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OPEN FLAMES PROVIDE HEAT FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN STREETS AND PARKS, AND GIVE LIGHT AT NIGHT. BUT A CANDLE CAN SPARK A FIRE. WITH NO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS NEARBY, FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD.

In addition to human suffering on our streets, urban fires around encampments and related drug activities harm residents, neighborhoods and parkways. Drought makes the problem even more destructive. Urban fires devour resources needed to fight massiveTherewildfires.areseveral reasons behind the dangerous trend of encampment fires. Open flames provide heat for people living in streets and parks, and give light at night. But a candle can spark a fire. With no fire extinguishers nearby, flames quickly Investigatorsspread.report fire attacks at encampments often stem from disputes between homeless people. The sheer number of fires, and the danger of attacks from outsiders, have unnerved firefighters, investigators and communities.Open-airdrug users need fire to light pipes of deadly fentanyl and meth. Being in a drug-induced stupor impairs judgment and impacts the safety of anyoneEncampmentsnearby. accumulate trash, which becomes fire fuel. There are reports of individuals even setting fire to their possessions because nonprofit homeless providers issue new equipment and cash payments. Crime contributes to fire risk. Thieves steal cars and torch them, often

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District saying firefighters responded to a 2-acre vegetation fire along the American River Parkway. Illegal encampments are common in the area. Downtown and Midtown are heavily impacted by urban fires. On May 5, an early morning fire was reported along a fence near the rear of a home in the 2700 block of T Street. The fire engulfed the fence and burned the home’s deck.

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Sacramento fire officials said the house began to burn, but crews tackled the flames and prevented extensive damage. Power lines nearby were affected. The fire’s cause has not been established, but a family member of mine lives in the area and says transients are always present and property destruction is common.

Last year, a three-story medical building on Scripps Drive was torched. It appears the ﬁre started in encampments beneath the building’s eaves, hidden behind bushes. While I was writing this column, I received notiﬁcation from the

W hile massive wildfires in California make headlines, the increase in fires around homeless encampments doesn’t receive the same attention. Sacramento endures this alarming trend with other major cities, including Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose. Sacramento’s 2022 homeless count found 9,278 unsheltered people in the county. Despite massive taxpayer investments, the numbers continue to move in the wrong direction. The county had 5,570 homeless in 2019, and 2,538 in During2013.the past decade, encampmentrelated fires grew with the homeless population. An April 2022 report by the Sacramento Sierra Club notes the Sacramento Fire Department responded to 536 encampment fires between 2013 and 2019, an average of 89 a year. The report cited 156 encampment fires in 2021.

As for ﬁre investigations, local agencies have limited resources and expanded caseloads. Even if they

using guns to ignite gas tanks. Burnedout cars are a sad, common sight on our streets. Arson for its own sake is a reality.Urban fires destroy trees and natural vegetation, infrastructure, and commercial and residential buildings. They cause injuries and claim the lives of humans and animals. And urban fires touch people miles from the blaze. Smoke and pollutants reduce air quality. A recent vehicle fire near E Street in Midtown produced smoke and odor that traveled miles. Online air-quality maps show in vivid detail the damage from fire.

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determine an exact cause, it usually doesn’t provide satisfaction for the victims. Criminal charges only occur when there are competent witnesses. When we built a new home last year, we were required to install an expensive fire-suppression system. I hope we never need it. Residential and commercial fires are Beforedevastating.researching this article, I never thought much about the fire risk our community faces from encampments, open-air drug use and criminal activity. You cannot miss seeing the depressing charred remains after a fire. Added to the tons of trash on our streets, parks and vacant lots, parts of our city look more like a thirdworld country than California’s capital. This becomes one more reason why we need strong leadership to usher in new approaches and proven strategies to bring people off the streets and into shelter, and to start putting their lives together with rehabilitation programs. Housing alone will never solve this crisis. Cecily Hastings can be reached n

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URBAN AG The city of Sacramento has relaunched a program that provides tax incentives for owners of vacant, unimproved or blighted property who repurpose the land for urban agricultural.

More than 75 Sacramento Picks It Up! volunteers remove trash from Arcade Creek.

Sacramento Picks It Up! is a volunteer group formed in 2021 to address contamination of local waterways, such as the 16-mile Arcade Creek, which is the largest drainage basin of all local creeks. The group’s 2,000 members create multiple weekly events in both urban and natural areas to protect the region’s habitats and resources. For information or to sign up for upcoming cleanup events, ﬁnd the group on Facebook or email sacramentopicksitup@gmail.com.

COOKING SCHOOL The moment has finally arrived— Food Literacy Center’s new headquarters and cooking school at Leataata Floyd Elementary is open. The 4,500-square-foot facility features a cooking classroom, commercial kitchen, student gardens, offices and more to help the nonprofit advance its mission of developing food literacy in children across Sacramento.

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“By teaching students how to grow, prepare and enjoy fresh, local and seasonal produce, we can begin to reduce childhood obesity and many of the health problems associated with it,” says SCUSD Superintendent Jorge Aguilar.Forinformation, foodliteracycenter.org.visit

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CORRECTION An article in the August Out & About column erroneously identiﬁed the late Lloyd Harvego as founder of The Firehouse Restaurant in Old Sacramento. While Harvego purchased the restaurant in 1999, the founder was the late Newton Cope, who opened The Firehouse in 1960 and created the ambiance that continues today.

The $4.3 million project, which took seven years to complete, was funded by SCUSD and will serve approximately 330 elementary school students and their families, as well as students throughout the district and community.

“I can’t put into words how much it means to us that Sacramento City Uniﬁed School District saw the value in our food literacy education and decided to invest in the students by building this and allowing us to operate it,” says Amber Stott, founder and chief food genius at Food Literacy Center.

The city of Sacramento will accept applications beginning Oct. 1 for its next round of City of Festivals grants to support special events. To qualify for grant awards up to $7,500, events must be located in the city, be consistent with family-oriented themes, support arts and cultural entertainment and activities, promote a healthier living environment and enhance quality of life in the city.

Grant funds may be used to pay the costs of police services, parking and permits, private security, equipment, portable restrooms, event fencing and more.Applications will be accepted Oct. 1–31 for events to be held Jan. 1 to April 30, 2023. For information, visit sacramentofestivals.com.

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Under an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone agreement, landowners agree to maintain their parcels for agricultural production for ﬁve years in exchange for reduced property taxes during that period. For information, email planning@cityofsacramento.org.

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Sacramento’s Historic Preservation team needs your help. The city is seeking artifacts, photos, newspaper clippings and stories for the African American Experience Project to document the history of African Americans in Sacramento. The project consists of research, community outreach, workshops and oral histories, including recorded conversations with elders. History students from Sacramento State, volunteers and the city’s historic consultant are working collaboratively to gather material. Documents and recordings will be housed at the Center for Sacramento History. To be a part of this important project, visit cityofsacramento.org and search for African American Experience Project.

Twelve film projects are being shot in town thanks to grants from the city’s Film + Media program funded by Measure U. Nine Sacramento region filmmakers and six from outside the area received a total of $67,500 to tell diverse stories with equally diverse casts and crews. The projects include a short film, a television pilot and 10 documentaries/ docuseries.“Sacramento Film + Media’s grant was an essential part in me and my team being able to complete our documentary film project and debut it right in the heart of Sacramento at the Esquire IMAX,” says Melissa Muganzo Murphy, executive producer of “The Big Hysto: A Black Womb Revolution.”

Dr. Dennis Godby, a 66-year-old naturopathic doctor in Sacramento, will walk solo across one-ﬁfth of the country beginning Sept. 12 to promote health equity.Asthe founder of Walk USA for Health Equity, Godby has been doing long runs and walks to bring attention to health and social justice issues for more than four decades. WUHE goals are to highlight America’s desperate health conditions in communities of color, promote healthy lifestyles, and provide education on getting and staying healthy. The trek will begin in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Sept. 12 and end 610 miles later in Knoxville, Tennessee, Oct. 11. Four more legs are planned to take Godby to Seattle, Washington, between 2023 and 2026. Each day’s walk will take approximately eight hours and will average 22 miles. Along the route, Godby will partner with community organizations to host public health events. For information, walkusaforhealthequity.org.visit

The next time you’re strolling down K Street Mall, look up and see Spirit Wings, a new series of sculptures that transform from birds to humans in ﬂight.The art pieces were installed along the corridor thanks to two local community leaders—Megan Blackwell and Phil Tretheway—and Sacramento’s young professionals program Metro EDGE.Seven sculptures, inspired by Sacramento’s original wetlands and native people, are scattered along a 1-mile stretch from the Delta King in Old Sacramento to 13th and K streets. The Spirit Wings locations are not revealed—ﬁnding each piece, by artist Garr Ugalde, is part of the fun while exploring Downtown. For information, visit spiritwings916.com.

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Make your charitable dollars go further by paying your registration fee for the 39th annual California International Marathon, coming up Dec. 4, through the Sacramento SPCA. By purchasing marathon tickets through SSPCA (one of this year’s CIM partnering charitable organizations), proceeds go back to the shelter, helping thousands of animals each year. To purchase tickets, visit sspca.org/ community-events.AlthoughtheSSPCA’s highly anticipated fall gala “Whiskers in Wonderland,” Saturday, Oct. 22, is sold out, there is a waitlist if tickets become available. To be placed on the list, contact Kristi Maryman at kmaryman@ sspca.org or (916) 504-2802. For information, visit sspca.org/fall-galasilent-auction.

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YOUTH ACTION SAFE Credit Union is celebrating its third year of teaching ﬁnancial readiness to Natomas middle and high schoolers through a partnership with Councilmember Angelique Ashby’s Youth Action Corps. In a series of ﬁnancial education courses held at North Natomas Library, Food Literacy Center’s new cooking school opens at Leataata Floyd Elementary School. Spirit Wings sculptures can be found along K Street.

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More than 250 pieces of art have been selected for this year’s PBS KVIE Art Auction, celebrating the work of Northern California artists and California Masters. The juried artworks are featured in seven categories: contemporary, ﬁgurative, landscapes, sculpture, still life, photography and California Masters recognizing works selected by the curator.Thelive auction will be televised and livestreamed Sept. 30 from 7–10 p.m., Oct. 1 from noon to 10 p.m. and Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. All proceeds beneﬁt PBS KVIE. For information, visit kvie.org/artauction.

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MUSIC ON K While you’re enjoying shopping at DOCO on K Street, stick around for the Live at 5 Music Series. The free concerts take place on the west plaza terrace near Macy’s on Thursday evenings through October from 5–7 p.m., and feature an eclectic range of sounds, including live acoustic acts and popular DJs. Check out this month’s lineup at docosacramento.com. After Live at 5, wonder over for free open mic nights from 7 p.m. to midnight on Thursdays at The Russ Room above Solomon’s delicatessen at 730 K St.

Work is expected to wrap up this month before the ﬁsh return from the Paciﬁc Ocean to spawn. For information, visit waterforum.org/ habitat2022.

HABITAT ENHANCEMENT

New funding of $49.9 million will go toward improvements to the Sacramento Valley Station, the historic train station at Fourth and I streets. Funding from the California State Transportation Agency’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capitol Program will also help construct a new regional bus layover and vehicle-charging facility, enhanced regional transit stops and state-of-the-art transit fare payment technology.Thefunds were awarded to a regional partnership led by Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority and its project partners, the city of Sacramento, Sacramento Regional Transit, Downtown Railyard VenturesArea students participate in Youth Action Corps. Work at Sailor Bar enhances habitat for Chinook salmon and steelhead trout.

Named for Tower Records founder Russ Solomon, The Russ Room is a live music venue, art gallery and community gathering place. For information, visit solomons.co/the-russ-room.

STUDENT LEADERS

The next Sacramento Police Community Advancement Academy begins Sept. 8, providing insight on the mission, operations and work of the policeThedepartment.academyincludes Q&As with department leaders, a panel interview with Police Chief Kathy Lester, presentations on current crime trends and the Violent Crime Reduction Initiative, and a tour of the academy and training facility. The academy is held every Thursday night for ﬁve weeks at the Public Safety Center at 5770 Freeport Blvd. To apply, visit resources/cops-and-clergy.cityofsacramento.org/police/

The 2022 cohort includes Athena Estrada, a junior at Kit Carson International Academy, who volunteers at local COVID-19 vaccination clinics to provide in-language support and translations, and Joshua Salazar, a graduate of West Campus High School, who serves as a teacher’s assistant, elementary school tutor and church member.

Four high school students from the greater Sacramento region have been selected for Bank of America’s Student Leaders, an eight-week paid summer internship with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sacramento and Stockton. The Student Leaders program provides opportunities for students to gain ﬁrsthand job experience while serving their communities.

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Health and wellness activities continue weekdays through Sept. 30 at Fremont Park in Midtown. Workouts, including yoga, Pilates, boot camp and Zumba, are open to all ages and ﬁtness levels. No registration is necessary, but check out the class descriptions to determine if exercise materials, like a yoga mat, are needed. For class schedules, visit midtownparks. org.

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students learn about budgeting, responsible spending, credit and how to pay for college. The program gives the kids a much-needed “head start,” says Emilio Barrera with SAFE Credit Union. “Most kids leaving high school do not have a true understanding of theirYouthﬁnances.”Action Corps, established in 2010, provides opportunities to develop work skills and create pathways to employment and higher education. For information, visit youth-action-corps.angeliqueashby.com/

MIDTOWN WELLNESS

Two Water Forum projects are underway to enhance crucial habitat for native fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead trout at Lower Sailor Bar in the American River and Nimbus Basin. The projects will lay approximately 41,000 cubic yards of clean gravel into the flowing river where spawning salmon and steelhead create nests to deposit their eggs. Woody material and riparian trees and bushes will be planted on side channels to give young fish a place to hide from predators and rest in shade, and for insects to grow for feeding the fish and other species.

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This is where we are today as we invest unprecedented dollars for road maintenance. Rich Desmond represents the Third District on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. He can be reached at richdesmond@saccounty. gov. Previous columns can be found at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

T here’s no way to sugarcoat the horrible condition of our roads in the unincorporated area. When I discuss potholes and crumbling pavements with fellow residents, the conversation usually ends with an Payingexpletive.forroad maintenance is complicated. Engineers at Sacramento County Department of Transportation often function like accountants to secure every available dollar for our roads.Ina nutshell, the department uses approximately $20 million each year from the Senate Bill 1 gas tax, approved by voters in 2018. The measure requires annual valuations by state authorities to determine adjustments in the gas tax. The most recent change occurred in July, with an increase of 2.8 cents. Current tax is 53.9 cents per gallon. For years, it was standard practice for SacDOT to rely on gas taxes and transportation grants. Since joining the Board of Supervisors last year, I’ve pushed to have monies allocated from the general fund to supplement road maintenance.Lastyear,the board allocated $22.5 million from the general fund. This year, we allocated another $20 million for road maintenance. Adding to SacDOT’s traditional revenue shows the board recognizes the deterioration of our roads can’t be ignored. In addition, the board recently allocated another $20 million for road maintenance in disadvantaged communities. This was federal money distributed for pandemic recovery. With supervisors allocating $20 million from the general fund, $20 million from the feds and $20 million from SB 1, we produced $60 million for pavement maintenance this year. SacDOT is aggressive in securing grant funds from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. In the last funding round, Sacramento County was awarded approximately $16 million for pavement rehabilitation and modernization.Here’sthebad news: Sacramento County faces a road maintenance backlog of nearly $850 million. Every few years, SacDOT performs a road assessment. Streets are rated using a Pavement Condition Index, a scale between 0 and 100. Ratings of 85 or above are excellent or almost new. A rating of 49 or below is poor. The county average is 48. With 2,214 miles of roadway to maintain in the county, SB 1 doesn’t meet our needs. Although there’s a signiﬁcant effort to obtain as much funding as possible for roadway maintenance, one-time sources are not always available. We need consistent dollars to maintain our roadways. I’m always asked how streets and roads are chosen to be paved. Due to limited funds, projects are prioritized with several measurements, including the rating system I described, coordination with other projects (such as water main replacement), estimated costs related to available funds and history.Although there’s not enough money to pave every degraded street, SacDOT responds to your reports on 311 and repairs potholes by monitoring pavements across the county. The most recent funds we cobbled together for road maintenance in Sacramento County reminds me of what Winston Churchill said in 1942 following a series of British victories in North Africa after so many failures: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

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“We have seen some of that,” she says, “but we are seeing a lot of activity in the core.” CBRE recently brokered a deal with a tech company leasing 20,000 square feet at 621 Capitol Mall, and is tracking about 1,000 residential units under construction in the core. While rising interest rates and construction costs could slow things down, CBRE sees strong demand from companies that want to be in the center of Sacramento.Oneofthose is Anthem Properties Group of Vancouver, British Columbia. It has several projects underway, including a mixed-use building at J and 9th streets, long an eyesore.

Nellie Cruz, an associate at CBRE, the leading Downtown commercial real estate broker, said her ﬁrm initially expected the pandemic to result in companies moving from the central city to suburban locations.

“In the end, people being able to interact face to face informally around

I tend to agree. Skeptics have predicted the demise of cities since the beginning of time. They take their hits, new ones emerge, people and businesses adapt, and cities ﬁnd different ways to make themselves appealing. Look at the streets teeming with people in Midtown and Downtown and all the construction and you might not know what we have endured.Wehave plenty of challenges, but the socio-economic and demographic forces that fueled the city’s renaissance haven’t disappeared. They were on hiatus. Smart people and smart money are betting a comeback is underway. Here’s hoping they’re right. Gary Delsohn can be reached at gdelsohn@gmail.com. Previous columns can be found and shared InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

“Work from home is here to stay, but I think to a degree much less than we think right now, at least in the long run,” says Riaan De Beer, Anthem’s vice president for development.

Jump ahead to a hot evening this past July with several hundred people at an open house celebrating the new Mansion Apartments at 15th and H streets. The mood has shifted. “Better days are ahead of us, in a big way,” says Sotiris Kolokotronis, whose SKK Developments built the Mansion Apartments and about 1,150 apartment units in the area over the past four years. “All the state workers are not back and that’s important, but this is not the ﬁrst or last time in the history of civilization we’ve had a tough situation likeKolokotronisthis.” is known for his optimism, but he’s betting more than good cheer on the central city’s comeback. His company, now a family affair with daughter Marisa and son Constantine playing key roles, has been riding an impressive string of successful projects.Hehas another 500 to 600 apartment units in various planning stages in the core city. Several projects could begin construction this year. “The city will be different,” he says. “That is still playing out, but institutional investors and smart money that were not coming to Sacramento a the water cooler, down hallways, is part of the greater energy that makes companies work and business work. It makes government work for that matter,” De Beer says. “Being able to go out to a lunch together and do a business meal. Those things are entrenched in our government and business culture. It will come back.”

Alittle more than two years ago, Sacramento’s core suffered a nasty one-two punch. COVID-19 and the March 2020 lockdown removed about 100,000 state workers who poured into the central city each day. Suddenly, they were working at home—many still are—while many restaurants, bars and other small businesses depending on them collapsed.Throw in the late-spring and summer of sometimes violent protests over the murder of George Floyd and other outrages, and the central city became a ghost town by day and frequent crime scene at night. What ﬁnally seemed like a Sacramento renaissance months earlier dissolved into a sad, depressing mess.

20 IA SEP n 22 By Gary Delsohn Building Our Future G D GD few years ago are coming now and that it is very good.”

Roaring Back PANDEMIC PUNCH DIDN’T KNOCK OUT CITY’S CORE

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Fixing Schools Together

A s a new school year begins, it’s time for Sacramento City Unified parents, administrators, teachers and staff to think big about how we can revitalize and improve our schools.Nocommunity can thrive without great schools. After years of financial uncertainty and labor disputes, the moment has arrived for Sac City Unified to invite the community to help solve its problems and build a school district that’s healthy and prosperous for the long term. If we miss this opportunity, we will face the same disruptions, inequities and outrages that have characterized Sac City Unified for the past decade. We can build a best-practice school system, a California leader, but only if we work together.Sacramento is home to experts in virtually every field where the school

SAC CITY UNIFIED NEEDS COMMUNITY’S HELP TO IMPROVE district needs help. Public financing? Curriculum? Mental health? Facilities? Career and technical training? Countless local residents have devoted their professional lives to those subjects. Many have children who attend or graduated from Sac City Unified schools. To engage even a fraction of these professionals on critical issues would immensely benefit local schools and their students.Wehave last year’s data on student performance, so we know where to shore up learning. The Sacramento County Office of Education is working to place mental health specialists on every campus. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed historic increases in spending for our children. We have climbed to the 15th position nationally in state funding per pupil.Let’s use this time to return the focus to what makes learning fun and schools a safe place, full of joy.

To start, let’s talk to families about what they need to support their children as we ramp up learning and get our children back to grade level— and ideally beyond. The opportunities are endless for transforming our schools and, by extension, our neighborhoods.Let’sopeninexpensive, highquality, afterschool care and enriching activities. Let’s create spaces for teens to explore professional careers and vocational passions. And how about providing evening language classes for community members? This is the perfect time for creative solutions and planning to ensure Sac City Unified offers the best opportunities for every local child and family.The new state funding is unprecedented and must be spent wisely, not set aside for special interests or programs that don’t specifically and directly benefit students. We must build forLoditomorrow.Unified took this opportunity to heart and sent its kids to camp this summer. It’s time for optimism and community-engaged planning to use these dollars wisely and get our kids the bestWithadvantages.SacCity Unified’s financial condition relatively stable thanks to state and federal dollars, let’s make sure the district never faces state receivership again. School district leaders can accomplish this goal by providing the community with a transparent budget and spending system easily accessible and coherent. The opportunities we have today will not last. We must act now to ensure our children’s educational future. Cyd Jaghory is a member of Sacramento City Parents and Caregivers Union. She can be reached at com.saccityparentsandcaregivers@gmail.

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By Jessica Laskey Giving Back: Volunteer

D id you know we have a local fire museum? I didn’t until I spoke with Larry Schluer, board member and volunteer docent manager of the Sacramento Regional Fire Museum in West Sacramento, which recently reopened after closing for the pandemic. “It’s been tough,” admits Schluer, a retired firefighter. His family has put out blazes since 1865 when his greatgrandfather emigrated from Germany and helped found Woodland’s first fire company.“Weopened a few months before the pandemic, then we closed and now we’re open again. The biggest problem is getting the word out that the museum exists. People don’t know about us.” When he joined the museum’s board two years ago, Schluer made it his mission to spread the word. He constantly comes up with ideas to help the Pioneer Mutual Hook and Ladder Society, the nonprofit that runs the museum, capitalize on its collection of artifacts, documents and equipment from local fire service history.

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“We have so much information and stories we impart when people come in,” Schluer says. “We have two huge pictures that came from the Wells Fargo Building at 555 Capitol Mall. I start my docent tour at the one that shows J Street and the waterfront in 1849— that’s all that existed in Sacramento at the“Aftertime. the first big fire in 1850, when 10 buildings burned down along the waterfront, the city started acquiring hand-pulled firefighting equipment. When they transitioned to a steam pumper (fire engine) that weighed a couple tons, horses were introduced to draw it. When the fire bell rang, the horses were trained to unhitch themselves and line up. The driver would pull a lever and the harnesses would fall down, the horses would get hitched up and they were out of

REGIONAL FIRE MUSEUM STOKES AN INTEREST IN HISTORY

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THE ABILITY TO SHARE FIRE FACTS WITH THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN LONG IN THE MAKING.

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TIMOTHY FORHAIRSTYLISTSCOTTMENANDWOMEN the station in 30 seconds, which is remarkable even now.” The ability to share fire facts with the public has been long in the making. The Pioneer Mutual Hook and Ladder Society was founded in 1990 to establish a fire“We’vemuseum.been collecting membership dues for almost 40 years with the idea of creating a museum someday,” Schluer says. To that end, the group gathered and stored equipment for years before moving into the West Sac building in 2019.One unique acquisition is a Gamewell fire alarm panel, an alarm center developed in 1939 for the Sacramento fire dispatch operation housed in Winn Park. When the city sold the building in 2019, the society jumped to acquire and restore this piece of history. “When the system was dismantled, the panels that were wired together were all cut apart,” Schluer says. “Our in-house electrician (Larry Hopkins) has been working to restore it ever since.” Visitors can activate one of two working street boxes in front of the museum to send an alarm back to the office display.

Other displays include a dorm room—complete with beds constructed at Folsom Prison—and a restored fire truck that visitors can sit in and “drive” with a two-foot steering wheel. “It’s a big crowd pleaser,” Schluer says. Not to be missed is Sacramento’s first aerial ladder truck, an 85-foot beast drawn by horses and dating from 1912. More than two years went into the restoration.Themuseum is open to the public, but Schluer encourages people to book private tours and parties to help sustain the museum. He’s planning additional activities, events and workshops and is recruiting docents—especially former firefighters—with the hope more visitors“Justfollow.about everybody leaves with a big smile on their face,” Schluer says. “Now we just need more people to know we’re here.” The Sacramento Regional Fire Museum is at 3650 Industrial Blvd., West Sacramento. For more information, including hours and admission fees, visit sacfiremuseum.org or Facebook. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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HS By Howard Schmidt Inside The County

he Sacramento County Board of Supervisors gave cannabis fans hope that commercial marijuana operations could become legal in the unincorporated area. Currently, the county prohibits commercial cultivation and sales, but that could change if voters approve a cannabis tax in November.Ormaybenot.Byanarrowvote, the board agreed to ask voters to establish a special tax on gross receipts from cannabis businesses. The money would fund county homeless services, including along the American River Parkway. County staff estimates the tax could generate $5.1 million to $7.7 million annually. But the process for making cannabis legal is more complicated than just putting a tax question on the ballot. State law allows local governments to regulate cannabis. In Sacramento County, only the cities of Sacramento and Isleton permit marijuana operations. The county and other cities bar the pot industry everywhere else. The prohibition will continue even if voters approve the tax. Permitting marijuana requires the county to establish a local regulatory scheme. While that only takes three supervisors in support, none have been willing to engage in cannabis policy discussions without assurances of an accompanying tax. Getting the tax question on the November ballot wasn’t easy. At ﬁrst county staff recommended a general fund tax requiring agreement of four supervisors and a simple majority vote by the Supervisorpublic.

Phil Serna described the tax as a way to collect “valuable revenue” to fund general government functions such as regional parks. With Rich Desmond and Patrick Kennedy, Serna had three votes in the yes column. The fourth proved elusive. Supervisor Sue Frost was opposed and Don Nottoli categorically rejected the idea, telling Serna, “It’s not about the dollars.” Nottoli expressed concern about the impact cannabis would have on rural communities. The tax measure looked dead. Then Serna maneuvered and arranged for staff to devise a special tax measure that needed support from only three supervisors to reach the ballot. The trick required the proposed tax to identify a special purpose (funding homeless services, including those on the parkway). Legally, this means twothirds of voters must approve the tax in November, not just a simple majority. Nottoli and Frost still said no, but only three votes were needed. If voters approve the tax vote in November, things could get more complicated. The entire county gets to vote, though the tax applies only to unincorporated communities. The regulatory process will have to reﬂect thatFrostdistinction.andNottoli are irked the tax could lose among unincorporated voters but still pass with help from voters in surrounding cities, including Sacramento, where cannabis is already allowed.Desmond says he will take into consideration how the unincorporated area votes, explaining it “will inform my decision on policy discussions and hope others, too.” As it stands, legal cannabis is advancing for the unincorporated area. But passing the tax measure is no guarantee there are enough votes on the Board of Supervisors to adopt a regulatory program that pleases the cannabis industry and its fans.

Pot Has A Shot CANNABIS INCHES TOWARD LEGALIZATION IN COUNTY

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Roshaun Davis Photo by Aniko Kiezel different communities. Imagine what we could do if we had the funding to actually give that life even more.” Last year, UH received nonproﬁt status along with designation as a community development corporation.

Creative Solutions

By Jessica Laskey Meet Your Neighbor But what really makes UH tick is the people. Davis can name dozens of local entrepreneurs who got their start at one of his group’s markets, including N’Gina Guyton of the fried chicken restaurant South, Gabriel Aiello of nationally distributed Burly Beverages, and Rasheed Amedu of Naija Boy Tacos, whose pop-up restaurant was featured by Eater San Francisco.

Davis hopes this new structure lets UH help people coming up behind him. “People would say we needed all of these things, like ‘become a nonproﬁt,’ but we didn’t have the technical assistance. It’s just not available for people of color,” Davis says. “Now, as a CDC, one of the programs we’ll be running is technical assistance focused on creatives, to show people the way to get through the road map to the creative economy.”Community development plans include real estate investment to combat the churn of displacement experienced by Davis. “We’ve had years of placemaking, but as soon as a place gets made, we get displaced,” he says, noting that the Midtown Farmers Market and GOOD: Street Food + Design Market were taken over by other organizations as soon as they got popular. “Now we’re stepping into place keeping—buying some of these buildings, revitalizing them and making public space for folks that are creative to truly combat gentriﬁcation.”Throughamodel called placebased development, UH is focused on acquiring real estate to create activity centers where small businesses can thrive (or at least pay rent) and access free community programming and technical assistance.

Davis hopes to increase his staff, composed mostly of local theater artists, and build more concepts such as Be Well, Sacramento, a health and wellness retail experience UH launched during the“Throughpandemic.all of these things, we’re learning how to develop and support the community,” Davis says. “There’s a quote I love—that creatives are the ones who are going to save world with creative solutions, and I truly do believe that. We welcome all sides of that creativity to the table.”

UNSEEN HEROES MAKES COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES

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“We have a beautiful ecosystem here that’s grown organically,” Davis says. “Our events have been a platform for so much good inside a multitude of D uring the pandemic, Roshaun Davis took a big step back to reevaluate.Theco-founder of awardwinning “experience agency” Unseen Heroes took stock while in-person events were impossible. His discovery set the organization on a new path. “Over time, people would throw all of these different labels on us—an event agency, a retail store, a consulting agency—and all of these labels served us during those times, but it didn’t really put a label on what we do at our core,” says Davis, a Greenhaven resident who started Unseen Heroes with wife Maritza.“Oneof things we learned during the pandemic is how invaluable it is to step back from labels. At our core, we’re a community development corporation. When I think about the evolution of UH, I always equate it to theUnseencommunity.”Heroes has been many things to many people over its 14-year history. It launched some of the area’s most popular markets, including the Midtown Farmers Market, GOOD: Street Food + Design Market, Gather and its newest venture, NeighborGood Market. The organization runs Display: California, a retail store in Oak Park that features products from California makers, artists and entrepreneurs. As an events agency, UH marketed countless client functions, including the mayor’s inauguration and Dîner en Blanc.

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Sacramento took a measured approach to bike share and reaped benefits from not being first. Through an agreement with the Sacramento Area Council of Government, vendor JUMP put 900 bright red electric bikes on the streets of Sacramento, West Sacramento and Davis in Sacramento2018.became JUMP bike’s premier U.S. location with the highest number of trips (1.3 million in 2019) and trailing only Paris globally. JUMP bikes were used an average of more than five times a day, two to three times the rate in most cities. Then came the pandemic, which shut down operations, and the sale of JUMP to Lime, a company that didn’t exist beforeLime2017.currently has 300 bikes in Sacramento and West Sacramento, with 300 more promised in the next few months. Rides have dropped from the JUMP heyday. A critical mass is needed for bike or scooter sharing to be convenient and effective. If a device isn’t nearby, users won’t bother walking half a mile to make a short trip.

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R ental scooters and bikes, often battery powered and accessed with a smartphone, are considered forms of “micromobility.” Some observers say bike sharing is the “transportation success story” of the last decade. But micromobility is still in its infancy. We can expect changes in equipment, operations (recharging and repositioning the devices) and management of systems. The beneﬁts are clear. Rental bikes and scooters are inexpensive, quiet, non-polluting, fun and available on demand. Electric-assist bikes provide health beneﬁts from pedaling. But there areIdleproblems.bikesand scooters may block sidewalks, riders may endanger pedestrians on sidewalks and, especially for scooters, riders may endanger themselves. Bike-share user Dan Allison says the local vendor is “not maintaining and picking up dead bikes in a timely manner.”

Lime has scooters in Sacramento and competes with Bird, Razor and Helbiz. Those four companies are permitted 2,400 total devices, bikes and scooters combined.Scooters are cheaper to buy, recharge and “rebalance” (move where needed) than bikes, so they have been able to operate without any government subsidy. For bikes, SACOG subsidizes each ride on a sliding scale of 38 cents to 70 cents based on the rides per day. The subsidy goes away if there are more than 2.75 rides per day. Meanwhile, Sacramento charges vendors a fee instead of providing a subsidy. Both bike and scooter vendors pay the city 10 cents for each ride, with funds going toward additional bike parking.Micromobility users tend to be male, white, with above average income and education. There’s been an effort to have equitable programs that make bikes and scooters available to disadvantaged communities at discounted, affordable rates. In Sacramento, Lime scooters are more expensive than Lime bikes. It costs $1 to unlock a Lime bike or scooter. It’s 32 cents per minute of riding time for a bike (plus tax) and 45 cents per minute for a scooter. Sacramento has demonstrated its potential for micromobility and has the street grid, climate and topography to support it. Micromobility growth will almost certainly continue. The question is how. Can systems be proﬁtable without subsidies? Are bikes and scooters complementary modes or competitive, stealing trips from each other? Are shared devices better than individual, private ownership of e-bikes or scooters? How much will high tech merge into low-tech machines? There’s talk of sensors and geofencing to keep devices off sidewalks. SACOG’s Sabrina Bradbury says Lime is considering swappable batteries, usable in both bikes and scooters. That would make recharging much less expensive. Will cities transform streets and trail systems to make bikes and scooters safer and more Transportationconvenient?consultants at Kittelson & Associates write, “… it is imperative that cities speed up implementation timelines for expanding access and availability of multi-use pathways. Safe and available infrastructure is the biggest barrier to increased micromobility usage across the country. …” We can hope the questions get sorted out and micromobility helps make our neighborhoods and cities better places.

Walt Seifert is executive director of Sacramento Trailnet, an organization devoted to promoting greenways with paved trails. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n Estimates say shared devices can capture 8% to 15% of trips under 5 miles (more than half of U.S. car trips are less than 3 miles). That’s a $200 billion to $300 billion market. Recognizing the potential, some startups dumped thousands of bikes and scooters on city streets, sometimes without approval. The chaos has ceased, and many of the startups no longer exist.

A Fair Share?

MANY QUESTIONS SURROUND LOCAL RENTAL BIKES, SCOOTERS

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2. Kiwanis Club members include SMUD Director Heidi Sanborn (second from left) and Supervisor Rich Desmond.

Best of Carmichael 2022 Awards

1. Thirty businesses and nonprofits receive 2022 Best of Carmichael awards.

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Gala Carmichael honored local businesses during a recent Best of Carmichael gala at Mission Oaks Community Center. The tropical-themed event supported the Carmichael Chamber of Commerce. For a list of this year’s Best of Carmichael winners, visit carmichaelchamber.com/best-of-carmichael-2022.

3, Chamber board member Joe Green (with cake) tempts dessert auction bidders.

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4. Chamber sponsors (from left) Gabrielle Rasi and Dennis Tanner share a toast with Angela Gitt and Sarah 5.Hemmen.TheBuck family celebrates its company victory for Best Auto Repair/Service.

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When Stan retired and their ﬁrst grandchild was born in 2017, the couple started house shopping in Sacramento.

Best of Both Worlds CURTIS PARK COTTAGE

By Cecily Hastings Photography by Aniko Kiezel Open House C H CH IS PERFECT FOR CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY

“Our sons remained in Sacramento, and we promised if they ever had grandchildren, we’d move back to help take care of them,” Julie says. Until that happened, they planned to buy an actual country farmhouse.

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W alking up the garden path to the Curtis Park home of Julie and Stan Perez, one is instantly charmed by the Americana cottage feel of the property, complete with a beautiful U.S. flag waving in theThebreeze.couple purchased the home five years ago when family life made an unexpected turn. After raising two sons in a 3,500-square-foot home in El Dorado Hills, they moved to Pasadena. Stan—a retired CHP officer—became head of security for the Norton Simon Museum. The couple also established a business selling vintage farmhouse goods.

“We found this two-bedroom, one-bath cottage in Curtis Park that was just over 1,000 square feet. The charm and many original features made up for the lack of space,” Stan says. The house had been flipped by developers who generically updated the small kitchen and bath in an inexpensive and more contemporary style than the couple would have“Withchosen.this house we have the best of both worlds: our country farmhouse near the family in the city,” Julie says. “Plus, we enjoy new modern amenities mixed up with our vintage, antique and repurposed treasures.”Woodfloors had been refinished but were dreary and dull. Nothing remained but dirt and weeds where a garage and workshop once stood. The yard was overgrown.

“The before photos are depressing,” Stan says. “We worked many long months on this house and yard. It was a labor of love for both of us.”

“In a small home, larger furniture and accents actually make the spaces seem larger,” Julie says. “I believe in always repurposing objects before buying anything new. I think I was born in another era.”

The business is called The Warped Table and is a by-appointment warehouse in Hollywood Park serving designers and collectors with vintage and farm-style items. The couple also sells through antique shows, but during pandemic lockdowns, they focused their business model on Instagram. Their home is a showplace of treasures available at the Perez warehouse. The unique collectables, often large in scale, draw attention up and around. The small master bedroom features a king-size bed with a delightful repurposed wooden door as a headboard. The room seems open and spacious with a gorgeous view of the backyard.Thekitchen is the smallest the couple has ever had, but they adapted. “We used to store big quantities of supplies. We even had a Costco supply closet in El Dorado Hills. But now we use less, get by with less and shop more often,” Julie says.Adds Stan, “This move to downsize has been really, really good for us. It’s not always been easy but was well worth the effort.”

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“I love just the charming aspect of our home—the original built-ins, wood Despite its small size we have lots of nooks and crannies for chatting and visiting—both inside and out. We are now a closer-knit family than ever before. “ „

The backyard received an amazing renovation. First, they added a shed for garden tools. Then they built a garage and covered dining patio. The garage was designed to become a guest suite someday, plumbed for a future bathroom. The farmhouse design features open rafters and French doors. The garden is now a maze of narrow stone pathways and garden beds planted cottage-style with billowing ﬂowers, fragrant herbs and lush foliage. Containers are planted with strawberries and tomatoes for grandsons to pick fresh. A hot tub sits among the beautiful garden surroundings. Antique planters, vintage ornaments and repurposed tools accessorize the outdoor space. The yard looks like it might need lots of work to maintain, but the couple has the watering on an automated drip system.

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37IA n INSIDESACRAMENTO.COM ﬂoors, and wavy glass windows and doors,” Julie says. “This is now an ideal house for our family. Our small dining room has a huge extension table to host large family gatherings,” Stan says. “Despite its small size we have lots of nooks and crannies for chatting and visiting—both inside and out. We are now a closer-knit family than ever“Ourbefore.”home has both a lot of history and family togetherness,” Stan says. Julie completes the thought: “And that’s what really matters to us.”

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Kid Gloves A PROGRAM TO KEEP TEENS OUT OF TROUBLE

By R.E. Graswich Sports Authority R G RG boxed and learned to properly throw and take punches. The Oak Park building was home to the Police Athletic League boxing program, the city’s premier recreational safe ground for underserved young people, ages 7 to 17. As Mayor Darrell Steinberg and the City Council ponder why today’s teens become tomorrow’s gangsters, the answer is found among the ghosts of 3520 Fifth Ave. Throughout the 1980s, the PAL boxing program, alongside PAL soccer, softball and basketball leagues, served 2,000 kids annually. PAL programs were inexpensive, inclusive and organized. They proved youth sports led by volunteer cops can inspire kids and teach confidence and maturity. This is how it happened. In 1974, a Sacramento police officer named Otis Grimble started a youth boxing team. Grimble had nine pupils, but lacked a ring and equipment. He knew about police athletic leagues in other cities, knew they worked, knew Sacramento had nothing similar. Joined by fellow cops, Grimble founded Sacramento PAL. They rented a loft above an auto shop at 14th and R streets with help from the Police Officers Association. Money came from a popular new charity, a football game between cops and deputies, the Pig Bowl.PAL needed a gym, and Grimble was lucky. Earthquake-safety regulations forced several old school sites to close. One was Lincoln School at Third and P streets. Lincoln was perfect. Grimble built a ring in the gym and acquired equipment. PAL boxing was in business.

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People who encountered Otis Grimble weren’t likely to forget him. Intense and boiling with energy, he moved like a welterweight. His tight, short-sleeved dark blue police uniform called attention to his muscular arms, worthy of a blacksmith. He loved amateur boxing and promoted the sport relentlessly, believing its power and authority could reform the most troubled teenager.

“I can’t estimate the number of youngsters we’ve kept off the streets, who have been steered in the right direction through the PAL’s basketball and boxing programs,” he said in 1981.

PAL programs were inexpensive, inclusive and organized. They proved youth sports led by volunteer cops can inspire kids and teach confidence and maturity.

T here was nothing lovely about the old brick building at 3520 Fifth Ave. The roof leaked. The second-ﬂoor gym reeked of sweat and leather. But for years, the place was a magic castle. Young people climbed the stairs and left the streets behind. They pounded the heavy bag, skipped rope, shadow

PAL thrived under Grimble’s leadership and marketing skills. But by 1983, Lincoln School was set for demolition. The program needed a new home. After ﬂirting with a costly rehab at Donner School on Eighth Avenue, PAL settled on 3520 Fifth Ave., former home of the city recreation department. The old brick building soon became a boxing landmark. When former heavyweight champ George Foreman trained for a comeback in 1987, he went to Fifth Avenue. Then something terrible happened. On Feb. 14, 1988, Otis Grimble killed himself. His reasons were never made public. He was 50, a cop for 23 years, married with three kids. After Grimble’s death, PAL began a slow decline. Kids stopped showing up. Drug dealers commandeered Fifth Avenue.Theboxing ring was dismantled, the training equipment sold in 2001. Today the building is gone, replaced by a church.Thestory doesn’t end here. PAL recovered and found relevance in rugby. Dozens of kids signed up. The name was changed from Police Athletic League to Police Activities League, reﬂecting a broader mission.

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The pandemic delivered new setbacks. Rugby uniforms sat in boxes when the 2020 season was canceled. Other programs—ﬁshing in local ponds, skiing and snowboarding at Donner Ski Ranch, even a nascent boxing team— were“Wesuspended.weregoing pretty good, especially with rugby, but COVID-19 pretty much wiped us out,” says police Sgt. Ryan Enkoji, who oversees PAL. “We’re in the process of reorganizing, but it’s slow, what with retirements Brick building in Oak Park was the home of the Police Athletic League. and ofﬁcers not having a lot of time to volunteer.”TheCity Council spends millions on youth programs and is eager to spend more. How about a few bucks for PAL? As youth programs go, none threw a better punch. R.E. Graswich can be reached at regraswich@icloud.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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nearly 50 years. While Buddy lounges under an umbrella-shaded tabletop on the long front patio, order traditional pub grub, including Welsh rarebit, Cornish pasties and scrambles with countrySacYardpotatoes.Community Tap House on 33rd Street provides a “family friendly gathering space. (That means dogs, too.)” A 3,800-square-foot outdoor biergarten, complete with ﬁre pits and communal seating, provides ample space for Red to romp and relax. Food is available by food trucks, pop-ups and delivery. While pooches are welcome, SacYard takes its pet policy seriously with 11 rules, such as dogs must be on leash, supervised at all times and never left unattended. Waste receptacles are provided for you-know-what.Speakingoftap houses, Sac City Brews Neighborhood Tap House is a laidback hangout in the Tallac Village Shopping Center in Tahoe Park. Its slogan: “Beer. Patio. Dogs. Food. Tallac.” While Baily searches out head scratches, dine on chickpea hummus with carrot chips and a veggie slaw with fried leaks. Fine dining isn’t exclusive to the upright species. Piatti in Pavilions welcomes Sparky in its sun-dappled courtyard. Think Italian villa with canopying tree branches and a riverlike water feature. Attentive servers are happy to maneuver around a wagging tail while serving up an arugula strawberry salad or spinach ravioli with lemon cream sauce. The patio at Danielle’s Creperie at Fair Oaks and Watt is a dog’s best French friend. With plenty of shaded seating and room for Roxy to roll over, patrons can indulge in French this Midtown winery also serves up culinary creations such as tempurabattered cauliﬂower and smoked carrot lox.

Sacramentans love their dogs. With two municipal animal shelters, a state-of-the-art SPCA, 22 off-leash dog parks and dozens of mutt-friendly restaurants, Sacramento canines are living big.

Sacramento’s legendary English pub, the Fox & Goose Public House, has been a Downtown favorite for

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By Cathryn Rakich Animals & Their Allies CR Harley enjoys dining with her pet parents at Skip’s Kitchen.

In addition to four-legged guests, a duck is a regular at Sibling restaurant on Capitol Avenue in Midtown. This brunch destination has a friendly, neighborhood vibe that will make Roco feel right at home while his humans indulge in a portabella Benedict or fried-mushroom calamari on the front patio.

California law authorizes food facilities to allow pet dogs in outdoor dining areas as long as the city or county does not pass an ordinance prohibiting the pooches, and restaurant owners do not object. There must be a separate outdoor entrance and dogs must remain on leash and off chairs. Here’s a rundown of some popular dog-friendly destinations: Located in a historic building at 17th and S streets, Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Company rolls out the welcome mat for Max. “Dogs are amazing and vital members of our family,” says Emily Griggs with Hook & Ladder. “Having them around just puts everyone in a better mood.” Max will be happy hanging on the industrial-style patio while his owners nosh on grilled broccolini or a Sicilian pizza with kalamata olives and arugula.Yousay you want a Revolution? Bring Rover to Revolution Winery & Kitchen at 28th and S streets and snag a table out front. A vine-laden trellis and potted plants give the courtyard a charming ambience ﬁt for Fiﬁ. Known for its reds and whites, says Rebecca Scott with the brewery. “Dogs are part of the fam and they bring good vibes.” A 2,500-square-foot courtyard along Broadway is the ideal setting for Spot to stretch his legs while social distancing. Long low- and high-top tables encourage comradery between humans and non-humans. In addition to ales, lagers and IPAs, order up a grilled mushroom, pepper and onion Philly or fried eggplant Parmesan on a hoagie roll.

“Water bowls and smiles” are provided at Oak Park Brewing Co., With F ido

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By Norris Burkes Spirit Matters NB M ost days at my hospice office, I start by calling patients to arrange home visits. Today I set an afternoon appointment with a woman in her mid-60s who’s been given less than six months to live. She greets me at the front door with a question.“Areyou a Christian chaplain?” she asks, leaning into the word “Christian.” I’m not much of a grammarian, but I think she’s using the word “Christian” as a qualifier. Please don’t get all bleary eyed over the idea of grammar. This remains a spiritual column. But you should know a qualifier is a type of word that adds or subtracts meaning to another word. In this case, the woman announced what kind of chaplain she wants me to be. Or perhaps doesn’t want me to be. Before I tell you my response, you need to hear what I’m thinking. It seems likely the woman hails from one of two spiritual camps. If she’s from Camp No. 1, she’s a firebrand Christian who wants to see my credentials. The question is her litmus test to allow or deny my entry. However, if she’s from Camp No. 2, she hopes I’m not a Christian at all. She may well have been wounded by the folks from Camp No. 1, people who tried to cram their brand of faith down her throat.Neither camp appeals to me, so I throw out an answer. “I’m just a chaplain who also happens to be a Christian.” My response is designed to impart some not-so-subtle education. Whatever camp she’s in, she needs to know chaplains come from all faiths. We shouldn’t be disqualified just because we don’t match her qualifications.

Down With Labels

“Actually, my hospice group prefers I use the title “spiritual counselor.” She returns a hard look that suggests she’s not Honestly,pleased.Idon’t love the designation. I go with it because I’ve come to realize “chaplain” carries too much baggage. The title brings a lot of assumptions into both camps. One group supposes I’m there to convert them. The other assumes I belong to their exclusive theology club. Most of all, whatever camp the hospice patient hails from, I hope we can speak without qualifiers. She’s not just a hospice patient. She’s a person, and I hope to find the best way to affirm her. I need to help her drop the qualifying emphasis on my title. I don’t need to be a chaplain, counselor or even a Christian. I only need to be the person who’s unafraid to come alongside her pain.Finally, I say, “How about if I’m just Norris today?” Her face softens. She nods and reciprocates with her first name. She invites me inside. We sit and chat for 45 minutes. We pray. We cry. We trade a few awkward laughs.She’s a person. I’m a person. We both celebrate being God’s creation and fully qualified to share his love. I never do figure out what camp she’s in. Perhaps I’m not qualified to make that call. Perhaps no one is. Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. Burkes is available for public speaking at civi organizations, places of worship, veterans groups and more. For details and fees, visit thechaplain.net. n

IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT KIND OF CHAPLAIN HE IS

Hence the problem with qualiﬁers. They are used to disqualify people from their personhood. They don’t let us see the person God made. They qualify people as smart, fat, thin, pretty, homely, etc. They disqualify people. For a moment, I think about telling her Harvard has a humanist chaplain, Chris Stedman, who calls himself a “Faitheist.” But I think better of that. First, do no harm, right? I don’t tell her any of that, but instead point to the label on my ID.

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1.supporters.Ambassador hawk Orion and handler Jackie DeWeese (center) meet (from left) Lisa and Supervisor Rich Desmond, show chair/artist David Peterson and guest Linda Martin.

Effie Yeaw Annual Gala & Art Auction

Sponsored by American River Natural History Association, Effie Yeaw Nature Center’s annual gala and art auction wined and dined

3. ARNHA board members are (from left) Bill Spaller, President Laurie Weir, Chuck Halnan, Neil Brown, Secretary Robin Kren and Randy Getz.

4. Philanthropist Marcy Friedman lends support with husband Paul Kaufmann and show chair/artist David Peterson.

6. Painter Pat Mahony and husband Randy Getz are among gala patrons. Mahony’s “Windswept Afternoon” falls for a $5,750 bid. 1. 2. 4.

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5. Auctioneer Keith McLane coaxes bidding during a record-breaking art auction.

2. Carmichael Honorary Mayor Sal Ramirez encourages philanthropy with Good Day Sacramento anchor and event emcee Molly Reihl.

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WAY$1,177,000 235 39TH ST $1,270,000 1732 37TH ST $1,325,000 1719 38TH ST $1,475,000 95817 4129 12TH AVE $361,000 5108 U ST $410,000 2189 36TH ST $430,000 2937 SAN JOSE WAY $510,000 3933 DOWNEY WAY $530,000 2632 41ST ST $550,000 2957 34TH ST $595,000 2474 41ST ST $620,000 95818 2625 27TH STREET $480,000 3215 FRANKLIN BLVD $485,000 466 TAILOFF LN #55A $490,000 451 LUG LN #76B $499,000 965 MCCLATCHY WAY $500,000 2009 LARKIN WAY $508,000 2798 MUIR WAY $550,000 2770 21ST ST $575,000 2619 MARTY WAY $620,000 2241 10TH AVE $620,000 1963 4TH AVE $625,660 2605 LAND PARK DR $655,000 2775 17TH ST $740,000 3320 24TH ST $749,000 900 V ST $770,000 2832 MARTY WAY $790,000 2401 U ST $800,000 1820 BEVERLY WAY $807,000 2540 LAND PARK DRIVE $815,000 2423 UPTOWN ALY $835,000 2840 3RD AVE $838,000 1221 SWANSTON DR $895,000 1146 SWANSTON DR $950,000 2340 CASTRO WAY $1,400,000 95819 1342 61ST ST $555,000 1116 49TH ST $630,050 1753 41ST ST $640,000 700 SAN MIGUEL WAY $715,000 1427 52ND ST $725,000 4501 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ST $650,000 4500 RUTGERS WAY $650,000 3857 TERRA VISTA WAY $660,000 4625 MCDONALD DRIVE DR $670,000 3630 TARA LN $672,050 3942 TERRA VISTA WAY $685,000 4604 BRIARWOOD DR $720,000 3239 LIBBY WAY $789,000 3000 DORLAINE CT $800,000 3915 NORRIS AVE $898,000 95822 2201 51ST AVE $320,000 140 PULSAR CIR $325,000 80 PULSAR CIR $335,000 1433 FRUITRIDGE $345,000 2001 KIRK WAY $350,000 2425 33RD AVE $360,000 7309 WILLOWWICK WAY $375,000 5665 JOHNS DR $400,000 1401 WACKER WAY $400,000 1540 WAKEFIELD WAY $405,000 7566 SKELTON WAY $421,000 2330 VARDON AVE $423,000 1850 KIRK WAY $425,000 7301 BENBOW ST $425,000 5616 BRADD WAY $430,000 7328 BENBOW ST $430,000 2313 TURNESA AVE $430,000 6705 27TH ST $433,000 7366 22ND ST $435,000 7536 18TH ST $435,000 7567 RED WILLOW ST $440,000 2348 51ST AVE $440,000 7404 TISDALE WAY $486,000 7692 ADDISON WAY $505,000 2371 IRVIN WAY $509,000 4925 VIRGINIA WAY $541,000 5900 ANNRUD WAY $550,000 5400 HARTE WAY $585,000 5880 14TH ST $620,000 6047 13TH ST $700,000 2100 MURIETA WAY $715,300 4317 GRIFFITH DR $745,000 1261 41ST AVE $780,000 4900 S LAND PARK DR $1,025,000 4120 MOSS DR $1,220,000 95825 739 E WOODSIDE LN #3 $208,500 863 E WOODSIDE LANE #9 $230,000 2292 WOODSIDE LN #3 $238,500 905 FULTON AVE #412 $240,000 608 WOODSIDE SIERRA #6 $245,000 643 WOODSIDE SIERRA #3 $250,000 1019 DORNAJO WAY #205 $270,000 1019 DORNAJO WAY #242 $275,000 724 WOODSIDE LANE EAST #8 $290,000 1537 HOOD RD #59-D $299,000 2389 S ALTA GARDEN LN #54 $305,000 520 WOODSIDE OAKS #3 $330,000 1625 HESKET WAY $345,000 Closed July 1 - 31* 3143 VIA GRANDE $345,000 2305 COTTAGE WAY $396,000 2028 WOODSTOCK WAY $436,200 2033 BOWLING GREEN DRIVE $440,000 2016 RICHMOND ST $500,000 638 COMMONS DR $540,000 441 HARTNELL PL $550,000 1010 COMMONS DR $565,000 2480 AMERICAN RIVER DR $574,900 3129 ELLINGTON CIR $595,000 95831 7328 WINDBRIDGE DR $412,000 6 PARK RIVER OAK CT $421,000 163 ARBUSTO CIR $450,000 1135 ALDER TREE WAY $490,000 7439 POCKET RD $490,000 2 FREE RIVER CT $494,000 765 FLORIN RD $495,000 7449 WINDBRIDGE DR $536,000 9 MORNINGSUN CT $550,000 6336 LEAF AVE $559,000 316 OUTRIGGER WAY $560,000 1361 CORNELL WAY $561,000 124 BLUE WATER CIR $567,000 6295 GREENHAVEN DR $585,000 49 MOONLIT CIR $615,000 7590 NADIA WAY $635,000 6820 ANTIGUA WAY $640,000 7067 CATLEN WAY $648,850 35 PARKLITE CIR $660,280 6809 COACHLITE WAY $705,888 6880 STEAMBOAT WAY $729,000 43 SOUTHLITE $808,000 10 CAPAY CT $815,000 6212 N POINT WAY $1,000,000 95864 3412 MAYFAIR DR $350,000 1332 GREENHILLS RD $422,500 2434 WATSON ST $465,000 1400 WYANT WAY $470,000 2210 ROCKWOOD DR $665,000 790 LA SIERRA DR $710,000 4233 BERRENDO DR $760,000 1630 LOS MOLINOS WAY $770,000 4534 JUNO WAY $799,000 3713 LAGUNA WAY $843,500 719 MORRIS WAY $844,000 2727 MORLEY WAY $860,000 771 EL ENCINO WAY $865,000 725 REGENCY CIR $925,000 711 LA SIERRA DR $1,025,000 3860 AMERICAN RIVER DR $1,179,021 2929 LATHAM DR $1,255,000 4104 WINDING CREEK RD $1,295,000 600 CAMBRIAN CT $1,425,000 1710 SHORT HILLS RD $2,100,000 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H oney swims thick and clear against my tongue. Golden drops, pure as the flowers that feed the bees, coat my throat. Translucent honey of various shades—amber, brown, caramel—lands on spoon after spoon. From the fennel and bottlebrush tang of wildflower honey to the fruit tint of blackberry and blueberry blossom honey to hints of coffee in Kauai honey, each variety represents a distinct and pure distillation of the flowers that initiate the nectar and pollen. With more than nine varieties of honey, The Bee Box on J Street in East Sacramento stands tall as the place in Northern California for honey lovers and locavores interested in sustaining our robust regional agricultural production.Withoutbees, we would not have many fruits, nuts and vegetables, including seeds from our greens and grapes for our wines.

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By Gabrielle Myers Photography by Aniko Kiezel Farm To Fork G M GM BECKER FAMILY

Everything in agriculture depends on this little creature’s magical food-making process. With concerns for bee health and survival, our intimate connection and dependence on these prodigious pollinators are ever more apparent.TheBecker family of beekeepers, which owns and runs The Bee Box, has carried the torch and served local bees and farmers since 1920.Jeff Becker, head beekeeper, works alongside his father Jerry, who taught him the business. The next generation—the fourth in the beekeeper trade—is busy learning the ropes, represented by Jeff’s son Jace. Jeff’s brother Mark handles the ﬁnancial side of the business.Whenasked what he loves most about his work, Jeff says, “I get to do something I love every day with my family, which is very important to me. I love dealing with farmers and agriculture. Farmers are the most honest, hardworking and down-to-earth people you will everThemeet.”Beckers have a large spread of more than 10,000 local hives in the Sacramento area and another 6,000 hives on Hawaii’s Kauai island. The family is reluctant to provide details about hive locations and there’s good reason for security. Despite the dangers of getting stung, hive thieves exist and can be difﬁcult to catch.

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Gabrielle Myers can be reached at gabriellemyers11@gmail.com. Her latest book of poetry, “Too Many Seeds,” can be ordered from ﬁshinglinepress. com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n Stuart Ratcliff

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The Bee Box’s local wildﬂower honey offers essential natural relief to Sacramento residents suffering from seasonal allergies. Honey is especially good for human immune systems.

Starter kits for beginning home beekeepers.

The Bee Box also offers a variety of craft products by local artisans. A local beehive-maker, artist, illustrator and beekeeper, Stuart Ratcliff, sells his special horizontal hives at The Bee Box.The Beckers don’t have a secret answer to the question of how best to enjoy honey. They savor it just like the rest of us, drizzling their nectar on food or adding it to tea. With their commitment to bee health and knowledge sharing with our community, the Becker family elevates the caretaking of bees to the highest possible level. Visit The Bee Box at 4765 J St. or thebeebx.com.

Horizontal bee hive crafted by Stuart Ratcliff.

The Bee Box supports local beekeepers through bee sales, offering 3 pounds of Italian and Carniolan honey bees with a queen every spring.

The store stocks an assortment of beekeeping supplies and hosts forums for beekeepers to learn from the Beckers and network with each other.

48 IA SEP n 22 2022CONTESTPHOTOGRAPHYWINNERSJudgedbyAnikoKiezel 3. 2.4.1. 5. First Place: 1. Sheila Van Noy Second Place: 2. Lisa Moncrief Third Place: 3. Mira Dalju

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HAWAIIAN KITCHEN BREEZES INTO HIGH GEAR K

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au Kau, the new Hawaiian hotspot in East Sacramento, has already hit its stride. Open only four months, this home-style island eatery feels like it’s been part of the Sacramento food scene for years. I typically don’t judge a restaurant until at least six months after opening. Menus change, personnel shifts. The realities of opening a new business in any environment—not to mention a pandemic—mean things aren’t always at their best the ﬁrst few months. But Kau Kau nails it.

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Island Eats

Partners Amanda Bridger and Chris Tocchini took over the space at the 57th Antique and Design Center formerly held by Evan’s Kitchen. The closing of that Sacramento institution upset many. Yet, Bridger and Tocchini have ﬁlled the considerable shoes of former owner Evan Ellsberry with incredible grub, stellar service and more than two scoops of aloha. With several generations of roots in Hawaii, Bridger brings a slew of family recipes and personal twists to create a bang-up menu. This is a kitchen where just about everything is house made. Even the spam. Chopped and pressed pork shoulder blended with secret seasonings makes up the house version. The house spam reaches into a number of dishes: spam musubi, spam

Kau Kau’s plate lunch is a step above. It’s good enough for dinner. Meats are prepared with care and the sauces, like the huli-huli on grilled chicken thighs, are bright and undeniable in flavor. Options range from kalua pork to fried chicken cutlet (katsu) to garlic shrimp. Those crispy shrimp with garlic sauce are reminiscent of shrimp trucks on the north shore of Oahu. Bite into one shrimp and you hear the wind off the Pacific and see farm cats peering around the corner of the truck in case you drop a morsel. This food is transportive. The brunch menu is equally fun and expert. Loco moco, the classic Hawaiian comfort food made from hamburger patty, rice and eggs and covered in gravy, is about the best I’ve ever had, and I’ve had my share. The chicken and waffle space on the menu is filled with macadamia nut waffles topped with chicken katsu. It’s a cheeky turn on a favorite.Tocchini runs the front of house and does a splendid job. His casual, friendly vibe belies an off-the-charts restaurant IQ. He manages to look cool during a brunch line out the door and never fails to make each diner feel like a special guest.The old room at Evan’s had a dark, clubby feel with wooden booths and low lighting. The overhauled dining room at Kau Kau is light filled and airy. The exposed ceiling has been whitewashed and provides reflected light for leafy plants along the clerestory. Banquettes line each wall and a large family table dominates the center of the room. A petite bar is tucked away in one corner with high chairs and a restrained beer and wine selection. Copper and stainless pipes running out from the bar are quirky, industrial and eye-catching. It gives the otherwise floaty room a little earthiness. If you were waiting awhile to try the new Hawaiian restaurant in East Sacramento, you need not. It’s up and running and has found its stride.

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Kau Kau is at 855 57th St. in East Sacramento; (916) 431-7043. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. Previous reviews can be found and shared at InsideSacamento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento.

EVERY GARDEN NEEDS A TASTE OF CLASSIC SEASONINGS

A bandoned last fall when its blueberry bush was transplanted into a more spacious container, the pot needed new tenants. Life intervened, I gave it scant thought, and the pot sat empty and forgotten. After much procrastination, the pot was reborn in spring with one of my favorite plant families: herbs. Tarragon, sage and thyme now thrive in that old pot.Every gardener should welcome herbs. Lavender and rosemary are not uncommon in Sacramento gardens. I grow four different lavenders and both upright and trailing varieties of rosemary. I snip chives for my eggs, baked potatoes and salads. My basil mutates to pesto or shows off in caprese salads. Home-grown oregano, garlic, cilantro and Italian parsley are staples at the Vierria Rancheria. The word herb has a generous meaning. Most herbs are herbaceous (soft, flexible, green stems), but some are woody. Others are grasses, trees and even underground dwellers. Fragrant and forgiving, herbs are easier to grow than flowers and vegetables. They can thrive in pots, in the ground, indoors or hydroponically. They require little fertilizer, space and are water-efficient. Once harvested, herbs can be dried, some frozen or used fresh in Primarilyseason.utilized to season food, herbs have medicinal uses that date back 5,000 years according to accounts by the Sumerians. Archaeological evidence points to medicinal use of herbs to more than 50,000 years ago. Today, herbs are used in teas, salves and essential oils. Growing your own herbs can save considerable money. Buying herbs at the grocery store is not cheap. After potting up my tarragon, sage and thyme, I checked prices of supermarket herbs. The trio would have cost more than $20 for the least expensive dried brand and much more for organic and high-end brands. A small bouquet of fresh herbs is pricey too and its shelf life is a few days. All herbs require well-drained soil and a minimum of six hours of daily sunlight. Pruning herbs is another word for harvesting. Once pruned, herbs regenerate more leafy goodness. To enhance your enjoyment of home-grown herbs and avoid common mistakes, these suggestions may be helpful:Fans of Southeast Asian cuisines, including Thai, Vietnamese, Cambodian and others, should consider growing lemongrass. Its citrusy flavor is unique and delicious!

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I have grown lemongrass just for the Thai coconut-chicken soup tom kha gai. Lemongrass spreads as much as 2 feet in a single season, so it requires maintenance if not planted in a pot. You will only use the bottom 4–5 inches of the stalk for seasoning dishes. Mint is popular in the home garden and different varieties have unique scents: spearmint, peppermint, chocolate, apple, orange and pineapple, amongMintothers.isanescape artist and has an invasive growth habit. If you plant mint in the ground, expect it to take over the entire garden if not carefully monitored. Mint is best planted in a container placed on concrete, stone or pavers. Basil, with its hints of sweetness and anise, is a summer favorite. Harvest leaves before it flowers for the best flavor. Pinch developing flowers back to the next set of leaves to promote a bushier plant with more leaves. Basil is an annual so expect it to die when winterItalianarrives.flat-leaf parsley is essential for home cooks. Easy to grow, the versatile herb is best used fresh. Parsley is a biennial, which means it’s a robust plant the first year, but will flower and die the second year. Treat it as an annual.

Herbal Delights

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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.

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 popular bean, also known as a snap or string bean, is considered the gold standard of green beans. Mild and versatile, it has a darkgreen, cylindrical, stringless, firm, plump pod. To eat: Use for quick pickling or canning.

To eat: Bake in a pie with a lattice crust or crumb topping.

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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.

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POTATOESFINGERLING

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.

CELERY ROOT

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.

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Dan Vierria University at at (916) 876-5338,

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In an expansive career, Couzens works with watercolor, mixed plastics, tape, twine, textiles and more. Her subject matter ranges from the sensual to the surreal—including body parts, DNA, spider webs and linear energy. A critic once referred to her abstract sculpture as “visual piñatas.” But Couzens is clear that art is not all fun and “Peoplegames.think, you’re an artist, oh, what fun. But for serious working artists, it isn’t about fun,” she says. “It’s about discovery and having the belief in yourself and the courage to try and understand what your truth is. Sure, there are things about it that are fun, but would you say a surgeon is having fun? It’s hard work. It’s hard to not know and stay in a place of not knowing and have the faith in yourself that you’re going to be able to get to solid ground.” Her faith pays off. Couzens has received numerous grants and fellowships. Her work is exhibited

MULTIMEDIA ARTIST LETS HER MATERIALS DO THE TALKING

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Julia Couzens

W hen I ask artist Julia Couzens how she comes up with ideas, her answer is swift. “I don’t lead the work, the work leads me,” she“Isays.hold the materials in my hand and think, what am I noticing? What is triggering a response in me? The art really comes out of the process of how the materials evolve organically in the studio. It’s not an intellectual practice—the intelligence comes from paying attention to how I respond to what’s in front of me. I’m looking for signs of life.”

Photos by Aniko Kiezel globally in museums and galleries, including the 2019 Cheongju Craft Biennale in South Korea. Many institutions have collected her work, including the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Butler Institute of American Art, Crocker Art Museum, Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis and Yale University Art Gallery. Despite the notoriety, Couzens never stops growing. “The biggest challenge and most important character trait to making art work is to remain teachable,” she says.

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Check out Couzen’s upcoming solo exhibition, Me and My Other Me’s, at b. sakata garo gallery at 923 20th St. in October. For information, visit juliacouzens. com.Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous proﬁles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacamento. n

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As a child, she knew she was going to be an artist due to an innate creativity and encouragement from a “fantastic” art teacher. She was surrounded by artists thanks to her mother’s job as the founding editor of “West Art,” the West Coast’s first publication dedicated to contemporary art. Because of that exposure, Couzens knew she needed time before entering the art world. “I recognized the force of (the artists’) personalities, and while they were very compelling, I knew I wasn’t ready to jump into that competitive, aggressive social dynamic,” Couzens says.Instead, she got her undergraduate degree in English and philosophy and waited until she had “acquired a couple of barnacles” to attend the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts) in Oakland.Afterher husband’s job landed them in Sacramento in 1977, she took classes at Sacramento City College, which led to a master’s in fine arts at UC Davis in 1990. “I’ve always been kind of out of synch in my timeline—I didn’t just smoothly go from point A to point B,” says Couzens, who works out of a studio on the ground floor of her house on Merritt Island, outside Clarksburg, and a studio in downtown Los Angeles. “It’s been good, actually. It’s meant I haven’t gotten calcified.”

While Couzens recognizes she was lucky to arrive when she did, she laments the region doesn’t support up-and-coming artists the way it used to. With no active donor base, critical discussion or consistent media, she’s worried young artists will leave Sacramento for greener pastures.

“We need to shine a light on young artists and the gallery spaces that are sprouting up here,” she says. “But we also need critical mass. We need enough people paying attention and we don’t have that right now. Young artists are a precious resource. They’re the future.”

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THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

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View original artwork by regional artists in the center’s gallery—then purchase a ticket to win a piece of art at the rafﬂe drawing and reception Sunday, Oct. 2, from 2–5 p.m. Taste of North Sacramento Friends of the North Sacramento-Hagginwood Library Saturday, Sept. 24, 5:30–8 p.m. Angel’s Center for the Arts, 1023 Del Paso Blvd. • tastenorthsacramento.org

Vocalist Suresh Wadkar and world-famous tabla maestro Zakir Hussain perform together for the ﬁrst time in the U.S. thanks to Binay Pathak, teacher and founder of Sohini Sangeet Academy. Tickets are $39–$250. Zakir Hussain at Crest Theatre. Ars Gratia Artis Sacramento Fine Arts Center Sept. 13–Oct. 2 5330 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael • sacﬁnearts.org

River City Quilters’ Guild

This annual event showcases the best quilts in competition and includes product demonstrations, a country store, silent auction, food and work by this year’s featured artist Marie Nelson. Admission is $10; free for children younger than 18. Beer & Ballet Sacramento Ballet Sept. 30–Oct. 16 CLARA Auditorium, 2420 N St. • sacballet.org

This year’s performance, with support from Bike Dog Brewery, features new works from Sac Ballet’s own dancer/choreographers. Attendees receive a glass of draft beer or wine with each ticket purchase. Subsequent beverage purchases help support the ballet.

Sample food and beverages from area businesses, delight in the music of Sacramento’s Proxy Moon and bid in a silent auction to help expand programs at the library, which will be moving to a new home in the former SN&R building. Tickets are $25 for guests older than 12; $10 for kids 5–12. Purchase online or at Del Paso Boulevard Partnership at 1219 Del Paso Blvd. 44th Annual River City Quilt Show

Sukoon: Suresh Wadkar and Zakir Hussain

Sohini Sangeet Academy Sunday, Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. • sohinisangeet.org

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Fairytale Saturday,TownSept. 10, 5–9 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org Local craft breweries pour unlimited tastes at this annual all-ages fundraiser. Enjoy live music, food trucks and a rafﬂe, and complimentary root-beer ﬂoats and hands-on activities for kids. Proceeds support Fairytale Town’s education programs and park improvements. Tickets are $85 for VIPs; $50 for adults; $10 for children 2–12; free for children 1 and younger.

This weekend features work by artists Pam Avery, Michelle Dahl, Kathleen S. Farros, Lori Franz, Rochelle Sherbert and Kevin Wilhite, with artist workshops and live music on Saturday evening.

32nd Annual Chalk It Up!

Stories on Stage Stories on Stage Sacramento Friday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. CLARA Auditorium, 2420 N St. • storiesonstagesacramento.com

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This award-winning literary performance series presents an excerpt from author Kate Milliken’s book “Kept Animals” and Nora Rodriguez Camagna’s short story “Cinnamon Bread Under the Cherry Tree” read aloud by professional actors followed by a Q&A with the authors. Tickets are a $10 suggested donation.

Chalk It Up! Sept. 3–5 Fremont Park, 1515 St. • chalkitup.org

Pops in the Park East Sacramento Pops in the Park Saturday, Sept. 17, 6 p.m. South Natomas Community Park, 2881 Truxel Road • eastsacpopsinthepark.com

Presented by Councilmember Jeff Harris and East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, this ﬁnal concert of the season features the high-energy band Hip Service with ﬁve vocalists, horn and funky rhythm sections, and dancers.

The chalk art and music festival comes to life on sidewalks surrounding 16th and 17th streets, and P and Q streets. Enjoy live music, vendors, food trucks, children’s activities and hundreds of volunteer artists creating stunning works of art. Also check out sidewalk art in dozens of other Downtown locations.

The Art Saturday,StudiosSept. 10, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 1727 I St. • theartstudiossacramento.com

Tales & Ales Brewfest

Open Studio

John Natsoulas Gallery Through Sept. 24 521 First St., Davis • natsoulas.com Don’t miss the ﬁne works, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures, by renowned funk artist William T. Wiley (1937–2021).

Author Nora Rodriguez Camagna at Stories on Stage. “Tonka Dumptruck” by Kevin Wilhite at The Art Studios.

William T. Wiley Exhibition

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The ﬁnal event of the museum’s family-friendly Summer Soiree Series, presented in partnership with The Creative Space, features local vendors, food and craft beer for purchase, music by DJ Jerry Schultz, artists, exhibit tours and more. Admission is $5.

45th Annual Jewish Food Faire Congregation Beth Shalom Sunday, Sept. 18 4746 El Camino Ave. • cbshalom.org

“Green Dress” by Davy Fiveash at Archival Gallery. Jewish Food Faire at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Uptown Thursday,StudiosSept. 1, 6–9 p.m. 2415 23rd St. • uptownstudios.net

Darden Social Distance Theater Sunday, Sept. 4, 7–9:30 p.m. California Stage, 1725 25th St. • calstage.org As part of California Stage’s “A Month of Sundaes Series,” the band Darden, fresh off its European tour, performs in a unique alternative/ Americana style. Tickets are $20. Buy ﬁve or more and receive $5 off each ticket.

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Davy Fiveash presents “Sunday School,” a series inspired by his early inﬂuences as a queer artist growing up as a fundamentalist preacher’s son. Eryle Swanson shares a new series of sculptures with his signature acrobatic rabbits and ballerinas. Sean Royal completes this exhibition with threedimensional sculptures on the front wall.

Sept. Second1–24Saturday Reception Sept. 10, 5–8 p.m. 3223 Folsom Blvd. • archivalgallery.com

Davy Fiveash, Eryle Swanson & Sean Royal Archival Gallery

This signature event brings together more than 100 of the most influential local businesswomen, women in the community and aspiring young professionals. Enjoy wine tastings, hors d’oeuvres, a raffle, games and entertainment by Carrie Hennessey and Jennifer Reason. Proceeds go to My Sister’s House serving women and children impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Tickets are $100 in advance; $125 at the door. Great American River Clean-Up American River Parkway Foundation Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.–noon Various locations • arpf.org/garcu Join other volunteers for the largest annual cleanup on the American River Parkway. More than 1,000 volunteers each year remove 25,000 pounds of trash from more than 20 locations, including Discovery Park, William B. Pond Recreation Area and Sailor Bar. To register, visit the ARPF website.

This annual feast features traditional Jewish cuisine, including stuffed cabbage rolls, potato knishes, lox and bagels, Israeli food boxes and mouthwatering baked items to go. Orders must be placed online by Thursday, Sept. 8, for drive-through pickup on Sunday, Sept. 18, in the Congregation Beth Shalom parking lot.

The Return of Badassery Starts Here

California Pop Culture California Museum

Thursday, Sept. 15, 4–8 p.m. 1020 O St. • californiamuseum.org

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E Street Gallery Sept. 10 & 11, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 1115 E St. • e-street-gallery.business.site Artists

Open Studios

Aniko Kiezel, Jeffrey Paradis, Renee Marie, Carlaina Brown, Deborah Pittman, Marc Cardinet, Linda Gelfman, Cherie Hacker, Blair Inez and Larry Love display their art as part of Verge Center for the Arts Sac Open Studios. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n Art on display at E Street Gallery for Sac Open Studios.

This is Surreal Elk Grove Fine Arts Center

Crawﬁsh & Catﬁsh Festival

Sept. 10 & 11, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Southside Park, 2115 6th St. • craw-fest.com

64 IA SEP n 22 Stevens House, an 1881 Italianate Victorian, in Poverty Ridge Historic Home Tour.

46th Annual Historic Home Tour Preservation Sacramento Sunday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Various locations • preservationsacramento.org/hometour Discover the special stories behind the historic homes of Poverty Ridge during three in-person tours (two home interiors and one garden/accessory dwelling unit) and three virtual tours. Virtual tours available on-demand for two weeks following event. Tickets are $30.

Sept. 3–22 First Saturday Reception Sept. 3, 4–7 p.m. 9683 Elk Grove Florin Road • elkgroveﬁneartscenter.org

Artists were asked to activate their unconscious minds to create works that evoke randomness, spontaneity and dream-like scenes inspired by Dadaism. Eclectic artist Vic L. Bicomong also exhibits in Foyer Gallery.

Help raise funds for Sacramento women and children experiencing homelessness and celebrate the accomplishments of program graduates. The event includes dinner, presentations, a live auction, awards ceremony and more. Tickets are $150; home package for two (virtual access to event and auction, and multi-course meal for pickup from a restaurant partner) is $200.

Verge Center for the Arts Sept. 10 & 11, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sept. 17 & 18, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Various locations • sacopenstudios.com These self-guided artist studio tours span Sacramento County, West Sacramento and Woodland, and include more than 250 participating artists.

Registration closes Friday, Sept. 16. Sac Open Studios

Women's Thursday,EmpowermentSept.29,6p.m. California Railroad Museum, 111 I St. • womens-empowerment.org

Gala

The city’s ultimate Louisiana food and music experience features authentic sounds, sights and tastes of Louisiana with Southern BBQ, Asian/Cajun fusion cuisine, a custom car show, games and more. Don’t miss blues performance artist Blind Lemon Peel on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Behind the Barre: Made in Sacramento Capital Dance Project Friday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. The Soﬁa, Home of B Street Theatre, 2700 Capitol Ave. • capitaldanceproject.org Twenty-four Sacramento artists participate in a four-week residency combining dance, choreography, art, tech and live music, culminating in the highly acclaimed Behind the Barre. Doors open one hour prior to performance for a local Maker’s Mart in the lobby. Pre-sale tickets are $30; week-ofperformance tickets are $35.

Brighter Futures

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Charade, the classic romantic whodunit that starred Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, is adapted for the stage in this whirlwind production spanning the globe. Brought to life by only 5 actors, recent widow Regina “Reggie” Lampert is drawn into a cat and mouse tale of hidden identities and government subterfuge, aided by the handsome stranger Peter Joshua. But is that his real name? Is anything what she thinks it is? This genre blending mash up will have you guessing until the end!

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Sept 9 - 11 Cal Cap Black Box Theatre 9845 Horn Rd, Ste 100, Sac 916 807-7429 The story takes you on a journey of selfdiscovery through the duality of human nature and evolution. Growing up in the barrios of Barranquilla, Colombia is not conducive for a queer person to thrive. The very few queer people Jair knew, lived in hiding and departed too early from this world. So, he tried to fit in, he tried to be like everyone else, he wanted to be an exemplary sample of society. But the truth always has a way of coming out. Accepting the truth is harder than knowing it sometimes. As shame and guilt weighed down Jair’s anxious heart, he discovered drag and drugs. Drag and drugs freed him, allowing him a higher level of self-expression previously self-suppressed. But drag and drugs were only a temporary fix to a much deeper problem. During the 2020 quarantine, he sat in complete isolation, and his healing process began as the Tick Tock Clock of life waved its arms.

THE ROYALE Thru Sept 25 Capital Stage 2215 J St, Boxoffice@capstage.orgSac Jay “The Sport” Jackson dreams of being the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. But it’s 1905 and in the racially segregated world of boxing, his chances are as good as knocked out. When a crooked boxing promoter hatches a plan for “the fight of the century,” “The Sport” just might land a place in the ring with the reigning white heavyweight champion.

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