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BRICK TUDOR CHARMER 4 or 5 bedroom 3 bath home on beautiful tree-lined 36th Street. First time on the market in years. Beautifully re¿nished hardwood Àoors in the living and dining room. Brand new carpet in all four bedrooms as well as the paneled den and guest cottage. Roof and windows have been replaced too! $550,000 SUSAN BALDO 541-3706

BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH TUDOR Fabulous 44th Street! 1920’s charm preserved while many modern upgrades were added, including remodeled bathrooms, kitchen and den. 4 or 5 bedrooms 2½ baths, Newer roof, instant hot water system with tank-less heater. Relax in front courtyard and lovely backyard with beamed patio cover. $1,069,500 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

MAGNIFICENT McKINLEY PARK Recent remodel includes a spectacular upstairs addition featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and over 400 sq. ft. of storage space! 2 downstairs bedrooms and 2 baths, this home has every amenity you can dream of including a ¿nished basement man cave or playroom! Beautiful ¿nished landscaped yard! $1,135,000 JAMIE RICH 612-4000

EAST SAC AT IT’S BEST Fabulous Forties 3 bedroom 2½ bath home; meticulously updated for your enjoyment. This spacious home has an of¿ce; a ¿nished basement that could be a playroom or movie room; and a fully renovated master bath with designer tub and large shower. Master suite with ¿replace. $699,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED 2 bedroom home with updated kitchen featuring granite counters, stainless appliances, new stainless refrigerator. New central heat & air, updated bath with new tile Àoor and granite counter, freshly painted, hardwood Àoors, laundry room with washer and dryer included. $347,000 BETH HARNEY 995-4120 COLLEEN WIFVAT 719-2324

SPACIOUS AND REDONE! 3 bedroom 3 bath home just a couple blocks from the park. Living room has high ceilings and lots of natural light. The kitchen is large enough for family dining or entertaining, overlooks the large family room with high ceilings and a gas log burning ¿replace. Upstairs master bedrooms with walk-ins. $549,900 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

COMFY AND QUIET Wonderful, quiet street. All homes well-maintained. Classic 3 bedroom with recently re¿nished Àoors and inside painted with attractive colors. Dual pane windows. Just blocks from grocery, restaurants, coffee shops and neighborhood park. $329,900 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495, JERRY KIRRENE 455-1001

MIDTOWN LOFT Beautiful two story loft with stained concrete Àoors on 1st Àoor and bamboo hardwood on the 2nd Àoor. Open layout with spacious living room / kitchen and dining areas as well as high ceilings and a fully upgraded kitchen with granite counter-tops. Upstairs and downstairs baths, indoor laundry room. $455,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

UNIQUE EAST SACRAMENTO Looking for something unique? This 3 bedroom 2 bath home has had a few recent upgrades - newer roof, dual paned windows and CH&A - but is waiting for a new owner to make it their own with cosmetic touches! Skylights in most rooms and a deck off master suite. Close to good eateries! $250,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

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Sac restaurants, coffee shops, and shops, this 1296 square foot bungalow presents inviting charm! This 2 bedroom, 1 bath home offers a formal Living room with a Àreplace and built-in bookshelves, a spacious formal Dining room, and a recently remodeled Kitchen with a granite countertops, a gas range, and ample storage. The expansive front porch presents opportunities to entertain! Other amenities include an indoor laundry room, new electrical, and hardwood Áoors. $405,000

Craftsman offers traditional sophistication combined with modern amenities! Renovated in 2005, this home presents formal Living and Dining rooms, and an open kitchen with cope ceilings. Affording both the opportunity to live and to rent, this charming residence offers two updated downstairs units. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, surround sound, new HVAC, electrical, & plumbing, and a spacious backyard. $650,000

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REMARKABLY CHARMING DUTCH COLONIAL! EXTRAORDINARY EAST SAC COLONIAL! Remarkably INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! Located Nestled on a quintessential tree-lined street, this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath Tudor boasts the traditional charm of East Sacramento living. This 2648 home offers formal Living and Dining rooms, a spacious den, and open Kitchen. The backyard is ideal for entertaining with a covered brick patio, a generous lawn area, and mature foliage. Other amenities include two Master ensuites, Loewen windows, new sewer line, hardwood Áoors, and a two-car garage. $1,049,950

remodeled and restored on one of East Sacramento’s premier streets, this 4780 square foot Colonial couples traditional character and modern living. This 6 bedroom, 5.5 bath home boasts formal Living and Dining rooms, Great Room and a Chef’s dream Kitchen. The grounds of this property have been impeccably landscaped to complement the welcoming nature of the home. Other amenities include new wiring, plumbing, heating and cooling systems, hardwood Áoors, and a new garage. Represented Buyer.

near convenient freeway access, this Fruitridge Park residential income property allows for incredible opportunity! This property presents two houses on a large lot: the front home offers 3 bedrooms and 2 baths while the rear house offers 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. Both homes have been fully updated in 2011 to include new electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roof, carpet, dual pane windows, and appliances. $215,000

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Police and the Community IMPROVING RELATIONS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CITIZENS

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nowing that our son is in law enforcement, our friend Robbin Ware recently invited my husband and me to a forum on policing sponsored by the local chapter of the NAACP and Mayor Kevin Johnson. This event was a follow-up to Mayor Johnson’s Sept. 28 op-ed in The Sacramento Bee: “Views on Race: Ferguson doesn’t need to happen in Sacramento.” The forum, held at the impressive St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Oak Park, attracted about 175 people. About a quarter of those present were law enforcement officers from the city’s police force, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department and the CHP. After the top brass and officers were introduced, the crowd was broken up into eight groups to discuss problems and perceptions in minority communities regarding police interactions and to come up with solutions. My group included four officers, a few young people and some middleaged folks like me. Several people in the group talked about their experiences with law enforcement.

Some recalled getting pulled over while driving for what seemed like no good reason. They felt they’d been profiled because of their skin color. One woman said she thinks lack of respect is a problem. When treated disrespectfully, she said, law enforcement may respond in kind. It’s a vicious cycle. Another thoughtful gentleman said that misunderstanding of the justice system leads some people to confront law enforcement, rather than understand they have to argue their case in front of the district attorney and judge. As the mother of a law enforcement officer, I said I worry that the media and some members of the community tend to paint all law enforcement with racist motives, rather than focus on the bad apples that are sadly found in practically every line of work. The law enforcement officers in our group expressed frustration at their agencies’ lack of success in recruiting more officers from minority communities. They spoke at length about the ongoing diversity and sensitivity training they receive. The “solutions” part of the discussion was fairly fruitful. Several in our group thought things would improve if officers actually lived in the communities they serve. One man said it used to be this way decades ago, before police unions put a stop to residency requirements. I suggested developing a ridealong program so that members of the public can sit in a police car with officers and observe their interactions with the community. My husband rode along with our son Alex during two 12-hour shifts (morning and

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evening), and he was blown away at what the job entails. Alex did several of these rides with different agencies before enrolling in the police academy. Another citizen suggested having officers at community and school events so they can interact with citizens in positive settings. Video cameras that record officersuspect interactions are being considered nationwide. Sacramento city cops already have cameras in their cars. Now, police forces across the country are looking at officer body cameras, which tend to dramatically reduce claims of police brutality. At the conclusion of the meeting, the eight groups presented their top concerns and ideas. There were lots of great ideas. More forums are being

planned in future months. We look forward to participating. At the end of the meeting, one young attendee said that what was really needed was police outreach and engagement with his generation. He suggested that outreach be conducted through Facebook, Twitter and other social media. It’s obvious that there is a great deal of work to be done. But with law enforcement, schools, churches and community groups working together, we can help to improve relations between law enforcement and Sacramento’s minority communities.

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Reforesting McKinley NEW TREES WILL BE PLANTED TO REPLACE ONES THAT WERE REMOVED

the grove grounds acknowledging the donations. For more information on sponsoring a tree, call 452-8011 or email friendsofeastsac@aol.com The Rebuild McKinley Playground committee plans to replace the tree near the playground using funds raised for the rebuild and long-term maintenance.

PASSPORT TO SHOPPING IN EAST SAC

BY LISA SCHMIDT EAST SACRAMENTO LIFE

hile Sacramento may be known as the City of Trees, age and disease have claimed many of the large heritage trees in McKinley Park during the past few years. In 2012, the city removed two large elm trees due to Dutch elm disease. Earlier this year, three large elm trees at the corner of 33rd and Parkway near Shepard Garden and Arts Center and three elm trees behind the park’s baseball field were removed for the same reason. And this past summer, a large tree that provided shade to the children’s playground was removed after a limb fell off and shattered a bench in the new playground. Last month, Friends of East Sacramento and the city’s parks department announced a joint plan to raise funds to plant a new tree grove in the park. “So many people approached us about the dismal condition of our park trees and wanted to help,” says Cecily Hastings, the co-founder of Friends of East Sacramento. “If our neighbors step up to help on this,

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Age and disease have claimed many of the large heritage trees in McKinley Park during the past few years

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we see it as a start to the eventual reforestation of the entire park.” Nine new trees will be planted near the corner of 33rd and Parkway near Shepard Garden and Arts Center. The city arborist has recommended the planting of five live oak and four

Chinese pistache trees. There are also plans to reseed the lawn after the new trees are planted. The donation to sponsor one of the nine trees is $700. Naming rights for the grove will cost $3,000. A permanent plaque will be located on

East Sac shoppers will have a chance to win prizes this holiday season in a special Shop East Sac program organized by East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce. “We want to encourage people to check out all the wonderful stores we have right here in the neighborhood,” says chamber board member Peggy Orr, owner of The Pink House. “During November, some of our local businesses will even be offering discounts or small gifts to those who are taking part in the program. After the program, everyone who visited 15 of the 20 participating stores will be entered into a drawing to win a $1,000 shopping spree,” says Orr. According to Janet Mason, owner of ideas by design and co-chair of the East Sac holiday shopping program, “While no purchase is necessary to enter the drawing, we do think that folks will find lots of unique items for themselves and for gifts in our local shops.” The program runs Nov. 1 to Nov. 29. The winner of the East Sac shopping spree will be announced Dec. 3. EAST SAC LIFE page 15

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Improve Neighborhood Quality of Life

We need our parks maintained; our pools, community centers and libraries open with full hours of service; our police and fire departments fully staffed. Measure U, which I helped to create, got us most of the way there. We need to fund the full restoration of city services.

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I will use my extensive experience with Neighborhood Watch to help neighbors collaborate with the police to reduce crime.

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Let’s end the daily revolving door of transporting the homeless to shelters, the hospital or jail. We need transitional housing with supportive services, and can start by working with homeless youth and children, veterans, and those displaced by the recession. When we tackle homelessness head on, everybody wins. Businesses will do better, our streets will be safer, emergency responders will be freed up to do their jobs, and the homeless will be lifted out of poverty.

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 12 Look for the Passport to Local Holiday Shopping insert in this issue of Inside East Sacramento. For more information, email eastsacchamber@ aol.com or call 452-8011.

THEY MADE THE PLAYGROUND POSSIBLE More than two years ago, a fire destroyed a large part of the children’s playground at McKinley Park. In June 2013, led by City Councilmember Steve Cohn, community members and local businesses joined together to rebuild the playground in an effort that included thousands of volunteers and cost more than $1 million. Last month, Cohn hosted a celebration to unveil a new monument sign that honors the volunteer leaders and major donors to the new playground. The sign includes a brass plaque and bricks recognizing Brick by Brick donors. At the ceremony, Cohn praised committee leaders Kathy Schultz and Steve Swindel, as well as Cathy Taylor, who coordinated the donations of most of the materials and professional labor. Cohn also recognized Jeff Shields and Jeff Harris. “Without the two Jeffs (Shields and Harris) we would

not have a playground here today,” said Cohn. The Brick by Brick program, coordinated by Cathy Diepenbrock, of Friends of East Sacramento, raised almost $38,000 for the rebuild through the sale of commemorative bricks. Other major donors include Sutter Health, StoneBridge Properties and the Harvego family, owners of The Firehouse and Ten22 restaurants in Old Sacramento. The new monument sign also includes a plaque honoring the sponsors of the original community build of the playground in 1995.

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EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 15 gloves, pruning shears and rakes if they have them. RSVPs are requested, though dropin help will also be appreciated. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information on how to help, go to friendsofeastsac.org, email friendsofeastsac@aol.com or call 4528011.

THANKSGIVING RUN HELPS THE HUNGRY The 21st annual Run to Feed the Hungry, a benefit for Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, will take place on Thanksgiving Day. The event, which includes a 10k run and a 5k run/walk, starts at Sacramento State University and winds through East Sacramento’s residential neighborhoods. The finish line is at 56th and H streets. The 10k will start at 8:15 a.m., the 5k at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Some local streets will be closed during the race. The run is the food bank’s largest fundraiser and the country’s largest Thanksgiving Day race. Last year, it attracted more than 28,000 participants. For entry forms and information, including a schedule of street closures, go to runtofeedthehungry. com or call 456-1980.

FASHION FUN ON FOLSOM Uptown Fashion Night will be held Thursday, Nov. 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. The annual event, sponsored by Krazy Mary’s, Sparkle Bridal Couture and The Pink House Shoe Boutique, will include a fashion show, wine, appetizers and gifts. It is designed to showcase East Sac’s fashion center at 33rd Street and Folsom Boulevard. “Uptown Fashion Night will be our fourth year of providing a night of fashion, food and drinks in our East Sacramento corner. This is a night you don’t want to miss, so get ready for the upcoming holiday fashions,”

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Sacramento Ballet will present a free preview of the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” in the Grand Hall at Clunie Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 22, from noon to 12:45 p.m.

says Mary Kawano, owner of Krazy Mary’s. “We are thrilled to offer an event that showcases East Sac as a unique shopping destination and also provides an opportunity to thank our fabulous customers,” says Peggy Orr, owner of The Pink House. The event is free. For more information, call 737-7465.

Saturday, Nov. 22, from noon to 12:45 p.m. After the performance, members of the ballet company will teach a free children’s ballet lesson. The program, for children of all ages, is hosted by McKinley Library. Clunie Community Center is at 601 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, call 264-2920.

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ELMHURST FOOD TO FUEL PILOT PROGRAM A SUCCESS The Elmhurst Food to Fuel Project is halfway through a one-year pilot program in which food waste is processed into natural gas and used to power city vehicles. By the end of September, the project had collected 11,466 pounds of food scraps, which produced enough fuel to run a garbage truck for seven days. “The benefits of recycling food waste are very tangible to our city,” says City Councilmember Kevin McCarty, an Elmhurst resident. “City garbage trucks can use the natural gas generated by the scraps. It truly is a food-to-fuel reality. We are very proud to be part of mapping the future of sustainability for Sacramento.” Last April, Elmhurst residents began disposing their food scraps in their yard waste containers. The green waste and food is collected by the city, manually separated by Republic Services and converted into natural gas by CleanWorld Partners.

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EAT GREAT The 26th annual Christmas Around the World Festival will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Greek Hellenic Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be traditional food and baked goods prepared by members of the Eastern Christian Church Women’s Association. Food is available to eat at the festival or to take out. The festival will also feature crafts to purchase and a raffle. Admission is free. Greek Hellenic Hall is at 614 Alhambra Blvd.

DIY HOLIDAY WREATHS Relles Florist will hold two handson classes this month. On Saturday, Nov. 22, students will learn to make fall centerpieces. A class on making evergreen holiday wreaths will be on Saturday, Nov. 29. Both classes will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Supplies and decorations are included. Students will take home a finished project. For information on material fees or to sign up, call 441-1478 or go to rellesflorist.com Relles Florist is at 2400 J St.

HOSPITAL GUILD HOLIDAY LUNCHEON Mercy General Hospital Guild will hold its annual holiday luncheon fundraiser at Dante Club on Wednesday, Nov. 19. There will also be a Christmas boutique featuring crafts and homemade goodies. The boutique

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opens at 11 a.m., with the lunch and musical entertainment at noon. Tickets are $28.50 per person. To purchase tickets, call Bebe Wright at 424-2628. Dante Club is at 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd.

A JOG-A-THON FOR MUSIC Theodore Judah Elementary School will hold its annual Jog-aThon fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 14. The event, which began more than 10 years ago, has grown significantly and is now the school’s second-largest fundraiser. It is expected to raise $18,000. “About a decade ago, Theodore Judah began looking for more healthy ways to raise funds and engage the community,” said Corrie Celeste, the school’s principal. “This fundraiser benefits our schoolwide music program, which is impressive and improves each year. Without this fundraiser, we would not be able to have a music teacher at our school.” In addition to teaching music appreciation, history, singing and rhythm, the school has implemented a strong progressive note-reading system that enables students to read and write music. “The Jog-a-Thon pulls the community together,” said Jill Gardiner, who has been producing the event on behalf of Judah for the past seven years. “Parents and volunteers come out by the dozen to help to make it run smoothly. And the kids just love it—the attention, the pride of accomplishing their goal and, of course, the competitive nature of outrunning your best friend.” This year, the Jog-a-Thon has expanded its fundraising efforts and for the first time has incorporated a title sponsor, Pettit Gilwee of Lyon Real Estate Other sponsors include Compton’s Market, Run to Feed the Hungry event producer Rich Hanna, Shields Electric, the law office of Stephanie Glorioso Epolite, Firefly Art, East Sac Barber Shop and Full Bleed Screen Apparel Printing. For more information or to make a donation, go to theodorejudahpta.org

build two four-story hotels and a 10,000-square-foot retail building at 1817 65th St. The first hotel will be a 117-room Hampton Inn & Suites located at the east end of the site. While a second hotel is the most likely use of the west side of the site, an office building may be an option as well. Compass Commercial Group submitted plans to the city for a market-rate mixed-use/residential project at 6201 Folsom Blvd. Plans include stores on the first floor and one- and two-bedroom apartments on the second and third floors. According to City Councilmember Steve Cohn, “These two recent development applications are a good sign that the mixed-use/ transit district is starting to gain momentum.”

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING McKinley Library will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28, for Thanksgiving.

Telephone services will also be unavailable on these dates. However, the library’s website is available 24/7 to request and renew materials, pay overdue fines, download e-books and apply for a library card. The library will be open on Saturday, Nov. 29, on its usual schedule. For more information, go to saclibrary.org or call 264-2920.

ART TO WEAR AND MORE Sacramento Center for the Textile Arts will hold its annual show and sale, Art to Wear and More, Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9, at Shepard Garden and Arts Center. The show features wearable art created by Northern California textile artists, including clothing, jewelry and accessories. Sales both days are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday’s sale kicks off with an artist fashion show at 10 a.m. Sunday’s fashion show, starting at EAST SAC LIFE page 20

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YARD WASTE PILE TIME Residents can legally place yard waste in the street for collection from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31. The city encourages residents to use the container first before creating a pile. “We collect 75,000 tons of yard waste a year,” says Steve Harriman, the city’s integrated waste general manager. “More than one third, about 27,000 tons, is picked up November through January. By using the container first, along with a street pile for excess yard waste, city crews can clear streets faster.” Weekly yard waste container collection will continue year-round on regular collection days. Leaf pile pickup typically occurs every seven to 10 days and will usually not occur on regular collection days. Dog owners are also reminded that leaf piles and the gutters are not the correct place to dispose of dog poop bags. Using the Service Day Finder at sacrecycle.org, customers can see the last day that piles were collected on

their street, and an estimate of when the Claw will return for the next pile pickup. For more information, call 311 or go to sacrecycle.org

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RECYCLE AND MAKE A HOLIDAY GIFT McKinley librarian Sabrina Ryall will teach a free class on making holiday wreaths using recycled materials. The class will meet on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 12:30 p.m. in the library. All materials will be provided. McKinley Library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd.

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HOLIDAY HOME TOUR COMING The annual Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour will be held on the first weekend in December. Five homes will be decorated by designers and open to tour goers. Designers participating in this year’s tour include Haus Home and Gift, Kerrie Kelly Design Lab and Janice Stone Thomas of StoneWood Design. Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, Nov. 1, at more than 10

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On Thanksgiving weekend, more than 100 regional artists and craftspeople will offer their products at Crocker Art Museum’s Holiday Art & Craft Festival at Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H St. Items for sale will include jewelry, ceramics, paintings, gourmet food, holiday items and more. The three-day festival takes place Friday, Nov. 28, from noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for seniors, students and children, and free for museum members. Parking is free. For more information, call 8087000 or go to crockerartmuseum.org

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Dunsmore, who moved to East Sacramento 19 years ago because she loves the neighborhood and its beautiful big trees, reached out to Guillermo Greco of Greco Landscaping for help and advice. Dunsmore and the team from Greco Landscaping began overhauling the school’s sprinkler system and planting low-water, lowmaintenance perennials, shrubs and bushes. (When Greco found out that Dunsmore was funding the work, he discounted his firm’s services.) “Seeing us working must have inspired parents and other neighbors, because before I knew it, others were showing up with shovels to help with the garden,” says Dunsmore. “It really became a neighborhood project with lots of people getting involved. We were all in it together, plus it was fun.” Says school principal Corrie Celeste, “We are incredibly grateful to Paige for her contribution.” “I enjoyed helping in this small way as I have been blessed in life from others helping me,” says Dunsmore. Not a bad lesson for schoolchildren to learn.

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aige Dunsmore is an author and illustrator of books for children, so it is no surprise that schools are special to her. In August, the East Sac resident was walking her two dogs by Theodore Judah Elementary School when she noticed that the landscaping in front of the school looked worn out and that some of the plants needed replacing.

“Although I don’t have kids, I have a vested interest in Theodore Judah,” says Dunsmore. “This is my community. I wanted the children attending to feel proud of where they go to school.” “Although I don’t have kids, I have a vested interest in Theodore Judah,” says Dunsmore. “This is my community. I wanted the children attending to feel proud of where they go to school.” While the school’s front yard had been designed and enhanced four years ago by school parents, it

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To make a donation to Theodore Judah’s garden, send a check to Theodore Judah PTA, 3919 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95819. To volunteer in the garden, email hellotjpta@gmail.com Paige Dunsmore

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A Look at Measure L STRONG-MAYOR PROPOSAL SPARKS BROAD PUBLIC DEBATE

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easure L is a very big deal, marking the most ambitious effort to modify our city government since a failed ballot measure in 1990 to consolidate city and county governments. And responsible Sacramento voters are paying very close attention. The number of public forums devoted to discussion of the measure has surely set an all-time Sacramento record. Our Eye on Sacramento forum on Measure L on Oct. 2 at Clunie Community Center in McKinley Park drew a standing-room-only crowd of more than 150 people. After a robust two-hour-long discussion of EOS’s findings, responses from campaign representatives, commentary by an academic expert and audience Q&A, they were still people with further questions to ask and comments to express. (If you missed it, you can view the forum on Access Sacramento cable channel 17 on Nov. 2 at 10 p.m., Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. or Nov. 4 at 6 a.m.) We convened the forum to brief the public on the findings of EOS’s independent assessment and report on Measure L. (You can view or

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download the 32-page report at eyeonsacramento.org). If you are looking for EOS’s position or recommendation on how to vote on Measure L, you won’t find it. In addition to acting as a watchdog over local government, we put a great deal of effort into independently researching and analyzing selected major local issues and informing the public of our findings and the results of our research. However, we trust informed voters to make up their own minds on ballot measures based on their own values and priorities. They certainly don’t need us telling them how to vote. A word on EOS’s independence. Our 15-member all-volunteer board is beholden to no one and to no interest group. We decline opportunities to serve on local government boards to avoid the appearance of bias or undue influence. At times, EOS has been labeled as being irretrievably in the pocket of Mayor Kevin Johnson. At other times, we’ve been tagged as being implacably opposed to whatever the mayor happens to support. Both conclusions are far from the mark. We look beyond who is supporting or opposing a proposal and examine the merits (and demerits) of the proposal itself. And we don’t spend time fretting about the potential political fallout of our actions or positions. We have viewpoints like everyone else. We place very high value on local democracy, on effective and efficient government that provides real value in exchange for taxpayers’ dollars, and on honest, clean and transparent local government that respects its citizens’ rights, freedoms

and aspirations for a better life. We are always wary of the improper and illegitimate influence that powerful special interests can have on elected officials and local government. This marks the fourth time Mayor Johnson has tried to bring a strongor executive-mayor proposal before the voters. His first effort, introduced in his first days in office back in 2009, was supported by initiative petitions signed by more than 32,000 registered Sacramento voters. Johnson’s first effort was shut down by a court ruling, and his second and third efforts were sidelined by an uncooperative city council. EOS has consistently supported the public’s right to vote on these proposals. When more than 30 percent of regular Sacramento voters request the opportunity to decide for themselves how their city government should be governed, we believe that real (small “d”) democrats on the city council, including even those who may be stridently opposed to the proposal, should accede to the voters’ wishes, not stand in their way. Voters can lose respect for elected officials who support voters’ rights only with respect to measures that they themselves support while opposing voters’ rights on measures that they themselves oppose—the recognized pattern of a cynical “situational democrat.” Here is a summary of EOS’s findings on Measure L: 1. EOS believes that the Sacramento city charter should not be overhauled without a showing by proponents of good cause and strong justification for doing so. The

campaign literature of the “Yes” campaign argues that the current charter is “outdated” and that, while the city is not broken, Measure L “is just better.” We find such justifications to be exceedingly weak. 2. The proponents’ core justifications are that the measure will improve government accountability, responsiveness, efficiency, effectiveness and transparency. 3. While direct election of the city’s chief executive officer is an important indicator of accountability, we believe that real accountability involves being held to account for performance. On that score, we find that a city manager is subject to far greater accountability than an elected executive mayor. 4. Governmental responsiveness comes in several forms: responsiveness to citizens’ needs, responsiveness to the policy preferences of citizens and, importantly to Sacramento, responsiveness to opportunities for economic growth. We find that Sacramento’s current councilmanager system is likely to be more responsive to the needs of citizens, but that there would likely be no appreciable difference in each system’s responsiveness to the policy preferences of citizens. An executive mayor may be more responsive to opportunities for economic growth. 5. Research clearly demonstrates that cities that employ city managers are more efficient and effectively managed than cities run by executive mayors. CITY HALL page 26

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CITY HALL FROM page 24 6. Components of Measure L will increase the transparency of city government, but the details—and thus the effectiveness—of such components are left largely to the future discretion of the city council. 7. Measure L would likely reduce the power and influence of councilmembers to a considerable degree. Since the influence of neighborhoods depends tremendously on the power and effectiveness of councilmembers, we conclude that Measure L will significantly reduce the influence of neighborhoods on city policy. The possible creation of a neighborhood advisory committee will likely do nothing to arrest a decline in the influence of neighborhoods under Measure L. 8. Measure L may politicize the appointment of senior city managers and result in a loss of manager professionalism and potential difficulties in management recruitment. At the same time, Measure L may open up management positions for dynamic and actionoriented managers from the private sector. 9. Measure L may weaken the bargaining position of city government in labor negotiations due to the political influence of publicsafety unions on an executive mayor, potentially leading to higher taxpayer costs and/or reduced service levels. 10. Measure L may very well lead to an accelerated processing of development projects through the city’s environmental and planning processes, and could possibly lead to a lowering of environmental and planning review standards. 11. It is highly uncertain whether a sufficient pool of qualified candidates for mayor will run for office following adoption of Measure L. If qualified candidates do not run for mayor, the city will almost certainly experience a deterioration in the quality of city management. 12. The creation of an independent redistricting commission and a strong code of ethics, as called for by Measure L, will improve the integrity and transparency of city government.

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However, the city council must truly commit to creating an ethics commission with the authority to enforce a code of ethics. 13. The increase in mayoral powers under Measure L will likely lead to increased political fundraising by the mayor and greater risks of corruption and “pay to play” abuses involving private interests seeking taxpayer subsidies for private projects, increasing the importance of a strong and effective ethics code and ethics commission. 14. EOS has major concerns over the steady erosion of democratic values and democratic practices in city government in recent years. We encourage voters to evaluate Measure L, in part, on whether they believe it will enhance or diminish our collective ability to democratically govern our city now and in the future. Measure L is not exclusively the mayor’s proposal. The city council insisted on some tweaks of its own to Measure L before they agreed to place it on the ballot, few of which have received much public attention. For example, the council inserted a provision that drops the current requirement that the city council meet every week (when not on its annual one-month vacation). They changed it to require that the council meet a minimum of just two times per month—without any corresponding reduction in councilmember pay, of course. Last year, EOS reported on the frequency and duration of city council meetings and found that the council is now spending half as much time in public session as it did under former Mayor Heather Fargo. If Measure L passes and the council elects to cut its meetings down to twice monthly, the council may end up spending 75 percent less time in public session than it did under Fargo, further reducing the opportunities citizens have to express their views to their elected officials at council meetings. The council also dropped from Measure L a provision that imposed term limits on city councilmembers but kept a provision imposing a three-term limit on mayors (not counting terms served wholly or

partly before passage of the measure). It also dropped a requirement in the measure that would have required voter approval for councilmember and mayoral pay raises greater than 5 percent in a single year. It added sections that provide that the city council “may” create an ethics commission and “may” create a neighborhood advisory committee. The use of “may” instead of “shall” in these sections makes them nonbinding and, thus, illusory. The mayor has included a number of “good government” components in Measure L in an effort to increase its appeal to voters. As noted above, they include provisions calling for an independent redistricting commission and a robust ethics code, as well as a transparency code and, perhaps, an ethics commission. As the adage goes, the devil is in the details. Regrettably, these provisions are virtually devoid of details, leaving it to the next city council to define how a redistricting commission would work and what an ethics code should include if Measure L is approved. Many of these reform proposals have been around for some time. Following the debacle of the council’s last redistricting of council district boundaries in 2011, EOS helped form an ad hoc group called Empower Sacramento made up of leaders of minority groups and led by community activist and former council candidate Efren Gutierrez. Empower Sacramento’s primary goal was to convince the city council to place a charter measure on the ballot creating an independent redistricting commission. (The voting power of

Sacramento’s Hispanic community was atomized by the council’s 2011 redistricting plan, while many residents of Oak Park were outraged by the removal of UC Davis Medical Center from the Oak Park council district in which it had been located.) EOS researched the options and helped prepare the proposal for a redistricting commission. However, the effort lost political steam when the mayor adopted the idea himself and bolted it onto his strong-mayor proposals (plagiarism being the highest form of flattery). All of the good-government provisions of Measure L are meritorious and broadly supported by the public. They should be implemented by the council if Measure L passes. If it doesn’t pass, they should be placed before the voters by the council for a separate public vote at a future city election. To that end, folks on both sides of the Measure L debate have suggested that EOS take a role in flushing out these reforms and helping develop concrete legislative proposals for their implementation in concert with other community groups. The EOS board will be taking up the idea very soon. If anyone has an interest in participating in such an effort, please contact us. And don’t forget to vote on Nov. 4! 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. n

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eth Hassett has traveled to every U.S. state except Hawaii, Alaska and North Dakota. Most of these visits occurred while road tripping across the country as a child with her family, a pastime she continues to enjoy as an adult. “I think the world would be a better place if people went on more road trips,” she says. Hassett has also traveled in Europe and can one day see herself working with women and children who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse overseas. But before that happens, she knows there’s a lot of work left to do in her own backyard. She’s doing that work as executive director of WEAVE, a nonprofit organization that aims to end domestic violence and sexual assault throughout Sacramento County. In assuming the top leadership role in 2006, Hassett rejoined an organization she had worked for in the 1990s, returning because she remained committed to the cause. “I am very passionate about social justice issues and making sure people who have no protection (get) some protection and help,” she says. “There was a lot of unfinished business.” WEAVE provides crisis intervention services for survivors, along with prevention and education programs for the larger community to do its part in breaking the cycle of violence. The organization also supports international and domestic victims of human trafficking. Hassett wasted no time after taking the helm, immediately launching

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The job is tough, especially considering that some 40 years after the movement to support survivors of sexual assault began, this societal problem still exists.

Beth Hassett is the executive director of WEAVE

efforts to transform the organization’s residential, counseling and legal services and build a $4 million, 12,000-square-foot safe house. The safe house provided 10,396 nights of shelter to 163 women, two men and 206 children from July 2012 to July 2013, according to an annual report.

“Beth is a rock star,” says attorney Ashley West, a member of the board of directors for several years. “She runs WEAVE like a business, and getting services to women and children who need it is her bottom line. She can create a new program, promote it and fund it, all over

Hassett oversees a budget of $3.5 million and 120 regular and on-call employees. The annual report details the critical work done by WEAVE staff and volunteers: For instance, the phone line answered 10,217 calls, and the 24-hour sexual assault response team provided support to 188 rape victims undergoing an evidentiary exam. “The hardest part is all the vicarious trauma we all have here,” Hassett says. “The staff sees terrible, heart-wrenching stories and sees people in a lot of pain. Sometimes we feel helpless. There’s a lot of suffering, and we can’t always fix it.” Raised in Massachusetts and Indiana, Hassett was exposed to the arts by her parents, both writers. Her mother wrote Harlequin romance novels; her father is a published

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the movement to support survivors of sexual assault began, this societal problem still exists. “We’re at the point where the world has not changed dramatically,” Hassett says. “So what do we do?” Knowing that men perpetuate the vast majority of violence, WEAVE is making a concerted effort to bring more men into the movement. One method has been through Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an annual walk/ race in which men wear high heels and raise money for the organization. WEAVE is also introducing youth-led programs into schools to talk about ways to curb gender violence. In her spare time, Hassett loves to travel and vacation at her family’s cabin in Utah, where she can escape technology and relax. She and Kevin go to concerts together and recently saw Arcade Fire perform. She plays with her pug, Demetrius, and writes romantic suspense novels for fun. “And, as many people will tell you, I play Words With Friends way too often,” she says. n

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utrimost is a revolutionary approach to weight loss and improved health,” says Dr. Kit Langstroth, who has a 28-year practice in Arden. “People cannot believe that with this approach there are no cravings or hunger, it is perfectly safe, and this has been proven with the experiences of people all over the country.” “The key is that we help our patients balance their hormones naturally,” he explains. “This in turn brings about the most efficient weight loss possible.” Langstroth assesses each patient by putting his or her palm on a special scanning hand cradle. “It is a bio-communication tool that shows each body’s unique biological preferences,” he says. The report that is generated lists individualized specific nutrition requirements and prescribes supplements needed to maximize the body’s fat-burning potential. Combined with a body composition analysis, an individual health plan is customized to each patient. “All kind of factors slow metabolism, including hormonal imbalances, dehydration, toxicity from the chemicals we encounter that are left behind, and even hidden microbial invaders including bacteria and viruses.” he says. “We get at the root causes as to why your metabolism has slowed down.” Langstroth says it’s not just about the food, but about healing the organs of metabolism on a cellular level.

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Dr. Kit Langstroth assesses a patient by putting her palm on a special scanning hand cradle

Once the patient’s unique profile is established, the patient follows a prescribed healthful, whole-food diet. “Because this is a true ketogenic— or fat-burning—diet, a person will not be hungry or have cravings because the body burns its own deep-seated fat for energy,” Langstroth says. “In fact, patients report they have more energy than ever. The weight loss is fairly dramatic—20 to 30 pounds in 40 days, especially in areas where fat tends to be typically resistant to loss, including the midriff, thighs and arms.” Langstroth says the program is safe, healthy and is reversing many serious health conditions, including diabetes and high cholesterol, among

his patients. Plus, he says, the program has been proven to reset the body’s base metabolic rate to help avoid weight regain. “Nutrimost is a great program that I personally used myself,” he says. “So we know the importance of offering daily coaching and support every step of the way for our patients.” For more information, call Langstroth at 925-2007 for a consultation or go to sacramentofatloss.com

HAUS TO HOME For Jonathan Marquardt, this year’s 10th anniversary as the owner of Haus Home Décor and Specialty

Gifts marks a significant milestone in a storied retail journey that has taken him clear around the country. “Prior to starting Haus,” Marquardt says, “I did retail consulting, was an operations manager for a high-end design showroom in San Francisco, managed a variety of retail stores in Texas and California, managed design showrooms in both Dallas and California, and was a customer service manager and inventory planner for some major companies in Dallas.” Needless to say, Marquardt knows his stuff, as anyone who’s ever stopped into his beautifully appointed home-and-gift store on H Street can attest. The inventory is an eclectic, elegant mix of furniture, artwork, accessories, gift items and textiles from around the world that Marquardt personally sources to provide his clientele with a one-stop shop for all things “haus” and home. “My partner and I love to travel and our travel experiences are often reflected in the merchandise we offer,” the River Park resident says. “In a world of chain and box stores, we strive to offer items not found elsewhere. They may cost more, but they’re special.” Case in point: This month, Marquardt and his staff will transform the shop for Christmastime with a series of themed trees and merry decorations galore. “The whole store gets a makeover,” Marquardt says. “The various themes will include a vintage toyland tree, complete with an oversized toy train on display, a candyland tree, a red-and-white tree, a silver tree, SHOPTALK page 32

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SHOPTALK from 30 a gold tree and a kids’ tree. We’ll also continue to showcase authentic mouth-blown, hand-painted glass German ornaments that we specialorder from cottage operations in small German villages.” The ornaments are the perfect example of Marquardt’s attention to detail when stocking his store. Whether it’s candles from a niche brand such as Nest, clean-lined furniture from Barclay Butera or limited-edition giclée prints to spruce up a wall, Marquardt’s years of experience seeking out the chic is reflected in the store’s impressive and ever-expanding array. Check out the store’s recently expanded children’s section (“everything from books to bibs,” as Marquardt puts it), tempting jewelry and accessories and the new bedroom floor display that’s sure to have you dreaming. “Having worked in the wholesale, retail and design industry for many years, I saw the industry changing and wanted to put all the best parts of those businesses under one roof,” Marquardt says. “We wanted to offer a unique boutique shopping experience, which is why we offer specialty seasonal gifts and home furnishings along with professional design services.” Those design services allow customers to achieve the interesting interior they desire. Marquardt’s two in-house designers work with clients to reimagine or refresh any room in the house, from the fixtures to the fabric to the finishings, to create livable, luxurious living spaces. Who wouldn’t want Haus to be their home? Come see what Haus has to offer at 5601 H St. Questions? Call Marquardt at 448-4100 or go to haushomeandgift.com And be sure you don’t miss the Haus open house this month: Sip complimentary champagne while you shop and enjoy giveaways and gifts-with-purchase all day. For more information (and an instant discount), check the Haus Facebook page at facebook.com/haushomeandgift

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hen Heather and Florin Toderean say they’ve been in business together for a long time, they’re not exaggerating—the owners of Heirloom Flooring Gallery in Carmichael started their tandem path of proprietorship right out of high school. “Our flooring career started with my parents,” Florin says, who emigrated with his parents from Romania. “I helped them start a janitorial business when I was 16 or 17, so they’d have a job despite the language barrier. That business developed into carpet cleaning, then flooring, and now into the current business.” The Todereans started Pacific Coast Services, a carpet cleaning service, in 1997. When they recognized there was a high demand for providing actual flooring products, not just keeping them pristine, they decided to expand.

“We were constantly referring customers to other flooring stores in the area,” Florin recalls. “We realized we could open our own and service clients from selling to repairs. Now we provide the labor and the goods.” In 2010, the enterprising couple opened Heirloom Flooring in Citrus Heights to provide even better service to their carpet clients. They bought an existing flooring company’s inventory—“The gentleman retired when the market fell,” Florin explains—and combined it with Pacific Coast Services, then moved the entire operation to their current Carmichael location in 2011. “It took a little bit to combine the two businesses,” Florin says. “You’re forced to learn pretty quickly when running a business, but it didn’t take very long. In our line of work, things come and go all the time— manufacturers change, product lines come and go. There are always new products, new technologies, new fibers, new ways of making hardwood floors. The industry is always evolving and changing.”

As you might imagine, it’s a pretty busy time for the Todereans, what with their booming business and four children, who range in age from 4 to 14. But no matter how hectic it gets, they pride themselves on the stellar customer service they’ve provided since Day 1. “Since we can do everything, I don’t have to push one service or product to make a sale,” Florin says. “If a customer thinks her carpet is ‘done’ but it actually just needs to be re-stretched and she can get more wear out of it, we’ll help her do that. You get an honest evaluation, not a pushy salesman. We live, work and shop in this community—we go to school here, go to church here. Our life is in this neighborhood.” “We want to take care of our customers and build long-term relationships with them,” Heather concurs. “We don’t want to just sell them flooring products, we want to take care of all their flooring needs for years and years to come.”

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SHOPTALK FROM page 34 husband, Warren, run The Window and Door Shop Inc. in ArdenArcade, but she means something more than merely outfitting homes with windows and doors. “I find myself doing a lot of things that I didn’t care about back when I worked in the corporate world, but that I find useful in my own business now,” Sizemore says. “All that experience carries over.” Sizemore is referring to her 18 years working in the contracting department at the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center, a job that required a level of detail orientation and focus that she finds incredibly helpful in her current line of work. “I specialized in data analysis at UCSF, so I can review anything and it doesn’t scare me,” Sizemore says. “But the corporate world is very different from the small business one. Before, I had the stress of meeting

with doctors, but it’s a different kind of stress now. I do all the operations here—accounts payable, receivable, Quickbooks—and I also started selling full time this year. It’s a whole different kind of ballgame.” Sizemore is good at keeping her cool, however, which is kind of what got her into this business in the first place. Her brothers founded the original Window and Door Shop in their native San Francisco in 1987 and Sizemore helped get them get up and running with Quickbooks when she was barely out of high school. But it wasn’t just the financial future of the company that interested her. “I liked to go over to the shop with my girlfriends because there were always lots of guys there,” Sizemore admits—guys who included Warren. Sizemore met and married her now-husband at her brothers’ shop, where Warren worked for seven years before accepting a job with a window manufacturing company that took the couple to Colorado.

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“Warren is incredibly knowledgeable,” Sizemore says proudly. “He started very young working in hardware stores and he knows the name of every little screw. He can talk to architects, builders, homeowners, anybody. He has a good visual understanding about how things come together and can come up with ideas that nobody else thinks of. That’s why I married him.” The couple didn’t stay long in Colorado—“Moi didn’t like it there,” Sizemore admits—and upon returning to California, they decided to open up a sister shop in Sacramento in 2009. “All four of us are partners, which is why we were able to use the name,” Sizemore explains. “The Window and Door Shop is well-known in San Francisco, and we still do a lot of stuff with them. We don’t have a carpentry shop here, but if a client is looking for something custom-made, then we go ahead and do it from the San Francisco location. “We treat San Francisco just like any other company. It’s obviously

more personalized but we try to conform to practices like lead times, delivery, etc., to keep it fair. Just because you’re related doesn’t mean you can take precedence.” Things have worked well for the past five years, thanks to the Sizemores’ professionalism and unique mix of skills. The talented twosome and their dedicated staff can tackle projects that range from smallscale installations for homeowners to large-scale assignments for builders and contractors. “We can really work on any type of project,” Sizemore says. “If a manufacturer doesn’t make it, Warren can draw and design it. And if Warren draws and designs it, San Francisco can make it. I think it’s all of us—Warren, my brothers, our amazing employees—that make the business run.” They’re clearly all very good at playing house. Your windows and doors await! Call the Sizemores at 252-4100 or go to windowanddoorshop.com The Window and Door Shop, Inc. is at 1717 Bell St. n

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residents brave car traffic and broken, uneven sidewalks, potholes, mud, heat and rain in the pursuit of local trails and pathways, relentlessly placing one foot in front of the other, mile after mile. For the most serious runners, Fleet Feet is not a store but an extension of the lifestyle, a place where no explanations are necessary. Fleet Feet employees aren’t sedentary souls who spend their off-hours playing video games. They run. And they know more than might be expected about the anatomical intricacies of ambulation, training and recovery, having learned the hard way: by going out and doing it. “We are a running store, yes,” Robinson says. “But our real goal is

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Mike Paris is the founder of BlackPine Communities, developer of the first 86 lots in what will eventually be a collection of 267 homes, shops and offices in the old railyard

entitlements from the city to build there. Paris, tall and lean with spiky silver hair, isn’t a man who wastes time. This summer, his sales trailer bustled at the Village site, off 10th

Avenue. Eager customers signed contracts. Crews poured concrete and built frames for homes that sell for $450,000 to $650,000 in one of Sacramento’s largest infill projects.

After decades in residential real estate development, Paris has become an infill guy. You won’t find him on land where the roads stop and tomato fields begin, building suburban subdivisions. He prefers to take a neglected and abused site, bordered by urban expectations and wary neighbors, and create something that blends well and enhances the community. In Curtis Park, he’s exceeding expectations with three variations of homes, identified in real estate sales pitches as Cottages, Brownstones and Expressions, the latter being the largest and most expensive. These are high-density residences that range from tiny (1,500 square feet) to abundant (more than 2,500 feet). Paris sold six of the first 12 homes before the structures were framed out. “Our customers know what they want,” he says. “They are looking for the amenities of city life, and they can afford to wait until they find exactly what they’re looking for.” Paris doesn’t provide data about his buyers, but informal conversations with potential customers at Curtis Park Village reveal exactly the sort of people you might expect to live in the neighborhood: high-level state workers, government consultants and health care professionals, people who want to reside near work and enjoy city life. The architectural features of the new homes posed a challenge for Paris. He wanted his designs to reflect Curtis Park, but he soon realized that Curtis Park is many things adding up to no particular style. BUILDING page 47

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my Schweitzer still gets emotional when she recalls watching the man take his last breath. He was a hospice patient who had been homeless and had no one to see him through the last moments of his life. “When I got to the facility, I saw that he was actively dying, so I held his hand while he passed away,” she says. “I remember leaving in tears, then sitting in my car for a long time. I was so grateful that I was able to be there with him. Otherwise, he would have died alone.” Schweitzer had been looking for meaningful volunteer work when she happened upon hospice about three years ago. “I went to the hospice training and was immediately convinced that this was the right fit,” she says. A lawyer for the state as well as a new mother, she visits patients of the Sutter Hospice program in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, which gives her more flexibility than home visits that have more rigid scheduling requirements. The visits are the high point of her week. “You sit down and get to know them. Sometimes, they don’t have

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family nearby or they don’t get a lot of visitors,” she says. She’s always nervous going in for the first time. “But once they welcome you in, it’s great,” says Schweitzer. “It’s an honor being with a person at the most vulnerable time of their life, getting to hear their stories, seeing their pictures. You get to skip past all of the small talk and just be there for them. There’s no other agenda, and they’re so grateful to have a new person that they can talk to and share stories with.” At 88, Fred Harrold has been a hospice volunteer since retiring from his Ford dealership more than 13 years ago. “I wanted to volunteer

somewhere, but I didn’t want to lick stamps,” says Harrold. “This clicked for me. I always seem to have a new experience. The people are interesting and varied.” Over the years, Harrold has seen an increase in the number of Alzheimer’s patients in hospice, and he finds himself working more often with patients younger than himself. “I’m older than most of them,” he says with a chuckle. He loves hearing their stories, like that of a World War II navy aviator who discovered where a fleet of Japanese ships was hidden. But he also enjoys helping in other ways. “The caregivers are on

duty 24/7, they don’t get a break,” he says. “So I tell them to get out of the house or take a nap while I’m there.” He once snuck a patient’s dog into a facility to cheer her up. He took another patient to the hardware store so that he could walk the aisles and pick through the bins. “When they come into hospice, there is nothing more that can be done to cure them, but there’s a lot that can be done to enhance the quality of their life, to help them live better and longer,” says Cindy Dunning, manager of Sutter Hospice’s volunteer program. Dunning has been LOCAL page 51

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volunteers with patients, and she holds monthly support meetings. She would welcome more men among the volunteer ranks, as well as Chinese speakers. The volunteers find the work anything but depressing. “It’s never a burden,” says Schweitzer. “I’m positive I’ll be doing this the rest of my life.” “Hospice is one of the best-kept secrets,” says Harrold. “The day will come when I’ll trade places with my patients, but I expect to be around for a while yet and will do this until I burn out. Emerson wrote, ‘What is an important man? Someone who leaves the world a little bit better than he found it.’”

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n November, one way to do good is to donate food, money or time to nonprofits getting ready for the holidays. It’s not too early to start collecting a bag or box of food items. The next time you add peanut butter to your shopping cart, pick up a second jar to donate. It’s one of the items food banks most appreciate receiving. What else? Roseville Home Start has a great list: bread and butter (if it’s donated the same day as it’s purchased), peanut butter, healthy cereal such as Cheerios, frozen vegetables, canned fruit, powdered milk, canned ravioli, pasta sauce, crackers, granola bars and other snacks, juice boxes, fruit juice, even frozen, microwaveable meals, preferably family sized. Simply start filling a shopping bag or two and deliver it to your favorite nonprofit in mid-November.

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projects across the region, with 577 local residents volunteering to build garden beds, paint murals, landscape and more. The event began with a breakfast and rally at Cal Expo. “This is what United Way does best,” said the keynote speaker, Sacramento Kings president Chris Granger. “We mobilize people to join hands and meet community needs, and that’s exactly what happened.”

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT GETS A BOOST Women’s Empowerment recently received a $25,000 grant from U.S. Bank to provide job training for homeless women. “Sacramento is already one of the hardest places in the country to find a job. But when you add barriers like homelessness, it can feel nearly impossible without the right training,” said executive director Lisa Culp. “We are grateful to U.S. Bank Foundation for providing us with additional funding to ensure more women leave our program employed and ready to break the cycle of homelessness for themselves and their children.” Women’s Empowerment provides an eight-week program for homeless women that addresses basic needs such as health and housing while preparing them to become work ready. Mostly taught by volunteers, the program includes computer literacy training, resume writing, communication skills, mock interviews, dressing for success and more.

Last year, 81 percent of graduates found homes and 90 percent found jobs or enrolled in training. For more information, go to womens-empowerment.org

STOPPING ABUSE BEFORE IT HAPPENS A benefit for the Child Abuse Prevention Center was recently held at Screeching Owl Ranch on the Sacramento River. Supporters gathered around the pool for snacks and sips served beneath colorful tents. The result: $37,000 was raised to help the center, which provides advocacy, training and services. According to the center, a typical case of child abuse costs society $118,000 in law enforcement and other costs. The center provides services for $1,200 per child—and that’s before the harm has occurred. The center says it has a 98 percent success rate in preventing child abuse. For more information, go to thecapcenter.org

STREET PARTY FOR THE FOOD BANK It’s possible to have fun and raise money at the same time. River City Food Bank recently held a street party with food trucks, beer and wine. The event, attended by about 350 people, raised $27,000 for the food bank. “The event was a great way to showcase our food bank and bring awareness to the desperate issue and growing trend of hunger among

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ids have memorable birthdays in my family, and I’m proud to say that I always strive to do something creative and unexpected. There was the bounce-house party, backyard camping, the Lake-Tahoe-with-dads weekend, and now the boys-indresses party. As the much-anticipated firstborn, Erin has always had blowout birthday parties. Her first birthday party was a huge celebration in William Land Park with crafts, matching picnic blankets spread all over the grass and a colossal castle bounce house. I even made a site plan to ensure

“I’m not going to be happy until we take a picture of these boys wearing dresses.” Um, what? My reaction to the bounce-house fiasco of 1999 was considerably better than the tension at Erin’s third birthday, which took place at Build-A-Bear Workshop on Sept. 12, 2001. Surely there would be only lighthearted fun at a party with stuffed animals and preschoolers.

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My nerves were beyond frayed due to the events of the preceding day, and I was sure that terrorists were targeting Arden Fair mall. I considered Kevlar vests as party favors. I nearly lost it when we were asked to do a group picture. Mama was beyond ready for a cocktail by the time that celebration was over. I think I even suggested Erin name her new furry friend Margarita. Although I’m the original anticamper, I planned a camping party for Erin’s fifth birthday, with tents in the backyard and homemade ice cream. I painted a rustic “Camp Riley” sign and handed out flashlights as party favors. Fifty parents and kids danced around to campfire songs by Music Mike. With Erin’s 16th birthday approaching, I had all sorts of ideas for how to celebrate. I eventually did something completely unexpected: I let her plan it. I was determined to give Erin what she wanted: 12 kids, Chinese food, sushi and soda. No party favors? No games? No customized cake? Partymaven mama was a little nervous. What could a dozen teenagers do to fill up four hours? Erin’s dad bought some cheeky pink decorations, and we braced ourselves for a cast of emo kids named Margarita who dress their stuffed animals in Kevlar vests. There were nine boys and three girls, and none of them brought toys (unless you count a 6-foot-tall cardboard celebrity cutout). They were really great kids. They chatted,

ate a little sushi and played in the pool. The kids serenaded Erin with selections from “SpongeBob SquarePants.” Sigh. My little girl was growing up. It wasn’t until the photo ops with the sassy “Sweet 16” banner that I realized these teens were still truly kids at heart. There must have been something about seeing the boys wearing goofy grins that caused Erin’s friend Kinsey to utter the words that would define this party: “I’m not going to be happy until we take a picture of these boys wearing dresses.” Um, what?

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Ask and Receive HE LIT A FIRE FOR CHANGE BENEATH A BALKY CONGREGATION

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was a freshly minted minister in 1984 when I preached an “audition sermon” before 26 parishioners at First Southern Baptist Church of Brentwood, Calif. After the sermon, the church voted unanimously to hire me, certain that my youthful enthusiasm would increase church membership. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the glamorous Brentwood of O.J. Simpson fame. This was an unincorporated hamlet on the fringes of the San Francisco Bay Area with only one traffic light and one ATM. Progress

wasn’t a speeding bullet for Brentwood businesses, much less a church. During my first year, I proposed improvements to spur church growth. For instance, I suggested that removing “Southern” from our name might attract people from other cultures. “Not in our lifetime,” the parishioners said. I recommended we hire a secretary. Nope. But mostly, I lobbied for building improvements. “Paint, remodel and landscape!” Not likely, they told me. One day, however, I got a helpful phone call from the Brentwood fire chief asking to schedule the church’s annual fire inspection. “What does that mean?” I asked, alarmed at the unlikelihood of passing inspection. The chief assured me that his was a routine inspection for fire hazards. I smiled at the possibilities. I was more than willing to hang our proverbial dirty laundry for him to see.

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“You mean like the hole in the foyer ceiling?” “Yes, I suppose so,” he said, his tone shifting suspiciously. “You’ll want to see the faulty wiring in our fellowship hall?” I asked. “Sure, I guess so.” When the chief arrived the following week, I was ready with my laundry list. For two hours, he dutifully recorded my dictated prompts onto a three-page form addressing blocked exit doors, overstuffed classrooms and faulty wiring. Afterward, as he pushed the form toward me for my signature, he generously offered a few extra months to complete the list. “Nope,” I said, dotting the “i” in Norris and crossing the “t” in Pastor. “This is long overdue.” The following Sunday, I presented the repair list to the deacon chairman. He stared long at the list before releasing a low whistle. “We’ve never had so many violations!” Then he fixed his stare onto me. I took sudden interest in the chipped tile beneath my feet. “I sort of helped him find those things,” I said. “You what?” “I was just following James 5:16,” I said with a wink. The Bible says, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” His furrowed forehead and bushy eyebrows told me he needed more elucidation. “Haven’t we been praying that our church building would be ‘healed’?” I asked.

He nodded with slow understanding. “So you just did the confessing part?” “Precisely.” I said. “I confessed that our walls need patching and painting. Our electrical outlets need covering and our doors need replacing.” The old deacon seemed a bit stunned by my creative exegesis of scripture, but eventually he was pleased that I’d found a way to light a fire under the congregation. Over the next several weeks, our parishioners painted, hammered and plastered that building from one end to the other, until finally, after a summer of Saturday workdays and sumptuous potlucks, we finished the chief’s “honey-do” list. By year’s end, we saw our lowly membership of 26 people climb to 56. And by the following year, 56 souls approached 100. Amazingly, numerical increases and building improvements weren’t even the best things that happened. The best things came from the spiritual growth we experienced from confessing our shortcomings to one another—shortcomings like the holes in our hearts and the faulty wiring in our thinking. Only after we did that were we able to grow as people and pastor, as shepherd and congregants, and even as sons and daughters of God. 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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Handyman Special A LOT OF SWEAT EQUITY WENT INTO THIS ELMHURST REMODEL

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fter Steven Maviglio moved to Sacramento from the East Coast, it took him nine months to find the right place to land. Proximity to downtown and being able to ride his bike to work were top priorities. In 2001, Maviglio found what he wanted in Elmhurst. The 1927 Craftsman bungalow had been a

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“They had destroyed the feel of the house but not the character.”

rental for a long time, and former occupants hadn’t been kind to the 1,100-square-foot home. “They had destroyed the feel of the house but not the character,” he says. “There was a generally funkiness, but I could see past that.” The kitchen lacked charm. The layout was inefficient. There was an old refrigerator and a hot water

tank in the small mudroom off the kitchen. “The kitchen was completely backward from what a functional kitchen should be,” Maviglio says. The bathroom also needed updating. Three concrete steps provided the only access to the backyard. Art deco lights clashed with the home’s Craftsman style. Maviglio remodeled the house in three phases: the kitchen in 2002, a bed-and-bath addition in 2006, and the small bath in 2009. He cut costs by offering a bit of sweat equity to the contractors, D & J Kitchens & Baths. “They are meticulous cabinetmakers and at first were a little nervous about letting me help out,” he explains. Maviglio doesn’t want anyone to think he is Joe Handyman, but HOME page 60

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Maviglio loves cooking and entertaining, so updating the kitchen was paramount.

the drab originals and opened up the small space. Oak flooring was installed. Stainless steel appliances including a Thermador oven, dishwasher and refrigerator added a bit of luster. “This is nothing fancy but it really works,” he says.

D & J would provide a list of jobs and the necessary tools. With a bit of training, Maviglio was able to work evenings and weekends at his assigned tasks. “When someone shows you how to rip apart stuff, it is pretty easy,” he says. “I could come home from work

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The master bed-and-bath addition added approximately 275 square feet. In the bathroom, Maviglio installed new fixtures along with beadboard, subway tile in the shower and chicken wire tile on the floor. A luxurious glass-enclosed shower and custom cherry cabinets and mirror complete the scene.

worked my remodel around my furniture.” He worked with SMUD to increase the home’s energy efficiency, installing new windows, a tankless water heater, a highefficiency furnace, new insulation in the walls and attic and an upgraded electrical system “It is so tight I hardly need to turn on the airconditioning,” he explains. French doors off the mudroom and master bedroom provide access to the backyard. A barbecue sits steps from the kitchen. A new deck, pergola, fountain and outdoor speakers create a welcoming place for guests. Maviglio created an orchard that produces blood oranges, Meyer lemons, figs and Homeowner Steven Maviglio at the entrance to his urban orchard

In the second bathroom, Maviglio installed more cherry cabinets and a large claw-foot tub rather than a shower. His preference for cherry stems from memories. “I spent most of my life in New Hampshire, and it reminds me of home,” he says.

Maviglio’s interior reflects his appreciation of fine craftsmanship and woodworking.

persimmons. An olive tree provides a link to his Italian roots. Maviglio loves to travel,

and his home contains numerous pieces, paintings and artworks collected on his trips to Italy, Chile, Laos and Thailand. Local artist Mark Emerson is also a favorite.

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Maviglio’s interior reflects his appreciation of fine craftsmanship and woodworking. His collection of furniture includes pieces by Stickley, Thomas Moser and cabinetmaker Loran Smith, a friend. “If you aren’t building the Taj Mahal, you have the budget to buy nice furniture,” he explains. “I

hiring craftsmen who pay attention to details and not just the bottom line. “You must be brutally honest about what you want accomplished,” he says. “We had some very frank

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Golf for the Rest of Us FOOTGOLF USES A BIGGER BALL, A BIGGER HOLE AND THE PLAYER’S FOOT

shots. They stayed well clear of the manicured greens and off the fairways when golfers were playing through. It seemed as though the two games might coexist just fine. A year later, that’s exactly what has happened. “FootGolf is a new sport,” says Lilli Bewley, a co-founder of California FootGolf Club. “We’re still trying to work out all the rules and get organized, but the sport is growing pretty fast. We’re up to 65 members in Sacramento. We’re about evenly divided between men and women.” Bewley describes the sport as a combination of soccer and golf. “Many of our members are former soccer players,” she says. “Some play both golf and soccer.”

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s a lifelong golfer, I admit to having a few prejudices about the game. In my opinion, golf should be played in relative quiet, with clubs, small white balls and a certain amount of etiquette. Most important, one should never kick a golf ball, unless it’s behind a tree and nobody is looking. And so I was a bit skeptical when, about a year ago, at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, I noticed a FootGolf course being installed along the side of the Arcade Creek course. “This could not be good,” I told myself. And then, the FootGolfers arrived. They came in groups of four. They laughed. They ran between shots. They cheered, high-fived and kicked their balls from tee to hole. It was far too much frivolity and energy for the game of golf. “Harrumph,” a few of the grumpy golfers moaned. But I watched the FootGolfers with a bit of amusement. It was like a party on the golf course. They certainly were respectful of the traditional golfers, waiting until holes were open before kicking their tee

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Footgolf players Theresa Yarra, J-R Sterba and Lilli Bewley

“The game can be as active or sedentary as you want it to be. Some players run from shot to shot. Others drive a golf cart so they have a place to stash gear, snacks and beverages.” Just like traditional golf, a game is either nine or 18 holes. The balls are the size of a traditional soccer ball size, and the FootGolf cups (holes) measure 21 inches. As with golf, cups are marked with flags. The rules are similar to traditional golf. Each FootGolfer kicks his or her own ball and keeps track of how many kicks

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“Occasionally someone complains, but everyone seems to be adapting just fine,” says Bewley. Haggin Oaks offers a class in golf etiquette for FootGolfers. “It really helps our group understand how to stay out of the way of the golfers and to keep our game moving so that we aren’t holding anyone up with slow play,” Bewley says. “We do get excited though, so occasionally we get a little jovial, but we have a lot of fun. This sport is so new that we are still finding our way.” The Sacramento league plays once a week, usually at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, near Fulton Avenue and Business Loop 80. The league also hosts tournaments to benefit nonprofit organizations in the area. Most recently they hosted a Kicking for Charity benefit for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. “So far we have not figured out how to assign handicaps to players,” says Bewley. “We’re working on that and hope to have a system in place by early next year. For now, we have two categories: masters, who are better players, and premier for people

just starting out. You don’t need experience to come play with us. We really just play for fun. We’re happy to help anyone get started. We’ll even loan you a ball.” If you are interested in joining the club, check with the pro shop at Haggin Oaks, call 804-1649 or email lbewley@cafootgolf.com. You will also find the group on Facebook. Green fees are similar to traditional golf green fees at most FootGolf courses. At Haggin Oaks, for example, it’s $16 for 18 holes if you walk (or run) and $24 with a golf cart. There are six courses in the Sacramento area. At Bradshaw Ranch Golf Course, FootGolfers can play after dark with glow-in-the-dark balls. You can find a list of local FootGolf courses at footgolfcalifornia.com For more information about FootGolf, go to usfootgolfassociation. org If you know of an interesting club in the area, contact Gwen Schoen at gwensclubs@aol.com n

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it takes to sink the ball from the tee blocks to the hole. The object is to use as few kicks as possible. As with traditional golf, each hole has a par. A par-3 hole, for example, should take three kicks to complete. “The game can be as active or sedentary as you want it to be,” says Bewley. “Some players run from shot to shot. Others drive a golf cart so they have a place to stash gear, snacks and beverages.” I was liking the sound of this game: cart, snacks, beverages, 21-inch cups. That might improve my score considerably. “We haven’t quite found our niche yet, but the game is just two years old,” says Bewley. The game originated in the Netherlands in 2009. Not long after that, players in Belgium and Hungary began playing on golf courses instead of public parks. The American FootGolf League was founded in 2011, and the California club began a year later. How have traditional golfers adjusted to FootGolf?

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Beautiful Bridge GUY WEST CROSSING IS GREAT, BUT WE NEED MORE BRIDGES

BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE

love Guy West Bridge. William Morris, the British designer and writer, said, “Have nothing … that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” He was talking about household items, but his maxim applies to community assets, too. Our mini-Golden Gate Bridge is both beautiful (even if it is a copy) and eminently useful. The bridge, with its American River views, is one of the city’s most scenic spots and a true landmark. It gives the Sac State campus, home to some nondescript architecture, real identity. The bridge is named after the founding CSUS president, Guy A. West, an esteemed educator and a mover and shaker who presided over the opening of the campus. I’ve used the bridge thousands of times to get to the American River Parkway bike path. It’s a vital and convenient connection for bicyclists, joggers and pedestrians between East Sacramento, the campus, the Campus Commons neighborhood and the parkway. Crossing it is a pleasure. After nearly a half-century of use, the city has been repainting and restoring the bridge. Back in 1966, the developers who turned hops

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Guy West Bridge by CSUS is undergoing a major renovation

fields into Campus Commons paid for and built the bridge and then turned it over to the city. At the time of construction, it was the longest foot suspension bridge in the United States. The bridge’s old paint was lead based. During paint removal, the bridge, including its two 87-foot-tall towers, has been partially hidden in eerie white shrouds to keep toxic lead out of the environment. The city is returning the faded paint to its original International Orange color, the same hue as the Golden Gate. The $3.2 million project is also removing corrosion, fixing railings and restoring the suspension

cables. The city says it will finish its restoration work by the end of the year. The original globe lights on the bridge, long a favorite target of vandals, were replaced years ago. Also years ago, CSUS improved access to its side of the bridge with a gently graded circular ramp and a much-needed overcrossing of State University Drive East. Unfortunately, the design of that ramp’s campus end creates multiple conflict points between bicyclists and pedestrians and with some large and unnecessary concrete columns. Hundreds of people cross the bridge during peak afternoon hours. The

bridge’s connectivity helps avoid a thousand or more vehicle trips each day. Sacramento suffers from a scarcity of bridges. The Sacramento and American rivers remain major barriers for pedestrians and cyclists because crossings are so few and far apart. It’s relatively easy for a motorist to go a half-mile or mile out of his or her way to cross one of the rivers. For someone walking, that much extra distance could mean 20 to 30 minutes extra time each way. That’s why bridges like the Guy West are so important: They make alternatives to car travel

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more possible. And they make the crossing journey more pleasant and safer. Noisy vehicle bridges often accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists only as an afterthought. It would be useful to have a standard for maximum distance between bridges in urban areas, but no such standard exists. It’s been clear for a long time that more Sacramento-area bridges are needed. One new bridge is planned for the American River near Truxel Boulevard to serve light rail, but construction is years away. Having one more bridge still leaves long reaches of the river without a way for people to get across unless they swim or kayak. More foot bridges, like Guy West Bridge, are needed. Bridges near Capital City Freeway and the McKinley Village development, Glen Hall Park in River Park and between Howe and Watt avenues would create new opportunities to reach the parkway’s natural splendor. They would mean many more peaceful and safe cross-river bicycle and pedestrian

trips and less traffic pressure on the existing busy automobile crossings. Guy West Bridge deserves the TLC it’s getting now. It deserves even more visibility and appreciation. A decade ago, the CSUS facilities manager proposed having a restaurant with an outdoor deck at the foot of the bridge on the campus side. That idea excited many who heard about it. While the restaurant hasn’t materialized, it still is a great notion. What a fabulous setting it would be for eating and socializing, not just for Sac State students and staff but for all Sacramento residents and visitors. The American River Parkway has wonderful picnic spots but no similar amenity. A restaurant done right, capitalizing on views of Guy West Bridge and the American River, would be sublime—truly beautiful and useful. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n

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Waiting for Rain WHAT IF WE HAVE ANOTHER DRY WINTER?

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ast year, I wrote about the “fifth season,” the time when California waits breathlessly for rain and the precious awakening of late fall and winter. When our usual rainy period begins, the hills and roadsides turn emerald, seemingly overnight. Flower seeds sprout under changeable skies filled with clouds and the occasional rainbow. We were teased this year by September rain. That happened last year, too, but the early promise was followed by yet another year of drought. Hillsides stayed a patchy brown most of the winter. Snow in the Sierra was scant, not nearly enough to fill our reservoirs. Our water districts set varying degrees of watering restrictions. Passing through our neighborhoods, you see the results. Most lawns are less green than usual, although many are a vivid shade that only lavish amounts of water and fertilizer could produce. A few lawns are totally brown. Some people have given up on all or much of their turfgrass with considerably variable results. Their front yards may look like the desert, covered with rock and

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spotted with a few plants. Others are colorful and relatively lush, filled with drought-tolerant plants. Then there are the unintentional deserts, where plants have died or look very stressed because people have confused “low water” with “no water.” Even the most drought-tolerant plants must be watered in their first season or two, with periodic deep watering throughout their lives. The trees also tell of drought. Many of them are dead, dying or stressed. New and young trees will die without regular water. Most of our mature landscape trees need occasional deep watering, penetrating at least a foot down, throughout the dry season. If you’ve reduced or stopped your lawn

sprinklers, your trees are thirsty. Many of our landscape trees come from locations with ample rainfall and milder temperatures than our saunalike summers. Redwoods, elm trees and red maples are among the varieties that simply have to have a good, long drink periodically. Sacramento Tree Foundation offers great tips at sactree.com/water I’m hopeful that by the time you read this, the weather will have changed and that rain and snow will have begun falling. But what if this winter is just as dry as last, or even drier? Your plants still need water throughout the year. Horticulturists talk about evapotranspiration rate,

or ET. In layman’s terms, less water evaporates and transpires (passes through the pores on a plant’s leaves) when the days are shorter and cooler. The Sacramento Valley’s ET drops from July’s high of 7.9 inches to 1.6 in November, and it begins to increase in March as the days get longer. There are smart irrigation controllers that measure the daily ET and adjust watering accordingly. Less sophisticated controllers may have a seasonal-adjustment setting for you to apply a smaller percentage of watering. If it hasn’t begun to rain, about 40 percent would be appropriate for November. At this point, it’s probably better to water no more than once a week, making sure

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the Sahara are to find an oasis? We need to achieve a sustainable balance, using less water but keeping our city livable. The most important thing is to keep our trees alive and healthy. Trees take decades to grow to maturity. Even if it’s raining as you read this, we are still in a drought. The state of California has mandated a monthly 20 percent reduction in water usage. In the winter, it’s harder to achieve since we don’t usually use much outside water. Consider a rain barrel, or two or three, to hold rainwater and to store water that you save from shower warm-ups or half-empty water bottles. Look inside for more ways that you can conserve. We can use less water. We must. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, including questions about waterefficient plants and irrigation practices, call 875-6913 or go to ucanr. edu/sites/sacmg n

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“The finest jazz violinist working today” (The New York Times) explores the folk songs and spirituals her paternal grandfather, a coal miner, would have heard as he toiled in Alabama.

Jeremy Denk, piano WED, NOV 5 Musical America’s 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year, pianist Jeremy Denk returns to Mondavi Center in a solo performance featuring a new composition by Brad Mehldau and works by Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart and Schumann.

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95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 1400 36TH ST 513 27TH ST 857 33RD ST 1546 34TH ST 2608 P ST 725 33RD ST 1412 27TH ST 2526 H ST 1641 35TH ST 2227 O ST

95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 5907 4TH AVE 3914 BOYLE CT 2608 57TH ST 3775 7TH AVE 3989 2ND AVE 2405 36TH ST 2736 E 42ND ST 3220 42ND ST 5208 2ND AVE 3324 35TH ST 4116 SANTA ROSA AVE 3408 43RD ST 2746 57TH ST

95818 LAND PARK, CURTIS PARK 2172 3RD AVE 1123 MARIAN WY 561 ROBERTSON WY 1724 CARAMAY WY 900 7TH AVE 559 SWANSTON DR 2175 4TH AVE 2216 18TH ST 2410 17TH ST 1842 8TH AVE 2905 MUIR WY 3501 13TH ST 613 SWANSTON DR 3828 W LAND PARK DR 728 4TH AVE 812 MCCLATCHY WY 2789 13TH ST 1832 3RD AVE 2721 FREEPORT BLVD 787 PERKINS WY 2756 14TH ST

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$220,000 $175,000 $324,800 $115,000 $200,000 $261,000 $150,000 $119,000 $262,500 $110,000 $110,000 $180,000 $359,000

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95819 EAST SACRAMENTO, RIVER PARK 5108 C ST 5318 SPILMAN AVE

$325,000 $380,000

78 46TH ST $539,000 5708 MCADOO AVE $392,000 5172 MODDISON AVE $450,000 6001 M ST $460,000 5601 CALEB AVE $553,000 942 EL DORADO WY $442,000 1101 44TH ST $1,560,000 1617 BERKELEY WY $580,000 809 43RD ST $834,990 1409 47TH ST $1,159,000 4609 BUCKINGHAM WY $325,000 1556 51ST ST $340,000 1624 49TH ST $584,000 1132 57TH ST $644,500 5040 B ST $325,000 4831 D ST $350,000 1138 JANEY WY $360,000 5298 H ST $420,000 1308 47TH ST $1,175,000 560 45TH ST $481,300 1717 47TH ST $510,000 700 SAN ANTONIO WY $580,000 4216 C ST $310,000 726 41ST ST $300,000 5651 ELVAS AVE $520,000

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE

2540 CATALINA DR $315,000 2905 LACY LN $420,000 2701 LERWICK RD $120,000 2831 DARWIN ST $105,000 3700 N EDGE DR $202,500 4043 EDISON AVE $297,000 4437 RUTGERS WY $375,000 4100 HORGAN WY $245,000 2933 POPE AVE $259,950 3131 SHASTA WY $225,000 3313 BROOKWOOD RD $253,000 3023 NORRIS AVE $295,000 2440 WULFF LN $204,000 4031 GLENOLIVE CT $285,000 2398 RALSTON RD $160,000 3925 LASUEN DR $222,000 3316 BROOKWOOD RD $259,000 2856 VERNA WY $260,000 2849 AURORA AVE $152,775 3813 PASADENA AVE #23 $183,000 3219 BROPHY $187,000 2844 IONE ST $226,000 3117 KERRIA WY $247,500 3608 DARLENE AVE $189,000 3624 MULHOLLAND WY $250,000 3407 SAINT MATHEWS $220,000 2571 AVALON DR $250,000 4029 HANCOCK DR $409,000 3304 BROOKWOOD RD $235,000 3330 HARMONY LN $248,000 3057 SAND DOLLAR WY $328,000 3221 MORSE AVE $480,000

95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 2839 65TH AVE 4116 CANBY WY

$160,000 $322,500

5540 DANJAC CIR 2551 FERNDALE AVE 2120 47TH AVE 7487 WAINSCOTT WY 5516 HELEN WY 2824 51ST AVE 1760 59TH AVE 7326 CRANSTON WY 1441 ATHERTON 7024 DEMARET DR 1301 35TH AVE 825 BELL AIR DR 7484 CARELLA DR 5880 14TH ST 2240 50TH AVE 2106 BERNARD WY 6811 23RD ST 6520 GOLF VIEW DR 71 QUASAR CIR 1455 MCALLISTER AVE 2133 65TH AVE 1940 NEWPORT AVE 1680 PARKRIDGE RD 1500 GLIDDEN AVE 5860 KAHARA CT 7489 GEORGICA WY 47 QUASAR CIR 2264 FLORIN RD 2138 63RD AVE 1937 WHITMAN WY 7388 TISDALE WY 4981 VIRGINIA WY

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95825 ARDEN

813 DUNBARTON CIR $450,000 2468 LARKSPUR #357 $75,000 943 FULTON AVE #515 $64,900 615 EAST RANCH RD $347,000 516 WOODSIDE OAKS #2 $91,000 1528 HOOD RD #C $129,500 107 HARTNELL PL $350,000 2360 ALTA GARDEN LN #A $54,000 1326 OAK TERRACE CT #10 $67,000 898 E WOODSIDE LN #4 $170,000 3249 CASITAS BONITO $190,000 2 ADELPHI CT $352,500 2308 ESTRELLITA WY $189,000 621 WOODSIDE SIERRA #4 $80,000 2470 NORTHROP AVE #14 $140,000 1022 COMMONS DR $350,000 2496 LARKSPUR LN #209 $86,000 1211 VANDERBILT WY $329,500 1871 KUBEL $242,000 915 FULTON AVE #452 $70,000 2132 ETHAN WY $145,000 3120 SUNVIEW AVE $220,000 1851 MARKSTON RD $222,000

95831 GREENHAVEN, S LAND PARK 311 ROUNDTREE CT 7713 S COVE DR

7462 WINDBRIDGE DR $190,000 6594 LAKE PARK DR $290,000 1020 ROUNDTREE CT $120,000 72 BINGHAM CIR $182,000 1324 SAN CLEMENTE WY $353,000 6925 SIERRA BONITA WY $410,000 623 CORIANDER WY $295,000 6960 POCKET RD $264,000 6635 FRATES WY $369,000 718 ROUNDTREE CT $120,000 7331 PERERA CIR $242,000 10 EVROS RIVER CT $590,000 1141 SPRUCE TREE CIR $249,000 7426 SEAL ROCK WY $265,000 439 WINDWARD WY $338,000 6865 PARK RIVIERA $370,000 6237 NORTH POINT WY $485,000 1209 47TH AVE $459,000 7414 SALTON SEA WY $245,000 409 SAILWIND WY $260,000 6850 STEAMBOAT WY $326,500 6563 PARK RIVIERA WY $340,000 8042 LINDA ISLE LN $339,000 6793 FRATES WY $360,000 1006 FOXHALL WY $418,000

95864 ARDEN

4516 ARGONAUT WY $329,000 380 WILHAGGIN DR $685,000 3901 CRESTA WY $419,000 4406 VICO WY $495,000 3850 CRONDALL DR $1,065,000 4237 LOS COCHES WY $1,775,000 3818 LAS PASAS $400,000 1951 MAPLE GLEN RD $792,000 4309 MORPHEUS LN $395,000 1340 EL NIDO WY $698,000 1313 KEENEY WY $190,500 1919 CATHAY WY $1,100,000 1101 STEWART RD $790,000 3800 LAS PASAS $437,500 1708 DEVONSHIRE RD $639,000 1800 EASTERN AVE $150,000 590 MILLS RD $712,643 4408 THOR WY $320,000 830 CASMALIA WY $500,000 1340 SHADOWGLEN RD $200,000 4292 N RIVER WY $490,000 801 LAKE OAK CT $590,000 594 ASHTON PARK LN $1,125,000 3216 CHURCHILL RD $180,000 3440 WEMBERLEY $191,000 4253 LUSK DR $310,000 2332 IONE ST $277,000 115 BRECKENWOOD WY $645,000 4500 ARGONAUT WY $324,000 1311 CASTEC DR $520,000 3041 KADEMA DR $733,000

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The Perfect Turkey GIVE THANKS FOR THE WAY SCIENCE AND COOKING GO TOGETHER

BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

uch of what happens in a chemistry lab resembles cooking. Chemists measure volumes and weights. They mix, heat and transform one substance into another. Much of what happens in the kitchen is chemistry: Salt crystals dissolve. Water changes phase from liquid to gas. Runny, clear egg white stiffens into meringue. I love the science-y aspects of cooking. I like knowing that olive oil has a lower smoke point than peanut oil, and that enzymes in fresh pineapple (but not canned) will prevent Jell-O from gelling. So in anticipation of Thanksgiving, when I’ll be faced with one of the toughest culinary challenges— cooking a whole turkey that’s done but not dry—I sought advice from Harold McGee’s classic book, “On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen.” McGee explains everything a kitchen scientist could want to know about cooking meat. He reveals that meat gets juicy at about 140 degrees, when shrinking protein fibers release water. He writes that denaturation of myoglobin pigment explains the

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bleaching of fresh red meat when it’s cooked, and that the honeycomb structure of bones makes them insulators that slow the transfer of heat. I was enjoying all this until I got to a section titled “The Challenge of Whole Birds.” In case you had any doubt, science has proven that roasting the perfect turkey is hard. The problem is, breast meat and leg meat are chemically very different and have different ideal cooking conditions. In general, turkeys don’t fly much. They walk. So in life, the turkey’s leg muscles get a lot more exercise than the breast. The more a muscle is worked, the more connective tissue it has. Connective tissue, made mostly of the proteins collagen and elastin,

is like a scaffold for the muscle. It provides support for the muscle fibers to pull against. Turkey breast doesn’t need much connective tissue. Turkey legs have quite a bit: two to four times more collagen than breast meat. You can easily tell a high-collagen meat from a low-collagen one by cutting or chewing it. Collagen protein is solid and tough. Meats with little collagen in the muscle are naturally tender. A tough cut of meat can be made tender by cooking. If you heat collagen long enough, it dissolves into gelatin, which is tender and tasty. That’s why cheap, fibrous meats are delicious when stewed. (Incidentally, this is a separate issue from “white” and “dark” meat, which is related not to how much a muscle gets used, but the way it is

used. White muscle fibers are adapted for fast, brief spurts of activity. Red muscle fibers specialize in sustained activity. Ducks, which use their breast muscles to fly for hours at a time, have “red” breast meat.) So the chef’s solution to tough turkey legs should be to cook the meat a long time. Unfortunately, muscle fibers respond to cooking the opposite of connective tissue. Collagen gets softer; muscle gets tougher. (Think of what happens to a low-collagen meat like beef tenderloin when it’s overcooked.) This creates a dilemma for the cook who is preparing a whole turkey. Leg meat needs to be roasted to 165 degrees to get rid of the collagen. But above 155 degrees, breast meat dries out and loses its natural tenderness.

What to do? One option is to cut the bird up and roast the legs and breasts separately. Another is to try to physically slow down the cooking of the breast. McGee suggests covering the breast with foil, or draping it with strips of pork fat, or before cooking to chill the breast with an ice pack while bringing the rest of the bird to room temperature.

In case you had any doubt, science has proven that roasting the perfect turkey is hard. I plan to use a chemical option. Brining can compensate for the tendency of the breast meat to dry out. To brine a turkey, soak it overnight (or longer) in a 3-6 percent

solution of saltwater. That’s about 2 to 4 tablespoons of salt per quart; you can add herbs, too. Salt loosens the protein structure of muscle, tenderizing it and allowing the fibers to absorb more water. (For you chemists out there, this is an effect of protein-salt interactions, not osmosis, which would do the opposite.) With that extra water on board, brined meat can tolerate some overcooking before it dries out. In the case of a whole turkey, this translates into moister breast meat and fully cooked legs. Brining meat does leave a slightly salty taste, and the absorbed water dilutes the meat juices, making them less flavorful. But a proper Thanksgiving dinner ought to include other foods to balance this out. That’s a task for the art of the kitchen, not the science.

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A Cyclical Business THIS BIKE IS BUILT FOR BEER LOVERS

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(At each stop, riders pay for their own beer.) “The business model really speaks for itself,” says Ferren-Cirino. “Sacramento is very comparable to Portland. It’s an outdoorsy city with a bicycling culture. It’s similar in size to Portland, and the business can run year-round, unlike in a place like Minnesota or Chicago. It’s even better than Portland, because it doesn’t get as cold or rainy.” Ferren-Cirino also saw a parallel food and craft beer culture that meshed perfectly with the bike concept. This has spawned a new offering, starting in August, of a lengthier food-focused tour, offered in conjunction with Local Roots food tours.

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hen Chris Ferren-Cirino and his wife Sarah moved to Portland, Ore., last year, they both thought it would be for the long haul. He was moving up the corporate ladder with The Hartford insurance company, and the move was part of that upward career trajectory. So what are they doing back in Sacramento a year later? If you’ve driven through Midtown on a recent summer evening, you may have found yourself crawling along behind a strange contraption: a behemoth of a bicycle that seats 15 people, moves at a snail’s pace and seems to become increasingly raucous as the evening progresses. It’s Sac Brew Bike, a traveling party hosted by Ferren-Cirino, who no longer dresses like an insurance agent. He and his wife, both Bay Area transplants, met while running cross-country and track at UC Davis. Passionate about the outdoors and staying fit, they saw Portland as a good temporary stopping point. What Ferren-Cirino discovered in Portland, besides yet another office environment and plenty of precipitation, was the ubiquitous beer bike. “I saw this cool bike rolling down the street, and I thought it was an awesome idea,” he says. “I didn’t plan to move back after a year, but I thought about how great Sacramento would be for this and did some number crunching.” He was still working in Portland during the week and coming down on the weekends when Sac Brew Bike was launched in mid-May. “It

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Sac Brew Bike is like a pub crawl on wheels, taking participants to three different brew pubs and beer breweries.

Sac Brew Bike driver Matt See with guests, ready to enjoy a beer-and-bike tour of Midtown

was definitely challenging to get everything lined up at the beginning,” he says. “It took a lot of planning and coordinating, because I was still working my day job.” By June, he and Sarah were installed back in Sacramento, and the ride has been remarkably smooth ever since.

Sac Brew Bike is like a pub crawl on wheels, taking participants to three different brew pubs and beer breweries in Midtown over the course of two hours. Ferren-Cirino steers the vehicle while 10 of the 15 riders provide the pedal power. Participants pay $20 to $25 for the two-hour ride.

If the standard offerings don’t suit a customer’s fancy, Ferren-Cirino is more than happy to put together a custom tour. One of his favorite memories thus far is of a wedding party that hired the bike to take them from the hotel to the wedding venue. They gamely pedaled while dressed in traditional wedding garb. “It was really cool,” he says. “All NEIGHBOR page 74

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the tour starting point at 28th and J streets. Ferren-Cirino is the one who must single-handedly navigate it from storage and back again. An ardent cyclist who hasn’t ridden anything but the brew bike in recent months, he laughs about it. “It’s definitely cumbersome to move the bike, but I figure that it builds character to do something difficult,” he says. “One day, we’ll look back at this and really appreciate how good we have it.” One day—he hopes soon—he’ll get back on a regular cycle. “I love doing triathlons,” says Ferren-Cirino. “I have a competitive drive, and I like to hold myself accountable when I’m training for a race. Once I get this business going, I’ll do it again.” For now, he’ll have to content himself with steering a huge bike at five miles per hour through the streets of Sacramento. For more information about Sac Brew Bike or to book a tour, go to sacbrewbike.com or email info@ sacbrewbike.com n

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Reinventing the Wheel HE TURNS OLD BIKE WHEELS INTO ILLUMINATING WORKS OF FUNCTIONAL ART

about 60 bent bicycle rims can be

BY R.E. GRASWICH

found around his home studio in

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Midtown, plus countless spokes and other assorted bike parts. When it

artin Swanson figured

comes to bicycles, Swanson figures he

no object could be more

can always find a use for a component

beautiful than a perfectly

that’s ridden its last mile.

aligned bicycle wheel, spinning true

“When you repair a wheel, some

on its hub, without a sparrow’s

guys will just cut the spokes off and

breath of wobble or shimmy.

remove them,” he says. “Those half

Then, in a philosophical leap

spokes, I’ll pick them up and save

that bridged an electrical circuit

them for something. I’ve always been

deep inside his heart, Swanson

that way. Now that I’m building

realized that warped bike rims and

lights, saving old stuff has become a

bent spokes could be beautiful, too.

good thing.”

Especially if they were fashioned

Flanges, hub shells, nipples, seat

into home furnishings. For this

posts, saddle rails: He throws nothing

inspiration, he had some help.

away. Not content to create from the

“It was the strangest thing,”

horde of leftovers and remnants found

Swanson says. “I was working on a

at his workshop, Swanson scours

bicycle wheel with a bunch of greasy

garage sales and used bike stores.

parts sitting on the floor at home,

Of special interest to Swanson are

like always, right next to where my

remaindered chunks of children’s

wife was working at her desk. I went

bikes.

to start picking up my stuff, and she

“An old child’s bike opens up a

shouts, ‘Wait! Don’t touch anything!’”

whole new set of options when it

From that matrimonial warning

comes to designing lights,” he says.

shot was born a remarkably unique,

“With adult bikes, you’ll notice that

highly creative Sacramento company,

spokes come in basically two colors:

Straight Gauge Studios, which takes

silver or black. There are many more

bent bicycle wheel rims and old

options with children’s bikes: pink,

spokes and turns them into highMartin Swanson turns bent bicycle wheel rims and old spokes into high-concept custom lighting fixtures.

concept custom lighting fixtures. In that “don’t touch anything” instant, Swanson’s wife, Genesis Duncan, saw the symmetrical patterns of gently curved spokes and beheld a new design form. Her husband, who already loved the mysteries of crossing patterns, Westwood rims and tire tubes, slipped into the draft almost immediately. Today, Swanson, a professional bicycle mechanic and wheel builder

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extraordinaire, has added about 150

“They’re gorgeous,” says Andrea

lighting fixtures to his portfolio. His

Lepore, co-founder of Hot Italian. One

creative illuminations are bringing

recent morning, Lepore showed up for

vintage sparkle to grand homes and

work and found Swanson and a writer

fine addresses. At least three of his

peeking through the restaurant’s

rim-and-spoke lights can be seen in

windows, admiring light fixtures

the front window of Hot Italian, the

made from bike parts. “Martin’s work

cycle-themed pizza bistro at 16th and

is brilliant,” Lepore says.

Q streets.

It helps that Swanson hates to throw things away. At any moment,

green, yellow. The same goes for rims, which come in sizes and colors that can be really cool for lights.” The problem with children’s bikes—at least from Swanson’s standpoint—is they rarely find their way to bike shops for repairs. Kids ride them, outgrow them, pass them down to siblings or friends or throw them away. There’s another elusive reality with kids’ bikes, says Swanson:

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electronics hooks up the wires, white

break bike wheels. Kids aren’t heavy.

to white, black to black, green to

Swanson's eyes light up when

ground.

he finds an old kid’s bike to cut to

Then there’s the marketing part.

pieces. His bright eyes reveal the

Here’s where husband and wife make

flash of inspiration that will cause the

serious collaborations. Duncan is

wheels to turn and the lights to burn.

a graphics designer, a specialist in

The marriage of lighting design and

type fonts. She likes things clean and

bicycle repair has made for a perfect

simple. She’s in charge of Swanson’s

balance within Swanson, the balance

promotional website images and

of mechanical tune-ups perfectly

marketing.

applied, of artistic applications with

“I’ve told her I won’t sell out or

parts that have become exhausted.

lose my creative soul,” Swanson says. “But she has a great eye. And where I

Swanson’s eyes light up when he finds an old kid’s bike to cut to piecces.

like these complicated patterns, she’s always reminding me of the KISS rule: Keep It Simple, Stupid.” From a simple kiss and the detritus of a broken wheel, the team of Swanson and Duncan is lighting a path to success.

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Ooh Rah FORMER MARINE NOW LEADS THE UNFIT INTO BATTLE AGAINST FLAB

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o understand Marco Guizar’s approach to his job as a fitness guru, consider his last job, as a Marine Corps infantryman. Guizar loved the Marines but resigned after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan because the Corps had become too soft. “I hate to say it, but it’s true,” he says. “I was in for four years, but by the end, you couldn’t do the kind of training we had when I started. You couldn’t even swear at the boots.” Boots are new Marines. And it’s fair to say Guizar doesn’t swear at his clients, new or old, at Fitsom Studios in Curtis Park. There’s no need to swear. Guizar doesn’t need his Fitsom customers to cover his back at firefights in Fallujah. For Guizar, life inside Fitsom Studios is sunny and wholesome and all about helping clients attain Marine Corps-quality group fitness training— not to fight, but to live longer and enjoy satisfying lives. With endless charm and candor, Guizar address clients from the posterior position, literally: All training begins with an assessment of your hips and gluteus maximus. It might be two weeks before the eager

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Marco Guizar opened Fitsom Studios on Franklin Boulevard, five years ago

Fitsom boot is allowed to touch a weight. “Everything starts with the hips,” Guizar says. “I can look at your toes and see they point out, and that your

right shoulder leans out more than your left. There’s something going on there, and we have to find out what it is. And then there’s your posture.”

Needless to say, Guizar’s posture resembles a ship’s mast and would fit nicely on a Marine Corps recruiting poster. The journey to Curtis Park, where Fitsom Studios occupies a weary building that has served as a paint store and tattoo parlor, plus various enterprises in between, began in Grimes, a Colusa County farm town with 391 residents. Guizar grew up in Grimes and was quickly introduced to hard labor. As an adolescent, he went into the fields with his mother and worked the harvest seasons. At 18, he had seen enough of Grimes. He settled on a heroic escape route: straight into the arms of the Marine Corps. “I walked into the recruiting office and said, ‘I want to fight. I want to join the infantry. Sign me up.’ The recruiter said, ‘OK. We can do that.’” The Marine Corps gave Guizar everything he wanted: purpose, confidence, maturity, discipline and the familial assurance of a group that will die for each other. “The Marine Corps is basically like a gang,” he says. “It doesn’t matter what I’ve done to you, thrown a drink at you, whatever. If you put your hands on me, you’re going to deal with every Marine in the room.” The Marine Corps brotherhood helped keep Guizar alive in Iraq and Afghanistan. He says, “We got into some bad situations and had to rely totally on each other. We saw some things that are hard to describe. I mean, very bloody, house-to-house. I lost friends. But I kept thinking, for each of us who dies, we’ve probably

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Thru Nov 23 B Street Theater – Main Stage 2711 B St. Sac 443-5300 Bstreettheatre.org Anthony and Rosemary, two farmers and neighbors, live in the Midlands of Ireland. Rosemary has been romantically interested in Anthony for all of her life. The shy Anthony, however, is unaware of Rosemary’s feelings. Anthony, tired of both farming and his father, plans to leave the farm to a nephew. Through it all Rosemary and Anthony struggle to find happiness for themselves.

FIVE WOMEN WARING THE SAME DRESS

CITY FROM page 78 killed 100 of them. I had to work through that.” Guizar was justifiably concerned about the transition from warfare to civilian life. “I had to stop being Superman,” he says. He saw other Marines struggle with stress disorder. So with two fellow soldiers, he decided to reset with a six-week tour of Europe. He purged war from his system. “We went to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Croatia,” he says. “On the beach at Barcelona, I read a book on being an entrepreneur. That’s when the light came on. How could I work in an office taking orders from some guy who didn’t care about me, who didn’t know the stuff I’d gone through? What skills did I have that would transfer to civilian life? Running my own fitness training business was the perfect match.” Five years ago, Guizar opened his fitness studio. He persuaded two other infantrymen to join him. Fitsom Studios maintains a steady growth

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trajectory, bringing Marine Corps dedication to civilian customers. So far, two interior walls have been knocked down to increase the square footage at Fitsom. The Fitsom squad isn’t impressed by trendy workouts like CrossFit. They don’t sign up clients and hope the new boots will not use the service—standard strategy in the fitness game. Most importantly, Guizar has made a personal transition, from Colusa County field worker to Marine Corps squad leader to Curtis Park business owner. As side projects, his partners build Web apps for other fitness clubs. And Guizar has plans to work with Veterans Administration hospitals, helping vets improve their lives. “Sometimes, I’ll come here and sit in the studio at 3 a.m. and just think how amazing life is,” the former Marine says. Fitsom Studios is at 2512 Franklin Blvd. For more information, call 4521581 or go to fitsomstudios.com R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

Presented by Resurrection Theatre at California Stage Nov 1 – Nov 22 California Stage Theatre 2509 R St. Sac 223-9568 Five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the guests during a wedding reception at a Tennessee estate. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women discover a common bond. Play is written by Alan Ball, the creator of True Blood, American Beauty and Six Feet Under.

KATE

Nov 5 – Dec 14 Sacramento Theatre Company 1419 H St. Sac 446-7501 Taking place on New Year’s Eve 1999, Katharine Hepburn reflects on her life and her loves as she ponders, at age 92, what the future holds. Filled with fond memories, while also delving into uncharted emotional waters, audiences will experience a side of Hepburn they, perhaps, have never seen.

ANNA KARENINA

Thru Nov 23 Capital Stage 2215 J St Sac 476-3116 CapStage.org Anna Karenina struggles to make the choice between a cold husband, a beloved child, and the dashing Vronksy. Society turns against her, Anna becomes doubtful of Vronsky’s love and her world begins to fall apart. This production promises to thrill audiences with its unique new approach to the classic novel.

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

Nov 7 – Dec 6 Big Idea Theatre 1616 Del Paso Blvd. Sac 960-3036 BigIdeaTheatre.com De-frocked priest T. Lawrence Shannon attempts to hide from his personal demons in a dilapidated hotel on the coast of Mexico and instead finds himself enmeshed in intrigue as three women battle for his attention. Tennessee Williams last great play is a haunting story of dying dreams, frustrated sexuality, and lost-souls transformed as people are pushed to their breaking point.

MAME

Presented by Runaway Stage Productions Thru Nov 16 24th Street Theatre 2791 24th St. Sac 207-1226 Get ready for gales of laughter and gusts of gusto. It’s the Roaring Twenties and no one roars more ferociously than Mame Dennis, the turban-wearing, jewelry-dripping, eyebrow-rising life of the party. Enjoy songs like “We Need A Little Christmas,” “It’s Today,” “Bosom Buddies” and, of course, “Mame”.

THE FLYING MACHINE

Thru Nov 9 B Street Theatre (Family Series) 2711 B St. Sac 443-5300 Bstreettheatre.org Travel back in time and bear witness to the death-defying adventures of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk as they dazzle the world with their new invention: The Airplane!

JERSEY BOYS

Nov 5 – Nov 22 Community Center Theater 1301 L St. Sac 557-1999 Jersey Boys is the Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical about rock and roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds, and sold 175 million records worldwide -- all before they were 30! Jersey Boys features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”

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the Sacramento firm of Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard. But even all the determination in the world couldn’t stop the progress of her waning sight. “Giving up my professional and legal career was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done,” Dignan says. “I loved my work in water and agricultural resources management and development, and I wanted to be a significant player in that professional and political arena. But today I’m happy practicing art instead of law. I don’t think I’d be any happier if I were still able to practice law, and I’m grateful for the good life I have.”

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urely you’ve heard people talk about the healing power of art, but few artists are more familiar with that concept than Mary Dignan. “Anything you’re passionately and enthusiastically interested in is going to be something you will find the energy for,” Dignan says. She should know. Her journey from an attorney practicing water and natural resources law to a prolific mosaic artist has been exceptional not only because of her work ethic, but because of just how much she’s overcome to be where she is today. Dignan was born with moderate to severe deafness but was not diagnosed until the age of 5, when she had already been misdiagnosed as having mental disabilities. When Dignan explains that though “a normal visual field is around 160 to 180 degrees,” and hers is 4 degrees, it becomes even more remarkable that she’s had such a varied and successful career. “My visual field was about 8 degrees when I started law school (at McGeorge School of Law) in 1990 and I was down to less than 4 degrees when I finished and passed the bar exam in 1994,” Dignan says. “But with reading glasses, I could handle the reading. “My deafness was more of an issue. I wore two high-power hearing aids and I was lucky to have good study buddies. They’d lend me their lecture notes, and I’d check my own

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Dignan now spends her days creating beautifully complex mosaic art and teaching classes through Spirit in the Arts.

Mosaic artist Mary Dignan works on a project in her studio

notes against theirs to make sure I heard things correctly. “It was a good system. We all made it through law school”—Dignan even made the dean’s list—“and we all passed the bar exam. It was sheer determination and discipline that got us through.”

Those qualities have served Dignan well throughout her working life, which has included stints in newspaper reporting, legislative work for the U.S. House of Representatives and the California State Assembly Committee on Agriculture, public relations, her own consulting business and practicing law with

Dignan now spends her days creating beautifully complex mosaic art and teaching classes through Spirit in the Arts, a community outreach project. “I’ve always liked ceramic tile and mosaic work,” Dignan says. “I made my first mosaic for a college art class back in 1973, which today hangs in my mother’s apartment. When Andy”—her husband—“and I bought our first house, we taught ourselves

cope with life’s trials and tribulations through art. “A solo show of mine in 2013 generated a few news articles,” Dignan recalls. “A friend I know through our work together at the Foundation Fighting Blindness sent one of the news articles to a friend of hers, who happens to be a major supporter of the Mathru schools for the Blind, Deaf and Blind, and Differently Abled in Bangalore, India. He liked the news article and contacted me and asked if I’d be willing to spend a couple months at the Mathru schools to teach my mosaic technique to blind and multidisabled children there. I said yes.”

how to lay ceramic tile floors and counters in our home. It wasn’t until my brain tumor surgery in 1997, though, that I really started making mosaics. They were a big part of my healing, and still are.” Even while managing her myriad health issues, Dignan has managed to keep her spirits up, in more ways than one.

“In my advanced class, I encourage my students to use the mosaic process to explore the therapeutic, spiritual and creative messages the process has for them in their lives,” Dignan says. The artist’s local students are not the only ones who benefit from her spiritual and artistic know-how. She also teaches children in India how to

This willingness to say yes to the world has given Dignan not only the strength to overcome hardship, but also the appreciation of the artistry that flows through her veins. “I’ve always been an artist at heart,” she says, “and always made room for creative outlets, whether it was in the kitchen, in the garden, on the sewing machine or in my mosaic studio. And I’m lucky to have my husband, Andy, and my friends to share my life with.” Her family and friends probably feel just as lucky. To see the world through Dignan’s eyes, visit her website at marydignan. com n

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program.) For more information, go to rioband.net Rio Americano High School is at 4540 American River Drive.

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By Jessica Laskey RIVER CITY PREVIEWS

his month marks an exciting opportunity for lovers of the Sacramento Ballet. On Nov. 8 and 9, the ballet’s popular Inside the Director’s Studio series will feature “Conversations with Barbara Crockett,” the founder of the Sacramento Ballet, at the company’s studios in midtown. As the second-oldest ballet company west of the Mississippi, the Sacramento Ballet boasts a rich 60-year history that all started with Crockett’s ambitious artistic vision and continues today under co-artistic directors Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda. Former Crockett student and ballet company member Robert Kelley will moderate an evening that’s sure to be full of fascinating revelations and reminiscing. Don’t miss it! Inside the Director’s Studio will take place at 6 p.m. on Nov. 8 and at 5 p.m. on Nov. 9. For tickets and more information, call the Sacramento Ballet at 552-5800 or go to sacballet. org The Sacramento Ballet studios are at 1631 K St.

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Sacramento Ballet’s popular Inside the Director’s Studio series will feature “Conversations with Barbara Crockett,” the founder of the Sacramento Ballet this month

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musical talents of Rio’s seven jazz and concert bands, which have performed Do you have music-minded tykes all over the world. at home? Let them sit in with the If your kids are more interested in big kids on Friday, Nov. 7 at Rio snacks than sonatas at the moment, Americano High School Band’s don’t miss the accompanying Playathon event on the RAHS Playathon carnival from 3 to 8 p.m., campus. featuring games and free food, as Elementary and middle school well as free concerts open to the students are invited to sit in with community from 5:45 to 9 p.m. Rio’s internationally recognized bands All events are free, but donations from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. during the are gratefully accepted. (All proceeds exciting 17-hour musical marathon. go to support the RAHS band Now in its 34th year, Playathon is intended to showcase the tremendous

The Sacramento Youth Symphony’s Premier Orchestra has cooked up something special for Veterans Day. Its Saluting Our Veterans concert will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Community Center Theater. The talented youngsters will be joined by the City of Sacramento Pipe Band and composer Isaac Smith under the baton of Maestro Michael Neumann for a rousing, patriotic program that’s sure to put a pep in your step. The performance will include “The 1812 Overture,” “Armed Forces Salute,” “Victory at Sea,” “Adagio for Strings,” “Amazing Grace,” the premier of “The Power of Freedom” and more to salute and serenade those who have served. Tickets are free and available to reserve online at sacramentoyouthsymphony.org or to pick up at the Community Center Theater box office (limit four per person). The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.

DON’T RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Do machines think? Do droids feel? These are the kinds of questions artist Jeff Myers explores in his new solo exhibition, “The Nature of Droids and Machines,” at the Alex Bult Gallery from Nov. 6 through Dec. 6.

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Jeff Myers has a new solo exhibition, “The Nature of Droids and Machines,” at the Alex Bult Gallery from Nov. 6 through Dec. 6.

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Myers’ exhibition, dedicated to his father, Tom, who died in April, continues to expand on themes he started to examine in his first exhibition “The Land Series,” then continued to explore last year in his show “The Secret Life of Machines.” The artist uses his paintings to examine the relationship among land, technology and humans and where exactly consciousness comes from. Heady stuff, to be sure, but the vibrant canvases tell you all you need to know: Myers is one very talented painter. Meet Myers in person at the preview reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 6 and at the opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. For more information, call 476-5540 or go to alexbultgallery.com The Alex Bult Gallery is at 1114 21st St., Suite B.

The Crocker Art Museum is hopping this autumn with music, men and market shopping that are guaranteed to make you glad. The Classical Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9 will feature virtuoso flutist Laurel Zucker and Grammy Award-winning harpist Jacquelyn Venter as part of the Festival of New American Music presented by California State University, Sacramento. The nationally recognized musicians will not only pluck the harp strings, but your heart strings, too. For tickets, call 808-1182. From 5-9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, the Crocker is calling all dudes for Art Mix BroVember. The museum will offer a “bro-asis” of grooming goodies, fashion finds, music and other hot commodities for the male population (and their gal pals, of course). Attendees can pick up etiquette, style and interiors tips and tricks from the Denim Spot, watch a live PREVIEWS page 88

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PREVIEWS FROM page 86 barber demonstration by Anthony’s Barber Shop, rock out to live tunes from The Nickel Slots and guest DJ Billy Lane, get artistic details on the “manliest men” in the Crocker’s collection, participate in beard and mustache contests, and more. Add to that $5 drinks and a $2 discount for college students, and the evening is sure to be a slam dunk. Hoping to get a jump start on your holiday shopping? Don’t miss the Crocker Holiday Artisan Market, now in its ninth year, on Nov. 28-30 at the Scottish Rite Center on H Street. More than 100 artists will be on hand to offer one-of-a-kind handmade and decorative gifts that are guaranteed to get you a high-five come holiday gift-giving time. The event is free for museum members, $6 for nonmembers and $3 for students and seniors. Market hours are from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30. The Scottish Rite Center is at 6151 H St. For more information on Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org The Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.

opening in both gallery spaces on Nov. 5. In the Main Gallery, check out “Languages of Color,” a showcase of artwork by James Gasowski and Ilya Mokhov. Gasowski takes inspiration from geometrical abstraction and the line and color of calligraphy to create powerful paintings that delight the eye. Mokhov’s expressive pieces are done in the fauvist tradition, with plenty of bold brushstrokes and catchy colors to excite art aficionados and newbies alike.

Don’t miss Jack Miller perform at 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 at All Saints Episcopal Church

MERCY ME! If you’re looking for that perfect something to give that special someone, look no further than the Mercy Guild’s annual Christmas boutique and luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the Dante Club. Mercy General Hospital’s volunteer-run guild has put together an impressive collection of various vendors offering everything from handbags and jewelry to jams and

jellies, hair accessories and Christmas decorations. With this kind of inventory, you’re sure to wow your gift recipients this year! For more information, call BeBe Wright at 424-2628. The Dante Club is at 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd.

GALLERY GOODIES Gallery 2110 is full of newness this November, with two new exhibitions

GET ORGANIZED Are you ready to hear a master organ soloist take to the keys? Don’t miss Jack Miller perform at 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 at All Saints Episcopal Church. Following the performance of a Choral Evensong for All Saints Sunday, renowned Sacramento organ soloist Jack Miller will tickle the sizeable ivories of the church’s large pipe organ for the second concert of the 2014-5 season. Miller is the founder of the women’s vocal ensemble Chanteuses and music director of the Bravo Bach Festival— and soon to be your new favorite organ soloist. For tickets and more information, go to allsaintssacramento.org All Saints Episcopal Church is at 2076 Sutterville Road.

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Kathy Dana’s exhibition of “Sidewalk Moment” celebrates exactly what the title implies: fleeting moments of light and shadow on the sidewalk inspired by the artist’s early-morning and lateafternoon walks in our fair city. In the Loft Gallery, Kathy Dana’s exhibition of “Sidewalk Moment” celebrates exactly what the title implies: fleeting moments of light and shadow on the sidewalk inspired by the artist’s early-morning and lateafternoon walks in our fair city. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public through Dec. 6, with the exception of the VIP reception from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. Join the fun during the Second Saturday public reception from 6 to 9 p.m. and you might even get to rub elbows with the artists! For more information, call 4765500 or go to gallery2110.com Gallery 2110 is at 2110 K St.

Kathy Dana’s exhibition of “Sidewalk Moment” is on display at Gallery 2110

Celebrate 35 years of the artistic achievements of artists with developmental disabilities at “Many Happy Returns: a 35 Year Retrospective of Short Center North,” on display from Nov. 6 through Dec. 21 at the Verge Center for the Arts

SHORT AND SWEET Celebrate 35 years of the artistic achievements of artists with developmental disabilities at “Many Happy Returns: a 35 Year Retrospective of Short Center North,” on display from Nov. 6 through Dec. 21 at the Verge Center for the Arts. With more than 200 pieces dating all the way back to the founding of Short Center North (SCN) in 1978, this is the center’s largest exhibition of its kind. The show will provide a chronological survey of more than three decades of work since the SCN’s inception in mediums that include painting, sculpture, animation, assemblage and fiber arts. SCN was founded by the Developmental Disabled Services Organizations (DDSO) as one of the first day centers in the Sacramento area to employ professional artists as arts mentors for adults with developmental disabilities. Clearly, the mentoring paid off: SCN artists have shown their work around the Sacramento region as well as at national institutions, including the National Folk Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Outsider Art Fair in New York City, and the Ames Gallery in Berkeley. The exhibition will be accompanied by a live performance by client artist Ellen Bourdreaux at the opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6; a Verge-hosted pop-up shop offering artwork for sale

for the holiday season; and an online version of the retrospective hosted by the DDSO’s Virtual Feast website at ddsoarts.org For more information, call 4482985 or go to vergeart.com The Verge Center for the Arts is at 625 S St.

GIGGLES DO GOOD If you’re a fan of stand-up comedy and helping improve the lives of others, don’t miss the TLCS Comedy Showcase fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Crest Theater. TLCS is an award-winning, nonprofit social rehabilitation agency that for 32 years has helped psychiatrically disabled adults avoid becoming homeless, or get back on their feet after becoming homeless. Local comedians are donating their time and talent to this second-annual showcase to help raise awareness and funds for the organization. The VIP Reception and Silent Auction begin at 5:30 p.m. (tickets are $100). General admission for the Comedy Showcase is $20; doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, call 441-0123 or go to tlcssac.org The Crest Theater is at 1013 K St. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Please email items for consideration by the first of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n

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Take Two A PAIR OF RESTAURANTS REBOOT WITH MIXED RESULTS

BY GREG SABIN

The overall effect has been to turn

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a glitzy little place with a host of flaws into a laid-back Midtown eating and

drinking stop with top-notch food and

t’s not easy to rebrand, to

good prices.

reboot, to reinvent, especially

The house-pickled vegetables ($5)

in the restaurant biz. Starting

are a perfect, puckering starter.

a restaurant takes vision, capital

Follow them with the farmers market

and a metric ton of hard work. It’s

salad ($10) or with fried green tomato

not easy to take your baby and turn

BLT ($10). The salad is a heaping

it into something else, something

pile of the season’s bounty. The fried

quite different than the original

green BLT is a giant stacked beast of

concept.

a thing, ripping with strong flavors

Two notable grid-based restaurants

and crunchy textures. The pan-fried

performed significant turnarounds

catfish over hoppin’ john (a combo of

in the last year, one to silence the

black-eyed peas and other fixin’s) is

critics, one to reopen the doors. I had

an indulgent plate of food aimed at

written about both of the restaurants

making the tummy happy.

previously, but we here at Inside

If you’re up for dessert, try the

Publications felt like each place

bacon lollipops ($5): small chunks of

needed a checkup to see how the

bacon on sticks dressed with spiced

reboot was going.

brown sugar, cinnamon and cayenne. They’re heavenly.

Capital Dime—Original review,

The old Capital Dime was a place I

November 2013: “At the helm is Noah

avoided. The new Capital Dime is an

Zonca, former chef at The Kitchen.

establishment I look forward to eating

For a near-celebrity-level chef, I can’t

at and sending others to. I’d say the

imagine that this [menu] is acceptable,

turnaround has been a success.

and I hope he takes a tighter hold of

Capital Dime is at 1801 L St.; 443-

the reins to bring his undertaking up

1010; capitaldime.com

to the level that so many thought it could achieve.”

Blackbird Kitchen + Beer

One year later finds Capital Dime

Gallery—Original review, July

transformed. Gone is front man Noah

Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery in downtown

Zonca. Gone are the dishes using Guy

on seafood, Blackbird’s menu offers

Fieri-style naming conventions. Gone are the sometimes-inedible items coming out of the kitchen. Also gone are the local celebrities filling up the front windows. Gone are the articles singing Zonca’s praises. In their place are a homey menu, impeccable service and a low murmur of appreciation from almost the

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2012: “Focusing almost exclusively a healthy list of raw offerings and

entire food establishment of the area.

of Broderick Roadhouse in West

a small but well-focused selection of

Nearly every change has been an

Sacramento, came in and immediately

cooked fare: oysters, chilled lobster

improvement.

made an impact. They subtly redid

and crab, and gorgeous plates of

The first step in the transformation

the interior, making it a bit more

sashimi-style kampachi and Arctic

was to replace Zonca’s bigger-than-

simple and homey. They revamped

char. These latter plates are true

life personality. New partners Chris

the menu to give it folksy, Southern

standouts, melding smartly chosen

Jarosz and Matt Chong, co-owners

flavor and reasonable prices.

herbs and pickled vegetables with the

Enjoy a fried chicken sandwich from Blackbird

delicate flavors of impeccably fresh

can still be found from the former

fish.”

seafood menu—chowder, cioppino,

Slightly more than one year after

oysters, etc.—and they still maintain

I wrote those words, Blackbird

their high standards. But several new

suddenly closed its doors, citing

additions to the menu miss the mark,

business concerns and a host of

by a lot.

behind-the-scenes issues. Diners

A “little gem” salad ($10) was

like me bemoaned the loss of this

overdressed and more reminiscent of

unique, seafood-centric destination.

a basic Caesar than anything gemlike.

But like another well-known avian,

Mussels ($12) were not great—too

the phoenix, Blackbird rose from

garlicky and bitter. And two pieces of

the ashes and reopened less than six

fried chicken ($12) were burnt and

months later.

otherwise unremarkable.

The new Blackbird Kitchen + Beer

Chef Carina Lampkin is

Gallery is a less-focused enterprise.

undoubtedly a culinary talent. Her

As the name suggests, beer is a

first attempt at Blackbird proves that.

centerpiece of the establishment.

Let’s just hope that this iteration of

With more than 40 taps and a well-

her restaurant can tighten things up

curated, diverse beer list, it’s doing a

and get back to its former glory.

good job at balancing the rare and the common, the drinkable and the exotic. The food, however, lacks the focus of the beer selection. A few favorites

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Jack’s Urban Eats

1800 L St. 447-9440

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

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

Biba Ristorante

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

cuisine served a la carte • Biba-restaurant.com

Buckhorn Grill

1801 L St. 446-3757

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

Café Bernardo

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

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256 Ask for a menu or visit freeportbakery.com Please order by Sunday, Nov. 23

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

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

2416 J St. 443-0440

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

Crepeville

1730 L St. 444-1100

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

Lucca Restaurant & Bar 1615 J St. 669-5300

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

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

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

Old Soul Co.

1716 L St. 443-7685

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

Paesano’s Pizzeria

1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646

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

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

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

Suzie Burger

29th and P Sts. 455-3300

Ernesto’s Mexican Food

Tapa The World

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

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

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

FRIDAYS

2115 J St. 442-4388

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

1901 16th St. 441-5850

Doughnut Day

Kasbah Lounge

2730 J St. 442-2552

Chicago Fire

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

1230 20th St. 444-0307

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

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

Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

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

2115 J St. 442-4353

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Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Thai Basil CafĂŠ

2431 J St. 442-7690

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

The Coconut Midtown

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

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

The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Fine South of France and northern Italian cuisine in a chic neighborhood setting â&#x20AC;˘ waterboyrestaurant.com

Zocolo

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

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EAST SAC 33rd Street Bistro

Evanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen 855 57th St. 452-3896

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Formoli's Bistro

hand mashed buttered russet potatoes

Housemade Roast Turkey Gravy from roasted turkey pan drippings

Brussels Sprouts

with sautĂŠed bacon and onion

Fresh Housemade Cranberry Sauce with a touch of orange zest

3839 J St. 448-5699

Fresh Soft Rolls

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Hot City Pizza

5642 J St. 731-8888

L D $ Pizza for Dine In or Take Out or Delivery 100 Beers on tap â&#x20AC;˘ eastsacpizza.com

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3260B J St. 449-8810

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

La Trattoria Bohemia 3649 J St. 455-7803

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

3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233

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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. â&#x20AC;˘ 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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Les Baux

5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348

BLD $ Wine/Beer Unique boulangerie, cafĂŠ & bistro serving affordable delicious food/drinks all day long â&#x20AC;˘ lesbauxbakery.com

Opa! Opa!

5644 J St. 451-4000

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

Nopalitos

5530 H St. 452-8226

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

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

723 56th. Street 454-5656

Star Ginger

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

L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar

3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888

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

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

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

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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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HeavenLy’s Yogurt

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

Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900

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Freeport Bakery

Jack’s Urban Eats

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

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

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

Iron Grill 13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

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

Jamie's Bar and Grill 427 Broadway 442-4044

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

Estelle's Patisserie

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

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

The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772

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

Frank Fat’s

2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

Taylor's Kitchen

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ten 22

1022 Second St. 441-2211

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

2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225

The Kitchen

2225 Hurley Way 568-7171

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

La Rosa Blanca Taqueria 3032 Auburn Blvd. 484-0139 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104

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

Leatherby’s Family Creamery 2333 Arden Way 920-8382

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

Lemon Grass Restaurant 601 Munroe St. 486-4891

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

Matteo's Pizza

5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727

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

Willie's Burgers

The Mandarin Restaurant

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

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

2415 16th St. 444-2006

806 L St. 442-7092

Lunch 11-4 pm • Dinner 4-9 pm Sundays • 11:30-9 pm • Closed Mondays

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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

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

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

2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809

Riverside Clubhouse

Dine In & Take Out • Cocktail Lounge • Banquet Room Seats 35

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Casa Garden Restaurant

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

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

Closed Thanksgiving Day

LAND PARK

ARDENCARMICHAEL Bella Bru Café

5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

B L D $-$$ Full Bar Espresso, omelettes, salads, table service from 5 -9 p.m. • bellabrucafe.com

4321 Arden Way 488-47794

Roxy

2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000

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

Ristorante Piatti

571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885

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

Café Vinoteca

Sam's Hof Brau

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

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

Ettore’s

Thai House

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

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

3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331

2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708

Jackson Dining

1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300

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

2500 Watt 482-2175

427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888

Willie's Burgers

5050 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-5050 L D $ Great burgers and more • williesburgers.com n

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