Construction of a new "urban-style" Target store on 65th Street is energizing other nearby development proposals.

Among them: a 32-unit housing and commercial complex near 65th and Broadway, close to Highway 50.

Developer Mike Klein plans a 3,000-square-foot retail building fronting 65th, topped by two apartment units. Behind it will be two sets of row houses, facing each other across a small park.

Farther back on the 2-acre lot will be 20 single-family homes, similar to those built in east Sac in the '30s.

The mix is "sort of Bohemian contemporary" with "an alternative feel," says project architect Mark Groen of Vrilakas Architects.

Home prices have not been determined, but they'll be reasonable, Klein says.

Klein says he and investors acquired the vacant parcel last year because of "all the stuff going on over there," including the planned Target store, developer Mark Friedman's F65retail/loft housing complex at Folsom and 65th, and expansion plans by California State University, Sacramento.

If the housing market starts to rebound, Klein intends to submit plans early next year and begin construction on the $7 million project by year's end.

Moving on: Local tech advocate Teri Munger has taken a pay cut, seen her benefits slashed, had her stock options eviscerated.

She couldn't be happier.

After 30 years in the high-tech industry, Munger recently left her public affairs post at Intel to run a Placer County nonprofit that helps domestic abuse victims.

The move is something of a role reversal for Munger. At Intel – and previously at Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft – one of her assignments was helping dole out corporate grants.

Now, as executive director of PEACE for Families, she'll be the one seeking donations.

Munger, who sits on several boards, says she's always been passionate about non-profits. Making pitches on behalf of PEACE, which is opening a women's shelter in Auburn this month, won't be a problem.

As for the personal financial hit, Munger says she's now getting a different kind of compensation: "I get to go to work every day where my heart is."

Swimming upstream: It's finis for two Fins in the region.

Owners of the family-owned Fins Market & Grill have closed outlets in midtown Sacramento and Davis, just a year or so after opening.

Both were "severely underperforming," says Darci Jayousi, who with her husband, Ed, bought the local company in 1998 when it was a single outlet. She blames poor locations and the economic downturn for the closures.

But two other recently opened Fins – on Fair Oaks Boulevard in Sacramento and Sierra College Boulevard in Roseville – are doing "very well," Jayousi reports, as is the original location on Madison Avenue in Fair Oaks.

Help wanted: Expect a big turnout starting today at a job fair sponsored by the new Citizen Hotel.

The boutique hotel, which opens in November at 10th and J streets near Cesar Chavez Plaza, is hiring 170 people, from housekeepers to chefs, concierges and senior managers.

Coordinating the event is Mellissa Barcelo, the Citizen's people services director.

No experience is necessary for some of the lower-paying posts. But, Barcelo says, "a passion to serve people" is a requirement.

Given the economy, she anticipates there'll be a crowd at the three-day job fair, which runs through Saturday, starting daily at 10 a.m. at the Sacramento Convention Center.

Barcelo has some tips for job applicants: Dress nicely, make eye contact with the interviewer, and smile. And one more thing, she adds: "Don't chew gum."

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