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In the Know PRINT IS ONLY WAY TO PROVIDE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IDENTITY

he meaning of the word “community” has enlarged in recent years. Mostly this is due to social media moving to the virtual world what was once mostly just geographically oriented. More on this later. When we started publishing our first neighborhood publication in 1996, community was generally defined as a group whose members resided in a specific local area and shared a government. While planning what to cover in our newspaper, I drew up a list of things that create a neighborhood. Included in my

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list were local events for residents of all ages, places to eat and shop, recreation opportunities, schools, churches and, of course, the interesting people who live there. Also of note were the homes and gardens, and even the pets, of our neighbors. Over the years, I also became aware of the importance of the arts, land use and local government issues, and so I expanded our coverage to these areas. As our family’s volunteer activities grew, I came to realize how vital it was to celebrate volunteerism and encourage others to join in. While I live in and know best my own East Sacramento neighborhood, I try to reach out and talk to folks who live in the other neighborhoods we serve for feedback. Recently, through a mutual friend, I met a lovely woman named Carol Delzer. An attorney who has lived and worked in Arden for decades, she loves her neighborhood. She

told me that our Inside Arden publication helped create a positive sense of identity for her community. While there’s a number of smaller neighborhood groups in her area, she says there has never been a chamber of commerce or business association— despite a significant small-business community—to market the Arden area. We talked about Carmichael’s strong sense of community, thanks in part to its active chamber of commerce and the publishing many years ago of a beautiful book on Carmichael by Susan Maxwell Skinner, who writes and photographs for us. (We met her doing a story about her book and invited her to become a regular contributor.) I recently learned that Arden is finally getting its own chamber of commerce when I was asked to speak to the new group this month. I founded the East Sacramento

Chamber of Commerce 20 years ago, and they wanted me to share my experiences as a 20-year board member and volunteer and as publisher of Inside Arden. I look forward to helping them succeed in any way I can. Recently, a new Pocket resident contacted us about a part-time job with our company. He said he was so excited to receive our publication and said he instantly felt a part of the community he now calls home. TO page 8

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neighborhoods. Working together, we can all help shape the future of our neighborhoods.

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Detective Tina Mortenson, Officer Shaun McGovern, Sgt. Joe Bailey, Capt. James Beezley, Detective Chris Starr and Detective Jon Fan are responsible for the the return of "Journeys of the Imagination" bronze statue. FROM page 7

its neighborhoods if you are willing to put in the energy. Like Roger Klein, I I heard similar comments from a had lived in a number of places around newcomer to Land Park who sat next the country. We both agreed that to me at a concert a few weeks ago. most places are not nearly as easily I am grateful that similar accessible to civic involvement as comments like this get back to me on Sacramento. a regular basis. It still makes my day But you can get involved only if you to receive these comments because know what is going on and what there I know our team is succeeding in is to do in the community. That is why helping define and celebrate our local publications like ours remain lovely neighborhoods and their unique as vital as ever. Websites have their identities. function, as do social media pages and I just had lunch with a retired apps, but they all have very limited recording company executive named audiences. Roger Klein, who recently moved to The one experience that almost the Downtown grid from San Diego. everybody gets to share is the ability He wanted to involve himself in the to read our printed local publications arts community of his new home. He in the neighborhoods we serve. It is, was over the top in his enthusiasm in effect, the common denominator of for Sacramento and its potential. He useful local civic information you need had thought long and hard about to be in the know. the move and reached out to some of As recent as two decades ago The our top civic leaders before making Bee served the function of providing the decision. He was delighted they local citizens with a base of common took his calls and agreed to meet. He civic knowledge. But sadly we estimate said all were encouraging and upbeat that now only about 5 percent of our about his future here. readership gets the daily newspaper I like to talk to newcomers and delivered to their home. There is no hear about their recent experiences. doubt that less information is not good While Sacramento is a far more for our communities. interesting place than it was when Let me take a moment to go back I arrived here 28 years ago, one to my opening statement about social thing that has not changed is the media and community. In addition ability to easily immerse yourself to geographic communities, social into the civic fabric of our city and

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media have connected communities of people with shared interests all over the country and even the world. While virtual communities have contributed many positive things to people’s lives, it is still vital to connect with your geographic neighbors. We still need and benefit from knowing real people on our streets and in our

In late July, I received a call from Sacramento Police Capt. James Beezley. He was proud to report that detectives had located a beloved bronze statue that had been stolen from the lobby of Clunie Community Center two months earlier. The next week, “Journeys of the Imagination” was returned in near-perfect condition. We have now returned it to the lobby and hope it will never be stolen again. The police are still working on the case. We know that a photo of the statue had been found on a phone confiscated from a thief who had been picked up. This led police to the statue. While my Friends of East Sacramento nonprofit partner Lisa Schmidt and I love the statue dearly, we were happy to know that we weren’t the only ones shocked and saddened by the brazen theft. We’re all glad to have our little boy back! Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

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Talking Climate LIBRARY OFFERS INFORMAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE

n Saturday, Sept. 9, Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library will present the first session in a three-part program on climate change and extreme weather events called “Pushing the Limits.” Each session is organized around a theme and paired with a suggested book to read. According to the library, the program is like a book club crossed with a science cafe. For the first session, the suggested book is “Climate Changed” by Philippe Squarzoni. The session will be led by Dr. Christopher Cappa, a professor at UC Davis and a partner scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The session starts at 2 p.m. in the library’s Community Room. While supplies last, registrants can pick up a free copy of the suggested book at the library. The book is also available to borrow from the library’s collection. “Pushing the Limits” is a library-hosted reading, viewing and discussion program for adults. The program is free, but registration is required. It’s funded by grants from NOAA and the National Science Foundation. The second session will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7. The suggested book is “The Big Burn” by Timothy Egan. The final session will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4. The suggested

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Jason Jugoz of Riverside Sports Bar book is “The Water Knife” by Paolo Bacigalupi. The library is at 7335 Gloria Drive. For more information, go to saclibrary.org.

ELKS HOLDS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Elks Lodge #6 is offering a reduced application fee during September and October for new members. Instead of $50, new members will pay $1. Annual dues are $180. That fee is prorated for members who join this

fall. There are additional fees to use the fitness center and swimming pool. The lodge has almost 650 members. Its goal is 1,000 members. For more information, contact lodge secretary Judi Tracy at (916) 422-6666 or lodge@elks6.com. Elks Lodge #6 is at 6446 Riverside Blvd.

RIVERSIDE SPORTS BAR OPENS Riverside Sports Bar officially opened on July 22 with a ribboncutting ceremony attended by City Councilmember Rick Jennings.

Owner Jay Jugoz is excited to see his longtime dream come to fruition. Jugoz co-owns the bar with his brother, who is currently serving in Iraq. They grew up in the Sacramento-Elk Grove area. After completing his military service, Jugoz wanted to open a neighborhood sports bar with an environment reminiscent of the “Cheers” television show. The bar is in the Grocery Outlet shopping center—a “hidden gem” site, according to Jugoz. The sports bar serves food and a rotating selection of local craft beers from places such as Track 7 and Oak Park Brewing Company. There are six television sets with full sports packages, an interactive dartboard for online competitive play, and pool tables. In football season, a limited brunch service will be offered. The bar is open 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Riverside Sports Bar is at 6401 Riverside Blvd.

FREE MOVIE NIGHT UNDER THE STARS The family movie “E.T.” will be screened outdoors on Friday, Sept. 15, at Garcia Bend Park. Food trucks will be selling food at the park starting at 5 p.m. The free movie screening will start at dusk. Free popcorn will be available. Garcia Bend Park is at 7654 Pocket Road.

ST ANTHONY PLANS FALL FESTIVAL St. Anthony Church will hold its 24th annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon to 9 p.m. Admission is free. There will be international food booths, baked goods, children’s activities and games, a book sale and free entertainment, including mariachi bands and Polynesian dance troupes. Proceeds from the festival benefit community activities such as the South Sacramento Interfaith Partnership’s emergency food closet, Family Promise and the Sacramento Youth Symphony’s chamber music workshops. St. Anthony Church is at 660 Florin Road. For more information, call (916) 428-5678 or go to stanthonysacramento.org.

ELKS PUT ON A CAR SHOW Elks Lodge #6 will hold a classic car show featuring pre-1974 vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The show will take place in the lodge’s parking log. There is room for only 150 cars. The car entry fee is $30 in advance, $35 on the day of the show. To register a vehicle for the show, call (916) 422-6666 or send an email to info@elks6.com. Breakfast will be provided to all entrants. Elks Lodge #6 is at 6446 Riverside Blvd. For more information, go to elks6.com.

NURSING HOME TO HOLD FUNDRAISER ACC Care Center (formerly the Asian Community Nursing Home) will hold its 31st annual fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be food, wine, live music, a silent auction and raffle prizes. Tickets are $65 in advance, $75 on the day of the event. For more information or to reserve tickets, contact Monica Thompson

at (916) 394-6399 ext. 141 or mthompson@accsv.org. The center is at 7334 Park City Drive. For more information, go to accsv.org.

LIBRARY OFFERS ESSAYWRITING CLASS Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library will hold a free college essaywriting class for high school students on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. College counselor Marilyn van Loben Sels will provide tips and advice to students on how to develop and write essays that are required as part of the University of California application process. The library is at 7335 Gloria Drive.

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PARKING LOT SALE Elks Lodge #6 will hold its annual fall parking lot sale on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors must register in advance and can purchase up to five spaces at $20 per space. Vendors are encouraged to register early, as spaces sell out. For a vendor registration packet, call (916) 422-6666 or drop by the lodge. Elks Lodge #6 is at 6446 Riverside Blvd. For more information, go to elks6.com.

Los Tigres Del Norte THU, SEP 21 • 8PM

With roots planted down the road in San Jose, California, Los Tigres Del Norte has grown into one of the most famous Norteño bands in the world. Their corridos (ballads) tell cinematic tales of life, love and the struggle to survive along the Mexico–United States border. Preceded by a FREE Corin Courtyard Concert at 7PM

The Cristina Pato Quartet WED–SAT, OCT 4–7 • 8PM Cristina Pato’s unique and powerful style has been acclaimed by The New York Times as “a virtuosic burst of energy.” Pato uses the gaita (bagpipes) to fuse the influences of Latin music, jazz, pop and contemporary music, and uses her artistry and unprecedented virtuosic skill to bring her musical vision to life.

DISTRICT 7 OFFICE HOURS City Councilmember Rick Jennings will hold District 7 office hours on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library. The monthly event allows constituents to discuss community concerns with Jennings and his staff. Constituents can also contact District 7 staff at (916) 808-7007 or rjennings@ cityofsacramento.org. The library is at 7335 Gloria Drive. Corky Mau can be reached at corky. sue50@gmail.com. n

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Endless Fighting SOLVING HOMELESSNESS DEFIES EASY ANSWERS

n Sacramento, everyone seems to be fighting over the homeless—and the fighting is only intensifying. Homeless activists have been at the City Council almost every Tuesday night for more than a year with demands that the council approve a moratorium on enforcement of its anti-camping ordinance. Activists also claim that the city’s response to the challenge of sheltering the homeless has been halfhearted at best. One councilmember, Allen Warren, is pressing his colleagues to approve an emergency outside shelter in his

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North Sacramento district, both on humanitarian grounds and to ease the impacts of homelessness on the American River Parkway. Other members of the council, notably Mayor Darrell Steinberg, insist that the city’s focus should be on building “permanent supportive housing” for homeless people. When Steinberg recently announced his support for a new city policy that would permit Sacramento churches to house up to 20 homeless people a night throughout the year (not just on the coldest winter nights, as currently allowed), Sacramento’s leading business groups arose to strongly oppose the idea, arguing that the policy would lead to unanticipated negative impacts on neighborhoods and businesses already reeling under the impacts of increasing homelessness, particularly in the central city. There are also fights over what to do—or not do—about the

environmental degradation and physical dangers posed by the increasing number of homeless people camping in the American River Parkway. Those fights have pitted County Supervisor Phil Serna, an advocate of an energetic plan to remove homeless people from the parkway, against homeless advocates and other county supervisors who’ve expressed concerns that Serna’s plan would shift the homeless problem into adjoining residential neighborhoods.

THE FIGHTS BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTY Then there are the contentious fights between city leaders and county leaders over how to use federally funded Section 8 low-income housing vouchers, as well as the city’s application for—and receipt of—a $32 million federally funded Whole Person Care grant. Sacramento is the

only city in the state to receive such a grant. County government controls the great majority of Section 8 housing vouchers in Sacramento. Steinberg persuaded his council colleagues to go along with his plan to jettison the current long waiting list of lowincome, disabled and aged people who’ve been waiting (in some cases for years) for one of the city-controlled Section 8 rent-subsidy vouchers. In the future, the city will distribute vouchers principally to the homeless, based on the argument that they are in greater need of housing support. Steinberg publicly hammered county supervisors to adopt the same policy switch with respect to the county’s much larger inventory of Section 8 vouchers. County supervisors rebuffed Steinberg’s request. The Whole Person Care grant program, funded by the federal government but administered by state government, is a highly ambitious

pilot program to fund the integrated delivery of regular health care, behavioral health care and social services to those who are high users of local ERs and hospital rooms, which naturally includes a large number of homeless people. If successful, the program could reduce the high cost of ambulance rides, ER visits and hospitalizations. The city prepared a study two years ago that found that it spends about $12 million annually on services to the homeless, consisting mostly of the costs of responding to ambulance calls. In the city, the fire department dispatches both a fully staffed fire truck and an ambulance in response to almost every ambulance call, a glaring inefficiency that’s a discussion topic for another day.

The ordinance would also outlaw panhandling at street intersections and median strips. Our sources inform us that county government leaders took a long hard look at applying for a Whole Person Care grant but concluded that the county wouldn’t be able to comply with the program’s mandatory reporting requirements, which call for detailed disclosure of hospital and ER use by patients. Hospitals are forbidden by federal health care privacy laws from divulging such patient information to anyone, including local governments. The county’s concern was that, if it took the money but was unable to comply with the grant’s reporting rules, the federal government could demand that the county repay all of the funding. The county was unwilling to take that financial risk. Meanwhile, Steinberg recruited a reported 13 local hospitals and health care systems to pony up the $32 million local match that the program required, attracted, no doubt, by the prospect that the program might

reduce their own bills for providing high-cost, but often unreimbursed (or underreimbursed), ER care and hospitalizations for the indigent. But were Sacramento councilmembers briefed on the financial risk to the city treasury of participating in the program when the council accepted the grant? We didn’t spot public disclosure of the risk in any of the city staff reports prepared on the grant program. It would be prudent for the council to direct city auditor Jorge Oseguera to conduct an independent review of the city’s Whole Person Care grant agreements to assess and publicly report on the financial risks to the city. Meanwhile, The Sacramento Bee has run editorials criticizing county supervisors for taking a pass on the grant and not being sufficiently supportive of the mayor’s requests for county assistance in administering the grant funds. Why is the mayor bothering to secure the county’s help in administering the grant? Because the city has zero experience in dealing with health care, behavioral health care or social services, while the county has been overseeing and running such programs for decades. The city has no facilities available to house the services it’s slated to provide under the grant. The City Council, however, did recently approve a four-year contract to pay a contractor $5 million to run the Whole Person Care program for the city.

MORE CONCERNS We are getting reports of smallerscale fights along the periphery of the homelessness issue. Some longtime homeless activists and volunteers are increasingly concerned over what they perceive to be poor management of two local homeless service agencies since they were taken over by Goodwill Industries. The two agencies—Wind Youth Services and Francis House—previously operated with independent boards and staff. I plan to report on the dispute more fully next month after Goodwill has a chance to respond to the allegations.

Your Turn Ryan Loofbourrow responds to last month’s Inside City Hall column, “Rethinking Homelessness”:

subsidized housing—there just isn’t enough. As such, Sacramento Steps Forward has been examining how we can use resources that are end. more abundant and accessible in It’s a juxtaposition that many society to house clients who don’t readers may find impossible to meet the threshold requirements believe, especially when given the salacious stories that feed on grim for federally subsidized housing. The result is a new intervention realities of everyday life, but it is strategy that we call Diversion. in fact the truth. Our community At its foundation, it is a strategy is more united than ever and we are working to find what works so by which we systematically work with a client to help them we can build on those successes. problem-solve their way out And we need not look far. In of homelessness. Last year, 2016, a coalition of homeless interventions similar to what we service providers, who are will offer through Diversion were collectively referred to as successful in helping 1,485 of the the Continuum of Care, used 2,232 individuals and families that $19,511,838 in federal housing funds to help 2,232 individuals and were housed by the continuum in Sacramento. If it is systematically families move out of emergency implemented as we intend, that shelters and off the street into number will grow. stable housing. Additionally, Even better, we are developing the continuum helped maintain a new training program housing for 2,111 individuals and around Diversion that will families who we helped move off harness the people power of the street and into housing years Sacramento to be more effective before. in ending homelessness locally. Collectively, only 11 percent of The program, called Ending families who were housed by the Homelessness Together, is Continuum of Care two years ago scheduled to launch in late 2017 have returned to homelessness. and will initially focus on training That’s a success that needs to be faith-based organizations that continued. support Sacramento’s Winter As the lead agency for the Sanctuary shelter program. Continuum of Care, Sacramento Combined, these strategies Steps Forward is collaborating build on what’s working and give with more than a dozen homeless us the opportunity to address an service providers who operate overwhelming crisis and work more than 30 programs to ensure toward its end. that Sacramento retains, and possibly increases, the federal Ryan Loofbourrow is CEO of grant that funds these services. Sacramento Steps Forward, a Without the subsidized housing nonprofit homeless service agency that the federal grant supports, working to end homelessness thousands of people who are currently housed will return to the through collaboration, innovation and connection to services. n street immediately. he homeless crisis in Sacramento is very real—but so too are efforts to find its

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The Price Isn’t Right RESIDENTS CONCERNED LEVEE ASSESSMENTS ARE INEQUITABLE

othing keeps civil servants and politicians honest like well-informed citizens. In other words, people like Rich Quinley. Quinley is retired and enjoying life in Pocket. Before retirement, he was a civil servant. He was an engineer mentored by old-school engineers, slide-rule technicians who believed decisions must be based on accurate numbers. Around 10 years ago, Quinley became interested in Sacramento River levee assessments—the special tax Sacramento homeowners are required to pay for upkeep of levees that protect the city. Quinley didn’t mind the tax. He understood why it was necessary. But he expected the tax to be fair and accurate. As he unpacked the details of levee assessments in Pocket and Greenhaven, Quinley concluded the taxes were arbitrary, based somewhat on fiction. “One thing that doesn’t change is that the land is always higher the closer you get to the levee,” Quinley says. “If my house is a block from the levee, its elevation will be higher than your house, if you’re over by Nugget Market on Florin Road.” Fair enough. But what difference does it make? If a levee fails in Sacramento, people near the river

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Rich Quinley or two miles away at Florin and Greenhaven will be underwater. But that’s not the way flood assessments work. Flood taxes are based on topographical maps. Every home—called a “parcel” by authorities—is assigned a risk level. The risk level determines how much money the homeowner pays in taxes. Risk levels predict how high the water will rise at your house if the levee breaks. Two neighbors with the same floor plan can pay different taxes, based on their home’s elevation. The tax is very specific, but the estimate that assigns the elevation risk is not.

The taxes are overseen by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency. SAFCA assesses homes depending on their “historic experience with flood damage.” To determine historic experience, SAFCA guesses how deep flood waters would rise at your home in 5-foot increments: zero to 5 feet, 5 to 10 feet or greater than 10 feet. Ten years ago, Quinley discovered risk levels and assessments could vary greatly, from one side of a street to another, even when the street was level. He assumed the taxes were based on ground elevations from old topography maps—surveys drawn

when farms and ranches covered Pocket and Greenhaven. Old surveys would have been accurate before streets were cut and neighborhoods created. They became far less accurate once bulldozers arrived and pushed dirt around. “The homes closer to the levee would be on slightly higher elevations,” Quinley says. “But when they built the streets, they created crowns for water runoff. Homes on both sides of a street might be built at the same elevation.” This may not seem important, but when it comes to levee taxes, it makes a big difference. In 2007,

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REGISTER ONLINE AT: WWW.CBHS-SACRAMENTO.ORG Quinley asked SAFCA about the discrepancies. SAFCA replied it would be too expensive to survey each home. So it lumped homes together to assign taxes. In recent years, SAFCA has updated its topography maps. New SAFCA maps are based on laserpulse technology called LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging. But even with LiDAR, homes get lumped together despite being on different elevations. The new technology uses 200-foot grids—big enough to rope in parcels on different elevations and call them even. “Federal, state and local planners and flood control engineers utilize the most up-to-date information and technology available to periodically develop flood depth projections for any given area,” says SAFCA ombudsman Jay Davis. When I told Quinley about the LiDAR mapping, he checked the tax rolls and quickly proved laser-pulse technology behaves no better than old-school topography maps. He found two homes on Arabella Way at the same 16-foot elevation, but one

was taxed $124 and the other $68—an 83 percent difference. And he found a home on Park Ranch Way near Nugget that pays $150, even though its elevation was just 6 feet, making it 10 feet lower and more vulnerable than the Arabella Way homes. Last year, SAFCA held a mail-ballot election among property owners, asking them to pay for more levee improvement work. The “yes” votes won by a 75 percent margin. “In the Pocket area, the average annual assessment increased from $57 to $99 per year,” Davis says. “Approximately $520 million in levee improvements are proposed along the Sacramento River, with the local share totaling $91 million.” Says Quinley, “The average property owner doesn’t mind paying their fair share, but they don’t want to get shafted.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

The council is also trying to mediate a political (and potential legal) fight over its proposed ordinance to outlaw “aggressive and intrusive solicitation” (i.e., panhandling) by homeless people and others. Central city businesses and others are concerned that the behavior of overly aggressive panhandlers is scaring away customers and putting major investments in Downtown, Midtown and Township 9 in danger. The proposed ordinance would outlaw panhandling from “captive audiences” in areas near banks or ATMs and at locations like gas stations. The ordinance would also outlaw panhandling at street intersections and median strips. The problem the city faces with such a proposal is that the courts are all over the map on whether such regulations are lawful exercises of government’s police power or are illegal intrusions on the First Amendment rights of those asking for money. A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on the increasing number of U.S. cities that are repealing their panhandling ordinances to avoid looming threats of costly litigation. Given the great attention the issue has received from local homeless activists, it’s probably a good bet that the city will end up getting sued over any new panhandling regulations it adopts. The city’s panhandling proposal is expected to be taken up again by the council at its meeting on Aug. 29.

A BETTER WAY If it seems like Sacramento has been fighting over homeless issues for years, it’s because we have. For decades, Sacramento politicians have been unwilling to take a firm or coherent stand on homeless issues, leading to policy gridlock or, worse, policy schizophrenia. The most obvious example of this has been council decisions spanning four decades to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on repeated (and failed) efforts to revamp the K Street commercial corridor while it continues to support a city

ordinance that keeps a minimum of 830 single-room occupancy hotel rooms operating near K Street. Those rooms are occupied by large numbers of down-on-their-luck alcoholics, a situation that has sabotaged the city’s efforts and massive taxpayer investments in K Street’s revitalization for years. When this issue arrives in your mailbox or local newsstand, I’ll be on a five-day trip to San Antonio, Texas, to attend the annual conference of the State Policy Network, a conclave of 5,000 think-tank professionals and policy wonks. During my stay, I’ll tour what is perhaps the largest and most acclaimed homeless facility in the country that’s transforming the lives of thousands of homeless people, the privately operated Haven for Hope. Its 37-acre campus, built at a cost of $103 million (half funded publicly and half privately), houses an astonishing 80 service providers who provide fully integrated and highly customized care for its diverse homeless population. Its individual care plans are focused on transforming lives, not warehousing people. What has made San Antonio’s experience in developing Haven of Hope strikingly different from how Sacramento has struggled to cope with homelessness? The answer is twofold. First, Haven for Hope is the product of a high degree of community cohesion and consensus—not fighting –on how to best respond to its very significant homeless challenge. Second, the effort to develop Haven for Hope was led by energetic and visionary leaders in San Antonio’s highly engaged business community, from initial conception to design to financing to construction. You can view various materials on Haven for Hope by visiting Eye on Sacramento’s website at eyeonsacramento.org. I look forward to providing you with a complete inperson report on Haven for Hope in next month’s issue. Craig Powell is a retired attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramentp.org or (916) 7183030. n

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Charlene Kinard SAVING FERAL CATS, ONE KITTY AT A TIME

etiree Charlene Kinard hears the pitter-patter of little feet these days, and she couldn’t be happier. The Hollywood Park resident is the founder of KittyWits, a completely self-funded endeavor to spay and neuter cats and kittens, then place them into loving homes. “There’s an urgent need to keep the overpopulation of street kitties to a minimum,” Kinard says. “It’s a huge undertaking that takes educating the community about the high importance of spaying and neutering—pets as well as strays.”

“I commit to keeping the kitties until I ﬁnd them the right home.” Kinard has always loved animals and would feed the feral cats that came to visit outside her office when she worked at PG&E. “My office was very near the levee, so I started feeding the kitties that came by,” says Kinard, who retired after 30 years at PG&E some years back. “Suddenly there were 14 babies coming around. I thought, ‘Oops! I didn’t think about this!’ That’s very common with people who feed strays.

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You don’t think it all the way through.” Kinard contacted Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary, which was then in its early stages of development. Through Happy Tails, she learned about the importance of spaying and neutering. So she began fixing the strays she was feeding before trying to find them homes with fellow cat lovers. “At the time, I didn’t have cats of my own—the dogs I had were not cat-friendly. So I was limited in how much I could help,” says Kinard, who volunteered with Happy Tails and Friends of the City Shelter while getting KittyWits going. “Once I retired from PG&E and I became an empty nester, I had more time. My daughter’s room became the kitty foster room. I even Charlene Kinard of KittyWits plays with a few of the kittens available for adoption. replaced the bedroom door with a screen Then, she either releases them Kinard traps feral cats and kittens door so they could see. That’s how the back into the area or, if they seem and gets them spayed or neutered conversion of my house started.” at the nonprofit Animal Spay and Neuter Clinic on Bradshaw Road. TO page 19

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The Parkway Problem HOW ONE SPORTSMAN TACKLES HOMELESSNESS

ary Buzzini is the cyclist many people would like to be. He rides 30 to 35 miles three times each week, mostly along a winding river. Sometimes he starts at his home in Pocket and pedals north along the Sacramento River to Old Sacramento. Then he heads east through the American River Parkway to Sacramento State University. Sometimes he drives to Bradshaw Road, meets a friend and they ride to Folsom Lake, either Beals Point or Granite Bay, and back. “I like to get out and get some fresh air,” Buzzini says, making his mileage sound as normal as breathing. Buzzini has time and passion for cycling because he’s retired and has always been a guy who prefers action to lounge chairs. He was a chief with the Department of Forestry’s Cal Fire. When he’s not busy cycling, he hikes or paddles his canoe. He cares deeply about his community and doesn’t mind saying so. I came to know him about three years ago when he was fighting City Hall over two illegal fences built by residents near Pocket Road—private fences intended to keep the public away from the Sacramento River. First, Buzzini proved the fences were on public land. Then he asked the city to remove them. He got

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Gary Buzzini is an avid bike rider and can often be found on trails around the area.

nowhere for years but refused to give up. Eventually, the fences were moved and their gates opened for public use.

Now, Buzzini has latched onto a problem that impacts every sportsminded person in Sacramento who likes to get out and ride or walk

along the city’s grandest recreational attributes, the Sacramento and American River parkways. The problem is homeless people, hundreds strong, who intimidate and occasionally attack citizens trying to cycle, run or walk through the riverfront bike trails. Assaults by vagrants are nothing new, especially along the American River between Bercut Drive and North 10th Street. But over the past year, Buzzini has been documenting evidence of expanded and migratory homeless camps—garbage and flotsam—in unexpected places. He found homeless-camp trash scattered over a wide area south of the Freeport water intake facility near the city’s southern limit. Empty bottles. Bike tires. A red Radio Flyer wagon. Seat cushions. Clothing. All in an area prime for family recreation and cycling. “I’ve been yelled at by homeless people while riding my bike but never physically attacked,” Buzzini says. “You can tell they’re not tickled that you’re there.” The retired fire chief has cautioned women walking along the bike path to avoid the area or walk with friends, especially on the American River Parkway. His rides to Old Sacramento are depressing tours when Buzzini notices homeless people passed out on benches, trash strewn across pathways, trees neglected and dying. “It’s simply not safe,” he says. Not being the sort of person who sees a problem and does nothing, Buzzini has begun to wage a modest campaign on behalf of cyclists, runners and walkers along the

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riverfront. His campaign is built on exposure. Rather than pedal faster when he notices garbage from a homeless encampment, Buzzini stops and takes pictures. He notes the location and sends the photos to local politicians. Mayor Darrell Steinberg, City Councilmember Rick Jennings and County Supervisor Phil Serna have all received Buzzini’s photojournalism. His messages are pleasant and persistent. In June, he sent three photos of scattered trash to Jennings with a note that began, “Another day and another huge mess despoiling our beautiful river. I’m sorry I sound like a broken record. I’ll quit reporting when they quit dumping.” The responses are equally polite. Steinberg’s office advised Buzzini to call the city’s information hotline, 311, to report garbage dumped along the parkway. Buzzini isn’t a social worker. But he sympathizes with elected officials who are pulled between constituents who expect enforcement and organizations that advocate for homeless people.

“I think we’re at the point where the city needs to take an acre or two, fence it off, put in plumbing for water and sewage, maybe some shade barns, and let them stay there,” he says. “It’s a shame when you think about how beautiful the river area is in Sacramento. The city has let it run down.” City officials have worked without success for years to address the growing homeless problem along the riverfront bike paths and parkways. The more money authorities throw at the problem, the worse the problem gets. One alternative is to find another place to cycle, run and walk. But that would deprive the community of its premier recreational asset—the best place in Sacramento for active lifestyles. A better answer is more sportsmen like Gary Buzzini, who won’t be intimidated and takes photos. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

FROM page 16 particularly people-friendly, fosters them until taking them to nearby pet supply stores to find them a family.

“It’s what I can do to help our community.” “I commit to keeping the kitties until I find them the right home,” Kinard says. (She also tests them for contagious diseases like feline leukemia and feline AIDS and vaccinates them. She even encourages adopters to bring their new cat back to her to complete the vaccination series.) “The two dogs I have now are kitty-friendly. So the cats all live in my house with me and my dogs so I can see how their social skills are developing, if they have house manners, how they get along with dogs. I get to know their personalities, so when people are looking to adopt, I can find them a good fit. It’s not ‘I

want orange kitty.’ It’s about how the cat interacts with your family.” KittyWits has been in operation for 15 years and has more than filled Kinard’s retiree time. She completed 57 adoptions last year and took in more than 230 cats and had them spayed or neutered—all out of pocket. (The modest $50 adoption fee covers about one third of the care it takes to get the adoptable cats ready for a new home.) “It’s what I can do to help our community,” Kinard says. “I want to take away the excuse for why people don’t fix their animals. What’s your excuse? You don’t have carrier? A car? You can’t afford it? I’ll come pick your cat up and bring it to the clinic, pay for the procedure and keep it safe during recovery. This work can be exhausting, but it’s also a big adventure.” For more information about KittyWits, contact Charlene Kinard at (916) 346-7452 or kittywits@comcast. net. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Small But Mighty CREATING VILLAGES OF TINY HOUSES FOR HOMELESS

JV By Jordan Venema Building Our Future

Tammy Vallejo and Restoration Life pastor Dan Axtell

his fall, the first in a series of tiny-home communities designed to house homeless people will open on land owned by a local church. The gated community of about 20 small houses will be constructed on the campus of St. Paul Church of God in Christ in the Del Paso neighborhood. St. Paul supplied the land for the project, and other local churches donated money for materials and helped build the small structures.

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It’s part of a new nonprofit program called Compassion Village. Eventually, similar tiny-home “villages” will be built on other church properties in the Sacramento region. Compassion Village is a partnership between Dan Axtell, the pastor of Restoration Life Church, and Tammy Vallejo, the founder of a nonprofit organization called e49, which works with organizations like Sacramento Steps Forward to provide housing, mentoring and employment for local homeless people.

Vallejo started e49, which is a reference to Ecclesiastes 4:9, seven years ago. The biblical verse “reads ‘two are better than one,’ and it’s about collaboration,” Vallejo explains. One goal of e49 was to get churches involved in providing long-term housing for the homeless. Most housing programs supply only temporary housing or housing subsidies. Vallejo began looking into a sustainable method of housing that churches could accommodate. Her idea was to create villages of tiny homes on underutilized church

properties. Other churches and individuals would pay for materials and supply the manpower to build the houses. “It’s an easy model that can happen fast,” says Vallejo. The first tiny houses are 160 square feet and 13 feet high and include a loft for sleeping, tables, chairs, a bench, storage and shelving. The homes are both insulated and powered by solar. An individual church pays $7,500 for materials for one house. Compassion Village provides somebody to help the church build

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VISIT This home for Compassion Village is nearly ﬁnished. It was built by volunteers. the home, which is then donated to the site. Some churches also provide continual funds to cover the resident’s rent. “Once on the site, the home operates like any other real estate,” says Vallejo, who is also a real estate broker. “We need the cash flow to make it sustainable, so that comes from $200 a month that comes from the resident themselves, or a rental subsidy from the agency or church that refers them.” The tiny houses do not include showers or restrooms, but each village will have water spigots, electrical outlets and a resource center that includes a kitchen, showers, refrigerators and additional services. The impact hubs, as these resource centers are called, “are there to build jobs and enterprise within that community, where individuals can work in those spaces,” says Vallejo. “The number one reason people don’t stay in housing is because they don’t have community.” Vallejo hopes that each site will create community and networking among the village’s residents.

The first Compassion Village, at St. Paul Church in the Del Paso neighborhood, is expected to be completed by October. Churches supplying financial assistance include Restoration Life, Fremont Presbyterian and Destiny Church in Rocklin. Though the program involves churches, residents are not required to attend religious services. They are asked to be clean and sober and to participate in community chores. Eventually, says Vallejo, she hopes organizations other than churches will participate in Compassion Village. “We will partner with as many people who want to be a part.” Ultimately, says Vallejo, “what we really want is for the community to get involved, because if people get involved and talk to a homeless person, I think their perceptions will change.”

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Sick of Trafﬁc CARS CAN BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH

eople may or may not be careful with their diets, but most know that eating fruits and vegetables is better for them than chowing down on chips and guzzling sodas. People may or may not exercise, but most know that

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being sedentary is not the best way to get fit. Far fewer people are aware of all the health risks associated with traffic. Health problems related to traffic may develop slowly and have no acute short-term symptoms. Yet the health consequences are still real. Decisions about where we live, how far we travel and by what means we get around all affect health. We are blithely unaware of some negative traffic impacts on health. We tend to minimize or overlook others. There are likely more health impacts that haven’t been identified or researched. We do know that driving

a car to work and merely living in a world immersed in traffic all can result in health problems. In a 2014 article, Time magazine noted that the average American spent 25.5 minutes commuting each way. That works out to 51 minutes per day and more than 200 hours a year. For those who frequently encounter gridlock, it is much longer. We spend a lot of time in and around traffic. Time catalogued the physiological and psychological effects on commuters. Some were related only to driving and some only to longer commutes done either by driving

or taking transit. This is what can happen to you: • Blood sugar level goes up, which can lead to prediabetes and diabetes. • Cholesterol, related to heart disease, goes up. • Risks of depression, anxiety and social isolation increase. • Happiness and satisfaction with life decrease. • Blood pressure jumps, especially if you are late and driving in heavy traffic. • Blood pressure increases over the long term, increasing risk of heart disease and stroke.

• Cardiovascular fitness declines. • Sleep quality suffers. • Incidence of back and neck pain goes up. None of those seem to be especially good for body or soul. But it’s not just the people who are commuting in, and creating, traffic who are affected. Everyone is.

A recent study in The Lancet medical journal found that the tiny particles in the bloodstream also migrate to the brain, where they increase the risk of dementia. Probably the impacts most people do associate with traffic are air pollution and lung diseases. Traffic is a major cause of air pollution, a mix of gases, liquids and tiny particles, including toxins. There are good reasons organizations such as the American Lung Association and Breathe California are concerned about both tobacco use and traffic. Air pollution harms lung development in children. It can cause or exacerbate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer. Air pollution can trigger asthma attacks. Microscopic particles from air pollution not only get into our lungs; they enter our bloodstream, where they and other pollutants can cause cardiovascular disease. A study done for the Environmental Protection Agency found a direct link between air pollution and atherosclerosis, the buildup of plaque in the coronary artery. That means more heart attacks and strokes. A recent study in The Lancet medical journal found that the tiny particles in the bloodstream also migrate to the brain, where they increase the risk of dementia.

Residents within 50 meters of roads with high traffic levels had a 7 percent higher probability of developing dementia compared to those who lived farther than 300 meters away. Besides being implicated in dementia, there’s growing evidence that pollution from traffic can affect intelligence at all ages and may be linked to autism. Traffic noise causes stress and tinnitus and contributes to hearing loss. It can result in hypertension and sleep disturbances. Noise has been associated with learning problems for children. Despite what many people say, we don’t get used to it. The effects are cumulative, so hearing aids are part of the price we pay for aging in a noisy environment. The most direct and dramatic effects of traffic on health are crash fatalities and injuries. It’s true that safety features have been added to cars for years. For a while, collision injuries and deaths declined, especially during the recent Great Recession. Unfortunately, traffic deaths and injuries are on the rise again. The numbers and costs are staggering. Fatalities in the United States climbed 6 percent in 2016 to 40,000. The National Safety Council estimates there were 4.6 million crash injuries last year. You can minimize the risks of traffic on your health by aiming for a short commute. That reduces your exposure to harmful effects. And yes, that might mean relocating. Instead of driving, you can take transit, walk or bike. Biking to work actually increases longevity instead of decreasing it. You can also try to pick a residence that is farther away from the pollution and noise of a busy street or freeway. You can drive safely—no speeding, being distracted or operating under the influence. Having your health severely compromised by traffic is not inevitable. Walt Seifert is executive director of Sacramento Trailnet, an organization devoted to promoting greenways with paved trails. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. n

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Simply Irresistible ATTRACTING HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR YARD

ven though I see hummingbirds nearly every day, it’s always thrilling to hear that distinctive chirping sound and spot a hummer as it zooms, hovers, dives, dines or perches momentarily on a tree or wire. Hummingbirds are native only to the Americas. We may envy the English their gardens, but English gardeners envy our hummingbirds. Black-chinned hummingbirds spend the winter in warmer locations, returning to the Sacramento area in early spring to breed. Other species, including the bellicose Rufous hummingbird, pass through on their migratory paths. Anna’s hummingbirds reside here yearround.

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You are probably already growing a few plants that attract hummers. The birds are especially drawn to red, tubular flowers. My fondness for salvia means that hummingbirds often find something to sip in my yard, including bright-red pineapple sage, magenta Salvia spathacea “hummingbird sage” and other varieties in a rainbow of colors. Hummingbirds like bottlebrush, too, and penstemon, fuchsias, bee balm, orange trumpet vine, lion’s tail and a host of other nectar-bearing plants that add color to our gardens. California native plants are often hummingbird magnets. One of the most irresistible is California fuchsia, Epilobium canum, with profuse orange to red flowers during late summer and fall. In the spring, native columbine pulls in hummers. Wild currants, Ribes malvaceum, produce clusters of rosy-pink flowers in late fall and winter, a time when there are few other sources of nectar. You can find many of these plants on the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars

and Garden Gems lists and buy them at arboretum plant sales or in local nurseries. Some previously unfamiliar plants on these lists are gaining popularity. Red yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora, with stiff, narrow leaves and long stalks of long-lasting red or salmon-colored flowers, is becoming a fixture in water-efficient landscapes, much to the delight of the hummers. Red-hot pokers, such as Kniphofia ‘Christmas Cheer,’ brighten up a winter garden and feed hummingbirds, as do Australian fuchsias, or Correa. Hummingbirds pollinate as they probe flower after flower for nectar. Hummingbirds cannot live on sweets alone, however. They get essential nutrients, including fats and proteins, from eating little insects and spiders. Their incredible speed, vision and agility make them formidable bug catchers. They “hawk” them out of the air or glean them from spider webs or other surfaces. You’ll never see a hummingbird chewing. They swallow their prey whole.

Spider webs are a preferred material for their exquisite little nests. They also use bottlebrush fibers and fuzzy seed heads. I’ve never spotted one of their nests, but every winter I watch the hummers industriously snatch tufts of fluff from Japanese anemone seed heads and flit off to some well-hidden spot.

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or just plain curiosity? My husband and I will never forget watching a hummingbird courtship in a narrow canyon in Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zion National Park, where the male flew high in the air and then plummeted toward the ground, pulling up just before crashing, repeating the cycle again and again. Hummingbird females choose their mate, so letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hope that these aerobatics paid off for him. Want some extra color and excitement in your yard? Attract hummingbirds and enjoy the bling and the buzz. Anita Clevenger is a lifetime Platinum Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call the Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338, visit their website at sacmg.ucanr.edu or come to Open Garden at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 9, where you are bound to see some hummingbirds. The center is at 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd. n

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Urban Pioneer RESCUING A RUNDOWN GEM IN A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD

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THE HOUSE WAS PROBABLY CONSTRUCTED FROM PATTERN BOOKS USED BY BUILDERS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.

n 1979, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency had plans to demolish a group of homes the agency had purchased in the Alkali Flat neighborhood. The intention was to replace the homes with low-income housing. But the plan faltered. The homes ended up being resold to “pioneer urbanites” with lowinterest HUD loans. One home on the list captured Dan Hood’s trained eye. An architect, Hood saw hidden promise in a rundown Greek Revival house that had been converted into

rental units. Now, after years of work, Hood has returned the historically significant structure known as the J. Neely Johnson House back to a single-family home. A brochure written by Hood provides a brief overview of the structure’s history. Located on F Street, the house was built in the early 1850s by William Cozzens and purchased by state treasurer Selden McMeans in 1854. McMeans allowed Governor-elect John Neely Johnson to live in the house, and Johnson gave

a speech from its front balcony before his inauguration at the Capitol. In 1856, the Honorable David S. Terry, a founder of the Know-Nothing Party, purchased the house from McMeans and lived there during his term as a California Supreme Court justice. During that time, he dueled with U.S. Sen. David Broderick, who died three days after the encounter. In 1873, Henry Clay Kirk, of a prominent pharmacy-owning family, bought the house, living there until the 1920s. During the Kirk family’s tenure, indoor plumbing and

electricity were installed. During the Great Depression, the wealthy fled the neighborhood, and many homes were divided into rental units. “No architect of record has been discovered for the Neely Johnson House,” Hood wrote. The house was probably constructed from pattern books used by builders during that time period. Hood restored the house in stages. When he purchased the building, it was divided into nine rental units. There was no central kitchen, and only a few of the rental units had

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mini kitchens. His first project involved stabilizing the structure and converting it into a duplex. Hood lived on the premises while working on the house, then used it as a rental until 2010. From 2000 to 2005, Hood worked on the master bedroom and bath and restored the grand front porches. He refurbished and reinstalled some of the interior finishes, doing much of the work himself. From 2015 to 2017, Hood converted the house into a singlefamily dwelling. Today, the house has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and a new kitchen. To turn the space back into a single-family dwelling, Hood had to install new plumbing and combine the utilities from several accounts to one. “Other than that,” says Hood, “it was an easy conversion.” Next,

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Hood plans to build a carriage house on the property. For Hood, the most rewarding aspect of owning the house is the atmosphere it exudes. “The architecture is restful and soothing. People who have lived here agree there is a peaceful feeling,” he says. Hood has preserved a part of Sacramento history. “The street is an example of citizen advocacy to influence local government and redevelopment actions that could have destroyed this historic district,” Hood says. This month, the house will be featured on the 42nd annual Historic Home Tour. Visitors should note the original front door and handmade front porch columns. Walls in the home are true plaster with hand-split lathing. Two special pieces include

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the 1856 “Cocked Hat” grand piano by Chickering and an 1832 Empire bureau in the servant’s bedroom. Hood collected the remaining furnishings during trips around California. I want to thank Chris Weinstein, Catherine Turrill and Dan Hood for their help with my story. The J. Neely Johnson House will be featured on Preservation Sacramento’s 42nd annual Historic Home Tour on Sunday, Sept.17. The tour will showcase Sacramento’s oldest existing residential neighborhood, Alkali Flat. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 on the day of the tour. For the most discounted price ($10), volunteer for a two-hour shift. To volunteer, send an email with “volunteer” as the subject to preservation.sacramento@gmail.com. For tickets or more information, go to preservationsacramento.org. If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com. n

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The Stars Return FOUR SACRAMENTANS TO BE HONORED WITH SIDEWALK MARKERS

he second annual Sacramento Walk of Stars returns to the Handle District with four notable honorees from the region who have made a mark on the international stage and are proud to have lived or still live in Sacramento. This year’s honorees are bestselling author Nicholas Sparks; Russ Solomon, legendary entrepreneur and founder of Tower Records; Olympian and humanitarian Billy Mills; and Olympian and WNBA star Ruthie Bolton. On Sept. 28, the honorees will be at the unveiling of their sidewalk stars and a gala dinner at Memorial Auditorium. The public is invited to both events. “We are very thrilled to have such a diverse and accomplished group of honorees this year,” says Lucy Eidam Crocker, chairperson for the Sacramento Walk of Stars. “Last year was a huge success, and we are expecting this year’s event to be even better.” Sparks, who lived in Fair Oaks and graduated as valedictorian from Bella Vista High School, has written 20 novels, all of them New York Times best-sellers. He was only 28 when he wrote his best-known novel, “The Notebook,” in six months. It garnered numerous awards and gained a cult following.

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Sparks is Hallsten Corporation. “We are excited to be a sponsor again. The first-year gala was one of the best events Sacramento had last year,” says CEO Jeff Hallsten. “It was pure Sacramento. They told unbelievable stories about what Sacramento did to help them achieve the highest level of success and fame.”

At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Mills deﬁed expectations with one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history.

Lucy Eidam Crocker, chairperson for the Sacramento Walk of Stars, with Patrick Harbison and Sotiris Kolokotronis. His books have sold more than 108 million copies worldwide and have been published in more than 50 languages. Many have been turned into movies, including “The Choice,” “The Longest Ride,” “The Best of Me,” “Safe Haven,” “The Lucky One,” “Message in a Bottle,” “A Walk to Remember,” “Nights in Rodanthe,” “Dear John” and “The Last Song.”

Sparks is a philanthropist who has donated millions of dollars to educational programs and schools, school facilities, scholarships and fellowships. He founded the Nicholas Sparks Foundation, which provides scholarships to at-risk youth. Sparks and the other honorees have sponsors who pay the cost of the sidewalk star installation. Sponsoring

Solomon, a lifelong Sacramentan, started selling records out of his dad’s drugstore when he was 16. He later founded Tower Records and built it into a global empire and an iconic brand with 150 locations in 20 counties. As his business grew to a $1 billion corporation, Solomon kept the headquarters in Sacramento and became a major employer and staple of local culture. Solomon revolutionized the music industry by giving underground and individual artists a place to merchandize their music. He kept his stores open late at night, creating destinations for the general public and musicians to gather. He was the subject of a 2015 documentary, “All Things Must Pass.” At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Mills defied expectations with one of TO page 32

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Ruthie Bolton FROM page 30 the biggest upsets in Olympic history. Largely unknown in the world of track and field, Mills was the first American to take first place and win gold in the 10,000-meter race. A Lakota Sioux Native American, he was born in 1938 on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. An orphan by the age of 12, he was a talented runner who received a full scholarship to the University of Kansas.

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After competing in the ’64 Olympics with one of the best finishes in Olympic history, Mills moved to Sacramento with his wife and worked in the insurance industry. His passion has been working with Native American youth and for related causes. He has been honored many times for his humanitarian efforts, receiving a Presidential Citizens Medal from President Barack Obama in 2012. In 1983, his story was made into the movie “Running Brave,” starring Robby Benson.

Born in Lucedale, Miss., in 1967, Bolton has made the Sacramento region home since she played women’s basketball with the Sacramento Monarchs. She played basketball for Auburn University and helped her team take gold at the World University Games. Bolton helped the U.S. team win gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In 2005, she helped lead the Sacramento Monarchs to a championship win. Bolton’s community involvement is as impressive and inspiring as her athletic successes. She has coached youth and women’s basketball and promoted female inclusion in sports. A domestic violence survivor, Bolton has shared her story to raise awareness of domestic violence. She was the subject of an ESPN feature, “Mighty Ruthie.”

Solomon, a lifelong Sacramentan, started selling records out of his dad’s drugstore when he was 16. At the Sacramento Walk of Stars Gala Dinner, honorees will share their stories about what Sacramento has meant to them on their journey to national and international success and achievement. At 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, four new sidewalk stars will be unveiled on L Street between 18th and 19th

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streets on the south side of the street. The star unveiling is free. Tickets for that night’s gala dinner at Memorial Auditorium are $165 per person or $1,500 for a table of 10. They can be purchased at sacramentowalkofstars. com.

WRITER’S NOTE I helped start the Sacramento Walk of Stars with my wife, Lucy Eidam Crocker, along with a group of business and community leaders to help build civic pride, honor those from our community who achieved success on the national and international stage, and construct an amenity on the streets of Sacramento for residents and visitors. In 2016, our first year, we honored Olympic swimmer and three-time gold medalist Debbie Meyer, worldrenowned artist Gregory Kondos, groundbreaking breast cancer surgeon Dr. Ernie Bodai, internationally celebrated actor and director LeVar Burton and rock legend Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles. The project has received support from the city of Sacramento, Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, SMUD, Sacramento Magazine, Inside Publications, Marquee Media, The Handle District, Linda Geery of Gilbert Associates, Sotiris Kolokotronis of SKK Development, John Frisch of Newmark Cornish & Carey, Jeff Hallsten of Hallsten Corporation, Patrick Harbison of PHPR, Tom Kandris of PK1 Inc., Rick Nelson of Direct Technology, Friends of Russ Solomon, Sacramento Memorial Auditorium and Classique Catering. Scot Crocker can be reached at scot@ crockercrocker.com. n

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Packing Worry BAGS MAY SHIFT DURING FLIGHT

ot long ago, I packed several heavy suitcases for my new overseas life with my wife. However, they were relatively light compared to the suitcase of worry I had to unpack during a recent dentist visit. I’d come to check out a bump on my hard palate. No sooner had I dispensed my tongue to say “ahh” than the dentist involved an oral surgeon. The surgeon sent me to an ear, nose and throat doctor “just to be on the safe side.” The ENT exam began with a young resident jamming his index finger in my mouth like he was looking for loose change in a couch cushion. As the resident hunted, the ENT doctor joined our party. “Whaaa up hawk?” I asked, feigning a casual note. The resident released my tongue from its gibberish desires so I could explain things to the doctor. “I have a bump the size of a pea in my upper jaw.” I told him that I was looking for travel clearance for our “four-month European chocolate expedition.” I had legitimate reasons to worry. During my chaplain training, our supervisor warned us that we’d see enough tragedy to make us honest hypochondriacs.

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“Just a professional hazard,” he said with a shrug. He was right. I’ve met patients whose story begins with a simple visit to their family doctor. Suddenly, a specialist sends them to a surgeon, and hospice soon follows. When you see this much, it’s easy to wonder, as Hemingway did, when will the bell toll for thee? Confiding in the doctor, I unpacked some personal history. I described how I picked up a limp while running high school cross-country. The limp developed into a bone tumor and, at 17 years old, I was sure I’d lose a

leg to amputation. The tumor was benign. But most of all, my bag of fear transferred from a connecting flight with a friend’s story. In the early 1970s, I lived with my roommate Roger in an asbestos-packed flophouse on the edge of Baylor University. Despite a small fire in the house, we stayed in the damaged apartment an additional 18 months. Twenty years ago, Roger made a round of doctor visits and was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer. We never learned the cause of his cancer, but I’ve always suspected

the asbestos smoke from our college days. Only a few minutes into my exam, the ENT doc kicked my overweight bags off this flight. “Actually you have another smaller bump on the opposite side.” I inhaled. “What?” “Nothing to worry about,” he assured me. “Bad things don’t come symmetrically–only good things.” I squinted, not understanding. He dumbed it down a bit more. “If that was a tumor, you wouldn’t have a matching lump on the opposite side.”

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By Jessica Laskey

Preservation Sacramento Historic Home Tour will take place Sunday, Sept. 17.

Historic Home Tour: Alkali Flat Neighborhood Preservation Sacramento Sunday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Begins at J. Neely Johnson Park, 516 11th St. preservationsacramento.org/hometour Check out the diverse architecture of one of Sacramento’s oldest neighborhoods on this annual home tour. Greek Revival, Victorian, Italianate, Craftsman, Eastlake, Colonial and Queen Anne style homes—some built between 1853 and the early 1900s—share space with repurposed industrial buildings and infill projects. When you’re done taking the tour, stop by the street fair, featuring local artisans, booths manned by nonprofits and live music.

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Sacramento Play Summit Fairytale Town Saturday, Sept. 9, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 828 I St. fairytaletown.org The fifth annual Sacramento Play Summit will host informative talks on the importance of play in child development with keynote speakers Cathy Salit, author and CEO of Performance of a Lifetime; award-winning children’s musician and author Jim Gill, and Helen Hadani, Ph.D., head of research for the Center for Childhood Creativity. The event is presented by Fairytale Town, Sacramento Public Library and California State Library.

Beethoven & Friends Chamber Ensemble will perform at Pioneer Congregational Church.

40th Annual Sacramento Jewish Food Faire Congregation Beth Shalom Sunday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave. jewishfoodfaire.com The Jewish Food Faire celebrates four decades of bringing the community together for traditional and modern Jewish cuisine, live entertainment, arts and crafts, and activities for all ages. The faire will feature favorites like corned beef, latkes, falafel, noodle kugel, matzo ball soup and an expanded menu of vegetarian and gluten-free options, as well as baked goods like rugelach, hamentashen, strudel, challah, schnecken and babka. Shop the frozen food section and check out samples from the eagerly anticipated Solomon’s Delicatessen.

Fair Oaks Theatre Festival presents "Shrew! A Jazz Age Musical Romp."

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ScholarShare Children’s Book Festival Fairytale Town Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive fairytaletown.org This free annual event will include readings and presentations by children’s book authors and illustrators, storytelling performances, hands-on activities, booths from community organizations and family play time.

Jazz Night at the Crocker: Vivian Lee Camellia Waldorf's Michelmas Festival takes place Sept. 29.

Classical Concert: Christopher Atzinger Crocker Art Museum Sunday, Sept. 10, 3 p.m. 216 O St. crockerart.org Pianist Christopher Atzinger will explore the artistic connection between American impressionist painter Childe Hassam and 19th-century American composer John Knowles Paine, who spent summers together at Appledore Island off the coast of Maine. The program will also include work by Robert Schumann and John Alden Carpenter.

Beethoven & Friends Chamber Music Ensemble Pioneer Congregational Church Saturday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m. 2700 L St. beethovenandfriends.org

Crocker Art Museum Thursday, Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m. 216 O St. crockerart.org Award-winning singer and longtime jazz advocate Vivian Lee will grace Sacramento’s longest-running summer jazz series with her captivating performance and storytelling techniques, accompanied by an ensemble of regional musicians.

“I’ll Be Seeing You ... Soon” Valerie V Music Sunday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m. Nepenthe Clubhouse, 1131 Commons Drive valsvocals.com This intimate concert of jazz standards will feature chanteuse Valerie V’s sparkling vocals and the multitalented Chet Chwalik on piano, trumpet and flugelhorn. Light appetizers will be provided—bring your own wine—and a minimum $15 donation is requested at the door.

What do you get when you put a doctor, an attorney, a radio producer and the president of the Rancho Cordova Civic Light Orchestra in a room? Music magic! This ensemble will honor their favorite composer with a concert featuring pianist and soloist Linda Baron, violinist Lorraine Crozier, clarinetist Ed Lowry and cellist JoAnn Ross in Pioneer Congregational Church across from Sutter’s Fort.

“Shrew!” Fair Oaks Theatre Festival Through Sept. 17 Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre, 7991 California Ave. fairoakstheatrefestival.com Fair Oaks Theatre Festival’s “Shrew! A Jazz Age Musical Romp” reimagines Shakespeare’s iconic “Taming of the Shrew” in 1930s Paris against a backdrop of competing fashion houses and swinging jazz melodies. First conceived by the festival’s late artistic director, Bob Irvin, and completed by FOTF alumna and author Jennifer Longo, this musical is a testament to Irvin’s 30-year legacy at the festival.

Don't miss the ScholarShare Children's Book Festival at Fairytale Town.

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Black & Red Gala Sacramento Theatre Company Friday, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. 1419 H St. sactheatre.org This fundraiser will celebrate STC’s 2017-18 season, which includes “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “The Musical of Musicals—the Musical!,” “Macbeth,” “Mothers and Sons,” “Man of La Mancha” and the world premiere of “Kings of America.” There will be cocktails, wine, dinner on the STC Main Stage, a raffle and a live auction.

Michaelmas Festival Camellia Waldorf School Friday, Sept. 29 This Tarmo Pasto painting will be featured at Witherell's auction focused on artists of the Sacramento area.

Sacramento Arts Auction Witherell’s Preview Thursday, Sept. 14, 1–5 p.m. Online auction Sept. 13–27

7450 Pocket Road camelliawaldorf.org Michaelmas is a festival of courage—named after St. Michael, Conquerer of the Dragon—that marks the beginning of the darker time of year. It’s celebrated at Camellia Waldorf on the last Friday of September with processions, banners, class presentations, costumes and a pageant complete with puppets that portray the struggle between dark and light. After the pageant, students, friends and family can enjoy a picnic lunch, handmade cakes and games. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

Witherell’s Gallery, 300 20th St. witherells.com Pieces from local artists Irion Shields, Tarmo Pasto, Maija Peeples, Gregory Kondos and a rare John McQuarrie palette sketch for the 1931 Sacramento Train Station mural are featured in this tightly edited (less than 100 lots) online auction. “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser and Witherell’s COO Brian Witherell says of the sketch, “It’s not often you find even one sketch that still exists for a mural, but finding two is extraordinary. It’s such an interesting piece of art that documents unique Sacramento history.”

“The Beatles’ White Album” Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy Saturday, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. sacprepmusic.com The Beatles released their iconic White Album in 1968—but never played any of the songs live. Sac Prep has painstakingly transcribed and arranged the entire album for rhythm section, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and choir. The concert will also feature special guests Kitty O’Neal from News Radio KFBK and her husband, chef Kurt Spataro, “Good Day Sacramento” cohost Ken Rudulph, Hans Eberbach from Joy and Madness/Sweet Vine, Gabe Nelson from Cake/Bellygunner, Dana Moret and Casey Lipka.

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Andrew Patterson-Tutschka

Blurred Lines THIS ARTIST TRAVELS BY TRIKE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO PAINT

f you see a young man riding around town with an easel strapped to a tricycle, chances are that’s Andrew Patterson-Tutschka. He is a visual artist with a keen eye for architecture and a love of history that takes him traveling by trike to capture landscapes all over the city. “I choose a place (to paint) by riding around and stopping when

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something strikes me,” he says. “Usually older buildings attract my attention the most. I’ve always been drawn to buildings. Places have real emotional power for me—little things about it affect you emotionally. By looking at a building, you can tell the class of the neighborhood, the way people live around it, how the economy is doing, and whether the area is being redeveloped or not.” Patterson-Tutschka’s interest in infrastructure stems from an early interest in math and science. He grew up in Wisconsin and was planning on becoming either an architect or an engineer before stumbling into a painting class during his first year at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

“It was really transformative for me,” says Patterson-Tutschka, who splits his time between Sacramento and Redding, where he teaches painting, drawing, art history and foundational design at Shasta College. “I come from an upper-middle-class background, so I went into the ‘artist thing’ somewhat blind to the struggle it would be (to make a living). Maybe that was a gift, because otherwise I might not have done it. But things have worked out well for me. I’m one of the fortunate ones.” Patterson-Tutschka earned a master’s in fine art at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and won a 2010 Josef and Anni Albers Foundation residency and a 2007 MFA Joan Mitchell Foundation grant. When his wife landed a teaching position at Sacramento State University, they relocated to the Central Valley. He completed a studio residency at Verge Center for the Arts in 2009, and his work is regularly shown at Elliott Fouts Gallery in Midtown. But there’s perhaps an even bigger benefit to the move to Sacramento that he didn’t anticipate. “The weather here is predictable,” Patterson-Tutschka says with a laugh. “In other cities, the clouds roll in and out—it’s maddening! Here in the Central Valley, we get roughly 300 days of sun a year, which means I can be outside most of the time.” That steady stream of sunshine means that wherever the mobile artist sets up his easel for a painting

session, he can usually return to the same location day after day to hone the piece. He works at the same time of day and in the same weather conditions every time he returns to a locale to make sure he’s capturing the scenery as consistently as possible. “The process is really slow,” he admits. “A camera can take a picture in a second, but I’m standing in front of a building for hours. The contrast is interesting.” Patterson-Tutschka practices a style called perceptual painting, which relies on color and shape rather than exact details. He creates dynamic, colorful pieces that look like you’re observing a building through the window of a moving car. “The blurriness and craziness is a rather new thing in the last year and a half,” PattersonTutschka says. “I think the sense of movement dovetails nicely with the reconstruction that’s been going on Downtown. The older buildings and new construction coupled with the slightly hectic style mirror one another. I’m also experimenting with layered surfaces—gouging out the paint on top to reveal the under layer, which reflects the history and transformation of the area as well. It’s all about the relationship between new and old.” History also plays a part in Patterson-Tutschka’s chosen medium of oil paint. “Oil is magical,” he says. “The author James Elkins likens oil

painting to alchemy. The early oil painters were thought to make colors from another realm. I still feel some of that magic. Things happen that I wouldn’t anticipate when using it. You can feel the thousands of years of history behind it, like you’re speaking to all the other artists who came before you.”

Check out Andrew PattersonTutschka’s paintings at pattersontutschka.com and at Elliott Fouts Gallery at 1831 P St. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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inspired by Mexico and its varied flavors. In just the past few months, the Downtown and Midtown areas each found themselves in possession of a new and truly excellent Mexican joint. The first, Chando’s Cantina, is a fully fleshed out restaurant built around the tacos served out of Chando’s original stand on Arden Way. The second is Midtown’s Cantina Alley, a colorful, brazen drinking spot with a standout bar and some culinary tricks up its sleeve. Many eaters around town are familiar with Chando’s Tacos. The

humble taco stand on Arden Way near Del Paso Boulevard may be the best purveyor of tacos in the region. It has parlayed its popularity into a near taco empire, with shops in Roseville and West Sacramento and at least a few food trucks prowling the city’s streets. The new establishment, officially called Chando’s Cantina and Gastronomia Callejera, is a moderately sized dining room on 15th Street across from Music Circus and Sacramento Theatre Company. The exterior is a bit plain, as are the heavy wood furnishings inside.

In this day of themes, hooks and gimmicks, the place seems a little bit underwhelming. But don’t come for the décor; instead, come for the stellar food. The menu is inspired by Mexican street food. (Gastronomia callejera very roughly translates as “street cuisine.”) Here, the street-food staple elote—corn on the cob slathered with mayonnaise, grated cheese, chili powder and lime juice—is served two ways, on the cob and off, and with your choice of chili powders. This is decadent eating, but it’s so uncomplicatedly steeped in the roots

of Mexican street cooking that it feels like a light treat. Another standout from the street canon is sope, a petite base of masa topped with refried beans, meat or mole, salsa, crumbled cotija cheese and crema. Gorditas, made with similar ingredients but a different preparation of masa, hit the spot.

It’s an indulgent treat not for the weak of stomach. Another specialty, mulitas, is a quesadilla on steroids. Cheesy and filled with meats, this small treat is a step up from the quesadilla found at snack bars the world over. My favorite dish on the menu, though, is the pambazo. This sandwich features bread that has been dipped in “Mom’s enchilada mole sauce,” then grilled, then stuffed

with all the fillings you’d ever want. It’s an indulgent treat not for the weak of stomach. In Midtown, another vibe altogether is happening at Midtown’s Cantina Alley. This new watering hole has been shoehorned into the alley between J and K streets (Jazz Alley officially) and between 23rd and 24th streets. The reasonably small confines barely contain the energy and vivacity that the place puts off. On a Thursday night, you’re likely to see tables jammed, the bar hopping, toasts raised and Mexican tunes blazing over the hi-fi. Every time I’ve been to Midtown’s Cantina Alley, it’s been a joy to just be there. With almost all outdoor seating, the restaurant makes the most of its space. The walls are garishly painted. Oversized artworks hang throughout the place, each one infused with a healthy dash of ironic self-awareness. The strings of lights hanging overhead bring the type of charm you wouldn’t think possible in an urban alleyway. It totally works.

The drinks menu is special. Watermelon margaritas (served in watermelons!) take the cake for delightful boozy treats. The beer list sports many Mexican beers that are rare, difficult to find and wonderfully crafted. The highlight of the kitchen is the fish tacos. Cantina Alley’s fish tacos might be the best in town. Full stop. These gorgeously fried chunks of fish dolloped with crema and all the fixings work beautifully. The flavors, the heat, the crunch and the sauces blend together perfectly. If fish isn’t your thing, the crispy papa (potato) taco is a great example of the genre.

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