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CUSTOM WILHAGGIN Stylishly remodeled with a casually elegant vibe. All of the rooms are large including 4 bedrooms, one of which is in a separate wing. Many quality updates: remodeled kitchen and bathrooms; dual pane windows; hardwood and engineered wood Àoors; new carpet; paint; moldings and interior doors. Mature plantings create a totally private backyard. $849,000 JAY FEAGLES 204-7756

CALIFORNIA GORGEOUS Traditional style home with the Àair and sophistication of California! Gorgeous new gourmet kitchen has everything you desire plus cold wine storage and built in cappuccino machine! Stunning family room has 20 foot ceilings and walls of windows open to the picturesque yard with pool and patios. 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, of¿ce all on .89 acre. $1,550,000 CARMAH 765-6210

SANTA BARBARA STYLE Custom Santa Barbara style single story home in Sierra Oaks Vista. Attention to detail in every aspect. 3 bedrooms and library in main home plus separate guest cottage. Gourmet kitchen offers gas range, center work island, dining bar and breakfast nook. Beautiful Àoral gardens surround home and feature sparkling pool, Àagstone patio. $2,195,000 PATTY BAETA 806-7761

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WELCOME TO CAMPUS COMMONS You will not want to miss this lovely townhome. Light and bright, newer carpet, re-textured ceilings, recessed lighting, crown molding and new paint. Upstairs, 2 bedrooms with huge master and sitting area, downstairs den (no closet, but could be 3rd bedroom.) Conveniently located adjacent to satellite pool for your enjoyment. $420,000 CONNIE PEEL 718-9470

CALIFORNIA LIVING Fabulous Sierra Oaks Vista! Custom home built with extraordinary craftsmanship. Amazing open Àoor plan. Gourmet kitchen opens to huge great room with high ceilings, oak Àoors and tons of natural light. Sumptuous master suite with 2 walk-in closets and outdoor access. Spectacular outdoor pavilion, pool, spa. $1,975,000 CAROL GOODIN 718-0875

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LIVE IN ARDEN PARK A wonderful contemporary feel with the living room/dining having high vaulted beam ceilings and large windows. Beautiful backyard offers a park like setting with a nice covered patio to enjoy these warm summer evenings. Hardwood Àoors, dual pane windows, updated master bath and more! $599,000 CHRISTINE BALESTRERI 996-2244, CHERYL NIGHTINGALE 849-1220

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CAMPUS COMMONS Sought after 2000 plan, this 2 bedroom (1 with no closet), 2 full bath home offers laminate and tile throughout, updated kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances, and an artistic ¿replace. Rear patio includes raised deck, access to 2-car garage and access to 1 of 8 tennis courts through the back gate $345,000 TINA SUTER 247-9262, TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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FAIR OAKS CUSTOM HOME Custom contemporary in gated 20-home enclave. Open Àoor plan with vaulted ceilings and sky lights, provide tons of natural light. 3 or 4 bedrooms 3 baths updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, built-in refrigerator and convection oven. French doors maximize private outdoor setting. $689,000 SUSAN PIERCE 619-7956, CARMAH HATCH 765-6210

DEL DAYO RIVIERA This lovely 4 bed, 3 bath beauty has been remodeled and has everything you desire! Kitchen/family room combo, bamboo Àooring, beautiful backyard with pool, ¿replace and built-in barbecue area that even has wok & fridge. Short walk to American River Parkway and Del Dayo School. $685,000 CARMAH HATCH 765-6210

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he meaning of the word “community” has enlarged in recent years. Mostly this is due to social media moving to the virtual world what was once mostly just geographically oriented. More on this later. When we started publishing our first neighborhood publication in 1996, community was generally defined as a group whose members resided in a specific local area and shared a government. While planning what to cover in our newspaper, I drew up a list of things that create a neighborhood. Included in my

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list were local events for residents of all ages, places to eat and shop, recreation opportunities, schools, churches and, of course, the interesting people who live there. Also of note were the homes and gardens, and even the pets, of our neighbors. Over the years, I also became aware of the importance of the arts, land use and local government issues, and so I expanded our coverage to these areas. As our family’s volunteer activities grew, I came to realize how vital it was to celebrate volunteerism and encourage others to join in. While I live in and know best my own East Sacramento neighborhood, I try to reach out and talk to folks who live in the other neighborhoods we serve for feedback. Recently, through a mutual friend, I met a lovely woman named Carol Delzer. An attorney who has lived and worked in Arden for decades, she loves her neighborhood. She

told me that our Inside Arden publication helped create a positive sense of identity for her community. While there’s a number of smaller neighborhood groups in her area, she says there has never been a chamber of commerce or business association— despite a significant small-business community—to market the Arden area. We talked about Carmichael’s strong sense of community, thanks in part to its active chamber of commerce and the publishing many years ago of a beautiful book on Carmichael by Susan Maxwell Skinner, who writes and photographs for us. (We met her doing a story about her book and invited her to become a regular contributor.) I recently learned that Arden is finally getting its own chamber of commerce when I was asked to speak to the new group this month. I founded the East Sacramento

Chamber of Commerce 20 years ago, and they wanted me to share my experiences as a 20-year board member and volunteer and as publisher of Inside Arden. I look forward to helping them succeed in any way I can. Recently, a new Pocket resident contacted us about a part-time job with our company. He said he was so excited to receive our publication and said he instantly felt a part of the community he now calls home. TO page 12

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neighborhoods. Working together, we can all help shape the future of our neighborhoods.

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Detective Tina Mortenson, Officer Shaun McGovern, Sgt. Joe Bailey, Capt. James Beezley, Detective Chris Starr and Detective Jon Fan are responsible for the the return of "Journeys of the Imagination" bronze statue. FROM page 11

its neighborhoods if you are willing to put in the energy. Like Roger Klein, I I heard similar comments from a had lived in a number of places around newcomer to Land Park who sat next the country. We both agreed that to me at a concert a few weeks ago. most places are not nearly as easily I am grateful that similar accessible to civic involvement as comments like this get back to me on Sacramento. a regular basis. It still makes my day But you can get involved only if you to receive these comments because know what is going on and what there I know our team is succeeding in is to do in the community. That is why helping define and celebrate our local publications like ours remain lovely neighborhoods and their unique as vital as ever. Websites have their identities. function, as do social media pages and I just had lunch with a retired apps, but they all have very limited recording company executive named audiences. Roger Klein, who recently moved to The one experience that almost the Downtown grid from San Diego. everybody gets to share is the ability He wanted to involve himself in the to read our printed local publications arts community of his new home. He in the neighborhoods we serve. It is, was over the top in his enthusiasm in effect, the common denominator of for Sacramento and its potential. He useful local civic information you need had thought long and hard about to be in the know. the move and reached out to some of As recent as two decades ago The our top civic leaders before making Bee served the function of providing the decision. He was delighted they local citizens with a base of common took his calls and agreed to meet. He civic knowledge. But sadly we estimate said all were encouraging and upbeat that now only about 5 percent of our about his future here. readership gets the daily newspaper I like to talk to newcomers and delivered to their home. There is no hear about their recent experiences. doubt that less information is not good While Sacramento is a far more for our communities. interesting place than it was when Let me take a moment to go back I arrived here 28 years ago, one to my opening statement about social thing that has not changed is the media and community. In addition ability to easily immerse yourself to geographic communities, social into the civic fabric of our city and

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media have connected communities of people with shared interests all over the country and even the world. While virtual communities have contributed many positive things to people’s lives, it is still vital to connect with your geographic neighbors. We still need and benefit from knowing real people on our streets and in our

In late July, I received a call from Sacramento Police Capt. James Beezley. He was proud to report that detectives had located a beloved bronze statue that had been stolen from the lobby of Clunie Community Center two months earlier. The next week, “Journeys of the Imagination” was returned in near-perfect condition. We have now returned it to the lobby and hope it will never be stolen again. The police are still working on the case. We know that a photo of the statue had been found on a phone confiscated from a thief who had been picked up. This led police to the statue. While my Friends of East Sacramento nonprofit partner Lisa Schmidt and I love the statue dearly, we were happy to know that we weren’t the only ones shocked and saddened by the brazen theft. We’re all glad to have our little boy back! Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

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ay these fabulous names five times fast: Saxifraga stolonifera, Ipomoea batatas, Drosera totundifolia. Or better yet, let Sacramento’s queen of exotic plants pot them up for you into a spectacular display of rich greens, silky shades of every color on Earth and gloriously draping leaves. For 45 years, Kyoto-born Kifumi Keppler has graced Sacramento homes and businesses with the fruits of her passion. As a young woman in Japan, she studied ikebana, the ancient art of Japanese flower arrangement. Keppler, who owns Exotic Plants on Howe Avenue, wants to share her passion for plants with as many people as she can. “Plants are really the center of our universe,” she says. “They feed us, clothe us and can provide materials to house us, supply energy and add oxygen to the air. Nature is our connection to the earth, and keeping live plants in the house and office reminds us of this.” When she was 23, Keppler came to Sacramento to study media at Sacramento State University. Later, while working as a film editor and producer at KCRA, she helped the owner of a local plant business. There, she became fascinated with how plants respond to the personality of their caregiver.

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Exotic Plants owner and founder Kifumi Keppler After reading “The Secret Life of Plants” by Peter Tompkins, she grew even more intrigued with the relationship between plants and their caregivers and decided to open Exotic Plants. The shop sells gorgeous exotics of all shapes and sizes. Tiny wispy ferns in 1-inch pots sit

alongside towering trees with leaves the size of elephant ears. There are plants that sport tigerlike stripes, others that look like perky peacocks, and some that hide an underbelly of color. “Perfect for a tall bookshelf, so you’ll be surprised by the underside of the leaf,” she says.

Keppler makes house calls to homes, office spaces, high-rise buildings, restaurants, hotels and museums. She also custom designs plantings and flowers for events such as weddings, receptions, seminars and holiday parties. She provides commercial and residential plant care service. “Plants and flowers in the home or office help alleviate stress, add calm and beauty to your world and reduce molds and bacteria,” she says. “They remove toxins from the air while creating oxygen. They help absorb sound and soften the environment.” Keppler is also known for her wall art pieces made with moss. She mixes moss with flowers and other media such as twigs and bamboo to create a living picture that hangs on a wall. One of her pieces hangs at the restaurant Wildwood at Pavilions. “My moss wall brings a smile to my face every time I pass by,” says Sacramento homeowner Jacqui Toledo. “Each time, I see something different: the shading of the moss, the precision in the knots holding the bamboo fence together, the graceful branch of the weeping cherry tree.” To celebrate 45 years in business, Exotic Plants will hold free workshops at the store on Saturday, Sept. 16. Workshop subjects include terrariums at 11 a.m., Japanese moss balls at 1 p.m. and orchids at 3 p.m. Exotic Plants is at 1833 Howe Ave. For more information, go to exoticplantsltd.com or call (916) 9224769.

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BROKERS PLAY BALL Leave it to a few of Sacramento’s heavy hitters in the commercial real estate business to team up in the name of kids. On Tuesday nights this summer, brokers from the region’s leading firms put their leasing deals aside in favor of baseball gloves and a few Louisville Sluggers. Their goal? To raise money for the Los Amigos program of Sacramento Children’s Home. Newmark Cornish & Carey, CBRE, Colliers International, Cushman &Wakefield, Gallelli Real Estate and an assortment of independent brokers fielded teams for the Broker Softball League, a summer league founded by Sacramento-based hard-money lender Socotra Capital. For eight years, the league has raised funds for Sacramento Children’s Home by bringing together parties who often compete head-to-head by day for things like office space deals, new tenants and such. Come quitting time on Tuesdays, that competition moves to the baseball diamond, where it’s no

less fierce. Players have to cough up cash for kids when they do something great like turn a double play or hit a home run. Socotra Capital has raised more than $60,000 for Los Amigos. “They all embraced this cause while doing this very fun activity,” says John Ingoglia of Socotra Capital. “Getting business done for the kids. Playing softball for the kids. Drinking some beer for the kids. These brokers took every Tuesday out of their schedule to get together to do this, which I am proud of them for.” Socotra Capital is an equitybased real estate lending company specializing in financing residential and commercial projects for business or personal investment. “We are a bridge lender, or what some call a hard-money lender. We tend to close much quicker and often have creative solutions that are not available to other lenders. We manage over $150 million in loans and investment,” Ingolia says. So which brokerage firm won the championship on July 25? Cushman & Wakefield.

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ART CRAWL IN CURTIS PARK Art has a way of drawing people together. And that’s exactly what it is doing in Curtis Park, where a collective of prolific artists (who happen to also be neighbors) will open their studios to the public for an art crawl on Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday, Sept. 10. The event is part of Verge Center for the Arts’ 12th annual Sac Open Studios. The artists encourage people to ride their bikes or stroll from location to location to see paintings, prints, wearable art, drawings and more.

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The Curtis Park studios are at 4248 24th St., 4311 Attawa Ave., 3027 Montgomery Way and 2183 Weller Way. For more information about Sac Open Studios events, go to vergeart. com.

AND SEW ON Needlepoint, anyone? The Camellia chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Arcade Library. All are welcome at this free event. The library is at 2443 Marconi Ave. For more information, call (916) 223-2751. Duffy Kelly can be reached at dk@ insidepublications.com. n

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Clean-Up Crew VOLUNTEER TO HELP PRESERVE THE AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY

he annual Great American River Clean Up will take place Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon. The American River Parkway Foundation sponsors the annual event as one way to maintain the natural habitat that comprises this 23-mile stretch along the American River. Volunteers can register online and many students use the event to earn community service credits for school. Staging sites where you can check in include Alumni Grove at CSUS, Ancil Hoffman Park and William B. Pond Recreation Area. More information can be obtained online at arpf.org. Sacramento County is very fortunate to have a group like the foundation willing to help serve the public interest. Its success depends upon contributions and volunteerism from all of us who enjoy and value this unique natural environment located in the middle of an urban/ suburban setting.

HOMELESS SURVEY COMPLETED The results of the 2017 homeless Point-In-Time (PIT) count conducted during the winter were released and 3,605 individuals were identified as being homeless during that one-night count. This represents an increase of 783 persons from the 2,822 identified

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Help preserve the American River Parkway by volunteering at annual clean-up day on Saturday, Sept. 16. in 2015. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires local communities to conduct a homelessness census every two years. The count found that a majority of homeless (56 percent) sleep outdoors or in tents or cars, compared to 44 percent in shelters or transitional housing. While it is disturbing to witness people living on the streets and in our public spaces, the 2017 count also revealed the number of reported homeless families with children declined by 25 percent

between 2015 and 2017. The vast majority (95 percent) of homeless families were found in shelters or in transitional housing, where they comprise over a third of all homeless who use shelters. Approximately 31 percent of the homeless are characterized as â&#x20AC;&#x153;chronically homelessâ&#x20AC;?: persons having experienced prolonged bouts of homelessness and who are disabled (e.g., mental illness, substance abuse, physically handicapped, etc.). Homelessness is not a crime. District Attorney Anne Marie

Schubert recently testified before the Board of Supervisors that we cannot arrest our way out of the problem. In fact, we know that increased law enforcement efforts sometimes only move the problem from one area to another. Only by working to get individuals to accept services and assistance will people actually be helped to resolve their homelessness. Sacramento County spends more than $40 million on the homeless including mental health services, social services, crisis response (shelters, rehousing and

The Board of Supervisors, residents, transportation officials and others celebrate the completion of Phase 2 of the Fair Oaks Boulevard Improvement Project. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxwell Skinner. outreach), direct-aid payments and criminal justice costs. Those expenditures do not include funding for homeless programs administered by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, as well as support to Sacramento Steps Forward, the nonprofit organization responsible for managing HUD funds for homelessness.

Only by working to get individuals to accept services and assistance will people actually be helped to resolve their homelessness. Addressing the homelessness problem is a challenge. Hopefully, Sacramento County’s ongoing investments and the new initiatives will provide additional resources to assist those in need. Despite our efforts, a person cannot be compelled to get help unless that person is a danger to himself or others. For more information, go to saccounty.net/homelessness.

PHASE 2 COMPLETED FOR FAIR OAKS BOULEVARD Phase 2 of the Fair Oaks Boulevard Improvement Project is now complete, resulting in a new look for Carmichael between Landis Avenue and Engle Road. Under this phase, the appearance of the traffic corridor was transformed into a “main street” by undergrounding utility lines and adding landscaping. The resulting work also improves capacity, safety and mobility for vehicles, bicyclists, pedestrians and transit. The improvements include bicycle lanes, landscaped medians and separated sidewalks with landscaping along Fair Oaks Boulevard from Landis Avenue to Engle Road; modification to the existing signals at the intersections of Fair Oaks Boulevard/Grant Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard/Engle Road; a new traffic signal at the intersection of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Landis Avenue; installation of sidewalks and a viewing area for the “Carmichael Wall” on the south side of Grant Avenue adjacent to Carmichael Park; replacement of overhead utilities with underground utilities on Fair Oaks Boulevard within the project limits; and new traffic signal interconnects to provide congestion relief. The first phase of the project was completed in 2013 and provided “complete street” improvements at the intersection of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Marconi Avenue.

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The final phase covering Marconi to Landis is scheduled to start in 2018.

HOWE BOUT ARDEN— AND ETHAN, TOO! The “new” side of the HBA shopping center featuring The Container Store, Home Goods, the relocated Nordstrom Rack and the new Century Theater complex is now connected to the “old” Howe Bout Arden location through a vehicular and pedestrian passageway. The center is one of the largest development projects underway in Sacramento County and will offer a mix of national, regional and local retail and restaurant establishments. Before the expansion, HBA was simply known as the little shopping center at Howe Avenue and Arden Way. Now the new HBA stretches all the way from Howe to Ethan Way. To view the site map and elevations of the project, go to sywest.com and click on Retail Centers.

SHERIFF COMMUNITY MEETINGS The Sheriff’s Department holds regular community meetings to share information about trends in crime and recent activities. These sessions are open to the public. The Arden Arcade meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. at Country Club Lanes in the Skyroom, 2600 Watt Ave. The Carmichael meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Del Campo High School Library, 4925 Dewey Drive.

The California Capital Air Show returns to Mather Airport September 9-10. Don’t forget to bring a blanket, popcorn and lawn chairs. For more information, go to sunriseparks.com. That day, I will hold “office hours” in the park from 5:30 p.m. until the movie starts.

GOURMET DINNER IN THE PARK Experience an enchanting evening in Sutter Park and the Jensen Botanical Gardens at a gourmet affair benefiting youth scholarships and participation in recreation activities offered through the Carmichael Recreation and Park District on Saturday, Sept. 30. The event is sponsored by the Carmichael Parks Foundation. It

starts with a reception at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. featuring fare by chefs Michael Fagnoni and Molly Hawks of Hawks Restaurant and Hawks Provisions & Public House. For more information and tickets, go to carmichaelparksfoundation.org.

VISITING WITH NEIGHBORS On Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 a.m., I will host a community coffee meeting in Fair Oaks. This event will feature Fire Chief Todd Harms of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District as the guest speaker. Metro Fire carries out a full range of functions from emergency response to

FREE MOVIE IN THE PARK Enjoy a free viewing of the animated movie “Sing” on Friday, Sept. 29, at Robert Frost Park, 4715 Robert Frost Way, in Foothill Farms. Children’s games and activities begin at 5:30 p.m., and the movie starts at approximately 6:45 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by Sacramento County, Sunrise Recreation and Park District and New Foothill Farms II Community Association.

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fire marshal review of building design. It should be an interesting discussion. This meeting will be held in the conference room at Fair Oaks Water District (10326 Fair Oaks Blvd). I will give a brief update on what is going on with Sacramento County. I will hold two community meetings in October with District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert as the guest speaker. Those meetings will be at Mission Oaks Community Center in Gibbons Park (4701 Gibbons Drive) on Tuesday, Oct. 24, and at Swanston Community Center (2350 Northrop Ave.) on Thursday, Oct. 26. Both meetings will start at 6 p.m.

DO I NEED A BUILDING PERMIT? When contemplating a remodel or home improvement project, remember your project may require a permit. Counties and cities issue building permits because they ensure that construction or remodeling work meets the minimum requirements of the California Building Codes.

Most ﬁnancial institutions will not ﬁnance a house with illegal work. Work done without permits is illegal work, adds no value to a home and may become a liability. Most financial institutions will not finance a house with illegal work, and appraisers usually measure the square footage and check it with county assessor’s records. Obtaining a permit ensures that the work is done correctly, is safe for you and your family, provides peace of mind and enhances your ability to sell the property. Some simple permits can be obtained online. For more information, go to building.saccounty. net.

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HONORING SAN JUAN DISTRICT STARS The STARS Hall of Fame was established in 2009 by the San Juan Education Foundation, with the support of the San Juan Unified School District, to honor exceptional district graduates who embody an innovative spirit and have made their mark in their chosen profession. Each year, inductees into the STARS Hall of Fame are honored at a special dinner. This year’s event will be on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the new Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rio Americano High School. The 2017 honorees are actress Merrin Dungey (Rio Americano High School), known for her television work in “Big Little Lies,” “Alias” and “King of Queens”; ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey (Rio Americano High School), who oversees all development, programming, marketing and scheduling operations for ABC Primetime and Late Night; and Grammy-nominated musician Craig

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CAPITAL AIR SHOW SOARS AGAIN There will be plenty of high-flying excitement when the California Capital Air Show returns to Mather Airport Sept. 9 and 10. Headlining the performances will be the Patriots Jet Team, a disciplined, six-jet precision demonstration group featuring pilots who were formerly part of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds. Also on hand will be the Patriot Parachute Team, consisting of professional parachutists who formerly served as active-duty Navy SEALs. For more information about tickets and presentations, go to californiacapitalairshow.com.

CELEBRATING CARMICHAEL’S FOUNDER On Saturday, Sept. 30, Carmichael will celebrate Founder’s Day, honoring the legacy of Daniel Webster

Carmichael who established the community in 1909. The party will be held in Carmichael Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Founder’s Day fun will include vendor and craft booths, food trucks, live music and a classic car show.

FULTON AVENUE CAR CRUISE The 2017 CruiseFest on Fulton Avenue will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. The cruising loop is set to occur between El Camino Avenue and Cottage Way from 3 to 5 p.m. Car aficionados also can check out the hot wheels and classic cars on display at this free family event, which will have live music, breweries, vendors and food trucks. This is the ninth year the cruise and car show will be held on Fulton Avenue, one of the region’s premier auto rows. The event benefits the California Automobile Museum. For more information, go to calautomuseum. org. Susan Peters represents the Third District on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. She can be reached at susanpeters@saccounty. net. n

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etiree Charlene Kinard hears the pitter-patter of little feet these days, and she couldn’t be happier. The Hollywood Park resident is the founder of KittyWits, a completely self-funded endeavor to spay and neuter cats and kittens, then place them into loving homes. “There’s an urgent need to keep the overpopulation of street kitties to a minimum,” Kinard says. “It’s a huge undertaking that takes educating the community about the high importance of spaying and neutering—pets as well as strays.”

“I commit to keeping the kitties until I ﬁnd them the right home.” Kinard has always loved animals and would feed the feral cats that came to visit outside her office when she worked at PG&E. “My office was very near the levee, so I started feeding the kitties that came by,” says Kinard, who retired after 30 years at PG&E some years back. “Suddenly there were 14 babies

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coming around. I thought, ‘Oops! I didn’t think about this!’ That’s very common with people who feed strays. You don’t think it all the way through.” Kinard contacted Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary, which was then in its early stages of development. Through Happy Tails, she learned about the importance of spaying and neutering. So she began fixing the strays she was feeding before trying to find them homes with fellow cat lovers. “At the time, I didn’t have cats of my own—the dogs I had were not cat-friendly. So I was limited in how much I could help,” says Kinard, who volunteered with Happy Tails and Friends of the City Shelter while getting KittyWits going. “Once I retired from Charlene Kinard of KittyWits plays with a few of the kittens available for adoption. PG&E and I became an empty nester, I Kinard traps feral cats and kittens screen door so they could see. That’s had more time. My daughter’s room and gets them spayed or neutered at how the conversion of my house became the kitty foster room. I even the nonprofit Animal Spay and Neuter started.” replaced the bedroom door with a Clinic on Bradshaw Road. Then, she

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“I commit to keeping the kitties until I find them the right home,” Kinard says. (She also tests them for contagious diseases like feline leukemia and feline AIDS and vaccinates them. She even encourages adopters to bring their new cat back to her to complete the vaccination series.) “The two dogs I have now are kitty-friendly. So the cats all live in my house with me and my dogs so I can see how their social skills are developing, if they have house manners, how they get along with dogs. I get to know their personalities, so when people are looking to adopt, I can find them a good fit. It’s not ‘I

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rofessional chef Molly Hawks makes running two successful restaurants while raising three young children look effortless. A couple of months ago, we chatted about her culinary background, experience working in the highpressure restaurant world and future plans. I heard kids in the background. Children always know when you’re on the phone. Hawks is one half of the duo behind upscale eatery Hawks in Granite Bay and the slightly more relaxed Hawks Public House in East Sacramento. She and her husband, Michael Fagnoni, also a chef, have children ranging from 2 to 8 years old. Before the restaurants, Michael and children came along, Hawks attended California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. She liked being a boss in the kitchen, but she wanted to make sure she enjoyed the rest of the restaurant business as well. To do that, she worked jobs that exposed her to the front of the house and gave her a taste for the business side. A three-month externship at The Village Pub in Woodside—a premier Bay Area restaurant—gave her the opportunity to make her mark. There, she paid serious kitchen dues, working for nothing and doing whatever was demanded of her,

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Molly Hawks in her East Sacramento eatery Hawks Public House. usually tedious, detailed knife work. She eventually earned the title of cook. “I was honored to be there and delighted to be offered a position,” she says.

Fagnoni was a sous chef at The Village Pub when she was an extern. “He was one of my mentors,” she says. She eventually became a chef de cuisine, a title she shared with

Fagnoni. They worked side by side and were also responsible for the financial side of operations. “You should really open a restaurant in Granite Bay.” That’s what her parents told the couple. At the time, The Village Pub was scouting a location for a pizza place in Granite Bay, but the area cried out for a fine-dining restaurant. The couple opened the original Hawks, featuring traditional European and French cooking techniques, on Aug. 21, 2007. To Hawks, it seems like yesterday. “I feel like it’s still brand new,” she says. The work is demanding and time-consuming, but that doesn’t faze her. As she says, “This business is so crazy,” but it’s the kind of crazy she handles well. In December 2015, the couple opened Hawks Public House when their youngest child was only a few months old. The restaurant is more casual, but it’s retained some of the Hawks’ upscale design elements: cement floors, wood finishes and mohair upholstery. There’s a gastropub feel and fun, approachable food and drinks. “We wanted the dishes to be a little more simplified,” Hawks says, but they practice the same respect for ingredients and put the same love into the food. Dane Blom has taken over the reins as chef de cuisine, but Fagnoni and Hawks make the final call on menus. They buy produce from smaller, local farms and bring in regional products, but farm to fork is not a new concept to the couple. “That’s just how we grew up in the industry,” she says. When Hawks first opened, she recalls, people showed up at the back door

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offering homegrown goods like bay leaves and Meyer lemons. What’s her day-to-day involvement with the restaurants? She works from her home office at least twice a week and spends another day and a half at the restaurants. When the couple first opened Hawks, they knew that one of them needed to be in the kitchen all the time. Hawks has stepped away from cooking and taken on behindthe-scenes tasks. Hawks and Fagnoni divvy up jobs at work and home. She handles the catering and private events; he handles the kitchen. She puts the kids to bed; he makes dinner. At times, she puts on her chef’s coat and gets out her knives. For an upcoming luau-themed event, she is planning on roasting a whole pig. In 2016, Allyson Harvie, chef de cuisine at The Kitchen, and Hawks were the first women to oversee the Tower Bridge Dinner, the annual fundraiser for the region’s Farm-to-Fork program. Why was that a big deal? As Hawks explains it, the feedback from the community was that women chefs

hadn’t been well represented at past events. “I never personally felt like I was in a position that I wasn’t treated fairly,” Hawks says when I asked if she’s ever been treated differently because she was working in what can be a macho environment. She’s not easily intimidated, having grown up with five brothers and one sister. “I had to push myself a little more, just to put myself out there,” she says. For example, one night she showed up for work and found out she had to handle the wood-fired grill station for the first time. “I had never really barbecued [before],” she admits. “You have to put your cool on. Make it happen.” For more information about Hawks restaurant and Hawks Public House, go to hawksrestaurant.com or hawkspublichouse.com. Angela Knight can be reached at knight@mcn.org. n

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onald Tochterman understands the tactics and strategy of winning. He spent 44 years fighting and refereeing courtroom battles, some of which gained considerable notoriety. Now, at age 79, the retired judge and former prosecutor is waging the fight of his life since being diagnosed in early 2017 with an incurable form of leukemia. Doctors told him he was too old for conventional treatment regimens. He had two options: Go home and die or find a clinical trial. Tochterman chose the latter. “I had nothing to lose,” he says. After six months of treatment through UC Davis Medical Center, his cancer is in remission. “I have a life expectancy,” says the man who served as lead prosecutor in the 1979 trial of Sacramento serial killer Richard Trenton Chase. “I’m grateful.” Since his retirement in 2011, Tochterman has developed an interest in writing plays. He started writing short stories for his grandchildren, then graduated to adult fiction. He eventually turned several of his short stories into plays loosely based on his life in court. Seven of the plays, all one-acts, have been produced in cities other than Sacramento. Now, finally, the hometown gap is being rectified. Alan Truax, a Sacramento playwright and founder of Genesis Productions, is producing Tochterman’s “The Rules of Law: A Trial Trilogy,” three plays with common themes. Genesis was created by Truax in 2012 as a vehicle for production of original plays

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Ronald Tochterman by Sacramento-area playwrights, featuring local actors and directors. Tochterman’s legal career spanned 32 years as Superior Court judge, prosecutor and law professor. During that time, he was at the center of several headline-grabbing cases. As lead prosecutor, he sought the death penalty for Chase, the so-called “Vampire Killer,” in 1979. Chase was found guilty on six counts of murder and sentenced to death. Chase committed suicide on death row. In 2006, Judge Tochterman ordered Timothy Lee Boggs, a convicted child molester freed from custody, subject

to strict supervision after he had served his sentence and completed a years-long state hospital program. When the state failed to release Boggs after more than a year, citing its inability to find acceptable housing for him, Tochterman ordered that the felon be released and allowed to find his own housing. His controversial ruling elicited a public outcry. Three years later, the judge raised hackles among county prosecutors who accused Tochterman, once named California’s “Prosecutor of the Year,” of bias and called for his disqualification from criminal trials.

Tochterman retired from the bench in 2011. Despite the controversies, Tochterman professes the utmost respect for the law and its processes. “The most important aspect of a career in law is making the rule of law work,” he said. As for his work as a playwright, the judge welcomes public scrutiny. “I like the exposure and the audience feedback,” he says. “The Rules of Law” runs Sept. 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23 and 24 at William J. Geery Theater. To reserve tickets, call (916) 521-9959. n

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ary Buzzini is the cyclist many people would like to be. He rides 30 to 35 miles three times each week, mostly along a winding river. Sometimes he starts at his home in Pocket and pedals north along the Sacramento River to Old Sacramento. Then he heads east through the American River Parkway to Sacramento State University. Sometimes he drives to Bradshaw Road, meets a friend and they ride to Folsom Lake, either Beals Point or Granite Bay, and back. “I like to get out and get some fresh air,” Buzzini says, making his mileage sound as normal as breathing. Buzzini has time and passion for cycling because he’s retired and has always been a guy who prefers action to lounge chairs. He was a chief with the Department of Forestry’s Cal Fire. When he’s not busy cycling, he hikes or paddles his canoe. He cares deeply about his community and doesn’t mind saying so. I came to know him about three years ago when he was fighting City Hall over two illegal fences built by residents near Pocket Road—private fences intended to keep the public away from the Sacramento River. First, Buzzini proved the fences were on public land. Then he asked the city to remove them. He got

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Gary Buzzini is an avid bike rider and can often be found on trails around the area.

nowhere for years but refused to give up. Eventually, the fences were moved and their gates opened for public use.

Now, Buzzini has latched onto a problem that impacts every sportsminded person in Sacramento who likes to get out and ride or walk

along the city’s grandest recreational attributes, the Sacramento and American River parkways. The problem is homeless people, hundreds strong, who intimidate and occasionally attack citizens trying to cycle, run or walk through the riverfront bike trails. Assaults by vagrants are nothing new, especially along the American River between Bercut Drive and North 10th Street. But over the past year, Buzzini has been documenting evidence of expanded and migratory homeless camps—garbage and flotsam—in unexpected places. He found homeless-camp trash scattered over a wide area south of the Freeport water intake facility near the city’s southern limit. Empty bottles. Bike tires. A red Radio Flyer wagon. Seat cushions. Clothing. All in an area prime for family recreation and cycling. “I’ve been yelled at by homeless people while riding my bike but never physically attacked,” Buzzini says. “You can tell they’re not tickled that you’re there.” The retired fire chief has cautioned women walking along the bike path to avoid the area or walk with friends, especially on the American River Parkway. His rides to Old Sacramento are depressing tours when Buzzini notices homeless people passed out on benches, trash strewn across pathways, trees neglected and dying. “It’s simply not safe,” he says. Not being the sort of person who sees a problem and does nothing, Buzzini has begun to wage a modest campaign on behalf of cyclists, runners and walkers along the

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Jay Chalmers 1820 Professional Drive, Suite 5 • chalmersdental.com • 483-8182 riverfront. His campaign is built on exposure. Rather than pedal faster when he notices garbage from a homeless encampment, Buzzini stops and takes pictures. He notes the location and sends the photos to local politicians. Mayor Darrell Steinberg, City Councilmember Rick Jennings and County Supervisor Phil Serna have all received Buzzini’s photojournalism. His messages are pleasant and persistent. In June, he sent three photos of scattered trash to Jennings with a note that began, “Another day and another huge mess despoiling our beautiful river. I’m sorry I sound like a broken record. I’ll quit reporting when they quit dumping.” The responses are equally polite. Steinberg’s office advised Buzzini to call the city’s information hotline, 311, to report garbage dumped along the parkway. Buzzini isn’t a social worker. But he sympathizes with elected officials who are pulled between constituents who expect enforcement and organizations that advocate for homeless people.

“I think we’re at the point where the city needs to take an acre or two, fence it off, put in plumbing for water and sewage, maybe some shade barns, and let them stay there,” he says. “It’s a shame when you think about how beautiful the river area is in Sacramento. The city has let it run down.” City officials have worked without success for years to address the growing homeless problem along the riverfront bike paths and parkways. The more money authorities throw at the problem, the worse the problem gets. One alternative is to find another place to cycle, run and walk. But that would deprive the community of its premier recreational asset—the best place in Sacramento for active lifestyles. A better answer is more sportsmen like Gary Buzzini, who won’t be intimidated and takes photos. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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The Stars Return FOUR SACRAMENTANS TO BE HONORED WITH SIDEWALK MARKERS

he second annual Sacramento Walk of Stars returns to the Handle District with four notable honorees from the region who have made a mark on the international stage and are proud to have lived or still live in Sacramento. This year’s honorees are bestselling author Nicholas Sparks; Russ Solomon, legendary entrepreneur and founder of Tower Records; Olympian and humanitarian Billy Mills; and Olympian and WNBA star Ruthie Bolton. On Sept. 28, the honorees will be at the unveiling of their sidewalk stars and a gala dinner at Memorial Auditorium. The public is invited to both events. “We are very thrilled to have such a diverse and accomplished group of honorees this year,” says Lucy Eidam Crocker, chairperson for the Sacramento Walk of Stars. “Last year was a huge success, and we are expecting this year’s event to be even better.” Sparks, who lived in Fair Oaks and graduated as valedictorian from Bella Vista High School, has written 20 novels, all of them New York Times best-sellers. He was only 28 when he wrote his best-known novel, “The Notebook,” in six months. It garnered numerous awards and gained a cult following.

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Sparks is Hallsten Corporation. “We are excited to be a sponsor again. The first-year gala was one of the best events Sacramento had last year,” says CEO Jeff Hallsten. “It was pure Sacramento. They told unbelievable stories about what Sacramento did to help them achieve the highest level of success and fame.”

At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Mills deﬁed expectations with one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history.

Lucy Eidam Crocker, chairperson for the Sacramento Walk of Stars, with Patrick Harbison and Sotiris Kolokotronis. His books have sold more than 108 million copies worldwide and have been published in more than 50 languages. Many have been turned into movies, including “The Choice,” “The Longest Ride,” “The Best of Me,” “Safe Haven,” “The Lucky One,” “Message in a Bottle,” “A Walk to Remember,” “Nights in Rodanthe,” “Dear John” and “The Last Song.”

Sparks is a philanthropist who has donated millions of dollars to educational programs and schools, school facilities, scholarships and fellowships. He founded the Nicholas Sparks Foundation, which provides scholarships to at-risk youth. Sparks and the other honorees have sponsors who pay the cost of the sidewalk star installation. Sponsoring

Solomon, a lifelong Sacramentan, started selling records out of his dad’s drugstore when he was 16. He later founded Tower Records and built it into a global empire and an iconic brand with 150 locations in 20 counties. As his business grew to a $1 billion corporation, Solomon kept the headquarters in Sacramento and became a major employer and staple of local culture. Solomon revolutionized the music industry by giving underground and individual artists a place to merchandize their music. He kept his stores open late at night, creating destinations for the general public and musicians to gather. He was the subject of a 2015 documentary, “All Things Must Pass.” At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Mills defied expectations with one of TO page 34

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After competing in the ’64 Olympics with one of the best finishes in Olympic history, Mills moved to Sacramento with his wife and worked in the insurance industry. His passion has been working with Native American youth and for related causes. He has been honored many times for his humanitarian efforts, receiving a Presidential Citizens Medal from President Barack Obama in 2012. In 1983, his story was made into the movie “Running Brave,” starring Robby Benson.

Born in Lucedale, Miss., in 1967, Bolton has made the Sacramento region home since she played women’s basketball with the Sacramento Monarchs. She played basketball for Auburn University and helped her team take gold at the World University Games. Bolton helped the U.S. team win gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In 2005, she helped lead the Sacramento Monarchs to a championship win. Bolton’s community involvement is as impressive and inspiring as her athletic successes. She has coached youth and women’s basketball and promoted female inclusion in sports. A domestic violence survivor, Bolton has shared her story to raise awareness of domestic violence. She was the subject of an ESPN feature, “Mighty Ruthie.”

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At the Sacramento Walk of Stars Gala Dinner, honorees will share their stories about what Sacramento has meant to them on their journey to national and international success and achievement. At 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, four new sidewalk stars will be unveiled on L Street between 18th and 19th

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streets on the south side of the street. The star unveiling is free. Tickets for that night’s gala dinner at Memorial Auditorium are $165 per person or $1,500 for a table of 10. They can be purchased at sacramentowalkofstars. com.

WRITER’S NOTE I helped start the Sacramento Walk of Stars with my wife, Lucy Eidam Crocker, along with a group of business and community leaders to help build civic pride, honor those from our community who achieved success on the national and international stage, and construct an amenity on the streets of Sacramento for residents and visitors. In 2016, our first year, we honored Olympic swimmer and three-time gold medalist Debbie Meyer, worldrenowned artist Gregory Kondos, groundbreaking breast cancer surgeon Dr. Ernie Bodai, internationally celebrated actor and director LeVar Burton and rock legend Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles. The project has received support from the city of Sacramento, Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, SMUD, Sacramento Magazine, Inside Publications, Marquee Media, The Handle District, Linda Geery of Gilbert Associates, Sotiris Kolokotronis of SKK Development, John Frisch of Newmark Cornish & Carey, Jeff Hallsten of Hallsten Corporation, Patrick Harbison of PHPR, Tom Kandris of PK1 Inc., Rick Nelson of Direct Technology, Friends of Russ Solomon, Sacramento Memorial Auditorium and Classique Catering. Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@ crockercrocker.com. n

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Simply Irresistible ATTRACTING HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR YARD

ven though I see hummingbirds nearly every day, it’s always thrilling to hear that distinctive chirping sound and spot a hummer as it zooms, hovers, dives, dines or perches momentarily on a tree or wire. Hummingbirds are native only to the Americas. We may envy the English their gardens, but English gardeners envy our hummingbirds. Black-chinned hummingbirds spend the winter in warmer locations, returning to the Sacramento area in early spring to breed. Other species, including the bellicose Rufous hummingbird, pass through on their migratory paths. Anna’s hummingbirds reside here yearround.

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You are probably already growing a few plants that attract hummers. The birds are especially drawn to red, tubular flowers. My fondness for salvia means that hummingbirds often find something to sip in my yard, including bright-red pineapple sage, magenta Salvia spathacea “hummingbird sage” and other varieties in a rainbow of colors. Hummingbirds like bottlebrush, too, and penstemon, fuchsias, bee balm, orange trumpet vine, lion’s tail and a host of other nectar-bearing plants that add color to our gardens. California native plants are often hummingbird magnets. One of the most irresistible is California fuchsia, Epilobium canum, with profuse orange to red flowers during late summer and fall. In the spring, native columbine pulls in hummers. Wild currants, Ribes malvaceum, produce clusters of rosy-pink flowers in late fall and winter, a time when there are few other sources of nectar. You can find many of these plants on the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars

and Garden Gems lists and buy them at arboretum plant sales or in local nurseries. Some previously unfamiliar plants on these lists are gaining popularity. Red yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora, with stiff, narrow leaves and long stalks of long-lasting red or salmon-colored flowers, is becoming a fixture in water-efficient landscapes, much to the delight of the hummers. Red-hot pokers, such as Kniphofia ‘Christmas Cheer,’ brighten up a winter garden and feed hummingbirds, as do Australian fuchsias, or Correa. Hummingbirds pollinate as they probe flower after flower for nectar. Hummingbirds cannot live on sweets alone, however. They get essential nutrients, including fats and proteins, from eating little insects and spiders. Their incredible speed, vision and agility make them formidable bug catchers. They “hawk” them out of the air or glean them from spider webs or other surfaces. You’ll never see a hummingbird chewing. They swallow their prey whole.

Spider webs are a preferred material for their exquisite little nests. They also use bottlebrush fibers and fuzzy seed heads. I’ve never spotted one of their nests, but every winter I watch the hummers industriously snatch tufts of fluff from Japanese anemone seed heads and flit off to some well-hidden spot.

Spider webs are a preferred material for their exquisite little nests. The thrill of seeing hummingbirds is not just how quickly they move and the sense of excitement that they bring. Their iridescent feathers shimmer in the sunlight like jewels. The adult male Anna’s hummingbird is especially colorful, with rosy

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Stories of Sacramento FORMER REPORTER TELLS TALES IN NEW BOOK OF SHORT STORIES

ob Sylva was a Sacramento newspaper and magazine reporter and writer for more than 40 years. He never ran out of true stories to tell. But when he left his job at The Sacramento Bee, he decided to try something different. He wandered around his familiar old beats, the backstreets and faded neighborhoods where he chronicled wonderfully common and majestically marginal people. And he let his imagination run free. He began to create stories that feel so plausible and intimate and exquisitely drawn that readers can see the characters blink, take deep breaths and figure out their next moves. Which is another way of saying Sylva did what he does best and made it fiction. To write fiction and make it smart, compelling and dimensional is a tough task, much harder than taking notes and reporting facts for a newspaper or magazine. Sylva was ready for the challenge. But he decided to make things even harder for himself. He started his own publishing company, an imprint to celebrate the beauty of ink on paper. He produced a book trimmed, scored, folded and bound in the traditional way, a way that Twain, Steinbeck or Cheever might appreciate.

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Bob Sylva has written a book, “The King of Karaoke and Other Stories,” set in Sacramento. Now, the marriage of these goals—a literary achievement and its binding—is moving through the machinery at J. Prassa Printers, a press and book bindery at 23rd and C streets, ready for public inspection and embrace. The book is called “The King of Karaoke and Other Stories.” The imprint is Encre sur papier, French for ink on paper. I’ve known Sylva for many years, worked with him for decades and consider him the best writer The Bee ever produced. So I can’t exactly be objective. But I think he has produced a masterpiece. “The King of Karaoke” comprises six unique stories propelled by

exquisitely contrived characters. There’s a restaurant busboy who loses an arm and whose prosthetic replacement consumes his personality. There’s a dreamy woman who picks up recyclables at soccer games, searching for cultural identity amid plastic water bottles and beer cans. There’s a mysterious man who sells bait to fishermen, dispenses wisdom and guards dark secrets. And there’s the King of Karaoke, a watch salesman who can sing like Don Ho, maybe better, but not good enough. The stories unfold in Sacramento, but Sacramento never appears in the book. The word “Sacramento” is

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One landmark is identified. A bar called The Torch Club takes a bow and serves as a spiritual twin to the likewise-named legendary establishment on 15th Street. The power of “The King of Karaoke” is the characters. The stories will resonate with readers in Los Angeles, New York, London or Sacramento because Sylva journalistically builds suspense and demands emotional investment. We despair at the loneliness of Li Chiu, an aged pingpong master. We want her to win. We want them all to win. Of Hiroshi Yamanaka, the King of Karaoke, Sylva writes, “He met Sachiko at a Macy’s. She worked the cosmetics counter. She was shy, demure, sheltered. He easily swept her off her feet. Despite her parents’ objections, the two married, had a son and daughter. Hiro did his best to lead a conventional life. To provide and behave honorably. He was not always successful.” We become fascinated by the characters’ intrigues and challenges,

guided by Sylva’s minimalist prose. There is no sex and barely a paragraph of violence, but Sylva is brilliant at making readers turn the pages. And they are physical pages, not downloads on e-readers or tablets. “The King of Karaoke” is being produced in a special limited edition. Sylva knows book sales require multiple platforms and e-formats, but he’s stubborn. He’s selling the book through his website, bobsylva. com, but the web portal is the only move away from ink on paper. The $17 cover price buys tactile heft, 206 pages of analog artistry. “All we did was print and bind the book,” says Nevin Gill at J. Prassa Printing. “The credit belongs to Bob Sylva. It’s his project from start to finish.” And it’s a Sacramento project. The city never reveals itself, but is present in every word. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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ot long ago, I packed several heavy suitcases for my new overseas life with my wife. However, they were relatively light compared to the suitcase of worry I had to unpack during a recent dentist visit. I’d come to check out a bump on my hard palate. No sooner had I dispensed my tongue to say “ahh” than the dentist involved an oral surgeon. The surgeon sent me to an ear, nose and throat doctor “just to be on the safe side.” The ENT exam began with a young resident jamming his index finger in my mouth like he was looking for loose change in a couch cushion. As the resident hunted, the ENT doctor joined our party. “Whaaa up hawk?” I asked, feigning a casual note. The resident released my tongue from its gibberish desires so I could explain things to the doctor. “I have a bump the size of a pea in my upper jaw.” I told him that I was looking for travel clearance for our “four-month European chocolate expedition.” I had legitimate reasons to worry. During my chaplain training, our supervisor warned us that we’d see enough tragedy to make us honest hypochondriacs.

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“Just a professional hazard,” he said with a shrug. He was right. I’ve met patients whose story begins with a simple visit to their family doctor. Suddenly, a specialist sends them to a surgeon, and hospice soon follows. When you see this much, it’s easy to wonder, as Hemingway did, when will the bell toll for thee? Confiding in the doctor, I unpacked some personal history. I described how I picked up a limp while running high school cross-country. The limp developed into a bone tumor and, at 17 years old, I was sure I’d lose a

leg to amputation. The tumor was benign. But most of all, my bag of fear transferred from a connecting flight with a friend’s story. In the early 1970s, I lived with my roommate Roger in an asbestos-packed flophouse on the edge of Baylor University. Despite a small fire in the house, we stayed in the damaged apartment an additional 18 months. Twenty years ago, Roger made a round of doctor visits and was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer. We never learned the cause of his cancer, but I’ve always suspected

the asbestos smoke from our college days. Only a few minutes into my exam, the ENT doc kicked my overweight bags off this flight. “Actually you have another smaller bump on the opposite side.” I inhaled. “What?” “Nothing to worry about,” he assured me. “Bad things don’t come symmetrically–only good things.” I squinted, not understanding. He dumbed it down a bit more. “If that was a tumor, you wouldn’t have a matching lump on the opposite side.”

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Cafe Society SOCIAL EVENTS MAKE SCIENCE FUN

aise your hand if you like to sit still in a lecture hall for an hour while a lecturer drones on, using specialized vocabulary you don’t understand. Sound like your memory of science class? Then it’s time to discover the new way to experience science: science cafes. Science cafes are part of a global movement to create informal, engaging conversations about science between an expert and a gathering of interested people who may or may not have expertise in science, all arranged in a casual, fun venue like a pub or coffeehouse. Think of it this way: Instead of going to school, you sit down for a beer with your favorite teacher and just talk. Like TED Talks, the science-cafe concept has really taken off. A lot of young people going into science these days appreciate the importance of scientific literacy in creating a climate of support for their work. They feel a responsibility to learn good science communication skills and to apply those skills in their local communities. They’re organizing science-cafe events like Cafe Scientifique in Silicon Valley, Nerd Nite in the East Bay, Science Buzz Cafe in Sebastopol and Science on Tap in Santa Cruz.

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Here in the Sacramento region, we’ve got a whopping three generalinterest science cafes, covering most Wednesday nights of the year. The most convenient for Inside Publications readers is Sac Science Distilled, launched one year ago thanks to the efforts of local biology students Bobby Castagna and Nicole Soltis. In partnership with Powerhouse Science Center, Capital Science Communicators and Davisbased Science Says, Sac Science Distilled brings together scientists and the public at Streets Pub & Grub

(1804 J St.) every third Wednesday at 6 p.m. “We started (the cafe) to give early career scientists—grad students, post-docs—a chance to present their research to a general audience and to practice talking about their work to the public,” says Soltis. Recent topics included microbes in space, ringtails in the Sutter Buttes and parasites. According to Soltis, Sac Science Distilled promises “short, idea-centered talks from local experts in the sciences” followed by “a lively

discussion that brings science into context for everyday life.” I had to check this out. The night I attended was a special event: the first Sac Science Idol, a speaker competition among a dozen young scientists who each had three minutes to wow the judges with their style and content. An enthusiastic audience filled the bar, swilling beers and cheering them on. The night’s winner, A.J. Slepian, dressed up as an electron-carrier molecule (well, sort of) and convinced us to watch for news about NAD+ and aging. Attendees played Science Idol bingo with squares like “bad microphone feedback” and “cancer” added to the fun. Soltis says they usually have some kind of hands-on feature like that to engage the crowd. For example, after a recent talk about microbes, the audience swabbed different locations in the bar and streaked petri dishes to see what would grow. At an animal behavior talk, each person got a card assigning them an animal identity. Then they had to act out a behavior that would help them find the right mate. A geek icebreaker and dating game all in one! If you’re willing to venture a little farther than Midtown, more science cafes await. Davis Science Cafe was started in 2012 by UC Davis chemist Dr. Jared Shaw. Shaw is still at the helm of this second-Wednesday gathering, currently at G Street WunderBar in Davis. Lodi joined the fun in 2014 when Nick Gray, the education program coordinator at Lodi’s World of Wonders (WOW) Science Museum, launched Science Night Live. SNL is held the first Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. Though it’s held at the museum, not

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Sick of Trafﬁc CARS CAN BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH

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being sedentary is not the best way to get fit. Far fewer people are aware of all the health risks associated with traffic. Health problems related to traffic may develop slowly and have no acute short-term symptoms. Yet the health consequences are still real. Decisions about where we live, how far we travel and by what means we get around all affect health. We are blithely unaware of some negative traffic impacts on health. We tend to minimize or overlook others. There are likely more health impacts that haven’t been identified or researched. We do know that driving

a car to work and merely living in a world immersed in traffic all can result in health problems. In a 2014 article, Time magazine noted that the average American spent 25.5 minutes commuting each way. That works out to 51 minutes per day and more than 200 hours a year. For those who frequently encounter gridlock, it is much longer. We spend a lot of time in and around traffic. Time catalogued the physiological and psychological effects on commuters. Some were related only to driving and some only to longer commutes done either by driving

or taking transit. This is what can happen to you: • Blood sugar level goes up, which can lead to prediabetes and diabetes. • Cholesterol, related to heart disease, goes up. • Risks of depression, anxiety and social isolation increase. • Happiness and satisfaction with life decrease. • Blood pressure jumps, especially if you are late and driving in heavy traffic. • Blood pressure increases over the long term, increasing risk of heart disease and stroke.

â&#x20AC;˘ Cardiovascular fitness declines. â&#x20AC;˘ Sleep quality suffers. â&#x20AC;˘ Incidence of back and neck pain goes up. None of those seem to be especially good for body or soul. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just the people who are commuting in, and creating, traffic who are affected. Everyone is.

A recent study in The Lancet medical journal found that the tiny particles in the bloodstream also migrate to the brain, where they increase the risk of dementia. Probably the impacts most people do associate with traffic are air pollution and lung diseases. Traffic is a major cause of air pollution, a mix of gases, liquids and tiny particles, including toxins. There are good reasons organizations such as the American Lung Association and Breathe California are concerned about both tobacco use and traffic. Air pollution harms lung development in children. It can cause or exacerbate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer. Air pollution can trigger asthma attacks. Microscopic particles from air pollution not only get into our lungs; they enter our bloodstream, where they and other pollutants can cause cardiovascular disease. A study done for the Environmental Protection Agency found a direct link between air pollution and atherosclerosis, the buildup of plaque in the coronary artery. That means more heart attacks and strokes. A recent study in The Lancet medical journal found that the tiny particles in the bloodstream also migrate to the brain, where they increase the risk of dementia.

Residents within 50 meters of roads with high traffic levels had a 7 percent higher probability of developing dementia compared to those who lived farther than 300 meters away. Besides being implicated in dementia, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing evidence that pollution from traffic can affect intelligence at all ages and may be linked to autism. Traffic noise causes stress and tinnitus and contributes to hearing loss. It can result in hypertension and sleep disturbances. Noise has been associated with learning problems for children. Despite what many people say, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get used to it. The effects are cumulative, so hearing aids are part of the price we pay for aging in a noisy environment. The most direct and dramatic effects of traffic on health are crash fatalities and injuries. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that safety features have been added to cars for years. For a while, collision injuries and deaths declined, especially during the recent Great Recession. Unfortunately, traffic deaths and injuries are on the rise again. The numbers and costs are staggering. Fatalities in the United States climbed 6 percent in 2016 to 40,000. The National Safety Council estimates there were 4.6 million crash injuries last year. You can minimize the risks of traffic on your health by aiming for a short commute. That reduces your exposure to harmful effects. And yes, that might mean relocating. Instead of driving, you can take transit, walk or bike. Biking to work actually increases longevity instead of decreasing it. You can also try to pick a residence that is farther away from the pollution and noise of a busy street or freeway. You can drive safelyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no speeding, being distracted or operating under the influence. Having your health severely compromised by traffic is not inevitable.

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Letter of Discontent FROM PRESCHOOL TO COLLEGE, SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

still remember my first hate mail like it was yesterday. It was only my second column for Inside Arden as the paper’s new family columnist. The subject that provoked such angry responses? Preschool. Because you can’t talk about religion, politics or preschool if you want to maintain harmony. The column, “Preschool Panic” (May 2004), was a recounting of the panic I felt when I realized that my 2-year-old son was already behind because I had neglected to tour any preschools or get him on the waiting list for the Big Four preschools at the time: Country Oaks, Carmichael Presbyterian, St. Mark’s and St. Michael’s. In the hypercompetitive world of preschool, my kid was doomed. Now he was never going to Harvard. Some people took exception to my poking fun at parents who put babies in utero on preschool waiting lists. You would have thought I was a child abuser for daring to say I believed a child would be fine without formal preschool as long as you provided an enriching environment. But guess what? As president of the Last Laugh Club, I now get to say this to my detractors (including people who scoffed at me for breastfeeding for only three months): Despite not

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going to a traditional preschool, my kid turned out just fine. He’s healthy. He’s happy. He’s smart. And with his good grades and test scores, he is poised for college next fall. So why, 15 years later, am I panicking all over again? Because I swear I just wrote that column yesterday! How can my firstborn, who was just going to Cindy’s Daycare three days a week, suddenly be a high school senior? It’s September and there have already been senior portraits, Senior Sunrise, Senior Picnic and his very last Back to School Dance. It’s going too fast! Once again, everyone with kids is stopping to ask me, “So where is your

son going to school next year?” Then they count off all the schools they’ve already toured, but instead of local preschools, it’s colleges all over the United States! Instead of preschool waiting lists, it’s SAT/ACT test prep courses. And if I don’t have a college adviser on speed dial, my kid is never going to Harvard. Who knew that preschool and college acceptance could be so similar and so stressful? But to head off another round of hate mail, let me say this before I continue: Yes, early-childhood education is important. However, you don’t need the most popular, most expensive or hardest school to get into for your

child to succeed. And yes, a college education is important. But you don’t need the most popular, most expensive or hardest school to get into for your young adult to succeed. I live in a community with a large population of college-educated parents. We all understand the value of a college degree and its correlation to success. It is a fact that getting into and paying for a California university is not nearly as easy or as affordable as when we earned our degrees. But before we all panic and put too much pressure on our kids, let’s remember this: There are more than the Big Four colleges: Cal, Stanford, USC and UCLA. There are thousands of colleges, including community colleges. And like my friend, Jen, likes to say about our Sac State degrees, “We ain’t doing too bad with our ol’ Harvard of the West degrees, are we?” Bottom line is we just want our kids to be happy. College degree, skilled trade, military, entrepreneur— you get out of life what you put into it. Pursue your passion and, with dedication and hard work, success follows. Didn’t get into your topchoice school? Go get educated at the one that does want you. Enjoy the journey. P.S. Thanks, Inside Arden, for sticking with me despite my inciting your readership right out of the gates. You know where to forward the next round of hate mail. Kelli Wheeler is an author, family columnist and freelance writer. For weekly Momservations or to contact her, go to momservations.com. n

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n 1979, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency had plans to demolish a group of homes the agency had purchased in the Alkali Flat neighborhood. The intention was to replace the homes with low-income housing. But the plan faltered. The homes ended up being resold to “pioneer urbanites” with lowinterest HUD loans. One home on the list captured Dan Hood’s trained eye. An architect, Hood saw hidden promise in a rundown Greek Revival house that had been converted into

rental units. Now, after years of work, Hood has returned the historically significant structure known as the J. Neely Johnson House back to a single-family home. A brochure written by Hood provides a brief overview of the structure’s history. Located on F Street, the house was built in the early 1850s by William Cozzens and purchased by state treasurer Selden McMeans in 1854. McMeans allowed Governor-elect John Neely Johnson to live in the house, and Johnson gave

a speech from its front balcony before his inauguration at the Capitol. In 1856, the Honorable David S. Terry, a founder of the Know-Nothing Party, purchased the house from McMeans and lived there during his term as a California Supreme Court justice. During that time, he dueled with U.S. Sen. David Broderick, who died three days after the encounter. In 1873, Henry Clay Kirk, of a prominent pharmacy-owning family, bought the house, living there until the 1920s. During the Kirk family’s tenure, indoor plumbing and

electricity were installed. During the Great Depression, the wealthy fled the neighborhood, and many homes were divided into rental units. “No architect of record has been discovered for the Neely Johnson House,” Hood wrote. The house was probably constructed from pattern books used by builders during that time period. Hood restored the house in stages. When he purchased the building, it was divided into nine rental units. There was no central kitchen, and only a few of the rental units had

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mini kitchens. His first project involved stabilizing the structure and converting it into a duplex. Hood lived on the premises while working on the house, then used it as a rental until 2010. From 2000 to 2005, Hood worked on the master bedroom and bath and restored the grand front porches. He refurbished and reinstalled some of the interior finishes, doing much of the work himself. From 2015 to 2017, Hood converted the house into a singlefamily dwelling. Today, the house has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and a new kitchen. To turn the space back into a single-family dwelling, Hood had to install new plumbing and combine the utilities from several accounts to one. “Other than that,” says Hood, “it was an easy conversion.” Next,

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Hood plans to build a carriage house on the property. For Hood, the most rewarding aspect of owning the house is the atmosphere it exudes. “The architecture is restful and soothing. People who have lived here agree there is a peaceful feeling,” he says. Hood has preserved a part of Sacramento history. “The street is an example of citizen advocacy to influence local government and redevelopment actions that could have destroyed this historic district,” Hood says. This month, the house will be featured on the 42nd annual Historic Home Tour. Visitors should note the original front door and handmade front porch columns. Walls in the home are true plaster with hand-split lathing. Two special pieces include

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the 1856 “Cocked Hat” grand piano by Chickering and an 1832 Empire bureau in the servant’s bedroom. Hood collected the remaining furnishings during trips around California. I want to thank Chris Weinstein, Catherine Turrill and Dan Hood for their help with my story. The J. Neely Johnson House will be featured on Preservation Sacramento’s 42nd annual Historic Home Tour on Sunday, Sept.17. The tour will showcase Sacramento’s oldest existing residential neighborhood, Alkali Flat. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 on the day of the tour. For the most discounted price ($10), volunteer for a two-hour shift. To volunteer, send an email with “volunteer” as the subject to preservation.sacramento@gmail.com. For tickets or more information, go to preservationsacramento.org. If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com. n

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Tim Collom Gallery presents a solo exhibition of paintings by gallery founder Tim Collom on his ﬁveyear anniversary. Show runs Sept. 9 through Oct. 5. Shown above: “Sunset on the Farm.” 915 20th St.; timcollomgallery.com

Archival Gallery presents the recent sculptural works by Matt Bult and landscapes by Jay Welden through Oct. 4. Shown above: a sculpture by Bult. 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalgallery.com

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Small But Mighty CREATING VILLAGES OF TINY HOUSES FOR HOMELESS

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his fall, the first in a series of tiny-home communities designed to house homeless people will open on land owned by a local church. The gated community of about 20 small houses will be constructed on the campus of St. Paul Church of God in Christ in the Del Paso neighborhood. St. Paul supplied the land for the project, and other local churches donated money for materials and helped build the small structures. It’s part of a new nonprofit program called Compassion Village.

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Eventually, similar tiny-home “villages” will be built on other church properties in the Sacramento region. Compassion Village is a partnership between Dan Axtell, the pastor of Restoration Life Church, and Tammy Vallejo, the founder of a nonprofit organization called e49, which works with organizations like Sacramento Steps Forward to provide housing, mentoring and employment for local homeless people. Vallejo started e49, which is a reference to Ecclesiastes 4:9, seven years ago. The biblical verse “reads

‘two are better than one,’ and it’s about collaboration,” Vallejo explains. One goal of e49 was to get churches involved in providing long-term housing for the homeless. Most housing programs supply only temporary housing or housing subsidies. Vallejo began looking into a sustainable method of housing that churches could accommodate. Her idea was to create villages of tiny homes on underutilized church properties. Other churches and individuals would pay for materials and supply the manpower to build the houses.

“It’s an easy model that can happen fast,” says Vallejo. The first tiny houses are 160 square feet and 13 feet high and include a loft for sleeping, tables, chairs, a bench, storage and shelving. The homes are both insulated and powered by solar. An individual church pays $7,500 for materials for one house. Compassion Village provides somebody to help the church build the home, which is then donated to the site. Some churches also provide continual funds to cover the resident’s rent. TO page 64

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completed by October. Churches supplying financial assistance include Restoration Life, Fremont Presbyterian and Destiny Church in Rocklin. Though the program involves churches, residents are not required to attend religious services. They are asked to be clean and sober and to participate in community chores. Eventually, says Vallejo, she hopes organizations other than churches will participate in Compassion Village. “We will partner with as many people who want to be a part.” Ultimately, says Vallejo, “what we really want is for the community to get involved, because if people get involved and talk to a homeless person, I think their perceptions will change.” For more information about Compassion Village, go to compassionvillage.org. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com. n

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Blurred Lines THIS ARTIST TRAVELS BY TRIKE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO PAINT

f you see a young man riding around town with an easel strapped to a tricycle, chances are that’s Andrew Patterson-Tutschka. He is a visual artist with a keen eye for architecture and a love of history that takes him traveling by trike to capture landscapes all over the city. “I choose a place (to paint) by riding around and stopping when

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something strikes me,” he says. “Usually older buildings attract my attention the most. I’ve always been drawn to buildings. Places have real emotional power for me—little things about it affect you emotionally. By looking at a building, you can tell the class of the neighborhood, the way people live around it, how the economy is doing, and whether the area is being redeveloped or not.” Patterson-Tutschka’s interest in infrastructure stems from an early interest in math and science. He grew up in Wisconsin and was planning on becoming either an architect or an engineer before stumbling into a painting class during his first year at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

“It was really transformative for me,” says Patterson-Tutschka, who splits his time between Sacramento and Redding, where he teaches painting, drawing, art history and foundational design at Shasta College. “I come from an upper-middle-class background, so I went into the ‘artist thing’ somewhat blind to the struggle it would be (to make a living). Maybe that was a gift, because otherwise I might not have done it. But things have worked out well for me. I’m one of the fortunate ones.” Patterson-Tutschka earned a master’s in fine art at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and won a 2010 Josef and Anni Albers Foundation residency and a 2007 MFA Joan Mitchell Foundation grant. When his wife landed a teaching position at Sacramento State University, they relocated to the Central Valley. He completed a studio residency at Verge Center for the Arts in 2009, and his work is regularly shown at Elliott Fouts Gallery in Midtown. But there’s perhaps an even bigger benefit to the move to Sacramento that he didn’t anticipate. “The weather here is predictable,” Patterson-Tutschka says with a laugh. “In other cities, the clouds roll in and out—it’s maddening! Here in the Central Valley, we get roughly 300 days of sun a year, which means I can be outside most of the time.” That steady stream of sunshine means that wherever the mobile artist sets up his easel for a painting

session, he can usually return to the same location day after day to hone the piece. He works at the same time of day and in the same weather conditions every time he returns to a locale to make sure he’s capturing the scenery as consistently as possible. “The process is really slow,” he admits. “A camera can take a picture in a second, but I’m standing in front of a building for hours. The contrast is interesting.” Patterson-Tutschka practices a style called perceptual painting, which relies on color and shape rather than exact details. He creates dynamic, colorful pieces that look like you’re observing a building through the window of a moving car. “The blurriness and craziness is a rather new thing in the last year and a half,” PattersonTutschka says. “I think the sense of movement dovetails nicely with the reconstruction that’s been going on Downtown. The older buildings and new construction coupled with the slightly hectic style mirror one another. I’m also experimenting with layered surfaces—gouging out the paint on top to reveal the under layer, which reflects the history and transformation of the area as well. It’s all about the relationship between new and old.” History also plays a part in Patterson-Tutschka’s chosen medium of oil paint. “Oil is magical,” he says. “The author James Elkins likens oil

painting to alchemy. The early oil painters were thought to make colors from another realm. I still feel some of that magic. Things happen that I wouldn’t anticipate when using it. You can feel the thousands of years of history behind it, like you’re speaking to all the other artists who came before you.”

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Preservation Sacramento Historic Home Tour will take place Sunday, Sept. 17.

Historic Home Tour: Alkali Flat Neighborhood Preservation Sacramento Sunday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Begins at J. Neely Johnson Park, 516 11th St. preservationsacramento.org/hometour Check out the diverse architecture of one of Sacramento’s oldest neighborhoods on this annual home tour. Greek Revival, Victorian, Italianate, Craftsman, Eastlake, Colonial and Queen Anne style homes—some built between 1853 and the early 1900s—share space with repurposed industrial buildings and infill projects. When you’re done taking the tour, stop by the street fair, featuring local artisans, booths manned by nonprofits and live music.

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Sacramento Play Summit Fairytale Town Saturday, Sept. 9, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 828 I St. fairytaletown.org The fifth annual Sacramento Play Summit will host informative talks on the importance of play in child development with keynote speakers Cathy Salit, author and CEO of Performance of a Lifetime; award-winning children’s musician and author Jim Gill, and Helen Hadani, Ph.D., head of research for the Center for Childhood Creativity. The event is presented by Fairytale Town, Sacramento Public Library and California State Library.

Beethoven & Friends Chamber Ensemble will perform at Pioneer Congregational Church.

40th Annual Sacramento Jewish Food Faire Congregation Beth Shalom Sunday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave. jewishfoodfaire.com The Jewish Food Faire celebrates four decades of bringing the community together for traditional and modern Jewish cuisine, live entertainment, arts and crafts, and activities for all ages. The faire will feature favorites like corned beef, latkes, falafel, noodle kugel, matzo ball soup and an expanded menu of vegetarian and gluten-free options, as well as baked goods like rugelach, hamentashen, strudel, challah, schnecken and babka. Shop the frozen food section and check out samples from the eagerly anticipated Solomon’s Delicatessen.

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ScholarShare Children’s Book Festival Fairytale Town Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive fairytaletown.org This free annual event will include readings and presentations by children’s book authors and illustrators, storytelling performances, hands-on activities, booths from community organizations and family play time.

Jazz Night at the Crocker: Vivian Lee Camellia Waldorf's Michelmas Festival takes place Sept. 29.

Classical Concert: Christopher Atzinger Crocker Art Museum Sunday, Sept. 10, 3 p.m. 216 O St. crockerart.org Pianist Christopher Atzinger will explore the artistic connection between American impressionist painter Childe Hassam and 19th-century American composer John Knowles Paine, who spent summers together at Appledore Island off the coast of Maine. The program will also include work by Robert Schumann and John Alden Carpenter.

Beethoven & Friends Chamber Music Ensemble Pioneer Congregational Church Saturday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m. 2700 L St. beethovenandfriends.org

Crocker Art Museum Thursday, Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m. 216 O St. crockerart.org Award-winning singer and longtime jazz advocate Vivian Lee will grace Sacramento’s longest-running summer jazz series with her captivating performance and storytelling techniques, accompanied by an ensemble of regional musicians.

“I’ll Be Seeing You ... Soon” Valerie V Music Sunday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m. Nepenthe Clubhouse, 1131 Commons Drive valsvocals.com This intimate concert of jazz standards will feature chanteuse Valerie V’s sparkling vocals and the multitalented Chet Chwalik on piano, trumpet and flugelhorn. Light appetizers will be provided—bring your own wine—and a minimum $15 donation is requested at the door.

What do you get when you put a doctor, an attorney, a radio producer and the president of the Rancho Cordova Civic Light Orchestra in a room? Music magic! This ensemble will honor their favorite composer with a concert featuring pianist and soloist Linda Baron, violinist Lorraine Crozier, clarinetist Ed Lowry and cellist JoAnn Ross in Pioneer Congregational Church across from Sutter’s Fort.

“Shrew!” Fair Oaks Theatre Festival Through Sept. 17 Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre, 7991 California Ave. fairoakstheatrefestival.com Fair Oaks Theatre Festival’s “Shrew! A Jazz Age Musical Romp” reimagines Shakespeare’s iconic “Taming of the Shrew” in 1930s Paris against a backdrop of competing fashion houses and swinging jazz melodies. First conceived by the festival’s late artistic director, Bob Irvin, and completed by FOTF alumna and author Jennifer Longo, this musical is a testament to Irvin’s 30-year legacy at the festival.

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Black & Red Gala Sacramento Theatre Company Friday, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. 1419 H St. sactheatre.org This fundraiser will celebrate STC’s 2017-18 season, which includes “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “The Musical of Musicals—the Musical!,” “Macbeth,” “Mothers and Sons,” “Man of La Mancha” and the world premiere of “Kings of America.” There will be cocktails, wine, dinner on the STC Main Stage, a raffle and a live auction.

Michaelmas Festival Camellia Waldorf School Friday, Sept. 29 This Tarmo Pasto painting will be featured at Witherell's auction focused on artists of the Sacramento area.

Sacramento Arts Auction Witherell’s Preview Thursday, Sept. 14, 1–5 p.m. Online auction Sept. 13–27

7450 Pocket Road camelliawaldorf.org Michaelmas is a festival of courage—named after St. Michael, Conquerer of the Dragon—that marks the beginning of the darker time of year. It’s celebrated at Camellia Waldorf on the last Friday of September with processions, banners, class presentations, costumes and a pageant complete with puppets that portray the struggle between dark and light. After the pageant, students, friends and family can enjoy a picnic lunch, handmade cakes and games. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

Witherell’s Gallery, 300 20th St. witherells.com Pieces from local artists Irion Shields, Tarmo Pasto, Maija Peeples, Gregory Kondos and a rare John McQuarrie palette sketch for the 1931 Sacramento Train Station mural are featured in this tightly edited (less than 100 lots) online auction. “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser and Witherell’s COO Brian Witherell says of the sketch, “It’s not often you find even one sketch that still exists for a mural, but finding two is extraordinary. It’s such an interesting piece of art that documents unique Sacramento history.”

“The Beatles’ White Album” Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy Saturday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. sacprepmusic.com The Beatles released their iconic White Album in 1968—but never played any of the songs live. Sac Prep has painstakingly transcribed and arranged the entire album for rhythm section, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and choir. The concert will also feature special guests Kitty O’Neal from News Radio KFBK and her husband, chef Kurt Spataro, “Good Day Sacramento” cohost Ken Rudulph, Hans Eberbach from Joy and Madness/Sweet Vine, Gabe Nelson from Cake/Bellygunner, Dana Moret and Casey Lipka.

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A Tale of Two Cantinas NEW MEXICAN HANGOUTS BRING MEMORABLE FOOD AND DRINK TO THE GRID

f the many embarrassments of culinary riches we have here in the Sacramento area, one of my favorites is the seemingly limitless supply of fantastic Mexican food. In nearly every part of town, you’ll find a bounty of dishes

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inspired by Mexico and its varied flavors. In just the past few months, the Downtown and Midtown areas each found themselves in possession of a new and truly excellent Mexican joint. The first, Chando’s Cantina, is a fully fleshed out restaurant built around the tacos served out of Chando’s original stand on Arden Way. The second is Midtown’s Cantina Alley, a colorful, brazen drinking spot with a standout bar and some culinary tricks up its sleeve. Many eaters around town are familiar with Chando’s Tacos. The

humble taco stand on Arden Way near Del Paso Boulevard may be the best purveyor of tacos in the region. It has parlayed its popularity into a near taco empire, with shops in Roseville and West Sacramento and at least a few food trucks prowling the city’s streets. The new establishment, officially called Chando’s Cantina and Gastronomia Callejera, is a moderately sized dining room on 15th Street across from Music Circus and Sacramento Theatre Company. The exterior is a bit plain, as are the heavy wood furnishings inside.

In this day of themes, hooks and gimmicks, the place seems a little bit underwhelming. But don’t come for the décor; instead, come for the stellar food. The menu is inspired by Mexican street food. (Gastronomia callejera very roughly translates as “street cuisine.”) Here, the street-food staple elote—corn on the cob slathered with mayonnaise, grated cheese, chili powder and lime juice—is served two ways, on the cob and off, and with your choice of chili powders. This is decadent eating, but it’s so uncomplicatedly steeped in the roots

of Mexican street cooking that it feels like a light treat. Another standout from the street canon is sope, a petite base of masa topped with refried beans, meat or mole, salsa, crumbled cotija cheese and crema. Gorditas, made with similar ingredients but a different preparation of masa, hit the spot.

It’s an indulgent treat not for the weak of stomach. Another specialty, mulitas, is a quesadilla on steroids. Cheesy and filled with meats, this small treat is a step up from the quesadilla found at snack bars the world over. My favorite dish on the menu, though, is the pambazo. This sandwich features bread that has been dipped in “Mom’s enchilada mole sauce,” then grilled, then stuffed

with all the fillings you’d ever want. It’s an indulgent treat not for the weak of stomach. In Midtown, another vibe altogether is happening at Midtown’s Cantina Alley. This new watering hole has been shoehorned into the alley between J and K streets (Jazz Alley officially) and between 23rd and 24th streets. The reasonably small confines barely contain the energy and vivacity that the place puts off. On a Thursday night, you’re likely to see tables jammed, the bar hopping, toasts raised and Mexican tunes blazing over the hi-fi. Every time I’ve been to Midtown’s Cantina Alley, it’s been a joy to just be there. With almost all outdoor seating, the restaurant makes the most of its space. The walls are garishly painted. Oversized artworks hang throughout the place, each one infused with a healthy dash of ironic self-awareness. The strings of lights hanging overhead bring the type of charm you wouldn’t think possible in an urban alleyway. It totally works.

The drinks menu is special. Watermelon margaritas (served in watermelons!) take the cake for delightful boozy treats. The beer list sports many Mexican beers that are rare, difficult to find and wonderfully crafted. The highlight of the kitchen is the fish tacos. Cantina Alley’s fish tacos might be the best in town. Full stop. These gorgeously fried chunks of fish dolloped with crema and all the fixings work beautifully. The flavors, the heat, the crunch and the sauces blend together perfectly. If fish isn’t your thing, the crispy papa (potato) taco is a great example of the genre. Chando’s Cantina is at 805 15th St.; (916) 400-3929; chandoscantina. com. Midtown’s Cantina Alley is at 2320 Jazz Alley; (916) 970-5588; cantinaalley.com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. n

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CIRCULATION MARKET OVERVIEW

TOTAL MONTHLY CIRCULATION

DIRECT MAILED TO HOMES

NEWSTAND DELIVERED

TOTAL MONTHLY READERS

AVERAGE INCOME

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18,700

17,200

1,500

37,000

$98,403

INSIDE LAND PARK

18,000

16,800

1,200

40,000

$97,042

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19,875

1,600

42,000

$112,420

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15,500

1,300

34,000

$96,750

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7,300

500

6,800

12,000

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82,275

69,875

12,400

165,000

$104,563

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