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PHENOMENAL TUDOR Spacious 4 bedroom 2 bath, home has been meticulously remodeled with all the charm of yesterday and all the modern amenities of today. Large living room with vaulted ceilings and exposed beams, a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances and marble countertops. $725,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

HACIENDA IN EAST SACRAMENTO This 2 or 3 bedroom 1½ bath has lots of charming 1920’s interior features … comfy ¿replace, great hardwoods, remodeled bath, breakfast nook, and more; with large lot and great walkability, and access to bike route. $379,900 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

MEDITERRANEAN MASTERPIECE One of East Sacramento’s ¿nest homes! Wake up to the tree tops ¿ltering the morning sun or entertain in rooms that invite the outdoors in. Unique features, a spacious artist’s studio, guest wing complete with kitchen and an apartment over the 3 car garage. $1,299,000 CHRIS BRIGGS 834-6483

PICTURESQUE EAST SACRAMENTO This stately 5 bedroom 4 bath home on 38th Street will amaze you! Over 3600 square feet with features including a grand entry, polished Àoors, spacious rooms and beautiful landscaped lot. The backyard includes patio, sparkling pool, spa and a water feature. What fabulous home! $1,350,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

MIKE PARIS BUILT HOME Fabulous new home being built in the heart of East Sacramento!!! This 3 bedroom 2½ bath will have all the classic signatures of a Mike Paris home... high ceilings, large rooms, open Àoor plan, indoor/outdoor living, gourmet kitchen, and an old world style and charm! $765,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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A SLICE OF HISTORY The “Didion House” in Poverty Ridge! 4 bedrooms 2 full baths and 2 half baths with 3rd Àoor media room that features state-of-the art equipment. Turn of the century woodwork and detailing; new kitchen and full basement. Nicely updated while preserving original style! $1,650,000 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

ADORABLE EAST SACRAMENTO This 3 bedroom home is full of charm with beautiful hardwood Àoors, ¿replace, and wonderfully maintained original tile in the kitchen. French doors open to a great deck for entertaining and a large yard. Walking distance to great restaurants, coffee shops, and parks, a must see! $369,000 ALEXIS JONES 715-0237

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ELM STUDDED STREET Spacious 3 bedroom 2 bath home with guest cottage that could be a rental or the perfect In-law quarters. Loaded with leadlight windows, recently re¿nished Àoors, original kitchen with large sunny nook overlooking large backyard. $750,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

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Located within close proximity to the UCD Med Center and the T Street Greenbelt, this charming 2 bedroom, 1 bath Bungalow will catch your eye! This home offers a gourmet-appointed Kitchen that plays host to a Bosch gas range and oven, Fischer Paykel dishwashing drawers, IceStone countertops, and a dining bar. Moreover, the open Kitchen looks onto the cozy Living Room, and the Dining Room that hosts original built-in cabinetry. Presenting opportunities to entertain, the backyard boasts a deck with pergola, lawn area, and uncovered patios. Other amenities include a newer Presidential roof, updated electrical panel, tankless water heater, and an indoor laundry room. $339,950 PRESTIGIOUS SANTA YNEZ CRAFTSMAN! This charismatic 4 bedroom, 3 bath Craftsman offers traditional elegance combined with modern amenities! This 2500 sq. ft. home presents formal Living and Dining rooms with nine-foot box- beam ceilings and a spacious kitchen with an adjacent Breakfast Nook. Other amenities include a large backyard, parquet hardwood ﬂoors, signiﬁcant insulation, HVAC, and a full basement. $665,000

EXPANSIVE ARDEN OAKS CRAFTSMAN! Resting on over an acre in Arden Oaks, this custom 4 bedroom 4 bath Craftsman offers a formal Living room & formal Dining area, and a Family room with vaulted ceilings and ﬁreplace. The gourmet Kitchen hosts granite countertops, gas range, an island, and a cozy Breakfast Nook. The private backyard boasts a large pool, spacious patio, mature gardens and lawn area. $1,200,000

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Located within close proximity to Bertha Henschel Park, this pristine 3 bedroom, 1 bath home boasts original charm.This 1,032 square foot house offers a Living room with Àreplace, Dining area, and a spacious backyard with a covered patio. Other amenities include reÀnished hardwood Áoors, fresh exterior paint, and indoor laundry room. A truly sweet place to call home! $349,900 DARLING EAST SAC BUNGALOW! Resting near East Sac restaurants, coffee houses, and shops, this 2 bedroom, 1 bath bungalow offers sweet charm! This home presents a formal Living room, a spacious Kitchen with an eat-in area, and an updated bathroom. Ideal for entertaining, the intimate backyard has been recently updated to include a natural gas ﬁreplace, new landscaping, and a new fence. Other amenities include hardwood ﬂoors and indoor laundry. $349,950

SWEET EAST SAC COTTAGE! Located within close proximity to Bertha Henschel Park, this pristine 3 bedroom, 1 bath home boasts original charm. This 1,032 square foot house offers a Living room with fireplace, Dining area, and a spacious backyard with a covered patio. Other amenities include refinished hardwood floors, fresh exterior paint, and indoor laundry room. A truly sweet place to call home! $349,900

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Growing Pains CHANGE IS HARD BUT NECESSARY AND INEVITABLE

BY CECILY HASTINGS PUBLISHER’S DESK

or eight years, the economic recession and the sluggish recovery that followed, kept many new building projects from moving forward in our city and region. But in the past year, that pent-up demand is releasing and many new projects are seeking approval. During the past decade, local governments have updated their general plans and planning codes, mostly to bolster the concept of “smart growth,” an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact, walkable urban centers to avoid suburban sprawl. The city of Sacramento’s policy has been changing to promote more urban density and mixed land uses and to forgive what were once more stringent parking requirements for commercial projects. But while smart growth is usually lauded as a concept, it is often another story when specific projects are proposed. As projects in dense urban areas work their way through the approval process, conflicts

with residents can become very contentious. In the past 15 years, local governments have engaged in more open communication about projects with residents and associations. That, coupled with the ability for neighbors to communicate with each other far more easily than in the past, has empowered people to fight against projects they feel will bring them harm. Frankly, most people hate change. They’d rather things stay the same. Many residents in older neighborhoods have lived in their homes for decades. Part of the problem with new growth in older neighborhoods is that most people cannot visualize what something will be like before it’s built. They just assume the worst.

Frankly, most people hate change. My husband and I went through the process of designing and building a new home seven years ago, and it was a real learning experience. I was trained as a designer and have betterthan-average ability to visualize a project’s design. Our empty lot—just six houses down the street from the home where we lived for 16 years— was in a city design review area, which sent us through the area’s planning process. We hired an experienced architect with an extensive track record of beautifully integrating new homes into older neighborhoods. The

neighbors on our street appreciated that we shared the plans with them so they could understand what we were building. The city architectural review staff approved our project because we had followed every height and setback requirement. But the city code allowed people to appeal the city’s decision. A neighbor from another street thought the design was out of scale and inappropriate for the streetscape facing McKinley Park. An appeal filed eight weeks later brought us to the city’s design review panel for further review. We brought detailed drawings and photographs showing the scale of our proposed home with regard to the houses on either side. There were no surprises as our architect had carefully considered the surrounding homes with his design. We were grateful when the board unanimously denied the appeal, and we were granted a permit to start construction. But I will never forget how divisive the process was for us and our architect. In effect, one person’s inability to visualize the design and scale of our project triggered extensive delays and additional costs for us. Not to sound like a braggart, but people walk by all the time and tell us how beautifully our home fits in on our street. In my own East Sacramento neighborhood, there are two commercial projects—one small, one large—that repeat this same story on a much bigger scale. Recently, the city council heard an appeal of the approval of a small senior assisted living and memory care center on I Street, not far from McKinley Park. The project was

proposed for a lot that was once a church hall. The neighborhood is a mix of smaller homes, apartments, schools and commercial uses. The developer and architect followed all city codes for height and setback requirements. The site lacks adequate parking for staff, so they leased spaces in a commercial parking lot nearby.

In my own East Sacramento neighborhood, there are two commercial projects—one small, one large—that repeat this same story on a much bigger scale. This project utilized smart-growth principles and was unanimously approved by the planning commission. In the process, the developer made significant concessions to lessen the impact on the neighborhood. All the neighborhood associations approved of the project in its final form. But that did not satisfy several neighbors and apartment building owners who thought it was too large and worried about on-street parking limitations. They prepared for a lawsuit and appealed the project to the city council. Before the council meeting, the group waged a fullblown campaign against the project PUBLISHER page 10

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PUBLISHER FROM page 9 with a phone bank, the collection of names on a petition using paid signature gatherers, and more. After reviewing the testimony, the council unanimously upheld the planning commission approval. Obviously, folks have different ideas on what is too large. But we are a city of laws, and the developer followed the codes—hence, the city’s ultimate approval. If people think the building codes are unacceptable, then they must encourage their elected officials to change them—something our city did as recently as last October. The biggest battle going on right now in our neighborhood is over McKinley Village. Developer Phil Angelides wants to build 336 homes on one of the most visible vacant lots in town, between Cal Expo and East Sacramento. The contentiousness over this large project (about one-fifth the size of River Park) is understandable, especially given the limited access to the site and its potential traffic

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impacts on an older neighborhood. Several neighborhood associations are working on mitigations to lessen the impacts, and they could very well end up supporting the project as a result. But other smaller groups are fighting to have the city flat-out deny the project. That seems very unlikely, given that the project was designed with smart-growth principles—and given the city’s need to develop its tax base and create jobs. A generally very favorable planning commission hearing on the project last fall didn’t help the opposition. One of my first experiences as a neighborhood association leader 20 years ago was a proposal to convert a vacant church Sunday school building into a commercially run preschool. We had a toddler at the time and thought it would be a great addition to the neighborhood. Families were flocking to our East Sac neighborhood, and preschool options were limited. But to proceed with the conversion, the church needed a special permit. Much to our surprise, many neighbors near

the church—which was located in the heart of a residential area—were opposed. We listened to their fears, which included too much traffic congestion, speeding by parents late to pick up their kids, disruptive noise, even the smell of dirty diapers wafting into nearby homes. Our board was split, so we presented both views to the planning commission. With a few reasonable conditions, the commission unanimously approved the preschool’s permit. Years later, even the neighbors who objected would probably admit their fears were overblown. But I learned that it’s human nature to overstate the potential impacts of change. Certainly, unintended consequences can result from almost any decision. But it seems to me that deliberative bodies these days—subject to regulations that they are charged to enforce—in most cases reach the right decision. Change is going to happen, especially to older neighborhoods.

In the 24 years we’ve lived in our historic neighborhood, the changes have been very substantial and for the most part improved the neighborhood. An acquaintance who was on the front line against the expansion of Mercy Hospital and Sacred Heart Parish School five years ago told me recently that the fight—which he ultimately lost—left him drained and exhausted. He vowed not to go through that again. But others who feel passionately against something will take his place. When I ultimately supported the Mercy project after numerous mitigations, some opponents called me a corporate sellout, and worse. Demonizing those who disagree with us divides us further and ends up making our communities weaker. It seems like a good idea to evaluate neighborhood changes with an open mind and try to understand the reasonable views of others. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

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Airing McKinley Village PUBLIC FORUM PLANNED TO DISCUSS PROPOSAL FOR CENTRAGE SITE

BY LISA SCHMIDT EAST SACRAMENTO LIFE

ity Councilmember Steve Cohn will host a community forum on Monday, Feb. 3, to discuss the McKinley Village development. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Clunie Community Center. Riverview Capital Investments, headed by Phil Angelides, hopes to build the development on the 48acre Centrage site just north of East Sacramento between the railroad tracks and Capital City Freeway. The plan includes 336 homes, urban parks, a recreation center and pool. For more than 25 years, developers have unsuccessfully pursued plans to develop the property. In 1988, Jim Lennane proposed building a high-rise office building and more than 1,000 apartments on the site. Concerns over density caused East Sacramento residents to rally against Lennane’s project. Before he was elected to the city council in 1994, McKinley Park resident Steve Cohn led the fight against Centrage as head of East Sacramento Improvement Association.

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Architectural renderings of the proposed McKinley Village

Other developers have proposed building a big-box shopping center, an auto mall and homes. In 2013, Angelides and his team held a series of meetings with community organizations including ESIA, East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, McKinley East Sacramento Neighborhood Association, East Sacramento Preservation and several Midtown neighborhood groups, seeking their

input on the site’s future. Last summer, two community meetings on the proposal hosted by East Sacramento neighborhood groups drew more than 200 people. “The principal concerns were traffic impacts on neighborhood streets, impact on our alreadystressed storm-drainage system and impact on neighborhood schools,” said ESIA president Paul Noble, whose group co-sponsored one of

the meetings. “Some people were concerned that the density of the project was too high, that it needed to be more bicycle/pedestrian friendly, that none of the housing units were suitable for the mobility impaired, and that access into and out of the project was too limited.” The development team’s early plans called for more than 390 homes. People at the meetings expressed concerns about traffic impacts to East Sacramento and Midtown. Residents were also concerned about the impact new homes would have on outdated storm drains and sewers in the McKinley Park area and on the local schools, in particular Theodore Judah Elementary School. Based on input from those meetings and comments received from city planning commissioners and staff, the McKinley Village team now proposes to build 312 single-family homes and 24 condominium units. In November, the city released a draft environmental impact report on the proposal. The report, required by state law for projects of this size, evaluates potential environmental effects including air and water quality, public safety and transportation. The 1,000-plus-page report identified a number of adverse impacts and recommended mitigation measures. If the mitigation measures are implemented, the report concluded, the project will result in less-than-significant environmental impacts. At the time of the report’s release, some East Sac residents, including Rob Finley of Neighbors United for Smart Growth, were still

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concerned about the development’s potential negative consequences. NUSG, a coalition of Midtown and East Sacramento residents, says its foremost concern is the project’s effect on traffic and the schools. According to Dana Allen with the city’s Community Development Department, the city received more than 130 written responses to the draft EIR from nine public agencies, 18 organizations and approximately 90 individuals. The city is reviewing the written comments and preparing the final EIR, which will include revisions of the draft EIR, all comments received, a list of all who commented and responses to significant points that surfaced in the review process. In the meantime, neighborhood groups continue to work with Cohn, city staff and the McKinley Village team to influence the outcome of the proposal. In a recent email to ESIA members, Noble wrote, “The board has held several meetings with the developers, in which we conveyed neighborhood concerns about the project and

suggested various changes that we felt would address those concerns. As a result of these meetings and other meetings the developers have held with neighborhood groups, a number of positive changes have been made, including: 15 percent reduction in housing density; creation of 24 single-level housing units; significant increase in the diversity of housing types; addition of a bicycle/pedestrian tunnel under the UPRR tracks at Alhambra Boulevard; significant improvements in walkability and bikeability; and the addition of amenities like parks and improved landscaping.” Noble said his board and other neighborhood groups will continue to advocate for more changes to the project. Cohn has asked representatives from the East Sacramento and Midtown neighborhood groups to speak at the Feb. 3 community forum. He also plans to have city staff provide a description of the project and an EIR update. Sacramento City Unified School District representative Jeff Cuneo

will talk about his efforts to ensure the $2 million in school impact fees the developers must pay will actually be spent on neighborhood schools. Angelides has been invited to make remarks, too. In addition, time has been allocated for questions from the public. The planning commission is expected to consider the project in early March, with a possible vote on the project by the city council in April. The forum will be held in the Grand Hall of Clunie Community Center at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information on McKinley Village, go to mckinleyvillage.com. To review the EIR, go to portal. cityofsacramento.org/CommunityDevelopment/Planning/Active%20 Projects/Major%20Projects.

CRABS, PASTA AND MORE CRABS! East Sacramento-Midtown Kiwanis Club will host its seventh annual crab

feed on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 5 p.m. at All Hallows Hall. The dinner will feature all-youcan-eat crab with tri-tip and pasta, dancing and a silent auction. Tickets are $45 each or $340 for a table of eight. Proceeds go to the club’s community service programs, including Kiwanis Family House and youth leadership programs at local high schools and Sacramento State University. For tickets, which must be purchased in advance, call 837-0162. All Hallows Hall is at 5605 14th Ave. On Saturday, Feb. 15, Soroptimist International of Sacramento will host Crab Fiesta 2014 at Saint Mary School’s Giovanni Hall. All-youcan-eat crab, salad and pasta will be served. There will be silent, live and dessert auctions. The event will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 in advance. Tickets can be purchased online at crabfiestasac.org

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 13 or by calling 709-6748. Giovanni Hall is at 1351 58th St. Funds raised will go to programs supported by Soroptimist International of Sacramento, including Crisis Nurseries and Sacramento State’s Guardian Scholars program.

COUNCILMEMBER TO HEADLINE CHAMBER LUNCH City Councilmember Steve Cohn will present his State of District 3 report at East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce’s February lunch meeting. Cohn’s remarks will focus on his 2014 goals for the district, which includes East Sacramento and River Park. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Clunie Community Center. Lunch is $15 per person. Clunie Community Center is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. in McKinley Park. For more information on the chamber or to make a reservation for the lunch, call 452-8011 or email eastsacchamber@aol.com.

WALK AND TALK WITH A VET “Walking with a group makes exercise fun,” says retired Air Force Maj. Charles Surman, the instructor for a new walking group that meets three days a week in front of Clunie Community Center. The free 45-minute classes, made possible by a grant from Coca-Cola’s Troops for Fitness, are held in two sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Participants are asked to arrive 15 minutes before the start time. Coca-Cola Troops for Fitness grants enable local parks and recreation centers to employ veterans as wellness instructors while creating opportunities to expand fitness and health programs. Clunie Community Center is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, call 8086525.

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WEAVERS GONE WILD Shepard Garden and Arts Center will host the Sacramento Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild’s annual open house on Saturday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will feature demonstrations of equipment and techniques, exhibits and works for sale by guild members. There will also be an opportunity for members of the public to spin or weave with guidance from guild members. Admission to the show is free. The center is at 3330 McKinley Blvd. For more information, go to sacweavespin.org.

NEED HEALTH CARE INSURANCE? Dignity Health will host a free informational event about the new Affordable Care Act—aka Obamacare—on Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Grand Hall at Clunie Community Center. Experts will be on hand to talk about affordable insurance coverage and financial assistance. Certified enrollment agents will also be available to answer questions, address concerns and help people make insurance decisions. Healthy appetizers and beverages will be served, and a local musician will perform. Clunie Community Center is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. Space is limited, so registration is encouraged. To register, go to DignityHealth.org/Sacramento or call 851-2048.

IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME Girl Scouts from the Heart of Central California Council will sell Girl Scout cookies at local sites from Feb. 21 to March 16. Nine kinds of Girl Scout Cookies will be sold this year, including the popular Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, gluten-free Chocolate Chip Shortbreads, and the newest

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cookie, Cranberry Citrus Crisps. Cookies are $4 per box. The Scouts will also partner with the American Red Cross for Project Thank You. Through Project Thank You, customers purchase Girl Scout Cookies that are then distributed by American Red Cross to local servicemen and women, VA hospitals and food banks. At booth sales, customers just need to tell the girls that they are purchasing cookies for Project Thank You and they will put them aside. All proceeds go to the local council to help support troop activities, including financial assistance for Scouts from families suffering economic hardship and membership initiatives for troops in homeless shelters, detention centers and migrant communities. To place an order with a Girl Scout in your area, call (866) 472-6657 or go to girlscoutshcc.org.

EAST SAC CHAMBER ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS Two local businesspersons have been elected to East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors: Kathy Herrfeldt of Home Care Assistance and William Hodges of Mercy General Hospital. The new directors join 14 members of last year’s board to form the chamber’s leadership core for the current year. The reelected incumbents are Kevin Guinn (Farmers Insurance), Cecily Hastings (Inside Publications), Bill Hubbard (Woods of California Real Estate), Sean Jones (Haven Lending), Ted Kappel (KMG Real Estate Finance), Bill Kuyper (Bill Kuyper Designs in Metal), Janet Mason (ideas by design), Brad McDowell (Smith, McDowell & Powell), Peggy Orr (The Pink House), Bob Pease (US Bank), Jason Smith (Smith, McDowell & Powell), Steve Swindel (Steve Swindel & Associates), Janice Stone Thomas (StoneWood

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inventors and how they changed our lives. Magic and illusions will be demonstrated using some of these inventions. And for the fantasy or sciencefiction book lover, the SFSquared book discussion group will meet on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m. in the library. McKinley Library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, call 264-2920.

POETRY CENTER TO HOLD BOOK RECEPTION On Saturday, Feb. 8, Sacramento Poetry Center will host a Second Saturday reception and reading from “Sable & Quill Anthology v. 1,” a new book by local writers. The book includes work by writers who are also visual artists. Contributors include Tim McHargue, Jennifer O’Neill Pickering and Inside EAST SAC LIFE page 18

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Kelly Cordero BRINGING ROBOTICS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS

BY LISA SCHMIDT VOLUNTEER PROFILE

eacher Kelly Cordero had always wanted to bring a robotics program to Caleb Greenwood Elementary School, the River Park school where she teaches art. Last year, Cordero learned about a program called, FIRST LEGO League, an international competition for elementary and middle-school students. Using LEGO robot sets, students work in teams to build and program a robot that meets real-world challenges related to science. “Robotics is only a small part of FLL,” says Cordero, the school’s International Baccalaureate coordinator. “A large part is an in-depth research project the kids do and present at competition. Another integral part of FLL is their set of core values, such as teamwork, gracious professionalism and problem solving.” Cordero wanted to involve other neighborhood elementary schools in the program, so she reached out to Theodore Judah and David Lubin schools. She worked with Theodore Judah parent Donna Dowson and David Lubin parent Ginger Hilton to create FLL teams for the 2013– 2014 school year. The theme for this year’s challenge was Nature’s Fury. With parents as coaches, the teams had to research a natural event and find innovative solutions to help before, during or after a natural disaster.

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“The greatest thing about robotics is you fail … a lot,” says Cordero, whose three sons participated in the competition. “It’s difficult to program the robot to do exactly what you want. A child may spend hours on a 10-second mission before they succeed. It’s that perseverance, problem solving and thinking out of the box—those are the real lessons. They also have to really work as a team and be able to articulate to the judges their project as well as their experience in FLL.” As a coach, Cordero could not do any of the work for the teams. She could only guide them with questions and support. “They really

have had to put in the effort and work themselves,” she says. “Yes, they gain knowledge about robotics and their research project, but it’s the life lessons of working hard to follow something to completion that I personally think benefits the kids most.” Fielding an FLL team can be expensive. “Since we were asking parents to volunteer so much time in coordinating and coaching FLL teams, we did not want them to worry about fundraising or asking the other parents for money,” says Cordero. “We also did not want some kids to miss out because they couldn’t afford to participate.”

The GenCorp Foundation and Sacramento City Unified School District’s Linked Learning/Career Technical Preparation Department provided grant monies for the team’s materials and registration fees. Veteran coaches had told Cordero not to expect too much the first year and to just learn and have fun. But teams from all three schools had success in their first year of competition. David Lubin had a nice showing at its first qualifying tournament in November. Theodore Judah won Project Award at qualifiers Continued on 19

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DOES YOUR LOVE LOVE THE LIBRARY? This Valentine’s Day, the perfect gift for your special someone might be the gift of a membership to Friends of McKinley Library. “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 saclibfriends.org. For more information, call 2642880.

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POPS IN THE PARK ANNOUNCES CONCERT LINEUP The bands for the 2014 Pops in the Park summer concerts have been announced. The series will begin June 7 with country music from Chris Gardner Band at East Portal Park. On June 14, The Count will play rock-’n’-roll classics from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s at Glenn Hall Park. On June 21, John Skinner Band will perform swing and big-band music at Bertha Henschel Park. The last concert of the season will be held June 28 in McKinley Park, with Garratt Wilkin & The Parrotheads performing a tribute to Jimmy Buffett. All concerts start at 6 p.m. For more information, go to eastsacpopsinthepark.com.

A NEW PARK Last month, the city council voted to name a new neighborhood park in honor of the late Artivio Guerrero.

The park will be constructed at 6000 61st St. in Councilmember Kevin McCarty’s district. “I’m excited and honored to be naming a new park in my district after someone who contributed so much to the Fruitridge Manor neighborhood and to the Sacramento community. I look forward to seeing the park open in the fall of this year,” said McCarty. Guerrero, who died in 2013, was a popular computer science teacher at St. Peter’s and John Paul II Catholic elementary schools for many years. He also volunteered at the Saint Vincent de Paul Society for more than 35 years and served on Fruitridge Manor Neighborhood Association, Sacramento Area Congregations Together and the board of Clara’s House. The $2.19 million park will include a covered tot lot and adventure playgrounds, a covered group picnic area, a basketball half-court, a skate plaza, a sculpture area, an interactive water mister area, walkways with fitness stations and seating areas, an

open turf area and landscaping and automatic irrigation.

HONORING MISS BETSY A reception will be held on Sunday, March 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. in honor of Betsy Lahann—better known as Miss Betsy—who will retire this year after teaching for 40 years at Central Nursery School. Organizers are looking for photos of students and Miss Betsy. They are also putting together a book of preschool memories and sage advice she shared with parents. To submit photos, email them to missbetsy40@ yahoo.com or post them to the Facebook page for the event at Miss Betsy, Central Nursery School. For more information, contact Nina Iliff at missbetsy40@yahoo.com or 451-4259. Lisa Schmidt can be reached at eastsaclife@aol.com. The deadline for inclusion of items in this column is the fifth of the month preceding the month of publication. n

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in November and advanced to the January Championships. Judah did very well at the Championships, especially on the robotics table, and the team won the Kids’ Choice award for Best Costume. (They brought the school’s mascot bear costume and gave out Bear Hugs.) Caleb Greenwood had three teams at qualifiers, where they won the Core Values Award and Judge’s Award and had two teams advance to NorCal Championships. At the Championships, Caleb Greenwood’s all-girl team, The Adorkable Chic Geeks, won the Judge’s Award for embodying the spirit of FIRST LEGO League in all aspects of the competition. “To actually win awards our first year was icing on the LEGO,” says Cordero. For more information about FIRST LEGO League, go to norcalfll.org. To suggest someone for a volunteer profile, call 441-7026 or email eastsaclife@aol.com. n

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Council Candidates Speak WHERE DO THEY STAND ON MCKINLEY VILLAGE?

BY LISA SCHMIDT

acramento City Councilmember Steve Cohn will not run for re-election to the District 3 council seat. The district includes East Sacramento, River Park and South Natomas. The election will be in June. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes, there will be a runoff in November between the top two vote getters from the June election. Currently, five people have announced they are running for the position. Inside East Sacramento invited each of the candidates to share with us their views on an important topic. This month’s question: Do you support the McKinley Village project as currently proposed? If so, why? If not, why not?

DEANE DANA McKinley Village is certainly an improvement over past proposals for development of the site. The biggest issues thus far are increased traffic on local streets and potential impact on local schools. As a neighborhood association president, I have followed the proposal since last year. A joint public hearing co-sponsored by my association allowed the general public to voice their comments. I submitted those comments to the city on behalf of the neighborhood for inclusion in the draft environmental impact report. The resulting city report indicated that many of the concerns

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and potential traffic impacts raised would be minimal in scope, subject to mitigation or not environmental impacts. I like many aspects of the project including cottage units for senior or empty-nester use, community facilities, bicycle pathways and the potential use of the property for a storm-water retention basin, which would end flooding in East Sacramento. I support the inclusion of a neighborhood transportation management plan and a single-lane additional entrance/exit on Alhambra Boulevard if it can be achieved. These additions would reduce traffic impact concerns expressed by the community. As more changes occur in the next few months, I will continue to closely monitor the project. I would support this innovative infill project with the additions noted above and the developer/city-agreed-upon terms of the project to date. My position will support the best interests of the neighborhood with the final proposal. Deane Dana is a 30-year resident of East Sacramento. An expert in government affairs and advocacy, he has served as president of McKinley East Sacramento Neighborhood Association for the past three years and runs the East Sac Watch website. His family operates a marketing communications firm.

JEFF HARRIS I support the SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) Blueprint goal to help local

governments use data and modeling tools to assure that growth has a positive effect on quality-of-life issues, like air pollution and traffic congestion. Infill developments with a transit orientation make good sense and are a benefit to the region and to Sacramento. The proposed McKinley Village project meets several SACOG goals, but many neighbors are still troubled by the traffic and school impacts upon East Sacramento neighborhoods (as indicated in the draft environmental impact report).

Do you support the McKinley Village project as currently proposed? If so, why? If not, why not? I would like to see Riverview Capital Investments explore every possibility to create vehicular access at the end of Alhambra Boulevard, as this would mitigate virtually all opposition to the project and ultimately make it a more successful development. Additionally, the impact on Theodore Judah and Caleb Greenwood schools needs clarification and additional planning, so that the schools remain effective and successful. A busing plan would be helpful in this regard. Given some work in these areas to address neighbors’ concerns, McKinley Village would have my full support.

Jeff Harris is chairman of the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission, a building contractor, business owner, gardener and 22-year resident of River Park.

ADAM SARTAIN At first glance, I felt great about this project with more green housing and a continued respect for our city’s traditional landscaping style. However, the location does not warrant such a plan. I feel developers have been trying to make money off this sliver of land for decades and cannot come up with a good plan. I feel that as isolated as this land is due to the freeway and the railroad berm, there are few good ways to develop this land. As there is a freeway and railroad in direct connection, the noise and pollution would be unpleasantly high to live amongst. The best use for this land (if any) in my opinion is for use as light-recreational-type developments. There just isn’t enough road access to be feasible as a housing development. As someone who works in affordable housing, I have seen what works and what doesn’t in residential developments. Adam Sartain is a South Natomas homeowner, active in many community events and organizations. He’s employed by the State Treasurer’s Office as a housing analyst.

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McKinley Village. As I meet with neighborhood groups and walk door to door, the concerns that I hear about the proposal are primarily related to the traffic impact on the existing neighborhood. I have met with the applicant and our current councilmember on multiple occasions to share these concerns and work productively to minimize any negative effects on the existing neighborhoods. I also support the work of our local neighborhood organizations. My primary goal is to preserve the charm and character of our traditional neighborhoods and protect the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and all residents. Cyril Shah is a financial adviser who serves as a Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency director and a Sacramento Metropolitan Arts commissioner.

ROSALYN VAN BUREN I believe McKinley Village will develop into another respected addition to East Sacramento while providing jobs, homes for families, spur the use of walk/bike paths and generate revenue for city services. Today, the property is zoned for commercial use. I’d rather see residential homes in that space than a big-box retailer. This project is consistent with the criteria recently

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neighborhood. The main gateway and East Green Park will host commissioned work from local artists; street markers will feature work of Sacramento painters and will be fabricated in mosaic; the pedestrian tunnel and the recreation center again will have artwork featured by local architects and artists utilizing various mediums. Born and raised in East Sacramento, Rosalyn Van Buren is the executive director of a nonprofit serving children in Oak Park and Del Paso Heights. n

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Taxing Times A COMEBACK FOR CITY LIBRARIES, BUT CASH CRUNCH LOOMS

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hen the city council recently considered a June ballot measure to boost the current $29 annual library parcel tax by $12 to $41, it proved once again that children are the most effective props in politics. Even jaded politicos pretty much melted when two brothers, Dominic O’Toole (a first-grader) and his brother Joseph (a third-grader), presented their reasons why adults should support a hike in the city’s library tax (a two-thirds vote will be required for passage). Dominic’s most memorable (and touching) line was “When libraries are closed, it makes us sad.” His older brother spoke of how he couldn’t have done his book report without the resources of the Belle Cooledge branch library (the busiest in the system) and bemoaned the impact of “staff cutbacks and furloughs.” An incredulous Mayor Johnson put him on the spot: “Do you even know what a furlough is?” Joseph immediately shot back the correct answer. “How did he know that?” an astonished Johnson asked. Some wag in the

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audience immediately chimed in: “He goes to the library a lot.” But the children’s parade didn’t end with the O’Toole brothers. Kathi Windheim with the group Friends of the Robbie Waters PocketGreenhaven Library introduced a dozen bright high school and middle school students. Each approached the rostrum and delivered memorable one-sentence quotes from favorite books by esteemed authors, not a few on the importance of libraries in our lives and our culture. It was masterful stagecraft. To no one’s surprise, the council voted unanimously to place the library tax-hike measure on the June 3 ballot. I’m a bibliophile and longtime patron of the Sacramento Public Library. I did my book reports at Belle Coolidge Library (a zillion years ago), then located in the Lanai Shops shopping center on Freeport Boulevard, and even did a brief stint as vice president of Friends of Belle Cooledge Library. So I admit to a little personal bias on the subject of public libraries. But I recently put my green eyeshade on and took a close look at this latest proposal to hike the library parcel tax. The Sacramento Public Library has had its share of problems and challenges. It was hammered by an embezzlement scandal a few years ago that led to convictions of a library maintenance manager and the owners of a private maintenance firm for bilking the public via inflated and bogus repair billings in one of the few public corruption cases brought by the Sacramento district attorney. In 2008, the Sacramento County civil grand jury issued a blistering

report on systemic problems at the library, including library management, inadequate oversight by the library’s governing board, weak financial controls and misuse and misappropriation of funds. A shakeup in library management ensued. The recent recession led to a 12.6 percent reduction in staffing from 2008 levels. But much has changed in recent years. The current director of the library system, Rivkah Sass, has received strong reviews for righting a listing ship. Operational tempo at the library has increased markedly since 2008, with an 86 percent increase in program attendance, a 30 percent increase in the number of library cards issued and an 11 percent increase in visits to the library—all achieved with reduced staff and, in some cases, reduced hours. Statewide surveys of libraries in other large cities place Sacramento’s libraries among the most efficient. Sacramento has the fewest number of librarians per capita of all of the cities surveyed at .06 librarians per 1,000 residents. San Francisco has .22 librarians per 1,000 residents. Sacramento’s per-capita spending on libraries places it third lowest in the state at $26.38 per resident annually. San Diego spends $54.91, while bigspending San Francisco spends an astonishing $100.17 per resident. Councilmember Angelique Ashby is perhaps the council’s biggest cheerleader for libraries, as well as the proposed library parcel tax hike. She is currently vice chair of the library’s governing board and is expected to become its chair sometime this year. “The problem we face is that the city has built three new

libraries since the library parcel tax was approved in 2004, but the city hasn’t added any additional funding to operate the new libraries,” Ashby said. The three new branches—in North Natomas, Pocket-Greenhaven and Valley Hi-Laguna—increased the total number of city libraries from nine to 12. “Our libraries are now centers of literacy programs, GED instruction, new-mother programs, tutoring programs, book clubs, author lectures and much more,” Ashby noted. She reported that the kids’ summer reading program at North Natomas Library led to 10,000 books being read. She noted studies that show summer reading arrests the typical loss of educational attainment over long summer vacations. City libraries receive a total of $13.4 million in funding each year, including $4.8 million from the current $29-a-year parcel tax and $7.6 million from the city’s general fund. Support from the city’s general fund was cut $500,000 during the recession, but that cut was restored with passage of the Measure U halfcent city-sales-tax hike in 2012. But the strain of operating 12 libraries with operating funding designed for running nine libraries is taking its toll on the library system’s reserves, which the library has been tapping to fund operating shortfalls. The three new libraries cost a total of $2.9 million per year to operate. And the library’s operating shortfalls are mounting with ongoing major hikes in employee pension and health-care costs. (Does this sound a CITY HALL page 26

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little familiar?) It has been controlling some costs via layoffs, furloughs and shorter hours of operation, but the taps to its reserves are still expected to grow from $464,500 this year to $993,000 next year and $1.3 million the year after that, at which point its reserves will be exhausted. The proposed $12 hike in the parcel tax would bring an additional $1.9 million into the system annually and would prevent staff cuts and perhaps library closures. If the system is required to close branches, it would likely be older branch libraries that would get the ax, since the newer libraries were financed by outstanding bonds that prohibit closure without triggering full repayment of the outstanding bonds. This would not be good news for older communities where some of Sacramento’s neediest residents live, folks who are often heavily rely on library resources for computer/Internet access and other library services. But the proposed $12 hike will, at best, be a stopgap measure. Library

deficits are projected to return in four years’ time as operating costs are expected to continue to rise. In addition, Measure U is set to expire shortly thereafter, which will likely lead to pressure to cut back the city’s general fund support for libraries (again). There are a lot of questions that should be answered by library leaders as the campaign for the library parcel-tax hike gears up. Has the library been diligent about controlling employee salary and benefit levels in contract negotiations with its unions? Has it secured adequate concessions from its bargaining units as city and county governments have done (or are trying to do)? Are its employees required to pay the full employee’s share of their PERS contributions? Are new hires being placed in lowercost (and risk) 401(k) plans as the city has done? Have retiree health-care costs been controlled? Has the library thoughtfully examined the option of contracting out some library functions to private contractors to avoid rising salary, pension and health-care costs,

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he January edition of Inside Publications featured an opinion column entitled “Declaring War: Phony Land Values and Early Arena Bond Sales” by Craig Powell regarding Sacramento’s plans for a downtown entertainment and sports center. Powell makes several erroneous and negligent claims in the column. He says the city abruptly amended its development schedule in an effort to thwart a potential future ballot measure and that the land included in the preliminary term sheet between Sacramento Basketball Holdings (the Kings ownership group) and the city was purposefully undervalued. That’s not correct. The city is committed to delivering under the project schedule and budget as outlined in the preliminary term sheet while maintaining a transparent, community-based process. Our transparency includes meeting with stakeholders like Powell to answer their questions and provide background information. Weeks before his column, we provided Powell with information specifically about the finance schedule and land values. Building a major structure in the heart of downtown by fall 2016 requires a focused effort. The development process is complicated and nuanced. However, it is irresponsible for Powell to characterize these complicated issues and nuances as deceptive strategy. Our preliminary term sheet developed last March guides us. While it does not bind the city to approve or

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finance the ESC project, it outlines the framework for the schedule, location, financing, ownership, design, development, construction, use and occupancy of a new, firstrate, state-of-the-art, multipurpose entertainment and sports center. The need to complete construction by September 2016 drives the schedule. Demolition of the existing buildings and construction of the arena will take approximately 29 months. The finance and environmental schedules are based off the construction schedule. Contrary to claims in the column, the city is proceeding according to finance and environmental schedules developed late last spring. Those have not significantly changed. The finance schedule, outlining the sale of bonds in May, is available at http://portal. cityofsacramento.org/Arena/Reportsand-Resources. Powell also included a misguided attack on city treasurer Russell Fehr’s recent testimony to the city council, claiming Fehr “admitted that the acceleration of the bond sale date was in response to the arena initiative” with a “stunning new city strategy to unhorse the [ballot] measure.” Fehr said nothing close to what Powell characterizes. In fact, Fehr stated several times during his Dec. 10 council presentation that the financing schedule is subject to change due to external factors “such as a ballot measure.” Powell was present at this council meeting. It is hard to understand why Powell would choose to so blatantly misrepresent the treasurer’s straightforward,

transparent and factual testimony, testimony that is available for review. Powell questions our land valuations. The preliminary term sheet provides for SBH’s purchase of seven properties from the city for a negotiated price of $38 million. The city will allocate proceeds from the sale toward the city’s $258 million of project financing. One of the seven properties was a 60-acre site at Haggin Oaks Golf Course along Highway 160. The assigned value to that property was $3.9 million.

Contrary to claims in the column, the city is proceeding according to finance and environmental schedules developed late last spring. The $3.9 million value was based on historical data, prior studies and research by CBRE commercial real estate services, providing a Broker’s Opinion of Value for the purposes of a negotiated sale. The value considers many site limitations, significantly diminishing its value for commercial use including: the need for zoning and planning approvals; the need and cost for Fulton Avenue interchange upgrades; the lack of adequate or nearby utilities and roadways; limitations from the existing longterm lease between the city and the

private Haggin Oaks Golf Course operator; and the cost to redesign and reconstruct impacted portions of the golf course. Powell falsely stated that the 60-acre site is commercially zoned land. It is not zoned for commercial uses, nor could it be developed with commercial uses or any uses other than golf and open space without rezoning and planning approvals that address the numerous issues listed above. Those issues, along with time, risk and cost, significantly reduce the value of this undeveloped site. Powell referenced nearby property sales as comparable properties to support his theory of undervalued land. The problem with his comparable sales is that they are not comparable. The properties Powell used for comparison are commercially zoned with street frontage, utilities and planning approvals with no outstanding mitigations for items such as freeway interchange improvements. The Haggin Oaks site does not have equal commercial value by simply being near to properly zoned and entitled commercial land. Powell states that two unidentified prominent local developers privately told him that the Haggin Oaks land was worth $15 million to $18 million. SBH and its development partners also completed a review of this site and reached a very different conclusion. Due to site constraints, they were not interested in acquiring the site, even at $3.9 million. For that reason and to further downtown revitalization, the city and SBH have tentatively agreed to substitute the 60-acre Haggin

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Oaks site for three small downtown sites totaling less than 1 acre. The estimated value of the three substitute sites is approximately $3 million. SBH’s land payment for all the properties remains at $38 million. We understand and appreciate the need for all voices, both in support and opposition, to share their feedback to this project. But when opponents resort to publicizing false and blatantly flawed information that confuses and misguides the public, everyone loses. In the meantime, the city is working to uphold the councilapproved term-sheet agreements in a transparent manner. We encourage the community to stay informed through regular updates at cityofsacramento.org/arena. John Dangberg is an assistant city manager for the city of Sacramento. He is the city’s lead executive overseeing the finance and development of a new downtown sports and entertainment center. n

CITY HALL FROM page 26 as some California communities have done to eliminate deficits? But to be frank, the severity of the short- and medium-term cash-flow problems the library system is facing probably does not provide enough time for the library to fully assess, let alone deploy, such cost-savings solutions before its cash problems reach the crisis point. However, the city does plan to come back to voters in two years and ask for an early renewal (and perhaps an increase) of the existing $29 library parcel tax, which expires in 2017. While Sacramento voters are famously supportive of their libraries (the 2007 parcel tax measure was approved by 72 percent of voters, and recent polls show that the proposed $12 hike enjoys similar support), library management and its governing board would be wise to fully examine and implement some of these economy moves before they return to the voters in 2016. Another open question is the impact of the proposed hike on those CITY HALL page 30

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One appealing feature of the proposed tax hike is that it reduces, to some degree, the library’s reliance on the city’s general fund for operating funds. Why is that a good move? Because in times of city budget crises—and the city’s budget is usually in crisis—the libraries, like city parks, are always the losers in budget fights with public-safety services like police and fire over the shrinking fiscal pie. To protect quality-of-life services like libraries and parks from the corrosive impact of boom and bust budget cycles (OK, mostly bust cycles, at least in recent years), it would be smart to develop independent sources of funding for such core government functions. Police and fire services allow us to survive, but libraries and parks help us thrive. One of the big questions on the public’s mind should be: Is the city library system well positioned to adapt to the new era of e-books? Does the system have a business plan in place that will allow it to afford e-book license charges imposed by e-book publishers? Will e-book publishers price their license fees too high out of fear of libraries competing with them for the business of e-book readers? (Sacramento library patrons already can acquire a library card and download an e-book from the library without even entering the library.) Will branch libraries with stacks of books and heavy facility costs become obsolete in the coming years (an idea that makes a bibliophile like me shudder)? There are library systems in the country that are now opening branch libraries that have no books, just computer terminals. It’s a brave new world for libraries, and the leadership of our library will have to have a conversation with Sacramento voters about its future—since its future, to a significant degree, is Sacramento’s future, as I’m sure the O’Toole brothers would heartily agree. 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 7183030. For more information, go to eyeonsacramento.org. n

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.E. Graswich is definitely not the new pen in town. He just has a knack for newness, especially when it comes to rewriting his own life story by adding new media to his resume and breaking ground as a champion for the community. You may have read his stories in The Sacramento Bee for more than 30 years. Seen hundreds of his reports on Channel 13’s evening news. Maybe you’ve sat near him at a Kings game while he covered the team for the better part of a decade. You may have even read his first book, “The Vagrant Kings,” published in November by I Street Press. Perhaps you worked with him while he was at Mayor Kevin Johnson’s office. So what’s new? What’s next? After a year writing his book, the prolific writer is joining Inside Publications as a columnist. Publisher Cecily Hastings couldn’t be happier. And Graswich couldn’t be more inspired, especially after technology’s advances triggered sweeping changes in print journalism, crimping the ability of daily papers everywhere to cover community news and features. As Graswich believes, that’s where the heart of the community lies. “Inside Publications is three things to the community: heart, home and health,” he says. “Cecily has created a model that works. I would so much rather cover the community than cover the Super Bowl. That meant absolutely nothing to me. There are 2,000 guys covering the Super Bowl, but nobody’s covering the teacher at

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McClatchy High School, things that are actually helping the community. That’s where the meaning is.” Graswich literally grew up while writing for The Bee, beginning his career as a freelance writer at the age

of 16. By 21, he had chalked up an F in math at community college, but he was a full-timer at The Bee, where he became both a sports and metro columnist until 2007.

“One of the reasons I left The Bee was I didn’t want to be in a place that was in the cutting mode,” he says. “Their solution to the Internet was to cut, so I didn’t want to sit there and watch the place get cut to ribbons and die. I would fight to the death if there was a plan. “Then along comes Cecily and she’s expanding. She has a communitybased business model and she’s expanding. She’s figured it out and she’s a success.” After leaving The Bee, the father of two stepped into television journalism at KOVR, producing the signature daily news story “The Scoop.” Johnson then tapped him for communications work from 2009 through the end of the mayor’s first term. Then it was back to the keyboard, where Graswich pulled from his 25-year history as a sports writer, his passion for how communities evolve and his insider political knowledge of the Kings (including transcripts of conversations between Kevin Johnson and NBA commissioner David Stern) to write “The Vagrant Kings.” “My book is focused on the Kings,” he says. “It’s a 75,000-word book, but there are only six pages on basketball. It’s all about the community, the city, the politics, what happened behind the scenes because of the Kings. It’s not about basketball; it’s everything but basketball and the effect basketball has had on the community.”“It changes the narrative a bit. The real hero of the book is not Kevin Johnson. It’s David Stern. David has really been the guy who has kept the Kings here. He guided Kevin MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR page 36

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was, as she puts it, “just coming of age.” When a job at the Sacramento Public Law Library came open in 1996, however, she put her business plans on hold to return to her familiar stamping grounds. “I’ve worn a lot of hats (here) over the years,” Henning says. “I started as a reference librarian and worked in computer services—basic IT stuff. Since most people didn’t have their own home computers, the library was a novelty. I then did full-time reference when we were located in the basement of the courthouse—we were like mushrooms down there, it was damp and it always seemed like it was

raining outside—until we moved to the Hall of Justice building. “I became the training coordinator for mandatory legal education when they built the training center on-site. Then the library director retired in 2005. I applied for the job and got it. The library has certainly taken me in lots of new directions.” For more than 120 years, the Sacramento Public Law Library has served as the nexus between the courts and the public, providing free access to legal information in a variety of formats. Want to know how to legally change your name? Fight a traffic ticket? Adopt a stepchild? Draft a will? Patent an invention?

Incorporate your business? Henning and her team can help, and do so for free. “We’re very forward-thinking,” Henning says. “We have lots of content on our website, a YouTube channel with how-to videos, podcasts. It’s our ‘virtual branch,’ if you will, and it’s open 24/7, 365. We have to keep evolving to stay relevant. We’re not just a warehouse for books.” Henning and her team, which consists of a staff attorney and paralegal, security, IT support services, technical services (the “behind-the-scenes” folks who manage acquisition and cataloging) and public services for reference

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EYE FOR ART For Donna Natsoulas, the Crocker Art Museum store is more than just a shop full of fun and functional gifts. It’s a destination.

“People tell me that even if they’ve traveled all over the world, our museum store is the most unique and has the best inventory,” Natsoulas says proudly. This fact is not a fluke: In her two years as manager and buyer, Natsoulas has made it her mission to take the venerable museum store from institutional necessity to gathering spot for shoppers and art aficionados alike. “It’s a given that once you’re in the museum, you’re probably going to go to the store,” Natsoulas says. “But in order to survive, we need customers from the outside, too. I want the store to be a destination spot. When you need a gift, think of the Crocker.” Natsoulas’ extensive experience in both art and retail management has come in handy during this process. An artist in her own right, Natsoulas is also married to Tony Natsoulas, the celebrated Sacramento ceramic sculptor. During the couple’s travels as art vendors, Natsoulas got to know craftspeople from all over the country, collecting business cards as well as

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NEIGHBOR FROM page 32 in the process. It was like a coachplayer relationship.” Graswich says some readers criticized him for writing about Johnson’s personal history with the Kings. “The book talked about Kevin not liking the Kings,” he says. “The team refused to draft him in ’87 when he was a senior at (UC Berkeley). It broke his heart. He never forgave them for that. Does that mean he’s opposed to the Kings being here? No.” The book details the symbiotic p between the Kings g relationship and the city. While the city saves a losing “orphan” franchise that had been bounced around thee he country, the p Kings help to Sacramento grow and give the ense region a sense nity, of community, a cultural hub. ena “The arena ngs has the Kings a 45 nights he year, but the building is open for boxing, concerts, rodeos,” Graswich says. “A city will die if it doesn’t have a cultural gathering place where we celebrate ourselves.” Ironically, this sportswriter says he is neither a sports fan nor an athlete. He’s simply fascinated by what sports do to people, cultures and communities. “I have never been a sports fan,” he says. “I have never liked playing sports. I’m interested in the business side. How do you sell tickets, market a team, the strategy of games, how you build a team, what makes a great player. I want to know why, out of

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about 300 NBA players, only about 10 of them are truly amazing. Why is this guy so much better than the rest? It’s not his speed or his jumping ability. It’s his heart or head or something else.” Graswich is energetic and engaging to talk with, even popping out of his chair at Temple Coffee when the subject of his wife comes up. “I hit the lottery,” he says. Then he tells the story of how former Bee reporter Elizabeth Hume and he have been married for nine years, thereby y qualifying qualifyi as the longest-married longest couple ever married marrie by Willie Brown. And here is h where wher things get exciting. e The Th story goes Hume had three requirements req for a hu husband: He m must not ha been have m married b before; he m must not have any children; and he must tall That’s be at least 6 feet tall. when Graswich jumped out of his chair to demonstrate. “I just stood on my tippy toes and said, ‘I have one of those three.’” But truth be told, even though he missed the boat on all her marriage material requirements, Graswich managed to sink the “three-pointer” when she agreed to spend the rest of her life with him. Hume heads up communications for the Elk Grove School District, and the couple live in the Pocket, where Graswich is consulting in communications, beginning at least two more books, finishing up his college degree with graduation on

his spring 2015 calendar, and writing Inside columns for Land Park and the Pocket. Oh, and by the way, look for him to write stories about C.K. McClatchy High School. He has a story or two planned about the school’s acclaimed Humanities and International Studies Program, in which teachers helped shape his sons’ lives and taught the boys the value of community.

“There’s got to be a way for the community to stay in touch with itself, the ties that bind the community together, the culture of the community.” William, 19, graduated from McClatchy’s HISP and is a freshman at UC Santa Barbara, and 17-year-old Robert is a junior on the same track. Both boys are tutoring their father in algebra so he can clear up that decades-old F from his transcript. (“I have to count on my fingers to do fractions!” Graswich says. “But I’m getting there!”) It’s the seemingly small-town stories about community programs like HISP that excite Graswich and keep him writing. Funny how long ago, writing those types of high school stories kept him from earning his college degree. And now writing those community stories is bringing him back in the classroom. “Thank goodness there’s an outlet for community news,” he says. “There’s got to be a way for the community to stay in touch with itself, the ties that bind the community together, the culture of the community. Cecily has created this model. It sounds corny, I know. But I am proud of it.” n

friends. When the museum job opened up, she knew she was up to the task. “Most museum store managers don’t have an art background,” Natsoulas says, clearly puzzled by that fact. “I’ve been in the art business all my life, so I know tons of artists all over the U.S. I contacted people I’d met along the way and asked if I could show their work in the store. My total focus has been on carrying things that are made here, so you can take a little bit of Sacramento and Northern California with you.” With her slew of contacts, Natsoulas has the difficult job of deciding who and what grace the shelves of the new-and-improved store that’s housed on the main floor of the Teel Family Pavilion, which opened in October 2010. The eagleeyed buyer keeps her requirements short and simple. “The pieces have to be wellmade, well-done, well-designed and affordable,” she says. “I want people to feel like they can take a piece of the Crocker collection home with them. I like to tie inventory in with the exhibition themes. We’ll even have some of the artists in the collection make pieces specifically to sell in the store. “The bottom line is making sure we have beautiful pieces that are up to the caliber of the Crocker, and still affordable.” Natsoulas has amassed an impressive array of merchandise that runs the gamut from the wearable (hand-knit hats, silk scarves, handmade jewelry) to the fun (toys, tabletop decorations, greeting cards) to the functional (ceramics, pottery, hand-blown glass and fiber art). Accessories abound, as do stunning art books that make you want to stand and stare for a spell. It’s no wonder that the store has become a shopping hot spot. “We have lots of people who come in who don’t live in Sacramento,” Natoulas says. “People bus in from the Bay Area and we get a lot of first-time visitors. I love that they’re discovering artisans from

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collectibles. “For a short while, Disney made its own collectibles” as opposed to licensing them to outside manufacturers, Rehg says. “It was my favorite job ever, until the new CEO closed our division.” Her Disney dreams dashed, Rehg turned to her attention to art. She served as the national sales manager for an art company and, in 1989, curated the show that put her on her

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Couch potato no more.

In 2010, Rehg made Art of Toys a reality, first as an online retailer (she Terri Rehg is the proprietor of Art of Toys, a specialty shop in Midtown

still has an extensive website) and then as a stand-up store where she could gather her goodies: artwork, vintage toys, gifts, desk decorations,

right here in Sacramento. We’ve gotten a beautiful response from the community.” Beautiful—just like the contents of the Crocker store itself. Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift? Check out the Crocker Art Museum store on the first floor of the Teel Family Pavilion (no admission required to shop) at 216 O St. Questions? Call 808-5531 or go to crockerartmuseum.org/store.

WHAT A DOLL! Terri Rehg has been collecting toys since the age of 5, when her Air Force pilot father suggested that each of his

eight children collect something—

stocking stuffers—“tchotchkes of

dolls, coins, stamps—that he could

all kinds,” as Rehg puts it. As you

bring them from abroad. Rehg took

might imagine, this “unretirement

her collecting seriously, documenting

job” keeps her busy buying toys from

each doll with discipline … and

all over the world and giving local

eventually making it her career.

artisans a place to show their work.

Rehg is the sole proprietor of Art

“I have local artists as well as

of Toys, a specialty shop in midtown

international artists showing all the

that carries—you guessed it—art and

time,” Rehg says. “I like to feature

toys.

artists that use toys in their art or

My mission has always been to

their final art is a toy. Every month,

represent toys as art and art as toys,”

the front gallery changes theme and

Rehg says.

I rotate the artists, art and gifts to

“I wanted to create a place where the art of the toy designer can be displayed, appreciated and sold as art

respect the theme.”

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Decades of Service SHE WORKS TO REPAIR THE WORLD, ONE LIFE AT A TIME

Reuben didn’t just fill slots; she envisioned new ones. She imagined a program, called Touch of Shabbat, that for more than 25 years has been delivering chicken soup, braided egg bread and applesauce to housebound AIDS patients. She expanded the NCJW domestic abuse program to address elderly abuse, human trafficking and access to health care. “Betty decided that our chapter should do this, and she called a group of us who couldn’t say no,” says Anne Eisenberg. “We continue to meet at her house because she feeds us. Family Shalom has become an incubator for a lot of social justice programs in our area.”

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often think to myself that I never had a plan for my life,” says 91-yearold Betty Reuben as she recalls a lifetime of community service and activism. “I just lived it.” Her life has had more impact and substance than most people’s, and she’s still living it every day with every ounce of her being. She has more energy than many half her age, and she uses it to nurture family, foster friendships and change the world one life at a time. Born in Flint, Mich., Reuben watched her mother support those in need and knew that this would be her path. “My parents told me I could do it, and I believed I could,” she says. When she moved to Southern California with her first husband, she found opportunities to get involved. “Things just fell into place, where it was possible for me to help out. And I did.” Did she ever: She led Scout troops for her children, chaired her synagogue’s board of education and was active in the Western Division of Jewish Family Service. Her toddler daughter helped out, delivering political pamphlets door to door in Santa Monica.

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Since moving to Sacramento in 1965, Betty Reuben has been involved in community service

Upon moving to Sacramento in 1965 with her husband, Jack, and four children, she leapt into community service, serving on the boards of JFS, Congregation B’nai Israel, the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Sacramento Valley Association for the Education of Young Children. When no one would take on the presidency of B’nai Israel’s Sisterhood, she stepped in. As an organizing member of the Committee of Concern, she

worked with others to fight hunger in the community. For more than 10 years, she served as California public affairs chair for the National Council of Jewish Women, testifying before the legislature and authoring a monthly newsletter for state NCJW chapters on issues related to women, children and the underprivileged. When NCJW introduced a nationwide initiative to combat domestic violence, she created a local program called Family Shalom.

“We continue to meet at her house because she feeds us. Family Shalom has become an incubator for a lot of social justice programs in our area.” As if she didn’t have enough on her plate, Reuben decided at the age of 47 to enroll in college, starting at Sacramento City College in 1969 and moving on to Sac State, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science and a master’s in early education. “I hadn’t completed college,” she recalls, “and Jack, who has a Ph.D., said, ‘You have time. You need to see that you’re as smart as everyone else.’ He was right.” As

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an adjunct professor at City College, she trained licensed preschool caregivers. “Betty and I went to college together and we became the best of friends,” says Carol Merritt, who also taught with Reuben in the child development program at City College. “She was a marvelous teacher, but she was always learning as well.” Reuben volunteered in the first-grade classroom at Jedediah Smith, an underprivileged elementary school, and taught in the Head Start program at a government-funded housing project. “I learned more from the parents in that program than they learned from me,” she says. “They were survivors, very smart.” “Betty is amazing at her age,” says Merritt. “She’s just a magnificent person, with a love of family and a strong faith. All of us who are her friends feel blessed.” Reuben’s friends are legion, and they know that “if you cough or sneeze anywhere near her, you’ll get homemade chicken soup,” says Merritt. “I can’t imagine my world without her,” says Eisenberg. “She has contributed more to this

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Many Roles ACTRESS, NURSE, TV COOKING INSTRUCTOR—SHE DOES IT ALL

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f you’ve ever seen Bonnie Antonini playing a nurse on TV, you might notice a couple of things. The first: She’s very pretty. Second: She looks awfully comfortable handling that IV bag. That’s probably because Antonini is both an adept actress—which you know if you’ve ever seen her in a play here in Sacramento or on TV in NBC’s “Trauma” or Ray Romano’s short-lived series “Men of a Certain Age”—and a registered nurse. Though she doesn’t practice her nursing abilities anymore on real-life patients, the training comes in handy on set.

The start of any new healthy habit is hard. “It’s like giving something up for Lent,” Antonini sighs. A friend of mine suggested that I put R.N. on my résumé and I said, ‘Why? Anyone can put on scrubs,’” Antonini says with a laugh. “But he was so right. I can’t believe how many jobs I’ve gotten because of it.” While Antonini works regularly in a mélange of media—commercials, industrials, plays, radio, hosting, voiceovers and online—and maintains that “If you want to work as an actress, you’ve got to do lots of

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Bonnie Antonini is an actress, a nurse and a chef with her own online cooking show, "Vegetarian Cooking for Carnivores"

things,” her primary passion is found much closer to home. “I was an actress as a kid, but I always really wanted to be a mom and a wife,” Antonini admits. “When I got married, I jumped in whole hog. I was like June Cleaver. I made everything: bedspreads, food, you name it.” She never expected that her dream job would have an expiration date. “I completely forgot that my kids would grow up and not need me,” she says. (Her two boys are now teenagers and fast approaching the age at which they’ll fly the nest.) “Then a neighbor kid who attends American River College mentioned that he was doing a play at school and that anyone can

audition, even if you’re not a student. I thought, ‘Why not?’ I auditioned and got cast in the play—‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’—and I’ve never looked back.” Antonini, a Los Angeles native, now spends a lot of time traveling back and forth between her home and her old stomping ground to audition for and record commercials. Surprisingly, the trip back to Sacramento feels sweeter and sweeter every time. “My husband and I moved here supposedly temporarily when he was doing his [medical] internship at UC Davis,” Antonini says. “He ended up going into practice here, and now we’ve lived in Sacramento for more

than 20 years. Although I groan about it all the time, I really love this city. Being in L.A. so much for work, I see all the superficiality there—it’s everywhere—and I can’t wait to get back here.” Another thing may be to blame for her rapid return trips: Antonini is hard at work on an online cooking show, “Vegetarian Cooking for Carnivores,” which she films in her house and posts online for devoted and potential vegetarians alike. “I grew up in an ArmenianAmerican household,” Antonini explains, “so there was meat in everything. We probably had it at

least twice a day. When I finally left home, I had heard about ‘vegetarians’ and about the terrible treatment animals go through and thought, ‘I don’t want to participate in this; I love animals.’ So I became a vegetarian.” The start of any new healthy habit is hard. “It’s like giving something up for Lent,” Antonini sighs. “Suddenly it’s all you can think of. You feel like a meat alcoholic.” But she soon found that her natural cooking inclination could make it much more palatable. In fact, she cooks only vegetarian food for her family, though all three men remain staunch meat lovers.) “Meals get pretty boring without meat,” Antonini admits. “You can only cook eggs so many ways. But then I discovered imitation meat, and a whole world opened up.” Antonini now shares this delicious new world with her viewers in short, easy-to-swallow segments that feature simple recipes for creating delectable meatless meals. It’s the perfect combination of her comfort in front of

the camera and considerable skills in the kitchen. “My goal is to have my own show someday on the Oprah network or Food Network,” Antonini says. “I’m waiting until I have a good amount of episodes. Then I’ll shop the show. You have to be proactive in your career. I’m not going to wait for the Food Network to come find me here in Sacramento.” Ever the entrepreneur, Antonini has set her sights not only on TV but also on radio. “I’ve been asked to do a radio version of my cooking show,” she says, “and I would love to host a female chat show because I love listening to women talk. It’s amazing how much time flies by when you’re talking to a friend.” With all that the affable Antonini has going on, it’s sure to be an interesting conversation. To see episodes of Bonnie Antonini’s online vegetarian cooking show, go to vegetariancookingforcarnivores. wordpress.com. n

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Lines of poetry and paintings by graphic designers appear on the walls of five buildings along Del Paso Boulevard of the Del Paso Words & Walls Project.

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Benjamin Della Rosa (“I like your scene” at 1721 Del Paso), Tim Kahl and William Leung (“In scarcity, we bare the teeth” at 1516 Del Paso), Danny Romero and Laura EdmistenMatranga (“A thing of beauty, shining in her eyes” at 2138 Del Paso) and Paco Marquez and Hans Bennewitz (“You silver spark the sapphirebouquet mind” at 2308 Del Paso). The works debuted last fall and will stay up at least six months, although Willis says she hopes the building owners will want to keep the artworks longer. “Artists help us understand other people and our place in the world,” Willis says about the works. “Words & Walls considers the diversity of area from the scarcity of it to the joy of it. When you look at the poems together, they communicate the depth of the area. That’s why we have artists, to translate the emotional connection to life.” Debra Belt can be reached at fab. studio@att.net. n

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A Big Day for Sac State GIVING TUESDAY IS A CHARITABLE ANTIDOTE TO SHOPPERS’ BLACK FRIDAY

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acramento State Alumni Association recently launched a new fundraiser called Giving Tuesday, so named because it takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday is a national initiative designed to counter Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the biggest shopping days of the year. More than 6,500 corporate and nonprofit organizations participate in Giving Tuesday. Alum exec Jennifer Barber said the one-day event was a success, raising $55,394 for the association and adding 175 new contributors to the association’s roster of regular donors. Students did their part, making polite, friendly telephone calls to alumni and writing thankyou notes to contributors. For more information, go to SacStateAlumni. com or call 278-5124.

RED CROSS HONORS The Capital Region Chapter of the American Red Cross honored local everyday heroes at its 13th annual Red Cross Heroes Luncheon in December. Among those honored was

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Bodie, a 5-year-old German shepherd and member of the Sacramento police K-9 unit who was shot in the line of duty in May 2012. (Don’t worry: He’s fine now.) Other honorees included Linda Jiminez, who saved the life of a wounded neighbor; Mary Schlosser, who performed CPR when a fellow tennis player collapsed during a game; Steve Kelleher and Peter Craig, who aided a stranger injured in a bike accident; Laquan Allen, who saved a drowning child; Tayler Burkhat, a 6-year-old who called 911 when her mom collapsed from an allergic reaction; Dr. Jackie Agee, who ministered to a colleague having a seizure; Ryan Padgett, a member of the U.S. Air Force who works with the Red Cross to educate students; Max Fregoso, the founder of Fregoso Outdoor Foundation, which helps military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other physical disabilities; Jason LeBlanc, who performed CPR on a fellow shopper at Costco; Zandra Guiten-Bellard, who assisted a man after he was hit by an Amtrak train; Malik Bennet, who extinguished an apartment fire; and Mark Divittorio, who saved a family from drowning after their SUV fell into a river near Kyburz.

THOSE PENNIES ADD UP Toby Johnson Middle School in Elk Grove has students who care. During a 10-day event, students and faculty conducted a fundraiser called Pennies for the Philippines to support Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts. They raised $2,863.04, which they presented to the American Red Cross.

NEWS FROM LOS NINOS Los Ninos Service League operates Casa Garden Restaurant, which raises money for Sacramento Children’s Home on Sutterville Road. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the league is planning special activities for May 5 through 8. In the meantime, the league raised a little more than $10,500 at its October gala, up nearly $3,000 from the year before. Mary Weaver chaired the event, assisted by Jean Bell, Fayne Caffrey, Marilyn FerrisSteed, Marilyn Macvicar, Marlene Oehler, Janine Orsi, Kathy Randall, Polly Schack, Sue Scotland and Joan Simmons. Los Ninos will hold its volunteer Valentine’s dinner on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Each member planning to attend may bring one guest. Just a reminder: Los Ninos always needs volunteers to work in the kitchen, serve the diners (and clear the tables, too) and keep the garden seasonally attractive. Call 452-2809 for the next volunteer training session.

SURGING ON Serotonin Surge Charities puts energy into its annual fundraiser. Through the years, SSC has raised nearly $3 million (!) for medical clinics serving the underinsured and uninsured, as well as for Cure Breast Cancer and the Serotonin Surge Thrive scholarship fund. Interested in helping out? Circle May 16 on your calendar for the 2014 Spring Surge, an evening of food, wine and fashion. Proceeds will support safety-net

medical clinics in the Sacramento region. For more information, go to serotoninsurge.org or call (530) 7574114.

GIVING TIME Need a place to put in some volunteer time? Consider Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails. The organization welcomes students looking for ways to fulfill their community service commitment. Nonteens also are welcome. Whatever your age, call 444-5900 ext. 209 to find out how to donate time (or money, if that works better). For more information, go to sacbreathe. org.

FOR THE YOUNG Sunburst Projects provides support services to families affected by HIV/AIDS. During the holidays, the organization provided gifts for children and grocery store gift certificates for their families. For more information, call 440-8889 or go to sunburstprojects.org.

FREE FESTIVAL Several thousand people took part in Midtown Business Association’s free arts festival in October. There was a craft beer garden and a fashion show, and a mural created by local artists Jose Di Gregorio, Micah Crandall-Bear and Kim Squaglia served as a backdrop for the main stage. For more information, go to mbasac.com. Gloria Glyer can be reached at gglyer@sbbmail.com. n

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Falling in Love IT’S A GOOD MONTH TO REALIZE LIFE IS PRETTY GOOD

kill two birds with one stone during

make sure to take notice. They call it

November, am I right?

Caught Ya Being Good, and it really

As the months go on, each with

works to encourage the kids to do the

its own list of things we “should”

right thing day in and day out. I’ve

celebrate or “should” focus on, one

even seen kids praising each other for

thing keeps running through my

“being good.”

mind. Shouldn’t we be doing all this loving, appreciating and expressing our gratitude all year long? What if

BY STEPHANIE RILEY PARENT TALES

we loved a veteran and ate a turkeyand-cranberry sandwich at the gym in August? Is that so wrong?

very January, most of

I love holidays as much as the

America is busy trying to

next gal (perhaps more, because each

make a change. Go on a diet,

holiday offers an opportunity to make

hit the gym, try a new activity, stop

coordinating sugar cookies), but

smoking … the list of resolutions

associating certain emotions with only

that are made (and sadly, those

particular times of the year seems

that are abandoned) in the first

more than a little silly.

month of the year is astounding. Come February, our attention

I don’t want February to be the month of love. I want every month

turns to love and romance. While

to be filled with love. And gratitude?

I typically dismiss Valentine’s Day

Let’s practice true thankfulness every

as a Hallmark holiday, I appreciate

single day. It’s not that difficult,

the expressions of love that seem to

really, to count our blessings.

burst forth at this otherwise dreary

Beginning each day by taking stock

time of year. Working in the wedding

in all the things that are going right

industry, I’m prone to gushing over

is a great way to set the tone for a

the sweet things in life like romantic

fantastic day. Every day—not just in

proposals and huge bouquets of

November when the air turns cold

peonies. I like those things year-

and the kids are tracing their hands

round, but for some reason, they seem

to make pictures of turkeys.

to get more attention in February. In spring, we Americans celebrate

Every day—not just in November when the air turns cold and the kids

renewal, while July is focused on

are tracing their hands to make

patriotism, and so on. Of course,

pictures of turkeys.

November is all about gratitude,

In my kids’ schools, the

as we are admonished to count our

teachers focus on catching the

many blessings. And turkey. Don’t

kids demonstrating good behavior.

forget the turkey. Hey: If your year

Whether the student exhibits

was a turkey, you could in effect

empathy, respect for others, kindness or another great trait, the teachers

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Here is my challenge for the month of love and romance. Let’s fall in love with our own lives for a change. Whether or not we have someone to send a mushy card to, we can do this. Perhaps we adults need to do the same. We could begin by recognizing the great traits in the people around us, and extend the warm feelings by taking note of things that are going well in our own lives. Wouldn’t that be a nice change from growling about getting cut off on the freeway, not getting the raise we expected or having too much laundry to do? Before you accuse me of being too Pollyanna-ish, let me just admit it straight away: I’m an incurable optimist. Despite my “glass half full” (or more) attitude, I have crummy days, too. I once had a week during which I went into divorce mediation and received notice of an IRS tax

audit. If only I’d had a kid barfing in the background, it would have been a trifecta of pain and misery. And that was only one week. Oh, yeah, it was also my birthday and wedding anniversary. The great thing about that experience, and some of the other bumps in the road of life, is that these things pass. We still have clean drinking water, most of us have enough to eat, and we have at least one person in our life that would pick us up if we got a flat tire. In my opinion, that is more than enough to be thankful for. While we wander about striving for more, perhaps 2014 is a good time to recognize that most of us truly have “enough.” Enough money, enough friends, enough opportunity. Here is my challenge for the month of love and romance. Let’s fall in love with our own lives for a change. Whether or not we have someone to send a mushy card to, we can do this. While our heads are still resting on our soft, warm pillows, let’s take a moment to count at least five good things happening in our lives right now. It’s not that difficult, and unlike the things in the Tiffany & Co. catalog, it’s free. Daily gratitude is not that difficult. Every day may not be the best day of your life, but we all have things that are going right. By the time Thanksgiving rolls around this year, we could be masters of counting our blessings. If nothing else, you could begin by being thankful that you didn’t receive a letter from the IRS in the mail today. n

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The Archival Gallery presents the newest works of two of Sacramento’s most popular artists: Eric Dahlin and Maureen Hood. Shown is one of Hood’s collages from “Friends and Acquaintances.” Archival Gallery is at 3223 Folsom Blvd. (archivalframe.com) David Wetzl has spent the better part of two decades unwinding in pictures the knot of human consciousness. This JAYJAY exhibit celebrates his retirement with a survey of his work that spans 20-plus years, including never-beforeseen drawings from the early ’90s, a selection of work from private collections, available recent works and a grand new painting that indicates that Wetzel is entering a phenomenal period of creativity. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment. JAYJAY is at 5520 Elvas Ave. (jayjayart.com)

Alex Bult Gallery welcomes the return of Bay Area figurative artist Ursula O’Farrell. The solo exhibition, “Inner Light,” features new paintings by the nationally recognized painter. The show runs from Feb. 4 through March 1. Alex Bult Gallery is at 1114 21st St. (alexbultgallery.com)

More than 300 artworks from all types of media will be shown at “Animal House,” an annual animal-themed art show from Feb. 19 through March 8 at Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Expect to see pets, zoo animals and birds of all kinds. Shown is a painting by Pat Jones of Fair Oaks. Sacramento Fine Arts Center is at 5330B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael (sacfinearts.org).

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The Dash WHAT WILL YOU DO BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF LIFE AND THE END?

Recently, I was making my rounds

doctor and the man leaned forward,

to ask, but of course no one could

coming from the room directly across

squinting to read my name badge.

answer that.

threshold, I saw a man holding his chest and rocking back and forth on his bed.

“I’m Norris,” I said. “I’m one of the hospital chaplains.” In the acute ICU environment,

The man’s condition once again confirmed for me a truth I see every day in the hospital—namely, that no

I’m careful about my introductions,

doctor can predict when life will begin

because my random entrance into

or when it will end. Therefore, the

myself to someone who shared an

a room can prompt chaplain-phobic

only choice we have about our lives is

uncanny resemblance with me. While

patients to blurt out, “Am I dying?”

what to do between our first breath

Inside the room, I introduced

we weren’t exactly long-lost twins,

At that point, I usually try to

and our last.

BY NORRIS BURKES

he was a tall white male who was

assure the frightened patient that

SPIRIT MATTERS

reasonably slim. His receding gray

I am only making a routine visit.

Dash,” illustrates this point

hair argued for more than the 56

My answer tends to belay the fear

beautifully.

years stated on his chart.

that I’m the Grim Reaper wearing a

ike most hospital chaplains, I spend my day walking long hallways, going room to room

and introducing myself to patients who have been admitted with a wide variety of ailments. My introductions feel a lot like speed dating, a process through which a large number of busy folks meet in a bar for a series of short “dates” usually lasting about five minutes apiece. Only in my case, I am doing speed assessments designed to determine a patient’s spiritual needs.

“Hello,” I said. “Sounds like you’re

colorful necktie.

in quite a bit of pain. Should I call a “She’s already working on it,” he replied. “Good. You’re in compassionate hands,” I said. Just then, the nurse leaned through the doorway and asked him to estimate his pain level using a sliding scale of 1 to 10. “Ten out of 10!” he said, grimacing, as if hoping to raise his bid.

The man's condition once again confirmed for me a truth I see every day in the hospital-namely, that no doctor can predict when life will begin or when it will end.

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The poem describes the simple mark carved on every tombstone. birth and the year of our death. We have absolutely no impact on either of those dates, but the dash represents the far-reaching impact we all have on the time between those dates. Ellis closes her poem with these lines: “So, when your eulogy is being read,/with your life’s actions to rehash …/would you be proud of the things they say/about how you spent YOUR dash?” The most appropriate question is not the one we often ask our doctors: How much longer? The only viable question about life is the one we ask

This assurance must have worked,

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“How much more time?” I wanted

in the ICU when I heard moans from the nurses’ station. At the door’s

The nurse withdrew in search of a

because the patient asked me to stick around. “I may need you later,” he said. So I stood my ground. In between waves of moaning, the man explained that “years of rough living” had severely limited his time on earth.

ourselves: Are we making a difference with the dash between our dates? 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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Local architect Donald Fugina Jr. thinks every person’s home should be like a swell hotel. “Our homes should recharge us, nourish us and cradle us,” he says.

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ugina and his wife, Corinne, designed their own Pocketarea home 15 years ago with that thought in mind. The 3,400-square-foot house has a large dining room and a large, familyfriendly kitchen—but no living room. Instead, nestled between kitchen and dining room is a comfortable family room with a fireplace. “After 15 years, there is not one thing I would really change,” says Fugina, president of the architecture and interior design firm Donald Joseph Inc. He designs gorgeous rooms meant to be lived in, not roped off for company. Referring to the oncecommon practice of covering “good furniture” with plastic slipcovers, he says, “If you are going to make beautiful rooms, make sure you can use them.” Designing a house suited to a corner lot dotted with large trees was a challenge even for Fugina, a Sacramento native who has worked as an architect for 35 years. By using

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“We sit out here and visit with the neighbors as they walk their dogs,” he says. Inside the house, two arched windows—one in the family room, the other in the kitchen—bring in views of the large neighborhood trees

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replicate combat in confined quarters such as a castle hallway. “There is etiquette involved as well as strategy and logic, but just as important is physical ability and technical skill. The sport requires strength, stamina and good handeye coordination. Learning proper footwork is essential, as well as blade work.” I would have added grace and fluidity to the list after watching Lee glide across the floor like a ballet dancer.

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avid Lee had a scratch on his cheek. “A fencing injury?” I asked. “Shaving,” he said, a bit sheepishly. Apparently the razor is mightier than the sword. Lee and his wife, Jeanette Strumillo, operate Sacramento Saber Fencing, a private fencing club in Rancho Cordova. Until I came across a couple of teenage boys fencing in Carmichael Park last December, I had no idea such clubs existed. I’ve watched fencing competitions during the Summer Olympics, and I’m aware that some colleges have fencing teams, but a local fencing club? “Sure,” said the boys. “It’s been cool ever since the ‘Star Wars’ movies.” You never know what you’ll learn on a Sunday walk in the park. “Actually, ‘Star Wars’ is what gets a lot of people interested in fencing,” said Lee. He, however, began fencing in college and has always loved the sport. Just like the boys in the park, Strumillo saw “Star Wars” and thought it looked like fun. Of course, the Jedi warriors in the movie use lightsabers. At Sacramento Saber

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Members of the Sacramento Saber Fencing club work on their technique during a recent training session at their Rancho Cordova facility

Fencing, they use more contemporary weapons. As Lee explained, there’s a lot more to fencing than waving sabers around and trying not to get hit. Fencing was a sport in the original Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. In modern-day competition, a fencer scores by touching an opponent with the sword. Points are based on where the hit occurred. No points are scored for a hit below the waist because historically it was not chivalrous to injure an opponent’s horse. Today, bouts take place in a strip of space to

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Reading the Signs DO YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE MYSTERIOUS MARKINGS MEAN?

BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE

o you know what to do when you are driving and come across white shark’s teeth or a “sharrow” on the pavement? Do you know what these mysterious markings mean? We see pavement markings and traffic signs every day. These “devices” are intended to provide useful information to travelers and make roads safer. But sometimes they can befuddle motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. As a result, otherwiselaw-abiding citizens may not heed their messages. That decidedly unintentional response can be just as dangerous as the behavior of scofflaws. Ideally, the meanings of signs and markings would be intuitively obvious in a world that bombards drivers with impressions. Signs and markings have to be noticed and convey their messages quickly and concisely. There’s no time or space for long essays—a couple of words, a pictogram or simply a painted line will have to do. Stop lines (sometimes called stop bars) are broad white stripes, 1 to 2 feet wide, that are placed across approaches to “controlled” intersections. Controlled intersections

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typically have a traffic signal or STOP sign. The intent of stop lines is for motorists to stop behind them. The line lets motorists know they should yield to pedestrians in advance of crosswalks. They help keep drivers from rolling into and blocking crosswalks, practices that can endanger, inconvenience and infuriate pedestrians. If there is no marked crosswalk (crosswalks always exist at intersections even if unmarked), the stop line is set back at least 4 feet from the intersecting street. If there

is a marked crosswalk, the stop line is set back at least 4 feet from the crosswalk line. Shark’s teeth are a series of painted white triangles running across a lane. They represent a yield line that should be set back 4 to 30 feet from a pedestrian crossing. Yield lines give motorists a better view of crossing pedestrians and reduce the threat of a common type of collision. When a pedestrian has to cross more than one lane in each direction, a car in one lane may stop and block the

view of a motorist in the adjacent lane. If the motorist in the adjacent lane then passes the stopped car, she may hit the unsuspecting pedestrian. It appears to me that there are many crosswalks in Midtown and elsewhere in the city that could use some shark’s teeth to make them safer. Sharrows, more formally called shared lane markings, consist of a bicycle logo under a pair of chevrons. They look like a bike under a roof. For streets without bike lanes, sharrows are intended to alert

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motorists where on the street they are likely to encounter cyclists. Where lanes are too narrow for motorists and bicyclists to travel side by side, sharrows should encourage motorists to wait to pass and to pass at a safe distance. The positioning of sharrows should prompt bicyclists to ride more in the middle of a traffic lane. That is away from the door zone where an opening car door can seriously injure a passing cyclist. The arrow design of sharrows gives bicyclists a hint to ride in the same direction as motor vehicle traffic.

Xing seems like a Chinese name. What’s it doing on an American traffic sign? But there it is on PED XING warning signs. Some time last year, driving on H Street in East Sacramento during an evening trip with my wife and son, I encountered a diamondshaped warning sign with yellow flashing lights. “That’s new,” I said. “I wonder what the flashing lights mean.” “Dad, stop!” my son cried. An unseen (at least by me) pedestrian was in the crosswalk marked by the sign. I should have figured out what the lights were indicating, but since they weren’t red, they failed to communicate to me to stop. Xing seems like a Chinese name. What’s it doing on an American traffic

sign? But there it is on PED XING warning signs. Teri Duarte, executive director of WALKSacramento, asks, “How are people supposed to know what ped ‘zing’ means?” She wonders if nonnative English speakers can figure this sign out. PED XING is abbreviated jargon for pedestrian crossing. Often this same message is better conveyed by a picture of a man walking. SHARE THE ROAD placards may be mounted under bicycle warning signs. Some motorists misinterpret this combination of signs as directed at bicyclists—meaning bicyclists should get out of their way or that a lane is safe to share side by side. Some bicyclists see it as telling motorists to stay away from them or that the road is a preferred route for cyclists. The message of this sign is essentially that all road users should cooperate and respect one another. Europeans and other countries use different sign conventions than the United States. European signs are more likely to use symbols than words. They are probably more universal and less ambiguous because of it. They also have different pavement markings, including zigzag lines near curbs that are just as mysterious as anything in the United States. With the Internet at our fingertips, we have the resources to find out the meaning of any sign or marking. For everyone’s well-being, we should know what they mean. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. n

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Thawing Out HOW DID YOUR PLANTS FARE IN THE BIG FREEZE?

evergreen plants may grow more leaves, and perennials will most likely come back from their roots. Unless you are absolutely sure, wait to clear away dead vegetation and see if new growth emerges at the base or along the branches. Before you cut off apparently dead growth, scrape a bit of the stem to see if there is a green layer underneath. If there is, it may regrow. If not, cut it off just above a live bud or flush with the nearest live branch. Don’t do it too soon. According to UC Davis, the average date of Sacramento’s last freeze is Feb. 10, and there is still a chance of frost through mid-March.

BY ANITA CLEVENGER GARDEN JABBER

n December, ghostly shapes materialized throughout our city after we covered our plants to protect them from a sudden hard freeze. Christmas may have been coming, but it looked more like Halloween. We employed sheets, burlap and special fabric designed for frost protection. Some people added a festive touch by running old-school incandescent Christmas lights underneath to add a few more degrees of warmth, an especially good idea for tender citrus. Smart gardeners also watered their plants and pulled tender potted plants under shelter or inside. Despite all of this effort, did some of your plants suffer freeze damage this winter? If so, you are not alone. The weather turned very cold, very quickly, after weeks of unusually balmy fall weather that encouraged plants to keep on growing and blooming. Plant growth usually slows down and hardens off before really cold weather hits, but not this winter. The drought also took a toll. Many of us had turned off our irrigation systems, anticipating rain that never fell. Last-minute watering may

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not have been enough for alreadydehydrated plants, whose leaves, buds and twigs are especially vulnerable to freezing weather. On a windy day, frozen leaves will dry out in a matter of hours. Repeated frigid nights followed by dry, warm, sunny days make matters worse. While the freeze was early and abrupt, it wasn’t especially cold. December is usually our coldest month of the year, as anybody taking

a bike ride to go look at holiday lights can attest. Sacramento experiences at least a few hard freezes (several hours at or below 28 degrees Fahrenheit) every year. At such temperatures, many plants need some protection or ice crystals will form in their cells and cause them to rupture. It’s not always easy to tell if a plant can be saved after a freeze. Annuals die every winter, and frostbitten succulents, tropical and other tender plants may have perished. Damaged

I’ve learned to appreciate the structure of bare branches against a winter sky and the forms of pruned roses, brown grasses and spent perennials. However, some damaged plants are just plain ugly. I’ve learned to appreciate the structure of bare branches against a winter sky and the forms of pruned roses, brown grasses and spent perennials. However, some damaged plants are just plain ugly. If a plant suffers so much freeze damage that it isn’t beautiful or

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productive, it needs to go. My variegated Eureka lemon suffered major frost damage nearly every year, perhaps because its decorative greenand-white foliage had less protective chlorophyll. This semi-dwarf tree was too big to cover. Sick of seeing its dead growth and brown leaves, I cut it to the ground. Good riddance. I’ve also given up on brugmansia, known as Angel’s Trumpet. The huge, dangling, dramatic flowers are magnificent and powerfully fragrant, but the plants would freeze shortly after the flowers began to bloom, leaving nothing but nasty shriveled stalks. Before I buy a plant, I check its climate zone in “Sunset Western Garden Book.” We live in Zone 14, an area with chilly winters and hot summers, tempered by some marine influence. I want plants that will grow in my yard with a minimum of babying. If they are tender, require better drainage than my soil provides or need a lot of water, they don’t come home with me. Nurseries and catalogs often speak in terms of the U. S. Department of Agriculture climate zone. Sunset

has 24 western zones, plus two for Hawaii. The USDA has 13 major zones for the entire country. It considers Sacramento to be in subzone 9b, with average annual extreme minimum temperatures of 25 to 30 F. While many winters don’t get colder than this, it happened in both January and December last year. My garden is in a low spot where cold air settles. Plants that are badly damaged for me may do just fine in other microclimates in Sacramento. In your yard, look for cold and warm pockets and plan accordingly. If you really covet a too-tender plant, find the warmest spot possible and be prepared to protect it from freezing. If you don’t shroud it like a ghost, it will probably die and haunt you. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 875-6913, go to ucanr.edu/sites/sacmg/ or attend Fair Oaks Horticulture Center’s open garden on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. The center is at 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd. n

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95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 3523 I ST 2309 D ST 3316 I ST 1741 39TH ST 542 38TH ST 1433 SANTA YNEZ WAY 1567 SANTA YNEZ WAY 3543 D ST

$322,000 $510,000 $282,000 $605,000 $325,000 $325,000 $435,000 $290,000

2515 CAPITOL AVE 2720 E ST 549 39TH ST 1715 27TH ST 2515 D

95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 3335 7TH AVE 2915 57TH ST 3414 TRIO LN 2806 KROY WAY 3332 V ST 3416 TRIO LN 3208 40TH ST 2197 57TH ST 3890 3RD AVE 3418 TRIO LN 3426 38TH ST 3740 7TH AVE 2531 35TH ST 2780 63RD ST 3422 TRIO LN 3420 TRIO LN 2715 57TH ST 3409 42ND ST 3404 TRIO LN 5257 V ST 2201 57TH ST 2981 KROY WAY 3515 37TH ST 3506 10TH AVE 3410 TRIO LN 2399 58TH ST 2130 48TH ST 4211 12TH AVE 3416 7TH AVE 3304 SAN CARLOS WAY 2240 33RD ST

95818 LAND PARK, CURTIS PARK 2905 MUIR WAY 2620 4TH AVE 2723 HARKNESS ST 2640 14TH ST 2665 17TH ST 2659 13TH ST 1530 11TH AVE 1970 7TH AVE 2754 MUIR 2020 12TH ST 2121 14TH ST 614 FREMONT WAY 2648 LAND PARK DR 1965 3RD AVE 2681 10TH AVE 2650 CURTIS WAY 2778 17TH ST 2121 W ST 3712 BROCKWAY CT 661 SWANSTON DR 2755 RIVERSIDE BLVD 1649 9TH AVE 2300 X ST 1640 10TH AVE

$1,037,500 $5,000 $250,000 $322,000 $283,000

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95819 EAST SACRAMENTO, RIVER PARK 1540 48TH ST 5014 M ST 1556 48TH ST

$292,000 $620,000 $308,000

123 SAN ANTONIO WAY 862 41ST ST 4141 D ST 1316 47TH ST 1651 51ST ST 5001 JERRY WAY 1062 56TH ST 4823 JERRY WAY 861 56TH ST 1709 42ND ST 4813 B ST 549 39TH ST 95 AIKEN WAY 5421 SPILMAN AVE 3830 BREUNER AVE 420 PALA WAY 114 52ND ST

$388,000 $543,500 $278,000 $730,000 $280,000 $325,000 $389,000 $349,000 $360,000 $365,000 $344,890 $250,000 $340,000 $425,000 $350,000 $383,000 $475,000

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE 2400 TYROLEAN WAY 4110 SAINT ANDREWS AVE 3200 RUBICON WAY 2671 BELL ST 3801 EDISON AVE 2820 ALAMITOS WAY 3105 GREENWOOD AVE 4420 ROBERTSON AVE 2450 TOWN CIR 3012 WHITNEY AVE 3824 DURAN CIR 2529 DARWIN ST 3016 FAIRWAYS CT 3619 LARCHMONT SQ LN 2905 GREENWOOD AVE

$58,500 $330,000 $165,000 $210,000 $253,000 $222,500 $225,000 $380,000 $200,000 $215,000 $330,000 $144,900 $205,000 $90,000 $294,000

95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 7490 CARELLA DR 6216 HERMOSA ST 7101 TAMOSHANTER WAY 2355 MANGRUM AVE 7460 BALFOUR WAY 945 ROEDER WAY 7566 SKELTON WAY 5731 S LAND PARK DR 1456 ARVILLA DR 1340 35TH AVE 4731 MONTEREY WAY 1237 42ND AVE 4211 WARREN AVE 1701 SHIRLEY DR 6060 GLORIA DR #18 2240 67TH AVE 2213 MEADOWVIEW RD 2608 HING AVE 1141 WEBER WAY 6930 21ST ST 1431 DICKSON AVE 925 BELL AIR DR 2807 TOY AVE 6320 VENTURA ST 7518 19TH ST 2118 65TH AVE 7548 EDDYLEE WAY 2100 MURIETA WAY 3236 TORRANCE AVE 7413 TROON WAY 1760 59TH AVE 5961 MCLAREN AVE 2049 51ST AVE 3232 TORRANCE AVE 2604 HING AVE 7479 GEORGICA WAY 3838 W LAND PARK DR

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2221 HOLLYWOOD WAY 1620 SUTTERVILLE RD 5652 DANA 2641 51ST AVE 7234 AMHERST ST 3228 TORRANCE AVE 6424 ROMACK CIR 1701 FRUITRIDGE RD 7344 SPRINGMAN ST 2501 LOCK AVE 6849 23RD ST 7532 COSGROVE WAY 2213 MEER WAY 2142 KIRK WAY 5631 25TH ST 2330 HALDIS WAY 5210 VIRGINIA WAY 3224 TORRANCE AVE 5955 MCLAREN AVE 6520 GOLF VIEW DR 5301 25TH ST 3220 TORRANCE AVE 2191 MEADOWVIEW RD 5830 GLORIA DR 7478 HENRIETTA 6971 MIDDLECOFF WAY 2405 40TH AVE 3216 TORRANCE AVE 4643 CABANA WAY 7433 CARELLA DR 2700 GARDENDALE RD 1316 LUCIO LN 1316 LUCIO

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95825 ARDEN

2205 BYRON RD $150,000 1411 HESKET WAY $98,500 2472 LARKSPUR LN #363 $65,000 792 WOODSIDE LN #1 $122,000 2277 WYDA WAY $202,000 510 WOODSIDE OAKS #1 $157,500 510 WOODSIDE OAKS #1 $157,500 737 COMMONS DR $300,000 1010 DUNBARTON CIR $360,000 2290 UNIVERSITY AVE $420,000 749 BLACKMER CIR $550,000 2008 ERNEST WAY $71,500 3258 VIA GRANDE $110,000 540 HARTNELL PL $290,550 2229 WOODSIDE LN #6 $93,000 2278 SIERRA BLVD UNIT D $207,500 143 HARTNELL PL $235,000 712 WOODSIDE EAST LN #3$125,000 2280 HURLEY WAY #56 $117,000 873 WOODSIDE LN #7 $75,000 2413 BRENTWOOD RD $327,500 119 HARTNELL PL $295,500 887 WOODSIDE LANE E #4 $60,000 2100 KEITH WAY $25,000 3210 COTTAGE WAY $130,000 3104 SUNVIEW AVE $180,000 2430 PAVILIONS PL LN #311 $470,000 323 HARTNELL PL $264,900

95831 GREENHAVEN, S LAND PARK 6746 SWENSON WAY 959 PARK RANCH WAY 8 FLORENCE CT 7843 RIVER ESTATES DR 10 OAK RNCH 6623 TRUDY WAY

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95864 ARDEN

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Scott Syphax MENTORING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO BE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW

all-day selection interview. We have a cross section of leaders from business to politics who hold the interviews, everyone from judges to CEOs to elected officials. It is the leadership of this region who chose these people. The people who make it through the selection process are the Delta Force of young people within this community.

BY KELLIE RANDLE CONVERSATION PIECE

We have a cross section of leaders from business to politics who hold the interviews, everyone from judges to CEOs to elected officials. It is the leadership of this region who chose these people.

s president and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America, Scott Syphax works to promote homeownership for underserved populations. He also mentors young professionals through Nehemiah’s Emerging Leaders Program. He sees a bright future for young people and a region he loves. Tell me about the Nehemiah organization. Nehemiah is a national financial services enterprise that focuses on prosperity creation for underserved communities and individuals. Our mission is based on the biblical example of feeding a person a fish when they are in distress, but ultimately teaching them how to fish for themselves so they can feed themselves for a lifetime. Through our various initiatives, we empower individuals and communities through different means to achieve prosperity: financial, educational and community. Describe the Emerging Leaders Program and how it began. It began in 2009 as an idea that my wife and I had in honoring my father, who had always tried to mentor young professionals and help

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Scott Syphax is the president and CEO of Nehemiah Corporation of America

them move into senior management. What we found was that many young professionals who came from underserved communities, or were the first in their families to go to college, didn’t have the social networks or the polish in terms of leadership development skills in order for their opportunities to meet their aspirations. So I created a program to take young high-potential people who could achieve and could be trained to give back through civic volunteerism. And the Emerging Leaders Program

was born. We are celebrating our fifth year. Our graduates now serve on over 120 different boards and commissions in this region. How are the participants chosen? It is the world’s most grueling interview. We solicit nominations from community leaders from throughout the region. We get over 300 nominations. They are screened, and 100 are invited to apply. From there, we narrow it to 30 to 40 for an

What type of training do the participants receive? It is a 10-month program. We have McGeorge come in and teach modules on negotiations. We have people teach about building your own brand. Lina Fat teaches etiquette training. The Nonprofit Resource Center teaches a course on board leadership and board service. We have the head of the California Association of Financial Planners come in to teach a course on financial management. They learn everything from presentations to public speaking. During this time, we give them three mentors: one for

There is a strong public-service component to the program. Why is that important for Sacramento? We give them a mix of curriculum training that positions them to be able to effectively move into leadership positions in business, government, politics and the nonprofit sectors. In addition, we instill an ethic of giving back and instilling community. We want these young people to learn how to be peers with the people who run this region. I’m a patriot and my wife’s a patriot. We believe we stand on the shoulders of all those who’ve sacrificed for this country, and we believe that too often the urge for public service has to be nurtured in us. We owe those who’ve made the opportunities we have in this great country to give a little bit of ourselves back. We train people not only to be successful in their professional life but to be part of the building of this region.

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meeting a stranger for the first time. Raising the right ear is a reaction to something they don’t like, such as nail clippers. The study discovered that specific facial movements reflect brain activity that controls various emotions.

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ntil I was 12, I had no siblings, but I was fortunate to have a dog. A small brown mongrel named Dusty was my best friend and constant companion in a rather solitary childhood. He was always there when I fell off my bike or skinned my knees while rollerskating. Hearing my distressed cries, he’d instantly be at my side, licking away the tears. When I saw his furrowed brow and genuine display of concern, I felt he was truly sympathizing. The dogs that followed Dusty have done the same throughout my life. Scientists are now discovering that dogs not only feel emotions; they communicate those feelings in their facial expressions. When your dog is happy to see you, he shows it in many more ways than by wagging his tail. Some of us already knew that. Until fairly recently, it was generally accepted that humans are the only creatures on the planet capable of feeling and showing emotion. Many people still scoff at the idea of animals having any emotions or being able to express them. It’s understandable they would choose to

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believe that when you consider how horribly some animals are treated. But it’s become more apparent that animals do exhibit “human” emotions like sympathy, grief or pain. You’ve probably heard of dogs that mourn the loss of a canine companion killed by a car and refuse to abandon the body. Similar examples abound in the animal kingdom. I’ve seen my own pets grieve deeply for the loss of another. Daisy was my worst dog ever in many ways, but she possessed an exceptional quality: She cried. I’m not talking about runny eyes from allergies but real tears streaming down her muzzle. The only thing sadder looking than a basset hound is a basset that cries. When I shed

tears, she understood that I was hurting about something, like my old friend Dusty did. A paw upon my knee or a lick on the hand was the usual assurance at such times with my other dogs. But Daisy offered something extra that let me know she was truly sad I was hurting. Whenever I turned on the waterworks, so did she. Can animals express what they are feeling in other ways? According to a recent study in Japan, they can and do. Using high-speed cameras, researchers studied the reactions of dogs in various situations. Results showed that their eyebrows moved more when the owner was present. The research also found that dogs cock their left ear back slightly when

Psychologists have determined that people are able to detect emotions in their pets’ facial expressions. Because we know our own pets so well, we notice the nuances in their demeanor that convey sadness, surprise or fear, according to Dr. Tina Bloom from Walden University in Minneapolis. She concluded that, over our long association with canines, humans have developed a natural empathy for dogs, which suggests we may be attributing emotions to them that are merely a reflection of our own. Perhaps they also have developed a natural empathy for us. It’s easy to tell when a dog is glad or sad. You don’t have to be a behavioral scientist to tell the difference between the sad-sack look and a happy, panting expression on a dog’s face. My dogs have quite different facial expressions when I’m leaving the house or when it’s dinnertime or time for their walk. Sometimes they even wink at me,

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n a world of supersize everything, Robert-Jean Ray delightfully bucks the bigger-isbetter mentality. The French-born, Sacramento-based artist specializes in small-format drawings, collages and mixed-media works—none of them larger than 2 inches by 1½ inches—that have been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States. He also curates a very popular small-format art show in Sacramento. Ray began focusing on small-format work in 1984, during a two-year assignment with the U.S. Air Force in Sicily. Although his tiny living quarters weren’t conducive to largescale painting, he wasn’t discouraged in the least. Determined to make a go of it, Ray adapted by using a pocketsized sketchbook, several drawing tools and a watercolor kit. His first collage was done on an Italian postage stamp—the size of our first-class postage stamp. The prolific artist’s familiarity with Sacramento is twofold: After he graduated from high school in Germany, Ray’s mother brought him and his younger sister to Sacramento, where French friends of hers were already living. (Had she not left Europe, Ray would have been conscripted into the French army.) Upon turning 18, Ray joined the U.S. Air Force, putting in eight years of military service. His Italian tour of duty behind him, Ray returned to the river city in 1986 and began doing small-format figure drawing and printmaking. “Eventually, I wanted to change up my imagery a bit, so I

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started working more extensively in collage,” he says. “With collage, I was able to develop abstract surfaces that served as backdrops for my drawings and prints of heads.” This new series not only garnered recognition but led to exhibits at local galleries such as Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Exploding Head Gallery and b. sakata garo. While working primarily as an artist, Ray also pursued curatorial projects. In 1987, he curated his first show, Reaching Back, Stepping Forward, followed by a show called Bad A’s: Apartheid, AIDS, and Armament. “This is when I really caught the curatorial bug,” he recalls. “I started recognizing the amazing work that was being created by Sacramento-based artists. My next goal was to get Sacramento artists into the Bay Area, and bring Bay Area artists to Sacramento by developing

theme-oriented group shows that brought together Bay Area, Central Valley and Sierra Foothill artists.” His first small-format art exhibition was at Axis Gallery (formerly 750 Gallery) in 1996. “The response was amazing,” says Ray.

“My art days normally start with a walkabout—primarily in Midtown and downtown,” he says. At the beginning of his career, Ray was influenced by the works of early-20th-century modernists Paul Klee, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and

Henry Matisse. He later discovered the collage of abstract expressionism, Italian Arte Povera and neoexpressionism. Inspired by urban street graphics since the early 2000s, Ray takes great joy in merging human depictions with mixed-media collage compositions. While many artists display their creations on canvas, Ray wants his artwork to “fit in the palm of your hand.” When asked about a typical workday, Ray congenially holds forth about his routine. “My art days normally start with a walkabout—primarily in Midtown and downtown,” he says. “I’m always looking for interesting scraps of paper that I can incorporate into my pieces. I prefer to work in my studio. However, since my work is so small, I can work anywhere I choose. Before cafes became really popular, I would

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spend a lot of time [in them] drinking coffee or beer, and work on art. When I’m creating, I’m usually working on approximately seven pieces at a time. At any given moment, I’m equipped with a glue stick, scissors, paper scraps and an ink pen—my tools of choice.”His current exhibition, Micro Visions: Smaller Than Small, will run from Feb. 4 through March 1 at Red Dot Gallery and 21TEN Loft Gallery in Midtown. No work is larger than 2 inches by 1½ inches. None of the wall art is framed (Ray wants the viewer to experience a direct visual connection), and there are sculptural pieces as well as paintings. “Over time, I developed special methods for displaying work of this scale—primarily by using my work as specimens,” says Ray. Red Dot Gallery will showcase the work of more than 30 artists from the Bay Area, Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothill regions of Northern California who are “willing to work at my scale,” says Ray. Participants range from emerging artists to established talents such

as Ken Waterstreet, Eric Dahlin, Lou Bermingham, Carol Dalton and Ron Peetz. One street and one block away, 21TEN Loft Gallery will feature artwork from Ray’s collection, collaborations with other artists, and micro artwork from Ray’s Collage Sessions workshops. Inspired by postminimalist Richard Tuttle’s installations and painter/ graphic artist Robert Rauschenberg’s scrap metal constructions, Ray ’s unframed miniature creations are wall-display ready. If you’re farsighted, bring your glasses—the pieces showcased in this exhibition are no larger nor smaller than a matchbox. Aficionados looking for a oneof-a-kind masterpiece are in luck: Exhibition artwork is for sale. Original pieces range from $25 to $300. Micro Visions: Smaller Than Small will run from Feb. 4 through March 1 at Red Dot Gallery (2231 J St.) and 21TEN Loft Gallery (2110 K St.). Red Dot Gallery will host a Second Saturday reception on Feb. 8 from 5 to 9 p.m. n

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This Rodgers and Hammerstein classic features some of the most beautiful music ever composed for theatre. Love transcends both the harsh realities of war and social stereotypes in this sweeping tale that won a Pulitzer Prize and 10 Tonys. With “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Bali Ha’i,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair.”

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Love Takes Center Stage SACRAMENTO BALLET MARKS VALENTINE’S DAY WITH ROMANCE-INSPIRING WORKS

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hat better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a sensuous, stunning spectacle at the Sacramento Ballet? “Wild Sweet Love” will be performed Feb. 13-16 at the Community Center Theater. Contemporary choreographer Trey McIntyre’s work incorporates music and movement with themes as varied as the Partridge Family and Felix Mendelssohn’s famous “Wedding March” to show us the many fascinating facets of love. Also on the program will be the world premiere of famed up-and-coming choreographer Ma Cong’s “Cupid’s Bow” and the return of the 2011 “Modern Masters” hit “Wunderland” by Edwaard Liang. So give your valentine a present they’ll never forget—a wild, sweet night at the ballet. For tickets and more information, call 808-5181 or go to sacballet.org. The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.

GYPSY LOVE A curse, a duel, a passionate duet … That sounds just right for the month of St. Valentine. See and hear it all unfold at the Two in Tune (a

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What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a sensuous, stunning spectacle at the Sacramento Ballet? "Wild Sweet Love" will be performed Feb. 13-16 at the Community Center Theater.

partnership between the Sacramento Opera and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra) performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2 at the Community Center Theater. Verdi’s twisted tale full of gypsy fires, fiery love affairs and vibrant vocals is sure to impress, as will the cast that includes soprano Kristen Lewis, known for her “beautiful pianissimi” and “solid and beautiful middle register”; Tichina Vaughn, who brings “great bravura” to her role as Azucena; and tenor Arnold Rawls, who stepped into the role of Manrico mid-performance at the

Met—cementing his place in the opera pantheon. Catch these rising stars and purchase tickets by calling 8085181 or visiting 2intune.org. The Community Center Theater is located at 1301 L Street.

A HELPING HAND In February, more than 1,500 students from low-income communities will have the opportunity to attend a dress rehearsal performance of Two in Tune’s “Il Trovatore,” thanks to new partnership with Hank Fisher Senior Communities.

“What was a staple education program for regional orchestras and opera companies across the country 30 years ago, have, for the most part, disappeared,” says Robert Tannenbaum, general director of the Sacramento Region Performing Arts Alliance. “This generous donation from Nancy Fisher (president and CEO of Hank Fisher Properties) and Hank Fisher Senior Communities helps to restore that great education program here in our community.” “When I first heard of this partnership opportunity, it had an electric sense of potential behind it,” Fisher recalls. “Who knows what future talent will find its

original inspiration from attending one of these performances? Most importantly, however, this program can help schools reverse the financially driven decline in their ability to connect young people with different art forms.” Without this kind of support, school systems are unable to provide access to live, local performances like those of Two in Tune due to the prohibitively high cost of transporting students to and from the venues. Now, with the aid of Hank Fisher Senior Communities and other local organizations, underprivileged kids will be connected to eye- and earopening experiences. “Many of these children have never heard a symphonic or operatic performance, let alone attended one,” Tannenbaum says. “It’s exciting to open up another artistic dimension to kids who may perceive music only from an iTunes list, or CD, or video.” For more information about Two in Tune, go to 2intune.org. For more information about Hank Fisher Senior Communities, go to hankfisherproperties.com.

PREACHING TO THE CHOIR Gospel lovers, rejoice. The Sacramento Community Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church will have you raising your hands to the heavens with joy. Singer-actor Darron Flagg will lend his legendary bel-canto tenor voice to a rousing repertoire alongside vocal artist Candace Johnson. And that’s only Part I of the program. Part II will present the UC Berkeley Gospel Chorus, under the direction of D. Mark Wilson, performing a selection of both traditional and modern gospel music, spirituals and gospel anthems. For tickets and more information, call 400-4634 or go to sccaconcerts. org. Westminster Presbyterian Church is at 1300 N St.

C’EST MAGNIFIQUE! You know you’ve made your mark as an artist when your work is enjoyed worldwide. Renowned watercolor portraitist and all-around awe-inspiring artist David Lobenberg

Sacramento artist David Lobenberg was recently featured in French art magazine Pratique des Arts

was given just such an honor when his work graced the pages of French art magazine Pratique des Arts in January. He was one of three international portrait artists chosen for the piece. The magazine featured Lobenberg’s portraiture pieces in an article titled “Dossier spécial portrait: 3 artistes, 3 styles, 3 méthodes” (rough translation: “A folder of portraits: three artists, three styles, three methods”) that dissected Lobenberg’s singular way with a paintbrush as well as the techniques of fellow artists Keinyo White and Peggi Habets. For more information on Lobenberg, his artwork and classes available at Studio L (5523 F St.), call 737-2311 or go to lobenbergart. com.

NOTES ON A SCANDAL If you’re in trouble, you want Judy Smith on your team. The founder and president of Smith & Co., a crisis management firm in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles that helps high-profile clients out of sticky situations, will offer some sage advice at the Sacramento Speakers series at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Community Center Theater. Some of Smith’s clients include Monica Lewinsky, former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, Wesley Snipes, the family of Chandra Levy, and Michael Vick. With her expertise in handling hot water, Smith serves as a co-executive producer on the hit ABC drama “Scandal,” in which

Kerry Washington plays a character suspiciously similar to Smith. For tickets and more information, call 388-1100 or go to sacramentospeakers.com. The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.

DA, DARLING! This month, the Camellia Symphony Orchestra is bringing Russian folktales to life in its “Russian Fantasy” program on Feb. 8 and 9 at the Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center. The program will include excerpts from the fantastical ballet score “The Firebird” by Igor Stravinsky, as well as a work by the composer who was originally intended to write the music to accompany the beloved ballet, Anatoly Lyadov. Sergei Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto will round out the evening, performed by a special guest: San Francisco native Alina Kobialka, who is not only tremendously talented, but she’s also only 16 years old! For tickets and more information, call 929-6655 or go to camelliasymphony.org. The Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center is at 3835 Freeport Blvd.

THAT’S ALL FOLK Looking for something classic, classical or “ki ho‘alu” this month? The Crocker Art Museum has just what you need. Start at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9 with the Classical Concert featuring

Amber Liao on piano. The talented pianist will tickle the ivories with fun and funky folk music from Eastern European composers Leos Janacek, Bela Bartok and George Enescu. Before settling in to listen to Liao play, enjoy a Prelude Tour at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for members, $12 for nonmembers. Next up is Art Mix’s nostalgic, and perhaps harrowing, look back at the high school dance with Midtown Prom from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13. Art Mix and Unseen Heroes have teamed up to bring you a night to remember (and one you’ll probably want to this time), complete with spiked punch, music spun by special guest DJs, corsage and boutonniere making stations, a photo booth to retake those embarrassing photos of yore and an art talk on the glamorous gowns in the Crocker’s collection. Dig out your actual prom attire for a chance to win a prize for best ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s prom ensembles. Unlike a prom, the event is free for museum members, $10 for nonmembers (you get two bucks off if you’re in college) and drinks are under $5 all night. Bring on the awkward dancing! On Sunday, Feb. 16, continue your time travel with the opening of the exhibition “Jules Tavernier: Artist and Adventurer,” on display through May 11. As the first museum exhibition to survey Parisian-born Tavernier’s work, the Crocker’s artistic amalgam includes Tavernier’s Barbizon-inspired scenes of the American West, illustrations for Harper’s Weekly, scenes of the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Peninsula (where he founded a local art colony in 1875) and his iconic paintings depicting erupting volcanoes in Hawaii, where he worked until his death at age 45. Continuing the Hawaiian theme, lend an ear to Patrick Kahakauwila Kamaholelani Landeza, a leading performer of the Hawaiian slack key guitar, or “ki ho‘alu,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20. The awardwinning musician, songwriter, producer and educator will share his singular musical mastery in what is PREVIEWS page 76

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See it here first: “Hatch” returns at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Setzer Foundation Auditorium. In its third year at the Crocker, “Hatch” features new and in-progress contemporary dance pieces curated by Lorelei Bayne. Take a peek, then

"Inner Light: New Paintings by Ursula O’Farrell" comes to the Alex Bult gallery from Tuesday, Feb. 4 through Saturday, March 1

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The inner light, that is, when the stunning solo exhibition “Inner Light: New Paintings by Ursula O’Farrell” comes to the Alex Bult gallery from Tuesday, Feb. 4 through Saturday, March 1. Considered an heir of the German Expressionist movement by her eminent art instructors and colleagues, O’Farrell examines the inner light that people possess through her paintings, a study she continued through her years earning a bachelor’s degree in painting and drawing from Loyola Marymount University, a master’s degree in fine art from San Jose State University, studying painting in Florence, Italy, and traveling with the Eugene Escallier Scholarship for the study of German and Austrian Expressionism. “Perhaps modern life has created an environment of hyper-speed which causes us to forget what it is to be fully human,” O’Farrell says. “I think we work too much in our minds, trusting science over our emotional intelligence. In effect, I think we turn our backs on the abundance available to us if we just learn to listen to whatever we call that voice of our soul.” Listen up at the preview from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6 or at the artist’s reception from 6 to 9

p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. For more information, call 476-5540 or go to alexbultgallery.com. The Alex Bult Gallery is at 1114 21st St., Suite B.

YOU DON’T KNOW JACK Or maybe you do, considering comedian and rock ’n’ roll raconteur, and Land Park resident, Jack Gallagher has performed frequently in Sacramento, becoming one of our city’s favorite funny guys. Don’t miss his fourth annual (in five years, he’s quick to point out) one-night-only concert “The Joke’s on Me” at 5 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the 24th Street Theatre. Though Gallagher is perhaps best known as a performer—he’s made numerous appearances on “The Tonight Show” with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” as well as in his own ABC sitcom “Bringing Up Jack” —his one-man shows commissioned by the B Street Theatre have created some serious Sacramento fans. But it’s Gallagher’s rock ’n’ roll persona who gets to take the stage this time. “This is an amazing band of Bay Area musicians,” Gallagher says of his concert cohorts. “(We have) The Rubinoos’ Tommy Dunbar and Al Chan, drummer Kevin Hayes (who’s played with Robert Cray, John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison), keyboardist Allen Leong and the legendary maestro himself, Dick Bright.” PREVIEWS page 78

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he Pocket is not what you would call a dining destination. Other than a few casual eateries, a little sushi and the hot counter at Nugget Market, there aren’t too many reasons to travel to the Pocket to eat if you don’t already live there. There is at least one exception, however: a small storefront tucked away in the Riverlake Village shopping center at the corner of Pocket and Greenhaven roads. Other than the fact that the idea of a “riverlake” makes no sense whatsoever (unless, of course, “mountaintopvalley” and “meadowocean” are things, too), the destination is one that Sacramento restaurant historians will talk about for years to come. The fine French restaurant Plan B, now located at Watt and Fair Oaks and soon to open a second location in Midtown, got its start in Riverlake Village. When Plan B moved onto plan C, Matt Helms moved in and opened a little restaurant called Ravenous Cafe. Helms has since moved on to East Sac, where he now runs Juno Kitchen & Delicatessen. When Helms left Ravenous, Wade Sawaya, took over, keeping the name and maintaining the high standards of cuisine and service that had made the place a destination in the first place. Sawaya is an old hand in the restaurant business. He’s managed several fine-dining establishments, and he’s acted as sommelier at a fair share as well. He took the great reputation that Helms established

Portabella sandwich with fresh fruit

several years ago and did the best thing possible: He added to it. The petite dining room is as cozy as ever, with space for about eight tables. When the restaurant is full, it’s a tight fit, requiring a coordinated effort from the servers (who just happened to be Sawaya himself and his son-in-law during our last visit).

Intimacy is the name of the game at this neighborhood bistro. The menu abounds with standout dishes. A starter called Escargot & Portabella ($12) worked as well as any I’ve had in recent memory. Removed from their shells and served on top of an inverted portobello mushroom cap, the tasty little snails sparkled with a

glossy concoction of shallots, chives, chevre and what tastes like a touch of dry sherry. If you turn up your nose at our delicious one-footed friends, be aware that the dish is like a gateway drug: a luscious, meaty presentation that will turn you into a snail zealot in no time. The small plate of duck breast and Brussels sprouts ($17) highlighted the two ingredients simply and elegantly. Childishly put, if you like duck and Brussels sprouts, you’ll love this dish because it’s so darn ducky and Brussels sprouty. On the lighter side, the beet salad ($9) was a gorgeous presentation of the colorful little treats. Sliced thinly and topped with a half handful of pomegranate seeds, the beets sang with natural flavor. A fair critique could be made, however, that some of the menu relies too heavily on fruits and vegetables that are well out of season. For a chef so deft at highlighting his primary ingredients, it’s risky and not always successful to feature tomatoes, asparagus and berries on the menu just a week short of winter. The dishes made with these ingredients— burrata and tomatoes; prosciutto and asparagus; berries and fresh cream— were the restaurant’s weakest offerings, out of touch with the rest of the menu and not nearly as flavorful as they could be. The family team of servers worked well as a unit. Both seemed intimately familiar with the menu and the wine list, handling requests with ease and humor and making spot-on recommendations. Casual conversation with diners and a little RESTAURANT page 80

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FROM from page 77 swagger made both a treat to dine with. Some good friends dined with us at Ravenous Cafe on one occasion and brought a couple of bottles of vino with them, saying that dealing with corkage is one of the toughest things for a restaurant to do right.

It turns out that the Pocket might be a destination for dining after all. They did it right at Ravenous, bringing separate glasses for the two

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wines, discussing with my good friend Hoss in which order he’d like the wine served and bringing out our food to match the pace of our sipping. After eating out in our fair city for so many years, it’s rare that I’m surprised when dining. I didn’t expect food so elegant or lovely, or an evening so convivial and comfortable. It turns out that the Pocket might be a destination for dining after all. Ravenous Cafe is at 7600 Greenhaven Drive; 399-9309; ravenouscafe.com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. n

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