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his year marks the 25th anniversary of Inside Sacramento. At a time when print publishing has been decimated, my husband Jim and I feel grateful to have survived and thrived. Today, a new publication like Inside would be called a “micro” business. In 1996, we divided the tasks based on the experiences and success of our previous careers. My career was in interior design and project management. My strengths were writing, graphic design, sales, marketing and community involvement. Jim handled accounting, payroll, printing, delivery, invoicing and business details. He had been an executive for IBM and a small business manager. What made Inside unique was our motivation. Neither of us had

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publishing experience. Ours was a very different focus. When we moved from the Bay Area to East Sacramento in 1989, we became active in our community. We formed two local associations—one for the neighborhood and one for small businesses. With neighbors, we tackled the degradation of city parks, local traffic problems and inappropriate development. We worked with small business owners to strengthen our neighborhood business community and encourage people to patronize local shops close to home. I created a neighborhood newsletter, which was not easy for someone whose only college English class resulted in a “C” grade. I asked folks to review my work and help me improve. Just a few years earlier, our business startup would have been infinitely more costly and difficult. It probably would not have happened. The advent of the personal computer and desktop publishing software meant our initial investment was minimal. We used the design and business features to manage our company. This was when legacy publishers were investing millions of dollars in computer systems.

In 1996, we started with one monthly edition called Inside East Sacramento. Two years later we added Inside The City/Land Park (later renamed Inside Land Park/Grid). In 2001, we added Inside Arden, and in 2014, Inside Pocket arrived. In 25 years, we have produced more than 1,000 unique print editions focusing 100 percent on local news! Today we are by far the largest circulation print publication in Sacramento with more than 80,000 copies distributed each month. Our free “every door” direct-mail distribution to 20 diverse neighborhoods is unmatched. No paid subscriptions are needed, unless you want Inside mailed beyond our distribution communities. We have become the “go to” publication for civic leaders who want to reach Sacramento’s most aware and engaged residents, making Inside the most influential news source in town. We’ve always been a home-based business, long before COVID-19. Our staff has worked remote since 2000. We didn’t plan it that way. But when our ad coordinator had a baby, she researched the positives of working from home. As a result, seven children have been born and raised among three of our

employees. Our own son was 4 when we started Inside. We know the value of a family-friendly business. My original editorial plan was to provide readers the opportunity to learn more about their community and neighborhood. Back then, The Sacramento Union recently folded and The Sacramento Bee was the only game in town for journalism. The Bee largely ignored our neighborhood. By 1996, with six years of living in East Sacramento, I was able to formulate plans to cover the local beat. We wanted stories on neighborhood issues, civic history, homes and gardens, and interesting neighbors. Of equal importance was showcasing small businesses and local civic institutions, including schools and places of worship. We expanded and covered the food scene, volunteerism, plus the arts and design. (My interest in the arts goes back to when I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan.) Given our unprecedented editorial focus, it seemed appropriate to look beyond traditional journalists. Up to this point, journalists seemed trained to be somewhat detached from the

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Preview more of my listings at: www.CraigDiezProperties.com | communities they covered, as opposed to being part of them. I sought out people with expertise on local issues. Knowing we had inexperienced writers—myself included—I hired Marybeth Bizjak, who brought years of professional experience as our first editor. With her help, our writers improved. Gratefully, she stayed with us for more than 20 years. (The average service of all our team members is more than 10 years.) In recent years, the editorial team of Cathryn Rakich and Bob Graswich took us to another level. Cathryn retires this month, but will continue to help with writing and editing. Bob has been our MVP, writing a variety of columns each month, editing the work of others and tackling difficult civic issues such as homelessness, thanks to his many years of experience in media and city government. The most important part of our business is our advertisers. In 1996, every quality publication carried a subscription fee. I wanted Inside to be not only free, but democratically distributed to nearly every home in each neighborhood. Some folks thought I was nuts! Our local business community was small in numbers, but rich in success

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Publisher Cecily Hastings and COO Daniel Nardinelli celebrate Inside’s 25th anniversary. and history. Within a year, almost every East Sac business advertised with us. The reasons were simple—we provided a high-quality publication with a local focus, we delivered to all the homes near their businesses, and we did it at an affordable cost to advertisers. Small businesses tend to draw their customer base from within a 5-mile radius. As we added publications to neighborhoods, our advertising base expanded. Many new businesses and

restaurants popped up and needed to reach customers. I’ve happily watched the small business community grow and find success along with us. The real estate industry has been tremendously valuable to bringing our printed news to you each month. In real estate, location is everything. Inside has become the ideal way for Realtors to reach prospects buying and selling homes in Sacramento’s traditional neighborhoods.

After Jim retired a couple years ago, we considered the future of Inside. Jim selected and trained our COO, Daniel Nardinelli, to manage the business. In the last few years, Daniel, who’s only 30, has worked to guide our future. We’ve expanded our digital reach with a new website and made our operation more streamlined and efficient. Daniel has earned our confidence that he and his team can run the business long after we’re gone. From a personal standpoint, this anniversary has recharged my batteries. Since the pandemic decimated our small business community, I’ve pledged to do all in my power to help our friends recover. To do this, we need readers to support locally owned businesses with every dollar. May this silver anniversary lead to a much-needed silver lining for all our communities, our neighborhoods and our small businesses as we navigate our way through a bright New Year. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublictions.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Marc and Linda Laver, pictured with daughter Carolyn and son Jonnie, are raising funds to update Southside Park’s fully accessible playground, including the addition of a We-Go-Round.

Reach For The Stars LOCAL FAMILY RAISES FUNDS TO UPDATE FULLY ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND

n 2005, Universal Universe—one of Northern California’s first fully accessible playgrounds—opened at Southside Park. Now, a North Natomas family is raising funds to update the play structures and add additional programming through the Jonnie and Friends Reach for the Stars campaign, named for their late son. After complications from meningitis confined Jonnie Laver to a wheelchair, his parents, Marc and Linda, made it their mission to give Jonnie the best life possible. Marc became Jonnie’s fulltime caregiver and the entire family, including younger sister Carolyn, became advocates for accessible play at area playgrounds. Jonnie’s love for Southside Park’s solar-system-themed Universal Universe playground began in October 2005, when the city of Sacramento

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invited him and his family to be part of the park’s dedication ceremony. The playground features accessible play structures, padded surfaces, access ramps and handrails for kids of all abilities, with colorful space-themed rides and solar system artwork. After Jonnie passed away in March 2019, the Lavers decided to honor his memory by launching a fundraising effort in partnership with the city and its supporting nonprofit Gifts to Share, Inc. to replace the park’s aging equipment and add new inclusive play structures— like the fully accessible We-Go-Round, which they hope to install this spring. Home Depot, Target, Dos Coyotes and local businesses like Sagent Marketing (which is offering its services pro-bono), as well as dozens of individuals, have already contributed funds that will go toward equipment and future music and educational programming. “We’re very fortunate that we have the support of people like Anne Staines at Sagent, Steve Hansen (former city councilmember) and Shannon Brown (city parks assistant director),” Marc Laver says. “This effort will give even more kids with special needs the opportunity to do things they wouldn’t otherwise get to do.”

To donate, visit giftstoshareinc. org and designate your donation by selecting “We Go Round at Southside Park.” All donations are tax deductible. For more information or to volunteer to keep Universal Universe safe and clean, visit jonniesdreamplayground. com.

DINE DOWNTOWN The Downtown Sacramento Partnership’s 16th annual Dine

Downtown program returns this month from Jan. 8–24. This year’s culinary celebration includes 26 restaurants offering three-course, prix-fixe menus for brunch, lunch and dinner for three price levels—$25, $35 and $45. Food is available for take-out. Dine-in is dependent on restaurant availability and current health guidelines. “Restaurants have been one of the most severely impacted industries by the pandemic,” says Michael Ault,

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executive director of Downtown Sacramento Partnership. “Dine Downtown provides an excellent opportunity to enjoy new culinary experiences and support our restaurants that need it now more than ever.” For a list of participating restaurants, as well as links to make reservations and purchase gift cards, visit godowntownsac.com/dinedowntown.

SACRAMENTO.SHOP A CARES Act grant from the city of Sacramento is helping local artists stay afloat during these difficult times. Through Sacramento.Shop, artists can sell their creations directly to customers at a lower cost than hosting their own website or using a commercial website. Sacramento.Shop features wall art, jewelry, gifts, masks and home goods, all created locally with sustainability in mind. Customers can shop safely and easily online, and enjoy no-plastic shipping and same-day delivery in the Sacramento area. Free pick up is also available at 1020 Front St. in Old Sacramento. “The beauty of Sacramento.Shop is that it’s local,” says Shira Lane, executive director of the nonprofit Atrium, a coworking space and community center for artists and creatives. “We manage the website, delivery and other customer services so local artists can focus on their

creativity, and customers have easy access to some great local artists and their work.”

COLLECTORS CORNER Archival Gallery on Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento will present the group show “Collectors Corner” from Jan. 7–30 featuring memorable works by the gallery’s stable of represented artists, alongside works by the late Mel Ramos. Ramos’ highly sought-after images of pinups and superheroes were featured at Archival in 2018 for what became his final appearance at the gallery—he passed away in October of that year. The gallery continues to celebrate his legacy of American figurative painting. There will be no public Second Saturday reception, but visitors are welcome during normal business hours with no appointment needed. Masks are required. For more information, visit archivalgallery.com.

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the Sacramento City Council recently approved an ordinance amendment that prohibits the use of all portable blowers in the city when the air quality index is above 101. The new code is applicable to businesses and residences that use portable blowers. Leaf blowers can contribute to dust emissions and gas exhaust, which can be harmful for breathing, especially when air quality is already at an unhealthy level. Due to the recent wildfires, the AQI is already often well above 100, registering from “unhealthy for sensitive groups” to “hazardous.” To find the AQI for Sacramento, visit sparetheair.com/aqi. cfm.

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The 2020 Leadership Sacramento class receives a tour of the Downtown Railyards. Photo courtesy of Leadership Sacramento. in the central city; approximately 1 mile of protected bikeway on Franklin Boulevard from Mack Road south into Elk Grove; 4 miles of buffered bike lanes on Mack Road, Elvas Avenue, 24th Street near Curtis Park and other streets; and a new shared-use path along the American River at Sutter’s Landing Regional Park for bikers, walkers and joggers. “There are so many great routes for biking in Sacramento, but it can be intimidating for folks new to traveling by bike,” transportation planner Leslie Mancebo says. “This updated map is a tool to learn about our bikeways and explore our great city on two wheels.” To access the map, as well as additional information on rules, safety, monthly classes and more, visit sacramentobikes.org.

has been instrumental in creating and nurturing the unique identity and vibrancy of Midtown,” says Emily Baime Michaels, Midtown Association’s executive director. “North 16th Street has seen a resurgence with housing development recently. And, with the support of the organization, we can extend the services we provide to help move the area forward that much more with regard to development, visitation and an enhanced visitor experience to an underserved area that has great potential for the future.” The Midtown PBID expanded in 2018 to include the Alhambra corridor and Midtown quarter. The new 16th Street corridor expansion will extend just beyond C Street to the north. For more information, visit exploremidtown.org.

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As of Jan. 1, the footprint of the Midtown Association’s Property and Business Improvement District has expanded to include the northern stretch of the 16th Street corridor. This brings the footprint and service area to 104 blocks in the urban core—from 16th Street to Alhambra Boulevard and from H to S streets. The Midtown Association has operated as a PBID since 2008 providing service to support properties and businesses in the area. “In addition to supporting and amplifying muchneeded city services, the Midtown PBID

There’s nothing like a crackling fire on a cold winter night. But remember, until Feb. 28 you must “check before you burn” to keep Sacramento’s air quality at a healthy level. “It’s important to remember that smoke from fireplace burning is unhealthy to breathe, just like smoke from wildfires is unhealthy to breathe,” says Jamie Arno, communications supervisor for the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. “Both contain harmful, invisible particles that are small enough

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to enter the blood stream and pose serious health threats.” In fact, wood burning causes more than 50 percent of the winter air pollution in Sacramento County. Before you use solid fuels like wood, pellets or manufactured fire logs in your fireplace or stove, visit airquality. org to find out if burning is allowed that day. County residents can also call (877) NO-BURN-5 or download the free “Sacramento Region Air Quality” mobile phone app for daily burn status.

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Now’s your chance to join Leadership Sacramento, a Sacramento Metro Chamber Foundation program that brings together diverse leaders from around the region to learn, connect and give back. The application process for the program’s 36th cohort is now open. Founded in 1985 and boasting more than 1,110 alumni, Leadership Sacramento is an interactive yearlong program designed to inform and educate community-minded business and civic leaders on issues that impact the region’s economy. 2021’s program will include both in-person and virtual activities. “For nearly four decades, Leadership Sacramento has provided an unparalleled experience for the region’s brightest and most dynamic leaders,” says William Hodges, co-chair (with Crystal Richardson) of the 2021 program. “Graduates of the program gain a sense of pride, knowledge and a drive to further serve the region, their communities and others.”

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PRETRIAL SUPPORT The Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office has received the California State Association of Counties 2020 Health and Human Services Merit Award for its Pretrial Support Project, which provides needs assessments for individuals in custody and information for their families. The comprehensive needs assessment gathers information on an individual’s community ties, employment, military history, finances, education,

transportation, physical health, mental health, substance abuse and housing. After the assessment is complete, a recommendation is made to the individual’s attorney for appropriate follow-up. Nearly 50 percent of assessments require follow-up with a social worker. The program also addresses questions regarding how to get property back, appear by Zoom in court and find new court dates after COVID closures. Through “this client-centered holistic program, we can help identify underlying needs of an individual that may have led to their engagement of criminal conduct,” supervising public defender Tiffanie Synnott says. “The structure of PTSP is innovative because law students and social work students earn credits for externships to conduct the needs assessment of individuals in custody.”

La Familia Counseling Center is partnering with Sacramento County to provide temporary hotel housing for agricultural workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone recently diagnosed. This local partnership is part of the statewide program Housing for the Harvest, which provides workers with a free hotel room to self-isolate for up to 14 days to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Quarantine support also includes free meals, laundry assistance, transportation, wellness checks, financial assistance and support for family at home. For more than 40 years, La Familia has provided free multicultural counseling, outreach and support services to low-income, at-risk youth and families in Sacramento County. For more information, visit lafcc.org.

HEALTH & WELLNESS This month, certified health and wellness coach Carolyn Fisher is offering the next installment of her 12-week coaching program to help clients get a jump-start on their New

Year’s resolutions to get healthy and feel better. In weekly one-hour sessions by phone or video call, Fisher helps clients identify personalized wellness goals to develop healthy habits. Program participants also have access to an online wellness portal with messaging, goal tracking and journaling, plus supplemental resources and a health and nutrition e-course. Sign up for a free consultation at carolynfisherwellness.com.

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A Fond Farwell REFLECTIONS ON 16 YEARS IN OFFICE

Outgoing District 3 Supervisor Susan Peters (second from right) thanks staff Howard Schmidt, Terri Conde-Ortiz and Vanessa McCarthy-Olmstead.

his is my last column written as your representative on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, so allow me to express my appreciation for the privilege and honor of representing you and the communities of Arden-Arcade and Carmichael. I’d like to share some final observations.

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be a woman. Sandy Smoley started the trend, followed by Muriel Johnson and then me when I joined the board in 2005. While gender did not influence my role as supervisor, my business background did—leading me to push for a streamlined approach to getting things done. I’m proud of the updates to the zoning code made during my tenure that allow for quicker review of development projects. The Department of Transportation also realized the need to break up large-scale projects into manageable segments to successfully secure grant funding, since the old way of submitting multi-million-dollar projects was no longer viable. Upgrades to Fair Oaks Boulevard illustrate SACDOT’s success with dividing the effort into three phases, which enabled us to obtain necessary funding. The final phase is expected to be finished later this year. Phase 1 of the Arden Way Complete Streets Project will follow.

NEIGHBORHOODS FIRST Throughout my four terms, I wanted to ensure our suburban neighborhoods received the attention and recognition they deserve. Because the suburbs are lumped into an “un-city” category, I worked with our local board of realtors to install the names of recognized neighborhoods and communities on street signs. Arden Park, Arden Oaks, Carmichael Colony, Carmichael Creek, Del Paso Manor, Sierra Oaks, Sierra Oaks Vista and many others are now recognized on street signs in their respected areas. I also established design guidelines for commercial, as well as multifamily, development. Before that, many developers (national chains in particular) had one standard for suburban locations and a more stylish one for urban sites. Now projects go through a Design Review Advisory Committee.

When I joined the board, many residents complained about transparency for development projects. Now all entitlement project locations are posted with a sign (similar to a real estate sign) bearing the county seal with a notice directing interested parties to a website for project information, including the application, drawings, assigned planner and hearing body. This allows the public to access available information and understand the process. Residents also can now get email notices regarding meeting agendas for the Community Planning Advisory Councils, County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors, to name a few.

BUSINESS PARTICIPATION The Fulton Avenue Association, a local Property and Business Improvement District, already existed when I took office. PBID property owners and businesses raise funds

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through a self-imposed assessment and decide how to spend those funds on improvements. Over the years, improvements have included the distinctive arch at Auburn Boulevard, as well as impressive landscaped medians and undergrounded utility lines. Based on its success, I encouraged other property owners to consider PBIDs, which resulted in the 80 Watt District and Carmichael Improvement District. The 80 Watt District has allocated resources for additional security and recently was awarded funding for improved lighting. CID has prioritized security and cleanup patrols. I also worked with property and business owners along Arden Way to create a PBID covering the stretch between Ethan Way to Watt Avenue. While there is interest, the process is still a work in progress. Hopefully, my successor will be able to make it a reality.

INFRASTRUCTURE I always have been fascinated by infrastructure (both my father and late husband were engineers). That probably explains why I met monthly with the county’s transportation director to review road projects. My goal was to

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ensure projects proceeded and had the necessary funding. I’m proud to have added sidewalks along several major roadways, including Hurley Way, Edison Avenue and Watt Avenue, so pedestrians, especially schoolchildren, have safe places to walk. Since 2005, residents have used the consensus-building process employed by the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program to obtain speed-reduction devices. While getting more streets paved has been challenging, SACDOT has conducted an intensive inventory of road conditions that is used as funding becomes available. Unfortunately, the backlog on road maintenance amounts to $789 million and the state reports revenue estimates from the gas tax are down due to people driving less because of COVID-19. As a result, SACDOT has had to delay some paving projects. Hopefully, the economy will improve and generate more funding for transportation projects, including paving, sidewalks and bike lanes.

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The American River Parkway has always merited my support. Much of this unique natural resource is located in the third district. Over the years, the number of park rangers has increased to improve parkway safety. A 55-member volunteer Bike Patrol now watches over the bike trails. Patrol members are trained in first aid, CPR and bicycle repair. In 2006, the parkway became a problem on July 4 due to alcohol consumption, fights, public nudity, profanity and tons of litter. I supported implementing an alcohol ban between Hazel and Watt avenues, which is now also enforced on Labor Day and Memorial Day, making the parkway more family friendly during holidays. During my tenure, positive changes have also occurred involving the Effie Yeaw Nature Center and Ancil Hoffman Park. When the great recession forced massive budget cuts, it looked like

Susan Peters and Regional Parks Director Liz Bellas inspect the new fence along Tarshes Drive at Ancil Hoffman Park. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxell Skinner.

the nature center would get axed. But the nonprofit American River Natural History Association assumed operation of the nature center as part of a public-private partnership with Sacramento County Regional Parks. Today, the center continues to provide many outstanding nature programs to schoolchildren. At Ancil Hoffman Park, improved amenities over the years include the addition of speed bumps to slow drivers on Tarshes Drive, a suggestion by many walkers. More recently, the old chainlinked fence that bordered the golf course was finally replaced, improving the park’s appearance.

TEAMWORK With 16 years of memories, there are too many projects to recount in this column. I think—and hope—I was able to make a positive impact while in office. Much of what was accomplished has to be attributed to the assistance I received from my able staff. Terri Conde-Ortiz probably greeted you when you called. Vanessa McCarthy-Olmstead served as my deputy chief of staff and was my liaison to many of the area’s business organizations and PBIDs. Howard Schmidt was my chief of staff who provided good counsel and kept me organized from my first day in office and continued to do so until the end. Rich Desmond will take over Jan. 4 as your new supervisor and I wish him the best. Susan Peters represented District 3 on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors from January 2005 through 2020. n

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ich Desmond is ready to join the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors as the representative from District 3, which stretches from Sacramento State University to beyond Hazel Avenue. Desmond is excited but knows the challenges. He says his father would have offered this advice: “Always remember who you are and what you represent.” For the newly elected supervisor, those words mean doing the right thing and helping the less fortunate. The elder Richard Desmond was a local attorney who ran for the California Assembly in 1978. “He loved campaigning because it gave him

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a chance to see how many wonderful people live in our community,” Desmond says. “It’s an experience I felt during my own campaign.” Desmond’s grandfather, Earl Desmond, served nine terms in the state Assembly and Senate. He wrote the bill to establish Sac State as part of the state university system. The school honors him with Desmond Hall. Despite his family’s legacy, Desmond admits his run for supervisor had its struggles. The campaign was primarily virtual—a challenge for a novice politician. Desmond is a lawyer who spent his career with the California Highway Patrol. “There’s not going to be one silver bullet to the problems in the county and within the district,” he says. “We need to bring all people together.” Desmond is ready to tackle complex issues and find efficiencies as he learns the jumble of jurisdictions, mandates, regulations and programs that comprise county government. He must establish his balance after a campaign that

showcased our highly partisan political era. “I’m an independent and not aligned to Democrats or Republicans,” Desmond says. “However, the election put me under the microscope and I’m not sure I was ready for the campaign experience I was going to face.” Supporters of his opponent, SMUD board member Gregg Fishman, tried to label Desmond as a supporter of Donald Trump. Desmond wondered whether he should respond negatively, which he promised he wouldn’t do. “I question one of my own mailers, which skewed negative, and I’m not sure I should have hit back,” he says. “I want to be friendly and represent all sides. That includes some of the trade unions who were against me. They threw a lot of money into the election and I know their views. I was a member of a labor union for 25 years. We’ll find common ground and I hope to have productive conversations with Gregg. Even with our differences, we can have

a beer together and talk about common ground.” Significant challenges face District 3. The district covers mostly unincorporated areas. The Sheriff’s Department provides most of the law enforcement. The district includes diverse neighborhoods and underserved communities. There are budgetary constraints. And the pandemic response exposed deep rifts within leadership. “In the end, I won’t be led around by the nose,” Desmond says. “I can work with the city and other stakeholders and do what’s best for the county and my district. We needed to have better transparency for CARES money from the federal government to pay for pandemic relief programs. We had $181 million and I think the Board of Supervisors should not have given control of those funds to the county executive. The supervisors should have brought county management together with health officials, small business and nonprofits to forge a plan. It wasn’t

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And Desmond desperately wants to clean up homelessness on the American River Parkway. “I share this concern about the parkway with Supervisor Phil Serna,” he says. “On that issue, we can find common ground.” He gives credit to retiring supervisor Susan Peters, who he will replace. “When I wanted to take a run at the election, I went to Susan first,” Desmond says. “She actually was hoping the district would elect another woman.” Prior to Peters, Muriel Johnson represented the district from 1992 to 2004. “After we shared our thoughts and ideas about the district, Susan gladly endorsed my candidacy,” Desmond says. “I’m going to do my darndest to meet the needs and concerns of the community. I’m a product of this community. I love this community. I love talking with people about what I can do to help them live better lives.”

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The Art of Public Speaking YOUTH PROGRAM HELPS BUILD SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE

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hough Derek Yuan is only 17 years old, you wouldn’t know it talking to him on the phone. The Mira Loma High School senior credits his impressive verbal poise to six years of speech and debate training. And he’s determined to give other kids the chance to develop their own public speaking skills through Leaders Speak, a free online training program he cofounded with fellow Mira Loma senior Hemang Dhaulakhandi. “I was very shy growing up,” Yuan admits. “I was really lucky I made the speech and debate team in middle school or I wouldn’t have gotten started on this path. Once I got to high school, I realized that I’d gained all these skills by participating in speech and

debate competitions—but not everyone has the same access to those opportunities. We decided to spread our experience and knowledge to as many people as possible.” Leaders Speak’s mission is to enhance students’ abilities and confidence in public speaking and persuasion. In 2019, Yuan and Dhaulakhandi started pitching Leaders Speak to local schools with the promise of a low time commitment (only an hour a week) and easy-to-follow curriculum covering argumentative structure, informative speech structure, persuasion theory, nonverbal communication and more—at no cost. Yuan even cold-called every elementary school in the Sacramento area, which showed him just how far his confidence had come. “If you’d asked me to cold call when I was just starting out in middle school, I would have run away,” the Carmichael resident says with a laugh. Their persistence paid off when Karyn Roth, a fifthgrade teacher at Catheryn Gates Elementary School in Roseville (where Dhaulakhandi’s younger sibling attends) decided to allow the enterprising teens to try the program out on her students. Leaders Speak was a hit, so Roth vouched for the founders and helped the program expand to other schools in the region. When COVID-19 hit and in-person classes were no longer possible, the program moved online to Zoom and has now reached 150 students in the United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates, India, Australia and China. “The growth was kind of a happy accident,” Yuan says. “Word of mouth has been really important, as has social media. I’m Chinese and my co-founder is Indian, so we have really vibrant social media networks we can use to communicate with our communities.” Yuan says that age has also helped him and his fellow trainers connect with their students. All 10 Leaders Speak volunteer trainers—top competitors in local, regional and state speech and debate tournaments—are under 18. “Being younger is much more helpful connecting with kids and getting them to learn,” Yuan says. “When an adult is lecturing you, it’s harder to relate to them, whereas our trainers share a similar culture— slang, things we’re interested in, music we listen to— and that allows us to create a fun environment. That’s one of the most important aspects of getting younger kids to learn. You have to have fun doing it or they won’t want to come back.” While Yuan doesn’t entirely know what his future holds—he’s considering public policy, political science and international relations as possible majors in college next year—he’s clear that Leaders Speak will continue to be offered for free to reach as many kids as possible. “Seeing our students improving keeps us going,” Yuan says. “It’s heartwarming. Some kids come in really shy, but by the end of the session, they’ve opened up, they know how to formulate their thoughts and they’re more confident and better poised to take on the world.” For more information, visit theleaderspeak.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail. com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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n Sept. 19, 2020, Barbara Crockett celebrated her 100th birthday—a tremendous milestone by any calculation. She also celebrated nearly a century in the dance world as a performer, teacher and founder of arts organizations that continue to offer top-level dance education and performance—in Sacramento and beyond. “My mother has been one of the important strongholds of classical ballet in the country for over 70 years,” says Allyson Deane, Crockett’s daughter. Crockett, along with her husband Deane Crockett, Allyson Deane and Deane’s husband Don Schwennesen, co-founded the Sacramento Civic Ballet Company and Deane Dance Center—one of Sacramento’s premiere dance schools.

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“She and my dad gave Sacramento a professional level of training and performing that (the city) had never had before,” Deane adds. “They taught me not only good classical ballet technique, but also their work ethic. My mother so believed that everyone should get the best and do their best no matter their desired future.” Born in 1920 in the Bay Area, Crockett joined the San Francisco Ballet—the country’s oldest professional ballet company—in 1936. She married fellow dancer Deane Crockett, with whom she moved to Sacramento in 1945 to start the Crockett Dance Studio and, not long thereafter, the Sacramento Civic Ballet Company. That company laid the groundwork for the capital’s

first professional ballet company, the Sacramento Ballet, founded in 1954. Crockett served as the Sacramento Ballet’s company director until 1986, when another well-known dance figure, Ron Cunningham, took the helm. “I first met Barbara 35 years ago when I had left Boston Ballet after 13 years and was freelancing along with directing other projects,” says Cunningham, who, with his wife Carinne Binda, were co-artistic directors for the Sacramento Ballet for 30 years before the board ended their tenure in 2018. “Barbara was looking for her first director to take the Sacramento Ballet into being a fully professional ballet company,” Cunningham says. “Barbara met me in a lovely serene park and we

talked for several hours. I absolutely fell in love with her on so many levels and, of course, the job interested me. Carinne and I journeyed to Sacramento to meet her company and were enormously impressed with the training she had delivered to her students and the high level of performance they had achieved.” That high level of training and performance has been Crockett’s hallmark, both as a dancer and dance educator. Deane reports that one of her mother’s favorite memories is from a tour of the Western U.S. around 1958 in which she and fellow dancers Alan Howard and Grace Doty got stuck in the snow, lived off candy bars and even went to the hospital with the flu— getting out just in time to get on stage and perform.

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has taken many forms, including a California Senate resolution bestowed by Darrell Steinberg when he was president pro tem, and awards from the Sacramento Regional Arts Council, Sacramento History Center, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and many more. Just as it was her goal in the 1950s, Crockett hopes to see the Sacramento ballet world flourish and continue to give the region “a high level and high quality of professional ballet.” “It has been nothing but a blessing to have the understanding, support and leadership of my mother as I maneuvered my way through the wonderful ballet world,” Deane says. A sentiment, no doubt, shared by many. For more information, visit sacballet. org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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ulonda Lea never thought she’d play tag again at the age of 56, but here she is—and she’s loving it. Lea volunteers as a court-appointed special advocate—or CASA—for the Sacramento County branch of the National CASA Association, which provides consistency and support for children in the foster care system through volunteer advocates. These advocates are community members—no law background required— trained by CASA and then appointed by a judge to advocate for a foster youth on a one-to-one basis. “Once you’re matched with a child, you spend time with them to develop as much background about their life as you can to identify their needs and wants,” Lea explains. Lea moved to Sacramento in 2018 after a 20-year career in federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C., when her secret-service-agent husband got a job as vice president of security for the Sacramento Kings. “You’re the eyes and ears of the court on behalf of the child,” Lea adds. “You talk to anyone who has an impact on their life—family members, teachers, social workers, attorneys, foster parents. You make sure they’re being cared for appropriately, and if you see something that needs to be addressed, you can bring it up at the hearings that take place every six months. But it’s not an administrative role—you’re really the most consistent person in that child’s life.” Lea had been interested in volunteering with children for years, but it wasn’t until she got an email inviting her to apply to be a CASA that she finally took the plunge. In November 2019, she met the little girl who would change her life. “When we first met, she would kind of just look at me,” Lea says of her

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10-year-old charge. “It takes time to build confidence and rapport, and she didn’t know me yet. Now that a year has passed, we’re very close. We see each other once a week—it would be more but she’s in school—and we go out and do all kinds of activities. In the summer, we go to the river and swim, we go to the mall, to the gym. “She’s a 10-year-old with a lot of energy. It’s so sweet now when I go pick her up—she comes flying out the door. That’s how I know it’s really helped her. It’s given her something special to look forward to.” It’s also given her someone she can trust. Lea explains that children in foster care often don’t get the one-onone attention they need, especially if they’re living in a group or foster home with multiple children. CASAs give kids someone they can talk to about anything— Lea describes it as a “mentor-auntie” kind of role. Lea encourages anyone interested in becoming a CASA not to be intimidated. You need to be sure you have the time to get to know a child. The minimum time commitment is one year, but many CASAs stay on much longer. All of the training and ongoing support is provided by the CASA organization. Lea also encourages BIPOC to apply. Children in the foster system are quite diverse and it’s incredibly helpful for them to have mentors who look like them. “I was intimidated by the expectation at first, but I’m so glad I did it because it’s the one area of my life I’m forced to be consistent in,” Lea says. “This child depends on me. The best way to be held accountable is when you know it’s for someone else’s benefit. “This has given me so much more back than I feel I’ve given. If you love children and want to have a personal influence on a child’s life, this is the perfect opportunity.” For more information, visit sacramentocasa.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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espite legitimate concerns about gentrification, traffic and other potential downsides of big development projects, the plan to create Aggie Square at the UC Davis Medical Center campus is fantastic news. Full disclosure: I worked for former UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi when she first advanced a new innovation and research campus in Sacramento about five years ago. At that point the project seemed headed for the Downtown railyards. Mayor Kevin Johnson offered the university free land behind the city’s historic train station. Johnson saw the campus as a compelling development

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anchor. But the idea never went anywhere. Now, under Chancellor Gary May and Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the project has shifted to Stockton Boulevard around Second Avenue. Traffic at the medical center is already an issue, but it makes sense to build on existing investment and infrastructure. It’s wise to strengthen one of the region’s great assets. Despite being approved in November by the UC Regents, the $1.1 billion project on 12 acres is kicking up controversy and opposition, even as the coronavirus makes new investments and jobs scarce. Some opposition can be attributed to the mindset one urban planner associated with the project explains with a classic quote: “I’m against anything I’m not in on.” Neighborhoods such as Oak Park on the edge of the med center are wary of being shortchanged. There is history about disadvantaged neighborhoods getting stuck with traffic, pollution, higher rents and gentrification.

But in this case, there are many benefits to go around—if planning and buildout go as expected. The university’s development partners at Aggie Square have impressive records. Baltimore-based Wexford Science & Technology has worked with universities around the country to advance a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to research and tech start-ups. GMH Capital Partners of Pennsylvania specializes in student housing. That’s a key component of Aggie Square, with 285-student apartments and a finance plan projected to generate about $37 million for affordable housing raised from tax revenues after development. That’s not a huge windfall. But Aggie Square is also projected to create about 3,600 new jobs (plus 5,000 construction jobs), as three new labs, classrooms and research spaces open under phase one. The city of Sacramento has pledged $30 million in tax breaks to help fund roads and other improvements. City officials envision a vibrant new urban destination that will include a market building, space for a farmers market

and the Alice Waters Institute for Edible Education. UC Davis has strong academic programs that cover a wide range of disciplines—food, wine, engineering and education. Aggie Square will create exciting new opportunities for students to study such topical issues as transformative justice, health equity, biomedical engineering and more. Aggie Square fits with current trends. Research universities are rushing to develop collaborative innovation centers to encourage partnerships between academic researchers and industry start-ups that can lead to new jobs and technological breakthroughs. With state funding for public universities drying up, schools are looking to grow and generate revenue that allows them to remain competitive without being dependent on taxpayerfunded budgets. In Chancellor May, UC Davis has the right advocate to make Aggie Square a success, even with concerns raised by adjacent neighborhoods. Before coming to Davis, May was engineering dean at Georgia Tech, where its Technology Square is seen as a model for other

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communities and universities. Tech Square generates innovation and economic development throughout the Atlanta area. “Aggie Square will serve as a collaborative technology and innovation campus that leverages the university’s strengths to become a catalyst for economic change, creates jobs for our graduates, and helps spur the economic vitality of the broader Sacramento region,” May has written. “It will serve as a model public-private partnership, increasing technology transfer and creating equitable opportunities for residents in the community and region.”

That sounds lofty, but it’s what the best innovation hubs accomplish. With city and neighborhood activists watching, and despite inevitable bumps in the road, Aggie Square is welcome news. It offers an opportunity for Sacramento, UC Davis, students, faculty and even local community skeptics to come out ahead.

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Advice Well Taken CITY SEEKS MEMBERS FOR ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

acramento has numerous boards, commissions and committees to help the mayor and City Council run the city smoothly. One of those entities is an advisory committee for the Front Street Animal Shelter. Unfortunately, the Animal Care Services Citizens Advisory Committee, formed in 2002, has not met since 2018, mostly for lack of a quorum. The committee currently has one member and six vacancies—which is why the city is looking for a few good animal lovers to bring this board back to life.

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Working with shelter staff, the committee provides advice and recommendations to the mayor and City Council on strategies, policies and programs related to the quality of care provided to the animals housed at Front Street. “Front Street is and continues to be a leader and model in animal welfare and sheltering,” says Phillip Zimmerman, animal care services manager for Front Street. “If the committee is filled, they will have to decide what role they want to play in helping the council, mayor and city staff improve the services we provide to our community.” The committee meets once a month at the Front Street shelter, with special meetings if necessary. Committee members serve two threeyear terms and are appointed by the mayor with approval by a majority of the City Council. The meetings are open to the public. “The best qualities and experiences are to have an understanding of current best practices in animal welfare and sheltering, and a basic understanding of how local municipal

governments govern,” Zimmerman says. Two committee members must be animal care professionals, including at least one veterinarian, and two members must be actively involved in the operation of an animal welfare organization. These members will reside in the greater Sacramento metropolitan area. Three members represent the community at large, and are not animal care professionals or affiliated with an animal welfare organization. They must be city of Sacramento residents. “Front Street actively listens to our volunteers and community members and regularly engages in conversations on how we can do things better, while understanding that animal welfare and sheltering has a lot more facets than just intaking animals,” Zimmerman says.

“COVID-19 has taught Front Street and shelters across this country that there is a better way to help animals and people, but we have to be willing to listen to each other and rely on science and data to help ensure that Front Street continues to be a model in animal welfare and sheltering.” The deadline to apply for the advisory committee is Jan. 31. For more information or to apply, visit boards.cityofsacramento.org/ board/2926. Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@surewest.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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2581 FULTON SQUARE LN #76 2591 FULTON SQUARE LN #82 2264 MARCONI AVE 2611 GRANITE WAY 3331 POTTER LN 2275 MARCONI AVE 3617 EASTERN AVE 2254 RAINBOW AVE 3617 WOODCREST RD 2342 GRANITE WAY 4402 BARON AVE 3520 SAINT GEORGE DR 3234 BROOKWOOD RD 2307 TYROLEAN WAY 2505 ANDRADE WAY 4261 ANNETTE ST 2530 CASTLEWOOD DR 3800 THORNWOOD DR 3310 KENTFIELD DR 2501 ROSLYN WAY 3224 BROPHY DR 4011 PASADENA AVE 4131 ZEPHYR WAY 3618 MULHOLLAND WAY 3029 SAND DOLLAR WAY 3918 SPENCER WAY 3104 CRESTHAVEN DR 4114 ROBERTSON AVE 4537 NORTH AVE 2820 CARSON WAY 4181 DE COSTA AVE 4149 ZEPHYR WAY 3509 ROBERTSON AVE 2808 CALLE VISTA WAY 4328 EDISON AVE 3000 GREENWOOD AVE 2924 LETA LN 4224 MASON LN

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LOCAL AND STATE PROGRAMS HELP CURB FOOD INSECURITY

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ood and nutrition insecurity are ongoing struggles for millions in California, including those living in Sacramento. In the highest agriculture-producing state, some local groups and government agencies have created ways to distribute freshly farmed food to families in need. The Food Literacy Center is a Sacramento nonprofit whose mission is

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to inspire kids to eat their vegetables. Through its distribution of Veggie STEM Boxes, the center provides families facing food insecurity with meals that are accessible and healthy, while teaching kids about science and math through cooking. Last April, just a few days after Sacramento City Unified School District schools closed due to COVID-19, the Food Literacy Center began distributing Veggie STEM Boxes. Similar to subscription meals, STEM Boxes include all the ingredients for a healthy recipe. To make broccoli and potato tacos, for example, olive oil, garlic, potatoes, broccoli and tortillas are all packed with a kid-friendly recipe, box of crayons and coloring activity sheet.

An average of about 150 boxes are distributed each week free of charge to elementary school students in Title 1 schools (schools that receive federal funding to help meet educational goals) throughout South Sacramento. Prior to the pandemic, the Food Literacy Center created a cooking class that used a STEM-based curriculum to teach students food preparation and nutrition. The class incorporated math and science through activities such as measuring ingredients, following a recipe, and learning how fiber and sugar work in the body. After the pandemic hit, the center adapted its weekly curriculum to be available free and online through virtual classes, downloadable lesson plans and recipes. For families without internet at home,

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ennifer Sattler is the first person to admit that “fashion is fluffy—but it also makes a big difference.” Now striking out on her own after 20 years as a personal stylist at Nordstrom, Sattler is all about how clothing makes you feel—and it doesn’t need to be designer to make you feel your best. “It’s not just about the brand, it’s about your aesthetic, your lifestyle, what resonates with you,” she says. “Whether it’s Target or Chanel, you have to know what works for you.”

If you don’t have a clue, allow Sattler to lend a hand. The bubbly but thoughtful stylist offers in-person consultations to whip your wardrobe into shape, helping you choose what to toss and what to keep. She can even create a digital “look-book” of potential outfits to scroll through when you’re feeling stuck or need to pack for a trip. Need a shopping buddy who can steer you straight when you go into a store? Sattler can tag along and help you find the perfect pieces that fit you well and work best for your lifestyle. And if you just need some fashion inspiration, Sattler’s blog and Instagram, both called “Closet Choreography,” contain enough tips and tricks to get you through any season—even a pandemic—with style. “How we dress and how we shop has changed,” says Sattler, who moved to L.A. from her childhood home in Placerville to study fashion merchandising and talked her way into her first job at Nordstrom in Huntington Beach. “Our needs have changed. Maybe all you’re going to do today is brush your teeth, put on Chapstick and maybe a bra if you’re feeling ambitious. We might be staying home, but at least we can get dressed.” Sattler moved back to Northern California when the Nordstrom at Roseville Galleria opened in 2000 and transferred to the Sacramento store when she had kids 10 years ago. She loved working for Nordstrom, but when the pandemic forced the Arden Fair outpost to close, she had to find a different way to pursue her passion. “I’ve done this for 20 years,” Sattler says. “I was born to do it and I’m not done doing it—I’m only 41—so I had to pivot. Customers aren’t going into stores now because it’s harder to find everything in one place. More people are shopping online, so I had to change the way I shop too. “I think I’m actually of better service to people now on my own. I’m not limited to one resource or one store and I can meet people where their needs are. Would I have had the gumption to go out and do this on my own before? Maybe not, but I’ve had to, so maybe the next best thing has been the best thing all along.” Since going independent, Sattler has rediscovered her love of local boutiques. She frequently partners with Hector Lopez, owner of the designer vintage store Panache on H Street, to source items both for clients and for blog posts on how to find unique vintage inventory at a great price and support local businesses at the same time. But no matter where she shops, Sattler is always committed to helping her clients find fashion that speaks to them. “You have to find what clicks with you,” Sattler says. “The magic is putting someone in what they feel good in—when a style works for you, you’re wearing more than your clothes. You’re wearing confidence.” For more information, visit closetchoreography. com or @closetchoreography on Instagram. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@ gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Is It Time? YOU DESERVE A SAFE AND THRIVING MARRIAGE ’m lucky that my wife, Becky, still laughs at the preposterous proposal I made to another woman 42 years ago. I begin by explaining how, early in our marriage, we routinely substituted Brand X for the real name of any previous relationship. The nickname came from commercials that promised a certain laundry soap was new and improved and would produce sparkly clean results—far superior to Brand X. This story is about my Brand X. On a beautiful fall day, I proposed to X as my Baylor roommate, Roger Williams,

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chauffeured X and me to the university on my way back from dental surgery. Yes, you’ve all seen the hilarious videos portraying someone struggling through the fading effects of anesthesia. Mine was one of those moments. I’d just had my wisdom teeth removed and believed myself still wise enough for love. According to Roger, I began regaling Brand X with my exciting future. Apparently, I promised X that I would graduate with honors, go to seminary and become “America’s favorite chaplain.” But first, I’d need a wife. Somewhere on the route between First Baptist Church and Whataburger, I blurted my what-the-heck question. “X, will you marry me?” Apparently, according to Roger, I gushed while she blushed. Then, Brand X said, “Yes!” I do remember Roger interrupting us several times to say, “We need to get him back to the dorm room.” The next morning, X awakened me with a phone call. Still groggy, I understood her to say she was shopping for a wedding dress. Worse yet, her

mother was plotting how to transfer us both out of “liberal Baylor” and into a local bible college. The call came to a standstill when my “fiancé” told me her mom had found a dermatologist who could provide me a blemish-free wedding day. “Let me get back to you,” I told her. As I hung up, I noticed Roger tapping an impatient foot to the floor. He’d understood the gist of the conversation. “You’ve got to stop this thing Norris,” he said. “If you marry this girl, her mother will be running your life.” He encouraged me to reverse the train and tell X that contracts made under the influence are null and void. No, he wasn’t a prelaw major, but it seemed right. So that’s what I told X. Remarkedly, she mostly understood. Within the month, our yearlong relationship came to an end. Gratefully, I can fondly retell this story as a fairly typical college romance. Sadly, this quarantine makes me especially aware that not everyone is as fortunate with their past or current relationships.

Perhaps you (or someone you know) is living in an atypical relationship where your spouse barrages you with daily insults or mind games. Worse yet, you’re being physically, as well as emotionally, abused. If that’s true, I hope you’ll seek counsel from friends, like Roger, who God placed in your life. If they advise you to get out, it may be time to listen. Remember, you are child of God and you deserve a marriage that is safe and thriving. If that doesn’t describe your marriage, then it’s not a marriage. It just might be abuse. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is a great resource for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Call (800) 799-7233 or visit thehotline.org. Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at 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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n 2006, my husband Jim and I embarked on a dream-of-a-lifetime project. My career prior to publishing was interior design, and I always wanted to design and build a home from scratch. Before the age of 30, I had already bought, rehabbed and sold four houses. When we moved to McKinley Park in 1989, we remodeled a lovely circa 1925 Tudor home over the course of 16 years. While my wish to design and build was brewing, Jim made it clear he loved our home, our street and our neighborhood. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d worked for IBM and was transferred every few years. Now he wanted to put down roots. And as luck would have it, we both were able to find satisfaction.

Jim made friends with an elderly couple living six houses down the street. The couple owned the empty lot next to their house where they grew fruit trees and gardened. When the gentleman passed away, his children inherited the properties and were anxious to sell. We purchased the lot. Another family bought the home. Our street is in a historic district around McKinley Park, so our plans had to go through an extensive design review. Our goal was to design a house that blended seamlessly with the other architecture surrounding the park. We hired architect Jim Plumb, who had designed many beautiful homes and additions. Our house was his last projectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; he passed away in 2006. When we hired

Jim and Cecily Hastings him, his lung cancer was progressing, but he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turn down the opportunity to build the last new home facing McKinley Park. The house is approximately 2,900 square feet with a finished full basement. Basements of this type are rare in Sacramento and, frankly, the idea of building a modern basement really got my husband excited. We used a German building system that utilized foam blocks, rebar and poured concrete walls. The expansive basement is divided into two private areas, plus a workshop and lots of storage. Light comes from window wells and a French door. It can be accessed from a staircase inside the house and an exterior concrete stairway in the backyard. When we designed the home, my elderly mother lived in an assistedliving facility. We wanted a first-floor bedroom and bath so she could move in with us. When she passed away during construction, we converted the downstairs bedroom into an open music room for our piano and my home office. We have three bedrooms upstairs and three baths in the house, plus bathrooms in the basement and garageoffice space. Work from home spaces abound. The garage, with its vaulted ceiling, was designed as office space for our business. With a bedroom and bath, it can also be used as a studio apartment. The first-floor ceilings are 10 feet high and the open entryway is two stories tall. The home is designed around a central hallway axis on both floors with window light provided from both directions. The hall ceilings are barrel-vaulted.

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The kitchen-dining-family room faces the swimming pool in the backyard. This great room features French doors clad in copper and three sets of crossshaped beams. I opted for two shades of dark taupe so they were distinctive and dramatic against the contemporary cherry kitchen cabinets and French limestone flooring. The homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many custom design touches include an 8-feet-tall front door

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built locally by Burnett & Sons with an oval window that reflects a larger oval window above it. Cut limestone accents around the windows and doors bring an Old World touch. Many of the walls are Venetian plaster, which I learned to apply myself. Stone and glass floor mosaics add striking detail. The lush landscaping and trees (except for the historic street Sycamore tree) were all planted in 2008. When

we bought the empty lot, it was covered with abandoned fruit trees and overgrown shrubs. Using a chain saw from East Sac Hardware, Jim cut them down himself. He worked on it for a couple months, and left the branches and clippings out each week for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s green waste service. Jim and I served as our own contractor. It was a great project to work on together. Just as with

our business, we divided up tasks. I managed the architecture, material and fixture selections, and interior design. He focused on the basement, and heating and cooling systems, including an underfloor heating system that is fabulous. While a significant percentage of marriages are tested by the stress of building a house, this project strengthened our relationship! But the process is certainly not for most folks.

BUILDING OUR HOME WAS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR OUR TRADITIONAL MCKINLEY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT WE DECIDED A COUPLE YEARS AGO TO BUILD A CONTEMPORARY SINGLESTORY HOME SO WE CAN AGE IN PLACE. WE PURCHASED A CUSTOM LOT IN THE NEW SUTTER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOPE TO MOVE IN THIS SPRING.

And living just down the street was extremely helpful as we could be there every day while the house was being built. Building our home was a labor of love for our traditional McKinley Park neighborhood. But we decided a couple years ago to build a contemporary single-story home so we can age in place. We purchased a custom lot in the new Sutter Park neighborhood and hope to move in this spring. Our current home faces McKinley Park which is undergoing a renovation that will soon be completed. We look forward to another family enjoying our truly

custom-designed home someday soonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but without the two years of planning and building it took Jim and me to create it. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@ insidepublications.com. To recommend a home or garden for Open House, contact Katie Kishi at kkishi22@gmail.com. More photography and previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Shut Up and Play? BETTER GET USED TO HEARING FROM ATHLETES

or sports fans who pray 2021 is the year athletes shut up, a reality check: It won’t happen. Athletes have always talked, even before anyone cared what they had to say. They aren’t going to stop speaking their minds anytime soon. Jack Johnson, who in 1908 became the first Black fighter to win the world heavyweight championship, was never at a loss for words. But his most enduring quote from his “Fight of the Century” in Reno against ardent white supremacist and former champ Jim Jeffries was eloquently simple: “May the best man win.” Johnson beat the bigot in 15 rounds. Race riots erupted across the United States. At least 20 people were killed. Since then, athletes have stood in locker rooms, street corners and court houses to propound on politics, civil rights and equality. Even the Kings got involved. The dream of shutting up athletes gained urgency last year when the World Series and NBA Finals bombed

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Joe Louis (left) punches Buddy Baer in 1941 bout. on TV. Both recorded lowest-ever ratings. Many commentators suspect audiences vanished in response to remarks by players in support of Black Lives Matter and police reform—a protest of a protest. But the shrunken TV numbers were more likely a coronavirus coincidence. The pandemic disrupted sports seasons and forced games to be played without fans. The thrill was gone. And besides, there’s nothing unusual about loudmouth sports stars. The outspoken roster reaches back decades before LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick were born. Then as now, blurting out hard truths takes courage. It’s not a road to popularity. Muhammad Ali presented his thoughts on the Vietnam War and military draft. Curt Flood attacked baseball rules that treated him as an indentured servant. Bill Russell belittled racist fans of the Boston Celtics. Billie Jean King promoted gender equity and opposed pay discrimination in tennis. Some athletes lost endorsement deals and bonuses for speaking their minds. Some sacrificed careers. The athlete who

strays into the political arena takes a dangerous path. Many sports fans don’t want to hear about it. The Kings have been largely apolitical since nesting in Sacramento in 1985. They promoted Black Lives Matter—but so did countless others. I imagine the absence of activist Kings has more to do with the team’s incompetence than anything else. One hallmark of the truly impactful outspoken athlete is they must be winners—when you play for a habitual loser, nobody cares what you think. Like most pro teams, Kings management has long encouraged players to avoid making politically controversial statements for fear of upsetting sponsors or fans. Silence is golden to management. But the Kings didn’t always duck controversy. It’s important to remember the franchise broke the pro basketball color barrier in 1946 when the team signed an African American, William “Dolly” King, in the National Basketball League, predecessor to the NBA.

King played one season for the Kings—known as the Rochester Royals—and was paid top dollar. He roomed with a White player, Bob Davies, on the road and shared an apartment with Jewish and Italian teammates, Red Holzman and Fuzzy Levane. When a restaurant refused to serve King, the whole team walked out. Six months after King joined the Royals, Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier with the Dodgers. But unlike the Royals, racist Dodgers refused to socialize with their Black teammate. Sadly, Jackie ate alone. By all accounts, King and Robinson weren’t eager to press their views on others. They wanted to do their jobs and go home—which no doubt made them more valuable in the eyes of their employers. Boxing champ Joe Louis was another legendary athlete who did his job and shut up. When Louis visited Sacramento for two informal exhibition bouts against Bobby Lee and Big Boy Brown at Memorial Auditorium in December 1945, he disappeared into a cheap West End hotel on J Street and issued no public comments. His friend and former opponent Buddy Baer, who served as sergeant at arms for the state Legislature, often tried to get Louis back to Sacramento, without luck. “He tended to avoid the public,” Baer once said. “He never came back here. Always had an excuse.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at regraswich@icloud.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

1. Susan Peters attends “Carmichael Night” at Raley Field in 2012. 2. Susan Peters joins developers at groundbreaking of Carmichael’s Milagro Centre in 2011. 3. American River Natural History Association President Liz Williamson and ambassador owl Echo welcome Susan Peters to an Effie Yeaw Nature Center gala in 2011. 4. Susan Peters volunteers for a police canine attack demonstration at Pioneer Park.

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5. Lutheran pastor Kay Doyle and Susan Peters celebrate new Mission Avenue and Arden Way traffic lights in 2012.

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7. Heroes of a 2015 terrorist attack in France (from left) Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler return home to Susan Peters’ accolades.

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Bike Lift

2 WHEELS CAN HAUL THE GOODS ikes are stars for recreation and travel to places not too far away. They can do more—such as help you take stuff with you or bring purchases home. With a little planning and minor investment, you can transform a butter knife bike into a Swiss Army knife multitasker. You can make it easy to tote essentials for work or the gym, and pick up groceries and other goods from nearby stores and markets. These errands can be as fast as driving and more convenient. Opting for your bike will improve your health and let you joyfully experience your neighborhood with all senses engaged. The simplest way to carry things is on your body. Bike jerseys have multiple back pockets to stow items

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such as bananas, tubes, keys and money. But you probably don’t want to wear specialty recreational clothing to the drug store—and even those large pockets don’t hold much. For bulkier items, you can use a backpack or messenger bag. Plus, putting that extra weight on your body has its downsides. It can make you sweat and strain your muscles. It raises your center of gravity, which affects stability. For heavier loads and longer trips, you’ll probably want to put the weight on your bike instead of your body. At the very least, having a small bag attached beneath your saddle to carry a spare tube, patch kit and tools is a good idea. For small, light loads, a wire or wicker basket attached to the handlebars is an accessible, practical and photogenic choice. Wicker is especially charming loaded with baguettes and flowers. Adding a rear rack, which can support 60 pounds or more, can make your bike a real workhorse. You can mount a bike “trunk” on top and strap it down. Panniers can hang from the sides of the rack thus putting the weight low to the ground. I have a single pannier on my bike that is not quite big enough (a mistake)

to hold a grocery bag. When I’m not hauling groceries, hardware items or tennis gear, it holds my lock. My wife has two panniers and I’m continually astonished by the mega loads she manages, including gallons of milk or produce from the farmers market, often cushioned by bubble wrap. Her panniers are easily removed and can be carried and filled while she shops. Loading the panniers can take some getting used to. You want the loads equally balanced. Bungie cords or a cargo net can prevent items from bouncing out. My wife has found that a rear-mounted kickstand helps prevent the bike from falling during loading. The ultimate in bike hauling comes from special cargo bikes and bike trailers, some of which can be pricey and may present parking issues. They can carry hundreds of pounds and items ranging from appliances to mattresses. Kids and pets are common loads. (The American Academy of Pediatrics says kids are safer in a trailer rather than on the bike itself, though trailers can be hard for motorists to see.) There are a wide variety of styles for both cargo bikes and trailers. There are Dutch-style bikes with boxes in the front for the kids and cargo. There are other bikes with a cargo bay between

the wheels and tricycles. Research and try these before you buy. With an electric bike and trailer, or cargo e-bike, almost anything can be hauled. When I worked for a local bicycle advocacy group, before the popularization of e-bikes, we bought a custom trailer to haul the materials for our bike parking compounds. Relying on muscle power alone to move those hundreds of pounds was a stretch, and probably a mistake. Most people aren’t strong enough to start up a heavy load like that or tackle even a small rise. An electrical assist makes it much more practical. But you don’t have to move a ton. If you’d like to try carrying things by bike, your friendly local bike store can help make the most of your existing bike or advise on a new bike. They offer essential services during the pandemic and any time. 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 InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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LOCAL PLEDGE CAMPAIGN KEEPS GROWING

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We are happy to report that the TAKE THE 100% LOCAL PLEDGE campaign continues to grow and pick up new supporters. We invite other businesses and groups to join the effort as well. You can participate as simply as posting our signs at your business or by donating to fund signs and other resources. Visit insidesacramento.com/100local/. For more information, contact cecily@insidepublications.com.

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FIBER OPTIMUM HOW A GARDEN MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE

f 2020 seemed like a daily flat tire, begin the New Year with a nutritious edible garden and exercise. Gardening is Mother Nature’s Peloton. Who needs Jenny Craig when homegrown fresh produce is stuffed with healthy low-calorie options? Growing the right foods may even save or extend your life. Fred Hoffman, Sacramento’s highest-profile gardener, confronted a life-threatening health crisis in 2012. He discovered he had Type 2 diabetes while preparing for quadruple-bypass heart surgery. It was an abrupt life-or-death wakeup call for the producer/host of the “Garden Basics with Farmer Fred” podcast and radio programs, “The KFBK Garden Show” and “Get Growing with Farmer Fred” on Talk 650 KSTE.

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Hoffman studied medical research and chose a personal road to recovery. He waved bye-bye to candy, cookies and ice cream, and added more fruits, vegetables and foods such as sprouted bread to his diet. Fiber, both soluble and insoluble, became his daily companion. “My goals were to eat at least 35 grams of fiber a day and fewer than 45 grams of added sugar per day,” he says. An experienced gardener, he tweaked his planting choices to grow fruits and vegetables at the top of the nutrient and fiber-rich charts. All his produce is organically grown. “At first, I stayed on my medications, but began eating correctly and doing regular exercise,” says Hoffman, who also became a cycling and weighttraining advocate. “Much of the research I read discussed the good things that adding soluble fiber to your diet can do for the heart and diabetes control. And I read horror stories about how a diet filled with added sugars, combined with a sedentary lifestyle, can send you back to the hospital.” Eight months after surgery, Hoffman had shed 60 pounds, narrowed to a 32-inch waist, and weaned himself off seven prescription medications.

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He says his endocrinologist and cardiologist were astounded by the rapid turnaround. “I’ve been prescription free since,” he says. A high-fiber diet, according to the Mayo Clinic, helps control blood-sugar levels and cholesterol and fats from being absorbed into the blood stream.

It aids waste elimination and weight management. Artichokes, blueberries, peas, apricots, beans (pinto, white and kidney), carrots, oranges and eggplant are excellent sources of soluble fiber, the type of fiber that dissolves in water. Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water and mostly is skins and seeds of plants. All fiber is good for you.

Blueberries, high in antioxidants, potassium and vitamin C, are considered a “superfood.” Fortunately, they are easy to grow, even in large containers. Tasty and productive varieties to consider include Reveille, O’Neal, Jewel, Bluecrop and Emerald. So-called superfoods are not determined by specific criteria, according to the American Heart Association, but are packed with nutrients that combat deadly diseases. Kale, beans and sweet potatoes often are considered superfoods. Other highly nutritious edibles commonly grown in the Sacramento area include tomatoes, garlic, ginger, spinach, beets and peppers. Adding healthier garden-grown fruits and vegetables to your diet does not have to be intimidating. “For new gardeners, start small,” Hoffman says. “Pick fruits and vegetables you know your family will eat and then only plant a few of each.” He recommends two blueberry plants, two or three tomato plants (including one cherry tomato), a couple of pepper plants and three or four fruit trees. Add one zucchini, which will provide enough squash for an entire neighborhood.

Two excellent informational sources for those wishing to improve their diet and overall health with an edible garden in 2021 are the Master Gardeners of Sacramento County website at sacmg. ucanr.edu and Hoffman’s site at farmerfred.com. These two websites are rich with scientifically researched, howto gardening information. Start the New Year with an edible garden and become your own nutritionist and personal trainer. Growing your own is a wholesome and healthful New Year’s resolution, one you may decide to renew for the rest of your life. Dan Vierria is a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener for Sacramento County and former Home & Garden writer for The Sacramento Bee. He can be reached at masterg29@gmail.com. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UCCE Master Gardeners at (916) 8765338, email mgsacramento@ucanr. edu or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

Leaving California? Sacramento

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Raising Her Voice

LOCAL OPERA SINGER HAS BUILT MULTIFACETED CREATIVE CAREER

ll the world really is a stage for Carrie Hennessey. Though you could describe Hennessey as “an opera singer,” that wouldn’t do justice to the creative mind and talent she brings to productions of all kinds—opera, musical theater, cabaret, chamber music, master classes, lectures, song cycles and more. “I’m always about being open to whatever the inspiration is,” the Natomas resident says. “When the whim or spark of an idea comes to me, I don’t question it—I roll with it.” This flexibility has served Hennessey well during a career that has spanned decades, states and countries. As a child growing up in Minneapolis, Hennessey was “the loud singer” early on, thanks in part to her mother’s work as a pianist for choir groups. Hennessey’s father died when she was quite young and she consequently saw the role music played in her mother’s life as “a source of comfort, motivation, community and communication.” After a mentor in high school suggested Hennessey try opera, she took six months of lessons and then decided to try out for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a competition for promising young opera singers—and placed in regionals. Heartened by her early success, she went on to study singing at the University of Minnesota Morris, a small liberal arts college with an “amazing music faculty.” However, an emotional trauma she’d experienced began to wreak havoc on her voice—Hennessey had panic attacks for the first time in her life and, at the next Met Opera competition, she cracked a note onstage and walked away from performing…for 12 years. “I thought, if this is what this (job) is—worrying and interpreting every interaction and audition—it’s not the career I want,” Hennessey says.

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Luckily for audiences everywhere, Hennessey eventually found her way back to singing when she joined the celebrated Theatre de la Jeune Lune, a Minneapolis-based company known for its physical performance style combining clowning, mime, dance and opera. The troupe’s multifaceted philosophy fit Hennessey to a tee, so she toured with them for two years. When her husband’s telecom job relocated the family—they have two children, now 18 and 20—to Sacramento in 2008, Hennessey wasted no time diving into the local performance scene. She’s sung with the Sacramento Opera, Sacramento Ballet (where she also collaborated on a world premiere ballet with choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie), Sacramento Children’s Chorus and Chamber Music Society of Sacramento, among others. But she’s also maintained her national and global connections, performing in New York City, Colorado, Texas, Hungary, Czech Republic, Belgium and Germany, to name just a few. In addition, Hennessey has found some of her most beloved collaborators in Sacramento. She works regularly with pianist Jennifer Reason, with whom she’s formed two performance groups: adventurous musical collective Rogue Music Project and mashup band The Reassemblers of Whimsy. The duo is also working on a recital of allfemale composers titled “And Yet She Persisted: Stories and Music of Women in Classical Music.” “I always like to explore the gray areas (of female characters),” Hennessey says. “I’m not interested in the traditional way. ‘That’s how it’s always been done’ is a killer phrase. I’d much rather make people think and feel something. I want to know what’s underneath—the gray is where all the information lives.” Though performance plans have been put on hold due to the pandemic, Hennessey is still teaching private vocal lessons over Zoom—preparing the next generation of genre-busting artists to take on the world—and is busy planning her return to the many kinds of stages she calls home. For more information, visit carriehennessey.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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

SWEET POTATO This large, starchy, sweettasting root vegetable is a great source of betacarotene. To eat: Roast the flesh and use instead of pumpkin for a delicious Southern pie.

BLOOD ORANGE

This small citrus fruit has few seeds and a loose, puffy orange skin that peel, making it a popular addition to children’s lunchboxes. is easy to p Eat it: Peel and enjoy.

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

BROCCOLI MEYER LEMON

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

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

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More Than Java LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS SERVE UP SURPRISINGLY GOOD FOOD

Empanadas at Barrio Cafe

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ith more shutdowns and stay-at-home orders, and fewer options to interact with local food-service small businesses, it’s harder and harder to enjoy a simple trip to get a sandwich or grab a cup of coffee. Dining rooms are off limits and the weather is just a bit too cold most days to dine outside. Therefore, it’s more important than ever to find those quick grab-and-go outposts that offer safe and convenient locations with delicious food and customer care. Tucked away on the corner of one of the city’s oldest shopping centers in South Land Park, Barrio Cafe Sacramento is a hidden treasure. What

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looks on the outside to be a simple coffee shop is actually a coffee/wine/ beer emporium with a full kitchen and bakery putting out scrumptious bites well beyond the morning hours. First the coffee. It’s splendid. With beans procured from Vallejo-based coffee roaster Moschetti, the brews are dark and earthy. The coffee concoctions are pulled with finesse by the skilled baristas working the counter, adding just the right amount of foam for a cappuccino, the proper milk for a latte and everything but the kitchen sink further down the creative java menu. A solid selection of international and local wines is available alongside a healthy offering of local beers (with special emphasis on Broadway brewer New Helvetia Brewing Company). Truly, Barrio has the beverage end of things covered. The kitchen is where things really get exciting. Owner Sergio Barrio learned his baking skills at his father’s knee, and the family business shines through in every house-made bagel, croissant, brioche and pastry.

The breakfast sandwiches, on brioche or croissant, are spectacular. Layered with a wide variety of meats, spinach, tomato and cheese, and lathered generously with a spicy garlic mayonnaise, they stick to your ribs without a doubt. Bagel sandwiches with smoked salmon and other delights also make the grade for morning fare. In the afternoon and evening, Barrio offers his signature dish: empanadas. Stuffed with whatever the kitchen fancies, like stewed chicken, mushrooms and gruyere cheese, chile verde or even Indian samosa filling, these luscious doughy pockets of love are what can turn a cold day warm. You can find the empanadas occasionally on Sundays at New Helvetia’s Broadway taproom as well. Barrio’s other location, at N and 13th streets, is closed temporarily during

the pandemic. If you used to work in or around the Capitol and have been missing the coffee and empanadas, or if you live in the South Land Park neighborhood, or if you’re like my friend Paul and just love a great empanada, get yourself over to Barrio and grab a bite and a sip. Barrio is at 1188 35th Ave. (at South Land Park Drive); (916) 469-9433; facebook.com/barriosacramento. On the other end of town, tucked away in a Carmichael shopping strip, another coffee shop is bringing out some lovely food to go with its impressive coffee. Fast Cat Coffee celebrates fast cars, strong drinks and gooey grilled cheese. This seems to be a pretty desirable trifecta. The theme of the joint is motor sports, both vintage and modern, with a flair for the classier side of the sport

IT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO FIND THOSE QUICK GRAB-AND-GO OUTPOSTS THAT OFFER SAFE AND CONVENIENT LOCATIONS WITH DELICIOUS FOOD AND CUSTOMER CARE.

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(think Monte Carlo rather than Nascar). When we could sit inside, it was lovely to enjoy the wood, leather and steel ambience while sipping a strong single espresso. It made you feel like you were somewhere. These days, you’ll have to grab and go, but the upmarket grilled cheese offerings are worth the trip. Try the “Wake Up Guanajuato,” a breakfast sandwich made with carnitas, eggs, avocado, salsa, garlic jack and smokey cheddar on sliced French bread. Or the decidedly sweet offering of “Sweet Baby Cheesus,” made with havarti, fontina and Loleta Traffic Jam (a mixture of wild local berries) on sliced French. My favorite has to be the “Smokin’ Pig,” made with havarti, smokey cheddar, sliced apples and pulled pork on sliced sourdough wheat bread. It’s a delight. Speed on over and try one now. Fast Cat Coffee is at 7901 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Carmichael (one block east of Manzanita); (916) 999-0323; fastcatcoffee.com. One last coffee joint to mention is the newest of the batch. Just opened in 2020, Donuts & Coffey brings a trove

of sweet treats to all those looking for a morning sugar rush. Owners Thana Ny and Aaron Coffey offer a slew of creatively constructed doughnuts and old classics. Their version of the simple blueberry cake doughnut hits the spot. Their creative addition of sugars, glazes and cereals make for entertaining eats. And their “kronuts,” doughnuts made from croissant dough, are great by themselves but still pretty good when topped with chocolate and marshmallow. My wife’s favorite sweet delight is the tiramisu doughnut, a chocolateglazed doughnut filled with a coffee and chocolate cream. Your dentist will hate you, but your stomach will love it. Donuts & Coffey is at 5611 Folsom Blvd. in East Sacramento; (916) 9990232; donutscoffey.com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. Our Inside Sacramento Restaurant Guide and previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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