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MEISTER TERRACE HOME Conveniently located 3 bedroom home with hardwood Àoors, Anderson dual pane windows, ceiling fans and a whole house fan for the cooling summer breezes. Bonus/sunroom with ¿replace. Backyard space for entertaining and plenty of shade trees. Finished Tuff Shed! $449,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

EAST SACRAMENTO COTTAGE Cute....and rare! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, plus a 2-car garage! Large master bedroom opens to the backyard deck. Beautiful hardwood Àoors, updated kitchen, inside laundry, tankless water heater and dual pane windows make this home move-in ready. All this in a great location. $450,000 LEIGH RUTLEDGE 612-6911, BILL HAMBRICK 600-6528

REMODELED TAHOE PARK Wonderful 3 bedroom home remodeled for your enjoyment! Spacious kitchen perfect for entertaining, updated bath, hardwood Àoors, central heat and air conditioning, large backyard and special loft/playroom above the garage! Don’t miss this classic Tahoe Park home! $319,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

WALK TO TAHOE PARK 2 bedroom 2 bath home, loaded with special features ideal for comfortable living. Living room views private landscaped front yard. Spacious master bed and bath. Formal dining area. Inside laundry room with utility sink. Over-sized single car attached garage with storage. $249,000 RICHARD KITOWSKI 261-0811

QUALITY STYLE AND PERSONALITY This home is special. A small home but large in quality, style, character and personality. 2 bedrooms 2 baths, features include: crown molding, dual pane windows, tankless hot water heater, newer HVAC, newer electric, a high quality master bathroom, remodeled kitchen with Bosch range/oven. $424,500 RICHARD KITOWSKI 261-0811

TALLAC VILLAGE 3 bedrooms and 2 baths with 1897sf just steps to West Campus High School! Two separate living areas, new carpet and laminate Àooring. Roof replaced in 2008 with permits. Don’t miss the bonus storage room with pull-down stairs to huge attic with full standing height. $265,000 STEPHANIE GALLAGHER 342-2288

MARVELOUS OLDER HOME You’ll love the charm and character … from the curve of the ¿replace mantle to the coved ceiling and built-ins it will delight you the moment you walk in. 2 or 3 bedrooms 1½ baths, plantation shutters throughout, newer CH&A and original hard wood Àoors that could easily be re¿nished. $475,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 969-7379

SPACIOUS 42nd STREET Beautiful craftsman! 3 bedrooms 3 full baths, beautiful hardwood Àoors, charming front room ¿replace and formal dining room. Large, open kitchen/family room; stainless steel appliances, plenty of counter space. Family room built-ins and gas ¿replace Large master suite. Huge workshop. $849,777 BETH SHERMAN 800-4343

BRIDGEWAY TOWER PENTHOUSE Enjoy the best of downtown living! Completely remodeled with stunning kitchen and baths. 3rd bedroom now a formal dining room. Living, dining and bedrooms access the full length balcony, walls of glass for amazing southern views off the 15th Àoor. Walk to Kings Arena, restaurants, Capitol. $699,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 969-7379

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RICH CAZNEAUX CLASSIC BRICK TUDOR!

Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home affords the appeal of an idyllic brick Tudor. This 2,571 square foot home features elegantly traditional living and dining rooms. This home hosts an impressive master suite with sitting area, gas Àreplace, multiple closets, and a remodeled bathroom. Boasting an outdoor Àreplace and mature plantings, the backyard is ideal for entertaining! $1,265,000

TWO STORY CRAFTSMAN! It’s all in the details in this well appointed 4-5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2940 sq/ft cottage bungalow. The inviting Master Suite with sunroom/ofÀce opens to an outside patio that overlooks the backyard, while the master bath has a steam shower and his/her walk-in closets with custom built-ins. $1,225,000.

CLOSE TO MCKINLEY PARK! Lovely Tudor-style CHARMING EAST SAC HOME! home just steps from McKinley Park.This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom is very spacious with its large arched entryways leading into the dining room and living room. The updated kitchen has granite counters and Wolf appliances making this a cooking enthusiast’s dream come true. $719,950.

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You won’t believe the curb appeal of this beautiful East Sac home. With lots of original character, this 3 Bed/2 Bath, home boasts a full second story master suite and a spacious backyard for your family. Original Ànishes in the dining room lead you into a completely updated kitchen with SS appliances and a beautiful glass tile backsplash. $659,950

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Divided We Fall CAN DISCOURSE IN OUR PUBLIC SQUARE BE LESS TOXIC?

BY CECILY HASTINGS PUBLISHER’S DESK

n more than two decades of publishing, we’ve covered local issues facing our neighborhoods. Looking back, I’m saddened by what were, in many cases, bitter fights that left both sides of an issue hopelessly divided. Sometimes, large parts of the community took sides and joined the debate. Other times, small groups of loud voices took over and tried to give the impression that the public was in their camp. So my ears perked up when I heard author James Hoggan being interviewed about his new book, “I’m Right and You’re An Idiot.” The title is tongue-in-cheek, but the subtitle, “The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How To Clean It Up,” expresses the book’s real message. Hoggan, a Canadian, is a seasoned public relations consultant. He’s seen his craft change in recent years from one of persuasion to polarization. He calls these newer PR methods “attack dog” techniques. This is the age of the sound bite, fueled by faster and more frequent media cycles that now are on steroids with social media messaging.

Social media by design insures you rarely hear a disagreeing voice. This surely isn't a step forward for our republic, given that traditional journalism at its best seeks to provide contrary opinions. Viciousness is also rampant on Facebook, Twitter and Yelp, as well as in publications’ online comment sections, especially those that allow people to comment anonymously. My experience reflects what Hoggan says happens when one side is losing the argument or feels it’s outgunned. When someone can’t make intelligent argument, they often resort to name-calling and ad hominem attacks. Most local issues we’ve covered—or that I have been involved with personally—are complex and warrant deep discussion. Five years ago, my partner Lisa Schmidt and I decided to run McKinley Rose Garden and Clunie Community Center under a nonprofit model rather than see them closed by the city. We worked diligently to develop a detailed business plan that would work for us, the community and the city. Despite almost universal support in the neighborhood for our actions, criticism came from a couple of loud voices over social media before we could even explain our plans. We were accused of personally profiting from a “sweetheart” deal. That was laughable, as we have easily invested thousands of hours of our time as volunteers. And I’ve donated thousands of dollars of advertising from my business. A sweetheart deal for everybody … but us! Public discourse on land use decisions is probably the greatest source of strife in our neighborhoods

and communities. The most divisive ones in the past decade include Mercy General Hospital’s expansion, Curtis Park Village and, most recently, McKinley Village. The development of Golden 1 Center and the city’s controversial financing plan for it in partnership with the Sacramento Kings posed perhaps the biggest civic point of division in recent history. But dozens of smaller projects have had similar polarizing effects. Hoggan says that as public discourse has become less tolerant and coarser, the gentler art of persuasion has been lost. Rather than giving thoughtful and factual explanations of the issues, some people go into attack mode. If they can’t argue the facts, they offer personal insults instead. This develops out of what Hoggan calls “the advocacy trap.” Let’s say you care deeply about an issue and

speak out publicly. You inevitably start to get criticized. When this happens, it is easy to go from thinking your critics may be wrong to thinking they are wrongdoers or evil. At that point, it becomes intensely personal. My own example of this was during the debate over McKinley Village, a 300-plus home development near East Sacramento. When I refused to join the chorus vehemently against the project, an opponent came up to me at a public meeting and said I must be in favor of what was surely going to become a “ghetto.” I’ll never forget my shock and sadness that the debate had fallen to that level. Hoggan writes that the public mind is beleaguered due to today’s pace of change. When we are filled with fear, we aren’t in the best position to open up our minds. That also reflects what PUBLISHER page 14

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Voices Raised CHILDREN’S CHORUS RETURNS FROM TOUR OF THE BALTICS

enhances the SCC experience by distinguishing its singers as culturally aware and compassionate individuals. Our time with the chorus was fantastic.”

The group promotes development of the whole child by enhancing academic, cognitive, physical, social and emotional skills.

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n early July, the Sacramento Children’s Chorus Advanced Choir wrapped up its international tour. The group performed in local churches and large cathedrals in Finland and the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. River Park resident Ava Grefrath was among the touring singers. On her 14th birthday, she performed her first solo, singing the song “Stand in That River,” by contemporary American composer Moira Smiley, in St. Peter’s Church in Riga, Latvia. “Touring was so much fun. So much work, but so incredible, too. You get to spend two weeks bonding with a group of kids and sharing experiences,” says Ava. Her mom, Lynette, is equally enthusiastic about the experience. “Being part of the chorus has been an amazing opportunity for Ava,” she says. “You can see the self-confidence soar in these children. They are exposed to music and culture that most children never have an opportunity to experience, and they learn discipline as they collaborate to achieve the best possible product.

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Sacramento Children’s Chorus performed in St. Peter’s Cathedral in Riga, Latvia

Ava’s singing and performance skills have improved dramatically—and with them, her enjoyment.” To top it off, Lynette says, the optional touring experience “fosters cultural awareness and independence.” When the kids weren’t performing, “it was so much fun to wander the city streets,” Ava

says. “Finland and the Baltics are beautiful.” In Estonia’s Rakvere Castle, the group took sword-fighting and archery lessons and got a taste of what life was like in medieval times. According to MaryAnne Kelly, whose daughter Hannah Mae spent seven years with the chorus, “Touring creates lifelong memories and further

Sacramento Children’s Chorus brings choral music to the community’s youth, providing unique life experiences and opportunities for individual expression. The group promotes development of the whole child by enhancing academic, cognitive, physical, social and emotional skills. The chorus performs a wide range of music: classical, contemporary, folk, ragtime, jazz and show tunes. The chorus gives annual holiday performances and often sings during ceremonies at the Capitol. SCC is looking for fresh voices to swell its ranks. Auditions will be held this month by appointment only. Singers may join at any level of experience and will be guided through a program that allows them to develop and progress at their own pace. To schedule an audition, email at info@sacramentochildrenschorus.

org. To learn more, go to sacramentochildrenschorus.org.

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East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the neighborhood’s first-ever dining week Aug. 4-14. The promotion is designed to encourage people to visit local restaurants. “These programs are popular not only in our own downtown but in cities all over the country,” says program chair Edie Baker, who owns Chocolate Fish Coffee. Baker is also a chamber board member. “Our neighborhood restaurants and food and drink purveyors are offering specials designed to get neighbors out to enjoy,” says Baker. She notes that restaurant business tends to slow down in the summer, especially in August. The event will boost the local economy by giving people a reason to revisit their favorite places or try new ones. “Plus the ongoing water meter and road construction has slowed retail business in general this past year.” Participating restaurants will offer fixed-price three-course meals, appetizer specials, extended happy hours and free offers with purchase. At press time, Hawks Public House, Formoli’s Bistro, V. Miller Meats, OneSpeed and 33rd Street Bistro had signed up to participate. “But we anticipate more than a dozen special offerings in total,” says Baker. For more information, visit eastsacchamber.org. Postcards with all offerings are also available at participating locations.

On Sunday, Aug. 7, Fremont Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Free Swim Night and BBQ at Glenn Hall Pool in River Park. Hot dogs will be provided. Grab your suit and jump on in! The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Morgan Daily and Kyle Hagerty operate the East Sac Farm Stand. Photo courtesy of Tim Collom.

SUMMER CROP IN The East Sac Farms stand will be open this month on Tuesday, Aug. 2, and Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. Run by East Sac residents Morgan Daily and Kyle Hagerty, the biweekly produce cart features “small amounts of almost everything,” says Daily. “Our goal is not to make a profit but to connect with the community, reduce waste and encourage people to support local growers and buy what’s in season.” In August, Daily expects an abundance of tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, summer squash, herbs and figs. All

goods are free, although donations are accepted and will be put toward maintenance of the urban farm that Daily and Hagerty run in their backyard. People are welcome to bring their own excess produce to donate or trade. “We’d like this to be a sort of trading post for the community,” says Daily. While you’re there, take a tour of the garden and see how Daily and Hagerty have creatively used every inch of their backyard space. East Sac Farms is at 1058 56th St. Hours of operation are subject to change. To receive updates, follow urbanfarmstead on Instagram or

In April, Sacramento Regional Transit began developing a plan for service changes, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2017. The plan included reduction, realignment or discontinuation of bus routes and light rail service in order to save $1 million and address a budget deficit. Bus route 34, which services much of East Sacramento, was scheduled for discontinuation, to the distress of many residents who rely on RT as their sole source of transportation. After a barrage of customer appeals, RT was able to identify a new potential funding source, as well as decrease its operating budget by $2 million, partially through the reduction of 20 administrative employee positions. As a result, the planned major service cuts have been shelved, at least for the coming year. For more information, contact RT’s customer outreach representative Alane Masui at 556-0121.

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SCHOOL SCHEDULE CHANGES Students at neighborhood schools will see a change in their daily schedules beginning in September. Sacramento City Unified School District and Sacramento City Teachers Association have reached an agreement that includes a provision allowing teachers dedicated weekly group planning time. Teachers and staff will meet every Thursday to develop plans to improve student achievement. As a result, bell schedules at SCUSD schools will be adjusted so that on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, students will remain in school approximately 12 minutes longer, while on Thursdays they will be released approximately 48 minutes earlier than usual. Parents are encouraged to begin planning now to accommodate for this adjustment in schedules. “These weekly planning sessions are vital to helping our schools

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maximize their full potential to teach and support students,” says Superintendent Jose Banda. “Teachers will be better supported, too, and students will benefit from this collaborative approach to learning.” Updates and finalized details will be posted on individual school websites as they become available. School starts Sept. 1.

FIRST FRIDAY IN OAK PARK In another Sacramento-boosting, community-gathering event from creative dynamos Unseen Heroes, First Friday in Oak Park will take place Friday, Aug. 5. First Friday is a night dedicated to experiencing the neighborhood businesses along the Broadway corridor. Many stores will keep their doors open late, offering entertainment, art, food and drink, raffles and retail discounts. Spend the evening taking a walking tour of all that the neighborhood has to offer. EAST SAC LIFE page 17

PUBLISHER FROM page 11 I’ve seen watching many folks who oppose development. They often try to stir up fears of what can go wrong. Sometimes the sound bite takes over, and people react with emotion rather than logic. My point isn’t that the opposition isn’t at times right about negative effects. Rather, I’m concerned about the techniques used to polarize the debate.

Robust debate is necessary in a free society. But when a debate is won, hatred should not follow. Social scientists say that humans are designed by evolution to divide up into teams, then fight with other

teams. This type of tribalism can blind us to the truth. Robust debate is necessary in a free society. But when a debate is won, hatred should not follow. Hoggan’s book offers suggestions on how to improve the quality of debate in the public square. When you are being criticized, maintain your dignity. Try to respect other people and their positions. That’s just basic good manners. But the best thought comes from a Zen Buddhist monk who once said about disagreement: “Speak the truth, but not to punish.” With strife and division at every level of discourse from world affairs to our own families, we can best make change by starting with ourselves. Correction: In last month's column I referred to Washington Elementary School as the Midtown's only public elementary school. I failed to note that William Land Elementary School is at 12th and V streets. n

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 14 Sample events include live music at Broadway Coffee, live jazz at Arthur Henry’s, extended hours at The Plant Foundry, live coffee roasting at Naked Coffee, and art shows at The Brickhouse, Oak Park Brewing, Vibe and Old Soul. Festivities kick off as early as 3 p.m. and run as late as midnight. Check each location for specific timing and follow Unseen Heroes on Facebook for updates.

NEW LOOK FOR COMPTON’S Compton’s Market will get a fresh look this fall. The store, owned and operated by the Compton family for nearly five decades, was sold in 2009 to Sunil and Premjit Hans. They plan to add 4,000 square feet to the store. The renovation will include a full-service gourmet deli, a butcher, a bakery and a coffee shop, as well as an indoor seating area, Friday wine tastings and a selection of beers on tap. With the completion of the expansion, Compton’s will also offer catering services. Produce manager Naomi Selders, who has worked to improve and expand the store’s organic offerings, speaks proudly of the store’s dedication to supporting local suppliers and providing highquality customer service. “We always welcome comments and suggestions,” says Selders. “We hope neighbors

will come in and see what we have to offer.” Construction is scheduled for completion in early November. The store will remain open seven days a week throughout the construction process. Compton’s is at 4065 McKinley Blvd.

PRESERVATION ROUNDTABLE TO MEET Preservation Sacramento will hold its quarterly roundtable meeting on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, located at 1430 J St. The roundtables are open to the public. Nonmembers are encouraged to attend to learn more about the organization and about historic preservation and city planning issues. To receive meeting notifications, go to preservationsacramento.org. While you’re there, purchase your tickets for the group’s annual Historic Home Tour, coming up Sept. 11. This year’s tour will feature the Elmhurst neighborhood. Look for more details in next month’s paper.

ROSE GARDEN PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS Friends of East Sacramento announced the winners of its annual photography contest focused on images of McKinley Rose Garden. The winners are Jenn Bowles, Ken Stites, Rose Cabral, Shay Pang,

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Quincy Gonzales, Dave Puketza, Jaeme Poncin, Marcella Egan, Dale Soriano and Elizabeth Scott. Pang and Gonzales each had two winning entries. The winning photographs are published in this issue of Inside East Sacramento, and they will be displayed in Clunie Community Center.

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against hiring Shirey, and for months, the mayor refused to meet with the new city manager. But the chill gradually thawed. Shirey’s patience and maturity prevailed. The mayor and city manager worked well together on the biggest project during their tenure, the new arena.

bout seven years ago, the current occupant of Sacramento mayor’s office, Kevin Johnson, decided his desk was too low. To make the mayor happy, city staff designed and built a wooden frame that was wedged beneath the desk to raise its height about 4 inches. Darrell Steinberg will presumably want the elevated mayoral desk restored to its original height when he takes over in December. And Steinberg will need new art to cover wall spaces filled with pictures of Johnson conversing with presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. But beyond such trivial matters as desk height and vanity photos, Steinberg will settle into a job that could be at once underwhelming and maddeningly elusive to the former leader of the California State Senate. In many ways, the new assignment will be vastly more simplified than Steinberg’s previous job, where he was supposed to keep watch over 39 fellow senators and work with the governor and Assembly leadership to approve and set policy for a state budget of about $120 billion. The city’s budget runs below $1 billion, making it a mere appetizer in the dinner house formerly ruled over by the new mayor. While Steinberg may be overqualified for the task, he will likely discover significant frustrations with the city’s provincial menu. Chief among his obstacles is the strict limit on his authority. Beyond his willingness to pound the table, the mayor has no extraordinary authority under the city charter. He has one vote, same as his eight city council brethren.

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His leadership will be essential in dealing with public safety challenges.

Boundless executive power was Johnson’s dream, but that dream was crushed by voters in 2014. Steinberg remembers that outcome, and he’s not in denial. He knows he must respect the voters’ decision to let the city operate under a system led by a professional, unelected manager: the city manager. And here is where Steinberg’s frustrations begin. This summer, the city council has been busy with

the process of hiring a new city manager to replace John Shirey, who is retiring. The new mayor will not be part of the process, at least officially, and will inherit whomever the council hires. Steinberg has complained about the timing of the process, but the city council has so far chosen to move ahead without the mayor-elect’s formal participation. Not that his participation means much. Johnson was the lone vote

Steinberg won’t be building any arenas, but he faces a project almost as big and possibly more risky to the city’s long-term financial stability: the Sacramento Convention Center expansion and retrofit of the Community Center Theater. The combined task of tearing out walls and replacing floors at the east end of K Street Mall will exhaust the city’s bonding capacity and add more than $200 million in debt for future generations. And unlike the arena, where the city is partnered with the Kings, any cost overruns at the convention center and theater will be absorbed by taxpayers. At Golden 1 Center, premium upgrades are on the Kings. Without direct power, Steinberg’s success will be based on his persuasive skills. His leadership will be essential in dealing with public safety challenges. Police and fire STEINBERG page 25

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hen the inevitable media stories are published on the legacy of Kevin Johnson’s eight-year reign as mayor, most will cite his successful efforts to save the Kings and build Golden 1 Center as among of his greatest achievements. While he showed tremendous skill in organizing an investment group to buy the Kings and convincing skeptical NBA owners to keep the team in Sacramento, I don’t know if I’d characterize an arena built at a cost of nearly a third of a billion dollars of city taxpayer money, all of it borrowed without voter consent, a crowning achievement. And the jury is still very much out on how much the new arena will snarl I-5 and downtown traffic on event days.

A RESHAPED COUNCIL I’d argue that another, less celebrated mayoral achievement deserves higher billing: his reshaping of the city council into a more functional, cohesive body and making the annual city budget process more inclusive and democratic. With the council enjoying a sustained period of relative peace these days, some may have forgotten the days of

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council warfare that marked much of Johnson’s first term of office, when city hall intrigue was the order of the day, with epic fights over meaty issues like redistricting and his strongmayor proposals. With turnovers in several council seats and the election of a number of Johnson-backed council candidates, those combative days are long gone. Council debates today are marked by civil, respectful exchanges of opinion with no bloodletting. Johnson deserves a lot of credit for wielding his gavel at council meetings with solicitude for both council colleagues and members of the public alike. While the mayor was almost habitually on the losing end of contested council votes in his first

term, Johnson’s second term finds him at the helm of a strong coalition consisting of councilmembers Jay Schenirer, Allen Warren, Rick Jennings and Larry Carr. His coalition has never seriously wavered in its support of his positions. While his council allies are instinctually deferential to his positions, Johnson, befitting the adroit leader he’s become, is sensitive to the individual views of his coalition members and gives them passes when their conscience or district concerns impel them to cast the occasional dissenting vote. Mayor-elect Darrell Steinberg will start his term in an even stronger position: Every member of the current council endorsed him over

councilmember Angelique Ashby for mayor in the June election. How long such comity will last is, of course, anyone’s guess.

A NEW BUDGET PROCESS Johnson used his new political power to entirely upend the city’s annual budget process. Under the old system, city manager John Shirey originated the budget and councilmembers merely reacted to it. Given Shirey’s and his finance staff’s mastery of budget detail and the council’s dependency on Shirey for numbers, councilmembers were left CITY HALL page 24

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law office of brian d.wyatt ,PC CITY HALL FROM page 22 arguing over budgetary table scraps. The city budget was truly the city manager’s budget. No longer. Under changes pressed by Johnson, the council now has its own budget analyst, John Silva, who peers over the shoulders of Shirey and city finance director Leyne Milstein as they prepare the annual budget. Johnson also won council support to retask the stodgy old audit committee, changing it into a “budget and audit committee” that serves as the incubator for the mayor’s budget priorities each year. The mayor also has initiated public outreach efforts on the budget: public opinion surveys, four public budget forums and an annual conference of community leaders to discuss budget priorities. The public process takes several months and culminates in a councilapproved memorandum that directs the city manager on what the next budget should include. The city charter still puts the city manager in full charge of producing the budget, so the council’s budget memo has

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no legal force or effect. But the implication of the memo is that if the city manager doesn’t toe the line and adopt the council’s budget priorities, he may soon find himself looking for a new job. (It takes six votes of the nine-member council to remove a city manager.) City hall rumors have had Shirey’s head on the chopping block several times over years, but he’s a survivor and savvy enough to do what the council asks of him. In the past two budget cycles, Shirey has included about 95 percent of the council’s requests in his city budgets. I personally think he holds back on the final 5 percent just to show the council that he’s still, at least theoretically, in charge of the budget. Steinberg will likely employ the same budgetary process, hopefully with even greater public outreach.

BETTER OR WORSE? On the one hand, the budget process is much more inclusive and more responsive to public or political inputs than the old city manager-centric budget process.

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Budget requests from individual councilmembers, many of which stand to benefit their districts, are much more likely to get funded under the new system since the mayor tries to secure unanimous council support for his budget memos. The public outreach piece is still underdeveloped, and substantive public input into the budget is pretty skimpy. With greater public awareness of the process and stronger engagement by neighborhood groups, however, that could—and should—change. The big winner in the new budget process is Johnson, who has used it to push through numerous new programs and projects, with no more than cursory review by the budget committee, the city council, city staff, media or the public. In last year’s budget, the mayor pushed through almost 20 city programs and projects with the new process. This year, he won approval of almost 25 new projects and programs. New programs launched by the city manager tend to be thoroughly vetted before they’re brought to the council for approval and funding. A number

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of the mayor’s initiatives, on the other hand, are creations of his own much more limited staff, which raises questions about whether they’re well conceived or will be properly executed. This is a particular concern given Johnson’s reputation for being quick to launch numerous policy initiatives and programs through his affiliated nonprofits, few of which bear much fruit. Johnson’s reliance on his own staff (including the Mayor’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation) for such initiatives is likely a reflection of his belief that his office would be quicker and more nimble in implementing programs than city bureaucrats, particularly initiatives aimed at stoking economic development, the focus of several mayoral projects. And he’s probably right. But the potential problem with that thinking is that Johnson’s greatest strength is in defining a leadership vision for the city, not necessarily in implementing that vision.

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STEINBERG FROM page 20 services swallow 57 percent of the city’s general fund budget. Both have diversity and pay issues.

Steinberg was endorsed by neither the fire nor police unions. The fire service, which basically operates on a 1950s-era model, has been a moving target for a half-dozen city managers, all of whom sought organizational overhauls to reflect the agency’s modern function as primarily an ambulance company. Led by a powerful union, the fire service has resisted disruption. On the police side, the agency has ongoing challenges with recruitment and retention. Sacramento has too

many cops who don’t look like the people they police, and too many who quickly defect to other communities. Steinberg was endorsed by neither the fire nor police unions. He proved he didn’t need their money or doorknocking support to coast to an easy victory in June. Now he has the rare ability to support a city manager who can shake the cloistered fraternity of public safety without catering to special interests. But Steinberg still has just one vote. Attention to homelessness was prominent in Steinberg’s campaign. No doubt he will devote considerable energy toward finding roofs and counseling for the city’s roughsleeping population. But the financial risks raised by the convention center expansion and organizational challenges with public safety will rise higher on the mayor’s newly lowered desk. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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CITY HALL FROM page 24 Perhaps the most significant consequence of the new budget process is higher overall city spending. By horse trading mayoral support of councilmembers’ budget requests for their support of the mayor’s more grandiose (and expensive) citywide programs and projects, the city will end up spending more money under the new budget regime than it would have under a Shirey-directed budget. Shirey, a career city manager, and Milstein, a career city budget director, are instinctually more fiscally prudent than either the mayor or councilmembers as a general rule. Shirey and Milstein are more cognizant of the growing impact of rapidly rising CalPERS pension contributions, which are expected to increase 50 percent over the next five years (from $62 million to $94 million), as well as the impact of the March 2019 expiration of the Measure U half-percent sales tax hike ($51 million), which collectively represent a “fiscal cliff” the city will be face in just a few years. To spend money lavishly on new programs in the face of the looming fiscal cliff is pretty dangerous. The mayor, on the other hand, is into launching legacy projects to implement his vision of “Sacramento 3.0,” almost all of which cost money. Councilmembers are naturally inclined to seek funding for the omnipresent needs of their districts. Meanwhile, the council has been busy trying to lock up future revenue streams into funding for favored programs. The council has already committed the growing annual “dividend” generated by the end of redevelopment to seed the city’s Innovation and Growth Fund, rather than allowing the millions that redevelopment’s demise will free up to flow into the general fund like all other property tax revenues do. (Redevelopment was, first and foremost, a diversion of property tax revenues from the general funds of local governments to various redevelopment projects).

A council majority recently sought city voter approval to divert tax revenues on marijuana cultivation away from the general fund to fund youth programs, with 70 percent of the funding slated to go to politically connected nonprofit organizations. When the measure narrowly failed to garner the two-thirds majority vote needed for passage in June, council backers of the measure quickly came up with an alternative plan: to divert marijuana tax money to a newly formed Department of Youth Services. Under the new plan, the council would be able to cut funding for the new department if the city runs short of money. While the mayor is proud of having restored the city’s budget reserve from a low of 2.7 percent of the general fund budget to almost 10 percent (amounting to a $39 million reserve against a $400 million general fund budget), the fact is that the city maintained a reserve of $110 million before the onset of the last recession. That $39 million would melt away fairly quickly in the face of another recession, as general fund revenues would fall and city costs, driven by multiyear labor contracts as well as pension and healthcare costs, would continue to climb. The city’s previous $110 million reserve was spent down to $10 million in the first few years of the recession before the city council woke up to the city’s need to dramatically slash its labor costs. While the city has managed to squirrel away some more cash, it has dropped the ball on reining in its growing $363 liability for retiree health care costs. Last year, the council held workshops that included serious discussions of responsible strategies for reducing this liability and the heavy burden it will have on the city’s general fund in future years. The problem is that the city has been accruing obligations to pay about $30 million in retiree health care costs each year, but is funding only about $10 million for benefits paid to current retirees, plus putting a nominal $1 million annually into a reserve, creating an annual unfunded deficit of about $20 million. Instead of reining in eligibility for the benefit or

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trimming it, the city council blinked. It adopted a policy asking city employees to contribute toward the benefit (which is good) and claimed that it would fund a phase-out of the annual $20 million annual deficit over the next 10 years (by which time the unfunded liability will likely exceed $500 million), then paying off the entire unfunded liability over the following 20 years. So how much additional funding is the city council actually contributing this year to kick off its ultra-long-range “funding” plan for retiree health care liabilities? Not a dime. The bottom line is that city government, under Johnson, is in the midst of the largest, most aggressive expansion of its functions and programs in modern city history, just as it’s hurtling, almost mindlessly, toward an $83 million fiscal cliff. The city is already anticipating that it will slip into a pattern of deficit spending starting next year, even before it faces the fiscal cliff in 2019. What’s more, the city’s five-year fiscal projections assume, again mindlessly, that our aging 9-year-old economic

recovery will not be sidetracked by a recession and that the city council won’t approve salary hikes for any city employees as city labor contracts expire over the next two years. Who believes that kind of fairy tale? Meanwhile, Sacramento remains grossly underpoliced for a city of its size, and the city’s violent crime rate increased 25 percent last year over the previous year. Under Johnson’s plan of hiring 15 additional officers per year, Sacramento will reach the nationally recognized benchmark of two officers per 1,000 residents in 20 years. Given the increase in violent crime, that’s not nearly good enough. Author’s note: In a future column, I’ll be reporting on the head-shaking new role the city has assumed in this year’s budget: venture capitalist. 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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Sobon. “Without an arts lead, there’s typically no arts education in that VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT school. Most of these schools don’t even offer the art classes kids need to eing creative fills you up,” apply to the UC or CSU system, which says Ingrid Foster. “Getting to means we can’t keep them in state for participate in the arts reminds college.” you how it feels to be a child.” Holben, Foster and Sobon serve Local residents will get to on the board of Friends of the release their inner child at Art Arts Commission, an organization Jam, a party on Aug. 27 that will that supports the Sacramento include interactive art, pop-up art Metropolitan Arts Commission. The installations, food, music and dance. board created Art Jam to involve Art Jam will be held toward the donors in new and exciting ways. end of Sacramento Mural Festival, “Usually at fundraisers, you just a weeklong arts event designed to sit still, have a standard chicken “activate” the alleys around town. dinner, maybe bid at an auction, but Proceeds from the party will go it doesn’t really involve you,” says toward hiring art administrative Foster, who came up with the idea staffers—aka “art leads”—at local for Art Jam after attending a similar public schools. event in Napa. “I was excited that I “Of the 13 school districts in went to an event and actually got to Sacramento, only five have an arts lead,” explains Cheryl Holben, who co- do something. When you get handschaired Art Jam with Foster last year on, it brings out your playfulness, which is not only more interesting. and co-chairs this year’s inaugural festival with charity auctioneer David It’s a direct reminder of why we’re raising money for arts education.”

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Art Jam’s first year was a big success: More than 400 people attended. So it seemed natural to build upon its momentum by planning it to coincide with the mural festival. “The festival was a concept I thought of two years ago,” says Sobon, who runs DSA Events, a benefit auction and event company. “I live in Midtown, and my wife and I like to walk our dog all over the Grid. I got this wild hair to change our focus and walk the alleys instead. Some of the alleys are developed, some of them are still dirt, but I noticed that there was art and graffiti in some of them. I thought it would be cool to ‘activate’ the alleys and make them more of a destination.” Sobon brought his idea to Shelly Willis, executive director of SMAC and the Art in Public Places program. SMAC put out feelers to see if businesses in and near the alleys would be interested in participating in an event in which artists from all over

the world would grace the outdoor walls with murals. “The interest from the business owners has actually been a little overwhelming,” Sobon says. “We’ve had great buildings all over the place coming out of the woodwork to participate, so we’ve decided that every year we’ll have a focus on a specific area.” This year’s focus is Jazz Alley, the alley between J and K streets. After the festival, the murals will remain. There will be trolley tours of the alleys, serving as an educational tool for visitors and residents and a reminder of the significant impact public art can have on a community. “I’ve seen a little of what’s coming. It’s really going to be world class,” Foster says. Art Jam will be held Saturday, Aug. 27, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at 2015 L St. Tickets are $100 per person, $175 for two. For more information, go to sacramentomuralfestival.com n

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A Know Body NEPHESH FOUNDER EMBRACES THE ART OF HEALTH, HEALING

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Langstroth encourages this love of shared knowledge in her instructors as well. Pilates has brought Langstroth an amazing amount of satisfaction over the past several decades. The former ballet dancer came to the practice after getting injured in a car accident. She was delighted to discover that the exercises she has been doing for years as part of her dance training were in fact Pilates moves. “I was introduced to the Pilates apparatus while in rehabilitation,” Langstroth recalls. “As we went

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through the exercises, I said, ‘These are just the ballet exercises I did growing up.’ I realized I’d really been practicing Pilates all along.” After meeting local physical therapist Brent Anderson, the founder of one of the country’s leading Pilates and physical therapy schools who is now based in Florida, Langstroth decided to delve into the history of the practice that was giving her significant relief from both her immediate injury and a lifetime of back problems from having, as she puts it, “the worst spine.” Anderson encouraged her to try as many methods as she could to find out what fit her best, and in doing so, Langstroth found her calling.

“I discovered that this is where my heart has always been,” she says. That inspired her to learn as much as possible about this lifechanging wellness regime. Langstroth got certified in the Body Arts and Science International Pilates method and became a second-generation Master Pilates instructor under the tutelage of Lolita San Miguel, a firstgeneration Pilates proponent who was trained by Joseph Pilates himself. Langstroth didn’t open her own practice overnight. After all, she was busy helping her husband in his booming chiropractic business and raising three kids. (“I was one of those busy people,” she says matter-

of-factly.) Once all three offspring were off at college, Langstroth made her move. “I opened my one-woman show in my husband’s chiropractic building in 2008,” Langstroth says. “Within a year, I had four teachers wanting to work with me, and now we have nine instructors and a full-fledged studio. It’s a monster now!” But Langstroth is not complaining. In fact, she thrives on the close-knit community created in Sacramento and in the studio with her favorite type of people: teachers. “When I lived in Alaska for seven years in my 20s, some of my best friends were teachers of one kind or

another,” says Langstroth, who was born in San Francisco but grew up in Sacramento. “Teachers are teachers, it doesn’t matter what subject. You could be teaching math or intelligent movement. What matters is that you love to impart knowledge to others. That’s why I’m a teacher, not a trainer.”

“The key is to have fun while getting stronger.” Langstroth encourages this love of shared knowledge in her instructors as well. “My goal is to elevate every single teacher in my studio to a similar level to bring uniformity of teaching,” she says. “Unless you try to do something beyond what you’ve mastered, you’ll never grow, so it’s important that you’re always evolving. And my teachers are such bright, vibrant women, they bring such joy to

Nephesh. I firmly believe that happy teachers make a great environment. “It’s exciting to learn when your teacher is excited.” But lest you think that excitement is reserved for only the most bendy, fit former dancers among us, Langstroth insists that that couldn’t be further from the truth. “Many times, by the time a person has arrived at a Pilates studio, they’re wounded,” she says. “Mostly physically, but sometimes emotionally. It’s all valid and important. I’ve trained my teachers so that we can work with just about any body, whether it’s recovering from an injury, rediscovering strength and well-being or recapturing health. The key is to have fun while getting stronger.” Surely Joseph Pilates would agree. Ready to feel your best? Check out Nephesh Pilates and Rehabiliation at 2020 Hurley Way, Suite 310; call 2207534; or go to nepheshwellness.com. Contact Jessica Laskey at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n

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s long as there have been walls, people have decorated them with murals. Now, Sacramento will get a healthy dose of this form of art with Sacramento Mural Festival. During the weeklong festival (Aug. 20-27), local and international artists will create murals on J and K streets, largely centered on Jazz Alley. It’s a unique opportunity for the public to witness murals being made. The festival will conclude on Aug. 27 with Art Jam 2016, an interactive party held in an industrial warehouse in Midtown. Proceeds will help support arts education in local public schools. Guiding the project is David Sobon, founder and co-chair of Sacramento Mural Festival, which is produced by Friends of the Arts Commission, a nonprofit that supports Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and is a proponent of arts education. Coordinating the mural work and selection of muralists is Beau LeBasse of LeBasse Projects, an international arts consultancy that partners with artists and clients to develop largescale experiential exhibitions and ideas. He specializes in public art and has done similar weeklong large mural projects around the world.

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Walking around Midtown and downtown offers residents and visitors a chance to discover colroful artwork

“We are looking to activate public places,” says LeBasse. “We can reinvigorate alleys and side streets with world-class art from world-class artists. We want to capture the local vibe, voice and culture of Midtown and downtown.” Most of the muralists are nationally and internationally renowned artists. To complete their murals within a week, each muralist will have a team of helpers, including local artists, working day and night. The assistants learn from working with more established muralists. “Assistants can shine,” says LeBasse. “We had an assistant helping with a project in the Philippines. He learned lessons and how to move forward and soon found himself as a lead muralist in New York. It’s amazing stuff.” The international muralists get to showcase their talents while turning

eyesores into beautiful art. “When you take space and add art, it becomes activated as a place for people,” says Sobon, who is involved in Sacramento arts, nonprofits and Midtown activities. “Buildings become known for their art. They are landmarks and attract business, restaurants and customers. Developers get it. It immediately adds value to any development.” Sacramento has many murals already. Some have been around a long time. “It’s a very old art form,” says Shelly Willis, executive director of Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and director of Friends of the Arts Commission. “Sacramento has always had a trend to support murals. You can see that by all the murals that have popped up over the years.”

Willis, who directs Sacramento’s Art in Public Places program, is excited about the Sacramento Mural Festival and what it means for the community. “This is going to be really interesting. It’s like a performance, as muralists need to complete their work in a concentrated time,” she says. “The public can witness the art being created. It will reveal the artistic process. There will be different styles and techniques, and that’s exciting.” Willis also thinks the festival will help draw attention to the need for arts education and more art in schools. The Art Jam party, now in its second year, will raise money for the arts-in-education program.

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The Final Word? GRAND JURY WEIGHS IN WITH REPORT ON LEVEE ACCESS

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ere’s good news for residents eager to see Sacramento complete its promise of a continuous riverfront parkway from Freeport to Folsom—a parkway currently blocked by nine private cross-levee fences. The Sacramento County Grand Jury wrapped up its 2015-2016 session this summer, and its report includes a chapter on Sacramento River levee access that will not please city and state officials and some people who own homes along the levee. Essentially, the new grand jury report dissects and dismantles public policies that have allowed a small number of homeowners along the river in Greenhaven, Pocket and Little Pocket to fence off large portions of the levee and create private play lands for themselves. The practice of fencing off river levee sections for private merriment has been going on for decades, lubricated by lazy and indifferent public officials who haven’t been willing to stand up for the common taxpayers who fund levee safety, recreation and maintenance. And even when our public authorities have been willing to stand up (Sacramento City Councilmember Rick Jennings comes to mind), they have been cautious and tentative, as if creeping around a rattlesnake on a gravel path. Now the grand jury has provided a guidebook that shows politicians and bureaucrats how to defang a rattlesnake.

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The Sacramento County Grand Jury includes a chapter on Sacramento River levee access in its report

The jury’s report, called “Access Denied,” takes aim at the argument made by riverfront homeowners that they somehow own and control access rights to the river levee parkway. In fact, they control and own no such thing. They have enjoyed free run for three decades by yelling loudly and scaring people, including public officials. As previous Inside columns have established, the state, during the past century, acquired comprehensive levee easements on the Sacramento River. The easements grant the state access and control over the levee. Riverfront homeowners can’t build

fences or plant petunias on the levee without state permission. And that permission can be revoked at any time. The easements are highly inconvenient for levee homeowners. The grand jury report zeroed in on these documents, revealing details ignored by other public officials. The report says the state has “the authority to deny any application for a proposed fence that interferes with their ability to maintain the levee. In addition, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board acquired right-ofway easements along the top of the Sacramento River levee. Moreover,

the City’s zoning and building codes provide the authority to require the removal of noncompliant fencing materials.” Next, the grand jury examines the disconnect between the city’s advocacy of public access to the river and its practice of negotiating with levee homeowners for recreational easements. Currently, the city is working its way along the river, paying property owners tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars for unnecessary recreational easements. I’ve had city officials privately admit the payoffs are blood money, given to litigious homeowners

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Getting to the Arena PARKING A PAINFUL ISSUE IN THE MARRIAGE OF CITY AND KINGS

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n the catalog of municipal marriages, it would be difficult to find a better example of longsuffering compatibility than the union between the Kings and the city of Sacramento. There have been countless bruises in the relationship, but the discord was soon forgotten. Things never progressed toward long-term estrangement, much less separation and divorce. Ever since the Kings were purchased by a group of Sacramento real estate developers in 1983, the Sacramento City Council has been a faithful defender of the basketball team, lending moral and financial support whenever called upon and showing deference to Kings personnel during moments of City Hall drama over land use and loans. Kings ownerships, executives and players have come and gone. Council members have been voted into and out of City Hall. But the marriage endures. In 33 years, there has never been a negative vote by the city council over the Kings. Most of the positive

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votes have been unanimous. Even the Maloof family, which as team owner assumed the role of philandering husband to the city council’s status as long-suffering wife, failed to motivate City Hall to summon the divorce lawyers. And today, it’s fair to say, the marriage is stronger than ever. For the past two years, the city manager’s office has assigned personnel, led by planner Desmond Parrington, to work full time alongside Kings ownership and staff

on the arena. Together they sort out problems and address complications, like a band of brothers. The city will own the new building and the Kings will operate it. Both will share the challenge of paying the mortgage for 35 years. But there’s one corner of the relationship that will show severe strain once the arena opens for business in October. The potential conflict involves public access— specifically, how sports fans and concertgoers arrive and park near the building.

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Presumably, these suburbanites have limited affection for light rail and city buses. The council, while impressed with Tuckerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enthusiasm, immediately began to question the staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priorities. All but dismissing the new parking app, the council wondered how public transit would fit into the arena rollout. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is there an app to increase ridership, maybe so we get to the point where RT is more effective and efficient?â&#x20AC;? Councilmember Eric Guerra asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to take a step back and think about how we enhance other modes of transportation.â&#x20AC;?

The parking nexus of the Kings, their fans and the city of Sacramento will be the most emotional aspect of the new buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut. Privately, city staffers have told me they have no clue how people will handle the challenge of moving from familiar parking lots at Sleep Train Arena to the urban jungle around Golden 1 Center. But they sense the public is terrified. The councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s argumentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that residents should learn to use light rail trains or buses or bikes or feetâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help matters. Relatively few Kings season ticket holders reside in the city of Sacramento, and almost none live within walking distance of the new arena. The majority of fans come from the suburbs, where many have established lifestyles that bring them nowhere near downtown at night. Presumably, these suburbanites have limited affection for light rail and city buses. Between garages and parking meters, there are twice as many spaces in the Golden 1 vicinity as compared to Sleep Train Arena. But downtown spaces are moving targets, constantly opening and closing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear how an app will mitigate that reality. Kings fans have suffered a relentless legacy of punishment over the past three decades. From the failures of Ralph Sampson to George Karl, parking is the next frontier in a painfully unbreakable relationship. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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BY JORDAN VENEMA BUILDING OUR FUTURE

acramento is changing, but then change is the currency of every healthy city. Buildings go up, buildings come down, and so the cycle goes forever and ever, amen. Sure, we know development trends, but we still hold to hope that this time, this project will be a harbinger of cultural renaissance, the savior of economy and growth. Or maybe growth is already here? Right now, Sacramento has a laundry list of new development, with Golden1 Center written in bold. A new arena, new theater, hotels and mixed-use spaces promise our city a

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return in the form of entertainment and jobs and an atmospheric je ne sais quoi. We buzz about these projects because they’re big and sexy, but urban activist William Burg suggests that equally significant development—essential to our growth and urban health—is happening under our noses. The author of multiple books about Sacramento history and a current board member of various nonprofits (including urban planning nonprofit Preservation Sacramento), Burg is first and foremost a Midtown resident. I asked him about the state of development in Sacramento, but he didn’t really talk about the arena or the railyard. Instead, Burg took me

on a short tour of the area between Q, T, 19th and 26th streets, pointing out new duplexes and fourplexes, vacant lot infills and preservation projects— the smaller development that gets little attention but predicates urban growth. His tour takes us past 2500 R Midtown, Whiskey Hill Lofts on S Street near 22nd, Tapestri Square at 21st and T streets—all recent developments. Burg points out a dirt lot, the site for the new mixed-use project Q19, a four-story residential building at the corner of Q and 19th streets. It’s not far from The Sacramento Bee, where developers are building a four-story apartment building on top of the parking garage.

We couldn’t walk half a block without passing an empty lot, a remodeled home or some example of residential development. Even more surprising, “you can do the same orbit in any part of the central city and I could show you the same things,” says Burg. “Since 2010, 70 percent of all housing in the city of Sacramento has been built in downtown and Midtown. That’s four square miles of a 98-square-mile city. And since the end of 2014, we’ve had about 600 new housing units built, and they’re filling up like that,” says Burg, snapping his fingers. Between 1990 and 2010, central Sacramento’s population decreased

Whiskey Hill Lofts on S Street near 22nd

from 32,000 to 30,000. (According to Burg, a 2014 estimate put the population back at 32,000.) But that dip was insignificant compared to the plunge in central Sacramento’s population from 58,000 to 28,000 between 1950 and 1970, a direct result of the 1959 demolition of West End, a 200-block neighborhood located roughly between the waterfront and the Capitol. West End remains something of a cautionary tale for Sacramento that new and large-scale development doesn’t necessarily translate to growth: Fifty years later, the central city is still rebuilding its population, and residents create more economic growth than do visitors filling arena seats. “About a decade ago, Midtown Business Association did a survey of their customers—people who came into restaurants, came into stores. They found that half of customer receipts came from 95816 or adjacent ZIP codes. The remaining half came from the entire rest of the region, or 95 percent of the population,” says Burg. “In the winter, that number changed to two-thirds.” So though local residents made up only 5 percent of the region’s total population, they accounted for half of Midtown’s business. “Downtown and Midtown are an urban ecosystem. It’s resilient, but that resilience has its limits,” says Burg. “By planning our growth to work with the neighborhood, instead of treating the built environment like

an obstacle or the neighbors as an inconvenience, we can grow our urban core while keeping the qualities that made it a desirable place to live.” West End was an inconvenience and consequently bulldozed, and though it’s unlikely that another Sacramento neighborhood will be so completely gutted, it’s safe to say change is inevitable. But that change doesn’t have to be dictated solely by the city or outside developers, Burg suggests. As new projects move into existing neighborhoods, there must be dialogue between developers and residents. “By opening up a dialogue within the neighborhood, neighbors begin to take ownership of a new idea, so by the time the final plans come out, it’s not that guy’s building; it’s our building,” says Burg. People who live in central Sacramento want something different from the suburbs. They want the urban quirks and idiosyncrasies, the walkable neighborhoods rooted in a historical context where people got around by foot or streetcar. Sure, space is tight, but we’ve got vibrancy, that je ne sais quoi. Which is why new development must consider a neighborhood’s identity and residents. New, smallerscale development “doesn’t have to use the same [architectural] vocabulary, but it should function the same, function like the hundredyear-old houses already in the neighborhood,” says Burg. “They’re narrow, close together, check by

Urban activist William Burg

jowl”—much like development we saw during our tour—“and it’s real urban repair. We’re seeing historic buildings fixed up, and that becomes a signal that these vacant lots are opportunities to build in. We can learn the same lessons downtown.” Lessons we should learn quickly, because growth is here, it’s happening, and its direction largely will be shaped by public discourse. But few of us participate in that discourse. We rarely attend city meetings or pay much attention to all the new construction around town.

I’m guilty, and my job is to write about it. Compared to the average Sacramentan, Burg seems downright heroic in his activism. But he says “it’s just a part of life, part of being in the community. So when someone says somebody should do something, I’m someone. Living here brings that out.” Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com n

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Expensive Overhaul UPGRADES PONDERED FOR CONVENTION CENTER, COMMUNITY THEATER

BY R.E. GRASWICH CITY BEAT

arely two years after borrowing $212.5 million to build a new arena, the Sacramento City Council is ready to return to Wall Street money lenders and beg another $200 million or so, this time for some cultural cosmetic surgery at the east end of K Street Mall. With almost none of the controversy that accompanied the city’s investment in Golden 1 Center, the council has quietly and unanimously agreed to move ahead with consultant studies and architectural evaluations to renovate and enlarge the Community Center Theater and Convention Center. The buildings are physically separate and unique in purpose and ambition. Yet the city is determined to bind them together, not just philosophically and in the minds of taxpayers but literally. “We are looking at this as one project,” says Steve Hammond, president and CEO of Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau, an organization funded primarily by the city with layers of tourist and hotel taxes. Hammond says some experts have suggested connecting the buildings, making the convention center and theater a singular asset.

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Steve Hammond is the president and CEO of Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau

Hammond’s task as SCVB leader is basic. His staff tries to book big events into the convention center. And they try to sell blocks of hotel rooms to groups that organize big conventions. Those visitors are heavily taxed when they pay their hotel bills, buy meals and rent cars. The SCVB’s work generates millions of dollars for the city’s hospitality industry, which includes hotels, restaurants and parking garages.

Without a larger convention center and modernized theater, Hammond argues, the city will fall further behind competitive cities such as San Jose and Long Beach, which are similar to the Sacramento market. When other cities improve their tourist facilities, big conventions looking for midsized California markets will avoid musty, outdated Sacramento, leaving vacant hotel rooms and empty tables at restaurants downtown.

“We’re already way behind the competition,” Hammond says. “If we stand pat, we’re going to start losing business, and that will hurt a lot of people.” That’s one side of the argument. The flip side, advanced by people who believe the city is overtaxed and headed toward an unsustainable wave of debt, is that Sacramento can’t afford to spend upward of $200 million—which will be more like $600 million when the 30-year loan is repaid—on a bigger convention

center and fancy theater. Together, the convention center and theater, plus the arena, will max out the city’s credit card for decades to come. Central to the cautionary argument is the fact that the convention center, which was most recently expanded 20 years ago, runs a deficit. Each year, the asset falls about $16 million short of its obligations. The deficit is backfilled by the city’s tourist taxes. “Your fiscal house is not in order with this convention center,” Craig Powell, president of the watchdog group Eye on Sacramento (and Inside Publications columnist), told the city council. “It’s bleeding red ink.” So the debate becomes philosophical, a battle between keeping pace with San Jose and Long Beach versus fear of a tourism arms race to fiscal oblivion. Hovering above the argument is the larger question of whether the city should even be involved in such nonessential businesses as conventions and hospitality when police are short-staffed and roads crumble from deferred maintenance. And despite the city’s eagerness to link the convention center expansion and theater upgrade, the differences between the buildings should not be forgotten. The theater, which generates far fewer hotel room blocks than the convention center but presents unique cultural opportunities to local residents, is under court-ordered mandate to become compliant with the American With Disabilities Act. ADA work and renovations to the 1974 building are estimated to cost about $52.4 million. The expanded convention center next door could run anywhere from $150 million to $200 million. The theater’s mandate for renovation has caused fear among arts groups, led by Broadway Sacramento. The arts groups worry about being locked out of the theater for months while its floor is removed, its lobby relocated, its elevator replaced and new bathrooms built. Arts groups may have to dance their way into Memorial Auditorium when the theater becomes a construction zone. No matter, the city council has set its course: It green-lighted $1.34 million for consultants and architects

for the combined project. Says Councilmember Steve Hansen, “The harmonization of the two projects is a win-win, or probably a triple win, because it’s smart from an urban land use standpoint, it’s smart from a money standpoint and it’s smart from a facilities standpoint. We will leave a huge legacy with this opportunity.” We will examine that opportunity against the risk in upcoming columns. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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ana Din’s life changed the day someone set fire to her car. On a recent afternoon, Din, a lifelong Pocket resident and a popular teacher at Galt High School, recalled the long-ago event that started her spiritual and healing quest. We were in one of the treatment rooms at the Tao Center for Healing, the Sacramento-based business she co-founded with her husband. The center offers a range of services, from acupressure to chiropractic treatments. On that life-changing day, someone snuck into Din’s Galt High classroom and took the TV/VCR, the photocopier and her purse. The thief also stole her car and later torched it. Although the police never found the culprit, Din says, “I felt terrible that someone who knew me would do this.” That event, which happened around the four-year anniversary of her mother’s death from cancer, altered her life. Around that time, Din started a sixyear apprenticeship with a shamanic healer. Her mother’s death, along with the trauma from having her car stolen, compelled her to explore alternative healing practices. In 2005, she began offering shamanic sessions to clients, often using a percussive instrument along with guided imagery to promote healing energy in the mind, body and soul. She had found her second calling even though she never pictured herself doing healing work. Before that eventful day, Din, now 55, said her life was “traditional.” She grew up with her sisters in a house on Seamus and Fruitridge. “We used

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the river as a playground,” Din said. She attended John F. Kennedy High School and received a teaching degree from San Francisco State University in 1984. In 2011, the Galt Joint Union High School District named her teacher of the year. She has taught there for more than 30 years.

Dr. David Steinhorn, who was an attending physician at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, contacted Din’s healing mentor three years ago. He wanted to start a volunteer program to provide alternative healing services to his critically ill patients and their parents. Din fit the bill.

Din started volunteering at UC Davis, working with Steinhorn to “treat the whole person” by integrating Western medicine with ancient shamanic practices. She uses her drum to induce a relaxed state of mind, which has a calming effect on patients, and guided imagery to promote healing. Din showed me a scrapbook she’d made for Steinhorn. It is a heartbreaking and heartwarming collection of photos and stories of children she and Steinhorn worked with. Here’s a photo of Raiden. He was left brain-dead after a car accident, and his parents had to remove him from life support. Here’s Xavier; he was born with Type 2 Gaucher disease and spent his short life attached to a ventilator. Xavier’s parents devoted his last days to holding him close, something they were not able to do when he was on the ventilator. “It was the most beautiful thing I’ve witnessed,” Din said. Din understands that many people are skeptical about alternative healing. “I was really uncomfortable about the parents at school finding out,” she said. “What I realized was that it was my own discomfort at acknowledging that this was something I was called to do, just like teaching. They actually wove themselves together pretty easily.” She shares her patients’ stories with her students, and they create getwell cards for the children and their families. Before he moved out of the area last fall, Steinhorn praised Din in a letter: “While it is not yet a traditional part of institutional medicine to write a medical ‘order’

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Second Thoughts THEY PLANNED TO REMODEL AND SELL—UNTIL THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE HOUSE

dam Mrotek and Collen Barker had a plan when they purchased a small Land Park cottage in 2014.

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After remodeling the house, they would sell it. But now that the job is complete, they aren’t so sure they want to move. Construction began in 2015 and took nine months. Built in 1940, the two-bedroom house was in good shape but needed updating. “The previous owners took good care of this house,” Mrotek says. “There were no major issues like dry rot or anything like that.”

Barker, a designer and an agent with Lyon Real Estate, designed the 860-square-foot addition. The couple completely remodeled the existing interior while adding a large family room, laundry room, master suite and front courtyard along with a new roof, windows and landscaping. The original bath had green and black tile and a green tub, sink and toilet. Barker chose Carrara marble and beveled subway tile for the room

and used the same classic finishes in the new bath and the kitchen. “The beveled subway tiles make such a difference compared to the flat ones,” she says. “It makes the whole room sparkle.” Beveled mirrors add a touch more sparkle, and two not-side-by-side sinks make the bathroom extremely convenient.

“I think men and women use vanity areas differently,” she says. “This way you are not bumping into each other all the time.” The kitchen, formal dining room and family room were artfully designed with a semi-open layout. The intimate dining room exudes a formal feeling due to the beautiful coffered ceiling and crystal chandelier. The kitchen is all white with subway tile, Carrara marble and white appliances. “When Colleen said we were going to have an all-white kitchen, I was skeptical,” Mrotek says. “Now I really love it.” Instead of stacking the two ovens, Barker separated them. This way, two people can cook at the same time without bumping into each other. Barker also had the nifty idea of installing more than one sink. This kitchen boasts three: one main sink and two smaller ones. Barker says she loves sinks and would recommend having at least two in any kitchen. “With three sinks, everyone has room to work, chopping veggies or making cocktails,” she says. “And they always have disposals.” Adjoining the kitchen is a semicircular breakfast banquette. This was the only feature that caused Barker’s construction crew to question her judgment.

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“They thought it was odd to have this banquette out in the middle of the family room,” she says. “But I said, ‘Just wait. You will see that it works.’” The banquette provides the perfect transition between the intimate formal dining room and the family room with its vaulted tongue-andgroove ceiling. They couple extensively landscaped the front and back yards. “The only things in the back were an overgrown mock orange and bit of grass,” Mrotek explains. The garage was redone with new windows and shutters designed by Barker so it appears to be an extension of the house. The family room’s French doors open to a cozy passageway tucked between the main house and the garage. The couple nicknamed the space, lined with plants and a gurgling fountain, “the

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“THERE IS SO MUCH WE LOVE ABOUT LAND PARK. IT’S LIKE GOING BACK IN TIME WHERE PEOPLE KNEW THEIR NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE TAKE WALKS AND STOP AND CHAT. IT’S SUCH A FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD.”

sanctuary.” Another set of French doors in the master bedroom lead to a covered patio. A pergola on one side of the yard and a cover over the master bedroom patio help define the spaces. New fencing, plants and hardscape complete the scene. The front yard’s new walled courtyard works as a charming seating area, offering the perfect spot for viewing Land Park’s street scene. Whenever Barker and Mrotek are outside working in the yard, they feel the urge to rethink their original plan to sell and move. “There is so much we love about Land Park,” says Barker. “It’s like going back in time where people knew their neighbors. People take walks and stop and chat. It’s such a friendly neighborhood.” 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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“WHEN COLLEEN SAID WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN ALL-WHITE KITCHEN, I WAS SKEPTICAL. NOW I REALLY LOVE IT.”

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Showing Up IT’S THE FIRST STEP FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING

BY NORRIS BURKES SPIRIT MATTERS

ast Sunday night, my wife noticed me setting our alarm for an early wake-up. She groaned in protest. “You can blame Roger,” I said. “And Roger is…?” Becky asked. I answered by retelling the story of Roger Revay, a patient I met in 2014 while working as a chaplain at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton. “What brings you to our hospital?” I asked him. “I broke my collarbone in a fall on the dance floor,” he said. I rechecked the patient notes I carried. Yes, he really was 90 years old. But even more startling, this nonagenarian expressed a single goal: to rehab his injury and return to the dance floor. This goal seemed unrealistic in light of my anecdotal observations of elderly patients who experienced a quick decline after such a hard fall. But Revay had taken a hard fall once before. He piloted a B-29 that was blown from the German sky in World War II on his 30th bombing mission. If anyone could return to his

rug-cutting days, Roger had the right stuff. “I remember you wrote his story for Veteran’s Day,” my wife interrupted. “But how is he responsible for waking us so early tomorrow?” I paused long enough to give her the stink eye before continuing my story. A few weeks later, I went to see Roger at his rehab facility across town. I found him in a painful session with his physical therapist. Afterward, I asked him how he managed to survive this much pain at his age. “Well,” he said, “I just show up.” I gave him a look absent of understanding. He explained that getting started is often the hardest point in the recovery process. So he didn’t think about the pain; he only promised himself that he’d start the treatments. In other words, he’d “show up.” Wow. This classy gent was doing more than just surviving: He was thriving! The reason Roger’s story had me setting an early alarm was because my fitness program began to wane shortly after my military retirement. After a few failed attempts to restart my fitness pledge, Roger’s words took hold: “Just show up.” So I made a pledge that every Monday would become “Show-up Monday.” I promised myself that I would bury my usual excuses: Too tired from weekend with grandkids. More urgent things to do. Too hot or cold outside. Early alarm might wake wife.

I determined that I’d simply show up, put on my shorts, leash my dog, stand on the street and wait for motivation.

Some days, the only thing we can muster is the strength to show up. I did this knowing that Toby-dog wasn’t going to stand still while I stared at my tennis shoes. He would start tugging us to walk. Once we started walking, Toby would start running. And once we started running, we’d run for at least 45 minutes. My theory—or Roger’s theory—was that some days, the only thing we can muster is the strength to show up. However, showing up engages the

power of change. Showing up kickstarts our resiliency. The prophet Isaiah was talking about resiliency when he said, “Those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles. They run and don’t get tired. They walk and don’t lag behind.” Those last dozen words remind me that sometimes we can only gather the strength to show up, remain conscious and not faint. Now, 18 months later, I’ve renamed Show-up Monday to something catchier: Make-it Monday. I’ve even calendared additional workouts I call Wake-up Wednesday and Sunrise Saturday. “Does Roger write your corny alliteration?” Becky asked. “Roger doesn’t have time for writing,” I told her. “I called him last week. Apparently he’s going dancing every Friday and Saturday night.” Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author. He can be reached at norris@thechaplain.net n

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Killing Mosquitoes PESTICIDES PLAY A KEY ROLE IN DISEASE CONTROL

the district does. For the general public, the main message is to empty any standing water on your property. Farmers are advised to adopt agricultural practices that minimize mosquito breeding, such as proper timing and

they breed quickly when established in a water source, and they survive Sacramento winters. Each fish consumes 200 to 300 mosquito larvae per day. They require minimal care and can survive in a variety of environments such as rice

BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

s I described last month, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District protects public health by minimizing the spread of infectious diseases carried by mosquitoes and other insect vectors such as ticks. Many local residents know the district for only one thing: mosquito spraying. But chemical spraying to kill adult mosquitoes is one tool in a multipronged strategy called integrated pest management. The primary goal of this strategy is to prevent mosquitoes from maturing in the first place.

All species of mosquitoes hatch their eggs in water. All species of mosquitoes hatch their eggs in water. Without suitable water sources, mosquitoes can’t breed. Therefore, managing water sources through education and enforcement is a big part of what

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soil bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). Bti bacteria can be applied to water. Mosquito larvae then eat the bacteria’s spores, which carry natural bacterial toxins into the mosquito’s gut and ultimately kill it. Bti is used all over the world because, unlike most chemical insecticides, its toxicity is very specific to mosquito and blackfly larvae. Other insects and organisms are not affected.

With mosquito populations unchecked, it’s possible malaria could come back. fields, methods to flood or irrigate a field. After education, the next tier is physical control. The district has projects to improve rural drainage, clear vegetation and sediment from channels, and do construction to eliminate standing water. Biological control is the use of natural predators to eat mosquito larvae in water sources that can’t be eliminated. According to Luz Maria Robles, the district’s public information officer, the district has 23 ponds in Elk Grove where it breeds mosquitofish. Mosquitofish are an ideal biological control method. These fish are small (about 1 to 2 inches),

pastures, fountains, ponds, abandoned swimming pools, even animal watering troughs. The district produces more than 4,000 pounds of mosquitofish per year and gives them free to the public—all you have to do is ask. They will even deliver the fish to you. The district also stocks guppies, which are useful in polluted water sources and lowoxygen environments. Guppies do an excellent job of controlling mosquito larvae during the summer months but do not survive the cold. The district also uses a method of microbial control to kill mosquito larvae: a naturally occurring

Finally, chemical control is a key part of integrated pest management. The district sprays both agricultural and urban insecticides to reduce adult mosquito populations when circumstances require. All products used are registered with the California Environmental Protection Agency. Because the effectiveness of various chemicals can decrease over time, part of the district’s job is to regularly test local mosquitoes for resistance to insecticides. Chemical spraying is done only when the district’s surveillance data indicate a public health threat. Warning signs include finding viruspositive dead birds or mosquitoes; an increase in mosquito abundance; or a rising infection rate in mosquitoes.

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sprays are delivered by aircraft. Environmental conditions such as temperature and wind speed must be suitable for spraying to take place. The insecticides break down in sunlight and are said to kill only mosquitoes and things smaller than mosquitoes. To further protect “good” insects, spraying is done at dawn and dusk. “It’s all an effort to prevent human cases,” Robles says. Not everyone is happy about this work, but the special district has legal authority to overrule objections to urban aerial spraying

such as those raised by the Davis City Council in 2014. What would Sacramento be like without the district’s efforts? With mosquito populations unchecked, it’s possible malaria could come back. At the least, Robles says, “People would certainly be complaining about mosquitoes!” Do you know someone saved by an AED (defibrillator) in Sacramento? Email Amy@AmyRogers.com if you’re willing to share your story in Inside Publications. n

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he lack of funding for transportation maintenance and new infrastructure is a huge and growing problem. A second serious transportation problem is cutting the greenhouse gases generated by cars, trucks and buses. Is there a potential solution that simultaneously addresses both these issues? State and federal gas taxes haven’t kept pace with inflation. They were last raised more than two decades ago. Coupled with the rise in vehicle fuel efficiency and the increase in electric and hybrid cars, static gas taxes mean there is not enough revenue to pay for road maintenance or the replacement of aging infrastructure such as bridges. Local governments, strapped for cash, have increasingly turned to sales taxes to pay for roads, even though sales taxes are not directly related to road use. Meanwhile, global temperatures continue to rise because of greenhouse gases. Warming and more acid oceans have resulted in the massive bleaching and death of coral reefs. Glaciers are melting. Loss of land ice in Antarctica and Greenland contributes to a sea level rise that

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Fear Not HOW TO ENSURE FOOD FROM YOUR GARDEN IS SAFE TO EAT

BY ANITA CLEVENGER

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e grow fruits and vegetables for many reasons, not least because we believe that freshly picked “plotto-pot” produce is the most delicious, healthy and nutritious food that we can eat. In our gardens, we control what we grow and how we grow it. It’s hard to resist eating straight off the vine. But wait a minute before you pop that sun-warmed cherry tomato into your mouth. Are you sure it’s safe to eat? Not everybody is careful about pesticide use. My mother was an oldschool Ohio farm wife who believed that the only good bug was a dead bug. She stomped, squished, swatted and sprayed them with abandon. Some years ago, she handed me a can of “home and garden insecticide” and told me to go spray her tomatoes. “Do you have an insect problem?” I asked, squinting at the fine print on the label. “Yes, of course,” she said. I wanted more information. “What bugs are you trying to control?” She replied, “I haven’t seen any, but I know that they are there. Stop arguing and go spray them!” By this time, I’d grabbed my reading glasses and read the warning: “not for edible plants.” She didn’t believe me. “It

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says ‘home and garden,’ so don’t be ridiculous,” she said. “You and your Master Gardener training. It’s made you afraid of everything!” Master Gardeners are taught the principles of integrated pest management (IPM). If reasonable caution is grounded in fear, yes, we are a bit timorous. We’ve learned that you first need to identify the pest, if any, that is damaging your plants. Then you need to assess whether the problem is severe enough that it needs to be controlled. IPM uses a variety of approaches. You can change the environment. You can physically remove the pests or encourage or introduce beneficial creatures that

control them. If you feel that you must resort to pesticides, you start with the least toxic possible, and read and follow the labels carefully. If labels don’t answer your questions about the safety of a particular pesticide, National Pesticide Information Center is a good resource. You can call them at (800) 858-7378 or visit their website at npic.orst.edu. Mosquitoes are controlled in the Sacramento area using IPM. The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District encourages us to eliminate breeding areas of standing water by draining them or stocking the water with mosquitofish.

District staff monitors the mosquito population, tests for West Nile virus and embarks on ground and aerial spraying when needed to protect public health. The products they use have a very short active life and should not be harmful for human consumption. You can be notified by email or text message when aerial spraying is scheduled for your area if you want to cover your garden. That shouldn’t be necessary. The district website simply advises that you wash your harvest before eating it. Washing produce in clear running water is good advice in any case, whether you’ve grown it at home or purchased it. Organic produce

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Berry Special A FOOD REVOLUTION IS TAKING PLACE IN SACRAMENTO

BY AMBER K. STOTT

pledged to source 90 percent of his

stamp dollars at the market, but

Victual innovation is contagious,

FOOD FOR ALL OF US

ingredients from within 150 miles

they can also double those dollars

just like the berries I found at today’s

of the arena—a feat that will far

through matching grants provided by

farmers market. By the time you read

exceed the reach of nearby UC Davis

nonprofits.

this, something even newer will be

t the farmers market, I hold a tiny berry gently between thumb and forefinger, careful

not to apply too much pressure so the fruit won’t burst. I fail. Dark ruby juice spreads across my thumb. I’m coddling the tiniest flavor bomb from Patrick’s Garden, a berry and vegetable farm in Apple Hill. It’s a Black Hawk berry that combines the

Dining Services, which itself has been

beer, with brewers innovating to grow

There’s still place at the table to

and as best college dining program for

their own hops, create brews made

join the rutabaga revolution. I’ll be

efforts to source cafeteria ingredients

with local produce and bring home

standing by to report it back to you—

from farms as close to campus as

top beer awards, like Track 7’s silver

and I hope you’ll be inspired to pull

possible. Twenty-nine percent of

in the Best of Craft Beer Awards last

up a chair.

all their food purchases are from

year. Thirty-three percent of all beer

sustainable, often local food sources.

sold here is a microbrew. Whether

market, I reach into my bag and

you live in East Sacramento, West

pop open the pint of berries I’ve

Sacramento, Oak Park or Land Park,

purchased. I can hear the farmer

you can claim a neighborhood brew

shouting to other shoppers from his

that’s fit to quench your thirst.

stall.

with the faintest wisp of lavender. and I feel lucky to have a pint of them resting in my tote bag. This berry is a single, bite-sized example of the victual innovation that’s taking place in the Sacramento area. We live in the heart of an ever-advancing food system that feeds the nation—and the world. The Sacramento region is experiencing a rhubarb revolution.

Sacramento truly is America’s Farm-toFork Capital, and the revolution around our food system provides proof we can taste.

Food improvements taking shape locally reflect the diversity of skills and passions in our region. In my work at Food Literacy Center, I’ve been fortunate to meet nonprofit leaders rethinking urban land use for city-based agriculture projects, county employees harnessing technology to improve food distribution to the hungry, chefs rethinking proteins through insect-based recipes, and farmers breeding unique berries and peppers. Even our local basketball business has announced commitments to reshaping sports arena food. Executive chef Michael Tuohy has

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launched, more change set in motion.

awarded for sustainable food service

flavor of blackberry and raspberry It’s something fit for a fairy princess,

Sacramento also loves its micro

Our hometown grocers are leading the way, too. Raley’s was the first

If you like to read about food,

“Don’t wait on these berries!

you’re also in luck. At least two local

Last year, our supply lasted only 30

authors (Elaine Corn and Hank Shaw)

minutes. As soon as local chefs found

have received the coveted James

out about these, they were gone,” she

Beard Award, the highest honor in

warns.

food writing. Meanwhile, Shaw broke

I shake a dozen of the pencil eraser-

records last year by stepping out on

sized fruit into my palm, admiring

his own to self-publish a cookbook

them, then toss them into my mouth.

called “Buck, Buck, Moose.” His

Sweet, subtly perfumed and oozing

Kickstarter campaign exceeded his

with juice, these berries dazzle.

fundraising goal the same day he

Sacramento truly is America’s Farm-

launched it.

to-Fork Capital, and the revolution

On the legislative front, community

store in the nation to commit to

organizers united last year and

reducing food waste by launching a

inspired the city council to pass

line of “ugly” fruits and vegetables,

an urban agriculture ordinance,

produce that isn’t perfect enough to

allowing home gardeners to sell what

otherwise find its way to retail shelves

they grow. This year, organizers

yet is completely consumable and

are hoping to expand the ordinance,

often unblemished to the consumer

which is being considered by county

eye.

supervisors.

Meanwhile, our community also

As I leave this morning’s farmers

The changes at any one of these

benefits from innovations in human

institutions are notable. Combine

services. At the Oak Park Farmers

them regionwide and we become a

Market (and others), CalFresh

remarkable model for food systems

recipients can not only spend food

change.

around our food system provides proof we can taste. Amber K. Stott is founder and chief food genius of the nonprofit Food Literacy Center, inspiring kids to eat their veggies. She’s a freelance food writer and has been named a Food Revolution Hero by Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, Food Tank’s 20 Innovators Protecting the Planet and a TEDx Sacramento Changemaker Fellow. She can be reached at amber. stott@gmail.com n

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buy vinyl records. Glazier found

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

his passion. He went on to earn

bachelor’s and master’s degrees in

n April 2, 1975, a 12-year-

piano performance from Indiana

old boy from Indianapolis

University and a doctorate of musical

named Richard Glazier

arts from Cleveland Institute of

traveled to Beverly Hills to meet

Music.

legendary lyricist Ira Gershwin. Three

In 2001, he married Jan,

years earlier, the boy had written a

artistic director at PianoDisc, an

fan letter after watching the 1943 film

international company based in

“Girl Crazy,” which features a score

Sacramento that manufactures

by Ira and his brother, composer

electronic reproducing systems for

George Gershwin. The pair then

acoustic pianos. “The first time I

struck up a correspondence.

saw him (perform) I didn’t know

In the living room of the grown-up

him,” Jan Glazier says. “I thought

Glazier’s Sacramento home hangs

he was fabulous, and I still think so.”

a photo of his first meeting with Ira

The couple travels together and has

Gershwin, along with a framed yellow

collaborated on PBS shows featuring

sweater given to him last year. “Forty

Glazier. “We’re dedicated to this era,”

years later, I was given the sweater

she says. “We’re interested in the

that Ira wore on that day in Beverly

same things and passionate about this

Hills,” Gershwin explains.

music and history.”

Glazier, a famed pianist, did a

Glazier describes the music

show in San Francisco with Ira

he loves as a uniquely American

Gershwin’s wife’s nephew, the

genre. “I happen to believe that

trustee of his estate. They reminisced,

the American Dream is still alive

showed home movies and bantered.

and well in this country, and that’s

After taking their bows, the nephew

what this music represents,” he

surprised Glazier with a gift: the

says. “These composers were mostly

yellow sweater. “He said nobody

first-generation Americans whose

deserves this more than you for the

parents came to this country for a

devotion you have shown toward the

better life. They heard the melting

Gershwins and their era,” Glazier

pot of the many cultures that came

says, pausing a moment. “I get very

at the turn of the century, and it just

emotional just talking about it.”

Richard Glazier

Glazier has learned to play the full Gershwin repertoire and the

accomplishments are his multimedia

Great American Songbook—popular

concerts, which incorporate music,

1960s, Glazier practiced on his

standards from the 1920s to the

vintage photographs, film clips and

family’s upright piano and started

1950s, penned by the likes of Cole

stories. He has performed these

taking lessons when he was 6. His

Porter and Irving Berlin. He loves

programs in every U.S. state and at

Aunt Esther introduced him to the

jazz and Broadway musicals. “I’m

the United Nations, Smithsonian

Gershwins’ music, taking him to

an old soul,” he points out. “What

Institute and Carnegie Hall.

the public library to look through

can I say?” Among his greatest

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As a child growing up in the

old sheet music and to Goodwill to

fused together to create these songs that have woven their way into the fabric of our American culture.” The Gershwins, for example, were the children of Jewish immigrants from Russia. Glazier’s vast collection of memorabilia—concert programs, autographed sheet music, signed photographs, records, vintage movie

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Last summer, Glazier played a show

and more—demonstrates his deep

only three hours after learning his

appreciation for the era. He speaks

father had died. “The audience

excitedly when describing an item,

never knew,” he says. “I know the

such as a mint-condition Time

audience comes to hear me. I take

magazine from 1925 with George

that as a tremendous responsibility,

Gershwin on the cover, and signed

because the audience is saying, OK,

lithographs by caricaturist Al

we’re taking a couple hours out of

Hirschfeld. The artist drew Glazier,

our precious time to be entertained

his hair made of lots of tiny bass clefs,

by you, to feel good, to experience

his mouth and chin an upside-down

emotions, to forget ourselves and to

treble clef.

be transported into a magical world.”

Glazier has met and, in some

Glazier says his life has come full

cases, played the piano for, many

circle. As that 12-year-old boy, he

of the people who appear in his

played a song for Ira Gershwin on

memorabilia, including actor Mickey

George’s personal piano. When Ira

Rooney. He has surrounded himself

died in 1983, he left the piano to the

with mentors, such as composer Hugh

Library of Congress. A few years ago,

Martin, who wrote “Have Yourself a

Glazier was in Washington, D.C., for a

Merry Little Christmas” and other

show at the Smithsonian Institute. He

songs for Judy Garland in the 1944

visited the Library of Congress with

film “Meet Me in St. Louis.” These

the PBS NewsHour crew. On that

artists inspired him to always seek

piano, he performed “Embraceable

improvement. “Talent is not special,”

You”—the same piece he had played

he says. “You have it find it within

for Ira Gershwin so many years ago.

yourself. Once you find it, it’s what you do with it that makes it special.” This, he says, is passion. But he also has plenty of professionalism.

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1748 HAGGIN GROVE WAY $1,241,900 5099 PATTI JO DR $251,000 2633 CARDINAL CT $450,000 2000 TUDOR CT $586,000

95811 MIDTOWN 1725 14TH ST #212 1716 W SOCAP WALK 1818 L ST #406 1818 L STREET #615 1526 Q ST

95815 WOODLAKE 186 GLOBE AVE

$358,000 $503,000 $539,000 $382,500 $658,000 $240,000

95816 E SAC, MCKINLEY PARK 1401 37TH ST 3526 M ST 927 33RD ST 1749 36TH ST. 3158 N ST 3554 C ST 1101 34TH ST 611 24TH ST 3632 MCKINLEY BLVD 3410 C ST 2700 F ST 300 27TH ST 232 33RD ST 1615 34TH ST 2630 I ST 3538 D ST 1901 39TH ST 632 SANTA YNEZ WAY 1457 38TH ST

95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 3429 TRIO LN 3649 1ST AVENUE 5209 V ST 3409 36TH ST 6160 1ST AVE 2714 SANTA CRUZ 5000 V ST 3338 44TH ST 4310 11TH AVE 3300 41ST ST 3225 9TH AVE 3864 3RD AVE 2929 42ND ST 3600 Y ST 6 DECLAN CT 3949 8 TH AVE 2509 55TH ST 3250 SAN JOSE WAY 3056 9TH AVE

$1,200,000 $356,000 $468,000 $380,000 $430,000 $566,000 $598,000 $355,000 $764,000 $419,000 $405,000 $455,000 $540,000 $409,000 $920,000 $462,000 $379,000 $555,000 $1,095,000

$322,000 $340,000 $419,000 $145,000 $330,000 $160,000 $520,000 $165,000 $190,000 $201,000 $235,000 $282,000 $228,000 $255,000 $485,000 $190,000 $339,000 $110,000 $320,000

95818 LAND PK, CURTIS PK 749 8TH AVE 2671 13TH ST 1756 4TH AVE 1950 8TH AVE 2634 14TH ST 2734 MARTY WAY 2021 22ND ST 2194 6TH AVE 1750 CARAMAY WAY 1241 1ST AVE 2211 11TH ST 615 FREMONT WAY

$430,000 $689,900 $457,500 $821,000 $599,000 $600,000 $720,000 $447,900 $415,000 $421,000 $706,000 $435,000

2509 CASTRO WAY 2211 6TH AVE 840 8TH AVE 1750 10TH AVE 2430 V ST 1008 X ST 2265 9TH AVE 2557 20TH ST 1032 FREMONT WAY 2527 COLEMAN WAY 2953 FRANKLIN BLVD 2216 18TH ST 2778 MARTY WAY

$381,000 $382,680 $550,000 $669,000 $362,000 $285,000 $420,000 $309,000 $505,000 $720,000 $412,000 $510,000 $592,000

95819 E SAC, RIVER PARK 1400 52ND ST 5339 STATE AVE 5034 C ST 1397 57TH ST 5090 MODDISON AVE 540 SAN MIGUEL WAY 904 45TH ST 809 43RD ST 1512 41ST ST 831 51ST ST 88 COLOMA WAY 5253 H ST 741 50TH ST 1865 40TH ST 1721 41ST ST 5333 S STREET 5148 MODDISON AVE 1538 CHRISTOPHER WAY 5410 SPILMAN AVE

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE 3809 WHITNEY AVE 3913 WINSLOW CT 2120 MARCUS CT 2429 LESLIE LN 2700 PARK HILLS DR 2600 EASTERN 3808 KINGS WAY 3508 NORRIS AVE 3410 CLUB LN 2531 FULTON SQ LN #17 2600 GREENWOOD AVE 3568 LARCHMONT SQ LN 3540 WEST WAY 3500 LARCHMONT SQ LN 3016 WHITNEY AVE 2540 PASEO DEL CAMPO 3913 PASADENA AVE 4008 FULLER WAY 2421 ROLAND RD 3906 PLAINSFIELD WAY 3824 WILLIAM WAY 2512 CATALINA DR 3205 CARNELIAN CT 4205 ENGLE RD 2154 WHIPPOORWILL LN 4336 WHITNEY AVE 4118 WHEAT ST 2750 CARSON WAY 3704 MIRADERA ST 2531 FULTON SQ LN #30 2609 BALL WAY 2915 SANDHURST CT 3401 NORRIS AVE 3625 WICKLOW ST

$456,000 $479,500 $545,000 $392,000 $401,088 $461,500 $925,000 $935,000 $839,000 $535,000 $670,000 $587,500 $613,500 $357,500 $820,000 $290,000 $349,000 $426,000 $485,000 $309,000 $699,000 $225,000 $275,000 $275,000 $290,000 $329,000 $345,361 $466,550 $115,000 $380,000 $144,000 $180,000 $133,000 $310,000 $312,500 $329,000 $358,550 $264,990 $330,000 $265,000 $275,000 $395,000 $373,500 $182,500 $230,000 $335,000 $345,000 $415,000 $125,000 $184,900 $252,000 $380,250 $410,000

95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 2109 16TH AVE 7561 29TH STREET 76 PULSAR CIR 2355 HALDIS WAY 7067 TAMOSHANTER WAY 1311 NORMANDY LN 1460 BIRCHWOOD LN 5 LUNDY CT 2 MIRANDA CT 2970 MELINDA WAY 5408 HELEN WAY 5435 DEL RIO RD 2816 HING AVE 6224 25TH ST 2361 20TH AVE 7572 19TH ST 6841 GOLF VIEW WAY 1618 WENTWORTH AVE #9 1230 42ND AVE 2137 16TH AVE 2112 65TH AVE 5636 LA CAMPANA WAY 2101 ARLISS WAY 7461 WINKLEY WAY 7313 STOCKDALE ST 7529 COLLINGWOOD ST 1238 NEVIS CT 5605 DANA WAY 1721 59TH AVE 5843 ANNRUD WAY 2144 47TH AVE 2160 MURIETA WAY 1581 69TH AVE 2155 VOLLAN WAY 1557 WAKEFIELD WAY 7281 15TH ST 5621 25TH ST 5004 S LAND PARK DR 2081 ARLISS WAY 1500 WAKEFIELD WAY 3257 WATER MILL WAY 7428 TISDALE WAY 6931 GOLF VIEW DR

95825 ARDEN

1019 DORNAJO WAY #128 945 FULTON AVE #519 709 WOODSIDE LANE E #2 2231 EHRBORN WAY 1019 DORNAJO WAY #239 2230 JUANITA LN 304 EAST RANCH RD 2412 PARKWOOD DR 734 COMMONS DR 141 HARTNELL PL 279 MUNROE ST 2900 ANDERSON WAY 2430 SANDRINGHAM RD 2325 AMERICAN RIVER DR 2101 ETHAN WAY 2462 LARKSPUR LN #345 2036 TRIMBLE WAY 2262 WOODSIDE LN #2 873 COMMONS DR 2236 WOODSIDE LN #16 2109 BOWLING GREEN DR 528 WOODSIDE OAKS #5 2137 VIOLET ST 2100 WINAFRED ST 2208 LLOYD LN

$219,900 $247,000 $132,000 $375,000 $145,000 $602,000 $700,000 $255,000 $315,000 $185,000 $315,000 $599,000 $205,000 $238,000 $499,500 $127,500 $330,000 $334,000 $735,000 $166,000 $220,000 $239,000 $165,000 $218,000 $226,500 $270,000 $395,000 $250,000 $310,000 $460,000 $200,000 $437,000 $200,000 $199,000 $215,000 $191,000 $267,000 $760,000 $222,000 $223,500 $270,000 $290,000 $325,000

$84,500 $100,000 $229,500 $476,500 $135,000 $257,000 $345,000 $340,000 $305,300 $361,500 $222,000 $265,000 $281,000 $500,000 $220,000 $130,400 $329,900 $139,000 $315,000 $108,000 $200,000 $108,000 $179,000 $225,000 $195,000

2008 DELMA WAY 2360 LLOYD LN

95831 GREENHAVEN, SOUTH LAND PARK 673 HONEY WAY 400 PIMENTEL WAY 10 TRIUMPH CT 7250 LONG RIVER DR 7717 E PORT DR 1055 JOHNFER WAY 7286 RUSH RIVER DR 307 CRUISE WAY 7960 COLLINS ISLE LN 1391 LOS PADRES WAY 2 TRIUMPH CT 7592 DELTAWIND DR 7010 RIVERSIDE BLVD 99 STARGLOW 6381 EICHLER ST 76 CAVALCADE CIR 401 ROUNDTREE CT 55 LANYARD CT 7766 EL RITO WAY 7741 EL DOURO DR 39 BLUE WATER CIRCLE 67 RAMBLEOAK CIR 7294 RIVER PLACE WAY 6297 LAKE PARK DR 7094 RIVERSIDE BLVD 380 RIVERTREE WAY 6766 PARK RIVIERA WAY 7454 GRIGGS WAY 6841 HARMON DR 6428 LONGRIDGE WAY

95864 ARDEN

1324 SHADOWGLEN RD 1106 STEWART RD 901 SINGINGWOOD RD 4242 BIRGIT WAY 1625 LA PLAYA WAY 4324 VALMONTE DR 2560 MORLEY WAY 2841 BERKSHIRE WAY 3260 WINDSOR DR 2025 DAPHNE AVE 1815 OLYMPUS DR 3136 SOMERSET RD 3405 WELLINGTON DR 1801 CERES WAY 3124 CHURCHILL RD 3127 BAKULA WAY 1001 ENTRADA RD 3660 SAN YSIDRO WAY 1328 WYANT WAY 4213 LAS CRUCES WAY 3860 EL RICON WAY 3651 LOS ALAMOS WAY 2313 CATHAY WAY 4209 BURRELL WAY 2631 MORLEY WAY 1170 CASTEC DR 1709 DEVONSHIRE RD 3744 LAS PASAS WAY 3825 EL RICON WAY 2912 SIERRA MILLS LN 1325 WYANT WAY 1700 ROLLING HILLS RD 2871 NORTHROP AVE 4021 RIDING CLUB LN

$240,000 $250,000

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TO DO

THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Take Cover “The Human Façade” featuring artwork by John Titus Krempel Aug. 11 through Sept. 6 ARTHOUSE Gallery, 1021 R St. arthouseonr.com

Throughout history, humans have been motivated to hide behind their own façades. Painter John Titus Krempel addresses our emotions and motives in a creative and colorful display of oil paint embedded with metal, paper, fabric and found items. These pieces have been in process for the last ﬁve years of his career and are on display to the public for the ﬁrst time. Meet Krempel in person at the opening reception from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13

Don't miss the “The Human Facade,” a mixed-media exhibit by John Titus Krempel at ARTHOUSE

jL By Jessica Laskey River City Previews

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Sacramento Sizzle Fire Spectacular: The Ring of Fire Saturday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. William A. Carroll Amphitheatre, 3901 Land Park Drive, 505-5115

The Fire Spectacular is quite literally Sacramento’s hottest festival of the year. Jump into the Ring of Fire to experience an inspiring, mesmerizing, captivating and memorable fire and dance show featuring an epic display of circus arts, fire dance, interesting oddities and enthusiastic feats fit for all ages.

The Party of the Year! Sacramento Walk of Stars Inaugural Gala Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J St. 491-3161, SacramentoWalkofStars.com

Sacramento Walk of Stars is celebrating its first year of stars with a bang. Tickets are limited. Experience great food and enjoy the rare opportunity to hear from the five inaugural stars, gathered together in one place together for the first time, as they share their inspirational stories, accomplishments and what Sacramento means to them. Guests will hear from entertainer LeVar Burton, Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit, three-time Olympic gold medalist Debbie Meyer, world-renowned painter Gregory Kondos and breast cancer surgeon and groundbreaking fundraising advocate Dr. Ernie Bodai.

Art for All Selections from the Short Center Exhibit Through Aug. 3 WAL Public Market, 1104 R St. 329-8569

Artistic expression is universal for all of humanity and this selection of artworks from the Short Center South proves that tenfold. From rich layers of texture and color to the simple content of the human person, these aweinspiring artworks will steal your heart. Works are for sale and can be purchased inside Old Gold at the WAL Public Market.

Clockwise from the top: Dr. Ernie Bodai, Timothy B. Schmit (photo courtesy of James Glader), LeVar Burton, Debbie Meyer and Gregory Kondos (center) are the inaugural stars appearing at the Sacramento Walk of Stars Gala

Off the Wall Sacramento Mural Festival and ArtJam Aug. 20-28 (festival); Saturday, Aug. 27, 6:30-10 p.m. (ArtJam) 2015 L St. sacramentomuralfestival.com

Get ready to take in some amazing artistic eye candy during the inaugural year of the Sacramento Mural Festival, a week-long event that will raise money for arts education through the Friends of SMAC. More than a dozen murals will be painted by local and international artists throughout the city to activate the alleys in downtown and midtown. Tours, lectures and conversations about public art will take place throughout the week. End the week on a high note at ArtJam, where you can create interactive art, indulge in artisanal food and libations, revel in extraordinary pop-up art installations, engage with distinctive art experiences and party into the night—all to beneﬁt arts education in local schools.

Fire Spectacular: The Ring of Fire performs on Aug. 13. Photo courtesy of Cedric Sims.

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Capital Dance Project performs at the Crest this month

Behind the Barre Capital Dance Project’s “Behind the Barre: Made in Sacramento” Aug. 26 and 27 at 6:30 p.m.

Group Effort Suzuki International 10-Piano Concert Sunday, Aug. 14, at 2:30 p.m.

Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., 476-3356, capitaldanceproject.org

Sacramento Community Center Theatre, 1301 L St., 966-8893

As Sacramento’s independent, nonproﬁt collective of professional ballet dancers from the Sacramento Ballet and beyond, Capital Dance Project is bringing its fancy footwork back to the Crest Theatre after its sold-out performance last year. The group has teamed up with some of our city’s most exciting visual artists and musicians to create a mind-blowing, multi-media performance featuring nine new works.

This one-of-a-kind concert will be a treat for the eyes and ears. Featuring several series of 10 performers—each on a grand piano playing the same musical piece simultaneously—the event brings together 10 grand pianos, 200 students and 30 teachers from around the world, including the United States, Japan, Canada and Holland. “Over the past 20 years, this event has become a much-anticipated cultural exchange between Japan and the United States for our students as well as for us teachers,” says Dr. Hagberg-Drake, president of Suzuki Piano Basics Foundation. “Dr. Suzuki and Dr. Kataoka (the founder of the Suzuki Piano Basics Method) both viewed the ultimate goal of their teaching to be world peace.”

Feel the Burn ArtMix “Combust” Thursday, Aug. 11, 5-9 p.m. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. crockerartmuseum.org

Ready to get your burn on? At the Crocker’s ﬁrst Burning Man pre-party, dance the night away to electronic beats, ogle awesome art cars, shop the Burning Man Marketplace to help you prep your burner style, meet and mix with local groups to check out their projects for the playa and get a dust-free peek into this city in the desert. Enjoy food and drink discounts during happy hour from 5-6 p.m. and $5 drink specials all night (21 and older only).

Enjoy a 10-piano concert at the Suzuki International Piano Concert on Aug. 14

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For Art’s Sake Race for the Arts 5K, Fun Runs & Arts Festival Saturday, Aug. 27, at 7 a.m. William Land Park raceforthearts.com

Rack up some pledges for your favorite California nonproﬁt visual, performing, cultural, literary arts organizations and school music, drama, literary and art programs and break a sweat to support the arts in your community. The scenic race course is sure to get your blood pumping with performances, characters and plenty of fun along the way. Stop by the Sacramento Philharmonic booth and try out a wind or string instrument, create a hat, get your face painted, learn some new dance steps, experiment at the hands-on activity booths, visit the Sacramento County Library Bookmobile, check out the art for sale, bring a picnic or sample some food, then grab a seat and relax and enjoy the entertainment on the amphitheater stage. “Bangles,” a solo exhibition by artist Lisa Rybovich Crallé, will ﬁll the vertical space of Verge Center for the Arts main gallery this month. Photo courtesy of Makoto Hawkins.

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Crocker Concerts

Music Circus presents “Nice Work If You Can Get It” Aug. 9-14

Classical Concert: Mobius Trio Sunday, Aug. 14, at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 Jazz Night featuring the Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet (5:30 p.m.) and Anton Schwartz Quintet (6:30 p.m.)

Wells Fargo Pavilion, 1419 H St., 557-1999, californiamusicaltheatre.com

After a smash hit revival run on Broadway in 2012, the song-and-dance spectacular featuring the music of George and Ira Gershwin comes to the “big top” in Sacramento. A songbook of some of the greatest American standards (including “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “I’ve Got a Crush on You” and “Someone To Watch Over Me”) combined with a cast of bootleggers, chorus girls, playboys and politicians creates a hilarious romp in a Long Island mansion in the rip-roaring 1920s.

On the Verge “Bangles,” artwork by Lisa Rybovich Crallé, and “Rehearsals,” artwork by Richard Haley Through Aug. 21 Verge Center for the Arts, 625 S St. vergeart.com

Talk about a two-fer! “Bangles,” a solo exhibition by Bay Area artist Lisa Rybovich Crallé, will ﬁll the vertical space of Verge’s main gallery with an immersive installation composed of large, suspended sculptures of elongated looping forms that incorporate denim, pleather and coiffed synthetic hair (alluding to an archetypal 1960s “girl gang” aesthetic). Juxtaposed with Crallé’s work is that of “Rehearsals,” a solo exhibition by Detroit-based artist Richard Haley that investigates the use of surrogates in performance as he documents staged events being performed by inanimate proxies such as digital threedimensional renderings. A number of works employ handcrafted miniature sculptures of everyday objects to be used as stand-ins for the original. This exhibition is one of four shows being held in celebration of the partnership between Verge and the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis.

Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. crockerartmuseum.org

To celebrate the innovative, 21st-century art of the exhibition “Glass for the New Millennium: Masterworks from the Kaplan-Ostergaard Collection,” the three musicians of the dynamic Mobius Trio guitar ensemble will awaken your ears with quick juxtapositions and mixtures of disparate styles, including classical, jazz, metal and folk. Then Jazz Night at the Crocker heads to a new level with acclaimed tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz’s modern jazz that connects groove with intellect and Shawn Thwaites’s steel drum that pushes the limits of innovation, bringing together elements of jazz, R&B, hip-hop and calypso.

Chip In Buffalo Stampede 10 Mile Run/Walk, a Buffalo Chips Running Club Event Sunday, Aug. 28, at 7:30 a.m. Rio Americano High School, 4540 American River Drive buffalostampederun.com

The race that kicked off Sacramento’s road-racing tradition turns 42 this year! Grab your sneakers and celebrate with music, running-related raffle prizes, finisher medals, a beautiful athletic bag and cash awards for the top finishers. As the sister race to the Urban Cow Half Marathon, the Buffalo Stampede is the perfect training distance, plus it benefits Rio Americano High School’s Track and Cross Country teams, Fit for Girls and the Youth Chips. 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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Aimal Formoli and Suzanne Ricci own Formoli's Bistro in East Sacramento

A Banner Year FORMOLI’S BISTRO AND MASULLO PERSIST IN EXCELLENCE FOR NEARLY A DECADE

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he year 2008 was a tough one. The markets were sagging (if not outright slumping).

The housing bubble had burst. Sacramento and the rest of California were at the forefront of a massive economic dip. Seems like a strange time, then, to open a restaurant. Yet two restaurants opened in 2008, and they remain two of the best restaurants in Sacramento. These two restaurants share a trajectory. Both opened in small, unassuming spaces in quiet neighborhoods that hadn’t seen an aggressive push in fine dining. Both were opened by locals who had

restaurants opened with modest aims of sourcing locally, pleasing their neighborhood regulars and trying to make near-perfect food. Both restaurants succeeded. For the residents of East Sacramento, Formoli’s Bistro continues to succeed by maintaining high standards and an eclectic menu. For the locals of Land Park, Masullo continues to put out world-class pizzas and a host of other gorgeous dishes straight form its wood-fired brick oven. I wrote a review of Formoli’s back in ’08, when its cozy confines were home to great food and fantastic vibes. Since then, Aimal Formoli and his wife, Suzanne Ricci, have moved RESTAURANT page 81

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Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN AUGUST

The b. sakata garo gallery will exhibit paintings by Tom Schultz. Shown above: Untitled, a 42” by 48” oil on canvas. Through Sept. 3. 923 20th St.; bsakatagaro.com

Tim Collom Gallery will exhibit works by Keith Bachmann, Deborah Ashley and Melinda Cootsona through Aug. 30. Shown above: “Hissing of Summer Lawns I,” 24” x 24”, oil on canvas by Cootsana. 915 20th St.; timcollomgallery.com

DaDas Art Gallery Boutique, in cooperation with microARTCollection, is showing new micro-sized paintings by Kathy Dana; curated by Robert-Jean Ray. Two of Dana’s 2” x 2” works are shown above. Through Sept.3. 3655 J St.

John Natsoulas Gallery will feature “The Hills Are Alive: The 15th Annual California Landscape Exhibition.” Contemporary artists such as Pat Mahony, Marti Walker, Philippe Gandiol, Julie Smiley and Boyd Gavin have taken the multifaceted nature of California and brought new ways of viewing landscapes. Shown above: “Delta Boats” oil on canvas, by Boyd Gavin. 521 First St. in Davis; natsoulas.com

Beatnik Gallery presents “Vittu Saatana” featuring work by Sacramento artists Kerry Cottle and Jose Di Gregorio. Shown: Portrait of Life Floating in the Wind, Jose Di Gregorio, 2016, mixed media on wood panel, 20 x 30 in. Through Sept. 22. 723 S St.; beatnik-studios.com

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• Chinese Chicken Salad • Frank’s Style New York Steak • Honey Walnut Prawns • Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry • Young Shew Fried Rice • Fat’s Famous Banana Cream Pie $30 per person, two person minimum. No substitutions please. May not be combined with any other discount. Does not include tax or gratuity. Offer good August 1 - September 30, 2016. 806 L Street, Sacramento 916-442-7092 www.frankfats.com Masullo, the namesake restaurant of Robert Masullo, is, at its heart,

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a pizzeria. A large, wood-fired oven

peppers, zucchini and prosciutto. Another treat is the Jacqueline, a

dominates the kitchen, just as RESTAURANT FROM page 78 their petite bistro to a larger space on J Street. While the new space isn’t quite as cozy as the old, the menu remains solidly excellent and beautifully executed. Some of the same menu favorites from 2008 can still be found at Formoli’s, including the fantastic stuffed dates and endive. The recipe has changed little over the years. The dates are lightly fried and stuffed with goat cheese and crispy pig bits, beautifully perched on ruby-hued endive from Rio Vista. Another holdover from the early days is the whiskey burger, which has won its share of local awards. A rare and rarified patty soaked with an indulgent, high-proof sauce and topped with a significant plank of cheddar, it alone is worth making the trip to Formoli’s. The one time

featuring the best of the season in

pizzas dominate the menu. It is not,

sauceless pizza layered with tissue-

Formoli removed the dish from the

however, a traditional pizzeria. The

thin potato slices, fontina, cubes of

menu, his regulars raised a first-class

space is ultramodern in design, sparse

slab bacon and oregano.

ruckus. Odds are this burger will be

but effective in decoration, nearly

a fixture on that menu till the end of

invisible from the street.

days. Many rotating summer dishes are

In its eight years in business, Masullo has received the kind of

Each course comes from the

accolades that garner most chefs TV

kitchen quickly and efficiently, a

contracts and earn them Michelin

lovely, such as the perfectly prepared

delight to the eye and a pleasure for

stars. Yet the small neighborhood

lamb chops. The chops rest on an

the palate. The watermelon salad, a

eatery remains a bit of a mystery

indulgent pile of wilted kale with

mixture of achingly sweet summer

to those outside Land Park. If you

green harissa and a smattering of

watermelon, feta cheese and roasted

haven’t solved this mystery yet, it’s

fried chickpeas. The summer pasta,

seeds, is divine, especially in late

about time you do. This casual spot is

a fresh fettuccine with cream sauce

summer when the ingredients are

much more than a local pizza joint. It

and a host of fresh vegetables, hits the at their peak. Meatballs the size of spot. tennis balls, smothered in house-made The skill in the kitchen hasn’t

sauce, are unparalleled. They may be

waned at Formoli’s, and neither has

a little heavy for a hot summer day,

the service, which is attentive yet

but they’re exceptional all the same.

leisurely. Prices remain (mostly)

The pizzas are deftly handled.

reasonable, with entrees in the $20-

Each thin-crusted Neapolitan-style

plus range and small plates in the

creation is delicately crafted, visually

mid-teens. For food of this quality

delightful and elegantly flavored.

prepared with this amount of skill,

A standout on the menu is the 4

that’s more than reasonable.

Quarters, a doubly bisected pie

might be one of the best restaurants in California. Trust me, it’s a mystery worth solving. Formoli’s is at 3839 J St.; 4485699; formolisbistro.com. Masullo is at 2711 Riverside Blvd.; 443-8929; masullopizza.com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n

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MIDTOWN

Jack’s Urban Eats

1800 L St. 447-9440

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

Aioli Bodega Espanola L D $$ Full Bar Patio Andalusian cuisine served in a casual European atmosphere

Biba Ristorante

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

cuisine served a la carte • Biba-restaurant.com

Buckhorn Grill

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

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Casual California cuisine with counter service

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

L D Full Bar $$$ Modern American cuisine in an upscale historic setting

Old Soul Co.

1716 L St. 443-7685

B L D $ No table service at this coffee roaster and bakery, also serving creative artisanal sandwiches

2730 J St. 442-2552

L D $$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cooking served in a casual atmosphere • Paragarys.com

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Chicago Fire

2416 J St. 443-0440

D $$ Full Bar Chicago-style pizza, salads wings served in a family-friendly atmosphere • Chicagofirerestaurant.com

Crepeville

1730 L St. 444-1100

1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646

L D $$ Gourmet pizza, pasta, salads in casual setting • Paesanos.biz

Paragary’s Bar & Oven 1401 28th St. 457-5737

L D $$ Full Bar Outdoor Patio California cuisine with a French touch • Paragarys.com

Suzie Burger

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Outdoor Dining Crepes, omelets, salads, soups and sandwiches served in a casual setting

29th and P Sts. 455-3300

Ernesto’s Mexican Food

Tapa The World

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

L D $-$$ Wine/Beer/Sangria Spanish/world cuisine in a casual authentic atmosphere, live flamenco music - tapathewworld.com

58 Degrees & Holding Co.

Thai Basil Café

1901 16th St. 441-5850

1217 18th St. 442-5858

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

48 styles in your choice of 11 colors

Paesano’s Pizzeria

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

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

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

B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

L D $ Classic burgers, cheesesteaks, shakes, chili dogs, and other tasty treats • suzieburger.com

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

L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Food with Thai Food Flair

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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This Month @ the Market

A LOOK AT WHAT’S IN SEASON AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS IN AUGUST

FIGS

OKRA

PLUMS

This Mediterranean fruit is sweet and chewy, with tiny, crunchy seeds and a smooth skin. It’s a great source of dietary fiber and potassium. To eat: Sacramento’s now-defunct Fat Face restaurant used to serve poached figs inside a grilled brie sandwich.

This vegetable gets a bad rap for its sometimes-slimy texture. It’s a staple in Southern cuisine, particular gumbo. It’s low in calories—as long as you don’t fry it! To eat: Grill, roast or pickle.

This delicious stone fruit is a relative of the peach, nectarine and (surprise) almond. When dried, it’s a prune. To eat: Eat out of hand, or slice and bake for a cobbler, pie or upside-down cake.

GRAPEFRUIT

CARROTS

CANTALOUPE

Pucker up: This citrus fruit is tart and tangy. It’s rich in vitamin C and the antioxidant lycopene. It comes in white, pink and red varieties. To eat: Broil grapefruit slices until warm for a quick, healthful dessert.

This root vegetable is packed with beta carotene. Classically orange in color, it also comes in white, red, yellow and purple varieties. Look for tender baby carrots at the market. To eat: For a cooling summer soup, make carrot vichyssoise.

This melon has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It belongs to the cucurbit family of plants, which includes cucumbers, pumpkins and squashes. To eat: Using cantaloupe, Food Network’s Giada De Laurentiis makes an unusual and tasty dish called Spaghetti al Melone.

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Zocolo

Les Baux

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cuisine served in an authentic artistic setting • zocolosacramento.com

BLD $ Wine/Beer Unique boulangerie, café & bistro serving affordable delicious food/drinks all day long • lesbauxbakery.com

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348

EAST SAC

Opa! Opa!

33rd Street Bistro

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

B L D $$ Full Bar Patio Pacific Northwest cuisine in a casual bistro setting • 33rdstreetbistro.com

Nopalitos

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

5644 J St. 451-4000

5530 H St. 452-8226

B L $ Wine/Beer Southwestern fare in a casual diner setting

Roxie Deli & Barbeque 3340 C St. 443-5402

B L D $ Deli sandwiches, salads & BBQ made fresh. Large selection of Craft Beers and specialty sodas. Proudly owner operated. roxiedeli.com

5610 Elvas 476-5492

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

Selland's Market Cafe

Clubhouse 56

B L D $$ Wine/Beer High quality handcrafted food to eat in or take out, wine bar

723 56th. Street 454-5656 BLD Full Bar $$ American. HD sports, kid's menu, breakfast weekends, Late night dining

Español 5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679

L D Full Bar $-$$ Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional family-style atmosphere

Evan’s Kitchen 855 57th St. 452-3896

B L D Wine/Beer $$ Eclectic California cuisine served in a family-friendly atmosphere, Kid’s menu, winemaker dinners, daily lunch specials, community table for single diners • Chefevan. com

5340 H St. 736-3333

The Shack

B L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Dog friendly patio Family friendly neighborhood pub featuring housemade burgers, sandwiches, salads & inhouse smoked meats • www.eastsacshack.com

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Star Ginger

Pre-season: Aug 11th - Sep 2nd

3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888

L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar

DOWNTOWN Foundation

400 L St. 321-9522

Formoli's Bistro B L D Wine/Beer Patio $$ Mediterranean influenced cuisine in a neighborhood setting •

Chops Steak Seafood & Bar

Hot City Pizza

L D $$$ Full Bar Steakhouse serving dry-aged prime beef in an upscale club atmosphere

L D $ Pizza for Dine In or Take Out or Delivery 100 Beers on tap • eastsacpizza.com

Claim Jumper

La Trattoria Bohemia

L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American in a clubby atmosphere

5642 J St. 731-8888

3649 J St. 455-7803

L D Wine/Beer $-$$ Italian and Czech specialties in a neighborhood bistro setting

SACRAMENTO’S PREMIER SPORTS LOUNGE

5201 Folsom Blvd. 457-5997

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

3839 J St. 448-5699

EAT DRINK SPORTS

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HAPPY HOUR

M-Th 3-7pm All Day Friday

1117 11th St. 447-8900

1111 J St. 442-8200

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the 2016 Olympics from Brazil

August 5-21. Plan on having lunch with us at the Clubhouse.

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Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518

Distinctively

Sacramento

Educational tasting experience of wines by the taste, flight or glass • downtownandvine.com

Ella Dining Room & Bar 1131 K St. 443-3772

L D $$$ Full Bar Modern American cuisine served family-style in a chic, upscale space Elladiningroomandbar.com

Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com

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

Ten 22

1022 Second St. 441-2211

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

LAND PARK Casa Garden Restaurant 2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809

Jackson Catering & Events 1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300

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

Jack’s Urban Eats

2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225

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

Fat City Bar & Cafe

Freeport Bakery

La Rosa Blanca Taqueria

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants.com

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

The Firehouse Restaurant

Iron Grill

L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com

Frank Fat’s

13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

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

806 L St. 442-7092

L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Chinese favorites in an elegant setting • Fatsrestaurants.com

400 Capitol Mall 446-4100

L D Full Bar $$$ Fine Northern Italian cuisine in a chic, upscale atmosphere • Ilfornaio.com

Grange

926 J Street • 492-4450

B L D Full Bar $$$ Simple, seasonal, soulful • grangerestaurant.com

Hock Farm Craft & Provision 1415 L St. 440-8888

L D $$-$$ Full Bar Celebration of the region's rich history and bountiful terrain • Paragarys.com

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2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104

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

Leatherby’s Family Creamery 2333 Arden Way 920-8382

L D $ House-made ice cream and specialties, soups and sandwiches

L D $ Full Bar Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Dine in or take out since 1986

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

Riverside Clubhouse

5026 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American cuisine served in a contemporary setting • Riversideclubhouse.com

Taylor's Kitchen

2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154

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

601 Munroe St. 486-4891

Luna Lounge

B L D $-$$ Full neighborhood bar serving dinner nightly. Open at 11am daily. Weekend breakfast. • bellabrucafe.com

Matteo's Pizza

5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727

L D Beer/Wine $$ Neighborhood gathering place for pizza, pasta and grill dishes

The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way 488-47794

Tower Café

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

B L D $$ Wine/Beer International cuisine with dessert specialties in a casual setting

Roxy

Willie's Burgers

B L D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine with a Western touch in a creative upscale atmosphere •

L D $ Great burgers and more. Open until 3 on Friday and Saturday • williesburgers.com

Ristorante Piatti

2415 16th St. 444-2006

Buy 8 oz. yogurt or higher,

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

Lemon Grass Restaurant

1518 Broadway 441-0222

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2225 Hurley Way 568-7171

Jamie's Bar and Grill 427 Broadway 442-4044

Il Fornaio

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

The Kitchen

1112 Second St. 442-4772

2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708

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

1001 Front St. 446-6768

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1530 J St. 447-2112

Ettore’s

901 K St. 916-551-1500 L D $$-$$$ French-inspired Bakery serving fresh pastry & desserts, artisan breads and handcrafted sandwiches • EstellesPatisserie.com

Estelle's Patisserie

1110 Front Street

Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar

ARDENCARMICHAEL

2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000

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

Bella Bru Café

L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com

B L D $-$$ Full bar, casual, locally owned European style café with table service from 5 pm and patio dining • bellabrucafe.com

Thai House

5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

Café Vinoteca

3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331

L D $$ Full Bar Italian bistro in a casual setting • Cafevinoteca.com

427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888 L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com

Willie's Burgers

5050 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-5050 L D $ Great burgers and more • williesburgers.com n

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