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COVER ARTIST Richard Yang Yang is a visual art teaching professional, currently working in Sacramento. He also does realistic oil paintings by commission, and his work is featured this month at the Tim Collom Gallery in Midtown. Visit timcollomgallery.com.
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big motivation behind the book we released last year, “Inside Sacramento: The Most Interesting Neighborhood Places in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital,” was helping the efforts to better market our city through our yearround growing, ranching and culinary heritage, combined with our vibrant neighborhood experiences. When the city adopted the farmto-fork moniker a few years ago, it wasn’t the result of a carefully developed marketing and branding
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campaign. It grew organically from local chefs and growers, spearheaded by my friend, Josh Nelson, CEO of Selland Family Restaurants. At the time, Nelson told me that the mayor and the city’s visitors bureau weren’t especially easy to convince. Experts say that the best slogans are usually grown from within the community, rather than forced from the top down as the result of careful study. One of my favorite cities is Austin, Texas, whose homegrown slogan is “Keep Austin Weird,” a theme that encompasses the vast collection of unique, small, locally owned retail shops and restaurants. Thankfully, there has been little resistance to the farm-to-fork theme, especially as its reach has grown and events during the month of September have become more plentiful, accessible and diverse.
But last month, when the visitors bureau had the words “America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital” painted on the huge I-5 water tower, protests began. The logo replaced the City of Trees sign that had been there since 2005. I think those protesting the change are misguided. First of all, “City of Trees” is used by dozens of other U.S. cities. And while I have no problem with the sentiment, it is not a destination driver for tourists or those considering moving here. While much of our tree canopy disappears five months of the year, our farmto-fork culture is alive, growing and accessible year-round. The first protest was lodged on social media by Ray Tretheway, leader of the Sacramento Tree Foundation. Then, sadly, came a barrage of anger at the change. Some even claimed the
farm-to-fork slogan was being “forced down our throats.” Geez! On a side note, our urban forest has been seriously degraded with the recent multiple-year drought. Up to 1,000 trees have been lost in city parks alone. I wrote about this crisis a couple of years ago, asking citizens to step up and help with deep watering. The response from the community was silence. City parks’ management at the time was unable to figure out a watering plan using volunteers. Ultimately, park watering increased, which helped somewhat. But the damage was done and hundreds of park trees had to be removed. And there is still no plan or funding for tree replacement on the horizon. The Friends of East Sacramento nonprofit (founded by my friend Lisa PUBLISHER page 13
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t. Ignatius Loyola school and parish, on Arden Way, is breaking ground on a school and enhanced parish complex. The new facility will be replacing the 63-year-old educational facility and enhancing the grounds, meeting space, and office areas for both the school and parish. Workers will tear down the existing classroom wings and create one large building that will house parish and school offices, as well as 21st-century classrooms. The church will stay in the same place it is now but will have a new office entrance fronting Arden Way. Additionally, outdoor meeting space with patio seating will be constructed. The school will be tucked behind the parish offices and will include spacious classrooms with room for group-project work and learning stations, as well as traditional seating for students. The new school also will include a science and technology center, two science laboratories and a computer center, as well as an art studio and library. “The current size of the school does not allow us to run our programs as we would like,” says school principal Patty Kochis. “Every day our algebra class has to meet in a different place. One day a week they are on the floor of the library, and each day they have to go somewhere else.
Father Michael Moynahan, principal Patty Kochis and students Elizabeth Goodwin, Tallas Schaedler and Maximo Vaughn help break ground for a new school and parish office.
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Rendering of the new St. Ignatius.
“There’s just not an empty room anywhere. The new facility will give us homerooms and dedicated classrooms for subjects such as art, technology, science, math, and foreign language. … “A big piece of the plan is for added school security. Having one enclosed building will allow us to control our access points very well so we can ensure the safety of our students.” As the school is constructed now, the administrative offices are in one building, and separate stand-alone wings house classrooms. Kochis said there are no plans to increase enrollment from its current number of nearly 400 students, and construction schedules will not impact the academic, athletic, or summer— school calendars. Portable classrooms will be placed along the edge of the athletic field this spring and students are expected to move into them before this academic year concludes. Crews expect students will be able to start the 2018 school year in the new facility. A generous donation of $625,000 from Harry and Kathleen Moore several years ago got the ball rolling on this capital improvement campaign. “With that gift we started the discussion about what would be the best use for that money,” Kochis says. “Then our thriving parish and school community stepped forward and helped us raise additional funds.” The diocese then helps with the construction loan. According to Kochis, two key people, John Banchero and Craig Zarro, have helped every step of the way. They ARDEN page 14
PUBLISHER FROM page 11 Schmidt and me in 2011) planted more than a dozen trees in McKinley Park in 2015, after the city said that existing sprinklers were adequate to get their roots started. That turned out to not be true, and we had to organize volunteers to deep-water them through the following two summers. As for citizens who claim to love our trees above all else, we found few were interested in helping. I recently went for a week to a fitness resort where there were folks from all over the country. I learned a lot about the perception of our city after people asked where I was from. Those from the East Coast or Midwest who hadn’t ever visited asked what Sacramento is all about, other than being the state capital. I explained our farm-to-fork development and the bountiful collection of farms, ranches and rivers within a 100-mile radius. This was always received with fascination and interest. People from California who had visited our city many years ago recalled it as being “kind of bland.” They, too, showed interest in visiting when I told them about our culinary and neighborhood virtues. I also met a lovely cookbook author and chef who lives in LA. She drives through our city to visit her mom and dad in Lake County every couple of months. She has even catered events in Sacramento. She told me she loves the city, specifically our new Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op. (I agree!) She learned about our city from her culinary-community pals who live here. Her folks now travel here specifically for the dining and exploring. She was thrilled when I sent them our book, and she told me she had totally underestimated our city before reading it! Thinking back on this experience, if I had made the civic conversation about being a “City of Trees,” I don’t think I would have been able to engage any interest. About a year ago, when I was working with a Vancouver company on printing color photo proofs for our book, the owner called to say he’d had no idea Sacramento was such a compelling destination. He said he and his family travel to the
States every year and were moving Sacramento to the top of their list of places to visit. Last year, when we created Inside the Grid, an all-new magazine for the central city, it took us no time to decide to sub-headline every cover with “The Most Interesting People, Places and Culture in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital.” I’m now a member of the Civic Amenities Committee at the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce. We’re looking at inventorying the amenities our region has to offer and trying to formulate a path forward to enhance our region’s image in some manner. At a recent meeting, I suggested we focus our efforts on creating a simple, overarching regional theme that would help describe what we already have. Others had their own ideas—and we are still in the formative stage—but I am excited about the possibilities. There is also Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s initiative to establish Sacramento as a hub for art, food and tech. I recently met Mora Rowe, director of Placer County Visitors Bureau, which also focuses on its terrific farm-to-fork amenities as a draw. Recently, longtime civic leader Sandy Smoley has been leading the efforts to upgrade the golden-hued Tower Bridge lighting with energyefficient colored LEDs using private funds. Lighting color changes would be reserved for special occasions. I love Sacramento. We are blessed with many great civic-minded folks who call it home. When it comes to change, there are always a few, but loud, naysayers. Social media amplifies their voices and local media eagerly picks up the negativity. The Bee recently opined that city slogans are meaningless. I totally disagree. Cities all over the country—and the world—are moving forward with change and improvement. When I revisit a major city, I am often struck with how much more it has to offer than on my last visit. We must keep making our city better. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n
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BAND IS HUMMING ALONG Rio Americano High School students can look forward to the opening of a music education center, recording studio, and 350-seat theater when they return to classes for the 2017-2018 school year. The new space will be a particular treat for the jazz band, said one of the school’s music directors, Josh Murray, who has been working with student musicians at Rio for 19 years —all that time with limited space for practice, rehearsals, presentations, and instruction. “This will be fabulous for our band members,” he says. “We’ve played at the Lincoln Center and the Sydney Opera House, and yet when we come back home, we play in the cafeteria.” Despite the limited digs for band practice, the Rio jazz band is wellknown and very accomplished in the high school jazz music world. With as many as 220 students participating each year, many Rio students are recognized and perform nationally, internationally, or pursue music study after high school. For example, the Rio Americano High School AM Jazz Ensemble was invited to be the first high school band to open for Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, at Mondavi Center as part of a U.S. tour in September. Rio’s band performed two tunes to an appreciative and
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Rio Americano High School is gearing up for the opening of a new music center and 350-seat theater. sold-out audience before Marsalis and company took the stage. After the show, the Rio kids were invited backstage and spent time talking to and learning from some of their musical idols. Under the direction of Murray and co-director Max Kiesner, the Rio band has received honors from the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Essentially Ellington Festival at NYC’s Lincoln Center. Rio Americano bands have performed in China, Australia, Argentina, Spain, Italy, and Japan. Many students have gone on to great success at numerous music colleges and conservatories. Most recently, five Rio musicians were selected to perform at the Charles Mingus Festival in February at the Manhattan School of Music
in New York City. In order to make the cut, Nick Augusta, Brady Hegland, Duncan McElman, Eric Treadwell, and Timmy Voet submitted a homemade recording to a panel of judges, who selected them after a “blind listening.” This was the seventh year running a Rio Americano band was chosen for the festival, which included showcases, student jams, instrumental clinics, and performances by the Mingus Big Band, Murray said. Murray and Kiesner hold joint concerts with Arden Middle School and invite regional schools to join in at Rio’s annual play-a-thon held in November. For more information, email Murray at jomurray@sanjuan.edu,
email RioBandBoosters@gmail.com or go to rioband.net. Tax-deductible donations to the Rio Americano Band Boosters (Federal Tax I.D. #680018985) will help with the many band program expenses not covered by the San Juan School District budget.
SCOTTISH GAMES CELEBRATE 141 YEARS Looking for a fantastic twist to a spring weekend? Look to the 141st annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games coming in late April to Woodland. You don’t have to be a Scotsman or Scotswoman to know how much fun the games can be. Maybe you just love
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the sound of bagpipes or love men in skirts. Find out what all the fuss is about April 29 and 30 at the Yolo County Fairgrounds. The weekend event features pipers piping, drummers drumming, haggis hurling, whiskey tasting and, of course, highland dancers kicking up their kilts. There are even games for our four-legged canine friends and activities for the kids. Thousands of people are expected to attend. Some are hard-core Scotsmen and Scotswomen who travel from Scottish games to games (much like football fans) in support of their heritage. And some games-goers aren’t even a bit Scottish. If you suspect you might have a little Scottish in you, you can find out at the games with the help of an on-site genealogist who can trace your heritage. People in the know explain it this way: With hundreds of clans and hundreds of tartans associated with each clan or city, there certainly might be a tartan for you! Many attendees travel great distances to compete in or witness the games, with competitions evaluated by internationally acclaimed Scottish Games judges. If you don’t own a kilt or sword, no worries. This will be your chance to buy one! And if you’re in the mood for archery lessons, this is your chance for that, too! The festival begins at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at 1125 East Street in Woodland. Tickets are available online or at the
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It’s known as Sacramento’s premier metaphysical, spiritual, and holistic expo, offering a place for information that leads to the healing of the mind, body, and soul. It’s the Sacramento Healing Arts Festival that will take place April 1-2 at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St. The festival embraces all spiritual paths and expressions of unity, with the mission of passing along information that leads folks to a greater sense of peace, tranquility, and well-being. Organizer Prasanna Hankins puts on the event twice a year, focusing on uplifting presentations, workshops, exhibitors, healthful food, and, of course, the fellowship of others interested in spiritual healing. Among the cast members is Jeanne Borgen, a hypnotist as well as a “multi-psychic,” which she says is someone who can see, hear, and feel all the same things her clients do. She has been giving psychic readings for more than 40 years and works with not only with the general public, but with police and government agencies trying to solve crimes. She specializes in weight and smoking control.
For those interested in clairvoyance, esoteric philosopher Dr. Christian Toren von Lahr will offer a workshop on the many realms of existence. His mission is to help others understand such things as the nature and state of angels, spirits, and of family and friends who have died. Do they really exist, and how can you contact them? Toren von Lahr is a psychicmedical intuitive who is known to see within another’s aura and energy fields to find areas of deep concern, as well as life solutions. He is known for his ability to provide his clients with meaning and messages that will guide them through life’s challenges. Carol Ritberger, Ph.D., will be presenting a workshop on the psychological roots of physical illness. She says that at least 90 percent of every illness that affects the body, including aches, arthritis, heart disease, cold sores, and even cancer, begins as a thought or behavioral pattern that creates stress in the physical body. She believes illness is the soul’s way of trying to communicate there are elements in our lives that are no longer working or serving us well. For example, diabetes is trying to tell us we have lost the sweetness from life. Admission to the festival is $5 in advance or $7 at the door, and free if attendees bring an item to donate to the SPCA. For more details on the presentations, tickets, or qualifying items for free admission, go to healingartsfestival.com.
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She’s Had a ‘Good Day’ Run MARIANNE MCCLARY MARKS 21 YEARS ANCHORING MORNING TV SHOW
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V anchor Marianne McClary doesn’t blush when recognized having her roots retouched in the salon. “I’m 55 and I color my hair,” she says with a shrug. “I’m not pretending otherwise. In television, it’s something I like to stay on top of.” A greater challenge for TV front people is simple survival. Jobs often begin and end within a three-year contract. Budgets favor newcomer salaries. A faux pas might bring down an ax faster than Robespierre’s guillotine. With 21 years on “Good Day Sacramento” and a total of 35 years in broadcasting, statuesque anchor Marianne McClary is a TV fixture. Raised in Seattle, she planned a career in her family business but fell in love with broadcasting at college. She worked for stations in Tacoma, Phoenix and Las Vegas before Sacramento’s KMAX called her to anchor Sacramento’s first long-form morning TV show. “They gave me a three-year contract in 1995 and said they’d see how it went,” she recalls. “I guess it went OK.” The show recently marked its 21st year with only two original personalities, McClary and fellow Carmichaelite Tina Macuha, still in harness. Given the iffy nature of television employment, the
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Marianne McClary, left, and Tina Macuha are the only founding anchors still on the “Good Day” team. anniversary was an apt time to share survival tips. • “Know your stuff,” she suggests. “Pronounce names right. Study the background of people you’re about to meet. Be familiar with local geography and news. Information is at your fingertips in seconds on the
internet. There’s no reason to be uninformed.” • Guard your comments. “You have the same rights as any citizen. But there’s a fine line between intelligent discussion on TV and letting your opinions show. One day I wore a red jacket. A woman emailed the show insisting I was a Republican.
I told her I was also wearing blue pants and green underwear. Even in conversations off the air, people can overhear what you say. Don’t supply ammunition that could get you called to the bosses’ office.” • Don’t take criticism personally. “Try to let it roll off your back. People say things to a public figure they’d never say to a stranger on the street. One day a viewer called me out by email for wearing the same dress too often. I told her she was right but that it was one of my favorites because it was so darn comfortable. Not being defensive can turn your critics into allies.” • Be nice. “Even if you’re tired and hungry and looking like heck, when someone approaches you, do the selfie. Let them walk away saying they’ve just met you and you were friendly. Don’t be a jerk; even if everyone knows who you are, you shouldn’t behave like you’re anyone special.” • Stay on schedule. “To be up at 2:30 a.m. on workdays, I’m in bed by 7 p.m. I can’t stay up an extra hour or have a second glass of wine. I’ll feel it the next day. ‘Good Day’ viewers live our lives right along with us. If you look tired, if you gain weight, if you need a haircut—they see everything. Dress to be trendy but ageappropriate. Get to the hairdresser regularly. Skin care comes top of my list. Staying on top of things is a challenge. That said, I’m glad there’s still room on TV for women over 50.” • Treasure your support system. “My husband (Scott Goebl) gets dressed up for my charity emcee events when he’d rather stay home in sweats. He’ll often pick up dinner so TO page 18
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Marianne McClary and husband Scott Goebl after their 2007 wedding. FROM page 16 I can skip cooking. If Scott’s a saint, my best friend is a Mother Teresa. Joyce Taylor does my exact same job at KING-TV (Seattle), and she’s my number one call when I need to vent. I’m lucky to have friends who understand the industry.”
• Enjoy the ride. “Not everybody gets to go where we go and meet the people we meet. I didn’t set out to have this career. I’m amazed it fell my way. It’s a challenging, constantly changing industry but I’m still thrilled I’m doing this for a living.” Watch Marianne McClary and “Good Day Sacramento” friends from 4:30 to 10 a.m. weekdays on KMAX, Channel 31.
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REALTORS ELECT 2017 LEADER Franco Garcia sold his first house when he was 22. It was modest home on Hillcrest Way in Carmichael. Though he was simply following family footsteps, he remembers the thrill 30 years later. “There’s always satisfaction in helping someone achieve the American dream,” says the real estate agent. Recently elected the 100th president of the Sacramento Assocaition of Realtors, Garcia is also the group’s first Latino leader. “Considering the local demographic,” he considers, “it’s a huge honor. The organization opened many doors for my family and me.” Another recent victory was being named one of 250 top producers in the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Selling real estate clearly runs in Garcia’s blood. In her 79th year, mom Eva is still a dynamo at the family’s
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McClary (right) meets Carmichael heroine Gemily West and her dogs. Midtown office. Franco’s sister Rosanna and both siblings’ spouses are among the sales team. “My sister and I never planned to join the business,” recalls the boss. “We were just used to it. We grew
up thinking it normal to get picked up from school by a parent who had a stranger in the front seat. We did homework in the car. They looked at houses.” TO page 20
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Champions of the Mexican community, his parents founded local, state and national Hispanic chambers of commerce. “They met with President Jimmy Carter many times, advocating for their minority’s representation,” recalls the son. “With their business and the many charities they were involved with, it’s amazing they found time to put home-cooked meals on the table and keep us kids moving forward.” Church and Catholic school education helped. Garcia’s son Sebastian is an athletic star at Dad’s Carmichael alma mater, Jesuit High. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a political economics degree, Franco Garcia worked in the mortgage industry. When his father’s health declined, he was called back to the family fold. “In 1964, my parents started one of the first Hispanic-owned real estate companies in Northern California,” attests their son. “Spanish is still spoken in our office; we’ve long tapped an underserved demographic. But we still pride ourselves in serving every client faithfully. We been around so long, we’re now helping children and grandchildren of my parents’ first clients.” Footnote: Carmichael founder Daniel Carmichael began the
Sacramento Association of Realtors in 1908 and was president in 1910. The organization now has more than 6,500 members. Learn about the association at sacrealtor.org.
TREASURES HIT THE ROAD A local take on television’s “Antiques Roadshow” will hit our town on April 23. Collectors can bring their treasures for evaluation to the Antiques, Bubbles and Brunch affair at La Sierra Community Center. Carmichael Parks Foundation hosts the fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event follows the 2016 debut when 300 supporters lined up with their items at Milagro Centre. This year’s move to La Sierra allows greater space and the gathering will spotlight local restaurants, along with beer and champagne. The $45 admission provides brunch, wine and appraisal for two items. A $100 VIP ticket offers early admission and a two-item evaluation. Proceeds benefit park beautification and provide scholarships for sport, reading and language programs run by the park district. For information, visit carmichaelparkfoundation.org. Tickets may also be purchased at TO page 22
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ROTARY TURNS THE TABLES FOR PARK Picnickers are now spared wobbly tables thanks to a Carmichael Rotary Club project. Through 2016 fundraising, and matching funds from Rotary International, the club recently donated seven concrete tables to the Carmichael Park District. The tables each weigh about 2,400 pounds and are embellished with the nonprofit’s logo. Considered less likely to be vandalized than previous picnic furniture, they are also much less portable. Indeed, a 13-ton semitruck was needed to transport the behemoths from their manufacturer. Once delivered, a fork-hoist placed them on concrete pads installed by Rotarian volunteers and park staff. After the loss of funding opportunities that resulted from a legal challenge to the 2014 property-
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owner assessment, the Rotary donation, valued at $7,000, was doubly welcomed by the park district.
“Gifts from community organizations provide amenities we could not otherwise afford.”
TEEN BALLROOM DANCERS TO PUT ON A SHOW Provo High School’s champion ballroom dance team will perform at Mission Oaks Community Center on Friday, April 7, at 11 a.m.
The free event caps off a California tour for the Utah team, which has won state and national ballroom competitions. They will perform to waltz, Latin, jive and polka music, changing costumes with each number. “The dancers think
“We’re grateful to the club,” said district administrator Tarry Smith. “Gifts from community organizations provide amenities we could not otherwise afford.” An annual crab feed raises funds for Carmichael Rotary’s donations. Learn about the club at carmichaelrotary.org.
Rotarians donated concrete picnic tables for Carmichael Park.
Provo High School ballroom dancers will display snappy footwork and snazzy costumes at Mission Oaks Community Center April 7. through their outfits as much as their choreography,” says coach Angela Williams. “Their goal is to change in 30 seconds or less.” Each of the 24 team members maintains a 4.0 grade average while practicing at least eight hours a week. “People forget these are school kids,” says Williams. “They dance like professionals.”
The students inspire as well as entertain. “They love to share the ways dancing has helped them,” says Williams. “Dancing is character building. You just can’t do what these kids do without sacrifice.” Mission Oaks Community Center is at 4701 Gibbons Drive. For more information, call 972-0336. Susan Maxwell Skinner can be reached at sknrband@aol.com. n
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Volunteer Wildlife Caring KATE VANDERSLICE
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ate Vanderslice is the recently-appointed volunteer coordinator for Wildlife Care Association, a nonprofit, volunteerbased association that rescues and rehabilitates wild animals. Here, Vanderslice describes her daily duties.
maintenance. Last season, we took in more than 5,000 critters from more than 140 species to be cared for and released back into the environment. Volunteers are responsible for intake and the everyday cleaning and upkeep of our facility. We couldn’t do it without them.
What drew you to working with Wildlife Care Association? My parents are very active people, so I went hiking and camping as much as we could get away with when I was a kid. But I didn’t fall in love with being outside until doing field work after earning my bachelor’s degree in biology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. I did field work with plants, rattlesnake research, worked a little bit with birds and collected data on the behavior of small mammals. Having background knowledge about what’s going on in the environment around you brings out the wonder and joy of it all.
When an animal is brought to the WCA, how does it make it back into the wild? If you notice that a wild animal is sick or injured, you can call our hotline and get information about how to safely catch it and bring it in— but only if it’s actually a wild animal and not someone’s pet that wandered or flew away. (If someone brings us a domestic animal, we encourage the rescuer to take it to the local SPCA.) After intake, the animal is taken to triage to get a moment of peace and calm down after being manhandled. The triage staff then examines them. Depending on how old animal is and what it needs, the staff will determine next steps and develop a long-term care plan. We provide the animal food, water and medical treatment to the best of our ability and give it enrichment once it’s well enough to keep its mind and body active. But the best part is when we get to release the animal back into the wild, which is our main goal. To put so much love and care into an animal and then see it fly away and be healthy is a wonderful experience.
It sounds like the WCA is the perfect place for you. It is! I had just moved back to Sacramento after completing a job in Indiana and started volunteering for the WCA and sort of got lucky. I had an email bounce back from the volunteer coordinator address because the position was open, so
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Kate Vanderslice with one of the Wildlife Care Association animal ambassadors. I applied and started the job in late October last year.
What do volunteers do at the WCA? Volunteers provide 98 percent of our wildlife care, support and
How can someone get involved with the WCA? There’s a form on our website (under the “You Can Help” tab) that
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For more information about volunteering with Wildlife Care Association, go to wildlifecareassociation.com. If you find an injured animal, call 9659453 or bring it to the Wildlife Care Association at 5211 Patrol Road in McClellan Park. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n
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Brilliant Bridge LOCAL GROUP WANTS TO BATHE TOWER BRIDGE IN BRIGHT COLORED LIGHTS
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ny new idea around changing an iconic civic amenity in Sacramento is bound to stir lots of thoughts, ideas and even some controversy. So why would changing the lighting on the notable Tower Bridge connecting Sacramento to West Sacramento be any different? The project is the brainstorm of longtime community leader Sandy Smoley and other local leaders who thought a change would bring a welcome new look and some excitement to a bridge with an everchanging history. Smoley got the idea when attending the annual Tower Bridge Dinner, one of the region’s most popular events and a finale to the community’s Farmto-Fork Celebration. She banded together with Daniel Ramos, vice president of Ramco Enterprises, Inc., and other community leaders known for raising money and moving projects to completion. They include Jeanne Reaves, Philip MacDougall, Starr Hurley and others. The project, called RePower the Tower, has received support from Caltrans, the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento, and community organizations like Downtown Sacramento Partnership. The group has a fundraising goal of $700,000 to $900,000, which could be lowered through donated products and
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services. Smoley thinks the actual cost may be as low as $550,000. The project started gaining momentum in February with news and media reports. The organizing group kicked into gear. “Our goal is to keep this totally funded with private
dollars,” said Smoley. “We don’t plan to use government funds.” However, the group does have to work with government agencies. Tower Bridge is owned by Caltrans, which handles operations, maintenance and repairs.
“Sandy Smoley came and pitched us the idea of the lighting on the bridge,” said Andrew Brandt, a Caltrans deputy district director for maintenance and traffic operations. “We thought it was good idea and wanted to work with her.” LED lighting is not new to Caltrans. The agency uses energyefficient LEDs on the San Francisco Bay Bridge and in traffic lights. LED lighting transforms bland, gray infrastructures into works of art. Sacramento has done four similar LED lighting projects, from the parking garage near City Hall to the tunnel connecting DOCO to Old Sacramento. The new underpass built for the entrance into the McKinley Village neighborhood in East Sacramento also has a colorful and creative LED lighting display that was designed by Michael Sestak. There have been discussions about eventually transferring ownership of Tower Bridge to the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento. Smoley doesn’t think those negotiations will have any impact on efforts to add LED lighting to the bridge. She thinks community interest and support will grow as more people learn about the lighting enhancement, which could be done as early as this year. “I love imaginative and bold ideas for our city,” said Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. “This is another example of the type of creativity we should engender and promote. Having more lights throughout our city, whether on the Tower Bridge, throughout our business corridors or
across the skyline, would help with our city’s vibrancy.” “Great idea,” said Mark Johannessen, mayor pro tem of West Sacramento. “We have worked on having an ‘alive’ riverfront, and lighting the bridge will help. Just imagine what the riverfront will be in five years. It’s going to be hopping.” Smoley is the driver for community support for the project. At 80, she is still going strong on a variety of projects to improve the community. A former Sacramento County supervisor, she also served under Gov. Pete Wilson as the state’s health and human services secretary. She’s run her own consulting company. As a volunteer, she’s been instrumental in the arts, working with the philharmonic, opera, ballet and theater, and she has supported UC Davis Medical Center. Her interest in Tower Bridge didn’t start a few months ago. Smoley led the charge to add display lighting to the bridge in 1989. “Back then, I had walked out of a fashion show near the Capitol and looked down the Capitol Mall and
the bridge, and all I saw was a black hole,” she remembered. “I thought lighting would make for a dramatic addition and could be done as part of the sesquicentennial in Sacramento.” She felt lights would add personality to the city and provide an important connection between Sacramento and West Sac. “Where there are lights, there’s action,” she said. “If you have no lights on, you’re just giving the impression that no one is home. That’s not the impression we want to give to visitors coming to Sacramento.” Tower Bridge has a history of change and evolution. The original M Street Bridge, constructed in 1911, was a through-truss bridge able to swing open for passing boats. As the city grew, it was clear an update was needed to handle heavy traffic and provide a better river crossing. In 1935, Tower Bridge opened with pedestrian traffic on its outer edges, two lanes of vehicle traffic and a railroad line running down the middle. The first vertical lift bridge in the California Highway System, it
won national design and construction awards. The railroad tracks were removed in 1963, and the bridge became a fourlane connection between Sacramento and West Sac. For many years, the bridge was painted silver, but in 1976 it was painted yellow-ochre to match the Capitol’s gold-leafed cupola. In 2002, the bridge was repainted gold, but there was controversy and debate over the color. Some people wanted a more brilliant gilded gold and felt that the new color didn’t live up to promises. Tower Bridge is an iconic landmark in Sacramento. It’s often the main image in print materials that represent the city. When TV anchor Lester Holt came to Sacramento recently to broadcast “NBC Nightly News,” video and imagery of Tower Bridge opened and closed his reports. Networks coming to Sacramento to cover sporting events often capture images of the bridge and river. “It’s simply iconic,” said Smoley. “I know there are people in the community who think lighting and color will make the bridge look like
something out of Disneyland. But that’s not our intent at all.” The committee’s plan is to light the bridge in only one color at a time. The special lighting may happen only a dozen times or so a year to honor holidays and special events. “It might be colored purple for the Kings’ opening game, but not for every game,” said Smoley. “Or we could color it red for Valentine’s Day, green on St. Patrick’s Day. It won’t be multicolored. We’d plan just one color during those special times. When it’s not colored, it would be white lights on gold as it looks now.” Smoley is excited about what the lighting project could do for the bridge and city. “I’m 80 years old, worked a lot of community projects, and this might be my last hurrah,” she said. For more information or to donate to the project, go to repowerthetower. com. Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@crockercrocker.com. n
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introduced to the genre of creative
magazine publishing to the literary
nonfiction,” says Maron, who
space and converge both of my
moved to Sacramento in 2001 and
interests.”
gradually fell in love with Midtown
The response to Maron’s magazine
after growing up in the Bay Area.
has been wonderful. But she didn’t
“Everybody goes to grad school
realize how important that support
and writes fiction and poetry. I
would be until she was diagnosed with
was writing really bad biographical
multiple sclerosis eight months after
fiction. When I write fiction, it feels
the first edition of Under the Gum
contrived. It’s not who I am as a
Tree was published.
person or a writer. When I was
“The diagnosis was a huge shock
introduced to creative nonfiction,
and surprise,” says Maron, who
I was blown away by the concept.
started experiencing mysterious
I thought, ‘I can write true stories
symptoms in 2012. “My biggest
in the manner of fiction and call
symptom was fatigue. I could barely
it nonfiction? That’s a thing?’ It
make it up the stairs of our building. I
unlocked my voice as a writer. The
would go to bed at 6 p.m. and sleep till
freedom to write nonfiction in a
9 or 10 the next day and not realize
literary form was really liberating.”
I was sleeping that long. I thought,
This creative liberation was a
‘What’s wrong with me? I’m young,
long time coming for Maron, who
Writer and editor Janna Marlies Maron
wrote for a newspaper in El Dorado
relatively healthy, I jog and practice yoga.’ My official diagnosis of MS
Hills after college, then worked in
got involved in the coworking
as the adviser for the literary journal
magazine publishing and eventually
movement in town with a space
at William Jessup University. But
called ThinkHouse Collective that
something was still missing for the
extreme fatigue. She pared back
she co-owned with her husband
dedicated wordsmith.
on what she could, and she and her
JL
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for four years. After earning her
“By the time I graduated from Sac
came when I was only 33.” Maron refused to be beaten by
husband closed the coworking space
master’s degree, Maron also ran a
State, I’d become obsessed with the
in 2015. But she says it wasn’t even
Meetup group called Shut Up and
creative nonfiction genre,” Maron
a question whether or not she would
Write for fellow artists. She teaches
recalls. “But aside from reading
continue the literary magazine.
at Sacramento City College and in
memoirs, I was desperately searching
private writing workshops and acts
for where to read more of this kind
“I wanted desperately to see how far I could take it, and I had only just
ce
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started,” says Maron, who manages
of storytelling, even in the face of
her condition holistically (without
debilitating illness.
drugs) and has been symptom free for
“I feel passionately about the
two years. “Having my own magazine
healing process,” Maron explains.
is the culmination of everything I’ve
“When a writer writes a story and
ever done. I’m really proud of it.
shares it with an audience, there’s
My amazing staff—all of whom are
a powerful synergy that comes from
volunteers—remind me that what I’m
sharing and owning the experience.
doing is much bigger than I am. If it
It’s a way of saying, ‘This is my truth.
had been just me all these five years,
This is what has happened to me in
it wouldn’t have lasted this long.”
my life.’ It’s empowering.”
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hen people reach a certain age, many of them decide to take up a sport. Some will follow the advice of friends and join a cycling group. Very quickly, they spend $2,000 on a bicycle, plus a few hundred more on helmet, lights, shoes, shirts with pockets in the back and pants with padded seats. They meet for weekend rides and pedal 50 miles without a second thought. Other people join a gym with a pool. They buy a cap and goggles and the briefest of swimsuits and start swimming. Soon they are doing flip turns and swimming hundreds of yards with machinelike ease. And some people keep it simple. They buy shoes and go running, first short distances—three or four miles— then twice that far and finally half or even full marathons. At some point, a few of these athletes decide they want new challenges. Swimmers decide to try cycling. Runners seek a soothing counterweight to the pounding of road work in a lap pool. Cyclists, weary of the responsibilities that come with hauling a bike around, go for a run. That’s when they call Bill Driskill. A fitness trainer, coach and race organizer, Driskill runs Total Body Fitness. He is the Sacramento region’s ambassador to the
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Bill Driskill of Total Body Fitness triathlon, a three-headed hydra that encompasses an open-water swim, a long bike ride, and an exhausting run, in that precise order, all in a matter of hours. “We get every kind of person attracted to triathlons,” he says. “But many have fallen into sedentary lifestyles and basically decide they wanted to make a change. Tri-
training and competition is a great way do it.” Driskill has been involved with triathlons for 22 years. He has trained hundreds of competitors in all three disciplines. Each year he organizes 17 or so triathlons at Rancho Seco Park, Granite Bay, and Discovery Park. There’s a special pride that goes with being able to compete in three
sports. And there’s enormous pride when a triathlete describes his or her training regimen to more sedentary friends and colleagues. Often, when a colleague hears the word “triathlon,” they assume it means the world’s most famous triathlon: the Ironman competition in Hawaii. That’s one good thing about triathlons. All races are not created equal. Most triathlons are not Ironman competitions. They cover a much shorter territory. Two popular triathlon distances are Sprint and Olympic. In Sprint, competitors swim a half mile, bike 12.4 miles and run 3.1 miles. In Olympic, they swim just under one mile, bike 25 miles and run 6.2 miles. Ironman distances are from another world: 2.4-mile swim, 112mile bike ride, 26.2-mile run. “The fact is, there are tri distances for everybody,” Driskill says. “And when you say you’re training for a tri, a lot of people are going to assume you mean Ironman. That’s the beauty of it.” Driskill trains people for Ironman, but the intensity they bring rarely produces his happiest coaching moments. He says, “A lot of them just want the tattoo,” a reference to the famed red “M dot” tattoo that identifies a person who finished a full Ironman event. As a coach, Driskill prefers people who haven’t excelled at any sport, who weren’t browbeaten by coaches as teenagers, and who simply want to improve their lifestyles.
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“Participation is up on all levels. People like the idea of telling their friends they’re training for a triathlon.” When he teaches athletes to create harmony in the three sports, Driskill breaks each activity down into a distinct specialty, respectful of unique characteristics. “Once people get over the fear of being in open water, swimming is 80 or 90 percent technique, so that’s what we concentrate on,” he
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Beyond Broccoli MIDTOWN FARMERS MARKET OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
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ou can get fast food at the
Farmers Market, which takes place
friends will think you’re the next
high) at the mini park set up in the
farmers market. I’m not
every Saturday morning on 20th
Chopped Champion.
middle of the market, with its green
talking about a Double
Street between J and K.
There’s something for everybody
AstroTurf and red bouncy toys (the
and every generation at the market,
toys have cow-shaped heads), while
Whopper with cheese. This fast food
Case in point: The pasta dinner
comes in the form of a prepackaged
kit from The Pasta Queen. Fork over
including treats with a local twist.
their parents supervise from the
meal, made by local vendors from
a twenty and a few dollar bills and
The line forms early in front of Sweet
comfort of plastic Adirondack-style
locally sourced ingredients, which
you’ll have the fixings to feed four
Dozen for good reason. Does a lemon
chairs.
can be prepared quickly at home.
hungry people in a hurry. About 20
poppy seed doughnut sound delicious?
That’s just one of the many delightful
minutes is all it takes to whip up a
You bet! VolksWaffle serves waffles
Mike Reno at Proscopics will get them
things you’ll discover at the Midtown
decadent meal of traditional bucatini,
out of an impossibly cute Volkswagen
ready for chopping, dicing and slicing;
beef and pork meatballs, and Alfredo
van, and you can satisfy your taco
at $5 per item, it’s a steal.
sauce. Add another 10 minutes if
cravings at Crazy Gringo Taco Wagon.
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you serve it with tender Brussels
The soothing smell of lavender
Bring your kitchen knives and
Got a dog? Your pedigreed and nonpedigreed mutt will beg for a
sprouts—freshly picked in Half Moon
from El Dorado Lavender Farm wafts
sample from VibraPet, along with the
Bay the previous morning—and sliced
through the market while the women
other neighborhood pooches that visit
oranges from J&J Ramos Farms. Hide
at Contreras Farm whip together
the market on a regular basis.
the Pasta Queen containers and your
bouquets. Little people can burn off weekend energy (or that doughnut
But the main idea behind this yearround market was to give shoppers
The vendors themselves are also quick to offer handy tips. Romanesco, a formidable seasonal offering from the brassica family, looks like cauliflower turned green around the gills. It’s seriously cool and intimidating. The knowledgeable people at Capay Organic patiently demystified this weird vegetable and created a romanesco convert.
This year, the popular Midtown market celebrates its third anniversary. Aren’t farmers markets for people who have a lot of money to spend?
VolksWaffle serves up sweet treats to shoppers.
That’s where volunteer Marieflor Bauzon comes in. Every Saturday, This year, the popular Midtown
the opportunity to buy enough
and sautéed apple-chicken sausage
healthy food to make meals at home,
to Kimberly’s Very English French
market celebrates its third
the front of the market, waiting to
explains Maritza Davis. She’s one of
Lentil Stew (one of many choices) and
anniversary and will expand another
help folks fill out applications for
the co-founders of Unseen Heroes, the
you’ll have a filling lunch or dinner
half block. You’ll find even more
CalFresh’s Connecting Families to
local marketing agency that manages
for four in less than an hour. Made
vendors (there’s a waiting list,
Farmers program. Depending on
this bustling market. “You can go
without the meat or broth, it’s a
according to Davis), and a rotating
their gross income, families may
there and (then) prepare dinner,”
vegetarian delight of lentils, onions,
selection of handmade goods for
qualify for vouchers (formerly called
Davis says.
sweet potatoes, carrots, celery and
sale, such as large bath towels from
food stamps) that they can use at the
spices. Cost? $13. Return the jar
Tunisia and modern brass jewelry
market. It’s another way to encourage
meal-in-a-Kerr-jar from Kimberly’s
and you’ll get a buck off your next
made by Noelle Walsh.
people to eat fruits and vegetables
Kitchen. Add kale, chicken broth
purchase.
A healthy case in point: the
Along with offering weekend
you’ll find her at a quiet booth at
instead of fast food, Bauzon says.
shoppers everything they need to make healthy meals, the Midtown Farmers Market holds regular food demonstrations, often featuring local
The market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday. For more information, visit exploremidtown.org.
chefs, in order to inspire people to try different produce, Davis says.
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Squeeze in GIVE YOUR PLANTS ROOM TO GROW
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f you love to garden, it’s tempting to cram too many plants into too little room. Maybe you only need two eggplants, but the price of a sixpack is only slightly higher and seems like such a bargain. It’s hard to resist trying new tomato varieties, attracted by their array of colors and even more colorful names and descriptions. Seed packets usually have far more seeds than you need. It’s hard to sow just the right amount of seeds, and harder yet to thin them out when they’ve sprouted. If you love ornamental plants, any open spot is an invitation to tuck in yet another plant, no matter how big it may grow. When you’re installing new landscaping, properly spaced plants look mighty lonely. In the interest of curb appeal, you plant more. When I was learning about plants many years ago, we were taught that they need air, water, light and nutrients. Today’s schoolchildren learn that they also need space to grow. Plants compete with one another for precious resources. Overcrowded plants may be stunted and develop diseases from lack of air circulation. Information about how big plants will get and how far apart to plant them is often marked on their containers or seed packets. You can learn more from books or online, but make sure that advice applies to our
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region. Plants often get considerably larger in Sacramento with our mild winters and sunny summer days. I take a yardstick along into the garden to make sure that I am planting my veggies at least the minimum recommended space apart. I also consider the direction of the sun and how high plants will get. Taller plants may shade out shorter ones. If you are growing vegetables from seeds, the instructions will usually tell you to plant more closely together and then to thin out seedlings. That always seems like an unnecessary extra step to me. Why not just plant at the desired mature spacing? Planting more densely ensures that enough seeds germinate and allows you to select the more vigorous seedlings. I’ve had problems dislodging the roots of plants that I want to keep during the thinning
process. Alternatively, you can just cut unwanted seedlings to the ground after their first one or two sets of leaves emerge. That seems much easier than painstakingly plucking them out. Baby greens are delicious in salads, so the plants that you are thinning out don’t need to go to waste. If you decide to put excess plants into containers, make sure that the pots are sufficiently wide and deep. Some vegetables have shallow roots and will do just fine in smaller containers or a half wine barrel. Tomato roots penetrate deeply. I find that 15-gallon nursery pots are a good shape and size, although they get very hot in the sun. I put mulch on the surface of the soil, check the soil moisture every day and water deeply when needed, and wrap them in shade cloth to keep them cooler. It is
possible to paint them white to reflect the light, too. Plant hybridizers have developed smaller plants to accommodate containers and little gardens. It’s possible to get patio-sized tomatoes and dwarf ornamentals such as pomegranates, grasses, butterfly bushes and an almost baffling array of miniature, mini-flora and patio roses. Often, so-called dwarf plants grow bigger than expected. Many gardeners scoff at planting small. They love to wield their loppers and show a plant who’s the boss. To me, that wastes time and energy, produces unneeded green waste and can make a plant weaker or misshapen. It’s far better to plant the right-sized plant in the right-sized space. While waiting for plants in your landscape to grow to their mature size, you can add annuals or perennials for the first few seasons. At some point, you will need to reevaluate spacing no matter how well you’ve planned and planted. Plants can spread over time and overwhelm less aggressive plants. You may need to remove nearby plants or rescue plants that are lost in the crowd. Tempting as it is to squeeze yet another plant into your garden, your motto should be, “All the plants that fit, we plant.” And no more! Anita Clevenger is a Lifetime Sacramento County UC D Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call the Master Gardeners office at 876-5338, visit their website at sacmg.ucanr.edu or come to their next open garden at Fair Oaks Horticulture Center on Wednesday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to noon. The center is at 11579 Fair Oaks Blvd. n
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arrell Steinberg has done Sacramento a big favor simply by pressing down on the brakes. Behind the scenes, without headlines or public proclamations, Steinberg quietly slowed a runaway white elephant that was threatening to consume about $170 million in taxpayer funds. I’m talking about the Sacramento Convention Center, where a goldplated expansion scheme was on track to win city funding before Steinberg became mayor in December. Thanks to Steinberg, the $170 million expansion is now on hold. Struck dumb by comparisons to San Jose and Long Beach and pressured by the city’s tourist industry, the Sacramento City Council was hurtling forward with a massive convention center investment. Alarmingly, the council lacked a factbased answer to the question “why?” Steinberg used his popularity and persuasiveness to convince the council to slow down, calm its impulses, and think things over. The story behind the scenes demonstrates the wisdom of city voters in their decision to make Steinberg mayor. On the campaign trail, he presented himself as a leader for the common good. He promised a strong voice for neighborhood interests and homeless people.
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Mike McKeever Fair enough, but Steinberg’s real value lies behind the curtain, where his decades in politics and experience as an Assemblymember and State Senate leader are put to use gently coaching his naive, misguided or overeager city council colleagues. The convention center expansion is a textbook case. Back in October, the city council tripped over itself as
it rushed to end the lengthy standoff on the aging convention center and Community Center Theater. Faced with a court order to bring the theater up to federal disability standards, the council voted to prepare for an $83.4 million theater rehab. There’s no way around it: The theater has to be fixed or closed.
Then the council turned to the convention center, which sits next door to the theater along 13th Street. Driving the discussion was the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, a nonprofit organization supported by taxpayers, but run as a marketing tool for the local hotel and tourism industry. The convention bureau wants to expand the convention center, hoping to draw more hotel guests and compete with cities like San Jose, Long Beach and Reno. Knowing Sacramento had to remodel its theater, the convention bureau wrapped two projects into one. It sold the city council on linking the new theater with a newly enlarged convention center. The price tag is staggering— about $270 million, including $16 million for an upgrade to Memorial Auditorium—and would wipe out the city’s borrowing capacity for a generation. No matter, the council unanimously supported the tourism bureau’s scheme. Into this done deal stepped Steinberg. Fearing the city council was blundering toward a 30-year commitment without sufficient study, the mayor convinced his colleagues to slow down and gather facts—data beyond the numbers supplied by the convention bureau. “We want to get this right,” says Mike McKeever, Steinberg’s chief of staff. “It’s a lot of money.” Here’s where things get tricky. Steinberg understands the allure of a new convention center. He understands the pressure placed on city council members by the
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“We need to be asking the right questions,” McKeever says. “We’re in a fact-finding mode right now.” The big questions are simple. If Sacramento expands its convention center, will it really attract more conventions? Are there enough hotel rooms for bigger conventions? Should the city wait until more hotel rooms are built? Can the city draw more regional conventions that don’t require large blocks of hotel rooms? How is the city marketing itself? Does the marketing plan work?
“The question of hotel rooms and convention space is really a chickenand-egg question. Which comes first?” McKeever says. “It comes down to understanding the relationship among our convention facilities, hotel capacity and marketing strategy.” Steinberg and his chief make a point of not defending the old convention center. The convention bureau and tourism industry built their expansion argument on the fact that the convention center is outdated. Loading access and
electrical outlets are limited. Ceilings are low. Meeting space is insufficient. Those are facts. “There’s no disagreement that it’s inadequate,” McKeever says. “We need to zero in on what’s our best path forward.” The path might lead to a new convention center. Or not. It all depends on real answers. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n
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A New Front Door REMODELED DOWNTOWN DEPOT IS ANOTHER NOTCH IN CITY’S BELT
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he 90-year-old train station at 4th and I streets has gotten a much-needed face-lift, and, finally, an official name. Informally known as “the depot” or the Southern Pacific depot, it had no formal name when the city bought the building in 2006. While doing research, the city’s senior architect, Greg Taylor, discovered that Southern Pacific had once referred to it as Sacramento Valley Station. The city liked the name enough to put it on the building’s façade. The station’s renovation and remodel is the second phase of a three-phase plan that included a firstphase, $70 million project, to relocate the tracks. In the third phase, the city will develop a master plan to assess the station’s future over the next 20 years. “We’re starting that process now in terms of alternatives that will help tease out the function of what the station will be,” says Taylor, who is overseeing the project. The city will consider a bus component and the possibility of building another station for its current tenant, Amtrak, that would be nearer to the tracks. The completion of the $30 million second phase, marked by the station’s rededication on Feb. 23, couldn’t have come at a better time. The remodel not only falls within the
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Sacramento city's senior architect, Greg Taylor building’s 90th year but also precedes renovation of the neighboring Railyards and follows construction of Golden 1 Center. A station once on the periphery of the Grid now finds itself in the middle of new development and traffic. Taylor calls the station Sacramento’s civic front door.
“When you look on the map and you encompass the Railyards, the River District, the Broadway Triangle and Downtown, we’re right in the center,” he says. Years of grit and grime had taken their toll inside and outside the station. “Decades of black soot from the engines had to be cleaned,”
says Taylor. “I joke that my biggest regret was not thinking about doing a promotion for the American Lung Association. Everything was cleaned with distilled water.” After the cleaning, all the swabs, he says, were black. “We peeled away the paint that was probably done in the ’70s or ’80s, an eggshell white with an eggplant purple trim, and found the original color,” says Taylor, who also referred to historic photos to duplicate the original color and tone of the interior’s stone. The renovation retained the building’s historic features, from ornate wall sconces to original benches, whose unique radiator vents doubled as the station’s original heat source. Now, however, the building’s temperature is maintained by radiant floor heating. The 53-foot ceiling’s medallions were recast, and the chandeliers were shipped to Ukiah, where they were cleaned and rewired for LED bulbs. A mural by artist John MacQuarrie, depicting the groundbreaking for the first transcontinental railroad, was cleaned, retouched and reinforced where the painting was breaking away from the wall. The most practical renovation was moving Amtrak from the western to eastern wing of the building and remodeling the eastern wing into three floors of retail and office space, with about 12,000 square feet each available on the first and second floors and 1,500 on the third. Taylor says the retail space will be similar to WAL Public Market and the MARRS building. It will include patio seating and smaller vendors on
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Adjacent to the bike station is an open, industrial glass-paned space that Taylor believes would be great “for a bikes-and-brew-type restaurant. We’re also exploring creating a market area,” he adds, pointing to the historic canopies that line the tracks outside the station’s northern entrance. “We want to activate the space to get more events out here, more people.” On the second floor, historic features have been preserved, right down to the flooring. “It’s the original
type of linoleum, true linoleum,” Taylor explains, “made of linseed oil from flax. We had some of the original flooring and matched it, then had it made in the Netherlands. I was determined to get it.” The third floor, which includes a 1,300-square-foot patio deck, is connected via elevator to a retail space on the first floor. The hope, says Taylor, would be for a restaurant to rent both spaces, creating a single unit with dining on the first floor and a rooftop bar on the third.
From that patio deck, guests could take in views of the Sacramento skyline, highlighting both where we’ve been and where we’re going, from the warehouses of the Railyards to the geometric angles of Golden1 Center. Taylor expects the retail and office spaces will be leased soon and that tenants will begin moving into Sacramento Valley Station this summer. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com. n
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The Will to Live THE FINAL ANSWER AND THE ONE AFTER THAT
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once had a conversation with a hospital patient that reminded me of that moment on the TV game show “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?” when the host asks the guest, “Is that your final answer?” The man was nearly 60 years old with a fixable heart problem. He hadn’t made many friends in life; no one was visiting him. He’d worked odd jobs, but said he’d derived little purpose from work. The man’s only surviving brother had invited him to live in another state with him, but the patient didn’t believe the invitation was sincere. Eventually, I broached the subject of an advance health care directive. Commonly known as a living will, the document tells the doctors what you want done if you become incapacitated. Without the directive, doctors are obligated to do everything possible to save your life, even if those life-saving measures only delay your death. “No,” he said, “but I guess I should get one. I don’t want to live on a machine.” With this assurance that he had given his “final answer,” I prayerfully concluded our visit and requested that a social worker bring him a directive. Twenty minutes later, I was visiting another patient when I heard it.
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respiratory therapist shouted, “We have a rhythm!” With that, the man rejoined the living. The incident gave me pause. Had our staff given him back a life he didn’t want? In hopes of getting some answers, I returned the next day and discovered the incident had given him a new perspective. It was a perspective few of us get.
“Code Blue, 4 East! Code Blue, 4 East!” The code means someone’s heart has stopped. What were the odds it was him? I asked myself. Surely not. He wasn’t anywhere near death. It had to be a coincidence. Nevertheless, I quickly finished my visit and rushed to his wing. I found the nursing supervisor standing in the same 60 year old patient’s doorway. She and I stood watching staff perform CPR, a procedure that often involves a respiratory therapist straddling the patient with palms flat on the patient’s chest, compressing the chest cavity until a rhythmic pulse shows up. Ribs can crack. The body often expels waste. From the doorway, I heard questions that hinted at ending CPR. “How long?” a doctor asked. “We’ve been at it 20 minutes,” came the reply.
“Does he have a directive?” called another. “No,” said the nursing supervisor. As they slowed their fervent pace, I told the nursing supervisor of my earlier conversation with the man. “I don’t think he wanted all of this,” I said, voicing my final answer. The supervisor shot back to the staff, “The chaplain says the man wouldn’t want this.” I shuddered at the sound of my assessment being repeated with such finality. I didn’t know the patient very well—I’d only had one conversation with him. Yet I was the person in the room with the best information. There definitely was something wrong with this picture. The attending staff gave a few understanding nods, and the doctor seemed ready to end CPR when a
He’d decided that he was the best one to make his future life (and death) decisions, not the chaplain or the hospital staff. He had peered over the edge of life and decided he didn’t like the alternative. More importantly, perhaps, he’d decided that he was the best one to make his future life (and death) decisions, not the chaplain or the hospital staff. Three days later, he went home with a pacemaker and medication. I don’t know if he found a new will to live, but I know he left with a living will that truly gave his final answers. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and book author. He can be reached at norris@thechaplain.net. n
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A New Discovery MUSEUM AIMS TO GET KIDS INTERESTED IN SCIENCE
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’ve been a member of Sacramento’s Discovery Museum, a hands-on science center on Auburn Boulevard, since the early 2000s when my kids were young. While reading the museum’s email newsletter recently, I was struck by the exciting changes taking place and decided it was time to check in with the latest news from this local gem. First, I needed to get my terminology up to date. What used to be called Discovery Museum Science
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and Space Center is now Powerhouse Science Center-Discovery Campus, or just Powerhouse Science Center until the Powerhouse Campus gets built. If you search for it online with the old name, you’ll be redirected to the new website, powerhousesc.org. A rebranded name isn’t the only thing new. According to Melanie Jensen, marketing and community relations manager, over the past two and a half years Powerhouse has experienced some changes in leadership with the new people bringing fresh direction. While the Discovery always had a science emphasis, Jensen says at Powerhouse, “We’re trying to transition into a more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) focus curriculum to set ourselves apart from your typical museum experience.”
They’re doing this in a myriad of ways. Powerhouse’s bread and butter is its hands-on, interactive exhibits primarily targeting elementary and middle school children. “Our goal is to get kids engaged in science and have an approachable connection with science, to spark their interest in perhaps pursuing STEM fields later on. Or at least make science less scary than in school,” Jensen says. “Textbooks are a lot less fun than getting hands-on.” The museum typically hosts two interactive exhibits per year. In the past, exhibits were often recycled, but now Powerhouse is trying to consistently bring in new material. “We don’t want families to feel like, ‘Hey, I’ve already seen these dinosaurs,’” says Jensen. Running until August is Eat Well, Play
Well, Live Well, a traveling exhibit that Powerhouse rented from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry thanks to sponsorship by Raley’s, Blue Diamond Growers, and Sacramento Republic FC. According to Jensen, “Eat Well is a snapshot for families on how making smarter food choices and incorporating physical activity can help them live overall better lives.” Activities in the exhibit relate this theme to everyday life. For example, visitors can pedal a bike with their arms. A display shows how long it would take to burn off the calories in a bowl of strawberries, or in a chocolate bar. “The screen says, you still have an hour left,” Jensen says. “It’s a great visual on how making smarter food choices is healthier.” Another interactive station allows
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Powerhouse is close to reaching its funding goal for groundbreaking on Powerhouse Science Center. In addition to the ongoing exhibit, Powerhouse hosts special activities for families every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. These are included with admission. In February, kids learned about the structure and function of the heart using actual animal hearts brought in from a local butcher. During an engineering-themed
weekend, kids were given tools, tape and a bunch of cardboard boxes to construct a cardboard city. “If you give a kid a box,” says Jensen, “they’ll think of things no adult would.” As it has done for many years, Powerhouse features planetarium shows on weekends. The Challenger Learning Center, one of my personal favorites, continues to give a participatory experience in the many aspects of a mission to space. The Challenger missions are open to middle school and other groups and also the public on community mission nights. What’s new: Micronauts, a scaled-back version of the main Challenger program, for kids 4 to 8 years old. Check the website for dates. More than ever, Powerhouse is emphasizing community education. For homeschool families, it offers new classes in robotics and biotechnology. Summer camps have been expanded to include children 7 to 12 for all weeks and, for the first time this year, extended care will be available. This summer’s camp themes include Maker Madness, CSI, outer space, and the great outdoors.
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Happy Anniversary TWENTY YEARS AFTER TRAFFIC CALMING, MIDTOWN IS A BETTER PLACE
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t’s been 20 years since construction started on the Neighborhood Preservation Traffic Plan in Midtown. At the time, the plan was called the largest trafficcalming project in the United States. Traffic calming aims to reduce the volume and speed of vehicular traffic. The plan was in the works nearly another two decades prior to its approval by the city council and start of construction. It was hugely controversial, pitting at various times city residents against city officials, neighbor against neighbor, and neighborhood against neighborhood. In his memoir, former Councilmember Steve Cohn wrote, “A novel could be written about the Midtown Traffic Plan.” He said that during his 20-year tenure on the council, “More than any other issue I ever worked on, this one engendered passion on both sides.” Many Midtown residents were fed up with traffic. They viewed the one-way G and H streets as freeway on- and off-ramps, with themselves caught in the middle. The streets were busy, noisy and unsafe. Fast, cut-through traffic bedeviled other streets, though some parallel streets had very little traffic. Cohn described Midtown as “what was once a very walkable neighborhood … sacrificed
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to automobile traffic and economic opportunism.” The centerpiece of the plan was conversion of G and H streets from three-lane, one-way streets to twolane, two-way streets with bike lanes. But the plan also included traffic circles to slow traffic and pedestrian islands and curb extensions to ease crossings. Among all the features, the most vilified were half-street closures that prevented through traffic. Opposition to the plan came from East Sacramento and River Park residents and freeway commuters who complained about the “maze” and inconvenience created by the halfstreet closures. Some vowed never to drive into Midtown again. Other
opponents were Midtown residents who worried about the impacts of changing traffic patterns. They didn’t want to get more traffic than they already had. After two decades of experience and with a bit more perspective, what’s been the outcome? Steve Brown was the city’s director of transportation planning at the time. He’s now a senior principal with Fehr & Peers, a transportation engineering firm in Orange County, and co-author of a book on traffic calming. He believes the plan did what it was supposed to: preserve the character and values of Midtown. He still visits Sacramento and notes that the new “liveliness and energy
along J, K and L streets has happened without adversely affecting the neighborhood to the north.” Margaret Buss, a Midtown activist intensely involved in the plan, believes the plan has been a success overall—that it was worth the years of effort and lingering emotional toll it took on people. Before the plan, “crossing G and H streets meant taking your life into your hands,” she said. “The plan was meant to redistribute and slow traffic.” It did that. Now, families with small children can make homes in a more livable Midtown. She also believes that plan served as a model. Addressing neighborhood traffic
concerns â&#x20AC;&#x153;became the norm for the city.â&#x20AC;? Besides opinions, there are objective data. There are online measures for walkability and bikeability. Walk and Bike Scores range from zero to 100 points. Midtown scores are 91 for walking and 100 for biking, making them â&#x20AC;&#x153;paradiseâ&#x20AC;? for walkers and bikers. Walk Scores are â&#x20AC;&#x153;based on the distance to nearby places and pedestrian friendliness,â&#x20AC;? not on sidewalk quality, ease of street crossing or general safety. So it may be an imperfect measure. Bike Scores are â&#x20AC;&#x153;based on bike lanes and trails, hills, road connectivity and destinations.â&#x20AC;? (In comparison, Walk and Bike Scores for the city as a whole are 46 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;car dependentâ&#x20AC;?) and 69 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;bikeableâ&#x20AC;?).
I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any question that Midtown experienced a renaissance after the traffic plan was implemented. Data from the city of Sacramento show that traffic counts were about 5,000 vehicles per day on G Street and nearly 8,000 on H Street before the plan. Ten years later, counts were dramatically down to 3,000 on G and 1,400 on H. Collisions at seven traffic circle locations dropped from a total of 16 in the three years before the plan to a total of 10 over a 9.5-year period after the plan. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a decrease of 80 percent on an annual basis. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any question that Midtown experienced a renaissance after the traffic plan was implemented. What some once considered a less desirable area has become an â&#x20AC;&#x153;inâ&#x20AC;? place to live. Midtown is far different today than when one of its chief claims to fame was providing a hideout for Patty Hearst.
The original traffic plan, and a subsequent south Midtown plan, werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only factors in Midtownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transformation, but I think the traffic changes were fundamental to the success of other efforts. Second Saturdays, hip new developments, a firm commitment to the R Street Corridor Plan, and the farm-tofork movement with high-quality new restaurants have all played a role. But the Midtown traffic plans changed the feel of Midtown. It made neighborhoods more walkable, bikeable and, ultimately, more livable and desirable. Current property values and rents reflect that. Steve Cohn, neighborhood activists and business owners deserve a lot of credit and praise for the changes. Since the Midtown plan, other streets in the city have undergone traffic calming or gone on â&#x20AC;&#x153;road dietsâ&#x20AC;? (lane reductions). In addition to south Midtown efforts, there have been road diets on J Street and Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento, 19th and 21st streets in Midtown, and 21st Street and Freeport Boulevard south of Broadway. Broadway itself is on the cusp of major changes. The city also instituted a neighborhood trafficcalming program. There will probably always be quibbles, if not outrage, about aspects of the Midtown plan, as with almost any change that affects daily lives. Buss feels some of the compromises made during the formulation of the plan and then later, when more tweaks were made, hurt the overall effect. Others still rail against the difficulty of navigating the area and being surprised by half-street closures. Some millennial D Street residents I know believe the halfstreet closures on that street are stupid, frustrating their desire for convenient access. Cohn felt early on, and still feels, that the half-street closures were â&#x20AC;&#x153;a step too far,â&#x20AC;? but that it might be better to accede to activistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; desires and perhaps to do too much rather than too little. Happy Anniversary, Midtown. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. n
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April 9, 10 a.m.
A worship celebration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with the children waving palm branches joined by the chancel and handbell choirs, and a joyous message by Pastor Jack F. McNary.
MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE
April 13, 7 p.m.
Remembering Jesus’ Last Supper with His disciples with a symbolic cleansing with the washing of hands and then coming to the Table of Grace to partake of the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. All are welcome.
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
April 14, 7 p.m.
A “Service of Darkness” (Tenebrae), extinguishing candles throughout the service as we hear the “Seven Last Words of Jesus from the Cross.” Featuring the choir and handbells.
EASTER EARLY MORNING SERVICE
April 16, 7 a.m.
A contemporary style worship celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus, led by our Youth with singing and an uplifting message by Pastor Jack.
EASTER WORSHIP SERVICE
April 16, 10 a.m.
Traditional worship with brass, handbells, choir and an inspiring message by Pastor Jack. There will be a special time and gifts for the children.
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any thanks for R.E. Graswich’s piece on the lower American River Parkway (“The Pity of the Parkway,” March). The overwhelming presence of homeless camps indeed makes this part of our “crown jewel” a no-go zone for law-abiding folks, but portraying the situation as athletes versus bums which can be solved by more law enforcement is a bit too simple. Would-be runners and nature lovers are not even the biggest losers in this saga; that distinction belongs to the environment. But no amount of law enforcement presence alone can change this
situation, certainly not with the current rules of engagement, which require rangers to post a 48-hour notice before removing a camp. (If the campers move 100 feet down the trail, the clock starts again.) Regional programs to provide housing would probably cost less, be more effective and be more humane. Thankfully, the county and the city are now working together on this. But even that will not be enough. Clearing unwanted people out of the parkway without adding sanctioned users has failed for 35 years. We need new groups of law-abiding folks who are willing venture in.
For 15 years, off-road cycling groups have been trying to implement a mountain bike program in this area. Every year we inch closer, but we have been impeded every step of the way by entrenched stakeholder groups who obsess about every fat tire track. We have been working with the county to implement an off-road bicycle pilot program allowed in the 2009 Parkway Plan. Unfortunately, the Parkway Plan was commandeered by the same entrenched groups and is loaded with so many poison pills that the bike program is nearly unworkable,
which was exactly what they intended. The downtown zone cannot be managed as if it were a remote wildlife sanctuary. If cycling groups were allowed to build the types of trails that people want to ride, we can slowly make this area a little less scary. Once that happens, we can actually start rebuilding the shattered environment. Similar programs have worked in places like Boston, Minneapolis and even Manhattan. Bob Horowitz
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Crash Car Challenge WILL YOUNGER SIBLING’S DRIVING BE ACCIDENT-FREE?
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ell, the Crash Car I wrote about 18 months ago has survived unscathed and will be handed down this month to Teenage Driver No. 2 in our house. If everyone reading this could just do a collective knock on wood right now, that would be great. In case you missed it, a year and a half ago my oldest child, Logan, entered the distracted-driving masses. My neighbor, Donna, warned me not to spend too much on the first car because it would inevitably end up crashed in some form or another. When I did my own polling, whether it was a knocked-off side mirror or complete total, 95 percent of people I asked had indeed banged up their first car or had their teenage drivers do the deed. Not liking the odds of preserving our modest insurance rates, we gladly accepted a hand-me-down 2001 Honda Accord from my sister-in-law for Logan to start with. Saved us a ton of money on insuring a new driver and if Logan fell into that 95 percent, if the worst thing was losing a car valued at less than $1,000, we could live with that. Thanks, Auntie Zann. As Logan’s Class of 2018 began driving, the Crash Cars started piling up. Thank goodness no one has been hurt, but as polls indicated, there were a lot of injured pocketbooks out there. Since we had another teenage driver waiting in the wings, we built
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multisport athlete, our youngest child has thrived when not backing down from a challenge.
Prove me wrong, Baby Girl. Work your fabulous determination and skills and prove me wrong.
Whitney Wheeler, 16, and her 2001 Honda "Crash Car." in an added incentive for Logan to keep the Crash Car out of the pileup: No tickets. No crashes. Maintain a 3.5 GPA the first year of driving and we would allow him to have the Crash Car Upgrade that Nana likes to give all her grandkids. With his eye on a 2012 Mustang prize, the kid pulled it off. Nice work, Loganberry. Next up in the Honda Crash Car: Whitney, age 16, April 4, 2017. She is the youngest in her Fab 5 childhood group of friends and last to get her license. Each of the other
four has initiated her Crash Car into the 95 percent. On odds alone, it’s not looking good that she will join the 5-percenters. Judging on permit driving skills, this could be the end of the line for the Crash Car. However, we’ve always said that Whitney’s stubborn determination, if channeled correctly, would serve her well in life. As president of her class freshman and sophomore years, Speech and Debate Club highpoints leader, straight-A student in Advanced Placement classes, and
We told her she’d never last as a vegetarian. She’s going on Year 3. We told her don’t be disappointed if you don’t make the JV basketball team after not playing since fourth grade when her team was Buzzardball champs at Arco Arena; She made the team, averaged 2 points per game and became their defensive specialist. We told her it’s OK if she got her first B in precalculus. She landed in the emergency room on Christmas Day because she literally made herself sick studying all hours of the night during finals week to get that A. So it’s a different carrot we’ll dangle in front of our strong-willed daughter. It won’t be the promise of a nice car from Nana that motivates her. There’s no need to entice her to keep her GPA up. This challenge, and the grace of God, is what will keep her in the 5-percenters: I bet you can’t go one month longer than your brother with no tickets and no crashes in the Crash Car.
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Second Chance
ONE COUPLE GETS TO BUY AND FIX THE HOUSE OF THEIR DREAMS
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hen Krystin and Jeff Leonhardt decided to move out of Midtown, they began exploring Sacramento’s other neighborhoods. After hearing good things about Curtis Park, they discovered a charming two-bedroom, one-bath brick-and-stucco house across the street from the park. Built in 1926, the 1,450-square-foot Craftsman instantly made an impression. Even
with a Sale Pending sign posted, the couple indulged their curiosity. “We looked through the front door and the windows,” Krystin says. “We knew this was our house.” They loved the numerous built-ins, the breakfast nook and the leaded glass doors. Six months later, during their first day with a real estate agent and after looking at four houses that didn’t suit them, they drove by the Curtis Park Craftsman and noticed it
was still for sale. They made an offer on the spot. In 2000, when the couple moved in, they had plenty of room. By 2015, with two children, they needed more space. “Basically all of 2015 was devoted to planning and construction,” says Krystin. “It was all we thought about. We didn’t remodel with resale in mind. It was for our family.”
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Jeff, a commercial architect, drafted numerous plans. After contemplating construction costs and the equity they had in the house, the couple decided adding a second story was their best bet. “From the first pen to paper, our final construction took just over 10 months,” he explains. This included design work, planning submittal, construction documentation, permit review and construction. “In hindsight, many small miracles took place, one after the other, to
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make it happen,” he says. “Tenacity and cunningness are great, but a little luck never hurts, either.” They took the house down to the studs. About the only thing unchanged was the cozy breakfast nook off what was a very small galley kitchen. They moved the laundry room to the second floor for more kitchen space. Removing a large builtin breakfront, which neither liked too much, created a line of sight from the back of the house to the front door. Installing brass V-shaped gaskets on
the original windows made them more airtight. “It helps a little bit. and we wanted to keep the original windows for the character of the house,” Jeff explains. It was possible to keep the coved ceiling in the dining room, but the addition of the stairway for the new second floor necessitated eliminating the coved ceiling in the living room. The brick fireplace in the living room was painted white. Sandblasting off the paint revealed both smooth and rusticated bricks in a stylish
pattern. The wood floors, once a honey color, were refinished in a darker tone. They rebuilt the cabinets adjacent to the fireplace and added leaded glass doors. Adding a second story to an older home is complex. The process involved reinforcing the first-floor exterior walls and adding a new roof even over the first-floor areas that did not change. “There was almost no portion of the existing house that didn’t get touched or impacted in one way
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or another,” Jeff explains. “It was almost like the entire house had to be rebuilt to add a second floor.” Upstairs, the stylish new master bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and a balcony facing the park. Natural light from a window filters into the large walk-in closet. The master bath has a supersized Roman shower. The heated floor is a welcome cold-weather treat. Jeff particularly loves the shower. “It is the first time in years I did not have to take a shower in the tub,” he
says. “Now, I can get myself under the shower, outstretch my arms, do a full circle and not touch anything.” The couple wanted to honor the original character of the house by matching the new roof slopes to the existing ones. The second-story windows, though not wood, resemble the original windows. “We didn’t want it to look like a McMansion,” says Jeff. “We didn’t want to put a 2015 house in a 1926 neighborhood. “
Outside, the new picket fence adds another level of detail while creating a safe space for the couple’s son and the dogs. “The fence was a game changer,” Jeff says. Living across the street from the park is awesome, according to Jeff. He appreciates how the green space creates the opportunity for random interactions. “You start to see people, get to know them and then become friends,” he says. “It really enriches your life.
The Leonhardt home will be featured on the 31st annual Curtis Park Home & Garden Tour, which takes place Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information about tickets, go to sierra2.org or call 452-3005. If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com. n
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Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN APRIL
Through April, Tim Collom Gallery will show works by several landscape painters, including Sue Chapman. Shown above: Chapman’s “Sierra Vineyards.” 915 20th St.; timcollomgallery.com
At SMUD Art Gallery, an exhibition featuring works by 19 SMUD employees, retirees and their family members runs through May 10. Shown above: a work by Philip Roina. 6301 S St.; smud.org
Recent figurative work by Patricia Altschul will be on display at Archival Gallery in April. Shown above: a painting by Altschul. 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalframe.com
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center presents “Italia Bella,” featuring the work of Donald Satterlee and Michael Dunlavey, through May 6. Shown: “Symbols” by Dunlavey. 2015 J St.; viewpointgallery.org .
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This month, ARTHOUSE on R partners with Habitat for Humanity for The Habitat Door Project, for which local artists created art on recycled doors to bring attention to the need for affordable housing. Shown above: a work by Kerri Warner. 1021 R St.; arthouseonr.com
SUMMER ACADEMIES at Sac State for High School Students Mon.–Fri.: June 26–30, July 10–14, July 17–21, and July 24–28, 2017
Registration now open at www.cce.csus.edu/acads
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Architect Daniel Tran uses irrigation tubing to create art.
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s a student in architecture school, Daniel Tran was told to think of himself not as an artist, but as a problem solver. If Tran’s career is any indication, he’s found a way to reconcile these two sides of himself. Tran is an architect and geographic information systems specialist for MidPen, one of the country’s leading nonprofit developers of high-quality affordable housing. He’s also the brain behind Growetry, a line of geometric artwork he creates with plastic tubing used in greywater irrigation systems.
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“What I really like about art is the same reason I’m really reluctant to call myself an artist,” the Midtown resident says. “There are great traditions of art being an important part of social change. I’m able to do things in my artwork that don’t work in architecture or engineering or public policy. Art allows me to have a different kind of conversation.”
He found a beauty within the materials that he couldn’t ignore. The conversation Tran is most interested in having these days is
about protecting our valuable natural resources and reconnecting to the land. Growing up in San Diego, Tran was the son of Vietnamese orchardists who came to the United States during the postwar diaspora and started one of the first Asian grocery stores in San Diego. “Produce is a huge part of the grocery business,” Tran explains. “You also learn the importance of space and efficiency, circulation, placement and how to make the most of space and materials. You have to be very parsimonious, which is part of what sparked my interest in architecture. When you’re building a community, food is a big part of it. It’s the main attraction to bring different cultures together.” Inspired by his upbringing and spurred by a high school interest in AutoCAD (computer-aided design and drafting software), Tran studied at
Pratt Institute in New York and at USC, where he earned his bachelor’s in architecture. Studying abroad in Toussaint, France, opened his eyes to the many facets of his future career.
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Sacramento Ballet is presenting Snap Shots II in April. Photo courtesy of Keith Sutter.
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“Snap Shots II” presented by the Sacramento Ballet April 28 through May 14 Fry-Paoletti Stage at CLARA (E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts), 2420 N St. sacballet.org Last season’s production of “Snap Shots” stunned audiences with powerful passages from Sacramento Ballet co-artistic director Ron Cunningham’s storehouse of masterful choreography. “Snap Shots II” delves even deeper into the archives of his works and choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie returns to create another selection of mesmerizing, intimate dance portraits of the troupe’s all-star dancers.
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Food and Film Sacramento Food Film Festival April 1-8 Various locations foodliteracycenter.org The Sacramento Food Film Festival is back, offering a unique series of events for food and film lovers! Created in 2012 by the Food Literacy Center, the Sacramento Food Film Festival was born from the desire to educate the public about our food system and work collaboratively to create positive change. The eight-day festival will showcase award-winning short films and documentaries, food by the area’s best chefs from Nixtaco, Lucca, Localis, and more, drinks by the area’s best bartenders (beer and bourbon and wine, oh, my!), “VIPea” experiences, and more.
Bonsai Bonanza! Bonsai Sekiyu Kai 40th Annual Bonsai Show and Demonstration April 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Buddhist Church of Sacramento, 2401 Riverside Blvd. bonsaisekiyukai@gmail.com If you’re a budding fan of bonsai or you’re already an avid tree trimmer, this event is sure to delight. Enjoy demonstrations at 2 p.m. each day by Yuzo Maruyama as well as a benefit raffle, grub from food vendor Haole Pig BBQ, and plenty of trees and bonsai materials for sale. Admission and parking are free.
Shaun Burner is on display at Beatnik Studios.
Courage and Valor “Courage and Valor” Concert Saluting Law Enforcement and Firefighters presented by the Sacramento Youth Symphony Premier Orchestra and Community Chorus Sunday, April 2, at 3 p.m.
Bonzai fans won't want to miss the Bonsai Sekiyu Kai Bonsai Show and Demonstration.
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Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J St. 808-5181, sacramentoyouthsymphony.org The Premier Orchestra of the Sacramento Youth Symphony performs this highly anticipated concert saluting the work of men and women in law enforcement and firefighting under the direction of Artistic Director Michael Neumann. The program will feature guest performers Liz Tubbs of the Sacramento Pipe Band and tenor Jaeho Lee. Guest conductors Ralph Hughes and Daniel Paulson will conduct patriotic favorites by John Philip Souza, Giuseppe Verdi, Leonard Bernstein, John Williams, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Kitty O’Neal from KFBK will emcee the event and Mayor Darrell Steinberg will address the crowd. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for students and seniors, and $10 for law enforcement and fire department personnel.
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In Good Faythe Crocker Classical Concert featuring Faythe Vollrath on harpsichord Sunday, April 9, at 3 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. 808-1182, crockerart.org In celebration of the Crocker Art Museum exhibitions “JapanAmerica: Points of Contact, 1876-1970” and “Into the Fold: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection,” harpsichordist Faythe Vollrath has created a program of contemporary compositions by Japanese and Japanese American composers that honors and challenges the distinctive sounds of the harpsichord, a traditionally Baroque instrument. Included in the program will be works by Japanese American composer Asako Hirabayashi, who brings a blend of East and West tonalities to her music. Space is limited and advance registration is recommended.
Tomato, To-Mah-To National tour of comedy “You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!” Through April 9
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Veronica’s Room “Veronica’s Room,” a play presented by Errant Phoenix Productions April 6-15
24th Street Theater at the Sierra 2 Center, 2791 24th St. 855-HIT-SHOW, tomatoplay.com After 15 years of marriage, writers, actors and real-life married couple Annabelle Gurwitch and Emmy Award-winner Jeff Kahn have adapted their hilarious and often moving memoir “You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!” for the stage. Another real-life married couple, Michael and Mara Greer, star in the Sacramento production. The play takes a hilarious look at a relationship that seems challenged from the start by two powerful, opposing personalities. After trials and tribulations, Jeff and Annabelle learn to navigate the conflicts that come with romance, money, and children by embracing each other’s differences.
William J. Geery Theater, 2130 L St. facebook.com/errantphoenix, errantphoenix-veronicasroom.bpt.me (tickets) Errant Phoenix Productions (formerly The Alternative Arts Collective) presents this psychological thriller written by Ira Levin, author of “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Deathtrap” and “The Stepford Wives.” A middle-aged Irish couple, John and Maureen Mackey, approach young couple Susan and Larry at a local restaurant due to Susan’s uncanny resemblance to a dead woman, Veronica. The Mackeys explain that Veronica's elderly, senile sister, Cissie, is now in their charge, and convince Susan to come to their suburban Boston home and to dress up as Veronica in an effort to bring Cissie a sense of closure. But once dressed in Veronica’s clothes, Susan finds herself in trouble.
The Magic Flute Don Schwennesen’s “The Magic Flute” presented by Crockett-Deane Ballet Saturday, April 8, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 9, at 2 p.m. The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred, 2300 Sierra Blvd. 453-0226, deanedancecenter.com This new ballet, loosely based on the plot of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s beloved opera “The Magic Flute,” will receive its world premiere thanks to Crockett-Deane Ballet. That is quite fitting, considering it was created by the company’s director, Don Schwennesen! The ballet tells the tale of a young prince who encounters a magical land and falls in love with a beautiful princess held captive in a mysterious temple. Can the prince obtain the virtue to free her and wed her? Perhaps he’ll succeed with the help of the Magic Flute. This production features dancers Gabriela Smith as the Princess and Quinn Francis as the Queen of the Night.
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Michelle Champoux plays the Woman in "Veronica's Room."
“Courage and Valor,” a concert saluting law enforcement and firefighters, takes place on April 2. Harpsichordist Faythe Vollrath will perform at Crocker Art Museum on Sunday, April 9.
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“Forms in Flux,” artwork by Shaun Burner April 4-27 (opening reception on Friday, April 7 from 6-9 p.m.)
“Voices of Hope: A Choral Collaboration” Sunday, April 23 at 5 p.m.
Beatnik Studios, 723 S St. 400-4281, beatnik-studios.com Beatnik Studios presents new works from Sacramento-based artist Shaun Burner, whose passion lies in all forms of art, including music, carpentry and murals. A master of various media and styles, Burner’s work can be described as abstract realism that exudes esoteric connection. Also at Beatnik continuing through April 20 is “Repose,” Marc Foster and Micah Crandall-Bear’s collaborative installation exploring “abstract simplicity.”
Beatnik Studios, 723 S St. voxmusica.net Local all-women’s choral group Vox Musica, under Music Director Daniel Paulson, will be collaborating with the acclaimed San Jose-based choral ensemble The Choral Project in this not-to-be-missed collaboration. The project will bring these two talented choral ensembles together in a rare concert performance of literature that seeks to find light in the dark and hope in times of despair. The centerpiece of the program will be a world premiere by The Choral Project conductor Daniel Hughes.
The Donner Party “The Donner Party: A New American Musical” presented by the Sacramento Theatre Company April 19 through May 14 Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H St. 443-6722, sactheatre.org Specially commissioned and developed by the Sacramento Theatre Company, this dramatic new musical chronicles the true story of the harrowing travels of pioneers who faced unspeakable trials when trapped in the high Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846. Written by Eric Rockwell and Margaret Rose (California natives and authors of STC’s 2013 production of “A Little Princess”), this world premiere is sure to delight musical theater fans and history buffs alike.
Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n National tour of comedy “You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!” will play through April 9.
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Food Destination NEW MILAGRO CENTRE ATTRACTS STANDOUT FOOD
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y parents live near a stretch of Fair Oaks Boulevard that has been bereft of glitz and glamour for quite a while. For as long as I can remember, the area south of Marconi Avenue was taken up by a retail center that at different times housed thrift stores, karate studios, discount shoe stores, a particularly notorious drink-and-dance spot, and a storefront with blacked-out windows that almost certainly was a front for something nefarious. To have called this stretch a blight would have been generous. But several years ago, some bold thinkers saw past the area’s mundane suburban trappings and imagined
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it as a regional food-centered destination. Inspired by nearby successes like San Francisco’s Ferry Building and Oxbow Market in Napa, they wanted to turn this sluggish area of Carmichael into a food center befitting our region’s farm-to-table-tofork-to-mouth reputation. The new Milagro Centre is an ambitious project that combines restaurants, markets, coffee counters, outdoor dining, indoor dining, whiskey, beer, produce, and everything in between. It is definitely a work in progress. The two largest tenants, River City Brewing Company and Mesa Mercado, have been open since late last summer. Several smaller outlets, like Insight Coffee Roasters and Ghiotto Artisan Gelato, recently opened. This is the fifth location of the popular Insight Coffee, and the first outlet for Ghiotto. Also newly opened is Fish Face Poke Bar, the second outlet of the successful R Street poke shop coowned by Kru’s Billy Ngo. This new
Fish Face features a full bar, hot dishes like loco moco and a sliced-toorder fish counter. Set to open in the next few months is a restaurant called Patriot, which I’m told will feature steaks and whiskey.
Service is quick and friendly. Mesa Mercado is the second local restaurant of Ernesto Delgado, the owner of Tequila Museo Mayahuel on K Street. To this new establishment, Delgado brings a more casual approach and more familiar dishes while serving up bold, unrestrained flavors and Oaxacan-inspired cooking. Though casual, Mesa is a step above a neighborhood taqueria. The food is carefully prepared and beautifully presented. Small touches let you know that things are just a
little special at Mesa Mercado. Instead of chips and salsa at your table, you get a small dish of salted mango chunks. The traditional soups and stews are handled with care. Pozole rojo, the classic neon-red chile broth laden with pork and hominy, is treated with reverence. Garnishes are served with a flourish; the flavors are on point. A trio of enchiladas, each one sporting a different richly colored sauce, hits the spot. The rich, brown mole steals the show, its complex, earthy flavors outshining the more common green and red enchilada toppings we’ve come to know so well. The bar menu includes a host of mescal-spiked drinks, as well as more traditional margaritas and tequila drinks. Unlike Museo on K Street, the selection is reserved and not quite so gaudy. Everyone from the tequila connoisseur to the novice, though, can find something to their liking. Service is quick and friendly, and the open floor plan means that noise levels are a little on the high side.
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Your chile en nogada is served! Currently, Mesa Mercado serves lunch and dinner, but there are plans to have a separate taco bar and Mexican market attached to the restaurant running throughout the day. River City Brewing Company is an old favorite of mine. Open since 1993 in Downtown Plaza and forced to relocate with the building of Golden 1 Center, River City was brewing beer before brewing beer was cool. Its flagship brew, Woodenhead Ale, is one of the best beers this town ever produced. River City recently started brewing again at its new Carmichael
location, and I can’t wait to sample the fare as it starts to flow from the tap. River City offers a decent pub menu with burgers, fries, pizzas, sandwiches, and other staples you’d expect to find at an old-school brewpub. The food isn’t the main reason you go, but it hits the spot when you’re throwing back a few. Whether you’re looking for fresh produce or fresh fish, expertly crafted Mexican fare, or a bowl of Hawaiian poke, Milagro Centre might be the place for you.
Happy Hour! Monday – Friday 5 - 7 pm 2801 Capitol Av Avenue (916) 455-2422 www.biba-restaurant.com Milagro Centre is at 6241 Fair Oaks Blvd.; 692-0642; milagrocentre. com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregorysabin@yahoo.com. n
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5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883
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Sam’s Hof Brau 2500 Watt 482-2175
Cafe Bernardo Pavilions Shopping Center B L D $$ Full Bar Outdoor Patio Seasonal, European-influenced comfort food • Paragarys.com
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Ettore’s B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio European-style gourmet café with salads, soup, spit-roasted chicken, and desserts in a bistro setting • Ettores.com
Greek Food Imports The Kitchen 2225 Hurley Way 568-7171 D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com
La Rosa Blanca Taqueria 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104 L D Full Bar $$-$$ Fresh Mexican food served in a colorful family-friendly setting
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Matteo’s Pizza
DOWNTOWN Cafeteria 15L 116 15th Street 551-1559 L D $$ Classic American lunch counter with a millennial vibe • cafeteria15l.com
DeVere’s Pub 1521 L Street L D Full Bar $$ Family-run authentic Irish pub with a classic menu to match • deverespub.com
Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518 Educational tasting experience of wines by the taste, flight or glass • downtownandvine.com
Ella Dining Room & Bar 1131 K St. 443-3772 L D $$$ Full Bar Modern American cuisine served family-style in a chic, upscale space Elladiningroomandbar.com
Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com
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Nido Bakery
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Willieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burgers 110 K Street L D $ Great burgers and more. â&#x20AC;˘ williesburgers.com
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CafĂŠ Bernardo 2726 Capitol Ave. 443-1180 B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Casual California cuisine with counter service
Centro Cocina Mexicana 2730 J St. 442-2552 L D $$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cooking served in a casual atmosphere â&#x20AC;˘ Paragarys.com
Federalist Public House 2009 N Street L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Wood-ďŹ red pizzas in an inventive urban alley setting â&#x20AC;˘ federalistpublichouse. com
Hot Italian 1627 16th Street 444-3000 L D Full Bar $$ Authentic hand-crafted pizzas with inventive ingredients, , Gelato â&#x20AC;˘ hotitalian.net
Mulvaneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building & Loan 1215 19th St. 441-6022 L D Full Bar $$$ Modern American cuisine in an upscale historic setting
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Paragaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar & Oven 1401 28th St. 457-5737 L D $$ Full Bar Fabulous Outdoor Patio, California cuisine with a French touch â&#x20AC;˘ Paragarys.com
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Hawks Public House 1525 Alhambra Blvd. 558-4440 L D $$-$$$ Familiar classics combined with specialty ingredients by chefs Molly Hawks and Mike Fagnoni â&#x20AC;˘ hawkspublichouse.com
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Cabana Winery & Bistro 5610 Elvas 476-5492 LD $$ Wine tasting and paired entrees. Sunday Brunch 10 - 2. â&#x20AC;˘ cabanawine.com
Clubhouse 56 723 56th. St. 454-5656 BLD Full Bar $$ American. HD sports, kid's menu, breakfast weekends, Late night dining
OBO Italian 3145 Folsom Blvd. L D Full Bar $$ The rustic, seasonal, and nourishing ďŹ&#x201A;avors of Italy. Counter service and patio â&#x20AC;˘ oboitalian. com
EspaĂąol 5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679 L D Full Bar $-$$ Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional family-style atmosphere
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