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novel that creates its own world, that puts me in the minds and hearts of characters and that keeps me turning the pages with a compelling plot.

And we all know that Hollywood is in desperate need of fresh material for movie screenplays and Novels new to paperback TV scripts so it doesn’t are displayed at Avid Reader keep regurgitating rotten on Broadway. Could the sequels and churning out winner of SN&R’s fiction B-list comic book heroes. contest be there one day?

All of this is a prologue to announce that if you’re brave enough Lots of journalists daydream about writing the to put your writing out in next great American novel, and I’m no different. the world, we’d like to help.

Over the years, I’ve had a few ideas. In high On July 18, we will publish a Fiction/Poetry school, I started a short story called “Soundtrack.”

Issue featuring the winners of what we hope will The main character hears songs in his head that become an annual contest. somehow predict what happens to him, which Here are the rules on entries, which must be forces him to wrestle with a big question: Do the original and previously unpublished: songs determine the course of his life? Or does he make decisions based on the songs?

Subject: They must be about Sacramento, or In 2016, during a trip though Spain, set in Sacramento.

I thought about writing about a tourist who goes to museums Categories: There will be four. The and keeps spotting a mysterious first part of a story or novel at a If you’re brave girl in a flowered dress, who maximum of 500 words. Flash enough to put your disappears before he summons fiction of 100 words or less. The the courage to talk to her. It writing out in the best opening line. And poems would be a bittersweet story of as many as 250 words. world, we’d like to about unrequited infatuation, help. and also a travelogue through Format: Send your entry as a Europe’s great art museums, Word document or a PDF, or including the Louvre in Paris and place it in the body of your email to the Prado in Madrid. fictioncontest@newsreview.com with (Not that these are such incredible ideas, the category in the subject line. Be sure to but if anyone uses them, I’d like a share of the include your name and a daytime phone number. book and movie royalties, please.)

Deadline: Entries are due by noon on June 28.

I’ve never been committed enough, however, to actually finish a short story, much less a Unlike our College Essay contest, there’s no novel. Besides, I’m self-aware enough to realize fortune for the winners. But there could be fame. it’s no huge loss for the literary world that I Who knows? Maybe the exposure on our pages haven’t published any fiction. will be the first step to becoming the next great So I’m perfectly fine sticking to news and American novelist. Ω opinion and being in awe when I read a great Photo by Foon Rhee

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Theater kids not misfits Re: “Drama High” by Raheem F. Hosseini (Feature, May 2): The article says that the Laguna Creek High theatre classes and theatre company tend to attract students who are emotionally troubled, raised in dysfunctional families and are “misfits.” The biased, negative assumptions about teenage theatre/drama students is just as repugnant as the abusive drama teacher, Sarah Woodward Goodenough.

High school teens enroll in theater class because it is an elective class that offers an opportunity for creative expression, public speaking and aesthetic enrichment. It is appalling that SN&R’s editor did not delete that paragraph before the article was published.

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However, the state has recently embraced a clear-cut policy in which entire blocks of street trees are wiped out.

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Time for a change

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I went to a “Day on the Green,” … my head was shaved bald, and I thought it’d be a cool idea to break open [a glow stick] … and splatter it all over my head. … It burnt my scalp.

A candidate for Sacramento County supervisor says he offers a new vision The time has come for a new generation to step forward, innovate and lead Sacramento County to a better tomorrow. My name is Catrayel Wood and I’m running for the county Board of Supervisors because the time has come for change and a new vision for our future.

Our county government is hamstrung by inaction and slow responses to the challenges at hand. We all know what these challenges are: a lack of affordable housing, rising rents, continued spikes in homelessness and families living paycheck to paycheck despite working full-time.

We can do better. What has stopped our current elected officials from meeting these challenges is an absence of sound policies, plans and a clear vision for our future.

My vision for Sacramento County is built on the principles of the American Dream. I was born and raised in a blue-collar region of the Central Valley, and though my parents didn’t graduate from college, they instilled in me the importance of hard work, service to one’s community and, most importantly, that if you want to make a change, you don’t wait—you act.

So I did. With my mother’s support, I went to college and graduate school to study politics, international relations and finance. Because of that support network, I’ve been fortunate to pursue my own dream. For many, homeownership is an essential element, and my vision for Sacramento County is rooted in a belief that no one should be without a safe, stable and affordable place to call home.

To make this dream a reality, I’ll push for an expansion of development opportunities, streamlined approval for new homes and a rethinking of overly restrictive fees and regulations. I’ll work to provide incentives

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The B-52’s, Cow Palace. They were tired and they really couldn’t sing that well. … We stayed for the whole concert, but it sucked.

Catrayel Wood, senior budget analyst with the Judicial Council of California and the 2017 Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce honorary mayor, is a candidate for the District 3 seat on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors now held by Susan Peters.

to include an equitable number of affordable homes within new developments. Increasing home affordability should be a key policy goal for Sacramento County, and it will be once I’m elected.

Regarding homelessness, I’ll collaborate with local, state and federal agencies; use data to drive results; and invest in evidence-based practices.

Together, we will retool current systems to better meet the needs of those experiencing homelessness.

Together we can address these challenges.

Join me, and let’s move beyond a district where home affordability has hit a 10-year low; where residents can no longer afford the median home price; and where poverty rose faster in Arden Arcade than anywhere else in California. Let’s move beyond a 30% rise in homelessness between 2015 and 2017, and let’s move beyond a time in which a homeless person dies every three days in Sacramento County.

Now is the time to move beyond our past and look forward to a better tomorrow. Ω

Our county government is hamstrung by inaction and slow responses to the challenges at hand.

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Hayden Partain is a midfielder, a Sac Republic FC player and, now, a Sacramentan.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SAC REPUBLIC FC/OmAR GOnzALEz

One-way ticket

Stanford Cardinal]. You know? But I was eligible in the [Major League Soccer] draft. I didn’t get drafted ...

There were seven different failures in trying out with teams and stuff. I was paying my own way everywhere. I was sleeping on floors ...

I could have gone and gotten a job. I have an economics degree with a minor in entrepreneurship. Like, I can do many things with that, but my passion and my goal is to be a pro …

I went home. I worked three part-time jobs to stay afloat in the meantime, while I was training.

Sacramento Republic FC’s training session at Cosumnes River College was wrapping up, shortly after noon on May 3. Simon Elliot—Coach Simon, to the team—delivered his trademark brutal honesty to the squad in his booming New Zealander accent.

And who did you end up playing for?

Dallas native and FC midfielder Hayden The team’s called Des Moines Menace and it’s Partain was in the middle of the shortened in Des Moines, Iowa. … They called me … so I field, all ears, wearing neon orange cleats. played there. I worked a nine-to-five Twenty-four years old and a slim job and I scored a lot of goals in a 5 feet, 8 inches, he wouldn’t short amount of time. have been so imposing if it … And then, somehow, weren’t for the cerebral Sacramento called me, and aura he exuded. He they had an injury here in was clearly a man on the position that I play … a mission.

I bought a one-way ticket The next day, here. So after a week, Partain scored his I made the team. I got first goal of the USL Hayden Partain paid back. I’ve been here Championship season Sac Republic FC midfielder since. with a left-footed I’m getting married, actuone-timer at Cashman ally. In a month. This month, Field in Las Vegas before actually. So my fiancée will move 7,478 soccer fans. It wasn’t out here. We’ve been together since the midfielder’s first success in high school. Sacramento will be our home. a career defined by perseverance. SN&R chatted with Partain about the path that What advice do you have for youths led him to Sacramento’s United Soccer in Sacramento who dream of playing League team.

“I worked a nineto-five job and I scored a lot of goals in a short amount of time,”

What sorts of adversity have you worked through to get where you are today?

When I graduated college, we lost the national championship. And I, if I scored my PK in the shootout, we would have won it. So I was kind of at my lowest of lows, in all honesty.

professional soccer?

Um, just, every day find a way to be better, and don’t be discouraged when things don’t work out because there’s always another way. … There’s just all these things that, that can really push you away from it, you know? And you can fault out, but it’s a grind, like, it’s not an easy path. Ω

And that was with Wake Forest?

Yeah. And two of the players on our team now, they were on that team that beat me, [the

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Jamilla Moore gardens in front of her house in South Sacramento.

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Rogue code Valley Hi woman alleges harassment and retaliation by a persistent city code enforcement officer

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Jamilla Moore spent 20 years as a public defender representing death row inmates before shifting her focus to homeowners facing foreclosure. Now, the retired attorney is in a legal battle with the city of Sacramento about whether a single code enforcement officer is helping her Valley Hi neighborhood—or harassing it.

Moore’s legal dispute with the city’s Department of Community Development dates to late 2017, when she alleged in a lawsuit that the citations she kept getting from one code enforcement officer amounted to “an abuse of power,” 8

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“targeted harassment” and “retaliation” by a public official.

Moore has been issued nine citations—several that resulted in fines—by that officer, Angela Haight. But she’s not the only one who’s concerned. At least one other family on Windbreaker Way has received multiple citations from Haight, notices that may enforce the letter of the code over its spirit.

City numbers raise that question, too: An SN&R analysis indicates that, despite a general good appearance, Moore’s neighborhood has seen far

more code enforcement activity than several similarly-sized but more affluent neighborhoods.

Internal city emails and court filings show several of Haight’s visits to Moore’s house were initiated by the officer rather than by neighborhood complaints. That’s one of many elements that has given Moore’s landlord pause. Lately, Gregory Leafe has taken to filing public records requests with the city regarding Haight’s tactics and fines. Leafe has paid $1,200 in fines to the city, since he’s liable as the property owner.

The City Attorney’s Office argued in its court filings that Haight was just doing her job.

Moore agreed that enforcing codes against blight is good for neighborhoods.

Yet, after spending years working for the District of Columbia before she went to law school, she said the conduct of Haight and her supervisors is backfiring—hurting the very neighborhoods the codes are supposed to uplift.

“I’ve basically been in government all my life, so I have a good sense of how a bureaucracy is supposed to operate in a situation like this,” Moore said. “I just don’t think the staff there is acting in the interest of the community.”

For Moore, the saga started in the fall of 2017. One of her two sedans was parked near her house so that a friend could temporarily park his truck in her driveway.

Haight wrote six different citations in a month on Moore’s car for expired tags.

Moore said she consulted three police officers and that they told her to park her sedan on her lawn to avoid getting another registration ticket. Moore followed their

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after the dark advice, but Haight wrote her a new ticket, this time for parking on the grass.

Haight wrote more citations. Next, she cited Moore’s other vehicle, an Infinity that was parked in her driveway with its rightfacing tires touching the lawn by around 10 inches, according to photographs that the city later provided to Moore and that SN&R reviewed.

Moore eventually bought a different car and the Infinity in her driveway got lowpressure tires from not being used. An avid gardener, Moore decided to try to cover the tires by putting large potted plants with flowers along their sides.

Nonetheless, Haight showed up and wrote her another citation, this time for bringing “blight” to the neighborhood and having “an abandoned vehicle.”

“It could not possibly be an ‘abandoned vehicle’ if it is parked in front of the house to which it is registered and where that registered owner lives,” Moore wrote in her lawsuit.

One of the tickets came after Moore filed her lawsuit, which she considered direct retaliation. “She refused to take my phone calls when all this started,” Moore said of Haight. “And it’s just escalated ever since.”

But Moore also acknowledged—and city records confirmed—that she eventually lost her temper with Haight, yelling at the code enforcement officer.

In court filings, the City Attorney’s Office argued that Moore’s lawsuit is an effort to keep Haight from enforcing legitimate codes.

“Such a request is an affront to justice and flies in the face of a city being able to exercise its public powers to keep its neighborhoods free of nuisances and protect public health, safety and welfare,” the city wrote.

But Moore isn’t the only one who questions how Haight exercises her authority.

Marceau Jackson and his family, who live on Windbreaker Way, also had problems with Haight. Jackson said Haight had his sister’s car towed from the street while she was on vacation without warning him or asking him to move it.

“It was fully registered and insured and I’d been driving it while my sister was gone,” Jackson told SN&R. “And Angela Haight had it towed for being parked in one spot for 72 hours, but we got no warning.”

Jackson added, “I understand she has a job to do, but this is overkill.”

Jackson also said someone from city code enforcement spray-painted orange markings on his daughter’s Lexus truck

just days after his daughter was the victim of a hit and run. Again, Jackson stressed, there was no warning.

“We’ve tried over and over to wash that paint off, and it’s still there,” he said.

haven’t been calling code enforcement that, in her lawsuit, she makes it clear they’re all available to testify.

Emails obtained in Leafe’s public information requests also raise questions about how seriously Haight’s superiors as a landlord, leafe became concerned took Moore’s complaints. On Jan. 22, about the city’s code enforcement 2018, Brittany Mariscal, a senior code process when he accompanied Moore enforcement officer, emailed Haight a to an administrative hearing where she one-sentence line with Moore’s street protested the citations. That’s where he address and the words, “Darn … lol!” said he saw a city official whisper into the But Moore and Leafe aren’t laughing ear of a contract code enforcement out loud. hearing officer, Terry Reed, Without commenting directly who ended up siding with on Moore’s case, city spokesthe city. woman Kelli Trapani “I Leafe filed a number said in general that code understand she of public information enforcement officers try has a job to do, but requests. SN&R to stick to a professional confirmed through mission. this is overkill.” city records that Leafe “Code Compliance Marceau Jackson specifically requested all strives to remain consisValley Hi resident details regarding Reed’s tent in working with our contract as a hearing diverse community and officer with the city. Officials achieve voluntary compliance responded with a one-page City with reported and discovered code Council agenda from 2011 confirming violations,” Trapani wrote in a statement. that Reed had been retained. No financial “However, not all violations have the details were disclosed. same degree of severity. The intent is to One record the city did provide was allow the level of enforcement that best a list of rulings Reed made as a hearing fits the type and circumstances of the code officer between 2013 and 2018. The violation.” documents identify 44 contested code Moore’s initial lawsuit suggested that enforcement cases that came before Reed. the city’s code enforcement fines in her He ruled in favor of the petitioner—and neighborhood are disproportionately aimed against the city—in only four cases. In at people of color. Moore is currently another 16 cases, Reed reduced, but did reviewing a stack of evidence from the city not dismiss, the fines. to search for indicators of that trend.

“My impression is they’re more Moore’s diverse neighborhood, which is interested in leveling fines than correcting not blighted, does appear to have a higher problems,” Leafe said. “It seems like this level of code enforcement activity than is mainly about generating funds.” some parts of the city. SN&R compared He added, “In terms of the transparrecords from similarly-sized neighborhoods ency, the city has been evasive, at best.” in South Natomas, East Sacramento and the Another interesting detail that emerged Pocket. Between 2018 and 2019, Moore’s from Leafe’s public information requests: neighborhood had 51 code enforcement In several of Haight’s visits to Moore’s cases on 33 properties, South Natomas had house, she dispatched herself rather than 14 cases on 10 properties and both East Sac responding to neighborhood concerns. and the Pocket had no cases.

In an email Haight sent on April In April, a superior court judge ruled 2, 2018 to a senior code enforcement against Moore because of a procedural officer, she stated that while her very first error she made filing her suit. Moore has call out to Moore’s house was due to a remedied that by filing a government tort neighbor complaint, after that she “went claim against the city. If officials don’t pro-active” on the property. The city’s address her concerns by late June, Moore own court filings make no mention of can file a lawsuit. At this point, Moore said neighborhood complaints in at least three that’s exactly what she plans to do. She of Haight’s visits. said she wants the entire case to be heard in Moore said she doesn’t know whose front of a jury. complaint started the drama, but she’s since “I want other citizens to know their spoken to all of her neighbors and claimed rights,” Moore said, “and to know the ways that none consider her property blighted. the city is trying to turn money off the Moore is so confident that her neighbors backs of common people.” Ω

Michelle McNamara didn’t live long enough to see her deep dive into the dark mythos of the Golden State Killer, i’ll Be gone in the dark, become a global publishing hit or foreshadow the arrest of a suspect in the 40-year cold case shortly after its release.

The nonfiction author’s accidental overdose in 2016 turned the hardback edition’s ending, where McNamara imagines the serial killer’s arrest as an old man, into a bittersweet and prescient coda.

The book’s publishing house, HarperCollins, has made what happened after those final words explicit with the paperback edition, which includes sn&r’s cover story about the aftermath in its appendix (Read “To catch a serial killer,” Feature, May 24, 2018).

Written by former SN&R editor Rachel Leibrock, the 2,400word feature blends Leibrock’s own intersection with McNamara’s reporting process and original interviews with investigators who worked the case, including retired Contra Costa County detective Paul Holes, who followed a decades-old dna trail to the Citrus Heights door of a former police officer and mechanic named Joseph deangelo.

Holes spent a great deal of time with McNamara and called her his “investigative partner” in Leibrock’s story, though he was careful to say the book did not directly lead to the April 2018 arrest of DeAngelo, now 73 and awaiting trial in Sacramento County jail on 13 counts of murder and 13 counts related to sexual assault.

The suspected golden state killer learned he would officially face the death penalty on April 10, nearly three years after McNamara’s April 21, 2016 death and almost one year after the knock on the door that she foretold. (Raheem F. Hosseini)

Justice at close range Over the past two months, the Sacramento County district attorney’s office has secured a number of convictions against spouses, family members and other intimate partners responsible for shocking violence.

On April 18, George Gomez was convicted of trying to murder his wife in 2018. Gomez was convicted of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats. He is awaiting sentencing. He faces a maximum term of 13 years in state prison.

On April 4, Markees Brown was convicted of three counts of attempted murder. A DA’s release says Brown was dating a young woman who was in an ongoing conflict with her family. Deputy District Attorney Nicholas Johnson, a member of the DA’s TARGET unit, for “targeting armed recidivist gang enforcement team,” convinced a jury that Brown decided to settle the dispute with violence.

On Sept. 11, 2017, Brown opened fire on family members of his girlfriend as they stood on their front yard in Strawberry Manor, a DA’s release states. Bullets sailed over a 4-year-old child. No one was hit.

A judge ultimately sentenced Brown, who already had three prior “strikes” for first-degree burglary, to 258 years in state prison.

On March 26, Joshua Childers was convicted of murdering his wife.

Deputy District Attorney Satnam Rattu, a member of the DA’s homicide unit, walked jurors through the story of how, two years prior, a man called 911 in neighboring Placer County to say he’d just shot his wife inside a mobile home in South Sacramento. Responding officers found Childers’ wife dead in her bedroom. Police used geotracking to identify Childers’ phone as the source of the 911 call and track his location, resulting in his arrest.

A judge sentenced Childers to 50-years-to-life in prison. (Scott Thomas Anderson)

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Jaime Soto, bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, released a statement and video on April 30 when the diocese released a list of 46 credibly accused clergy.

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During his more than 35 years in the ministry, Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto has never shied away from controversy, always standing up for what he believes is right, whether he’s fighting for immigration reform or a more inclusive view of all Catholics regardless of sexual orientation.

The 63-year-old cleric again finds himself in the eye of a spiritual storm— of sexual abuse revelations breaking over Sacramento and the rest of the Catholic world.

“Every week it seems that there are new revelations about the depth and horror of the scourge of sexual abuse,” Soto told SN&R last week. “I am committed to confronting this ugly past. We failed to protect you as children, we failed to tell you the truth as adults.”

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been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors and young people in the Diocese of Sacramento.

The list covered incidents between 1955 and 2014 “and is a necessary reckoning for our local church,” Soto said. None of the priests identified are still working for the diocese; many have died.

Based on a comprehensive outside review of nearly 1,500 clerics throughout the diocese, the victims who reported being sexually abused include 39 girls, 91 boys or young adults and three men.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests has been urging Soto to issue such a list, which includes photos of clerics, their whereabouts and full work assignments.

Soto’s diocese spans 20 counties across 42,000 square miles from Sacramento to the Oregon border and now serves more

bring these charges forward “so we can work together to hold the church accountable and absolutely get in front of abuse and not let it fester.”

Well more than half the victims are Latino, the bishop said, and in rural communities, “the priest is almost deified.

There is anger mixed with disgust and sadness because they want to trust their priests. When a priest betrays that trust the wound is deep.”

In the Latino community, “when sexual abuse is a problem, it needs to be addressed, not hidden,” Soto said.

Soto is a devotee of Pope Francis, who on May 9 issued new global rules for all Catholic churches to follow, ensuring that each has a system in place by June 2020 for receiving complaints, investigating and reporting incidents of abuse.

The Sacramento diocese already has an Independent Review Board—nine men and women including six lay persons, a former judge and prosecutor and several with experience helping victims of abuse—that thoroughly investigates allegations of misconduct, said diocese spokesman Kevin Eckery.

“We’ve reported these crimes directly to law enforcement since 1996,” he said.

Soto praised the victims and their families who came forward “for the courage and conviction that they don’t want others to suffer. Their courage to speak about their own experiences compelled us to come to this moment of accounting.”

His flock’s love of the church “demands I do everything I could to recover their trust and their faith,” Soto said. “Catholics remain committed because they “I am ‘The priesT believe Jesus is in committed to charge. If you look is almosT at the history of confronting this ugly DeifieD’ the church, it’s past. We failed to protect always in a state of Soto, who has you as children, we failed purification. It’s no Mexican roots like secret that corrupto tell you the truth as many of his parishtion has harmed the ioners, said incidents adults.” church in the past; of sexual abuse in the ’70s, ’80s and Sacramento Bishop church or at home too ’90s were a particularly often remained hidden Jaime Soto problematic time.” because the sense of shame Soto said he tells his was so great. parishioners, “‘desahogarse, let it But in 2002, the Catholic Church out!’ The silence, the reluctance to speak issued the Charter for the Protection of out aggravates the issue in our community.

Children and Young People, “which “As bishop, I have come forward and greatly reduced the frequency of these been transparent about how the church sins and drastically changed the culture,” has gravely failed. It’s not healthy to Soto said. Along with greater transparency keep this a secret. It would make the by the church, parishioners need to share problem worse.” Ω responsibility and a moral obligation to than a million Catholics, the majority of them Latinos and Filipinos. And many of the victims are from poor, rural parishes, Soto said.

The three most frequent offenders were Francisco Javier Garcia, Mario Blanco Porras and Gerardo Beltran Rico.

Porras, whose 21 victims were all male, died in 2008. He served in Sacramento at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and Immaculate Conception Parish.

Garcia, whose 24 alleged victims were also all male, 20 of them under age 14, ministered from 1973 to 1995 in rural communities including Woodland, Galt, Colusa, Williams, Walnut Grove and Rio Vista.

Rico’s 15 alleged victims from 1982 to 1991 included 11 females under age 14. He served in Orland and Winters as well as St. Joseph’s Parish in Sacramento. Arrest warrants were issued for both Garcia and Rico, who fled to Mexico and remain fugitives, the diocese said.

The California Attorney General’s Office has asked six California dioceses that have conducted reviews of sexual abuse allegations to document how they report child abuse to local law enforcement. Sacramento is among those that have been asked to produce records, and Soto said he will assist the AG to ensure that his diocese maintains the highest reporting standards.

In 2013 Soto’s office helped law enforcement apprehend Father Uriel Ojeda, a popular young priest in Woodland who was sentenced to eight years in prison for molesting a 13-year-old girl.

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Hot off the grille Is California ready to legalize roadkill cuisine?

by Ben Christopher

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Let’s get the jokes out of the way first.

Committee, not everyone in the room “Meals under wheels.” was won over.

“Bumper crop.”

Judie Mancuso, founder of the “Gravel-tenderized meat.” animal rights advocacy group Social Chances are state Sen. Bob Compassion In Legislation, argued we Archuleta has heard most of them. The “should be protecting the animals, not Los Angeles County Democrat has a worried about hitting and eating them.” bill advancing through the Legislature Other groups have raised concerns that would allow Californians to that the bill could enable poaching, “salvage” recently deceased wildlife jeopardize traffic safety and lead to from the sides of the state’s roads and food-borne illness. highways. The eyebrow-raising (and For decades California law has for the squeamish, stomach-churning) banned hungry drivers from pulling effort has been the butt of “many jokes over to gather bumper-battered wildlife. here in the Capitol and even in my That’s for safety reasons, but it’s also own hometown” of Pico Rivera, he an artifact of the state’s strict hunting acknowledged. laws. If you want to take a deer out of But jokes aside, he insisted, “This the wild (or off a highway shoulder), bill is dealing with very serious issues.” you need a deer tag. No exceptions.

It would allow outdoorsy and culiEven so, Archuleta and a coalition narily courageous Californians of wildlife conservationists to engage in a very and hunting advocates particular form of roadwant to make that For decades side dining, so long as exception for only California law they apply for a state a handful of big, permit after-the-fact. meaty animals has banned hungry Proponents say that including deer, elk drivers from pulling wildlife and highway and wild pigs. (With over to gather regulators could apologies to squirrel then use the data connoisseurs, all bumper-battered to identify roadkill other critters are off wildlife. hotspots and help reduce the menu.) human-wildlife collisions.

Under the proposal, It would make California the state would launch a pilot the most populous of a string of program in 2022 that would allow states—including Western ones such as people who accidentally hit one of Montana, Idaho and Oregon—to permit those animals, or come across one on such highway harvesting. the side of the road, to cart the animal For progressives, there’s the added home as long as they apply for a free selling point of not letting good meat permit within 24 hours. Applicants go to waste—an argument that has could file their permit on an app that won over many environmentalists and would also include information on how even one of the most zealous of animal to properly dress the carcass and avoid protectors, PETA. foodborne illness. They would also be While roadkill cuisine may not allowed to “dispatch” animals that have yet be mainstream, it appears to have been wounded, but not killed. joined the ranks of bug eating and At the request of California Highway dumpster diving as a counter-cultural Patrol, interstates are exempt. Ω dietary choice once associated with extreme poverty—but now earning the CALmatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media respect of eco-conscious foodies. venture explaining California policies and politics.

While the bill has no formal opposiAn unabridged version of this story is available at tion and has unanimously cleared the newsreview.com/sacramento Senate’s Natural Resources and Water

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Can’t afford

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to retire,

Can’t get growing nuMbers of elderly Californians still have to work

These stories are part of The California Dream project, a statewide nonprofit media collaboration focused on issues of economic opportunity, quality of life and the future of the California Dream. Partner organizations include CALmatters, Capital Public Radio, KPBS, KPCC, and KQED with support provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the James Irvine Foundation. Unabridged versions of these stories are available at newsreview.com/sacramento.

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ore Californians are working past the age of 65, many because they can’t afford to retire. But the seniors who most need a job often have the hardest time finding one.

“For low-wage workers, you pretty much hit a wall,” said Nari Rhee, director of the Retirement Security Program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center.

Blue collar workers can only keep a physically demanding job for so long. Age discrimination can lock seniors out of new opportunities. For many, it all adds up to a kind of forced retirement.

“Even if you want to work, you really can’t,” Rhee said. “The people who are working well into their late 60s and possibly into their early 70s tend to be in professional jobs.”

But financial necessity drives thousands to keep looking for work. According to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 900,000 Californians age 65 and older are working or actively looking for work. That’s up from about 590,000 in 2009.

Emma Allen, 71, is one of them. She’s been job hunting for years. While searching for a permanent position, she’s been participating in a job training program for low-income seniors through the city of Los Angeles.

She works the front desk at a senior center in South Los Angeles, where she’s been picking up new skills and earning a modest paycheck. She has the kind of warm smile

needed to be a good receptionist. “I’m the first one they see when they come in the door,” Allen said. “Whatever they need help with, I know where to direct them.”

This program aims to give low-income seniors a better chance of re-entering the workforce. But it is not intended to become a permanent job. Allen’s time is almost up.

She’ll have to leave in May. “It’s very rewarding,” she said. “I’m going to miss it.”

Most participants exit the program without having found a job. Laura Trejo, general manager of the city of Los Angeles Department of Aging, said that despite old workers’ reliability, experience and good work ethic, the deck is often stacked against them.

A lot of Ageism “We still live in a society that has a lot of ageism,” Trejo said. “People judge somebody maybe by their wrinkles and the gray in their hair, and not necessarily by what they can contribute to the workplace.”

Last year, Los Angeles saw a 22% spike in the number of homeless seniors 62 and older.

Trejo thinks that persuading more employers to hire seniors could be one way to reverse that trend.

“We’re seeing lots of high-risk older adults, because of the economics in Los Angeles,” she said.

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“We still live in a society that has a lot of ageism. People judge somebody maybe by their wrinkles and the gray in their hair, and not necessarily by what they can contribute to the workplace.”

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Emma Allen, 71, is a receptionist as part of a job training program for low-income seniors, but wants to work full-time.

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Seniors are paying high rents, and their fixed incomes aren’t keeping up with the escalating cost of living. “All of us should be worried. All of us should be paying attention and caring,” Trejo said.

Allen needs a new job because Social Security isn’t enough to live on. After paying her rent, she only has a few hundred dollars to budget for food, utilities, car insurance and other expenses.

Like many seniors, she has no savings.

They were depleted by medical bills toward the end of her husband’s life. According to a 2015 report from the National Institute on Retirement Security, nearly 30% of working households aged 55 to 64 are headed into their retirement years with zero savings.

“I don’t have a choice,” Allen said. “I need the income.”

Racial wealth gap woRsens The Great Recession only made things worse for many Californians nearing retirement, especially black and Latino seniors. The racial wealth gap widened during the financial crisis. A decade later, U.S. black and Mexican households in Los Angeles have only 1% of the wealth held by white households, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Rhee, from the UC Berkeley Labor Center, has seen the lingering effects of the recession push her mother back into the workforce. Her mom lost her home during the financial crisis.

Now in her early 70s, she works a few days a week at a Costco.

“She’ll say, ‘I enjoy working,’” Rhee said, because the job offers social connection and keeps her mother’s mind active. “But the primary reason she’s there is that she needs the income.”

Older women can’t rely as much on Social Security. Their benefits tend to be lower, because they were paid less than men throughout their careers. “Single women tend to have it the worst off,” said Rhee. “California really needs to confront the fact that we have an aging population, and what that’s going to mean for things like senior poverty, the need for housing and supportive services.”

Working is nothing new for Allen. She started working at 15 and hasn’t stopped since. She’s been a probation officer, a special education teacher’s aide, a meat packing plant worker, and, now, she’s open to pretty much anything.

Allen has had to be constantly looking for a job in order to stay in her job training program.

Her search is documented in a thick manila folder. Every place she’s applied to has its own entry.

“I went to J.C. Penney, I went to Big Lots,” she said, flipping through a large stack of paperwork. “Jack in the Box, Target ...”

Many employers tell her to apply online, but Allen’s computer skills are limited. Her kids help out with those applications. But so far, no luck.

No one has ever outright told her she’s too old to get hired. But Allen thinks age discrimination is part of why she’s not getting called back.

“I could feel it, you could tell,” Allen said.

“Half the time they don’t even look at the application. They just look at me. They see that I’m older, and I guess they figure I can’t keep up or whatever.”

If she doesn’t find a job, she’ll have to move in with one of her kids. But she doesn’t want to be a burden. And she wants to keep working.

“It’s part of making me feel that I’m worth something,” she said. “I’m contributing something.

I’m not just sitting on my hands waiting for somebody to give me something. Maybe somewhere down the line somebody might see that.” Ω

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hen Cristina Hernandez notices her father is withdrawn or hasn’t come out of his room for the day, she uses her cell phone to turn on Glenn Miller or blast salsa music. Almost every time, she’ll see the 91-year-old start tapping a finger on the table or hear his walker tip tap on the floor in his room before he emerges into the kitchen.

Francisco Rios has lived in Pomona with his daughter for the past 15 years. “I know music cheers him up,” said Hernandez, 52. “He used to dance tango, swing, boogie, cha-cha and that kind of music from south Mexico.”

Rios is part of the upward swing of a coming population wave of seniors in California.

Experts say there will not be enough caregivers as the senior demographic swells and the number of younger Californians shrinks. State officials are working on a plan for aging, and senior housing researchers and experts are trying to get ahead of the coming challenges.

“The Golden State is getting grayer,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said during his State of the State speech in February. “We need to get ready for the major demographic challenge headed our way. For the first time in our history, older Californians will outnumber young children.”

Newsom called for the creation of a Master Plan on Aging, proposed spending $3 million on Alzheimer’s research and named former

California first lady, Maria Shriver, to lead an Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force. The plan, Newsom said, should work to address the nursing shortage, the patchwork of senior services, the social isolation seniors often experience and the “demand for In-Home Supportive Services that far outpaces its capacity.”

There is no timeline for the plan, and Newsom’s office said it is still developing its structure.

By 2030 about 19 percent of Californians, or about 1 in every 5 people, will be 65 or older, up from 12% in 2012, according to research by the Public Policy Institute of California. This group will be more racially and ethnically diverse and will have more single and childless seniors, portending a need for culturally sensitive and professional caregivers.

And by 2032 there will be more people age 65 and older than children younger than 15, said Kathryn Kietzman, a research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research specializing in older adults who depend on support to remain at home.

The state is “woefully unprepared in terms of policies to support people as they age at home,” Kietzman said. She hopes Newsom’s plan will begin the conversation to address the issue.

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Kietzman said the biggest challenge in senior care will fall on middle-income families who don’t qualify for state assistance and who aren’t wealthy enough to pay for services at home or at a facility.

A key piece of any plan, experts say, should be making sure there are enough caregivers because they are often the difference between a senior getting to stay at home or having to go to a facility.

Caregivers help with things like bathing, dressing, cooking, feeding, cleaning, moving around, dispensing medications, paying bills and other tasks some seniors can no longer do alone.

It’s a tough job. A senior’s mental state may be fragile. They may need help with everything from getting out of bed to staying in bed at night. Some may not remember the caregiver or what they had for dinner. It can be frustrating, tiring and emotionally draining for caregivers.

“Every state across the country now is having this issue.

But in California, in particular, we already have a lack of caregivers.”

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Cristina Hernandez has had those moments. In early winter her dad was admitted to the hospital for a Jeannee Parker Martin, president week. It was during that hospital visit that Hernandez found and CEO of LeadingAge California herself in the bathroom crying so much that a nurse asked if she was OK. “I said I was a little bit frustrated. It’s a lot on your shoulders,” she said. “I have to make the right decision, choose the right treatments. You feel like his life depends on you.”

Becoming a caretaker impacts every part of your life, Hernandez said. “At the beginning, I

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was able to say, OK, you are good. I’m going to go with my girlfriends. And I was able to do that,” Hernandez said. ‘Now, I don’t have a social life. It does change your life. There’s a lot of compromise and a lot of responsibility.”

Family caregiving is not new but it has changed. Most families do not have a stay-athome partner who can take on the responsibility.

Many adult children live across the country. And others don’t have children at all. So families adapt by taking in elders and cutting back work hours or hiring help. Some manage paid caregivers and doctors from afar. Others move back home to help.

The state operates a program called In-Home Supportive Services that identifies low-income seniors that need help with basics to stay at home and provides a certain amount of paid hours for caregiving. The senior hires a caregiver, usually a family member, to take care of those needs and the state program pays, usually minimum wage.

Among the more than 506,000 caregivers enrolled in the program, about 70% are family members according to the state’s Department of Social Services. Hernandez is paid for about 90 hours a month to care for her dad, even though she cares for him around the clock.

The money helps a little since she’s had to cut back her hours as a cashier at Target because Rios can’t be home alone. Hernandez considers herself lucky because her husband’s job provides health insurance for her family, and he earns the majority of their income.

Thousands more seniors being cared for by family members don’t qualify for assistance.

They make up the largest group of caregivers, said Jeannee Parker Martin, president and CEO of LeadingAge California, a trade association.

“There will be a huge need for more caregivers in the state,” said Parker Martin. “Every state

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across the country now is having this issue. But in California, in particular, we already have a lack of caregivers.”

A lAck of cAregivers According to the California Employment Development Department, the state will need an additional 200,000 home care workers by 2024 to keep up with current levels of care.

UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education estimates California could need as many as 3.2 million home care workers.

One program is helping to fill that gap for mainly low-income individuals 55 and older with health needs, but it isn’t widely available, Kietzman said.

Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) offers day care services and in-home health care. Qualifying seniors get transportation to and from centers one or more days per week, receive meals, participate in activities and see a physician. There are 12 health care providers offering PACE services throughout the state.

Hernandez is committed to caring for her father until she can’t do it anymore. That’s why she signed up for a caregiver class for Spanish speakers put on by the California Long-Term Care Education Center, in partnership with LA Care Health Plan. She is learning more about how to care for her dad, such as lifting, bathing and helping with medications. And she meets other caregivers and talks about the challenges they face.

“I [feel] really strong that I’m going to take care of him,” Hernandez said. “I see myself taking care of him until I can’t. I think about, what if he gets older and, hopefully, makes it to 100.” Ω

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hat do two nude go-go dancers and a pissed-off sheriff have in common?

Not much—unless you count a 1969 criminal trial involving an Orangevale strip club that is lost from memory.

The Pink Pussy Kat was a local bar and strip joint that regularly tested the boundaries of public decency laws, described by a prosecutor as “sleazy” and possessing “the pungent odor of a latrine.” Sacramento County Sheriff “Big” John Misterly, hell-bent on purging his jurisdiction of prurience and degeneracy, regularly raided the bar to discourage patrons.

In 1969, Susanne Haines and Sheila Brendenson were arrested at the club for performing fully nude—or engaging in “lewd conduct” and “indecent exposure”—along with bar owner Leonard Glancy.

The trial drew national attention.

Judge Earl Warren, Jr., son of thenCalifornia Gov. (later U.S. Chief Justice) Earl Warren, presided over the case. Because there were no recordings of the dance at issue, there was concern that the jury wouldn’t have the information to deliver a well-reasoned verdict.

So the trial moved to the scene of the supposed crime, where Haines,

22, danced naked in front of 12 jurors to Creedence Clearwater’s “Suzie Q”—for free speech.

Recorded accounts of the trial and bar are rare. For Ed Fletcher, a former Sacramento Bee reporter, it’s a story difficult to forget, one he’s been determined to tell for the past decade.

“I grew up in Orangevale. When I first heard of this trial, I was flabbergasted that this happened, because it’s not the image you have of Orangevale,” Fletcher says. “I went to look for it and I couldn’t find almost anything on the internet.”

He started diving into old Bee archives to read more about the trial. Eventually, he turned to the Sacramento Center for History for local TV station footage.

Now, Fletcher and co-producer Damen Quincy Hayes are close to completing a documentary, Do the Dance, an examination of the trial and its relationship to the First Amendment.

Hayes, the film’s director, found himself drawn to the story for its feminist undertones as well. “It was a woman’s journey,” Hayes says. “This story needed to be told about women standing up for what they believe.”

Hayes and Fletcher met at Burning Man several years ago. In 2012, they

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began developing a short script based on the Pink Pussy Kat Trial.

“I read the short story,” Hayes recalls, “and we’re sitting there, and I looked at [Fletcher] and said: ‘Look, we have a feature-length film here. We need to broaden the story, make it more of a feature screenplay—we could make money off this.’”

Fletcher started writing a longer script for a dramatic retelling called Pink.

After multiple workshops and a trip to the American Film Market, Fletcher and Hayes seemed well on their way to making Pink happen.

That is, until one of the trial’s key real-life actors passed away in 2015.

“Carol Doda died, and I was like, ‘Oh shit, I need to get some of these people on camera before anyone else passes,’” Fletcher recalls.

Doda rose to fame as the first public topless dancer. As a witness, she performed a dance in front of the jury—in addition to Haines’ dance—to make a case for artistic expression.

Fletcher and Hayes decided to work on the documentary first.

After the trial, Haines and the others were acquitted. A couple weeks later, the county banned fully nude dancing and topless waitressing. Glancy,

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the bar’s owner, tried different workarounds, including showing live strip dances via closedcircuit broadcasts. Eventually he challenged the ban, but it was upheld by the California Supreme Court. The decision set a precedent, affecting other states’ laws on nudity.

Even today, California prohibits serving alcohol at fully nude strip clubs.

“It ultimately led to the demise and fracturing of that environment,” says Fletcher. “Even though society has evolved and changed in regards to nudity, we’re still stuck in a sort of puritanical culture.”

Half a century has passed since the trial.

While Misterly and the district attorney had already died, Fletcher and Hayes managed to interview some of the remaining figures, including Judge Warren and the journalists who reported on the trial.

Then there’s the woman of the hour. After the trial dance, Haines went on to win Miss Nude Universe 1972 and racked up several more arrests performing across the country. She retired from the public eye, moved to Florida, became a Christian and wrote an autobiography, Take it All Off, a cautionary tale about life in the fast lane.

As part of their final chapter in filming Do the Dance, Fletcher and Hayes hope to meet her. But it’s not going to be easy.

“She doesn’t respond to phone calls, and she doesn’t talk to her sister, either,” Fletcher says. “We talked to her sister and her brother and some of her family, and she’s estranged herself from them.”

“So it’s gonna be one of those things where you get in a car and go knock on the door, and you visit the church and you try and make an appeal,” he added.

Despite the hurdles, Fletcher and Hayes are inching closer to seeing their story on the big screen. Since raising $10,000 through a 2017 Indiegogo campaign, they’ve secured additional funding through two investors, who they wouldn’t name. Their company, Perpetual F Entertainment, also recently partnered with the Los Angeles-based Framework for postproduction. The documentary is slated to finish in July.

As they prepare Do the Dance for distribution, the duo will also continue working on Pink, which Fletcher describes as “The People vs. Larry Flint meets American Hustle.”

“Free expression is the extension of the right to assembly and our First Amendment rights,” he says. “I see that some of our freedoms are under attack, and there are those that are trying to push [us] into a protectionist mode, and I think we need to push back. I think this can be a good conversation piece.” Ω Learn more about Do the Dance at perpetualf.com.

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Dancers Susanne Haines and Sheila Brendenson (left and right), and Pink Pussy Kat owner Leonard Glancy, were arrested and acquitted in 1969 when Haines and Brendenson performed fully nude.

Former Sacramento County Sheriff “Big” John Misterly, on the cover of Sac Mag in 1968.

Susanne Haines, dancing for a closed-circuit broadcast at the Pink Pussy Kat to get around new county regulations banning full-nude dancing and topless waitressing.

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“Narrowing it down, that’s the tricky part, but that’s A gift by two late figurative the fun part,” Shields says. “I want to really show off painters will help emerging their whole career.”

Each painting is still being valued, including LGBTQ artists “Untitled (Cows),” an acrylic painting by Brown which shows lounged cattle. The total value, and thus the m o z e s z @ne w s re v i e w . c o m endowment’s possible fund size, is unclear.

by MozeS zaraTe “Frankly, it’s going to take a long time to sell 1,800 works,” he says. “We’ll never sell all of them.”

Paul Wonner and William Theophilus Brown were a The project is in the early stages, and so the well-respected painting couple. But respect doesn’t beneficiaries haven’t been considered either, Shields always draw attention from art collectors. says. The artists won’t be restricted to Sacramento, and In Scott Shields’ experience, their paintings—best won’t have to be alive. known for helping establish the Bay Area figurative Wonner and Brown met in Berkeley in the style in 1950s—tend to be priced for less than ’50s, both students in UC Berkeley’s contemporaries such as Elmer Bischoff, graduate arts program.

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They rented out a studio above Another potential factor: Nude male “For them, a Volkswagen dealership and paintings, of which Wonner and it was just the held drawing sessions with other Brown created many, are in less notable figurative painters, demand than female ones. beauty of the human including Christopher Isherwood, “I think that they did suffer in form regardless of what Don Bachardy and Nathan terms of being able to lead their gender.”

Oliveira. lives,” says Shields, Crocker Art They moved around Museum’s associate director and Scott Shields, California, and so did their styles chief curator. “The art market has associate director, Crocker Art of still-lifes, figures and landscapes. been a little less fair to them.”

Museum The works evolved, with Brown Wonner and Brown died in 2008 known for painting coppered industrial and 2012, respectively, but their goal— scenes later on, and Wonner for richly to lift emerging LGBTQ artists—carries on colored everyday objects. at the Crocker. In March, the downtown museum A constant was the figurative paintings. They announced that it had received a gift of more than 1,800 painted hundreds. works by the pair. The artists’ wishes: Sell the artwork, “For them, it was just the beauty of the human form and use the money to make queer art more visible. regardless of what gender,” Shields says. Ω The museum is working with Heather James Fine Art, which has several galleries across the country,

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Knipp says those stories could stem from some traumatic experiences that got her into music in the first place. On her 21st birthday, she witnessed a gory scene when a fellow student at UC Santa Cruz shot himself and fell from a balcony.

“Before that, I was a lifeKatie Knipp released her fifth album, take It With You, guard at the bottom of a waterlast November. It debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Blues slide,” Knipp says. One day in albums charts.

1997, at least 30 kids piled on it, and the fiberglass waterway “tore like a piece of paper.” The children fell six stories, and one died. Another fell on his Another song by Katie Knipp, another potentially jaw and bit off his tongue. dead body.

“They were the catalyst to me writing my own The tune, called “Better Me,” hasn’t been songs,” Knipp says of those gruesome memories. released yet, but the opera-trained blues singer “The dark experiences fueled dark poetry, which is cooking up another morbid tale for an untitled turned into dark songwriting.” sixth record.

Now, Knipp says she’s writing her most candid “It’s about a woman who gets the crap beat material yet, beginning with Take It With You, out of her, and she ends up wondering if she’s released after a year-and-a-half struggle making going to kill her husband or not,” Knipp says. music while raising two boys.

With a supportive husband, two fledgling “Here I was, breastfeeding one, then having kids and a music career on the incline, a screaming toddler that would tantrum life is good, Knipp says. It’s been every time I plucked one note on seven months since her fifth the piano or sang,” Knipp says.

“I’m just album, Take It With You, “Imagine silence from somepretty plain debuted at No. 10 on the thing you love for a year and Billboard Blues Albums [onstage], and I come a half, when you can’t live charts and at No. 9 on its without it, right?” out there and sing songs Heatseekers charts, and That period eventually like ‘Santa Cruz Blues,’ which ranked among the top bred a surprise. modern blues albums in a is about three people who “I was able to start 2018 Roots Music Report. performing again, my entire killed themselves in Santa In March, the Rocklin spirit was different,” Knipp Cruz.” singer-pianist and dobro-slide says. “I was so grateful up on guitar maven won SN&R’s 2019 stage. I was so grateful to just Katie Knipp SAMMIE in the Blues category, and get out of the house.” her music’s getting played on European Knipp recently signed with bookradio. Still, Knipp appreciates writing the ing agency Marin-Artists, and will push occasional dark song.

Take It With You for the rest of the year, sporting a “It makes audiences giggle,” Knipp says. “I full band after a long stint of solo performances opendon’t have a mohawk or tattoos all over my body, ing for legends like Joan Osborne and Robert Cray. or anything edgy looking. I’m just pretty plain As for darker times, Knipp says, “We all go [onstage], and I come out there and sing songs like through stuff, and I’ll always still be processing for ‘Santa Cruz Blues,’ which is about three people the rest of my life, as far as experiences go.” Ω who killed themselves in Santa Cruz.”

Ironically, the song, on Take It With You, is Check out Katie Knipp at the Sacto Unplugged Songwriter Series at the Clara an uptempo invasion of dobro, chipper harmonica Saturday, May 25. the Mindful also performs. tickets are $10. Show starts and Knipp’s distinctly operatic howls: “The wind at 8:30pm. 1425 24th St. For music, visit katieknipp.com.

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Jess returns from three military tours in Afghanistan a broken person. She’s left feeling depressed and angry until she’s introduced to virtual reality, which transports her into a more mobile and manageable world. At the center of this production is the talented Karen Bombardier who gives us a layered Jess—not always sympathetic, but always authentic. Thu 8pm,

Dr. Watson finds himself on an island off the coast of Scotland, where three possible Holmes imposters are held in an insane asylum. Director Jerry Montoya peoples this production with a topnotch cast and manipulates them—and the audience— through every trick and tease. Wed 2pm & 6:30pm,

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The Other Place, now at Capital Stage, is a humorous, yet intense play written by Sharr White and directed by Michael Stevenson.

Juliana Smithson is a brilliant scientist whose life is about to change. After years of research, she’s on the edge of the true success that she’s been striving for in her male-dominated field. But, just as she’s about to reach the pinnacle, she begins to receive mysterious phone calls from her estranged daughter.

It may be a bit confusing at first, as the action skips back and forth between the present and the past, sometimes with little warning. It’s halfway through the play before we realize what’s really happening.

Melinda Parrett is brilliant as Juliana, at first self-assured and holding her own with her peers, before quietly falling apart; the helplessness of her expression is heartbreaking.

Jonathan Rhys Williams is wonderful as Ian—is he a philanderer or a loving, yet tortured husband?

Jennifer Martin and Kirk Blackinton round out the cast, each playing several minor roles. Martin is particularly memorable as the stranger surprised to find Juliana in her house—at first afraid, then sympathetic, responding warmly to Juliana’s needs.

Scenic projections by Timothy McNamara show off locations through several windows across the stage.

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3 Choral morals Carrie: The Musical, playing through this weekend at City College’s Art Court Theatre, is a bloody mess. That’s not entirely bad. What would a Stephen King-inspired high school prom be without a couple of buckets of pig’s blood?

In that aspect, director Christine Nicholson and her young performers really get it right.

Other times, there are missteps. It’s the play itself that has problems.

The musical is adapted from the 1978 movie and the original 1974 Stephen King horror novel about a telekinetic young woman (Carrie, played by Gillian Rains) who is an outcast at school because she’s “weird” and a virtual prisoner at home because her fanatically religious mother (Allison Bento-Murphy) tries to “protect” her from the real world. When Carrie is bullied past her limit, all hell breaks loose.

The play closed after only five Broadway performances in 1988, but the artistic team of Lawrence D. Cohen (book), and Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford (music and lyrics, respectively) have continued to tinker with it.

It’s still not that good. The songs never became popular enough to be known to an audience, and the titles aren’t listed in the program.

The words need to be—but aren’t—delivered with strong volume and enunciation. The music— which is pretty good—is loud, as it should be, but singers often struggle to rise above it.

—Jim Carnes

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stage pick Dancers Isabella velasquez and Stefan Calka prepare for “The Bridge.”

Dance dance evolution Sacramento Ballet’s 2018-2019 season comes to a close this weekend, marking almost one year with new artistic director Amy Seiwert. For their final program, the company presents Fast Forward, a showcase for three short works that represent the future of ballet. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “Written and Forgotten” revisits childhood memories, while Val Caniparoli’s “The Bridge” tells a tragic love story set during the Bosnian War. Rounding out the show is the world premiere of Seiwert’s “Elpis,” which reimagines the Greek myth of Pandora’s Box. What better way to cap off a season than with a story about hope for the future?

Thu 5/16, 7:30pm; Fri 5/17, 7:30pm; Sat 5/18, 7:30pm; Sun 5/19, 2pm; Through 5/19; $45-$65; B Street Theatre at the Sofia, 2700 Capitol Avenue; (916) 443-5300; bstreettheatre.org.

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The Riverside Clubhouse felt like a familiar place even though I’d never been. I often passed by the restaurant on Riverside Boulevard in the Land Park neighborhood and wondered why the large fake brown-and-white cow was perched on its roof. And since SN&R hasn’t reviewed the place in more than 15 years, it was about time I ventured inside.

The building, it turns out, was once a former steakhouse called The Hereford House (hence the cow). In 2001, brothers Fred and Matt Haines of Bistro 33 and Suzie Burger took over, remodeled the restaurant and added a waterfall wall and three-tiered fireplace on the side patio, which contributes to the Clubhouse’s upscale, yet casual atmosphere. Last year, the Haines brothers sold the restaurant to Bill Crawford of Crawford Restaurant Group, but the name—and cow—remain.

My husband and I walked in for dinner one Monday night and were seated in a comfy leather booth near a fireplace. Our polite server was quick to offer recommendations. We ordered the evening’s special appetizer, salmon cakes with dill aioli ($8.95), plus cocktails. The salmon cakes were breaded and fried, and the creamy aioli balanced their salty crunch. My Pink Linen ($12) was a delicious balance of St. Germain elderflower liqueur and Ketel One Botanical Cucumber & Mint vodka with fresh mint leaves and a splash of tart cranberry juice. My husband tried the 24

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Half the fun when ordering Thai ice cream rolls from 8 Fahrenheit in Land Park is watching as a creamy, custardy concoction gets poured over a freezing metal slab and manically mashed with fruits and sweets, then masterfully scraped into delicate, edible cylinders. I ordered the Oreo Blast ($7.50) (graham crackers, Oreos, whipped cream, sprinkles).

I found each bite to be icicle-cold, but smooth and extra milky. Toppings are playful, if not curious, such as the Matcha Lady ($7.50) (green tea, strawberries) adorned with gummy bears, or the Strawberry ($7.50), touting little flags of marshmallows. One generous size fits all so bring a friend to share in this whimsically frosty treat. 4400 Freeport Boulevard, Suite 150, eat8f.com.

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Sonoma Sour ($12), a red wine cocktail that didn’t hold back on sweet, fruity flavors and was also quite heavy with Orgeat syrup.

The dinner menu offers a variety of classic American dishes such as Grandma’s Meatloaf ($17), Shrimp Scampi ($17) and Beer Battered Fish and Chips ($16). My choice: the Pan-Seared Salmon with buttery mashed red potatoes and sliced summer squash ($22). The fresh, lemon-spritzed salmon was cooked beautifully and each bite was tender.

But the “Gaucho”-Style Steak portion was disappointing for the price ($21). It could have fit inside the little bowl of black beans that occupied a third of the plate. Still, it was well-seasoned and cooked medium-rare as ordered.

Besides dinner, the restaurant is also open for brunch and lunch—and most importantly—happy hour. The Clubhouse claims it has the best happy hour in all of Land Park. I haven’t been to every happy hour in the area, but with Amaze-Balls ($5 cheesy-fried knots similar to croquettes) and RC Loaded Fries ($7 shoestring potatoes piled with carnitas, cheese, guac and lime crème), it would be a challenge to beat.

During the happiest of hours (2 p.m.-6 p.m. daily), we sat on the patio and enjoyed the calming sounds of the outdoor waterfall. Our order of Brussels sprouts ($5) arrived with sliced green apples and drizzled with a honey and apple cider glaze. Although the sprouts looked appetizing, they were undercooked and hard to eat. Between bites, I sipped on a Raspberry Lemon Drop ($10), which helped.

With a delightful sugar rim, the cocktail was a refreshing reprieve that danced between tangy and bright.

At the end of happy hour, I was thankful for the crafty cow that lured me into this neighborly establishment for a comforting dinner and a few cocktails and apps. I’ll be back for another Pink Linen on the patio this summer. Ω

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You don’t know what you’ve been missing until you’ve tried it—then the world’s never quite the same.

Since July 2018, B Street Theatre has been putting on monthly Boozy New Play Brunches. Company actors perform staged readings of new scripts while audiences chow down on some freshly ironed waffles while sipping bottomless mimosas.

The price tag of the Sunday morning experience is $12, which B Street Associate Artistic Director Lyndsay Burch says helps draw in newcomers.

“It’s kind of like a gateway,” Burch said. “It’s a cheaper ticket and it’s a fun thing to do on a Sunday morning.”

B Street is in the acting business, not the food service industry—but the mimosas and waffles help make the experience more inviting, easing the path to an untested, unpolished play.

The theater company wanted a way to try out interesting plays, Burch says, and this is the idea she came up with. The brunch also lets

playwrights see how audiences react to their scripts.

April’s production was The Great Race of Clearwater Wood: The True Story of the Tortoise and the Hare, written by company member Peter Story. Stacked with an intimidating contingent of a dozen actors performing a work of children’s theater for a room full of tipsy adults, the reading was two hoots and a bunch of hollers.

Without a set, costumes or props, pantomime filled out the story, and though there was limited rehearsal time, great performances helped the witty, classy script shine.

“That’s actually what the audience is there to experience,” Burch said. “They’re there to be a part of the process for the playwright and the actors and the director.”

As Burch pointed out, B Street’s Family Series is designed to be appreciated by all ages, and this was no exception. Playing off a bunch of ’80s movie tropes, the play was unironically enjoyable, and landed well on an almost

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all-adult crowd. Mimosas pair well with children’s theater.

After the play was finished, Burch and Story opened the floor for audience feedback and reactions; Story mentioned he was looking for ways to reduce the cast size.

Some viewers were concerned about sexuality in the play, some marveled at the depth of the social issues contained in a classic story.

One person suggested that the roles of the band could be eliminated or double cast—to which a wounded Rick Kleber, who played one of the band members, replied, “Thanks, Mom.” It’s far from your typical brunch, and allows both audiences and B Street to grab a bite of new theater.

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They’re drawn by succulents’ sculptural good looks and ability to survive with little care.

“We see a lot of younger people, age 25 and up—a lot!” said Pat Allen of the Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Society. “They’re not hitting the cactus; they want the succulents.”

This weekend, the club hosts its 43rd annual show and sale at the Carmichael Park Clubhouse.

In addition to displays of prized plants, hundreds of succulents and cacti will be offered for sale.

There will be six vendors, “including the best succulent vendor anywhere, David Calibo from San Francisco,” Allen said. Cactus man Bill Munkacsy of Plant Seca and Merlyn Lenear and his container gardens are back.

Interest in succulents has never been stronger; sales more than doubled in the past five years.

Easy to grow and propagate and with their lowwater needs, succulents are a natural pick for drought-tolerant gardens. Darlings of Instagram and social media, succulents also have gained huge popularity for many non-garden uses.

Succulents can replace fresh flowers in bouquets and centerpieces for weddings and other special occasions. Able to grow sideways, they’re used to create vertical wall plantings and as topiary garden art. They can hang from baskets or get cozy in containers. Their foliage can be made into wreaths and table decorations. They’ll even tolerate glue guns and low indoor light.

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The black aeonium is a popular flower-like succulent.

“They’re green—or purple or blue—flowerlike things but not a flower,” said Allen, who grows about 500 cacti, agave and succulents.

“People are crazy about them.”

Such interest has made the Carmichael society one of the Sacramento area’s largest garden clubs with 140 members. While many clubs are shrinking, the cactus and succulent society picks up several new members every show or sale.

“For the last year and a half, we’ve been growing a lot,” Allen said. “We have so many men in our club now; that’s fantastic.” While garden clubs tend to be mostly women, she said men may be attracted to cacti and succulents because “they’re tough plants.”

Older gardeners are learning to love succulents, too, Allen noted. Transforming former lawns into low-water landscapes, the group created five pocket gardens for the Sun City retirement community in Roseville.

Attracted by the selection, beginners as well as longtime gardeners flock to the Carmichael sale, Allen said. “The first thing people look at is what they’re familiar with,” she said. “Hen and chicks, sempervivums, echeverias. Then, they start looking around and they become so intrigued.”

The most requested plant? Aloe vera. Its medicinal reputation keeps it in demand; aloe’s fleshy leaves are used to treat burns.

“Everybody wants an aloe,” Allen said. “They say they want ‘the aloe that saves your burn.’

Then, they realize there are 50 aloes. They’re amazed.” Ω

event detailS 43rd annual Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18; 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19

Where: carmichael park clubhouse, 5750 Grant ave. details: Free admission and parking, ccandss.com

Debbie Arrington, an award-winning garden writer and lifelong gardener, is co-creator of the Sacramento Digs gardening blog and website.

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by maxfield morris

POst eveNts ONliNe FOR FRee at newsreview.com/sacramento

MUSIC THURSDAY, 5/16 FaMilY OF tHe YeaR: The indie rock band from Los Angeles is joined by the lyrics-driven rockers at Hollis Brown. 7pm, $20$23. Harlow’s, 2708 J St.

iGNite: The Orange County band with hardcore sounds and politically charged lyrics will perform. 7pm, $15. Holy Diver, 1517 21st St.

saM eliOt & KiNG DReaM: Not Sam Elliott,

Musical vacation

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FRIDAY, 5/17 BaNJORaMa 2019: Banjos are headed your way quickly and in vast quantities. Expect everything banjo-related under the sun, including jam sessions, workshops and all manner of performances. Noon, $20$55. Lions Gate Hotel, 3410 Westover St., McClellan Park.

COliN HaY: Catch the Scot from Down Under as he performs onstage with all the music you love him for. 7:30pm, $35-$55. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St.

CONCeRts iN tHe PaRK: As musicians flock to Cesar Chavez Plaza, so do the crowds follow to watch and adore. Dreamers are headlining, and you can expect additional performances from Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue, Mastoids and DJ Eve. 5pm, no cover. Cesar Chavez Plaza, 910 I St.

Nugget CampgrouNd, 11am, $27.22-$105.89 When you think about going camping with your family, you might have mixed feelings.

Sure, there’s some fun Festivals times, but when your mom starts complaining about how cold it is and your brother won’t help cook—it might be better to find a new family, like the one at Family Vacation 3: A Music Festival. It’s a camping, musical weekend-extravaganza

PHOTO COURTESY OF RENE LOPEZ/BLACK SHEEP IMAGING

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Hey—come take a vacay, okay?

cowboy-voiced actor—it’s Sam Eliot, singer-songwriter, playing with King Dream and Tre Burt. 9pm, $10. Momo Sacramento, 2708 J St.

featuring dozens of artists performing over three days. Expect Kurt Travis, Mookatite, Seafloor Cinema, Wolf & Bear, Pregnant, Big Sticky Mess and a whole lot more. There’s camping, artwork, vendors and, best of all, none of the emotional baggage that you’ve got with your real family. 6045 Rafters Lane in Placerville, facebook.com/familyvacationmusicfest.

XavieR WUlF: Rapper and Hollow Squad participant Xavier Wulf will be sharing some lines of verse. 7:30pm, $20-$25. Harlow’s, 2708 J St.

SATURDAY, 5/18 tHe BRevet: Catch the Americana band that’s named after a military ranking that signifies exceptional merit but without the commensurate pay and responsibilities— take from that what you will. 6:30pm, $12$14. Momo Sacramento, 2708 J St.

tHe KiNGstON tRiO: Catch the Kingston Trio, without any of the original members but with some people who knew the trio. 7:30pm, $45-$65. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St.

Ticket? I hardly knew it.

sileNt DisCO ON tHe GReeN: Get down to DOCO

WAZZMATAZZ Halsey, Ellie Goulding,

CNCO, Ava Max, Fletcher and more are on the lineup. Catch them if you can. 6/2, $29.50-$129.50, on sale now.

Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, livenation.com.

ELO Jeff Lynne takes the cake as he brings the music of the Electric Light Orchestra to the Golden 1 Center. Grab some tickets while you still can, and also catch a performance by Dhani Harrison. 6/22, 8pm, $49.50-$149.50, on sale now. Golden 1 Center, ticketmaster.com.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT UFC is back in town for the first time in a while. Grab some tickets eventually, or just keep an eye out

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for them. More details to come. 7/13, time and availability to be announced. Golden 1 Center.

HELLA SUMMER Summer is right

around the corner, and that means summer-themed concerts are on their way. Grab some tickets to this hot show with performances from YG, Tyga, Kid Ink and more. 7/25, 7pm, $53.91-$400, on sale now. Golden 1 Center, ticketmaster.com.

JOHN PRINE The folk musician and

Grammy double-fister John Prine is headed this way soon. Get ready to grab a ticket later this summer—save the date.

10/4, 8pm, on sale 7/15. Mondavi Center in Davis, mondaviarts.org.

JONAS BROTHERS Brothers can’t stay apart forever, and the Jonas Brothers are no exception. They’re touring together again.

Catch them when they’re in town—just as they’d catch each other if they fell, because they’re brothers. 10/15,

7:30pm, $29.95$199.95, on sale 5/10 at 10am. Golden 1 Center, ticketmaster.com.

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, Joe.

and slap on a pair of wireless headphones that transmit sound into your ears. You’ll be silently dancing with a whole bunch of other headphoned people, in a display people from 100 years ago would likely call “a whole bag of nonsense.” 7pm, no cover. DOCO Sacramento, 660 J St.

tHe stRUMBellas: Catch what the Canadians with the difficult-to-discern genre (though indie rock is a safeish bet) is playing for their Rattlesnake tour. 7pm, $22. Ace Of Spades, 1417 R St.

teNt CitY CaRes: Join Tent City Recordings and Tent City Cares for “We Workin’,” working to provide assistance to the city’s homeless. 8pm, $10. Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd.

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Online listings will be considered for print. Print listings are edited for space and accuracy. Deadline for print listings is 5 p.m. Wednesday. Deadline for NightLife listings is midnight Sunday.

Send photos and reference materials to Calendar editor Maxfield Morris at snrcalendar@newsreview.com.

vOiCes OF CaliFORNia: It’s time to hear VoCal’s best songs from the last decade. 2pm, $25. Harris Center, 10 College Parkway in Folsom.

SUNDAY, 5/19 KYle Gass BaND: The lead guitarist for Tenacious D is bringing his second band to the capital city. Show up and show that you like Gass for more than just his affiliation with Jack Black. 7pm, $12-$15. Momo Sacramento, 2708 J St.

TUESDAY, 5/21 teDesCHi tRUCKs BaND: Opening up the Memorial Auditorium for business again is Tedeschi Trucks, bluesy rockers on tour.

Catch them, catch the auditorium, catch Los Lobos—just catch the whole event. 7pm, $27.50-$85. Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J St.

FESTIVALS THURSDAY, 5/16 MiDtOWN lOve: Head down to Faces Nightclub for the yearly installment of Midtown Love.

With networking, mermaids and more fun, it will be a vibrant experience. 6pm, $49. Faces Nightclub, 2000 K St.

FRIDAY, 5/17 FaMilY vaCatiON 3 a MUsiC Festival: Catch the camping musical festival while you can—which means this weekend. Check out the event highlight (left). 11am, $27.22$105.89. Nugget Campground, 6045 Rafters Lane in Placerville.

SATURDAY, 5/18 2019 WOODCaRviNG & GOURD COMPetitiON & sHOW: Join the Capital Woodcarvers Association for a trip through the best woodcarving and gourd carving the area has to offer. With all kinds of carved works of art entered in roughly 70 different categories, you’re certain to find some slice of life that appeals to your artistic sensibilities. 9am, $5. Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St.

BiCYCle FasHiON aND vaRietY sHOW: Come celebrate the best in bicycle fashion.

What exactly that means, you’ll have to see for yourself at this show that also features music from Creamline and Jack Gibbons, along with Monty Guy painting live, Kara Nova contorting live and food being served—you guessed it, live. 5pm, no cover. Two Rivers Cider, 4311 Attawa Ave., Suite 300.

ROCK tHe BlOCK PaRtY: Join CCCS North Sacramento for their third installment of this party that offers food, music and lots of fun things to do and see. 11am, no cover. The Rink Studios, 1031 Del Paso Blvd.

tv DiNNeR tHe siMPsONs: Want to participate in a dinner based on the prolific animated series? Come join Verge for this experience of an evening, featuring cocktails, foods, music and more creative works. Chef Mike Thiemann helped bring this evening of TV into reality. 5pm, $175. Verge Center for the Arts, 625 S St.

FRIDAY, 5/17

Raley Field BrewFest raley Field, 6:30Pm, $50-$55

Want all the fun of drinking beer at a baseball field, minus all the tedium of actually having to watch a baseball game?

Don’t worry, the River Cats have got FOOD & DRINK you covered. BrewFest 2019 is bringing some of the best household names in local breweries to the warning track of Raley Field for your perusal and sampling pleasure. There’s heavy-hitters like 21st Amendment Brewing, local folks like Jackrabbit Brewing and King Cong Brewing and plenty more. Over 50 in total. Don’t disappoint Dinger, pictured at the event’s Coin-Op arcade. Oh yeah, and SAMMIES-winner Band of Coyotes are going to be playing the WHOLE time. Show up. 400 Ballpark Drive, raleyfield.com/brewfest.

FOOD & DRINK THURSDAY, 5/16 BITE OF DESIGN CANON EAST SACRAMENTO: Design Week Sacramento brings you this discussion with Canon’s chef-ownerarchitect-interior-designer. Think it’s easy to design a restaurant? Find out if you’re right. 5pm, $35-$40. Canon East Sacramento, 1719 34th St.

CHOC-LA-TOUR: Do you like walking around Old Sacramento but wish it had “Waterfront” tacked onto the end of it, and also that there was a self-guided chocolate tour of the district coming up that featured all kinds of delicious chocolate treats? Those familiar with tired rhetorical devices will realize both of these prerequisites are met. Come down to Old Sac for some cocoa-riffic fun. 4pm, $15. Old Sacramento, 1023 Front St.

FRIDAY, 5/17 RALEY FIELD BREWFEST: Brewskis are on the menu at Raley Field Brewfest. Come out and sample some of the beers local beer-makers have made—and check out the much more detailed and amusing event highlight above. 6:30pm, $50. Raley Field, 400 Ballpark Drive in West Sacramento.

WINE AND ROSES ANNUAL TASTING EVENT: Wine and food aren’t the only things you’ll get to consume at this event. You’ll also be able to cultivate your artistic palate with local artists’ offerings in the auction. Show up, maybe participate in a raffle and be a good consumer. 5:30pm, $30. Hellenic Community Center, 616 Alhambra Boulevard.

SATURDAY, 5/18 SHRIMP AND CRAWFISH BOIL 2019: Spend some more time with chef Austin Kirzner at this boil. With shrimp, crawfish, sausage, potatoes, corn, red beans and rice, you’ll be eating well. The City of Trees Brass Band will ensure that you’ll be listening well, too. 11am, $23.99. The Mill, 1827 I St.

SUNDAY, 5/19 A TASTE OF LAND PARK 2019: Have you ever wondered what Land Park tastes like?

You no longer have to. Join this Land Park Community Association fundraiser—it’s a food festival the likes of which no one under 21 years of age can attend. 4pm, $45. Land Park, 10th Ave. and 13th St.

FILM THURSDAY, 5/16 J STREET FILM FEST: Catch some of the original work produced by Sacramento State’s Film Program students. 7pm, no cover. University Theater / Sac State University, 6000 J St.

ART & MIND: Movies on the Verge presents this film from Amélie Ravalec. It’s an exploration of madness and the artistic process—how the two things are deeply entwined and often go hand-in-hand. 7:30pm, $7-$9. Verge Center for the Arts, 625 S St.

SATURDAY, 5/18 2019 SACRAMENTO ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL: Head down to the Guild Theater for some films documenting Asian and Pacific Islander experiences. It’s the fifth year of the festival, with hosts Rosie Dauz, Kelly Fong Rivas, Pachia Lucy Vang and Neo Veavea.

There will be a number of screenings along with discussions. Some of the included films are Defender, A Place in the Middle and The Debut. Noon, $10-$40. The Guild Theater, 2828 35th St.

COMEDY PUNCH LINE: Brad Williams. The California comedian is noted for his performances in Mind of Mencia along with his comedy special, albums and stand-up. Another performance of note is the upcoming series at Punch Line. Through 5/18. $25. Makeup & Mimosas Taryn’s Birthday Show. It’s Taryn’s birthday, and she’s celebrating with brunch.

Have some brunch with Taryn and take in Makeup & Mimosas. Sunday 5/19, 11am. $16. 2100 Arden Way, Suite 225.

STAB! COMEDY THEATER: Comedy With An Accent. Eulalio Magana is taking over everyone’s favorite comedy theater—by invitation, we assume. Along with Magana, expect some Amy Estes, some Parker Newman, some Ramon Ware, Marcus Mingham and more. Friday 5/17, 7pm. $15$20. 1710 Broadway.

awaits. Sunday 5/19, 10am. $5-$10. 2200 Front St.

THE COMMUNITY CENTER THEATER: Disney’s Aladdin. As the tale of Aladdin carpet-flies to a theater near you, you can relive the Disney magic of the story in a whole new medium—a new fantastic point of view, with live actors telling it. There’s all kinds of possibilities when a genie’s involved. Come see how the Broadway musical handles that magic. Through 6/2. $50-$90. 1301 L St.

CALIFORNIA MUSEUM: 2019 Latina Action Day.

VIERRA FARMS: Venardos Circus. Grab some PHOTO COURTESY OF SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS

No cover, donations appreciated. Seekers of the Strange Episode 12. Want to watch some pretend paranormal investigators investigating some paranormal activities?

You could just go watch any paranormal investigator and get the same pretend experience—but these folks are open about it. Sunday 5/19, 6:30pm. $12. Fast Forward.

Join the Sacramento Ballet as they come to share three different productions of ballet, all set to music. Through 5/19. $45-$65. 2700 Capitol Ave.

CAPITAL STAGE: A Night of Scenes. Join Capital Stag for a couple of scenes, including The DMV One and Proof. Through 5/26. No cover. 2215 J St.

CHAUTAUQUA PLAYHOUSE: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Chautauqua Playhouse shares their production of the comedy-drama based on the movie of the same name, depicting an interracial marriage in 1960s America. Through 6/9. $19-$21. 5325 Engle Road, Suite 110 in Carmichael.

CREST THEATRE: La Semesienta. Catch this comedy performance following a woman in a Cinderella-esque story. Through 5/19. $40$80. 1013 K St.

FEDERALIST PUBLIC HOUSE: The Federalist Story. Take in the story of Federalist Public House, as told by Marvin Maldonado.

Maldonado is one of the owners of Federalist Public House, in case you were wondering. Thursday 5/16, 3pm. No cover-$10. 2009 Matsui Alley.

ICE BLOCKS: Macbeth. Catch this production of Macbeth from the mysterious Sacramento Apollo Theatre Company. There’s no cover, donations are appreciated and you’re encouraged to eat outside, between Mendocino Farms and ConSol. Thursday 5/16, 6pm. No cover. 16th and R Streets.

circus entertainment while you can from former Ringling Bros. ringmaster Kevin Venardos. You may have made the connection between the name of Venardos and the name of the circus—nice work. With circus arts, acrobats, jugglers and exciting theatric goings-on, you won’t want to miss an instant of the high-wire fun. Through 5/19. $25. 3010 Burrows Ave. in West Sacramento.

Join Hispanas Organized for Political Equality for one day of policy issues in California.

With Latina leaders from all over and coinciding with Latina Action Day Sacramento, the conference will bring discussion to a broad swath of community members concerned with public policy. Wednesday 5/22, 10am. $50-$90. 1020 O St.

SACRAMENTO ZOO: Wine & Brew at the Zoo. Does a day at the zoo sound fun to you?

Hanging out with the animals, wandering and learning? Well, that’s nothing compared to having some wine and beer at the zoo. Take in the Sacramento landmark the way it’s intended, with samples from local alcohol producers in the evening. Saturday 5/18, 5pm. $45-$75. 3930 W. Land Park Drive.

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2998 FRANKLIN BLVD: Photographer Showcase.

Join some of the area’s photographers for this showcase bringing you the best in local professionals in the industry. Thursday 5/16, 5:30pm. No cover. 2998 Franklin Blvd.

FRIDAY, 5/17 BOOK AUTHOR MEET & GREET: Catch a talk-

DAVIS ARTS CENTER: ACGA Ceramics in Focus 2019. The California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art is working with the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California to bring you some of the ceramic works of art from California. Through 5/23.

No cover. 1919 F St. in Davis.

POSITION INTERACTIVE: Studio Tours (R Street Corridor). As part of Design Week, spend some time snooping around and glancing over the shoulders of some of Sacramento’s featured design firms. Check out Design Week’s website for more details. Thursday 5/16, 4pm. $5-$10. 1013 7th St.

PUBLIC LAND: Mike Brodie. Check out the event highlight for the exhibition below. Saturday

5/18, 6pm, no cover. 2598 21st St.

MUSEUMS CALIFORNIA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM: Sunday Drives. Driving on Sunday isn’t reserved for people with cars and a need to go somewhere anymore. Instead, you can joyride downtown with some fancy vintage automobiles with the Cal Auto Museum. Sound fun to you? Then step right up and step right in, because the adventure of driving

session with author Christine Liu, writer behind Sustainable Home. The book shares some tips for living in a sustainable way and gets into a bit of the industrial packaging industry. 6:30pm, no cover. Refill Madness, 1828 29th St.

SPORTS & OUTDOORS SATURDAY, 5/18 ALT LIBRARY BOOK CLUB THE GRAVEYARD BOOK: Step into the City Cemetery and step into a book club meeting. The Alt Library is discussing Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book in an actual graveyard. You’ll tour the grounds and discuss the tale with the Sacramento Public Library group. 10am, no cover. Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS CHARMING GARDEN TOUR 2019: Want to see what’s blooming in Colonial Heights gardens? Join the tour and you will. With UC Master Gardeners on call for questions, music on call for your amusement, and refreshments on call for your consumption, it’s a great way

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SACRAMENTO COMEDY SPOT: Spitfire Fridays!.

Come spend a half hour and $5 to see Anthony Krayenhagen for a quick, compact set of comedy. Krayenhagen will be spitting fire, hence the name of the show. Friday 5/17, 10:30pm. $5. 1050 20th St., Suite 130.

ON STAGE ART COURT THEATRE: Carrie The Musical. Catch the Sacramento City College production of the Stephen King story if you dare—and also, catch our review of the Sacramento City College production of the Stephen King story—if you dare! It got three Willies out of five. Through 5/19. $10-$18. 3835 Freeport Blvd.

B STREET THEATRE: Intern Showcase. B Street Theatre’s interns present this new play by Sean Patrick Nill. With direction from Dave Pierini and involving three people trying to keep an apartment in the big city, the play, Never Going Back Again, is free, though donations are encouraged. Through 5/20.

SATURDAY, 5/18

Mike Brodie Exhibition Public land, 6Pm, no cover

Combing the rails of the country for life, adventure and photography, Mike Brodie has captured an impressive body ART of work over the past decade-anda-half. For the past five years, though, the Polaroid Kidd’s been largely off the grid, incommunicado—until now. Public Land is opening their gallery to the photographer, who’s showing all-new work. Come celebrate at this opening reception, and peruse some of the rail-hopper’s work on film. 2598 21st Street, publiclandstore.com.

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sUnday, 5/19 waLK a MiLe in Her SHoeS: Strap on a pair

to experience some of the gardens of the neighborhood. 10am, $10. Colonial Heights Community Garden, 5420 San Francisco Blvd.

sUnday, 5/19 daviS Pride run/waLK For eQuaLiTy and FeSTivaL: This run created to honor the memory of a local runner who was a victim of a hate crime in 2013 supports the development of an LGBTQ resource center and features various distances. Runners can go 1, 5 or 10 kilometers, all while helping Davis Phoenix Coalition support advocacy programs for the areas surrounding Davis. 8am, no cover. Central Park, 401 C St. in Davis.

niTro CirCuS: Extreme sports are headed to Papa Murphy’s Park. You’ll see all there is to offer from motorcycles, scooters, skateboards and much, much more. This is one extreme sport-based circus you won’t want to miss because of a prior commitment. 6pm, $32-$62. Papa Murphy’s Park, 1600 Exposition Blvd.

lGBtQ Wednesday, 5/22 Q-ProM draG worKSHoP: Are you a youth looking to get into drag performance? The LGBT Community Center’s got you covered with this workshop to get ready to perform a drag routine Q-Prom. 6pm, no cover. The Sacramento LGBT Community Center, 1927 L St.

taKe action tHUrsday, 5/16 arT wHere wiLd THinGS are 2019: See some art for a good cause, as this art exhibit benefits Effie Yeaw Nature Center. The Thursday reception includes an award ceremony and is open to the public. 11am, $25. Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5330 Gibbons Drive, Suite B, Carmichael, CA 95608 in Carmichael.

of pumps to work to end violence against women with Women Escaping A Violent Environment. Walk for a while, then participate in a festival with live music, food and more activities. 11:30am, $25$50. Crocker Park 211 O St.

monday, 5/20 end CHiLd PoverTy buS Tour SaCraMenTo raLLy: Head to the capitol to rally against child poverty. With an appearance by Dolores Huerta, this rally seeks to address the fact that 20% of California children are living in poverty. It’s time to bring that fact into the foreground. 9am, no cover. California State Capitol Building, 1303 10th St.

classes Friday, 5/17 brinGinG SaCraMenTo’S PaST inTo your deSiGnS: Hang out with the archivists from the Sacramento Public Library.

Need a reason to do that? The stated one is to incorporate Sacramento history into your own designs—but also, hanging out with archivists is fun. noon, no cover. Sacramento Central Library, 828 I St.

sUnday, 5/19 iMPreSSioniSTiC STyLe PainTinG: Get impressionistic with landscapes in this painting class at the Crocker. With tips of plein air painting, instructor Patris will lead the class through the acrylic painting process. noon, $70. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St.

Wednesday, 5/22 SaCraMenTo baLLeT’S FaLLS PrevenTion THrouGH MoveMenT For SeniorS CLaSS: Join Cynthia Drayer for this class that encourages healthy living for seniors through principles of ballet, featured below. 10am, no cover. Sacramento Ballet, 2420 N St.

Wednesday, 5/22

Falls Prevention Through Movement for Seniors Sacramento Ballet at clara, 10am, no cover

Ballet has a lot to offer. From the voice of the art form to the expression of emotion and the human experience, CLaSSeS it’s a powerful thing—but it has other uses as well. Sacramento Ballet is hosting a weekly class on using movement and ballet principles to prevent falls and improve health. Led by former prima ballerina Cynthia Drayer, participants will dance and work to improve their balance. 2420 N Street, sacballet.org/classes-for-seniors.

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THursday 5/16

friday 5/17

saTurday 5/18

A Sombre Dream, 7pm, no cover

Heavypill, 7pm, no cover

Under Ego, 7pm, T, no cover

Fierce Fridays, 7pm, call for cover

Sabroso Cinco de Mayo with Shuga Cain, B.P.M. & Sunday Funday Remixed, 4pm, 10pm, $10-$20 call for cover

Trapicana, 10pm, W, no cover

Samantha Sharp, 9:30pm, no cover

Nate Grimmy, 9:30pm, no cover

Open-Mic, 7:30pm, W, no cover; Monday Night Trivia, 6:30pm, M, no cover

Natalie Cortez Band, Sparkle Jet and 50 Watt Heavy, 8pm, $10

Tent City Recordings, 8pm, $10

Petrification, Ensepulcher, Denunciation and Wandern, 8pm, W, $10-$12

Vet-Traxx Festival Launch Party, 8pm, $12

Negative Sixxx, Prey 4 Reign and Nail the Casket, 8pm, $10

Mugshot, Samsara, No Home, Foot Clan and more, 7pm, W, $10

1500 k sT., (916) 444-3633

Capitol Fridays, 10pm, no cover before 10:30pm

Dinner and a Drag Show, 7:30pm, $5$25; Karaoke, 9:30pm, call for cover

Boot Scootin Sundays, 8pm, $5

cresT TheATre

Colin Hay, 7:30pm, $35-$45

The Kingston Trio, 7:30pm, $45-$65

La Semesienta, 7:30pm, $40-$80

ArmAdillo music

207 f sT., davis, (530) 758-8058

BAdlAnds

Poprockz 90s Night, 9pm, no cover

2003 k sT., (916) 448-8790

BAr 101

101 Main sT., rOseville, (916) 774-0505

Blue lAmp

Pounder, Gygax, Solanum and Trip Weaver, 8pm, $10

1400 alHaMbra blvd., (916) 455-3400

The BoArdwAlk

9426 greenback ln., Orangevale, (916) 358-9116

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Colin Hay

1013 k sT., (916) 476-3356

7:30pm Friday, $35-$45 Crest Theatre Rock

FAces

Faces Karaoke, 9pm, call for cover

Absolut Fridays, 9pm, call for cover

Sequin Saturdays, 9:30pm, call for cover

FATher pAddY’s irish puBlic house

John Sheehan, 6pm, call for cover

The Notorious Shank Bros, 8pm, call for cover

Retro Specs, 8pm, call for cover

Fox & Goose

Steve McLane, 8pm, no cover

Lovelorn and According to Bazooka, 9pm, $5

KC Shane, Nate Grimmy and THEYthem, 9pm, $5

GoldField TrAdinG posT

Scott Pemberton Band, 7:30pm, $10

hAlFTime BAr & Grill

College Night, 10pm, call for cover

Stormchasers, 5pm, call for cover

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But what about the rare cases in which cannabis can harm its user?

In the past, many advocates shied from acknowledging the risks of cannabis dependence for fear of lending credence to the prohibitionists who use pseudoscience and fear-mongering to support an anti-cannabis agenda.

Even if few advocates are talking about it, cannabis use disorder has been categorized in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since 2013. According to a 2016 study by the National Institutes of Health, CUD is

believed to affect 2.5% of American adults (nearly 6 million people) each year, and 6.3% of adults over the course of a lifetime.

To be clear, there is no evidence that cannabidiol, or CBD, causes dependency, as it does not elicit a psychoactive response in the brain—i.e. its health benefits come without a “high.” THC is the main cannabinoid associated with altered states; therefore cannabis use disorder primarily concerns the intake of THC. Many consider THC, and cannabis as a whole, one of the lowest-risk and most health-promoting drugs around (far more, many would argue, than any number of pharmaceuticals).

But as a substance that alters the body’s dopamine system, it poses some risks for dependence and addiction.

Dopamine is the neurotransmitter that regulates reward, motivation and

self-control, and it’s well-established that any substance or activity that affects dopamine—including alcohol, opioids, caffeine and other stimulants such as food and sex—can induce dependency or addiction.

definition and diagnostics Cannabis dependence is a physical condition defined by increased tolerance to THC and the presence of withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, depression, digestive issues, nightmares and heart palpitations when a person stops using. Addiction, on the other hand, is a psychological condition when a person loses control over when and how frequently to use. A person with CUD may have a physical dependence or a psychological addiction to cannabis, or both.

A.B., a San Diego resident who has been in recovery from CUD for two years, describes feeling like he had to smoke cannabis multiple times every day to function at a basic level.

“At its worst, it was strange for me to be sober. I couldn’t stand it,” he said.

“The lights were too bright, the sounds too loud … all the things you would associate with being on a drug—that was me not smoking.”

He resolved many times to quit, but his willpower would last only a day or two. A.B. (SN&R is withholding his full name to protect his privacy) described a moment when he realized that his sense of reality was deteriorating. He had just driven to a work event in a nearby city. After parking, he smoked a bowl, then threw the weed and the bowl away, telling himself—as he had many times before—that he would never smoke again.

“Then, I stepped out of the parking structure and it occurred to me that I had no idea which building to go to,” A.B. said. “Then I realized I actually had no idea where I was at all. I had to sit down for awhile to figure out if it was in L.A., or San Francisco, or even another country—that’s how addled my brain was.”

These kinds of experiences continued for the next couple of years, but when his cannabis use finally cost him his job and threatened his long-term relationship, he sought help. He attended a residential drug and alcohol treatment program for five weeks, when therapy and peer support helped him through the initial stages of withdrawal.

Abstinence from THC, he said, is the only thing that works for him, but that isn’t easy with adult-use cannabis now legal in California. But just like many others recovering from drug or alcohol dependency, A.B. believes in the power

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A.B. also uses sublingual CBD oil to help offset the side effects of quitting THC. He says that has helped him cope with the anxiety, insomnia and nightmares that resulted when he stopped smoking cannabis.

A.B.’s experience is validated by experts. According to Bill Code, an anesthesiologist and integrative medicine specialist who works with medical marijuana patients in Canada, cannabis addiction is possible for certain people who use it habitually.

“But thankfully,” he told SN&R, compared to opioids, alcohol and many other substances, “it’s a relatively simpler addiction to solve.”

problems, more usage leads to more dependency.

Rav Ivker, an osteopath in Boulder, Colorado, who frequently prescribes medical marijuana for chronic pain patients, told SN&R that the increasing availability of heavily concentrated products that contain as much as 95% THC, such as shatter, wax and resins, are partly responsible for the rise of CUD. Because “dabbing” delivers a strong and rapid high, it affects the dopamine system more dramatically and poses a larger risk for addiction.

Education, prevention and treatment

Despite growing awareness, CUD remains under-recognized and undertreated. Certain pharmaceuticals show promise in helping address the disorder, though it’s unclear whether they will come with unintended consequences.

Doctors and addiction specialists say Who’s at risk? that education and prevention are two of the most important The 2016 NIH study showed factors. Guiding teens and that men are twice as young adults to avoid likely as women to “At its best, weed heavy cannabis use develop CUD, and was something that made as well as products younger users are with high concenmore susceptible me more creative, more trations of THC than those older social—a better version of me. is key. When than 45. Those But at its worst, I was unable prescribing mediwho start using cal marijuana, cannabis as to function or to have any real Ivker said, “in the teenagers are relationships in my life.” strongest possible also thought to terms, I tell my be more likely A.B. young patients, to develop depenin recovery from cannabis ‘You’ve got to avoid dency and addiction. use disorder using high THC prodGenes may play a ucts on a daily basis.’” role in predisposition to Treatment for cannabis use CUD, and there could be a disorder often includes abstinence link between the disorder and prefrom THC along with cognitive behavioral existing mental health conditions or family therapy—much like the solution A.B. histories of them. found. Though he believes in the healing power of the plant for those who need it and feels nostalgic for the times when CUD on the horizon cannabis felt like a good fit for him, he Brian Couey, director of outpatient services hopes that people will become more aware at the Betty Ford Center in San Diego, of the potential risks of heavy use. told SN&R that he has observed a slight “At its best, weed was something that increase in the number of patients with made me more creative, more social—a CUD since recreational legalization took better version of me,” he said. “But at its effect in California. worst, I was unable to function or to have “Anything that’s given more latitude any real relationships in my life.” Ω legally sees a small increase in usage,” he said. And since a certain percentage of the population who uses cannabis will develop

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Great question! Yes. Yes, I do. I also choose specific strains that I think will pair well with certain events.

I am generally a pipe smoker. I prefer a Sherlock Holmes- or Gandalfstyle pipe. The longer stems cool the smoke, and pipes are great for sitting on the patio or in a park with a few friends. If I am headed to a party, I like to bring doobies. Joints don’t break when you drop them, you can roll a big joint or a small joint depending on the size of the circle, and if you get blazedand-confused and end up wandering away, you haven’t just lost a $50 smoking device.

Blunts are great for festivals or heavy sessions with seasoned stoners.

Remember that adding nicotine to cannabis increases THC absorption by as much as 48%, so be careful with the newbies. Really though, smoking methods are really just a personal choice. Hell, some people prefer vaporizers. Weirdos.

The real art is picking the right strain for the occasion. Different types of weed will have you feeling different types of ways. You probably don’t want to be all quiet and couch-locked if you are supposed to be giving a speech, the same way you wouldn’t want to be all hyped up on sativas if you are at an event where you are expected to sit still and pay attention. I like Blue

Dream for movies. (It’s an excellent hybrid and makes things either funnier or sadder, depending on the film.) I am gonna want something that will give me the munchies if I am hitting a fancy restaurant or a big buffet. (Bubba Kush is a good one. So is Granddaddy Purple or Afgoo.) And maybe a chocolate Hashberry or a Cookies variant if I plan on spending a mellow evening conversing with friends. Experiment with a few different strains, and see what works best for you. Let me know what you recommend.

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I once walked down the street with a man as he prepared and rolled a joint in the palm of his hand. It was one of the best joints I ever smoked in my life. Ω

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ask joey

For the week oF May 16, 2019

a real-life rom-com

ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to humorist

by JOey GARCIA

@AskJoeyGarcia

Let’s discuss “boring.” Long-distance I moved to Sacramento to be with my guy after three years in a long-distance relationships are full of longing, fantasy, relationship. our love was strong! he romance and escape—it’s a rush. And texted and called several times a day when you live far from your sweetie, you and made me feel like I was the most aren’t subjected to the parts of his life (or important person in his life. our visits personality) that are ordinary. But real and vacays were incredible. So of love is steady and dependable. If that course we were eager to live together. seems boring, you may be struggling with It happened this year, but it’s been the intimacy issues. One cure: Focus on what worst four months of my life. he is so you appreciate about your man, instead boring! how did I not notice this before? I of boring yourself by obsessing over how feel stuck because I gave up so much to boring you think he is. move here. advice, please!

Imagine your life as a rom-com.

My ex-girlfriend still wants to see my (Seriously, go with this for a kids, and they want to see her. My minute.) The film opens with new girlfriend will hate this a montage of you and idea. I’m a single parent, by your guy in all of his Longthe way; my kids’ mom boring glory. There’s disappeared years ago. distance an argument over any advice? something stupid, relationships are Way to bury the lede! followed by a full of longing, fantasy, Your kids need help breakup. Then, learning to handle the romance and escape— another montage: fear of abandonment. A You, out clubbing it’s a rush. ... But real qualified therapist who with your girls but love is steady and specializes in working crying into your with children can help. dependable. pinot noir. You on the Also, ask your ex directly couch in jammies noshif she’s hoping to rekindle a ing tubs of ice cream and relationship with you. As long as she bingeing on Netflix. You gazing says “no” and, providing she is a positive at smooching couples at the grocery store influence, let her hang with your kids. Be while unwittingly filling your cart with grateful for the presence of another caring cheese. I mean, right? adult in their lives. Ω But after that series of awkward scenes, the real reason you’ve landed in town would become obvious. We would see you running into a cool guy, someone you don’t know and never crossed paths with, a guy who is a better fit for you.

The two of you will be dating by the film’s end.

Unless, it’s an indie rom-com, then the real reason you’re here would be the circle of friends-like-family that has formed around you. Or a job that spills more love into your life than you ever dreamed possible. Or we watch you suddenly awake to your power to make life-affirming decisions. It’s clear: You’re not here to be with guy No. 1. You’re here for your spiritual evolution. As in any magical quest it’s the journey that matters, not the destination (your plan).

So be open to discovering the real reason the universe called you to Sacramento.

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MedItatIon oF the week “You’ll be calm the day you learn to sit alone and do nothing,” said hockey player Maxime Legacé. What does inner peace mean to you?

Write, email or leave a message for Joey at the News & Review. Give your name, telephone number (for verification purposes only) and question—all correspondence will be kept strictly confidential.

Write Joey, 1124 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95815; call (916) 498-1234, ext. 1360; or email askjoey@newsreview.com.

Dave Barry, “The method of learning Japanese recommended by experts is to be born as a Japanese baby and raised by a Japanese family, in Japan.” As you enter an intensely educational phase of your astrological cycle, I suggest you adopt a similar strategy toward learning new skills and mastering unfamiliar knowledge and absorbing fresh information. Immerse yourself in environments that will efficiently and effectively fill you with the teachings you need. A more casual, slapdash approach just won’t enable you to take thorough advantage of your current opportunities to expand your repertoire.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I think it’s time for a sacred celebration: a blowout extravaganza filled with reverence and revelry, singing and dancing, sensual delights and spiritual blessings.

What is the occasion? After all these eons, your lost love has finally returned. And who exactly is your lost love? You! You are your own lost love! Having weaved and wobbled through countless adventures full of rich lessons, the missing part of you has finally wandered back.

So give yourself a flurry of hugs and kisses.

Start planning the jubilant hoopla. And exchange ardent vows, swearing that you’ll never be parted again.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Louvre in Paris is the world’s biggest art museum. More than 35,000 works are on display, packed into 15 acres. If you wanted to see every piece, devoting just a minute to each, you would have to spend eight hours a day there for many weeks. I bring this to your attention because I suspect that now would be a good time for you to treat yourself to a marathon gaze-fest of art in the Louvre—or any other museum. For that matter, it’s a favorable phase to gorge yourself on any beauty anywhere that will make your soul freer and smarter and happier. You will thrive to the degree that you absorb a profusion of grace, elegance and loveliness.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In my astrological opinion, you now have a mandate to exercise your rights to free speech with acute vigor.

It’s time to articulate all the important insights you’ve been waiting for the right moment to call to everyone’s attention. It’s time to unearth the buried truths and veiled agendas and ripening mysteries. It’s time to be the catalyst that helps your allies to realize what’s real and important, what’s fake and irrelevant. I’m not saying you should be rude, but I do encourage you to be as candid as is necessary to nudge people in the direction of authenticity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): During summers in the far northern land of Alaska, many days have 20 hours of sunlight. Farmers take advantage of the extra photosynthesis by growing vegetables and fruits that are bigger and sweeter than crops grown further south. During the Alaska State Fair every August, you can find prodigies such as 130-pound cabbages and 65-pound cantaloupes. I suspect you’ll express a comparable fertility and productiveness during the coming weeks. You’re primed to grow and create with extra verve. So let me ask you a key question: To which part of your life do you want to dedicate that bonus power?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s time for you to reach higher and dig deeper. So don’t be a mere tinkerer nursing a lukewarm interest in mediocre stories and trivial games. Be a strategic adventurer in the service of exalted stories and meaningful games.

In fact, I feel strongly that if you’re not prepared to go all the way, you shouldn’t go at all. Either give everything you’ve got or else keep it contained for now. Can you handle one further piece of strenuous advice? I think you will thrive as long as you don’t settle for business as usual or pleasure as usual. To claim the maximum vitality that’s available, you’ll need to make exceptions to at least some of your rules.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes

us and the change is painful,” wrote author Flannery O’Connor. I think that’s an observation worth considering. But I’ve also seen numerous exceptions to her rule. I know people who have eagerly welcomed grace into their lives even though they know that its arrival will change them forever. And amazingly, many of those people have experienced the resulting change as tonic and interesting, not primarily painful. In fact, I’ve come to believe that the act of eagerly welcoming change-inducing grace makes it more likely that the changes will be tonic and interesting. Everything I’ve just said will especially apply to you in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There’s a certain problem that has in my opinion occupied too much of your attention. It’s really rather trivial in the big picture of your life, and doesn’t deserve to suck up so much of your attention.

I suspect you will soon see things my way and take measures to move on from this energy sink. Then you’ll be free to focus on a more interesting and potentially productive dilemma—a twisty riddle that truly warrants your loving attention. As you work to solve it, you will reap rewards that will be useful and enduring.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Hélène Cixous articulated a poetically rigorous approach to love. I’ll tell you about it, since in my astrological opinion you’re entering a phase when you’ll be wise to upgrade and refine your definitions of love, even as you upgrade and refine your practice of love. Here’s Cixous: “I want to love a person freely, including all her secrets. I want to love in this person someone she doesn’t know. I want to love outside the law: without judgment. Without imposed preference.

Does that mean outside morality? No. Only this: without fault. Without false, without true. I want to meet her between the words, beneath language.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Henry Miller wrote that his master plan was “to remain what I am and to become more and more only what I am—that is, to become more miraculous.” This is an excellent strategy for your use. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to renounce any tendency you might have to compare yourself to anyone else. You’ll attract blessings as you wean yourself from imagining that you should live up to the expectations of others or follow a path that resembles theirs.

So here’s my challenge: I dare you to become more and more only what you are—that is, to become more miraculous.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): London’s British Museum holds a compendium of artifacts from the civilizations of many different eras and locations. Author Jonathan Stroud writes that it’s “home to a million antiquities, several dozen of which were legitimately come by.” Why does he say that? Because so many of the museum’s antiquities were pilfered from other cultures. In accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to fantasize about a scenario in which the British Museum’s administrators return these treasures to their original owners. When you’re done with that imaginative exercise, move on to the next one, which is to envision scenarios in which you recover the personal treasures and goodies and powers that you have been separated from over the years.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I hate it when people tell me that I should ‘get out of my comfort zone,’” writes Piscean blogger Rosespell. “I don’t even have a comfort zone. My discomfort zone is pretty much everywhere.” I have good news for Rosespell and all Pisceans who might be inclined to utter similar testimony. The coming weeks will feature conditions that make it far more likely than usual that you will locate or create a real comfort zone you can rely on. For best results, cultivate a vivid expectation that such a sweet development is indeed possible.

Fashion prediction: This Fall, pants are coming back in a BIG way.

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