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

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McKINLEY PARK Mckinley Park at its best! This 3 bedroom 2 bath home offers a remodeled kitchen, re¿nished hardwood Àoors, a vintage ¿replace, a spacious Àoor plan, a wine cellar in the basement, and a large formal dining room. Remodeling garage and studio/art/of¿ce space. $797,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

ELM STUDDED STREET Spacious 3 bedroom 1½ bath home with guest cottage that could be a rental or the perfect In-law quarters. Loaded with leadlight windows, recently re¿nished Àoors, original kitchen with large sunny nook overlooking large backyard. $699,900 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

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Lip Service IT MAY BE BETTER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT BAD SERVICE THAN TO YELP ABOUT IT

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t’s surprising how many touchpoints you have with customer service. In a typical day, you may visit your local coffee shop, dry cleaner and gas station— all before 10 a.m. Add a few phone calls for service needs, a trip to the library, the grocery store or a specialty shop, end your day with dinner out and you will have encountered a dozen or more people who perform customer service.

Multiply that over a year and you have thousands of experiences.

Most of us know the difference between great, good and poor service.

Do you look forward to the same pleasant people you see on a repeated basis? If so, chances are they get your repeat business. Even when you have more infrequent service needs, you tend to remember and rate the last encounter. Doing business with someone for the first time can be either a pleasant surprise or a total drag.

I recently had a service experience that I found extremely unsatisfying.

When we built our home seven years ago, we put in a Heat & Glo

gas fireplace. Last fall, the remote control (I still wince at the thought of using a remote for this!) stopped working. I researched the brand online and found a local dealer on Fulton Avenue. It took numerous calls and messages to get a service appointment. Finally, I spoke with a cranky woman on the other end of the phone who barked the only time available and said it would cost me $120 to have a repairman come out and diagnose the problem.

When the technician arrived, he was pretty competent, although he called twice on the way over for clarification on directions. After telling me I needed a new remote control, he put me on the phone with the store, and I gave my credit card number so they could order it. I was told it would be in the following week.

The technician asked me to pay him for the service call via check and had me make it out to him personally.

That took me back a bit, but I did as asked. It would have been nice if the company had explained that to me in advance.

About three weeks later, I still had not received the new remote.

I called the dealer and left several messages. When I finally reached the same cranky lady, she snapped that it had arrived but that they needed payment. We scheduled an appointment to have it brought over.

It turned out to be wrong model, so I had to order another one. Again, I had to give the company my credit card.

The correct remote finally arrived and now works fine.

When I shared this experience with my three tennis partners one Saturday morning, it turned out that

all of them had had the same nasty service experience that I had! Small world.

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a way to share good and bad service experiences? It turns out that is exactly the business model created by online giant Yelp. Yelp operates an online urban guide and business review site founded in 2004. The website began as an email service for exchanging local business recommendations. It later introduced social networking features.

While I know all about Yelp, I rarely use it. I have my own network I use for referrals, and I always try to support advertisers, many of whom I know personally. Yelpers tend to be younger than I, and some may not have the communications skills to effectively and fairly complain in person. It is easier just to go online and get even.

Some small-business owners have told me that the online review process can be corrupt and harmful.

While a number of my favorite shops have great online reviews, I want to attempt to put in perspective some negative ones.

I was first made aware of this problem a few years ago by my friend Sheree Johnston, who owns East Sac Hardware. She asked me to review some of her online ratings versus my own experiences with her store. I found it amazing to read negative reviews of a place that is generally beloved in our neighborhood specifically because of its extremely helpful service. Her husband Rich has helped me hundreds of times find exactly what I need.

Johnston decided she’d fight back and tries to address each review. She believes negative experiences often result from unrealistic customer expectations. Take, for instance, the store’s tool refund policy: They do not accept returns on tools. This is to counter unscrupulous folks who buy a tool to use once, then return it for a refund. The shop has a bold sign with the policy at the counter. It’s also noted on the store’s receipts. And when you buy a tool, they almost always state the policy verbally. Yet that doesn’t stop people from returning tools and demanding refunds. “This is probably behind many of the negative reviews,” says Johnston.

“With over 85,000 transactions per month, mistakes can be made because we are all human,” she says. “But we try hard to please and guide our retail customers, realizing ultimately that there are those who we can never make happy.”

Salon Cuvee owner Brenna Simon also has had negative experiences with Yelp. She says that other salon and spa owners have also been burned by negative reviews. “I have tracked most of them back to disgruntled former employees after they have been fired. The timing and wording made this obvious.”

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they suggested she become a member at a cost of hundreds of dollars a month in order to moderate her reviews. “I refuse to give in to this extortion from a business profiting from negativity,” says Simon.

As small-business owners, my husband and I, along with our staff, go to great lengths to take care of our advertisers. We also try hard to satisfy our readers, who aren’t customers per se since we produce a free publication.

But still I have heard some complaints about us through the grapevine. Almost every case goes back to a business with huge expectations and very little budget to advertise their business. I’ll bet every business we sent to a collection agency (after going to great lengths to work out a payment plan) thinks we were the problem. Gratefully, the percentage of business we have to send to collection is extremely low, but still it is frustrating.

The best way to handle both positive and negative experiences is to

spread your own word to friends and neighbors. Keep in mind that fairness is key. Dealing with the public in retail is very challenging. That is all the more reason that I am kind and fair when dealing with store clerks.

And when I have a bad experience with someone, I try to tell the owner or manager directly—which I tried unsuccessfully with the fireplace shop.

That is usually the only person who can actually do something to improve the service. And that is exactly how I’d want someone to treat me.

As for online reviews, beware of the negativity and reviewer anonymity that have done so much to lower our level of public discourse. And keep in mind that a huge national corporation has nothing to lose by unfair bullying of local businesses. And they have everything to gain with money taken out of our community.

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Farms, Food and Film SELLANDS TO SERVE SPAGHETTI AND A MOVIE DURING FILM FESTIVAL

BY LISA SCHMIDT EAST SACRAMENTO LIFE

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f Sacramento is the farm-tofork capital of America, East Sacramento deserves some of the credit for that honor. The concept of Farm to Fork Week originated with Josh Nelson, of East Sac’s Selland’s Market-Cafe.

This month, Nelson and the Selland’s team bring one of the featured events of the Sacramento Food Film Festival to East Sacramento.

On Friday, March 28, from 6 to 9 p.m., they will host Family Night: Spaghetti Dinner and a Movie in the Grand Hall at Clunie Community Center in McKinley Park.

The featured film will be “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.” Inspired by a children’s book, the animated movie focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.

Dinner will include spaghetti, salad and garlic bread. There will also be raffle prizes, including gift certificates to Ella Dining Room and Bar and The Kitchen, two of the most acclaimed restaurants in Northern California and both owned by the Selland family.

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Beginning on Friday, March 15, food trucks will gather in McKinley Park monthly for Food Truck Mania

The event will benefit the California Food Literacy Center. The center, headquartered in Sacramento, works to help people understand the impact of their food choices on their health, the environment and the community. Many of their programs are focused on youth and families.

According to Nelson, “The Selland family envisions the film festival as an extension of Sacramento Farm to Fork. It is our family mission to help foster positive food literacy for families and children in our community.”

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children. For more information, go to sacfoodfilmfest.com.

FOOD TRUCK MANIA Beginning on Friday, March 15, food trucks will gather in McKinley Park monthly for Food Truck Mania, a new event organized by Councilmember Steve Cohn.

More than 10 local food truck vendors, including Drewski’s, Chando’s and DavePops, will participate. There will also be music and a beer and wine garden.

The trucks will park near the children’s playground.

The event will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

Food Truck Mania will be held on the second Friday of the month until October.

For more information, call 8087003.

OUR OWN FARMERS MARKET The East Sacramento Farmers Market debuts this May in McKinley Park. The market will be held every Saturday morning in the park next to Shepard Garden and Arts Center.

According to market organizer Ann Vuletich Clark, it will showcase local fruits, vegetables, dairy, eggs and

meats as well as breads, specialty food items and prepared food, including coffee, from neighborhood eateries.

“I envision the market to be part farmers market, part community event and a gathering spot for the neighborhood in a festive, outdoor market atmosphere,” says Vuletich Clark, an East Sac resident.

The market will have live music.

Plans include chef demonstrations, gardening classes and art projects for children.

Vuletich Clark, a real estate agent with Dunnigan Realtors, has formed a nonprofit to manage the market.

For more information, go to the East Sacramento Farmers Market Facebook page. Vuletich Clark is also looking for suggestions for vendors for the market. Send those ideas to aclark@eastsacfarmersmarket.com.

NEXT STEP FOR MCKINLEY VILLAGE This month, the Sacramento planning and design commission is expected to hold a hearing on the proposal by developer Phil Angelides to build 336 new homes on the Centrage site.

Riverview Capital Investments, headed by Angelides, hopes to build its McKinley Village project on the 48-acre site just north of East Sacramento between the railroad tracks and Capital City Freeway. The plan includes homes, urban parks, a recreation center and pool.

In February, Councilmember Steve Cohn hosted a community forum on the proposal attended by more than 230 people. At the meeting, city staff provided a description

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of the project and an update on the environmental impact report.

Cohn asked representatives from 10 East Sacramento and Midtown neighborhood groups to share their groups’ views.

Many of the community group representatives expressed concern about the project’s impact on traffic, the storm drainage system and neighborhood schools.

At the meeting, Angelides presented a list of more than 50 changes his firm has made to the original proposal, which was released last year. These changes were made in response to both city staff and community input to the earlier plans.

Since early 2013, Angelides and his team have held a series of meetings with community organizations including East Sacramento Improvement Association, East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, McKinley East Sacramento Neighborhood Association, East Sacramento Preservation and several Midtown neighborhood groups, seeking their input on the site’s future.

In November, the city released a draft environmental impact report on the proposal. The report, which is required by state law for projects of this size, evaluates potential environmental effects including air and water quality, public safety and transportation.

The 1,000-plus-page report identified a number of adverse impacts and recommended mitigation measures. If the mitigation measures are implemented, the report concluded, the project will result in less-than-significant environmental impacts.

Cohn is considering hosting another community forum on the project after the planning and design commission hearing but before the proposal is heard by the city council.

If the commission approves the project, a city council vote on the project is expected by April.

For more information on McKinley Village, go to mckinleyvillage.com.

For more information on the planning and design commission meeting, contact Dana Allen at DAllen@ cityofsacramento.org.

New East Sac Chamber vice president Meg White and new president Brad McDowell

EAST SAC CHAMBER SELECTS NEW LEADERS Brad McDowell, a partner at the law firm Smith McDowell & Powell,

and Megan White, owner of Action Boot Camp/Train Hard or Go Home, have been elected president and EAST SAC LIFE page 14

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 13 vice president of East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce.

Two local businesspersons were also elected to the group’s board of directors: Kathy Herrfeldt of Home Care Assistance and William Hodges of Mercy General Hospital.

The new directors join 14 members of last year’s board to form the chamber’s leadership core for the current year.

The chamber is a voluntary business organization of neighborhood merchants, professionals and services doing business in East Sacramento.

The group helps sponsor the Pops in the Park concert series and in July will host the sixth annual Taste of East Sacramento.

For more information on the chamber, call 452-8011 or email eastsacchamber@aol.com.

ST. FRANCIS STUDENTS TO EXHIBIT ART An exhibit featuring visual art projects by St. Francis High School students will be held on Saturday, March 8, from 5 to 7 p.m.

This is the school’s third annual Second Saturday open house. It will include paintings, sculpture and photography by students at the East Sacramento school.

The free show will be in the school’s Theatre Art Gallery at 5900 Elvas Ave. The reception will include light refreshments and live music.

For more information, call 7375002 or go to stfrancishs.org.

Improvements have been made to the baseball field in McKinley Park and Saturday, March 8, East Sacramento Little League will start its 63rd season on this field

PLAY BALL! Opening day for the 63rd season of East Sacramento Little League will be Saturday, March 8, on the fields at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School and in McKinley Park.

More than 480 children ages 4 through 14 will play on 36 teams. The league offers T-ball, five divisions of baseball and three softball divisions.

For more information, go to eastsaclittleleague.org.

HEART CENTER TO OPEN THIS SPRING

An exhibit featuring visual art projects by St. Francis High School students will be held on Saturday, March 8, from 5 to 7 p.m.

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The Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Center at East Sacramento’s Mercy General Hospital is expected to open to patients later this spring. The hospital is currently going through the state licensing procedure required for all new hospital facilities.

In 2001, Stockton businessman Alex Spanos, owner of the San Diego Chargers, donated $10 million to the hospital to help build a state-of-the art cardiac care center. Spanos had been a patient at the hospital and was impressed by the quality of care provided to the community.

The hospital project was controversial in the community and necessitated the building of the new Sacred Heart Elementary School.

The school had been on the site that is now part of the hospital campus.

The new school was built across 39th Street and opened in September 2010.

While the heart center will open this spring, construction will continue on the campus. Finishing touches to the new quarter-acre park on 39th Street are being completed. The park should open by early summer.

The hospital’s east wing will be demolished and grade-level parking will be built in its place.

The hospital’s construction manager hopes to have this project completed

by October 2016.

Residents on 41st Street whose homes back up to the campus on the east side have concerns about the hospital’s plan to install a six-foot wall between the new parking area and the residential yards. A petition requesting that the hospital build an eight-foot fence was signed by all the homeowners whose properties are impacted by the new parking lot.

According to Nancy Landers, whose family has owned the 41st Street home she now lives in since 1922, an eight-foot wall would provide better sound control, security and privacy to the homes adjacent to the hospital.

The neighbors are working with Councilmember Steve Cohn, the hospital and city staff on the issue.

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Longtime SMUD board of directors member Howard Posner has announced his retirement from the board. Posner, who represents East Sacramento on the elected board, has served since 1997.

“After much soul-searching, I have decided not to seek re-election for a fifth term on the SMUD board of directors,” Posner said. “It has been a pleasure and an honor to have been associated with this exemplary organization for the past 16 years, and I continue to be in awe of the expertise and devotion of both staff and my colleagues on the board.”

Posner, who lives in East Sacramento, has endorsed Greg Fishman as his replacement.

Fishman has 14 years of experience in the energy field, including three years at SMUD and a decade at the California ISO, the statewide grid operator. He is also a board member of the Arden Park Recreation and

Park District, where he coordinates the tree-planting program in his neighborhood.

According to Posner, “Fishman’s experience and knowledge of the energy and utility field will be a great asset to the board.”

ART OF FAITH 3 Fremont Presbyterian Church’s third annual art show, The Art of Faith, will feature works by artists who are inspired by their Christian faith. The show will take place on Saturday, March 15, from 5 to 9 p.m. and Sunday, March 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“I am excited and inspired by the diverse representation of styles and media used in the artwork we will be showing,” says show curator Marianne Gonzales Sims. “I hope that viewers will feel the same way.”

Mosaic artist Mary Dignan is one of the artists featured at this year’s show. Dignan recently participated in a one-person show at the SMUD gallery in Sacramento and is currently EAST SAC LIFE page 18

John Milliken BRINGING BASEBALL TO MCKINLEY PARK

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he words “Play ball” for an organized youth baseball league have not been heard on the McKinley Park baseball field in more than 20 years. But beginning this month, the baseball diamond becomes home field for the newly created Juniors Division of East Sacramento Little League.

Thanks to East Sac resident John Milliken and other parents involved in the league, the longneglected field is undergoing a major renovation this spring. According to Milliken, the deep grooves in the base paths and a pitcher’s trench (instead of a mound) made the field unsafe to play on.

For Milliken, who is the national retail account manager for Ferrari Color, Little League is a family affair. “Some of my fondest childhood memories are of playing Little League baseball,” he says. “I was delighted when my own two children, Jack and Maya, showed great interest in playing baseball as well. As a family, we have been a part of East Sac Little League for over nine years.”

Milliken has been a coach for most of those years and has served on the board of East Sac Little League for four years. His wife, Yolanda, is a soccer coach and often serves as the team parent for their children’s baseball teams.

“For us, Little League is very much a family activity that promotes togetherness, teamwork and a wonderful sense of community,”

John Milliken with his daughter Maya and son Jack, both East Sac Little League players

says Milliken. “We love spending our springtime Saturday mornings at the East Sac Little League ball fields watching games, keeping score, eating a hot dog or sunflower seeds and cheering for kids on both sides of the field.”

This year, when East Sac Little League created a new division for 13- and 14-year-olds, Milliken

volunteered to lead the group. He says the Juniors Division is a great way for players to transition from Little League to high school ball.

Unlike the younger Little League divisions, Juniors Division is played on a conventional 90-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 60 feet 6 inches. Milliken needed to find a field for the junior-level teams.

“One Saturday morning, our family drove around and looked at six different full-size fields in the area,” he says. “While some fields were in better condition than McKinley Park, we kept thinking how great it would be to bring baseball back to our home park. Plus, there have been so many wonderful communitydriven improvements at McKinley Park recently, including the new playground and rose garden beautification. We really wanted to help keep the momentum going and spruce up the ball field area.”

Renovating the field was a team effort. Teresa Jackson of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department helped work out the use agreement with the league, and Councilmember Steve Cohn contributed money from his district funds. East Sac Little League president Paul Cordero was instrumental in soliciting donations.

Working with Tony Ulep and Kyle Raphael of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, volunteers from East Sac Little League not only scraped, leveled and restored the field and built a new pitcher’s mound but are upgrading and enclosing the dugout benches. The group has already replaced and repainted the aging backstop.

“Unfortunately, due to the drought situation and budget constraints, we aren’t able to add new sod in the infield at this time,” Milliken says. “The teams will have to play on a dirt infield for now.

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Peters will be available on a first-come basis at a table set up at the event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. to discuss issues of interest with residents.

The derby runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Howe Park is at 2201 Cottage Way. For more information, call Fulton-El Camino Recreation & Park District at 927-3802 or go to fecrecpark.com.

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Dignan’s creations incorporate porcelain, pottery, ceramic, glass, seashells, stone, metal, costume jewelry and petrified wood. Gonzales Sims adds, “Mary has a masterful way of incorporating these materials into her art so that they draw the viewer into the story each piece has to tell.”

Other participating artists include Judith Monroe, Sheila Jacobs, Mary Fong and Gary Dinnen.

The show is free. There will be an artists reception, open to the public, on Saturday, March 15, at 5 p.m.

Fremont Presbyterian Church is at 5770 Carlson Drive. For more information, call 452-7132 or go to fremontpres.org.

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MERCY GUILD INSTALLS NEW LEADERS Mercy General Hospital Guild will install its new officers on Thursday, March 27, at Casa Garden Restaurant.

The officers are Sheila Inks, president; Barbara Cooper, first vice president; Mae Anderson, second vice president; Lynda Middleton, treasurer; Rosalie Nielsen, recording secretary and Glender Fishel, corresponding secretary.

The guild is a volunteer organization that provides services to patients, staff, physicians, families, visitors and others at the East Sac hospital.

The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. with a social hour and lunch served at noon. Casa Garden Restaurant is at 2760 Sutterville Rd. For more information about volunteering at the hospital or the meeting, contact BeBe White at 4242628.

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Patricia Grimm recently joined the staff of Fremont Presbyterian Church as organist.

Grimm studied piano with Jonathan Feldman at The Juilliard School and organ with Ann Labounsky Steele at Duquesne University. She has performed at the Edinburgh International Music Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Trinity Wall Street Music Series in New York City. She regularly performs throughout the United States.

Before moving to Sacramento in 2013, she was the director of music at First United Methodist Church in Stamford, Conn., and staff accompanist at Central Connecticut State University, where she accompanied faculty and student recitals.

Fremont Church has a 3,901-pipe organ, the largest pipe organ between San Francisco and Salt Lake City.

Grimm plays at the 8:55 a.m. Sunday service.

On May 4, Grimm will play with the Golden State Brass Quintet in a concert at the church.

Fremont Presbyterian Church is at 5770 Carlson Drive.

For more information, go to fremontpres.org or call 452-7132.

A VOLUNTEER DAY FOR GLENN HALL PARK On Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers are needed to help improve Glenn Hall Park.

Projects will include pruning and trimming the hedges and planting the flowerbeds.

While some equipment and garden supplies will be provided, volunteers are asked to bring a pair of garden gloves, a hat and a water bottle.

Refreshments and coffee will be available.

R.S.V.P.s are requested, though drop-in help will also be appreciated.

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GO BALD FOR A CAUSE On Sunday, March 23, from 1 to 4 p.m., volunteers will get their heads shaved at Giovanni’s Pizzeria in South Land Park.

“It is to raise funds to cure childhood cancer,” says Jean Luigi, who is organizing the event to support St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants.

Luigi and her husband Perry, co-owner of East Sac’s Espanol Restaurant, got involved in the effort to raise money to fight cancer after their youngest son was diagnosed with Stage IV neuroblastoma cancer.

This year, he celebrates 12 years of being cancer free.

For more information on the event, go to stbaldricks.org and search for Giovanni’s Pizzeria.

Giovanni’s Pizzeria is at 5924 South Land Park Dr.

YALIES SING A TUNE OR TWO The Yale Spizzwinks(?), a renowned a cappella group, will perform at First United Methodist Church on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. East Sacramento native Drew Robinett is a member of the troupe.

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Eventually, we hope that Mother Nature and some additional donations will enable us to have a grass infield and really bring this diamond back from the rough!”

He says, “To see my children and their friends benefiting from a community resource I helped strengthen or organize is extremely rewarding.”

“Baseball is a great way to take a break from everything, and it happens to be the best sport in the world,” says Milliken’s 13-yearold son Jack, who will be playing on the new team. “I don't think about it much. I just love to play."

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 18 The Yale Spizzwinks(?) are America’s oldest underclassman a cappella group. They perform a diverse repertoire ranging from traditional Yale songs and jazz standards to pop hits and rock ’n’ roll. They have performed at Carnegie Hall, the White House and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

The 18 members of the all-male group are students at Yale and come from all over the United States.

Robinett was the 2012 Jesuit High School class valedictorian and a member of its elite choral group, the Jesuit High Chamber Singers, which performed at Carnegie Hall in his junior year.

While in Sacramento, the group will also perform for patients and their families at Shriners Children’s Hospital and at a private concert for members of the Sutter Club.

Tickets for the First United Methodist Church concert are $15 for adults, $10 for students and children. Tickets are available online at spizzwinks.ticketbud.com and will be for sale at the door the night of the concert. First United Methodist Church is at 2100 J St. For more information, go to spizzwinks.com or contact Robinett at 601-3204 or drew.robinett@yale.edu.

SHE CREATES BEAUTIFUL HOMES Interior design Janice Stone Thomas recently placed first, second and third in the medium/large bath category in a competition sponsored by the California Capital Chapter of the National Kitchen Bath Association.

First prize was for a large bathroom remodel in Davis featuring the theme of spa-like meditative retreat using water features over glass-tile walls.

Thomas, an East Sac resident, also won an award from HGTV for having the top design repinned on Pinterest.

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At noon, Bob Cantisano will give a lecture. A farmer, teacher and soil scientist, Cantisano is regarded as one of the most influential figures in California organic agriculture.

There will be a raffle and sale of used gardening books. Proceeds from the sale support community gardens and local horticulture projects.

Admission to the show and lecture is free.

The center is at 3330 McKinley Blvd. For more information, call 705-8924.

Shepard Garden and Arts Center is at 3330 McKinley Blvd. For more information, call 455-8166 or go to sgaac.org.

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CELEBRATE GIRLS AT THE LIBRARY For Women’s History Month, McKinley Library will present a program called Girls Like You! on Saturday, March 8, at 2:30 p.m.

Leslie Stair from Artsy Mommas will talk about a couple of brave and curious girls who made important contributions to our world when they were still young. Afterward, there

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Betsy LaHann has been teaching at Central Nursery School for 40 years. The photo above is from 1975 and LaHann is on the right. The photo to the right is LaHann today.

A FINAL “TOODLES” TO MISS BETSY A reception will be held on Sunday, March 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. in honor of Betsy Lahann—better known as Miss Betsy—who will retire this year after teaching for 40 years at Central Nursery School.

The reception will be at the nursery school, 5265 H St. It is free and open to all.

For more information, contact Nina Iliff at missbetsy40@yahoo.com or 451-4259.

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Arena on the Ballot?

COUNCIL CANDIDATES ON WHETHER VOTERS SHOULD GET A SAY

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acramento City Councilmember Steve Cohn will not run for re-election to the District 3 council seat. The district includes East Sacramento, River Park and South Natomas.

The election will be in June. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes, there will be a runoff in November between the top two vote getters from the June election.

Currently, five people have announced that they are running for the position. Inside East Sacramento has invited all the candidates to share with us their views on an important topic.

This month’s question is: Do you support the initiative requiring voter approval for public funding of a professional sports arena?

(At the time this publication went to print, the decision as to whether this initiative will be on the June ballot was being determined by the courts.)

DEANE DANA Yes on the initiative.

I would normally support any initiative by voters who challenge a government action that is questioned or opposed. That right is embodied in our state and federal law and is an essential check and balance of government actions in Sacramento and our country.

Having said that, I also believe it is important to follow the law in circulating petitions so that voters are properly informed of the issues surrounding the challenge on this

initiative. I have no idea how a judge will rule on the petitions, which were rejected by the city clerk of Sacramento. If the judge rules against the city, then I will support the placement of the initiative on the June ballot.

A more fundamental question might be: Do you support public funding of the proposed sports arena?

The issue of public funding will again be raised on the November ballot.

By then, we will have additional information on the arena proposal and the allegations of misconduct by opponents to better shape our views of the arena and renewal of our downtown.

This project is needed and will only happen with city, voter and taxpayer support.

Deane Dana is a 30-year resident of East Sacramento. An expert in government affairs and advocacy, he has served as president of McKinley East Sacramento Neighborhood Association for the past three years and runs the East Sac Watch website.

His family operates a marketing communications firm.

JEFF HARRIS Yes on the initiative.

The process of public engagement and debate on this issue has been completely neglected, which spurred the initiative process—an essential part of our democracy. An elective expenditure of this magnitude deserves hard scrutiny and true public discourse. A vote (if the petitions are judicially qualified) would clear out the controversy, gain consensus, give the people a voice and get the best

deal for Sacramento. I would support it.

The arena project has a great potential upside: renewed vigor downtown, construction jobs using skilled labor that was decimated by the recession, and a new destination at city center. Nearly every Sacramentan (myself included) would like to see the arena proceed, but at what price, and how much risk is reasonable to assume? Public subsidies of sports facilities are complex decisions. Regardless of the funding mechanism, taxation or revenue bond, city taxpayers will bear the burden for the proposed project for many years. If the voters support this project, then we can build it with enthusiasm and unified intent, and ultimately have a more successful outcome.

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

ADAM SARTAIN No on the initiative.

Voting is an important event, and part of that event for us was to vote for members of the council.

We generally knew the positions of councilmembers as it pertained to a new arena. If we felt strongly that their position on one of our city’s signature investments was contrary to our own, we should not have voted for them.

The concept of voting to vote, which is what this question asks about, creates extreme delays. When

creating a major development such as this with a time-sensitive business plan, we need to move forward quickly. Engaging in a “voting to vote” activity in this specific case is not the way to move forward.

Adam Sartain is a South Natomas homeowner, active in many community events and organizations.

He’s employed by the State Treasurer’s Office as a housing analyst.

CYRIL SHAH Yes on the initiative.

Democracy works best when voters are involved in major decisions. If the arena is on the ballot, there will be a wide-ranging debate of its pros and cons. Sacramento voters are engaged and smart; here is a chance for proponents to make a case for the Entertainment and Sports Complex (ESC) and give citizens the opportunity to develop an informed opinion of the project.

The ESC can be transformative for downtown. Everything I have seen so far—the economic projections, testimony before the planning commission and city council, articles in newspapers and media, as well as the makeup of the Kings ownership group—looks good. Sacramento needs a major boost to create jobs and bring business and people back downtown.

I am comfortable with a financial plan that pledges parking revenue and does not put the city general fund at risk.

I would vote for the Entertainment and Sports Complex. My caveats would be that 1. the city’s general fund must be protected for the sake CANDIDATES page 25

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The program is for school-age children and is funded by Friends of McKinley Library.

The library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, call 2642920.

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Lisa Schmidt can be reached at eastsaclife@aol.com. The deadline for inclusion of items in this column is the fifth of the month preceding the month of publication. n

Library users can return library books, videos, CDs and DVDs at the public library book drop inside Rite Aid Pharmacy at 4830 J St. Materials left at the pharmacy book drop are not picked up on a daily basis. McKinley Library branch supervisor Bridget Laws reminds patrons that they should expect a few days’ delay before the returned materials clear their library record.

The book drop can be used for items checked out from any branch library, not just McKinley Library.

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ROSALYN VAN BUREN No on the initiative.

I do not support attempts by opponents of progress to redirect 4,000 jobs and billion-dollar impacts of growth to another city. I will support initiatives by Sacramentans for Sacramentans and those who have the needs of our city as a first priority. Although I do not support the tactics on this initiative, I will always support the people’s right to choose.

I am a firm supporter of the new arena project and other catalyst projects. Yes, we will need to address transportation issues creatively and fiscal issues prudently. But these projects generate jobs with living wages. They will spur use of transit, and they will provide revenues for city services so that we can all enjoy a richer quality of life. A thriving downtown Sacramento needs an anchor tenant, and that tenant is a new arena.

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“Docents love to share first-day stories,” Naify says. “I warn them it will be hard to top mine.”

That first day at the Crocker came in 1995. Naify—wife, mom, teacher, businesswoman, bookshop proprietor, Greenhaven homeowner, charitable foundation whirlwind—became a museum docent for the same reason she does so many other things: A friend asked, and she said yes.

In the 19 years since Naify was introduced to the hazards and joys of life at the Crocker, many things have changed. The museum completed a $100 million expansion.

It transformed itself into a major California cultural destination. And Naify went from wearing a docent’s badge to serving on the museum’s board of directors, where she helped open the doors of the new building.

Other things didn’t change. Friends still ask her to volunteer. She still says yes.

“I really enjoy leadership roles,” Naify says. “And of course I believe it’s essential that we support the arts and culture in our community. When I take on a project, I become, well, somewhat forceful. Some people say I’m a steamroller.”

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Carrlin Naify is an avid art collector and has artwork from all over the world on display in her home

She doesn’t look like a steamroller.

Petite and comfortable in a wintry brown sweater and warm wool pants, she speaks softly and with precision.

She smiles easily, never interrupts and listens closely. But when Naify talks, she is a woman who must be heard.

Since quitting her job as a sixthgrade teacher in Rio Linda several decades ago to raise her own three children, Naify has become one of the most formidable personalities in the Sacramento arts community. In 2013, she won the Individual Leadership

Award from the Arts and Business Council of Sacramento.

Her success comes from a rare convergence of artistic passion and practical business acumen. Naify loves the arts—after cleaning her shoes that first day at the Crocker, she never broke stride as a docent.

But she also knows how to read a balance sheet.

Many arts institutions in Sacramento (and elsewhere) have suffered from the challenges presented by shotgun marriages between cultural ambition and financial reality. Naify bridges the

treacherous gulf. She reconciles her appreciation for all things beautiful with her knowledge that somebody must pay the bills.

“I spent a year in Italy when I was in college, and we took our children to Europe every year,” says Naify, recalling the sunlit inspiration of Florence. “But my husband and I own commercial real estate, so I know what it costs to pay for janitorial services and to replace an elevator and the HVAC system.”

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NEIGHBOR FROM page 28 in the business endeavors of Naify’s life. Since 1985, she and her husband, James, have owned a beloved Sacramento literary institution, Beers Books, at 915 S St. They also own the Sutter II Medical Office Building, a less poetic but important Midtown landmark.

With her children Anna, Christina and Andrew grown and independent, Naify has taken on a new challenge, smaller in scale than the Crocker but no less daunting. Two years ago, she became president of the nonprofit board of directors for Verge Center for the Arts.

Verge is one of those projects that cities dream about in abstract terms but find almost impossible to transfer into a business model. Essentially, it’s a place to house, create and celebrate the most adventuresome local artists and their inspirations. That’s the easy part. Then somebody has to pay for the HVAC. “It’s not competing with the Crocker, but it certainly complements the institution. The goal has been to find a way to make it work.”

She began by raising seed money. But she knew that one-time generosities were not sustainable.

She connected with a San Francisco institution that loans money to nonprofits—with strings attached.

She began to work those strings, plucking, caressing and snapping, until a loan came through. Verge cobbled together the resources to buy the abandoned Scofield’s furniture warehouse at Seventh and S streets.

In a move that was pure Naify, she suggested a way to cover the payments, charging reasonable rents to 40 artists with studios at Verge.

“I realized we could pull it off if we charged artists $250 a month, which seems low,” she says. “But multiply that by 40 and you have a workable number.”

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The Cutting Edge HABERDASHER STEVE BENSON WORKS HIS MAGIC ON MEN'S WARDROBES

and finishes and Benson works his

BY JESSICA LASKEY

measurement magic to make sure a

SHOPTALK

“P

suit or shirt fits like it was made for you—because, of course, it was.

eople are much more

“Shirts that you buy off the rack

conscious of fit these

are often too tight across the chest,”

days,” says Steve

Benson says. “A lot of my clients

Benson, owner of the eponymous S.

prefer ease in the chest and shoulders

Benson & Co. clothing company on

but a more fitted waist. For suits,

H Street. Benson knows this fact

there’s been a real return to quality—

firsthand: Not only does he stay on

clean lines, mother of pearl buttons,

top of trends to outfit his clients in

wool mixed with cashmere. With the

the most current styles, but he also

right details, a garment can look like

recently lost 67 pounds.

it cost twice as much.”

Losing the weight “forced me to

Benson prides himself not only on

really reevaluate my wardrobe,”

creating the perfect personal garment,

Benson says. “Most of the clothes I

but also working with a client’s

owned I couldn’t alter—my brother

existing wardrobe to keep him on the

inherited most of them, lucky guy—

cutting edge.

so I had to prioritize what I really

“I offer ‘wardrobe management,’ ”

needed and restock my closet. The

he explains, “where I guide and advise

trend today is having your clothes fit

clients, go through their existing

closer to your body, which is actually

wardrobe, analyze body type and color

much more flattering.” It doesn’t

options, and also prioritize current

hurt that Benson himself is feeling

and future clothing needs. I find that

much more confident these days in

some of my clients who retire buy

wearing such streamlined styles, but

fewer clothes, but I think that adding

his interest in staying up-to-date has Steve Benson is the owner of the S. Benson & Co. clothing company on H Street in East Sacramento

a lot to do with Benson’s rebranding effort to court some younger clientele.

makes a person look more vibrant, more aware of trends—like they’re

“It was time for a change,” Benson says. “I revamped my website, I’m

college until eventually managing and

people dress themselves, they’re on

embracing social media—I’m on

owning the now-defunct retailer, and

a quest for a personal identity and

Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter—

now as the sole proprietor of his own

consistency. My mission is to help

and my new business focus is ‘the

stylish store.

gentlemen define their clothing needs

well-dressed gentleman.’ I’m seeing

one or two new items every season

“I consider the atmosphere in my

and provide them with garments

really paying attention.”

And if you need help on that front, Benson is happy to lend a hand.

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younger guys coming in who need

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and lifestyle, all in a comfortable and

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entering the workforce.”

men’s club,” Benson says. “I find the

relaxed environment.”

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While Benson may be modernizing

greatest joy in the friendships that

Benson specializes in both off-the-

the business he has owned since 1995,

I’ve made over the years. I’ve never

rack dressing (he carries a variety of

he’s staying true to the personal

considered myself a salesman, but

work, weekend and evening brands)

panache that put him on the map,

(rather) a friend of my clients who

as well as custom clothing, which

first as an employee at Irwin Clothing

wants them to leave my shop feeling

he says has enjoyed a resurgence in

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happy and looking great. When

recent years. Clients select the fabric

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broker and airline pilot, he couldn’t have picked much better than window restoration.

“This is a highly specialized business,” Henderson says. “I’ve always loved to build things, so I wanted to do something specialized. I certainly found it.”

As the owner of Artisan Window & Sash Restoration, Henderson is the go-to guy for updating old wooden windows to increase efficiency while preserving the architectural aesthetics that make these classics so cool.

“People who own older homes want to maintain the authenticity and value,” Henderson says, “but old single-pane windows are a source of energy loss. Many owners of old

homes find their energy bills to be unacceptable. The Bi-Glass system we use is a revelation because it offers an ‘all of the above’ solution that saves money”—25 to 100 percent below traditional vinyl, aluminum or wood—“and energy” —there’s a 20 percent annual reduction in energy costs—“and keeps waste out of landfills.”

The window- and money-saving system originated in Boston and, before Henderson learned the ropes, was only offered by one other technician in Portland (with whom Henderson trained). Traditionally, once the drafts from cracked casements became unbearable for residents, they would have no other choice but to re-outfit their home with

“I’ve always loved to build things, so I wanted to do something specialized. I certainly found it.”

“During a Bi-Glass conversion, a trained technician removes the original window sash from the frame and takes it to a mobile workshop,” he says. “Then a patented tool package is used to root out the old window putty and glass. Next, the new Low-E insulated glass is installed. The interior grillwork remains intact and virtually unchanged. In addition, new weather-stripping is installed to eliminate all drafts. The sashes are then reinstalled into their openings and adjusted to fit snugly. All of this

is done in the space of less than a day for each window.”

Once Henderson discovered the newly patented process—it was featured on the PBS series “This Old House” as far back as 1993—he set out to learn everything he could before founding Artisan Window & Sash Restoration in 2011. He flew out to Boston to observe the inventor, connected with the technician in Portland for further training and the inventor himself even flew out to the West Coast to help Henderson get everything up and running. Now Henderson boasts a burgeoning client list of home- and business-owners who are hoping to hang onto their structures’ architectural charm.

“I knew Sacramento would be the perfect place to do this because we have so many old homes,” Henderson says. “I work on buildings in midtown that are in historic preservation zones. You can’t just replace the windows, you have to make sure they look like the originals.”

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LeSanne Lindborg is a designer and owner of McKinley Square Home on Alhambra Boulevard

SHOPTALK FROM page 35 With Henderson’s help and expertise, those windows will be feeling like new, but looking just as quaint, in no time.

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A NATURAL DESIGNER For LeSanne Lindborg, it was only natural that she would become a designer.

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“I’m a third-generation designer,” she says proudly by phone from her design outpost, McKinley Square Home, on Alhambra Boulevard.

“I inherited my expertise from my mom—she had four stores when I was growing up in Seattle—and my grandfather was a designer, too. I come from artistic, self-employed people.”

Lindborg’s love of all things interior started at an early age, when she would assist her mother in her design studios or at custom build sites.

“I grew up working in my mom’s stores, refinishing furniture,

painting,” Lindborg recalls. “(Design) is really laborious work. It’s all about stuff that has to be moved.”

But the hard work didn’t scare her off. In fact, it made her even more excited to be part of the transformative process of design, which Lindborg refers to as a “journey” she goes on with her clients.

“Design is so very personal,” she says. “The process helps people hone in on what’s really important to them. For me, it’s all about scale and balance, the yin and yang that I learned from my mother. Every vignette, every layer of lifestyle design tells a story about the person who lives (in the space). When I meet a client, I know we’re going to go on a journey together. It is my goal to create for the client beauty and comfort beyond even what they thought possible.”

Lindborg has been doing just that for more than 35 years, but not always just with interiors. She owned two jewelry stores to sell her own designs for 17 years, designed a line of clothing and accessories that she had manufactured overseas for seven years, and is now celebrating her fifth year as the sole proprietor of McKinley Square Home (originally called LeSanne Design).

“I’m always creating, creating, creating,” she says. “I can’t help it.”

Luckily for her clients, Lindborg doesn’t try to quell her creative instinct. She instead uses her keen eye for design to craft interior spaces that speak to a variety of styles.

“Ninety percent of my job is being psychic about my clients’ needs,” Lindborg says. “I want to expand their horizons and give them something that makes them say, ‘I had no idea I would love this so much.’ I do a lot of educating. People see design shows on TV and think that’s how it works, but those are unrealistic. It’s a journey to create harmony, beauty and balance.”

For some, the true process of design can sound rather daunting.

“Some people experience trepidation toward interior design because they may be afraid they will get something they don’t want,” Lindborg says. “A good designer

partners with clients to design a space to lift the spirits of all who enter.”

If you want a taste of Lindborg’s overarching aesthetic, there’s no better place than McKinley Square Home, a space that the designer fell in love with five years ago. (“I hounded the landlord,” she admits.) She since has decked it out, from rafters to rugs, with furniture and accessories that are designed to inspire.

“The showroom is meant to get people interested and excited about our design services,” Lindborg says. “It’s mostly about exposing people to the things we can create together. We don’t often give ourselves a space that’s just ours, that reflects our success, that’s encouraging and uplifting, but it’s so important. Each design project is like writing music. Each person’s symphony is unique and every item is a note in that symphony.”

Does your home need a design update? Let Lindborg lend a hand— and eye—and call 444-2011 or go to mckinleysquarehome.com. McKinley Square Home is at 810 Alhambra Blvd. n

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Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN MARCH

An exhibit at JAYJAY called “Butting Heads” features the paintings, mixed media and ceramics of Michael Sarich.

JAYJAY is at 5520 Elvas Ave. (jayjayart.com)

At Elliott Fouts Gallery, “An Eclectic Grouping” features the work of select UC Davis alumni and faculty, including Tony Natsoulas, Jeff Nebeker, Maija Peeples-Bright, Roland Petersen and the late ceramicist David Gilhooly.

Shown above is “The Shepherd Brothers,” a lithograph by the late Roy De Forest. Elliott Fouts Gallery is at 1831 P St. (efgallery.com)

Sacramento Fine Arts Center’s newly remodeled Gallery 3 will exhibit “Recent Works” by Skip Lee. “Carnie” by Skip Lee is shown at left. Sacramento Fine Arts Center is at 5330B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael. (sacfinearts.org) Artistic Edge features works by Sinisa Glisic, Gary Harris and Sam Lieberman. Shown above is “Where Am I,” a pastel by Lieberman. Artistic Edge Gallery is at 1880 Fulton Ave. (artisticedgeframing.com)

“Awash” is an exhibit of watercolor paintings by eight Sacramento artists at SMUD Art Gallery, 6301 S St. The show runs through March 19.

Shown at right is the work of watercolorist Elaine Bowers.

Smith Gallery exhibits the work of Steve Memering, who is well known for his use of color and light. Smith Gallery is at 1020 11th St. Suite 100. (smithgallery.com)

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Refuge for Refugees LOCAL GROUP OFFERS MICROLOANS AND MORE TO IMMIGRANTS

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wo decades ago, Sacramento’s Interfaith Service Bureau launched an initiative to help resettle refugees into the Sacramento region. The Sacramento Refugee Ministry worked with immigrants from all parts of the globe who faced many common challenges, from finding housing and jobs to adjusting to a new language and culture. A number of refugees, particularly those from the former Soviet Union, were interested in starting their own businesses but didn’t have the knowledge to do so.

By the late ’90s, the ministry was working with local banks to create a microlending system and to provide training and guidance on how to start a business. When Debra DeBondt came aboard in 2001 as refugee resettlement program manager, the microloan program was in its infancy.

Today, DeBondt is chief executive officer of the organization, which in 2003 was rechristened Opening Doors. The group has 18 paid staffers and a multicultural roster of volunteers and interns. It is funded through private donations, foundation grants and federal funding.

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Opening Doors helps immigrants become self-sufficient contributors to the community through education

“We believe that self-employment is a great way for refugees to get involved in the workplace,” says DeBondt. She says that when they start businesses, refugees also start to view themselves in a whole new light, taking pride in becoming selfsufficient and contributing to the community. In addition to microloans, which are continually replenished through a revolving loan fund, Opening Doors provides a wealth of technical support services for immigrants.

The flagship offering is MoneyWorks, a six-month financial makeover program taught by local banking and finance experts on a pro

bono basis. Immigrants are taught how to gain control of their personal finances by changing their habits and setting achievable goals. Through coaching, peer support, workshops, and one-on-one counseling, the new arrivals develop the skills they need to handle money and manage their finances.

Classes are taught in six-month installments, beginning in the spring and fall, and they run weekly for three months and then once a month for three months. Trinity Lutheran Church in Midtown provides not just a venue for the classes but also on-site childcare for the attendees. Financial support for the program comes from

local banks, as well as the United Way, Kelly Foundation and Cowell Foundation.

Opening Doors also sponsors a legal services program to help undocumented immigrants qualify for visas. “Our main focus is visas,” says DeBondt. “They can qualify if they cooperate with law enforcement, or if they are the victims of violent crime.” She notes that violence among immigrants, as well as child prostitution, is “quite a substantial issue in Sacramento.”

DeBondt shares the story of a refugee who heard about Opening Doors through her church and showed up on the group’s doorstep about five

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Funny Man THIS RENAISSANCE GUY IS COMEDIAN, WRITER AND FINANCIAL PLANNER

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f you’re an Inside Publications reader (and since you’re reading this sentence, I’ll assume you are), you know Greg Sabin’s work.

He writes the pithy restaurant reviews in the back of the paper.

But did you know that Sabin is also a certified financial planner, comedian and musician?

“I’ve been called a bizarro Renaissance man,” Sabin says with an easy laugh over beer at The Shack in East Sacramento, one of his favorite hangouts for its Wednesday-night trivia games. (In fact, two of his friends join our table as trivia time draws near.) “Everything in my life has sprouted from being comfortable in front of people.”

That’s not hard to imagine, considering his affability and quick wit. When you discover that he’s a performer—both of comedy and music—it seems to fit his personality.

But finances?

“I kind of fell into it,” he admits.

“I’m a licensed stockbroker and a certified financial planner. I’ve been in the financial industry for 13 years now.”

That’s the same amount of time he’s been playing the banjo, though if you get him talking, you’ll be able to tell which one gets his blood pumping more.

“I’m a product of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society,” Sabin says proudly. “I got into it as a high school student and they gave me a lot as a kid. Now I work as a teacher

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and counselor every year at their jazz camp for kids in Sly Park.”

Another talent the Sacramento native discovered as a Jesuit High School student was improvisational comedy, but he’s quick to admit why he chose it over other forms of funny.

“I was very bad at stand-up,” Sabin says, grinning. “Stand-up demands

His love of comedy and jazz stuck with him through college at UC Berkeley, where he earned a degree in Russian history. Yes, you read that right.

“There’s a ton of writing in history,” Sabin clarifies, “so it was just as good as any other major for someone who likes to write.”

Once out of school, Sabin decided to pursue his “first love” of comedy, so he headed to Los Angeles for two years to make a go of making people laugh for a living.

“I wouldn’t say I was successful,” Sabin says with a shrug. “But I met people who became successful. I just didn’t dig the hustle. I figured that doing it on the side would be just as rewarding.”

Sticking to his skill set has worked out quite well for Sabin. When he’s not being a financial whiz at work, he’s performing at Sacramento Comedy Spot in Midtown or at Shady Lady Saloon with his two bands, The FreeBadge Serenaders and The Crescent Katz.

“The Sacramento that you repeat Comedy Spot is the same thing a good home,” over and over. You Sabin says. have to have an act “I’ve worked that’s well-honed with [owner] Greg Sabin and rehearsed. In Brian Crall for improv, you don’t have to memorize seven years. I feel like I’m close to a lines. You just make it up.” founding member. Top L.A. talent are

always blown away by the work we do there.”

Top Sacramento talent, too. Every Saturday night, Sabin and his troupe, Anti-Cooperation League, interview local celebrities and perform a long-form comedy routine involving vignettes riffing on those local celebs.

Familiar faces like KCRA-3’s Gulstan Dart and Edie Lambert and Mark S. Allen of “Good Day Sacramento” have all been victims—er, subjects.

“We can’t keep Mark away,” Sabin laughs.

“I come from a foodobsessed family.”

With all that stage time, it’s impressive that Sabin also serves as this paper’s Restaurant Insider and regular contributor each month. But he’s apparently so used to talking about this part of his career that he readily spouts off answers to the usual questions.

“My favorite restaurants in Sacramento are Sam’s Hof Brau and Flaming Grill, which is in a parking lot across from what used to be Loretto High School,” Sabin says.

“You didn’t ask me that … but I get that question all the time.”

Though he doesn’t have any formal culinary training, Sabin’s inquisitive palate makes him a formidable food writer.

“I come from a food-obsessed family,” he says, “but I’m a very mediocre cook. I like to say that I’m an eating enthusiast. I also love Sacramento’s food scene. It’s calm and competent. No one’s trying to out-creative each other or be cutting edge. That’s just not the personality of the town. We’re surrounded by the world’s greatest agriculture. That’s who we are.”

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Arena Plans Unveiled DESIGN INCLUDES A DRAMATIC ENTRANCE AND STUNNING VIEWS

BY SENA CHRISTIAN BUILDING OUR FUTURE

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uring the first Sacramento Kings game after the final drawings for a city-subsidized downtown arena were unveiled, team announcers Grant Napear and Jerry Reynolds couldn’t contain their excitement, calling the plans “innovative” and “off-the-charts fabulous.”

“When we bought the Sacramento Kings, we committed to the NBA and to the people of Sacramento that we wouldn’t just build a new arena, but that we’d build a world-class entertainment venue, an arena truly for the 21st century,” said Kings owner Vivek Ranadive in a statement announcing the release of the drawings in late January.

The new entertainment and sports center will be built at Downtown Plaza, between 5th and 7th streets and J and L streets. The multiuse arena will have 17,500 seats indoors and will accommodate professional basketball, college sports, concerts, ice shows, rodeo and motor sports, graduations, conferences and conventions, trade shows, circuses and other family-oriented events.

The building has a curved design and is intended to be certified as LEED Gold, which refers to advanced energy and environmental design.

Demolition is expected to begin this summer. The AECOM-designed venue is scheduled to open in October 2016.

The center’s dramatic grand entrance boasts five retractable windows, measuring a total of 50 feet tall and 150 feet wide—about

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half the length of a city block. The windows create an indoor-outdoor feel, blurring the line between ticket holders watching inside and people outside in the public space. The design incorporates view corridors to the main plaza with multiple vantage points where people can peer in and

out. Lead architect Rob Rothblatt says the building is not hermetic like traditional sports arenas that are enclosed and lack windows.

The arena includes a performance bowl with general and premium seating, suites, indoor standing viewing areas, an outdoor courtyard

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The center will be made using only three materials: glass, recycled aluminum and pre-cast concrete comprising rocks of Sierra limestone and sand from San Benito. The center will provide farm-to-fork concessions, reflecting Sacramento’s vibrant local food scene and agricultural sector.

“We want this to be uniquely Sacramento, something that celebrates who we are and how we live our lives,” said Kings president Chris Granger at a recent Sacramento Planning and Design Commission meeting. “We want it to be a great civic space, something that is active, whether there are 200 people in the plaza or 17,000 people in the plaza at breakfast time or at game time. We want this to help reactivate downtown and, of course, be a showcase in environmental and technological innovation and sustainability.”

One of the goals is for the new arena to energize everything around it. The project also includes a vision for future development adjacent to the Downtown Plaza site of new office space, retail/commercial, residential units and hotel rooms.

The downtown arena has faced plenty of opposition from those who don’t think the city should foot $258 million of an estimated $448 million bill for the project. STOP, Sacramento Taxpayers Opposed to Pork, submitted signatures on a petition to force a public vote on the financing plan. But Sacramento city

clerk Shirley Concolino threw out the petitions in January, saying they didn’t meet all the legal requirements under the California Elections Code for placement on the June ballot.

STOP responded by filing a suit challenging Concolino’s ruling.

“We want this to be uniquely Sacramento, something that celebrates who we are and how we live our lives,” said Kings president Chris Granger.

Residents won’t have to cough up new taxes to pay for the arena, and the city isn’t dipping into its general fund. Instead, the city will borrow money through the sale of municipal bonds. The city will own the center and lease it to the Kings’ owners.

Proponents say the entertainment and sports center will increase salestax revenue and property values for nearby buildings and attract more businesses downtown. The center will create thousands of jobs during construction, and several hundred permanent jobs. In the meantime, sound engineers are working to ensure the facility’s acoustics can accommodate both musical concerts and the NBA’s loudest, and best, fans. n

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Future Do-Gooders FIFTH-GRADERS ARE LOOKING FOR A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

BY GLORIA GLYER DOING GOOD

of the West; Sue Sperber, Jewish Federation of Sacramento; Carol Loew, Mosaic Law Congregation; Barbara Kletzman, National Council of Jewish Women; Dorothy Anderson, Temple Or Rishon; Judy Lewis, Shalom School; Hannah Olson, TDX; and Illene Carroll, Congregation B’nai Israel. Interested in knowing more about Hadassah? Contact Tammy Rochman at tfroc@aol.com.

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tudents in Phoebe Hearst Elementary School’s fifthgrade class want to volunteer their time to help a nonprofit.

Sounds simple enough, but it’s a challenge to find an organization with room for the entire class: 32 students, ages 10 and 11.

“Ideally, we would like to walk from the school at 60th and Folsom Boulevard,” says room mom Tracy Brezinski. If your organization could use these young volunteers, call Brezinski at 451-5175, or call the school at 277-6690.

Soroptimist International Sacramento has presented its Violet Richardson Award to a pair of high school students for outstanding contributions to their schools and communities. Honorees Lara Kong and Kelsey O’Donoghue each received $750. The group also presented its Women’s Opportunity Award, along with a $2,000 check, to Clair Wilson. The award goes to a woman who provides the primary support to her household while pursuing education to enhance her skill set and employment opportunities.

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Sacramento Hadassah held its annual Women of Distinction brunch in February, honoring local women who have made an impact on the Jewish community through volunteer work. The honorees included Della Burnett, Albert Einstein Residence Center; Liz Igra, Central Valley Holocaust Educators Network; Roberta Malkin, Congregation Beth Shalom; Jolan Rosenthal, Hadassah; Michelle Ahronovitz, Hillel at Davis and Sacramento; Sharon Saltzman, Jewish Community Foundation

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The Old Spaghetti Factory recently presented more than $38,000 to the American Cancer Society. The money came from a monthlong campaign during which 13 California and Arizona restaurants operated by the Dariotis group collected donations from customers. “Recently, the Dariotis family has been dealing with cancer,” said restaurant group owner Chris Dariotis. “Like many families, ending breast cancer is near and dear to our hearts. We are excited to partner with the American Cancer Society again for a breast cancer fundraising campaign. We are looking

forward to being a part of this worthy cause for years to come.”

“Like many families, ending breast cancer is near and dear to our hearts. We are excited to partner with the American Cancer Society again for a breast cancer fundraising campaign.”

Walmart Foundation donated $54,800 to two area nonprofits: Women’s Empowerment and Senior Gleaners. Said Gary McDonald of Senior Gleaners: “This gracious donation will allow us to distribute more than 131,000 pounds of food to low-income families.” Women’s Empowerment will use the $29,000 grant to educate and empower homeless women with the skills and confidence needed to get a job, create a healthy lifestyle and regain a home for themselves and their children, according to executive director Lisa Culp.

Golden 1 Credit Union gave CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) $35,000 to continue its work with older foster youth. CASA provides trained volunteers to speak on behalf of children in juvenile court and to help children navigate the child welfare and legal systems.

A BIRTHDAY FOR ASSISTANCE LEAGUE Assistance League of Sacramento is celebrating 45 years of service for children, women and families. The group operates eight philanthropic programs with services ranging from clothing children for school to community college scholarships.

League volunteers operate a thrift shop at 2528 Yorktown Ave. For the first time, the shop is establishing a thrift shopper card: For every $10 spent on merchandise (including tax), the participant will receive one punch on the card. After 20 punches, the shopper will receive $10 off a purchase of $20 or more. For more information, go to sacramento. assistanceleague.org.

NEW YEAR’S NEEDS My Sister’s House expressed gratitude for the more than 100 holiday angels who helped the organization during the Christmas holidays. Now it is 2014, and the needs continue. Anyone wanting to help can do it in a very easy way: On your next visit to the market, add a few extra items to the cart. Not much, not extravagant, just simple everyday items: toilet paper, paper towels, Styrofoam cups, paper plates and napkins, trash bags (big and small)—you get the idea. Then give My Sister’s House a call at 930-0626.

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DOING GOOD page 48 conservation in the United States and around the world in 2013. One of the zoo’s projects, Quarters for Conservation, allows zoo visitors to have a say in its conservation funds are allocated. Zoo visitors receive a token, which they use to vote for one of three projects. Those votes determine how much funding each project receives. The three programs for 2014 are Tiger Conservation in Sumatra, Pacific Health Fisher

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Save the Bees LOCAL CO-OP WANTS TO MAKE URBAN BEEKEEPING A REALITY FOR MANY

BY JULIE FOSTER

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oneybees are fighting for their survival. Since 2005, bees have suffered from something called colony collapse disorder, in which adult worker bees suddenly depart an active hive. Beekeepers are unsure what is causing the devastation, but scrutiny is focused on a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids.

According to The New York Times, 40 to 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate fruit and vegetables in the United States were lost in the last year. Roughly a quarter of the American diet depends upon pollination. Fewer honeybees means smaller food harvests, which translates into higher food prices across the board.

Five years ago, East Sacramento resident Kim Felix fell in love with bees. As she learned more about bees, her passion for them grew.

“There is a connection with nature that I love,” Felix says. “A simple trip to my backyard and I can sit, meditate and see what they are doing, see how much pollen is coming in and be in a somewhat mesmerized state.”

Following a beekeeping class she and her husband taught at the Davis Food Co-op, Felix sensed a hunger for more information about beekeeping.

Sacramento residents with bee questions began approaching her.

“I felt like we needed, especially for new beekeepers, a co-op in order to form a way for them as well as seasoned beekeepers to help one another,” she says.

Last year, Felix and her friend and beekeeping comrade, Lindsay Weaver,

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Kim Felix fell in love with bees five years ago and now shares her knowledge and love of beekeeping through classes

co-founded Sacramento Beekeeping Cooperative. Their goal was to help the community learn about and enjoy urban beekeeping while providing resources to cut the costs of starting a new hive.

The benefits of backyard beekeeping include a more prolific

vegetable or flower garden and a bounty of honey. (A single hive can produce 60 to 80 pounds of the sweet stuff.) Urban beekeeping also provides something less tangible but equally important: It can nurture a child’s interest in the natural world.

“Children benefit from beekeeping because they get to see the whole lifecycle of one of the most important insects we have. To have food, we need bees,” Felix explains. “It’s a way for children to start asking questions.”

Felix’s 10-year-old daughter is the family’s designated bee photographer.

Next month, she is getting her first bee suit for her birthday.

“She loves educating her friends and others about bees: how they “dance” to find food and what they are doing to help protect our planet and livelihood,” Felix says. “As she says, ‘We have three fish, chickens and over 50,000 bees!’”

Currently, the co-op consists of seven families and individuals scattered around the city core in East Sacramento, Curtis Park, South Land Park, Midtown, Tahoe Park and Arden.

Last year, Felix and Wagner helped five families set up their own backyard hives. The co-op also raised more than $1,500 for Alice Birney Elementary School by auctioning off four beehives along with beekeeping services.

Joining the co-op saves new beekeepers at least $200. For co-op members, it costs about $250 to set up a hive with a mini-colony of bees.

This does not include beekeeping tools (smoker, bee suit and hive tools), which cost another $150. The co-op members pool their resources, purchasing supplies in bulk from a local beekeeping supply store and sharing tools. They recently purchased a honey extractor and plan to hold a honey harvest celebration in BEES page 55

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Seeking Purpose WHAT ARE YOU PRAYING FOR?

BY NORRIS BURKES SPIRIT MATTERS

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s a hospital chaplain, I often ask patients, “What are you praying for?” Surprisingly, they don’t always ask for healing and homecoming.

Over the years, I sometimes paraphrased their answers into written prayers and invited the patient to post it for all to read. Today I want to share two prayers written by terminally ill patients.

God, There may be those who think I should be mad at you; I need you to know it’s nothing like that. I know

things like this happen in a world you created. There is no purpose in being mad at you.

In fact—and this is the crazy thing—I actually think you’ve given me a gift. It’s the gift of seeing. I now see what was always there. Now I see the wonderful network of friends and family you have put here to help me. I feel your hands through their caring hands. I know your love through their protective love.

There’s a road ahead of me that I cannot see, and that’s OK because you can see it and because my life has always belonged to you. You created me and you sustain me. You take care of me the way I love my children.

Speaking of children, that’s my only worry. I know they cope with things differently because you blessed them with their own individual personalities.

But I also need to know that you take care of them. Hold them in your hands and help them to cope. Help them see the blessing of family that you have given us. Help them see that this blessing is the only thing that sustains us through this difficult time.

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Thank you for your love for me.

May I be a light that shines with your love.

Amen.

Here's the second prayer: God, I’d like to take a moment for a little chit-chat today.

First I’d like to thank you for my sisters and brothers who are helping me through this. Thank you especially for my sister who is taking care of eight kids—hers and mine.

Thank you for the helpmate you’ve given me and for the way in which he’s working so hard to stay with me through this illness.

Hey, God, as long as we’re chatting, can we talk about something that’s kind of bothering me? I know you do things in your own time, but I’m wondering if there’s something I should do to hurry this all along. I know I’m supposed to have patience, but the waiting is the worst part for me.

No, maybe the worst part is finding the purpose. Please help me see a purpose. I thought my purpose was being a special-ed teacher, but this

“teacher” is having a hard time learning—especially when it comes to your purpose. So teach me, God. I’m willing. I’m listening.

Help me to run this race with confidence, so that I can say with the Apostle Paul, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Your student, Donna Did you notice how these prayers lack superficiality? Neither prayer reads like a wish list for Santa. Both prayers ask God for a purpose and deeper relationships.

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“We found this house midflip.

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aige and Nick Schulte needed a new home for their growing family and wanted to remain in their East Sacramento neighborhood. A solution proved to be right down the street: A contractor was remodeling a house to ready it for resale.

“We found this house midflip. The closer we looked, the more we liked it,” Paige says.

A combination of factors sealed the deal for the couple. The contractor retained the charm of the 1940s home, upgrading it with loads of storage areas and incredible finish work. Moreover, they could stay in their neighborhood.

The 1,500-square-foot home received an extensive remodel from Todd Smith Homes. Work included the installation of new windows. Both the interior and exterior received new paint. Smith added a master bedroom and bath. Adding two covered porches created additional living spaces.

Revamping the kitchen assured a warm and functional place for the family. Dressed up with fine finish work, the living room and dining room gained a big dose of style. Five

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arched doorways, a favorite design element of Smith’s, add appeal.

With three young children, the Schulte family needs plenty of storage. The remodeled home includes media storage in the playroom and double closets in the master bedroom.

The master bath’s under-vanity storage and a deep closet tucked into a niche in the hallway are amazing, says Schulte. Transforming the garage into an office for her husband provided even more space.

“We converted the garage into an office so the ability to store things in actual storage space is a blessing, instead of looking for the toilet paper under the bed,” she explains.

Pushing out a wall provided muchneeded space in the galley kitchen. It also created the opportunity to add some architectural interest. Smith left exposed what had been the exterior brickwork of the living room’s fireplace. Now incorporated into the kitchen and painted a creamy white, the chimney serves as a dramatic focal point.

“It gives the feeling of a charming old house and is a nice original piece of the 1940s home,” says Schulte.

The kitchen’s new flooring is a perfect match for the living room’s original wood floor. New kitchen cabinets line the walls. Counters topped with creamy quartz provide plenty of workspace. Two stools tucked under one side of the counter offer a view to the street.

“It has been a little slice of heaven living in a community neighborhood where we really do know and look out for each other,” she says.

“It’s like a block party every day.”

Within steps of the kitchen, the light-filled laundry room makes daily chores a little less tedious. A French door opening on to the covered back

porch provides a view of the children’s play area.

The living room is a showstopper.

A beautiful double tray ceiling adds a sense of elegance and spaciousness.

The crystal chandelier illuminates the fine finish work of the ceiling.

The fireplace’s surround and mantle mimic the detailed tray ceiling.

The dining room’s contemporary hatbox light fixture complements the more formal chandelier. Picture panel molding on the arched doorway between the living and dining room adds more interest.

If you are standing inside the front door, your eye is drawn through the living room and the dining room’s back door. It appears as if the space is uninterrupted. Yet tucked inconspicuously into a wall in the dining room is an indentation large enough for both media and toy storage and space for a series of photos of the children. Schulte calls it her hidden gallery.

Schulte loves the two covered porches.

“We use the porches like living rooms for the kids to play in and for

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Schulte explains that finding this home within their price range in their walkable, close-knit neighborhood was an extra delight.

“It has been a little slice of heaven living in a community neighborhood where we really do know and look out for each other,” she says. “It’s like a block party every day.”

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Tiny Treasures ITTY-BITTY HOUSES AND OTHER MINUSCULE THINGS ARE THEIR PASSION

with more than 175 member clubs.

The group and its member clubs host conventions, shows and house parties across the country. These major events attract collectors from all over the world as well as celebrity dollhouse designers.

“I am constantly on the lookout for things to use in dollhouses and room boxes,” says miniature enthusiast Renate Winter.

BY GWEN SCHOEN THE CLUB LIFE People who love miniatures look at the world with a completely different eye than the rest of us. To them, a twig picked up during a walk is a tree in front of a dollhouse. A piece of pretty stationery is future wallpaper for a miniature dining room. A grain of rice is a fish in a tiny koi pond.

“I am constantly on the lookout for things to use in dollhouses and room boxes,” says miniature enthusiast Renate Winter. “You might call it an obsession.”

Winter is the president of The Itty Bittys, a miniatures and dollhouse club in Sacramento. The club is small, just 11 members, but they like it that way. “Any larger and we wouldn’t be able to meet in members’ homes,” says Winter, who started the club in 2008. Members get together about once a month, usually for a make-it-and-take-it project day. The Sunday afternoon that I joined them, they were learning how to make upholstered furniture. The teacher, Barbara Thornton-Hill, who lives in Nevada City, brought kits with precut materials and a variety of fabrics.

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Renate Winter is the president of The Itty Bittys, a dollhouse and miniatures club

laughing than learning going on, but everyone certainly was having fun.

The Itty Bittys club belongs to the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts, an umbrella organization

Like model railroad operators, dollhouse and miniature enthusiasts are sticklers about scale. The most popular scale is 1:12, called oneinch scale, which means one inch in miniature for 12 inches or a foot in reality. Many collectors specialize in a much smaller ratio. The important thing is that everything about the scene or building that the miniature artist creates must be the exact scale.

Chandeliers, candlesticks, dishes, furniture and even pets are perfect.

“It is truly amazing what is being done with dollhouses now,” says Winter. “At the last convention I attended, there were dollhouses with working lights, running water and working televisions. Can you imagine?”

Winter’s Carmichael home is filled with tiny treasurers including collections of miniature trunks, dolls, dollhouses and room boxes. The room boxes, she explains, are cross sections

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or vignettes of single rooms, rather than an entire building. Because her own home is small and space is limited, room boxes are a way to tinker with miniatures and create

fantasy spaces such as a kitchen or quilting room.

“We were really poor when I was growing up,” explains Winter. “My mother gave us shoeboxes to play

with. More than playing with the dolls, I loved furnishing the boxes to create pretty dollhouses. So I guess you could say I’ve always loved them.”

Winter’s two cats carefully step over and around the houses and rooms on display. They peer inside windows and keep a close eye on the tiny people inside. They appear forever hopeful an itty-bitty mouse might take up residence among the furnishings, giving them reason to explore further.

“We try to keep everything as authentic as possible,” says Winter as she shows the progress she has made with her newly upholstered chair. “Maybe I should add some cat scratches and shreds to the side of this.”

If you’d like to learn more about The Itty Bittys and other dollhouse clubs in the area, stop by the Elegant Dollhouse shop at 1120 Fulton Ave. on May 4. The Itty Bittys will have a membership information table and will be available to answer questions.

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An Ounce of Prevention FEWER CRASHES MEAN LESS HUMAN SUFFERING

BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE

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en Franklin said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That wise dictum applies to all sorts of things, including health care, road maintenance and traffic safety.

Preventing disease avoids needless suffering and the expense of drug treatment or surgery. Repaving roads can be 10 times as costly as timely maintenance. Similarly, it’s vastly better to prevent car crashes than to deal with their aftermath of property damage, injury or death. Yet there has been a decided emphasis in U.S. traffic safety efforts on protecting vehicle occupants from crash impacts rather than preventing crashes from occurring in the first place.

Traffic safety is a major public health issue. Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States for people ages 5 to 34.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 2.6 million adult drivers and passengers received emergency-room treatment as a result of crashes in 2011 alone.

Vehicle-related injuries and fatalities are not a new problem. Over the years, considerable progress has

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been made in reducing injury rates. A lot of that progress has occurred since the publication of Ralph Nader’s 1965 book, “Unsafe at Any Speed.” Nader took automakers to task for making unsafe products and for valuing style and low production costs over safety.

Manufacturers, which had fought mandatory seat belts since the 1950s, initially responded by attacking and harassing Nader instead of improving car safety. Nader eventually won a $425,000 settlement from General Motors for invasion of privacy.

Following Nader’s book, Congress passed a law in 1966 that created the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration and led to the adoption of federal vehicle safety standards. Since then, many fairly simple design changes have made car crashes more survivable. Seat belts, shatter-resistant windshields, head rests, padded dashboards, energy-absorbing steering wheels, crumple zones, air bags and child car seats have reduced the violence of the “second collision,” when human bodies hit auto interiors. Highertech anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control have also helped. In 1925, there were 17.9 deaths from vehicle crashes per million miles

traveled. By 1997, that death rate was cut by 90 percent.

Still, the amount of highway carnage in America remains unacceptably high with more than 30,000 people dying a year. The United States lags behind many developed countries in traffic safety.

Scandinavian countries have done particularly well in achieving low fatality rates. The rate in Sweden is nearly three times lower than in the United States.

Ironically, part of the reason the United States doesn’t have a better safety record may have been Nader’s book. The book focused on ameliorating the effects of vehicle crashes instead of preventing the crashes.

The major causes of car crashes stem from human behavior, not from poorly designed (or maintained) cars.

Drivers mostly crash because they are drunk, speeding or distracted.

These causes remain inadequately addressed. In the United States, standards for drunk driving are less strict and penalties less severe than in other developed countries. Despite the added risk, it seems to be OK to speed in this country. Car commercials and movies glamorize speeding, while traffic engineers have straightened and widened roads, making higher speeds possible. Speed enforcement is lax and there’s opposition, instead of a push, to use readily available technology to cite and fine speeders.

Distractions have increased, not lessened. Cell phones, MP3 players, GPS navigation and voice controls tempt drivers, taking their hands off the wheel and their minds off the road.

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Both transponders and autonomous cars do focus on prevention. It remains to be seen whether they will be competing or complementary technologies—and what the costs and effectiveness of each are.

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Watering Wisely IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAKE EVERY DROP COUNT

BY ANITA CLEVENGER GARDEN JABBER

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t’s been hard not to panic in the face of statewide drought declarations, announcements of watering restrictions by local water districts and startling photos of a nearly empty Folsom Lake.

We’re told that about two-thirds of residential water use is consumed outside. Quick! Let’s take out our lawns!

I’ve been thinking of reducing my front lawn, or perhaps removing it altogether, but I’m not going to rush into doing it this spring. I still haven’t figured out a good, maintainable design that takes into account our two shade trees. I need to study what other people have done, visit more water-efficient public gardens, explore tools and information online and consult with a landscaper certified as a “green gardener.”

Even if I knew exactly what to do, now is not the time to put in new plants, which would need copious water to survive our long, hot summer. Fall is always a better time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials.

In a dry year, it’s even more important to wait.

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efficiently as possible and reducing its frequency. Along with some added water conservation in the house, I should be able to achieve the city of Sacramento’s goal of a 20 to 30 percent reduction.

Too often, we waste water. We don’t know how much water our plants need and apply too much. We allow water from sprinklers spill over the sidewalk and into the street. We don’t use shut-off valves on our hoses.

We water during the heat of the day when water rapidly evaporates. We water shallowly and often, rather than deeply and infrequently.

We can calculate how much water our lawns need by referring to The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns. Irrigate

only until runoff begins, then allow the water to soak in before applying more. Sacramento’s Stage 2 Water Shortage Contingency Plan mandates only two days of watering a week during daylight saving time. This may cause your lawn to look less lush during the summer, but it won’t die.

Other UC tips to reduce water needs are to water between 2 and 8 a.m., to aerate your lawn if the soil is too compact, and to “grasscycle,” allowing short clippings to stay on the lawns to decompose, retain moisture and add nutrients.

Keeping organic material on the soil is a good idea throughout your yard and garden. Don’t let your lawn service blow every shred of organic

material from under your shrubs, sending dust and other allergens into the air. Mulch retains moisture and keeps roots cool. Apply four to six inches of it to planting beds and around your trees, keeping it at least six inches away from tree trunks.

Mulch container plants, too.

Trees and shrubs often need additional deep watering during the summer. If you are watering your lawn less, it’s even more critical that you make sure that they are getting enough water. Young trees need regular irrigation. For mature trees, probe the soil 6 to 8 inches below the surface. If it’s dry, water slowly until water penetrates to that level. Repeat when the soil is dry again.

Examine your irrigation system for leaks and inefficiencies. If you don’t use drip irrigation for your planting beds, fruit trees and vegetable gardens, consider installing it. Make sure that plants with like watering needs are grouped together. If you have a thirsty plant in the middle of more drought-tolerant ones, either find a way to give it some additional water without oversaturating the rest, move it or take it out altogether.

You can still grow vegetables, but choose carefully what you grow and don’t plant more that you will harvest and use. Sacramentans love to grow tomatoes, plants that send down deep roots. According to Lifetime Master Gardener Pam Bone, tests show that those that are watered just once a week are less watery, taste better and are less inclined to develop blossom-end rot. Bone suggests that some other plants may not be high value. Corn, for example, needs a lot

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6035 RANGER WAY $314,900 2319 FALLWATER LN $277,000 2747 ROYAL PALM WAY $470,000 3301 WINSOME LN $344,500 1418 MEREDITH WAY $577,500 5929 MARLIN CIR $198,000 5246 SHELATO WAY $455,000 4928 MELVIN DR $340,000 4718 COURTLAND LN $125,000 5937 RANGER WAY $250,000 0 CARMELO ST $3,650,000 3819 HORTON LN $172,000 7100 STELLA LN #2 $115,000 3526 SERRAMONT CT $765,772 3816 OLIVEBRANCH LN $210,000 6068 VIA CASITAS $95,000 3153 PETTY LN $292,000 6240 ROSS AVE $222,000 3051 ROOT AVE $200,000 5913 CAMRAY CIR $350,000 3827 OLIVE LN $345,000 5635 CLARK AVE $215,000 5316 NYODA WAY $335,000 6044 VIA CASITAS $92,500 6153 VIA CASITAS $95,000 5435 KENNETH AVE $260,000 5328 SANDSTONE ST $205,000 6709 STANLEY AVE $545,000 2371 MISSION AVE $245,000 6060 VIA CASITAS $126,500 5229 ARDEN WAY $300,000 2649 MARIE ANN LN $186,000 6205 LANDIS AVE $225,000 5865 SHARPS CIR $269,000 1085 HARRINGTON WAY $461,500 2535 BOWKER CT $405,000 5130 OAK LEAF AVE $275,000 4620 ASHEVILLE CT $460,000 5743 IVYTOWN LN $122,500 6342 DORCHESTER CT $267,000 5260 GRANT AVE $210,000 3117 ROOT AVE $265,000 5922 CASA ALEGRE $110,000 5330 HALSTED AVE $269,000 4832 SHERLOCK WAY $605,000 3545 DENFIELD LN $420,000 6423 RAMPART DR $326,500 4955 WESTERBERG WAY $200,000 4950 PATRIC WAY $213,000 5029 VERDANT LN $169,000 6352 EDGERTON WAY $210,000 4834 CAMDEN CT $250,000 5437 ROBERTSON AVE $210,000

95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 1531 38TH ST 584 34TH ST 3199 B ST 1321 33RD ST 708 34TH ST 1027 35TH ST 1125 34TH ST 1524 40TH ST 1530 36TH ST 3167 B ST

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1284 32ND ST 616 35TH ST 2701 P ST 3532 J ST 2601 G ST 908 29TH ST 1620 24TH ST 3135 CARLY 300 SANTA YNEZ WAY 1908 22ND ST 1014 SANTA YNEZ WAY 700 38TH ST 1040 35TH ST

95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 3876 7 TH AVE 3533 S 36TH ST 5204 U ST 3957 4TH AVE 2517 51ST ST 3717 9TH AVE 2161 36TH ST 6237 2ND AVE 3500 42ND ST 3743 4TH AVE 3828 11TH AVE 2960 32ND ST 3601 38TH ST 2525 37TH ST 3124 SAN DIEGO WAY 3215 8TH AVE 3524 37TH

95818 LAND PARK, CURTIS PARK 1759 7TH AVE 816 T ST 2211 11TH ST 2909 17TH ST 2954 25TH ST 1919 8TH AVE 1082 6TH AVE 1055 10TH AVE 549 ROBERTSON WAY 2964 GOVAN WAY 2636 HARKNESS ST 2021 U ST 2770 PORTOLA WAY 2761 2ND AVE 2720 26TH ST 518 FREMONT WAY 2624 18TH ST 1367 8TH AVE 573 JONES WAY 2016 20TH ST 672 6TH AVE 2910 MUIR WAY 1601 9TH AVE 2632 ROCHON WAY 612 FLINT WAY 2414 27TH ST 2206 24TH ST 3501 CUTTER WAY 2741 12TH ST 2917 27TH ST

$265,000 $440,000 $510,000 $439,000 $480,000 $290,500 $207,500 $300,000 $595,000 $270,000 $684,000 $670,000 $499,000

$87,500 $55,000 $200,000 $110,000 $235,000 $152,500 $298,000 $205,000 $142,500 $46,000 $144,400 $110,000 $130,000 $200,000 $149,500 $80,000 $120,750

$625,000 $349,000 $450,000 $395,000 $610,000 $780,000 $470,000 $440,000 $340,000 $1,111,000 $395,000 $658,080 $525,000 $305,000 $133,000 $320,000 $426,000 $920,000 $300,000 $365,000 $371,000 $329,000 $418,600 $540,000 $298,800 $235,000 $345,000 $875,000 $450,000 $410,000

95819 EAST SACRAMENTO, RIVER PARK 309 40TH ST 1712 41ST ST 720 41 ST 4739 C ST 1569 49TH ST 5516 C ST 4130 MCKINLEY BLVD 722 46TH ST 4806 I ST 1524 40TH ST 4632 HENRY WAY 4800 D 1032 58TH ST 5500 STATE AVE 410 SANDBURG DR 865 BEAR FLAG WAY 1736 BERKELEY WAY 517 SANDBURG DR 1901 52ND ST 5600 SANDBURG DR 640 40TH ST 5013 TEICHERT AVE 5701 SHEPARD AVE 1050 55TH ST 1616 49TH ST 5470 CARLSON DR 41 36TH WAY 5215 T ST 5463 H ST

$535,910 $620,000 $405,000 $425,000 $362,000 $382,000 $644,000 $481,000 $444,500 $680,000 $550,000 $698,000 $407,000 $687,000 $401,000 $325,000 $616,000 $323,500 $235,000 $466,500 $410,000 $350,000 $330,000 $371,000 $380,000 $485,000 $378,500 $363,000 $315,000

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE 4001 ADELHEID WAY 4511 ELIZABETH AVE 3407 SAINT MATHEWS DR 3354 HORSESHOE DR 4614 BRIARWOOD DR 2949 LETA LN 2731 MORSE AVE 3226 BROOKWOOD RD 3808 KINGS WAY 2710 ECHO WAY 3606 MULHOLLAND WAY 2829 VERNA WAY 4200 CARNEGIE WAY 2670 PARK HILLS DR 2581 FULTON SQ LN #77 3400 KENTFIELD DR 2100 RED ROBIN LN 3351 POTTER LN 2224 TALLAC ST 3326 KENTFIELD DR 3112 CREST HAVEN DR 3501 GABILAN WAY 3320 KENTFIELD DR 4421 LOCKWOOD WAY 2371 MISSION AVE 2136 WHIPPOORWILL LN 2132 MARCUS CT 4200 SILVER CREST AVE 2819 AURORA AVE 4452 WINDING WAY 2021 KATHRYN WAY 2741 MARILONA DR 3920 ROSEMARY CIR

$350,000 $342,000 $220,000 $145,000 $400,000 $350,000 $381,000 $212,050 $215,000 $176,900 $319,000 $232,000 $336,400 $162,800 $69,410 $204,900 $96,000 $190,000 $147,500 $269,000 $225,000 $340,000 $155,000 $319,500 $245,000 $103,000 $150,000 $355,000 $176,985 $299,000 $153,500 $265,200 $247,000

2305 CARLSBAD AVE 4112 HANCOCK DR 3936 JUNE CT

$185,000 $315,000 $222,000

95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 1440 27TH AVE 4649 SUNSET DR 2701 69TH AVE 2617 52ND AVE 805 BELL AIR DR 1433 32ND AVE 3261 TORRANCE AVE 5850 14TH ST 2500 37TH AVE 1721 59TH AVE 2152 VOLLAN WAY 5605 KINGSTON WAY 7544 TWILIGHT DR 3281 WATER MILL WAY 5321 VIRGINIA WAY 2122 57TH AVE 2233 63RD AVE 6009 ANNRUD WAY 7648 ADDISON WAY 1910 HARIAN WAY 1243 43RD AVE 4923 S LAND PARK DR 1331 40TH AVE 2300 22ND AVE 985 ROEDER WAY 7489 24TH ST 6032 ANNRUD WAY 1980 63RD AVE 5641 EL GRANERO WAY 1133 LAKE GLEN WAY 4453 MEAD AVE 1581 69TH AVE 6137 HERMOSA ST 2231 22ND AVE 7520 LEMARSH WAY

95825 ARDEN

$375,000 $400,000 $125,000 $240,000 $305,000 $180,000 $214,900 $245,000 $209,000 $214,500 $105,000 $285,000 $60,000 $238,500 $325,000 $147,000 $160,000 $260,300 $250,000 $220,000 $440,000 $575,000 $330,000 $220,000 $320,000 $126,000 $282,000 $185,000 $155,000 $215,000 $679,000 $127,000 $99,750 $224,000 $115,000

527 HARTNELL PL $442,500 2312 SWARTHMORE DR $291,000 3239 CASITAS BONITO $150,000 753 BLACKMER CIR $380,000 356 RIO DEL ORO LN $280,000 SIERRA CREEK LN $221,000 1305 VANDERBILT WAY $240,000 1016 VANDERBILT WAY $250,000 2202 WOODSIDE LN #7 $125,000 1197 VANDERBILT WAY $275,000 730 WOODSIDE LN E UNIT 8 $71,000 1405 COMMONS DR $346,000 2244 LA PALOMA WAY $154,900 935 COMMONS DR $277,500 1913 WOODSTOCK WAY $270,000 724 HARTNELL PL $210,000 2304 ESTRELLITA WAY $199,000 703 E RANCH RD $375,000 2430 PAVILIONS PL LN #306 $535,000 2413 LAREDO RD $143,000 2241 WOODSIDE LN #12 $90,000 2412 LARKSPUR LN #241 $62,500 104 HARTNELL PL $288,500 1019 DORNAJO WAY #213 $92,000 2217 WOODSIDE LN #2 $126,000

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6600 LAKE PARK DR $340,000 7462 GRIGGS $283,000 6844 WESTMORELAND WY $310,000 97 STARLIT CIR $340,000 820 SILLIMAN WAY $190,000 74 HERITAGE WOOD WAY $306,500 1209 58TH AVE $268,000 7312 IDLE WILD WAY $323,000 662 CLIPPER WAY $200,000 7524 MONTE BRAZIL DR $387,500 218 ROUNDTREE CT $140,000 670 RIVERLAKE WAY $425,000 6908 SIERRA BONITA WAY $359,000 901 ROUNDTREE CT $105,000 103 ROUNDTREE $135,000 7712 BLACKWATER WAY $490,000 6 SEA FOAM CT $335,000 10 GARCIA CT $327,500 31 LAKESHORE CIR $306,000 7465 RIO MONDEGO DR $379,000 6531 DRIFTWOOD ST $220,000 35 STARGLOW CIR $430,000 7387 MARANI WAY $269,000 7618 NORTHLAND DR $625,500 7036 EL SERENO CIR $262,000 6357 SEASTONE WAY $135,000 230 PORTINAO CIR $259,900 718 CLIPPER WAY $380,000 5 AMARAL CT $252,000 7665 WINDBRIDGE DR $180,000

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2512 MORLEY WAY $629,900 3456 WINDSOR DR $162,000 3548 BODEGA CT $725,000 3548 BODEGA CT $725,000 3116 WINDSOR DR $135,000 1345 KEENEY WAY $205,000 3201 CHURCHILL RD $192,000 1220 STEWART RD $825,000 159 RIVER CHASE CIR $425,100 1643 EL NIDO WAY $370,000 4525 OXBOW DR $280,000 1424 LA SIERRA DR $451,000 SIERRA CREEK LN $221,000 2781 NORTHROP AVE $209,000 909 SAVERIEN DR $480,000 1101 STEWART RD $475,000 651 MYSTIC LN $2,074,500 3745 LAS PASAS WAY $406,000 511 KNIGHTSBRIDGE LN $2,795,000 3830 EXMOOR CIR $900,000 800 SIERRA OAKS VISTA LN$575,000 810 LARCH LN $640,000 320 WYNDGATE RD $610,000 1345 MORSE AVE $163,000 1332 KEENEY WAY $163,000 106 HIGHLEY CT $549,000 4017 ESPERANZA DR $787,000 1053 ENTRADA RD $450,000

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James Beckwith SAC METRO CHAMBER CHIEF ON THE ARENA AND LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE

BY KELLIE RANDLE CONVERSATION PIECE

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s the incoming chairman of Sacramento Metro Chamber, James Beckwith has a frontrow seat for all the changes taking place in the capital region. Here, he talks about his vision for the future of Sacramento.

Tell me about the Sac Metro Chamber. What does it do for the Sacramento region?

The Sacramento Metro Chamber is an 1,800-member-strong organization that’s been around over 100 years.

Our role is to be the voice of business in the region. We have several programs that help us accomplish that. We have four main things we do: foster relationships, inspire development projects, engage in public policy and support business growth.

As the incoming chair, what is your vision for 2014? How does it differ from that of your predecessors?

Every year, the chairman has a different focal point in terms of what they want to produce. I’ll continue to complete the combination of NextEd with the chamber programs. NextEd is a regional organization that fosters workforce development and brings together folks in the private sector

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James Beckwith is the incoming chairman of Sacramento Metro Chamber

with educators, both at K-12 and college level. The purpose is to help create a strong connection between the employers and the educators, to create job-ready individuals when they get out of high school or college.

Second, it’s really about the arena.

The importance of the arena is overwhelming when you think of what its impact will be in this region and all the follow-up investment that’s going to happen because of it. Let’s assume the arena gets built. All the buildings are going to get augmented and spruced up ... retail establishments and offices. Then you start thinking: What’s going to happen in West Sac? All that land that’s ready to go right next to Raley Field. Then think of the

railyards and what’s going to happen there. And finally, what’s going to happen out in Natomas? Think of the old arena being torn down and making way for what I’d like to see: a big corporate business park. We could get a Google type of company and move a campus here. Think of all those high-paying jobs that would come.

Now, a lot of things have to happen in order for that to go forward. The arena has to get built and it has to be done successfully. Then there will be a lot of follow-up investment. Success will breed success around here. This is one of the most interesting times to be in the capital region. It’s right now.

What does the chamber do to build the next generation of leaders for the region?

2014 is going to be the year of the young professional. We have a great program called Metro Edge. It’s made up of folks 40 and under, either at the beginning of their career or midway in. They’re full of enthusiasm, ideas and energy. It’s a great organization.

We’ll work collectively with them to bolster what they’re doing with a formalized mentorship program, and also encourage their involvement in other programs that exist within the region. We’d like to help place them on community-based boards and to have them be part of leadership of this community. If I look around at a

Since this is an election year, how will the chamber approach this election cycle?

We have a very active PAC. We support candidates who are business friendly regardless of what side of the aisle they’re on, so they can push a pro-business, pro-growth, pro-jobs agenda. That’s what we’re looking for in who we support. We do that by endorsing them. We get involved across the region in city council, county, Assembly and Senate races.

We value our relationships with our local, state and federal electeds.

They can reach out to us and ask for perspective. One of the best things the chamber can do is to create a dialogue and relationship with those individuals.

How does being chairman and CEO of Five Star Bank help in your new position with the chamber?

Five Star Bank is a regional business bank so every part of this region is important to us. We have substantial business in Sacramento, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova and South Placer. That gives me perspective on what’s going on in the region. The Metro Chamber is year by year becoming more regional in its focus. We care deeply about what happens up in South Placer and what happens in Elk Grove, what happens out in Yolo County, Davis, Woodland

and West Sac. We’re always reaching out. Our programs have breadth to them and they touch those areas in a positive way.

How do you see Sacramento in 10 years?

Right now, we have about 2.2 million people in our region. I think 39 percent of them have college degrees. In 10 years, I want to add 2 points to that percent. Two percent times 2 million people is 40,000 plus. Where do all these people come from? A lot of them come from Sac State, Drexel, UC Davis and our other universities. We want them to stay here. We want to have jobs for them here. We want them to be here to start their businesses. In 10 years when this arena gets built, and there’s development downtown, in West Sac, the railyards and the old arena, young people graduating from these institutions are going to stay. They’re going to say, “I’m not going to San Francisco to start my career. I’m going to start it here in Sacramento. I’m going to create my business here.” Once this happens, you have a big change. Our standard of living is going to change. It’s going to affect our public schools and our arts environment in a positive way.

It will affect our open spaces and the way that we look at civic amenities.

Our average per capita income’s going to go up appreciably. When the major employers are looking for a place to move their business, we want it to be Sacramento because it’s got the educational system in place, it’s a good place to live and it’s a great place for a young person to start a career. n

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Dog Treats LOCAL BAKESHOP CATERS TO FOUR-LEGGED CUSTOMERS

BY SUE OWENS WRIGHT PETS & THEIR PEOPLE

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adybug the basset hound was an adorable puppy tripping on her long ears back when Jo Wardle and her daughter, Lisa Spurney, managed their twin businesses, Bogy’s Barkery and The Palette, together in Midtown. The shop closed its doors for a few years but reopened a couple of years ago under a new name and ownership.

Ladybug, now almost 13 years old, is still greeting customers at Paws and The Palette. Spurney’s charming dog bakery and boutique, which she now runs with her own daughter, Kia, occupies the same location on 24th Street.

“We started the bakery so we could have a place that carries healthy, organic treats for dogs,” Spurney says. “Ladybug has lots of allergies to wheat, corn, soy and grains. We started our vegan cookie line for her because she also doesn’t tolerate dairy. Being vegan ourselves made it easy to transition into those changes.”

She says Ladybug is much healthier now. Spurney makes most of the cookies herself, but some made with

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pumpernickel flour and gluten-free flour are ordered from a specialty baker.

The treats appealingly displayed in the case look so scrumptious, it’s hard to believe they aren’t intended for people to eat. When selecting cookies for my dogs, I’m spoiled for choice by the delightful assortment of colors and shapes, from hearts to hydrants.

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Ladybug’s favorites are the cupcakes and vegan cookies. She also likes the store’s new V-Dog s, Breath Bones, vegan dog chews. This senior basset is y svelte s comparatively hee hangs considering she esh hop around a bakeshop t every day, butt that’s se Paws and the probably because Palette is a healthful dog bakery. The store also stocks a wide assortment of other paraphernalia for the pampered pet, including eco-friendly products and toys.

If you’re wondering about the “Palette” in Paws and the Palette,

Spurney is a talented artist who loved painting and crafts as a youngster and later studied art at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. She has incorporated art and handmade gifts in her business, all with a pet theme, of course. Her own art is displayed in the shop, along with that of other Sacramento artists who are pet lovers, including yours truly. She hosted a

book signing and art show for me at Paws and The Palette last December. A pastel painting of my old basset buddy, Bubba, is currently displayed for sale in her shop with some of my other animal artwork. I fondly remember how much Bubba

loved the people-shaped dog cookies that were baked especially for another of my book signings at Bogy’s Barkery years ago. They were a hit with all the other canine visitors that day, too.

Spurney has designed a career around her love of animals, which is evident when you step into her store and meet her own pampered pet, Ladybug. “I had bassets as a child lo the breed,” she and I absolutely love says. “Bassets “Bassse are so sweet and llov loving.” I couldn’t agr ree more. Ladybug agree lo ove cookies and has loves a ssweet tooth, so sshe’s the perfect PR pup for Paws and The Palette.

Neighboring business owners k know this hounda about- town that m makes regular rou rounds of the shops.

Paws and The P Palette is a proud s sponsor and c collection site for Pets of the Ho om Homeless, where p pe op ple people can donate pet and supplies to help food and p ts of pe of people peo p pets who are home ho m less. Spurney Spu S homeless. supports F Fi elld Ha Have v n Felin ve ne Rescue (she Field Haven Feline has a cat named Kit Kit), the SSPCA, Farm Sanctuary and the Front Street animal shelter. She also hosts birthday parties for dogs. What better way to celebrate your dog’s birthday or “gotcha day,” as many adopters refer to the day they adopted their shelter dog. If you’re planning a party

for your pup, need some healthy, yummy treats and other pet supplies, or are in the market for some original pet-themed artwork, by all means visit Paws and the Palette.

And don’t forget to say hello to the friendly, long-eared shop dog that naps on a snuggly bed under her pawprint blanket when she’s not greeting customers.

Paws and The Palette is at 1014 24th St.

Sue Owens Wright is an awardwinning author of books and articles about dogs. “Braced for Murder,” her latest book in the Beanie and Cruiser Mysteries from Five Star Publishing, is nominated this year for a Maxwell Award for best fiction by the Dog Writers Association of America.

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They're Scrappy FOR THESE ARTISTS, OLD CALIFORNIA TRASH IS THEIR TREASURE

BY JODIE BARRINGER MYERS ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

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or Land Park residents Tom and Sally Myers, what’s old is, artistically speaking, new again. After a 41-year hiatus, these two are back creating what they call wood sculptures. But it’s probably not what you’re thinking.

They construct 3-D pieces using found old wood, rusted metal and tin scraps, tattered fabric and foliage indigenous to California. “The only thing new is the glue,” says Tom Myers.

Tom, 88, met Sally, 78, more than 50 years ago at the Sierra Camera Club in Sacramento.

“She’s my child bride,” he says.

Together, they run a successful business, Tom Myers Photography, specializing in California, American West, agriculture, wildlife and environmental photos. Tom’s work has been published in National Geographic, National Wildlife magazine and Sunset Books.

They started making one-of-a-kind wood sculptures in 1969, exhibiting in galleries in Carmel, San Francisco and Sacramento and selling well over 150 pieces. But in 1972, when the photography business ramped up to more than a full-time job, they put their artistic endeavors on the back burner until seven months ago, when they started creating their scrappy artwork once again.

“Because of digital photography these days,” Sally says, “it frees us up and gives us more time to do the wood sculptures.”

Each sculpture depicts a scene, such as Fisherman’s Wharf in San

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Robert-Jean Ray with some very small artwork

Land Park residents Tom and Sally Myers create artwork from items found along roads and rivers, in ditches and other places

Francisco, the historic town of Locke, the State Capitol or the Delta King.

Their rustic pieces are often nods to the past.

“We love to give that sense of time and place of days gone by,” says Sally.

Each diorama is securely affixed to worn wood or tin. While some are stand-alone works of art, most are designed to hang on a wall.

The artists scavenge for their materials, mostly in the ditches and fields of Northern California. They

often go on Google Earth to find trash piles or unorganized dumps.

Their many years of photography experience have made them expert at foraging for hidden treasures. “We’re used to always looking down and close up in nature,” Sally says.

But it’s easier said than done. “It’s really hard to find the old rusted metal stuff now,” Sally says, “because everything these days is aluminum.”

When they find thin, malleable wood or crusty old tin, it’s like

winning the jackpot. The shabbier, the better. “Yes,” Tom says, “we are up to date on our tetanus shots.”

Art seems to be a genetic thing in the Myers family. The couple’s son, Jeff, is an acclaimed artist in his own right. His paintings and prints are colorful works, combining abstraction with representation. He also assists his parents in the digital scanning and computer/techie side of their stillthriving photography business.

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Tom, a native Chicagoan, and Sally, raised in the Bay Area, show no signs of slowing down. Tom regularly charters a helicopter to take aerial photographs for his agricultural and industrial clients. “It’s better than Disneyland,” he says of those helicopter rides. “I look down, there’s my feet, and then there’s nothing underneath!” They’ve also published a number of books. Their most recent, “A Postcard History of Sacramento,” chronicles vintage photos of Sacramento taken from 1904 to 1930.

For Tom and Sally Myers, there are a lot of great ideas in the queue.

They want to create sculptures of iconic buildings in Old Folsom, Fair Oaks and the Gold Country. They also do special orders. They’ve created sculptures of an old ranch-style house commissioned by a gentleman

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A multiple Tony-winning singular sensation! Featuring music by the brilliant Marvin Hamlisch, this emotional behind-thescenes look at the Broadway world is a celebration of what it means to be a professional dancer, fervently pursuing the passion to perform onstage. Featuring “What I Did For Love,” “I Hope I Get It,” and the show-stopping “One.”

JULY 8 - 13

Using a little bit of discipline, a spoonful of sugar and a whole lot of magic, the quintessential nanny reacquaints the Banks family with the things that really matter in life. Like The Little Mermaid at Music Circus in 2012, this Disney classic is fun for all ages. With “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” “Step In Time.”

JULY 22 - 27

from Montana and of a beautiful old Victorian for a client in San Francisco.

“We love to give that sense of time and place of days gone by,” says Sally.

In January, they had an exhibit at The Temp Gallery. During Second Saturday in March, they will again show their artsy showpieces at 33rd Street Bistro on Folsom Boulevard.

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

AUGUST 5 - 10

Travel to the mystical Scottish Highlands village of Brigadoon where, with true love, anything is possible, even miracles. The traditions of two worlds collide in this enchanting tale by Lerner and Loewe (Camelot, My Fair Lady), with a soaring score featuring “Almost Like Being In Love,” “From This Day On,” “The Heather on the Hill.”

AUGUST 19 - 24

This hilarious, bawdy musical comedy by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein won six Tony Awards in 1984, and both subsequent productions won the Tony for Best Revival.

Centered in a bustling nightclub on the French Riviera teeming with song, dance and laughter, it features “The Best of Times,” “I Am What I Am,” “Song on the Sand.”

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Body of Work ‘GATSBY’ GIVES WAY TO SACRAMENTO BALLET’S ‘CARMINA BURANA’

By Jessica Laskey RIVER CITY PREVIEWS

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ensual. Stunning.

Sensational. These are just a few effusive adjectives that come to mind when thinking of the Sacramento Ballet’s production of “Carmina Burana,” which is making a surprise return to the Community Center Theater on March 27-30.

Ron Cunningham’s “Carmina Burana” is taking the place of his “Great Gatsby” this month—the ballet is holding the F. Scott Fitzgerald fantasy for later in the season to make sure all of the elements (live music, singers, a healthy corps) can come together properly—but the arresting visuals, cataclysmic choreography, live music and 80-member chorus of “Carmina” are sure to make it a new favorite.

For tickets and more information, call 808-5181 or go to sacballet.org.

The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.

RESCUE MISSION If you’ve ever seen a play at Celebration Arts, you know the work that’s being done there is strong, compelling, thought-provoking and important for our region. Not only

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“Carmina Burana” is making a surprise return to the Community Center Theater March 27–30

does the company present rarely staged works by prominent African American playwrights, it also employs and trains talented local actors for every production, a feat that few professional theater companies in Sacramento accomplish.

But it is in need of our help. Like most local businesses, Celebration

Arts depends on patrons who live in the area to support its shows. Here’s a portion of the organization’s plea: “We send you this message at this time because we find ourselves very close to closing our operation.

The cost to present stage plays has dramatically increased while at the same time our income from grants

and ticket sales has drastically decreased. The total of all income is used for our productions, including licensing of play rights and leasing our theater space.

“As currently structured, each production funds the next production.

We therefore have no guarantee of income to support our productions and necessary infrastructure.

Financially, 2013 was particularly challenging: most months we struggled to meet our obligations, hoping that the next production would bring in sufficient funds.

“We are reaching out for your assistance to help us establish a foundation of annual giving, now more vital than ever to alleviate the pressures from production-toproduction. This foundation will ensure we remain a viable arts entity for the Sacramento region while also continuing to present plays that can only be seen on the Celebration Arts stage.”

Do your part to keep local arts alive in our city. Donate at celebrationarts. net or send a tax-deductible donation to Celebration Arts, 4469 D St., Sacramento, CA 95819.

Together, we can keep this integral institution up and running, and presenting thought-provoking theater, for years to come.

YES, MASTER Get ready for some sensational singing when the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra presents “European Masterworks” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, at the Community Center Theater.

The impressive program will include “Stabat Mater” by Charles Villiers Stanford and Symphony No.

2 by Felix Mendelssohn, performed by sopranos Marina Boudart Harris and Carrie Hennessey, alto Malin Fritz, tenor Mathew Edwardsen and baritone Eugene Villanueva. Let your ears relax into the rhythms; there will be projected supertitle translations so you can keep up with every languid lyric. Arrive early at 7 p.m. and you’ll be treated to a pre-performance talk by maestro Donald Kendrick.

This performance of “European Masterworks” is dedicated to SCSO cellist and friend Judy Waegell.

For tickets and more information, call 808-5181 or go to sacramentochoral.com. The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.

NOT-SO-SILENT NIGHT If you love silent movies for the dramatic acting and equally dramatic musical scoring, don’t miss the Sacramento Community Concerts performance of “A Night at the Movies” at 7:30 p.m. on March 22 at Westminster Church.

Organist Dave Moreno will accompany some of your favorite silent films on the church’s 3,000-pipe organ with the help of emcee and crooner Matias Bombal. It’s sure to be a dramatic evening of entertainment!

For tickets and more information, call 400-4634 or go to sccaconcerts. org. Westminster Church is at 1300 N St.

OH, OPHELIA Being a teenager is hard. Being a teenage girl can be even harder.

Watch four young women battle the tough stuff—bullying, abuse, death, alcoholism, puberty—in St. Francis High School’s production of “Reviving Ophelia” March 21-29.

The hard-hitting material may sound heavy for a high school play, but St. Francis is determined to start a conversation with its students (all St. Francis attendees will be required to see it) and the community as a whole. It helps that the cast of four young women—Annie Randle, Emma Vance, Tori Johnson and Jordan Davis—tackles the subjects with acting aplomb and poise that far outpaces their ages.

St. Francis High School’s production of “Reviving Ophelia” will run March 21-29

For tickets and more information, call 737-5002 or go to stfrancishs.org.

St. Francis High School is at 5900 Elvas Ave.

DON’T BLAME CANADA Though Sacramento isn’t located anywhere near Canada, you can see what entertains our neighbors to the north right in your own hometown.

The B Street Theatre presents Canadian playwright Norm Foster’s comedy “Wrong for Each Other” from March 2 through April 13.

It’s no surprise to the folks at the B Street that Foster is Canada’s most prolific and produced playwright. The theater has produced at least three other Foster productions to great acclaim. This current comedy follows Rudy and Norah as they fall in love, get married, get divorced and then come face-to-face again to relive the highs and lows of their relationship.

Witty, heart-warming and heartwrenching, “Wrong for Each Other” proves just how funny love can be.

For tickets and more information, call 443-5300 or go to bstreettheatre. org. The B Street Theatre is at 2711 B St.

MARCH MADNESS When you’re looking for something to do, sometimes you just have to improvise. Don’t miss the Improvisational Jazz concert at the Crocker Art Museum, as well as lots of other fun and funky offerings this month, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 6.

Acclaimed Italian guitar master Antonio Calogero and Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless will make the Crocker hop with an eclectic evening of improvisational jazz music. Talk about a dynamic duo.

If you liked Calogero’s guitar moves, don’t miss the Classical Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 9 featuring the Athens Guitar Duo. This Grammy Award-nominated group performs music created by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla and Spanish composer Manuel de Falla, along with works by composers from Turkey, France and the United States. The coolest part? The talented twosome performs on guitars built by a master luthier (a maker of lutes and other stringed instruments) including an extremely rare 11-string guitar.

Ready to get funky? Check out Art Mix’s Funk Springs Eternal event from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 13. To celebrate the spring season, the Crocker is getting “funky fresh”: live performances by Groovincible and Idea Team, a special set by the DJs from FFFreak! and demos by Sacramento’s first Bboy crew The Outsiders. Need some more funk in your life? Peruse the pop-up Dimple Records shop and explore interactive art making with the evening’s featured artist. To help you get your funk on, drinks are under $5 all night.

To support the next generation of art makers in Sacramento, the Crocker will participate in national Youth Art Month, a yearly celebration of the importance of youth arts education. See some sensational student artwork and rub elbows with the young creators at the Youth Art Month Reception from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 16. The reception is free with museum admission.

Finally, get back in balance at the end of the month with “Art in Balance: Tai Chi” in the Gallery at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 20. This event is exactly what it sounds like: Participants will meditate during an instructional tai chi session led

by Tara Stiles amid the art in the galleries. Take a gander while you take a breather. The class is open to all ages and skill levels and is included in general admission.

For tickets and more information on all Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org. The Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.

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How do you stay on the cutting edge of the theater world? Just ask Ray Tatar, artistic director of California Stage and an avid advocate for new plays. Tatar’s company is one of six theaters in the United States that has been chosen to present one of the winning entries in the first-ever New Play Festival of the American Association of Community Theaters.

“The Vanishing Point” by Nelda Roberts will open March 29 and play every weekend in April at the R25 Arts Center.

Roberts’ award-winning piece, about the destruction of the Bayous and the diaspora of the American Cajun culture, was chosen from 250 entries and will enjoy its world premiere right here in Sacramento.

How’s that for cutting edge?

“The Vanishing Point” will be performed at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays at the R25 Arts Complex, 1721 25th St.

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Are you a fan of Broadway musicals? How about symphonic music? You can combine both kinds of engaging entertainment at the Sacramento Symphonic Winds concert “Broadway!” at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 16 at Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast.

Warm up your vocal chords and lend your voice to the audienceparticipation concert celebrating music from “Oklahoma!” “Carousel,” “South Pacific” and “The Sound of Music,” all by musical legend Richard Rodgers, as well as “The Cowboys” by John Williams and the song stylings of the Sac Winds’ Youth Artist Competition winner.

Tickets are available at the door.

For more information, go to sacwinds. org. Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast is at 5321 Date Ave.

DREAM ON Good music and good deeds come together on March 5 at the Crest Theatre when three-time Grammy Award-winning a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs to benefit Bridget’s Dream, a nonprofit organization battling sex trafficking in Sacramento.

Sacramento is among 18 mediumsized U.S. cities with frighteningly high rates of child sexual exploitation.

Sacramento is among 18 mediumsized U.S. cities with frighteningly high rates of child sexual exploitation.

Responding to this gut-wrenching statistic, Leah Albright-Byrd founded Bridget’s Dream in 2011 to raise awareness and funds for the fight against trafficking.

Garrett McCord, co-author of “Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese,” comes to the Library Galleria downtown to speak to his salivating fans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11.

Inspired by the nonprofit’s mission, music promoter Scott Brill-Lehn arranged to send some of the proceeds garnered from Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s performance to the group to aid its cause. In this special performance, the South African male choral group, whose melodious voices you may recognize from Paul Simon’s hit album “Graceland,” will present pieces from a more than 50-year career, including songs from the recent Grammy-winning album “Live: Singing For Peace Around The World” (dedicated to Nelson Mandela) and the group’s newest CD, “Always With Us” (a tribute to Nellie Shabala, wife of Joseph Shabala, the singing group’s founder and leader).

For tickets and more information, call the Crest at 442-5189 or go to bridgetsdream.org. The Crest Theatre is at 1013 K St.

READ MY LIPS Hungry for a great read and a delicious meal? Snag both when

Garrett McCord, co-author of “Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese,” comes to the Library Galleria downtown to speak to his salivating fans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11.

McCord and his co-author, Stephanie Stiavetti (who happened to be a classmate of mine at UC Berkeley), are self-described foodies who set out to lovingly tribute, and deliciously reinvent, the classic mac ’n’ cheese of yore. Cooks of all levels will enjoy the recipes and anecdotes as well as tips to transform this comfort food into something special with fresh, simple ingredients. My tummy is already rumbling …

For more information, go to saclibrary.org. The Library Galleria is in the Central Library at 828 I St. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Please email items for consideration by the first of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n

New Two A PAIR OF NEW RESTAURANTS WIDENS THE DOWNTOWN DINING SCENE

BY GREG SABIN RESTAURANT INSIDER

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t’s been a rough few months for the Sacramento restaurant landscape. Longtime standout Enotria closed its doors after an interesting run of being first the best little restaurant on Del Paso Boulevard, then the best wine bar and restaurant outside of the grid, and lastly a molecular-gastronomy adventure.

Restaurant THIR13EN closed it doors not long after. The second project of Tuli Bistro’s Adam Pechal, THIR13EN couldn’t quite take off after a few years of hard trying and beautiful cooking.

There have been ups and downs at 9th Street’s Blackbird, first a rocky and public closing and now rebranding as Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery. Despite the ridiculous name, if the cooking is on par with Blackbird’s previous seafood-centric iteration, I’ll happily spend some dining dollars there.

So yes, there have been more than a few bumps in the road for local diners, which is why it’s nice to see a pair of new restaurants open up their doors downtown.

The first is a newish establishment named Foundation Restaurant & Bar, an upscale casual eatery and drinkery already popular with the corporate employees working in the buildings surrounding it.

Focusing a bit more on the bar than the restaurant, Foundation offers a compact and approachable menu offering steaks, chops, and seafood. Highlights include “lamb lollipops,” which are really just lamb chops with a tomato/jalapeno jam.

Gorgonzola burger with garlic fries from Foundation

Three substantial chops come with the order, perfectly grilled and well seasoned. The tomato/jalapeno jam is a bit on the syrupy side, but it’s well balanced against the heat of the peppers.

The grilled New York strip is a simple, straightforward steak plate, with roasted shallots and blue cheese. The steamed mussels work on all fronts, swimming in a broth of paprika-spiked beer broth.

The standout might be the porterhouse pork chop. It’s a notinsubstantial chunk of meat served over sugary sweet potatoes and crisp French green beans.

If memory serves, the former occupant, 4th Street Grille, also was known for its pork chop. It too was basically a steak/chops/seafood place with a well-appointed bar. Truth is, other than a new coat of paint and new upholstery on the booths, it’s hard to tell the difference between Foundation and the former tenant.

The food is similar, although maybe a touch more current with its selection of seasonal ingredients.

The vibe, too, is similar, with a heavy lunch and after-work rotation coming through most days.

Overall, not much has changed.

If you, like me, don’t work in the

area, and your last visit to 4th Street Grille was a few years ago, then you’ll probably not notice much of a change with Foundation. This is not elegant food, yet not quite comfort food.

This is a menu to be found in almost every downtown in almost every American city. It’s an inevitable slice of Americana.

Foundation Bar & Restaurant is at 400 L St.; 321-9522; foundationrestaurantandbar.com.

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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 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

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

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

Crepeville

1730 L St. 444-1100

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

Ernesto’s Mexican Food 1901 16th St. 441-5850

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

58 Degrees & Holding Co. 1217 18th St. 442-5858

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

with chocolate dipped bananas

Downtown 1020 12th Street, Suite 110 • (916) 444-1040

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1001 R St. 443-8825

Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693

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

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Fox & Goose Public House B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer English Pub favorites in an historic setting • Foxandgoose.com

Town & Country Village 2621 Marconi Avenue • (916) 484-3411

Lucca Restaurant & Bar 1615 J St. 669-5300

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

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

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

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

2416 J St. 443-0440

Orange Citrus Blossom™

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

Centro Cocina Mexicana

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2115 J St. 442-4388

Old Soul Co.

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

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Kasbah Lounge

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

2730 J St. 442-2552

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1230 20th St. 444-0307

Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

1716 L St. 443-7685

Paesano’s Pizzeria

1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646

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

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

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

Suzie Burger

29th and P Sts. 455-3300

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

Tapa The World 2115 J St. 442-4353

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

Thai Basil Café

2431 J St. 442-7690

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

The Coconut Midtown

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

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

The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891

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

2nd Saturday March 8, 2014 5:00-7:00PM *FREE PARKING

The art on display is submitted and judged work from St. Francis High School students.

Come join the reception. Enjoy seeing incredible art of all mediums and meeting artists while enjoying live music and appetizers.

Artwork by Bianca Quiroz ’14

St. Francis High School Arts Complex 5900 Elvas Avenue . Sacramento For more information, call 916.737.5002

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Serving Sacramento for 91 Years!

Sacramento’s Oldest Restaurant

ESPAÑOL Since 1923

ITALIAN

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5723 Folsom Boulevard 457-1936 Dine In & Take Out • Cocktail Lounge • Banquet Room Seats 35 Lunch 11-4 pm • Dinner 4-9 pm Sundays • 11:30-9 pm • Closed Mondays

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www.espanolitalian.com RESTAURANT FROM from page 77 hotly anticipated openings in recent memory, the vegetarian restaurant has had a swarm of positive press and excited buzz.

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Make your dinners special; now featuring small-production wines

The food is hearty, comfortable, flavorful and sumptuous. The recipes are familiar and homey. They just happen to be vegetarian.

Specializing in ultra-premium, extra-virgin olive oils, & balsamic vinegars.

Gourmet Foods & Gifts Tastings & Private Parties 2600 FAIR OAKS BLVD. SACRAMENTO, CA. 95864 (Corner Munroe, next to Temple Coffee)

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Casual, hip, small, popular and inevitably uncomfortable, Mother is the new “it” place to dine downtown.

Within two weeks of opening, nearly every food-focused friend I have pitched his or her two cents into the giant opinion tip jar. Most of their opinions were positive, some zealously so.

I thought I’d spice up the experience by actually taking my mother, Carol, to Mother. First, my mother is not a vegetarian. Second, cramped, popular, casual restaurants are not her scene. Had she not seen so much positive press come out about the place, she probably would have suggested another destination for lunch.

Her take on the place was mixed, as was mine. The food is hearty, comfortable, flavorful and sumptuous.

The recipes are familiar and homey.

They just happen to be vegetarian.

Mother’s beet salad was the star of the show. My mother said several times, “I’d come back just for that.”

It’s a hefty dish with shaved raw beets and whole roasted beets mixed with quinoa, watercress and creamy yogurt dressing. The textures and flavors come together beautifully.

Where some restaurant beet salads feel like a celebration of good olive oil, fine vinegar and pedestrian beets, this dish felt like a beet showcase with some muscular props.

The rest of the menu comes across with bright notes and seasonal flavors showing off some kitchen mastery and old-school southern chops. But sometimes the offerings are a bit overseasoned. (A dish of roasted Brussels sprouts tasted like the salt cellar had been lost in it.) Other times, the menu choices are a bit odd.

(Iced coffee is available but not hot coffee.)

I find myself wanting to like Mother. For a vegetarian joint, the food is excellent and the vibe is fun. I’d love to say that the food is excellent, regardless of its meat content. For me, Mother isn’t quite there yet. But the fact that my mother, one of the toughest restaurant critics I know, seemed to enjoy her experience there says a lot in the new restaurant’s favor.

Mother is at 1023 K St.; 594-9812; mothersacramento.com.

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Zocolo

La Bombe Ice Cream & More

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

L D $ European and American Frozen Confections, sandwiches, soups and espresso

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

EAST SAC 33rd Street Bistro

3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233

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

Burr's Fountain 4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516

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

Clark's Corner Restaurant 5641 J St.

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

Clubhouse 56

723 56th. Street 454-5656

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

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

Español 5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679

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

Formoli's Bistro 3839 J St. 448-5699

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

Hot City Pizza

5642 J St. 731-8888

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

Italian Stallion

3260B J St. 449-8810

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

French-inspired pastries, cakes and breads handcrafted on-site every morning by artisan bakers and chefs!

3020 H Street 448-2334

La Trattoria Bohemia

FRIDAYS

Doughnut Day

3649 J St. 455-7803

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

Les Baux

5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348

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

Opa! Opa!

5644 J St. 451-4000

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

Nopalitos

5530 H St. 452-8226

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

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$25/PERSON Set menu includes: tea sandwiches, assorted pastries, macaroon, tarts and choice of organic tea (reservation required)

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Ella Dining Room & Bar

Fat's City Bar & Cafe

1131 K St. 443-3772

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

1001 Front St. 446-6768

D $$-$$$ Full Bar Steaks and Asian specialties served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants.com

The Firehouse Restaurant

Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900

1112 Second St. 442-4772

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

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Star Ginger

Estelle's Patisserie

Frank Fat’s

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

3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888

L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar

Subway

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

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806 L St. 442-7092

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

5539 H Street 451-6500

LD $ Another healthy and fresh choice for the neighborhood.

DOWNTOWN Foundation

400 L St. 321-9522

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Chops Steak Seafood & Bar

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1117 11th St. 447-8900

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

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Dog Friendly Patio

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1200 K Street #8 228-4518

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Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

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

Iron Grill 13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

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

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427 Broadway 442-4044

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

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2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

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

The Kitchen

Taylor's Kitchen

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

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

La Rosa Blanca Taqueria

2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154 As featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

ALL DAY MARCH 17TH Under the Big Top. Indoor & Outdoor, rain or shine!

Live Music and Dancing.

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Jamie’s Bar & Broadway Grille • 427 Broadway • 442-4044

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Il Fornaio

400 Capitol Mall 446-4100

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

Grange

926 J Street • 492-4450

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

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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

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1022 Second St. 441-2211

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

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2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809

5535 H Street Sun-Thu 11am to 9:30 pm Fri-Sat 11am to 10:30 pm

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

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1518 Broadway 441-0222

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2415 16th St. 444-2006

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2225 Hurley Way 568-7171

3032 Auburn Blvd. 484-0139 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104

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Leatherby’s Family Creamery 2333 Arden Way 920-8382

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

Lemon Grass Restaurant 601 Munroe St. 486-4891

ARDENCARMICHAEL Bella Bru Café

5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

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3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331

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

Esther's Cupcakes

2600 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-4800

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Ettore’s

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

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

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

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

Roxy

2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000

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

Ristorante Piatti

571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885

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

Sam's Hof Brau

2500 Watt 482-2175

Jackson Dining

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

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

Thai House

Jack’s Urban Eats

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

1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300

2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225 L D $ Full Bar Made-to-order comfort food in a casual setting • Jacksurbaneats.com

427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888

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