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ager to appease a noisy gaggle of citizens who don’t like cops, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and his City Council colleagues blundered into a policy that threatens to endanger the public and demoralize the Sacramento Police Department. With the city’s new policy, Steinberg and the council decided there’s no such thing as active

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shooters or ambushes. The mayor and council believe every 911 police emergency features an opportunity for de-escalation and negotiation, a chance for reasonable people to calm down and talk things over. The new policy concerns deadly force. Traditionally, the city instructed cops to use deadly force— shoot someone—only as a last resort. That’s still the case. But now police must dance through a set of exercises before they pull the trigger. Cops arrive at deadly force in two ways. One is to exhaust an escalating series of compliance steps. Start with negotiations, move to verbal commands, then physical controls,

nightstick or Taser. The strategy plays out over time. Unfortunately, there’s a second scenario, one that erases the time element and explodes in a blink. Suddenly, there’s a shiny metal object in someone’s hand. Or abrupt, furtive movements. Or a shooting stance. Or ambush or school shooting with bullets flying. Under Sacramento’s new policy, the city won’t make allowances for instantaneous situations, ambushes or school shooters. They don’t exist. Instead, it requires cops to use “tactics and techniques that may persuade the suspect to voluntarily comply” in all scenarios, even if

the suspect is walking down the street shooting people. There are no exceptions, no qualifying words such as “when feasible.” “Why would anyone want to join the Sacramento Police Department under this policy?” asks Police Chief Daniel Hahn. “Our officers won’t be able to defend themselves or the public. Or if they do, they risk losing their job for violating policy. This will be the most restrictive use-of-force policy in the country, bar none.” Hahn is livid over the new policy. Beyond diminishing his ability to recruit, train and keep cops, he fears for public and officer safety. He worries many officers will choose

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includes the words “when reasonable alternatives have been exhausted or are not feasible to protect the safety of the public and police officers.” “San Francisco is what everyone keeps talking about, and I have no issues with their policy,” Hahn says. “They have the words, ‘or are not feasible.’ We don’t. That’s a big difference.” The Community Police Review Commission recommended San Francisco’s language. New state laws also recognize the need for police to sometimes forego negotiations and deescalation in deadly force scenarios. Jeff Harris was the only City Council member to vote against the new policy. “This is really troubling,” he says. “We should never put our police officers in a position where they might not be able to protect the public and themselves, but that’s what we’ve done with this policy.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at regraswich@icloud.com. Please note that Publisher’s Desk will return in July. n

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Dawn Foster with the Sacramento SPCA and Sadie are ready for this year’s Doggy Dash. Photo courtesy of SSPCA.

oin thousands of walkers Saturday, June 5, for this year’s virtual Sacramento SPCA Doggy Dash to help the nonprofit raise funds to save more companion animals and find them fur-ever homes. Show your support by walking your neighborhood or backyard, a local park or trail, or even on a treadmill! Leading up to June 5, participate in an online pet festival, enter contests, win prizes and visit a virtual vendor fair. Register as an individual or as a team at sspca. org. The SSPCA also recently celebrated the opening of the Zoe K. McCrea Animal Health Center, which will allow the organization to increase its capacity for spay and neuter procedures, and expand its low-cost vaccine and wellness clinics. “Our most basic goals are to decrease the number of unwanted animals that enter our public shelters and get more animals out of shelters and into homes,” says Nereo Rebellato, SSPCA volunteer and fundraiser extraordinaire. “To achieve that goal, the Sacramento SPCA devoted significant resources to addressing animal overpopulation through our spay and neuter program.

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“Art Where the Wild Things Are,” Effie Yeaw Nature Center’s annual spring gala and auction, takes place June 5–14 both in person and online. Guests will enjoy an in-person art preview Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to peruse the juried natureoriented art on display under the trees at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Ancil Hoffman Park in Carmichael. A virtual silent auction will be held online June 5-14, and an in-person live auction will be held Sunday, June 13, from 5-7:30 p.m. at Effie Yeaw Nature Center. This is the nature center’s biggest fundraiser of the year to support its educational programs, maintain a beautiful visitor center and care for resident non-releasable animal ambassadors. For more information, visit sacnaturecenter.net.

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SSPCA HOLDS VIRTUAL WALK, OPENS NEW SPAY CLINIC It is the only thing that solves both overpopulation and the number of animals entering shelters.” The new 6,400-square-foot spay clinic has four surgical suites, two state-ofthe-art dental suites, expanded prep and recovery areas, and larger check-in/ waiting rooms for the public. “With the high cost of veterinary care among the top five reasons that animals are surrendered to a shelter, providing access to affordable care could be the

crucial difference between an animal spending their days in a loving home, going through the traumatic experience of staying in a shelter or being euthanized,” Rebellato says. In addition, the SSPCA has been awarded the California Veterinary Medical Association’s Meritorious Service Award for its commitment to providing high-quality veterinary services.

The 20th Sacramento French Film Festival comes to a small screen near you June 18–27. Like last year, the city’s iconic francophone film fest will stream 10 films in 10 days. The festival includes virtual chats and Q&As with directors and actors, and plenty of chances to rent and stream the best French-language films of the year. Go to virtual. sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org.

FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO The First 5 Sacramento Commission has approved more than $40 million in funding for critical prevention and early intervention programs that serve young children and their families in Sacramento County starting in July. Funding was allocated to prevent African American child deaths, strengthen families and decrease child maltreatment and trauma, improve

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PARKWAY FUND The American River Parkway Foundation has launched the TeichertParkway Fund, annual grants from Teichert that will be administered through the foundation to benefit the 4,800-acre American River Parkway. Through partnerships with Sacramento County Regional Parks, funding from Teichert’s gravel mining operations has been allocated for community enhancements within the parkway. Grants are available in four categories: education, recreation, access and parkway enhancements. “This has been over a decade in the making and I am truly excited to begin reviewing proposals and

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rewarding grants to implement projects and enhancements on the parkway generated by the community,” says Michael Smith of Teichert Materials. “The difference with these grants is one does not need to be a nonprofit to apply—a neighborhood association or scout group can do so as well. Our goal is to engage the entire community into the fold of the American River Parkway.” For more information or to apply, visit arpf.org/parkwayfund.

OAK PARK MARKET The Sacramento City Council has approved a $1.1 million loan for the renovation of an Oak Park commercial space at 4401 Broadway that will become a new employee-owned supermarket, Rancho San Miguel Market. The loan will not only help secure food access for local residents, “it will also provide economic and job opportunities for the community,” says Vice Mayor Jay Schenirer, who represents the district.

“Residents should not have to travel far to find fresh and affordable food—they should be able to find it right in their own community,” says City Councilmember Eric Guerra, who represents nearby District 6. Slated to open in fall 2021, the 51,000-square-foot supermarket will be 100-percent employee owned and serve Oak Park, Elmhurst and Tahoe Park. The store will be an anchor for the Broadway/Stockton corridor and complement other projects, including development of a Stockton Boulevard Plan, transportation improvements, new housing development and nearby Aggie Square.

NEW PUBLIC ART Five new works of public art by California artists will be installed in the SAFE Credit Union Convention and Performing Arts District, which includes the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center and recently remodeled Memorial Auditorium. “Our creative talent base contributes directly to our region’s creative vitality, while also attracting

tourism, driving innovation and bringing people together,” says City Councilmember Katie Valenzuela, who represents the district. “It’s vital that the city continues to support the arts community and pursue providing opportunities for our local creatives.” In coordination with the city’s Office of Arts and Culture, four artistic teams were chosen from more than 300 applications. Kimberly Garza and Atlas Lab Inc. created “California Cathedral,” a 25-foot-tall sculpture that echoes the form of a tree. Jiayi Young’s “Lunar Specimen 12038,7” is a clear acrylic resin sculpture modeled after a moon rock brought back by Apollo 11. Nova Jiang created two pieces. “Cacophony” is a 34-foot-long aluminum and Swarovski crystal hanging depicting a recorded soundwave by the Sacramento Philharmonic. “Acorn” is an oak sapling constructed of aluminum, fiberglass, wood instruments and acrylic paint. Einar and Jamex De La Torres’ “We Have Lift Off!” is a playful 34-foot-tall rocket ship made of steel, fiberglass and concrete that lights up at night and projects flora shapes on the convention center’s walls.

Don’t miss “Bent to the Task” at the California State Railroad Museum. Solomon's received a ReImagine micro-grant to expand outdoor dining.

SAFE GROUND SITE The city of Sacramento has opened its first “Safe Ground” site in a parking lot near W and Sixth streets under the W/X Freeway. The site is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can host approximately 100 to 150 people experiencing homelessness in spaces for tent camping or safe parking for vehicles. The site is staffed around the clock and offers porta-potties and cleaning stations. Case managers provide support for mental health needs and substance-use disorders, as well as hotel vouchers and housing coordination. Everyone utilizing the site will be entered into the Homeless Management Information System, connecting them with additional service providers in the area. Earlier this month, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution by Mayor Darrell Steinberg to keep overnight shelters open year-round regardless of the temperature and to expand their mission to include daytime hours and services to help people exit homelessness.

had tremendous opportunities in this industry,” says Bradley, who helped create the new position. “Yet I still see a relatively small number of people who look like me in the industry. This is Visit Sacramento’s chance to change that. Because this moment in time since last summer is too big to ignore or end up on the back burner because a box has been checked.” Bradley has already begun establishing steering committees made up of local leaders and experts who can speak to the challenges and experiences of people of color, the LGBTQ+ community and other historically underrepresented groups in Sacramento. Bradley currently serves as chair for the CalTravel (California Travel Association) DEI committee established last year. “This new position is the next step in making sure that tourism really is a positive force for our entire community,” says Visit Sacramento President/CEO Mike Testa.

incarceration to develop and sustain the tools and resources necessary for a successful re-entry. Program participants are housed for six months to allow time for them to access health care services (including addiction and mental health treatment), educational programs and employment opportunities. Sacramento Self-Help Housing and St. Vincent de Paul also provides a holistic set of case management resources focused on human dignity, self-awareness and achieving permanent housing. For more information, visit sacselfhelp.org.

REIMAGINE GRANTS The Downtown Sacramento Partnership is now accepting applications for an additional round of ReImagine Activation Grants, part of the new micro-grant program launched last fall.

The $500 micro-grants will be awarded to Downtown businesses and organizations to support endeavors to increase the quality of life and experiences within the 66-block district managed by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. So far, micro-grants have been awarded to Brannan Manor Restaurant & Spirits, Capital Books, Kodaiko Ramen & Bar, Koja Kitchen Sactown, Odd Cookie Bakery & Café, Solomon’s, Tango by the River, Visions of Eden Inc. and Willie’s Burgers. “It has been extremely challenging to navigate not just the restrictions during the pandemic but the office closures, Golden 1 Center shutdown and the constantly changing conditions, so we have to get creative to draw people to Downtown,” says Andrea Lepore, owner of Solomon’s. “The ReImagine grant helped us support our creative economy and hire local DJs to energize our

EXODUS PROJECT DIVERSITY CHIEF Visit Sacramento, the economic development and services organization for the region’s convention and tourism industry, has announced that Sonya Bradley, longtime leader and chief marketing officer, will become chief of diversity, equity and inclusion. This new position was created specifically to address the organization’s commitment to DEI prompted by the killing of George Floyd. “Tourism has been fulfilling both professionally and personally, and I’ve

Sacramento Self-Help Housing is now operating three transitional houses as part of St. Vincent de Paul’s The Exodus Project, a spiritually based mentoring program assisting men and women for up to two months prior to release and six months after release from incarceration in Sacramento County correctional facilities. The program is free for participants and each house is home to six individuals. In addition to providing transitional housing, the program supports those recently released from

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Camp Menzies offers activities like swimming and canoeing. patio and create a brief escape for our customers.” For more information, visit downtownsac.org/covid-19.

MIDTOWN FARMERS MARKET The Midtown Farmers Market has expanded to accommodate more than 130 farmers, growers and vendor booths through October. The open-air market will extend from its existing footprint on 20th Street between J and L streets to K Street from 19th to 21st streets. The market is open year-round on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (market hours change seasonally). “We are steadfast in our commitment to celebrating a diverse street food culture while feeding curiosity about where our food comes from while connecting with the amazing local chef and restaurant community in Midtown,” says Emily Baime Michaels, executive director of the Midtown Association, which operates the farmers market. When you go, seek out three Street Food Sacramento grant award winners that debuted in April: Boone’s Red Onions (pickled red onions), Épicée (hot sauces and candied jalapenos) and La Minerva (tortas, tacos, ceviche and more). For more information, visit midtownfarmersmarketsac.com.

RAILROAD MUSEUM After being closed for nearly a year, the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento has reopened for indoor visitation at 25-percent capacity.

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The museum offers a variety of exhibits in addition to an awe-inspiring collection of large-scale locomotives and historic rail equipment. Don’t miss “Bent to the Task: The Industrial Art of Ray Carrington,” “Crossing Lines: Women of the American Railroad” and “The Magic of Scale Model Railroading.” Also, the California State Railroad Museum Foundation is continuing its popular weekend excursion train rides on the Sacramento Southern Railroad. The railroad museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to purchase advance tickets for excursion train rides, visit californiarailroad.museum.

CHEETAHS AT THE ZOO For the first time in almost 20 years, the Sacramento Zoo is home to cheetahs again. Meet 4-year-old brothers, Rowdy and Zig Zag. “The boys” arrived from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Ore., in April and were given time to settle into their new surroundings before going on exhibit. The zoo’s animal care and health staff immediately began working on a cheetah husbandry and welfare program. Prior to the boys’ arrival, the cheetahs’ enclosure—the zoo’s former Australia habitat—received upgrades, including new grass, heating elements, shade structures, a glass panel for up-close viewing and a behind-thescenes area for tours, all thanks to zoo supporters. Admission tickets must be reserved in advance at saczoo.org. No tickets are sold at the door and weekends are selling out.

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Summer is here—which means summer camps are the answer to keeping your kids busy. Check out in-person camps from the Aerospace Museum of California (aerospaceca.org/camps), California Museum (californiamuseum.org/ time-traveler), Sacramento History Museum (sachistorymuseum.org/ events/field-trips/2021-history-camp), SMUD Museum of Science & Curiosity (visitmosac.org/summer-camps), Verge Center for the Arts (vergeart.com/ classes/arts-summer-kids-studio-camp) and others. For Girl Scouts and their families, Camp Menzies offers several camp options in the Sierra Nevada that include horseback riding, swimming, archery, arts and crafts, hiking, canoeing, songs, games and more. For more information, visit girlscoutshcc. org/camp.

The Harley White Jr. Quartet will perform Monday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at the Dante Club to celebrate the return of the Sacramento Jazz Coop’s “Live at Dante” performance series. The performance features “Impressions of Chopin, Ellington and Jobim” with Clark Goodloe on piano, Andre Fylling on melodica and synth strings, Jeff Minnieweather on drums and Harley White Jr. on bass. For more information, visit sacramentojazzcoop. org.

ELK GROVE ART TOUR The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will present its 10th Annual Art Tour on Saturday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with more than two dozen local artists. The tour allows artists to showcase their works with no gallery fee or

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“Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase” by Tiffany Studios is at Crocker Art Museum. Photo by John Faier. commission, and offers art lovers a chance to meet artists in an informal setting. Each participating artist has donated a piece of original art for a raffle fundraiser at the center. The show and raffle prizes will remain on display through July 3, when raffle winners will be announced. For a map of locations and more information, visit elkgrovefineartscenter.org.

CLARA CLASSROOM CLARA Classroom, a new virtual teaching artist program, is being offered to all Sacramento County public schools for free through Sept. 1, thanks to funding from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation and others. “After a year of distance learning, students need arts engagement more than ever,” says CLARA Executive Director Megan Wygant. “Research shows that participation in the arts is an essential part of social-emotional learning and improves students’ adaptability, flexibility and comfort with uncertainty.”

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TIFFANY EXHIBIT “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection” is now on view at the Crocker Art Museum through Sept. 12. The exhibit features more than 60 stunning objects spanning more than

30 years of Tiffany’s prolific career as a renowned and inventive artist in glass, ceramic, metalwork, jewelry and painting. This marks the first time these objects from Chicago’s distinguished Richard H. Driehaus Collection have been presented in a comprehensive exhibition. For more information, visit crockerart.org.

OFF CENTER CERAMICS “Off Center: An International Ceramic Competition” returns to Blue Line Arts in Roseville through July 10. Juried winners will be announced Saturday, June 19, during the Opening Reception from 4–8 p.m. Featuring 80 works by artists from 21 states, Off Center addresses the ways in which ceramics can draw attention to issues relevant to today’s world. “Each of these artists offer poignant reflections on the nature of this moment in human existence: from our shifting relationship to the environments we shape, to our relationship with history, to our hesitant movement into the ensuing stage of 21st century life,” says Magdolene Dykstra, an EgyptianCanadian artist and educator who selected this year’s winners. Blue Line Arts is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5

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BARN DANCE East Sacramento’s Archival Gallery will present a group exhibition, “Barn Dance,” June 3–26, featuring works by local artists celebrating our agricultural region and the spirit of the dance. Artists include Kathy Dana, Emily Elders, Jill Estroff, Cynthia Hipkiss, Maureen Hood, Jon Lowe, Erin Martinelli, Carol Mott-Binkley, Linda Nunes, Helen Plenert, Kellie Raines, Sean Royal, Hilary von Joo and others. The gallery will be open for a Second Saturday public reception June 12 at 5 p.m. with respectful distancing and limited capacity. Gallery visitors are welcome during normal business hours with no appointment. Masks or face coverings are required at all times. For more information, visit archivalgallery. com.

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CHANGING PERSPECTIVE The Sacramento Fine Arts Center in Carmichael will host the exhibit “Changing Perspective,” June 1–27 with a Second Saturday reception June 12 from 5:30–8:30 p.m. The juried art show called on artists to create something new and different that challenged their own perspective of the world—or changes the perspective of others. For more information, visit sacfinearts.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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ere’s a warning for people who walk along the Sacramento River levee in Pocket. Several residents who live near the levee seem ready to resort to violence as they harass folks enjoying the waterfront parkway. The threatening behavior has frustrated city authorities responsible for public safety on the levee. Earlier this year, Neal Bucknell and his 14-year-old son walked the levee near Arabella Way. The boy ran ahead. He encountered a man wearing a gasmask and carrying a chemical spray tank and nozzle. The man blocked the youngster and tried to spray him with the poison. Bucknell yelled. The teen scampered down the levee. Father and son made it safely home. “I didn’t have my phone, but when I got home, I grabbed it and hightailed

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it back up the levee, hoping to get some video or pictures of the guy,” Bucknell says. “Mr. Gasmask was gone. If I had some more to go on, I would have called the police.” A few weeks later, ace Inside Sacramento photographer Aniko Kiezel was walking the levee near the same Arabella spot when a man shouted at her to get off “his” levee. She stopped and said she wasn’t doing anything wrong. The guy unlocked his back gate and turned a big dog loose. The animal raced up the levee toward Kiezel. She used her camera bag to keep the dog away. Luckily, Aniko can handle dogs. She didn’t run and wasn’t bitten. But she was frightened. “Seriously, that man should be ashamed of himself,” she says. After both attacks, I contacted Sacramento Police Capt. Adam Green, the city’s south area law enforcement commander. Green is a good cop. He’s accessible and straightforward in his motives and directives. He doesn’t want people fighting on the levee. But the problem of a few levee residents threatening and bullying the public has left him frustrated. “We’re working with the city attorney’s office and City Council

member Rick Jennings to find a solution,” Green says. Police interviewed Bucknell and his son. They concluded the spray incident fell a fraction short of assault on a child. As for Kiezel, the captain referred the case to animal control officers. They opened a file and looked for the dog and owner, without luck. This story has layers. On one hand, the city is sympathetic to property owners along the levee who believe their privacy has been disrupted by the removal of private (and illegal) cross-levee fences and gates, which blocked public access for decades. The fences and gates were torn down in preparation for major levee repairs. The state Central Valley Flood Protection Board, which owns and controls the levees, will not permit new fences. “The fences are down, they’re not coming back, and for those residents on the levee, their lives are changing,” says Dennis Rogers, chief of staff for Jennings. “The process is happening in slow motion, like a slow drip. It’s painful for them. It would be better to just rip the bandage off and move ahead with levee access, but we can’t.” Sympathy only goes so far. Some property owners think citizens walking on the levee are trespassers. But let’s be

clear: Criminal trespass in California—a misdemeanor—requires a refusal to leave someone’s property. Simply walking or running on the levee is not trespassing. And it’s not a crime. Attacking someone on the levee can easily turn into a serious crime. Using chemical spray on a child can be prosecuted as a felony. Letting your dog attack someone can bring a prison stretch. Bucknell and his son and Kiezel were lucky. But so were the men who tried to assault them. “Property owners, as well as property violators, will be held accountable,” Jennings says. So let’s make some rules. Levee walkers and runners should never confront levee-adjacent homeowners. If you are on the levee and someone harasses you or accuses you of trespassing, politely ask for their name and address. When they refuse—as they will—keep walking and send me the details. You don’t need to stop for anyone on the levee. Other than a cop. R.E. Graswich can be reached at regraswich@icloud.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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CROCKER REOPENS WITH NEW SHOWS, SMALLER CROWDS

ouis Comfort Tiffany had to wait. So did employees who sell tickets and help make the Crocker Art Museum a fun and memorable experience. After months of uncertainty, the Sacramento region’s premier art institution is staffed up and back in business. The museum is eager to present an unprecedented collection of Tiffany’s glass, ceramics, metalwork and jewelry, alongside the famed Crocker collection of California and European art. “We’ve heard from so many people who say, ‘I can’t wait to get back to the museum,’” says Michelle MaghariDong, director of visitor services at the Crocker. “They were looking for something that feels good to do, and that means exploring their art museum.”

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Crocker reopened in April as pandemic restrictions eased. The resumption has been a tentative process, with new Thursday through Sunday operating hours and audiences limited to 25 percent capacity. Tickets must be reserved in advance to manage the attendance. Still, a limited Crocker is better than no Crocker. And no Crocker was the reality at 216 O St. for almost 13 months during the COVID-19 lockdown. The museum reopened briefly in October, but virus spikes across Sacramento forced a quick shutdown. Visitors this summer will find some changes to their museum experience. Masks are required, plastic partitions abound and hand-sanitizer dispensers are everywhere, even in elevators. Guests must keep their distance from non-family members. “It’s definitely a little slower because of the limited capacity, but I haven’t heard a lot of push back about any of our COVID protocols,” Maghari-Dong says. “People understand we want to keep our staff and guests safe.” Like many organizations, Crocker faced devastating economic consequences when the shutdown began.

The museum’s ability to generate revenue disappeared. Emergency funds were received from governmental assistance programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program, but much of the staff was eventually laid off. “Our earned revenue became nonexistent until we launched our online museum store,” Maghari-Dong says. “Ticket sales were gone. Private rentals of the facility were gone. Those were revenue areas we absolutely relied on.” The visitor services director says some Crocker employees found other work over the winter, but many waited out the closure and returned to their museum jobs. “They were absolutely willing and ready to come back,” she says. The exhibition schedule was significantly disrupted. A few smaller

shows were delayed or canceled. The Tiffany treasures were rescheduled from 2020. The collection opens June 6 and runs through Sept. 12. Another major summer exhibition is “For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design.” The show opens July 3 and traces U.S. history through the skills of renowned artists, including Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Lois Dodd, Cecilia Beaux, Andrew Wyeth and Wayne Thiebaud. Crocker has a unique regard for Thiebaud, Sacramento’s most celebrated artist. In October, the museum staged a COVID-shortened exhibition for his 100th birthday. For ticket and exhibition information, visit crockerart.org. R.E. Graswich can be reached at regraswich@icloud.com. n

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he Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is trying to decide whether law enforcement should continue to respond to persons experiencing mental health emergencies or turn the function over to social workers. Community activists say the change is needed to reduce deadly outcomes. Skeptics think it’s another attempt to defund police agencies. Currently, 911 calls about someone having a mental breakdown typically trigger a response by sheriff deputies or city police. Activists believe cops are not prepared to deal with such situations. They cite examples of fatal shootings of mentally ill people. A better option, advocates say, is to create a standalone call center with a special phone number for teams of mobile clinicians to respond in mental health emergencies.

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County staff research indicates local police chiefs want to keep 911 as the dispatch system to determine appropriate responses. Supervisor Patrick Kennedy favors separation, but county staff points out 911 dispatch centers consist largely of civilian employees trained in de-escalation techniques to assist callers. Dispatchers can immediately access criminal histories and determine if a person is a chronic offender. They can evaluate the need for armed response, referral to other services or no response at all. Supervisor Rich Desmond, a retired CHP officer, says law enforcement is the lead responder to 911 calls. Nevertheless, community listening sessions, board meetings and surveys have revealed opposition to police involvement in mental health emergencies. Critics say people are afraid to call 911 when a family member or friend is having a mental health crisis. They worry about over-reactions by police. Besides removing law enforcement from the process, activists want funding for a separate call system to come from the county sheriff’s budget. Kennedy has shown support for that idea.

Desmond points out 911 calls involve different dispatches besides armed response. Many calls are relayed to fire departments or medical emergency responders. But activists are convinced any law enforcement participation poses a danger to the mentally ill. Desmond disagrees. He says a cop may be needed to secure an area if someone is having a crisis in the middle of a street. County officials studied three models: establishing a separate call system with a designated number, using existing 911 dispatch centers or stationing clinicians within 911 centers. A separate 24-hour mental health crisis call center is estimated to cost as much as $5.1 million. Mobile crisis teams could run another $3.8 million, plus $630,000 in startup costs for vehicles, equipment and training. The eagerness by some board members to create a separate emergency phone number faces an obstacle. Effective July 2022, the Federal 988 Suicide Prevention and Behavioral Health Emergency Response phone number is expected to be operational, posing confusion if another new emergency number exists.

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fruitless mulberry. “Everything is built around this tree,” Roach says. Lights attached high among the tree branches “cast a nice light over the firepit.” The homeowners revamped a decrepit, closed-in back porch by removing the screening, adding skylights and ceiling fans, and painting the ceiling and posts bright white. Green paint was sandblasted off the cement floor. A cheery yellow door leading to the house adds a pop of color.

An original black iron gate with decorative curlicues leads from the front yard to a breezeway that separates the home from a small building used as an office. “The breezeway is cool,” Roach says. “Most people have covered up their breezeways, but I really love this concept.” Renovations to the interior of the 2,700-square-foot house, built in 1950, were extensive. They included essential and aesthetic changes. “It had the original heater, original air conditioner,” Roach says. “We changed all the plumbing and all the drain lines. We did pretty much all new wiring.” The couple opened up the floor plan by removing a wall between the living room and “tiny, cut-up kitchen.” They reconfigured the kitchen and adjacent utility room. “I worked with an architect who helped me lay out the kitchen,” says Roach, who knew what he wanted for the remodel. “I spent a year on Houzz looking at things, savings pictures and narrowing it down.” The new spacious kitchen has Caesarstone quartz countertops—ivory white with grey veining on the island and concrete grey against the walls. The dramatic backsplash is made of cement floor tiles in a geometric black, grey and white pattern. A bonus living space off the kitchen is affectionately called the “Wood Room,” Roach

says. “It was completely closed off and dark. It felt so removed from the rest of the house. Now it’s the room we spend all our time in.” Redwood tongue and groove panels and beams in the Wood Room’s ceiling were painted white. A dingy linoleum floor was replaced with hardwood to seamlessly match the adjacent living room’s refurbished original white oak floors (hidden under carpeting when the house was purchased). A red brick fireplace adds to the coziness. A second brick fireplace, painted white, brightens up the living room, along with plantation shutters and re-plastered, imperfect smooth walls and ceiling. Original artwork lends color and creativity. Before purchasing the Arden Park home in 2015, “we had been looking for quite a while,” Roach says. The couple had sold their house in Natomas and found a rental in the Arden Park neighborhood. “That’s how we fell in love with Arden Park. It’s completely different from where we lived in Natomas. A different sort of vibe.” To recommend a home or garden for Open House, contact Inside Sacramento at editor@ insidepublications.com. More photography and previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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very few years, Sacramento’s insecurities sneak up and deliver a punch to civic pride. A recent example is the storyline that Bay Area residents can’t wait to move to Sacramento. Here’s the thing about Bay Area residents, gleaned from personal experience: Unless they come from Sacramento, Bay Area people are clueless about the capital city. They believe it’s the boondocks, a place to bypass on the way to Tahoe. Their ignorance is deep, their indifference generational. They don’t care about Sacramento. They never will. Naturally, this dismissive attitude is painful to civic leaders and business

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boosters. Indifference hurts. So the city’s marketers search for signs of validation—a Bay Area magazine story about Sacramento’s art scene or coffee shops, a celebrity chef’s endorsement, anything with positive words and pictures that build on the narrative of “emerging city.” But we know better. Sacramento has been emerging for 50 years. The pandemic only elevated wishful thinking to new heights. With offices closed, techies were supposedly breaking their $3,500 San Francisco studio leases and dashing up Interstate 80 to California’s coolest river city. They were infusing Sacramento with new dollars and creative energies. Amid the horrors of COVID-19, Sacramento’s moment had arrived. Except it didn’t happen. Bay Area residents haven’t flocked to Sacramento, despite what the booming real estate market implies. While San Francisco suffered an

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very Christmas, Kathy Caitano gives her sons a piece of original art. Her grandkids get one too. This unique gifting strategy is not just because Caitano owns Artistic Edge Custom Framing & Gallery on Fulton Avenue. It’s because she knows the importance of getting children hooked early on art.

“Art education in the U.S. is lacking,” says Caitano, who has owned Artistic Edge for 15 years. “In Europe, art is not a luxury but a necessity. Here, people don’t feel that way if they’re not exposed to art when they’re young. My kids grew up in the gallery, so they know how to admire art. I always suggest that people bring their little

ones in and expose them to art—they love it.” Though she’s always been an art lover, Caitano hadn’t considered working in the field until two decades ago. She held a variety of jobs at McClellan Air Force Base, Bureau of Land Management and Department of Defense. She founded a billing and bookkeeping business in 1990. She also co-owned and operated a Curves women’s fitness gym for five years before realizing that, even though the business was lucrative, fitness was not her passion. (She can attest, however, that “it doesn’t matter if you’re 20 or 88, most women don’t like their bodies.”) When she and her husband were on their annual anniversary trip in 2007, he asked her what was next and suggested she try art framing. (They were at an art auction at the time.) Caitano wasn’t sure, but did some research on framing when they returned home. She found an 1,100-square-foot space on Fulton called Paykel’s Framing for sale. It was small and crammed with merchandise, but Caitano saw potential. She bought the shop and asked the owner to teach her the ropes. After his coaching and several advanced framing classes, Caitano was on her way. “From day one, I was in love,” the North Highlands resident says. “I’d never felt this way about another job. Apparently, I have a knack for designing—it came very naturally. It’s about not only bringing out what’s best for the (art) piece, but also molding that to the personality of the owner and the home it’s going in.” Over the years, Caitano has expanded the shop into an 8,000-square-foot artistic mecca that offers custom framing, art and jewelry, and studio space for seven working artists. Though the shop is far from Midtown, it hosts a lively Second Saturday reception each month with live music (on pause due to COVID), along with a rotating roster of artists at price points to accommodate all levels of collectors. “It’s really not that expensive to have original art in your home—even a college student can afford a $50 piece,” Caitano says. “Plus, it lasts forever and can be passed down to kids and grandkids. Art never goes out of style.” For more information, visit artisticedgeframing.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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t was one of those January storms everyone talks about the next day. The National Weather Service reported gusts of 60 mph. Trees toppled. Thousands lost power. Structures collapsed. The barn-size aviary flight cage at Sacramento’s Wildlife Care Association turned into a pile of rubble—only weeks from the nonprofit’s busiest season, when abandoned and injured baby birds must learn to fly.

“It’s a crucial part of rehabbing thousands of birds to test fly their readiness to be released back to the community,” Rick Reed with WCA says. “Last year, we had a record number of 6,700 critters, most of the feathered type.” The estimated cost to replace the flight cage: $20,000. “With the busy season just weeks away, it’s a critical need and a huge unexpected hit,” Reed adds.

WCA volunteers took to social media and personal networking to secure material and monetary donations, skilled trades people and a local contractor to rebuild the muchneeded flight cage. “Wells Construction from Roseville and Homewood supply in Rocklin donated time and materials to make this possible,” Reed says. “Community donations supported the additional costs in putting up this building in a single day.” Volunteer workers from Wells Construction removed the demolished building in early April and completed the new wood-frame, all-weather structure the following day. “We’re doing it a little differently,” Jim Brown, project lead with Wells Construction, notes. “We’re rebuilding an aviary with five compartments instead of the one large compartment.” The 40-foot-long structure is comprised of five 8-foot by 7-foot cages—each 10 feet high—with one long 3-foot-wide “caregiver corridor” for volunteers to safely access the enclosures. “This construction gives us five spaces instead of one, allowing for more species separation, and will be much less vulnerable to wind damage,” Reed says. Homewood Lumber “has been very helpful in getting us lumber when nobody else could,” Brown says. “We’re also changing the roofing to be a little more weather proof and long-term.” “We’ll use the enclosures for all kinds of songbirds, robins, sparrows, house finches, morning doves, pigeons,” WCA volunteer Terri Muzik explains. “It’s not quite large enough for crows—that will be our next build.” In the coming months, the organization hopes to add several more flight cages for bigger birds such as raptors. WCA was established more than 40 years ago, led by prominent naturalists including Effie Yeaw and William B. Pond. Today, the volunteer-based organization rescues and rehabilitates more than 6,000 sick, orphaned and injured wild animals each year.

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ebra Celiz was not in the best spirits when she returned to Sacramento in 2013 after 45 years in San Francisco. In the midst of a busy career in health care administration, Celiz was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disorder. There’s no cure. Patients gradually lose peripheral vision. Celiz decided to move back to her hometown to be closer to family as she figured out how to live with declining eyesight.

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A visit to the NorthState Assistive Technology store run by the Society for the Blind changed her life. An employee suggested she meet Shane Snyder, an instructor for the society’s Senior IMPACT Project, which teaches alternative non-visual techniques to individuals 55 and older and helps maintain their independence. Celiz attended an eight-day retreat and emerged empowered, determined to help others like herself. The instructors “showed me that being blind wasn’t a dead end, but a fabulous beginning,” Celiz says. She began to volunteer in earnest, speaking at visitor breakfasts and lunches, and doing outreach at senior centers, nursing homes and health fairs. (You may remember an Inside article about her volunteerism from 2015.) In 2018, a Senior IMPACT instructor position opened. Her mentors encouraged her to apply, but Celiz felt she wasn’t qualified. Thankfully, her supporters prevailed. After a rigorous

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f Cliff Popejoy could tell people one thing, it would be, “Get out and volunteer. It doesn’t matter how often—a few hours a week, a few days a year—just find a niche that appeals to you, create the time and volunteer.” Popejoy has volunteered for the Greater Sacramento branch of the

global housing nonprofit Habitat for Humanity for more than 30 years. He knows the joy volunteering brings. It can even start you on a new career path, as Popejoy learned. Eighteen years after leaving a “phenomenal” career with the California Air Resources Board, he decided to give back to the community. He tried lots of different organizations, but Habitat’s mission to help people get their own homes through sweat equity in exchange for no-interest mortgages appealed to him. “The most moving moments are when the kids get to see their new house for the first time,” the Land Park resident says. “These families who work alongside us have often gone from having a cramped apartment to a house that’s all theirs. The kids have their own rooms for the first time. It’s hard not to get emotional. It’s a lifechanger.” Popejoy started with the nonprofit as a volunteer but was soon invited to join the electrical crew that wires each Habitat house. Popejoy had a master’s degree in analytical chemistry but no experience as an electrician. No matter, foreman Bill Hunt liked him, mentored him and eventually asked him to take over. “By that time, I had worked with Bill for four or five years and had gotten quite competent at wiring,” Popejoy says. “He asked me to lunch one day at the Old Spaghetti Factory, where he revealed that he was ill and wanted me to take over the crew. How do you say no?” After stepping into the electrical role, Popejoy was mentored by Habitat’s construction supervisor. He worked nearly every weekend—about 40 Saturdays one year. He gained so much

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An Open Book CARMICHAEL CHILDREN’S AUTHOR MAKES LEARNING FUN

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s a writer, Patricia Newman has a radar that is “always up and looking for ideas.” The prolific children’s book author and Carmichael resident turns those ideas into educational and entertaining books that tackle

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complex subjects for readers ages 4 and up. She’s on the lookout for inspiration. “You have to follow those cryptic signs placed in your way throughout your life and be open to what they’re telling you,” says Newman, whose newest and 18th book, “Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean,” was published this year. Newman’s first cryptic sign was a comment from her mother-in-law. As Newman finished reading the umpteenth picture book to her toddler son and young daughter, her mother-in-law said, “You know, Patty, you could do this.” It was the first time anyone suggested to Newman that she could write, though she’d been an avid lifelong reader. The comment “planted a seed in my brain.”

At the time, the former teacher and computer programmer worked as assistant director of the western regional office of her alma mater, Cornell University. She decided to explore what it would take to write a children’s book. Newman joined the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, attended conferences and began to write. She carried a notebook to T-ball practice, karate lessons, gymnastics, everywhere, and was soon getting published in children’s magazines. Her first book, “Jingle the Brass,” appeared in 2004 and was followed by “Nugget on the Flight Deck.” Both books help kids learn lingo from a profession—railroading and piloting, respectively— aided by illustrations. Over the next several years, Newman wrote informational children’s books about military special ops, energy and surviving animal attacks, plus books for English learners in South Korea. Her work won several awards, including the Robert F. Sibert honor from the American Library Association. A newspaper article about oceanography sparked the next phase of Newman’s writing career. The article featured 17 graduate students from Scripps Institution of Oceanography who embarked on an expedition to study plastic in the ocean. Newman read their daily blog with fascination and decided the story would make a great children’s book. When the expedition finished, Newman contacted three participants—all women scientists—along with the project photographer, Annie Crawley. The resulting book, “Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” was published in 2014 and inspired Newman to write four more environmental books, including the recent “Planet Ocean.” “Annie is a mermaid, so it made sense to do an ocean book,” Newman says of her collaborator. “And I’m not a diver, but water has always been a big part of who I am. As a kid growing up in Vermont, I would play around lakes and rivers, dig for clams and sail with my dad. When I first got married and lived in San Diego, we were at the beach constantly. The ocean is really close to our hearts.” “Planet Ocean” offers Crawley’s photographs and video—via innovative QR codes that allow readers to interact with the book online. Newman hopes the takeaway is the need for environmental stewardship. “Oftentimes people aren’t that connected to what’s under the water,” she says. “They understand there’s beauty there, but the problems we’re creating on land with pollution and overfishing impact the ocean. Even if you live in middle America, you impact the ocean.” Newman is working on her next book about the Elwha River ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest, due next year, and looks forward to giving live talks and workshops to schoolchildren. Whether in books or in person, she hopes to spread her message of the importance of taking care of the planet—no matter your age. For more information, visit patriciamnewman.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@ gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Zoned Out ACTIVISTS WORRY ABOUT LOSING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS

ucked among other news roiling our lives is a growing drumbeat about environmental justice. President Joe Biden has promised his administration will keep it “in the center of all we do.” Health and Human Services director, former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, spoke often about environmental justice. Becerra joined residents in San Bernardino to oppose plans to expand the airport for Amazon’s logistics needs. And now, for the first time and as required by state law, there’s an environmental justice element in Sacramento’s 2040 General Plan—a component that calls for “an equity lens” when drafting development goals and policies.

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What does environmental justice mean? And how might it shape Sacramento’s future? Put simply, environmental justice— EJ for short—is about correcting the longstanding practice of neighborhoods with large minority and disadvantaged populations bearing the brunt of air and water pollution, noise and other adverse health effects from infrastructure projects. As the California Department of Justice defines it, EJ “means the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.” In a meeting of the city’s Planning and Design Commission, Commissioner Lynn Lenzi applauded Sacramento’s newfound religion. “It’s been a topic of conversation for many, many, many years,” she says, “and it’s so great to see that it is now in the forefront of planning and that it actually will be incorporated into project discussions and hopefully in staff

reports and conditions for approvals of many projects that are going in. I’m glad to see how far this has come and (that it’s) now in the forefront of our planning moving forward.” Good intentions to right past wrongs. But some community activists I met have a different perspective. For Oak Park resident Erica Jaramillo, a state employee and spokeswoman for the group Sacramento Investment Without Displacement, one EJ issue overrides the rest. “Housing is the cornerstone of environmental justice,” she says. “And it can really set up someone to thrive or it can lead someone on a path through chronic homelessness and an inevitable encounter with drugs, sexual

exploitation, violence. Then people are labeled at that point and it becomes really hard to get out of that.” Others who reached out to me for a Zoom meeting addressed what EJ means to them. Chris Jones is a health care and IT project manager from Colonial Heights. He’s president of Hope for Sacramento, an organization pushing solutions for Sacramento’s homelessness crisis. He took exception to a column where I promoted the city’s plan to allow duplexes, triplexes and four-plexes in neighborhoods historically zoned for single-family residential. The controversial open zoning proposal is supposed to promote racial diversity in places such as Land Park

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lawofficeof briand.wyatt ,PC and East Sacramento, while providing affordable housing options. “The evidence that this actually is a good idea has neither been asked nor given,” Jones says. “There is nothing in the (General Plan) housing element that says relaxing the single-family zoning requirements would either lead to more affordable housing or more racial diversity. Research suggests it’s actually the opposite.” Waverly Hampton III, a Sacramento State engineering student and owner of a small web development business, says he doesn’t see Sacramento doing enough to promote affordable housing. “I moved here a little over a year ago,” he says. “From my perspective, there does seem to be this push to have single-family homes developed without thinking about if people can afford them, because the city is probably more concerned if people from the Bay Area can afford them, because that’s why they’re moving here. They can, but more and more people cannot.” Jennifer Holden, a resident of Mangan Park near Executive Airport, organized our meeting. She spoke against open zoning after housing speculators called residents in her neighborhood and asked if they wanted

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to sell their houses, which are still relatively affordable. “When you take an older neighborhood like this and (make it dense) in a short period of time, who will pay for infrastructure to handle that extra population load?” she asks. “I am very concerned about the relationship fabric of neighborhoods getting decimated. And no one is building the kinds of homes anymore that you find in our neighborhood.” The big takeaway: Progress on amenities such as soccer stadiums and waterfront development is exciting, but with more people priced out of the housing market, such progress won’t provide equity for much of the population. Unless Sacramento does the hard work to provide more affordable housing, environmental justice discussions will be a lot of talk and not enough meaningful action. Gary Delsohn can be reached at gdelsohn@gmail.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Her Way BLAZING TRAILS COMES NATURALLY TO MAELEY TOM

ay was Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It’s a time to acknowledge the contributions of Asian Pacific Islander Americans. Maeley Tom is a notable member of the Asian Pacific Islander community.

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She’s lived in Pocket for decades and last year published a memoir, “I’m Not Who You Think I Am: An Asian American Woman’s Political Journey.” The story takes readers from Tom’s upbringing in San Francisco to her success as the first ethnic minority woman to earn top jobs at the state Capitol. She was chief administrative officer for the state Assembly and chief of staff to the state Senate president. Her story is fascinating. Tom’s parents immigrated to the United States in the late 1930s from Guangzhou, China. They were members of a Cantonese opera troupe. Her father, a popular comedian, performed nightly at San Francisco’s Mandarin Theatre while her mother sang in underground clubs.

“Seven days a week, they lived the fast, hard life of entertainers— performing on stage, followed by long hours in the gambling dens of Chinatown,” Tom recalls. They weren’t ready to care for a young child. Two weeks after she was born, Tom was sent to live with a French-Basque family. “When people learn I was in foster care for almost eight years, I get a sympathetic glance. But those years were among my happiest,” she says. At age 10, Tom moved to Oakland to live with her mother for the first time. If she thought that meant more motherdaughter time, she was wrong. She spent more time with her friends and their families. Graduating from Oakland Tech High School, Tom was told by her mother

to find a job. There would be no more support. She was 16. She worked her way through San Francisco State and graduated with a social welfare degree. She met her future husband when she was 15. Ron Tom and his buddies drove from Sacramento to an Oakland dance. The pair had a brief romance, but eventually married other people. By 1969, both were divorced. They reconnected at a dinner party held by longtime friends Lina Fat and Nanci Jan. Ron and Maeley were married six months later. They celebrated their golden anniversary last year. “Our marriage has endured this long because of patience, skillful negotiation and allowing each other the space to grow and simply be ourselves,” she says. During her state Capitol career, Tom worked to help the Asian Pacific Islander community find its voice in politics. She had memorable interactions with presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Those political experiences weren’t always positive. During the campaign finance scandal of 1996, when the Chinese government allegedly tried to influence American politics, Tom experienced prejudice and discrimination from the national media. With support from family and friends, she rose above it. Her book describes the toll on her professional career and personal life. The couple isn’t slowing down in retirement. There’s family time and a grandson. Tom is active with local Asian Pacific Islander organizations and belongs to the Committee of 100, a leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans. Tom finds time for her favorite hobby—karaoke. She loves jazz and inherited a beautiful voice from her mother. Tom recalls, “Back in the 1960s, I was living in Hawaii. I had a brief gig as the opening act for the late Hawaiian comedian Inny Young who performed in Waikiki clubs.” She was born with a passion for life and follows that passion in retirement. “If you look at what you have in life, you will always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough,” Tom says. Her memoir is available on Amazon and eBay. The journey is far from over. Corky Mau can be reached at corky. sue50@gmail.com. n

Picking Winners A FEW CLUES SOLVE HARVEST GUESSING GAME

fter scouring nursery shelves for plants and seeds, and spending a few months anticipating the perfect sweet pepper or magnificent melon, guessing when it is ripe can backfire. Harvesting homegrown edibles too soon or late means biting into something inedible. Sacramento’s summer flavor jackpot begins with timely harvesting and is extended with proper storage. There are clues to help avoid a disappointing mouthful. Melons can confound even experienced gardeners. At farmers markets and grocery stores you may see shoppers knocking or thumping with fingers on watermelons in hopes of hearing that satisfying hollow sound of ripeness. How well you thump and hear dictates success or failure. Forego the thumping and search for a buttery-yellow spot on the side of the

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watermelon. In the garden, the butteryyellow spot will be on the side touching the soil. If the spot is more white than yellow, keep looking. A dried tendril in homegrown watermelons is another indicator of ripeness. The tendril is a curly ribbon of vine located on the stem nearest the watermelon. Muskmelons, which are commonly lumped into the category “cantaloupes,” merely slip off the vine when mature. Give the muskmelon a gentle tug and it will release from the vine with a musky fragrance. Honeydew melons are the most difficult to judge. They do not slip off the vine when ripe. Some varieties turn yellowish when ripe. If the blossom end (opposite the stem end) becomes soft, it may be ready to eat. Most vegetables ripen best on the plant. Harvesting in the early morning allows for optimum flavor. Moisture accumulation and starches that convert to sugars overnight will produce sweeter, juicier bites. Rather than twisting and pulling vegetables, use sharp scissors or hand pruners to cut stems and harvest. Frequent harvesting will prolong the seasonal harvest. There is no reason for the plant to continue producing if mature vegetables are not picked. The following tips will help determine when to harvest and how to store other popular summer edibles.

Tomatoes: Fully colored and firm to the touch is best. However, tomatoes may feel mushy before fully ripened when temperatures are 90 degrees and above (Sacramento summer weather!). Tomatoes do not require sunlight to ripen and will fully ripen on the kitchen counter at room temperature. Use ripe hybrid varieties within a week. Heirloom varieties have thinner skins and usually need to be eaten within a few days. Refrigerated tomatoes lose some flavor and texture. Sweet peppers: Allow them to turn from green to orange, yellow or red (the sweetest). The pepper walls should be firm. They will store for a couple of weeks if refrigerated in a perforated plastic bag. Snap beans: When pods “snap” easily when bent, it’s time for beans. Snap beans are best eaten the day of harvest, but will last a couple of days when refrigerated. Summer squash: Check daily as squash grow surprisingly fast—and big. Squash should be shiny in appearance. Try to harvest when on the small side. Smaller squash are more flavorful. They will keep about a week bagged in plastic and refrigerated. Cucumbers: Overgrown cucumbers will be woody and tough. Pick most slicing varieties when they reach 6 to 8 inches long and no more than 2 inches thick. Supermarket cucumbers

are covered in an edible shiny wax that turns them bright green. Homegrown cucumbers will be a lighter green when mature. Cucumbers will store in a perforated plastic bag in the vegetable crisper for up to a week. Berries: Raspberries and blackberries change color from shiny to dull when ripe. If you “tickle” blueberry clusters, ripe berries will release into your hand. Strawberries will not ripen after being picked. Look for strawberries that are completely red. Do not wash berries before refrigerating in plastic bags or baskets unless you enjoy moldy berries. Rinse berries right before eating. For canning, freezing, dehydrating and other long-term storage information, visit the UCCE Master Food Preservers of Sacramento County website at sacmfp.ucanr.edu. Dan Vierria is a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener for Sacramento County. He can be reached at masterg29@ gmail.com. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UCCE Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338, email mgsacramento@ucanr.edu or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Market Movers CERTIFIED FARMERS GO FROM FREEWAY TO ARDEN

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ith a filled stamp card from The Upper Crust Baking Company, I happily make my way to the Certified Farmers Market under the W/X Freeway. It’s a bright Sunday morning and I’m eager for a fresh loaf of birdseed bread. But when I turn the corner along Southside Park, I don’t see the cars, vendor umbrellas or usual market bustle. It’s empty. Confused, disappointed and breadless, I turn around to walk home. Had I ventured further under the Highway 50 overpass, I would have found the answer: Posters taped to concrete pillars explained where the

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market went. A 10-month construction project forced the weekly Certified Farmers Market to temporarily relocate. The market will be in the parking lot of Arden Fair Mall behind Sears until December. The farmers market has stretched its leeks and legs in its new temporary location. A note on the Certified Farmers Market website says organizers learned about the construction in early 2020. Market leaders met with the contractor to discuss how the project would impact the weekly gathering. Answer: The market had to move. “The overriding objective throughout is to keep the current market composition intact and sustainably alive until we can return it to its most natural and purposeful habitat where it was created in 1980,” the note reads. Getting in my car and driving 15 minutes from Downtown to Arden Fair is a small chore for a Sunday morning, but not unbearable. When I reach the area I don’t see signs pointing to the market. My first clue is a man carrying a lush bouquet of blooms. Then the familiar sight and sound of drums being

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Learn more at: www.braverangelssac.org “So far it’s not bad,” Charles says. “I think the crowd of people who live around here, a five-minute drive away, are actually coming to shop. At the Downtown market, the feeling I got is that it was people from Land Park or Midtown just looking for something to do on a Sunday—get a coffee or pastry and just walk around the market. Whereas here it feels like people are coming just to shop.” Charles has almost doubled his sales at the new location. I buy some of Nicasio’s organic award-winning San Geronimo cheese. It’s stinky and sharp, just the way I like it. Until the market returns to Downtown in December, vendors hope to see new and returning customers at Arden Fair behind Sears every Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. As for me, I have the ingredients to make grilled-cheese sandwiches on my Upper Crust birdseed bread—at least until next Sunday. Tessa Marguerite Outland can be reached at tessa.m.outland@gmail.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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more desirable. “We’re hoping that it’s temporary,” Parker says. “Definitely prefer it in Downtown.” Arden is a longer drive for her, but she still makes the trek, reusable bags in hand. The overarching mood from shoppers and vendors is adaptability, plus optimism that the situation is temporary. “We’ve been able to get new customers and old customers that are still coming back,” says Jessica Airhart of Shared Abundance Organic Farm. “It’s more spread out and it’s quieter, which is nice.” After grabbing some chili-lemon almonds at the Winters Fruit Tree stand, I wander to find some cheese. I meet Charles and his mom at the Nicasio Valley Cheese Company stand.

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thumped atop a kit of Kelly-Moore Paints buckets. Without the shadow of the freeway overpass, the Certified Farmers Market appears more open. Many familiar vendors such as Bariani Olive Oil, Spring Hill Cheese and Zuckerman Family Farms line the spacious aisles. At the market I meet Craig and Candy Roberts, two faithful marketgoers just as surprised as I was by the absence of the Downtown market. After a few weeks of wondering, the Roberts learned about the move from a neighbor. The Roberts live in Fair Oaks and both like the weekly excuse to go into the city. “This is closer, but I’d rather be Downtown,” Craig says. Brittany Parker, another market regular, agrees the former location is

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The First Waltz HE SAVED HIS BEST MOVES FOR LAST

even years ago, I planned a special cruise ship dinner during which I’d tell my wife I was retiring from the Air Force. I enlisted a photographer to record her tears of joy when I surprised her with my retirement orders. I wrote about that touching moment in 2014, but I left out the sweetest part—when I asked Becky onto the dance floor. Before I say what happened next, let’s get something straight: I cannot dance. I’m rhythmically challenged. I hear the music in my ears, but it never finds my feet. It’s not that I won’t shimmy. It’s that I can’t. I don’t hip or hop. My boots don’t scoot or boogie. I only skip and trip. My cadence deficit can be traced to Kenny Loggins’ observation: Your mama don’t dance and your daddy don’t rock ’n’ roll. They sent me to a Baptist college where dancing was banned. Back then, Baylor University didn’t use the D word, so fraternities hosted off-campus “foot functions.” School President Robert Sloan rescinded the ban in 1996, but cautioned students against being “obscene or provocative.” Perhaps he believed the old joke that Baptists don’t make love standing up because it might lead to dancing.

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By the time I graduated in 1979, the die was cast. I would never learn to dance. Nevertheless, 300 miles into the Labrador Sea on my retirement cruise, I felt the Holy Spirit bestow upon me the gift of dancing. I said to the DJ in my best Dobie Gray impression: Give me the beat boys and free my soul. I wanna get lost in your rock ’n’ roll and drift away.

Don’t worry, no one actually heard me say that, least of all Becky. But when the music started, I adjusted the cummerbund of my military dress tuxedo and slid onto the dance floor like the Energizer Bunny, hips swinging, arms flinging. I remember the moment as “sweet.” However, Becky stood frozen on the sideline, her mortification amplified by the stares of onlookers. She saw my arms and feet moving as if possessed by a disco demon.

Pleading, she whisper-yelled: “Please stop!” No one heard her, least of all me. Her shock reminded me of when King David danced naked before the Lord in 2 Samuel 6. (Actually, Dave was only “half-naked” in his skivvies.) Still, his actions brought out the dance critics who complained David was “exposing himself to the eyes of the servants.” David replied, “In God’s presence I’ll dance all I want! … Oh yes, I’ll dance to God’s glory—more recklessly even than this. And as far as I’m concerned…. I’ll gladly look like a fool.” These days, when I hear music, this old Baptist bod still wants to move. I don’t care if it’s country, rock ‘n’ roll or hymns—music that “just soothes the soul,” as Bob Seger says. Yes, I may drift too far or miss the beat, but I’ve discovered that music isn’t born of the feet, hips or arms. It’s born of the soul. It’s born of the heart. It’s truly spiritual. That’s why I leave you today with spiritual advice from Lee Ann Womack’s 2000 hit “I Hope You Dance,” by Tia Sillers and Mark D. Sanders (if you know it, sing along and sway those hips): I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean. Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens. Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance. And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance. Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. Burkes is available for public speaking at civic organizations, places of worship, veterans groups and more. For details and fees, visit thechaplain.net. n

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Message Received WORKOUTS HELP KIDS BUILD SELF-ESTEEM

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f Sami Kader feels down or overwhelmed, he takes his own advice: “Never give up—you got this.” It’s a message Kader spreads to more than 50,000 young people each year through his motivational movement program, Sami’s Circuit. It’s also a message kids in more than 100 schools throughout the state receive remotely through his weekly video series, “Sami’s Circuit On Demand.” “It’s a lifelong battle to love yourself,” says Kader, a Roseville native who uses his personal health journey as a foundation for his social-emotional

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learning program. “It took 10 years for me to work through to a place where I thought I could make a difference and share my story to help kids have selfesteem at a young age. Which means that any day when I’ve wanted to quit, I’ve thought of what I tell the kids and take my own advice.” As a teenager, Kader struggled with weight and was constantly bullied. He was “at the end of the road” when a family friend convinced him to join a gym—not just for exercise, but mentoring.

Through hard work and the help of his friend, Kader lost 100 pounds. While he was “OK on the outside, the inside was still just as bad,” filled with negative thoughts, he recalls. To win the internal battle, Kader began working at a Roseville gym. He found the negative voice diminished with each new accomplishment, whether tackling a tough workout or connecting with fitness clients who relied on his can-do attitude. Kader’s wife noticed how her husband excelled at motivational speaking through movement. She signed him up as a volunteer at a local school, where he taught kids the power of positive thinking and accomplishment through physical activity. The program was so popular the principal offered to pay him. Sami’s Circuit was born. Over the next eight years, Kader brought his attitude, fitness experience and unique training circuit to thousands of kids from pre-kindergarten to sixth grade. Parents received free family workouts at a Roseville gym. The pandemic brought everything to a stop. With school closures and bans on in-person gatherings, Kader could no longer deliver his programming. “I lost 100 contracts in one day in February,” he says. But Kader took his own advice. He didn’t give up. Instead, he turned to YouTube and created a virtual version of Sami’s Circuit that attracted 12,000 viewers its first day. Clearly onto something, Kader developed a virtual version of Sami’s Circuit called “On Demand,” with weekly videos produced in his home studio (formerly his mom’s living room). The videos are sent to teachers, who share them with students. Kader hosts monthly live virtual family events to keep parents and other family members involved in their kids’ education. And because he’s not on the road 15 hours a day anymore, Kader spends more time with his growing family (he and his wife welcomed their fourth child in January). He’s also marketing his illustrated children’s book, “Sami vs. The Negative Voice,” published in 2016. “I don’t want anything to stop this content from getting to the kids,” Kader says. He has contracted with 100 schools in districts that include Sacramento City Unified, San Juan, Natomas, Center, Twin Rivers and Robla, plus schools in Southern California. “Sami’s Circuit On Demand reaches kids because it’s delivered in the way social-emotional content is supposed to be—with movement and laugher,” he says. “It’s a tangible way they can learn. Kids don’t understand just words. My life didn’t change until someone put those words into action.” For more information, visit samiscircuit.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail. com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Teed Up HOW MORTON GOLF NEVER MISSED A SHOT

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s the pandemic devoured chunks of humanity, one recreational holdout stood tall, defiant and immune: the golf course. Designed for distance and unfettered by walls and ceilings, golf became the perfect antidote. A vaccine is not required to shoot par. In Sacramento, golf played through. While lockdowns ended fan experiences and demolished profit margins across the sports landscape, Morton Golf, which runs the city’s four municipal courses, didn’t miss a tee time. “We never closed,” says Ken Morton Jr., operative heir to a family business that tracks its golf lineage to the

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hickory-shaft mashie era. “Sacramento was the only county in California that didn’t close golf.” The perseverance of local muni golf over the past 15 months is no accident. As COVID-19 began to shutter everything from neighborhood coffee shops to the NBA, Morton sat down with his head professional, Mike Woods, and adviser Rob Fong, a former City Council member. They devised a six-page list of safety protocols, an exhaustive addendum to winter rules that covered everything from golf cart occupancy to ball washers. In golf argot, the new procedures were a compendium of pandemic-specific preferred lies. “We got in front of the county health department and our safety protocols were approved without changes,” Morton says. “Pretty soon, other counties began to use our list, and eventually other states. Sacramento County was the model for golf.” Then a curious thing happened. People began to flock to golf courses. Homebound and frustrated by restrictions that pushed many

recreational opportunities out of bounds, residents went to the garage and dug out their golf bags. They rediscovered the game. “Nationally, golf rounds are up anywhere from 30 to 35 percent,” Morton says. “We are within that range. It’s impressive, given that golf has been flat or maybe lost a point or two since the years when Tiger Woods got a new generation interested in the game.” The four city courses—Haggin Oaks, Bing Maloney, William Land and Bartley Cavanaugh—all enjoyed consumer upticks. Morton didn’t launch a marketing drive. The golf surge is organic. “We would never want to flaunt we were open while other industries weren’t,” he says. “We just kept our heads down and tried to provide as safe an environment as we could. People just kind of found the sport. It was kind of remarkable.” Aside from the low-keyed approach to golf’s pandemic defiance, Morton Golf is a marketing machine. A program to bring women into the

sport has introduced more than 1,000 new players to city courses. Women ambassadors oversee recruitments. “Historically, our game has driven out as many people as it attracted,” Morton says. “Now the women ambassadors drive everything and the men just stay out of the way.” Young golfers are another key audience. Morton Golf sponsors programs for African American and Latino youths, supplying equipment and travel funds if families lack resources. All kids play free with a paying adult. A comprehensive golf education center is being teed up at Johnson High School. Programs dedicated to Special Olympians, disabled veterans and blind golfers are supported by a Morton foundation that raises around $250,000 annually. Then there are the golf courses. The easiest way to drive players from the game is with subpar facilities. Here’s where Morton Golf celebrates its legacy and presents customers with municipal courses that can match many country clubs—for a fraction of the cost.

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Color Me Happy SURE, IT’S WORK, BUT THIS ARTIST HAS FUN

t’s easy to smile at Cara Gregor’s artwork. The Curtis Park resident uses bright happy colors to create grin-inducing images of reimagined

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rainbows, energetic abstracts and bold florals, plus unique jewelry in equally vibrant tones. As the artist herself says, “Art is fun. That’s why we do it.” Gregor brings that sense of whimsy—and her amazing color palette—to the adorable 1914 bungalow she and her husband Benjamin are remodeling. The home had belonged to her grandparents since 1950. When Gregor’s grandmother died in 2019, the couple

decided to buy it and keep it in the family, with updates that maintain the historic Craftsman charm. They’re documenting the process on Instagram @colorfulbungalow. “We’re mainly freshening it up,” says Gregor, who grew up in Sonora but spent time in Sacramento as a kid with her grandparents. “My grandmother used to tell me, ‘When I’m gone, pull up these carpets, there’s gorgeous hardwood under here.’ She was right! We’ve restored

the natural hardwood floors and we’ve put in new cabinets and painted everything white to really make the art on our walls pop. It’s kind of a blank slate, which makes me very happy.” Having plenty of wall space for her work has proven handy since Gregor embarked on a 365-day painting challenge last August. Gregor says the project was intended to provide that extra push to put something on

canvas—even one brush stroke— every day. “That commitment has allowed me to open myself up to see where that can lead,” Gregor says. “It’s an experience of exploration, versus only making art that’s going to sell. Posting my progress on social media allows me to share the process, explain my steps and show a painting being created from beginning to end.” Gregor grew up drawing, but it wasn’t until 2009, while teaching English in Shanghai after college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, when she made art a serious part of her routine. When she moved back to Sacramento in 2010 and started working at Heringer Estates winery in Clarksburg, she wanted to continue her newfound art practice. In the last decade, she worked her way up from wine sales to creative director at the winery and built a nice career as an artist.

When she’s not planning ad campaigns, painting, working on the house or designing colorful jewelry to sell on Etsy, Gregor shares her passion and skills as a teacher at Sierra 2. Though her entry-level art classes are now online due to the pandemic, Gregor says the move to virtual teaching has been positive. “Class can now fit into your day so easily,” she says. “You don’t have to get up and drive anywhere. It’s easy to pop on after work or before dinner, and once you get over the hump of buying your own supplies, now you have them whenever you need them.” Never short on projects, Gregor moved into illustration. She and friend Cary Zierenberg-Senge published the children’s book “Kate and CiCi Build a Sandcastle” in 2018—with plans to make it a series—and Gregor published an adult coloring book about succulents to encourage others to tap their inner artist.

“So often, especially as adults, we don’t make time to be creative,” Gregor says. “I want to inspire people to be more creative and to make art more accessible. Everyone’s an artist.”

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Oasis Rediscovered WATERBOY SERVES A PERFECT FIRST NIGHT BACK

ince normal life stopped last year, we’ve all coped in different ways. We’ve hurt in different ways and changed in different ways. Few people have had more difficult times than my friends in the restaurant business.

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As restrictions lift for restaurants, the demand for dining out is palpable. Restaurant owners scramble to find staff. Reservations are a must at many joints. I’ve seen dining rooms run out of food before dinner service ends. In this intense environment, my wife and I made our first trip out for an elegant date night. We chose a local institution, The Waterboy. I’ve been frequenting restaurants throughout the pandemic, usually for takeout. I’ve had a few meals out and about, but usually from casual, orderat-the-counter places with plenty of outdoor seating. Our dinner at The Waterboy was our first white-tablecloth and waiter

experience in more than a year. It felt weird for maybe 30 seconds. Then, we looked at each other and realized how much we missed it. We missed the casual conversation, the subtle people watching, the chance encounters with old friends. We missed being out. Our waiter greeted us at our patio table on a perfect Sacramento spring evening with, “Haven’t seen you in a while!” It was lovely to hear. It was lovely to be missed. It was lovely to

be served. And very few places in town serve customers better than The Waterboy. The stripped down and approachable menu sings with seasonal ingredients. The local farms and producers on the menu seem boringly commonplace now, but I know chef and owner Rick Mahan and his team have done this for decades. We started with a small plate of deviled eggs. Beautifully presented over a bed of pea shoots and topped

THE WATERBOY IS A PERFECT FIRST STOP IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN OUT TO A PROPER “NICE DINNER” FOR A WHILE. IT’S UNPRETENTIOUS YET ELEGANT.

delightfully with a single fried caper, the dish let us know we were in expert hands. We followed with a beguiling plate of house-smoked salmon and gorgeous beets. Our waiter named the farm that produced the beets, but lucky if I could hear him over the slurping sounds I made while forking the salmon, beets and creme fraiche into my happy mouth. Beyond the flavors, the plate spoke of care, creativity and the colors of the season. This was more than sustenance. This was beautiful food that filled the senses. I could have gone big for my entrée—leg of lamb, halibut and scallops in saffron butter sauce or even an indulgent strip steak. But I opted for chicken. Yes, chicken. And man, it was amazing. Dressed with chunks of pork belly, dried cherries and butternut squash, and served on an arugula and bread salad, it was blissful. My wife opted for gnocchi Bolognese, which was everything it should be. Tender gnocchi, richly simmered sauce and deft seasoning made a perfect plate.

The dessert selection constructed by pastry chef Melissa Sanders was impossible to overlook. Our selection, the “cocoflan” cake—a dense chocolate cake topped with a layer of flan—did not disappoint. It’s a creative dish, beautifully executed. We left not a crumb. The Waterboy is a perfect first stop if you haven’t been out to a proper “nice dinner” for a while. It’s unpretentious yet elegant. Chef Mahan is as much an institution in this town as his 25-yearold Midtown restaurant. Things might not be “back to normal,” but small tastes of normalcy bring light to your life.

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Whimsical Wonderland EAST SAC YARD GETS AN ARTISTIC UPDATE

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f you walk down Taylor Way and notice a yard that looks like something out of “Alice in Wonderland”—colorful mushrooms, stepping stones, a burbling fountain— then you’ve discovered Adam Salinger’s East Sac residence. Salinger and his wife, who have owned the house for 20 years, have gradually transformed it into a whimsical gathering place for neighbors and passersby. Everything in the yard— from artwork to strategic plantings of fragrant herbs and trees—are pure Salinger, an avid outdoorsman and educator who has channeled his love of nature and innate artistic abilities into a showstopping abode.

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“When I’m in town, I like to be outside,” says Salinger, a teacher who taught fourth and fifth grade in Placer County for 20 years. Prior to that, he helped open Western Placer Unified School District’s ATLAS Learning Academy, a K-12 hybrid school that combines project-based learning with outdoor education. “When I walk my neighborhood, I’m always looking at people’s yards to scope out interesting plants and writing down ideas for my own yard.” Thirteen years ago, Salinger and his wife remodeled their house and redid the backyard, but Salinger knew the front yard was going to be the pièce de résistance. When COVID-19 hit and he was home more than ever, he figured it was the perfect time to tackle the ultimate outdoor renovation project. Armed with a carefully drawn map developed over years with input from his family, Salinger worked in sections to transform the yard. He put in new sod at the behest of his 16-year-old daughter, who pointed out there had to be at least a small patch of grass where neighbors could sit during Taylor Way

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Night, a weekly get-together when neighbors gather to share stories and food. Salinger also transplanted several bonsai trees—nurtured and sculpted from tiny maple saplings he’d bought at the Sacramento Farmers Market—to a more visible location. He planted all of his favorite fruit trees, including cherry, nectarine, peach and pomegranate, as well as fragrant plants such as juniper and verbena. Next came the garden art, one of Salinger’s particular passions. He built a mushroom-shaped fountain fashioned after a similar water feature in Bertha Henschel Park. He created decorative red-and-white-spotted mushrooms using poured concrete in molds he found at garage sales and hardware stores—a “100-percent self-taught” creative endeavor that Salinger finds uniquely relaxing. The yard also features stacked rocks that Salinger collected on epic backcountry backpacking trips he’s taken annually since 2000, when he first hiked the Appalachian Trail. You

might also spot inspirational words like “empower,” “live” and “act” spelled out with wooden blocks attached to aspen branches, a contribution from his wife and daughter using Salinger’s old classroom supplies and recycled tree trimmings. The final phase of the project, completed last September, was the planting of dozens of flower bulbs that will bloom for nearly all 12 months of the year—ensuring that whenever someone walks by, they’re greeted with cheerful colors and fragrant aromas. “Now the fun part is watching it all mature,” Salinger says. “It all came together in a whirlwind—once I start a project, I do it until it’s done—and now I get to enjoy so many neat outcomes. Birds love the front yard, especially the water feature. In the mornings we have hummingbirds, in the afternoons we have mourning doves. There are nine little yellow finches on it right now. “It’s also brought a lot of joy to our neighbors. I get notes and comments all the time. It’s fun to see people looking

and pointing and talking and smiling as they walk by.” Follow Salinger’s hiking adventures at adamstreks.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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INCREDIBLE RIVER ESTATE Custom home & stunning acreage $3,695,000 RICH CAZNEAUX/MAGGIE SEKUL 916.212.4444 DRE #: 01447558, 01296369 CARMICHAEL GEM! CHARMING MIDTOWN TRIPLEX! Outstanding 3br/2ba homes shines with pride; Updated bath, property w/ 5 br & 3 ba SIDNEY PORITZ 916.500.1522 large 0.25 acre lot w/ covered patio ROZA & CalRE#: 01848054 KIRSCH GROUP 916.730.7705 or 916.548.5799 CalRE#: 01483907/01365413 RIVER PARK CHARMER 3br/2ba home on a tree-lined street! Wonderfully maintained and waiting for you STEFFAN BROWN 916.717.7217 CalRE#: 018827873

LAND PARK 3br/2ba + in-law unit, hardwood koors, jreplace & garage $598,888 MIKE OWNBEY 916.616.1607 CalRE#: 01146313

CHARMING EAST SAC BUNGALOW 3-4BR/1.5BA; Spacious living area, Fireplace. Updated kitchen & bath. Wonderful side patio $709,000 TRACIE REED 916.548.2340 CalRE#: 01463795

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RESIDENCES AT THE SAWYER Enjoy summer by the pool, hotel amenities & services, high above Downtown Commons with expansive views! Exceptional homes available from $1,189,000-1bd/1ba 935sf to $2,750,000-2bd/2.5ba 2,125sf Penthouse MICHAEL ONSTEAD 916.601.5699 CalRE#: 01222608

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