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FRANK “SQUEAKY” WILLIAMS DUPLEX Frank Squeaky Williams built this exceptional all brick corner duplex, originally designed as a model to display different ¿nishes available for homes being built in the neighborhood. Beautifully maintained and updated one bedroom units with new kitchens. Land Park at its best! $579,000 PAULA SWAYNE 425-9715

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FABULOUS TENEIGHTH WAY This delightful Land Park home is both charming and unique. 3 bedrooms 2½ baths, spacious living and dining room. Remodeled master bedroom has fantastic bathroom, two closets and French doors to a private patio and remote of¿ce. Great walkable location close to everything Land Park! $649,500 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

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MID CENTURY MASTERPIECE High style Mid century masterpiece; refreshed and updated! Double door entry invites you into spacious living and dining areas with soaring ceilings and sunken living room. Double sided ¿replace. Remodeled kitchen boasts center island, stainless appliances, granite and synthetic counters. $399,900 CHRIS BRIGGS 834-6483

HOLLYWOOD PARK CUTE Hollywood Park Cutie! Easy living in this remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Great kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances looks out to the spacious back yard. Newer roof, HVAC, kitchen and bath. Make this beautiful home yours today! $329,900 JAMIE RICH 612-4000

LOT ON THE RIVER Must see this beautiful lot! A rare opportunity to build your own home on a riverfront lot in the Little Pocket area close to the freeway and downtown. Riverside Blvd close to 35th Ave. Go by, walk around the lot and enjoy the Sacramento River. Call agent if you have questions. $259,000 MONA GERGEN 247-9555

CURTIS PARK AREA 4-PLEX Minutes from downtown, freeways, McGeorge Law School, City College, Med Center and DMV. Super easy to rent, very well maintained. Four 1 bed 1 bath units, room for 2 cars to park in the back and street parking. Newer roof and gutters, dual pane windows, painted 2½ years ago. $499,000 LISA McCAULEY 601-5474

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ADORABLE LAND PARK This 2 bedroom home needs some TLC but will shine again with a little work. You spacious layout, formal living room with coved ceilings and ¿replace, built-ins, large formal dining room, cozy kitchen with nook, wood Àoors, covered patio and cute pergola in side yard. $384,000 ERIN STUMPF 342-1372

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Tree Crisis CITIZEN LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED TO SAVE DROUGHT-STRESSED PARK TREES

and parks at an alarming rate. Dozens have been cut down in recent years in McKinley Park alone. There’s little doubt the drought has made this condition worse.

PARK TREE CRISIS

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erhaps at no time of the year more than the summer months of July and August do Sacramentans enjoy the lush, leafy canopies of our magnificent urban forests. Their foliage shades our yards, streets and parks and provides cooling relief to hot city buildings and pavement. And as trees grow and age, their value to our neighborhoods actually increases. But after four years of drought, the media focus seems to be more on lawn-watering restrictions and less on the care needed to save our droughtravaged tree canopy. With water for landscapes severely restricted, it is key that homeowners prioritize their outdoor water use. In my own yard, this meant forgoing annual planting in the flowerbeds and in containers, as those plants tend to have shallower roots and need much more frequent water. Lawns will usually survive without water by going dormant and brown. But arbor experts warn that trees need to be the first priority for water. Homeowners should have deepwatered their trees before the high

Dead trees are now commonplace in our city parks after a four-year drought. Can we save those that are still struggling to stay alive with deep watering?

summer heat, continuing the practice every two weeks thereafter. Watering should be focused around the tree drip line, which can be a challenge with larger trees. Ideal is a spiral of soaker hose left to slowly penetrate the water down deep. But just moving the hose around the perimeter will work, too, although it is more work. Mulch around the tree’s base helps preserve the moisture reserve. Mulch materials include wood chips, bark, shredded bark and leaves, and compost, and it should be at least 4 inches thick. To avoid rot, you should

leave a mulch-free circle of 6 to 8 inches around the tree’s trunk. Lack of water creates tree stress. This manifests itself as needle dieback in conifers and leaf scorching in deciduous trees. Dead branches start to appear, and oftentimes the entire tree sags down. Trees under stress also are weaker in fighting off pests. The numerous sycamores lining many of our older city streets are suffering from a dramatic increase in scale insects. Pines are seeing more beetles, while birches are being attacked by borers. Heritage elms with Dutch elm disease are being removed from city streets

While homeowners can care for trees on private property with extra effort, local governments are facing extreme difficulty with their urban forests in the drought. Public trees make up about 20 percent of our regional urban forest. Trees in our city parks face a unique crisis. The city’s urban forestry service is charged with the care of the trees on public property, including parks. This department is organized under the city’s Department of Public Works. Urban forestry employees plant, maintain, prune and remove public trees. Additionally, they perform numerous other functions, including the protection of heritage trees. They also are charged with partnering with nonprofit organizations to expand the urban forest and educate citizens about proper tree planting locations and tree care. Under normal nondrought conditions, our heavy winter rains help trees develop deep roots so that they can weather our arid summers. The trees located in natural areas like the American River Parkway never get much summer water and so develop deep root systems that have helped them effectively survive the drought. But park trees are generally surrounded by grass that has typically been watered a couple times a week PUBLISHER page 10

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Ethics Reform REFORMERS, COUNCIL OFFER STARKLY DIFFERENT APPROACHES

BY CRAIG POWELL INSIDE CITY HALL

he campaign to enact ethics, transparency and redistricting reforms in Sacramento is hitting a critical stage this summer as a community-based effort led by Eye on Sacramento and the League of Women Voters—now reorganized as the Sacramento Integrity Project—prepare to deliver their package of reforms to the city council following a dozen public forums. Meanwhile, a city council ad hoc committee on “good governance,” operating behind closed doors, is moving in a dramatically different direction, downplaying ethics and transparency reform, seeking to postpone redistricting reform for several years and pushing, instead, for the creation of a “neighborhood advisory committee.” The million-dollar question is: Will the efforts of the Sacramento Integrity Project and the council committee converge at some point, resulting in the adoption of meaningful reforms by the city council, or are their approaches so divergent from one another as to make convergence impossible, leading reformers to place their proposals on the 2016 ballot and leave it to

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Efforts to enact ethics reform at city hall hit a critical stage this summer

city voters to decide? Given the time required to qualify reform measures for the ballot, the question will likely be decided this summer or early fall. Beginning in February and concluding on May 27, Eye on Sacramento, the League of Women Voters and 23 co-sponsoring community organizations held public forums in every council district in the city, all but one of which included the local councilmember as a panelist. At each forum, a report on recent reforms adopted by 15 other California cities was distributed and discussed, and suggestions and comments from the public were received. The reforms under consideration fall

into four categories: the adoption of an ethics code governing the behavior of councilmembers and senior city officials; the creation of an independent ethics commission to enforce an ethics code and other city laws; the adoption of a transparency or open-government code; and the creation of an independent redistricting commission to draw council district boundaries, removing the city council’s current power to draw their own district lines. On May 27, 65 previous forum attendees participated in a final forum featuring breakout sessions that drilled deeply into each of the four categories, generating detailed comments and recommendations

from the conscientious participants who attended the event at Clunie Community Center. At that final forum, it was announced that the broad coalition of groups sponsoring the forums and drafting the reform proposals were reorganizing to relaunch their effort as the Sacramento Integrity Project, led by an executive committee headed up by local attorney and experienced reform advocate Nicolas Heidorn, who also chairs its research and drafting committee; Gary Winuk, an attorney who stepped down recently as chief of the enforcement division of the Fair Political Practices Commission after CITY HALL page 12

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PUBLISHER FROM page 7 to stay green and lush. This causes park trees to develop shallow root structures. When park lawn watering is reduced during times of drought, the trees suffer as their shallow roots dry out quickly. According to arborists’ recommendations, our park trees should receive deep watering during drought. This sends water up inside the tree and encourages roots to grow deeper into the ground. This is where the crisis comes in. City park staffs were decimated during the recent recession, with staff levels cut to 25 percent of prerecessionary levels. Measure U, an extra half-cent city sales tax approved by voters in 2012, was imposed to restore the city’s police, fire and parks departments. It sunsets in 2019. But even with record high revenues from the tax, this past year city park budgets were restored only to 50 percent of prerecession levels. (Police and fire are considered fully restored as of next year’s budget.) I spoke with Jim Combs, the city director of parks, and he is deeply concerned. He says the upcoming budget increases fund only 18 new park positions. The money will be used to hire staff to empty trash and clean public restrooms more frequently, a basic service level that the department fell short of this past year. It is easy to see why, with 226 city parks, the task of deep watering thousands of trees at risk of dying is overwhelming. Councilmember Jeff Harris in my own city council District 3 says, “This is a huge concern to me. We just cannot sit back, give up and let our beloved tree canopy die.” Harris was a long-serving city parks commissioner before being elected to the council last fall. Harris recently reached out to the Sacramento Tree Foundation. They are jointly planning to hold a series of seminars in his district—working through neighborhood associations— on drought care for trees.

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CITIZEN LEADERSHIP NEEDED What is desperately needed is citizen leaders willing to come forward and form a temporary emergency task force using volunteers to manage a tree deep-watering campaign in our city parks. The Sacramento Tree Foundation, along with the city’s parks and urban forestry leaders and employees, need to join in offering their expertise and resources. Years ago, a poll showed that our citizens value their tree canopy among their top three favorite things about Sacramento. Hopefully, this could translate into volunteers willing to move hoses and manage watering schedules in order to save our park trees.

Greater civic challenges have been solved with this approach. In recent years, citizen leaders have stepped forward to solve a number of much more complicated civic crises. Craig Powell founded the flagship Land Park Volunteer Corps in 2009. Under his leadership, incredible accomplishments have been made by volunteers. They just finished up their 47th monthly work day. The group now attracts an average 90 volunteers per work day. They’ve cleaned ponds 141 times, removed more than 65 tons of garden clippings and debris and recently mulched every tree and bed in the park. The work model Powell developed inspired many other neighborhood leaders to do the same in their neighborhood parks. There are now dozens of similar groups. With Powell’s can-do civic attitude as a model, Lisa Schmidt and I founded Friends of East Sacramento in 2011 to save Clunie Community Center from closure while also fundraising and overseeing the privately funded restoration of both Clunie and the McKinley Rose

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Will volunteers step up in this time of crisis to save our park trees? Will our city leaders and the Sacramento Tree Foundation put in the effort and resources to help organize this task force? I certainly hope so. Greater civic challenges have been solved with this approach. Anyone interested in leading this task force should contact Councilmember Jeff Harris at jsharris@cityofsacramento.org or 808-7003. Volunteers interested in helping with watering should contact Mary Lynn Perry, the city’s volunteer coordinator, at mperry@ cityofsacramento.org or 808-8317. Harris will host a community meeting on care for our trees during drought in conjunction with the Sacramento Tree Foundation on Thursday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Clunie Community Center in McKinley Park. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n

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CITY HALL FROM page 8 six years; Paula Lee, co-president of the League of Women Voters; and me, president of Eye on Sacramento. Former Sacramento city manager Bill Edgar is serving as a special adviser to the executive committee. Currently, members of its research and drafting committee and its various subgroups are hard at work reviewing comments and suggestions gathered from hundreds of forum attendees, conducting research, interviewing subject-area experts and government officials, discussing and debating specific reform elements and putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) to draft the reforms that will make up the final report. Meanwhile, Integrity Project representatives are setting up meetings with neighborhood associations, community groups, business and union groups and service clubs to inform them and the broader public of the proposals and goals. In a rather stark reminder of the pressing need for transparency reform, city clerk Shirley Concolino announced last month that the city

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plans to mass delete decades of city emails on July 1 as part of a new email retention policy that divides city emails into categories of “transitory” emails (emails deemed to have nebulous value) and project-specific emails (emails related to specific city projects). Under the new policy, transitory emails would typically be deleted after a briefer retention period than project emails, which would enjoy a longer or shorter retention period depending on the duration of the project to which they relate. The city clerk was unable to provide even a rough estimate of the total number of emails the city expects to mass delete on July 1. A major weakness with the new policy is that city staffers are being asked to make subjective determinations of which emails are worthy of being saved and which have no value, opening the door to deletions for improper reasons, including the deletion of emails that may be embarrassing to city officials or constitute evidence of unethical or illegal conduct. The better policy is to save all city emails and avoid injecting

Meanwhile, Integrity Project representatives are setting up meetings with neighborhood associations, community groups, business and union groups and service clubs to inform them and the broader public of the proposals and goals. Shortly after the November drubbing of Measure L (the strongmayor initiative), the council created its ad hoc committee on good governance, purportedly for the purpose of implementing the good government features of Measure L. The members of the ad hoc committee are councilmembers Allen Warren, Angelique Ashby and Jay Schenirer. Their meetings are so hidden from public view that even intrepid Sacramento Bee reporter Ryan Lillis, who reports that he’s made it into at least one other council ad hoc committee meeting in the past, was turned away at the door when he attempted to crash the meeting of the ad hoc committee on good governance. At a council meeting in January, the committee announced that it was bringing in McGeorge School of

Law, Sacramento State and the Fair Political Practices Commission to study good-governance reforms on its behalf. The staff report released by the committee at the time was pretty startling. Instead of outlining avenues for the committee to explore to improve city ethics standards and enforcement and upgrade city transparency, it instead essentially listed all of the city’s current ethics and transparency rules and practices, with a conclusion that said, effectively, “Aren’t we doing swell?” The ad hoc committee members also suggested that the creation of an independent redistricting commission be put off until 2019. But in an oral report to the council this spring, the committee made no mention of any pending studies by McGeorge, CSUS or the FPPC and announced, instead, that it would hold three public meetings on how to empower neighborhoods, possibly through the creation of a neighborhood advisory committee. In the flier announcing the public meetings, there’s no mention of an ethics code, an ethics commission or a transparency code. Those subjects have apparently fallen off the committee’s radar screen following its receipt of the “aren’t we doing swell?” memo from city staff in January. Sacramento city councilmembers have a real fondness for advisory committees. And why wouldn’t they? By creating such committees, councilmembers create the appearance of accepting citizen input into policymaking while retaining their ability to ignore their recommendations with impunity. That’s why reformers dismiss advisory committees as insubstantial and inadequate, offering little more than the window dressing of reform rather than the substance of it. Two high-profile citizen advisory committees created by the city council earlier this decade vividly illustrate the futility of advisory committees. In 2009, the council created the Citizen Charter Review Committee to review options for updating the city charter. The committee issued a well-reasoned, well-researched report to the city council with thoughtful recommendations, which were promptly ignored.

The same fate befell the Sacramento Redistricting Citizens Advisory Committee that the council formed to recommend new boundary lines for council districts in response to the 2010 census. The committee passed along recommendations to the council, which the council not only rejected but, in several instances, publicly scorned.

By creating such committees, councilmembers create the appearance of accepting citizen input into policymaking while retaining their ability to ignore their recommendations with impunity. Why is the council ad hoc committee floating the idea of a neighborhood advisory committee, you might wonder? Well, it has its origins, like so many ethics and transparency reform proposals under review, in Measure L. As the election on Measure L drew closer, councilmembers who supported a strong-mayor form of government could see that opponents were undermining support for the measure by arguing that its passage would reduce the power of councilmembers and, derivatively, the influence of neighborhoods at city hall. To rebut the argument, councilmembers came up with the idea of inserting in Measure L a mandate that the city council create a neighborhood advisory committee, essentially to make up for the loss of neighborhood influence at city hall under a strong mayor. But with L’s defeat, the power and influence of councilmembers remains unaltered and the justification for the creation of a neighborhood advisory committee no longer exists (if it ever did). In a very real sense, Sacramento already has a functioning

neighborhood advisory council. We call it the city council, and we democratically elect members to it every two years. It’s far from perfect, but it’s also not a Potemkin village dressed up to look like a vehicle for neighborhood input. Besides, the public is not clamoring for yet another powerless and ineffectual city advisory committee. But folks are clamoring for meaningful and robust ethics, transparency and redistricting reform. One of the great unknowns is where the mayor stands on ethics and transparency reform. He’s consistently expressed strong support for the creation of an independent redistricting commission ever since the redistricting debacle of 2011. And his Measure L proposal included provisions mandating that the city council promptly adopt an ethics code, an ethics committee (although notably not an ethics commission) and a transparency code. Does he support the ad hoc committee’s downplaying of these reforms, or does he continue to support the kind of reforms he advocated as part of Measure L? Given the recent election of a couple of councilmembers who tend to regularly vote with the mayor, his position on these questions may very well determine whether the city council and reform advocates enjoy a kumbaya moment by joining together to adopt meaningful ethics and transparency reforms or whether reformers and the city council battle it out for the hearts and minds of Sacramento voters on these issues in a 2016 election. You can express your support for the reform effort, as well as sign up for email updates and developments, by visiting the Sacramento Integrity Project’s website (sacramentointegrityproject.org). One thing is clear: Broad public support for the Sacramento Integrity Project is essential to bringing meaningful reform to city government. 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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New Zoo Chief KYLE BURKS WORKED FOR DENVER ZOO, DISNEY

BY JESSICA LASKEY LIFE IN THE CITY

he Sacramento Zoo has a new director and chief executive officer: Dr. Kyle Burks, who succeeds Mary Healy, who died unexpectedly last August while on a trip to the Galapagos Islands. After an extensive search and interview process that included candidates from around the country, the Sacramento Zoological Society’s board of trustees selected Burks, who assumed the challenging and rewarding position on June 15. “We are impressed with Kyle’s background and vision for the future,” says Jeff Raimundo, president of the zoo’s board, “and we feel he will bring renewed passion, energy and innovation to our community jewel.” Burks grew up in Huntsville, Texas, and attended Texas A&M University, where he earned a B.S. degree in experimental psychology. He later received an M.S. degree from Georgia Tech, where he worked closely with the director of Zoo Atlanta. In 1997, Burks was recruited for the opening team for Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where he trained the park’s operations managers to understand the animals in the collection, served as the curator of education for Cast Programs,

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Dr. Kyle Burks is the new director and chief executive officer of Sacramento Zoo

managed the Wildlife Tracking Center and helped develop and monitor Animal Kingdom’s strategic plan. In 2008, he joined the Denver Zoo as executive vice president and COO. He was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the zoo, including veterinary and daily care of the animal collection, education, conservation, operations, human resources and campus management. He also served as the Denver Zoo’s interim president/CEO from July 2013 through February 2014. “I am honored to have the opportunity to work at the Sacramento Zoo, a community

treasure that has inspired wonder and awe for 88 years,” Burks says. “I look forward to leading the zoo’s highly regarded team. Together we will continue to make the community proud, living up to our responsibility of maintaining the highest standards of animal care while providing an amazing experience for our guests.” Burks certainly has his work cut out for him: He will oversee 108 employees, a collection of more than 500 animals on 14 acres and the zoo’s robust education and international conservation programs.

HAPPENINGS AT THE ZOO The Sacramento Zoo will hold its after-hours program, called Twilight Thursdays, on July 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. The zoo will stay open until 8 p.m. and will feature local bands starting at 5:30 p.m. on the Reptile House Lawn. Dinner is available at Kampala Cafe. New this year is a beer and wine garden near the giraffe exhibit. Musical acts will include Mick Martin and The Blues Rockers and Equinox Jazz on July 2; Arden Park Roots and Symposium on July 9; The LIFE IN THE CITY page 16

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With the drought in its fourth year, Sacramento’s park trees are taking a huge hit. Hundreds of trees, many of them heritage size, are in grave danger or have already died. A few of the dead trees have been removed, but numerous others are still dangerously standing. Trees photographed here are located in Land Park, McKinley Park and East Portal Park. The city’s 226 parks also have many other trees under stress from drought conditions. District 3 Councilmember Jeff Harris is forming an emergency task force to try to save some of these trees by using volunteers to perform deep watering. Anyone interested in leading the task force should contact Councilmember Jeff Harris at jsharris@cityofsacramento.org or 808-7003. Volunteers interested in helping with watering should contact Mary Lynn Perry, the city’s volunteer coordinator, at mperry@cityofsacramento.org or 808-8317.

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GOOD FOR A LAUGH If you’re looking to have a good chuckle and a great night of theater, look no further than the comedy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy!” playing through July 19 at 24th Street Theatre. The solo show chronicles one man’s unconventional upbringing in a multiethnic, thoroughly dysfunctional family and stars HBO Comedy Central star Peter Fogel. Performances are Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m.; Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m.

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CALLING CLASS OF ’65 Did you graduate from Sacramento High School in 1965? Your classmates are looking for you to celebrate your 50th reunion this October. The reunion party will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Red Lion Woodlake. There will also be a social hour on Friday, Oct. 23, and a brunch on Sunday, Oct. 25. For more information, contact Gail Harris Thearle at 315-8042 or gail. thearle@gmail.com

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Faitytale Town will hold International Celebration, a day of international dance, on Sunday, July 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Chinese lion dancing and drumming, Scottish highland dancing, ballet folklorico and more.

For tickets and more information, call (855) 448-7469 or visit playhouseinfo.com 24th Street Theatre is at 2791 24th St.

HELPING HANDS Keep Land Park looking spiffy this summer with the Land Park Volunteer Corps, which meets this month on Saturday, July 11, from 8 to 11 a.m. at its base camp behind Fairytale Town.

Volunteers will paint park benches and tables, trim ivy along Sutterville Road, clean the southern perimeter of the zoo, mulch trees, trim bushes and tree suckers and clean the ponds. Volunteers will receive a free breakfast provided by Espresso Metro and lunch provided by former councilmember Jimmie Yee. For more information, contact lead coordinator Craig Powell at 718-3030 or ckpinsacto@aol.com To make a donation, send a check to Land Park Volunteer Corps, 3053

Fairytale Town is chock-full of fabulous fun this month. The park will hold International Celebration, a day of international dance, on Sunday, July 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Chinese lion dancing and drumming, Scottish highland dancing, ballet folklorico and more. Arts for All Day will take place Saturday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids will make flying saucers, rumba shakers, pipe cleaner jewelry, spiral mobiles and more. Give your tykes a taste of theater with a puppet show (“The Bloom Tree,” playing Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.) and a live stage production of “Disney’s The Jungle Book” on Saturdays and Sundays, July 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 12 and 1:30 p.m. The Family Campout will be held Saturday, July 25, from 5:30 p.m.

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Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association’s Music in the Park series continues this month with performances by Bad Catz and Mr. Cooper on Sunday, July 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. The association’s summer series brings three evenings of free live music to William Curtis Park to JUST DESSERTS encourage music lovers and neighbors Great news for dessert lovers: Casa of all ages to gather and celebrate Garden Restaurant includes a free family, life and community. William dessert with the purchase of an entree Curtis Park is at 3349 W. Curtis and beverage every Monday from now Drive. until Thanksgiving. Sweet deal! Are you an aspiring or active artist Casa Garden is known for its who’s looking for a new venue for homemade desserts (crafted by your work? The ninth annual Curtis the deft new chef CC Curan, who Fest is coming up on Aug. 30 and is seeking artists to attend the yearly

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CRIME WAVE A crime wave that has swept through Land Park, Pocket, Greenhaven and Curtis Park since May has left residents shaken, according to a piece that ran June 4 in The Sacramento Bee. Since May 25, roughly 19 burglaries have taken place, according to Sgt. Doug Morse, a Sacramento Police Department spokesman. He says the activity was likely carried out by one or more burglary crews working in the communities. He added that residential burglaries are actually down nearly 4 percent to date citywide. The recent burglaries happened between 8 and 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, according to police, and have prompted residents to contact their councilmember, Jay Schenirer.

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“We have to look at it from a number of different angles,” says Schenirer, who was a victim of several car burglaries during the spate when someone went through his 2003 Honda Pilot, which had been left unlocked because of a car alarm problem. “We need to really think about the neighborhood—how we can support each other.” Neighbors have taken to the website nextdoor.com to share stories of property thefts, vandalized cars and attempted home and garage breakins. Sgt. Morse remains optimistic. “We had this little spike in one area,” Morse says. “We’re trying to get ahead of a potential rise.” If you see anything suspicious, don’t hesitate to contact the Sacramento Police Department. For emergencies or crimes in progress, call 911. For non-emergencies, you can file an online police report at portal.cityofsacramento.org/Police Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n

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Denise Holmes SHE’S A FRIEND INDEED TO THOSE IN NEED

BY JESSICA LASKEY

VOLUNTEER PROFILE

o say that Denise Holmes likes to give back to her community would be a vast understatement. The Land Park native has a history of volunteerism that has garnered her friends and admirers from all kinds of backgrounds.

“I have friends still from kindergarten,” says Holmes, who was born here 66 years ago and lived behind Edmonds Field, where the minor league baseball team used to play. “I have friends still from kindergarten,” says Holmes, who was born here 66 years ago and lived behind Edmonds Field, where the minor league baseball team used to play. “I have gathered teacher friends (I’ve been teaching in the Elk Grove Unified School

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District for 30 years), mental health lunteer leader friends (I was a volunteer for Recovery International for 20 years), Sierra Club friends, Belle Cooledge Library friends (I’m on the board) and church friends. (I attend Spiritual Life Center and am on the tithing committee there.) I also feed the homeless once a month and was a Camp Fire leader before I started teaching.” Clearly, Holmes has a heart for helping those in y’re need, whether they’re library members with e’s a sweet tooth—she’s nual the chair of the annual Belle Cooledge ice he cream social—or the en low-income children she taught for 13 years y at Samuel Kennedy l, a Elementary School, lorin Title I school off Florin Road, where she works as a reading intervention teacher now that she’s retired.

“I love Belle Cooledge, so I tho thought why not help out?” Holm Holmes says. “Since I’ve taught kind kindergarten, I was not afraid of bi big events (like the ice cream socia social). And on top of that, Donna Zick Zick, our former librarian, and Nate Nate, the children’s librarian, did sso much work to bring it toge together, along with many other dedi dedicated volunteers. It has been a go good decision, as I find Belle Cool Cooledge to be the best library in Sacr Sacramento—easily! And the firstand second-grade students I teach at K Kennedy bring a lot of joy into my life.” H Holmes believes her deep desire g to give back is traceable to her chi childhood. “I have always felt it’s a good th thing to volunteer,” Holmes sa says. “Both of my parents did a lot of volunteer work at o church, at the food bank, our a just helped others when and n needed. They were outstanding r role models and I miss them a lot.” It’s probably safe to say that they would be immensely proud of their daughter.

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Farmers in the City CITY COUNCIL GIVES URBAN FARMS THE GREEN LIGHT

BY LAUREN MANNING

with many members of the Hmong community. He noted that his mother, who grows more fruits and vegetables than she can use, will now be able to sell her excess produce to local grocery stores and restaurants.

BUILDING OUR FUTURE

n March, the city council adopted the urban agriculture ordinance allowing city residents to grow and sell food directly from their properties. Passed by a 6-1 vote, the ordinance will allow small “urban farms” on vacant lots and private property throughout the city. To sell goods at an urban farm stand, a resident must obtain a business operations tax certificate, which will cost roughly $31 for a farm stand earning $10,000 or less per year. To address drought-related concerns, the ordinance requires urban farmers to adhere to city water conservation measures. Despite the nearly unanimous vote in favor of the ordinance, some councilmembers expressed concerns over issues that may arise from allowing farming activities to occur right next to businesses and residences. To mitigate some of these

To mitigate some of these concerns, the ordinance restricts hours of operation for urban farm stands in residential neighborhoods: Tuesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. An urban farm stand located on a vacant lot may operate at any time.

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Local restaurateur Patrick Mulvaney applauds the ordinance and says it will provide people with a way to feed their families right in their own neighborhoods.

Urban farmer Nina Prychodzko and restaurateur Patrick Mulvaney

concerns, the ordinance restricts hours of operation for urban farm stands in residential neighborhoods: Tuesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. An urban farm stand located on a vacant lot may operate at any time. Other council members expressed concerns regarding the impact the ordinance would have on communally owned yard spaces, particularly in communities like Natomas where shared yards are common. District 3 Councilmember Steven Hansen, who has been an outspoken supporter of urban agriculture in the

region, said the ordinance will provide opportunities for urban farmers to become entrepreneurs and to do something positive with many of the vacant lots throughout the region. “The ordinance gives us a chance to grow our own fruits and vegetables and to take these forgotten spaces and make them something special,” he said. In Oak Park, there are more than 40 vacant lots. More than 100 people attended the March 24 council meeting to express their support for the ordinance. One of those supporters was Kau Vue, who said that gardening is popular

Food Literacy Center founder Amber Stott says urban farms could help improve nutrition and reduce hunger in the region. “Only 6 percent of our kids are eating their daily recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables,” says Stott. “Children are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables they’ve had a hands-on experience with, such as growing and cooking them.” The Food Literacy Center runs a weekly after-school program for low-income elementary school students throughout Sacramento. “In our elementary school food literacy classes, we know that 70 percent of our kids go home and ask for the produce they’ve tasted in class,” she says.

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Where Sacramento Gets Engaged! soon as someone brings those fruits and vegetables in the front door,” says Mulvaney, who prints the names of his farm purveyors on his menu, creating exposure for small-scale farming businesses in the region.

“Local farms will create gathering places, and those gathering places are what create strong community,” he says. The ordinance means more to Mulvaney than just an opportunity to enrich his restaurant’s menu. “Local farms will create gathering places, and those gathering places are what create strong community,” he says. “This is who Sacramento is, and this is how to create a better future for our region.” n

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Oracle. She first noticed community pride in the Here We Stay campaign to save the Sacramento Kings. “Everyone was wearing purple,” she says. “The entire community was engaged, and it certainly showcased a civic pride I hadn’t noticed before.” So Kriegel got more involved. She was selected for the Nehemiah

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years ago, my dad left on a 10-year trip around in the world on his sidecar. He is in the Himalayas today and will never stop. He even has a website that follows his travels.” She’s proud of her dad, proud of her motorcycle and proud of the city she loves. And through pride and a search for adventure, she will help transform Sacramento, finding hot spots, cool places and exciting things to do for young professionals like her. Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@crockercrocker.com n

The app, geared toward young professionals ages 21 to 39, also includes farmers markets, arts and culture, virtual curated tours, music, farm-to-fork restaurants, great coffee shops, places to meet friends, parks and other things to do in Sacramento. Kriegel and her business partner, Eric McIntosh, are recruiting sponsors before launching the app later this summer. They’ve partnered with Sacramento365, the events calendar published by the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau, and are getting support from Downtown Sacramento Partnership, Midtown Business Association, CADA and WALKSacramento. More are sure to follow. “If younger professionals could see Sacramento through my eyes, they’d see a great city,” Kriegel said. “It’s a special place. People want to know each other. It’s vibrant. There’s cutting-edge technology going on at Urban Hive and Hacker Lab.” Kriegel has a lot of balls in the air. She’s working at Oracle, building her app and volunteering with a number of nonprofits.

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The Mayor’s Umpire COUNCIL’S STEVE HANSEN DOESN’T HESITATE TO SPEAK OUT

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teve Hansen didn’t run for city council to become the referee calling fouls at the self-indulgences that threaten to define Kevin Johnson’s tenure as mayor. But that’s pretty much what Hansen has become: the guy with the whistle, telling the mayor to keep the ball in bounds and follow the rules. Despite his reluctance to embrace the umpire’s role, Hansen is prepared for the task. He was critical of Johnson back in 2008, when the retired basketball star decided to run for mayor. Hansen led the coalition that buried Johnson’s strong-mayor campaign in 2014. And this year, when Johnson tried to shoehorn five new mayoral staff positions into the city’s budget, Hansen threw the yellow card—though a council majority ignored the caution and let the mayor play on. “I admire the mayor in many ways, and we share a vision for the city,” says Hansen, who represents Land Park and downtown. “But when you have a set of values, you can’t just abandon them because they aren’t

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City councilmember Steve Hansen

popular. You have a duty to speak up.” There’s irony in the position Hansen has taken up at city hall. Before Hansen arrived in 2012, Johnson was the man who spent his days acting as moral conscience for the council. He tried to coax the council to look beyond the provincial self-interests of neighborhood groups and make the city competitive on a grander scale. For the most part, Johnson failed. He was regarded by colleagues—who had far more experience in politics— as a bully and a neophyte, and they made sure his initiatives came up a vote or two short. (I was Johnson’s special assistant during his first term,

tasked with wrangling those votes that so often never materialized.) In frustration, Johnson occasionally lectured the council from his seat in the center of the dais. Such behavior made him feel better but advanced his agenda not one inch. And here’s where Hansen is different. He doesn’t act like a bully, and he’s clearly no neophyte. Rather, he uses his legal training—he’s the only attorney on the council—to build logical, fact-based arguments framed by specific values. He can be very persuasive, even when he doesn’t have a majority of five votes in his pocket. “The two previous attorneys on the city council, Steve Cohn and

Rob Fong, were very good, not just at telling people how they were voting, but explaining why. “That’s a legacy I’m trying to continue. It’s about showing your work, showing how you reached a position, step by step. It’s important to be representative of the time I spent studying the law at McGeorge, and the influence I received from Justice Kennedy,” Hansen says, invoking the U.S. Supreme Court justice from Sacramento. So the differences between Hansen and Johnson are nuanced, unlike the wedge that separated the mayor from his first-term council in 2008. Both want to see the city diversify economically and prosper. Both take

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Allen Warren and Rick Jennings as automatic “yes” votes and Angelique Ashby and Jay Schenirer as reliable allies in the mayor’s camp. It’s the newer members—Jeff Harris, Larry Carr and Eric Guerra—plus Hansen who will bring balance to the potential excesses of an imperial, entrenched mayor. “We have a good council now, but it’s important that we remember that we don’t own these seats,” Hansen says. “We’re just borrowing them. They belong to the people who elected us. My goal is to build for the future, acting as a responsible steward, and not leave a mess for the next group. Too often, elected officials leave a mess.” Speaking of the future, Hansen’s position as the articulate outsider makes him an obvious candidate to challenge or replace Johnson in 2016. It would be an all-or-nothing gamble for Hansen: He can’t run for both his council seat and mayor. Time will tell. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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Yoga For All FREE CLASSES IN THE PARK ARE A LABOR OF LOVE

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LOCAL HEROES

n a weekend morning about six years ago, Zach Stahlecker found himself in an unusual place: in the middle of a park doing cobras, pigeons and downward dogs with dozens of strangers. He had done yoga previously (“at home with videos,” he says), but there was something revelatory about standing in the open and striking poses with an entire community.

What started as a handful of practitioners who met in the home of Gina Garcia, the originator of Yoga in the Park, turned into a movement. “It inspired me to continue going into it,” says Stahlecker. “I began doing serious yoga at a studio,

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Yoga in the Park is offered every Saturday at McKinley at 9 a.m. It's free and open to everyone.

but I still went out to the park on Saturdays to practice.” Three years ago, Stahlecker decided it was time to step up his game. He trained to become a yoga assistant, completing a 16-hour course that qualified him to move through the crowd and help participants with their posture. A year ago, he completed the certification program to be a yoga teacher. As his yoga knowledge and expertise grew, the community in the park grew as well. What started as a handful of practitioners who met in the home of Gina Garcia, the originator of Yoga in the Park, turned into a movement. Today, more than 200 people of all ages show up every Saturday morning, rain or shine, to do yoga in East Sacramento’s McKinley Park. During the wet winters, classes are held at the park’s Clunie Community Center. Thanks to Stahlecker, a similar crowd now

enjoys yoga during the dry season on Sunday mornings in Tahoe Park. The classes are free. The Saturday and Sunday groups represent the largest weekly yoga class in Sacramento history, touching tens of thousands of lives since the

program started in 2009. In the last year alone, more than 7,000 people experienced yoga this way, and the program is looking to branch out to additional locations. It began as an adjunct of Yoga Across America, an organization

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created by Garcia. When that organization began to disband, she reached out to Stahlecker and asked him to take the reins. With a background in business and a fulltime career as a massage therapist, he says it was a perfect fit for him. “I was already doing management for the program when it was offered to me,” he says. “I don’t see how I could have walked away from it.” It’s definitely a labor of love. None of the teachers or assistants is paid. Karen Wilkinson taught yoga at Encina High School but found a real place for herself in the park. “I started there as a student, then as an assistant, and then I was teaching 100 to 200 students every week,” she says. For Summer Ward, a full-time yoga instructor who teaches classes at McClatchy High School and other

locations around the city, the journey has been inspiring. “I did my first teacher training with Gina seven or eight years ago, at the very beginning of Yoga in the Park,” Ward recalls. “We reached out to other teachers and it just kept going. It really hits home how much it’s grown and the sense of community it’s created.” When her McClatchy students miss a class, she allows them to make it up in the park. “It’s so nice to be outside,” she says. “There is a mutual relationship between the students and the outdoors.” Stahlecker enjoys seeing entire families doing yoga. “I’ve seen moms with babies in strollers,” he says. “I’ve seen moms and dads with 7, 8 or 9-year-olds. It’s a great setting for the family, as well as the elderly.”

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The classes are geared for all levels, and assistants help those struggling with new positions or physical challenges. “We push them only with their permission,” says Stahlecker. He recounts the story of a woman who came to a class for the first time, having never done yoga. “She didn’t think she’d keep up, but she actually did beautifully,” he says. “Afterward, she sent me a Facebook message telling me that it had changed how she approached things and how she looked at herself. You really see the subtlety of it. There are a lot of people who find real transformation there.” When she turned the program over to Stahlecker, Garcia wrote the following on the group’s Facebook page: “This transition is a testament to the power of this yoga practice, and the beauty of this Yoga in the Park community. We are a community of connection, service and love.”

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Improvement Project AN ARCHITECT UNDERTAKES A PERSONAL JOB: HIS OWN HISTORIC HOME BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT

rchitect Mark Huck is a self-proclaimed old-school East Coaster. That helps explain his initial attraction to the Craftsman house he bought in 2008 Sacramento’s Richmond Grove neighborhood. “I am not a native Californian, and my first impression of the property was of the two palm trees in the front yard,” Huck explains.

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“There are so many possibilities with an older home. This was one of the things that attracted me to this one.”

The two-story house will be featured on Preservation Sacramento’s 40th annual Historic Home Tour in September. It features numerous design elements common to Craftsman-style homes, including three built-in benches; a built-in book shelf in the living room; paneling and a beamed ceiling in the dining room plus a breakfront with leaded glass doors; and columns flanking the living room entrance. All the rooms,

excluding the dining room, have 9-foot-high coved ceilings, another Craftsman design element. “The rooms I love the most—the entry foyer, the living room and dining room—didn’t need much work,” says Huck, who works for the state Office of Historic Preservation. Thanks to the high ceilings, large windows, Sacramento’s Delta breeze and an attic fan, Huck hardly has to turn on the air conditioning. Immediately after purchasing the house, Huck had the wood floors sanded to bring the contrasting wood colors back to life. (He speculates the floors were made of white oak with either mahogany or walnut borders.) Since then, Huck has completed numerous projects himself, including building a desk and a back gate and removing stains from around doorways. He also removed numerous interior doors. “The circulation is a little crazy in older homes,” he says. “There are doors on every surface,

so sometimes it is hard to place furniture.” Huck built a large table for the dining room (the largest room in the house) with an electrical connection for appliances or a laptop. “The dining room table extends to 12 feet, and I can seat up to 14 people,” he says. The dining room has a beautiful beamed ceiling coupled with Douglas fir paneling. Pocket doors provide privacy when needed. Huck installed sconces where two gas pipes extended out from the wall. “The house may have been built during that shoulder period that had both gas and electricity,” he explains. The living room has a wonderfully large picture window that offers a sweeping view of Sacramento street life. The fireplace’s terra-cotta surround was constructed to resemble stonework.

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Two of the true delights of this home are on the second floor. A cozy balcony off Huck’s office captures the morning sun. Flower boxes filled with lacy ferns and colorful spring blossoms create a living privacy wall. The perch is the perfect place for early-evening relaxing or reading the Sunday paper. Down the hallway, a sun porch with windows on three sides provides a treetop view of the neighborhood and is just the right spot for curling up with book. There’s no need to wander downstairs, since coffee accoutrements are stashed in a nearby hutch. Huck tells people thinking about buying a historic home to consider all the work that must be performed on it. Does the work that’s already been done enhance or detract from the home’s historic value? Have the original features—windows, woodwork, circulation patterns, lighting and plumbing fixtures and door hardware—been retained? “There are so many possibilities with an older home. This was one of the things that attracted me to this one,” Huck says. While on tour, watch for the kitchen’s California cooler (a cabinet typical of homes of the period and located next to an outside wall with vents to the outside); scored plaster in the bathroom meant to resemble tile; three built-in benches; and the dining room’s built-in breakfront with leaded glass panes. Preservation Sacramento’s 40th annual Historic Home Tour will be held Sunday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Richmond Grove neighborhood, which has never been the site of a Sacramento home tour. Richmond Grove is bounded by W, R, 10th and 19th streets. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the event. For more information, go to preservationsacramento.org If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com n

HOME FROM page 29 In the kitchen, a functioning Wedgewood gas stove also has a woodburning compartment. Replacing

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the 1940s-era cabinets and linoleum flooring is on Huck’s to-do list. The small back porch off the kitchen

is also part of what Huck calls his “kitchen campaign.”

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Great Golf SACRAMENTO SHINES DURING FOUR-DAY SENIOR OPEN

confident in his discussions with the USGA. As a member of the golf club for more than a decade, he understood the resilience and tenacity of his club mates. After all, these were basically the same 800 or so people who continued to pay dues while the club was closed for 18 months, torn apart and rebuilt from 2004 to 2006. The

BY R.E. GRASWICH

deconstruction, which saw trees uprooted and all topsoil removed and

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replaced with packed sand, erased the ears before the golfers who

landscape of Del Paso, rerouted the

made up the field at the U.S.

layout and launched the century-old

Senior Open ever saw the

golf course into the modern era. “The game of golf had changed,”

18th hole at Del Paso Country Club, with its three fairway bunkers

Spector says. “The course was

and approach over Chicken Ranch

no longer competitive from a

Slough, a difficult question lingered

championship perspective. But the

in the air. The question was about

membership has always seen itself as

Sacramento.

a regional leader, and they were ready to make the necessary changes to get

Could the drowsy state capital, a

back to that level.”

community without high-powered

The modern Del Paso has no

corporate headquarters and legacies of generational wealth and fountains

relationship to the old Del Paso,

spewing marketing dollars, really

beyond the name, clubhouse and

support the second-most important

creek that meanders through the

festival in golf?

property. The new layout is built upon the contemporary USGA mantra

It was a fair question. And it demanded a truthful answer, not

of “firm and fast,” which means

wishful thinking or civic platitudes.

old-timers would draw comparisons

The people who asked were senior

to playing on a billiard table as they

executives from the United States

Dan Spector served as Del Paso’s voluntary point man in negotiations with the USGA

Golf Association, the group that runs the U.S. Senior Open. Dan Spector, a local estate and trust attorney who served as Del Paso’s voluntary point man in negotiations with the USGA, didn’t hesitate with his answer. He recalls, “I said yes, without any question. They told me they had their concerns,

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cursed their brassies, niblicks and mashies. And it means the U.S. Senior Open

frankly, about Sacramento. But I

than a month prior to the Senior

knew we could do it.”

Open’s first practice round. Same

Such faith has been validated.

with the rentable space in the Del

Weeks before the U.S. Senior Open

Paso clubhouse—snapped up before

began June 25 at Del Paso, the club

the bolts were tightened on the TV

surpassed its budgeted sales goals—

camera platforms.

not by a whisker, but by more than

crowd found plenty of challenges, including prevailing winds that push tee shots into bunkers, a false-front green on the 15th hole that bends like a question mark and a lake that makes No. 17 play like an island.

An abiding respect for the tenacity

$1 million. The 18 corporate tents

of the Del Paso community—plus

along the course were sold out more

the region at large—made Spector

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Personal Drive HER DAD’S BOUT WITH LEUKEMIA SPARKED A DESIRE TO HELP

BY JESSICA LASKEY MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR

bby Douglas is not your average high school junior. Sure, the East Sacramento native is a great student at C.K. McClatchy High School (she especially loves English and history), but she’s also done extensive work with the Sacramento Tree Foundation and recently wrapped up a fundraising campaign for the local chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. While Douglas is clearly quite community-minded, her drive to raise funds for the LLS as part of its Students of the Year campaign was also quite personal: Her father, Eric, was diagnosed with lymphoma four years ago; thanks to a drug developed through the LLS’s extensive research efforts, he’s now in remission. “As I watched my dad going through chemotherapy, I got a much better understanding of the disease,” Douglas says. “I now had personal experience with it, and I very luckily saw him come out the other side.” When a fellow student got in touch with Douglas about participating in the Students of the Year campaign—in which student pairs across the country raise as much money as they can for the LLS, the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer research—she jumped at the chance to help the society and, more specifically, a little girl named Bailey McFarland. “What’s so great about the society is that they provide patient support as well as doing research,” Douglas says. “They help you deal with the normal stress of cancer plus the logistics, like where to go to get care. Every year, the local LLS chapters select an honorary

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Abby Douglas, Bailey McFarland and Julia Davis

Girl and Boy of the Year who represent all of the their fundraising efforts. This year, the Sacramento chapter’s Girl of the Year is Bailey McFarland, a 9-year-old diagnosed with leukemia. We met her early on and she immediately gravitated toward us.” Douglas and her fundraising partner, Julia Davis—a student at Rio Americano High School and Douglas’s best friend “literally since birth” (their mothers were friends while pregnant, and the girls were born in the same hospital only four days apart)—decided to try to raise $50,000 for a research fund to be named in Bailey’s honor.

“When I pitched the idea to Julia, she was very gung-ho,” Douglas says. “And we’ve found out we’re actually really good at working together.” They launched Bailey’s Cancer Busters, a blog and donation page that tells Bailey’s story—she commutes with her family from Reno to UC Davis Medical Center for treatment twice a week—and chronicles the events they’ve held for her, including a one-on-one dunking session with Sacramento Kings player Jason Thompson. “People fundraise in different ways in this campaign,” Douglas says. “Some are successful with events; some are more successful doing personal asks. We had originally

planned a foot-golf tournament last month that was supposed to be our main fundraising event, but we didn’t see enough interest from our network to make it profitable, so we canceled it. Instead, we held a different benefit event on May 8—a more traditional party with cocktails and dessert at my family’s house in East Sac—that went much better. We’re still chugging away.” By the end of May, Douglas and Davis had raised $50,000 for LLS and learned some invaluable lessons along the way. “This experience with fundraising has been crazy,” Douglas admits. “It’s a different thing to do when you’re 17—it feels very adult. Thankfully, the LLS has been really helpful and clued me in to this really cool infrastructure that’s already in place. I think this will be a great thing to do even in college.” While Douglas still has a couple of years before she takes on university life, she’ll stay busy in the meantime with her local activism, be it working on the pilot program to “green” local high school campuses that she co-created with the volunteer coordinator at the Sacramento Tree Foundation or raising funds with her friends for the next person in need. And thanks to efforts like hers and the blood cancer research bolstered in part by LLS, her dad will be here to cheer her on. For more information on the Sacramento chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, go to lls.org/sac Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n

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“The golf course really begins at the final four holes,” Spector says. “Those four can destroy a lot of pretty good golfers.” Not surprisingly, the Del Paso membership roster was delighted to share its little shop of horrors with the best elder golfers on the planet— and TV viewers around the world. When the club opened sign-up sheets for volunteers at the Senior Open, members flocked to duty. Spector says about 75 percent of all volunteer jobs during the four-day tournament were filled by club members, from crowd control to parking. The spirit of cooperation extended beyond the gates at Del Paso. Financial and professional support came from the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and Sacramento City Council, plus public-safety teams from Metro Fire, Sheriff’s Office and Highway Patrol. Camaraderie from local businesses was demonstrated by the brisk ticket and premium hospitality tent sales. Local youth golf

programs will benefit with donated dollars. “It became a partnership between the private and public sectors,” Spector says. “That’s why it worked.” Spector can rattle off figures that demonstrate the civic benefits of playing host to the U.S. Senior Open: extra hotel nights, increased traffic at Sacramento International Airport, rental car bookings and visitor taxes. But more than that, the event allowed the community a rare opportunity to show off on a big stage. The presence of a historic and pristine championship-caliber golf course, friendly accommodations for guests and the enthusiastic support of locals—such marketing opportunities rarely present themselves in a town whose primary business is generating governmental policy and writing regulations. The U.S. Senior Open has shown the world that bureaucrats know how to throw a party. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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Beyond Drought Tolerance HOW LOW CAN LANDSCAPE WATER USE GO?

bulbs and perennials that will thrive in such extreme conditions. Instead of spotting a few big ornamental grasses in the landscape, why not have a Grass Gallery that showcases them together? Finally, he sketched in an Evergreen Grove at the top of the garden, hiding a utility area with trees and shrubs that provide a green backdrop. With some tweaks here and there, we had a plan.

BY ANITA CLEVENGER GARDEN JABBER

dozen years ago, the Sacramento County Master Gardeners installed a water-efficient landscape (known as the WEL garden) at Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. This garden demonstrates that you can have a colorful landscape with yearround interest that uses less than half the amount of water needed by cool-season turfgrass. Such low water usage has been achieved using carefully selected plants, drip irrigation and a thick layer of wood chips to retain moisture. In the hot, dry months, the irrigation generally runs twice a week. Chuck Ingles, Sacramento County’s UC Cooperative Extension farm adviser, oversees the Master Gardener program. He was proud of this success but wondered if it could be better yet. Is it possible to have a beautiful year-round landscape that could be irrigated much less frequently or not at all? What overall design would work? How would it be irrigated? What plants would work, and where are they available? Scott Volmer, a landscape architect who owns Great Valley Design, Inc., worked with Ingles and the Master Gardeners to develop plans for an “ultra-WEL.”

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Volmer wants his landscapes to be consistent with the character of the Central Valley.

Everybody involved in this project, including me, is excited by the possibilities. Volmer develops water-efficient designs for commercial, public and private clients. He wants his landscapes to be consistent with the character of the Central Valley. While it’s possible to save water by using widely spaced spiky or gray

desert plants (he calls it the “Las Vegas look”), valley landscapes are covered with softer grasses and flowers surrounded by rounded shrubs and trees. Volmer proposed several different areas. Let’s build a Wildlife Cafe, he suggested, full of plants providing pollen, fruit and shelter. Along the sidewalk under the blazing sun, put a Heat Lab of shrubs,

How will the water use be lower than the WEL garden? Referring to the Water Use Classification of Landscape Species, plants selected will require “low” or “very low” water. Shrubs and perennials will be watered with high-efficiency irrigation nozzles, which apply water deeply and efficiently. In some corners of the garden, the nozzles will be turned off altogether once the plants are established. “I’ve never been asked to do that before,” Volmer says. The plans will become reality this year. Already, Boy Scouts are building an information kiosk. Soon, the area will have walkways, irrigation trenches and irrigation lines. The plants will go in the ground this fall, which is the best time for planting in

our area. During winter, roots begin to spread into the surrounding soil. During the first two years, plants will be irrigated regularly until they are fully established. After that, watering will be much less frequent. The garden will use as little water as needed to keep the plants heathy. Volmer wants our landscapes to be full of attractive, tough, resilient plants, not just ones that will tolerate little or no summer water. Resiliency means that they will recover if irrigation is inadvertently shut off in the summer or a winter brings heavy rains. “Homeowners shouldn’t need a horticulture degree to keep their plants alive and looking good,” he says. While native plants are a great choice, this garden will not be limited to them. “There is a huge palette of Mediterranean plants from around the world that can work.” Volmer says that the most expensive thing in landscaping is not doing something when you have a chance. When installing a new landscape, consult a professional if possible. Amend the soil for drainage

and structure, and anticipate future needs. Pick and site plants carefully. Don’t skimp on irrigation lines. “Pipe is cheap,” he says. Digging things up in the future is not. Come to the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center on Harvest Day on Aug. 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., to look at this new garden area and learn what is going on and why. During this gardening extravaganza, you can also examine the existing WEL garden, visit the orchards, vineyards, berries and vegetable gardens, stop at information tables and listen to talks. The Master Gardeners will be out in full force, eager to advise you and help solve your gardening problems. If you haven’t yet installed a more water-efficient landscape, this fall is a great time. If you have already done so, how low can you go? Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. Fair Oaks Horticulture Center is at 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd. For answers to gardening questions, call 876-5338 or go to ucanr.edu/sites/sacmg n

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Treasure From Trash LANDFILL GAS TURNS GARBAGE INTO POWER

BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

n a dry, sunny day, I drove past strawberry farms and fields of California poppies in search of a big, stinking mess. Kiefer Landfill is located amid rolling meadows and vernal pools east of Sacramento, near Sloughhouse. As the only permitted municipal solid waste landfill in the county, Kiefer Landfill gets virtually all of Sacramento’s household garbage, about 600,000 tons of solid waste per year. I thought it would be easy to spot—or smell. In fact, if you don’t know what you’re looking at as you drive in on Kiefer Boulevard, the county-owned landfill site appears as nothing more than a small power plant and a set of truck-weighing scales adjacent to a large, grassy hill. The appearance is clean and natural. Making sure the underground reality matches this surface appearance is the responsibility of Tim Israel, a senior civil engineer with the county’s Department of Waste Management and Recycling. Israel oversees the site’s

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environmental control systems, compliance and monitoring. I climbed into Israel’s mudsplattered pickup for a tour. The truck skirted a massive hill of grass and lupine punctuated by wells sticking like straws out of the earth. Pipes webbed the grass. Hidden underneath lay 200 feet of trash. “The first hole was dug here in 1967,” Israel said. “Conservatively, I’d say we have capacity for at least another 60 years. Maybe longer, if we keep diverting more of the waste stream away from the landfill.” The main environmental hazard of a municipal landfill is leaching of chemicals out of the buried trash

and into the surrounding soil and groundwater. To prevent this, since the early 1990s the county has lined all newly dug pits with a sophisticated geosynthetic lining system. This begins with a layer of very low permeability clay sandwiched between two pieces of resilient fabric called geotextile. Atop this clay liner is a geomembrane, essentially a thick sheet of impermeable HDPE plastic. Additional layers of alternating geomembranes and “geogrids” funnel any water leaching through the garbage into a collection system. At Kiefer, they collect 10,000 gallons per day of leachate water.

Only one section of the landfill site is being used as a dump at any time. I knew we were almost there when we passed through a crowd of thousands of seagulls. “They’re here in the winter,” Israel said. “They leave in May.” Atop a gentle slope, bulldozers pushed piles of garbage over the edge. Additional vehicles smoothed and packed the load. Scavenging gulls and blackbirds whirled amid the stench I’d expected to encounter sooner. “At the end of every day, we cover the trash, sometimes as much as 2 or 3 acres,” Israel said. The daily cover keeps out scavengers and minimizes odor. Giant reusable tarps on rolls lie next to the trash heap for this

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with a total generating capacity of 15 megawatts. That’s renewable electricity to power about 10,000 homes. SMUD buys the electricity for its Greenergy program. Unlike solar or wind power, landfill gas feeds the electrical grid without interruption, no matter the weather or time of day, making it a reliable energy source. Israel and his team have discovered that soaking leachate water into the landfill trash dramatically accelerates decomposition and landfill gas production. He hopes to expand Kiefer’s system of underground infiltration trenches to wet more of the trash. Speeding up the natural breakdown of buried trash also shrinks the volume of the landfill. “That extra airspace is money in the bank,” Israel said. “The value of a landfill is in empty space, room for more waste.” Amy Rogers is a novelist, scientist and educator. If you’re interested in microbes and fossil fuels, you might enjoy her thriller novel “Petroplague.” For more information, go to AmyRogers.com n

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One-Stop Shopping 57TH STREET ANTIQUE AND DESIGN CENTER SURPRISES

BY JESSICA LASKEY SHOPTALK

t’s funny to hear Gary Little describe 57th Street Antique and Design Center as “the bestkept secret in Sacramento.” The 10,000-square-foot complex, which houses 75-plus antiques dealers, an interior design firm, fitness businesses and a restaurant, is hard to miss between H and J streets right off Elvas Avenue. But somehow, even people who have lived nearby for decades don’t know it’s there. “I’ve been in the shop helping my wife on weekends and people will come up to me and say, ‘This is wonderful, how long has this been here?’ I say, ‘Thirty-eight years. Where do you live?’ ‘Four blocks away.’ ‘You don’t get out much, do you?’” Little and his wife, Jamie, bought the sprawling property nearly four decades ago, when it housed Christy Gun Works and Thunder Machine Works, and added 3,500 square feet 10 years ago when they bought the adjacent property from the city of Sacramento. Both Littles are native Sacramentans—Jamie is from East Sacramento, Gary was born in Land Park—and they’ve lived in East Sacramento since they got married. They’ve been dedicated antique hounds for years. “My family’s been in antiques for the last 50-plus years,” Little says. “My mom and dad owned antique shops in Sonora, and Jamie and I always wind up antiquing. We’ve got a

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Gary and Jamie Little in The Ruralist, one of the shops in the 57th Street Antique and Design Center

big red Expedition that fills up easily, and there’s always room for more.” But the Littles didn’t necessarily intend to create the vast antique empire that they now oversee. “The center wasn’t set up to do antiques. It just happened,” Little explains. “We bought the property and the businesses in there. Then, when those folks decided to retire, we thought, ‘Oops, we’ve got to do something with this thing.’ “Gravyboat Antiques opened across the street, so I approached them and said, ‘I think you need more space.’ The owner said yes, I do, but I can’t afford it. I said, ‘Yes, you can. I’ll give you the deal of a lifetime.’

“Then Avanti Pottery became vacant and it all kind of started from there.” The center is now home to a vibrant mix of antique shops that carry high-quality, curated antiques and interesting gifts; an interior design shop with full interior design services; a high-end rug store; the popular, award-winning restaurant Evan’s Kitchen; a yoga studio and cross-training gym; and a salon and spa, making the complex the oldest and largest of its kind in Sacramento. “All the shop owners are local Sacramento people who have a great depth of knowledge about what they

carry and what they do,” Little says. “As far as the number of vendors, I say the more the merrier. People can wander around to all the different shops—it’s not all just antiques—then go to lunch, talk about what they saw, then go back and buy.” They’ll more than likely run into Jamie, who’s owned The Ruralist shop in the center with business partner Tom Kurth for the past two years, and maybe even Little himself when he helps his wife on weekends. That is, unless the couple is on vacation in Paris, where they were headed just after this interview.

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Disorganized Sports KIDS DON’T NEED LEAGUES TO HAVE FUN

BY KEVIN MIMS WRITING LIFE

ccording to a recent Wall Street Journal story by reporter Brian Costa, organized sports for children are in decline. The number of kids playing Little League baseball dropped from 8.8 million in the year 2000 to 5.3 million in 2013. Similar declines have been reported in other youth sports, such as basketball and soccer. Costa seems to view this as a worrisome trend, particularly where baseball is concerned. “This shift threatens to cost Major League Baseball millions of potential fans,” he wrote, “raising concerns about the league’s future at a time when revenues are soaring and

attendance is strong.” He quoted MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s observation: “The biggest predictor of fan avidity as an adult is whether you played the game” as a kid. Personally, I’m not much worried about the future of Major League Baseball. And I’m bothered by the idea that children’s recreational activities should be orchestrated in a way that is beneficial to some bazillion-dollar sports league. I spent thousands of hours during my youth playing basketball, baseball, football and other sports, and very few of those hours were spent engaging in so-called “organized sports”— i.e., sports that were overseen by adults and conducted under the guidelines of some governing body. I never tried out for any of my high school’s athletic teams. It would have been a waste of time. I was not a gifted athlete. But I did love to play baseball, football and basketball, and I rarely lacked for opportunities to do so. My friends and I were experts at what you might call “disorganized sport.” We didn’t need uniforms or yard markers or

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umpires or scorekeepers in order to compete in an athletic contest. We were excellent improvisers. We could play a game of football with as few as two players per side. On occasion, we even pitted a team of three players against a team of four players. If there were seven of us and we wanted to play football, we’d figure out a way to do it. Usually we’d give the team with only three players some sort of strategic advantage: the ability to rush the quarterback immediately, say, without first counting out three Mississippis. Sometimes we played football on fields that had a few trees growing on them. In that case, we might just randomly decide that any pass that hit a tree was automatically a turnover. At other times, we might decide that a ball that hit a tree was to remain a live ball until it was recovered by a player from one side or the other. Our basketball and baseball games were just as inventive. We rarely had enough players to field an entire baseball team, so we engaged in a form of baseball that permitted “cross outs.” If you fielded a ground ball and could throw it between the runner and the base he was headed for, he was out. No one had to catch a cross out; it just had to pass between the runner and the bag in order for the runner to be out. No doubt millions of other kids across America employed cross outs in their sandlot games as well. Of course, cross outs were a pain in the butt if you were playing in the street or on an asphalt playground without any walls or backstops or thick grass to bring the ball to a stop, so we usually employed cross outs only when playing on an actual

baseball/softball diamond. When playing out in the street, we also generally employed the “one extra base per overthrow” rule. Without that rule, an errant throw to first base might allow a runner to turn a sloppy single into a scoring play while the poor schlub at first base chased the overthrow all the way down to the next city block. When playing basketball, we rarely had a full court at our avail. Usually we were playing in the street, using a hoop that someone’s dad had attached to a telephone pole. Thus, we engaged in a practice called “clearing the ball,” a common procedure in halfcourt basketball. If a defensive player rebounded a ball, he couldn’t just put the ball up for a shot. He had to first clear the ball by dribbling or passing it out beyond a predetermined line on the street. After that, he was free to shoot from anywhere on the court. Rather than being marked in chalk, the clearing line was usually just some distinguishing mark in the street: a manhole cover, a patch of tar, a scar in the asphalt. At 15, I could roam the streets of my neighborhood and identify the clearing lines of a half dozen different makeshift basketball courts. As with our football and baseball games, there were a lot of variations that had to be worked out before each basketball game we played. In fact, deciding upon the rules before a game was one of the most enjoyable aspects of the sporting ritual. Oftentimes, we would decide that an air ball didn’t have to be cleared. If a defensive player caught someone’s air ball under the net, he could put the ball right back up and score a bucket with it. This struck us

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rules that could be changed from one contest to the next, but I don’t recall this plethora of options ever creating any sort of conflict. We had no official scorekeepers, but I don’t remember that being a problem, either. We yelled out the score often, just to make sure that everyone was in agreement. With no referees or umpires to call attention to our infractions, we had to do it ourselves. We might sometimes have disputed the validity of a certain foul call or traveling violation. But for the most part, we were pretty good at enforcing the rules without outside help. A player who committed a foul would quite often call it on himself without waiting for his opponent to do so. Having to police ourselves forced us to be honest, because a failure to do so would have caused every contest to devolve into anarchy, which no one would have enjoyed. A decade ago, when my grandchildren were growing up, I attended many of their organized basketball and football and baseball and volleyball games. But I don’t recall ever seeing them play much

in the way of disorganized sports. Back then, all sports seemed to be supervised by adults and governed by fixed rules and regulations. Nowadays, it seems, the trend is moving in the other direction, toward the disorganized sports that characterized my own youthful days. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred may be worried about this, but I think it’s a healthy trend. Assuming, of course, that it actually is a trend. Maybe all those kids who are dropping out of Little League aren’t eschewing organized sports in favor of disorganized ones. Perhaps they are eschewing sports in favor of video games, exchanging text messages with their friends, checking their Twitter feeds, and a lot of other “activities” that can be engaged in while your butt is firmly planted on the living room sofa. If that’s the case, then the future looks bleaker—and flabbier— than even Rob Manfred can imagine.

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as eminently sensible. It discouraged players from taking wild shots that had little chance of even touching the rim. Sometimes we decided that a missed shot that touched the backboard but not the rim qualified as an air ball and didn’t have to be cleared by a defensive rebounder. Other times, we might decide that so-called “backboard balls” did have to be cleared. Our games were frequently interrupted by cars driving down the street. Naturally, we had rules about this, too. You couldn’t wave off an opponent’s basket by claiming that, because a car was approaching, you had quit playing defense. No, you had to yell “car” first, which would then prevent your opponent from shooting the ball until after the car had passed. Sometimes we played “winners’ outs” (the team that scores a basket gets to retain possession of the ball) and sometimes we played “losers’ outs.” (Ater each basket, possession of the ball goes to the team that was scored against.) No matter what sport we were playing, we had a zillion oddball

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95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 3316 I ST 1517 32ND ST 716 22ND ST 1469 33RD ST 541 35TH ST

95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 3729 7TH AVE 2611 59TH ST 2720 58TH ST 3220 SAN JOSE WAY 3634 2ND AVE 3501 10TH AVE 3000 10TH AVE 3410 38TH ST 3110 SAN JOSE WAY 3210 6TH AVE 2636 43RD ST 2667 61ST ST 3608 DOWNEY WAY 4201 U ST 5248 U ST 2140 36TH ST 6135 TAHOE WAY

95818 LAND PARK, CURTIS PARK 2701 23RD ST 900 SWANSTON DR 2730 LAND PARK DR 601 DUDLEY WAY 2423 CASTRO WAY 2600 3RD AVE 2725 11TH AVE 800 8TH AVE 3009 6TH ST 872 VALLEJO WAY 2017 15TH ST 717 FLINT WAY 2536 27TH ST 1309 W ST 701 3RD AVE 2600 16TH ST 3313 CUTTER WAY 1925 4TH AVE 2891 3RD AVE 812 FREMONT WAY 3220 24TH ST 2119 W ST 1165 3RD AVE 1625 12TH AVE

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3440 ARDEN CREEK RD 514 DUNBARTON CIR 2460 LARKSPUR LANE #341 224 HARTNELL PL 2008 BOWLING GREEN DR 1338 COMMONS DR 630 WOODSIDE SIERRA #1 1173 VANDERBILT WAY 1905 WOODSTOCK WAY 237 HARTNELL PLACE 613 WOODSIDE SIERRA #6 2280 HURLEY WAY #14 927 FULTON AVE #445 1019 DORNAJO WAY #101 2256 SWARTHMORE DR 2116 VIOLET ST 2328 BARCELONA WAY 114 HARTNELL PL

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95831 GREENHAVEN, S LAND PARK

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A Thorny Matter WHERE BOOBIES DARE TO FLY

“Those webbed feet aren’t built to land on branches. Looks like he’s impaled those giant feet onto the tree thorns. However,” he said, bringing the bird into sharper focus, “he’s still alive!”

Our island guide took us down strictly controlled, narrow trails through habitats teeming with turtles, iguanas, sea lions, crabs and numerous varieties of birds.

BY NORRIS BURKES SPIRIT MATTERS

ormally, I keep my distance from anyone acting like a booby, but last month during our Galapagos Island cruise, my wife, Becky, and I had an unforgettable encounter with a booby of the blue-footed variety. We were two of 10 tourists on a four-day cruise through four of the beautiful islands that sit 600 miles off the humid Ecuadorian coast. Twice a day, crew members helped us into an inflatable dinghy and steered us

Becky Burkes and guide rescue blue-footed booby on Galapagos Island

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On the third day, we disembarked onto the island my birder wife had been eagerly awaiting: the rocky shore of North Seymour. For the next two hours, we wound through large colonies of nesting frigatebirds and blue-footed boobies. Becky lost her teacher demeanor, quickly becoming a wide-eyed student of everything she saw. Suddenly, she pointed toward a tree and said, “I think that booby is dead.” We all turned to see a booby hanging, blue feet up, while the guide grabbed his binoculars. “No way that bird should be in that tree,” he said. “Why?” I asked, being a bit of an ornithological booby myself.

We were stunned to hear it, but not as stunned as we were when he asked for a volunteer to help rescue the bird. “Take Becky,” I said, inspiring a quick group concurrence. For the next several minutes, our group shared the binoculars and watched Becky and our guide disentangle the booby. After a few moments, they placed it on the ground where it would recover or die. When we returned to our ship, I lay my seasick self down in our tiny cabin to contemplate the booby who’d paid the price for flying into a place he didn’t belong, for trying to gain something that wasn’t his. The moment inspired this confessional prayer:

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Lord, There are times when I’m tempted to fly into places I don’t belong, tempted to swoop in to claim a territory not meant to be mine. There’ve been times when I’ve entered into personal arguments that aren’t mine, and I’ve offered opinions that weren’t sought and made judgments that were uncalled for. Like the feckless booby, I’ve sought nourishment from barren and thorny sources. While making a seemingly stealthy landing, I’ve only impaled myself on the consequences of being where I shouldn’t. Forgive me, Lord, for the times when I’ve called out for rescue from those places, somehow hoping that redemption would come without penalty. Adding a hymn to my prayer, I couldn’t help but hum the Fanny Crosby tune I knew from childhood, “Rescue the Perishing.” While much of the song is steeped in an evangelical fervor I don’t much appreciate, I still found some wisdom in the third verse.

Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter, Feelings lie buried that grace can restore; Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness, Chords that were broken will vibrate once more. Meanwhile, above my cabin, Becky and the guide sat in the ship’s lounge, a bit bloodied by their efforts. The thorns were almost as bad for them as they’d been for the booby. Fortunately, there was another rescuer on board in the person of an emergency room physician from New York. He stitched their wounds with skin adhesive, and we were all, as they say, sailing happily into the sunset. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “Hero’s Highway,” about his experiences as a hospital chaplain in Iraq. He can be reached at ask@ TheChaplain.net n

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His yard is divided by a fence and shrubs, which separate about a third of the property for beekeeping.

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ecently I learned that there are some benefits to being a local barfly. While enjoying a fruity and complex chardonnay at Matteo’s Pizza & Bistro in Carmichael, I noticed a sign on the bar encouraging support of local beekeepers and honey produced by rescued bees. Well, I’ve rescued a fair number of dogs in my years, but bees? At the bottom of the sign was contact information for Alex Young, a local beekeeper and member of the Feral Bee Society. So I gave him a call, hoping to learn how and why someone would rescue bees. Wow, I’ve never been greeted with so much energy and enthusiasm. It was like walking into a swarm of bees on a sugar high. Young lives in the Arden Park area, not too far from Matteo’s. He has a large, beautiful backyard—the type of yard attached to homes built more than 40 years ago. His yard is divided by a fence and shrubs, which separate about a third of the property for beekeeping. At the moment he has about 15 to 20 hives buzzing with activity. Young is a landscape architect by profession with an

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Alex Young is a local beekeeper and member of the Feral Bee Society

Why do you call them rescued bees? Young: Because I took them out of places where they didn’t belong and gave them a new start instead of killing them. When did you first start beekeeping? Young: When I was about 11. I grew up along the Jersey Shore and started beekeeping there. I always thought it was fascinating and a good way to practice animal husbandry. Do you get stung? Young: Sure. I have a bee suit but don’t often wear it. I do wear the hat. One of the funniest experiences I’ve had was when I was still living in Jersey. I had a couple of hives I needed to move, so I put them into the back of my van. I was driving along with the wind wings open in the van, which was keeping the bees on the back window. When I stopped at a light they all flew forward trying to get out the wind wings. So I stopped and put on my bee suit. Apparently

INSIDE PUBLICATIONS other motorists thought I must be some sort of terrorist so they called the highway patrol. I got pulled over, but when the officer saw all the bees, he told me not to open the window and just get where I was going in a hurry. What do you call your honey and where can it be found? Young: It is Arden Hills Gold. It can usually be found at Corti Brothers, Elliott’s Natural Foods and Taylor’s Market. How much honey do your hives produce in a year? Young: Last year we produced 2,000 pounds. One gallon is 12 pounds, so that’s more than 160 gallons. We had so much we couldn’t give it away. Is your honey organic? Young: Realistically, you can’t label honey organic because you have no way of knowing where the bees have been. The best we can guarantee is unprocessed, truly raw honey. All we do is strain it to remove the things most people don’t want to eat. If you don’t know where the bees have been, how can honey sold in grocery stores be labeled as a specific flavor such as orange blossom or clover? Young: Bees will forage three to five miles. Typically they will go to the place with a high forage value. So if hives are placed in a blooming orchard, that’s where they will go. My honey is labeled wildflower because the bees work a variety of plants. They might be on lavender while it is blooming and move on to privet or ivy when that begins blooming. We’ve heard a lot about hive collapse recently. What can the

average person do to help the bees along? Young: When a hive no longer thrives and you can’t identify a reason, it’s called hive collapse. Basically, people can just plant things that bees like: trees that flower such as maples and Japanese maples and flowering hedges. The UCD Pollination Center is a good source for plant lists. You recently participated in the Good Food Awards competition in San Francisco. How did Arden Hills Gold honey place? Young: Good Food Awards 2015 competition is sponsored by Seedling Projects. Arden Hills Gold made it to the finals for the honey category out of over 300 entries. The judging was not just for quality but also recognition of the sustainable management that we use. I’m very proud of how we placed.

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Before saying goodbye, Young gave me a taste of his honey. What’s not to like about honey? It was wonderful, with tiny bits of wax that made it slightly grainy but chewy at the same time. “The girls did a good job, didn’t they?” said Young. Yes, they did. For more information about Arden Hills Gold, go to 2beeyoung. wordpress.com. You can contact Alex Young at 541-0832 or to tobeeyoungapiaries@gmail.com. To learn more about beekeeping, go to sacbeekeepers.org. Gwen Schoen can be reached at gwen.schoen@aol.com n

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To Save a Hummingbird VIGIL OBSERVES WOODLAND PASSAGE OF TWO EMERGING BABY CHICKS

BY SUSAN MAXWELL SKINNER

and singing. It had not flown far. Had it tarried to say goodbye? The puffy baby resumed flapping and rose inches, baby steps, to higher branches. Above the maples, it reached towering oaks; with each ascension, it encountered brighter light. The mother hen reconnoitered to deliver breakfast. Through my telephoto lens, I saw the fledgling bathed in its first sunrise. Happy chip-chips reached me below. And that was it: flight of the hummingbird. Breakfast news in the

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hy were two baby hummingbirds so important? For me and my Carmichael friend Irv Faria, supporting a hen and her mini family was all that mattered for weeks. From eggs to their first flight, we guarded them. On an unruly planet, the feathered trinity seemed a flawless microcosm of worth. We found two hummingbird nests in the oak-shaded valley tended by Irv and his wife, Pauline. The first, a miracle of plant down, was secured by cobwebs to a Japanese maple limb. Despite April’s rain and wind, the hen incubated two pea-sized eggs. Grublike chicks hatched. Round the clock, she pumped regurgitated insects and nectar into them. Eyes soon opened; spiny skin grew feathers. One day, Irv found the nest mangled, the babies gone. A blue scrub jay had lurked for days. When the chicks achieved meal size, the predator evidently dined. To us, two babies were enough easy meat for the predator. Near the torn nest, a better hidden cradle held more hummer chicks. We decided these two must survive. Night offered protection so we kept day shifts. Each dawn, I gave thanks that two tiny heads yet poked from their dainty bulwark. The to-andfroing mom soon ignored us. To the babies, Irv and my voices became familiar as birdsong. We watched and learned. We noted the twins were already potty-trained, elevating

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A hummingbird hen copes with mealtime domination by an alpha chick. Her twins hatched and fledged in a Carmichael Creek valley. Inset: One inch long, the babies hatch open-mouthed and begging.

tails to jettison waste overboard with impressive force. One morning, as sunlight fingered the leafy canopy, a ray hit the nest. The larger chick ventured first wingbeats. I heard pianissimo cheeps, soft as whispers. I recalled the Sistine Chapel ceiling and felt I had witnessed the Creator’s hand. The alpha sibling was unstoppable. Two weeks from hatching, its cavernous mouth seemed likely to consume Mom. While its sibling watched in awe, the alpha mounted the nest rim and flapped eagerly. After one flap-filled afternoon, the alpha flew at dusk. We missed the miracle. Next morning, one tilted face remained. Feeding her early bird elsewhere, Mom’s protection was now divided. The murderous jay flitted once to

perch below the untended morsel. I scared it off. Later, a jewel-bright male hummer tried to visit. Hurling abuse, the female routed him. Father had played his part; the nursery was off-limits. By now, the lonely runt flapped in earnest. Every half-hour, its heartbreaking endeavor repeated without lift-off. Almost three days after the first chick flew, the mom chirped encouragement from a nearby branch. Dusk fell. Her exhausted baby slumbered and I went home. I returned at dawn to an empty nest. I heard a faint chip-chip from branches below me. Smaller than my pinkie finger, the chick sat, liberated

real world presented accumulated mayhem for our consideration. To us, the big picture had been very small indeed. In a Carmichael Creek valley, two innocents had survived to make the real world a lovelier place. Footnote: By late spring, identifiable by their camaraderie, the fledglings flew freely in the valley. They would soon separate and compete for nectar routes. Perhaps they’ll nest here in another spring. n

A hummingbird incubates pea-size eggs for 17 days. After hatching, the babies develop for about three weeks before fledging. Their nest is secured to a tree limb by cobwebs. 1. From their walnut-size cradle, the growing babies contemplate a leafy ceiling. 2. Commanding the nest rim, the alpha chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s battering wings awe its smaller sibling. 3. And then there was one. The tardy chick experiences solo occupancy. 4. With only baby yet in the nest, mother hen continues a feeding relay in two parts of the garden. 5. Liberated at last, the tardy hummingbird achieves flight with a mixture of puffy baby feathers and adult plumage. 6. Companionable twins forage together. After fledging, they will never return to the nest.

The author thanks garden owners Irv and Pauline Faria. 6.

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Vision Zero HOW MANY TRAFFIC INJURIES AND DEATHS ARE WE WILLING TO TOLERATE?

BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE

o one should have to die simply by trying to get around.” That’s what San Francisco’s pedestrian advocacy organization says on its website. Can anyone disagree that you shouldn’t have to risk your life to cross a street, go for a bike ride or ride in a car?

Preserving human life should be the highest priority for the transportation system, not mobility or anything else. Yet that’s the situation we’re in. According to state of California statistics, 51,575 motorists, pedestrians and cyclists in Sacramento County died or were injured in traffic collisions between 2008 and 2012 (the most recent data available). That’s nearly enough to

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fill Sleep Train Arena to capacity three times. For the years 2008-2010, Sacramento County was the third most dangerous county in the state (out of 58 counties) for fatal and injury crashes. It improved to seventh most dangerous in 2011 and 2012. Among the 13 largest cities, the city of Sacramento was the worst in the state in collision danger in 2008 and 2009. In 2011 and 2012, the city ranked in the middle of the pack. Some cities and countries have set a dramatic goal to stop traffic-caused carnage. The Vision Zero program, created in Sweden in 1997, seeks to eliminate all fatal and serious traffic injuries. Norway, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom followed with programs of their own. In

the United States, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Portland and San Jose have established Vision Zero goals. Each locale has set a specific year to reach zero deaths, ranging from 2022 to 2050. The ethical premise behind Vision Zero is simple. Preserving human life should be the highest priority for the transportation system, not mobility or anything else. Saving a few seconds in getting somewhere shouldn’t outweigh the life of a child or senior citizen crossing the street. Too often in the past, there’s been a cold, heartless reckoning to determine whether traffic deaths and injuries are tolerable. Traffic engineers have put a dollar value on human life and done cost-benefit analyses to calculate

how many fatalities and serious injuries are acceptable. Hasn’t the answer always been none at all? With Vision Zero, Sweden has reduced fatalities and serious injuries by more than a third at a time when overall miles driven in the country has gone up. To be fair, some other European countries have done even better at reducing fatalities and injuries without adopting a Vision Zero effort. But having a goal of zero, and setting a year to achieve that goal (initially 2020 and now 2050 for Sweden), has been effective and is part of the cultural change needed to make the public and officials think about making roads safer for everyone. It’s too early to measure

THEATRE GUIDE SLEEPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BED Thru July 5 Wilkerson Theatre 1723 25th St. Sac 451-5822 This play takes audiences on an epic yet all-too relatable journey. From the frustrations of finding the edge of a Saran Wrap roll, to the farce of internet dating, it’s an exploration in the secret life of a newly divorced man. From the sacred to the scary, it’s sure to be an evening of humor and self-discovery.

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Vision Zero results in U.S. cities. Most programs were started just last year. Unfortunately, efforts to improve safety in the United States have often focused not on preventing crashes, but on protecting automobile occupants after crashes occur. Seat belts, airbags, headrests and collapsible steering wheels are all examples. These measures have saved lives, but they don’t help the most vulnerable road users: motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists. Pedestrians and cyclists are disproportionately represented as crash victims. We know many ways to prevent traffic crashes. Making it harder to drive drunk or impaired is doable. Reducing traffic speeds gives drivers and others more time to react and significantly reduces the severity of collisions. Strict enforcement would help. The casual acceptance of distracted driving needs to change. Better road and vehicle designs can be employed. Fear of traffic deters parents from sending their children off to school on foot. It discourages adults and kids

from going places by bike. Deaths and injuries from crashes cause immense emotional and physical pain. According to the American Automobile Association, the annual economic toll of crashes is nearly $300 billion. Adopting Vision Zero would be a way to bring about change. Getting to zero is unlikely to be done easily or quickly. Maybe it’s not even possible. But improvement is possible. Our region has made admirable progress in traffic safety, but far more could be done. Vision Zero programs for both the city and county could help reverse the poor track record the area has had for traffic safety. If done right, Vision Zero would save lives, reduce human suffering, decrease vehicle property damage and cut auto insurance rates. Other cities and countries are leading the way. We shouldn’t be left behind. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n

Thru July 25 Big Idea Theatre 1616 Del Paso Blvd. Sac 960-3036 BigIdeaTheatre.com Ushered in by an amused, lidless valet, three people take up residence in a windowless Second Empire drawing room. As they await their impending agony, they question each other about the individual reasons that brought them together, and soon discover that ultimate punishment….is having company. Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist nightmare takes on new (after) life in this unique multimedia production, which audaciously visualizes the inescapable external elements that define – and condemn ….. our identities.

UNCANNY VALLEY Thru July 19 Capital Stage 2215 J St. Sac 476-3116 CapStage.org Drawing on current research in artificial intelligence, robotics, and the possibility of “downloading” human consciousness as a means of extending the human lifespan, Uncanny Valley charts the relationship between Claire, a neuroscientist, and Julian, a non-biological human. Uncanny Valley explores the painful divide between creator and creation, the inherent unpredictability of consciousness, and how we are redefining what it means to be human in the 21st century.

MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH & I’M IN THERAPY! Thru July 19 24th Street Theatre 2791 24th St. Sac (855) 448-7469 This two-time award winning play created by Steve Solomon has met with rave reviews and great audience acclaim throughout the country. It is an evening of hysterical comedy topped off with 30+ voices of the most hilarious characters and situations you’ve ever see. All this brought to life by the comic genius of author Steve Solomon, starring Peter Fogel. One part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts Prozac. You don’t have to be Jewish or Italian to love the show. All you need to know is what it feels like to leave a family dinner with heartburn and a headache.

THE EXPLORER’S CLUB Thru July 26 B Street Theatre 2711 B St. Sac 443-5300 Set in London, 1879, the prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is terrible. True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost City, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire….. and how do you make such a decision without a decent drink? Grab your safety goggles for some very mad science involving deadly cobras, irate Irishmen, and the occasional airship.

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Art Everywhere THIS ARTIST’S WORK IS ALL OVER SACRAMENTO

BY PETER ANDERSON ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

armichael graphic artist and painter Bob Miller is such a prolific illustrator that you may be leaning against, walking past or reading one of his many creations right now. Now 84, he helped produce the splashy murals that line the K Street pedestrian tunnel into and out of Old Sacramento with depictions of pioneers like John Sutter. He drew the illustrations on the historic plaques that grace the riverfront promenade along the eastern banks of the Sacramento River just south of Tower Bridge—illustrations that tell the stories of riverfront development and local history. And he wrote and illustrated the “Guide to Old Sacramento” paperback that has served tourists and residents alike for nearly 40 years. Born on a Modesto peach farm and raised by parents who urged him to be curious and busy, Miller has spent a lifetime bringing artistic expression to the scenery and businesses of the Sacramento Valley. Equipped with a degree in graphic arts from San Jose State, he started life in Sacramento with his wife and fellow student Anita. The pair raised five children while Miller began work at KCRA 3. He was the station’s original art director the day Channel 3 started airing in 1955. He created all the signage and constructed the sets for shows like “Valley Playhouse” and the live news broadcasts featuring legends like Stan Atkinson. Says Atkinson of his longtime coworker: “I’m a lifetime fan of Bob’s.

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Carmichael graphic artist and painter Bob Miller shown with samples of his art work

Considering all that he was asked to do, he did it in amazing ways. Back in that day—late ’50s and early ’60s—and long before the remarkable things that technology would bring into graphics, the tools were basic and klutzy. But Bob Miller, the wizard of show cards and rubber cement, could get anything done for the TV screen, in record time and with a first-class look.” Miller laughs modestly when told of Atkinson’s praise. “What Stan never knew,” he says, “was that sometimes the rubber cement and ink-drawn sketches of the show cards behind his handsome head would melt under the glare of the live TV lamps and start dripping down the screen just past his hair!”

After 10 years at Channel 3, Miller joined Wade Advertising (owned by late Sacramento County Supervisor Fred Wade) and did design and logo work for Sacramento businesses like Raley’s, Country Club Motors, Crystal

Creamery, River City Bank, Channel 3, Suburban Ford and Capitol Federal Savings & Loan. “Through the signage and logo work I was producing,” he says, “I discovered I really liked to paint.

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who put the artist in touch with vintners in the Napa Valley and the foothills. His clients include top-notch California wineries: Sierra Vista, Corti Brothers Wine, Trentadue, Cuvaison and Peju Province Winery. “I really give Mary Jane credit for introducing me to the wine label side of my art work,” he says. “She was a housewife looking to do something outside the home, and her engaging, very warm personality proved to be an invaluable sales tool in getting me into a new line of work that is fiercely I work almost exclusively with acrylics—occasionally watercolor— because acrylic dries faster than oil. I became best known for painting iconic Sacramento images like Tower Bridge, Torch Club, Old Ironsides, Alhambra Theatre, Vic’s Ice Cream, Espanol Restaurant, Club 2-Me, Jim-Denny’s, Club Raven, Jamie’s and many more that people have commissioned me to do, like private residences, businesses, even their personal airplanes.” Miller stays active in the local arts community. Recent public shows have included displays at Union Hall

Gallery on K Street and Blue Wing Gallery in Woodland. “I’m very much a realist in my art,” he says, “and it always puzzles me when people try to ascribe something ethereal or spiritual to my work. I like to stand behind folks at art shows and listen to them try to interpret things that just aren’t there. Honestly, I am much more Norman Rockwell than Jackson Pollock.” In the 1990s, when wine label art became a fashionable and lucrative sideshow for well-known painters, Miller was coaxed into the genre by a friend and fan, Mary Jane Corcoran,

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f you fancy a cup of coffee and a gander at a great new art exhibit, head on over to The Trade, a new express coffee and co-working shop in Midtown, and check out Patricia Araujo’s new painting exhibition, “Tomorrowland Today,” on display through July 31. Sip on some Blue Bottle coffee while you appreciate the shop’s first art exhibit, featuring 13 of Araujo’s eye-catching, other-worldly images that pay homage to Disneyland’s Tomorrowland. According to Araujo’s website, Araujo’s father was an architect who worked for Walt Disney Imagineering in the 1970s and ’80s. Not surprisingly, Araujo visited Disney World every summer and it was there that she became fascinated with amusement parks—in particular with the Space Mountain ride. After finding photographs of circus arenas in Romania and Dnepr, Ukraine, Araujo realized how similar the structures were to her favorite attraction, and thus embarked on “Tomorrowland Today,” a painting project starting in 2008 that culminated in a self-published book in 2011 of the same name. Araujo has

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The Trade, a new coffee and co-working shop in Midtown, “Tomorrowland Today,” through July 31

pulled inspiration from futuristic, classical and industrial architecture from Eastern Europe, Disneyland and her decade spent painting building façades in central San Francisco. Araujo’s paintings will be on exhibit through July 31. The Trade is open every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is at 2220 K St. For more information about Araujo’s work, go to abstractmetropolis.com

MUSEUM MADNESS It’s heating up at the Crocker Art Museum this month—only figuratively, of course, considering it’s actually nice and air-conditioned— and there are plenty of activities for arts patrons of all ages. Starting on July 2, take a look at the wonderful world of Waldorf in the special exhibit “Camellia Waldorf School: The Art of Learning,” which will be on display until its closing reception on Dec. 6. The 25-year-old school, located in south Sacramento,

prides itself on making art part of the school day at every grade level, from preschool through eighth grade, to encourage creativity and resilience, strengthening students’ ability to think critically, collaborate and communicate. This exhibit will showcase work from students ages 6 through 14 in a variety of media, including clay, wood, fiber, metal, charcoal and ink. Find out what makes Camellia Waldorf so special at this once-in-a-lifetime display. Quench your thirst at the aptly named Art Mix “Quench” from 5

to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 9. Your yard may be dried up, but your social life doesn’t have to be: Work up a sweat getting down to live music by Bonanza King and DJ Larry Rodriguez, cool off and “become one” with the art in Charlie Schneider’s interactive performance, discover fun ways to save water in style, and enjoy food and drink discounts during happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. (As usual, drink specials are only $5 all night.) The event is free for museum members and free with general admission for nonmembers. For an afternoon of timeless tunes, check out the Classical Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, featuring William Feasley on guitar. Inspired by the art of David Ligare (on display at the museum through Sept. 20), renowned guitarist Feasley will perform a program of works by neoclassical composers, including contemporary compositions by California-based Peter Madlem and 20th century works by Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. Space is limited, so reserve your tickets in advance by calling 808-1182. The concert is $6 for museum members; $10 for students and Capital Public Radio members; and $12 for nonmembers. Can’t get enough jazz? Don’t miss Jazz Night featuring singer Clairdee at the Crocker at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 16. Curated and hosted by Vivian Lee, regional jazz “matriarch,” Jazz Night will take place this summer every third Thursday through September. Let Clairdee serenade you from the Main Stage with her unique style combining jazz, pop, gospel, rhythm and blues. The performer is unmatched at both delighting and educating audiences, given her background as a teaching artist with SFJAZZ and the San Francisco Symphony, a faculty member of the Jazzschool Institute (now known as the California Jazz Conservatory) in Berkeley, and a performer at renowned venues that include Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Monterey Jazz Festival. If you get to the festivities early, the Café Stage will feature the garage soul band Current Personae at 5:15 p.m.; the band describes its sound as

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“reminiscent of Erykah Badu’s early days, Jill Scott before she became an actress and Stevie Wonder’s funky period.” Don’t miss it! Tickets are $7 for museum members; $12 for Capital Public Radio members and students; and $14 for nonmembers.

Join fellow gamers, artists and trivia buffs for a night of pub trivia, drawing games, tours of the galleries and a cash bar for this “adult playdate.” Back by popular demand, get your gaming on at the Twisted Sacratomato Salon, which returns to the Crocker from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 23. Join fellow gamers, artists and trivia buffs for a night of pub trivia, drawing games, tours of the galleries and a cash bar for this “adult playdate.” The event is free for museum members and free with general admission for nonmembers. Find out what really happens when young people are in charge at “The Takeover: An Art Jam by & for Youth” from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday,

July 30. But it’s not as scary as it sounds: The program, celebrating its third year as the meeting point of the art, vision and culture of local youth, is offered in partnership with Sol Collective and Low En Theory Collaborative. It’s also free for teens, free for museum members and free with general admission for nonmembers. For more information on all Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org The Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.

It wouldn’t be summer in Sacramento without Music Circus, performed in the circus-tent-cumclimate-controlled-theater-in-theround Wells Fargo Pavilion. This month, don’t miss “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Peter Pan” as they take River City by storm. On July 7-12, revel in the musical that made a star out of Dick Van Dyke and gave the world such classic tunes as “Put on a Happy Face,” “One Last Kiss,” “A Lot of Livin’ To Do” and too many more to recount (or hum) here. This production of “Bye Bye Birdie” will be headed by director Glenn Casale (who’s also the acting artistic director of California Musical Theatre, which produces Music Circus) and features choreography by Randy Slovacek. The cast will feature heavy-hitters, including Janine DiVita, seen on Broadway in “Grease,” “Anything Goes” and “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” who plays long-suffering PREVIEWS page 58

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Call today! 916-706-0169 HomeCareAssistanceSacramento.com 5363 H Street, Suite A, Sacramento, CA PREVIEWS FROM page 57 wife Rosie Alvarez; Larry Raben, the off-Broadway director of “Falling for Eve” and actor from “The Producers,” “I Married an Angel” and “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” who plays Albert, Rosie’s frustrating yet talented hubby; Amanda Jane Cooper, who played Glinda in the first national tour of “Wicked” and had a recurring role on the ABC series “Selfie,” as kissable Kim MacAfee; and Helen Hayes Award-nominated Rebecca Baxter, who played Cinderella at the New York City Opera and guest-starred in

ABC’s “The Middle” last season, who will play Mrs. MacAfee. Local favorite Mary-Pat Green will play Albert’s mother Mae Peterson. She was in the original Broadway cast of “Sweeney Todd” and “Candide” and has appeared in countless television series. If you’ve gotta crow, don’t miss “Peter Pan,” playing July 21-26. The beloved story about a boy who won’t grow up features all your favorite characters onstage at Music Circus for the first time since 1986. Leading the high-flying adventure in the title role is Jenn Colella, who was most recently seen on Broadway in “If/Then” opposite Idina Menzel.

Jennifer Hope Wills, who earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of Eileen in the revival of “Wonderful Town” and also performed on Broadway in “The Phantom of the Opera” as Christine, is returning to Music Circus for her fourth season to play Mrs. Darling. Brothers John and Michael Darling will be played by Aidin Winn, who performed earlier this year at Dallas Summer Musicals, and local performer Joshua Davis, a veteran of El Dorado Musical Theatre. The role of Mr. Darling/Captain Hook will be played by Paul Schoeffler, who marks his eighth season at Music Circus and who has performed on Broadway in “Rock of Ages,” “Sweet

Shirley Hazlett's patterns made from ink and watercolor are on display in her current solo exhibition “Textural Memory” at the Shimo Center for the Arts from July 10 through Aug. 5

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Charity,” “Peter Pan” and “Beauty and the Beast,” among others. For “Peter Pan” only, tickets are available for $40 in any section for children ages 4 to 12. For tickets and more information, call 557-1999 or go to californiamusicaltheatre.com The Wells Fargo Pavilion is at 1419 H St.

ON THE BLOCK Be a part of history, or at least display it in your house, when the personal collection of Sutter Creek’s storied Klima’s Antiques owners goes up for auction online at Witherell’s Appraisals and Auctions from July 1-15. With nearly 500 lots, this is due to be Witherell’s largest summer auction yet. It will include pieces from the personal collection of Earl and Ray Klima, who ran antique stores from Los Angeles to Sutter Creek for more than 30 years, amassing a vast trove of collectibles that includes coinoperated machines, early cap guns, California advertising, law badges, antique clocks, Mexican statues, Tiffany collectibles, chandeliers, American furniture, jewelry and more. “The Klimas have such an outstanding collection of pop culture,” says Brian Witherell, CEO of the auction house and familiar face from the PBS show “Antiques Roadshow.” Also on the block this month will be unusual Civil War items, including an 1864 Burnside carbine, from the collection of Lt. Col. Arthur Crego. (You may have caught Witherell and the collector’s descendants recently

on the Fox Business Network show “Strange Inheritance” talking about Crego’s fascinating collection.) Due to the abundance of items, the auction preview from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 11 will be held in the Witherell’s warehouse at 1925 C St. For more information or to bid on an item, go to witherells.com

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES Shirley Hazlett comes from a long line of “makers”—seamstresses and embroiderers, shoemakers and milliners, knitters and quilters—so it’s no wonder that she was destined to express herself creatively with needle and thread. But it’s the amazing patterns she coaxes out of ink and watercolor that are on display in her current solo exhibition “Textural Memory” at the Shimo

The personal collection of Sutter Creek’s storied Klima’s Antiques owners goes up for auction online at Witherell’s Appraisals and Auctions from July 1-15

Center for the Arts from July 10 through Aug. 5. With this show, Hazlett is honoring the collective memory of the textile arts in her life with a series of largeformat, two- and three-dimensional

ink and watercolor works on 100 percent cotton paper, which abstractly recreate textures found in stitching, weaving and quilting. You may have seen her work locally at the Crocker Art Museum, the

California Museum, the Sacramento Temporary Contemporary Gallery, Verge Center for the Arts or at Davis’s Pence Gallery and Nelson Gallery or in the collections of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, the UC Davis Mind Center, Kaiser Hospital, Sacramento State, the Carmichael Italian Cultural Center, Hanson McClain and the Grotto in San Francisco. Meet Hazlett at the Second Saturday reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on July 11. For more information, call 706-1162 or go to shimogallery.com The Shimo Center for the Arts is at 2117 28th 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

Special Exhibit CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR HONORS PAINTER EARL BOLEY THIS MONTH BY CECILY HASTINGS

his month, the California State Fair will feature a retrospective exhibit of the paintings of Carmichael artist Earl Boley, who died in 2013. World-renowned artist Jian Wang, a friend of Boley’s, curated the selection of 18 works that show the breadth of subjects Boley painted, both locally and abroad. For more than a decade, Boley’s work was frequently featured on the covers of Inside Publications. He also received numerous awards for work he entered in the fair’s California Fine Art juried competition. “I reviewed thousands of paintings that fill his studio and the rooms in the house he shared with his wife Susan,” said Wang. “He painted on anything he could lay his hands on:

cardboard, strips of wood, canvases old or new. What was important was that he was able to paint.”

“Earl’s greatest joy was making paintings.” Wang’s selections encompass more than 45 years of Boley’s lifelong passion for painting. “Earl’s greatest joy was making paintings. And yet, as a true artist, he never stopped trying to make even better paintings,” said Wang. The California State Fair runs July 10-26 at Cal Expo. For more information, go to calstatefair.org n

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Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN JULY

ARTHOUSE on R presents “Below the Surface,” fine ceramics by Dana Barrow through Aug. 3. 1021 R Street, arthouseonr.com

Artspace 1616 presents works by Julian Faulkner, Richard Blackburn, Anne Veraldi and Reece Metzger through Aug. 2. Shown right is “Behold “ by Metzger. 1616 Del Paso Blvd.

Atelier 20 Gallery features the works of Margarita Chaplinska from July 11 to August 1. Shown is “Santa Monica Freeway” an oil on board by Chaplinska. 915 20th St.

Red Dot Gallery presents Rated F: Fleshing out the Female, an exhibition that explores the spirit of the female essence. Shown left: ArtDivas (Collaboration) “She’s an Open Book,” a collage/assemblage. The show runs through June 27. 2231 J St.; reddotgallery.com

Helen Jones Gallery presents “Summer Passion”, originals and serigraphs by Sabzi through July 31. “Hot Moon” by Sabzi is shown right. 588 La Sierra Dr.; helenjonesgallery.com

Jay Jay presents Trending: New Art from California through July 23. Shown left: Summer Night, a monotype by Quynh Tran. 5520 Elvas Avenue; jayjayart.com

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HAVE “INSIDE,” WILL TRAVEL 1. Derek Newell in a Havana art alley on a recent trip to Cuba 2. Sacramento's own Sacred City Derby Girls, in Ogden, Utah with Wasatch Roller Derby of Salt Lake City 3. Penny and Howard Wong at the Milford Sound Marine Reserve in Fiordlad National Park in New Zealand 4. Charity Smith in Venice, Italy on a photography safari 5. Donna Ouchida and Andy Dong on safari in the Okavango Delta in Botswana 6. Jane Stelovska, Laura Poppers and Lisa Brody at the Grand Canyon

Take a picture with Inside Publications and e-mail a high-resolution copy to travel@insidepublications.com. Due to volume of submissions, we cannot guarantee all photos will be printed or posted. Can’t get enough of Have Inside, Will Travel? Find more photos on Instagram: InsidePublications

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A French Connection BRASSERIE CAPITALE OPENS

BY GREG SABIN RESTAURANT INSIDER

here’s a trend in the restaurant industry these days. It’s the equal and opposite reaction to the “local first/local forever” types, the types who consider themselves perfect locavores and insist on questioning others’ loca-motives.

In keeping with the brasserie atmosphere (a little more casual and pubby than a white-tablecloth restaurant), the offerings fall on the hearty side. This trend is the celebration of all things old, traditional and, sometimes, foreign. I’ve seen it in several cities throughout the Unites States, this new desire for traditional cooking from outside the country. Whether it’s a spot-on, brand-new English pub on Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square or an “authentic” Barcelona tapas bar in Chicago, this trend is nothing new; it’s just seeing a small uptick as a counterpoint to the “celebrate local” ethos. Our town’s most recent entry into the contest is Brasserie Capitale, a

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The dining room at Brasserie Capitale on K Street

lovely take on a traditional French eatery, highlighting classic French cooking and dependable French wines. Since opening in May, the restaurant already has impressed a host of writers and diners. The parties behind the enterprise are Aziz Bellarbi-Salah and his family, owners of Aioli Bodega Espanol and The Grand wine bar. Both Aioli and the Grand are examples of the thoughtful combination of lovely atmosphere, fine cooking and good management. So it’s no surprise to see Brasserie Capitale putting out fine dishes and professional, competent service in its first month of operation. Taking over the busy corner at 12th and K streets once held down by

the venerable beef joint The Broiler, Brasserie Capitale hopes to cash in on a revitalized K Street and the popularity of nearby Ella Dining Room and Bar and Tequila Museo Mayahuel. Between these three fine restaurants, there’s bound to be something to suit nearly every diner. Bellarbi-Salah, however, has positioned the restaurant to succeed not just with those looking for fine dining, but with lingering evening diners, afternoon business lunchers and early morning grab-’n’-goers. The key to success might be the informal sister bar/cafe next door, Cafe a Cote. Offering morning pastries, ridiculously good coffee and to-go fare for lunch, it’s already a popular destination for the downtown

workers surrounding K Street. Cafe a Cote also has a full bar open in the evenings for those sticking around after work or coming into downtown to enjoy the nightlife. Brasserie Capitale’s menu is wallto-wall French classics. In keeping with the brasserie atmosphere (a little more casual and pubby than a white-tablecloth restaurant), the offerings fall on the hearty side. Saucisson de l’Ail ($9), a sliced garlic sausage served on a bed of lentils, is an absolutely lovely little plate. The lentils, savory and rich, still retain a little tooth, and the sausage carries enough sharpness of flavor to cut through. You’ll find both pork and duck pate on the menu as well ($9). The pork

INSIDE’S

MIDTOWN

Jack’s Urban Eats

1800 L St. 447-9440

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

1230 20th St. 444-0307

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

2115 J St. 442-4388

Biba Ristorante 2801 Capitol Ave. 455-2422 L D $$$ Full Bar Upscale Northern Italian cuisine served a la carte • Biba-restaurant.com

1801 L St. 446-3757 L D $$ Wine/Beer A counter service restaurant with high-quality chicken, char-roasted beef, salmon, and entrée salads

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

Moxie D $$-$$$ Eclectic menu in a boutique neighborhood setting

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

However, steak frites ($27) is the star of the show. Sure, it’s simple. Sure, it’s classic. Sure, it’s basic. But the kitchen at Brasserie Capitale knows its steak, and it knows its fries. A few dishes, like the escargot, fall a little flat. And classics like onion soup need a little tweaking. But overall, the menu is superb. In only the first month of operation, this is impressive. Deserving of praise is chef Scott McNamara, a veteran of the Selland empire (Ella, The Kitchen, etc.) whose last posting was as chef of Bistro Michel, a gem of a place with incredible French cuisine. Unfortunately, that gem was so well hidden in a sleepy corner of downtown that it never received the accolades it deserved. I’m glad to see McNamara back doing what he does best. And I have a feeling he’ll get more business than he might be ready for at Brasserie Capitale. Brasserie Capitale is at 1201 K St.; 329-8033; brasseriecapitale.com Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n

Lucca Restaurant & Bar

2028 H St. 443-7585

Café Bernardo

is rough and earthy, country-style, with only a mellow hint of liver. The duck, on the other hand, is rich and pungent, indulgent in small dollops on grilled baguette. Also on the small-plates side of the menu, you’ll find a trio of tartares: salmon, beef and mackerel ($12). The salmon, made mostly from belly, is light in flavor and redolent of dill. The mackerel is nearly overpowering, as any good mackerel should be, but it melds well with creme fraiche, scallions and lemon zest. The beef is the standout of the trio. Made as classically as you’d expect, it’s a perfect mix of chopped filet, spices and capers, with a raw quail egg perched on top. On the entree side of the menu, a few options stand out. The grilled pork shoulder ($24), beautifully grilled, sits on an heirloom bean ragout. The pork, tender and lovely, blends seamlessly with the savory ragout. This is an elegant dish, made even more elegant by how simple and hearty it is.

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

1615 J St. 669-5300

Buckhorn Grill

Deviled eggs from Brasserie Capitale

Kasbah Lounge

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

Mulvaney’s Building & Loan

Centro Cocina Mexicana

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

1215 19th St. 441-6022

2730 J St. 442-2552 L D $$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cooking served in a casual atmosphere • Paragarys.com

Old Soul Co.

Chicago Fire

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

2416 J St. 443-0440

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

1716 L St. 443-7685

Paesano’s Pizzeria 1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646 L D $$ Gourmet pizza, pasta, salads in casual setting • Paesanos.biz

Crepeville 1730 L St. 444-1100

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

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

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

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

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

Suzie Burger 29th and P Sts. 455-3300 L D $ Classic burgers, cheesesteaks, shakes, chili dogs, and other tasty treats • suzieburger.com

58 Degrees & Holding Co.

The Streets of London Pub

1217 18th St. 442-5858

1804 J St. 498-1388

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

L D $ Wine/Beer English Pub fare in an authentic casual atmosphere, 17 beers on tap

Fox & Goose Public House

Tapa The World

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

2115 J St. 442-4353 L D $-$$ Wine/Beer/Sangria Spanish/world cuisine in a casual authentic atmosphere, live flamenco music - tapathewworld.com

Thai Basil Café 2431 J St. 442-7690 L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio Housemade curries among their authentic Thai specialties Thaibasilrestaurant.com

1827 J Street 442-6678 B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

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A new twist on Sacramento’s longest-running summer jazz series. On 3rd Thursdays, enjoy great music curated and hosted by Vivian Lee, regional jazz matriarch and aﬁcionado. Jazz Night makes the Crocker the cool place to be this summer. MEDIA SPONSORS

Clairdee THURSDAY, JULY 16, 6:30 PM CAFE STAGE: Current Personae

Ron Moton THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 6:30 PM CAFE STAGE: Cynthia Douglas

Carlos McCoy’s Latin Band THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 6:30 PM CAFE STAGE: Grant Union High School Sextet

THIS SUMMER, HAVE YOUR PIE & EAT IT TOO!

216 O Street • Downtown Sacramento 916.808.7000 • crockerartmuseum.org

The Coconut Midtown

Clubhouse 56

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

723 56th. Street 454-5656

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

BLD Full Bar $$ American cuisine. HD sports, kid's menu, beakfast weekends

The Waterboy

Evan’s Kitchen

2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Fine South of France and northern Italian cuisine in a chic neighborhood setting • waterboyrestaurant.com

Zocolo 1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cuisine served in an authentic artistic setting • zocolosacramento.com

855 57th St. 452-3896 B L D Wine/Beer $$ Eclectic California cuisine served in a family-friendly atmosphere, Kid’s menu, winemaker dinners • Chefevan.com

Español 5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679 L D Full Bar $-$$ Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional family-style atmosphere

Formoli's Bistro

FREE BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

EAST SAC

If your birthday is in JUNE, JULY or AUGUST, bring your birthday party of two or more to Fat City Bar & Cafe to celebrate. Buy one entrée and get a second entrée FREE! Plus, the birthday person gets a FREE slice of our famous banana cream pie!

33rd Street Bistro

Monday through Thursday only.

3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233 B L D $$ Full Bar Patio Pacific Northwest cuisine in a casual bistro setting

Burr's Fountain 4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516 B L D $ Fountain-style diner serving burgers, sandwiches, soup and ice cream specialties

1001 Front Street, Historic Old Sacramento 916-446-6768 www.fatcitybarandcafe.com Proof of birthday required. Maximum discount $15. Not valid with any other offer. Valid June 1 through August 31, 2015. Tax & gratuity not included.

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Cabana Winery & Bistro 5610 Elvas 476-5492 LD $$ Wine tasting and paired entrees. Sunday Brunch 10 - 2. • cabanawine.com

3839 J St. 448-5699 B L D Wine/Beer Patio $$ Mediterranean influenced cuisine in a neighborhood setting

Italian Stallion 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

Les Baux 5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348 BLD $ Wine/Beer Unique boulangerie, café & bistro serving affordable delicious food/drinks all day long • lesbauxbakery.com

Opa! Opa! 5644 J St. 451-4000 L D Wine/Beer $ Fresh Greek cuisine in a chic, casual setting, counter service

Nopalitos 5530 H St. 452-8226 B L $ Wine/Beer Southwestern fare in a casual diner setting

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

Estelle's Patisserie

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

Fat City Bar & Cafe 1001 Front St. 446-6768 D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants. com

The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. 442-4772 L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com

Frank Fat’s 806 L St. 442-7092

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

Il Fornaio 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

Star Ginger 3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888 Asian Grill and Noodle Bar • starginger.com

Thai Palace Restaurant 3262 J St. 446-5353 L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Authentic Thai cuisine in a casual setting

DOWNTOWN Foundation

400 L St. 321-9522 L D $$ Full Bar American cooking in an historic atmosphere • foundationsacramento.com

Chops Steak Seafood & Bar

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

Morton’s Steakhouse 621 Capitol Mall #100 442-50

Parlaré Eurolounge

L D $$$ Full Bar Steakhouse serving dry-aged prime beef and fresh seafood in an upscale club atmosphere • Chopssacramento.com

10th & J Sts. 448-8960 D $$ Full Bar Relax with drinks and dinner in this stylish downtown space

Claim Jumper

Rio City Café

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

Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518

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

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

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

Esquire Grill

Vic’s Café

D $$$ Full Bar Upscale American steakhouse • Mortons.com

1117 11th St. 447-8900

1111 J St. 442-8200

Visit Land Park’s Newest Café

1110 Front St. Old Sac 442-8226

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Seasonal menu of favorites in a setting overlooking river • Riocitycafe.com

Ten 22 1022 Second St. 441-2211 L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting ten22oldsac.com

Free specialty coffee drink* *with purchase of any entreé

Between 3-6pm. Mention this ad. Expires 7/31/15.

1213 K St. 448-8900 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com

3193 Riverside Blvd (Next to Vic’s Ice Cream) 475-1223 • cafevics.com ILP n INSIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM

LAND PARK Casa Garden Restaurant 2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809 L D $$ • D with minimum diners call to inquire $$ Wine/Beer. Elegantly presented American cuisine. Operated by volunteers to benefit Sacramento Children's Home. Small and large groups. Reservations recommended • casagardenrestaurant.org

Freeport Bakery 2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256 B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com

Iron Grill

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We’re extending our hours ON the following Saturdays 12:00pm – 6:00pm July 11 – Smoking Ewe BBQ

Mouthwatering lamb and tri-tip

August 8 – The Organic Countertop

Natural, local and homemade comfort food

Sept 12 – Cousins Maine Lobster

As seen on Shark Tank. Lobstah. No need to say more.

MATCHBOOK WINE COMPANY 12300 County Road 92B | Zamora, CA 95698

open daily

matchbookwines.com

530.662.1032

Visit our website for detailed driving directions and event details.

11:00am – 4:30pm

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

The Kitchen 2225 Hurley Way 568-7171 D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com

steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com

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

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

Riverside Clubhouse

2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

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

Taylor's Kitchen 2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154 D $$S Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested.

1518 Broadway 441-0222 B L D $$ Wine/Beer International cuisine with dessert specialties in a casual setting

Willie's Burgers 2415 16th St.444-2006

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

The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way 488-47794 D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chineses food for 32 years • Dine in and take out

Roma's Pizzeria & Pasta

L D $ Great burgers and more. Open until 3 am weekends

6530 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-9800

ARDENCARMICHAEL

Roxy

Andaloussia 1537 Howe Ave. 927-1014 L D $-$$ Authentic Moroccan cuisine, lunch &

L D $$ Traditional Italian pizza & pasta Family Friendly Catering + Team Parties • romas-pizzaand-pasta.com

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

dinner specials, belly dancing weekends • bestmoroccanfood.com

L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting

Bella Bru Café

Sam's Hof Brau

5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

2500 Watt 482-2175

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

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

Café Vinoteca

Thai House

3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331 L D $$ Full Bar Italian bistro in a casual setting • Cafevinoteca.com

Chinois City Café 3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-8690 L D $$ Full Bar Asian-influenced cuisine in a casual setting • Chinoiscitycafe.com

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

La Rosa Blanca Taqueria

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Upscale neighborhood

Tower Café

2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708

13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

MIN DRIVE FROM SACRAMENTO SUMMER SIPPIN’ SATURDAYS

Ettore’s

427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888 L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com

Willie's Burgers 5050 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-5050L D $ Great burgers and more n

This Month at the Market A LOOK AT WHAT’S IN SEASON AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS IN JULY

ZUCCHINI

PEARS

NECTARINES

These fast-growing squash are low in calories, contain no saturated fats or cholesterol, and are a good source of protein, vitamin A and other vitamins. To eat: Slice horizontally, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and grill over a hot fire.

Pears are packed with dietary fiber, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. They are low in calories, too! To eat: Slice, top with a dollop of blue cheese and wrap with prosciutto for an elegant hors d’oeuvre.

Related to peaches, these delicious stone fruits are full of antioxidants and provide some B-complex vitamins and minerals. To eat: Combine with raspberries to make a summery crumble or cobbler.

CUCUMBERS

TOMATOES

WATERMELON

This low-calorie vegetable has a surprisingly high amount of vitamin K. The peel is a great source of dietary fiber. To eat: Peel and seed, then chop coarsely and combine with yogurt, garlic and lemon juice to make the zingy Greek dip known as tzatziki.

This summer treat—practically synonymous with Sacramento!—contains massive amounts of lycopene. According to a study from The University of Montreal, a diet rich in tomatoes may help reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer. To eat: Slice, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and pepper for the perfect summer salad.

Low in calories, watermelon contains dietary fiber, potassium, and vitamins C and A. Drink watermelon juice after a grueling workout. To eat: For a refreshing salad, serve with arugula and feta.

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