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FACING CURTIS PARK Beautifully updated 3 bedroom 2½ bath two story home located on East Curtis Drive that features a lovely pool. Fabulous kitchen with granite counter tops, updated appliances and island with adjoining family room overlooking the pool. Spacious master suite too! $719,500 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

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A REAL GEM! Hidden away in Old Land Park. This home is stunning … can you believe this kitchen? WOW! All new - including plumbing and electric. Only one original wall. Quality features throughout plus super deep lot (.20 acres). Constructed to 2012 building codes. 4 bedroom 3 bath home! $899,500 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

CURTIS PARK CLASSIC Welcome to this lovingly maintained 3 bedroom 2 bath Curtis Park home! The interior has been freshly painted and compliments the pretty hardwood Àoors and pretty curved ¿replace. Newer master suite features fun bathroom and walk in closet. $429,000 PAULA SWAYNE 425-9715

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED Land Park location, location, location within easy walking distance of Taylor’s Market and Light Rail. Recently updated 2 bedroom home with a new kitchen and bath. This property also features a deep 155 foot lot awaiting personal touch. $349,900 JAMIE RICH 612-4000

QUALITY S LAND PARK Wonderful location meets wonderful home! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and 1500 square feet this home has it all. Original owner took great care of this home and it shows! You’ll love the hardwood Àoors under carpet, ¿replace, slate hallway, large kitchen, indoor laundry room. $315,000 KELLIE SWAYNE 206-1458

LAND PARK CLASSIC Beautifully maintained 2 bedroom on tree-lined Land Park street. Convenient circular Àoor plan, beautifully updated kitchen, hardwood Àoors. Deep lot with pretty yard and deck, 2-car garage. Walkable location near Taylors Market and Dad’s Restaurant. $369,000 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

4 BEDROOM HOME Super clean, close in, and ready to go! Hard to ¿nd 4 bedroom home with 2½ baths in Land Park! Energy ef¿cient and beautifully maintained. Conveniently located, an easy walk to Land Park, Vic’s Ice Cream and Crocker Riverside Elementary School. It’s waiting for you! $325,000 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395, ERIN STUMPF 342-1372

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COVER ARTIST Patris Patris operates her own studio, gallery and art center in Oak Park where she teaches weekly drawing and painting classes, coordinates artist workshops, art exhibits, and other events. See page 54 for our artist profile of Patris. This painting is the street scene by the renovated Guild Theater in Oak Park.

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ocial media networks easily connect you with the world and help you to keep in touch with friends and family nearby or even a world away. But they also are proving helpful in connecting you to your immediate neighbors and neighborhood. Nextdoor (nextdoor.com) is a free social media site that was launched nationwide in 2011 and is now in every state and hundreds of thousands of neighborhoods. The hyperlocal site focuses almost exclusively on connecting neighbors. In fact, some people call it “Facebook for neighborhoods.” Like an online bulletin board, Nextdoor allows members to post information on neighborhood safety and crime, lost and found items, garage sales, events and projects. It also helps members buy and sell things and get references on local businesses. Now, the site is being used to fight crime. “About 18 months ago, a citizen let our department know it was a very effective tool and that partnerships between the Nextdoor site and police

were happening all over the country,” says Jena Swafford, the Sacramento police department’s social media coordinator. “Our department quickly understood the benefits of directly communicating with our citizens in ways never before possible.” Last summer, the police department held community meetings on the partnership in all eight of the city’s council districts. I attended one in my East Sac neighborhood to learn more. I joined Nextdoor in 2011 but never really engaged with it. My initial registration brought about a flurry of emails that either seemed disconnected from my neighborhood or were too commercially oriented for me. I already get a lot of email and just couldn’t handle any more “connections.” But when the police department partnered with Nextdoor, I decided to give it another try. More recently, I learned how to manage the settings so I view safety and crime information exclusively. Most Sacramento neighborhoods are now established on the site. Each neighborhood has a “lead”: a member who agrees to help keep the website running smoothly by organizing information and removing inappropriate posts. In East Sacramento, real estate agent Ed Gatejen serves as the lead. When members have information to share, they post it to the site. The private nature of Nextdoor assures that people from outside the neighborhood can’t browse the network. Users can see detailed information only about people in their

own neighborhood. They can opt to display their home address or just the name of the street where they live. Nextdoor also lets users tweak how many email updates they get and how often they receive them. You can opt out of email, choosing only to read the website posts. Another useful feature is an urgent alert system that sends text messages to people in the case of emergencies.

Each neighborhood has a “lead”: a member who agrees to help keep the website running smoothly by organizing information and removing inappropriate posts. According to the site’s mission statement, Nextdoor challenges members to hold themselves, and each other, to the highest standard of neighborly behavior. This includes treating others with respect, giving others the benefit of the doubt, focusing on issues and not engaging in personal attacks. The city’s police department partnership brought huge growth to the Sacramento site. According to Swafford, the site now has more than 20,000 users citywide, up from just 1,500 a year ago. And 86 percent of

Sacramento’s neighborhoods are now represented on Nextdoor. The partnership helps Sacramento police do their work. The department utilizes a geographic model of policing, in which officers take ownership of specific geographical areas, getting to know both the crime patterns and the residents of the community. “Nextdoor has worked extremely well for officers in their sectors to communicate directly with the neighbors,” says Swafford. “But it is important to understand that officers do not monitor the neighborhood site. Instead, neighbors send personal messages directly to the officers, or the officers respond to a post.” Swafford says residents should not use Nextdoor to report crimes in progress. Instead, they should use 911 or the nonemergency police line. The site is also not the place to officially report a crime that has taken place. That information should be filed on the police department’s website, sacpd.org “Nextdoor is specifically the place to share your crime information with your neighbors and neighborhood officers,” says Swafford. Information gleaned from the site can be used to help solve crimes. Though Nextdoor is currently free of advertisements, the site plans a directory of local businesses that could link to user recommendations. When that day comes, the site will compete for advertising dollars with our publications. I am not exactly

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Police and Pension Reform BURDEN OF NEW CONTRIBUTIONS ERASED BY PAY HIKES

BY CRAIG POWELL INSIDE CITY HALL

fter three long years of informal and formal bargaining, mediation, more formal bargaining and, finally, a binding determination by an arbitrator, the city has a new labor contract with the Sacramento Police Officers Association. City police will finally join all other major city bargaining unions and be required to contribute the full employee’s share into the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (9 percent of their salaries)— and then some. In addition, city cops will be required to pony up another 3 percent of their salary to pension contributions—replacing a portion of the city’s existing contribution to cop pensions— for a total contribution by cops of 12 percent of their salary. In contrast, members of the next highest contributing city union, the firefighters, contribute 9.2 percent of their salaries to pensions. To ease the pain of such a major reduction in take-home pay, the arbitrator awarded the police salary hikes, starting next year, of 3 percent

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in each of the next 3 years, totaling 9.3 percent once fully implemented. (Sergeants will get 7 percent raises.) The new contract’s near-term impact on the city’s general fund budget: a savings of $1.25 million in the current fiscal year and $2.24 million in 2014-2015, shifting to a net cost of $300,000 in 2016-2017 and $1.59 million in 2017-2018. The arbitrator’s decision caps off a three-year effort by city manager John Shirey to require all city employees to contribute 100 percent of the employee’s share of their pensions. Until Shirey’s initiative, most nonpublic-safety city employees paid between 3 and 4 percent of their salaries to their pensions, while police, firefighters and city managers paid zip toward pensions. Shirey kicked off his campaign to require full contributions by setting a good personal example: He insisted that his own employment agreement require him to make a full 7 percent pension contribution. (Of course, that’s a little easier when you are making $258,000 per year.) Next, he required all nonrepresented city employees, including all city managers, to pony up. Then, as each city union contract expired, he insisted that each contract require workers to make full contributions. This was easier with the nonpublicsafety unions, which were being asked to kick up their pension contributions from 3 or 4 percent to 7 percent. But it was a tougher ask of the police and fire unions, which had been paying nothing toward their pensions, with the city picking up the city’s share

as well as the workers’ share of 9 percent for cops and 9.2 percent for firefighters.

City police will finally join all other major city bargaining unions and be required to contribute the full employee’s share into the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (9 percent of their salaries)—and then some. His task was made a great deal tougher by a controversial city charter provision that requires labor disputes between the city and its public safety unions to be resolved through binding arbitration. In negotiating agreements with all other city unions, the city, if it reaches an impasse, can unilaterally impose its “last, best and final” offer on a union. But with binding arbitration, a third-party arbitrator sets the terms of a disputed contract, which commonly results in higher awards to unions than would otherwise be the case. So Shirey held the negotiating hammer over the city’s nonpublic-safety unions and used it to force them to make their full pension contributions, but he had

to take a different tack with police and fire unions. He struck a deal with the firefighters union that required firefighters to increase their pension contribution up to 9.2 percent in steps over two years in exchange for salary hikes. At the same time Shirey was pressing employees to pony up their full share of pension contributions, he was also trying to eliminate the city’s retiree health care benefit for new hires (which may do little to reduce the city’s massive $470 million outstanding liability for such costs but keeps it from getting much worse). He successfully pressed every union into dropping the retiree health benefit for new hires—except for the firefighters, who resisted. (SPOA agreed last year to drop the benefit for new hires in exchange for the city’s lifting a hiring freeze on new police officers.) Firefighters had more to lose: Firefighters get actual health insurance coverage in retirement, while all other city employees are given a much more modest $300 to $350 monthly retiree health care allowance. So when the time came to press city firefighters to pay their full pension contribution, Shirey cut a deal with them that gave them offsetting salary hikes and also allowed new firefighters to continue to receive health care coverage in retirement. But a deal with the SPOA proved elusive. Traditionally, the city has had an easier time coming to terms with city police than, say, with city firefighters. In 2009, when the Great Recession was slamming the city CITY HALL page 10

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the present annual normal cost of a Sacramento police pension comes budget and the city was pressing in at 24.5 percent of police salaries. unions to agree to salary concessions So the police have had something of in the middle of multiyear labor a legal gun to their heads: Whether contracts (a tough sell), the SPOA they agree to it or not, beginning in agreed to defer scheduled salary hikes 2018, the city can invoke PEPRA to in order to avoid police layoffs. That compel SPOA members to contribute deal set the tone of labor negotiations 12 percent of their salaries to their with other city unions that year. All pensions. city unions agreed that year to open The SPOA has seen the up their contracts and accept salary handwriting on the wall for some concessions with the exception of time. SPOA president Dustin Smith Local 39, the city’s largest union, reports that all the informal and which elected to take layoffs of its formal contract offers the union has members instead (which is why we made to the city over the past three lost so many park workers during the years have included offers to pay recession). between 9 percent and 12 percent of police salaries to their pensions. The stumbling block has been SPOA’s insistence that the city give its members salary hikes to wholly or substantially offset their big new pension contributions. The arbitrator settled that issue for the parties last month. What’s the fallout from the new SPOA contract? The contract gives the city some fiscal breathing room, particularly as it faces a serious “fiscal cliff” in 2018 when the Measure U one-half-cent sales tax expires, the city’s contributions to CalPERS continue to ramp up and the full (and uncertain) effect of the new arena bonds kicks in. The city will also face an uncertain echo effect from the 9.3 percent aggregate salary hike that it will be paying to city police under the new contract. The salary hikes will increase the “pensionable pay” of When the city’s tax revenues each police officer, which in turn failed to turn around and, instead, will increase the annual pension continued to fall, the city went back payout that each retired police to the SPOA and asked for a further officer will receive. (An officer’s deferral of salary hikes and other concessions to avoid police layoffs. But payout is typically based on the average pensionable pay in the last the SPOA refused to accept further three years of employment.) So if concessions and accepted, instead, the average pay of a senior police major police layoffs from which the officer in his last three years as a cop city is only now starting to recover. Then, in 2012, Gov. Brown decided increases from $120,000 to $131,160 to dip his toe into pension reform and due to the 9.3 percent pay raises, and signed into law the Public Employees assuming he retires after 30 years of Pension Reform Act, which gives local service at 52 with a standard police pension equal to 90 percent of his governments the power to require pensionable pay, his annual pension current employees to start coughing payout will increase from $108,000 up one-half of the “normal” costs to 118,044 for life. That $10,000 hike of their pensions starting in Jan. 1, CITY HALL page 12 2018. Based on actuarial numbers,

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in annual pension payouts he will receive for, say, 35 years would add up to $350,000 in additional pension payouts. Based on a discount rate of 5 percent, that would add $163,742 to the city’s current pension liabilities. The normal annual pension cost attributable to an $11,160 increase in salary, at 24 percent, would amount to $2,678 per year, half of which, under the new contract and PEPRA, will likely be borne by the police officer and the other half borne by the city. Smith believes that the echo effect of the new SPOA contract on the city’s pension liabilities will be modest. It is unfortunate that the city has not publicly released its internal calculation of the anticipated increase in its pension liabilities and normal cost as a result of the 9.3 percent salary hike. I have asked pension specialist Marcia Fritz to calculate the likely hike in the city’s pension liabilities from the new contract and will report on her findings in a future column.

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The first I heard of the arbitrator’s decision was from an Eye on Sacramento board member who had spoken with a neighbor who happened to be an SPOA member. The officer was in shock over the looming 12 percent reduction in her take-home pay and worried about its effect on her family. Smith said the impact will be particularly hard on single-parent households. He’s also worried about the impact of the new contract on police recruiting. “Sacramento has some of the highest hiring standards in the state, some of the highest education standards and the most stringent background standards. Well over 90 percent of applicants are rejected. It will be increasingly difficult for us to hire recruits who will continue to meet our high standards when we’ll be offering net pay that is the lowest of all police forces in our region except one,” Smith said. When I asked him about the impact of the contract on morale within the police department, Smith said, “Many are feeling underappreciated by city government, but they know

that the community still appreciates us.” He added, “Morale will remain strong because police officers are not motivated by money but by a desire to serve the community.”

STRONG-MAYOR INITIATIVE After six years of false starts, the strong-mayor measure will be decided by city voters this November. Unlike earlier iterations (this is Version 4.0), the latest version has not yet received the degree of media attention that prior versions received. In an effort to rectify the situation, Eye on Sacramento will prepare and publish a study of the measure. Look for a recap of the EOS study in these pages in October or sign up for updates at eyeonsacramento.org Craig Powell is a local attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramento.org or 718-3030. n

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Country Club LOCAL GROUP AIMS TO CONNECT SONGWRITERS WITH NASHVILLE

BY JESSICA LASKEY LIFE IN THE CITY

o you think you have what it takes to be the next country music star? Or are you interested in learning what it takes to make it in country’s cultural capital, Nashville? Then don’t miss the monthly meetings of Nashville Songwriters Association International, whose Northern California chapter meets at Sierra 2 Center for the Arts & Community on the second Wednesday of the month. The next meeting is set for Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 6:30 p.m. NSAI was founded in 1967 to help both aspiring and professional country music songwriters connect to each other across the country— no matter how far they are from Nashville. The organization has 5,000 members (including big names like Brad Paisley and Garth Brooks), and 500 of those work and write right here in Sacramento. Each NSAI meeting aims to help amateur songwriters hone their craft. Members can share their songs-inprogress and get group feedback. Visiting pros like Dan Hodges (a prominent music publisher who recently got a song placed on the new Rascal Flatts CD) and Dan

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Couch (who wrote a No. 1 hit for Kip Moore) are scheduled to talk to the group in September and October. No artistic nonprofit is complete without a few success stories, right? Take Sacramento resident Ted Bazarnik, a retired 70-year-old who sold a song to a Curb Music publishing executive for consideration for a major country music star. (They don’t like to share names, natch.) And the dynamic duo of Gibson & Gray recently traveled to Nashville to perform a few of their original songs at the legendary Bluebird Cafe thanks to connections made at a local chapter meeting. Are you next? Sierra 2 Center for the Arts & Community is at 2791 24th St. For more information on NSAI, go to nashvillesongwriters.com

A FEAST FOR EYES AND EARS It’s that time of year again: time to celebrate the warmth of the weather and your fellow Curtis Park neighbors at the eighth annual Curtis Fest on Sunday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at William Curtis Park. Fifty artists will be on hand selling fine art, photography and crafts. There will be food trucks, live music and entertainment for kids, including a petting zoo and a visit from the Happily Ever After Fairy. Interested in manning a booth of your own? The deadline to reserve a 10-by-10foot space is Aug. 8. Contact Sierra 2 Center events coordinator Faith Johnstone at faith@sierra2.org to submit an application.

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Stick around when the sun goes down for Music in the Park from 6 to 8 p.m. when live bands will perform. Both events are free and family friendly. William Curtis Park is at 3349 West Curtis Drive. For more information, call 4523005 or visit sierra2.org

CORPS D’ESPRIT Though the temps are climbing, William Land Park still needs some TLC, so put on that SPF and lend a hand at the next Land Park Volunteer Corps workday on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 8 to 11 a.m. (an hour earlier than usual to beat the heat). You’ll enjoy a light breakfast from Espresso Metro, get down and dirty keeping Land Park clean and clipped for all to enjoy, then tuck into lunch provided by a generous anonymous sponsor. Meet up at Base Camp at 3901 Land Park Drive.

As always, donations are greatly appreciated. Mail your check to Land Park Volunteer Corps, 3053 Freeport Blvd. #231, Sacramento, CA 95818. Have any questions? Contact lead coordinator Craig Powell at 718-3030 or email him at ckpinsacto@aol.com

IS THAT A BANANA? The fifth annual Sacramento Banana Festival is coming to town on Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at William Land Park. What is the Sacramento Banana Festival, you ask? It’s a two-day, family-friendly extravaganza of all things banana-tastic: banana cuisine prepared by top chefs, a banana split eating contest, dancing, live entertainment on three different stages, a fashion show, rides for kids, youth art exhibits and educational information about how bananas are

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used in various cultures around the world. The $5 general admission fee and proceeds from the festival benefit several local charities, including National Academic Youth Corps, which provides art and educational programs for more than 15,000 local kids and adults in the Sacramento area. For more information, call 3209573 or go to sacbananafestival.com

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE There’s lots to enjoy about the summer months in Sacramento, and most of them involve outdoor entertainment. Fairytale Town will present a plethora of performances this month for kids from tiny to teenaged. First up is Puppet Art Theater Company’s performance of “Three Billy Goats Gruff” on Saturday Aug. 2, and Sunday, Aug. 3, at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. This classic tale of how the grass is always greener on the other side—even for three goats—will have little ones laughing their sandals off. Tickets are $2 for nonmembers with paid park admission and $1 for members. If you have manic music lovers at home, don’t miss the Cat & the Fiddle Music Festival on Sat. Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This series of daytime concerts will include performances by The Poodlums, The Hoots and Musical Charis on Saturday and Mister Cooper, Musical Robot and Kepi Ghoulie on Sunday on the Mother Goose Stage. The concert is free with paid park admission. Want to give your tykes a campout they’ll never forget? Why not take them on a Family Campout on Friday, Aug. 15, starting at 5:30 p.m.? This awesome overnight adventure will include a theater performance, art activities, a scavenger hunt, bedtime stories, a sing-along and breakfast the next day. For more information, call 808-7462. Missing the beach but hours away? Check out Fairytale Town Troupers’ performance of “Beach Party Princess” on Aug. 23, 24, 30 and 31

Jackie Greene will perform at Fairytale Town on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 8 p.m.

at 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. on the Mother Goose Stage. This original comedy revue will include music, magic, audience participation and, of course, plenty of princesses. Performances are free with paid park admission. For the adults who need some entertainment, too, don’t miss Jackie Greene Live on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 8 p.m. Local favorite Greene will return for his sixth annual benefit concert on the Mother Goose Stage to raise funds for Fairytale Town park improvement and educational programs. For tickets and more information, call 808-7462. Still looking for something to do with the kids until school starts later this month? They’ll love the remaining Fairytale Town Summer FunCamps: Farmer Brown’s Junior

Farmers (ages 4-6) Aug. 11-15 will introduce campers to the daily tasks required to care for Fairytale Town’s friendly flock of farm animals; Little Artists (ages 6-12) Aug. 4-8 will introduce budding artists to the concepts of colors, drawing, sand art and patterns; Young Picassos (ages 6-12) Aug. 4-8 will explore various media like watercolor, print and clay and lead campers through the making of 3-D works of art with found objects; and Write Now (ages 6-12) Aug. 11-15 will teach aspiring authors various storytelling skills—fiction, nonfiction, poetry and prose—that will have them penning like pros. For more information on all Fairytale Town events, call 808-7462 or go to fairytaletown.org

Beat the heat with some delicious dairy at the Sacramento Zoo’s 30th annual Ice Cream Safari on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 4 to 8 p.m. Celebrate summer—and tasty treats—with all-you-can-eat Baskin Robbins Ice Cream and Coca-Cola beverages plus entertainment, live music, face painting, a raffle, food (hot dogs and burgers) and more. If you buy your tickets before Aug. 13, they cost $17 for adults, $13 for kids 11 and younger. After that, tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for kids. Were you hoping to get one last sleepover in before the summer ends? Why not doze off to the squeaks and screeches and roars of zoo denizens at the Family Overnight Safari on Saturday, Aug. 2, or Friday, Aug. 8? Safaris start at 5:30 p.m. and end at 9 a.m. the following day. Check out after-hours animal behavior, enjoy entertainment and two meals—dinner and breakfast—on a night that the kids won’t stop talking about anytime soon. While you’re at there, make sure you wander by the snow leopard exhibit to meet the zoo’s newest resident: 1-year-old Misha, who is currently adjusting to the sights and sounds of her new home in the hopes that she and resident male Blizzard will one day get to meet each other. Want to contribute to Misha’s care? Become a Zoo Parent at the $80 level and you’ll not only help the zoo, you’ll also get a snuggly plush snow leopard to cuddle—since you can’t very well do that with the real Misha. The Sacramento Zoo is at 3930 W. Land Park Drive. For more information on all zoo events, call 808-5888 or go to saczoo. org

WINING AND DINING Thirsty? Don’t miss Casa Garden Restaurant’s upcoming Wine Social lunch on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 11:30 a.m. featuring the reds and whites of Scott Harvey Wines. Casa Garden will pair each wine with hors d’oeuvres, an entree of

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Performances are Friday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 9, at 1, 4 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 10, at 1 and 4 p.m. 24th Street Theatre is at 2791 24th St. For tickets and more information, go to youngactorsstage.com

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“You’ve got trouble, my friend … Right here in River City … With a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool!” (Don’t get me started.) See the talented tykes of Young Actors Stage bring “The Music Man, Jr.” (based on Meredith Wilson’s timeless musical) to life Aug. 8-10 at 24th Street Theatre. Directed by Liorah Singerman, the production is a product of a program that focuses on teaching aspiring young actors professionalism and theater skills in a fun performance setting.

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When school resumes Sept. 8 for Brookfield School this fall, owner Jon Sittner will be celebrating the grand opening of the new school facilities at 6115 Riverside Drive. The new $7 million school will allow for 300 students, pre-school through the 8th grade, twice as many as the school was able to accommodate at its former location behind the Sacramento Zoo. Families are invited to a "Buddy Picnic," Aug. 10, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at William Land Park.

See the talented tykes of Young Actors Stage bring “The Music Man, Jr.” to life August 8-10 at 24th Street Theatre

Tours and information about the new campus and school offerings are available by calling 442-1255.

WILL WALK FOR ICE CREAM Do you love ice cream? Do you also like staying fit? The two don’t need to be mutually exclusive. Join the Sacramento Walking Sticks—a walking club with more than 500 members—on their annual Vic’s to Gunther’s Ice Cream Walk on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 6 p.m. or Thursday, Aug. 7, at 9 a.m. Both the night and morning walks will offer loops of 5k (3.1 miles) or 10k (6.2 miles) that include a tour of the surrounding neighborhoods and, of course, visits to both iconic ice cream parlors. The stroll is plenty shady, and all dogs, strollers, wheelchairs, scooters and wagons are welcome.

Feel like taking a break or want to let the tykes let off some steam at a park you’re passing? Participants can follow their own pace and will receive written walking directions and a map at the outset. The club is a proud proponent of “volkswalking,” or going at your own pace, as part of its commitment to being the largest volkssport club in the country. You don’t need to be a member to participate. The walks begin at Vic’s Ice Cream at 3199 Riverside Blvd. and end at Gunther’s Ice Cream at 2801 Franklin Blvd. For more information, contact Sacramento Walking Sticks president Barbara Nuss at 283-4650 or nussb@ surewest.net Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n

Terri McFarland SHE’S HAVING A BALL

BY JESSICA LASKEY

Once tryouts are complete,

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McFarland attends the player drafts both as a coach for the

here are so many lessons

two teams her sons, Ian and

in Little League,” says

Drew McClendon, play on and as

Terri McFarland. “It’s

organizer extraordinaire for all

setting people up for life: how

the other coaches in the league.

to be a good teammate, how to

After the regular season ends in

be accountable, humble and

June, the All-Star Tournament

gracious. That’s why it’s so

starts up, followed by registration

important that Little League

for Fall Ball, which brings

stay recreational.”

McFarland full circle for the year.

McFarland should know. As a volunteer coach, manager and

“We try for parity,” McFarland says. “It’s all about fun and fair competition.”

board member for Land Park Pacific Little League, she’s intimately involved in every aspect of organizing the league’s 40-plus baseball teams and two softball teams, with 560 players ranging in age from 5 to 14.

“People often have no idea how much work is involved in these great experiences their kids get to have.”

“There’s a lot of work to get ready for the season,” McFarland says. “But the benefit to coaching and managing is that I can keep control of my schedule. I know that practice will be after work. Lots of kids come from families that have both parents working. It’s a shuffle.” But for McFarland, who grew

Terri McFarland and her sons

up loving baseball and playing “People often have no idea how much work is involved in these great experiences their kids get to have,” McFarland says. “We have a great board—it all started with our president, Kelley Taber—and everybody works extremely hard.”

McFarland is an attorney for the

During tryouts, McFarland and the

Department of Education by day.

other player agents (those who draft

Her league duties are pretty much

the teams) assess hundreds of kids

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and place them in groups that are as

November, so McFarland is already

equal as possible.

busy come summer preparing

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paperwork so that everyone can be

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signed up by January for tryouts.

competition.”

softball through college, the shuffle is well worth it. Lucky for Land Park Pacific Little League, she’s batting 1,000. For more information about Land Park Pacific Little League, go to lppll.com n

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

BY R.E. GRASWICH CITY BEAT

artin Swanson figured no object could be more beautiful than a perfectly aligned bicycle wheel, spinning true on its hub, without a sparrow’s breath of wobble or shimmy. Then, in a philosophical leap that bridged an electrical circuit deep inside his heart, Swanson realized that warped bike rims and bent spokes could be beautiful, too. Especially if they were fashioned into home furnishings. For this inspiration, he had some help. “It was the strangest thing,” Swanson says. “I was working on a bicycle wheel with a bunch of greasy parts sitting on the floor at home, like always, right next to where my wife was working at her desk. I went to start picking up my stuff, and she shouts, ‘Wait! Don’t touch anything!’” From that matrimonial warning shot was born a remarkably unique, highly creative Sacramento company, Straight Gauge Studios, which takes bent bicycle wheel rims and old spokes and turns them into highconcept custom lighting fixtures. In that “don’t touch anything” instant, Swanson’s wife, Genesis Duncan, saw the symmetrical

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

patterns of gently curved spokes and beheld a new design form. Her husband, who already loved the mysteries of crossing patterns, Westwood rims and tire tubes, slipped into the draft almost immediately. Today, Swanson, a professional bicycle mechanic and wheel builder extraordinaire, has added about 150 lighting fixtures to his portfolio. His

creative illuminations are bringing vintage sparkle to grand homes and fine addresses. At least three of his rim-and-spoke lights can be seen in the front window of Hot Italian, the cycle-themed pizza bistro at 16th and Q streets. “They’re gorgeous,” says Andrea Lepore, co-founder of Hot Italian. One recent morning, Lepore showed up for

work and found Swanson and a writer peeking through the restaurant’s windows, admiring light fixtures made from bike parts. “Martin’s work is brilliant,” Lepore says. It helps that Swanson hates to throw things away. At any moment, about 60 bent bicycle rims can be found around his home studio in Midtown, plus countless spokes and other assorted bike parts. When it comes to bicycles, Swanson figures he can always find a use for a component that’s ridden its last mile. “When you repair a wheel, some guys will just cut the spokes off and remove them,” he says. “Those half spokes, I’ll pick them up and save them for something. I’ve always been that way. Now that I’m building lights, saving old stuff has become a good thing.” Flanges, hub shells, nipples, seat posts, saddle rails: He throws nothing away. Not content to create from the horde of leftovers and remnants found at his workshop, Swanson scours garage sales and used bike stores. Of special interest to Swanson are remaindered chunks of children’s bikes. “AN old child’s bike opens up a whole new set of options when it comes to designing lights,” he says. “With adult bikes, you’ll notice that spokes come in basically two colors: silver or black. There are many more options with children’s bikes: pink, green, yellow. The same goes for rims, which come in sizes and colors that can be really cool for lights.” The problem with children’s bikes—at least from Swanson’s standpoint—is they rarely find their way to bike shops for repairs. Kids

ride them, outgrow them, pass them down to siblings or friends or throw them away. There’s another elusive reality with kids’ bikes, says Swanson: “Adults are big and heavy and they break bike wheels. Kids aren’t heavy. They don’t break their wheels.”

Swanson’s eyes light up when he finds an old kid’s bike to cut to pieces. Swanson’s eyes light up when he finds an old kid’s bike to cut to pieces. His bright eyes reveal the flash of inspiration that will cause the wheels to turn and the lights to burn. The marriage of lighting design and bicycle repair has made for a perfect balance within Swanson, the balance of mechanical tune-ups perfectly applied, of artistic applications with parts that have become exhausted.

The artist has his limits. He doesn’t do electrical wiring on his lighting creations. A friend trained in electronics hooks up the wires, white to white, black to black, green to ground. Then there’s the marketing part. Here’s where husband and wife make serious collaborations. Duncan is a graphics designer, a specialist in type fonts. She likes things clean and simple. She’s in charge of Swanson’s promotional website images and marketing. “I’ve told her I won’t sell out or lose my creative soul,” Swanson says. “But she has a great eye. And where I like these complicated patterns, she’s always reminding me of the KISS rule: Keep It Simple, Stupid.” From a simple kiss and the detritus of a broken wheel, the team of Swanson and Duncan is lighting a path to success. Martin Swanson sells his light fixtures at Hot Italian, Delta Workshop, Beatnik Studios and through his website, straightgauge. com n

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floral industry seminars in business and design and completed a summer program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to keep his father’s legacy alive. The family’s dedication paid off, as the ensuing years not only saw survival but also major growth for the beloved floral shop, which eventually boasted a total of four locations around the city before the economic downturn in 2008.

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n business, either you grow or you wither,” Jim Relles says. That’s a particularly apt statement considering he works with perishable products on a daily basis as the owner of Sacramento’s Relles Florist. Relles and his siblings grew up working at the shop under the watchful eye of their father, who founded the business in 1946. At age 13, the Relles boys were already hard at work in the shop, and, once they were of age, driving deliveries all over the city. Though the boys also pursued other interests, they were never far from the family business. Jim Relles earned a degree at Sacramento State University, in environmental resources with a business minor. He and worked for the Sacramento County Parks Department, but eventually quit and returned to work for his father while working on his master’s degree in recreation at CSUS. His brother, Tom Relles, earned a degree in agricultural economics at, Berkeley and worked for a broker in town, but he was back at Relles Florist by 1970, helping their dad upgrade the bookkeeping system. Jim’s other brother, Ross Relles, earned a degree in floral culture at San Francisco City College and worked for their dad for four years before going into insurance. When the Relles patriarch died in January 1972, the siblings had to decide how and if to continue the family floral legacy.

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“Having a willingness to make changes is how you stay in business. We listen to our employees and try new ideas. That’s why I think we’ve been successful.”

Jim Relles is the owner of Sacramento’s Relles Florist

“We made it through Valentine’s Day,” Jim Relles recalls. “Then my older brothers and I got together and talked and decided, ‘We’re going to keep the business going.’”

To do so, their sister, JoAnn, their mother and Jim’s wife, Marilyn—a former teacher and plant store owner—all jumped in to help and Jim Relles set to educating himself in a hurry. He attended various

“The downshift of the economy meant that we didn’t need brick-andmortar stores everywhere,” Relles says. “We kept the Howe Avenue location open until June 2013—it had been there for 30 years—but you have to have a presence on the Internet if you want to survive, so that’s what we did. Having a willingness to make changes is how you stay in business. We listen to our employees and try new ideas. That’s why I think we’ve been successful.” Sixty-seven years on, Relles Florist’s midtown storefront at 24th and J streets has once again become the hub for the floral hubbub. “When you walk into the store, the fragrance is overwhelming,”

Relles says. “What makes my life so enjoyable is that I’m very fortunate to work with a product that is so gorgeous, that has such a wonderful fragrance and texture.” And Relles isn’t the only one. “There’s a lot of research coming out of Rutgers University about how flowers make you feel better, that they’re healing,” Relles says. “It’s nice to get that reaffirmed, but we already knew that. We get feedback from customers and delivery drivers all the time. The response is really gratifying.” In order to keep this positive momentum going, the shop is starting to offer more hands-on classes for floral enthusiasts, including doit-yourself flower arranging for weddings, how to make a succulent garden (the first class is on Aug. 16), how to build a terrarium, how to make a cornucopia for the fall, wreath decorating, and basic flower care, with lots more to come. “You’re working with a perishable product, so we work very hard on the care and handling of our flowers,” Relles says. “They’re a living thing, so we try to educate the consumer on how to handle them. Flowers don’t last forever, but they have a good life. They brighten up everybody’s day.” Need a nosegay in your life? Visit Relles Florist at 2400 J St., give the store a call at 441-1478, or order online at rellesflorist.com

DRIVEN TO SUCCEED Not many people have to be told to stop drag racing at the age of 82, but then, not many people are like Richard Bertolucci. The founder of Bertolucci’s Body and Fender Shop is unique in lots of ways, not the least of which is in his almost single-minded love of all things automotive. “My dad started working in his father’s garage at 19, but eventually the neighbors made him move,” Terri Parra (née Bertolucci) says. “He grew up at 39th and U streets—he still owns the home—and opened up little (repair shop) locations right around here. He bought the shop on 34th Street in 1955 or 1956 and bought this location (on Stockton Boulevard) in 1970. I remember when it was

Terri Parra is the daughter of Richard Bertolucci, the founder of Bertolucci’s Body and Fender Shop

being remodeled; it’s been a part of my whole life.” Most of Bertolucci’s children can say that, actually, considering five of them work at the auto body shop, and have since they were young. “My brother started out washing cars, and now he runs the estimating,” Parra says. “Dad made me come to work here in the summer between my junior and senior years. I didn’t want to, but now here I am. My sisters Tina, Tami and Tracy started popping in and out and for them, too, it evolved. Now we’re all working here.” Even while actively engaged in the collision repair business, Bertolucci started restoring vintage Chevrolets and customizing and drag racing Corvettes, for which he won several awards at the Sacramento Autorama. “In fact, there’s a special award given every year at the Autorama in my dad’s name,” Parra says proudly. “It goes to the owner of a car that my dad has hand-picked himself. This car has the best fit and finish of all of the cars of the show. It’s quite a prestigious award.” At age 45, Bertolucci stepped down from the shop, but that didn’t

mean his car career was over. He still rebuilt and raced nostalgic drag racing cars well into his 70s, and at 85, he still restores the vintage Chevys that are on display at the body shop, which takes up one whole city block.

“Collision repair is our bread and butter, but we’re really proud of our restored Chevys museum.” “Collision repair is our bread and butter,” Parra says, “but we’re really proud of our restored Chevys museum.” Sixty-six years into the business, Bertolucci’s boasts 33 employees, many of whom are either literally family or feel like it. “We have a lot of employees who’ve worked here for more than 20 years,” Parra says. “Our operations manager, Rick, and our receptionist, Michele,

have worked here for 30 years. The good ones stay.” The same could be said of their customers, who keep coming back for the Bertolucci’s experience and expertise. “We’re really thankful for our faithful customers,” Parra says. “Thanks to our local neighbors who continue coming back to us and the Greater Sacramento community, business has been great for 66 years.” That’s sure to get Richard Bertolucci’s motor running. Is your car in need of repair? Bring it to the family of experts at Bertolucci’s Body and Fender Shop at 1717 Stockton Blvd., call the shop at 454-4433, or go to bertoluccis.com

MAKING A SPLASH “I love the notion of owning your own business and taking control of your destiny,” says Janie Desmond Ison. Desmond Ison certainly has had plenty of practice over the years making her own way as a smallbusiness owner with her husband and business partner, Jim. They own SHOPTALK page 22

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SHOPTALK FROM page 21 Steamers Bakery and Cafe in Old Sacramento (which Desmond Ison opened 20 years ago this summer), Cafe Vinoteca on Fair Oaks Boulevard and, celebrating its third anniversary this month, Puddles—A Children’s Shoppe in Lyon Village. As you might imagine, the latter was quite a change for Desmond Ison’s eatery-focused experience. “I had been in the restaurant business for the last 20 years, so the idea of retail was intriguing,” Desmond Ison says. “Since becoming grandparents four years ago, my husband and I always tried to find things for our grandson when we’d travel that we couldn’t find in Sacramento. But being a native of Sacramento, I take a lot of pride in my city. I just thought, ‘We need a unique children’s store in our area that carries things we can’t find anywhere else in town.’ ” Like any good business owner, Desmond Ison did her research before leaping into Puddles. “I started thinking about the store in 2010,” Desmond Ison recalls. “If I was going to open a children’s store, the most important thing would be location, where you put it. If I could get the right place, I would open the store.” That perfect place opened up in Lyon Village at exactly the right moment, and Desmond Ison knew that an available storefront in the popular Fair Oaks Boulevard shopping center would not last long. “Lyon Village was still at almost full capacity, which was unusual at the time (coming out of the 2008 recession),” Desmond Ison says. “It’s a phenomenal, solid location and we know area and demographic well, since Cafe Vinoteca is the next major intersection down. It all fell into place and we haven’t looked back.” Desmond Ison quickly found that the niche she’d identified for unique children’s clothes was one that Sacramento shoppers desperately craved. Her store is now abuzz with clients looking for gifts for the tykes in their life. Puddles specializes in kids’ clothes and accessories from

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Puddles owner Janie Desmond Ison and her daughter, Maddy Spitz

hard-to-reach and local vendors for a wide range of prices, everything from screen-printed T-shirts to Petit Bateau to locally made hair accessories that benefit Sacramento nonprofits. You won’t find common kids’ ware here: Desmond Ison stocks her store with an eye toward what she knows her customers will like—and some things they don’t even know they love yet. “You fill a niche, listen to your customers, then redefine the niche,” Desmond Ison explains. “You can’t be everything to everybody, which can be frustrating. But because you’re always changing your model or your product offerings, you have to leave your ego at door. It’s not about what I think and what I want. This is about keeping the business going. You have to be able to change on a dime.” Whatever Desmond Ison is doing seems to be working. One of those savvy decisions was hiring her daughter, Madeline Spitz, to help out in the store. When Puddles first opened, Desmond Ison found that it “wasn’t the piece of cake I thought it would be.” Lucky for her, Madeline,

whom she and Puddles customers affectionately call “Maddy,” had just moved back from Washington, D.C. and was willing to work. “Now, for all intents and purposes, Maddy owns Puddles,” Desmond Ison says with a laugh. “She never forgets a child’s name, their age, when their birthday is, who they’re related to. I’ll be in there when she’s off and people will come in and say, ‘Who are you? I’ll come back when Maddy’s here.’ She’s my daughter, but she’s also incredible at what she does.”

“You fill a niche, listen to your customers, then redefine the niche.” In fact, it’s a family affair: Desmond Ison’s other daughter, Jessica Spitz Biller, goes on buying trips with her mom and sister, and seeing as how she’s the one who made Desmond Ison a grandparent, “She’s been a great resource—kind of like the boots on the ground!” Desmond Ison says.

The 1,000-square-foot storefront stocks a rotating roster of seasonspecific items, such as organic backpacks and school clothes for the fall, as well as educational toys, books (many by local authors), games and shoes with plenty of inhouse promotions and partnerships with local companies that benefit Sacramento children’s causes. Desmond Ison and daughters certainly have their hands full. But then again, that’s what being a small-business owner is all about. “No matter how hard it gets, the small business mindset is that you can always do better,” Desmond Ison says. “It keeps us getting out of bed every day.” Looking for something special for the tyke in your life? Check out Puddles—A Children’s Shoppe in Lyon Village at 2580 Fair Oaks Blvd. You can also reach them by phone at 481-KIDS, online at puddlesshoppe. com or on their Facebook page. And don’t forget to check out their anniversary sale the weekend after Labor Day. n

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hen Friends of East Sacramento put a plan together to restore and manage McKinley Rose Garden in 2011, they knew volunteers would be needed. “But we had no idea just how vital they were until our first summer of blooms arrived,” says Cecily Hastings, co-founder of the Friends nonprofit group, which oversees the ongoing care. Seven years ago, the city employed two full-time gardeners for the public rose garden. Then, city budget woes prompted cutbacks. The gardeners “were first to go as the city parks staff struggled to keep numerous parks up with skeleton crews,” says Hastings. After the city funded new concrete walkways and a new irrigation system in 2011, there were no funds to replant hundreds of rosebushes that had perished in recent years due to disease and lack of water. Friends of East Sacramento raised more than $100,000 in private donations and replanted the rosebushes, added new boxwood hedges and planted eight empty perennial beds. The group also built a new brick monument sign and a shade gazebo and refurbished 26 park benches. The nonprofit leases the garden from the city and manages event rentals in the garden. Event rentals, combined with the garden’s Adopt-AGarden program, generate funds for weekly lawn and plant maintenance services. Corporate and private sponsors fund the more than $10,000 a year need to underwrite the care of the garden. Colorful banners on light

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Linda Jayne enjoys working each week in the McKinley Rose Garden

poles along H Street recognize major donors. “But one vital job that we simply could not afford to hire is the deadheading of the roses while they are in bloom,” says Hastings. “Roses typically start blooming heavily in April and go through the later fall now that we have established a regular fertilization program,” says Ellie Longenecker, a Master Gardener and rosarian who provides advice on the care of the roses. “It is vital that

the dead blooms be cut off each week in order to encourage new blooms.” “In the last few years, we have been recruiting volunteers to help with this job,” says Hastings. “We had a kickoff breakfast in May with more than 35 people in attendance.” After receiving about 30 minutes of training, each volunteer commits to spend about an hour a week in the garden on his or her own schedule. Volunteers report their progress via email each week. “We now only have about 10 regulars working weekly. We need to

double that amount in order to keep up with more mature roses and better fertilizing,” says Hastings. New volunteer recruitment signs have already helped. “We try to snag their interest while they are walking in the garden or around the park.” Linda Jayne responded to the call and works weekly in the garden, usually in the early morning hours. “I love this job because I can do it any time and I don’t have to do much cleanup,” she says. “I actually find this work kind of addicting. It is so beautiful and peaceful, and I feel exhilarated when I’m done.” Volunteer Luci Schwartz, a retired College Glen resident, finds the work a great escape from her home life. “I find that working in the garden refreshes my spirit,” she says. “I feel lucky to have found this opportunity. It is the best volunteer job in the world.” Schwartz likes that she can set her own hours. She also says that the feeling of community created through the experience is a “true gift.” “I had forgotten what an important part of Sacramento our city parks have always been,” she says. “Watching the families interact and the weddings being planned, I know that I am both giving back of my time and, at the same time, meeting wonderful people.” Erenne Hedges is an experienced gardener who drives from her home in Gold River to help in the garden. She combines her volunteer work with fitness walks around the park. She often brings a friend and an extra pair of gloves and clippers, and the two talk while working together in a rose bed. “It is so exciting to be part

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A House Reborn BIGGER WASN’T NECESSARILY BETTER FOR THIS CAPE COD COTTAGE

BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT

“We were committed to not creating a McMansion.”

isa and Scott Setzer loved the style and size of their East Sac home. But after living there for more than two decades, they felt it was time for some changes.

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Built in 1934, the house needed an overall updating, and the layout wasn’t particularly functional. But the couple didn’t want to overbuild

for the neighborhood, and they felt it was important to maintain the considerable curb appeal of their charming, Cape Cod-style home.

“We were committed to not creating a McMansion in East Sacramento,” says Lisa Setzer. HOME page 28

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Remodeling literally began at the front steps of the house with new supersized slate steppingstones leading to an enlarged and much-used front porch.

HOME FROM page 26 Working with architect Dennis Greenbaum and builder TMS Construction, they achieved their goals—and then some. The revamped house will be featured on the Urban Renaissance Home Tour in September. Proceeds from the tour (previously known as the East Sacramento Home Remodeling Tour) will benefit the McKinley Park Renewal Fund. The couple rejected their architect’s first set of plans because it envisioned a space that was too big for the couple. “We don’t need big,” says Setzer. “We had a responsibility as homeowners to be responsible to our neighbors.” Once they settled on a design, the couple received a building permit on June 1, 2013. Construction took six months. They felt the timeline was entirely reasonable given the scope of the work, which required gutting the house down to the studs. With the addition of a new garage and guest quarters, they now have 3,500 square feet of living space. Remodeling literally began at the front steps of the house with new supersized slate steppingstones leading to an enlarged and much-used front porch. The dining room also needed enlarging. According to Setzer, it always felt too small when guests came over. Pushing out one wall just a bit eliminated the issue. Vaulting the ceiling added to the sense of spaciousness.

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The house possessed a feature common to many older homes in East Sacramento: a steep, narrow staircase. The couple eliminated the “death staircase” and replaced it with a new, wider and less precipitous one to provide a safer route to the master bedroom. Replacing all the windows resulted in something Setzer hadn’t anticipated: a deafeningly quiet interior. Eliminating one interior wall and a hallway altered the house’s traffic pattern and opened up the first floor. The change created enough space for another bedroom and bath. The couple added a laundry room and turned the office/den into a spacious guest room. Setzer chose a simple palette of classic black and white with a few accent colors for the home’s interior. “It’s not that I love white so much,” she says. “But I was traumatized by all the decisions that needed to be made. So when it came to the paint color, I couldn’t come up with one.” Installing six sets of French doors in the family room allowed for easy access to the backyard. Once dominated by a very large pool, the backyard has become much more useful for the couple, who enjoy entertaining. “Getting rid of the pool was a feat,” says Setzer. The original garage was falling down. So the couple built a new structure with a ground-floor garage topped with spiffy second-story guest

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felt comfortable with was essential to their project’s success. “In our house, there is not one spot that we can’t use,” she says. “It has been an epic journey.” The Urban Renaissance Home Tour, featuring five remodeled homes in East Sacramento, takes place on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 if purchased before Sept. 1, $25 on or after Sept. 1, $30 on the day of the tour. For more information, go to sacurbanhometour. com If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com n

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Pedal Mettle INSPIRED BICYCLIST FOUNDS MOONLIGHT RIDE FUNDRAISER

BY DUFFY KELLY

“I can ride my bike 80, 90, 100 miles, but I have trouble walking three blocks.” The power cycling has been so inspiring to Slagle that he dreamed up a nighttime bike ride fundraiser for Point West Rotary. It’s called Lunar Lunacy.

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rden’s Point West Rotarian Tom Slagle had always been in good shape. He golfed regularly with his wife of 45 years. He bicycled and chased after his two daughters. He racked up thousands of miles running on trails and in races over the course of four decades. But when Slagle was in his mid50s, while running he noticed his body wouldn’t do what his mind told it to. Running became so difficult he had to quit. Doctors ruled out bad hips and things such as pinched nerves, and said there was nothing structurally wrong with him. But over the course of about five years, walking also became so challenging that Slagle limped with every step. More medical testing revealed the problem. He had multiple sclerosis. There was no cure. His body would continue to deteriorate.

“Many physically or visually impaired people don’t know how life-changing, how healing, riding a bicycle can be.” “It was a difficult time for me,” he said. “I was out of shape and I wasn’t exercising. I gained about 15 pounds

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“I can ride my bike 80, 90, 100 miles, but I have trouble walking three blocks.”

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and was not in the physical condition that I was used to.” He was also forced to give up his furniture wholesale business that he had spent 35 years building to be the largest of its kind in the state. One day, however, his daughter suggested a bike ride. “I’ve got MS, I can’t go on a bike ride,” Slagle said to her. But she insisted. That one ride changed the rest of his life.

“Walking is a very difficult thing,” he said. “There’s a lot of process in walking, but on a bicycle you basically pedal. It’s so much easier than even walking. All at once I stared riding and increased my distance. I lost 15 pounds and today my heart rate is in the 50s or 60s. My health is excellent other than I have MS. For me, it’s been a life-changer.

The Aug. 9 event will begin at 10 p.m. under a full moon in downtown Sacramento. Participants can choose to ride either a 5-mile loop, a 17-mile loop or be a virtual sponsor. Proceeds will help people such as Slagle overcome physical limitations. The Society of the Blind partnered with him and Point West Rotary to host the event. Many physically or visually impaired people don’t know how life-changing, how healing, riding a bicycle can be. “My symptoms will continue to get worse,” Slagle said. “But the best thing I can do is what I’m doing right now. Being healthy, being happy and living life like every day is a celebration.” If you would like to participate as a rider, volunteer or virtual sponsor, find more information and registration materials at lunarlunacyride.com n

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Grown-up Fun YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A KID TO PLAY WITH MODEL TRAINS

made the tour, driving from one end of the county to the other, just to see and learn how members set up their year-round, outdoor railroads. This club specializes in G scale (garden scale) or 1:22, which means a life-size train is 22 times the size of the model train. In other words, it’s bigger than the little trains most people run around Christmas trees, but not big enough to ride. Cars are about 12 to 14 inches long. When asked how he made the transition from little Christmas train to a much larger garden railroad, Friedman blamed his wife.

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ichard Friedman has always had a passion for model railroads. “My dad gave me a little HO scale train when I was a kid,” he said. “But honestly, I think he bought it for himself and used me as an excuse. So really, I’ve loved trains as long as I can remember.” We were standing in his Rancho Cordova backyard watching his garden railroad chug and whistle through the bushes and along the fence. It made a turn at the end of the yard, passing in front of a dinosaur that reared up and roared as the train passed. Doesn’t the dinosaur time frame seem a bit off, I asked Friedman, who was clearly enjoying the giggles of the children clustered nearby. “Well, we do usually try to keep things semi-realistic and to scale,” he said. “But during the club’s open house, we add a few special touches just for the kids.” It was a hot Saturday afternoon when the Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society hosted its annual garden tour, but that certainly didn’t keep enthusiasts from making the rounds to visit a dozen yards in the Sacramento area. Well over 100 people

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“I used to have my trains in the spare bedroom. When we had kids, my wife told me I had to move my stuff outside. I’ve been out here ever since.”

Richard Friedman's G scale train is his Rancho Cordova backyard was included in the Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society's annual garden tour. The club specializes in year-round outdoor 1:22 railroads.

“I used to have my trains in the spare bedroom,” he said. “When we had kids, my wife told me I had to move my stuff outside. I’ve been out here ever since.” His sons are 34 and 43, so Friedman has been outdoors a long time. Over in Granite Bay, Gary Grenfell, whose railway was also on the openhouse tour, said his love affair with garden railroads and sweetheart Virginia Vandemeer all happened at the same time.

“Fifteen years ago, she gave me a railroad, which she decorated for Christmas,” said Grenfell. “I took it home and set it up in the dining room and ran it for eight hours straight. I loved it. Shortly after, we took a train trip from Germany to Austria and saw all sorts of trains. By the time we got home, I had big plans to build a garden railroad in the backyard.” Over the years, the Grenfell railyard has gone through several transitions. “I started with a simple layout with a few buildings,” he said. “My goal was a Europeanstyle railroad.” Then a neighbor got involved. Eventually, they put together a railroad with waterfalls, bridges, tunnels and switchbacks. “Now, part of it is Western and part is European, and I’m wishing I had more space,” said Grenfell. “I told Virginia we could make a loop past the swimming pool and back to the railyard, but she wasn’t too excited about the expansion.” During the tour, there was a lot of interest in solutions to layout problems, including the best plants

to grow near tracks, converting to battery operation, building recirculating waterfalls and dealing with wildlife such as wild turkeys and moles, which cause small-scale earthquakes.

“Most of our club meetings address issues like that,” said Friedman. “We generally have monthly meetings at someone’s home, often helping to solve some sort of problem. Or someone might have a program on designing or changing a layout.

Occasionally, someone does a program on gardening because, after all, this hobby is actually a combination of two interests: gardening and railroading.” If your spouse has sent you and your model railroad outdoors, you might consider joining the Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society. Check the club’s website at svgrs.org to find meeting and event dates and locations and a membership application. Annual dues are $35 per family the first year and $25 for renewals. Otherwise, look for club members and displays at Colfax Railroad Days (Sept. 13-14), Folsom RailFest (Sept. 27-28), Roseville International Railfair (Nov. 8-9), and The Toy Train Holiday at the California Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento (Nov. 28-29). If you know of an interesting club in the area, contact Gwen Schoen at gwensclubs@aol.com n

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On a Roll UNITED WAY COLLECTS PAPER PRODUCTS FOR A GOOD CAUSE

25,122 rolls, Enterprise Rent-ACar at 21,037 rolls and Nationwide Insurance at 18,900 rolls. One week after collection day, the rolls were distributed to many of United Way’s 160 nonprofit partners in Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties. For more information, go to yourlocalunitedway.org

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DOING GOOD

t the top of many charitable organizations’ lists of most needed items is toilet paper. Once a year, United Way holds a toilet paper drive to benefit local nonprofits. In June, residents and companies donated 161,058 rolls of TP during United Way’s sixth annual toilet paper drive. Since 2009, more than 765,000 rolls have been collected for local nonprofits, saving them thousands of dollars they would otherwise spend on this household staple. “This is about so much more than toilet paper,” says United Way president and CEO Stephanie McLemore Bray. “Every roll of toilet paper means a nonprofit saves a dollar to spend on vital programs. Five years ago, when we learned there was a need for toilet paper, we did what United Way does best: We brought community members together to meet the need. By collecting 765,000 rolls of toilet paper over the last five years, this community helped local nonprofits invest $765,000 into lifechanging programs instead of toilet paper budgets.” This year’s top donor was Sac-Val Janitorial Supply, which donated 40,000 rolls of toilet paper. Other big donors included Intel at

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BACK TO SCHOOL It’s August, which means school is right around the corner. With that in mind, Stanford Youth Solutions is looking to provide 600 or more needy local kids with new backpacks stuffed with school supplies. If you want to donate a backpack and supplies, check out Stanford’s lists of age- and grade-appropriate items. If you prefer, you can donate money at Stanford’s Virtual Back-to-School Store and leave the shopping to them. For more information on the backpack drive, go to youthsolutions.org or call 344-0199.

THE LUNCH BUNCH Interested in putting on an apron and helping out? Casa Garden Restaurant always needs helpers. Los Ninos Service League holds recruitment coffees for future volunteers where you can learn what jobs are available. Among other tasks, you can work in the kitchen doing food prep and cleanup, wait on tables during, help out in the garden and more. Call 452-2809 to find out the next recruitment coffee date. Proceeds from the restaurant go to Sacramento Children’s Home. Casa Garden Restaurant is at 2760 Sutterville Road.

AUCTION ACTION Stanford Youth Solutions raised more than $100,000 at its annual vintage wine auction in May. The money will be used to help youths and families in crisis. For more than a year, Stanford Youth Solutions has worked with The Annie E. Casey Foundation on a national effort to transform the child welfare system. The agency was selected as one of four to participate in this critical effort. Stanford Youth Solutions serves at-risk youth with a variety of community-based programs, including intensive one-onone therapeutic behavioral services, family-centered wraparound services, a juvenile justice crime prevention program and a family partnerships program. For more information, go to youthsolutions.org or call 344-0199.

CAR TIME On Father’s Day, California Automobile Museum offered dads rides in classic cars, including a 1968 Ford Fairlane Convertible, 1931 Ford Model A Roadster and 1951 Ford Crestliner. These cars, and many more, are on display all year long at the museum, where volunteers are on hand to discuss the autos. To become a volunteer, call 442-6802 or go to calautomuseum.org

AWARDS Darryl Hunter, a Sacramento-area physician and U.S. Air Force reserve colonel, was awarded the American Medical Association Foundation excellence in medicine award. Hunter, the first area physician to receive

the honor, was recognized for his exceptional service to veterans, students and underserved community members. The annual honor recognizes world-class physicians for their dedication to community service, public health and patient care. Hunter founded three Northern California nonprofits: Community Veterans Alliance, Sacramento Community Cancer Coalition and Dr. Ernest and Arthella Hunter Foundation. Rob Lynch of VSP Global received the 21st annual humanitarian of the year award from UCP (United Cerebral Palsy) of Sacramento and Norther California. The award goes to individuals who have displayed a passion for life and desire to work toward enhancing the lives of others. Zachary Wandell, the owner of Sacramento Allstate, received three Hands in the Community awards for his commitment to helping others. The awards came with $1,000 grants from the Allstate Foundation for the nonprofits where Wandell volunteers, including Donut Dash and Sutter Medical Center Foundation.

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The Virtue of Patience GARDENERS MUST SLOW DOWN BEFORE THEY CAN EXPECT TO SMELL THE ROSES

BY ANITA CLEVENGER GARDEN JABBER

early 10 years ago, I decided to plant clematis in my garden to mix with climbing roses. I loved the purple star-shaped flowers on the oldfashioned ‘Jackmanii’ that my grandmother grew over an archway in her Ohio farmhouse garden. I planted a few varieties and waited. And waited. And waited. They grew a little, produced a flower or two, and that was it. Was it my pruning, watering or feeding? Nothing seemed to help. Clematis was yet another gardening disappointment. A few years ago, one clematis exploded into bloom, covering a back wall with big, purple-blue stars. The repeat-blooming ‘Lasurstern’ had finally matured. It’s gotten bigger and better every year since. It just needed time. I recently shared my clematis story with some gardeners from around the world, and they agreed that you have to be patient with many plants. Clematis usually take at least two or three years to bloom well, they said. Wisteria can take years longer. One of them told of a pot where he’d planted a rare clematis. It died, so he set it aside and forgot about it. Six years later, it started to grow. Others said they routinely wait for at least two

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years for certain types of seeds, such as roses, to germinate. I was amazed at their patience. They were amazed that I was so impatient. We Americans live in a world of instant gratification. Television shows and garden magazines demonstrate how to create immediate curb appeal by planting too many big plants too close together. In our mobile society, we may move before a plant is mature enough to bloom, bear fruit or provide shade. If we stay put, we may quickly dig out a plant that doesn’t live up to our expectations. How about slowing down and taking our time? Shade trees require the most patience. A Greek proverb says, “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in.” It’s tempting to buy the biggest tree possible or to choose species that will grow quickly. Many studies have shown, however, that trees in smaller containers will develop better root systems and grow to match larger plants in just a few years. Fast-growing trees often are

short-lived, with weak branches and poor structure. With shade trees, choose little plants with healthy root systems, plant them well and care for them properly. They are a gift to future generations. Flowering trees such as magnolias may take many years to bloom. Their natural habitat is woodland, where they first grow up into the light before spreading out and blooming. Fruit trees can take two, five or more years to bear well. Nut trees may take even longer. If you want fruit in a year or two, citrus is your best bet. Rose lovers say that it takes three years for a rose to demonstrate what it will do. The first year it sleeps. The next year it creeps, and the third it leaps. In old-fashioned and modern shrub varieties, there is often a gawky adolescent stage with one or two strong new canes poking out at strange angles. Resist the temptation to lop them off. I’ve heard it said that the plant can be “all knees and elbows” until the rest of the plant catches up.

If a flowering plant doesn’t bloom the first year that you plant its seeds, that may be just how nature intended it. Biennial plants such as most hollyhocks, foxglove, forget-me-nots and Sweet William will grow foliage one year, then bloom, set seed and die the next. They generally spread so many seeds that they return in following years, but the original plants just live for two years. Plants bought in a nursery may have been forced into flower by generous use of chemicals and perfect greenhouse growing conditions. In your garden, they may take years to bloom again. Don’t take it personally. Peonies and camellias are examples of two types of plants that take time to settle in. Patience is not the same thing as neglect. Many essential gardening tasks are urgent. Plants need water, pest control and the right amount of sunlight and drainage. Trees must be staked until they are able to stand on their own and carefully pruned so that they develop a good structure. If you own mature trees, shrubs or vines, treasure them. It took a long time for them to grow to their present size. New plantings just won’t provide as much shade and presence. Consult an arborist about tree care, and read about how best to rejuvenate shrubs over several years of careful pruning. It may be tempting to whack things back, but remember: Patience is a virtue. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County Lifetime Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 875-6913 or go to ucanr.edu/sites/ sacmg n

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Do-Over for Oak Park BROADWAY DEVELOPMENT COULD BE CATALYST FOR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD

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venture to the north part of the

BUILDING OUR FUTURE

neighborhood, which has seen an

upsurge in activity in the past few

hen Michael Boyd saw the

years.

architecture of the Fourth

“I don’t remember any project with

Avenue Lofts in Oak Park,

this much potential to bring a new

he knew immediately he wanted to

spark of life to the community,” says

leave Land Park and buy a unit in

Boyd, who has worked and played in

this historic neighborhood. “I’ve lived

Oak Park on and off for 40 years. “It

in two dozen communities in my life.

brings a place for the community to

Oak Park is by far the friendliest I’ve

get together and it gives us a better

been involved with,” says Boyd, who

vision of ourselves.”

moved into his loft in 2007.

“It’s just not the place people think it is. I hope people in other communities will give us a fresh look.”

Vrilakas says he hopes the project will bring activity to the core of Oak Park’s business district with shops, restaurants, new residents and a pedestrian-friendly design.

Vrilakas engaged with residents early in the process, in part through presentations at neighborhood association meetings, where he talked about his dreams and goals for the area. He asked the residents what

Now, Boyd is excited for another Oak

they wanted to see. “He’s set the

Park project by Sacramento architect

bar and the standard very high for

Ron Vrilakas: the $12 million Broadway

developers who want to build in Oak

Triangle development, a mixed-use infill project at 35th Street and Broadway. Once complete, the development will include 29 residential units, averaging 1,300 square feet each, and 9,000 square feet of commercial, retail space and restaurant space. “I have long appreciated the history and historic architecture in Oak Park,” says Vrilakas. “As an architect with a focus on urban placemaking, I have

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The Broadway Triangle development is a mixed-use infill project at 35th Street and Broadway in Oak Park

Park,” says Boyd. Oak Park resident Dustin Littrell, an architect, believes Broadway

looked for opportunities to work

district with shops, restaurants, new

Triangle will be a catalyst project for

in Oak Park and add to its story,

residents and a pedestrian-friendly

the neighborhood. He and his wife

help it evolve its commercial center

design. The project also aims to bring

moved to Vrilakas’ Fourth Avenue

and emerge as the destination it

jobs to the community.

Lofts in 2007, and they recently

deserves to be.” Vrilakas says he hopes the

Boyd, who serves as president of Oak Park Neighborhood Association,

project will bring activity to

says the Broadway Triangle project

the core of Oak Park’s business

will give people another reason to

moved a few blocks away into a Craftsman-style house. BUILDING page 41

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The Oak Park Farmers Market Saturdays from 9am - 1pm

McClatchy Park (May - October)

Now in its third year the market features a diverse group of vendors selling locally produced and delicious fruits and vegetables, specialty plants and sprouts, breads, cheese, mushrooms, eggs, tamales, fresh flowers and more! In addition to vendors, the market also provides a variety of interactive activities each week, including live music from local bands, activities for children (story-telling, face painting, art projects), and information and giveaways from area non-profits and other organizations. Plenty of parking available.

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Broadway Triangle development features townhomes

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sold at market rate, which is made possible with the help of $8 million in

“There was a point in time, as we were growing our family, that

redevelopment money from the city of Sacramento.

Sacramento architect Ron Vrilakas

we were prepared to move to a neighborhood like Curtis Park or

is safe, family friendly, diverse, honest

neighborhood. Arthur Henry’s Supper

Land Park, if our finances allowed for

and all-inclusive. We love it.”

Club & Ruby Room opened less than a

it,” Littrell says. “But we have since changed our tune and see the area as a great place to live, a fantastic value, very walkable, as well as an amazing and engaged neighborhood and business association.” Established in 1889, Oak Park thrived throughout the first half of the 20th century, before an interstate freeway expansion in the 1960s

“We see the area as a great place to live, a fantastic value, very walkable, as well as an amazing and engaged neighborhood and business association.”

But the Triangle development

year ago in an abandoned, dilapidated

construction isn’t the only thing happening to revitalize this

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subdivided the neighborhood and split it off from other parts of the city. As revitalization projects continue, those

“The idea is to elevate everyone

leading the effort are ever-cognizant

with new projects like this, not to

of the G-word: gentrification. That’s

push anyone out or limit who can

one of the reasons the Broadway

move here,” says Littrell. “(Oak Park)

Triangle housing units will be

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My Vacation Homes THEY EXIST IN A VERY SPECIAL SPOT

BY KEVIN MIMS WRITING LIFE

or 25 years, my parents have owned a vacation condo in Bend, Ore. Every year for a quarter of a century, they have been encouraging my wife and me to spend a week there free of charge. And in that quartercentury, we have visited the condo exactly never. Bend is a vacationer’s paradise. In the winter, it offers skiing. In the summer, it offers golf and hiking and river rafting and kayaking and camping and mountain biking and just about any other outdoor sport you can name. For some reason, however, I have never mustered the energy to vacation there. Earlier this year, I actually agreed to spend a week at the condo. But I wrote down the wrong dates on my calendar and, as a result, missed my window of opportunity. By the time I realized my mistake, there were no more open weeks on the schedule. (The condo is rented out to strangers when not in use by family members.) I think my “mistake” might have been more along the lines of a Freudian slip: a seeming error that in reality

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represents the subconscious desire of the person who made it. In any case, my parents are now in their 80s and are rapidly divesting themselves of possessions. The condo is likely to be sold before I ever get around to taking a vacation there. A few years ago, my stepdaughter Andrea and her husband purchased a vacation cabin in the Lake Tahoe area. (I can’t be more specific about its location because, alas, I’ve never visited it.) Julie and I have an open invitation to spend time at the cabin whenever we feel like it. Countless times we’ve talked about driving up to Andrea’s cabin for a few days of rest and relaxation. “We could bring some books and get a lot of reading done,” I will say to Julie. “I could bring a notebook and do some writing. You could bring your easel and oil paints and some canvases. For dinner we could barbecue a couple of steaks on our little Weber grill.” But, of course, we never do it. Why should we lug our books and writing implements and painting supplies and barbecue grill up into the High Sierra when we can read and write and paint and grill steaks right here in the comfort of our own Sacramento home? And therein lies the rub. If your greatest pleasures in life are creative pursuits, a second home isn’t really necessary. I can read as many novels in Sacramento as I can in Andrea’s cabin. What’s more, I’ve found that a familiar place is more conducive to writing than an unfamiliar one. All that scenery up in the Tahoe area would likely only distract me. Julie enjoys painting en plein air (i.e. “outdoors”), but she can find just as much inspiration in

McKinley Park or the Arboretum Trail in Davis as she can in the High Sierra. And a barbecued steak tastes great no matter where you eat it. I am not averse to vacations—far from it. I’d be happy to spend a week in Paris or London or Rome or Beijing or Rio de Janeiro, taking in all the sights and visiting historical and cultural landmarks. But I would never go to a place like Paris to hole up in my hotel room and devour a stack of John D. MacDonald pulp crime novels. If I had only a week to vacation there, I’d try to spend as little time as possible with my nose buried in a book.

For me, reading is a second home. As long as I’ve got some good books and a comfortable chair to read them in, I don’t need the vacation cabin. Recently, a new friend of mine invited Julie and me to spend a weekend with him at his vacation cabin in Sierraville, near the Sierra Buttes. I accepted the offer. Julie begged off. A weekend at home without a husband to look after is vacation enough for her. My friend Dennis and I had a great time at his cabin. We hiked to the top of the

Buttes and ate a sack lunch while sitting on the observation deck of an old, abandoned Forest Service lookout tower perched nearly 9,000 feet above sea level. We visited Sardine Lake and Packer Lake and made a trip into nearby Sierra City, a rustic little town-that-time-forgot reminiscent of TV’s Mayberry. At the end of our three-day stay, Dennis gave me a key to the cabin and told me to feel free to visit the place whenever I want. I am of an age when a lot of my demographic peers have acquired second homes. I, alas, can barely afford my first. Nonetheless, I sometimes feel like a real-estate mogul. Dennis’ cabin, Andrea’s cabin and Mom and Dad’s condo aren’t my only vacation options. Our friends Jodie and Rick have a condo in Hawaii that they have offered to make available to Julie and me. Several old chums from my high-school days up in Portland now have vacation homes in rural Oregon, and they have assured me that Julie and I are more than welcome to stay there whenever we want. I’m grateful for all these offers. What pleases me, though, isn’t the plethora of vacation options but simply the knowledge that I have such generous and gracious friends and loved ones. In truth, I am unlikely ever to see most of these lovely second homes. I enjoy certain activities associated with rural vacation homes—hiking, kayaking, biking—but there are places in or near Sacramento where I can do all of those things without first having to spend several hours behind the wheel of my car.

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To some people, the thought of holing up in a vacation cabin with a pile of good books is an unbeatable fantasy. But for me, reading is a second home. As long as I’ve got some good books and a comfortable chair to read them in, I don’t need the vacation cabin. Years ago, in this column, I wrote about an old city bus that had been converted into a rustic one-room cabin on Vashon Island, a lovely rural paradise in Washington state’s Puget Sound. I bought the bus from an old friend who had been living in it but needed money to finance a trip to Europe. Although I still hold title to it, I’ve long since lost track of that bus. But for years it held a special spot in my imagination—a distant sanctuary from the cares of the world that Julie and I could retreat to if an economic calamity or some other disaster ever forced us out of our house. These days, all of my friends’ vacation homes occupy somewhat the same spot in my imagination that the old bus used to. I don’t need to actually visit them to enjoy them.

I derive comfort merely from the knowledge that they are available to me. They are my imaginary second homes.

I don’t need to actually visit [vacation homes] to enjoy them. I derive comfort merely from the knowledge that they are available to me. They are my imaginary second homes. In some ways, an imaginary second home is better than a real one. The government hasn’t yet figured out how to assess taxes on imaginary property. But give it time … n

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such as with the annual 35th Street

building on Broadway. Oak Park Brewing Company is scheduled to open this summer. In May, work began on a $3 million renovation of the 125-year-old McClatchy Park, which includes a jogging trail, tennis courts and a new playground.

Fair in May, organized by Oak Park Business Association, and Gather, a new monthly event with food trucks and live music. This year also marks the fifth season of the Oak Park Farmers Market, which runs through October. Boyd says there are many reasons for people to come into Oak Park,

Efforts are also being made to attract residents and -visitors alike.

and even more will exist once the Broadway Triangle development is complete—if only people can get past their preconceived notions about the neighborhood. “It’s just not the place people think it is,” he says. “I hope people in other communities will give us a fresh

Efforts are also being made to attract residents and visitors alike,

look.” Sena Christian can be reached at sena.c.christian@gmail.com. n

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95608 CARMICHAEL

4719 GOOD CT $173,000 3119 MAYER $315,000 4244 GOLD FLOWER CT $367,000 4601 CHARLESTON $370,000 4951 KIPLING DR $840,000 3224 SMATHERS WAY $280,000 4811 ANDREW CIR $325,000 5105 APPLETON CT $325,000 4768 OLIVE OAK WAY $305,000 5750 CLASSIC PL $580,000 5921 RIVER OAK WAY $1,282,500 1748 HAGGIN GROVE WY $998,000 3954 OAK VILLA CIR $126,500 4804 ROBERTSON AVE $269,500 6210 COLE $340,000 4553 STONEY WAY $375,000 5481 WILDFLOWER CIR $425,000 2341 GUNN RD $206,000 5907 HIGGINS ST $230,000 5116 LOVE WAY $295,000 6016 MULDROW $300,000 2545 WINSFORD LN $308,000 3516 CALIFORNIA AVE $325,000 3933 SAN JUAN AVE $365,000 6406 LINCOLN AVE* $304,500 5631 ENGLE RD* $215,000 2404 FALLWATER LN* $273,000 6935 LINCOLN CREEK CIR* $419,000 2366 VIA CAMINO AVE* $132,000 3824 HOLLOWAY LN* $162,500 4109 GEYSER LN* $420,000 6536 MILES LN* $140,000 3216 PETTY LN* $158,000 2425 GUNN RD* $161,000 4834 CAMDEN CT* $340,000 4647 LADERA WAY* $359,000 5500 WYNDHAM HILL CT* $475,000 4727 OAK TWIG WAY* $380,000 4961 OLIVE OAK WAY* $465,000 4249 GLENRIDGE DR* $260,000 5314 ANGELINA AVE* $276,000 5305 BAUMGART WAY* $280,000 3700 GORDON WAY* $850,000 6034 WINDING WAY* $279,000 3700 ORANGERIE WAY* $284,500 2917 PALM ESTATES CT* $465,000 6907 LINCOLN AVE* $376,000 5205 WHISPER OAKS LN* $426,500 5541 DYE WAY* $454,000 7110 STELLA LN #15* $104,000 2436 VIA CAMINO AVE* $125,000 5858 SHARPS CIR* $249,900 4817 MELVIN DR* $270,000 4720 MARGUERITE WAY* $575,000 6425 MADISON AVE* $199,000 6606 TEMPLETON DR* $240,000 5162 KIPP WAY* $350,000

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95816 EAST SACRAMENTO, MCKINLEY PARK 2402 I ST 824 38TH ST 2631 F ST 3577 D ST 2504 H ST* 3708 S ST* 253 39TH ST* 601 34TH ST* 3117 C ST* 1116 22ND ST* 317 27TH ST*

95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 3216 6TH AVE 3509 SANTA CRUZ WAY 5116 U ST 4308 4TH AVE 6271 TAHOE WAY 3715 3RD AVE 3725 9TH AVE 2964 43RD ST* 3985 SHERMAN WAY* 2935 32ND ST* 4717 V ST* 4020 4TH AVE* 4882 U ST* 2511 33RD ST*

95818 LAND PARK, CURTIS PARK

$437,500 $365,000 $669,000 $380,000 $553,000 $396,000 $465,000 $570,000 $430,000 $345,000 $335,000

$149,000 $75,000 $365,000 $125,000 $251,500 $197,500 $138,000 $125,000 $235,000 $170,000 $316,000 $149,000 $320,000 $170,000

1714 3RD AVE $576,200 2872 MARSHALL WAY $329,900 2600 HARKNESS ST $514,000 2525 10TH AVE $427,000 2701 12TH ST $400,000 3771 COLLEGE AVE $695,000 1401 VALLEJO WAY $529,000 2760 SAN LUIS CT $319,000 2705 22ND ST $430,000 1281 8TH AVE $508,000 2898 MARSHALL WAY $230,000 3640 24TH ST $270,000 2559 SAN FERNANDO WY$295,000 3401 FRANKLIN $310,000 2009 26TH ST $322,000 1521 W ST* $297,500 1845 CARAMAY WAY* $360,000 2816 4TH AVE* $429,000 2801 14TH ST* $545,000 1545 11TH AVE* $672,500 2661 DONNER WAY* $369,000 1630 9TH AVE* $434,700 1020 U ST* $435,000 2725 DONNER* $679,000

95819 EAST SACRAMENTO, RIVER PARK 5607 MCADOO AVE 1709 50TH ST 5080 F ST 833 51ST ST 1732 42ND ST 1216 64TH ST 142 COLOMA WAY 140 43RD ST 1857 48TH ST* 5740 MODDISON AVE* 544 36TH STREET* 5669 ELVAS* 282 40TH ST* 710 50TH ST* 1425 57TH ST* 5190 MODDISON WAY* 401 SAN ANTONIO* 530 SANDBURG DR* 658 41ST ST* 95 51ST ST* 1352 61ST ST* 221 SAN MIGUEL WAY*

$374,500 $349,000 $404,900 $300,000 $425,000 $406,500 $540,000 $785,000 $245,000 $280,500 $510,000 $395,000 $510,000 $615,000 $510,000 $334,000 $383,000 $405,000 $428,025 $300,000 $391,000 $650,000

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE

2850 WRENDALE WAY $340,000 4000 LAS NINAS CT $409,000 2837 DARWIN ST $189,900 3974 WOODPOINTE CIR $366,000 2836 AVALON DR $175,500 3722 LAURA CT $325,000 3808 SUNNYVALE AVE $155,000 3233 BROOKWOOD RD $280,000 3430 MONTCLAIRE ST $349,950 2808 BECERRA WAY $155,000 2613 BUTANO DR $215,000 3824 BROWNSON ST $279,000 3710 SUNNYVALE AVE $280,000 4512 KILDARE CT $285,000 3631 MIAMI ST $335,000 4609 MULFORD AVE $351,950 3700 NORRIS AVE $449,000 3230 FIELDCREST DR* $620,000 3240 LERWICK RD* $210,000 2570 VERNA WAY* $234,000 4618 BRIARWOOD DR* $360,000 4434 PARK GREEN CT* $330,000 3204 CARNELIAN CT* $415,000 2440 MICHELLE DR* $173,800 2710 WRIGHT* $179,000 3301 CHENU AVE* $325,000 3834 COUNTRY HAVEN CT* $417,000 3300 ARBOR WAY* $199,000 3500 GABILAN WAY* $330,000 3809 SUNNYVALE AVE* $217,500 2509 DARWIN* $98,500 2541 DANUBE DR* $275,000

95822 SOUTH LAND PARK

7252 LOMA VERDE WAY $120,000 7465 CANDLEWOOD WAY $120,000 5905 GLORIA DR #1 $120,000 2404 39TH AVE $210,000 1425 SHERWOOD AVE $415,000 5655 EL ARADO WAY $168,000 5645 MILNER WAY $175,000 5160 RIVERSIDE BLVD $191,500 5321 CARMEN WAY $249,000 5840 HOLSTEIN WAY $427,000 1970 68TH AVE $178,000 7499 CARELLA DR $161,500 2245 MURIETA WAY $299,000 4630 FRANCIS CT $695,000 2040 FLORIN RD $132,000 6911 DEMARET DR $149,000 2211 VALKO AVE $168,000 1301 35TH AVE $275,000 7528 BOWEN CIR* $168,000 5661 CAZADERO WAY* $220,000 3181 TORRANCE AVE* $115,000 924 LINVALE CT* $447,000 6017 HOLSTEIN WAY* $480,000 2181 57TH AVE* $175,000 5617 BRADD WAY* $190,000 1230 27TH AVE* $555,000 4925 CARMEN WAY* $265,000 2436 37TH AVE* $229,000 7537 19TH ST* $110,000 7538 TAMOSHANTER WY*$156,000 4129 23RD* $160,000 1830 59TH AVE* $234,000 2216 IRVIN WAY* $310,000 2405 40TH AVE* $224,000

95825 ARDEN

628 COMMONS DR $326,000 510 ELMHURST CIR $421,000 535 WOODSIDE OAKS #6 $95,000 2446 LARKSPUR LN #312 $109,000 2929 COTTAGE WAY $165,000 2384 ALTA GARDEN LN #B $59,500 2280 HURLEY #58 $81,000 316 ELMHURST CIR $300,000 545 HARTNELL PL $430,765 2229 WOODSIDE LN #4 $95,000 536 WOODSIDE OAKS DR #1 $87,000 2005 JOAN WAY $130,000 3108 PENNLAND DR $220,000 2850 EL PRADO WAY $265,000 1242 VANDERBILT WAY $275,000 817 COMMONS DR $347,000 144 HARTNELL PL* $290,000 2472 LARKSPUR LN #363* $101,000 933 VANDERBILT WAY* $260,900 1901 BELL ST* $244,000 874 WOODSIDE LN #3* $131,000

2302 AMERICAN RIVER DR* $331,500 1539 UNIVERSITY AVE* $450,000

95831 GREENHAVEN, S LAND PARK

430 DEER RIVER WAY $450,000 6850 STEAMBOAT $269,500 2 PRINCEVILLE CIR $285,000 7835 RIVER ESTATES DR $295,000 56 LAKESHORE CIR $392,000 7496 SUMMERWIND WAY $271,500 422 BUNKHOUSE WAY $289,500 832 KLEIN WAY $297,500 1360 47TH AVE $400,000 7798 PARK RIVER OAK CR $212,000 7371 DURFEE WAY $270,000 569 CORK RIVER $347,000 37 SPRINGBROOK CIR $430,000 1177 FAY CIR $450,000 6241 RIVERSIDE BLVD #201* $118,000 7341 BARR WAY* $330,000 15 WATERFRONT CT* $281,000 737 EL MACERO WAY* $345,000 40 ESTUARY CT* $240,000 14 RIPPLE CT* $350,000 508 ROUNDTREE CT* $107,900 6875 CLAIBORNE WAY* $202,500 6150 RIVERTON WAY* $433,000 6705 FREEHAVEN DR* $494,500 6457 S. LAND PARK DR* $499,000 1107 ROUNDTREE CT* $115,000 403 ROUNDTREE CT* $120,000 7448 DELTAWIND DRIVE* $228,000 1157 MONTE VISTA WAY* $502,500 7720 OAKSHORE DR* $439,000 440 RIVERGATE WAY* $293,000 881 ROYAL GREEN AVE* $320,000 6819 COACHLITE WAY* $399,000

95864 ARDEN

3220 ARDENRIDGE DR 3304 WEMBERLEY DR 1020 SINGINGWOOD RD 3401 WELLINGTON DR 3221 CHURCHILL RD 2028 MEDUSA WAY 3333 WEMBERLEY DR* 3329 WELLINGTON DR* 3701 LUSK DR*

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sent me. My song would sound like this:

After Becky excused herself to the bathroom to do her hair and makeup, I pulled a suitcase from under the bed

I’ve been TDY to Denver, Montgomery, Baltimore, San Antonio, Okeechobee, San Diego, Barking Sands, Cocoa Beach, Brownsville, Topeka, Reno, New Orleans, Baghdad, Istanbul, Panama City,

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Riyadh, Zurich, Frankfurt. A few months ago, I received one

the Air Force uniform, I ask for this moment of personal

indulgence. It’s a moment that has me humming the Hank Snow song “I’ve Been Everywhere,” made famous by Johnny Cash. I can’t rhyme quite as well as Snow, but if I were to have written the song, it would be about the military assignments where my temporary duty (TDY) orders have

the destination of my choosing. But like previous orders, I still needed just the right time and place to break the news to my wife, Becky. That perfect moment came last month during a Holland America cruise from Montreal to Boston. It began somewhere between Quebec City and Halifax, Nova Scotia, as my wife and I returned to our stateroom to dress for the ship’s formal dining night.

“Becky, during the past 28 years, you’ve remained home while the

covertly brought on board. I quickly

military sent me to nice hotels

dressed and left the room.

for schools and conferences. More

Thirty minutes later, like a kid on

than that, though, you’ve waited

a date, I returned to knock on our

and prayed for me to come home

stateroom door. When she opened the

safely from places like Saudi Arabia,

door, I surprised her with the smiling

Panama and Iraq.

face of her chaplain man wearing the

“Now I have one last set of orders

formal eveningwear of the military

for us to follow.” I then read the

officer, the Mess Dress uniform.

words she’s waited to hear for at least 10 years. “Chaplain Lt. Col. Norris Burkes is

previous orders that sent me into harm’s way, my latest orders allowed

started my rehearsed speech.

that contained the special tuxedo I’d

last set of military orders. Unlike s I finish my 28th year in

piece of paper from my pocket and

Tears welled in her eyes. We both choked up over the news of my pending retirement. The photographer paused, wondering if he should capture such a serious moment.

relieved from his current assignment and assigned to the retired reserve list effective 1 Sept. 2014.” Tears welled in her eyes. We both choked up over the news of my pending retirement. The photographer paused, wondering if he should capture such a serious moment. “You’re really, really done?” she asked. “Yes, sweetheart. We’re really, really done.” Epilogue: Like most military

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retirees, I’ve replaced one suit with another. Last month, I started as a full-time chaplain at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton. My responsibilities now include the cardiac, pediatric, maternity and neonatal units. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “No Small Miracles.” He can be reached at ask@TheChaplain.net n

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So she went back to school and got n our society, we’ve made subtle

a master’s degree in human diversity

changes and some improvement

management from Long Beach State

with regard to racism,” says

in 1993. In 2002, she got her doctorate

Sherrie Carinci. “But sexism is still

in international multicultural

alive and well.”

education from the University of San Francisco.

She would know. As a Sac State

Carinci’s first professorship was

professor who specializes in gender equity and multicultural studies,

at Cosumnes River College. She

Carinci has written and taught on

herself wrote one of the courses

how gender affects the preschool

that she taught: Managing Diversity

classroom, managing cultural

in the Workplace. In 1994, she

diversity, women in the workplace,

joined the faculty at Sacramento

and cyberbullying. She has seen

State. Currently teaching both

first-hand the negative attitudes and

undergraduate and graduate courses,

stereotyping that pervade everyday

she also is a master’s thesis and

life.

project adviser.

“The social construct of sexuality is woven into our society,” says Carinci,

She believes that “bullying” is just another word for “being unkind” or “mistreated.”

who lives in East Sacramento. She cringes when she hears things like “She’s a tomboy” and “She throws like a girl.” “Instead of calling someone a tomboy, why can’t we say ‘that girl is assertive, athletic, strong and awesome’?” she asks. Carinci is as big a champion for males as females. She believes “overmasculinity” is as much a

Carinci is the graduate coordinator

problem as female stereotyping, citing the way society expects boys to be

for two of the 14 master’s programs in

rough-and-tumble and insensitive. “It

Sac State’s College of Education. Her

should be OK to associate boys with

signature program, of which she is the

being kind and caring,” she says.

Sac State professor Sherrie Carinci specializes in gender equity and multicultural studies

director, Behavioral Sciences, Gender Equity, is the only major degree

Carinci has been lecturing in schools about harassment and

on the same page,” she says, “and

resources management from Long

focusing on gender issues offered in

bullying for the past 20 years, “before

I see the harm it causes the bullied

Beach State. After working at Pitney

the 23-campus CSU system.

it was in vogue,” she says. She

student.”

Bowes for a few years out of college,

Since Carinci has been at the helm

she realized that educating was her

of the gender equity studies program,

has consulted with many schools

Carinci’s path to education was

throughout the state on the issue.

not necessarily a straight one. Born

passion. “I knew teaching was my

it has grown. But, she says, there’s

“I see the biggest problems when

and raised in Southern California,

calling,” she says, “because I loved

always room for more growth. “It’s

administration and teachers aren’t

she got a bachelor’s degree in human

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Fly Me Away GETTING TO THE AIRPORT MAY BE THE HARDEST PART OF YOUR TRAVELS

BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE

he longest journey starts with a single step. After that first step, the longest journey for Sacramentans usually involves getting to the airport before heading off into the wild blue yonder. In 2012, nearly 9 million passengers used Sacramento International Airport. Exactly how many arrived and departed by car, taxi, van, bus or bike is not known. An airport spokesperson says 1.5 million cars used the airport parking lots in its last fiscal year, 22,000 passengers arrived by cab between May 2013 and May 2014, and SuperShuttle made nearly 59,000 trips leaving the airport in 2013. In addition, some 500 van, limo and car service companies had permits to do business at the airport. Yolobus did not provide data on passengers using its airport service. Ideally, getting to an airport should be fast, reliable, low stress and inexpensive. Transportation to the terminals should be secure in terms of personal safety and that of your possessions, including your car if you drive. Transit options should be easy to get to and use (for you and your luggage), not require too

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many transfers and provide frequent service during the hours of aircraft departures and arrivals. Sacramento does well on getting to the airport by private car, taxi or van in terms of reliability and time on the road. The airport is not so close to the central city that traffic congestion is often an issue. It’s not so far from downtown that driving time is excessive. At the airport, there are three parking options. The “economy” parking lot can be hot, dusty and far away. The airport’s website warns it may take a whopping 45 minutes from the time you park to get to a terminal via shuttle bus. Walking instead of waiting for a shuttle is not an option from the economy lot.

There is no pedestrian connection to the terminals. The “daily” lot just south of the parking garage has more frequent shuttle service. Daily parking in the garage is connected by sky bridges to the two terminals. A close-in “hourly” parking lot for Terminal B charges $29 a day. If you don’t want to pay for parking, you can bum a ride from a friend or family member. That means two round trips to the airport instead of just one. It also means being dropped off or picked up directly at a terminal—no shuttles or walking required. Motorists often ignore operating costs, but they add up. If you have a friend supplying airport transportation, you might want to take him or her out for a dinner or

two. It’s your call on taking advantage of relatives. There are also cabs and vans. The airport has a contract with the Sacramento Independent Taxi Owners Association for on-demand taxi service. SuperShuttle is the exclusive provider of on-demand van service. Other taxi companies or van services with an airport permit may drop off passengers. Any permitted taxi or van can pick up passengers at the airport if passengers have made arrangements with them. Shared car services Lyft, Uber and UberX compete with taxis, some say unfairly, and offer varying levels of service. In June, the California Public Utilities Commission warned transportation network companies

that they would be shut down if they continued to drop off or pick up riders at any California airport without permission. It’s not clear how this would be enforced.

An airport spokesperson says 1.5 million cars used the airport parking lots in its last fiscal year, and 22,000 passengers arrived by cab between May 2013 and May 2014. Sacramento is poor in offering transit options to the airport. Regional Transit does not provide bus or light rail service. Rail directly to terminals is convenient and unaffected by traffic. Many major cities in Europe have direct rail connections to their airports. Travelers to London’s Heathrow airport (admittedly far larger than Sacramento’s) can choose from three different rail connections! In the United States, transit rail service to airports is limited to Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. Philadelphia has a heavy-rail connection. A $484 million BART-operated people-mover link to Oakland International Airport and a Dallas/Fort Worth airport light rail extension are slated to open this year. Sacramento is one of a few U.S. cities with an airport rail connection planned. RT’s light-rail Green Line extension is probably a decade or more away. The capital costs for rail are typically huge, but there are offsets such as traffic reduction and less air pollution. According to an American Public Transportation Association study, rail links to airports result in local economic

benefits including higher hotel occupancy and room rates. I think few Sacramentans know that Yolobus provides service to the airport from stops along L Street downtown. The trip takes less than 20 minutes, and the bus stops at both airport terminals. The service is cheap but not totally customer friendly. All luggage must be carried aboard the bus in one trip. Luggage has to be stowed in between seats since there is no rack. The fare is only $2. Exact change is required. If you miss the bus, you must wait an hour until the next one. (Note: Downtown arena construction will affect Yolobus stops on L Street. Check with Yolobus for more information.) It seems odd the bus doesn’t stop at the Sacramento Valley train station where there would be direct connections to Capitol Corridor heavy rail and Regional Transit light rail. However, light-rail lines on K Street are only a block away from the L Street bus route.

According to an American Public Transportation Association study, rail links to airports result in local economic benefits including higher hotel occupancy and room rates.

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TAXIS AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES While biking to the airport is not practical for most, quite a few airports, such as Chicago’s O’Hare, provide information on their websites about biking. Sacramento International does not. Deciding on what’s the best way to get to the airport means weighing costs, time, reliability, stress, security and convenience. How do you want to start your big trip? Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n

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Unstoried History IT TAKES SOME DIGGING TO LEARN THE SECRETS OF LAND PARK GOLF COURSE

BY R.E. GRASWICH SPORTS AUTHORITY

urrounded by trees, homes and businesses and blessed with maturity, William Land Park Golf Course would seem an iconic monument that needs no introduction. But dig a little deeper and learn something else: While everybody has heard of Land Park Golf Course, nobody really knows much about it. This includes people who play there, work there and love the place. Take Robert Seney, event coordinator at the golf course. Seney spends his days at Sacramento’s original public golf links. He begins his mornings with a cup of coffee from Mulligan’s Cafe, next to the practice green. He can often be found seated behind the counter in the pro shop, booking events and greeting customers. Despite his admiration for Land Park Golf Course, Seney realized his historical knowledge could be transcribed onto the face of a 9-iron with room to spare. He found a 2005 book called “Sacramento’s Land Park,” by Jocelyn Munroe Isidro, which makes brief mention of the golf course. The book, with a tantalizing reference to the original clubhouse,

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Robert Seney

launched Seney on a mission to learn more. “It’s such an interesting place,” Seney says. “In my research, I realized the club was turning 90 this year, so I started asking some of the older players about it.” Land Park reflects the city’s history. Surrounded by farmland in the 1920s, the golf course has kept

pace and stayed relevant over the decades. It’s home to The First Tee, where children learn the game. This spring, Land Park introduced foot golf, where rounds are played with a soccer ball. The course is as vibrant today as it was 90 years ago. Not long ago, I wandered into the pro shop and asked if there were any historical documents lying about to

put the golf course into perspective. There was nothing. A file cabinet, circa 1970, looked promising but contained only scrapbooks of women’s club activities from recent decades. What we needed were papers yellowed by time, referencing mashies and niblicks. We needed to know who built Land Park Golf Course, what it cost the city, and why they stopped at nine holes. Recollections of older players proved as circumspect as a hole-inone without witnesses. The original clubhouse was a good example. An elder golfer recalled it stood on the site now occupied by Funderland Amusement Park. The Isidro book indicates the clubhouse stood where Fairytale Town rises today. Local newspaper archives weren’t much help. The Sacramento Bee published a timeline that claimed Land Park Golf Course opened in 1929—a divot in Seney’s belief that the club turned 90 years old in 2014. In the Sacramento Room of the public library, we discovered an aerial photograph of Land Park from 1925. The shutter snapped as the pilot banked south over Freeport Boulevard. College Avenue is newly paved but not leafy. In the photo, today’s massive trees are shrubs. There’s a cluster of five new homes surrounded by empty lots and farms. In the distance: Land Park Golf Course, fairway Nos. 7 and 8 ready for action. Electronic archives at city hall held our buried treasure. Within those files rests the story of Land Park Golf Course. The first reference came at a city council meeting on Jan. 4, 1923, when the city manager was asked to

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Commission withdrew an expansion plan “in view of the many protests.” Among the many were Crocker PTA, Land Park District Improvement Association, Legion Post 392 and the Camellia Society. By July 1958, with the expansion of the city zoo and Fairytale Town, opportunity arrived for a new clubhouse. Paul Christman won the bid for $34,497. His handy work is what you see today. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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By David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross) Thru Aug 9 Celebration Arts Theatre 4469 D St, Sac 455-2787 Two attorneys are charged with defending a white man accused of raping an AfricanAmerican woman. In the face of unraveling evidence, the lawyers’ own uncomfortable beliefs about race rise to the surface.

Marat/Sade

Thru Aug 10 California Stage Theatre 2509 R St 451-5822 CalStage.org See what happens when 1% goes too far and takes too much: the eruption of bloody violence and revolution. This play is set to music and song by the Marquis de Sade, in a madhouse south of Paris.

The Flu Season

Thru Aug 10 Threepenny Playhouse 1721 25th St, Sac 448-0312 Ovationstage.com It’s frightening. It’s intoxicating and it’s very funny. The Flu Season is a different kind of flu. In this story, a man and a woman, patients in a psychiatric ward – fall in love. This smart and absurdist drama, reminds us that we all too often talk past each other, without listening.

Why I Died, A Comedy!

Aug 8, Aug 9 Capital Stage Company 2215 J St 476-3116 Capstage.org KATIE RUBIN returns to Capital Stage with her hit comedy show. Audience favorite and nationally touring solo artist and comedienne, premieres her fourth and most recent show. In her signature style. Rubin tells a story, 12 different characters, a song, a poem and much hilarity to confront us with the raw, emotionally vulnerable truth of things.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Thru Aug 10 B Street Theatre 2711 B St 443-5300 Bstreettheatre.org Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most celebrated Sherlock Holmes tale gets a hilarious makeover. When Baskerville is found dead with the paw prints of a gigantic hound beside his body, Sherlock Holmes is summoned to unravel the mysteries surrounding his death.

It’s Only a Play

Thru Aug 16 Geery Theatre 2130 L St, Sac 222-4932 ClosetDoorTheatre.org At opening night, at a lavish party thrown by the publisher, a group have staked themselves in the bedroom, waiting for reviews to come in. Included are the excitable young author, brilliant but unstable director, pill popping leading lady, and insecure comic actor. When bad reviews come in, euphoria slides into despair, narcissism and childishness.

The Language Archive

Thru Aug 23 Big Idea Theatre 1616 Del Paso Blvd, Sac 960-3036 BigIdeaTheatre.com George has spent his life documenting languages, but words fail him when his wife tells him she is leaving him. Same day, the last two speakers of a vanishing tongue arrive to work with George and his love-struck assistant, Emma, to record their language for posterity. This magical tale is filled with love and loss, beginning and endings and examines the force and failings of language.

Little Women

Aug 15 – Aug 17 24th Street Theatre 2791 24th St, Sac 872-7697 It is a beautifully dramatized adaptation of the classic novel, even as illness and sibling rivalry cast their shadows, each girl strives to find her true self.

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Vital Space VISION BECOMES REALITY AT PATRIS STUDIO AND GALLERY IN OAK PARK

BY DEBRA BELT

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

atris arrives early at the 2nd Avenue studio and gallery bearing her name. Nearly two hours before the first class of the day begins, she is there sweeping the floor. As a painter who teaches, hangs the shows, schedules classes and workshops, organizes painting sessions and keeps the space tidy, Patris has carved a vibrant niche in Oak Park by asking a simple question. “I just started visualizing and asking what if?” she says. “What if I had a space in Oak Park to house an art school, studio, gallery and event space? I saw the potential.”

“What if I had a space in Oak Park to house an art school, studio, gallery and event space? I saw the potential.” Patris, dressed in a magenta windbreaker and a pale blue turtleneck that is almost the same color as her eyes, sits down at a table in the studio. The space is lively and organized, but without any fussiness. The work of 10 different artists hangs on the walls, a mix of landscapes, city views, portraits and still-life paintings. The studio has more than a dozen easels and taborets arranged in a loose half circle, ready for artists

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Artist and teacher Patris offers workshops and painting sessions at her Oak Park studio

to go to work. The studio and gallery opened a year and a half ago. “Getting things going the first year was a little rough, but people are becoming familiar with the quality teachers and studio we have here,” she says. “The hardest thing has been not rushing, persevering and keeping positive that we will thrive.” Perseverance is key in Patris’ case. The path to her current success at age 51 was no shortcut. Born near Glacier Park in Montana as Patti Miller, she describes her youth as troubled. Once out of high school, she considered art school but opted to go

to Crown College in Minnesota. She hoped to benefit from the structured environment. Graduating with a degree in communications and cross-cultural studies, she moved to Minneapolis to work and pay off student loans. “I was living all alone in Minneapolis and it was 20 below,” she says. When her aunt invited her to come to California in 1986, she jumped on the offer. In Sacramento, she earned a master’s in English language development and a teaching credential. While working as a language development specialist, she

and her husband bought a condemned house in Oak Park in 1996, and she got involved in neighborhood improvement projects. She appreciated the neighborhood’s old buildings, mature trees and bohemian vibe. Her love of Oak Park and dormant desire to make art merged when she began to contemplate her life’s purpose after the death of her mother. She enrolled in art classes at Sacramento City College in 1998, studying with Fred Dalkey and Frank Zamora. To confirm her identity as an artist, she changed her name to Patris

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and worked fervently. She painted what she saw in the neighborhood: alleyways, rooftops, homes, buildings and stately palm trees with long blue shadows. She discovered local drawing groups around town and eventually began running sessions and workshops at S12 studio and gallery in Midtown. After leaving S12, she started looking at buildings in Oak Park, asking, “What if?”

The path to her current success at age 51 was no shortcut. When she found the circa 1915 building at the corner of 35th Street and 2nd Avenue, she knew it was the place. “It was like the final puzzle piece fitting into place,” she says. She rents the space from Terre Johnson and Michael Luna. Johnson is the executive director of Oak Park

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Portrait of Perseverance EXHIBIT AND FUNDRAISER SPOTLIGHTS TALENT OF PAINTER WHO HAS SCHIZOPHRENIA

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hether you’re an art lover or a supporter of worthy causes, or both, you won’t want to miss the retrospective of Sacramento artist Ray Franklin at Gallery 2110 from Aug. 6 through Sept. 6. The exhibit will feature 20 drawings and paintings chronologically from throughout Franklin’s life, which began in 1948. The son of prominent Bay Area artist Raymond Howell, Franklin was born to be creative, but he remained self-taught until he graduated from Sacramento High School. Due to hallucinatory episodes that came on after graduation, Franklin was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which led to his treatment and hospitalization at De Witt State Hospital until 1981. Once released, Franklin enrolled in Short Center South, a fine arts program in Sacramento for adults with developmental disabilities, where he paints and draws to this day. Franklin’s evocative work ranges from abstract to technical—he draws cityscapes of Sacramento, San Francisco and Oakland from his

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The Ray Franklin retrospecticve is on exhibit at Gallery 2110 from Aug. 6 through Sept. 6

photographic memory—to portraiture in various media (pen, pen and ink over watercolor and acrylic). If you’d like to help a cause that helps people such as Franklin remain artistic and productive, don’t miss the silent auction at the gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7 that will benefit the Developmental Disabilities Service Organization. For more information on the event, go to ddso. org.

Meet the remarkable artist in person at the Second Saturday reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 9. Gallery 2110 is at 2110 K St. For more information, call 476-5500 or go to gallery2110.com

THE ‘CAGE’ BIRDS SING IN Let the Sacramento Music Circus production of “Brigadoon” transport you to a faraway land that only appears once every hundred years

(though thank goodness they revive it more often than that) Aug. 5-10 at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. The mythical, miraculous village appears in the Scottish Highlands just long enough each century to teach its characters, and audiences, about love and enchantment, with songs by the dynamic duo Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (who also wrote “Camelot” and “My Fair Lady”). Looking for something with a little more … je ne sais quoi? Don’t miss PREVIEWS page 58

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Call Impact Builders for your FREE estimate today! PREVIEWS FROM page 56 the raunchy, rowdy, bawdy and sweet production of “La Cage Aux Folles” Aug. 19-24. The hilarious show, which won Tony Awards both the year it premiered and the year it was revived on Broadway, is full of colorful characters with hearts of gold, dazzling dancing and plenty of lavish costumes to have you seeing sequins. The Wells Fargo Pavilion is at 1419 H St. For tickets and more information, call 557-1999 or go to californiamusicaltheatre.com

THE CROCKER AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ As usual, Crocker Art Museum promises to “wow” this month with exciting exhibitions and events that are sure to grab your attention. First up is the Courtyard Classic Film Series screening of “Stormy Weather” at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7 (seating begins at 7 p.m.). The 1943 film features legendary performers Lena Horne, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Cab Calloway and Fats Waller in lead roles that were rare for African American performers to land at the time. The film also features unforgettable musical numbers such as Waller’s “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” Horne’s rendition of “Stormy Weather,” and the Nicholas Brothers’ mind-blowing tap dancing in “Jumping Jive.” The screening will take place in the museum’s E. Kendell Davis Courtyard. Bring a chair or a blanket, buy some food and settle in for an evening of entertainment under the stars. Tickets are $5 for museum

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members, $6 for students/youths, and $8 for nonmembers and include admission to the museum the day of the event. For fans of Tien Hsieh, good news: Hsieh’s back at the Crocker for another Classical Concert on piano at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10. The program will exclusively feature the work of Franz Liszt as an accompaniment to the artwork of Irving Norman on display in the museum’s permanent collection. Tickets are $6 for museum members, $10 for students/youths, and $12 for nonmembers. Wanna get inked? Check out Art Mix/Ink from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14 and see just how powerful ink can be, whether it’s on paper, on skin or in print. The evening will include live tattoo demonstrations by local artists and tattoo shops, a culinary demonstration by Squid Ink, a Zine-it workshop presented by Third Space and Phonoselect Records and stations where you can create a postcard on an antique letterpress (with Delta Workshop) and burlesque life drawings (with Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School). Drink specials are under $5 all night and admission is free for museum members, $10 for nonmembers, and college students receive a $2 discount. Are the kids ready to hit the books again? (More importantly, are you ready for them to be out of the house again?) The Crocker’s Back-to-School Celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17 is the place to be for parents, teachers and students of all kinds. The event will include

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ART FOR THE HEART Run for your heart in more ways than one at the 16th annual Race for the Arts 5K & Fun Runs on Saturday, Aug. 23 in William Land Park. This yearly event allows runners— or walkers, or lollygaggers—to raise money for their favorite local nonprofit visual, performing, cultural or literary arts organizations and/or school music, drama or literary art programs through pledges (through pledges aren’t required to participate in the race). Once you’ve broken a sweat in the morning (the 5K Run/Walk is at 8:30 a.m., the Kids’ Fun Runs start at 9:30 a.m.), check out the Race for the Arts Festival that will be bursting with more than 40 interactive booths, food, entertainment and fun. Check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s octopus puppet display, lend a hand (and a brushstroke) to the interactive mural, groove to performances by Voices of California (a 50-man a capella chorus), clap for Woodcreek High School’s Dance Team, browse the Sacramento County Library PREVIEWS page 60

The 16th annual Race for the Arts is Saturday, Aug. 23 in William Land Park

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GALLERY ART SHOWS IN AUGUST

The b. sakata garo gallery will exhibit works by Kristine BranscombFitzgerald and Sarah Haba Aug. 5 to 30. Shown: “Books” by Sarah Haba. 923 20th St.; bsakatagaro.com

Viewpoint Photographic Art Center will present the photographs of Santa Barbara artist David Gordon Aug. 5 to Sept. 6 in an exhibition titled “Reconfigured Architecture.” Shown: “Reconfigured Architecture #6.” 2015 J St.; viewpointgallery.org

Smith Gallery presents “Scenes From Downtown Sacramento” by Steve Memering through Aug. 31. Shown: “Alhambra Nights.” 1020 11th St.; smithgallery.com

“Sparking Creativity,” an exhibition of artwork by SMUD employees, will be at SMUD Art Gallery through Sept. 17. Participating artists include Kimberley Adams, Leilani Boyer, Desiree Burk, Robin Kaminski, Ron Lehman, Judy LewLoose, Christine Meighan, Scott Pierson, Sheila Raya, Bastian Reinhart and Frank Weber. Shown: “Celebrating Splashy Color” by Judy LewLoose. 6301 S St.; smud.org

Sacramento Fine Arts Center presents Magnum Opus XXV, an annual juried art show that includes sculpture, photography and paintings by local artists. The show runs through Aug. 16. Shown: 2013 Best of Show, Cutting Board by Leslie DuPratt. 5330B Gibbons Drive; sacfinearts.org

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TREASURE HUNT Looking for something old that’s new (to you)? Check out the Sacramento Antique Faire every second Sunday (rain or shine) at 2300 Front St. from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This month, shop till you drop on Sunday, Aug. 10. Dig for antique treasure that includes art, vintage clothing, jewelry, furniture, housewares, military antiques and more from various vendors. Parking is free (a free shuttle is available the whole day to and from parking areas along Front Street, at the California Auto Museum, Miller The Susan B. Anthony 5K is the best women’s race in California. Lace up your shoes and participate at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 9 at Glen Hall Park

PREVIEWS FROM page 58 Bookmobile, grab a bite from some of Sacramento’s favorite food trucks, and lots, lots more. For registration and more information, go to raceforthearts.com

Di Suvero, John Chamberlain,

a.m. on Aug. 9 at Glen Hall Park

Frederic Remington, William Wiley

(next to the American River.

and Robert Mallary, as well as works

Founded in 1976, the race is small participants get plenty of space to

to sacantiquefaire.com

on Aug. 7 or at the Second Saturday

The course is USATF-certified and

COOL AND COLLECTED

reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 9.

boasts a shady, flat topography that

Ever wondered what kind of art

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attracts some of Northern California’s

in Sacramento that you’d have to

For more information, call 476-5540

top competitive women runners. It’s

travel thousands of miles to see

or go to alexbultgallery.com

a nice bonus that the course winds

otherwise: the Suzuki Piano Basics

through River Park, so you’ll have a

International 10-Piano Concert

lovely landscape to look at while you

(straight from Matsumoto, Japan) will

jog.

perform at 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the

Alex Bult Gallery is at 1114 21st St.

to find out on Aug. 7 through Sept.

are on display at Alex Bult Gallery in

General admission is $3; kids 16 and under are admitted for free. For

Giambruni and Wayne Thiebaud.

Potty without fighting long lines.

Thiebaud and Matt and Maria Bult

antiquing.

more information, call 600-9770 or go

park, warm up and use the Porta-

collections of Wayne and Betty Jean

you need for a productive day of

(fewer than 1,000 runners) so that

Meet the collectors themselves at

6 when the extensive sculpture

is for sale, so you’ll have everything

by Tony Berlant, Maria Bult, Tio

the preview reception from 6 to 8 p.m.

artists collect? You’ll get a chance

Park and at 1801 Third St.) and food

YOU GO, GIRL! Susan B. Anthony played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage

Do you have little ones in tow? They can have a ball at 8 a.m. before

Community Center Theater. Performers range in age from 4 to

movement, so it seems only

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early 20s, but age is not what you’ll

appropriate that the race named after

Stanton Kids’ Half-Miler (named

notice: Instead, feast your ears on a

wood, metal, plaster and bronze

her, the Susan B. Anthony 5K, is the

after another pioneering leader of

concert that features a series of 10

works from Native American, African,

best women’s race in California. Lace

the women’s rights movement). Kids

performers each playing the same

Oceanic, Mexican and contemporary

up your shoes and participate at 8:30

can go it alone or be accompanied by

piece of music on their own individual

a parent and they’ll receive a ribbon

grand piano. Can’t picture it? You’ll

and a treat upon completion of the

have to see it, and hear it, to believe

course. Then they can head to the

it. But buy your tickets soon—

jump house while Mom runs the SBA

Sacramento is the only city in the

5K.

world to host this concert outside of

midtown. The exhibition will feature ceramic,

artists including Manuel Neri, Mark

The whole gang is waiting for you.

Registration opens at 6:30 a.m. The race is followed by an awards

Matsumoto, so it’s now or (probably) never.

ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Glen Hall Park

The Community Center Theater

is at 5415 Sandburg Drive. For more

is at 1301 L St. For tickets and more

information, visit the Buffalo Chips

information, call 801-5181 or go to

Running Club website (the group that

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BY GREG SABIN RESTAURANT INSIDER

alifornia is known internationally as one of the great dining destinations in the United States. From the originators of farm-tofork dining like Berkeley’s Alice Waters to wine-country innovators like Thomas Keller, from the sweeping variety of international foods to the homegrown concept of “California cuisine,” from Petaluma chickens to Monterey sand dabs, there is no lack of world-class food culture in the Golden State. Yet one of the most American of culinary traditions has never really taken root here. While it may be popular, iconic even, in places like Texas, Memphis, Kansas City and the Carolinas, barbecue has never been something that Californians were particularly good at. Sure, there’s that whole Santa Maria barbecue thing popular on the Central Coast, but any barbecue purist will tell you that Santa Maria style involves grilling, which is just outdoor cooking. Barbecue, traditional American barbecue, is something completely different. It involves smoke, and lots of it. Ask a Texan and she’ll tell you that unless your meat is smoked, it ain’t barbecue. So it’s a brave restaurateur who opens a barbecue restaurant in California. That bravery should be lauded. Here are a few establishments worth checking out. Tank House BBQ and Bar in Midtown

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Located in the belly of Midtown, Tank House BBQ and Bar has upped the scene quite a bit when it comes to barbecue on the grid. In the year it’s been open, the frequently belching outdoor smoker and packed patio of revelers have drawn plenty of eyes to Tank’s conspicuous location at 20th and J. Put in your order at the bar, pub style, then grab a seat at the bar, at a cozy table in the eclectically decorated dining room or out at one of the communal tables on the patio. Menu choices include smoked brisket, ribs and turkey with sides of greens, mac and cheese, tater tots and slaw. The bar is well stocked with local brews and premium booze, and the service is saucy. Unlike most barbecue joints, this one serves weekend brunch, doling out pancakes, mimosas and a drool-worthy brisket hash. A few specialties on the menu include “dirty” mac and cheese, featuring the already-good mac with a generous mix-in of smoked chicken; the smoked turkey sandwich; and the absolutely guilt-inducing “dirty” tots: tater tots topped with pulled pork then topped with cheese sauce. If you’re looking for a party with good food and good drinks, this is the place. However, if you’re not looking to tie one on and raise four sheets to the wind, best clear out by 10 p.m. on weekends as Tank House tends to cater to a particularly soused crowd. Tank House BBQ and Bar is at 1925 J St; 431-7199; tankhousebbq. com

FAHRENHEIT 250 Every now and then, you walk into a new restaurant and think that everything is a little too perfect to be authentic, that the place is too spotless, that the decorations too safe, that the menus too well printed for there to be any room left for the food. Fahrenheit 250 BBQ is one of those rare cases where all the little things, from decor to floor polish, seem to be taken care of with chainlike precision without putting a dent in the menu. Each dish on the menu is crafted well, with some true standouts. The ribs are some of the best I’ve tasted in California. The corn and crawfish fritters are tiny dollops of ecstasy, easily overlooked on the apps menu, but once eaten not easily forgotten. Some of the sides are otherworldly, including an absolutely ridiculous serving of green beans, buttery and crunchy. They’re enough to make any fussy child eat his vegetables. The grits are a thing of beauty, rough milled and dense, chock-full of more butter and cheese than is probably legal.

And unlike almost any other barbecue joint I’ve been to, this one has a pretty decent selection for vegetarian and vegan diners. With options like a smoked vegan meatloaf sandwich, there’s something on the menu for everyone. Fahrenheit 250 is at 7042 Folsom Blvd.; 476-4508, fahrenheitbbq.com

MO MO’S MEAT MARKET It should say a lot that when we wanted to get food for my wife’s birthday party, we went straight to Mo Mo’s. The Tahoe Park favorite has been serving up some darn good meat for almost four years out of a little strip mall on Broadway and 57th Street. When you see the smoker outside, you’ll know you’ve come to the right place. If you’re lucky, there’ll be no line, but be prepared to wait a few minutes to get your order filled. The highlights of the menu are, without a doubt, the hot links and the ribs. They are standout meats and deserve their own spotlight. Heck,

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Baby back ribs from Tank House BBQ and Bar in Midtown

they might deserve their own sitcom. Finally, don’t leave without a bundt cake from Spirit of Jazz Cakes. These little rounds of joy are the perfect tasty treats to finish off any meaty meal.

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1801 L St. 446-3757

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

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

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5340 H St. 473-3333

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

1215 19th St. 441-6022

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

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

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

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Paesano’s Pizzeria

1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646

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

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

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

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29th and P Sts. 455-3300

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

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The Streets of London Pub

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

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

1217 18th St. 442-5858

Fox & Goose Public House 1001 R St. 443-8825

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer English Pub favorites in an historic setting • Foxandgoose.com

Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693

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

Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

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5530 H St. 452-8226

1615 J St. 669-5300

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

Crepeville

BLD $ Wine/Beer Unique boulangerie, café & bistro serving affordable delicious food/drinks all day long • lesbauxbakery.com

2115 J St. 442-4388

Centro Cocina Mexicana

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

Les Baux

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Mulvaney’s Building & Loan

2416 J St. 443-0440

3649 J St. 455-7803

Kasbah Lounge

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

2730 J St. 442-2552

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

3260B J St. 449-8810

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Tapa The World

2115 J St. 442-4353

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

Thai Basil Café

2431 J St. 442-7690

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Selland's Market Cafe

EAST SAC 33rd Street Bistro

3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233

B L D $$ Full Bar Patio Pacific Northwest cuisine in a casual bistro setting

Burr's Fountain 4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516

B L D $$-$$$ Wine/Beer High quality handcrafted food to eat in or take out, wine bar

Star Ginger

3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888

Asian Grill and Noodle Bar • starginger.com

Thai Palace Restaurant 3262 J St. 446-5353

L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Authentic Thai cuisine in a casual setting

B L D $ Fountain-style diner serving burgers, sandwiches, soup and ice cream specialties

Clark's Corner Restaurant 5641 J St.

L D Full Bar $$ American cuisine in a casual historic setting

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723 56th. Street 454-5656

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

Evan’s Kitchen

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400 L St. 321-9522

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

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

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

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B L D $ Authentic Mexican specialties in a Southwestern setting

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Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900

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

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Vic’s Café

Freeport Bakery

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

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Iron Grill

The Kitchen

13th Street and Broadway 737-5115 steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com

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

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La Rosa Blanca Taqueria

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Taylor's Kitchen

2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154

D $$S Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested.

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

D $$-$$$ Full Bar Steaks and Asian specialties served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants.com

The Firehouse Restaurant

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

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

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

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Il Fornaio

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

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

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2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

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4235 Arden Way 487-4979

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