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he tables are going to be turned on us in the next few months as we release our new book, “Inside Sacramento: The Most Interesting Neighborhood Places in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital.” While usually it is our writers on our pages who tell our vital local stories, we will be reaching out to the rest of Sacramento’s media to help us promote the new book. One of the questions I’ll be asked to answer is why we published this book. Honestly, I grew tired of Sacramento’s not getting the respect it deserves as a place to live or a destination to visit. Sacramento hasn’t marketed itself especially well, especially the great neighborhood experiences our city offers. We rarely show up on lists of great places to live or visit in magazines or on websites. I’m convinced that is because there is nothing published that extols our virtues. A similar book, called “This Is Oakland” by Melissa Davis and Kristen Loken, inspired me. After seeing what they’d created for another underrated city, I knew Sacramento was ripe for a similar approach to help us create a new civic image. The Oakland book profiled 90 places in seven city neighborhoods. We identified eight city neighborhoods: Downtown, Old
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Sac, Midtown, R Street, The Handle, Oak Park, Land Park and East Sac. Originally, I thought we would be able to find only 70 places to eat, shop and explore in those neighborhoods. But as we delved into the selection process, we quickly realized we would go well beyond 70 places. When we were done, we had tallied 101 great places! While a handful of places we selected were not available for photography or didn’t fit our photo format, we quickly found other places that were worthy of inclusion. Creating this book was a challenge, but it was also greatly rewarding. While our 20-plus years of publishing proved helpful, the book publishing business is different and required us to learn new skills.
Creating a book like this takes a very talented team. I am blessed to have one. The fabulous work of our photographers, Aniko Kiezel and Rachel Valley, speaks for itself on every page. Jessica Laskey wrote the descriptions of each place and managed the relationships with the participants. Graphic designer Brian Burch helped guide me in creating the
beautiful book design. Longtime book publisher Helen Sweetland, now of Left Coast Book Works here in Sacramento, was invaluable in PUBLISHER page 13
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A Clear-Eyed Success ENTERPRISING COUPLE EXPANDING AN EYELASH EXTENSION BUSINESS
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f you ever wonder if Sacramentans have what it takes to buck the blows of the nation’s most recent recession, take a close look at Arden’s power-playing franchise fanatics, Ilan and Kristin Frank. Little did they know when they met on a Del Dayo soccer field back in 2000 they would be spilling with success just 16 years later. In the depths of the recession the couple squeezed the trigger in 2009 on becoming franchisees of European Wax Center. They opened their first franchise at Loehmann’s Plaza and before long launched three more: one in Folsom, another near UCLA, and a third in Santa Barbara. “We just fell in love with the business, the people, the community and the fact that we were employing people who needed and wanted jobs,” Kristin says. “In some small way we hoped we were making a difference in the local economy’s recovery.” Today, Ilan and Kristin are on to another big venture in the franchise world, Amazing Lash Studio, a membership-based salon that specializes in eyelash extensions. Loehmann’s worked so well for the Franks with European Wax Center that it was the natural choice for Amazing Lash Studio, what with the shopping center’s Fair Oaks
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Boulevard visibility and a constant crush of visitors to the busy center. Amazing Lash is a membershipbased business concept where women come back every three weeks or so to have individual strands of eyelash extensions affixed to their own eyelashes, making them appear longer, fuller, more curled and styled. Different thicknesses, shapes and colors are available. The end result eliminates the need for mascara, meaning no more raccoon eyes or black smudges. The extensions stay on morning, noon and night for about three weeks and do not need to be removed for swimming,
sleeping, showering or other normal activities. When they start looking thin again, it’s time for a new set or a touchup. Think manicures. Think repeat customers. “We are bringing a top level of service for something that can accentuate a woman’s beauty,” Ilan says. “Eyes are the highest impact on a woman’s face. There is nothing that can have such a dramatically beautiful impact on a woman’s appearance. “Plus, our staff is so well trained at putting on the extensions that it feels relaxing, pampering. Women often
fall asleep while our aestheticians are performing miracles only to wake up with beautiful lashes.” Since the blockbuster opening in the spring, the couple has been going full throttle and plans to open “at least 39 new Amazing Lash Studio centers throughout the region,” Ilan says. Perhaps also part of the Franks’ success is their obvious ability to multitask. Ilan has been in business since 1994 and owns Crime Alert Security, installing and operating security systems for private parties ARDEN page 14
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helping me negotiate the world of book publishing, printing and distribution. And I am grateful to Bob Graswich for contributing his expert editing skills. My husband Jim deserves a great deal of credit for keeping our business and home life running smoothly while I took nearly a year away from both to create this book. And I am very grateful to my publication staff members Daniel Nardinelli, Cindy Fuller, Michael McFarland, Marybeth Bizjak, Linda Smolek, Lisa Schmidt and Lauren Hastings, who contributed design, photography, editing, distribution or web skills. I am also grateful to the smallbusiness owners who welcomed us into their places, shared their stories with us and helped us with book sales. They truly inspire us. Here is the introduction to the book so you can better understand why we pursued this project.
INTRODUCTION TO “INSIDE SACRAMENTO” Sacramento is known as America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital. No other major American city is more centrally located amid so many small, family-owned farms, ranches and vineyards—all producing year-round in our ideal Mediterranean climate. Sacramento adopted the Farm-to-Fork Capital designation through the efforts of civic and business leaders who wanted to sing the praises of our local foodgrowing and food-making experience. Sacramento is also home to one of the largest farmers markets in the state: the famed Sunday farmers market downtown, an exciting marketplace of fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, flowers and artisanal products. In Sacramento, some 40 other farmers markets attract tens of thousands of people each week seeking the farm-tofork experience. Sacramento celebrates farm-to-fork culture each September with a festival and other events capped by a gala dinner, at which hundreds of diners enjoy a locally sourced meal on the magnificent Tower Bridge. Guests
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are treated to a feast highlighting the delicious collaboration between the Sacramento region’s farmers and chefs. The honored chefs selected to create the dinner are given a special green logo on their restaurant’s page in this book. But Sacramento doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. Even though it is the state capital, it’s often overshadowed by its larger and louder regional neighbors. The discovery of gold in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the historic Gold Rush. But in recent years, another rush has occurred: the development of the city’s many diverse neighborhoods. People are attracted to these neighborhoods by the sheer number of interesting shops, restaurants, cafés and other commercial establishments. In addition, the new Golden 1 Center downtown has encouraged dozens of new developments that enrich the central city and beyond, bringing people from all over to dine, shop, explore and be entertained.
Our book is a curated collection of Sacramento’s most interesting places. It’s designed to give readers an insider’s glimpse into the unique and exceptional Sacramento neighborhood experience. It’s not meant just for people who live in Sacramento, but also for visitors from all over the country who come on business or vacation or are considering moving here. The eight neighborhoods profiled in this book are among the city’s most pleasant to visit on foot and on bike. Sacramento is perfect for raising families so we have indicated the places that especially welcome them. This book was lovingly crafted as a guide to the delightful locally owned places we know about from living here and publishing neighborhood newsmagazines for the past two decades. Find yourself in Sacramento!
can also purchase a copy at one of our many book-signing events this month. The first will be held at Verge Center for the Arts at 625 S St. on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. The center will be celebrating the launch of its 2016 Art Studio Tours. We’ll also have a booth at the Farm-to-Fork Festival on Capitol Mall on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can also purchase the book online at insidesacbook.com. If you enjoy our publications, you will certainly enjoy our new book! n
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ARDEN FROM page 12 and businesses. When he and Kristin married, they brought together his two children and Kristin’s three, suddenly becoming a family of seven. “We were the Brady Bunch minus Cindy and Alice. What I would have done for Alice!” Kristin says. At the time of merger the children were between the ages of 4 and 8. That’s a lot of little people, cheese sticks and soccer games. But since there was no housekeeper Alice, the couple harnessed their own energy and organizational skills to make it work. That experience makes the franchise world seem like a piece of cake. Don’t blink or you might miss what’s next for Ilan and Kristin. Amazing Lash Studio at Loehmann’s has been open since April and in such a short span, the Franks have opened locations in San Jose and Elk Grove, with Folsom, Redwood City and Roseville coming soon. Other locations sold and in negotiations are San Jose, Pleasanton, Natomas, Walnut Creek and Daly City.
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“We are moving at a much quicker pace than corporate anticipated and always looking to hire,” Ilan says. The Franks live in the Arden area.
YOGA FOR BEGINNERS September brings that good ol’ back-to-school mood, a change of seasons and, yes, a time for beginning something new. Could this be the perfect time to head over to Yoga Shala, where instructors are offering a smattering of new classes for all yogi types, from the newbie to the diehard? “Some people are flat out afraid of yoga,” says Yoga Shala co-owner Biffy Cotter. “They’re afraid to even try it because they think they’re not flexible enough, too fat, too skinny, too weak, too this or too that.” Cotter’s studio at Arden Way and Eastern Avenue is offering a special beginner series of classes for just such people starting Sept. 13. The threeweek series will be taught by Annie Fox and introduces participants to the art of yoga. “People say to themselves, ‘Oh, I’m not skinny enough, I can’t do
downward dog. My shoulder hurts,’” Cotter says. “But yoga is so much more than that. It’s about releasing stress in the body. “People have so much on their plate, they’re so stressed and life goes by so fast. When you go to yoga you can put all that down. You get your body back, feel your breath and get grounded. You say, ‘I can handle my stress.’ ” For the more experienced yogis out there, Cotter’s studio is holding a special 40-day early morning intensive program from 5:30 to 7 a.m. The studio also holds a variety of workshops on meditation, relaxation, strength building, balance, wellness and nutrition. For example, from noon to 2 p.m. on Sept. 11, Bill Counter will teach Ashtanga yoga, a practice of arm balance movements, inversions and levitation. The class is described as a mix of adventurous sequences suitable for both beginners and continuing students. Also coming is the fall is a seminar by James Keller, a world-renowned meditation teacher.
SUCCESS BEGETS SUCCESS We see her glamorous billboard on Arden Way near Whole Foods Market. The one with a group of beautiful women all elegantly draped in white. Seems like something out of Vogue magazine or Madison Avenue. But it’s better than that. It’s Arden’s own Shawna Chrisman’s skin care business, Destination Aesthetics, that is putting Sacramento on the national map of skin care salons. Chrisman, an El Camino High School graduate, founded Destination Aesthetics in November 2011. In that short span she moved from her humble beginnings, a small office on American River Drive, to Studio 55 at the Pavilions, then expanded at that location before needing even more space. Last year she moved and expanded yet again, buying her own building on University Avenue. And now, after less than five years in the business, she continues her meteoric rise in the industry by opening a second location in Folsom. ARDEN page 17
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With her mother and best friend, Judy Martens, by her side, the pair have decorated the two salon locations to a T. “My mom put 400 miles a week on her car just driving out to the new Folsom location to do things like hang draperies and tapestries, alter fabrics, choose paint colors,” Chrisman says. Her husband, Josh, and kids Josiah, 13, and Eylse, 11, tag along to help whenever possible, even bringing the new family pet, a miniature schnauzer, to the job site. Turns out the pup will become the salon mascot. (What, no shar pei?) The new Destination Aesthetics at Folsom salon is up and running and is already booking with Arden overflow clients. It’s located at 540 Plaza Drive, Suite 100.
MORE FOR YOUR WATCH LIST Be on the lookout for some new faces at Arden Town Center, where this fall at least two new businesses will be coming to town.
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Just opened is The Daily Cycle, a studio for indoor cycling classes and a companion fitness business to Bri Carroll’s 2-year-old The Daily Method, which offers barre classes, essentially a combination of ballet, pilates and yoga all rolled into one to give the body an intense workout.
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engagement, form and safety and helping people find their optimal results using small movements that give you big results. We make muscles longer, leaner and stronger.” Between Carroll’s two businesses, she offers more than 45 classes a week at varying times, child care for some of them and special prices for monthly membership programs or class packages. For new members, $79 buys a month of unlimited classes. Also coming late September or early October is Jersey Mike’s, a franchise sub sandwich shop that is setting up a presence in the Arden area. One location is now open at Town and Country Village. Another is set for Howe Bout Arden and should be open in the spring.
NEW EATERY AT PAVILIONS Matt and Fred Haines are opening their decidedly ambitious and muchanticipated 3,600-square-foot eatery,
Wildwood, at the Pavilions Shopping Center on Fair Oaks Boulevard. The brothers are aiming for a regional draw as a farm-to-fork dining spot and an entertainment local with outdoor brick courtyard seating complete with a stage, trellises and fire pits. The courtyard is known for a statue of two matronly women taking a seat, resting between shopping venues. The idea is similar to what the Haineses have long done on the patio at their Bistro 33 location in Davis. They hope to draw local musicians who can offer low-key entertainment while diners enjoy gourmet treats.
LIFELONG LEARNING The Renaissance Society, a 2,000-member group of lifelong learners, is recruiting additional members who would like to enjoy the benefit of lifelong learning at California State University, Sacramento.
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between Marconi Avenue and Cottage Way. Car aficionados also can check out the hot wheels and classic cars on display from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at this free family event, which will have live music, breweries, vendors and food trucks. This is the eighth year the cruise and car show will be held on Fulton Avenue, one of the premier auto rows in our region featuring all types or new and previously owned cars. The event benefits the California Automobile Museum. For more information, go to calautomuseum.org or call 442-6802.
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FULTON AVENUE CAR CRUISE The 2016 Cruise Fest on Fulton Avenue starts at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, with the cruising to occur
During the summer there were plenty of great free outdoor concerts and movies in our neighborhood parks in Arden Park, Carmichael and Fair Oaks, and the fun will continue with an encore performance this month. Mark your calendar for a concert on Sunday, Sept. 19, at Gibbons Park, 4701 Gibbons Drive in Carmichael. Music will be provided by the band Fleetwood Mask, the ultimate tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Be sure to catch the fun 5 from 7 p.m. The concert is being sponsored by the Mission Oaks Recreation and Park District. And remember: The best way to enjoy this fall concert is to bring a picnic, blanket and lawn chairs.
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ARDEN-DIMICK LIBRARY CELEBRATION During July the Arden-Dimick Library celebrated its official grand reopening after recently being refurbished. The library was established in 1946 as a contract station in Arden School, later moved to the Arden Town Shopping Center, and settled in its current location in 1971, adding more square footage to the facility in 1999 through a generous donation from Dr. and Mrs. Max Dimick. The 70th anniversary celebration included vintage photos, activities for children and, of course, celebratory cake and lemonade. The volunteer community-based organization Friends of the ArdenDimick Library helped organized the delightful event. The group’s dual mission is to advocate for the library and to provide funding for books, materials, programs and library activities primarily through selling
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The Arden-Dimick Library recently celebrated its 70th anniversary. Public Library director Rivkah Sass, Friends of the Arden-Dimick co-founder Carolyn Martin, Supervisor Susan Peters and Branch Supervisor Kerri Moore helped mark the occasion. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxwell Skinner.
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Cable 14 (the local government TV station that airs public meetings on Channel 14), has added a live-stream feature: public meetings. Now you can watch those government meetings on the go from your mobile device, including those of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. Providing greater access to the Board of Supervisors public meetings via mobile devices is part of an ongoing effort to engage citizens and demonstrate transparency of the public meeting process that is the vehicle to carry out county governance, operations and policy. Over the past year, Sacramento County has also been working to make it easier and more efficient for residents to participate in local government decisions. Recently, the Public Comment link was made available to submit comments electronically on specific Board of Supervisors meeting agenda topics when reviewing the agenda online. Additionally, in April, an improved advanced search feature on public meeting agendas was implemented to make documents and information easier to find. To view board agendas, go to sccob.saccounty.net.
There will be plenty of high-flying excitement during the weekend of Oct. 1-2 when the California Capital Air Show returns to Mather Airport. Headlining the performances will be the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Also on hand will be an exciting array of jets, world-renowned aerobatic performers, and historic aircraft that will thrill and inspire aviation fans of all ages. Mather Airport is in Rancho Cordova off Highway 50. Formerly an Air Force base, the airport was converted to civilian use and is part of Sacramento County’s airport system. For more information about tickets and presentations, go to californiacapitalairshow.com.
SAVE MONEY AND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT King-size vehicles such as dump trucks, waste-hauling trucks and shuttle buses are integral to county departments such as Transportation, Waste Management and Recycling, and Sacramento International Airport, plus expensive to buy and fuel. So being awarded a $600,000 grant from the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program is not chump change. This funding was used toward the purchase of new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for the three county departments, which is lowering fuel costs and contributing toward a cleaner environment. The California Energy Commission says natural gas is the cleanest burning of all fossil fuels, cheaper than gas or diesel and contributes to significant reductions in greenhouse gas. Substituting one petroleum truck with a CNG truck, Sacramento County reduces petroleum-fuel use by 270 barrels of oil per year. The Department of Waste Management and Recycling has transitioned about 90 percent of its on-road fleet to use CNG. To support that use, the county opened a natural gas fueling station in 2015 that allows
multiple vehicles to fill up at the same time without waiting. To achieve even more greenhouse gas emission reductions, the refuse fleet is looking to move to biomethane renewable compressed natural gas as another possible alternate use fuel.
CARMICHAEL FOUNDER’S DAY Join me on Saturday, Sept. 24, when Carmichael celebrates Founder’s Day to honor the legacy of Daniel Webster Carmichael, who established the community in 1909. The party will naturally be held in Carmichael Park, with festivities running 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’s much to celebrate with opening of the new Milagro Centre at 6300 Fair Oaks Blvd. The shopping center hosts the Sacramento Brewing Company and soon other up-scale gourmet culinary vendors in a fabulously designed setting. Sacramento County also is proceeding to beautify Fair Oaks Boulevard with more streetscape improvements, including the undergrounding of utility wires between Landis Avenue and Engle Road, followed by the installation of a traffic signal light at Landis and enhanced landscaping adjacent to the “great wall” of Carmichael sign.
NO WILD RAFTING This Labor Day weekend there will be a complete ban on alcohol consumption and possession both on land and in the water within the American River Parkway between Hazel and Watt avenues (an exception exists for Ancil Hoffman Golf Course). In addition to that ban and a similar one earlier during the Fourth of July, a special restriction had to be implemented in June and July when it was learned that two “Rafting Gone Wild” events were being promoted on social media. Department of Regional Park’s Rangers set up normal ice chest checkpoints for rafters similar to what was done during the Fourth of July weekend and will be performed during
this Labor Day weekend. When encountering these checkpoints, rafters complied voluntarily by either taking their alcohol back to their car or dumping it on site. Rangers received a lot of positive comments from visitors about keeping alcohol off the river. While most folks obeyed the rules, some citations still had to be issued for alcohol violations, and a few people were arrested for various charges, including the organizer responsible for the two unpermitted events. Since the Board of Supervisors restored decorum by implementing a summer holiday alcohol ban, families I have talked to have expressed appreciation for making the American River Parkway a much more enjoyable, and safer, experience for everyone.
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they volunteer their time with local organizations, including Sacramento Event Crew, the Sacramento International Airport Ambassadors, the Sacramento Zoo and Friends of East Sacramento. “We like doing lots of different things,” says Bill, who just completed a stunning metal sculpture for Sutter Hospital as a memorial to a 12-yearold patient. “We volunteer and we travel,” Mary concurs. (They make a point to travel every six weeks or so.) This shared affinity for spending time helping others and exploring the world is something the Kuypers discovered early on in their 20-year marriage. On one of their first dates after meeting at the Sacramento Tall Club, they scooped ice cream at the zoo’s annual Ice Cream Safari. That
was more than 21 years ago, and the Kuypers still volunteer for the event every year. As Airport Ambassadors, the Kuypers help out at the airport information booth, telling travelers about local tourist attractions and answering questions. “We understand travel because we do it so often,” Bill explains. “People are tired and cranky because they’ve just gotten off a flight, so we like to help out.” “Then, when we’re at other airports as travelers ourselves, we like to stop by the information booth and chat with the volunteers,” Mary adds. “Talking to so many people is like studying psychology. You learn how to interact with so many different kinds of people.”
This love of conversation has served the couple well as volunteers at the California State Fair for the Sacramento County booth and at the California Grown Floral booth demonstrating how to make wedding bouquets. For the past four years, they have volunteered at McKinley Rose Garden through the nonprofit Friends of East Sac. They oversee the garden’s annual winter pruning, which brings nearly 100 volunteers together on a Saturday morning each January to prune 1,200 rosebushes. Bill has also lent his metal talents to the arbors decorating the perimeter, as well as to reinstalling the wrought-iron trellis that was stolen from the garden and recovered last April.
“We got married at the Rose Garden, so we want to keep it beautiful,” Bill says. The connection to their community includes Bill’s service on the East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce. (He was named Volunteer of the Year in 2015.) The couple created and donated centerpieces for the annual Taste of East Sacramento fundraiser, and they regularly donate blood, work at Farm-to-Fork events in September and are involved with Sacramento Event Crew, which posts volunteer opportunities on its website every month. “It’s great because you can decide to get involved in whatever comes up,” Mary says. “You don’t have to be tied to one organization.” Mary’s love of lending a hand can be traced back to her mother, who often took Mary with her on volunteer outings and who still tries to help out—at the age of 95—at the skilled nursing facility where she lives. “She likes to feel useful for people who aren’t as able,” Bill says proudly. Mary’s mother’s love of doing good clearly rubbed off, and lucky for Mary, she found a companion who’s just as gung-ho about giving back. So no matter how busy life gets for the Kuypers, it appears there’s always room to spare for a good cause and a neighbor in need. For more information about volunteer opportunities, visit friendsofeastsacramento.org, saczoo.org, visitsacramento.com, saceventcrew.com or saccounty.net. To see Bill Kuyper’s metalwork, visit billkuyper.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n
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SUPERVISOR page 23 being available in August to chat with residents prior to the free concert in the park performed in Fair Oaks Village. Before the show, I visited with folks about county matters as they arrived with their blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets to enjoy the music. I started these informal “Office Hours” sessions in 2005 and now they are an annual ritual beginning in the spring and concluding in the fall. Please visit my webpage via bos.saccounty.net to see when the next one is scheduled. Last month I participated in a number of neighborhood gatherings during National Night Out on Aug. 2. I visited with Arden Manor residents celebrating at Deterding Park and later went to Ashton Park for a gathering hosted by the Wilhaggin Del Dayo Neighborhood Association. I also stopped by events held in North Highlands and Foothill Farms before ending the evening at Crawford’s Barn over in College Greens East. I also held my Community Coffee during the morning of Aug. 17 at the headquarters of the Fair Oaks Water District. Representatives from the County’s Adult Protective Services Program provided an insightful look at how they work to maintain the health and safety of seniors and dependent adults who may be subject to neglect, abuse or exploitation, or who are unable to protect their own interests. APS social workers investigate allegations of physical abuse (assault/ battery, constraint or deprivation, sexual assault, chemical restraint, and over or under medication), neglect (including self-neglect), financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction and psychological or verbal abuse. Most helpful was learning about what warning signs to look out for concerning your loved ones. I will hold two community meetings in October that will focus on Measure B, the half-cent transportation sales tax measure on the November ballot that is expected to raise $3.6 billion over 30 years to repave streets, SUPERVISOR page 28
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Bickram Ghosh’s Drums of India FRI, SEP 30 • 8PM Composed of four master drummers from India, playing a variety of traditional Indian percussion, and supported with sitar, this ensemble has thrilled audiences throughout the Indian continent. Part of the India in the Artist’s Eye festival
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SUPERVISOR page 27 repair aging roads and bridges, and fund new highway, connector and interchange projects as well as provide funding for Regional Transit. Those meetings will be at the Carmichael Park Clubhouse on Oct. 6 and at the Arden-Dimick Library Community Room on Oct. 25 (both at 6 p.m.), plus I will be holding another Community Coffee Meeting at the Fair Oaks Water District Conference Room at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 19. Information about those meetings can be obtained on my webpage via bos.saccounty.net.
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ou probably don’t know his name. But if you ever met him, he’d remember your name. And after that, you probably wouldn’t forget his. At 56, Randy Brink has spent a lifetime building relationships, working—for free—for many of Sacramento’s leading sports teams and community organizations. A volunteer for the Sacramento Kings for 31 years, he attends all the home games, holding the titles of chief sound engineer and certified stagehand. For the Sacramento River Cats, he’s assistant for stadium operations and fireworks safety officer. For the Sacramento Republic FC, he’s the director of pitch. “Randy has just always been here,” says Jeff Savage, president of the Sacramento River Cats. “I don’t know how he gets in or gets tickets, but he does. I’ll see him in the hallway, in the office or around the stadium.” Brink’s secret: He makes friends easily and at all levels inside an organization. He quickly learns people’s names and becomes part of the team. “He’s a fixture around the River Cats,” says Savage. “Most of the staff knows him.” “Everyone loves Randy,” says Warren Smith, a former River Cats executive and now president of Sacramento Republic. He and Brink
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Randy Brink with River Cats president Jeff Savage. Photo courtesy of Kaylee Creevan.
met in 1991, when Smith was working to bring the River Cats to Sacramento and get a stadium built in West Sacramento. “He just walked right up to me and said, ‘I’m going work for the River Cats,’” Smith recalls. “I said, ‘What do you want to do?’ Randy became fire marshal for the team and stadium.” Later, Brink followed Smith to the Sacramento Republic soccer team. At every home game, as director of pitch, Brink escorts officials and referees onto the field to start the game.
“Randy will walk around the rest of the game,” said Smith. “He’ll talk with staff and the people he knows. The players love him. Fans love him. He’s a special guy.” Kings and River Cats games and Republic matches aren’t the only places you’ll see Brink. That was him at this summer’s California State Fair, where he holds the title of state fair goodwill ambassador. He helps open every meeting of the fair’s board of directors, and he says an opening prayer at Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau board meetings.
From farm-to-fork events and firework shows to Junior Olympics and NCAA Track and Field Championships, Brink is there, with all-access passes around his neck and a title for every activity. Brink’s volunteer resume is long and varied: He announces the baseball games at McClatchy High School. He’s facilities manager at Crocker & Crocker, emergency response manager for the West Sacramento Fire Department, DOWNTOWN page 32
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DOWNTOWN FROM page 30 honorary fire marshal for the Sacramento Fire Department, handler of dignitary operations for Mayor Kevin Johnson, honorary fire marshal in Old Sacramento. The list goes on. Brink is also an honorary Shriner in Masonic Lodge 20. And he’s pretty matter-of-fact about his job as an assistant skip tracer for bail bondsman Leonard Padilla. “I love what I do,” says Brink. “I’ve worked for Sacramento mayors and I’ve met six governors.”
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Brink attended McClatchy High School. Developmentally disabled, he now lives in a group home. A group of local leaders help him out when a need arises. One of those friends is Brian May, vice president of operations with the Sacramento Republic, who retired as deputy general manager of Cal Expo in 2012. “I met Randy more than 30 years ago,” says May. “We were at the Special Olympics and he requested the microphone, explaining that he was ambassador of the event and had to address the group. Randy didn’t compete, but he did show up and got involved.” With the help of Bob Thomas, then the director of Sacramento’s parks and recreation department, Brink volunteered for the city. Thomas went on to be Sacramento’s city manager and Sacramento County chief executive. Their friendship paved the way to more volunteer jobs with the city. May helped Brink get his Cal Expo gig and supplied him with a desk and business cards. As a Cal Expo
volunteer, Brink has an email address and a bike. “He’s part of the family,” says May. “It’s been a blessing. I think the reason Randy has been so successful is he’s not shy. He gets to know people and their families and asks about them.” Brink gets around by foot and local buses. His schedule is packed with places to be and things to do. How does he keep it all organized? Brink points to his head and simply says, “It’s all up here.” His favorite sports teams are the Kings, River Cats, Monarchs, San Francisco Giants, Oakland A’s, Oregon Ducks, 49ers and Raiders. “Oh, yeah, I liked the Mountain Lions when they were here. They were the kitty cats,” he says with a laugh. Dressed in sunglasses and distinctive colored sneakers, he’s a fixture at events sponsored by the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau. “I think we all, at one point or another, forget to stop and enjoy the good things happening all around us,” says SCVB president Steve
Hammond. “Randy’s positive attitude is a reminder to all of us to look for the joy in our lives. He’s also living proof that if you give of yourself to your community, your community will give back in return.” As facilities manager at Crocker & Crocker, Brink handles company events. When he turned 50, Lucy Crocker and a team of Randy fans threw a birthday party attended by more than 200 local leaders, the Kings Dancers and other longtime friends. In 2001, the city honored him with a proclamation recognizing his “outstanding commitment to the City of Sacramento and neverending willingness to help in almost any capacity, extending our deepest gratitude and appreciation for all that he has done.” There will be more jobs and titles in Brink’s life. He might be Sacramento’s number one volunteer. He’s certainly Sacramento’s number one cheerleader. And with that, he has an all-access pass to everything Sacramento. Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@crockercrocker.com n
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hen Bobby Mull says that he and his business partner Zac Nelson have “zeal” for what they create, he’s not exaggerating. He and Nelson are the two-man band behind Zeal Kombucha, a local company that brews the specialty fermented beverage. Now in their third year of business, Mull and Nelson started out small in a commercial kitchen in Placerville but soon discovered that the demand for their uniquely flavored kombucha was going to require them to have more space.
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The pine needles in the vanilla pine kombucha are harvested by hand by Mull and Nelson themselves from a farm in the foothills.
“I started home brewing kombucha about 10 years ago,” says Mull, who learned the trade from friends. “I got really into fermenting beverages. I’d brew mead, beer, tea. I taught Zac to brew around that time. Four years ago, he approached me about starting a business.” Both Mull and Nelson were working in restaurants, which gave them time to perfect their flavors while enjoying the relative security and flexibility of their day jobs. “We could really tinker to get things dialed in and just right,” Mull says. “We really like to experiment.” This experimentation is a big part of what sets Zeal Kombucha apart. Most kombucha contains fruit juice that, when fermented, has a slightly vinegary taste that some find delicious and others … not so much. Mull and Nelson achieve fruitlike flavors by using herbs, botanicals and teas for a beverage that drinks less like a soda and more like a beer. The lack of fruit juice also means that there’s no added sugar in Zeal products—a bonus for health-conscious kombucha imbibers. “Brewing kombucha is similar to how people develop perfumes,” Mull says. “You start with one main ingredient and build from there.” Zeal currently offers six flavors. Most contain six to eight ingredients derived from herbs and flowers sourced from international and locally based suppliers as well as local farms. The pine needles in the vanilla pine kombucha, for example, are harvested by hand by Mull and Nelson themselves from a farm in the foothills.
“There are so many forgotten, edible ingredients that have been used throughout human history,” Mull says. “Pine needles were actually used in beer before hops because they help ward off scurvy, and each species of pine tastes slightly different. Some taste like grape skin, some like tangerine, mandarin and guava. The age of the needle will change its flavor, too. With spring tips, you can chew on them like a salad green. Older needles are firmer and have more oils and take more time to break down.” If the idea of guzzling pine needles sounds intimidating, Mull says the best cure for the curiosity and confusion many people feel around kombucha is to try it. “There are still so many misconceptions about what kombucha is,” says Mull, who likens the diversity of kombucha flavors to those of beer. “The best way to convince people is to give samples. That’s primarily what we do at the farmers market. We’re educating people about what kombucha is, letting them try it, explaining how it’s made. There’s a lot of outreach involved.” The education effort is clearly paying off: Zeal is now served on tap at several local eateries, including Insight Coffee Roasters, Mother, The Mill and Old Soul. It’s also available in bottles at all the Magpie restaurants, Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op and Elliott’s Natural Foods. For more information about Zeal Kombucha, go to zealkombucha.com n
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Learning on the Links KIDS DEVELOP CHARACTER WHILE PLAYING GOLF
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ichael Craft was raised in a middle-class home in South Sacramento, behind Executive Airport. His mother worked at McClellan Air Force Base. His father was the first African-American probation officer hired by Sacramento County. So it doesn’t automatically stand to reason that Craft’s youthful interests would gravitate toward the game of golf. But that’s exactly what happened. Encouraged by his father Leon, young Michael fell hard for golf. He hustled over to Bing Maloney, the public course near his home, after classes at Christian Brothers High School and on weekends. He played well enough to earn a golf scholarship from a Texas university, Prairie View A&M. “The fact that I was able to use golf to save my family the burden of paying for college, that’s something amazing,” Craft says. “That’s the message I try to bring to kids and their parents today.” Craft, 51, followed his father’s pathway into law enforcement, joining the county probation department a generation behind his dad. These days, he’s preparing to retire after 27 years of trying to keep offenders away from handcuffs and holding cells. And while Craft doesn’t play golf like he once did, the game continues
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Michael Craft among the One Swing golfers
to beckon, delight and challenge. Craft has taken his love for the sport and turned it into a teachable moment, creating an organization call One Swing Golf that helps local youngsters gain proficiencies that will ideally lead to college scholarships. “It’s highly unrealistic for a young person and their parents to believe that they can play golf professionally,” Craft says. “But it’s not all that unrealistic for a young person to develop the skills that will lead to college admission and some sort of scholarship. If they have the talent and discipline and believe in themselves, it can happen. I’m proof.”
One Swing Golf, which enrolls 17 or so young people each year, focuses on character as much as square face contact and kinetic links. Students must be on time. Phones and music devices must be stowed. Proper attire is required. Parents are expected to attend practices and support their kids. Craft underscores that he’s not a baby sitter. Most of the teaching is done on weekends at Bing Maloney, but One Swing youngsters are encouraged to practice during the week. Quizzes may include questions about the most recent pro tour events. The self-motivation part of the program
is essential to show students how to measure among themselves who will succeed. Ultimately, focus and dedication are more important than raw talent, Craft says. Competition for college entry and athletic scholarships is cutthroat, and only the hungry survive. “I’m not even talking about getting a kid a scholarship to UCLA or Cal Berkeley,” he says. “Getting a golf scholarship to Sac State is a big deal, and there’s nothing easy about it. My whole point is, there are many opportunities out there at different
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The grass may be the same, but the trip to the Monterey Peninsula reaffirms the reality that golf typically carries a hefty price tag. Craft has worked out arrangements with equipment companies to supply gear for his students. He basically asks families to pay what they can afford. He minimizes the overhead, sells One Swing logo gear (he designed the logo) and seeks donations to fill budgetary gaps. The One Swing budget runs about $1,500 per student. This month, One Swing will benefit from a charity tournament Sept. 9 at Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course, called Swing Fore! Education. Foursomes cost $380, while individuals play for $95. There are few more worthy goals in sports: One Swing golfers are not restricted by gender, race or economic distinction. If the kids take the game seriously and get noticed, that’s enough. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n
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n six weeks of chomping, 900 sheep and goats recently cleared 200,000 pounds of potential fire fuel from the American River Parkway. Essential laborers in Sacramento County fire-prevention programs, the Lincoln-based herd twice forded the American River, climbed 100-foot bluffs and caused a sensation in parts of Sacramento, Gold River, Fair Oaks and Orangevale. Their 120-acre parkway cleanup continued for two months. Proving that nature can answer problems that humans and machines cannot, 3,600 cloven hooves easily conquered dangerous gullies and rocky gold tailings. Poison oak and blackberry were mere aperitifs for chomping jaws. “They’re easy to please,” observed herd owner Steve Gregory. “We shepherds work hard setting up fences, hauling water and keeping them safe. For them, each day is just another day of eating in contentment.” Ending its second year, the animal grazing program has exceeded hopes for parkway brush clearance. “I was amazed how much and how fast the animals ate,” said Sacramento Regional Parks natural resources specialist Mary Maret. “They’re especially effective at clearing ladder fuels (vines and tall brush). This prevents ground fires from climbing up and burning trees. After the safety of homes, our big concern is to preserve the parkway’s riparian forest.” Commuting from bluffs to river banks, the grazing visitors were featured on morning television and in newspapers. This flashback to pioneer ways proved a novel hit. Unoffended by noise and pastoral pungency, suburbanites flocked to view the wooly workers. “The only people who complained,” reported Maret, “were those who lived in neighborhoods our sheep and goats did not visit. They felt left out.” For information on Sacramento County stock-use programs, go to sacparks.net. Susan Maxwell Skinner can be reached at sknrband@aol.com.
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Thirsty Trees STRESSED BY DROUGHT, THEY MAY NEED A DRINK
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ur long, hot summer is nearly over. Days are getting shorter. Your landscape needs less irrigation as fall approaches. However, now is not the time to stop watering your trees. In fact, if you haven’t been watering them periodically and deeply, now is the time to start. In my East Sacramento neighborhood, many people have been so eager to conserve water that they have turned off lawn sprinklers and let their grass die, or removed their turf altogether and replaced it with drought-tolerant plants, gravel, decomposed granite or pavement. In the middle of these arid landscapes, you will often see trees in shock: stressed, dying or dead from lack of water.
An inch of water will soak 12 inches down into sandy soil, but only 4 or 5 inches into clay soil. Even in years with average or more winter rainfall, landscape trees need additional deep watering
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every few weeks during the summer. UC’s California Center for Urban Horticulture says, “Although mature trees can often survive one season with only one or two deep waterings during the spring and summer, two seasons without enough water can result in severe drought stress and even death. Drought-stressed trees can be more prone to damage from diseases and insects.” When winters have been dry, additional summer water is even more crucial. What constitutes deep watering? Water needs to be applied at a slow enough rate to soak at least 18 inches into the root zone, which can be 3 feet deep and extend two to three times the width of the canopy. Sacramento
County Master Gardener Pam Bone illustrates how far feeder roots extend by setting a wine glass onto a dinner plate. Feeder roots absorb water the best, so the area that the plate represents is where you should put a soaker hose, drip line or slowly oscillating sprinkler. How often should you water? Bone warns that there is no single answer. “You need to learn to bend over,” she says. “Check your soil. Take a 12-inch screwdriver and push it into the soil at the drip line of your tree. If it brings up moist soil, no water is needed. Otherwise, it’s time.” How long should you water? It depends on your soil. An inch of water will soak 12 inches down into
sandy soil, but only 4 or 5 inches into clay soil. Sandy soil dries out faster, so you will need to water it more often. The Center for Landscape and Urban Horticulture has a link to easy calculators for estimating landscape water use. UC also has directions for making and using a “rotary spray irrigation contraption,” which can be simply built for about $20 and distributes water from a hose end. New trees require thorough and frequent irrigation. Should we be planting them during a drought? Just as real estate agents will always tell you now is the time to buy, foresters will tell you fall is the time for planting, no matter the drought GARDEN page 43
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GARDEN FROM page 40 forecast. Trees are an investment for the future that is well worth the cost of the water. Sacramento urban forester Joe Benassini encourages us to plant trees, but reminds us to put the right tree in the right place, selecting more water-efficient varieties and avoiding ones from wetter climates, such as redwoods and red maples. If you are planning to replace your lawn with a water-efficient landscape, factor in getting enough water to your trees’ roots, either by installing dedicated irrigation or by planning to give supplemental water on a regular basis. Bone says, “A dribble of water from a few drip emitters isn’t enough. Trees take a lot more water than you think.” Benassini and Bone agree that one of the best things that you can do for any tree, new or mature, is to mulch the soil underneath its canopy and beyond with 4 or 5 inches of wood chips, ensuring that they do not touch the trunk. This retains moisture, keeps soil cool, allows air and water
to readily penetrate, suppresses weeds and encourages beneficial soil organisms. No wonder Bone calls mulch a magic elixir! Bark chips don’t decay readily, so it’s better to use chipped tree trimmings. Rocks can look nice in limited areas, but they serve as a heat sink and can kill micro-organisms in the soil. Not only does decomposed granite retain heat, it can block water and air movement. We take great pride in our City of Trees and enjoy the benefits that our urban forest canopy provides. Benassini calls them our “original air conditioners.” Not only can they reduce utility costs, a canopy of trees makes our neighborhoods more inviting and increases property values. Once lost, a mature tree will take decades to regrow. Use water where it matters most and keep our trees healthy. You can save water and save trees, too. Anita Clevenger is a lifetime Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 876-5338 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu n
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GALLERY ART SHOWS IN SEPTEMBER
WASH Inc. Annual Open Watercolor Exhibition, “Go With The Flow 2016”, runs through Oct. 2. at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center.Shown above: “Whitewashed” by Diana Johnson,a 2015 Award Winner. 5330B Gibbons Drive.
Tim Collom Gallery will exhibit new works by Tim Collom through Sept. 28. On display will be a new collection of works in oil as well as selected limited edition giclees. Shown above: “Sunflowers”, 24”x24”, oil on birch panel, 2016 by Collom. 915 20th St.; timcollomgallery.com
Viewpoint Photographic Gallery presents a retrospective of photographer Francine Moskovitz through Oct. 1. Shown above: “Karen, Back View” by Moskovitz. 2015 J St.
The exhibition “Reboot” denotes the reset of JAYJAY on their 15th anniversary. This show celebrates their expanding stable of modern and contemporary artists and runs through Oct. 29. Shown above: Galaxy XVI by Joan Moment, 42” x 84” acrylic on canvas. 5520 Elvas Avenue; jayjayart.com ARTHOUSE on R presents “Ghost Genes”, works by Craig Martinez through Oct. 4. Shown left: “Apache Gahn” by Martinez. 1021 R Street; arthouseonr.com
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Lawyering With Real Meaning FOR BRIAN WYATT, A PRACTICE IN ESTATE PLANNING MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
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ow did you get started in law? I was born and raised in Sacramento and then went to law school at the University of California, Berkeley. After that, I clerked for a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and went to work for a law firm in San Francisco. I liked the people I worked with, but I never got to meet clients faceto-face—I never got a sense that I was doing anything that made a difference, which is why I went to law school in the first place. I wanted to practice law in a way that mattered. Around this time, I talked to a friend who was an estate planner and I told him that I wasn’t accomplishing what I had set out to do. I thought that maybe there wasn’t anything left for me in a law career. He recommended that I open my own practice in estate planning, so I moved back to Sacramento and did just that. It’s been wonderful.
and used properly. We want these important people to live the fullest possible lives and, in the case of those with special needs, to have access to all the important care they can. Our clients love the peace of mind we provide them.
What does your practice specialize in? We focus on trusts, wills, probates, conservatorships and special needs planning. I’ve been practicing for more than 15 years and focusing exclusively on estate work for more than 10 years. Uniquely, more than half of our clients have loved ones
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ones turn to when Mom or Dad aren’t there anymore. We focus on making sure the estates left behind are protected
Why is estate planning so important? All clients care about how loved ones will inherit from them. A living trust can be useful because, if it’s done and managed correctly, it can save expensive trips to probate court, prevent fighting and eliminate unnecessary taxes. Plus, if your trust is designed to survive your passing, it may be possible to protect your beneficiaries from creditors, divorces, additional taxes and poor judgment for more than a generation. For those who have a loved one with disabilities, like many of my clients, we can include a special needs trust that provides an important system of management and care, so the person continues to qualify for important benefits and enjoys the highest quality life. The way I see it, we’re not only planning and drafting documents, we’re also thinking through issues and helping people make good choices. Then we make sure that those choices are carried out when our clients aren’t here anymore. A big part of our practice now is helping the next generation administer the wills and trusts their parents established. Family harmony and the welfare of the beneficiaries depends on the work being done well. SHOPTALK page 46
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Pretty in Pink GETTING STOPPED SHORT AT SPIRITUAL CHECKPOINTS
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hen I travel, I never leave home without my most important tool of resilience:
my pillow. Recently, I was rushing out of the house to catch a plane at zero dark thirty. I kissed my sleeping beauty and grabbed my trusty pillow. An hour later, I was running through the well-lit terminal and realized I’d grabbed my wife’s extra pillow—the one with the bright pink case. It’s not that I’m sexist. I truly think real men can wear pink, but a pink pillowcase crosses a manly boundary. And you should know that I have boundary issues. I suppose it’s surprising to some of you that a grown man who’d dare open-carry a pillow would be concerned about the color, but I was. I was in such a hurry to catch the plane that I not only grabbed the wrong pillow; I became that rude guy in such a rush that he sideswipes his way down the moving sidewalk. At one point, I passed a girl sucking her thumb and swinging her baby doll. The girl pointed to me, but her mother lowered the girl’s arm with whispered response. Was it my pillow? Was she making fun of it? Hmm. Maybe she wanted it. I quickened my pace. Hoping no one at the security checkpoint would notice the downy
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softness of my pillow, I slung it onto the conveyor belt. I suppose they wouldn’t have noticed it if I hadn’t walked off without it. “Wait,” the security lady yelled. “Is this your pink pillow?”
I truly think real men can wear pink. Mortified, I turned toward her. She was beaming the sassy look of someone who’s got you in the crosshairs of humiliation. “You’ll need this to go night-night,” she said. I grabbed at the pillow, feeling her tugging grip just a second too long. I was sure she would demand to see my man card.
The whole thing reminded me of those moments in life when we feel exposed by life’s little security checkpoints. You know what I mean. They’re the moments when someone calls our bluff, when someone calls us up short and strips us of our false importance. Just as in airport checkpoints where you lay aside the entrapments of importance — cellphones, fat wallets, Rolex wannabes, designer shoes and, yes, even pink pillows — there are checkpoints where we encounter a divine presence that will thoroughly search our souls. Life has a grand way of running us through these serendipitous checkpoints. They will often be places that strip us of our self-interest, our pride, our hardness, our excuses, our grudges. For instance, I find my checkpoints in the hospital chapel or in the quiet corner of the church sanctuary during communion. These are the places
where I kneel and ask God to sound an alarm if I’m carrying stuff that I shouldn’t be carrying. Sometimes I find these checkpoints on the beach when I’m walking at the water’s edge. At the crashing surf, I can almost hear the waves laughing at the grandiose images I’ve constructed of myself. Take a moment and ask God to put you through a checkpoint. Ask him what you are carrying that will either embarrass him or will keep you from being the image he has created you to be. But be warned. God isn’t shy about sounding the gawking buzz to tell us we’ve been found out. And with that humble bit of wisdom, I’ll pull my pink pillow up to my travel beard and say, “Nightnight, y’all.” Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author. He can be reached at norris@thechaplain.net n
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n September 2006, garbage collectors in Sacramento went on strike. For several weeks, homeowners’ trash piled up in driveways, yards and streets. It was a stinky, ugly inconvenience. Losing solid-waste pickup was nothing compared to what would happen if we lost our wastewater disposal system. Can you imagine two weeks without a flush? Wastewater treatment gets my vote for the most underappreciated science-based public utility. What it lacks in glamour it makes up in importance. The British Medical Journal named sanitation the greatest medical advance since 1840 for its role in reducing waterborne diseases. Without good sewage collection and treatment, a community’s drinking water cannot be safe. Prior to the federal Clean Water Act of 1972, the safety of Sacramento’s water supply was at risk. The region had 22 small wastewater treatment plants discharging directly into the Sacramento and American rivers. To protect local waterways and comply with the Clean Water Act, local leaders decided to “regionalize” wastewater treatment. Sacramento County, along with the cities of Sacramento and Folsom, joined together to form the Sacramento
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Regional County Sanitation District (now known as Regional San). Between 1976 and 1982, Regional San built a single massive wastewater treatment plant in Elk Grove that replaced the older plants and now serves about 1.4 million residents from Folsom to West Sacramento, Citrus Heights to Elk Grove. The Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, processing an average of 150 million gallons of sewage per day. Like most Sacramentans, I didn’t even know where this 3,000-plus-acre operation was located until I signed
up for a public tour. Yes, a surprising number of ordinary people want to walk around a wastewater treatment plant, and Regional San obliges with free, seasonal monthly tours. The plant’s site in Elk Grove was carefully chosen. First, it sits at a very low elevation (32 feet below sea level), which saves money because wastewater can flow to the plant by gravity (although some pumping is required in the conveyance system). Second, it is only about 2 miles from the Sacramento River, where the treated water leaving the plant (called effluent) is discharged.
Whatever you flush or send down your sink or shower enters a colossal underground system of pipes. Pipes with a diameter of 3 or 4 inches typically carry your wastewater from your home to a grid of larger main lines and trunk lines under the streets. That system of sewer pipelines is managed by your local collection district (such as the city of Sacramento or the Sacramento Area Sewer District). Local sewer collection pipes funnel into much larger “interceptor” pipelines that are managed by Regional San, analogous to the way local roads feed into interstate highways. Your utility bill reflects separate charges for the services of your local collection agency and Regional San. Regional San has about 177 miles of pipes compared to the local systems’ 6,000 or 7,000 miles, but Regional San’s interceptors are as large as 12 feet in diameter. The journey of wastewater from your home to the treatment plant takes time. Morning shower water from Citrus Heights arrives maybe 10 hours later; wastewater from Folsom may take a day. (Because of this, flows coming into the plant are generally lowest in the morning.) Along the route, Regional San controls odors at pump stations using chemical scrubbers. The plant itself was designed with hundreds of acres of open space around it. These “Bufferlands” protect Elk Grove residents from the stench. (I was lucky to visit on a windy day—the plant hardly smelled at all.) On the tour I saw a jar of influent (wastewater that enters the plant). It didn’t look like my idea of sewage. Influent is watery, cloudy, slightly
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95818 LAND PK, CURTIS PK 2744 21ST ST 2033 VALLEJO WAY 2847 22ND ST 2708 6TH AVE 1828 CASTRO WAY 2000 VALLEJO WAY 2613 16TH ST 1440 8TH AVENUE 2608 12TH ST 3605 CROCKER 2501 8TH AVE 2648 3RD AVE
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95819 E SAC, RIVER PARK 745 SAN ANTONIO WAY 1387 56TH ST 469 PALA WAY 1441 40TH ST. 1416 62ND ST 1033 56TH ST 5539 MODDISON AVE 5413 CALEB AVE 55 49TH ST 826 43RD ST 1900 DISCOVERY WAY 222 TIVOLI WAY 1362 50TH ST 5895 CAMELLIA AVE 112 ADA WAY 1200 44TH ST 1873 51ST ST 1361 54TH ST 5707 SPILMAN AVE 655 55TH ST 517 40TH ST 1517 40TH ST 400 41ST ST
95820 TAHOE PARK 6644 18TH AVE 5212 CABRILLO WAY 3025 53RD ST 5915 18TH AVE 6022 RAYMOND WAY 5 SUBURBAN CT 5020 59TH ST 4560 25TH AVE 4924 63RD ST 3101 PERRYMAN WAY 4204 57TH ST 3859 KROY WAY
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he New York-based TransitCenter foundation recently surveyed 3,000 transit riders across the country to find out what they wanted. Researchers also held focus groups with transit users to delve deeper into their transit desires. Unsurprisingly, it turns out transit users most prize transportation basics: frequent service, short trip times and stops you can get to by walking. (A local Sacramento concern, security on board transit vehicles, was not surveyed.) Those basic wants seem simple enough, but many times they aren’t met. Decision makers, who typically are not transit users themselves, may place more emphasis on serving a large geographic area than on frequent and fast service. Further, decision makers may have a distorted view of transit customers. TransitCenter found that the traditional concept of two rider types, well-heeled “choice” riders and transit-dependent “captive” riders, is wrong. Even supposedly captive riders do have other transportation options. Shoddy service will still drive them away. The customary transit system strategy of catering to commuters (a mix of choice and captive riders), yearning for more choice riders and virtually ignoring captive riders is misguided.
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TransitCenter breaks the transit market into three rider categories: occasional, commuters and all purpose. They recommend that transit providers vigorously target all-purpose riders—the riders who make the most transit trips. The goal, according to the foundation’s report, should be to “create conditions that
increase the number of people who can walk to useful transit.” In a number of ways, Sacramento’s approach to transit operations has been at odds with the market-oriented (and trip-maximizing) transportation system TransitCenter touts. Regional Transit has cut back service frequency. Based on user wants, reducing frequent service
is the worst long-term marketing strategy. Frequent transit service is the most valuable transit characteristic. Ideally, with service every 10 or 12 minutes, a rider may not have to bother checking a schedule. There’s a shorter wait if a bus or train is missed. RT’s buses typically run every half hour or even less frequently. That’s a problem. Riders want fast trip times, but RT has cut routes. That means slower trip times. Trips that used to be direct may require transfers, waiting, circuitous routes, taking buses that get stuck in traffic, and walking too far. TransitCenter suggests reducing trip times by creating dedicated rights of way for transit. Prepaid fare collection, “tap-and-go” fare cards and other methods can speed boarding. Designing (and redesigning) routes to be straight and direct is important. Streetcars earn special disdain in the TransitCenter report. A few streetcar systems have been successful by serving walkable neighborhoods and busy destinations. Most other systems have fallen far short of meeting ridership expectations. They’ve mainly been a development tool or tourist attraction, rather than a key transportation component. Streetcars operating in mixed-flow traffic (with cars), like the one Sacramento is planning, are slow, averaging 8 mph. Buses can go twice as fast. RT has 22 light rail park-andride stations. These stations are inherently not walkable and have no neighborhood feel or sense of place. They have 8,000-plus parking GETTING page 56
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GETTING FROM page 54 spots that either are free or cost a maximum of $1 a day. They primarily serve commuters, many of whom are motivated to use them to avoid paying higher parking rates downtown. Outside of peak commute hours, the stations are rarely used. Globally, the busiest transit stations are all-purpose, triporiented stations. Those are the stations that see use throughout the day. Stations need to be easily reached by walking and surrounded by mixed-use neighborhoods with many destinations. Eighty percent of frequent transit users get to stations by foot. TransitCenter urges concentrating on improving transit service in walkable neighborhoods. However, service to less dense, less walkable areas has been a hallmark of RT’s light rail system. RT chose light rail routes that saved on construction costs but shortchanged customers on convenience. Route alignments don’t directly serve prime destinations. The Watt line avoided Arden Fair
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mall and ends at Roseville Road and Watt stations that are in the middle of nowhere. McClellan Business Park, with thousands of jobs, is close by but not served. The Folsom line could have jogged over to Sac State but it didn’t, and it runs through miles of sparsely developed land. In November, Sacramento County voters will be voting on another transportation sales tax. Instead of fixing it first and focusing solely on more frequent and faster transit service and needed maintenance, the measure includes light rail expansion to far-flung, less dense, less walkable areas. It includes an expensive streetcar line. Light rail expansions to Elk Grove and the airport will add some new customers, but they won’t provide what most transit customers want: frequent and fast service and walkable stations. In fact, the operating costs for the expansions will likely hamstring RT’s ability to deliver what customers really desire. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n
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Pace Yourself YOUR KIDS NEED YOU TO GO THE DISTANCE IN PREPARING THEM FOR ADULTHOOD
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n your mark, get set, go! School is in session and you’re officially out of the
blocks. School clothes, school shoes and school supplies have been bought. Kleenex for the classroom has been donated. You’ve filled out emergency cards, field trip forms, and made donations to PTA and for science. You’ve already been signing off on homework and reading logs. After some early jostling over making lunches and getting to school on time, the race to get back into the school routine seems to be going well. But just when you think you’ve settled into a comfortable pace, it begins: the push to volunteer at your children’s school. We need a room parent! We need a field trip parent! We need an art docent! We need volunteers in the classroom! We need you on PTA! We need an auction chair! We need a Fall Festival Committee! We need help with beautification, staff appreciation, procurement, Art Night, Movie Night, dance chaperones … the list of help needed so your child has the perfect school experience is endless. Suddenly, you’re feeling the tempo speeding up and you get caught up in the pack sprinting toward the finish, which depending on how many kids you have can be at least 12 years ahead! But you’re not comfortable
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pushing the pace. You’re already exhausted with all your other work and family responsibilities. Besides, you really have no interest in being room parent. You really don’t have the time to get involved in PTA. You don’t really have the ambition to be procurement chair. You’d like to do a field trip here and there, and maybe volunteer in the classroom when you can, but then the pressure mounts to keep up with providing the best possible school experience for your children. In panic the pack works into a frenzied pace. Nobody is stepping up! They kids won’t have art! We don’t have enough drivers! The kids won’t have class parties! The auction is our biggest fundraiser and the kids need new laptops to stay current! The classrooms are overcrowded, who will read with all the kids? We don’t have enough volunteers to run the games at the Fall Carnival! The campus is a mess, the teachers don’t feel appreciated, the dances are
under-supervised, and nobody shows up to the PTA meetings! Before you know it you are sprinting to bring gluten-, sugar- and nut-free cookies to the
classroom party. You are racing to cover your shift at the Fall Carnival. You are at the school on a Saturday spreading mulch. You are running feverishly to get restaurant gift cards and donated golf clubs for the auction. You have packed your SUV with children for every field trip. You have
listened to hundreds of kids read and become an expert on making staff feel appreciated. And you are solidly in the front pack that is 10 percent of the parents doing 100 percent of the volunteer work. By the time your kids are in high school you are exhausted by the pace. You drop out in sight of the finish line. But the reality is as important as the formative years are the prep years are critical. Where your kids end up in life and how they spend the last years leading up to adulthood really are cemented in their last four years of schooling—when grades really matter, support with coursework and good study skills matter, college entrance exams matter, and academic, sports, performing arts, motivated ambition and school pride and spirit matters. So before you grasp that volunteer baton in kindergarten, full of energy and excitement to give your children the best possible school experience and support, remember this: It is a marathon. Not a sprint. Pace yourself. Start slow with what you’re comfortable with and work up to a big finish that is really this: You have supported a happy, healthy, best-prepared young adult for her or his future. And you all can feel good that you gave your very best, right to the end of this race. Next call: 18- to 23-year-old guidance and support. Good luck. Kelli Wheeler is an author, family columnist and freelance writer. For weekly Momservations or to contact her, go to Momservations.com n
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Artful Addition
A CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOW IS TRANSFORMED WITH A NEW SECOND STORY
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son was born 15 years later, they needed more living and storage space. So in 2012, they remodeled portions of the ground floor and added a second story. Other than the guest room upstairs and the formal
dining room, the family uses every added square inch of the home on a daily basis. Steve, a commercial architect, works from home. One of the bedrooms, with its own bathroom, is now his office.
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The original resident of this historic house was Mary Ruby Taylor Palmer, the widow of a mining engineer from Amador. Her husband, William A. Palmer, lived there from 1914 to 1916. The house was a modest bungalow typical of homes in the early 20th century. Later owners made numerous changes to house, culminating with the Nasts’ remodel, which added 1,000 square feet. The couple’s appreciation for the home’s architectural details meant they required a team experienced in working on older homes. Creative Eye Design + Build and Ted Smith Design fit the bill. “That was a top requirement, since we wanted to make sure the design elements stayed consistent and cohesive from an architectural standpoint,” says Shellie. Except for one small area that became the new laundry room, the footprint of the house wasn’t altered. The Nasts took their cues from the front room of the house, which in Craftsman homes is generally the most formal. New rooms received paneling, moldings, wainscoting and baseboards that matched the original dimensions. In the dining room, the builders created a stunning box beam ceiling that replicates the one in the living room. The couple chose historical paint colors, mostly grays, browns and blues. They painted Steve’s office copper red and added a Bradbury & Bradbury wallpaper frieze. Columns on the exterior of the house are tapered, so the newel posts on the staircase and corners of the kitchen island repeat the same design. The front door is situated at an angle, so the couple re-created the same angle pattern for the doorways in the upstairs hallway. “The idea was for the construction to be consistent. It was functional as well, since it would have been tight if we had used the traditional hallway concept,” Steve explains. The kitchen had been remodeled in the 1980s by a previous owner. The Nasts gutted the space, installing woven bamboo flooring and a farmhouse sink. A new laundry room off the kitchen replaced the inconvenient facility in the basement.
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THE NASTS TOOK THEIR CUES FROM THE FRONT ROOM OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IN CRAFTSMAN HOMES IS GENERALLY THE MOST FORMAL.
A beautiful staircase with cherry stair treads leads to the second-story addition with its three bedrooms and two baths. The railing is inset with two-sided hammered copper tiles in a rose pattern. Tiles are styled after the work of American artist Dard Hunter (1883-1966), who was active in the Arts & Crafts movement. In the bedroom occupied by couple’s son, Bradbury & Bradbury silk-screened wallpaper sports an airplane motif. A window seat provides extra storage. His bathroom boasts an oversized tub and blue penny round floor tiles. The master bath delights the senses with its basket-weave tile carpet runner and the shower’s mosaic tiles. Both bedrooms have awning-style windows. “We open these every night along with the windows over the stairwell during the summer, and the Delta breeze flows through the house,” says Shellie.
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“Everyone did such a great job on this house. It was all about the collaboration,” she says. We love this house. It’s a happy place to be.” I would like to thank Professor Catherine Turrill Lupi, chair of the art department at Sacramento State University, for help with this story. The Nast home will be featured on Preservation Sacramento’s Historic Home Tour on Sunday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 on the day of the tour. To purchase tickets, go to PreservationSacramento.org/hometour. If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com n
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his is the story of something seemingly simple yet mysteriously complex: bread. But not just any bread. This bread is more than flour, water and salt. This is wild bread, or to put it more technically, naturally yeasted sourdough bread. Devout followers of this baking style set jars of flour and water outside to harvest natural yeasts from the air. This jar becomes alive with a growing bloom called a mother, which is used as the starting basis for each batch of bread. Some mothers are old, even ancient. They’re talked about and looked after like family members. Gin Yang, a local fan of fermented foods, keeps two mothers alive. One is supposedly a descendant of the original San Francisco sourdough. She believes that the other, which she calls Baked Alaska, dates back to the 1800s. Greg Berger, a Sacramento graphic designer, also has a mother with a colorful history. It was passed down from local chef Adam Pechal’s mom, who started it 55 years ago. Pechal gifted this yeast to Berger, who then mixed it with some wild yeast. To keep a sourdough mother alive, you occasionally toss out half of the old mother as you feed it with new
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flour and water. This process is what sets home-baked sourdough apart from most commercial varieties. “It’s a level of commitment to keep the natural mother alive and difficult to do at a full-scale bakery,” explains Berger. “Tartine [the famed San Francisco bakery] does it, but it’s superselect. It’s only available certain hours, and you can only buy one.” So when you’re looking for a great loaf of sourdough bread, you’re better off making friends with home bakers like Berger and Yang. They are constantly perfecting their craft, which means there’s often leftover bread to share. Berger makes bread so often that he started “bread bombing” his friends, a term he made up to describe the act of showing up, unannounced, to deliver a beautiful sourdough loaf. “If I was going to charge you for the time and labor … is that my hourly rate, my graphic design rate? That’ll be a $75 loaf of bread!” Berger declares, laughing. Luckily for his friends, it’s always free.
He’s not doing this for the money. He’s chasing the challenge of the ultimate loaf, a journey he started in 2013. Yang also drops bread off to friends and neighbors. In the past four years, she’s made more than 1,000 loaves. Yet she’s by no means satisfied with her results. She says she’s still learning, and she expects to be for some time. “Sourdough gives you a run for your money, kind of like raising kids. Eventually the reward is there,” Yang says. “It’s a journey.” In the world of naturally yeasted sourdough, the journey is better traveled together. Many home bakers have formed online learning communities where they share tips and discoveries. This is where Berger and Yang met. In fact, the two have never met in person—or tasted each other’s breads. Yet they each claim that the other is making the best wild bread. They’re basing this on what they’ve learned from each other online. You
can also tell a lot about a successful loaf of sourdough from appearance, so Facebook photos say a lot about a wild bread. Berger says he looks for a nice rounded top with a toasty brown color and tiny blisters from the steam. Berger also says the slash marks on top of the loaf should open up a bit and get crusty. Inside, the holes should be fairly uniform. This is a matter of function. “If the holes are too big, the butter will fall right through!” says Berger with a shudder. Last year, Berger tested his talent at the California State Fair. He took home two blue ribbons for his bread. This year, he returned to defend his title and came home with second place. The judges didn’t like the burnt bottoms on his loaves. Berger’s response? “I like burnt bottoms and I cannot lie!” Yang would propose that this is precisely what makes Berger’s bread great. “A good loaf of sourdough bread is one that the baker enjoys,” she says. “When we’re making the best, we get stuck. We shouldn’t really get that close to that stuff.” Amber K. Stott is founder and chief food genius of the nonprofit Food Literacy Center, inspiring kids to eat their veggies. She’s a freelance food writer and has been named a Food Revolution Hero by Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, Food Tank’s 20 Innovators Protecting the Planet and a TEDx Sacramento Changemaker Fellow. She can be reached at amber. stott@gmail.com n
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Portrait of an Artist A ROWDY YOUTH DIDN’T STOP THIS PROLIFIC PAINTER
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iles Hermann walks into a small room in his suburban home where there is an easel by the window, a red loveseat and a stack of finely executed oil paintings. He sits in the chair in front of the easel and folds his hands. “You can ask me anything,” Hermann says. “I’m fearless.” With a reputation as one of Sacramento’s most consistent painters (he worked through the late ’80s boom, the 2010 bust and into the new “gig economy”), Hermann has history and perspective. At age 54, he has more than 25 one-man shows under his belt. Speaking in a quiet and thoughtful manner, he sketches out his journey as a painter. Artists’ stories sometimes unfurl on an easy path, but his tale rivals some of the abstract expressionists in terms of wild youth and the struggle for self-expression. Thinking back to the late ’80s and early ’90s, Hermann remembers a heady lifestyle in the burgeoning Midtown scene when he created fresh and loose paintings, sold out shows and expended restless energy. There were parties and drinking, and Hermann was so inaccessible that gallery owners had to contact him by mail. And they did. He left the impression of a brilliant and
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careening young artist, which has its charm. “I would show up for openings drunk and disheveled,” he confesses.
One time, the venerable Betty Mast of Artists Contemporary Gallery nearly asked him to leave his own reception. However, she relented and
left him woozily leaning against the wall. “Betty was sweet to me,” he says, pausing to rub the back of his neck. “In hindsight, of course, it was all wasteful youth.” Even in the thick of his wild years, Hermann’s work showed astute draftsmanship, a flair for brushwork and a mastery of abstraction that never lost touch with realism. “He was a damn good painter, and he still is,” says Moni Van CampKondos, who helped Hermann land his first show. “The minute I saw his work, I bought three paintings, and they hang in our house today.” Van Camp-Kondos saw Hermann as a painter who needed to find his way. “Back in those days, he didn’t even have an easel to paint on,” she says. She helped him land a job at Corti Brothers market and booked him a show at City Gallery on J Street. Van Camp-Kondos also connected him with the gallery manager at Gump’s in San Francisco, and he sold out two shows at the posh venue. In spite of this success, Hermann struggled. He recalls growing up with six siblings in a family that was occasionally flush and sometimes broke, depending on the whims of his jazz-loving father. His mother worked a graveyard shift for the county. The situation made him angry, and he viewed marriage as a lame institution. Art was his way of connecting with people. “I was always the best artist in school, and it was a way to make friends and leave an impression,” he says. After graduating from McClatchy High, Hermann went
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to San Francisco to attend The Art Institute. While waiting for student loans to come through, he slept in a park on Russian Hill. He kept his clothes and personal items in three school lockers, off to the side, so no one would see, and he took showers in the upstairs men’s room where hot water was on again, off again. “When you’re young, you can do it,” he says. But he burned out trying to juggle expenses in San Francisco. Hermann
returned to Sacramento, where he found teachers like Gregory Kondos. “Greg was generous,” he says. “He would take genuine interest in your work. I also remember him coming in with paint on his arms. He was a real working artist.” Hermann realized the quality of Sacramento and the teachers here. “One time I asked Wayne Thiebaud why he chooses to live and work in Sacramento, when he could
live anywhere,” Hermann recalls. “He said he likes it here because it’s unpretentious. He nailed it on that. That is the essence of Sacramento.” Hermann taps into that essence, capturing the deep purple shadows in the hot summer light, the reflections in the rivers and the lush canopy overhead. He continues to work and show in galleries around town and throughout California. “You have to put yourself out there,” he says. “Art is meant to be shared.” With time, his views have softened. “You get clarity with the years,” he says. For instance, he began to think maybe marriage was not such a lame idea. In 2005, he married Meghan Hurley, an auburn-haired physical education teacher. “She brings moderation to my life,” he says. “Frankly, I needed reeling in.” Now he sits in his quiet studio, removed from the Midtown action. His hair shows a hint of gray in the afternoon light. He wears a pinstriped cotton shirt and sturdy shoes. White eyeglasses add a touch
of style, but his look is stripped down and no-nonsense. “I’m serious about working,” he says. He is up at 4 a.m. and in the studio early. “There are such wonderful quiet hours before the noise of the day starts.” On his easel is a painting of Trinity and Edwards streets in the coastal town of Trinidad. The foreground is a stormy and almost abstract rendering of a wet street. Two sharp figures pull the painting back into focused reality. The background is a peaceful ocean, and there’s a patch of blue sky in the distance. He has painted the scene many times over the years, a series of reflections on “the trinity of land, sea and sky.” The painting shows his touch in balancing abstraction and reality. “It’s a constant struggle to capture the scene and stay loose, but not so loose you lose the feeling of the place,” he says. To see Miles Hermann’s work, go to mileshermann.com n
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TO DO THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Home Sweet Homes 41st annual Historic Home Tour Sunday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. preservationsacramento.org/hometour
This year’s highly anticipated Historic Home Tour, now in its 41st year, showcases the Elmhurst neighborhood for the very first time, with architectural gems such as the Julia Morgan House and other regal residences in the Mediterranean, Tudor Revival, Craftsman and Victorian styles. In conjunction with the home tour, a free street fair will include booths from local contractors, businesses, artists and nonprofit, advocacy and historic organizations. The neighborhood is bounded by Highway 50, Stockton Boulevard, V Street, Second Avenue and 59th Street, so start your tour at the Preservation Sacramento booth at the T Street median (between 40th and 42nd streets) to receive a program and a wristband for entry. Preservation Sacramento, formerly the Sacramento Old City Association, is a citywide nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Sacramento’s irreplaceable historic places and encouraging quality urban design through advocacy, outreach and activism.
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Wales of a Tale “Between Two Fires” author event and book signing Saturday, Sept. 3, at 2 p.m. Avid Reader at Tower, 1600 Broadway marknoce.com
Escape to the exciting world of medieval Wales imagined by author Mark Noce in his debut historical fiction novel, “Between Two Fires,” the first in a series published by Thomas Dunne Books (an imprint of St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan). The book was released on Aug. 23, but now is your chance to grab a copy from the author himself, hear him speak and get him to sign your book—and maybe even spill some secrets about the next installment in the series.
In the Studios Sac Open Studios Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 10-11 and Sept. 17-18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekend One: Studios west of Interstate 80 and Highway 99; Weekend Two: Studios east of I-80 and Highway 99 vergeart.com
Now in its 11th year, this two-weekend tour of 150 artist studios throughout Sacramento County will treat guests to a packed schedule of exhibits, activities, demonstrations and interactive events. Established in 2006 by the Center for Contemporary Art Sacramento and run in conjunction with Verge Center for the Arts since 2014, Sac Open Studios has grown to become the largest open-studio event in the county. Verge will kick off the tour with a launch party at its gallery and studio project at 625 S St. from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, with a preview exhibition, food and drink vendors, a DJ and hands-on kids activities. The party also serves as the official book launch and book signing for the new “Inside Sacramento: The Most Interesting Neighborhood Places in America’s Farm-toFork Capital,” a photo-driven guide to the city published by Cecily Hastings. Free special events will be going on during both weekends of the tour, so check out vergeart. com for more information and a full schedule of events and exhibitions.
Sac Open Studios offers tours of 150 open artist studios with exhibits and demonstrations on two Sept. weekends
Quantum Leap “Entanglement With Artificial Intelligence,” presented by Carmichael Quantum Mystics Friday, Sept. 16, 6:45-8:30 p.m. Carmichael Public Library, 5605 Marconi Ave. meetup.com
Do you ever wonder if robots are the future of human evolution? The Carmichael Quantum Mystics probes this hair-raising question in this free program that features a viewing of Season 4, Episode 7 of “Through the Wormhole” with Morgan Freeman, followed by a short presentation of the three evolutionary stages of artificial intelligence and discussion.
“Yay!” For JAYJAY Reboot: New Work from JAYJAY Artists Sept. 14 through Oct. 29 5524B Elvas Ave. 453-2999, artsy.net/jayjay
One of Sacramento’s favorite contemporary art galleries celebrates its 15th anniversary with the reveal of a newly remodeled exhibit space and an exciting opening show of all new work from the well-known JAYJAY stable of artists as well as artists who are new to the gallery. Founders Beth Jones and Lynda Jolley started JAYJAY (for Jones and Jolley, natch) in 2000 in a small storefront on Franklin Boulevard as an experiment, and clearly, the venture took off! Join the two J’s at their 15th anniversary celebration and grand opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, with music and refreshments.
No. 151, 30” x 90,” acrylic, gouache, enamel, oil, powdered pigment and shellac on three panels by Ian Harvey. Part of the Reboot: New Work from Jay Jay Artists
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All That Jazz Jazz Night at the Crocker Thursday, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m. (Shelley Burns & Avalon Swing) and 6:30 p.m. (Denise Perrier) Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. crockerartmuseum.org
The Jazz Night at the Crocker series comes to a crescendo with Denise Perrier on the Crocker’s Main Stage. Described as “the voice with a heart,” Perrier’s rich, contralto voice delivers the standards but spices things up with blues and Latin. Avalon Swing will bring a swing sensibility to classic jazz on the Café Stage.
Cruise Fest on Fulton is back and features more than 500 classic and unique cars this year.
Super Fun Superheroes ArtMix Crocker-Con Thursday, Sept. 8, 5-9 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. crockerartmuseum.org
Bust out your cape and tights and get ready for a galactic good time at the Crocker’s fourth annual ArtMix Crocker-Con. Meet local comic book artists and writers, check out dozens of vendor booths, enjoy out-of-this-world live performances, sample the work of independent game designers and get down at the inaugural comics jam session. You can also do your best superhero impressions at character karaoke and challenge other caped crusaders at the first-ever masquerade parade and dance-off. Enjoy food and drink discounts during happy hour (from 5 to 6 p.m.) and $5 drink specials all night.
Get Your Motor Running CruiseFest On Fulton Avenue (benefitting the California Automobile Museum) Saturday, Sept. 10, 4-8:30 p.m. Fulton Avenue between Marconi Avenue and Cottage Way calautomuseum.org
Cruisin’ is back on Fulton Avenue, but this year, the cars aren’t just parked and pretty, they’re movin’ and cruisin’! More than 500 classic and unique cars will take over Fulton Avenue, including Gov. Jerry Brown’s ’74 Plymouth and re-creation “clone” cars provided by Tribute Team American Graffiti as seen in the movie “American Graffiti.” After the cruise from 4 to 6 p.m., the cars will all be parked along the route, where spectators will be able to get up close and personal with the cool classics, from a 1931 Model A to a 1938 Buick Special to a 1965 Suburban, as well as a variety of exotics such as Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches and Maseratis. The festivities will also include six bands and a variety of food trucks, vendors, breweries and auto-related artisans. As always, CruiseFest is free to all spectators. CruiseFest On Fulton Avenue is a benefit for the California Automobile Museum, located at 2200 Front St. in Old Sac.
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Girl Composer Power Crocker Classical Concert featuring soprano Carrie Hennessey and pianist Catherine Miller Sunday, Sept. 11, 3 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. crockerartmuseum.org
Acclaimed soprano Carrie Hennessey returns to the Crocker for a concert celebrating female composers throughout the eras, including works by Alma Mahler (wife of Gustav), Clara Schumann (wife of Robert) and Fanny Mendelssohn (sister of Felix), as well as contemporary composer Libby Larsen. Hennessey will be accompanied on piano by Sacramento native Catherine Miller, a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School and a former member of the Sacramento Youth Symphony. Miller has gone on to study at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary, as a Fulbright scholar, receive her master’s of music degree at the Juilliard School, and tour around the world as a vocal competition accompanist.
Oy Vey, Schmear! Traditional Jewish cuisine of all types is available at the Jewish Food Faire
39th annual Sacramento Jewish Food Faire Sunday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave. 485-4478, jewishfoodfaire.com
The 39th annual Sacramento Jewish Food Faire is a chance for the community to come together to enjoy entertainment, arts and crafts vendors and, of course, food! Chow down on new and traditional Jewish cuisine such as corned beef, pastrami and brisket sandwiches, bagels and lox, blintzes, latkes, falafel, stuffed cabbage rolls, noodle kugel, matzo ball and vegetarian mushroom barley soups, falafel, homemade hummus and Israeli pickled vegetables. Have a sweet tooth? Check out the hard-to-find homemade and imported baked pastries including rugellah, hamentashen, strudel, noodle kugel and much more. Highlighting the Faire’s “Generation to Generation” theme, many parents, children and grandchildren of the same family are participating in this year’s event by working together preparing foods, sharing recipes, performing and serving.
Going Once, Going Twice … 35th annual KVIE Art Auction Friday, Sept. 23, 7-10 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25, noon-10 p.m. kvie.org/artauction
Celebrating KVIE Public Television’s 35 years of creating an accessible venue to bring art into area homes, the 35th annual KVIE Art Auction will showcase more than 260 works of art by emerging, well-known and world-renowned Northern California artists selected by a distinguished panel of jurors overseen by KVIE art curator D. Neath. The live, threeday broadcast on Channel 6 will feature work that was culled from nearly 800 entries to make it to your TV screen—so get bidding! A complete list of artists as well as images and information on each piece up for bid is available on the KVIE website. Want a sneak peek? Don’t miss the Preview Gala on Monday, Sept. 19, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Twenty Shades of Ray Twenty Shades of Ray: 1996-2016, a 20-year survey of art by Robert-Jean Ray Sept. 10 through Oct. 1 DaDas Art Gallery Boutique, 3655 J St. 538-1082
See the beauty of two decades of creative creation when DaDas Art Gallery Boutique (in cooperation with microARTCollection) presents a 20-year survey of drawing, printmaking, collage, painting and mixed-media micro art by Robert-Jean Ray. Ray’s development was influenced by the graphic innovations of early 20thcentury modernism and, later, by post-modern abstract expressionism, arte povera and neo-expressionism. For more than 15 years, Ray’s goal has been to merge depictions of the human face with mixed-media collage compositions inspired by urban street graphics. His micro format drawings, collages and mixed media pieces have been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States and he has contributed illustrations to numerous publications, collaborated with other creatives, organized exhibitions for various art galleries and public institutions and is the founder/curator of microARTCollection. Meet him in person at the opening reception on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 3-5 p.m.
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Oak Park Brewing Company
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Oak Park Culinary Delights NEW AND ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES PUT OUT FINE FARE IN OAK PARK
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ak Park has been called “Sacramento’s
neighborhood was a thriving center for arts,
first suburb.” More than a century
culture, shopping and dining.
old, Oak Park was a streetcar
Throughout the 20th century, events
suburb, easily reachable by streetcars that
conspired to bring Oak Park down, turning
were first drawn by horses and later ran on
it into a neighborhood more known for crime
electricity. At the turn of the last century, the
and decay than for arts and culture. The freeway building boom of the ’50s and ’60s
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dealt a double blow to Oak Park, cutting it off from adjacent neighborhoods and allowing middle class and prosperous residents to move out to more remote suburbs farther from the city center.
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La Venadita’s logo is a portrait
order-at-the-counter kind of place, but
neighborhoods across the country,
of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo with
orders are sent from the kitchen muy
Oak Park has been a target for
antlers coming out of her head.
rapido.
revitalization and redevelopment for
You’ll find this kind of playfulness
decades, with progress coming in fits
throughout the space and the menu.
Much like other similar
and starts, and sometimes not at all.
The queso fundido, usually a combo
Just across the street, Oak Park Brewing Company holds down a secure spot in the new Oak Park.
of molten cheese and chorizo, swaps
Open only two years, this brewery/
however, seem to be taking hold. A
out the standard Mexican sausage for
restaurant already seems like a
handful of businesses have staked
shrimp, directly assaulting the no-
fixture of the neighborhood, and a
their claim around the newly named
seafood-and-dairy “rule.” The mix is a
solid citizen in the ever-expanding
Triangle District, and their fortunes
gooey, satisfying treat.
Sacramento brewing scene.
Recent revitalization efforts,
seem to be on the rise.
The carnitas taco is one of the
array of house-made and guest beers,
however. Many of the businesses
this beautiful combo of simmered
including my favorite: the house-made
nestled in the crook of the triangle,
pork, cheese and salsa takes a
Rope Swing Cream Ale. The food
around 35th Street and Broadway,
staple and elevates it to something
menu is varied, with some ambitious
are putting out quality food and
extraordinary. Similarly, the
dishes.
libations. They’re places that would
Vampiro, an al pastor taco, is a sloppy
Culinary standouts include the
be successful no matter where they
feast of marinated pork, fried cheese,
Little Chicken Bucket, a Southern-
set up shop.
onions, cilantro and just a little bit of
fried game hen served with an
guilt. You won’t want to skip it.
indulgent pile of cheese grits, collard
Two that stand out for their exemplary fare are Oak Park Brewing
Unexpectedly, one of the standouts
greens and chili honey glaze. This
Company and La Venadita. The first
on the menu is a simple salad. A
little dish is one of the finest Southern
is a thriving brewery/restaurant
perfect combo of mixed greens,
dishes in this here Western town.
opened by a couple of local home
roasted red onions and red peppers,
The shrimp and grits are also a great
brewers who wanted to share their
pumpkin seeds, queso fresco and
Southern plate, but pack enough heat
passion with others. The second is
cumin vinaigrette, it’s a beautiful
to light a gas furnace, so be warned.
a new venture by a successful Bay
summer salad. The flavors are
Area restaurateur who grew up in
on point and a blunt reminder to
and spare ribs are worth eating as
Sacramento.
us carnivores how flavorful and
well. Everything is served on point
rewarding a well-made salad can be.
by friendly waiters in the brewery’s
La Venadita (Spanish for the little deer, or doe) is a tongue-in-cheek
La Venadita’s interior is plucky
Sacramento
Oak Park Brewing offers a wide
best I’ve ever had. Fried in the shell,
This isn’t luck or good timing,
Distinctively
The shrimp po’ boy, OP burger
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elegant steampunk environs. If you haven’t dropped by some of
taqueria. Owner Tom Schnetz grew
and funky. One bright-pink wall
up not far from Oak Park and now
dominates the space, looming over an
the new eateries in Oak Park, you’re
owns a house just a few blocks from
open, exposed-brick-and-beam room
doing yourself a disservice. Check it
his new restaurant.
flooded by light from two walls of
out. It’s closer than you think, and
windows. The service is light. It’s an
it offers a new slice of Sacramento history. La Venadita is at 3501 3rd Ave.; 4004676; lavenaditasac. com. Oak Park Brewing Company is at 3514 Broadway; 6602723, opbrewco.com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail. com n
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Sam’s Hof Brau 2500 Watt 482-2175 L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com
Thai House 427 Munroe in Loehmann’s 485-3888 L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com
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DeVere’s Pub 1521 L Street L D Full Bar $$ Family-run authentic Irish pub with a classic menu to match • deverespub.com
2225 Hurley Way 568-7171 D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com
Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518 Educational tasting experience of wines by the taste, flight or glass • downtownandvine.com
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5026 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883 B L D $-$$ Full neighborhood bar serving dinner nightly. Open at 11am daily. Weekend breakfast. • bellabrucafe.com
Matteo’s Pizza 5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727 L D Beer/Wine $$ Neighborhood gathering place for pizza, pasta and grill dishes
Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com
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The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way 488-47794 D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chineses food for 32 years • Dine in and take out
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Hock Farm Craft & Provision
Old Soul & Pullman Bar
1415 L St. 440-8888
12th & R Streets
L D $$-$$ Full Bar Celebration of the region’s rich history and bountiful terrain • Paragarys.com
B L D $ Full-service cafe with artisan coffee roasts, bakery goods and sandwiches • oldsoulco.com
South 2005 11th Street 382-9722 L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Timeless traditional Southern cuisine, counter service • weheartfriedchicken.com
1601 16th Street L D $$-$$$ Wine/Beer Seasonal menu using the best local ingredients • magpiecafe.com
Nido Bakery
Fat City Bar & Cafe
L D $ Bakery treats and seasonal specialities • hellonido.com
D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants.com
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Magpie Cafe
OLD SAC 1001 Front St. 446-6768
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1409 R Street Suite 102
Shoki Ramen House 1201 R Street
Rio City Cafe 1110 Front Street 442-8226 L D Wine/Beer $$ Bistro favorites with a distinctively Sacramento feeling in a riverfront setting • riocitycafe.com
The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772 L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com
L D $$ Japanese fine dining using the best local ingredients • sshokiramenhouse.com
THE HANDLE The Rind 1801 L Street #40 441-7463 L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Cheese-centric menu paired with select wine and beer • therindsacramento.com
Zocolo Hillary Cole Sommelier, General Manager Bella Bru Carmichael
1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303
Ten 22 1022 Second St. 441-2211 L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com
Willie’s Burgers 110 K Street
L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cuisine served in an authentic artistic setting • zocolosacramento.com
MIDTOWN
L D $ Great burgers and more. • williesburgers.com
Biba Ristorante
R STREET
served a la carte • Biba-restaurant.com
Café Bernardo 1431 R St. 930-9191 B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Casual California cuisine with counter service
Fish Face Poke Bar 1104 R Street Suite 100 L D $$ Humble Hawaiian poke breaks free • fishfacepokebar.com
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2801 Capitol Ave. 455-2422 L D $$$ Full Bar Upscale Northern Italian cuisine
Café Bernardo 2726 Capitol Ave. 443-1180 B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Casual California cuisine with counter service
Centro Cocina Mexicana 2730 J St. 442-2552 L D $$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cooking served in a casual atmosphere • Paragarys.com
Iron Horse Tavern 1116 15th Street L D $-$$ Full Bar Gastro-pub cuisine in a stylish industrial setting • ironhorsetavern.net
Simply Great M Mexican Food! SSix Course Platter for Two $24.95 Beef Tacos, Cheese Enchiladas, Chile Rellenos, Rice/Beans, Chips & Salsa Mon–Thurs after 4pm w/ coupon. Some restrictions apply. Exp. 9/30/16
Restaurant
2813 Fulton Avenue • 484-6104 Live music Fridays
Folsom
402 Natoma Street, Folsom • 673-9085 Live music Fridays & Saturdays
FREE DINNER B 1 Dinner Plate at Buy Reg Regular Price & Get Second Dinner FREE
bellabrucafe.com
5026 Fair Oaks Blvd. at Arden Way 916.485.2883
With cou coupon. Up to $7 value. Must include 2 drinks. Some restrictions apply. Exp. 9/30/16 So
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FOOD LITERACY CENTER September 8-25
first course (choose one) CHILLED TOMATO SOUP Fresh mozzarella, basil, young olive oil
first course (choose one) GRILLED OCTOPUS New potatoes, saffron aioli, molho cru
SUMMER MELON AND PROSCIUTTO Jimmy Nardello peppers, basil, mint, toasted pepitas, feta
GAZPACHO Cucumber, tomato, onion, micro cilantro, avocado
BABY MIXED GREENS Local pears, Point Reyes blue cheese, toasted walnuts, Champagne-honey vinaigrette
second course (choose one) HOUSE-MADE HANKERCHIEF PASTA Fromage blanc, fine herbs, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan cream, brioche GRILLED FLAT IRON STEAK Roasted Fingerling potatoes, gypsy peppers, summer squash, wild arugula, Romesco GRILLED KING SALMON Summer vegetables, ratatouille, salsa verde
third course (choose one) MISSION FIG TART Local figs, balsamic, mascarpone whip cream
WARM NICASIO VALLEY CHEESE CO. RACLETTE Mission figs, Marcona almonds, saba, membrillo, cornichons
second course (choose one) PORK & CLAMS Braised pork, manila clams, new potatoes, roasted peppers, aioli, cilantro CHICKEN LEG CONFIT Compressed melon with basil, pickled chili, balsamic vinegar braised mustard greens, bacon & habanero jack biscuits GRILLED FLAT IRON STEAK Jimmy Nardello peppers, grilled squash, muscatel glazed cipollini onions, Romesco
third course (choose one) LEMON SOUFFLÉ CAKE Genepy glazed blueberries
BAKED ALASKA TRIFLE Watermelon sorbet, mint chocolate chip gelato, graham crumb, burnt meringue
VANILLA BEAN CRÈME BRÛLÉE Summer berries
Reservations required: esquiregrill.com / 916.448.8900
Reservations required: hockfarm.com / 916.440.8888
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Federalist Public House 2009 N Street L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Wood-fired pizzas in an inventive urban alley setting • federalistpublichouse.com
Cabana Winery & Bistro 5610 Elvas 476-5492 LD $$ Wine tasting and paired entrees. Sunday Brunch 10 - 2. • cabanawine.com
OBO Italian Hot Italian
3145 Folsom Blvd.
L D Full Bar $$ Authentic hand-crafted pizzas with inventive ingredients, , Gelato • hotitalian.net
L D Full Bar $$ The rustic, seasonal, and nourishing flavors of Italy. Counter service and patio • oboitalian. com
Mulvaney’s Building & Loan
Español
1215 19th St. 441-6022
5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679
1627 16th Street 444-3000
L D Full Bar $$$ Modern American cuisine in an upscale historic setting
L D Full Bar $-$$ Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional family-style atmosphere
Red Rabbit
Evan’s Kitchen
2718 J Street
855 57th St. 452-3896
L D $$ Full Bar All things local contribute to a
B L D Wine/Beer $$ Eclectic California cuisine served in a family-friendly atmosphere, community table for single diners • Chefevan.com
sophisticated urban menu • theredrabbit.net
Paragary’s Bar & Oven 1401 28th St. 457-5737 L D $$ Full Bar Fabulous Outdoor Patio, California cuisine with a French touch • Paragarys.com
Formoli’s Bistro 3839 J St. 448-5699 B L D Wine/Beer $$-$$$ Mediterranean influenced cuisine in a stylish neighborhood setting • formolisbistro.com
Revolution Wines 2831 S Street L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Urban winery and tasting room with a creative menu using local sources • rwwinery. com
Skool 2315 K Street D $$ Inventive Japansese-inspired seafood dishes • skoolonkstreet.com
Hawks Public House 1525 Alhambra Blvd. 558-4440 L D $$-$$$ Familiar classics combined with specialty ingredients by chefs Molly Hawks and Mike Fagnoni • hawkspublichouse.com
Kru 3145 Folsom Blvd. 551-1559 L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Raw and refined, traditional Japanese cuisine and sushi • krurestaurant.com
Suzie Burger 29th and P. Sts. 455-3300 L D $ Classic burgers, cheesesteaks, shakes, chili dogs, and other tasty treats • suzieburger.com
Opa! Opa! 5644 J St. 451-4000 L D Wine/Beer $ Fresh Greek cuisine in a chic, casual setting, counter service
“...Shortly after returning from Italy, we thought we had never come home.” - Gourmet
Tapa The World 2115 J St. 442-4353 L D $-$$ Wine/Beer/Sangria Spanish/world cuisine in a casual authentic atmosphere, live flamenco music - tapathewworld.com
Nopalitos 5530 H St. 452-8226 B L $ Wine/Beer Southwestern fare in a casual diner setting
Thai Basil Café
Roxie Deli & Barbeque
2431 J St. 442-7690
3340 C St. 443-5402
L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio Housemade curries among their authentic Thai specialties Thaibasilrestaurant.com
The Waterboy 2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Fine South of France and northern Italian cuisine in a chic neighborhood setting • waterboyrestaurant.com
B L D $ Deli sandwiches, salads & BBQ made fresh. Large selection of craft Beer • roxiedeli.com
Selland’s Market Cafe 5340 H St. 736-3333 B L D $$ Wine/Beer High quality handcrafted food to eat in or take out, bakery, wine bar • sellands.com n
EAST SAC 33rd Street Bistro
3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233 B L D $$ Full Bar Patio Pacific Northwest cuisine in a casual bistro setting • 33rdstreetbistro.com
Burr’s Fountain
4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516 B L D $ Fountain-style diner serving burgers, sandwiches, soup and ice cream specialties
New Happy Hour! Monday – Friday 5 - 7 pm 2801 Capitol Av Avenue (916) 455-2422 www.biba-restaurant.com
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This Month @ the Market
A LOOK AT WHAT’S IN SEASON AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS IN SEPTEMBER
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BEET
APPLE
BLUE LAKE BEAN
This root vegetable comes in a rainbow of colors: red, gold, pink, white, even striped. It has a very high sugar content and is a unique source of phytonutrients called betalains. Its greens are edible, too: Prepare them similar to spinach or chard. To eat: Roast and serve in a salad with arugula, goat cheese and chopped walnuts.
Nearby Apple Hill supplies the apples in our local farmers markets. They come in numerous varieties: Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith and more. This popular autumn fruit can be used in a variety of ways, from salads to desserts. To eat: Bake in a pie with a lattice crust or crumb topping.
This popular bean, also known as a snap or string bean, is considered the gold standard of green beans. Mild and versatile, it has a dark-green, cylindrical, stringless, firm, plump pod. To eat: Use for quick pickling or canning.
CELERY ROOT
PARSNIP
FINGERLING POTATO
Despite its name, this vegetable is not related to celery. A dense, fleshy white root vegetable, it is a flavorful source of vitamin C. It’s also known as celeriac. To eat: Use in salads and slaws.
This root vegetable looks like a top-heavy white carrot. It develops a rich, nutty flavor after cooking. Don’t try to eat it raw—it’s practically inedible. To eat: Add to soups and stews.
This small, waxy potato gets its name from its long, narrow shape, which makes it look like a finger. It comes in a variety of colors and maintains its shape when cooked. To eat: Slice in half vertically, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in a hot oven.
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