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Count Her In ST. FRANCIS EMBRACES A VERY SPECIAL STUDENT

ia Siino is a 17-year-old sophomore at St. Francis High School. She is the third of four children in her family. It doesn’t take long after meeting Mia to discover she is a fun, outgoing and determined young woman. Mia also happens to have Down syndrome. Mia tells me she loves working with little kids, dancing, hanging out at Starbucks, her friends and school. I find her enthusiasm contagious. “Her favorite day of the year is her birthday, and she loves to celebrate it for as long as possible,” says Mia’s mother, Karen Siino. School counselor Nora Anderson says Mia is always first to jump in and help with whatever is needed. Mia’s mom says her daughter strives for more independence and plans to go to college, get married, work and live on her own one day. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder where a person has an extra chromosome. The condition is associated with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, and mild to moderate developmental and intellectual disability. A variety of therapies promote the greatest possible development, independence and productivity. The best path forward for Mia so far has been attending St. Francis High School—a first for the school. Mia went to public school from preschool through third grade. She was mostly in a special day class for students in special education. “We were told by our public neighborhood school that she could not attend there because they

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Catholic Board on Full Inclusion, to approach St. Rose about Mia’s attendance. The school was open and excited, and that was the start of six wonderful years for Mia.” When Mia started at St. Rose, her teacher treated Mia like every other student until she indicated a need for extra help. At that point, help was provided. “This is what we wanted for Mia: to presume competence, to give appropriate challenges, and to really belong in the school community,” Karen says. After graduation from eighth grade, Mia—who adores her older sister— wanted to follow her sibling’s path to St. Francis. “The more we learned about other Catholic high schools across the country that included students with intellectual disabilities, the more we felt that it was a possibility for Mia,” Karen says. St. Francis strives to educate the whole student beyond academic instruction. As a college prep school dedicated to serving young women, it provides a community of faith, excellence, leadership and service in a Christian environment. “The school was fantastic in allowing Mia to gain independence at her own pace,” Karen says. Mia’s counselor and

teachers gave her enough support to feel safe while navigating high school as any other student. “Those of us in the special needs community know that there are no ‘special’ grocery stores, restaurants and coffee shops for those with special needs,” Karen says. “St. Francis has allowed her to attend high school in a safe and loving way.” “Mia has also had the opportunity to take a ministry leadership class and lead the school in prayer,” Elias Mendoza, the school’s principal, says. “Last year as a freshman, she was chosen by her peers to receive our Pillar of Faith award. We select a student that embodies their faith, lives out their faith and is an example to others. “I’ve had students thank me for bringing Mia to St. Francis because she brings a unique gift to the school.

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Those around her are gaining a better perspective of those with different needs and how these students can be supportive, compassionate and inclusive.” Mia’s inclusion benefits the student body and staff. “It shows her peers how capable and competent special people like Mia can be,” Mendoza says. “The community at St. Francis has embraced Mia, and, in turn, her independence and confidence have soared,” Karen says. “Inclusion means that everyone wins!” Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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A Bridge to Honor COMMUNITY REMEMBERS FALLEN POLICE OFFICER TARA O’SULLIVAN

Pastor Anthony Sadler from Shiloh Baptist Church referenced lyrics from the song “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” which he said was “about providing comfort for those in need.” “Tara was a bridge,” Sadler told the audience. “She was created by God to help people cross safely through the dangerous crossings in life.” After thanking the O’Sullivan family for their sacrifice, and their strength and grace in the face of tragedy, Police Chief Kathy Lester called the dedication “bittersweet,” with the bridge serving as a way for O’Sullivan’s life, legacy and memory to live on and inspire. “When I see this bridge, I don’t think of bad things. I think of all the things the O’Sullivan family has done for our department,” Lester said. “No one has given more to this city than Tara and the O’Sullivan family,” said retired Police Chief Daniel Hahn. “It’s a debt that can never be repaid.” O’Sullivan was a graduate of Sacramento State University and its Law Enforcement Candidate Scholars’ program. She grew up in the East Bay and joined SPD in 2018. O’Sullivan was fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call.

Attending the Tara O’Sullivan Memorial Bridge dedication are (from left) former SPD officer Joe Pane, Councilmember Jeff Haris, and Kelly and Dennis O’Sullivan, parents of Tara O’Sullivan.

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he H Street Bridge near Sacramento State University has been renamed in honor of Tara O’Sullivan, the Sacramento police officer killed in the line of duty in 2019. City Councilmembers Jeff Harris and Eric Guerra, members of the Sacramento Police Department, city of

Sacramento, Sacramento State and the O’Sullivan family attended a February dedication for the Tara O’Sullivan Memorial Bridge. “We are here to celebrate someone who we lost, someone who we loved very much,” said Harris, who helped facilitate the bridge naming after hearing from community members.

Sacramento has been chosen as the host city for “Fertile Ground,” the 2022 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference running March 16–19 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center and other locations throughout the region. The 56th annual conference will feature opportunities for learning, teaching, connecting and collaborating around all things clay. The hybrid event will incorporate in-person and remote participation, including lectures, demonstrations, networking opportunities and engagement with vendors, nonprofits, schools and galleries.

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The Sacramento City Council adopts Land Acknowledgement. Led by Mary Tarango, members and officials from Wilton Rancheria conduct prayers and blessings outside City Hall. Photo courtesy of city of Sacramento. More than 80 exhibitions will be on view as part of the NCECA conference at more than 50 local venues, including Archival Gallery, R25 and Shepard Garden and Arts Center. For the full exhibition guide and program schedule, visit nceca.net.

DIGITAL BOOKS The Sacramento Public Library reached a record-breaking 3 million digital book checkouts in 2021, one of 20 public library systems in the world that surpassed 1 million digital checkouts last year. “We’ve experienced tremendous demand for e-books and audiobooks over the past several years,” says Library Director/CEO Peter Coyl. “Readers love the convenience of having free access to thousands of materials on their device. You can take the library wherever you go.” Through apps like Libby by Overdrive, library cardholders can check out e-books, audiobooks and magazines 24/7, as well as find free online classes on subjects like music, sewing, cake decorating and more in Libby’s Extras section. For more information and to apply for a library card, visit saclibrary.org/ welcome.

SACRAMENTO LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Sacramento City Council has voted unanimously to adopt an official City of Sacramento Land

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Acknowledgement to be read at the beginning of every meeting. The Land Acknowledgement honors and recognizes that the city was built on lands of the Nisenan, Southern Maidu, Valley and Plains Miwok, and Patwin Wintun peoples, whose descendants continue to live here today. “We cannot make the future better unless and until we acknowledge and reckon with the past, especially the past around discrimination and the taking of land from indigenous peoples,” Mayor Darrell Steinberg says. At the first reading, Jesus Tarango, tribal chair of Wilton Rancheria, the city of Sacramento’s only federally recognized tribe, said he hopes that Sacramento’s Land Acknowledgement will prompt other jurisdictions to adopt their own. “What we have here is a beautiful land acknowledgement that acknowledges not only the Wilton Rancheria but all the tribes that were here in this region,” Tarango said.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING State funding of $29 million has been approved to convert a North Natomas hotel, Staybridge Suites, into housing for families experiencing homelessness. The site on Promenade Circle will become Vista Nueva, a permanent supportive housing community featuring 116 units and onsite services for families and children. It will be run by nonprofit housing developer Jamboree and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency. City Councilmember Angelique Ashby says families are expected to

move in this spring. Vista Nueva will be the city’s second hotel conversion using state-awarded Homekey funds after opening the La Mancha permanent supportive housing complex in a former Woodspring Suites in south Sacramento last year.

“Lust Series Tableware” by ceramic artist Dania Lukey is part of the Sacramento Potters Group: Art by Fire exhibit at Shepard Garden and Arts Center during the NCECA conference.

Sacramento County Public Health has partnered with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation and communitybased organizations that are part of Sac Collab to launch a Vaccine Ambassador Program to help increase vaccination rates in under-sourced communities. Ambassadors live in the communities they serve and are trained by Sac Collab’s network of communitybased organizations. As trusted local allies, ambassadors provide culturally relevant COVID-19 vaccine outreach, communication and information through peer support and community events. Formed in 2020, Sac Collab is a county initiative that supports neighborhoods badly affected by COVID-19. Throughout the pandemic, it has provided community case investigators, contract tracers, resource coordinators, business navigators and now vaccine ambassadors to support Sacramento County residents. To request ambassador support, visit surveymonkey.com/r/vapeventrequestform.

Volunteers with Sacramento Picks It Up! recently hosted a Trash Dash at McKinley Park, Sutter Middle School and along Alhambra Boulevard. For information on how to participate in a clean-up event, visit facebook.com and search for Sacramento Picks It Up! Photos by Leah Garis

FREE TAX HELP Attention Arden and Carmichael residents! You might be eligible to file your taxes online for free via United Way California Capital Region’s Free Tax Prep program through April 18. Households that earned less than $65,000 in 2021 can file for free and receive up to $8,000 cash back from state and federal credits, including the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit. The Free Tax Prep program provides tax help virtually and in person in multiple languages without a preparer fee. A virtual tax workshop will be held March 12 where certified volunteers will help participants prepare their returns

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GROUNDWATER PLAN The North American Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan, a long-term plan for protecting the groundwater basin underlying parts of Sacramento, Placer and Sutter counties, has been approved after nearly five years of scientific study and public input. The basin is one of the Sacramento region’s primary sources for drinking water—especially during drought years—and provides more than half of the water supply used for agriculture.

During rainy years, when lakes and rivers are full, local water providers use more river water, which allows the groundwater aquifer to recharge. During dry years, more groundwater is used, which leaves more water in rivers to sustain the environment of the Lower American River and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The sustainability plan provides a roadmap for managing the groundwater basin over the next 20 years to adapt to climate change as required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014. The plan was developed and approved by five groundwater sustainability agencies in Sacramento, Sutter County, South Sutter, Reclamation District 1001 and West Placer. The agencies agreed to implement the plan together and split the $1.15 million implementation cost over the next five years. For more information, visit nasbgroundwater.org.

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The River District is getting a new community gathering spot. The Alchemist Public Market will include vendors, a farmers market and assistance for young food business entrepreneurs. APM is one of three Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs within the city of Sacramento selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federally funded program that supports community-led efforts to reinvest in neighborhoods, protect the environment with energy-efficient utilities and improve health outcomes.

APM will provide underserved entrepreneurs a place to launch their businesses while creating a community gathering place where low-income neighbors can access quality produce from local sellers. For more information, visit alchemistpublicmarket.com.

SAC JAZZ CO-OP It’s not always easy to take a break, but the Sacramento Jazz Cooperative has decided it’s time. After six years, SJC will scale back live performances in favor of virtual offerings. “A dwindling membership, along with the ever-present threat of COVID, has just had too great an impact for the organization to sustain,” founding CEO Carolyne Swayze says. “We’re not going away, totally. You can expect to see more virtual performances and you’ll be likely to see some new faces and new places as we attempt to partner with other jazz organizations.” SJC will produce a couple more shows this spring. To stay apprised, go to thesjc.org. Check out past performances on YouTube. For questions, email Swayze at sjc@thesjc.org. “Don’t forget to keep the music playing,” she says.

SOLID WASTE FEE The Sacramento City Council has unanimously approved an increase in monthly solid waste disposal rates over the next three years. Beginning April 1, the average monthly solid waste bill will increase by $3.83 each year through 2024.

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“We Can Do This!” shares stories of Sacramento’s trailblazing political women. Book cover art by Jasmine Moffett. The rate increase will help cover the additional costs of collecting and composting organic food waste as required by a new state ordinance, as well as growing amounts of household waste due to the pandemic, and rising labor and processing costs. In 2020, the amount of garbage produced by Sacramento customers rose by 10.9 percent, recycling by 6.4 percent and household junk tonnage by 15.6 percent. The rate increase will also allow for additional benefits, such as more frequent street sweeping and more appointments for household junk pickup. The organic waste collection program was mandated to help jurisdictions meet climate change goals by diverting organic material that emits methane when buried in landfills. The city estimates that organic waste

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composting will eliminate 31,000 metric tons of greenhouse gasses each year. The organic waste will be processed for use as compost on Northern California farms and may eventually be offered to Sacramento consumers. Starting in July, city and county customers will put their food waste and food-soiled paper products into their green waste bin. The city will provide free organic waste collection bins and compostable bin liners that can be dropped directly into the green waste bin. Financial assistance is available for income-qualified households to help with the cost of solid waste fees. For more information, visit cityofsacramento.org/public-works/ rsw. For county information, visit wmr. saccounty.gov/pages/curbsideorganics. aspx.

St. HOPE Public Schools, a free public charter school network, will serve free meals to students under the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program during the 20212022 school year. All students will be served breakfast and lunch at no charge at PS7 Elementary School, PS7 Middle School and Sacramento Charter High School. Free meals are also available for pick up on the Sac High campus during the summer months for anyone 18 and younger. For more information visit sthope.org or email foodservice@ sthopepublicschools.org.

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‘WE CAN DO THIS!’ “We Can Do This! Sacramento’s Trailblazing Political Women and the Community They Shaped,” a new book by author Christine Hunter, takes a deep dive into the stories of women who led Sacramento from the 1970s through

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As a Neighborhood Builder, the center will receive a $200,000 grant over two years, as well as comprehensive leadership training. The center will use the funds to accelerate its Economic Justice Program, which helps LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness obtain and maintain employment, and meet basic needs that increase employment stability and self-reliance. Pre-pandemic, transgender workers in the greater Sacramento area reported unemployment at three times

the rate of the population as a whole. Forty percent of youth experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ+, many of whom became homeless due to family and community rejection. “Bank of America’s commitment and support help raise awareness of our organization and will help more local LGBTQ+ community members chart a path toward economic opportunity and stability,” says Robynne Rose-Haymer, the center’s deputy chief program officer.

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Revolving Door CHANGING TIMES BRING A NEW CITY COUNCIL

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s a guy who enjoys change, I love the Sacramento City Council. This council is all about change. Two members, Angelique Ashby and Jay Schenirer, are leaving this year because they want new challenges, the state Senate for Ashby, retirement for Schenirer. Jeff Harris doesn’t want to go, but he’s leaving because a reapportionment committee stole his council district out from under him. Another councilmember, Eric Guerra, wants to leave, but will stick around if he can’t catapult himself into the state Assembly. Katie Valenzuela, who represents East Sacramento despite never having been elected there, is thought to have eyes for the mayor’s office or

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Assembly. She tells me she wants to keep her council job. We’ll see. Speaking of the mayor, Darrell Steinberg will move onto other challenges and not seek a third term in 2024. Steinberg is tired of being mayor. Who can blame him? My guess is he would have a tough time getting re-elected even if he was full of energy. That leaves three City Council members certifiably happy in their jobs—Rick Jennings, Mai Vang and Sean Loloee. Jennings is running for a third term this year without significant opposition. If readers aren’t familiar with Loloee and Vang, that’s understandable. They are relatively new and represent the city’s eastern frontiers, north and south. There are many reasons why people want to leave City Council after two or three terms. The job can be numbingly boring and repetitive. Read any council agenda and imagine plowing through material such as “Rehearing—Third-Party Appeal: Curtis Park Village Fuel Center.” That’s a real agenda item.

Life is too short for “Rehearing— Third-Party Appeal: Curtis Park Village Fuel Center,” especially when you understand the Curtis Park Village Fuel Center is a perpetual controversy that started soon after the streets were raised in response to the 1862 flood. It’s the local edition of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce. One reason councilmembers leave is they learn they don’t have power to make big changes. For example, Steinberg and Valenzuela took ownership of the homeless crisis. They campaigned as uniquely qualified to create housing for all. How has that turned out? Not good. Steinberg and Valenzuela made a basic political mistake: They wrapped their careers around a problem they can’t solve. They told voters they had solutions where none exist. For their next trick, Katie and Darrell will make the Sacramento River flow backward. Their intentions are sincere, but muddled strategies made the homeless situation worse. Moreover, they infuriate residents who vote and pay taxes, neighbors who justifiably

believe their serenity and security have become irrelevant next to the attention and money Steinberg and Valenzuela devote to the unsheltered. Wiser politicians would have promised less and remembered who put them in office. The City Council can be a launch pad to slightly bigger political jobs in the state Legislature. Phil Isenberg, Lloyd Connelly, Deborah Ortiz, Dave Jones and Kevin McCarty were councilmembers who became legislators. Steinberg went from the council to the Legislature and boomeranged back again. Bob Matsui went from City Council to Congress. But even politicians who reach the state Capitol get restless. Jones left the Assembly to become California insurance commissioner, the perfect job for someone who wants to be forgotten. Unfortunately, Jones woke up and realized he wanted to be remembered. Now he’s waging an uphill battle against Ashby for state Senate. Having worked around City Council members for 30 years, I love

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ew of us know what goes on behind the scenes as our elected officials try to “resolve” the homeless crisis. But this much is clear: Government has managed to exacerbate the problem. Why? Our officials have tapped into an ever-growing, seemingly endless taxpayer money supply with zero requirements to account for any meaningful, measurable results. What a deal! Imagine being hired for a job, producing terrible results and receiving massive bonuses year after year. Is it any wonder people are frustrated and believe politicians have failed? Homelessness has become a mechanism to control huge sums of federal and state dollars. Why would politicians shut off the faucet? They provide lip service to constituents and the media while making backroom

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not bite the hand that feeds them. Local media and taxpayers do not hold politicians accountable, so homelessness worsens and quality of life in Sacramento declines. Another homeless housing scheme is the Homekey state grant program. This slush fund recently incentivized the City Council to overpay for two hotels converted into permanent “supportive” housing with no charter or covenant that requires occupancy by homeless people living in squalor on the street. Speaking of living on the streets, who directs the homeless to squat in public right of ways? Is there an app directing them to the oleanders along Alta Arden, Roseville Road or Howe Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard? Do homeless activists send clients to these sanctuaries? Sacramento’s homeless crisis is the result of modern, progressive politics that aims to normalize lawlessness regardless of the impact on communities.

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selected to serve one-year terms as grand jurors. Our grand jury reviews citizen complaints about local government, engages in independent inquiries and participates in criminal grand jury indictments. It is important work. Grand jury members are authorized to independently investigate the spectrum of county agencies, districts and any organization that relies on county government contracts and funding. For example, after a seven-month investigation, the grand jury recently issued a scathing report about the Del Paso Manor Water District. Concerns were identified ranging from water contamination to aging infrastructure to non-compliance with state water monitoring requirements. The report cited an ongoing lack of transparency by the water district’s board of directors to act on numerous recommended improvements made by its own consultants and other entities. The grand jury pointed out how failure to complete an estimated $35

million in repairs and upgrades may have disastrous results, including the potential failure of the entire water complex. Deanna Hanson, our current grand jury foreperson says, “Serving as a grand juror is a privilege and honor, as well as a wonderful learning experience. I was able to serve two terms and to work with very committed, intelligent individuals representing many areas of Sacramento County.” Any member of the public may anonymously report to the grand jury about wrongdoing or waste of public funds. The process is simple. Go to the website at saccourt.ca.gov/ grand-jury/grand-jury.aspx. You will find a confidential complaint form that you can complete and submit electronically. The grand jury will review the complaint and decide whether to investigate. “Community members are our eyes and ears,” Hanson says. “We rely on our residents to use the complaint process to report aspects of government that could be improved.”

When a grand jury report is issued, agencies are required to respond within 90 days. This process promotes transparency and accountability—a fundamental goal of the grand jury. We invite you to read past reports on our website. Just click on “Annual Reports.” If you have the time and want to make a difference, I encourage you to consider serving as a grand juror. Our grand jurors find satisfaction and pride in responsibly using their authority to help ensure local government properly serves the public. An online application form is available on the grand jury website. The Sacramento County grand jury works hard to serve you. I invite all civic-minded persons in Sacramento County to support its mission. Steven M. Gevercer is a Sacramento County Superior Court judge and judicial adviser to the grand jury. For information on the grand jury, visit saccourt.ca.gov/grand-jury/grand-jury. aspx. n

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or the first time in several years, some business owners in Old Sacramento—battered by COVID-19, civil unrest and crime—feel hopeful. The historic district has long suffered an image problem. It had attractions and history, but never the critical mass and appeal to become a must-see attraction. Excitement was high before the pandemic. An inviting embarcadero was installed. More family-friendly events were planned. The future looked bright in April 2019, after the City Council agreed to invest $47 million to upgrade the Old Sac waterfront, with money leveraged to lure private investment. Then came the pandemic and civil unrest after the George Floyd murder. Shops and restaurants closed or were barely surviving. A part of Downtown that draws several million visitors a year became a ghost town.

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Another blow came last summer when back-to-back shooting incidents, including one caught on video, left two people dead and four injured. The video went viral on social media. A gunman fires down the embarcadero at an unseen target. Frightened patrons, including a couple with a young child, scurry away. “Our people didn’t want to come to work. They were scared to dodge bullets, literally,” says Stephanie Miller, owner of Rio City Café on Front Street. Kevin Fat, whose family owned popular restaurants in Old Sac for more than 40 years and Downtown for 80 years, agreed the shootings and other crimes are devastating. “With everything that was happening, these past three or four years have been really tough,” he tells me. “And I have had friends and families who usually come Downtown or to Old Sacramento express to me they won’t come down there with their families anymore because they don’t feel safe.” Worried for years that rowdy nightlife and scant police presence were a recipe for disaster, some merchants sent an angry letter to city officials several weeks before the shootings. Soon after, Scott Ford, who manages public spaces in Old Sac for the Downtown Partnership, helped Miller and others organize a town hall meeting.

“All the big wigs were there,” Dane Addison, manager of the Delta King, says. “The mayor, police chief, city manager. It seemed to take a room full of freaked out people because of the shootings to finally get the city to acknowledge that some of the stuff we had been saying was legit. We weren’t just a bunch of people complaining because we had nothing better to do.” With prodding from the Partnership and others, city officials responded. Police patrols increased. Security lighting was added along with money to keep streets and sidewalks cleaner. Most recently, the city committed $800,000 for the Partnership to hire two nighttime security guards, install decorative lighting and add bollards to make it easier to cordon off streets for events. Last October, the city approved $4.2 million for lighting, security cameras and other improvements. Just before Thanksgiving, Miller spent the weekend at the Delta King. She walked around at night to see if she felt safe after dark. “These things have really helped,” she says. “The police officers were present. The lighting was better. It gave me hope. It really has gotten a lot better.” Miller and the others know a cold weekend in November is not the same as a hot summer night when thousands of young people may crowd the clubs

and streets with behavior that turns off other visitors. “My management team feels more hopeful and safer over the course of the last couple of months,” Ford says. “That doesn’t mean it won’t change when summer comes again, but right now, there is a definite change for the better.” Ford and the others know they need to get the word out that security has been upgraded. Plans for more festivals and events this spring and summer can re-introduce the district and make people feel comfortable and welcome again, he believes. “The idea of spending $40 million on the waterfront was great,” he says, “but there are a lot of fundamentals you can take care of with a million here, a few hundred thousand dollars there, that can really be impactful and make things safer for everyone.” Let’s hope so. Nightlife in Downtown and Old Sac is getting busy again. People are desperate to get out and have fun. It’s popular to bash police these days, but we need more of them, not less, along with some rules and order, for people to feel safe. Gary Delsohn can be reached at dgelsohn@gmail.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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f you need it, we’re here to serve.” This is the motto of Brent Sorlien, lead pastor of Southpointe Christian Center on Stockton Boulevard. Southpointe has served the South Sacramento community since the 1950s—it will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2025—and recently received some help of its own. Last summer, Southpointe was chosen from approximately 2,200 entries to receive a Lowe’s 100 Hometowns grant as part of the home improvement retailer’s centennial. The grant allowed Southpointe to update its clothes closet, which serves hundreds of people each week along with its on-campus food closet. The home improvement chain provided materials and labor. “The closet was housed in a converted two-car garage with no windows or doors,” says Sorlien, who came to Southpointe in 2016 to serve with his wife and assistant pastor, Jacki. “The team never complained, but winning this grant has enabled us to move into a clean, new, larger space with a washer and dryer onsite to clean donations and a dedicated space to wash, dry, fold and stage clothes, with a separate space for the closet itself.” The person overseeing all that washing, drying, folding and staging is volunteer Tabitha Sabido, who has run the closet for 10 years since taking over from her mother, Leea Rodriguez. Sabido says the new building and upgrades to the existing space “will help us be more organized so the process of accepting donations and helping clients come through will be faster and easier.” While the initial plan was to entirely remodel the current space,

Southpointe discovered it would cost nearly twice the grant budget, so they worked with Lowe’s to scale back to a two-stage model. A kit was used to build a permanent shed to serve as the closet. The old building is now used as a washing and storage area. The new plan provides a better environment for clients and staff, and attracts new clients. The closet’s previous location was tucked behind the food pantry, which meant the 100-plus homeless and low-income families who visit the pantry each week may not have even known the closet exists. The new building is more visible and accessible. The clothes closet and food pantry are open the first four Mondays each month from 7:30–10 a.m., staffed by volunteers. The food pantry provides dairy, paper and non-perishables donated by the Sacramento Food Bank, Food Source, Foods Co., Target and Costco, plus members of the Southpointe family. The clothes closet offers seasonally appropriate clothing, from casual to job attire. Donations come from the community. Clients don’t need to be church members or residents of the Southpointe area. As Sorlien puts it, “We have an open-handed policy. We don’t proselytize. If you need food or clothes, we’re here to help you.” Southpointe Christian Center is located at 7520 Stockton Blvd. For information, visit southpointecc.net. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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COUNTY BANS FLAVORED TOBACCO, AT LAST

nuff out those menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. As of July, selling them is banned in Sacramento County. The prohibition means flavored smokes are banned locally no matter what California voters decide in November, when a referendum could repeal a similar statewide ban. Flavored tobacco is often marketed to new and youthful customers as a less-harsh version of the original. The County Board of Supervisors followed a 2019 ban of flavored tobacco by the Sacramento City Council. The state Legislature passed its own ban in

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2020. The state’s prohibition is on hold awaiting the November referendum. Supervisor Patrick Kennedy said he considered proposing a flavored-tobacco ban for at least seven years. But after two terms and faced with an opponent in the June primary, he finally decided to act. Kennedy repeated arguments long made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—that flavored smokes are aimed disappropriately at youth and minority communities, especially African Americans. Supervisor Phil Serna agreed, saying the county should “make it more difficult for people to poison themselves.” Supporting the county measure were anti-smoking groups, including the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, Breathe California Sacramento Region and American Cancer Society. Several small retailers opposed Kennedy’s ordinance, claiming the county made no effort to reach out to their businesses. Many noted minors are barred from purchasing tobacco and

adults can make personal choices about smoking. Hookah lounge operators said the restrictions had cultural repercussions and would force their businesses to close. Tobacco opponents countered no lounges closed after the city imposed its ban. Supervisor Rich Desmond asked his colleagues about delaying the ban until the outcome of the November vote, which was prompted by a signature drive financed by Big Tobacco. Kennedy is apparently worried the state ban will fall in November. He said he’s “not confident in the initiative process to come out the way we would like,” and cited how Big Tobacco is likely to influence the vote with millions of advertising dollars. Any delay, Kennedy believes, will contribute to more deaths. Supervisor Sue Frost questioned how the ban would impact the local economy. County finance director Ben Lamera estimated the city of Sacramento might have lost $2 million in sales tax revenue. The county ban passed 3-1. Kennedy, Serna and Don Nottoli supported it,

with Frost dissenting and Desmond abstaining. The flavored tobacco ban takes effect July 25, allowing time for retailers to deplete inventories. Before then, retailers are prohibited from purchasing additional flavored tobacco products.

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llyson and Rich Carlson are good at making and executing plans. When the empty nesters decided to downsize a couple years ago, they made a mutually beneficial plan with their daughter and son-in-law, then house hunting for their own family. “When we decided to move from our large traditional bungalow in East Sac, we worked with them to find a home that could accommodate a newly built ADU in the backyard,” Allyson says. In 2020, the young couple found a sprawling 1970s Arden ranch with a huge yard and pool. “It was perfect for what we wanted to do,” Allyson

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ADU SOLVES THIS GENERATION GAP

says. Her accessory dwelling unit plan was set in motion. Coincidentally, the Carlsons were building a second home near Tahoe. The new Arden ADU would serve as their Sacramento base and keep them close to family and friends. “I am blessed to be able to care for my two young grandchildren three days a week now,” Allyson says. The couple moved in last October after seven months of construction. The new unit is located behind the original garage and carport. It features 850 square feet with a great room and kitchen, one bedroom and bath. They designed a large storage space with outdoor access next to the garage, which adds to their privacy. Allyson’s sense of style is evident in every design choice. The space is a study in contrasts with black and white, warmed by wood accents, including dramatic ceiling beams. “We raised the roof so we could get extra height from a cathedral ceiling. It helped make the space feel much larger,” Allyson says. With one bathroom, the design team devised a multi-function room. The opening to the bedroom contains closets, shower and storage. The vanity and toilet have an entrance from the living space. Pocket doors connect the rooms.

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ccessory dwelling units or ADUs—separate living places tucked inside a single-family home or sharing land with one—are one of the fastest growing and most versatile home improvement projects. California adopted laws to make it easier and more attractive for homeowners to build ADUs. But before creating one, homeowners need to consider the legal, design and financial implications. For a homeowner, an ADU can be a source of rental income or serve as living quarters for extended family, a work-at-home space, a place to escape to, or run a home-based business. The projects are challenging, and best undertaken only by homeowners with the motivation, money, knowledge and confidence to see it through. An ADU can be one of three different projects: a newly constructed stand-alone, a home addition that creates separate living quarters, or a conversion of an existing space such as a garage into a separate dwelling. —Cecily Hastings

Allyson credits her design-build team with the success and swift completion. Contractor Bradley Builders brought in Ashlee Richardson, chief designer at Nar Design Group, for interior millwork design. “We had seen a huge increase in clients reaching out to us for designs of ADUs,” says Richardson, noting the firm has four ADUs in progress. “Because we design so many homes, kitchens and baths in East Sac, we are used to working in small footprints and love the challenge of making small, functional and beautiful spaces.” Allyson chose the furnishings and accessories. “In a small space like this, every inch had to be measured and considered,” she says. It didn’t hurt that she retired from a career in electronic logistics.

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Richardson says Allyson knew exactly what she wanted. “She was a dream to collaborate on the cabinets and millwork.” Allyson considered the style and design of her daughter’s home, because someday the ADU will be hers. “Gratefully, we have a similar aesthetic and vision,” Allyson says. Allyson advises those considering living in a small space to be mindful of outdoor spaces. “We have a shaded private patio outside our bedroom that can give my husband Rich and I some privacy to work or relax,” she says. This is the family’s third downsize, going from 3,800 square feet to 1,900 to 850. “Because we were designing at such a small scale, it was important that we built with quality materials and elegant details. And that I just love everything that is in it,” Allyson says. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. n

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Penny Scott

The Forgotten Ones LOCAL TRAPPER HAS ‘NEVER QUIT A DOG’

e got her!” Penny Scott’s text came Dec. 7, just after 7 a.m. A female German shepherd, thin and fearful, had been seen for at least six months along the American River Parkway near the Estates Drive access. By day, she roamed the neighborhood and adjacent river trails. At night, she slept in the backyard of a home that abuts the parkway, slipping through a gap in the fence and bedding down in overgrown brush.

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Runners, walkers and cyclists left food, but no one could win her trust. Early last December, a neighbor put out a call on social media. I reached out to fellow rescuers in the area. The response was unanimous—call Penny Scott. In less than 24 hours, Scott trapped the wayward pooch. Scott and her husband live in Antelope with three rescue dogs. She recently retired after 20 years in property management and working graveyard at Target. She found her way into dog trapping in 2016, when she responded to a Facebook plea to help catch two terriers near a freeway. “Six or seven people showed up,” she says. “We were running all over the place trying to catch these dogs. Eventually they were caught. And I thought, hmmm, that was kind of fun.”

In the past six years, Scott has trapped 464 dogs—mostly German shepherds, pit bulls and chihuahuas— in Sacramento and beyond. Her husband calls it “dogging.” She spends hours, sometimes sleeping in her car, to capture stray mutts that animal control officers cannot catch. “They don’t have the resources and time,” Scott says. “They will do a drive-by. But you can’t just set a trap and leave it.” Scott places a camera nearby so she can monitor the trap on her mobile phone. In addition to five traps ranging from 3 to 5 feet, Scott built a kennel trap, also called a “Missy trap,” made up of panels that can be broken down flat for transport and assembled on site. It can stretch to 10 feet if needed for the dog and situation. “If there are multiple dogs, you can get them all at the same time. Or for a bigger dog

who might need a longer trap,” she says. While she mostly works alone, Scott often relies on neighbors networking on Nextdoor, Facebook, and lost and found sites, and will team up with another local trapper. Scott’s lengthiest trapping endeavor—a Labrador Chow mix— took 28 days in Oroville. “He had been out there a year and half—we know that from Facebook posts of people trying to get him,” she says. Using her Missy trap, Scott caught the canine on the first day. But before she could secure him, he dug under the wire panel and escaped. “I was traumatized. I had never lost a dog like that.” For 27 more days, Scott drove from Antelope to Oroville—5,106 miles, 90 hours of driving. “I slept in my car five nights.” She placed a smaller trap inside the Missy trap “because I was not letting him get away again,” and put the whole thing on cement so the dog couldn’t dig under it. Scott trapped—and released—a neighbor’s dogs every day. She finally convinced the woman to keep her canines inside for at least 24 hours. “I caught him the next day at 1:30 in the morning.” Scott’s own dogs have their stories. Shylo, a herding dog, was trapped on a farm in Lincoln at 3:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve. Scott lured her by dropping bacon along a fence line and shooting meatballs with a slingshot. It took 26 days to capture Simone, a German shepherd, living for six months at the refuse center on Florin Road. Scott’s vet confirmed from a photograph that the shepherd had recently given birth. On the 21st day, mom brought three 8-week-old puppies, one by one, to the feeding station. “It was like a movie,” Scott says. “She licked the dogs and left.” Scott brought the infants to the trap every day. “Simone would come back to eat, but still wouldn’t go near the puppies.” Scott used the Missy trap with a canopy and a 150-foot rope tied to the door. On day 26, the shepherd entered the paneled encloser to eat. Scott picked up the rope and pulled the door shut. “She just sat down. She was calm. It was amazing.”

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“If I trap them at night, I bring them here because the shelter is closed. Or if they are really difficult, stressed out, I’ll bring them here to decompress. Once they stop nipping or cowering and hiding—start wagging their tail when I go in to feed them—then I know they’re fine, and they will make it at the shelter. “The forgotten ones are my favorites—that nobody can catch. And I stay until the end. I’ve never quit a dog.” Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@surewest.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Urban Affair CONTAINERS BRING LOVE TO CITY GARDENERS

ne soggy morning, rain and wind buffeted Sacramento. At this perfect moment for baking blueberry muffins, my blue orbs were hibernating in the freezer. All were grown in containers last summer. Growing edibles and ornamentals in containers is a gardening option. In many cases, it’s required. Tiny new home lots and some urban dwellings offer enough “yard” for the dog to turn around. Available outdoor growing space may be concrete or a Midtown balcony, rooftop or alley. Containers and flowers go together like teens and texting. Inflation and the cost of food, continuing pandemic concerns and a boost in healthy diets are driving increased edible gardening. Pots are perfect! My in-ground growing space is limited because of a swimming pool and surrounding hardscape. What is not spreading roots in the earth has migrated to pots. I’ve had success

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growing flowering annuals, citrus (limes, Mandarins and oranges), potatoes, lettuce and other greens, garlic, onions, herbs, strawberries and blueberries in containers. I just planted ginger in pots. Flowering annuals can be swapped out to complement the season. Large pots will accommodate three or four different annuals for spectacular displays. Tending pots during Sacramento summers requires larger sizes, a minimum of 16 inches in diameter and just as deep to maintain moisture, keep roots from cooking and head off multiple daily watering. Larger containers are heavier, especially when filled with soil. Terra cotta, glazed ceramic, wood and concrete containers can be extremely heavy. Permanent locations or positioned atop casters to roll around is recommended. Lighter options include plastic, fiberglass and polystyrene foam containers. Metal may get too hot. Another option is grow bags, made from fabric, light and reusable. Edibles require a minimum of six hours daily sunlight, which can be a challenge in urban areas. Late afternoon shade is always a plus in summer. Pot feet, casters or pieces of wood will lift containers off sizzling surfaces and allow air circulation.

Unlike citrus, other fruit trees can be a challenge to grow in containers. They perform better in the ground. If a container is the only option, choose trees with a dwarf rootstock and a credential for surviving in small spaces. Use a half wine barrel. Other than rescuing gardeners from limited space, pots can solve issues of poor soil, diseased soil and pest problems. Gardeners unlucky enough to have root-knot nematodes in beds can create safe havens with bagged soil in containers. Nematodes are microscopic, parasitic roundworms that penetrate roots and cause plants to decline. Farmers have chemical options to combat root-knot nematodes. Those options are not available to home gardeners. A lab test can determine if your soil is infested. A visual inspection of a dying plant’s roots may show galls or knots. If your veggies have suffered in recent years, you may have nematodes. Like azaleas, camellias, hydrangeas and rhododendrons, the aforementioned blueberries produce best in acidic soil. Add elemental sulfur to your potting soil to lower the pH. Plant two or three blueberry varieties in close proximity for better yield and add sphagnum moss to the soil mixture to help retain moisture on summer days. Movable containers will allow you to relocate

pots to avoid late afternoon sun. Your blueberries will love a caring touch. Filling containers with yard soil is not an option. All sorts of problems can arise. Use bagged potting mixes from nurseries, which eliminate soil diseases and pest problems. Potting mixes allow good drainage and do not compact like the heavy, rocky dirt you would dig from the yard. Trellises work well for beans, cherry tomatoes and smaller melons in tight spaces. Be sure to place containers so larger plants do not shade out smaller ones. Watering containers can be time consuming. Most require daily water (twice daily during hot months). Selfwatering pots and drip irrigation is your BGF (best garden friend). Mulching the soil surface with bark chips, straw or shredded leaves helps keep roots happy. Happy roots mean happy gardener. Dan Vierria is a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener for Sacramento County. He can be reached at masterg29@gmail.com. For answers to gardening questions, contact UCCE Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338, email mgsacramento@ucanr.edu or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Not So Good OLD DAYS HAD PLENTY OF BAD TOO

occasionally get emails from readers who reminisce about the good old days. They hope I’ll commiserate with them about how horrible the world has become. One reader blamed the fall of America on the entertainment industry. “Back in my day, ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ led the way in promoting wholesome values,” he wrote. “Today’s shows promote violence and sexual promiscuity.” While I don’t have a time portal to check the writer’s premise, I do subscribe to video streaming. I scrolled through an old favorite, “Frasier,” which ran 1993–2004. During our parenting years, Becky and I often rushed the little ones to bed, turned the TV volume down low and bust a gut watching “Frasier.” It

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was good, clean entertainment, or so we thought. In the show, Kelsey Grammer portrays a Seattle radio advice psychiatrist, Frasier Crane. The show’s 37 Primetime Emmy Awards suggest its writing, acting and direction were pretty good. The good doctor is a fussy, uptight, cultured but arrogant broadcaster. Nevertheless, his sympathy toward working-class listeners, coupled with a strong sense of ethics, makes him likable. Good, clean show, right? Well, I wouldn’t be too quick on that conclusion. Frasier satirizes sexism and uses humor to almost normalize sexual harassment. In the supporting cast, Peri Gilpin plays Roz Doyle, Frasier’s radio producer whose open approach to dating is constantly ridiculed by the other characters. Worse yet, she endures unwelcome advances from the host of the “Gonzo Sports Show.” Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe, played by Dan Butler, is constantly touching, kissing and butt-slapping Roz. Ouch. Where was human resources when it was desperately needed in those good old days?

Worse, I’m appalled at how the main cast is entirely White. The U.S. population is about 13 percent Black, yet like many shows portraying America’s good old days, Frasier reflects racism by relegating African American actors to unwelcome interrupters. Perhaps I should rewind our time machine all the way back to Andy Griffith, a show that portrays Mayberry as the friendly, close-knit community we should strive to achieve. The series still confronts us— shamefully so—with a time when various shades of color or sexual orientation were little more than cameos or the subject of jokes. Why bring up old TV shows in a spiritual column? Because even the best classic shows disprove the premise that everything was better back then. I’m not trying to shame you for your entertainment choices. I’m only asking you to consider how morality can both improve while at the same time become derailed. If you read the Bible, you’ll know the notion of the coexistence of good and evil. In the parable of the wheat and thistles (Matthew 13:24-30), Jesus rebukes good-old-days proponents who

advocate spending our time rooting out the evil. In verse 30 he says, “If you weed the thistles, you’ll pull up the wheat, too. Let them grow together until harvest time. Then I’ll instruct the harvesters to pull up the thistles and tie them in bundles for the fire, then gather the wheat and put it in the barn.” Yes, our world is getting worse, but this parable tells me it’s also getting better. The worst will always exist alongside the best. Evil is a parasite that feeds on good, not the opposite. So instead of commiserating about the passing of the good old days, let me encourage the Zen Buddhist teaching that “life must exist in the present or nowhere at all.” Just keep in mind the church-camp song from the good old days—“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.” Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. Burkes is available for public speaking at civic organizations, places of worship, veterans groups and more. For details and fees, visit the chaplain.net. n

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FAST-GROWING GAME LOVED BY (ALMOST) EVERYONE

s an old sportswriter whose tastes favor unfashionable games such as boxing, horseracing and indoor track meets, I was suspicious when I heard people talk about pickleball. What’s that? I figured pickleball involved cucumbers and suburban backyard parties and lazy summer afternoons. A silly fad. Then I began to get emails from pickleball devotees inviting me to play. The emails bubbled with enthusiasm and fellowship. The authors insisted I’d love their little game. I normally respond right away to emails. These I deleted. A couple of months ago, I heard a sports club in Roseville was ripping out seven tennis courts and replacing them with 24 pickleball courts. Seriously? I’ve hung around sports clubs and know they don’t

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demolish prime real estate for fun. There has to be long-term economic benefits, supported by data. I figured either tennis was succumbing to the death grip that snuffed the life from boxing, horseracing and indoor track, or pickleball was legit. Whatever the truth, it was time to check out pickleball. The first step was to find somewhere to watch the game. As luck would have it, there were tennis courts near my home, and one day I noticed people setting up a small net across one of the courts. The net was perpendicular to the regular tennis net, bisecting the court. I’d seen this setup before, when coaches teach children how to play tennis. But these weren’t children. They were many decades beyond drinking age—old enough to remember when prizefights, horseraces and indoor track meets were big deals. A young man—apparently a coach— demonstrated various moves and a few strategies. With minimal fuss, the group began to play and was soon batting a plastic ball over the net with oversized pingpong paddles. The crowd was far more animated than most tennis players who tend to approach their sport with joy of a parole board. These pickleballers wanted to have fun.

They weren’t obnoxious, but neither were they slaves to traditional courtside manners and decorum. I was intrigued. My second step was to check out pickleball history and equipment. Turns out I was right about the summer backyard origins, but wrong about pickleball being a new fad. The game was invented in 1965 by a Washington state politician named Joel Pritchard and his friend Bill Bell when their kids got bored with badminton at Pritchard’s estate on Bainbridge Island. From that inauspicious start, pickleball percolated on the extremities until around 2010. Then it began to gain favor as an activity for older people. In recent years, the game has, as fans say, exploded. Participation topped 3 million in 2019. National pickleball championships became destination events. A pickleball hall of fame was established—a sure sign of something. As for equipment, it’s cheaper than golf. The composite paddle resembles a rectangular frying pan. The ball is neon plastic with holes. Nets can be folded up and carried home. Footwear is sensible. Headbands are optional. Finally, I checked with the Roseville tennis club that’s building pickleball

courts. Mark Tappan of Spare Time Sports Clubs was happy to explain the goals for his Johnson Ranch facility: “This will be a regional pickleball center, the second largest in California after a club in Newport Beach.” He says, “The beauty of pickleball is how easy it is. You can play in no time. You don’t need coaching. When you start out, you’ll always find someone who will help you out. It’s an extremely social sport.” Spare Time has six clubs in the Sacramento area, Elk Grove to El Dorado Hills. Tennis remains the cornerstone, but Spare Time sees a big future in pickleball. “It’s not as staid as tennis and we have to be careful to keep those members happy,” Tappan says. “They aren’t happy about losing courts, but pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. right now.” Sorry I deleted those emails. Where do I sign up? R.E. Graswich can be reached at regraswich@icloud.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Embracing the Shadow YOGA TEACHER USES INNER WORK TO EMPOWER PERSONAL EVOLUTION

omen have no problem talking about all the things that suck about themselves,” laments Catherine la O’. “My work is about taking the stories we’ve been told about who we are and transitioning that mindset to something that feels more authentic. We’ve been told a story of limitation, but it’s not true.” Technically, la O’ is a yoga teacher, but she’s more than that. Through her virtual studio Liminal Space, clients can take classes in various styles of yoga and engage in “shadow work,” a process of personal introspection and examination based on the psychology of Carl Jung. The goal is to rid clients of limiting self-beliefs in favor of greater self-expression.

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June 20 - 24 June 27 - July 1 July 11 - 15 July 18 - 22 July 25 - 29 “Yoga and shadow work are very interrelated,” says la O’, who has practiced yoga for more than 20 years. “Shadows are what we ignore or don’t want to deal with. We haven’t processed emotions and trauma that our nervous system is still holding onto—we aren’t living in our bodies. If you can’t feel your body, how can you feel your intuition?” The journey for la O’ began when she had a stressful advertising job in San Francisco during the dot-com boom and bust. Though she made “really good money,” she was unhappy, smoking and stressed. “I felt like they were buying my life from me,” she says. When a friend connected her with a therapist, who introduced her to yoga, she found herself losing some of the apathy that haunted her for years. When the magazine she worked for folded, she turned down a new job and spent a year doing yoga. Though la O’ didn’t miss the stress, she missed the personal dynamics of sales. A chance conversation at a dinner party turned her onto the subject of social psychology, which turned out to be a great fit. At age 30, she earned a bachelor’s degree in social psychology from San Francisco State University. She enrolled in coaching school with the idea to start a business helping people in career transitions. After obtaining certification in integral professional coaching at New Ventures West in San Francisco, along with multiple yoga certifications, la O’ was working consistently around the Bay Area. But she was starting to tire of teaching more than 20 classes a week to stay solvent. She decided to change locations and see if she could make a name for herself in Sacramento, where yoga was still in “a fairly young state”—and where she could afford to live in a house by herself instead of with three roommates.

la O’ quickly found work at several studios, but was still floundering. She decided to branch out and do her own thing when the pandemic hit. “In one day, my business completely crashed,” la O’ says. “I had no idea when it would be coming back, so I did what a lot of teachers did—I started doing donation-based online Zoom classes. It was OK for a while, but by month two, month three, month four, it just wasn’t sustainable.” Undeterred, la O’ got creative. She had a friend who’d launched a membership-based yoga website, so she asked for advice and soon launched her own. She approached other local instructors about trading classes, allowing her members to access another teacher’s classes through her platform and vice versa, which was an instant hit. la O’ offers one-on-one virtual check-ins to stay connected with clients and dedicated shadow work sessions, including an introductory workshop. “I’ve loved the way it’s worked out so far,” la O’ says. “The other teachers and I can sub for each other if we need to take time off, and you still get to feel like you have a relationship with everybody in the room. That’s what we all love about yoga—that community connection.”

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Journey To Health LOCAL ARTIST USES PAINTING TO HEAL

nya Warda is a proud tree hugger. “I love greenery, exercising, fresh air, sunshine, going outside and

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being with nature,” she says. “I’m a tree hugger. That’s who I am—that’s what my life experience has made me.” Warda’s love of nature is more than aesthetic. She’s thankful to walk, much less hug a tree. At age 26, the native of Poland was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating autoimmune disorder that attacks the joints and makes them painful and swollen. Determined not to be in a wheelchair, she took matters into her own hands.

“I started searching online, even though I didn’t know what I was looking for,” says Warda, who emigrated to the U.S. with her family at 18 and studied at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia before moving to California in 2012. “The very first website I found said our bodies are designed to heal themselves. I’d never really thought of that.” Warda adopted a vegan lifestyle, started juicing and drank gallons of water in an effort to heal her body

from the inside out. She walked, even though it made her cry. “If you don’t use it, you lose it,” she says. Her symptoms gradually improved enough to allow her to return to one of her first loves, horseback riding. But it wasn’t until she completed a whole-body cleanse at a lifestyle center in Lodi that she could leave the painkillers behind and take back her life. “The body is designed in such a beautiful way. Every cell is yearning

to repair and rejuvenate if we let it,” she says. “I’m an example of that.” The journey back to health inspired Warda to explore the experience in her artwork and use her artistic talent to help others on their own health journeys. “Ever since having health problems and getting over that hump, I realized I can’t be the only one having these issues,” says Warda, whose artistry includes metalwork, woodworking and paintings of flowers, animals and produce. “I’ve been given the gift of art. I’m Christian, so I believe we’ve all been given some kind of gift. I don’t want to not use my gift. So why not use it to help others?” Warda offers personalized art commissions to celebrate a client’s health journey. After hearing the client’s personal story, the Carmichael resident produces two or three design options to evoke that story. The client can select one and Warda will complete a unique painting that often incorporates color therapy, a method of using specific colors based on their healing properties. There’s no obligation to buy. Warda encourages feedback so she can improve. “I want to see if people really find value in this,” she says.

While Warda dreams of the day she can make art full time, she knows it’s a process—just like her health. She still has ups and downs, especially when life gets stressful. Not long after she’d finally gotten her symptoms under control, her house burned down. She lost everything, including her job, and ended up living in her car, on couches and in cheap motels for a year before landing back on her feet. During that time, her joint pain returned until she recommitted to taking care of herself. Getting back on the health wagon allowed her to return to hiking, riding horses, making as much art as possible and learning to scuba dive. “You have to have time to experience life to be truly alive,” she says. “Every cell in the body wants to be moving and happy. How can you do that if you don’t have health?” For more information, visit anyawardaart.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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It’s Killing Us WHY TRAFFIC SAFETY NEEDS AN OVERHAUL he United States is terrible at traffic safety. Other developed countries are far superior. Here we risk our lives just to get somewhere. Each year more than 35,000 die in traffic crashes. Almost 5 million more are injured. Despite the pandemic resulting in less driving, traffic violence has surged, not declined. The road carnage is immoral. At a safety conference in 2021, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said, “We spent decades planning, designing, building and operating our road system for the efficient movement of people and goods, rather than safety.” She added, “Last year there were … zero deaths

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and zero crashes on major airlines… (but) 38,680 lives lost on our nation’s roads.” Historically, traffic safety efforts in the U.S. focused on changing individual behavior. If we reduced human error (erroneously blamed for 94 percent of crashes by one study) we could have a “safer” system. That approach has not worked. We have to do things differently to get different results. In January, the federal government proposed a new safety strategy. By setting an ambitious goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries, it defies the idea that traffic deaths and injuries are acceptable. It recognizes humans are fallible and make mistakes on the road. It acknowledges human bodies are fragile and all of us (especially pedestrians and bicyclists) are vulnerable road users. It calls on all disciplines and stakeholders to be involved and responsible for safety, not just drivers, traffic engineers or law enforcement. This includes auto manufacturers, road designers, developers, educators, safety advocates, health officials, transit providers, legislators and the community. This “safe system” approach has five basic elements: safe road users, safe

vehicles, safe speeds, safe roads and post-crash care. The system calls for redundancy and layers of protection. If drivers make a mistake, they should not have to pay for it with their life. The system has to be safe and forgiving. The culture of road users must change. It can’t be OK to speed, text while driving or drive impaired. We need to bring back driver’s education and have training for kids on bike and pedestrian skills. States can do much more to limit distracted driving and lower blood alcohol content levels. Auto manufacturers can design vehicles more survivable both for occupants and people outside the vehicle. (Pedestrians account for almost 20 percent of traffic fatalities.) Automakers can design vehicles, such as SUVs, with lower front ends so pedestrians aren’t thrown under or in front of another car when struck. They can limit vehicle speeds. Why do cars need to exceed 100 mph when that speed is always illegal? Driverassistance technologies, such as automatic emergency braking, can be made standard instead of optional. The way speed limits are set should be overhauled, so the fastest drivers don’t set the limits. Automated speed cameras can provide constant,

consistent, equitable enforcement of limits. It’s my belief that reducing speeds is the quickest and easiest way to make major safety gains. Road designers can eliminate and narrow lanes, add roundabouts, install medians on some rural roads to prevent head-on collisions, and put in protected bike lanes, wider sidewalks and more street crossings. Developers can make block sizes smaller, go back to the grid system, and provide mixed residential and commercial land uses to make trips shorter. NTSB Chair Homendy recognizes the goal of zero traffic deaths is big. NTSB investigates plane crashes. She points to its success in aviation, working with industry, in eliminating fatalities. For traffic safety, zero death is a goal that must be chosen by all concerned, not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard and the right thing to do. Walt Seifert is executive director of Sacramento Trailnet, an organization devoted to promoting greenways with paved trails. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Four decades ago in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., the only olive oil available to me was mild, light and imported from Italy and Spain. In California, I savor a drizzle of amber green oil pressed from olives a few miles from where I cook. This oil makes leafy greens and grilled fish or meats sing complex songs. A citrus salad of blood orange and Oro Blanco grapefruit transforms itself with the round herbaceous hit of olive oil’s unctuous drops. As I visit Bariani’s orchard and production facilities, the treasure of California olive oil inspires me to head to the kitchen and pick a green leaf or piece of sliced bluefin to dunk in the precious liquid. I inhale the olive presses’ sweet fruity scent and the hefty wooden aroma of the balsamic curing

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oak barrels, marveling at the stainless steel holding tanks. Bariani uses Mission olives because they are a heritage variety in California. Sebastian Bariani makes his Forager nocino liquor with California black walnuts instead of traditional English walnuts. The California walnut is endemic to our area. This family’s commitment to the best production practices for olive oil taste and orchard health, a passion for what they love, and the communal yet independent spirit make me appreciate what Bariani brings to our table. The Bariani family emigrated from Lombardy in Italy to Sacramento in 1990. Santa, the mother, unhappy with the olive oil she found here, started growing olives and pressing her own with the help of husband Angelo and four sons, Sebastian, Luigi, Emanuele and Enrico. The family soon had too much oil, so they gave bottles to friends. The oil became so popular that friends suggested the Barianis go into business, and the company was born. What drives the Barianis is simple. As Sebastian says, “It makes us happy. This is what we love.” Located on a 180-acre orchard of heritage Mission and Manzanillo olives in Zamora, north of Woodland, Bariani maintains its family roots by limiting cultivation and production to what the family can manage. There’s no interest in Big Ag. By holding the work within the family, Bariani has mechanized

many parts of cultivation, processing, bottling and packaging. In the spirit of efficiency, the Barianis recently purchased an olive harvesting machine that can do the work of 100 people. The family maintains sustainable practices that replenish what is taken from the earth. In the spirit of organic agriculture, the Barianis distribute production wastes such as leaves and stems back into the fields for soil health, or give the material to a local rancher for cow feed. Olive paste, which results from the olive crush, is spread around the orchards with a manure spreader. Olive pits, pounded to resemble crushed granite at the end of the production process, are funneled into a furnace, which warms the production space and fuels the family smoker. As I drizzle Bariani’s early harvest olive oil on thinly sliced salmon and green garlic-laced purple mizuna from Full Belly Farms, I think about what Sebastian Bariani told me as morning winds whipped around us in late winter’s growing light: “What I love about farming is that every day is different. You can plan, but there are always problems, and you can find solutions. You have to constantly learn. No one is ever an expert.” Olives and their movement from orchard to table contain life lessons not just for the farmer, but all of us. Gabrielle Myers can be reached at gabriellemyers11@gmail.com. Her latest book of poetry, “Too Many Seeds,”

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amie Cavanaugh, owner of Pure Soul Plant Based Eats, doesn’t mind if you aren’t vegan. “I care what I eat,” she says. “I don’t want to eat meat or dairy, but I don’t mind if the diners at my restaurant are vegans or vegetarians or just taking a meal off from their usual diet.” She adds, “I just want to serve good food.” And she does. Cavanaugh opened the small eatery in East Sacramento during the fateful

month of March 2020. Taking over a corner storefront previously occupied by The Wienery, Pure Soul battled shutdowns, lockdowns and slowdowns its first two years. Today it’s positioned to be busier than ever. What sets the restaurant apart is a playful attitude toward food and the ridiculously awesome, face-blasting flavor. This stuff is off-the-charts yummy. I speak as a lifelong meat eater. I have never entertained a vegan or

vegetarian diet, and reflexively wrinkle my nose when anyone suggests a vegan restaurant as a dining option. I’m a meat snob. But eating at Pure Soul feels like no sacrifice. This is plant-based comfort food. This is large-portioned, down-home, deepfried delights. The burgers are as big as my head and have meat-eaters telling Cavanaugh they are the best burgers ever. The tater tots topped with queso, guacamole, pico and jalapenos are a giant, guilty pile of deliciousness.

The tacos, filled with spiced jackfruit, are on par with the best taco trucks in town. The jackfruit mimics beef and pork in texture and you can’t tell you are eating vegan. Pure Soul’s housemade salsas are a thing to behold. Spicy, tangy, earthy, they raise the profile of every bite. Cavanaugh’s business partner, Erica Montgomery, brings more soul to Pure Soul’s menu with her scratch-made vegan soul-food recipes. “Auntie’s” potato salad, candied yams, and red beans and rice are all nice. But the collard greens deserve special praise. They are some of the tastiest greens in the West, meat-free or not. The small space doesn’t lend itself to slow indulgent eating. There aren’t too many seats inside or out. Pure Soul is a grab-and-go place, informal and casual. Another thing that sets Pure Soul apart are the clever names for many dishes. “Jackfruit & Diane” is the moniker for a pulled “pork” sandwich made with jackfruit and crispy onions smothered in house barbecue sauce. “Sweet Home Avocado” is a veggie

sandwich. “Baby Got Bacon” is a burger served with your choice of veggie meat patty, Beyond or Impossible. Pure Soul is one of several local vegan restaurants recently opened. Local chain Burger Patch just started their latest rendition in Land Park. West Coast chain Plant Power Fast Food opened an outpost last year at R and 11th streets. Both rely on a streamlined but tasty burger, fries and shake model. A successful vegan option is Vegan Deadly Sins, a vegan Chinese-American restaurant. Serving only takeout, the kitchen turns out Chinese restaurant standards such as egg rolls, hot and sour soup, fried rice and General Tso’s chicken, without meat. The flavors are spot on. Whether you live a vegan lifestyle or are looking to shrink your meat intake, explore the options. Our vegan scene, especially Pure Soul Plant Based Eats, sets a high bar. Pure Soul Plant Based Eats is at 715 56th St.; puresoulpbeats.com; (916) 476-5705.

What sets the restaurant apart is a playful attitude toward food and the ridiculously awesome, face-blasting flavor. This stuff is off-the-charts yummy.

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Deep Roots; Fresh Shoots Sacramento Potters Group: Art by Fire March 15–19 NCECA Reception March 18, 5–9 p.m. Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. • artbyﬁre.org The Sacramento Potters Group: Art by Fire participates in the 2022 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference with this exhibit showcasing recent works by current and past members who work with a variety of ceramic materials, techniques and firing processes.

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“In The Moment” by Robyn Brakel as part of “Deep Roots; Fresh Shoots” at Shepard Garden and Arts Center

Sacramento Ballet March 18–20 Soﬁa Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts, 2700 Capitol Ave. • sacballet.org This innovative dance program features bold new ballet pieces by internationally acclaimed choreographer Val Caniparoli, Sacramento Ballet artist Isaac Bates-Vinueza and Sacramento Ballet alum Nicole Haskins. Tickets are $65. Two-show package is $114 and three-show package is $162 for the rest of the ballet’s season.

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Stories on Stage Sacramento Friday, March 25, 7 p.m. CLARA Auditorium, 2420 N St. • storiesonstagesacramento.com This award-winning literary performance series presents work from “Your House Will Pay” by Steph Cha and “The Lockhart Women” by Mary Camarillo, read aloud by professional actors followed by a Q&A with the authors. Tickets are a $10 suggested donation.

Romantic Rachmaninoff Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m. SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center, 1301 L St. • sacphilopera.org Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl leads the orchestra in a program that includes Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, Montgomery’s “Starburst” and Barber’s “Violin Concerto” performed by guest violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen.

Mary Camarillo’s book reading at Stories on Stage

Awash With Color Sacramento Fine Arts Center March 29–April 16 5330 Gibbons Drive • sacﬁnearts.org Join Watercolor Artists of Sacramento Horizons for its annual membership exhibit. As the premier watercolor association in the Central Valley, WASH attracts artists of all levels.

Tilth and Tide R25 Courtyard Gallery March 12–19 NCECA Reception March 18, 4–7 p.m. 1719 25th St. • calstage.org As part of the NCECA ceramics convention, nationally renowned ceramicists Marian Baker and Ruchika Madan will display their two distinctive approaches to functional pottery with imagery exploring land and sea. New paintings of the American River by local artist Mardie Dalzell Driftmier will also be on display.

Layers Upon Layers Archival Gallery March 3–26 Second Saturday Reception March 12, 5–8 p.m. NCECA Reception March 18, 5–9 p.m. 3223 Folsom Blvd. • archivalgallery.com Presented in celebration of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts regional event, this exhibit showcases artwork using complex building techniques, glaze surfaces and post-firing work. The show includes Northern California artists Jennifer Brazelton, Gary Carlos, Shenny Cruces, Peter Harris, Tomoko Nakazato, Tiffany Schmierer, Shannon Sullivan and Sharon Virtue. Masks required.

The Children Black Point Theatre March 11–April 10 R25 Arts Complex, 1725 25th St. • blackpointtheatre.org This three-person play follows retired nuclear physicists Robin and Hazel and an unexpected guest who causes them to re-evaluate themselves, their relationships, and their past and uncertain future. Tickets are $20. Tickets are $15 for SARTA members, students and seniors, and on Thursdays and opening weekend. Proof of vaccination and masks are required.

Read Across America Celebration Fairytale Town Sunday, March 6, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org Celebrate Read Across America week (weather permitting) with literacythemed hands-on activities and crafts. Stop by the Mother Goose Stage for a unique nonstop reading of your favorite kids’ books. Free with park admission: $8 for adults and children 2 and older. Members and children 1 and younger are free.

Annual Spring Sale Shepard Garden and Arts Center Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 3330 McKinley Blvd. • sgaac.org Shop for jewelry, plants, crafts, flowers, antiques, art, food and more at this annual event to raise funds for the Shepard Garden and Arts Center, which hosts dozens of local clubs promoting an interest in horticulture, flower arranging, conservation, history, antiques and the arts.

“Tribute to the Gonelnk Navy” by Tomoko Nakazato as part of “Layers Upon Layers” at Archival Gallery

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Symphonia Phonotone’s Big Band Spring Concert and Fundraiser Symphonia Phonotone is back at the grand Masonic Temple Ballroom! Dance your heart out to hot and sweet music from the 1920s and 1930s! Period attire encouraged! Auction to benefit Symphonia Phonotone, a 501(c)(3) non for profit organization. 5HVHUYDWLRQV DW ZZZ SKRQRWRQHRUFKHVWUD FRP

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The Art of Lowriding California Automobile Museum Through May 1 2200 Front St. • calautomuseum.org Best known for their hydraulic suspension and eye-popping paint jobs, lowriders rose in popularity in the late 1950s and reached a peak in the 1970s. This carefully curated selection features some of Sacramento's most incredible lowriders, crafted from various examples of American automobiles.

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Cal Expo Friday, March 1, noon–6 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 1600 Exposition Blvd. • sachomeandgardenshow.com The region’s longest-running home show features the newest in landscaping, patios, fencing, decks, heating and air, solar, insulation, remodeling, new construction, plumbing, kitchens, baths, closets, home furnishings, appliances, lighting, roofing, painting, gutters, home security, windows, doors, siding, tile, stone, granite, BBQs, pools, spas and more. Tickets are $7 for adults; free for kids 12 and younger; $3 for adults 62 and older on Friday. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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