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BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH TUDOR Fabulous 44th Street! 1920’s charm has been preserved while adding many modern upgrades including remodeled bathrooms, kitchen and den. Loaded with charm, 4 or 5 bedrooms 2½ baths, breakfast nook, living room window seat. Large 1/4 basement and garage 1/2 bath. $995,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

WALK TO EAST PORTAL PARK Built from the bottom up in 2006! Custom courtyard with water feature, backyard putting green, fabulous outdoor lighting, this fantastic 3 bedroom 2½ bath home makes you feel relaxed-like you are on a permanent vacation. Granite kitchen and wonderful balconies! $519,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

CUTE CURTIS PARK Darling Curtis Park has lots of natural light and plenty of storage in this 3 or 4 bedroom 2 bath home. Formal dining room, hardwood Àoors, updated appliances - a good Àoor plan for entertaining. The garage was recently rebuilt (2013). Don’t miss this one! $550,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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LIFE ON THE GRID Beautifully renovated from head to toe - The Didion House - Rich wood, ¿ne detailing and spacious rooms. Historical in in both style, heritage and culture. 4 bedrooms 2 full baths and 2 half baths with new kitchen, three Àoors, including media room, and a full basement. $1,395,000 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

MAGNIFICENT McKINLEY PARK 5 bedroom 3½ bath home recently remodeled! Spectacular upstairs addition has 3 beds, 2 baths and over 400 sq. ft. of storage space! Downstairs has 2 beds, 1½ baths, this home has every amenity you can dream of including a ¿nished basement man cave or playroom! Beautiful ¿nished landscaped yard! $989,000 JAMIE RICH 612-4000

ADORABLE EAST SACRAMENTO You’ll love the updated kitchen, tile counters and stainless appliances. 2 bedrooms, wood Àoors, gas ¿replace insert, updated bathroom with tub/shower combo, whole house fan, dual pane windows and central heat and air. Lovely brick patio and 216sf professionally installed sunroom! $389,500 ERIN STUMPF

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Opportunity to live in East Sacramento and walk to all the great restaurants. Right off 51st Street, this 2 bedroom home sits on a quiet dead-end street. Large lot provides for a great yard. A comfortable sweet starter home or investment property. $249,900 JAMIE RICH 612-4000

EAST SACRAMENTO DUPLEX Adorable East Sacramento Spanish style duplex with one bedroom one bath units. Hardwood Àoors, leaded windows and beautiful ¿replace in each unit. Each unit also has separate yard space. $455,000 PAM VANDERFORD 799-7234

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FANTASTIC EAST SACRAMENTO This remodeled house has it all - separate living and family room with double French doors to the patio; custom concrete and butcher block counter top in kitchen. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths; spacious master suite. Outside is a large concrete patio and built-in pool! $529,500 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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Rich Cazneaux FAB 40’S TURN-KEY! Nestled in

the prestigious Fab 40’s, this iconic East Sacramento home couples both elegance and modern living! This 3 bedroom, 3 bath home presents an expansive formal Living room that looks onto the glistening pool, a spacious and sophisticated Dining room, and an updated Kitchen with stainless appliances and granite countertops. Even more, this home offers multiple places to retreat: an inviting downstairs den, a large upstairs Sunroom, and a tranquil Master suite with a spa-like bathroom. The backyard welcomes opportunities to entertain with a pool, lawn area, and a patio to dine alfresco. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, dual pane windows, dual HVAC, and custom paint colors.

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IN THE HEART OF EAST SAC! Located near East Sac restaurants, coffee houses, and shops, this 2 bedroom plus ofÀce, 1.5 bath home presents sweet character! This 1304 square foot home offers a formal Living room with a cozy Àreplace, a formal Dining room with French doors that lead to the backyard, and a Kitchen that boasts darling charm. The spacious backyard presents opportunities to entertain with a large lawn space and patio areas. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors and an indoor laundry room. $469,950

DARLING ELMHURST COTTAGE! Located in the coveted SPRAWLING EAST SAC HOME! Located within close proximity Elmhurst neighborhood, this 2 bedroom, 1 bath cottage boasts darling charm! This 1000 sq. ft. home presents a formal Living room w/ Àreplace, a formal Dining room, and an updated Kitchen with stone countertops, gas range, and dishwasher. The backyard is a true gem: offering a stone Àreplace and patio, and impeccably maintained foliage. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, an indoor laundry room, and a two-car garage. $349,950

to East Sac restaurants, coffee houses, and shops, this 2502 square foot home presents room to roam! This 3 bedroom, 2 bath property presents a formal Living room with a Àreplace, and an adjoining Dining area. The Great Room is the focal point of this property: offering an updated Kitchen with a gas range, granite countertops, and an eating bar that looks on to the expansive Family Room. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, dual pane windows throughout, newer HVAC and plumbing, and a 2.5 car garage. $469,950

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IN THE HEART OF ELMHURST! Located near UCDMC, East

Sac restaurants and shops, this 2 bedroom, 2 bath cottage presents charm and modern amenities! This home offers a formal Living room that opens to a Kitchen that hosts an eat-in area, dishwasher, and ample storage . The expansive backyard offers a new slate patio that looks onto a spacious lawn area. Other amenities include fresh interior and exterior paint, partial dual pane windows, new carpet and Áooring. $289,950

SWEET COLONIAL VILLAGE HOME! Located near an expansive greenbelt and multiple parks, this 2 bedroom, 1 bath Colonial Village cottage boasts original charm. The formal Living room presents a cozy brick Àreplace and looks onto the Dining area and luminous Kitchen. Other amenities include a sunroom, spacious backyard with lawn area and shed. $150,000

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two-story home, located near UCDMC, presents remarkable opportunity! Offering an open Áoor plan with a Living and Dining combination that opens to a cozy Kitchen, this 1271 square foot home provides modern conveniences. The spacious Master suite offers a walk-in closet and a private bathroom. Other amenities include an expansive backyard with a large lawn area and tool shed, fresh interior and exterior paint, and newer carpet. $369,950

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CHARMING EAST SAC COTTAGE! Nestled on a quintessential tree-lined street in the heart of East Sacramento, this 2 bedroom, 1 bath home presents darling character! This home, located near parks and restaurants, presents a formal Living room with a Àreplace, a formal Dining room, and an updated Kitchen (2011) that boasts Bosch and Jenn-Air appliances. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, partial dual pane windows and plantation shutters, and a two-car garage. $419,950

ARDEN PARK OR EAST SAC?!? Located near East Sacramento parks, restaurants, and retail stores, SWEET EAST SAC HOME! Situated near East Sac restaurants, shops and parks, this 3 bedroom 2 bath home offers inviting charm! This 1296 square foot home presents a formal Living room with Àreplace, a formal Dining area, and a Kitchen that presents granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.The backyard presents a spacious area with planter boxes, patio, and a new fence. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, an indoor laundry area, fresh exterior paint, and both a carport and garage. $399,950

CHARISMATIC COTTAGE! Located near UCD Med Center, this 2 bedroom, 2 bath cottage combines modern comforts and welcoming charm! This 1188 square foot home presents a sophisticated formal Living room with a Àreplace, and an open updated Kitchen with granite countertops, high-end appliances, and an eat-in area, an ofÀce space, and an indoor laundry room. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, dual pane windows and plantation shutters, and a newer roof (2009). $315,000

this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home offers both traditional and modern living! This 1836 square foot ranchstyle home boasts a formal Living room with a brick Àreplace, and a remarkable Great room concept: an updated Kitchen with a large island, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, a Dining area with incredible storage, and a den area that looks onto the Backyard. The impressive Master suite presents a spacious bedroom, walk-in closet, and an updated spa-like bathroom. Other amenities include vibrant landscaping, hardwood Áoors, and an indoor laundry room. $615,000

ALLURING CHARM! Resting on a tree-lined street in East Sacramento, this square foot home combines darling charm and reÀned sophistication! This 2 bedroom, 1 bath cottage presents elegant formal Living and Dining rooms, and an updated Kitchen that offers modern conveniences. The cozy backyard invites opportunities to entertain with well-maintained landscaping and a patio area. Other amenities include a newer bathroom, hardwood Áoors, and an indoor laundry room. $439,950

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WELCOME HOME! This 3 bedroom plus ofÀce, 2 bath

home, located in the Sunset West subdivision of Rocklin, offers convenient modern living. This 2007 square foot property presents a formal Living area with Àreplace and a formal Dining area, and an expansive Great room concept: an updated Kitchen with a gas cooktop, dual ovens, and a pantry closet, that opens to a Family area. Even more, the Master Suite boasts a spacious bedroom, a walk-in closet, and a tranquil bathroom. Affording many reasons to entertain, this large backyard offers a patio that looks onto the inviting pool. An awesome place to call home!

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COVER ARTIST Michaele LeCompte Inspired by modern masters such as Matisse and Picasso, Sac City College art instructor and painter has a great track record of exhibiting grand paintings full of color and energy. In this body of work, LeCompte is using geometric forms, such as rectangles and squares, but painting them with a thick impasto application of paint, giving them texture and drama.

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Our Newest Muse JEFF KOONS’ “COLORING BOOK #4” SCULPTURE FOR ARENA IGNITES A FIRESTORM

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s I write this column on March 10, I’m listening in the council chambers to more than 50 speakers testify about why the city council should—or should not—approve a contract with world-class artist Jeff Koons for a sculpture that would be placed outside the new downtown sports arena. The piece, part of Koons’ “Coloring Book #4” series, carries an $8 million price tag. The announcement of Koons’ selection in February set off a fierce debate about the colorful metal piece that will sit in the plaza outside the city’s new arena, now under construction. While the artist’s concept was to create a simple, colorful, playful piece based on Piglet from A.A. Milne’s tales of Winnie-the-Pooh, the story behind it is far from simple. Objections from the public were based on the piece’s high cost; the choice of New York-based Koons rather than a local artist; the piece itself; and the process by which it was selected. Sacramento’s public-art selection process is complex and often

misunderstood. SMAC commissioners Little attention is approve all public art, usually paid to it with art spending over except in cases of a $100,000 requiring city controversy. council approval. The fiercest There are three opposition to this ways in which public piece came from art can be selected in members of the local Sacramento: through arts community open competition, who dislike this limited competition and much cash going direct selection. Direct to an artist outside selection is rarely used our region, and and only under very who feel cheated specific circumstances. by the selection Open calls for process. This competition limited to viewpoint is certainly specific geographic areas understandable. are most common. And the most loyal The panel assembled support was from to select the arena plaza Sacramento’s artwork was impressive corporate class, and included a fine group which is no surprise, of nine arts-oriented given the players professionals and the involved in the SMAC chair. At its donation. first meeting, the panel I am honored decided that the plaza that I have been needed a substantial appointed a member iconic sculpture. After of Sacramento this meeting, the Above: The $80,000 sculpture designed by East Sac artist Metropolitan Arts SMAC director was Marc Foster for McKinley Village housing project. Below: The $8 million sculpture by Jeff Koons for downtown arena. Commission (SMAC) given the idea by a for the past three Kings representative to which has partnered with the city on years and chair of the commission’s purchase the Koons for $8 million; $4 the arena. Art in Public Places committee million of the cost would come from To select each public art project, for the past two. The city’s public private donations. She then presented the SMAC director assembles a art program is based upon a 1977 the proposal to the panel, which panel of people from a variety of ordinance that requires 2 percent vetted the idea over the course of two backgrounds, including community of the cost of construction of capital public meetings. members, artists, collectors and improvement projects to be spent on The panel voted to approve SMAC commissioners. They meet public art. In this case, the public the project without considering numerous times and develop a plan dollar portion of the cost is $2.75 other proposals because of unique for the type of art appropriate for million. Additional matching funds circumstances: the status of the the site, given the budget. Then they come from the Kings organization, select the artist and the art itself. The PUBLISHER page 13

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Made for the Shade SUNNY MCKINLEY PARK PLAYGROUND GETS A MUCH-NEED AMENITY

BY LISA SCHMIDT EAST SACRAMENTO LIFE

hen the new playground in McKinley Park was being planned, more shade for the playground was on the neighborhood’s wish list. Because of budget constraints, it wasn’t possible to include a shade structure when the playground was built. But last month, a 30-by30-foot Craftsman-style shade structure was constructed over the picnic area next to the playground, using city funds. City Councilmember Jeff Harris, who served as a steering committee member and team leader for the community build, said that during the playground construction, “I found out how important shade can be. We erected a large tent over the power tool area to keep us cool during the 105-degree weather. That location is now the picnic area, and the time had come to build a permanent shade structure. We didn’t have the funds to tackle this during the build of the playground, but we now have sufficient park impact fees to cover the cost of construction. This

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Last month, a 30-by-30-foot Craftsman-style shade structure was constructed over the picnic area next to the playground

shade structure will be a welcome complement to a remarkable playground.” In addition to the new shade structure, the city planted almost 20 low-water-use shade and flowering trees around the playground and in front of Clunie Community Center. They also installed turf sod around the playground and picnic area and bark mulch under the existing trees. While the new children’s playground may have started off as a tragic story of a popular playground that was partially destroyed by fire, with the new shade structure and trees, the story now has a happy ending.

SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET The second season of the East Sacramento Farmers Market starts Saturday, April 4. The market will be held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the park next to Shepard Garden and Arts Center at 35th Street and McKinley Boulevard. “We have some exciting new vendors joining the market this year,” says Ann Vuletich Clark, an East Sac resident and founder of the market. The market showcases organic produce, farm stand products, and artisan and fair trade crafts. “Our market is really very distinctive in that we’re food focused

and very much of a neighborhood market,” says Vuletich Clark. Selland’s Market-Cafe is a sponsor of the market, and a group of Sac State marketing students are helping with the marketing plan. “We are truly fortunate to have so many talented people who live here generously give their time and energy to help make the market successful. When you reach out to the community in East Sacramento, the community reaches back and it is tremendously gratifying,” Vluetich Clark says. For more information or to volunteer for this season’s market, email info@eastsacfarmersmarket or go to eastsacfarmersmarket.com EAST SAC LIFE page 14

PUBLISHER FROM page 11 artist, the quality of the work and the unprecedented contribution of $4 million to make the purchase. The arts commissioners reviewed the panel’s recommendation and approved the purchase for the same reason. Because the contract to purchase the artwork is worth more than $100,000, the city council needed to review and approve the purchase. That proposal included an extra $1.5 million to purchase art from local artists, including an extremely generous $1 million donation from local philanthropist Marcy Friedman, among other private donation pledges for a total of $4 million. It is a perfectly valid viewpoint that the community would have been better served by an open selection process that allowed for a wider choice of pieces and an informed debate. At the March 10 city council meeting, one eloquent speaker mentioned the selection process for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The selection process involved a wide variety of artists, and the decision makers reviewed the proposals “blind”—that is, the artists’ names were hidden. They chose a design by a 21-year-old college student named Maya Lin over designs by prominent architects and artists. During a visit to D.C. a decade ago, my family and I found the design breathtaking. In my own neighborhood, I was honored to be selected as a member of the panel, overseen by SMAC, to choose the outdoor artwork for developer Phil Angelides’ McKinley Village housing project. The $400,000 for that artwork will come from private, not public, funds. This is the first time SMAC has been hired to perform art selection services in the private sector. We recently completed a monthslong process to pick the $80,000 sculpture that will grace the entrance park. We reviewed the work of dozens of local artists, then sought sitespecific proposals. Five finalists came and made their presentations using models, drawings and videos to pitch their designs. In the end, we selected East Sac artist Marc Foster and his amazingly beautiful 20-foot-tall steel sculpture called “La Feuille.” I am

confident we made the best possible decision. It just goes to show that a local artist can produce an amazing creation on a limited budget. While I find the Koons piece artistically and visually compelling, many have suggested that our city may have been shortchanged by the direct selection of Koons without any other options being considered. Generally speaking, a broader choice usually results in a better outcome. And we may have been able to have had a sculpture that more visually related specifically to Sacramento. A thoughtful idea was floated at the last minute to temporarily set aside the proposal and reconvene the original panel to open up the competitive process to include other qualified artists. Then, the panel could look at the resulting work alongside the Koons proposal before making a final decision. But the council didn’t want to consider this alternative, and on March 10 it voted to accept the project as proposed. The promise of the unprecedented donations—especially the $1 million donation from local arts philanthropist Marcy Friedman— combined with Koons’ status as a world-class artist was too hard to pass up. Not to be discounted is the fact that an extra $1.5 million in projects is still to be awarded to local artists as part of the Koons proposal. Years ago, I sat on a panel to decide on the public art that graces the historic water tower in East Sacramento. It was a nearly halfmillion-dollar project, and I remember that one of the works we reviewed for consideration was an image of a macramé plant hanger! Not exactly what was needed for a complex project located 100 feet up on a water tower. About this upcoming sculpture, perhaps we should brim with excitement and not be bitter: about the art, the artist, the art panel or especially the arts commission that voted to approve the Koons deal. Like the arena itself, the choice of Koons’ sculpture is a strategic risk for the city. In my 26 years living here, I have witnessed plenty of often long-lasting bitterness over city decisions. Let’s not let the “Coloring Book #4” piece bring about any more.

FERGUSON POLICE OFFICER CLEARED I wrote my last three columns of 2014 about policing in our community, inspired by the tragic shooting last summer by a police officer of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Attorney General Eric Holder announced last month that a monthslong federal investigation completely exonerated Officer Darren Wilson of any wrongdoing. In the months after the shooting, Wilson was blamed, threatened, pilloried as a racist and eventually forced to resign. Last November, after a grand jury—having heard from some 60 witnesses—declined to indict the officer, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, with councilmembers Allen Warren, Rick Jennings and Larry Carr by his side, said, “I’m obviously disappointed by the grand jury’s verdict. We may quibble and debate about the details of what happened in Ferguson on Aug. 9. What there is no controversy about is the fact that an injustice occurred.” Johnson’s comments were actually pretty mild compared to an outraged national commentator who said the decision “openly and shamelessly mocked our criminal justice system and laid bare the inequality of our criminal jurisprudence.” The Sacramento Police Officers Association and its president, Dustin Smith, took issue with Johnson’s comment. Johnson quickly held a meeting with police officers and sheriff’s deputies to clarify his remark. “What they needed to hear from me is that what happened in Ferguson was not an indictment of police officers everywhere and especially not Sacramento, not the intent and not the case,” Johnson said. But now, many months later, after Wilson’s life was turned upside down and entire communities destroyed by rioting in its aftermath, it turned out that what happened in Ferguson was not even an indictment of what happened that fateful night last August between Officer Wilson and Michael Brown.

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BIG ART FOR EAST SAC A work by East Sacramento artist Marc Foster has been selected to sit at the main entrance into McKinley Village, the infill neighborhood of 336 homes currently under construction on the Centrage site. Last month, Foster began construction in his Alhambra Boulevard studio of “La Feuille,” an abstract sculpture featuring two large leaves in mirror-polished stainless steel. Conceived as an homage to trees, the design draws inspiration from Sacramento’s status as the City of Trees as well as the shape of the new neighborhood itself, which, defined by the Capital City Freeway to the north and the railroad tracks to the south, looks like a leaf. The artwork will include stylized branches weaving in and out of the ground and a smaller horizontal leaf, all of which could be used as benches. According to Foster, “The focal points of this piece are two large leaves in mirror-polished stainless steel with elliptical shapes that provide incredible reflection. My intent is to have both tactile and visual experience both of self as well as surroundings.” The sculpture will stand approximately 20 feet tall and stretch across almost 80 feet. The tentative installation date is October. Foster’s work can be seen in front of the MARRS building at 1050 20th St. Other works of art are being designed for the seven parks and green spaces throughout the McKinley Village development by local artists Suzanne Adan, Julia Couzens, Brenda Louie, Jeff Myers, Hearne Pardee, Jim Piskoti and Gina Werfel. Phil Angelides, president of Riverview Capital Investments and developer of the McKinley Village project, contracted with and paid the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission to manage the artist selection process. World-renowned Sacramento artist Wayne Thiebaud, art collector Burnett Miller and Cecily Hastings, a member of the

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A work by East Sacramento artist Marc Foster has been selected to sit at the main entrance into McKinley Village

arts commission, sat on the selection committee. For more information, go to mckinleyvillage.com .

EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES Shepard Garden and Arts Center will host the 67th annual Sacramento Rose Society Show on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 100 roses and arrangements will be on display. Master Gardeners and consulting rosarians will be available to answer questions. Entry is free. The center is at 3330 McKinley Blvd. For more information, go to sgaac.org or call 264-8800.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE A special election to fill the District 6 city council seat formerly held by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty will be held on Tuesday, April 7. McCarty gave up his council seat in November after he was elected to the state legislature. The council district includes Tahoe Park and Elmhurst. Two longtime community activists are running for the seat. Eric Guerra, a policy director, is past president of Tahoe Park Neighborhood Association

and current chair of the Sacramento County Planning Commission. Bruce Pomer, a health safety adviser, has served on the Los Rios Community College Board for more than 20 years and formerly served on the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission. To learn more about Guerra, go to ericguerra.org or call 538-4525. For information on Pomer, go to brucepomer.org or call 628-2549.

FOOD TRUCK MANIA This month, Food Truck Mania will be on Friday, April 10, in McKinley Park. More than 10 local food truck vendors, including Krush Burger, Green Papaya and Sweet Spot, will participate. There will also be music and a beer and wine garden featuring beer from Hoppy Brewing Company. The trucks will park near the children’s playground. The event will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Food Truck Mania will be held on the second Friday of the month until October. The series is sponsored by City Councilmember Jeff Harris. For more information, call 8087003.

EASTER IN THE ROSE GARDEN McKinley Rose Garden will be the site of two Easter services.

On Friday, April 3, from 6 to 7 p.m., Sanctuary Covenant Church will hold Good Friday services. For more information, go to sanctuary-church. org On Sunday, April 5, The Table UMC will hold an Easter sunrise service. For more information, go to thetableumc.org Both services are free and open to the public. McKinley Rose Garden is at H and 33rd streets in McKinley Park.

THEODORE JUDAH SPEAKEASY On Saturday, April 18, Theodore Judah Elementary School will hold its sixth annual Fundraising Gala. The event will be held at Sacramento Turn Verein beginning at 7 p.m. There will be a dinner buffet catered by Rick Mahan of OneSpeed, live music, dancing and silent and live auctions. The theme for this year’s dinner dance is the Roaring ’20s. Attendees are encouraged to come dressed as characters from the era such as flappers, gangsters or silent screen stars. Proceeds provide funding for classroom supplies, field trips and enrichment programs, including the art, music and science labs. EAST SAC LIFE page 16

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 14 The event’s sponsors are Kappel Mortgage Group and real estate agent Courtney Way. Tickets are $60 per person. Tickets can be purchased online at theodorejudahpta.org Turn Verein is at 3349 J St. For more information or to make an auction donation, call (530) 9023767 or email hellotjpta@gmail.com

CSUS FESTIVAL OF ARTS Sacramento State University’s annual Festival of the Arts will take place April 8 to 12. During the festival, visiting artists and scholars will lecture, teach master classes and perform for the community. The Festival of the Arts is centered around the students. We have performances by professionals in their fields, but they are offered with the students in mind,"says An Vo, external relations and communications coordinator for the College of Arts and Letters. Highlights of this year’s festival include U-Create!, a street fair in downtown Sacramento featuring student and faculty projects and works from regional artists. The event will be at 7th and S streets on Thursday, April 9, from 5 to 9 p.m. Vertical dance pioneers BANDALOOP will make several appearances at the festival. Family Funday, a free event that will include art demonstrations and live music, will be on Sunday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sacramento State is at 6000 J St. For more information, go to csus. edu/festival or call 278-6011.

DÍA DE LOS NIÑOS McKinley Library will celebrate Dia de los Niños with a program by The Puppet Company. The puppets will enact the Mexican folk tale of Perez Mouse and Mondinga Cockroach. The program will be on Friday, April 17, at 3:30 p.m. The library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, call 2642920.

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EGG HUNT TIME FOR KIDS Fremont Presbyterian Church will hold a free Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4. There will also be crafts, face painting and a bounce house. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is open to children through fifth grade. Fremont Presbyterian Church is at 5770 Carlson Drive. For more information, call Angie at 452-7132.

PANCAKES AND MORE EGGS East Sacramento Midtown Kiwanis Club will hold its annual pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4, at McKinley Park. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Clunie Community Center. The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children. Proceeds from the event will fund community service projects, including the Kiwanis Family House at UC Davis Medical Center. The free Easter egg hunt for children up to age 10 will be held in the park beginning at 9:30 a.m. There will also be carnival games and activities for children. Clunie Community Center is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, email cbus3@comcast.net or call 837-0162.

ART FOR THE POPS Artists Sofia Lacin and Hennessy Christophel have been selected to create the design for this year’s Pops in the Park concert series. It will be used on promotional materials such as posters, the program cover and T-shirts. The artists are partners at L/C Mural & Design. Their work can be seen on an exterior wall at East Sac Hardware and inside the Trader Joe’s store on Folsom Boulevard. For more information on the annual concert series that begins Saturday, June 6, go to eastsacpopsinthepark.com

Fremont Presbyterian Church will hold a free Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4

A GERMAN FESTIVAL Sacramento Turn Verein will host its annual Bockbierfest on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11. The doors will open at 6 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. on Saturday. There will be traditional German food, beer and dancing. The Gruber Family Band will perform both days in the main hall. The upstairs banquet hall will feature local band AKAlive. Bavarian folk dancers and a traditional German choir will also perform. Admission is $20 for adults, $5 for children 12 and younger. Turn Verein is at 3349 J St. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 442-7360 or go to sacramentoturnverein.com

MERCY HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE MEETING Mercy General Hospital will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 28, at 5:30

p.m. to address residents’ questions and concerns about construction at the hospital’s East Sac campus. The hospital hosts quarterly meetings. They are open to the public. The hospital has also established a construction information hotline, 5526931, for residents with constructionrelated questions. The hospital is at 4001 J St.

LEARN HOW TO COMPOST On Saturday, April 11, the city will sponsor two free composting seminars at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. The one-hour classes will be held in the Elmhurst-Med Center Community Garden on 49th Street between V and 50th streets. Attendees will receive a composting guide and kitchen food waste tote and will be able to purchase a GEOBIN compost bin at a special seminar cost of $10. Preregistration is not required. Call 808-4900 for more information.

CURTIS PARK HOME TOUR Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association will hold its 29th annual Curtis Park Home & Garden Tour on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s tour features seven homes including stately Tudors and classic wood bungalows. A highlight is a special row of three homes that complement a centerpiece bungalow celebrating its 100th year. The homes are not decorated to reflect a theme or special holiday, but instead allow visitors a chance to see how the homeowners live day to day. There will also be live music, food trucks, displays, and plein air artists in the park. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the tour. For more information, call 452-3005 or go to sierra2.org

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include a carefully chosen image and a thoughtful quote or statistic. Their teacher, who manages the accounts, shares one of their posts each day. After just two months, Sacred Justice has more than 300 followers including students, parents, church parishioners, family friends and students from other schools. Their goal is to increase the total reach to 500 people “The program helps students develop a deeper sense of compassion for those in need, as well as an increased sense of social conscience,” says Sunderman. To follow the project, go to Facebook (sacredjustice), Instagram (@sacredjustice) or Twitter (@4sacredjustice).

WEAR GREEN AND GOLD! Sacramento State students are launching a spirit campaign to encourage students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni and Saco State supporters to wear green and

If you can’t get enough of home and garden tours, mark your calendar for these upcoming events. The David Lubin Garden Tour will take place Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10. On Sunday, Sept. 27, Friends of East Sacramento’s Urban Renewal Home Tour will be held. Sacred Heart Parish School’s annual Holiday Home Tour will be the first weekend in December.

gold every Thursday to demonstrate school pride. According to Sac State student Kristy Collins, “Increasing Sacramento State pride will boost its visibility within the surrounding community, statewide and nationally while adding value to the degrees our students earn. Wear green and gold every Thursday and help us build the campus we deserve.” Green and gold wearers are encouraged to share their photos on the school’s Twitter and Instagram pages.

SACRED JUSTICE Seventh- and eighth-grade students at Sacred Heart Parish School are learning the power of social media and using it to spread the word about social justice issues they care about. According to eighth-grade teacher Paul Sunderman, the students began the project in their religion classes. Calling their project Sacred Justice, they created accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to publicize the issues they were most concerned about. As part of their religion homework, students create posts that

WRITE YOUR LIFE STORY The annual Our Life Stories writers conference will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Cosumnes River College. The conference will feature nationally recognized writers and focus on memoir writing through travel. Seventh- and eighth-grade students at Sacred Heart Parish School are learning the power of social media and using it to spread the word about social justice issues they care about

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 17 Author Perry Garfinkel will serve as the keynote speaker. He is the author of the national bestseller “Buddha or Bust” and “Travel Writing for Profit and Pleasure.” Sponsored by Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center and CRC, the one-day conference includes presentations and workshops by authors Jacqueline Doyle, Kerstin Feindert, Ginny McReynolds, Clive Rosengren, and Emmanuel Sigauke; poet Albert Garcia and Sacramento poet laureate Jeff Knorr; and storytellers Ann Rothschild and Katye Ridgeway. The conference fee of $40 covers the workshops, materials, morning refreshments and lunch. To register or for more information, go to Hart-CRCwritersconference. org, call 808-5462 or email hartcrcwritersconference@yahoo.com

GET FIT Integrated Fitness, a gym and fitness facility, will host an open house on Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The gym offers a variety of classes including yoga, barre, boxing and Pilates. Integrated Fitness is at 4471 D St. For more information, go to iFITeastsac.com or call 559-3181.

WHEN THERE WERE STREETCARS Local historian William Burg will present a free program on East Sac’s historic streetcars on Tuesday, March 31, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Clunie Community Center. The presentation includes a free raffle of Burg’s books. He will also have copies of his books available for sale. The program is free and sponsored by East Sacramento Preservation. For more information, email contact@ eastsacpreservation.org Clunie Community Center is at 601 Alhambra Blvd.

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COME AND SMELL THE ROSES IN MCKINLEY PARK Friends of East Sacramento and the McKinley Park Volunteer Corps will hold a volunteer day in McKinley Park on Saturday, May 2. The event kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with a volunteer appreciation breakfast in the garden. At 9 a.m., rosarians will provide a deadheading training session for new volunteers. Volunteers will prune rosebushes in McKinley Rose Garden and trim and rake in the park. While some equipment and garden supplies will be provided, volunteers are asked to bring a pair of garden gloves, pruning shears and rakes if they have them. Volunteers will meet at the benches in the rose garden. The rose garden is at the corner of H and 33rd streets. R.S.V.P.s are requested, though dropin help will also be appreciated. If you are interested in volunteering on May 3 or would like more information on how to help on your own schedule, email friendsofeastsac@aol.com or call 4528011.

A NIGHT AT THE RACES On Saturday, May 2, Rotary Club of East Sacramento will host its annual Nite at the Races fundraiser. The event will be held at Sacramento State Alumni Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be a dinner, auction and horse racing for charities. Proceeds will fund the club’s community and international programs. The Alumni Center is on the campus of Sacramento State University. For ticket information, contact Maria Mengotti at 335-9366 or maria. mengotti@safecu.org

TASTE OF EAST SAC RETURNS East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce has announced that the seventh annual Taste of East Sac, a wine and food tasting event, will be held Sunday, June 28, from 5 to

The seventh annual Taste of East Sac, a wine and food tasting event, will be held Sunday, June 28, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Shepard Garden and Arts Center.

7 p.m. at Shepard Garden and Arts Center. “Once again, we are honored to have Josh Nelson and Tamera Baker of the Selland’s Family Restaurants volunteer to co-sponsor the event,” said Bill Kuyper, chair of the event. “Tickets for the six previous Tastes have sold out, and we expect to sell out again this year,” he said. Proceeds benefit Pops in the Park. Tickets are $30. For more information, go to eastsacchamber.org

SUMMER ACADEMIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS This summer, Sacramento State will offer a series of weeklong academies to give high school students hands-on, in-depth career exploration in seven different fields, including forensics, fashion, firefighting, engineering and robotics. The weeklong classes will run June 22 to 26 and July 13 to 17 and will be taught by experts in the fields, including Superior Court Judge Laurie Earl, who will teach civic duty, and Sacramento television reporter George Warren, who will teach multimedia journalism. To register or for more information, go to www.cce.csus.edu/acads

LOOKING FOR SAC HIGH GRADS OF 1965 Sacramento High School’s graduating class of 1965 will celebrate its 50th reunion in October with a weekend of parties. The reunion committee is looking for missing classmates. The reunion party will be on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Red Lion Woodlake. There will also be a social hour on Friday, Oct. 23, and a brunch on Sunday, Oct. 25. For more information, contact Gail Harris Thearle at gail.thearle@gmail. com or 215-8042. Lisa Schmidt can be reached at eastsaclife@aol.com. The deadline for inclusion of items in this column is the fifth of the month preceding the month of publication. n

A NOTE TO OUR READERS For almost a decade, I’ve enjoyed writing East Sacramento Life, telling our readers about all the wonderful goings-on on in our neighborhood. But now it’s time for me to turn over the reins to someone else. If you’re interested in writing this column for Inside East Sacramento, please contact editor Marybeth Bizjak at mbbizjak@aol.com —Lisa Schmidt

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Tending the Garden VOLUNTEER KEEPS WELCOME SIGN LOOKING GOOD

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n the more than 12 years since the “Welcome to East Sacramento” sign at the corner of Alhambra and H streets was built, the sign and the garden surrounding it have become an iconic symbol of East Sacramento, popular in photos and artwork. The sign was an idea that was originally suggested by members of McKinley East Sacramento Neighborhood Association. After it was constructed, the neighborhood group raised funds for the landscaping surrounding the sign and recruited volunteers to maintain the garden. East Sac resident Candy Holland is one of the volunteers who currently help in the garden. Holland, who has been working in the garden since 2012, can be found there most Saturday mornings. “My husband calls this my ‘guerilla garden,’” she says. “I spend on average half an hour with my first chore: to pick the garbage out of the garden. It’s amazing what gets tossed in there—clothing, a brass doorknob. Then, I weed, prune and deadhead the flowers.” On many Saturdays, Holland is joined by Lyell Heaps, who has volunteered in the Welcome Garden for more than eight years, and Jill Haw, Sharon Cooney and Katherine Bennett.

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Candy Holland at East Sac's Welcome Garden

“There is a good synergy in getting involved in things like this. We are taking some ownership of our neighborhood,” says Holland. The Welcome Garden is not the only garden Holland maintains. She and her husband own a house on a large lot (large for East Sacramento, that is). Their garden was featured on the East Sacramento Edible Gardens Tour in 2011. “My husband is the vegetable gardener,” says Holland. “He is great at planting, but I get

to weed and harvest. My thing is perennials and grasses. We have no lawns to mow.” Plants from Holland’s home garden are often replanted in the Welcome Garden. Holland, who works full time for the structural steel fabrication firm Davison Iron Works, loves to garden because, she says, “most of the things I do in my job are never-ending. But in gardening you can weed a patch, trim a hedge, finish a task! Cross it off your list!”

Luckily for East Sacramento residents, the Welcome Garden is on Holland’s list. If you’re interested in volunteering in the Welcome Garden or one of the other neighborhood gardens in East Sacramento, email eastsaclife@ aol.com To suggest someone for a volunteer profile, call 441-7026 or email eastsaclife@aol.com n

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s I wrote last month, the mayor and city council have taken aggressive steps in the past few months to assert much greater front-end control over both the city budget and the city manager (hiring an independent budget analyst, forming a new council budget committee, public outreach on budget matters). But the process changes were just the beginning. On March 10, the mayor took the unprecedented step of releasing a “Mayor’s Message on Budget Priorities” that lays out what is likely the most expansive plan ever proposed for the role of city government in Sacramento. It proposes a cautious approach to city spending and debt management in the near future while proposing more than a dozen new and unprecedented programs and initiatives. Notably, the mayor’s plan was not the product of deliberation and consensus by the council’s new budget and audit committee. Instead, it is the mayor’s own vision and was slated for initial council review late last month. If it ends up being approved by the council, it will represent marching orders to city manager John Shirey on

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how to draw up the city budget for the next fiscal year that begins July 1. The central premise of Johnson’s plan is that the city must exercise spending caution in the short term as the city nears a fiscal cliff in 2019 (due to escalating pension contributions and expiration of the Measure U half-percent sales tax hike), but that the city must ultimately fix its fiscal problems by taking aggressive steps to grow the local economy, resulting in higher city tax revenues. His ideas for growing the local economic pie are bold: He proposes a slew of new investments, plans and programs that, if approved, would inject the city more assertively into local economic development than ever before. It’s fair to ask: Are the twin strategies of near-term fiscal caution and a bevy of new city investments and programs reconcilable? That’s a very open question. In the short term, he wants to build up the city’s emergency reserves, but only by a smidgen (from 8.9 percent to 10 percent of the general fund, a $4 million increase). He wants to set aside an unspecified amount of Measure U revenues (now bringing in $11 million more per year than expected) for “contingency funding,” “one-time expenses” and “transition” once the tax hike expires in 2019. But until now, the city council, with the mayor’s concurrence, has been on a glide path to spend every last dollar of Measure U revenues before it expires. The talk at city hall is that lots of ideas are being floated for how to spend the $11 million windfall—none of which include returning the extra revenues back to city taxpayers via a rebate.

As the city came out of recession, the council regularly put unanticipated annual budget surpluses into city reserves to rebuild them following a steep draw-down during the recession. But Johnson is proposing that only $5 million of last year’s $17 million surplus be saved and the rest spent on one-time projects like the downtown streetcar project and emergency radio upgrades. (That’s still an improvement over city staff’s recommendation, which was to spend all but $1 million of the surplus.) To provide money for economic development spending, Johnson proposes that property taxes flowing into the city’s coffers as a result of the end of redevelopment (a flow that should grow to $25 million or more annually as the city’s $1 billion redevelopment debt is paid off) be directed into an “innovation and growth fund” (a new name for the current Economic Development Fund) to make direct investments in “targeted … projects and programs with a significant return on investment and impact on the city.” It appears that the mayor is proposing that the innovation fund take over the direct investment role that SHRA used to play before the state legislature pulled the plug on redevelopment three years ago. There are a few problems with such an approach. First, the return of property tax revenues to the city from the end of redevelopment merely restores to the city revenues that used to flow into the city’s general fund before redevelopment projects diverted such taxes into paying off redevelopment debt. This is the

“dividend” that cities, counties, school districts and special districts have been looking forward to collecting from the demise of redevelopment. Secondly, I don’t recall coming across a direct investment by SHRA that made “a significant return on investment.” In fact, most of the projects SHRA funded with direct investments in recent years involved bloated costs and taxpayer waste. (Apartment rehab projects funded by SHRA typically cost more than $300,000 per apartment unit, triple the cost of buying such apartments on the market.) If the mayor contemplates letting SHRA restart its direct investment program with cash from the innovation fund, the city will likely experience the same poor results as before. It may be that the mayor sees the innovation fund as a municipal venture capital fund, providing capital to promising tech companies. (Shirey once suggested the creation of such a fund.) But the venture capital business is no place for untrained and inexperienced city staffers. Seasoned pros in the venture capital business typically see only one investment in 10 succeed. Do we really want city government trying to pick economic winners and losers in the tech field with taxpayer money when we have unmet needs like inadequate police staffing and degraded park maintenance? The list of the mayor’s program and project ideas is long and includes creation of a central city master plan, designation of the railyards as an “innovation district,” the streetcar project, a new performing arts CITY HALL page 24

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Simply the Best SACRAMENTO JUMPS INTO THE CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET The city council approved a plan last month to purchase for $7.5 million (plus $500,000 in transportation costs) a sculpture to be created by popular contemporary artist Jeff Koons of New York and installed in the plaza adjoining the new downtown arena. The council foray into the overheated contemporary art market came following two contentious council meetings that featured strong objections from local artists who were excluded from consideration for the major commission by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and its nine-member selection committee. With three owners of the Kings (Vivek Ranadive, Kevin Nagle and Phil Oates) chipping in $1 million each for the piece, the city’s share of the cost will be $2.7 million, plus another $3 million or so in interest over the next 35 years. The balance of the cost will be picked up by the Kings.

A city ordinance mandates that at least 2 percent of the construction cost of all new public buildings be spent on public art. Since the arena has a construction cost of $273 million, it has a mandated public art budget of $5.5 million. Local arts philanthropist Marcy Friedman is contributing $1 million towards works by regional artists for placement in or around the arena or along K Street. Koons’ “Coloring Book” sculpture will join Downtown Plaza’s Indo Arch, Terminal B’s Red Rabbit and Terminal A’s “Samson,” the twin pillars of 1,400 pieces of stacked luggage, as focal points for endless debates over the value of major contemporary art pieces around town. (My personal favorite: Red Rabbit. My last favorite: Indo Arch.) Craig Powell is a local attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramento.org or 718-3030. n

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ne candidate hears about downtown economic catalysts and thinks of two catalytic converters stolen from a street in College Greens. The other candidate hears how the city supposedly helps small businesses and remembers a friend’s difficult experience getting permits to open a restaurant. Eric Guerra and Bruce Pomer each want to become the new Sacramento city councilmember for District 6, which stretches from UC Davis Medical Center to Watt Avenue. On the campaign trail, neither talks about the Kings or downtown’s revival. For Pomer and Guerra, the race is much closer to home. “A successful downtown is important, but it must be balanced with the interests of the neighborhoods and places like Stockton Boulevard, Power Inn Road and the Folsom Boulevard corridor,” Guerra says. “Great neighborhoods make a great city. You obviously want a downtown that’s vibrant and relevant, but the focus has to be on places where people live, and that means neighborhood services like parks and roads,” Pomer says. If they sound harmonious in stump speeches and doorstep appeals to voters, the candidates couldn’t be more different. Pomer is a veteran member of Sacramento’s power elite, the retired executive director of the nonprofit Health Officers Association of

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California and a five-term member of the Los Rios Community College board. Guerra was born in Mexico, grew up picking fruit in Yolo County and worked his way to an engineering degree at Sacramento State University as a janitor. The candidates are running in an April 7 special election to replace Kevin McCarty, who advanced to the State Assembly last November. Their commitment to the diverse neighborhoods of District 6 means they likely will be out of sync with Mayor Kevin Johnson’s downtownfirst emphasis,

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most important to the constituents I meet every day,” Pomer says. “I love the Kings, and it’s great to see them in town. But when I was in College Greens the other day, I met two voters on one street who had had their catalytic converters stolen from their trucks. Those are the critical issues from my standpoint.” Guerra believes city hall doesn’t do enough to help the small businesses that form the foundation of Sacramento’s private-sector economy. He cites the experiences of a friend

who opened a restaurant downtown and struggled for months to appease city inspectors while plowing through ribbons of red tape. “What he went through opened my eyes,” he says. Pomer believes his trustee-level fiscal oversight experience is a big advantage. He points to his five terms on the local community college board, a stretch that carried Los Rios through the recession without layoffs. “I was part of a very successful board of trustees during a period of incredible challenges and growth, from the new campuses in Folsom and Natomas to the work we did at Sacramento City College, which is a beautiful place,” he says. “We set the groundwork for a prosperous future where our young people can get college degrees and career technical certifications.” Guerra also has some history with higher-education leadership. While still in his 20s, he was appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to serve on the California State University board of trustees, a term cut short after two years by the recall election that removed Davis from office. “It was a mind-blowing experience to be part of the leadership of the state university system,” he says. “I took on every nonglamorous committee job I could, starting with the budget. But the most important thing I did was realize I had to be a role model for people like me, who

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he TLCS Clubhouse is a single room tucked at the back of a nondescript building on Marconi Avenue, but it represents a world of possibilities for the people who come through its door. Opened just five months ago, it provides a safe place for people with mental illness struggling with the challenges of daily living, from finding a job to having enough to eat. Most members are clients of TLCS, a private nonprofit that helps provide housing, self-care and psychiatric support. At the Clubhouse, they can connect with others, participate in activities from art to board games to tai chi, and just let their hair down for a little while. “This is a task-oriented place,” says residential programs coordinator Linda Bratcher. “It’s nonclinical. They can talk to a mentor about their mental health, but this place is really about being a normal human being.” The Clubhouse gets funding from Wells Fargo Foundation and Bank of America. “This will keep us going for a year,” says Bratcher, “so we’re applying for grants to sustain the Clubhouse on an ongoing basis.”

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Mentors are the glue that holds the Clubhouse together. Themselves clients of the mental health system, they provide support to Clubhouse members and help manage the day-today operations of the Clubhouse. Frank Viegas has been a mentor since the Clubhouse opened. A TLCS client for more than four years, he joined the Marine Corps after graduating from Hiram Johnson High School but was discharged after being diagnosed with a genetic disorder. His attempts at self-sufficiency were thwarted by psychiatric issues. He

now lives at a residential facility staffed by TLCS. “I kept trying to get back on my feet,” he says, “but I had a hard time keeping a job. I’ve been clean and sober for five years now. As a mentor, I help guide and serve the members in the best way that is conducive to their needs. I feel I serve an important purpose here. I’m in a leadership role, and that’s preparing me for a fulltime job.” A bonus for Viegas is the friendship that he’s formed with fellow mentor Billy Teel. “We used to see each

other at TLCS barbecues and stuff,” recalls Teel. “But here we struck up a friendship and connected on different levels. I used to be so closed off, and this helped me a lot. The Clubhouse makes me feel like I have a purpose.” Teel knows how fortunate he is to have found a place to live, as well as a mission. “I’ve seen people that when they get here, they’re completely closed off,” he says. “I’ve seen them open up, become more engaged and more outgoing. It really helps to be part of a community.” LOCAL page 33

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imply put, there’s absolutely no substitute for Tom Stephens’ 47 years’ of experience servicing exclusively Mercedes-Benz automobiles. A little like fine wine, this Mercedes-Benz Specialist just gets better with age. Not only do the customers of Stephens Service Center on Elvas Avenue know it, but Tom was awarded five rare “Service Excellence” awards by the German automaker throughout his career. Tom even received the “Best of Sacramento” award in 2006. After growing up in a small Indiana farm town, Tom spent more than two decades working as technician and Service Manager at Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Indianapolis, Sarasota, Houston, and here in Sacramento. Twenty-Two years ago, Tom decided it was time to open his own shop. Over the years Tom has expanded his business to include selling used Mercedes-Benz. Sales became a necessity when customers wanted a newer Mercedes-Benz but didn’t want to go through the typical used car search. After decades of trusting Tom and his technicians for service, it was easy to trust Tom to find their next Mercedes-Benz. “It’s not complicated,” Tom says. “We must provide better service than what the customer expects. When a customer comes in with a problem, they expect the problem to be fixed. But as they say, the devil is in the details.” Understanding what really caused the problem is where Tom’s years of experience come into play. New customer’s frequently ask how Stephens Service Center prices compare with a

Mercedes-Benz dealer. The answer is more complicated than you would think. Most repair shops pay their technicians with a commission known as “Flat Rate”. The manufacturers have set specific amounts of time the technician will be paid to perform the repair. The problem with this system, is technicians focus on the repairs that pay them the most

money and not necessarily what’s best for the customer. When you combine commission technicians with Service Advisors that are also paid with commission, it’s easy to see how the system can be abused. This is why Tom has always paid his technicians a salary. “It motivates the technician to produce quality rather than quantity,” he said. A simple lesson Tom learned

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long ago in that small farm town was: to succeed in business, you must treat customers like they really are your friends. This could be one reason why many customers choose to drop off their Mercedes-Benz in Tom’s driveway at home. A simple note and the keys is all that’s required. Another part of Tom’s secret sauce is undoubtedly the ambience of his shop. It feels more like a Carmel cottage than an auto repair shop. Tom’s office looks like it belongs in Architectural Digest. With lots of old world charm Tom picked up during his training in Germany; you’ll find boxwood planters, fountains, and hanging flower baskets. It’s like a tiny corner of Bavaria in East Sacramento. Taking a page from Mercedes-Benz own playbook; it’s well known that seventy-five percent of the service decisions are made by women. It’s important that women feel welcome and comfortable in a place they can trust. Tom’s two main technicians are Shop Foreman Scott Stewart and Andrew Bingham who have been with Tom for almost fifteen years. Tom credits their hard work and dedication as the real reason for his success. It is their attention to detail that drives home their motto. “The guy who said not to sweat the little stuff… he doesn’t work here!” Stephens Mercedes-Benz Service Center is open Monday-Friday, 7:30 A.M. – 6 P.M. and located at 5600 Elvas Avenue in Sacramento, 95819. For more information call 452-5067 or visit www.stephensservice.com

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The Clubhouse has provided 22-year-old Emma Lindle an education unlike anything she learned in college. A 2014 graduate of Ithaca College with a degree in documentary film production, she came to Sacramento last August through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, a service organization similar to AmeriCorps. She works at the Clubhouse in return for a basic living stipend. “I wanted to spend one year focusing on what’s happening in the world,” she says. “Every day, as people open up and share their stories with me, I know that this is what I’ve been looking for.”

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bright, chipper and sounds like she really loves her job as the executive director of sales and marketing for Eskaton, the largest nonprofit provider of senior services in the country. “I’ve always had a heart for the nonprofit world,” says Olson, a Sacramento native who made her start as the community development manager at the American Cancer Society before joining Eskaton seven years ago. “I really wanted to make a difference on a grand scale. “Also, my grandfather had a stroke 20 years ago and was in rehab at an Eskaton facility. It was a really tough time for him but he had a great experience—the staff was amazing. Ever since then, Eskaton has had a very positive reputation in my eyes.” Now it’s Olson’s job to make

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Sun Salutations SHE SAYS YOGA IS GOOD FOR YOU, INSIDE AND OUT

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hen I catch up with Erin Ross by phone at 8 a.m., she has already been up for four hours as part of her newest yoga training course. The 32-yearold, who goes by the name Sangat Preet Kaur in her practice, is the owner of The Yoga Workshop on McKinley Boulevard and, despite today’s early wake-up call, is decidedly not a morning person. “Yoga is a lot of work,” Ross admits. “You see these photos of beautiful women meditating, like on our website, but that’s not it, sister! It’s a lot of work so we can show up to life more fully, to live with more peace and love.” Though Ross may sound like she was born a yogi, it was quite a rocky road to get there. The Tracy native grew up on a farm before she moved to Loomis with her aunt to attend American River College. When she transferred to Sierra College, she decided to live in Truckee and commute. Then, when she transferred to California State University, Sacramento, she lived in a quiet part of Roseville until the travel became too much. “I was really fighting moving to the big city,” Ross says. “I like space and quiet and solitude, which is why Roseville was perfect, but when the recession hit and gas was $5 a gallon, commuting just wasn’t working. Now that I’m downtown. My husband, Joaquin, and I live in the L Street Lofts. I love it. I walk and ride my bike everywhere.”

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It was while attending Sierra College, however, that the selfdescribed country girl discovered the activity that would change her life. “I started doing yoga at Sierra when I was 18,” Ross recalls. “This

was before yoga really blew up, thanks to the iPhone and Instagram, and I was really curious about it because I love a challenge. “I grew up as a skateboarder and did extreme sports like wakeboarding

in college because I love a physical game where I’m playing against myself. I remember my first yoga class was in this little portable building and my teacher didn’t say two words the whole class, just got into a pose and held it. I’d been an athlete my whole life, but here I am sweating and freaking out mentally. He was so still!” But the physical challenge had Ross hooked, so she dedicated herself to more frequent practice, which had a profound effect on other aspects of her life. “We always talk about ‘consciousness’ in yoga,” Ross says. “I didn’t realize it at first, but I was developing a consciousness about the connection between mind, body and spirit. I started making choices in my subconscious that were better for me, like becoming vegetarian. The more I kept doing it, the more I started making better choices. I was kind of a bad kid when I was younger. I smoked cigarettes. But I started to really discover myself and think about who I am, who I was dating, what I was putting in and on my body.” While yoga certainly improved her life, it may have also literally saved it. “I was having pain in my foot during my first semester, so I went to a podiatrist,” Ross says. “The X-ray didn’t show anything, but he also practiced the Bowen technique (a kind of holistic healing similar to acupressure) and I felt this intense energy in my belly. I went to my general doctor and it turned out I had Stage IV cancer cells in my cervix. I had surgery to take them out, and my foot pain went away.” SHOPTALK page 39

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s saloons go, The Limelight on Alhambra Boulevard is legendary for cold beer and poker tables. Now it’s playing a card from Cooperstown, N.Y., home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The Limelight has always been a baseball dive, thanks to owner Pete Mikacich. In the mid-1950s, Mikacich was a baseball player, a right-handed slugger. He spent three years with the Sacramento Solons, after batting .476 at Sacramento City College. The family’s profitable saloon has nursed a baseball connection ever since. Today there’s a new touch at the old bar: historic photos celebrating Sacramento’s baseball heritage, original artifacts plucked from newspaper morgues or team files. The memorabilia is gradually filling the walls at The Limelight, offset by expensive frames and exhaustively researched captions. “This is just the beginning,” The Limelight manager Michael Kreizenbeck says. “Most of these photos haven’t been seen in decades. They tell the story of Sacramento baseball, which is an amazing story.”

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The Limelight promotes the collection as “museum quality,” and that’s no foul ball. The material is rare, personal and inviting, pulling viewers forward like a full count in the bottom of the ninth. The details are delightful—look, Jackie Robinson at third base! They magically inspire and nudge viewers back to a time nearly forgotten. The era under reference is the mid1950s to early 1980s, when baseball ruled Sacramento sports. Any open lot would suffice for the city’s youngsters, from Del Paso Heights to Florin. “It was sandlot baseball,” Kreizenbeck says. “Kids would just mark out a diamond and play. They

had a version of the game they called lemon ball. When they didn’t have a real baseball, they would get one of those old plastic lemons they used to sell at the grocery store and use that as a baseball.” Kreizenbeck wasn’t around for the historic stretch memorialized at the saloon, but he has a direct connection through the Mikacich family, which apparently never threw anything away, and old-time Sacramento baseball stars, who are gently making their way to The Limelight. The Limelight is working with Sacramento Baseball Hall of Fame president Joe McNamara, who maintains contact with many of

our baseball heroes. Leon Lee, Don Lyle, Greg Orr and Manuel Perry are among the local luminaries who attended a recent Hall of Fame inductees’ event at The Limelight. Most of the material on display might be the detritus of attic trunks if not for the big-league personalities involved. The McNamara family— John McNamara managed the Boston Red Sox, Oakland A’s and Cincinnati Reds, among other teams, and was said to be the greatest third-base coach in history—contributed many of the photos, including rare shots of Reggie Jackson and Charles Finley during their freewheeling Oakland days.

And there’s more to come. The chore of framing and researching the material is time consuming, Kreizenbeck says. More goods will fill The Limelight’s walls in months ahead. One artifact I couldn’t find but would love to see in public is a 1985 letter Pete Mikacich wrote to Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, asking for permission to buy and bring a minor league team to Sacramento. Mikacich was worried about his card room and gambling connection—justifiably, it turned out. The late Sacramento Bee sports editor Bill Conlin printed Mikacich’s appeal in a Sunday column. The note opens with a defense of Mikacich’s character and captures the spirit of Sacramento baseball entrepreneurship, circa 1985: “References can be obtained from Mr. John McNamara of the Boston Red Sox and Mr. Harry Dunlop of the San Diego Padres,” Mikacich wrote. “Both have been in my business and both have known me for at least 35 years. “I would appreciate a ruling from your office as to whether I will be able to be a part of a group of friends, relatives and investors who, with Michelle Sprague of the Lodi franchise, would like to build a facility at Sacramento City College. The cost would be approximately $800,000, and I would like to own about 20 percent of the stock. Since we would like to operate in 1986, time is of the essence. Lighting and seating materials must be ordered many months in advance.” The commissioner’s office declared the card-room owner not suitable for proprietorship because, as we all know, nobody ever gambles in baseball. Thus ended Mikacich’s pitch to own a baseball team. Later in 1985, the NBA came to Sacramento. Today the big deal is soccer. Nobody plays lemon ball anymore. Parents don’t let children hang out in sandlots. And lest we forget that once upon a time all those things did happen here, the photos endure on Alhambra Boulevard.

SHOPTALK FROM page 36 With 14 years of experience now under her belt, it doesn’t surprise Ross that yoga could have uncovered such a critical internal issue. “There are so many science and healing techniques to yoga that have been around for thousands of years that are just now coming to light,” Ross says. “The best part of this practice is that there’s always something to learn. It’s the power of perception.” While her practice took Ross to various yoga studios around town over the years, she always felt particularly drawn to Asha, a “lovely, sweet space” run by Cori Martinez, with whom Ross did her first teacher training course (200 of the nearly 800 hours she’s completed). Ross had just started teaching at the studio when Martinez broke the news. “Cori had a lot on her plate, so she decided to shut down the East Sac location,” Ross says. “She was looking for a business person to take over the lease, but for some reason, people started coming to me and telling me I should do it, even my husband! I had no desire to take over a yoga studio, but I took a leap of faith, figuring it would be good for me to get out of my comfort zone. I couldn’t have done it without Cori’s training.” Ross opened The Yoga Workshop in the former Asha studio space on April Fool’s Day last year and has been making steady gains, despite the rather steep learning curve. With help from Joaquin, her brother Loren, other family members and a dedicated and talented staf, including studio manager Jaime Meek, Ross is making The Yoga Workshop into a local destination. “It’s been really cool to see it evolve,” Ross says. “I keep looking around and going, ‘Wow, this is really working.’ ” Even at 4 a.m. Say “ohm” at The Yoga Workshop, 3610 McKinley Blvd. For more information, go to sacyogaworkshop. com n

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Remember the Marshall? PRESERVATIONISTS CRY FOUL OVER PLAN FOR LANDMARK HOTEL

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acramento has been growing since 1850, but the city’s approval of plans to construct a new downtown arena was like a tectonic shift towards revitalization. The arena, set to open in 2016, will be the epicenter of new-look downtown—with a skyline, envisioned by developers, that has many Sacramentans looking toward the future. But amid the rumble of progress, the hundred-year-old Marshall Hotel is turning heads toward the past. In February, the hotel’s owners came before the city’s preservation commission to present their plan to renovate the dilapidated building at 7th and L streets and turn it into a 10-story Hyatt Place hotel. They expect to break ground later this year. Built in 1911 as the Hotel Clayton, the Marshall originally offered affordable rooms without bathrooms to cater to a mobile working class. Jazz greats Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday performed in the hotel’s basement nightclub, the S.S. Clayton Club. But as downtown Sacramento lost its luster starting in the middle of the 20th century, the Marshall was turned into a single-room-occupancy hotel, renting rooms to low-income tenants and parolees, and the hotel fell into disrepair and decay. Sacramento developer Peter Noack bought the Marshall 10 years ago. The building, he says, “was prime property in a prime location but falling apart.” At that time, most Sacramentans hadn’t even heard of Vivek Ranadive,

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Rendering of the Hyatt Place hotel at 7th and L streets

and the thought of a downtown arena hardly seemed possible. Now, however, Noack and his partners, the Fairfield hotel firm Presidio Companies, are sitting pretty. The Marshall is within hailing distance of the new downtown arena—a perfect spot for a modern hotel looking to attract well-heeled visitors. As envisioned by Noack and Presidio Companies, Hyatt Place would have about 130 hotel rooms, along with retail tenants on the ground floor and 10 to 15 apartments

or condominiums on the upper floors. To make way for the project, they closed the Marshall last summer and relocated the SRO tenants. But not everyone in Sacramento is happy about the developers’ plans to tear down most the Marshall Hotel, leaving only two brick and terra cotta facades along 7th and L streets. “They’ve called it a preservation project, but it’s not,” says William Burg, president of the nonprofit group Preservation Sacramento (formerly known as Sacramento Old

City Association). He dismisses the developers’ approach, referring to it as “facadism.” Preservation Sacramento claims the proposal fails to meet two state standards required of a preservation project. If construction goes forward, the group says, it will have a “significant and unacceptable impact” on the Marshall Hotel, a city landmark. But according to Noack, the Marshall has no interior historic elements worth preserving. It would be better, he says, to repurpose the interior for modern use, thereby providing the opportunity to save its exterior, and not let the building continue to fall apart. To create a functional hotel with modern plumbing, says Noack, his development group must gut the interior. (The original hotel rooms don’t have en suite bathrooms.) According to Noack, the developers’ proposal includes sidewalk seating, which will lead to a livelier street presence outside the hotel, and a new incarnation of the Clayton Club—a renewal of spirit if not a preservation of the whole structure. “History goes beyond the physical building,” he points out. Here, the question of preservation enters the realm of Aristotelian philosophy: What’s the essence of a thing? According to Burg, tearing down all but two walls of the building will destroy what makes the Marshall the Marshall. “The property owners decided that only these two walls of the building are historic, but that’s not how historic buildings work,” he says. “It’s either historic or it’s not.” BUILDING page 42

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Before the Deluge WHEN AN EPIC RAINSTORM FAILS TO DELIVER

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hree years ago, to save money, my wife and I canceled our satellite TV subscription. Since then, our TV viewing has consisted almost exclusively of DVDs rented from Netflix. Our Netflix subscription allows us to have no more than three DVDs at home at a time. Thus, even if we wanted to spend an entire weekend parked in front of the TV, we’d have a difficult time doing so. In the old days, when we had satellite service, it was easy to waste whole Saturdays in front of the TV watching cooking shows, tennis matches, “classic” TV sitcoms and marathons of HGTV’s “House Hunters.” Sadly, I often gave into that temptation. In the three years since we cut the satellite connection, I have taken up running, my wife has completed more oil paintings than during any previous three-year period of her life, and both of us have taken up weekend kayaking. These are all good things. I enjoy watching TV, but I’m glad I’m no longer able to piddle away hours of valuable time mindlessly surfing from channel to channel. In a recent article for Slate, writer Will

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Oremus summed up the downside of having cable or satellite TV always at hand: “Watching television shows you don’t particularly care about can turn rather quickly from refreshing to soul-sapping,” he wrote. “When you turn on the TV without a definite objective in mind, there’s no built-in endpoint to your viewing. It becomes tempting to just leave it on in the background rather than turning it off and moving on with your life. Sure … there’s a frisson of excitement each time you change the channel. The show you’re watching now might be crap, but entertainment gold might be lurking just a button-push away. That, of course, is the same sort of frisson that turns people into compulsive smokers and dead-eyed slot machine addicts.” I have no desire to become a dead-eyed TV addict, but I do occasionally find the idea of spending an entire Saturday in front of the tube somewhat alluring, just as I occasionally hanker to forgo a wholesome dinner and devour a hot fudge sundae instead. I think it’s OK to give into these cravings so long as you don’t do it too often. You may remember that a huge rainstorm was forecast to hit Sacramento back on Friday, Feb. 6, and that it was expected to pound the region all through the weekend. The storm was expected to bring not only rain but also wind and thunder and lightning. Julie and I had planned a trip to San Mateo County on Feb. 6 to attend the annual Hillsborough Antique Show. On Thursday night, I was working at the local bookstore where I am a part-time employee. Customer after customer came through the door talking about the

big storm that was expected to pounce upon Sacramento at any minute. Many of these folks were coming in to purchase crossword puzzle books, cozy mystery novels and the latest magazines: provisions to keep their minds active should they be unable to leave their houses over the course of the next three days.

My first inkling that the weekend might not turn out exactly as planned came when I was walking home from the video store. This was the first I had heard of the coming storm. (One disadvantage of having no TV reception is that I am often ignorant of the latest developments in local news, sports and weather.) Several people used the term “atmospheric river” to describe the coming rainstorm. I called Julie at home and suggested we cancel our trip to Hillsborough and spend the next few days holed up in the house. Since outdoor activities would be pretty much out of the question, I recommended that we spend the weekend binge-watching TV shows that had been recommended to us by friends but which we had not yet found the time to view. Julie approved of this plan. When she puts her mind to it, she can be every bit as lazy as I am by nature. When my shift at the bookstore ended, I walked next door

to a record-and-video store where I have built up plenty of store credit. I used up some of my credit acquiring the first seasons of “The Good Wife” and “Justified” on DVD. My first inkling that the weekend might not turn out exactly as planned came when I was walking home from the video store. Though it was 9:30 p.m., the temperature was mild and not a breath of wind was blowing. “It’s just the proverbial calm before the storm,” I assured myself. Friday began promisingly enough with a bit of rain, as well as some thunder and lightning. At about 9 a.m., one of those lightning strikes knocked out the power in our neighborhood. Julie and I decided to drive to the nearest grocery store for some snacks. If you’re going to binge-watch junk TV, you really ought to have some junk food on hand. Unfortunately, the nearest grocery store had no power either and couldn’t sell us any food. Undaunted, we drove the next nearest grocery store. It had no power either. We ended up driving to a Nugget Market five miles away just to stock up on chips, dips, hot dogs, buns and other essentials of an unhealthy diet. Just as we returned home, our porch light came on, signaling the return of our electricity—a good sign, I thought. We plopped down on the couch and began bingeing on “The Good Wife.” We took an instant fancy to the program, but our enjoyment of it was slightly diminished by the fact that the thunder and lightning had abated and only a mild drizzle was falling outside. After watching a few episodes of “The Good Wife,” WRITING page 46

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we pressed on with our plan. At one point, I took a break from “The Good Wife” and went running at Land Park. Lots of walkers and runners were out at the park, wearing shorts and T-shirts and enjoying the Junelike weather. When I returned home, I found myself less enthusiastic about spending the day on the couch. “If it will make you feel any better, we could close all the curtains and pretend it’s raining outside,” Julie said. She jokingly suggested setting a small portable lawn sprinkler on the porch in order to simulate the sound of rainwater spraying against our windows. In the old days, when we had 24/7 satellite TV reception, we wouldn’t have felt guilty about spending a beautiful weekend day sitting in front of the TV. We used to waste at least one Saturday or Sunday every month doing just that. But we had gotten out of the habit of being couch potatoes. Who knew that being a sloth actually requires some conditioning? At any rate, we decided to take a break WRITING page 49

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ive with an open heart.” If I had to choose one lesson I’d like to pass on to my children, that would be it. Rather than just dusting off our generosity during the winter holidays, it’s important that children learn that gratitude, compassion and giving are concepts with year-round (indeed lifelong) appeal. That’s a viewpoint shared by Jenna Westbrook-Kline, an East Sacramento mother of two who is the driving force behind an effort to provide Easter baskets to families in need. Like me, she had summers when, she says, her family ate “zucchini and tomatoes 100 different ways.” That experience planted a seed of generosity that grows with each passing year for Westbrook-Kline. Two years ago, an extra Easter basket given to her children sparked an idea that is still expanding. Knowing that her girls would receive plenty of goodies on Easter morning, she snapped pictures of the extra basket and offered it on Craigslist, “free to a good home.” “Within minutes I had at least 15 responses, each one begging me for this basket,” she recalls. “Many people wanted the one basket to split between all of their children.

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Jenna Westbrook-Kline and her daughter Caroline put together Easter baskets

I immediately removed the ad and started in on the painstaking process of responding to all the people I had to turn down. There wasn’t anything to be done about it that night, but I told myself next year I would try to address this problem.” In 2014, she solicited donations from friends and family, yielding approximately 25 baskets for families in need. “I was really humbled last year by these women’s stories,” says

Westbrook-Kline. “They were just so grateful. They didn’t care what brand the candy was. They were happy for their kids to share a basket—just 100 percent grateful.” She is clear that there are no hoops to jump through, no criteria to “qualify” for a donation. “If you’re asking for a free Easter basket,” she says, “you’ve probably had to face a lot of undignified moments in life, and I don’t want to add one more.”

This year, the effort has grown by leaps and bounds, thanks in part to social media. I first learned about Westbrook-Kline’s Easter basket project on the Facebook page of the East Sacramento moms group, an informal gathering of parents who share everything from parenting advice to hand-me-down gear. I got a sense of the size of members’ hearts last month when Westbrook-Kline made her appeal. The response to her request for donations caught the attention of more than 100 neighbors who jumped in with both feet. Almost immediately, chocolate bunnies began appearing on Westbrook-Kline’s porch. Then came the plastic eggs, baskets and toothbrushes, along with money to pay for socks, underwear and Easter clothing. One friend put Westbrook-Kline in touch with Mustard Seed School, which provides short-term education for homeless children ages 3 to 15. She is on track to provide baskets to all the students and their siblings this year. This project moved me so much. When I was growing up, our family often had to rely on the generosity of others for extras such as holiday gifts. Even today, my mother can vividly recall the feeling of gratitude when her church “saved” Christmas for us one year. We kids didn’t know the difference at the time, although we count that year as one of our favorites. I suppose that’s the same way these families feel when getting one of Westbrook-Kline’s baskets. This project is so much more than candy and treats. “I’ve actually thought many times about how poor kids probably feel

slighted by Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny,” she says. “And I have wondered if this makes them question their own worthiness as a person, since so many stories around these characters are based on rewarding ‘good’ children with treats and presents.” Westbrook-Kline has two young daughters who don’t seem to question their mother’s collaboration with the Easter Bunny. When they do ask, however, she has figured out a response. “I have decided teaching the value of unconditional giving is more important to me than keeping up the tale of the Easter Bunny,” she says. “I love the magic of believing right now when my kids are little, but it does feel like a privilege to be able to live our life that way.” If you want to be involved in next year’s Easter basket project, contact Jenna Westbrook-Kline at jenniferwestbrookkline@yahoo.com. Stephanie Gandy Riley can be reached at stephanieriley@sbcglobal.net n

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WRITING FROM page 46 from “The Good Wife” and try a few episodes of “Justified.” Julie’s phone was still assuring her that the deluge was only an hour or two away. In the end, the Great Sacramento Monsoon of February 2015 turned out to be a bit of a fizzle. The storm, which was expected to drop three inches of rain on downtown Sacramento, delivered only about half that amount. Most of that rain fell on Sunday. Julie and I do most of our binge-watching on days when the weather makes it unpleasant to be outdoors. This month, I’m hoping that the proverbial April showers bring plenty of bingeable hours. The current drought has had a catastrophic effect on our viewing habits. If California rainfall levels don’t return to normal soon, I may never get a chance to see “The Walking Dead,” or “Homeland,” or “Breaking Bad,” or “Fargo” …

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Spiritual Heroism IT TAKES COURAGE TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS

BY NORRIS BURKES SPIRIT MATTERS

uring my 2009 service as an Air Force chaplain in Iraq, I saw countless examples of heroism. However, the most spiritually heroic act I witnessed was the prayer of a soldier who asked God to forgive the insurgents who had killed his battle buddy. It was an act I also found haunting, because his prayer shamed me into facing the resentment I’d harbored for 10 years toward a chaplain colleague. My stubbornness had

become a real-life enactment of a Dr. Seuss poem called “The Zax.” It involves a North-Going Zax and a South-Going Zax who meet on a narrow trail through the prairie of Prax. Each refuses to step aside to allow the other to pass. The Zaxes maintain their stubborn standoff until eventually a highway overpass is built around them. The story ends with the Zaxes standing “unbudged in their tracks.” I was the South-Going Zax who was “unbudged” in my spiritual tracks. In my revised version, the other guy was the North-Going Zax, who was not only a stubborn fool but also a big liar who was out to get me. He was paranoid. He was blah, blah, blah—so went my amended view of history. For years, I made showy attempts to deal with my resentment by talking to counselors and praying with pastors. But I always made excuses for not doing what I knew I must do: find my former colleague and confess my part in what now seemed a sum total of banal trivialities.

Five years ago, my excuses faded when I accepted a speaking invitation in a city near to my old nemesis. I mustered a small measure of the heroics I’d heard in the soldier’s forgiveness prayer and broke my indignant silence. I emailed the chaplain with a meeting request. Two weeks later, he graciously welcomed me into the church where he served as pastor. Inside his office, we shook hands and sat talking about the things important to everyone: faith, family and purpose. Gradually, the image I had created of him shrunk—but in a good way. It shrunk to the size God made us all. He told me that he had no memory of the details of those years past. Then he said what I needed to hear: “Whatever I did, I hope you will forgive me.” Then I heard myself saying the words I never thought I’d say: “I hope you will forgive me, too.” And just like that, the resentment disintegrated, annihilated by grace, never to return. There was no idealistic or dramatic ending. We simply shook hands and

said our goodbyes. Yet we both found and bestowed the grace we needed. We were no longer Zaxes. We were fellow sojourners working out our salvation in this life. That young soldier’s prayer for forgiveness for his enemies, more than anything else, has taught me that if you want to avoid the path of a Zax, you might want to consider Jesus’ advice when he said: “If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him—work it out between the two of you. If he listens, you’ve made a friend.” While time may heal all things, I think the tone of Jesus’ words favors sooner more than later, and He definitely would not approve of waiting 13 years. I’m thinking that forgiveness is the heroic choice. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the upcoming book “Finding Forgiveness in a War Zone.” He can be reached at ask@ TheChaplain.net n

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Move-in Ready THIS WOULD-BE FLIP WAS NO FLOP BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT

hen Dana and Shawn Bouey purchased their 1925 two-story Curtis Park home in 2013, it was in bad shape. Now, after extensive renovations, the family-friendly Tudor is nice enough to be featured on this year’s 2015 Curtis Park Home and Garden Tour.

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“Why live in something that you created for resale value if it’s not a flip?”

Initially, the couple intended to spruce up the 2,400-square-foot house, then turn around and sell it. But as the remodel progressed, they changed their minds. Shawn, who owns Bouey Termite and Construction in Sacramento, was weary of his daily commute from the couple’s home in Roseville. Dana

initially resisted the idea of moving, until Shawn offered a carrot. “He said if we moved, I could do whatever I wanted to the interior of the house,” she says. With a few minor glitches, that is pretty much how the project worked out. Though they stayed true to the vintage feel of the home’s exterior, they gutted the interior. Worn-out carpeting was removed and wood floors were restored where possible. They kept the leaded glass windows in the front of the house and reconfigured six small bedrooms into four spacious ones. They painted the interior in shades of gray and white to create a unified, relaxed feeling throughout the house. “Our last home was all beige and brown,” says Dana. “I got so tired of it. I decided to go in a different direction.”

Because the couple had flipped five houses in as many years, Bouey had a good idea of the fixtures and finishes she wanted, including cabinets, lighting and bathroom fixtures. The couple replaced all the light fixtures except one, which was located in a cozy space off the living room that Dana now uses as an office. After cleaning it up, they installed the fixture in the front entry hall. They noticed that the living room’s brick fireplace hearth did not match the surround. When they removed the mismatched hearth bricks, they found the original matching bricks. In the kitchen, new Carrara marble countertops, contemporary light fixtures and stainless steel appliances make the space sparkle. A walk-in pantry adds additional storage space. The sumptuous master bathroom includes dual sinks, a lighted mirror and marble hexagon floor tiles.

Numerous people tried talking the couple out of putting the master bedroom on the first floor and the children’s rooms on the second, saying the configuration would be bad for resale. “But it works perfectly for us,” says Shawn. “Why live in something that you created for resale value if it’s not a flip?” At the top of the stairs, what was a landing became a daughter’s dream bathroom with a large claw-foot tub. “We let my daughter test out her design skills in the bathroom and her bedroom,” Dana says. The spacious backyard features a comfy seating area clustered around a fire pit and a wood dining table with seating for 12. “We have a large family and the dining room is small, so we opted for a large outdoor table,” she says. Tour goers should pay attention to the beautifully refinished mahogany front door, which makes a grand first

impression. In the charming front hall, note the coved ceiling and the restored light fixture as well as the mosaic floor tiles. In the living room, check out the cityscape painting by local artist Steve Memering, who thoughtfully included the couple’s two dogs, Scout and Cooper, in the piece. The Curtis Park Home and Garden Tour takes place Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For the general public, tickets are $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the tour. Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association members get a $5 discount. For more information, go to sierra2.org or call 452-3005. 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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The Late-in-Life Farmer HE LEFT THE CITY TO GROW HEIRLOOM TOMATOES

BY GWEN SCHOEN FARM TO FORK

s a rule, farmers are noncommittal. Ask one if it’s going to be a good year for whatever crop is in the field and the answer will likely begin with “Depends on . . .” Are they afraid that positive thinking is a jinx? Along comes tomato grower Milt Whaley. The fellow is all positive thinking, and it seems to be working for him. We stopped by his Singing Frog Farm in Pleasant Grove a few weeks back to see how the spring planting was going. It was a cold, windy day, but he was out in his greenhouse happily planting tomato seeds into flats. What he calls a greenhouse is more like a lean-to, but that’s just fine with Whaley. He’s a fellow who likes things simple and functional. The shelter over his outdoor planting benches, for example, is made with solar cloth draped across tall poles topped with metal bowls purchased at a restaurant supply shop. The poles look like World War II soldiers standing at attention and wearing steel helmets. “The bowls keep the cloth from tearing as the wind blows it across the tops of the poles,” he explains. “My

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Tomato grower Milt Whaley cares for his plants in his greeen house at Singing Frog Farm

farming method is trial and error. Mostly error.” He turns back to his planting chore. “If I have a goal,” he says, his hands busily covering the tiny seeds with soil, “I guess it would be to grow 800 tomato plants, which would be a couple of tons of tomatoes.” When tomatoes are out of season, he grows melons, garlic, leeks, radishes, herbs and a few other things. But tomatoes are his passion. In 2008, Whaley was working as a page designer for The Sacramento Bee in 2008 when opportunity knocked in the form of a buyout offer. “Up until then, I was growing tomatoes in the backyard of my Land Park home,” says Whaley. “I actually had run out of space, so I was growing tomatoes in friends’ yards. I had plants all over the neighborhood. It was crazy. After I took the buyout, I started looking for some farm space and found this property in Pleasant Grove. The house needed some work, but the land was exactly what I had in mind: two acres with some lease space in the back. It was perfect for growing all these tomatoes.” Susie, Whaley’s wife, wasn’t thrilled about leaving their Land Park home. She was a special education teacher, with no plans to retire immediately. “I realized that if I ever wanted to see Milt again, I’d have to move to Pleasant Grove,” she says. They moved to the farm in 2011. Today, she seems perfectly at home as a farmer’s wife. “It’s a bit remote out here,” she says. “But the neighbors all look out for each other. We are really a tight community.”

Meanwhile, Whaley is planning a future filled with bumper crops of tomatoes. “I specialize in what people think of as heirloom,” he says. “The farm is certified organic, which takes a lot of effort, but it’s worth it for the results. My personal favorite is Pink Brandywine, but I also grow Dragon’s Eye, Pork Chop, Black Cherry, Box Car Willie, Brandywine and others. “Last year, I was able to sell a lot of tomatoes to Raley’s and Bel Air and to high-end restaurants like Masullo and Bella Bru Cafe in Natomas,” he says. “I love working with the farm-to-fork chefs who are very creative. They really know how to show off good tomatoes. Selling to local markets and restaurants is really my goal, but eventually I might like to open a farm stand. The problem is finding people to run it.” Plus, the farm is not close to any high-traffic areas, so it might be difficult to entice customers to make the trek. Meanwhile, he’s happy selling to markets and restaurants. Mondays are special at Singing Frog Farm. About a half-dozen

neighbors and friends (Milt’s cheerleaders, really) meet there to check on the crops’ progress, talk about the weather, kick a few dirt clods and watch Whaley work. At noon, the Whaleys gather the group around a big farm table inside their cozy kitchen. Susie prepares dishes using whatever is growing on the farm at the time. Laughter fills the home and everyone talks at once as they pass around pictures of pets and grandkids along with big bowls of salad, steamed vegetables and freshbaked cookies. “I really didn’t want this lifestyle,” says Susie as she waves goodbye to her friends. “But now, I’d never go back.” We have plans to check in with the Whaleys later in the season to see how the tomatoes are coming along. If you’d like to follow their progress, go to Milt Whaley’s blog at whaleyheirloomveggies.blogspot.com Gwen Schoen can be reached at gwen.schoen@aol.com n

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Helmet Wars A LAW REQUIRING CYCLISTS TO WEAR BIKE HELMETS IS A BAD IDEA

BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE

hould cyclists be forced to wear helmets? Supporters and critics of mandatory bike helmet laws have engaged in pitched battles for decades. Maybe the “helmet wars” will last as long as the Hundred Years’ War. Instead of marshaling knights and archers, each side brandishes studies and statistics. Now we have State Sen. Carol Liu leading California into the fray with a bill that would require adult cyclists to wear helmets. Her bill, SB 192, also requires cyclists to wear reflective clothing at night. Who could dislike a law meant to make bicycling safer? But Liu’s proposal is not just a bad idea; it’s a terrible idea. Helmet laws have been ineffective at reducing injury risk. A California law will worsen, not improve, health. It’s a paradoxical situation in which wearing a helmet might be good for an individual, but mandating helmet wear is bad for us collectively. Having more people bike is extremely good for public health. People who bike avoid contracting many diseases and live longer. More cyclists also make roads safer (and

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less congested) for everyone else, including motorists and pedestrians. Liu’s proposed law, though, would result in fewer cyclists and therefore degrade public health. It’s simply not a good way to improve bicycling safety. Efforts to make cycling safer should be focused on preventing crashes, not making cyclists wear a helmet in case there is a crash. Unfortunately, for a long time the medical community’s sole prescription for bicycle safety has been “wear a helmet.” It hasn’t made any effort to make roads less dangerous. Cycling is not an inherently dangerous activity. Mandating helmet use makes it seem more dangerous

than it is. It discourages people from getting convenient, regular, healthy exercise. Few cyclists in the Netherlands or Denmark, where bicycling is a part of everyday life, wear helmets. Yet cyclists there are far safer than in the United States, where helmet use is much more common. They are safer because there is a more complete traffic system that includes protected bikeways, educated (and numerous) cyclists, legal provisions and a high level of respect from motorists, most of whom are cyclists themselves. Australia and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world that have national, all-age compulsory

bike-helmet use. In Australia, the number of head injuries did decline after the helmet legislation was implemented. However, the law was not effective in reducing injury rates. Injuries declined because people bicycled less. In Western Australia, cycling decreased by 30 percent. Across the globe, bike-share programs have been largely successful and their safety records good. Because of the helmet mandate, bike-share programs in Brisbane and Melbourne have struggled with some of the world’s worst participation rates. People are less inclined to rent a bike when they have to have a helmet. That’s something for Sacramento

officials to consider as they embark on a local bike-share program. If anyone tells you that wearing a helmet prevents 80 or 90 percent of head injuries to cyclists, don’t believe it. Those numbers are based on a frequently cited but widely criticized and thoroughly debunked study. Other studies have reached far different conclusions about the effectiveness of helmets and helmet laws. Why don’t helmet laws work? It’s hard to say. Helmets do offer some marginal protection from head bumps. You certainly hear anecdotes from cyclists that a helmet “saved my life.”

I wear a helmet because it affords protection in a low-speed collision with a car and in case of a fall. Helmets don’t offer substantial protection from high-speed crashes with cars. Similar to football players armoring themselves with pads and helmet, wearing a helmet might cause cyclists to take risks they wouldn’t normally take. Helmets might even aggravate some injuries. Drivers may treat helmeted riders differently. The inadequate tests that helmets are designed to pass bear little resemblance to real-life crash situations.

I wear a helmet because it affords protection in a low-speed collision with a car and in case of a fall. But wearing a helmet offers scant protection from the massive trauma of vehicle crashes. Sen. Liu’s nephew, while riding a bike, was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Her nephew was wearing a helmet. Wouldn’t it be better to decrease drunk, distracted and high-speed driving rather than make bike riders use ineffective safety equipment? Pedestrians and car occupants have more head injuries than cyclists. If reducing head injuries is the goal, maybe we ought to mandate helmet use for walkers, drivers and car passengers. Would lawmakers and the public go along with that? The British Medical Journal editorialized that “helmets are probably very good at preventing minor injuries but evidence of any significant effect on serious injuries is hard to find.” A poll of BMJ readers (mostly physicians) showed more than two-thirds opposed a mandatory bike-helmet law. England’s Daily Telegraph quoted one respondent to the survey saying, “Since nowhere with a helmet law can show any reduction in risk to cyclists, only a reduction in cyclists, why would anyone want to bring in a law for something that is clearly not effective at reducing risk?” That’s a question Sen. Liu and the California legislature must answer.

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The Perfect Plant OLD ROSES ARE PERFECTLY SUITED FOR MODERN GARDENS

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favorite garden plant. They are too much work, people say. They look a bit awkward, bearing their flowers atop stiff, bare, thorny canes. Worst of all, many people believe that roses are thirsty and don’t fit into a A lilac can take up to seven years to mature enough to bloom

drought-threatened landscape. I beg to differ. As the curator in the Historic Rose Garden in Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, I spend much of my time surrounded by roses of the 19th century that are easy-to-grow, water-efficient, beautiful flowering shrubs. Many of our heritage roses are tough survivors that were collected from old cemeteries and other historic sites, where they grew and blossomed for a century or more with little care or summer water. Mike Shoup, owner of The Antique Rose Emporium in Texas, says, “Old roses are the perfect garden plant.” UC Davis Arboretum agrees. Its list of “All-Stars” includes four roses, one of which is the modern, ubiquitous white rose known as ‘Iceberg.’ The others are old roses. ‘Perle d’Or,’ first

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5133 LINDA LOU $319,000 1078 HARRINGTON WAY $470,000 4850 CAMERON RNCH DR$415,000 6738 LINCOLN $250,000 3447 GRANT PARK DR $320,000 6140 ROSY LN $985,000 6512 SAINT JAMES DR $237,500 4481 STOLLWOOD DR $260,000 5091 TONYA WAY $310,000 6617 SAINT JAMES DR $195,000 5408 HOME CT $434,000 5211 SAGEL CT $390,000 4821 GIBBONS DR $263,799 5112 MARTIN WAY $268,000 5024 NORTH AVE $270,000 4725 NELROY WAY $335,000 5112 VALE DR $348,000 4634 CAMERON RANCH $387,000 5400 VALHALLA DR $485,000 7100 STELLA #2 $106,000 5100 BOYD DR $215,000 4847 SAMIA CT $315,000 4917 CLEAR CIR $334,900 4825 OAKFIELD CIR $340,000 2000 MISSION AVE $344,950 5333 SEDONA CT $360,000 3243 CALIFORNIA AVE $402,000 26 RIVER BLUFF LN $875,000 999 RIFFLE CT $375,000 3537 DENFIELD LN $360,000 2633 WILLOW WAY $495,885 5415 CEDARHURST WAY $183,000 5029 BOWMAN OAKS CT $309,000 4744 BELLUE ST $325,000 1206 GARY WAY $435,000 5712 RAVENSWOOD LN $525,000 3337 MONTEGLEN CT $440,000 3417 LINDI CT $599,000 6032 CHERRELYN WAY $289,500 6228 VAN ALSTINE AVE $980,000

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95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 2522 R ST 1505 36TH ST 427 39TH ST 2501 I ST 2515 D ST 2712 T ST 1488 33RD ST

$440,000 $978,750 $450,000 $552,500 $353,750 $450,000 $315,000

95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 3330 10TH AVE 2724 30TH ST 2642 32ND ST 6358 3RD AVE 2936 43RD ST 2940 43RD ST 5935 2ND AVE 4225 8TH AVE 6100 2ND AVE 2739 35TH ST 2745 35TH ST 2531 36TH ST 2741 35TH ST 3730 1ST AVE 2541 51ST ST 6271 TAHOE WAY 4248 U ST 3786 4TH AVE 3021 PORTOLA WAY 3704 SHERMAN WAY

95818 LAND PARK, CURTIS PARK

2536 27TH ST 2164 WELLER WAY 2792 SAN LUIS CT 2440 4TH AVE 711 FLINT WAY 2107 24TH ST 1325 1ST AVE 2332 CASTRO WAY 1550 10TH AVE 1940 4TH AVE 2601 PORTOLA WAY 2509 6TH AVE 2536 2ND AVE 1207 MARIAN WAY 2808 RIVERSIDE BLVD 2720 CASTRO WAY 2107 22ND ST 1017 FREMONT WAY 2712 18TH STREET 2527 FREEPORT BLVD 1631 12TH AVE

$71,000 $330,000 $175,000 $308,900 $185,000 $200,000 $319,000 $155,000 $238,650 $339,000 $339,000 $329,000 $342,700 $220,000 $360,000 $390,000 $410,000 $150,000 $269,000 $372,000

127 51ST ST 1465 47TH ST 4812 BRAND WAY 904 47TH ST 1216 58TH ST 1732 51ST ST 1472 51ST ST 1120 56TH ST 4600 P ST 5109 L ST 222 TIVOLI WAY 257 36TH WAY 857 51ST ST 1138 JANEY WAY 5541 C ST 1317 52ND ST 5423 CAMELLIA AVE 833 51ST ST 1318 55TH ST 60 FALLON LN 4141 D ST 5401 CALEB AVE

$579,900 $665,000 $450,000 $475,000 $338,000 $315,000 $321,250 $375,000 $480,000 $690,000 $387,000 $450,000 $489,950 $535,000 $395,000 $325,000 $395,000 $716,625 $380,000 $564,000 $765,000 $460,000

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE $200,000 $325,000 $325,000 $685,000 $485,000 $430,000 $410,000 $436,000 $490,000 $360,000 $846,500 $495,000 $379,000 $600,000 $410,000 $431,850 $625,000 $489,000 $479,000 $360,000 $855,000

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1700 51ST ST $310,000 5031 MODDISON AVE $431,500 147 SAN ANTONIO WAY $464,900 721 53RD ST $386,825 4100 E FOLSOM BLVD #4B$515,000 904 43RD ST $909,000 5237 T ST $451,000

4013 FULLER WAY $260,000 2239 BURNEY WAY $160,000 4600 EDISON AVE $274,000 3540 BECERRA WAY $295,000 3942 IRELAND ST $220,000 2906 TIOGA WAY $380,000 4261 ALVA CT $200,000 3421 BEN LOMOND DR $425,000 2501 FULTON SQUARE LN $57,000 3104 KERRIA WAY $241,000 2256 EL CAMINO $197,000 3816 LASUEN DR $225,000 2311 TAMARACK WAY $95,000 3309 CLUB LN $339,950 4160 SILVER CREST AVE $362,500 2600 ROSLYN WAY $230,000 4104 BOONE LANE $248,000 2526 CAMBON WAY $265,000 3916 LORETO WAY $267,500 2245 TULIP WAY $210,000 3309 CHENU $227,325 3005 LETA LN $253,000 3624 MULHOLLAND WAY $339,900 3700 NORTH EDGE DR $325,000

95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 4840 MONTEREY WAY 2202 63RD AVE 7455 RED WILLOW ST 2031 MANGRUM AVE 4530 CUSTIS AVE 2225 MURIETA WAY 5880 14TH ST

$250,000 $165,000 $116,294 $118,000 $134,000 $297,000 $375,000

84 PULSAR CIRCLE 2176 50TH AVE 5821 GLORIA DR 1236 LUCIO LN 4917 HELEN WAY 6905 CAL VALLEY WAY 7560 LEMARSH 2301 KNIGHT WAY 2361 20TH AVE 2228 ARLISS WAY 4541 HILLVIEW WAY 5649 JAMES WAY 848 SKIPPER CIR 6736 HOGAN DR 7454 SYLVIA WAY 7513 HANDLY WAY 5941 ANNRUD WAY 5864 13TH ST 1711 OPPER AVE 4941 VIRGINIA WAY 2172 KIRK WAY 5843 ANNRUD WAY

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$90,000 $129,000 $226,000 $425,000 $354,000 $230,100 $210,000 $220,000 $600,000 $155,000 $439,900 $173,000 $500,000 $104,000 $145,000 $167,000 $390,000 $545,000 $325,000 $328,000 $165,700 $465,000

2292 WOODSIDE LN #16 $70,000 2472 LARKSPUR LN #364 $71,000 2315 NATIVE OAK LN $84,900 12 COLBY CT $292,000 207 ELMHURST CIR $435,000 2113 WINAFRED ST $112,000 707 DUNBARTON CIR $295,000 2236 WOODSIDE LN #10 $80,300 2408 POST OAK LN $105,000 1748 RICHMOND ST $195,000 508 DUNBARTON CIR $355,000 2104 TEVIS RD $160,000 915 FULTON AVE #451 $75,500 1505 HOOD RD #F $85,000 895 WOODSIDE LN E #2 $149,900 606 HARTNELL PL $296,500 461 HARTNELL PL $325,000 2012 ERNEST WAY $145,000 660 WOODSIDE SIERRA #5 $83,250 1326 OAK TERRACE CT #13 $90,000 521 HARTNELL PL $549,000 2280 HURLEY WAY #25 $110,000 2408 LARKSPUR LN #247 $110,247 2000 KINCAID WAY $245,000 2410 POST OAK LN $107,500 2135 COTTAGE WAY $121,000 1403 COMMONS DR $405,000 2430 PAVILIONS PLACE LN #206 $511,000

95831 GREENHAVEN, S LAND PARK

6217 N POINT WAY 607 CUTTING WAY 9 CEDAR GROVE CT 83 CACHE RIVER CIR 38 MOONLIT CIR 1112 RIO CIDADE WAY 7516 DELTAWIND DR 7507 WINDBRIDGE DR 39 BINGHAM CIR 7112 EL SERENO CIR 6525 FORDHAM WAY 7435 CASTANO WAY 6391 NORTH POINT WAY 19 ZEPHYR COVE CIR 6765 RIVERSIDE BLVD 625 BRICKYARD DR 903 ROUNDTREE CT 6616 LAKE PARK DR 6341 HOLSTEIN WAY 15 EVROS RIVER CT 1012 RIO CIDADE WAY 7602 RIVER RANCH WAY 423 BLUE DOLPHIN WAY 788 SAO JORGE WAY 689 CLIPPER WAY 6321 HOLSTEIN WAY 1142 CEDAR TREE WAY

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420 ROSS WAY $739,950 3401 WEMBERLEY DR $225,000 2421 CATALINA DR $255,000 3832 ARDEN WAY $277,500 1708 DAPHNE AVE $321,500 710 CASMALIA $459,000 820 CASMALIA WAY $525,000 1157 JONAS AVE $190,000 1304 GLADSTONE DR $207,000 1100 WATT $280,000 1853 VESTA WAY $288,000 2033 NEPTUNE WAY $355,000 9 PARK SIERRA LN $399,000 3528 MAPLEWOOD LN $724,800 4555 BERRENDO DR $740,000 540 RODANTE WAY $1,190,000 4028 CRONDALL DR $750,000 1700 DAPHNE AVE $285,000 2716 BRAYNARD WAY $612,000 3316 WHITE OAK CT $980,000 900 SINGINGWOOD RD $248,600 2150 ROCKWOOD DR $700,000 4213 LOS COCHES WAY $925,000 2029 MEDUSA WAY $412,000 3444 WINDSOR DR $168,000 1418 LOS MOLINOS WAY $880,000

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Achoo! ALLERGIES MAKE LIFE A MISERY FOR MANY

BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

unny nose, red eyes, itchy skin and sneezing? Welcome to spring in Sacramento. Seasonal allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever or seasonal allergies, affects tens of millions of Americans. If you’re one of them, it’s no comfort to know that Sacramento ranks only 88 in the top 100 most challenging places to live with spring allergies, according to Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. For Sacramentans with allergies, spring can be a difficult time. The flowers and trees coming to life are lovely to look at but are a visible sign of an invisible menace: pollen. Although it’s weird to think about, plants reproduce sexually. That means there are male and female plants, or parts on the same plant. Those parts produce the botanical equivalent of sperm and eggs that must come together to make a seed. Pollen is plant sperm, a tiny, tough package for the male DNA. In unlucky “atopic” humans, the immune system reacts to pollen by making a particular type of antibody called IgE. Nobody really knows what IgE is good for. It might be useful in fighting parasitic infections. But in

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hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions, IgE is like an alarm going off in your body. The antibodies trigger a set of responses that manifest in the nose, lungs, throat, sinuses, ears or skin as the symptoms of allergy. The major trouble sparked by IgE is the release of the chemical histamine from white blood cells called mast cells. Histamine causes itching, sneezing, redness and other nuisances when it binds to cells in affected tissues. Sacramento’s main allergy season is March through June. The major culprits are pollens from oak, willow and walnut trees and a variety of

grasses. (Pollen from weeds, such as ragweed, is more of a problem in the fall.) Although flowers produce pollen that you can sometimes see on the flower, flower pollen isn’t a big contributor to seasonal allergies because of the way it’s dispersed. Flower pollen is sticky. Flowers rely on bees and other insects to transport it on their bodies. Pollen carried by bugs has little chance of entering your nose. On the other hand, plants that we don’t think of as flowering— those trees and grasses—are wind pollinators. They throw vast numbers of pollen grains into the air. Some of

those grains land in the eyes, skin and lungs of people. Allergies and asthma are related. Both involve self-destructive activity from the immune system. But while allergies are temporary and have a specific trigger, asthma is a chronic, long-term inflammation. Asthma is associated with air pollution and air quality, though it can also be worsened by pollen. Allergies mostly affect the eyes, nose and skin. Asthma is a disease of the lungs. If you’re bothered by seasonal allergies, there are things you can do to minimize your discomfort. Pay

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pril showers? Here’s hoping. Nature would get Doing Good accolades if the weather produced April showers for May flowers. But rain might pose a challenge for organizers planning outdoor events this month. Take Twin Lakes Food Bank, for instance. The food bank will hold its annual Easter ham and children’s Easter basket event on Friday, April 3, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. You can help by donating a basket filled with goodies: candy, stuffed animals, fruit snacks, granola bars or small toys. A donation of $20 will provide Easter dinner for a needy family. For more information, go to twinlakesfoodbank. org or call 985-6232.

MONEY FOR HEALTH Women’s Empowerment recently received a $10,000 grant from The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation to help local homeless women improve their health. “Breaking the cycle of homelessness requires more than a house or job, and Women’s Empowerment has recognized that since Day 1,” said the group’s executive director, Lisa Culp. “A

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ZOO NEWS The Sacramento Zoo contributed more than $100,000 to more than two dozen wildlife conservation organizations around the world in 2014. The funding came from membership fees and zoo programs such as Quarters for Conservation. This year, the zoo plans to increase its commitment to conservation. Every time a visitor rides the zoo’s train or carousel, participates in a giraffe encounter or experiences the Serengeti Cyclone, the zoo will add a quarter to its conservation fund.

PARTY TIME Junior Achievement will hold a fundraiser called Cheers for Children on Friday, June 19, from 7 to 10 p.m. at a private home in Granite Bay. Proceeds from the event will fund economic empowerment education programs. The theme of the party is Old Hollywood; attendees are encouraged to dress like a movie star. Cocktails and appetizers will be

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Welcome Home Housing will hold its sixth annual antique evaluation day on Saturday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2425 Sierra Blvd. Appraisers will provide oral evaluations of your stuff. The cost is $8 for one item, $35 for five. For more information, go to welcomehomehousing.org or call 5055232. The Roseville-South Placer chapter of American Association of University Women will hold an antique evaluation on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Valley Springs Presbyterian Church, 2401 Olympus Drive in Roseville. Professional appraisers will give informal evaluations of items such as paintings, posters, jewelry, dolls and collectibles. The cost is $12 for one item, $22 for two items and $10 each for more than three. Appointments are required; call 772-6763 or email antiqueanswers@gmail.com

Make-A-Wish will hold its 27th annual Wine & Food Fest on Saturday, April 25, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Sacramento Convention Center. More than 120 wineries, breweries and restaurants are expected to take part. General admission tickets are $85 in advance, $100 at the door. VIP tickets, which include a sit-down dinner and live auction, are $185 in advance, $200 at the door. For more information, go to necannv.wish.org or call 692-3928.

AMERICAN GIRL FASHION SHOW Sacramento Children’s Home and Friends of Sacramento Crisis Nurseries will present an American Girl fashion show on Friday, April 17, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred. Tickets are $35 for adults, $25 for children younger than 12. The center is at 2300 Sierra Boulevard. For more information, email ajwestberg@

HELPING KIDS GRIEVE Sutter Memorial Hospital will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its innovative children’s bereavement art group with an event on the hospital’s front lawn on Saturday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be food, music, a memorial art activity and guest speakers. The bereavement art group, run by art therapists with backgrounds in childhood grief, provides children with a safe, creative place to express their grief over the death of a loved one. More than 11,500 children have gone through the program, which began at Sutter Memorial Hospital in 1985. In 2005, the program began offering grief education to school employees, along with on-campus grief sessions at local elementary, middle and high schools. The program

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Full Circle A PRACTICING PAINTER INSPIRES NEW ARTISTS THROUGH TEACHING

BY JESSICA LASKEY ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

hen you’re kind of a shy person like I am, communication doesn’t always work verbally,” artist Michaele LeCompte admits. “But I found I could express myself best through my art.” Though LeCompte is in fact a wonderful conversationalist, her artwork speaks for itself. Her current paintings are a combination of geometric shapes, patterns and materials that entertain and engage the eye with their complexities— which is exactly what LeCompte intends. “I’ve come back to abstraction,” says LeCompte. “I love formalism with an expressionistic twist. I love patterns, though to say that you were a ‘pattern painter’ in the ’70s took a little bit of courage because you didn’t want to be lumped in with the trite description they were using for the work of women artists. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten more brave.” Though the Washington native claims to be shy, her artistic tenacity speaks to an impressive inner confidence. “I had friends who couldn’t wait to get to New York,” recalls LeCompte, whose family moved to Sacramento for her father’s bricklaying business in 1958. “But I’m a late bloomer, so that never really suited my personality. I didn’t start my formal art training until college, when I took a watercolor class at City College with Larry Welden. I just loved his style. It was so elegant and laid-back at the same time. It really opened a world to

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Artist Michaele LeCompte

me. My mom had drawn and my dad was very handy with his hands, so I had this sense of magic attached to art, but I didn’t realize it was going to be my path. It just sort of happened.”

LeCompte went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Sacramento State University and a master’s in painting at Oakland’s Mills College, which she attended while still living in Sacramento. (“I would sleep over

in my studio,” LeCompte says with a guilty giggle.) The crazy commute paid off when she landed her first postgraduate job as a visiting artist at UC Davis. Though LeCompte describes the experience as “learning by fire,” it sparked a passion for teaching that has taken the artist to college classrooms all over the greater Sacramento region. “I found that I really enjoyed the process of teaching,” says LeCompte, who’s now an adjunct professor at Sacramento City College. “Having the interaction with students is especially nice for a painter, since you work alone most of the time. It provides a wonderful connection to other people.” Teaching has brought LeCompte’s career full circle. “Ending up at City College was my desire from the beginning,” she says. “I’m teaching in the same classroom where I started. I still have the very first abstract painting I made there. That was the moment when the clouds parted and I really felt like I could do this.” Now it’s LeCompte’s turn to nudge the clouds apart for the next generation of artists, just as former professors did for her. “When I was an undergrad at Sac State, Oliver Jackson invited me to be part of a graduate seminar he was teaching,” LeCompte recalls. “He gave me the impression that I had something to say as an artist. It was at that point that I got very, very serious about my work. I try to impart that with my own students now that I see something in their work that they might not recognize. You have to fan that little flame.”

LeCompte’s own light continues to burn bright, thanks to relationships with galleries like JAYJAY in East Sacramento and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s Artists Gallery, a unique rental venue where potential buyers can try pieces out in their homes before purchasing. If you’d asked LeCompte years ago if she could have predicted such success, she probably would have laughed—or wept. “My husband and I have been together since we were 19—little children,” LeCompte says with a laugh. “One time when we were driving to visit his parents, I told him

I wanted to become an artist and I burst into tears. I told him, ‘I’m so sorry. We’re going to be poor forever.’ But he believed in me. He gave me a set of oil paints that year.” LeCompte believed in herself, and she continues to trust her instincts on every new project. “Painting is like finding a message in a bottle,” she says. “You don’t know where it came from, but somehow you found it and it feels like a really big event. I don’t know where my paintings will take me, but I send them out into the world and hope someone finds them. Everyone’s always looking outside

for reassurance, but you already have all the information you need. Put the color down on the paper and see where it takes you.”

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re you one of those folks who feels you “have a book in you”? Do you aspire to commit some stories of your life to paper but don’t know where to start? Check out “Our Life Stories,” the eighth annual crossgenerational writers conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 at Cosumnes River College. Keynote speaker Perry Garfinkel— journalist, author, speaker, writing teacher, editor, content provider, media consultant, strategist and author of the 2006 bestseller “Buddha or Bust”—is one of the featured writers who will lead participants through a day of workshops and presentations focusing on bringing your stories to life and capturing your travel experiences on paper. Other presenters will include prose writers Jacqueline Doyle, Kerstin Feindert, Ginny McReynolds, Clive Rosengren and Emmanuel Siguake; poets Albert Garcia and Sacramento Poet Laureate Jeff Knorr; and storytellers Ann Rothschild and Katye Ridgeway. The conference is sponsored by the Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center and CRC. Space is limited.

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The conference fee, due by April 3, is $35 ($40 after April 3) and covers the workshops, materials and plenty of creative fuel (translation: morning refreshments and lunch). To register or for more information, call the Hart Senior Center at 8085462, go to hartcrcwritersconference. org or email hartcrcwritersconference@ yahoo.com Cosumnes River College is at 8401 Center Parkway.

COMPASSION ON THE BRAIN One of the most interesting and influential people of our time is coming to Sacramento: Dr. Temple Grandin will speak about her groundbreaking work on the autistic brain and the humane treatment of animals from 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 3 at Real Life Church. Grandin is an outspoken proponent of “the strengths of brains built differently,” which she relates not only to autism but also to animals. Her life story was the subject of the 2010 Emmy Award-winning film “Temple Grandin,” which examined her ability to visualize how animals perceive dangers and her subsequent consultation on the construction of humane cattle-holding facilities, for which she’s now advised almost 80 percent of the nation’s meatprocessing facilities.

As one of the most successful people in the world with autism, Grandin acts as a role model to change people’s attitudes toward the disorder, focusing on the attributes and unique contributions of

800-489-0727 or go to templegrandin. com Real Life Church is at 1921 Arena Blvd.. Certificates for 1.5 hours of continuing education will be available.

PEACEFUL PIECES Looking for an oasis of artistic calm within your hectic schedule? Take a break at the Robert T. Matsui Gallery at City Hall to gaze at the stunning painting and ceramic works of Chinese artist Shimo at the “Tranquil Pursuit” exhibition, on display through July 6. A recent Sacramento transplant, Shimo was born in Shanghai in 1962 and immigrated to the United States in 2003 to settle in Sacramento. His style blends traditional Chinese techniques with modern aesthetics to achieve purity, tranquility and harmony, characteristics highly fe Li ur valued in the Chinese the O d writers at of the feature ne o is l ce culture. ke r's conferen Perry Garfin Stories Write He developed a technique he calls people “multilayer dripping ink” in which with autism rather than on its social he drips, stains, pours and even mops deficits. Grandin will be joined by the ink directly onto the surface Alexis Wineman, the first person with to create his signature paintings. autism to win a state contest (in the His newest artistic exploration, Miss America pageant). Wineman porcelain, melds Chinese blue will also speak about her personal and white porcelain with Western experience with autism. expressionism. Event registration is $30 and seating is limited. To register, call PREVIEWS page 75

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Take a break at the Robert T. Matsui Gallery at City Hall to gaze at the stunning painting and ceramic works of Chinese artist Shimo at the “Tranquil Pursuit” exhibition, on display through July 6

Check out the new show at Archival Gallery featuring mixed media artist Sean Royal and painter Margaryta Chaplinska, on display April 2 through May 2.

PREVIEWS FROM page 72 Shimo’s pieces have been shown all over China, including in Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhenjiang and Beijing, as well as in Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan and New York. Now that he has set down roots in California’s capital, he has opened the Shimo Center for the Arts, where he shows his work and that of other accomplished artists. Gallery hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and admission is free. For more information on the Robert T. Matsui Art Gallery, a program of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, go to sacmetroarts.org The Robert T. Matsui Gallery is in City Hall at 915 I St.

MARCH IN APRIL Ready to tap your toes and march to the martial music of John Philip Sousa? Don’t miss the Sacramento Symphonic Winds performance on “Oh Mr. Sousa!” at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8 at Sunrise Event Center. This delightful musical biography will cover the life, times and music of “March King” Sousa with the help of the Winds’ rousing 60-piece band and a cast of eight singer/actors performing 37 roles. For tickets and more information, call 489-2576. For more information

on the Sacramento Symphonic Winds, go to sacwinds.org Sunrise Event Center is at 11167 Trade Center Drive in Rancho Cordova.

WALL EYED Looking for some unusual and unique art pieces to spruce up your walls for spring? Check out the new show at Archival Gallery featuring mixed media artist Sean Royal and painter Margaryta Chaplinska, on display April 2 through May 2. Sacramento native Royal’s vibrant, award-winning work featuring Pop-inspired imagery is sure to catch your eye, as are Kiev-born, Roseville-based Chaplinska’s glowing, realistic paintings that are in private collections all over the world. Meet these fascinating artists at the Second Saturday reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 11. For more information, call 923-6204 or go to archivalgallery.com Archival Gallery is at 3223 Folsom Blvd.

FIT FOR A KINGSLEY No April fools here: Crocker Art Museum is springing into spring with an event line-up that includes a decadent dinner, youth art shows,

beach-inspired activities, silken-voiced sopranos, dynamic dance and more. Hungry? Tuck into a delicious meal at “Dine in Decadence with Toulouse-Lautrec: Talk + Dinner” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 2. Your fascinating tablemates will include the Crocker’s curator, William Breazeale, as well as professors from UC Davis discussing literature, music, dance and art in Paris at the turn of the 20th century over a five-course dinner curated by Matt Woolston and inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec’s decadent dining recipe book “The Art of Cuisine.” The event is co-presented with the Alliance Française de Sacramento, so if you want test your French, allez-y! Space is limited, so make sure you register by March 29. To attend the pre-dinner talk only, tickets are $10 for museum members, $13 for students and youths, and $15 for nonmembers. Tickets for the “Talk + Dinner” are $70 museum members, $83 for students and youths, and $85 for nonmembers. Call 808-1182 to reserve your seat at the table. Next up is “Kingsley Inspirations,” an exhibition from April 9 through May 24 of artwork by regional high school artists inspired by the Crocker Art Museum’s permanent collection and recent exhibitions, sponsored by the Kingsley Art Club. A reception

will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 24. In the same vein, the “High School Self-Portrait Show” (on display from April 9 through May 24) will feature self-portraits of high school artists from all over the region, in collaboration with Chalk It Up! and Christian Brothers High School. A reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 24. For Art Mix this month, the great outdoors is calling. Don’t miss Art Mix “Sprung” from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, with live music by Arts & Leisure, a special guest DJ, mix-and-mingle games, beachinspired art-making stations, and plenty of urban gardening tips to keep that green thumb thumpin’. Happy hour is from 4 to 6 p.m. and drink specials are under $5 all night. Art Mix is free for museum members, $10 for nonmembers, and college students receive a $2 discount. Looking for a lush vocal experience that will have you singing Carrie Hennessey’s praises? Snag a ticket to the Classical Concert featuring Hennessey’s stunning soprano voice at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $6 for museum and Capital Public Radio members, $10 for students and youths, and $12 for nonmembers. PREVIEWS page 74

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Artistic Edge will feature works by Howard Stover, Reif Erickson and Jim Marxen. Shownn: “River” by Jim Marxen. 1880 Fulton Ave.; artisticedgeframing.com

Helen Jones Gallery presents the work of Spanish master, Jose Royo including original oil paintings and limited edition serigraphs. Shown: “Rosa Y Nacar” by Royo. 588 La Sierra Dr.; helenjonesgallery.com

Elliott Fouts Gallery presents new work of Kathrine Lemke-Waste this month. Shown: “Tulips and Dots,” a watercolor by Lemke-Waste. The show runs through May 1. 1831 P St.; efgallery.com

An exhibit of the work of painter Stephen Giannetti and the mixed-media work of Eleanor Wood will be at Jay Jay Art through May 23. Shown is a collage by Wood. 5520 Elvas Avenue; jayjayart.com A exhibition of new work by Craig N. Smith and Phyllis Hayes runs at SMUD Art Gallery until May 6. Shown: “Calla Lillies” by Hayes. SMUD Gallery is at 6301 S St.

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Space is limited, so call 808-1182 to reserve your spot. Just like all those baby birds you hear chirping in the spring breeze, dance works-in-progress will test their wings at “Hatch,” an informal evening of contemporary dance at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30. Now in its fourth year, “Hatch” is curated by Lorelei Bayne and features new and in-progress works by noted and emerging choreographers, including a special performance inspired by the Crocker exhibition of “The Nature of William S. Rice: Arts and Crafts Painter and Printmaker.” The performance is free for museum members, $8 for students and youths, and $10 for nonmembers. To reserve your tickets, call 808-1182. For information on all Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.

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lead participants on a scenic path featuring the “best of Sacramento” neighborhoods. For all of those competitive runners out there, you can even run two races with one pair of feet: the SACTOWN10 will also serve as the Pacific Association 10-Mile Championship, so you can compete for prize money from both the PA Championship and the SACTOWN10 race itself. So what are you waiting for? Get going! To register, go to sactown10.org The Capitol is at 10th Street between L and N streets.

KIDS ON THE VERGE Are you wondering how to keep the kiddos engaged once school is out for the summer? Get their creative juices flowing at Verge Center for the Arts’ Kids Summer Studio Camp, which offers sessions starting June 15 and 29. Registration is now open. Verge’s two-week art camps will introduce kids ages 10 to 13 to a variety of mediums and art-making processes, ranging from printmaking to textiles and a one-week art-making intensive. Session One will be held June 15-26 and feature an emphasis on clay. Session Two will be held on June 29 through July 10 and feature

Calling all runners! Strap on your sneakers and rev yourself up for a race on Sunday, April 12 at the fifth annual Credit Union SACTOWN10, a veritable panoply of races to benefit the UC Davis Children’s Hospital. Whether you’re a long-distance lover (the SACTOWN10 features both 10- and 5-mile races) or someone who just wants to have fun and do good (at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital Miracle Mile fun run and fitness walk), you can sweat the small stuff while contributing to the big stuff: All of the races benefit the Children’s Miracle Network of Hospitals statewide, which benefits the UC Davis Children’s Hospital here in Sacramento. The flat, fast course will start and finish in front of the picturesque Carrie Hennessey will be featured at the state Capitol and will

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an emphasis on environmental sculpture. To register for classes or for more information, call 448-2985, go to vergeart.com/learn/classes or email iulia@vergeart.com Verge Center for the Arts is at 625 S St.

virtuosic repertoire, as well as his effortless—nearly “bionic”— technique. Proceeds from the concert go to support future guitar virtuosos through the Sacramento Guitar Society’s community education, support and school outreach programs. For tickets and more information, go to sacramentoguitarsociety.org First United Methodist Church is at 2100 J St.

INTO OBLIVION What do you get when you cross two secular Brooklynites with a strong-willed, Christian teenager? Find out at Carly Mensch’s play “Oblivion,” playing now through April 19 for its West Coast premiere at the B Street Theatre. Über-hip parents Pam and Dixon have always prided themselves on their secular humanist approach to parenting, but when their 17-year-old daughter Julie decides to become a Christian, their open-mindedness is tested to the limit. Mensch’s wry play takes on Nietzsche, famed film critic Pauline Kael and the nature of belief in the 21st century. However, the playwright insists, it isn’t about the politics of religion. “It’s easy to reduce the play to being about the closed-mindedness of atheism,” Mensch explains. “But I think it’s more interesting to flip it and consider it a play about faith, in all forms. Faith in other people. Faith in ideas. Faith in God. Faith in family. All four characters are exploring different forms of faith, I think. And a few of those characters go through life-shattering moments where they lose or question their faith, and then somehow have to go on afterwards.” For tickets and more information, call 443-5300 or go to bstreettheatre. org The B Street Theatre is at 2711 B St.

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Get your kids' creative juices flowing at Verge Center for the Arts’ Kids Summer Studio Camp, which offers sessions starting June 15 and 29. Registration is now open.

SPRING STRINGS Don’t miss the final concert of the Sacramento Youth Symphony Premier Orchestra’s 2014-15 season coming up at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 at the Performing Arts Center at Sacramento City College. The program will include pieces by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Noël Gallon and Dmitri Shostakovich directed by SYS Artistic Director Michael Neumann, as well as a performance of “Crater Lake,” a piece commissioned by the SYS in 2013 and composed by Garret

GETTIN’ FISKY Wouldn’t you want to see a musician who has been described as having “bionic hands?” Don’t miss Eliot Fisk in concert for the Sacramento Guitar Society at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 12 at First United Methodist Church in Midtown. Classical guitarist Fisk is worldrenowned for his adventurous and

It is well known that art can transform lives, and that’s just what the Woodlake Artists Colony is hoping to do with its special art exhibition at Gallery 2110 this month. The Woodlake neighborhood is home to a talented troupe of artists who have made it their mission to use a portion of the sales from their sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographs to fund a neighborhood environmental beautification project called Woodlake Neighbors Creating Transparency. The focus of this fundraising mission is an undeveloped parcel of land at the entrance to Woodlake; the group intends to turn the barren mound of dirt into an inviting neighborhood green space. Meet the Woodlake artist-colonists at the VIP reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 or at the Second Saturday Art Walk from noon to 9 p.m. on April 11. For more information, call 476-5500 or go to gallery2110.com Gallery 2110 is at 1023 Del Paso Blvd.

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“The games offer the flavor of Scotland right in your backyard,” she said. “You don’t have to travel thousands of miles to get a taste of Scotland.” Back by popular demand are The Wicked Tinkers, who have a singalong way of getting the crowd up and dancing. The professional touring band plays a Tribal Celtic style with heart-pounding bagpipes and tribal drums. The festival begins at 9 a.m. each day at 1125 East St. in Woodland. Tickets are available online or at the gate. For more information, go to SacramentoScotGames.org

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Shatzer, directed by guest conductor Dr. Robert Halseth. And don’t let your ears have all the fun: Take a gander around you at the Performing Arts Center that Sac City recently renovated into a state-of-the-art facility. A joy for the eyes and ears! For tickets and more information, call 731-5777 or go to sacramentoyouthsymphony.org The Performing Arts Center at Sacramento City College is at 3835 Freeport Blvd.

COLOR WASH What do you get when you gather the talented members of the Watercolor Artists of Sacramento Horizons (also known as WASH Inc.) in one room? An exciting exhibition called “Awash With Color,” on display April 1-18 at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center in Carmichael. More than 100 watercolors from local members will share wall space

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and celebrate the beauty and wow factor of watercolor. Meet the artists at the Second Saturday reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 11, nosh on refreshments and cheer them on through an awards presentation judged by Kara Castro. For more information, go to sacfinearts.org The Sacramento Fine Arts Center is locted at 5330B Gibbons Drive in Carmichael.

SCOTTISH GAMES AND FESTIVAL Who isn’t up for a little haggis hurling? Or a caber toss while drum majors pound it out and fiddlers fiddle? If that doesn’t suit you, what about a game of kick-up-your-kilt tugof-war after an afternoon of whiskey tasting? It’s almost time for one of the world’s biggest festivals celebrating Scotland. The 139th Sacramento Valley Scottish Games and Festival is set for April 25-26 at the Yolo County

Fairgrounds in Woodland. Pin up your kilt, darn those socks, pick a pipe and get ready to see some of the world’s most impassioned Scottish culture enthusiasts who travel the globe to be here.

“The games offer the flavor of Scotland right in your backyard.” The annual event draws history lovers, performers and competitors from around the world for the two-day festival of games related to Scottish culture. You don’t have to be Scottish to watch the games unfold. Just grab a seat and root for your favorite piper or hurler or drummer as they compete in athletics, highland dance, piping, drumming, fiddling, harp and more, said Susan Scott, a longtime Scottish games lover from the Arden area.

Where can you find the cream of the region’s creative crop all in one place? Check out the CSUS Festival of the Arts, running April 8-12 both on the California State University, Sacramento, campus and around town. The five-day festival is chockfull of creative performances, exhibits, lectures and master classes showcasing the region’s creative and cultural excellence both inside and outside the classroom. Program highlights include U-Create! from 5 to 9 p.m. on April 9 (an off-campus street fair featuring student and faculty research projects in partnership with Verge Center for the Arts, Axis Gallery, Beatnik Studios, Insight Coffee Roasters and SactoMoFo); performances by Oakland-based “vertical dance” pioneers BANDALOOP on April 10 and 12; and Sunday Funday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 12, when students, staff, faculty, alumni and their families are invited to campus for a day of family events to experience the arts and the letters at CSUS. For more information, go to csus. edu/festival CSUS is at 6000 J St. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Please email items for consideration by the first of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n

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Thru April 12 Capital Stage 2215 J St. Sac 476-3116 CapStage.com After grad school, Catherine and Gwen chose polar paths. One built a career as a rock star academic, while the other built a home with a husband and children. Decades later, unfulfilled in polar opposite ways, each woman covets the other’s life, commencing a dangerous game of musical chairs.

March 28 - May 3 STC - Sacramento Theatre Company 1419 H St. Sac 443-6722 SacTheatre.org Set at the close of the American Civil War, April 2015 marks the sesquicentennial of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox as well as the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Both play strongly and both are commemorated into this story. “It was a gruesome part of our history, but it’s not just a play about slavery,” says director Buddy Butler. “I want audiences to not just look at the situation, but the individual characters. I want to explore those characters, their stories, and the family dynamics.” PREVIEWS begin Wed, March 25th

ONCE April 14 – April 19 Community Center Theater 1301 L St. Sac 557-1999 Once is a truly original Broadway experience, featuring an impressive ensemble of actor and musicians who play their own instruments on stage. It tells of the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights, but their unlikely connection turns to be deeper and more complex romance.

PROOF Thru April 19 Chautauqua Playhouse 5325 Engle Rd. Carmichael 489-7529 Catherine is the daughter of Robert, a brilliant mathematician. Catherine, a budding mathematician herself, must give up her schooling to take care of her father. A former student of her father’s comes to examine his papers, hoping to find valuable material in his notebooks, when a romance blossoms. He also finds a notebook that contains a very important mathematical discovery and the question of whose work is in the notebook is raised.

VAREKAI by Cirque Du Soleil April 9 – April 12 Sleep Train Arena 1 Sports Parkway Sac (800) 745-3000 Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world – a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai. The story begins as Icarus, a solitary young man, falls from the sky and lands in a lush, wondrous world called Varekai. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest – a kaleidoscopic world imbued with fantastical creatures – Icarus takes flight in an adventure both absurd and extraordinary.

THE CLEARNING April 4 – April 26 Ovation Stage at Wilkerson Theatre 1723 25th St. Sac 606-5050 OvationStage.com The Cleaning deals with a 17th century forerunner of “ethnic cleansing”. . . that period in Ireland when Cromwell planted the seeds of the troubles that still afflict the country today. This is a story of romance, passion and treachery.

33 VARIATIONS Thru April 11 Big Idea Theatre 1616 Del Paso Blvd. Sac 960-3036 BigIdeaTheatre.com Musicologist Katherine Brandt is fixated to determine the reason for Beethoven’s years-long obsession with writing variations on a pedestrian waltz by music publisher Anton Diabelli. Recently diagnosed with ALS, she is driven to finish her monograph on the then ailing composer. Moving harmoniously between past and present, intellectual and personal, these parallel stories of waning perfectionists explore the search for magnificence in the mundane and the transformative beauty of its discovery.

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conomists, business analysts, industry experts and not least of all diners have fallen under the spell of Chipotle. The quality of its ingredients matched with the speed of its delivery married to the affordability of its product, is the marvel of the food and food service realm. Many have claimed some new chain or another the “new Chipotle,” but none has cut through the edible noise that is the American restaurant scene to really make a splash. If I were forced to predict if any local establishments had the secret sauce to make it big, I’d put my money on Viet Ha Noodles & Grill. The new offshoot of Viet Ha Vietnamese & Chinese restaurant on Florin Road, Viet Ha Noodles & Grill takes up a small storefront at Broadway and 24th.

What looks like a simple graband-go Asian food establishment is actually a revolutionary concept. What looks like a simple graband-go Asian food establishment is actually a revolutionary concept. This isn’t a low-end takeout Chinese joint

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Stop in Viet Ha Noodles & Grill for a noodle box with chicken!

where greasy trays full of gloppy guck get passed off as traditional Chinese cuisine. This isn’t a teriyaki counter where dried processed chicken pieces get covered with syrupy sauce out of a jug and passed off as Japanese fare. This is fresh, plentiful, flavorful food served with elegant simplicity. Here’s the setup: Step 1, choose beef, pork, chicken or shrimp. Step 2, choose rice, noodles or bread. Step 3, wait three to five minutes. That’s it. You’re presented with a box of fresh rice or noodles topped with freshly grilled meats, served alongside a panoply of shatteringly crisp veggies. In the box are packaged garnishes—hot sauce, peanuts and a soy or fish sauce vinaigrette—that you can use at your discretion. Each

bite is rich with flavor, undeniably fresh and perfectly addictive. The third choice, bread, will get you a traditional banh mi sandwich with protein, veggies and dressing. You can’t go wrong with any of the choices, especially since they’re all under $10. When Viet Ha first opened late last year, I dropped by on a rainy afternoon for lunch. I returned the next night for dinner. I haven’t gone a week without visiting since. The simple setup, the simple menu, the simple ordering all make Viet Ha a welcome spot for a diner who’s short on time but refuses to sacrifice flavor. Don’t be surprised to if you find a Viet Ha Noodles & Grill opening soon in a neighborhood near you.

Viet Ha Noodles & Grill is at 2417 Braodway; phone; 391-9888; vietha.us If Viet Ha is new school (slick, minimal and fresh), June’s Cafe is definitely old school. A 10-chair counter and four tables make up the dining room. The menu takes up most of the kitchen wall. The recipes sound like something your mother would make if she were a second- or thirdgeneration Japanese-American. Loco moco, chicken katsu, weenie royale and other hearty, saucy, ricey dishes that come from generations of Japanese-American cooking (some of these recipes, unfortunately, were created out of necessity in World War II internment camps) fill the menu and fill the nostrils. This is not light

fare. This is not local-and-seasonal cooking. This is stick-to-your ribs stuff that matches meats, rice, sauce and spices. We’re not talking filet mingnon here, either. We’re talking teriyaki hot dogs and hamburger steak. We’re talking Spam and bacon. The eponymous June and her husband have owned the small V Street cafe for 24 years. They’ve cut back a bit on the hours in the last few years, opening the café Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you find yourself near 10th and V on a weekday afternoon, do yourself a favor and drop in for a taste of the past. June’s Cafe is at 921 V St.; 4472264 If Viet Ha is new school and June’s Cafe is old school, Wrap N’ Roll Sushi Burrito can be thought of as no school. First, let’s get some misconceptions out of the way. One, this is not a Mexican/Japanese fusion restaurant. Second, the sushi burritos are not

served in tortillas. Third, the sushi burritos do not come with salsa. A sushi “burrito” is actually just a modified hand roll shaped to look like a burrito. The burritos served at Wrap N’ Roll are filling, tasty and well priced. Each one—featuring fish, chicken or that old favorite, Spam— comes wrapped in a traditional seaweed wrapper (nori) with plenty of sauce, veg and rice to make a complete meal in your hand. Additional side dishes like Tokyo Fries and Volcano Nachos are good happy-hour foods and also easily affordable. The ambience is less than impressive, featuring bare tables, concrete floors and no serving ware made out of anything more durable than plastic. But Wrap N’ Roll is a perfect option for takeout: quick, casual, affordable and, as long as you’re not expecting high-grade sushi, quite tasty. Wrap N’ Roll Sushi Burrito is at 1801 L St.; 476-6731; wrapnrollsushiburrito.com n

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Biba Ristorante

2801 Capitol Ave. 455-2422 L D $$$ Full Bar Upscale Northern Italian

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1801 L St. 446-3757

L D $$ Wine/Beer A counter service restaurant with high-quality chicken, char-roasted beef, salmon, and entrée salads

Café Bernardo

2726 Capitol Ave. 443-1180 1431 R St. 930-9191

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Centro Cocina Mexicana

1230 20th St. 444-0307

Kasbah Lounge 2115 J St. 442-4388

D Full Bar $$ Middle Eastern cuisine in a Moroccan setting

Lucca Restaurant & Bar 1615 J St. 669-5300

L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Patio Mediterranean cuisine in a casual, chic atmosphere • Luccarestaurant.com

Mulvaney’s Building & Loan 1215 19th St. 441-6022

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Old Soul Co.

1716 L St. 443-7685

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2730 J St. 442-2552

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D $$ Full Bar Outdoor Patio California cuisine with an Italian touch • Paragarys.com

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B L D $-$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Fresh Mexican food served in an upscale, yet family-friendly setting • Ernestosmexicanfood.com

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1901 16th St. 441-5850

1217 18th St. 442-5858

L D $$$ Wine/Beer California cuisine served in a chic, upscale setting • 58degrees.com

Fox & Goose Public House 1001 R St. 443-8825

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer English Pub favorites in an historic setting • Foxandgoose.com

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Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693

L D $$ Full Bar Modern Italian/California cuisine with Asian inspirations • Harlows.com

Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

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2115 J St. 442-4353

2431 J St. 442-7690

L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio Housemade curries among their authentic Thai specialties Thaibasilrestaurant.com

The Coconut Midtown

2502 J Street 440-1088 Lunch Delivery M-F and Happy Hour 4-6

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The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Fine South of France and northern Italian cuisine in a chic neighborhood setting • waterboyrestaurant.com

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1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

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3649 J St. 455-7803

Les Baux

5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348

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3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233

Burr's Fountain 4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516

B L D $ Fountain-style diner serving burgers, sandwiches, soup and ice cream specialties

Cabana Winery & Bistro 5610 Elvas 476-5492

LD $$ Wine tasting and paired entrees. Sunday Brunch 10 - 2. • cabanawine.com

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5644 J St. 451-4000

L D Wine/Beer $ Fresh Greek cuisine in a chic, casual setting, counter service

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5530 H St. 452-8226

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3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888 L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar

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400 L St. 321-9522

L D $$ Full Bar American cooking in an historic atmosphere • foundationsacramento.com

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Hot City Pizza

1117 11th St. 447-8900

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1111 J St. 442-8200

Downtown & Vine

5642 J St. 731-8888

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2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

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Taylor's Kitchen

601 Munroe St. 486-4891

D $$$ Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested but walk-ins welcome.

Matteo's Pizza

2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154

Tower Café

1518 Broadway 441-0222

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Willie's Burgers

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806 L St. 442-7092

Il Fornaio

400 Capitol Mall 446-4100

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Grange

926 J Street • 492-4450

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5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

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Café Vinoteca

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1415 L St. 440-8888

Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar

3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331

Ettore’s

2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708

L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Japanese cuisine served in an upscale setting • Mikunisushi.com

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio European-style gourmet café with salads, soup, spit-roasted chicken, and desserts in a bistro setting • Ettores.com

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Jackson Dining

1530 J St. 447-2112

1022 Second St. 441-2211

L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com

1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300

L D $$ Wine/Beer Creative cuisine in a casual setting • Jacksoncateringevents.com

Jack’s Urban Eats

LAND PARK Casa Garden Restaurant 2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809

L D $$ • D with minimum diners call to inquire $$ Wine/Beer. American cuisine. Operated by volunteers to benefit Sacramento Children's Home. Small and large groups. casagardenrestaurant.org

Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com

2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225

L D $ Full Bar Made-to-order comfort food in a casual setting • Jacksurbaneats.com

The Kitchen

2225 Hurley Way 568-7171

D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com

La Rosa Blanca Taqueria 3032 Auburn Blvd. 484-0139 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104

L D Full Bar $$-$$ Fresh Mexican food served in a colorful family-friendly setting

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Leatherby’s Family Creamery

13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

2333 Arden Way 920-8382

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Upscale neighborhood steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com

L D $$ Full Bar Patio Vietnamese and Thai cuisine in a casual yet elegant setting

5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727

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The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way 488-47794

D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chineses food for 32 years • Dine in and take out

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2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000

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Ristorante Piatti

571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885

L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting • piatti.com

Sam's Hof Brau

2500 Watt 482-2175 L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com

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427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888

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