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THE ISLANDS AT RIVERLAKE Like new, shows like a model. 3 bedroom 2 bath home in prestigious Riverlake community with lake access. Features include stainless steel appliances, shutters, custom built-in cabinets, crown molding, granite counters and more. Close to Sacto River, bike/walking trails, downtown and parks. $349,000 MONA GERGEN 247-9555

GRANGERS DAIRY J. Faszer designed, one of a kind custom home, spectacular architecture and high-end craftsmanship! 3 or 4 bedrooms 2 baths, ideally located on a special lot across from Sacramento River. Remodeled kitchen, 2 ¿replaces, 3-car garage, and sunroom! $489,000 MONA GERGEN 247-9555, ANN VULETICH 203-0146

CONVENIENT ROUNDTREE Cute 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths. Tile Àoor, fresh paint, new hot water heater. Two patios. Covered spot is right in front of the back door patio. Laundry facilities are just at the side of the carport. Grounds are well maintained with a beautiful pool area. Great little starter place! Easy commute to downtown $107,000 LISA McCAULEY 601-5474

CLASSIC POCKET HOME Don’t miss this three bedroom, three bath home located on a large lot in the Pocket area. Over 2280 sq ft with of¿ce that could possibly be converted to a fourth bedroom. Very spacious formal living/dining area combo. Kitchen looks over large family room with ¿replace. Walk in Jacuzzi tub. $350,500 MONA GERGEN 247-9555

CUTE SOUTH AREA HOME Nice ranch style 3 bedroom 2 bath home conveniently located near Bing Maloney Golf Course. Nice living room ¿replace, breakfast bar in kitchen. Featuring a large yard with built-in BBQ, sprinklers front and rear. Easy downtown commute location. Call today! $149,000 LISA McCAULEY 601-5474

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FABULOUS SOUTH LAND PARK HILLS Mid-century contemporary with fabulous updates. Fantastic Àoor plan, spacious rooms and a great layout; perfect for entertaining. 3 bedrooms 2½ baths, new kitchen opens to family room and a huge skylight ¿lls it with light. Wood Àoors - beautiful lighting - great detailing! Tons of storage space. $564,500 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

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Use of Force THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW HOW POLICE DO THEIR WORK

BY CECILY HASTINGS PUBLISHER’S DESK

hen the tragic death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., hit the national news in August, our son was staying at our home while in a twoweek law enforcement class. Alex, 24, is a deputy sheriff in central California. s we watched the news coverage, we began to feel pretty outraged at some of what we were hearing from journalists covering the shooting and the riots in its aftermath. I was glad Alex was here, because he helped us understand a side of the story that was clearly not covered— the point of view of the officer and the concept of justified force. Alex told us there are three things the public needs to know about contacts with police. For most people I know, they are obvious: remain courteous, cooperative and compliant. According to Alex, police officers are trained to pursue criminality, not skin color. Officers must have a reason to make contact with an individual. They must be able to

explain later in court that they had either a reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe the individual had committed or was about to commit an offense. “The fact is that more than 95 percent of police contacts are handled without rising above the level of dialogue,” Alex said. “This is because most people are cooperative and compliant. This is the way it should be, because it is unlawful to resist and/or obstruct an officer while in the performance of their duty.” He added that if a person disagrees with a stop or an arrest, the place to argue the case vigorously is in a court of law, not on the street. “When an officer meets resistance, officers are trained to use a level of force justified by the specific threat or resistance presented,” he said. For example, if a person pulls away from an officer making an arrest and snaps, “Don’t you touch me,” the officer can choose to apply a “compliance hold” to that person. “These holds are designed to convince the person to comply,” he said. Alex said police are taught that when a suspect is actively resisting, the officer can use a Taser or pepper spray to overcome that resistance. “People are surprised to discover that when a suspect strikes an officer, or even acts as if he or she is about to strike an officer, that officer can legally deliver impacts with what we call personal body weapons,” he said. Alex also explained that officers can punch, kick or strike with elbows or knees to defend themselves and make an arrest. Officers can deliver baton impacts to targeted areas on the body. Officers can strike a suspect

more than once if the suspect doesn’t stop threatening the officer. If a suspect tries to hit an officer, don’t be surprised when that officer hits back. “I’ve never heard an officer say at the beginning of a shift, ‘I hope that today I get to shoot someone,’” Alex said. “That is utterly ridiculous!” While the vast majority of officers never fire their weapons in the line of duty, Alex said that some have to. “When an officer is faced with the threat of death or great bodily injury—or someone they are sworn to protect is faced with that same imminent threat —an officer is justified in using deadly force,” he said. There are three generally held misconceptions about deadly force that continually arise and that the public—and journalists—need to understand. The first is that person officer can shoot an unarmed man under certain conditions. “An officer may have to use deadly force on an unarmed man who is larger, stronger or attempting to disarm the officer, for example,” said Alex. In the case of a suspect who is battering an officer to the point that he or she may suffer death or great bodily harm, the use of deadly force is defensible. “We do not have to sustain a severe beating in the line of duty,” said Alex. The second is that an officer can, in certain conditions, shoot someone in the back. “If I see a suspect fleeing and their escape presents an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm to the community at large, the use

of deadly force can be justified. On some occasions, a round might enter through the back because of the dynamics of the circumstance,” he explained. The third is that officers are not—and never will be—trained to shoot to wound or to shoot weapons out of subjects’ hands. “This is not a realistic option. Handguns are not accurate enough to deliberately attempt such things when lives are on the line,” Alex said. From 2003 to 2012, 535 officers were killed in the line of duty in this country. Another 580,000 were injured in the line of duty. It frightens our family that policing—already a dangerous profession—is becoming even more so, because of anti-police rhetoric and inaccurate reporting in use-of-force cases. If every person contacted by officers were to remain courteous, cooperative and compliant, there would never be a need to employ force. The reality is, however, that although most people will cooperate, some people will resist arrest. Alex reminded us that police work is a contact sport, but for cops there is no second place. If someone in the public sees a cop struggling with a suspect and decides not to give a hand, they should at least give them the benefit of the doubt. He said cops are not asking for citizens to get into the arena with them. They would just like the public and journalists to stop appearing to cheer for the other team. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n

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Debate Set COOPER, FONG WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM VOTERS AND EACH OTHER

BY R.E. GRASWICH POCKET BEAT

love debates, but maybe that’s not what you call them. The word “forum” is a popular synonym these days: less dramatic, not so confrontational. But “forum” is a squishy word, hard to define, meaningless. What exactly is a forum? And why would anyone bother to watch one? All of this is to explain what we’re planning for Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at John F. Kennedy High School: A debate. Two people running for State Assembly—Jim Cooper and Darrell Fong—will sit in front of as many people as the JFK Little Theater will hold and answer questions, the tougher the better. The candidates will have two minutes to get to the heart of each question. If they dance around or change the subject or fail to answer, the evasion will be apparent for all to see and hear. Fong and Cooper will get a chance to ask each other two questions—softball or hardball, chest high or stuck in the batter’s ear; it’s up to them—and the audience will be the jury. There will also be a couple of questions sent in by taxpayers.

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Questions from the public are essential at political debates, because many times the public will ask questions that journalists, pundits or the candidates themselves would never think to ask. As a journalist and pundit, I know it’s easy to get caught up with issues dripped in policy consideration and political strategy. It’s easy to miss points that really impact and interest voters. An everyday member of the public, who has better things to do than worry about policy

considerations and political strategies, is likely to come up with a completely different question, one that’s more relevant to more people. That’s what a debate is supposed to be: two people who very much want to represent us at the State Capitol, sitting there and giving us a chance to see what’s inside their core, without a script to read or a consultant’s talking point to rehash. Inside Publications, which produces Inside Pocket magazine, is sponsoring the debate. And that’s exactly what

a relevant, community-minded publication should do. The owner of Inside Publications, Cecily Hastings, was nice enough to ask me to help prepare some questions and serve as moderator for the State Assembly candidates’ debate on Oct. 1. I’m honored. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be. One nice thing about Cecily is that she doesn’t have a favorite in the Assembly race between Cooper and Fong. If she did have a favorite, I doubt she would discuss it with me. She will insist that the debate is played straight down the line. I’m the same way. I’ve known both Cooper and Fong for years and have supported and opposed both at various times. If I can admit a bias, it’s that I’m glad to see them both in the runoff for the Assembly seat presently occupied by Richard Pan, who’s trying to move up to the State Senate seat vacated by Darrell Steinberg. Fong and Cooper both have law enforcement backgrounds—Fong is a retired Sacramento Police captain, and Cooper serves as a captain with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s office—but they are very different men. While they each bring municipal government political experience (Cooper from the Elk Grove city council, Fong from the Sacramento city council), they have distinctive personalities, perspectives and priorities to bring to the State Assembly. In this sense, they fit the uniqueness of the Ninth District, which is a political contrivance

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of Fong or Cooper to make sure this child doesn’t become an orphan. At this point, I should tell you what happened when I first mentioned the idea of a debate to Cooper and Fong. Standard political wisdom is that if you’re ahead, you don’t debate. You don’t want to elevate the opponent. In this case, Cooper, who drew 1,171 votes more than Fong in the June primary, said almost immediately, “I’m in.” A few days later, Bill Wong, who runs Fong’s campaign, said he’d

locked down the date. No nonsense from either side. Earlier, I mentioned how Cooper and Fong were very different men, despite their common careers. I could give you some specifics right now, but it’s much better to come to the JFK Little Theater and judge for yourself. That’s why it’s called a debate. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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ohn F. Kennedy High School principal Chad Sweitzer estimates that approximately 250 community members attended the opening ceremony at the school’s new sports stadium on Sept. 5. Approximately 1,500 attended the football game later that evening. “The first phase is close to completion,” Sweitzer reports. “The track and field are complete and a majority of the landscaping is complete around the visitors side. Remaining work throughout the season will include completing the ticket booth/restroom/snack bar facility, installing the permanent bleachers and press box, the entrance pavilion with landscaping, and continuing the landscaping areas on the south end of the field.” Students and the community have already shown great support for the stadium; it was financed by a voterapproved bond measure back in 2012. Sweitzer is grateful. “Athletes and coaches have been very appreciative of the stadium,” he says. “Not a day goes by that I don’t get a high-five or a ‘I thought I’d never see this happen’ from a person on campus.

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This is great for our school and the Greenhaven/Pocket community.” Despite a 50-0 win in its season opener Aug. 30 against Roseville’s Valley Christian Academy, the varsity team fell to Galt High School at the stadium opener. We are hopeful that the new stadium and the state-of-the-

art surface will propel the Cougars to many future victories.

PIZZA AND BREW Zpizza, a pizzeria and taproom, is set to open at Riverlake Village Shopping Center. Part of a Laguna

New owners have taken over Banzai Sushi at 6409 Riverside Blvd. Guang Chan and five of his buddies purchased the restaurant in April. “This is our first restaurant as a group,” says Chan. “One member currently has his own restaurant in Sacramento. All other members have many years of management experience in the restaurant industry.” There have been no big changes to the menu. “Many of our customers have been coming to Banzai for years,” says Chan, “so we want to offer them the same menu as before. However, we did add a wide selection of different sakes. In the upcoming month, we plan on carrying 27 different sakes from different parts of Japan. We will also be implementing a new lunch-specials menu.” Says Chan, “The kitchen and sushi chefs are the same ones that have been cooking up great food for many years. One thing that the new management wants to bring is a focus POCKET LIFE page 10

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CHURCH CONSTRUCTION There’s major construction going on at Faith Presbyterian Church on Florin Road. According to Pastor Jeff Chapman, “We are adding some extra space we have long needed, including an expansion to our fellowship hall, a large kitchen (the first we’ve ever had at Faith), a new set of restrooms with showers, a large youth space dedicated to ministry with our junior and senior high students, a fireside room for special gatherings, and extra adult classrooms. Lastly, the design creates a large interior courtyard that will be a great space for many gatherings and events.”

Chapman says construction should be completed early next year.

MORE LIVE MUSIC We continue our reports about live music in our own backyard. The latest feature is soloist and smooth jazz recording artist Doug Martin, a There’s major construction going on at Faith Presbyterian Church on Florin Road local resident. Martin performs hits such people to relax and enjoy their day,” about an upcoming set of shows as Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five,” he says. at Harrah’s in Reno. “It would be Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” Martin wrote and produced all the nice if some local neighbors could and Steely Dan’s “Josie.” When he’s songs on his latest smooth jazz CD, catch me in the Biggest Little City not performing, Martin works as an “Just Kickin’ It.” The CD received in the World,” he says. For more IT consultant. “I very much enjoy great reviews from magazine critics information, go to DougMartinMusic. entertaining, knowing that I help and generous radio airplay worldwide net in more than 15 countries. Martin performs at Pocket Bistro (6401 Riverside Blvd.) every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. He’s very excited

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he Jan. 25 letter from Midtown Neighborhood Association president Karen Jacques sounded an alarm and issued a challenge: The city’s tree canopy has been eroding in recent years under changes in the city’s development and tree policies, and a proposed revamp of the city’s tree ordinances should commit to reversing the damage. “Trees in the grid are under siege and the problems we’re having are now spilling over to other areas,” Jacques reported to me in an email. “Healthy trees keep getting removed for development projects, even when such removal is clearly not necessary. It takes decades for new trees to grow to the size of the large, healthy trees that are being removed,” she says. “Trees can now be planted further apart than they were, precluding continuous canopy even when the new trees are fully grown. When old, dying or diseased tress are removed in residential neighborhoods, they are frequently not replaced. When new trees are planted, many of them die due to increasing heat and drought or are being destroyed by drunken vandals, a favorite activity of drunken

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bar patrons on Friday and Saturday nights,” adds Jacques. Tree activists are also concerned that tree wells along sidewalks are too small and that many paved-over median strips provide inadequate space for healthy trees to grow. They are concerned over the practice of planting “replacement” trees some distance away from the site of a removed tree, leaving the area of removal with an inadequate number of trees. Others complain that newly planted trees are not being adequately watered and have been allowed to die. Many call for better education of property owners, particularly issuing warnings against the dangers of topping trees. A number of activists express concern that while they remain focused on preserving the tree canopy and the cumulative impacts of infill development on the city’s tree population as a whole, the city’s urban forestry section continues to focus on tree-by-tree decisions: what trees are protected, what permits are required, how appeals are handled and what fees and fines should be imposed. To paraphrase their concerns, they think city staff can’t see the forest for the trees. With concern growing over the health and extent of Sacramento’s tree canopy, city staff last year launched an effort to “update” the city’s tree policies and ordinances. Last October, staff invited 70 representatives from neighborhood groups, business and development interests, environmentalists and others to serve on a stakeholders committee and meet regularly to review policy,

receive briefings and conduct tours of city trees in the hopes of reaching consensus on the future direction of city tree policy. Despite the number of stakeholders involved, the public has remained almost completely in the dark about the proposed changes. And many are not happy with the final result. More than 20 neighborhood groups lodged a protest with the city council claiming that the final product—the language of the proposed new ordinance—won't been released in sufficient time for stakeholders to review it before a key hearing on the proposal before the council’s powerful Law and Legislation Committee (originally set for early October, but now postponed). The neighborhood groups want the public to have a full 30 days to digest the ordinance language before the hearing, but city staff doesn’t plan to release it until just seven days before the hearing, believing that if more time is provided the public would, in one city staffer’s opinion, just “nitpick” it and delay the process—a rather contemptuous view of the democratic process. City staff have provided few clues to the content of the proposed new ordinance, feeding fears among some stakeholders that the final product won’t do nearly enough to halt the degradation of the tree canopy and could even lead to further deterioration. American Forests, a nonprofit conservation organization, reports that Sacramento is among the 10 best cities in the nation for urban forests, with 17 percent of the city covered by trees. How big is the task of maintaining our tree canopy?

According to The Trust for Public Land, the city’s urban forestry section manages 115,000 street trees, park trees and city-facility trees, not counting all privately owned trees. So how are they doing? The former city arborist and current stakeholder representative of the Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association, Dan Pskowski, has been reported as saying that city policy has gone from “protect and preserve” to “remove and replace.” Others complain that when mature canopy trees are replaced, they are too often replaced with small trees that will never provide the shade cover that the trees they replaced provided. “Too often mature canopy trees are being replaced with ‘popsicle’ trees that grow up but not out,” says Luree Stetson, a longtime monitor of city tree policy and president of Upper Land Park Neighbors. One reason cited for our shrinking tree canopy is the reduction in setbacks for home construction driven by the city’s so-called “smart growth” policies, resulting in less space available for large canopy trees. Encouraged by the Blueprint for development designed by the Sacramento Area Coalition of Governments (SACOG), Sacramento has been systematically reducing housing setbacks and encouraging high-density housing that pushes homes, particularly multifamily housing, closer and closer to city streets, squeezing out areas traditionally reserved for front yard plantings of large shade trees. Sacramento’s urban forest services manager, Joe Benassini, says that CITY HALL page 14

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CITY HALL from page 12 in his career he has seen “building setbacks reduced from 60 feet to as little as 7 or 5 feet today, not including porches.” He says that he is one of the few local officials who oppose the SACOG Blueprint because high-density housing policies are squeezing out our area’s tree canopy. For tree activists, one of the bones of contention is public notice of tree removals. While such notices used to be posted 30 days before removal, the city in 2006 reduced the notice period to 10 days. The notices posted on trees slated for removal used to specifically mention that the public had a right to appeal their removal. But, according to Stetson, the language was changed in 2010 to drop any mention of appeal, leaving folks in the dark as to their appeal rights. Some stakeholders want the new ordinance to restore the public’s 30-day appeal period. Currently, applications for tree removal permits are heard by the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission. The city is apparently

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planning to shift that responsibility to the Planning Commission when the removal is part of a development project and to shift other permit applications to a city administrator or to a to-be-created urban forestry advisory body. A big issue is whether to impose a “tree mitigation fee” on the removal of trees in development projects. Currently, a developer simply applies for a removal permit and either receives it or doesn’t (although the city can impose conditions). There is no financial cost to the developer of removing a tree (other than the bother of applying for the removal permit). The city is proposing a new tree mitigation fee that would impose an economic cost for the removal of trees, with the proceeds used by the city to plant replacement trees. The hope is that it would provide an economic incentive to a developer to work around the tree rather than remove it. Tree activists fear that the mitigation fee would default into a policy of automatically granting developer requests for tree removals

and that the fees collected would do little to replace large, mature canopy trees. In fact, the process might be used as a fee generator for the city to cover existing city costs. Another element of the city’s tree policy is its treatment of trees located in what are called the city’s “maintenance easements.” These are trees planted within 6.5 feet of a city street but technically on private property, typically in neighborhoods that do not have green strips between sidewalks and city streets. Many such trees are in Land Park, East Sacramento, Curtis Park, River Park, Woodlake, etc. These maintenance easements were created by city ordinance eons ago but, unbelievably, were never recorded in the county recorder’s office, leaving them in legal limbo. While the city has historically maintained such trees (off and on), it looks like the city plans to abandon its easement and leave the responsibility for maintaining such trees to homeowners. Tree activists object to such abandonment for two reasons. First, it will end the uniform maintenance

and care of the high-visibility trees, potentially eroding the appearance of a continuous tree canopy on several city streets. Second, residents passed a city lighting and landscaping tax assessment several years ago that pumps $4.8 million annually into urban forestry’s budget. Some of that money was used to maintain the trees in the maintenance easement. Their not-unreasonable view: They should continue to get the service for which they already pay. One of the sleeper issues involved in the revamp of the city’s tree policies relates to the trimming of trees on private property. For the first time, the city is proposing that homeowners be required to obtain a city permit (with a fee, of course) to trim trees on private property that are over a certain diameter. What diameter would trigger the permit requirement? Well, that’s been a moving target, oscillating over the past year between 10 inches and 24 inches, with the latest proposal setting it at 12 inches, according to Benassini. CITY HALL page 17

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CITY HALL from page 14 Is there an unreported rash of egregious tree trimming by Sacramento homeowners that is threatening the integrity of our tree canopy, or is the city just scrounging around for a new source of revenue? Many homeowners consider hiring a tree-trimming firm expensive enough without adding on a fee for obtaining a new city tree-trimming permit. Perhaps a public education effort on the proper way to trim trees would be a better way to improve treetrimming practices at a much, much lower cost to the public.

STRONG-MAYOR CAMPAIGN GETS INTENSE

n the run-up to the Nov. 4 general election, the campaigns for and against the strongmayor initiative—Measure L on your city ballot—are heating up. In contrast to the last effort to enact a strong-mayor system of city governance, this time Mayor Kevin Johnson has stepped firmly onto center stage as the measure’s primary advocate. On the opposite side of the issue, City Councilmember Steve Hansen has become the most visible spokesperson opposing Measure L. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last, when councilmembers have faced off against one another over high-stakes campaigns, making for somewhat chilly greetings in city hall hallways. In September, it was largely a battle over organizational endorsements, with Johnson and Hansen appearing before political action committees and boards of business groups, unions and community organizations to make their case. So far, the mayor is scoring big among trade associations and unions, winning endorsements for Measure L from police and fire unions as well as a long list of business groups, including Sacramento Metro Chamber, Region Builders, Building Industry Association, Sacramento Association of Realtors and others.

Opponents of the measure have won endorsements from the League of Women Voters and the Sacramento County Democratic Party, as well as the stationary engineers union (most city workers), the city teachers union and the electricians union. Then there was the big blowup at the Sacramento Central Labor Council. Bill Camp, the council’s longtime executive secretary and a stalwart opponent of strong-mayor campaigns past and present, found himself in the middle of a major split within the council over Measure L. In late August, Camp was summarily fired by the council’s pro-Measure L executive committee (which includes two pro-L SEIU union officials). He was then reinstated by the intervention of representatives from the AFL-CIO who found that the council’s executive committee had violated union rules in firing Camp. He has since been placed on paid administrative leave. The larger group of council delegates then failed to achieve the two-thirds majority necessary for an endorsement on the measure. Then there is the race for campaign contributions, which the mayor is winning hands down. As of midSeptember, the “Yes” campaign reported $246,000 in contributions, including a jumbo $100,000 contribution from developer Angelo Tsakopoulos, and the “No” campaign reported receiving $7,000, plus a funding commitment of $39,000 from the International City Managers Association. Eye on Sacramento will host a public forum and panel discussion on its study of Measure L at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, at Clunie Community Center in McKinley Park (601 Alhambra Blvd.). The public is invited. On Oct. 2, EOS’s comprehensive study and report on Measure L will be posted on its website, eyeonsacramento.org Craig Powell is a local attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramento.org or 718-3030. n

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What’s Next? FOR PARENTS OF SPECIAL-NEEDS KIDS, AGE 18 IS A SCARY TURNING POINT

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here is probably nothing more exciting—or scary—than the moment your child turns 18. He or she may be an adult in the eyes of the government, but few parents really buy that. They know their kids are a long way from adulthood: holding jobs, managing finances, owning property, even doing their laundry. But most kids negotiate the passage with relative ease, thanks to high school guidance counselors, college and career resources, and the ability to translate what they’ve been taught over the years into real-life skills and experience. How much harder must it be for the parents of children with special needs? They must navigate a whole different planet, where even basic living skills are a huge challenge. Without a road map and a strong support network, these parents can feel overwhelmed and helpless. Rigorous programs that provided a safety net through the formative years with interventions, special accommodations and resources are suddenly gone, and parents find themselves back at Square 1. “The period between 17 and 22 years old is really a gray area,”

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Cheryl West, Patty Salcedo, Deborah Gonzalez and Peggy Blincoe with Shoshanah Salcedo in the (front)

says Deborah Gonzalez, a speech therapist and co-chair of The Jewish Federation’s Committee on Inclusion and Disabilities. “You have kids with all forms of disability, from severe physical and cognitive issues to highfunctioning kids who want to be able to live independently. You have to look at how their disabilities impact their siblings and their families and how to provide financial and other forms of support so that they can live the best lives they can.” Gonzalez and co-chair Peggy Blincoe, whose daughter Sarah uses a

walker but bristles if called disabled, are the guiding lights behind My Child With Special Needs Is Turning 18—Now What? The event will take place Sunday, Oct. 26, at Capital Public Radio on Sac State’s campus. Speakers will include professionals, parents of special-needs kids and special-needs kids. “Families are dealing with switching systems,” explains Elissa Provance, who heads up The Jewish Federation’s family service program. “They need information about

conservatorships and trusts, school systems, the regional center. Jewish institutions mirror the general community in the struggle with access and educational support. Disability awareness is important across the faith community.” Although one speaker will focus on the Jewish community, the majority—including an attorney, a regional center counselor and a school district representative—will address issues that affect all special-needs families. “This is information that will be useful to everybody,” says Provance. Patty Salcedo’s daughter was born with craniofacial and brain damage that affected her sight, hearing and speech. She struggled with blindness, hydrocephalus and seizure disorder, requiring numerous hospitalizations throughout her childhood. Says Salcedo, “We were pretty scared about school ending because we had no idea what to do with her.” With an additional year in the school district’s transition program, her daughter acquired important living skills, then moved to a day program where she learned to do simple volunteer work. When the regional center refused to pay for supported living, Salcedo spent months fighting for coverage. Today, her 31-year-old daughter lives on her own with around-the-clock assistance. Though the worst is behind them, Salcedo says, “It’s ongoing. It’s never done.” “We were looking at what we’d done so far, and the discussion turned to what do families need? What are they struggling with?” says Provance. “That’s where the idea for a transition panel was formed.”

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f all the things that Dr. Jo Gonsalves, the principal of Brookfield School, expected to be doing at the start of this school year, moving school sites was not one of them. “It feels a little like Camp Brookfield,” Gonsalves admits. “We hoped the new campus would be done before the start of the new year, and it was close, but not quite. It’s been an interesting summer transitional period, but it will be a very exciting day for the kids.” It will be equally thrilling for the administrators, once the dust has settled, considering the school has occupied the same site in Land Park for 51 years. “We wanted room for the kids to grow,” Gonsalves says, who’s now in her seventh year overseeing the tightknit independent kindergartenthrough-eighth-grade school. At the new campus on Riverside Boulevard, she said, “there will be more classroom space, a real science lab and specialist rooms. It was a major move to build our own site, but it meant we could make the facility as energyefficient and kid-friendly as possible. “We wanted to leave a ‘gentle footprint’—the rooms are very spacious but heavily insulated, with skylights for natural lighting and an air circulation system that’s designed to circulate natural air so we don’t have to use the air conditioning very much. “The lead architect, Nate Sebok, is actually a school parent, so I think he was emotionally invested in the

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Dr. Jo Gonsalves, the principal of Brookfield School, is looking forward to having some more space for her students to grow

design so his two little girls would be proud.” It wouldn’t be surprising if he also wanted to impress “Dr. Jo,” as she’s lovingly known on campus. The Los Angeles native, who considers herself a Sacramentan, now that she’s lived here for nearly 40 years, came to Brookfield after serving as the assistant principal of academics at St. Francis High School. She’s a credentialed administrative professional, science and English teacher (prior to becoming an administrator, she taught both

subjects) and she has her doctorate in educational leadership from St. Mary’s College. Yet despite her varied and impressive educational background, she ended up at Brookfield almost by accident. “I didn’t know Brookfield existed until my daughter attended St. Francis and brought home some lovely, accomplished young women she’d made friends with” who had graduated from Brookfield, Gonsalves says. “Then, when I started working as the dean of academics at St.

Francis, I could always peg Brookfield students: They were mature, polished and knew how to argue their point. They would approach me like little attorneys—they had notes, looked me in eye, shook hands. “When the opportunity to lead the school came up, it made good sense. As an educator, I’ve always tried to be an advocate for kids who are motivated learners but unfortunately don’t get a lot of attention in public education.” Brookfield turned out to be a perfect fit, where class sizes are small

(they’re capped at 18) and kids get the individual attention they desire. “Brookfield is a very wellkept secret,” Gonsalves says. “It serves a population of students who are motivated learners and high achievers, and we maintain an environment of very high expectations, academically and behaviorally. All of our teachers are highly qualified specialists in what they teach, and because of the small classes, the students can actually access their teachers. “We also have a wonderful arts program, so there are all kinds of ways for kids who have an artistic bent to express themselves.” The new campus will not only allow students to continue to flourish, it will also provide expanded opportunities for young learners with a preschool program for kids ages 2 through prekindergarten. But regardless of its expanded size, Gonsalves knows the school will continue to have the heart that makes her glad to come to work each day. “Brookfield really has a small community feel,” she says. “We know all the children by name and they know all the teachers, whether they have them or not. I still have (former students) who check in—in person or by email—and it’s nice to follow their paths. “They often find the first year of high school is great because they feel so well-prepared. They’re not as pressured academically because they’re used to the atmosphere of high expectations. We make them work hard when they’re here, but it sure pays off.” Do you have a high-achieving child who would thrive with Dr. Jo’s team? The new Brookfield School campus is at 6115 Riverside Blvd. Find out more at brookfieldschool.org

THE ART OF THE PERFORMING ARTS If you ask Don Roth, the executive director of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, what the secret is to creating one of the nation’s leading performance spaces, his answer is simple.

“We think in terms of breaking not to mention as a music writer for down barriers to enjoyment,” Roth Rolling Stone and Texas Monthly. says. “We don’t want audience “I made myself very knowledgeable members to think they need to be about music” as a youth, Roth says. “I educated to see something here—just grew up in New York, so I saw a lot of come into the building.” theater, and I kind of stumbled into This come-as-you-are attitude my work with orchestras early on. has worked magic for the Mondavi “This job is a natural outcome of Center since Roth took over as its my intrinsic beliefs. I found a way director in 2006. The state-of-the-art to work around things that I center at the really love. For me, edge of the it’s the ideal job, University especially having of California, great colleagues Davis, like Jeremy.” campus Roth and Ganter attracts work in tandem to acts from create the exciting all over the seasons that keep world, often the Mondavi at for their only the top of its game West Coast in the world of appearances. arts presenting. If you ask When Roth came Jeremy Ganter, on in 2006, he the associate identified some executive niches the director and organization had director of yet to fill, and programming, he and Ganter the of r to ec a big part of have focused on dir ecutive Don Roth is the ex r the fo r nte Ce vi da on it M that attraction is filling them for Robert and Margr Performing Arts thanks to Roth. the past eight “I’ve been here years. since the Mondavi Center “Jeremy and I work together as a opened” in 2002, Ganter says, first real team,” Roth says. (In fact, after as the artistic administrator and this phone conversation, the two are then director of programming for five headed to the Western Arts Alliance years before moving into his current annual booking conference in Seattle combined position. “It took a while to to scout shows for upcoming seasons.) get recognized, but all that changed “The reputation for doing quality when Don got here. He brings an work in jazz, modern dance and acute awareness to total quality classical music was already here, but management. Everything that’s we wanted to complement what the happening from the time the audience Mondavi was already doing. I saw leaves home to everything happening the need to be operating in current in the building to how we treat the music, like roots music, a whole area artists. of American music that was only “We’re now known as having a starting to get covered here. That’s beautiful state-of-the-art facility been part of the expansion. connected to a warm and wonderful “We’ve also become more and university and a really engaged more focused on bringing artists-inaudience. It’s irresistible for artists.” residence onto the UC Davis campus When Roth arrived, he brought and into the community, not just with him a wealth of experience onstage.” from his past jobs as president of the One way Roth and Ganter are Aspen Music Festival and School, the achieving this expansion is by turning president of the St. Louis and Oregon to technology. Thanks to a couple of symphonies, and as general manager significant grants from the Andrew of the San Francisco Symphony, W. Mellon Foundation, the dynamic

duo is investing in new ways to engage audience members of all ages. “We’re focused on finding new ways to get audience members connected with what they’re not familiar with,” Roth explains. “We’re working on the digital Visions programs where audiences get information in real time. “One of the worst things you can look out into an audience and see is that everyone’s got their heads stuck in the playbill. For real engagement, you need to be looking at the stage, so we’re using digital technology to project words or translations up onstage so people can be looking straight ahead.” Another key to engagement, according to Ganter, is “the element of surprise.” “The idea of the series subscription is to build a journey through three or four concerts of familiar material plus someone you’ve maybe never heard of,” he explains. “We want people to come for Yo-Yo Ma because he’s a fantastic artist, but if they take the series ride, they’ll also be introduced to new artists.” With Roth and Ganter at the helm, that’s sure to be one exciting ride. Don’t miss the eclectic offerings at the Mondavi this season, including Roth’s favorite, the U.S. premiere of Akram Khan Company’s iTMOi on Oct. 24 (its only performance on the West Coast), and Ganter’s, Regina Carter’s Southern Comfort Project, on Nov. 1. For tickets and more information, go to mondaviarts.org

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he economic recession made homeowners reluctant to pull the trigger on big residential projects, according to two local architects who spent those years designing more wineries than homes. Undertaking what’s likely a one-time project is inherently stressful for any homeowner, especially when you don’t know what questions to ask or where to even begin. “A lot of times, people feel intimidated. And that’s understandable, because who builds a house on a regular basis?” says Paul Almond, who runs Sage Architecture in Sacramento with his wife, Pam Whitehead. There are a million ways to design a house and a million ways to hire an architect, Almond says. Members of the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects hope to ease the stress potential clients feel by giving them the opportunity to meet with architects face to face during Experience Architecture Week (Oct. 10–19). Residential architects representing Sacramento firms will be at an open house on Saturday, Oct. 11, to display their work and respond to questions from the public. “We used to do these open houses a few years ago,” says Whitehead. “We found that people really enjoyed the chance to talk with an architect in a casual format to learn about the design process and how an architect works on a residential project. The whole idea behind the architecture

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Architects Pam Sage and Paul Almond

festival is to engage the public with architecture and architects.” Other activities during the 10day festival include the region’s first “canstruction build” in which structures will be built using full cans of food for a competition, then donated to Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services; two architecture tour bike rides; a presentation at Crocker Art Museum; and a speakers series. Almond and Whitehead organized the residential architecture open house. Since founding Sage Architecture in 2001, the couple has designed homes and wineries throughout the region, including in Davis, Fair Oaks, El Dorado Hills and

Amador County. They’ve designed a 900-square-foot house in Lake Tahoe and an 8,000-square-foot home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their office shows their style and vision: Originally a racquetball court, the space is now a naturally lit gallery and workspace loft. The couple also incorporated their own vision into crafting the Experience Architecture Week open house. They wanted an informal, welcoming environment for the public, rather than a formal setup, to better encourage conversation among potential clients and architects. After all, selecting the right architect is all about personality and communication,

according to Whitehead, because each residential project is unique and tailored to the client. “The only thing we know about a client is they are different from every other client,” Almond says. Architects learn about the client’s lifestyle, personality and goals for the house in the process of completing their designs. According to Whitehead, AIA conducts quarterly surveys that give some insight into evolving trends in home design. “The questions we’re seeing and the results coming back are starting to show that the residential market is finally—finally—going into a more

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Pros & Cons of Measure L LOCAL LEADERS DEBATE THE NEED TO CHANGE OUR CITY GOVERNMENT

THE INITIATIVE PROVIDES CHECKS AND BALANCE

his November, Sacramentans will vote on Measure L, an initiative to create stronger accountability, ethics and transparency in city government. Known as the strong-mayor initiative, Measure L also includes common-sense reforms to provide greater checks and balances and empower neighborhoods.

WHAT IS MEASURE L? Measure L has six key components: mayor-council structure (aka “strong mayor”); independent budget analyst; ethics and transparency reforms; neighborhood advisory committee; independent redistricting commission; voter reapproval in 2020.

WHO SUPPORTS IT? A broad consensus: Democrats and Republicans; business and labor; police and firefighters; Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sen. Darrell Steinberg and a majority of the city council; civic, faith and neighborhood leaders; and respected elders like former mayors Phil Isenberg and Jimmie Yee.

WHAT’S “STRONG MAYOR” AND HOW DOES IT WORK? The mayor-council form of government has three key benefits: Clear separation of powers. The system creates a separate, co-equal executive branch (led by the mayor) and legislative branch (led by the city council). It’s modeled after the system that America’s Founding Fathers

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adopted, as well as all 50 states and 70 percent of large cities. Strong checks and balances. The system promotes balanced government and puts strong checks on individual power. The mayor’s proposed budget and city manager pick require council approval. The city manager’s day-to-day administration is subject to continual council oversight. And the mayor can veto a handful of city actions (2 to 3 percent of all council votes), but the council can override. Direct accountability to voters. Voters get “full democracy” where all city leaders, not just some, are directly accountable to them.

plan suggested by the city council, charter review committee, policy experts and neighborhood leaders.

WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS BESIDES STRONG MAYOR? Measure L strengthens ethics, transparency and neighborhood engagement. Within 180 days, the mayor and council must create a code of ethics, ethics committee and opengovernment ordinance to improve public access to city finances and records. A new neighborhood advisory council will strengthen the voice of neighborhoods in city decisions, and a new independent budget analyst will offer unfiltered assessments on city finances.

HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM AND BETTER THAN THE STATUS QUO? IS THIS A POWER GRAB? One word: accountability. Voters will know clearly where the buck stops. Right now, the mayor and council sit together as one nineheaded body with equal authority over all city decisions. Meanwhile, an appointed city manager has significant power over daily operations without any direct accountability to voters. It’s counterintuitive and frustrating to residents who simply want to know who to hold accountable for fixing problems and getting things done.

No. This is about empowering voters by ensuring that every city leader, including the chief executive of the city, is directly accountable to them. No one branch of government has greater power than the next; the mayor and council act as checks and balances on each other; the mayor is limited to three terms; and new ethics and transparency reforms act as a check on the system as a whole.

The city attorney’s impartial analysis concluded that Measure L is consistent with systems adopted successfully in cities like San Diego and San Francisco. Measure L also includes 50-plus friendly amendments to the original 2009 strong-mayor

that have adopted Measure L systems rarely look back—because it works. Moreover, protections like term limits and ethics and transparency reforms provide additional safeguards.

OPPONENTS SAY THIS IS EXTREME AND WILL HOW DOES IT COMPARE CREATE CORRUPTION. TO OTHER CITIES? The facts state otherwise. Cities

CHANGING A CITY CHARTER IS A BIG CHANGE. ISN’T THIS RISKY? No. Measure L requires voter reapproval in six years. That means voters will get to see this plan in action before deciding whether or not to make it permanent. Measure L supporters have great faith in voters. If the system works, voters will keep it. If not, they’ll vote it out.

WHY DO WE NEED MEASURE L? The current system isn’t broken. Measure L just offers a better path forward: one more in line with a city of our size, diversity and complexity. It’s hard to argue that putting more power in the hands of voters and demanding more accountability and transparency isn’t a good thing. Dustin A. Smith is president of Sacramento Police Officers Association. Brian K. Rice is president of Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522.

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easure L is simply a power grab designed to reduce accountability and give the mayor’s office huge new powers that come at the expense of the public. We’ve seen major money, including a $100,000 check from a single donor, go into the power grab campaign, but this outside money and the details of the measure raise serious questions about how it will work and whom it benefits.

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DO YOU THINK SACRAMENTO CITY GOVERNMENT IS FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN? The answer to this question might help you decide how to vote on Measure L—the so-called strongmayor initiative—on the November ballot. If you believe it’s broken, then you’ll also need to decide whether the strong-mayor proposal would fix those problems. In our case, the evidence suggests that our current city government structure continues to serve us well. Finally, even if you believe we should update the current system, then it’s clear that Measure L would put us on the wrong path. As a friend has said, “If it ain’t broke, don’t break it.” The mayor is accomplishing big things in our current system, because he works with the community, the council and the city manager. Many of us who share a vision with the mayor don’t think this costly and disruptive change is necessary to further success.

Since 2012, we added police officers and firefighters, balanced the budget with a surplus and achieved important concessions on our labor contracts. Most importantly, some hard decisions were made, like building a new downtown arena, reforming our development codes and increasing transparency with an opendata portal and a sunshine rule for contracts. Our city manager and staff have done an admirable job through the economic downturn to protect basic services through innovative and flexible solutions that do more with less. Finally, the council, mayor and staff have been working well together to resolve the problems you care about: creating jobs, keeping us safe and enhancing our quality of life. It’s argued that we need this to be a big city or to be more successful, but the strong-mayor system was rejected as a failure around the country in the early 20th century because it led to unfairness, favoritism and backroom decision making. Cities we admire, like Portland and Austin, don’t use this. Measure L is designed

on Oakland and Fresno, which have struggled with serious economic and social problems that haven’t gone away. If those cities are evidence of what this will bring, then it will lead to less fairness and more polarization in Sacramento. Even if it’s tempting to say we need change, this is badly crafted. With no tiebreaker for the council, a 75 percent veto override for ordinances and budget issues, the ability to fire the city manager at will, and a weak city council, there are plenty of reasons to say this isn’t right for Sacramento. Measure L promises ethics reforms and sunshine, but these proposals lack substance. There are no details in the proposal, no way for us to ensure that residents and neighborhoods are given fair representation or that ethical violations will be enforced. And there’s no need to change our charter to implement any of these elements of the proposal. For instance the mayor and council could pass any of these reforms without amending the charter. These are fake reforms,

especially when you consider that taking the mayor off of the city council will mean that he or she won’t hear public testimony and will get to evade open-government laws, like the Brown Act. None of this debate is now. In 2012, 73 percent of voters rejected changing our city charter through a charter commission. In 2009, 2010 and 2012, similar proposals were rejected by the city council, too. It was even thrown off the ballot by the courts in 2010 after signatures were inappropriately used to put it there. Although the council narrowly voted to put this version of the measure on the ballot, it’s not truly different from the last versions. Let’s put an end to this neverending debate by voting this down and getting back to solving important problems. Please join the League of Women Voters and many of your neighbors and vote no on Measure L. Steven Hansen represents District 4 on the city council. n

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Ain’t It Grand THE VISION OF ONE THOUSAND MUSICIANS PLAYING IN ONE SYMPHONY

BY JESSICA LASKEY RIVER CITY PREVIEWS

icture it: more than 1,000 local musicians taking the stage together to play pieces in unison in the hallowed halls of Memorial Auditorium. This image will become a reality from noon to 5 p.m. on Oct. 12 during the “Symphony of 1,000” under the direction of Michael Neumann, conductor and artistic director of Sacramento Youth Symphony. “It was two years ago, after studying the score of the Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, which has the nickname ‘Symphony of 1,000’ because it takes a very large group to perform, that a seed was planted,” Neumann says. “(I had a dream) of performing an event that would involve many people, young and old, in what we are calling the ‘Symphony of 1,000.’ “All of the young people in the Sacramento Youth Symphony will be playing, and we hope that many more people from this region will sign up and participate in this momentous communitywide event. I am very excited to see this dream of mine come to fruition.” You can get in on the act—the largest assembled orchestra in the history of our fair city—by registering

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More than 1,000 local musicians will take the stage together to play pieces in unison at Memorial Auditorium this month

by Oct. 2 on the event website, symphonyof1000.org For musicians, participation costs $20. The event will begin with a rehearsal at 1 p.m. followed by the performance at 4 p.m. Music is now available to download and practice. Just want to kick back and enjoy the sight and sounds of Neumann’s dream come true? Attendance is only $10, $5 if you’re 18 or younger. Nonparticipants can register as audience members at symphonyof1000.org Memorial Auditorium is at 1400 J St.

STAINED GLASS CONCERT AT FREMONT PRESBYTERIAN On Saturday, Oct. 25, Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra will

perform one of George Frederic Handel’s most popular works at 8 p.m. at Fremont Presbyterian Church. The choral society is calling its event “The Stained Glass Concert.” In attention to “Dettingen Te Deum,” Handel’s work celebrating a 1743 British victory in Bavaria, the group will perform several religious works, including a Gregorian chant. The concert will provide a preview of the choral group’s European tour in 2015. Sacramento Choral Society will perform some of the same music at Notre Dame in Paris, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London and the American cemetery in Normandy, France. There concert will be followed by a reception at the church.

Tickets are $25 to $35 general admission, $12.50 to $17.50 for students. For tickets and more information, call 536-9065 or go to sacramentochoral.com/ stainedglassoct2014 Fremont Presbyterian Church is at 5770 Carlson Drive.

ONCE UPON A TIME … Sacramento Ballet is celebrating its 60th anniversary season this year, which has as its theme “Once Upon a Time,” with a lineup that is sure to be stunning, starting with the eagerly anticipated return Oct. 23-26 of Ron Cunningham’s “The Great Gatsby” at Community Center Theater. The piece features exquisitely sensual dancing—some of Cunningham’s best original work, if the sellout crowds were any indication

during its premiere in 2013. The toe-tapping live tunes are courtesy of Billy Novick’s Blue Syncopators, who bring F. Scott Fitzgerald’s jazz age tale to life. As the second-oldest continuously operating ballet company west of the Mississippi, Sacramento Ballet has been a model of artistic integrity and excellence for six decades, all started by Barbara Crockett, the company’s founder, to whom this season is dedicated. Crockett is still teaching at the age of 94! Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St. For tickets and more information, call 808-5181 or go to sacballet.org

FULL OF BEANS Calling all caf-fiends! Specialty Coffee Week, the first event of its kind in the Sacramento region, is coming to your hometown Oct. 13-19. Read on if you’re jonesing for java. The week of coffee-centric events is the product of a clever collaboration between two of Sacramento’s bestloved coffee companies, Temple Coffee & Tea and Chocolate Fish Coffee

Roasters, to educate and caffeinate the Sacramento population. “We hope these events bring more awareness to our industry in Sacramento and the recognition that we’ve got some of the best coffees in the world here,” says Temple Coffee founder Sean Kohmescher. To that end, individual events will be held throughout the week at local cafés, coffee roasters, restaurants and businesses in the Greater Sacramento area on topics that include coffee preparation, coffee tastings, chef collaborations for coffee-based dinners, coffee cocktails, latte art contests, talks and slide shows from coffee farm visits. The purpose of the week is to teach locals about the farm-to-cup coffee process: each batch of coffee must be delicately handled and prepared in every stage, from growing to harvesting, roasting, grinding, brewing … and sipping! Our cups runneth over. For more information on individual events, go to specialtycoffeeweek.com For more information on Temple Coffee & Tea (2829 S St., 1010 Ninth

St. and 2600 Fair Oaks Blvd.), go to templecoffee.com For more information on Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters (400 P St.), go to chocolatefishcoffee.com

PLESCIA ON PIANO Catch East Sacramento native, and nationally renowned pianist, Tanya Plescia tackle an all-Russian program alongside the American River College Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 and Nov. 1 at the American River College Theater. Plescia has performed across the United States—in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Portland and San Francisco—and is widely recognized for her renditions of Hungarian and Eastern European composers’ music. This program will feature her fascinating interpretations of Sergei Prokofiev’s famous First Concerto (Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, opus 10), Alexander Borodin’s “In the Steppes of Central Asia” and Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” (Maurice Ravel version). Rounding out the sound will be the American River College

Symphony Orchestra, a diverse group of 75 musicians who are also doctors, lawyers, psychologists, authors, teachers, business executives, domestic engineers, retired professionals and students, under the able baton of Steven Thompson. The American River College Theater is at 4700 College Oak Drive. For tickets and more information, call 484-8433 or go to sacpiano.com

THE E STREET BAND Friends and creative compadres Chris Botta and Roy Tatman will show their work together for the first time this month at E Street Gallery during an exhibit entitled “On the Walls and Floor.” From Oct. 12 through Oct. 26, get a gander at Botta’s figurative and abstract paintings and drawings, Tatman’s repurposed steel sculptures and a glimpse into their 35-year friendship. The two have worked together curating and installing art exhibits at the Center for Contemporary Art, Exploding Head PREVIEWS page 30

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PREVIEWS FROM page 29 Gallery and the E Street Gallery and they’ve been studio neighbors at the E Street Gallery & Studio Complex for the past three years. Talk about a beautiful friendship. The Second Saturday opening reception will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, and a closing reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26. For more information, call 947-5409. E Street Gallery is at 1115 E St.

MUSEUM MÉLANGE Crocker Art Museum is chockfull of fun and fascinating finds this month, whether you’re a fan of Latin American art, antiques, Japanese photography or even zombies. First up is “Icons in Conversation with Enrique Chagoya” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5 The Mexican-born painter and print-maker, one of the major artists featured in the Crocker’s current exhibition “Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art,” will offer rare insights into his art and creative process that includes political commentary, social satire and cultural critique. Next, have a screamingly good time at Art Mix/Monster’s Ball from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9. Get into the Halloween spirit early with the Living Dead Cup—four-on-four soccer matches—presented by the Lady Salamanders and featuring local media personalities, enjoy a frighteningly good showcase by the Sacramento Horror Film Festival, do the Frankenstein to a live performance by indie-rock group Mt. Whateverest and guest DJ Shaun Slaughter, take a 10-minute flashlight art tour, do some creepy crafting and make your best monster faces in Giggle and Riot’s freaky photo booth. The event is free for museum members and $10 for nonmembers. College students receive a $2 discount, and drink specials are under $5 all night. This month’s Classical Concert is geared toward a very special audience. Lend an ear at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12 to “Azure: Music for Listeners on the Autism Spectrum.”

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Catch East Sacramento native, and nationally renowned pianist, Tanya Plescia tackle an all-Russian program alongside the American River College Symphony Orchestra. Photo courtesy of Guy Kowarsh.

Azure events welcome those on the autism spectrum or kids with similar neurodiversities, their families and caregivers for a day of relaxing, musical fun. An autism dad, Steve Prutsman, an internationally acclaimed pianist and host of the Azure family concert series at Stanford University, will perform a mix of popular and classical selections for ASD families to enjoy. The 50-minute concert is part of the Crocker’s participation in the 2014-15 Campus Community Book Project, begun by acclaimed researcher, inventor and best-selling author Temple Grandin. The event is free for museum members and free with admission for nonmembers. For tickets, call 8081182. No time for a trip to the Bay Area? Take in a collection from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art without leaving your hometown during the Crocker exhibition of “The Provoke Era: Japanese Photography from the Collection of SFMOMA,” on display from Oct. 12 through Feb. 1. Explore the oeuvres of Japanese photographers responding to the

societal upheaval of World War II and the visual language they created called “Are, Bure, Boke”—rough, blurred and out of focus. Fittingly, the exhibition is named for the groundbreaking magazine Provoke, which sought to break the rules of traditional photography. This stunning showcase of photographers includes Masahisa Fukase, Eikoh Hosoe, Daido Moriyama and Shomei Tomatsu. See the masters of 20th century Mexican art up close in the Crocker’s new exhibition “Arte Mexicano: Legacy of the Masters,” on display from Oct. 12 through Feb. 1. Composed of 40 paintings by more than 35 artists, the exhibition includes masterpieces by Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siquerios, Rufino Tamayo, Maria Izquierdo, Remedios Varo, Francisco Toledo, Gunther Gerzo, Carlos Merida, Mario Palacios, Alejandro Santiago and Irma Palacios. Hunting for a one-of-a-kind gift or goodie? Don’t miss the Art and Antiques Show & Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, and from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26 at McClellan Conference Center. Pore over a vast collection of collector’s items, from vintage jewelry to antique furniture, and get great advice on conservation and restoration from more than 50 specialists who will be on hand throughout the event. Admission is $8; parking is free. McClellan Conference Center is at 5411 Luce Ave. For more information, call 807-0158. Do you have a tiny tot who just can’t wait for costumes and candy? Satisfy those Halloween heebiejeebies in a safe space for kids ages 5 and younger at Wee Halloween from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29 Don a costume and decorate treat bags before taking a trick-or-treat tour of the galleries, each with its own gentle surprise in the form of music and dance and a small gift for every treat bag. Advance registration is required, so call 808-1182. Siblings under 18 months can tag along for free (treat bag not included). The event is $10 for museum members and $15 for nonmembers.

Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St. For information on all Crocker events, call 808-1182 or visit crockerartmuseum.org

awards presentation from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 25. Sacramento Fine Arts Center is at 5330B Gibbons Drive in Carmichael. For more information, call 971-3713 or visit sacfinearts.org

SWAYZE TO THE BEAT Carolyne Swayze’s résumé reveals an artist who is not only motivated but unendingly creative: A former investigator for the district attorney, Swayze is a singer, songwriter, novelist and composer. Hear her smooth vocals swing into action at “An Evening of Song with Carolyne Swayze” at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5 at John Q’s Ballroom at the Holiday Inn downtown. Swayze will sing a selection of standards and original pieces that are sure to have you swooning while she croons. The concert will also feature Joe Gilman on piano, Steve Homan on guitar, Vince Bartels on drums, Peter Barshay on bass and Noel Jewkes on tenor sax. John Q’s Ballroom at the Holiday Inn is located at 300 J St. For reservations and more information, call 922-9758 or go to carolyneswayze. com

THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT To get you in the mood for All Hallow’s Eve, Sacramento Symphonic Winds is presenting a fall concert that’s sure to give you shivers: “Scenes from the Macabre” performs at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19 at Crowne Plaza Northeast. The 60-piece band will tackle spooky selections including “Danse Macabre” by Camille Saint-Saens, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, “The Phantom of the Opera” by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and more. But never fear: The symphonic concert is appropriate for all ages, so even little ones can enjoy the masterful music. (Children ages 10 and younger get in free.) Crowne Plaza Northeast is at 5321 Date Ave. For tickets and more information, call 489-2576 or go to sacwinds.org

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Take a peek at the amazing art that Northern California has to offer at this year’s “Bold Expressions—Northern California Arts Annual International Open Juried Art Exhibition” at Sacramento Fine Arts Center through Oct. 25

ON THE VERGE Do you have a creative kid who’s yearning to learn more about art? Or are you yourself looking for a way to unleash your inner artist? Check out the fall class offerings at Verge Center for the Arts, a nonprofit arts organization downtown that seeks to expose the Sacramento region to internationally recognized contemporary art and provide vital resources to local artists—one of whom could be you! For adults, you can explore dressmaking with exhibition artist Mary Younakof, learn to combine clay and fiber to create sculptures in the style of ceramicist and Verge artist Linda Miller or partake in the process of screen printing from beginning to end with designer Laura Matranga of Asbestos Press. For wee ones, kids can discover the process of mould making and sculpture with installation artist Terry Peterson, dig into clay and create buried treasure in a four-week clay class with Linda Miller and, come Christmas time,

take a crack at craft making during Verge’s December open houses. There are tons of class offerings, but space is limited, so check out vergeart.com for more information. Verge Center for the Arts is at 625 S St.

GOING BOLD Take a peek at the amazing art that Northern California has to offer at this year’s “Bold Expressions— Northern California Arts Annual International Open Juried Art Exhibition” at Sacramento Fine Arts Center through Oct. 25. This year marks the show’s 75th anniversary of seeking out and showcasing the best and brightest artists that NorCal has to offer, judged this year by artist, illustrator, collaborator and curator Robert-Jean Ray. Don’t miss the Second Saturday reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 or the closing reception and

If you’ve always been curious about the landscapes of Tel Aviv but haven’t been there, check out the new exhibition at Alex Bult Gallery of Bryce Vinokurov’s “Tel Aviv: Urban Landscapes” from Oct. 9 through Nov. 1. Vinokurov’s paintings and collages portray the dynamic duality of a city that boasts beauty (palm trees and parks) as well as grit (telephone wires and satellite dishes), and a collection of beautiful Bauhaus buildings in older parts of the city. Take a peek at the art and chat with Vinokurov in person at the preview reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 9 or the opening night reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 11. Alex Bult Gallery is at 1114 21st St., Suite B in midtown. For more information, call 476-5430 or go to alexbultgallery.com

DOOR BUSTERS Have you ever wondered where your neighbors get their festive fall door decorations and have you secretly coveted their sense of outdoor chic? Why not learn to make your own autumnal masterpiece at the Fall Door Decoration DIY Class hosted by Relles Florist from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 11? The pros at the family-owned florist shop will provide the materials and take you through an easy-to-follow, step-by-step process that promises to produce your very own door decoration worthy of a Better Homes and Gardens cover. Relles Florist is at 2400 J St. For more information, call 441-1478 or go to rellesflorist.com Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Please email items for consideration by the first of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n

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Movin’ on Up A RETIREE FINDS HIMSELF A DELUXE APARTMENT IN THE SKY

chapter of The American Institute of Architects in 1968. One of Smith’s goals after retiring in 2012 was finding a new home. He specifically wanted a home with just one level and without any yard maintenance, one of his least favorite activities. He had a good idea where he wanted to live and in what size home. “It had to be within a mile or two of the central city, have at least two bedrooms and two bathrooms,” he says.

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aving lived in Sacramento since 1974, Talbott Smith had driven by 4100 Folsom Blvd. in East Sacramento many times. At street level, the condominium building is largely hidden from sight due to its deep setbacks and plenty of large old trees, though its 10 stories tower over the neighborhood. Smith had always wondered about the building.

By repainting in a palette of neutral gray, Smith highlighted his impressive collection of artwork and Lalique crystal along with his furniture.

He specifically wanted a home with just one level and without any yard maintenance, one of his least favorite activities. He had a good idea where he wanted to live and in what size home. Built on the site of the Breuner family mansion, the precast concrete luxury building was erected in the mid-1960s at a cost of $2 million. The building was designed and built with the intention of preserving the original garden layout and as many trees as possible on the 2.5-acre parcel. Developed by ContinentalHeller Construction, it earned a merit award from the Central Valley

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“Moving is at the top of my ‘things I hate doing’ list, so I am hoping that this move will be the last for me.”

Smith’s real estate agent suggested he look at a condominium at 4100 Folsom Blvd. Though the apartment was decorated in midcentury modern style, Smith recognized the potential of the 1,720-square-foot space. He was able to look beyond the color scheme: a rainbow of saturated colors including bright orange, lipstick red, turquoise and lime green. “I liked the openness of the combined living/dining area and the open kitchen,” he says. “And the view into the trees is also great.” Smith confronted an abbreviated timeline for his move from his former

home into his new condo in the sky. He closed escrow on June 30 and moved in on July 23. During that short period, Smith completed a host of modifications to his new home, including the installation of new carpeting and more substantial baseboards and crown moldings. He cleaned the wooden shutters and repaired and installed retractable shades in the office. He put new toilets and shower enclosures in the master and guest baths but retained the original HOME page 35

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Owner Talbott Smith is happy with his move to 4100 Folsom Blvd.

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carrara marble vanity tops. He updated the lighting in the living and dining areas. In the kitchen, Smith added a Jenn-Air downdraft cook top and relocated the built-in microwave. By repainting in a palette of neutral gray, Smith highlighted his impressive collection of artwork and Lalique crystal along with his furniture. “My furnishings are wood, glass and various shades of gray,” he says. Smith’s artwork and impressive collection of about 500 pieces of Lalique crystal invite the eye to linger. A few notable items in his art collection include a signed and numbered screen print by Andy Warhol, two photos by the American fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo, a photo of Tower Bridge by local photographer Kenny Rapadas and three Salvador Dali prints made from wood engravings. Two balconies—a large one off the living/dining area and a smaller one off the master bedroom—offer close-up views of East Sacramento’s luxurious tree canopy. Smith loves spending time on the larger balcony sipping coffee and reading the morning newspaper. In addition to the building’s many outdoor amenities (a large swimming pool and lounge area, dog run, barbecue and

“I am very happy with how this new place turned out. I feel very at ease and at home here,” he says. “My neighbors—the ones I have met so far—are very nice people,” Smith says. “The people in this building are very mindful that we all have a shared responsibility for the living conditions in this great building.” What has surprised him most about his new home? According to Smith, the building’s design makes the condominium very quiet. “I am very happy with how this new place turned out. I feel very at ease and at home here,” he says. “Moving is at the top of my ‘things I hate doing’ list, so I am hoping that this move will be the last for me.” 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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King of Kings LASALLE THOMPSON LEFT HIS HEART IN SACRAMENTO

BY R.E. GRASWICH SPORTS AUTHORITY

ard to believe that’s really LaSalle Thompson sitting all by himself at Cafe Bernardo’s enjoying a plate of bright-red heirloom tomatoes. But it surely is Tank Thompson, the original King, still pleased to play unofficial ambassador for the NBA team he loves and the city he calls home. “I’m on a low-carb diet,” he says, explaining his fresh but meager brunch. “And I’ve got lunch a little later today at the Sutter Club, so I don’t want to wreck my appetite.” As the Kings prepare for their 30th season in Northern California, Thompson stands unique in several categories. He was a high-profile player on a high-profile team, the inaugural 1985 Kings squad that relocated from Kansas City. He was popular, a 6-foot-10 giant whose big personality brightened any room. And while he eventually bounced around the league in a manner typical among journeyman centers, he always returned to Sacramento. Thompson followed his homing instincts this summer after losing his job as a coach with the

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LaSalle Thompson, the original King, is still pleased to play unofficial ambassador for the NBA team he loves and the city he calls home

New York Knicks. He was on the first plane west. “Sacramento is a great town,” he says. “There’s a lot to be said for New York, and I love being in L.A. But I’m always glad to get back to Sacramento.” Which presents an opportunity: As the franchise wraps up three decades in Sacramento, who better to ask about the unique relationship between the team and its town than the original King, LaSalle Thompson? “I think back to when we were in Kansas City, and we first heard that a group from Sacramento was buying the team,” Thompson says. “They said they would keep the team in Kansas City if we averaged

10,000 fans. Eddie Johnson and I did the math, and by that time, it was impossible for us to average 10,000. So yeah, we knew we were moving.” Sacramento, circa 1984, was not exactly on Thompson’s list of mustsee places—“I had to get a map and look up where it was,” he says—but it quickly became a place of heady, positive anticipation. “There wasn’t one person in the organization who didn’t want to move to Sacramento,” Thomas says. “Even though Reggie Theus told the media that Sacramento wasn’t California, it was California, and we knew it would be better for us than Kansas City.” Thompson is 53 now, but he was only in his third NBA season when

the team moved. He attended the University of Texas after growing up in Cincinnati, a city filled with racial hatreds that he has never forgotten. And there was the weather. Thompson never liked the cold. “Kansas City was like Cincinnati, except I didn’t know anybody there,” he says. “I would always look forward to the last game of the season, because the next day, I would be gone.” Sacramento meant a fresh start. Fans were thrilled by the major league affiliation brought by the Kings. For several years, every game was sold out. Players were treated as heroes. “Sacramento was proud of their team, even when we weren’t very good. They treated us like family,” Thompson says. “That’s the difference between Sacramento and other places. These days, players realize it’s OK to play in a small town, like Oklahoma City or San Antonio, where they’ve had success, and Sacramento, where they have support.” Thompson was traded to Indiana in 1989. He played in Philadelphia and Denver before retiring in 1997, and later he coached in Charlotte and New York. While Thompson never stopped traveling, he encouraged his mother to settle in Sacramento. Today, they share a home here. Recent years were especially challenging for Kings fans, as the team seemed poised to move again. But the original King kept his faith, despite threats from the owners, the Maloof family, to sell and move. SPORTS page 39

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Jungle Out There PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM GARDEN HAZARDS

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ews reports tell of a white cobra hiding in a woodpile near Los Angeles, a mountain lion roaming through East Sacramento and West Nile virus-bearing mosquitoes buzzing through the air around us. Scary creatures are getting close to home. Is it safe to go out into your garden? We don’t have to worry about cobras, and the mountain lion risk shouldn’t keep you awake at night. However, West Nile virus is a real hazard, especially for the young, old and immune-suppressed. There are more mosquitoes bearing this potentially deadly virus in California this year than ever before. The season extends through October, so you need to continue to avoid being outside at dusk and dawn, apply repellant and make sure that there is no standing water nearby. Look for areas that collect water, not forgetting saucers under plants. Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District will inspect your property and put mosquito fish into ponds and fountains at no expense. To ask for their help, go to fightthebite.net or call (800) 429-1022.

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You’ll see spooky spiders in Halloween decorations this month. Don’t forget that they are beneficial arachnids, not bad bugs. There are several kind of spiders that can bite, but the black widow is the only Northern California spider that poses a serious threat. (There are no brown recluse spiders here.) Black widow bites may be painful but are rarely fatal. These spiders hide in dark, enclosed spaces. Protect yourself by wearing gloves if you are moving wood, separating a stack of garden pots or reaching into a corner of your garage. Learn to recognize the black widow’s thick, sticky white web. An insecticide spray may kill a black widow that’s been directly hit, but it won’t kill the young in the egg sacs. Crushing the adults, vacuuming them up along with their eggs and clearing out clutter are the best ways to control them.

Protective gear is wise for other gardening tasks. Wear gloves if you are handling fertilizer or compost. Many people are afraid of bees and wasps. Only one or two people out of a thousand are hypersensitive to stings. A meter reader ran shrieking from my yard years ago, screaming, “There are bees in your yard!” He didn’t have a bee sting allergy, he told me. He was just terrified of them. I read the meter

for him and tried to convince him that bees were focused on gathering nectar and pollen and would sting only if trapped or swatted. Yellow jacket wasps (sometimes called meat bees) can be the aggressive exception. I’m happy to have bees and most kinds of wasps in my yard, but will contact Mosquito & Vector Control if I find a nest of yellow jackets. In California, we tend to garden in shorts, flip-flops and tank tops. My Australian gardening friends live on the continent with the most poisonous and dangerous creatures in the world. They advocate gardening armed with gloves, long pants, boots and a stick to poke in the underbrush, which is a good idea in California if you live in rattlesnake country. Another reason

that the Australians cover up is for sun protection. We should do that, too. Slop on sunblock and slap on a hat when going outside, slip on a shirt at midday, and wear sunglasses. Protective gear is wise for other gardening tasks. Wear gloves if you are handling fertilizer or compost. If you use a lawnmower or other power equipment, closed-toe shoes and ear and eye protection will help keep you safe. Protect your eyes if you are trimming branches or pruning roses. It’s recommended that you wear long sleeves and pants, gloves and shoes when applying any pesticide. Read the labels and follow their directions carefully. The most dangerous thing in your garden—and in your house, for that

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SPORTS FROM page 36 matter—doesn’t buzz, slither or spin a web. We probably all know somebody who has had a mishap with a ladder. When you are trying to reach just a little bit farther, it is tempting to climb too high or lean over too far. Pick the right kind of ladder, at the right height, and inspect it to make sure it’s in good condition. Position it so that you don’t have to reach to the side. Keep at least three points of contact on the ladder at all times. Make sure that it is placed securely on firm ground. Have somebody support it at the base if at all possible If you garden in India, cobras are a real threat. I know Indian gardeners who tell about checking for venomous snakes coiled in garden umbrellas before sitting beneath them. Yikes! I’m glad that I garden in Sacramento. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County Lifetime Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 875-6913 or go to ucanr.edu/sites/ sacmg n

“I didn’t think they would move,” Thompson says. “I knew there were buyers who would keep the team in Sacramento. And I knew how hard Kevin (Mayor Johnson) was working to line up buyers.” As for the current team, Thompson feels center DeMarcus Cousins can be “a real force,” provided Cousins is matched with guards who can get him the ball and play to his skills. And Thompson is supplementing his own skills, embarking on a career in executive coaching and motivation. He is friendly with many business executives and has many stories to tell. On this day, relaxing at Bernardo’s before lunch at the Sutter Club, Thompson interrupts his own story to watch a guest devour bacon and toast. “Man, that bacon looks good. I’m going to get some,” Thompson says, heading to the counter. He knows a plate of bacon doesn’t seem like much next to a 6-10 King. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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Before It’s Too Late AN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE IS A CRUCIAL DOCUMENT

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Each illness was followed by weeks

work, psychology and chaplaincy,

of a TV game show.

in a rehabilitation facility in the Bay

we would now care for Ken’s whole

Area.

person.

With introductions made, we pushed our chairs into a semicircle

told the woman that even with

meeting was that Ken, like many

a ponytailed man pushing 60, spoke

the feeding tube, Ken would likely

people, had failed to discuss crucial

first. Had her husband been able to

aspirate his saliva. In addition, he’d

questions with his loved ones prior to

dress, feed and bathe himself? Did she

have to be restrained or heavily

arriving on his deathbed.

think he had much understanding of

sedated because stroke-induced

what was going on with his body?

confusion would cause Ken to pull out

advance directive, sometimes called

the tube.

a living will. An advance directive is

questions. of the meeting by picking up her

ast year, a psychologist, a

stethoscope. She was an athletic

social worker and a doctor

woman who’d had some luck

accompanied me into the

cheating her 50s with youthful blue

hospital room of an 84-year-old

eyes and a pixie cut. She bent over

Korean War vet named Ken. The

Ken, searching his expression for

doctor, a consulting physician,

understanding, but she saw little

introduced us as the palliative care

to indicate that he was aware of his

team for the VA Hospital.

surroundings.

Ken’s wife of 51 years stood to

other medical personnel to follow the

The hourlong meeting finished when Ken’s wife agreed to let us implement “comfort care” measures.

grip. The woman, likely in her 70s, had the well-heeled look of a senior model. Ken, the victim of multiple strokes, did little to greet us,

the doctor concluded.

If you don’t have a written directive, or you haven’t appointed someone who can confidently speak for you, then doctors will be obligated to do everything possible—even if “everything” means a painful delay of Ken was well loved by his family

“Is this the way your husband

and fellow vets, but the truth is that

wanted to live his later years?” the

a well-written advance directive could

Actually, there were few options

psychologist asked.

have eased the burden on his family

left for the old farmer. He’d had multiple hospitalizations and suffered

“No,” she said. “I suppose it really isn’t.” “Sounds like he values the quality of his life,” I reflected.

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speak for themselves.

“Then let’s do that,” the wife said.

several recent bouts of pneumonia.

wishes of patients who are unable to

your death.

“He really needs a feeding tube,”

shake our hands with a self-assured

Those questions are answered in an

the document that directs doctors and

The doctor then assumed control

SPIRIT MATTERS

The real reason behind this difficult

around Ken’s bed. Our psychologist,

“No,” she said to all those

BY NORRIS BURKES

With great sensitivity, the doctor

She nodded. “He knows that heaven awaits.” The hourlong meeting finished

and ensured that he would spend his final days with the dignity of his choosing. If you don’t have an advance directive, I urge you to get started today. More information on advance directives, and state-specific advance

when Ken’s wife agreed to let us

directive documents to download, are

implement “comfort care” measures.

available at caringinfo.org

Comfort care means that every person taking care of Ken would adopt a new goal—one designed not to make Ken get better, but to make him feel better. Our goal shifted to helping him live as well as possible for as long as possible. With the help of social

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A Warrior for Women TOP EXEC AT WEAVE RUNS THE ORGANIZATION LIKE A BUSINESS

BY SENA CHRISTIAN

line. She can create a new program, promote it and fund it, all over drinks at Il Fornaio. She doesn’t back down from challenging projects or challenging ideas, but she makes working on them fun for everyone.”

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eth Hassett has traveled to every U.S. state except Hawaii, Alaska and North Dakota. Most of these visits occurred while road tripping across the country as a child with her family, a pastime she continues to enjoy as an adult. “I think the world would be a better place if people went on more road trips,” she says. Hassett has also traveled in Europe and can one day see herself working with women and children who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse overseas. But before that happens, she knows there’s a lot of work left to do in her own backyard. She’s doing that work as executive director of WEAVE, a nonprofit organization that aims to end domestic violence and sexual assault throughout Sacramento County. In assuming the top leadership role in 2006, Hassett rejoined an organization she had worked for in the 1990s, returning because she remained committed to the cause. “I am very passionate about social justice issues and making sure people who have no protection (get) some protection and help,” she says. “There was a lot of unfinished business.” WEAVE provides crisis intervention services for survivors, along with prevention and education programs for the larger community to do its part in breaking the cycle of violence. The organization also supports international and domestic victims of human trafficking.

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The job is tough, though, especially considering that some 40 years after the movement to support survivors of sexual assault began, this societal problem still exists.

Beth Hassett

Hassett wasted no time after taking the helm, immediately launching efforts to transform the organization’s residential, counseling and legal services and build a $4 million, 12,000-square-foot safe house. The safe house provided 10,396 nights of shelter to 163 women, two men and

206 children from July 2012 to July 2013, according to an annual report. “Beth is a rock star,” says attorney Ashley West, a member of the board of directors for several years. “She runs WEAVE like a business, and getting services to women and children who need it is her bottom

Hassett oversees a budget of $3.5 million and 120 regular and on-call employees. The annual report details the critical work done by WEAVE staff and volunteers: For instance, the phone line answered 10,217 calls, and the 24-hour sexual assault response team provided support to 188 rape victims undergoing an evidentiary exam. “The hardest part is all the vicarious trauma we all have here,” Hassett says. “The staff sees terrible, heart-wrenching stories and sees people in a lot of pain. Sometimes we feel helpless. There’s a lot of suffering, and we can’t always fix it.” Raised in Massachusetts and Indiana, Hassett was exposed to the arts by her parents, both writers. Her

mother wrote Harlequin romance novels; her father is a published playwright who ran a theater company. When Hassett went to college at The University of Utah, she took a different route and majored in finance. After graduating, she married Kevin Hassett, an actor. They met while acting in a movie for a graduate school project; their first kiss was captured on film. The couple has two daughters, including one who is earning her degree in musical theater. Hassett got a master’s degree in communications from Indiana State University, and in 1992 she and Kevin moved to his home state of California. Over the course of the next two decades, she’d work two stints at Capital Public Radio doing fundraising, development and marketing; as director of resource development for WEAVE; as director of marketing for MajorGiving.com; and as director of Mercy San Juan Community Council. But WEAVE was her true calling. The job is tough, though, especially

considering that some 40 years after the movement to support survivors of sexual assault began, this societal problem still exists. “We’re at the point where the world has not changed dramatically,” Hassett says. “So what do we do?” Knowing that men perpetuate the vast majority of violence, WEAVE is making a concerted effort to bring more men into the movement. One method has been through Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an annual walk/ race in which men wear high heels and raise money for the organization. WEAVE is also introducing youth-led programs into schools to talk about ways to curb gender violence. In her spare time, Hassett loves to travel and vacation at her family’s cabin in Utah, where she can escape technology and relax. She and Kevin go to concerts together and recently saw Arcade Fire perform. She plays with her pug, Demetrius, and writes romantic suspense novels for fun. “And, as many people will tell you, I play Words With Friends way too often,” she says. n

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Dance Interrupted SIDELINED BY INJURY, LEADING BALLERINA CAN’T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE STAGE

BY JESSICA LASKEY

welcome time to reflect and rejuvenate—something Cunningham didn’t realize she needed until she was in the midst of it. “I’m learning a lot about myself,” she says. “If you had interviewed me a year ago, I probably would have said I would dance for a few more years and then retire and do something else, but now I’m hungrier to come back and dance more, dance better. The injury totally changed my perspective.”

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

don’t know what they see in me,” Alexandra Cunningham says. “I just put everything I have into dance.” This remarkably humble phrase comes from one of Sacramento Ballet’s principal ballerinas. She is also the daughter of the ballet’s coartistic directors, Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda. “I used to be really nervous that people would think, ‘Oh, Alex is only dancing that role because she’s the director’s daughter,” Cunningham admits. “So I’m always pushing myself to live up to the expectation. At least people can’t say I didn’t work for it.” While it might keep the critics at bay, this hard-driving determination is not always the best for the ballerina’s health, as her recent knee injury can attest. During a rehearsal for George Balanchine’s “Rubies” last October, Cunningham unknowingly tore her ACL. She continued to dance on it until late December. “I was doing a basic step and [my left knee] popped,” Cunningham, 27, recalls. “It didn’t hurt that bad, so I kept dancing. Then, in a performance, I was doing a side kick during the finale and my knee went a way it shouldn’t go. I went to a physical therapist, who didn’t feel anything unusual, so I kept dancing. When I finally realized that it wasn’t getting better and that I was compensating a lot, I got an MRI.” The MRI and subsequent doctor visits revealed that Cunningham

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She would often move to music around the house instead of doing her homework, much to her parents’ chagrin.

Alexandra Cunningham

would have to have surgery (which she did on Dec. 20) and complete six to nine months of rehabilitation— which meant no more performing for the rest of the season. “I was in denial,” Cunningham admits. “We tweak things all the time. I’ve sprained my ankle a billion times;

I get back spasms. But I’m notorious for dancing through pain. I’m a little crazy that way. [Ballet] is such an amazing thing to be able to do that I don’t want to stop. My feet hurt more every day than my knee ever did.” This forced hiatus has given the dedicated dancer some unexpectedly

It’s not surprising that her deeper desires have led her to crave even more contact with ballet. Ever since she was a kid, she knew she wanted to dance. She would often move to music around the house instead of doing her homework, much to her parents’ chagrin. In fact, Ron and Carinne—Cunningham refers to them by their first names with a practiced professionalism that may be enhanced by her fear of favoritism—in no way wished for their daughter to join the corps. Quite the opposite. “Ron and Carinne tried to get me to do everything but ballet,” Cunningham says. “Piano, Girl Scouts, soccer. School was always No. 1. They wanted me to be really well rounded. And they knew how much

didn’t want to be in their company by day and then come home to their house for dinner. I wanted to keep things separate.” Nearly 10 years later, the ironwilled dancer has accomplished everything she set out to: She’s living on her own but enjoys frequent family dinners at her parents’ house. She’s gotten to create roles in her father’s iconic ballets as well as dance for international choreographers of world renown. And she’s at the top of her professional game, with her sights set on more. “I didn’t totally grasp how amazing my job was until it was taken away,” Cunningham says, referring to her injury. “This whole experience has made me realize that I’m not done yet. Ballet is in my blood.”

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you have to sacrifice as a dancer. They didn’t want me to burn out too young.” Regardless of her parents’ caution, Cunningham danced as often as she could, training at Deane Dance Center under the legendary Barbara Crockett, the founder of Sacramento Ballet and a teacher who was “hard as nails.” When Cunningham reached sophomore year of high school, Ron and Carinne invited their daughter to dance small roles in the corps when they needed extra girls, which only fed Cunningham’s creative appetite. “It was so fun to be with the professionals,” she recalls. “They were my role models growing up, and watching them rehearse up close made me want to be a dancer even more.” At the age of 18, Cunningham deferred entrance to UC Berkeley when she was invited to become an apprentice at her “dream company,” which she accepted on one condition. “I told my parents I would only sign the contract if I could move out on my own,” Cunningham says. “I

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Melanie Howard TRACING HER ROOTS

BY JESSICA LASKEY VOLUNTEER PROFILE

hen Melanie Howard says she’s a Sacramento native, she’s not

talking just one generation. She’s talking roots that go back to the mid-1850s, which is especially cool, considering she’s the vice president of the Genealogical Association of Sacramento. “When I retired from nursing in 2001, I wanted to trace my family roots,” Howard explains. “I joined the GAS because they met in the afternoon. They are a wonderful group and soon asked me to be on the board. I was [the group] historian for a year or so and was also president of the Sacramento Orchid Society. When GAS asked me to be president of their group, I agreed when my Orchid Society presidency finished. I love volunteering my time and participating in these wonderful groups.” Howard was the president of GAS for four years and now serves as the group’s vice president. During that time, she’s discovered quite a few fascinating family ties to the area she calls home. “Both sides of my family are Sacramento natives,” Howard says proudly. “My maternal great-greatgrandparents came overland in 1852 and settled on the Yolo side of the river, where the Port of Sacramento is now. My paternal side came in 1885 and settled in the Rocklin and

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Melanie Howard, VP of the Genealogical Association of Sacramento, standing next to a photo of one of her ancestors, her great-greatgrandfather Rev. Allen Thompson.

Roseville area. So I am definitely a

many fun finds, one of which hangs

Sacramento native.”

in her house.

As Howard’s root system spread

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out before her, it wasn’t long before

searches, I found my great-great-

she found that some of her relatives—

grandfather’s framed, matted photo

the Mathena line—are buried in the

on eBay,” Howard says. “He was

Old City Cemetery.

a Methodist Episcopal minister in

“I now give docent tours for them

Bordentown, N.J., and the photo

and tell all of the wonderful stories

was taken three months short of his

about the residents in the cemetery,

99th birthday while preaching the

including my own ancestors who are

Easter Sunday service. He died three

buried there,” Howard says.

months short of his 100th birthday.

Her dedicated dives into her own personal history have led Howard to

A visual reminder for Howard of just how far her clan has come.

The 118-year-old framed photo hangs in my entryway.”

See Howard in action as a member of the Old Sacramento Living History Program—she’ll be volunteering as a ghost—during the Ghost Tours in Old Sac on Friday, Oct. 10, and Saturday, Oct. 11. For more information on the Ghost Tours, visit historicoldsac.org. For more information on the GAS, visit gensac.org. For more information on the Old City Cemetery, visit oldcitycemetery.com n

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The Bean Scene SPECIALTY COFFEE FLOURISHES IN SACRAMENTO

BY GREG SABIN

Fish’s special nitro brew. It’s a cold cup of joe served out of a nitrogen tap, similar to a Guinness stout. It’s slightly foamy, with a beerlike head and a mellow, nutty bite. It’s unlike any other coffee you’re bound to have. 4749 Folsom Blvd.; 400 P St.; chocolatefishcoffee.com

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ere in Sacramento, we’ve got Beer Week, Bacon Fest, Dine Downtown Restaurant Week and any other number of weeks celebrating the best consumables our region has to offer. New on the scene in October is Specialty Coffee Week (Oct. 13-19), a seven-day celebration of lovingly sourced, locally roasted beans and the expertly crafted beverages that come from them. During Specialty Coffee Week, local cafes and roasters will celebrate all things coffee. From roasting to brewing, from coffee pairing dinners to coffee-infused beers, from history lectures to coffee sack art, there’s bound to be something to capture your caffeinated fancy. Outside of that week, it’s good to know where you can get some of the best coffee in town. Drop by any of these local roasters and you’re bound to find passionate employees doling out fine cups of java for your enjoyment. Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters— “What the heck is a chocolate fish?” you might ask. Well, it’s a fish-shaped confection given as a thank-you or reward in the faraway land of New Zealand. Basically, it’s a Kiwi thing. Turns out, so is coffee. Chocolate Fish started as a little cafe attached to the CalPERS building at 3rd and Q streets more than six years ago. Since then, the Fish team has opened a second cafe and roasting plant in East Sac. The vibe is coffee-centric all the way. Other than a few sweet treats

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Coffee Works and Jump Start Cafe—Before there was Java City, before there was a Starbuck’s on every corner, before some of you were born, there was Coffee Works. To say that Coffee Works was ahead of the curve when it came to local coffee roasting is like saying that the Wright brothers were ahead of the curve when it came to charging airline baggage fees. The team at Coffee Works has been roasting coffee in that deeply satisfying, rich, dark, oily fashion since 1982. Since that time, they’ve been dedicated to organic production, sustainable agriculture and community involvement. They were doing these things before these things were buzzwords. Jump Start Café is an in-house bakery turning out exemplary pastries and delicious bites. Try a cup of Jump Start coffee and a breakfast burrito or pastry to get your morning started right. 3418 Folsom Blvd.; coffeeworks.com

In need of a coffee break? Stop by Chhocolate Fish Coffee Roasters for a cup and a pastry.

made by local standby Magpie Caterers, Chocolate Fish is all about the coffee. A sign on the door of the East Sac shop reads, “No Wi-Fi, Conversation Encouraged.” Basically, this is not a remote office or study

room; it’s a convivial place to savor the bean. Try a flat white, an Australia/New Zealand treat that falls somewhere between a cappuccino and a cafe au lait. Or get a cup of Chocolate

Temple Coffee Roasters—For almost a decade, Temple Coffee Roasters has pulled in accolades from local and national audiences alike. Temple’s dedication to roasting and brewing has earned it mentions in national periodicals, local best-of lists and regional competitions. Just last

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806 L Street, Sacramento 916-442-7092 www.frankfats.com www.frankfats75.com year, one of Temple’s coffees garnered a national first-place award from Coffee Review. If you haven’t figured it out yet, these folks are serious about coffee. Seriously serious. And it shows. Visit templecoffee.com and you’ll find videos on brewing (both hot and cold), educational articles about coffee, profiles of coffee producers and information about roasting at home. Temple has three locations. The storefront at Munroe and Fair Oaks in Arden-Arcade offers a comfortable sitting room for savoring your joe, as well as a busy walkup line for local professionals getting their morning fix. The downtown location at 9th and J is modern, sleek and fast paced. The Midtown outpost at 29th and S is an oasis in a sleepy corner of the grid, offering a beautiful patio for coffee enjoyment late into the night. 2600 Fair Oaks Blvd.; 1010 9th St.; 2829 S St.; templecoffee.com Old Soul Co.—Part roastery, part bakery, Old Soul Co. has been part of Sacramento’s hangout scene for a

while now. The original location in an alley warehouse off 17th and L became one of Midtown’s best spots to relax, meet friends, listen to music or just chill. Nearly 10 years later, it still is. Location No. 2 is another of Midtown’s best hangs: Weatherstone. On 21st between H and I streets, Weatherstone boasts one of Sacramento’s best patios and most convivial atmospheres. Old Soul’s newest incarnation is at 40 Acres in Oak Park. The full cafe menu and plentiful seating make this a destination for coffee lovers, food lovers, music lovers and neighborhood regulars. 1716 L St.; 812 21st St.; 3434 Broadway; oldsoulco.com For more information about Specialty Coffee Week, go tospecialtycoffeeweek.com Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n

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GALLERY ART SHOWS IN OCTOBER

Archival Gallery presents ”Any Resemblance” paintings by D.L. Thomas, shown above. Oct. 8 through Nov. 1. 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalframe.com

Sacramento Fine Arts Center presents Bold Expressions, Northern California Arts Annual International Open Juried Art Exhibition. The show runs through Oct. 25. Shown: a painting by Bruce Leavitt. 5330B Gibbons Drive; sacfinearts.org

The b. sakata garo gallery will exhibit works by Jerald Silva, shown above. 923 20th St.; bsakatagaro.com

Elliott Fouts Gallery features “ Color Stories,” new landscapes by Central Valley painter John Karl Claes, shown above. The show runs through Oct. 31. 1831 P St.; efgallery.com Artwork by 14 Sacramento artists exploring the generations runs at SMUD Art Gallery until Dec. 10. Shown right: a painting by Leslie DuPratt SMUD Gallery is at 6301 S St.

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