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Losing the News LOCAL JOURNALISM’S DEMISE LEAVES US VULNERABLE

n the past decade, news outlets across the country have been gutted and closed, reporters laid off, and publication schedules cut. In 2018, more than 200 news publications closed their doors. There are now huge swathes of our country without local news coverage. They are called “news deserts.” Locally, we face the same trend. The Sacramento Bee, our largest local news organization, had 9,000 employees a decade ago. Today it’s down to 2,800. But even with a skeleton reporting staff, the Bee remains a primary source for local news. The paper’s work filters across to other media, including television and radio. The Bee will eliminate its Saturday print edition this month. The Bee’s owner, McClatchy Co., announced its employee pension plan is underfunded by $535 million. Currently, the company has $11.4 million cash on hand and debt of $708.5 million. In the third quarter of 2019, McClatchy reported a loss of $304.7 million, compared with a net income of $7.04 million in the third quarter of 2018. It’s hard to see a path forward. The company’s demise would be a big loss for Sacramento. The Bee faces another setback with Assembly Bill 5, a new state law that became effective this

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month. The law reclassifies many independent contractors as employees, including newspaper carriers who have traditionally been independent. California newspapers fought hard for an exemption for delivery workers, but were rejected. They did, however, get a one-year reprieve to adjust their operations. No matter, this law will be another financial blow—potentially a deadly one—to home-delivered daily newspapers across our state. Inside’s four editions now have the largest print circulation in Sacramento with an audience of more than 83,000 monthly. We serve more than two dozen city and county neighborhoods with a primarily homeowner-occupied audience. Behind us come the Bee (71,586 paid print subscribers) and Sacramento News & Review (free circulation not disclosed, but estimated at 55,000 to 60,000 weekly). Sacramento’s top three print publications are radically different. The Bee is a traditional newspaper with both home delivery subscription income and ad revenues from print and digital. Using the massive scale of revenue the Bee once enjoyed, the paper was able to support a large newsroom of reporters, photographers and editors, and contribute generously to the community. For a region heavily dependent on government, the Bee’s corporate support to civic causes was extremely valuable. This entire paid-subscription model— shared by hundreds of daily publications all over the country—was the backbone of our country’s media landscape. When the internet began to provide vast amounts of news for free—combined with the shift of ad dollars from print to

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digitalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the model was upended. Today, every daily paper struggles to survive. The News & Review is an independently owned alternative weekly. Typically, this model offers city, state and national news that leans politically left and is targeted to an under-35 age demographic. Alternative weeklies are distributed free from newsstands and supported by print and digital advertising. This model has been hurt as local and national ad revenues have fallen with the shift from print to digital. At the same time, labor and paper costs have risen. Many alternative weeklies intentionally cut their pressruns to save costs. Many also cut back on reporting. Cannabis advertising has been a savior for many alternative weeklies. Inside Sacramento is an entirely different and unique operation. We are a free monthly and 100 percent dependent on print ad revenue. We produce, print and home deliver our publications to select neighborhoods via the U.S. Postal Service. As a monthly, we have a small business footprint, using primarily independent writers, photographers and editors. Our business model has had challenges in recent years as paper prices escalated. We recently developed

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a small revenue stream from digital, but it only covers our website costs. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slant news politically, other than to do our best to hold local politicians accountable for their decisions. My love of our community, combined with my optimistic nature, generally keeps our coverage on the upbeat and positive side. And as a designer, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always insisted that we produce both a beautiful and useful publication. When asked what we are doing to attract the millennial audience, I explain that other than launching an all-new website last summer, we intend to continue with our unique operation. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it goes: Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger people eventually grow up. As they get settled with careers and family, they hopefully become homeowners. Once they become homeowners, they live in what is usually the most significant investment of their lives. At this point, they start to care much more about their city and how it is led and managed, plus the quality of their neighborhood, schools and small business community. All three of our top local publications depend on ad dollars to bring you news. This means we are essentially sales operations. Inside has done well in

WWW.SACCDS.ORG/HS-PREVIEW this regard. We have been fortunate to develop long-term relationships with key advertisers who value our targeted neighborhood audiences. In turn, our readers have been loyal in support of advertisers who underwrite the news each month. Across the country, there is much discussion about what comes after the fall of traditional newspapers. The internet certainly provides an unlimited supply of global, national and even state news. But more than ever, one needs to carefully vet the sources of news, especially news brought to you via social mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;where fake news is easily spread. At a time of widespread political polarization, determining a set of baseline facts can be difficult. Media bias is rampant, and opinion polls show public confidence in the media at an all-time low. The internetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delivery of news has fallen short on the local level mostly because of the economies of scale. It costs money to report local newsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; more money than local websites can generate through ads. But a community needs reliable information on how local tax dollars are spent, how local policy affects neighborhoods, and whether local elected officials are

meeting constituent needs. This is how concerned citizens make informed choices about who should govern. How can a community pay for local news coverage? A recent report by PEN America concluded that reinvigorating local watchdog reporting requires concerted action and an investment of billions of dollars across the philanthropic, private and public sectors. The report calls for a new congressional commission to develop concrete recommendations for how the government can better support a free and independent local press. Despite being competitors for some of the same ad dollars, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look forward to the demise of the Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or any local publication. We need more local news, not less. With less local coverage, the only winners are politicians. They would be left with no one to watch, challenge or evaluate their success and failure. Such a reality would not end well for our communities. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento. com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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acramento Country Day School was recently ranked No. 680 in Newsweek and STEM.org’s top 5,000 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) schools in the nation. With approximately 37,000 high schools in the U.S., this puts Country Day within the top 2 percent of high schools nationwide. This achievement comes on the heels of being named No. 1 Best High School for STEM in Sacramento by Niche.com. STEM.org honors excellence in STEM education thanks to skilled teachers who create dynamic learning environments to engage their students. “Country Day is very proud to be recognized as a top STEM high school,” says head of school Lee Thomsen. “Our local and national rankings reflect the progress we’ve made over the past few years in enhancing our STEM programs for students of all ages—starting in pre-kindergarten all the way through grade 12. Our advanced topics curriculum and laboratory research internship partnership with Sac State serve as our two signature programs aimed at giving our students a competitive edge in STEM fields.” For a list of Country Day’s high school STEM offerings, visit saccds.org.

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Fat family matriarch Lina Fat passed away in November at the age of 81. The regional restaurant scene will never be the same. The Hong Kong native attended pharmacy school at UC San Francisco (where she met her husband, Ken Fat, son of Frank Fat) and was working as a part-time pharmacist when the Fat family opened their first restaurant, China Camp in Old Sacramento, with Lina as chef. Fat lent her business acumen and flair for menu planning to the Fat’s legacy of eateries, eventually becoming the Fat Family Restaurant Group’s vice president of culinary research and development. She also authored “The Lina Fat Cookbook: Recipes From the Fat Family Restaurants,” founded

the Sacramento World Music & Dance Festival, and acted as mentor and friend to many of the area’s most celebrated female chefs. Lina, you will be missed. For more information on the history of the Fat family, visit frankfats.com.

DINE DOWNTOWN Bring your appetite to the 15th annual Dine Downtown Restaurant Week taking place Jan. 10–20. Diners can enjoy unique, threecourse, prix-fixe menus for $40 at 31 area eateries, including Grange, The Firehouse, Paragary’s, Ella, The Porch, Frank Fat’s and many more. One dollar from every meal will be donated to social services and food literacy programs in Sacramento. “Dine Downtown is an event that honors the many culinary talents that have made the heart of Sacramento their home,” says Michael Ault, executive director of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. “Guests have a chance to try new dining experiences and taste some of the most noteworthy restaurants in our region—all while raising funds for two incredible local programs.” For menus and more information, visit godowntownsac.com/ dinedowntown.

GIFT OF GREEN Arden-Arcade received a special gift last year in the form of a 45-foot Blue Aptos Sequoia, which played center stage for the annual tree lightening in December. The regal tree was planted at the Department of Human Assistance on Fulton Avenue last October. “Instead of chopping down a 20-yearold tree in Foresthill as we have done for the past 12 years, we purchased the tree from a nursery in So Cal and had it trucked to Fulton Avenue,” says Melinda Eppler, executive director of the Fulton Avenue Association. “It is our gift to the community.” For photos of Arden-Arcade’s “Festival of Lights Parade & Tree Lighting,” visit the Fulton-El Camino

La Cosecha is one of 31 eateries participating in Dine Downtown Restaurant Week. Photo courtesy of Downtown Sac. Recreation and Park District’s website at fecrpd.com/2019-12-07-festival-oflights-parade-tree-lighting.

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When Cirque du Soleil’s latest acrobatic production, Amaluna, plays under the big top at Raley Field from Jan. 22 to Feb. 23, you might recognize a familiar face. Professional clown Kelsey Custard—who grew up doing theater in Sacramento and Shingle Springs, and worked as a dresser at the Music Circus—will perform with the high-flying cast in a role that’s the culmination of a lifelong dream. “I didn’t realize when I was young that circus could be an actual job,” says Custard, who’s thrilled to return to Sacramento to perform in front of family and friends. “Now I get to make a living making people happy—one of the most important things you can do.” Custard earned her BA at UC Santa Cruz and then moved to San Francisco to attend the Clown Conservatory. She has worked for Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Teatro ZinZanni, Pickle Family Circus, Velocity Circus, Boxcar Theatre, Circus Couture and Lone Star Circus, and has been with Cirque du Soleil for nine years. Written and directed by Tony Awardwinner Diane Paulus, Amaluna is a tribute to the work and voice of women, featuring a cast of mostly women

Of the 30,700 students enrolled at Sacramento State, 1 in 10 students experience homelessness. Housing insecurity can threaten a student’s ability to remain academically engaged—and no one should have to decide between shelter and school. To address this issue, Councilmember Jeff Harris of District 3 is working with Sac State to create a home-share/youthhosting program to connect students with homeowners who have space to share. Homeowners and students will go through an extensive vetting process to match them based on various levels of compatibility. The pilot program is still in development, so if you’d like to get involved in the proposal process, contact Harris’ office at (916) 808-7003 or jonavarro@cityofsacramento.org.

Professional clown Kelsey Custard performs in Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna.

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STORIES ON STAGE A new season of “electrifying prose” and “crackling theatre” unfolds at Stories on Stage Sacramento—with two new heads at the helm. Shelley Blanton-Stroud and Dorothy Rice are the new coordinators for the monthly readers theater series, taking over for beloved former coordinator Sue Staats. The group has also officially acquired nonprofit status, which means it can accept donations (it pays all of its writers and readers) and also offer five craft workshops led by featured authors on Saturday mornings following Friday performances.

AUTO MUSEUM DOCENT TRAINING PROGRAM Applications are now being accepted for the California Automobile Museum’s new docent training program, which begins Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. The training includes more than 60 classes taught by car enthusiasts and

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All six evenings of award-winning fiction, nonfiction, noir and even genre-bending horror writing have been slated for the 2020 season. Don’t miss the season opener on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. at the CLARA Auditorium (2420 N St.) featuring local favorite Pam Houston and her new memoir “Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country.” Rice and her new memoir “Gray is the New Black” also will be featured.

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BIKE BOARD GAME South Land Park resident Peter Hansell’s Bike Route Sacramento, a board game where players build bike routes around the city, is now a reality. Hansell raised money last May on Kickstarter as part of Bike Month to fund the creation of the game, which

Dorothy Rice (left) and Shelley Blanton-Stroud are the new coordinators for Stories on Stage Sacramento. celebrates Sacramento’s local art and locations with beautiful paintings of landmarks past, present and future. The game is now printed and available in area stores, including R Cubed Lifestyle (3214 Riverside Blvd.), Strapping Store (3405 Broadway), Avid Reader (1945 Broadway) and Bike Dog (915 Broadway). For more information, visit bikeroutegame.com.

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community get the funds it needs— while earning a pay rate of $18 to $21 per hour. The Nonresponse Follow Up Operation requires more fieldworkers than any other operation for the national population count. Census takers enumerate residents in person at housing units who have not yet selfresponded. Apply online at 2020census.gov/ jobs. For more information, call (855) JOB-2020. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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iling to run for county supervisor closed last month. The election has been moved to March to be held at the same time as the 2020 California presidential primary. For the past four elections my name has appeared on the ballot. But this year I opted not to run for re-election, having decided it was time to retire after 16 years in public office. Thank you for allowing me the honor to be your representative on the Board of Supervisors and the opportunity to speak on behalf of the unincorporated area.

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While the five-member Board of Supervisors usually reaches general consensus on matters, there have been issues over the years where the vote has split. With respect to those differences, I have always prioritized road paving over diverting more funding to Regional Transit and supported curtailing the proliferation of marijuana retail sales in our commercial corridors. I have opposed budget cuts to law enforcement that would affect sheriff patrols for our neighborhoods and argued against measures that would increase density which puts at risk the quality of life of our suburban neighborhoods. Our suburban values will probably be put to a test in the coming election and the result could impact the future of the unincorporated area. While you won’t see my name on the ballot, I’ll remain in office until January 2021. And I will continue to press forward on issues I have always made a priority.

SPEED CONTROLS Sacramento County’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Program provides a systematic approach to addressing neighborhood traffic concerns. The program encourages residents to identify traffic issues and initiate requests to treat the problems, as well as get involved in developing

and approving a neighborhood traffic management plan. To start the process, residents circulate a petition regarding a specific street. The Transportation Department evaluates the street using criteria such as average speed, accident history, closeness to schools, etc. A proposed traffic plan is developed in coordination with residents. Survey cards are mailed

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Self-serve sandbag sites are open during the winter storm season. to residents and property owners to seek consensus on the plan, which is presented to the Board of Supervisors for approval. That approach was used for several streets in Arden-Arcade and, as a result, the Board of Supervisors authorized installing speed controls for Bell between El Camino and Marconi, Lilibet between Tallyho and Westporter, Whitney between Toledo and Watt, and Pasadena between Auburn and Norris. The speed-control installations are expected to occur by the end of this month. If you are interested in participating in NTMP for your street, visit sacdot.saccounty.net.

FAIR OAKS BLVD FINAL PHASE The third and final phase is underway for improving Fair Oaks Boulevard between Landis and Marconi avenues in Carmichael. This phase will fill the gap between improvements made at the Marconi intersection in 2012 and between Engle Road and Landis in 2017. The final phase will move utilities underground and add continuous sidewalks, bike lanes, landscaped medians and LED street lighting. Traffic signals will be upgraded at the intersection of Angelina Avenue. A new signal will be installed at Robertson Avenue, and a pedestrian signal near Fair Oaks Boulevard and North Avenue. This phase is expected to be completed in September.

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GOT SANDBAGS? Sacramento County operates selfserve sandbag sites at various locations during the winter storm season. The Department of Water Resources supplies the sand and bags, but you must bring your own shovel. There are no staff on site to assist. Locations are County Branch Center at 3847 Branch Center Road and Orangevale Community Center at 6826 Hazel Ave. Additional sandbag sites may open depending on weather forecasts and the possibility of flooding. If your property has a history of flooding or standing water (such as water building up at the garage or back patio), you are encouraged to get sandbags in advance of the rain and have them on hand throughout the winter. Bags and sand also are available, inexpensively, at most hardware and home-improvement stores. For more information, visit waterresources. saccounty.net/stormready.

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check their surveillance systems for videos capturing a suspect, getaway car, crime, etc. If citizens find any possible video evidence, they can contact the S.E.E. program to make arrangements for video retrieval. Those who register with S.E.E. receive a window sticker to show they are participating in the program. For more information, visit sacsheriff.com/ see or contact the Sheriff’s Department at see@sacsheriff.com.

MLK CELEBRATION The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration dinner will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, at 5 p.m. in the University Ballroom at Sacramento State.

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t’s hard to imagine anyone better equipped to represent the interests of Sacramento bicyclists than Debra Banks. As interim director of SABA, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, Banks rides everywhere on one of her several dozen bikes. She commutes to work, has ridden up and down California and around the world in long-distance 1,200-kilometer grinds where participants have 90 hours to finish, including the legendary Paris-Brest-Paris twice. For her last Paris ride, she slept 1 hour and 45 minutes over 90 hours. She completed the course, which included 30,000 feet of climbing, with 20 minutes to spare. She founded and owns Rivet Cycle Works, a successful boutique business that designs and sells highend bike saddles. And perhaps most importantly, Banks knows firsthand the hazards of cycling. Five years ago near Ukiah, a drunk driver hit Banks and her four companions. Struck from behind, Banks felt a light tap. But she wound up in a ditch with a cracked pelvis, gashed right arm and severely broken leg. A former Outward Bound instructor and high school gymnast, Banks is tough. She had been injured before, but not like this. “I like to ride my bike really long distances,” she says, “but I do feel the crash was a watershed change event for me.”

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After seven surgeries, years of excruciating therapy, setbacks and depression that accompanies severe injuries, Banks might have given up her bikes. But she didn’t. There’s nothing she enjoys more than to test her cycling limits with friends. She especially loves long rides along the California coast, where riders have only the stars and their lights to puncture the darkness during middle-of-the-night adventures. With no auto traffic and the sound of waves crashing, the rides are a mix of endurance and meditation. If you doubt how much she loves to pedal, consider that she finished a longdistance ride in South America after the metal plates and 23 screws holding together her injured leg sheered off and broke. The pain was excruciating, but she finished. She still cycles, but long rides are more of a struggle with her injured leg. Now she spends considerable time advocating for a more bike-friendly Sacramento. On a windy November afternoon, she and a few dozen other bike enthusiasts carried signs outside a Sacramento Transportation Authority meeting to call for more bike-related funding. A half-cent sales tax headed for the November ballot could be a big help if

authorities show a commitment to what planners refer to as Complete Streets— not streets that cater solely to cars and trucks. Sacramento has made progress. The city hired Jennifer Donlon Wyant as its “active transportation specialist” and added dedicated bike lanes in the core. There are city cycling classes. Online assets include a map of bike racks. But unlike some California cities, Sacramento has no dedicated funding source to dramatically step up its support of safe cycling. If Banks had her way, Sacramento would have fewer oneway streets where cars accelerate. And she would lower the speed limit to 30 or 35 mph on all city streets. “For the inner city in the grid, it’s fairly safe to ride a bike,” she says. “But that said, the inner-city area has to share our streets with e-bikes and scooters and pedestrians and bikes and cars and trucks and trains and people in wheelchairs, and those streets have not gotten any wider. I’m happy to see people have more opportunities to find alternatives to driving, but with more people and forms of transportation competing for space, it’s a little chaotic.”

Outside the city’s core, the challenge is more daunting. “We still have vastly underserved areas where people don’t even have sidewalks to walk on,” Banks says. “In our poorer communities, people there are using bikes as their only mode of transportation, so things haven’t gotten better yet. I think there is an energy for that in the city and I know Jennifer definitely wants to put resources there, but those resources are hard to find.” The most livable cities cater to pedestrians and cyclists as much as automobiles. Climate change makes alternative transportation more crucial than ever. For my money, I’m hoping Sacramento city and county leaders follow the example set by trailblazers such as Banks and Donlon Wyant. Bike safety and convenience need to be a priority—not an afterthought—as we continue to shape a capital city and region that work for everyone. Gary Delsohn can be reached at gdelsohn@gmail.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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new way to manage the homeless problem is making its way across California. It’s called civil conservatorship for the chronically unsheltered, and it’s gaining traction. In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 40, which enhanced existing laws that allow three counties to obtain conservatorships over mentally ill homeless people who can’t care for themselves. For now, the law is limited to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego counties. It’s time to expand the scope and reach of civil conservatorships. Critics point out many characteristics of homelessness: alcohol abuse, drug abuse, mental instability, squalid living conditions, transmission of diseases, lack of nutrition, absence of medical care and lack of hygiene. The critics are not wrong. Conservatorships may be the solution. There are parallels in the law where civil conservatorship has been used to address public safety issues. Health and safety codes permit temporary civil confinement of mentally ill persons. Welfare and institutions codes permit

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taking juveniles into protective custody. The penal code permits taking public drunks into temporary civil custody for detoxification. Is there a similar solution for the chronically homeless? Working with the state Legislature, it’s possible to craft a conservatorship statute that expands SB 40 and defines “chronic homelessness.” New laws could establish a civil custody program to address their personal, social, medical and psychiatric needs. If homeless people will not voluntarily walk through the many doors open to assist them, it’s time to drag them in. Let’s face facts. The homeless are a population who, in many cases, lack the ability to care for themselves. Many have rejected public efforts to help. It’s time to get more forceful. Instead of using Sacramento’s generosity to lift themselves up, many homeless people spend their money on drugs. Mayor Darrell Steinberg, despite his good intentions, has done little more than create a magnet to draw more homeless to Sacramento. They are camped on many doorsteps and in our parks. They stand on street corners and beg for money. By contrast, unemployment in Sacramento is

at a historic low, yet the homeless population is historically high. What’s wrong with this picture? Steinberg argues a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision restricts efforts to close homeless camps unless shelter housing is provided. In that case, Sacramento should join with other cities that are appealing this decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. A more favorable ruling is possible. Based on court referrals and reports from law enforcement, medical workers and social workers, a civil conservatorship will provide the authority to take the chronically homeless into temporary custody and house them at locations where their needs can be assessed and provided. It can be short term and individually tailored. Most important, it would designate a conservator with the force and authority to oversee programs focused on correcting behavior and improving the lives of the individual and the community. Homeless camps are overrun with rats that can spread devastating diseases. Camps along the American River produce human waste that

contaminates our water and threatens us with hepatitis. These camps must be quarantined, posted and fenced as a threat to public health. I am not suggesting this would be cheap. But consider how Sacramento just wasted $5 million on the disastrous (now closed) shelter on Railroad Drive. Furthermore, records show in 2015 Sacramento spent $13.6 million on homeless problems. That number is rising every year. Gov. Newsom recently proposed a $1 billion homeless budget. It’s time to think outside the box for alternatives that offer better outcomes. We are throwing away money on fixable problems. But the fix will require shifting to “a carrot-and-stick” approach: compassion for those who truly need help, and a kick in the pants for those who don’t. Robert N. Austin is a retired lieutenant with the Sacramento Police Department. He has a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California. He can be reached at info@ insidesacramento.com. n

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hen Patricia Sturdevant sees a problem in her community, she doesn’t just notice—she acts. When the Land Park resident saw excess citrus on the trees that line Sacramento streets—fruit that could go to hungry mouths—she did something about it. Sturdevant has been on the pages of Inside Sacramento before for her work with the Land Park Community Association’s partnership with Harvest Sacramento, a collaborative project that gathers surplus citrus— fruit that would otherwise go to waste—to feed the underserved. But the retired consumerprotection and health-care lawyer isn’t just concerned about citrus. She volunteers her time for many organizations working to make the world a better place, including California Women Lawyers, Women Lawyers of Sacramento, Consumer Action (a San Francisco-based consumer-advocacy group for which Sturdevant serves as president) and National Council of Jewish Women. “It’s my fourth year as recording secretary for NCJW,” Sturdevant says. “You don’t have to be Jewish or a woman to be involved. I became familiar with the group when I was the president of California Women Lawyers. We were working with NCJW on human trafficking issues and, after the work concluded, I decided to join. I like the people, the issues they address and their successes.” Sturdevant is part of a committee organizing a speaker series this month on the migrant crisis. NCJW founded the speaker series,

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“Find Out What You Can Do. Act Your Conscience,” to gather experts, nonprofit leaders and community members to discuss important humanitarian issues. The first event last November featured a retired pediatrician reporting firsthand on the appalling conditions of detention centers on the Tijuana side of the border. A panel on March 1 will tackle gun violence. “We wanted to make a real difference in the community by addressing issues that are of real concern,” Sturdevant explains. “Immigration and gun violence were at the top of our list.” This month’s speaker series, “Humanitarian Crisis for Migrants Continues,” will feature a panel of speakers from Sacramento Area Congregations Together, Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden, NorCal Resist, and Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES). Each advocacy organization will highlight the work it does to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and the children and families in detention centers. Anna Molander, a lawyer with the California Department of Health Care Services and active member of RAICES, will be the keynote speaker.

“NCJW is very drawn to the issue of immigration,” Sturdevant says. “There’s a focus in the Jewish tradition on the just treatment of immigrants emanating from the Jewish history of displacement and migration. Their struggles as immigrants remind them to welcome the stranger.” Sturdevant says the purpose of these panels is to open the eyes and hearts of the community, as well as to show regular citizens how they can get involved in the fight against injustice. “These community forums are intended to let people know what’s happening, what local organizations are doing to address the issues and how they can volunteer to help,” Sturdevant says. “Humanitarian Crisis for Migrants Continues” will be held Sunday, Jan. 5, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Congregation B’nai Israel, 3600 Riverside Blvd. For more information, visit ncjw.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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roadway. Some call it a diamond in the rough. Others say it’s eclectic and on the rebound. Once known as Y Street, Broadway leverages its proximity as the southern border of Downtown. It was once home to Sacramento’s midcentury baseball team. The old city cemetery still operates as a tourist destination. The weekend

farmers market sells its produce under the freeway. And there’s the iconic Tower Theatre and Tower Cafe. The Greater Broadway District, supported by property owners and merchants, began 10 years ago. The organization advocates for businesses, addresses homeless problems, acts on

security concerns and shapes the image of Broadway. Joan Borucki, Broadway District executive director, says there are more than 16 projects in the pipeline, from residential units and apartments to restaurants and businesses. She points to the Complete Streets project as a possible game changer. “Overall, I don’t think the vision for Broadway has changed much since the district was formed,” Borucki says. “We are moving forward with more housing, vibrant and unique restaurants, and a pedestrian-friendly environment.” Complete Streets is designed to calm traffic, improve safety, and make the boulevard more inviting for foot and bike usage. It will take traffic lanes from four to three on a two-mile stretch of Broadway and create room for pedestrians, bikes and restaurant seating. “We are a community shopping and restaurant district for Land Park, Curtis Park and parts of Midtown and Downtown,” Borucki says. “But we are drawing people from the region who are looking for experiences not available anywhere else in Sacramento.” Dave Gull of New Helvetia Brewing is optimistic. He believes Broadway will

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these properties are often passed along through trusts or bequeathed to family members. They have no economic pressure to act. “We have vacant land, underutilized buildings and businesses that haven’t evolved over the years,” he says. “It’s a problem. It’s a frustration. They should invest in what they have, build or just simply sell to someone who will. And while the city has been a good partner and supports our vision, no one can really tell a property owner what to do.” Broadway has seen investment. Sixteenth and Broadway is home to Noah’s Bagels, Chipotle and Sourdough & Co. The Mill at Broadway is a popular housing development. Located on the western end, The Mill has 325 units occupied and another 180 under construction, with 1,000 total upon completion. New businesses include Selland’s Market Cafe, Bike Dog brewery, Real Pie Company and Sunh Fish. Other

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attractions include STAB! Comedy Theater and Square Root Academy, a teaching center for science, technology and math. Jon Gianulias of Core Commercial Real Estate is also optimistic. He keeps an eye on Broadway development and investment opportunities. He developed the project at 16th and Broadway, and continues to look at other properties, including the old Dimple Records site. “We need everything tied together,” Gianulias says. “We want to bring life and uniqueness to the district, get visitors to stay around for a while and provide restaurants, nightlife and businesses for those that live here.” Like most neighborhoods in the Downtown corridor, homelessness and transients are a problem. Security and safety will have to be addressed. Still, Broadway has much to offer. It’s a destination for anyone looking for an eclectic, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood near Downtown and freeways. Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@ crockerbranding.com. Previous columns can be read and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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atching the garden grow with you is a beautiful, physical representation of the journey to healing,” says Kaitlyn Devereaux, novice gardener and apprentice at Shakti Rising, one of four recipients of a 2019 micro-grant awarded by the Sacramento Cooperative Community Fund.

The micro-grants, typically $300 to $700, provide critical one-time funds to promote nutrition, health, a healthy environment and the cooperative movement. Shakti Rising, a nonprofit helping women with histories of addiction, abuse, depression and self-destructive behaviors, launched its Sacramento

location in 2018 at a charming Victorian house called Casa Luna Y Lobos. The holistic organization aims to empower women by cultivating foundational skills for emotional well-being, personal health, leadership, meditation, nutrition and gardening. “We see all of the women who come into Shakti Rising as leaders in their communities and families,” says Angie Hensley, clinical supervisor for the transformational recovery program. “We’re equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to show up and be the powerful presence that they’re capable of being.” With the funds from the micro-grant, Shakti Rising created an educational and interactive garden to serve women in the recovery program. The purpose of the garden is to increase access to nutritional food though an edible and medicinal garden that is advantageous physically, metaphorically and spiritually. When Hensley and other leaders at Shakti Rising got the news that they would receive the grant, Hensley says they were immediately excited and believed it would be an investment in the community. With the introduction of the garden, the organization can continue its growth in creating

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community spaces that are safe, healthy, vibrant, diverse, sustainable and culturally alive. In the center of the garden is a circle of chairs around a table, inviting friends to gather and share the space together. Several chickens ramble about the greenery and a pond stimulates a quiet calm. “We really think about the garden and the space here as a living classroom where we can explore,” Hensley says. There is a hand-painted sign that reads “Food Forest,” and a mural painted with vibrant colors along a wooden fence listing the “Permaculture Principles.” Permaculture is a way of working with the earth that is physically sustainable. The first principle is “observe and interact.” “Before we ever do something in the garden, we take time to notice what’s happening back there—the sun, the creatures—and also how to do this in our lives with new situations,” Hensley says. Other principles include “catch and store energy” and “produce no waste.” Metaphorically, working in the garden can “unearth” problematic personal issues. Hensley says the metaphor of the garden helps the apprentices (women in the transformational recovery program)

have a healthy relationship with food and the earth. “Getting in the garden is one of the biggest impacts in someone’s mental health,” Hensley says. “Not just physically being in the garden, but growing your own food. Some of the ladies that have eating disorders discover that working in the garden brings their relationship with food to a totally different place.” In early recovery, Hensley says many of the young women have “untended” grief, anger or neglect. Toiling in the garden among the amaranth, basil and squash may prompt thoughtful questions. “What am I weeding out of my life?” “How can I nourish this soil?” “What garbage can I put to good use as compost?” Prior to joining Shakti Rising in March 2018, Kaitlyn Devereaux said she struggled with depression and low self-esteem. “I felt like I didn’t have a place or purpose in the world,” she says. “Shakti didn’t give me purpose, but it showed me I always had one. It really saved my life.” Devereaux says before Shakti Rising she had never gardened, and at first it was intimidating to get her hands dirty and make things grow. But soon it became a sacred place for personal as well as agricultural growth. “The

garden is where we take all of our stuff, our problems,” Devereaux says. “Any of our stressors, any heavy energy, we go out there and we work with the garden and it’s like a cleansing. It remediates it into healing.” Hensley agrees that the necessity of the garden for physical, metaphorical and spiritual purposes for the women of Shakti Rising is evident. “The work we put into the garden comes back to us,” she says. “It’s directly sustaining the program.” Join the women at Casa Luna Y Lobos for Community Garden Day on Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All are welcome. Shakti Rising is at 2211 O St. To attend, RSVP to sage@shaktirising.org. For more information on Shakti Rising, visit shaktirising.org/nor-cal-sacramento. Tessa Marguerite Outland can be reached at tessa.m.outland@gmail. com. Our Inside Sacramento Restaurant Guide and previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Freedom Flight VOLUNTEER GROUP GIVES WILDLIFE A SECOND CHANCE

he twilight sky is amber with hints of rust from the late summer sun. Towering 300-year-old oak trees canopy the expansive lawn. We gather at the edge of a grass knoll overlooking acres of lush grape vines laden with fruit almost ripe for fall harvest. Everyone is still. Debby Duvall, a volunteer with the Wildlife Care Association, stands before us with two plastic pet carriers, each holding an orphaned

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barn owl. A young guest is her assistant for the evening. They both don heavy leather falconry gloves. Unlatching the first carrier’s metal door, Duvall gently pulls out the imprisoned bird, and instructs her guest assistant to grip the owl’s legs while she holds the bird in position for release, the owl’s fierce talons gripping the sturdy gloves for balance. Raising their arms in unison toward the sprawling vineyard, the sun casting a glow across the landscape, the duo release their grip on the regal creature. The crowd watches trance-like as the majestic bird of prey recaptures his freedom. A low murmur of awe and relief weaves through the crowd as we suppress our applause until the second captive barn owl is set free and disappears into the night sky.

The orphaned owlets were brought to WCA in 2019. Volunteers hand-fed the pair until they were old enough to eat on their own. The next stop was an outdoor flight cage with a nesting box where the young birds stayed until they could fly and were old enough—4 to 6 months—to be released. WCA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of local wildlife, holds these fundraising owl-release events in July and August each year at Heringer Estates Family Vineyards in Clarksburg. Heringer practices sustainable and pesticide-free farming, which makes the winery the ideal location to give fauna a second chance at a wild existence. In addition to the owl release, WCA volunteers educate the crowd

regarding native wildlife with “ambassador” animals. Guests bring picnics, taste wine, participate in a drawing and bid in a silent auction where two winners will assist with the owl release. “The silent auction winner gets to release an owl under my supervision,” says Duvall, who has been volunteering for WCA for 29 years. “I can’t explain the joy it gives me to give someone such an experience of a lifetime. Rehabbers get used to doing it all the time … we forget how exciting it is for the average person to be so close to a wild animal, let alone touch it and help to release it.” Despite their dedication to the owls and all wildlife, the volunteers never give names to animals that are being rehabbed for release. “It implies they are pets when members of the public

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hear you calling them by a name,” Duvall says. “It is very important to not treat or portray wildlife like pets or domestic animals.” WCA was established in 1975, getting its start with prominent naturalists M.B. Goodier, Effie Yeaw and William B. Pond. More than 6,000 sick, orphaned and injured animals—from squirrels, raccoons and opossums to songbirds, raptors and crows—find medical care each year by WCA volunteers, staff and local veterinarians. Once the animals have recovered from injury or illness, or have matured and learned to hunt and fend for themselves, they are released into the wild.

WCA is located at 5211 Patrol Road in McClellan. If you find a sick, orphaned or injured wild animal, leave a message on the wildlife care hotline at (916) 965-9453 and a volunteer will call you back as soon as possible (see sidebar). For information on WCA, including how to donate or volunteer, visit wildlifecareassociation.com. Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@surewest.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Your Cheating Heart HOV LANES TURN MANY INTO CRIMINALS eople cheat using carpool lanes. Drivers without passengers use the lanes to save time even though “high occupancy” lanes require at least two and, in some places, three or more occupants. While dumb saps like me and countless other drivers conscientiously stay out of carpool lanes, lots of scofflaws brazenly cruise in them. On a recent rush-hour trip from Sacramento to Elk Grove on Highway 99, it seemed to me that about half the cars in the HOV lane had just one occupant. A CBS13 check from a Roseville overpass last year found 43 percent of cars in an Interstate 80 carpool lane during the afternoon commute had no front-seat passenger. Caltrans estimates that 39 percent of carpool-lane users are cheaters. Whatever the number, there’s lots of bad behavior. Perhaps you’ve heard stories about carpool cheaters using mannequins

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strapped onto front seats, Chuckie dolls in car seats or just a Giants cap slapped atop a headrest to avoid getting cited. When stopped, pregnant women have claimed an unborn child as a second occupant. Pet owners have done the same with dogs. Cheaters don’t really need to bother with deception or creative excuses. The odds of getting ticketed are low. Neither North nor South Sacramento CHP offices responded to calls asking how many carpool-lane citations they issued in the county, but the CBS13 report indicated that only 3,773 citations were issued in 2018 for the entire Valley Division, which runs from Tracy to Chico. Carpool-lane violations occur at rush hour when the CHP is busy with crashes and other urgent tasks, so issuing carpool citations tends to be a low enforcement priority. With each ticket taking 20 to 30 minutes to process, the maximum an officer can write is two or three an hour. Spotting a violation is not always easy. It can be hard to tell if a small child is in the back seat or if a car has a decal permitting HOV lane use. Pulling someone over in rush-hour traffic may be difficult and dangerous. As a result of lax enforcement, many drivers are willing to risk a $490 fine.

Many HOV lanes in California have been converted to express lanes, sometimes referred to as Lexus lanes. Solo drivers, their cars equipped with FasTrak transponders, can use express lanes for a price. Tolls vary based on how congested the lanes are. Carpool vehicles and buses may use express lanes without charge. Caltrans is proposing express lanes for I-80 through Yolo County, including on the causeway. Recently adopted regional transportation plans call for conversion of all Sacramento-area HOV lanes to express lanes. There’s sense in this. Motorists willing (and able) to pay a fee could save time. Their use of express lanes could free up space in the generalpurpose lanes while efficiently utilizing any excess capacity in the express lane (which, ironically, is something that illegal carpool-lane use does). Tolls could be used for transportation improvements. In the Bay Area, toll lanes have been used for years on I-580 and 680, with more coming on line soon. Technology makes cheating risky as license plate readers and cameras record vehicles. Traveling in the toll lane without a transponder can result in a ticket mailed to your home, with a timestamped photo as evidence.

There are other issues with carpool lanes besides illegal use. Their effectiveness is uncertain. Do they really prompt formation of carpools? Most carpools are family pools— husband and wife or parent and child. (Observers wonder whether a child should qualify as a carpooler. Driving a kid doesn’t take a car off the road, which is the aim of carpool lanes.) Another question is whether adding lanes, as is proposed for I-80 in Yolo County, simply induces more traffic. Do carpool lanes really improve air quality? The California Legislative Analyst’s Office says, “The exact impact of HOV lanes on air quality is unknown.” For us in Sacramento, toll lanes are a question that can be discussed later. A more immediate problem is cheaters who use existing carpool lanes. That’s a challenge that needs a solution today. Walt Seifert is executive director of Sacramento Trailnet, an organization devoted to promoting greenways with paved trails. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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L E S S O N S FINDING AUTHENTICITY IN A FAKE CITY

spend a lot of time in Sin City. I know Las Vegas isn’t the place where you’d think a chaplain should visit, but business and family often send me there. Truthfully, I’m never really comfortable there and often feel like something is amiss. Still, I go because my disabled brother who lives there needs my help. Last year, I went to Glitter Gulch to accept a writing award from the annual assembly of the Religion News Association. Despite having such a good reason to go, I still felt out of place. To be clear, RNA members report on religion, but they aren’t necessarily religious. They are a mixed group of

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conservatives and liberals, and a few would admit to being atheist. With that diverse crowd, some of you might credit my uneasiness to mixing with liberal journalists. Perhaps, but I am from California. Liberal is part of my regular landscape, so it wasn’t that. Was it the pervasive “sin” of Las Vegas? I’ll admit to feeling a bit awkward staying in a hotel that touted the “most erotic show in Vegas.” At times I was choking on cigarette smoke, stuffed by gluttony and overwhelmed by the sheer number of gaming tables. (Vegas euphemistically calls it gaming, not gambling.) Possibly the “sin” made me uncomfortable. But sin is everywhere you look and, believe me, we all have a tendency to search for it, not just the clergy. No, it wasn’t the sin that had me discombobulated. Honestly, I think it was the overwhelming presence of “fake.” I felt surrounded by bogus happiness and counterfeit winners. That got me thinking—maybe fake and sin are synonymous.

Being fake in your spirit or your presence is wrong (sin) because it doesn’t reflect who God made us to be. And that’s definitely not where we want to be. That’s when I asked myself: Where do we want to be? What’s the opposite of sin? The farthest from fake? Quite possibly, the contrast of fake is authenticity. If so, that would mean the missing component I was searching for was authenticity. Instead of looking at the sin everywhere, I started searching for genuineness. And you know what? I found it. I found it in the smile the restaurant server returned when I smiled at her. I found it in the airline lounge host when I complimented him on the cleanliness of the area. And yes, I found genuineness at the Fountain of Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church, which I attended with my brother. I heard it in the young soloist, the choir that rocked the house and the pastor who spoke trustworthy words. At the conference, I heard it in pastor Lyvonne Proverbs, founder of Beautiful

Scars. After surviving incest, she now calls herself a “sur-thrivor.” I heard realism in the afternoon session where journalists described covering the faith angle in a half dozen mass shootings last year. Authenticity was everywhere in Sin City, but, as in any city, you must look for it. However, I will admit to feeling uneasy over the money I lost. No, I didn’t gamble it away. I really lost it. Somewhere between giving my acceptance speech and walking back to my seat, I lost my award check. No worries, RNA told me that I will recover my missing money. But I suppose that’s what everyone believes when they lose money in Lost Wages, er, I mean Las Vegas. Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. Burkes is available for public speaking at civic organizations, places of worship, veterans groups and more. For details and fees, visit thechaplain.net. n

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he East Sacramento bungalow, built in 1949, had the original kitchen, original bathroom, original flooring and no insulation. There was even the old knob and tube wiring when Nar Bustamante purchased the home in 2018. “As pretty and cute as the house was, it was just done,” says Bustamante, who looked at numerous homes before finding the two-bedroom, one-bath house on a quiet street off Elvas Avenue. “When I saw this, it was in the right neighborhood, it’s never been

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remodeled and it’s three blocks from my shop,” adds Bustamante, owner of Nar Design Group, which specializes in residential design and remodeling. With a background in planning and building, including 30 years as a contractor, Bustamante, along with his design team, jumped right in to transform the 1,085-square-foot bungalow into a spacious, modern abode. One of the most striking features is the wide-plank white French oak floor that flows throughout the house. “I was going to leave the original floors, but with every step it was squeak and squawk,” Bustamante says. “It was horrible.” One might question wood floors in the kitchen and laundry room. “People shy away because they fear their dishwasher will leak or they will spill water,” Bustamante says. “But if you do it right, it’s easy to not have water issues. I love how warm it is—it makes the home quiet and soft.”

The new homeowner transformed the original galley kitchen, with one tiny doorway, by knocking out a wall and opening the room up to the rest of the house. Old tile countertops were replaced with Silestone by Constantino, a solid-surface quartz material, with a marble pattern and suede-like finish.

Handmade custom tiles with a hexagon design, by Fireclay of San Francisco, line the kitchen’s back wall. The same geometric pattern is hand painted on the refrigerator. “This was an easy way to add fun elements,” Bustamante says. “That’s a trademark of what we do as designers—we are

always creating projects with interesting concepts, designs and ideas.” The kitchen cabinets are solid walnut, with several upper cabinets painted white. Glass cupboard doors are lined with textiles to conceal the contents. Subtle design touches include matching the tile grout to the color of the white cabinets. “There are these nuances that talk to each other, but you wouldn’t know it. It plays on the design and makes it feel bigger, lighter, less intrusive.”

For consistency, Bustamante used the same walnut cabinets in the laundry room, which includes a coat closet, pullout pantry and tankless water heater. To bring more light into the home, he replaced the interior doors, including a pocket door between the laundry room and kitchen, with etched-glass doors. “The house is so small that when the doors are closed, I want the light transfer so it doesn’t get dark.”

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Molding around the windows is original, and Bustamante kept the old floor heating vents for nostalgia. The fireplace with brick trim is also original, as are the windows. “I kept the windows because they are just too darn cute. For a little bit of efficiency loss, it’s worth it. It’s part of the charm and you can never get it back.” Lighting, including an “edgy” fixture over the dining table, plays a significant role in embellishing the interior. “The light fixtures are the jewelry of the home. They’ve got to be fantastic,” Bustamante says. To create a more spacious vibe in the bathroom, the homeowner took out the tub, added a frameless slider on the shower and used large-format porcelain floor tiles. He installed the same walnut cabinets and quartz countertops as in the kitchen, and painted the walls black. In the bedrooms, Bustamante converted the closets into custom-made,

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built-in dressers with top and bottom storage. “You gain a ton of room. In these small homes you have to be creative with storage and design.” While creating a modern, efficient, beautiful home is vital, Bustamante emphasizes the importance of maintaining the originality. “Certain things are what make these bungalows so special. If you get rid of that— even though it may not be totally functional—you end up getting rid of the charm. And I think that’s what people are buying here. They really like the charm of East Sac.” To recommend a home or garden for Open House, contact Cathryn Rakich at crakich@surewest.net. More photography and previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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HOW CITY ABUSES ITS OWN POT RULES

krainian-born Andrey Kukushkin is a man in the middle. He has roles in two scandals, one consuming Washington, D.C., and the other rocking Sacramento City Hall and the local regulated pot industry. Kukushkin is one of four men indicted by federal prosecutors for allegedly trying to channel offshore money into the campaigns of U.S. politicians to gain entry into pot industries in Nevada, New York and other states. Two of the other men indicted, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, are associates

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of President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and allegedly have been helping Giuliani press the Ukrainian government to initiate an investigation into Hunter Biden’s role as a highly paid board member of a Ukrainian firm. Meanwhile, in Sacramento a second scandal has been brewing. In a major story broken by The Sacramento Bee, it turns out that Kukushkin is a partner in a Sacramento pot dispensary with Garib Karapetyan, who apparently controls eight of Sacramento’s 30 pot dispensaries, despite a city ordinance that forbids anyone from acquiring more than a 20 percent interest in a cannabis dispensary from another party. Under the local ordinance, folks leaving the pot business must surrender their licenses to the city. From there, the city is supposed to conduct a lottery to place the license into new hands. In practice, city officials have turned a blind eye to open trading in ownership interests at local dispensaries. It was through such trading that Karapetyan

and his partners secured a dominant position in Sacramento. It also turns out Karapetyan, Kukushkin and partners have given campaign contributions to local politicians, including Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Councilmember Jay Schenirer. Schenirer’s former chief of staff, Joe Devlin, served more than two years as the city’s marijuana policy and enforcement manager until May 29, when he was fired, effective immediately, by City Manager Howard Chan, according to a termination letter obtained by the Sacramento Business Journal. Devlin told the Business Journal he resigned. Why was Devlin fired? Did his dismissal have anything to do with the city’s chronic noncompliance of its own ordinances? City Manager Chan is silent. In 2017, City Auditor Jorge Oseguera issued a critical report on the handling and oversight of Sacramento cannabis

licensing. Several issues he raised are unresolved. In response to recent media coverage, Steinberg directed Oseguera to re-audit the licensing program. Councilmember Angelique Ashby told the media, “Obvious mismanagement has occurred in our permitting process. Several of us on the City Council have raised concerns many times about the lack of integrity and perceived equity in our marijuana permitting system.” Apparently, those concerns fell on deaf ears. Multiple sources have confirmed that the FBI is investigating whether city officials accepted bribes in the form of campaign contributions in exchange for favorable treatment in dispensary licenses. Our review of public records shows Schenirer collected a total of $5,750 in campaign contributions from Karapetyan and associates, and received a further $11,000 from Karapetyan and friends for an initiative committee Schenirer formed to promote his

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unsuccessful cannabis tax ballot measure in 2016. Our calculations show Schenirer received a total of $16,750 from Karapetyan and associates. The Karapetyan group is not the only cannabis player showering Steinberg and Schenirer with cash. Our review of campaign finance filings shows in the most recent elections, Steinberg took in $31,900 from cannabis operators, while Schenirer collected more than $29,000 from the industry. And that doesn’t count the $63,500 in cash Schenirer collected from nine cannabis contributors to help fund his 2016 cannabis tax ballot measure. The average size of his cannabis contributions for that initiative topped $7,000—more than quadruple the maximum allowed for City Council candidates under local campaign finance laws. There’s no limit on the amount a contributor can give to a ballot measure committee controlled by a councilmember. This means a donor can influence the City Council by making unlimited contributions to ballot measures sponsored by councilmembers—a huge loophole in our local campaign finance rules. The city’s “revolving-door” ordinance requires that former employees

refrain from lobbying the city on issues over which the employees had responsibility for one year after leaving city employment. To protect the public’s interest, the ordinance should be changed to bar post-employment involvement with any business regulated by the city for two years. And the law should impose a four-year ban against lobbying on issues over which a former employee had responsibility. Further, employees in an oversight role over regulated businesses should be required to document all contacts with representatives of regulated companies. There should be no after-work, offthe-record connections with folks you regulate. Let’s liberate the city auditor. Currently, the auditor can only examine a department or program with approval from the City Council. Each year, Oseguera submits a list of audit targets to the council for approval. A better practice would be to give the city auditor free reign to audit any department. This would prevent councilmembers from “protecting” a favored department or program. It would let the auditor do spot audits, which should keep bureaucrats on their toes.

We should prohibit officeholders from taking contributions from any current or prospective licensee, permit holder or city contractor. Frankly, those seeking financial favors from the city have no business greasing the campaign accounts of elected city officials. We need to put an end to the gross conflict of interest of elected officials handing out licenses, permits and contracts to their major campaign contributors. We should also apply city campaign contribution limits to ballotmeasure committees headed by any councilmember. The ability to make unlimited campaign contributions to committees controlled by the mayor or councilmembers is an obvious and abusive end run around the contribution limits that apply to the city’s elected leaders. Craig Powell is a retired attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye On Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@eyeonsacramento.org or (916) 718-3030. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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ayor Kevin Johnson was not a soccer fan. He found the game foreign and silly, a bunch of people kicking a ball around and rarely scoring. Not like basketball. But Johnson was the first Sacramento politician to embrace the idea of bringing Major League Soccer to the Downtown railyards. He saw the possibilities. Forget the game, he said. This is about economic development. The problem was money. A professional soccer stadium could be an economic catalyst for the railyards, a 240-acre parcel that evaded development for more than two decades thanks to environmental and access problems.

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Trouble was, no one would build an MLS stadium at the railyards without help from the city. And the city’s gift bag was empty. A huge chunk of Sacramento’s bonding capacity was locked into the $477 million Golden 1 Center. “I do not have an appetite to provide tax dollars to build a soccer stadium,” Johnson said in 2014. Today, appetites have changed. Tax dollars have magically appeared. They are camouflaged as infrastructure (streets, stop lights, sewer and water pipes), permit-fee waivers and loans masquerading as tax incentives. While Sacramento cheers its 2022 entry into the MLS, the city is a business partner in the deal, on the hook for at least $33 million worth of incentives, including a $27.2 million loan to soccer promoters. Every dollar counts, even when the promoter is billionaire Ron Burkle. Johnson lacked the appetite to throw tax dollars at soccer, but his successor, Darrell Steinberg, has no such reluctance. Steinberg is an old pro who learned his tricks at the state Capitol.

He’s skilled at finding ways to make tax dollars dance and twirl and disappear behind closed doors. In his dealings with Burkle and the MLS, Steinberg made commitments of city funds without authority—no City Council approval, no public discussion. The city joined the MLS in a private transaction based on Steinberg’s promise to deliver taxpayer assistance to Burkle. Formal approval would come later. What is Sacramento buying? There’s the economic catalyst assumption identified by Johnson. And there’s the prestige of being part of the MLS. Neither is a sure bet. Since the departure of Southern Pacific, the railyards have been big on promise and absent on delivery. Rail tracks and obsolete old buildings physically disrupt the area, despite new bridges and streets. Creating an entertainment zone around a soccer stadium near Richards Boulevard will not be a snap. As for the MLS, it’s minor league in every aspect. There are at least nine nations with better soccer leagues:

England, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Holland, France and Mexico. Top players don’t acknowledge the MLS until they want a soft landing near retirement. (In desperate maneuvers, two MLS teams signed 14-year-old players.) League status is reflected in salaries. The highest-paid NBA star, Warriors guard Stephen Curry, makes $40 million a year. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson gets $35 million. L.A. Angels outfielder Mike Trout received $33 million last season. In the MLS, the top salary is $7.2 million paid to L.A. Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, age 38. And Ibrahimovic is no fan of the MLS. When he arrived after a stellar career in Sweden, Holland, Italy, Spain, France and England, he notoriously took out a full-page newspaper ad that read, “Dear Los Angeles, you’re welcome.” After Galaxy was eliminated from the MLS playoffs this fall, Ibrahimovic said he was done with the league. “I came, I saw, I conquered,” he tweeted. “You

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are welcome… now go back to watch baseball.” He’s got a point. Watching Republic FC in the MLS in 2022 will be like watching the minor-league River Cats (which gets no financial help from Sacramento). The Cats and Republic will compete for fans and sponsors. Good luck to both.

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thumb is to remove no more than 25 percent of live growth at any one time. Maintain the main vertical stem (central leader) on your tree. Never cut off its top. Remove or reduce competing vertical branches. Thin narrowly spaced branches as the tree matures. The Sacramento Tree Foundation advises, “each branch selected for removal should be cut outside the small ridge known as the branch bark collar located where the branch joins the trunk.” Don’t use any form of wound dressing over pruning cuts. Don’t forget that young trees need regular, slow, deep watering during dry weather for the first three years. Mature trees generally need supplemental water, too, depending on their variety. Never assume that lawn sprinklers or drip irrigation will provide sufficient moisture to maintain a tree’s health. A layer of mulch will help preserve moisture. When you plant a tree, you are making an investment for future generations. Just as you teach your children well, train your trees well too.

Teach Your Trees ESTABLISH GOOD PRUNING HABITS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS ou can’t just plant and forget a landscape tree. Even if you’ve carefully planted it in the best possible spot, your job isn’t done. According to Pamela Sanchez of the Sacramento Tree Foundation, you need to make a commitment to properly train and maintain your new tree for at least eight years. Just as you must instill good behavioral habits in a child or puppy, establish good growth habits in a young tree.

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Trees grow in the wild without any human intervention. Our standards are higher for a tree that is growing in our yard. Attending to a tree’s structure improves its health, safety and aesthetics. Just as a stitch in time saves nine, a snip (or several) will save you time and money over the many years of a tree’s life. When I took UC Master Gardener training nearly 20 years ago, we were told to let trees grow for a couple of years before pruning them. Current research says that a tree may benefit from some judicious pruning in its very first winter. Sanchez says it’s relatively easy to do when the tree is small enough that you can work “standing with your feet on the ground.” During the winter months when a tree is dormant, grab a clean, sharp pair of hand pruners and get to work. It won’t take much. According to Sanchez, “One cut might be enough.” The Arbor

Day Foundation recommends no more than five total cuts a year, regardless of a tree’s age. One of the first steps is to assess the tree, identifying what type of tree it is, its natural shape and its health. Depending on the variety, trees can grow to be columnar, round, oval or have a naturally low canopy. Some trees grow more vigorously than others, so the amount of pruning needed will vary. You may spot dead, broken or crossing branches, or root suckers growing from the base of the tree. You should remove them at any time. Here are some tips for pruning. Retain the lower branches during the first two years after planting because you want as many leaves as possible to generate new growth and to prevent the sun from burning the trunk. Throughout a tree’s life, leaves are essential to its health. A good rule of

Two free pruning clinics will be offered by the Sacramento Tree Foundation in partnership with SMUD on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Robertson Park in Del Paso Heights, and Saturday, Feb. 1, at Garden Valley Elementary School in South Natomas. For details or to sign up, visit sactree.com/events. Information also is available at sactree. com/pruning with links to videos showing why and how to prune. The Sacramento Master Gardeners will hold a pruning workshop on how to prune fruit trees, grapevines and berries on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Fair Oaks. For more information, visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. Learn about rose pruning from worldrenowned rose expert Stephen Scanniello on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 9 a.m. (climbing roses) and 1 p.m. (shrub roses) at the Historic Rose Garden in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway. Details are at www.cemeteryrose.org. Anita Clevenger is a platinum Sacramento County Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UC Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338 or mgsacramento@ ucanr.edu, or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento. com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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hen Sohail Al-Jamea first moved to Sacramento in summer 2017, one of the first things he did was form a band. “Forming a band is the best way to meet people,” says Al-Jamea, a video animator for McClatchy Studios who “city-hopped” from his hometown of Burlingame to San Francisco to New York City to Washington, D.C., before returning to California to be closer to family. “As soon as I get to a new city, I post an ad for bandmates on Craigslist.” Though that may sound like a dicey way of meeting creative collaborators, Al-Jamea has had incredible luck finding like-minded musicians on Craigslist. The band he had in D.C. for three years was assembled the same way, so he was certain this one would be no different. Guitarist Chris Gray was the first to respond and, true to form, he and Al-Jamea hit it off right away. What Al-Jamea didn’t know at the time was how much he was going to need that new musical connection. Just two months later, Al-Jamea’s baby daughter Ivy was diagnosed with Stage 3 lymphoma. Over the next two years of treatment, AlJamea says his daughter experienced “every complication imaginable,” including being put on life support three times. While spending every waking moment at Ivy’s bedside alongside his wife and mother-in-law, Al-Jamea did what made the most sense—he played his daughter music. “Ivy has always loved music,” says Al-Jamea, a guitarist since age 16. (He was hooked on the instrument during high school when his math teacher would play acoustic sets in class every Friday.) “Even when she was in a drug-induced state, I would play and sing to her.” Though Al-Jamea’s plans for the new band had to be put on hold at

the beginning of Ivy’s treatment, he eventually returned to practice with Gray. The bandmates welcomed singer Megan Wetzel the following January and bassist Tom Lazet that spring, and officially named their group Ember Valley after the California wildfires. (They’ve also worked with a revolving cast of drummers, including Jenny Klug of Clevers.) “Music became incredibly therapeutic for me,” Al-Jamea says. “Band practice was the only time during the week when I wasn’t freaking out about my daughter. It was incredibly freeing to be there during such tough times. My bandmates were incredibly supportive, like family.” That musical family was also incredibly helpful for Wetzel, who had survived a head-on collision with a drunk driver just two years prior and had been in a “long musical drought” before joining Ember Valley. Out of those dark times have risen the beautifully hopeful songs collected on the band’s first EP, “Welcome Back,” which was released on all major music-streaming platforms last March. The title song is a tribute to the message hospital staff would leave on the whiteboard for Ivy whenever she returned to the hospital during her illness—a glimmer of hope and connection that meant so much to her family. Likewise, the song “Atmosphere”—which Al-Jamea started composing when Ivy was on life support for the second time— became something of a mantra, a reminder of life’s silver linings. Ember Valley’s unique combination of heartfelt lyrics and classic alternative sound found fast success when an early demo of the first single, “Home,” was commissioned by McClatchy Studios to be the opening theme of the award-winning documentary series “Ground Game: Texas” (a real-time look at the 2018

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Texas Senate race between Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz). McClatchy Studios used another Ember Valley song for the theme of its Facebook Watch series “The War Within,” which chronicles three veterans’ struggles to overcome the hidden effects of war. And last summer, the band embarked on a tour of California to celebrate the official release of its five-song EP and bring its message of hope to the masses.

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remember when I first heard about Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse. My good friend and founder of Sacramento Beer Week, Dan Scott, told me about it while we sipped beers at The Shack, one of Sacramento’s best beer bars. “Did ya hear about Rob Archie’s new project?” he asked. “Rob? The owner of Pangaea Bier Café? Home of one of California’s great burgers and one of the best beer programs in the United States?” I asked back. “Yeah. That Rob. He’s opening a brewery,” Dan said. “That’s great,” I replied. “I didn’t know he brewed.” “That’s the best part,” he said. “Peter Hoey is doing the brewing.”

“What?!?” I yelped. “THE Peter Hoey? Former brewer at the original Sacramento Brewing Company? Brewer of Odanata, one of Sacramento’s legendary craft brews? A veritable industry legend and local brewing rock star?” “Yup,” Dan said. “But wait, it gets better. It’s going to be two minutes from your house.” It was at this point in the conversation that I believe I passed out. I could not have created a better food/beer pairing than Rob Archie and Peter Hoey had I been left alone in a lab. Their vision and execution of Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse speaks to their collective decades in the food and beverage world. Every element of the enterprise, from the beers to the brisket, from the wooden benches to the tile bar backsplash, speak to a care and confidence unique among the girthy brewing scene in town. The menu, executed impressively by executive chef Greg Desmangles, looks like a basic barbecue lineup at first glance. Dig deeper and you’ll find an expression of Southern roots at work: pork-rich greens and teeth-achinglysweet whipped yams with marshmallow being the most obvious examples. Keep looking at the menu and sampling its constituent parts and you’ll find a spot-on southern fried catfish with its perfectly turned out cornmeal crust. It pairs, dare I say elegantly, with a house-made remoulade. There are tips of the hat to Louisiana with hot links and jambalaya, and even a modern twist with a vegan mushroom gumbo.

There are touches of Mexico (a brilliant smoked turkey torta with cotija cheese, avocado, red beans and pickled jalapenos), Texas (brisket tacos and Central Texas-style sausage) and California (beer, with a Belgian twist of course). The brisket is the most popular, Archie told me in a recent conversation. And you can see why. It’s just lovely brisket, sporting a gorgeous pink smoke ring and sitting right on the edge of holding together and falling apart at the tenderest bite. Have it in a plate with any one of the four house-made sauces, or in the “Texas dip” with caramelized onion aioli, melted provolone and au jus all on a rustic country roll. The ribs, a table of friends decided, are “ridiculously meaty.” Peppered and smoky and indulgent, they pair well with the Kansas City-style sweet barbecue sauce or the mellow mustard. They downright sing when matched with the peppered cheddar grits. Those grits, by the way, are about as immoral as grits get with chunks of cracked pepper and enough cheese to stop a tank. The beers must be pretty exceptional to stand up to such an exciting menu. And indeed they are. Before the doors even opened in 2018, Hoey was winning medals for first batches. “Like Riding A Bike” is the name given to UR’s flagship IPA and their No. 1 selling beer. As the name implies, Hoey returned to Sacramento in prime form. From simple styles like Mexican amber lager (think Negra Modelo) to an insanely ambitious peanut butter

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THE PRESS BISTRO On Dec. 31, The Press Bistro served its last meal. For over a decade, Chef David English and his staff put out some of Sacramento’s best and most approachable fare. I loved the food, the atmosphere and the ethos behind everything there. I will personally miss it and want to thank Chef English and his dedicated staff for the years of joy their enterprise brought me and anyone else who had the fortune to walk through its doors. It will be missed. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. Our Inside Sacramento Restaurant Guide and previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento. com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Beer & Ballet dancers Shania Rasmussen and Anthony Cannarella. Photo by Keith Sutter.

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Beer & Ballet

Home & Landscape Expo

Sacramento Ballet Jan. 31–Feb. 16 Cunningham-Binda Stage at CLARA, 2420 N St. • sacballet.org Watch dancers unleash creativity through their own choreography under mentor and master choreographer Val Caniparoli. Attendees receive a craft beer, glass of wine or soft drink. A Q&A will follow each performance. Tickets are $60.

Gary Brown Enterprises Jan. 24–26 Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd. • homeandlandscapeexpo.com More than 1,000 exhibits feature everything for the home and garden, with promotions from top sponsors, free workshops and a landscape showcase. Friday noon to 7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10; children 12 and younger are free.

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Writers’ Night moderator Jason Hinojosa.

Writers’ Night: The Art of Fiction Sacramento Country Day School Wednesday, Jan. 15, 6–8 p.m. 2636 Latham Drive • saccds.org/writersnight SCDS English teacher and author Jason Hinojosa moderates a panel discussion on the art of fiction. This series features professional writers discussing aspects of both craft and career followed by a reception. Home & Landscape Expo at Cal Expo.

The Field by John B. Keane Black Point Theatre Jan. 24–Feb. 16 California Stage, 2509 R St. • blackpointtheatre.org Black Point’s inaugural production, set in a small village in southwest Ireland in 1965, is a funny, fierce, tender story of the love a man has for the land and what he is willing to do to make it his own. Tickets are $20 general; $15 SARTA members/students/seniors. Opening weekend tickets are $15.

Ali Youssefi Project Artist in Residence Exhibits Verge Center for the Arts Through Feb. 16 625 S St. • vergeart.com Verge presents two concurrent solo shows: “Before You Were This Place, You Were Another Place” by Jodi Connelly, and “Backstitch” by Michael Pribich. The Ali Youssefi Project was created in honor of the late local developer and humanitarian Ali Youssefi.

Requiem and Star Gazing Archival Gallery Jan. 8–Feb. 1 Second Saturday reception: Jan. 11, 6 p.m. 3223 Folsom Blvd. • archivalgallery.com DL Thomas presents “Requiem,” a collection of ceramic masks. Jesse Bravo presents “Star Gazing,” historical black and white photography featuring the iconic photo of the Beatles descending the airplane steps on their first American visit. Landscapes and still lifes by Jian Wang will be on display on the front wall.

Dear Evan Hansen Broadway Sacramento Jan. 15–26 Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J St. • broadwaysacramento.com Winner of six Tony Awards (including Best Musical), this is a deeply personal and profoundly contemporary show about a letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told and a life Evan never dreamed he could have. Tickets start at $48.

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North Star Trio’s (from left) Kristen Autry, Lynn Schugren and Alexandra Roedder.

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Fairytale Town Troupers Auditions

Sacramento Community Concert Association Sunday, Jan. 26, 3 p.m. Riverside United Methodist Church, 803 Vallejo Way • sccaconcerts.org Kristen Autry on violin, Alexandra Roedder on cello and Lynn Schugren on piano perform works by new composers, as well as women composers from all eras. Tickets are $25; students 5 to 24 are $5.

Fairytale Town Monday, Jan. 27, 4–7 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org The award-winning Fairytale Town Troupers holds auditions for actors and singers for two shows during the 2020 season. The program is open to youth 5 to 18. No theatrical experience needed. Audition appointments required.

Humanitarian Crisis for Migrants – Continues

Winter Wander

National Council of Jewish Women Sacramento Sunday, Jan. 5, 3–5 p.m. Congregation B’nai Israel, 3600 Riverside Blvd. • ncjwsac.org Join advocacy groups for a panel discussion highlighting their work to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and children and families in detention centers, as part of NCJW’s Speaker Series Call to Action.

Beatnik Studios Through Feb. 7 723 S St. • beatnikstudios.com This group exhibition, featuring the work of artists Melissa Arendt, Sarah Golden and Yelena Martynovskaya, connects the viewer to the contemplative nature of the winter landscape in a tranquil palette with bursts of color and texture.

Granville Redmond: The Eloquent Palette Crocker Art Museum Jan. 26–May 17 216 O St. • crockerart.org This exhibition—the largest ever assembled and the first in more than 30 years—includes 75 oil paintings by painter Granville Redmond, best known for his colorful Impressionist oils depicting the California landscape ablaze with poppies and other native flora.

Landscape Tree Pruning Sacramento Master Gardeners Saturday, Jan. 11, 2–3 p.m. Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, 7335 Gloria Drive • sacmg.ucanr.edu Join Sacramento County Master Gardeners to learn the basics of pruning landscape trees, including tips on proper tools and techniques, basic cuts and the correct time of year to ensure trees heal properly.

“Fragmented Landscape” by Melissa Arendt at Beatnik Studios.

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Broadway Sacramento’s Dear Evan Hansen at Memorial Auditorium.

Classical Concert: Christina Mok and Miles Graber Crocker Art Museum Sunday, Jan. 12, 3 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org Inspired by Otis Oldfield’s painting “White Dress” in the Crocker’s permanent collection, violinist Christina Mok and pianist Miles Graber present French composer Olivier Messiaen’s “Theme and Variations,” as well as sonatas by Debussy and Fauré. Tickets are $10 museum members/students/ youth; $20 nonmembers.

Hidden English Records Genealogical Association of Sacramento Wednesday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m. Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive • gensac.org Speaker Bill Cole will discuss the unknown treasure troves of hidden English records. Newcomers are welcome and the meeting is open to the public.

Global Rhythms: Marta Pereira da Costa Crocker Art Museum Thursday, Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org Fado guitarist Marta Pereira da Costa presents contemporary Portuguese music. Tickets are $15 members; $25 nonmembers; $50 for a member series pass. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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THEATRE GUIDE THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST Sacramento Theatre Company January 16 – 19 1419 H Street, Sac 916-443-6722 Sactheatre.org

THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY Capital Stage Thru January 5th 2215 J Street, Sac 916-995-5464 CapStage.org

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Iron Horse Tavern

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Ma Jong Asian Diner

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THE REVOLUTIONISTS The Big Idea Theatre January 17 – February 15 1616 Del Paso Blvd, Sac 916-960-3036 Bigideatheatre.org

Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection…that ends in a song and a scaffold.

Sutter Health Park January 23 – February 23 400 Ballpark Drive, West Sac Cirquedusoleil.com Amaluna is a touring show by Cirque du Soleil created and directed by Diane Paulus. Loosely inspired by William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, the story takes place on an island governed by goddesses. During a storm, a group of men are washed up on shore. The queen’s daughter falls for one of the young men, and the trials of their love are the basis of the show’s main narrative.

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Memorial Auditorium January 15 – 26 1515 J Street, Sac 916-808-5181 Broadwaysacramento.com A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in. Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. Dear Evan Hansen has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere, including NBC Nightly News who says Dear Evan Hansen is “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond.”

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The Firehouse Restaurant The premiere dining destination in historic setting 1112 2nd Street • 916.442.4772 ﬁrehouseoldsac.com

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Old Soul Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 1716 L Street (rear alley) • oldsoulco.com

The Rind A cheese-centric food and wine bar 1801 L Street # 40 • 916.441.7463 therindsacramento.com

Zocolo Tastes inspired by the town square of Mexico City 1801 Capitol Avenue • 916.441.0303 zocalosacramento.com

MIDTOWN Biba Ristorante Italiano Legendary chef, cookbook author Biba Caggiano 2801 Capitol Avenue • 916.455.2422 biba-restaurant.com

Block Butcher Bar Specializing in housemade salumi and cocktails 1050 20th Street • 916.476.6306 blockbutcherbar.com

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Sac Natural Foods Co-Op Omnivore, vegan, raw, paleo, organic, glutenfree and carnivore sustenance 2820 R Street • 916.455.2667 • sac.coop

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The Waterboy Classic European with locally sourced ingredients 2000 Capitol Ave. • 916.498.9891 waterboyrestaurant.com

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Canon East Sacramento A creative menu in a re-imagined warehouse 1719 34th Street • 916.469.2433 canoneastsac.com

Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters Award-winning roasters 4749 Folsom Blvd. • 916.451.5181 chocolateﬁshcoffee.com

Clubhouse 56 American. HD sports, kid’s menu, breakfast weekends, late night dining 723 56th Street • 916.454.5656 ch56sports.com

Corti Brothers The legendary food source by Darrell Corti 5810 Folsom Blvd. • 916.736.3800 cortibrothers.com

Español Italian Restaurant Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional familystyle atmosphere 5723 Folsom Blvd. • 916.457.1936 espanol-italian.com

Hawks Provisions & Public House A locally-inspired creative menu by Molly Hawks 1525 Alhambra Blvd. • 916.588.4440 hawkspublichouse.com

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READY TO GO FINISHED LOTS. Close-in convenience. Gorgeous park-like setting. All improvements completed including electrical, gas, water, sewer, cable tv and street improvements. Spacious lots ready for your custom dream home! Private lane subdivision with 3 lots remaining. $175,000 - $275,000 JOHN LELES 916.730.4254 CalRE #01068425

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