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LIFE ON THE GRID Beautifully renovated from head to toe - The Didion House - Rich wood, ¿ne detailing and spacious rooms. Historical in in both style, heritage and culture. 4 bedrooms 2 full baths and 2 half baths with new kitchen, three Àoors, including media room, and a full basement. $1,395,000 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395
WONDERFUL RIVER PARK Lovely 3 bedroom home with remodeled bath, recently painted exterior! Kitchen has been remodeled with granite and the cabinets were replaced. Huge backyard features a beautiful swimming pool and great shade trees. 2-car garage. $399,500 LEIGH RUTLEDGE 612-6911 BILL HAMBRICK 600-6528
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BEYOND CUTE Cozy bedroom loaded with charm, character and personality. Gleaming hardwood Àoors, light and bright kitchen that views a beautiful backyard, inside laundry room, redwood deck with arbor cover, large two car garage with additional storage! $389,000 RICHARD KITOWSKI 261-0811
RIVER PARK Fantastic River Park home. 4 bedroom 2½ bath home, remodeled from head to toe in 2011 with new stone Àoors, new wiring, new A/C, kitchen cabinets and granite counters. Great value in River Park: minutes to downtown and walking distance to Sacramento State $489,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048
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WONDERFUL EAST SACRAMENTO Great layout and a warm cozy feel in this 3 bedroom home. Updates include dual pane windows, custom lighting, newer paint inside and out and spacious kitchen. Plenty of old world charm with good Àoors and a ¿replace in the living room. Larger than average back yard too! $389,900 NATHAN SHERMAN 969-7379
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Opportunity to live in East Sacramento and walk to all the great restaurants. Right off 51st Street, this 2 bedroom home sits on a quiet dead-end street. Large lot provides for a great yard. A comfortable sweet starter home or investment property. $249,900 JAMIE RICH 612-4000
EAST SACRAMENTO DUPLEX Adorable East Sacramento Spanish style duplex with one bedroom one bath units. Hardwood Àoors, leaded windows and beautiful ¿replace in each unit. Each unit also has separate yard space. $455,000 PAM VANDERFORD 799-7234
MED CENTER Location! Location! Location! This Med Center cutie makes a great investment property or the perfect spot to call home. Walk to UCD, shops restaurants and more. 2 bedrooms, spacious kitchen and nook. Newer carpet and paint, nice back yard and off-street parking. $279,900 JAMIE RICH 612-4000
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FANTASTIC EAST SACRAMENTO This remodeled house has it all - separate living and family room with double French doors to the patio; custom concrete and butcher block counter top in kitchen. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths; spacious master suite. Outside is a large concrete patio and built-in pool! $529,500 TIM COLLOM 247-8048
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Under the Weather RAIN OR SHINE, THERE ARE MORE INTERESTING THINGS TO TALK ABOUT
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s I pen this column, rain is steadily drizzling down, and I am enjoying the pure pleasure that a much-needed stormy day brings. But my joy is tempered when I hear a drought expert being interviewed on the radio. “Don’t get too excited,” the expert says defiantly. “Because unless we have a storm like this every day well into the spring, it will make no difference whatsoever to the drought.” What a buzzkill, I think. Most of us know we are way behind on our rain and snowpack levels. Of course it will take more than one storm to get us out of the drought. But I find this kind of broad-brush admonishment insulting. What do the experts think we will do? Run out and start watering our lawns every day? Resume taking long, hot showers? I think not. I absolutely love the weather in Sacramento. There is just enough change of season to stay interesting and enough sunshine to maintain my own personal solar-powered nature. The drought aside, I pay little attention to weather except as
it relates to my plans for outdoor sports. I get weather forecasts from my iPhone WeatherBug app. It gives me a pretty accurate picture of the next few days’ forecast so I can decide whether or not to cancel a tennis game. For cycling, I don’t even bother to check. Working at home most of the time, I can dress for a ride in the morning and then, when the weather looks clear, hop on my bike. For dog walking, my husband and I do the same, or even just suit up and go out in the rain.
Having grown up in Michigan, I’d had my fill of winter snow by the time I turned 21, when I moved out west to a milder climate. But some of my friends wouldn’t miss the local morning or evening news shows for detailed weather reports. And they can talk about the weather for even longer than the broadcast runs. Having grown up in Michigan, I’d had my fill of winter snow by the time I turned 21, when I moved out west to a milder climate. Snow in winter was just part of the world we lived in. Snow days were built into the school calendar, yet I recall having only a few of them. A snow day meant getting cold and wet but still having a ball playing outside all day.
This past January, a biblically proportioned East Coast snow and ice storm dubbed Snowmageddon was forecast. But it quickly became Nomageddon when it never arrived. The “storm of the century” seems to come every couple of months now. I was at a class with a friend the day before Snowmageddon was expected to strike. When another friend of hers arrived, she exclaimed, “OMG, are your kids OK?” Startled, the woman replied, “They are fine, but why on earth do you ask?” My friend said that she knew the woman’s adult kids lived back east. The lady shook her head and sighed. Years ago I asked my mother how the conversation was with her new dinner companions after she moved to assisted living. “Fine,” she said, “if you want to talk about the weather.” A major storm last fall in Northern California was expected to bring punishing winds and widespread flooding. Even my husband—who takes protecting our home and property very seriously—went out and loaded sandbags at 6 a.m. to block our basement and office from flooding. Thankfully, nothing even close to what was predicted actually happened. I am fairly certain the news media hyperventilation about weather extremes hasn’t always been with us. I recently heard about a study that showed the amount of time spent on weather by national news broadcasts has more than tripled in the past 10 years. The conclusion was that this coverage was being driven by globalwarming or climate-change interests. While I am all for reducing emissions, conserving fuel and
recycling everything possible, I am tiring of the political agenda that seems to blame the habits of our citizens for everything that goes wrong with the weather. This especially applies to weather patterns that are seasonally normal, including lots of winter snow in Eastern and Midwest states, hurricanes and tornadoes in states that have experienced them for hundreds of years, and rainstorms all over the country. Even the rain I am listening to on my rooftop as I write was just yesterday hyped as an “atmospheric river.”
After all, our urban neighborhoods have much more interesting people, places and things to experience than the weather. But then again, maybe I’m wrong and it’s the Weather Channel that’s really to blame. But rest assured, this is likely the last time you will read about weather—other than maybe in our garden column—in this publication. After all, our urban neighborhoods have much more interesting people, places and things to experience than the weather. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n
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Dinner and a Movie SELLANDS TO HOLD FAMILY SPAGHETTI NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A FILM
FOOD TRUCK MANIA The second annual Food Truck Mania season will begin on Friday, March 13, in McKinley Park. More than 10 local food truck vendors, including Drewski’s, Chando’s and Happy Cow, will participate. There will also be music and a beer and wine garden featuring Hoppy’s Brewing Company beer. 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. The series is sponsored by City Councilmember Jeff Harris. For more information, call 8087003.
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his month, Selland’s MarketCafe will bring one of the featured events of the Sacramento Food Film Festival to East Sacramento. On Friday, March 27, from 6 to 9 p.m., Sellands’ will host Family Movie Night: Spaghetti Dinner and a Movie in the Grand Hall at Clunie Community Center in McKinley Park. The featured film will be the timeless 1971 classic, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Based on the book by Roald Dahl and starring Gene Wilder, the musical tale follows five children on their visit to a magical candy factory. Dinner will include spaghetti, salad and garlic bread. The dessert, blueberry pie, is inspired by one of the movie’s characters. Five lucky children will receive a Golden Ticket giveaway with a DVD of the movie and a children’s cookbook. The event will benefit California Food Literacy Center. The center, headquartered in Sacramento, works to help people understand the impact of their food choices on their health,
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On Friday, March 27, from 6 to 9 p.m., Sellands’ will host Family Movie Night: Spaghetti Dinner and a Movie in the Grand Hall at Clunie Community Center in McKinley Park
the environment and the community. Many of its programs are focused on youth and families. According to Josh Nelson of Selland’s, “It is our family mission to help foster positive food literacy for families and children in our community.” Selland’s Family Restaurants include Ella Dining Room and Bar and The Kitchen, two
of the most acclaimed restaurants in Northern California. Tickets are $25 for adults, and $15 for children. For more information, go to sacfoodfilmfest.com
FARMERS MARKET IN THE PARK Ann Vuletich Clark, founder of the East Sacramento Farmers Market, has announced that the market’s second season will begin this April in McKinley Park. The market will be held every Saturday morning in the park next to Shepard Garden and Arts Center. The market, which opened in May 2014 and ran through October, featured local fruits, vegetables, flowers, eggs and meats as well as breads, specialty food items and prepared food, including coffee from East Sac’s Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters. “We have some exciting new vendors joining the market this year,” promises Vuletich Clark, an East Sac resident.
Vuletich Clark, a real estate agent with RE/Max Gold, has formed a nonprofit to manage the market. Selland’s Market-Cafe is a sponsor of the market. For more information, go to the East Sacramento Farmers Market Facebook page or email ann@ eastsacfarmersmarket.com
The YMCA and Sacramento City Unified School District have partnered to run a community center in Tahoe Park on the grounds of Tahoe Elementary School
Last year, the market won the East Sacramento Chamber’s Special Place award, which recognizes businesses that distinguish East Sacramento. According to chamber president Brad McDowell, “The new farmers market in McKinley Park created a
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The YMCA and Sacramento City Unified School District have partnered to run a community center in Tahoe Park on the grounds of Tahoe Elementary School. The school district will provide the building. The YMCA will manage the building and provide programming to students and the community. The center had been run by another organization for many years. But that group had exhausted its funding and could no longer provide regular programming for the neighborhood. The YMCA has run a summer day camp at the center and managed the Tahoe Park pool for the past two years. “Now, with the YMCA managing the building, they will provide programming four days a week, which will benefit area residents of all age groups,” said Isaac Gonzalez, president of Tahoe Park Neighborhood Association. “With over $20,000 of investment for the first year alone, this is a massive boon to Tahoe Park.” Programs will include after-school enrichment for elementary school-age youth, group fitness, adult computer classes and a parent/child program for preschool kids and their families. The YMCA will also partner with the neighborhood association to operate a garden on the grounds. The center is at 5959 8th Ave. For more information or to register for classes, go to ymcasuperiorcal.org or call 208-9650.
ROSE GARDEN FELLOW NEEDED Friends of East Sacramento has begun a search for its 2015 McKinley Rose Garden Fellow. The nonprofit group leases the public garden from the city and manages the care and maintenance of the 1,200-rosebush garden. “We are looking for candidates for paid part-time work from May to August, and preferably into the fall months,” says Cecily Hastings, who oversees the care of the garden for the organization. “Last year, our fellow had recently graduated from UC Davis with a science degree and had an interest in roses and public gardening.” Hastings says candidates will be considered from the fields of landscape architecture, botany and science. “While our outreach has been to college students seeking an internlike experience, we are also open to other candidates of all ages who have experience gardening and landscaping.” The position is part time, approximately 20 hours per week on a somewhat flexible schedule. Duties include gardening tasks, fertilization, and training and overseeing volunteers. Documentation of garden activities is also required. The position is funded each year by corporate donations and the garden’s adopt-a-garden marker program. Candidates need to submit their resumes along with a letter of interest to cecily@insidepublications.com no later than March 21. EAST SAC LIFE page 15
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FILM ABOUT CEMETERY GARDEN McKinley Library will host a free showing of “Cemetery Rose.” A 30-minute documentary about the garden in Sacramento Historic City Cemetery. The program will be on Saturday, March 21, at 2 p.m. East Sac resident Anita Clevenger, a lifetime UC Master Gardener, gardener writer and volunteer at the cemetery’s Historic Rose Garden, will speak about the cemetery. Clevenger is the curator of its award-winning collection of heritage roses collected from old cemeteries, home sites and mining camps across the Mother Lode and beyond. The cemetery was recently added to the National Registry of Historic Places. The library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, call 2642920.
LOCAL PROJECT WINS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DESIGN AWARD McKinley Village, the infill neighborhood of 336 homes currently under construction on the Centrage site, recently received the National Association of Home Builders’ Nationals Gold Award for the nation’s best “on-the-boards community,” defined as a project under construction but not yet open for sale or rent. The awards, now in their 35th year, recognize excellence in a variety of categories including architecture and community design. “This award recognizes that the McKinley Village plan creates a unique sense of place in a prime infill location. We are excited about creating a neighborhood that will offer a range of new home opportunities for people who want to live in town close to jobs, schools, EAST SAC LIFE page 16
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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 15 shopping, restaurants and services,” said Kevin Carson, president of The New Home Company of Northern California. “We are pleased that McKinley Village has received national recognition for its design and architecture,” said developer Phil Angelides, president of Riverview Capital Investments. “This award is a credit to our design team and to the city of Sacramento. We look forward to the vision of McKinley Village becoming a reality in the months ahead.” The New Home Company is developing the property along with Riverview Capital Investments and Encore Capital Management. They expect to have model homes open for viewing this fall. For more information, go to mckinleyvillage.com
VANDALS FLOOD LOCAL BUSINESSES In January, two local businesses were victims of vandalism that forced their closure for a number of weeks. The neighboring H Street offices of Blue Sky Day Spa and Dr. Charles Longo were flooded by water running from a hose placed in the doctor’s mail slot. The water, which ran for more than six hours, caused major
damage to the day spa and doctor’s office. According to spa owner Cindy Ajay, reconstruction of her shop will take four to six weeks. She hopes to reopen in early March. The police have asked that anyone with information contact them at 264-5471. For more information about Blue Sky Day Spa, call 455-6200 or go to blueskydayspa.com
THEODORE JUDAH SPRING FESTIVAL Theodore Judah Elementary School students will take to the stage for the annual Spring Art and Music Festival. The event will be on Thursday, March 19, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The free event showcases the musical instruction students receive weekly, including songwriting, reading music and playing ukuleles, recorders and violins. In addition to music, there will be a live auction of artwork created by students and classes throughout the year. There will also be a sidewalk sale of art priced less than $10. Proceeds raised by art sales will fund visiting artists and supplies for art docents and bulletin boards. This year, the festival will be held at Kit Carson School, 5301 N St. For more information, email hellotjpta@gmail.com
Mercy General Hospital hosted a party to celebrate its 90th anniversary. The hospital opened on Feb. 11, 1925.
RAISING MONEY FOR ST. FRANCIS St. Francis Catholic High School recently announced the appointment of Elmarie Hoffmann Brown as director of advancement. Hoffmann Brown will oversee all aspects of philanthropy and advancement of the school’s mission. The advancement team’s role is in building community, planning fundraising events and securing longterm financial support to advance the mission of the school. As a parent of an alumna, and a former student herself, Hoffmann Brown is passionate about the mission of St. Francis Catholic High School. She most recently served as development manager at Powerhouse Science Center. Rounding out the advancement team is alumna Dawn Cullo, advancement associate for donor management. Cullo is a 1991 graduate of the school.
The celebration included a display of artifacts and photos from 1925 and was attended by employees, volunteers, donors, physicians and community members. Employees who were born at Mercy General wore shirts that read, “I was born at Mercy General Hospital.”
SPRING CLEANING The city’s household junk pickup program has expanded to include the pickup of appliances and e-waste. Residential customers can make two appointments per year, from February through October, for the free pickup of acceptable bulky items, including yard waste. In addition, residents can now also schedule two appointments per year for appliance and e-waste collection. To request a household junk or appliance and e-waste appointment, call 311 or go to sac311.org
FUN AT THE LIBRARY A BIG NUMBER FOR MERCY
Students from David Lubin Elementary School in East Sacramento will participate in the school’s 10th annual Jog-a-Thon on Friday, March 20. The event raises funds for the school’s enrichment programs.
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Last month, Mercy General Hospital hosted a party to celebrate its 90th anniversary. The hospital opened on Feb. 11, 1925.
Two special programs for children will be held this month at McKinley Library. On Friday, March 6, there will be a celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. A Dr. Seuss story will be read, and kids
will be able to create their own Dr. Seuss crafts and creations and enjoy Dr. Seuss-themed snacks. On Friday, March 13, the musical duo The Poodlums will sing songs about movement, animals, animal sounds and more in English, Spanish and American Sign Language. Children can join in with the performers. Both programs are free and begin at 3:30 p.m. The library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, call 2642920.
SACRAMENTO GARDEN CENTER SPRING SALE Shepard Garden and Arts Center in McKinley Park will hold its spring sale on Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22. The sale, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, will feature plants, handcrafted items, harvest food items and other merchandise. All proceeds will benefit the center and the nonprofit garden and art clubs that meet there. Vendor booths are available for rent. Contact kathy.norton@mac.com
RUNNING FOR THEIR SCHOOL Students from David Lubin Elementary School in East will participate in the school’s 10th annual Jog-a-Thon on Friday, March 20. The event raises funds for the school’s enrichment programs. Local businesses sponsor the event, and parents and friends pledge money for students to run laps while promoting a healthy lifestyle through exercise. In past years, the Jog-a-Thon has raised more than $10,000 in pledges. These funds have helped pay for the school’s art program with local artist Ms. Jane, the David Lubin After School Academy, and the educational field trips offered to students each year. For more information about the Jog-a-Thon and how to make a contribution, contact Sarah Phillips at sarahbethphillips@hotmail.com
PLAY BALL! Opening day for the 64th season of East Sacramento Little League will be Saturday, March 7, on the fields at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School. 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
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HEAR FROM THE CANDIDATES College-Glen Neighborhood Association will host a forum with candidates for city council District 6 at fire station #60 on Thursday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. A special election to fill the seat formerly held by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty will be held on Tuesday, April 7. McCarty gave up his council seat in November after he was elected to the state legislature. The council district includes Tahoe Park and Elmhurst. Two longtime community activists are running for the seat. Eric Guerra, a policy director, is past president of Tahoe Park Neighborhood Association and current chair of the Sacramento County Planning Commission. Bruce Pomer, a health safety adviser, has served on the Los Rios Community College Board for more than 20 years and formerly served on the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Fire Station #60 is at 3301 Julliard Drive. To learn more about Guerra, go to ericguerra.org or call 538-4525. For information on Pomer, go to brucepomer.org or call 628-2549.
MERCY GUILD INSTALLS NEW LEADERS Mercy General Hospital Guild will install its new officers on Thursday, March 26, at Casa Garden Restaurant. The officers are Kathy Traversi, president; Karen Suhr, first vice president; Joanne Hufford, second vice president; Lynda Middleton,
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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 17 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, followed by lunch at noon. Casa Garden Restaurant is at 2760 Sutterville Road. For more information, contact BeBe White at 424-2628.
ST. FRANCIS STUDENTS TO EXHIBIT ART An exhibit featuring art projects by St. Francis Catholic High School students will be held on Saturday, March 14, from 5 to 7 p.m.
on Saturday, March 7, at Howe Park during the annual Trout Fishing Derby. Peters will be available on a first-come basis from 10 to 11:30 a.m. to discuss issues of interest with residents. The derby runs from 8 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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and local horticulture projects. Admission to the show and lecture is free. The center is at 3330 McKinley Blvd. For more information, call 3072399 or email elisabethjones7@gmail. com
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
FLOWERS FOR ST. PAT’S This is the school’s fourth annual Second Saturday open house. It will include paintings, sculpture and photography. The free show will be in the school’s Theatre Art Gallery at 5900 Elvas Ave. There will be a reception with light refreshments and live music. For more information, call 7375002 or go to stfrancishs.org
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This is the school’s fourth annual Second Saturday open house. It will include paintings, sculpture and photography.
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music at Bertha Henschel Park. On
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materials clear their library record.
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library, not just McKinley Library.
finished project. For information on material fees or to sign up, call 441-1478 or go to
On June 13, John Skinner Band will perform swing and big-band
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included. Students will take home a
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patrons that they should expect a
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theme.
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A Warm Start in Life GIVING BACK TO EAST SAC
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thank-you notes, bundling items and picking up donations. “The parents of the babies who receive these bundles are struggling financially,” says Olson. “They may need to ride public transportation home from the hospital with their newborn. They may be going to a homeless shelter from the hospital. They may be pushing their newborn home in a stroller or even walking home. These bundles ensure that the baby is warm for the trip home, at the least.” Thanks to Olson and that first mom on the bus, more than 100 babies have started their new lives snuggled in a warm blanket.
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ne day this past November, a new mom and her baby were leaving Sutter Memorial Hospital. As Dawn Olson, a licensed clinical social worker at the hospital, helped them onto a city bus, the mother asked, “Can I keep this blanket?” She was referring to the hospital-issued receiving blanket wrapped around her baby. Olson, who has worked with newborns and their families for more than seven years, realized that the young mother needed more than a blanket, so she gathered up some other items a new baby might need. Out of that incident, Newborn Baby Bundles was born. Olson recognized that not all women delivering their babies at Sutter have the necessary baby supplies waiting for them at home. “We can link needy families to community resources to help them through the most difficult times,” she says. “But how do we support our newborns until the family can access those community resources?” Reaching out to friends on Facebook, Olson asked for donations of baby basics: warm blankets, receiving blankets, onesies and footie pajamas. She thought she might be able to get enough supplies to help
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Dawn Olson started Newborn Baby Bundles last year
20 babies. But friends shared the post with others, who shared with their friends. Within a month, Olson was getting donations from across Northern California. East Sac’s Laser & Skin Surgery Center helped. So did Growing Brilliant Early Learning Center in Rocklin, John Adams Academy in Roseville, Dance 10 Dance Center in Rancho Cordova, Valley Vision in Sacramento, a mothers club in Woodland, Kylee Lillich Foundation,
Bear Hugs Family Child Care in Sunnyvale, Sacramento Boy Scouts and employees of Sutter Memorial Hospital. Sacramento State’s women’s gymnastics team ran a collection drive, and a Girl Scout troop in Redwood City developed a website for Newborn Baby Bundles. Olson, an East Sac resident and single mother of three teenage boys, now spends her days off writing
Donations of warm baby blankets, receiving blankets, newborn onesies, newborn footed pajamas, newborn gowns and newborn outfits are needed. To make a financial donation to the project, go suttermedicalcenter. org/philanthropy To learn more or to make a donation of items, go to Facebook and search for Newborn Baby Bundles or email Newbornbundles@gmail.com Thank you to Angela Borchert, communications associate at Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region, for her help with this story. To suggest someone for a volunteer profile, call 441-7026 or e-mail eastsaclife@aol.com n
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Budgetary Soul Searching IS THE CITY COUNCIL’S ‘NEW CAUTION’ REAL OR RHETORICAL?
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aving observed the Sacramento city council for a few years now, I’ve rarely seen much more than brief flashes of budgetary prudence. Councilmembers talk the talk of budget responsibility. Then they typically approve generous (even grandiose) spending and borrowing proposals that belie their rhetoric. But after a year of approving huge borrowings ($295 million of arena bonds) and costly long-term labor contracts (12.5 percent raises for firefighters, 9.3 percent raises for police and 8 percent for most other city workers), the city council is showing incipient signs of what I dub a “new caution” when it comes to spending. To appreciate the signs, folks must understand the full extent to which Mayor Kevin Johnson now leads a transformed city council. His council critics of old are gone. Almost all the new councilmembers elected in the past two election cycles enjoyed the mayor’s backing and are supportive of him. Despite the loss of the strong-mayor initiative, Johnson is at the zenith of his political power.
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His attitude toward spending and budgetary matters is the one that counts. So what are the signs of a new caution? First, at council meetings in recent months, councilmembers, the mayor included, have expressed frustration with a city budget process that tends to largely ignore longterm impacts in favor of short-term budget decisions. They want to see more forecasts of the city’s long-term cash flows, particularly in light of the 2019 expiration of Measure U, rapidly increasing CalPERS contributions (aka the fiscal cliff) and mounting city liabilities for pensions and retiree health care costs. Second, the mayor is driving an effort to fund an independent budget analyst office that will advise the council on all budgetary matters, independent of the city manager. Information in government, as in most things these days, is power, and the city manager currently holds an effective monopoly on the city’s financial numbers. He proposes a budget in early May, and the council must adopt it by June 30, creating a high-pressure setting in which councilmembers (and city watchdogs like my organization, Eye on Sacramento) are hard pressed to digest and respond to a flood of data. While the council is supposed to provide policy direction to the city manager on the budget, in practice the city manager drives budget policy and the council is largely reactive. In early January, the council approved the hiring of staff for an independent budget analyst office ($500,000 annually). On Jan. 27, the council turned the council’s
audit committee into the budget and audit committee, with responsibility for evaluating proposed budgets, supervising the independent budget analyst, assessing the budget impact of council actions and helping the city adhere to balanced budgets. The mayor appointed himself chair of the reorganized committee and announced a much more frequent committee meeting schedule. He has announced plans to use these enhanced budgetary tools to produce, in collaboration with the council, annual directives to the city manager that will instruct him on policies the council wants to see reflected in the budget. Budget policy would be developed in committee meetings open to the public, providing a level of public input that would be unprecedented. Some may dismiss these changes as attempts by Johnson to garner more power at the expense of the city manager. But it is clear to most observers that the current budget process is less than optimal, to put it charitably. Plus, the power shift is really from the city manager to the council as a whole, not to the mayor. Johnson’s personal political power is a function of his leadership chops with other councilmembers. This is how power is supposed to be exercised in a council-city manager form of government. Finally, the new budget structure should give the public much greater influence over city budgetary decisions. Currently, the public has almost zero input into the budget the city manager submits to the council. Previous city managers made a point of holding budget workshops at town
hall meetings around the city to solicit public input. (That’s where I learned how the city budget works.) Now, by comparison, the city budget is a veritable black box. The public will be able to attend meetings of the budget and audit committee and make their case for changes in city budget policy directly to the councilmembers. Councilmembers will have the means to direct budget policy, rather than merely react to policies put forth by the city manager. Folks will also be able to buttonhole their councilmembers at the grocery store and express their views on the city budget. If the mayor and council are really astute, they’ll resurrect the practice of convening budget town halls to educate the public and develop community consensus on budgetary policy. So will improvements in the city’s budget process lead to improvements in policy? That’s the $64,000 question. The early signs are somewhat encouraging. On Feb. 10, city manager John Shirey advised the city council that the city had generated an unanticipated $17 million budget surplus in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2014. In almost the same breath, he recommended the council spend all but $1 million of it right away on various projects, ranging from new radios ($4.9 million) to a human resources software upgrade ($1.5 million), a new software program for managing city contracts ($1.5 million) and a further contribution to the city’s streetcar project ($3 million, for a total of $7 million). CITY HALL page 25
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CITY HALL FROM page 22 Traditionally, the council has treated surplus funds from prior years as found money and spent as rapidly as possible on things that are rarely carefully thought through or weighed against other budget priorities and constraints. In the face of a looming fiscal cliff, the responsible thing to do is for the council to put 100 percent of the $17 million into reserves, much like a family would bank an unexpected financial windfall when they know that the family’s breadwinner is expected to lose a chunk of his income in a few years. The council postponed a decision on what to do with the surplus and directed Shirey to provide greater justification for his spending plan. It will be interesting to see whether the rhetoric of fiscal responsibility matches the council’s actions. If the council decides to spend the $17 million bounty now on nonessential items instead of saving it, how can they credibly argue two years from now that city voters should further extend the Measure U half-cent sales tax hike?
MEASURE U SALES TAX REVENUE EXPLODES Speaking of Measure U, when the sales tax hike was put on the ballot in 2012, the city told voters that the tax would bring in $27.6 million annually. But in a report to the city council last month, city budget director Leyne Milstein reported that Measure U is expected to bring in $41.5 million in the current fiscal year that ends in
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THE STREETCAR TAX One of the challenges of writing a column that involves a two-week time lag between deadline and publication is my need to be nearly clairvoyant in how the future will roll out. But I’m afraid my crystal ball is cloudy when it comes to how downtown and Midtown property owners will vote on the proposed
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ETHICS & TRANSPARENCY REFORM FORUMS On Feb. 19, the City Ethics & Transparency Project, a joint project of EOS, the League of Women Voters and many community cosponsors, held the first of several public forums at Clunie Community Center. Panelists included Peter Scheer, executive director of First Amendment Coalition; Kimberly Nalder, CSUS professor and director of Project for an Informed Electorate; City Councilmember Jeff Harris; Paula Lee, president of the league; and yours truly on behalf of EOS. The forums provide opportunities for the general public to express their ideas and opinions on city ethics and transparency reform. Following the forums, a comprehensive package of reforms will be drafted and ultimately
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Craig Powell is a local attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramento.org or 718-3030.
This need for new parking revenue level is based on the very high interest rate. If our bond sale were not stalled by litigation, then the bonds could be sold now at an interest rate 1.5 percent or more less than our artificially high assumption. This would result in annual debt service millions a year less than the $22 million. Reduction in debt service would result in a dollar-for-dollar matched reduction in the need to grow parking revenue. In addition, the finance plan does not include the
CITY TREASURER RESPONDS The February Inside City Hall column contained inaccurate information represented as fact regarding the city’s debt financing plan for the downtown arena. I thought this would be an appropriate time to describe more accurately the plan, which will make up the major share of the city’s financial contribution to the downtown arena project. Once the final litigation against the project is resolved this summer, the city will sell bonds to fund most of the city project contribution. In the finance plan presented to the city council last May, we assumed a very high interest rate for the bonds of 6.7 percent, resulting in assumed annual debt service of $22 million per year. This rate estimate was well above market conditions at the time. In our finance plan, only $7.5 million of that debt service would be paid with new parking revenue, not $15 million. The rest would come from lease payments from the Kings, new tax revenues from the project and existing parking revenue coming available when current debt is paid off. Over time, as Kings lease payments and tax revenues grow, growing parking revenue will be available for other city needs.
new revenues coming to the city from the hotel project adjacent to the arena and other projects near the site. The finance plan does not include the fact that public properties transferred to the private sector will go on the tax roll. These new revenues will only benefit city services. The city has a secure finance plan based on balance and diversification, which we are implementing. There are no last-minute frantic efforts. Russell Fehr City Treasurer n
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been cheerleading for the project and local business groups like Downtown Sacramento Partnership and Metro Chamber (as well as The Sacramento Bee) have swung behind it, EOS received a total of 40 unprompted emails and phone calls from voting property owners, every one of which expressed strong opposition to the streetcar tax. So what’s next? If the property owners reject the tax, then it’s back to the drawing board for city officials, who will likely scramble to find another way to finance the $165 million construction cost. (Projects rarely seem to completely die in Sacramento; they just go into a kind of vague hiatus.) If property owners approve the streetcar tax, an election of registered voters who live in the proposed district (mostly renters who vote irregularly) will be scheduled for April or May. To pass the special tax, a two-thirds majority of votes will be needed. A group of homeowners (who do vote religiously) in the district has begun canvassing their neighbors, urging them to vote against the project if it comes to a vote of registered voters.
presented to the city council and, in some cases, city voters. In case you missed the Clunie event, here’s a schedule of forums being held throughout the city over the coming months. Panelists will change with each forum. All forums will begin at 6:30 p.m.: Feb. 26, The Artisan Building (1901 Del Paso Blvd.); March 12, South Natomas Library (2901 Truxel Road); March 25, Robbie Waters PocketGreenhaven Library (7335 Gloria Drive); April 8, North Natomas Library (4660 Via Ingoglia).
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t is with honor and excitement that I serve as district attorney of Sacramento County. I am so fortunate to have found a job that I absolutely love. Even if I won the lottery today, I would gladly show up to the office tomorrow. My commitment to this community is rooted in my upbringing. My family has been in Sacramento for more than 50 years. Growing up in the Arden area, I attended local schools and returned here in the mid-’90s. I am raising my two young boys here as well. As a mother and a career prosecutor, I am both personally and professionally committed to the safety and well-being of every citizen of this county. While I officially took office in early January, my preparation for this job has unfolded over the last 25 years. My commitment to victims, justice and public safety has remained steadfast as I have never had any other professional job in my life. The majority of my career has been spent prosecuting violent crime, including murder, sexual assault and child molestation. More than
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20 years ago, I developed a passion for the pursuit of justice through forensic DNA evidence and cold-case prosecutions. I believe very strongly that DNA evidence is the greatest tool ever given to law enforcement to find the truth, and it is our responsibility to seek justice for all families that have been victimized by crime, no matter how much time has passed. In 2000, I prosecuted California’s first John Doe DNA case, where we charged a serial rapist alleging only his DNA as his identity. Within months of filing this case, the rapist was identified through California’s DNA Databank, which keeps criminals’ DNA on file to help solve other cases. That rapist was convicted and sentenced to prison. In 2002, I formed the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Cold Case Homicide Unit. The unit was highly successful in solving cases and convicting murderers for horrific crimes from as far back as the 1970s. When not prosecuting violent crime, my goal has been to design new and innovative programs that work to prevent crime and better our community. Since 2009, I supervised our Misdemeanor and Child Abuse Unit. These assignments better prepared me for leading the office as a manager and administrator. Now I am privileged to lead our entire team of dedicated professionals. With more than 400 employees, the District Attorney’s Office is the largest law firm in the Sacramento region. The office receives approximately 40,000 cases a year from dozens of state, local and other law enforcement agencies.
These cases include homicides; gangs and hate crimes; career criminals; child abuse; sexual assaults; major narcotics; domestic violence; human trafficking; elder abuse; public integrity cases; real estate, public assistance and insurance fraud; consumer and environmental protection cases; prison crimes; juvenile cases and misdemeanors. Our office files nearly 25,000 cases a year. In order to effectively prosecute these crimes, our office has a staff of 170 attorneys, 40 investigators, 15 victim advocates and 138 support staff. Our Laboratory of Forensic Services is one of only three in the state where the district attorney oversees and manages the lab. It is essential to the prosecution of many of our cases. Our 38 certified, industry-leading criminalists provide the highest-quality service in trace evidence, toxicology, controlled substances, firearm and tool marks, DNA, and crime scene reconstruction. Servicing all law enforcement agencies operating in Sacramento County, the lab processed more than 13,700 pieces of evidence in 2014. Our office is also active in the community with innovative programs and events. They include: Citizens Academy: Provides an overview of the criminal justice system and allows for critical analysis of issues and exchange of ideas and perspectives. Outstanding Citizen Awards Ceremony: Honors victims and witnesses who go above and beyond to help victims and/or make great
personal sacrifices in participating in the criminal justice process. Parents Against Chronic Truancy (PACT): Identifies chronic truants, educates their parents on the legal responsibility to keep their children in school, and provides them with support services. There is also our Gun Violence Information for Teens (GIFT) program; driving under the influence prevention programs, Before the Impact and Real DUI Court in Schools; high school justice and law programs, Youth Academy and Law & Public Policy Academy; an annual diversity open house and reception for law school students; and an annual public safety and community appreciation breakfast. In addition, we have collaborative courts that offer support services and treatment instead of jail time for certain offenders who have unique needs and circumstances, including drug, homeless, veterans’ and mental health courts. Jan Scully led this office with dedication and distinction for 20 years. We are proud of what her office achieved. As Jan told me often, there is always more to be done to meet the needs of public safety. I believe the role of a prosecutor goes well beyond the courtroom. A prosecutor should not focus just on putting criminals in jail or prison. As I have said often, the blueprint to public safety is prosecution, prevention and innovation. One of my more immediate goals is to build upon our existing programs and create new ways to work with
members of the community on crime prevention. A significant change we have already made is the creation of a Community & Government Relations (CGR) Unit. CGR brings all of our community-related efforts under one umbrella. This will allow us to maximize our reach, increase accessibility and communication between our office and the citizens we serve, and have a greater positive impact across the county. CGR will include our nationally recognized Community Prosecution Unit. With funding from the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, we now have five prosecutors working in neighborhoods throughout the county. Community prosecutors create partnerships with citizens, law enforcement, community groups and businesses to proactively address quality-of-life issues, including blight, prostitution, graffiti and homelessness. CGR will also focus on legislative issues and take a proactive role in shaping laws that impact public
safety. California has passed laws that have dramatically changed the criminal justice system. These include AB 109, which shifted of thousands of state prison inmates to local jurisdictions, and Proposition 47, which reduced penalties for nonviolent crimes. As your District Attorney, I am committed to being a strong voice for our community on important public safety issues. These are just a few of the new ideas, goals and priorities that have been set for our office. We are excited and eager to seize the many opportunities that lie ahead, whether it is new partnerships, new programs or new ways to engage with our community. Through aggressive prosecution and innovative prevention programs, we can continue to enhance the safety and quality of life for all of Sacramento. Anne Marie Schubert was elected Sacramento County district attorney in November. She can be reached at daoffice@sacda.org n
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The Tax Man AT HOWARD JARVIS ASSOCIATION, HE HELPS PROTECT PROP 13
BY JESSICA LASKEY
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area,” Coupal recalls. “Quite frankly, we fell in love with the area. We’re now thoroughly ensconced.”
on Coupal says, “Lots of people
Coupal spent nine years with
complain about taxes, but I get
Pacific Legal Foundation working on
paid to complain about taxes.”
environmental law cases, usually on
Coupal says this with an amiable
laugh, but his job as president of
the side of property owners impacted
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
by overregulation. While defending
is no joke. The association was
one particular client, Coupal saw his
founded in the 1970's by tax revolt
career path changed forever. “As one of the junior lawyers at
leaders Howard and Estelle Jarvis in the wake of the passage of Proposition
the time, I was assigned anybody
13, which decreased property taxes
who walked in the door without an
by assessing property values at
appointment,” Coupal recalls. “One
their 1975 value and prohibited
day, Paul Gann walked in with a legal
reassessment except in cases of
issue.” Gann was a political activist
change in ownership or completion of
who had co-authored Proposition 13
new construction. Its primary purpose
and sponsored Proposition 4, which
is to protect Proposition 13 and keep
placed “Gann limits” on state and
an eye on new tax proposals on behalf
local spending. Says Coupal, “I took
of California taxpayers.
the case and won it pretty easily and got a reputation for handling public
“Nothing is more creative than a
finance cases and taxpayer advocacy.”
government entity trying to get more
Thanks to this initial success
tax dollars,” Coupal says. “We’re here to enforce the provisions of the
handling Gann’s case, Coupal met
Constitution.”
the team at Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. In 1991, they hired him
Coupal’s focus for most of his career has been the protection of
as director of legal affairs to oversee
these provisions through advocacy
the association’s litigation and
and litigation. After graduating from
lobbying efforts. “I unfortunately never met
Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary in
Howard Jarvis,” says Coupal. (The
Virginia in 1982, Coupal moved to
association’s founder died in 1986.)
California with his wife to complete
“But I was regaled with all the
a two-year fellowship with Pacific
stories.” During his seven years in legal
Legal Foundation before heading back to Washington, D.C., to practice
affairs and since taking the reins
law. Considering they’ve now lived
as president in 2000, Coupal has
in Sacramento for more than three
successfully defended Proposition
decades, they clearly never made it
140, the state’s term-limit initiative,
back to D.C.
before the California Supreme Court. Jon Coupal is the president of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
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litigation or lobbying anymore, his
62, an HJTA-sponsored initiative
work as chairman of the board of the
guaranteeing the right to vote on local
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation
taxes. He was the principal drafter of
has him focused on the future.
Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on
The foundation funds educational
Taxes Act (a measure passed by the
studies on issues like public employee
voters in 1996). Most recently, Coupal
pensions and the proposed high-speed
helped defeat Proposition 88, the
rail line that will affect California’s
statewide parcel-tax initiative, which
financial future. It also provides legal
was voted down in 2006.
representation for taxpayer advocacy
view than others in California when it comes to the role of government,”
organizations, homeowners and individual taxpayers. homeowners,” Coupal says. “We’re
government, but I believe it should
very much a grass-roots organization.
constrain itself to some core
Dues are only $15 a year. We’re
functions. Taxpayers have the right
driven by people who recognize that
to the efficient use of their tax dollars.
their homes are their No. 1 asset
There are policies in place that are
and remember back to the ’70s—or
damaging to California’s economic
remember stories their parents told
health, which is why our recovery
them—when high taxes forced them
is lagging far behind. We have the
out of their homes.”
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The Art of the Ask COMPETING TO SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS IN THE ELEVATOR PITCH
organization, one of 40 SVPs worldwide, was launched in 2008 with a focus on education. Since then, it has raised more than $1 million for educational nonprofits. But, says SVP executive director Breanna Cahill, “it goes way beyond the money. These organizations need funding, but they also benefit from being connected to the business
BY TERRY KAUFMAN
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them with strategic planning and so much more.” This is Sacramento’s first Fast
his month, 10 local nonprofits will compete in Fast Pitch, a
Pitch competition. Other cities,
contest designed to help the
including Los Angeles, Scottsdale and
organizations’ leaders hone their
Cincinnati, hold their own Fast Pitch
“elevator pitch.”
events. “We work with organizations that
What’s an elevator pitch? It’s a short, concise summary of a request
we can make a difference for,” says
or proposition. The idea: If you’re
Cahill. “Most are small, and this
asking someone for something (like
gives them a platform to address the
money), you should be able to make
community. They need to find a way
your pitch in the minute or two it
to explain to the community what
takes to ride an elevator from one
they do.” Earlier this winter, the finalists
floor to another. Fast Pitch provides a “pitch stage”
received feedback from the coaches
for nonprofit leaders. The 10 finalists
after presenting their draft pitches.
were assigned volunteer coaches
The sessions included videotaping
from the business community to help
and comparative scoring designed to
them refine and present their pitch.
strengthen the messages and their
On March 6, each finalist will make
delivery. Teach For America is one of
a three-minute pitch to a roomful of potential funders and community
this year’s finalists. A 25-year-old
leaders. The goal: to be able to deliver
organization, its Sacramento arm
a clear, concise message about the
is just in its infancy. “We have the
organization, punctuated with an
muscle of a national organization, but
“ask.”
we also need to be integrated with Sacramento and aligned with local
Fast Pitch is sponsored by
efforts,” says its executive director,
Social Venture Partners, a group of businesses and philanthropists that works to strengthen the nonprofit landscape. The Sacramento
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do I pitch my organization to this
nonprofit? “Successful people
community? The real goal for us is
are competitive, and we all have
not to win the contest but to tell our
a vested interest in seeing our
story.”
nonprofits succeed, but this has been
To make his pitch, Howard received
Crowley. “I’ve been impressed with
of Sacramento Region Community
the quality and depth of passion of all
Foundation, and Bob Crowley, a
of the teams.”
venture capitalist who recently moved back to the region. “I tend to make
floors me is that some of the nonprofit directors have been providing
and Bob have helped me weave the
guidance to their competitors,” she
narrative.”
says. “They’re all so passionate about not just their mission and their
is invaluable. “This is a great way to
organization, but also the sector that
see worthy endeavors in the field of
they’re in. A rising tide raises all
education in one place,” he explains.
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All in the Family FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, MAHMUD SHARIF HAS RUN A GEM OF A BUSINESS
BY JESSICA LASKEY SHOPTALK
J
ewelry is in Mahmud Sharif’s blood. The owner of Sharif Jewelers in Sacramento can
trace the origins of his family business all the way back to 1930s Jerusalem. “My great-grandfather started in the business,” Sharif says from his bustling store on Howe Avenue. “Then my grandfather opened the Sharif Jewelers store in Jerusalem in 1932. In the Middle East, you call a business by the family name. The name is still everywhere there.”
“We do custom design, repair, appraisal, watches—we fix them, we sell them, we take care of them. We carry estate and antique jewelry, high-end designer names, loose diamonds. All in all, we want every customer to have a really good experience.”
Mahmud Sharif, the owner of Sharif Jewelers, can trace the origins of his family business all the way back to 1930s Jerusalem.
in the Middle East wants their oldest
came in handy. I was also making
the downtown store, and Sharif’s son,
son to be a doctor or an engineer, and
jewelry in the evening and on
whom he affectionately calls “the
I’m the eldest son,” Sharif explains.
weekends in my garage, taking it to
champ,” runs the outpost in Folsom.)
But it didn’t take him long to realize
antique shows, flea markets, swap
Having now served the Sacramento
that he wanted to continue growing
meets. But I found myself doing a lot
region for more than 30 years,
his roots in the family business.
of other jewelers’ work, and I wanted
Sharif can safely say that his idea to
to start doing my own.”
continue his family’s legacy stateside
“I took jewelry classes at Sac State Sharif came to California as a
as well as studying engineering,”
In 1980, Sharif made this desire
was a good one.
young man to pursue his bachelor’s
Sharif says. “Jewelry manufacturing
a reality by opening the first of
degree in mechanical engineering
requires a mechanical background
three Sharif Jewelry stores on Howe
serving two generations of people,”
at California State University,
as well, so both art and engineering
Avenue. (His brother, Hazem, runs
Sharif says proudly. “People who
Sacramento. “Every well-to-do family
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efforts. His son, daughter and nephew
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have all decided to follow in their
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family’s footsteps. All three earned a
loving the store when they were
business degree, followed by gemology
little.”
certification. And Sharif and his
That might have something to
brother are now looking to open a
do with the tempting dish of sweets
fourth location in Roseville as early as
and fresh, homemade baklava that
next year to give the fifth generation
Sharif keeps stocked at each store,
in the Sharif legacy a place to come
as well as the Turkish coffee and
into their own.
mint tea that he offers as part of
“I always tell the kids that you
the cultural tradition of Middle
have to give back to the community
Eastern merchants. But it could
that has given us this success,” Sharif
equally be thanks to the warm,
says. “We are so grateful, and we
inviting atmosphere and high-
show that by giving our customers
quality customer service that the
unparalleled quality and personal
businessman maintains.
attention and giving back to charities
“We do everything in the jewelry
and organizations all over the region.”
industry,” Sharif says. “We do custom
Compassion is just as much a part
design, repair, appraisal, watches—we
of the Sharif family legacy as fine
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Love: All THIS COUPLE COMBINED FAMILY, EXERCISE AND TENNIS
BY JESSICA LASKEY SHOPTALK
B
ill and Margie Campbell’s business might be called Spare Time Inc., but their ownership of 10 sports clubs in the Greater Sacramento region, including Rio del Oro Racquet Club on Scripps Drive, is more than a hobby. It’s become a lifestyle. “We’ve lived for the past 22 years in the Wilhaggin area right by Rio, so I’m there almost every day,” Bill says. “Margie and I both work out regularly and play tennis.” To say that the Campbells are avid tennis players would be an understatement. In fact, the couple met doing just that when they were teenagers. “When I was learning to play tennis, I asked my pro what I needed to do,” Bill recalls. “He told me to play as many matches as I could. My first match was with Margie’s mother, who attended the same club where I played. When she beat me, I asked her who else I could play and she said I needed to play her 14-year-old daughter. I called Margie and asked her to play and the match lasted about 40 minutes, including warm-up. I didn’t win one single point.” Margie’s prowess on the court impressed the then-19-year-old Bill— she was the number-two junior tennis player in Northern California, after all. But it wasn’t until their paths crossed again years later that they became an item. In the meantime, Bill had left UC Berkeley, where he’d been introduced to tennis in the first place as a freshman, with the
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Bill Campbell owns 10 sports clubs in the Greater Sacramento region, including Rio del Oro Racquet Club on Scripps Drive.
intention of returning on a full tennis scholarship. “I took a tennis class in my spring semester at Cal and fell in love with playing,” Bill says. “My instructor was the men’s tennis team coach and he told me that I could become a really good tennis player, so I got really involved in it over the summer. I’m kind of driven, so for the next two years, I didn’t go to sleep unless I’d played 10 sets of tennis six days a week. I got a full ride for tennis to go
back to Berkeley, but the NCAA ruled that I only had one year of eligibility left. That would have been a waste, so I went to Sacramento State instead to major in accounting.” Although Bill successfully became a CPA, and eventually the chief financial officer of a development company, his love of tennis kept calling him back to the courts. While researching a paper on tennis and swim clubs for his MBA, he interviewed the managers of 22 local
organizations, which got him thinking about starting one of his own. “After Margie and I got married, we wanted to start a business which combined our many interests,” Bill recalls. “We knew that we both loved family, exercise, tennis and the Sacramento region. We decided that creating active, family-oriented club communities was what we both wanted to do.” Thus, Spare Time Clubs, Inc. was born, taking its name from the very fact that it was a business the Campbells were running in their spare time. They opened Rio del Oro, their first site, in March of 1973 and now have 10 clubs in Sacramento, Lodi and Oakley, almost 200 tennis courts, 1,500 employees and 75 tennis pros to their name. In addition to running their thriving clubs, the couple spend their time on the Rio tennis courts, in the weight room, with their five grandchildren or, in Margie’s case, serving as the president of the U.S. Tennis Association of Northern California. “We’re the biggest provider of USTA facilities in the region and we host about 50 tournaments a year,” Bill says proudly. “We have more than 340 adult USTA teams at our clubs and six of our teams went to nationals this year.” Needless to say, the Campbells have much less spare time than they used to, but they appear to be having a ball. Ready to get in shape and tackle the tennis courts? Check out sparetimeclubs.com to discover the Campbells’ many club locations. Rio del Oro Racquet Club is at 119 Scripps Drive. n
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The Big Leagues SACRAMENTO AND ELK GROVE WANT THE SAME THING: MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
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ow that Sacramento is certifiably nuts about soccer, there’s an interesting race underway between our region’s two largest cities to construct a big-league stadium and bring Major League Soccer to town. One city generates gobs of media attention with overheated press conferences and high-profile investors. The other plods along, buying land and cobbling together the money to actually build a new soccer stadium. If you haven’t guessed, the first city is Sacramento. The second is Elk Grove. “It’s like the tortoise and the hare. We’re the hare,” says Elk Grove Mayor Gary Davis. “Sacramento and the Republic group certainly have momentum, and we wish them the best. But we’ll be ready just in case.” Soccer fever has been driven by the Republic Football Club, which stole hearts with a triumphant debut season in 2014. But for all its marketing skill and cheap-date appeal, the Republic remains an entry-level product, affiliated with the third-tier USL Pro league, playing in
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Elk Grove Mayor Gary Davis
a temporary stadium bolted together on a vacant patch at Cal Expo. The Republic and the city of Sacramento are eager to move up to the big time. They want to convince Major League Soccer to grant
Sacramento an expansion team. Elk Grove is trying to do the same thing. But the approaches couldn’t be more different. The Republic figures that by trotting out some big names as
investors (the San Francisco 49ers and Sacramento Kings have apparently put money into the Republic but won’t say how much), the MLS will approve Sacramento as an expansion city. Elk Grove has deployed a different strategy, basically the flip side of Sacramento. Mayor Davis and company believe that by setting out to build a stadium before they have a team, the MLS will realize Elk Grove is the real deal. “Look at Miami, where the biggest name in soccer, David Beckham, hasn’t been able to get a team because he doesn’t have a stadium,” Davis says. “That shows you how critical the stadium is.” When Davis—or anyone else— talks about a stadium, he’s really talking about site control and construction funding. Without those two components, you can’t have a stadium. Nothing else matters until those two pieces are nailed down. The Republic group has plans for site control at the downtown railyards, but the deal’s not done. As for stadium financing, the Republic has said almost nothing, which probably means there isn’t much to talk about. These facts suggest that, despite the presence of 49ers owner Jed York and Kings owner Vivek Ranadive, the Republic still must overcome the two biggest hurdles in stadium building: site control and funding. By contrast, Elk Grove owns the land for its project and is far along in identifying funding sources for a new soccer facility. The city bought about 100 acres of farmland and annexed it into Elk Grove. As for funding, Mayor
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Davis is taking a community-first approach, drawing up plans for 16 youth fields next to his pro stadium, which is penciled for 9,000 seats but can grow to 20,000, a desirable MLS number. “We are a soccer community, and we want that reflected in the sports facilities we build,” Davis says. “We have 6,000 kids playing soccer. And we did marketing studies a long time ago that predicted a local pro team would have the kind of success the Republic had last year.” So while Sacramento and the Republic have dominated the conversation about the MLS, Elk Grove has quietly done much of what really matters. “It’s not a competition with Sacramento,” Davis says. “We think the region deserves MLS and believe we can provide a very good option.” Soccer fans should use caution when jumping on the Republic’s MLS bandwagon. Here’s why: At some point, the team is likely to ask the city of Sacramento for money to help build a stadium at the railyards. Thanks
to the Kings, the answer is probably going to be no. Ironically for soccer fans, the Kings’ arena deal, where the city contributes about $255 million of the $477 million cost, is the main reason why Sacramento can’t help the Republic build a stadium. The basketball arena gobbled up what was left of Sacramento’s debt capacity. Now, the city can’t responsibly go out and borrow money for a soccer stadium, even if the city council wants to. Republic founder Warren Smith likes to say the MLS won’t expand into a suburb like Elk Grove, because the league prefers an urban entertainment environment with restaurants and bars. He’s right, but he’s wrong. Like all pro leagues, the MLS will ultimately go where the stadium money is greenest. Don’t be surprised if soccer’s greenest field is on Grant Line Road in Elk Grove.
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eal estate developers come in many formats: old, young, fat, skinny, entrepreneurial and so on. But it would be difficult to find two developers who fit the stereotypes less than Katherine and Rachel Bardis. Chic and youthful, one recently out of law school, the other a mom with twins in grade school, the Bardis cousins present a distinctive image in the office they share overlooking the California National Guard helicopter pad at Mather Field. “Don’t let her fool you,” Rachel says of Katherine. “She’s been bred for this.” “And Rachel has a ton of experience in real estate,” Katherine says. “Between the two of us, we have a lot of bases covered.” “We’re a power team,” Rachel says. Today, the Bardis duo is etching its brand on a premier Sacramento infill development: They are building the first phase of homes at the Setzer Forest Products property. The 32-acre industrial site stands at the foot of Broadway, next to Miller Park and the Sacramento River. It’s called North West Land Park. Thanks to its proximity to downtown and recreational opportunities presented by the waterfront, the Setzer land has been coveted for decades. The prospect of building on the site became tangible in 2006, when the Setzer family decided to sell it. The land is geographically and historically blessed. It played a major role in Sacramento’s agricultural
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Young master builders, cousins Katherine and Rachel Bardis, of the new infill project at Setzer
heyday from the late 1920s through the 1960s, when the Setzer family built wooden boxes for the fruit and vegetable industry. In later years, the Broadway plant produced fiberboard and frames for doors and windows. Various developers imagined fanciful projects for the acreage, from high-density housing to an international trade center. When the recession’s dust settled, the Bardis cousins emerged as the choice to serve as master builder. The master
developers are two investment partnerships: North West Land Park and Ranch Capital. “It’s an amazing opportunity for us,” Katherine says. The Bardis cousins may seem unique as builders go, but only superficially. When Rachel mentions Katherine’s real estate breeding, the reference runs straight to Christo Bardis, Katherine’s father and a homebuilding legend in California.
And when Katherine talks about Rachel’s experience, the praise includes 16 years in the industry, including time with Corinthian Homes and her own real estate management firm, RB Management & Sales. Christo Bardis has been among the region’s most successful developers, starting in the 1970s with Winncrest Homes and later Reynen & Bardis. BUILDING page 42
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Success turned sour in the recession, when Reynen & Bardis was trapped in a collapsing marketplace with too much land and not enough cash flow. The company was all but wiped out. Now on the rebound with several new projects, Christo Bardis clearly enjoys watching his daughter build upon his experiences. The Mather office that Rachel and Katherine share is down a hallway from the patriarch’s office. “I’m very proud of my dad and the legacy he built in Sacramento,” Katherine says. “That’s one of the reasons why we were chosen to do the North West Land Park project. We were able to say we have history in Sacramento, it’s our home, and we wouldn’t want to do anything less than a great project.” The women have unique concepts for their 282 homes at North West Land Park. They envision bungalows, detached homes, duplexes and halfplexes, each with unique, highend options that belie entry-level prices from the high $100,000s. “We’re making it really hard on ourselves by offering things like a variety of tiles and cabinets, like you’d find at the higher end,” Katherine says. “Most builders would just slap the same stuff into each unit and be done with it. But this project is too unique for that.” Bardis Homes—the company formed by Katherine and Rachel— started small in 2012. The cousins found an empty lot off Pocket Road and built four high-end singlefamily homes, which quickly sold. From there, they decided to search
for bigger projects. They landed at Broadway. Despite the family connection (Rachel’s father Lou is Christo’s brother), the Bardis Homes partnership has taken time to settle. The women weren’t close while growing up, though both shared a passion for horses. As for personalities, Rachel is all business, with an impressive ability to discuss projects in crisp talking points. Katherine favors a more informal style, joking and speaking her mind. “We had separate offices for awhile but got tired of yelling at each other,” Katherine says. “The relationship works well because we’re different people with similar values,” Rachel says. Those values will be on display at North West Land Park when model homes sprout from an iconic patch of Sacramento soil. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n
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Puzzle Partners A NINE-LETTER METAPHOR FOR MARRIED LIFE
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hen we met, my wife and I were both Mondays. Now, after 34 years of marriage, she is a Wednesday and I am a Saturday. We are both longtime crossword-puzzle enthusiasts, but she prefers to work from a book of New York Times Wednesday crosswords, and I prefer a book of Saturday crosswords. Crossword puzzles in the Times get tougher as the week progresses. Monday puzzles are a snap. Saturdays can require hours of brainwork. (Sunday’s puzzle is much bigger than the rest but not necessarily all that challenging.) Life would be so much better if the universe, like Times puzzle master Will Shortz, always lightened our burdens on Mondays. Just now, I put aside a puzzle because I can’t think of a nine-letter answer to the clue “Recess activity.” When we got married, way back in 1980, Julie and I both liked to while away our few spare moments with easy puzzles. We were busy people back then and didn’t have a lot of time for brain-busting mental challenges. In those days, we deigned to solve puzzles even in magazines hardly noted for their intellectual content: TV Guide, People, etc. Now,
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we are older, have no children to look after and wouldn’t be caught dead reading celebrity gossip magazines. Age has weakened many parts of us— knees, backs, eyes, reflexes, etc.—but has only enriched our vocabularies. I couldn’t beat my 22-year-old self in a footrace, a tennis game or a weightlifting competition, but I could humiliate him in a crossword-solving challenge. The same is true of Julie and her younger self. But while our vocabularies have grown stronger, our crossword puzzle preferences are no longer entirely in sync.
I sometimes spend three days working on the same Saturday crossword puzzle. Often I will lie awake at night trying to think of a nine-letter word for “outdoor contemplation locale” (Zen garden) or “the first drink ever ordered by James Bond” (Americano). Most days, Julie works at a demanding office job for eight hours or more. I am a freelance writer, freelance notary, freelance antiquarian, freelance bookseller
and freelance anything-elsesomeone-might-want-to-hire-me-for (housesitting, babysitting, catsitting, etc.). Julie has one job that occupies a lot of hours. I have a dozen jobs that often don’t occupy enough hours. At the end of most days, my brain generally has plenty of energy to burn, while Julie’s is often exhausted. Therefore, when we sit together on the couch after dinner and seek the enjoyment to be found in a good crossword puzzle, she reaches for her “The New York Times Best of Wednesday Crosswords” book and I reach for my “The New York Times Best of Saturday Crosswords” book. She uses crossword puzzles as a means of settling her mind after a hard day’s work. I use them to stimulate my intellect and my imagination. Plenty of times, a clue or an answer that I’ve encountered in a crossword puzzle has triggered an idea for a short story, a poem or a personal essay (like this one). I sometimes spend three days working on the same Saturday crossword puzzle. Often I will lie awake at night trying to think of a nine-letter word for “outdoor contemplation locale” (Zen garden) or “the first drink ever ordered by James Bond” (Americano). I actually like crossword puzzles that keep me awake at night. But if I had to be at work by 8 every morning, I’d probably prefer crossword puzzles that didn’t cause me to lose sleep. If crossword puzzles were metaphors for personality types, then I suppose Monday people would be slackers and Saturday people would be overachievers. But I am not a consistent Saturday in all realms of life, and Julie is not a consistent
Wednesday. When it comes to financial matters, for instance, Julie is the Saturday person and I am a Monday (at best). She is not only better than I am at earning money; she is better at managing it. In regards to maintaining a clean house, I am probably a Tuesday and Julie a Friday. (God help the Monday slob who marries a Saturday neatnik.) When it comes to reading habits, I bounce all across the spectrum from Saturday (Chaucer in the original Middle English) to Tuesday (pulp paperback Westerns of the 1950s and ’60s) to Thursday (Trollope’s Barsetshire Chronicles) to Friday (“Middlemarch”) to Wednesday (Raymond Chandler) to Monday (Mickey Spillane). Where movies are concerned, I am, at best, a Wednesday. I prefer the oeuvres of Clint Eastwood and Tom Cruise to those of Francois Truffaut or Federico Fellini. When it comes to television, my tastes are embarrassingly beginning-of-the-week. I prefer oldschool broadcast-network programs like “Castle” and “The Big Bang Theory” to cutting-edge critical darlings such as “Breaking Bad” and “True Detective.” In certain scholastic subjects, such as mathematics, I am a lifelong Monday. In others, such as history, I am an enthusiastic Thursday. My iPod contains far more Monday music than Saturday music, but that’s mainly because it’s easier to exercise to The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer” than to Ravel’s “Pavane For a Dead Princess.” We all have heard references to May-December romances, but what about the Monday-Saturday WRITING page 46
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irradiated ants (Monday). Even where crossword puzzles are concerned, we are not entirely consistent. I keep a few Thursday and Friday puzzle books around the house for days when I’m not feeling at my sharpest. And sometimes, when a particularly gnarly clue in a Saturday puzzle has been stumping me for days on end, I will turn to Julie in utter defeat and ask for help. More often than not, she’ll be able to figure out the answer in a minute or two. So if you should see the two of us walking down the street sometime, don’t make any assumptions about which of us is the smarter or better informed of the two. Depending upon the circumstances, we move back and forth across the days of the week the way a child might move back and forth across the squares of a hopscotch grid. Hopscotch! That’s it. A recess activity for children. Now I can get back to my puzzle… Kevin Mims can be reached at kevinmims@sbcglobal.net n
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The One Thing HOW TO SURVIVE THE TOUGH JOB OF PARENTING
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ntrovert, extrovert, first-timer, veteran, male, female, religious, agnostic, single, married. Regardless of how you categorize yourself as a parent, there is one thing you can’t do without: community. Simultaneously free and priceless, community is the key to surviving and flourishing as a parent. While my opinions on most parenting topics have changed dramatically over the years, my belief in the value of community remains constant. A couple of years ago, our family pulled up stakes for another neighborhood. Almost immediately, I felt a palpable longing for the old
’hood. It wasn’t the trees, the park or even the schools that I missed. It was Burr’s Ice Cream. Just kidding: It was the sense of community that I had built with fellow parents under those trees, at that park and in those schools. We could have been on the moon (some sleepless nights left me feeling otherworldly, for sure) and it wouldn’t have mattered. Knowing I wasn’t alone as I faced the trials and joys of parenthood made all the difference. Since moving back to the old neighborhood, I have been blessed with the rekindling of old friendships that were built when my kiddos were just wee ones, as well as new friendships formed with others facing similar hurdles in life to mine. I have had more than my share of parenting challenges, and I’ve always been rescued by a kind soul who smiled and said, “I have been where you have been. You will get through it.” When I was overcome by despair over my son’s developmental delays, a fellow mom’s understanding words and a brownie in a Ziploc bag helped me pull myself back together. When we thought our second adoption was
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going to fall through, a dear friend calmly picked up my 4-year-old from school so I wouldn’t have to answer questions about my swollen eyes. Thanks to the Internet, I have friends I’ve never even met, such as the women of the East Sac Moms Group on Facebook. No matter how you feel about Hillary Clinton, the title of her 1996 book was spot on: It does take a village to raise a child. I would say that it also takes a village to raise a parent.
I have had more than my share of parenting challenges, and I’ve always been rescued by a kind soul who smiled and said, “I have been where you have been” We all need a friend who encourages us with words such as “Those milestones in the book are only guidelines” or “You are not the first person to hide in the bathroom for a minute of peace and quiet.” Sometimes you need a calm voice to remind you that your children won’t be ruined if you feed them ice cream before dinner a time or two. Some parents find community in their kids’ schools, others in church, on the baseball diamond or online. The important thing isn’t where you seek it, but rather that you find a judgment-free zone that will carry you through.
Other parents have sheltered me from countless storms. Illness, missed milestones, sibling issues, cancer, vomiting and diarrhea at the same time, stitches, carpools, divorce, teen angst … all of the challenges of parenting are made more bearable by a friend. Now that my children are older, I’m in a position to say to others, “I have been where you have been. You will get through it.” Based on my experience as a mom, I can answer the question “Should we get a puppy the month before our new baby is due?” with this very compassionate response: “Hell, no. Ain’t nobody got time for that.” Seriously, if you really want a puppy, go ahead. Some decisions feel huge until they are in the rearview mirror. With every challenge, there is a way to get through it. I am reminded of the time Nick put a yellow Reese’s Pieces in his nose, and the time he put his hand through a window, and the time he played Superman on the back patio and landed on his cranium. Childhood includes blood, sweat and tears. So does parenthood. No one is successful at parenting without at least one other person cheering you on, giving you advice or letting you vent about the insanity of everything from potty training to head lice. Parenting is hard work. You may not agree with your neighbor’s choices about cosleeping, extended breastfeeding or vaccinations, but I think we can all agree on the importance of community. Stephanie Gandy Riley can be reached at stephanieriley@sbcglobal. net n
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The Notebook PRAYERS FROM A HOSPITAL CHAPEL
BY NORRIS BURKES SPIRIT MATTERS
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s a hospital chaplain, I hear the prayers of patients who are hurting, sick and discouraged. Their private prayers are often so amazing that I’ve wished I could share them with my readers, but their privacy prevents me from doing so. I can, however, share the prayers that are written in the public journal in our chapel. Visitors are encouraged to write their prayers in the spiral notebook so others may pray with them. As you read these prayers, I encourage you to do two things. First,
recall similar situations when God answered your prayers and granted his grace. Second, I ask you to offer your own prayer for the writers. Some of the prayers are simple oneliners, like the short prayer of a child asking, “Lord, help me to be a football player.” But most are deeply moving entreaties searching for healing, acceptance and understanding. One of the writers was earnestly searching for meaning: “God, or whoever, I don’t know if there is a Creator/God. I only know that my day to leave this life will come. I just hope that the memories of my mother and father will be with me just like my parents were with me the day I was born. If there is a Creator/ God, he/she will know that I tried to live my life with a clean heart.” Some of the petitioners, like this one, were clearly scared: “Dear Lord, I need your guidance now. I don’t have my mom anymore, so my dad and I are lost. My son and his wife have a sick baby girl. I need you to help us. Please hold my family tight. I love you, dear Father.
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In the name of the Father and Holy Spirit.” Other prayers showed a struggle that no one wants to face: “Dear Lord, Mom’s accident crossed your desk and you approved it. Now we have to turn off the ventilator. It’s the hardest decision this family has ever made. My sister is hanging on with vain hope. Please help her see the truth and let mom go. Mom is your child, Lord. I know she has a mansion waiting for her. The rest of us have peace about letting her go. Please pass that peace on to my sister. Time is a factor, Lord. Finances are a factor, too. The life she’s living now isn’t life. It isn’t fair to mom to have to be like she is. Please help my sister to understand that we are all suffering. Give our family the strength to cross this bridge and give mom a peace that only you can give. Amen.” One writer, likely a caregiver, compared her pain to that of her patients. She expressed the guilt many of us feel when seeing our problems in the light of the tragedy experienced by others: “Dear God, No one I know is dying or suffering, so I need to stop being a baby about my problems. I should be praying for those who truly need love and support. I’m going through a divorce, and I feel depressed all the time. However, I’m grateful for my health, friends and family. Please help me overcome this feeling of anguish, loss, anxiety and jealousy. It’s not good for my health, and I’m unable to help my patients who truly need it. Thanks for listening. Amen.”
Finally, the last page of the prayer anthology pronounces a benediction for this column: “To anyone who reads this: “I hope God answers all your prayers. The Lord is good! Amen.” Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “No Small Miracles.” He can be reached at ask@ TheChaplain.net n
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Construction Zone A REMODELING INDUSTRY VETERAN TACKLES HER OWN HOME BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT
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risty Lingner’s creative eye is evident throughout her 1,100-square-foot home in Sacramento’s Poverty Ridge neighborhood. Built as a single-family house in the 1950s, it was turned into a duplex in the 1970s. In 2012, Lingner bought the building and now lives in one of the two units, which doubles as a cozy, art-filled, two-bedroom home and a home office.
So Lingner began looking for a home closer to work. It took three and a half years and seven or eight offers before she found the duplex. “This works out really well for me,” says Lingner, who uses the living room as her home office. “Being close to the freeway makes meetings with all the subs easier for everyone.”
“Patience comes in when educating our clients to not only spend their money wisely,” she says, “but helping them narrow down their wants so the home will be their dream home forever, and not just the home of the moment.”
Communication and patience are key requirements for a smooth project, says Lingner. During a remodel, she helps clients through the hundreds, if not thousands, of necessary decisions. Lingner, the CFO and coowner of River City Builders, had lived in Antelope before moving to Poverty Ridge. But her commute between home and various job sites, many of them in Land Park or East Sacramento, became tedious, and subcontractors were reluctant to travel to Antelope for meetings.
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“It’s a little quirky, a little unrefined, a little resourceful and a work in progress—I guess like me.”
The location offers an additional benefit: Lingner is now within walking distance of some of Sacramento’s best bars and restaurants. Lingner got into the construction business in a roundabout way. She began working as an interior designer but discovered that design
wasn’t her strong suit. “I’ve found that my talent lies in taking other people’s ideas and making them happen,” she explains. While working for local architect Michael Malinowski, she met Carl Maloney, who founded River City Builders in 1979. In 2003, when Maloney began contemplating retirement, he asked her to help run the company. After purchasing her home, Lingner painted the interior, which took two weeks. As time allowed, she tackled other projects. “This is different from what I build,” she says. “It’s a little quirky, a little unrefined, a little resourceful and a work in progress—I guess like me.”
A clock made from a collection of her grandmother’s teacups sits over the kitchen stove. Lingner assembled a whimsical kitchen chandelier from pieces of family silverware and revamped an antique transistor radio box into a sturdy storage container. She repurposed silverware she found under the freeway into kitchen cabinet pulls. A small upstairs space, which the previous owner had used as a darkroom, now serves as a craft room where Lingner makes glass beads in a process known as lampworking. (Using a propane and oxygen torch, she “paints” the glass on a rod, adding glass until she is satisfied. Then, she fires the beads in a kiln.) Lingner disliked the duplex’s kitchen linoleum. So she removed
it, then applied a dark stain to the subflooring. Wanting an inexpensive and creative way to bring new life to the room, Lingner stenciled the floor in an intricate lace pattern. She distressed it for a bit of patina, then applied a clear coating. The staircase was steep and dark. Lingner kept tripping, and she worried about her parents’ falling when they visited. She removed the carpet and stenciled the treads in white to add light and definition. In the guest bedroom, she added a set of bunk beds and, on the advice of a friend, designer Cheryl Holben, kept the original knotty-pine paneling as an ode to the original home. Lingner notes her home projects have been mostly cosmetic improvements that she could do
by herself or with help from River City Builder CEO Kirk Todd and River City Building’s construction crew.
“These have been sort of weird creative things that we wouldn’t necessarily do for our clients,” she says. “These have been sort of weird creative things that we wouldn’t
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living through a remodeling project. After the initial interior painting job, she experienced months of turmoil while her bathroom and kitchen floor were torn up. “That’s OK,” she says. “It’s my house, and I understand the construction process. But living in a construction zone is no fun.” Communication and patience are key requirements for a smooth project, says Lingner. During a remodel, she helps clients through the hundreds, if not thousands, of necessary decisions. “Patience comes in when educating our clients to not only spend their
money wisely,” she says, “but helping them narrow down their wants so the home will be their dream home forever, and not just the home of the moment.”
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Living the Dream A TEACHER FOLLOWS HIS PASSION AND STARTS AN ORGANIC FARM
BY GWEN SCHOEN FARM TO FORK
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our years ago, Jason Cuff was a happy special-education teacher. One day, he went on a tour of the UC Davis Arboretum. The facility, located on the UC Davis campus, is open to the public and features demonstration gardens where visitors can learn about sustainable and organic farming, among other things. “It was one of those life-changing events,” said Cuff. “I turned to my wife and said, ‘You know how people say if they had their life to do over, they’d take a different path? I’d go back and do something in agriculture.’ Her response: ‘Then you should do it.’” We first caught up with Cuff at the Saturday farmers market at Country Club Plaza in Arden Arcade. It was a miserable morning with gusty wind and pounding, cold rain. He was the most cheerful person we’d ever met, given the circumstances. Recently, we visited Cuff’s Hearty Fork Farm, eight acres of land just off Highway 80 at the Kidwell Road exit a few miles west of Davis. Now, having three years of farming under his belt, he looks as though
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Jason Cuff, owner of Hearty Fork Farm, with some freshly harvested beets
he’s been farming a lifetime: baseball cap, plaid shirt, mud-crusted boots and jeans. That wide grin, sparkling blue eyes and big laugh we had encountered that rainy Saturday at the farmers market told the story of someone who has found his calling and loves coming to work every day.
“I grew up in the Willamette Valley in Oregon,” said Cuff. “My family worked in the ag business, and I worked on farms until I left in the ’90s for college. I loved farming, but I thought it would be impossible to earn a living on a small farm so I went into teaching.” Not long after the arboretum tour, Cuff heard about the programs
offered through the Center For LandBased Learning, a not-for-profit group that teaches teens and adults how to work in the agriculture industry. There he could learn how to make the transition from teacher to farmer. “I applied and was accepted. After two weeks, I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” said Cuff. “They introduced me to a whole world of farming on a small scale that I didn’t know was possible. I met fantastic people with farming experience and people like me who just wanted to make a life change and become a farmer.” The program lasted a year, but in six months Cuff was so eager to launch the next phase of his life that he quit teaching and planted his first crops on one acre at the center’s teaching farm in Winters. He also met another student in the program, Glen Baldwin, who became his business partner. “Together we leased the eight acres that are now Hearty Fork Farm,” said Cuff. “We bought some seed. Then we decided we needed a tractor, so Glen bought one.” With a puff of pride, he pointed toward the big machine in the middle of a field. For now, Baldwin has decided to postpone his farming adventure, so Cuff is working the land by himself. “I’m 41,” he said. “I didn’t want to wait until I was much older. I wanted to do it now while I’m young enough to handle the work.” His goal is to sell fresh, organic produce at local farmers markets and to local restaurants featuring farm-to-fork fare. “You’d be amazed at how much you can grow on a small plot of land,” said Cuff. “I’ve got seven small fields: one with herbs, another with all sorts of
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Risky Bet STREETCARS IN SACRAMENTO: GOOD DECISION OR COSTLY FAD?
BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE
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n last month’s column, I wrote about the main advantages and disadvantages of a proposed
streetcar system costing more than $150 million that would run 3.3 miles in Sacramento and across the river to West Sacramento. The chief advantages are the appeal that the permanence of tracks has to developers and the “pizazz factor” of rail transit. The chief disadvantages are its costs, lack of flexibility and questionable utility as a form of transportation. Is a streetcar the best transportation system for the central cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento and the West Sacramento riverfront? A 2008 draft environmental impact report (based on a substantially different route than now proposed) said yes. However, the analysis of alternatives was simplistic and short. The report considered only buses, “rubber-tired cable cars” and light rail as alternatives. All were dismissed in a few sentences. Missoula, Mont., took a more thoughtful and thorough look at streetcar alternatives in its town. Its recommendation was to develop
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a “downtown circulator” with the
at intersections. Separate rights of
bit less smoothly and certainly with
“quality of a fixed-rail streetcar,
way and queue jumping could be
less glitz. The knock is that buses
but (that) uses more cost-effective
included to create a rapid streetcar
are boring, and there are indications
technology.” Missoula is a small city,
line as well, but that drives rail costs
that plain-vanilla buses don’t attract
not Sacramento, but that’s something
even higher. BRT vehicles can look
quite the same ridership as streetcars.
to think about.
just as sleek and sexy as modern
Bus routes don’t have the same
streetcars. Unlike streetcars, BRT
permanence as tracks.
One technology that might be more effective and efficient than streetcars
vehicles don’t require unique and
is bus rapid transit (BRT). Since no
expensive storage facilities and could
silent, rubber-tired vehicles that get
tracks are required, capital costs
be used elsewhere in the transit
their power from overhead wires
are usually far less with BRT. But
system
like streetcars. Since they don’t run
to make buses rapid, they need to
Regular bus service would also
Trackless trolleys are virtually
on tracks, they have more flexibility
operate in separate rights of way (at
be cheaper than streetcars. Since
than streetcars in getting around
least for portions of the route), not in
buses operate in traffic just as the
obstacles. Modern trolleys can even
mixed-flow traffic. Also, a technique
planned streetcars do, they would
operate without being connected to
called queue jumping can be used to
provide the same basic transportation
the overhead wires. Lower capital
allow buses to bypass stopped traffic
service at a lower cost, perhaps a
and operating costs mean more
frequent service is possible at less
The Sacramento Bee editorialized
cost than streetcars. Being electrified
in its support of the streetcar plan
like streetcars, they are cleaner than
that it is “a bet on the future of
buses, and their overhead wires
Sacramento.” It is a bet. It is a risky
provide some sense of permanence.
and high-stakes gamble. It’s too bad
Remember the buses designed to
that transportation decisions aren’t
look like cable cars/streetcars that
based on better science. Given the
used to prowl downtown? They didn’t
state of the art, it is impossible to
seem to attract many passengers and
precisely project streetcar ridership
were eventually eliminated. Perhaps
and revenues or to determine
streetcars that really are streetcars
whether streetcars really do induce
would attract more riders.
development. If streetcars come
It’s quite possible they won’t,
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though. Some of the passenger volume
perform well as transportation,
in the successful Portland and Tucson
stimulate economic growth and
streetcar systems has come because
improve downtown livability. I’m
their routes connect well-populated
not a betting man, but I’d say odds
campuses to business districts.
are that, as currently envisioned,
Portland State has 29,500 students,
streetcars turn out to be a costly fad
and the University of Arizona more
instead. More people may be using
than 42,000 students. There won’t be
Google driverless cabs—or something
any such connection to a residential
else—than streetcars in the not-so-
university in Sacramento. In cities
distant future.
After carrying 200,000 passengers in its first year of operation, Little
555 TH
without a university link, streetcar ridership has not always done well.
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faster than transit in urban settings. Unlike rail systems, bike lanes and paths are cheap to build. Given the large streetcar budget, even bike/ pedestrian bridges could be built. Bike infrastructure is also inexpensive to operate and keep up. With any form of transit, operational costs are significant: Drivers have to be paid and vehicles purchased, replaced, powered and maintained. (Transit costs are still far lower than the cumulative costs of thousands of individuals driving cars.) A bike-oriented investment would address life-and-death safety issues shared by cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. I submit that an equivalent investment in bicycling would result in a much greater shift to non-
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A Decade Later CHANGE IS INEVITABLE AS A GARDEN GROWS AND MATURES
BY ANITA CLEVENGER GARDEN JABBER
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hether you’ve installed a new landscape on bare ground or changed some part of your existing landscape, you probably have found that things didn’t work out quite as you planned. After all, plants are living things. Or in some cases, very dead things. In the past decade, I’ve worked with two different landscapes from installation to maturity. One is my backyard, which my husband and I redesigned in 2005 after removing our swimming pool. Fair Oaks Horticulture Center’s Water Efficient Landscape (WEL) is a couple of years older, first planted by Sacramento County Master Gardeners in 2003. While the basic layout of both gardens endures, they have, of necessity, evolved. Trees are a significant issue in both of these gardens. We inherited some mature trees at the edges of the gardens and added more to provide shade and privacy. As they’ve grown, they’ve blocked out sunlight and sent out competitive roots that make it hard to grow anything nearby. I
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A lilac can take up to seven years to mature enough to bloom
was stunned to find tree roots filling up my garden’s raised beds. On my plan, the trees by the fence were in one area, and the vegetable garden occupied a totally separate space. The trees had no similar sense of boundaries. According to Robert Kourik in “Roots Demystified,” “A tree’s roots commonly grow one-half wider than a tree’s drip line (canopy), and occasionally to as much as three to five times wider,” with the majority of a tree’s roots within the top 18 inches of soil. Candace Schuncke, the local garden designer and Lifetime Master Gardener who helped design the WEL and who still volunteers as one of its project leaders, says, “We have to
think hard about where to put our trees.” Gardeners often find, she says, that “trees aren’t our friends.” Sometimes, the best solution is to remove a tree altogether, although you can also thin it to open its canopy or prune it for size. Otherwise, you’ll have to change what you grow underneath. Schuncke recommends succulents, which have shallow roots and don’t mind dry conditions and partial shade. She also says that you can put plants in containers in areas choked with tree roots. In my garden, I’ve chosen shade-loving hardy geraniums, liriope and a variety of ferns. We have been surprised by how big plants have grown in each of these gardens. I didn’t realize that a
“semi-dwarf” citrus tree would grow to at least two-thirds the size of a standard, so I didn’t allow enough space for the lemon tree that I planted against the fence. Another of my trees was misidentified. Instead of a ‘Krauter Vesuvius’ purple leaf plum, which grows relatively compact and bears little or no fruit, I was sold the common variety that grows twice as big and bears fruit heavily. Even if plants are identified correctly, they often grow bigger in Sacramento than the reference books say. Roses, especially, get two or three times the size of those in colder climates. Schuncke found that coyote brush and other plants in the WEL grew unexpectedly large, too.
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law office of brian d.wyatt ,PC In the WEL and at my house, we allowed plants to get too big and woody before learning how much they need to be cut back and when to do so. We’ve ended up having to take some of them out because they were too overgrown or required too much work to maintain. Some of the most successful plants in the WEL have been dwarf varieties, which Schuncke says are “the answer to low maintenance.” We have been especially pleased with a dwarf bottlebrush, Callistemon citrinus ‘Little John,’ and a dwarf pomegranate, Punica granatum ‘Nana.’ Smaller varieties aren’t always easy to find. I brought dwarf evergreens from Oregon for my Asian garden and mail-ordered an especially compact gold-leaved spirea, ‘Dakota Goldcharm.’ The extra effort to find a plant that grows to the right size for its space will save you effort for many years. Even though I tried to allow enough space for each plant in my backyard, I wanted it all: an Asian garden with bamboo and a ginkgo
tree, a wisteria arbor, a pond, a vegetable garden, roses, perennial borders and a woody shrub border against the fence. My husband insisted on a bit of lawn and a shade tree, too. We skimped on the depth of the planting beds and width of the paths to squeeze it all in. I’ve enjoyed the diversity but really need twice the space or half as much garden. I’ve edited out some things and need to do more. Schuncke says that change is an opportunity that we should welcome. “After 10 years, you see things differently,” she muses. Our gardens are different in a decade’s time. And so are we. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 875-6913, visit ucanr.edu/sites/ sacmg or go to Fair Oaks Horticulture Center during the next open garden on Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to noon. The center is at 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd. n
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4940 U ST $274,000 2517 59TH ST $230,000 3132 MARTIN L KING BLVD $155,000 2232 34TH STREET $205,000 3218 9TH AVE $130,000 3547 10TH AVE $85,000 3449 10 AVE $103,500 3646 33RD ST $255,000 19 MIDWAY CT $342,500 5209 U ST $346,000 4500 U ST $295,000
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1855 CARAMAY WAY $310,000 817 10TH AVE $322,000 2560 2ND AVENUE $150,000 3518 24TH STREET $598,990 2629 HARKNESS ST $550,000 749 8TH AVE $325,000 3418 BROCKWAY CT $1,000,000 1837 LARKIN WAY $322,500 709 SWANSTON DR $369,000 2525 9TH AVE $510,000 2665 6TH AVE $502,500 1224 TENEIGHTH WAY $799,500 3608 24TH STREET $662,301 1817 MARKHAM WAY $435,000
3600 24TH STREET 1940 VALLEJO WAY 786 VALLEJO WAY 3502 24TH STREET 2759 SAN LUIS CT 2673 HARKNESS ST
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$650,000 $551,450 $425,000 $545,000 $385,000 $765,000 $535,000 $865,000 $402,000 $300,000 $385,000 $392,000 $390,000
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$208,000 $305,000 $500,000 $200,000 $259,950 $195,000 $295,000 $233,500 $220,000 $145,000 $198,000 $179,900 $249,950 $113,500 $268,000 $275,000 $435,000 $381,500 $265,000 $235,000 $320,000 $375,000
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$180,000 $226,000 $580,000
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$116,000 $271,000 $440,000 $155,000 $126,500 $565,000 $125,000 $247,964 $185,929 $126,000 $164,000 $405,000 $158,000 $139,000 $173,500 $175,000 $125,000 $143,100 $199,000 $210,000 $187,500 $203,500 $286,000 $345,000
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2017 TERRACE DR $199,500 979 FULTON AVE #494 $70,000 2645 LA MESA WAY $340,000 2121 VIOLET ST $175,000 1100 COMMONS DR $435,000 115 HARTNELL PL $255,000 303 DUNBARTON CIR $450,000 2145 CORTEZ LN $144,900 2535 EXETER SQUARE LN $191,000 268 HARTNELL PL $265,000 1528 HOOD RD $131,500 2449 SANDRINGHAM RD $234,000 2470 NORTHROP AVE #9 $147,000 3211 CASITAS BONITO $160,000 2000 WOODSTOCK WAY $205,000 820 E WOODSIDE LN #5 $55,000 733 WOODSIDE LN #10 $72,508 2238 WOODSIDE LN #5 $83,800 1413 HOOD RD $111,000 2325 LLOYD $220,000
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$280,000 $325,000
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More Than Just Puddles VERNAL POOLS ARE LOVELY HABITATS THAT BLOOM IN SPRING
BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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Sacramento riddle for you: What am I? Bees without hives A bathtub with no drain Flowers mark the end of lives Dry shrimp will swim again. This could be a real stumper. But if you’re one of the thousands of elementary schoolchildren who have visited Sacramento Splash in Mather, you might have guessed the answer right away: vernal pools. Vernal pools are an extraordinary Central Valley habitat that not enough people have heard of. Eva Butler, who founded the nonprofit organization Splash to help local schoolchildren understand and value the natural world, says, “Fifteen or 20 years ago, most people hadn’t even heard of vernal pools. Part of the impact of Splash is now more Sacramentans know about them.” What is a vernal pool? The name gives us a hint. Vernal means spring. The most basic description of a vernal pool is a temporary pool of water that appears during our rainy season (winter and into spring), then dries up during summer and fall. But vernal pools are far more than simple puddles.
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Vernal pools form only in places lined by hardpan, a layer of clay a few inches to a few feet beneath the surface of the ground that is so dense, it acts like a bathtub with no drain. Unlike a puddle, vernal pools don’t drain away. Water leaves the pool only by evaporation, so pools linger until late spring or summer. During the wet phase, vernal pools come alive. They are home to a wondrous array of animals and plants uniquely adapted to hatch, feed, breed and die during this brief period. On Splash field trips, children (and adults) are amazed by what they see in a scoop of vernal pool water: an abundance of exotic creatures that resemble tiny aliens, including fairy
shrimp (a relative of “sea monkeys,” which you may remember from childhood), seed shrimp, clam shrimp, dragonfly larvae and an endangered species found only in the Central Valley, vernal pool tadpole shrimp. Interestingly, you won’t see many mosquito larvae in a healthy vernal pool ecosystem. Unlike a bucket of stagnant water on the side of your house, a vernal pool is loaded with predators that eat mosquito larvae and compete with them for food. As the water dries up, the swimming creatures leave their eggs or cysts to wait for next year, and vernal pools put on their showy spring finery. It’s the flowering phase! Primarily in April, the pools
turn into muddy ground from which dazzling vernal pool flowers blossom. Species of solitary bees emerge from underground nests to collect pollen from a single kind of vernal pool flower upon which they depend for survival. Splash organizes guided walks of the vernal pool flowers on Sundays in April. The abundance and timing of the flowers’ bloom are unpredictable but, says Butler, “No one ever leaves a Mather Field flower walk unsatisfied.” Sadly, this singular natural wonder is in danger of disappearing forever. Thriving vernal pools are part of a native California prairie (grassland) habitat. Prairie habitat has been
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utterly devastated across the Central Valley, with less than 10 percent of it left, a victim of urban development and agriculture. Sacramento retains two of the finest remaining vernal pool areas in the state (around Mather Field and Rancho Seco), but our county continues to lose thousands of acres a year of vernal pool prairie wild spaces. According to the Environmental Council of Sacramento, the County Board of Supervisors’ recent approval of the Cordova Hills development outside Rancho Cordova will destroy some of the finest remaining pools in the Sacramento Valley. “There is no local government commitment to vernal pool conservation in Sacramento,� says Butler. In addition to suburban construction, the conversion of rangeland into vineyards is another threat to local prairie. “Agricultural operations (such as vineyards) bypass a lot of regulations that normally protect vernal pools,� Butler says. “It’s legal to plant grapes right
around a vernal pool. Technically, the wetland isn’t filled in, but the prairie habitat doesn’t function any more.� Sacramento Splash is dedicated to spreading the word about these local treasures. From their educational facility near Mather Field amid numerous vernal pools, Splash workers and volunteers lead tours, host schoolchildren and maintain a website (SacSplash.org) that is the finest vernal pool education resource on the Internet. “If you take young people to explore the place they live, they let their families know there’s something special to see here,� Butler explains. “Our homegrown habitat isn’t impressive on the scale of mountains or redwoods. But on a small scale, our vernal pools are spectacularly complex and beautiful. “You don’t have to go somewhere else to see nature.� Amy Rogers is a novelist, scientist and educator. She can be reached at Amy@AmyRogers.com. Learn more about her book “Reversion� at AmyRogers.com n
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High Performance THIS FORMER ATTORNEY TEACHES LAWYERS HOW TO AVOID BURNOUT
BY JESSICA LASKEY MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS
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ami McLaren is a certified performance coach, a neuro-linguistic programming practitioner and a graduate of the Resource Realizations Quantum Coaching Academy. No, she’s not about to star on an episode of “Star Trek.” McLaren is the founder of McLaren Coaching, which helps busy professionals (attorneys, managers and the like) make the most of their careers. She works with her clients on productivity: things like bringing in business, communicating with staff and growing their practice. “We also work on balance,” she says. “How to have a life and be successful, too.” During her 16 years practicing law after graduating from McGeorge School of Law in 1991, McLaren was determined to maintain not only her autonomy but, more importantly, her sanity. “As a contract attorney, I had more freedom,” McLaren says. “I was never at one firm, so I was able to do support and analysis, research and writing for lots of different firms. Practicing law is such a noble profession, but people get burned out. My goal is to help people realize that the practice of law can be easier. Back in the olden days, people thought it had to be hard. But it doesn’t.” McLaren didn’t set out to become a performance coach, though her calm demeanor and focused conversation certainly make her seem like a natural. She enrolled in a coaching training program “just because it looked interesting” and—80 intern-
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Cami McLaren is a certified performance coach, a neuro-linguistic programming practitioner and a graduate of the Resource Realizations Quantum Coaching Academy
hours later—realized that she might have found her second calling. “I didn’t have a plan to stop practicing law,” McLaren recalls, “but coaching people was so rewarding, I realized it was time for me to move on.”
Once McLaren became certified through Quantum Coaching Academy in 2008, she joined its faculty for a year and added three more certifications—certified relationship coach, certified leadership coach and NLP practitioner—over the next two years.
“Coaching is really a process of developing a client’s self-awareness,” McLaren says. “My coaching plan starts with question-and-answer. I ask my client what the problems are they’d like to figure out, what they’ve tried already, and then I help them toward a resolution.” That’s where her NLP training comes in handy. “Neuro-linguistic programming is the study of how the brain works,” McLaren explains, “how to get what you want. Things you do can affect the outcome of your life. What you think has a direct link to how your body reacts. When I’m coaching, I listen to how people talk. If someone says they’ll ‘try to get to the gym more,’ I point out the word ‘try.’ Saying ‘try’ means you may or may not get to the gym, but saying ‘I will’ changes the way you think.” McLaren has written down all of her helpful know-how in a book, “Coaching For Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance.” She co-wrote the book with her partner of 20 years, attorney Stephanie Finelli. “I wanted to find an attorney in Sacramento who had a lot of experience in the field and on their own,” McLaren says. “Stephanie is perfect because she’s been in the business for so long, I can say, ‘Here’s a tool. How have you applied it?’” The book is chock-full of tips and tricks from McLaren’s coaching practice, as well as examples of those tools being put into practice furnished by Finelli and by McLaren’s mother, also an attorney.
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Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN MARCH
Narrative Space: Drawings and Paintings by Joy Bertinuson and Patricia Wood will be a view until March 12 at the James Kaneko Gallery at American River College on 4700 College Oak Drive. Shown right: Sideshow by Joy Bertinuson. Visit Joybertinuson.com
ARTHOUSE on R presents The Whole Ball of Wax, a Sierra Wax Artists Membership Show. Exhibit runs March 12 - April 7. Shown left: Rise by Dawn Blanchfield. Visit arthouseonr.com
Twenty five high school students will show their best at the Mira Loma High School 2015 IB Art Show at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center from March 10 - 21. Shown right: Momentary Expression, watercolor by Katie Carson. 5330B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael
Red Dot Gallery presents a theme-oriented group exhibition called Common Threads: New/ Recent Work by Linda Welch, Melanie Bown and Stephen Schumm. Shown above: There’s Always More, a mixed-media by Melanie Bown. 2231 J Street, Ste. 101
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Helen Jones Gallery presents the works of Sergey Smirnov (1953 - 2006.) Show runs through March. Shown above: "Scheherazade", mixed media on canvas by Smirov. Visit helenjonesgallery.com
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Doing It All CELEBRATION ARTS FOUNDER IS A ONE-MAN BAND
BY JESSICA LASKEY
Wheatley incorporated Celebration
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Arts in 1986 and has since built it into one of the most comprehensive
he term “renaissance man”
destinations for artistic training for
may as well have been coined
people of all ages in the Sacramento
for James Wheatley. As the
region. In addition to formal classes,
artistic director of Celebration Arts,
Wheatley also seeks to educate
the multicultural, multidiscipline
the local public through theater
arts organization located on
performance.
D Street in East Sacramento, Wheatley directs many of the company’s plays, teaches classes
While rehearsing for the show, Wheatley encouraged his cast to step out of their artistic comfort zones.
in theater, dance, music and visual arts for youth, teens and seniors, writes original pieces for performance, directs the Celebration Arts Chorale and still finds time to volunteer his time on several local boards and advisory committees. “I sleep on occasion,” Wheatley says with an easy laugh. “I retired from the state 13 years ago, so it’s
“The Celebration Theatre
great to still be so busy.”
Company has a reputation of doing
His work with the state is in
quality work and telling stories that
fact what first brought the Los
interest people,” Wheatley says.
Angeles native to town many years
“Many of the plays we do are local
ago, and he held positions with
and regional premieres with African-
the departments of rehabilitation,
American themes. There are a lot
employment development and labor
more opportunities these days than
relations before retiring in 2001.
when we first started, but we’re still
Even during all his state service,
basically the only African-American
Wheatley managed to maintain a
theater company in town. We pick
strong connection to his artistic roots
interesting plays to attract people’s
in Southern California.
attention, but we also do pieces like
“For the first few years here,
James Wheatley
I was commuting to L.A. on the weekends to continue performing” as a dancer and singer, Wheatley says. “I eventually found some people here who wanted to work together, so that’s when I decided to form a dance company.”
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Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ and ‘Race’ by David Mamet. People
providing training and performance
recognize the names, which has
informal dance troupe in 1976, he
opportunities for community
helped draw a lot of people.”
quickly discovered a craving in the
residents—people who wanted to
When Wheatley founded the
Despite Celebration Arts’ unique
community for more arts education.
dance or sing or act but didn’t have
niche in the community, it’s not easy
“People heard about the troupe
access for whatever reason to bigger
to keep an arts organization afloat,
and wanted to be part of it,” Wheatley
institutions. So it made sense to
recalls. “I’d always had the idea of
incorporate.”
especially when it’s overshadowed by bigger companies. “It’s always a struggle because you have to depend on others,” Wheatley says. “We’re a small, 50-seat theater. If we were larger and had more resources, we could probably get corporate sponsors, but at our size, we depend on ticket sales and the largesse of the community. We’re an all-volunteer organization. Getting volunteers is not the easiest thing in the world. Our recent emergency fund drive, the Day of Giving and our fall fund drive helped tremendously. We’re just trying to hang in there.” But Wheatley doesn’t let cashflow woes get him down. In fact, he appears to be more inspired than ever. He still teaches every class that Celebration Arts offers, he
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“I wanted to do a Christmas program but I didn’t see anything that really appealed to me,” he explains. “I thought, ‘Let me try it,’ so I wrote the whole show and did all the orchestration. I had no idea it was going to have music in it, but music is my first love. And I love a challenge.” Thankfully, so do his pupils. While rehearsing for the show, Wheatley encouraged his cast to step out of their artistic comfort zones. “Because the people we have aren’t all singers, I got the opportunity to teach them about music,” Wheatley says. “A lot of them had never been in a choir. They didn’t know how to sing harmony or how to read sheet music, so we provided the training. They ended up liking it because they’d never had that kind of approach. I demanded it from them. They said, ‘We have to dance? I’m not a dancer.’ And I’d say, ‘You know how to walk? You know your left from your right? Good, now move your arm at the same time.’ It’s been quite an educational experience.” Celebration Arts is at 4469 D St. For more information, visit celebrationarts.net or call 455-2787. n
FROM NEIGHBORS page 66 “I think one reason people like the book so much is that we include a ton of examples,” McLaren says. “I wanted to put everything— communication tools, trust-building tools, illustrations of how they work— together in one place so people can have something to reference, even if they don’t want to hire a coach.” McLaren doesn’t want to stop there. She has many more plans for the future of McLaren Coaching. “I want to write a book for managers next,” she says. “I fully believe that it’s far more effective for a manager to coach his or her employees than to tell them what to do. I’ve started doing workshops, 20-week training sessions for small businesses, which is very diverse— and very fun. Showing people how the culture of a company can change with just a few simple tools and teaching them how to keep the balance is what I love to do.”
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A St. Patrick’s Day Tune-up SACRAMENTO MASTER SINGERS CELEBRATE THE BRITISH ISLES WITH ‘CELTIC JOURNEYS’
By Jessica Laskey RIVER CITY PREVIEWS
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he Sacramento Master Singers wish you “Health!” this month with their rousing “Celtic Journeys” program celebrating music from the magical British Isles. Performances are March 14 and 15 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in midtown and at the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom on March 17. Raise a glass of green beer in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day and toast the Master Singers, under the direction of Dr. Ralph Hughes, and guest dynamic duo Men of Worth as they perform both traditional and contemporary songs from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. The program also will feature recent works by Ireland’s Michael McGlynn, the world premiere of Sacramento composer Clifford Shockney’s “Ye Jacobites,” featuring lyrics by beloved Scottish bard Robert Burns, and some songs fresh off “Celtic Memories,” the Master Singers’ new recording project with Men of Worth’s James Keigher and Donnie MacDonald. Performances will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Church (1066 26th St.) at 8 p.m. on March 14 and at 3
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The Sacramento Master Singers perform “Celtic Journeys”, celebrating music from the magical British Isles
p.m. on March 15. Call 788-7464 to purchase tickets. A special St. Patrick’s Day performance will be held at Folsom Lake College’s Harris Center for the Arts (10 College Parkway) at 7 p.m. on March 17. Call 608-6888 for tickets. For more information, go to mastersingers.org
BIRDS OF A FEATHER If you’re squawking with anticipatory delight over the Sacramento Ballet’s production of “Swan Lake,” don’t miss “Inside the Director’s Studio: Timeless Beauty Revealed” with co-artistic director Carinne Binda from 6 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 13 at the ballet’s midtown studios. Binda will give attendees an inside look at the poetic passion behind “Swan Lake,” as well as a sneak peek
at the ballet’s version of the piece, which returns to the Sacramento stage after a 15-year hiatus. For tickets to Inside the Director’s Studio, call the ballet box office at 552-5800, ext. 2. Looking for a way to catch all the fancy footwork without breaking the bank? Check out the ballet dancers’ free, open rehearsals from 4 to 5 p.m. on Second Saturday (March 14) as they prepare for “Swan Lake.” The PREVIEWS page 74
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Sacramento Ballet Studios are at 1631 K St. “Swan Lake,” arguably the most famous ballet of all time, will take the stage with opulent costumes, stunning scenery and, of course, breathtaking dancing on March 26-29 at the Community Center Theater. For tickets and more information, call 808-5181 or go to sacballet.org The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.
THE MISSING LINK Talk about beautiful music: The Trinity Cathedral Music Series will present its resident organist and canon musician for the past 30 years, David Link, in a pipe organ concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 to benefit NorCal AIDS Cycle. For the past five years, Link has participated in NorCal AIDS Cycle, a 330-mile, four-day bike ride that raises funds for local agencies serving those with HIV/AIDS. For Link, there’s a personal connection to the cause as well as a beneficent one: He rides in memory of Kenneth Piercy, a longtime Trinity Cathedral Choir member who died from complications of AIDS in 2011.
The suggested minimum donation for the concert is $10 at the door, though donations of any kind will be gratefully accepted, as they go toward funding organizations that provide testing and treatment for this preventable disease. For tickets and more information, go to trinitycathedral.org Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is at 2620 Capitol Ave. For more information about NorCal AIDS Cycle, go to norcalaidscycle.org
DIY DESIGN Your green thumb will come in extra handy for the Relles Florist European Design Style Floral Bouquet class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 14. It’s St. Patrick’s Day themed! Bring an apron and the knowledgeable staff at Relles will guide you through the making of your very own floral display piece, complete with tips and tricks on floral design and flower care, as well as all the tools and flora you’ll need. But don’t test your St. Patty’s Day luck: Classes fill up fast, so register now at 441-1478. For more information, go to rellesflorist.com Relles Florist is at 2400 J St.
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NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE Are you a photography aficionado? Do you want to own a piece of history? Then don’t miss Witherell’s Auction House’s upcoming offering of a rare pair of Civil War photos to be auctioned off between March 4 and 18. The hand-colored tintypes of the 54th Connecticut Troop depict a group of relaxed men and their lieutenant, a rarity considering most photos from the time period depict men in a formal line rather than a casual stance. In the foreground are a large cannon and pyramid of cannonballs. “It is so exciting to have a find like this come into our hands,” says Witherell’s chief operating officer, and “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser, Brian Witherell. “We have been entrusted with the photos of the troop, other photos of Lt. Samuel Thompson and family from the period and his sword.” Other items in the auction groups will include the Civil War discharge papers, presentation sword and horse brush of a sergeant in the Illinois Light Artillery, as well as the musket, cartridge box and discharge papers from the sergeant’s teenage son, who joined the Illinois voluntary infantry at age 16 and served until the end of the Civil War. A catalog of the items will be available prior to the auction, so hop to it! For more information, go to witherells.com Witherell’s Auction House is at 300 20th St.
As part of the Gallery 2110 mission to support nonprofit organizations, Gallery 2110 and Bowens will be donating a percentage of all sales to the Leonardo da Vinci School Blues Band and the Leonardo da Vinci Aquaponics Garden Projects. Don’t miss the VIP reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 12, where Bowens will share his view of the role of artists as important influences on culture, community and art history. Rub elbows with Bowens again during the Second Saturday Art Walk, unique to the Gallery’s new Del Paso location, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on March 14. For more information, call 476-5500 or go to gallery2110.com Gallery 2110 is newly located at 1023 Del Paso Blvd.
CIRCUS, CIRCUS The River City Chorale will perform “Steppin’ Out on Broadway,” March 7 and 8
The program will include individual acts as well as full ensemble pieces featuring thoroughly hummable show tunes from the likes of “My Fair Lady,” “Wicked,” “Les Misérables” and more. Parking is free but tickets go fast, so make sure you call now to reserve your table location by calling 3315810. For tickets and more information, go to rivercitychorale.org The Serbian Hall is at 7777 Sunset Ave. in Fair Oaks.
BLUES PERIOD To hear artist Milton “510” Bowens tell it, “All Blues Ain’t Blue,” which also happens to be the title of his new solo show on display at Gallery 2110 from March 11 through April 4. The Oakland native is regionally renowned for his work depicting the African American experience in contemporary America, from slavery to the black migration north into Chicago and Detroit, where modern blues was born.
LIFE IS A CABARET If you can’t get away to New York City anytime soon, don’t fret. The River City Chorale will take you straight to Broadway without an iota of air travel with its popular cabaret “Steppin’ Out on Broadway,” performing at the Serbian Church Hall in Fair Oaks at 2 and 4:30 p.m. on March 7 and 8. The performance will kick off cabaret-style with a traditional jazz band as you find your seats and enjoy tableside treats served by the singers themselves, as well as a no-host bar.
To hear artist Milton “510” Bowens tell it, “All Blues Ain’t Blue,” which also happens to be the title of his new solo show at Gallery 2110
The circus is coming to town at Crocker Art Museum. “Ooh” and “ahh” at the Crocker’s Art Mix: Cirque from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, as well as at various events throughout the month. Thanks to the ongoing Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec exhibit, the Crocker will be transformed on March 12 into an avant-garde circus spectacle complete with performances by Aerial Revolution, DJ Frenchy le Freak, the Element Brass Band, the Sacramento Comedy Spot and spookily spoton free tarot card readings. Drink specials are under $5 all night. The event is free for museum members, $10 for nonmembers, and college students receive a $2 discount. Before you get zany at Art Mix, check out the Classical Concert featuring the winner of the 2014 Mu Phi Epsilon International Solo Competition, harpist Rachel Brandwein, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 8. The internationally acclaimed harpist will play pieces inspired by the Crocker’s ongoing exhibit “Of Cottages and Castles: The Art of California Faience.” Tickets are $6 for museum and Capital Public Radio members, $10 for students and $12 for nonmembers. Call 808-1182 for tickets.
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Produced in collaboration with the SFAC and the Sacramento Poetry Society, the event will feature the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet and Sacramento Poetry Society performance poets, who have composed original jazz and poetry (respectively) inspired by the art in SFAC’s annual “Animal House” exhibit. This highly anticipated concert sells out every year, so don’t wait to snag your tickets. Call the SFAC at 971-3713 or go to sacfinearts.org The Sacramento Fine Arts Center is at 5330B Gibbons Drive in Carmichael.
SWEET SUITE
"The Whole Ball of Wax: Artwork by Members of Sierra Wax Artists," will be on display at Arthouse March 12 through April 7.
PREVIEWS FROM page 75 If March has given you the munchies, don your bib and pull up a chair for the Crocker’s monthly Farm-to-Fork Wine Dinner from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. Delectable farm-fresh local fare will be presented with wine pairings that are sure to make you swoon as you swill. Spots sell out fast, so call the Crocker Café by Supper Club for a reservation at 808-1289. Wondering what the wunderkind are up to these days? Check out music by the Camellia Juniors, the youth string ensemble from the Camellia Symphony Orchestra, from 11:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, March 31, in the Crocker’s historic ballroom. The concert is free for museum members
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and free with general admission for nonmembers. For information on all events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum. org Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.
WAX ON The new show at ARTHOUSE presents the whole ball of wax— literally. The show, entitled “The Whole Ball of Wax: Artwork by Members of Sierra Wax Artists,” will be on display from March 12 through April 7. In what is perhaps the largest display of wax art pieces you’ll ever see, the exhibit will feature encaustic, cold wax and Ceracolors (or punic wax) artwork utilizing a minimal palette, repetitive imagery and layers of translucent or opaque wax to create
both two- and three-dimensional abstractions. It’s a celebration of the truly endless possibilities of mixed media. Don’t miss the artist reception from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 14. For more information, go to arthouseonr.com ARTHOUSE is upstairs at 1021 R St. in the Fox and Goose Pub House building.
POETS AND THEY KNOW IT Whether you’re musically or rhythmically inclined, or both, the third annual Poetry/Art/Jazz Concert at 7 p.m. on March 7 at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center will be music to your ears.
Bring your most enthusiastic vocals to the Sacramento Symphonic Winds’ spring concert, “Suite Ol’ Broadway!” The sing-along is at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 15 at Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast. The 60-piece orchestra led by Dr. Les Lehr will perform selections including Robert Russell Bennett’s “Suite of Old American Dances” and a Broadway sing-along including tunes from “The King and I,” “The Music Man,” “My Fair Lady” and more. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors, and free for children under 10. For tickets and more information, call 489-2576 or go to sacwinds.org Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast is at 5321 Date Ave.
OUT OF THIS WORLD Travel the world, and back in time, from your seat at the Sacramento Community Concert Association’s performance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, featuring the Camerata Capistrano Early Music Ensemble and the Sacramento State Jazz Ensemble at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Part one of the program will feature repertoire from the 17th century to the German baroque to the late French composers, all performed by the immensely talented Camerata Capistrano Early Music Ensemble, directed by Lorna Peters. The second part of the program will spotlight
the skills of young jazz soloists who are part of the Sacramento State Jazz Ensemble. The students will perform music in a variety of styles, including swing, Latin, ballads and contemporary compositions directed by Steve Roach. For tickets and more information, call 400-4634 or go to sccaconcerts.org Westminster Presbyterian Church is at 1300 N St.
WINGS AND WINE If you love wildlife, and the wild life, be sure to check out “Wings and Wine 2015,” a benefit event for the Wildlife Care Association being held at High Hand Nursery in Loomis at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. The Wildlife Care Association is the only nonprofit organization in the Sacramento region that specifically caters to the care of injured wildlife such as birds that are hit by cars or fall from trees. Your ticket includes light hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary glass of wine, as well as the chance to gaze at the beautiful birds of prey—owls, hawks, falcons and eagles—that the Wildlife Care Association saves on a daily basis. Tickets are $25 and are sold in advance only; no tickets will be sold at the door. For tickets and more information, call 652-2065 or go to highhand.com For more information on the Wildlife Care Association, go to wildlifecareassociation.com High Hand Nursery is at 3750 Taylor Road in Loomis.
BUILDING BONDS Are you curious about what hiring an architect entails? Residential Architects Showcase, presented by the local chapter of The American Institute of Architects, will give you a helpful head start on Saturday, March 14, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at AIA Central Valley Gallery. “Many people are intimidated to call an architect and meet with them,” says Pam Whitehead of Sage Architecture, Inc. “This open house gives them the chance to talk with various architects in an informal atmosphere.”
Chat with architects from several local firms who specialize in residential architecture and ask them all your burning questions about the process of turning your design daydreams into residential reality. AIA Central Valley Gallery is at 1400 S St. For more information, visit aiacv.org
DIY DESIGN Your green thumb will come in extra handy for the Relles Florist European Design Style Floral Bouquet class on Saturday, March 14 from 10-11:30 a.m.—it’s St. Patrick’s Day themed!
Bring an apron and the knowledgeable staff at Relles will guide you through the making of your very own floral display piece, complete with tips and tricks on floral design and flower care, as well as all the tools and flora you’ll need. Bring an apron and the knowledgeable staff at Relles will guide you through the making of your very own floral display piece, complete with tips and tricks on floral design and flower care, as well as all the tools and flora you’ll need. But don’t try your St. Patty’s Day luck— classes fill up fast, so register now at 441-1478. For more information, visit rellesflorist.com. Relles Florist is located at 2400 J Street. 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
THEATRE GUIDE IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
JULIUS CAESAR
Thru March 14 Celebration Arts Theatre 4469 D St. Sac 455-2787 CelebrationArts.net This play has been described as “gritty coming-of-age stories,” about love, selfsacrifice and community. It is a tapestry of West African Yonuba cosmology, woven into a contemporary story, engaging audiences in exciting and unexpected ways as they follow Oya, a promising runner, hoping to make something of herself while struggling between duty and her dreams.
HAMLET THRILL-MA-GEDDON March 4 – March 8 STC – Sacramento Theatre Co 1419 H St. Sac 446-7501 SacTheatre.org Lightning-quick, hilarious perversion of the greatest play in the English language. This light-hearted and hilarious play looks into how far a drama club will go to preserve theatre’s age-old mantra, “The show must go on.” To sell out, or not to sell out?
BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY March 9 & March 10 Harris Center for the Arts 10 College Pkwy, Folsom 608-6888 Now in its 25th amazing year, the “World’s most successful rock ‘n’ roll musical” continues to thrill audiences on tour around the world. Features the class songs, “Peggy Sue”, “That’ll Be The Day”, “Not Fade Away”, “Oh Boy”, Ritchie Valens”, “La Bamba”, and many more.
ITALIAN OPERA Thru March 22 California Stage Theatre 2509 R St. Sac 451-5822 Local writer, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind’s zany send-up Italian Opera roasts the art, the business and everything in between. A hilarious operetta will feature Michael RJ Campbell, and Elly Award winning actress Janet Motenko.
Thru March 22 STC – Sacramento Theatre Co 1419 H St. Sac 446-7501 SacTheatre.org This history play concerns the conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination, and the defeat of the conspirators at the Battle of Philippi. STC’s production will apply a modern concept to this classic text: The Roman Republic was where money and politics were nearly synonymous, and comparisons between pre-Empire Rome and modern America are easy to make.
THE LYONS Thru March 21 California Stage Theatre 2509 R St. Sac 223-9568 When Ben Lyon’s wife, Rita, and their grown children gather to say goodbye, they learn that despite being a family, each of them is utterly isolated. Afraid of closeness and afraid of solitude, Ben’s death becomes a catalyst that propels them into foreign territory: human connection.
EAR FILMS March 19 – March 21 Mondavi Center, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre 9399 Old Davis Rd, Davis 530 754-2787 Audience members are blindfolded, the better to be fully immersed in the 3D sound and cinematic musical score used to create a hyperreal aural experience. Breathing a new life into the tradition of storytelling, EarFilms produced “films” using purely audio and each listener’s imagination. The FIRST EVER feature length EarFilm, embraces the imaginative potential of literature, empowering every listener to participate in the creative process, by filling in the blanks, directing the camera angles and painting with sound.
DIA DE LOS CUENTOS Thru March 29 B Street Theatre 2711 B St. Sac 443-5300 BstreetTheatre.org This is a world premier show written by Jerry Montoya. This show includes four hilarious, touching and sometimes spooky classic folk tales that are brought to life with music and dance in celebration of California’s Hispanic influence.
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The Magic Touch AKEBONO OWNER OPENS THIRD RESTAURANT; IT’S A WINNER
BY GREG SABIN RESTAURANT INSIDER
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y wife and I have been going to Akebono, the Japanese restaurant on Freeport Boulevard, for years. In fact, we had our first date there. The sushi is some of the best in town, and the ramen stands up to the best in the country. It’s no surprise to find a line out the door there at almost any time of day. When I spoke with owner Sai Wong several years ago, I asked if he ever intended to open another restaurant. He said that he didn’t need the extra bother, that one restaurant was enough, and that he was worried about trying to be in two places at the same time.
If you’re a lover of Japanese food but rarely find yourself going outside your sushi comfort zone, come spend some time at Izakaya Daikoku. It was a familiar refrain that I’d heard from other restaurant owners throughout the years. Yet not long after that conversation, I learned that Wong planned to open a ramen shop
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Enjoy teppan okonomiyaki, a Japanese-style pancake with thinly sliced pork and vegetables, topped with ginger, bonito flakes, mayonnaise and katsu saice
in Midtown. I guess a man is allowed to change his mind. His second restaurant, RyuJin Ramen House, became a magnet for hungry Midtowners almost immediately after opening. The ramen is, if it’s possible, better than Akebono’s. Much like at Akebono, the service is speedy and polite, and the interior is clean, simple and absent of frills. After he opened his second restaurant, I though Wong might take a break. But not long after, he was looking at the years-vacant
space across the street on 19th and S streets that used to be Sweetwater Restaurant & Bar. Apparently, staring at that empty storefront just yards from RyuJin’s front door was too much temptation for him. By last October, his third restaurant, Izakaya Daikoku, was up and running. Loosely translated, izakaya means sake house or pub, and Daikoku is a Japanese god associated with wealth. Put them together and you’ve got another successful enterprise for Sai Wong.
Within weeks of its opening, locals were filling the seats at Izakaya for its hearty fare and vast array of sake. The menu is diverse, the staff quick and friendly, the interior simple. If you’re not familiar with Japanese cuisine, especially the nonsushi side of the menu, a quick peek at the vast number of dishes offered at Izakaya might seem daunting. Don’t worry; here’s a beginner’s guide. First, almost everything on the menu is served in small, sharable portions. Plan on ordering four to six dishes for a party of two. Second,
The dining room at Izakaya Daikoku
the Japanese equivalent of a 2 a.m. burrito or a bacon cheeseburger. It’s filling, flavorful and just a little guilt inducing.
Finish off your meal with homemade Earl Grey ice cream
if you’re a trusting soul, just tell your server the kind of things you like, and she’ll be happy to suggest dishes for you. Third, this is not a sushi restaurant. There’s sushi on the menu, but it’s more of an appeasement than an aspiration. Fourth, the menu is laid out in sections for easy perusal: rice and noodles, soups, okonomiyaki (more about this later), fish, yakitori (skewered grilled meats), otsumami (again, more later) and sushi. Let let’s break it down.
Start with okonomiyaki. It’s a mouthful, in more ways than one. A thick, savory pancake filled with vegetables and meats and topped with more than one creamy sauce, it comes to the table sizzling on a cast-iron platter and is dished out in steamy, pizzalike slices to each diner. Each okonomiyaki can be customized to the diner’s preference. This isn’t highfaultin dining or sophisticated cuisine. It’s late-night bar food, meant to be consumed when you're already a bit tipsy. It’s
It’s late-night bar food, meant to be consumed when you're already a bit tipsy. It’s the Japanese equivalent of a 2 a.m. burrito or a bacon cheeseburger. The fish dishes at Izakaya are simple and straightforward. Typically a simple piece of grilled fish with a light sauce or condiment, these plates are small and shareable. They allow the quality of the fish to speak for itself. The yakitori are also simple treats. In addition to grilled chicken, there
are options like chicken liver, beef tongue and chicken heart. Finally, a word about otsumami. Loosely translated as bar snacks or drinking foods, otsumami is a collection of dishes meant to be snacked on while drinking beer or sake. Simple treats like fried chicken or breaded port cutlet share space on the menu with more intricate bites like fried fishcake and sauteed scallops. They’re small, salty bites to eat between sips and snippets of conversation. If you’re a lover of Japanese food but rarely find yourself going outside your sushi comfort zone, come spend some time at Izakaya Daikoku. Bring some friends and order enough dishes to cover the table. Throw back some sake and beer and catch up with old friends. This is pub dining from across the Pacific. Enjoy. Izakaya Daikoku is at 1901 S St.; 662-7337; izakayadaikoku.com Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n
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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
B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Casual California cuisine with counter service
Centro Cocina Mexicana
1230 20th St. 444-0307
Kasbah Lounge 2115 J St. 442-4388
D Full Bar $$ Middle Eastern cuisine in a Moroccan setting
Lucca Restaurant & Bar 1615 J St. 669-5300
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Mulvaney’s Building & Loan 1215 19th St. 441-6022
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B L D $ No table service at this coffee roaster and bakery, also serving creative artisanal sandwiches
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Thai Basil Café
1217 18th St. 442-5858
L D $$$ Wine/Beer California cuisine served in a chic, upscale setting • 58degrees.com
Fox & Goose Public House 1001 R St. 443-8825
B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer English Pub favorites in an historic setting • Foxandgoose.com
Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693
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B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Outdoor Dining Crepes, omelets, salads, soups and sandwiches served in a casual setting
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The Coconut Midtown
2502 J Street 440-1088 Lunch Delivery M-F and Happy Hour 4-6
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The Waterboy
2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891
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1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303
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EAST SAC 33rd Street Bistro
3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233
B L D $$ 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
Cabana Winery & Bistro 5610 Elvas 476-5492
LD $$ Wine tasting and paired entrees. Sunday Brunch 10 - 2. • cabanawine.com
Clark's Corner Restaurant 5641 J St.
B L D Full Bar $$ American cuisine in a casual historic setting. Breakfast on weekends.
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723 56th. Street 454-5656 BLD Full Bar $$ American. HD sports, kid's menu, breakfast weekends, Late night dining
Español 5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679
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Evan’s Kitchen 855 57th St. 452-3896
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Hot City Pizza
5642 J St. 731-8888
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3649 J St. 455-7803
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5644 J St. 451-4000
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Nopalitos
5530 H St. 452-8226
B L $ Wine/Beer Southwestern fare in a casual diner setting
Selland's Market Cafe 5340 H St. 473-3333
B L D $$-$$$ Wine/Beer High quality handcrafted food to eat in or take out, wine bar
Star Ginger
3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888 L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar
DOWNTOWN Foundation
400 L St. 321-9522
L D $$ Full Bar American cooking in an historic atmosphere • foundationsacramento.com
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Chops Steak Seafood & Bar 1117 11th St. 447-8900
L D $$$ Full Bar Steakhouse serving dry-aged prime beef in an upscale club atmosphere
Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518
Educational tasting experience of wines by the taste, flight or glass • downtownandvine.com
Ella Dining Room & Bar 1131 K St. 443-3772
L D $$$ Full Bar Modern American cuisine served family-style in a chic, upscale space Elladiningroomandbar.com
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Esquire Grill
Jamie's Bar and Grill
1213 K St. 448-8900
427 Broadway 442-4044
L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com
L D $ Full Bar Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Dine in or take out since 1986
Estelle's Patisserie
Riverside Clubhouse
901 K St. 916-551-1500 L D $$-$$$ French-inspired Bakery serving fresh pastry & desserts, artisan breads and handcrafted sandwiches • EstellesPatisserie.com
2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988
Fat City Bar & Cafe
Taylor's Kitchen
1001 Front St. 446-6768
D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants.com
The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772
L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com
L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American cuisine served in a contemporary setting • Riversideclubhouse.com
2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154
D $$$ Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested but walk-ins welcome.
Tower Café
1518 Broadway 441-0222
B L D $$ Wine/Beer International cuisine with dessert specialties in a casual setting
Frank Fat’s
Willie's Burgers
L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Chinese favorites in an elegant setting • Fatsrestaurants.com
L D $ Great burgers and more. Open until 3 on Friday and Saturday • williesburgers.com
806 L St. 442-7092
Il Fornaio
400 Capitol Mall 446-4100
L D Full Bar $$$ Fine Northern Italian cuisine in a chic, upscale atmosphere • Ilfornaio.com
Grange
926 J Street • 492-4450
B L D Full Bar $$$ Simple, seasonal, soulful • grangerestaurant.com
2415 16th St. 444-2006
5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883
B L D $-$$ Full Bar Espresso, omelettes, salads, table service from 5 -9 p.m. • bellabrucafe.com
L D $$ Full Bar Italian bistro in a casual setting • Cafevinoteca.com
3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331
Ettore’s
ITALIAN
L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Japanese cuisine served in an upscale setting • Mikunisushi.com
B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio European-style gourmet café with salads, soup, spit-roasted chicken, and desserts in a bistro setting • Ettores.com
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Jackson Dining
L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com
L D $$ Wine/Beer Creative cuisine in a casual setting • Jacksoncateringevents.com
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5723 Folsom Boulevard 457-1936
2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708
1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300
Jack’s Urban Eats
LAND PARK Casa Garden Restaurant 2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809
L D $$ • D with minimum diners call to inquire $$ Wine/Beer. American cuisine. Operated by volunteers to benefit Sacramento Children's Home. Small and large groups. casagardenrestaurant.org
Freeport Bakery
2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256
B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com
2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225
L D $ Full Bar Made-to-order comfort food in a casual setting • Jacksurbaneats.com
The Kitchen
2225 Hurley Way 568-7171
D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com
La Rosa Blanca Taqueria 3032 Auburn Blvd. 484-0139 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104
L D Full Bar $$-$$ Fresh Mexican food served in a colorful family-friendly setting
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Iron Grill
Leatherby’s Family Creamery
Lunch 11-4 pm • Dinner 4-9 pm Sundays • 11:30-9 pm • Closed Mondays
13th Street and Broadway 737-5115
L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Upscale neighborhood steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com
2333 Arden Way 920-8382
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L D Beer/Wine $$ 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
571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885
L D $$-$$ Full Bar Celebration of the region's rich history and bountiful terrain • Paragarys.com
1022 Second St. 441-2211
5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727
Bella Bru Café
ESPAÑOL RESTAURANT
Matteo's Pizza
B L D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine with a Western touch in a creative upscale atmosphere •
Café Vinoteca
1530 J St. 447-2112
L D $$ Full Bar Patio Vietnamese and Thai cuisine in a casual yet elegant setting
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Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar
Since 1923
601 Munroe St. 486-4891
2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000
Hock Farm Craft & Provision 1415 L St. 440-8888
Lemon Grass Restaurant
L D $ House-made ice cream and specialties, soups and sandwiches
Ristorante Piatti
L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting • piatti.com
Sam's Hof Brau
2500 Watt 482-2175 L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com
Thai House
427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888
L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com
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5050 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-5050 L D $ Great burgers and more • williesburgers.com n
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AMAZING MID-CENTURY MODERN Designed by Architect Mr. Arthur Brown. This contemporary 3bd/2ba hm sits on .20 acres on the most prime location in River Park. $525,000 TOM LEONARD 834-1681 CaBRE#: 01714895 QUINTESSENTIAL EAST SAC LIVING! Traditional frml living rm w/gas frplc. Frml dining rm boasts gorgeous blt-in. Galley style kitch w/breakfast nook. 2bd w/ sizable closets. Bathroom features period chicken wire tile flr & lrg vanity. Bckyrd complete w/grassy area, patio, raised veggie beds & 1-car garage. $459,000 THE WOOLFORD GROUP 834-6900 CaBRE#: 00680069, 01778361, 00679593 RIVER PARK! Charming 3 bed, 1 bath, large lot and RV/Boat access. $395,000 MIKE OWNBEY 616-1607 CaBRE#: 01146313
DESIRABLE CAMPUS COMMONS 5500 end unit Condo. Offers 3bd/2ba up, including a master suite. Downstrs has 1/2 bath & den. Den could easily become a 4th bdrm or as office. Lrg patio. Hrdwd flrs in kitch & den. Attached garage has extensive cabinetry. $439,000 THE WOOLFORD GROUP 834-6900 CaBRE#: 00680069, 01778361, 00679593
FAB FORTIES HOME AWAITS! Frml liv rm w/ frplc. Frml dining rm has French doors to bckyrd. Brkfst nook & fam rm off kitchen. 3bds upstrs. $975,000 THE WOOLFORD GROUP 834-6900 CaBRE#: 00680069, 01778361, 00679593
EAST PORTAL PARK! Wonderful opportunity to own in East Sacramento. 2bds/1ba at a very affordable price. Lrg kitchenI inside, N Glaundry rm, dual pane windows, 2 car garage.P$349,500 E N D THE WOOLFORD GROUP 834-6900 CaBRE#: 00680069, 01778361, 00679593 EAST SACRAMENTO! Cute 2bed/1bath with large family room and large lot. THE POLLY SANDERS TEAM 341-7865 CaBRE#: 01158787 RIVER PARK BEAUTY! This 1820 SF home has 3 bd & 2 ba's and sits on .23 acres w/Lg open floor plan & Geremia pool too! JEANINE ROZA & SINDY KIRSCH 548-5799 or 730-7705 CaBRE#: 01365413 & 01483907
ADORABLE COTTAGE! This home features 2 bdrm with a lovely kitchen on a quiet tree-lined street in East Sacramento. $389,000 THE POLLY SANDERS TEAM 341-7865 CaBRE#: 01158787
EAST SAC BRICK COTTAGE! Tucked away on tree-lined street. 3bd/2ba home offers frml LR w/frplce & frml dining rm. Open kitchen/fam rm. $510,000 THEWOOLFORD GROUP 834-6900 CaBRE#: 00680069, 01778361, 00679593
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SPACIOUS & OPEN RIVER PARK! This 2bd/2ba home featured on House Crashers offers remodeled kitchen & backyard lounging, play, & entertaining area. $479,000 THE POLLY SANDERS TEAM 341-7865 CaBRE#: 01158787
THE L STREET LOFTS! City living w/concierge, quality finishes! 3 unique flr plans From the mid $400,000’s. Models Open W-M, 10a-5p. LStreetLofts. com. MICHAEL ONSTEAD 601-5699 CaBRE#: 01222608 DESIRABLE LOCATION! Located in Valley Hi Country Club Estates. This 4-5bd/3 full bath hm offers custom klinker brick/stucco exterior. Lrg kitch/brkfst area/family rm w/gas fireplace. Sep. living & dining. A park-like bckyrd w/basketball 1/2 court, brick gas grill, solar heating pool, spa, fountains, and gazebo! $749,000 JAN LEVIN 341-7883 CaBRE#: 00672462
EAST SAC RETREAT! 3-4 bd & 3 ba home offers 2732 Sf, Lg indoor custom water feature, Lg Bonus rm, and a Magnificent master ste w/balcony. $889,000 JEANINE ROZA & SINDY KIRSCH 548-5799 or 730-7705 CaBRE#:01365413/01483907
JUST RIGHT! Enjoy this 2bd/1b w/a detached garage & prk-like bckyrd in Tahoe Prk. Updtd kitch w/granite & tile, brkfst nook w/blt-ins, hrdwd flrs, dual pane windows, bkyrd patio & extensive brick work. $225,000 PAT VOGELI 207-4515 CaBRE#: 01229115 EAST SACRAMENTO! Great street and lot size. Good starter home w/2bd, converted garage, HVAC, lrg patio & a lovely backyard. $310,000 SUE OLSON 601-8834 CaBRE#: 00784986
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TAHOE PARK! Very nice 2BDRM home. Fresh paint & flr coverings. Recently rmdld bath. Lrg bckyrd. Close to UCD Medical Center, Regional Transit & shopping. $249,000 THE WOOLFORD GROUP 834-6900 CaBRE#: 00680069, 01778361, 00679593
URBAN EAST SAC LIVING! Charming 3bed home close to Midtown with a great Walk Score. Perfect for the young professional. $479,000 THE POLLY SANDERS TEAM 341-7865 CaBRE#: 01158787
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