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This image is one of Clayton Blakley's works in the upcoming "Sacramento After Dark" exhibit at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center throughout April. Clayton studied photography at Sacramento State, and has long been inspired by Sacramento's scenes between dusk and dawn. A few years ago he renewed his interest in photography after connecting with other photographers through Instagram communities like SacAfterDark and Igerrsac, and has been selling prints as a fundraising effort for Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Greater Sacramento, whose board he currently chairs. To see more of his work, go to his Instagram page: @claytonblakley.
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April is Photography Month Sacramento. Don't miss all the great shows
TO DO THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Photography Month Sacramento Viewpoint Photographic Art Center Month of April
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Various locations • photomonthsac.org The region’s first-ever Photography Month Sacramento will feature more than 30 events, activities and exhibits at area galleries, museums, educational institutions, libraries, retail establishments, bars and restaurants to celebrate and elevate the art of photography.
“Julius Caesar & Macbeth” Theater Galatea April 5–7 William J. Geery Theater, 2130 L St. • theatergalatea.com Four actresses. Two tragedies. One show. Theater Galatea’s groundbreaking new production of William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” and “Macbeth” will be performed in only two 45-minute acts with an all-female cast. Use code “INSIDE” for $5 off your ticket.
“Real Abstracts: Photography by Diana Coleman and Anne Miller” Ella K. McClatchy Public Library April 7–May 18 Reception Saturday, April 7, 2–4 p.m. Artists’ Talk Saturday, April 14, 3–4:30 p.m. 2112 22nd St. • saclibrary.org This show presents two distinct but related approaches to our interpretation of what we regard as “real” through photographs of commonplace, decayed or disintegrating objects. This exhibit is part of Photography Month Sacramento.
“Dinner With Queens” Suzette Veneti’s LoLGBT Sunday, April 22, 7 p.m. Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Arden Way • punchlinesac.com Following a sold-out first show, host Suzette Veneti is back for a night of comedy and drag.
Theatre in The Heights will present "Belles."
“Lifted” Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre Sunday, April 22, 4:30 p.m. Cordova High Performing Arts Center, 2239 Chase Drive • scdtheatre.org Led by founding artistic director Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya, this groundbreaking dance company will present a performance to benefit nonprofits Agape International Missions, 3Strands Global and Saint John’s Program for Real Change to combat human trafficking locally and globally.
Spring Eggstravaganza Fairytale Town March 31–April 1, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org This fun-filled family weekend features egg hunts, prizes, hands-on activities and visits with Peter Cottontail.
“European Masterworks” Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra Saturday, April 7, 8 p.m. Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacramentochoral.com This talented group led by Donald Kendrick will present Mozart’s “Exsultate, jubilate,” “Requiem” and more.
Sacramento Beer & Chili Festival Saturday, April 21, 1–5 p.m. Roosevelt Park, 1615 9th St. • facebook.com/SacBeerandChiliFestival This annual event features chili cook-off competitions in categories like industry, individual, vegetarian and people’s choice; and beer tastings from local breweries. It’s a fundraiser for 4 R Friends, which finds homeless pets forever homes.
38th Annual ZooZoom Sacramento Zoo Sunday, April 15, 6:45 a.m. (registration begins)
Suzette Veneti will host "Dinner With Queens."
3930 W. Land Park Drive • sacramentozoozoom.com Run like a zebra at this family-friendly annual event with course options for everyone—from a 5k run/walk to a 10k run—through beautiful Land Park. Proceeds will go to animal care and enrichment for the zoo’s more than 450 inhabitants.
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Artwork by Kathy Dana and Donald Satterlee will be on display at Tim Collom Gallery.
Sacramento Civic Ballet brings back "Giselle."
“Belles” Theatre in the Heights Through April 8 8215 Auburn Blvd. • theatreintheheights.com This play by Mark Dunn tells the tale of six Southern sisters as they seek to bridge physical and emotional distance via telephone.
41st Annual Bonsai Show American Bonsai Association Sacramento March 31–April 1, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Buddhist Church of Sacramento, 2401 Riverside Blvd. • abasbonsai.org This annual show will feature demonstrations, a benefit raffle, trees and bonsai materials for sale and the food vendor Haole Pig BBQ. Admission and parking are free.
Premier Orchestra Concert
19th Annual Sacramento Jewish Film Festival Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region and Jewish Community Relations Council April 19, 21 and 22 Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. • jewishsac.org/sjff Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), the festival will showcase six feature films and special events including a hummus-and-pita reception with The KlezMeerkats and a post-film discussion with filmmaker Alexandra Dean.
Easter Egg Hunt Faith Legacy Church Sunday, April 1 Sierra Oaks Elementary School, 171 Mills Road • faithlegacychurch.com Enjoy an Easter Sunday service at Faith Legacy’s brand-new Sierra Oaks campus with Pastor Brennan McCurdy at 10 a.m., followed by a giant egg hunt at 11:30 a.m. featuring costumed characters (including Disney princesses), coffee and a full children’s program.
Sacramento Youth Symphony Sunday, April 22, 3 p.m.
“Giselle”
C.K. McClatchy Performing Arts Center, 3066 Freeport Blvd. • sacramentoyouthsymphony.org Under the direction of Michael Neumann, the Premier Orchestra will perform classical selections from Symphony No. 9 by Dvorak, Waltz from “Eugene Onegin” by Tchaikovsky and Mambo from “West Side Story” by Bernstein.
Sacramento Civic Ballet April 26–29
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Hiram Johnson High School Theater, 6879 14th Ave. • deanedancecenter.com Sacramento Civic Ballet (formerly Crockett-Deane Ballet Company) is reviving its 2006 production of love and redemption. Gabriela Smith and Katherine Wolfenden share the role of Giselle in this production, with additional choreography by Don Schwennesen.
Paintings by Guy Rose will be on exhibit at Crocker Art Museum.
“Nature’s Gifts: Early California Paintings From the Wendy Willrich Collection” Crocker Art Museum Opens April 22 216 O St. • crockerart.org Bay Area art collector Wendy Willrich recently gifted the Crocker her collection of 41 early California paintings from the 1870s through the 1940s. The collection will be on view through 2020.
4th Annual Sacramento Flute Club’s Flute Festival Sacramento Flute Club April 6–7 American River College, College of Fine Arts, 4700 College Oak Drive • sacramentofluteclub.org On Friday, April 6, flutist and Sacramento native Gary Woodward returns to town for a recital with Bay Area pianist Miles Graber. Woodward has been principal flutist of the LA Opera Orchestra for 25 years and records for motion pictures and television.
"Real Abstracts" will feature photography by Diana Coleman.
“The Library at Night” All Saints Episcopal Church Sunday, April 29, 4 p.m. 2076 Sutterville Road • allsaintssacramento.org “The Library at Night: A Musical, Literary and Historical Journey Through Time and Place” features acclaimed solo classical guitarist Colin McAllister in an evocative program that explores the intersection of music and history, classics and theology.
“Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning”
“Land, Sea, Sky: The Scapes Show”
Crocker Art Museum Thursday, April 5, 6:30 p.m.
Tim Collom Gallery April 10–May 3
216 O St. • crockerart.org Presented in honor of Photography Month Sacramento, the film “Grab a Hunk of Lightning” tells the story of the passion, vision and drive that made Dorothea Lange one of the most important photographers of the 20th century.
915 20th St. • timcollomgallery.com This third annual group landscape exhibition features work by more than 20 Sacramento artists, including Leslie Toms, Jill Estroff, Kathy Dana, Donald Satterlee and Tim Collom.
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pportunities for photography are as close as our smartphone for most of us. But as digital photography has exploded the volume of photos taken, quality is at an all-time low. I have a fairly close relationship with photography, as we feature thousands of photos in our publications each year. Most are the work of our wonderful professional photographers, Linda Smolek and Aniko Kiezel. “Inside Sacramento,” the book we published in 2016, features more than 1,000 photos, and I learned to expertly edit them while creating the book. Both of these publishing experiences have taught me one thing: Photography may look easy, but being a professional requires a great deal of knowledge, creativity and experience. More than a year ago, Roberta McClellan approached me about sponsoring Sacramento’s firstever photography festival, to be held this month. I offered our help with whatever was needed. The four-week event will feature exhibitions and educational opportunities throughout the region to encourage people to interact with the art form in a way they never have before. Photography Month Sacramento is led by McClellan through Viewpoint Photographic Art Center—a Midtown nonprofit—in collaboration with many partners. With approximately 30 events, activities and exhibits scheduled, the month will celebrate the visual arts while creating an accessible and visually exciting collective experience. Photography Month Sacramento offers new opportunities for galleries, museums, educational institutions, libraries, retail establishments,
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INSIDE PUBLICATIONS WILL HOST ITS OWN PHOTOGRAPHY EVENT, “INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY: FOOD, INTERIORS AND PORTRAITS,” ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14, AT 3 P.M. AT CLUNIE COMMUNITY CENTER, LOCATED AT 601 ALHAMBRA BLVD. RSVP TO PUBLISHER@INSIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM.
photographers and patrons to share, celebrate and elevate the art of photography. There will be exhibits, lectures, receptions, workshops, demonstrations, temporary public-art displays, art walks and other special events. This month, for the first time ever, we are featuring the work of Sacramento photographers on our covers in place of our usual paintings, drawings, collages and sculptural images. McClellan curated a dozen images for me to select from. Inside Publications will host its own photography event, “Inside Photography: Food, Interiors and Portraits,” on Saturday, April 14. I will be joined by photographers Aniko Kiezel and Rachel Valley to talk about the food, interior and portrait photography featured in our book, “Inside Sacramento,” and our monthly publications. We’ll also discuss our experience self-publishing a book. Signed books will be available at a special reduced rate. Join us at 3 p.m. at Clunie Community Center, located at 601 Alhambra Blvd. RSVP to publisher@insidepublications.com. Please enjoy the following profile of McClellan written by Jessica Laskey. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com.
CANDID CAMERA When you read Roberta McClellan’s résumé, the first question that might
come to mind is “What doesn’t this woman do?” The answer is, “Not much,” and McClellan wouldn’t have it any other way. “I like to be able to work on a couple things at a time and learn new skills,” says McClellan, who has run marketing firm McClellan Marketing Group for more than 30 years. “The big key for having an interesting career is to keep evolving.” McClellan has done just that. When she first came to Sacramento as a student at Sacramento State University, she studied broadcast journalism and went to work for KFBK as a talk-show producer. After leaving radio, she figured her producing skills would translate well to marketing and approached legendary local PR guru Jean Runyon about how to break into the business. With Runyon’s mentorship, McClellan founded MMG. But McClellan also wanted to help the arts. “Art has always kept me sane,” she says. “It meant so much to me growing up. I came from a family of four girls, and our mother let us do anything we wanted: sing, dance, draw, paint, play the harp.” Because so many nonprofit arts groups have very limited budgets, McClellan offers her services as an independent contractor. The organization pays her on a project-byproject basis instead of a salary, which most arts groups can’t afford. McClellan ended up working as a consultant for Camellia Symphony
Orchestra and for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. She then moved on to Stages-Folsom Dance Arts—a small nonprofit specializing in semiprofessional training for young dancers— and Music in the Mountains, a summertime concert series in Nevada City. In 2014, McClellan was recommended for the executive directorship at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, a gallery that’s been around since the early 1980s. “The first time I went in, the entire board interviewed me,” McClellan says. “I thought, ‘Bring it on!’” She clearly impressed them; she’s the first executive director the group has had in seven years and one of only two in its history. “I love the whole vibe down here,” says McClellan, who regularly takes in the sights and sounds of Midtown after the gallery has closed before returning home to Auburn. “We have an amazing group of volunteers. We rotate exhibits monthly in two gallery spaces. We provide free field trips, lectures and workshops and we bring a lot of artists to the community.” In order to attract more visitors to Viewpoint, McClellan worked for more than a year organizing the launch of Photography Month Sacramento. “Cities like Denver, LA, Portland and even Belfast are doing photo month events,” McClellan says. “It’s really gaining momentum, which has
been exciting to see. We’re coming up with new ways to engage people in the art of photography with various facets so everyone can enjoy it, whether you take selfies or professional prints in a studio.” The plan is to make the event biannual and partner with local colleges and other arts groups, including Verge Center for the Arts, California Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Beatnik Studios and SMAC, for workshops, a Second Saturday reception, lectures, public-art displays and art walks. “Sacramento likes visual art and loves to take photos, so I think this is really going to work here,” McClellan says. Here’s a sampling of events for Photography Month Sacramento: Sacramento After Dark, an exhibit starting on Tuesday, April 10, at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center and featuring 80 Instagram images; Mammoth Wet-Plate Photo Lecture by Luther Gerlach on Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 20, at American River College; Darkroom Bus and Camera Demo by Gerlach on Saturday, April 14, also at American River College; and Photo Fête, a celebratory evening event on Thursday, April 26, at Crocker Art Museum. For more information, go to photomonthsac.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n
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Inertia DeWitt
Spotlight on Dance LOCAL CHOREOGRAPHERS WIN RESIDENCIES AT CLARA
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they will create two original dance pieces and provide 10 hours of dance instruction to students at Will C. Wood Middle School. “The concept of CLARA comes from the idea that if we can provide artists with space to work and youth with early education in performing arts, the arts economy grows stronger at every level,” says Megan Wygant, executive director of CLARA. “In this project, we are lucky to have found two immensely talented young artists who are passionate about their craft and about sharing it with the next generation.” Walker is a lecturer in the AfricanAmerican and African studies departments at UC Davis and a performance-studies practitioner specializing in the black dance
aesthetic. At CLARA, she’ll work with dancer Brianna James on a piece called “Do Hashtags Make Black Lives Matter?” DeWitt is a performance artist, dance and yoga instructor, and marriage and family therapist trainee.
During her residency at CLARA, she’ll work on a new piece entitled “Courage To Be Seen,” an exploration of confidence and vulnerability. CLARA is at 2420 N St. For more information, go to claramidtown.org.
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AFTER-HOURS HAPPY HOUR AT HAWKS On April 27, Hawks Public House will continue to make good on its New Year’s resolution that on the fourth Friday of every month, the restaurant will welcome guest chefs from around the region for a special late-night happy hour menu from 10 p.m. to midnight. Chef-owner Mike Fagnoni teams up with visiting chefs—including Patricio Wise of Nixtaco and Brad Cecchi of Canon East Sacramento—to create a special bite-and-beverage pairing designed to showcase the unique flavors and talents of the culinary community. Upcoming guests will include Matt Masera and Mike Thiemann of Mother and Empress Tavern. Hawks Public House is at 1525 Alhambra Blvd. For more information, sign up for the Hawks newsletter at hawkspublichouse.com.
FOREST PRESCHOOL SET TO OPEN Camellia Waldorf School in the Pocket will launch Wildflower, Sacramento’s first “forest preschool,” in fall 2018. The forest preschool model— popularized recently in Europe— focuses on child-led learning in an outdoor environment and establishes a healthy balance of time spent outdoors exploring while fostering a love of learning. According to the California Department of Education,
Hop on an excursion train for a ride along waterfront. environment-based education that employs natural ecosystems as a context for learning leads to increased confidence and imagination, improved social skills and greater resilience. Wildflower will be led by teacher Jennifer Mason—rain or shine—in the riparian woodlands behind the school and in nearby Garcia Bend Park. Applications are now being accepted for fall 2018. Camellia Waldorf is at 7450 Pocket Road. For more information, go to camelliawaldorf.org.
EXCURSION TRAIN RIDES RETURN This month kicks off the 35th season of weekend excursion train rides presented by California State Parks and California State Railroad Museum. Starting April 7 and running through September, the 6-mile, 45-minute round trip takes riders along the Sacramento River and waterfront. The trains are pulled by either a vintage steam locomotive or a historic diesel locomotive. Want the VIP experience? Book passage on one of three first-class cars (availability changes each weekend): the El Dorado lounge observation car, the Audubon dining car or the French Quarter lounge car from the 1950s that served the famed Southern Pacific “Sunset Limited” service. The museum is at 125 I St. For tickets and more information, go to californiarailroad.museum.
WALKING HISTORY TOURS COME BACK TO OLD SAC The weekend of April 7 and 8 officially marks the season opening of two guided historical tours by Sacramento History Museum. The Gold Fever! tour invites guests to experience what it was like to catch gold fever during interactive guided excursions through Old Sacramento. Take on a persona of a historical character and find out if you survived fires, disease, floods and the occasional steamboat explosion to keep your gold dust—or lose it all at the gambling tables. Now in its ninth season, the Old Sacramento Underground tours give guests the unique opportunity to explore what’s been hidden beneath the city for more than 150 years. Explore excavated foundations, enclosed pathways and archaeology exhibits while hearing sounds of 1860 street life. Entertaining tour guides lead the way while recounting tales of
the devastation and determination that led to California’s only successful street-raising project. Underground tours depart from Sacramento History Museum (101 I St.). Gold Fever! tours depart from Sacramento Visitors Center (1002 Second St.). For tickets and more information, visit sachistorymuseum.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n
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A selection of dishes from LowBrau. Photos courtesy of Rachel Valley.
Meat Lovers’ Paradise LOWBRAU AND BLOCK BUTCHER BAR CONTINUE TO PUT MEATS ON A PEDESTAL
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Midtown. It’s the site of the weekly Saturday Midtown Farmers Market, of Second Saturday dance parties all summer long and of the biggest gay clubs in the city. There’s standup, sketch and improv comedy at Sacramento Comedy Spot and live cabaret at Mango’s. Every weekend, you can watch a mass of humanity party like there’s no tomorrow. All that partying, drinking, dancing and cavorting doesn’t happen on an empty stomach. Which is why LowBrau and Block Butcher Bar, two of the city’s finest meateries, continue to thrive years after moving in. LowBrau opened its doors more than five years ago and still manages
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to be a popular Midtown spot. Its bright interior, friendly staff and simple menu make anyone feel welcome at any time of day. The vibe is updated-German-pub with long wooden tables, large beer steins and cuckoo clocks on the reclaimed-woodpaneled walls. It’s old-world village meets industrial. The menu has expanded over the years. At first opening, LowBrau served mostly sausages supplied by Morant’s Old Fashioned Sausage Kitchen on Franklin Boulevard. That was about it, other than a few salads. Now, the menu is filled with sandwiches, clever appetizers and house-made sausages that do not disappoint. The hot fried chicken sandwich is a nice example: buttermilk fried chicken thigh, hot sauce, slaw and pickles on a sweet bun. For an appetizer, deviled egg
toast is a scrumptious, indulgent treat. But it’s the sausages that bring you here—bratwurst, Polish, spicy andouille—and the sausages that keep you coming back. There are a few special sausages, like the Action Bronson, made with chicken, feta and herbs, and the merguez, a lamb/ harissa/cumin offering that packs a punch. Of course, what’s sausage without beer? LowBrau has a fine collection of taps and bottles spanning the globe and especially focused on California brews. At Block Butcher Bar, LowBrau’s next-door neighbor and sister restaurant, the food is simple yet feels complex and sophisticated. When friends come to visit from Los Angeles, the Bay Area or New York, I take them to Block because the
place has exceptional food, doesn’t try too hard and is relaxed enough that anyone can feel comfortable there. I don’t tell my friends this, but the low lighting is great for hiding the bags under the eyes of the tired traveler. Block specializes in meats, cheeses and whiskey. It’s a simple expression of mostly American culinary sensibilities with touches of Spanish meats and French cheeses, and maybe a Japanese whisky or two. The standard meal at Block may consist of an expertly made cocktail (try a Guy on a Buffalo, made with Buffalo Trace bourbon, ginger, lemon, apricot-cardamom preserves and bitters) and a charcuterie board featuring a trio of cheeses and three meats. (Many of the meats are cured or smoked in-house.) The butcher bar in the back of the restaurant is on display behind glass. The butchers
don’t do any dismembering while you’re dining, but the glass room allows you to see, literally, where the sausage is made. If the party scene isn’t your scene, check out LowBrau for brunch on the weekend or lunch any day of the week. Similarly, a quiet dinner at Block on a Tuesday or Wednesday night will make you feel like you’ve found a special little hall of culinary delights designed for you alone. If, however, you want to join the party, bring a meaty appetite. LowBrau and Block Butcher Bar are at 1050 20th St.; lowbrausacramento.com; blockbutcherbar.com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. n
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Art by Instinct MULTITALENTED KELLIE RAINES LOVES THE ART OF THE CHALLENGE
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ellie Raines likes a challenge. In fact, she prefers tackling projects she doesn’t know how to do. “Half of the process—the fun of the process—is learning,” the Arden-area resident says. “The joy is the work.” Raines has always been artistic. Ever since she took dance class at age 5, she knew she wanted to tell stories. And she does just that as an actress, director, writer and visual artist. Raines first got involved in theater in high school, directing and acting in school projects as well as performing at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival hosted by Sacramento State University. In a full-circle moment that tickles Raines to no end, she now finds herself involved with Lenaea again, only this time on the other side of the table as a respondent (the festival’s term for judge). “It’s amazing revisiting my training through the students’ eyes,” says Raines, who went back to school midcareer to earn her bachelor’s degree in dramatic art from UC Davis after a change of heart. “I woke up at age 32 and I was miserable,” recalls Raines, who was living in San Francisco and working as a communications consultant for Franklin Templeton Investments. “I hadn’t done theater in seven years and I decided, ‘That’s it. I’m going back to school.’” For the past 16 years, Raines has served as the executive assistant to the general manager for KVIE Public Television (our local PBS station), doing everything from voiceovers and online interviews to on-air hosting for the KVIE Art Auction and pledge drives. “I feel so lucky that I have a job that uses my training,” Raines says. She also puts those skills to good use outside of work in local productions for Big Idea Theatre, KOLT Run Creations, Resurrection
Theatre and Theater Galatea. (She’s currently performing in Theater Galatea’s production of “Julius Caesar & Macbeth,” in which all of Shakespeare’s iconic roles are played by the same four women. Raines plays five characters, including one of her “bucket-list” roles, Lady Macbeth.) When she’s not performing, directing or writing plays, Raines expresses herself in visual forms as well. “I took a watercolor class 24 years ago and loved it, even though I had no idea what I was doing,” Raines says. She turned to visual art two years ago when she took a break from theater to deal with family issues.
“I started by saying, ‘Let’s see if I can draw that,’” Raines says. “I’m self-taught, so I find that I get more creative by not knowing how certain things are going to work together and just trying it.” Raines’ experimentation with pastels, pencil, watercolor, ink and 3D objects has led to some stunning pieces that explore themes like gender, body positivity and creation versus destruction. Raines’s arresting pastel “The Arch of Triumph” was the first piece of hers accepted into the juried KVIE Art Auction in 2016. The next year, her psychedelically colored portrait of a snow leopard sparked an on-air
bidding war. Impressed by Raines’ talent, KVIE art curator D. Oldham Neath offered her an exhibition at Neath’s Archival Gallery in June. “I somehow started painting fat birds,” says Raines, whose show “Birds of a Feather” will feature avianinspired work by her and sculptor Don Yost. “I decided I wanted to try to paint an owl. I had no idea how to paint one, so I just started doing it. Figuring it out is the best part of the process.” To see Kellie Raines’ work, go to kellierainesart.com. “Julius Caesar & Macbeth” runs through April 7 at Theater Galatea. For more information, go to theatergalatea. com. “Birds of a Feather” runs June 6-30 at Archival Gallery. Visit archivalgallery.com for more information. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n
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She’s All In KELLIE RANDLE PUTS HER TIME WHERE HER HEART IS
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or Kellie Randle, community service isn’t just a concept—it’s a way of life. In addition to serving on several local nonprofit boards (representing Randle Communications, the PR company she runs with her husband) and parent boards, the Sierra Oaks resident is also the president of the Sacramento chapter of National Charity League, which she’s been involved with for nearly nine years.
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“I think everyone should be involved,” Randle says of her passion for volunteerism. Randle lends her high energy and organizational skills to boards like California Musical Theatre (she’s chairing its 2018 Broadway Gala on May 5) and Shriners Hospitals for Children. She’s also on the parent boards at Jesuit and Saint Francis high schools and the parent advisory council at Vanderbilt University, where her eldest daughter goes to school. “I’ve been chairing school auctions since the kids were in preschool,” Randle says proudly. In all of her charitable work, Randle makes it her mission to get others as fired up about helping as she is.
When she became president of NCL’s Sacramento chapter, she amped up the monthly meetings with speakers, hands-on activities and other enrichments to make members excited to attend. “I thought if I’m going to do this, I need to be all in,” says Randle, who has been active with the nation’s first mother-daughter charity since her eldest daughter was in sixth grade. (NCL is a six-year program—from sixth grade to senior year of high school—in which young women volunteer for local organizations alongside their mothers.) “It’s like Junior League with your mom,” Randle says with a laugh. The Sacramento chapter is made up of 250 mother-and-daughter members who serve 18 local philanthropies, including Foster Youth Education Fund, River City Food Bank, Food Literacy Center and Sacramento Children’s Home. On May 16, Sacramento Children’s Museum will honor Randle at its Inspire! event, which recognizes an inspirational woman each spring for the work she’s done to make a positive impact on the lives of young children. “I’m so blown away by the award,” Randle says. “My focus has always been to work really hard and inspire and empower others.” During her year at the helm of National Charity League, Randle instituted the All-Star Awards, which she presents each month to thank members for their service. “I want people to want to be part of this,” Randle says. “If you’re going to make the effort to leave your house and come to the meetings, I don’t want to waste your time. I want you to have fun.” May will be a busy month for Randle. In addition to the Broadway Gala on May 5 and the Inspire! award ceremony on May 16, she’ll attend NCL’s year-end event on May 6 at Haggin Oaks to send off the senior girls. Hectic though it may sound, Randle wouldn’t have it any other way. For more information about National Charity League, go to sacramento.nationalcharityleague.org.
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Taking Risks ‘UPSTAIRS AT THE B’ OFFERS ROOM FOR EXPERIMENTING
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t’s been only two short months since B Street Theatre moved into The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts at 2700 Capitol Ave., but a string of sold-out shows suggests the theater company already feels right at home. On Feb. 4, The Sofia officially opened with a performance of “One Man, Two Guvnors,” which sold out every performance including a two-week extension. Follow-up shows, “Gandhi!” and “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” both sold out before their opening nights. According to Lyndsay Burch, B Street’s artistic producer, ticket sales like those just didn’t happen at the old location. “It’s amazing, and really a credit to the community’s support of this project and interest in the arts,” says Burch, who managed the theater’s move to The Sofia from its old location at B and 28th streets. “Not only were we not completely selling out before, but now we’re selling more seats.” (The old location had an approximate capacity of 8,800, while The Sofia can seat more than 10,000.) While B Street’s boost in sales probably has something to do with interest in the new Sofia, Burch says similar-sized companies that relocated to larger spaces have maintained their success, suggesting the trend for B Street will continue. “We expect to maintain at least a certain percent of that increase for the foreseeable future,” she says. The new $30 million, 40,000-square-foot complex has two separate performing spaces: the 250-seat Mainstage and the 365seat Sutter Theatre for Children. The Sofia also allows B Street to diversify its productions to include both music and speakers. The center signed a yearlong contract with SBL Entertainment, the agency that books shows for Harlow’s and Crest Theatre. The Sofia’s management
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expects to book at least 80 shows this year alone. The center had about a dozen concerts in March, including performances by Jon Cleary, Karla Bonoff and Grammy winner Kalani Pe’a. In May, The Sofia will host a range of performers, from indierock band The Weepies to Camellia Symphony Orchestra. Oddly enough, says Burch, “people are coming in and they don’t even know that we do theater.” While theatergoers may not realize B Street hosts music, and concertgoers are discovering it also produces theater, The Sofia has a third element that could be news to both groups: Upstairs at the B, the brainchild of artistic director Buck Busfield, artistic producer Dave Pierini and Burch. “We are all artists, and we were just brainstorming and thinking about what we would love to see,” Burch explains. “What do we think would be fun and interesting for the community? So we started calling it our ‘kitchen sink space,’” she says. That kitchen sink space, officially called Upstairs at the B, began debuting a hodgepodge of shows in March but has yet really to promote itself. Regularly used as a rehearsal space, it doubles as a 75-seat, blackbox-type theater for experimental shows, readings, improv and stand-up comedy, as well as live podcasts and role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. “It’s more of coffee shop type of venue for taking risks and trying new things,” explains Burch. “We want to say yes to as many things as we can up there and see what works.” That approach cuts to the heart of theater, which never needs more than an actor and audience anyway. Upstairs at the B creates a link between The Sofia’s large-scale productions and the original, more intimate B Street Theatre. Though B Street hasn’t yet promoted Upstairs at the B, Burch expects it to really kick off in June with its New Play Festival. The festival will feature four staged readings of original plays submitted by local, national and international writers. Audience members who see all four can vote on which one should
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Upstairs at the B, go to bstreettheatre. org. Jordan Venema can be reached at gmail.com.
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Walking With My Baby IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO CROSS THE STREET
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aking a walk in the neighborhood is a pleasure. It can be a walk with your romantic baby, your infant baby or just yourself. Granted, some neighborhoods are nicer for a stroll than others. Leafy East Sacramento, Curtis Park and Land Park are special because of their mature trees, attractive homes and scarcity of wide streets with fast traffic. It’s bliss to be outside on a beautiful spring day. It’s stimulating to be outside even on a nasty winter day. Walking is great exercise and totally free. Sadly, except for Midtown and Downtown and some disadvantaged neighborhoods where people may walk out of economic necessity, it’s hard to spot a pedestrian. Typically, there is only a handful of regular dog walkers and a few other souls walking in more affluent areas. National statistics indicate that walking to work may be increasing very slightly, but still it’s rare to see someone going to a store
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or making another purposeful trip by foot in many places. Even though people recognize the desirability of living in walkable neighborhoods, we seem to have lost the knack for creating them (or the desire for using them where they do exist). My view is that the essential ingredients for making trips by foot are safety, convenience and nearby destinations. In the suburbs and most new developments, street designs and how land is used often discourage walking by making it less safe and convenient. There are big roads with bigger intersections—built to move cars rapidly, not to create idyllic neighborhoods. Sacramento County in particular has intersections on the scale of the pyramids, such as at Greenback and Sunrise, where pedestrians are forced to cross eight or more intimidating lanes of traffic. There are big stores concentrated in malls surrounded by enormous moats of parking instead of small shops just down the street. There are big schools that serve an area too large to reach by foot instead of small schools nestled close by. Some county areas lack sidewalks entirely. Whether you are age 8 or 80 or anywhere in between, hiking across a giant intersection is no piece of cake. Who can blame a parent for not wanting to have their child walk to school if the poor, bewildered kid
has to cross a wide and dangerous street? Who wants to walk on a street with fast traffic and no sidewalks? As I write this, The Sacramento Bee reports that a woman walking with her boyfriend in a bike lane on Garden Highway, which is mostly devoid of sidewalks, was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Walking with your baby should be joyful, never a cause for grief. Pedestrians seem to be an endangered species. The Governors Highway Safety Association recently examined pedestrian fatality data. The numbers are grim. Pedestrian fatalities have been rising for years— up 27 percent between 2007 and 2016. It’s estimated that there were about 6,000 pedestrian fatalities in the United States in 2017, the same as in 2016. Pedestrians now account for 16 percent of traffic fatalities, up from 11 percent in 2007, representing their largest proportion of traffic deaths in 33 years. While car safety has improved for occupants, fleshand-blood pedestrians remain as vulnerable as ever. The Governors study authors suggest, without claiming a causal link, that the increase in pedestrian fatalities may be tied to increased smartphone use and the legalization of recreational marijuana. The use of smartphones increased 236 percent between 2010 and 2016, and
the number of messages more than tripled. In the seven states (Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and Washington) that legalized recreational marijuana before 2017, pedestrian fatalities increased 16.4 percent in the first six months of 2017 versus the first half of 2016. In other states, pedestrian fatalities decreased 5.8 percent. (It should be noted that Maine and Massachusetts, while permitting marijuana cultivation and possession in 2017, still don’t allow marijuana sales, and Nevada didn’t allow sales until July 2017, after the period of increased deaths.) California leads the nation in pedestrian deaths with 352 in the first six months of 2017. That sad leadership position is not unanticipated since California has the largest state population. But California also ranks high in the rate of pedestrian fatalities, 10th among states. That’s something that must change. Cities and states are focusing more attention on making streets safer for pedestrians. “Complete streets” policies, designed to make streets safer and more accessible for all users, have been adopted by California and other jurisdictions. Sacramento, additional California cities and cities across the country have begun Vision Zero programs aimed at eliminating
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traffic fatalities. San Francisco and New York have had success in reducing deaths. The Governors Highway Safety Association study says, “Higher vehicle speeds are strongly associated with both a greater likelihood of pedestrian crashes and more serious and fatal pedestrian injuries. For this reason, efforts to reduce speeding on streets with pedestrian activity are a major focus of many municipal traffic safety programs, including Vision Zero programs.” Crossing a street should be easy, not difficult, and certainly not dangerous. Pedestrians deserve convenience and safety everyplace, not just some places. Walking is
fundamentally human and natural and should be a pleasure. But a little gap in the pedestrian network or a single dangerous street crossing is enough to deter people from stepping out. I’ve always enjoyed walking (and hiking) with my baby, holding hands, talking about the trivial and profound. Everybody, in every neighborhood, should be able to walk with their baby everywhere and anytime, in comfort and without fear. 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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Gifts Galore HER DREAM OF OWNING A STORE CAME TRUE
Ruthie McRonald is the owner of Haberdasherie in Midtown.
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or anyone who knows Ruthie McRonald, hearing that she finally realized her dream of opening a shop—the charming Haberdasherie at J and 23rd streets— is anything but surprising. “I’ve talked about opening a shop for years,” says McRonald, who went
from stay-at-home mom to wine industry expert when she wrote a letter to the late Patty Bogle of Bogle Vineyards offering her help in whatever customer service roles the winery might have available. Bogle hired her on the spot, and McRonald went on to manage tasting
rooms and wine clubs in Napa and Amador counties before opening Haberdasherie, a home goods and gift shop, in early 2017. “I have a love of beautiful things in my house, so the store is a collection of anything I find that I myself would love to have,” she says. “Nothing goes in the store if I don’t love it.” McRonald loves to shop, which she says she does “all day long” looking for interesting items to add to her shelves. Her best friend, who works next door at Mojo Salon and helped McRonald find the space for Haberdasherie, also enjoys the thrill of the hunt. The pair spent three days perusing the 14 floors of a popular Los Angeles market to buy the store’s starting inventory. The result is an eclectic mix of items including candles, hostess gifts, napkins, pillows, tea towels, throws, vases, products from Oakland-based artist Rae Dunn, tea sets, beach bags and more. It seems only fitting that the ever-shifting inventory should bear a name as whimsical as Haberdasherie. “The word ‘haberdashery’ was traditionally used in Europe for sewing notions,” McRonald explains. “It then morphed into Europe’s version of a five-and-dime in the 13th century, then into an apothecary, then into a store that sold hats, then men’s hats, then men’s clothing. In my mind, it means anything you want. Plus, it’s fun to say.” Haberdasherie is at 2318 J St. For more information, visit haberdasherie. net. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n
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Modern Meets Bohemian GET A GLIMPSE OF THIS CURTIS PARK HOME ON ANNUAL TOUR
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hat happens when the clean lines of midcentury modern meet the unconventional style of bohemian chic? Step into Reuben Edelson and Kat Haro’s home in Curtis Park and
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find out. The corner house, built in 1936, will be one of five homes featured on this year’s Curtis Park Home & Garden Tour on April 28. “I tease Reuben that he would love anything that is wood and metal,” says Haro. “That sort of pseudoindustrial look. I’m a little quirky, but ultimately it ends up balancing out.” Decorative touches subtly scattered throughout the home include ethnic masks and ceramics, wood and metal shelving, framed photos and original artwork. Edelson and Haro also have timeless treasures from various
family members, including Haro’s grandparents, who used to have a booth at a local antique mall. “I grew up going to garage sales and flea markets,” she notes. “I tend to find things here and there—anywhere from HomeGoods to the Antique Faire. When it all came together, his stuff and my stuff, I think it actually worked out pretty well.” Edelson purchased the 2,032-square-foot-home home in 2017. At the time, he was renting in Curtis Park, not far from where he grew up. Haro, whose family is from Land Park, owns another house in the area.
“We lived about 10 blocks away from each other when we met,” she points out. Edelson, who works in finance at Intel in Folsom, began his homebuying quest while working toward his MBA at UC Davis. “He wanted to buy a house as soon as he graduated,” says Haro, who works in advertising at MeringCarson in Midtown. “But every house he looked at, he found something wrong. He was really picky.” Then Edelson came across the three-bedroom, two-bath Craftsman home, remodeled in 2012, and he
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knew it was the one. The house was owned by Patrick and Kate Van Buren, who purchased it for Patrick’s mother to live in as she grew older. (The couple live two houses down from Edelson and Haro.) “His mother was very particular and had a certain standard of what she wanted,” comments Haro. “So he poured his heart and soul into this house and did everything up to his mother’s standards.” The kitchen upgrades include soapstone countertops, a farm sink, stainless steel appliances and a variation of white subway tiles for a backsplash. Original to the
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Sacramento’s senior homes. “I’ve told many friends that I will always have an older, smaller house than anyone else I know because I am paying for the area and the charm of the older
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home, and that’s 100 percent worth it to me.” The Curtis Park Home & Garden Tour will take place on Saturday,
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home are the hardwood floors in the living room and two bedrooms, as well as the china hutch in the breakfast nook. Light fixtures from the 1920s and ’30s were installed to maintain the charm of the older home. The spacious master bedroom, which was added prior to Edelson and Haro, also received a full upgrade. Patrick Van Buren built scaffolding so he could hand-chip the paint off the ceiling’s exposed beams to reveal the true wood. A marble countertop and tiled shower modernize the master bathroom. A freestanding soaking tub is a nice addition to the remodeled guest bath. Haro, who sits on the board of Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association, loves the charm of
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April 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will feature five Tudor- and Craftsmanstyle homes and gardens in a two-mile loop. There will be live music, food and informational displays at Curtis Park. The event, presented by Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association, benefits Sierra 2 Community Center and neighborhood activities. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit sierra2.org or Sierra 2 Community Center at 2791 24th St. Advance tickets are $25 ($20 for SCNA members). Day-of-tour tickets are $30 ($25 for SCNA members). If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Cathryn Rakich at crakich@surewest.net. n
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Glory Days
A LOCAL KINGS FAN CAN’T FORGET BOB DAVIES
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loyal. But it’s a good bet Martin is the only Kings fan living in Sacramento who can describe what it was like to watch the team play at Edgerton Park Sports Arena. “It was nothing like Golden 1 Center,” he says with a laugh. Most Kings fans would have a hard time placing Edgerton Park. Such ignorance carries no shame. Only the most diehard NBA devotee, or someone of a certain age
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raised around the snowy streets of Rochester, N.Y., would know about Edgerton. The Kings were big winners when they called Edgerton and Rochester home. In those days, the team savored a level of success unimaginable for the Sacramento losers. The Kings were called the Royals. They won two championships at Edgerton: the 1946 National Basketball League title and their first and only victory in an NBA final in 1951. Despite a new name and evictions from Rochester, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Omaha before settling in Sacramento, they have been shooting blanks ever since. Martin was a youngster living in Webster, a farm community 10 miles east of Rochester. His father disliked basketball, but his mother enjoyed the game and occasionally bought tickets for herself and her son.
“Edgerton was very dark inside,” he says. “The slope of the seats was slight, not like today, where they go straight up. The court was smaller than regulation size, and there was probably 5 feet from the end line of the court to the back wall. Players would be unable to stop, and they would go through the doors and bump into somebody in the concession area drinking a Coke. At the other end, they’d crash through the doors and be standing outside in the snow.” Today, Martin is 80 and retired from his career as an attorney. He lives in Arden Park. Two years ago, he channeled his boyhood recollections and love of research into a book about one of the greatest players in Kings franchise history: Bob Davies. The book, which carries the straightforward title “Bob Davies: A Basketball Legend,” is an exhaustively reported homage to a
humble and heroic athlete forgotten in the modern menagerie of sports celebrities. “I ended up a lawyer, but my real interest was American history,” Martin says. In college at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, Davies was the most popular basketball player of his era. He invented the behind-the-back dribble, but he never hired an agent or made TV appearances, unlike Bob Cousy, who did all those things and won credit for the move created by Davies. Research on the book began decades ago, shortly after the Kings moved to Sacramento in 1985. Martin wangled an assignment to write about Davies for Hoop magazine. Davies, who died in 1990 at age 70, was unable to meet Martin for an interview, but he sent the author a friendly postcard.
Martin tracked down members of Davies’ family, old players and coaches and people who knew the great athlete. He studied scrapbooks. His work is revelatory: By focusing on one man who helped create the game before television, Martin captures the evolution of basketball. “He was a role model, to use a term that’s almost irrelevant now,” Martin says. “He played on integrated teams and he served in World War II on a minesweeper.” Davies scored the winning points for the Royals in their 1951 Game 7 championship victory over the New York Knicks. Fouled by Dick McGuire with 44 seconds left, Davies sank both free throws to break a 75-75 tie. A layup by Jack Coleman made the Royals 79-75 winners. The game was the pinnacle not just for the franchise but for Edgerton Park. The 4,200-seat arena at Dewey Avenue and Backus Street in Rochester was pulled down after the Royals moved to Cincinnati in 1957.
Like Sacramento’s abandoned arena in North Natomas, nobody missed Edgerton. The place had an awful past—it had been a drill hall when the site was a children’s prison—and was never designed for basketball. But as long as the Kings continue their failure and futility, measured now in generations, Edgerton will live on as the only place where the franchise won a championship. And Barry Martin, who can still remember watching games on frigid winter nights in Rochester, finds a special connection to the past when he visits Golden 1 Center. He glances toward the player numbers retired by the team and moves quickly past greats such as Mitch Richmond and Oscar Robertson. He settles on No. 11. That was Bob Davies. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n
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Let the Sun Shine In
KEEPING OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVANTS ACCOUNTABLE
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n indispensable concept on which our system of limited constitutional government depends is that public officials, from the lowliest to the highest, are properly understood to be, and shall always remain, our servants. They serve us and our interests; we do not serve them and their interests. But keeping the public in the driver’s seat of an ever-expanding government requires more effective means of keeping public servants accountable. Traditional monitors of government are fading fast: Newspapers and most other print media are in a death spiral, taken
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down by an internet that has shredded their business model. With fewer beat reporters assigned to local city halls, the job of monitoring local government officials is falling increasingly on nonprofit watchdogs like Eye on Sacramento (which I founded and head) and on “citizen journalists,” activists who use internet tools to uncover and disseminate information, principally through social media. To highlight the challenge, the American Society of News Editors last month sponsored Sunshine Week, as they have each year since 2005. It’s a nationwide recognition and celebration of the importance of free access to government information. As U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Louis Brandeis once put it, “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” Public access to local government involves two elements: the public’s ability to obtain government
records and other information, and the public’s ability to effectively participate in the decision making of local governments.
THE PROMISE OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT The public’s right to obtain, copy and examine records of state and local government in California is enshrined in both the state constitution and in state statute by the California Public Records Act. Fashioned after the federal Freedom of Information Act, the act establishes the rule that all public records must be promptly disclosed upon public request, subject to some categorical exemptions. A public agency must respond to each request within 10 days and, under unusual circumstances, may delay disclosure of requested records for up to 24 days from the date of request.
That’s the theory, anyway. In practice, things often work out quite differently. Some of our local governments are Johnny-on-the-spot responders to records requests, while others can seem like black holes: Once a request goes in, you may never see it again. Why aren’t the mandates of the records act uniformly obeyed by all local governments? It’s because the act lacks an effective enforcement mechanism. If a government flatout refuses to cough up requested documents without citing any legitimate justification, there is no consequence unless the requester goes to the considerable expense of hiring a lawyer to bring suit to compel release of the records. The prohibitive costs of such suits scare off just about every potential litigant. If a requester does file suit and wins, the court can award attorney’s fees. But it costs local government
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Our second records-act suit was more successful and impactful. When the Sacramento city clerk announced plans in 2015 to delete 55 million Eye on Sacramento has brought city emails dating back 15 years, we two records-act lawsuits against the sought and won a court order halting city of Sacramento to date. the deletion of 20 million of the emails Our first suit, in 2012, sought in what may be the largest single to obtain emails circulating among records-act “save” ever. When the city members of the City Council and their clerk complained about the cost to staffers in the lead-up to the 2011 the city of storing so many emails, we redrawing of council district lines, the bought and delivered to her a singleproduct of what struck us as a fairly terabyte hard drive (cost: $200) that obvious backroom deal. The plan could easily store all of the emails at split the voting power of Hispanic issue. voters but protected the political futures of the council incumbents who MY SEARCH FOR CITY supported the plan. The contentious redistricting plan led to weeks of CRIME DATA protests at City Hall. I had a recent personal experience We lost most of the case as Judge in trying to track down basic crime Lloyd Connelly (himself a former stats in Sacramento that illustrates councilmember) granted us access to how difficult it can be to access only one of several emails we sought, public records. Three years ago, I ruling that the remainder of the was able to easily obtain from the emails were protected by a judicially Sacramento Police Department’s created “deliberative process” webpage information I needed on privilege, which, in our admittedly the number of reported crimes in biased view, can be used to cover all each of the standard major-crime manner of political sins.
categories for the previous three years. The information was displayed in easy-to-understand charts. It took me less than three minutes on the department’s webpage to find the information I needed. But last year it was a very different—and extraordinarily frustrating—story. Since my previous effort to dig up city crime stats, the city had launched its Open Data Portal. All efforts to obtain crime stats would have to go through the portal. No more looking at the police webpage to get the crime stats I wanted. I found the portal to be the most unwieldy, unfriendly interface I’ve encountered in memory. Finding the correct data set to download was like being in a foreign land where the inhabitants spoke only advanced bureaucratese. And once I managed to open a data set, it was immediately apparent that only someone with training in database management stood a prayer of navigating the mass of undifferentiated data that came spewing forth.
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HOW DO LOCAL CITIES STACK UP?
In frustration, I called one of the three public information officers assigned to the Sacramento Police Department and identified myself as a member of the media. I explained that I was completely stumped by the city’s portal and asked for his help in securing the simple crime stats I wanted. The friendly PIO commiserated with me over how awful the portal was and how everyone missed the old webpage that had made finding crime stats a breeze. He promised to personally track down the crime stats for me and call me back. I never heard from him again. My follow-up phone calls to him went unanswered. A few weeks later, I received a system-generated email from the city saying that the records I sought with my public-records request could be obtained on the city’s Open Data Portal. I gave up. I ended up passing my request over to Debra Desrosiers, Eye on Sacramento’s vice president of government oversight and our public-records-request coordinator. Desrosiers is one of the most active
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filers of public-records requests in Sacramento County. She is computer savvy, very detail oriented (nearly 20 years as a title officer tends to instill that in a person) and persistent in following up on our records requests to local government. Now I’m a reasonably intelligent person. I’ve filed numerous records requests myself. I lead the organization that has as a core part of its mission acting as a watchdog of local government. I’ve led efforts to reform city laws to make city government more transparent and accessible (most of which were rejected). If I can’t navigate my way through the city’s portal, what chance does the typical citizen have of doing so? Plus, the typical citizen doesn’t have Desrosiers in their corner. Clearly, the city clerk needs to revamp and simplify navigation of the city’s Open Data Portal. Her office should offer training to the public on how to make robust use of the data sets the city is posting.
I asked Desrosiers to summarize her experience with how cities in Sacramento County are responding to our records requests. Here’s her report: “The best-performing local jurisdictions are the cities of Citrus Heights, Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova. Their websites have specific contact and email information to submit requests. They rarely require extensions to provide information. They are super helpful and will pick up the phone and call you if they have questions. The city of Sacramento, by contrast, sends you notice on their website and says if you don’t reply within five days, you have to resubmit your request. “The county of Sacramento has a generic email address for submitting requests, which, if you send a request there, you may or may not get a response. It’s sporadically monitored and you have to wait 10 days to see if you’re lucky enough to get a response. Usually you don’t. They have a new online system which we haven’t used yet.” According to her logs, Eye on Sacramento has submitted 17 records requests to the city in the past 15 months. The average number of days from the date of our request to the date of the city’s fulfillment of our request is a shameful 54 days. Sacramento’s average response time is 30 days longer than the maximum time allowable under the California Public Records Act. Particularly galling was Sacramento’s response to our Feb. 22 request for a copy of the proposal that Sacramento submitted to Amazon in its unsuccessful bid to land Amazon’s second national headquarters, a proposal that received intense media attention. Sacramento’s farcical response was that it did not possess a copy of its own proposal. Last month, Desrosiers conducted a quick, unscientific test of how local cities respond to a common records request. On Friday, March 9, between 1:20 and 1:30 p.m., she transmitted identical records requests to the five major cities in Sacramento County:
Sacramento, Folsom, Elk Grove, Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova. Astonishingly, Folsom, Elk Grove and Citrus Heights provided all of the requested records to us that very afternoon, less than four hours after our request. Rancho Cordova acknowledged our request that afternoon and promised to deliver the documents on a timely basis. As of the deadline for this column, we’ve received no response from Sacramento.
MOVING FORWARD Eye on Sacramento wants to help enable neighborhood associations, community groups and citizens to monitor and report on the actions of local government, including local school districts and special districts. We want to help everyday folks become citizen reporters, auditors and journalists to help fill the vacuum left by the fading print media. In the next few months, we’ll post to Eye on Sacramento’s website templates for records requests, an instructional brochure and a more detailed legal guide to the nuances of the California Public Records Act. (You can sign up to receive regular updates at eyeonsacramento.org.) Eye on Sacramento representatives will also be available to speak to neighborhood, community and other groups to help demystify local government and to lay out the tools available to everyday folks to assert themselves as the legitimate supervisors of our public servants. We’ll invite local government officials to join us at these meetings. Our efforts will be led by Lisa Garcia, vice president for community outreach, and Nancy Kitz, who chairs the opengovernment committee, as well as the indefatigable Desrosiers. 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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ennis Newhall has a hidden treasure and wants everyone to see it. He needs anywhere from 800 to 1,000 square feet with nice, clean walls. He doesn’t want windows. In fact, the less light, the better. But foot traffic is essential. Lots of people will stop by and see what he has to share. Newhall owns one of the most unique and appealing collections of cultural art in Sacramento. His masterpieces encompass the city’s history of rock ’n’ roll and include
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posters and original artwork from 50 years of local performances by such diverse luminaries as Fats Domino, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and Donovan, all the way to Jackie Greene. There are handbills from forgotten groups headlining at Shire Road Pub in Fair Oaks. There’s a rare poster advertising a March 11, 1968, event at Memorial Auditorium, when the Grateful Dead opened for Cream. It was the only time those two bands ever performed on the same bill. Newhall has five pallets of rock artwork stashed away at a secret location. He’s eager to display the goods. All he needs is a few clean, safe, accessible walls. “I have lots of ideas, and some of them are crazy,” he says. “I don’t want to display it in a restaurant with big windows or an insurance office where
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there’s no public access. We really can’t have sunshine, because it will damage the artwork. A basement or an inner space without windows would be great. But we need activity, in an area where lots of people are walking around, so people can wander in, pay their dollar and see the collection.” If Newhall could choose any site in town to house the collection, he would choose a museum that’s already up and running. Museums have staffers who know how to handle and display art. And they have systems to collect the entry fee, which Newhall insists will remain rock bottom, just a dollar or two. Not long ago, Newhall discussed his collection with one local museum. He thought the rock-art material would be a good fit, but he couldn’t reach agreement with management. There are about 20 museums in Sacramento. He’s working his way through a list of potential candidates, so far without luck. “It’s tricky. It’s got to be the right space,” Newhall says. “For example, the State Military Museum would probably not be the best fit.” Many people in Sacramento have already seen portions of the collection. For 17 years, some of the collection’s greatest hits were on display at 20th and I streets, site of the old Crabshaw Corner and Oasis Ballroom music halls. The building had been taken over by a commercial audio studio, Nakamoto Productions. Newhall worked at the studio as a sound engineer. One day, owner Ray Nakamoto had a brilliant idea: Let’s find old rock posters to jazz up the surroundings. “I had some stuff that I’d carried around for 30 years in a flattened old water-heater box,” Newhall says. “There were 40 or 50 pieces, some of which were really collectible. We had them framed, which was expensive.
Then I learned to make frames and do the matting myself. From there, the collection just grew. I found stuff on eBay; people gave me stuff. It just grew and took on a life of its own.” After a few years, Newhall moved the collection into a building next door to the studios. The Midtown location was perfect for drawing crowds, especially when Second Saturday art walks brought thousands of people into the neighborhood. “On some of those busy Second Saturday nights around 2010, we would have 300 people an hour coming through,” he says. “We had over 1,200 people one night.” The collection was never a big moneymaker, and profit was never the motive. Newhall would ask visitors for a $1 donation on Second Saturdays, hoping to cover the cost of buying frames and materials. Even now, Newhall doesn’t expect to make a living with the posters. “But because I have to make a living, I can’t sit there and collect the money and watch over everything,” he says. With the right location, the collection will sell itself. Beyond the sheer creativity, historical significance and beauty of the posters, they transcend generations. “It’s not just a bunch of hippie posters from the ’60s,” Newhall says. “There’s a lot of vibrant art. The collection covers 50 years of rock. It’s what happened in Sacramento, Davis, the foothills. It’s the story of our music.” Let us know if you have a home for Newhall’s collection. It deserves to be seen. To see some of Dennis Newhall’s music posters, go to sacrockmuseum. org. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n
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Taking Aim at Gun Crime PROGRAM LEADS YOUNG MEN TO NONVIOLENT LIFESTYLE
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an Sacramento change the equation for solving gun violence? That’s the thinking behind Advance Peace, a controversial program approved by the Sacramento City Council in December that offers a unique transformational opportunity to suspected gang members prone to gun violence. Under Advance Peace, as many as 50 young men will become “fellows,” a term often associated with advanced or college-level programs. These fellows will go through an 18-month program to break the cycle of gun violence by providing them with activities that could lead to a nonviolent lifestyle. The concept, originally called the Peacemaker Fellowship, started in Richmond, Calif. The organization’s founders say their efforts resulted in a 60 percent reduction in firearm assaults causing injury or death between 2010 and 2016. (They acknowledge that improved policing practices and other anti-violence programs also contributed to the drop.) Eighty-four fellows were enrolled in the program from 2010 to 2015. Of those, 94 percent are still alive, 83 percent have had no gun-related injuries and 77 percent have not been
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suspected in any firearms activity, according to the program founders. Sacramento is the second city to experiment with the concept. Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Councilmember Rick Jennings advocated for it, and the City Council unanimously voted for the program and authorized $1.5 million. (Advance Peace will match that money.) Stockton has also signed on to Advance Peace. “Our strategy is to engage the most potentially lethal gang members most likely to be using firearms,” says Khaalid Muttaqi, director of Sacramento’s Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force. “Through collaboration with law enforcement and other agencies, we conclude that most of the gun and lethal violence is being carried out by a small number of gang members.” The problem, according to Muttaqi, is that many people involved in shootings and homicides aren’t caught and convicted. Since they think they can get away with it, they are likely to do it again. The Advance Peace program focuses on young men who have been identified likely to be involved in gun violence but who have never been caught or prosecuted. “In Sacramento, we think that more than half of the homicides have characteristics of gang involvement, but we aren’t always sure,” Muttaqi explains. “Gangs have evolved. The younger-generation gangs are small cliques and not necessarily associated with the big, traditional gangs of the past. They may not even outwardly look like gangs, but they are committing a variety of crimes and using firearms.” Sacramento’s 50 fellows must follow the program’s protocols to stay in. That includes mentorled intervention to stabilize their lives, along with incentives to stop shooting and move toward productive citizenship. Interventions occur multiple times each day. Fellows also need to develop a life plan to work toward educational, professional and other personal goals. The fellows will have opportunities for domestic and international travel to show them a life beyond the gang.
The hope is that travel will reduce tensions by connecting young men who may have considered themselves enemies on the street. Probably the most controversial and misunderstood part of the program is the opportunity for fellows to receive a stipend of up to $9,000. This payment is made available after a fellow has spent six months in the program. To get the money, a fellow must have participated in 60 percent of the activities offered and have achieved no fewer than three goals associated with the individualized plan. The more work a fellow does, the more he can earn. Those who don’t perform don’t earn anything. Opponents, including people in law enforcement, feel this is simply paying likely criminals for not committing crimes. In a statement, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said she has serious concerns about the program. “I support the gang prevention task force and the many evidence-based youth mentoring and intervention programs already in existence in the city of Sacramento,” she says. “I have serious concerns with a program that is apparently based upon the payment of money to high-risk individuals in exchange for a promise not to engage in violent criminal conduct. There is insufficient evidence-based data to show this approach is effective in preventing gun violence.” Muttaqi disagrees. “How many families provide some sort of incentive or reward to their children to get good grades?” he asks. “There are a variety of times in regular life that incentives are used for good behavior. But at the end of the day, we know this is an experimental program. It’s a pilot.” The travel program has also been questioned. Muttaqi says he has seen positive results. “Many of these young men have not been exposed to anything outside their neighborhoods,” he says. “We can open up a whole new world to them. It’s transformational.” Travel may include excursions to Atlanta, Washington, D.C., or Disneyland. A gang member who
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went to Disneyland called it “the best day of his life,” Muttaqi says. Daniel Hahn, Sacramento’s police chief, is open to programs that help solve the problem of gun violence. He doesn’t think a single program will do it. “We have gang problems like any other city,” says Hahn. “Sometimes it gets worse; sometimes it’s better. There are a lot of issues at play related to this problem. The community is in the middle of it all, and it will take community solutions to solve it.” He hopes Advance Peace is successful and says it’s worth a try. “We have to be willing to try new things,” he says. “We need to measure it accurately, and if it doesn’t produce results, we’ll know.” Hahn stresses that police are part of the solution but not the only solution. He says Sacramento needs to stop the stream of young people entering gangs and engaging in gun violence. “It’s going to take social services and community groups working
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Success by the Numbers SQUARE ROOT ACADEMY BRINGS STEM EDUCATION TO UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH
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hen Curtis Park resident Nicholas Haystings was a kid, he wanted to become an inventor. He didn’t know at the time that the career he envisioned was actually called engineering—and he’s made it his life’s work to make sure other kids like him know exactly what they’re pursuing.
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“No one surrounding me at the time knew to correct me,” says Haystings, who grew up in South Sacramento. “It’s hard to find a support system that knows what you’re trying to do. How do you support this intangible thing?” So Haystings and fellow engineers D. Theodore Mponte and Christina Carter-Brown launched Square Root Academy in 2016. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to educating underrepresented youth on the fundamentals of STEM—science, technology, engineering and math— while emphasizing collaborative learning, innovation and academic excellence.
“There’s a large inequality in access to that level of education in certain populations,” says Haystings, who met Mponte, an electrical engineer, while studying mechanical engineering at Sacramento State University. “In creating Square Root Academy, we wanted to level the playing field. The jobs of the future will be derived from STEM, so we want to make sure everyone is equipped.” Square Root Academy’s “bread and butter,” as Haystings puts it, is hands-on education. Students (called “scholars”) are selected through an in-depth application process and then attend classes at no cost after school
and on Saturdays to learn STEM concepts from industry professionals. “The majority of our team is made up of degreed STEM professionals,” Haystings says. “It’s so important for students to see what STEM looks like in the real world.” During the group’s “Innovation Expeditions,” scholars take field trips to Sac State, Intel and local engineering firms to see how the knowledge they’re gaining will actually be used when they enter the working world. They also gain hands-on experience with coding, laser cutting and 3D printing. But it’s training in how to think like scientists that Haystings sees as most important.
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“Science is often taught wrong,” Haystings says. “It’s not taught with intention. There’s a disconnect between math and engineering. Math is a tool; engineering is the application of the tool. But most teachers really only know STEM from a theoretical standpoint. They don’t have a firm understanding, and they pass that uncertainty along to their students. We help make sure scholars understand the entire process to be successful.” Square Root’s founders have seen high demand for this kind of education. For their most recent cohort of 30 scholars, they had 100 applicants. The organization fills a gap not only in the curriculum but in the community. “There’s a large disparity in diversity in STEM,” Haystings says. “STEM is only 22 percent women, 7 percent Latin-American and 6 percent African-American. That makes you scratch your head. America is supposed to be this great melting pot, but school districts don’t have programming for at-risk youth.
That means that when they reach the collegiate level, they can barely do geometry. It’s an issue of preparation and access to education.” Square Root Academy has hosted programs for more than 300 scholars at four area schools, including Valley High School and John Bidwell Elementary School, as well as weekly classes at its makerspace in South Sacramento. The founders are hoping to expand into Oak Park, Twin Rivers School District and beyond to reach as many students as possible. “We’re open to collaboration,” Haystings says. “In order to inspire and empower the next generation, it will take more than just the academy alone. We’re sending an open invitation to anyone who wants to work on improving access to STEM education. You have an ally in Square Root Academy.”
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Fledgling Farmer HE WENT TO SCHOOL TO LEARN THE TRADE
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t was a colorless, crisp day at the Sacramento Central Farmers Market. Yet the most dedicated farmers and shoppers were going about their usual Sunday-morning business of buying and selling California-grown products. By noon, Farmelot was down to its last three heads of lettuce. Capay Organic’s tables were scattered with a few remaining conehead cabbages. Farmer Jason Cuff had only a handful of carrots left. “I’ve sold everything I harvested!” Cuff said as he stacked empty wooden boxes. This was a good day for the owner of Hearty Fork Farm. A sellout day means his labor was worth it. While most farmers report working more than 10 hours per day, Cuff puts in an average of 12 to 16 hours on his land. He has no days off. He’s the owner and sole employee of two leased acres in Davis. Cuff didn’t set out to be a farmer. Five years ago, he was making his living as a special-education teacher, which he enjoyed. But he was itching to grow more than a home garden. He wanted to get back to the land—and back to his roots. Cuff grew up in Oregon. When he was 6, he had his first job picking marionberries and loganberries. He loved it. He continued working on farms until college, where he heeded his parents’ advice to earn a living doing something more stable. “Every parent wants something better for their kids,” said Cuff. So he earned a degree in psychology and went on to become a teacher. While he was teaching in Sacramento, Cuff began to learn about small farms like Full Belly, and as the farm-to-fork movement was gaining momentum, Cuff applied to Center for Land-Based Learning’s California Farm Academy, a training program for aspiring farmers. He had loved working on farms as a youth and had continued gardening as an adult. He wanted to get his hands in the soil again.
It was 2013. Cuff started his farm training while still maintaining his teaching job. Then summer came. “I had summer break from school and never went back,” he said. Cuff began farming before finishing at Farm Academy. The program offers trainees the opportunity to work on land owned by the nonprofit, and Cuff took advantage of it. He worked with a fellow classmate to start Hearty Fork Farm on a 1-acre incubation plot at the nonprofit’s headquarters in Winters. A year later, Cuff expanded the farm to lease a 2-acre plot at Collins Farm in Davis. For the next two years, he split his time between the two farms. By now, Cuff’s business partner had left to build his own farm business. Today, it’s just Cuff. It’s a difficult life, but he’s passionate about it. He can’t afford to hire staff, and when he does, it’s only for a few months, which makes it difficult to find good help. “It’s difficult but not impossible,” said Cuff. He’s driven to do the hard work because he’s inspired by the end product. In fact, when he talks about vegetables, he lights up. “I love experimenting and playing,” he said. Cuff’s top pick among the foods he’s growing right now is kale. He adores it. He and his wife eat it with every other meal. Lately, they’ve been adding it to lots of soups and stews. Cuff’s recipe of choice: kale and broccoli together as a side dish—a brassica blowout. “Cook the broccoli first, and put kale in it at the end,” he said. “I don’t understand why people don’t eat more kale.” Cuff shook his head in genuine sadness for those missing out on the brassica’s benefits. He also believes that a great farmer eats everything he grows. He prides himself on being able to describe each flavor in his winter crop: carrots, greens, arugula, chard and cilantro, which Cuff pointed out is a coldweather crop, not a summer one.
WHEN HE WAS 6, HE HAD HIS FIRST JOB PICKING MARIONBERRIES AND LOGANBERRIES. HE LOVED IT.
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Cuff wishes more people shopped at the farmers market, because he believes the vegetables there taste better. He wants people to fall in love with them the way he has. He also wishes people understood how artificially low the price of food is. “Food should be at least twice as much as it is now,” he said. “In that sense, we would appreciate it more. Taste would become more important to us, not volume.”
You can find Jason Cuff at his Hearty Fork Farm stand at the Central Farmers Market at 8th and W streets on Sundays and the Country Club Mall Farmers Market on Saturdays. Amber Stott is founder of the nonprofit Food Literacy Center. She can be reached at amber.stott@gmail. com. n
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MIDTOWN Biba Ristorante 2801 Capitol Ave. • (916) 455-2422 L D $$$ Full Bar Upscale Northern Italian cuisine served a la carte • biba-restaurant.com
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2726 Capitol Ave. • (916) 443-1180
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Oak Park Brewing Company
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Hot Italian 1627 16th St. • (916) 444-3000 L D $$ Full Bar Authentic hand-crafted pizzas with inventive ingredients, gelato • hotitalian.net
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