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en years ago, Gloria Casillas came to Sacramento from Guadalajara, Mexico to be with her sister and start a new life. She found work, got married and had a son, Isai. After Isai’s birth five years ago, some hormonal irregularities made her think that she might have cancer. A biopsy was done and she was found to be cancer-free. When he was eight months old, she developed allergies, along with chills and hives, making it impossible to breastfeed. Treatment at a clinic didn’t clear up her symptoms, so finally she went to an emergency room. As an undocumented resident, her options for getting care for these conditions were limited. She was able to enroll in Medi-Cal to cover her childbirth and emergency Medi-Cal for the emergency room visit, but she knew there were others in her community who could not access health care due to their immigration status. People were dying needlessly. Over the counter medication was the only available treatment. Preventative care was nonexistent. As a housekeeper who worked with harsh chemicals, Casillas wondered if the exposure was harming her. “How can we be good workers without access to care? We are always afraid of getting sick,” Casillas says. “I heard someone say, ‘If we have a right to education, why can’t we have the right to health care?’ That made sense to me.” Casillas is advocating alongside Sacramento ACT, which receives a grant from The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities initiative. Due to federal funding
for the state’s health care exchange, Sacramento County has money that could be used to provide health care for undocumented persons. “People who used to be on county programs now go directly to state programs. There is still a lot of money there,” says Annie Fox of Sacramento ACT. “ACT is trying to get that money to be available.”
“HOW CAN WE BE GOOD WORKERS WITHOUT ACCESS TO CARE? WE ARE ALWAYS AFRAID OF GETTING SICK.”
In 2010, The California Endowment launched a 10-year, $1 billion plan to improve the health of 14 challenged communities across the state. Over the 10 years, residents, community-based organizations and public institutions will work together to address the socioeconomic and environmental challenges contributing to the poor health of their communities.
being healthy. If half of that community doesn’t have access to health care, it’s hard to keep the community healthy.” Fox added that these are young, working families who could afford to purchase insurance on the state’s health care exchange, but they cannot because of their resident status. Although she missed the rally, Casillas attended a hearing for the bill and feels it has a good chance of becoming law.
Gloria Casillas attended a recent hearing for SB 1005, a bill that would expand health care to all residents, regardless of immigration status. Photo by Louise Mitchell
“We have lots of support,” she says. “People have the power. We want to show other states that they can do this, too.”
Gloria Casillas advocate for health care There are other efforts to get health insurance for undocumented residents. SB 1005, a bill proposed by State Sen. Ricardo Lara, would “expand access to health care coverage for all Californians, regardless of immigration status.” A recent rally was held at the Capitol and attended by the bills supporters, some of them traveling from Bakersfield, Modesto and Los Angeles. “The people who are doing the most dangerous jobs in America have the least access to health care,” Fox says. “Their jobs are prone to accidents and most of them are undocumented. Public health has to be about a community
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How Goldman Sachs milked Sacramento during the Kings arena negotiations Let’s rewind to 2010: That January, investment-banking behemoth Goldman by Sachs kindly offered up its services—for Nick Miller free—to the mayor’s Sacramento First arena task force. Goldman advised this ni ck am@ newsr evie w.c om group on how to best orchestrate an arenafinancing deal. In 2012, an agreement—the one with with the Maloofs—was made public. The plan was contentious, but the risk level was generally considered low. Sacramento would privatize its parking operations to generate cash to pay its share. Only $9 million in annual parking revenues were in play, so the so-called arena debt was manageable. Fast-forward to this week: Goldman is no longer advising; it’s now financing the Kings arena bonds. And the firm, which many finger as a major player in the 2008 Wall Street collapse, is underwriting nearly $300 million for the city. For the latest deal, Sacramento submits to a nearly $22 million annual arena-debt obligation over the next 36 years. That’s a huge jump, both in debt and risk—one that even Kings arena supporters have privately told SN&R is questionable. Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi, who’s covered Goldman Sachs for nearly a decade, calls the firm a “vampire squid” that’s always “relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.” Is Sacramento its latest victim? Read more news analysis of the Sacramento Kings arena deal over the next couple weeks at www.newsreview.com/ pageburner.
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collapse of Lehman Brothers and other There’s no debating that Goldman Under the new deal, the city needs to established firms. advised on the arena deal at some point. pay off $21.9 million in new arena debt each Angelides’ investigation, and the SEC Did the vampire squid look out for our cow year. The city’s plan is to cobble together fine, left Goldman intact—but with a lesstown’s best interests? arena rent from the Kings, new taxes from than-trustworthy reputation. Consider: Goldman contracted Orrick, the arena and new parking dollars. During this time, Goldman was advising Herrington & Sutcliffe, an international firm The Kings will pay the city $6.5 million Sacramento on the arena deal. Then last with an office in Sacramento, to perform an a year in rent, beginning in 2017-2018. year, the Kings’ possible move to Seattle analysis of last year’s arena deal, including The rent will increase over the years and motivated the city council to quickly pass whether the city could issue tax-exempt averages out at around $7.07 million a year another new arena agreement. Under this bonds. Orrick ruled that the bonds would over the next decade, according to city latest term sheet, the city would borrow have to be taxable. This judgment dramatiestimates. The city also projects nearly against future parking revenue to pay for its cally increased the amount the city would $3 million a year in new revenue from share of a downtown arena. have to borrow. arena parking and taxes. But the overall arena debt on this deal The kicker is that Orrick does business This leaves around $12.4 million a year jumped from a $9 million obligation to with Goldman, and many of its employees in remaining debt. (In six years, the city also more than $17 million annually. This is formerly worked there, too. Was Orrick will receive an annual influx of $5.9 million around when Goldman also decided that, truly an impartial third party? in parking revenue, because it no longer has instead of advising Sacramento, it would Because of Orrick’s ruling, today the to pay off debts, which will go toward the finance the deal itself. city is borrowing at least $298.4 million arena debt instead of the general fund.) Watchdog groups such as Eye on to pay for the arena—nearly 30 percent of City leaders hope that new parking Sacramento warned the city that taking which is being used to finance debt, not the revenue will make up the difference. The advice from an investment firm such as actual arena project itself. That’s money plan is to “modernize” Sacramento’s Goldman, who stands to profit from the going directly to Goldman’s pockets. parking system: new technology, expanded very deal it advised on, was unwise. The annual arena-debt obligation has operating hours, more meters. And, of Goldman’s move also may have been shot up almost 25 percent, to $21.9 million, course, rate increases. illegal. since last spring. And the interest rate for The city also thinks that more people The Municipal Securities Rulemaking the bonds, which Assistant City Manager will be parking downtown because of the Board, which oversees brokers and banks, John Dangberg pinned at around 5.5 percent new arena and the revitalized J-K-L streets says advisers have to act in the best interests last year, has now risen to 6.75 percent (it corridor. (The city did not respond to quesof bond issuers, which in this case is could be higher this November, when the tions for this story.) Sacramento. A lender or underwriter is not city plans to finally issue long-term bonds). Doubters, however, question how held to these same standards; they’re allowed Did Goldman milk Sacramento? Sacramento can generate more parking to jockey for profit. This is called Rule G-17. revenue when it’s giving away 3,700 The city’s arena agreement released City Manager John Shirey and others are garage-parking spaces to the Kings, more last Friday cites Rule G-17 but insists that doing the media rounds this week, telling than half of its off-street parking inventory. Goldman “is not acting as a municipal everyone who will listen that they’ve done They say parking revenue might actually dip advisor” on the arena deal. They’re just a everything they could to reduce the city’s in the next few years. purchaser, or financer, the city says. risk on this final arena deal. The city council is scheduled to vote on But that’s not what the mayor announced But critics, including council members, the arena agreement this Tuesday, just 10 in 2010, when he said that “with Goldman Eye on Sacramento and local tax groups, days after the thousand-page agreement’s providing help and advice, we are ready to say this final arena agreement is the riskiest release to the public. Ω negotiate from strength” on an arena deal. of all. ThE BurBS A RT S & C U LT U R E | AFTER | 05.15.14 | SN&R | 11
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A botched execution in Oklahoma puts spotlight on death penalty in California On January 17, 2006, Clarence Ray Allen was put to death in San Quentin State Prison’s death chamber, making him the last by Tom Gogola person executed in California. The “cocktail” administered to Allen was similar to the one used in the April 29 execution (gone awry) of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma—a combination of a sedative, a paralytic and a heart-stopping dose of potassium chloride. The Oklahoma debacle—where Lockett took 43 minutes to die after he emerged from an unconscious state when a vein exploded, according to witnesses—highlighted problems with lethal injection as California struggles to put its own death house in order. “This ought to be a warning to California as it contemplates its next protocol,” says Elisabeth Semel, director of the Death Penalty Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law. The Golden State, meanwhile, will vote this November on whether to bring back the death penalty by speeding up the executions process. When a federal judge halted executions in California in 2006, Semel notes, he did so in part because of evidence that six of 11 executions had gone bad. She says the state’s history of inadequate training and monitoring of prison officials charged with administering lethal dosages begs “real questions about whether people have suffered” as a result. Allen was sentenced to death in 1980 for orchestrating two murders while serving a life sentence for the killing of Mary Sue Kitts in 1974. His attorney, Michael Satris, recalls that his elderly client was in such poor health that he “couldn’t even make it under his own strength to the chamber—they had to lift and carry him.” Allen was administered a second dose of potassium in order to complete the execution, since his heart would not stop beating. After the execution, the state couldn’t find a medical technician willing to administer the drugs to the next person up for the ultimate penalty. U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel ended the practice and directed the state to come up with new protocols. Seven years later, it hasn’t done so. Allen was executed in the former San Quentin gas chamber, and the state built a lethal-injection chamber in 2008 that remains unused.
Gov. Jerry Brown has pushed for the adoption of a single-drug protocol, but pharmaceutical companies have stopped selling the drug, sodium thiopental. Meanwhile, former Govs. Gray Davis, Pete Wilson and George Deukmejian have thrown their support behind a proposed November measure that would sharply limit capital-case appeals and leave it to local drug companies to provide the drugs to San Quentin, outside of public scrutiny. The ballot measure follows a national trend whereby officials have refused to reveal the source of the execution drugs. Oklahoma had experimentally administered the short-acting sedative midazolam to Lockett. He regained consciousness in the middle of the procedure. Lockett eventually died of a heart attack. Under the California ballot initiative underway, there would be no public review of the drugs’ origins. “The more we know about the drugs being used, the greater we guard against the chance of this happening again,” says Semel. Proposition 34, a 2012 ballot measure, would have ended executions in California and commuted the sentences to life without parole. It failed, with 48 percent voting in favor. The close vote revealed that attitudes about capital punishment had tightened in a state where the practice has long been the costliest ($4 billion spent for 13 executions since its reinstatement in 1978, according to a 2011 study) and most inefficient in the country, owing to lengthy appeals and judicial review. A few states have suspended capital punishment after death-row inmates were exonerated. A just-released study by the National Academy of Sciences found that “if all death-sentenced defendants remained under sentence of death indefinitely, at least 4.1 percent would be exonerated.” In California, there were 741 people on death row as of late 2013. Despite its de facto moratorium, California led the nation in capitalcrime convictions in 2013, as reported by the national Death Penalty Information Center. That year, 24 individuals were added to the ranks of the condemned. Ω
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California is the only state to penalize relatives who take in foster kids From inside the tunnel slide of a south Davis park, 4-year-old Jasmine belts a scream that could rouse the dead. by Rather than stiffen with parental Raheem F. Hosseini concern, the child’s legal guardian calmly wipes the dirt-speckled hands r a heemh@ of her 2-year-old grandnephew, newsreview.c om Jeremiah, and smiles. “That’s her happy scream,” Cecilia EscamillaGreenwald explains. “I’ve learned to tell the difference.”
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For foster children who aren’t federally eligible but live with relatives, every state but California has coughed up the difference. A whopping 36 percent of California’s foster children stay with extended family, nearly 21,000 kids in all. Here in Sacramento County, approximately 25 percent of the 2,800 children who are dependents of the juvenille court live with relatives. Photo by Raheem F. hosseini
Escamilla-Greenwald and husband David Greenwald, editor of the Davis Vanguard, are just two of the thousands of foster-care providers in California and are intimately attuned to a bizarre quirk in the system: Foster children who are taken in by relatives generally receive a fraction of the aid they would get if placed with complete strangers—nearly $500 less a month per child in most cases. California is the only state in the union where this disparity exists, which has its roots in a notso-grand national bargain. When former President Bill Clinton and a Republican Congress hammered through welfare reform back in 1996, they included a stipulation: The federal government wouldn’t pay foster-care benefits if the households the kids were removed from had incomes above the federal poverty level—as it stood 18 years ago. To put that in context, a family of four making more than $13,000 a year today wouldn’t qualify, says the Alliance for Children’s Rights’ Reed Connell.
Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald is the legal guardian of (from left) Jasmine and grandnephews Jeremiah and Malachi. She’s receives less state aid because she’s related to the boys.
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Up to one-half of familial providers are ineligible under federal law, a figure that increases as inflation leaves 1996 further behind. But related caretakers are eligible for CalWORKs, which used to pay relatives the same before massive budget cuts and unaddressed inflation left it reeling. By way of example: The state pays $820 a month to a nonrelative caretaker of a 15-year-old foster child—or what UC Davis determined to be the minimum cost of caring for a foster child with no special needs—but only $351 a month to a relative provider through CalWORKs. Additionally, signing up for the program is an arduous process that often requires the help of an attorney, Connell says. It’s this way even though childwelfare experts say foster kids living with kin experience more stability, fewer placement changes and more contact with biological parents and siblings. “We step up because we want to help kids stay with their families,” says Escamilla-Greenwald, who
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receives no financial support for Jasmine, Jeremiah and Jeremiah’s older brother, 10-year-old Malachi. Connell’s organization and other child-advocacy groups are pushing for a legislative fix that would pay all foster caregivers the same, and also give them equal access to additional benefits for children with special needs, another loophole in the state system. But because this is California’s first budget surplus in a while, Connell acknowledges there are other worthy causes angling for attention. Alliance’s “fall-back position” is Assembly Bill 1882, which would make it easier for relative caregivers to sign up for CalWORKs, but wouldn’t do anything to address the disparity in payments. Connell is guardedly hopeful of a positive resolution. “We’ve got a lot of ground stir,” he says. The Greenwalds are luckier than most relative caretakers, who tend to be older, in poorer health and make less money than nonrelative providers. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t tight months, especially with Jeremiah receiving speech therapy and the two older children getting involved in after-school activities.
“We step up because we want to help kids stay with their families.” Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald related legal guardian On this overcast day, EscamillaGreenwald and her young charges look like any other family. As Jeremiah scales a white ladder that curves into a vicious hump at its peak, “Aunt Cessi” calls out and makes her way to rescue the little fella. “No, Mom!” Jasmine protests. “He can do it. Watch.” Laughing, Escamilla-Greenwald positions herself under Jermiah’s feet. He trembles with sudden fear on the last rung. “You can do it, you can do it,” Escamilla-Greenwald coos, stabilizing his legs. It takes a few fraught moments, but Jeremiah finally plants himself on solid ground. Then he hops in triumph. Ω
There may be a serial tire slasher on the loose, racking up victims and thousands of dollars in damage throughout Midtown and East Sacramento. Targeting cars parked on the street and in driveways, the Sacramento Police Department received its first report of the vandalism on April 30, but a spate of them were reported around May 5, from 28th and S streets to 54th Street and Folsom Boulevard. In all, the department tabulated six online police reports between April 30 and May 7, with two victims claiming multiple slashings in the area, suggesting the reports are incomplete, and not every victim reported the crimes. “We’ve seen about 10 cars [with slashed tires] come here since Monday,” said Leslie Killian of Big O Tires in East Sac. Daniel Ramirez of Deluxe Towing said he towed a slashed car from 25th and N streets that week as well. “I did two in Natomas last week,” he said. “We’ve had quite a few of them since the weather started getting warmer.” Killian, a 20-year veteran at the tire shop, said these kind of slashings go in cycles. “In River Park, 100 cars were slashed seven or eight years ago.” In most of the cases this time, two tires on each car were punctured in the sidewall, making them irreparable and forcing owners to tow their cars for new rubber, which can burn a hole in their wallets several-hundred dollars deep. “One lady had two tires done on her all-wheel-drive vehicle,” Killian said, so she had to replace all four tires. “I gave her the quote, and she just started crying.” (Shoka)
Will arrest for food Sacramento County supervisors unanimously approved a panhandling crackdown on Tuesday over objections from homeless advocates that they were criminalizing the poor and trampling free speech. The new policy outlaws panhandling near banks or ATMs, gas stations, shopping centers, public transit, vehicles and traffic medians, and allows law enforcement to cite or arrest panhandlers without first obtaining a victim or witness statement. Five other cities in the county have similar ordinances in place. Bob Erlenbusch of the Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness called the trend a “race to the bottom.” Supervisors pulled the measure from their consent calendar upon request from Erlenbusch and Sacramento Area Congregations Together, both of which work closely with homeless people and recommended outreach teams made up of sheriff’s deputies and social-service navigators as an alternative. Supervisors Don Nottoli and Phil Serna directed staff to organize stakeholder meetings to discuss that possibility. Two county residents also wrote letters objecting to the ordinance. (Raheem F. Hosseini)
Now hiring More than 100 low-income and homeless people attended a career fair designed just for them on May 9, at the Mather Community Campus, a one-year transitional housing program. Goodwill Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada, PRIDE Industries, and Vision Service Plan were among more than 50 participating businesses, which hired people on the spot. “Dressing up with their résumé and having actual employers giving them the time of day is what many looked forward to from our program,” said Nikki Tallon, a spokeswoman for AmeriCorps VISTA, which hosted the event with Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern Nevada. “Just the opportunity to have a chance to interview they were grateful for.” (Steph Rodriguez)
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Although he did not have any time at the podium, the person with the best understanding of the 44th annual Sacramento Metro Chamber Cap-to-Cap event in Washington, D.C., was Shakespeare. Not being a government official or an economist or even alive, William Shakespeare had no opportunity to explain that “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” For the last six years, I have joined business owners, elected officials, government employees, nonprofit administrators and others in this annual l trek to the nation’s capital, where we make the case for ne Ae nk Vo ff by Je Sacramento. We explain why our region should receive j e ffv @n e wsr e v ie w.c o m more federal support than other regions. For instance, we argue that we should get first priority for federal flood-protection money, because we have more people at risk than any other region. Or we explain that Sacramento is an excellent place to test out innovative energyI fear the current saving programs, because we Sacramento Metro have both a forward-thinking utility company, SMUD, and a Chamber’s leadership top-notch research university, is moving the UC Davis. before we make our case, organization toward a we But have to first go through some more traditional, less self-examination. In a very sophisticated progressive model. process, the Metro Chamber has 14 different teams examine various policy matters such as air quality, clean and green technology, flood protection, health care, innovation and more. Each team develops position papers, which are reviewed by chamber leadership. Then, in Washington, the 14 teams, armed with well thought-out position papers, meet with government officials. The diversity represented by the teams creates a big tent To read the position papers generated by where Republicans and Democrats, environmentalists and the 14 Sacramento global-warming doubters, labor and business all come together Metro Chamber teams, go to and hammer out their differences. Since the position papers http://tinyurl.com/ have been well researched, and since they are backed by a wide CapToCapPapers. variety of different groups, the Cap-to-Cap members can make an effective case for why Sacramento should receive special recognition. While the chamber is a business organization, in the past it has done a good job representing all of Sacramento. Speaking as a member of the chamber’s 2014 Community Development team, I personally was disappointed that this year our position papers on homelessness and the Affordable Care Act, and pathways to employment were rejected. In past years, I believe they would have been accepted. Many chambers across the country—and certainly the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—deny that climate change is Jeff vonkaenel real, are against health-care reform, do not care for the poor is the president, and do not support transparency in politics. I have supported CEO and the Sacramento chamber because I believed it was different. I majority owner of the News & Review fear the current chamber leadership is moving the organization newspapers in toward a more traditional, less progressive model. I believe this Sacramento, Chico will hurt both the Metro Chamber and Sacramento. and Reno. If all the world is a stage, I like playing the role of a Sacramentan in Washington. But I believe the chamber leadership should be concerned with all of our citizens, not just the ones who own businesses. Ω
Barking at big money City council candidate Ali Cooper says top-dollar donors wield too much influence at City Hall City council candidate Ali Cooper is doing something pretty unusual in Sacramento politics. He is taking on the corrupting influence of money in City Hall. That’s probably why bigmoney interests like developer groups, the Sacramento Metro Chamber and Wal-Mart are spending unusually large amounts of money to defeat him. When Cooper knocks on voters’ doors in Arvin G Curtis Park or Oak Park or South Land o SM Co by Park Hills or City Farms, he launches cos mog@ n ewsrev iew.c om into an energetic rap about how City Hall caters to the interests of the wealthy and well-connected over the interests of working people, taxpayers and neighborhoods. He is, after all, a professional organizer, who left his job as political director at SEIU Local 1000 to campaign full time. He can be intense. Some surely find his style, and his message, grating. Bites happens to think he’s right. Cooper’s opponent, District 5 incumbent Jay Schenirer, is bright and creative. But he has marinated himself in special-interest money for the last four years, and it shows. Bites has written before about Schenirer’s taste for Wal-Mart corporation money, the self-dealing way he uses his Way Up nonprofit organization to solicit donations from wealthy interests in order to burnish his own political “brand.” It’s a trick he learned from his friend Mayor Kevin Johnson. And it’s corrosive. At a recent election forum in Curtis Park, Cooper went after Schenirer on these shady “behests,” to the point where the nice League of Women Voters lady politely reminded Cooper that it wasn’t that kind of debate. But we need to have that kind of debate. Cooper wants to prohibit council members from soliciting donations for their own nonprofits from people and businesses that have business before the council. “It’s an enormous temptation to take money for their private ventures on the side, while they’re making policy. We’ve got to end the pay-to-play culture at City Hall,” he said. He’s also speaking out against the rigged arena process. “We had tens of thousands of people sign a petition asking for a vote on the arena,” Cooper said. Indeed, a public vote on sports subsidies had been policy on the books at City Hall for the last two decades. Schenirer and his colleagues ignored that policy and went to extraordinary lengths to deny the public a vote. Schenirer got elected in part by opposing the giveaway of city-owned parcels to would-be arena developers. Now, he supports the giveaway of millions worth of city land, with no requirements on the developers who are taking it. Schenirer pushed to scrap economic studies for big-box stores like Wal-Mart, thus hiding information from the public about the effects of mega-retailers on local business. He supports Johnson’s “strong mayor”
plan—a winner-take-all system that consolidates power into the hands of Sacramento’s moneyed interests. So, no surprise that in the last couple of weeks Schenirer’s patrons have dumped $88,000, so far, into an independent-expenditure committee to help hold on to his seat. That’s on top of the 4-to-1 fundraising advantage Schenirer already had, comparing the candidates’ campaign committees. The special I.E. committee includes money for polling and cable-TV ads—unusual if not unprecedented in a council race. The biggest contributors to the I.E. include arena developer Mark Friedman, developer Region Builders, the sheet-metal workers union and the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. headquartered Bentonville, Ark. Campaign-finance laws require Schenirer to avoid direct involvement with the I.E. But it’s not hard to draw a line between this money and his votes. And it suggests those patrons are getting a little worried.
Instead of “strong mayor,” Ali Cooper thinks we should look at neighborhood councils. Because Cooper wants to push City Hall in an entirely different direction, or at least that’s what he says. And no one will be watching more closely than Bites to see if he follows through. Cooper argues for tighter rules on political cash. That includes reforming the behest system, and putting some caps on independent expenditures—including business and labor groups. “Right now, there are no limits on how much special interests can pour into campaigns,” he said. Instead of simply giving away public property to arena developers, Cooper wants strong community-benefits agreements in place, like those in other California cities that have approved stadiums. And he wants guarantees from the developers about that ancillary development on all that property we’re giving them. Instead of strong mayor, Cooper thinks we should look at neighborhood councils, like the ones currently operating in San Diego and Los Angeles. “It’s a much more structured and formal way that neighborhoods can exercise some authority over key decisions.” Are neighborhood councils a good idea? Maybe. They are one of several ideas for broadening and sharing political power more widely, rather than concentrating it into fewer, wealthier hands. Ideas like that are unusual around Sacramento lately. Cooper is an unusual candidate. And the big-money donors and insiders at City Hall don’t like it. Ω
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Mom and marijuana My mother recently discovered the joys of marijuana. sons convinced her she wouldn’t do well in a Diagnosed 18 years ago with multiple Mexican prison. myeloma, a cancer that chews up bone marrow, She wouldn’t fare well in a Sacramento by Raheem F. Hosseini she forsook every Western remedy directed County jail, either, so it’s disappointing that at her by doctors—chemotherapy, radiation, Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan fronted an steroids—and instead charted a stridently holistic effort to outlaw the cultivation of medical maripath that embraced raw foods, yoga and way too juana in the county’s unincorporated areas, even many enemas. by patients, caregivers and regulated dispensaNearly two decades later, the jury is still out. ries. While a vote was scheduled after our print She isn’t cured, but she isn’t dead, either. Which deadline on May 13, the item’s inclusion on the is itself a victory, say myeloma specialists. supervisors’ consent calendar usually means It’s surprising then automatic approval. that it took Mom this Now, my mother doesn’t This decision long to embrace a live in the unincorporated affects my mother plant-based pain reliever county or grow her own supply with rumored probative and countless other yet, but make no mistake: This benefits. That happened a decision affects her and countcouple months ago, when, local patients. less other local patients. After to soothe bone aches and all, where does MacGlashan help her sleep, my brother scored some edibles think the medical-marijuana products that end from a dispensary worker. A mix-up led to Mom up in the hands of cancer-sufferers like my mom eating way too much the first time, and getting originate? so stoned she scaled the fence to her backyard In her board letter, the supervisor rightly after locking herself out. But there’s trial and notes the environmental and public-safety error with prescription meds, too. impacts that irresponsible cultivations create, but After obtaining her own medical-marijuana that’s no reason to bully through a zero-tolerance card and more carefully parsing her doses, Mom prohibition that will create a larger demand for has become a sticky-icky convert, nibbling cartel product and criminalize patients. tiny morsels at bedtime and sharing her supply Pot opponents love to say weed makes with curious relatives and neighbors. She even people stupid. It’s certainly making our politicontemplated smuggling her medicine across cians act dumb. Ω the border to an integrative health clinic, but her BEFORE
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New DA, new way Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully is retiring. Three candidates—Anne Marie Schubert, Maggy Krell, Todd Leras—hope to be the first new district attorney in two decades. A problem is that Sacramento sends people to prison when they’d be better served with rehabilitative treatment. But realignment, a statewide policy enacted in 2011, makes a solution to this problem urgent. The policy mandates that certain low-risk prisoners, who otherwise would be sent to state prison, be “realigned” to either county jails or local supervision. In other words, the prison system is criminally overcrowded, so the state kicked the can to local governments to handle. Scully criticizes realignment. That’s fair. But the district attorney’s office also has not adjusted to this new reality. She continues to operate in favor of imprisonment over rehabilitation. Sacramento’s next district attorney needs to be a strong advocate for the latter. Is Schubert, current deputy district attorney and Scully’s chosen successor, this person? She has a Wikipedia-like knowledge of the inner workings We support of the district attorney’s office, some 24 years of department Maggy Krell as a experience. That’s invaluable. Her thorough answers to leading voice to SN&R’s endorsement questionimplement change naire impressed. We worry, however, that in how the region Schubert will be an extension of deals with lowScully. We’d hoped to see more action in the district attorney’s level offenders. office to believe otherwise, and more talk of change on the campaign trail, for her to earn our endorsement. Meanwhile, Krell and Leras are running as reform candidates. Krell calls realignment a “wake-up call” and a chance to invest in rehab, prevention and treatment. Leras says there’s a “culture of fear” in the district attorney’s office, where lower prosecutors don’t speak out. Krell is currently a deputy attorney general and has hung her campaign on the issue of human trafficking. We view that as a low priority, but we support her as a leading voice to implement change in how the region deals with low-level offenders. She believes in preventative treatment and rehabilitation. The Democratic establishment and notable local reformers also believe in her. Leras entered the DA race late but has received notable endorsements, such as that from former California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso. Like Schubert, his SN&R interview responses were detailed and compelling, and his diverse experience is an asset. The next district attorney needs to be a leader and an ambassador for change. Someone who can transform how Sacramentans view criminal-justice priorities. We appreciate Schubert’s invaluable expertise, but ultimately endorse both Krell and Leras because of their ideas for reform. Ω
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Sometimes we say we hate them because of their often hastily planned and unwalkable streets, their lack of nightlife and their decentralized, sprawling commercial zones. But really, we also love them for their vast acreage, lush greenery and kidfriendliness. There are a ton of great shops and food in the burbs, too, if you can find the right strip mall (you’ll probably need a reliable GPS).
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Indeed, much of the cool stuff in the Sacramento-area burbs seems hidden, known only to a few locals. That’s why we created Best of the Burbs. SN&R’s team of explorers wrote about their favorite suburban things, and SN&R readers weighed in, too. So, give it a look, fill up your car’s gas tank, and go discover the burbs. —Jonathan Mendick
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the SubuRbaN exploReRS behiNd SN&R’S SecoNd aNNual beSt of the buRbS iSSue: Editor: Jonathan Mendick
coPy Editors: Kimberly Brown, Becca Costello, Shoka Shafiee
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OF hOmEmadE pizza and pinTS Rula Sger and Nasser Sger of Primo Pizza By CO d y d r aBBLE
ula and Nasser Sger won’t share exactly why their pizza crust from Primo Pizza in Rocklin is so damn good. But they do have a secret recipe.
“It took a long time to get that dough recipe together,” Rula told SN&R. “We make a fresh batch to let it rise every night, and we hardly ever throw any away, because it’s so popular.”
flavors and tastes of microbrews and craft beers,” Rula said. “It’s becoming an art like wine.” Another can’t-miss menu item: the Thunder Burger topped with jalapeños, cilantro and pepper jack cheese. Fair warning: Flavors and flames abound. While Nasser serves as Primo head chef, Rula takes credit for combining the Thunder Burger kick with cilantro. “It was a group effort.”
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Rula explained that while her business is thriving, she and husband Nasser don’t have plans to branch out to a new location because she loves giving every customer consistently friendly service for a smalltown feel.
Since December 2009, Rocklin regulars have washed down their slices with sudsy pints of Primo’s Honey Brew and Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Double Barrel Ale. The Rula Sger, Primo Pizza co-owner explosion of interest in craft “Customers ask on brewing among the younger a daily basis if we’ll crowd has helped the business expand,” Rula said. “This is what I love, this grow, too. Primo Pizza offers flights of 4-ounce is my life, but if we opened more locations, it pours for curious customers looking to explore would become a job. I don’t want a job; I want a the rotating variety of beers on tap. passion which also happens to be my business.” “It’s a joy to see this generation in their 20s Primo Pizza, 2600 Sunset Boulevard in Rocklin; and 30s who are more knowledgeable about the (916) 259-1010; www.primopizzarocklin.com.
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Best place to pay to feel loved Cuddle Connection It may sound like a satire on one of those New York Times trend pieces, but Cuddle Connection is a real thing my poor, lonely, touch-deprived friends. The touchy-feely peeps here offer human contact “in a non-sexual context” with services that start at $29 for a half-hour session. If you’re not just seeking physical reassurance, but rather a way to improve your hugging techniques, then enroll in the company’s Cuddle University, which—with a fee of $59 per person—promises “interpersonal skill building in a fun and positive environment.” Of course it does. 151 N. Sunrise Avenue, Suite 511 in Roseville; (916) 740-1283; www.time2cuddle.com. R.L.
Best hipster sign waver Smallcakes Freshberry Roseville Maybe you’ve seen him, gently shaking that cupcake sign along bustling Douglas Boulevard, looking like a beatnik Waldo with his long, dark hair, stunner shades and pop-art-bright hoodie. In a city with no shortage of “Come shop here!” sign wavers, this Smallcakes Freshberry Roseville employee makes the prosaic form of advertising look deservedly ironic. We don’t know how he does it, or anything else about the guy. But we’re glad he’s there, sort of asking us to buy his cupcakes. 2030 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 16 in Roseville; (916) 774-0000; www.small cakesroseville.com. RFH
Best place to hike it out Sierra College cross-country trails For those feeling extra grumpy these days (holler!), these trails at Sierra College make for lovely stress relievers. There are several paths located on the Rocklin campus, including ones that crisscross through woodlands, rolling hills and near stream beds. The 1-mile Sierra College Nature Trail is particularly gorgeous. Located within the Sierra College nature area
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and outdoor classroom, it’s a hikeworthy trek that, if you’re observant and lucky, may provide a glimpse of raccoons, foxes, deer and other wildlife. See, you’re less stressed just thinking about it, right? 5000 Rocklin Road in Rocklin, www.sierracollege.edu. R.L.
Rustic Grains Bakery/Cafe Apparently, nothing makes foodies crazier than a new hybrid creation, like the croissantdoughnut phenomenon. People still wait hours for the original, trademarked Cronut in New York. Locally, Sweet Dozen near Carmichael has got some serious media attention, and the bakery runs out of its ““doissants” every morning around 10 a.m. But more layered, flaky, buttery fried goodness can be found at Rustic Grains Bakery/Cafe in Roseville. Its creation, called a “boundi,” comes doused in cinnamon, sugar, chocolate ganache, or filled with custard for $3 apiece. 406 Vernon Street in Roseville, (916) 783-3190, www.boundi.com. J.B.
Best rival to Mtv’s the paper The Granite Bay Gazette The most award-winning newspa-per in the region is probably the one made by 35 Granite Bay High School students. The Gazette rakes in about 100 honors every year—yes, there are that many conventions and associations dedi-cated to high-school journalism— including legitimately prestigious awards. The 50-page paper prints eight times a year, and its alumni have gone onto esteemed publi-cations like Bloomberg News, the San Francisco Chronicle and The Sacramento Bee. Remember the pimply dramatics on MTV’s single season of The Paper?? Chances are, that newspaper staff has nothing on the Gazette. www.granitebaytoday.org. J.B.
Best s sMall-dog savers Small Dog Rescue The volunteers who run Small Dog Rescue have a lot of compassion for the littlest pups: Chihuahuas, poodles, terriers, even the trendy breed du jour, pugs. They get dogs that would otherwise would have been euthanized at animal shelters, plus canines from Mexico via Compassion Without Borders. The animals are placed into foster homes until someone with a creabig heart comes by to adopt the adorable crea tures. And it could always use more bighearted volunteers, too. www.smalldogrescue.org. S.
There’s no beTTer way To sell a cupcake Than This hipsTer sign waver.
Best very funky used Bookstore
Best center of the consuMer universe
Best BookMan Ronald J. Ballou-Bookman
Beatnik Books
Westfield Galleria at Roseville It used to be that a Central Valley resident would have to travel to Los Angeles to get a transcendent Beard Papa’s cream puff, to London to buy Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics and to San Francisco to peruse an H&M. But now the commerce gods have shined down on us and sanctioned us with all of these glorious money pits (and more) just off Highway 65 in Placer County. Blessed be! 1151 Galleria Boulevard
in Roseville, (916) 787-2000, www.westfield.com/ galleriaatroseville. G.G.
Beatnik Books is a blast from the past, even though the secondhand bookstore opened in 2011. On a typical 3rd Saturday Art Walk, you can score quality paperbacks for less than $5, craft jewelry and funky vintage clothes—all while hearing local musicians strum their hearts out. Beatnik recently expanded its space to host more shelves, poetry slams and Magic: The Gathering tournaments. 309 Lincoln Street in Roseville, (916) 741-2328, www.beatnikbook store.com. C.D.
Until a customer walks into his bookstore, Ronald J. Ballou sits in darkness. No windows. One candle. He’ll explain that old books don’t really like light, and Ballou’s collection is full of hard-to-find, beautiful antiques—literature, history, philosophy as well as scientific and religious texts ranging from $10 to thousands of dollars. He’s spent the last 21 years searching for rare first editions and authenticating signed books—basically, the work of a book detective. 124 Riverside Avenue in Roseville, (916) 786-8219. J.B.
READERS’ PICKS Best restaurant
Best Burger
Best sandwich
1. Baagan
1. The Habit Burger Grill
1. Beach Hut Deli
910 Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Suite 160 in Roseville; (916) 771-2117; www.baagan.com
2. Four Sisters Cafe
9050 Fairway Drive in Roseville, (916) 797-0770, www.facebook.com/four sisterscafe
3. Hawks Restaurant
5530 Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay, (916) 791-6200, www.hawksrestaurant.com
933 Pleasant Grove Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 791-5292, www.habitburger.com
2. The Squeeze Inn
106 N. Sunrise Avenue in Roseville, (916) 783-2874, www.thesqueezeinn.com
3. Bunz Sports Pub & Grub
311 Judah Street in Roseville, (916) 786-6655, www.bunzsportspub.com
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6823 Douglas Boulevard in Granite Bay, (916) 791-3130; 7456 Foothills Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 784-1001; www.beachhutdeli.com
2. Better Foods Deli
900 Douglas Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 782-2841, www.betterfoodsdeli.com
3. Granite’s Famous Cheesesteaks & Wings 973 Pleasant Grove Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 774-9464, www.graniteswings.com
Best Breakfast or Brunch 1. Four Sisters Cafe
9050 Fairway Drive in Roseville, (916) 797-0770, www.facebook.com/four sisterscafe
2. Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs
1950 Douglas Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 782-2400, http://eatatpegs.com
3. Susie’s Country Oaks Cafe
500 Cirby Way in Roseville, (916) 786-0274, www.susies countryoaks.com
Best sushi
Best pizza
1. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
1. Trademark Pizza
1565 Eureka Road in Roseville, (916) 797-2112; 1017 Galleria Boulevard, Suite 160 in Roseville; www.mikunisushi.com
2. Blue Nami
1465 Eureka Road, Suite 120 in Roseville; (916) 787-1177; www.bluenamisushi.com
3. Sushi Mon by Sky
7456 Foothills Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 786-8228, www.skysushi.net
1485 Eureka Road, Suite 150 in Roseville; (916) 774-9922; www.trademarkpizza.com
2. Dominick’s Italian Market & Deli
8621 Auburn-Folsom Road in Granite Bay, (916) 786-3355, www.dominicksmarket deli.com
3. Bella Familia Wood Fired Pizza
(916) 759-4566, www.bella familiapizza.com
3. Big Daddy’s Pizza Co.
5514 Pacific Street in Rocklin, (916) 624-7499, www.big daddyspizzaco.com
Best chinese 1. Prime Wok
6506 Lonetree Boulevard in Rocklin, (916) 788-1688, www.primewok.com
2. Leo’s Kitchen
7441 Foothills Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 788-1998
2. Rose Garden Chinese Restaurant
1079 Sunrise Avenue, Suite B250 in Roseville;
(916) 781-3823; http://rose gardenroseville.com
3. Chopsticks Restaurant
1000 Sunrise Avenue, Suite 12A in Roseville; (916) 786-7770; www.chopsticksmenu.com
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2. The Boxing Donkey Irish Pub
Best IndIan 1. Tandoori Nights
1420 E. Roseville Parkway, Suite 155 in Roseville; (916) 780-8200; www.tandoorinights.us
2. Mehfil Indian Restaurant
1605 Douglas Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 791-1199, www.mehfilindianrestaurant.com
3. Namaste Nepal
380 Roseville Square in Roseville, (916) 797-6262
Best MexIcan/LatIn 1. Nela’s Mexican Restaurant
242 Vernon Street in Roseville, (916) 783-9992
300 Lincoln Street in Roseville, (916) 797-3665, www.theboxing donkey.com
3. Foster’s Pub & Grill
4451 Pacific Street in Rocklin, (916) 624-6580
3. Roseville Brewing Company
501 Derek Place in Roseville, (916) 783-2337, www.roseville brewingcompany.com
Best spot for faMILy fun
2. El Azteca Taqueria
1893 Taylor Road in Roseville, (916) 784-1273, www.golfland.com/ roseville
3. Zocalo
2. Blue Oaks Century Theatres
4006 Foothills Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 772-6682 1182 Roseville Parkway in Roseville, (916) 788-0303, http://zocalosacramento.com
6692 Lonetree Boulevard in Rocklin, (916) 772-1210, www.cinemark.com
Best coffeehouse
5681 Lonetree Boulevard in Rocklin, (916) 626-3600, www.strikesrocklin.com
1. Bloom Coffee & Tea
1485 Eureka Road in Roseville, (916) 773-2332, www.bloom coffee.com
2. Shady Coffee and Tea
325 Douglas Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 742-4117
3. Strikes Unlimited
Best pLace to get your haIr LookIn’ good 1. Crushed VLVT
3. Kona Coffee Cafe
6843 Lonetree Boulevard in Rocklin, (916) 773-9800
5520 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 140 in Granite Bay; (916) 7740440; www.crushedvlvt.com
Best Bakery
2. Shades Hair Color Bar & Salon
1. Nothing Bundt Cakes
1112 Galleria Boulevard, Suite 140 in Roseville; (916) 780-2253; www.nothingbundtcakes.com
2. A Slice of Goodness
1470 Eureka Road, Suite 160 in Roseville; (916) 960-5929; http://shadescolorbar.com
3. The Garage Hair & Skin Lounge
3. Cupcake A La Mode
121 Church Street in Roseville, (916) 773-1822, www.thegarage hairandskinlounge.com
3. Rustic Grains Bakery/Cafe
Best shoppIng destInatIon
924 Douglas Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 781-3727
1455 Eureka Road, Suite 120 in Roseville; (916) 788-1911 406 Vernon Street in Roseville, (916) 783-3190, www.myrose villebakery.com
Best spot for a cocktaIL
1. Westfield Galleria at Roseville
1151 Galleria Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 787-2000, www.west field.com/galleriaatroseville
2. Fountains at Roseville
1. The Union
112 Pacific Street in Roseville, (916) 742-5081, www.theunion roseville.com
2. Crush 29
Roseville Parkway and Galleria Boulevard in Roseville, (916) 786-2679, www.fountains atroseville.com
3. Sei Bella Boutique
1950 Douglas Boulevard, Suite A3 in Roseville; (916) 789-0404; www.seibellaboutique.com
1480 Eureka Road in Roseville, (916) 773-2929, http://crush29.com
galleriaatroseville). Skip the food court and head right for Beard Papa’s Fresh’n Natural Cream Puffs.
1. Golfland Sunsplash
LocaL cuLTure and museums blue Line arts (405 Vernon Street, Suite 100 in Roseville; www.bluelinearts.org). A great venue for fine art.
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Landmarks Tower Theatre (417 Vernon Street in Roseville, www.facebook.com/ towertheatreroseville). A place to view film screenings and the home of Stand Out Talent (www.stand outtalent.org), a youth theater group.
Where To observe The naTives Outside of any plastic surgery center. What?!
shoppinG and noTabLe sTrip maLLs
common phrases “What was the name of your Pilates instructor again?” “Where can I buy quinoa?”
spoT To Lose The kids Golfland-sunsplash (1893 Taylor Road in Roseville, www.golfland. com/roseville). Drop them off, and buy them some tokens.
Fashion and WhaT To Wear
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For women: maxi dresses, skinny jeans and feminine tunics, or whatever else is the current trend. And never the same outfit twice.
For her: If a woman looks like she’s just stepped out of a salon, with carefully manicured makeup and hair and wearing high-end togs, she’s a local.
For men (casual wear): V-neck T-shirts, slouchy beanies, tight shorts and tattoos. For more formal purposes: anything by Christian Audigier, or a button-up shirt with colorful tattoo-influenced art.
roseviLLe, rockLin & GraniTe bay For Lovers Granite bay high school (1 Grizzly Way in Granite Bay, www.granite bayhigh.org). Sneak into the football stadium and make out under the stars. It’s what the cool kids do.
3. The Trocadero
119 Church Street in Roseville, (916) 783-7892
For him: Same political party as John Boehner, same skin tone as John Boehner-spray-tan orange.
Where To eaT and drink Like a LocaL Whole Foods market (1001 Galleria Boulevard in Roseville). Buy any green juice, and then drink it while running errands.
denio’s Farmers market & swap meet (1551 Vineyard Road in Roseville, www.deniosmarket.com). Not only is Denio’s a great place to buy junk on the weekends, there’s a livestock auction every first and third Sunday. Fountains at roseville (Roseville Parkway and Galleria Boulevard in Roseville, www.fountainsat roseville.com). Overpriced shopping, but home to a good farmers market (Tuesday mornings from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) and a summer concert series featuring a bunch of those annoying cover bands. Westfield Galleria at roseville (1151 Galleria Boulevard in Roseville, www.westfield.com/ galleriaatroseville). It’s Roseville in a nutshell. See “Best center of the consumer universe” and “Best peaceful walk for parents with screaming kids” for more information. creekside Town center (Highway 65 and Galleria Boulevard in Roseville, www.creek sidetowncenter.com). A strip mall full of bargain-priced clothing stores and chain-restaurant dining.
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shop with history Capital Costumes Inc. By JoNA thA N meNDi C K jonathanm@newsreview.com
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ooking through the window of Capital Costumes Inc. in Fair Oaks, visitors will find circular clothing racks full of costumes, a few glass cases filled with makeup and a wall of shelves filled with shoes. It looks like just a normal costume shop, with everything one might need for Halloween available year-round. But then there’s a 3- to 4-foot-long wooden trunk near the door with hand-painted lettering: “W. H. Enos Masquerade and Theatrical Costumer, Sacramento.” It looks at least 50 years old, maybe older. And it signals that this costume shop doesn’t have an ordinary history. William H. Enos started a costume business in 1910, according to Capital Costumes’ website. He’d travel by train or horse throughout Northern California to supply costumes for stage productions. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, his business expanded, and in 1936, he opened Enos Department Store for Women, Theatrical Costumes & Masquerade on J Street in downtown Sacramento. Lloyd W. Charlesworth purchased the business in 1946 and renamed it Capital Costumes before selling it to his employee Claude L. Purvis in 1969. It was still located on J Street when Anna Silva and co-owner Arlene Wright bought it in 1980. They moved it to East Sacramento in 1983 and then to Fair Oaks in ’86. Then they brought in a third owner, Alicia Cappel, in 1989. (Arlene is mother to Anna and Alicia.)
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Today, their family-run business mainly consists of renting and selling “costumes, makeup and dance wear,” says Cappel, but it also slings wigs, hats, gloves, leotards and tights. It’s struggled a bit in recent times. Thankfully, the growing popularity of cosplay has helped the 100-year-old business weather the recession. “It’s picking up a bit,” says Cappel. “It was kind of scary, so it’s nice that it’s still here.” 8121 Madison Avenue, Suite F-1 in Fair Oaks; (916) 961-2769; www.capitalcostumesanddance wear.com.
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Best BiBlically themed cheap tacos El Mana Restaurant To raise money to purchase a church home, volunteers from Sacramento’s Palabra Miel congregation transformed a former coffee shop into a delicious taqueria and pupuseria. The food is healthy, fresh and inexpensive. And what better name than El Mana? Surely tacos named after the food that fell from heaven to nourish Israelites in the desert can sustain you at your desk job. 7429 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 904-9842. B.C.
Best loitering wildlife Effie Yeaw Nature Center Suburbs are heavy on strip malls. Repetitive blocks of Starbucks and Safeways (and Starbucks inside Safeways) can wear on your spirit. Get out of your car and into the wild. The trails behind Effie Yeaw Nature Center practically guarantee wildlife sightings. Deer and turkey loiter about like aimless teenagers, as woodpeckers and turkey vultures busy themselves above. It’s the natural cure for suburban blues.
Inside Ancil Hoffman County Park, 2850 San Lorenzo Way in Carmichael; (916) 489-4918; www.sacnaturecenter.com. B.C.
chayote squash and dried chilies. A bundle of warm tortillas and a generous plate of onions, cilantro and lime slices ride shotgun. The meal satisfies the Mexican-food jones, but leaves you feeling light. Genius. 5804 Marconi Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 487-7742, www.elpapagayo.net. B.C.
Best place to reclaim the past Fair Oaks Boulevard Next time you’re bored on a Saturday afternoon, head over to that winding stretch of Fair Oaks Boulevard just south of Sunrise Boulevard. There are at least four antique shops here near the heart of Old Fair Oaks Village Park, ready for browsing. Choices include Bungalow Vintage Living (10139 Fair Oaks Boulevard), Blue Eagle Antiques (10201 Fair Oaks Boulevard) and Wink Fair Oaks (10147 Fair Oaks Boulevard)—which also carries new home and garden items. All are just around the corner from the Sunflower Natural Food Restaurant—a longtime favorite spot for a hearty vegetarian lunch. All the better to power up with before you power shop. R.L.
get ideas. 11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard in
Fair Oaks, (916) 875-6913, http://ucanr.edu/ sites/sacmg. B.C.
Best summertime patio for margaritas Carmelita’s Restaurant in Fair Oaks Village Carmelita’s Restaurant’s spacious, breezy patio is totally removed from the street and decorated with shaded tables, comfy couches and enough Mexican folk art to make you feel like you’re on vacation. Generous baskets of chips and multiple flavors of margaritas (we recommend the mango) will have you relaxed and ready for summer. 4071 Howard Street in
Fair Oaks, (916) 961-3327, http://carmelitas restaurant.com. B.C.
RE AD E RS ’ P IC K S Best RestauRant
Best sushi
1. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
1. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
4323 Hazel Avenue in Fair Oaks, (916) 961-2112, www.mikunisushi.com
4323 Hazel Avenue in Fair Oaks, (916) 961-2112, www.mikunisushi.com
2. Mighty Tavern
2. Taka’s Sushi
9634 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 241-9444, www.mightytavern.com
11773 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 961-2118, www.takassushi.net
3. El Papagayo Restaurant
3. Silver Sake
5804 Marconi Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 487-7742, www.elpapagayo.net
Best place to get a BuRgeR 1. Sunflower Natural Food Restaurant
Best place to pretend you’re in holland Jensen Botanical Garden when the tulips bloom This secluded oasis is worth a trip any time of year for its picturesque landscaping, burbling stream and
10344 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 967-4331, www.sunflowernatural restaurant.com
2. Dad’s Kitchen
8928 Sunset Avenue in Fair Oaks, (916) 241-9365, www.ilovedadskitchen.com
3. Skip’s Kitchen
4717 El Camino Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 514-0830, www.skipskitchen.com
Best food-truck party with minimal lines
Best sandwich
Park Rec & Eat It
1. Sunflower Natural Food Restaurant
Food-truck-festival lines are legend, but smaller crowds are one of the perks of doing things outside of the central city. Popular food trucks like Chando’s Tacos, Drewski’s Hot Rod Kitchen and Green Papaya Food Truck set up inside Carmichael Park on the first Thursday of every month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Park Rec & Eat It nights. Enjoy live music and easy dinner access. Carmichael Park,
10344 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 967-4331, www.sunflowernatural restaurant.com
2. Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop
5353 Sunrise Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 961-8300, www.mrpickles.com
3. Dad’s Kitchen
5750 Grant Avenue in Carmichael; (916) 485-5322; www.carmichaelpark.com. B.C.
8928 Sunset Avenue in Fair Oaks, (916) 241-9365, www.ilovedadskitchen.com
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Park rec & eat It draws a crowd of food-truck fans every fIrst thursday of the month.
Best vegan soup in the known universe
Best BReakfast o oR BRunch
El Papagayo Restaurant’s vegan albondigas El Papagayo Restaurant has proven itself vegan-friendly with all-you-can-eat vegantaco nights and an ever-expanding list of vegan innovations tucked inside its regular menu. But one of its recent creations may be the restaurant’s greatest gift to vegankind: a new version of albondigas, Mexico’s traditional spicy-meatball soup. Handcrafted whole grain “meatballs” float in savory broth alongside potatoes, carrots,
Best gardening inspiration Fair Oaks Horticulture Center The University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Sacramento County know how to throw a garden party. Its monthly open gardens and workshops at Fair Oaks Horticulture Center give aspiring green thumbs a chance to have their questions answered by experts. Already know it all? Then just wander the center’s garden plots to
singing frogs. But every March, a field of tulips blooms under the sprawling oak tree in the garden’s heart. It’s a tiny scene out of the famous Dutch tulip farms. The flowers attract bees, butterflies and Carmichael shutterbugs alike.
8520 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 485-5322, http://carmichaelpark.com/ jensen-botanical-garden. B.C.
1. Mirabelle Cafe
7318 Winding Way in Fair Oaks, (916) 535-0100, www.mirabellecafe.com
2. Hungry Hollow Cafe
4766 Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael, www.hungry-hollow.com
3. Lido Bar & Grill
4949 Marconi Avenue, Suite D in Carmichael; (916) 473-6368; www.silversakesushi.com
Best pizza 1. Mark and Monica’s Family Pizza
4751 Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 487-1010, www.markandmonicas pizza.com
2. Pasquale’s Italian Pizzeria
7600 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 944-4040, www.pasquales sacramento.com
3. Superb Pizza
6630 Madison Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 961-8888, www.superb-pizza.com
Best chinese 1. Szechuan Garden
4804 San Juan Avenue in Fair Oaks, (916) 961-9381, www.fairoaksszechuan garden.com
2. Blue Sky Chinese Restaurant
7323 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 485-5311, www.blueskymenu.com
3. Green Jade Restaurant
2436 Mission Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 481-8780
Best Mexican/ latin 1. Carmelita’s Restaurant
4071 Howard Street in Fair Oaks, (916) 961-3327, www. carmelitasrestaurants.com
2. Adalberto’s Mexican Food
7400 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 483-6301, www.adalbertosmexican restaurant.com
7739 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 944-8243, www.lidobarandgrill.com
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“The GreaT Wall of CarmiChael” is a 100-fooT mural in one Corner of CarmiChael Park.
Landmarks Carmichael Park (5750 Grant Avenue in Carmichael; www.carmichael park.com). Home to a weekly farmers market, dog park, a Frisbee golf course and well-lit tennis courts. It’s a hub for a variety of events, recreational sports leagues and a 100-foot mural called the “The Great Wall of Carmichael.” Old Fair Oaks Village (Corner of Park Drive and Main Street in Fair Oaks). The center of Fair Oaks, it has parks, shops and dozens of chickens freely running around.
Where tO ObserVe the natiVes Fair Oaks Chicken Festival (http://fairoakspark.org/events/ chicken-festival). In September,
READERS’ PICKS 2. El Papagayo Restaurant 5804 Marconi Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 487-7742, www.elpapagayo.net
3. Miguels Real Mexican Food
8121 Madison Avenue in Fair Oaks, (916) 863-0535
some locals may be wearing feathers—and not just the chickens. At the annual Carmichael Fourth of July parade, most of the town is either in the parade or cheering from the sidewalks.
FashiOn and What tO Wear The locals keep it casual: Cargo shorts for him, sundresses for her, and flip-flops for both. Bring lots of khaki, backward baseball caps and Teva sandals.
CarmiChaeL and Fair Oaks FOr LOVers Climb up the bluffs by the American River or stroll across the bike- and pedestrian-only Fair Oaks Bridge to watch the river. Fish will jump, birds will splash down and you might even see an otter.
Best Bakery 1. Mirabelle Cafe
7318 Winding Way in Fair Oaks, (916) 535-0100, www.mirabelle cafe.com
2. Dianda’s Italian Bakery & Cafe
Best coffeehouse 1. Java Johnny’s
3. Sugar Mama’s Bakery
2. Fair Oaks Coffee House & Deli
10223 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 966-2130
3. Boulevard Coffee Roasting Company
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Eat a classic Nutburger outdoors in the sun, with live chickens nibbling at anything you might drop under the table. the Original hagen’s Orange Freeze (2520 Walnut Avenue in Carmichael). Usually staffed by a bunch of local high schoolers, this place serves up perfect summer treats.
ancil hoffman Golf Course (6700 Tarshes Drive in Carmichael, www.golfancil hoffman.com). A round of golf will give you a break from the kids.
Drive-thru taquerias: Are you loyal to Jimboy’s, Adalberto’s Mexican Food, El Mana Restaurant or El Forastero Mexican Food? Every Carmichael resident must choose a side.
Where tO eat and drink Like a LOCaL
LOCaL CuLture and museums
sunflower natural Food restaurant (10344 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks; www. sunflowernaturalrestaurant.com).
effie Yeaw nature Center (see page 29 for more information).
sacramento Fine arts Center (5330 Gibbons Drive in Carmichael, www.sacfinearts.org). Home to monthly art exhibitions, occasional concerts and other special events.
shOPPinG and nOtabLe striP maLLs thrift town (6328 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael) and Goodwill (4126 Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael). Visit two stores just a few blocks apart for good vintage hunting. Carmichael Park Farmers market (5750 Grant Avenue in Carmichael, www.facebook.com/ carmichaelparkfarmersmarket). Buy handmade goods and trinkets, and all the snacks you’ll ever need from food trucks, produce vendors and popcorn makers.
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10131 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 966-3757, www.full serviceagent4less.com/diandas
11100 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 966-5282, www.facebook.com/java johnnysfairoaks
Jensen botanical Garden (8520 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael; www.carmichael park.com/jensen-botanical-garden). Find a secluded bench, and cuddle under the trees.
5150 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Suite 107 in Carmichael; (916) 972-7853; http://sugar mamasbakery1.blogspot.com
Best spot for a cocktail 1. Mighty Tavern
9634 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 241-9444, www.mightytavern.com
2. Luna Lounge
5026 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 485-2883, www.lunaloungeandbar.com
3. Stirling Bridges Restaurant and Pub
5220 Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 331-2337, www.stirlingbridges.com
Best place for a Beer 1. Mighty Tavern
9634 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 241-9444, www.mightytavern.com
2. Dad’s Kitchen
8928 Sunset Avenue in Fair Oaks, (916) 241-9365, www.ilovedadskitchen.com
3. Stirling Bridges Restaurant and Pub
5220 Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 331-2337, www.stirlingbridges.com
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Best spot for family fun
2. Hoshall’s Salon & Spa
1. Fair Oaks Village Park
4238 Main Street in Fair Oaks, (916) 966-1036, www.fairoaks park.org
2. Effie Yeaw Nature Center
7330 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 485-4941, www.hoshallscarmichael.com
3. Siena Salon and Spa
11727 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 628-9941
Best yoga spot 1. Aha Yoga
5275 Sunrise Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 966-9642, www.ahayogafairoaks.com
1. Lotus Garden Meditation Center
2850 San Lorenzo Way in Carmichael, (916) 489-4918, www.effieyeaw.org
Best shopping destination
7225 Lincoln Avenue in Carmichael, (916) 944-8505, www.lotusgardenmeditation.org
3. River Rat Raft & Bike
1. Fair Oaks Village
2. Hot Yoga at Sunrise
4053 Pennsylvania Avenue in Fair Oaks, (916) 966-6777, www.river-rat.com
Best place to get your hair lookin’ good
2. Thrift Town
6328 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Carmichael, (916) 480-0312, www.thrifttown.com
3. Freestyle Clothing Exchange
1. Village Salon
10145 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks, (916) 961-8900
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6412 Tupelo Drive in Citrus Heights, (916) 725-3733, www.freestyleclothing.com
4009 Bridge Street in Fair Oaks, (916) 631-7749, www.hotyoga atsunrise.com
3. Saha Yoga and Wellness Center
5931 Stanley Avenue, Suite 7 in Carmichael; (916) 484-7175; http://sahawellness.com
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ou really can’t miss The Purple Place Bar & Grill. For starters, its wide-set facade is literally purple. And “El Dorado Hill’s original roadhouse,” as it’s billed, has loomed large on Green Valley Road since 1955. But that doesn’t mean it was always a hit with the locals. “The Purple Place is historic, and everyone knows about it some way or another, but it really was a rundown biker bar when we took it over,” says co-owner Denise Hountalas, who purchased the establishment seven years ago with husband Mike. The couple started their new venture with 12 employees and no investors, she adds. Now they have 58 people working for them, as well as a large cast of regulars gobbling up an equally expansive menu. Everything is made fresh in-house, including the chips, mayonnaise and pasta. The loaded menu has its popular items, such as the biscuits and gravy, the appetizing prawn cocktail and the ribs that take three days to prepare before being served for dinner. “I think that’s made it a better restaurant and brought in more people,” Hountalas says of their made-to-order philosophy. She credits a great team and her husband Mike, who began his restaurant career at the age of 7, cracking eggs for his father, who then owned San Francisco’s famed Cliff House. Mike Hountalas most recently worked as director of operations for Sacramento restaurant magnate Randy Paragary. On a mild Thursday afternoon, it’s easy to see why the Purple Place has hit its comfort-food stride. Outside on the dark-wooded patio, the jerk-chicken sandwich packs a lemony zing. Despite its name, it’s a palate’s best friend.
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The crammed main restaurant is decorated with murals depicting the county’s history, but diners are too busy mowing down bacon cheeseburgers on gluten-free buns to notice. Denise Hountalas says many of these same folks will return later, cleaned up and sans children, to tip cocktails and enjoy live weekend music. And, yes, bikers are still welcome. 363 Green Valley Road in El Dorado Hills, (916) 933-2313, www.thepurp.com.
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READERS’ PICKS Best restaurant
3. Early Toast
25075 Blue Ravine Road in Folsom, (916) 984-5200, www.early toastfolsom.com
1. Aji Japanese Bistro
4361 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 11 in El Dorado Hills; (916) 941-9181; www.aji-bistro.com
Best sushi 1. Sushi Unlimited
2. Sutter Street Grill
6693 Folsom-Auburn Road in Folsom, (916) 990-0840, www.sushi unlimited.net
811 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 985-4323, www.sutterstreet grill.info
2. Aji Japanese Bistro
3. Cascada
2222 Francisco Drive in El Dorado Hills, (916) 934-0800, http://eatcascada.com
4361 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 11 in El Dorado Hills; (916) 941-9181; www.aji-bistro.com
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Best place to act out your Hunger games fantasies El Dorado Hills Bowmen
Some Hunger Games fanatics starve for the next cinematic installment of the series, but others, they grab a bow and arrow and live out the adventures of Katniss What’s-Her-Name at the El Dorado Hills Bowmen’s range on 28 targets amid the rolling hills and craggyarmed oak trees. Hopefully, they leave out the bloodshed of minors in their version, though.
3321 El Dorado Hills Boulevard in El Dorado Hills, http://eldoradohillsbowmen.com. S.
Best midlife-crisis venue Reunion Nightclub When you were a kid, did you ever wonder where your school administrators and dentists went to cut loose after work? We didn’t either, not until we stepped foot into Reunion Nightclub. Pairing generous square footage with an interior-design scheme befitting a Saudi prince, this is where the disposableincome crowd comes to execute Botoxsmooth dance moves and experience what the nightlife is like on the other side of 40 (and 50 and 60 and ...). Jealous? 4370 Town Center
Boulevard, Suite 100 in El Dorado Hills; (916) 939-0777; www.reunion-nightclub.com. RFH
home for a burned cub who’d been orphaned following a forest fire. Brong was already a friend to the animals: He kept deer and even a coyote near the parks’ offices. After convincing the city to provide space, Gordon built a cage (with help from local boosters) for the cub, which he named Smokey. And so the Folsom Zoo, renamed the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary in 2002, was launched. Today it’s a safe haven for rescued animals (some wild, some rescued after being kept illegally as pets) that can’t be released back into nature. Residents include foxes and wolves, cougars and tigers, owls and eagles, and even squirrels and a skunk. It’s like a critter utopia.
403 Stafford Street in Folsom, (916) 351-3527, www.folsomzoofriends.org. R.L.
Best drougHt-friendly farmer Brandon Burkhouse, aquaponics expert Brandon Burkhouse walks dogs by day, but his true calling is championing the aquaponics revolution. After three years of recordbreaking drought, Californians are finally coming around. Burkhouse is working on starting nonprofit aquaponics farms in Folsom and Stockton, and his DIY aquaponics guide will be published later this year. www.nextstep farms.com. C.D.
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Best place to talk to tHe animals Folsom Zoo and Sanctuary You can thank a little black bear for this animal haven which was founded in 1963. That’s when the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine asked Gordon Brong, a Folsom park superintendent about finding a NEWS
1000 White Rock Road in El Dorado Hills, (916) 933-3111, www.relish burgerbar.com
Where does the fox stay? at the folsom Zoo and sanctuary, of course.
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1. Relish Burger Bar
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KwirkWorld in Folsom Unicorns do exist. At least there has been a sighting of a synthetic full-size horned horse at KwirkWorld in Folsom. The shop sells novelty items one would expect to
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1. Chicago Fire
2. Samuel Horne’s Tavern
find at Evangeline’s in Old Sac, but on a smaller, less mansion-y scale. It is the place on the northeasternmost fringe of Sacramento County to acquire quirky socks—and the spot for adorable first dates of awkward teens. There will be so much giggling. So cute. Stay in school! 330 Palladio Parkway in Folsom, (916) 293-9139, www.kwirkworld.com. S.
614 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 353-0140; 310 Palladio Parkway, Suite 701 in Folsom; (916) 984-0140; www.chicagofire.com
719 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 293-8207, http://samhornes.com
3. The Purple Place Bar & Grill
2. Zpizza
363 Green Valley Road in El Dorado Hills, (916) 933-2313, www.thepurp.com
Best place to Bowl a wicked googly
2700 E. Bidwell Street in Folsom, (916) 351-9800, www.zpizza.com
3. Pizzeria Classico
702 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 351-1430, http://pizzeriaclassico folsom.eat24hour.com
Best sandwich 1. Beach Hut Deli
CapitalCity Cricket League
411 Blue Ravine Road in Folsom, (916) 983-0900, www.beachhutdeli.com
It’s not popular in the United States yet, but cricket’s certainly huge in the United Kingdom, South Asia and many countries in the South Pacific. Now that ESPN just expanded its cricket coverage, it’s probably time to brush up on the baseballesque sport. The CapitalCity Cricket League (formerly the Folsom Cricket League) has 18 teams with more than 200 total players (and a professional-looking 21-page rule book). Check it out, and learn why Prince William and Duchess Kate think cricket’s the bee’s knees. http://folsomcricketleague.hitscricket.com. J.M.
899 Embarcadero Drive, Suite 4 in El Dorado Hills; (916) 933-0998; www.fortunegarden online.com
3. Selland’s Market-Cafe
4370 Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills, (916) 932-5025, www.sellands.com
2. Folsom Palace
1169 Riley Street in Folsom, (916) 983-8880, www.folsompalace.com
3. Hop Sing Palace
Best Breakfast or Brunch
805 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 985-7309, www.hopsingpalace.com
1. Sutter Street Grill
Of course India Bazar sells produce, massive bags of fragrant rice that weigh as much as a small child and loads of exotic spices. But there is also an aisle full of bhujia—fried snacks that are made of some sort of flour or legumes which are (often) liberally spiced. There are so many varieties—mung bean, peanut, chickpeas—and brands that it’ll leave a curious muncher experimenting for quite a while until a favorite is found. And that doesn’t taste like a bad thing. 404 E. Bidwell Street in Folsom, (916) 983-5599. S. AFTER
1. Fortune Garden Chinese Restaurant
2756 E. Bidwell Street in Folsom, (916) 984-5553, www.jacksurban eats.com
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811 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 985-4323, www.sutterstreetgrill.info
2. The Purple Place Bar & Grill
363 Green Valley Road in El Dorado Hills, (916) 933-2313, www.thepurp.com
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READERS’ PICKS Best Mexican/Latin 1. El Pueblo Folsom
6608 Folsom-Auburn Road, Suite 1 in Folsom; (916) 987-5797; http://elpueblofolsom.net
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2. Cascada
2222 Francisco Drive in El Dorado Hills, (916) 934-0800, http://eatcascada.com
3. La Fiesta Taqueria
1008 E. Bidwell Street in Folsom, (916) 984-3030, http://lafiesta taqueria.com
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Landmarks The El dorado Hills rocks (north of Highway 50 on El Dorado Hills Boulevard). A couple of huge boulders with art and messages on them.
1. India House
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Hiking shoes, cargo shorts and bedazzled jeans will have you fitting in with the locals.
snook’s candies (731 Sutter Street in Folsom, www.snookscandies.com). Buy house-made candy and chocolates.
2776 E. Bidwell Street, Suite 300 in Folsom; (916) 817-4356; www.indiahouse-online.com
2. Ruchi Indian Cuisine
601 E. Bidwell Street in Folsom, (916) 983-2871, www.indian ruchi.com
3. Mylapore Ethnic Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
1760 Prairie City Road, Suite 160 in Folsom; (916) 985-3500; www.mylapore.us
mraz brewing company (2222 Francisco Drive, Suite 510 in El Dorado Hills; www.mrazbrewing company.com). Hang out on the patio for a brew after a day on Folsom Lake.
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Folsom Powerhouse state Historic Park (9980 Greenback Lane in Folsom). Home to a 100-year-old hydroelectric generator. The old gold-rush town of mormon Island has been at the bottom of Folsom Lake until this January, thanks to the drought. Access it via Brown’s Ravine (661 Green Valley Road in El Dorado Hills).
WHErE To obsErvE THE naTIvEs Sunbathing on the rocks by the american river under the Rainbow Bridge in Folsom.
FoLsom and EL dorado HILLs For LovErs Romantic views abound on the trails that wrap around Folsom Lake.
sPoT To LosE THE kIds Folsom Prison museum gift shop (312 Third Street in Represa, www.folsomprisonmuseum.org). A great place to take the kids if they’ve been naughty. Force them to learn about Johnny Cash and other history. busykidz (118 Woodmere Road, Suite 110 in Folsom; www.busy kidzfolsom.com). An indoor playground with a miniature city the kids can inhabit.
Best coffeehouse 1. Java Mama Cafe
2776 E. Bidwell Street, Suite 500 in Folsom; (916) 294-7984; www.javamama.com/folsom
2. Coffee Republic
6610 Folsom-Auburn Road in Folsom, (916) 987-8001, www.coffeerepublicfolsom.com
3. The Black Rooster
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807 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 357-0115, http://theblk rooster.com
Harris center for the arts (10 College Parkway in Folsom, www. harriscenter.net). A great spot for live theater, music and dance of all kinds.
Best Bakery 1. Karen’s Bakery Café & Catering
705 Gold Lake Drive in Folsom, (916) 985-2665, www.karens bakery.com
2. Great Harvest Bread Co.
850 E. Bidwell Street, Suite 145 in Folsom; (916) 984-1830; http://greatharvestfolsomca.com
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3. Bakerie & Latte Chateau Arme
El dorado Hills Town center (4364 Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills, www.eldorado hillstowncenter.com). This is the center of El Dorado Hills commerce.
2222 Francisco Drive, Suite 500 in El Dorado Hills; (916) 939-0834
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1. Sutter Club Sports Bar
720 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 351-1070
2. PowerHouse Pub
614 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 355-8586, www.power housepub.com
3. Hampton’s on Sutter
3. Manderes
1004 E. Bidwell Street, Suite 600 in Folsom; (916) 986-9655; www.manderes.com
Best spot for faMiLy fun 403 Stafford Street in Folsom, (916) 351-3527, www.folsom. ca.us/depts/parks_n_recreation/ zoo
2. Folsom Lake
www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=500
3. Palladio 16 Cinemas
240 Palladio Parkway in Folsom, (916) 984-7494, www.cinema west.com
Best pLace to get your hair Lookin’ good 1. Adagio for Hair
4356 Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills, (916) 939-6604, http://adagioforhair.com
2. Maribou Salon on Sutter
702 Sutter Street, Suite G in Folsom; (916) 985-8800; www.maribouspasalon.com
3. Tangled Hair Salon
401 E. Bidwell Street in Folsom, (916) 984-8900, www.imtangled.com
Best shopping destination 1. Folsom Premium Outlets
13000 Folsom Boulevard in Folsom, (916) 985-0312, www.premiumoutlets.com/folsom
2. Palladio at Broadstone
Palladio Parkway and Iron Point Road in Folsom, http://go palladio.com
3. Broadstone Marketplace
2700 E. Bidwell Street in Folsom, www.gobroadstonemarket place.com
Best yoga spot
2. Bikram Yoga Folsom
1013 Riley Street in Folsom, (916) 984-9000, www.bikram yogafolsom.com
3. Zuda Yoga
220 Blue Ravine Road, Suite 130 in Folsom; (916) 985-4428; www.zudayoga.com
608 Sutter Street in Folsom, (916) 985-4735, http://hamptons onsutter.com
Folsom Premium outlets (13000 Folsom Boulevard, www.premium outlets.com/folsom). A favorite for many bargain shoppers.
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2222 Francisco Drive, Suite 510 in El Dorado Hills; (916) 934-0744; http://mrazbrewingcompany.com
1725 Iron Point Road in Folsom, (916) 608-5327, www.leapyoga.net
Best pLace for a Beer 1. Samuel Horne’s Tavern 719 Sutter Street in Folsom,
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Best spot for a cocktaiL
Palladio at broadstone (Palladio Parkway and Iron Point Road in Folsom, www.go palladio.com). Fifty stores, restaurants and a high-tech movie theater—some screens are threestories tall, and some seats move during select movies.
(916) 293-8207, http://sam hornes.com
1. Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
Best indian
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“I remember thinking, ‘Something’s not right—if I drive by and see you again, I’m going to do something about it.’” Sure enough, when Lindsey drove past that particular stretch again, there was the black cat, still on the side of the road.
Which is not to say that it’s the place to find a new pet. “Our adoption rate is only about two cats a year,” Lindsey said. The purpose, Monahan explained, is to instead ensure that every rescued cat lives a long and healthy life. “Our mission when we started—once we found out how many animals are killed in California [at shelters]—was to figure out a way to stop [the cycle],” she said.
Worried, Lindsey called her sister, Kathy Monahan, and the pair set out trying to rescue the feline—an effort that would ultimately take three days and a lot of head-scratching. The cat, who lived in a nearby motel parking lot with her small litter of kittens, was friendly but not receptive to relocation.
As such, the sisters say they don’t focus so much on “companion” animals—the tame, friendly, easyto-adopt kitties. Those cats that do get placed into new homes, however, come with a guarantee:
“I didn’t know what the heck we were doing,” Lindsey remembered.
So, whatever happened to Freeway, that wayward black cat who started it all?
Maybe not, but the cat they nicknamed “Freeway” inspired the sisters. The pair contacted other rescue groups, learned how to trap cats and eventually launched the Sisters Animal Sanctuary refuge, a nonprofit, no-kill shelter.
“She’s still living at the [motel]—we wanted to bring her into our facility, but she’s so smart, we didn’t know if she’d like it,” Lindsey said. “But we’ve been feeding her for 11 years, and she knows us, and she’s doing good.” (916) 684-4636, www.sistersanimalsanctuary.com.
Now located on a 20-acre lot in Elk Grove, the sanctuary, which is available to visit by appointment only, relies heavily on the donation of goods and services. It’s home to a pair of barnlike metal buildings, a double-wide trailer and dozens of cats that receive daily care from an onsite caretaker, Dawn Morris. A RT S & C U LT U R E
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Best restaurant 1. Thai Chili Restaurant
Best experimental popcorn
8696 Elk Grove Boulevard, Suite 5 in Elk Grove; (916) 714-3519; www.thaichilielkgrove.net
The Popcorn Store Caramel corn? Boring. Cheddar popcorn? It’s been done. And sure, you can grab excellent renditions of such treats at The Popcorn Store, but there’s also maple bacon, birthday cake, butter rum and habanero to be sampled. For the record, the apple popcorn tastes like Jolly Ranchers, and the tutti fruitti is a brightly colored mix of orange, grape, strawberry and banana.
2. Boulevard Bistro
8941 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 685-2220, www.frontier net.net/~boulevardbistro
3. Todo Un Poco
9080 Laguna Main Street, Suite 1A in Elk Grove; (916) 684-7774; www.todounpocobistro.com
9679 E. Stockton Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 686-0333, www.thepopcornstoreca.com. J.B.
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Best thrift store for savvy media consumers
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7400 Laguna Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 683-3551, www.habitburger.com
Almost Perfect Used Books & DVDs Tucked into a strip mall off Elk Grove Boulevard next to La Bou Bakery and Cafe (best to get some coffee to browse with—don’t spill!) is a cute little used bookstore chock-full of prose lying in wait to free your mind. Almost Perfect even has a paranormal-romance book section. Go on, get freaky with it! 8694 Elk Grove Boulevard
in Elk Grove, (916) 684-7272, www.almostperfect usedbooks.com. G.G.
Best excuse for more government Elk Grove Multicultural Committee Elk Grove is a diverse city. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it’s home to higher percentages of black, Asian and multiracial residents than the state average. Still, governments don’t normally go out of their way to engage issues of race and ethnicity (see Sacramento’s ignored Community Racial Profiling Commission). That’s why we’re celebrating the Elk Grove Multicultural Committee. Established in 2011, the 10-member advisory body organizes big, splashy multicultural festivals every August and takes part in smaller events, like last month’s Pakistan-themed cricket tournament and the upcoming Juneteenth celebration at Sacramento’s Land Park. “We’re only in our third year,” said committee member Orlando Fuentes. “We have long-term plans.” http://elkgrovecity.org/multicultural. RFH
Best oversized tacos Super Taco Mexican Restaurants Do you love tacos? Well, you’re in luck: This little local chain of restaurants has a giant one eponymously called the Super Taco on its menu. Now, usually when it comes to tacos, bigger isn’t necessarily better. But here, it is. And it’s probably about the right size for a comicbook superhero: The tortilla takes up the whole plate, but it’s sturdy enough and somehow stays together—not crumbling under the weight of the tasty fillings inside. One is enough for an entire meal, unless you’re a growing superhero.
2. Jimmy’s Superb Subs
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Best scenic jog
Best place to cool off
Lewis Stein Road
Barbara Morse Wackford Community & Aquatic Complex
The wide and long boulevards of Elk Grove also house just as long sidewalks, surrounded by manicured grass and trees. They’re perfect for strolls or runs, but the stretch along Lewis Stein Road is the most appealing in this suburban neighborhood. Elk Grove Creek runs perpendicular to the road, and to one side, it’s a great, Oklahoma-flat, undeveloped field to admire. On the other side of the two-lane road, well, it’s still pretty flat, but there’s also Pinkerton Park, so you can reward your hard cardiovascular workout with a little trip down the playground’s tube slide. Lewis Stein Road, between Big Horn Boulevard and Sheldon Road in Elk Grove. S.
Cosumnes Community Services District Driving past the vast, flat fields of Elk Grove, it’d be fair to wonder, “Who the heck mows all that grass?” This thankless task falls to the Cosumnes Community Services District, which manages fire protection and parks and recreation in Sacramento County’s southern region. That amounts to more than 940 acres of parks, corridors, creeks and trails that need regular tending. “The larger amount of landscape is actually owned by the Cosumnes Community Services District,” said John R. Scott, contract manager for the city’s maintenance and operations division. Elk Grove owns a smaller—but still plenty huge—portion of the greenspace, but it’s the Cosumnes CSD that keeps it all high and tight. “It’s a really good relationship,” Scott added. “It keeps everything consistent.”
8820 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 405-7150, www.yourcsd.com. RFH
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Citizens of Elk Grove, don’t even think about installing a new pool in your backyard. This drought ain’t having it. So unless you want to be cast in your community’s permanent shade, get your cool-pool fix with the rest of the neighbors at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community & Aquatic Complex. The name is a mouthful, but your backyard pool would never be able to accommodate the stupendous Wackford thricecurving, 160-foot long waterslide or the highdiving board hovering 3 meters above ground level or the splash pool—you’re getting the idea, right? 9014 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove,
(916) 405-5600, www.yourcsd.com/parks/ facilities_wackford.asp. S.
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Best sandwich 1. Baguettes Deli
9380 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove, (916) 685-4587, www.baguettesdeli.com
2. Bravo’s Soup and Sandwich Shoppe
9160 E. Stockton Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 714-1111, www.bravos99.com
3. Jimmy’s Superb Subs
8259 Laguna Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 647-4180, www.facebook.com/ jimmysuperbsubs
3. Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop
7419 Laguna Boulevard, Suite 100 in Elk Grove; (916) 683-3099; www.mrpickles.com
Best Breakfast or Brunch
Best diploma factory
1. Mel Dog’s Cafe
Tony Marine As a teacher, Tony Marine has the opposite of a captive audience. The Elk Grove Adult & Community Education employee teaches a highschool equivalency course to men and women just out of prison or jail at one of the Sacramento County Probation Department’s three Adult Day Reporting Centers. In January, he handed out diplomas to 16 graduates, a watermark for the program. The veteran instructor has a knack for connecting with his skeptical students, years removed from formal education and battling self-doubt. Most have never had someone in their corner. “My attitude is, ‘If I can do it, anybody can do it.’ But you have to want it,” Marine says. “If you want it, I will help you get there.” He means it. Elk Grove Adult & Community
Education, 8401-B Gerber Road in Sacramento; (916) 686-7717; www.egace-egusd-ca.schoolloop. com. ADRC-North, 1215 Del Paso Boulevard in Sacramento; (916) 876-4042. RFH
9766 Waterman Road in Elk Grove, (916) 686-4615
2. Stagecoach Restaurant
4365 Florin Road, (916) 422-9296
3. The Original Mike’s Diner 9139 E. Stockton Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 686-8488, www.originalmikesdiner.com
Best sushi 1. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
8525 Bond Road in Elk Grove, (916) 714-2112, www.mikunisushi.com
2. Suki Sushi
7311 W. Stockton Boulevard, Suite 130; (916) 681-6688; www.sukisushirestaurant.com
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9677 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove, (916) 686-6655, www.facebook.com/oldtown pizzeria
2. Fat Mike’s Pizza
8970 Grant Line Road in Elk Grove, (916) 686-8543, www.fatmikespizza.com
3. Pizza Bell
8591 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 685-1560, http://elkgrove.pizzabell.net
Best Chinese 1. Golden Dragon
8470 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 683-9828, www.goldendragon.info
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bob’s Club (9039 Elk Grove Boulevard, www.bobsclubeg.com). This place claims to be the city’s oldest business.
LOCaL CuLTure and museums elk Grove historical society (9441 E. Stockton Boulevard, www.elkgrovehistorical society.com). The group runs a number of history museums and parks. Its members sometimes dress in 19th-century garb.
COmmOn Phrases “Were you on Highway 99 this morning? It was gridlocked.”
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elk Grove Fine arts Center (9080 Elk Grove Boulevard, www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org). This place hosts art exhibitions, classes and events.
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1. Old Town Pizza & Tap House
nugget market (7101 Elk Grove Boulevard, www.nugget market.com) or sprouts Farmers market (8211 Laguna Boulevard, www.sprouts.com). Anyone in the parking lot filling up the trunk of a modified Honda Civic.
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Best Bakery 1. Terri Does Desserts
Best MexiCan/Latin
6616 Laguna Boulevard, Suite 120 in Elk Grove; (916) 691-0870; www.terridoesdesserts.com
1. Plaza Del Sol
2. JR’s Donuts
8523 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 686-1550, www.plazadelsolrestaurant.com
9170 Elk Grove Florin Road, Suite F in Elk Grove; (916) 685-9413
2. El Jardín
3. The Cookie Jar
9385 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 686-0386
3. Dos Coyotes Border Cafe
8519 Bond Road, Suite 100 in Elk Grove; (916) 687-3790; http://doscoyotes.com
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3. Bull Wings Bar and Grill
1. Bob’s Club
2. Brick House Restaurant & Lounge
8433 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove, (916) 688-7177, www.facebook.com/teaculture88
9677 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove, (916) 686-6655, www.facebook.com/oldtown pizzeria
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2. It’s a Grind Coffee House
3. Tea Culture
1. Old Town Pizza & Tap House
2. Bob’s Club
9039 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 685-2064, www.bobsclubeg.com
9620 Bruceville Road, Suite 100 in Elk Grove; (916) 714-5720; 9385 Elk Grove Boulevard, Suite 100 in Elk Grove; (916) 714-2725; www.itsagrind.com
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9624 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove, (916) 685-6767, www.cookiejar-elkgrove.com
1. Tapioca & Tea
9105 Bruceville Road, Suite 3A in Elk Grove; (916) 478-2583
3. Laguna’s Awesome Party Palace
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9027 Elk Grove Boulevard, Suite 100 in Elk Grove; (916) 714-0840; www.brickhouse-eg.com
2. Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
8525 Bond Road in Elk Grove, (916) 714-2112, www.mikuni sushi.com
3. Silva’s Sheldon Inn
9000 Grant Line Road in Elk
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Best pLaCe to get your hair Lookin’ good 1. Elizabeth’s Casa Bella Salon
9152 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 714-8819
2. True Salon and Spa
9044 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 686-6733, www.truesalonandspa.net
3. Eklips
8469 Elk Grove Boulevard, Suite 4 in Elk Grove; (916) 509-9565
8945 Grant Line Road in Elk Grove, (916) 714-9911, www.thewranglerbar.com
3. Scarlett Salon & Spa
8958 Elk Grove Boulevard, Suite 100 in Elk Grove; (916) 686-8448; http://scarlettsalon.com
Best spot for faMiLy fun 1. Surf Xtreme
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9084 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 686-8223
Best yoga spot 1. Bikram Yoga Elk Grove
9384 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove, (916) 714-9642, www.elkgroveyoga.com
2. California Family Fitness
8569 Bond Road in Elk Grove, (916) 685-5555; 3443 Laguna Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 233-1300; www.california familyfitness.com
3. Laguna Creek Racquet Club
9570 Racquet Court in Elk Grove, (916) 684-8855, www.sparetimeclubs.com
3. My Yoga Room
8737 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove, (916) 714-7337, www.myyogaroom.net
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the Sacramento region is in the midst of a monthlong May Is Bike Month celebration, Saturday, May 17, appears to be all about the feet. No less than five running and walking events—for both charity and fun—are happening on the same day in the Sacramento area. Whether you’ve got saddle sores from biking too much, want to raise money for a charity or just really like the Goo Goo Dolls, SN&R’s got the scoop on your potential exercise routine for Saturday. To warm up, start with the walks. May is Mental Health Month, and Sacramento County is hosting a series of events related to its Mental Illness: It’s Not Always What You Think campaign (www.stopstigma sacramento.org). One of them is called Walk With a Doc, and it’s simply that: a 1-mile walk led by psychiatrist Dr. Elizabeth Gutierrez that starts at 9 a.m. at Freedom Park (3244 Freedom Park Drive in North Highlands).
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15th annual Walk for Wishes (http://necannv.wish.org), benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeastern California and Northern Nevada, a nonprofit granting wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions. The 1- or 3-mile walk begins at the south steps of the Capitol (1315 10th Street). But not before another charity walk—the Great Strides Sacramento 5K (http://fight cf.cff.org) benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation—which happens at 9:30 a.m. on the west steps of the Capitol. Then, of course, you can kick things up a notch with one of two runs. First is the
NorCal Mud Run & Obstacle Course (www.norcalmudrun.com) at Davis Ranch (13211 Jackson Road in Sloughhouse). Cap off the day with Now 100.5 FM’s Now
Glowing 5K Fun Run and Concert (http://now100fm.cbslocal. com/now-glowing-5k), which happens at Sleep Train Arena (1 Sports Parkway) at 6:30 p.m. and features a post-run performance by the Goo Goo Dolls.
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Ah, the end of the school year, when students scramble to finish final projects they had all semester to do. Art students display their ART work at the Sacramento State Alumni Association’s Art Chapter’s annual Art Ball— highlighting work by graduating seniors and master’s candidates. Free, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Robert Else Gallery in Kadema Hall at Sacramento State University, 6000 J Street; (916) 278-6166; www.al.csus.edu/art.
Residents of Roseville are moving on to greener pastures. The Roseville Utility Exploration Center exhibits some prime examples of sustainable gardens that are also beautiful. The DIY Expo gives gardeners the tools to literally do it themselves, with demonstrations on composting, irrigation and mulching. $5, 10 a.m. GARDENING to 2 p.m. at Roseville Utility Exploration Center, 1501 Pleasant Grove Boulevard in Roseville; www.roseville.ca.us/ explore.
Every spring, free-form radio station KDVS throws an all-day festival as a symMUSIC bolic fight against awful corporate-radio events. The 14th annual Operation Restore Maximum Freedom Music and Art Festival features lots of genres—indie, rap, jazz, electronic, experimental—on two stages, along with art, food and beer. Headlining is Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, a garage-jazz band signed to Burger Records. $15, noon to 10 p.m. at Sudwerk Restaurant & Brewery, 2001 Second Street in Davis; www.kdvs.org.
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West Coast Brew Fest Saturday, May 17 Another year, another beer event. This one’s the 15th anniversary for the West Coast Brew Fest, with craft brews from California, Washington, Oregon and beyond. This year it also raises funds for the Robla Education Foundation, a Sacramento charity—so that should hopefully cancel out the BEER fact that everyone will probably be drinking too much. $35-$40, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Miller Park, 2710 Ramp Way; www.matsonian.com/wcbf.
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Pacific Rim Street Fest Sunday, May 18 Eat, drink, dance and catch performances from local Asian FESTIVAL cultural groups like the Capitol Chinese Orchestra, Dexter Labonog Filipino Martial Arts and Sacramento Taiko Dan. Community-outreach information and arts-and-crafts booths for the kids round out the 22nd annual festival. Free, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Old Sacramento and Downtown Plaza; www.pacificrimstreet fest.com.
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Der Biergarten The new Midtown spot Der Biergarten is a slightly quirky, low-key place to eat a meal. Perhaps it’s not even really a place to eat a meal. Maybe, as its by Jonathan Mendick website explains, it’s more “Sacramento’s spot to come and socialize over some great German j o nathan m@ beer and light German fare.” news review.c om Whatever the case, the entire menu offers just nine food items. With about 30 cold ones on tap—plenty of imported German brews, Belgians and some domestic German-style beers—the beer menu is about three times as long as the food menu, but this review rating: is mostly about the edible, not drinkable, HHH portion of the menu. Patrons order from a building that was built dinner for one: from a couple of cargo containers and dine $5 - $12 outdoors on communal benches, traditional German biergarten style. I visited three times: a Saturday night, a Saturday afternoon and a Tuesday evening. Each time, the place was packed with a diverse crowd of talkative beer-drinking patrons having a good time. On my first visit, I ordered a Derfinater H flawed Dog, a gussied-up hot dog which the menu bills as a “Frankfurter stuffed with Cheddar Cheese, HH haS momentS wrapped in bacon, fried and served on a roll with our house made garlic sauce, mayo, cream HHH cheese and BBQ Sauce.” appealing This may sound like something Guy Fieri HHHH would serve, but despite its seemingly excesauthoritative sive number of toppings, everything served a HHHHH tasteful purpose. The mayo and garlic sauce epic helped moisten a somewhat dry roll. Likewise, the molten cheddar helped keep the frankfurter moist. The bacon added saltiness, which balanced the sweetness of cream cheese and barbecue sauce. After eating the Derfinater Dog, it was pretty tough to try the Dog Haus sandwich on the next visit. The Dog Haus—simply a frankfurter on a roll with sauerkraut—lacked all the accoutrements that made the Derfinater Still hungry? a hit. The frankfurter was overcooked and dry, Search Sn&r’s the bun was also overly dry and airy without “dining directory” any sauce, and the sauerkraut simply made the to find local restaurants by name whole thing taste sour. Next up, the Belgie Schinken: “Prosciutto or by type of food. Sushi, mexican, indian, Ham served on a Belgium Waffle with our italian—discover it house made mustard, sweet onions, bib lettuce.” all in the “dining” section at In theory, it sounded well-balanced, and it www.news almost was. The prosciutto tasted salty, the review.com. mustard was sour and vinegary, and the sweet onions were semisweet, but the effect didn’t really punch through. The overall taste was a little too sour and salty. The other waffle sandwich, the Belgie Cristo, did strike the right balance, however. Ham, turkey, cream cheese and chipotleraspberry sauce gave it a nice sweetness. Both paired well with the included sweet and vinegary German potato salad. The pretzel disappointed by being a bit on the flaky, brittle and crispy side, rather than
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Hey, “carnivores.” I know some of you call yourselves that as a sort of backlash to the interpreted righteousness of vegans. We herbivores aren’t necessarily trying to be better than thou, though—we’re just excited that we don’t support the heartbreaking inhumanity of factory farming animals. And then we keep seeing studies released that say vegetarians live longer, and eating bacon lowers sperm count. Sorry, omnivores, but I am not on any of those research teams, so don’t blame me. And now I’ve just read 28 Days to Younger Skin (Robert Rose, $24.95) by Karen Fischer, who lists the 12 worst things you could eat to make your skin look aged, such as barbecued and red meats, cheese and dairy products, fast food and takeout, deli meats, butter and margarine. But the top 12 foods that help skin look young are all plants. So vegans are going to live longer and look younger while doing it? Hey, don’t be mad. I didn’t write the book, either.
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Blackbird is back with chefowner Carina Lampkin again at the helm. It’s located in its original space with a similar aesthetic, though with more focus on beer and bar food to better complement the seafood-inspired dinner menu. A burger served with house pickles, seven-day house-cured bacon, cheddar and sweet ’n’ chivey “awesome sauce” make for one of the city’s best burgers, no question. Chowder fries, however, are nifty in theory—fries covered in bay shrimp, bacon and parsley, then doused with chowder. It’s a play on poutine, but a lack of acid and serious sogginess issues mar it from being a landmark dish. Better yet? Fish tacos featuring fried pollock served with pickled cabbage and chipotle crema. These and a beer will remedy any bad day you’re having. American. 1015 Ninth St., (916) 498-9224. Dinner for one: $10-$30. HHH1/2 G.M.
Mother It’s no secret that Mother is a vegetarian-vegan restaurant, but this is not just a place that replaces the meat in a meal. Instead, Mother celebrates an endless array of fresh vegetables and grains. The chile verde here comprises chunky potatoes, pinto beans and hominy for a “meaty” texture. Try it topped with a soft-poached egg, and stir the yolk into the zingy chile sauce. Kale has been done almost to death, but Mother’s version is a take on the Waldorf
salad that makes eating your greens easy. Lots of golden raisins, celery, walnuts and balls of apple with a bit of skin attached join dilled yogurt and baby kale. Dessert includes the now-legendary brown-butter and sea-salt cookies. Do yourself a favor and get some. Vegetarian. 1023 K St., (916) 594-9812. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHHH1/2 AMR
Midtown The Coconut Midtown The food here travels a path between standard and inventive. Cream-cheese wontons, for example, aren’t the epitome of culinary Southeast Asian traditions, but damn it if they aren’t delightful. Soft cream cheese and chives in a crispy wrapper and served with a sweet chili sauce? Nothing wrong with that. The chicken larb—a spicy minced-meat salad—is fragrant and intense. Mint, chilies, basil and iceberg lettuce are drenched in a spicy lime dressing punctuated with a heavy hand of fish sauce. The Coconut has warnings in its menu about which dishes are spicy, but unless you’re a newborn kitten, trembling and mewling, you might not even be aware of the chilies in your food. Thai. 2502 J St., (916) 447-1855. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHH1/2 G.M.
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firefighting theme (a ladder on the ceiling duct work, shiny silver wallpaper with a rat-and-hydrant motif) and a bar setup that encourages patrons to talk to each other. An interesting wine list includes entries from Spain and Israel; there are also draft cocktails and numerous beers on tap. The brunch menu is heavy on the eggs, prepared in lots of ways. One option is the Croque Madame, a ham-and-Gruyere sandwich usually battered with egg. This one had a fried egg and béchamel, with a generous smear of mustard inside. The mountain of potato hash alongside tasted flavorful and not too greasy. The menu also features pizzas and housemade pastas, but one of its highlights includes an excellent smoked-eggplant baba ghanoush, which is smoky and garlicky. The bananas foster bread pudding is equally transcendent. American. 1630 S St., (916) 442-4885. Dinner for one: $20-$40. HHH1/2 AMR Thai Basil SN&R readers consistently vote this place among the city’s top Thai restaurants for this paper’s annual Best of Sacramento issue. And for good reason. The restaurant’s tom yum soup may be one of the best foods served in the City of Trees. It features an incredibly savory broth with layers of flavor. Likewise, the tom kha gai—a coconut-broth soup—is a veritable panacea against Delta winds. Salads
make up a large part of Thai cuisine and should not be overlooked. Larb gai consists of simple shredded chicken over mixed greens, cucumber and tomatoes. Fresh mint and a chili-laden dressing heavy with fish sauce and vigorous squeezes of lime juice pull it all together for an addictive and satisfying lunch. One of Thai Basil’s true highlights is its homemade curry pastes. These balanced constructions of basil, lemongrass, shallots, chilies, kaffir lime leaves and other ingredients, when roasted, have been known to drive hungry Sacramentans into a berserk craze. Service here is impeccable. Thai Basil has earned its reputation. Thai. 2431 J St., (916) 442-7690. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHHH G.M.
Tidbit Catering & Gelateria Chef Eric Lee has crafted an eclectic, bargain-friendly menu. Fried calamari are lightly seasoned with a crispy exterior and served with a marinara-ish bland sauce. A carrot-andginger soup possesses a slow burn, and a chicken-lettuce wrap is sophisticated: a modest portion of food of moderate size that’s highlighted with slivers of cucumber and a shaking of vinegar. The frozen bits, however are the real winners. Gelato and sorbet are both available in astounding off-the-cuff flavors that mostly draw inspiration from Asian cuisines. A vanillaand-adzuki-bean gelato tastes sweet and earthy, with a flavor reminiscent to Chinese moon cakes. A nutty soy-based
Land Park/ Curtis Park Spice Kitchen The menu here has a few tangential dishes like pad thai, but it’s mostly focused on Japanese cuisine, with a side menu of Chinese-American favorites. Tasty options include the vegetable tempura, lightly fried with slices of Japanese sweet potato and yams. If you want ramen, the hot soup dish these days, try the red tonkotsu version: It’s served with lots of nicely chewy noodles, spinach and the requisite soft-boiled egg. Spice Kitchen also serves bento boxes in lunch and dinner portions for a good price. Here, diners get soup, rice, salad and tempura, as well as a meat of choice. Japanese. 1724 Broadway, (916) 492-2250. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHH AMR
Kansai Ramen & Sushi House This place serves its own take on ramen and sushi, with varying degrees of success. The kakuni ramen, which features three thick slices of braised pork belly in lieu of the house ramen’s thin slices of chashu, boasts a nice, sweet marinade; tender consistency; and copious flavor. Be sure to order noodles al dente, and it’ll make for a good option, even with its run-of-the-mill broth. Or amp it up with the spicy tan tan men, which uses a beefy and seafood-tinted soup base that teems with flavor. The sushi rolls here are Western style—a.k.a. loaded with toppings. Try the Mufasa roll. With crab and avocado on the inside and salmon and sauce outside,
South Sac Bodhi Bowl This Vietnamese eatery’s menu is all vegetarian and mostly vegan, with plenty of high notes. The Heavenly Noodle is a can’t-go-wrong salad comprising snow-white vermicelli noodles with cooling mint, cucumber slices, houseroasted peanuts and jagged
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pieces of faux beef. The “beef” actually is slightly sweet, plenty umami and pleasantly inoffensive, as far as fake meat goes. Nearly everything here has a faux-meat product or tofu element. So, sorry diners with soy allergies—it can’t even be escaped in the papaya salad. Not an issue? Soldier on with the Hot & Sour soup, a not-too spicy sunset-orange broth that teems with a tomatoey and citrus flavor, chunks of pineapple, semicircles of trumpet mushrooms, cubes of fried tofu and slices of faux crab. Or, try the stir-fried Eight Fold Path. It features al dente celery, red bell pepper and triangles of the most savory, salty, dense tofu perhaps ever. Vietnamese. 6511 Savings Place, Ste. 100; (916) 428-4160. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHHH S.
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Yang’s Noodles This is perhaps the only place in town that serves niu rou jian bing (sliced beef rolls)—a specialty of northern China—and the ones at Yang’s hit the spot. This is basically the Chinese version of a burrito: meat (thinly sliced beef marinated in soy sauce) plus veggies (diced green onion, cucumber and cilantro) wrapped in a large, flat carbohydrate crepe. Elsewhere on the menu, Yang’s eponymous noodles are homemade, alkaline and chewy. Chinese. 5860 Stockton Blvd., (916) 392-9988. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHHH J.M.
Stirling Bridges Restaurant and Pub This British- and Scottishthemed gastropub offers an adequate beer selection and an extensive menu that goes beyond standard deep-fried pub fare. Try the Irish onion soup, a French onion-styled soup kicked up with Irish whiskey and Guinness beer. Or order the house-made veggie burger—it’s one of the tastiest black-bean patties around. The most unusual dish on the menu is the Scottish Mafia Pizza. Topped with turkey pastrami, potatoes, cabbage and Swiss cheese, it falls short with its too many flat flavors to actually benefit from their unusual pairing. Thankfully, there’s Tabasco sauce on the table. Pub. 5220 Manzanita Ave. in Carmichael, (916) 331-2337. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHH1/2 J.M.
Arden/ Carmichael Roma’s Pizza & Pasta This eatery claims to serve “authentic Italian-style” food, but that’s only partially true when it comes to its pizza. That’s because it actually serves two types: one with the kind of thick, doughy crust usually found on an American-styled pizza, and another with a thinner crust, resembling a pie one might actually have in Italy. The thicker crust is chewy, but ultimately lacking in flavor. However, the tomato sauce makes up for the dough with a nice, spicy kick, and Roma’s doesn’t skimp on the toppings. The thin-crust pizza impresses: It’s light
Tasty Thai It’s hard to find a better lunch deal than the one offered here: Each one includes rice and a salad with an entree—and costs $11 or less. There are 23 options, plus daily specials. (The dinner menu is similar—only bigger). Choose from four categories—wok, rice and noodles, soup, or curry—and add a protein. The Thai basil, served with green beans, onion, bell pepper and basil in a spicy garlic sauce, is cooked in a wok and has a nice smoky flavor with veggies cooked slightly al dente.
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Elk Grove 1st Choice Pizza & Curry This place serves a surprising mash-up of traditions that includes American and Indian pizzas on standard pizza dough in five different sizes. The pizza crust is not quite deep-dish, but relatively thick; different options include butter chicken, chicken curry and malai paneer. All feature generous amounts of toppings, with moist chunks of chicken or paneer and vegetables—primarily bell peppers and onions. What really makes this place stand out, however, is its other Indianfood options, including a wellexecuted selection of chaat and entrees. Try the samosa chaat, comprising two fried pastries filled with spiced potatoes and peas, then smothered in a tomatoey sauce of chickpeas, red onions and cilantro. It’s finger-lickin’ good for sure. Indian. 9308 Elk Grove Boulevard, Suite 100 in Elk Grove; (916) 478-4444. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHH AMR
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it’s particularly tasty, seasoned in sesame oil and baked—a somewhat unusual technique for sushi. Japanese. 2992 65th St., Ste. 288; (916) 455-0288. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHH J.M.
Davis Raja’s Tandoor This place has long been a favorite with the area’s student population, thanks to its lunch buffet featuring multiple vegan and vegetarian options (dinner at Raja’s also won’t disappoint, by the way). The potato-and-pea samosas are a meal in and of themselves. It is highly recommended that you slather these with spicy chutney and seasoned raita. The chana masala here is one of the best dishes by far. It usually tends to feature a strong butter taste but is actually cooked with canola oil here—it’s vegan—and the tenderness of the chickpeas as well as the punch of the ginger and coriander makes it worth returning for. Indian. 207 Third St. in Davis, (530) 753-9664. Dinner for one: Less than $10. HHH1/2 G.M.
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In September 2013, UC Davis launched the Confucius Institute, dedicated to “promoting the understanding of Chinese culture, especially Chinese food and beverage culture.” Now that its first academic year is nearing its end, the department is hitting its stride with a whole buffet of events: At noon on Tuesday, May 20, the school will host a lecture titled “What Makes Chinese Food So Delicious?” Happening at the UC Davis Student Community Center, Meeting Room D, the discussion will center on classifying Chinese cuisine and the five-flavor theory of Chinese cooking. Then at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, UC Riverside professor of anthropology E.N. Anderson will visit the Mondavi Center to deliver a lecture titled “Origins of Chinese Food: Neolithic Innovations and Early Dynasties.” It’ll cover Chinese food’s “thousands of years of development,” according to the Confucius Institute’s website (http://confucius. ucdavis.edu; read about more programs and events there, too). UC Davis is located at 1 Shields Avenue in Davis.
Village Bakery Diners can order pizza and pastries, but let’s talk bread instead. Village’s seed loaf is slathered with sesame, poppy and sunflower seeds inside and out, and it has a devout following. Earthy and nuttier than a Burning Man festival, it’s best taken home to be toasted and then slathered with butter and jam. But if there is one loaf that sets Village Bakery apart from every other bakery in the region, it’s the garlic-and-Parmesan bread. An utter umami bomb of halfway-caramelized garlic— sweet but retaining a slight sulfury bite. The pockets of Parm are blessings from the bread gods. American. 814 Second St. in Davis, (530) 750-2255. Dinner for one: $5-$10. HHHH1/2 G.M.
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No, don’t parent her. I’m a huge fan of direct, honest communication, but in this case, it won’t help. She may be gorgeous, but she’s also clueless. A confrontation about her inability to respect your buddy’s relationship with his girlfriend (on a birthday weekend, no less) won’t sate your anger. If you accuse her of flirting with your buddy, she’s likely to act surprised, then insist she was just being friendly. You might want to believe her because, well, you think she’s gorgeous. But let’s translate her plea of naiveté. What it really means is that she has no ability to discern the difference between being pleasant company on a couples’ weekend and throwing herself at another man. Seriously, do you want to mess with that? On the other hand, if you confront her, she might accuse you of being insecure. That would put you on the defensive, arguing
insistently that the real issue is her behavior. That argument would likely end when one of you hangs up on the other. And then, for days afterward, her putdowns and your woulda, coulda, shoulda responses would be swirling around in your brain. Why bother? Darlin’, you deserve a woman who appreciates you and is attracted to the man you are right now. Don’t be so distracted by her packaging that you deny how smarmy she is and how incompatible the two of you are. Send her a text that says, “Thanks for joining me for a Tahoe weekend. It didn’t work out between us, but I’m glad we met. Warmly, (your name here).” Then be nice to yourself by blocking her number and deleting her from your social-media sites. After all, there’s no good reason to stay in touch. If you do, you teach your brain to value relationships with gorgeous people who treat you badly. And who does that benefit? Not you. I met a woman online, went out to lunch with her, and although I enjoyed our conversation, I just wasn’t feeling it. I started dating someone else, but that didn’t work out. I went out again with the first woman and had a great time, but still no chemistry. We decided to be friends. We went to a concert together, and, for some reason, I kissed her goodnight. Our kiss was deep and amazing. Now I can’t get her out of my head, but I’m completely out of hers. What should I do? Realize that you have been confused. Physical attraction is essential, but it’s friendship that sustains a couple. So tell this woman that you desire an intimate relationship with her. It’s friendship plus physical attraction that ensures a healthy dating relationship or longterm commitment. Ω
Meditation of the Week “You will be known by your dreams,” wrote poet Brenda Hillman in the last line of “After a Very Long Difficult Day.” Hillman reads her poetry Monday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at the Parkway Theatre (5051 47th Avenue) as part of a benefit for the Women’s Wisdom Art program. Are your dreams big enough to power your life?
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The Madwoman of Chaillot Ovation Stage director Penny Kline says that she views The Madwoman of Chaillot as more relevant today than when it was first produced 69 years by Patti Roberts ago. Though this political and social satire by French playwright Jean Giraudoux was written in 1943, notably during World War II—and not performed until after the playwright’s death in 1945—it’s fascinating to pick out the modern parallels that Kline refers to as a “parable for our times.” It’s corporations against community, where the masters of commerce are more interested in the oil beneath the streets of Paris than in the joie de vivre of the artists and musicians that roam the neighborhoods. The Madwoman of Chaillot has shades of theater of the absurd with a quirky cornucopia of street performers and alternative thinkers who battle the badasses of the business world—a quiet rebellion led by the Madwoman of Chaillot, a woman of cunning charm with a touch of merry madness.
madwomen banter like The Real Housewives of Chaillot. Unfortunately, there tend to be so many swirling, buzzing characters—such as singers, musicians, a fortune-teller, a juggler, a mime and a flower girl—constantly milling about, that they become distractions to a main storyline that’s puzzling to begin with. But there are some nice performances, including Janet Motenko as the Madwoman, along with the actors portraying her co-madwomen conspirators and the morally challenged moneymen. Ω
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A composer, struggling to finish a song for a kid’s show—one that he personally finds inane and repulsive—is suddenly struck by a brain event. He’s got a serious problem, one that could leave him a vegetable if it doesn’t kill him. So what does he do? Hallucinate incredibly funny production numbers, of course, as any wannabe Broadway star would. In this very tuneful, funny and touching musical from William Finn and James Lapine, the life of Gordon Schwinn (played by Craig Howard) gets upended by something completely unforeseen, and we get treated to the sight of a male nurse (Scott Minor) singing the hilarious “Poor, Unsuccessful and Fat.” There’s also Mr. Bungee (Owen Smith), the “star” of the kid’s show that Gordon writes for, being alternately profane and inspiring—all the while dressed up as a frog in an outrageously realistic puppet costume as he rides around the stage on a scooter. And don’t get us started on the alternately hilarious and all-too-realistic homeless woman (Joelle Robertson), panhandling her way through life when she’s not offering solace and counsel to Gordon’s frightened lover (Nephi Speer, with a piercingly clear voice), or the inimitable Martha Knight as Gordon’s mother, relentlessly keeping up his spirits, whether he wants them kept up or not. An altogether delightful show, with an energetic supporting cast that includes Eimi Taormina as Gordon’s best friend, Lizzy Poore as a nurse, Ryan Allen as the neurologist, and Mike Yee as a minister, A New Brain also benefits from a live orchestra, under the direction of Peter Kagstrom. Director Jerry Kennedy keeps things moving at a manic pace, making this another of Green Valley Theatre Company’s delightful and wild rides. —Kel Munger
A New Brain, 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday; $18. Green Valley Theatre Company, 3823 V Street; (916) 736-2664; www.greenvalleytheatre.com. Through May 18.
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In David Lindsay-Abaire’s searing story of South Boston’s working-class neighborhood, two Southies whose paths drastically diverged after high school meet up again to find out they have radically different views on self-determination. Director Stephanie Gularte deftly directs this talented cast, careful not to teeter into stereotypes or overplayed accents or attitudes. Rebecca Dines (in an achingly honest, memorable performance) shines as a wounded Margaret— so much so that, in a moment when her character breaks down, the audience lets out a collective moan of painful recognition. W 7pm; Th, F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 6/1. $22-36. Capital Stage,
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Inventing Van Gogh
By tracing Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpieces from poor painter to the modern-day multimillion-dollar art-trade business, Inventing Van Gogh explores the fascinating world of art from the original creation to the eventual appreciation and the ultimate exploitation of the artwork. The three actors portraying the artists are cohesive and intriguing—Brennan Villados as a modern young artist, Brian Watson as Van Gogh and Ed Gyles Jr. as Paul Gauguin—with director Benjamin T. Ismail keeping the ever-changing play’s sentiments in check. Th, F, Sa 8pm. Through 5/17. $10-$16. Big Idea Theatre, 1616 Del Paso Blvd.; (916) 960-3036; www.bigideatheatre.com. P.R.
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B Street Theatre’s regional premiere of Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning satire is based on—and pokes fun at—the works of Chekhov. While there are laughs aplenty, the production does veer from satire to farce. It’s directed by Buck Busfield, and stars B Street company members Greg Alexander, Jamie Jones, Stephanie McVay and Jason Kuykendall. Tu 6:30pm; W 2pm & 6:30pm;
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If this bell-ringing doesn’t drive you mad, the play’s absurdity and quirkiness will.
The first act takes place in front of a Paris cafe abuzz with patrons—both those enjoying a meal and those dabbling in the arts, and where four moneyed men converge to discuss an oil-drilling proposition. The second act moves underground to the sewers of Paris, where both the oil and the opposition are hidden from sight. The play itself can be a bit maddening and frustrating with so much action and subplots whirling around and behind the main conversations that the storyline is never quite coherent. Which is probably why Madwoman isn’t produced very often. But there are moments that cleverly pose the dichotomy of opposing societal goals—business vs. beauty, the pleasure of money vs. the pleasure of a life well-lived. Ovation Stage stages an admirable undertaking with a cast of 24 and a crew of 16, transforming the expansive California Stage theater to an intimate Paris street scene, and later to the confines of an underground cavern. There are many fun moments and interesting scenes that capture the conflict—most notably when the businessmen talk biz, and later when a group of
This early Stephen Sondheim show dates back to 1962. But as a musical farce set in ancient Rome, Forum’s aged better than many shows of its era. As this lively production proves, it’s still a very funny piece. Director Michael Laun piles up overlapping schemes and plot reverses with panache. A live band (rather than recorded instrumentals) would have been nice, but otherwise, this production clicks on most levels. W 6:30 pm, Th 12:30pm &
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Ballet ballyhoo To close out its 59th season, Sacramento Ballet will serve up two events in the following weeks. First, a production called Modern Masters, from Thursday, May 15, through Saturday, May 17, features George Balanchine’s Apollo, plus premieres by California choreographers Molly Lynch, K.T. Nelson and Melissa Barak. Apollo, which debuted in 1928, tells the story of the Greek god’s classical arts education from three muses, and features music from Igor Stravinsky. Next, Beer & Ballet is a series of performances happening the following Friday, May 23, through Sunday, June 1, at Sacramento City College’s Art Court Theatre. It features new works choreographed and danced by Sacramento Ballet’s dancers, paired with local brews (this year, the brew partner is Ruhstaller Beer). Modern Masters, $45, 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, and Friday, May 16; 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 17; at Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Parkway in Folsom; Beer & Ballet, $35, 7 p.m. on Friday, May 23, through Saturday, May 31; 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, and June 1; at Sacramento City College’s Art Court Theatre, 3835 Freeport Boulevard; (916) 552-5800; www.sacballet.org —Jonathan Mendick
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Don’t you be my neighbor Neighbors I almost hate to say it, but Neighbors goes directly onto my guilty pleasures list. Nowhere near the top, to be sure, but it’s there, mainly because it’s pretty by Jim Lane damn funny. Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne play Mac and Kelly Radner, a nice middle-class couple with a new baby named Stella, a new house in a nice neighborhood, and a determination to prove that a baby and a mortgage don’t have to turn them into a couple of old fuddy-duddies.
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Their resolve is put to the test when the moving truck arrives next door, and their new neighbors turn out to be the members of the local university’s chapter of Delta Psi Beta fraternity. As the frat boys and their trophy girlfriends cart their couches, hazing paddles, neon beer signs and large plywood Greek letters onto the premises, Mac and Kelly hope to nip any noisy parties in the bud, but they want to do it without looking uncool. They frantically rehearse ways to say “Keep it down” without sounding like a couple of uptight oldsters; they even take a joint over to the new neighbors as a peace offering. They go further than that, just to prove how cool they are: They party all night with the frat—keeping their baby monitor handy, of course—and Mac bonds with the frat’s president and leader Teddy (Zac Efron) over a baggie full of magic mushrooms. As they part in the dawn’s early light, Mac promises Teddy that any time the frat parties get too loud, he’ll call Teddy rather than the cops. The pact doesn’t last. At the next wild weeknight party, after trying to call 10 times, Mac and Kelly finally break down and call the cops, hoping to remain anonymous. But they forget to take caller ID into account, and Teddy regards this as an act of war. After that, it’s every neighbor for himself. The script by first-timers Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien is short on logic, and the arc of the story seems to skip over scenes, suggesting that they were either never written, never filmed or left on the cutting-room floor in
the interests of keeping the joke parade rolling. Mac and Kelly’s best friends, a divorced couple named Jimmy (Ike Barinholtz) and Paula (Carla Gallo), have a couple of funny scenes early on. Jimmy commiserates with Mac on the crimp in his and Kelly’s sex life with a new baby in the house (“She’s got these enormous tits,” laments Mac, “but she insists on wearing a wife-beater. It’s like fucking Tony Soprano”). Later, Paula urges the two to join her at a hot dance party and bring little Stella along (“Baby’s first rave!”), but the preparations wear them out, and they fall asleep on their way out the door. Jimmy and Paula become the Radners’ accomplices in their neighborhood war, but once Paula hooks up with an incredibly well-endowed frat boy (Christopher Mintz-Plasse, also underused), both she and Jimmy drop out of the action until too late. Similarly, Lisa Kudrow has a great couple of scenes as a college dean unsympathetic to Mac and Kelly’s plight, but again, there’s not enough for her to do—and a sense that more of her may turn up among the outtakes on the DVD. As Teddy, Efron gives an intriguing performance, but it seems to be piped in from an entirely different movie. His Teddy is—somewhere under his shirtless bravado—terrified of graduating into the real world and maybe someday winding up like Mac, yelling over the fence at other frat boys to keep it down. He’s aware that his frat’s vice president Pete is a lot smarter than he is, and he squirms at the barely suppressed gay subtext to their “bros before hos” buddyhood. A closing scene of rueful truce between Mac and Teddy awkwardly but sweetly melds the two movies together.
Zac Efron gives an intriguing performance, but it seems to be piped in from an entirely different movie. Director Nicholas Stoller keeps the action moving, but he can’t iron out its wrinkles, and he doesn’t seem to realize when a comic idea doesn’t pan out—a sequence of the Radners’ panic at finding Stella playing with a discarded condom goes nowhere and isn’t funny, and in retrospect, I couldn’t help wondering what might have been cut out, or never included, to make room for scenes like this. There are more laughs than duds among Neighbors’ wild array of jokes, and I came away amused. But the movie has enough misfires and missed chances to put the “guilt” in guilty pleasure. Ω
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Peter Parker/Spider-Man returns in the person of Andrew Garfield, and he’s as miscast as he was the first time around, again slouching and mumbling like a James Dean wannabe. Four writers are credited, but there’s no real story beyond what’s left over from the previous movie. There’s plenty of CGI action, blasted at us at high velocity, but as so often happens, there’s little weight or sense of real danger. It’s just so much visual noise. As Spidey’s squeeze Gwen Stacy, Emma Stone still has little chemistry with Garfield, but she’s always welcome. Also welcome, and also wasted, are Jamie Foxx, Sally Field, Chris Cooper and Paul Giamatti (the latter apparently being set up to be the next movie’s villain). Fans may convince themselves they’ve gotten their money’s worth, but the movie doesn’t make it easy. J.L.
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Belle
Almost every “costume drama” deals with the inequities of privilege, with the focus usually falling on class and gender divides. Amma Asante’s Belle adds racial inequality into the mix, and the wrinkle is almost compelling enough to forgive the superficial treatment it receives. Newcomer Gugu Mbatha-Raw is all big, pleading eyes as Belle, a biracial orphan left with wealthy white relatives and forced to live under a set of dehumanizing guidelines. This is where Belle should burrow into the intersecting and often contradictory concepts of power and privilege, but the film is content to skim the surface. Draco Malfoy himself (Tom Felton) is cast in the role of an invective-spewing rich bigot, just to prove that racism is bad. The courtroom drama subplot, which invokes a real-life case instrumental in dismantling the British slave industry, feels tacked on for the sake of a quasi-inspirational finish. D.B.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
SHIELD, the agency for which Captain America (Chris Evans) and the other Avengers work, has been subverted by the terrorist organization HYDRA. Col. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is dead, and only the Captain and Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) remain to fight for freedom, aided by Sam Wilson, a.k.a. the Falcon (Anthony Mackie). The movie is a letdown from 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, partly because much of the first supporting cast is gone, partly because director Joe Johnston has been replaced by brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, a lackluster change. Still, it’s diverting enough, and the Russos’ when-in-doubt-start-a-CGI-fight approach will please the fans. J.L.
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Fading Gigolo
The rancid Fading Gigolo sleazily postulates that the beautiful and lonely female professionals of modern-day New York crave only one thing: 57-year-old John Turturro. But here’s the joke: there’s no joke, that’s the movie. Turturro plays cash-strapped handyman Fioravante, who is whored out sight unseen to a married but sexually frustrated doctor played by Sharon Stone, a scene that culminates with Stone literally cursing her husband while she climaxes. Writer-director Turturro begs for comparisons to Woody Allen’s classic New York romances, right down to the casting of Allen as Fioravante’s mentor and aspiring pimp, but he earns them only in that Fading Gigolo seems to exist in an Allen-esque, pre-feminist 1960s fantasia bursting with polymorphous-perverse female neurotics. After going psychotically overthe-top in nearly every role for the last 15 years, Turturro takes a polar opposite approach here, barely registering as a screen presence. D.B.
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A women’s swim coach at Tennessee State University (Taraji P. Henson) gets the chance to coach the men’s golf team, a dream assignment for her—but obstacles include a hostile athletic director (Henry Simmons) who has little confidence in her team of international misfits. The movie is inspired by the career of Catana Starks, but we can only hope that Starks’ real life has not been so riddled with clichés as the script by Mike Critelli and director Pierre Bagley. Every go-for-the-gold sports-movie trope is recycled here, while Bagley’s slack pacing and awkward compositions fail to make golf an interesting spectator sport (an uphill battle anyway). Earnest performances all around (including former Harry Potter nemesis Tom Felton and the late Michael Clark Duncan), but the material defeats them. J.L.
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return
Dorothy (voice by Lea Michele) is drawn back to Oz on a rainbow to save her old friends (and some new ones) from the Jester (Martin Short), evil brother of the Wicked Witch of the West. Meanwhile, back in Kansas, a shady real-estate appraiser (Short again) is trying to steal Uncle Henry and Aunt Em’s farm after a tornado. Adapted from a book by Roger S. Baum, great-grandson of Oz’s creator, there’s sadly nothing about this candy-colored animated feature that isn’t hopelessly dreary, from the textureless animation (outsourced to India) to the forgettable-as-you-listen-to-them songs that keep bringing the story to a screeching halt. Plenty of celebrity voices (Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, Bernadette Peters, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart and Oliver Platt are in there, too), but there’s nothing they can do. J.L.
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Million Dollar Arm
One of the businessmen in Craig Gillespie’s Million Dollar Arm refers to India as “the last untapped market.” It is intended to be a dig at global capitalists who worship money and treat humans like assets, but it’s more evocative of the mercenary-missionary strategy at the heart of this dog-eared Disney sports film. Jon Hamm plays struggling sports agent J.B. Bernstein, and although this emotionally withdrawn huckster is right in his Don Draper wheelhouse, the film’s dewy-eyed sentiment is a bad look on Hamm. J.B. launches the “Million Dollar Arm” talent competition throughout India, hoping to convert hard-throwing cricket players into pitchers. Once the film flies to Mumbai, we are treated to a half-hour of racial stereotypes, before returning to America for another hour
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Colin Firth plays Eric Lomax, a former prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, who learns that the soldier who tortured him is still alive and serving as a guide at the Burmese camp where Lomax was held. Lomax decides to confront the man in an attempt to come to terms with his terrible memories. Adapted from Lomax’s autobiography by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, the movie simplifies the story (eliminating Lomax’s first marriage completely), then jumps back and forth between the 1980s and the war (where Lomax is played by Jeremy Irvine). The movie is rather reticent and uninvolving, but well-acted all around, especially by Irvine. Nicole Kidman is also fine as Lomax’s loving wife, as is Stellan Skarsgård as a lifelong friend who shared Lomax’s captivity. J.L.
Although strapped with an exponentially larger budget, director Gareth Edwards gives his Godzilla recharge the same lo-fi Spielbergian treatment as his debut feature film Monsters. In that low-budget 2010 business card, Edwards kept the creatures and their destruction largely out of frame, instead focusing on a squabbling couple wandering through the aftermath. It’s an admirable strategy, and a potentially profound one, but it only works if the characters are well-rounded and the story is worth a damn. Unfortunately, Edwards lacks Spielberg’s storytelling zest and deep reservoir of humanity, and the execution in both films is humorless and dull. There are moments of spectacle and mystery in Godzilla, and the San Francisco-set “big finish” is impressive, but it takes 90-plus minutes of one-dimensional characters, ancient clichés, and idiotically awestruck gazes (there are more here than in Spielberg’s entire oeuvre) to get there. Giant, radioactive lizards deserve better. D.B.
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The great flood of Genesis gets a typically idiosyncratic retelling from director and co-writer (with Ari Handel) Darren Aronofsky, as Noah (Russell Crowe), his wife Naameh (Jennifer Connelly) and eldest son Ham (Logan Lerman) prepare for rain, while Noah’s grandfather Methuselah (Anthony Hopkins) kibitzes from a distance and some rocklike fallen angels called Watchers help build the Ark. Not everything works—those Watchers seem to have beamed in from one of Lerman’s Percy Jackson pictures—but the movie often has the raw energy of a primitive legend handed down from the prehistoric, torch-lit past. Crowe’s Noah is more tortured prophet than white-bearded patriarch; it’s a bold concept, and it works. J.L.
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Transcendence
A brilliant scientist (Johnny Depp) is given a fatal dose of radiation by a cabal of anti-technology Luddites. Before he dies, he, his wife (Rebecca Hall) and best friend (Paul Bettany) transfer his personality to an experimental artificial-intelligence computer— with unexpected (if predictable) consequences. Performances are good—also featured are Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy and Cole Hauser—and the movie is consistently interesting, but first-time writer Jack Paglen and first-time director Wally Pfister have bitten off more than they can chew. The story lumbers and becomes muddled, finally winding down into a bizarre variation on Romeo and Juliet. J.L.
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In Nick Cassavetes’ imbalanced and unfunny The Other Woman, Cameron Diaz plays a successful lawyer and voracious man-eater who finds out that her “boyfriend” already has an unsuspecting wife (Leslie Mann). The two women form a weird bond, and after discovering the existence of a second mistress (Kate Upton, mostly acting in slow motion), they bring her into the fold and start to plot their revenge. Diaz and Mann rehash their respective personas at full volume throughout, but the comedic bar is set excessively low (revenge montage set to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” anyone?), and the long leash on Mann’s highstrung idiot shtick is especially unbearable. Although the script is by first-timer Melissa Stack, The Other Woman is virulently misogynistic (even our female “heroes” refer to Upton’s character as “the boobs”), and the mix of low comedy and trite sisterhood clichés becomes borderline schizophrenic. D.B.
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POLLYWOG CREW // BEASTIE BOYS, REVOLVER // RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, THUNDER COVERS ROCK AND ROLL TIME MACHINE
The Briefs jump back in to revisit some hardcore-punk nostalgia Die-hard fans of the Briefs have probably been in agony for the past seven years. The old-school punk band mysteriously by Janelle Bitker took a hiatus in 2007. Its members scattered. One moved to Germany. One moved to j a ne l l e b @ Oakland. Frontman Steve E. Nix stayed in ne w s re v i e w . c o m Seattle and started a new band, the Cute Lepers. Just as mysteriously, the band is back. What can fans possibly expect?
SUN 05/25 // 9PM
FOXTROT MARY // MEMPHIS SOUL, JOHNNY THROWBACK // DETROIT MOTOWN
908 K STREET • SAC • 916.446.4361 Tickets Available @ wwwMarilynsOnK .com
Feel the old-school, skinny-tie, hardcore-punk love.
Check out the Briefs, Wednesday, May 21, 8 p.m. at Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Boulevard; $10-$12. Night Birds, Boats! and Shove It are also on the bill. For more, check out www.face book.com/thebriefs.
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The Briefs were never ones for formal rehearsals anyway. They just played gig after gig. They toured together for several years, dropped four studio records and made a documentary. Ultimately, they split out of fatigue. “It felt like it had run its course,” Nix says. “Sitting in a van year after year, staring at the same faces. It starts to wear on you.” They wanted to branch out, try out new projects and maybe one day, though not necessarily, return to the Briefs. Nix started the Cute Lepers with Briefs bassist Stevie Kicks and released a few pop-punk records. That band went on hiatus a couple of years ago. “It was fun, but I’d get restless and want to play cool hardcore punk with the Briefs again,” he says. Cool hardcore punk in the vein of English ’70s bands the Buzzcocks and the Adverts. New wave, independent, fast. Most songs clock in at about two minutes. And while the Briefs maintain that they’re not a political band, they’ve been known to get political. Their hit “Orange Alert” in 2004 was seen as a criticism of then-President George W. Bush and his breeding of fear after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On the same album, Sex Objects, “No More Presidents” and “Destroy the USA” similarly took on the Bush administration. phoTo By LANCe MerCer
SHOWCASE SUNDAY, OPEN MIC
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No free-love hippie band, man
“Fans can expect to fall in love,” Nix says. He’s kind of serious. Nix says he’s been contacted by three different married couples who met at Briefs concerts. “We’re not a free-love hippie band,” Nix says, quick to clarify. “People accidentally fell in love at our shows.” But fans can legitimately expect some hardcore nostalgia when the Briefs come to Sacramento next week. The band’s first tour since 2007 starts at Blue Lamp on Wednesday, May 21, and runs up and down the West Coast. In honor of the band’s 15th anniversary, Mark Stern, of BYO Records and Youth Brigade fame—he’s also the Briefs’ manager—pushed the comeback. Nix welcomed the push. “The truth is, we just love each other and wanted to play together again,” Nix says. Aw, shucks. But remember: still not a free-love hippie band. The Briefs aren’t reunited just yet. Members are still in different cities—drummer Chris Brief is in Germany—and Nix doesn’t think they’ll get together for a first practice until mere days before the Sacramento show. “People will either think we’re amazing because we only practiced twice, or people will think we suck because we only practiced twice,” he says.
“ We just love each other and wanted to play together again.” Steve E. Nix The Briefs But more often, the Briefs are irreverent. On their debut album, Hit After Hit, they sing the words “Dalai Lama” over and over, followed by “Dolly Parton,” in a 30-second blitz of a song. Their most recent record, Steal Yer Heart, opens with a track about masturbation. The punk silliness matches their ridiculous bleach-blond hair, skinny ties and plasticframe sunglasses. Nix expects the aesthetics to continue. “We’re just grown-up teenagers.” Ω
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Let’s keep James Franco out of it, OK? A homecoming: On my exit from the sold-out Tycho show at Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub on Saturday, ever-friendly local-music guy Eddie Jorgensen stopped me to hand over a 2004 CD compilation from his now-defunct label, The Americans Are Coming. He directed me to track three, a song by Tycho titled “Overlook.” Given the venue’s overflowing crowd and the warm smiles the band offered back to the crowd, it’s no secret this was a hometown show. But few might surmise it’s taken Tycho founder Scott Hansen a decade to chisel it into a project worthy of a sold-out U.S. tour and staple on the festival circuit. “Overlook” is a demo, a bedroom epiphany in the Tycho oeuvre. It’s like opening a time capsule to find the rough sketches the artist probably hopes are too buried to resurface, but that gives it charm. Tycho is now a four-piece, boasting two members of other Sacramento bands, Zac Brown of Dusty Brown and I’m Dirty Too, and Joe Davencens from Doombird and Golden Cadillacs. Despite Hansen calling San Francisco home for most of his career, it’s Sacramento that’s supported his expansion into the realm of popular indie music. On Saturday, he gave back, letting Dusty Brown open to a packed room for once, its gritty Moog compositions that delve into ’90s trip-hop serving as an exemplary compliment to Tycho’s ambient motorik propulsion. As Tycho glided through its records, playing a large portion of its recently released Awake LP (available via Ghostly International), it was clear Sacramento was happy to dole out the royal treatment for its golden son. A jazz tour de force: Ross Hammond continues to legitimize the Sacramento jazz scene with each release. While digging back through his amassed catalog will yield nothing but blissful free-jazz excursions, it’s the latest project, Ross Hammond’s Humanity Suite, that has elevated this local aficionado into the genre’s proper format. Humanity Suite is Hammond’s first ever vinyl record. It’s designed like a vintage Blue Note Records sleeve and was recorded live at the Crocker Art Museum by the incomparable Chris Woodhouse, who never fails when it comes to livetracking bands. Hammond is accompanied by Catherine Sikora on tenor saxophone, Kerry Kashiwagi on bass, Dax Compise on drums, Clifford BEFORE
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Childers as the auxiliary man, and Vinny Golia on soprano sax and bass clarinet. Hammond has never faltered in his output, but Humanity Suite is his tour de force. An energy exists within the two suites that feels like the culmination of years of intense study. Over the years, Hammond has earned the respect of talented peers, and they’ve now joined him on Humanity Suite to reward him with his finest album to date. Winning the rap game: The Texas-born rapper Riff Raff lives for the spectacle that purveys his fame. His primary intent is blindsiding listeners with off-the-cuff wit, inviting them into his out-of-the-ordinary existence, and bending pop culture to his lexical whims, either by appropriating it to his vision of the “rap game” or by a well-positioned tattoo. He is an island, and not only that, he is an island with its own national holiday that requires a celebration 365 days out of the year. Riff Raff has earned the right to say that James Franco doesn’t have as much style as him without a hint of arrogance, because Franco looked to him as a source of inspiration when creating his character for Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers. On May 12, the rapper’s tour van was parked outside of Ace of Spades, painted in loud neon and covered with an absurd image of the rapper that depicted him holding a baby in one hand and a Siberian husky puppy in the other. Do not attempt to make sense of Riff Raff’s world. While the allure may be that off-the-cuff wit, his performance denied fans the personality in favor of him tearing through his cuts while go-go dancers paraded around with cardboard cutouts of the artist’s head, the aforementioned husky, and Katy Perry in a blue wig. While Perry’s head made an appearance, oddly Riff Raff didn’t perform “Peppermint Tint,” the track in which he declares himself the “rap game Katy Perry.” The entire show was a spectacle, but it also lacked all interest in connecting with the audience. He never took a moment to engage beyond the announcement of performing an unreleased song from his grossly delayed Neon Icon record. He gave us Riff Raff, but nothing worth quoting beyond a scripted performance. Sure, he humbled himself among the audience to sign T-shirts at the merch table—but only if you were also holding $30. —Blake Gillespie
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Sacramento Colonial Music Fest
Dustbowl Revival
The Dollyrots
Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 10:30 p.m., $7 Mike Farrell, Jeffrey Valentine and Mike Cordano comprise this new local rock supergroup of sorts. And like all superROCK groups, this one comes with a storied history. Farrell (Sex 66, Daisy Spot, etc.) and Valentine (Panda Bear Greens, Helper Monkeys) recently started making music together in rehab (relax, they’re OK that you know this). After they got out, they roped in Cordano (the Snobs) and started playing around town. The result is a set of bluesy garage-rock songs with appropriately eyebrow-raising titles such as “Powder” and “Cocaine Blues.” A proper album’s on the way; in the meantime, check ’em out live. B&B Music Factory is also on the bill. 2708 J Street, www.harlows.com.
—Rachel Leibrock
Colonial Theater, 4 p.m., $15-$20
Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 9 p.m., $12-$14
For three days, the Colonial Theater will host the first Sacramento Colonial Music Fest. More than 60 bands are booked—including reggaerockers Element of Soul (Friday; pictured), the unpredictable and sexually charged punk group Get Shot! (Saturday) and also veteran hardcore group White Minorities (Sunday). In addition to tons of music, festival organizers have booked sexy burlesque performances, go-go dancers and a variety of local personalities to host each day. Musician and self-proclaimed Sacramento historian Shawn ROCK Peter and Capital Chaos TV host Amb Pirate are just a few of the weekend’s emcees. Tickets are $15-$20 per day, and three-day passes are also available. 3522 Stockton Boulevard, www.sacramento colonialmusicfest.com.
Good stuff can actually come from Craigslist. For example, musicians really can find band members there. Dustbowl Revival was born from an ad, and in 2013, LA Weekly named it the best live band in Los Angeles. This group of seven men and one woman ROOTS deserves that title. Wearing clothes inspired by bygone days and playing tuba, washboard, accordion and other instruments, it’s clear that they do what they love. They take folk, bluegrass, jazz standards and gospel and infuse new life into each song. Just listen to the band’s rendition of “Swing Low” from its latest LP, Carry Me Home. The group’s originals are great, too. 2708 J Street, www.dustbowl revival.com.
—Trina L. Drotar
Luigi’s Fun Garden, 8 p.m., $8 The final show at Luigi’s Fun Garden is sure to be a raucous affair. Two local punk bands—Sneeze Attack and Shoujo Kitten— are on the bill along with Slime Girls, a Bay Area-based digital-punk band that layers Nintendo beeps with guitar riffs. And of course, the headliner: the Dollyrots. The Los Angeles pop-punk outfit is led by middleschool sweethearts and new parents, Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas. (Their most recent album is aptly titled Barefoot and Pregnant.) They’re Vans Warped Tour regulars and endorsed by MTV, but that doesn’t mean they suck. After Sacramento, the Dollyrots are going on a minitour POP PUNK with Black Flag. Maybe you’ve heard of them? 1050 20th Street, www.dollyrots.com.
—Steph Rodriguez
—Janelle Bitker
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The Cave Singers
Nikki Hill
Jex Thoth
Dive Bar, 9 p.m., no cover
Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 7 p.m., $15
Judging just from his music, Brodi Nicholas seems like a really nice guy. The Rocklin native plays feel-good, inspirational dance music. His beats will get any party started, plus he sings and raps about challenging himself and others to work together, rather than bragging about his possessions. He doesn’t stick to just one genre, either. There’s a bit of hip-hop, reggae, pop and island vibes in his music. It has a Sugar Rayesque feel, in the way that band took every REGGAE POP form of dance music, tossed it in a blender and churned out some sunny pop tunes. 1016 K Street, www.facebook.com/brodinic.
—Aaron Carnes
To listen to the Cave Singers’ most recent album—2013’s Naomi—is to experience a band that is completely at ease with itself. INDIE ROCK Not ones to shy away from a pretty melody or a thrumming bass line, the Singers tend to calm you down or make you want to swing your hips a little. “Canopy” is marked by echoing guitar riffs and Pete Quirk’s soulful, scratchy vocals, while “Have to Pretend” employs a bit of melodic swagger to spice things up. “It’s a Crime” has some absolutely filthy guitar licks that are perfect for the dance rocker in all of us, and “Shine” is just right for a ride in the sun. 2708 J Street, www.thecavesingers.com.
Country Club Saloon, 9 p.m., no cover
Starlite Lounge, 8 p.m., $10
Sexy soul shouter Nikki Hill struts about like she owns the joint, and when she’s finished, she will. Her brassy belt’s enough to make a minister sweat, and her guitarist hubby’s no slouch, either. Matt Hill won a Best New Artist Debut Blues Music Award for 2011’s On the Floor. They relocated to St. Louis last year, at which time Matt finally convinced Nikki to take her shot. The positive response prompted her to release her sizzling October SOUL debut, Here’s Nikki Hill, which explores blues, rock, funk, gospel and ’60s pop. A stylish, riveting performer, it’s hard to believe Hill doubted herself, and she’s only getting better. 4007 Taylor Road in Loomis, www.nikkihillmusic.com.
—Brian Palmer
—Chris Parker
There’s little doubt that the upcoming Jex Thoth show will be talked about by local metalheads for years to come. This Madison, Wis.-based doom-metal band will have just played the Scion Rock Fest in METAL Pomona, Calif., with headliners High on Fire, Red Fang and more. Jex Thoth is fronted by the talented Jessica Bowen who proves that the malecrowded genre has room for female vocalists. Although the band has been around since 2007 with rotating members, Bowen and company have been quite prolific, releasing two full-length releases, three EPs and one split release. Catch them on their all-too-short West Coast tour. 1517 21st Street, www.jexthoth.net.
—Eddie Jorgensen
1000 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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THURSDAY 5/15
FRIDAY 5/16
SATURDAY 5/17
1000 K St., (916) 832-4751
KEYS ’N KRATES, GLADIATOR, ULTRAVIOLET; 9pm, $12.50
UPON THIS DAWNING, THE BROWNING, ADESTRIA, MERCHANTS; 5:30pm, $10
The Siren Show presents Food!, 8pm, $15-$25
BAR 101
Karaoke, 7:30pm, no cover
FOR SAYLE, 9:30pm, call for cover
BLUE LAMP
1400 Alhambra, (916) 455-3400
Funktion w/ DJs Step Rock and B. Vega, 9pm, $3
MUSICAL CHARIS, MARK SEXTON BAND, JOANNA BORROMEO; 9pm, $10
THEY WENT GHOST, GOOD SAMARITANS, WE SLEEP FOREVER; 9pm, $10
THE BOARDWALK
ABERRANCE, CRAZY DAWG, FILTHPIT,
PLAYAH K, POKCHOP, CHILLDYLL, K WOODS, NORCO, SNFC; 8pm
PSEUDOSILENCE, MOTORIZE, MECHANIZM, THUMPA & THE BUNCH; 8pm
ASSUMING WE SURVIVE, MOMENT OF CLARITY; 7:30pm Tu, call for cover
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
314 W. Main St., Grass Valley; (530) 274-8384
BÉLA FLECK, ABIGAIL WASHBURN; 7:30pm, $65-$75
Hula in the Mountains, 7pm, $20-$30
Spring Dance Show, 7pm W, $15-$18
DIVE BAR
Deuling Pianos, 9pm, no cover
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101 Main St., Roseville; (916) 774-0505
9426 Greenback Ln., Orangevale; (916) 988-9247 SEVENTH MOON; 8pm, call for cover
1022 K St., (916) 737-5999
FACES
2000 K St., (916) 448-7798
FOX & GOOSE
THE MIKE JUSTIS BAND, 8pm, no cover
G STREET WUNDERBAR
TOTAL RECALL, 9pm, no cover
1001 R St., (916) 443-8825 228 G St., Davis; (530) 756-9227
Hey local bands!
Hip-hop and Top 40 Deejay dancing, 9pm, $5-$10
Hip-hop and Top 40 Deejay dancing, 9pm, $5-$10
WEST NILE RAMBLERS, HOLLOW POINT STUMBLERS; 9pm, $5
DELTA CITY RAMBLERS, BLACKBERRY BUSHES, MERRYGOLD; 9pm, $5
GROOVE THANG, 9pm-midnight, $5
8 TRACK MASSACRE, 9pm-midnight, $5
HARLOW’S
DUSTBOWL REVIVAL, 9pm, $12-$14
RENÉ ESCOVEDO, CODANY HOLIDAY; 7pm, $15-$20
2708 J St., (916) 441-4693
LUNA’S CAFÉ & JUICE BAR
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 5/19-5/21 HELLOGOODBYE, VACATIONER, STAND OUT STATE; 6:30pm Tu, $15
VAGABOND BROTHERS, 2-5pm, no cover
Trivia, 6:30pm M, no cover; Open-mic, 7:30pm W, no cover
BARNYARD STOMPERS, TELL RIVER, ACOUSTIC NOIR; 4pm, $5; Reggae, 9pm
SECRETIONS, HOSPITAL JOB; 8pm M, $8; THE BRIEFS, NIGHT BIRDS; 8pm W
BRODI NICHOLAS, 9pm, no cover
ISLAND OF BLACK & WHITE, ADRIAN BELLUE; 9pm Tu, no cover
Dragalicious, 9pm, $5
Queer Idol, 9pm M, no cover; Latin night, 9pm Tu, $5; DJ Alazzawi, 9pm W, $3 Open-mic, 7:30pm M; Pub Quiz, 7pm Tu; Northern Soul, 8pm W, no cover
INFINITE VASTNESS, BLACK MARKET SUNDAY; 9:30pm, call for cover
HALFTIME BAR & GRILL
5681 Lonetree Blvd., Rocklin; (916) 626-6366
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SUNDAY 5/18
Trivia night, 7:30-9pm Tu, no cover BLAME THE BISHOP, SALT WIZARD; 7pm, $5-$7
TAB BENOIT, 8pm M; CAVE SINGERS, 7pm Tu, $15; WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS; 7pm W
1414 16th St., (916) 441-3931
Joe Montoya’s Poetry Unplugged, 8pm, $2
LAUREN WAKEFIELD, TONY GALIOTO, KAREN SANDERS; 7pm, call for cover
KATIE KNIPP, EMILY O’NEIL, VICTORIA BOYINGTON; 8:30pm, $5
MARILYN’S ON K
BELL BOYS, 9pm, $5
Live-band karaoke, 9pm, no cover
DENVER J. BAND, POINTDEXTER, SAID THE SHOTGUN; 8pm, $5
Marilyn’s Talent Showcase, 6pm, no cover
BADGE, SHIP OF THE SUN; 8pm Tu, $5-$7; BEAUFUNK, THE BUMPTET; 8pm W, $6-$8
Throw Down Spaced Out EDM night, 9pm-3am, $5-$10
Throw Down Spaced Out EDM night, 9pm-3am, $5-$10
Goth, darkwave, industrial, electronic deejay dancing, 9pm-3am, call for cover
Swing dancing, 7:30pm Tu; Salsa lessons with Nicole Lazo, 7:30pm-midnight W, $5
908 K St., (916) 446-4361
MIDTOWN BARFLY
1119 21st St., (916) 549-2779
NAKED LOUNGE DOWNTOWN
Nebraska Mondays, 7:30pm M, $5-$20 ; Celtic music jam, 7pm W, no cover
1111 H St., (916) 443-1927
MARTIN PURTILL, TJ MCNULTY, THESE PAPER SATELLITES; 8:30pm, $5
MATT UNDERWOOD, REGGIE GINN, ZACK GRAY; 8:30pm, $5
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Timeline: 1910-1920
Mexican Revolution causes an influx of Mexicans into the U.S. who introduce Americans to recreational cannabis use
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): When the
path ahead divides in two, Aries, I am hoping you can work some magic that will allow you to take both ways at once. If you do master this riddle, if you can creatively figure out how to split yourself without doing any harm, I have a strong suspicion that the two paths will once again come together no later than August 1, possibly before. But due to a curious quirk in the laws of life, the two forks will never again converge if you follow just one of them now.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I see you
as having more in common with a marathon runner than a speed racer. Your best qualities tend to emerge when you’re committed to a process that takes a while to unfold. Learning to pace yourself is a crucial life lesson. That’s how you get attuned to your body’s signals and master the art of caring for your physical needs. That’s also how you come to understand that it’s important not to compare yourself constantly to the progress other people are making. Having said all that, Taurus, I want to recommend a temporary exception to the rule. Just for now, it may make sense for you to run fast for a short time.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you fling
handfuls of zucchini seeds on the ground of a vacant lot today, you shouldn’t expect neat rows of ripe cucumbers to be growing in your backyard in a couple of weeks. Even if you fling zucchini seeds in your backyard today, you shouldn’t expect straight rows of cucumbers to be growing there by June 1. Let’s get even more precise here. If you carefully plant zucchini seeds in neat rows in your backyard today, you should not expect ripe cucumbers to sprout by August. But here’s the kicker: If you carefully plant cucumber seeds in your backyard today, and weed them and water them as they grow, you can indeed expect ripe cucumbers by August.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “If we
want the rewards of being loved,” says cartoonist Tim Kreider, “we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.” How are you doing with this trade-off, Cancerian? Being a crab myself, I know we are sometimes inclined to hide who we really are. We have mixed feelings about becoming vulnerable and available enough to be fully known by others. We might even choose to live without the love we crave so as to prop up the illusion of strength that comes from being mysterious, from concealing our depths. The coming weeks will be a good time for you to revisit this conundrum.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There’s a piece of
art on the moon: a ceramic disk inscribed with six drawings by noted American artists. It was carried on the landing module of the Apollo 12 mission, which delivered two astronauts to the lunar surface in November 1969. One of the artists, Leo maverick Andy Warhol, drew the image of a stylized penis, similar to what you might see on the wall of a public restroom. “He was being the terrible bad boy,” the project’s organizer said about Warhol’s contribution. You know me, Leo. I usually love playful acts of rebellion. But in the coming weeks, I advise against taking Warhol’s approach. If you’re called on to add your self-expression to a big undertaking, tilt in the direction of sincerity and reverence and dignity.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The planet
we live on is in constant transformation. Nothing ever stays the same. To succeed, let alone survive, we need to acclimate ourselves to the relentless forward motion. “He not busy being born is busy dying,” was Bob Dylan’s way of framing our challenge. How are you doing with this aspect of life, Virgo? Do you hate it but deal with it grudgingly? Tolerate it and aspire to be a master of it someday? Whatever your current attitude is, I’m here to tell you that in the coming months you could become much more comfortable with the ceaseless flow—and even learn to enjoy it. Are you ready to begin?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “It isn’t that
I don’t like sweet disorder,” said English author Vita Sackville-West, “but it has to be judiciously arranged.” That’s your theme for the week, Libra. Please respect how precise a formulation this is. Plain-old ordinary
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I have
three sets of questions for you, Scorpio. First, are you anyone’s muse? Is there a person who draws inspiration from the way you live? Here’s my second query: Are you strong medicine for anyone? Are you the source of riddles that confound and intrigue them, compelling them to outgrow their narrow perspectives? Here’s my third inquiry: Are you anyone’s teacher? Are you an influence that educates someone about the meaning of life? If you do play any of these roles, Scorpio, they are about to heat up and transform. If you don’t currently serve at least one of these functions, there’s a good chance you will start to soon.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should draw inspiration from this Chinese proverb: “Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.” In other words, Sagittarius, you need extra downtime. So please say no to any influence that says, “Do it now! Be maniacally efficient! Multitask as if your life depended on it! The more active you are, the more successful you will be!” Instead, give yourself ample opportunity to play and daydream and ruminate.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In
Raymond Chandler’s pulp-fiction novel Farewell, My Lovely, his main character is detective Philip Marlowe. At one point Marlowe says, “I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.” In accordance with your astrological omens, Capricorn, I’m asking you to figure out how you might be like Marlowe. Are there differences between what you think you need and what you actually have? If so, now is an excellent time to launch initiatives to fix the discrepancies.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There’s
a slightly better chance than usual that you will have a whirlwind affair with a Bollywood movie star who’s on vacation. The odds are also higher than normal that you will receive a tempting invitation from a secret admirer, or meet the soul twin you didn’t even know you were searching for, or get an accidental text message from a stranger who turns out to be the reincarnation of your beloved from a previous lifetime. But the likelihood of all those scenarios pales in comparison to the possibility that you will learn big secrets about how to make yourself even more lovable than you already are.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Eva
Dane defines writer’s block as what happens “when your imaginary friends stop talking to you.” I suspect that something like this has been happening for you lately, Pisces—even if you’re not a writer. What I mean is that some of the most reliable and sympathetic voices in your head have grown quiet: ancestors, dear friends who are no longer in your life, ex-lovers you still have feelings for, former teachers who have remained a strong presence in your imagination, animals you once cared for who have departed, and maybe even some good old-fashioned spirits and angels. Where did they go? What happened to them? I suspect they are merely taking a break. They may have thought it wise to let you fend for yourself for a while. But don’t worry. They will be back soon.
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Bean there, done that Michael A. Chaves may traffic in piping hot coffee, but the man with the tilted black brim is cucumber-cool considering this is his very first business venture. And on Del Paso Boulevard’s oft-economically challenged business corridor, no less. Chaves, a part-time photographer residing in Stockton, opened Son of a Bean (1029 Del Paso Boulevard) five months ago with his two adult sons, both of whom dabble in art. “We tore down the face of the building and the shop was born,” Chaves says. “We tried to do everything ourselves. It kept the costs down, that’s for sure.” Since then, the funky little coffeehouse has fostered that DIY spirit, inviting local artists to showcase their own creations. “Whoever wants to come in, if I’ve got room for you, then throw it up,” Chaves says.“My kids say I’m too easy.” So easy, in fact, that the new business owner granted an impromptu interview to the newspaper across the street to discuss the neighborhood, answering prayers and what to do when you find a crack pipe on the ground.
I’ve wanted a coffee shop that’s close to work forever, so this place answered my prayers. Did you hear them? Yeah, I feel it coming. I feel it coming. [Laughs.] When I lost my job in the Bay Area, I came up here to do some remodeling on this building, painting, stuff like that, and [building owner and friend Angel Garcia] had dropped it into my ear, like, “Dude, just open up a coffee shop.” And I go, “I don’t know nothing about no coffee.”
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What were you doing in the Bay Area? I was working in the NUMMI plant. Tesla [Motor’s] in there now. It was called New United Motor [Manufacturing Inc.]. I was there for 20 years, and then they shut the plant down. Toyota decided not to renew the contract with [General Motors Co.], so everybody got let go. Got a severance package, [they] shut the plant down and that was it, man. I was dead in the water for about three years.
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