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BEAUTIFUL HOME QUIET STREET Beautiful 3 bedroom 2 bath Home in East Sacramento with gourmet kitchen/family room combo and open plan for ease of entertaining. Newly polished hardwood Àoors and painted walls; master suite with walk-in closet and stunning bathroom! Equipped for ¿ber-based internet service; and energy saving Nest thermostat. $769,000 KIM SQUAGLIA 916-205-2681, TIM COLLOM 916-247-8048

WALK TO THE PARK Updated home with remodeled kitchen featuring Wolf oven, Miele dishwasher and soft close drawers. Downstairs master suite, of¿ce with outside access and 3 bedrooms upstairs. Fireplace in living room and double French doors in family/dining room make this home an entertainers delight. 1/4 basement and 2 car-garage and outdoor spaces. $875,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 916-969-7379

ELMHURST/TAHOE PARK Enter through a welcoming courtyard this 2 bedroom home featuring wood Àoors; kitchen with storage-2 corner lazy susan’s; indoor laundry; and Sanyo Inverter AC/Heat. A special large backyard with outdoor kitchen, covered patio leading to pond and hidden outdoor shower (perfect after working in the garden with raised beds), water feature and patio area. $409,000 TIM COLLOM 916-247-8048

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TALLAC VILLAGE A great opportunity... Enjoy this 3 bedroom, 1026 sq ft home with built-in pool and detached 1-car garage. House features include dual pane windows, central HVAC, hardwood Àoors, unique updated bath, ¿replace, tankless water heater and backyard with pool and deck. Just a little TLC will make this home shine! $325,000 PATRICK VOGELI 916-207-4515

WONDERFUL EAST SAC LOCATION The perfect home on one of the most desirable streets in East Sac. Remodeled kitchen with Wolf range, SubZero fridge, Miele dishwasher, espresso maker, wine fridge, pantry, custom cabinets and tons of storage. Large master bathroom. Hardwood Àoors, dual pane windows, of¿ce nook and private backyard patio has a spa/pool with water feature $999,600 NATHAN SHERMAN 916-969-7379

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COMPLETELY REBUILT IN 2013 This 4 bedroom 3 bath home was rebuilt with the highest quality ¿nishes. The open and spacious layout with high ceilings is complimented by lots of windows for the light and bright living. Large chef’s kitchen, home sound system and even a large garage. Master suite has 2 walk-in closets and a tranquil bath. Pleasant front porch and a backyard oasis. $1,365,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 916-969-7379

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BEAUTIFUL REMODEL McKinley Park 4 bedroom and 3½ bath home. The open concept Àoor plan brings the outdoors in... from the original leaded glass windows in the front to the cozy backyard. Chef’s kitchen with Viking Range, fridge and 2 dishwashers! Butler’s pantry has wine fridge and 2nd oven, 3rd sink and amazing storage. Spacious master and upstairs laundry room. $1,300,000 JAMIE RICH 916-612-4000

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EAST SACRAMENTO CHARMER East Sacramento charm at it’s best! Relax on the front porch chatting with the neighbors, walking to restaurants, coffee shops and the park nearby! Vintage Craftsman style inside with wood Àoors, pocket doors, high ceilings and handsome wood moldings. The large remodeled kitchen and dining room perfect for entertaining. Barbecue on the back deck. $699,000 DAVID KIRRENE 916-531-7495

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HIGH-WATER CRAFTSMAN Oh sooo cute! This 2 bedroom 2 bath has a commanding view from the front porch and living room. The well lit interior has 9 foot coved ceilings with recessed lighting, polished wood Àoors with over-sized base boards and beautiful wood details. The sunny kitchen and entertaining area is lit by skylight and ornamental pendants, and opens to the back patio. $559,000 DAVID KIRRENE 916-531-7495

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One of the original Wright & Kimbrough Tract 24 houses built in 1913.This 4 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom, 2764 sq/ft, home has all the original details of built-in leaded glass cabinets and bookcases, built-in buffet with cabinets, wide baseboard, BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED TUDOR Gorgeous 5 Bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2674 sq/ft remodeled intricate staircase railing, large living room with Àreplace home in East Sac. . Home features a large living room with Àreplace and sunroom off the side, Hunter Douglas and large formal dining room. Don’t miss this opportunity electric shades, formal dining room and Master Suite with Àreplace & stunning master bath. The covered deck to live in such an historic house. $995,000 features a built-in Lion BBQ grill and large dining area that looks onto the spacious outside space and pool. $1,475,000

COZY COTTAGE Cozy 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 1207 sq/ft cottage in East Sac. This home has hardwood Áoors throughout, a formal dining room, Àreplace in the living room and original built-ins for extra storage. Close to restaurants, coffee house and shopping. $499,950

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or more than a decade, the death of printed news has been heralded among the smart set. Readers over 50 might recall predictions about a society absent of all paper when the digital age began more than 25 years ago. A look around our homes and offices today will tell you otherwise! While almost everything arrives electronically, companies have discovered humans can easily overlook or lose track of electronic communications. Therefore, physical paper backups are required to get and hold readers’ attentions and move them to action. We founded Inside Publications in 1996 amid this climate and anticipated it might be an uphill battle. But looking back on more than 20 years, our experience would be better described as an opportunity. We took a radically different approach and delivered local news unavailable elsewhere, directly to neighborhood

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homes at no cost to our readers. Our model was based on being fully financed by small-business advertisers. Those advertisers have remained loyal because they see value in reaching audiences that surround their businesses. And some things changed. When we started, readers typically maintained a paid subscription to a regional daily newspaper for local news. As we approach our 25th anniversary in 2021, we are refining and refocusing what we do. Recent paper price increases amounting to more than $3,000 a month have been tough to swallow. The margins in our business can’t absorb significant cost increases without greater revenue from advertising. So we are working on multiple fronts to grow our business and become even more efficient with technology. Our five monthly editions grew over a 20-year period, one edition at a time. Each market has its own identity and stands alone in providing local news. But combined, our monthly circulation of all editions now tops 85,000. And that makes Inside Publications the largest print monthly in the region by a substantial margin. Our circulation is more than twice that of Sactown and more than triple Sacramento Magazine. We print and deliver more copies each month

than both of them combined. Only the free weekly newsstand alternative Sacramento News & Review comes close to us, and it appeals to a much different audience and younger demographic. We have no plans to abandon the neighborhood market-based editions. But we do have plans to leverage our combined circulation for what it is—an audience of more than 60 neighborhoods in five unique editions. Our demographic mix is unique and extremely attractive to local advertisers because our readers have substantially higher-than-average incomes, property values and home ownership rates than the region. Until now, we have devoted our resources almost exclusively to print. And folks often tell me how much they appreciate taking time to sit down with a cup of coffee and enjoy our paper. But we realize we have far more local content available for readers than what we have space to publish. So we are redesigning our website to be more reader and content friendly. While we have been growing for nearly a quarter-century, the naysayers who predicted doom for print were right about one local product: The Sacramento Bee. The paper’s circulation has dropped dramatically in the last decade. A

recent newsroom layoff took out many popular writers, and print subscribers are quitting in droves. My husband and I were loyal print subscribers to The Bee, beginning in 1990. But a year ago, The Bee mailed a letter congratulating us that we now could enjoy a special rate of $8.50 a week. That sounded high, so I checked my most recent annual payment. The “special” rate was actually a huge price increase. A friend told me to cancel, predicting I would be asked what price I would pay to stay. Here’s the part that made me crazy: Nowhere did the letter include a phone number or email to contact The Bee. So I went page by page through the website and finally found a number for customer service. During 20 minutes on hold waiting for a rep to answer, a screen popped up on The Bee’s site offering print and digital for $1 a week. When the rep finally answered and looked up my account, he noted the date when my home delivery would cease under my old payment plan. I asked about the $1 special, and he said I didn’t qualify! That was the end for me. On a side note, I also manage a Bee print subscription for an elderly friend. Since I pay the bill for her, I tried to use her digital access. After four calls to customer service, The Bee could not make it work. Instead,

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I was given the e-edition address that allows open access for readers. My husband still misses his daily crossword puzzles. My friend saves them for him. There are industry rumors that The Bee’s print operations will wind down in the next year or two. The paper has not made any announcements about cutting print, but signs suggest it’s coming. The McClatchy Co. sold the paper’s Q Street headquarters and leased back the building. It actively encourages print customers via email to read online. The Bee has abandoned the circulation audits that were the print industry’s gold standard just a few years ago. And last month, the regional corporate editor (the Sacramento executive editor position was eliminated) penned a front-page appeal asking readers to pony up $119 a year for digital subscriptions to allow The Bee to stay afloat and report local news. With 60,000 digital subscriptions, the editor said the revenue could finance a news organization that has been decimated over the last 10 years. The editor’s begging amounted to more than $7 million annually. We could only dream of those kinds of budgets! Some people assume I’d be happy if The Bee ceased printing. But that’s not the case. I believe the more local news, the better—our democracy depends on educated citizens, and newspapers play a big role in civic education. The only people who benefit from less news reporting are local politicians who become free to operate as if no one is watching their behavior. Even more at risk is access to diverse opinions on issues, especially controversies that involve

local government spending, land use and social policies that impact our neighborhoods. Despite the dire predictions and gloomy situation at The Bee, newspaper subscriptions nationwide have been on the rise since 2017. A recent study found 169 million U.S. adults, who comprise 70 percent of the population, read newspapers every month. Studies also show print advertising has greater credibility with readers. Newspapers still retain audience trust. According to the News Media Alliance, fewer than 10 percent of readers report seeing “fake news” in their newspapers, and readers’ trust of ads came in at 75 percent for national and 79 percent for local newspapers. There are also reports that folks find it much more difficult to remember what is read online. Studies show that recall of things read in hard-copy newspapers and magazines substantially exceeds those read in digital format. It has to do with the brain’s ability to visualize and then recall. The same differences also apply to the recall of advertising in print vs. digital. We employ more than two-dozen paid writers each month to bring you stories of the most interesting people, places and events, in addition to creating more than a dozen other publishing jobs. My husband and I also have found great joy in using our publications to help the local arts, volunteer and philanthropy communities reach their audiences. In 2012, when the Clunie Community Center and McKinley Rose Garden faced closure by the city,

Friends of East Sacramento—the nonprofit that Lisa Schmidt and I founded—could not have moved forward without Inside Publication’s audience and influence. The publications were integral in helping us reach donors, recognize sponsors, recruit volunteers and market the properties for rent. Six years later we raised more than $250,000 and renovated both facilities. You might not agree with everything you read from us, but you will always find valuable local content not available elsewhere. Stay tuned for some great changes!

WITH APPRECIATION Two of our most valuable employees moved on last month and I want to acknowledge the tremendous role they played in the success of our company. After more than 20 years with Inside Publications, account representative Ann Tracy has retired,

along with our editor Marybeth Bizjak. Both started in our first few years. Marybeth introduced me to her friend, Ann, when we needed a rep for our advertising sales. It didn’t matter that she had no sales’ experience. Being an active mother of four meant she was an expert organizer. The three of us are about the same age, and our children, who are also the same ages, knew each other when they were little. Ann worked diligently and professionally with our advertisers and our staff loved her. Marybeth taught me everything I know about editing, and was the consummate professional. I valued her advice tremendously. We will miss them both but they deserve to start another chapter in their lives. We wish them only the best! Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

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Major Projects Slated for the Neighborhood TWO RIVERS TRAIL AND MCKINLEY WATER VAULT PROPOSALS MOVE FORWARD IN THE FALL Phase II of the Two Rivers Trail project would create a 2.4-mile stretch of paved trail along the American River.

wo major public projects centered in East Sacramento and tentatively slated to start in 2019 have been slowly creeping through the city and county approval process. District 3 Councilmember Jeff Harris staunchly supports both projects, although in each case an organized opposition from the surrounding neighborhoods has emerged. Harris, himself a River Park resident, has been pushing to get Phase II of the Two Rivers Trail completed ever since he took office in

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2014. Budgeted at more than $6 million, with most of the money coming from state and federal grants, the project would create a 2.4-mile stretch of paved, multimodal trail running along the south side of the American River from Sutter’s Landing to Sacramento State University. It would be the final link in a chain of paved path stretching from Sac State to Midtown to South Sacramento. “If you look at the long-range vision of a complete trail—if you could get from Sac State to Meadowview off-road safely—that’s a pretty tremendous piece of connectivity,” says Harris. Phase II would also create an ADA-compliant access point at Glen Hall Park, where users currently need to walk up a steep, rocky path just to reach the bumpy walking trails along the river. “If you’re in a wheelchair, you will have

access to the American River Parkway that you never had before,” he says. Harris and other Phase II supporters believe that increased access to the river will reduce crime and illegal camping, and boost property values in the nearby neighborhoods. However, a grassroots organization of River Park residents called “Save Don’t Pave” disagrees with those claims, and the group began mobilizing earlier this year to oppose the project. The opposition group collected more than 200 signatures in advance of a packedhouse community meeting in April, while their lawn signs can be seen scattered throughout River Park. The main concerns that people behind “Save Don’t Pave” have expressed about the project include the potential for environmental degradation, conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians, increased neighborhood traffic, an influx of

homeless people and an increase in crime. “To my mind, these are fears, but they’re not substantial concerns,” says Harris. “From the professionals

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Visit Our Website: mbwalton.com in public safety, they all said that paved trails tend to lower crime in residential areas, that the usage of the trail means that there are more eyes on it.” There are other potential roadblocks to Phase II of the Two Rivers Trail. The project still needs approval by the county Recreation and Park Commission and the American River Flood Control District, while negotiations with Union Pacific to build the path underneath a railroad trestle are ongoing. “It’s looking like October would be a realistic timeframe for this to come before the City Council,” says Harris. If approved, the project would begin in spring 2019. Another major public project in the works for East Sacramento is the McKinley Water Vault, an underground concrete cistern designed to hold stormwater overflow during major rain events. Currently, Sacramento’s combined sewer system carries both stormwater and wastewater in a single pipe to a treatment facility in Elk Grove. During major storms, the pipes

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The 6-million-gallon McKinley Water Vault would hold excess water until a storm passes, then feed the water back into the combined sewer system for treatment. It would lay empty during non-storm days to prevent unpleasant aromas, although an underground odor-control facility would also be built. Construction would involve a 240-by-300-foot excavation beneath the George “Butter” Cole baseball field on the east side of McKinley Park near the Rose Garden, right across from the row of homes on 33rd Street. The project is expected to take more than a year and would be funded with ratepayer dollars. “There is an inconvenience when you do a big project like this—it means concrete trucks, construction workers and a big construction fence around the area for over a year’s time,” says Harris. “It’s not pleasant to have a big construction project across the street from your house, I get that.” Still, Harris argues that fixing the sewer overflow issue should take precedence over the inconvenience. “People who have been here a long time understand the flooding issue,” he says. The draft environmental impact report is available for review online and, although the public comment period ended June 6, there is a public meeting planned for late summer or early fall. “A very substantial number

of comments were received,” says Harris. “Somebody hired an attorney to prepare a document that was more than 200 pages long with comments.” After the public meeting, the plan is to solicit construction bids and gain City Council approval in the fall, and then begin construction in spring 2019.

STATION 4 FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS The annual budget that the Sacramento City Council approved in June tips the scales at more than $1 billion, but some of that funding will be used to fully staff the fire station in East Sacramento with paramedics. Studies have shown that medical emergencies account for most of the calls made to fire departments, but Sacramento has been slow to adopt the “single-role” model due to union objections. Instead, firefighters work overtime as paramedics, a policy that has proven extremely cost-ineffective. With the new city budget approved, Station 4 in East Sacramento will be able to hire six full-time firefighter paramedics, replacing the “dualrole” firefighters who spent last year working overtime in that position. Councilmember Harris has stumped for the cost-saving single-role model ever since taking office in 2014.

George “Butter” Cole baseball ﬁeld is the slated location for the McKinley Water Vault project.

Starbucks, which is expected to open in fall. •Chefs and owners Scott Ostrander and Paul DiPierro opened Origami Asian Grill, described as a “Chipotle for Asian cuisine,” next to V. Miller Meats on Folsom Blvd. at 48th Street. •Track 7 Brewing, which already operates breweries and tasting rooms in Curtis Park and Natomas, leaped into the dining industry July 16 when it debuted The Other Side, the longawaited, rotisserie-focused restaurant and brewery at 5090 Folsom Blvd.

BEER BULLET POINTS

Kristina Perea Gilmore (left), Crocker Art Museum’s associate curator, with Inside Publications account rep Sally Giancanelli at the opening of the “Testament to the Spirit: Paintings by Eduardo Carrillo” exhibition. One of the artist’s most colorful works was featured on the July cover of Inside East Sacramento and Giancanelli presented a framed cover to the museum. The exhibit runs through Oct. 7.

SUMMER DAY CAMP With summer hurtling to an end and the kids soon heading back to school, East Sac Summer Day Camp closes for the season Aug. 24. Organized by the YMCA and held at the YMCA Child Care Site at Faith United Methodist Church, the camp is open to all children entering first through sixth grades this fall. East Sac Summer Day Camp costs $160 per week, with a 10 percent discount for siblings. A $25 deposit is required per session. Registration can be completed at the East Sac YMCA at 3600 J St., online at ymcasuperiorcal.org/ summer-camp/east-sac-summer-daycamp or by calling (916) 737-0442.

OWNER ON LEAVE Kathy Pham, owner of the popular East Sac Nails and Spa recently suffered a serious medical condition that will require her to a leave for six months. Mimi Nguyen, a relative, is taking over the business in her absence. “I want to thank my many

loyal customers during this difficult time. My talented family will take very good care of them until my return,” said Pham. She has developed a loyal following for her anti-aging facials. East Sac Nails and Spa is 713 56th St. in Elvas Center. Call (916) 4763515 or visit eastsacnailsandspa.com.

FODDER AND LIBATIONS

Several intriguing new restaurants have opened or announced plans to open in East Sacramento within the last couple months. Here are a few of the notable newbies to the neighborhood: •Station 38 Coffee, by the owners of Station 16 in Midtown and CLAY POT CLASSES Firehouse Crawfish in Sacramento, On Saturday, Aug. 18, the East opened in June in the former Peet’s Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Coffee at 3711 J St. will sponsor a Creative Space •3 Hermanas, the third restaurant Workshop at clayARTstudio814. from the family that owns the Located at 814 Alhambra Blvd., popular Mexican eateries Tres clayARTstudio814 serves as a Hermanas in Midtown and Three pottery studio and art gallery, while Sisters in East Sacramento, held also offering numerous classes and a soft opening in late June and workshops related to ceramics, such as started full service in July. The new their recent Art of the Teapot seminar. restaurant is located at 3260 J St. The Creative Space Workshop runs •A quick-service version of the from 10 a.m. to noon, and guests will popular local franchise Steve’s Pizza learn about ceramics and make a clay will open later this year on the corner pot while enjoying refreshments and of 37th and J streets. light snacks. The event is free, but •The Burger King on Folsom space is limited, so reserve your spot Boulevard was demolished in June by visiting eastsacchamber.org/events to make way for a 2,633-square-foot or by calling (916) 794-1165.

Along with the Dad’s Kitchen outpost scheduled to replace Cabana Winery on Elvas Avenue later this year, The Other Side promises to further raise the bar of the neighborhood beer scene. However, there is plenty going on this month at the other craft breweries and beer bars that call East Sacramento home: •Across from The Other Side on Folsom Boulevard, The Shack hosts live music every Saturday night starting at 5:30 p.m. Acts this month include Danny Morris & the California Stars and Hambone Slim. Check out the full list of events at eastsacshack.com/events. •As part of its Summer of Suds, Porchlight Brewing on 57th Street is hosting an unplugged show by The Beatles cover band Ticket to Ride. The show takes place Aug. 10 at 6:30 p.m. and there is no cover charge. Audience members can sign up to go on stage and belt out their favorite Fab Four song. For more information, go to the Porchlight Brewing Facebook event page or call (916) 476-5384. •SacYard Community Tap House on 33rd Street hosts a pint night with Out of Bounds Brewing on Aug. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Roseville-based Out of Bounds recently expanded its brewery empire by opening a restaurant and beer garden in Folsom. Check out more upcoming SacYard events at sacyard.beer/ sacyard-events. Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. Submissions are due by the third of the month prior to the publication month. n

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Tales Of The

(River) City LOCAL LGBTQ AUTHOR RELEASES FIRST BOOK

J. Scott Coatsworth

hat author Armistead Maupin did for San Francisco in his iconic novel series “Tales of the City,” author J. Scott Coatsworth has done for Sacramento. Coatsworth’s first self-published book, “The River City Chronicles,” is an amalgam of short mystery stories set in Midtown that began as a weekly serial. “I’ve been writing pretty much all my life, but after being rejected by a bunch of publishers in my twenties, I put writing on the back shelf until my mid-forties,” Coatsworth says. “When I came back to it, I started a blog and wanted to have some great content for my readers. One of my earliest novellas, ‘Between the Lines,’ was a magical realism tale set in Sacramento, so I used that as

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a starting point for ‘The River City Chronicles.’” He lives in River Park with his husband Mark. Coatsworth describes the book as “a kitchen sink of my interests—of my adopted hometown, the Italian language (and Italian food—there are recipes at the back of the book) and the queer community.” Originally from Tucson via the Bay Area, Coatsworth initially found Sacramento lacking many of the amenities he’d grown used to in San Francisco. But he says that over the years it’s been “my pleasure to watch it grow and change and, in particular, to see Midtown transform and flourish.” You’ll recognize many of your favorite local haunts in the book, from Zocalo to the Everyday Grind coffee shop, which makes the book a mustread for anyone who loves the River City. “The River City Chronicles” is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, Apple Books and in local bookstores.

MAKING DANCE MORE INCLUSIVE Capital Dance Project announced in June that it is one of 133 grantees chosen for the California Arts Council’s Local Impact program. CDP is an independent collective of professional ballet dancers that every summer produces the multimedia performance piece “Behind the Barre: Made in Sacramento” in conjunction with local artists and musicians. The $9,000 grant will help CDP expand its outreach programming to

present two matinee Sensory-Friendly Dance Performances of “Behind the Barre” on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Crocker Art Museum. By making accommodations to the existing performance—including shortening the run time; allowing the audience to move, sing and dance along; lowering the volume; and removing flashing or bright-light effects—CDP will be able to offer individuals with sensory disabilities, including autism, an inclusive theater environment.

Artist Mark Dean Veca in front of his artwork at Crocker Art Museum.

Capital Dance Project aims at making dance performances more inclusive.

Seven Sacramento-area museums are offering free admission to all active-duty military personnel and their families. “The Local Impact grant program strikes at the heart of the issue of access and equity in the arts,” says Nashormeh Lindo of the California Arts Council. “CDP’s project is crucial to help arts and culture opportunities reach California’s marginalized communities and promote the unique creative expressions within that community.” For more information, visit capitaldanceproject.org.

WE’RE ALL MAD HERE Last summer, Sacramentans were introduced to artist Mark Dean Veca’s psychedelic landscapes made up of surreal cartoons and pop-culture iconography during his installation “Maddest Hatter” at the Crocker Art Museum, as part of the hit exhibition “Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose.” This summer, we’ll be treated again to Veca’s unique artistic eye in a new installation that comes as part

of his receipt of the John S. Knudsen Endowment Fund’s $25,000 prize. The fund was established at the Crocker in late 2012 by a gift from the estate of art collector John Knudsen to support an emerging or mid-career California artist. Veca returned to the Crocker at the beginning of the summer to get started on a new, site-specific installation inside a corridor gallery that links Friedman Court to the museum’s first-floor education center. He aims to honor the existing architecture while transforming the space into an all-encompassing experience—and if you know Veca, it will be quite the experience. For more information, visit crockerart.org.

plans for a new food hall and market set to open at the Mill at Broadway housing development by fall 2019. Market Club at the Mill was dreamt up by The Golden Group’s Sonny Mayugba (co-owner of Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar and the upcoming Solomon’s Delicatessen and Tiger), his partners David Pringle and Andrea Lepore (who also owns Hot Italian), and project manager Julie Young of Urban Elements. Housed in a former warehouse, Market Club will include food vendors, boutique retailers, office space, artist studios, a patio overlooking a new park and Smash Table Tennis Bar (a ping-pongthemed watering hole), as well as a potential local farmers market space run by the Center for Land-Based Learning.

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FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION FOR MILITARY

The Golden Group—a group of local restaurateurs—has announced

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active-duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day (Sept. 3) via Blue Star Museums, a collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, Department of Defense and more than 2,000 museums across the country. Aerospace Museum of California, California Automobile Museum, California Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Fairytale Town, Powerhouse Science Center and Sacramento History Museum are participating. Free admission is available to active-duty military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), National Guard and Reserve members, and up to five immediate family members. Check with individual museums for hours of operation. For more information, visit sacmuseums.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

Rendering of the Market Club at the Mill, which is scheduled to open in fall 2019.

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SMALL S MALL B BUSINESS USINESS ME N TO R HELPS MENTOR HELPS ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURS R E A L I Z E THEIR REALIZE THEIR DREAMS DREAMS

Keith Walter

eith Walter is admittedly “terrible at retirement.” The 62-year-old has tried to retire several times over the past several years and each time he’s found himself diving back into the work world at the behest of friends who need his skills as a telecommunications expert. “I love to problem solve,” says Walter, who started out as a physicist before getting involved in engineering and technology, where he specializes in “transformation projects” (when telecommunications companies periodically upgrade their technology, a consultant like Walter helps smooth the transition). “The bigger the problem, the better for me.” But Walter has discovered that his favorite problem solving to date has come from his work as a small business mentor with SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow and succeed nationwide. Walter first got involved with the Sacramento chapter of SCORE—which he now chairs—six years ago when he and his wife moved to Fair Oaks after By Jessica Laskey one of his many attempts at retirement since age Giving Back: Volunteer Proﬁle 50. He joined SCORE, Rotary and half a dozen

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other local service organizations in an effort to keep himself rooted instead of jetting off to the next exciting project (recent work has taken him to Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore). “The idea was if I got involved in enough activities, I wouldn’t have time to un-retire,” Walter says. “Though, it certainly hasn’t changed my desire to run off to exotic locales.” But it did introduce Walter to an organization that has allowed him to share his extensive knowledge base with others trying to follow in his footsteps. Approximately 40 volunteer SCORE counselors with a wide range of business backgrounds work with applicants to discuss everything from business plans to escape plans. “About 2,000 people contact us each year asking for help,” Walter says. “The vast majority will never go on to start a business. Half of our work is walking them through what it takes to start a business so they don’t lose their life savings or put their families or future at risk. Often, their dream is a good dream but they don’t have the resources to start it right now, so we redirect them to explore other options within their profession, work with local job centers to find a new job or work on their finances.” This screening process not only helps avert potential disaster but also lets SCORE focus its efforts on those who are ready to start a business and provide them with connections to the Small Business Administration, city, county and state governments, chambers of commerce and financial institutions to help them begin or improve their operations. SCORE also holds workshops four times a month about the fundamentals of getting started and matches applicants with local mentors who can provide a specific skillset. “I’ve long believed that small business is the backbone of our economy and success as a country,” Walter says. “Someone might have a passion but not have the background or skills to turn that passion into a profitable business. SCORE has done great work over the last 50 years bringing those passionate people together with those who are interested in giving back.” “My favorite part is when I’m able to find someone who listens and takes my advice and that advice turns out well for them,” he continues. “SCORE gives me a reason to get up in the morning and find another problem to solve. That’s the beauty of the nature of volunteering—you never know where it’s going to go.” To learn more about SCORE, visit sacramento.score.org. n

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Rent Control and Mendocino HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION

’m writing this month’s column from the sunny deck of our vacation rental home at the historic Heritage House Resort, located four miles south of the beautifully preserved North Coast village of Mendocino, a world and 40 degrees of temperature away from Sacramento. Yes, this is, in part, “how I spent my summer vacation,” but with a twist. The timing of my vacation is convenient: the Sacramento City Council and most senior city managers spread out in all directions for a vacation break during the first two weeks of July each year, following the rigors of approving a billiondollar-plus city budget for the new fiscal year. With city leaders absent, there’s not as much for me to keep an eye on.

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This also is the quiet before the storm at City Hall. When they reconvene, City Council members will debate and decide whether to place on the November ballot: a) a measure to renew the expiring Measure U “temporary” one-half cent sales tax hike; or b) a measure that would double the tax to a full 1 cent, as Mayor Darrell Steinberg has been pushing. It’s an issue that our publication will be covering in the months ahead of the November election.

RENT CONTROL We can also expect the beginnings of a showdown between the mayor and City Council over rent control in Sacramento. The Service Employees International Union failed in its $600,000 effort to qualify a strict rentcontrol measure for the November ballot. The proponents came up short of the 35,449 signatures needed to qualify the measure for the ballot. For the past nine months, the mayor has, behind the scenes, been pressuring the City Council to impose a “moderate” form of rent control on the city in a bid to stave off the more

draconian version of rent control represented by SEIU. But even after SEIU failed to qualify its rent-control measure for the November ballot, the mayor has still been pushing the council to pass some form of rent control. One might conclude that he is trying to rescue the rent-control agenda of SEIU, with which he has been politically allied, despite his public protests that rent control is a bad idea for Sacramento. There is another possible explanation. SEIU has a shot at putting its measure on the June 2020 ballot if it submits the requisite signatures by mid-September of 2019, the end of a 180-day signaturegathering deadline. Steinberg may be hoping that passage of some form of rent control by the City Council will persuade SEIU to abandon further signature gathering. But SEIU has never said it would abandon its initiative if the City Council adopts some form of rent control. And how likely is SEIU to abandon its strict rent-control initiative after spending $600,000 on its first signaturegathering effort? The answer is unclear. But SEIU may have already abandoned its

initiative. When it launched its signature-gathering drive in March, it deployed legions of paid and volunteer signature gatherers everywhere throughout the city—at stores, homes, apartments, public events, etc. By late May, the intensity of its efforts had faded dramatically.

RENT-CONTROL SPONSOR HITS ROUGH PATCH The SEIU that launched its rentcontrol measure earlier this year is not the same SEIU that exists today. First, an internal SEIU Local 1000 election this past spring led to the ouster of all senior-level officers except its president, Yvonne Walker. There are some indications that the new leadership team may be helping to refocus the union’s mission, including a new emphasis on matters that directly affect SEIU members and a reduced focus on costly public policy campaigns that have little to do with core union business, possibly including sponsoring local rentcontrol initiatives.

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facebook.com/nepheshpilates Then there is the recent Janus decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling which declared that workers who don’t wish to join a government union can no longer be required to pay “agency shop” or “fair share” fees to a union. The decision is a political earthquake. When Wisconsin adopted similar “right to work” laws, government unions in the state experienced as much as a 30 percent drop in membership and revenues. Government unions in California, including the giant SEIU, are reeling from the decision. They are recalibrating their budgets and strategic goals to focus on keeping membership losses to a minimum and on recruiting new members. The financial crunch is likely to leave little extra cash for funding political programs to enact societal change, like rent control, as well as put a squeeze on union’s prodigious campaign contributions to Democratic politicians at every level of government. Even if SEIU decides to spend the $200,000 to $300,000 more it will likely take to secure the remaining

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signatures needed to place its Sacramento rent-control measure on the June 2020 ballot, there’s little chance that a post-Janus diminished SEIU will have the financial wherewithal to fund the $2 million to $3 million it would take to run a competitive campaign for the measure in two years’ time. (The opponents of rent control in Sacramento are promising to raise $3 million to $4 million to defeat it). SEIU will have a big enough challenge trying to maintain anything close to its current level of political giving to its favored politicians. Additionally, the Sacramento initiative is not the only local rentcontrol initiative SEIU is funding in California this year. It’s reportedly funding active rent-control measures in a half-dozen other California cities, as well as helping the ambitious effort to repeal the state’s Costa-Hawkins law, which currently prevents cities from imposing rent control on single family homes, condos and rentals built after 1994, as well as restrictions on rentals as they become vacant. Many political veterans believe the

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RENT CONTROL’S LEGAL THICKET Finally, if SEIU’s Sacramento rent-control measure qualifies for the June 2020 ballot, it would likely draw substantial pre- and, if it passes, postelection legal challenges. The SEUI initiative would roll back rents to Feb. 20, 2018 (the date on which proponents filed the measure with the Sacramento city attorney), and would compel property owners to refund all rent hikes issued after that date. That would be a burden on mom-and-pop rental owners. If the measure appears on the June 2020 ballot and is approved by voters, it would compel owners to refund all rent increases issued during the 48 months before voters approved the measure, a draconian, and likely unconstitutional, burden on rental owners.

Courts have ruled that rent-control laws that deprive property owners of a fair return on their investment represent an illegal and impermissible “taking” of property under the 5th Amendment. Preventing owners from recovering their increased costs of operations for more than two years would likely trigger a wave of lawsuits challenging the measure as an unlawful “taking.” The rent-control measure would also grant to a newly created rent-control board the power to unilaterally determine all fees charged to owners, determine its own budgets and payroll, and issue regulations that would have the force of law. It’s expected that such a broad grant of legislative powers to an entity not created by the city, nor authorized by state law, would be challenged as an unlawful usurpation of the legislative powers granted exclusively to the city by state law. In the face of SEIU’s recent internal management upheaval and its expected major loss of members and revenues after Janus, will it choose to deplete its already

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FIRE, FLOOD AND MENDOCINO Our vacation in Mendocino, while well-timed, was not exactly planned in the traditional sense. In mid-June we had a fire at our Land Park home that caused extensive smoke damage to our house and everything in it. A large team of firefighters from the

Sacramento Fire Department arrived at our home in less than five minutes with four engines and trucks. They did a truly heroic job of saving our home from being a complete loss, while being extraordinarily kind and supportive to me and my family. Following the fire, we spent two weeks in area hotels before renting a very nice East Sacramento home for the nine months to a year it will take to fully renovate our Land Park home. While East Sac is a truly wonderful neighborhood that I’ve always cherished, it will be hard for us to part from our beloved Land Park for nearly a year. My volunteer work leading the Land Park Volunteer Corps won’t be affected, but my regular haunts will change from La Bou by the zoo and Mulligan’s Café at the William Land Golf Course to some of the excellent cafes and coffee houses of East Sac. Sadly, on just our second night in our new East Sac home, a middleof-the-night break in an upstairs plumbing fixture flooded our new home, driving out our nomadic family once again, this time for three weeks

to allow time for the home’s ceilings and flooring to be demolished and rebuilt. We thank our lucky stars for the incredible folks at Farmers Insurance whose agents and adjusters are among the most caring and supportive folks you’ll ever meet. They’ve kept our tragedy from becoming inordinately traumatic, for which we will be eternally grateful. By a stroke of luck (for a change) we were able to arrange, on very short notice, to rent an idyllic summer vacation home for three weeks at the Heritage House, a sprawling property with seaside cottages spread across some of the most beautiful real estate and coastline on God’s green earth. It was the location where the 1978 movie “Same Time Next Year” was filmed (starring Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn, musical score by Marvin Hamlisch). We’re told it was, for a brief time, the hideout of notorious gangster “Baby Face” Nelson when he was on the lam for a time in the ‘30s. I’ve been an admiring patron of the place for more than three decades. Mendocino is an area I’ve visited annually since I was a teenager

camping at nearby Van Damme State Park at Little River, one of the jewels of our state park system. A town of just 1,100 residents, Mendocino has an extraordinarily rich array of cultural offerings, including its annual music festival, film festival, art center, a frenzied performing arts schedule, civic groups, study groups, public forums, poetry readings, and wonderful art galleries, restaurants (try Café Beaujolais), inns and B&Bs. The Heritage House’s staff has been extraordinary, looking after our every need. And we have a lot of needs after having lost virtually everything in the fire. My wife, our youngest son Bradley, our 15-week-old French bulldog Boo Radley and I will be going home soon. We’re all very much looking forward to it. Craig Powell is a retired attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He also founded and leads the Land Park Volunteer Corps. He can be reach at craig@eyeonsacramento.org or (916) 718-3030. Opinions expressed are his own. n

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A Half-Cent More

WHEN MEASURE U SUNSETS, WHAT COMES NEXT?

f nothing is certain beyond death and taxes, Measure U was supposed to be the exception. The half-cent sales-tax initiative was sold to Sacramento voters in November 2012 as a temporary lifeline to remedy cuts from the Great Recession. Parks and pools would be restored to full-service glory. Police ranks would be rebuilt. Fire station brownouts would stop. Measure U promised six years of restoration and repair. Then the tax would disappear, gone in March 2019. It won with 64 percent voter approval.

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But for elected officials, taxes are as addictive as potato chips. They can’t stop eating them. Measure U raised about $45 million each year, and the thought of that revenue stream drying up terrifies City Hall. In June, Mayor Darrell Steinberg went to Sacramento City College, stood before a group of city employees and developers, and announced he wants to make Measure U permanent. And more: He wants to double the tax. Steinberg has proposed a November ballot initiative to enshrine Measure U as an eternal funding fountain, not a half-cent tax but a 1-cent tax. It’s a risky play for a regressive tax that has made some supporters nervous and could potentially strain alliances across the city. “The city has managed the Measure U money pretty well, and none of us wants to see it sunset next

March without a replacement,” says City Councilmember Jeff Harris, who represents East Sacramento, River Park and South Natomas. “If Measure U sunsets, we will be scrambling for an emergency election. But my concern is that 1 cent is an overreach. What if people think it’s too much? What if it doesn’t pass? We’re stuck,” he says. Harris was a parks commissioner in 2012, when Measure U went before voters. He believed in the initiative, having seen what neglected maintenance and staff layoffs did to city parks during the recession. He knocked on hundreds of doors and asked voters to support the temporary tax. Some residents told Harris they expected him to return one day and ask to extend the tax—more potato chips. They didn’t buy his “temporary tax” pitch.

“I had people say, ‘You knucklehead, don’t tell me it’s only going to last six years. You’ll be back.’ And they were right. I don’t mind going back, because I think the money has been put to good use. But I am concerned about getting doors slammed in my face if I ask them not for just one-half cent, but for a full cent.” Steinberg has lofty plans for the money: housing, youth services, the riverfront. “A dream is just a dream unless it’s combined with creative and bold action,” he says. Reality may be significantly less poetic. Much of the money from a permanent 1-cent tax would be shoveled into the city’s pension obligations for retired employees. Like other California cities, Sacramento has been hit with budget-busting invoices from CalPERS since 2012. The state’s public employee retirement system is battling insolvency. In the process, it drags cities toward bankruptcy. Cops and firefighters, who can retire after age 50 and get monthly pension checks up to 90 percent of their salary, command big chunks of tax dollars. Even in prosperous times, CalPERS can’t cover all pensions with investment returns, so it taps cities. The League of California Cities estimates municipal pension costs will double in the next seven years. For Sacramento, pension contributions will hit about $134 million in 2024-25. The city budget calls the obligation “unsustainable.” If Measure U is made permanent, Harris expects a large part of the money will go to pensions. With the remainder, he would like to keep staffing for park maintenance and public safety at current levels. The city has four scenarios for Measure U. First, do nothing and let the tax die. Nobody at City Hall favors

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including Bradford. She also helped found Artemis Medical Society, an organization of more than 2,500 female African-American physicians and medical students representing 39 states and six countries. In her work with Artemis and as a member of The Perry Initiative, which mentors young women to be leaders in medicine and engineering, Bradford hopes to inspire girls to greatness. “So much was given to me that I need to give back,” Bradford says. “The village helped me get where I am today, so now I’m going to help the village.” For more information on Artemis Medical Society, go to artemismedicalsociety.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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stocked with teenagers goofing around. It’s a lovely, youthful environment. But the teens are immersed in themselves, not cultural legends and baseball technicalities. Yet there they were: Joe and Marilyn and a scorebook, relics from another generation, when baseball players wore flannels and fans showed up in suits, hats and dresses. For the record, DiMaggio had a Sacramento connection. The Clipper often attended State Fair horse races. The store has more surprises, all by design. The manager, Rose Holland, has been moving merchandise at Raley Field for 10 years. She and her merchandise team go beyond the essential retail duties of stocking what sells. They help create logos and designs, and they format the shop based on weather and holidays. “There’s a point each year when sweatshirts and blankets are replaced by T-shirts,” Holland says. “But we’re given a fairly free hand on what we display.” The shop is impressively diverse for a business that’s hyperfocused on a single brand. Actually, there are four brands that intrigue customers in various nooks around the store: Store manager Rose Holland (left) with assistant manager Erin Kilby River Cats, San Francisco Giants, at the River Cats' retail store On Deck. Sacramento Solons and Dorados de Sacramento, the Spanish alter ego of impulse buys and yard sales. Instead, I apparel to hats to toys and games. the River Cats. discovered a remarkable emporium of But it also featured two items I never The Giants represent a huge part baseball culture, Sacramento style. expected to find: a book about the of the shop’s inventory and a big The River Cats’ store is no ordinary tortured relationship between Joe chunk of its success. As parent club collection of kitsch and textiles with a DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe, and to the River Cats, the Giants and local sporting theme. The shop reflects an old-fashioned baseball scorebook. their orange-and-black merchandise a sophisticated curation of goods that The literary offerings were a treat, are far easier to market than their demonstrate an appreciation—no, a given the store’s demographic targets predecessors in green and yellow, the love—of baseball and its history. The and abundance of young fans at Oakland Athletics. store is worth a visit, even on a hot Raley Field. “We stock a lot of different stuff afternoon when the River Cats are out The kids who fill the seats and from the Giants, and it’s very of town. concourse at Raley Field probably popular,” Holland says. “We have A table near the front door was know nothing about MM and the their Memorial Day and July Fourth my introduction to the delights and Clipper. And they likely have zero hats. A lot of customers will buy from surprises. The table presented a interest in scoring a baseball game. us before they go to San Francisco. smorgasbord of goods, from children’s On game nights, the ballpark is

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off the effects of my daily gorge of mess-hall food. One cool day in January, instead of dressing in shorts, I walked to the gym in a new matching two-piece workout suit. It was Super Bowl Sunday, and only a few people were in the gym. The machines were wide open, so I flew from one to the other, working on my “Body by Jake.” Within a few minutes, I peeled off my workout jacket. Still hot, I plopped myself in front of a huge factory fan. For some reason, the fan could not muster enough bluster to cool this gym customer, so I put my thumb in the waistband of my running pants and slid them down to my knees. There, sitting on that bench, I was suddenly much cooler than I had expected. The hairs on my thighs were vibrating like palm leaves in a hurricane. Looking down, I recalled that I had opted out of wearing gym shorts underneath my running pants. There, in full-length mirrors, I saw much more of my body than was reasonable to expect in a public place.

Needless to say, I couldn't have pulled those pants up any faster than if I were sitting atop a fire ant hill. So what did I learn? First, if you are going to pull your pants down in a public place, make sure there is a distraction in the room—preferably a football game or breaking news on the TV that will steer all eyes away from your geeky, farmer-tanned legs. Second, mom was smart to advise you to always wear good underwear. What if you have to go to the hospital, or you decide to pull your pants down in a public place? Last, and most important, there will always be hypocrites in both the church and the gym. I suppose that’s why I spend so much time in both and include myself as among the best of them. But I think that’s OK, because I see hypocrites as people who understand the tension of their discrepancy. They realize they are not who they should be, so they keep trying to be what

they ought to be. In short, they don’t give up on themselves. Hypocrites want badly to be someone better than they have been. So they choose to live with criticisms from those who will inevitably catch them with their pants down. They live with the frustration of being one thing while striving to become another. They hope someday to morph into the honest likeness of the person they are currently pretending to be. If my gym experience taught me anything, it’s to forgive and overlook the faults of others lest I risk becoming the biggest hypocrite of all. That’s why, when someone complains of too many hypocrites in the gym or the church, I never miss the opportunity to tell the person that we have room for one more: you. Perhaps I will see you at the gym next week? If so, I promise you won’t see too much of me. Norris Burkes can be reached at norris@thechaplain.net. n

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East Meets West

lthough a budding rock star artist in her native China, Lin Fei Fei didn’t know a soul in Sacramento when she and her Detroit-born boyfriend moved here in August 2015. Lin completed her MFA at the prestigious Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang, a city with a population of more than 8 million, and participated in art shows across Asia and Europe. She also was named one of the 10 “Contemporary Chinese Artists of the Future” by the Wang Shi Kuo Art Foundation in Beijing. A swift case of culture shock came in the form of the sleepy Sacramento suburbs. “I come from a big city, and the first time I got to Roseville, everything was so quiet, and everything was so slow,” she says. “I was depressed for a while, because

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and try to get to know more people, and show them the artistic talent in Sacramento,â&#x20AC;? she says. Lin participated in the high-profile, large-form art installation Art Street in early 2017, which allowed her to connect with some of the most exciting, and often unheralded, figures in the Sacramento art world. Emboldened by these new connections and bolstered by corporate support, the second annual East Meets West show featured the work of a whopping 18 Sacramento artists. Painter Andy Cunningham was the only featured artist besides Lin to travel to China with the show, which kicked off with an event that drew more than 300 people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The show was received very well, a lot of people came to the opening,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People would come to the gallery and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have a sit-down discussion, a tradition there, but not so frequent in the U.S.â&#x20AC;? Lin sold a piece of art before the show even opened in July 2017, and she credits a high level of Chinese interest in East Meets West because of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s booming art scene.

Private Nurse Advocates for the Elderly www.seniorcareco.net â&#x20AC;&#x153;The economy is growing so fast, and people have actual money, and they want to buy art,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re curious about art, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re curious about what other people do from other sides of the world.â&#x20AC;? For Lin Fei Feiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part, curiosity about art and other cultures started at a very early age. She has been drawing every day since she was 6 years old, and she was exposed to the art and literature of other cultures through her father, who she describes as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a very romantic guy.â&#x20AC;? Along her artistic path, she acquired influence from professors and gained inspiration from European artists, including Francis Bacon, and female artists, such as Georgia Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe. Although she uses a variety of materials in her work, Lin specializes in intense oil paintings that blend the visceral with the sensual. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My work technically is the realistic style mixed with an abstract technique, and my theme is always around humanity and sexuality,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Different races and colors and cultures and backgrounds are shown, suggesting

we all have the same weakness or desire.â&#x20AC;? After a rocky start in Roseville, Lin has since moved to Midtown, where the urban energy is a little more her speed, and where she can bike to her studio on 21st Street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are nice, and the art scene is growing, but not crazy,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;San Francisco or New York or Los Angeles is like a more mature person. I feel Sacramento is still a teenager, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing.â&#x20AC;? There are plans for more East Meets West-style exchange shows in the future, but for now Lin is focused on creating more art, showing in other cities and appreciating the diversity of her adopted hometown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First time I came here, I feel this is a wonderful place because people are from different places and speak different languages,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the kind of place Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been looking for.â&#x20AC;? Lin Fei Fei is participating in the 2018 Wide Open Walls mural festival Aug. 9-19. Visit linfeifeiart.com and wideopenwalls.org. n

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Functional Arthouse LOCAL ARTIST TURNS EAST SAC BUNGALOW INTO CREATIVE LIVING

hen Marc and Ingrid Foster purchased their 1922 East Sacramento bungalow in 2008, “the walls were crumbling, the floors were sloping and everything needed to be updated,” says Ingrid, cringing. But

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the recently married couple looked beyond that. “We immediately saw the potential and charm it had.” Delving into such an extensive project would have been daunting for most people, but the Fosters had two important things on their side. Both come from families adept at swinging a hammer. Marc grew up in Texas, where his family owned and restored an 1892 Queen Anne Victorian. With this experience under their belts, Marc’s two brothers flew out from Texas to help with the East Sac remodel. Ingrid’s parents also have a background in construction, building

homes in Lake Tahoe, where Marc and Ingrid lived briefly before moving to Sacramento. Second, and more importantly, Marc is a renowned artist and craftsman, specializing in largeformat, three-dimensional visual and functional art. “Wood, tons of stainless steel, new purchased materials, artifacts, found objects, concrete,” lists Marc, checking off his preferred mediums. The recipient of the 2018 Visual Artist of the Year Award by the Arts & Business Council of the Sacramento Region, Marc has an impressive

portfolio. “La Feuille,” an 18-foothigh honed stainless-steel sculpture of tree leaves emerging from the ground, can be found at the entrance to East Sacramento’s McKinley Village. Other recent projects include work at Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters and Wildwood Kitchen & Bar; “gritty” bench seating at The Bank, a soonto-open food and beverage hall on J Street; and a steel sculpture created from a salvaged boiler (rescued from the old Crystal Ice plant) for the Ice Blocks at 17th and R streets. Marc also has donated pieces to the annual Crocker Art Auction.

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With Marc’s artistic vision and renovation experience, the couple went to work to give new life to their 1,447-square-foot home with two bedrooms, one bath and a sunroom (which has taken on various roles over the years—from office to nursery to playroom—as their family has expanded). In addition, there is a bonus room with a half bath and a fully functional apartment in the back. The remodel included eliminating doors, tearing down walls and ripping up linoleum to expose original wood floors. “There were five doors that led into the kitchen and breakfast nook,” laments Marc. The original venting flue, which had been concealed within a wall, was uncovered to expose the old red brick. Marc’s two brothers helped build new cabinets in the kitchen, which now features a walk-in pantry, granite countertops and a tumbled-marble backsplash. A new front door came from a friend’s flat in San Francisco. In addition to the structural elements, Marc’s “functional artwork” is seen throughout the home: a modern metal coat rack; a cabinet of white oak and galvanized-steel tiles; wood-and-steel bar stools bolted to the floor; iron sconces flanking the fireplace; an industrial bunk-style bed suspended halfway up the wall; a bed and dresser of hot-rolled steel and padauk, an exotic wood from Africa; a privacy wall made of mahogany scraps; a kitchen table created from 1920s railcar floorboards with benches that double as storage. Ingrid

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DELVING INTO SUCH AN EXTENSIVE PROJECT WOULD HAVE BEEN DAUNTING FOR MOST PEOPLE, BUT THE FOSTERS HAD TWO IMPORTANT THINGS ON THEIR SIDE.

calls it “creative living in small spaces. You have to get inventive.” For their five-year wedding anniversary, Marc carved a figure of a woman with child from the wood of a landmark camphor tree in Midtown that had to be removed in 2012 due to disease. He also constructed a trilevel playhouse around a mature tree in the backyard for the couple’s two children. With the addition of their son and daughter, as well as a lovable golden retriever, the Fosters have already set their sights on another fixer-upper, also in East Sac, with a larger floor plan and bigger backyard. “We will be doing this all over again with little ones. Back then, we were footloose and fancy free,” says Ingrid, who has an MBA in strategic management and marketing and oversees the business side of her husband’s work. “Whatever it takes so Marc can do the creative stuff.” Are they looking forward to another major renovation? “Aspects,” admits Marc. “I’m a lot busier now than I was before. I might not be doing all of the work myself.” “Just the custom cool stuff,” adds Ingrid. Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@ surewest.net. n

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ery few of their neighbors know what Randy Stannard and Sarah McCamman are growing in the backyard of their house on 64th Street. Behind the unassuming and slightly worn Tallac Village neighborhood home, on a 1-acre piece of land stretching all the way back to 65th Street, Stannard and McCamman have transformed a once-neglected yard into a burgeoning

urban farm known as Root 64. Stannard and McCamman met while apprenticing at Soil Born Farms, and they had been searching throughout the greater Sacramento area for a small parcel of land with a move-in-ready house when they found the location in Tallac Village. Escrow closed in August 2017, and the partners immediately started getting the large patch of dried grass behind

the house farm-ready, with the goal of harvesting their first crops in time for the Oak Park Farmers Market in May. “The garlic was the first thing that went in the ground last fall,” says Stannard, who also serves as executive director of Oak Park Sol, a nonprofit that works to create urban farms and community gardens. “We had to put in the irrigation system,

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how to cook and eat well,” she says. “I found a good community surrounding the farm scene.” Two years of long, hard days at Soil Born gave McCamman the confidence to start her own operation, Heavy Dirt Farm in Davis. She worked there for six years, building up a following at the Oak Park Farmers Market. “More and more people would come to the farmers market to buy from me,” she says. That made the transition to selling under the Root 64 banner almost seamless. “It’s the same products, and we have the same stall and I have the same tablecloth. It’s just a different sign.” Stannard believes that the social capital of the contacts he and McCamman made while apprenticing at Soil Born Farms is just as important as the hands-on farm experience. “Many of those apprentices are farming in the region, so we have a good farmer-to-farmer network of friends,” he says. “If we’re looking for resources, we can put out a call to borrow whatever we might

Randy Stannard harvesting melons at his urban farm.

and we got that up and running just in time for when we needed water.” There are now roughly 60 distinct types of herbs and vegetables in the ground at Root 64, several dozen fledgling fruit trees donated by Soil Born Farms and the Sacramento Kings Foundation, and a newly built straw-bale walk-in cooler that will dramatically decrease energy costs. In addition to selling at the Oak Park Farmers Market, Root 64 also partners with a handful of nearby restaurants and caterers to provide the ultimate in farm-to-fork freshness. “There are some really awesome chefs in Sacramento,” says McCamman. Rebecca Campbell, the co-owner of Sac City Brews Neighborhood Tap House in Tahoe Park, met Stannard when she worked on the board of Oak Park Sol, and she became one of the few chefs to receive Root 64’s initial delivery of produce. “It’s a pretty impressive thing. They have a superdiverse crop plan,” says Campbell, who creates a small menu of seasonal

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salads almost entirely from the vegetables at Root 64. In addition to Sac City Brews, Root 64 also supplies organic, hyperlocal herbs and vegetables to nearby businesses OneSpeed Pizza, Magpie Cafe and Rossi Catering & Deli. “We’re trying to do stuff as close to us as we can,” says Stannard. “It’s a mixture of existing relationships and also proximity to the farm.” Stannard and McCamman walk the field on Monday, then send out an availability list to their partner chefs before hand-delivering special orders and standing orders every Wednesday morning. “The chefs definitely are very supportive,” says Stannard. “It takes a commitment on their end to want to work with small farmers because it takes a little extra work.” For her part, McCamman is hardly afraid of a little extra work. She didn’t know anything about farming when she first joined Soil Born Farms 10 years ago, but she was driving the tractor within her first month. “In college, I had become interested in food-justice issues, and I also learned

need, and somebody in our network probably has it.” When we spoke in late June, Stannard and McCamman were anticipating late-summer and earlyautumn crops of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and squash. “Usually about mid-July we start seeding stuff in the greenhouse again for fall,” says Stannard. They had yet to decide if they wanted to plant a winter crop at Root 64, as the area tends to flood during the rainy season, but they eventually want to open a neighborhood farm stand. “We’re not quite at the point where we’re prepared to invite people into our space,” says Stannard. “That’s down the road.” For more information about Root 64, visit the farm’s Facebook page or Instagram @ root64sacramento.

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Parkway Visionary Frank Cirill by the American River. Photo courtesy of The Sacramento Bee.

t’s easy to take the American River Parkway for granted, but it wasn’t easy to create. River Park resident Frank Cirill fought many battles to establish and protect the parkway. At its inception, there were fights to buy land and acquire easements. Along the way, there were conflicts over denial of public access to the Fair Oaks Bluffs, Cal Expo’s attempt to build a large parking lot near the river, and East Bay Municipal Utility District’s scheme to take American River water. Cirill as board member, president and president emeritus

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of the Save the American River Association was there for each of those fights and many more. Cirill died in early 2017 at age 94 after living in River Park for 52 years. Cirill never wanted to hide the parkway away like a jewel in a safedeposit box. He wanted to share it and see it shine. His vision was bigger than creating and protecting a worldclass parkway, a worthy dream in its own right. His larger vision was knitting together disconnected parkway trails and having people actively use them. Cirill loved the natural beauty of the parkway and thoroughly enjoyed its recreational opportunities. He used the parkway often and intensively to fish, kayak, run and bike. He was a triathlete, helping organize and participating in Eppie’s Great Race. “He ran on the parkway 20 miles a week until he was 86, and then he continued walking,” said his

daughter, Lisa Cirill. “He exercised until the day he died.” In my conversation with Lisa, she said her dad “worked for over 50 years to get critical connections needed” in the parkway and was a resolute advocate for better access. He wanted his neighbors and the larger community to experience the parkway’s tranquility and unique landscape. Lisa was a top administrator at the California Department of Public Health. She knows the importance of physical activity. She also knows that exercising in nature produces a unique boost to mental health. Lisa grew up in River Park. She lives there today in a house next to her parents’ home. She told me a story about a controversy over adding tennis courts at Glenn Hall Park when she was girl. There was opposition based on worries that the courts would bring in outsiders. The

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Like her father, Lisa is a proponent of the Two Rivers Trail, and having the parkway accessible to everyone, of all ages and abilities. She said, “I wish he were still alive to see it happen, but he knew it would because it was in city and county plans.” And not just in local bike plans. Cirill was one of the 24 citizen advisory committee members who updated the American River Parkway Master Plan in 2008. Frank and the other community members spent years crafting a master plan that was then approved by the city, county and state. A fundamental plan goal is “to ensure preservation of the naturalistic environment while providing … human enjoyment of the Parkway.” I bike in the parkway at least twice a week, and my wife and I walk along the river as well. I’m very glad that 40 years ago we chose to live nearby. I still marvel at the parkway’s beauty and its wildlife. I thrill at seeing a deer, a great blue heron or even a rattlesnake. I can’t imagine Sacramento without the parkway. We

all owe a debt to Frank Cirill for his vision and dedication. Over the years, the city and other agencies have improved my neighbors’ access to the parkway. The levee top between H Street and the Guy West Bridge was paved. Sac State made the connection to the Guy West Bridge safer and friendlier. The city built a trail undercrossing at the west end of the H Street Bridge. The city added bike lanes to J Street (between 56th Street and the campus entrance) and on H Street (between Carlson and 56th). Most recently, a bike lane was added to H Street between Camellia Avenue and Carlson. I look forward to more improvements that will serve our neighborhoods for generations to come. They will all contribute to Frank Cirill’s legacy. Walt Seifert is executive director of Sacramento Trailnet, an organization devoted to promoting greenways with paved trails. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. n

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Murals 2.0

WIDE OPEN WALLS RETURNS FOR A SECOND YEAR

f you are one of the few Sacramento folks still unaware of Wide Open Walls, known as WOW—our local mural festival—you might be walking around our central city with your blinders on. In its inaugural year in 2017, more than 50 local, national and international artists literally painted the town—in every color of the spectrum—over a 10-day span last August. The festival is now returning for its second year running from Aug. 9—19. Sacramento’s first mural event—the Sacramento Mural Festival—was held in 2016.

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Although most people may have seen and heard of WOW, many are unaware of the curator who partnered with WOW founder David Sobon to create the largest public arts project in the history of the West Coast. Warren Brand, CEO and founder of Los Angeles-based Branded Arts, has curated more than 350 public arts murals and projects in more than 50 cities worldwide. “I’m an art collector first and foremost,” says Brand. “My mom was a painter, and it’s kind of a natural progression to begin curating art and working with artists.” Now Brand says his passion is “to help bring artists to greater heights.” Brand and Sobon met shortly after the Sacramento Mural Festival in 2016, when Brand gave Sobon a tour of the Los Angeles site of the Robert F. Kennedy Mural Festival, which Brand had curated earlier that year. “That was 30 public art projects in a three-block radius at the largest

public school on the West Coast,” says Brand. Ultimately, Sobon partnered with Brand to create Wide Open Walls, a festival similar to the Robert F. Kenney mural event but larger in scope. “The thing about Sacramento is that it’s more spread out in terms of locations than almost any other festival in the world, in terms of the amount of miles between the walls,” explains Brand. “Most of the time festivals are very geographically concentrated.” And while WOW invites artists from all over the world to paint murals throughout the greater Sacramento area, the festival also dedicates about half its walls to local artists. The goal of the festival, says Brand, is “to cultivate the talent that’s already in Sacramento,” while showcasing talent from around the world.

WOW is building on last year’s momentum by continuing to curate renowned local and international artists, although it will also scale back its scope by concentrating on fewer neighborhoods. More than 40 artists will paint murals around the Grid’s Downtown and Midtown neighborhoods, while also focusing around Del Paso Boulevard and Oak Park. According to Sobon, this year’s WOW is partnering with Sacramento Promise Zone, a partnership of more than 150 private, nonprofit and public-sector organizations that serve 22 square miles of underserved neighborhoods in Sacramento. Sacramento Promise Zone’s vision is to ensure that all residents enjoy good health, improved educational opportunities, living wage jobs, economic opportunity and sustainable communities. And since its designation as a Promise Zone in 2015 by the U.S.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development, Sacramento Promise Zone has brought more than $100 million of investments into those neighborhoods. Of the participating artists in this year’s Wide Open Walls, the biggest name, and perhaps the most recognizable street artist, is Los Angeles-based Shepard Fairey, known best for his Obama Hope poster and OBEY brand. Fairey will paint the west-facing front of the Marriott at 1121 15th St., which already boasts a mural painted last year by New York-based artists and identical twin brothers How and Nosm. Other notable artists participating in this year’s WOW include Shamsia Hassani, Afghanistan’s first female street artist, and Portugal’s Bordalo II, who often incorporates sculptural elements into his murals. And while artists will come from Spain, Brazil,

Italy and Mexico, about half of the artists will be from Sacramento, including John Horton, Raphael Delgado and Lin Fei Fei. Locations of murals and artists will be available on the WOW website. WOW also plans to launch an app for navigation. An official “meet and greet” with the artists will be hosted at every mural site on Aug. 10 between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Wide Open Walls will also include three block parties on Aug. 10. at 1414 Del Paso Blvd., Aug. 11. at the Elks Tower at 12th and J streets, and Aug. 18 at 1625 Del Paso Blvd. These parties will be free to the public and will include food trucks, live music and live painting, with more events to be announced on wideopenwalls.org. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com. n

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ave your tomatoes or other vegetables started wilting in the middle of the day, even though the soil is moist? Are their leaves yellowing or undersized? Have the plants stopped growing and producing? The problem may be underground. When you remove a puny plant, gently rinse off the soil and examine its roots. If they are thickened, with pearly white nodules growing on them, your soil is probably infested with root-knot nematodes. That’s bad news because it’s virtually impossible to get rid of this lurking menace. You can find ways to grow a good crop, but it will take some strategy and effort. Nematodes, invisible to the naked eye, are microscopic roundworms that live in the soil. Some are beneficial, consuming pesky pests. A few, notably root-knot nematodes, are our gardens’ enemies. They are most prevalent in sandy, moist soil where there is

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food for them to eat. Unfortunately, they feed on the roots of most kinds of vegetables and many other plants, including weeds, ornamentals, and fruit and nut trees. In warm climates like Sacramento’s, their eggs survive winter and hatch when the soil warms. Juveniles feed on plant roots, which respond by enlarging their cells. Females lay eggs in a mass that extends through the root surface and into the surrounding soil. Nematodeinfested roots can’t take up water and nutrients, so plants decline or even die. As with every problem, prevention is best. Nematodes are introduced by infested soil or plants. Avoid moving plants and soil from infested areas, and be aware that if somebody gives you a plant from their garden, it may bring invisible enemies along. Plants from commercial sources are probably safe, but it’s wise to examine new plants for telltale nodules before putting them into the ground. If some of your garden has nematodes, but not all, clean your tools so you don’t spread them and make sure that irrigation water doesn’t run off. No chemicals are available to home gardeners that kill nematodes. Soil solarization will temporarily reduce their population about a foot below the surface. (Soil solarization

is a nonchemical method to control soilborne pests by capturing radiant energy from the sun to heat the soil.) This will give you a year or two to garden in the space before the population builds again. It’s not too late to solarize this year, but time is running short since you need six weeks of intense sun. Instructions are available from the UC Master Gardeners (see note below). You can buy nematode-resistant varieties of some vegetables. There are many tomatoes that not only resist nematodes, but also diseases such as verticillium and fusarium wilt. Look for the letters “VFN” on their labels. If you have nematodes, plant favorite tomato hybrids such as Sungold, Celebrity, Ace, Better Boy and Early Girl. Unfortunately, heirloom tomatoes are not resistant. Nematode populations will reduce if there is nothing for them to eat. Planting resistant varieties will help. Keeping the soil bare (a process called fallowing) for a year will reduce the population enough to grow a good crop the following season. When fallowing, keep the soil moist to induce egg hatch. Don’t allow weeds and other plants to grow in the area where you are trying to starve them out. Some plants suppress nematodes. One variety of French marigold, Tangerine, has been found to be effective against all kinds of rootknot nematodes. You can order seeds online if you can’t find them in local stores. Harvest their flowers to prevent the seeds from spreading. Turn the marigolds under the soil to maximize their effect and increase the organic matter in the soil. Other cover

crops and organic soil amendments will help deter nematodes and build healthy soil. Planting veggies early or late in the season, when the soil is cooler, is best. This increases the chance that healthy roots will establish before nematodes are active. Feed and water your plants well. Pull out potentially infested plants as soon as you harvest to reduce the amount of roots that they can feed on. Don’t compost infested plants—some sites recommend burning them, but bagging and disposing should suffice. I have fought nematodes in my home garden for more than a decade, ever since I purchased a sandy soilcompost mix to fill raised planting beds. Apparently, nematode eggs came along for the ride. Using all of these techniques, I’ve managed to grow enough homegrown tomatoes for the addicts in my family. I watch the plants closely, examine their roots with bated breath at the end of each season, and renew the battle whenever needed. You can negate the nematode nemesis, too. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, including more information about nematode control and how to solarize soil, call (916) 875-6338 or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. Sacramento’s premiere gardening event, Harvest Day, is Saturday, Aug. 4, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. Enjoy lectures, educational tables, demonstration gardens and the opportunity to consult with Master Gardeners. n

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Bigger Than Life

FINE ARTIST FINDS NEW INSPIRATION CREATING OUTDOOR MURALS

s recently as two years ago, widely acclaimed local artist Maren Conrad had no interest whatsoever in painting outdoor murals. Conrad had painted interior murals before, and she was comfortable working on large-scale projects, usually in her trademark medium of metal leaf and layered resin, but she never considered herself a street artist. “I was a little

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bit daunted about painting a large exterior mural,” says Conrad. “I was concerned about being able to bring the quality of fine art into a street-art application.” The Wide Open Walls outdoor mural festival in the summer of 2017 changed everything for Conrad, and now she envisions outdoor murals as her dominant art form for the foreseeable future. Conrad’s first outdoor mural, the enormous koi fish gracing the block-long back wall of the MARRS building on 20th Street, only came about because she objected to another artist’s vision for that space. “At that point, I realized I had an opinion and an interest in it,” she says. When the original artist backed out, Conrad signed on for the MARRS mural, even though she knew the $2,500 stipend

would cover only a fraction of the materials required to execute her vision. “I wanted it to feel consistent with the rest of my artwork, and something that felt like a giant piece of fine art in the middle of the city,” she explains. Conrad blew through the stipend almost immediately, as the expensive metallic paint she used rapidly evaporated in the hot August sun. A few donors came to the rescue, and a volunteer army of assistant painters mobilized via social media. “I ended up building an amazing mural crew,” says Conrad. “I couldn’t believe how many different people walked up and offered to pick up a paintbrush.” Since the MARRS building borders the original rail line that helped California achieve prosperity, Conrad wanted to create a tribute to the Chinese workers who built the railroads. “I really wanted to do something that gave a nod to prosperity, referencing Chinese immigrants specifically, without doing something overly colorful, overly complicated or portraiture,” she says. The

giant koi references an ancient Chinese legend about a determined fish that swam up a waterfall into a cave and flew out a dragon. “It’s about being a fighter, and the message isn’t luck. It’s not like winning a lottery ticket,” she says. “The message is prosperity through perseverance.” Perseverance has defined her career. Outside Sacramento, Conrad is best known for her controversial Politically Vulnerable show in 2013. She created a dozen portraits of the wives, girlfriends and mistresses of California governors to hang at Vanguard, a nightclub across the street from the Capitol. The exhibit included images of Linda Ronstadt, Maria Shriver and actresses Piper Laurie, Brigitte Nielsen and Gigi Goyette. “Every single woman that was featured in those portraits publicly spoke about their sexual relationships with men in leadership, and the men in leadership took active roles to silence them,” says Conrad. An offended female lobbyist insisted Vanguard remove the exhibit, and the story went viral when The Associated Press picked it up. “It was Me Too before Me Too—that was the whole point,” says Conrad when asked why the story became national news five years ago. “I think at the time there was this bend to people

Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN AUGUST

The ARTHOUSE presents “The Color of Trees,” a solo show by Kathy Dana celebrating the color, mythical shapes and beauty of trees across the world. Shown top left: “Ocean View,” acrylic on canvas by Dana. ARTHOUSE Gallery, 1021 R St., Second Floor; arthouseonr.com The August show at Tim Collom Gallery features four artists originally from China, now living here. Shown bottom left is a Chinese ink on paper by Leo Pan. 915 20th St.; timcollomgallery.com “Wildﬁre” is a show of new encaustics by Jaya King running Aug. 10 through Sept. 1. Shown top right is “Flare,” an encaustic by King. Sparrow Gallery, 1021 R St.; sparrowgallerysacramento.com Artistic Edge Gallery will feature works by Bob Tonjes, Tenley Willock, Kathi Gibson and TJ Owens. Shown bottom right: “Ripples to Serenity,” oil on canvas by Kathi Gibson. 1880 Fulton Ave.; artisticedgeframing.com

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starting to see that it was something that needed to be talked about.” Conrad probably would have continued creating art for indoor spaces if not for the outpouring of community support for her MARRS mural. “It really changed my view of what I wanted to do with my art career for probably the rest of forever,” she says. “When you do public art, you open a conversation with everybody to talk about, which is new to me.” After approaching the MARRS mural like a painting, she wanted to incorporate the frame-within-a-frame optics of Instagram into her next major outdoor work. “I wanted to do something that invites the viewer, that makes you want to be in it,” she notes. That ambition became “The Wishing Well,” the ethereal dandelion mural in an alley at I and 19th streets. “It invites you to stand underneath this magnificent, goldenstemmed, larger-than-life dandelion,” she says. “It’s not behind a gate. It’s not only for certain people. It’s in

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the dank tunnels and alleyways of Midtown.” Conrad’s other outdoor projects include an enormous sneaker mural on the side of Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse on V Street and a mural depicting the title character of “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig’s Oscarnominated love song to Sacramento, at 16th and I streets. Conrad first met Gerwig six years ago when the filmmaker and actress stopped by her studio with mutual friends. “She made something magical through something ordinary, and my art career is just like that,” says Conrad. “I take all this unremarkable stuff and make something remarkable and edited and refined that people can understand.” Wide Open Walls takes place Aug. 9–19. For more information, go to wow916.com. To learn more about Maren Conrad, go to marenconrad. com. Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. n

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ESTELLE BAKERY RETURNS WITH FRENCH TREATS GALORE

here are pastries and there are pastries. The first category includes bear claws and Danishes wrapped in cellophane

and laid out in an office break room, slightly sad and sweaty, sitting on a table next to a note about leaving a dollar and reminding the reader of the honor system or some fundraising enterprise. At the other end of the spectrum are sugary, glistening dollops of brightly hued perfection, golden-hued sweet breads and fragile creations ready to dissolve with just the softest bite. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to say that Estelle Bakery & Patisserie traffics in the latter. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want you to think that all Estelle puts out are sugary delicacies, but they are the thing you first notice when you walk in the door of the Arden Way shop. The colors, the textures, the sheer decadence that is the pastry case at Estelle are simply astounding. Having been raised Catholic, I feel a certain guilt just being in the same room with such indulgence.

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To think of eating these treats almost makes my head explode. But for you, dear reader, I entered the belly of the beast and took on the challenge of supping full on the sinful delight of French pastry. And let me tell you, it was pretty darned swell. Let’s start with things other than sweet treats because I don’t want them to get short shrift. First, the basics: You might remember Estelle holding down a prominent corner on 9th and K streets for many years. After leaving that location, the Estelle team set their sights on a commodious space on Arden Way near Fulton Avenue. This new outpost is large, serene and has a pastry case that seems as long as a bowling alley. Just a few months ago, a second, smaller Estelle opened in Downtown Commons near Golden 1 Center. This petite locale is perfect for folks working Downtown or living in close proximity to the arena. If you’re stopping in for breakfast, the options are numerous and tempting. Croissants—plain, almond, chocolate, ham and cheese—are

prepared in the classic French fashion. Their buttery, flaky goodness is so thoroughly apparent, you almost don’t have to eat them to know they’re good. Eat them anyway. A breakfast sandwich featuring ham, cheese, egg and aioli is a wonderfully indulgent way to start the morning. At most places in California, you’ll find a slice of tomato or avocado or a handful of arugula on your breakfast sandwich. Not at Estelle. You get a proper French breakfast sandwich, on brioche, without even the suggestion of fruit or vegetable. Muffins abound. Scones prosper. And, like I said, croissants overflow. However, while you’re still staring at the pastry case, may I suggest a slice of quiche for a lovely brunch or lunch? Served with a delicate side salad, ham or veggie quiche not only fills you up but does it with a certain Gallic homeyness that is hard to replicate. At Estelle, the insanely flaky crust might actually outshine the dense, flavorful egg filling. Let’s move on to pastries. The first thing you might notice is the

macarons. Let’s be clear: These are not macaroons, the fluffy balls of coconut, egg and sugar that are one of my favorite concoctions. Nor are we to confuse these treats with Macron, the surname of the current president of France. These are macarons, small sandwich confections that combine light-as-air meringue cookies and indulgently sweet fillings, usually in rainbow-defying colors not found in nature. These little sandwichy treats gained popularity in the United States a little more than a decade ago. Now, macarons are sold in nearly every city in the country. Estelle happens to make them quite well. Lemon, raspberry, lime, vanilla and other macaron flavors fill the case. Oversized versions stuffed with fresh raspberries and cream delight the senses.

Then there are the glistening raspberry domes, prettier than the topper of your favorite cathedral. Architecturally and visually stunning, these tiny almond cakes with raspberry mousse raise decadence to a new standard. There are cookies, cheese Danishes, turnovers and sweet breads of innumerable quantity. There are candies and more. And then there’s the croixnut—a doughnut made from croissant dough. It is one of my favorite things I’ve eaten this year. Estelle Bakery & Patisserie is at 2530 Arden Way; (916) 551-1500; estellebakery.com. The Downtown location is on David J. Stern Walk near 7th and K streets. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. n

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TO DO

THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Behind the Barre

Behind the Barre: Made in Sacramento Capital Dance Project Friday, Aug. 10, and Saturday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m.

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Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. • capitaldanceproject.org This independent collective of Sacramento’s professional ballet dancers is back for a fourth year with its innovative dance, art, tech and live music performance featuring nine local artists and musicians in collaboration with CDP’s resident choreographers. A special Sensory-Friendly Dance Performance—designed specifically for individuals with autism or special needs—will take place Saturday, Aug. 18, at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Crocker Art Museum at 216 O St.

The Elaine and Sidney Cohen Collection of Contemporary Ceramics Crocker Art Museum Aug. 5–Nov. 18 216 O St. • crockerart.org This collection includes 60 pieces by many of the country’s best-known artists working in clay, including Jun Kaneko, Claude Conover, Rudy Autio, Edwin and Mary Scheier, Don Reitz, Tim Rowan, Tom Rippon, Nobuhito Nishigawara and more.

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Jazz Night at the Crocker: Marcus Shelby Crocker Art Museum Thursday, Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org Celebrated bassist, bandleader, composer, activist and Sacramento native Marcus Shelby returns to close out the season with vocalist Tiffany Austin. Praised for his original score for Anna Deveare Smith’s Off-Broadway play “Notes from the Field,” Shelby delights audiences with a repertoire that includes works by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Charles Mingus, as well as original compositions driven by African-American historical narratives.

Free Outdoor Movie Night Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park Saturday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m. 2701 L St. • exploremidtown.org/movie-nights In partnership with California State Parks and Friends of Sutter’s Fort, the Midtown Association invites the community to bring blankets and lawn chairs to view “Clueless,” a classic romantic comedy projected on the wall of the historic fort. Food will be available for purchase, including Costa’s Finest Kettle Corn and Mr. Pops Popcorn.

Harvest Day 2018: A Gardener’s Dream Day UC Cooperative Extension Saturday, Aug. 4, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Bld. • sacmg.ucanr.edu Join the UCCE Master Gardeners of Sacramento County at this ultimate gardening event featuring mini-talks on Mason bees, succulents, vineyard pests and worm composting; keynote speeches by horticulturalists Fred Hoffman, Karey Windbiel-Rojas and Quentyn Young; booths from 30-plus community organizations; demonstration gardens; grape tastings; and more.

UC Davis MFA students will show their work at Verge.

41st Annual Sacramento Jewish Food Faire Congregation Beth Shalom Sunday, Aug. 26, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 4746 El Camino Ave. • jewishfoodfaire.com This annual faire features traditional and modern Jewish cuisine, live entertainment, arts and crafts, and activities for all ages. Breakfast and lunch served all day. Take home homemade and imported pastries and breads.

Broadway at Music Circus California Musical Theatre “Mamma Mia!” Aug. 7–12 “Little Shop of Horrors” Aug. 21–26 Wells Fargo Pavilion, 1419 H St. • broadwaysacramento.com Catch the latest offerings from this summer Sacramento tradition of Broadway-caliber theater-in-the-round featuring new musicals alongside cult classics. Both shows this month are Broadway at Music Circus premieres!

Tales & Ales Brewfest Fundraiser Fairytale Town Saturday, Aug, 25, 5–9 p.m.

Delight your taste buds at the Jewish Food Faire.

3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org Celebrate Fairytale Town’s 59th anniversary at an all-ages fundraiser featuring unlimited beer tastings, food trucks and live music by AKAlive. Proceeds will support Fairytale Town’s education programs and park improvements.

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Enjoy adult beverages and support Fairytale Town at the Tales & Ales event. Photo courtesy of Greg Flagg.

Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Tour Genealogical Association of Sacramento Wednesday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m. A Crocker Art Museum exhibit focusing on artists working in clay will open Aug. 5.

Notebooks of a Body: Visual Arts from UC Davis MFA Students Verge Center for the Arts Through Aug. 12 625 S St. • vergeart.com This exhibition showcases the multimedia work of first-year graduate students from the studio program of the Department of Art and Art History at UC Davis. Featured artists include Bailey Anderson, Julian Childs-Walker, Adam Cochran, Rachel Deane, Sarah Frieberg and Brooklynn Johnson.

1000 Broadway • gensac.org In lieu of its regular meeting, GAS will host a tour of the Historic City Cemetery. The tour is open to the public. Non-GAS members will be asked for a $5 donation to the Old City Cemetery Committee restoration fund.

Milk & Cookies: Author Reading Queer Sacramento Authors Collective Friday, Aug. 24, 7–9 p.m. Lavender Library, 1414 21st St. • qsac.rocks Join this newly formed group—founded by author J. Scott Coatsworth—of Sacramento-area queer and/or queer fiction authors for four readings a year. This month’s reading includes milk and cookies!

Kachina Collection of the Late Thomas Empey Witherell’s Auction House Aug. 2–16 Preview on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m–1 p.m. 1925 C St. • witherells.com Bid online at this premiere auction featuring more than 100 Kachina dolls from the collection of the late Thomas Empey (1946-2016). Empey’s curation emphasizes the family lineage of artists. The sacred art of Kachina carving is passed down from one generation to the next.

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The Kachina collection of the late Thomas Empey will be up for auction at Witherell's.

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Magpie Café Seasonal menus, locally sourced ingredients 1601 16th Street • 916.452.7594 magpiecafe.com

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Federalist Public House Signature woodﬁred pizzas and local craft beers 2009 Matsui Alley • 916.661.6134 federalistpublichouse.com

Lowbrau Bierhalle Modern-rustic German beer hall 1050 20th Street • 916.452.7594 lowbrausacramento.com

Old Soul at The Weatherstone Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 812 21st Street • oldsoulco.com

Paragary’s French inspired bistro in chic new environment 1401 28th Street • 916.457.5737 • paragarys.com

THE HANDLE Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates Unmatched sweet sophistication 1801 L Street, #60 • 916.706.1738 gingerelizabeth.com

Mulvaney’s Building & Loan Farm-fresh New American cuisine 1215 19th Street • 916.441.6022 mulvaneysbl.com

Old Soul Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 1716 L Street (rear alley) • oldsoulco.com

The Rind A cheese-centric food and wine bar 1801 L Street # 40 • 916.441.7463 therindsacramento.com

Zocolo Tastes inspired by the town square of Mexico City 1801 Capitol Avenue • 916.441.0303 zocalosacramento.com

The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar A focus on all things local 2718 J Street • 916.706.2275 • theredrabbit.net

Revolution Wines Urban winery and kitchen 2831 S Street • 916.444.7711 • rev.wine

Sac Natural Foods Co-Op Omnivore, vegan, raw, paleo, organic, glutenfree and carnivore sustenance 2820 R Street • 916.455.2667 • sac.coop

Skool Japanese Gastropub Inventive, Japanese-nuanced seafood 2319 K Street • 916.737.5767 skoolonkstreet.com

Sun & Soil Juice Company Raw, organic nutrition from local farms 1912 P Street • 916.341.0327 • sunandsoiljuice.com

Biba Ristorante Italiano Legendary chef, cookbook author Biba Caggiano 2801 Capitol Avenue • 916.455.2422 biba-restaurant.com

Block Butcher Bar Specializing in housemade salumi and cocktails 1050 20th Street • 916.476.6306 blockbutcherbar.com

Clean, lean and healthy breakfast and snacks 3515 Broadway • 916.382.9723 vibehealthbar.com

Suzie Burger Burgers, cheesesteaks and other delights 2820 P Street • 916.455.3500 • suzieburger.com

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Vibe Health Bar

Tapa the World Traditional Spanish & world cuisine 2115 J Street • 916.442.4353 tapatheworld.com

Temple Coffee Roasters 2200 K Street • 2829 S Street 1010 9th Street • templecoffee.com

The Waterboy Classic European with locally sourced ingredients 2000 Capitol Ave. • 916.498.9891 waterboyrestaurant.com

Casa Garden Restaurant Outstanding dining in a garden setting 2760 Sutterville Rd. • 916.452.2809 casagardenrestaurant.org

Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters

Freeport Bakery Award-winning neighborhood bakery 2966 Freeport Blvd. • 916.442.4256 freeportbakery.com

Iron Grill

OAK PARK La Venadita Hot spot for creative Mexican cuisine 3501 3rd Avenue • 916.400.4676 lavenaditasac.com

Oakhaus A modern take on a traditional hof brau 3413 Broadway • 916.376.7694 • oakhaussac.com

Old Soul Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 3434 Broadway • oldsoulco.com

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A mecca to hearty eating 2422 13th Street • 916.737.5115 irongrillsacramento.com

Riverside Clubhouse Traditional Amercian classic menu 2633 Riverside Blvd. • 916.448.9988 riversideclubhouse.com

Selland’s Market-Café Family-friendly neighborhood café 915 Broadway • 916. 732.3390 sellands.com

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Chinese Chicken Salad Frank’s Style NY Steak Honey Walnut Prawns Chicken & Vegetable Stir-Fry Young Shew Fried Rice Banana Cream Pie $35 per person*

Taylor’s Market & Kitchen A reputation for service & quality 2900 & 2924 Freeport Blvd • 916.443.5154 taylorsmarket.com

Vic’s Ice Cream & Café Family owned since 1947 3199 Riverside Blvd. • 916.448.0892 vicsicecream.com

Willie’s Burgers A quirky burger joint 2415 16th Street • 916.444.2006 williesburgers.com

2013 James Beard America's Classics Award Winner 806 L Street, Sacramento 916-442-7092 frankfats.com *2 person min., other restrictions apply

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CURTIS PARK Shoki Ramen House Ramen becomes a culinary art form 2530 21st Street • 916.441.0011 shokiramenhouse.com

ARDEN AREA Bella Bru Café 5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 485-2883

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515 Pavilions Lane • (916) 922-2870 B L D $$ Full Bar Outdoor Patio Seasonal, European-inﬂuenced comfort food • paragarys.com

Café Vinoteca 3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 487-1331 L D $$ Full Bar Italian bistro in a casual setting • cafevinoteca.com

Ettore’s Bakery & Cafe 2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 482-0708 B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio European-style gourmet café with salads, soup, spit-roasted chicken, and desserts in a bistro setting • ettores.com

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2225 Hurley Wy. • (916) 568-7171

Debbi Hart, Broker

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5026 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 485-2883 B L D $-$$ Full neighborhood bar serving dinner nightly. Open at 11 am daily. Weekend breakfast • lunaloungeandbar.com

The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way • (916) 488-4794 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chinese food for 32 years • Dine in and take out • themandarinrestaurant.com

Matteo’s Pizza & Bistro

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

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Luna Lounge

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

La Rosa Blanca 2813 Fulton Ave. • (916) 484-6104 L D $$ Full Bar Fresh Mexican food served in a colorful family-friendly setting • larosablancarestaurant.com

5132 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 779-0727 L D $$ Full Bar Neighborhood gathering place for pizza, pasta and grill dishes • pizzamatteo.com

Pita Kitchen 2989 Arden Way • (916) 480-0560 L D $$ Authentic Mediterranean cuisine made from scratch on site • pitakitchenplus.com

Ristorante Piatti 571 Pavilions Lane • (916) 649-8885 L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting • piatti.com

Roxy Restaurant & Bar 2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 489-2000 B L D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine with a Western touch in a creative upscale atmosphere • roxyrestaurantandbar.com

Sam’s Hof Brau 2500 Watt Ave. • (916) 482-2175 L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • originalsamshofbrau.com

Thai House 527 Munroe in Loehmann’s • (916) 485-3888 L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com

Willie’s Burgers 5050 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 488-5050

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COLDWELL BANKER RIVER PARK! 4bd/2ba, hdwd krs, DP windows, whole house fan, & kitch w/stnless steel applnce. ELISE BROWN & POLLY SANDERS 916.715.0213 CalRE#: 01781942/ 01158787 WONDERFUL RIVER PARK HOME! At nearly 2k sqft, this 4bd/3ba hm is a steal for the neighborhood. Spacious layout, multiple living areas & room to grow. Lots of storage & many upgrds. Massive yard to play & entertain. $549,000 TOM LEONARD 916.834.1681 CalRE#: 01714895 IN THE HEART OF EAST SAC! Don't miss this adorable 2bd/1ba hm w/hdwd krs, new paint on a deep lot. ELISE BROWN & POLLY SANDERS 916.715.0213 CalRE#: 01781942/01158787

CHARMING 1920’S TUDOR! On a massive lot in the heart of East Sacramento with 2BD/1BA. Lrg living rm, HW krs, Indoor laundry, & sep. dining. Lrg detached garage & bsmnt too. $499,000 TOM LEONARD 916.834.1681 CalRE#: 01714895

CHARMING EAST SAC HOME! Located on a fantastic, wide, tree-lined street. 2-3 bed/1 bath and 2 car detached garage. $519,000 CHRISTINA HINDS 916-341-7806 CalRE#: 01902832

THE BEST OF EAST SACRAMENTO! 1930's classic, 3BD/2.5BA, 1936 SQFT. Completely restored from top to bottom. A+ Location, Incredible layout, Designer jnishes, Luxurious style. $799,950 TOM LEONARD 916.834.1681 CalRE#: 01714895

NEWLY CUSTOM BUILT! Luxury East Sac hm with 3-4BD/2.5BA & nearly 2000Sqft. Must see to appreciate! Close to Bertha Henschel Prk. $924,950 TOM LEONARD 916.834.1681 CalRE#: 01714895

TAHOE PARK Beautifully updated 3-4BD, 1.5BA home on sleepy corner w/oversized shady tree. Exceptional value for the buyer! STEPH BAKER 916.775.3447 CalRE#: 01402254 EAST SAC BEAUTY! Located on a superb street. 4 lrg bds & 2.5ba, lndry rm, master bdrm upstrs. Huge bckyrd w/sparkling pool. Lrg 2 car det. gar. $799,000 SCOOTER VALINE 916.420.4594 CalRE#: 01896468

BEAUTIFUL EAST SAC TUDOR! Remodeled 5 bedrooms, 3 bath and 2674Sqft. $1,475,000 RICH CAZNEAUX 916.212.4444 CalRE#: 01447558

COZY EAST SAC COTTAGE! 2BED/1BATH, 1207sq/ft. Close to restaurants & shopping. $499,950 RICH CAZNEAUX 916.212.4444 CalRE#: 01447558 RIVER PARK DUPLEX! Great investment opportunity. This duplex offers 2BD/1BA in each unit. $579,950 RICH CAZNEAUX 916.212.4444 CalRE#: 01447558 MODERN SOPHISTICATION IN RIVER PARK! 3bds/2.5ba, over 2100sqft w/custom chef's kitch, Mstr ste, & wd krs. Frnt & Bck yards blt to entertain. $749,950 TOM LEONARD 916.834.1681 CalRE#: 01714895

NEW ERA PARK CHARMER! 3BD/2BA w/over 2000sqft in dynamic Midtown! Perfect back yard for entertaining. Huge kitchen w/dining bar. Close to the action, but tucked away in a quaint neighborhood. MARK PETERS 916.600.2039 CalRE#: 01424396

FABULOUS FORTIES! 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, 2764Sqft home with all the classic details. $995,000 RICH CAZNEAUX 916.212.4444 CalRE#: 01447558

TAHOE TERRACE BEAUTY! 3bd/1ba/1155sqft. Located on a quiet tree lined street. Minutes to Bacon & Butter! Beautiful hdwd krs, updtd plumbing w/tankless water heater & drought tolerant lndsping. CHRISTINA ELLERMEYER 916.548.2053 CalRE#: 01714452

FANTASTIC EAST SAC OPPORTUNITY! Charming 2BD/1BA Bungalow w/hrdwds, updtd kitchen & oversized garage, on an 8000Sqft lot. $619,900 PALOMA BEGIN 916.628.8561 CalRE#: 01254423

ADORABLE EAST SAC CRAFTSMAN! Inviting porch, gorgeous hrdwd, freshly painted and sunlit living & dining rm w/frplc. Kitchen w/granite counters & tile krs. Finished garage. Garden & entertain in backyard. CHRISTINA HINDS 916-341-7806 CalRE#: 01902832

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EAST SAC TUDOR! 4BD/2.5BA hm, frml living rm w/frplc, frml dining rm, bonus study space upstrs. 1/4 bsemnt. $945,000 THE WOOLFORD GROUP 916.837.6900 CalRE#: 00679593/01778361/00680069

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