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COVER ARTIST Jeff Musser "Masters such as Caravaggio, Velasquez, and Sargeant are the people who have inﬂuenced me the most. For me, painting from life, painting what I see is the ultimate goal. Not to say that abstraction has any lesser value than realism." To view more of Jeff's work, visit jeffmusser.com.

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Concrete Canvas EXPANDED MURAL FESTIVAL WILL LITERALLY PAINT THE TOWN

rt supporters, including me,

paint and other materials provided to

are excited at the direction

them. Artists arriving from out of the

our city is now taking to

country will have accommodations

become a leader in the arts. I’m

and airfare covered, said Sobon.

convinced that we certainly have

Sobon said funding for the event

the talent locally. But what we have

is provided by dozens of public and

lacked is the right apparatus to

private sponsors.

showcase that talent we have here,

Recognizing the ability to draw

both to our local residents and to

people to town, Visit Sacramento

attract visitors from the region and

signed on as the event’s presenting

beyond.

sponsor and provided a significant

Last summer’s inaugural

contribution to the event.

Sacramento Mural Festival was a

Our publications have signed on

great success, bringing on 11 artists

as a major sponsor, and you’ll see

to paint mural locations throughout

on the adjoining pages a listing of

the Grid’s urban core. The celebration

artists and mural locations, along

captivated the city for eight days last

with recognition of the sponsors

August, and visitors flocked to watch

that contributed funds to help make

the artists in action as they completed

it a success. We are also producing

their large-scale projects. The event

a special festival program, called

concluded with a creative-themed

“Inside Wide Open Walls,” that

street party called Art Jam that raised

will include artist biographies and

funds for arts education in local

statements. Pick one up at each of the

schools.

40 mural locations and learn more

This year, the event has taken on

David Sobon

a new identity—it’s now called Wide Open Walls—and has a new organizer

about the artistic talent at work. This year’s conclusion event is called The Wall Ball, an outside-the-

in arts fundraiser and auctioneer

broadened the festival to include more

of them to showcase for this month’s

lines creative party that will be held

David Sobon. The event runs Aug.

than 50 artists and 40 locations, with

cover art.)

on Saturday, Aug. 19, to benefit local

10–20. I know and like David (he’s

spots well beyond the Grid, including

a fellow Sacramento Metropolitan

Natomas, South Sac, Del Paso

to include activities for the public

Arts Commissioner) and definitely

Heights and Oak Park.

to engage with the artists, many

Sobon is also expanding the festival

arts education. Tickets are $100 each and available at wow916.com. In July, I saw an ad for the Artown

of them modeled after ones that

festival held each summer in Reno.

consider him a “big thinker.” His

About three dozen of the artists

energetic approach—fueled by his

are local, including Bryan Valenzuela,

formed spontaneously last summer.

It’s been going on since 1996 and now

personal passion for the arts—has

Jose Di Gregorio, Maren Conrad,

This includes walking tours, pop-up

includes more than 500 arts-related

Micah Crandall-Bear and Stephanie

exhibits, gallery openings, busker

events during the month of July, with

Taylor, all of whom have had their

performances and more. There will

more than 70 percent of the events

work featured on our covers. The

even be a mural-finding phone app.

free to the public. I have friends who

All mural artists will have had

live there and they love attending all

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remaining artists represent 12 countries including Australia, China,

their mural designs approved by

the events. They say a great many

France, Germany, New Zealand and

owners of the buildings where they’ll

folks visit that month just for the

the U.K. (To honor some of the local

appear. The artists also receive a

festival.

artists who are participating in the

stipend for participating and have

mural festival, we have chosen five

Scenes from last year's mural fest.

Nothing against Reno, but it

art and provide the public with the

is hardly known as an art town,

unique opportunity to watch artists

especially compared to Sacramento.

as they create these large-scale works

As I’ve written previously, as a city

of art. David told me that with this

we need to step up our game to

much diversity of talent there are

showcase our local art talent to our

bound to be favorites and not-so-

own residents, and at the same time

favorites depending on the viewpoint

attract new visitors. This mural

of the artist. I can hardly wait …

festival is a great place for us to start

don’t miss it!

and build on in future years. The festival is planned to celebrate the relevancy and diversity of street

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Packing for Princeton SES STUDENT HEADS TO IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL

Davila has been admitted into Princeton’s Gap Year Program, a nine-month, tuition-free program that allows newly admitted undergraduates to defer their enrollment for a year to engage in community service work in another country. While abroad, participants study the local language, live with families, volunteer in organizations serving the needs of local communities and engage in cultural enrichment activities. Davila is one of 35 students selected to participate in the 2017-2018 academic year. She will go to India.

ife is much more successfully looked at from a single window” is a quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” a favorite read of Jacqueline (Jacky) Davila, a recent graduate of the School of Engineering and Sciences. In Davila’s case, her single window opened up at SES. In part because of its innovative learning culture, she realized a world of opportunities lay beyond her South Sacramento home. Later this month, Davila will pack her bags for Princeton University on a full-ride, four-year scholarship. Although Davila was born in Salinas, she lived in Mexico until she was 7. Her family returned to the United States in 2006 and settled in Sacramento so Davila and her siblings could get a better education. Her parents enrolled Davila at SES, where she thrived. She speaks glowingly of her time at SES and her favorite classes: world history and English. She enjoyed working on the yearbook and the science fair. When she was a freshman, her team project won first place at both the school science fair and the regional science fair. She and a friend made lip balm products from botanical and common berries, testing which berries produced the best color, scent and moisturizing qualities. Subsequent high school projects had

Davila has been admitted into Princeton’s Gap Year Program.

Jacqueline Davila will be attending Princeton University.

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environmental themes, another area she is interested in. Davila’s path to Princeton University began with an application to the nonprofit QuestBridge program, which connects financially challenged high school seniors

showing outstanding academic ability with leading institutions of higher education. She applied to Stanford, Princeton and Yale and chose Princeton University because it’s a smaller academic institution.

Why India? Davila loves the food, music and friendly people, which she has experienced firsthand by interacting with her Punjabi neighbors. Last summer, she spent three weeks in India as a participant in National Geographic Expeditions for high school students. She explored the Ladakh and Rajasthan regions of India and did a three-day trek to the Himalayas. Davila had to complete a cultural project and prepare a written report to share with the other participants. She conducted interviews with several people in the region focused on daily living in that part of India. One of her

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cherished memories is sitting on the roof of her host family’s home with a National Geographic photographer, learning how to do night photography. She included several photos of her interview subjects in her final written report. Davila loves watching classic films and spending time with her family. She volunteers at her parish church, St. Robert’s, and with the Teen Advisory Board at Robbie Waters Library. Since late June, she has been interning at the State Capitol. She is part of a small group of high school students selected by the California Latino Capitol Association Foundation for the program. Davila recently traveled alone to Princeton University to attend a student orientation. She spied former Secretary of State John Kerry at the airport but didn’t get the chance to meet him. You can sense her excitement about her next academic adventure. Another quote from “The Great Gatsby” perfectly describes this young woman: “Tomorrow we

will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…”

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LIBRARY BIRTHDAY EXTRAVANGANZA On Saturday, Aug. 26, Robbie Waters Library will celebrate its

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seventh birthday from 10 a.m. to noon. The Teen Advisory Board will

City Councilmember Rick Jennings will hold office hours on Thursday, Aug. 17, starting at 7 p.m. This monthly event is held in the Community Room at Robbie Waters Library. The District 7 team will be available to discuss community concerns and feedback. The library is at 7335 Gloria Drive.

HOT AUGUST NIGHT AT GARCIA BEND Food Truck Mania will be held on Friday, Aug. 18, in Garcia Bend Park starting at 5 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs and stay for the movie, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” which will begin at dusk. Garcia Bend Park is at 7654 Pocket Road.

lead outdoor games and children’s activities, including Yeti in My Spaghetti and Giant Pipe Cleaner Creations. Making a debut this year will be Story Walk, a flamingo-themed activity with prizes. Mustache Mike’s Italian Ice Cart will be on-site, serving free shaved ice treats until they run out.

ELKS LODGE LUAU The Elks Lodge #6 will hold its annual luau on Friday, Aug. 18, from 5 to 11 p.m. A no-host bar, dinner, dancing and Hawaiian entertainment are planned. The Elks Lodge is at 6446 Riverside Blvd. For more information, go to elks6. com. Corky Mau can be reached at cmau789@sbcglobal.net. n

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Rethinking Homelessness WILL WE LEARN FROM PAST FAILURES?

t’s hard to overstate how bad the homeless problem has become in Sacramento. A newly released survey conducted on Jan. 25 reports a 38 percent increase in the number of homeless people living in Sacramento in the past two years—a total of 3,665 people. But the real shocker was the reported 85 percent increase in the number of homeless people living unsheltered in Sacramento, now up to 2,052 souls. And the consensus among specialists in homelessness is that this latest count, commissioned by Sacramento Steps Forward, the

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lead agency responsible for solving Sacramento’s homeless problem, likely undercounted Sacramento’s population of homeless people. How effective has Sacramento Steps Forward, the local collector and dispenser of federal homeless dollars, been at its mission of reducing homelessness? Apparently not very, despite a 150 percent increase in funding over the past two years. The nonprofit (launched by Kevin Johnson in 2009) will reportedly dispense nearly $20 million in grants this year, an almost 50 percent increase over last year. But compensation paid out to SSF employees in 2015 increased 270 percent over the previous year, according to its most recently available tax filing. SSF’s chief executive officer, Ryan Loofbourrow, has a degree in communications studies from Sacramento State University. Its board is chaired by a land-use lawyer and includes a developer, hospital

representatives, foundation officials, the clergy, a corporate government affairs director and Cassandra Jennings, the CEO of the Greater Sacramento Urban League. She is a former assistant Sacramento city manager and housing/redevelopment official and wife of councilmember Rick Jennings—and the only SSF director with any apparent experience in dealing with homelessness. As a nonprofit, SSF is not subject to state laws mandating public board meetings or public access to its records. Does it make any sense for the lead agency responsible for leading Sacramento’s response to the homelessness crisis—and clearly failing at that mission—to operate in the dark, without public meetings and without public access to its records? And how can the SSF board—fine people all, but with little collective experience in dealing with issues of homelessness—be expected to hold its

management accountable for doing an effective job? Obviously, they can’t and haven’t been. Meanwhile, Sacramento county government has been spending more than $40 million annually to address the needs of homeless people and their impacts on the community, while city government, according to a 2015 study, has been spending about $14 million annually to address homelessness. SSF, county and city governments, collectively, are currently spending about $75 million annually on the homeless. But if Mayor Darrell Steinberg has his way, the real spending has only just begun.

HARMFUL IMPACTS ON DOWNTOWN AND MIDTOWN I recently called a colleague with offices on K Street and arranged to visit him to pick up some papers. He gave me the number of his secretary.

I asked him why I needed it. He said I’d have to call her to gain access to his office because problems generated by increasing numbers of homeless people in Downtown have become so severe that he’s forced to lock his office doors at all times. He described daily urination and defecation at both his front door and in his alley. He recounted how he’d recently pulled his car out of his building’s garage and interrupted a homeless man who was urinating. Upset at being interrupted, the man proceeded to chase his car out into the alley in a determined effort to pee on his car. How can businesses thrive in such an environment? And who’d want to live in close proximity to such conditions? The homeless people who live on the streets and alleys of Downtown aren’t merely a social nuisance. Their growing presence is a threat to present and proposed major public and private investments along the J, K and L Street corridors and beyond. The central business district will never reach its potential as a vibrant commercial hub and an attractive residential area so long as large numbers of homeless people occupy Downtown. Acute problems have spread to Cesar Chavez Park, Central Library, City Hall, Gordon D. Schaber County Courthouse and several other Downtown locations. The library spends $25,000 annually to clean its bathrooms of the messes left by homeless people. The public safety committee of the Sacramento Superior Court was finally able to corral the law enforcement support it needed to remove people who were living under the eaves of the courthouse, which required daily cleaning to remove urine and excrement. If you drive down I or J streets at night, you can’t miss the large numbers of homeless people clustered in the doorways of office buildings and other facilities. The problem has spread into Midtown, where unattended garages are frequently taken over by homeless squatters, who’ve been known to move in household furniture. But the biggest concern has been the increasing number of violent incidents in Midtown involving

homeless people as both perpetrators and victims. One homeless man shot another homeless man in late June a block from City Hall. Three hours later, another homeless man fatally stabbed yet another homeless man near 13th and S streets in Midtown. Councilmember Steve Hansen reports receiving almost daily complaints from constituents of harassing and assaultive behavior by homeless people in the central city. Last month, he convened a community meeting on the issue and called on the police to step up law enforcement in Midtown. (Councilmember Jay Schenirer made a similar call for stepped-up police presence in Oak Park following two recent murders.) As bad as the homelessness problem has become in Downtown Sacramento, things could get worse, as LA is experiencing. Of the more than 50,000 homeless people living on the streets of LA, a reported 10,000 are now living in thousands of tents tightly clustered along the 54 blocks of LA’s Skid Row, located in the shadow of downtown office buildings and hotels. LA county and city governments collectively spend an astonishing $1.1 billion annually on the costs of dealing with its growing homeless population. Two years ago, LA joined Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and the state of Hawaii in declaring a state of emergency to address its growing homelessness crisis. LA voters, who have a seemingly unquenchable thirst for higher taxes, last November approved both a $1 billion bond to construct homeless housing and a $355 million annual sales-tax hike for 10 years to fund homeless programs. In the past two years, the homelessness problem in Sacramento has metastasized, with more and more homeless people seeking refuge in Sacramento’s older suburbs: Fair Oaks, Carmichael, Rancho Cordova, Orangevale, Citrus Heights and Folsom. The homelessness issue played a major role in last November’s county supervisorial election in District 4 (Orangevale, Antelope, Citrus Heights, Folsom), a race won by former Citrus Heights mayor Sue Frost.

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THE AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY The American River Parkway has long been a haven for homeless people, due in large part to its close proximity to regular meals and other services offered by Loaves & Fishes in the Richards Boulevard area. The presence of homeless people in the parkway has brought endless complaints from nearby residents and regular parkway users over mountains of garbage, human waste and hypodermic needles. But in recent years, the number of homeless people and their negative impacts in the parkway have increased dramatically. One bike rider was hospitalized after being attacked by two off-leash dogs. In another incident, three cyclists were injured by rocks thrown by men believed to be homeless. There also has been a major increase in parkway fires believed to be caused by homeless people. Meanwhile, park rangers issued only half the number of camping citations in 2016 as they did the year before, a clear sign that

county officials have dialed back enforcement of the camping ban. (Camping citations can be issued as either infractions or misdemeanors. While homeless campers often can and do ignore infraction citations they receive for camping, ignoring misdemeanor citations carries more serious consequences.)

THE “WHACK-A-MOLE” DILEMMA In the first serious effort in years to arrest the deterioration of the parkway, county Supervisor Phil Serna has launched a proposal for the county to spend about $4 million to hire 37 new park rangers, animal control officers and maintenance workers to clean up the parkway, divided into six patrol teams that would include both social service workers and county prosecutors. County Supervisor Susan Peters is worried that actually enforcing the camping ban in the parkway would push homeless people into TO page 15

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Opening the Levee CITY FINALLY MOVES ON PROMISED BIKE TRAIL

or more than 40 years, Pocket and Greenhaven residents have been promised a simple, healthy amenity: a two-lane bike trail along the Sacramento River levee to link the suburban neighborhoods with Downtown. Today, the promise is finally funded and within reach. This summer, after decades of broken promises, political failures and bureaucratic excuses, the City Council allocated $2.3 million from its general fund to pay for the river levee bike trail. The money will go for planning, roadwork and the purchase of easements along the trail. Buying riverfront easements is controversial. But the city’s willingness to fund easements for levee access demonstrates a determination to move forward without getting sidetracked by litigation. “We’ve got the money and now it’s real. It’s going to happen,” says Dennis Rogers, chief of staff for City Councilmember Rick Jennings, who represents Pocket and Greenhaven. “The planning department came to us and said they’ve never had a bike path funded directly out of the general fund. This is unprecedented.” Jennings, who concludes his first term in 2018, has spent the better part of three years working on levee

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Gary Buzzini enjoys a bike ride along the river.

access for his district. Even before he officially took office in 2014, Jennings jumped into the fight over levee access at Chicory Bend and Rivershore courts near Pocket Road. He negotiated a compromise between the city and several homeowners who built illegal fences without permits and blocked public access. The compromise moved the fences and kept gates open during daylight hours, creating new neighborhood access points for the levee. Some people (including me) believed Jennings should not have backed down to homeowners whose private, illegal fences were

clearly on public property. But the councilmember’s solution worked. The Chicory Bend and Rivershore access points have operated smoothly, without significant problems. Since then, Jennings has become a powerful advocate for levee access. Also pushing hard was Inside Pocket publisher Cecily Hastings, who gave the issue unlimited space. Seizing the promise made by city planners in the 1970s to open the Sacramento River levee to joggers, walkers and bicyclists, Jennings lobbied his council colleagues for money to complete the trail. The goal has always been an asphalt ribbon

from the Freeport Regional Water Facility to Old Sacramento. Blocking the path have been nine private fences and debates over who owns easement rights along the levee. For a century, state authorities have owned easements and controlled all activities along the levee. But the state’s controlling agency, the Central Valley Flood Control Board, permitted homeowners to build private enclaves, including gated picnic areas, while prohibiting public access to the river. The state’s behavior encouraged some homeowners to claim they “own” the levees. A few property owners angrily confronted peaceful

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2966 Freeport Blvd. • 442-4256 • Freeportbakery.com neighbors strolling the gravel roadway atop the riverbank. The $2.3 million is the city’s way to end the argument. Rather than fight homeowners in court over easement language, the city will target property owners in specific areas—starting with Country River Way, off Pocket Road near Garcia Bend Park. The city will pay anywhere from $40,000 to $80,000 for easements, depending on lot size, and buy unambiguous public access. “Once property owners see that the program is funded and the bike trail is really happening, we believe they will join the program,” Rogers says. “The bottom line is that the fences are coming down.” The easement-buying program was mapped out by the City Council in 2012. But until now, the city has never backed up its plan with dollars. The city will work its way north from Garcia Bend, buying easements and removing fences. Design work begins immediately. The city will save time by funding the bike trail itself. Self-funding means Sacramento won’t have to chase

state or federal dollars to complete a pathway that will benefit the entire region and create a contiguous bikeway from Freeport to Folsom. “The fact that we’re doing it ourselves means we can save a lot of time and effort,” Rogers says. “We will have to do some environmental work, but it will be minor. Basically, we will be putting asphalt over the gravel roadway that already exists along the levee.” The city is funding other improvements, including traffic signals for cyclists crossing Pocket Road, and new heavy-duty trash cans and benches. One delay remains, but it’s beyond the city’s control. The bike trail must wait for state and federal authorities to complete a massive Sacramento River levee improvement project, expected to start next year. “We’re not going to lay down our asphalt only to have the state and feds come along and rip it up,” Rogers says. “We’ll wait for them to finish.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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Insurance Accepted! FROM page 13 nearby neighborhoods, the so-called “whack-a-mole” argument against reasserting public control of the parkway. The board of supervisors has deferred taking action on Serna’s proposal until later this month when firmer budget numbers will be available. In my recent interview with Steinberg, he gave short shrift to the point that a fairly substantial number of homeless people can and do migrate. Human nature tells us that people gravitate away from places where they’re uncomfortable and to areas where they are more comfortable. Surveys fairly consistently show that about one-third of the homeless are from elsewhere. But proponents of massive new homelessness interventions, like the mayor, almost invariably ignore such findings. They resist an inconvenient truth: that if a community provides more extensive and accommodating services to homeless people than other accessible communities, such communities will attract greater numbers of homeless people.

THE WAY FORWARD? Over the past three years, San Francisco spent an astonishing $840 million on programs for homeless people while having no impact on its worsening homelessness problem. Given the extensive services available to its homeless population, San Francisco is a comparatively appealing place to be homeless, as

odd as that sounds. The homelessness problem has become so bad in San Francisco that in late June, the San Francisco Chronicle actually published a human-waste map, which plotted the locations of human waste spotted throughout the city by the public. (You’d be well-advised to steer clear of Mission, Market and Van Ness streets on your next trip to the city.) Is that the direction we want to go in Sacramento? Steinberg’s mobilization of resources and services for homeless people is certainly a major step in that direction. Given our mayor’s lack of appreciation of the role relative comfort levels can have on the one-third of homeless people who are inclined to move around, I’d suggest it’s the wrong road for us to take (not to mention the fact that the city is already headed for a fiscal ditch in the next few years due to its escalated spending, rising pension costs and expiring tax hikes). Next month, I’ll discuss some fresh ideas on ways Sacramento can address its homelessness problem, including some innovative approaches taken by churches and other faith communities.

Craig Powell is a retired 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 (916) 7183030. n

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Sharon Gillum GIVING OTHERS A LEG UP

hen Sharon Gillum joined the Assistance League of Sacramento—the all-

volunteer organization that funds philanthropic programs in the Sacramento area—she discovered not only a great group of like-minded women, but also 280 future friends. “One of my colleagues at Rio Americano High School joined Assistance League after retiring,” Gillum says. She had also retired from Rio after teaching a variety of subjects and directing the school’s renowned political studies program, Academia Civitas. “June told me it was an organization I would really enjoy. When I joined in 2010, I found out that I already knew a lot of people. There were several members whose children had been my students as well as some of my neighbors. Even with those I’d never met, I found something in common: We all want to serve the community. We come from varied backgrounds, but our lives have overlapped. I’ve had the most rewarding friendships with these women.” Assistance League volunteers like Gillum oversee 10 philanthropic programs that serve approximately 16,000 people each year. Operation School Bell provides school clothing, uniforms, shoes, backpacks, hygiene kits and underwear to elementary

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Assistance League of Sacramento volunteers Sharon Gillum (center) and Ann Billington chat with a customer.

schoolchildren. “Children learn better

anti-bullying at regional elementary

for people with a “hurdle” to getting

if they feel comfortable,” Gillum

schools. “That’s for those of our

on with life.

explains. “And a lot of that has to

members with a dramatic bent,”

do with clothes.” The Governor’s

Gillum says.

Mansion History program gives

This September will mark

“Maybe they’ve been through a rehab program through drug court and have a job lined up, but they

local fourth-graders a peek at the

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don’t have steel-toed shoes,” Gillum

past with History in a Trunk, with

50th year of service, a landmark it

says. “We can give them those shoes.

costumed Assistance League docents

is celebrating by introducing still

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bringing 19th-century artifacts to the

more philanthropic programs. One is

can’t drive legally because of a traffic

classroom for a hands-on learning

Fresh Start, which is designed to help

warrant. We can pay that warrant.”

experience about California history.

people transitioning into their own

Kids on the Block is a Muppet-style

housing by supplying them with goods

puppet show that presents topical

like towels and dishes. The second,

performances on personal safety and

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The Summer of 1915 NEW BOOK LOOKS AT SACRAMENTO’S ELIMINATION LEAGUE

ou never know what might turn up when a retired math teacher digs into microfilm and ancestry records and learns about a long-ago summer and a baseball stadium built over a garbage dump at Riverside and Broadway. The math teacher is Tom Crisp. The stadium was called Buffalo Park. The deeper Crisp dug, the more he learned. Eventually, he excavated a fascinating story about a cutthroat professional baseball experiment based at Buffalo Park in 1915. When Crisp unearthed the forgotten tale that links Sacramento to its sports legends and legacies, he did the natural thing. He wrote a book. The book is called “The $1,000 Elimination League: A 1915 Sacramento Valley Baseball Experiment.” Crisp, who taught at Winters High School, admits he’s no genius at marketing his work. “I’m selling it out of my trunk,” he says. Sacramento was a passionate baseball town 103 years ago. But in late 1914, the city suddenly found itself without a professional team. The Sacramento Senators, drowning in the Pacific Coast League basement, decided to move to San Francisco. “That left Sacramento without a professional baseball team,” Crisp says. “The Chamber of Commerce president, Daniel Carmichael, thought

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Math teacher Tom Crisp has written a book about baseball in Sacramento.

it was bad for business to have the ballpark empty for a season. So he and some of the city’s baseball guys came up with the idea of an elimination tournament.”

Led by Carmichael, chamber members put up $1,000—all of which would go to the winner. The second- through fourth-place finishers would receive cash from ticket sales.

Play began with 22 teams, 13 from Sacramento, nine from around the countryside. They had evocative names. There were the Oroville Olives, Orland Oranges and Chico Colts. A team from Lodi was called the Peltier Orientals, with players of Japanese and Chinese ancestry. Sacramento teams included Arata Brothers, the Milton Haneys, the Patterson Hatters and Sacramento Giants, an African-American team. Crisp figured out the youngest player was 16. The eldest was George “Farmer” Waite from Willows, still running bases at 35. “The Elimination League was integrated, with African-American and Asian players who would not have been allowed to play in the major leagues or Pacific Coast League,” Crisp says. The men on the Giants were blacksmiths, hotel porters, mail carriers. Members of the Peltier Orientals mostly worked on farms. Many had degrees from universities in Japan and Hong Kong. After explaining the league structure and introducing the teams, Crisp takes readers on a week-byweek tour through the Sacramento summer of 1915. He starts on April 11 and wanders through July 5, when the clubs reached the championship round. Along the way, Crisp sprinkles newsy tidbits across his narrative, introducing context to the summer and letting readers know he was distracted by nonbaseball headlines while reading century-old copies of The Sacramento Bee, The Sacramento Union and the Bee’s evening rival, The Sacramento Star.

Among the flashes fresh off the telegraph are accounts of the Lusitania sinking and street signs being stolen in Chico. Intimate portraits emerge, reminding readers that while baseball endures, life was very different in 1915. Consider when the Giants missed their train to Sacramento after an elimination game in Orland: They hopped a train to Woodland but arrived at 2 a.m. Nearby restaurants were padlocked. “They found a bakery just opening and bought $4.90 worth of doughnuts, which they took back to the depot in a barley sack and ate as they waited for the train to Sacramento,” Crisp writes. The book features 44 pages of biographic material on dozens of players and managers—much of which Crisp completed with help from the men’s descendants. “For me, the joy is getting this information out and talking to the families,” he says. Buffalo Park was home to most Elimination League games. Built in 1910, the wooden grandstands held about 5,000 fans. Riverside and Broadway (then called 11th and Y streets) was a strategic location. Just beyond the city limits, teams could sell beer there without police interference. The name reflected the intent. Buffalo Park was named for Buffalo Brewery in Midtown. The championship game was between two rural teams, the Woodland Oaks and Winters Giants. But the final match exposed a fracture in the Elimination League’s structure. Woodland and Winters went on strike halfway into the first inning. They demanded a bigger share of the ticket sales. League officials bowed to the extortion, then asked for their money back the next day, after Woodland won 4–0. The league’s plans for 1916 collapsed amid the bickering, but the concept of professional “town baseball” continued with a new alignment called the Trolley League. That’s a story for another day. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

FROM page 16 so rewarding for people like Gillum is the tangible connection to those in need. “This work changes the community,” Gillum says. “Not in a grandiose way, but in the intimate ways of helping people feel like they’re part of the community. It’s us saying, ‘We know you’re ready; let us do this for you.’ We’re committed to making life better in Sacramento for those who need a little leg up.”

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Assistance League of Sacramento secures funding through donations and its resale store, Fabulous Finds on Fulton, managed by volunteer Ann Billington. “The resale store is essentially our bank account for the philanthropic programs,” Gillum explains. “Everything we earn from the store gets reinvested into our local programs, so it’s incredibly important. And Ann is amazing at running it— she manages 175 volunteers.” Thanks to the work of Billington, Gillum and their fellow members, Sacramento residents are getting that “little leg up” they need. “We’re helping all across the board, not just the neediest,” Gillum says. “Sometimes the middle group gets forgotten, but it’s like teaching high school: You have to invest in the middle kids. They’re often the ones who carry it forward.” To volunteer with Assistance League of Sacramento, go to assistanceleague.org. Fabulous Finds on Fulton is at 2751 Fulton Ave. n

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It’s a Mod, Mod World ASSESSING THE CITY’S STOCK OF MIDCENTURY-MODERN HOMES

his summer, the city of Sacramento and the nonprofit organization Sacramento Modern partnered with volunteers to preserve a part of Sacramento’s not-so-remote architectural and cultural history: midcentury-modern development.

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Characterized by clean, sharp lines and the interplay of interior and exterior, midcentury modern became prominent in American architecture following World War II and dominated development in the late 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. According to Carson Anderson, the city’s senior planner and preservation director, these homes and developments are at risk. “The reason we want to showcase these homes,” says Anderson, “is that most people don’t look at things from the late ’40s, ’50s and ’60s as being possible historic resources, and a lot of demolitions and alterations

can occur without people really understanding what they’re doing.” The hope is that people who want to renovate or modernize these buildings can learn to do so sympathetically. “That’s a conversation we have regularly,” says Anderson. “But before we can even get there, we need to know what’s out there.” And as they’ve discovered, there’s a lot out there. According to Anderson, there are roughly 48,000 properties developed in Sacramento between the late ’40s and the late ’60s. In order to locate and identify these homes, and perhaps

even designate them as historic landmarks, the city and Sacramento Modern created a volunteer program to survey Sacramento neighborhoods for midcentury-modern architecture and development. Sure, many of those 48,000 homes are junk, admits Anderson, “made cheaply and built quickly—maybe 85 percent of it. But it’s the 15 percent that we’re looking at, while focusing on who designed them and what sort of stories they tell about the development of the city in the postwar period.” The value of these homes is recognized by the California Office of

Midcentury-modern buildings can be found all over town and are both private residences and commercial structures.

Historic Preservation, which provided a grant to fund the program. Volunteers attended three-hour workshops hosted by the city on April 29 and May 6. They received training on how to identify the hallmarks of midcentury-modern architecture and how to input those findings into a mobile application that would provide the city with live updates. Richmond resident Joann Pavlinec volunteered for the program, driving to Sacramento once a week, and says identifying the homes wasn’t as easy as it might sound. “It’s tricky because it’s not just one style,” says Pavlinec, a former city planner for the city of Berkeley

and a historic preservationist who sits on Richmond’s Historic Preservation Commission. “It’s a simplified style with clean lines, but the different characteristics between substyles is not that easy to detect.” Pavlinec loves midcentury-modern design. “It’s the simplicity of it,” she says. “It definitely exposes the structure of a building, and modernism, especially in housing, is so simple and has very clean lines. But you don’t realize how special that is until you’re on the inside. So it’s deceiving to a lot of people, because it’s the flow of space, the floor plan, the openness and how the inside of the house relates to the

outside. There’s an interaction with its environment.” Pavlinec says there is a bias against midcentury modern. “Look at a Victorian: the detail on the outside, and the articulation of the design elements,” she says. “If you look for that on a midcentury-modern home, you won’t find that much of a distinction.” In other words, she says, midcentury-modern homes aren’t as flashy as Victorians. “But people hated Victorians and used to strip them. Historically, it just takes a lot of time to appreciate newer styles,” she concludes. “So it’s good to get these homes marked so people at least know they’re midcentury

modern and work with somebody who knows how to retain those elements if they want to remodel.” The volunteer program, which wrapped up in July, identified significant midcentury-modern tracts and hot spots in Sacramento, especially in South Land Park and some areas of Land Park. According to Anderson, there is a group of homes along South Land Park Drive that were designed by the famed California architect Joseph Eichler, “and that grouping of buildings likely merits a historic district designation,” he says. TO page 23

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Name That Trail WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT ONES, AND EACH DESERVES A NAME

ight million people visit the American River Parkway a year, mostly to enjoy its magnificent bike trail. That’s great, but it’s also a bit of a problem because almost everyone calls it “the bike trail” as if

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it were the only one around. Its actual name is the Jedediah Smith Memorial Bicycle Trail. That’s a mouthful that few utter, so it’s understandable people use a shorter term. But the formal name provides a connection to our past. Jedediah Smith was a frontiersman who explored the American River in 1827. The name also distinguishes it from other trails. While the Jed Smith trail is gorgeous, remarkably long at 32 miles and very well used, it’s not the only trail in or near Sacramento. Even in the American River Parkway, there’s

a second trail, the Two Rivers Trail, which runs along the river’s south bank. It starts at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers. Planned extensions will take it nearly all the way to Rancho Cordova. There are other area trails and structures, with colorful names that offer links to geography and history. Roseville has the Miners Ravine and Secret Ravine trails. Folsom has the HumbugWillow Creek Trail, the Johnny Cash Trail and bike/pedestrian bridge with towers mimicking Folsom Prison. Those are names with panache.

In the city of Sacramento, the Sacramento Northern Bike Trail follows the path of the Sacramento Northern Railway, an interurban line with passenger service from Oakland to Chico until 1941. There’s another 10-mile-long multipurpose trail in the Ueda Parkway. It runs atop a levee paralleling Steelhead Creek and languishes in relative obscurity. The Sacramento River Trail, if all goes well, will one day be much longer than today and fully connect riverbanks both north and south of Downtown. Another rail trail, the Del

Rio, is planned for the southern part of the city. The city will soon officially christen the 3-mile Jackrabbit Trail in Natomas. Valley Vision, a nonprofit civic organization, is promoting the idea of an Epic Trail between El Dorado County and the city of Davis. This trail would include the Jed Smith memorial trail, the old Placerville Branch rail right of way and maybe parts of the Pony Express riders’ route. In my view, every trail should have a name. Ideally, that name should be evocative, vivid and memorable. An intimate connection to local history, flora, fauna or geography is certainly a plus. Sadly, all trails don’t have names, a deficiency that could easily be corrected. A related problem is that virtually no trails, even ones with names, have street signs with their names on it. In a quirk of the rules governing traffic signs, there is no mandate for the intersection of a trail with a street to have signs. Nor is there a requirement for the intersection of two trails to be signed. Yet the manual for traffic signs requires street-name signs at all intersections of urban streets. Why the difference? Maybe it’s just an oversight, but it’s easy to see this as an indication of the second-class treatment of bicycling throughout the transportation system. Perhaps the good news is that, mandate or not, a city or county can install name signs at every trail intersection with a street or with another trail. I believe every trail intersection should have the same signs you see at street corners. Kudos to West Sacramento for having done just that for its Clarksburg Trail. Signs not only help people navigate; they help advertise the existence of the trails and promote their use. Trails are real community assets, used for recreation and active transportation. Their existence should be celebrated, not hidden or ignored. A rule of thumb for signs along highways or trails is that wherever there’s a decision point, signs are needed. Signs provide guidance and reassurance. Trail users must make a decision at every intersection of two

trails. How can someone unfamiliar with a trail know which fork to take if there are no signs? Users need to make decisions where a trail crosses a road as well. Even in the GPS era, trail users can confirm where they are with street-name signs. Two years ago, I rode my bike to the grand opening of a new segment of the Jackrabbit Trail. Unbeknownst to me, my route took me past the south end of the trail. It was inconspicuous and completely unsigned. I rode right by it, not noticing it. I went considerably out of my way to get to the event site. Why not a sign post with name signs for Jackrabbit Trail and Airport Road? Names have meaning. Let’s use them and post them for the world to see.

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Neighbors are Friends FROM page 21 Which is ultimately one of the goals of the program. Developments like this, says Anderson, “are part of the cultural and architectural history of the city.” Furthermore, the program broadens the definition of preservation in Sacramento. “What is historic? What does that even mean? Does it just mean Victorian architecture, which Sacramento obviously has, or does it also mean Craftsman bungalows? Or does it include buildings from the recent past that tell equally compelling stories about the cultural development of the history of the United States and Sacramento in particular?” asks Anderson. Thanks to the work of local volunteers, the city of Sacramento and Sacramento Modern are in a better place to begin answering these questions. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com. n

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Urban Herbs HAVE YOU EATEN YOUR GREENS TODAY?

grew up on an Ohio farm, where my exposure to herbs, other than a sprig of parsley garnishing a plate, was nonexistent. They weren’t in my mother’s kitchen, and they were certainly not in the garden. I remember when I was in college being given a spice rack and opening the bottles cautiously as I sniffed and sampled them. Which things were spices and which were herbs? How should I use them? It was a mystery. Shortly after coming to California 40 years ago, I planted herbs in my garden. Chives, rosemary, oregano, tarragon and mint are attractive and drought-tolerant, and they reliably survive year after year. These, along

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with an annual planting of sweet basil, are the extent of my herbal adventures. A recent talk by Daisy Mah at the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club inspired me and other seasoned gardeners to think of planting more types of herbs and using them more boldly. One of the mysteries that Daisy cleared up was why we Americans don’t pronounce the “h” in “herb.” It’s a French word, and that’s how it’s said there. English speakers elsewhere scorn such Franco-frippery and defiantly pronounce the “h.” Some of us weren’t exactly sure what Daisy meant by “herbs,” because instead of using just a pinch or teaspoon at a time, she likes to make a meal of them. Herbs don’t just go into salad dressing—they are the salad. She grows and eats so many herbs that she’s begun calling her home garden “Daisy’s Herb Farm.” To a botanist, an herbaceous plant is any seed-bearing plant that doesn’t

have a woody stem and that dies back after flowering. Daisy limits herbs, however, to the usual definition of edible leaves, flowers and stems from plants that are used for medicinal, aromatic or savory qualities. She uses them generously in every meal.

If you can’t ﬁnd what you want in a local nursery, order seed and grow your own. In order to make herbs a regular ingredient, they need to be accessible, she advises. “Don’t put them out in the back 40,” she says. One of the nice things about growing herbs is that you can harvest them when they are in optimal condition, not dried out

and flavorless in a bottle. She keeps a colander in the garden, cuts herbs into it and rinses them off whenever she prepares a meal. Many of us have had the experience of mint spreading uncontrollably through a planting bed. If you cut it often enough, Daisy says, that won’t be a problem. Frequent cutting also keeps basil compact and producing tender new leaves. Parsley and coriander bolt, sending up seed heads, when they feel stressed by hot weather. Trimming them often, and growing them in partial shade, may prolong their life. You don’t have to limit yourself to a few familiar herbs. If you can’t find what you want in a local nursery, order seed and grow your own. Lemon basil, winter savory, unusual oreganos and bronze fennel are but a few decorative and delicious herbs that she recommends. Daisy has been experimenting with growing her own microgreens. She sows seeds in a

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flat, keeps them moist and cuts the baby herbs above the first leaves that emerge (called the cotyledon) so that they generate new growth. The little seedlings are delicious sprinkled onto foods, but you have to be vigilant against slugs and snails, which also love the tender, tasty sprouts. Larger herbs can be cut into strips to scatter across food using a preparation called “chiffonade.” Stack the leaves, roll them like a cigar and slice across the bundles to create long, thin strips. “It’s an easy way to impress your guests,” Daisy says. While it’s fun to nibble in the garden, not every plant is edible or to your taste, Daisy warns. Anything in the mint family, identifiable by their square stems and strong scents, can be eaten. Herb flowers are often delicious, she has found. Herb blossoms attract bees and butterflies to the garden. They especially like fennel’s flat clusters of flowers. African blue basil is a sterile hybrid that will bloom throughout the season without setting seed.

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Herb seeds are sometimes used as spices. Cilantro seeds are called coriander. Fennel seeds pack a potent punch of anise flavor and are used to season Italian sausages and Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Herbs can flavor water or lemonade or be brewed as tea. Great bunches of them can be chopped up for pesto sauce, to make salads or tossed into soups. Once you begin to explore all of the ways that herbs can be used, there’s almost no limit to their uses. “Food is boring sometimes,” Daisy says. “Herbs bring life and flavor.” Anita Clevenger is a lifetime platinum UC Sacramento County Master Gardener. On Saturday, Aug.5, join her and many other Master Gardeners at Fair Oaks Horticulture Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Harvest Day, featuring demonstration gardens, lectures and educational tables. Be sure to check out the herb garden while you are there. For information about Harvest Day, and answers to gardening questions, call 876-5338 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu. n

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Home Again AFTER MOVING AWAY, A LAND PARK COUPLE RETURNS

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elocating to a larger home is a common enough occurrence for growing families. But how often have you heard about a family moving in and out of the same house several times? Bill Parks and Lorrie Valvo purchased their Land Park home in 1983. After living there for 10 years, the couple moved to Nevada City, opting to keep the house as a rental. In 2001, they returned for a year. They then built a large home with an open floor plan on five acres outside

of Nevada City. That translated into spaciousness inside and out for their two sons, two dogs and a kitty. But as their sons grew, they expressed an interest in attending Jesuit High School in Sacramento. That required a return to Sacramento. The couple realized that their one-story, 1,447-square-foot, threebedroom, one-bath house in Land Park would be a tight fit with two teenage boys, two dogs and a kitty. In 2014, they drove through various neighborhoods searching for a new

home. It didn’t work out. “I really didn’t see anything I liked,” Valvo explains. During one trip to Sacramento, the pair visited a Land Park neighbor who suggested they get in touch with local architect Michael Malinowski of Applied Architecture Inc. It was a perfect match. Malinowski has a 30-year track record of taking a “neighborhood-considerate” approach to his projects. For Malinowski, success is when you can’t tell from the

street whether the second story was always there or added later. “Mike was so simpatico with our goal of trying to keep the original look of the house and make it fit into the neighborhood,” says Parks. By the beginning of 2015, plans were completed; construction began in April. The family moved into the two-story 2,410-square-foot, fivebedroom, two-bath house the day after Thanksgiving. As the boys grew older, Valvo says, she began to understand the privacy

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TRULY IT WAS PROVIDENCE THAT EVERYTHING FELL INTO PLACE.

benefits distinct rooms have over open floor plans. One bedroom is used as an office; another serves as the boys’ TV room. The house’s original footprint changed little except for a 6-foot addition off the back of the house. The kitchen received a major rehab and was enlarged, which facilitated the pleasing placement of the new staircase. The new upstairs master bath is a showstopper, with an oversized shower and travertine floor tile. The charmingly petite window in the

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shower (where the roof lines come together) illustrates Malinowski’s genius for solving the biggest conundrum of the project. According to Malinowski, the exterior appearance of a house is his starting point. To retain the cottagey look of the Park/Valvo home, he worked from the outside in, effectively using what might have been seen as wasted space. “The biggest challenge was to fit the interior design into the exterior shell,” he says. “The shower is a great example of how well that worked out.” Malinowski suggests homeowners consider shifting the way they think about adding a second story to their

home. Instead of an addition, he says, think of it as a conversion. “We don’t want to visually drop something on top of a house,” he explains. “Rather, we want to convert a one-story house into the character, flow and function that would have been there if the house was originally built as a twostory home.” The backyard was once home to a large landmark tree recognized by the Sacramento Tree Foundation. When it had to be removed, the house became much warmer in the summer, and much of the vegetation died off. Recently, the front and back yards were revitalized by The Garden Tutors.

Parks and Valvo had no idea when they attended an open house at Jesuit High School years ago that the family would one day be back living in their first home. They love Land Park and are so pleased with the results of the remodel, which retained the character and charm of the house. “It’s good to be home again,” says Valvo, “this time with our two teenage boys, who will be in ninth and 11th grades at Jesuit. Truly it was providence that everything fell into place.” 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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The Matchmaker SHE MATCHES FOREIGN STUDENTS WITH LOCAL HOST FAMILIES

ahoe Park resident Lindsay Zimmerman is a local coordinator for CCI Greenheart, a nonprofit that connects Americans with international students through cultural exchange programs. Here, Zimmerman describes what it takes to coordinate visitors from all over the world and place them with host families in the greater Sacramento area. What got you interested in working with CCI Greenheart? I had always traveled abroad for much of my life. I lived in Spain as a college student and taught English in Japan in 2008. When I got married and moved from Arizona to California, I wanted to keep my international connections. I decided to bring the world to me and Googled “working with exchange students.” I found CCI Greenheart and got an interview with Lori Tibbett (the executive regional director of the western region, who lives in Curtis Park). I feel really lucky that it’s turned out to be such a great organization. You’ve been a local coordinator for seven years. What does that entail? We’re the middlemen between the students, the host families and family members back home. We monitor the students as required

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Lindsay Zimmerman (left) with exchange students Adomas Gatelis from Lithuania, Leonardo Venturino from Italy, and Lori Tibbett.

by the Department of State. There are new requirements every year for how best to keep kids and families safe, so we get recertified through the Department of State every year. CCI Greenheart receives applications from kids all over the world at their Chicago headquarters. Then they send those applications out to their field offices to match applicants with local families. Once we place a student with a host family, we do an initial home visit and then a second home visit about a month after the student arrives. And we have an email, inperson or phone visit once a month and at least one in-person visit per semester.

What’s the hardest part of the job? My biggest challenge is finding a family willing to take on a student for a 10-month academic year and then finding them space at a school. McClatchy is one of the schools with the most exchange students because of its HISP (Humanities and International Studies) program, but it’s a tricky process to place students there because the school is so impacted. (Two of Zimmerman’s charges are attending McClatchy this year: Leo, a senior from Italy living with an empty-nester family in Curtis Park, and Adam, a junior from Lithuania living with a family with teens in East Sacramento.) Placing

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with both sides. There are so many factors to consider—we’re just the matchmakers, after all. Eighty percent of the time it works. The other times, we need to be conflictresolution managers. What’s changed over the years? Hosting can be more complicated these days. Technology can be challenging with the kiddos, but it also means they can FaceTime their host families way ahead of time and stay more connected to their home families. The exchange experience is changing. I mean, when I was in Spain, I called my mom from a pay phone on an international calling card! For more information about the exchange programs offered by CCI Greenheart, visit cci-exchange.com or email Lindsay Zimmerman at lindsayzimmerman123@yahoo.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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GALLERY ART SHOWS IN AUGUST

“Fields of Grain: The Art Collection of the California Rice Commission” will be on display at the Robert T. Matsui Gallery in Sacramento City Hall. Shown right: “Summer Rice Fields, Colusa County” by Phil Gross. The show runs through Nov. 14. 915 I St.

Archival Gallery presents the collage paintings of Maureen Hood and the collage sculpture of Sean Royal through Sept. 4. Shown right: “Dead Valley” by Royal. 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalgallery.com

Tim Collom Gallery welcomes Richard Stein for a solo exhibition titled “New Fields” through Sept. 1. Shown above: “Garden Farms.” 915 20th St.; timcollomgallery.com

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Sacramento Fine Arts Center presents “Celebrating the Figure,” featuring drawings, paintings and sculpture by the Friday Morning Figure Drawing Group. The show runs through Aug. 15. Shown above: “Time Vectors” by Steve Memering. 5330 Gibbons Drive; sacﬁnearts.org

THEATRE GUIDE WATER BY THE SPOONFUL Big Idea Theatre August 11 – September 9 1616 Del Paso Blvd, Sac BigIdeaTheatre.org

In this powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Elliot, an Iraq War veteran and aspiring actor, struggles to acclimate to civilian life while he cares for the ailing aunt who raised him. Meanwhile, a tragic figure from his past moderates an online chatroom for a small group of recovering addicts. When their paths cross, real-world tribulations collide with the search for courage and redemption in the virtual world, as newfound connections awaken a sense of purpose and question descriptions of family in the Information Age.

BLOOMSDAY by Steven Dietz B Street Theatre-Mainstage Thru September 10 2711 B St, Sac 916-443-5300 Bstreettheatre.org

In Bloomsday, Robert returns to Dublin to reunite with Cait, the woman who captured his heart during a James Joyce literary tour 35 years ago. Dancing backwards through time, the older couple retrace their steps to discover their younger selves and relive the unlikely, inevitable events. With warmth and humor, Dietz examines the nature of love at first sight and the one that got away.

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Music Circus-Wells Fargo Pavillion August 8 – August 13 1419 H St, Sac 916-557-1999 Californiamusicaltheatre.com A devilishly clever multi Tony Award®winning Best Musical that any baseball fan will appreciate. Mega-fan Joe Boyd trades his soul to lead his beloved Washington Senators to victory over the New York Yankees, only to realize the true worth of the life he left behind. This musical is sponsored by Hefner Law.

GIDION’S KNOT

Presented by Resurrection Theatre At Wilkerson Theatre August 11 – September 2 1723 25th St, Sac 916-491-0940 Resurrectiontheatre.com In this play, written by Johnna Adams, directed by Steve Buri and starring Eliza Webb and Margaret Morneau, a parent/ teacher conference is the backdrop for which a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother’s son. Gideon may have been severely bullied or he may have been the abuser. As his story is slowly uncovered, the women try to reconstruct a satisfying explanation for Gidion’s act and come to terms with excruciating feelings of culpability.

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Music Circus-Wells Fargo Pavillion August 22 – August 27 1419 H St, Sac 916-557-1999 Californiamusicaltheatre.com Based on the hit 1992 film, this uplifting musical comedy is a sparkling tribute to the universal power of sisterhood, with a score by Tony and Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken. This music is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds.

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How Much Is Enough? THE RETIREMENT QUESTION EVERYONE SHOULD ASK

n answer to a reader’s question, I paraphrased Mark Twain to say, “The rumor of my retirement has been greatly exaggerated.” “I will definitely keep writing my column,” I assured her. “I retired only from two of my three jobs. In 2014, I retired from the Air National Guard, and last month I retired from health care chaplaincy.” But she wasn’t the only one asking questions. Many of my hospice colleagues and friends were surprised I was retiring, just shy of 60 years old. “How can you retire early?” they asked. “Don’t get your financial advice from a chaplain,” I told them. “However, I can help you with two spiritual questions I asked myself about retirement.” The first thing I grappled with was: Are you living within your means? While it sounds like a question from your financial adviser, it really gets at the spiritual issue of greed. If greed prevents you from reducing your spending, you’ll have a problem since retirement will often cut one’s income nearly in half. That’s why we began preparing two years ago by cutting our employment to half-time hours. My wife split a prekindergarten teaching position and I took a per-diem chaplain job

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working only 25 hours a week. We sold our suburban home and moved into a double-wide mobile home at half the cost of the old two-story McMansion. As the months passed, the numbers proved workable. Any greedy impulses that remained began to subside. Honestly, it wasn’t that hard to do. We were ready. Our kids were out of the nest and finished with their schooling. However, we couldn’t have addressed the first question if we had not answered the bigger spiritual question: How much is enough? Most financial planners will tell you that you can never save too much. You need to save 15 percent of your annual income toward retirement, but since most of us don’t do that, we’re advised to save every dime. Take a second job, they say. Delay taking Social Security and work until you’re

70. And if you have to, rent a room in Norris’ double-wide. Don’t consider any of these options until you first decide how much is enough. I know a rich man who’s saving so he can retire with $11,000 a month in pension income. He’s killing himself over the anxiety that he won’t be able to keep his mansion and his big toys. I’m not like him, and you probably aren’t either. But there are ways in which we bear a resemblance. In retirement, and perhaps long before, we need to ask whether we really need two cars. Do we honestly need the latest cellphone or greatest big-screen TV? Can we find refreshing social connections in libraries, churches and service organizations? Or does our self-image rely on fashion-store clothing and expensive gyms, restaurants and country clubs. How much does one need to possess before one can claim, “I’m good

enough” or “I’ve made it”? Must we collect more and more to feel that we are worthy? Is it all about feeling better than someone else? If it is, then I suggest we’ve likely made the transition from ownership to slavery. At the end of the day, my wife and I decided that our lives are full. We have enough, not just in future finances, but also in terms of happiness now. Next week, we’re ditching the double-wide to travel worldwide. However, as I assured my reader, I will continue to write as long as my editors will allow. The reader seemed happy with my decision to keep writing. Stay tuned, however—sometimes my wife changes her mind. Recently retired chaplain Norris Burkes is a syndicated columnist, national speaker and book author. He can be reached at norris@thechaplain. net. n

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TO DO THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Capital Dance Project will perform "Behind the Barre: Made In Sacramento " in August.

“Behind the Barre: Made in Sacramento” Capital Dance Project Aug. 25–27 Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. capitaldanceproject.org Capital Dance Project, a local professional dance collective, presents its summer dance series. On Aug. 25 at 6 p.m., CDP will partner with the Sacramento Kings and Kings Foundation for a sensory-friendly dance performance, with fewer loud sounds and flashing lights for the benefit of individuals with autism and other sensory disabilities. On Aug. 26 and 27, CDP will present nine world premieres of works by its resident choreographers, who collaborated with visual artists and musicians on multidisciplinary works.

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jL By Jessica Laskey

Don't miss the Fire Spectacular this month. Photo courtesy of Cedric Sims Photography.

10th Annual Fire Spectacular Obsidian Butterﬂy and Sacred Fire Dance Company Saturday, Aug. 12, 11 a.m. Land Park Amphitheater, 3901 Land Park Drive sacredﬁredance.com Celebrate a decade of stunning fire performance from the founder of the Sacramento “fire scene,” Obsidian Butterfly. The event promises eye-catching dance, music and, of course, fire and LED light entertainment.

"Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." Photo courtesy of Jeremy Meehan with Day Forty-One Photography.

“Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” Errant Phoenix Productions Aug. 4–20 Mesa Verde Performing Arts Center, 7501 Carriage Dr., Citrus Heights errantphoenix.com The year is 1976. The place is Marfa, Texas, where James Dean’s famous movie “Giant” was filmed in the 1950s. This dramatic comedy drops the audience into the 20th reunion of the Disciples of James Dean in West Texas, where the arrival of a stranger ignites conflict, controversy and more than a little soul searching.

Enjoy food and drink while supporting Fairytale Town at the annual Tales & Ales Brewfest.

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Jazz Night at the Crocker: Ray Obiedo Crocker Art Museum Thursday, Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m. 216 O St. crockerart.org Cool down and chill out to the smooth Latin sounds of Ray Obiedo, Capital Public Radio’s jazz music director Gary Vercelli’s pick for this installment of Sacramento’s longest-running summer jazz series. The Bay Area-based contemporary jazz composer and guitarist Obiedo will offer an eclectic evening of multiethnic rhythms.

“Love’s Labour’s Lost” Theatre in the Heights Through August 6 8215 Auburn Blvd., Citrus Heights theatreintheheights.com In one of Shakespeare’s classic comedic masterpieces, King Ferdinand imposes a ban on women in court to focus on his studies but forgets that he’s due to receive the princess of France. Insulted by the ban, the princess sets up camp in front of the court to exact revenge, while the court fool Costard gets involved in a merry mix-up of love letters, punishments and mistaken identities.

Ray Obiedo will perform at the Crocker jazz night.

Tales & Ales Brewfest Fairytale Town Saturday, Aug. 26, 5–9 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive fairytaletown.org Happy 58th birthday, Fairytale Town! To celebrate the play park’s special day, check out this family-friendly fundraiser featuring beer tastings from local craft breweries, food trucks and live music by AKAlive on the Mother Goose Stage. Proceeds will support Fairytale Town’s education programs and park improvements.

“Miss Saigon” Young Actors Stage July 28–Aug. 6 24th Street Theatre, 2791 24th St. youngactorsstage.com Local talents Alexi Ishida and Alex Greenlee star in the school edition of the smash Broadway musical “Miss Saigon.” Ishida, who studies drama at UC Irvine, portrays Kim, a 17-year-old barmaid who, in the waning days of the Vietnam War, falls in love with an American GI named Chris, played by Greenlee. Both earned raves for their work last summer in a local production of “Les Miserables.”

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Classical duo Stephanie and Saar will perform at the Crocker on Aug. 13.

There will be plenty of cold treats at Sacramento Zoo's annual Ice Cream Safari on Aug. 19.

33rd Annual Ice Cream Safari Sacramento Zoo Saturday, Aug. 19, 4–8 p.m. Alex Greenlee and Alexi Ishida, who play the roles of Chris and Kim in the Young Actors Stage production of "Miss Saigon."

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SacTown Nachos Festival

Bring your appetite and your sweet tooth for the zoo’s coolest event of the year. All-you-can-eat ice cream stations throughout the 14-acre zoo will offer cones, sundaes, floats and unlimited Coca-Cola drinks. Enjoy a scoop while you scope out the wildlife!

Saturday, Aug. 26 Cesar Chavez Plaza, 910 I St. sactownnachos.com The first nachos festival in Sacramento will take the city by storm. The festival will feature 40 varieties of nachos¬, from traditional to Oreochos (yes, Oreo cookie nachos), by local chefs. There will also be a beer garden, performances by the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera and a personal appearance by Kings point guard Ty Lawson, who’s sponsoring the event. A large portion of the proceeds will be donated to the local nonprofit Project Optimism, which benefits children, the homeless and individuals diagnosed with cancer.

“Stephanie and Saar: one piano, four hands” Crocker Art Museum Sunday, Aug. 13, 3 p.m. 216 O St. crockerart.org Pianists Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia will perform Bach’s intriguing composition “The Art of Fugue”—the very last fugue Bach ever wrote, and one that he mysteriously left unfinished. Of further intrigue? The pair will play the composition together on a single piano.

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Portrait of an Artist BRINGING SCULPTOR TONY NATSOULAS TO LIFE ON THE SCREEN

BY RACHEL MATUSKEY ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

hen Benjamin Fargen stopped by Rick’s Dessert Diner one evening in 2016, all he had on his mind was a towering slice of German chocolate cake. But a chance meeting with an old friend would open the door of possibility, propelling the composer and filmmaker (after he finished his cake) into a yearlong journey of professional growth and artistic exploration.

Fargen always had an affinity for writing and recording music. Fargen, a Sacramento native who lives in Carmichael, always had an affinity for writing and recording music. He began playing guitar at age 12. After years of playing in bands, he added bass keyboard and vocals to his repertoire and gradually built a career as a serious composer. His music has appeared in numerous television shows, including “Duck Dynasty” and “Leah Remini: It’s All Relative.” Fargen also owns Exclusive Amps, a guitar amplifier company, and in order to generate promotional content for his products he began teaching himself the basics of videography and editing. He spent 15 years casually honing these skills, eventually realizing that he had become, in his words, “fairly competent” at editing. Then one day, after

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watching a documentary that left him unimpressed, he found himself thinking he could do better. The more he thought about it, the more he was intrigued by the artistic challenge of directing a film and scoring it with his own original compositions. The only question that remained, Fargen says, was “who or what would be a worthy or interesting subject?” Enter ceramic sculptor Tony Natsoulas, who just happened to be sitting inside Rick’s that fateful evening. Fargen and Natsoulas first became acquainted when they shared a studio space in Midtown in the early 1990s—Fargen making music

and Natsoulas working with clay, molding it into his now-iconic forms. At times, the two collaborated, with Fargen providing raw materials like old guitar strings and tubes that Natsoulas would then incorporate into his colorful, campy work. “When I ran into him again at Rick’s,” Fargen says, “a light bulb went off. I realized that Tony’s story was the perfect one for me to tell. It’s a pretty uncommon one among local artists in terms of reach and success. He’s very respected in the ceramic art community, and his larger-than-life subjects and characters have been shown around the world.”

The self-funded film weaves interviews, photographs and voiceover narration to give viewers an intimate look at Natsoulas’ unique style and the humor that resonates in his work. “One of my biggest challenges was to find a way to show this underlying humor while also emphasizing the incredible hard work and dedication Tony has put into his craft throughout the years,” Fargen says. The story focuses on Natsoulas’s early childhood, as well as his art education at UC Davis, where he earned a master’s in fine art. Production wound its way across Northern California, capturing

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teetering man struggling to hold too many objectsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a metaphor for modern life, entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Balancing Actâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; stands on Freeport Boulevard near Sacramento City College. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title was also appropriate in terms of Tonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work as a whole,â&#x20AC;? Fargen says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I visualized his work lined up alongside other artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work and thought that it would always stand out as a unique â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;face in the crowd,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; literally and metaphorically.â&#x20AC;? Fargen says he will continue making documentaries. With Natsoulas as collaborator, he plans to focus his next film on artist and UC Davis professor Robert Arneson, who was Natsoulasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mentor and one of the catalysts behind the California Funk art movement of the 1970s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Face in the Crowdâ&#x20AC;? premiered Feb. 25 at UC Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Shrem Museum of Art. It is will be screened this fall at Crocker Art Museum. To view the trailer, go to vimeo.com/201584718. For updates on Benjamin Fargenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future film projects, go to everymanproductions.us. n

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roadway used to be more of a “Broadway” than it is today. It used to be the highfalutin, strutting thoroughfare of town. The movie house, the bars, the restaurants, even the ballpark used to be on Broadway. Riding one of the many streetcars rolling up and down its length, the Sacramentans of the early 20th century could get their shopping done, see a show or ballgame and take a stroll in the elegant cemetery (a popular distraction at the time), all without leaving the Broadway stretch.

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That Broadway is no more, of course. The ballpark burned down, and in its place is now a Target. The restaurants and clubs slipped down a rung in their grandeur. The cemetery fell into a bit of disrepair. One of Sacramento’s greatest brands, Tower Records, came and went. Now, however, as large and midsized cities all around the country start to rediscover their neglected urban cores, Broadway emerges as a great boulevard of opportunity. Some of the old bones are still there. The Tower Theatre still stands, its beautifully garish neon prominence jutting out into the sky. The Old City Cemetery remains a beautiful city landmark, well maintained by a cadre of dedicated volunteers. Smart and dedicated restaurateurs like Jim Seyman, owner of Tower Cafe, and recently passed and sorely missed Jamie Bunnell of Jamie’s Broadway Grill kept the flame

alive with some of the most popular restaurants in town.

Well, it appears that Broadway is the place to be once again. A host of top-notch international restaurants moved in over the decades as well. While some less familiar with the neighborhood might drive right on by, the locals (I include myself in that description, having lived just a few blocks from Broadway for many years) knew that they could find some of the city’s best Indian cuisine (Kathmandu Kitchen), Ethiopian food (Queen Sheba) and Vietnamese fare (Viet Ha Noodles & Grill) all on the same street.

Well, it appears that Broadway is the place to be once again. Drive along its length and you’ll see construction, upgrades and redevelopment on nearly every block. One of the first to get in on the revitalization is Randall Selland with his new Selland’s Market-Cafe. While most Sacramento residents might know the Selland group by the fine-dining standouts Ella and The Kitchen, it’s probably Selland’s Market-Cafe that actually turns the most tickets. It’s affordable, convenient, quick and, for the most part, delicious. What makes Selland’s work is its casual, order-at-the-counter system and seemingly endless list of special events, deals and offers. The menu, a combo of soups, sandwiches, pizza and prepared hot dishes, hasn’t changed much in the 17 years since the first Selland’s Market-Cafe opened in East Sacramento. But seasonal specials and weekly offers keep curious

diners coming through the front door without nudging out the favorite dishes that keep the neighbors coming in week after week.

The hot and cold cases overﬂow with offerings not unfamiliar to the frequenter of Randall Selland’s other fastcasual spots. This new Broadway outlet is a large, spacious hall with a high, noisebouncing roof and a flood of light coming through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Like each of the other locations, the kitchen is wide-open and on full display. Where the original East Sac location is cozy and the El Dorado Hills outlet is quaint, this new Broadway space is modern and industrial. The hot and cold cases overflow with offerings not unfamiliar to the frequenter of Randall Selland’s other fast-casual spots. The menu is synonymous with those of the restaurant’s other locations. Of the classics, it’s hard to choose a favorite. Selland’s busy kitchen has figured out a range of simple, hearty dishes that hit the spot every time. The chicken breasts smothered in mushroom gravy ($8.75) rarely

disappoint, offering a slightly more muscled-up American version of the classic chicken marsala. Paired with a side of hand-mashed potatoes ($3.25) or potatoes au gratin ($3.75), it’s a hearty way to go. Meatloaf, teriyaki chicken thighs and salmon fillets also hit the spot with rigid dependability. Standout sandwiches include the crab cake po’ boy ($13.75) and the citruscurry turkey dip ($10.75). The pizza oven turns out sturdily delicious pies of high quality and upfront flavor. The simple Margherita ($15) and the very American combo ($17.25) are both totally solid and without flaw.

The dessert case is a thing of beauty. Don’t miss what might be the best carrot cake in town or the delightfully light and playful seasonal strawberry cupcake. Well-made cookies and perfect lemon squares are also available. Selland’s weekly and rotating special of two entrees and a bottle of wine for $25 is well worth the trip in itself. Make sure to check the website

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