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HEART OF MIDTOWN Immaculate 2 bedrooms 2½ baths, vaulted ceilings and beautiful natural light. Warm and cozy from the moment you walk in the front door. Maple hardwood Àooring throughout, master suite with walk-in closet, 1-car garage, remote gas ¿replace, new redwood fence, newer HVAC. Fabulous urban living! $499,900 JAMIE RICH 612-4000

ELEGANT FABOULOUS FORTIES Beautifully maintained and updated home in the quintessential East Sacramento neighborhood. 3054 square feet with 3 bedrooms 2½ baths. High ceilings and spacious rooms with rich crown moldings and a great Àoor plan. A home with this size and charm is a rare ¿nd! $1,295,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495, JERRY KIRRENE 455-1001

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METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED River Park 3 bedroom 2 bath, many upgrades including kitchen Corian counters, tile Àooring, tile baths, recessed lighting, re¿nished hardwood Àoors and on-demand hot water. Detached 2-car garage fully insulated with epoxy Àoor! Cute backyard with covered patio. $499,000 STEPHANIE GALLAGHER 342-2288

CUTE 1920’S BUNGALOW 3 bedroom 2 bath home on a tree-shaded Midtown street just blocks from shops and Midtown nightlife. The remodeled kitchen overlooks the formal dining room and cozy living room with ¿replace. Beautiful hardwood Àoors, fresh paint, newer roof, dual pane windows too. $419,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

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FANTASTIC REMODEL 2 bedroom 2 bath home in East Sacramento! Newly insulated roof and Andersen dual pane windows. Great Àoor plan for entertaining. The baths have vessel sinks, a large apron sink and granite counters. 3 cedar closets, ceiling fans, built-in outdoor kitchen, potting bench and fenced garden area. $449,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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CLASSIC BUNGALOW Sweet 2 bedroom in the heart of East Sacramento! Completely remodeled kitchen and bath that blends well with the timeless style of this home. Vintage molding, hardwood Àoors, an elegant ¿replace, and a large dining room perfect for entertaining. Spacious Àoor plan completely landscaped backyard. $399,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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EAST SACRAMENTO REMODEL 2 bedroom home with modern conveniences and high end style. Wait until you see the space behind the backyard! Laundry room with sink and lots of cabinets. Part of the garage converted, a room with shower, sink, toilet and portable AC. The rest of the garage a hobby area or workshop. $439,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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METRO SQUARE Large corner unit features 3 beds, 2½ baths and lots of natural light. Open kitchen with newer stainless appliances Àows into the dining and living rooms to create an entertainers delight. Large master suite with walk-in-closet, window seat and balcony. 2-car garage. $575,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 969-7379

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CHARMING EAST SAC COTTAGE This spacious 2 bedroom home has a remodeled kitchen with granite counters overlooking the park-like yard with drought tolerant plantings and a cute barn-style potting shed. Spend evenings with friends on the large enclosed patio/sun room. Very cute and won’t last! $415,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

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CHARMING LAND PARK HOME! This charming 1,539 sq/ft home with many trees is nestled on a great street in Land Park. The spacious living room has a Àreplace and a separate formal dining room. The kitchen features granite tile counter tops and a cozy breakfast nook. The backyard is perfect for entertaining. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors throughout and original Land Park charm. $539,950

SPACIOUS LIVING! This sprawling 4 Bed/2.5 Bath home in Elk Grove is move- in ready! The Living/Dining Room combo is spacious and light. The Family room has a cozy river rock Àreplace that is so inviting.The Master suite is separate from the other bedrooms and has a door to the outside covered patio, while the master bathroom has granite throughout, glass block windows, jetted tub and a walk-in closet. Features include hardwood Áoors, plantation shutters, and a large 3 car garage with plenty of storage. $499,950

EXQUISITE LAND PARK SPANISH COLONIAL!

This elegant Spanish Colonial home has been impressively renovated while preserving the original character. This 4 bedroom, 3 bath property boasts formal Living and Dining rooms with hand-carved beams, and a Gourmet Kitchen that opens to a Great Room. The home has been thoroughly remodeled to include new plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and windows. $1,499,950

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Located on a desirable Wilhaggin cul-de-sac, this spacious home has 5 generous bedrooms, 3.5 baths and open formal living/dining room space that provides for easy indoor-outdoor Áow for entertaining between living areas and the private yard complete with large covered patio, remodeled pool/spa, waterfall and outdoor Àreplace. Fabulous family room with vaulted beamed ceilings, wet bar and 1000 bottle wine room. 5th bedroom could be second master, in-law or au pair suite with kitchenette, walk-in closet and adjacent spa-like bath with jacuzzi tub. In addition, there is a large bonus room/ofÀce/playroom. Sunny eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances,Wolf range, and double ovens. Near Country Day, Jesuit and Rio Americano schools and easy Hwy 50 and American River Parkway access. $1,150,000

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COVER ARTIST MIles Hermann His paintings have been collected both regionally and nationally and last month this painting was awarded Second Place in the Celebrating East Sac Art Contest. As he continues to explore himself and his surroundings Hermann is constantly pushing to blur the boundaries of Realism and Expressionism.

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Remember the Alhambra CARMEL MAN WINS LOCAL ART CONTEST WITH PAINTING OF STORIED THEATER

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and Park native Michael Bolton was the first-place winner of the Celebrate East Sacramento Art Contest, held in honor of 33rd Street Bistro’s 20th anniversary. Artists were asked to submit paintings, drawings or sculptures depicting their favorite East Sac scenes. Working with acrylic on canvas, Bolton produced a lush nighttime representation of Alhambra Theatre, circa 1930. Second place went to Miles Hermann (featured on this month’s cover.) Bob Miller took third place. The winners won $500, $250 and $100 respectively. Inside Publications publisher Cecily Hastings collaborated with 33rd Street Bistro owner Matt Haines to recruit artists and judge the submissions. Bolton, an architect now living in Carmel, was immediately inspired by the contest. He was determined to paint the definitive portrait of Alhambra Theatre, which he frequented with his parents as a child. “It was always a kind of big deal,” said Bolton, “which included getting dressed up and meeting the

Michael Bolton was the first-place winner of the Celebrate East Sacramento Art Contest, held in honor of 33rd Street Bistro’s 20th anniversary

grandparents at the Rosemont Grill or Posey’s Cottage or the Coral Reef. All favorites and all gone now.”

Despite his enthusiasm, Bolton found the research process challenging. He was initially unable to locate any visual reference to work

from. Finally, he came across one photograph that was “very nice, but only black-and-white and very low resolution, very blown out. It was a night shot with pretty, glamorous lighting. It carried a copyright held by the Center for Sacramento History, so I contacted them and spoke with senior archivist Pat Johnson. She searched her database for other shots, but no luck.” Johnson gave Bolton permission to use the nighttime photo as a basis for his painting, provided he credit the center’s Ralph Shaw Collection. Armed with the photo, Bolton visited the architectural firm that was home to Leonard Starks, the original designer of the Alhambra and of Bolton’s alma mater, McClatchy High School. In the firm’s archives, Bolton found drawings of the Alhambra’s ticket booth and some of the theater’s decorative details, which he faithfully incorporated into his painting. “I hope that the final product is something that would not entirely displease Mr. Starks,” Bolton said. Bolton comes from a family of artists (his grandfather, notably, painted Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait), but Bolton himself showed little early artistic inclination. Instead, his imagination was drawn to design and architecture. After obtaining his professional degree in architecture from UC Berkeley, he began to incorporate painting into his design process, illustrating and painting the presentations for all EAST SAC LIFE page 12

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 11 of his projects. Within the past few Society for the annual prune-a-thon years, he has begun a more serious of McKinley Rose Garden. attempt at painting other subjects— A group of rose lovers, or rosarians, few of which hold more nostalgia gathers each year to ready the flowers than the iconic Alhambra. “The for future blooms. tragedy of the loss of this stunning Everyone is welcome. landmark has No experience served as is required, a wake-up as expert call for rosarians will architectural be available preservation,” to teach Bolton volunteers said. “My how to painting is an prune. Help attempt to add will also be further to that needed in homage.” removing The painting rosebush was hung in trimmings, the events room raking the at 33rd Street garden and Bistro through pruning el Bolton ha ic M t tis ar the end of the the bushes Winning year. Bolton around the also provided garden. t h e C e n t e r f o r Sacramento While some equipment and garden History with a high-resolution digital supplies will be provided, volunteers file of the painting. are asked to bring a pair of garden To view more of Bolton’s work, go gloves, pruning shears and a rake if to boltondesigngroupinc.com. they have them. At 8:45 a.m., courtesy of East Sac Hardware, professional knife HELP PRUNE THE ROSES sharpener Stanley Spencer of Stanley’s Perfect Edge will be at On Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m. the garden to sharpen volunteers’ to 1 p.m., McKinley Park Volunteer clippers. This will be done on a firstCorps will join with Sacramento Rose come, first-served basis. Society and the Sierra Foothills Rose

On Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., McKinley Park Volunteer Corps will join with Sacramento Rose Society and the Sierra Foothills Rose Society for the annual prune-a-thon of McKinley Rose Garden

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Bob Miller took third place in the Celebrate East Sacramento Art Contest

Coffee and water will be available, and a hot soup lunch from Evan’s Kitchen will be provided to volunteers after the prune-a-thon. The lunch will be sponsored by East Sac Give Back. Because the majority of the roses are newer cultivars with patent protection, rose cuttings will not be available this year. Rose petal collection is allowed after the prune-athon to participating volunteers. The rose garden is at the corner of H and 33rd streets. RSVPs are preferred, but drop-in help will also be appreciated. The garden, a popular wedding spot, was renovated in 2012 and is managed by Friends of East Sacramento. For more information, call 452-8011 or email friendsofeastsac@aol.com.

TAX AIDES NEEDED AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program is seeking volunteers for the upcoming tax season. Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run tax assistance and preparation service, is recruiting new volunteers to assist with federal, state and local tax return preparation. Volunteers are particularly needed to assist with electronic filing. It is not necessary to be an AARP member or retiree to volunteer. People of all ages and backgrounds are welcome. Tax-Aide serves taxpayers with low to medium incomes, with special attention to taxpayers 60 and older. Returns are prepared between Feb. 1 and April 15. There are several sites in the East Sacramento area. For information on how to join

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the joy that comes from serving others. Class leaders also organize monthly family service projects, designed to teach participants that every pair of hands can make a difference. The group recently raised $240 for Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento with a coffee and doughnut stand during soccer Saturday. Past projects have included a book sale to raise funds for the local library; distribution of sock packs filled with toiletries for those in need; gardening for Saint John’s Program for Real Change; and a lemonade stand to raise funds for Happy Tails and Effie Yeaw Nature Center. The class is sponsored by the Baha’is of Sacramento. There is no charge to attend. The class meets every Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. at Coloma Community Center, located at 4623 T St. To learn more, email neighborhood.childrens.class@gmail. com.

EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 12 AARP’s Tax-Aide team in Northern California, contact the South Sacramento district coordinator at taxaidesosac@hotmail.com or go to aarp.org/giving-back.

BRING YOUR OWN SAC Under the Reusable Bag Ordinance passed by the city council last March, single-use plastic bags will no longer be provided by many Sacramento retailers, including grocery stores, large pharmacies, convenience stores and stores like Target that have grocery or pharmacy sections starting Jan. 1. In lieu of plastic, shoppers will have the option to purchase recyclable paper or reusable bags at checkout. Bags will cost a minimum of 10 cents each. Shoppers also can bring their own bags. Restaurants and farmers markets are exempt from the bag ban. Groceries and pharmacies may still provide plastic bags to carry produce or meat within a store, to carry prescription medication or to segregate food or merchandise that could damage or contaminate other items. WIC and CalFresh participants using vouchers or EBT cards will not be charged for bags. For more information, go to cityofsacramento.org.

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LEAF SEASON ENDS Leaf pile collection will end on Jan. 31. After that date, customers should place yard waste only in their designated green bins. Piles placed on the street after Jan. 31 may be tagged as illegal dumping and subject to fines. For more information, go to cityofsacramento.org.

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION As El Nino looms, it’s important to keep our gutters clear of debris, including those old Christmas trees that can languish for weeks before the claw arrives. East Sac Cub Scout Pack 128 can help. For the second year, the pack will hold a Christmas tree recycling fundraiser. On Sunday, Jan.

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For the second year, the East Sac Cub Scout Pack 128 will hold a Christmas tree recycling fundraiser.

3, and Sunday, Jan. 10, scouts will pick up Christmas trees from East Sacramento and River Park homes and transport them to a recycling center. Trees must be at the curb by 8 a.m. A $10 donation per tree is requested. Proceeds will fund a new Pinewood Derby track for the pack’s annual wooden car race. To pay by mail, send a check to Pack 128, P.O. Box 191838, Sacramento, CA 95819. To pay with a credit card, email eastsacpack128@ gmail.com. Be sure to include an address and specify a preferred pickup date.

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL Looking for a way to introduce your little one to the concepts of compassion, courtesy and community service? The Sacramento Neighborhood Children’s Class may be the perfect fit for you. Open to all children ages 4 to 9, the weekly virtue classes focus on instilling in young minds the values of trust, patience, helpfulness, gratitude, friendship and respect. Participants will develop a sense of their place within the community and experience firsthand

Caregivers of people living with dementia face many difficult decisions, and daily responsibilities sometimes overshadow important long-term care planning. On Friday, Jan. 8, learn about the legal decisions to consider when someone you love has dementia. From 3 to 4 p.m., the Triple-R Adult Day Program will host a one-hour talk with local attorney Colleen Watters, who will explain the importance of getting one’s legal ducks in a row. Watters will address topics such as advanced care directives, living trusts and conflict among family members about how to care for their loved one. Attendees will also learn the importance of having their own financial affairs in order. Watters, who specializes in estate planning and living trusts, will provide an overview of helpful legal documents that can make future medical and legal decisions easier once the older adult with memory loss is unable to speak for themselves. The talk will be held in the Cypress Room at Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center, located at 915 27th St. Family members providing care for a person

with dementia are welcome to attend. RSVP to Chantell Albers at calbers@ cityofsacramento.org or 808-6475. Triple-R has provided adult day services for people with memory loss since 1992. It is a safe and enriching place for a person with memory loss to spend the day, while giving their caregiver a few hours of respite. For more information, call 808-1591 or visit TripleR.org.

A NEW HOPE FOR LOST DOGS Three Sacramento-area animal shelters have launched a free app that uses facial recognition technology to identify lost and found dogs in real time from a smartphone or computer. Bradshaw Animal Shelter, Front Street Animal Shelter and Sacramento SPCA have joined forces to provide the public with Finding Rover, a tool that can help residents find lost pets or reunite a found pet with its family. Users can also view adoptable dogs that need forever homes. When used in conjunction with existing tools like PetHarbor and NextDoor, Finding Rover further increases the chance that lost dogs will get home safely. To learn more or to download the app, go to findingrover.com.

STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER What do toys really do at night? On Wednesday, Jan. 6, children are invited to send their favorite stuffed animal friend to McKinley Library’s stuffed animal sleepover. The stuffed animals may be dropped off anytime during open hours on Jan. 6 and be picked up on Friday, Jan. 8, along with complimentary photos of their exciting sleepover adventures.

PHOEBE HEARST SCHOOL TOURS Campus tours for prospective Phoebe Hearst Elementary School students will be held on six consecutive Tuesdays in January and February. Beginning on Jan. 5,

interested families may drop in at the main office to take a tour of the campus and learn about admission criteria, kindergarten enrollment and the open enrollment process. Additional tour dates are Jan. 12, 19, and 26, and Feb. 2 and 9. All tours begin at 9 a.m. Phoebe Hearst is at 1410 60th St.

SHADOW PUPPET SHOW On Friday, Jan. 22, Daniel Barash will demonstrate the art of shadow puppetry with a shadow puppet performance of world folk tales at McKinley Library. Barash will show the audience how shadow puppets work, invite volunteers to participate in the performance and provide shadow puppet templates to all guests. The show begins at 3:30 p.m. McKinley Library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd.

HONORING LOCAL BUSINESSES East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce held its holiday party on Dec. 2. During the festivities, chamber president Brad McDowell announced the winners of the annual Commerce Business Awards. Businesses were nominated by chamber members and the public. Kappel Mortgage Group (KMG) was named Business of the Year. While presenting the award, McDowell praised KMG for its service and active presence in the community. In recent years, KMG has been a major sponsor of Pops in the Park, the Theodore Judah Gala, and Eat Drink East Sacramento, as well as a $2,500 sponsor for Make-A-Wish. As community boosters, KMG members strive to use East Sac businesses exclusively for their personal needs and keep all business referrals local. And during Run to Feed the Hungry, KMG opens its parking lot and supplies a band and refreshments to runners. “KMG doesn’t do these things for the awards,” remarked McDowell. “Business of the Year should go to a company that really loves and invests in our beautiful

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 15 East Sacramento community. And KMG definitely fits that bill.” Other nominees for Business of the Year included Chocolate Fish Coffee, Evan’s Kitchen, Formoli’s Bistro and East Sac Hardware. The New Business of the Year award went to Twelve Rounds Brewing. After years of challenges, Elle and Dan Murphy successfully opened their doors last August and are thrilled to be part of the East Sacramento community. Evidently East Sac feels the same: Business has been booming since opening day, and on Thanksgiving, Twelve Rounds was packed with Run to Feed the Hungry finishers. The Special Place Award, which recognizes businesses that distinguish East Sacramento, was given to the Mercy General Hospital Healing Garden, located outside Alex G. Spanos Heart and Vascular Center. Originally a physicians’ parking lot, “the Healing Garden now provides a quiet, soothing environment for

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patients, families and staff to relax, reflect and heal,” said McDowell. “It is a very special place.” According to Doris Frazier, vice president of cardiovascular services at Mercy General, the garden is part of an effort to integrate natural and holistic elements into the larger hospital setting and to normalize nature as part of the healing process. Volunteer of the Year went to chamber member Bill Kuyper. In his comments, McDowell praised Kuyper for his dedication. “Bill has been a great leader for the chamber and for Taste of East Sacramento,” said McDowell. “He’s always willing to help out—often at the expense of his own small business. I can’t think of anyone more deserving than Bill. He’s a great ambassador for the chamber and our community.” Other nominees for Volunteer of the Year were Janet Mason, Kathy Herrfeldt and Sean Jones. Ted Kappel, president of KMG, is the new president-elect of East Sac

Ted Kappel of Kappel Mortgage Group (KMG), which was named Business of the Year

the oldest continuously running Boy Scout troop west of the Mississippi River, Troop One is reaching out to alumni to attend the celebration. Current Scouts and anyone who has ever been associated with Troop One are invited to attend the celebration at The Center at TwentyThree Hundred on Saturday, June 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. Alumni can join the troop’s mailing list to receive information and updates on the event.

Sacramento police and EMQ FamiliesFirst partnered with sponsors Union Pacific Railroad, Dynacraft Bike and volunteers from the Sacramento Wheelmen Bicycling Club, Sacramento Bike Patrol and police recruits to assemble, tune up and test 300 bikes in one day to be given to children in need

and his industry,” said Chris Clawson, Life Fitness president. “He embodies the kind of strength, determination and humility that every personal trainer should strive for, and we are proud to name Greg the 2015 Life Fitness Personal Trainers to Watch winner.” Varimax Fitness is at 3400 Elvas Ave. To book a free consultation, visit varimaxfitness.com.

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READY FOR PROM Wondering what to do with those worn-once formal dresses that now stare sadly at you from the closet? Give them another chance at life, and help this year’s teens go to prom in style, by donating them to McKinley Library’s annual Prom Drive. All sizes of gently used formal dresses, tuxedos, shoes, accessories and other formal wear will be accepted at the library at any time during open hours through March. The donated items will be distributed to teens in late March.

LOCAL TRAINER RECOGNIZED Greg Johnson, owner of East Sac’s Varimax Fitness and lead

trainer at FitGolf, won the Life Fitness 2015 Personal Trainers to Watch competition. The award was announced on Nov. 3 after a live-judged final event in Barcelona, Spain, featuring 10 of the world’s top personal trainers. Johnson has a bachelor’s degree in fitness and rehabilitation, with a minor in health and wellness. He holds a master’s degree in kinesiology with concentrations in performance enhancement and injury prevention. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and performance enhancement specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Johnson believes in using fitness as a basis for cultivating happiness and health in all areas of life. “Greg’s accomplishments are an inspiration to his clients, his peers

Under the Foster Santa program, Sacramento police and EMQ FamiliesFirst, the largest social services agency in California, partnered with sponsors Union Pacific Railroad, Dynacraft Bike and volunteers from the Sacramento Wheelmen Bicycling Club, Sacramento Bike Patrol and police recruits to assemble, tune up and test 300 bikes in one day. The bikes were distributed throughout December to kids living in stressful and crisis conditions. The Foster Santa program is 40 years old.

The troop held its first meeting in 1916 at First United Methodist Church at the corner of 21st and J streets, where its meetings are still held today. Over the past century, Troop One is one of the few Midtown institutions to have endured. The troop held its first meeting in 1916 at First United Methodist Church at the corner of 21st and J streets, where its meetings are still held today. In 1955, Troop One nearly folded as membership dipped to only nine scouts. However, by 1976, the troop was back to making history as Eagle Scouts H.J. and Robert McCurry became the first pair of brothers in the nation to win the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Today, Troop One alumni make up some of Sacramento’s most successful business and community leaders. The troop typically rosters 70 registered Boy Scouts from all over Sacramento and the surrounding areas, and its Alumni Club boasts 170 former Troop One scouts, with members from as far

BOY SCOUT TROOP ONE SEEKS ALUMNI Boy Scout Troop One will celebrate its 100-year anniversary, known as

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n 1999, Kathryn Traversi retired after almost 50 years as a registered nurse, the last 36 of them at Mercy General Hospital, where she was the chief nurse executive. After retiring, many people travel or take up a hobby. Traversi got involved with Mercy Guild. “As they always say, ‘Once a nurse, always a nurse,’ says Traversi, now serving her fourth year as president of the volunteer group. “While I was working, I had many interactions with the Guild. The members volunteer in many areas of the hospital, and I would meet them during their shifts.” The primary purpose of Mercy Guild is to provide services to patients and their families and to assist trained personnel in the hospital. Guild members volunteer at the information desk and in surgery waiting rooms. According to Traversi, “In many areas, if I or another volunteer wasn’t there to help, there would be no one. Our members are both men and women and come from all walks of life, not just health care.” Guild members also manage the hospital’s gift shop, which is the group’s primary source of funds. They use the money to purchase state-of-the-art specialized equipment for the hospital and to provide teddy bears to young patients, pillow cases for heart surgery patients and heart pillows for breast cancer patients.

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“You don’t have to volunteer at the hospital. Just volunteer somewhere.” Her fellow members credit Traversi for the Guild’s success. “She is devoted to the principles of volunteering. Caring for people is her motto,” says Olivia Lage. Volunteering is important to Traversi, who is a widow with two sons, one daughter and seven grandchildren. “My favorite part of being a member is providing a service to the patients and their families as well as to the hospital staff,” she says. “I can give back to the community, to the Sisters of Mercy and to a hospital that means a lot to me.” She also volunteers at St. Mary Catholic Church. “So many retired people tell me they are bored,” says Traversi. “I say go out and get involved. You don’t have to volunteer at the hospital. Just volunteer somewhere.” “We are most proud of the scholarships we sponsor,” says Traversi. “Each year we set aside $10,000 for graduating high school seniors who are going to enter a medical field.” The hospital’s leadership recognizes the importance of the

Guild’s work. “Mercy Guild has been an integral part of Mercy General Hospital for the last 63 years,” says hospital president Edmundo Castañeda . “Their support of our programs and services has helped Mercy General be a leader in the region and community we serve. We

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The Grinch Backs Down UTILITIES DEPARTMENT REVERSES POLICY IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

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ast month, my column included my Christmas gift wish list to city leaders, pretty much all of which involved wishes for changes in the city’s troubled Department of Utilities. Instead of granting any of my wishes, the DOU acted like the Grinch last month when it announced the repeal of a decades-old policy under which it would repair breaks in the sewer pipes that run between a resident’s house and the sewer main that typically runs down the middle of city streets or alleys. This change in DOU policy was poised to sock a number of Sacramento residents hard in the pocketbook this season, including a widow on 34th Street,

when a sudden reversal of DOU policy chased away the Grinch and saved Christmas for some Sacramento families, with an excellent assist by an able and energetic local TV news station. Here’s a little plumbing lingo you’ll need to know: The sewer line that runs between your house and the city’s sewer main is called a lateral. The portion of the lateral that lies underneath your front yard is called the upper lateral, while the portion of the lateral that’s underneath sidewalks and city streets (and alleys) and connects up with the sewer main is known in the biz as the lower lateral. Under a new DOU policy that went into effect on Oct. 1, the city stopped repairing both the upper and lower laterals, leaving it to homeowners to pay the often high cost of repairing such lines. The new policy is part of a DOU effort to reduce the level of service it provides residents while charging ever more for it (which, come to think of it, is pretty much a citywide policy now). It’s like tech industries but in reverse. For

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example, a couple of years ago, the city stopped picking up recyclable waste on a weekly basis and reduced service to every other week. We also lost street cleaning service as well as the claw, apart from its reappearance for three months at this time of year. After a brief pause, garbage rates are once again climbing. Of course, no one at the DOU suggested that garbage rates be lowered to reflect reduced levels of customer service. Monopolists rarely do.

Under the city’s new policy, water meters are supposed to be installed only in folks’ yards unless a homeowner specifically requests that it be installed in the sidewalk and agrees to pay a $400 fee. How much could homeowners end up paying under the DOU’s new policy on sewer laterals? In a recent ABC10 report on the issue, Karen Silva, owner of Navajo Pipelines, a major city contractor on the water meter project, said replacing a lateral line under a major thoroughfare could easily cost $50,000. She also expressed concern about the quality of work that some contractors might perform. “What if we have sinkholes? What

if the sewer main collapses? Then what?” Coincidentally (I think), in midOctober I had a lower lateral line collapse in the alley that adjoins an apartment house I own in Midtown. What would have been repaired by the DOU without charge two weeks earlier would now end up costing me $5,000. The ABC10 report included an interview with Clara Cid, the widow of the late renowned Sacramento Chicano artist Ricardo Favela. Cid was dealing with the same problem at her home on 34th Street: a break in the lower lateral in the alley behind her home. She faced the prospect of a Christmas ruined by the costs imposed on her by the new DOU policy. But there actually is a “good news” ending to this story for Cid, as well as 40 other city residents who were informed in the past two months of problems with their sewer lines. Once ABC10 started peppering DOU with questions about its new policy, the DOU abruptly changed its policy once again, announcing that it would repair breaks in lower laterals. (But homeowners will remain responsible for repairs to their upper laterals.) What left something of a bitter aftertaste about this episode was a follow-up email the city sent to Joe Rubin, the producer at ABC10 who produced the story. The email, from city media officer Linda Tucker, claimed, “The change in direction [returning to the former policy of the DOU repairing lower laterals] is in no way a result of any questions posed to the City by ABC10. Staff had been having conversations about a CITY HALL page 23

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in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water supply that led to concentrations of a likely carcinogen that city tests revealed exceeded maximum EPA standards for almost a year; and revealing contracting irregularities and overbillings in the DOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chemical contracts. This is not the first time city staffers have said that changes in city policy following a Rubin expose had nothing to do with Rubinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news coverage. On Nov. 21, just one week after publication of Rubinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blockbuster story in Sacramento News & Review that revealed wasteful practices in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water meter and water main projects, city manager John Shirey announced that the city was changing its policies and would start installing water meters in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yards instead of in sidewalks and that each backyard water main would be examined to assess its remaining useful life. Shirey stated in his announcement that he had asked the DOU to conduct a review of the water meter and water main programs â&#x20AC;&#x153;well before [Rubinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] article appeared,â&#x20AC;? meaning that the changes in city policy had nothing to do with Rubinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expose. Side note: Under the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new policy, water meters are supposed to be installed only in folksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; yards unless a homeowner specifically requests that it be installed in the sidewalk and agrees to pay a $400 fee. But Eye on Sacramento, the watchdog group that I head, is receiving reports that meters are still being installed by default in city sidewalks. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also received reports that DOU contractors are not always examining CITY HALL page 25

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backyard water mains to assess their remaining useful life but are, instead, abandoning such mains and digging up streets unnecessarily to move water service to the street. (If you observe such practices in your neighborhood, please drop us a line.) We at EOS were pretty skeptical of Shirey’s claim that he had ordered a review of the water meter program “well before [Rubin’s] article appeared.” So we filed a records request with the city that sought copies of all communications between Shirey and the DOU relating to Shirey’s alleged directive to the DOU to conduct a review of the meter and water main programs before Rubin’s article was published. City staff was unable to locate any such communication. It’s possible that Shirey instructed DOU director Bill Busath by phone or in person to conduct such a review, but it’s not likely. A city manager of Shirey’s skill and experience would almost certainly have made sure that a directive from him to a department director calling for a review of two of the largest capital improvement projects in city history be documented, at least by email. Rubin gets under the skin of city managers because his stories uncover waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer and ratepayer money and bad policies that embarrass city managers who, frankly, ought to be doing a better job of overseeing city government. It seems that they just cannot stand for Rubin to get any credit for triggering positive changes in city policies. Instead, they attack his stories. Shirey’s public rebuke of Rubin and ABC10 for the story on excessive levels of a likely carcinogen in the city’s water supply made the point that the city never violated an EPA regulation. Well, that’s fine, but it’s also not relevant: The ABC10 report never claimed that the city violated an EPA regulation. ABC10 reported that numerous city tests showed that the city’s use of a test chemical (ACH) led to elevated concentrations of a likely carcinogen in the city’s water supply beyond that allowed under EPA standards for nearly a year. The report also expressed suspicions

that the city may have shifted testing locations and taken the extraordinary step of injecting county water into the city water supply just days before a mandatory EPA test in order to dilute concentrations of the carcinogen to below EPA limits to avoid violating an EPA regulation and triggering an EPA citation. The city is even hounding reporters who report on the ABC10 story, namely yours truly. After publication last month of my column, which included a brief summary of the ABC10 story on elevated levels of a carcinogen in the city water supply, the city’s Linda Tucker fired off an email to Inside Publications publisher Cecily Hastings that accused me of “propagating false information about our drinking water.” Well. I knew that Rubin had the test reports in hand that proved the accuracy of his story. I also knew that ABC10 had its story vetted by ABC’s corporate legal counsel before running it. But out of an abundance of caution, I asked EOS policy director Erik Smitt, a civil engineer and experienced water plant operator, to analyze the data. He selected the test reports from a single city test site for review and plotted a graph that tracked the levels of the carcinogen over time. (You can view the graph at eyeonsacramento.org.) Smitt found that the mean (or average) concentration of the carcinogen at the test site throughout the one-year period in which the city was injecting the chemical ACH into the city’s water supply exceeded the allowable EPA standard of 80 parts per billion. Meanwhile, I’m pleased to report that Cid’s Christmas was not ruined by the DOU Grinch, thanks to the skilled and energetic reporting of the ABC10 team. As Cid was quoted as saying in the news broadcast, she considers the reversal of the DOU policy her family’s “own miracle on 34th Street.” And, yes, I’ll be asking the city in the New Year to credit me for the $5,000 plumbing bill I paid to replace the broken lower sewer lateral in the alley behind my property.

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Neighbors Who Care CITY PROGRAM MATCHES AGING RESIDENTS WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP

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s the American population ages, more people are confronting the challenge of living independently with diminishing physical and mental capacities. In Sacramento, few families live in multigenerational households, and neighborhoods have become the glue that binds us to one another. Yet many of us are so focused on our daily activities that we don’t stop to think about the people behind closed doors in our very midst.

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and depression among the elderly. ZIP code and call to ask if they would get to know me first over the phone. When federal grant money ran out like a visitor. I try to match people I’d like my daughter to come along in 2001, the Sacramento city council together.” with me when I visit, but I also want voted to continue the program by One of those people is Stacee her to remember to be careful of providing funding. But the economy Marez, a city employee who lives in strangers.” took a hit, funding dried up and the Natomas. Marez recently reached out Marez had been doing her own program was discontinued in 2009. to “Miss Norma,” an elderly woman version of Caring Neighborhoods for With the passage of Measure U in her neighborhood who was all a long time. When a neighbor fell in two years ago, Caring Neighborhoods alone for the Thanksgiving holiday. his yard and had to drag himself into was relaunched. Martha Paterson“I made my first phone call to Miss the house to call an ambulance, she Cohen oversees the program, which Norma on Thanksgiving, and it was visited him in the hospital and then falls under the auspices of the city’s a little crazy,” says Marez. “I had shopped for him when he returned Older Adult Services division. “We do to find a quiet place to talk to her, home. For other neighbors, she gh the media as well bro outreach through because I had 20 people to brought meals when ghborhood the daughter was as through neighborhood their associations,” in the hospital. “T she says. “I “This is just what meet with we do,” she says. “W look out for individuals “We ea other.” and groups, each and I talk When she read a with them about Caring N about how Neighborhoods i her work to identify in n people in their newsletter, neighborhoods Marez decided who need to sign on. “I help.” was already This is a doing things for big challenge. people I knew, “It’s a tricky but I felt, Wow! y for th ro Do m fro t Th thing, trying to e stree There are people ve lived across th such as Joe and Angie ha s y. sk th ta ro or in Do m th ou identify seniorss th out there we don’t ith wi hy wi des A giie nal rid lps Doroth Joe and An provide occasio so 14 years. Joe he al st le la up e th co e out there who even see.” She batteries. Th r house. cks and changing e on her and he ey an resetting the clo ep ke d . could use support,” an m chose to connect ds progra for Dorothy ring Neighborhoo Ca of sy te ur co says Patersonwith an elderly Photo Cohen. Eskaton woman, even though there were uses a telephone a number of men on the list. “I’m my house for dinner.” assurance program to call isolated The phone call was the first step in not as comfortable visiting men,” seniors every day to check in on she says. “We need to get more men what Marez hopes will be an ongoing them. Through Eskaton, she gets involved with this.” relationship. “I didn’t want to just the names of people who would like Although the holidays can be a show up on her doorstep,” she says. to have a neighborhood buddy, and particularly difficult time for older “I’m a stranger to her. She needs to she plays matchmaker. “I look at the LOCAL page 29

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Who Needs Water? LOCAL STUDENTS HONOR BEAUTIFUL DROUGHT-TOLERANT DESIGNS

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tudents from Kit Carson International Baccalaureate Candidate School in East Sacramento recently announced the winners of Beauty Without Water, a design contest to find the best drought-tolerant front yards in Sacramento. The winners were Mike and Joan Zeglarskis of Elmhurst for best overall design; Isaac Gonzalez of Tahoe Park for best use of space for beauty and function; Barbara Legacy of South Land Park/Greenhaven for best use of nonliving amenities; and Holly Wunder Stiles of East Sacramento for best use of native plants.

They wanted to spotlight pioneering Sacramento residents who have responded to the drought with landscaping creativity and ingenuity.

East Sacramento resident Holly Wunder Stiles was recognized for her use of native plants

They announced the contest in May and accepted submissions until Sept. 1. The contest was open to residents of East Sacramento, Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown, the Pocket, Greenhaven, Arden and Carmichael. The students, now eighth-graders, got together with Larsen this fall to select four winners based on photographs and written descriptions The idea for the contest came about from the contestants. They notified last spring, when 19 seventh-grade the winners in October and explained students in teacher Jed Larsen’s the reasoning behind their selections design and technology class proposed in a written statement. a drought landscape competition as a According to their submission, class project. They wanted to spotlight the Zeglarskis replaced their lawn pioneering Sacramento residents who with drought-tolerant plants such as have responded to the drought with French lavender, lantana, heavenly landscaping creativity and ingenuity. bamboo and blue fescue. The

landscape includes gravel pathways and decorative rocks placed according to the principles of Zen garden design. There’s also a fountain made from an old millstone, a bench and low-voltage lighting. About the Zeglarskis’ winning design, the students wrote, “This yard made a great first impression, yet grew more beautiful as we began to appreciate the balance between design and function. The yard is both beautiful and welcoming. It balances so many characteristics of drought-tolerant yards without being overwhelmed by any of them.” For his winning design, Gonzalez removed the grass from the front yard and replaced it with rocks, ground

wood chips, cacti and succulents. He also constructed a raised-bed vegetable garden. “We were struck by how much this yard was both a place to be looked at and lived in,” the students wrote. “Each angle provided a new experience. It was easy for us to imagine coming home to a yard like this, enjoying the craft of it, but also experiencing it with friends and family. It’s a yard, garden and living space in one.” Legacy’s winning front yard features a rock path designed to look like a dry river bed and droughttolerant plants that look like they could have grown on an embankment

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2015 LOCAL FROM page 26 people, the need for connection spans the entire year. “It’s not about the holidays for me,” says Marez. “I plan to continue to reach out to her and become friends, to visit her every week. This isn’t about being here to help her. It’s more about friendship.”

“Older people are more detached and isolated, and family supports aren’t there. We need to connect with them. Older people are largely invisible.” Paterson-Cohen says that her most important role is as an educator. “A lot of what we do is an awareness

campaign,” she says. “We want people to think about who their neighbors are, what has changed for them. Older people are more detached and isolated, and family supports aren’t there. We need to connect with them. Older people are largely invisible.” It isn’t a big commitment. “We’re not asking for people to go in deep,” she says. “Just go in once a week, take out the garbage can, share produce from your garden.” If there are real needs, she provides technical support for the volunteers, as well as access to resources. In Sacramento County, more than 20,000 people are 85 or older. As that number increases, the services offered through Caring Neighborhoods will provide an increasingly vital lifeline within our communities. For more information about Caring Neighborhoods, go to agetogethernow. org. Terry Kaufman can be reached at terry@1greatstory.com n

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WATER FROM page 28 or along a river. “This beautiful yard, a self-described ‘Japanese rock garden,’ found beauty with very minimal water,” wrote the students. “We were impressed by the willingness to create a yard that ignored many of the traditional characteristics of lush beauty. Its beauty made it one of our favorites. Its minimal water use made it a winner.” Stiles removed her Bermuda grasschoked front lawn using the solarizing method and planted drought-tolerants such as sage, lavender and deer grass, along with a couple of manzanita trees. The students wrote: “So much beautiful life, so little water. We admired this yard for its thoughtful use of drought-tolerant and native California plants. This yard is a straightforward reminder that we are surrounded by beautiful plants that are ready, by nature, to thrive in this state.” According to Larsen, students in his class were required to choose a problem and come up with a solution

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into doing what’s right,” Larsen said. “The contest acknowledged that you can continue to take pride in your yard.” Larsen noted that all the contestants scored “really high” with the students, proof that Sacramento residents are approaching the drought with creativity. “By replacing grass yards with landscapes that showcase drought-resistant plants, scenic bark/

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ay no attention to the man behind the curtain,” Peter Tateishi says with a laugh but in all seriousness. “I really like being that person: the person making things happen but not in the spotlight.” Carmichael native and resident Tateishi has been making things happen in Sacramento for much longer than his youthful 35 years might suggest. When he was hired last January as the president and CEO of Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, he was no stranger to public service. He’d already spent two years as the CEO of Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange (the oldest and largest building association in the region), as well as six and a half years as an aide to former Republican congressman Dan Lungren, serving as Lungren’s chief of staff from 2009 to 2012. “I’ve always wanted to be involved in local government,” says Tateishi, who earned a bachelor’s degree in government at Sacramento State University and a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Southern California’s satellite Sacramento campus in 2004. “I’ve always been attached to the idea of serving, of how you can impact your community in ways that your neighbors feel, in ways that your family feels. I had that passion at a young age, partly because my father was a county worker.” By the time he was 19, Tateishi was serving on a county board. By 24, he was serving on nine boards, including the Carmichael Recreation and Park

District board and the Sacramento County Public Health Advisory Board. “My county supervisor, Muriel Johnson, placed me on those boards,” Tateishi recalls. “She saw something in me, even at that young age. When I was 20 and on the park board, the district administrator had served longer than I’d been alive. It was intimidating, but a very good learning process because I didn’t let it phase me.”

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against Democrat Ken Cooley in a very close race for the 8th Assembly District in 2012. Tateishi ultimately lost, but the young mover and shaker doesn’t regret his decision in the least.

“From the beginning, I’ve always been working toward setting the stage for my future family—even when I had no idea what that would look like,” Tateishi says. “It was the right thing to do at the time,” he says. “I’m proud of the campaign we ran, but it’s never been my intention to be an elected state official. I want to make things happen,

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New Old Sac HISTORIC OLD TOWN IS WORKING HARD TO KEEP PACE WITH DOWNTOWN

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ith all the excitement about the new downtown arena and the surrounding development, Old Sacramento could literally be overshadowed by glitz and glitter. But Old Sac supporters and promoters plan to keep pace.

Old Sac wants more. It wants locals to make Old Sacramento a place for regular visits, dining, entertainment and activities. Old Sacramento is a unique place. It has long been a go-to destination for out-of-town visitors and an attraction for locals when family and friends come to town seeking a taste of the Gold Rush, souvenirs, museum excursions or riverboat rides. But Old Sac wants more. It wants locals to make Old Sacramento a place for regular visits, dining, entertainment and activities.

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“We need to show off how unique Old Sacramento is,” said Terry Harvego, owner of Ten22 restaurant. (His family also owns The Firehouse.) “The history here is unlike anything you’ll find anywhere in the world. But it’s more … There’s a high concentration of retail, local shops and restaurants.” Harvego thinks Old Sacramento has great opportunity for growth, given all the development occurring nearby. In time, the district will be in the middle of a hot entertainment district filled with exciting destinations. “I think we will be back in the minds of locals,” he said. “We have a growing boardwalk and riverfront on one side, the new arena on the other, and railyards

development right next door. Plus, a new connector is being built.” The I-5 Riverfront Reconnection Project, at a cost of $13.5 million, will consist of upgrades to Capitol Mall and O Street, with a new two-lane street on a new bridge connecting Capitol Mall with Second Street in Old Sacramento. The bridge will go north from Capitol Mall from a new intersection a block away from Tower Bridge. City officials are hopeful the project can be completed before the arena, Golden 1 Center, opens in October. Old Sacramento merchants and stakeholders are hoping the bridge, with a pedestrian sidewalk and bike lanes, will make it more convenient for people to get to Old Sacramento

from the other side of I-5, home to state and business workers and other locals. It will also make it easier for out-of-town visitors to find Old Sacramento. (The existing access can be confounding and confusing.) “I’m absolutely optimistic about Old Sacramento,” said Danielle Biller, deputy director of Downtown Sacramento Partnership. “We have an authentic historical experience and viable commercial corridor. Up to this point, Old Sacramento was on the edge of downtown. But with the growth planned, we will be in the center of a new downtown.” The city has contracted with Downtown Sacramento Partnership to perform a variety of services over the years. Now, Old Sacramento

Business Association is being folded into DSP. Biller and Harvego think this will be the start of a new direction and vision for Old Sacramento. “We can double the resources available to Old Sacramento stakeholders and create a stronger partnership with the multiple organizations involved in the district,” Biller explained. “We’ll have a collaborative voice and global vision for the future.” Old Sacramento is unique because of the many stakeholders who operate there. There are 46 property owners and many businesses, with a retail density greater than many areas. The property owners include private owners, the city of Sacramento, California State Parks and numerous nonprofit groups. “There are lots of visions for Old Sacramento out there,” said Biller, referring to the diversity and number of property owners and stakeholders. “I think we can get everyone on the same page. What we have is unique and valuable. There’s a lot of passion. We need a unified vision.” “I’m really optimistic a new vision will be created,” Harvego said. “We need to work together. I think it will be an evolution … a constant motion of change. We want to be ready in the short term with the arena opening. But also have a longer-term vision of three to five years. ” Harvego said things are coming along with the connector in construction and new lighting in the pedestrian tunnel on K Street linking downtown and Old Sacramento. The old fluorescent lighting has been replaced by colorful LEDs, lightemitting diodes. It’s been reported they look a bit like Christmas tree lights. Proponents of Old Sacramento are hoping that better and more attractive access from the tunnel and new bridge will entice people leaving the arena to visit Old Sac for food, shopping and fun. Other changes are also in the works. The city is in the midst of a parking modernization project designed to make street and garage parking more convenient and easier through technology.

Also, there’s hope that Old Sacramento can be home to more than merchants, museums and restaurants as businesses look for other options for office space. “We think there will be growing demand for quality Class B office space. Many buildings have second-floor space available,” Biller said. “It’s quirky but good for the creative class and others.”

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She Digs Her Job CAROLE CONTINUES IN HER FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS—AND AGAIN AT HIS SIDE

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hen Carole Detherage talks about her “growing” business, she could be referring to either her steadily increasing bottom line or the beautiful outdoor landscapes she creates as co-owner of The Garden Tutors, the garden design and education company she has run since 2006. And when she talks about having “roots,” she could be referring to the varietals she plants as well as her family history in the gardening business. “My family has worked with plants for more than 60 years and three generations,” says Detherage, who grew up in the Central Valley. “We had a retail garden center and nursery in Modesto starting in 1949, so I grew up learning from my grandparents as well as my father. Because of that, we’re uniquely able to offer the best advice and service available because we have such a deep and expansive knowledge of plants and gardening.” When Detherage moved to Sacramento for her husband’s job in 2004, she decided to start doing smallscale garden design work that allowed her schedule to stay flexible so she could take care of her school-age kids, including her developmentally disabled youngest daughter. “It’s been difficult to work for anybody else since she was born,” Detherage says, “so I started The Garden Tutors as a way to continue helping people create their vision of a usable and enjoyable outdoor space.

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Carole Detherage and her father improve gardens as part of The Garden Tutors

But as my kids have gotten older, it’s been easier to focus on growing the business. My daughter is in a really good adult program now and as she’s needed me less and less, I’ve found myself wanting to do more and more.”

Lucky for Detherage, just around the time she was itching for more involvement in the industry, her father closed the nursery in Modesto and moved to Sacramento in 2010—

and the dynamic duo was back together again. “When my dad joined me, it gave me more security knowing there was someone else to help pick up the slack,” Detherage says. “I could make more commitments and take on more clients and we could market ourselves a lot more. “We even have a new partner, Gabriel, who has an impressive background in construction. So what started as a father-daughter team to tutor clients about the best plant choices for their needs has now expanded into a full-service landscaping firm.” Not surprisingly, Sacramento residents need Detherage’s expertise now more than ever in the current climate. “The drought has been a gamechanger,” she says. “It’s had a major impact on the direction of the entire industry. The palette of plant material that people want to use has completely changed—we focus on efficient water usage and plant diversity with an emphasis on native plants—which is exciting, but also creates some challenges. “For example, California native plants don’t transplant in the same way as other plants do, so you have to be a little bit more particular about the size (they’re harder to transplant when they’re larger), you have to be very careful about how much water they get and you have to pay a lot more attention to what’s around them. In the past, you didn’t need to group plants with similar water needs together because they could tolerate a wider range of watering levels.”

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wholesale growers than we’re used to and developing new relationships.” Ever the optimist, Detherage enjoys the design dilemmas the drought has created, which allows the fine arts and horticulture major to really flex her creative muscles. “There’s an element of trust in the entire process,” Detherage says. “When you plant appropriately, you have to leave a lot of open room for the plants to grow. As time goes on, everything moves into scale, but it’s often hard for people to visualize that at the beginning. But I love the creation and transformation that help our clients realize their vision—it’s very rewarding to see the look of joy, wonderment and appreciation on their faces.” A similar look to the one we assume her father must get as he helps his daughter continue growing the firmly rooted family business. Need to spruce up your space? Call Carole Detherage and her Garden Tutors team at 606-6029 or go to thegardentutors.com n

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“A big part of our business is trying

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to be part of the community,” says

SHOPTALK

Diviak, who regularly donates cakes

to events, nonprofits and schools (he

ife is sweet for Cameron Diviak. Literally. The owner of two Nothing Bundt Cakes outposts (one in Roseville, one in Lohmann’s Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard) didn’t exactly plan for a career in baking, but he’s loving it just the same.

handed out 7,500 samples during the Run to Feed the Hungry this past Thanksgiving). “Part of choosing the Sacramento location was figuring out where we needed to be, what groups we needed to be involved with. “We try to help as many people as we can and I always joke that I want to bump into people at the

“A big part of our business is trying to be part of the community,” says Diviak.

grocery store and feel good about my business.” Diviak needn’t worry. Between his charitable instincts, his business acumen and his stellar staff, being liked is just icing on the cake. “Our focus is on developing and maintaining such good quality that landlords like having us in their shopping centers and customers like having us in their neighborhoods,” he

“It wasn’t like I woke up one

says. “It’s not like we have a changing

morning and said, ‘I want to bake for the rest of my life,’ ” Diviak admits. “Even though the first cake I ever made as a kid was a bundt cake and I do lots of cooking at home, everybody’s always looking for this quaint story of how I got into the business. “The truth is, I’ve owned different businesses over the years and when I was introduced to Nothing Bundt Cakes, I liked the brand, I liked the vibe, it felt good and was something I knew I could do.” Diviak’s decision to open his first storefront in Roseville four years ago was a natural fit: the Napa native lives in Roseville with his family. As

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Cameron Diviak, owner of Nothing Bundt Cakes

menu every week. Our focus is production: We bake the same things

the years went by and he found his

customers. We’re here to give people

and keep it simple because simplicity

groove, he realized there might be

another option. It’s a fun challenge to

helps with quality.”

another location in the cards.

see what we can do.”

“What attracted me to having a

While Diviak wasn’t a complete

So does hiring the right people. “Your staff makes or breaks you,

store in Sacramento was the density—

stranger to the area—he was a

and I’m very fortunate,” Diviak

it’s a tight-knit community,” Diviak

student at California State University,

says. “We have a pretty good-sized

explains. “You can throw a rock from

Sacramento, 20 years ago—it was his

operation of 10 to 12 employees at

the bakery and hit a professional

friendship with the former owners

each location. The front of the store

office or home and the area is diverse,

of the Loehmann’s Plaza location

might be cute, but all the action is in

with smaller neighborhoods and

that ended up sealing the deal. They

the back. We bake every day, so what

pockets to explore.

were intent on selling the business

you’re seeing is only about 10 percent

to Diviak and only Diviak, making

of what goes on.”

“We also have plenty of complementary competition. There’s

the business owner’s dive into the

another bakery across the street,

Sacramento scene complete.

there are cupcakes down the road, and I always say that’s good for our

It probably helps that Diviak is the kind of boss who believes so much in his staff that he takes a hands-off

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in his previous career as a bank sales

the future—“I don’t want to pigeon-

manager for 10 years).

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The First Tee maintains a “core values” list followed by all students. The list is what makes golf unique and enduring: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment. Incorporating these values into a physical education curriculum allows The First Tee program to help its adaptive-class members gain momentum toward independence and self-reliance. “It’s all about learning how to relate,” Dixon says.

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olfers love to talk about the unique virtues that make their game special. They have lots to talk about. Golf can be played by people of all ages and sizes and genders. Skill diminishes with age, but the most obvious declines are gradual and serene compared to many other sports. Injury isn’t an inevitable consequence of golf. It can be a good workout if you walk and carry your clubs. The playable season stretches almost year-round, with interludes for rainstorms and lightning. Golf lends itself to social interaction. And the wardrobe possibilities are extensive, from head to toe. These days, golf’s attributes extend to a unique program at Land Park Golf Course. The program, run by The First Tee of Greater Sacramento and Sacramento City Unified School District, incorporates golf as a physical education component for students in adaptive-learning programs. The rewards go far beyond golf for First Tee youngsters.

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“With golf, students can learn core values and life skills without really knowing they’re learning core values and life skills,” says Angie Dixon, First Tee executive director. “It’s amazing to watch the process on the golf course.” The young people who participate in the First Tee adaptive program represent a diverse range of learning opportunities. Each class includes between 15 and 25 students. Several use wheelchairs to get around. A few others rely on walkers. Some have mental disabilities.

“Everybody is a little different,” Dixon says. The educational mission is built around not just the physical aspect of golf: hand-eye coordination, strength and the timing that allows a ball to be struck long or short, left or right. Critical to the program are the community attributes: the part of golf that requires every player, from touring pro to newcomer, to demonstrate the highest levels of citizenship.

Some students relate with special golf equipment: drivers with extralarge heads and tennis balls in place of the Volvik S4s or Top Flite Bombs that might otherwise be seen launched around Land Park’s nine holes. And the students focus on basic skills. They use The First Tee’s dedicated driving range and putting green built especially for kids, facilities that allow fun and success without the frustration that golf can sometimes provide. “One of the great things about golf is that you can do it on your own and you can stop and focus,” Dixon says.

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onsider any great city, and a great park is never far from reach. New York has Central Park. San Francisco has Golden Gate Park. Sacramento has the American River Parkway. While the parkway doesn’t exactly fit the mold of other great city parks, it does have one thing in common with them: proximity to a large urban center. But with that proximity come urban problems. Here in Sacramento, one such problem is illegal camping by homeless people. The 23-mile stretch of parkway along the American River belongs to more than just Sacramento, creating something of a federation of parks that includes Discovery in Sacramento, Ancil Hoffman in Carmichael and River Bend in Rancho Cordova. Tying these riverside parks together is the scenic Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail, a popular destination for bicyclists. With so many miles tying it together, the parkway is bound to experience traffic, and a good park is ultimately a used park. Thriving public places are also evidence of healthy communities, which is why the nonprofit American River Parkway Preservation Society calls the park “our community’s natural heart.” Since 2003, ARPPS has taken steps to preserve our community’s natural heart. According to the organization’s president, Mike Rushford, “its object and purpose is to protect and enhance the entire American River Parkway” and make it “an accessible and

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successful destination for Californians to go and have recreation and fun.” But the concentration of homeless people who camp there illegally is complicating accessibility for others, says Rushford. “The area closest to downtown, and closest to the new sports arena, is filled with homeless

and is pretty much undeveloped. It’s a dangerous place to go.” Rushford says that population has directly contributed both to violence and arson within the parkway. While ARPPS helps maintain the parkway, they are not “in the homeless relocation business,”

With Haven for Hope as its model, ARPPS released in September a proposal suggesting Sacramento turn the old Army Depot, located at Depot Park within the parkway, into a safe courtyard and transitional campus. Rushford would like to see current homeless services such as Loaves & Fishes relocate to a single location to offer more convenient services to the homeless population. “There’s really no one place where the homeless get their services,” he says. If somebody is sleeping where they shouldn’t be sleeping, continues Rushford, “the police and park rangers will need a place to take [them] … They take them one mile over to Loaves & Fishes. Big deal. They walk right back.” Rushford wants the city to provide a safe place like Haven for Hope for the homeless to sleep, without condition. “Turn [the Depot] into a campus park with outhouses. If BUILDING page 47

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Lucky Charm A PRAYER IS NOT A MAGICAL SPELL

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“God speed,” I said, with a dismissive assumption that my job was done. The ground crew looked at me as if I’d hung them with their lucky necktie. “You’re coming back tomorrow night, aren’t you, Chaplain?” “Uh, sure.”

I simply offered a prayer—not as a magical incantation but as a reminder that God comes where he is invited. The next morning, I reported for duty, bleary-eyed, hoping to pass off the same crumpled prayer from the previous evening. Same result. No launch. As I offered condolences to the disappointed crew, Brig. Gen. Donald Pettit, the wing commander, barked at me. “Chaplain, your prayer didn’t work! You need to write a new prayer.” It’s possible that what I said next might explain why I had to finish my military career in the reserves. “You’re kidding, sir.” He assured me in general-like terms that he wasn’t kidding. I still thought he was ribbing me, but I was too new to our spacey business to be sure. So a few days later, I brought a new prayer. Unfortunately

for all concerned, I was forced to repeat the rewrites for the next three weeks. When our rocket finally soared on our sixth attempt, I reached across the consoles to exchange handshakes with the ground crew. One engineer in his lucky sweater slapped my back and said, “You finally did it, Chaplain.”\ “Did what?” I wondered as I drove home on that early morning. I wasn’t the lucky horseshoe in this arrangement. I simply offered a prayer—not as a magical incantation but as a reminder that God comes where he is invited. It’s the same idea I share in premarital counseling. “I’m not the lucky god charm,” I tell the couple. “I don’t bring God’s presence into your marriage. You must do that.” The next morning, I was walking across the base courtyard when Gen. Pettit motioned me over to him. I offered him a salute weakened by fatigue. “Your prayer didn’t work!” he said. “But, sir, I saw it launch.” “We launched it, but it never reached the intended orbit.” he said. “That’ll be all,” he added before returning my salute with a smirk that told me he really was ribbing me. Nevertheless, that was the day their lucky chaplain lost his lucky charm. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “Hero’s Highway,” about his experiences as a hospital chaplain in Iraq. He can be reached at ask@ TheChaplain.net n

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these guys want to sit outside there with their dog and don’t want to go through any treatment or whatever, and they just want a couple meals a day, they can sleep out there. It’s a safe location. They can come and go as they please,” he says. Complementing the “campus park” would be a transformation campus, where homeless people with mental health problems or addictions can receive treatment—if they want it. Again, like Haven for Hope, this would mean a shelter and program where participants who “conform to some rules would get more intense treatment,” says Rushford. After ARPPS released its September proposal, Rushford learned that the city had sold the Army Depot. But he still believes Sacramento and its homeless population would benefit by having a single campus where homeless services are located. The proposal was not immediately well received by existing homeless services like Loaves & Fishes, but ARPPS wants to “float the idea and see if it sticks,” says Rushford. “Until we can deal with this problem responsibly, I think we’ve got to at least offer up some suggestions.” San Antonio’s Haven for Hope opened in 2010 and currently works with different agencies and services, 32 of which have physical presences on the campus. According to Allison Greer, an employee with one of its partnering programs, Haven for Hope also wasn’t immediately accepted by homeless services. “There was similar opposition in San Antonio, and some groups chose not to participate. Our mayor and

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The Gospel of Frank RETIRED BISHOP REDUCES HIS MESSAGE TO ONE WORD: LOVE

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t slight risk of exaggeration, it’s fair to say the contemporary voice of the Catholic Church runs from Rome through a sunny and simple room at Mercy McMahon Terrace, a senior residence at 38th and J streets. The room belongs to a 94-year-old who likes to be called Frank Quinn. He has other names. Your Excellency. Your Grace. The Most Reverend. Or Francis Anthony Quinn, Bishop Emeritus. “I disliked the name Frances when I was young,” he says. “It was also a girl’s name, of course. My patron saint was Francis of Assisi. And you know how among children that easily could become ‘Francis is a sissy.’ So everybody called me Frank. That’s my name.” These days, the senior patriarch of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento has good company with his formal identifier. An Argentinian priest, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, took the name Francis when he was elected pope in 2013. The papal connection creates an easy joke—“He called me first and asked if he could use my name,”

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Quinn says with a laugh—but the spiritual link between the men is genuine and heartfelt, though they have never met. In recent months, from his unadorned room on J Street, Quinn has attracted global attention with some astonishingly blunt

pronouncements in a media platform of significant influence, The New York Times, and its sister publication, International New York Times. Writing as a Times op-ed contributor days before Pope Francis’ visit to the United States in September, Quinn penned “a peaceful

contribution to the controversies that convulse the church today.” That peaceful contribution included a trio of suggestions that conservative Catholics find objectionable: the welcoming of married priests, the ordination of women priests and the offering of the Eucharist to divorced Catholics who remarry. “You’ll notice I called them ‘peaceful contributions,’” Quinn says. “I was inspired by Pope Francis, who told the bishops to speak courageously and listen humbly.” The courageously humble voice from Mercy McMahon might have been more controversial, if not for space limitations imposed by The Times. “I was going to talk about contraception and abortion, too, but the editor said I only had 850 words,” Quinn says. “There’s only so much you can say in 850 words.” He said plenty. The Times was inundated with emails and letters. Hundreds of comments were filed beneath Web versions of Quinn’s contribution. And Quinn, who prefers the traditional form of personal communication—paper and ink and words written by hand—received batches of letters. “Take a look at that file under the table,” Quinn says, directing me to a manila folder stuffed thick with about 100 letters. “That’s what I received in the mail. The vast majority of them are positive. Of course, people who aren’t positive probably aren’t going to take the time to write.” Curiously, one organization that didn’t write or email was the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento—the

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preaches the eternal message of the gospel, reduced to one word: love. “It should be obvious,” he says. “That one word is really the whole point.” Quinn hasn’t limited his writings to The New York Times. He published his first book in 2015, a semifictional account of life in a California Catholic diocese, “Behind Closed Doors: Conflicts in Today’s Church.” The narrative deals with the same controversies examined in Quinn’s New York Times piece, and much more: There’s a protagonist priest accused of sexual molestation, and a criminal trial. Quinn dismisses the book’s urgency—“It’s good if you have insomnia,” he says. But the story, which required several decades to write and polish, is movie material. If Hollywood calls, Quinn won’t expand his writing reach to a screenplay. “Everything I have to say is in that book,” he says. “I’m exhausted.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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n a recent Saturday, Amber Stott sat at the desk in her home in River Park writing a grant proposal. She had no clue that evening had already arrived until two friends— the founders of Chocolate Fish Coffee—knocked on the front door and urged her to take a break, hop on her bike and join them at Twelve Rounds Brewing nearby. “I didn’t even realize it was 6 o’clock!” Stott says, laughing loudly, as she often does. The 38-year-old tells this story while wearing a black dress covered in bright yellow lemons. She also owns a pair of shoes accented with a pineapple design. On that weekend evening, Stott had been, as usual, completely immersed in her work. “I created a job out of all the things I’m passionate about,” explains Stott, who founded the Food Literacy Center in 2011 to teach low-income elementary schoolchildren about cooking and nutrition and inspire them to eat their vegetables. The program targets kids because of their pliability in changing their behavior for the better. “Before, the only influence I could have on the food system was my personal diet,” Stott says. “Now, I can influence 5,000 kids a year.” Growing up on 2 acres in rural Illinois, Stott ate food canned by her mother and homemade applesauce that was pink because the skins had been left on. She didn’t realize that eating locally grown, freshly prepared food wasn’t the norm for

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many American children. Her family’s property had fruit trees, grapevines, raspberry bushes and a large garden. “I never understood why I hated salads at school, with iceberg lettuce, but when my mom would pick fresh rhubarb from the garden, I would crave it,” she says. When she was 16, Stott studied in Denmark for a year. Thirty pounds of pork and potatoes later, she fibbed to her host parents, telling them her religion forbade her from eating meat

during that time of the year, except for fish: “Vegetables entered my life! Sausages left it!” She remains a pescatarian today. Stott earned a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature and women’s studies, and later a master’s degree in African studies and women’s studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She and her now-husband, Brendan Belby (a river scientist), headed out west for their careers.

She started a blog, Awake at the Whisk, to chronicle her experience “living la vida locavore” and hungrily consumed nonfiction books about food, like Jane Goodall’s “Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating.” As she learned about the food system, she recognized a big problem not being addressed: an education gap. “We were throwing tomatoes at the problem of obesity,” she says, but failing to teach people how to actually eat better. If all you’ve ever known is how to take a bag of veggies out of the freezer and warm it up in the microwave, then what happens if someone hands you a raw eggplant? “I was like, why isn’t anyone doing this?” Stott recalls. “And then I was like, hey, why don’t I do this?” Equipped with several years of experience working in nonprofit fund development, management and marketing, she embarked on the journey of starting the Food Literacy Center. Now the nonprofit organization has a $400,000 operating

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cott Gregory’s Arden residence has a dual personality: From the outside, it’s a sedate Cape Cod. Inside, however, it’s a fresh take on California modern, with dramatic accents geared toward a single guy

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“This house would be beautiful naked, without any furniture or art. Its beauty is in its materials and its organic, earthy feel.”

who enjoys entertaining. Gregory’s longtime friend, interior designer Dominique Lutes, recently helped him remodel the bedroom, bath, dressing room and laundry room of the 3,650-square-foot home, which was built in 1982. “What is

with a spectacular “killer” gold-chain chandelier from Hobrecht Lighting. The pair obviously worked well together, with Lutes often suggesting the unexpected. “I feel very privileged to work with Scott because he gives me carte blanche,” she says. “He always says he doesn’t know what he likes until I put it together.” For his part, Gregory has complete confidence in her work. “Dominique and her husband Todd and I have been dear friends for over 20 years,” he says. “This is the third home we have done together. She has made them all amazing.”

Lutes notes that even without any adornment, the house is striking.

interesting to me about this house is that the interior is so unexpected,” she says. “That’s what people like about this house: It is so different.” For the bedroom and bath, Lutes wanted a plush, upscale, masculine look—“like you are staying in a luxurious hotel,” she explains. Construction was executed

by Cortland Koerwitz of CLK Construction. A large, ornate Mexican mirror sets the tone for the master suite. Super-wide bleached oak floor planks give the space a rustic yet chic look. Billowing ball gown-style curtains, made from silk panels with stripes of moss green and dark chocolate, add a

sophisticated elegance, while touches of black bring drama and a masculine feeling. Lutes incorporated lots of black into the room, with one matteblack wall, black baseboards and black crown moldings that give the room height and sophistication. Lutes convinced Gregory to replace the ceiling fan, which he disliked,

The bathroom got new Italian tile, custom cabinets and a mirror reaching to the ceiling. Raising the ceiling in the shower as well as the bathroom opened the space up. Vintage etched-glass block tile was removed from the shower area and replaced with a large window. “There is so much privacy here,” says Lutes. “And the view framed by the window is like a beautiful piece of natural art.” In the dressing room, smoked-glass drawers adorned with small metal studs stylishly store small essentials. There’s plenty of additional storage for shoes and clothing. Lutes notes that even without any adornment, the house is striking. “This house would be beautiful naked, without any furniture or art,” she says. “Its beauty is in its materials and its organic, earthy feel.” The floors are concrete with light-colored wood inlays. Trim is painted the same color as the walls. Sixteen windows reaching to the ceiling surround the large living room fireplace. Large windows in the dining

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The spacious kitchen opens to the backyard, which features 10 stately columns, an infinity pool, fireplace, outdoor kitchen, seating area, hot tub and fountain. The spacious kitchen opens to the backyard, which features 10 stately columns, an infinity pool, fireplace, outdoor kitchen, seating area, hot tub and fountain.

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Gregory is active in local community groups and opens his home for events such as WIND Youth Services’ Summer Soiree and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man and Woman of the Year party. “I am grateful that this property was designed so well for entertaining and that we have been able to leverage it to raise a lot of money for great community causes,” he says. Gregory appreciates the home’s relaxed, cool vibe. “It’s kind of a tie between feeling like I live in a Sonoma resort bungalow and being surrounded by the art of local artists and friends,” he explains. His support of and delight in the work of local artists is evident throughout the house, with a solid collection that includes works by

Micah Crandall-Bear, Kyle Lawson, Tim Collom, William Ishmael, Isabelle Truchon and Eric Lutes. Lutes derives satisfaction from her work when her client’s personality is reflected throughout the home. Working with Gregory over the years has been especially satisfying. “No other of my clients could live in this house but Scott. I feel Scott in here,” she explains. “This really is his house.” If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.juie91@yahoo.com n

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Top Marks WOODLAND FAMILY PRODUCES WINNING OLIVE OILS

BY GWEN SCHOEN FARM TO FORK

everal of my friends are wine connoisseurs. As they pour, swirl and inhale, they debate nuances, profiles and top notes. I nod appropriately while politely sipping whatever is in my glass. When it comes to olive oils, though, it’s a whole different ballgame. I can pour, swirl, sniff and debate color with just as much enthusiasm as my wine-swirling friends have for a cabernet. Knowing that, you’ll understand why I was so excited to discover bottles of Frate Sole extra-virgin olive oil produced in Woodland, displayed on the counters at Masullo, a pizzeria on Riverside Boulevard in Sacramento. Owner Robert Masullo is a very picky chef, which is an excellent endorsement. “I use only top-grade, locally produced products at the restaurant,” says Masullo. “This oil is produced from olives grown on a family farm in Woodland.” Several things about Frate Sole captured my attention. First there’s the name, which means brother sun in Italian. Like wine labels, labels on olive oils are often beautiful works of art. This one certainly falls into that

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Jim and Andrea Mayer

category with its warm sunset colors and smiling sun. Most important, there’s the oil itself. The bottle is dark green to preserve the color. With a nod to my wine connoisseur friends, I would describe it as deeply golden and slightly green. The flavor is fresh and grassy but mellow, like butter with a peppery kick at the end. Wow. Perfect for dipping bread, drizzling on fresh mozzarella or floating over minestrone soup. Jim and Andrea Mayer along with their two college-age children grow the olives and bottle the oil at their family farm in Woodland. The farm

is 20 acres with nine acres planted in olives. The family moved there 20 years ago from Land Park with a plan to farm the land. They just didn’t know what they wanted to grow. “We went through a trial-and-error phase, planting different things,” says Jim. “Then we gave olives a test. We had such good success we began planting different types until we finally settled on Tuscan varieties: Frantoio, Leccinio and Pendolino. They produce a high percentage of oil and flavors our customers seem to enjoy.”

According to the Olive Oil Commission of California, California produces just 3 percent of the olive oil consumed in the United States. It’s a bit unusual to find an active farm so close to Sacramento. “Olives require a Mediterranean climate,” Mayer explains. “The Sacramento region is perfect. As a bonus, they are a drought-tolerant crop. We do irrigate with a drip system, but our water use is far lower than many other crops.” Frate Sole is not certified organic, but that certainly is the way the Mayers approach their farming practice.

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“We do not use artificial chemicals or fertilizers,” says Mayer. “We plant cover crops to naturally increase the fertility of the soil. And we judiciously irrigate with a drip system. Our orchard has been graded to restore seasonal wetlands.” As we walk through the orchard, jackrabbits dart between the trees. Hawks circle overhead, and Abigail, the family rescue dog, is on the hunt for something to chase. Mayer explains how the family handpicks the olives beginning in October and finishing up in December. They use an electronic rake-style tool to pull the olives from the trees. Because olives don’t all ripen at the same time, all 836 trees are picked several times before the end of the season. Knowing when to harvest is the tricky part. “If they are picked too early, the flavor can be sharp. When picked too late, they might be too mild. Most connoisseurs want a balance between the two flavor profiles,” Mayer explains. “We do most of the work ourselves. But there are times when we need to hire temporary help. We

can harvest 4,000 pounds or more in a day.” After the harvest, the olives are taken to a processing plant where they are cold pressed, producing extra-virgin olive oil. Cold pressing is a chemical-free first press of the olives, which produces a natural, low-acidity oil, the finest and fruitiest of olive oils. After pressing, the oil is returned to the farm, where the family bottles it and attaches labels. Their orchard produces 400 gallons a season, and they have many repeat customers. Since 2004, Frate Sole has captured a number of prizes at the Los Angeles International Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Competition and the Yolo County Fair, including quite a few gold medals. It is sold through Masullo restaurant and Davis Food Co-op and can be ordered online at fratesole.net. For more information about California olive oil, visit the Olive Oil Commission of California website at oliveoilcommission.org. Gwen Schoen can be reached at gwen.schoen@aol.com n

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Solitary Path IT’S NOT BEAUTIFUL, BUT UEDA PARKWAY IS GREAT FOR FITNESS

squat, pugnacious burrowing owl, a somewhat comical creature I’d seen only once before. I’m more a bird “noticer” than a birdwatcher, and I’m not an Audubon Society member, but it never fails to lift my spirits seeing these beautiful and extraordinary creatures in a place so close to home.

BY WALT SEIFERT

Many, including those who live close by, are probably unaware of its existence.

GETTING THERE

recent ride on the Ueda Parkway bike path made me both happy and sad. I was virtually alone out there. Almost no one knows about the parkway, which lies about a half mile east of Northgate Boulevard. I encountered just one other cyclist on the 4-milelong path from the Arden Garden Connector to the path’s end just north of Main Road. The parkway extends another two miles from there beside the virtually trafficfree East Levee Road. The Ueda Parkway bike path is not as attractive or natural as the Jedediah Smith Memorial Bicycle Trail in the American River Parkway (even considering the spate of fires along the American River). If the American River Parkway is a wellknown and frequently visited jewel, the Ueda Parkway is more like a hidden, tarnished semiprecious stone. The Ueda path runs atop a levee next to Steelhead Creek, which used to be called the Natomas East Main Drainage Canal. Though its watershed is quite large, extending well into Placer County by way of Dry Creek and other tributaries, the manmade channel with its desultory

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flow is far different from the scenic American River. The Ueda bike path, instead of having intriguing curves and gentle rises and falls, runs straight and level—a north/south beeline. The steep levee sides are featureless and treeless, so the path

is without shade. The high path is exposed to strong, buffeting winds. Though there’s little water in the channel this year, the parkway is habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. On my ride, I saw ducks, Canada geese, great egrets, a great blue heron and a pheasant. I saw a

Besides being good for wildlife observation, the Ueda Parkway path is a great place for fitness training. There are no disruptions to continuous, heart-strengthening exercise. The path dips below most of the few streets it intersects, so there are no stop signs or street crossings with vehicle traffic. Generally, you don’t have to worry about close encounters with other cyclists or joggers, either. They are all someplace else. The wind usually provides extra resistance, at least in one direction, to make you work harder. It’s a shame more people don’t enjoy the Ueda experience. There was never a grand opening for the parkway path, and it has never had much publicity. Many, including those who live close by, are probably unaware of its existence. Others who do see it as they drive by on West El Camino Avenue, Silver Eagle Road, I-80 or Main Avenue may think it is a maintenance road. Plans for a

major residential development that would have brought many more users to the north end of the parkway collapsed when the economy tanked. Construction of a new Grant District middle/high school, visible from East Levee Road, stopped when the district merged with other districts and the plug was pulled on the housing development. The school’s forlorn building shells remain surrounded by fields populated by cattle instead of humans.

Besides being good for wildlife observation, the Ueda Parkway path is a great place for fitness training. There are other reasons why the Ueda Parkway sees such little use. The parkway path doesn’t connect directly to the well-used Jed Smith trail in the American River Parkway. It stops a scant hundred yards or so away, but a bridge across Steelhead Creek is needed to connect the two. As is, it’s out of the way and a bit sketchy getting to Ueda trailheads at the west ends of the Arden Garden Connector and West El Camino bridges. Along the length of the parkway, access points are too few and far between. It can be reached from Gardenland Park and other points, but though the path runs right behind Fry’s Electronics off Northgate Boulevard, there’s no connection from the levee top trail to the busy store or to nearby North Market Boulevard. The steep levee sides prevent commuters and neighborhood walkers and joggers from reaching the path easily. Then there are the other things I saw on the ride. There were overturned shopping carts, abandoned clothes, a blackened backyard grill, discarded tires, lots of paper trash and graffiti on the trail and bridges. There were homeless people with their bikes and other belongings sheltering under

bridges. There were more tents and makeshift shelters on the far bank of Steelhead Creek than I have ever seen in years of riding the parkway. The campsites were surrounded by piles of waste. These conditions, along with the remoteness of the area, don’t inspire more use, especially by families or lone female cyclists and joggers. I’ll continue to use the Ueda path. It offers a change of scenery from the American River Parkway and the opportunity to ride a big loop around the airport. While riding, I’ll inevitably continue thinking about how to improve the parkway. I already know Sacramento needs to create better connections by building more bicycle/pedestrian bridges. Sacramento also has to solve what’s been an intractable homeless problem. For now, I can still enjoy the Ueda’s wildlife, solitude and the chance to exercise. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n

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Garden Magic IT’S EASY TO START VEGETABLES FROM SEEDS

BY ANITA CLEVENGER

GARDEN JABBER

ost of us don’t begin thinking about growing vegetables until later in the year. But a glance at the Sacramento County UC Master Gardeners’ seasonal guide to growing vegetables shows that we can grow many of them in the middle of winter. Peas? Fava beans? Lettuce? Onion sets? Radishes? You can plant their seeds in the garden now. Some other cool-season crops, such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower, can be sown indoors and planted outside next month. Warm-season tomatoes, peppers and eggplant can be started inside later this month or in February or March. Why bother to grow vegetables from seed? When you buy plants in stores, you are limited to what their suppliers have chosen to grow. Sometimes you can’t find your favorite varieties, or you don’t discover more interesting, productive or flavorful ones. Growing from seed, you can choose from an overwhelming array. How hard is it to grow a vegetable from seed? In the fairy tale, Jack’s magic beans grew into a giant beanstalk overnight after his mother tossed them onto the ground. My

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mother didn’t throw seeds onto the ground, but she made growing her own tomatoes look easy. She’d save seeds from the previous year, punch drainage holes into juice cans and milk cartons, fill them with clean potting mix, poke a little hole into the soil and plant the seeds. She’d put the containers on a south-facing windowsill, water them well and cover them with plastic wrap until leaves emerged. There they’d grow, as magically as Jack’s beans. Seeds really are a bit of a miracle. Each contains an embryonic plant and a food source to sustain its growth until leaves develop for photosynthesis. Given some soil, light, air, water and enough space to develop roots and top growth, the plant will grow. Will it survive to maturity? It depends.

Daisy Mah, former gardener at the WPA Rock Garden in William Land Park, cautions that “a lot can go wrong.” She starts most seeds outdoors, using garden flats lined with newspaper and filled with a good seed-starting soil. “It’s important to grow seeds at the proper depth, not too deeply,” says Mah. You also need to protect your tender new plants from predators like snails, slugs and squirrels and from frost damage. Mah covers her seedlings with a garden flat and goes out every night to look for marauding slugs. She gradually gives her seedlings more and more light, essential for strong growth. Master Gardener Kim Brady is part of the Fair Oaks Horticuture Center vegetable team. “We do our planning for summer vegetables in January, which gives us time to order seeds if

needed,” she says. “We actually pick our first planting date and adjust when we will start which types of seeds,” says Brady. “We start peppers, tomatoes and eggplants eight to 10 weeks before we plan to plant. ” She sows most vegetable seeds indoors. “Melons are usually started about two weeks before planting as they don’t like their roots disturbed,” she says. “I usually start squash seeds about a month before planting. If we start seeds and transplant most of the vegetables, we have a greater success rate, though we direct seed some plants like beans, peas, carrots, beets and other root vegetables.” The vegetable team rigs up grow lights and provides bottom heat for warmseason plants. Peppers, especially,

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Off to a Good Start THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO HELP OUT IN 2016

BY TERRY KAUFMAN DOING GOOD

f your New Year’s resolutions included a commitment to make a difference in your community or the world at large, you have no excuses for procrastinating. The calendar is full of opportunities to start fulfilling your charitable resolutions.

HELPING YOUNG VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING Courage Worldwide has a bold mission: to rescue children around the world from sex trafficking and completely restore their lives.

Courage started in Sacramento in 2005 and now operates Courage Houses in Northern California and Tanzania, where victims are given the resources and opportunity to rebuild their lives. The nonprofit has a vision to build a Courage House in every city that needs one so that trafficked children will have a safe place to call home. “We want to eradicate sex trafficking altogether,” says the Courage website. In order to do this, the organization relies on volunteers who are passionate about this cause. Volunteers must attend a three-day certified training program to work or volunteer at Courage House. The next informational orientation session will be held Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive. For more information, go to courageworldwide.org.

HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. On Monday, Jan. 18, Northern Californians will come together for a march, rally and exposition to honor

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the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March for the Dream! is organized by MLK365, a nonprofit organization that advances King’s vision through values-based advertising campaigns, civic, work and educational challenge grants. This highly interactive one-day event attracts a diverse crowd of more than 28,000 participants to downtown Sacramento for civic engagement, reflection and enrichment. It will begin at 9 a.m. at Sacramento City College, in the parking area of Hughes Stadium, with a march for civil rights, social justice and human value. The Marade (march and parade) will wind through some of Sacramento’s most historic neighborhoods, pausing only briefly as the marchers pass by a reviewing stand at the State Capitol before concluding at Sacramento Convention Center. Those who want to go the extra mile or carry an extra load in the service of others can sign up for the Extra Mile, a special preliminary leg of the march. Participants can register to march as banner groups. The march will be followed by a Diversity Expo at Sacramento Convention Center. It will offer music, art, education, health, employers and vendors in one location. The Education Experience features activities for students from kindergarten through high school, including arts and crafts, face painting, movies, singing and educational resources. At Employment and Health Pavilions, attendees will be able to connect with employers and get health screenings

and information from human services agencies. Attendees can enjoy the Multicultural Talent Showcase of Stars on the main stage, visit The Art Village to see works of local artists or volunteer their talents as a cast member of a Dramatic Arts Ensemble to educate and entertain. At the Wisdom Corner Stage, those who need a place relax after the six-mile march can relax and hear poetry or music, see videos, and listen to speakers who lived the civil rights movement. For more information, go to mlk365.org.

FRIENDS OF SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY Friends of the Sacramento Public Library operates the Book Den, which sells gently used quality books and media. Proceeds benefit all 28 library branches by funding the purchase of new materials and systemwide programming efforts like Summer Reading. By selling previously read books at low prices, the Friends make them available for others to read while enriching the community. The next book sale will be held Friday, Jan. 8, and Saturday, Jan. 9. Friends members are given early admission from 5 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 8, while everyone is welcome from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 9. The Book Den is at 8250 Belvedere Ave. Learn more at saclibfriends.org. Terry Kaufman can be reached at terry@1greatstory.com n

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Looking Back DISTRICT ATTORNEY GIVES A YEAR-END REVIEW

BY ANNE MARIE SCHUBERT COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

s I begin my second year as district attorney, I am proud to look back at what our office has accomplished during my first year. Working across a number of bureaus, divisions, special units, teams and prevention programs, we have implemented a number of changes and new initiatives to better serve the citizens of this county. The following are highlights of what we have done in the past year.

IN THE COURTROOM We have successfully prosecuted cases across all units, including homicides, gangs and hate crimes, career criminals, child abuse, sexual assaults, domestic violence, human trafficking, elder abuse, major narcotics, insurance fraud, public integrity, consumer and environmental protection cases, and misdemeanors. Some of the cases have attracted public interest, including the convictions of Ryan Roberts for the murder of 13-year-old Jessica FunkHaslam, Amandeep Dhami for the Sikh Temple festival shooting death of Parmjit Singh, former Sacramento

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A Community Prosecution Unit working along the American River Parkway

police officer Gary Dale Baker for multiple sexual assaults against a woman in her 70s, and Kenneth Anderson for the brutal sexual assault of a Subway female co-worker.

FOCUSED EFFORTS With the surge in Internet crimes, we formed the Cyber Crimes Unit. This unit prosecutes crimes committed against children through the Internet or social media, and those who possess or traffic child pornography. It also handles financial crimes committed through computer devices.

I introduced our new Community & Government Relations Unit in the beginning of the year. This unit brought all of the officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community and legislative outreach efforts under one umbrella. CGR has since developed new programs and taken a proactive role in shaping laws that affect public safety.

PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS The first new program launched was our Speakers Bureau, which matches members of our office with organizations requesting to learn about the criminal justice system.

There are more than 135 staff members and 35 topics available. As of Dec. 1, 2015, we have had 50 speakers present to a variety of groups across the county. We were able to bring several more programs to the community by expanding our partnership with our law enforcement, academic and community partners. The District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Youth Academy is a partnership with the Sacramento County Sheriff, Probation and Sacramento Police Department. Students learn about the criminal justice system and engage in open communication with law enforcement. The program started in October with

the participation of 135 students from 46 high schools. The Criminal Justice Youth Shadow Day pairs high school students with prosecuting or defense attorneys, probation officers, investigators and judges to get a firsthand look at the criminal justice process and the different roles within the system. Students can also learn about our Laboratory of Forensic Services. The program was launched in June with 75 students from 38 high schools in attendance. With support from the Sacramento County Office of Education, we have reached students from across the county with these programs. Our newest program, #iSMART (Internet, Social Media Awareness, Resources & Training), addresses the challenges, risks and threats students face from the Internet and social media. The interactive presentation uses pictures depicting common scenarios, with questions posed to students throughout each scenario. The scenarios include sexting, cyberbullying, online predators and stalking, and sextortion. In addition to reaching high school students, we must children and young adults, who are often unseen, silent victims of human trafficking and exploitation. In June, I announced an unprecedented coalition of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies along with the Public Defender’s Office, probation, local and state public agencies, and communitybased organizations in an anti-human trafficking and exploitation effort called Sacramento Together. Working with roughly 30 partner agencies and organizations, the coalition is cracking down on the demand side with massage parlor and john stings, aggressively prosecuting traffickers and implementing specialized courts that provide treatment and resources to victims, distributing care packages and resource cards to children and young adults on the street, and providing online resources with a mobile app, website and Facebook page. There is also a public awareness poster and billboard campaign.

Sacramento Together will continue to rescue and prevent victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

PROSECUTORS IN NEIGHBORHOODS The Community Prosecution Unit focuses on neighborhood quality-oflife crimes. Community prosecutors step outside their traditional role by working proactively with law enforcement, code enforcement, other public agencies, businesses, various private organizations and community members to prevent crime from occurring or escalating. There are prosecutors working in neighborhoods throughout the county and city of Sacramento. As a result of their collaborative work with law enforcement and public agencies, a number of residential and commercial abandoned and nuisance properties have been cleaned up and secured; property owners have made changes to resolve drug activity and other problems their properties attracted; serial graffiti taggers are being prosecuted for vandalism; and we are reaching out to chronically homeless people to get them into supportive housing.

A VOICE AT THE CAPITOL With our office sitting in the capital city, I felt it was important we take an active role in legislative decisions that impact the safety of our county and state. Since last January, our office sponsored Assemblyman Jim Cooper’s AB 390, which sought to restore DNA sample collection for crimes that were previously felonies but reclassified as misdemeanors by Proposition 47. We provided testimony at public safety hearings and met with legislators to urge them to support the bill. AB 390 will be taken up again by the Senate Public Safety Committee early this year. We also actively supported or opposed eight pending bills, one of which was AB 666. This bill sought to seal the public records of juvenile offenders after they complete

probation. It was amended after we provided valuable information concerning how the sealing of records would adversely affect minors within the delinquency and dependency programs. The amended bill was approved by the governor in September. CGR will continue to monitor pending legislation, attend committee hearings and meet with legislators to ensure we have a voice at the Capitol to protect public safety.

INFORMING THE PUBLIC My commitment to the community includes providing information that affects public safety and ensures public trust. Early this year, we developed new officer-involved-shooting and incustody-death written protocols and made them available on our website. We also began posting reports with our findings on these reviews, which continue to be maintained and updated. We recently began posting on our website information about so-called nonviolent second-strike offenders who have been granted early prison release. I think it’s important the public is aware of the type of offenders being released into our neighborhoods.

LOOKING AHEAD I have truly been inspired by our team of dedicated professionals, our criminal justice colleagues and all of our community partners who worked together this past year to improve the safety and quality of life for everyone in the region. As we start 2016, our office will build upon the programs and partnerships we have established and will continue to focus on a community approach to public safety. I look forward to new ideas and developments in the coming year and beyond. For more information, go to sacda. org. Anne Marie Schubert is the Sacramento County district attorney. She can be reached at daoffice@sacda.org n

GARDEN page 60 germinate much faster if the soil is warm. Whether you start seeds outdoors, indoors in a bright window or with more sophisticated equipment, it’s important that you thin out growth so that plants aren’t overcrowded. Transplant them into 4-inch pots when they develop two sets of leaves, and feed them with liquid fertilizer at one-quarter strength every time you water them. If plants are inside, Brady recommends running a fan to stimulate the seedlings and strengthen their stems. If you don’t have a fan, run your hand gently over the leaves once or twice a day.

Growing from seed, you can choose from an overwhelming array. You can buy seeds and seedstarting supplies at local nurseries or from websites. Some of the Master Gardeners’ favorite sources are Tomato Growers Supply Company, Kitazawa Seed Company, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, Burpee and Renee’s Garden. With all of these choices, it’s easy to get carried away. “Don’t overdo. Start slowly,” Mah advises. “Be realistic about what you need and can take care of”—something she ruefully admits is hard for her to do. Still, seeds don’t cost much, and they offer you a chance to experiment with new varieties and experience your own gardening magic. Despite possible pitfalls, Mah encourages gardeners to give it a try. “It could grow on you,” she says. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 876-5338 or go to ucanr.edu/sites/ sacmg, where you will find extensive information on vegetable gardening. The seasonal guide to growing vegetables is included in the 2016 Gardening Guide and Calendar, which can be ordered online or purchased at several retail outlets. n

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95811 MIDTOWN 505 18TH ST 415 20TH ST 2020 H ST #C

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$394,000 $390,000

95816 E SAC, MCKINLEY PARK 3124 N ST 902 33RD ST 317 26TH ST 2328 N ST 1311 32ND ST 2815 SOLONS ALLEY 1974 36TH ST 521 30TH ST 857 33RD ST 515 25TH ST 1743 35TH ST 1615 34TH 2201 L ST

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95818 LAND PK, CURTIS PK 1828 CARAMAY WAY 1871 9TH AVE 3316 CUTTER WAY 2713 5TH AVE 1760 8TH AVE 741 4TH AVE 2416 MARSHALL WAY 2720 21ST ST 2660 28TH ST 2026 CASTRO WAY 1817 LARKIN WAY 2152 6TH AVE 620 6TH AVE 2025 VALLEJO WAY 2025 BIDWELL WAY 2559 FREEPORT BLVD 3080 24TH ST 2536 2ND AVE 2733 7TH AVE 2912 24TH ST 2230 MARKHAM WAY 817 3RD AVE 2549 10TH AVE

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95819 E SAC, RIVER PARK 433 LA PURISSIMA WAY 1343 LOUIS WAY 117 44TH ST 1315 58TH ST 4138 MCKINLEY BLVD 1525 49TH ST 91 43RD ST 301 SAN MIGUEL WAY 1621 47TH ST 645 41ST STREET 3822 BREUNER AVE 641 46TH ST 816 47TH ST 1051 42ND ST 5190 MODDISON AVE 1147 43RD ST 5535 J ST 1014 53RD ST. 1614 52ND ST 3806 BREUNER AVE 3909 R ST 512 55TH ST 101 45TH ST 900 56TH ST 941 53RD ST 872 42ND ST 264 40TH ST

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE 2248 RALSTON RD 3425 VON BAUER WAY 4537 AMBERLEY WAY 2124 RASSY WAY 3621 DOS ACRES WAY 4401 BRIARWOOD DR 2335 GRANITE WAY 3813 PASADENA AVE #20 3062 YELLOWSTONE LN 2106 RED ROBIN LN 2113 BLUEBIRD LN 2431 ROLAND RD 3817 WEST WAY 3620 E COUNTRY CLUB LN 2306 GRANITE WAY 3025 BERTIS DR 4240 ALVA CT 3309 CHENU AVE 3480 EDISON AVE 3409 LERWICK RD 2911 WHITNEY 2212 RALSTON RD 3728 FONT ST 4501 ROBERTSON AVE 2711 TIOGA WAY

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95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 2178 56TH AVE 1416 WACKER WAY 2420 40TH AVE

$225,000 $225,000 $207,000

7048 21ST ST 2301 THOMPSON WAY 941 SAGAMORE WAY 7370 NELMARK ST 1230 NOONAN DR 2445 39TH AVE 1432 SHIRLEY DR 5617 LA CAMPANA WAY 31 PETRILLI CIR 6955 HOGAN DR 7201 TAMOSHANTER WAY 2231 VALKO AVE 2425 40TH AVE 4120 MOSS DR 2178 KIRK WAY 2212 63RD AVE 6137 VENTURA ST 7290 AMHERST ST 5210 HARTE WAY 6589 DEMARET DR 5612 RICKEY DR 6521 HOGAN DR 4651 23RD ST 7519 24TH ST 2435 34TH AVE 1433 STODDARD ST 2381 KNIGHT WAY 1133 WEBER WAY 2457 26TH AVE 2612 51ST AVE 6464 ROMACK CIR 1219 41ST AVE 2701 YREKA AVE 2733 TOY AVE 1550 BELINDA WAY 1541 ZELDA WAY

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1207 VANDERBILT WAY 3241 VIA GRANDE 2021 TERRACE DR 979 FULTON AVE #495 2280 HURLEY WAY #56 1933 RICHMOND ST 2122 UNIVERSITY PARK DR 2539 EXETER SQUARE LN 2408 DARWIN ST 2113 WINAFRED ST 534 HARTNELL PL 607 COMMONS DR 1019 DORNAJO WAY #156 1509 HOOD RD #A 2230 JUANITA LN 1909 WOODSTOCK 3220 STREVEL WAY 2128 JUANITA LN 2204 LLOYD LN 104 HARTNELL PL

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The Music Man AS CHRISTIAN BROTHERS’ BAND DIRECTOR, HE CALLS THE TUNE

BY JESSICA LASKEY ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

ever has the word “instrumental” been more apt to describe someone. Travis Maslen, the band director at Christian Brothers High School, oversees every instrumental program the school offers, from beginning band to honors band and everything in between. “Our program is unique because the school lets me teach beginners as well as advanced students,” Maslen explains. “Kids can start at the bottom—they don’t have to have any experience at all—and play anything they want.” The flexibility and breadth of CB’s music program can pretty much be traced back to their fearless leader Maslen, who’s been with the school since 2004 and taught for nine years before that at St. Charles Borromeo School off Mack Road. The Elk Grove native plays several instruments: flute while he was a student at Mira Loma High School, piano while earning his bachelor’s in music at Sacramento State, saxophone and French horn in the Elk Grove Community Band, trombone in the Dixieland jazz band the Elder Creek Stompers and bass guitar with the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society. Anything he doesn’t currently play, he’s more than willing to pick up. “I believe in grabbing an instrument and showing the kids how to play it,” Maslen says. “It shows them that I wasn’t born playing lots of these instruments—just like them—so they can figure it out with me.”

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This can-do spirit has earned Maslen a legion of admirers over the years and grown the programs at both St. Charles and CB to never-beforeseen proportions.

“I’m all for getting as many people involved as possible. There’s strength in numbers,” Maslen explains. “If you can fill the room, the more the merrier. At St. Charles, I ran their

choir program, too, and after nine years, half the school population was involved. Here at CB, our string ensemble class started with six kids, and now we consistently have 20 to 25 kids. That’s a good amount to have in one class. That means you can give them a little more attention.” The consistent popularity of his classes must convince Maslen that he made the right decision to pursue music as a student at Mira Loma. “I did band and choir in high school,” Maslen recalls. “I loved music, but I was also in the ROP firefighting program. When I was making the decision about what to study in college, my friend asked, ‘What are you going to be happy doing for the next 40 years of your life?’ The answer was music, and I never looked back.” Maslen runs a packed instrumental program that includes beginning band, concert band, drumline, jazz band, string ensemble, honors band, a ukulele club and even opportunities to play in the pit for the annual school musical. “Compared to other high schools, we don’t have a huge marching band,” Maslen admits, “but that’s because students can play in the band and be on the football team and do student leadership. It’s a little different than when I was in school, when you had to pick your poison and stick with it. Here we only have a little over 1,000 students, and all the teachers are sharing the same kids.” Though scheduling the shared student body might sound like the stuff of nightmares, the smaller class size has allowed Maslen and his fellow

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Museum Mystique CROCKER MIXES IT UP FOR THE NEW YEAR WITH JAN. 14 CELEBRATORY EVENT

nonmembers. For tickets and more information, call 808-1182. Prepare yourself to be awed by “Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/ Zodiac Heads,” the Crocker’s newest exhibition opening Jan. 24 and running through May 1. The internationally acclaimed Chinese artist’s monumental zodiac animal heads reinterpret those that once adorned the famed 18th-century fountain-clock of the Yuanming Yuan (Old Summer Palace), an imperial retreat outside Beijing. In 1860, the Yuanming Yuan was ransacked by French and British troops and the heads were pillaged. In creating contemporary versions of these 12 Chinese zodiac animals on an oversized scale, Ai Weiwei focuses attention on issues of repatriation while exploring what constitutes Chinese art and identity. This is an exhibit not to be missed. For more information on all Crocker goings-on, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org The Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.

BY JESSICA LASKEY RIVER CITY PREVIEWS

tart the new year off right with a trip to the region’s best art museum. See what’s hip and happening at the Crocker Art Museum all January long. First up is Art Mix “Mystique” from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14. Featuring “wanderlust and fairy dust,” the event will have participants grooving to the exotic tones of San Kazakgascar and the Crocker’s DJ-in-residence, Larry Rodriguez; belly dancing their way into the night with UNMATA (how’s that for your New Year’s fitness resolution?); or discovering their fortune by tarot, palm or tea leaf. Get ready to be wowed by an interactive photographic performance by Jesse Vasquez and create a spirit mask with Beatnik Studios. Keep all your memories of the evening fresh at the photo booth by Etsy sensation Sasha Soukup. Art Mix is free for museum members and free with general admission for nonmembers. Happy hour will feature food and drink discounts from 5 to 6 p.m., and the drink specials will be $5 all night. What a way to ring in 2016! For a soothing soundscape, don’t miss Amber Yui-Hsuan Liao on

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Prepare yourself to be awed by “Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” the Crocker’s newest exhibition opening Jan. 24 and running through May 1

piano as part of the Classical Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24. The accomplished musician will use her stunning technique to draw out the richness of works by composers Frédéric Chopin—whose polonaises and mazurkas celebrate his Polish heritage—and Manuel de Falla, who

honors the Spanish Folk tradition in his “Fantasía Baética.” The concert is inspired by the opening of the exhibition of Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei (more on that in a moment). Tickets are $6 for museum members, $10 for students, youths and Capital Public Radio members, and $12 for

Do you know a talented artist who should display work in the KVIE Gallery’s upcoming Fine Art of Public Television Group Show? Are you one such artist? Don’t miss the public television station’s Call for Artists; the deadline for entry is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 10. Entered work must be relevant to public television in one way or another (yes, Big Bird counts) and all PREVIEWS page 70

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The event will feature freshly prepared food and plant-based merchandise as well as free samples, information on the many benefits of plant-based eating (from delicious recipes to how our diet can reduce both water usage and our carbon footprint) as well as fun activities for the kids and an impressive lineup of speakers, including keynote speaker Kristie Middleton, food policy director for the Humane Society of the United States; Hope Bohanec, author and executive director of Compassionate Living; Timaree Hagenburger, “The Nutrition Professor” from Cosumnes River College; Nora Kramer, founder of Youth Empowered Action Camp; and many more. The event is free and open to the public, so come get your veg on! For more information, go to sactownvegfest.org The Sacramento City Unified School District’s Serna Center is at 5737 47th Ave.

artists must be 18 or older and living within the KVIE viewing region to enter. Can’t figure out if you’re in the region? Turn on Channel 6. If you’re now watching “Rob on Road,” “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” or “The PBS News Hour,” you probably qualify. For further information about the viewing region, go to kvie.org All works will be curated by a jury that includes Heath Buckmaster (the mastermind coordinator behind the KVIE Art Auction), KVIE General Manager David Lowe and everyone’s favorite local host, Rob Stewart. Selected works will be displayed in the KVIE Gallery from March 10 through May 10, with a reception on April 13. For more information on the KVIE Gallery’s Fine Art of Public Television Group Show, go to kvie.org/gallery/ group_show.htm Good luck!

‘PRINCE OF DARKNESS’ If you’re anything like me, you love bread. (“Love” might be an understatement. “Adore,” “need” and “covet” bread might be more accurate.) No one does bread quite like internationally renowned chef and baker Sim Cass, who will grace Les Baux Bakery on Folsom Boulevard with his impressive presence this month for a series of events and classes that are sure to be delightful—and delicious. The United Kingdom-born founder of Balthazar Bakery (long considered one of New York City’s best and most popular restaurants), Cass’ deeply toasted, crusty loaves of bread have earned him the nickname “The Prince of Darkness,” and introduced a benchmark for the city’s aspiring bakers. Seventeen years later, Balthazar Bakery continues to inspire the country’s now widespread passion for hand-crafted, naturally fermented loaves and Cass serves as a bread consultant for some of the world’s most respected restaurants and bakeries. He’s also been featured in The New York Times, Food Arts

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No one does bread quite like internationally renowned chef and baker Sim Cass, who will grace Les Baux Bakery on Folsom Boulevard with his impressive presence this month for a series of events and classes.

Magazine and on Martha Stewart’s TV show, to name just a few. When asked what it takes to succeed in the field of bread baking, Cass explains: “The Spanish bakers say that once you’ve touched and worked with the dough, you have to go back and touch it again, the feel of it. You’ve got to do the practice—the repetition—and the real joy is in the end result that comes from that repetition.” The joy of eating is the end result, of course. For more information on Les Baux’s special events with Cass, call 739-1348 or go to lesbauxbakery. com

Les Baux Bakery is at 5090 Folsom Blvd. While you’re there, be sure to buy a baguette. They’re the best this side of Paris!

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES The Sacramento Vegetarian Society (SVS) is here to make your mom’s favorite quip the most delicious proposition imaginable. Don’t miss the group’s first 100-percent plantbased vegetarian festival, SacTown VegFest, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Sacramento City Unified School District’s Serna Center.

Banish the weary winter chill with a concert that’s sure to warm your heart: The Premier Orchestra of the Sacramento Youth Symphony will perform their Winter Concerto Concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center. Eighty young musicians under the direction of Michael Neumann will tackle such complex compositions as “Danse Macabre” by Camille SaintSaëns, Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) by Franz Schubert and Toccata and Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by Leopold Stokowski. The program will also feature two violin concertos by young soloists. Brandon Luong, a ninth-grader at Christian Brothers High School, will perform “Ziguenerweisen (Gypsy Airs)” by Pablo de Sarasate. Ayana Jaycox, a sixth-grader at Sacramento Waldorf School, will perform Allegro from Violin Concerto in G, K. 216, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. For tickets and more information, go to sacramentoyouthsymphony.org

The Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center is at 3835 Freeport Blvd.

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PREVIEWS FROM page 71 specifically for this showing. McMillan is bringing her series of abstract figure paintings with a focus on movement, rhythm and light. Perry’s paintings of urban and landscape scenes in a representational style are executed in the exciting, and challenging, medium of pastels, which dates back to the 16th century. Rothgeb presents a recent awardwinning contemporary landscape approach in acrylic and acrylic ink. Five times the talent equals five times the tempting pieces to buy! For more information, call 4554988 or go to arthouseonr.com ARTHOUSE on R is at 1021 R St.

SHALL WE DANCE? Who can resist tapping their toes to a concert so aptly named? “Shall We Dance?” will be performed at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31, at the All Saints Episcopal Church and will feature two of Sacramento’s premier harpists, Dr. Beverly Wesner-Hoehn and Emily Mader, in a fanciful concert that’s sure to inspire. Accompanied by a chamber ensemble conducted by Thomas Derthick, Dr. Wesner-Hoehn will present the “Malagueña Concertino” by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and her award-winning, college-age student Emily Mader will perform the shimmering “Dances Sacred and Profane” by Claude Debussy. There is a $15 suggested donation for those over age 12 at the door, and a reception where you can hobnob with the talent directly following the concert. For more information, go to allsaintssacramento.org All Saints Episcopal Church is at 2076 Sutterville Road.

(ART)SPACE CADETS Where can you see accomplished artists from Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco without leaving Sacramento? Swing by artspace1616 starting on Jan. 9 and get an eyeful. Los Angeles-based visual, conceptual and performing artist and photographer Joe Lewis received

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“Art Times Five” will run at the ARTHOUSE on R gallery from Jan. 8 through Feb. 12 and feature resident artists in the Gang of Five: Beverly Austin, Sue Chapman, Varya McMillan, Judith Perry and Lucia Rothgeb (whose painting is pictured)

his bachelor’s degree in 1975 from Hamilton College, where he was a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, and his master’s in fine arts in 1989 from Maryland Institute, College of Art. Lewis is also the co-founding director of Fashion Moda in New York, where he has curated and mounted numerous exhibitions and performance events. New York painter Jane Dickson received her bachelor’s at Harvard University in 1976 and is known for her dark images that utilize unusual materials such as AstroTurf, vinyl, sandpaper, felt and carpet, which evoke her “fascination with the power of artificial light, as well as ... surreal and sexually transgressive environments.” San Francisco-based Tomas Nakada is a multimedia mastermind—he works in paint, paper, wax, ink and sculpture—and has shown all over California, where he’s also an instructor at Humboldt State University. Don’t miss the opening reception at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9. For more information, call 849-1127. Artspace1616 is at 1616 Del Paso Blvd.

EAT. WATCH. REPEAT. Free films in exchange for good food? Sounds like the one and only second annual Eat on K presented by the Crest Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 9!

The event features a free screening of “Gone With the Wind” at 7:30 p.m. in exchange for the presentation of a receipt from a participating K Street restaurant and your email address. (Bring your appetite: the event is sponsored by Mother, Empress Tavern, Pizza Rock and K Bar.) Can’t get enough classic films at the Crest? Check out the Noir Nights Film Festival on Jan. 15 and 16. This two-day festival will kick off on Friday with a speakeasy soiree—noirinspired clothes encouraged—hosted by Empress Tavern in the theater’s own Wide-Angle Lounge from 6 to 7 p.m. The first movie to hit the giant screen will be Orson Welles’s “Touch of Evil” from 1958 at 7 p.m., and at 9:15 p.m. the evening will conclude with a special 35-millimeter film presentation of 1945’s “Mildred Pierce.” Saturday’s films will begin around sunset with a 5 p.m. presentation of Stanley Kubrick’s crime thriller “The Killing” from 1956, and continue at 7 p.m. as Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas star in “Out of The Past” from 1947. The festival will finish with a 35-millimeter film Technicolor presentation of “Leave Her to Heaven” (1945) with Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde. PREVIEWS page 74

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A NIGHT AT THE PHILOPERA They’re back! The Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra and Sacramento Opera are performing again, much to Sacramento’s delight, with their collaborative Classics Series at 8 p.m. at the Community Center Theater on Jan. 16 and 23. The concert on Saturday, Jan. 16, will feature conductor Andrés Cárdenes on violin playing rousing tunes such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s overture to “The Marriage of Figaro” and Violin Concerto No. 3, as well as Felix Mendelssohn’s “The Hebrides” overture and Symphony No. 4 (the “Italian”). The following week, treat your ears to the Mozart’s Requiem performed on Saturday, Jan. 23, by the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera Chorus under

conductor James Feddeck. In addition to the title piece, the concert will include Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 4 and a slew of similarly stunning compositions. For tickets and more information, call 808-2000 or go to sacphilopera.org The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com . Please email items for consideration by the first of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n

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Soup’s On A GUIDE TO THE BEST STEAMY GOODNESS IN TOWN

BY GREG SABIN RESTAURANT INSIDER

hen I was a young boy, the only soup I would eat that did not come out of a red-and-white can was the sizzling rice soup at The Mandarin at Arden and Eastern. A steaming bowl of salty broth redolent of green onions and garlic, it turned from dinner to dinner-and-a-show when the waiter would slowly slide a brick of dehydrated rice into the overheated bowl, generating a jet of steam and delightful sizzling that could be heard throughout the wonderfully tacky space. That soup of my childhood is still pretty incredible (and the interior decorations at The Mandarin are a bit more up to date), but I’ve branched out in my tastes (to the surprise of my mother’s friend Janice) and can give you a pretty solid rundown of some of the best noncanned soup in town. Let’s start with ramen. Not the packaged stuff you remember from college, with the tiny foil sodium bomb packed thoughtfully in each unit. I mean the real stuff, the honestto-goodness Japanese delicacy that sets people searching the world over for the perfect bowl. The best I’ve found is at Ryujin Ramen House. Owned by the folks who previously owned Akebono Sushi (my favorite sushi in town), this midtown restaurant is an unpretentious outpost of good tastes and good smells. The black garlic pork ramen is absolutely divine. It’s an enormous bowl packed with roasted pork, onions, cabbage, bamboo shoots, a soft-boiled egg and

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Owner George Muntean makes all his soups, chilis and stews from scratch daily

a voluminous mess of chewy ramen noodles, steeped in a pork broth that takes nearly 24 hours to simmer and topped with delicate droplets of black garlic oil. The flavors are front and center, delivering body blows of richness and warmth. And at less than $10, it’s a steal on a cold, windy night. Farther afield, you might stumble upon Viet-Ha, a small Vietnamese restaurant on Florin Road. Small and divey, it has some of the best soup around. Try the #8 chicken noodle soup. Served with a side of fresh basil, sprouts, limes and ginger sauce, it’s a lovely bowl of happiness. It starts with slender rice noodles and shredded chicken, then as many or as few of the add-ins as you want. With a blindingly rich cup of Vietnamese coffee, it’s a perfect cold-weather treat.

If you’re looking for something a bit more stick-to-your ribs, you can’t beat Muntean’s, the heavyweight champion of soup slingers in the 916. With at huge downtown lunch clientele, at least eight soups every day and a selection that goes well beyond the standard fare, it’s a soupstravaganza from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. On a recent visit, the soup lineup included beef and vegetable, Romanian onion (the Munteans are originally from Romania), mulligatawny, spicy lemon chicken, split pea and (no kidding) frog stew. That’s right, a cauldron of Kermit. Delicious all, but the standouts were the frog stew for its uniqueness of flavor and the split pea because you could stand a spoon in it and it’s the best I’ve had in recent memory.

If you’re looking for more sophisticated flavors and delicacy in presentation and service (because, trust me, that’s not what you get at Muntean’s, a place where the fine china is made of Styrofoam), then park your sophisticated keister down at a cafe table at Brasserie Capitale. The authentically appointed downtown brasserie serves a splendid French onion soup. The richness, sweetness and depth of flavor of the onion broth are a testament to long, slow cooking and a truckload of gently treated fat. The dish comes with a hearty cap of cheesy ecstasy, melted mercilessly under the broiler and served at a temperature unfit for human consumption. In other words: perfect. Lastly, I’ll direct you to La Bonne Soupe Cafe, the small downtown cafe that, years ago, rocketed to fast

Beef chili from Muntean's

fame on the skill and deliberateness of former owner Daniel Pont. His soups and slow and steady pace were both famous and infamous. He has since moved on, selling the enterprise to new owners. The menu and vibe haven’t changed much, however. The pace is still slow and deliberate, the offerings simple and hearty, and the ingredients fresh and chosen with care. The soups range from traditional (cream of mushroom, crab and shrimp bisque) to Gallicly indulgent (roasted duck and dumplings, saffron clam chowder). Nearly every offering is worth the (sometimes considerable) wait. Whether it’s rich broths or creamy chowders, pho or frog, soup is something we crave when the days turn short. Cook up a pot in your own kitchen or drop in on one of these

restaurants to get your fix. It’s that time of year. The Mandarin is at 4321 Arden Way; 488-4794; themandarinrestaurant.com Ryujin Ramen House is at 1831 S St.; 341-0488; ryujinramen.com Viet-Ha is at 6534 Florin Road; 424-5685 Muntean’s is at 1225 J St.; 4989350; munteansoups.com Brasserie Capital is at 1201 K St.; 329-8933; brasseriecapitale.com La Bonne Soupe Cafe is at 920 8th St.; 779-9754 Let us know where you get your favorite soup in the Sacramento area. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n

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Buckhorn Grill

1801 L St. 446-3757

L D $$ Wine/Beer A counter service restaurant with high-quality chicken, char-roasted beef, salmon, and entrée salads

Café Bernardo

2726 Capitol Ave. 443-1180 1431 R St. 930-9191

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Casual California cuisine with counter service

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1230 20th St. 444-0307

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D Full Bar $$ Middle Eastern cuisine in a Moroccan setting

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January is MOZART MONTH! MOZART & MENDELSSOHN’S “ITALIAN” Saturday, January 16 • 8:00 pm • Sacramento Community Center Theater Andrés Cárdenes, conductor and violin MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian”

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B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer English Pub favorites in an historic setting • Foxandgoose.com

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Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693

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Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

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This healthful cruciferous vegetable is available much of the year, from September through June. It’s a member of the cabbage family. To eat: Steam or roast at high heat in the oven with olive oil and salt.

This leafy green-, purple or white-colored plant is low in calories and can be pickled, fermented, steamed, stewed, braised or eaten raw. To eat: For a fresh slaw, slice thinly and toss with poppy seed dressing.

This citrus fruit is yellower and rounder than a regular lemon, and its flavor is much sweeter. To eat: Use the juice to make a sweet curd or a nicely flavored vinaigrette.

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These are grown locally year-round, but they are particularly crisp, juicy and mild in flavor when grown in cool weather. They come in multiple varieties, including daikon, watermelon and white icicle. To eat: Serve with butter and salt for a French-inspired hors d’oeuvre.

This large, starchy, sweet-tasting root vegetable is a great source of beta-carotene. To eat: Roast the flesh and use instead of pumpkin for a delicious Southern pie.

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This lovely orange has beautiful crimson flesh and a pitted skin. It makes a spectacular juice for drinking plain or adding to cocktails. To eat: Segment and use in a salad.

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D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants.com

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D $$$ Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested but walk-ins welcome.

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D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chineses food for 32 years • Dine in and take out

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1213 K St. 448-8900

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2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708

L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting • piatti.com

2500 Watt 482-2175 L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com

Thai House

427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888

L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Japanese cuisine served in an upscale setting • Mikunisushi.com

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio European-style gourmet café with salads, soup, spit-roasted chicken, and desserts in a bistro setting • Ettores.com

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Jackson Dining

Willie's Burgers

L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com

L D $$ Wine/Beer Creative cuisine in a casual setting • Jacksoncateringevents.com

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1022 Second St. 441-2211

1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300

Jack’s Urban Eats

LAND PARK Casa Garden Restaurant 2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809

L D $$ • D with minimum diners call to inquire $$ Wine/Beer. American cuisine. Operated by volunteers to benefit Sacramento Children's Home. Small and large groups. casagardenrestaurant.org

Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com

2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225

L D $ Full Bar Made-to-order comfort food in a casual setting • Jacksurbaneats.com

The Kitchen

2225 Hurley Way 568-7171

D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com

La Rosa Blanca Taqueria 3032 Auburn Blvd. 484-0139 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104

L D Full Bar $$-$$ Fresh Mexican food served in a colorful family-friendly setting

Iron Grill

Leatherby’s Family Creamery

13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

2333 Arden Way 920-8382

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Upscale neighborhood steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com

L D $ House-made ice cream and specialties, soups and sandwiches

L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com

5050 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-5050

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