of their money. The credit union’s products and services include checking and savings accounts; home, auto, and personal loans; credit and debit cards; investment and insurance services; on-line and mobile banking; and financial wellness education. Golden 1 and its employees give back to communities across California in several ways. Golden 1 Credit Union’s Community Grants Program awards funding to Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley-based nonprofits working to improve literacy rates and support foster youth transitioning to independence. Golden 1 Credit Union scholarships provide members and their dependents two- and four-year financial assistance, valued at up to $20,000 per student, for full-time students who attend accredited colleges and universities in California. Since 2011, Golden 1 has donated more than $50,000 each year to food banks throughout California, and—in 2018—the credit union committed to giving $1 million over three years to Wind Youth Services to address the issue of homelessness for youth and young adults in Sacramento. The credit union also offers tickets to community groups for Sacramento Kings basketball games and other special events at Golden 1 Center. Golden 1 was the first credit union to gain the naming rights to a major league sports arena. In addition, Golden 1’s Financial Wellness portal offers a suite of tools to teach consumers about personal finance. By visiting Golden 1’s website—golden1.com—you may watch a short video, listen to a podcast, participate in a webinar, or view a learning lab module on such topics as home buying, understanding credit, and raising money-smart kids. Golden 1 also sponsors numerous charitable events and organizations and encourages employees to volunteer for, and support, nonprofit causes in their communities. Looking to the future, Golden 1 Credit Union stands committed to helping more hard-working Californians achieve their financial goals. The credit union plans to pursue steady growth throughout the state, while maintaining its positions of financial strength and stability, and leadership in its industry and the communities it serves. Top: Golden 1 Center. Below: President of the California State Employees Association, who helped start the credit union, Fred Taylor. CAPITAL REGION PARTNERS - STRONG BUSINESS 189
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Legacy Sponsors .
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INTRODUCTION BY MAYOR DARRELL STEIN
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Sutter, Jr., and brother of future
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt in
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Early Sacramento. COURTESY OF THE L
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T HE B IG F OUR “The Big Four”
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T HE S CHOOLHOUSE The Old Sacrament
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P ARISIAN I NSPIRED The architectur
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T RAIN T IME The California State R
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A KING’ S S UNSET The Delta King
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T HE W ATCHMEN Sacramento’s skyli
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E LKS T OWER In the 1920s Sacrament
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S ACRAMENTO V ALLEY S TATION Sacram
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B EAUX A RTS The Jesse M. Unruh bui
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S PANISH S UNSET The Westminster Pr
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C ESAR E. CHAVEZ P LAZA Named after
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T HE E SQUIRE The 1940s Art Deco Es
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C ALIFORNIA’ S H EARTBEAT The Sac
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T HESE H ALLS D O S PEAK The variou
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T HE C ALIFORNIA A SSEMBLY The Cali
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G ATEWAY TO AN I NDOMITABLE C ITY O
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G OVERNOR’ S M ANSION Official ho
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M IDTOWN C ULTURE The Sofia Tsakopo
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T HE H ANDLE D ISTRICT The Handle D
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I NSIDE THE F ORT At the center of
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T REESCAPE The California State Uni
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S ACRAMENTO’ S W ATER S OURCE The
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C AL E XPO The early California leg
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T HE Z IGGURAT On the shores of the
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R OBERT T. MATSUI W ATERFRONT P ARK
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I SLETON M OONRISE In 1874 Josiah P
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L OCKE Locke is located in the prim
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W ALNUT G ROVE Walnut Grove was est
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P OWERED BY THE P EOPLE Davis, Cali
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C ENTRAL P ARK G ARDENS The Davis C
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O KTOBERFEST Davis residents join i
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F OLSOM Joseph Libby Folsom origina
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J OHNNY C ASH T RAIL In 2014 the Ci
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F OOTPRINTS IN F OLSOM Folsom Lake
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H OME IN THE H ILLS Folsom is locat
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L AKE N ATOMA S UNSET Paved cycling
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G OLDEN R AINBOW B RIDGE Folsom’s
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T HE D ELICATE S PAN Folsom’s Rai
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L AW & ORDER IN G OLD C OUNTRY The
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C ALIFORNIA’ S E ARLY F IREFIGHTE
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N ORTH F ORK A MERICAN R IVER The N
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R AGING W ATERS Lake Clementine is
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P LACERVILLE Nearby Sutter’s Mill
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G OLD R USH S UNSET Placerville bec
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A N A PPLE A D AY In the early 1960
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T HE F ARM S TAND Boa Vista Orchard
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N EVADA C ITY An early Gold Rush to
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L IVING H ISTORY Nevada City has a
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T AHOE T OURISM Lake Tahoe is a maj
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W AVES OF G RAIN Grain corn is grow
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G OLD R USH G RAPES The Sierra Foot
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Page 141 and 142: CAPITAL REGION PARTNERS Profiles of
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