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contrast, at best prevents flu in 40-60 percent of those who get it, says the CDC. I’m keeping a close eye on all of this because, if the state follows CDC distribution guidelines, after ‘healthcare workers and people in long term care;’ my ‘high risk’ group likely will be the next vaccine guinea pigs. IF we choose to get it. Biden says he won’t make vaccination mandatory (unlike, say, the polio vaccine for school kids). States are free to decide where they send it first. As I write this Dec. 8, a ‘very limited supply’ of Pfizer’s vaccine is due here by Saturday 12/12, no later than Monday 12/14, according to our governor. (‘Here’ being California. Not necessarily Sac region clinics.) Some in clinical trials did report some vaccination side effects (soreness at the vaccination
by Carol Bogart
OK. What’s the Deal on Vaccines? First off, the leading ‘emergency use’ vaccines headed for FDA approval are novel – meaning they’re made a way that’s never been tried before. Neither is made with weakened live- or killed strains of the virus. By the time you read this, one or both may have gotten a ‘Warp Speed’ FDA OK, with the next biggie, distribution. California now have its first batch of Pfizer’s. Whether the ‘Sacramento region’ gets much if any ‌ well, let’s just say SoCal’s ICU’s have filled up fastest with Covid patients during the current ‘surge.’ According to Forbes and a zillion other sources, two SARS CV-2 ‘Warp Speed’ vaccines –Pfizer/BioNTech’s and Moderna’s – ‘trick’ the body into thinking it’s been infected, which prompts it to make antibodies that either kill the virus outright, or prevent severe infection. Most of the time (apparently). Not always. Both makers claim, and it appears to be the truth, that ‘Warp
Speed’ clinical trials find each to be 90% or more effective: 90% Pfizer (or 95%, according, now, to the FDA, even though Pfizer and its partners didn’t claim that in their application for ‘emergency use’ distribution); 95% Moderna). The flu vaccine, by
site, body aches, headache) “like the flu, but worse� said one, adding that, in a couple days, he felt fine. In one small trial, a vaccinated group exposed to the virus reported eight got Covid. In the virus-exposed (no vaccine) placebo group, 61 got sick. Two shots, about a month apart, are required for ‘safe effective’ protection with the Pfizer version According to makers of these vaccines, here’s how they work (prepare to yawn): An mRNA vaccine relies on messenger
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A Nutty Lunch Visit: Meals on Wheels Sacramento Participants Got a Special Trip Down Memory Lane
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The Planters Peanuts NUTMobile shadowed Meals on Wheels Sacramento deliveries in the Pocket on Nov. 17, as part of a nationwide tour, greeting seniors in different cities and re-
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gions while supporting Meals on Wheels in those areas. An ambassador for Planters and the NUTMobile driver, Tyler Towne said they’ve been working with Meals on Wheels because they were looking for creative ways to get involved in communities. And,“What better way than with our our giant peanut shaped wheels! It also gives people who have been trapped in their homes due to COVID
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and their immobility, a chance to break up the day a bit and put a smile on their face,” Towne said. Meals on Wheels Sacramento Marketing and Outreach Coordinator Angela Roberts said the visit from the NUTMobile was an exciting experience. “When the Planters NUTMobile team contacted us, we were very surprised to learn that they have been on a national road trip so to speak, with the mission of sup-
porting Meals on Wheels programs throughout the country. So to learn that Sacramento was one of their destinations was very exciting for us,” Roberts said. Driving the NUTMobile has been the best job Towne could have asked for coming out of college, he said.“It gives me so much great real world experience, and of course making people smile every day is incredibly rewarding.” With six custom embroidered, blue and yellow seats with Mr. Peanut on them, Towne said the inside of the NUTMobile is “totally nuts!” It also has a Peanut shaped dashboard, TV, and cashew closet which can hold up to 400 pounds of nuts. “The best part is our timeline of Mr. Peanut that is featured on the ceiling that shows how he has changed since he was born all the way back in 1916,” Towne said. Due to the pandemic, Meals on Wheels Sacramento is serving more seniors throughout Sacramento County than ever before. Describing some of the changes at Meals on Wheels Sacramento, Roberts said they normally have 20 congregate cafes located throughout Sacramento County, where seniors over 60 can come and have lunch every weekday for no fee. They’ve had to suspend those cafe operations.
Additionally, they have had to adjust home-delivered meal operations and schedule, and have put into place strict safety protocols when delivering to our participants, and also in everyday operations in order to protect participants, volunteers, and staff. “Our participants still continue to receive meals on a regular basis, and our staff remains committed to helping them remain safe and well while following safety protocols that minimize risk and exposure,” Roberts said. She said support from the community and supporters allows Meals on Wheels Sacramento to ensure that homebound and vulnerable seniors continue receiving the meals, safety net services and community connections they need in order to stay safe and well during these challenging times. “As for volunteer efforts and interest, we were so grateful to hear from so many who wish to help seniors in their community, especially at the start of the pandemic. However, per our safety guidelines and restrictions, we have suspended onboarding new volunteers, and plan to contact prospective volunteers as soon as we know that we can safely resume see MEALS page 5
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allows them to provide meals for seniors in need throughout the continued from page 4 holiday season, as well as special meals on holidays like Thanksnormal operations and normal giving and Christmas Day. “We volunteer orientations,” Roberts anticipate that the demand for said. home-delivered meals will conTherefore, the best way for tinue to increase, especially since people to help is to make a dona- so many seniors will be away tion. They launched the annual from families and loved ones Holiday Meals campaign, which this holiday season. So many of
those we serve have no safety net and struggle to make it day to day, and many of them also live in food deserts, which are areas with limited access to fresh and healthy food. For so many seniors, the home-delivered meal they receive is the only consistent and healthy meal they eat all day, and during these tough times, we want to show them that we
remain committed to serving them.” On that special NUTMobile visit, seniors received their regular frozen meal boxes and shelf-stable meals and received fun-sized bags of peanuts and cashews from the Mr. Peanut crew. “A lot of the seniors we serve grew up eating Planters products, and saw how the brand and
Mr. Peanut has changed over time. I hope this partnership allowed them to walk down memory lane a bit,” Roberts said. On the web: To check out Planters events and where the NUTMobile will be next, visit plantersnutmobile.com To learn more about Meals on Wheels Sacramento, visit: www. mowsac.org
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for loading up on a Pfizer landscaping treatment, not its vaccine stock as instructed. (Source: Forbes business). Effectiveness vs. efficacy, what’s the difference? ‘Efficacy’ is the extent to which an intervention does more good than harm under ideal circumstances. ‘Effectiveness’ is the extent to which an intervention does more good than harm when provided under the usual circumstances of health care practice.’ Source: EU (European Union) Seems like quibbling to me. Even though Forbes reports the FDA hasn’t done a bang up job ‘monitoring’ U.S. vaccine manufacturers during ‘Warp Speed’ – I’m tired of sheltering in place. I want out. Just out. I want my life back. Some reasons for our decisions are solely sentimental. My folks had a tree
farm in Michigan. I like Michigan. As a 10-year-old, I caught my first fish in Michigan. Pfizer’s vaccine is made in Michigan and Belgium. Some U.S. agencies I trust. The FDA and EPA are not among them. Too political. Insufficiently science-motivated (which, frankly, could be said of any agency that depends on tax dollars for its funding). And life’s a crap shoot anyway. As my dear Aunt Mable always said, “We’ll live ‘til we die.” Stay tuned. If I get the vaccine – and I live – I’ll write about it.
Carol feels optimistic about all that ails her. The cancer, her oncologist says, is not a type that metastasizes (spreads). Medications control her diabetes and keep her blood pressure in check. For all she knows, she’s already had the virus, survived, and now has antibodies that protect her. If a test for Covid (hopefully one that DOES NOT involve a throat swab through your nose) is required prior to vaccination, she’ll share her lab result. She says, “We’re all in this together.” Questions, comments? Contact Carol at carol@bogartonline.com.
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Well, I’m definitely in the ‘high risk’ group. 65 or older (I’m 71); plus/have ‘underlying serious health conditions’ such as diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure (I have all three). I’m not vaccineaverse. When a kid in Mike’s Ohio school died of spinal meningitis, both of us got vaccinated. Not wanting to risk both Covid and the flu, I went to Walmart and got the current 4-strain flu vaccine for codgers (no offense intended, my fellow codgers). Before I delve further into the Covid 19 vaccine alternatives, first let’s talk about SARS. SARS is short for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and it’s ‘zoonotic’ (you can catch it from an animal). It’s triggered by exposure to the corona virus (one form of which causes the common cold). SARS, first reported in Asia in February 2003, was “extremely rare in this country: fewer than 1,000 cases annually” according to the CDC. And then SARS-CoV-2 (Corona virus 2 aka Covid-19) came along last winter, and evolved into the current ‘novel’ Covid-19 pandemic. The stubborn virus is still evolving. There are now THREE strains, but vaccine makers say, don’t worry. The present vaccine can be tweaked they say, by simply substituting a piece of the evolved strain. Pfizer’s vaccine has already been approved for distribution in the UK (United Kingdom) for people 80 years old and older. Moderna has never before gotten an ‘emergency use’ authorization through the FDA. But its application, too, may already Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.
have been approved by the time you read this. I hate to say it, but pick your poison. SARS, or a quickie vaccine the full effects of which won’t be known until millions have been vaccinated (Source, NBC: White House reportedly passed up offer to buy more Pfizer vaccine (today.com) Well. despite misgivings (let’s see how fast Obama, Bush & Biden really do a photo opp getting vaccinated with a Warp Speed vaccine), if I can get Pfizer’s vaccine this month, I plan to get it. Why, you might ask, do I prefer Pfizer’s to Moderna’s, even though Moderna claims superior ‘effectiveness’ vs. the up to 90% ‘efficacy’ claimed by Pfizer (now rebranded 95% effective by the FDA). Bear in mind, our current President reportedly was recently upset with his stockbroker
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Great Takeout Options for Your Holiday Meals
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Usually, the holiday season brings lots of big family meals and potlucks. This year, as we celebrate the holidays safely at home in the time of COVID, elaborate home-cooked meals may be impractical for many. If you are looking for tasty al-
ternatives to cooking, try one of our great local restaurants. Cacio has a delectable holiday meal for pickup on Christmas Eve. The three-course meal starts with our choice of salads. The Mixed Greens Salad has Marcona almonds, golden raisins, and a champagne vinaigrette. Or choose the Brus-
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sels Sprouts Caesar. Starting with shaved Brussels sprouts, accented with croutons, garlic-anchovy dressing, and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. For the entrée, diners can choose from a Pork & Beef Bolognese Lasagna, a Spinach & Cheese Lasagna (Vegetarian), or, my personal choice, Slow
Roasted Prime Rib, which is served with mashed Yukon gold potatoes, green beans, jus, and horseradish sour cream. The dinner finishes up with black cherry & chocolate bread pudding, bourbon/ brown sugar glaze, delicious! Email info@caciosacramento.com by December 21 to order for pickup on the 24th. Device’s menu has evolved for the winter. Ken tells us, “We are constantly trying new menu items to see what the community really connects with. So far, we’ve had very good feedback on our soup specials such as tomato bisque, black bean tortilla soup, and the bacon and corn chowder. We’ve added new menu items such as the Turkey and Pastrami on Ciabatta, Carnitas Nachos, and Blackened Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo which have all been big hits! We’re offering catering now as well for your business or holiday event. Curbside pickup is always available, just let us know when you call in your order.” Or try one of Freeport Wine Country Inn’s special holiday “Dinners for 2”. This week they are featuring their rich, juicy Beef Bour-
guignon (pictured). Can’t wait to see what treats they come up with for next week! And, of course, as tradition dictates, our local Chinese restaurants will be open for a tasty treat you don’t have to plan for! (Or if you mostly planned – planned for everything but the time needed to defrost.) Whether you choose one of these great options or cook at home for your holiday meals, please help our local restaurants have a happy holiday season by getting takeout as much as possible. Whatever you and your family may be celebrating, I hope you have a safe, happy holiday season.
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We May Be Back To Takeout, but Please Continue to Dine Local By Devin Lavelle
COVID has brought a major lump of coal to local restaurants. They spent the last several months working hard to pivot to an outdoor dining model, investing in fencing, patio furniture, heaters and other amenities to make your meal as comfortable. But with the Governor’s recent orders and COVID-19 leaving area ICUs on the verge of being overwhelmed, the restaurants in our community are having to revert back to takeout only. Marnie Stiles from Freeport Wine Country Inn shares her reaction: “We are economically and emotionally devastated. It is so frustrating to see the Governor force us to close while other businesses are allowed to be open and are flourishing. Why doesn’t the Governor require curbside pickup and
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delivery on grocery stores and other retail? At the state and local levels, we restaurants have asked for it but have never been shown any proof that outdoor dining is a hot spot. At the same time Walmart and other big box stores are allowed to be open?” “Sacramento restaurants’ actual future depends on community support (takeout meals and gift cards). I guess we hope that people will see how important locally owned restaurants are to the community. Without your local restaurants you lose a vital and unique part of the community: a place where you can gather, a place where memories are made -- celebrations, sad times, friendships and families, providing meals for those who don’t or can’t cook. By closing down our local restaurants we are doing a disservice to our community, tearing
down the local restaurants and replacing it with big box stores and strip mall chain restaurants.” “We also hope that folks in the community will see the opportunity to return some favors. Many local restaurants are hit up by community groups, almost weekly, for donations -- providing free samples, gift certificates, bottles of wine and other giveaways for events. We really hope that people will recognize that now is the time to give back to those businesses who supported your fundraising efforts.” “John & I want to say thank you to all those who are supporting us and other local businesses. We are grateful from the bottom of our hearts – thank you is just not enough!! I know together, but socially distanced, we are stronger and we will get through this.” Well said, Marnie.
Ken Anthony from Device adds: “This is a scary time for people in the world of retail, especially restaurants. There’s literally no sitdown restaurant business model that could be viable in a scenario like this. We’ve seen a tremendous amount of support from the community here in Pocket/Greenhaven, and we hope it can continue well into the future. When shutdown orders are issued, our expenses don’t suddenly go away. We have to continue paying our bills and attempting to keep our staff on payroll. We are going to rely on take-out business to stay afloat during this next shutdown. At the risk of sounding dramatic, if the community wants us to be here next year, they need to come support us as much as possible. We can get through this together!”
Thanks to the incredible support from so many of our incredible neighbors, Pocket-Greenhaven restaurants have been able to avoid the rash of closures that has afflicted so many restaurants. As winter descends they need our help now, more than ever. The good news is, as vaccine roll-outs become imminent, as cold as this winter may be, we know that the warmth of spring promises the beginning of a return to normalcy. If we can just keep our local restaurants going through the winter, we’ll be able to celebrate the end of COVID over some great craft beer or a glass of wine and a fantastic meal at Device, Freeport Wine Country Inn, or any of our other wonderful local establishments. So please, be safe. Wear a mask. Get takeout. Save our restaurants.
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City Council Delays Vote on Zoo Relocation Study Identifies North Natomas Regional Park as Preferred Site By LANCE ARMSTRONG
The Sacramento City Council on Dec. 8 unanimously agreed to delay their vote until March on whether the Sacramento Zoo should be relocated to the city-owned North Natomas Regional Park. This action will allow the council additional time to consider alternative sites, including the grounds of the old Sleep Train Arena, which opened as ARCO Arena in 1988 and is currently being utilized as a COVID-19 field hospital. That site is owned by the Sacramento Kings. The council’s discussion on this issue began after the release
of an in-depth, expansion/relocation feasibility study, which determined that North Natomas Regional Park is the preferred site for a new location of the zoo. A 50-acre area at the park is designated as a potential zoo site, and an additional 10 acres would be available for parking. A city staff report for this Dec. 8 council meeting agenda item notes that although the study determined that both North Natomas sites are feasible locations for a zoo, the North Natomas Regional Park site received the nod in the study over the Sleep Train Arena site, because of the city’s ownership and control of that property.
Also reviewed as a possible zoo site – and ranking third in the potential sites of this study – was the Bing Maloney Golf Complex, at 6801 Freeport Blvd. The staff report mentions that this golf complex “could serve as a backup location; however, it is currently under consideration for Major League Soccer practice fields.” A zoo at that site would eliminate the golf complex. It is additionally noted in the report that the city’s staff recommends the council’s approval of North Natomas Regional Park as the preferred site. The six-month feasibility study began following the council’s May 28, 2019 direction to have selected sites reviewed for a potential relocation and expansion of the zoo. The council approved $150,000 for that study, which examined the economic, conservation and traffic impacts for those properties. Prior to that approval, the zoo’s board unanimously voted earlier that spring to have the zoo relocated from its current, 14-acre location in William
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At its future site, the Sacramento Zoo will increase the number of its large animals. Giraffes are the largest residents of the current, 14-acre zoo site in William Land Park.
Land Park to a 50- to 60-acre site in time for a grand opening during its centennial in 2027. With the zoo having outgrown its current Land Park location, the zoo board recognized a need for expanded accommodations to create a world-class zoo with larger animal exhibits, better promote conservation programs, and maintain the zoo’s accreditation with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Elephants, hippopotamuses, tigers, polar bears, gorillas, sea lions and grizzly bears are among the large animals that are no longer housed at the Sacramento Zoo due to this zoo’s continuous elimination of large animal exhibits.
Following the completion of the feasibility study, on Dec. 4, a letter of endorsement was sent to Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and the City Council. In that letter, Elizabeth Stallard, board president of the Sacramento Zoological Society, described why the board supports the city staff ’s recommendation. “When benchmarked against other similar-sized zoos, such as (in) Houston, Portland and Salt Lake City, we are also confident that the North Natomas Regional Park site will support our mission to protect and conserve animals, serve as an educational and community resource to the entire region, and be financially successful for many years to come,” Stallard wrote.
Steinberg Makes His Request for Delayed Review, Vote During their Dec. 8 meeting, the council was prepared to address and vote on the feasibility study, including the preferred North Natomas locations, with a preference for North Natomas Regional Park. But that plan quickly changed when Steinberg asked for the council’s support in delaying that action. Steinberg noted that he and Council Member Angelique Ashby had spent the past few days in discussions with the Sacramento Kings regarding a further exploration of the Sleep Train Arena site. “We’ve had these conversations – not just about the potential of the zoo, but the en-
tire land use plan,” he said. “And while the Kings are making no commitment, we think an additional 90 days to speak with them about all of the possibilities would be a very helpful and useful thing.” The council unanimously supported that proposal. Steinberg also asked that the public speakers who signed up to speak on this agenda item reserve their comments for a future discussion on this issue. Jeff Dorso, senior vice president and general counsel for the Sacramento Kings and a former Sacramento Zoo board member, see RELOCATION page 9 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.
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The Sacramento Zoo has been located in William Land Park since 1927. An expansion/relocation feasibility study identified North Natomas Regional Park as the preferred site for a new location of the zoo.
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expressed his support of the mayor’s motion to delay this agenda item. “It really seems like something that doesn’t merit rushing,” he said. In providing her own support for the three-month extension on this agenda item, Ashby noted that the additional time to consider the Sleep Train Arena site was a good idea. “I think the 90 days is good for us,” she said. “Let’s give it a little chance here and see what happens.” Council Member Steve Hansen recalled approving the term sheet for the Kings to move from the Sleep Train Arena site to the downtown site, where the Golden 1 Center was later built. Hansen referred to a particular part of that decision. “A key piece of that motion was that there be a good successor use to this (Sleep Train Arena) site,” he said. “We haven’t yet seen the former ARCO Arena site come forward with a beneficial plan for the community to replace what was there, the activity, and I think that the council in thinking about Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.
this has to put it in that particular context.” Hansen also welcomed the 90day extension as an opportunity to consider what might replace the zoo at its current, Land Park site. “There have been some ideas about a botanical garden, maybe some other things,” he said. “There are historic buildings at the forefront – midcentury modern buildings that have been landmarked – and it is a critical piece of (former Sacramento Mayor and hotel owner) William Land’s gift to the city of a major regional park that is one of the crown jewels in our park system.” With the feasibility study concluding that the top two sites for the zoo are in North Natomas, Council Member Larry Carr expressed disappointment that the Bing Maloney Golf Complex ranked third in potential zoo sites in the feasibility study. “I was disappointed, because of the very reason that we talked about in the previous (council agenda item), that whenever we have an opportunity to invest in an underserved community, we somehow find a reason not to,” he said. “We developed some criteria that will eliminate the site, we developed some rationale that will make us feel good. But in the end, we don’t invest in underserved
Sacramento Zoo Director Jason Jacobs on Dec. 9 told the Valley Community News that the zoo will be closed for at least three weeks during the government-mandated stay-at-home order and the shutdown of certain businesses. Sacramento County was one of 13 counties in the greater Sacramento region that were placed under a lockdown, which began on Dec. 10 at 11:59 p.m. A day earlier, state public health officials moved to activate the order in response to the region’s available intensive care units (ICU), which reportedly dropped to 14.3% while COVID-19 cases continued to increase. The state requires that
regions be placed under this order order whenever ICU bed availability falls below 15%. Among the businesses affected by this order are local zoos, aquariums and some park facilities. Jacobs noted that he was disappointed that the zoo received an order to temporarily close. “Obviously, we’re going to comply with the governor’s mandate, but as a zoo, we feel that we’ve proven that we can effectively keep the zoo open due to the safety precautions that we take,” he said. Jacobs added that remaining open is essential for funding the care of the zoo’s animals. “We cannot furlough the animals and more importantly the care that they receive,” he said.
“And the method in which the zoo is financed is that we are open as a cultural amenity. People pay admission to come into the zoo and those funds go right back into taking care of this institution, primarily the care of these animals.” Jacobs mentioned that he hopes that Gov. Gavin Newsom will reconsider the order on zoos and allow for their reopenings. “We would love that,” he said. “We do hope (that’s the case), because last week the governor talked about that mental health is physical health. And parks and beaches and skiing is allowed, and we feel that the zoo is just as safe as those activities that are currently allowed under the modified stay-at-home order.”
communities. We don’t put attractions that will lure people from all over the region to that community.” Although this golf complex does not lie within an underserved community, it is located a short distance from the underserved Meadowview neighborhood. However, in the same manner, the non-underserved community of North Natomas lies a short distance from underserved neighborhoods in North Sacramento. Carr concluded that had the study been approached through the consideration of underserved communities, “there would have been a different result” pertaining to the ranking of Bing Maloney as a potential zoo site. Echoing Carr’s comments, Harris referred to the Bing Maloney Golf Complex as a “very viable site.” “If you put a racial equity lens on this and an inclusive economic development lens, that site would score higher,” he said. “So, I feel exactly the same way. “I think Larry’s absolutely right, that it pays to invest in underserved communities and especially with a large amenity like this. It could be a real boom to the south area. But Bing Maloney Golf (Complex), we own it and it’s a beautiful environment
for a zoo. It could also co-locate with soccer fields, as well, for (Major League Soccer).” Harris asked that the city’s staff take another look at the Bing Maloney site through an inclusive economic development lens. Council Member Allen Warren also called for considering racial equity when making a decision on the zoo site. “I’m not certain which location is the best location, but I think that when we make major investments and we continue to bypass underserved communities, we really (are) speaking out of both sides of our mouths,” he said. “We do not get to the kind
of city that we say we want without making major focused investments in these communities.” As for his overall view on the future relocation and expansion of the Sacramento Zoo, Warren said, “A world-class city like Sacramento deserves a world-class zoo.” Sacramento Zoo Director Jason Jacobs told the Valley Community News that he is looking forward to the council’s discussion on the feasibility study. “Obviously, it’s been deferred for 90 days and we look forward to having that conversation with council 90 days from now,” he said.
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