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SURPISINGLY SPACIOUS 42nd STREET Beautiful craftsman! 3 bedrooms 3 full baths, beautiful hardwood Àoors, charming front room ¿replace and formal dining room. Large, open kitchen/family room; stainless steel appliances, plenty of counter space. Family room built-ins and gas ¿replace Large master suite. Huge workshop. $899,000 BETH SHERMAN 800-4343

EAST SACRAMENTO CHARMER Darling 4 bedroom 2 bath completely remodeled throughout! Beautiful kitchen, hard wood Àoors, 4th bedroom can be used a den with a full bath and inside laundry. Front and back have sprinkler system, new sod and patio. The home is located on a quite tree lined street, walk to schools. $599,995 ANGELA HEINZER 212-1881

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TAHOE PARK SOUTH 3 bedroom 2 bath on cul-de-sac. Great street appeal and nice Àoor plan with large living room and kitchen opening to family room with used brick ¿replace. Nice front porch and backyard with covered patio. Bedrooms are all nice size, master with en suite. Opportunity is knocking! $299,000 ANGELA HEINZER 212-1881

BRIDGEWAY TOWER PENTHOUSE Enjoy the best of downtown living! Completely remodeled with stunning kitchen and baths. 3rd bedroom now a formal dining room. Living, dining and bedrooms access the full length balcony, walls of glass for amazing southern views off the 15th Àoor. Walk to Kings Arena, restaurants, Capitol. $729,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 969-7379

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TAHOE PARK BRICK HOME Charming brick 3 bedroom, 1½ bath with over 1300 sf and detached garage in the Boulevard Terrace section. Leaded glass built-ins, uniquely designed ¿replace, side door access, breakfast nook, beautiful inlaid hardwood Àoors, inviting front porch and covered patio in comfortable backyard. $389,000 PATRICK VOGELI 207-4515

EAST SAC COTTAGE This sweet 2 bedroom cottage is just looking for someone to spiff it up to its former charming self. The hardwood Àoors would just shine with a re¿nishing. The older remodeled kitchen and bath are very usable or you can make it your own. The detached hobby room or an artist’s retreat. $369,000 PAULA SWAYNE 425-9715

FANTASTIC TUDOR Remodeled spacious home, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths with bonus room upstairs; downstairs master bedroom. Beautiful hardwood and tile Àoors; granite counters and SS appliances in kitchen. Great outdoor entertaining space; covered patio! $819,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

HOME WITH A PARK Classic East Sacramento 3 bedroom cottage with a separate family room that overlooks a beautiful “park-like” yard. Also featured: dual paned windows, re¿nished hardwood Àoors, recently painted interior. Large backyard deck and lots of storage space. $510,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495 JERRY KIRRENE 455-1001

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HEART OF TAHOE PARK 2 bedroom, 2 bath (rare Master Bath) 1040 sf home plus an of¿ce/den! Owner recently painted the interior and exterior, carpeted and installed laminate in the kitchen. A wonderful house with central heat and air, dual pane windows, inside laundry area and spacious backyard with shed. $285,000 PAT VOGELI 207-4515

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heart of East Sacramento is perfectly situated on 50th Street. 3 Bed/1 Bath, just under 1500 sq/ft, this house is perfect for anybody looking to live in one of the best neighborhoods in all of Sacramento county. The character of this property includes in-laid hardwood Áoors, original tile Áoors in the bathroom, and a beautiful built-in Àreplace in the living room and one of the bedrooms. Original Ànishes really bring this property to life, yet it is still open for your imagination and personal touch! $615,000

BEAUTIFUL CRAFTSMAN! You won’t believe the curb appeal of this beautiful East Sac home. With lots of original character, this 3 Bed/2 Bath, home boasts a full second story master suite and a spacious backyard for your family. Original Ànishes in the dining room (wainscoting and built-in hutch) lead you into a completely updated kitchen with SS appliances and a beautiful glass tile backsplash. You won’t want to miss out on this property. $689,950

CHARMING COTTAGE BUNGALOW!

2 Bed/1 Bath, 1027 sq/ft, in East Sac! Nice, light open living room/dining room space with many windows. All new hardwood Áoors and interior/exterior paint. Kitchen has a cozy breakfast nook with built-ins and a separate laundry room off the kitchen. Within walking distance to shopping, coffee houses and restaurants! $439,950

HIDDEN GEM IN EAST SAC!

Don’t miss out on this beautiful 3 Bed/1 Bath, 1080 sq/ft, property on one of the most private streets in the entire neighborhood. New dual pane windows and an updated bathroom accompany this can’t miss home your buyers will love. Take into account the low maintenance backyard and the vast amount of attic storage space! Close to shopping, restaurants and freeway. $419,950

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I have got to call A&P!

Why can’t we stand being without Air Conditioning? We all know that air conditioning season is upon us but many of us neglect the very system that will not only keep us comfortable in our home but it also helps to keep us healthy as well. YES, healthy! As we get older, we tolerate the heat far less than we did when we were young. Heat has a very direct affect to our health in many ways. If our home comfort system fails, the ensuing heat can be the cause of headaches, irritability, weakness, dizziness, fainting and lack of being able to sleep. The lack of sleep can affect your job, your driving, and your ability to perform complex problem solving. So yes, Air Conditioning can be very beneÀcial to your health, but did you know it could also be harmful?

“NOW JUST HOLD UP! WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO SAY” … you might be asking at this very moment. When you are running your home air conditioner, it is moving air all over the house causing the dust in the home to be disrupted and air borne. This dusty air is the air you breathe BEFORE it gets to the air Àlter! However, you might ask, isn’t that why I have an air Àlter? Well, yes, you have an air Àlter but if it is an over the counter air Àlter, it can only trap 2 to 12% of air borne particles and dust.This means that up to 88% of the dust, dander, pollen and spores in your home is recirculated for which you and your lungs become the primary air Àlter. Breathing this unhealthy air can cause asthma, allergies, headaches, sinus infections and insomnia. Now is the time to talk to your expert heating and air conditioning professionals at

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COVER ARTIST Linda Clark Johnson Linda’s mixed media artwork playfully combines watercolor, collage, and cyanotype to express joy, share nature’s beauty, and invite curiosity. Her cover image “Harmony” was commissioned especially for Pops in the Park and celebrates our community--our parks, our trees, live music and good friends! Linda works and teaches art in her cheerful Med Center neighborhood studio. Visit lindaclarkjohnson.com

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Lost and Found STOLEN PARK TRELLIS TEACHES US MUCH ABOUT OUR SOCIETY

BY CECILY HASTINGS PUBLISHER’S DESK

t started with a simple idea to enjoy a few minutes alone in the McKinley Rose Garden on an early Saturday morning, to take in the lovely atmosphere and help center me for the busy week ahead. For the past four years, our small nonprofit Friends of East Sacramento has fully restored and now manages the garden’s care and rental events. As I walked the grassy paths, my calmness was shaken when I saw

piles of freshly cut red rose bouquets strewn on the lawn in several locations. In May, the garden provides a colorful backdrop for photographers, especially on prom nights. While this may sound harmless, we have found it is not. On spring evenings, prom couples—many orchestrated by their parents—barge into scheduled events at the garden and routinely step into flower beds, risking damage to the bushes. When our staff gently asks them to be less obtrusive, we often get lectured by the parents about the importance of their beloved child’s big night. After cleaning up the mess and heading out for a day out of town, I noticed out of the corner of my eye what looked like a fallen branch in one of the beds. I texted our staff person Lyn and asked her to check it out when she arrived to train volunteers that morning. When she got there, she was shocked to discover one of the garden’s 16 majestic wrought-iron

trellises had been stolen. What I thought was a fallen branch was instead a 15-foot length of climbing rose cane strewn over other rosebushes. Shocked by this brazen theft, we reported it to the police. Joe Pane, our facility manager at Clunie Community Center, which our nonprofit also manages, is a retired police officer. We posted some photos on our Facebook page and shared them with other groups we are affiliated with. By that night, our post had reached more than 3,000 people. A few days later, a call came in from an anonymous tipster who reported that he had seen the trellis being used at a wedding in a Natomas backyard. He was upset because the family had bragged that it had been stolen from McKinley Park. He led us to the family’s Facebook page, where photos of the smiling couple under the trellis had been posted. After a little cyber-sleuthing, we were able to provide the family’s information,

including the rough location of their home, to the police investigator. Crisis rarely comes at a convenient time. But despite a pretty tightly packed work schedule the following week (design deadline for our upcoming book), I somehow managed to do numerous television interviews in the garden, four before it was found and four after recovery. The last two were on my porch at 9 p.m. when it was pouring rain. We also took our own photos and issued several press releases to the media. My stepson, who lives in San Francisco, called to say he’d heard me interviewed on his local news talk station! Talk about a slow news day. Quite obviously the media loved the story, especially the happy ending brought about by social media. You can imagine how irked we were that when the family was exposed, they all claimed to know nothing about the origin of the huge, distinctive trellis PUBLISHER page 14

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Pop Into a Park SUMMER CONCERT SERIES RETURNS FOR A MONTH OF MUSIC

BY RACHEL MATUSKEY

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une in East Sac means Pops in the Park is back! On Saturday, June 4, The Count opens the summer concert series with rock and R&B favorites at East Portal Park. Councilmember Jeff Harris emcees. On Saturday, June 11, the Beth Duncan Swing’n Jazz Band brings jazz, blues and Latin grooves to Bertha Henschel Park. On Saturday, June 18, Walking Spanish and Joy & Madness fill McKinley Park with funk, soul and Americana. East Sac Improvement Association president Paul Noble will present the annual Orchid and Onion awards. On Saturday, June 25, the series ends at Glenn Hall Park, where Tamara Berg will emcee an evening of energetic covers from the AKA live band. All concerts run from 6 to 9 p.m. Food will be available for purchase courtesy of Roxie Deli, Burr’s Fountain and the East Sac-Midtown Kiwanis. Bogle Vineyards and Hoppy Brewing will sponsor a beer and wine garden. Outside alcohol is

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series and help fund youth athletic scholarships and the enhancement of neighborhood parks. Major sponsors of this year’s Pops series are Gonsalves Real Estate Properties, KMG Mortgage Group, Realtor Rich Cazneaux, Sutter Health, Dignity Health, East Sac Hardware, Inside Publications, Opa! Opa!, Renewal by Andersen, and PG&E. For more information, call 808-5240 or visit eastsacpopsinthepark.com.

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prohibited. Blankets or lawn chairs are recommended, but canopies are not allowed. Walking, biking and carpooling are encouraged. Sacramento Area Bicycle

Advocates will provide free valet bike parking at all events. All sponsorship and advertising dollars, as well as proceeds from food and beverage sales, benefit the Pops

Artist and teacher Linda Clark Johnson created this year’s Pops artwork. The poster is an example of Johnson’s current interest in cyanotype, an alternative photographic process dating from the 1800s that uses objects or negatives to create images through exposure to ultraviolet light. “It is important to me that my work be intriguing, slightly mysterious and beautiful while

also touching on a universal chord. Through my personal symbol set of plants, maps, birds and text, I explore the themes of travel, nature and joyfulness,” Johnson said. Limited-edition 16-by-20-inch archival prints of the 2016 Pops artwork are available for $75. To purchase, and to learn more about Johnson and her work, visit lindaclarkjohnson.com.

A TASTE OF LOCAL FLAVOR The East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce will host the eighth annual Taste of East Sacramento on Saturday, July 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. This year, Taste moves not only to a new night but to a new location: the remodeled second floor of Sacramento Turn Verein. This event features wine, beer and food tastings courtesy of East Sacramento’s favorite establishments, as well as a raffle and live music from the Brian Dougherty Band. Tickets are $45 in advance, $50 at the door. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Selland’s Market-Cafe, at the chamber booth during all Pops in the Park shows, and online at eastsacchamber.org. Proceeds support Pops in the Park and other chambersponsored events. Turn Verein is at 3349 J St.

BUBBLE FUN On Friday, June 3, join Rebecca Niles, the Bubble Lady, at McKinley Library. Using tools from bubble wands to hula hoops, Niles creates bubbles as big as a person or as

elaborately shaped as a dragon. She may inspire you to try your hand at some bubble art of your own. The bubbles begin at 3:30 p.m. McKinley Library is at 601Alhambra Blvd.

TINY FEET FUNDRAISER The Tiny Feet Foundation will hold its second annual fundraiser dinner on Saturday, June 18, at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. Cocktails will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by a seated dinner at 6:30 p.m. The silent auction will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tiny Feet’s mission is to provide basic support to families with children in Sacramento-area neonatal intensive care units. Tiny Feet representatives compile packages containing gas cards, housing vouchers, food vouchers, preemiesized clothing and other necessities for families putting their lives on hold to be with their little ones in thee intensive care nursery. Tiny Feet’s goal is to allow families to focus on their hospitalized infant. Last year’s inaugural event raised enough money to support 100 families with babies in local NICUs. Tickets are $50. To purchase, visit tinyfeetfoundation.org and click on Annual Dinner & Silent Auction. Tickets are $25 for NICU nurses and child life specialists. Sutter Lawn is at 3951 N St.

make a beeline to McKinley Library on Friday, June 10. Wild Things Animal Rescue will show visitors an assortment of live wild birds, reptiles, mammals and other wild rescue animals from around the world, followed by an informational talk about each animal and its natural habitat. Guests will also have an opportunity to touch some of the animals. Bring your own hand sanitizer and be there at 3:30 p.m. McKinley Library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd.

resumes regular daytime hours on June 18. The Bertha Henschel Play Pool will also open for the season on June 18. Both Glenn Hall and Bertha Henschel will remain open through Aug. 28 and will be open for Family Nights every Thursday evening from 3 to 7 p.m. The YMCA will operate the Tahoe Park pool again this year. For a list of area pools, a complete schedule of recreational swim hours, and admission fees, visit cityofsacramento.org.

BEAT THE HEAT AT A NEIGHBORHOOD POOL Clunie Pool in McKinley Park is open now for the summer 2016 preseason. The pool will open for regular recreational swim hours on June 18 and will remain open through Sept. 4. The Glenn Hall Pool opens for g swim the week of June 13 evening and

ST. FRANCIS REUNION WEEKEND St. Francis Catholic High School’s All-Alumnae Reunion Weekend will take place June 24 to June 26 at St. Francis High School. An All-Alumnae Reception will be held on Friday, June 24. On Saturday, June 25, individual classes

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 13 will meet at separate off-campus events. On Sunday, June 26, there will be a Mass and Family Pancake Breakfast. In advance of the event, the reunion committee is working to reconnect with lost alumnae. If you graduated from St. Francis and haven’t received any communications recently, visit stfrancishs.org/alumnae to update your contact information and receive updates about the Reunion Weekend and other news and events. For more information on the reunion, contact Dawn Winston Cullo at dcullo@stfrancishs.org or 7375020.

DEVINE GELATERIA OPENING Just in time for the hottest part of summer, East Sac welcomes a sweet new tenant. Devine Bakery & Gelateria will open at 3610 McKinley Blvd. toward the end of June.

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Owner Elizabeth McCleary, a longtime East Sac resident, says she has been running and walking her dogs past the storefront for over 20 years and has often thought that the spot had potential as “a great little neighborhood place to get some excellent coffee and dessert.” McCleary and her husband designed the original Devine on 19th Street in Midtown to be the type of place they’d like to visit, and they’re hoping the new location will fill this niche for the McKinley Park neighborhood, complementing its surroundings and becoming a place where neighbors will congregate. McCleary plans to open the shop at 6:30 a.m. daily. In addition to gelato, Devine will feature espresso drinks, drip coffee and a large variety of baked goods, including morning pastries like scones, muffins and croissants. The menu will also include crepes and Belgian waffles. A cake case will hold cakes and pies, for purchase whole or by the slice, as well as mousse cups, crisps and EAST SAC LIFE page 17

PUBLISHER FROM page 11 that magically showed up in their yard. The mother of the bride placed the blame on a “crazy” uncle who just happened to be homeless. Yet he managed to coordinate a vehicle to transport a 500-pound iron structure in the middle of the night without being detected. One reporter actually asked me if I felt a little bit sorry for the family. I won’t repeat my response. What struck me was that, for less than $500, the family could have rented the entire garden for three hours and enjoyed a ceremony under any one of the trellises amid 1,200 blooming rosebushes tended lovingly by almost 200 volunteers. It also dawned on us that if we didn’t manage the garden and work it with volunteers almost daily, the theft may have gone unnoticed by the city. I’m told that park theft and vandalism are rampant. In the initial report, the police asked us to estimate the value of the trellis. For guidance, we turned to one of our garden volunteers, Bill

Kuyper. He’s an iron sculptor who a few years ago created a beautiful companion gazebo in the center of the garden that we funded with private donations. Bill was willing to make and install a replacement for $6,000, so we reported that value to the police and the press. Then we got a call from the iron artist who originally made the trellises for the city about 18 years ago. He was upset because the city paid him $15,000 apiece, and he thought he should be hired to replace it. By this time, however, it was a moot point because the trellis had already been found. I am grateful for the attention to our beloved garden, but it certainly came at a cost to those of us who volunteer in terms of time, worry and management of the repair. Let’s hope the publicity keeps this from ever happening again. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 14 tarts. A small variety of panini will be available, box-lunch style. McCleary also plans to apply for a beer and wine license, thanks to many hopeful inquiries from neighbors. Being a good neighbor is at the forefront of McCleary’s vision for Devine. “We want Devine to be part of the neighborhood,” she says. “And living here, we understand the importance of polite neighbors. We hope to encourage evening patrons to walk or bike over, to help reduce traffic and the need for parking. And we will ask all of our customers to remember that we are surrounded by homes.”

LEARN TO COMPOST On Saturday, June 25, the UC Master Gardeners’ Compost Education Team will hold a free backyard composting class at Clunie Community Center. Participants will learn about the value of compost, the types of compost bins, how to build a compost pile using hot and cold

techniques, and different ways to use compost. Class begins at 2 p.m. Clunie Community Center is at 601 Alhambra Blvd.

FOCUS ON HEALTH Dignity Health has granted $800,359 to fund five collaborative proposals across Sacramento, Yolo and Nevada counties. These grants are awarded to organizations that work to address urgent health needs in the community, including mental health, homelessness, and access to primary care. “Dignity Health Community Grants will help these collaborative partnerships provide much-needed, coordinated services to the underserved in our community,” said Laurie Harting, senior vice president of operations. “The grants allow our hospitals and community nonprofit organizations to work together to strengthen safety net capacity, leverage resources and build a greater continuum of care for those we serve.” $670,000 of the grant money was awarded to programs in Sacramento County.

One recipient, the Navigation to Wellness Program, is a collaboration led by Turning Point Community Programs, in partnership with My Sister’s House, Consumers Self Help Center, Crime Victims Assistance Network and National Alliance on Mental Illness. The program addresses the critical need for patients to connect with mental health services in the community upon discharge from hospital emergency departments. A Turning Point clinician works directly with emergency department social workers to support patients through the discharge planning process, addressing any immediate needs and providing a handoff to partner services, including a peer support specialist and other appropriate linkages. A second grant recipient was the Sacramento Downtown Homeless Mental Health Outreach Project, a collaboration led by Sacramento Steps Forward, in partnership with Sacramento Loaves & Fishes, Downtown Sacramento Foundation and TLCS, Inc. This program

addresses the issue of mental health, homelessness and intensive outpatient mental health care. The collaborative is part of the Common Cents Continuum of Care plan that is pioneering the use of a standardized assessment tool, VISPDAT, to help identify appropriate housing placement options. The Mental Health Outreach Project primarily serves chronically homeless patients who come through the emergency department of Mercy General Hospital. Patients are referred to a Sacramento Steps Forward navigator, who then connects them to available support services. The goal is a seamless process that enhances access to care. This program also serves those on the streets of downtown Sacramento, where outreach specialists, navigators from TLCS and master’s level mental health specialists are positioned to work with hard-to-reach chronically homeless individuals and connect them with medical, behavioral, supportive and housing services. EAST SAC LIFE page 19

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The Sacramento Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge is in full swing. This annual celebration of reading was intended to combat the “summer slide,” when children can lose up to two months of learned reading skills if they don’t read over the summer. Summer Reading has expanded and is now open to people of all ages and skill levels. This year’s theme is Read for the Win. Challengers earn points and prizes by reading and by completing various educational activities. The more you read, the more chances you have to win. Everyone who reads at least five books will receive a completion prize: for kids and teens, a book, and for adults, a reusable book bag. Participants can also earn Library Champion yard signs and Summer Reader souvenir medals. At the end of the summer, three readers from each library branch will receive a Barnes & Noble gift card, and one winner from each age group will win an iPad mini. Summer Reading continues through Aug. 15. Stop by any branch or visit saclibrary.org/summerreading to register.

Theodore Judah Elementary School raised more than $44,000 at the seventh annual Theodore Judah Gala, held April 30 at Turn Verein. The gala, coordinated by the PTA, is the school’s largest fundraiser and helps sustain the school’s science, garden, music, art and kindness programs. The event featured silent and live auctions, appetizers by Federalist Public House owner Marvin Maldonado, dinner by The Waterboy and OneSpeed owner Rick Mahan, spirited music from the Harley White, Jr. Orchestra, and photobooth fun provided by Temple Photography. The event again made use of Greater Giving, a mobile bidding platform that allowed people who couldn’t attend to bid remotely on silent auction items, which included artwork by local artists Jose DiGregorio and Kim Squaglia, a VIP tour and tasting for 20 at Scribner Bend Vineyards, a Flora Springs tasting for four, private chef’s tastings at Federalist and Formoli’s Bistro, a week’s stay at a private Big Trees cabin, a three-night rental of a deluxe Airstream trailer and much more. KMG Mortgage Group and Courtney Way, a real estate agent with Keller Williams, were title sponsors. “The gala would not be possible without our numerous parent and teacher volunteers, our vendors, donors and sponsors who support Theodore Judah throughout the year,” said event chair Sarah Wallace. “This year’s silent auction also featured impressive class baskets put together by parents and teachers. They went above and beyond to help make the gala a huge success. We’re already excited for Gala 2017!” For more information about Theodore Judah Elementary, visit theodorejudahelementary.org. To learn more about the Judah PTA, visit theodorejudahpta.org.

Federalist Public House owners Marvin and Bridgette Maldonado get into the Mardi Gras spirit at the Theodore Judah Gala. Photo courtesy of Temple Photography.

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s business owners, we work hard to ensure that our customers are happy, our employees productive and our businesses profitable. We worry about threats to our regional economic stability and health, despite knowing that we have little or no control over either. One of the constant threats to our region is flooding. Over the past 30 years, we’ve seen portions of our region flood and know how perilously close we have come to catastrophe. While we cannot control the weather, we can protect ourselves. The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency has managed more than $2 billion of levee improvements since the 1990s, but there is more work to do. With changing federal and state standards, SAFCA also must change. The agency updated its flood control plan to better ensure we are protected from catastrophic flood. What was once deemed safe—a 100year flood standard—has been revised to a more rigorous 200-year standard. These changes better protect our community but come at a cost. Ballots were mailed to property owners last month seeking approval for an assessment district that will support this necessary, more comprehensive flood control plan. By voting yes, property owners can ensure that the consequences of a catastrophic flood are avoided.

While we understand the risk to life and property that flooding presents, the economic disaster is also terrible. A levee breach in Sacramento would cripple our regional economy, seriously affecting 2.4 million people. Even after our region deals with the health and safety impacts, the local economic impacts would be devastating and long lasting. Supply and distribution routes would be broken, manufacturing would largely stop, businesses would close and jobs would be lost. Merely getting from one point to another would be difficult long after a flood, as we struggle to repair and rebuild.

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to crippling building moratoriums and, ultimately, to the decline of our regional economy. I urge my fellow property owners to make the smart decision for our homes and families, our businesses, our employees and our customers. Return the SAFCA property assessment ballot by June 13 and vote yes. Randall Selland is executive chef and co-owner of the Selland Group, which includes The Kitchen, Selland’s Market-Cafe, Ella Dining Room and Bar and the soon-to-open OBO’ Italian Table & Bar. n

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Tiny Feet Foundation HELPING FAMILIES WITH BABIES IN THE NICU

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ive years ago, Sage Witzgall was born six weeks early weighing 3 pounds, 15 ounces. She spent 17 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at Sutter Memorial Hospital. For Deanna Witzgall and her husband, Tom, the early arrival of their first (and only) child rocked their world. “Seventeen days is actually a short stay for most NICU parents, but it left a mark on us,” Witzgall says. Not long after her daughter’s birth, Witzgall heard about a man who was running 12 marathons in 12 months to raise awareness about a foundation that supports families with babies in Sutter Memorial Hospital’s NICU. “Being a runner myself, I was instantly on board and contacted him immediately,” she says. Rick Turner founded Tiny Feet Foundation in 2011 after he and his wife, Brandi, lost their fourth child preterm in 2011. (Brandi’s father, Dr. Andrew Wertz, a neonatologist, founded Sutter Memorial’s NICU more than 45 years ago.) The foundation helps parents of premature babies by providing them with preemie diapers, onesies and other items. In addition, many families are not from the area and have to travel hours to the hospital to see their baby in the NICU. Tiny Feet provides gas cards, hotel vouchers and calling cards to help defray families’ costs of traveling and staying in touch with the hospital. They also help support

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funeral costs for those who lose a baby in the NICU. In 2013, Witzgall joined other supporters of Tiny Feet Foundation in running the California International Marathon, which goes through East Sacramento, to raise money for the group. (Last year, the team raised

$5,000.) She now serves as president of the foundation’s board. (Turner and his family have moved out of the area.) River Park resident Emily Battin joined the board almost two years ago after her son Max was born eight weeks early. Her ties to the

foundation started through her friendship with Witzgall. “When visiting Sage in the hospital, I was blown away by all of the babies. I couldn’t have imagined that in three short years I would have a very personal encounter with the NICU,” she says. Max was in the NICU for 40 days. Battin says she felt lucky that her home and her workplace were so close to the hospital. “I sat with mothers who were traveling a long way to come be with their babies. Some of them who were not able to come every day,” says Battin, who is the principal at Westlake Charter School in Natomas. Last year, Tiny Feet raised $10,000 through a dinner and silent auction to pay for diapers, preemie clothes, blankets, gas cards, strollers and car seats for more than 100 families with babies at Sutter NICU. This year’s dinner will be on Saturday, June 18, at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. “We are all so thankful for the care and love we received while our babies stayed at the NICU. We now all just want to give back. Our babies are now home and thriving, while we know that this happy ending does not happen for all NICU families,” says Witzgall. For more information about the June 18 dinner, or to purchase tickets ($50 per person), go to tinyfeetfoundation.org or call 7187162. To suggest someone for a volunteer profile, call 441-7026 or email eastsaclife@aol.com n

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Taking Command MILITARY MAN TO LEAD PARKS BACK FROM THE BRINK?

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first met the city’s new director of its department of parks and recreation on a rainy Saturday morning in early May. There was retired Marine Corps Col. Christopher Conlin standing in our check-in line for the Land Park Volunteer Corps’ May park workday. We expected our turnout to be abysmal. Who comes out on a Saturday morning to work in the rain? Well, Marines do. So did the 80 other caring volunteers who showed up, undeterred and ready to tackle the seemingly overwhelming maintenance needs of Sacramento’s signature park. Like any other volunteer, Conlin was assigned to work on one of eight project teams. His team captain, LPVC board member Bob Bream, reported that he was an exemplary volunteer who worked hard from the moment of his arrival trimming bushes and moving soil. It certainly helped that Conlin was Marine Corps fit, with ramrod-straight posture and a no-nonsense commitment to his assignment. You might wonder: How well would a 30-year career Marine Corps officer, used to giving orders and seeing them damn well carried out, work alongside a highly diverse group of civilian volunteers? Here’s

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what one volunteer, Barbara Schmitz, wrote us after the workday: “I also appreciate having Chris Conlin for a work partner on Saturday. He was really kind, completely committed, and he allowed me to follow him about and basically do whatever he did. Since this was my first time participating in the Volunteer Corps, I am so grateful for him being there. Oh, and he also saved me from the moniker of ‘bad wheelbarrow driver’ by hauling my wheelbarrow loads of sand around.” It’s pretty much impossible not to like and admire this guy. In 2002 and 2003, he commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines.

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, he led a 1,000-man Marine infantry task force on a 400-mile campaign across Iraq in high-intensity combat operations. He was tapped in 2004 to serve as military governor of Najaf Province, a region with a population of 1.3 million and a land area equal to New Hampshire. It includes the city of Najaf, the holiest of all Shiite cities. Conlin was responsible for rebuilding the decimated civic government and restarting a moribund local economy from scratch. He received rave reviews for his adroit handling of the delicate politics and diplomacy involved in building trust among tribal leaders.

Following his career as a nomadic Marine, frequently moving his wife and three daughters from post to post, Conlin and his family settled in San Diego. When his former commander, Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Tony Jackson, was appointed in 2012 to serve as the director of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Jackson tapped Conlin to serve as deputy director of the department’s Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. A year later, he was given the additional job of heading up the Division of Boating and Waterways. When his weekly commute on Southwest Airlines from San Diego

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led by longtime LPVC volunteer Rick Stevenson, who identified problem areas in the park that require special attention (storm drainage issues, long-broken water features, traffic problems, proposed pond renovations, LPVC’s tree rescue efforts, long-term reforestation needs, and an LPVC/zoo collaboration to plant park trees, the leaves of which would be suitable food for zoo animals). Conlin’s predecessor as director of city parks, the recently retired Jim Combs, had the unpleasant job of overseeing what was essentially a deconstruction of the department. Budget cuts during the Great Recession led to the layoff of more than half of all city park maintenance workers (including all lesser-paid, junior park workers), the threatened shuttering of city pools, the cancelation of a number of rec programs, reduced hours for community centers and clubhouses, and the outsourcing of the management of most centers and clubhouses to nonprofit groups.

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Curb the Curve MAKE ELVAS AVENUE AND C STREET SAFE FOR FAMILIES

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pring break this year was great. We slowed down and immersed ourselves in family time. Took a trip to the zoo, spent a day on a boat. Posted up at Bertha Henschel for long days of picnics and baseball. My kids, 7 and 4, slept in and stayed up late, enjoying more fun-mom time than usual. I relaxed my routines and focused on making memories rather than ticking boxes on my to-do list. I also spent a lot of time outside in the yard, breathing in the smells of spring and marveling at each new flower bud. This spring, like all others, seemed different, more vibrantly colored and thickly leaved. The birds returned en masse, with full-throated proclamations of vitality and joy. After spending my entire adult life in Midtown, I have 20 years of dark-sky deprivation to make up for, so I tried to soak it in extra hard. Watching the sunsets, listening to the wind, I fell in love all over again with East Sac and our little corner of land and sky. By the end of the week, I felt rejuvenated. Life was settling into a comfortable, easy routine. At one point, it struck me that it was at the beginning of last year’s spring break, just three months after we had moved in, that I was awakened in the middle of the night by a police officer shining his flashlight around our yard, looking for pieces of the Cadillac SUV that had plowed into our fence and driven off, leaving us stunned and scared. We live on Fern Court, where the north end of Elvas Avenue curves sharply around to C Street. When I remembered that a year had passed since the accident, I felt a release of tension that I didn’t even realize

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was still there. It felt lucky, like the passage of a full year was significant and held a charm that would protect us. Now we could breathe easier. The accident had been a fluke. There was no way it could happen again. Until it did. We went to sleep the night of April 1, 2016, looking forward to a weekend that promised to be blissfully uneventful. At 2:30 a.m., I sat up in bed, confused, wondering if I’d felt something or heard something, but also knowing immediately that I’d definitely felt something, definitely heard something. Right away, despairingly, I knew. I shook my husband. “I think someone hit the fence again,” I said. We ran outside

to see our fence and entire yard in complete ruin, and once again no car in sight. The days that followed were extremely stressful. Any illusions I had of a peaceful future seemed shattered. Part of me just wanted to stand on the lawn for hours, staring at the cars passing, perversely fascinated with what might happen to each in turn, wondering if the next would be the one that would lose control, and if it would take me out with it. I sat still for a day, shocked, and then began list-making, trying to figure out all the people I needed to call, all the things we needed to do to regain our equilibrium. Gone was my

sense of confidence and contentment, even the ability to enjoy my family. I became a robot, hyper-focused and feeling nothing. By the following week, we had a new fence and were making plans to reinforce it, selecting additional barriers for the most vulnerable points, and choosing plants to replace the trees that had been uprooted. Life continued on, but I felt empty and detached. As I swept the pathway to our front door, my daughter came outside and said, “Aw, look at the little cuties.” I turned, expecting to see our pet chickens, and instead saw a mama wood duck and half a dozen fuzzy babies waddling across the grass. They walked through the yard, crossed the street and disappeared behind the neighbor’s trees. It was so wholesome and lovely, and also so poignant, that I suddenly wanted to cry, overwhelmed and frustrated by the mixed emotions I now feel toward my home. I love it here, but now I wake up every night thinking, “Did I just hear something?” I wake up every morning thinking, “What will I see when I look outside?” I feel vulnerable, anxious, unsafe. I feel worried for my children as we walk to school, for my husband as he bikes to and from work, and for my neighbors, many of whom also have small children. I feel worried for the birds nesting in our trees, and even for the little wood duck family. This isn’t how life should be. We’ve since found out that incidents of this nature have happened at least four times at our property: in 1998, 2012, 2015 and now in 2016. This can no longer be written off as bad luck, or chalked

up solely to late-night drunkenness. Poor road design is contributing to these accidents. Once is a bad night; twice is alarming. But three times in four years is a crisis that needs urgent attention. I’m writing now because I know that without the support of the neighborhood, our chances of anything changing are slim. We hope our neighbors will support us in our effort to secure a raised median or large traffic circle for this sharp and dangerous curve. Designed properly, a roundabout at this corner could significantly calm traffic as well as greatly improve the quality of life of residents. By lowering the speed and recklessness of drivers negotiating this corner, a traffic circle could provide balance, rather than chaos, by accommodating cars while still safeguarding residents. We envision a large circle that could be planted and beautified, softening the industrial feel of the curve and bringing the area back from borderline freeway to a walkable, family-friendly, residential neighborhood. During the most recent rain, I watched from the kitchen window as a car sped into the curve, tried to turn and spun out of control, nearly hitting an electrical pole. There were no other cars around at the time, and after a few moments the driver slowly pulled into the parking lot across the street, turned around and continued on down C Street. It struck me that these things may actually be happening unobserved every day, and that the incidents that we’re aware of may not be nearly as isolated as they seem. As things stand, I feel nervous any time my kids walk outside. Even on the city sidewalk near the curve, I feel uncomfortable as drivers race by at unconscionable speeds. I marvel at the bravery of moms pushing their baby joggers around the bend, or cyclists actually sharing the road with drivers pushing freeway speeds as they approach the curve. To be honest, the curve no longer even seems quite real to me, but more like part of a stunt course in a car commercial. My husband and I are doing what we can to protect ourselves. But the city approved this area as residential, CURB page 29

CITY HALL FROM page 25 When Measure U was passed by city voters, the hike in the city sales tax (which now brings in about $43 million a year) funded the restoration of some park maintenance positions and the restoration of some rec programs and community center hours. But the restoration of jobs in the parks department has lagged behind the restoration of positions in city police and fire departments, leaving parks staffing and rec programs still depleted from prerecession levels. Prior to the recession, the city employed 17 full-time workers to maintain William Land Park. Today, the city has only two full-time permanent park workers caring for Land Park, not counting temporary park workers the city employs in the summer months. The Land Park Volunteer Corps humps to put the park in the best possible condition by November of each year because we know that the city’s depleted park workforce doesn’t have the capacity to do much to care for the park in the winter months when the Corps takes its three-month annual leave. While several city parks are now being cared for by neighborhoodbased park support groups, most city parks don’t get such attention, particularly the numerous parks in less affluent neighborhoods. And it shows. A well-maintained neighborhood park not only increases property values and helps improve overall public health; it discourages crime, illicit drug use and general neighborhood disorderliness. An appealing, well-cared-for park contributes to an abiding sense of neighborhood pride and community cohesion—the archenemies of crime and disorder. A well-caredfor park invites neighbors in, while discouraging sketchy folks from hanging out. Conlin, having visited cities around the world in his military career, notes a consistent pattern: The best indicator he found of the overall health and vitality of a city is the condition of its parks. Parks are part of a positive feedback loop: Excellent parks help improve neighborhoods

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day-to-day concerns to long-term outcomes. He’s working with his staff to produce a comprehensive five-year plan that prioritizes the work that needs to be done in each of the city’s 226 parks. The compilation of a citywide inventory of maintenance needs was begun under his predecessor (and was originally inspired by a needs inventory that Steve Hansen commissioned for parks in his council district). But Conlin is the driving force behind the effort to turn the inventory into an actionable five-year plan to tackle our city parks’ most pressing needs. When asked to identify the greatest challenge in his new job, Conlin was quick to answer: “Resources.” One of the greatest challenges his department faces in restoring city parks is the city’s high labor costs. With the layoff of junior park workers during the recession, the city’s park worker labor force is now weighted more heavily toward older, more highly compensated park workers, who participate in the city’s pricey CITY HALL page 29

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CITY HALL FROM page 27 pension system and who will receive retiree health care benefits which are part of the unfunded city liability of more than $350 million. The city is also facing the looming cost burden of the recently enacted hike in California’s minimum wage, which will rise in steps from the city’s current minimum of $10 to $15 over the next five years. Since most city workers who now earn less than $15 an hour work overwhelmingly in the parks and recreation department (rec workers, pool lifeguards, seasonal park workers, etc.), the new law will hammer the department’s budget more than any other, particularly if the city, in the face of union pressure, responds to the new wage law by raising the pay of more highly compensated employees to relieve “wage compaction” issues. The city has not yet released any analysis of just how hard the new law will hit the parks department’s budget. Five years ago, then-parks director Jim Combs and city finance director Leyne Milstein, each estimated that the city could reduce its labor costs by 50 percent by outsourcing basic park care to outside contractors. But efforts to launch a pilot program to test outsourcing failed to win the support of Combs, who felt that the unionfriendly city council would reject such a proposal. Since then, the operation and maintenance of all city golf courses have been outsourced, in steps, to Morton Golf, eliminating a $500,000 recurring annual deficit in the city’s depleted golf fund. Will Conlin and the city council take a lesson from the city’s positive experience with golf course outsourcing? Will the city council finally buck the influence of Operating Engineers Local 39, the union that represents city park workers, and seize upon the opportunity to increase the number of park workers while reducing city costs? Conlin cautiously supports the idea: “I support the concept where it makes sense,” he said. Conlin is also leading a city effort to assess all possible options for funding both park operations and the restoration of deteriorated park facilities. One option would be to

significantly increase park user fees for event sponsors that generate substantial income from major events they host in city parks. If an event sponsor is able to generate, say, $500,000 in revenue from a single event in a park, as some do, it seems perfectly fair and reasonable that the sponsor should make a meaningful contribution to the costs of maintaining the venue in which its events are held. Other options include a citywide park tax or, more creatively, the creation of benefit assessment districts in selected neighborhoods in closest proximity to city parks, although such an approach would have to be carefully constructed to pass scrutiny under Proposition 218, which requires that each property owner receive a cognizable, special benefit from close proximity to a nearby park. Any city park tax would require a two-thirds public vote, while a park assessment district would require majority approval of impacted property owners. But it would be a heavy lift for the city to win voter or property owner approval of a park tax or assessment if it failed to first unlock the major cost savings that contracting out basic park care would provide. While Conlin is understandably reluctant to discuss any of the financing options his department is reviewing, he is optimistic that Sacramento’s growing economy will help “lift all boats” and improve the city’s ability to fund park care and recreation programming in the coming years. After my interview with Conlin, I couldn’t help thinking: If this man had the extraordinary leadership abilities needed to help rebuild civic government in war-torn Najaf Province, restoring city parks and rec programs should be—wait for it—a walk in the park. Here’s to wishing Col. Conlin every success. Craig Powell is a local attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He also is the lead coordinator of the Land Park Volunteer Corps. He can be reached at craig@eyeonsacramento.org or 7183030. n

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a traffic-calming measure is essential for this curve—not down the street but directly in the middle of this curve, where drivers consistently have trouble staying on their side of the double yellow line, even when sober, even in the middle of the day. If you’ve ever driven around this curve, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ve seen drivers behaving aggressively and recklessly. If you feel that this corner of the neighborhood could use a little more calm and a little less road rage, please call or write and make your opinion known. Join the discussion on our Facebook page, Curb the Curve. Urge Councilmember Harris to listen to our concerns and help us ensure that a raised median or traffic circle is installed at this curve. This curve in its current state is unsafe at any time of day. A fatality is inevitable if action is not taken. At the moment, it may not seem like a matter of life and death. We only hope that it won’t take a death to make it matter. Rachel Matuskey can be reached at insideeastsac@gmail.com n

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never heard of the Friends before, but I’ve always taken responsibility for things. So when they asked me to be the co-manager and then the manager, I said yes.” Marie started off doing everything herself but soon recruited a team of volunteers capable of handling the various Book Den tasks.

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The work is never-ending. Weekly,

Sacramento Public Library system

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and private donations—come in. A

radius the opportunity to explore

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the books: bookstore, warehouse sale,

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Jo Anne Marie of the Book Den

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and family movie nights, outreach to

100,000 books at any given time and

local schools, improvements to library

employs the talents of more than

facilities and their collections, and

100 volunteers to sort, shelve, clean,

advocacy on behalf of the libraries.

categorize and sell the books. Every

Every branch has its own dedicated

person who contributes is a volunteer,

Friends group, and the systemwide

starting with Book Den manager Jo

Friends organization provides much-

Anne Marie, a former banker who

needed support for branches large and

returned to Sacramento after a few

small throughout the community.

years in Texas and discovered the den

The Book Den is central to that support. Housed in a large warehouse on Belvedere Avenue at Power Inn Road, The Book Den holds more than

when she brought boxes of books to donate. “I became a cashier at the store for a couple of months,” she says. “I had

online sales, antiquarian book sales or donation. “Nothing goes to waste,” says Karen Wilson, who manages communications for the den. Wilson, like Marie, happened upon the den and the Friends after retirement and never left. “We’re taking in books all the time, and volunteers are working every day except Sunday.” The majority of volunteers are retirees who love spending their time among the classics, but the den also attracts high school students earning community service hours, Girl Scouts working on badges and disabled

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“This is a fun place to work,” says

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Marie. “There’s no drama, and it’s a good crew.”

John Solie, a retired engineer, is responsible for the online sales.

Diane Sabo is the volunteer

“We’re doing quite well,” he says. “It

coordinator. Like the others, she

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stumbled onto the den, decided it was

month at the start, and now it’s more

a great place and stayed. She oversees

than 300 a month.” Most of the online

the sorters and the warehouse sales

sales are book sets, textbooks and

folks, making sure that everyone is

technical books, and some can fetch

where they need to be. Wednesdays

more than $100. “I didn’t know about

are the busiest, with 50 to 60 people

the book den until I volunteered,”

working shifts. Although they aren’t

says Solie. “It turned out to be great

paid, volunteers are allowed to take

for me.”

one book per hour worked, up to three in any shift. The return is substantial. “We give

The Book Den is the ultimate book lover’s bargain. July’s warehouse sale is a “bag sale” at which a full bag of

about $50,000 to the library each

books will cost a whopping $6. That’s

year,” says Marie. Her fondest dream

truly about a penny per thought.

is for donated warehouse space so that rent doesn’t eat into revenues. “We need a free building so that we can give more money to the library.” Many branch Friends groups conduct their own book sales; the den shares proceeds with 16 branches that don’t

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uss Fuller knows what it takes to be a one-man band. Or, in his case, as the owner and sole operator of Garage Door Center Sacramento, a one-man garage door installation team. He’s more than cut out for the job. “In this industry, you can be one of two things,” Fuller explains. You can be the owner and also wear the tool belt, or you can run a big machine. Because I’m so meticulous, I keep steering the ship myself. After 32 years, I feel like I’ve got it figured out.” Fuller’s more than three decades in the garage door business started when he was a teenager. His mother worked as a scheduler for a garage door company and he started going out to job sites during the summers when he was only 15. By unloading the trucks and hanging out around industry pros, he got to know the products well enough to be an apprentice starting that following summer. By the time he got to college, he was attending classes at night so he could work full time as a garage door technician by day, a gig he’d pretty much prepared for his entire young adulthood. “Everyone older than me in the industry told me not to get into it,” Fuller says with a chuckle. “It’s a tough job and your body takes a beating, but I love it.” Eight years ago, Fuller struck out on his own and he now focuses his expertise on track work, doors for custom builders and, his favorite, unique doors for homeowners.

can see the potential of different styles. The garage door is the second return on investment in your home, second only to the front door. It takes up an average of 30 percent of the front of your house! So by changing the garage door, you can change the look of your house.” Luckily for Fuller’s customers, he’s well-versed in the latest innovations coming down the industry turnpike, like garage doors designed to look like old-fashioned carriage house doors or barn doors that actually roll up with ease. Or the newest faux-finish products on the market that make it look like your cars are protected by stunning wood panels when in fact the door is made from hearty steel that requires little to no maintenance, and will run you an average of $2,000 versus $8,000 for real wood. “It’s exciting to see new things coming out, to see how our industry is making better products,” Fuller says. “Also, because I’m independent, I can buy from any manufacturer I want, which allows me to give the client the best product available for each project." Thanks to Fuller’s decades in the business, clients know that they’re getting the best tools, and wielder of those tools, for the job. “I take great pride in my work,” Fuller says, “and I think it shows.”

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ast summer, Kevin Sutherland finally was able to experience something that eluded him for the previous 25 years and roughly 546 professional golf tournaments. The Sacramento golfer not only played in his hometown; he played on his home course.

“I never had a ‘home’ game before, so this was very new and very different.” Venerable Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento played host to the 2015 U.S. Senior Open. That meant Sutherland could comfortably sleep in his own bed every evening, eat dinner at home if he pleased, and sit happily behind the wheel of his aging BMW for the short commute to work each day. “I never had a ‘home’ game before, so this was very new and very different,” said Sutherland, who grew up in Sacramento and lives in a stylish Arden-area home about 10 minutes from Del Paso, where he has been a member for the past decade. “It exceeded all my expectations. The crowds treated me extraordinary. I wasn’t really expecting that. It was a fabulous week.” Sutherland tied for seventh at the U.S. Open and enjoyed a highly

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successful first full season on the Champions Tour, where golfers aren’t eligible until age 50. Sutherland, who turns 52 in July, played 22 tournaments and finished sixth on the

2015 money list ($1,233,715). He had three second-place finishes, one third and eight top-10 finishes. “I’m happy with my season. I would have liked to win, but other

than that, I can’t complain. It was a very good year,” he said. Sutherland’s 2016 season began with two Florida tournaments in February. He expects to play in roughly the same amount of tournaments this year. On any given week, the Champions Tour can include some big-time names like Tom Watson, Fred Couples, Jay Haas, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Rocco Mediate, Mark O’Meara, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie. The names are familiar to Sutherland; he battled them for 15 full seasons on the PGA circuit, where he suffered a serious back and neck injury in 2011 that limited him to only 18 tournaments his final three seasons. He knows their game, knows their personalities, and actually knows them a little better since joining the more sociable Champions Tour. “On the Champions Tour, there are no entourages like the PGA, where you have people like your swing coach, agent and fitness person with you all the time. The golfers all go their own way,” Sutherland said. “On the Champions Tour, it’s just you and your caddy, like it used to be in the old days. There’s more camaraderie. On the PGA, you are defending your job every week—it’s a dog-eat-dog world.” Those “old days” were not always the friendliest environments, where roughly 150 golfers teed it up each week and were often silently rooting against each other. Sutherland doesn’t miss the grind of trying to make the cut every week—the Champions circuit rarely has a cut. And he knows the feeling of failure,

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here was once a time when you could peek into almost anyone’s yard and you’d find fruit trees, vegetable gardens and perhaps a mini farm. With great soil and weather, it was common for folks to grow their own. That waned for a time as Sacramento prospered. There were restrictions on ag gardens and farming in the city, and the local grocery store had all the fruits and vegetables you ever wanted at a pretty good price. Now, the pendulum is swinging the other way and personal urban-ag gardens and community-ag gardens are flourishing in the city. For residents and property owners who wanted to grow and sell their goods, the city council got on board last year by passing an urban garden ordinance. Adding to that, the city’s parks and recreation department is opening more and more community gardens, allowing residents to rent a plot and grow their own fruit and vegetables. You could call this a movement. It’s certainly synergy with Sacramento’s promotion as a farm-to-fork leader combined with sustainability, educating people about better nutrition and providing fruits and

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Bill Maynard is the community garden coordinator with the city’s parks and rec department

vegetables in neighborhoods that might not be served by a grocery store or market. Maybe it’s just the fact that there’s nothing better on a BLT than a freshly picked tomato from your own garden and a bagful of sweet peaches your neighbor just dropped off on your porch. As part of the city ordinance, property owners can get tax

incentives when they allow their properties, including vacant lots in residential, commercial, industrial and manufacturing zones, to be turned into mini farms. “This is a movement that’s catching on,” says Jim McDonald, a principal planner with the city who works on urban-ag gardens. “We expect it to grow over time.”

He says there were many advocates pushing this ordinance and they are now monitoring the program to evaluate its success with plans to report back to the city council. So far, he thinks the program is working well with few negative impacts. One proponent for the urban-ag garden movement is Chanowk Yisrael, who advocates for the necessity of teaching communities and youth about what they eat, how food can be the center of community and how to gain life skills. Some call him an ecolutionary or gangster gardener. Others say he is transforming the “’hood to good.” “I see a time when every student has access to an ag garden at home, at school or in the community,” Yisrael says. “They will learn about food, healthy eating, how to cook and other life skills from carpentry to electrical.” Yisrael sees vacant lots in Oak Park and other neighborhoods as learning grounds for youth and community. Lots can be transformed into gardens and opportunities for education, understanding and bonding. The city is allowing residents to grow gardens up to 1 acre in size at their homes. Products grown can be sold at on-site farm stands two days a week as long as operators get a business operations tax certificate and comply with city water restrictions. “There’s a lot of work to develop an ag garden and farm stand,” says McDonald. “We are hoping to see more vacant land turned into gardens because it’s a good use until the land

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takes care of and maintains community garden infrastructure for the benefit of residents including easy access for the disabled. “Plots can be as small as 10 feet by 10 feet or as large at 20 feet by 20 feet,” says Maynard. “You can grow a lot of food in a plot that size—maybe even $400 to $600 worth depending on what you grow. People can grow all year with winter and summer vegetables and herbs.” Celebrations around the harvest have been going on for centuries. The growing of fruits and vegetables in Sacramento, then selling or giving them away, is a decades-old tradition. It may have been lost in recent memory, but it’s coming back strong. “We’re in the farm-to-fork capital,” says Yisrael, “but we ship 99 percent of our food out of the area and then have to rely on others to bring food here. In Sacramento, I think we can grow our own destiny.” Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@crockercrocker.com n

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mistaken for someone 20 years

MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR

younger, thanks to a daily regimen

ike many disenfranchised

that incorporates exercise, strength

young people growing up in the

training, walking, tai chi stretching

turbulent 1960s, Cary Nosler

and a meticulous diet. He still practices daily what he

had no idea where life was going to

preaches: a healthy lifestyle.

take him.

“I hope I’ve been a good role model.

Living carefree in the midst of the countercultural revolution that was

What I’ve always talked about is

evolving throughout the country,

who I really am,” says Nosler. “It’s

Nosler had few concerns after

tremendous to see the growth of

graduating with a psychology degree

organics and how it’s going nuts.

from Sacramento State.

We have the whole farm-to-fork movement, and there are lots of

Yet a lingering thought kept resurfacing: What would he do for a

farmers markets where you can buy

living? A radio ad for a broadcasting

healthy foods.”

school provided the answer for the man who would eventually be identified by his passion for healthy

Although he’s scaled back the work, Nosler still provides healthy lifestyle tips.

living: Captain Carrot. The celebrity moniker still resonates nationally and with longtime Sacramento residents. They remember the self-taught nutritionist who espoused healthy eating and living on local and national TV and radio, and later as a spokesperson for Raley’s.

After graduating from Sacramento

Nosler’s revolutionary beliefs were

State University, Nosler lived in

gospel for some. But for mainstream

the famed Haight-Asbury section of

folks, he preached a quirky way of

San Francisco. He later moved to

living that was foreign to the meat-

Palo Alto, where a light flickered on

and-potato crowd that the Arden

when he heard a radio commercial

Arcade resident believed ate poorly

promoting the Columbia School of

and were far too sedentary. “When Cary started doing his

Broadcasting. Cary Nosler has been on the forefront of the healthy-living movement for decades

Captain Carrot thing, he was a health

might want to do,” Nosler recalls.

guru, a guy who was way out there on the fringe,” says longtime friend

from. He was a nutritionist and saw

of a healthy-living movement that

Jack Moncrief, who became a personal

where the health business was headed

has swung full circle more than

trainer thanks to Nosler’s influence.

a long time ago.”

four decades since Captain Carrot

“There was no one like Cary, no one even close to where he was coming

While he might have hung out on the fringe, there’s no arguing that Nosler was on the forefront

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“That sounds like something I

originated. Still extremely active and vibrant at age 70, Nosler could easily be

He made his professional debut behind the microphone at KJML, an obscure Sacramento underground radio station that played Top 40 music of the 1960s. He was lured away in 1971 by a whopping $160-a-month salary offer from

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KZAP, a burgeoning free-form rock

regard to maintaining a better diet

station where the DJs picked their

and living healthier.”

own on-air identity. Nosler left KZAP and worked at

Nosler’s stature as a health guru continued to evolve. He became a weekly guest on a KCRA TV show

a health food store but returned

called “Weeknight.” The show’s

to the airwaves to do health food

premise was copied by Westinghouse

commentary for the old KCRA radio

Broadcasting and rebranded as

station. Afternoon DJ Lee Kirk would

“PM Magazine.” Nosler joined

toss out a health-related question. “I

“PM Magazine” as a “tipster” and

would just wing it,” says Nosler. When program manager Johnny Hyde suggested naming the segment,

worked out of KPIX Channel 5 in San Francisco. Although he’s scaled back the

“I picked the name Captain Carrot,

work, Nosler still provides healthy

mostly as a prank,” Nosler says.

lifestyle tips. He remains a pitchman

Nosler’s tips were so popular that

for Sunrise Natural Foods and can be

he started doing commercial spots

heard on Sirius Radio every Saturday

for a health food store and Captain

morning on “Forever Young Radio

Carrot segments for KCRA TV.

Show.”

“Cary was very unique. He wasn’t

“I never planned any of this.

some Jack LaLanne type. He was

I carved out a place for myself,”

young, enthusiastic, energetic,” says

explains Nosler. “It was a

Tom DuHain, a former KCRA anchor/

combination of things: the hippy

reporter. “People liked Cary and

movement, natural foods, people

respected what he said. His Captain

living in communes. Everything was

Carrot tips were always a great source

so new. I had a chance to fit it. The

of information. He’s had a strong

times were perfect for me.” Jeffrey Weidel can be reached at skiweidel@gmail.com n

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here’s a reason that the color scheme of Sac’s Garage Door Repair is red, white and blue, and it’s not just because owner Nick Toporiste uses only American-made parts in his 3-year-old business that installs and services garage doors all over the region. The colors have an even more personal meaning. “I love this country,” Toporiste says from the road, on his way to service clients in Sacramento, El Dorado Hills, Elk Grove, Folsom and Granite Bay. “Not only has it rescued my family, it’s given us a nice start on life.” Toporiste was born in Romania and, in March 1989, fled with his family to Florida before the Communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceauşescu came to a bloody end in December of that year. His mother had her teeth knocked out when she refused to turn spy on her church, and the family was given three days to sell their possessions before being put on a train to seek asylum in the United States. “I watched the revolution from Florida on our first color television,” Toporiste recalls. He was only 8 years old. After bouncing back and forth between Florida and California in his ensuing adolescent and teen years, Toporiste and family finally settled in Sacramento in 1995. The city proved a welcome, leafy change from the concrete jungle of their hometown of Bucharest. A job in marketing introduced him to the garage door business peripherally—the firm he

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my own marketing company, selling leads to other contractors, and I had a bad break with a garage door guy who didn’t want to pay one of my invoices. I suddenly thought, I know this business, I know the profit margins. I’m going to do this myself.”

“I geek out on garage doors even when I’m not at work,” he says. “I love this job.” Toporiste learned the trade from other established garage door practitioners before he was comfortable enough to strike out on his own three years ago as an allaround garage door guru. You name it, Sac’s Garage Door Repair does it: garage opener installation and repair, spring replacement, cable and track installation and repair, panel replacements, new door installation and, just for good measure, he brought on a contract locksmith. “A door is a door, whether it’s a garage door or a door for a person,” Toporiste says. “They’re all locking devices, so the transition was pretty easy. It’s something to have in my back pocket, a way to diversify. I’ve got to keep myself busy.” That’s something that Toporiste Sac’s Garage Door Repair owner Nick Toporiste with his wife Jessica and daughter Hannah is very, very good at. He’ll drive anywhere between 100 and 200 miles a day on any given workday. worked for counted a few garage door “It was this unique niche market,” “It’s the nature of the beast,” he companies among its clients—but the Toporiste says. “It just stuck in the says with characteristic calm clarity. field piqued his interest. back of my mind. Eventually I opened

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Champion of Sports HIS JOB IS TO SELL THE CITY TO ATHLETIC GROUPS, BIG AND SMALL

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hree names, maybe four, pretty much summarize Sacramento sports history for the past half-century: Solons, Kings, River Cats and maybe Republic FC, though time will tell. By any measure, much less the yardstick of a city always eager to declare itself on the verge of something big, that isn’t much to brag about. But true sports fans know there’s more to the game than major-league affiliations and a season or two of boxoffice success. It’s not membership in the big leagues that determines a city’s sporting credentials, as our friends in Oakland have begun to realize. It’s the appreciation for athletic competition in general, large and small, that identifies a great sports town. These days, it falls to a man named Mike Sophia to translate Sacramento’s long history of sports enthusiasm into a definable asset: a scalable product that builds upon the city’s love of sports and attracts revenue without help from the spillover effect enjoyed by majorleague markets. Sophia runs the Sacramento Sports Commission, a branch of the

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Mike Sophia runs the Sacramento Sports Commission

Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau. He’s been on the job for three years but hasn’t exactly become a household name. It’s likely most sports fans in Sacramento have never heard of him, and that’s partly

by intent. Fans don’t need to know Sophia. But they should know what he’s up to. His job is not to sell himself, but to sell the city—and to a lesser degree the region—to youth, college and

amateur sports groups that bring lots of visitors to town for several days of athletic competition. If these groups stay in Sacramento hotels, eat in Sacramento restaurants and drink in Sacramento bars, tax revenue grows. Sophia has done his job and can sleep soundly at night. He begins by recognizing that despite its slender big-league credentials (back to those three names and that half-century), Sacramento is an excellent community for sports, far more enthusiastic and sophisticated than other towns with grander sports histories. “It’s an amazing city,” Sophia says. “People here really care about sports, are loyal and respond to a product well presented. Look at the support the Kings have maintained over the years. And look at what Republic FC has done. Their story is textbook.” Sophia has several goals each day when he arrives at the convention bureau’s offices on I Street, one block from Memorial Auditorium. For starters, he focuses on economic development, which involves creating and preserving jobs in the hospitality industry. When more people visit Sacramento, more people take care of them. There’s an entrepreneurial aspect to Sophia’s work. He wants to create and operate events that will attract fans and participants to town with money to spend. And there’s the idea Sophia calls the “community piece.” This is where the sports commission serves as a booster for local promoters. Republic FC is a good example. “We advocate for sports in the community,” Sophia says. “We

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USA Volleyball Junior National Championship. With Golden 1 Center set to open this fall, Sacramento is ready to return to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament lineup next year. Sophia believes the city will become a regular stop for major college tournaments, including volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling and swimming. “When I mention swimming, people wonder where,” Sophia says. “We don’t need an aquatics center, because they build temporary pools now.” Pools may come and go, but the sports commission still cares about permanent facilities. Sophia is trying to convince nearby communities to spend their athletic facility funds strategically, so the region can attract soccer, lacrosse, softball and baseball tournaments. “Sometimes, the city of Sacramento has to compete with neighboring cities for hotel business,” he says. “Sometimes, we lose out. That’s OK. Ultimately, we’re all better off when we work together.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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Ready for Soccer SACRAMENTO SEEMS ON THE VERGE OF GETTING AN MLS EXPANSION TEAM

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n April 14, Sacramento Republic FC threw a party that attracted more than 1,000 fans and one special guest: Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber. During his visit, Garber met with city and team officials to discuss the future of Sacramento and MLS and to tour the Railyards, the proposed site for a $226 million stadium. Fans who congregated for the party were probably hoping the commissioner’s visit would provide an answer to a question long on Sacramento’s collective mind: Just when will the city become the next expansion team in MLS? “The league has said for a while it’s not if, it’s when,” says Erika Bjork, vice president of marketing and communications for Sacramento Republic FC. In late April, Sports Illustrated published an article online calling Sacramento a shoo-in to join the MLS, placing the city first on a shortlist of potential expansion cities that include St. Louis, Detroit, San Antonio and San Diego. Sacramento tops the list for factors that show it’s ready for MLS. Public and private funding? Check. A rabid fan base? Double check. Existing plans for a new stadium? Sacramento, you just sealed the deal there. Garber already said that MLS won’t accept future expansions without a ready-made stadium, and since the city council unanimously approved the Railyard stadium late

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Rendering of Sacramento Republic's new stadium

last year, the city could be on track to join MLS by 2019 or 2020. About a week before Garber’s visit in April, Sac Soccer and Entertainment Holdings unveiled updated plans to the 375,000-squarefoot stadium, which will seat about 20,000 fans, nearly doubling Bonney Field’s current capacity. The stadium will also seat an additional 2,000 fans during special events, including an MLS All-Star game, which Garber has guaranteed Sacramento will host within three years of its expansion. Between games, concerts and other events, the stadium will attract nearly 500,000 people annually. SSEH, a private partnership, will assume the estimated $180 million cost to build the stadium, while city and public agencies will front the remaining infrastructure costs for roads and utilities.

Soccer fans enjoy a game. Photo courtesy of Sacramento Republic FC/Douglas Taylor.

Though private and public developers have guaranteed a stateof-the-art stadium, the building would mean nothing without the fans to fill it. Since Republic FC was founded in December 2012, playing its first game in 2104, fans have turned out in record numbers.

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A Fine Mess PURPOSE LOST LEADS TO PURPOSE FOUND

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oes everything happen for a purpose? Or is God able to give us a purpose in spite of the messes we get ourselves into? These are questions I pondered in 2011 when the Peace Corps sent my daughter’s best friend, Ruth Bennett, to Catacamas, Honduras. Several months after her arrival, escalating violence caused the Peace Corps to transfer Ruth to La Florida in Opatoro, Honduras—a town so small, few of you will find it on a map. Ruth found such purpose in the small-town goodness of La Florida that she extolled its virtues to Sara, saying it had “chispa.” Pronounced cheez-pah, the word is Spanish for “spark.” Ruth was using it to describe a town that had the tenacity and drive to want to improve itself. Sara was so inspired by Ruth’s descriptive zeal that she flew to Honduras to see for herself. However, within days of her Christmas arrival, another Peace Corps worker was shot in a random bus robbery outside of San Pedro Sula. As a result, the Peace Corps ordered 158 volunteers to evacuate Honduras.

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Both Ruth and Sara took an immediate flight home, feeling they’d lost their purpose. However, I was secretly relieved. They’d dodged a bullet and come home without a scratch. But maybe not so much. Sara was working through her own lost purpose. Her four-year marriage was failing. She felt like she needed a break. So the following summer, she returned to La Florida to volunteer as a teacher in the rural, one-room school. As Sara’s dad, I feared for her safety, but I was more concerned with the personal despair that weighed her down and threatened to rob her of purpose. In the weeks that passed, something happened in Sara’s heart. God gave her a taste for helping people. She went with a thirst to make their lives better, even if it meant placing herself in jeopardy in a place abandoned by the Peace Corps.

Sara spent the summer teaching and raising money to buy children’s books, a rare item in the Honduran economy. She also organized efforts to build school classrooms, bathrooms and hand-washing stations for students.

Sara spent the summer teaching and raising money to buy children’s books, a rare item in the Honduran economy. Coinciding with her efforts, Sara’s church, Highlands Church of Denver, reviewed places where they might send their humanitarian dollars. Sara suggested (her pastor might even

say “badgered”) them to consider La Florida, Honduras. The good news came just as the bad news threatened to eclipse it. The church said yes to Honduras even as Sara’s marriage crumbled. Just when it seemed Sara had lost her purpose, she found the spark to start a nonprofit organization called Chispa Project inspired by her friend’s passionate description of La Florida. The project solicits book donations, inspires teacher development and sponsors international volunteer projects to Honduras. On the project website, chispaproject.org, Sara says the project gives direct ownership of the books to local schools and then trains the teachers and the PTA (padres de familia) to jointly manage the books. So far, donations have allowed her to send more than 7,000 books to more than 40 different schools. So what do you think? Was God able to help her find purpose in her mess? I think Sara put it best when she told me, “When we turn our ‘mess’ over to God, he makes the most of our mess.” This week, Sara returns to Honduras after several fundraisers in her home state of Colorado. As I put her on the plane, a Laurel and Hardy paraphrase came to mind: “Well, this is another fine mess God’s gotten you into.” Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author. He can be reached at norris@thechaplain.net n

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BUILDING FROM page 48 The USL belongs to a tiered pyramid of professional soccer leagues, with MLS sitting at its top. There exists a partnership between MLS and USL, but Bjork says that affiliation can’t be compared to the farm system in other sports, like the Sacramento River Cats’ relationship to its parent team, the San Francisco Giants. USL teams may be affiliated with MLS teams (for example, Republic FC is affiliated with the MLS team San Jose Quakes), but ultimately those teams are independent of MLS. Farm teams in baseball exist to develop players who will be used at the sport’s highest level, so competition at the farm level comes second. “Soccer is different,” says Bjork. “We’re playing to win. Even if the Quakes send us loan players, there’s an understanding that we’re going to play whoever helps us win.” That winning mentality has been with Republic FC since the team played its first game in 2014. Its debut

season turned into a championship year. “We like to say that the best and the worst thing we did was win a championship that year,” says Bjork. There was nowhere left to go but up. Immediate success always generates expectations, but the FC was unable to repeat as champions its second year. Now in its third season, the FC has regularly attracted about 11,000 fans at home games at Bonney Field. Sacramento’s enthusiasm for Republic FC has spilled over the confines of Bonney Field, catapulting Sacramento to the forefront of the MLS expansion conversation. There’s just something about the atmosphere at Bonney Field, says Bjork, “and there’s no comparison, especially here locally. We don’t play music during our matches, and we don’t have crowd props, but our Tower Bridge Battalion, our supporter group, leads cheers before the kickoff till the end of the game.”

“I’ve worked in professional sports for over 20 years: the NFL, NBA, the WNBA,” Bjork continues. “And I’ve never experienced a sport, especially in the U.S., that is so inclusive and engaging of its fans.” Which is why the plans for the new stadium include one of the steepest rakes in MLS: to get Sacramento fans as close to the pitch as possible. Now all that’s left is to build the stadium,

since those fans have inverted the famous maxim from the baseball film “Field of Dreams”: If you build it, they will come. Well they’re already here, and they’ve been saying it since the FC’s first season: Sacramento is MLS ready. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com n

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History Lesson HOW THE CITY’S STORIED WEST END BECAME OLD SACRAMENTO

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here were homeless people in the West End, lots of them, but they weren’t called homeless. Some were called drifters, vagrants and derelicts. Others were tramps and winos. A few were hobos. But mostly they were called bums. They were the people left behind as the fortunes of Sacramento grew and shifted east, north and south. New suburbs, where people who worked in the rail yards or the canning plants could buy their own homes, began to expand around Land Park and McKinley Park. By the 1950s, the neighborhood where the city’s life began, along Front Street and out to Seventh Street, was left to the bums. Hotels and apartments that once thrived in the West End became flophouses. Cafes and taverns became saloons selling cheap beer, sweet wine and bitter whiskey. Decent people— or at least people who considered themselves decent—wouldn’t venture west of Seventh Street. For the past 50 years, the legacy of the West End has been deliberately scrubbed away by Sacramento business and political leaders. Eager to present an upbeat and attractive image to tourists, the city

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changed the West End’s name to Old Sacramento. The past was purged and the waterfront was rebranded decades before rebranding became fashionable. The scrubbing worked. Ask most Sacramento residents younger than

50 for directions to the West End and you’ll get a blank stare. But all things come around. And these days the West End is getting some overdue recognition. The Sacramento History Museum has opened a remarkable exhibit that

examines the history of the West End. The vagrants, derelicts, winos and bums aren’t exactly celebrated in Place and Replace: The Making of Old Sacramento, but their sad stories, grizzled faces, scuffed shoes and battered fedoras are pulled from the shadows, embarrassed no more. “The first weekend we opened the exhibit, we were packed with people of all ages,” museum program manager Kristin Ryan says. “They were checking out our interactive materials, opening drawers and studying the maps and pictures. They had no idea what had happened here.” The Sacramento History Museum is the perfect place to tell the West End’s story. The museum resides in a fabled corner of the West End, near the Sacramento River, adjacent to the California State Railroad Museum. Visitors can absorb the neighborhood’s curated past with photos, maps and priceless videos from local television archives, then wander out into the streets that minutes before were under historic consideration. The past literally becomes the present. The most compelling part of the West End narrative is its death. The transformation from skid row to tourist attraction wasn’t dictated by political whim. The policies that created Old Sacramento were surprisingly democratic and collaborative. The community weighed in on key aspects of the retrofit. The TV films, many of which were preserved by legendary Channel 3 cameraman Harry Sweet, show manin-the-street interviews with residents debating the West End’s future.

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( )L[[LY 4H[[YLZZ )L[[LY 4H[[YLZZ Naturally The decision by state authorities to run Interstate 5 down Third Street—rather than dropping the freeway in West Sacramento or along Front Street—was intensely discussed by residents. The exhibit affirms that the West End’s fate was sealed by redevelopment opportunities stimulated by the freeway’s placement, not by politicians plotting with business owners in a back room. The exhibit has an engaging biographical feature to highlight notable personalities who helped the transition from West End to Old Sacramento. But one important voice didn’t make it into the exhibit: Niels “Big Pete” Pedersen, a Sacramento cop who worked nights in the West End from 1945 to 1970. Walking the beat from Front Street to Eighth, he broke up fights and kept the West End reasonably honest. Seventeen years ago, I interviewed Big Pete at his home on Larkin Way. He was in his mid-80s but still

formidable and tough. On the job, he was 6 feet 2 inches and 250 pounds. That’s why he was called Big Pete. He still had his badge, No. 175, when we spoke. Here’s what he said: “I got out of the Army and a guy told me the police were hiring. Two days later, I was on the job. Some nights would be like a slaughterhouse. They would cut themselves up in street fights. Knives were the thing. There weren’t too many shootings. I never shot nobody and didn’t like to use the stick. You could hurt them if you did. Mostly I used my fists.” Big Pete told me many cops were friendly with West End saloon owners. Some bars kept a nice bottle on a hidden shelf behind the bar, just for the beat cops. It was OK in those days. Old Sacramento was another place entirely.

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Emma Takes the Pen A HEARTFELT GOODBYE TO A BIG SISTER

BY STEPHANIE RILEY

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ver the past 11 years, readers of Parent Tales have gotten an inside view of some big and not-so-big moments in my family. Each of my stories has, for the most part, been framed from the parental perspective. This month, I’m doing something different. I’m giving the pen to my youngest, Emma. I’m continually surprised by how children grow up in big (and not-sobig) ways when we least expect it. Those events that seem like teachable moments often have little impact on them, while a chance encounter on the playground can shape their friendships for life. While we parents spend time trying to engineer experiences that we feel would be important for our kids (summer jobs, giving to charity, inviting every kid in the class to a birthday party), kids pick up lessons of their own. And when something big happens in our lives, we tend to think of it solely in terms of how it impacts us. Our big event right now is prepping for Erin, our oldest, to go off to college. I’ve been ruminating about this in my mind, mostly from a what-if perspective, for months. My feelings range from knowing how much I’ll miss her punny sense of humor to worrying that she will be walking

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Emma and Erin have been together through life’s rollercoasters, including several at Disneyland

around in the same pair of jeans because she doesn’t know how to do laundry. With the cap and gown and grad announcements in hand, there is no turning back. Our changing family dynamic affects every one of us, whether we admit it or not. This month, I’ve invited Emma, age 12, to share her feelings about Erin’s graduating from high school and preparing for college: High school. We all know that eventually it will come to an end. But for us younger siblings, it’s a bit harder to deal with. Yeah, we might get the bigger bedroom or the larger closet, but it’s more than that. My fellow sibling is leaving the nest and flying all the way to University of Nevada, Reno, and I’m still here. I will probably be here the longest considering I’m the youngest. But the fact that she will be gone soon is

unthinkable. Especially when your older sibling is your role model. The one you want to grow up to be like. To have her love for the arts and to have the most cheerful smile in the world. As she gets ready to leave for college, all I can think is, “Bye, forever.” All I manage to muster to the outside world is “I can’t wait to have my own room, with two closets!” But of course it’s hard for my parents. Not only do they have to pay like a gazillion dollars for college but they have to see their oldest child go out into the world head first. They say I don’t understand, but I think I do. I know exactly what’s happening: She’s leaving. My mind starts to drift and I think to myself, “Wow, my brother’s going to be in high school next year, and then eventually he is going to leave, too!” Why does this have to happen to me? Is it because I’m the youngest?

All these things run through my mind. Now I’m sure some of you have already gone through this. But you only children, you didn’t have to worry about being the only kid left in the family, because that would be nothing new. You didn’t have a rolemodel sibling like I do. Me, I’ve got my big sis to watch my back. Even if she will be in Reno. Wait a sec. I just realized I’m writing this column as my big-sis role model is driving me to school. I didn’t even realize it till now, but my sister has already hit the world head on. She can drive wherever she wants—to work, to school. I mean, she even has a job! Just let me ponder this. My big sister, the one who is going to leave soon, the one I’ve been so worried about, has a job, a driver’s license. And then we stop for gas. She knows how to gas a car! We go into the little gas station shop so she can grab a coffee. I can’t believe my big sister has already grown up right under my nose. Well, above my nose, because she is taller. As we return to the car, I think to myself, “She will be OK.” She has grown so much since I last recognized how responsible she is. No matter how far, I will always be close to her. Thank you, sis, for teaching me that everyone has to grow up at some point. And that I, the youngest, will watch it all unravel before me. There you have it: Emma’s perspective. I hope it doesn’t truly unravel. Maybe unfold? Either way, we are in this together. I’ll keep you posted on the changes. Stephanie Gandy Riley can be reached at: stephanieriley@sbcglobal.net n

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So Last Century THIS COUPLE EMBRACES ’50S ATOMIC STYLE BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT

el and Shane O’Brien were married 11 years ago. Ten years ago, they began collecting nostalgic collectables for their home. Two years ago, they moved into a 1959 South Land Park ranch-style house. Today, every room of their 1,700-square-foot home is filled with the bounty of their searches. “If there is an empty spot, we fill it,” Shane says. It took the couple a bit of time to discover their preferred style. They settled upon midcentury kitsch or atomic style. Pieces tend to rotate in

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“WHEN YOU COME HOME, IT FEELS LIKE DISNEYLAND.” and out of their home since they are on the lookout for new treasures all the time. “We were collectors and became dealers because we had so much stuff,” Shane explains. “We love to shop, and as we find better pieces for us, we pass along pieces from our collection.”

Initially they frequented local antique stores. Now they find many items on eBay and Etsy. They began collecting modern style pieces, then art deco, then sleek midcentury modern with a Danish feel. In 2011, they fell in love with the kitsch/atomic look.

Though they extensively remodeled their home, they have made numerous changes. Repainting was a necessity. The previous owner’s color palette ran to chartreuse, yellow and orange. The master bedroom was oxblood red. They prefer turquoise and aqua tones. All the kitchen appliances, with the exception of the oven, were replaced with Big Chill retro-style appliances in the Pink Lemonade color. New vinyl composition tile in the kitchen spiffed up the room. The new custom front door has three diamond windows. They found starburst escutcheon plates on

eBay for the door handle. Double-paned windows in the lanai, a space Shane speculates was once a breezeway, help boost the energy efficiency. The exterior was freshened up by replacing fencing and gates and adding a sprinkler/ drip watering system. Mel’s stepdad made the vintage shutters, and they helped install them. A local welder made the cool entryway feature out of a repurposed mental room divider. The driveway and brick planters were redone. The pair loves light fixtures. Their collection includes Moss, Reglor, Continental Art Company and Heifetz Rotaflex lights. Other treasures include HeywoodWakefield, Brown Saltman and Paul Frankl furniture pieces and many Carlo of Hollywood watercolors. The lanai boasts a rare Witco tiki bar. Everything in the house works, including an original NuTone intercom, five vintage televisions, five record players and three jukeboxes. Shane has restored or refurbished 90 percent of the items in their home. When they first started collecting as a young couple, money was tight. When they found midcentury modern pieces that needed work, Shane began restoring them for much less than if they hired the job out. “After a while, I discovered I had a knack for it,” he says. “We gained a real appreciation for these pieces and started seriously collecting.” Wanting to share their passion for wares from the 1950s and ’60s, as well as DIY restoration techniques, led the pair to start a blog, hepcatrestorations.com. “We try to be a resource to inform our readers of the history of our pieces, and we try to be an inspiration for others who decorate in the midcentury style,” Shane explains. “People email with questions all the time about a piece’s value, history or how to restore it,” Shane explains. Mel’s hectic schedule involves traveling for a large corporation, limiting their time for socializing. When

she’s not working, she prefers being at home with Shane and enjoying what she sees around her. “When you come home, it feels like Disneyland,” she says. Their decorating process doesn’t follow a set pattern. It just evolves based on the space and their needs. “We don’t have a vision of the room when we step into it,” Mel says. Everything they own is not designer. Mel prefers to buy new things like couches and rugs. “Who made the piece is not as important to us as how the piece makes us feel when we’re around it,” Shane says. Shane loves the cowboy-centric rancho style, but Mel isn’t keen on the look. A few rancho items did make it into the laundry room. Mel explains she was slow in HOME page 58

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HOME FROM page 57 appreciating the tiki style in the lanai. “Because I am Filipino, I thought how cliche to have a tiki room,” she says. Now it’s her favorite room. “We do add other things that are not tiki in here. It is pretty eclectic,” Shane says. “I just love being surrounded by all this stuff. It makes me happy.” The O’Briens’ home will be featured on the Sacramento Midcentury Modern Home Tour on Saturday, June 18. For tickets and more information, go to sacmcmhometour. blogspot.com. If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@ yahoo.com n

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Kids Play HER CHILDREN’S FITNESS CLASSES ARE JUST PLAIN FUN

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arah Turtletaub always knew she was going to work with kids. The 27-year-old Midtown resident started working with children when she was barely out of childhood herself: working at summer camps, babysitting, anything she could do to interact with youngsters. Now, she’s the owner of Kids Unplugged, a fitness program designed to get children moving. “It’s a natural thing for me to relate to kids and hold their attention,” says Turtletaub. “As a kid, I really struggled with adults holding my attention. I couldn’t relate to my teachers, so I struggled in school. Now, I want to be the one who engages them and be there for the kids who need extra help.” Turtletaub went to Chico State to become a teacher. There, she discovered a love of fitness. “I really got into fitness in college,” Turtletaub says. “I was overweight as a kid. I think I would have had a healthier childhood if I had been introduced to the fun of fitness earlier. Sports were always too competitive. But when I started working out in college, I realized that exercise made me feel happy and helped curb my anxiety. I wanted to be able to help kids find that enjoyment, too.” After graduation, Turtletaub went to work at Shalom School, the Jewish community school on Sierra Boulevard, as a fourth-grade teacher. She loved her job. On Fridays, the teachers were allowed to teach an

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Sarah Turtletaub gets youngsters moving at Kids Unplugged

elective during the last hour of the school day. “I always did fitness with the kids on Fridays,” she recalls. “We did yoga, a running group, aerobic dance, and the kids just loved it. The class always filled up, and I always looked forward to that day. Eventually I said to my dad, who’s a business owner, that it would be fun to have a kids’ fitness business for them learn about the real way to exercise and push themselves. He encouraged me to do it, so I wrote a business plan.” The plan had to wait, however, while Turtletaub spent two years

abroad: first in Israel to volunteer at a school, then in London to work as a life coach. Once her visa expired and she found herself back in Sacramento, the exercise buff decided to turn her teaching dreams into reality. In 2015, she founded Kids Unplugged, a program for children ages 4 through 13 that combines mind and body workouts and nutrition education in classes at gyms and studios across the region. She started at The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred on the Shalom School campus because “that’s what I knew,” Turtletaub

says. “I already knew tons of kids in the area and the facility was there. But because it wasn’t a gym, I started looking for other spaces and connected with the owner of Fitness Rangers, who went to Shalom School. He said he’d love to have me run the program at his East Sac facility, so we hold classes there, host birthday parties there, do class field trips there. It’s the best facility ever.” She also holds classes at two other local gyms: BodyLab in Carmichael and Bikram Yoga Natomas. Turtletaub’s philosophy: Have fun getting fit. “I call it Unplugged because the only form of technology we use is music to get our heart rate pumping—nothing with screens,” Turtletaub says. “I also train my staff that this isn’t competitive coaching. These classes are meant to help kids look at exercise in a positive light. My goal is for them to have such a fun time while exercising that they don’t think of it as dreadful. Even when I’m getting trained as an adult, I don’t want to get yelled at like I’m in boot camp. I want to be supported. So I like to be assertive but kind. I’m their cheerleader, not their demanding coach.” Kids Unplugged is now a full-time endeavor for Turtletaub. “I always tell my staff to remember that there’s no result we’re after, just fun,” she says. “There’s no goal except for them to love exercising and be sweaty and tired at the end.” For more information about Kids Unplugged, go to kidsucorp.com n

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Exercise as Elixir WHY DRIVE WHEN YOU CAN WALK OR BIKE?

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ublic health officials plead with people to get more physical activity. They suggest parking farther away from destinations instead of hunting for the closest spot in the lot. They tout taking the stairs instead of the elevator. I guess every little bit helps, but come on. Unless you park a quarter mile away or work in a high-rise office tower, those are literally tiny steps indeed. It shows how far expectations have fallen about people’s ability and willingness to be physically active. Our culture seems to be built on avoiding exertion, not embracing it. A tennis colleague told me he drives the three quarters of a mile from home to work instead of walking or biking. He plays tennis for hours at a time, so avoiding exercise on his commute probably doesn’t hurt his health, but why drive when the alternative is so simple? Far too many people get far too little exercise when healthy physical activity could easily be part of daily life. Active transportation—walking and biking— is an astonishingly convenient way to make exercise routine without setting aside lots of extra time.

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The health and economic consequences of the American lack of physical activity have been catastrophic. Diabetes is epidemic. Heart and vascular diseases are rampant killers. All of us share in the resulting skyrocketing costs of health coverage. Meanwhile, it’s been evident for quite a while that exercise is better than any drug. Not only does it help prevent and treat diseases; its side effects tend to be positive instead of frightening. Weight loss, stress relief and increased longevity all are related results. That’s a lot better than the litany of the scary, and

sometimes horrific, side effects that can accompany popping a pill. Instead of avoiding exercise when getting around, I seek it out—an attitude that makes a difference. I seize the opportunity that short trips provide to be active. A national survey indicates 40 percent of trips are less than 2 miles. I welcome the chance to walk or bike in my beautiful East Sacramento neighborhood. I bike to the gym (2 miles) and arrive in 12 minutes already warmed up. It’s been many years since I drove there.

My wife and I usually bike to the varied fine restaurants in Midtown and downtown, including Biba. It’s satisfying for me to see bike racks (some provided free through a city program) now featured at many restaurants and coffee shops, though Biba hasn’t yet gotten one of the green SacRacks on offer. (Biba told us after lunch, when we mentioned the need for bike parking, “My customers don’t ride bikes.” It was a puzzling response since we were holding our bike helmets, and a guy in a bike jersey was dining at a table nearby.) Still, even without nice-to-have racks, it’s easier to get close and to park a bike than park a car. The difference in total travel time is negligible. It might even be faster to bike. Going home after a dinner out in the spring, summer and fall, it’s a delight to be riding on our dark, cool, quiet, mostly empty neighborhood streets. Short neighborhood trips are an especially convenient way to get exercise. You don’t have to don special athletic gear; just go. A trip to the drugstore, post office or soccer practice shouldn’t take too much out of you, but it does take a car off the road, which is good for everyone. Another tennis colleague lives several blocks from his club. He drove to the club, discovered a special event was going on and there was no close by parking. He wound up driving back home and walking. Why not walk in the first place? Technology offers a new way to get into the habit of exercising. Humorist and author David Sedaris wrote a piece about how a Fitbit

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fence. She liked tropical plants and found bamboo and banana plants on Craigslist. Her boss retired and moved to Florida and offered Ly some of her plants. Ly filled her tiny sedan with them and brought them

home. Another retiree abandoned a dracaena in the office. When it was clear that nobody wanted this orphan, Ly adopted it. A friend had a forlorn palm tree growing in a pot. Ly decided she needed to incorporate

it into her yard. A neighbor shared pieces of geraniums with her. Says Ly, “You just need to stick them into the ground and they will grow.” That’s how she propagated most of the succulents growing in pots and throughout the garden, too. The plan for the yard grew along with Ly’s accumulation of plants. She established a seating area for outdoor dining. Next, she added a concrete patio for a place for her dogs to hang out and for entertaining. At last, she had a vision for the rest of the yard. With the extra dirt from the patio construction, she built mounds and made more planting space for succulents. She picked out big rocks at an excavation site to put behind the mounds. “That was expensive,” she says. “They had to take down the fence to get the rocks into the yard. I made sure that they put them in the right place, because they aren’t moving!” She left a pile of large branches near the fence while she pondered her next move. Many of the plants that Ly selected attract bees, butterflies and birds. “I get so much joy from watching animals,” she says. She began to add other items to feed and shelter them. Any edibles in her yard, such as berries, are there for creature, not human, consumption. She crammed a wine barrel into her sedan and brought it home to make a water garden for birds to frequent. She hung bamboo houses for bees and butterflies and built a bug hotel made of sticks, shells and little decorative items. “Bugs need nooks and crannies

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the operating budget for our library system, the funding that keeps our libraries open. It also buys the books that we read and enables us to meet and learn together. Measure X provides access to the internet and research services that help us all. Our community groups have great places in libraries to meet, share information and work together for the betterment of our community.

n June 7, you will be asked to vote to continue to fund our library system without increasing taxes or fees by renewing Measure X. The measure will extend the current parcel tax for an additional 10 years to continue library services within the city of Sacramento. Your yes vote will make sure our libraries continue to be funded without new taxes. This investment in our libraries is crucial and needs your support.

Measure X would continue the funding that provides one-third of the operating budget for our library system.

Since 1879, we have seen our library grow from 6,000 volumes to more than 2 million. We are fortunate in the city to have an outstanding library system. Since 1879, when city residents voted to turn the “subscription association” into a free library, our community has placed great value on our public libraries. Since 1879, we have seen our library grow from 6,000 volumes to more than 2 million. We have seen it grow from one branch to 12 branches, serving every neighborhood in our city. Our city has a long history of supporting our libraries. They need your support again. Please vote to yes to maintain services for children and teens, including after-school homework assistance and reading programs. Also

Our libraries prepare children to start school ready to read and offer a safe place for children to learn and study. Our libraries help job seekers and adult learners and provide information and enrichment to people of all ages. To maintain our hours of operation, online access, quality books and library materials, children’s programs and more, I urge you to join me in voting yes on Measure X. vote yes to protect library operating hours and 24/7 online access to library resources. Vote yes to preserve library services for seniors and families trying to improve their lives. A yes vote also gives people who don’t have computers at home access to the internet. Your vote will continue to make quality library materials,

programs and services available in your neighborhood. More than 250,000 people in the city of Sacramento have a library card, and more than 5 million books and periodicals are checked out each year. Our libraries are well used and very loved. Measure X would continue the funding that provides one-third of

For more information about Measure X, go to excellentlibraries.org Rick Jennings is the city councilmember for District 6, vice mayor and chair of the Sacramento Public Library Authority. n

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Wild Things LOCAL GROUP WANTS HELP CARING FOR INJURED, ORPHANED ANIMALS

BY TERRY KAUFMAN

DOING GOOD

t’s starting to get hot in Sacramento, and that means a few things. First, it means that all creatures great and small will be coming out of hibernation and populating our region with an abundance of colorful wildlife. But it also means that the competitive juices that lay dormant through the long, wet winter are starting to percolate. You what’s happening on the national political front, but did you know that there’s an equally exciting campaign going on in our own community? Read on.

WILD ABOUT WILDLIFE Now is the time for all good animal lovers to come to the aid of the vulnerable wildlife in our region. The nonprofit Wildlife Care Association is asking for volunteers to help injured, orphaned or displaced wildlife recover for release back to nature. At this time of year, the need for feeding and maintenance of wildlife in recovery is particularly urgent as the season brings a surge of babies of all types to WCA’s McClellan Park facility. WCA is kicking off a regular volunteer event on the third Saturday of every month at the wildlife center.

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Beginning at 10 a.m., volunteers for Spruce UP Saturday will clean, clip and transform the former USAF radar facility into a real home for wildlife care. Volunteers with construction experience are needed to help build permanent squirrel caging at WCA. Anyone can help with hands-on assistance or make a donation to the nonprofit to help pay for wildlife nesting, food and medicine. WCA puts 88 cents of every dollar directly into wildlife care, with volunteers providing 98 percent of the labor. Call 965-9453 to leave a message about found or injured wildlife or visit wildlifecareassociation.com to make a donation or volunteer your time. Spruce UP Saturday volunteers must register with Laura at wcavolunteers@yahoo.com.

WILD ABOUT VIDEO The Wildlife Care Association is inviting young people to observe and record—but not to disturb—wildlife. Students with a good eye and a creative spirit are encouraged to capture in a 30-second video the birds or critters they see. With the help of their parents, boys and girls can go out into nature, film a summer safari video and send their clips to the WCA’s summer video safari challenge. The top videos will win prizes, but all who participate will learn about the outdoors and the wildlife that lives in our region. Ten entries will be chosen to be shown on Sacramento Access Cable Television. The 10 winners will receive a WCA T-shirt, and one finalist will be chosen at random to receive a year of free

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Students are encouraged to capture in a 30-second video the birds or critters they see. Participants should send their name, age, phone, email, where the video was taken and what type of wildlife was observed, along with the video entry, to the Wildlife Care Association Facebook page. Click on Message to enter your information and attach the video as a paper clip file. Entries must be 30 seconds or less and taken by the entrant. Videos will be posted on the WCA Facebook page throughout the contest, which ends Aug. 15.

PEOPLE OF THE YEAR The competition is heating up for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man, Woman and Student of the Year titles. While raising funds for LLS blood cancer research, candidates compete in honor of children who are local blood cancer survivors. Every dollar raised counts as a vote for that candidate, and titles are awarded to the man, woman and student team with the most votes at the end of 10 weeks. Top local fundraisers then become eligible to win national titles. The campaign

ends in June, so there is just time to weigh in with your vote. The field boasts strong candidates in each category. Jeffrey Anderson of Coldwell Banker, Josh Palmer of Colliers International, Patrick Harbison of Patrick Harbison Public Relations and Rick Fergerson of Fergerson Financial are competing for Man of the Year. Woman of the Year contenders are Kachet JacksonHenderson of The Lipstick Giraffe, Lauren Kimzey with state and local government affairs at The Internet Association, Lucy Garcia of Keller Williams Realty and Nolana Mymka Daoust of Kaiser Permanente. High school teams competing for LLS Student of the Year include Allston Segale and Brian Bauer from Rio Americano and Jesuit High Schools; Andrew Guillen and Sean Woods from Folsom High; Anya McHugh and Shasta Fields from Davis Senior High; Cheryl Chen and Zahraa Ahmad, Debby He and Kathy Liu, and Bella Vallejo-Wolff and Haley Cogburn, all from C.K. McClatchy High; Jamila Kamara and Vanessa Herrera of Natomas Pacific Pathway Prep; and the teams of Jessica Gianulias and Natalie Woodruff, and Kate Caraska and Kate Haines, both of St. Francis High. The awards will be presented at the Grand Finale Gala on Saturday, June 11, at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. The gala will also be a celebration of the LLS’s 20th anniversary. For more information, contact Kathy Severson at Kathy.Severson@ lls.org or visit mwoy.org/sac. Terry Kaufman can be reached at terry@1greatstory.com n

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“I’m not out here working! I get to play in my backyard. It gives me such a sense of joy and pride.” According to the National Wildlife Federation, a backyard wildlife habitat needs food, water, cover, places to raise young and sustainable gardening practices. Ly’s garden provides all of those things. That pile of dead branches? It’s good shelter for the animals and will remain as a feature of the garden. There’s more to do. “When I first learned about native plants, I

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couldn’t sleep at night thinking about the possibilities,” she says. Much as she loves the tropical look, she now knows that local wildlife prefers local vegetation, so she is incorporating natives into her landscape. Tibetan prayer flags flutter overhead. Everywhere you look, there are strings of beads catching the sun, diminutive Buddha statues and other pieces of garden art. The main artistic attraction is a new wall mural by Sacramento artist Raul Mejia that depicts a hummingbird and California poppies. “I have to incorporate art. It’s part of who I am,” she says. “Hummingbirds are a reminder to have more fun and not worry so much.” Ly no longer feels desperate when she looks into her backyard. “I’m not out here working! I get to play in my backyard. It gives me such a sense of joy and pride.” Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 876-5338 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu n

Candidates Clash MAYORAL HOPEFULS ASK EACH OTHER TOUGH QUESTIONS AT INSIDE DEBATE

iplomacy gave way to tough questions and blunt answers as the three leading candidates to become Sacramento’s next mayor held the most bruising debate of the campaign before a capacity audience at Clunie Community Center on May 11. The event, sponsored by Inside Publications and KFBK radio, featured Darrell Steinberg, Angelique Ashby and Tony Lopez fielding questions submitted by neighborhood associations. A highlight came when the candidates were given the opportunity to ask questions of each other. Addressing Steinberg directly, Ashby accused the former state senator of amassing a campaign war chest of money from donors outside Sacramento, potentially for a run at lieutenant governor. Steinberg denied he was planning to run for higher office and suggested Ashby was frustrated because her campaign has lagged. He said, “I’ve outworked you and I’ve outraised you.” Earlier, Ashby, a Sacramento city councilmember, accused Steinberg of raiding local budgets while he was leader of the Senate. “We don’t have the luxury of going to local governments and taking away their tax shares to balance the budget,” she said. Lopez, a former world champion boxer who owns a bail bond agency in Sacramento, said neither of his opponents had real strategies to solve the city’s problems, which include insufficient jobs, poor public transportation, homelessness and crime. “I’ll use common sense,” Lopez said. “How are you going to fix these things?” Topics included access to the Sacramento River levee parkway, with all three candidates saying they favored opening the parkway to public use. Currently, private fences block parts of the levee. The two-hour debate was moderated by Inside columnist R.E. Graswich, KFBK news anchor Kitty O’Neal and KFBK host and former Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com

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Cute, Not Crawly SCIENCE UNDERPINS HOBBY FOR LOCAL SNAKE ENTHUSIASTS

BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

knew this was an unusual community science event when the announcer asked the audience, “Does anyone have a reptile on you?” The Northern California Herpetological Society, a group of Sacramentans interested in the conservation, care and breeding of “herps” (reptiles and amphibians), meets the first Friday of every month at Arden Manor Community Center. The meetings are open to the public, and even though I’m not a snake owner, I was intrigued. I’d heard that UC Davis Ph.D. student Donnelly West was slated to discuss the genetics of color and pattern in ball pythons—with live examples. And so I met Peter the Piebald Python and discovered people committed to learning the latest herpetology science for the benefit of their zero-legged friends. According to NCHS president Linda Boyko, “Science is a very big part of NCHS.” At the time of NCHS’s first meeting in 1982, technical information about health and genetics for captive snakes and lizards was hard to come by. Longtime member Sue Solomon says, “Herpetoculturists generally caught

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and kept wild snakes because there were very few captive breeders and sellers. As far as I know, nobody had lizards except for chuckwallas, which were relatively easy to capture in southern California and Mexico, and iguanas in Mexico and Arizona.” (Nowadays, to conserve wild populations, NCHS promotes the acquisition of captive-bred animals.) In those pre-Internet days, NCHS was formed to help owners learn from one another and from experts. Experts, many of them from UC Davis, give lectures at NCHS every month. Recent topics include the ecology of California’s red-legged frogs and fungal diseases of snakes.

The day I attended, I got an excellent overview of dominant and recessive genes and learned that, just as some people breed dogs or horses for unusual coat colors, some breed snakes. If the thought of breeding snakes for fun freaks you out, NCHS members argue that the best way to overcome a fear of snakes is to learn more about them. Alexandria Fulton, events and programs director for NCHS, says, “Most of the ‘scary’ behavior of a snake is just them trying to protect their lives despite their small size and the rather large size of a human.”

Is it true that if you meet a snake in person, you’ll find they aren’t as intimidating as you thought? I confess that I was surprisingly charmed by West’s ball pythons. These mediumsized, mellow reptiles traveled in a big plastic tub, each snake inside its own pillowcase-like bag, where they seemed perfectly content to ball up and keep warm. When lifted out to meet the crowd, each python had its own personality, wrapping around its handler’s arm and raising its head to say hello. (I expect I have failed to convince the skeptics, but believe it or not, they were actually cute.) Reptiles and amphibians besides snakes are also part of the club. At the meeting I attended, a bearded dragon (a type of lizard) clung to its owner’s shoulder. NCHS members also work with the Sacramento Zoo on a nationwide citizen science project called Frog Watch. In this program, people monitor the frog calls from a local water source and record the information in a national database. This helps scientists monitor amphibian populations, which are considered a marker of environmental health. NCHS is committed to rescue and rehabilitation. Members provide foster care and adoptions of abandoned animals. Boyko says, “We rescue many discarded reptiles that come to us or are found outdoors despite being nonnative species. It’s sad that many think it’s OK to just put your pet out with the trash.” Released pet herps usually perish, but even worse, nonnative animals might establish a breeding population in the wild. The red-eared slider turtle and the common water snake

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Meet the Maestro HE’S CONDUCTED GENERATIONS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS

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After graduation, Neumann worked

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for five years as assistant conductor

with Alabama’s Birmingham

hen you’re a Sacramento

Symphony. While there, he took over

Youth Symphony musician

the Birmingham Youth Symphony as

playing under the baton

part of his daily duties and discovered

of conductor and artistic director

another natural talent: working with

Michael Neumann, you’re not just

children.

learning to perfect your technique or traveling the world to perform in places like China, England,

“Ever since the age of 14, I’d been interested in conducting.”

Scotland, Wales, Russia, Estonia, Finland, Brazil and Costa Rica. You’re also learning life lessons like accountability, responsibility and punctuality that will serve you as a human as well as an artist. “I like to incorporate ‘Neumannisms’ into rehearsals,”

“Young people resonate very well

says Neumann, who took over the

with me,” Neumann says. “They

symphony of young musicians in

really keep me going. I feel like I’m

1979. “For example, I talk to them

making a positive impact.”

about their definition of intimacy. I

When a position as assistant

get a few giggles, and then I explain

conductor of the now-defunct

to them: My definition of intimacy is

Sacramento Symphony opened up in

‘into me you see,’ which means you

1978, Neumann jumped at the chance

have to look deeper than the façade of

to return to California. He took over

a smile. You have to try to know how

the attached youth music group,

someone feels inside. I like to give the

Sacramento Youth Symphony, the

kids philosophical food for thought.

next year. He has now overseen it for

Many conductors just stick to the

the better part of four decades.

music, but part of what I do is give

“I instigated the independence of

them tidbits to think about.”

the SYS when I saw the writing on

He has plenty to share with his Michael Neumann

students, if his own life story is any indication. After emigrating from South Africa to San Francisco with

He had been studying violin—the

violin performance and a master’s in

his family at age 13, Neumann

instrument of all concertmasters,

orchestral conducting.

entered Lowell High School and

he explains—since he was about

“Ever since the age of 14, I’d been

almost immediately got involved

7. After high school, he received

interested in conducting,” the Curtis

in the music program, becoming

a full scholarship to University of

Park resident explains. “It seemed

concertmaster of the junior high and

Cincinnati College-Conservatory of

like the next step after playing an

high school orchestras and of the San

Music, where he earned a bachelor’s

instrument.”

Francisco All City Honor Orchestra.

degree in music with a focus on

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the wall” about the impending demise of the Sacramento Symphony, says Neumann, who also served as the founding music director of Folsom Lake Symphony from 2004 to 2014. “I saw that we could be a very viable, stand-alone organization with our own board of directors, which would allow us to chart our own course and be masters of our own destiny.”

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musicians to five ensembles and

to stretch the organization, like the

chamber music workshops with 400

Symphony of 1000 he orchestrated

participants. The symphony began

in 2014. More than 1,000 musicians

traveling internationally in 1984 with

of all ages performed at Memorial

a trip to Vienna, Austria, where it

Auditorium in the largest concert

took second place in an international

of its kind to date. (The Guinness

competition. (In 1995, it took first

Book of World Records took notice.)

place.)

Neumann plans to top that this year

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My intention has been to establish high standards and maintain them while we slowly but surely grow

with the Symphony of 2000, adding 1,000 singers to the mix. of the traditional box,â&#x20AC;? he explains.

now conducts only the Premier

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Classical music speaks the same

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language no matter where or who you

artistic and administrative sides of

are.â&#x20AC;?

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$259,500 $203,000 $241,000 $149,000 $335,000 $270,000 $365,000 $143,000 $391,000 $193,000 $147,000 $174,900 $309,500 $305,000 $325,000 $368,000 $175,000 $305,000 $340,000 $460,000 $255,000 $372,000 $140,000 $202,000 $260,000

95818 LAND PK, CURTIS PK 650 6TH AVE 605 SWANSTON DR 2708 17TH ST 3640 W CURTIS DR 2216 PORTOLA WAY 2667 21ST ST 2715 FLORENCE PL 3656 24TH ST 2783 LAND PARK DR 2416 27TH ST 520 MERKLEY WAY 2312-2314 4TH AVE 1828 BEVERLY WAY 1100 TENEIGHTH WAY 2755 25TH ST 2770 MUIR WAY 1759 8TH AVE

$452,000 $367,000 $499,000 $512,500 $560,000 $490,000 $396,000 $350,000 $502,000 $310,000 $356,000 $420,000 $410,000 $880,000 $472,000 $420,000 $830,000

2706 U ST 2566 16TH ST 983 VALLEJO WAY 618 4TH AVE 1230 7TH AVE 3169 CROCKER DR 2964 MUIR WAY 1062 PERKINS WAY

$329,900 $347,000 $445,000 $585,000 $735,000 $772,828 $460,000 $541,500

95819 E SAC, RIVER PARK 1864 53RD ST 1524 40TH ST 440 SANDBURG DR 1433 41ST 5911 NEWMAN CT #1 1438 51ST ST 911 42ND ST 1230 40TH ST 5328 ROGER WAY 4800 C ST 540 45TH ST 1473 51ST ST 130 TIVOLI WAY 522 LOVELLA WAY 5412 AILEEN 5526 CARLSON DR 109 51ST ST 4100 FOLSOM BLVD #6A 5809 CALLISTER AVE 63 PRIMROSE WAY 468 PALA WAY 4001 MCKINLEY BLVD 5323 SANDBURG DR 601 46TH ST

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE 2950 MARCONI AVE #109 2912 EDISON AVE 4020 HANCOCK DR 3044 BERTIS DR 2809 IONE 2831 CARSON WAY 2528 ETHAN WAY 3601 EASTERN 2143 RED ROBIN LN 3200 LERWICK RD 4601 EDISON AVE 3429 LEATHA WAY 4198 DENA WAY 4400 WHITNEY AVE 3602 LARCHMONT SQ LN 3001 GREENWOOD 3439 DEL MESA CT 3807 ANNADALE LN 4624 WYMAN DR 3349 EASTERN AVE 2611 BELL ST 3450 BEN LOMOND DR 2225 PYRAMID WAY 3012 FAIRWAYS CT 3940 SCOTTY WAY

$380,000 $813,000 $498,000 $821,500 $120,000 $480,000 $549,500 $795,000 $432,500 $700,001 $855,000 $336,000 $684,868 $404,900 $420,000 $361,000 $675,000 $555,000 $430,000 $515,000 $610,000 $630,000 $477,500 $560,000 $95,000 $220,000 $330,000 $222,000 $302,000 $346,000 $136,000 $295,000 $162,000 $300,000 $345,000 $249,000 $435,000 $319,900 $134,900 $249,000 $400,000 $125,000 $290,000 $275,000 $238,000 $439,000 $302,000 $280,000 $435,000

95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 39 QUASAR CIR 925 BELL AIR DR 4633 SUNSET DR 7425 TROON WAY 1420 SHERWOOD AVE 7338 SPRINGMAN ST 2625 51ST AVE 7311 STRATFORD ST

$101,000 $408,900 $505,000 $199,900 $775,000 $171,200 $199,000 $230,000

2132 56TH AVE 7567 29TH ST 4641 MEAD AVE 2347 IRVIN WAY 1237 43RD AVE 2241 62ND AVE 2354 MURIETA WAY 7031 DEMARET DR 7573 LEMARSH 2008 NEWPORT AVE 2100 BERG AVE 2224 18TH AVE 7339 21ST ST 7561 19TH ST 7490 18TH STREET 6884 23RD ST 1781 68TH AVE 4666 CABANA WAY 1466 KITCHNER 7444 AMHERST ST 51 QUASAR CIR 7090 16TH ST 4920 HELEN WAY 2171 MONTECITO WAY 2429 YREKA AVE 2233 HOLLYWOOD WAY 7561 21ST ST 1984 68TH AVENUE 1240 35TH AVE 7291 15TH ST 1818 WENTWORTH AVE 4510 CAPRI WAY 2716 53RD AVE 1733 65TH AVE 4340 CONSTANCE LN

$250,000 $236,000 $566,000 $278,000 $405,000 $205,000 $222,000 $292,500 $225,000 $247,000 $200,000 $255,000 $180,000 $165,000 $228,000 $235,000 $251,000 $710,000 $180,000 $214,500 $137,000 $300,000 $415,000 $225,000 $250,000 $335,000 $216,000 $245,000 $360,000 $237,000 $510,000 $613,000 $150,000 $291,000 $400,000

95825 ARDEN

840 COMMONS DR $365,000 1019 DORNAJO WAY #168 $96,900 2412 POST OAK LN $119,750 3108 VIA GRANDE $171,500 507 ELMHURST CIR $378,000 740 WOODSIDE LANE EAST #8 $80,000 2278 WOODSIDE LN #1 $265,000 146 HARTNELL PL $205,000 2356 COTTAGE WAY $223,000 1309 BELL ST $230,000 1250 COMMONS DR $695,000 2129 BYRON RD $188,500 887 WOODSIDE LN #4 $82,500 2209 LANDON LN $300,000 633 WOODSIDE SIERRA #3 $195,000 2448 PARKWOOD DR $215,000 511 WOODSIDE OAKS #4 $175,000 2216 WELDON WAY $325,000 106 DUNBARTON CIR $419,000 327 FAIRGATE RD $618,542 606 WOODSIDE SIERRA $100,000 1049 BELL #14 $150,000 407 DUNBARTON CIR $386,000 125 HARTNELL PL $397,000 504 ELMHURST CIR $455,000 2458 LARKSPUR LN #335 $99,900

95831 GREENHAVEN, SOUTH LAND PARK 6328 LEAF AVE 6725 POCKET RD 7677 RIVER VILLAGE DR 6601 S LAND PARK DR

$290,000 $415,000 $423,000 $325,000

2 NADER CT 7584 POCKET RD 7443 MYRTLE VISTA AVE 6713 13TH ST 1000 GLIDE FERRY WAY 2 RIO VIALE CT 18 RIO VIALE CT 7688 EL DOURO DR 7490 WINDBRIDGE DR 5 TASH CT 7301 GLORIA DR 36 RIO VIALE CT 676 CASTLE RIVER WAY 715 CUTTING WAY 7151 WESTMORELAND WAY 1304 BRANWOOD WAY 15 RIVERSTAR CIR 6700 BREAKWATER 6196 N POINT WAY 1052 JOHNFER WAY 1 SAND PEBBLE CT 15 RAMBLEOAK CIR 1167 CEDAR TREE WAY 1308 56TH AVE 19 TRIUMPH CT #LOT 4 7316 WINDBRIDGE DR 1167 SPRUCE TREE CIR 7470 SALTON SEA WAY 865 ROYAL GREEN AVE 310 CRUISE WAY 1125 WESTLYNN WAY 1030 SILVER LAKE DR 6432 HOLSTEIN WAY 14 BASIL CT 743 RIVERLAKE WAY 670 RIVERLAKE WAY 7790 RIVER LANDING 1028 RIO CIDADE WAY

95864 ARDEN

848 PICCADILLY CIR 3132 SOMERSET RD 2609 LATHAM DR 580 KEVINGTON CT 4656 OXBOW DR 4140 ASHTON DR 3711 RANDOM LN 2008 EASTERN AVE 847 ROBIN LN 3584 BODEGA CT 4144 LAGUNITA CT 3841 ESPERANZA DR 3407 WEMBERLEY DR 4256 BIRGIT WAY 2750 LAUREL DR 4021 LAS PASAS WAY 1107 EVELYN LN 3128 BERKSHIRE WAY 3941 LA VERNE WAY 3625 LA HABRA WAY 1465 EL TEJON WAY 771 CORONADO BLVD 3525 EL RICON WAY 3009 HUNTINGTON RD 3004 HUNTINGTON RD 4635 OXBOW DR 1001 LA SIERRA DRIVE 2067 VENUS DR 3701 SAN YSIDRO WAY 930 SAVERIEN DR

$360,000 $285,000 $285,500 $455,000 $456,000 $369,000 $399,000 $625,000 $234,000 $382,500 $240,500 $409,000 $312,000 $315,000 $355,000 $365,000 $460,000 $467,000 $680,000 $238,000 $367,500 $336,000 $300,000 $329,000 $675,900 $270,000 $284,000 $355,000 $405,000 $415,000 $315,000 $378,000 $501,000 $332,000 $400,000 $568,500 $692,000 $710,100

$860,000 $205,500 $555,000 $800,000 $405,000 $689,000 $1,200,000 $281,000 $856,000 $422,000 $515,000 $692,000 $150,000 $337,000 $1,775,000 $482,000 $170,000 $210,000 $220,000 $465,000 $920,000 $1,300,000 $567,000 $660,000 $745,000 $304,080 $531,000 $339,000 $521,000 $725,000

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Musical Mantras BAND FROM NEW ORLEANS AT NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

BY JESSICA LASKEY RIVER CITY PREVIEWS

he E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts (casually known as CLARA to those “in the know”) is already hopping with performances from the Sacramento Ballet, so keep the party going with the Mantra Music Concert featuring Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 5. Hailing from New Orleans, Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band (aka Alvin Young and Gwendolyn Colman) are celebrated as some of the leading voices in western kirtan—music meant to both reflect and inspire spiritual devotion in the listener—through their dynamic sound that merges mantras, rock, funk, gospel and world grooves. The band is a favorite headliner at festivals nationwide and was the first kirtan band to ever play the New Orleans Jazz Festival. This concert’s kirtan experience will draw from the group’s newest release, “Unity,” a collection of 10 soul-stirring songs that explore spiritual mantra music through the guts and authenticity of the musicians’ own American roots. For tickets, go to wildlotus2016. brownpapertickets.com. Check out at the band at

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Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band will be performing at The E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts

seanjohnsonandthewildlotusband. com. The E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts is at 2420 N St.

HEART OF GLASS Dale Chihuly aficionados already have been treated to the arrival of the renowned glass sculptor’s stunning “Golden Teal Chandelier” in the entryway of the Crocker Art Museum’s Teel Family Pavilion, but brace yourselves for some even more exciting news: This month kicks off the museum’s Summer of Glass, featuring three exhibitions highlighting glass from the ancient to the present.

First up is “Little Dreams in Glass and Metal: Enameling in America, 1920 to the Present,” which runs June 19 through Sept. 11. As the first nationally traveling exhibition to survey the art of enameling in more than 50 years, the show has been organized by the Los Angelesbased Enamel Arts Foundation and includes 121 works by 90 artists, including the late Sacramentan Fred Uhl Ball, considered a pioneer in the field. Objects range from jewelry and vessels to large enamel-on-steel wall panels. Another cool Crocker exhibition opens this month as well, “Ourselves Through the Lens: Photography From

the Ramer Collection,” on display June 19 through Oct. 23. By training the camera on individual personalities and circumstances, photographers such as James Van Der Zee, Graciela Iturbide and Luis Gonzalez Palma sought to capture the emotional lives of others. This exhibition of 44 images examines our very human impulse to look and the ways photography directs such visual encounters. Photographers included in this exhibition include Arnold Genthe, Leonard Freed, Edward Steichen, Flor Garduno, Raul Canibano, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Shelby Lee Adams,

Jamie Davis will perform during Jazz Night at the Crocker. Photo courtesy of Mary Gray.

Sebastião Selgado and Jennifer Karady. Be loud and proud from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, at ArtMix “Pride.” Follow the rainbow to the Crocker for a fabulous celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, featuring live performances, art from socialjustice activist Moe Otanez, dancing, a drag show, mix-and-mingle games and much more. The event is for guests 21 and over and it’s free for museum members and free with general admission for nonmembers. Enjoy food and drink discounts during happy hour from 5 to 6 p.m. and $5 drink specials all night. Ready to party hearty in your very own neighborhood? The Crocker’s new Block by Block program started last month to much excitement, so jump on the next block party bandwagon from noon to 7 p.m. on

Saturday, June 11, at Steve Jones Park in South Sacramento. This free community event is a Crocker initiative that focuses on Sacramento City Council districts 2, 5 and 8 to strengthen connections between the museum and its broader community. It will feature food, artists, musicians, community groups, dancers, DJs, urban gardeners, poets, performers, culinary artists and all kinds of creative souls for a party you won’t want to miss. The project is funded by the James Irvine Foundation and is presented in partnership with the Sol Collective and Sojourner Truth Museum. Steve Jones Park is at 2331 Casa Linda Drive. Get back to basics with the Classical Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, featuring Black Cedar, a performance of guitar, flute

Laurence Harding's artwork is on display at Red Dot Gallery starting June 1

and cello to celebrate the final week of the “Andy Warhol: Portraits” exhibition. This unique ensemble will highlight new works by contemporary composers and rarely performed classical works, including the 2015 work “Miscellaneous Music” by Durwynne Hsieh, commissioned by the group itself. Tickets are $6 for museum members, $10 for students, youths and Capital Public Radio members, and $12 for nonmembers. Craving some jazz? Don’t miss Jazz Night on Thursday, June 16, when the Joe Gilman Quartet and Jamie Davis perform on the Cafe Stage at 5:30 p.m. and on the Main Stage at 6:30 p.m., respectively. The Joe Gilman Quartet, led by acclaimed jazz pianist Joe Gilman, will delight with a performance of “Summertime” from the George Gershwin songbook, and

Davis’ rich baritone repertoire will feature music from Cole Porter to Stevie Wonder to Charles Mingus. Online tickets are $7 for museum members, $12 for students, youths and Capital Public Radio members, and $14 for nonmembers (tickets are an additional $3 at the door). Is the heat making you thirsty and ready to test your artistic mettle? Then Summer Crafts and Cocktails from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, is right up your alley. Join the Crocker in the courtyard for an evening of refreshing cocktails and festive crafting. You’ll be provided with a variety of supplies to create summer treasures and 4th of July decorations. Each ticket includes one cocktail or two nonalcoholic refreshers, and PREVIEWS page 76

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Don't miss the Michelle Andres exhibit at ARTHOUSE

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injured, orphaned or displaced wildlife recover for release back to nature. a no-host cash bar will be available The need for community volunteers throughout the evening. Museum for the care, feeding and maintenance admission is included. of wildlife in recovery is urgent, as For tickets and more information the spring always brings a surge of for all Crocker events, call 808-1182 youngsters in need of assistance at or go to crockerartmuseum.org. The the WCA’s McClellan Park facility. Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St. Last season, the WCA took in 6,000 creatures, everything from LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON hummingbirds to coyotes, for rest and eventual return to the The apple doesn’t fall far from the regional environment. As economic tree for Dijana and Laurence Harding. development and human impacts are See works by the artistic mother and greater and greater every year, every son—the first exhibition for 31-yearextra pair of hands helps the group old Laurence—at the Red Dot Gallery that has aided displaced wildlife since from June 1 through July 2. 1975. The exhibition (organized by But people need help, too! Sacramento-based artist/curator The 2-acre former radar dome at Robert-Jean Ray) will feature Dijana’s McClellan (now home to the WCA) poetically expressive paintings that is also in need of ongoing care and guide the viewer through life’s maintenance. If you have skills with journeys and her son’s figurative, landscape or facilities maintenance, representational and abstract you can be of great service at the compositions rich with space, contour, WCA’s monthly volunteer event on line and gesture. the third Saturday of every month, Congratulate them in person at the Spruce UP Saturday, beginning at private viewing reception from 5 to 8 10 a.m. You’ll help clean, clip and p.m. on Saturday, June 4. For more transform the former radar facility information, call 267-8100 or go to into a real home for wildlife care. This reddotgalleryonj.com. The Red Dot season’s focus is building permanent Gallery is at 2231 J St., Suite 101. squirrel caging. Interested in pitching in? Spruce UP Saturday volunteers must register LEND A PAW with Laura at wcavolunteers@yahoo. Helping hands needed! The com. For more information, call 965nonprofit Wildlife Care Association WILD (965-9453) to leave a message (WCA) is asking people in the about found or injured wildlife or go Sacramento region to become part to wildlifecareassociation.com. The of its valued volunteer corps to help

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Registration is now open for the 2016 Senior Summer Camps at Camp Sacramento

Wildlife Care Association is at 5211 Patrol Road at McClellan Park.

HAIL CESAR! For Francophiles and film lovers alike, the Sacramento French Film Festival is an event not to be missed. Help the cinematic sensation celebrate its 15th anniversary on June 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 at both the Crest Theatre (the festival’s original home) and a new, one-day-only venue, the Esquire IMAX Theatre. Take in rare classics, fresh shorts, new releases and the most Cesar Award-winning (the French equivalent of the Oscar) films straight from the land of chic ennui. You can catch screenings all day long on all of the event days, but don’t miss the 15th anniversary opening reception on June 17 immediately following the opening screening, around 9 p.m.; the special IMAX screenings on Sunday, June 19, only; or the closing reception featuring a champagne fountain (what else would you expect?), dessert and live music. For tickets and more information, call 476-3356 or go to sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org. The Crest Theatre is at 1013 K St., and the Esquire IMAX Theatre is at 1211 K St.

TRUCK MONTH(S) Are you a truck lover? Then drive yourself down to Old Sacramento to

the California Automobile Museum ASAP to revel in its ongoing exhibit “The Pickup Truck: Where Utility Meets the Everyday,” on display now through Sept. 11.

The exhibit aims to demonstrate the evolution of the iconic pickup truck from an everyday work vehicle to its place in today’s culture With 12 trucks on view dating from 1935 to the present, the exhibit aims to demonstrate the evolution of the iconic pickup truck from an everyday work vehicle to its place in today’s culture as a popular recreational vehicle. The collection includes a 1925 Dodge (from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife), a 1931 Model A (the first mass-produced pickup), a 1951 GMC and a 1956 Ford F100 (two of the world’s most famous working trucks), a 1957 Chevy Cameo (considered a “game changer” in the industry for its body style reminiscent of a Corvette), a 1974 Hilux (a small and fuelefficient import) and a Modern Ford

For more information, go to arthouseonr.com, michelleandres.com and judyjacobsart.com. ARTHOUSE

and see what brought them, and keeps them, together. Following a joint exhibition last summer at Ardgillan Castle in

on R is at 1021 R St.

Ireland, Hacker and DeVore returned to Sacramento to create another

RETURN TO SUMMER CAMP

ambitious project, “Bridges,” which is now on display at Beatnik.

Registration is now open for the 2016 Senior Summer Camps at

other and to our true selves. It’s who

Camp Sacramento, part of the 50+

we are,” Hacker says.

Wellness Program run by the city of

This show represents the bridge

Sacramento’s Older Adult Services.

that brought the two artists together:

Relive the childhood fun of summer

Artwork by Cherie Hacker will be on display at Beatnik Studios

F150 (with its modern technology, aluminum body and energy-efficient engine). The exhibit also will include storyboards that highlight the origin of the trucks and societal influencers during various time periods, and museum guests can participate in interactive elements such as “selfie stations” (where you can dress in period attire) and a matching game. For more information, call 4426802 or go to calautomuseum.org. The California Auto Museum is at 2200 Front St.

It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if

love and art. DeVore’s acrylic

camp with your peers and your

paintings of figurative landscapes tell

very own grandkids in the majestic

stories of the human experience and

Sierras during Grand Camp, held

Hacker’s mixed-media abstractions

Aug. 15-19, or Arts in the Sierras,

reveal the experience felt in nature

held Aug. 22-26. Each day will include

via shape, line, layers and motion.

joint activities for grandparents and

And the collaboration is not in

kids, as well as structured kid-only

name only: Each artist began three

activities, all led by camp staff.

paintings and passed them on to

that picture is literally made of them?

Grandparents have lots of opportunity

the other to complete the process,

That’s the case at ARTHOUSE on

to relax on their own or join programs

resulting in six stunning examples of

R’s current exhibition, “See It With

especially designed for adult campers.

what happens when you work well in

Words,” on display from June 10 through July 5. This unique exhibit features

For rates and more information

tandem. Meet the terrific twosome in person

about Grand Camp or Arts in the Sierras, call 808-1593, email

at the opening reception from 6 to 9

abstract works by Sacramento artists

fiftypluswellness@cityofsacramento.

p.m. on Friday, June 3, or at a second

Michelle Andres and Judy Jacobs,

org or go to cityofsacramento.org/

reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday,

both published authors as well as

seniorsummercamp.

July 1, featuring the Riverrun Jazz

artists, which might explain their use of poetry, prose and haiku in their abstract and mixed media large format diptychs. Meet both artists and see where they work at the opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 11,

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS

“Creating art connects us to each

that will also feature an open studio tour. A closing reception will be held

Quartet. For more information, call 400-4281 or go to beatnik-studios.

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

com. Beatnik Studios is at 723 S St.

Talk about a dynamic duo. See paintings by real-life couple (and a couple of fantastic artists) Cherie Hacker and Jeffrey DeVore from June

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The Mexican Kitchen CENTERED ON GREAT FLAVORS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS

BY GREG SABIN RESTAURANT INSIDER

t’s easy to take for granted a restaurant that’s been around for decades. We’re sometimes overly concerned with what’s new, innovative and hip. Restaurants that go about their business, year after year, decade after decade, frequently filled with diners, can get overshadowed by the newest entrants onto the dining scene. Many of the restaurants in the Paragary restaurant group fail to fall under the heading of “new and exciting.” Yet Esquire Grill and the multiple Cafe Bernardo outlets are every bit as good as many of the newest restaurants in town. Centro Cocina Mexicana, one of the many Paragary restaurants that opened in the 1990s, falls under that umbrella as well. For more than 20 years, Centro has put forth a full-throated celebration of regional Mexican cooking, highlighting flavors and preparations one normally does not find at basic Mexican restaurants throughout town. It’s easy to forget, in a town where Mexican cooking is everywhere from taquerias to white-tablecloth joints, how much of a standout Centro was when it first opened, and how consistently excellent it continues to be. I recently visited Centro with my good friend Patrick, who is not only an excellent chef but also a veteran of Paragary’s kitchens. I thought it’d be good to get an insider’s view of whether Centro is still bringing the good stuff. “I love this place,” Patrick said as soon as we arrived. “They haven’t

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The dining room at Paragary's Centro Cocina Mexicana

changed some of these recipes in 20 years. And why should they? They’re great.” This is an unusual reaction for Patrick. He normally picks out the small errors and witheringly shames any kitchen that would dare make them. I’ve seem him shake his head in disgust at underdone beets, loudly voice his displeasure at items cooked too long in a too-hot fryolator and predict the demise of a restaurant within 12 months. He is not an easy critic. But he loves Centro. So I went in with eyes open and ready for anything.

He was right. The flavors were bright and the menu’s variety outpaced many Mexican restaurants in town. Simple items were handled well. The guacamole was spot on. “They used to make it tableside,” said Patrick, “but it’s still just as good.” Drinks, mostly margaritas, were made with flair and a variety of combinations. Tequilas infused with fruits and herbs made for a large variety of flavorful drinks. Starters, like the ceviche, were done well but were not showstopping. But simple-sounding items, like the quesadillas and the empanadas, nailed more complex flavors. The quesadillas married puffy

fried masa with roasted chilies and the traditional Mexican herb epazote. The empanadas brought together marinated pork, plantains, almonds and raisins. Neither was standard taqueria fare, not even close. “I told you,” Patrick said. “They’re still doing great stuff here.” We tried a variety of entrees and found several standouts. The shrimp tacos were amazing, mixing crispy shrimp, mango salsa, cabbage slaw and chipotle cream. The chorizo and potato burrito also hit the spot, bringing in roasted chilies, cilantro and crema. RESTAURANT page 81

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GALLERY ART SHOWS IN JUNE

In June Artspace1616 will exhibit photography by Richard Gilles, paintings by David Hollowell and sculpture by Tom Bills Shown above: A Bills sculpture and a Hollowell painting. 1616 Del Paso Boulevard

The b. sakata garo gallery will exhibit paintings by Gail Chadell through July 2. Shown above: “Of All Things Lovely,” oil on canvas. 923 20th St.; bsakatagaro.com

Tim Collom Gallery will exhibit a new series of work by Margarita Chaplinska (shown above) through June 28. 915 20th St.; timcollomgallery.com

John Natsoulas Gallery will feature works of Pat Mahony through July 2. Shown above: “Purple Iris” 2015, oil on canvas, 60” x 48.” 521 First St. in Davis; natsoulas.com

Archival Gallery presents the sculpture of Cindy Wilson during the month of June, along with lush landscapes of Bruce Leavitt (shown above). 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalframe.com

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Spring is in full bloom at the WPA Rock Garden in Land Park. Visit for a stroll, picnic, or to paint en plein air as this artist is enjoying. CONTRIBUTED BY CECILY HASTINGS

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RESTAURANT FROM page 78 The fish tacos and chicken in mole were both a little bland and didn’t wow anyone at the table. But one dish really stood out as sophisticated, flavorful and lovely. Called manchamanteles, the dish consisted of slow-cooked pork shoulder in a sauce of ancho chilies, spices, pineapple and plantains, with sweet potato tamales on the side. It’s a dish I would order again and again. Desserts were surprisingly thoughtful as well. The flan (of course they have flan) was pretty textbook but done with skill and fine execution. The platanos flameados con ron, flambéed plantains with a rum sauce (basically a Mexican bananas Foster) stole the show. Topped with toasted

almonds and freshly grated and toasted coconut, and served with ice cream, it was a fantastic end to the meal. “What did I tell you?” Patrick said when we were done. “This place still holds up, right?” He is right. After two decades, Centro Cocina Mexicana still holds up, still puts out quality food and still packs in the crowds. I’ll try not to take it for granted in the future. Centro Cocina Mexicana is at 2730 J St.; 442-2552; paragarys.com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n

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Jack’s Urban Eats

1800 L St. 447-9440

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

Aioli Bodega Espanola

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MIDTOWN

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

Biba Ristorante

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

cuisine served a la carte • Biba-restaurant.com

Buckhorn Grill

1801 L St. 446-3757

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

Café Bernardo

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916.451.4000

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

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

Centro Cocina Mexicana

Father's Day Cakes Macarons • Cookies Cupcakes • Pies Cakepops • HandPies

Chicago Fire

2416 J St. 443-0440

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

Crepeville

1730 L St. 444-1100

1615 J St. 669-5300

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

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

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

Old Soul Co.

1716 L St. 443-7685

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

Paesano’s Pizzeria

1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646

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

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

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

Suzie Burger

Tapa The World

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

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

58 Degrees & Holding Co.

Thai Basil Café

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

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

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Lucca Restaurant & Bar

Ernesto’s Mexican Food

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

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

29th and P Sts. 455-3300

1217 18th St. 442-5858

442-4256

2115 J St. 442-4388

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

1901 16th St. 441-5850

2966 Freeport Boulevard Freeportbakery.com

Kasbah Lounge

2730 J St. 442-2552

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

Graduation Cakes

1230 20th St. 444-0307

Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693

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

Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

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

2115 J St. 442-4353

2431 J St. 442-7690

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

The Coconut Midtown

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

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

The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891

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

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This Month at the Market

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

CORN

APRICOTS

CHERRIES

There’s nothing that says summer like an ear of fresh corn. It has high concentrations of antioxidant carotenoids and is a good source of fiber—not to mention it’s delicious! To eat: Remove the husk and silks, then char the corn over a hot barbecue grill before dousing with seasoned butter.

This beautiful golden-orange-colored stone fruit is full of betacarotene, fiber and vitamins A and C. To eat: Perfect for making jam, a tart or ice cream.

Cherries have a lower glycemic index than many fruits, making them a great choice for a fruit snack, especially for diabetics. To eat: Remove the pits and toss into the blender for a smoothie.

OKRA

FIGS

EGGPLANTS

This very low-calorie vegetable has lots of vitamin A and antioxidants such as beta-carotene and lutein, and it’s a good source of folates. To eat: Use in a Southern gumbo or Caribbean stew.

Figs supply potassium, which controls blood pressure, and dietary fiber, which can help you lose weight. To eat: Add quartered figs to an arugula salad, or poach in wine for dessert.

Eggplant provides dietary fiber, plenty of vitamins and minerals and phytonutrients such as nasunin and chlorogenic acid. Many of its nutritional benefits come from the vegetable’s skin. To eat: Cut into thick slices, brush with olive oil and grill.

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4920 Folsom Blvd • 452-5516 • 10am-9pm Zocolo

Les Baux

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

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

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348

EAST SAC

Opa! Opa!

33rd Street Bistro

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

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

Nopalitos

3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233

Burr's Fountain 4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516

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

Cabana Winery & Bistro

5644 J St. 451-4000

5530 H St. 452-8226

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

Selland's Market Cafe 5340 H St. 736-3333

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

5610 Elvas 476-5492

The Shack

Clubhouse 56

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

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

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

Español 5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679

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

Evan’s Kitchen 855 57th St. 452-3896

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

Formoli's Bistro 3839 J St. 448-5699

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

Hot City Pizza

5642 J St. 731-8888

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

La Trattoria Bohemia 3649 J St. 455-7803

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

5201 Folsom Blvd. 457-5997

Star Ginger

EAT DRINK SPORTS

SACRAMENTO’S PREMIER SPORTS LOUNGE

3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888

L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar

DOWNTOWN Foundation

400 L St. 321-9522

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

ALL YOUR SPORTS all day, everyday! Breakfast served every Sat & Sun 9am - noon

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

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

Claim Jumper

HAPPY HOUR

M-Th 3-7pm All Day Friday

1111 J St. 442-8200

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

Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518

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

Coming soon to Clubhouse 56

the 2016 Olympics from Brazil

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

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

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

Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900

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

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Shaved Ice & Shaved Snow available!

A combination between ice cream and shaved ice. Fluffy like cotton candy and very refreshing.

HeavenLy’s Yogurt

5535 H Street 11 am to 10:30 pm Daily

Estelle's Patisserie

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

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

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

The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772

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

Frank Fat’s 806 L St. 442-7092

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

Il Fornaio

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2333 Arden Way 920-8382

Jamie's Bar and Grill

Lemon Grass Restaurant

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

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

Riverside Clubhouse

5026 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

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

427 Broadway 442-4044

2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

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

Taylor's Kitchen

2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154

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

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

601 Munroe St. 486-4891

Luna Lounge

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

Matteo's Pizza

5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727

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

The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way 488-47794

Tower Café

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

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

Roxy

Willie's Burgers

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

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

Ristorante Piatti

1518 Broadway 441-0222

2415 16th St. 444-2006

2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000

571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885

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

ARDENCARMICHAEL

Grange

Bella Bru Café

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

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

Thai House

Café Vinoteca

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

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

Willie's Burgers

Ettore’s

L D $ Great burgers and more • williesburgers.com n

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

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

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

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

Ten 22

1022 Second St. 441-2211

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

5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331

2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708

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

Jackson Catering & Events 1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300

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

LAND PARK

Jack’s Urban Eats

Casa Garden Restaurant

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

2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809

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

Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

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

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Leatherby’s Family Creamery

13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

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

400 Capitol Mall 446-4100

926 J Street • 492-4450

Iron Grill

2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225

The Kitchen

2225 Hurley Way 568-7171

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

La Rosa Blanca Taqueria 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104

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

Sam's Hof Brau

2500 Watt 482-2175 L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com

427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888

5050 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-5050

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EAST SAC BACK! 3bds/2.5ba, formal LR w/ﬁreplace. Formal DR has French doors to bckyrd. Brkfst nook & Family rm off the kitch. $885,000 THE WOOLFORD GROUP 834-6900 CaBRE#: 00680069, 01778361, 00679593 EAST SAC WITH IN-LAW QUARTER! Enjoy life in East Sac’s Alhambra Triangle. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath home with separate in-law quarters and alley access. STEPH BAKER 775-3447 CaBRE#: 01402254 FANTASTIC CUSTOM HOME IN FAB 40’S! Rmdld by Tim Leake, this 4 or 5 bdrm hm is perched on an oversized East Sac lot with a separate studio. POLLY SANDERS & ELISE BROWN 715-0213 CaBRE#: 01158787, 01781942

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