Inside East Sacramento July 2019 by Inside Publications

JULY 2019

EAST SAC

RICHARD FRANKS

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COTTONWOOD PARK AT McKINLEY VILLAGE An elegant 4 bedroom 3½ bath home has $170,000 of upgrades. Beginning with the barn door on of¿ce, cabinets next to powder room, sink and wine refrigerator in the butler’s pantry; kitchen has custom cabinet extensions, soft close doors/drawers; pantry roll out shelves. $1,045,000 TIM COLLOM 916-247-8048 DRE-01304855, KIMBERLY SQUAGLIA 916-205-2681 DRE-01887890

TRANQUIL PARADISE IN EAST SACRAMENTO This spacious 3 bedroom, 2½ bathroom home has all the right updates. The large living room with central ¿replace has an adjoining sitting room and the remodeled kitchen with plenty of storage opens up to the dining room. Upstairs is dedicated to the large master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and walk-in-closet. Covered back patio, spacious back yard. $750,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 916-969-7379 DRE-01875980

TRULY UNIQUE DOWNTOWN PROPERTY Wonderful 2 bedroom Bungalow home in front and added 1 bedroom apartment in the back! A classic home with expansive front porch. a wonderful front door, pretty ¿replace with side shelving. Huge dining room with nicely appointed China and spacious, updated kitchen. Apartment has full kitchen, living room, bedroom and bath. $675,000 PAULA SWAYNE 916-425-9715 DRE-01188158

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DISTINQUISHED ELMHURST HOME ON T STREET Storybook curb appeal for this 4 or 5 bedroom 3½ bath home with shaded large front porch, overlooking Sunset Park. Basically rebuilt and added onto circa 2000, keeping some of the old and adding modern features like and entertainer’s kitchen, breakfast bar, family room and charming back yard. Twin master suites, plus a studio apartment. $1,099,000 DAVID KIRRENE 916-531-7495 DRE-01115041

FABULOUS RIVER PARK LOCATION Fall in love from the moment you step inside the lovely courtyard of this rare 4 bedroom/3 bath home with master suites on each level. Formal dining, kitchen, adorable breakfast nook plus family room with second ¿replace overlooking the garden. Drought-friendly landscape, greenhouse, raised planter beds, detached 2-car garage. $719,000 STEPHANIE GALLAGHER 916-342-2288 DRE-017052598

SPACIOUS RIVER PARK 4 bedroom 2 bath exceptional Àoor plan offering privacy and togetherness in the desirable neighborhood. The kitchen with abundant storage and breakfast nook has an open concept to the large family room with ¿replace insert, built-in entertainment and beverage center plus shady paver patio. $699,000 TIM COLLOM 916-247-8048 DRE01304855, KIMBERLY SQUAGLIA 916-205-2681 DRE-01887890

EVER WANTED TO LIVE IN MIDTOWN Don’t miss this gorgeous midtown loft! This unit is one of the few with a large wraparound balcony for warm summer nights. Step in and feel the cool urban vibe while taking in sweeping views. The unit is fully furnished right down to your coffee cups! HOA includes underground parking, secure entry with virtual doorman. $759,000 SUSAN BALDO 916-541-3706 DRE-01746488

WONDERFUL EAST SACRAMENTO HOME Single story 3 bedroom 2½ bath home with lots of space. The open Àoor plan welcomes you. Enjoy the large family room with pretty ¿replace wall and view of the large back yard. The master suite includes remodeled bath and another bedroom has it’s own half bath! All fresh interior and exterior paint, and new family room and living room carpet. $649,000 PAULA SWAYNE 916-425-9715 DRE-01188158

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UPDATED McKINLEY PARK COLONIAL Inviting entry with spacious 4 bedroom 2 bath Àoor plan. Formal living and dining room with crown molding, refreshed chef’s kitchen with marble top island, granite counters, luxury appliances, coffee bar/ buffet area. Upgraded Geremia pool with Cabo seat and landscaped backyard. $1,095,000 TIM COLLOM 916-247-8048 DRE-01304855, KIMBERLY SQUAGLIA 916-205-2681 DRE-01887890

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RICHARD FRANKS

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INSIDE ADDS DIGITAL or 23 years, we have been committed to delivering our monthly Inside Sacramento publications free to readers. It has been an innovative business model. Our readers tell us they enjoy the product. The community has been well served. More than a decade ago, most other Sacramento print publications took desperate leaps into the digital world. Sadly, the publications that charged subscriptions saw their subscriber bases and revenues shrink when they rolled out digital formats. I heard this candidly from former Sacramento Magazine publisher Michael O’Brien. He explained that

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his print subscriptions dropped by more than 50 percent after he invested six figures in a new website for the magazine. At Inside, we were contemplating an investment in digital, but O’Brien’s experience stopped us cold. Instead, we created a digital “flip book” website (or e-edition) that allowed our readers to view the publications online exactly as they were designed in print. It cost less than $30 a month, but was limited in purpose and not ideal for integration with social media.

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Sacramento Business Journal. My total annual investment in subscriptions for these exceeds $3,000. My reading bounces between digital and print. I usually read the WSJ on my iPad each morning, along with The Bee’s diminishing number of local stories. During the day, I take a break from work and read print editions with breakfast or lunch. The printed Bee has one purpose: daily crossword puzzles for my husband! The Business Journal sends headlines out every day. Sometimes, I read or share a local story. But on weekends, I typically go through the entire print edition, including long-form local stories. Despite being a diligent reader, the daily and weekly email newsletter summaries from these publications inevitably direct me to stories I have missed. Other times I read story links posted on Twitter and Facebook. Since more and more folks are consuming news this way we, too, post our stories to these platforms. I tend to recall complicated stories better when reading in print. (Studies confirm this for most folks.) But I enjoy sharing stories with staff, friends and family, so digital is essential. We want InsideSacramento.com readers to have every opportunity to be better informed on the local level. Our goal is to make the site a comprehensive home for local news. Over the years, many readers have asked how they can financially support us. Folks have said they feel a little guilty when they receive this beautiful package of local news each month for free! My answer never changes: Support our advertisers. They pay all the costs. In print and digital, our advertisers make Inside Sacramento possible. To help support the rising costs of local journalism and community involvement, we are offering an Inside membership option. The goal is to ensure our print publications always arrive at your doorstep at no charge.

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Uptown Market on the Boulevard features an eclectic mix of art and other local goods.

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iver City Marketplace (RCMP) has launched a new event series, Uptown Market on the Boulevard, taking place on Del Paso Boulevard every Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. “Our most frequent request from vendors and visitors alike has been a consistent market in a more permanent indoor location,” says Ana Manzano Fairbairn, co-director of RCMP, now in its fifth year of presenting an eclectic mix of local goods and talent at events all over the city. “This new venue on Del Paso provides us with a blank canvas to put

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some roots down and flex our creativity in a different way.” Manzano Fairbairn and co-director Mindy Jovanovic, who founded RCMP in 2015, have partnered with local business owners to bring live music and entertainment back to Old North Sacramento. The Uptown Market will be a key site for the area’s revitalization. Weekly events will feature a curated rotating roster of the region’s most talented makers and artists. Two new on-site murals are by celebrated artist Maren Conrad. Inside the warehouse space, visitors can shop and enjoy a photo booth, installations and lounge areas. Outside, guests can listen to live music on the backyard stage and dine at Woodlake Tavern’s outdoor beer garden featuring a delicious lunch menu created by Chef Joe Pruner. After dining, visitors can play lawn

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games like giant Scrabble, cornhole and checkers. “We want to send the message loud and clear that the boulevard is a destination for arts, music and entertainment,” says Manzano Fairbairn. Uptown Market on the Boulevard is at 1409 Del Paso Blvd. For more information, visit rivercitymarketplace916.com.

SAC STATE SCIENCE COMPLEX The Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex will open on the Sacramento State campus this fall as a tribute not only to one man’s generosity but also Sac State’s commitment to its students. On Tschannen’s 93rd birthday, the Switzerland native announced that he would make a $9 million donation

to Sac State—the largest single gift in the university’s 71-year history. Those funds will contribute to the construction of the $71 million science center that will bear Tschannen’s name. The Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex will include a planetarium with a 2,500-square-foot dome; observatory with a retractable roof and two telescopes; science complex plaza; and green terrace, a grass-covered room that will capture and filter storm water runoff before it enters the American River. “I think it’s a fantastic investment,” Tschannen says. “The students will greatly benefit and get a much better education, and more industry is going to move to Sacramento because we will have better-educated people here. It will help for generations to come.” For more information, visit csus.edu/ science.

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CROCKER ENDOWMENT The Crocker Art Museum recently announced a gift of more than 1,800 works of artist couple Paul Wonner and William Theophilus “Bill” Brown, and the establishment of the Paul Wonner and William Theophilus Brown Endowment Fund. Per the artists’ wishes, the fund will support museum projects relating to emerging and LGBTQI artists. The Crocker will ensure the artists’ goals through the acquisition, care, exhibition and publication of their art, as well as through public programs. By 2023, the Crocker will mount an exhibition of art by Wonner and Brown—the most comprehensive show of the artists’ work ever presented—and produce an accompanying catalog. “Wonner and Brown were trail blazers, both individually and as a couple,” says Scott A. Shields, the museum’s associate director and chief curator. “It is wonderful that their legacy will live on, not only through their own art, but though their forwardlooking support of other artists." For more information, visit crockerart.org.

SAC CO-OP GRANTS The Sacramento Cooperative Community Fund has announced

the four winners of its 2019 microgrants, which fund local nonprofits and cooperatives that are promoting nutrition, health and the cooperative movement. The grants range from $300 to $700 and are used for projects and activities that require a one-time purchase of equipment or supplies. Grants are funded by an endowment founded in 2001 by the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op in conjunction with the Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation. This year’s four grantees are Alchemist CDC for its Connecting Families to Farmers program; Shakti Rising for an educational and interactive garden to serve women in the Transformational Recovery program; Sowing Solidarity for its half-acre urban farm, which provides ecological education and raises awareness of social issues connected with poverty; and Strategies for Change for a Therapy Garden for moms and children. For more information, visit sac.coop.

#NAMETHEDOCKS Have a loved one you’d like to commemorate? The cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento and British artist Joshua Sofaer have launched a new project. “River Crossing: I want to

Ernest E. Tschannen’s $9 million donation will be help fund Sac State’s new science complex named in his honor. Works by William Theophilus “Bill” Brown (pictured) and Paul Wonner will be installed at the Crocker Art Museum.

communicate with you” (also known as #NameTheDocks) invites the public to participate in creating a unique public art project along the Sacramento waterfront. Local residents can nominate people they would like to see commemorated on two docks, one that runs from the Delta King in Old Sacramento to just past the Tower Bridge and one that will be built this fall near the Ziggurat Building in West Sacramento. A panel of judges will select two names and Sofaer will create a public art installation of large light boxes that spell out the names in colorful maritime signals. To nominate someone, visit rivercrossing.name. Applicants will need to provide a brief written explanation for their nomination. Judges will select

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names in August. Sofaer will begin work on the light boxes in the fall.

SACREYCLE APP Sacramento launched its free SacRecycle app on Earth Day to provide quick access to important information about garbage, yard waste, recycling and street sweeping for city customers. The app also includes the Waste Wizard—a database of proper disposal methods for hundreds of household items—and an interactive sorting game. “‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is still the mantra for handling waste,” says Erin Treadwell, outreach manager with the Recycling and Solid Waste Division. “The changes in recycle markets, concerns about contamination and constant shifts in how different

The Girl Scouts’ new Mobile STEM Center + MakerSpace focuses on serving underserved populations. materials are managed is confusing. The SacRecycle app is a great tool to help our customers make easy and correct disposal decisions in their homes.” Customers can download SacRecycle on Apple and Google app stores, and enter the billing address for properties that receive city services. Residents who are not city customers can still access the Waste Wizard. For more information, visit sacrecycle.org.

NEW STEM MOBILE The Girl Scouts Heart of Central California recently unveiled its new

Mobile STEM Center + MakerSpace, which will serve 18 counties and more than 1,500 girls this year. “We are so excited to bring this experience to girls from our council who haven’t been able to visit our centers,” says Beth Peters, manager of Girl Scout STEM Initiatives. “We believe passionately in connecting them to STEM and resources in our communities.” The mobile center is aimed at girls who cannot travel to the permanent STEM Center + MakerSpaces in Sacramento and Modesto. It will offer hands-on lessons in science, technology, engineering and math in a welcoming

and fun environment where Girl Scouts can earn badges in areas like engineering, robotics and space science. The customized 30-foot recreational vehicle is wheelchair accessible and includes solar panels on the roof. The vehicle hit the road at the end of June and will focus on serving underserved populations and rural/ remote locations. Girls and troops can register online on the Girl Scouts website. For more information, visit girlscoutshcc.org.

SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND EXPANSION More than 70 people attended the highly anticipated groundbreaking of Society for the Blind’s new training center, an expansion of the Sacramento nonprofit’s current facility on S Street that will include a teaching kitchen and music room. “We are extraordinarily grateful to all of our donors who have helped this dream come to fruition,” says Shari Roeseler, executive director of Society for the Blind. “We are excited to provide this additional space for training to empower people with vision loss to live their lives to the fullest.”

There are more than 100,000 people with vision loss in the greater Sacramento region. Society for the Blind is working at capacity serving more than 5,000 children, working-age adults and seniors each year. The headquarter’s expansion is part of Society for the Blind’s Vision 2020 campaign, which has raised more than $3.5 million from organizations such as Roseville’s M&M Whitmire Family Foundation, Northern California Lions Sight Association and Lions Clubs International. The campaign will fund education and training, create an endowment, expand the onsite Low Vision Clinic, upgrade technology and complete the training center. Now in its 65th year, Society for the Blind is a comprehensive rehabilitative teaching center that provides services such as low-vision eye care, life and job skills training, and mentorship for 27 counties in Northern California. For more information, visit societyfortheblind.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. n

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hen Fruitridge Manor resident Susan Just started volunteering with AARP Foundation’s Experience Corps— an intergenerational tutoring program that helps children become grade-level readers by the end of third grade—she chose to work with kindergartners because she has “a lot in common” with them. “I thought kindergarten was a good place to start,” says the 65-yearold, who retired as a manager in the state Department of Education’s Early Education and Support Division in 2016. “I’d never been a teacher—even though I worked for the Department of Education, that wasn’t my role—so I wanted to start at the beginning. For many

children, kindergarten is the first time they’ve been to school, so this way, we can both start together.” Experience Corps began 20 years ago and is now offered in 21 cities nationwide with approximately 2,000 volunteers—all 50 years and older. The Sacramento program launched in 2016 with the help of the Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center and United Way California Capital Region. Last year, the program served 637 students at nine schools, with 4,400 hours donated by 40 community volunteers, such as Just. “Experience Corps has everything I could ask for in a volunteer experience,” says Just, who also cycles for the homeless-support ministry Mercy Pedalers. “They empower you to feel successful.” Just visits her assigned school site, Sacramento City Unified’s Nicholas Elementary School, one to two days a week and works with three students in the library with materials provided by Experience Corps. The tutoring sessions provide targeted practice in reading comprehension with a goal of fluency at grade level by the end of the program. Experience Corps’ ultimate mission is to disrupt the cycle of poverty by making a lasting difference in the lives of Sacramento’s most vulnerable children. “When I first started at the beginning of the school year, the kids didn’t know even simple words,” Just says. “It’s amazing to see how far they’ve come. This year’s program ended in May with an appreciation luncheon, during which they presented us with handwritten thank you notes. It was fabulous.” Part of what has made Experience Corps such a pleasant part of Just’s life is how easy the organization makes it. Volunteers are trained and provided with all the materials they need. They also have direct contact with a coordinator to make sure things go as smoothly as possible. “If you’re someone in the community who doesn’t know what to do with your time but you want to volunteer, know that Experience Corps is a very well-organized, encouraging, supportive program,” Just says. But even more than the attention to detail, Just loves how Experience Corps benefits her community. “Volunteering gives you a wonderful sense of belonging,” Just says. “I happened to grow up in an amazing family, but I know that not all children get that opportunity. It’s important to be someone in someone else’s life. It’s extremely rewarding.” For more information, visit aarp.org/experiencecorps. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@ gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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ixing the problems at Sacramento City Unified School District will take more than adroit financial moves, prudent spending decisions and shared sacrifice. While Sac City Unified faces state takeover for insolvency, another problem is the ruined relationship between the district and its teachers’ union, the Sacramento City Teachers Association. The parties can’t even speak to one another. A mediator keeps them in separate rooms during negotiations. The mediator plays shuttle diplomacy between them. I’ve

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seen high-conflict divorces exhibit less hostility. Lately, the teachers union has been flinging unsubstantiated public accusations against the integrity of Superintendent Jorge Aguilar. The union has accused him of cheating the district of his time and financial conflicts of interest—baseless charges that seem calculated to worsen a toxic relationship. Is it any wonder Sac City Unified has experienced an extraordinarily high superintendent turnover over the past decade? Even when the two parties could negotiate face-to-face, the union’s tactics were ludicrous. While the district would send in a small team, the union would pile 60 people into the room. Such theatrics guaranteed union reps would posture to the crowd, rather than productively negotiate. The era of consensus ended once teachers started bringing audiences to bargaining sessions.

And it’s not as if the union is dealing with a school board dominated by antilabor ideologues. On the contrary: the majority of school board members have been endorsed, funded and recruited by the union. So teachers are at war with “their” handpicked board, although some Sac City Unified trustees have, in a testament to their integrity, demonstrated independence on policy and contract issues, particularly as the union has grown more militant. Recent superintendents hired by the board have not been hostile to labor. Aguilar is a mild-mannered administrator whose primary agenda has been to promote equity and diversity in education. Teacher union militancy is not a local phenomenon. We’re seeing a trend toward more aggressive job actions by teachers across the country, from Oklahoma to Oakland. But there’s a big difference between an assertive union and an antagonistic one. The working relationships between the Elk

Grove and San Juan school districts and their unions are vastly superior to the battle-ready atmospherics that prevail in Sacramento. San Juan Superintendent Kent Kern and union head Shannan Brown reportedly speak almost daily by phone. Elk Grove Unified and its teachers’ union have had a stable, productive relationship for years. Part of the challenge is that the Sac City union is not accountable to anyone but rank-and-file membership. Moreover, its leaders have fed members a steady diet of negative information about the district and its leadership, which has led to militancy and alienation. It’s neither healthy nor rational. Is it rational for union members to vote overwhelmingly for one-day strikes, which erase precious state funding while Sac City Unified is in the crosshairs of a state takeover? This is not to say Sac City Unified administrators have been perfect. There’s a long history of

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poor decisions, weak skill sets and inadequate experience. And the current superintendent is not blame-free. When grant funding ran out for some administrators in his first year on the job, Aguilar foolishly tapped the district’s general fund to pay their salaries in the hope that the grants would be renewed. He funded a $3.5 million summer school program the district could not afford. He spent $6 million to buy out vacation pay of certain employees, which will save money in the long run but swallowed cash during the current fiscal crisis. Most critically, Aguilar and his inexperienced management team had a weak handle on the district’s finances when he negotiated the current contract with the teachers in November 2017. The deal, midwifed by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, included significant raises for teachers but provided no concrete health care cost savings. It exacerbated the district’s already deteriorating finances. It was a bad deal for Sac City Unified, made worse by vague terminology. The contract led to 18 months of acrimony, litigation, mediation and arbitration. To avoid the appointment of a state receiver next February, Sac City Unified must eliminate a projected $28 million budget deficit, down from $35 million due to program and job cuts already adopted by the school board. The district must clear out an equally large budget deficit the following year. According to district spokesman Alex Barros, Sac City Unified has sent tentative layoff notices to 30 administrators, 150 certificated employees (teachers, counselors, librarians) and 200 classified employees (janitors, bus drivers, office staff). The district plans deep cuts to sports and arts programs, after-school activities, transportation and student support, including mental health services that intervene with students at risk of suicide. Teachers’ union President David Fisher says the district should make deeper cuts in administrators and reduce the $76 million spent last year on consulting contracts, some of which are mandated by law. There may be opportunities to reduce spending on transportation by outsourcing to Regional Transit. And there are creative options available to train and compensate teachers to become grant writers. Some analysts have proposed that school districts pay “Average Daily Attendance” bonuses for teachers who increase student attendance in

their classes. Sac City Unified has a 14-percent rate of chronic absenteeism. The state average is 9 percent. Absent students cost Sac City Unified millions of dollars in lost state revenue. Another idea would be to tweak how teachers are compensated for post-graduate units and degrees. Currently, a 23-year senior teacher with a master’s degree and 39 education units receives $25,361 above the annual base of $66,285. A first-year teacher with the same degree and units earns an additional $1,165. Boosting the pay for new teachers would help solve an enduring problem: noncompetitive starting salaries compared to other local school districts. The greatest savings opportunity is teacher health care costs. Sac City Unified teachers make no contribution to their Health Net health care plan, which covers themselves, their spouses and dependents. The district says it pays more than $30,000 annually for the health care costs of more than 550 teachers and their families, representing one of the highest per-pupil health care costs in the state. Switching to a different health care plan, without any reduction in benefits, would save the district between $11 million and $16 million, according to one study. The district and teachers argue over how to deploy such savings. The union claims the district agreed to hire more teachers, reduce class sizes and enhance student support services. The district asserts no agreement was reached, and wants any savings to help close the $26 million deficit next year. Sac City Unified covers teacher health care costs after retirement. The $726 million unfunded liability for retiree health care is about 30 percent of the district’s $1.867 billion in total liabilities. Several options could help: higher teacher contributions while employed, premium requirements after retirement or tighter eligibility requirements. Retirees could be required to use Obamacare. Or trim benefits levels. Or all of the above. Craig Powell is a retired attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye On Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reach at craig@eyeonsacrament.org or (916) 718-3030. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Erin Elizabeth personifies the new Sacramento—and our new creative class. Elizabeth is not new to Sacramento. Her family has farmed in Yolo County for six generations. She graduated from Arizona State with a journalism degree and has worked in public relations around the world, from Mexico City and Bogota to Bangkok and Casablanca. Elizabeth is home now, living in Winters and making a difference in Sacramento. Her talents and connections transcend the business world. As a painter and hatha yoga instructor, she wants to make the world a better place. Her focus is showing and selling acrylic

paintings, primarily abstracts and roses. She recently completed 60 rose paintings as part of the World Peace Rose Garden. “There’s one intention with all the work I do,” Elizabeth says. “I want to support others in finding and sharing their voice. Whether it’s through hosting art classes, retreats, executing a marketing strategy or showing artwork, I want my clients and students to know that we all have a gift, that they matter, that their uniqueness is their gift to the world. We all have a story. We all want to be heard.”

In Casablanca, she taught English to young men. In Sacramento, she sold a bright yellow rose painting to a young man who lost his mother. She has taught at-risk gang youth in Stockton, using art as a way for her students to express themselves, find a sense of healing and discover ways to support each other. And she has taught Stockton police officers, showing them ways to express the impact of their jobs. “I’ve been on a few ride-alongs,” she says. “What officers see and go through every day is beyond what I ever thought possible. They have incredible hearts to do what they do. The job can wear on the soul.” Always in motion and seeking new opportunities, Elizabeth organized a women’s group trip to Africa in 2018 to study art, yoga and help people in need in Tanzania. She first traveled to Tanzania in 2008 to teach English. She fell in love with the culture, people and landscape. “Africa was a game changer for me,” she says. “It showed me how to experience life more fully, including the opportunities, the nature and the wild. The red dirt, the long rides in the jeep, open land, the wildlife, its ancient wisdom. Being surrounded by nature and the people in this way was powerful.” She’s currently planning a women’s expedition called “Wild Awakening,” a 10-day safari mixed with yoga, painting, cultural immersion with the Maasai and Hadza tribal groups, and a day spent painting with children at an orphanage. “It was an amazing experience,” says Taruna Patel, a speech therapist who joined last year’s trip. “It was so unique. To land in Africa, see the sunrise and experience the people was so inspiring. And we all were doing things we loved like art and yoga, but also connecting with the locals who were so nice and kind.” Elizabeth says, “My goal for the program is for my students to experience nature’s incredible diversity and ancient wisdom from the people, the tribes, and to connect more with themselves on a deeper level. I’ve worked with women primarily in my retreats. However, I’m definitely open to offering men-only classes and adventures. With all the women empowerment going on lately, which is amazing, we can’t forget about the men. They need to be acknowledged and supported as well.” Growing up with two brothers, Elizabeth has no problem relaxing in

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Elizabeth has painting workshops and an art exhibition at Space 07 Salon on R Street scheduled this summer. What’s next? Impossible to say. Elizabeth will find new and exciting ways to find adventure, enrich lives and explore the world. She can be found at erinelizabeth.co. Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@ crockerbranding.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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aquel Atawo is among the best tennis players in the world. She has made more than $2.2 million and built a comfortable life with her husband in Sacramento on the strength of her speed, reflexes and groundstrokes. She is tenacious and tough and plays with energy that does not betray her age, 36. But the real secret of her success, the reason Atawo has survived as a touring professional in the Women’s Tennis Association for 15 years, is not the strength of her serve or the drop of her volley. The secret lives inside her head. Atawo survives because she is a rarity among humans—an athlete who can lose almost every week and not go to pieces. She can endure agonizing stretches of highly public defeats, month after

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month, year after year, and not lose faith in herself. “That’s the hardest part,” she says. “Every time you go to a tournament, you know either you’re going to win the whole thing, or you’re going to lose. And most of the time, you’re going to lose. At the end, there’s one winner. Everybody else loses.” Few athletes want to talk about losing, but defeat is an inevitability they all must reconcile, even hall of famers. Many pros, Atawo included, have added sports psychologists to their retinue along with coaches and trainers and dieticians. Consider Atawo’s plight in the first half of 2019. She specializes in doubles, and was ranked 44th in the world in May. Her doubles partner is Slovakian veteran Katarina Srebotnik. They began the year at the Australian Open. Won their first three matches and lost in the quarterfinals. After Australia came Russia. Lost in first round. Then Qatar. Lost in quarterfinals. Dubai was next. Lost the opener. Tournaments in Southern California, Florida and South Carolina ended with defeats. From there, it was Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome: one match win, three losses.

She lost in the second round of the French Open. Wimbledon, her favorite event, was on the horizon. In her career, Atawo has won 18 tournaments. When she’s home in Sacramento, Atawo practices at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. Over coffee, she’s thoughtful, direct and deeply self-aware. She was a tennis prodigy, embracing the game at age 8 in her hometown of Fresno. She moved to Florida as a teen to attend a high school academy for exceptional players. “By the time I was in high school in Fresno, there was nothing more I could learn from the coaches there, so my family made the decision to go to Florida,” she says. The influence of her family— especially her late father, Lawrence Jones—was monumental. “My sister and I didn’t have a choice about playing tennis,” she says. “Our parents thought the game would provide discipline for us, and that was that. Growing up, you really didn’t say no to our parents.” Lawrence Jones and his wife, Nancy Kops, were not fixated on tennis careers for their children. Education was paramount. Atawo headed to UC

Berkeley, where she became one of the nation’s top-ranked college players. She wanted to join the pro tour before graduation, but her parents objected. She didn’t argue. Her career began after graduation. The early pro years were rough. She languished in singles rankings. She considered quitting, but decided to compete as a doubles specialist. Still on tour more than a decade later, doubles saved her career. Four years ago, after marrying her boyfriend from Cal, Toby Atawo, she was living in San Jose. The couple decided their money would go farther in Sacramento. “We like it here,” she says. “The people are nice and the airport is pretty good.” When her touring days end, she thinks about graduate school and maybe coaching a college team. Until then, there’s another plane to catch. Another tournament. Another chance. R.E. Graswich can be reached at regraswich@icloud.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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odie bounds onto the well-worn leather sofa and makes himself comfortable, furry head on a blue chenille pillow. The 75-pound German Shepherd with soulful brown eyes and gigantic feet is a long distance from China, where his journey began. This handsome canine is one of the lucky ones. Found abandoned on the streets of Shanghai, he spent three years in a local shelterr before making his way to the United States and his 4,000-square-foot home in Elk Grove Dave with new owners Anna and Dav Kuhn and their other two rescue dogs. “His feet are the biggest ever,” Anna says, noting how slight the dog’s stature is in comparison. “It’s our theory that he was in a cage for most of his life because his growth is so stunted. You can tell by his paws that he should be a much bigger dog.” The Kuhns took Bodie in as a foster through a group of volunteers whose mission is to rescue dogs headed for the meat trade. One of those volunteers, Joanna Ging, who lives and works in San Francisco, posted Bodie’s photo and story on Facebook. “Joanna is one of the main players getting dogs out of China,” says Anna, whose sister sent her the Facebook link. Ging prefers not to bring a dog to the U.S. until she has secured a foster or permanent home, so Anna had to act fast. She emailed Ging immediately. “I said, ‘I will foster

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fur was thin and course. He was very timid. He was not used to long walks. He couldn’t run. But we worked with him and he’s doing much better. He’s just a love.” An estimated 10 million dogs are killed each year for their meat in y of China, reports the Humane Society the U.S.

Anna Kuhn and Bodie But finding a family proved difficult. When Anna shared Bodie’s hard-luck story, “a lot of people were hesitant because they didn’t know his background,” she says. A woman found Bodie wandering the streets of Shanghai where, according to Ging, it is common for people to sell stray dogs to the meat trade or kill the dogs themselves for food. The woman got Bodie to a vet for desperately needed medical care. X-rays revealed plastic bags, toothpicks and other trash in his stomach from eating anything he could find. “When we got him he could barely stand up straight and walk,” Anna says. “His back legs were bowed. His

“Dogs are confined to crowded cages without adequate food or water until they are brutally killed—beaten, hung or electrocuted in front of other dogs—and sold for their meat,” according to HSUS, which calls the dog meat trade “highly unregulated.” “There is no law in China to protect them,” Ging says. “Anyone can take a dog off the street, torture it and kill it for food.” Cultural belief, according to animal-rights groups, is that the meat will be tender and taste better due to increased blood flow from pain. “I learned about the dog and cat food trade in Asia—China, Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia—on Facebook and I wanted to get involved in helping dogs find homes in the United

States,” says Ging, who has been transporting dogs out of China for nearly a year. She networks with two other U.S.-based volunteers in Los Angeles and Arizona, and several in China who rescue canines “whether from slaughterhouses or abandoned by their owners,” she says. The team in China ensures the dogs are vetted, vaccinated, and spayed or neutered. Once the dogs are ready to go, “they send me photos, videos and information that will help find them homes in the states,” Ging says. She networks through Facebook and other social media to find foster or permanent placement for the dogs. Ging took two trips to China at the end of last year to bring back dogs, flying from Beijing to San Francisco International Airport, where Anna picked up Bodie in October. In the past year, Ging and her U.S. team have transferred more than 200 dogs from China to the states, finding homes across the country, including Seattle, Chicago, New York, Boston and now Elk Grove. “We have dogs in Sacramento and all over our country that need help, but these dogs are being tortured,” Anna says. “Making people aware of what’s happening is really important. Joanna has done a great job connecting people with dogs and sharing their plight.” To adopt or foster a dog from China, or help transport a dog to the U.S., search for Joanna Ging on Facebook. Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@surewest.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Miracle on M Street CITY FOUNDERS STRUCK GOLD WITH STATE FAIR

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n the beginning, Northern California residents didn’t travel far to visit the State Fair. Like an itinerant carnival, the State Fair came to the people. The year was 1854, and state political leaders decided California deserved an annual celebration to showcase the agricultural, industrial and cultural wonders of the West. California held a magical allure as home to the Gold Rush. To capitalize on that fame, the state Legislature authorized the new State Agricultural Society to organize the State Fair. At first, nobody thought to create a permanent state fairgrounds. Fairs were transitory affairs, conducted in temporary venues. The first State Fair was held in San Francisco in 1854, followed by annual editions staged at Sacramento, San Jose, Stockton and finally Marysville in 1858. The next year, with the Comstock Lode silver boom erupting across the Sierra near Virginia City, prospectors, engineers, salesmen, muleskinners, hustlers and thieves were once again rushing through Northern California to strike it rich. The Agriculture Society decided the State Fair should be anchored in the place that would become the state’s permanent capital: Sacramento City, as it was called. When the Agricultural Society spoke, business and political leaders listened. The society was dominated by a statewide collection of dynamic personalities. Sacramento was strongly represented, led by society Vice President Edwin B. Crocker, who would become a State Supreme Court justice and creator of the art museum that carries his name today. Other members were D.O. Mills, a local banker

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and builder of the first New York skyscraper, and Lloyd Tevis, a lawyer who co-owned the 44,000-acre Rancho del Paso and was president of Wells Fargo. After deciding the State Fair deserved a permanent address, the society’s board of directors needed a location. The 1855 Sacramento State Fair had been housed at the county courthouse, but that location was considered inadequate. In June 1859, the society purchased land at the northeast corner of Sixth and M streets, today’s Capitol Mall near Golden 1 Center. The board asked architects to submit plans for an Agricultural Pavilion. A design by M.F. Butler was selected. On June 28, the construction contract was awarded to A. Henley. Sacramento officials wasted no time in that era—work commenced three days later. Amazingly, Henley’s crews were finished in time for the 1859 State Fair in mid-September. The project was completed in 44 days. They used hand tools, horses and highly skilled workers. The speed and quality of the 1859 State Fair construction endeavor would be difficult if not impossible to match today—even using cranes, tractors, power tools and craftsmen laboring under union contracts. The principal materials were 850,000 brick with granite sills and lintels, plus 155,000 feet of lumber. In contrast with more modern projects sponsored by the state, the large public venue on M Street was entirely financed by private investors. The completed edifice covered a footprint of 140 feet by 100 feet. The main hall was 100 feet by 120 feet, with a lower hall the same size. There

were six committee rooms, lobbies and a refreshment room that measured 20 feet by 72 feet. The main hall was the largest “clear chamber” room in the U.S., meaning there were no columns or roof supports to obstruct the view across the hall. The gas lighting was equally impressive—a chandelier of 56 burners illuminated the main hall, the largest light fixture in California. Smaller chandeliers adorned the corners with 20 burners each. Brackets were spaced around the interior and provided more than 400 gas jets of illumination. A marble fountain 12 feet in diameter was near the north end. Twenty-three steps led to an arcade 48 feet wide with three arched main entrances. The building served Sacramento well into the 20th century. The State Fair was geographically expansive. Agricultural Park, where the Sacramento Jockey Club managed the State Fair horse racing, was at a separate site, running between H and E streets, from 20th to 23rd streets. The track and grandstand were also built in 1859. As a celebration of Sacramento’s importance and uniqueness, the State Fair was a rousing success. The years after 1859 saw Sacramento become the site of other world-class triumphs. The path of the American River was changed to accommodate the growing city. Streets were raised a full story and levees constructed to combat the habitual floods of the Sacramento River. The western terminal of the Pony Express and later the western end of the transcontinental telegraph were established in Sacramento. The Transcontinental Railroad—the world’s greatest civil engineering project at the time—created a seamless route from

the East Coast to Front Street on a ribbon of track. The State Capitol was completed in 1874. At Agricultural Park in 1877, experiments were underway to photograph horses and advance the invention of motion pictures. As with the modern arena near the original site, Agricultural Pavilion served many activities. Concerts, balls and large celebrations were held on M Street. In 1877, a roller rink with a band provided music to glide to. Major exhibits of California artists such as Thomas Hill and William Keith drew crowds, with landscapes especially popular. The building contained a library and collection of natural curiosities, a precursor of natural history museums. It was used as an armory for the Sacramento Light Artillery battery of the state militia. After the State Fair moved to a new building on the State Capitol grounds in 1884, the pavilion continued as a major event site. But as the 20th century commenced, the building declined. It finished life as an athletic club, furniture showroom and by 1915 a livery stable. In the early days of Sacramento, grand works were conceived, designed and executed with speed, craftsmanship and purpose unrecognizable to civic leaders today. The State Fair Agricultural Pavilion of 1859 showed the city at its best, and should be proudly remembered as the 2019 State Fair opens at Cal Expo. Rick Stevenson is a fifth-generation Sacramentan and former president of the Sacramento County Historical Society. He can be reached at stevensonrichard@sbcglobal.net. n

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he American River Parkway can expect more attention this summer with the park’s Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail moving toward possible designation as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System. National recognition would be exciting news for parkway fans. But there’s a risk—cyclists unfamiliar with the trail will encounter dozens of homeless campsites. Sadly, the American River Parkway can be a dangerous place, especially between Discovery Park and Cal Expo. It’s the American River Parkway Skid Row. After the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution supporting designation of the trail as part of the national route system, the California Globe website examined the issue of homelessness across the state. The Globe came up with several suggestions. The ideas can be categorized under the title “tough love” and should be interesting to anyone who

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cares about the parkway and Jed Smith bike trail. The website offered five points, summarized below. For the entire article, visit californiaglobe.com/ uncategorized/the-homeless-industrialcomplex. First, the Globe recommended admitting there’s a resource problem. Residents must agree it’s no longer acceptable to throw money at the homeless epidemic without questioning current proposals and underlying premises. Billions of dollars are being wasted. We must admit it. Second, we must recognize that special interest groups, let’s call them the Homeless Industrial Complex, comprised of developers, government bureaucrats and activist nonprofits, have taken over the homeless agenda. They have turned homelessness into a profit center. They are not going to solve the problem because it pays their salaries and bonuses. Their public relations firms sell feel-good stories to a compliant media about someone who

turned their life around and is living in a fine new apartment. What they don’t mention is that the single apartment unit costs around $400,000 and, thanks to that expenditure, dozens if not hundreds of people are still on the street with nothing. Third, government must act at the local and state levels to set a limit on the cost-per-shelter “bed.” This cost must represent a compromise between ideal facilities for homeless people and what is affordable to solve the problem. There is no reason the capital costs for a shelter bed should be $50,000 each, but that’s what has been proposed in the Southern California community of Venice. That’s right, $8 million for a semi-permanent “tent” with 154 beds. Similarly, there is no reason a basic apartment for the homeless should cost around $400,000. But in Los Angeles, by most accounts, that’s what they cost. Durable tents and supportive facilities could be set up for a fraction of that amount. We must demand creative solutions.

Fourth, we must stop differentiating between “bridge housing” (basic shelter) and “permanent supportive housing.” Permanent supportive housing is bridge housing. Amenities better than a durable, dry, sole-occupancy tent and a portable toilet can be run by privately funded nonprofits and charities. Until there isn’t a single homeless person left on the street, not one penny of taxpayer money should pay for anything beyond basic bridge housing. Fifth, accept that homeless shelters will be more cost-effectively constructed and operated if they are in industrial and commercial sites where appropriate, or in rural areas—not in downtown areas or residential neighborhoods. As new attention focuses on the beauty of the American River Parkway and Jed Smith trail, the community must not avoid tough conversations about public safety and homelessness. David H. Lukenbill is the founder/ CFO and senior policy director of the American River Parkway Preservation Society. He can be reached at dlukenbill@msn.com. n

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pril was Distracted Driving Month. Missed it? Maybe you were on your cellphone. Distracted driving was in the news locally in April. Nicholas Worrell, a guru at the National Transportation Safety Board, spoke at a Sacramento State University kickoff event. He urged California to ban hands-free cellphone use while driving. No state has passed such legislation, but California could lead the way as it has on many other issues. NTSB first recommended prohibiting hands-free cellphone conversations by drivers in 2011. California laws on cellphone use while driving have gradually become more restrictive. First, talking on a

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hand-held phone was prohibited. Next came a ban on texting (duh!). In 2017, even holding a phone while driving was made illegal. The fine for a first offense is $162. Changes in the law are not reflected in actual behavior. The California Office of Traffic Safety found in a 2018 observational study that 4.5 percent of drivers were using hand-held devices. So, at any given moment, nearly one driver in 20 is using a hand-held phone. That’s certainly an undercount of how many drivers were actually engaged with their phones, since many were legally, and unobtrusively, using hands-free devices. (Shouldn’t police routinely check on drivers’ phone use during crash investigations?) The problem is, as Worrell points out, hands-free is not risk-free. Distraction is a deadly problem. Each day in our country distracted drivers kill nine people. Another 1,000 are injured. Only a second of inattention can permanently change your or another person’s life. Many studies have shown it’s really the conversation, not holding a phone, that’s most distracting. Drivers talking

on a cellphone miss seeing half the driving environment. That could mean not noticing a pedestrian, bicyclist or even another car. Human brains really can’t do two things at the same time, no matter how much people believe they can effectively multitask. Misconceptions about driving while using a cellphone are common. Talking on a cellphone is not the same as talking to a passenger. A passenger sees what traffic conditions are and can even help a driver by spotting hazards. Someone on the other end of a call lacks awareness of traffic, road and weather conditions. Talking while at a traffic signal is not safe. And the distractions from a call don’t dissipate immediately. They persist for 27 seconds. Voice to text is not safe either. It’s even more distracting than holding a phone. You have to see, confirm and correct inaccurate auto spelling. Cellphones aren’t the only things distracting drivers. My wife and I bought a new car this summer. It has a dashboard touch screen. Now, simply tuning the radio, a task I used to do by a

quick glance and feel of a knob, requires taking my eyes off the road. I’m sure I’ll get better at it, but I’m convinced it will always be more distracting than using knobs and buttons. Getting to the right screen and finding the right location on the screen requires attention. When we’re behind the wheel, we need to just drive. The allure of saving time and ordering a pizza, checking email or talking to someone on the phone while driving is real. Driving is a dangerous endeavor that requires focus and fulltime attention. Please, for your sake and mine, just drive. Walt Seifert is executive director of Sacramento Trailnet, an organization devoted to promoting greenways with paved trails. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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he rooftop bell may not be the first thing people notice when visiting this two-story Spanish Revival in the heart of Land Park, but it is definitely one of the home’s most unusual features. When husband and wife Kele Dobrinski and Christina Valencia purchased the mission-style home in 2016, the old bell was encased in a flattop structure that “didn’t do it justice,” Valencia says. To add architectural detail, the couple built a curved tower around the metal ringer “so you could see the bell in all its glory.”

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Living with their two young sons in an apartment in San Francisco, the couple decided it was time to find a larger space for their growing family (they now have three boys). Dobrinski and Valencia looked at homes in Oakland and Berkeley “that were wildly overpriced and run down,” Dobrinski says. The couple took a weekend to visit Dobrinski’s parents, who live in Land Park and had just purchased a 1935 fixer-upper to renovate. “My dad is a general contractor who is quasi-retired,” Dobrinski says. “He finds old homes and does custom work to bring all the character back.” The family toured the 1,930-squarefoot house and a “light switch went on,” Dobrinski adds. “We love this area so it would be a really great place for us.” “We were elbowing each other,” Valencia says. “Should we try to buy this house from your parents?” With grandchildren to sweeten the deal, it didn’t take much convincing. While Valencia still lived and worked in San Francisco, Dobrinski took several months off to fully renovate the home with his dad.

The most extensive part of the remodel was flipping the dining area with the kitchen, which now opens to the living room. “We are a young family with lots of friends and kids, so it was important to find a good flow,” Valencia says. The kitchen island sports a solid walnut top that is “crazy durable.” Black and white tiles on the front of the island add visual interest. Marble countertops and backsplash, sleek range hood and large farm sink complement the black-and-white kitchen cabinets. “We wanted a diversity of materials that would be simple and clean. Both wood and marble are surfaces that develop character,” Dobrinski notes. The couple used oversized floor tiles in the dining area and opened up the ceiling to leave the wood exposed. For visual intrigue, they kept the old brick service chimney that extends from the first floor up through to the second floor. Glass doors from two built-in hutches were repurposed in the kitchen cabinets. The living room features a contemporary light fixture designed and built by Dobrinski, who notes that workers accidentally painted the

fireplace mantel white, but “it works.” White paint was used throughout the home to keep the space light and open. “It was important for us to incorporate the traditional Spanish with a fun, modern feel,” Valencia says. One fun touch is the cactus-patterned wallpaper by the front door. Wallpaper “can be bold and expensive,” Valencia says. “So we picked a small area to take a chance on. If it doesn’t work, it’s not a huge thing.” Windows at the back of the house had to be replaced, but were reused in a new workspace over the garage. All the original windows in the front and upstairs were retained. “We spent far more time than we should have sanding them down, chipping the paint away and restoring them,” Dobrinski says. “But we love that it adds to the character of the house.” A second-story sunroom, which was “crumbling down,” was converted into a master bathroom and kid’s room. Dobrinski and his father took painstaking measures to save the old wall paneling. “Kele’s dad has taught us the value of repurposing materials,” Valencia says.

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After sharing one bathroom with the children in San Francisco, the new master bath is “a little sanctuary within the circus here,” Valencia laughs. The couple treated themselves to heated bathroom floors. “This is a little luxury that is not a big expense. Everyone who remodels a bathroom should do it,” she says. “It literally will change your life. Especially in the winter.” The original white oak floors were refinished, as were all the interior doors. The couple used a crockpot to salvage the dingy hardware, which had multiple layers of paint. “You slow cook it and it peels all the paint off,” Valencia explains. With no space for a swimming pool in the backyard, the family put one in the front yard, strategically hidden behind a new fence. The dirt backyard was reimagined with seating areas, a Spanish-tile water feature and gas fire pit. But the family-favorite is the restored wood-burning pizza oven. The new workspace over the garage serves as a home office for the couple’s recently launched creative studio, Colossus Mfg, which

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specializes in design and branding for residential and commercial spaces. “We are really investing in this city and living here,” says Valencia, who has a communications background. Dobrinski has extensive experience in design and advertising. “There is so much growth and creativity happening right now,” Valencia adds. “We want to be a part of that. We want to help the city grow in a meaningful way.” To recommend a home or garden for Open House, Christina Valencia and Kele Dobrinski contact Cathryn Rakich at crakich@surewest.net. found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento. More photography and com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ previous columns can be insidesacramento. n

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he olive industry in California, one of the world’s newest regions of olive growth, has developed into a flourishing agricultural field. In the Sacramento area especially, olive tree yields and production have grown dramatically within the last 20 years. The first olive trees planted in California’s soil were by the hands of Franciscan monks at Mission San Diego de Alcala in 1769. Although olive tree cultivation did not become a successful commercial venture until the 1860s, today California produces nearly all of the olives in the United States with more than 1,000 growers on 27,000 acres. The Sacramento Valley in particular has grown into a fruitful area for olive oil, research and tree yields.

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One of Sacramento’s bountiful olive oil companies is Bariani. The Bariani family began making olive oil as a hobby 25 years ago after immigrating to the Sacramento area from Italy. “My father built his own rudimentary pressing machine,” says Emanuele Bariani, CEO of Bariani Olive Oil Company. “We always had more than we needed so we would give it to friends and family.” When they decided to make it a business, Angelo and Santa Bariani, and two of their sons, Emanuele and Sebastian, learned the roots of production, tasting and olive culture necessary to create high-quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar. They completed courses accredited by the International Olive Oil Council and, through trial and error, developed a system to produce oil from sustainable, organic olive orchards. Bariani supports sustainability by recycling, reducing unnecessary packaging, and using food scraps and organic products for compost and animal feed. As one of the first to develop olive oil in the Sacramento area, Bariani has attracted more businesses to do the same. “Because of our work, other

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grounds and bike paths resulting in accidents and substantial legal costs. After writing a feasibility study to analyze the potential benefit of the olives, Dan Flynn, executive director of the UC Davis Olive Center, suggested establishing a program to make olive oil, educate the public and conduct research. The center sprouted roots in January 2008. “We’ve never been stronger than we are now,” Flynn says. “There’s never been a period of history when a university is better positioned to do research on olive oil or table olives.” Since its inception, the olive center has worked with approximately 60 different research staff on projects such as managing orchards, evaluating the industry and quality, improving processing and assessing health impacts. “UC Davis has established an international presence in research and education in olive oil just like it has in the wine industry,” Flynn boasts. “They look to us for leadership and education.” Two of the UC Davis’ extra virgin olive oils—Gunrock Estate and Wolfskill Reserve—each received a gold medal at

the New York International Olive Oil Competition in May. Extra virgin olive oil is extracted mechanically rather than chemically to produce a product that is rich in antioxidants, aids digestion and retains a smooth yet crisp flavor. Quality extra virgin olive oil, like from UC Davis or Bariani, is cold extracted and unfiltered to preserve its raw qualities, and stored in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks until bottling. Corti Brothers on Folsom Boulevard has a wide-range selection of local olive oils. For recommendations, ask for Rick Mindermann or Darrell Corti. According to Flynn, 95 percent of California olive trees grow within 100 miles of Sacramento. “Sacramento is the epicenter of olive production in North America,” Flynn says. “This is the place where they grow the best.” Tessa Marguerite Outland can be reached at tessa.m.outland@gmail. com. Our Inside Sacramento Restaurant Guide and previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

Finding Quality Olive Oil The nutritional value of olive oil is heavily dependent on how the olives are grown and the process in which the oil is extracted. A study conducted by the UC Davis Olive Center in 2010 found that many imported “extra virgin” olive oils failed to meet international and USDA standards. Following are three things to note when looking for quality olive oil at any store or farmers market: A recent harvest date. In California, there is only one harvest per year—every Autumn. A “best by” date often is two years from the time the bottle was filled, not when the olives were processed. The freshest California-grown olive oil can be found in November and December. A dark or opaque container. A clear bottle allows light to come in which could cause a substantial loss of antioxidants and an increase in rancidity and other defects. A quality seal. Organizations such as the California Olive Oil Council and Australian Olive Oil Association require olive oil to meet strict standards. n

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Nasty Nutsedge WIN THE WEED WAR AGAINST THIS NOTORIOUS OPPONENT

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friend sent me a photo of a dramatic flowering stem displayed proudly in a vase. It looked a bit like a floral firework, with a single triangular stalk topped by spiky leaves, centered with clusters of little white flowers. “What is this plant?” she asked. She had been told that it was papyrus, which it resembles, but she feared it was something bad. It was. My friend’s plant was nutsedge, a decidedly nasty weed. It’s often called nutgrass, but the name is wrong. Grass

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has hollow round stems and leaves that emerge in pairs. Sedge has edges with solid triangular stems and leaves in groups of three. If nutsedge is growing in your lawn, you will notice that its leaves are thicker, shinier and lighter colored than surrounding grass. Nutsedge is notoriously hard to control because of its small round tubers that grow up to 14 inches deep along the roots. Until it is completely removed or depleted, nutsedge will keep growing back.

It’s best to prevent nutsedge from establishing. Dig out any new plants as soon as you see them, ideally before they have produced five leaves and begun to form new tubers. Nutsedge can be a sign of soggy soil, so you may need to correct a drainage problem, cut back on irrigation times or fix a leaky sprinkler. What should you do if nutsedge has taken over? Many familiar weedcontrol techniques don’t work very well. Nutsedge will grow right through mulch. Its sharp edges will pierce most

weed-barrier fabrics, although certain non-woven types are more effective. Tilling the soil can make matters worse by distributing the tubers further. Reducing irrigation can help, but mature nutsedge can tolerate drought. It’s a lot of effort, but an effective approach is to methodically dig deep enough to remove the tubers, using a narrow trowel or weeding tool. You must do this again and again, because you will inevitably miss some tubers. Keep watching for regrowth and dig it out. If you give up too soon, the tubers will regenerate and you’ll be back where you started. No herbicide will control mature nutsedge, but there are some products, such as Sedgehammer, that are effective if applied to young plants before they are at the five-leaf stage. Always read and follow herbicide directions carefully, including intervals between application. Be careful that you don’t damage surrounding garden plants. Consider painting or wiping herbicide onto nutsedge leaves rather than spraying. Nutsedge is a formidable opponent but you can win the war against it. Think of it as a series of battles, not just a single skirmish. University of California Master Gardeners can help identify weeds and other plants if you bring a sample or photo to their office at 4145 Branch Center Road or to their information table at community events. Master Gardeners also will have a booth at this year’s State Fair July 12–28. To figure out a weed yourself, UC has developed good online tools. Go to ipm. ucanr.edu/pmg/menu.weeds.html for a weed gallery, a key to identifying weeds and a Pest Note that provides specific management advice. Anita Clevenger is a lifetime Sacramento County Master Gardener. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento. com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UC Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338 or mgsacramento@ ucanr.edu, visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. n

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n the 18 years I’ve been writing this column, many readers have shared their impression of what a chaplain is. And more than a few have certainly told me what a chaplain is not. A few readers are certain that a chaplain must be exclusively a man— not a woman or any other gender identity. Ten years ago, I was working with a woman named Susan Cosio when she took a phone call from a Baptist deacon looking for me. When the man asked her if she was my secretary, Susan emphatically told him, “No, I’m a chaplain too.” “They have women chaplains now?” he asked. Susan simultaneously gave me both the phone and a well-deserved stink eye, saying, “It’s one of your Baptist guys.”

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Once I wrote about the tingling sensation I felt while getting a haircut from a beautiful Vietnamese barber. When I confessed the tingling to be lust, a reader left an indignant message on our hospital department voicemail. Susan and 10 other chaplains heard this woman exclaiming, “You should be ashamed of yourself. A chaplain isn’t supposed to lust!” And, yet, we do. I also get angry on rare occasions and use words like “damn” or “hell.” Some readers told me that a cursing chaplain shouldn’t be trusted with a syndicated column. But the hardest assumption to tackle is the notion that all chaplains are exclusively Christians. No worries. I’m a Christian, so you can pick up the spoon you dropped in your cereal. As often heard during my undergrad at Baylor University, “I’m Baptist, born-and-bred, and when I die, I’ll be Baptist dead.” So, you ask, “If a chaplain needn’t be a Christian, what defines a chaplain?” A chaplain is one who often works in an institution caring for the spiritual needs of others. He or she elevates

the spiritual concerns of the patient, inmate, student or soldier above his or her personal beliefs or needs. That means if I come to your home in my capacity as a hospice chaplain, I’m going to assess what you need to celebrate your faith. If you need some eagle feathers or crystals, I’ll find them. If you need to see a shaman, I’ll find you one. If a Hindu wants to talk about the Bhagavad Gita, I’ll listen without debate. This impression causes some readers to accuse me of hiding my faith. Not true. As I show a patient respect, they often ask what I believe, and I share the God that Jesus came to reveal. I might even recount how, as an 8-year-old, I wandered down the center aisle of my church during a tradition known as the altar call, declaring that I wanted to be a Christian. I’m sure that experience set me on the chaplain path, but I don’t wear the hospice chaplain title today because I’m a Christian. Hospice didn’t hire me solely on the fact that I’ve earned the prerequisite chaplain degrees or come from the right Baptist pedigree. Hospice hired me because they saw a pattern of setting aside my own personal faith

assumptions and elevating the patients’ needs above my own. It’s the same quality I see in Gerald Jones, director of chaplaincy at my local hospital in Roseville. Gerald is a Mormon. If I were admitted to his hospital, Gerald knows that the Book of Mormon isn’t my thing, so he would offer a caring prayer, an inspirational Bible reading, but mostly a listening ear tuned to my spiritual traditions. This is the kind of care you can expect from a good chaplain—to be on your side. If all of this sounds like a job you’d like to do, I hope you’ll learn more at professionalchaplains.org.

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IS ‘BOSS’ STEINBERG LOOKING FOR MORE POWER?

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decade ago, many Sacramento residents were outraged when Mayor Kevin Johnson tried to make himself a “strong mayor.” Johnson wanted to change the city charter and allow the mayor to serve as City Hall’s chief executive. He would have veto power over City Council decisions. The city manager and staff would answer to him. Johnson was stopped cold. But a strong mayor campaign could soon return to Sacramento. Mayor Darrell Steinberg has conducted polling on whether Sacramento voters are willing to give him powers denied to Johnson. Mary Lynne Vellinga, the mayor’s spokesperson, denied Steinberg was ready to push a strong mayor ballot measure. Her denial included a significant loophole. “The mayor has absolutely no plans to move forward with a strong mayor initiative at this time. We poll frequently on a variety of questions, and we won’t be commenting on the substance of those polls,” Vellinga said. Her keywords were “at this time.” She could have easily ended the sentence without that qualifier. But she didn’t. Until now, Steinberg hasn’t needed to change the charter to grab more authority. With the velvet touch and ruthless methods he mastered while climbing to the pinnacle of power in the state Legislature, Steinberg has been the city’s strong mayor in everything but title. He’s “Boss” Steinberg.

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He bullies and threatens councilmembers, lines up political and financial support, and wins fights before they begin. He does what he pleases and metaphorically taps his breast pocket, knowing it typically contains five City Council votes—a majority. But threads in Steinberg’s pocket have begun to fray. He publicly challenged the 2019-2020 budget proposed by City Manager Howard Chan and exposed a rare lack of mayoral control. He watched as two councilmembers— Jeff Harris and Angelique Ashby— publicly accused him of recklessness when Steinberg moved to turn the Measure U sales tax into a bonding scheme that would mortgage the city’s general fund. (Their opposition was announced at InsideSacramento.com.) Steinberg’s pettiness was revealed when he cut a new Natomas aquatics center from his budget priority list. Harris and Ashby represent North and South Natomas. As someone closely involved with Johnson’s power grab—I was special assistant to the former mayor during his first term—I can both admire and feel nauseated by Steinberg’s ability to wield a stiletto at City Hall. Unlike Steinberg, Johnson was honest about his thirst for power. Johnson announced his intentions during his first campaign for mayor. His staff reviewed California law and precedent, researched similar-sized cities, interviewed likeminded mayors, and produced hundreds of pages to validate how Sacramento was ready to join the roster of strong mayor cities. One day, we brought Willie Brown to meet Johnson. Brown had experience as a strong mayor in San Francisco. And he knew Sacramento from his legislative career. Surprisingly, Brown told Johnson not to mess with strong mayor. Changing the charter would be too difficult, he said.

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Councilmember Jeff Harris “It’s a lot easier to learn to count to five,” Brown told Johnson. “The only reason I was Assembly speaker for 15 years was because I could count to 41. The day I couldn’t count that high, I was out.” Johnson explained that at least five members on the City Council in 2009 would never support him. That’s why we needed to change the charter. Brown laughed. “There’s no need to change the charter,” Brown said. “Change the board. Elect people who support you. Get rid of those who don’t. And let them know you’re going to get rid of them.” It took Johnson four years, but he finally learned to count to five. His enemies on the council quit or were defeated. He was strong mayor by proxy during his second term. Steinberg is far more sophisticated— and dangerous. He operates behind the scenes, in secrecy, and has no problem hiding his true intentions behind fake sincerity and reassurances. He copied Brown’s political playbook, minus the fedoras and Wilkes Bashford tailoring. Steinberg sold voters a fictional story with Measure U when he pretended the money would not go toward pension

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg obligations. He’s desperate to keep the fiction alive, and eager to take budgetary control from Chan. Under the current system, Steinberg is “Boss” Mayor until he can only count to four. That’s why he will soon push voters to embrace a strong mayor. R.E. Graswich can be reached at regraswich@icloud.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. n

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To Catch a Thief SMALL BUSINESSES FIGHT AGAINST BURGLARIES BY SETH SANDRONSKY

ost small businesses operate on a thin profit margin. Burglaries and robberies can make those margins thinner still. How can local businesses combat crime? Sunil and Pam Hans own and operate the popular Compton’s Market in East Sacramento. “I know my customers,” Sunil says. Sometimes there are shoppers who the Hans and their staff don’t know. That typically means new customers, a good thing for the business. But some new shoppers aren’t good—such as the strangers who passed counterfeit money at the grocery store. “One was dressed like a doctor,” Sunil says. The neighborhood has many doctors thanks to its proximity to hospitals. When he discovered the fake bills, Sunil called City Councilmember Jeff Harris and the Sacramento Police Department. He bought a dollar-bill scanner and posted store surveillance photos of the alleged currency criminals on the social media site Nextdoor and the store’s Facebook page, hoping to deter future crime.

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“I want to get the community involved,” he says. At the Byuti Salon and Spa in Midtown, a burglar entered the small business and took money, products and iPads. Surveillance cameras recorded the suspect’s image but not the crime, according to the website Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers. Byuti owner Jill Petersen declined to comment. Back in East Sacramento, burglars stole $80,000 of refurbished Apple products from Double Dex, a computer store. “We are typically online, but did not have a retail space,” says John Sigurdson, chief executive of Double Dex. “These people obviously knew what they were looking for—the most expensive products.” While the alleged counterfeiting criminals at Compton’s Market have been arrested, the Double Dex theft remains unsolved. In the meantime, Sigurdson changed insurance carriers and added a policy that enhances the firm’s protection against cybercrime. He also expanded his product line, adding refurbished Logitech products to the inventory. Sacramento ranks sixth in property crime among comparable-size California cities, according to Sacramento Police reports and the FBI Uniform Crime

Reporting standard. Property crime is highest in Oakland, followed by San Francisco, Stockton, Fresno and Bakersfield. Small businesses are not alone in experiencing crimes such as burglary and robbery. Large companies are victimized as well, but they often have deeper resources to weather such setbacks. For small businesses, bouncing back after a burglary or robbery can be difficult. Pharmacies are obvious targets for criminals hoping to steal drugs. Rite Aid in the Camellia Shopping Center was struck one afternoon this spring when two suspects grabbed painkillers Norco and OxyContin. They used a pillowcase for the stolen items, exited to a blue SUV and drove away. Chris Savarese, a Rite Aid spokesperson, declined to comment. The thieves were experienced, police spokesman Marcus Basquez says, but many criminals eventually make a mistake and get caught. After each incident, police crime scene investigators respond and process the store for fingerprints and other clues. Detectives view surveillance videos to identify the suspects’ clothes and vehicles. “Then it’s a matter of time,” Basquez says.

Where else can businesses turn for help after a theft? Some seek assistance from family and friends. Banks and credit unions lend to businesses seeking funds after losses from burglaries and robberies. Sharyn Gardner, faculty coordinator of the Center for Small Business at Sacramento State, says the center does not specifically provide services to businesses that have been burglarized or robbed. However, the center provides faculty-led community engagement with students who team up to offer local businesses free technical help in many areas, such as management analysis, supply chain logistics, marketing and sales. Another resource for Sacramento businesses is the Small Business Development Center, supported by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. For small businesses, the cost of stolen goods goes beyond the replacement value of lost inventory. At Double Dex, Sigurdson understands the frustration of being victimized. “The burglars left no fingerprints,” he says. Seth Sandronsky can be reached at sethsandronsky@gmail.com. n

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ock Bottom Clay Arts—the ceramic business owned by longtime friends Suzy Price and Linda Fall—is not named for low prices, nor for a low point in life. “We named it Rock Bottom because the totems literally have a giant

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rock at the bottom that keeps them steady,” Fall explains with a chuckle. Since last August, Fall and Price have created 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-foot ceramic structures they call totems— colorful displays of manmade rocks in all shapes, sizes and textures stacked together on a steel pole and rooted to a strong rock or welded metal base for display in the home or garden. Neither women started their careers as artists. Price spent 30plus years in advertising for The Sacramento Bee. Fall worked for Chase for 30 years before “banking burnout” landed her a second 15-year

career fitting hearing aids for the elderly. But they’ve both embraced this new path with unbridled enthusiasm. “I spend more time doing this every day than I ever spent at my corporate job,” Pocket-area resident Price says. “It’s always an adventure.” Fall, who lives in Curtis Park, concurs. Although she finds the process much more restful than her friend. “Working on ceramics is so meditative,” she says. In fact, it was Fall’s interest in the art form that got the duo started in the first place. A lifelong art lover,

Fall decided to take a pottery class at the Panama Pottery arts collective and found that the soothing, methodic work fit her personality perfectly. She convinced Price—whom she’s known since both women were in their 20s— to take a crack at the class and now they share a love of clay that didn’t take long to blossom into a business. “We were taking a class on totem making,” Fall recalls, “and my teacher looked at mine and said, ‘Someone will want to buy that.’ I replied, ‘For how much?’” Fall laughs. “I realized that maybe people would

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in a garden or they can elegantly complement an interior. Fall has many in her spacious yard, including some of their newer Totem Pops, which are only 2-feet tall and look wonderful clustered together. Each piece is customized for the buyer, such as the paw print and name of a beloved pet or a symbol of someone’s field of work etched into the clay. Thanks to the totems’ clever design that mimics stringing beads on a necklace—which can be done or undone in a matter of minutes—they can easily be moved to a new location if the mood strikes. “People are staying home more than they used to,” Fall says, “so why not decorate your space with something that makes you feel happy every time you look at it?” Prices range from $30 to $425. For more information, visit rockbottomclayarts.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. n

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Two-Way Thai NEW EAST SAC RESTAURANTS BRING ASIAN FLAVORS TO NEIGHBORHOOD

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ccording to a quick Google search, there are 16 Thai restaurants within 5 miles of my house. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no shortage, therefore, of Thai cooking in Sacramento. This is nothing to say of the more than 50 Chinese restaurants and 30 Japanese restaurants (more than half of those just serving sushi) within that same 5-mile radius. I either live at the epicenter of Asian flavor or am just another Sacramentan who is lucky to reside in such a rich culinary landscape. Two new restaurants have opened in East Sacramento, each putting their own spin on Asian flavors and redefining what we should expect from an Asian eatery in California. THAI - The House of Authentic Ingredients opened last November on H Street (formerly Sacramento Bagel). The vibe is decidedly not that of a traditional Thai restaurant. You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the calming gilt and glittering statues of elephants and ethereal figures. Instead youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find a modern and inviting bar, a clever plant-filled interior and the feel of an upscale neighborhood watering hole. Cocktails and a solid wine list make this spot already a popular destination for East Sac residents. On a recent spring evening, I passed by to hear the unmistakable tones of a live band and saw the welcoming patio filled with happy revelers. From the creative Asian-influenced cocktail recipes to more standard drinks, the place is a destination for conviviality. The menu has some unfamiliar dishes not found at most Thai spots, but where it succeeds is in some of the more familiar offerings. The pad thai is solid and without flaw. The fried chive dumplings are crispy and delightful with a just-spicy-enough dipping sauce. Some of the meat dishes are a little underwhelming and lack the flavor punch you might expect from a Thai restaurant. But, given the decent size of the menu, there will be a dish to the liking of every diner whether vegan, vegetarian or even spice-averse. A few blocks away, Origami Asian Grill goes the other way with its ethos. The food is at the center of the operation with a stripped-down atmosphere meeting the bare minimum of restaurant hospitality. Located in a culinary wonderland on Folsom Boulevard (within one block is OneSpeed, The Other Side by Track Seven, Allora and The Shack) Origami puts its best foot forward with the food on the plate. The menu is Asianinfluenced without following any strict structures of traditional Chinese, Thai,

Vietnamese or Japanese cooking. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely California-Asian cuisine. Some have said that Origami works on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chipotle modelâ&#x20AC;? in that it has a handful of basic dishesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ramen, rice bowl, noodle salad, mixed green, banh mi sandwichâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and asks diners to make choices as to the protein, sauces and toppings they wish to add. And while there are some similarities, the menu stretches well beyond mixing and matching a steam counter worth of ingredients. Beyond those few main dishes noted above, Origami offers some of the best fried chicken in town. The half bird is generously drizzled with an orange and Szechuan peppercorn maple syrup, then dusted with pulverized rosemary for a unique flavor and one worthy of turning into an addiction. Beyond that, a few entrĂŠe specials are likely to be found on any given day. On a recent rainy night, friends Xavier and Dante joined my wife and me, and found the evening special of Korean glazed ribs and asparagus to be the highlight. Thank goodness there were more than enough ribs for all of us. Had there been fewer ribs, there might have been hurt feelings and a few missing fingers as we fought over them. The gorgeous bark on the meaty ribs held a ridiculous sweet/ spicy flavor that hit the palate in the front, back and sides with increasing levels of pleasure. Unlike THAI, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no ambience to speak of at Origami. There are a few fun Japanese beers to order at the counter, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never drop by to have a drink with friends. There are, however, special chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinners with changing menus that can run up to 13 courses and $150 per person. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your thing, check it out, but just know that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be surrounded by casual diners coming and going throughout the evening. Taken together, both THAI and Origami present different facets of the Asian food scene in Sacramento. THAI is a place to linger, sip, snack, meet friends and neighbors, and let loose after a long day. Origami is a place to savor flavors, delight your palate, grab and go. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely room in East Sacramento for both to do what they do well and keep on doing it.

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Maria Winkler's "Nemo Hiding," watercolor, at Archival Gallery.

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Feather, Fins and Fur Archival Gallery July 9–Aug. 3 Second Saturday Reception: July 13, 6 p.m. 3223 Folsom Blvd. • archivalgallery.com This group show of all things avian, aquatic and canine will feature works by Maria Winkler, Gary Dinnen, David Fiveash, Lindsay Filby and more, as well as new works by Richard Feese.

10th Anniversary of Old Sac Underground Tours Sacramento History Museum Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 101 I St. • sachistorymuseum.org Meet fascinating characters from Sacramento’s past during Second Saturday Living History Days, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Sacramento History Museum’s Old Sacramento Underground Tours. Outdoor gold panning is free. Indoor activities are included with the admission price of $8 for adults; $5 for youth 6–17; free for children 5 and younger.

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Fairytale Town Saturday, July 27, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org Local storytellers will gather to share tales tracing the history of AfricanAmericans from Africa to the New World. Enjoy a performance by the Fenix Drum and Dance Company, exhibits, vendors, hands-on activities and more. Park admission is $6 per person; free for members and children 1 and younger.

Sacramento Self-Help Housing Thursday, July 11, 5:30 p.m. Beatnik Studios, 723 S St. • sacselfhelp.org In celebration of Bastille Day, indulge in a celebration of cuisine, beverages, cake tasting, jazz music, prize packages and more to raise funds for the nonprofit dedicated to eliminating homelessness through shared housing and counseling. Advance tickets are $40 per person or two for $75; $50 at the door.

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An Evening with Janet Fitch Stories on Stage Sacramento Friday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. CLARA, 1425 24th St. storiesonstagesacramento.com Join New York Times bestselling author Janet Fitch in conversation with Capital Public Radio’s Beth Ruyak. Actress Katie Rubin will read from Fitch’s new novel “Chimes of a Lost Cathedral.” The event will include live music and Russian treats to raise funds for the Community of Writers. Tickets are $30 for general admission; $15 for students; $40 for premium seating.

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Chinese American Council of Sacramento Foundation and Folsom Historical Society Sunday, July 21, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. Happy Garden Restaurant, 5731 Stockton Blvd. • folsomhistoricalsociety.org This event will feature a luncheon and fashion show of rarely seen Chinese garments from the private collection of Karun Yee, as well as artifacts from the Folsom History Museum. Proceeds will benefit the restoration of Folsom’s Chan House, home of the future Chinese Heritage Museum. Tickets are $50 per person.

Ali-Oop! Tim Collom Gallery July 9–Aug. 1 Second Saturday Reception: July 13, 5:30–8:30 p.m. 915 20th St. • timcollomgallery.com The luscious work of Ali Futrell will be on display for this solo exhibition that explores beauty, gender and the inner ego, featuring works of oil on canvas.

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Thursday, July 4, 8:30–10 a.m. 1101 51st St. Start your July Fourth with a bang at the River Park/East Sacramento congregation’s free pancake breakfast and flag-raising ceremony. All community members are welcome.

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Crocker Art Museum Sunday, July 14, 3 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org Flutist Kris Palmer, cellist Isaac-Pastor Chermak and pianist Alison Lee will offer a diverse selection by composers Klaus Hinrich Stahmer, Franz Joseph Haydn, Maurice Duruflé and Bohuslav Martin. Tickets are $10 for members; $18 for students/youth/Capital Public Radio members; $20 for nonmembers.

Genealogical Association of Sacramento Wednesday, July 17, noon Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive • gensac.org Bring your electronic device to this special summer session featuring time with tech whizzes who will help you access web-based genealogical research.

Mumbo Gumbo Live Fairytale Town Wednesday, July 31, 7–9:30 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org Mumbo Gumbo brings its signature danceable sound—a mixture of rock, soul, Afropop, zydeco and country—for this outdoor performance. Advance tickets are $10 for adults; free for children 2–12. Day-of tickets are $15 for adults; $5 for children 2–12.

Fiesta de Frida! Latino Center of Arts & Culture Sunday, July 7, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. 2700 Front Street • thelatinocenter.com Celebrate legendary artist and activist Frida Kahlo at this annual event featuring the popular Frida Kahlo Look-Alike Contest, Little Frida Children’s Parade, local craft vendors, art workshops, and authentic food and drinks.

Jazz Night: Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet Crocker Art Museum Thursday, July 25, 5:30 p.m. (prelude music) and 6:30 p.m. (show) 216 O St. • crockerart.org Sacramento’s longest-running summer jazz series returns to the Crocker’s outdoor courtyard featuring one of this generation’s most eloquent trombonists. Prelude music will be provided by the Beth Duncan Quartet on the Café Stage. Tickets are $10 for members; $20 for nonmembers.

Gather: Movies at the Fort Midtown Association and Sutter District Saturday, July 13, 5 p.m. Sutter’s Fort, 2701 L St. • exploremidtown.org This free event includes screenings of “Jurassic Park” and “A League of Their Own” on the fort walls, as well as food and cocktails for purchase, DJ music, an art market and more. Blankets and lawn chairs encouraged.

Summer Chamber Music Workshop Concerts Sacramento Youth Symphony Saturday, July 13, 6 p.m. (soirée performance) and 7:30 p.m. (concert) Sac State Capistrano Hall, 6000 J St. • sacramentoyouthsymphony.org The Summer Chamber Music Workshop, directed and founded by Susan Lamb Cook, will present final classical concerts by workshop music students ages 12–19. Tickets are $10 for general; $5 students and seniors.

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EAST SAC 33rd Street Bistro Food inspired by the Paciﬁc Northwest 3301 Folsom Blvd. • 916.455.2233 33rdstreetbistro.com

Thai: The House of Authentic Ingredients Delicious Thai food in a creative new setting. Happy Hour specials daily. 4701 H Street • (916) 942-9008

Allora Exquisite Italian-inspired seafood & exceptional wines in a jewel box setting 5215 Folsom Blvd. • 916.538.6434 allorasacramento.com

Canon East Sacramento A creative menu in a re-imagined warehouse 1719 34th Street • 916.469.2433 canoneastsac.com

Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters Award-winning roasters 4749 Folsom Blvd. • 916.451.5181 chocolateﬁshcoffee.com

Clubhouse 56 American. HD sports, kid’s menu, breakfast weekends, late night dining 723 56th Street • 916.454.5656 ch56sports.com

Corti Brothers The legendary food source by Darrell Corti 5810 Folsom Blvd. • 916.736.3800 cortibrothers.com

Español Italian Restaurant Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional familystyle atmosphere 5723 Folsom Blvd. • 916.457.1936 espanol-italian.com

The Kitchen Restaurant 5-course prix ﬁxe seasonal dinner menu 2225 Hurley Way • 916.568.7171 thekitchenrestaurant.com

Kru Contemporary Japanese A unique and imaginative culinary experience 3145 Folsom Boulevard • 916.551.1559 krurestaurant.com

Nopalitos Southwestern Café Southwestern cooking for breakfast & lunch 5530 H Street • 916.452.8226 nopalitoscafe.com

OBO’ Italian Table & Bar The simple, nourishing ﬂavors of Italy 3145 Folsom Blvd. • 916.822-8720 oboitalian.com

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DOWNTOWN Cafeteria 15L Classic American dishes with millennial ﬂavor 1116 15th Street • 916.492.1960 cafeteria15l.com

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Ella Dining Room & Bar New American farm-to-fork cuisine 1131 K Street • 916.443.3772 elladiningroomandbar.com

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Firestone Public House Hip and happy sports bar with great food 1132 16th Street • 916.446.0888 ﬁrestonepublichouse.com

Frank Fat’s Fine Chinese dining in an elegant interior 806 L Street • 916.442.7092 frankfats.com

Grange Restaurant & Bar The city’s quintessential dining destination 926 J St. • 916.492.4450 grangesacramento.com

Hot Italian Remarkable pizza in modern Italian setting 1627 16th Street • 916.492.4450 hotitalian.net

La Cosecha by Mayahuel Casual Mexican in a lovely park setting 917 9th Street • 916.970.5354 lacosechasacramento.com

Ma Jong Asian Diner A colorful & casual spot for all food Asian 1431 L Street • 916.442.7555 majongs.com

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Mayahuel Mexican cuisine with a wide-ranging tequila menu 1200 K Street • 916.441.7200 experiencemayahuel.com

Old Soul Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 555 Capitol Mall • oldsoulco.com

Preservation & Company Preserving delicious produce from local farms 1717 19th Street #B • 916.706.1044 preservationandco.com

South Timeless traditions of Southern cooking 2005 11th Street • 916.382.9722 weheartfriedchicken.com

OLD SAC

Willie’s Burgers

Shoki Ramen House

A quirky burger joint 110 K Street • 916.444.2006 williesburgers.com

Ramen becomes a culinary art form 1201 R Street • 916.441.0011 shokiramenhouse.com

R STREET

THE HANDLE

Café Bernardo

Unmatched sweet sophistication 1801 L Street, #60 • 916.706.1738 gingerelizabeth.com

Fish Face Poke Bar

Mulvaney’s Building & Loan

Humble Hawaiian poke breaks free 1104 R St. #100 • 916.706.0605 ﬁshfacepokebar.com

Farm-fresh New American cuisine 1215 19th Street • 916.441.6022 mulvaneysbl.com

Hook & Ladder Co.

Old Soul

Hearty food and drink in an old ﬁrehouse setting 1630 S Street • 916. 442.4885 hookandladder916.com

Fat City Bar & Cafe American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location 1001 Front Street • 916.446.6768 fatsrestaurants.com

Iron Horse Tavern

The Firehouse Restaurant

Localis

The premiere dining destination in historic setting 1112 2nd Street • 916.442.4772 ﬁrehouseoldsac.com

Rio City Café California-inspired menu on the riverfront 1110 Front Street • 916.442.8226 riocitycafe.com

Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates

European inspired casual café 1431 R Street • 916.930.9191 paragarys.com

Gastropub menu in an industrial setting 1800 15th Street • 916.448.4488 ironhorsetavern.net

Local sourcing becomes a culinary art form 2031 S Street • 916.737.7699 localissacramento.com

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

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

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

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

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

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Dr. Paul Phillips & Dr. Barry Dunn Serving East Sacramento since 1991 1273 32 Street 916-452-7874

Block Butcher Bar

The Waterboy

Specializing in housemade salumi and cocktails 1050 20th Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.476.6306 blockbutcherbar.com

Classic European with locally sourced ingredients 2000 Capitol Ave. â&#x20AC;˘ 916.498.9891 waterboyrestaurant.com

Centro Cocina Mexicana

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Mexican cuisine in a festive, colorful setting 2730 J Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.442.2552 paragarys.com

Federalist Public House Signature woodďŹ red pizzas and local craft beers 2009 Matsui Alley â&#x20AC;˘ 916.661.6134 federalistpublichouse.com

Lowbrau Bierhalle Modern-rustic German beer hall 1050 20th Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.452.7594 lowbrausacramento.com

La Venadita Hot spot for creative Mexican cuisine 3501 3rd Avenue â&#x20AC;˘ 916.400.4676 lavenaditasac.com

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Old Soul Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 3434 Broadway â&#x20AC;˘ oldsoulco.com

Vibe Health Bar Clean, lean and healthy breakfast and snacks 3515 Broadway â&#x20AC;˘ 916.382.9723 vibehealthbar.com

ExperienceMayahuel.com | 1200 K Street, Sacramento | 916.441.7200

Old Soul at The Weatherstone Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 812 21st Street â&#x20AC;˘ oldsoulco.com

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LAND PARK Freeport Bar & Grill

French inspired bistro in chic new environment 1401 28th Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.457.5737 â&#x20AC;˘ paragarys.com

Classic American fare for breakfast, lunch & dinner 8259 Freeport Blvd. â&#x20AC;˘ 916.665.1169 freeportbarandgrill.com

The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar

Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters

A focus on all things local 2718 J Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.706.2275 â&#x20AC;˘ theredrabbit.net

2940 Freeport Blvd. chocolateďŹ shcoffee.com

Revolution Wines

Freeport Bakery

Urban winery and kitchen 2831 S Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.444.7711 â&#x20AC;˘ rev.wine

Sac Natural Foods Co-Op Omnivore, vegan, raw, paleo, organic, glutenfree and carnivore sustenance 2820 R Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.455.2667 â&#x20AC;˘ sac.coop

Sun & Soil Juice Company Raw, organic nutrition from local farms 1912 P Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.341.0327 â&#x20AC;˘ sunandsoiljuice.com

Suzie Burger Burgers, cheesesteaks and other delights 2820 P Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.455.3500 â&#x20AC;˘ suzieburger.com

Tapa the World Traditional Spanish & world cuisine 2115 J Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.442.4353 tapatheworld.com

Temple Coffee Roasters 2200 K Street â&#x20AC;˘ 2829 S Street 1010 9th Street â&#x20AC;˘ templecoffee.com

There are restaurants that make dinner. And there are restaurants that make history. We do both.

Award-winning neighborhood bakery 2966 Freeport Blvd. â&#x20AC;˘ 916.442.4256 freeportbakery.com

Iron Grill A mecca to hearty eating 2422 13th Street â&#x20AC;˘ 916.737.5115 irongrillsacramento.com

Riverside Clubhouse Traditional Amercian classic menu 2633 Riverside Blvd. â&#x20AC;˘ 916.448.9988 riversideclubhouse.com

Sellandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market-CafĂŠ Family-friendly neighborhood cafĂŠ 915 Broadway â&#x20AC;˘ 916. 732.3390 sellands.com

Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market & Kitchen A reputation for service & quality 2900 & 2924 Freeport Blvd â&#x20AC;˘ 916.443.5154 taylorsmarket.com

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2019 Michelin Bib Gourmand Award Winner 806 L Street, Sacramento 916-442-7092 frankfats.com

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A full service Catering & Event company dedicated to handcrafted food, fresh local ingredients, seamless event planning & exceptional service.

Full Service Catering - Drop Off Catering - In House Events

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

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

1431 Del Paso Blvd Sacramento, CA 95815 Catering - (916) 274-4553 - In House Events - (916) 274-4557 www.wmcateringandevents.com

ARDEN AREA Bella Bru Café

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

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

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

5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 485-2883 B L D $-$$ Full bar Casual, locally owned European style café with table service from 5 pm and patio dining • bellabrucafe.com

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

Café Vinoteca

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

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

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

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

The Kitchen

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

Wildwood Kitchen & Bar 556 Pavilions Lane • (916) 922.2858 L D $$-$$$ Wine/Beer Featuring the creative ﬂavors of California • Weekend Brunch & Patio Dining • wildwoodpavilions.com n

2225 Hurley Wy. • (916) 568-7171 D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • thekitchenrestaurant.com

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

IRON GRILL 2422 13th/Broadway Banquet Room available: capacity 90

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

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