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s we enter the 24th year of our publishing business, I am reminded how grateful we are to the hundreds of advertisers who pay 100 percent of the cost to bring our readers the most interesting local news each month. Cumulatively, ad revenues over the years have probably totaled more than $20 million! But in 24 years, the media landscape has not only changed— it has been radically disrupted. To think we are still in basically the same business we were in 1995 is astounding. Our model is simple. We contract with local small businesses to pay for advertising to reach their local audiences. We use the proceeds to pay local writers and photographers for content. We design an attractive and easy-to-read format. Finally, we print the magazine and mail it to more than 80,000 homes each month—at no cost to our readers. We organize these elements and manage the business relationships with our advertisers by providing marketing and advertising expertise gained over the decades. And we’ve been able to do it by never having a greater ad-to-editorial ratio of more than 50/50. On average our content is about 35 percent ads to 65 percent editorial content.

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Those are the details of our business. But they don’t answer the more important question—why we publish Inside. Twenty-four years ago, my husband and I didn’t start our business as a way to make a living. There are far easier ways to earn money than in publishing. Instead, we were—and still are—motivated to create stronger bonds within our neighborhoods and communities. We had been active in our East Sacramento neighborhood and were surprised as newcomers how little connection people had to each other and to civic and neighborhood issues. My mother was a lifelong connector of people. I grew up seeing the importance of meaningful

connections in people’s lives. That was our inspiration. This past year, I read two books that opened my mind to the disruption that has swept the media world. “World Without Mind” by Franklin Foer is a fascinating biography of the biggest players in big tech—a handful of humans that, through their decisions, govern the lives of 7 billion tech consumers. Foer details how big tech monopolized the means of distribution, and then proceeded to systematically demonetize and degrade the written word. I found it very interesting but also quite sad. Tim Wu’s “The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble To Get Inside Our Heads” describes the rise of electronic media and how

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the entire industry has grown and developed to feed on human attention. From the first paid advertising in newspapers in the 19th century, every new medium, from radio to television, has attained commercial viability by turning itself into an advertising platform.

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The result is the dramatic collapse of paid subscriptions to traditional print media. As a result, ad clutter—which allows platforms to provide “free” services—has taken over our lives. Newspapers that once considered their front page sacrosanct now routinely feature ads there. YouTube features full-length ads, skip-able ads, lower-screen ad banners and display ads on the page alongside every video. Advertising on traditional news websites includes display ads, sponsored or paid content along with real news stories, and pop-up ads. Any ad you digitally touch (on purpose or accidentally) follows you in your web browsing. Major league sports come with tremendous ad clutter, from multiple location stadium banners to ad images on TV screen scoreboards. When there is a delay in the game, ads pop up. The NBA sells “sponsorships” on players’ uniforms. The NFL alone generates an estimated $4.35 billion in ad revenue during its regular 17-week season. As watching on digital video recorders surpassed live TV viewing, advertisers had to cope with the fact that folks fast-forward through commercials. Technological innovation found a solution. Soon we will see popup ads when we pause to fast-forward through a commercial on live TV. I enjoy listening to talk radio, where ads are u usually interspersed t throughout the hour o bunched up at the or b beginning of each o hour. Podcasts of a often free or are a available for a nominal p price. Once podcasts w were promoted as co commercial-free. Many po popular podcasts now fe feature commercials. The end result is that wh while we may have been sav saved the cost of quality con content we once paid for, we must now live with ap permanently cluttered me media landscape. II’m not sure the trad tradeoff has been worth it it. T The more ad clutter we are subjected to each day, the more we learn to tune it out. And the more we tune it out, the more the attention merchants ramp up their efforts to get inside our heads. We experience more anxiety as a result. We also must

EACH YEAR THIS MONTH WE PUBLISH WHAT WE CALL OUR HALL OF FAME TO RECOGNIZE OUR LOYAL LONG-TERM ADVERTISERS. consider the devastating impacts that the intentional blurring of real news versus what has been bought and paid for has had on our society. At Inside Publications, we will remain true to the model that has served readers and small businesses in our communities for the last two decades. We are developing a new website, but will always be extremely sensitive to the reader experience. A few months ago, I had a nice lunch with Robert Nelsen, Sacramento State University’s dynamic president. He told me that every month he sits down with a cup of coffee at home and reads our publication cover to cover. He noted that he and his wife enjoy our local advertising. “When I am finished, all is well with me and I feel good about our community. Where else can I get that kind of satisfaction?” he said.

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eylynn Imai makes beautiful music, from classical to rock, with perhaps the most versatile musical tool ever invented—the violin. “I love how the violin sings,” Imai says. “You can hear it humming and resonating through its whole body as you play. It’s as close to singing as I can get. I started playing at age 10 and I’m still not done learning this instrument.” Imai, a Pocket resident, is a homegrown musician, raised in Folsom and educated at Sacramento State and San Francisco State. Her current musical life is multi-faceted. Monday through Friday, she is a private violin teacher whose students have ranged from age 4 to the mid-80s.

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She also plays violin in a rock band and is a proud member of the Camellia Symphony Orchestra, now in its 56th season. Imai and her symphonic colleagues have been practicing for six weeks, preparing for a concert at C.K. McClatchy High School on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Camellia Symphony has 90 musicians, including some of the area’s best professionals and top volunteer musicians selected by audition. Members frequently go to evening rehearsals straight from their day jobs, still dressed in medical scrubs or business suits. Over the years, the orchestra has moved its home base around Sacramento, from local high schools to Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center. In 2018, the orchestra found a new home at the remodeled McClatchy auditorium. Funded by a multi-million-dollar grant, the auditorium has been described as the best venue for symphonic music in Sacramento. Maestro Christian Baldini has served seven years as the orchestra’s music director and conductor. He has traveled

the world working with orchestras, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony, but his young family now resides in Davis. Baldini describes the Camellia Symphony Orchestra as “a cultural jewel in our community.” The musicians occasionally offer free bilingual family concerts. For each performance, elementary schools receive free tickets. This season, each concert includes at least one piece by a female composer. The Feb. 16 concert, titled “Past, Present and Future,” is dedicated to works by African-American composers. A pre-concert talk begins at 6:45 p.m. and the performance follows at 7:30 p.m. To learn more about the Camellia Symphony, visit camelliasymphony.org.

LOCAL CRAB FEEDS The Central California Hemophilia Foundation will hold its annual Surf & Turf on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 5:30 p.m. at Elks Lodge No. 6. In addition to crab and grilled tri-tip, the evening will feature a silent auction and dancing to the Metro Swing Band.

Tickets are $55 per person. Proceeds will provide assistance to local families and children with blood disorders. For more information or to purchase tickets, email info@cchfsac.org or call (916) 448-0370. The Elks Lodge No. 6 also will host its annual Crab & Shrimp Feast on Saturday, Feb. 23. No-host cocktails will begin at 6 p.m. and the all-youcan-eat dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person and can be purchased from the lodge or by calling (916) 422-6666.

UNITED WAY KUDOS Pocket resident Carolyn Mullins has received the Boje and Price Award for Outstanding Volunteerism from the United Way California Capital Region chapter. This honor is awarded to a person who exemplifies the work of United Way as a champion for volunteerism in the community. Mullins was honored for her commitment to the Square One Project, which ensures more students graduate from local high schools, prepared for

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OFFICE HOURS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS Assemblymember Jim Cooper will hold office hours at the Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21. For more information, contact Daniel Washington at (916) 670-7888 or daniel. washington@asm.ca.gov. Following from 6 to 7 p.m., District 7 City Councilmember Rick Jennings will meet with constituents. For more information, contact Yoon Chao at (916) 808-7192 or ychao@ cityofsacramento.org. Corky Mau can be reached at corky. sue50@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to publication date. n

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POCKET P O CKE E T HAS HAS P PROBLEMS, R O BLE E MS BUT B UT V VIGILANCE IGII L A NC CE KEEPS CRIME DOWN

he security camera video shows a Pocket nightmare. A woman runs toward her house, screaming that a man with a gun has commandeered her vehicle. “He’s in my car!” she shouts as she reaches her front gate. Seconds later, the woman’s white Mercedes CLA 250, tires spinning and engine screaming, lurches into the street and roars away. The victim slowly opens the gate and jogs down her driveway. She watches the car disappear into the wintery night. The video, shot from a neighbor’s roofline camera, presents a scene of fear and helplessness. This could happen to

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anyone. But the crime suggests a deeper story. Police statistics prove Pocket and Greenhaven are the safest communities in Sacramento. They have been for decades. The collective sense of security in the bubble between the Sacramento River and Interstate 5 is tangible for residents. But even the most secure neighborhoods require vigilance and awareness among the citizenry. Neighbors can’t let their guard down. “We always want people to be aware of their surroundings,” says Capt. Alisa Buckley, who leads the South Command for Sacramento Police and oversees city law enforcement from Broadway to Valley Hi. “Vigilance is critical no matter where you live.” Complacency can be a problem in safe communities. Pulling off the freeway and heading west on Florin Road invites a sense of security. And while police camera pods and license plate readers note every vehicle that enters Pocket and Greenhaven, criminals are

habitually drawn to places they perceive as soft targets. “We have caught guys following UPS trucks around Pocket and picking up packages on doorsteps,” Buckley says. “So have your packages sent to a collection center. It’s a little inconvenient, but worth it. Don’t leave your laptop and purse visible in your car. It’s like a beacon.” Public safety is engrained in Pocket’s political leadership. For 20 years, two retired cops—Robbie Waters and Darrell Fong—represented the community on the City Council. Rick Jennings, the current councilmember, has never been a police officer, but he applies a detective’s determination as he monitors crime and solutions. Attention from City Hall makes a big difference. Jennings meets regularly with Buckley and her staff. The councilmember pushed to establish Pocket and Greenhaven as the first communities in Sacramento to deploy cameras and plate readers at every street entrance and exit.

Statistically, vigilance pays off. Burglaries were down about 26 percent for 2018 in Council District 7, which includes Pocket and Greenhaven. Robberies were up 24 percent, from 58 to 72, but robbers used their fists more than guns. Robberies by gun dropped 13 percent. Theft of personal property remains by far the most common crime in District 7, with 705 larceny cases reported from January to December 2018, an increase of 27 percent over 2017. Pocket benefits from alert, resourceful neighbors. Homes bristle with security cameras—a good thing, says Buckley. Criminals don’t like being photographed. On the downside, security videos posted online can give the false impression of a community running amok. The best response is to keep watch and stay calm. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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Rainy Day Dollars? RESERVE WOULD BE SMART, BUT DON’T BET ON IT

he most fiercely debated issue in the political fight over Measure U was how would the Sacramento City Council spend its nearly $100 million annual take from the 1-cent permanent addition to local sales taxes. Now the focus has shifted to City Hall, where council members have moved quickly to organize a Measure U Citizens Advisory Committee, which is

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supposed to advise the council on how to spend the money. The threshold issue, however, is: Will anyone really have much say in how the bulk of Measure U money is spent? You see, the city is haunted by the growing demands of a very big and unforgiving creditor, the California Public Employees Retirement System, whose claims against City Hall will effectively double over the next four to five years, increasing by $62 million annually, according to both CalPERS and city estimates. The problem is complicated by the fact that our city government has over the past five years grown increasingly reliant on the nearly $50 million that the original, supposedly temporary, Measure U generated. The city’s spending of such funds is already largely

“baked” into the annual budget, leaving the council only $50 million in “new” money from Measure U to spend. The smart move would be for the city to bank a large chunk of the new money over the next three to four years. A savings account would provide some running room and critically needed time to bring down other spending and grow Sacramento’s revenue sources before mega-invoices from CalPERS overwhelm the budget. For example, the city could build up a $100 million reserve of Measure U money and reduce current baseline spending by $30 million each year. Then Sacramento can spread out the burden (and fiscal pain) of paying dramatically higher CalPERS bills until other revenues (hopefully) grow to handle the pension obligations.

Of course, if a recession strikes, all bets are off. City tax revenues would melt while the CalPERS stock portfolio nosedives, which would drive up the city’s unfunded pension debt and trigger calls for even higher pension contributions. Most pension experts expect California cities to face even higher annual pension bills than are now forecast—without a recession. Why? Because CalPERS habitually overestimates the rate of return projected for its asset portfolio. Sometimes, reality really bites. There is one hopeful sign. In October, the City Council directed the city auditor to hire an outside consulting firm to identify 10 to 20 costsavings opportunities to bring down city spending in the face of looming CalPERS rate hikes.

Nor is the mayor or council majority inclined to trim much of the city’s wasteful, inefficient spending, as that would upset their most demanding political backers, the city’s highly influential public employee unions. So, what’s likely to occur is that the City Council will launch a dozen new programs and initiatives with the Measure U windfall, only to cancel them when the big bills from CalPERS come due or the city’s economy sinks into recession, whichever comes first. And I really am trying to be optimistic.

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No Place Like Home ON MANY CORNERS, A GOVERNOR ONCE LIVED

hey lived in hotels, rentals and even a private club. They refused to move into sumptuous homes built to their delight. For Sacramento, putting a roof over a governor’s head has never been easy. The latest governor to stir uncertainty about his sleeping quarters is the new boss, Gavin Newsom. The former San Francisco mayor bought a cozy home in the Marin County enclave of Kentfield in 2011. During eight years as lieutenant governor, Newsom made it clear he would rather conduct business almost anywhere but Sacramento. From the time California joined the union in 1850, through multiple mansions and prideful abodes, the one consistent theme about the state’s chief executive lodgings has been inconsistency. Sacramento is littered with addresses that once housed governors. Gov. J. Neely Johnson (1856-58) resided on N Street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. Gov. John B. Weller (1858-60) took residence at 11th and F. Gov. John G. Downey (1860-62) stayed in the Latham Building on J Street. Some early governors didn’t need housing. They already owned impressive spreads in Sacramento. Leland Stanford became governor in 1862 and had a mansion at Eighth and N, now a California State Historic Park. The next governor, Frederick Low (1863-67), liked Stanford’s place so much he moved in. The residence was large enough for parties with more than 700 guests. A purpose-built governor’s mansion was constructed on the Capitol grounds at 15th and L in 1872 for about $70,000. Like Stanford, Gov. Newton Booth (1871-75) already owned an elaborate residence on the second floor of his business on Front Street in what is now Old Sacramento. Booth refused to move into the Capitol Park mansion. The empty house served as the state printing plant until 1922 when it was demolished—a 50-year press run. In 1875, Gov. Romualdo Pacheco was ensconced in the Golden Eagle Hotel at

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Seventh and K. Soon after, a house owned by W.B.C. Brown at the corner of 11th and H was rented by Gov. William Irwin (1875-80), and later used by Govs. George C. Perkins (1880-83), Robert Waterman (1887-91) and Henry Markham (1891-95). Before moving into the Brown mansion, Markham lived at the Sutter Club. The Brown residence was bigger than Stanford’s home—it could hold 800 party guests. Gov. George Stoneman (1883-87), a Civil War cavalry general, preferred the Golden Eagle Hotel at Seventh and K, but later rented a home at Ninth and F. Gov. James Budd (1895-99) resided at 1220 N, across from the Capitol. Gov. Henry Gage (1899-1903) came along and moved into 1016 N. And there the merry-go-round stopped. In 1903, under Gov. George Pardee (1903-07), the state purchased a large house at 15th and H owned by businessman Joseph Steffens, father of muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens. The house became the Governor’s Mansion we know today. The price was $70,000. In those days, Downtown and Midtown boasted more than 100 mansions, of which maybe a half-dozen

are left. The neighborhood surrounding the Governor’s Mansion had several stunning homes, most with elaborate gardens. Gov. William D. Stephens (191723) was asleep when the mansion was bombed in 1917. The explosion was blamed on radical leftists who perpetrated other bombings around California. No injuries resulted from the Sacramento attack. By 1967, Gov. Ronald Reagan decided the mansion and neighborhood were too run down. The first family moved into a rented home on 45th Street. Reagan supporters raised money for a new mansion in Carmichael, but no governor moved in. The Reagans headed to Washington and Gov. Jerry Brown refused to live in the suburbs, preferring an apartment at 14th and N. Brown’s successors, Govs. George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, didn’t mind the suburbs. They resided in a rented house in Wilhaggin. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t need a house—he flew most days between Sacramento and Los Angeles on his personally owned jet. He maintained a hotel suite at the Hyatt Regency, just in case.

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Completing the circle, late in his fourth and final term, Gov. Jerry Brown moved back into the mansion on H Street, where he lived as a young man when his father was governor. The home was renovated with funds from the sale of the rejected Carmichael palace. Across the alley, the state acquired an early 20th century brick building as the Governor’s Mansion Education Center. The former auto dealership is

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planned for a museum and will include a shop and rental space for events to help support the mansion. Gov. Newsom and his family are living in the mansion temporarily until their new $3.7 million Fair Oaks home is renovated to suit their family. Rick Stevenson is a fifth generation Sacramentan and former president of the Sacramento County Historical Society. He can be reached at stevensonrichard@sbcglobal.net. n

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Go Ask Alice LIBRARY VOLUNTEER KNOWS HOW TO GET THINGS DONE

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lice Levine’s favorite projects are those that “get built and have a long public purpose.” A city planner by training, the Poverty Ridge resident has put her schooling to good use during her 32 years in Sacramento by helping to save the Ella K. McClatchy Library when it was on the brink of closing— including refurbishing the upstairs to host art shows and other community gatherings—and to reopen the Southside Park public pool. “I feel like Sacramento is the city that doesn’t know how,” Levine says, referring to the city’s penchant for trying—yet often failing—to make improvements to infrastructure. “That gives people like me an opportunity to get involved.” Levine had just moved into the neighborhood in 1995 when she received notice that the Sacramento Public Library’s McClatchy branch, around the corner from her house, was going to close. The library was former home to the owner and editor of The Sacramento Bee, Charles McClatchy, and his wife Ella. Built in the early 1900s at 22nd and U streets, the home was converted into a library in 1940. Determined to save the historic site, Levine and other concerned citizens met and formed the nonprofit Ella K. McClatchy Friends to raise funds to keep the library open. Levine was voted the group’s first president—a position she held for 19 years. The Friends sponsored and oversaw a significant renovation in 2013, as well as the opening of the library’s second floor for the first time since 1969. “The original idea was to use it as a cultural center,” says Levine, who has also volunteered extensively for her daughter’s schools and youth theater productions (her daughter studied opera and now works in marketing in the Bay Area). “We thought the community could use the room to host salons, art shows, discussions, cultural events, political events, meetings for the neighborhood association— anything you can imagine.”

Levine and two other women, Nancy Gotthart and Lynn Eder—both of whom served on the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s nowdefunct public art committee—formed a committee to organize quarterly art shows and talks upstairs. The library’s umbrella organization offered a matching grant for the first year of shows (exhibiting artists receive an honorarium and an opening reception) and the group just celebrated its fifth year of exhibitions. “It’s wonderful seeing how busy the library is now,” Levine says. “I almost wept with joy on Election Day seeing so many people dropping off their ballots and standing in line to vote. Volunteers brought candy and cookies, and waved a flag if it was someone’s first time voting. The entire neighborhood turned out—2,000 votes came out of our library.” All of that activity largely can be attributed to the work of volunteers like Levine who use their extensive expertise to get things done. In Levine’s case, she used her ability to navigate bureaucracy to arrange the library’s renovation with the city manager and her power of persuasion to convince the YMCA to take over operation of the Southside pool instead of shutting it down. “It’s been a surprisingly wild ride,” Levine admits. “I’ve had to use everything I learned in city planning school—it’s all about figuring out who you need to convince and how.” Though Levine is planning a move to Santa Cruz within the next year (her husband just retired and they’re craving beach time), she’s committed to making sure the library is set for the future. “To be a democracy, we must have an educated citizenry,” Levine says. “The key to that education is public schools and libraries. We have to keep that idea in the front of our minds—a reminder to make space for knowledge and awareness, as well as community activities.” Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Share The Pain COUNCIL SCRAMBLES TO DIVIDE MAYOR’S HOMELESS PLAN

t’s a clever maneuver to help solve a problem that has bedeviled Sacramento politicians for decades. Struggling to make good on a 2016 campaign promise to end the scourge of homelessness, Mayor Darrell Steinberg has widened the field and press-ganged the Sacramento City Council into action. From Pocket to North Natomas, Steinberg wants to spread the homeless pain. “I have asked my eight colleagues on the City Council to all commit to providing at least a minimum of 100 additional beds for triage shelters for the homeless in each of their districts,” Steinberg said at a City Hall press conference.

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The callout shows why Steinberg is the smartest politician in town. Three years ago, he based his mayoral campaign on his Capitol experience and ability to navigate the complexities of the city’s economy. And he vowed to rid the streets of vagrants and bums— though he didn’t use those words. Bob Slobe, whose family donated much of the land for the American River Parkway, vigorously uses those words. He has spent his life battling vagrants and bums along the North Sacramento riverfront. For years Slobe asked other neighborhoods to share his burden. “About 20 years ago, I offered a free tent and sanitary toilets for every bum removed from the parkway,” he says. “There was a caveat. The tents and toilets could only go in East Portal Park, Curtis Park, McKinley Park or Land Park. No surprise, I have yet to spend a dime on a tent or toilet.” Steinberg made good on his promise to inject octane into the city’s finances. He convinced voters to permanently add 1 cent to local sales taxes. As for making homeless problems vanish, he’s had less luck. The City Council was happy to watch Steinberg march out alone and search for solutions to homelessness. The mayor sucked up the oxygen.

While Steinberg took ownership of homelessness, the council could focus on other matters. The same thing happened 10 years ago, when newly arrived Mayor Kevin Johnson decided to tackle the homeless plague. He spent a highly publicized night in a homeless camp. He created a nonprofit to find temporary housing for vagrants. And the problem worsened. Today there are more homeless people on the streets than ever—more than 3,700 by last count. Experts say at least half of our derelicts don’t want services. The city calls them “service resistant guests.” Now Steinberg, humbled by his thankless job as homeless savant, has dragged his council mates into the frame. Politically, they can’t refuse. This month, council members are searching for sites to host homeless

shelters, either in big tents or warehouses. Good luck finding old warehouses that haven’t been converted for cannabis production. And good luck finding new, previously undiscovered land. Publicly, council members agree with Steinberg about spreading the homeless freight. Privately, they are plotting workarounds. But in eight council districts, neighbors are worried whether they will receive a 100-bed shelter, courtesy of City Hall. Bob Slobe thinks North Sacramento, which houses the city’s shelter on Railroad Drive, should be exempt from Steinberg’s pledge. He says, “We have borne the burden too long and it’s the rich folks' turn to share.” Fair point. Welcome to his world. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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Passion for Podcasts LOCAL HOST AND PRODUCER HELPS OTHERS ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY

Johnny Flores

rolific host and producer Johnny Flores had already started and ended one podcast by the time he took an Improv 101 class at the Sacramento Comedy Spot. Flores had been an ardent fan of improv comedy since he was a child, but his broadcasting skills at the time were unpolished, and he found that he

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tended to wait for his turn to speak in lieu of listening. “I had an inkling of what I wanted to do, but that helped me with developing listening skills that I did not have,” Flores says of the comedy class. Armed with these newfound skills, Flores launched the podcast “Serious Talk. Seriously.” in 2014, focusing on people who are “contributing to Sacramento to make it different.” The show instantly connected with the community, especially with a guest list that included artist Maren Conrad, musician Autumn Sky Hall and Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Flores never returned to the Comedy Spot for follow-up classes, but his entire podcasting career has been an extended

act of improvisation, a trial-anderror process driven by a passion for this “freeform artform.” Ultimately, though, Flores wants to help the next generation of podcasters avoid his mistakes.

“A lot of people are interested in doing this, but they don’t know how,” he says. “I built up all this knowledge. I learned the hard way. So I want to share with you how to do it the easy way.” Born in Southern California, Flores attended Del Campo High in Fair Oaks before joining the Navy in 1994, serving for four years, mostly in the San Diego area. Flores bounced around some more after getting out of the military, briefly living in Spokane and Portland before returning to Sacramento about 10 years ago. In late 2011, Flores’ Tahoe Park neighbor brought up the idea of podcasting. “He had purchased some recording equipment, and he asked if I thought about doing a podcast,” Flores says. “I was vaguely aware of podcasts, but I hadn’t checked any of them out.” Research led Flores to popular podcasts like “WTF with Marc Maron” and “How Did This Get Made?” and resurrected a long-burning desire to host a radio show. After spending a few months brainstorming ideas, a friend suggested that Flores parlay his affinity for nerd culture into a podcast. In 2012, Flores launched “No Nipples on the Suit,” the title a reference to the Joel Schumacher “Batman” films, which Flores calls “the two low points in nerd cinema.” Without any training, Flores stumbled through a season of episodes before pulling the plug on the show in mid-2013. “‘No Nipples on the Suit’ taught me about being consistent, communicating with your audience on a regular basis,” he says. “It was my trial by fire.”

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While waiting on his next podcast idea, Flores did some freelance illustrating around town, working on posters for art shows and concerts. “The people of Sacramento, for a long time, had a lot of self-hatred,” he says. “I had just met all these really cool, interesting people that were proud of Sacramento and what was going on here, and I thought it was a shame more people don’t know about them.” That desire to celebrate the people who were making Sacramento special inspired Flores to launch “Serious Talk. Seriously.” Sourcing guests for the show proved easier than expected. “I built some equity with people in town who at the time were scrambling to make a name for themselves,” he says. Once he had established a roster of reputable interviewees, their name value made it simple to sell the show to potential guests. Flores has released more than 150 episodes of the show in the last fourplus years, many of them recorded in the garage of his home in Colonial Heights. Some of his favorite guests include Canon East Sacramento owner Clay Nutting, city Councilmember Angelique Ashby and any of the many comedians he has interviewed.

5900 Elvas Avenue Sacramento, CA 95819 www.stfrancishs.org/summer “Comedians are super easy to talk to, because engaging and storytelling are their bread and butter,” he says. In the last year, Flores has expanded his podcasting empire by producing other people’s shows, including the Comstock’s podcast “Action Items.” Flores also co-hosts “Graphic Novel Explorers Club,” which is “an audio book club for graphic novel readers,” and produces “Dare Daniel,” which is “a film review podcast with an absurdist sense of humor.” After informally assisting people with their podcasts for several years, Flores went professional last August, realizing one of his long-term goals by launching Flores Podcast Consulting. The business offers recording and editing services, as well as advice about starting and growing a podcast. "Podcasting is a great way to connect with an audience or engage with a customer base," Flores says. "Helping others to build appealing and entertaining podcasts is a passion of mine that I love to share with my clients." Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. n

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Move-In Ready WILHAGGIN HOME OFFERS PERFECT BALANCE FOR BUSY FAMILY

ilhaggin residents Rex Frazier and April Manatt moved from Sacramento to Los Angeles in 2000 to be close to Manatt’s parents. Frazier took a job at a law firm in downtown LA, but eventually found driving one hour each

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way, five days a week, was not good for the body or soul. “I was questioning why I would want to live that way,” Frazier says. So the couple and their two sons, Owen and Garrett, moved back to Sacramento in 2005, “where everything is easier,” adds Frazier, who is president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California. The Wilhaggin neighborhood, with two notable high schools—Jesuit and Rio Americano—seemed like a good fit for the family of four. But there was one critical requirement: the house had to be move-in ready. After renovating every room of a previous home and remodeling half of another, the couple’s “goal was to buy a home that was already done,” Frazier says.

The family found what they were looking for in a fully remodeled, four-bedroom, three-bath home on a quiet, established street off American River Drive. Neighbors told them that “before the flip, you could not see the house from the street” due to all the overgrowth, Frazier recalls. Prior to renovation, the 2,380-squarefoot home, built in 1964, “was a typical broken-up floor plan,” Frazier says. The complete gut removed a wall and added archways, among other notable upgrades. “They did a good job. But there were just a couple of areas we wanted to put our stamp on.” Because the interior was already updated—engineered hardwood floors, granite kitchen countertops, high-end appliances, recessed lighting and a

master suite with a walk-in closet—the family focused on the landscaping. First on the list was to update the front yard, which included adding a courtyard with a comfortable sitting area for enjoying Sacramento’s summers and getting to know the neighbors. Thanks to ongoing watersaving efforts, the new homeowners were the first on the block to go drought-tolerant. “But we didn’t want to be too jarring to the neighbors, so we found a middle ground with some lawn,” Frazier says. Next came the backyard. “We spent an extensive amount of time redoing the backyard,” Frazier says. Grass was added for the two boys. “As a corner lot, it’s shallow in the back but with two side yards,” which is where they added

an outdoor fountain and a raised garden bed. The couple hired a designer to build an elaborate outdoor kitchen with a refrigerator, sink, icemaker/freezer, tile countertop and range with a natural gas line “so I don’t have to mess with a propane tank,” Frazier adds with a smile. “The goal is to come out and never have to go back in for anything. It’s a very entertaining-friendly home.” A composite wood-alternative deck, with a long comfortable bench that wraps around an open fire pit, was inspired by the outdoor lounging areas of the Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. “It’s been a great home,” Frazier says. “The best combo of an elegant home where we could raise our family and entertain. It’s hard to find that balance.” To recommend a house or garden for Home Insight, contact Cathryn Rakich at crakich@surewest.net. n

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King of the Kings WHEN DOLLY KING BROKE BARRIERS, TEAM STOOD TALL

n their 74 years as a professional basketball franchise, the Kings have made countless stupid decisions. Many dumb choices were based on money, or lack of it. Until 2013, the team often lived on the margins of insolvency. Other mistakes demonstrated an absence of courage. And bad luck played a role. But there was one season when the Kings were the most honorable franchise in all of sports. Their humanity transcended basketball—they showed the world how decent people behave. Today, nobody celebrates the team’s greatest act. Even the NBA ignores what the Kings franchise did on Oct. 14, 1946, and how they exemplified

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courage over the next six months. That day, the team signed William “Dolly” King, a 6-foot-4-inch and 217-pound forward from Brooklyn, N.Y., to a contract. King was remarkable for many reasons. One fact stood out: he was African-American. In those days, the Kings played as the Rochester Royals in upstate New York. The NBA had not been invented. The Royals were the best team in the country, playing in the National Basketball League. And the NBL had no black players. The Royals were owned and coached by Lester Harrison, who needed a powerful rebounder to defend his 1946 championship. Harrison decided King, 30, could do the job. Race didn’t matter to Harrison. He cared about character, winning and ticket sales. He paid King the equivalent of about $85,000 today, which matched the salaries of the league’s top white players. And Harrison convinced the Buffalo Bisons to sign William “Pop” Gates, giving the league two black professionals.

Les Harrison (left) and brother Jack Harrison (center) sign Dolly King in 1946. Barry Martin, a retired Sacramento attorney, is an expert on the Royals’ early days. His book about guard Bob Davies, “Bob Davies: A Basketball Legend,” includes a definitive examination of King’s season with Rochester. King joined the Royals six months before Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Not only were the Royals first, they were serious about integration—far more compassionate than the Dodgers. While the Dodgers brought Robinson onto the field, they did not eat dinner or lodge with him on the road. Robinson ate alone. By contrast, the Royals embraced King as a teammate. The team’s behavior was the hallmark of sportsmanship, still impressive 73 years later. King lived at Rochester’s Hotel Seneca with two colleagues, Red Holzman and Fuzzy Levane. He roomed with Davies on the road. Away from Rochester, King was taunted by racist fans and opposing

players. Indiana was especially ugly. When the Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis refused to serve King a meal, the other Royals took their lunch into the kitchen next to the garbage cans. They ate with King. In Fort Wayne, the team walked out of a hotel and restaurant when King was denied services. “Holzman was Jewish. Levane was Italian. Davies was an amazing guy, a true role model. With Dolly in that group, they all respected each other,” Martin says. King played just one season for the Royals. But the team’s courage should inspire the Kings and their fans today, especially in February, Black History Month. After basketball, Dolly King became a community college coach in New York City. He died in 1969 of a heart attack. He was 52. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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Breakfast with the Birds at Effie Yeaw Nature Center IMAGES BY SUSAN MAXWELL SKINNER

2. The American River Natural History Association and Sacramento Audubon Society will hold two Bird & Breakfast Weekends, March 16 and 23, at 8 a.m. at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Ancil Hoffman Park. The mornings will begin with walks led by local guides. The March 16 event (ages 12 and older) includes a breakfast buffet and silent auction for $45 per person. The March 23 event (ages 6 and older) includes a pancake breakfast hosted by Carmichael Kiwanis for $12 adults and $7 children. Proceeds will benefit the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. For more information, visit sacnaturecenter.net.

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n o i t i Amb WINTERS WINERY CAPTURES UNIQUE TERROIR OF REGION

here are only two wineries currently operating in Winters, the small farming town 45 minutes west of Sacramento, but Nicole Salengo still fervently believes in the area’s potential to become a winegrowing region. “I believe every hill in Winters should be planted with wine grapes,” says Salengo, a former geology student and head winemaker at Winters-based Berryessa Gap Vineyards. “I’m very confident that we have these key

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components to create really high-quality wine grapes.” Salengo gets her wine grapes from Coble Ranch, a former Winters ram ranch purchased and converted to vineyards in 1998 by Berryessa Gap co-founders Dan Martinez Jr. and Santiago Moreno. This allows Salengo to monitor the grapes all the way from soil to bottle. To fully capture the unique terroir of the region she never blends varietals or sources fruit from other vineyards. “It’s important for me to stay true to the variety,” she says. “A lot of people haven’t had wines from our region.” According to Salengo, the unique Winters terroir is best reflected in the Berryessa Gap Zinfandel. “I personally feel that zinfandel is one of those special varieties that really shows the ground that it’s grown on,” she says. “I try to make what the vineyard is giving us, instead of manipulating it into something it’s not. What our vineyard

gives us is this very beautiful, elegant, not too heavy, very fruit forward, savory wine with a nice mineral finish.” Over the last couple of decades, walnuts have become the favored crop for Winters farmers, but the area has a rich agricultural legacy. “It’s historically known to have a lot of microclimates,” Salengo says. “Winters is special because it’s always been an early ripening area.” She also cites soil diversity, good drainage and favorable weather conditions as the main reasons that wine grapes grow well in the Winters soil. “We have Lake Berryessa, which is a manmade lake about 10 miles outside of town,” Salengo notes. “The strong winds that come through the gap pick up cooling capabilities from the lake, and they continue on to our little area. There is so much soil diversity, it’s wonderful.” Although Salengo did not set out to become a winemaker, initially moving

to California from the East Coast to attend grad school at UC Davis, she recalls having an early obsession with beverages. “I remember being a kid and having three drinks at the table,” she says. “I’ve always been into blending and combining flavors.” After moving out West, Salengo got a job at a Davis wine shop and was promoted to wine buyer within six months, sparking a passion that eventually led her to study winemaking. “I was lucky enough to be exposed to really beautiful and varied wines early on, and I think that helped develop my palate,” she says. “I’ve also had people tell me that I couldn’t be a winemaker. I’m a very hardheaded person, so if someone is going to tell me that, it’s going to push me harder to prove them wrong.” Salengo was hired as head winemaker at Berryessa Gap in 2013, and she believes the wines have improved every year as she has honed her craft,

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culminating with a “perfect growing season” in 2018. “The 2018 wines are the best wines I’ve ever made,” she says. “It was a very long and very hard harvest. Our harvest starts with sauvignon blanc in July and finishes with red varieties in late October.” During harvest season, Salengo monitors 50 different lots of red and white wine grapes at Coble Ranch. “It’s a lot of details to stay on top of at any given time,” she explains. “You’re getting pulled in a lot of different directions, you’re making a lot of

“I BELIEVE EVERY HILL IN WINTERS SHOULD BE PLANTED WITH WINE GRAPES.”

decisions. It’s really a test of your ability to make wine.” Another challenge for Salengo comes from sharing the same building with Berryessa Brewing Co. The aromas from the brewery interfere with her ability to smell and taste the wine through the various stages of fermentation, but her main concern is sanitation. “There’s a lot of bacterial issues,” she says, referencing the wine-spoiling powers of certain brewing yeasts. "I love having the brewery over there, but from a winemaking perspective it certainly adds stress.” More than anything, Salengo is eager to see more grapes planted in Winters and excited to help grow the local wine scene. “I have seen enough to truly know that we can grow high-quality fruit here,” she says. “We need some good winemakers to come into the area. We need some wineries to open and just move forward with it.” Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. n

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MARRIAGE CAN THRIVE THROUGH LOVE AND MUTUAL RESPECT

here is no scripture verse in the entire Bible that has given marriages more trouble than Ephesians 5:22. The words come from a seemingly clueless Apostle Paul who says, “Wives submit yourselves to your husbands.” My first run-in with the mandate came in the home of our deacon who had invited me, his 26-year-old pastor, and my wife, Becky, for dinner after church. Our deacon, Dan, was a 40ish-yearold family man with three daughters who hung on his every word. But a few hours into our meal, it was his wife, Joanne, who was making the biggest impression on us.

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Joanne was an incredibly personable woman who exuded confidence in everything she did. Nevertheless, with Dan, she seemed almost subservient. She waited on him hand-and-foot, bringing him what he needed before he’d ask. As Joanne served dessert, Becky dared a nervous laugh at how Joanne fawned over Dan. The deacon’s wife responded to Becky’s ribbing with the submission verse, telling us it was her Christian duty to serve Dan. With lips pursed, we nodded in feigned agreement, even though our first impressions told us that the arrangement seemed more like servile compliance than a Christian marriage. On our drive home to the parsonage, my young bride made a few declarations. “I hope you’re not expecting our marriage to be like that. I’ll be your wife, but I won’t be your maid or your waitress.” Of course, this was no major development. I knew I’d married a product of the women’s movement. On

our wedding day, Becky veered away from traditional roles by refusing to be “given away” by her father. Instead, both our parents began the ceremony by announcing their affirmation of the marriage. After our wedding, Becky spent the next four years supporting us through my seminary education. Now that she was ready to start her teaching career and plan our family, she wanted to be sure I knew that I would be doing an equal share of home upkeep, diaper duty and cooking. Of course I wanted to keep this girl, so I always nodded in perfect agreement. I remained with the church for four and a half years, just long enough to realize that Joanne wasn’t the mousy subservient wife we first mistook her for. Her marriage wasn’t so easily dismissed. Actually, I was privileged to witness how she and Dan built a marriage of great love and mutual respect. I saw many moments in which Dan also submitted to Joanne’s wishes and lavished her with every bit of love he could muster.

Bottom line was that their marriage worked for them and I had no call to judge. I met up with Dan and Joanne a few years back and I can tell you that Dan achieved a wonderful life—not by misusing the verse to domineer Joanne, but by cherishing her. Joanne achieved a wonderful marriage, not by losing who she was in Dan’s shadow, but by honoring the man God made Dan to be. Together, they found the secret that precedes the noisy one about the wives submitting. Ephesians 5:21 makes it clear that both the husband and wife must “submit to one another.” That simply means that couples must work it out. No one can be the head all the time. Mostly we lead together. As for our marriage, I don’t think Becky will tell you that our marriage has always been equal because I know it hasn’t. But I also know that submitting to one another continues to work for us. Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. n

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THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

CORAZON Archival Gallery and Royal Chicano Air Force Feb. 1–28 Second Saturday Reception: Feb. 9, 6 p.m.

Rudy Cuellar's "Poema Azteca," mixed media, at Archival Gallery.

3223 Folsom Blvd. • archivalgallery.com This exhibition will feature work from local art collective Royal Chicano Air Force, founded in 1970 by José Montoya and Esteban Villa.

Hamlet

Artist Spotlight Featuring Kristi Taylor

Sacramento Ballet Feb. 15–17

Artists’ Collaborative Gallery Saturday, Feb. 9, 3–6 p.m.

Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacballet.org Choreography by Stephen Mills and music by Phillip Glass bring Shakespeare’s most dramatic play to life in this world-renowned ballet. Tickets are $30–$75.

129 K St. • artcollab.com Kristi Taylor—designer and owner of celebrity-favorite jewelry brand Got Sparkles—will offer special designs using gemstones, freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals during the Second Saturday Art Walk in Old Sac.

Visual and Performing Arts Gala C.K. McClatchy High School Saturday, Feb. 2, 6 p.m. 3066 Freeport Blvd. • ckmvapa.eventbee.com Student performances in music, theater and dance will headline a 1940s-theme gala, also featuring a silent auction and dessert bar. Tickets are $20–$35. Admission is free for veterans and active-service members.

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Jewelry designer Kristi Taylor.

Black History Month festival at Crocker Art Museum.

Nuts & Berries Raffle

Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition Blue Line Arts Through Feb. 23 405 Vernon St., Roseville • bluelinearts.org Blue Line Arts continues this juried show with this year’s exhibition featuring 80 works chosen by juror David Pagel of Los Angeles.

Wildlife Care Association Sunday, Feb. 17, noon–3 p.m. Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse, 7997 California Ave. • wildlifecareassociation.com Nuts & Berries features a chance to win $12,000 worth of prizes—including a 10-day cruise to Alaska—to raise money for the nonprofit that saves thousands of small animals and birds each year. Purchase at least one raffle ticket and get into the event for free.

Black History Month: A Free Family Festival Crocker Art Museum Sunday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org Sacramento’s largest Black History Month event will feature live performances, art activities, film shorts, mini-talks and the return of The Black & Beautiful Artisans Marketplace followed by a special film screening presented by CineSoul Sacramento Black Film Festival.

The Savannah Sipping Society Theatre in the Heights Through Feb. 10 8215 Auburn Blvd. • theatreintheheights.com In this delightful comedy, four unique Southern women are drawn together by fate— and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it’s high time to reclaim their enthusiasm for life. Tickets are $15.

Milk & Cookies Reading with author J. Scott Coatsworth.

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(From left) Liza Seipel, Janine La Forge, Lindy Mallonee and Cheri Fortin in "The Savannah Sipping Society."

Milk & Cookies Reading Queer Sacramento Authors Collective Friday, Feb. 22, 7–9 p.m. Lavender Library, 1414 21st St. • qsac.rocks Join QSAC for this quarterly event of sweet treats, milk and lots of great stories by local authors.

Mendelssohn Mania!

Maxine Solomon's "Holding the Void," oil on canvas, at Tim Collom Gallery.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m. 1430 J St. • stpaulssacramento.org Celebrate the 210th birthday of composer Felix Mendelssohn with works for organ, piano and voices performed by Marian Metson, Nancy Metzger, Aerial Wernecke, Valerie Loera and Paige Kelly. A $10 donation is suggested.

Rhapsody in Blue

A Passionate Muse and The Roaming Eye

Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera Saturday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m.

Crocker Art Museum Feb. 17–May 12

Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacphilopera.org Enjoy the iconic music of George Gershwin (“An American in Paris,” “Rhapsody in Blue”), Loren Loiacono and Steven Stucky conducted by David Alan Miller with Kevin Cole on piano. Tickets are $18–$52.

216 O St. • crockerart.org The first exhibition features works by sculptor, printmaker and illustrator Leonard Baskin. The second features more than 70 photographs by street photographers from the collection of Lois and Dr. Barry Ramer.

Early American Settlement Patterns

Beyond Silence: Maxine Solomon

Genealogical Association of Sacramento Wednesday, Feb. 20, noon–2 p.m.

Tim Collom Gallery Feb. 5–28 Opening Reception: Saturday, Feb. 9, 5:30–8:30 p.m.

Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive • gensac.org Speaker Kathryn Marshall will enlighten attendees about how our ancestors migrated. The meeting is free and open to the public.

915 20th St. • timcollomgallery.com Bay Area artist Maxine Solomon uses active brush strokes and quiet glazes to depict landscapes surrounded by abstract imagery.

House on Haunted Hill—The Comedy

Trinity Cathedral Music Series: Bernadette Mondok Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Saturday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. 2620 Capitol Ave. • trinitycathedral.org Award-winning soprano and Trinity Cathedral Choral Scholar Bernadette Mondok will present “Celestial Beings,” a program of multiple genres of art song, opera arias and musical theater accompanied by pianists Jennifer Reason and Canon David Link.

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B Street Theatre Through Feb. 17 SOFIA Mainstage, 2700 Capitol Ave. • bstreettheatre.org B Street regular David Pierini adapted the classic 1959 horror film starring Vincent Price into a hilarious romp featuring all your favorite company members. Tickets are $28–$47; $9 for Student Rush. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. n

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Smarter, Not Deeper TAKE CARE TO DIG THE RIGHT HOLE FOR THE JOB

acramento gardeners will be digging a lot of holes in the next few months. You may think there is nothing simpler than grabbing a shovel and digging a hole. However, even an old gardener can benefit from learning a few new tricks and paying attention before plunging a shovel into the ground. Winter and spring are great times to plant trees and woody ornamentals, but what if the ground is soggy? You run the risk of compacting the soil and ruining its structure. Quentin Young, manager of the Fair Oaks Boulevard Nursery, says it’s a “Catch-22.” You want to get plants into the ground, but you also “don’t want to mess around with the soil when it’s wet.”

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Soils vary throughout Sacramento. In my East Sacramento garden, heavy clay soil holds moisture for a long time. Sandier soil in the south area drains quickly. When in doubt, take a handful of soil and squeeze. If the soil forms a solid ball, or water drips or runs out of it, wait. If the soil is crumbly, go ahead and dig. Bare-root trees and roses have arrived at area nurseries and are ready to plant. Some nurseries put them in fiber pulp pots with potting soil so you don’t have to rush to plant them. These pots are designed to rot so you can put them directly in the ground. To give plants a better start, cut off the top rim of the pot until it is even with the root ball, score an “x” through the bottom of the pot and cut a vertical slice on each side. Other nurseries sell bare-root plants without any surrounding soil, wrapping their roots in a bag for you to take home. Untangle the roots, cut off any that are damaged and soak them in a bucket of water for several hours before planting. If you can’t plant immediately, put the plant in a pot temporarily to keep the roots moist. If you are not buying a bare-root tree, it has likely been in its container for some time. Remove the soil before

planting so you can straighten out or cut off any circling roots. The ideal planting hole is no deeper than the root ball. Your goal is to have the root ball rest on firm ground with a plant’s crown (where the trunk meets the roots) at or slightly above grade. This ensures the plant doesn’t sink down and develop root rot. In my experience, it’s hard to stop digging soon enough. In the Historic Rose Garden, where I volunteer, we now mark a stick to the desired depth and use it as a reference. Holes should be at least two times wider than the root ball. Resist mixing in compost or other organic materials because studies have shown that roots won’t venture out further than the amended soil. Excess soil can be used to create a watering basin around the edge of the planting hole. If you have a layer of mulch where you are planting, scrape it aside and put the soil that you excavate onto a tarp or into a container. When you finish planting and filling the hole, spread at least three inches of mulch over the surface, ensuring that it is about 6 inches from the trunk. I’ve been putting a shovel to the soil since I was a little girl when my mother would send me and my brother out to

“dig a hole to China” just to burn off excess energy. I recently learned some new techniques from my landscaping contractor, Jessy Parker. He first makes sure that he has located any in-ground irrigation so that he doesn’t damage it. He uses a narrow spade shovel, twisting it to loosen the soil two times wider than the root ball. He then creates an opening just big enough for the plant. He packs the soil in tightly next to the roots to ensure that water will spread to the roots rather than being stopped by air pockets. This step is critical to keep a plant from drying out. As he says, “Easy peasy!” There’s an old garden saying, “Dig a $50 hole for a $5 plant.” Taking care while planting ensures that the money, time and love you invest in your plants will pay off in the long term. Dig smarter, not deeper. Anita Clevenger is a Lifetime Sacramento County Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UC Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338 or mgsacramento@ ucanr.edu, or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. The next Open Garden will be held Feb. 9 from 9 a.m.–noon at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Fair Oaks. n

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LOCAL SINGER-SONGWRITER SERENADES THE COUNTRY BY CAR

Leigh Guest hen I first get singer-songwriter Leigh Guest on the phone, she reports that she arrived in Sandpoint, Idaho, 30 minutes ago and is now seated in a park to conduct this phone

interview. This sums up a lot about Guest in a matter of moments. As a traveling musician, Guest has lived out of her car for the past eight years, playing gigs at every small town she can find along the way. She also loves the outdoors and open road, which is probably why this lifestyle suits her so well. “The country gets smaller the more you travel,” says the 32-year-old. She was born in Berkeley, raised in Sacramento and now calls Wolf Creek, Mont.— population 400—home when she’s not on the road. “I love California, but I grew up in a very liberal bubble. It was nice to get out and see the way other people live. You grow up thinking the rest of the country is ignorant and racist, but actually seeing it, you realize that there are good people everywhere.” Guest first burst out of that bubble in her early 20s when a chance meeting with a friend of a friend from

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Some of Guest’s recent songs have touched on tragedy (“Ghost Ship” was inspired by the Oakland warehouse/artist collective fire that killed 36 people in 2016), heartbreak (she wrote the album “Highways and Heartaches” after the breakup of her longest relationship and the death of her best friend) and activism (the title song on her album “Misbehave” is a response to comments Trump made during campaign debates). “My big message lately is girl power,” says Guest, who recently returned to Sacramento for the first time in two years for an appearance at Device Brewing Company at the Ice Blocks, which her father helped design. “I’m all about being an independent woman and doing what you want with your life. When I play songs, I remind myself to be the woman I want to be—to ask for what I’m worth, put my foot down and stand my ground.” After touring the Western, Northern and Southern United States, as well as Alaska, Hawaii and Australia, and even playing the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Guest is no stranger to being a strong, independent woman living out her dream from her trusty Subaru. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. “This lifestyle isn’t easy,” Guest admits. “Sometimes you’re out of gas, out of money. But if you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing, the world conspires to help you.” Give Guest a listen at soundcloud. com/leigh-guest or visit leighguest. com.

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What’s In a Name? DRAKE’S BARN OFFERS UNIQUE GATHERING PLACE FOR FOOD AND DRINK

here are these things called restaurants. We are pretty familiar with them. They typically have four walls, maybe an order counter, a smattering of tables and booths, and a kitchen. When we walk into one, we recognize it immediately for what it is and have no problem identifying the major components.

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There also are bars where the primary focus is on drink. Food is secondary, if present at all. Again, we know it when we see it, from barstools to well racks, from highballs to hightops. What, then, is Drake’s BARN? Is there food? Yes. Quite good food, actually. Both a full pizza-focused restaurant and a food truck dishing out tri-tip. So is it a restaurant? Not quite. Is there drink? Yes, both inside and out, featuring dozens of taps, wine and cocktails. But while there is a bar at which to sit, no one would sit there and call the Barn a bar. Let’s dig deeper. If you are not familiar with Drake’s Brewing Co., you should be. Started in 1989 in San Leandro, Drake’s has been a major player in Northern California brewing for a few decades. The beers are hugely popular and bar-setting for West Coast styles. Drake’s expanded beyond just its own barrel room in 2015 when it opened the Dealership in downtown Oakland. The converted auto dealership was creatively turned into a restaurant and beer garden, and quickly gave the Drake’s team a reputation as operators of creative spaces. Speaking of creative spaces ... the Barn, on the banks of the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, was a private/public endeavor completed in 2017. It’s an architecturally stunning

structure (you would not call it a “building” exactly). Covered in cedar shingles and rising effortlessly from the woods and meadows surrounding it, the Barn looks nothing like a restaurant and nothing like a brewery. In fact, it looks nothing like anything you have seen. The grounds of the Barn are substantial, featuring a seating area with fire pits, an outdoor bar, outdoor game area and large meadow with a performance stage at one end. It’s an impressive spread. Also interesting to note is that the partnership between the city of West Sacramento and Drake’s did not come around until after the structure was finished. The Barn was built as a gathering place from the beginning, not as a specific structure for a specific resident. With Drake’s history of using creative spaces, taking over the Barn seemed like a positive

partnership. And, from firsthand experience, that partnership is both wonderful to observe and only has room to grow. The northern end of the Barn is now taken up with PizzaSmith, a pizza and small-bites restaurant led by local chef Bryan Widener. You might recognize Widener from his dearly departed doughnut shop called Doughbot. And his knowledge of the dough definitely comes in handy when turning out highquality pies. Widener told me that the pizza he is aiming for is “New Haven style,”

further influenced by his California roots. For Californians who are not aware that the Connecticut town has a style of pizza all its own, you are not alone. The cracker-crust, pecorinocheese-heavy pies of New Haven are fantastic—some consider them the best in the U.S. It’s obvious that Widener puts a lot of thought into his menu and his pies. Ranging from delicate to face-meltingly spicy, his pizzas are beautifully turned and fantastically paired with Drake’s brews. The small plates, from a complex house-made hummus to a gorgeous grain salad, show clever use of seasonal ingredients along with a curious eye for eclectic styles. There is a good handful of indoor seating, with an equal number of shaded tables under the swooping cover of the shingled structure. A dozen yards or so away, a large exterior bar serves more than 20 handles of beer and allows the drinker to order treats from the YO?LO! food truck, which is permanently on site but only firing up tri-tip and sides on the weekends for now. So what is Drake’s BARN you ask? It’s an experience. It’s a gathering place. It’s a grand idea. It’s lovely space in which to while away a spring evening or summer’s day. It’s a place to catch a concert. In short, it’s a place to eat, drink and be merry. And what more, after all, can you ask for? Drake’s BARN is at 985 Riverfront St., West Sacramento; (510) 568-2739 ext. 60; drinkdrakes.com/barn. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. n

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