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SOUTH LAND PARK TERRACE This home has ‘pizzaz’! 4 bedrooms 2½ baths, you’ll feel your heart skip a beat when the front door swings open and your senses feast on a blend of stylish contemporary and mid-century tradition. You’ll be awestruck by the walls of glass, angular rooms, and a voluminous library that doubles as a quick getaway or an entertainer’s dream. $650,000 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

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GOLF COURSE TERRACE First time on the market in over 50 years! Come see this well loved Golf Course Terrace Home. Excellently maintained 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath with newer roof and carpeting covering original hardwood Àoors. Covered patio and well maintained landscape front and rear. Enjoy a bounty of wonderful oranges this winter! Welcome Home! $249,900 LES LOCKREM 835-0383

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OWNER PRIDE SHOWS THROUGHOUT This quality home is in amazing condition. Brand new master bathroom remodel. Great Àoor plan with separate living and family rooms. 3 bedrooms 2 baths. Upgrades include interior and exterior paint, shutters, recessed lights, ¿xtures, Bosch gas cooktop, stainless steel sink, and tile Àoors and counter tops. Wonderful large yard! $399,000 MONA GERGEN 247-9555

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HOLLYWOOD PARK Pride of ownership just shines in this wonderful Hollywood Park home. The beautiful hardwood Àoors are just an example of the care this home has had. The full bathroom has been remodeled with pretty tile and new light ¿xtures. Loads of light make this home a joy in which to live. Spring will bring the front yard Dogwood tree to its full glory. $390,000 PAULA SWAYNE 425-9715

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SOUTH LAND PARK Memories start here! Sparkling Mid Century Ranch in South Land Park. Brimming with light and pizaazz. Walls of glass look out to a huge backyard with pool. The kitchen and bathrooms have been updated and the gleaming hardwood Àoors welcome you in. It’s all here - waiting for you! $515,000 SHEILA VAN NOY 505-5395

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FABULOUS GREENHAVEN HOME Wonderful home, 3 bedrooms 2 baths with newer composition roof, kitchen cabinets, and granite counters. Conveniently located within easy walking distance of the Greenbelt and Kennedy High School and Caroline Wenzel Elementary. Nicely appointed easy care backyard with covered patio, and pool. 2-car attached garage. $465,000 MONA GERGEN 247-9555

SPACIOUS 4 BEDROOM HOME Charming 4 bedroom 2 bath home in Golf Course Terrace! Remodeled kitchen with quartz stone, baths, Àoors, paint, lights, and appliances. Past updates include heat and air, water heater, windows, sliders, blinds, ceiling fans and main electrical panel. Living room with ¿replace and cozy family room. Large yard for relaxing and entertaining! $260,000 MONA GERGEN 247-9555

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GREENHAVEN CONDO Lovely single level Greenhaven condo/PUD! You will love the light and bright Àoorplan, new dishwasher, New central heat and air, newer light ¿xtures, dual pane windows and sliding doors, skylights, remodeled hallway bathroom with newer tub/shower combo. 2-car attached garage, multiple private patios. $230,000 CHRIS BRIGGS 834-6483

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Cities To Emulate SACRAMENTO COULD LEARN FROM INDY, LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE

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y husband and I enjoy visiting other cities. Ever since I published a book about Sacramento last year, I find myself wanting to see how other cities market themselves to newcomers. This past summer, we embarked on a short road trip of Midwestern cities. We were headed to Indianapolis for a family reunion, so we decided to expand our itinerary to include Louisville and Nashville, both within driving distance. Indianapolis is a top-tier American city with beautiful, clean, wide streets and friendly people. We spent all our time downtown, where the city planning is most impressive. Indianapolis has a gorgeous football stadium and an arena, called Bankers Life Fieldhouse, for basketball and entertainment. The facilities are adjacent to each other and share parking, dining and other entertainment options. We stayed at a newish boutique hotel, part of a Midwestern hotel chain, a few blocks away from the sports facilities. It was filled with work by local artists. When we asked at the front desk for a local map, a member of the staff pulled one off a stack and immediately circled two blocks in the district featuring locally owned businesses.

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Tower Bridge. Photo provided by Steve Harriman. The staffer did not mention any national chain restaurants. As we asked questions, it was obvious the staffer was proud of the area’s dozens of neighborhood restaurants and shops, noting that visitors always comment on the local businesses as the best thing “Indy” has to offer. After our afternoon and night out, we had to agree. Both of the historic districts we visited were beautifully preserved and had ample signage to help us navigate. There was even a “cultural trail”: colorful lines

embedded in the sidewalk designating historic districts, theaters and public art. Tons of locals were out enjoying the summer evening along with us. Our next stop was Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky. Louisville is similar in size to Sacramento. Compared to Indy, it seemed a bit sleepy in a genteel, Southern sort of way. We stayed downtown in the historic district, in a contemporary hotel built inside a vintage building. It had been developed by a local man as a prototype for a Midwestern chain

of hotels called 21c Museum Hotels. The public areas, restaurant and halls resembled the new section of the Crocker Art Museum. Most of the art was by Kentucky artists. Next door to the hotel was the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. Throughout downtown were bronze baseball bats and bases honoring giants of the sport, styled like a walk of stars. In the surrounding blocks, there were many small museums, including one dedicated to native son Muhammad Ali. Only about half of the buildings have been restored in a district that started redevelopment a decade ago. But efforts have been made to restore the buildings’ facades, so the district looked attractive. When we checked in, the hotel provided us with detailed maps and a listing of local businesses in adjacent districts. A few places were excellent; others were marginal. Someone at the hotel suggested we visit the historic district, Old Louisville, which is home to a lovely collection of impressively restored mansions. Sacramento has just as many of these homes, but instead of being located in a small district around a lovely park, they are scattered all over Midtown. Another fun thing we saw were huge banners hanging on prominent buildings all over town, featuring black-and-white photographs of the faces of Louisville “hometown heroes”—people like actress Jennifer Lawrence, golfer Bobby Nichols and bourbon producer Tom Bulleit. Each banner bears the possessive form of the person’s name, followed by Louisville, such as “Bulleit’s

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Louisville.” The banners really added a personal touch to the city. Nashville was by far the most impressive city of the trip—and Indy was a tough act to follow! We found a clean, beautiful downtown located on both sides of the Cumberland River. Tennessee’s capital city is filled with legendary country-music venues, including the Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium, as well as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The Johnny Cash Museum was fabulous. Like Indy, downtown Nashville has both an arena and a pro football stadium. A lively collection of bridges crosses the river, including a wide pedestrian bridge that connects the older city with the newer stadium area. Vanderbilt University is located adjacent to downtown. We stayed in the Germantown neighborhood, a small, formerly industrial area where German immigrants lived in cottages while working at nearby factories at the turn of the 20th century. It is just one of more than a dozen neighborhoods the city markets to visitors. We found hundreds of attractive apartment units either recently built or in the process of being constructed. There were easily more units under construction in this small neighborhood than in our entire Sacramento Grid. When we asked about the building boom, we were told that about 100 people a day are moving to Nashville, mostly young folks. This has been going on for a number of years as the music industry has grown and prospered, attracting youthful, creative energy in the process. The small historic inn where we stayed kept a notebook of selected restaurants organized by neighborhood. We enjoyed an excellent dinner in a restaurant, housed in a former industrial building. Local art was proudly displayed throughout the restaurant. In fact, local art was everywhere we went in the city: paintings in cafes and shops, murals on the sides of buildings, public art in civic spaces. The youthful energy was evident in

the other neighborhoods we visited, too. Looking back on our trip, I suggest a few things that Sacramento could do better for those who visit our city. Our business community— including shops, restaurants and offices—needs to do more to support local artists by proudly displaying their original work. Louisville has a great program to commission artists to paint alley and side doors with their art—like murals, but much smaller. Additionally, the map-andbusiness-listing approach at hotels would be useful here for visitors, too. We designed a colorful neighborhood map and list of places featured in our book “Inside Sacramento: The Most Interesting Neighborhood Places in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital.” We hope Sacramento hotels will welcome this curated guide for their guests. We also need to do more to market our city’s neighborhood experience. The city’s visitor guide doesn’t even list many of them on its map. I spoke recently with Mike Testa, the new CEO of Visit Sacramento, and was happy to hear he plans to make changes to our city’s approach to marketing. One thing I know for sure: The folks our publications serve love their neighborhoods. Why wouldn’t visitors feel the same way? One more thing: The day after we returned, I walked through the space between the Community Center Theater and the Convention Center on my way to Esquire Grill for lunch. I found a dusty, dirty space with partially dead trees and bushes and overgrown weeds. I understand we are at the end of a hot, dry summer. But what struck me was the empty, dried-out fountain on 13th Street, which was partially filled with trash that day. With the drought years now behind us, why can’t we get this fountain running again? Think of all those passing through this spot every day. Imagine how refreshing the sound and feel of the water spray would be on a hot summer day. Can’t our city make this happen? Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

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Keeping Seniors Warm LOCAL MEALS ON WHEELS PLANS SWEATER DRIVE

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his month, Meals on Wheels will kick off Project Warm Wishes, its annual effort to provide warm items such as sweaters, hats, blankets and gloves to local senior citizens. The organization will accept donations of these items through midDecember. “Our goal is to make sure all seniors are warm throughout the winter season,” says Michelle Bustamante, a program specialist with Meals on Wheels. “Many seniors can’t afford to get these items themselves. Their families are not nearby or unable to provide these types of items to elderly family members. We are here to ensure they are not forgotten.” In 2016, more than 1,400 senior citizens in Sacramento County received a warm gift through project Warm Wishes. Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization whose administrative office is in the Pocket-Greenhaven neighborhood. It provides nutritious meals to people 60 and older who have difficulty preparing meals for themselves. Homebound seniors can have hot or frozen meals delivered five days a week, 250 days a year. Equally important is the relationship that is built between program participants and volunteers. Without this daily or weekly visit, many seniors would be left in isolation.

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who has worked for Meals on Wheels for six years. “In a small way, I am returning some of that compassion and kind nurturing to our senior community.” Komure says she feels privileged to be part of a program that connects the elderly with each other. Some Meals on Wheels clients were friends of her now-deceased parents, and she enjoys seeing them at the cafe. Shirley Johnson has delivered meals to homebound seniors in Pocket-Greenhaven since 2015. “I’m also a senior but young at heart,” she says. “I encourage others at my real estate and bowling meetings to consider volunteering at Meals on Wheels.” Meals on Wheels offers volunteer orientation twice a month. For more information about services, volunteering or making a donation to Project Warm Wishes, call (916) 4449533 or go to mowsac.org. Meals on Wheels is at 7375 Park City Drive.

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Meals on Wheels volunteer Shirley Johnson delivers a meal to a client.

Meals on Wheels services have expanded in recent years to include low-cost lunches for seniors at 20 area All Seasons Cafes, transportation to some of the cafes, and the AniMeals program, which supplies food for pets of homebound seniors. According to Bustamante, volunteers are “the heart of the organization.” More than 500

volunteers deliver prepared meals, work in a cafe or help with administrative projects such as preparing and sending birthday cards. Pocket-Greenhaven residents Jane Komure and Fusako Takahashi volunteer at the All Seasons Cafe at Buddhist Church of Sacramento. “I was raised by a great-grandmother and grandparents,” says Takahashi,

The Asian Community Center will hold its 30th annual Craft and Bake Sale on Friday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Baked goods, plants and handmade crafts will be sold. Food, including bento meals, will also be available for purchase. Raffle tickets can be bought in advance or on the event day; tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The raffle drawing will take place at 2 p.m. The sale will take place at ACC’s Greenhaven Terrace building at 1180 Corporate Way. For more

information, contact volunteer coordinator Chau Nguyen at (916) 394-6399 ext. 130 or email Corky Mau at cngyen@accsv.org.

LOCAL AUTHOR TELLS OF COMING OF AGE Pocket author Hoang Chi Truong Smith has written a book entitled “TigerFish: A Memoir of a South Vietnamese Colonel’s Daughter.” In the book, she describes her childhood growing up in the middle of a war. The book advocates for refugees’ human rights. Truong Smith will hold booksigning events at Arthur Turner Library in West Sacramento on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 7 p.m.; Belle Cooledge Library on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 2 to 3 p.m.; and Davis Branch Library on Thursday, Nov. 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. The book is available on Amazon and at The Avid Reader on Broadway.

JFK PLANS FALL CONCERT John F. Kennedy High School will hold a fall concert on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. The school’s choir, jazz band and full orchestra will perform. The program will include songs from “The Phantom of the Opera.” The school’s band was recently nominated by U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui to represent the state in the 2018 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. Arrive early to find a seat as a full house is anticipated. The high school is at 6715 Gloria Drive. For more information, contact the school office at (916) 395-5090.

THIS MONTH AT THE LIBRARY The following activities will be offered this month at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library: Paying for College—Scholarships, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. College counselor Marilyn van Loben Sels will present a free workshop for

college-bound teens and their parents. Register at saclibrary.org. Pushing the Limits—Strategy, Saturday, Nov. 4, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This is the last session of “book club meets science cafe,” a free program focused on climate change and extreme weather events. This month’s session is paired with the book “The Water Knife” by Paolo Bacigalupi. Register at saclibrary.org. The library is at 7335 Gloria Drive.

JENNINGS TO HOLD OFFICE HOURS City Councilmember Rick Jennings will hold District 7 office hours on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library. This monthly event allows constituents to discuss community concerns with Jennings and his staff. The library is at 7335 Gloria Drive. Corky Mau can be reached at corky. sue50@gmail.com. n

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Budget Checkup SACRAMENTO HITS LIST OF 20 MOST FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED U.S. CITIES

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fter devoting my last two columns to Sacramento’s homeless crisis, I figure we’re due for a review of the city’s financial situation since Darrell Steinberg became mayor. Among the more than 3,300 issue files that Eye on Sacramento (the civic watchdog group that I head) maintains on municipal issues is one that is often whimsical: our city rankings file. We track every time a study or publication ranks Sacramento against other cities on everything from its appeal to millennials to the quality of our coffeehouses. (There’s considerable crossover there.) But the latest ranking, published by JPMorgan Chase, is anything but whimsical. It’s disturbing. Since JPMorgan Chase manages about $90 billion in municipal bonds, it’s pretty concerned about whether cities will be able to pay back their bond debt. So it created what one financial analyst calls a comprehensive guide of “which municipalities haven’t the slightest hope of surviving their multidecade debt binge and lavish public pension awards”—i.e., Chicago, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Cleveland. Without getting too wonky, the study examines just how financially burdened the

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But wait a minute. The city’s economy has been humming along nicely, with rates of economic and employment growth well above national averages in the past few years. That includes the fresh injection of additional revenues from Measure U, the half-percent city sales-tax hike approved by voters in 2012. Measure U was originally projected to bring in $27 million a year but is now tapping taxpayers for $46 million a year. How is it possible for the city’s finances to be in such a perilous state when jobs, economic output and city tax collections are all ramping up? Welcome to the story of the city’s self-inflicted financial wounds.

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country’s 77 largest cities are by their bond-debt payments, their current and accrued pension costs, and their current and accrued retiree health care costs. Note that these are all annual legacy costs, in that they repay a city’s past borrowings or fund employee benefits on services already rendered. These costs are anchors around the necks of U.S cities, sucking up dollars that could otherwise be used to pay for current services. The study ranks each city’s burden by comparing its total legacy costs to its tax revenues. The resulting ratios of legacy costs

to revenues are then ranked by city. Sacramento is ranked as having the 20th worst legacy-cost-to-revenues ratio among the country’s 77 largest cities. It has the second worst in the state, behind only perennial financial basket case Oakland. Think of it in terms of your own family’s finances. The higher the ratio of your family’s annual debt payments are to your family’s income, the more vulnerable you are to personal bankruptcy if you should experience a significant drop in income or are hit with unexpected bills. The same holds true for cities.

In 2010, the city’s total debt (including its bond, pension and retiree health care liabilities) stood at $1 billion. In just six years, the city’s total outstanding debt rose to an eye-popping $2.6 billion (according to the city’s June 2016 balance sheet), a whopping 160 percent increase. The city’s issuance of arena bonds and water and sewer bonds and a major run-up in its pension liabilities are responsible for most of the spike. And each increase in city debt carries with it a corresponding increase in the city’s annual debt-carrying costs. And much more is coming. The city is planning to borrow more than $200 million to fund rehabs of its convention center, community theater and Memorial Auditorium, by pledging the city’s hotel tax to bondholders. The city is also signaling its willingness to subsidize some

portion of the cost of a new hotel to the east of the convention center. City leaders hope that another hotel in the area will staunch the river of red ink that’s been pouring out of the convention center for more than 20 years. (EOS puts the convention center’s annual losses at $19 million.) The mayor also announced his desire to have the city borrow another $50 million or so against the hotel tax to fund unspecified projects that would help nurture development along the city’s long-neglected Sacramento River waterfront. Meanwhile, the City Council recently promised to help fund the construction and a portion of the annual operating costs of the long-planned Powerhouse Science Center just north of Old Sacramento. (The city’s total subsidy of around $25 million would also be financed through the hotel tax.) The city’s hotel tax is the city’s most volatile revenue source: It spikes up when the economy is strong and crashes during recessions. The city’s overreliance on the hotel tax as a source of future financing is akin to a homeowner counting on future stock market gains to make the mortgage payments on his or her house. It’s reportedly giving the city’s treasurer fits. In addition, the city is poised to issue $173 million in additional water bonds to complete the city’s watermeter project. With the city’s plans to issue additional bonds and its ongoing accrual of pension and retiree health care liabilities, the city’s total debt will likely exceed $3 billion in the next 12 months or so.

PENSION COSTS PROJECTED TO DOUBLE At a recent City Council workshop, city finance director Leyne Milstein shared the startling news that the city’s annual pension contribution to CalPERS is expected to double, from $67.2 million to $129.4 million, over the next seven years. (Just eight years ago, the city’s general fund pension bill was just $31 million; six years before that, the city declared

a pension holiday and contributed nothing to its pension plan.) There’s no way to sugarcoat the effect of a $62.2 million pension cost hike on the city’s annual general fund budget, which currently stands at $459 million. It far exceeds anticipated growth in city tax revenues. The spike in pension costs will likely lead to layoffs, reminiscent of the layoffs the city made during the Great Recession. Rationally, the city should reduce employee compensation in order to preserve public service levels and avoid layoffs. But city compensation rates are notoriously “sticky,” locked in by labor contracts and highly resistant to reductions, particularly given the strong political influence of city unions. In practice, that means that the city will likely end up closing its looming budget deficits with layoffs and public service reductions. The city is currently legally unable to trim the pension benefits it provides to current employees, even with respect to future employee services not yet rendered. That’s because of the judicially recognized “California Rule,” which holds that a pension benefit, once granted, cannot be modified after an employee is hired. But the California Rule is being tested in a case currently pending before the California Supreme Court. The court is reviewing an appellate court ruling that held that a municipality can modify pension benefits for current employees prospectively so long as the modification leaves employees with a meaningful pension. Bankruptcy courts have ruled that municipal pension benefits can be reduced in a municipal bankruptcy setting.

GROWING RETIREE HEALTH CARE COSTS The city is legally able to reduce its growing costs and liabilities for health care benefits to its retirees, since such benefits are not subject to the rigid California Rule. Sacramento County phased out its retiree health care benefit entirely in the last recession. While the City Council held

workshops last year where it learned of ways it could reduce such costs, it hasn’t exhibited the political courage to pursue any of them, despite the fact that many retired city employees are eligible for health insurance subsidies under Obamacare.

The city is currently legally unable to trim the pension benefits it provides to current employees, even with respect to future employee services not yet rendered. The City Council currently appropriates a miniscule $1 million annually toward a trust to cover its $350 million unfunded liability for retiree health care costs. It made a show earlier this year of allocating $5 million in funds left over from the previous fiscal year to the city’s retiree health care trust fund. But then, several months later, it canceled the allocation because it needed the money to pay for the huge salary hikes the city promised to police under a new labor contract.

BLOWING IT ON THE POLICE CONTRACT The city is in the midst of negotiating new contracts with most of its unions. The first big union contract approved by the City Council was with the Sacramento Police Officers Association. It was negotiated against the backdrop of plunging morale in the police department and an increasing number of officers leaving the department to work elsewhere. (Sacramento police officer salaries have been lagging behind the salaries of their peers in nearby cities.) After approving a one-time, $2,500-per-cop retention bonus last

spring, the council recently approved a new two-year labor contract with SPOA that granted unprecedented, budget-busting raises for officers with at least four-and-a-half years of tenure with the department: 17 percent pay hikes over one year. The justification for the raises was to restore flagging police morale and prevent more defections to other cities. Why is morale so bad? Officers feel that city leaders are not sufficiently supportive of them in the face of allegations of police misconduct and implicit racial bias. They perceive a recently reconstituted policy review commission as inherently biased against the police. There is some justification for the charge: The rules adopted by the City Council defining the qualifications of commission members bar anyone from serving who has any prior law enforcement experience, which guarantees that commission members evaluating allegations of police misconduct will lack the critical perspectives and experience of law enforcement. So instead of addressing the underlying reasons for poor police morale, the council opted instead to try to buy morale by approving record raises. Most HR managers will tell you that money goes only so far to resolve serious morale problems, a pricey lesson that the city and its taxpayers are likely to learn. One matter that was glaringly missing in the council’s discussion of the new SPOA contract was the echo effect that such huge raises would have on the city’s already-exploding pension costs and liabilities. The direct costs to the city of the police raises will amount to more than $20 million over the next two years. But because annual pension benefits are based on the “pensionable pay” that a city employee receives in his or her last few years of employment, the raises are very likely to lead to pension costs and liabilities that are several multiples of $20 million. Regrettably, the council voted to approve the new contract with zero analysis of the likely magnitude of

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Behind the Bushes A PUBLIC-ACCESS POINT TO THE LEVEE HAS BEEN BLOCKED FOR YEARS

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or another textbook example of how property owners along the Sacramento River conspired to block public access along our levee, I visited the corner of Brickyard Drive and Clipper Way in Greehhaven. And I looked behind a thicket of junipers. The junipers have been there a long time, perhaps 30 years. They look nice. They fill in space between two homes. They cover a wooden fence. But their true mission does not reflect a peaceful suburban neighborhood’s quest for beauty. The bushes were strategically planted—a facade to hide what’s really back there. A public pathway stands behind the fence. The walkway runs from Clipper Way to the river levee. It should be a convenient way for residents from nearby streets to visit the levee and enjoy the sunset or go fishing. Instead, the access point was blocked and turned into an alley to nowhere. The public path was sealed up by fencing and junipers. For years, neighbors haven’t been able to access the levee on Clipper Way, even though the developer who built Clipper Way created a public path. The only people who get to enjoy the river along that stretch are property owners whose homes back up to the river. For those lucky folks,

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R.E. Graswich at the Clipper Way river-access point.

the levee is a private park on public land. I discovered the hidden pathway while looking at a property map for Bashford Estates, the name given the neighborhood by its developer in the early 1970s. Sacramento County maintains maps for every street and parcel, drawn with precision by civil engineers. The maps establish property lines and easements. They are legal documents. The map for the corner of Brickyard and Clipper clearly shows the public pathway. It’s marked in big letters: “Public Access Easement.”

A description on the official map identifies the pathway, leaving no question about its purpose: “Easement for public use of that portion of the channel and levee slope of the Sacramento River and the easterly 15 feet of Lot 26 shown here as ‘River Easement’ and ‘Public Access Easement.’” That means the public pathway is supposed to be 15 feet wide as it runs from Clipper Way to the levee. You can see the path on a Google satellite map. People who live near the access point today can’t be held responsible for blockages that happened years

ago. Adjacent homes have been sold in the last seven years. The junipers and fences date back much further. There’s no way to know who blocked the access. And it doesn’t matter. I checked with the city about the pathway. City officials reviewed maps and trooped out to Clipper Way. They established the city owns the access path and the stretch of levee that runs for about 800 feet behind 13 homes on Clipper Way and Brickyard Drive. The problem is, that stretch of levee is barricaded upstream and downstream by two fences, one behind Clipper Way, the other behind

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in the 1970s, shortly after homes were built on Clipper Way. But the developer didn’t want fences to keep people away from the river. “He was doing us a favor,” George says. “He knew we liked to go fishing there.” Today, city officials and City Councilmember Rick Jennings are working hard to open the entire Pocket and Greenhaven Sacramento River Parkway for public enjoyment. It's taken 40 years to get this far. But the city must deal with the state, which owns full-access easements along the entire levee. And the city is negotiating with riverfront homeowners, who believe the levee is their private playground. The rediscovered Clipper Way recreational access point should make the city’s job a little easier. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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ONE BRIGHT SPOT: RECREATIONAL WEED One bright spot in the city’s budget picture is the prospect of the city cashing in on the legalization of the cultivation, distribution and sale of recreational marijuana. It’s expected that the city will allow its existing medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational pot beginning Jan. 1 if they have all of their city paperwork in order. More than 200 parties have applied to the city for permits to cultivate marijuana in indoor grows around the city. Sacramento Business Journal reported last month that market rents for industrial space around the city have nearly quadrupled since last year’s passage of the ballot measure that legalized pot under state law. Pot growers are snapping up available space and driving out existing industrial

tenants, which are seeking lowercost space elsewhere in the county or beyond. The city is the only government in the region that is throwing open its doors to industrialscale pot growers. No one knows how much tax revenue recreational pot will generate for the city. Currently, the dispensaries generate $4.6 million annually in city taxes. Some see recreational pot as a future bonanza for the city, with tax revenues tripling or even quadrupling in the coming years. Of course, such expectations are based on the uncertain assumption that the Trump administration won’t take legal action to invalidate California’s new pot laws under the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. Craig Powell is a retired attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramento.org or (916) 7183030. n

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Magic Carpet Ride MANSOUR’S ORIENTAL RUG GALLERY CELEBRATES NEARLY FOUR DECADES IN BUSINESS

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his month marks Mansour’s Oriental Rug Gallery’s 38th year in business. Owner Mansour Yaghoubian knows a thing or two about the handmade rugs he sources from all over the world, including his native Iran. He explains what makes his rugs the perfect piece for any home. What factors should a buyer consider before investing in a rug? The most important thing is the quality. All the rugs I carry have a high knots-per-square-inch count—200 and up. But you also want to consider the color and the pattern and how it will fit with your decor. How does someone choose from so many beautiful designs? It’s very important to see how a particular rug will work in your home, so I always encourage clients to bring in photos of their furnishings, the room itself and the color palette. You can choose four or five rugs and bring them home with you to see what looks best, with no obligation to buy. We also offer a consultation service where I will come to your home and suggest the best rug application for each room. Knowing what fits comes with experience. You don’t get it overnight.

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Mansour Yaghoubian

Why is a handmade rug more expensive than a machine-made rug? Rugs that are machine made are mass produced in different sizes and usually made of polyester or lowgrade wool. Our rugs are a different kind of value. You can spend just a bit more and get a handmade piece that lasts much longer, is made out of much better materials and is actually easier to keep clean, thanks to the high-quality, 100-percent wool. A

handmade rug takes about six months to make, and the dye and design are unique to that specific rug. You’re not getting something that everyone else will have. How are you celebrating your store’s 38th anniversary? (In 1979, Yaghoubian opened an Old Sacramento shop, which closed in 1989, then opened one on Fair Oaks Boulevard in 1988 and one in Roseville in 2002.)

We’re holding an anniversary sale from Nov. 10 to Dec. 10, and a percentage of gross sales will go to charity. It’s very easy to buy just any rug, but very hard to buy the right rug. That’s why I’m here! Mansour’s Oriental Rug Gallery is at 2550 Fair Oaks Blvd. and 1113 Galleria Blvd. in Roseville. For more information, go to mansoursruggallery.com. n

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State of the Arts DONI BLUMENSTOCK WEIGHS IN ON THE CITY’S ARTISTIC FUTURE

JL By Jessica Laskey Giving Back: Volunteer Profile

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oni Blumenstock comes from a family of artists: Her mother’s a pianist and painter, her father’s a musician and sculptor, and her brother’s a woodworker, actor and musician. Yet Blumenstock claims she “can barely turn on the radio.” How does someone with little natural artistic talent become an advocate for the arts? “I decided that if I’m passionate about supporting the arts, then the best way I could help would be to work on strengthening our local arts organizations,” says the Pocket-Greenhaven resident, who serves on the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. Blumenstock used her vast work experience in leadership to inform her volunteer arts advocacy. She’s held positions at Advocates for Human Potential in Sudbury, Mass., and the Coalition for a Drug-Free Mobile County in Mobile, Ala. She also served as the executive director of the American Leadership Forum (Mountain Valley Chapter) and, until last June, worked as the consulting program director for the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program. While at ALF, she got involved in Metro Arts, which promotes and supports the arts in the Sacramento region. “One of the requirements to be an ALF member is to sit on a board or commission,” Blumenstock explains. “I was looking at City Councilmember Jimmie Yee’s website for opportunities for my members when I came upon an announcement for a position with Metro Arts. I decided to put my money where my mouth is and sent Jimmie an email. The next thing I knew, I was appointed to the commission.” ALF is also responsible for Blumenstock’s involvement with Professional Arts Leadership Sacramento, a group composed of the heads of Sacramento’s professional arts groups: Crocker Art

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“I think it’s shifting,” Blumenstock says. “The political climate that Mayor Darrell Steinberg has initiated is creating more opportunity, and the Golden 1 Center has put a point on a map that we can build around. The fact that the mayor recognizes that Metro Arts has been operating on half of its normal funding and is starting to put that money back gives me hope that we can start supporting more organizations. “The whole point of Metro Arts is to strengthen smaller, diverse arts organizations and raise the visibility of the arts as an economic driver,” she continues. “It’s a big purpose and a small organization, but we have to focus on what a rich array of offerings we have in this community and how much that contributes to our quality of life. It’s a very exciting time to be engaged in the arts.” For more information on the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, go to sacmetroarts.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Giving the City an Edge PLANNING TO MAKE ART PART OF SACRAMENTO’S ‘BRAND’

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n Sept. 18, the city of Sacramento hosted a public forum to mark the launch of Creative Edge, a community-driven planning process that will help define Sacramento’s cultural and creative economy. For the next several months, the city will host town-hall meetings before producing a plan that will be submitted to the City Council for approval. City officials say Creative Edge will be a ground-up process, giving Sacramento residents a direct voice in the future of Sacramento’s art community. To facilitate the planning process, the city created a new position— director of cultural and creative economy—and hired Jonathon Glus, who has more than 20 years of experience directing similar programs in cities like Houston and Pasadena. Glus emceed the September forum, outlining the planning process and expressing Creative Edge's goals, which include attracting and retaining creative businesses and making sure the city invests enough in art culture and creative resources. “How does creativity flourish, how do we advance it, support it and bring more resources to you all to make this city a more creative place?” asked Glus. In an interview with Inside Publications, Glus said the planning process should engage the larger community in creative endeavors, emphasize the need for investing in art education, and create access and equity. “In the case of Sacramento, we already have tremendous cultural institutions,” Glus said. But he believes the city is ripe for a cultural plan. “There are a lot of creatives here, and we haven’t necessarily embraced them,” he said. “As a community, we haven’t necessarily embraced [art] in all ways, or celebrated it. It certainly

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power and money and motivation to help you get your next venue,� she said. “City staff responsible for culture and communication have no clue where to go for the best content because they don’t actually go to emerging-art or fringe-art shows and events.� The lack of communication between city and artists exacerbates an existing paradox: Artists create cool cities that, failing to support their artists, eventually lose their artists. So what is the solution? It’s difficult enough to define art, let alone develop a culture and creative economy around that definition, especially considering Sacramento’s great diversity. But for Glus, moving forward means “that we are ambitious as we can be but realistic. “There will be short-term objectives to move us through a couple years—low-hanging fruit,� said Glus. Grants—and getting artists better access to those grants—are a component of developing this culture, “but it’s also about workforce development, education, access to higher education. It’s about small-

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg, who addressed the audience, commented on the energy within the room and called the plan the beginning of an important chapter in our city’s history. He added that the process will give Sacramento an opportunity to “make sure we put our money where our mouth is.� After Steinberg spoke, attendees broke into smaller groups to discuss just that: how to ensure the city puts its money where its mouth is. How will Sacramento support artists in the face of increasing rent and cost of living? How will the city encourage and strengthen small, art-based businesses or a budding film industry? How do we bridge the gap between artists on the streets and councilmembers on the board? For more information on the Creative Edge planning process, go to cityofsacramento.org/creative-edge or visit Creative Edge’s Facebook page. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com. n

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Huntin’ and Fishin’ THIS RADIO SPORTSMAN LOVES THE THRILL OF THE CHASE

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here are dog whisperers and horse whisperers. Bob Simms is a fish whisperer. He can go fishing from the shore in Folsom Lake in November and catch more trout than someone fishing from a boat. How? He knows trout forage for food in certain waters near the banks in early winter. He can catch mackinaw trout in Lake Tahoe or Donner Lake when it’s freezing out. Why? He knows the depth at which the water reaches 41 degrees. That temperature is heaven for mackinaw. Simms steers them to the pearly gates. Simms has mysterious whispering talents for birds and game. He knows where ducks and geese will fly when they look for rice. He knows how to call in a bobcat. The only animal that frustrates Simms is a coyote. The frustration comes not because coyotes are smart and elusive, but because they are vastly overbred and highly predatory and can’t be slaughtered fast enough to suit Simms. “There’s no season for coyotes,” Simms says. “You can shoot them day or night 12 months a year. California is overrun with them.” Simms is a legendary sportsman, a hero to thousands of fishermen and hunters around Sacramento and across Northern California. I neither

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mind, with encyclopedic knowledge. Basically, he wants to preserve the great outdoors for sportsmen and visitors. “The rewards can be so great,” he says. “Think of where it takes you. Where else can you walk through the woods without a road or trail, or see a sunrise over a marsh, or watch the mist in the canyons? And the clarity of the air in the mountains in the winter—it’s indescribable.”

“There are tremendous amounts of fish you can catch right in the city.”

Bob Simms hunt nor fish, but I know Simms from his Saturday-morning radio program on KFBK, “The Outdoor Show,” and admire his skill, wisdom and passion.

Simms tends to avoid politics, unless the politics involves hunting, fishing and wildlife management, conservation, habitat and water policies. Then he will speak his

With winter coming, I ask Simms about fishing and hunting opportunities available around Sacramento. He almost laughs because it’s a naive question and because Sacramento has boundless opportunities—the community is a wonderland for outdoor sports activities. “There are tremendous amounts of fish you can catch right in the city,” he says. “Or you can follow the Sacramento River north to Redding or south to the Delta and find some of the world’s best fishing.” He talks about striped bass, which fill up the Delta in the fall. He talks about sturgeon, which make their way up the Sacramento to spawn but must be treated with caution because of their declining numbers.

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Caution in the case of sturgeon means using a single barbless hook that allows for easy release. Sturgeon that don’t fit specific size dimensions— 40 to 60 inches—must be returned to the river unharmed. Salmon runs make for good fishing in November, and steelhead season opens in January on the Upper American River. Simms loves the chase for steelhead. They never go quietly. Simms admires fish that make you work for your dinner. “The steelhead is the hardestfighting fish in fresh water,” Simms says. “They spend a year in the river and go to the ocean, then turn around and come back up the river. They can capture a fisherman’s imagination.” I wonder how someone can become adept at fishing when they lack experience in the sport. Simms admits it’s not easy. “Most people get started when their parents or a relative take them fishing,” he says. But the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has a Fishing in the City program that teaches novices. (The schedule is at wildlife.ca.gov.

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There’s another way to learn about fishing and hunting, and that’s to learn from the master himself, Bob Simms. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to sign up or volunteer. It’s all about getting to know Simms and being ready when he decides to set a date. “When I take someone out who’s only fished a couple of times and show them how to catch a few fish, they can’t wait for when they can go out and do again for themselves,” he says. In November, if he’s not fishing, Simms will hunt ducks and geese and turkeys and pheasants and quail. There’s a two-week dove season. And winter brings open season on bobcats and raccoons. All hunting dates and limits in California are determined by Fish and Wildlife authorities. “You have to be careful when you call in a fox or bobcat,” Simms says. “Sometimes you call in a bear or mountain lion, something that you don’t want.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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All About Sex INSTEAD OF THE BIRDS AND THE BEES, LET’S HEAR IT FOR FLOWERS

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hen I first suggested giving a tour featuring fall color in the Sacramento Historic Rose Garden, the late curator, Barbara Oliva, scoffed at the idea. “There won’t be enough in bloom to interest people,” she said. “You’d better talk about sex.” This will be the 10th year for the tour, held the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Usually, there are plenty of flowers to see on the roses and companion plants, and colorful

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fall foliage as well. Still, the fruit of the roses, known as hips, takes center stage. They can be very ornamental. Some are tiny and others are the size of a golf ball. They can be round or oblong, and red, yellow, orange or black. There is even a large, yellow, prickly variety. Inside them all are the embryos of the next generation. While children may be taught about the birds and the bees in order to learn about sex, flowers are where the action is. They are a plant’s reproductive system. Flowers have male sexual parts that produce pollen and female parts that, when fertilized with the pollen, develop seeds that contain a plant embryo. Often, the seeds are enveloped in fleshy fruit that encourages animals to eat them and distribute the seeds widely. In nature, a plant must produce seeds

or its species dies out. In the grocery store, you can find some seedless fruits that have been bred to be more easily consumed. Since they can’t reproduce sexually, they must be asexually propagated, most likely by cuttings. Some roses don’t make seeds because their flowers are not capable of being fertilized. They, too, must be propagated asexually. If a rose produces seeds, the resulting seedlings may look nothing like their parents. Most of the roses that we grow are the result of complicated breeding, and it’s anybody’s guess which genes will dominate when a new plant grows. Wild, or species, roses are the exception: Unless they have been pollinated by another species, their seeds will produce

roses with the same botanical characteristics. Species roses almost always bloom just once in the spring and then develop fruit. The Historic Rose Garden has nearly 30 varieties of species roses, and their hips often linger throughout the fall and winter until they are eaten by birds and furry critters or wither away in the spring. Some of the hips resemble crabapples or small pears. That makes sense, because they are in the same family, Rosaceae. So are plums, peaches and other stone fruits, as well as cane berries including raspberries and blackberries. Rose hips are edible, although it’s not wise to nibble them if there is any chance that they have been treated with a pesticide. A few varieties, such as rugosas and Rosa canina, the dog rose, taste much

better than others. None of them tastes all that good. Rose hips are a very good source of vitamin C and are used in natural vitamins and teas and to make jelly. In England during World War II, when they could no longer import citrus fruit, the public was sent out to collect ripe rose hips from the hedgerows, which were propagated commercially to make rose hip syrup. Most of the roses that are grown in home gardens bloom repeatedly throughout the season. Removing spent flowers encourages them to bloom again. If you allow their hips and seeds to develop, the roses have accomplished their reproductive task and stop blooming. Now is a good time to stop deadheading and see what sort of hips will develop. They will add color to your garden until you prune the roses, and they will feed some wildlife. Rose hips look great in fall and winter bouquets, too. Try cutting a rose hip in half. The centers are filled with little fibers that are sometimes used as an itching powder. If you are going to be cooking with them, instructions say to scrape

the fiber out, a most tedious task. You may also see several little hard objects that appear to be seeds but are actually fruits called achenes. (The rose hip is actually an accessory fruit, if you want to be technical about it.) Inside the hard fruit are the actual seeds. While the term is not widely known, we encounter achenes often. Seeds on the outside of strawberries are actually achenes, as are sunflower and many other seeds. There is no reason for you to remember this bit of trivia, but now you know. You should, however, remember that flowers, fruit and seeds are all about sex.

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Snap Decision SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH A HOUSE AND HAD TO HAVE IT

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ove at first sight: That’s what Ione Cutter experienced when she saw a cute Tudor-style house in East Sacramento. It stole her heart. That day in the

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summer of 2016, the three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home facing McKinley Park was scheduled for an open house. Cutter made sure the open house never happened. “I walked in and told the Realtor, Chris Little, I would make a full-price offer right now,” Cutter says. “Don’t bother with an open house. I’ll take it.” Built in the 1920s, the 2,400-square-foot house had been owned by the same family for 80 years. Hazel Cramer moved in with

her parents when she was 17 and lived there until her death at age 97. No improvements other than replacement windows and a roof were ever made. In 2015, a pair of local home flippers purchased the house and gave it a refreshing face-lift, gutting the vintage kitchen and bathrooms, and adding modern features. Cutter loved the look of the revamped home. Several walls had been removed to create a more contemporary feeling. New doorways

incorporated arches, which were part of the original design. New windows were installed. Underneath the carpet, the original oak floors were still in great shape. Two built-in hutches with their original leaded glass doors received new hardware. The original front door was repainted. The flippers “did a great job on the house and maintained the integrity of it, which I think is rare,” Cutter says.

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THERE ARE PLENTY OF COZY SPOTS WHERE SHE CAN LINGER AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. She noticed right away that her furnishings would fit perfectly. “It was just great,” she says. “I didn’t have to buy a thing.” Cutter especially appreciates the house’s many large windows. “I get sun throughout the day,” she explains. “It really is a happy house.” Those windows have given her a sublime introduction to city life. From the living room window facing McKinley Park, Cutter has a grand view of the passing human and canine parade. Activity begins in the early morning with walkers conversing as they pass by. Then, runners, people with baby strollers, and dog walkers make their appearance. Couples amble by. “I like the scene,” she says. “I feel like it is my little urban environment. It is really nice.” One aspect of the home Cutter felt needed improvement was the landscaping—or, rather, the lack thereof. “There was nothing in the backyard except one single camellia bush,” she says. “I have been working on that.” Cutter designed the back and front yards, and Enrique Rodriguez of Enrique’s Garden performed the work. Cutter has worked with Rodriguez for

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years and praises his skill. No matter what ideas she comes up with, Rodriguez gets it and implements the plan in style. “He does it all,” she says. Now, instead of a barren backyard, Cutter has a lush green landscape that includes roses, bottlebrush, crape myrtle and laurel. There are plenty of cozy spots where she can linger and enjoy the outdoors. A new brick wall provides a bit of noise reduction and also serves as a backdrop for a stylish Restoration Hardware fountain. A new brick fireplace allows Cutter and her guests to sit outside on chilly Sacramento evenings. A pony wall of patterned concrete blocks, once overgrown with weeds, was taken down and reassembled at the back of the yard to create an interesting screen and a bit of privacy. On one side of her property, Cutter planted what she hopes will grow into a beautiful sea of flowering hedges. A whimsical topiary stands at one end

of the installation. This stretch of sidewalk is now a horticultural treat for pedestrians. Cutter is making plans for a small vegetable garden in a sunny corner of her front yard. Rodriguez built a low brick wall in the front yard to create an unobtrusive boundary between Cutter’s private space and the public life of the sidewalk. The wall gave Cutter another spot to sit outside and experience her Sacramento neighborhood. “I didn’t want a massive barrier out here,” she explains. “Now, neighbors go by and we say hello.” Everyone is nice on this street, she says. “This is the best thing about this neighborhood.” 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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Looking Back UNLOCKING SACRAMENTO’S HISTORY AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO ALL

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here are many well-known destinations devoted to promoting our region’s rich history: Old Sacramento. Sacramento History Museum. Crocker Art Museum. Old City Cemetery. Less well known, but no less important, is the Center for Sacramento History. Made up of two warehouses totaling more than 40,000 square feet, the center is filled with government records, personal manuscripts, business records, historical documents, films and artifacts that paint a vivid picture of our region. In 1953, Sacramento was undergoing a transformation. Redevelopment was reshaping the city. Historic structures were replaced with new buildings. Interstate 5 was poised to cut through an historic part of town. People feared bulldozers would push history aside. So the Historical Landmark Commission was founded to ensure that, even with progress, we would stay connected to our roots and history. At first, the commission was charged only with preserving landmarks. But it soon broadened its mission to protect all historical materials, artifacts and records. The Center for Sacramento History was the depository for those materials.

Sacramento History Alliance Boardmember Annette Kassis gives a tour of the center's storage vault. Photo courtesy of Center for Sacramento History. But the center does much more than archive history. It focuses on preservation, education and access. “Our archive is available to the public who want to access documents, records and other historical materials,” says Dylan McDonald, deputy city historian and archivist. “We are a resource, and many different people come to us.” According to McDonald, some come to trace their ancestors. Some want to know who lived in or designed their home. Students come to work on

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A historic photo of Shakey's Pizza on J Street in 1963. Photo courtesy of Center for Sacramento History.

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“We recently helped Sacramento State. They are planning to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to the campus. They wanted old footage of his speech at Sacramento State, and we had it.� The materials are not all paper and film. The center houses a 1903 Oldsmobile car, an 1870s jail cell and an old elevator cage. There are clothing, furniture and personal items from everyday life dating back may decades. The center is also home to old neon signs that once identified leading Sacramento businesses and lit up the city’s streets. Some of those signs were restored and now hang in the food court at Golden 1 Center. In total, the Center for Sacramento History has more than 30,000 artifacts documenting the cultural, social, political and economic history of the people who lived and worked in the Sacramento region. The center accepts donations from people, businesses and organizations as long as they are specific to Sacramento. Any donation becomes a permanent part of the archive and

is included in a searchable database on the center’s website. People can come during business hours to review documents and other materials. There’s a fee for duplication that is based on how the materials will be used. The center provides one hour of free support to anyone needing help to identify specific documents or other archived materials. Most of its funding comes from the city and county of Sacramento, with additional funding from grants and monetary donations. With its small staff, CSH relies heavily on volunteers and interns. McDonald says Dylan McDonald, deputy city historian and archivist he frequently finds something new, unique “It’s exciting to work with and interesting in the archive. When documents and artifacts of our asked about the most interesting history,� says McDonald. “We’ve thing he has discovered, McDonald preserved our history for people says it’s often his latest discovery. interested in our past. And with so “Last week, we opened some many new people moving here, they crates of records from the county of can learn about the place they live in Sacramento dating back to 1853,� and the people who lived here.� he says. “For a short period of time back then, the city and county were The Center for Sacramento merged into one and wondering History is at 551 Sequoia Pacific what to do with the old city archives. Blvd. For more information, go to They decided to box them up into six centerforsacramentohistory.org. crates. We found a note from a county supervisor, N.H. Ball, who wrote, ‘These records should be preserved at Scot Crocker can be reached at all costs.’� scot@crockercrocker.com. n And so they were.

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Helping Hands IF NOT US, THEN WHO?

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n Brussels, I meet Dan Christensen, the 58-year-old assistant pastor from LifePoint Church. Dan asks me a question. “Can you drive a truck?” I raise a suspicious eyebrow. Dan explains how he drives a truck for a place called The Rafael Center. The center is an old hospital repurposed in 1994 to house more than 380 homeless people. Christensen is going out of town for a few weeks and needs me to drive his twice-weekly route to gather donated food from local grocery stores. The foodstuffs will stock the center’s shelves and be distributed among center residents and the community’s poor. I agree to four daily pickups. The following Tuesday, I rendezvous with my navigator, Mathias. Outside the center, we walk around the 25-foot box truck. I check the

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balding tires, then climb into the cab. Mathias slides in beside me with the keys and driving paperwork. Squelching my doubts about the 15-year-old truck, I start the engine and pop the clutch. Our first stop is a popular supermarket called Carrefour. Mathias and I head into the chilled stock room, where we sort through dozens of crates of discarded food. Mayonnaise and yogurt containers have burst, giving me the feeling that we are dumpster diving. Wiping the crates clean so we can read the contents, we find the soured yogurt expired. Still, we find enough usable food to fill three dozen crates. I back the truck into the loading dock, where I quickly realize I’m expected to help load the heavy cargo. We drive to two more stores before stopping at the Brussels Food Bank. This place is more organized, but it’s still shorthanded, so Mathias and I spend a lot of time transferring the food from their crates into our crates, then loading the truck. We return to the center, where center residents help us unload. I accidently bang my head on a metal hinge inside the truck. Rubbing

the forming lump, I flippantly ask Mathias if I can file a workers’ compensation claim. No one laughs. They don’t know that luxury. The following day, my wife, Becky, and I return at 9 a.m. We find residents offloading groceries from the same truck I’d driven the day before. There are probably a few Belgians glad I don’t drive it more often. Center residents come from many corners of the globe. These are folks who’d been unable to establish residency because of paperwork snafus or family matters. They come to the center to snag a last bit of hope in this seedier corner of Brussels. After the truck is unloaded, Becky and I spend the next hour helping pack the food into bags we will allot to the dozens of community residents lining up outside the front door. Finally, at 10 a.m., everyone mans their distribution stations. The doors are opened enough to let people in one by one. Each person shows identity papers, then pushes a rolling cart through our line to fill it with free groceries. It’s a long morning, sometimes filled with arguments from those who feel shorted, while other sad cases are physically unable to stand in line.

Most leave with enough to eat or perhaps trade for things they really need. My back aches from two days of lifting 30-pound crates. I’m exhausted from the work, but mostly I’m fatigued by the enormity of the task. I say a prayer, asking God’s hand with this enormous task. The answer comes in Mathew West’s song, “Do Something.” West’s song screams at God to do something about poverty, slavery and pain: I shook my fist at Heaven Said, “God, why don’t You do something?” He said, “I did, yeah, I created you” If not us, then who? If not me and you Right now, it’s time for us to do something…. It occurs to me that sometimes God gives a hand by allowing my hands to become his, lifting one heavy crate at a time. Such is the daily hand-to-hand work of places like The Rafael Center. Recently retired chaplain Norris Burkes is a syndicated columnist, national speaker and book author. He can be reached at comment@ thechaplain.net. You can follow his travel blog at burkesbums.com. n

READERS NEAR & FAR 1. Stephen Weinberg and Art Zimmerman in the bunkers on the beaches of Normandy, Pointe du Hoc, France 2. Ryan Fong on Komodo Island in Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, with one of their more famous carnivorous local inhabitants 3. Becky Newland and Ron Temple on the Athabasca Glacier, located between Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta, Canada 4. Jacob Brezinski and Evan Quam atop a rock overlooking Huntington Lake, California 5. Amie Brousseau and Shaun Abitz at Weston Park watching the kangaroos lounge in Canberra, Australia 6. Sacramento Kings VP, Scott Moak, Councilmember Steve Hansen and former Councilmember Steve Cohn in Jinan, China, on a sister city trip 7. Bruce Hester, Otto Saltenberger, Pam Saltenberger, Elfrena Foord, Susan Sheridan and Larry Sheridan in Egypt

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TO DO THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Artists and Aprons Artspace 1616 Friday, Dec. 1, 5–8 p.m. 1616 Del Paso Blvd. Sixty local artists have painted original art on aprons that will be for sale to raise money for the homeless. The aprons were donated by Dick Blick Art Materials.

“WaistWatchers the Musical” 24th Street Theatre Through Nov. 19 2791 24th St. • waistwatchersthemusical.com After last summer’s successful runs in Sacramento, Walnut Creek and San Jose, and a 40-week national tour, Alan Jacobson’s comedic musical returns to town. Set in a women’s gym and featuring 24 original songs, it takes a lighthearted look at four women dealing with dieting, exercise, plastic surgery and sex over 40.

Annual Quilt Show River City Quilters’ Guild Nov. 17–19 Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H St. • rivercityquilters.org The guild’s 40th anniversary quilt show will feature hundreds of quilts—including traditional, contemporary and art quilts—as well as demonstrations and wearable art made by textile artists.

This apron created by Micah Crandall-Bear will be part of the Artists and Aprons fundraiser on Dec. 1. All the proceeds will benefit the homeless in Sacramento.

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“Enshrouded in Mist: Photos by Donald Satterlee” Ella K. McClatchy Library Nov. 9–Dec. 22 Opening Reception and Talk: Saturday, Nov. 18, 12:30–2:30 p.m. 2112 22nd St. • saclibrary.org Ethereal images of drizzly, foggy and rainy streetscapes in black and white are signature images of Donald Satterlee’s evocative photography. At the reception, he will discuss his methods.

Annual Christmas Boutique and Luncheon Photographs by Donald Satterlee will be on display at Ella K. McClatchy Public Library.

Mercy General Hospital Guild Wednesday, Nov. 15 Dante Club, 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd. • (916) 731-7189 This year’s boutique will include apparel, purses and jewelry, as well as jams, jellies, dips, candles, Tupperware, children’s toys, stationery and handmade crafts. The lunch will feature two menus.

Janet Fitch in Conversation With Beth Ruyak Community of Writers and Stories on Stage Sacramento Saturday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. CLARA Auditorium, 1425 24th St. • communityofwriters.org The Russian Revolution will be center stage for this evening of literature and conversation with author Janet Fitch, The New York Times best-selling author of “White Oleander.” Capital Public Radio’s Beth Ruyak will explore Fitch’s new novel, “The Revolution of Marina M.” The event will include a reading, a book signing and a reception with Russian sweets, vodka and a roving band of musicians performing traditional Russian and Eastern European folk songs. Books will be available for sale. Proceeds will support the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, a nonprofit that assists writers and poets with diverse cultural perspectives.

Fall 2017 Concerts Benefiting Shoes4Sacramento Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., Congregation Beth Shalom, 4746 El Camino Ave., Carmichael Nov. 5, 3 p.m., Journey Church, 450 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom Nov. 10–11, 7:30 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1701 L St. rsvpchoir.org, shoes4sacramento.com RSVP’s fall concerts will support Shoes4Sacramento, which collects new and gently used shoes that can be cleaned and redistributed to the homeless and families in need. At each concert, RSVP will collect new and gently used shoes in all shapes and sizes, as well as laundry detergent.

Don't miss the Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace concert series benefiting Shoes4Sacramento.

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Sacramento Youth Symphony will perform classical favorites at the Crest Theatre.

“Building Bridges”

Holiday Gifts Auction

Sacramento Youth Symphony Sunday, Nov. 5, 5 p.m.

Witherell’s Wednesday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.

Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. • sacramentoyouthsymphony.org The symphony’s Premier Orchestra will perform classical favorites from Elgar, Verdi and more, with music selections from Azerbaijan under the direction of conductor Michael Neumann and guest conductor Mustafa Mehmandarov. The concert will also feature soprano Marziya Guseynova.

300 20th St. • witherells.com Looking for a unique gift? Don’t miss this 100-plus-lot auction of jewelry, watches, coins and luxury goods, including a quarter eagle gold coin from 1853, a platinum ring with two Old European-cut diamonds surrounded by 29 diamonds, a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk, a rare baseball signed by Jackie Robinson and a Locke golf-themed art-glass liquor decanter.

Crocker Holiday Artisan Market 2017 Creative Arts League Sacramento Nov. 24–26 Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H St. • creativeartsleague.com Crocker Art Museum and Creative Arts League Sacramento will partner for this annual shopping event. The three-day market will feature handmade gifts from more than 100 artists, including glass, textiles, wood, ceramics, paper, photography, paintings, sculptures, fiber and textiles, jewelry and more.

Festival of New American Music Crocker Art Museum Sunday, Nov. 12, 3 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org The annual Festival of New American Music—a project of the School of Music at Sacramento State—showcases musicians performing new works by contemporary American composers. This year’s 40th anniversary festival will feature Andrew Blanton, who combines classical percussion, new-media art and creative coding to offer a unique sonic and visual experience.

The Crocker Holiday Artisan Market will be held at Scottish Rite Center.

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East Lawn Cemetery History Genealogical Association of Sacramento Wednesday, Nov. 15, 12:15 p.m. Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Drive • gensac.org Kayla Delgado will talk about the history of Sacramento’s iconic East Lawn Cemetery. Admission is free.

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“Kondos in Conversation” Crocker Art Museum Saturday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org In conjunction with the release of a 2018 limited-edition calendar featuring Gregory Kondos’ iconic landscape paintings, Kondos will have an on-stage conversation with Capital Public Radio’s Beth Ruyak. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Ruth Rippon often demonstrated techniques during her many years of teaching.

Feats of Clay RUTH RIPPON CELEBRATES SEVEN DECADES AS A CERAMIC ARTIST ARTT IST

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o say that Ruth Rippon has patience would be an understatement. The celebrated ceramic artist has worked in the complex medium of clay for seven decades, and she’s loved nearly every minute of it. “It’s always a pleasure to work with clay,” the River Park resident says. (She’s lived in the neighborhood since 1956, when she first got hired at

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Sacramento State University.) “Clay takes time. A lot of my pieces are coil built, which means I form them one coil at a time and then carve them. It takes a lot of patience to do that work.” It’s work that Rippon seems to have been born to do. When she was growing up in Sacramento, her parents told her they would pay her way through art school as long as she earned her teaching credential as well. Rippon agreed. In one of her required courses—a class on clay with famed ceramist Antonio Prieto—she first encountered the art form that would become her life’s work. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and serving as Prieto’s assistant for a summer at

p ppon took a Mills College, Rippon a State, where ac teaching job at Sac 1 years until she taught for 31 2.. (S She’ll be b retiring at age 62. (She’ll 91 in January.) Att Sacc hee State, she was the ty y sole female faculty member in the early days of the burgeoning ceramics err department. Over n the years, Rippon dss inspired hundreds of students with th h her down-to-earth nd d teaching style and m enthusiasm for molding young minds.

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Ruth Rippon's sculptures can be found in public places, including the Pavilions shopping center.

work with figures and text from Greek mythology and Scripture. She even developed her own technique, sgraffitothrough-engobe, in which she would apply a colored clay slip (or engobe) to the form, then scratch through to the base layer underneath.

Whether it was wheel throwing, coil building or slab construction, Rippon excelled in many methods and created everything from bowls and plates to jewel boxes and jars and, more recently, small tabletop tableaux of artists in their studios. She’s also well-known for her large-scale sculptures. “The first large-scale sculpture I ever did was a commission for Anne and Malcolm McHenry of a young girl resting on a bench for their garden,” Rippon recalls. “I had done smaller thrown composite figures before, but I hadn’t done any large-scale work until that commission. I discovered that I liked it. It just took a lot longer.” Rippon created iconic sculptures like “The Lollies” (short for “little old ladies”) who sit fountain-side at Pavilions Shopping Center and the life-sized ceramic reader (entitled “Waiting”) at Sac State University Library. Rippon has exhibited her work all over the country, including in galleries in San Francisco and the wider Bay Area, at the California State Fair and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York. An

exhibition of her work titled “Exuberant Earth” is now open at Crocker Art Museum. Rippon is pleased that 90 of her pieces from the 1950s through the 1990s will be on display. But she’s most excited to read the essays in the exhibition catalog, which is funded by Creative Arts League Sacramento, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting and exhibiting fine art throughout the region. Rippon was one of the group’s first members (it was founded in 1952), and she had her first retrospective exhibition at the Crocker—in 1971—thanks to the league. Talk about coming full circle. “I’ve enjoyed my career immensely,” Rippon says. “I loved working with clay, I enjoyed the students very much and I’ve enjoyed working with a pretty broad palette of techniques. It’s been a good life.” “Exuberant Earth: Ceramics by Ruth Rippon” will be on display at Crocker Art Museum through Feb. 4. For more information, visit crockerart.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Downtown & Vine 1200 K St. #8 • (916) 228-4518 Educational tasting experience of wines by the taste, flight or glass • downtownandvine.com

Ella Dining Room & Bar 1131 K St. • (916) 443-3772 L D $$$ Full Bar Modern American cuisine served family-style in a chic, upscale space • elladiningroomandbar.com

Esquire Grill 1213 K St. • (916) 448-8900 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • paragarys.com • esquiregrill.com

Firestone Public House 1132 16th St. • (916) 446-0888 L D $$ Full Bar Sports bar with a classical American menu • firestonepublichouse.com

Frank Fat’s 806 L St. • (916) 442-7092 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Chinese favorites in an elegant setting • fatsrestaurants.com

Ma Jong’s Asian Diner 1431 L St. • (916) 442-7555

Iron Horse Tavern

L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Cuisine from Japan, Thailand, China ad Vietnam. • majongs.com

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1401 28th St. • (916) 457-5737 L D $$ Full Bar Fabulous Outdoor Patio, California cuisine with a French touch • paragarys.com

Revolution Wines 2831 S St. • (916) 444-7711

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D $$ Inventive Japansese-inspired seafood dishes • skoolonkstreet.com

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L D $$-$$ Full Bar Celebration of the region’s rich history and bountiful terrain • hockfarm.com

1201 R St. • (916) 441-0011

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2005 11th St. • (916) 382-9722 L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Timeless traditional Southern cuisine, counter service • weheartfriedchicken.com

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D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • fatsrestaurants.com

1801 Capitol Ave. • (916) 441-0303 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cuisine served in an authentic artistic setting • zocolosacramento.com

MIDTOWN Biba Ristorante 2801 Capitol Ave. • (916) 455-2422

The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 Second St. • (916) 442-4772 L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • firehouseoldsac.com

Ten22 1022 Second St. • (916) 441-2211 L D $$ Wine/Beer American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com

L D $$$ Full Bar Upscale Northern Italian cuisine served a la carte • biba-restaurant.com

Café Bernardo 2726 Capitol Ave. • (916) 443-1180 B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Casual California cuisine with counter service • cafebernardo.com

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2000 Capitol Ave. • (916) 498-9891 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Fine South of France and Northern Italian cuisine in a chic neighborhood setting • waterboyrestaurant.com

OAK PARK La Venadita 3501 Third Ave. • (916) 400-4676 L D $$ Full Bar Authentic Mexican cuisine with simple tasty menu in a colorful historic setting • lavenaditasac.com

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L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio Housemade curries among their authentic Thai specialties • thaibasilrestaurant.com

2730 J St. • (916) 442-2552

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1110 Front St. • (916) 442-8226 L D $$ Wine/Beer Bistro favorites with a distinctively Sacramento feeling in a riverfront setting • riocitycafe.com

2115 J St. • (916) 442-4353

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Simply Stunning WILDWOOD IS THE PLACE TO SIP AND BE SEEN

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pen for just a year, Wildwood Kitchen & Bar already cuts a pretty impressive figure. The large indoor/outdoor space in the Pavilions shopping center is truly striking. The newest undertaking by restaurateur brothers Fred and Matt Haines, Wildwood is something of a departure from their other, more casual restaurants, and it feels like a step up in profile from their popular 33rd Street Bistro brand. With a focus on the bar and a keen eye toward design, Wildwood comes across immediately as a destination for conviviality. Tucked away ever so slightly in the Pavilions center, the restaurant isn’t immediately visible from busy Fair Oaks Boulevard. A short jaunt into the interior of the retail center brings you to either Wildwood’s modest front door or its expansive patio. Neither entrance really hints at the spectacle

of design and art that makes up the interior. Immediately inside the front door, a trio of bold, eye-popping landscapes by artist Rozer grabs the first-time visitor right away. From the doorway, most of the notable three-sided bar and expansive dining room is obscured by a gorgeous bottle rack. One step around the rack and you will find the slick bar and substantial dining room, draped in subtle hues, sharp corners and gripping art pieces. The Haines brothers’ other dining spaces have always had lovely elements of artistic design about them, but this new room is really a modern beauty. An airy light sculpture hangs from the ceiling. A drapery of heavy braided ropes obscures a wall-sized mirror, giving the impression of a hidden space beyond the reach of the diner. A framed profusion of Irelandgreen moss hangs (grows?) from another wall.

The pieces are uncluttered and unfussy. It’s the type of art that fosters meditation and thoughtful gazes. The large patio offers some nice touches as well but is most notable as a comfortable lounging space, dotted with high-top tables, couches and fireplaces. Spending a fall evening with a well-made cocktail or well-chosen glass of wine next to one of those fireplaces seems the right way to go. The menu is dotted with some lovely small plates and a still-evolving entree selection. Brunch, lunch and dinner are offered. The standout on the lunch menu is, without a doubt, the French dip. Stuffed with shaved prime rib and slathered with horseradish aioli, the soft, yielding bread does an admirable job of soaking up the indulgent peppercorn sauce served in lieu of au jus. I have been quoted as saying that the dip at Bandera (just a stone’s throw from Wildwood) is the best in

town, but my mind may have been changed. On the small-plate side, the chilled smoked prawns are a treat if you like to eat with your hands. They involve peeling. Also, the rather bland-sounding hummus is actually stunning. With bright flavors and gorgeously made naan bread, it’s a surprisingly complex dish. Barbecued Skuna salmon, which shows up on both the lunch and dinner menu, feels like the dish most influenced by the Haineses’ Pacific Northwest roots. A beautiful plate of lacquered salmon outlined by a daring streak of blackberry “paint,” it’s fresh, smoky, sweet and impressive. Also recommended is the rock shrimp risotto. Bright green from the basil pistou and cheesy as all get out from a generous layering of Parmesan, the dish is a dense, indulgent

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Art Preview GALLERY ART SHOWS IN NOVEMBER

Robert T. Matsui Gallery will feature “Fields of Grain: The Art Collection of the California Rice Commission” through Nov. 14. Shown above: “Summer Rice Fields, Colusa County” by Phil Gross. City Hall, 915 I St. (north entrance)

ARTHOUSE Gallery & Studios presents “Moods & Emotions,” featuring works by Traci Owens and Larry Johnson. Show runs Nov. 10 to Dec. 5. Shown above: “The Judgement” by Owens. 1021 R St.; arthouseonr.com

Through Dec. 1, Sparrow Gallery presents new mixed-media work by Susan Silvester and Sandy Whetstone. Shown above: a collage by Silvester. 1021 R St.; sparrowgallerysacramento.com

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Eliott Fouts Gallery presents “Jeff Myers: Larger Than Life” Nov. 4 to 30. This new body of work thematically explores relationships between technology, land, time and humans. Shown above: “Giant.” 1831 P St.; efgallery.com

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bounces from standout local brews to international favorites. Between the visually stunning space and the generous drinks menu, Wildwood stands out as a place to while away some hours with friends, relaxing and snacking, drinking fine wines and chatting while the sun goes down. Wildwood Kitchen & Bar is at 556 Pavilions Lane; (916) 922-2858; wildwoodpavilions.com. n

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