You may just have today off — either you work for the man and he’s paying you for a vacation day or you’re a founder, consultant or hustler and you’re granting yourself a day of rest! I fall into that later category although I’m not certain I’ll be able to refrain from a sneak peek at my unread emails! Whether you’re working or not, please take some time to remember our fallen soldiers this Memorial Day. They paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

If you are chillin’ today and looking for a good read, I recommend my friend Dan Casas-Murray’s guest post on StartupSac, An Entrepreneur’s Journey. If you’re looking for a roadmap to go from idea to business, this is a great place to start! And be sure to click on the “resources & tools” links! Some of you likely know Dan already — he teaches Hacker Lab’s Startup Hustle bootcamp.

If net neutrality is important to your startup’s business model and/or success, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is organizing a Lobby Day in Sacramento tomorrow (May 29th) in support of the California net neutrality bill that’s currently in the state senate. The day will consist of meeting with lawmakers’ offices and a press conference. They’re looking for local startups to participate. If you’re interested, contact Ernesto Falcon at EFF (ernesto at eff dot org) and tell them Duane Wilson (Founder Academy) recommended you reach out about participating in the Lobby Day.

This Week’s Best Bets

Tuesday, CleanStart’s monthly Cleantech meetup will include a few talks on clean technologies around the topic of water — reducing waste, improving quality, using it wisely. This free event will include presentations from local startups Aquaoso and Athena Intelligence as well as an update on desalination technology. Appetizers and beverages will be provided at this free event. RSVP here.

Wednesday morning, 1 Million Cups takes a road trip to the new CoWo Campus in Midtown. Presenters are FactorFive and Fanalyze. I hope to see you there! RSVP here.

Thursday, the Greater Sacramento Economic Council will discuss the findings of a recent report, “Charting a course to the Sacramento region’s future economic prosperity,” at its Competitiveness Forum.  If you care about our economic future, you should try to be there! This is a free event. RSVP here.

Plan Ahead

On June 12, Startup Grind will host Nicole Froker, the Partner Engagement Manager of Google For Entrepreneurs. Get your ticket before June 1 and save $5! Save another $5 by adding “digest” in the promo code field! RSVP here.

Yolo County! Startup Grind is bringing the show to Davis on June 21 with guest Mark Haney of HaneyBiz! This is a freebie thanks to the generous support of The City of Davis and Marrone Bio Innovations! RSVP here.

There’s lots of great stuff going on in the tech startup community–check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. If you’d like to receive the digest in your inbox every Monday morning, sign up for free here. If you’ve organized (or know about) an event we have not included, please submit it here for consideration. And for even more startup information, happenings and resources, check out the StartupSac Website.  Note: We include a lot of tech events that aren’t necessarily startup-focused on the StartupSac event calendar.  Check it out here.