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Measure A Will Move Our City Forward By Sacramento City Council Member Rick Jennings
Sacramento is a great city with a strong community spirit. Our city has a lot of things going for it. Among them, Sacramento is recognized as one of the most diverse cities in the nation. This is absolutely a distinction to celebrate. But, when it comes to equity, accountability and responding effectively to major crises, Sacramento currently falls short.
Back in May, the City Council approved a spending framework for nearly $90 million of federal relief dollars. These resources were intended to support small businesses, provide desperately needed funding to underserved communities, and ease the economic hardship brought on by the pandemic. Despite the Council’s action, funds have been slow to get to the people and organizations they were allocated for. Measure A will ensure the Mayor
could speed up delivery of these emergency funds. Fortunately, with Measure A we have an opportunity to make a change here in Sacramento that will help our city make progress and become a stronger and more equitable community. Measure A will ensure that our city government is able to meet the needs of Sacramento’s diverse neighborhoods as our city continues to grow. It promotes a more equitable Sacramento by increasing citizen participation in establishing budget priorities. It will make our elected city leader accountable for implementing policies that advance equity and economic progress in our city. Measure A also requires that the city budget allocate $40 million every year to be spent on neighborhoodbased economic development, with $10 million of that being spent on youth workforce development and enrichment. Measure A will also increase the power of our
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A Dozen Reasons Why Measure A Would Be Bad for Sacramento By Craig Powell
The organization I lead, Eye on Sacramento, specializes in performing “deep dive” examinations into selected major issues facing Sacramento local government, including major ballot measures. In 2014, we issued a comprehensive public report on Kevin Johnson’s strong mayor ballot proposal, Measure L. Last month, we released a granular-level review of Darrell Steinberg’s strong mayor proposal, Measure A. We found it to be deeply flawed in many, many respects. Below is a list of a dozen good reasons why Measure A would be bad news for city government, our neighborhoods and our residents. 1. The strong mayor issue was exhaustively debated and settled in 2014, when 56% of city voters rejected Measure L. 2. The frenzied rush to place Measure A on the ballot is an affront to democracy. Placed on the city ballot by the city council a
mere 12 days after it was first introduced, none of Measure A’s many financial, legal and operational impacts on city government have been examined by city staff. 3. Measure A’s unfunded $40 million annual spending mandate would impose a major new burden on city budgets, and – absent further tax hikes - would necessarily force cuts in police, fire protection, emergency response, libraries and parks. 4. City governance should not be overhauled without good cause and good cause has not been demonstrated by the proponents. 5. Real accountability means being held to account for performance: a city manager can be fired at any time for poor performance, but a poorly performing strong mayor cannot be. 6. Measure A would necessarily diminish the power and influence of both councilmembers and city neighborhoods. see REASONS page 13
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A Changing Landscape Former cemetery garden volunteers express frustration with city’s vision for cemetery grounds By LANCE ARMSTRONG
Changes in the appearance of the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery’s landscaping has some former cemetery garden volunteers expressing their frustrations. This cemetery dates back to 1849, the year of the city’s founding. Jennifer Holden, one of the former volunteers of this cemetery’s gardens, referred to changes in the cemetery’s landscaping as a “reckless use of public property against the wishes of the public.” “About four to five years ago, the city of Sacramento announced the Broadway (Vision) Plan,” she said. “About the same time, city parks staff came into the cemetery to say they were removing all the plants to
the outer edge of the cemetery where there was no water. This was tantamount to saying they were going to destroy the cemetery gardens.” These referenced gardens are the historic rose garden, the native plant demonstration garden and the perennial plant garden. Holden additionally shared her opinion about pruning that has been performed on plants at the cemetery, causing a different appearance to the place. “Some plants won’t survive the pruning,” she said. “And given that the original intention stated by city parks staff four years ago was to remove the gardens, it’s now looking like the prune job is in preparation for eliminating the gardens altogether by digging the plants out after being see CHANGING page 4
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The Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, pictured this week, has a new appearance, which places a greater emphasis on tombstones than gardens.
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pruned to a small enough size to be removed.” Anita Clevenger, former curator of the cemetery’s rose garden, said she prided herself in helping to create an attractive garden in the cemetery. “I just love the whole aspect of it being a public garden in such an appropriate historic setting,” she said.“I felt that the cemetery and the old roses were a perfect complement to one another. “In Victorian times, they wanted (cemeteries) to be garden spaces in places that they would visit, places with beauty. Cemeteries were the first public parks in America. That parklike setting (at the old city cemetery) was very important to me. What I loved was having something that was a gift to the public, which I felt it was.” Clevenger, who is a master gardener, recalled the city’s new vision for the cemetery, which led to a drastic change in the appearance of its landscaping. “There were years of (the city) directing and us trying to change that direction,” she said. “They wanted all of the arbors (removed). We had many climbing roses and big roses that were
supported on pieces of rebar and other ingenious ways. They wanted that all taken down – no supports. “They wanted nothing arching from plot to plot. They wanted all plants removed, so they could see cemetery monuments from every direction approached. (That) really means you don’t have big plants.” Clevenger added that the volunteers formed a technical advisory committee to create a compromise between the volunteers’ vision for the cemetery’s landscape and the city’s vision for that property. “It was founded (in) September 2017, but we didn’t actually approve the horticultural guidelines until April 2019,” she said. “But they never were implemented. We worked on them and they never changed a thing. And by then, they had implemented that volunteer agreement that imposed a gag order on volunteers. And it said no volunteer could lead another volunteer, which was really directed at people like me. I was by then the curator of the garden. I had taken over for Barbara Oliva, (who died in 2015).” Clevenger mentioned that she refused to sign the volunteer agreement.
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The cemetery’s rose garden is pictured in 2017.
“We had to not speak to the press or speak to the public or even post on (social) media (about the gardens),” she said. “I couldn’t sign it. Ultimately, I finally said, ‘Well, gosh, I guess I
will (sign it), if you say it really isn’t a gag order.’ But by then, it was too late. I was no longer approved as a volunteer. And a lot of the cemetery volunteers left over that volunteer agreement,
as well as just a sense that we weren’t appreciated. Our efforts weren’t wanted.” Dr. Bob LaPerriere, a founding board member of the Old City Cemetery Committee, told this publication that he was never contacted by the city for his thoughts on the drastic change to the cemetery’s landscape. “I probably have more continuous experience with the (old city) cemetery over the last 35 years, and nobody ever talked to me when they (redeveloped the landscaping),” he said. “I don’t know if any of them walked through it in the 1970s and early 1980s to see how horrible it was at that point. “There was nothing to really draw people in, nothing to really memorialize those who are buried there.” LaPerriere, who first visited this cemetery in 1972, shared the following statement, which addresses his frustrations. “There has been a continuous attempt to beautify the cemetery, but unfortunately this has been compromised the past several years,” he wrote. “Such beautification is a requirement to draw people into the cemetery. I think it is unlikely that our cemetery would (have been placed) on the National Register of Historic Places (in 2014), if it looked like it did in 1985. And the city had little to do with its improvement for the first 25 years of the committee’s work. “And it is puzzling to me that there is so much concern about the horticultural aspect, forcing see LANDSCAPE page 5
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so much pruning and removals, as the cemetery gained its historical designation before all this occurred.� LaPerriere specifically commented on the cemetery’s rose garden. “The rose garden was a major attraction and draw for thousands of people, and it has received two international awards,� he wrote. “It is truly unfortunate that the rose garden and the perennial plant area (Hamilton Square), that have attracted thousands to the cemetery, are losing their beauty,� LaPerriere added. “Our city cemetery is unique and dissimilar from many others, so I do not think guidelines from them can necessarily be applied to ours.� Tony Ulep, city parks supervisor, stressed that the issue between some of the volunteers and the city dates back several years. “I’ve been telling the volunteers for four or five years that you cannot have trellises go from one plot to another plot, because we have to keep within the period of significance,� he said. “The period of significance is from 1849 to 1962 (when the last public plot was sold). “Whatever happened between those years, that’s appropriate. But the rose garden, that wasn’t established until 1992. So, we’re talking 30 years later.� Ulep said that the “fight� pertains to wording in the cemetery’s National Register of Historic Places designation. “We can’t really say a rose garden; it’s a collection of roses,� he said. “When the national register was submitted, the preservation director at the time missed that title on the national historic register. “That’s where the fight is. We’re talking about doing an amendment, which is going to be costly to the city to go ahead and change that.� Ulep added that the city hired consultants who told the city how the cemetery’s landscapValley Community Newspapers, Inc.
ing should appear, based on the plot sizes. In further addressing the trellises, Ulep mentioned that a city supervisor told him that any structure on city property that is more than 6 feet tall needs to have a permit. “He mentioned that roughly whatever it is high, a third of it needs to be in the ground, needs to be secure,� he said. “So, if you have a 9-foot trellis, at least 3 and a half feet should be cemented. Even then, he goes, ‘You’re talking 200 to 400 pounds, depending on the height of that trellis that’s going to be on top of that coffin.’ When you start irrigating, eventual, with that weight, that coffin is going to cave in.� Ulep noted that on two occasions within the past seven years, trellises at this cemetery have fallen over. He added that Clevenger was not receptive to his explanation of the trellises as presenting safety concerns. Ulep mentioned that the volunteers do not have the final word on what is planted at the cemetery. “Under the Sacramento city code, 12.68.060, the cemetery manager has full say of what’s planted and what cannot be planted, and the volunteers go around that and they plant what they want,� he said. “So, now we’re actually getting somewhere to (say), ‘Hey, that’s not allowed, this is allowed.’ They don’t like it.� Ulep also spoke about the “volunteer agreement,� in which Clevenger mentioned. “What happened was all those volunteers, if they’re going to volunteer on city property, they have to become city volunteers,� he said. “Not all volunteers at the old city cemetery are city volunteers. Some are old city cemetery volunteers. (Changing that status is done so) they are covered through workmen’s comp. “That’s the only thing we wanted them to sign, so they can agree (with the basic)
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A food truck made a stop at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery on Sunday to feed community service workers from the sheriff’s department.
rules. But what happened is the city historian, before Marcia Eymann, let them do what they want.� Asked about the current appearance of the cemetery, Ulep responded positively. “Before, it was covered (with) vegetation,� he said. “You couldn’t even see the headstones. You had to walk around. And so, this is my problem from a landscape standpoint or a gardener standpoint is that we put too big of a plant in those plots. “When you have a 10-foot by 10-foot plot, that’s not a whole lot. We start putting two or three roses in there and they grow into shrubs, about 4 (feet) or 5 feet in width, you can only put two in there, or maybe three before there’s no more room left.� Ulep concluded that despite their differences, both parties have something in common. “We all want the same result,� he said. “We want that cemetery to look good, but in the same breath, we want to maintain (the) historic nature of it. And that’s what’s going on is these folks are altering the gardens to whatever they want (them) to be. “The (city’s) preservation director comes and tells me that’s not appropriate for the time era (for the historic district). I go, ‘If that was the case, then we should have never put this on the National Register.’�
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Some of my favorite things are wholesome family fun, supporting community building and local craft beer. If you love all or any of those things as much as I do, boy oh boy, is this for you! So many non-profits are struggling right now. Operating revenue is down, traditional fundraisers are canceled and COVID has imposed significant new safety costs to continue operation. Our beloved Fairy Tale Town is no exception. Thankfully, New Helvetia Brewery (on Broadway) stepped up to partner with Fairy Tale Town to help them make ends meet during these challenging times. “In a typical year, Fairytale Town would host its hugely popular ‘Tales & Ales’ brewfest, which attracts over 1,000 guests and is our biggest fund-
raiser of the year. The pandemic forced its cancellation. To offset the big revenue loss, the fundraising committee for Fairytale Town dreamed up some new ideas – one of which is the $35 Fairytale Ale gift pack. Dave Gull at New Helvetia, who has long been a friend to the park, didn’t hesitate when asked to collaborate on the project,” said Fairytale Town Director Kevin SmithFagan. (Gift packs can be ordered in late October at this link: bit.ly/FairytaleAle.) And with that, Fairytale Ale was born. “The beer is an American wheat ale brewed with citra hops and orange peels,” making it “light easy refreshing and appealing,” says Dave Gull, owner of New Helvetia Brewing. Kevin added, “It’s both delicious and will appeal to a broad variety of beer drinkers. We wanted see BEER page 7 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.
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something that everybody will enjoy.” “New Helvetia Brewing Company takes pride in supporting local civic amenities in fairytale town is among the best. I grew up in Sacramento and have fun memories of going there as a kid,” Dave says, “I have great memories of taking my kids there to enjoy Fairytale Town. It’s just a magical place.” This author says amen to that. It’s been the source of so many great memories for my kids and really a refuge for their exhausted parents, desperate for an affordable, safe, wholesome place to get them out of the house. As “kids have lost so many outlets due to the pandemic –
youth sports, arts programs, camps, even going to school – the wonderful Fairytale Town experience is more important than ever for children in our community. In response, Fairytale Town is welcoming all families of low-income backgrounds to visit the park for free through December 31. Families can book their visits using the promo code ‘FTCares’ at www.fairytaletown. org,” says Kevin. Regular readers will remember that this isn’t the first time New Helvetia has stepped up. “We’ve been doing quite a few non-profit collaborations. Black Is Beautiful benefiting the Sojo Museum, a private label beer for the Water Forum and this Fairytale Ale. It’s a great way to support non-profits in the community and do some new beer styles,” said Dave. And good news, Black is Beautiful, fea-
tured last month, will be available in the next few days. Fairytale Town would be grateful for your support, just as they are grateful for New Helvetia’s. “New Helvetia has been a leading supporter of our annual Tales & Ales Brewfest, and Dave continued that spirit of generosity in creating Fairytale Ale to accompany the gift pack. And of course it doesn’t hurt that I’m a huge fan of their beer!” said Kevin. New Helvetia’s willingness to step up and support community non-profits is all the more impressive when you consider they are working through their own challenges with COVID – having had their doors closed for months and now only being able to operate at a very reduced capacity. When you’re picking up your Fairytale Ale gift pack, consider treat-
ing yourself to some cans of local favorites like NE Land Park IPA or Buffalo Craft Lager. Or if you’re feeling adventurous, try their newest creations, “Shut Your Piehole” pie-inspired kettle sour ales. Pie? Yes, pie! You can order ahead at this link: https://newhelvetiabrew.square.site/s/ shop Kevin reminds us, “Everybody loves Fairytale Town, but not everyone realizes the park is an independent nonprofit that relies on donations from people who appreciate the power of Fairytale Town to brighten young lives. Buying the Fairytale Ale gift pack is a great way to support the park, and so is making donations!” Kids experience a magical time when they visit Fairy Tale Town. But the truth is, supporting a great non-prof-
it like Fairy Tale Town can be a magical experience for adults too. I can assure you, I’ll be picking up a gift pack and I know the beer will taste all the more magical knowing the proceeds are going to such a magical cause. Order your gift pack here: bit.ly/FairytaleAle.
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Souls of the City: Día de los Muertos Walk Photos by Stephen Crowley
Land Park’s Sol Collective, Sacramento History Museum, Center for Sacramento History and Downtown Sacramento Partnership are proud to invite the community to once again celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Old Sacramento Waterfront. To keep our community safe and healthy from COVID-19 this year, organizers are offering an alternative experience to the annual Souls of the City: Día de los Muertos festival. The Old Sacramento Waterfront will be hosting altar in-
stallations displayed throughout several buildings including Heywood, Fat City, Lady Adams, Fratt, Tower Garage, and many more. Most of the altars, installations, and artwork will be indoors but clearly visible through the outside windows. On display now, the free, family-friendly exhibit will be available for the public to view through November 2, 2020. Community members are encouraged to visit, stroll through the district, and enjoy as many times as they wish. Everyone is asked to wear masks and practice social distancing.
Día de los Muertos is celebrated on November 1 and 2. It is a festival to welcome the souls of loved ones who have passed away. In Mexican culture, it is believed that once every year the souls visit the world of the living. It is a tradition to prepare altars with offerings in honor of loved ones who are no longer with us. Día de los Muertos is not to celebrate death, nor something to fear; instead, it is a celebration of life, an occasion to remember our loved ones who have passed away. As long as there is someone who remembers them, they remain alive in our hearts. Exhibit locations at the Old Sacramento Waterfront include the following: 100 J Street (Fat City), 200 K Street (Fratt Building), 1001 2nd Street (Heywood’s building), 119 K Street (Lady Adams building), 123 J Street, 1289 Front Street (Tower Garage) and 1009 2nd Street. For more information, please visit www.solcollective.org or www.sachistorymuseum.org.
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Land Park Girl Turns Halloween Gloom into Fundraiser When 10-year-old Land Park resident Isabella Govenar learned she would not be able to trick-or-treat this year due to the pandemic, she was sad and disappointed. Her family loves Halloween and dressing up together. But she decided to channel her disappointment into action to help Sacramento women and children in need. She approached her parents with a fundraising idea. She wanted to ask people to donate the amount of money they would normally have spent on Halloween candy to nonprofit Women’s Empowerment in Sacramento. Her parents loved the idea, so Govenar created a Go Fund Me page for this nonprofit that helps women in Sacramento who are experiencing homelessness find a safe home, stable job and healthy lifestyle
to care for their children. Her parents reluctantly let her set what seemed to be a lofty goal of $1,500. “We were so worried she would be disappointed all over again if she didn’t hit her goal,” said Gayle Govenar, Isabella’s mother. “But we also didn’t want to discourage her. We were so proud of her for coming up with this idea.” Govenar began dropping off fliers in her neighborhood and talking to friends and family about her fundraiser. On her flier, she wrote, “Since most kids are not trick or treating this year I am asking you to please consider donating the money you would have spent on candy…Every little bit helps! Stay happy and healthy and have a great Halloween!” Her Go Fund Me page already has raised near-
ly $3,000 and will continue through the end of October. She also has been busy photographing flowers in preparation for a private Zoom auction she will hold for her family members to bid on her photographs as part of the fundraiser. “It’s been phenomenal to watch our little girl come up with this idea and execute it,” her mom said. “She checks the Go Fund Me page all the time and is so excited to see the numbers going up. It’s been really good to have something to do with the disappoint-
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Enjoy our Playgrounds, Safely By Devin Lavelle
most notably in San Diego, San Francisco and even a modest push here in Sacramento. Opening playgrounds is such a big boon to families frustrated by seemingly endless hours stuck indoors in Zoom classrooms. My boys have been so thrilled to run around the playground and the cheerful noise, even muffled by masks, brings so much joy to my heart. Suffering through the impacts of COVID in 2020 has been so hard. We are just starting to be able to have nice things again. With a little more progress, youth sports may even be able to start up again. Please, please do what you can to keep everyone safe. Fol-
low the rules. Wear your mask. Keep your distance. Wash your hands. Stay home if you’re feeling under the weather. The more we can all do our part, the more things can reopen and the sooner we can put COVID in the rear view. How are our parks serving you? Take the “Maptionnaire” survey to let the Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment Department know which parks and recreation programs most need improvement. Complete the survey and enter into a contest to win a Chromebook. Survey is available here: bit.ly/ SacramentoSuperHeroes
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You have probably already seen the good news. Governor Gavin Newsom recently provided updated guidance for park operations, allowing playgrounds to reopen around the state. This had been such a frustrating situation for families everywhere. Prior to the change, a bipartisan group of legislatures sent a letter urging the Governor to develop standards, based on science and safety for all, which would give local governments the guidance they needed to open playgrounds safely. This was backed by several grass roots movements around the state,
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es. And it will lead to inclusive economic development that continued from page 2 will lift all neighborhoods. These investments in our neighborhoods’ voice by neighborhoods, youth prostrengthening our city coun- grams, local businesses, and cil, and establishing a partici- housing opportunities will patory budgeting system that move Sacramento forward. gives citizens direct input into That is why Sacramento’s how the city allocates resourc- Measure A is so important.
For all of these reasons I know that progress is possible. And I am not alone. A broad coalition of Sacramento leaders and organizations back Measure A, including the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Latino Economic Council of Sacramento, the Central Labor Council,
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it www.eyeonsacramento. org. EOS, a 501(c)(3) taxexempt organization, is a local government watchdog group that promotes smart solutions to difficult municipal problems. Craig Powell, a retired attorney and 5th generation Sacramento resident, is the president and co-founder of EOS. He can be contacted at craig@eyeonsacramento. org. Most of the authors of the ballot arguments in support of Measure A have financial conflicts of interests in supporting it.
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7. Studies show that Measure A would likely reduce the efficiency of city government, but likely have little impact on major city policies. 8. Measure A’s equity sweeteners are unvetted, vague, illusory and/or legally suspect. 9. Measure A’s sweeteners could be adopted by ordinance without strong mayor.
10. Measure A’s ambiguous “reauthorization” provision provides no real sunset. 11. Research shows that corruption convictions are 57% higher in American cities with a strong mayor form of government than in cities with the council-manager form of government. 12. Most of the authors of the ballot arguments in support of Measure A have financial conflicts of interests in supporting it. To read Eye on Sacramento’s comprehensive Report on Measure A, please vis-
the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, the Coalition to End Homelessness, the Sacramento Urban League, my fellow city council members Angelique Ashby, Eric Guerra, Jay Schenirer, and many Sacramento neighbors. Sacramento’s Measure A will make our communities
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