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MAGNIFICENT McKINLEY PARK 5 bedroom 4 bath home recently remodeled! Spectacular upstairs addition, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and over 400 sq. ft. of storage space! 2 downstairs bedrooms, 2 baths, this home has every amenity you can dream of including a ¿nished basement man cave or playroom! Beautiful ¿nished landscaped yard! $1,099,000 JAMIE RICH 612-4000

BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH TUDOR Fabulous 44th Street! 1920’s charm preserved while many modern upgrades were added, including remodeled bathrooms, kitchen and den. 4 or 5 bedrooms 2½ baths, Newer roof, instant hot water system with tank-less heater. Relax in front courtyard and lovely backyard with beamed patio cover. $1,025,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

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BRICK TUDOR CHARMER 4 or 5 bedroom 3 bath home on beautiful tree-lined 36th Street. First time on the market in years. Beautifully re¿nished hardwood Àoors in the living and dining room. Brand new carpet in all four bedrooms as well as the paneled den and guest cottage. Roof and windows have been replaced too! $550,000 SUSAN BALDO 541-3706

EAST SAC AT IT’S BEST Fabulous Forties 3 bedroom 2½ bath home; meticulously updated for your enjoyment. This spacious home has an of¿ce; a ¿nished basement that could be a playroom or movie room; and a fully renovated master bath with designer tub and large shower. Master suite with ¿replace. $699,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED 2 bedroom home with updated kitchen featuring granite counters, stainless appliances, new stainless refrigerator. New central heat & air, updated bath with new tile Àoor and granite counter, freshly painted, hardwood Àoors, laundry room with washer and dryer included. $339,000 COLLEEN WIFVAT 719-2324

SPACIOUS AND REDONE! 3 bedroom 3 bath home just a couple blocks from the park. Living room has high ceilings and lots of natural light. The kitchen is large enough for family dining or entertaining, overlooks the large family room with high ceilings and a gas log burning ¿replace. Upstairs master bedrooms with walk-ins.$549,900 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

CONVENIENT EAST SAC HOME This 3 bedroom 2 bath home is located minutes from downtown and is virtually in walking distance to everything East Sacramento has to offer. The large open Àoor plan is perfect for entertaining and family gatherings. Large master suite, ¿replace, and a fully landscaped yard with a garden. $345,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

T STREET PARKWAY Enjoy the Parkway as your front yard! This cute 2 bedroom cottage home has beautifully re¿nished hardwood Àoors, fresh paint throughout, dual paned windows and plantation blinds. Waiting for your landscaping touches. This home is priced to sell. $395,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

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Pocket and with panoramic views of BahnÁeth Park, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath mid-century contemporary home combines modern living and striking charm! This 1580 square foot home presents a formal Living Room, a remodeled Kitchen (2014, and a Family room with a Àreplace. The expansive backyard presents inviting opportunities to entertain, complete with a spacious lawn area and large covered patio. Other amenities include remodeled bathrooms (2014), reÀnished hardwood Áoors, indoor laundry room, and a two-car garage. $419,950

and coffee shops, this elegant 2 bedroom, 2 bath Craftsman offers traditional sophistication combined with modern amenities! This renovated home (2005) presents formal Living and Dining rooms, and an open kitchen with cope ceilings. Affording both the opportunity to live and to rent, this charming residence offers two updated downstairs units. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, surround sound, new HVAC, electrical, and plumbing, and a spacious backyard. $650,000

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ur region was shocked and saddened when Sacramento County Deputy Danny Oliver and Placer Deputy Michael Davis Jr. were brutally murdered on Oct. 24. Oliver, a 15-year veteran, cared deeply about the Sacramento neighborhoods he served as a problem-oriented policing deputy. It was in that community-focused role that Oliver lost his life. Authorities say he approached Marcelo Marquez and Janelle Marquez Monroy in their car at a Motel 6 parking lot near Arden Way. Marquez allegedly shot and killed Oliver with a rifle, carjacked another vehicle and later killed Davis in Auburn. A third Placer deputy was injured and a motorist gravely injured in what turned into a 30-mile crime spree. As a result, thousands of schoolchildren spent the day either in lockdown or sheltering in place, and neighborhoods were evacuated. Eventually, sheriffs from Sacramento and Placer counties somberly announced that they both had lost deputies.

Davis’ father, Michael David Davis Sr., was a Riverside sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty 26 years earlier to the day. No family should have to endure that amount of pain. As a law enforcement family, we are heartbroken for the family, friends and co-workers of the slain officers. Our son has been a deputy sheriff for just under two years. It was the first law enforcement death in Sacramento since he joined the force, and our emotions are still running high. The following Sunday, our Fremont Presbyterian Church held its annual Scottish-themed service called Kirkin’ of the Tartan. When the service was dedicated to the memory of the slain deputies and the bagpipe band struck up “Amazing Grace,” I lost all control of my emotions. Even as I write this, I am on the verge of tears.

As the holiday season approaches, please keep these devastated law enforcement families in your hearts and prayers. A friend of my son’s from his police academy was shot in the line of duty and later died during his recovery earlier this year. Alex attended the funeral and later said, “Mom, it was the saddest moment of my life.” An employee of ours whose husband is a Sacramento deputy

brought us a blue light bulb to display in our porch light as a memorial—just as they had done. The crime spree dramatically illustrates how dangerous police work can be and how grateful the community needs to be that men and women step up to do this job. In recent months starting with the Ferguson incident last summer, I have listened to those who criticize both law enforcement efforts and even

the officers themselves. But no doubt the thousands of citizens across two counties, terrified in their homes, schools and stores, were happy to have these brave officers protecting them from possible harm on that fated day. But there is another important part of this story. The next day, local officials announced that Marquez was PUBLISHER page 11

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PUBLISHER FROM page 9 in this country illegally and had been twice deported to Mexico. Yet he was running around California with a gun after having left Utah. In an interview on national television, Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones later said Marquez was deported four times starting in 1997. He had at least 10 different encounters with law enforcement. Federal law makes returning to this country after you are deported a felony punishable with two years of prison. Yet Marquez served no time in jail ever. Lots of people all over the country have had their lives turned upside down by the federal government’s refusal to enforce immigration law in collusion with sanctuary states and cities. This includes victims of DUI and hit-and-run accidents all over our state. Gov. Brown has been a champion of rights for the undocumented. He’s allowed them a whole host of rights and responsibilities and has ordered

authorities not to detain dangerous criminals. On the national front, President Obama will not enforce immigration law, either. Like all the presidents before him, he has not secured our border. This failure has led to chaos, violence and death. Since President Obama was elected, deportations have increased substantially and much of the effort is focused on criminals. About 60 percent of the people deported in 2012 and 2013 had been convicted of a crime. But neither this administration nor previous ones has been able to stop many of those deported from getting back into the country. The nonprofit Migration Policy Institute reports that 1.1 million people removed from the country between 2003 and 2010 had previously been deported. But sanctuary states and cities have decided they are not going to tell the federal government that these criminals have returned. And to be realistic, Attorney General Eric

Holder doesn’t want to enforce them anyway.

Lots of people all over the country have had their lives turned upside down by the federal government’s refusal to enforce immigration law in collusion with sanctuary states and cities. In his national interview, Jones explained that the problem “stems from the unwillingness of both state and federal legislators to have the

political courage to address this critical situation.” Jones has done a great job recruiting, hiring and training officers like Oliver who love working in their communities. Will our political leaders honor these and other fallen law enforcement officers with a change of policy? I wish I were more hopeful. It was reported that Gov. Brown attended the funerals, so maybe he will better understand the life-shattering consequences of his sanctuary policies. As the holiday season approaches, please keep these devastated law enforcement families in your hearts and prayers. And never forget the brave men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe. They rightly deserve every possible honor we can offer for the indescribable courage they offer each and every day. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n

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participant in past home tours, Thomas was also the designer for the home’s kitchen and bath remodel. The tour is expected to attract more than 4,000 attendees. Proceeds go to offset tuition and provide financial support to families that otherwise might not be able to afford a Catholic education. Tour hours are Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 on the days of the tour. Tickets are available online and at more than a dozen retailers including Haus Home and Gifts, The Pink House, Talini’s Garden Center, Green Acres Nursery and East Sac Hardware. During the tour weekend, tickets will be sold at the school. There will also be a cafe and gift shop at the school, located at 856 39th St. For more information and a full listing of retailer locations, visit sacredhearthometour.com.

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acred Heart Parish School will hold its annual Holiday Home Tour on Friday, Dec. 5, Saturday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 7. This year is the 41st anniversary of the tour. For the tour, five houses in East Sacramento’s Fabulous Forties neighborhood will be decorated for the holidays by local interior designers and florists. “We are very excited about the homes on the tour this year,” says Kris Quigley, a Sacred Heart parent and one of the home tour co-chairs. “The homes showcase elaborate renovation while preserving historic detail, custom interior design and creative holiday decor that is sure to ignite the spirit of the season.” Homes on the tour this year range in style from a stately Tudor to a grand European-inspired home that was once a two-bedroom cottage. For a house on 41st Street, Kerrie Kelly Design Lab in East Sacramento will decorate with a youthful twist on equestrian style. According to Kelly, “Signature details such as thoroughbred colors and hints of

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Designer Kerrie Kelly is one of the designers to be featured on the Sacred Heart Home Tour

menswear add contemporary interest to the newly renovated home with walls dressed in white. Riding boots, trophies and vintage books not only tell the story of the family who resides there but provides presence, drama and sophistication for the holidays. Hues of saddle, deep burgundy and wine draw tour goers into the space, inviting them to stay for a while.” Sticking to tradition, Kelly and her team will feature local artists and

businesses in the space, including equestrian elements from the VanVleck Ranch, artwork by Tim Collom, framing by Archival Gallery, floral designs by Relles Florist, kitchen treats from Chic Sweets and exteriors by HomeComplete. Other designers participating in the tour include Haus Home and Gift and designer Janice Stone Thomas. Thomas will decorate an English cottage on 38th Street. A frequent

CHRISTMAS WITH A CAUSE A holiday music show benefiting Mustard Seed School will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Grand Hall at Clunie Community Center at 7 p.m. Local musicians including The Pressure Lounge & Friends, Theotokos featuring Amy Anne, Joe Kye, and The J Band will provide a mix of original songs and Christmastime favorites. The event is sponsored by Sanctuary Covenant Church and is EAST SAC LIFE page 15

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River Park resident Jeff Harris was the top vote getter in last month’s election to fill the city council seat held for 20 years by Steve Cohn. Harris, who received 56 percent of the vote, was chairman of the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission and a former president of River Park Neighborhood Association. Cyril Shah, a financial adviser and former president of East Sacramento Improvement Association, received 44 percent of the votes. Harris will be sworn in as a member of the city council on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Cohn did not run for re-election to the District 3 council seat. The district includes East Sacramento, River Park and South Natomas. Cohn’s departure from the council coincides with the retirement of his EAST SAC LIFE page 16

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longtime top aides, Sue Brown and Anne Romo. Brown, who served as Cohn’s chief of staff for 20 years, also worked for Josh Pane, who preceded Cohn as the District 3 councilmember. Romo has worked for the city of Sacramento for almost 30 years. Harris is expected to make his staffing announcements in December.

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CELEBRATE AT MCKINLEY LIBRARY Friends of McKinley Library will host its annual children’s holiday celebration at the library on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Musician and songwriter Bonnie Lockhart will sing holiday favorites. Children will be invited to participate in this interactive performance. Holiday treats will be served and Santa is expected to make an appearance. Santa will visit with the youngsters and be available for photos. “This holiday program is a way to say thank you for the community’s support of our neighborhood library,” says Barbara Byrne, president of the library’s support group. The library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, call 2642770.

BUY SEE’S CANDIES, SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE For the eighth year, Soroptimist International of Sacramento will raise money by selling See’s candy to fund its service programs. The club will operate a satellite store in The Conservatory at 2425 Fair Oaks Blvd., #5, just west of Loehmann’s Plaza, and will feature a broad selection of See’s prepackaged candy. The candy will be sold at regular See’s retail prices. All profits will fund Soroptimist programs to assist at-risk women and children. This year’s proceeds will support the Employment Readiness Program of St. John’s Shelter Program for Real Change and Camp Wonder of Sierra

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Sue Brown and Anne Romo have worked with Steve Cohn for many years

Forever Families. Other programs LEARN MORE ABOUT being helped by the candy sales will THE BOY SCOUTS be scholarships and grants to young An informational meeting on boy women in Sacramento area schools, scouting will be held on Wednesday, and aid to My Sister’ House and Dec. 10, from 7 to 8 p.m. Women’s Empowerment. At the meeting, boys ages 7 to 21 According to East Sac resident will learn about Cub Scout Pack 128, Nancy Wolford-Landers, chair of the Boy Scout Troop 1 and Venture Crew candy-store fundraising program, 1. more than East Sac’s Troop $60,000 1 was founded in has been 1916 and reportedly raised in is the oldest the past continuous Boy seven years Scout unit west through of the Mississippi the holiday River. store. The troop has The store its own backwoods will be open summer camp, from 10 a.m. Camp Cody. to 6 p.m. Camp Cody is seven days a unique scout a week from camp; the camp Dec. 1 to Dec. is led by an 24. It will older scout be staffed by called the junior Soroptimist camp director. member will rt ha ck Lo The junior ie nn ngwriter Bo volunteers. To Library Musician and so y le in cK M e th camp director rites at learn more about sing holiday favo party children's holiday along with a Soroptimist team of other International of older scouts called Sacramento, go junior officers run the camp. While to soroptimistsacramento.org. a volunteer adult staff ensures health and safety standards, the

Gonsalves Real Estate Properties is collecting children’s toys to donate to the California Highways Patrol’s annual CHPs for Kids Holiday program. According to the firm’s owner, Tom Gonsalves, the toys will go to children who have health issues or whose families are in unfortunate circumstances. “I have been fortunate to have two healthy, beautiful boys,” he said. “Helping with CHPs for Kids is an opportunity for me and our firm to help make a difference to a child in need.” Donations of new, unwrapped toys may be dropped off at Gonsalves Real Estate Properties, 5600 H St., Suite 100. For more information, call 2029784.

CHRISTMAS TREE LANE Christmas Tree Lane, a benefit for Jesuit High School, will take place Monday, Dec. 1, and Tuesday, Dec 2. The event will include a gala dinner on Dec. 1, and breakfast and luncheon fashion shows on Dec. 2. There will also be a marketplace with gifts and ornaments for purchase. Proceeds benefit the school’s scholarship and building funds. The event is presented by Loyola Guild of Jesuit High School. All the events take place at Red Lion Woodlake Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane. Admission to the marketplace is free. Tickets to the meals and fashion shows are $55 to $110. For more information, call 4826060 or go to jesuithighschool.org/ctl EAST SAC LIFE page 18

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‘MIDTOWN’ AUTHOR TO SPEAK AT MCKINLEY LIBRARY Midtown Sacramento is considered the cultural heart of the city, says historian and Midtown resident William Burg in his new book Midtown Sacramento: Creative Soul of the City. Burg will share a cultural history of Midtown Sacramento and East Sacramento in a talk on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at McKinley Library. The program begins at 6 p.m. Midtown is sometimes a state of mind as much as it is a geographic place, "Burg says. Several locations in East Sacramento were important to the city’s legacy of counterculture and creative life, which were by no means

limited to points west of Alhambra Boulevard.” McKinley Library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd.

A HOLIDAY BAZAAR The Ben Ali Shrine Ladies Holiday Bazaar will be on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It will feature more than 100 booths selling homemade treats, crafts and holiday decorations. Santa Claus will be available for photos. Admission is free. All proceeds benefit the transportation fund of Sacramento Shriners Hospital. The bazaar will be at Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St. For more information, go to benalishrine.org.

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CREATING POWER A 1.5-megawatt solar installation was recently completed at Sutter’s Landing Park. Built by Conergy, the solar installation will produce approximately 2,300 megawatts hours of solar energy annually for Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which will be used for residential and commercial business consumption. “Sutter’s Landing solar installation will provide power directly into the Sacramento grid,” said Anthony Fotopoulos, CEO of Conergy Americas. “It creates a virtual net metering situation for residents and businesses so they can receive power generated by solar energy even if they aren’t able to install their own solar power system.” The solar installation is built atop the city’s former landfill and offers a covered carport over the main parking area and shaded seating areas for dog park users. In addition, planned signage will provide education about the benefits of clean solar energy production and the current effects of global warming. “By providing shade for park users and clean energy for the rest of us, this solar project is a perfect match for Sutter’s Landing Park,” said Councilmember Steve Cohn, whose district included Sutter’s Landing Park.

LEARN TO MAKE HOLIDAY CANDLES McKinley librarian Sabrina Ryall will teach a free class on making beeswax candles. The class will meet on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 12:30 p.m. in the library. All materials will be provided. This program is sponsored by Friends of McKinley Library. McKinley Library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, go to saclibrary.org or call 264-2920.

THE GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS Fremont Presbyterian Church Choir and Orchestra will present its

Tom Gonsalves and Kurt Campbell, Niello Fiat and the Honey Agency. Funds raised will go toward the school’s art, music, science, technology and drama programs. Theodore Judah Elementary School is at 3919 McKinley Blvd. For more information, go to theodorejudahpta.org or contact Paige Schulte at PaigeTJPTA@gmail.com.

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annual Christmas concert on Friday, Dec. 12, Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14. All performances will begin at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The 100-voice choir will sing songs from baroque to contemporary. Selections will include “Gloria” by John Rutter and traditional Christmas carols. The choir will be accompanied by the church orchestra. The Fremont Choir is led by Cheryl Eshoff, the church’s minister of music and worship arts. Eshoff’s three daughters and her mother, Vivian Meyer, are all members of the choir. Admission is free but advance ticket reservations are required. The church is at 5770 Carlson Drive. For more information or to request tickets, go to fremontpres.org or call 452-7132.

for children and families will also be held. The cost per house will be $15. Community sponsors include Home Care Assistance of Sacramento and real estate agents Rich Cazneaux,

Rotary Club of East Sacramento inducted the Sacramento Police Department Canine Team and Deputy Chief Mike Bray as honorary members of their club in recognition of the canine team‘s service and leadership in the Sacramento community. “It is a great honor for us to be able to make the entire team and Deputy Chief Bray honorary members of the world’s premier service club made up of 1.2 million members across the world,” said Marsha Vacca, president EAST SAC LIFE page 20

Your Trusted Real Estate Advisors Whether you take a stroll to see the holiday lights, reunite with friends at Burr’s Fountain, or partake in the Sacred Heart Home Tour, East Sacramento welcomes you to the holiday festivities. However you celebrate this season, lights or candles, ERRYEP XVEHMXMSRW SV TEVXMIW JEQMP] SV E UYMIX XMQI SJ VI¾IGXMSR remember to be grateful for this beautiful place, your family and friends. As we look forward to a productive, peaceful and happy New Year, we wish our friends and neighbors the best of the coming year and the happiest of holidays.

SANTA’S EAST SAC ADVENTURE Theodore Judah School PTA will hold a holiday boutique on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gifts from local businesses will be available for purchase. There will be performances by Fancy Feet’s Velocity Dance Company, a visit from Santa and a petting farm. A gingerbread workshop

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of East Sacramento Rotary Club. “Rotary’s key motto is ‘Service Above Self,’ and the canine team exemplifies what it means to live out this goal each day.” East Sacramento Rotary has a long history with the Sacramento Police Department’s Canine Association. The club helped develop the canine training center at McClellan Park by laying sod and planting trees. Also, it provided funding for canine officer Bodie, now retired after he sustained injuries during police action in 2011. The club is looking at additional work at the training center to ensure the canine teams that use the center have the best possible training facility. For more information on the club, call Vacca at 717-9998.

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Boys 7-21 are invited to an information meeting Wednesday, December 10, 7-8pm First United Methodist Church, 2100 J Street Practice scout skills: s FIRE STARTING s BRIDGE BUILDING s KNOT TYING Learn about: Cub Pack 128 (ages 7-11) Boy Scout Troop 1 (ages 11-18) Venture Crew 1 (ages 14-21, boys and girls) Free ice cream Parents welcome recruiting @ troop-1.com

More than 12,000 participants are expected to race through East Sacramento on Sunday, Dec. 7, during the 32nd annual California International Marathon. The 26.2-mile race begins at 7 a.m. in Folsom, winds its way west through East Sacramento and concludes at the State Capitol. The course traces an historic route used by the gold miners during the 1849 Gold Rush. Participants will include worldclass runners from the United States and around the world. The CIM, founded by Sacramento Running Association, ranks among the top five U.S. marathons in sending runners to the Boston Marathon. The course is slightly downhill, and weather conditions are normally cool enough to help produce fast times. J Street and Alhambra Boulevard will be closed to traffic from approximately 8:03 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organizers note that these streets will offer local residents a great opportunity to see some world-class runners. For more information, go to runcim.org

RUN, WALK AND EAT PANCAKES The seventh annual Caleb Greenwood School Flapjack 5k and Short Stack Kids’ Run will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13. The children’s quarter-mile and half-mile run begins at 8:30 a.m. The 5k event, which begins at 9 a.m., is open to runners and walkers. The course goes through the River Park neighborhood and is paved and relatively flat. The start and finish will be on the Camellia Avenue side of the school. Fees for the races vary and include an event T-shirt and race bib. A pancake breakfast will be held in the school cafeteria from 8 to 11 a.m. The breakfast will be open to all. Tickets for the breakfast are $5. To register or for more information, go to flapjack5k.com. Proceeds benefit the Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento program. Caleb Greenwood School is at 5457 Carlson Drive.

“For as little as $10, your membership will help support our local library by funding supplies for children and teen programs and purchasing magazines and books,” says Barbara Byrne, the group’s president. Membership forms are available at McKinley Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd., or online at saclibraryfriends. org. For more information, call 2642880.

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Everyone, from novice to expert, is welcome. Members of the rose society will teach novice pruners how to prune. East Sacramento Hardware will also sponsor a professional knife sharpener who will be at the garden at 9 a.m. to help sharpen clippers volunteers bring. The rose garden is at the corner of H and 33rd streets. R.S.V.P.s are requested, though drop-in help will also be appreciated. The garden, a popular wedding spot, was renovated in 2012. For more information, call 4528011 or email friendsofeastsac.org.

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CALEB GREENWOOD RECYCLE THAT SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN WRAPPING PAPER TOURS From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, In December, Caleb Greenwood School will hold tours for families of prospective kindergarten students. Earlier this year, the school began a new International Baccalaureate program for primary grades. The tours will be held on Thursday, Dec. 4, Monday, Dec. 15, and Wednesday, Jan. 14. All tours will be from 9 to 11 a.m. An evening kindergarten open house and information night will be held on Thursday, Jan. 15, from 6 to 7 p.m. Families interested in possible openings in other grades may attend these events or schedule an individual appointment with the principal by emailing erin-hanson@scusd.edu The school is at 5457 Carlson Drive in River Park. For more information on the school, go to calebgreenwood.scusd. edu

A VOLUNTEER DAY IN THE ROSE GARDEN On Saturday, Jan. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., McKinley Park Volunteer Corps will join with Sacramento Rose Society for a “prune-a-thon” of McKinley Rose Garden. A group of rose lovers, or “rosarians,” gathers there each year to perform a massive pruning to ready the flowers for future blooms.

people throw away 25 percent more trash than during any other time of year, the California Department of Resources Recovery and Recycling reports. The amount of garbage sent to the landfill increases dramatically each the holiday season, "said Traci Goularte, Regional Recycling Group spokesperson. "Recycling holiday paper is a better alternative than throwing it into the trash.” "Tons of empty beverage containers are also generated during this time of year," said Goularte. "These cans, glass and plastic bottles should also be recycled." Residents can put greeting cards, gift boxes and wrapping paper in their curbside recycling bins. All mixed paper—cardboard, advertising mail, catalogs, paper boxes, newspapers, computer paper, old calendars and other Clean household paper—can be recycled in curbside recycling programs. For more information on recycling programs, visit holidayrecycling.com

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Joshua Kräge and Amy Anne MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER

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usic changed the lives of Amy Anne and Joshua Kräge when it brought the young couple together. This month, they’ll use music to help change the lives of homeless children who attend Sacramento’s Mustard Seed School. Last year, Kräge and Pastor David Beck of Sanctuary Covenant Church organized a holiday concert, Christmas With a Cause, to raise funds for the school. The church, which meets on Sunday mornings in Clunie Community Center, works to help the homeless. “Sacramento’s homeless community is near to our heart at Sanctuary Covenant Church,” says Kräge.

“Performing together for a great cause is just gonna be all kinds of warm fuzzies,” she says. “And I’m hoping all that love energy helps fill the place with joy.” Kräge, the vocalist and guitar player for the band The Pressure Lounge, is coordinating the participation of local bands for this

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year’s concert. Anne, a musician, songwriter and lead singer for the band Theotokos, is helping him. “I went to last year’s concert and was very moved by the cause and the people involved,” she says. “I told Josh that I would love to help.” The Pressure Lounge and Theotokos will perform, along with other local bands that normally play at venues such as Marilyn’s on K, Starlite and Dive Bar. Kräge and Anne agree that musicians are generous in giving back. “Musicians often rely on the support and generosity of their communities to make a living off of their art,” says Anne. “We have

compassion for those struggling to make ends meet. The stereotype of the starving artist is so often true. It can be very challenging to live off the income of unpredictable gigs and CD/ merchandise/digital sales.” Anne, who has a 10-year-old daughter, also works at a public school as an inclusion aide for autistic students and as a tutor for a private company that uses applied behavior analysis to help children with autism. She is about to complete an internship to become a board-certified behavior analyst. Kräge works for KCRA-TV. Anne says this year’s concert will be special for the couple, who recently

got engaged. “Performing together for a great cause is just gonna be all kinds of warm fuzzies,” she says. “And I’m hoping all that love energy helps fill the place with joy.” Christmas With a Cause will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Grand Hall at Clunie Community Center, 601 Alhambra Blvd. Admission is free, but any donations will go to Mustard Seed School. For more information, call Kräge at (702) 245-963. To suggest someone for a volunteer profile, call 441-7026 or e-mail eastsaclife@aol.com n

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Water Wise? MASSIVE WASTE REPORTED IN CITY’S METER PROGRAM

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t is not too often that I publicly applaud the work of a fellow journalist, but we may all end up owing a huge debt of gratitude to investigative journalist Joe Rubin for his lengthy Nov. 13 cover story in Sacramento News & Review on the apparent massive waste in the city’s program to install water meters at every Sacramento home, a project now half completed. The magnitude of the reported waste is eye-popping, amounting to several hundred million dollars of needless construction costs and several hundred million dollars more in

interest costs on city utility bonds sold to finance the work. According to numerous industry experts, officials from other California cities and a former city utilities engineer interviewed by Rudin, Sacramento’s Department of Utilities is making two key, very bad decisions: It is abandoning, en masse, perfectly good cement and cast-iron water mains in folks’ backyards and tearing up city streets to install new water mains—unnecessarily—in city streets in front of homes; and it is installing water meters in city sidewalks, which requires tearing the sidewalks up and rebuilding them, instead of inexpensively placing the meters in homeowners’ yards. The decision to install meters in sidewalks will cost $50 million, while the decision to jackhammer up the streets and replace water mains will cost $350 million. Interest on long-term city bonds issued to pay for the work adds several hundred million more to the tab borne by city ratepayers.

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So just how out of whack is Sacramento’s spending on water meter installation? Well, Fresno installed an almost identical number of water meters (105,000) in just two years at a cost of $73 million—$400 million cheaper than Sacramento’s 20-year meter installation plan (not counting interest costs). Fresno left backyard water mains alone and installed water meters in homeowners’ yards, not in city sidewalks. But Rubin’s story involves more than just profoundly bad decisions by city officials. He reported on an effort by DOU staff to manipulate a supposedly independent review of the water meter project by engineering firm CH2M HILL, which initially sought to explore whether Sacramento’s water mains needed to be replaced at all. A DOU engineer responded in an email to CH2M HILL, “Justifying the mains to be replaced is our highest priority and should be the first task completed.” At the behest of Councilmember Steve Cohn, a focus group of homeowners was convened in 2005 to learn where they preferred water meters to be placed: in their yards or in their sidewalks. The then-director of the DOU, Gary Reents, told the city council that the focus group “unanimously, overwhelmingly chose the sidewalk option.” The DOU, however, was unable to provide Rubin with a copy of the focus group’s findings. But Rubin obtained a copy of an executive summary of the findings from the city clerk’s office. It reported that the focus group favored placing meters in their yards, not in city

sidewalks, once they were informed of the higher cost. Rubin also reported that one of the city contractors working on the meter project, T & S Construction, cut two gas lines in the past two years, one in Curtis Park and the other in East Sacramento, leading to home evacuations. A PG&E official said the gas line breaks were the fault of the contractor and could have led to the kind of explosion that leveled a house and damaged neighboring homes in Rancho Cordova in 2008. Astonishingly, the DOU’s current acting director, Bill Busath, was unaware of the gas line breaks and customer evacuations until Rubin informed him of the incidents. It gets worse. A senior DOU official who played a role in convincing the city council of the merits of the sidewalk plan back in 2005 was then the city’s water superintendent, Barry Holland. What became of Holland? Well, in 2008, following an FBI investigation, he was sentenced to federal prison, having pled guilty to taking kickbacks for selling used city water meters to an unscrupulous contractor, which raises the obvious next question: If he admitted to taking kickbacks for selling used water meters, might he also have taken kickbacks from contractors to sell the city council on the higher-cost plan to install waters meters in city sidewalks? The city council is known for the blind trust it places in DOU staff, only to be shocked when scandal ensues. This is true despite a long history of recurring DOU scandals. (In 2012, an Eye on Sacramento

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report characterized the DOU as the city’s “reliable scandal generator.”) The city council and successive city managers have historically managed the DOU with far too light a touch, intervening only when the train goes off the tracks. It is not as if city management wasn’t warned. In its 2012 report on the city’s water and sewer infrastructure upgrade plan, EOS urged the city to engage outside firms to conduct comprehensive, independent technical and financial assessments of the DOU’s plans. EOS also warned the city council that the DOU management lacked the experience and expertise to provide adequate oversight over a massive infrastructure program that was slated to cost more than $2 billion, the largest infrastructure project in city history. In both instances, EOS’s warnings were ignored. In 2011, the city’s auditor, Jorge Oseguera, who answers solely to the city council, audited the DOU and found that backyard meters were being abandoned regardless of their

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condition. He called on the DOU to stop the practice and install water meters in backyards, not in sidewalks. His warning was ignored by the city council, the city manager and, of course, the DOU. What action should the city now take in response to Rubin’s stunning revelations? First, it should impose an immediate moratorium on all water meter installations pending a full investigation of the matter by qualified outside consultants who have no past or future financial interest in city business. Second, it shouldn’t resume installing meters until it changes its plan and leaves backyard mains intact (unless they’re actually shown to be failing) and halts the current practice of tearing up sidewalks to install water meters. Third, it should terminate DOU staffers who played any role in the promotion of the policy to abandon backyard mains or install meters in sidewalks, as well as those who misled the city council (and the public) CITY HALL page 26

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into adopting the program or who played any role in tampering with the assessment of the program by CH2M HILL. Fourth, it should require that, in the future, every city staffer who addresses the council be sworn to tell the truth under penalty of perjury, as administration officials who testify before congressional committees have long been required to do. Fifth, the council should end its unhealthy (and undemocratic) practice of delegating policy responsibilities to four-member ad hoc council committees that conduct their work entirely outside of public view. The ad hoc committee on the city’s utilities infrastructure plan met behind closed doors with DOU staff for more than five months in 2012, concocting the current plan with zero public scrutiny or input. The public was not even aware that such a plan was being contemplated until it was announced as a fait accompli. By that point, councilmembers had been sold on the plan by DOU staff and had closed their minds to contrary views. Instead of engaging in a real public debate, the council approved spending $200,000 of ratepayer money on a PR firm to get the public to accept the multiyear, double-digit water and sewer rate hikes called for under the plan. Sixth, it should cooperate fully with any civil and criminal investigations that may ensue, including the very real possibility of renewed FBI interest in the DOU. The silver lining is that Rubin’s revelations might actually lead to the city modifying its water meter program and reducing the future cost burden on city ratepayers by several hundred million dollars. If so, you can thank Joe Rubin for it.

SHORT TAKES The city is gearing up to raise garbage and recycling rates by 3 percent, 2 percent and 2 percent over the next three years, according to a staff presentation last month to the city’s Utilities Rate Advisory

Commission. The DOU is expected to seek much more substantial multiyear rate hikes for water and sewer service effective July 1, 2015, with hearings on the proposed hikes expected in the spring, although the scandal in the water meter program could derail that plan. The city has raised water rates by 10 percent in each of the past three years while raising its sewer rates 14 percent in each of those years, on top of major sewer rate hikes imposed by the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District to pay for a new $2 billion tertiary sewage plant. In the aftermath of the election, support is growing for the adoption of the ethics and transparency reforms that were part of the defeated Measure L (the strongmayor initiative). Mayor Kevin Johnson announced his support last month for an ethics committee, an ethics code, an independent redistricting commission, a sunshine (transparency) ordinance and funding of a city budget analyst position. Councilmember Steve Hansen, the leader of the opposition to Measure L, also signaled his support for adoption of the reforms and asked city staff to come up with plans to create a broad-based task force to develop the proposals. The mayor is taking a different tack, designating a four-member ad hoc committee of four council members (made up of his closest council allies) to work on the reforms. Meanwhile, EOS announced its plan to help organize a broad coalition of groups and community leaders to draft and promote meaningful and effective ethics and transparency reforms in the coming year. On Nov. 13, the city council approved new labor contracts with the city’s largest bargaining unit, Local 39, and with the politically juiced plumbers and pipefitters union. The agreement with Local 39 will increase wages by more than 7 percent over the next 18 months, leading to an increase in the city’s projected general fund deficit of nearly $4 million by 2016.

During the recession, the city offered unions the choice of forgoing contractually scheduled wage hikes or facing employee layoffs. While almost all city unions agreed to skip wage hikes to avoid layoffs, Local 39 took the opposite tack. It pocketed the wage hikes for four years of its five-year contract and saw large numbers of its younger members given pink slips. Its decision had two major impacts. While the senior members of Local 39 (park workers, utilities workers, etc.) saw their pay shoot up almost 20 percent during the recession (its benefits shot up even more), its junior members were laid off in droves, leading to a hollowingout of park maintenance staffs and other city departments. Why city management chose to reward such selfish behavior with another round of wage hikes is anyone’s guess. But to hand out hikes in the face of looming general fund deficits is frankly inexcusable. What is particularly troubling about the city’s latest round of wage hikes for city unions is that city management has failed to disclose to either the council or the public the “echo effect” such hikes will have on the city’s pension costs and unfunded pension liabilities. Since pension benefits are determined by final salary levels, a boost in wages has an outsized effect on lifetime pension costs, particularly wage hikes for older workers who are nearing retirement, as many Local 39 members are. The city is already facing an expected 50 percent hike in its required annual pension contribution to CalPERS over the next five years—a major factor in the projected “fiscal cliff” the city will hit in four years. To add to that burden with wage hikes without even bothering to compute their impact on city pension costs is inexplicable.

Craig Powell is a local attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramento.org or 718-3030 n

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Fat Success FAMILY IS KEY FOR THIS LEGENDARY RESTAURANT GROUP

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efore Frank Fat’s banana cream pie and Frank’s Style New York Steak and boozy lobbyists and political deals hatched on napkins, before the $1.3 million makeover and suburban expansion, there was Monday Night Dinner. Monday was the slow night for the Fat family. But it wasn’t slow for Mary, wife of Frank and matriarch of the clan that created the most famously enduring collection of restaurants in Sacramento.

“Our parents never pushed us into the business. Maybe that’s the secret to why we’re still here.” Each Monday, Mary was busy in her own kitchen in Sierra Oaks, preparing a simple, traditional Chinese meal for family members. Mary didn’t keep head counts. She made enough for everybody. “She never knew if five of us would show up or 20,” says Jerry Fat, recalling his mother’s Monday tradition. “It didn’t matter. We always knew there would be a family meal at their place on Monday. With Mom and Dad, it was always family first.” As Frank Fat’s restaurant celebrates 75 years at 8th and L streets in downtown Sacramento,

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Jerry and Kevin Fat

the significance of family meals and traditions becomes paramount to the story behind the restaurant’s longevity. The Fat family, whose numbers extend well beyond 30 when greatgrandchildren and in-laws are considered, have always said the

restaurants succeeded because customers responded to Frank’s principle of good food, good service and good value. In truth, it’s not that simple. Plenty of restaurants offer good food, service and value, but they don’t survive 75 years. Plenty of families

inherit successful businesses from hardworking immigrant founders, but few remain united and prosperous deep into the third generation. “It’s pretty rare,” says Jerry, who serves as CEO of the family empire. “My parents didn’t tell any of us that we had to go into the restaurant business. We always worked at the restaurant, and for the most part, we hated it. But the most important thing was for us to get an education. Our parents never pushed us into the business. Maybe that’s the secret to why we’re still here.” Education brought the Fat children into professional galaxies far beyond the kitchen, from law and dentistry to computer science. Magically, liberated by graduate degrees and the confidence that they weren’t under pressure to enlist in the world of Frank Fat’s, the children ended up doing the right thing. Hang around the family today for a glimpse of how it works. While Jerry and eight other Fats constitute the board of directors (the family’s accountant is the only outsider with a vote), they seem astonishingly nonchalant with their legacy. Poster-sized enlargements of family photos are stacked against a wall in the corporate suite, featuring Frank and Mary at various stages of their long lives. There are wedding photos and pictures of the Fats entertaining a trove of 20th-century California governors. There are shots of Jerry’s brothers, Wing and Tom, now deceased, and the other children, six in all. The photos, destined for historical preservation at Sacramento State University, document a remarkable

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California legacy that carried an impoverished Frank Fat from China to San Francisco at age 16 and ultimately to success, not just in the hospitality trade but also in Sacramento real estate, where the family’s holdings are worth many millions. “We’re conservative,” Jerry says. “We avoid trends and don’t like paying rent.” Yet Jerry is at ease when he describes how the legacy almost ended a few years ago, when it seemed there might not be a young Fat to run the restaurants. Without a Fat in charge, the business would be sold. “I certainly didn’t want to spend the rest of my days doing this,” Jerry says. “And neither did anyone else from my generation. So we met as a family and asked: Do we want to continue? And is there anyone who can take over for the next 20 years or so?” In Fat family tradition, nobody was pressured to step forward. But the answers were affirmative. Kevin Fat,

son of Ken (Jerry’s brother) and Lina, agreed to make the four restaurants— Frank Fat’s, Fat City in Old Sacramento and Fat’s Asia Bistros in Roseville and Folsom—his life. The Fat concept of time is illustrated by the sense that, among senior members of the family, Kevin is still regarded as something of a newcomer. He’s 47. He became general manager of his grandfather’s restaurant 10 years ago, quitting a good job at Oracle in San Francisco. Frank Fat lived to 92. He worked almost to the end in 1997, greeting customers, reminiscing about visits from Ronald Reagan and John Wayne. Mary died two years later at age 91. They were married 73 years. Longevity, loyalty and success were not accidents or luck. Neither is 75 years as a successful business. “We have a pretty amazing family,” Kevin says. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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Learning Curve HEADMASTER OVERSEES A DECADE-PLUS OF IMPROVEMENTS AT COUNTRY DAY

BY JESSICA LASKEY SHOPTALK

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hen you think about building a school, you have to take a multi-pronged approach,” says Stephen T. Repsher, the headmaster of Sacramento Country Day School. “It’s a combination of a number of things: You have to have strong programs, outstanding, dedicated, enthusiastic teachers and, most important, those teachers must have the ability to inspire enthusiasm in others. That’s what drew me to this school in the first place.” Repsher is now in his 12th year as the head of the Arden-area school, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year of providing independent, academically and culturally enriched education to the Greater Sacramento region. In fact, it’s the only true independent, pre-kindergarten-through-12th-grade school in Sacramento, according to Repsher. Its small class sizes, academically rigorous curriculum and hands-on, experiential learning have drawn hundreds of students since its inception in 1964 (including yours truly; I’m what they call a “lifer,” someone who attended SCDS all the way from kindergarten through high school). “I wanted to work at a school where I saw more opportunity to create something and help the school grow and thrive,” Repsher says. “Here at SCDS, I saw the opportunity to really achieve something special. It clearly had a long and rich tradition

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Stephen T. Repsher is the headmaster of Sacramento Country Day School

in independent school education, and I felt it could become an even stronger school in Sacramento. It was an opportunity I just couldn’t pass up.” Repsher came to SCDS in the summer of 2003 following long stints

at other independent schools around the country. After the upstate New York native earned his bachelor’s degree at Union College, majoring in modern languages and spending a year abroad in Madrid, he moved

on to the graduate program at New York University, where he had the chance to return to Madrid and travel around Europe for nearly three years. But when it came time to start his teaching career, his native state called him home. “I applied to teach in public schools in the mid-Hudson Valley, but I didn’t have a teaching credential,” Repsher recalls. “I lacked just 12 credits, but that turned out to be a blessing because I met a fellow who places educators at independent schools.” His first teaching job was at a boarding school in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he taught Spanish and French for six years. After getting married, he and his new wife moved to Southern California so Repsher could take a position at HarvardWestlake School, where he stayed for five years. He headed the upper school at Viewpoint School in Calabasas for 11 years, where he made the acquaintance of a certain Dr. Dan White, a former SCDS headmaster who would help change the course of Repsher’s career. “Dan served on the board of trustees at Viewpoint when he was head of The Webb Schools,” Repsher says. “Later on, he told me such good things about Country Day. I had landed my first headship in Santa Barbara. I was there for six years. But when the headmaster position at SCDS opened up, I left and came to Sacramento.” Under Repsher’s ambitious leadership, the past 11-plus years have seen significant growth at SCDS, including the development of the SHOPTALK page 32

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kennels are incredibly loud, but here, it’s not. There’s so much less barking that people can’t believe we have 80 to 90 dogs onsite every day.” Espinosa has been the “leader of the pack” since the mid-1990s, when he and his wife started doing casual foster and rescue work out of their home in San Francisco. When a Craigslist job for a dog day care employee in the East Bay popped up, Espinosa jumped at the chance to make his love for canines into a career.

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GOING TO THE DOGS There aren’t many jobs where a client might get a belly rub at the end of a long day, but not every workplace is Grateful Dog Daycare, the only cage-free dog day care and boarding facility in Sacramento. “Dogs are social animals,” says owner Robert Espinosa, who opened Grateful Dog in Midtown in 2009. “They want to interact. It’s my belief that healthy social interactions and regular exercise make for a happier companion. “When I first started Grateful Dog, I looked to model the business on the way I wanted my own dogs to be cared for: free to play all day and sleep in a comfortable room with other dogs and humans, free of cages. “When dogs have freedom, boarding is less stressful. Traditional

“The core of my knowledge about dog day care comes from my work with Lauren Westreich at Every Dog Has Its Day Care in Emeryville,” Espinosa says. “I learned how dogs interact, the psychology of dogs, how to safely run group play, and I just fell in love with it. I decided I wanted to open my own.” Espinosa and his wife moved to Sacramento in 2000 to be closer to their families, and nine years later Espinosa took the plunge. “In Sacramento, dog day care was not as popular as it was in San Francisco or Los Angeles,” he recalls, “so there was an empty niche to fill. I knew day care really well from doing it for so long, but when I opened, I hired a really good groomer to help me build a grooming department. We also offer overnight, cage-free boarding, which is unconventional and novel. Most people don’t even know it exists.” Now more than five years into business, Espinosa has a staff of 26 and a diverse clientele of pups SHOPTALK page 34

Lena: A Life READING BETWEEN THE LINES IN A DIARY FROM LONG AGO

BY KEVIN MIMS WRITING LIFE

ack in September, at an antiques street fair in Petaluma, I purchased a handwritten diary for the year 1960. That night, sitting up in bed, I began to read it. The author was a relatively wealthy Berkeley woman who was born in Tennessee in 1872. She never identifies herself by name, but a little Internet sleuthing disclosed her identity as Lena C. Sharp. If the diary had a title, it would probably be “Confessions of a Shopaholic.” Lena did a lot of shopping in 1960, most of it at high-end stores in San Francisco and Oakland that have since gone out of business. Here are some typical entries: Lunch at Capwells. Looked for crystal earrings to match my chain. Looked for hats …The new fashions are coming in and I am still wearing my red straw hat from two years ago. Bought crystal earrings at Hinks—$5.25. Went to Hughetts. Bought blue dress and black-and-white hat. Went to City of Paris for new lipstick. Looked for blue hat at Macy’s and then at the Emporium.

At 88, Lena still has legions of acquaintances and friends, but she seems to truly love only one person, a woman named Genia (short for Eugenia), who was probably her daughter. Genia lives with her husband, George, in Berkeley, within walking distance of the apartment that Lena owns and lives in. Other than Genia, the primary focus of Lena’s social life is the Order of the Eastern Star, a Christian social organization in which Lena, a former Grand Matron, is extremely active. Hardly a day goes by without Lena attending some O.E.S. function. A gifted orator, she is often called upon to speak at these gatherings. She has a large repertoire of jokes, anecdotes, poems and prayers that she can recite from memory. In her diary, she’ll note that she delivered “the anecdote about the boy and the large bear” or “the story about Estes Kefauver” or “the Mark Twain tale.” Lena’s social calendar is ridiculously full. The diary mentions numerous Nifty Fifty gatherings (whatever those might be), whist parties, bridge parties, canasta parties, bingo nights, luncheons at the Mira Vista Clubhouse, The Thousand Oaks Matrons and Patrons party, meetings at the Women’s College Club, a lecture at the Northbrae Women’s Club, a bus tour of San Francisco, an Arts Festival, a Community Concert production of “Hansel and Gretel,” a barbershop quartet performance, at least three fashion shows and a flower show. Lena also has her share of sorrows. Many of these come from Genia, who seems to resent it if Lena spends money on anyone but her. On Jan. 6, Lena writes: “Genia and I ate at True

Blue. I paid for part of her meal. I can’t imagine why she is torturing me about the cups for Anne & Esther.” The next day she writes: “Can’t stand torture about cups much longer. Can’t understand why Genia acts this way. Can’t ask her about what to do about them—she goes all to pieces. In the meantime it is embarrassing to me, for I had told Anne & Esther I was giving them the cups.” Any sort of criticism from Genia ruins Lena’s day. On March 21: “Genia said I was tense and talked too much, so I added that to my list of

stuff to worry about.” On March 31: “Told Genia I would like to borrow her garden in September for a Past Matrons lunch. She said ‘Positively not.’ Was I hurt!” On July 14: “Genia shut car door on my foot and was cross with me. Felt miserable.” Though she could be insensitive to her mother, Genia never entirely lost my sympathy. The year 1960 was a rough one for her. Her ne’erdo-well husband spent most of the year embroiled in a legal battle with WRITING page 34

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Lena writes: “Marguerite told me she had ‘scars’ from Kathryn’s ugly barbs.” Kathryn’s most memorable appearance comes on July 26, at an O.E.S. meeting where the theme was politics. Lena delivers what she calls “a candidate story,” probably a nonpartisan anecdote meant only for amusement. When Kathryn’s turn comes, she makes no effort to be nonpartisan. According to Lena, “Kathryn brought a newspaper clipping of Mrs. Kennedy wearing pants and remarked, ‘I sure wouldn’t vote to put a vulgar woman like that in the White House.’” On Nov. 7, the day before the general election, Lena is at a party and Kathryn mentions having sent her some Nixon campaign materials. Lena writes, “I haven’t read them … I wonder at her nerve.” So did Lena vote for Kennedy? Here’s her entry for Nov. 8, 1960: “Election Day. I voted at 3 P.M. … When I went to bed at 10 Kennedy was far ahead. Glad it’s over—too much venom. Have never told anybody how I voted. Nobody’s business. Pray it will be for the best for our dear country.” Lena was born seven years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and lived long enough to vote for John F. Kennedy (or not). Unfortunately, she didn’t live long enough to see him take office. She died on Jan. 12, 1961. She remained active until the very end—so active, in fact, that she didn’t have time to buy a new diary. She chronicled the last 12 days of her life in the blank pages at the end of her 1960 diary. And she seemed to have no inkling that the end was near. On Jan. 9, 1961, she wrote: “Went to club … My new gray hat and gray shoes looked nice. I’m going to get a lot of wear out of them.” Lena began each day’s diary entry with a brief weather report. Her final entry reads: “Thursday, January 12. Up at six. Fog.” She died later that day. The new president was sworn in eight days later. Kevin Mims can be reached at kevinmims@sbcglobal.net n

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the only kennel that has someone sleep with the dogs in every room, making sure everyone is comfortable and safe, like home.” At Grateful Dog, it really is a dog’s life. What could be better than that? Need a place where Fido can feel at home while you’re working or traveling? Contact Espinosa and his staff at 446-2501 or info@ gratefuldogdaycare.com to schedule an evaluation. For more information, go to gratefuldogdaycare.com Grateful Dog Daycare is at 430 17th St.

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a need, but until that time, Mercy Foundation will continue to work with generous donors to meet our community’s needs.” Duggan has made a pretty storied career working to meet the needs of the underserved throughout the region. The Bay Area native began his philanthropic path as an undergraduate at UC Davis, where he worked his way from administration to becoming the head of the Chancellor’s Club, an honorary giving society that recognizes donors who give more than $1,000 a year to the school’s annual fund. While at UC Davis, Duggan decided to pursue his master’s degree in business administration, but come graduation, he realized he could do far more good if he brought his business acumen to the not-for-profit sector. Duggan helped found the UC Davis MIND Institute, an international research center that is committed to the prevention, care and cure of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. Once MIND Institute took off, Duggan was invited to serve as the executive director for Society for the Blind. “Society for the Blind couldn’t serve as many people as needed to be served,” Duggan says. “We set out to raise funds to buy and renovate a new facility. We ultimately raised about $3.5 million and moved to a 20,000-square-foot training facility, quadrupling our size.” Clearly, Duggan has a knack for helping worthy causes find funding, so when Mercy Foundation came calling, he was more than ready. “Growing up in an Irish-Catholic family, I was very familiar with the Sisters of Mercy and all they did for others,” Duggan says. “When I was approached about working with them, I jumped at the opportunity.” Mercy Foundation is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Mercy, meaning it’s a separate nonprofit entity that raises funds for community causes that the Sisters have held dear since they arrived in Sacramento more than 150 years

ago. Their ministries include health care, education, housing and care for the poor and the elderly, causes that Mercy Foundation has continued to support during its 60 years of operation. “Supporting all of the Sisters’ local ministries is an important part of the foundation’s mission,” Duggan says. “Thanks to an operating grant from Dignity Health, the Sisters’ health care ministry, 100 percent of every gift goes to the program of the donor’s choosing.”

“As for me, I’ve been very, very lucky to work on things that are extremely meaningful to me. ” In his two-and-half years as CEO, Duggan has overseen some very exciting projects in both the health care and education ministries: the completion this year of Alex G. Spanos Heart and Vascular Center at Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital in East Sacramento and the ongoing campaign to provide Cristo Rey High School, a collegepreparatory school for low-income students, with a much-needed new campus. “Completing the project will be a huge accomplishment,” Duggan says. “It greatly enhances the Sisters’ ministry of education in the region. “As for me, I’ve been very, very lucky to work on things that are extremely meaningful to me. If you’re philanthropic in nature, it’s very likely that Mercy Foundation supports something you’re interested in. It’s a privilege to serve in this position.” If you’re interested in supporting Mercy Foundation and its many ministries, call 851-2700 or go to supportmercyfoundation.org n

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wenty-one years ago in Phoenix, Kevin Johnson’s dream of winning an NBA championship ended when he sprinted to the free-throw line and pulled up for a jump shot. Before Johnson could fire, Horace Grant swatted the ball away. The play, in the last instant of Game 6, gave Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls a 99-98 victory over Johnson and his Phoenix Suns and a third consecutive title for Chicago. This November, Sacramento voters handed Johnson another crushing defeat when they rejected his six-year quest to become the city’s executive mayor. Measure L, which would have given budgetary and hiring powers to Johnson and subsequent mayors, was rejected by 57 percent of the voters. In basketball terms, Measure L was a 20-point thumping for Johnson. There will be no Game 7 for strong mayor, and probably no third term for Sacramento’s sportsman-mayor. I spent almost four years working as Johnson’s special assistant during his first term at city hall. I helped smooth out early drafts of Measure L and wasted countless hours fretting over messaging and lobbying and

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Measure L, which would have given budgetary and hiring powers to Johnson and subsequent mayors, was rejected by 57 percent of the voters

trying to make people believe how wonderful Sacramento might be if the city would just stand back and let Kevin Johnson run things. Yet when the time finally came to me to cast my ballot for Measure

L, I voted no. While the concept of executive mayor delivered an appeal of accountability, I was repelled by the thought of Johnson actually being in charge: no coach to call the play, no referee to blow the whistle, no

Horace Grant to swat the ball away, just Kevin. From experience, I can tell you the mayor’s office would have been a train wreck if we had executive authority when I worked there. I saw no evidence that Kevin had become less stubborn or more willing to compromise over the last two years. He always said he believed strong mayor was best for the city, and he obviously was sincere. But his love for Sacramento and desire to see the city thrive were inevitably overshadowed by his private ambitions. Ambition and self-determination, which carried Johnson from Oak Park to the University of California and into the NBA Finals against Michael Jordan and the Bulls, prevented him from declaring he would let strong mayor take effect with his replacement. He wanted the boss job for himself—that was the whole point.

Johnson once told me he would resign if it would help strong mayor become law in Sacramento, but he didn’t mean it. Instead, he teased around about running for a third term if executive mayor became reality. He couldn’t bear to pass up the strongmayor shot—the game winner—to another player. He wanted it for himself.

“It’s not really that big of a deal compared with trying to guard Michael Jordan in the NBA Finals.” And that’s why Johnson’s opponents were so effective when they deployed the “power grab” label against Measure L. With its rhetoric and window dressing stripped away and Johnson angling for a third term, Measure L looked an awful lot like a

power grab. The voters could smell it, and that was that. With strong mayor dead, now is a good time to begin the assessment of Johnson’s mayoral career. His two terms can be described in sporting terms, which is fitting and ironic. Of course, his legacy will be the Kings and their new arena, which rises from the rubble of Downtown Plaza. The irony is that Johnson ran for office to prove he was something other than a basketball player, to demonstrate his leadership, to educate children in neglected neighborhoods and coax distant corporations to set up shop in Sacramento. He ran for mayor to get away from sports, yet wound up right back in the arms of free throws and field goals. In recent months, Johnson warmed to his legacy as our sportsman-mayor. He encouraged several CEO friends to invest in the Sacramento Republic soccer team, which would have been ridiculous a year ago. (Johnson rolled his eyes in 2012 when several interns

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On Track AMBITIOUS RAILYARDS REDEVELOPMENT IS CHUGGING ALONG

BY SENA CHRISTIAN

The third and final phase of the

BUILDING OUR FUTURE

project should be done in 2019. The historic depot will be the

t’s not hard to tell that the

gateway to a concourse connecting

Sacramento Valley Station on

to all modes of transportation: train,

the edge of downtown was once

light rail, bus, bicycle, taxi, car and

a truly beautiful and grand train

pedestrian. (There are also plans

depot. Built in 1926, the station

to connect the site to high-speed

at 5th and I streets has lost some

rail when it becomes a reality.) The

luster over the years, after decades

original waiting area, ticketing

of deferred maintenance. But it’s

counter and dining room will be

set to grow as the second phase

restored. “The building, its original

begins in a project to create a world-class regional transportation

design and workmanship, is

hub.

really remarkable—the more so as one works with it, discovering

As it now stands, Sacramento’s depot is the seventh-busiest rail passenger terminal in the United

Sacramento Valley Station is getting a major overhaul. The depot is the seventh-busiest rail passenger terminal in the United States.

great details and nuances,” says Sacramento Preservation Commission

States, second only to Los Angeles

director Roberta Deering. “In my

among the 74 Amtrak stations in

mind, it is one of Sacramento’s most

California. The city down south sees

important buildings. Sacramento is

1.6 million visitors to its train station

very lucky that such a fine structure

yearly, while Sacramento sees nearly

was built here.” It’s also fortuitous, Deering said,

1.2 million.

that the city was able to acquire the

Visitors entering Los Angeles Union Station, which opened in

building in 2006 and pull funding

1939, pass through the exquisite

together from all levels of government

historic concourse on their walk to

to pay for the expensive endeavor. The first phase of the project cost

the tracks, which connect to Amtrak, metro rail and buses. Along the

$70 million and involved moving the

way are opportunities for dining

freight and passenger rail tracks 500

and other commerce. When both of

feet north to accommodate longer

these California depots opened many

passenger trains, more efficient

decades ago, arriving passengers were

travel, safer ways to cross the tracks

greeted with a dramatic scene, says

The final plans incorporate the architectural restoration and rehabilitation of the historic Sacramento Valley Station

local historian William Burg. The city

the railyards site. Three passenger tunnels were constructed, and new

of Sacramento aims to reclaim that excitement.

and connect the downtown with

meet the growing demand for mass

Design renderings for the depot’s

roofing and abatement of hazardous

transit—motivates efforts to overhaul

renovation were unveiled in June;

materials was completed. A $10

sense of arrival,” says Burg, president

the historic depot as part of the

construction is set to begin this

million structural retrofit was finished

of Sacramento Old City Association.

three-phased Sacramento Intermodal

summer. The $30 million renovation

this spring in preparation for the next

“Equally important was (the

Transportation Facility project,

is scheduled to be finished in 2016,

big step.

station’s) historical function.”

located on the 240-acre Union Pacific

which coincides with the 90th

railyards site.

anniversary of the station’s opening.

“It’s that sense of drama, that

That recognition—the need for a updated and expanded station to

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more extensive refurbishing and

artwork preservation, new dining

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terraces, landscaped seating areas,

The third stage is the intermodal

new bike storage and rental, improved

project.

lighting, upgraded ticketing machines

About a decade ago, when the city council first approved the concept

and new retail and offices. According to Burg, the association

to develop a regional transportation

had a lot of foresight to see the value

hub, early drafts involved taking the

of preserving the historic depot to

old depot out of service completely.

help meet the growing demand for

Members of Sacramento Old City

train transit throughout the United

Association rallied to save the historic

States; Amtrak ridership is at an all-

rail depot and ensure it became part

time high. Deering says this second

of the intermodal station, Burg says.

phase will finally open up the entire

“Ten years ago, a lot of depots across the country were vacant and just sitting silent and very underutilized,” he says. With encouragement from

building again, as the upper floors were left vacant for many years. “(This) is a project that will do justice to this spectacular building, ensuring it will have a strong

Sacramento Old City Association,

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wo are better than one: This simple truth from Ecclesiastes 4:9 forms the underpinnings of E49, a local organization that’s trying to change the world one life at a time. It began about five years ago when Tammy Vallejo, an East Sac real estate agent with lots of business experience, sat in her church on a Sunday morning and had an epiphany. “I belonged to Restoration Life in Elmhurst,” she says, “and I realized that we needed to take the idea of working in God’s image with purpose into the community and unite people outside of the church to meet the needs of our community.” Vallejo felt that if business and religious leaders were brought together for a common purpose, nothing was impossible. She founded E49 to make and grow those connections. Today she runs it with a staff of five. “Nonprofits and churches exist to meet the needs of the community,” says Vallejo, “but business people are finishers. This needs to be somebody’s business, so we made it ours.” People tend to focus their attention on other parts of the world, says Vallejo, when there are critical

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needs at our own doorstep, such as homelessness, sex trafficking and hunger. “There are 2,500 chronically homeless in Sacramento,” says Vallejo, “and 85 percent of them

would like to be in homes. These are not huge numbers from a business standpoint.” Vallejo has used her Real Estate with Purpose business to create a private response to

homelessness. The company donates a percentage of its gross revenue to subsidize E49. It has partnered with a handful of nonprofits to purchase five homes that provide temporary or permanent housing to homeless individuals. It also matches homeless people with local churches so they can receive the support they need to get back on their feet. Vallejo believes that unless society looks at the bigger picture, such problems will only get worse. “You really can’t make a dent in their problems if you don’t address the whole person, the whole issue,” she says. Vallejo cites the sex-trafficking business. “I was driving my kids to West Campus one day and I saw a 14-year-old out there,” she says. “I thought: This could be my daughter. It’s not OK. The problem is that there are so many other issues wrapped up in it, you need to get to the real root of the issue.” According to Vallejo, the foster care system is part of the homeless problem. Locally, 2,500 children are placed in foster care. At 18, children “age out” of foster care and have no support. “We have a world of adult orphans,” says Vallejo. “They’re homeless on the street at 18. If you rescue them from the street but don’t connect them with a job, then you really haven’t solved the problem.” With about 1,200 churches and thousands of businesses, says Vallejo, the Sacramento region should be able to respond to the crisis in a more meaningful way. “It doesn’t get solved just with housing,” she says. “It’s ultimately about relationships.”

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ake 13 chefs, ask them to prepare their signature dish and what do you have? A successful fundraiser for the March of Dimes. The Signature Chefs Auction, held Oct. 30 at Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, raised $227,000 for the organization. Participating chefs included Deneb Williams (The Firehouse), Michael Thiemann (Mother), Jay Veregge (Ten22), Oliver Ridgeway (Grange), Taro Arai (Mikuni), Molly Hawks (Hawks), Kurt Spataro (Paragary Restaurant Group), Moses Hernandez (Sienna), Nikko Rios (Thunder Valley Casino Resort), Jon Clemons (The Porch), Rob Lind (Ella), Ginger Elizabeth Hahn (Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates) and Patrick Mulvaney (Mulvaney’s Building & Loan).

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A MUSICAL APPEAL Orchestras do not survive with the wave of a baton. It takes money. Camellia Symphony Orchestra has established the Artistic Discretionary Fund to help pay the bills for instruments, venue rentals, guest artists and more. To learn more, go to camelliasymphony.org

CARROT KUDOS Oak Park’s Capitol Heights Academy participated in California Food Literacy Center’s Veggie of the Year contest. The winner?

Seventy-five percent of kids don’t consume the recommended daily amounts of fruits and veggies. The carrot, beating out more exotic vegetables such as kohlrabi. “This is all about getting kids excited about vegetables,” said Amber Stott, the

center’s founding director. “These kids are excited and are going to ask their parents for carrots, and we hope more kids in the community will do the same. Seventy-five percent of kids don’t consume the recommended daily amounts of fruits and veggies. This contest draws attention to vegetables and how fun they are to eat.” For more information about the center, go to foodliteracycenter.org

RUNNING FOR FREEDOM On Sept. 27, more than 3,000 people participated in The Race to End Human Trafficking in Folsom, raising more than $100,000 for an organization called Break Free. “Our vision is a world free from human trafficking,” said Ashlie Bryant, the group’s co-founder. Break Free provided human trafficking presentations in middle schools, high schools and colleges. For more information, go to breakfreerun.org

FAIRYTALE TOWN REDO Visitors to Fairytale Town in William Land Park will find a renovated and improved Farmer Brown’s Barn to explore. Included is an expansion of Eeyore’s stall, new stall doors for Eeyore and Daisy, new paint inside and out, an updated barn loft and more. Improvements were made possible in part by Sacramento County supervisor Jimmie Yee, the Spencer and Curry families and J. Steven Carroll.

ZOO-TASTIC Sacramento Zoo’s Wild Affair on Oct. 4 proved to be a popular event. It raised about $100,000 and was sold out three weeks in advance. The event included behind-the-scenes tours, dinner by the Fat Family Restaurant Group and auctions hosted by Dave Bender of CBS13. For more information, go to saczoo.org

WOMAN POWER Women’s Empowerment recently received a $10,000 grant from Bank of America. According to executive director Lisa Culp, the money will help support an eight-week program for homeless women, addressing basic needs such as health and housing. For more information, go to womensempowerment.org

HELP NEEDED Los Ninos Service League always needs volunteers. The group, which raises money Sacramento Children’s Home, does more than just serve lunch at Casa de los Ninos restaurant. Behind the scenes, volunteers work in the kitchen, serve at private events and tend to the garden. For information about the next training session, go to casagardenrestaurant. org or call 452-2809. Gloria Glyer can be reached at gglyer@sbbmail.com n

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’ve figured out the mourningto-lobbying ratio is about 2 hours to 2 weeks. Two hours of weeping over a dead pet; followed by two weeks of relentless badgering for a replacement. In the course of the past 16 years, we have lost one dog, one cat, two mice, a guinea pig and countless fish. Based on this vast experience, I consider my research semi scientific, and I have made several discoveries: 1. Fish always score the biggest funerals. “Hot Dog was an outstanding fish and companion,” Emma would say while leaning over an earring

box lined with Kleenex and flower petals. She’d gather the family around a grave she dug herself, insist that each of us deliver a personal, heartfelt eulogy and perhaps lead us in song. Holding hands, we’d sing a bit of “Puff the Magic Dragon,” and then Emma the undertaker/funeral director would instruct us to gather a handful of garden soil and fill in the hole. When we were done, she’d tamp it down with her feet and let us return to our dishwashing, homework and Legos. She’d go to her room and begin plotting. Dang, this girl moves on faster than Taylor Swift. 2. Following a pet funeral, the window flies open for what I call “the replacement pet.” Just last week, Emma returned from a theater performance to find her 7-year-old betta fish resting on the bottom of his bowl. Tired and ready for bed, she was in full-on theatrical mode. Her energy level spiked when she noticed Bubbles on the bottom of the fish bowl. Yes, yes, I know she was sincerely sad.

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But this was a fish. I didn’t even know that betta fish lived that long. She never got to hold it or play with it. (At least I hope not.) I’m pretty sure it didn’t know its name. Fish are food, not friends. While she was definitely broken up over the death of her sweet mouse, and we were all sad about the fourthgrade-class guinea pig dying on our watch, the graveside histrionics have always been larger than life for the fish in the family. I think I’ve figured that out, too. 3. Pet fish have the best “trade-up” potential. As pets go, fish are pretty low on the food chain. They are relatively minor pets compared to cats and dogs, lizards and turtles. You don’t need to kennel them when you go to the coast, you don’t need to pay the neighbor girl to look in on them, and you don’t need a timer to keep the heat lamp going when you’re on a business trip. When I was a kid and one of our fish died, we let Mom flush it down the toilet and we went back to watching “The Love Boat.” With Emma, an intense but short grieving period is followed by a ramped-up phase of lobbying, researching and begging for the next pet. Knowing that she needs to capitalize on our sympathy, she jumps almost immediately from burial plot to plotting for the next pet. While I know she’s sad, I’m coming to see that honoring the dead fish with an extravagant wake is part of a larger plan. She’s banking that we’ll think, “Hmmm, she must be really broken up if she takes the time to line the

burial vessel with rose petals. Let’s get her a pet that will live longer.” In the same situation, her brother would bow his head and flush the sucker down the toilet. If we’re lucky, he’d wash his hands afterward. End of story. Since the demise of Bubbles, I have been subjected to text messages at all times of day and night, featuring the varying merits of salamanders, angelfish and red-bellied newts. I’ve heard discussions about the charms of mollies and platys, bearded dragons and copper band butterflyfish. I even had to watch one of those crappy tearjerker fundraising videos about adopting shelter dogs featuring a soundtrack by Sarah McLachlan. That was enough to make me want to bargain with God to give us Bubbles back. I like animals, don’t get me wrong. But I moved into a new home two weeks ago, and I don’t even have a fenced yard. I have exactly three unused electrical outlets in this house, and I need them open in case I decide to make cookies or blend margaritas. What if I accidentally unplug the aquarium or heat lamp while having a girls’ night? Oh, the humanity! Seriously, these are the big decisions that face parents these days. When I was a kid, we brought home a stray cat and gave our parents puppy dog eyes until they let us keep it. These days, it’s a production with singing, dancing and showgirls holding signs that read “get her a kitten.” Come to think of it, the last time a fish died, we adopted a stray cat. Man, this kid is good. n

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BY NORRIS BURKES SPIRIT MATTERS

ow do people answer you when you ask, “How are you?” My guess is that, no matter how they’re feeling or what difficulty they’re facing, they respond with the obligatory “Just fine. How are you?” That’s because the question doesn’t seek an honest answer. In fact, it often means “I don’t have time for an honest answer, so please just say ‘Fine’ and let’s get on with our day.” While the salutation is perhaps a cultural nicety, I’d like to suggest some alternatives that I call “spiritual pickup lines.” I’m not talking about

the happy hour kind of pickup line. These are intended to “pick up” the spirit of the fellow strugglers we meet in our daily journey. Why this kind of advice in a spiritual column? Because, as Jesus suggested in Matthew 5:47, people of faith should dig deeper into relationships than a typical hello. “If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.” I propose we adopt these five questions to supplant the traditional “How are you?” 1. What’s new in your world?” This is my daily favorite because it usually prompts people to share a short story about fun, faith or family. If they deflect the question by saying, “Oh, not much,” I prompt them with “Come on, there’s got to be something new.” Stressing the word “new” allows people to share how the sacred has recently intersected their ongoing story. 2. “Tell me about your …” My wife, who spends most of her day greeting schoolchildren, has taught me to start with observations,

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not conclusions. For instance, instead of asking a child, “What are you drawing?” she’ll say, “Tell me about your drawing.” I sometimes use this greeting on people who appear different than me. I ask them to tell me about their distinctive T-shirt, their religious jewelry or their tattoos. I think it says, “I’ve noticed you are different, but I want to understand and respect your difference.” If you really want to take this greeting to another level, say, “Tell me about your smile today.” Or “Tell me about your tears.” 3. “What’s your plan today?” or “What’s your day looking like?” This is a deeper alternative to the insincere grip-and-grin that often accompanies “What’s up, dude?” This greeting hints that you’d like to help make the other person’s day better. It’s also a question that sets up the last two on my list. 4. “How can I help make this a good day for you?” If you honestly seek to know about a person’s well-being, then you must be willing to help. This is the philosophy Jesus employed when he asked the blind roadside beggars in Matthew 20:32, “What do you want me to do for you?” When they told Jesus, “We want our sight,” he miraculously restored their sight. Spiritual people must also ask, “How can we can help others to see?” That leads to my most sincere greeting: 5. “What are you praying for?” or “What are you hoping for?” If you ask this question, you demonstrate two things. First, you

get the person to examine his greatest needs. Second, and more importantly, you declare your willingness to enter a spiritual covenant that will help the person attain his greatest need.

I think it says, “I’ve noticed you are different, but I want to understand and respect your difference.” If you’ll ask these five questions of five people today, I can almost promise you that, by the end of the day, when someone asks, “How are you?” you’ll be able to say much more than “Just fine.” Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “No Small Miracles.” He can be reached at ask@TheChaplain.net n

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hen Heidi Cordeiro was asked to participate in Sacred Heart’s Holiday Home Tour, she asked her husband Neal what he thought, then consulted with her friend, designer Denyse DesJardin. The timing was perfect.

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“This is a time-honored tradition that supports a good cause, and we tried very hard to represent the tour in the best possible way.”

“It worked out fortuitously. We could just decorate for the tour around what we had already done,” she explains. “This is a time-honored tradition that supports a good cause, and we tried very hard to represent the tour in the best possible way.”

The Cordeiros purchased their East Sacramento home in August 2013. Built in 1926, the original structure was a one-story cottage. “You would never recognize the home from old photos,” Cordeiro says. Over the decades, previous owners extensively remodeled the house. Today, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,000 square feet of living space. But Cordeiro felt the traditionally decorated interior needed a bit of freshening up. “In deciding on a style for the redecorating, we tried very hard to honor living in this fabulous neighborhood using traditional elements yet bringing modern touches into the décor to reflect Neal’s and my style,” she explains. Their plan involved paying homage to the formal spaces in the front of the house, such as the HOME page 54

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metal accents along with traditional furnishings for a chic, urban look. “It reflects the way we live in the house,” says Cordeiro. Implementing DesJardin’s ideas meant painting the interior, adding

new light fixtures for dazzle and pops of color throughout. For the tour, Cordeiro had to incorporate fresh holiday ideas into her decorating scheme. A long-held family tradition involves giving each of her children decorations every Christmas. “This was so they could build up their collections when they set up their own homes,” she explains. So when her children, now young adults, recently moved out of the house, their ornaments went with them. Cordeiro offers a host of tips for happy holiday decorating. Start your planning early, be open to new ideas, think things through, have a plan for implementing your ideas, and have a theme. She stressed that her participation in the home tour was minor compared to DesJardin,

comparing herself to a surgical nurse handing off instruments to a surgeon. “Because I am a layperson when it comes to decorating, it was important to engage the help of a knowledgeable person, a skilled designer to help me achieve the look I wanted,” she says. Elements of urban-chic style greet tour goers at the front entryway, where the suspended light fixture features traditional crystal surrounded by metal. Additional crystals were added for the tour. The banister’s garland is classic except for the copper- and peacock- colored decorations laced throughout. A metal art tree on the entry chest mixes modern elements with time-honored Christmas ornaments. “The dining room represents a great transition from the more formal living room into the organic

and relaxed family room,” Cordeiro explains.

is draped with models of old cars and planes, antique printing plates and grinders. Mixed in are metal initials representing couple’s names. Splashes of color from traditional Christmas ornaments and antlers tinted a vibrant shade of eggplant complete the look. DesJardin explains that by elevating the tree in a large container, gifts don’t spill out into the room, and you can get by with a smaller tree and fewer ornaments. In the backyard, a living succulent wall is outlined with holiday lights. “Denyse and I have enjoyed every moment working toward this. We hope people enjoy our home as well as all the homes on the tour this year,” says Cordeiro. “We are blessed to be a part of it.” Sacred Heart’s Holiday Home Tour takes place Dec. 5-7. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 on the days of the tour. For more information, go to sacredhearthometour.com If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com n

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props for things like sawing someone in half. Then there’s audience magic. That’s the type of magic we saw performed by Mat Franco, the fellow who won the ‘America’s Got Talent’ television show. He performed tricks that involved the whole audience.”

Recently, for example, they produced an evening of magic for kids at Mission Oaks Community Center and performed a magic show for families at Ronald McDonald House.

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ne thing I’ve learned about magic tricks is that you just have to go along for the ride. Don’t try to figure out the magic; just let the amazement flow and have fun. At least, that’s what magician Richard LaVergne preaches. “I have this peso,” he said. “I’m going to cover it with a half-dollar coin and put both coins into your hand. Now put your hands behind your back and place one coin in each hand. Without opening your hands, bring them to the front. Which hand has the peso?” I opened my right hand to reveal the half dollar. I opened my left hand to reveal a quarter. No peso. “Well,” he said. “Toss an imaginary quarter into the air and I’ll catch it in my shirt pocket.” Then he reached into his pocket and pulled out the peso. And that’s pretty much how the meeting of the Sacramento Magic Club progressed. Everyone took great delight in tricking me time and time again. At the end of the evening, I was totally confused and just hoped that by the time I got home I still had my house keys and wallet.

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The Sacramento Magic Club is actually called a ring. It is an offshoot of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. The international organization has more than 14,000 members in 73 countries. The Sacramento Ring has 30 members. Of those, about half are professional

magicians; the rest perform magic just for fun. “There are three basic types of magic and most of us have a specialty,” said LaVergne. “Stand-up or close-up is when the magician does card tricks or makes a coin disappear and reappear. Stage effects includes

That brought up a question I’d been wanting to ask. “Do you folks know how Franco pulled off those amazing card tricks and predictions?” I said. “Absolutely,” said LaVergne. “That’s all the magic community talked about, and we were thrilled that a magician won. But we’re not telling the secret.” That’s another thing I learned about magicians: These people know how to keep secrets. The Sacramento Ring, formally called the Victor Saint Leon Ring 192, meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at Mission Oaks Community Center (4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael).

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The meetings are quite fun and entertaining. The first half hour is spent talking about events members of the ring will attend. The group performs at a variety of community events and fundraisers. Recently, for example, they produced an evening of magic for kids at Mission Oaks Community Center and performed a magic show for families at Ronald McDonald House. After the business meeting, members perform and practice magic tricks and (if there are no guests present) often teach each other how to pull off the tricks they perform. The night I visited, no secrets were spilled. I would, however, have loved to learn how Bill Devon-Hutcheon turned a tomato into a bottle of ketchup, how Mary Mowder (aka Magical Mary) made a bracelet pass through my wrist and how other members cut ropes apart and put them back together and changed the suits of playing cards. Most of the members developed an interest in magic when they were kids and never lost their fascination

for the art. Bob Brown, 93, has been performing magic for 87 years. He was a financial planner by profession, a magician for fun. “My reflexes have slowed down a little,” said Brown. “But I still have fun with it. I started at the age of 9 when my mother gave me a Gilbert magic set. That got me hungry to learn more and more.” Brown has traveled all over the world performing magic for dignitaries such as Prince Rainier of Monaco. Like Brown, Devon-Hutcheon began learning magic tricks as a young boy. “I spent five years on crutches,” he said. “When I was about 9, I saw a magician and thought it looked like fun. It was something I could do while on crutches.” You don’t have to be an expert at magic to join this club. You just need an interest in the art and a hunger to learn more. For more information, go to magician.org or contact Rick Hill at rrhill@ucdavis.edu or (707) 6788807. n

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Cycling on Sidewalks IT’S NOT AS SAFE AS BICYCLISTS ASSUME

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icycling on the sidewalk has been controversial for a long time. Bikes on sidewalks annoy and endanger pedestrians. A recent Capitol-area crash between a young male cyclist and former Bee reporter Hilary Abramson caused her serious injuries. It prompted articles, opinion pieces and letters to the editor in The Sacramento Bee. The city council and its staff are now reviewing and reevaluating local rules for sidewalk riding. Compared to the carnage on the road in the United States, where each year more than 30,000 motorists, cyclists and pedestrians are killed and more than 2 million people are injured, crashes between cyclists and pedestrians are a minor problem. Yet a single crash anywhere is one too many, and it’s certainly not a minor problem if you are a crash victim. Cyclists ride on the sidewalk because they mistakenly think it’s safer than mixing it up with traffic on the street. It’s true that being on the sidewalk means a rider is well protected from being hit from behind by a car. On the street, such “overtaking” crashes have a high

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fatality rate. It’s the type of crash that many cyclists fear most. But that fear is usually exaggerated, since getting hit from behind happens extremely infrequently. Most car/bike crashes occur at intersections where the paths of vehicles and bikes cross. That’s what makes riding on the sidewalk so dangerous, and not safer, for cyclists. Cyclists on sidewalks enter intersections at places and speeds that motorists don’t expect and don’t look for. Right-turning motorists are looking left for a gap in traffic. They don’t expect a cyclist to be coming from their right on the sidewalk. Further, for cyclists on the sidewalk, every driveway is a brand-new

intersection. Each one is a potential conflict point with a vehicle. Cyclists on sidewalks also must maneuver around (and can be obscured by) benches, trashcans, poles, signs and pedestrians, all while being constrained by tight quarters: the width of the sidewalk. So instead of being safer on sidewalks, bicyclists increase their risks. A number of studies have shown the risk of sidewalk riding ranges from two to nearly 25 times greater than the risks of riding in the street. Most cyclists don’t know about those studies, however. They just want to “avoid” cars and feel safe. Unfortunately, their perception of

what is safe is at odds with what the facts are. Bicycling on sidewalks can be done safely, especially for short distances such a riding half a block to reach a bike rack. If cyclists travel at walking speed, yield to and warn pedestrians and exercise extreme caution at intersections, they reduce their risks. That still doesn’t mean sidewalk cycling is a good idea for adult cyclists. Just as many cyclists don’t know what the relative risks are, they don’t know what the law is regarding bicycling on sidewalks. Part of the problem is that the law is unclear in Sacramento. The law also varies by jurisdiction, since California allows

each city and county to set its own rules for sidewalk riding. Other states have their own variety of laws. Some ban sidewalk riding altogether. Some ban it only in business districts. Some allow it everywhere. Some allow kids to ride on sidewalks, but not adults.

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Sacramento’s city ordinance allows biking in a “residence district.” A residence district is not defined in the city’s ordinances, but is in the California Vehicle Code. It turns out a residence district is not the same as a residential area. You have to count buildings and measure street frontages to determine if you are in a residence or business district. That’s too complicated for bicyclists or law enforcement. The real question for Sacramento is not what the law is, but what it should be. As witnessed by the many different versions of the law on sidewalk riding across the state and country, there’s no easy answer to that question. But there is room for some general agreement. Existing city ordinances are not clear and simple enough. The pedestrian/bicycle mix on sidewalks creates problems. Streets aren’t safe enough for any users. There definitely aren’t enough safe streets for bicyclists. Younger children aren’t safe riding on many streets. Most bicycle and pedestrian advocates would agree that it would be good to get bicyclists off the sidewalk. Bicyclists aren’t going to do that unless there are safe places on the street to ride. Even then, some will ride on the sidewalk. It would take a major investment in bicycle infrastructure, such as bike lanes and protected bikeways, to provide bicyclists with safe alternatives to sidewalk riding. The size of the task

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shouldn’t deter us from starting to make changes, though, especially in the downtown Sacramento area. Slower urban streets would make them safer for everybody. Kids younger than 12 or so probably should be allowed to ride on the sidewalk. They aren’t old enough to make good decisions in complicated traffic situations. That doesn’t mean sidewalk riding is completely safe for them, because the intersection and pedestrian crash risks still exist. Young kids need to ride at pedestrian speeds, yield to pedestrians, stop at intersections and yield at driveways. You can be pretty certain that no matter what the city council decides about local rules, bicycling on sidewalks will remain controversial. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n

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Festive Foliage DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BRING NATURE’S BEAUTY INDOORS

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eople have been decking the halls with boughs of holly since ancient times. There’s something about the winter solstice that led Druids and other Europeans to bring greenery inside to celebrate the lengthening of days and promise of spring. Until explorers brought plants from the Americas and Asia, Britain had only four native evergreen trees: holly, Scotch pine, yew and box. No wonder these plants came to symbolize life and hope. Holly, with its shiny leaves and bright berries, was honored the most. In the words of an old Christmas carol, “Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.” Ancient Romans, too, used holly to decorate for December’s Saturnalia festivities. Romans and Sacramentans may not grasp just how cold, bleak, colorless and forbidding midwinter can be in less temperate zones. Despite the bare branches on our deciduous trees, Sacramento’s winter landscapes are lush with green grass, evergreen plants and flowers. You may already be growing many plants in your yard that can be cut to decorate your house for the season.

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Look for beautiful leaves or needles, berries, flowers, cones or pods. You will probably be surprised at the possibilities. I first became aware of how greens could serve as holiday decorations during an East Sacramento holiday home tour more than 25 years ago. This was the time of Martha Stewart’s ascendancy, and decorators sprayed just about everything from pinecones to magnolia leaves with gold paint. However, they didn’t spray all of the greenery. Swags draped the railings. Wreaths hung in the windows and on the doors. Boughs were piled onto mantels and atop buffets, and branches were stuck into vases. Inspired, I bought a can of

paint, came home, got out the loppers and brought inside everything that was green and potentially decorative. My house looked and smelled wonderful. However, I learned a few lessons. It’s best to wash off the foliage and let it dry outside to remove dust and insects. If you are planning to leave your decorations up for a couple of weeks or more, choose evergreens that hold their berries and leaves. Deodar cedar and Italian cypress shatter quickly, and you’ll be finding their needles for months to come. Pyracantha berries rot. Even holly’s leaves and berries will turn brown after a week inside unless put into water.

I still bring in greenery for the holidays, sometimes scavenging tree lots and green waste piles for promising materials. At home, I cut big, shiny leaves and interesting pods from my southern magnolia, M. grandiflora, and clip bits of pittosporum from my backyard. In recent years, I’ve been inspired by Janice Sutherland, who helps create fragrant, colorful natural decorations lining the center of the tables at the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club’s annual dinner. “I’ve been cutting greens for a long time,” Sutherland says. “I like growing plants that can be used for holiday decorations and as fillers in bouquets. I plant things to have

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easily creating a lavish display. When the season is over, she tucks dried bits of cedar into her boxes of Christmas decorations to keep bugs away. Once you start evaluating your evergreen shrubs and trees for their possible decorative contribution, you may gain a new appreciation for how handsome they look in your landscape. They provide year-round color and form, with the added benefits of flowers for bees and berries and shelter for wildlife. Gold paint went out of style along with big hair and shoulder pads, although I sometimes can’t resist gilding an occasional leaf or cone. Natural greens are always in fashion and make your home look much more festive. “Holly” rhymes with “jolly,” after all. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 875-6913 or go to ucanr.edu/sites/ sacmg n

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95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 2614 T ST 2320 D ST 2225 O ST 2120 I ST 412 23RD ST

$325,000 $529,000 $325,000 $295,000 $369,900

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95819 EAST SACRAMENTO, RIVER PARK 865 BEAR FLAG WAY 925 50TH ST 5247 MINERVA 600 SAN ANTONIO WAY 4728 B 5032 T ST 120 COLOMA WAY 5638 SPILMAN AVE 230 TIVOLI WAY 4451 MODDISON AVE 872 41ST ST 5417 T ST

$333,000 $341,000 $365,000 $549,000 $405,000 $360,000 $469,000 $500,000 $565,000 $433,000 $583,000 $447,000

5718 MONALEE AVE 5154 TEICHERT AVE 411 45TH ST 53 TAYLOR WAY 4909 K ST 5276 MINERVA AVE 236 TIVOLI WAY 1848 49TH ST 4117 A ST 450 45TH ST 1372 43RD ST 3801 BREUNER AVE 4108 B ST 5125 J ST 67 TAYLOR WAY

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE 2500 CARLSBAD AVE 2560 VERNA WAY 3903 WHITNEY AVE 3540 BECERRA WAY 2701 TIOGA WAY 2516 BUTANO DR 4443 PARK GREEN CT 2929 BURNECE ST 3301 HARMONY LN 3318 LYNNE WAY 4247 EDISON AVE 3025 POPE AVE 2434 TOWN CIR 3300 RUBICON WAY 2301 CARLSBAD AVE 3000 LERWICK RD 3715 N EDGE DR 2837 KERRIA WAY 3100 CREST HAVEN DR 3246 BROOKWOOD RD 2530 DANUBE DR 3520 WELCH CT 2750 CARSON WAY 3250 BONITA DR 2801 EDISON AVENUE 2160 RED ROBIN LN 3119 WHITNEY AVE 3825 EDISON AVE

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Smart Gifts HOW TO CHANNEL YOUR SCIENTIFIC SANTA

BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

’ll bet science wasn’t on your holiday shopping list last year. This year, how about adding science to the season while supporting local businesses or nonprofts? I present to you my ideas for science-y gifts from Sacramento. At the top of my list is a handson adventure at The Discovery Museum’s Challenger Learning Center (3615 Auburn Blvd.; the discovery.org). Totally entertaining for adults and kids as young as middle school, these Friday-night simulations ($20) let you pretend you’re in Mission Control managing a rendezvous with a comet, or you’re on a spacecraft headed for the Moon. I’ve done it twice with my tweens and we loved it. Reserve tickets for the next mission on Jan. 2 as a one-of-a-kind gift. Parallax Inc. (parallax.com) is a local tech company that makes electronics. While most of its products are for dedicated hobbyists or professionals, the Scribbler 2 robot ($130) is designed for beginners who want to get into robotics. The Scribbler is a sturdy wheeled robot that is prebuilt and preprogrammed

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for eight modes, including the ability to follow a line, avoid objects and draw. If your gift recipient is more interested in machines that fly, you can buy a model rocket or quadcopter at RC Country (6011 Folsom Blvd.; rccountryhobbies.com). Sacramento’s best local science is found in the region’s natural world. Make it easy for a friend or a whole family to explore nature along the American River Parkway. Give an annual Sacramento County Regional Parks parking pass ($50) or

a membership in Effie Yeaw Nature Center ($30; includes parking at the center). The Yolo Basin Foundation (yolobasin.org) offers nature-themed workshops of high quality and limited size. Reserve a place for your loved one who is curious about birdwatching in A Big Day of Birding on Jan. 24 ($75). Or how about a chance to learn how to use that fancy digital camera at the Nature Photography workshop on Feb. 7 ($100)? Other workshops focus on honey and local

pollinators, and the ecology of Putah Creek. You can buy a Yolo Basin bat T-shirt now and promise your giftee an extraordinary Bat Walk and Talk. These sellout events led by local bat celebrity Corky Quirk begin in June with signups months ahead. Technology rules at Midtown’s Hacker Lab (1715 I St.; hackerlab. org). Perhaps your gift recipient would enjoy a one-night introduction to 3D printing, laser cutting, computer programming or sewing. Your giftee is already part of the

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the Sacramento Region” is a musthave reference for local naturalists, covering animals and plants you’ll see along the river and in our region. Other great science books with a local focus include “The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada,” “Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region” and “California Rocks: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Golden State.” For fiction, give a science-themed thriller by local best-selling author James Rollins. His newest actionpacked title “The 6th Extinction”

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includes settings you might recognize (Bodie, Lee Vining and Yosemite). Or consider “Reversion,” my new science thriller about a rabies virus that both kills and cures. Looking for a local science book for children? Woodland resident Kristine Duehl writes the Budding Biologist series of accurate, beautifully illustrated books, with titles like “Am I an Insect?”

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Also, if you have children on your list, you might give them a session at a science-themed camp. Explorit (explorit.org) in Davis offers threehour science exploration workshops during winter break for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade ($45). Effie Yeaw Nature Center (effieyeaw.org) in Carmichael offers Winter Under the Oaks camps for

only $25. Got preschoolers? Give a group of up to 10 kids a special storytime at Splash Center (sacsplash. org) with a chance to meet creatures that live in vernal pools ($75). Planning ahead for summer vacation, give a gift certificate for Destination Science (destinationscience.org), which offers weeklong summer day camps at Sac State for kids 5 to 11 years old. For kids ages 7 to 17, consider iD Tech’s computer and technology summer camps (idtech. com), which are also held on the CSUS campus. If none of these works for your inner Santa, go global for your science gifts. Hit the Internet and find DNA earrings, a pi ice cube tray, plush microbes, a chemistry-inspired cocktail set or a periodic-table shower curtain. For presents, science beats sweaters and slippers any day. Amy Rogers is a novelist, scientist and educator. Contact her at Amy@ AmyRogers.com or learn more at her website, AmyRogers.com n

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Reggie and Jan RETIRING DA WILL MISS POODLE THAT BROUGHT CALM TO SO MANY

BY SUSAN MAXWELL SKINNER MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR

hat weighs 73 pounds and sprawls with impunity on Sacramento courtroom

floors? Reggie the comfort dog is also the only county employee that can nuzzle District Attorney Jan Scully’s knees. Now in his sixth year of employment, the towering standard poodle will be part of the farewell delegation, wagging his pom-pom tail, when his boss retires at the end of this year. “I’ll definitely miss Reggie,” admits Scully. “I’m proud of what we’ve achieved with him for crime victims. His temperament; his calmness— everything about him makes him easy to love. I want to take him home every time I see him.”

“Seeing Reggie here is like taking a really big breath and ending up smiling. For my staff, and for victims of crime, he’s a real morale booster.” Reggie was donated to the DA’s Victim Witness Unit by the St. Francis Pet Education and Training Center in Fair Oaks. He earned his stripes while still a lolloping pup.

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Court House employee Reggie nuzzles the boss at retiring District Attorney Jan Scully’s desk

“On his first day at work, he came upon a family outside a courtroom,” says Scully. “They were part of a homicide case and they were all in tears. Without being told, Reggie walked over to the mom and put his snout on her lap. She instinctively started to pet him. He was comforting her.” When not in court or pacifying the vulnerable, the poodle mooches freely in Scully’s downtown building. Undaunted by elevators and busy corridors, he visits people throughout

the office, favoring those who supply treats.

“He’ll come in and lie on my floor while I’m working,” says boss Scully. “Seeing Reggie here is like taking a really big breath and ending up smiling. For my staff, and for victims of crime, he’s a real morale booster.” The canine also wins hearts at civic banquets. Jacketed in black and gold, he upstages most VIPs. “He wanders around the tables, being petted and

having his photo taken,” says his DA date. Scully’s office was a California pioneer in providing critter support for crime victims, often in cases of sexual or violent assault and for intimidated witnesses. Reggie’s service was at first controversial. Some defense attorneys argued jurors might be influenced by chocolate eyes and mute compassion. Recalls Scully: “We suffered what we called ‘Reggie motions.’ One judge banned him. It was a struggle to get him accepted. We had a breakthrough

Suited up for courthouse duty, Reggie gets a morning greeting from Deputy Ron Aurich

Courthouse stairs are standard conduits for the 73-pound standard poodle

when a judge asked our prosecuting attorney if she feared (the dog’s presence) might lead to trial results being overturned on appeal. Our

attorney answered: ‘I’m not. Are you?’” On appeal, the jury’s conviction indeed held firm. Reggie’s worth was cast in granite.

After hours, DA victims advocate Marcia Christian shares her home with the canine staffer. “He‘s comforting and calm,” she says. “If Reggie senses someone’s upset, he pushes himself against them or puts his head in their lap. He’ll shake hands and play with children. “One little girl had been molested and was too petrified to come in our office door. She saw Reggie and that was it. She hugged him and they lay on the floor, playing.” Part of the pacifying poodle’s duty is accompanying victims or frightened witnesses when they testify. He then settles near them to wait out the slow process of questioning. Bathroom needs are signaled with a few nose-pokes at handlers.

After hours, he’s an ordinary dog. “He’s high-energy and he eats anything,” says handler Christian. “He likes playing, preferably with other dogs. His favorite thing is to chase and be chased at the dog park.” While not exactly on the DA’s payroll, Reggie’s “salary” is part of operational expenses. Funding for food, grooming, vet bills—even his Frisbee—comes from confiscated proceeds of crime. Reggie’s champions consider him worth more than his weight in gold, but his actual cost to the DA’s office is about $1,500 per year. “You can’t put a dollar value on the comfort, support and affection he showers on everyone that touches him,” says Scully. “Reggie is priceless.” n

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THEATRE GUIDE THE SANTALAND DIARIES

by David Sedaris Dec 3 – Dec 27 Capital Stage 2215 J St. Sac 476-3116 BACK by POPULAR demand, The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris returns with Aaron Wilton reprising the role of Crumpet the Elf! This play takes you to the heart of Macy’s Santaland of 1989 and skewers it with candid wit any adult will appreciate. A brilliant evocation of what a slacker’s Christmas must feel like. Out of work, our slacker decides to become a Macy’s elf during the holiday crunch. This wickedly funny tale is based on the outlandish, and true, chronicles of humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris’ experience as Crumpet the Elf!! Witty. Sardonic. Unpredictable. (for mature elves only)

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SPINNING INTO LIGHT Thru Dec 28 B Street Theatre (Mainstage) 2711 B St. Sac 443-5300 Bstreettheatre.org Enjoy a world premier musical by Buck Busfield titled “Spinning Into Light”. Love, labor and lullaby around in this charming musical set in a small, Southern mill town. A world premiere.

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Dec 26 – Jan 4 Presented by Broadway Sacramento at Community Center Theater Community Center Theater 1301 L St. Sac 557-1999 This is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance, and sensational dancing. Seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives. Featuring hits songs, “Hungry Eyes,” “Hey Baby,” “Do You Love Me?,” and the of course “I’ve Had The Time of My Life”. Don’t miss your chance to see this live theatre sensation!!! You’ll have the time of your life!!

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Dec 4 – Dec 14 UC Davis, Wyatt Pavilion tdtickets@ucdavis.edu Davis (530)752-8710 The UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance will be presenting the musical The Fantasticks at Wyatt Pavilion on the UC Davis campus. This newly imagined, feel-good musical is perfect family entertainment. The poetic book and breezy inventive score, including such familiar songs as “Try to Remember”, “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” and “They Were You”, helped make this show so durable. Get ready for a Steampunk, Holiday Wonderland!!

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA Thru Dec 6 Big Idea Theatre 1616 Del Paso Blvd. Sac 960-3036 BigIdeaTheatre.com De-frocked priest T. Lawrence Shannon attempts to hide from his personal demons in a dilapidated hotel on the coast of Mexico and instead finds himself enmeshed in intrigue as three women battle for his attention. Tennessee Williams last great play is a haunting story of dying dreams, frustrated sexuality, and lost-souls transformed as people are pushed to their breaking point.

KATE Thru Dec 14 Sacramento Theatre Company 1419 H St. Sac 446-7501 Taking place on New Year’s Eve 1999, Katharine Hepburn reflects on her life and her loves as she ponders, at age 92, what the future holds. Filled with fond memories, while also delving into uncharted emotional waters, audiences will experience a side of Hepburn they, perhaps, have never seen.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE MUSICAL Dec 3 – Dec 28 Sacramento Theatre Company 1419 H St. Sac 446-7501 This musical is back by popular demand, just in time for the holidays. Based on the 1946 film of the same name, It’s a Wonderful Life returns to STC’s Main Stage as part of this year’s Season of Legends, Epics and Icons. The show is about an angel-in-training who gives a despondent man a look at what the world would be like if he had never been born. A holiday classic, the story reminds us that each person touches the lives of so many others and to value what’s most important.

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Health Secrets Underfoot SHINE WELLNESS PARTNERS SPECIALIZE IN PREVENTATIVE CARE THROUGH SOAKING

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“Based on that concept, we have developed a whole line of medicine based on our heritage that addresses different problems. For instance, for somebody who has pain all over their body due to arthritis, there are special foot soaks that will help. Instead of having to go to a spa to do it, you have your foot spa at home.”

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an something as simple as a nightly foot soak change your life? Evette Tsang and Tian Li Wu say, “Absolutely!” When Tsang was diagnosed with breast cancer she completed standard Western medical treatments. But many questions remained for the central China native. Why did she develop breast cancer? Could she prevent a recurrence? How did her body mysteriously turn on itself? So she sought the help of her friend, business associate and fellow Sacramentan, Tian Li Wu, also a native of China. Wu is a licensed acupuncturist and herbal medicine pharmacist. The two women grew up in China where generations of traditional Chinese medicinal practices formed the basis of health care. Acupuncture, foot soaking, reflexology, herbal remedies and special teas are tools of the trade. Why not resort to their roots and bring some of these Eastern medical practices to play here in Sacramento? Would traditional Chinese medicine help answer some of Tsang’s questions and improve her health? “I felt powerless after my breast cancer treatment because they said they didn’t know why and there was nothing we could do,” said Tsang. “That made me really scared. So with Chinese medicine as my roots, we started studying how to build our own power.” That was more than five years ago, and Tsang is feeling better than

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“I don’t just treat the headaches, but find out how we developed the headache in the first place and begin to prevent it.”

Tian Li Wu and Evette Tsang

ever. During her recovery the two women opened Shine Wellness Inc. in midtown, where they offer traditional Chinese medicine. “Traditional Chinese medicine is a national treasure, so we feel it’s our honor to introduce this here,” Tsang

said. “The easiest thing people can do for themselves is to soak their feet at home. Our whole body is reflected in the bottom of our feet. Soaking your feet each night is the equivalent as massaging your internal organs every night.

Tsang and Wu offer a line of a cedar foot soaking tubs as well as soaking solutions that are aimed at specific symptoms. “We want to promote the preventative health lifestyle,” Wu said. “Western medicine treats problems after they have started. Eastern medicine prevents problems before they start and promotes whole health. I don’t just treat the headaches, but find out how we developed the headache in the first place and begin to prevent it.” In addition to their midtown pharmacy and spa, the pair have become one of the country’s go-to online sources for cedar foot baths as well as specific products to use for soaking. The soaking product is essentially a tea bag filled with

all-natural ingredients. Instructions are to let the tea bag steep in the hot water for a few minutes, then begin soaking your feet, sit back and let the soak do its work. Tsang and Wu also carry an array of massage tools, including a pressure point foot reflexology device that targets specific locations on the foot that directly correspond to related locations on the body where illness may present itself. The back massager puts any $3 back scratcher to shame. “We have spent a lot of time consulting national and international specialists, even visiting the forests where our products and the wood for our foot spas is grown,” Tsang said. “All of our products are safe and natural.” Tsang worked as a health care insurance broker and took a look inside our nation’s health care system. She believes as much as 80 percent of the country’s chronic illnesses are preventable with proper care and lifestyle choices. And she takes it a step further. She believes prevention planning should be as

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Artistic Edge Gallery will feature works by several local artists in a theme show called “Snowmen and Reindeer.” Shown: “Morning Frost” by Bob Tonjes, acrylic reverse glass. 1880 Fulton Ave.; artisticedgeframing.com

An exhibit of the work of Peter Wayne Lewis will run through Dec. 20 and include temporal paintings and new work. Shown above: Lewis and his paintings. 5520 Elvas Avenue; jayjayart.com

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Beat of Her Own Drum TIFFANY TAMARIBUCHI BLAZED A PATH AS FOUNDER OF SACRAMENTO TAIKO DAN

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iffany Tamaribuchi’s artistic philosophy can be summed up in four words. “Will drum for food,” she says, laughing. But she’s not joking. As the founder and artistic director of Sacramento Taiko Dan, the region’s premier Japanese drumming group, Tamaribuchi has put in more than her fair share of sweat equity to get the group going. “From childhood, I had wanted to play taiko,” Tamaribuchi says. (In Japan, “taiko” refers to a number of percussion instruments, but outside the country, it’s often used to refer to ensemble taiko drumming.) “There’s a festival called Obon where people gather every summer and drum and dance. From the time I could walk, my mom said I would stand in front of the big drum. I grew up wanting to do it.” But the road was not going to be easy for the aspiring artist. “Back in the early 1970s, everyone said, ‘You’re too young’ and ‘You’re a girl,’” Tamaribuchi recalls. “I tried to join Bay Area taiko groups in high school, but it was too difficult to get back and forth.” Undiscouraged, she remained an avid taiko player and started doing accompaniment at the Odon festival in 1986. A year later, while attending a performance of San Francisco Taiko Dojo at Sacramento State, she had a chance encounter with the group’s founder that set her artistic future in motion.

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Taiko drummer Tiffany Tamaribuchi

“I asked if he would consider starting a group here,” Tamaribuchi recalls. “He said, ‘No, but I’ll teach you.’” That’s all the encouragement she needed. Tamaribuchi spent the next year traveling back and forth to San Francisco to learn all she could about the fascinating art form. In 1988, she founded an all-women ensemble

called Jodaiko and, the following year, Sacramento Taiko Dan. “As soon as I started taking classes, I started handing out fliers about the group I wanted to start here,” Tamaribuchi says. “Because I was so young, people kept saying, ‘Who are you, kid? How are you going to pay rent or insurance?’” But her persistence paid off.

“The reverend at the Japanese United Methodist Church called and said, ‘I heard you want to start a group,’” Tamaribuchi says. “He said I didn’t have to pay rent or insurance until I could.” And thus, Sacramento Taiko Dan was born. When it first started in August, Tamaribuchi had 12 students. By the time October rolled around, she was teaching 40, and the group has only grown from there. “There was a real demand for it at the time,” Tamaribuchi says. “I think it was because a lot of taiko groups in California only allow you to join if you’re a member of their church. With us, you can just come on down.” They did, in droves, and now Tamaribuchi teaches about 80 students ranging in age from 7 to over 70. “Part of the reason I started this group was because I wanted to do community outreach,” Tamaribuchi says. “I wanted to put a human face on my culture. I wanted to show that it’s accessible, that you can be happy, tapping your feet, having a good time. We’re not silent. We’re vibrant, happy humans. I was kind of weird when I was a kid: I really liked Japanese cultural things, and I took traditional classes like flower arranging. It’s a real shame other kids aren’t into that stuff anymore, so I was hoping taiko could be the gateway. “It’s an exciting Japanese art form, not long and slow and boring like a tea ceremony,” she continues. “Many of my students have actually gone on to study other Japanese cultural things. Everyone’s looking for a connection to their cultural heritage.”

Tamaribuchi certainly found hers. She’s toured the world with the group Za Ondekoza, won the All Japan Odaiko Competition (where she was the only female competitor) and performed at Carnegie Hall, as well as in Europe and Japan. She’s helped local churches start their own taiko groups and she teaches workshops all over the world. (She just got back from a stint in Maui.) “I’m one of the few women who teaches in California,” Tamaribuchi says. “It’s been challenging because I play more power-style, which definitely breaks some gender barriers. I’m 47 now, and I’m the one who drums at the big festivals because the guy who used to do it finally retired. And there are more women getting into taiko now than ever, which is humbling, cool and kinda freaky.” For more information about Sacramento Taiko Dan, go to sactaiko. org n

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re visions of sugarplums dancing in your head yet this holiday season? They will be soon: The Sacramento Ballet has two magical entertainment offerings this month, the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea and Ron Cunningham’s legendary production of “The Nutcracker.” If you have an aspiring ballerina or balletomane at home, don’t miss the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the Capital Plaza Ballroom. Guests will be treated to a sandwich and dessert buffet— complete with tea or hot chocolate, of course—and the chance to meet and greet the beloved cast of characters. Take home a beautiful memory book and collector’s ornament as well as your own photo with the Sugar Plum Fairy herself for a $10 donation to keep the magic alive long after you’ve left. Want to see that talented cast in action? Cunningham’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” returns to the Community Center Theater with breathtaking ballet, stunning sets and homegrown talent. Five hundred local children perform in the production each year.

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The Sacramento Ballet has two magical entertainment offerings this month, the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea and Ron Cunningham’s legendary production of “The Nutcracker”

And back by special request, select performances will be accompanied by a live orchestra. Performances with live music are as follows: at 3 p.m. on Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. on Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. on Dec. 19 and 20, and at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 21. If you happen to fall in love with one of the four-legged cast members you see prancing across the stage, there’s good news: Thanks to a new creative partnership this year between the ballet and the Front Street Animal Shelter, each performance will feature an adoptable

dog from the shelter as well as other shelter pets available for adoption during intermission. Talk about a show souvenir. For tickets and more information for either event, call 552-5800 or go to sacballet.org The Capital Plaza Ballroom is at 1215 J St. The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.

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TUTU-FOR-ONE Who wouldn’t want two terrific ballets at one entertaining event? The Crockett-Deane Ballet Company and the Deane Dance Center will present the tandem production of “Christmas Angels” and “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 20 and 21 at the Center at Twenty-Three Hundred. “Christmas Angels” features the retelling of the nativity through beautiful dance choreographed by one of the company’s founders, Don Schwennesen, to the traditional Christmas carols we all know and love. Next, stay tuned for a narrated, one-act production of “The Nutcracker” set to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s score, complete

with vibrant costumes and perfect pirouettes. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. For tickets and more information, call 453-0226 or go to deanedancecenter.com The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred is at 2300 Sierra Blvd.

HAPPY HOLIDAZE Crocker Art Museum knows how to do the holidays. Check out its awesome offerings this month, starting with Art Mix Holidaze from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11. Instead of a classic Christmas theme, the Crocker is shaking it up and getting groovy with a psychedelic celebration, including a glowing

winter wonderland complete with kooky trees in the courtyard, a “bizarre bazaar” curated by Trisha Rohmberg where you’re sure to find the funkiest gifts, music to free your mind by Massive Delicious and DJs DoofyDoo and Chic Fillet, as well as ornament decoration, five-minute art talks and more to make for one trippy, totally rad Thursday. The event is free for museum members, $10 for nonmembers, with a $2 discount for college students. Drinks are under $5 all night. If you’re yearning for a return to the classics, be sure to check out the Classical Concert featuring the Bel Tempo Ringers at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14. This family-friendly performance by Sacramento’s own handbell choir is sure to “ring your bell” with holiday songs as well as contemporary tunes. Space is limited, so advance reservations are recommended. Call 808-1182. Who can resist a few of “My Favorite Things?” Don’t miss the do-re-mi’s that have minted Julie Andrews fans for decades when the Crocker presents “The Sound of Music” Sing-Along at 2 and 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 26. This Sacramento tradition includes a screening of the film (singing along is encouraged, of course), a costume contest, door prizes, goodie bags, yodeling and more. The sing-along often sells out early, so avoid being a “Lonely Goatherd” and buy your tickets early. Call 808-1182 or go to the Crocker’s website. Do you struggle to stay awake until the clock chimes midnight on New Year’s Eve? The Crocker has solved that problem with an event that’s sure to please youngsters and yawners alike: Noon Year’s Eve, a Free Family Festival, kicks off at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31 and lasts till 2 p.m. The free noontime fiesta is a nod to the Crocker’s current Latino artist exhibition, so you can be sure the event will be fun and festive. Say “bienvenido” to the new year while enjoying live music and dance performances as well as art activities throughout the museum. (The

museum will remain open with free admission until 5 p.m.) For more information on all Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.

MUSIC FOR (AND BY) ALL AGES Hear young voices rejoice at the Sacramento Children’s Chorus 22nd annual holiday concert, “On This Night,” on Dec. 6 and 7, as well as on Dec. 13 during the Sacramento Choral Society’s “Home for the Holidays” concert at Memorial Auditorium. “On This Night” will feature all five choirs under the direction of SCC founder and artistic director Lynn Stevens, along with Julie Adams and Melanie Huber. “We’ll feature traditional Christmas chants and carols, some jazz arrangements, a lovely Hanukkah ballad, and lighter offerings such as ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ and songs from the movie ‘Frozen,’ ” Stevens says. Just a few days later, keep the holiday glow going with the Sacramento Choral Society’s “Home for the Holidays” concert, featuring the SCC as well as guest artist Julie Miller (a mezzosoprano from the Chicago Lyric Opera), the bell choir from Christ Community Church, a candlelit procession, and an audience sing-along that’s guaranteed to make your spirits bright. The SCC’s “On This Night” concert will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at Westminster Presbyterian Church (1300 N St.) and at 4 p.m. on Dec. 7 at Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church (4600 Winding Way in Carmichael). For more information on the SCC concert, call 646-1141 or go to sacramentochildrenschorus.org The Sacramento Choral Society’s “Home for the Holidays” concert will be performed at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (1515 J St.). For tickets and more information, call 536-9065 or go to sacramentochoral.com

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than the Sacramento Concert Band’s free holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15 at Christ Community Church in Carmichael. Now in its 46th season, the 50-piece band is composed of members who range in age from 22 to 92, which might explain the group’s eclectic musical selections. The holiday concert will include pieces from musical theater composer Richard Rodgers (“There Is Nothing Like a Dame,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune” and “Climb Every Mountain”), classical tunes, traditional Christmas and Hanukkah music and more. The concert is free of charge, but donations are gladly accepted to help feed the hungry. For tickets and more information, go to sacramentoconcertband.org Christ Community Church is at 5025 Manzanita Ave. in Carmichael.

MAY YOUR DAYS BE ‘MARRY’ See the magic that happens firsthand when a real-life married couple tackles Stephen Sondheim’s poignant musical “Marry Me a Little,” running Dec. 11-21 at New Helvetia Theatre. Bradford and Kiera Anderson, married stage and screen performers, will portray two urban singles looking for love on a Saturday night. (In fact, it’s a family affair: The show is directed by Kiera’s brother and New Helvetia founder, Connor Mickiewicz.) The bittersweet musical revue features songs that Sondheim culled from his own shows, including “Anyone Can Whistle,” “Follies,” “Company,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and “A Little Night Music.” Due to more mature subject matter, the show is recommended for audience members ages 13 and older. For tickets and more information, call 917-0024 or go to newhelvetia.org New Helvetia Theatre is at 1028 R St.

MASTER CLASS Listen to the “masters” of their craft at the Sacramento Master Singers' performances of their popular holiday concerts, “A Celtic Christmas” on Dec. 13, 14, 18, 21 and 23, and “Jingle All the Way” on Dec. 21. “A Celtic Christmas” will feature beloved Christmas carols as well as special guests Men of Worth, a hilarious Scottish/Irish folk duo. Also on tap are a selection of Irishstyled ancient chants from Michael McGlynn, regional premieres of work by contemporary British composers Cecilia McDowall and Paul Mealor, and the world premiere of a special arrangement of the Welsh carol “All Through the Night,” composed by Sacramento’s own Clifford Shockney. For young carol connoisseurs, the Sacramento Master Singers will also present the special family concert “Jingle All the Way,” featuring Men

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Listen to the “masters” of their craft at the Sacramento Master Singers' performances of their popular holiday concerts. Photo courtesy of Bruce Patt.

of Worth and plenty of tyke-friendly tunes. “A Celtic Christmas” will be performed at 8 p.m. on Dec. 13, and at 7 p.m. on Dec. 18, 21 and 23 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (1066 26th St.), as well as at 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 at Folsom Lake College’s Harris Center for the Arts (10 College Parkway in Folsom). “Jingle All the Way” will be performed at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21 at St. Francis of Assisi. For tickets and more information, call 788-7464 or go to mastersingers. org

HOWDY, NEIGHBOR! Rub elbows with the talented folks behind Celebration Arts at the theater company’s festive Neighbors’ Night from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11. Enjoy complimentary dessert, wine and coffee while chatting with Celebration Arts’ board members, volunteers, artistic staff and the cast

of “A New Song For Christmas,” artistic director James Wheatley’s original production just in time for the holidays. Stick around and take in the show for only $8. Just interested in the entertainment? “A New Song for Christmas,” Wheatley’s dramatic musical about a small-town church choir in conflict while its members prepare for their annual Christmas program, runs Dec. 6-21. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Dec. 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20; and at 2 p.m. on Dec. 13, 14 and 21. For tickets, reservations for Neighbors’ Night and more information, call 455-2787 or go to celebrationarts.net Celebration Arts is at 4469 D St.

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Make like Santa and travel around the world in one magical night at Global Winter Wonderland, a lantern festival and multicultural theme park at Cal Expo through Jan. 4. Feast your eyes on 16 acres of larger-than-life lantern designs of landmarks from around the world, enjoy entertainment on two stages (including Global Winter Wonderland’s Circus of Light), taste delicious international delicacies, shop for unique items at the holiday bazaar, even visit Santa at the North Pole!

Feast your eyes on 16 acres of larger-thanlife lantern designs of landmarks from around the world Global Winter Wonderland is open Dec. 5-7 and Dec. 12-14, and daily starting Dec. 19 through Jan. 4. Hours are 4:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 4:30 to 11 p.m.

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Friday and Saturday. For more information, go to globalwonderland. com Cal Expo is at 1600 Exposition Blvd.

ON THE TOWN Ring in the season right here in River City with the River City Chorale’s holiday concert on Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at various venues throughout the Sacramento area. Under the able baton of director Richard Morrissey, the chorale will perform seasonal pieces in new arrangements, as well as excerpts from John Rutter’s “Magnificat, ” African folk tune “Bethelehemu,” and a French carol, “Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant.” The chorale is rounded out by Kathy Earl on piano, the musicians of the River City Chorale Orchestra and guest performers from the Bel Tempo Handbells. Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 at Christ Community Church in Carmichael (5025 Manzanita Ave.); at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Faith Presbyterian Church in South Sacramento (625 Florin Road); and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7 at the First Baptist Church of Fair Oaks (4401 San Juan Ave.). For tickets and more information, go to rivercitychorale.org

DANCE, DANCE REVOLUCIÓN Nothing could be more festive than a program entitled “Festejos!” The Calidanza Dance Company presents this two-hour holiday ballet folklórico at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Crest Theatre. Calidanza’s 22 dancers, under the direction of Steven Valencia, will bring the vibrant movement of Mexico to Sacramento audiences, accompanied by the award-winning San Francisco acoustic folkloric group Vinic-Kay. The feast for the senses will include world premiere dance pieces as well as traditional crowd-pleasers such as “Danza de los Viejitos” (“Dance of the Old Men”) and an audience sing-along to Cantos de Navidad (Christmas songs sung and played by Vinic-Kay). The show ends with a Mariachi Christmas from the state of Jalisco and a postperformance piñata for the kids in the lobby. Small treat bags will be provided by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. For tickets and more information, call 599-3441 or go to calidanza.org The Crest Theatre is at 1013 K St.

ARTISTIC VISION(S) Are you hankering for some good old-fashioned holiday tunes? The

Sacramento Symphonic Winds concert “Holiday Visions!” will have just what you need at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast. The 60-piece adult symphonic band directed by Dr. Les Lehr will delight with selections that include “White Christmas” by Irving Berlin, the music and narrations of Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” “Tubby the Tuba” by George Kleinsinger, “Carol of the Bells” by Mykola Leontovich, “Christmas Sing-Along” by David Lovrien, and lots more. For tickets and more information, call 489-2576 or go to sacwinds.org Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast is at 5321 Date Ave.

AS SEEN ON TV Celebrate the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus and its 30 years of fantastic entertainment and community support for local gay and lesbian people with the “Holiday Spirit” concert Dec. 5-9 at First United Methodist Church in midtown. This year’s scripted concert, “A Gay-Mation Special,” is a playful take on the stop-motion and clay animation holiday TV specials of the 1960s and ’70s, including 1964’s “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (based on the song of the same name and narrated by Burl Ives), 1970’s “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” and 1974’s “The Year Without a Santa Claus.” The concert will include a variety of traditional and contemporary holiday classics,

including a mash-up arrangement of “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and “Little Drummer Boy” by acclaimed composer/arranger David Maddux. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5; at 3 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6; at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7; and at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9. For tickets and more information, go to sacgaymenschorus. org First United Methodist Church is at 2199 J St.

SING IT SWEET Enjoy the sweet sounds of the Sacramento Valley Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, at the annual show “MGM Grand to Winter Wonderland” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center. The award-winning group is composed of 96 women from all over the Sacramento region and specializes in four-part harmony a capella singing, complete with cool choreography, and a wide range of material, from Broadway to ballads to blues. You just have to hear it to believe it. For tickets and more information, go to sacramentovalleychorus.com The Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center is located at 8333 Kingsbridge Drive. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Please email items for consideration by the first of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n

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n a recent fall evening, I joined 20 or so Sacramento food fans for a dinner featuring the recipes of a standout California chef. Held at The Porch, the excellent Southern food restaurant on K Street, the event celebrated Tanya Holland, owner/chef of Oakland’s Brown Sugar Kitchen and BSide BBQ. The menu included apple and spinach salad, white gumbo, Creole meatloaf and other creative dishes. The recipes came from Holland’s new book, “Brown Sugar Kitchen: New-Style, Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland.” The event also featured an opportunity to eat with and chat with Holland herself. The evening was part of the Tasty Books series of cookbookthemed dinners put together by local writer and food expert Ann Martin Rolke. A Land Park resident, Rolke graduated from Duke University with a degree in literature and attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. She spends her time writing restaurant reviews for Sacramento News & Review, editing cookbooks, testing recipes and, with her husband Bob, raising her highspirited daughter Eva. Over the past few years, Rolke has been hosting writers from around the world at various restaurants throughout the Sacramento area. Each event focuses on a chef’s most recent cookbook and pairs that chef with the most capable kitchen in town to bring that chef’s recipes to life.

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Several of the events have been hosted at Mulvaney’s Building & Loan. The highly regarded Midtown restaurant did well with the recipes of Cheryl Sternman Rule, author

of “Ripe,” a cookbook about eating produce with an eye toward color. Patrick Mulvaney and his crew also did well with the dishes of Boston chef Joanne Chang. Her South End

bakery and cafe, Flour, is an awardwinning establishment, and her latest cookbook, “Flour, Too,” offers a variety of creative baked goods as well as innovative savory dishes. Having had the opportunity to visit Flour during my last trip to Boston, I can say with experience that Mulvaney’s takes on Chang’s recipes did them justice. While not carbon copies of the dishes served at Flour, Mulvaney’s interpretations showed off the chef’s personality while paying tribute to Chang’s ideas. Rolke teamed up with fellow Sacramento News & Review writer Garrett McCord last year to feature his first cookbook, “Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese.” Taylor’s Kitchen worked with McCord and his co-author, Stephanie Stiavetti, to create a gooey, sumptuous evening of mac-and-cheese overload and wine tasting. While not exactly a doctorapproved evening, nearly every food writer and local food fan was in attendance. Last summer, author Jennie Schacht featured recipes from cookbook “I Scream Sandwich!” at Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates, the unparalleled chocolate maker and confectioner on L Street in Midtown. Normally, I don’t need an excuse to eat ice cream sandwiches, but when an ice cream sandwich cookbook author teams up with one of the finest purveyors of sweet treats in the United States, it’s an event not to be missed. In the case of Tanya Holland, The Porch seemed a perfect fit for her creative Southern recipes. The Porch’s staff carried off the event

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with flair, especially nailing Holland’s smoked mashed sweet potatoes and caramelized banana pudding. The potatoes were beautifully smoky and indulgently velvety. The banana pudding was familiar yet exciting with the addition of a rum-caramel base and homemade vanilla wafers. But more than just the food, the large dining table and convivial atmosphere gave diners an opportunity to chat with Holland, to pick the brains of staffers at The Porch, and to interact with each other. Many of us were strangers when we entered The Porch that evening, but we all left as friends. I got to chat with Holland about some of the old standout restaurants in Oakland from my time there 20 years ago. I also got to chat with Bob Rolke at The Porch’s bar over a couple of stiff Dark ’n’ Stormies. This is what the Tasty Books dinner series gets so right. More

engaging than a simple book signing, more adventuresome than dinner at a familiar restaurant and more educational than an evening out with friends, these events bring together all the best elements of communal dining. Moreover, they also allow our local kitchen talent to team up with nationally recognized chef/authors, growing our town’s culinary cred while exposing area diners to outof-town stars they may not yet have discovered. Using her background in cooking, writing and cookbook editing, Ann Martin Rolke has found a fantastic way to satisfy all her passions while letting us share them. To join Tasty Books’ mailing list, email tastybooks@yahoo.com Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n

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Jack’s Urban Eats

1800 L St. 447-9440

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

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Buckhorn Grill

1801 L St. 446-3757

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

Café Bernardo

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

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

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Kasbah Lounge 2115 J St. 442-4388

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

Lucca Restaurant & Bar 1615 J St. 669-5300

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

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

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

Old Soul Co.

1716 L St. 443-7685

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

2730 J St. 442-2552

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

Chicago Fire

2416 J St. 443-0440

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

Crepeville

1730 L St. 444-1100

Paesano’s Pizzeria

1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646

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

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

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

Suzie Burger

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

29th and P Sts. 455-3300

Ernesto’s Mexican Food

Tapa The World

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

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

1901 16th St. 441-5850

58 Degrees & Holding Co.

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1230 20th St. 444-0307

1217 18th St. 442-5858

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

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

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

Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693

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

Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

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

2115 J St. 442-4353

4920 Folsom Blvd. 10am–9pm 452-5516 Thai Basil Café

2431 J St. 442-7690

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

The Coconut Midtown

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

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

The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891

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

Zocolo

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

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

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Evan’s Kitchen 855 57th St. 452-3896

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

Formoli's Bistro 3839 J St. 448-5699

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

Hot City Pizza

5642 J St. 731-8888

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

Italian Stallion

3260B J St. 449-8810

L D $-$$ Thin-Crust Pizza, Deserts and Beer in an intimate setting and popular location

La Trattoria Bohemia 3649 J St. 455-7803

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

3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233

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

Burr's Fountain 4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516

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

Cabana Winery & Bistro 5610 Elvas 476-5492

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

Clark's Corner Restaurant 5641 J St.

B L D Full Bar $$ American cuisine in a casual historic setting. Breakfast on weekends.

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Les Baux

5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348

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

Opa! Opa!

5644 J St. 451-4000

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

Nopalitos

5530 H St. 452-8226

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

Selland's Market Cafe 5340 H St. 473-3333

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

723 56th. Street 454-5656

Star Ginger

BLD Full Bar $$ American. HD sports, kid's menu, breakfast weekends, Late night dining

L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar

3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888

Español 5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679

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

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

Chops Steak Seafood & Bar 1117 11th St. 447-8900

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

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Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518

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

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

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

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Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900

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Casa Garden Restaurant 2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809

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

Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

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

Iron Grill 13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

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

Jamie's Bar and Grill 427 Broadway 442-4044

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

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

Riverside Clubhouse

Estelle's Patisserie

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

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

Fat City Bar & Cafe 1001 Front St. 446-6768

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

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The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772

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

Frank Fat’s

2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

Taylor's Kitchen

2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154

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

Tower Café

Il Fornaio

400 Capitol Mall 446-4100

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

Grange

926 J Street • 492-4450

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

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

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

Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar 1530 J St. 447-2112

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

Ten 22

1022 Second St. 441-2211

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

2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225

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

The Kitchen

2225 Hurley Way 568-7171

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

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

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

Leatherby’s Family Creamery 2333 Arden Way 920-8382

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

Lemon Grass Restaurant 601 Munroe St. 486-4891

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

Matteo's Pizza

1518 Broadway 441-0222

5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727

Willie's Burgers

The Mandarin Restaurant

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

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

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

2415 16th St. 444-2006

806 L St. 442-7092

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

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5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

B L D $-$$ Full Bar Espresso, omelettes, salads, table service from 5 -9 p.m. • bellabrucafe.com

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

4321 Arden Way 488-47794

Roxy

2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000

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

Ristorante Piatti

571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885

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

Café Vinoteca

Sam's Hof Brau

3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331

2500 Watt 482-2175

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

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

Ettore’s

Thai House

2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 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

Jackson Dining

1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300

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

427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888

L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com

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