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Go higher I’m writing this on the morning of November 8—Election Day. It’s still early and, therefore, foolish to try to predict the outcome of the presidential race.

But I’m keeping the faith that, by the time you read this, our nation will not only have elected its first woman president, it will also have rejected racism, misogyny, xenophobia and any other incitements of hate and fearmongering.

Whatever the outcome, however, there are bigger questions we must address: Where do we go from here?

How do we unite instead of divide?

Throughout this contentious election Donald Trump has worked, relentlessly, to normalize a deep hatred and suspicion of almost anything that falls outside the old, white, male power structure.

In doing so he emboldened and empowered this country’s worst factions. He also gave voice to those who feel disenfranchised and marginalized in a world that’s ever diversifying.

It’s time to shut down the racists, misogynists and xenophobes. There’s no room in this country for the KKK, anti-Semites, homophobes, sexual predators, etc.

But where does that leave someone like my 80-something Texas relative— a man who’s essentially kind, but also fearful of change and the unknown?

How do we bring people like him into the future? It’s a question I’ve wrestled with during this entire election cycle and I thought about him as I cast my vote for Hillary Clinton.

It won’t be easy, but we can’t give into our own fears or sink to anger. In doing so we only give into their fears and sink to their anger as well.

To echo Michelle Obama, It’s time to go higher. It’s the only choice.

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La Fiesta Taqueria in Citrus Heights, because they make the best shrimp cocktails on the face of the earth. It’s just their recipe that they use. It’s better than any of the other taquerias around, and the staff is very nice and very helpful, and the price is good, and it’s clean.

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Bandera on Fair Oaks. It’s ... expensive, you could end up paying $20-$30 a plate, but it’s really good. They have all different types of food; Italian, burgers, anything you would wanna get from different cultures. It’s a great place to take a date; I took a date there in high school and she was amazed by it.

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My favorite restaurant in Sacramento is Tres Hermanas. Its a Mexican restaurant over on K and 25th. I really like their mole, not too many places do a great mole. The chicken enchiladas with the mole sauce. It’s probably one of the best moles I’ve had so that’s what keeps me coming back there.

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I would have to say the Golden Corral simply because, say you’re on a diet, you have choices to choose from. You can build your own salad, they have fruit, it’s not just like a fast-food restaurant. I don’t think Hometown Buffet is in business anymore, so for that I’d say Golden Corral.

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Let’s say Tres Hermanas over on K Street. I enjoy going there because it’s a family owned business, and the food tastes authentic, and I know that everything is made from scratch back in their kitchen. I get their tacos and carnitas.

I would have to say the Capitol Deli because they always use fresh ingredients, they’re always friendly and they have the best customer service. I would say the California Club is a really good sandwich option, and in general the service is really good.

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Thanks, Joey Re “Meet Joey Garcia” by Joey Garcia (SN&R Feature Story,

October 20): Thank you for the “big reveal.” I’ve been reading Joey since the beginning of the

column, and often wondered about your history. You are inspiring. Thank you again.

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Whiter shade of racism Re “Arena so white” (SN&R Scorekeeper, October 20): In your little summary of outrages and pluses, you bemoan the whiteness of Paul McCartney and other performers at the new arena. Someone needs to tell you that this is simple racism, nothing “pale” about it. Ever since the NAACP spanked you for printing a perfectly appropriate caricature of a black mayor in deep trouble, you’ve bent over backwards to offend Caucasians.

Perhaps you should find a new editor and publisher “of color.”

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Seven years after his brother was convicted for numerous sexual assaults, Sanjay Dev and Ajay Dev’s wife Peggy say they believe in his innocence.

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Sticking by Ajay Dev Sacramento-area Nepali community maintains innocence of convicted serial rapist—but why?

by Matt KraMer

The scales of justice are not done tipping for a Davis man convicted of rape in 2009—and a large number of supporters hope the balance sways in his favor.

Ajay Dev, 49, is currently serving a 378-year aggregated sentence in Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County for 46 counts of sexually assaulting his adopted daughter.

On October 19, hundreds of people who maintain Dev’s innocence filled the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento to hear rare oral arguments in a case that has drawn conflicting 8 | SN&R | 11.10.16

narratives since it surfaced more than a decade ago.

The accusations that Dev had serially raped his adopted daughter became public in 2005, following a police investigation.

The victim (whom SN&R is not naming because she was underage when the alleged abuse began) says Dev started assaulting her soon after he and his wife adopted the girl from Nepal in 1999, when the victim was 16.

The young woman accused Dev, himself a Nepali immigrant, of raping her in his home, the homes of friends and

relatives, and at a hotel while the family traveled in Thailand. She also said that Dev paid for her to have an abortion, which his attorney does not dispute. The abortion was one of two pregnancies she claimed his sexual violations caused. Dev’s supporters contend that the men she dated, not Dev, were the likely fathers.

A Yolo Superior Court jury convicted Dev of the crimes in 2009. But seven years after Judge Timothy Fall sentenced Dev to multiple lifetimes in state prison, faith in the Davis man remains intact—with relatives and many in the local Nepali

community insisting the convicted serial rapist got a raw deal.

“I know that he’s innocent,” said wife Peggy Dev. “The accusation she made was so wild, and there were other people she said were witness to [the rapes] who are friends and family. They know that they didn’t witness any rape happen under their roof or in their presence. This didn’t happen.”

But what makes Dev’s supporters so sure?

During last month’s appellate hearing, Presiding Justice Vance W. Raye and two associate justices heard the court’s requested oral arguments from Dev’s lawyer, Lauren Eskenazi-Ihrig, and the California Attorney General’s Office, represented by Michael D. Dolida.

Arguing that her client’s right to a fair trial was irredeemably compromised through a number of missteps, EskenaziIhrig contended that a recorded phone conversation between the accused and accuser—used to procure a search warrant and to convict Dev at trial—was inaccurately translated from Nepali by Dev’s

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day for the undead accuser, who was also allowed to edit the phone transcript in parts.

The attorney general’s office doesn’t dispute that the victim was permitted to control and communicate a crucial piece of evidence that led to Dev’s conviction. Defending the phone translation as accurate in an appeal brief, the office contended that “the trial court was not obligated … to appoint a certified interpreter to translate the recorded pretext telephone call.”

The attorney general’s office maintains that the original conviction was based on enough evidence to corroborate the accuser’s claims. In a brief submitted to the appellate court, the office argued that the levels of proof needed for a fair conviction were reached, and reached appropriately.

Dolida reiterated that argument during oral arguments, telling justices that Dev essentially incriminated himself during the recorded phone call.

“When you have him saying ‘I fucked her after she was 18’ … his whole defense falls apart,” Dolida told justices, referring to a portion of the translated recording.

Dev’s side disputes the translation as inaccurate, and says it shouldn’t have been considered at trial. “Our interpretation is [he said] ‘you screwed me over,’” said Patty Pursell, Dev’s sister-in-law. “Their interpretation is that it’s sex.”

The disputed phone recording and how it was presented at trial is what made David Greenwald first suspect something was amiss with the case—and ultimately convinced him of Dev’s innocence.

“There were real serious legal issues involving the case,” said Greenwald, editor of the Davis Vanguard, an online nonprofit news outlet that follows the Yolo County court system. “It became clear that the judge really screwed up, especially on how to translate the pretext phone call. As it turns out, the pretext phone call is really the only actual evidence linking Ajay Dev to any sort of crime, and it’s ambiguous at best.”

At the appellate hearing, Eskenazi-Ihrig also argued that the prosecution improperly indicated that Dev had admitted guilt to his trial attorney in the form of a note, which was not produced. And she contended the original prosecutor made statements to the jury that Dev’s choice not to testify was evidence of his guilt—which is expressly prohibited by the Fifth Amendment.

“Here we have systematic errors,” Eskenazi-Ihrig told appellate justices.

“At every step [Dev] is not allowed to defend himself.”

During the course of last month’s oral arguments, Associate Justice Louis Mauro acknowledged that it was possible for opposing parties to see the same evidence and reach different conclusions about how it was handled and how it should be interpreted. But, Mauro said, the onus for determining the truth lay with the original trial jury.

“That is the jury’s job,” he said, “to decide who they believe.”

Pursell, consists of hundreds of friends and relatives from the Sacramento-Davis Nepali community and from his former employment, as an engineer for the California Department of Water Resources.

Following oral arguments, more than 250 such advocates assembled for a twohour vigil outside the appellate court on Capitol Mall. Pursell said the large support network speaks to Dev’s character.

“He was very involved in the community,” Pursell said. “There’s probably 20 asked to review the case for sn&r, to 25 that do most of the work [of McGeorge School of Law Advocates for Ajay], but there’s professor Michael Vitiello been over a thousand people says the fact that oral arguthat have signed a petition “I know that ments were even solicited and written letters. The by appellate justices was people in the Nepali he’s innocent.” an unusual—albeit not community knew her and Peggy Dev unprecedented—move. they knew him. They wife of convicted rapist Vitiello, whose scholknow … this doesn’t jive Ajay Dev arly expertise includes at all.” criminal law and appellate But support is not proof advocacy, said he had not of innocence, says Nilda encountered such a request in Valmores, executive director of his own professional experience. The My Sister’s House, a community support professor also noted the delicate judicial group for women escaping abusive situabalance in dealing with cases of alleged tions. Valmores, who wasn’t familiar with sexual violence. the Dev case, said cultural differences in “It’s one of the most challenging, most the Asian and Pacific Islander communities, difficult areas of the law,” Vitiello said. which her organization focuses on, can “Our impulses go in competing directions. make it difficult for a victim to be given fair We have a history of ignoring claims of consideration. sexual abuse and domestic abuse, so it “There’s a whole [cultural] patriarchy may well be that we overreact and try to that people are used to,” Valmores told overcompensate in favor of the victim. On SN&R. “There’s a cultural tradition where the one hand, we want to be sensitive to you’re not supposed to shame your family.” victims; on the other hand we do have false Victims can also face communication claims, and false convictions are a terrible barriers and isolation, she added. thing. Convicting the innocent is something “If the victim doesn’t know anybody, that our criminal justice system is supposed usually the perpetrator does—so there’s that to protect against.” challenge by itself,” Valmores said. “You’re Indeed, this case has toggled between dealing [with it] alone, you’re feeling alone both extremes, with Dev’s defenders attack- … in a new country, in a new place.” ing his accuser’s credibility.

SN&R was unable to verify the victim’s Dev’s supporters say his accuser current whereabouts, but Pursell said she concocted the allegations against him after resides in the United States outside of a falling out with the family over its disapCalifornia. proval of her dating choices, interference The court had 90 days from October 19 in other aspects of her personal life and, to rule on Dev’s appeal. If the conviction is ultimately, in retaliation for withdrawing upheld, Pursell said the fight will continue financial support. to the Ninth District Court of Appeals. If Calling the claims against her client it’s reversed, Dev could face a retrial on the “fabricated,” Eskenazi-Ihrig said she original charges. The Yolo County District thought it likely Dev’s accuser asserted rape Attorney’s Office didn’t respond to requests to conceal the fact that she had sex outside for comment. of wedlock, a stringent taboo in Nepali Dev’s wife told SN&R the legal process culture. has exacted a toll on the couple and its four Thus far, the local Nepali community children. But the family counts one upside has been most visibly on the side of the their onetime adopted daughter never had. convicted. Dev’s supporters have organized “You can see that we have a really under the moniker “Advocates for Ajay.” strong support system,” Peggy Dev said, The group, spearheaded by Dev’s wife and “so we’re blessed that way.” Ω

It’s been two years since Benjamin Ausencio Bautista and Martin Getsemaní Sánchez disappeared.

They were among 43 missing students at the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in Mexico, who vanished after police and armed men ambushed their caravan of commandeered buses in Iguala, Guerrero, a state in southern Mexico. Six others were killed in the confrontation, with one student found with his face and eyes mutilated. The 43 were detained, fed to the Guerreros Unidos cartel, incinerated and dumped in a mass grave, according to a federal investigation.

But Cristina Bautista Salvador and Joaquina García Velázquez don’t trust the official reports. They believe the attack wasn’t just an inside job between the cartel and local authorities, that the federal government was involved and, most of all, that their sons may still be alive.

“We don’t have any confidence in the Mexican government,” Bautista Salvador told a packed UC Davis classroom on November 2, el dia de los muertos, “the Day of the Dead.”

The mothers were 2,500 miles away from their homes in Guerrero, and not alone. Joining them were six other women as part of the Caravan against repression in Mexico, an 18-city U.S. speaking tour intended to bring awareness to a myriad of social movements in Mexico.

Each of the women—some family members of political prisoners or victims of cartel violence and government oppression—shared their personal stories to about 30 students and teachers. The issues ranged from indigenous land rights to femicide in border cities, the exploitation of field workers by large agricultural corporations like Driscoll’s, and political imprisonments and assassinations.

Erica Rubio, a local activist and UC Davis student who helped coordinate the event, said she felt heartbroken and inspired to hear the women’s stories. “I felt sad, because I couldn’t believe that this was happening,” she said. “But I also felt empowered. There’s more incentive for why I should keep being an activist and fighting for justice for these people.” (Mozes Zarate)

fine time After a two-year investigation into votes she made regarding development of Mather Field, sacramento County supervisor susan Peters may have to pay a $9,500 fine for violating the state’s conflict of interest policies.

The California Fair Political Practices Commission will decide the District 3 supervisor’s fate at its November 17 meeting. The proposed fine is listed for approval along with other items on the FPPC’s consent calendar, which is usually adopted with one procedural vote.

The fine would be levied for votes Peters cast in 2014 to approve an abatement and demolition project and a conveyance of land from the former U.S. Air Force base at Mather Field. According to an FPPC staff report, Peters “made governmental decisions in which she had a financial interest in real property located within 500 feet from the boundary of the Mather Field Airport.”

The FPPC declined comment as the final decision to approve the fine is still technically pending.

Peters, who has faced media criticism since the FPPC investigation began, responded to SN&R’s request for comment with a written statement that acknowledged wrongdoing, but downplayed the effect her votes had and shifted blame to county counsel: “There was never intent on my part to run afoul of the FPPC rules and I regret making the error. I continue to review items carefully to avoid even the perception of making a similar mistake.” (Matt Kramer)

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to protest the treatment of Sacramento’s homeless, A Sacramento Superior Court judge upheld a though they strongly disagreed on whether the act felony assault charge against Sean Thompson—a counted as “retaliation” against a public official. military veteran and advocate for the homeless When Seave was ready to hear closing arguwho creamed Mayor Kevin Johnson with a pie in ments, White stressed that Thompson’s assault September. charge should be knocked down to a misdemeanor.

Thompson and his attorney Claire White “Mr. Thompson in no way attempted to injure watched from the defense table of a virtually empty the mayor, and whether this rises to the level of courtroom last week as Sacramento County Deputy a felony is where the rubber meets the road,” she District Attorney Anthony Ortiz called a single said. “The felonies we see in cases with this charge witness to testify about the infamous pie incident are for vicious attacks where significant injuries that took place September 21 at Sacramento High are sustained. We have a young man who squashed School, which ended with Thompson on the ground a cream pie in someone’s face. This is textbook taking face punches from K.J. misdemeanor behavior.”

Police Detective Orlando Moralez, assigned to Ortiz countered that the circumstances, coupled the mayor’s protection detail, testified during the with Johnson’s vulnerability as a public figure November 3 pretrial hearing that he was called to constantly attending events, justified treating the scene, an afternoon fundraising event, Thompson as a felon. after the fracas, where a witness told “There is no avoiding ‘the pie,’” him she’d watched Thompson Ortiz admitted in a nod to the sneak up on the mayor holding tenor of the media coverage. a plastic bag and then whip “In Abbott and “Mr. Thompson has a long out a pie to give him a good Costello, when history of demonstrating splattering. When Ortiz someone gets hit with and certainly understands asked the detective how peaceful activism. … This the witness had described a pie, no one ever gets was a well-planned attempt to Thompson’s demeanor, hurt.” humiliate the mayor in front Moralez responded, “She of his mother and his wife, said the act was full of anger Judge Paul L. Seave and in front of the public. And and aggression.”

Sacramento Superior Court it was an aggressive act, because Moralez also testified that he grabbed the mayor and swung Johnson told him the pie hitting his arm around near his face.” his face had caused a pain that went Ortiz added, “At first glance it might from his neck down to his spine, similar to seem laughable, but this is a mayor that has to put a whiplash injury. himself out there every day, open to assault, and During cross examination, White attempted to Mr. Thompson took advantage of that.” ask Moralez if he had read any of the statements Before rendering his verdict on whether the from actual eye witnesses, including nearby charge would move forward as a felony, the judge members of law enforcement. White specifically reflected on two other culprits known for pie-related attempted to reference a report by Detective Calvin shenanigans. “The word ‘pie’ in some ways calls Lynn, which she said characterized witnesses’ view up the image of Abbott and Costello,” Seave told that Thompson’s actions were “just a prank.” After the attorneys. “But in Abbott and Costello, when Moralez answered that he could not recall reading those statements before coming to court, a frustrated someone gets hit with a pie, no one ever gets hurt.

White told Judge Paul L. Seave that Moralez wasn’t But here we have testimony that [Johnson] felt pain the next day.” qualified to testify.

Seave ruled Thompson will stand trial in “The district attorney’s office chose to bring an January still facing a felony. Exiting the courtroom, officer here today who was not the primary investigator in the case and who happened to interview the White noted aloud, in reference to the mayor’s possible whiplash, that such injuries can also be only two witnesses in the entire case who described self-inflicted while beating someone who threw a what Mr. Thompson did as a violent act,” she said. pie at you. Ω Both the prosecution and defense agreed in court that Thompson was motivated to pie Johnson

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A controversial gambling hall is folding operations after regulatory investigations, suspensions and ongoing lawsuits meant it would need more than luck to be welcomed on Sacramento’s south side.

Casino Royale’s long-documented problems, coupled with an opening in prime downtown real estate, offered a spot at the table to a new player hoping to nab its license and pay homage to the city’s gilded poker halls of the past.

Originally located on Auburn Boulevard, Casino Royale owners Will Blanas and James Kouretas relocated their business in 2013 to the Red Lion Hotel on Leisure Way. According to a lawsuit that Blanas filed against Kouretas, the latter’s management led to an array of irregularities inside the card room. In October 2014, the California Gambling Control Commission launched surprise inspections after Casino Royale was unable pay out a customer’s $60,000 in winnings. State investigators found the card room was chronically underfunded and ultimately suspended its state gambling license.

Three months later, local officials followed suit by suspending Casino Royale’s city gaming license. Blanas and Kouretas had violated a city code mandating card rooms not be out of operation for more than 90 days.

Blanas filed a still-pending lawsuit against Kouretas for alleged fraud. Yet the legal showdown between partners didn’t stop Blanas from asking elected officials for a permit to reopen Casino Royale on Stockton Boulevard in April. Blanas and his attorney appeared before the city council to request that it amend gambling ordinances in a way that allowed card rooms to be nonoperational for 21 months without losing its local license. The council obliged in a 6-1 vote.

But SN&R has learned that the plan to shuffle Casino Royale to its third location in three years is no longer on the table.

According to local officials, Blanas and Kouretas have officially requested approval to sell their city gaming license to businessman Steven Ayers.

Ayers announced in September that he was eying a card room for the historic Elks Tower on 11th Street, after RailBridge Cellars & Co. closed, prompting speculation that the city might allow a fifth gaming license. Casino Royale holds one of only four card room licenses in Sacramento. But city finance director Brad Wasson told SN&R that a fifth license is not in the cards.

Blanas and Kouretas couldn’t be reached for comment.

As the sale of the license pends, a separate card room experienced a different set of troubles on Sunday. Early that morning, a gunfight broke out between a Sacramento police officer and suspect in front of Capitol Casino Card Room on North 16th street, leaving an apparent bystander dead from a stray bullet. Ω

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Amazon is coming to Sacramento. And the corporate behemoth will be bringing 1,000 to 1,500 new jobs with it.

These exciting facts about the new Amazon robotic fulfillment center at the airport were the major takeaways from the annual Sacramento Metro Chamber State of Sacramento County lunch last week.

A thousand new jobs is a big deal.

It means that between 1 and 2 percent of Sacramento-area paychecks will have an Amazon logo on them. And what’s even better is that these are not retail or service jobs. The problem with bringing new retail or services jobs into our region is that they usually compete with existing jobs. People are only going to buy so many clothes, eat at so many restaurants and buy so many cars.

So when a new restaurant or clothing store opens up, people eat less at existing restaurants, and simply buy their clothes at a different store. Usually, an equal number of jobs will be lost to balance out the new ones.

But it’s different when a manufacturing, distribution or state government job comes here. These bring new money from outside the area. These jobs don’t compete with existing jobs. Amazon currently pays non-Sacramento residents to send goods to Sacramento. When the fulfillment center opens, those wages and benefits will be paid to employees in Sacramento. This will bring approximately $40 million more into our region.

And, even better, this new money will multiply. These 1,000 Amazon workers will eat out, shop and go to the dentist here. The end result is that this additional $40 million will actually translate into a $200 million boost to the local economy.

That is why manufacturing jobs are so much more important for our region than retail and service jobs. So, one would think that city governments

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would put a high priority on bringing manufacturing and distribution jobs to town. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Relying on local sales tax revenue for their general funds, city planners focus on where people shop. If a person shops at the Arden Fair mall, the Roseville Galleria or the new Elk Grove mall, this brings sales tax revenue to their respective local city governments. So city planners focus on retail development. And housing creates other problems for the city bean counters.

New residents need expensive support like police and fire services. On the other hand, shoppers from elsewhere need very few services. They deposit their sales tax revenue and leave. As you might expect, these economic realities can make for poor city planning, with too few resources going to encouraging manufacturing and housing development and the focus staying on retail.

What is needed is reform, either at the state or local level. In 2002, when incoming Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg was in the state Assembly, he proposed Assembly Bill 680, the Sacramento Regional Smart Growth Act, which would have our Sacramento regional governmental agencies pool their sales tax revenue. The goal was to end the retail arms race and encourage better city planning for the entire region, which would encourage developing housing and encouraging manufacturing jobs. Cooperation instead of competition, to solve our regional problems as a region.

It was a good bill then. Not surprisingly, it was opposed by city governments who wanted to protect their sales tax revenues. So it never passed. We should reopen this discussion. Ω

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Between 1,200 to 1,300 people reportedly attended.

Johnson’s third-party threat numbers waned after he made it clear he had no understanding of Aleppo, the Syrian city torn apart by the country’s civil war.

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When chef-owner Billy Zoellin first launched Bacon & Butter in Midtown, he could only use the space’s kitchen for breakfast and lunch. Finding an untapped niche for California-style breakfasts, Zoellin moved to a larger location—contemporary and light-filled—in 2014 but kept the format. Lines continue to form outside daily for hearty fare with abundant locavore tendencies. Get in early; the restaurant only takes reservations for large groups.

Order: flapjacks, biscuit sandwich, bee pollen with yogurt and granola, burger; $$; 5913 Broadway; (916) 346-4445; http://baconandbuttersac.com.

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When I first moved to Sacramento, I did what I assume any ordinary foodobsessed person would do. I Googled, “Best restaurants in Sacramento.”

What I found were suggestions on Yelp and TripAdvisor, crowdsourced websites that tend to be an unreliable reflection of reality. Now, that same search yields ideas from national tastemaker Thrillist and the San Francisco Chronicle’s restaurant critic—in other words, people who don’t even live here are dictating where to eat in Sacramento, and that’s bogus.

We set out to curate an essential list of restaurants that both celebrates the new and innovative as well as the old-school and classic. More importantly, we wanted to highlight Sacramento’s amazing diversity and showcase the full of range of worthwhile dining experiences you can have in the region. They most definitely are not all white-tablecloth affairs, but they are all delicious.

Of course, with any such list, there need to be some rules. We narrowed the geographic scope to Sacramento and its immediate suburbs—no Davis, Auburn or Amador County, though we know there are some gems there. Restaurants had to be open at least three full months in order to be considered. With some other stipulations, we cast out a call for nominations to local voracious diners and wound up with well more than 100 names.

From there, we ate and debated and ate and debated. And ate. And here we are: SN&R’s best 50 restaurants in Sacramento, listed in alphabetical order.

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Biba Emilia-Romagna native Biba Caggiano opened her restaurant 30 years ago, well before Sacramento’s dining scene began to take off. Now, she’s nationally acclaimed for her high-end pastas and traditional Italian meals, served in a historic timbered building that has seen the neighborhood change massively around it. Expect special-occasion celebrations and politico networking nightly. The many-layered lasagna, only available on Fridays and Saturdays, is legendary.

Order: lasagna verdi alla Bolognese, baked ziti with Caggiano sausage, zuccotto Fiorentino cake; $$$-$$$$; 2801 Capitol Avenue; (916) 455-2422; http://biba-restaurant.com. AMR

Binchoyaki Izakaya Dining Multigenerational Japanese families fill this petite restaurant on a nightly basis, where the emphasis is on sharing lots of items over drinks. The centerpiece is the open-flame grill, with skewers of meat getting an extra flavor boost from the binchotan charcoal imported from Japan. Other small plates— and luxurious sauces—show finesse. For years, Sacramento waited for a true izakaya.

This is it.

Order: Krispy Rice, grilled black cod, a bunch of skewers; $$-$$$; 2226 10th Street; (916) 469-9448; http://binchoyaki.com. Ja.B.

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For some reason, word still hasn’t spread about the small, no-frills and wonderful Jewish deli tucked inside a nondescript strip mall in Citrus Heights. On weekend mornings, the neighborhood pours in for the promise of eggs, smoked fish, kosher meats and boiled bagels—just like in New York. OK, the bagels probably aren’t going to please recent transplants, but everything else sure will.

Order: fish platter, blintzes, anything with pastrami; $$; 7800 Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights; (916) 722-7800; www.bubbieslove.com.

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Look to Yelp or the Food Network for the best restaurant in Sacramento, and you’ll probably find Cafe Rolle. The tiny East Sacramento spot remains a perennial lunchtime favorite for its simple but oh-so-satisfying hot sandwiches that drip with melty cheese, quality butter and flavored mayo. When in doubt, go for fish—chef-owner William Rolle comes from a family of smoked salmon gurus in Lyon, France.

Order: a hot sandwich with salmon, prawns or lamb; $; 5357 H Street; (916) 455-9140; http://caferolle.com. Ja.B.

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Cafe Marika This cozy jewel box of a restaurant carries an old-world, old-fashioned vibe and food to match. Hardly anything has changed since Cafe Marika first opened more than 25 years ago—and that’s a good thing. The three-course dinners—soup or salad, choice of entree and apple strudel for dessert—are still a bargain, and the Eastern European mains still exemplify comfort food at its finest. When given the option, always choose spaetzle.

Order: chicken paprikash, Hungarian goulash, schnitzel; $-$$; 2011 J Street; (916) 442-0405.

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Cafe Plan B The casual counterpart to the more upscale Plan B still feels like a special night out, with its open kitchen, open-air dining room and hip soundtrack reminiscent of a Parisian lounge. We slightly prefer it for its more expansive menu, which features simple, well-executed French fare. Regardless, most rightfully go for the classically Belgian combination of plump, steamed mussels and crisp, shoestring fries dusted with herbs.

Order: nantaise with pommes frites; $$-$$$; 1226 20th Street; (916) 447-3300; http://cafeplanb.com. Ja.B.

Lisandro “Chando” Madrigal operates a few taquerias—and food trucks—but the original location remains a favorite, having lured in hungry crowds for years with the heavy scent of pork adobada simmering on the outdoor grill. For most tacos, the sizzling filling is nestled between hot corn tortillas and topped with the holy trinity of cilantro, onions and a guacamole crema, but the crispy mulitas, no-frills burritos and cheese-adorned vegetarian options keep customers coming back for more.

Order: mulitas, tacos de papa, anything with adobada; $; 863 Arden Way; (916) 641-8226; www.chandostacos.com. Ju.B.

Cielito Lindo Mexican Gastronomy Inside a former fast-food spot, chefowner Ramiro Alarcon transcends first impressions with his masterful renditions of regional Mexican dishes. Don’t expect heavy, cheese-laden taqueria fare, but nuanced cooking with Aztec, Spanish and French influences. After a devastating fire, Alarcon came back with a renewed emphasis on promoting traditional Mexican culture and attentive service to match.

Order: mole poblano, sopa verde del campo, celery-pineapple agua fresca; $$; 3672 J Street; (916) 736-2506; http://cielitolindo.us. AMR

The shrimp taco at Chando’s Tacos: fried shrimp, slaw and layers of flavor on a special pink tortilla.

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El Bramido Mexican Restaurant & Bar It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but this colorful restaurant churns out epic Mission-style burritos and street tacos. Across the board, the nuanced meats hit all the right textural notes, but it’s the seafood—and expansive tequila selection—that keeps El Bramido packed.

Order: seafood plates, crispy tacos, burritos; $-$$; 2394 Northgate Boulevard; (916) 565-1552. Ja.B.

Ella Dining Room & Bar Light, bright and elegant Ella is an ideal restaurant for celebrating any occasion.

The high ceilings, covered with reclaimed Hungarian farmhouse shutters, reflect the restaurant’s luxurious yet grounded style. Persuaded by seasonal themes, the menu changes often but guests can rely on richly flavored meats, tender seafood and house-made pastas to accompany a wide-ranging wine list. The popular happy hour also offers great deals.

Order: bone marrow, aged rib-eye, cocktails, desserts; $$$-$$$$; 1131 K Street; (916) 443-3772; http://elladiningroomandbar .com. A.T.

Empress Tavern There are many different nights to be had at Empress Tavern. Any old date night will feel like an occasion as you descend into this tucked-away grotto. You can pregame before a show at the Crest, sitting at the bar for nonpareil snacks and killer cocktails. Bring parents, who will be wowed by the meat-heavy feasts and old-school desserts. Or, book a party at the chef’s table and get raucous while the cooks look on. Not all things to all people, but close.

Order: griddled bacon, short-rib stroganoff, honey fried hot chicken; $$-$$$$; 1013 K Street; (916) 662-7694; www.empresstavern.com. B.G.

The Firehouse Restaurant Of course the food at the Firehouse is very good, and you can’t go wrong with any fine cut of perfectly-prepared beef.

But the reason to come to this 55-yearold landmark is the Firehouse itself: a staggeringly gorgeous, dramatically elegant and memorable space steeped in local history. The ivy-covered courtyard is probably Sacramento’s most exquisite setting for lunch on a nice day.

Order: any steak, $89 prix fixe menu; $$$-$$$$; 1112 Second Street; (916) 442-4772; www.firehouseoldsac.com. Ja.B.

Fish Face Poke Bar Chef Billy Ngo, also of Kru, has earned Sacramento’s trust when it comes to raw fish, so naturally his poke spot is the city’s best. Poke as he serves it is a choose-your-own-adventure of sauces, add-ins and sides. It can take a visit or three to dial in your jam, but once you do, you’ll be hooked like ahi tuna on a line. Or just trust in Ngo and go with the chef’s poke of the day.

Order: poke with yuzu ponzu and sides of sushi rice and kimchi; $$; 1104 R Street, Suite 100; (916) 706-0605; www.fishfacepokebar.com. B.G.

Formoli’s Bistro Aimal Formoli is all ears. Noting that East Sacramentans are a well-traveled lot who long for the foods they’ve experienced in Europe, Formoli and his wife, Suzanne Ricci, set their culinary sights on serving the appetites of their neighbors while incorporating other international influences. Still, Formoli and Ricci don’t simply offer food so much as they open their home to the community they so devotedly listen to and serve.

Order: whiskey burger, poutine; $$-$$$; 3839 J Street; (916) 448-5699. KRA

Grange Restaurant & Bar With a focus on local farms, executive chef Oliver Ridgeway offers solid menus for breakfast, dinner and everything in between. Located in the Citizen Hotel, the restaurant is dark and cozy yet plenty of natural light streams in from 18-foot windows. It’s prime for highpowered lunches—look for some funny politically-themed details in the decor around the hotel and key government officials at the bar.

Order: zabuton, any seafood; $$$-$$$$; 926 J Street; (916) 492-4450; www.grangesacramento.com. A.T.

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It’s as though the little sister restaurant of Hawks in Granite Bay moved to the city, set herself up in a loft and is leading the fast-paced urban life. Hawks Public House’s caliber of food is just as high as the original restaurant, but the approach is more casual in a vibrant, bustling room with an open kitchen and wood accents.

Charcuterie is a focus here, as well as house-made pastas enveloped in rich sauces. The restaurant’s take on brunch is refreshing, too.

Hawks represents the ultimate whitetablecloth experience in the area— well-worth the 25 minute drive from Sacramento. Chef-owners Mike Fagnoni and Molly Hawks create menus that pay tribute to local ingredients via Italianand French-inspired dishes. It’s always difficult to choose between ordering à la carte or going with the exquisite seasonal tasting menu—either way, don’t miss pastry chef Misty Greene’s sweet endings.

Order: vegetable “snacks,” burger, pastas, croque madame; $$-$$$; 1525 Alhambra Boulevard; (916) 588-4440; www.hawkspublichouse.com. A.T.

Order: gnocchi, braised meats or $80 prix fixe; $$$$; 5530 Doulgas Boulevard in Granite Bay; (916) 791-6200; http://hawksrestaurant.com.

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Jimmy’s Peruvian Restaurant

In a sea of change—farm-to-fork this, new arena that—Jamie’s is a blissful island of same. The servers are warm, the noncraft beer is cold and the taxidermy buffalo head watches over all. A masterfully prepared slab o’ meat will likely be at the center of your plate, bathed in gravy or jus and nestled against an old-school mixed salad, crisp battered fries or buttery mashed potatoes. May it always be so.

One of Sacramento’s only places for Peruvian eats is actually located inside a Mexican restaurant. When you take a seat at this dive, you’ll get menus for both Jimmy’s and Ay Carumba— obviously, go for Jimmy’s, which excels with seafood and capturing the many cultural influences that make Peruvian flavors sing.

Order: garlic steak sandwich, smoked prime rib, clam chowder; $$-$$$; 427 Broadway; (916) 442-4044; http://jamiesbroadwaygrille .com. B.G.

Order: ceviche, fried fish; $$; 3032 Auburn Boulevard; (916) 676-6256; http://jimmysperuvianrestaurant.com. Ja.B.

Juno’s Kitchen & Delicatessen Refrain from making spurious claims of sandwich greatness if your bread is bogus and falls apart. Mark Helms makes and bakes all the bread for Juno’s, the cozy East Sacramento spot he and his wife Susan Vasques own. Despite Juno’s only being open six days a week, he spends seven days a week crafting loaves from his wild sourdough starter.

Helms is in service of his bread and because of this, the sandwiches remain some of Sacramento’s best. Helms does not stop—luckily, Helms lives down the street.

Order: sandwiches, especially the smoked trout; shrimp mac ’n’ cheese; $$; 3675 J Street; (916) 456-4522; www.junoskitchen.com. KRA

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Order: $135 prix fixe menu; $$$$; 2225 Hurley Way; (916) 568-7171; http://thekitchenrestaurant.com. Ja.B. Porchetta over green lentils, with apples, celery leaf and saba at Hawks Public House, the hip “little sister” of the upscale Granite Bay restaurant.

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There is no other restaurant in Sacramento—and the country, for that matter—like the Kitchen. Totally unique in its format, dining at this 25-year-old fixture feels like a party in a theater. Over five courses and four hours, chefs put on a show in the elegant dining room, while an epic intermission lets you wander through the kitchen—backstage, essentially—to chat with cooks and sample more bites. If at the end you are somehow still hungry, you can request seconds.

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Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine It’s not every day that a restaurant move sparks thousands upon thousands of words in the local press, but Kru isn’t just a regular restaurant—it’s a civic treasure, upon which both chefs and the general public agree. If the more spacious location doesn’t ease the pain of the long wait, a Japanese whiskey highball or three courtesy of the new, liquor-stocked bar certainly will.

Order: omakase, warm mushroom salad, pork belly and uni; $$$-$$$$; 3135 Folsom Boulevard; (916) 551-1559; http://krurestaurant.com. B.G.

La Bonne Soupe Cafe Though La Bonne Soupe’s famed founder Daniel Pont sold the place in 2011, lines still snake out the door every day by noon.

The petite sandwiches look deceivingly simple—usually three ingredients on a freshly baked baguette—but they’re a treat. Even better are chef-owner Edward Stoddard’s soups, intensely flavored and often luxuriously creamy.

Order: half sandwich with any soup, though especially seafood; $; 920 Eighth Street; (916) 779-9754. Ja.B.

Lalo’s Restaurant The weekend barbacoa estilo Hidalgo is rightfully legendary and often runs out before lunchtime, but if you miss it, you can console yourself with some of the area’s best tacos, tortas and quesadillas.

Not those kiddie-menu-type quesadillas, these are made from crisp, fresh masa with creative fillings like huitlacoche, flor de calabaza and rajas. A visit to Lalo’s is the next best thing to a trip to Mexico City.

Order: barbacoa with consommé, tacos al pastor, licuado de mamey; $; 5063 24th Street; (916) 736-2389. B.G.

Localis Seasonal, locally-sourced cuisine is the focus of a lot of Sacramento’s farm-tofork restaurants, but Localis offers more technicality, inventiveness and whimsy than most of the competition. Chef-owner Chris Dann-Barnum is a talent to watch— and you can literally watch him cook at the bar, which offer the most fun seats in the house. Go for lunch to take advantage of more affordable, casual fare. And if you’re vegan, gluten-free or have other

Big meals and flavor abound at Binchoyaki Izakaya Dining.

dietary restrictions, Dann-Barnum will take care of you.

Order: octopus, any dessert, chef’s tasting; $$-$$$$; 2031 S Street; (916) 737-7699; www.localissacramento.com. Ja.B.

Lou’s Sushi Brussels sprouts in a sushi roll? Check.

Blistered shishito pepper tempura? Yep. But it’s not just the unusual variety that makes Lou’s Sushi a standout—chefowner Lou Valente’s dedication to the essentials is first-class, with steamed rice befitting a classic sushi master. Valente demonstrates both technique and creativity in his approach to Japanese cuisine, making a dining experience as surprising as it is delicious. Plus, Lou’s has the vegan sushi market cornered.

Order: omakase or sushi rolls, such as the Zig Zag or Kaiware Kid; $$-$$$; 2801 P Street; (916) 451-4700; www.lousushi.com. Ju.B.

Magpie Cafe It’s rare that a restaurant’s brunch game is as strong as both its lunch and dinner, but here we are. Dining at Magpie is elegant and delicious while remaining unstuffy and casual, no matter what time of day you visit. With a menu strongly supported by local produce and proteins, dishes are beautifully plated and highlight seasonal ingredients, making it a strong contender for frequent repeat visits.

Order: pork chop, vegetable plate, ice cream sandwich, chocolate-avocado mousse; $$-$$$; 1601 16th Street; (916) 452-7594; www.magpiecafe.com. Ju.B.

Masullo Pizza This pizzeria feels like a hidden wonder at its tucked away location in Land Park, but its perfect crust is no secret. Thin and fire-blistered, chewy but not doughy, chef-owner Robert Masullo knows how to make a crust that elevates the craft.

Toppings lean on the gourmet side with offerings like arugula, oyster mushrooms and an herby anchovy persillade, but the finest bites are any pie’s remnant crust pieces, drizzled with chili oil.

Order: Elisa, Triana, meatball appetizer; $$; 2711 Riverside Boulevard; (916) 443-8929; www.masullopizza.com. Ju.B.

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When Patrick and Bobbin Mulvaney opened their restaurant 10 years ago, they predated the Sacramento’s trendy farm-to-fork movement. With a consistent dedication to local farms and purveyors, the Mulvaneys staked their claim on building community, expanding from the original 19th-century firehouse into the neighboring former mechanic’s shop to create a must-visit compound. Go for the whole pig roasts and daily specials starring the freshest produce; stay for the family atmosphere.

Order: carrot-nut burger, mushroom po’boy, daily pasta; $-$$; 1023 K Street; (916) 594-9812; http://mothersacramento.com. R.L.

Order: Del Rio Botanical salad, house-smoked salmon, pork chop; $$–$$$$; 1215 19th Street; (916) 441-6022; http://mulvaneysbl.com. AMR

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NixTaco No other casual Mexican restaurant in the region attempts the same level of ambition and greatness as NixTaco. Chefowner Patricio Wise makes tortillas fresh throughout the day, every day, using his own nixtamal made from heirloom corn.

Grab something off of the impressive craft beer list to pair with a few tacos and admire the handiwork—the food is only going to get better at this young restaurant.

Order: tacos with al pastor, carne asada, rajas con queso or chicharron; $-$$; 1805 Cirby Way, Suite 12, in Roseville; (916) 771-4165; http://nixta.co. Ja.B.

Nopalitos Southwestern Cafe Open only on weekdays for breakfast and lunch, Nopalitos is a locals-only kind of place, yet supremely welcoming.

The Southwestern-inspired menu, with its gentle spices and salad options, is refreshingly different than any other on offer in the larger Sacramento area—and the tart, charred green salsa at the salsa bar is good enough to eat with a spoon.

Order: Little Cactus Special, tamale bowl, chile verde anything; $; 5530 H Street; (916) 452-8226; www.nopalitoscafe.com. B.G.

OneSpeed Chef-owner Rich Mahan of longtime favorite the Waterboy helped usher in Sacramento’s era of gourmet pizza with OneSpeed. Housed in a long, light-filled space in East Sacramento, it dishes up produce-driven pies and entrees with regional beers and wines. Clever bikethemed decor celebrates Mahan’s love of cycling. Enjoy the outdoor patio in good weather, which is most of the time.

Order: Rick’s pizza, sausage pizza, focaccia with red pepper hummus, chopped salad; $$; 4818 Folsom Boulevard; (916) 706-1748; http://onespeedpizza.com. AMR

Pangaea Bier Cafe Twins Victoria (a.k.a. Tori) Haggins (left) and Veronica Richmond specialize in food that feeds your soul at Tori’s Place in Del Paso Heights.

After playing basketball in Europe, Rob Archie returned to Sacramento to open a beer-friendly cafe like the ones he enjoyed overseas. Tucked into a small but convivial space in Curtis Park, Pangaea thrives on its eclectic beer list and surprises with its better-thanbrewpub food. The simple yet brilliant burger won two successive Sacramento Burger Battles and took 11th place in 2015’s World Food Championship.

Order: burger, mac ’n’ cheese, bratwurst; $$; 2743 Franklin Boulevard; (916) 454-4941; http://pangaeabiercafe.com. AMR

Pho Ru

Order: crab noodle soup, fried trout, butter crunchy beef; $; 6115 Mack Road; (916) 476-3754; www.rurestaurant.com. Ja.B.

Pooja Indian Grill Indian food is a popular choice for vegetarians and vegans—the menus usually offer ample choices. Pooja Indian Grill doesn’t disappoint, but in fact ups the game with entrees and sides so robust and perfectly spiced you’ll be hard-pressed to pick. The vegetarian

Order: vegetarian mahrani dinner, lots of naan, mango chutney; $$; 1223 Merkley Avenue in West Sacramento; (916) 375-8906; http://poojaindiangrill.com. R.L.

The Press Bistro Chef-owner David English boldly left Ella Dining Room & Bar to open this smaller, Mediterranean-inspired restaurant. It worked out: The Press feels classy yet warm and laid-back, with tasty tapas and pastas presented without fuss—and the prices consistently remain lower than the competition. It’s the sort of neighborhood spot that inspires devout regulars, who return for their same favorite dish over and over again.

Order: braised short-rib, any pasta; $$-$$$; 1809 Capitol Avenue; (916) 444-2566; www.thepressbistro.com. Ja.B.

Quan Nem Ninh Hoa Can a restaurant with one truly great dish be a great restaurant? It can when the dish in question hits all the marks of sweet, salty, fishy, fatty, crunchy, herbal, fresh and spicy, in the way that the best Vietnamese cuisine does. Throw in a festive, hands-on, roll-your-own aspect and yes, one dish can land you in the 50 best.

Order: house special spring rolls with nem nuong, banh beo; $; 6450 Stockton Boulevard; (916) 428-3748. B.G.

Ruchi Solid South Indian cuisine is something of a unicorn in Sacramento. Enter Ruchi, easily the best South Indian restaurant in the city. Ruchi’s dishes are bright, warm, different and familiar all at the same time. Generous portions blast the senses: scents are reminiscent of flowers and even Christmas, while creamy textures yield synesthetic comparisons to a deep and rich royal purple. Be smart by bringing friends, sharing plates and saving your billfold the extreme exercise of being tempted to try each and every item on the menu.

Order: gobi manchurian dosa, apollo fish, baingan bharta; $$; 2600 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100; (916) 927-2600; www.indianruchi.com. KRA

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A Vietnamese restaurant inside a Filipino shopping center has become a home base for anyone wanting to try banh canh cua, a viscous crab soup loaded with chewy noodles, shrimp, pork and quail eggs. Even with Little Saigon and the seemingly endless supply of Vietnamese restaurants in town, it’s a tough dish to find, and Pho Ru’s version performs brilliantly. Even so, it’s the restaurant’s other, less traditional dishes that make it a repeat-destination.

maharani dinner feast makes for an ideal tasting menu replete with the likes of samosa, chana masala and dessert. Pro tip: The menu has a rich naan offering—it doesn’t hurt to sample several kinds.

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Saddle Rock The restaurant may be green but the chef, Matt Masera, formerly of Mother and Empress Tavern, is time-tested and Sacramento-approved. Each tangentially gold rush-inspired dish is lovely and creatively composed, often with one touch that artfully elevates—a sprinkle of tarragon here, a dab of pine syrup there. Some dishes already feel like local classics, and Masera brought those addictive, salty brown butter cookies with him from Mother, thank goodness.

Order: Chicken “Skin” a Biscuit, baked oysters, beef Wellington, catfish nuggets; $$-$$$$; 1801 L Street; (916) 706 2011; www.saddlerockrestaurant.com. B.G.

Sampino’s Towne Foods At lunchtime, crowds pour into this charming, old-school Italian deli for hefty sandwiches and house-made pastas. The family-owned operation recently expanded to include a dimly-lit, romantic dining room for dinner Friday and Saturday nights as well, where the portions are enormous and red sauce is king.

Order: meatball sandwich, lasagna, sausage dinner; $-$$$; 1607 F Street; (916) 441-2372; www.sampinosfoods.com. Ja.B.

Savory Fried Chicken At most local Filipino joints, you pick from a line of already prepared food that’s been sitting around for who-knows-howlong that greets you in a Styrofoam box.

Styrofoam remains a fixture at Savory Fried Chicken, but the Elk Grove spot gets an immediate leg up for its madeto-order cooking. Whole fried chicken with gravy is the main attraction, but Savory also prepares traditional favorites and sides. Save room for dessert—the malasadas, Portuguese-style doughnuts, arrive hot from the fryer.

Order: chicken adobo, longanisa, halo-halo, malasadas; $; 9174 Franklin Boulevard, Suite C, in Elk Grove; (916) 395-3905. Ja.B.

Shige Sushi In a city cluttered with bombastic sushi rolls and neon lights, Shige Sushi sets itself apart in its traditional approach.

Shige Tokita runs the sushi bar with quiet,

disciplined mastery; his movements as precise as the julienned pieces of ginger that might grace your hamachi. Nigiri from the specials board—or better yet, omakase, where you let the chef serve you whatever he deems best that day—is the way to go here. Sit back and enjoy the show.

Order: omakase; $-$$$; 5938 Madison Avenue in Carmichael; (916) 331-7300. Ja.B.

South When South first opened, its fried chicken became an instant hit: crispy, tender, juicy and flavorful. A true mom-and-pop restaurant, South was built with love, using family recipes as the foundation for contemporary and classic Southern fare. Guests feel at home immediately in the easygoing space, equipped with counter service and a hip vibe.

Order: fried chicken, spicy shrimp, cornbread, pecan pie; $$; 2005 11th Street; (916) 382-9722; http://weheartfriedchicken.com. A.T.

Sunflower Natural Food Restaurant There’s a reason this casual, vegetarian eatery has been a popular destination for ages: Healthy, organic food that’s inarguably hippie-centric but also just so, so tasty. Rich in whole grains, seeds and fresh veggies, the extensive menu sports a fast-food vibe but without the grease or empty calorie bombs. Most menu items can be ordered vegan, and if you sit outside, you can commune with the friendly chickens who roam the grounds. Sweet.

Order: nut burger, nutty taco, fresh juices and smoothies; $; 10344 Fair Oaks Boulevard in Fair Oaks; (916) 967-4331; www.sunflowernaturalrestaurant.com. R.L.

Tây Giang Rising San Francisco rents brought Tây Giang to south Sacramento, along with a modern interior and careful presentations of Vietnamese favorites. Rice-based meat and seafood entrees dominate rather than pho on this thoughtfully planned menu, with plenty to satisfy families, vegetarians and those with other dietary restrictions. Order widely to experience the breadth of the kitchen’s skill.

Order: DIY wraps, grilled grape leaf beef, grilled catfish; $-$$; 7321 Stockton Boulevard, Suite 100; (916) 688-8223; http://taygiangrestaurant.com. AMR

The beef noodle soup at Yang’s Noodles is warming and hearty.

Tori’s Place Sisters Veronica Richmond and Victoria Haggins radiate soul from this tiny, periwinkle shack in Del Paso Heights.

This is Southern food like you wish your mom made: big, rich and unapologetic.

The crispy-soft hot water cornbread will hook you, but it’s the complex gumbo that will have you raving to all your friends.

Order: gumbo, smothered pork chops, fried chicken; $; 1525 Grand Avenue; (916) 646-6038.

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The Waterboy Would the Waterboy feel as special if you could afford to eat there often? Most of us will never find out, and maybe that’s for the best. Each eagerly-anticipated visit brings with it a quickening of the pulse upon entry into the golden light of the dining room, inside of which your every wish will be skillfully anticipated

and seamlessly fulfilled. The pacing is luxurious, the mood is relaxed and romantic—this restaurant just might get you laid.

Order: veal sweetbreads, bouillabaisse à la Rick, seasonal fruit crostata; $$-$$$$; 2000 Capitol Avenue; (916) 498-9891; www.waterboyrestaurant .com. B.G.

Yang’s Noodles At Yang’s Noodles, everything you need to know is in the name. It’s all about the hand-cut noodles, the ones found in the restaurant’s extremely popular beef noodle soup. People travel from the Bay Area for Yang’s hard-to-find dishes, which reflect cuisines from Taiwan, Northern China and the Sichuan province. Use your noodle, go to Yang’s and slurp up the freshest noodles in town.

Order: lamb roll or beef roll, beef noodle soup, dumplings; $; 5860 Stockton Boulevard; (916) 392-9988. KRA

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He says he began painting his namesake— river scenes and abstract glances of the liquid rushing over river rock, refracting light in every which HyperreAliSM way—in the early 2000s. Water, being translucent and reflective, is infamously hard to paint, but Waterstreet makes it look effortless. His hyperrealistic style is sharp and clear, and the uninitiated casual viewer may mistake them for photographs.

Waterstreet says he has spent “untold hours standing in rivers and streams in usually remote and beautiful places,” and likens it to a metaphor for life, and a meditation that he hopes to transport the viewer to experience. His latest work of paintings and colored pencil drawings is Liquid Therapy at Elliott Fouts Gallery.

Where: Elliott Fouts Gallery, 1831 P Street; (916) 7361429; http://efgallery.com.

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“Confluence” by Ken Waterstreet, color pencil, 2013.

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Randy Won likes to makes messes. At least that what he says in his artist statement.

The Sacramento-based sculptor also likes to experiment with all SculpTure types of media and everyday objects to create an experience, and maybe even some insight.

Won studied architecture as a graduate student, so seeing him churn out structural work is a natural extension. His current show at ACAI Gallery & Studios, Seeing, Thinking, Making, includes angular shapes with precise lines being offset by organic forms.

For his latest show, William Ishmael did not go it alone. The equation is Ishmael plus one other artist collaborating on every piece of art, which equals a careful sum of artistic styles. Because Sacramento-based Ishmael is the common denominator, the addition of his aesthetic provides a visual bridge from one piece Mixed MediA to another—a parabola-shaped bridge, perhaps, to keep the math references going. He enlisted 15 other artists for these collaborative works, including Jerry Barnes, Julie Didion, Taylor Gutermute, Shirley Hazlett, Maureen Hood, Darrell Ishmael, Meech Miyagi and Margaret Teichert. Archival Gallery just completed a remodel and expansion of its space, and this show marks its unveiling.

Where: ACAI Gallery & Studios, 7425 Winding Way in Fair Oaks; (916) 966-2453; www.acaistudios.com.

Second Saturday reception: November 19, 6 p.m.

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“Shiny Happy People Meet Their End” by Randy Won; enamel, fabric, string, staples, wood, nails; 2016.

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Midtown Bizarre SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Get a skipping start on holiday shopping with the quirky goods at the Midtown Bizarre. Vendors include natural personal-care product Shopping slinger Best Supply Co., old-timey drink makers Burly Beverages, laser-cut wood artists Hero & Muse, and artisanal marshmallow maker the Rustic Puff, among others. There may be no better antidote to the holiday rush. Free; noon to 6 p.m. at Identity Coffees, 1430 28th Street; (916) 225-0738; www.facebook.com/events/598439810364521.

—DEENA DREwiS

Build Your own Bass Workshop SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 The more time you spend working a job you hate to pay for a sweet bass rig, the less time you spend playing it. The Library of Musiclandria will teach you how to make your own washtub bass. You don’t have to start a jug band to think washtub basses are cool.

Be sure to RSVP. $31 for materials plus $10 MuSic suggested donation; 2 p.m. at Library of Musiclandria, RSVP for address; (415) 867-9224; www.libraryofmusiclandria.webs.com.

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or approximately two months after that autumn chill arrives (circa right now), the cold weather is real charming. You’re able to savor the snuggliness of your wool sweater rather than pay attention to how horrendously itchy it is; you look forward to the warmth of your car’s heater rather than begrudge the 10 minutes it takes to start working; you barely miss tomato season. (OK, maybe that’s a lie.) Point is: it’s prime cold-weather-enjoyment time right now. Here are a few activities around the city conducive to being the coziest cozy person out there: As of November 4, the Downtown Sacramento ice rink is officially back and will be open through January 16.

If you’re not exactly Kristi Yamaguchi on the blades, you can sign up for half-hour classes that take place on December 4, 11 and 18, as well as January 1. Otherwise, general

admission is $6-$12 and it includes skate rental. The rink is open from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Visit http://godowntownsac .com for more information.

While he’s best known as a very funny writer of essays, David Sedaris once took a now-famous turn as Crumpet the elf at Macy’s. There are no guarantees that Sedaris will read from Santaland Diaries or discuss the holidays at all, but he might, and either way, he puts on a thoroughly entertaining performance. He’s sold out his last three shows at the Mondavi Center for the Arts (1 Shields Avenue in Davis), so get your ticket ($13.50$51) sooner rather than later for this show at 8 p.m. on Friday, November 11.

On Saturday, November 12, and Sunday, November 13, the SnowBomb Ski & Board Festival will be taking

place at Cal Expo (1600 Exposition Boulevard) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Attendees will have access to discounted snow-sports gear in addition to appearances from pro athletes, live music, beer and wine tasting, and liftticket giveaways. General admission is free; special passes run up to $25.

Check out www.snowbomb.com/ ski-board-festivals to find out more.

Lastly, on Tuesday, November 15, get your fill at the Meat and potatoes class at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op (2820 R Street). Attendees will learn recipes for (and taste!) braised brisket with creamy root vegetable puree, cedar-brined pork roast with hasselback potatoes, and chicken marbella with olive oil smashed potatoes. Tickets are $50$59 and the class starts at 6:30 p.m.

Go to www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/2592585 to register.

—DEENA DREwiS

The Gender Health Center, the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and Transform California kick off Trans Awareness Week with a screening of Real Boy, followed by a special culTure performance from two of the film’s stars. Free; 6:30 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre, 3522 Stockton Boulevard; http://siglff.org/events/ event/a-transformative-night-of-film-and-music.

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eDge issue immersion Day: homelessness in Sacramento TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 As housing grows scarce and rents skyrocket, Sacramento’s homelessness crisis endures.

Tuesday’s issue-immersion coMMuniTY workshop allows guests to tour Sacramento Loaves & Fishes’ and Women’s Empowerment, then listen to an expert panel. $35-$55; noon to 5:30 p.m. at Sacramento City Hall, 915 I Street; www.metro-edge.org.

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The Big lebowski THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Jeff Bridges will forever be known as “The Dude” from the 1998 film that made countless people laugh.

Tickets are available for the film only, or else the film plus beer plus popcorn; reserve yours in advance and abide. And tell Donny to STFU. $8-$15; 7 FilM p.m. Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center, 985 Lincoln Way in Auburn; www.livefromauburn.com.

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It’s the first of three new concepts to open in the Capitol by Chris Jarosz (Broderick Roadhouse, Saddle Rock). The main restaurant, the Statehouse, will serve farm-tofork fare in the basement, and there will also be a smaller spot on the sixth floor.

Rush sports a minimalist, modern look, with its own roasted coffee and latte art. It sells pastries baked on the sixth floor as well as grab-andgo lunch items ($6-$8) that already wear the Statehouse label.

of pristine xiao long bao—also known as XLB or Shanghai soup dumplings—draws massive waits in Los Angeles at Din Tai Fung, the famous Taiwanese dumpling restaurant. With intricate folds, a delicate wrapper and vinegar on the side, XLB has something of a cult following for its interior of piping hot, savory pork soup.

Yvonne Nguyen tasted her first one as a college student in San Diego, and when she moved back home to Elk Grove, she missed them. A few dim sum spots carry them in the Sacramento area, but they’re never the restaurant’s focus.

“Everywhere I’ve gone uses frozen dumplings or they’re just not that good,” Nguyen says.

“We’d go to San Francisco to try good dumplings.”

By “we,” Nguyen is referring to business partners Chris Tan and Justin Yang. They all worked at Elk Grove’s Chason’s Crab Stadium together. Nguyen dreamed up a dumpling restaurant, while chef Yang plotted opening a noodle spot one day. Tan linked them together for Journey to the Dumpling (7419 Laguna Boulevard), a new Chinese restaurant in Elk Grove specializing in XLB, noodles and other dumplings.

Before the Asian-Cajun Chason’s, Yang cooked at a bunch of Los Angeles restaurants. For Journey to the Dumpling, he draws from all over China. There’s Northern China’s beef roll ($9.50), sliced beef wrapped up in a chewy scallion pancake; roujiamo ($9.50), which roughly translates to “meat burger,” a street snack stuffed with pork belly that originates from the Shaanxi province; and XLB’s cousin sheng jian bao ($9.50), which similarly contains hot soup, but instead of a traditional dumpling wrapper, it’s made of a thicker steamed bun that’s also pan-fried. Ω

Holiday season is nigh, which means all the carbs, fatty foods and sweets. Feeling sluggish just thinking about it?

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Another curious but successful item is the daily selection of hot cakes ($9). These are, indeed, 1801 L Street, (916) 706-2011 pancakes, but inventively flavored and offered in savory and sweet variations. One night, the sweet www.saddlerockrestaurant.com version included chopped, sweetened pecans, Dinner for one: $15 - $25 thinly sliced pears and shards of fried mint over Good for: reimagined historic favorites, inventive snacks the buttermilk cakes. The pears got a bit overNotable dishes: gum san chop suey, whelmed by the big nut flavors, but overall, we Chicken “Skin” a Biscuit, hot cakes loved the idea of pancakes for dinner.

Anticipating great things from dessert, we tried the bay chocolate ($9), a deconstructed devil’s food cake that arrived as an unattractive pile. Still, With the sheer number of restaurants opening each of the elements tasted wonderful: tender recently, we have a seeming glut of farm-to-fork chocolatey cake layered with unctuous vanilla spots and fancy cocktail lounges in Sacramento. cremeaux, sprinkled with cocoa nibs and coarse So, what stands out? salt. If that doesn’t appeal, there’s always the Two restaurants that have emerged from the legendary browned butter cookie ($5), a holdover pack are Mother and Empress Tavern—both from Masera’s Mother days. formerly headed by chef Matt Masera, who Brunch at Saddle Rock isn’t heavily became a last-minute sub for Saddle Rock’s origipromoted, so it wasn’t surprising that we were nally billed executive chef Kevin O’Connor. the only diners aside from a bridal party one Now, Masera brings a background in pastry, day. The best item we tried was the French toast lifelong interest in hunting and keen eye for detail sticks ($8), thick rectangles of airy, fried bread to the three-month-old Midtown restaurant. served with housemade cider syrup and He skillfully reworks classic dishes cooked apples. once common to gold rush-era The pancakes ($5 for a short dining spots, like the original stack), so good at dinner, let us Saddle Rock, circa 1849.

Masera’s food down a bit. With additional fried That’s not to belittle the chicken ($6) though, you get is clever and modern touches sprinkling the three pieces of Korean-style menu. One of the most impreschallenging, and sticky, craggy scrumptiousness. sive dishes we tried was the mostly quite good.

The space’s layout has always Chicken “Skin” a Biscuit ($6), been challenging, with a lounge some of the flakiest I’ve had and area, tall bar tables and a small full of crispy, salty hits from chicken upstairs dining room. Saddle Rock skin. Drops of pine syrup and rafts of added a front patio, though, and utilizes crunchy skin crowning the biscuits make the back patio, unlike the former Capital Dime. them as unique as they are delicious.

The interior manages to feel very modern urban, The Saddle Rock burger ($18) appears but with old-fashioned touches of rough wood and restrained, with just a topping of shredded distinctive artwork. lettuce and house sauce, but the kitchen incorSimilarly, the old-new balance shows in the porates brie, cheddar and bacon into the beef ambitious cocktail menu, with several retro Ramos patty. We expected more flavor, despite the gin fizzes and the Dirty Means ($9), a potion of welcome smokiness. With thin fries somewhat bourbon, leather, chocolate, chili and peanut oil. overseasoned with cumin and salt, it didn’t Masera’s food is clever and challenging, and seem worth the cost. mostly quite good. It begs for multiple visits to Much better is the gum san chop suey ($16), try everything he dreams up. Just be prepared for a dish so vintage it’s rarely seen anymore. It’s a somewhat loud experience and close quarters— usually a gummy stew of tired produce, but in probably much like the original Saddle Rock. Ω Masera’s reimagining, it becomes a vibrant mix

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painters in illustrating Nutmeg’s likeness while enjoying wine and vegan desserts. Participants also get to tour the sanctuary and meet its 60-plus fuzzy and feathered residents. Blackberry Creek founders, spouses Danielle and Joshua Hanosh, adopted vegan lifestyles in 2014—around the same time as starting the sanctuary—and Swift joined the V-club in 2010. The event is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 1170 Pinecroft Road in Colfax; tickets are $45 at www.jenniferswift.com.

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There’s a strained relationship between father and daughter—and the father’s girlfriend Steffy (Natasha Hause)—and it is quickly apparent that what Libby really wants is a relationship with her father, who has commitment phobia.

Wheeler as Herb takes a bit of time to get into character, though by the second act the chemistry between him and Brugger is very real.

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Sacramento Theatre Company’s latest production is a take on Neil Simon’s I Ought to Be in Pictures, one of his lesser-known works, but, particularly in this production directed by Bill Zarriello, a little gem that is full of schmaltz, anger, love and family dysfunction, all of which are common Simon themes.

One of the reasons this production is so good is thanks to Kate Brugger, a member of STC’s Young Professionals troupe, as daughter Libby.

She exudes a self-assurance that seems to come naturally to her. Throughout the production, Brugger shows a vulnerability behind her naive bravado that’s endearing. (The actress alternates in the role with Fiona Ross).

Libby is the 19-year-old daughter of Herb Tucker (Eric Wheeler), a down-on-his-luck Hollywood writer who abandoned his family 16 years ago and has not been seen since. Libby

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Falcon’s Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College reaches into the way-back time machine to stage the 1936 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s You Can’t Take It With You. The play, introduced to a nation mired in the Great Depression, celebrates the idea of embracing your interests and passions rather than being dragged down by the drudgery of an office job or societal expectations. Espousing these concepts like a new-found religion is the eccentric, endearing Vanderhof family, sundry hangers-on and quirky visitors.

The large talented cast skillfully captures the madcap hijinks and goofy dialogue this farcical play is known for, and as with all Falcon’s Eye productions, the set is creative, clever, and particular to this show—a breathtakingly beautiful rendition of a Victorian parlor.

Though an entertaining production, this is rather a safe, mainstream play for Falcon’s Eye—especially since its gained such a strong reputation for producing more thought-provoking and edgier shows. That aside, it’s a funny, zany play that most everyone can enjoy.

—Patti RobeRts you can’t take It With you, 7:30 p.m. friday and saturday, 2 p.m. sunday. $12-$18. falcon’s eye theatre at folsom Lake college, 10 college Parkway in folsom; (916) 608-6888; www.falconseyetheatre.com. through november 20.

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Each chapter also features a patient, intricately crafted sequence between Chiron and his childhood pal Kevin. Targeted as a homosexual ever I’m writing this review on Monday night, so there’s no since childhood, the nearly mute Chiron perpetuway to know if the darkest timeline of Election Day ally cowers throughout the first half of Moonlight, 2016 has come true before it goes to print. But one as though expecting a blow. The more outwardly immensely worrying signifier of the warped American masculine Kevin is able to pass as straight on the values that could end up screwing this pooch is the schoolyard, only finally sexually connecting with fact that a film with a heart as big and a scope as intiChiron as a teenager before a world-shattering mate and epic as Barry Jenkins’ wonderful Moonlight betrayal alters both of their trajectories. gets dinged with an R rating for “some sexuality” Beyond Jenkins’ skimpy resume, there and “language throughout,” while any big-budget also wasn’t much in the developing career of movie fetishizing mass human slaughter gets the more cinematographer James Laxton (he shot Medicine family-friendly PG-13 rating from the MPAA. for Melancholy, but also lensed the last two The only previous feature from Jenkins Kevin Smith films) to indicate that he was a scruffy but smart 2008 Before could create such a swooning, richly Sunrise riff called Medicine for layered visual aesthetic. The style Melancholy. It was a minor but in Moonlight is audacious but not charming indie romantic comedy, ostentatious, like a dialed-down a portrait of two AfricanEmmanuel Lubezki, textured The film is short Americans tentatively connecting and precise without overon subtlety but in a white hipster scene, but it whelming the characters. overflowing with was not necessarily a signpost It’s hard to single out a pointing toward great things performance for praise in empathy and beauty. ahead. Nearly a decade later, the film’s terrific ensemble the fully realized and remarkably cast, but as Juan, a drug dealer assured Moonlight feels more like a who becomes a sort-of mentor hard-earned career-capper rather than to Chiron, Mahershala Ali casts the career-igniter that it should become. an enormous shadow over the film, Moonlight follows an abused, bullied, paineven though he only appears in the first third. fully shy, gay African-American male named Chiron Juan proves a better influence than the boy’s from tortured boyhood through tortured adolescence crackhead mother, but he’s also the guy who sold and on to tortured young adulthood. The story is her the crack in the first place. Ali turns Juan’s divided into three chapters, and each one is titled realization of his own limitations as a father with one of the protagonist’s various identities—the figure into some of the most devastating acting belittled “Little” as a child, the tentatively selfmoments of the year. Ω realizing Chiron as a teenager, and the self-denying criminal “Black” as an adult—to symbolize the various personae he tries on for size throughout his life.

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At nearly three hours of nonstop braggadocio, bleakness, bravura camera moves and angry hip-hop, Andrea Arnold’s American Honey was always destined to be a great cinematic polarizer. Personally, I was drunk on this crazy thing from the opening frames, mesmerized by its attitude of endless possibility amid utter despair, addicted to the almost filterless sense of cinema. American Honey is dizzying and alive, like a documentary about a dream, a color-saturated road trip to nowhere imbued with a shocking sort of hope.

Sasha Lane dominates the screen as Star (although Shia LeBeouf and Riley Keough are excellent in supporting roles), a poor teenager who escapes an abusive relationship to join a vagabond group selling magazine subscriptions across America’s asshole. There is a constant tension between the hypnotic pulse of the party and the desperate imperatives of poverty, such as the scene where country line dancers grudgingly shuffle through their steps like political prisoners. D.B.

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The magnetic and sensual Sonia Braga stars as a retired music critic, breast cancer survivor and longtime widow in Aquarius, the latest film from Neighboring Sounds director Kleber Mendonça Filho.

Braga’s fiercely independent Clara lives alone in a Brazilian apartment building slated for renovation, the lone tenant stubbornly holding out after her neighbors surrendered to gentrification years ago. There’s very little in the way of traditional narrative beats here, as Filho is more interested in getting lost in the album grooves of Clara’s life than getting tied up in artificial story threads. Filho and Braga create a fully rounded portrait of a strong, proud, complex woman trying to live life on her terms. Braga steals the show, but the filmmaking is quietly brilliant—a sequence where Clara recalls a previous encounter with a male prostitute as something both erotic and potentially dangerous teaches a master class in compact visual storytelling. D.B.

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A math genius with high-functioning autism (taciturn Ben Affleck) specializes in tracing financial irregularities. His current job examining the books of a high-tech company makes him and a hapless bookkeeper (nerdy-cute Anna Kendrick) targets for murder—so it’s a good thing he’s also a ruthless professional killer. Written by Bill Dubuque and directed by Gavin O’Connor, the movie is a complex puzzle that keeps us interested, even spellbound, without ever letting us worry about how little it tells us about the main character, his back story—or, for that matter, his present situation. Stylish and slick in the best sense of both words, it makes us welcome the idea of a franchise. (One is clearly intended.)

J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow highlight a strong supporting cast. J.L.

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A brilliant, egotistical surgeon (Benedict Cumberbatch) seeks healing for his hands, ruined in an auto accident; he finds himself plunged into a realm of magic, martial arts and the struggle to protect the world from the forces of darkness. The Marvel Comics superhero gets a handsome showcase, written

by Jon Spaihts, C. Robert Cargill and director Scott Derricksen (from the Stan Lee-Steve Ditko original). Much of it takes place in the “Mirror Dimension,” an eye-popping universe that M.C. Escher might have imagined if he’d worked with CGI. That, plus a strong story and stronger cast (Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen) makes this a winner. Let’s see if they can keep it up; these Marvel origin stories usually work best, before the sequels settle into flashy but humdrum action. J.L.

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Director Mel Gibson and writers Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan recount the story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a conscientious objector who served as an Army medic in World War II and, during the battle for Okinawa, earned the Medal of Honor by rescuing 75 wounded men from Japanese-held ground, lowering them one by one down a sheer cliff to friendly hands. It’s an incredible tale, superbly told and finely acted by Teresa Palmer as Doss’ wife, Hugo Weaving and Rachel Griffiths as his parents, Vince Vaughn as his platoon sergeant, and most of all by Garfield. (I never thought I’d mention “Andrew Garfield” and “Academy Award” in the same sentence, but there it is.)

But be warned: The movie’s combat scenes are brutally graphic and intense.

This movie makes Saving Private Ryan look like Hogan’s Heroes. J.L.

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Symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in a Florence hospital with a head wound and amnesia—and plagued by terrifying visions of cataclysmic death and destruction. It’s all par for the course for Langdon, of course, forever grappling with some insanely complicated puzzle in Dan Brown’s series of novels. This one involves an environmentalist-wacko billionaire (Ben Foster) who commits suicide after setting in motion a plot to exterminate half of humanity, and the usual globe-trotting race against time.

Brown’s shallow bag of tricks is getting more outlandish even as his plot twists grow less and less surprising, but writer David Koepp, director Ron Howard and the European locations keep us amused. As Langdon’s ER doctor, Felicity Jones makes an appealing sidekick; too bad she won’t be back. J.L.

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Every five years or so, Tom Cruise turns out another Mission: Impossible film, which reminds us why he’s a movie star, and why movie stars matter. Now two deep into movie adaptations of the Lee Child book series about an ex-soldier turned peripatetic amateur dick, the Jack Reacher franchise is becoming the anti-Mission: Impossible for Cruise—both movies are serviceable but forgettable, and they only remind us that star power has its limits. Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation director Christopher McQuarrie helmed the first Jack Reacher film, but Edward Zwick (Glory) takes over here. An awkward fit for the genre, Zwick is more at home with awards-grubbing message pictures, and compared to McQuarrie, his approach to the material is less gritty and more traditional.

The resulting film is a little less distinctive and a little more digestible than McQuarrie’s grim take—Zwick gets the job done, but it’s thankless work. D.B.

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The South Korean zombie apocalypse action drama Train of Busan poses an interesting question: What if World War Z was a good film? Animation director Sang-ho Yeon makes his live-action feature debut with this hybrid of 28 Days Later, Snowpiercer and Dawn of the Dead, although the film’s imagination and intensity are indebted to the anything-goes aesthetic of cartoons and comic books. As a “douche” fund manager grudgingly accompanies his neglected daughter on a train ride to visit his ex-wife, a chemical leak causes an outbreak of rampaging, flesh-eating, undead monsters, forcing the survivors to band together as the world rushing around them hurtles toward its bloody end. There’s nothing original in the content, and the band of survivors contains every zombie-apocalypse movie archetype imaginable (the pregnant couple, the saucer-eyed child, the bureaucrat coward, etc.), but it’s such a fun, fast, tightly crafted genre film that you could care less. D.B.

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Troll princess Poppy (voiced by Anna Kendrick) sets out to rescue a group of her subjects from the Troll-eating Bergens, commandeering the reluctant aid of Branch (Justin Timberlake), a Troll as grim and churlish as Poppy is upbeat and chipper. It’s another unnecessary animated feature, but it could have been worse; in fact, it’s kind of fun. Directors Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn pepper the numerous pop musical numbers with splashy visual fripperies that underline and italicize the movie’s cheerful sweetness, reminding us of the fertile symbiotic relationship between music and animation—something most animation studios seem to have forgotten. Vocal performance honors go to Zooey Deschanel (as a lovesick Bergen) singing Lionel Richie’s “Hello” and Timberlake’s take on Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors.” J.L.

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at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration—he still felt conflicted about the instrument. “[The steel drum] is the only thing that has never cheated on me, even when I wasn’t good to her,” Thwaites says. “I used to treat her bad and abuse her, but she’s always been there and showed me love.”

Even in the face of prejudice and bullying, he held onto his fire for success. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he founded the Pan shawn Thwaites: the man, the drums.

United Youth Movement, a nonprofit that teaches at-risk kids how to play the steel drum. That was 13 years ago, and through the Virgina-based When Shawn Thwaites mentored kids in Gaza, he program, Thwaites also created the Virginia All taught them more than just music. He provided Steel Orchestra, which has since partnered with mental freedom through steel drums, the traditional the Boys and Girls Club to bring steel drum Trinidadian instrument. education to underserved students in that area.

Five years ago, the Sacramento resident’s Thwaites attributes some of the programs’ success Muslim hip-hop group Native Deen toured with to how he teaches the power of vision and the United States Embassy to give a the importance of manifestation in creative outlet to the children who addition to music. He moved to weren’t allowed to venture out of Sacramento just over a year ago Gaza. In most cases, learning and already plans to bring the about music was their only program here and open it form of escape. up to the elderly.

“Those kids are “I just like to make probably not even alive people feel like they are anymore because of worth something,” he the constant warring in says. “I feel like when Gaza right now. They you help people, that’s a had to stay in that one gift right there.” community and could not Thwaites is currently leave,” he says. “You know, Shawn Thwaites focused on completing his we have a lot of ‘Gazas’ here drummer, Shawn Thwaites first full-length album New in America. There are people Rebel Quartet Life. Set to release in May of locked up in their mind, so I just next year, it’ll speak to the plight want to free people.” of black lives as well as what a fresh Now, Twaites performs with his jazz start for the world’s citizens could look like. group, Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet. His music “We need to start over. We need to unite as a is soulful and tactical, teeming with emotional people,” he says. “That is how you stop all this resonance. Although he performs with confidence, racism. Once we do that, we are untouchable. it wasn’t always that way.

Any time we unite we become so strong, we’re The Washington, D.C., native and Trinidadianunbreakable.” Ω American loved his culture’s instrument at home but hid and rejected it in public. Kids teased him about his heritage and steel drum, which only catch shawn thwaites rebel Quartet at 9 p.m. friday, November 11, made him push it away. Despite making huge at shady Lady saloon, 1409 r street. No cover. More at http://strq.tv. strides as a musician in his teens—like performing Photo courtesy of Nick Gutierrez

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But Friendship Fever delivers grassroots musicians with a hell of a lot of heart. It brings an unplugged mentality to the Twittersphere. And that’s refreshing. The pork belly tacos didn’t hurt either.

’70s jazz fusion and ’80s slicked-out arena-prog. Guitar melodies domi-

nate. The leads flirt with cornball territory in their simplicity and triumphant spirit, never quite crossing that line.

One tune that almost matches the madness of Gold Man is “Happy House.” Its presence does more to show the disparity of the records than any similarities. But even as the band spends nearly five minutes flexing its chops, the keyboards and drums ground it with a pulsating, repetitive phrase.

Gentleman Surfer will celebrate its release at the Red Museum (212 15th Street) at 9 p.m. Saturday, November 12. The cover is $5.

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Less anarchy: Before the first five seconds of Gentleman Surfer’s 2015 release Gold Man are even finished, listeners are already jostled by the absolute spazzy insanity shooting out from their computer speaker. It doesn’t slow down, morphing into an endurance test to see just how far-out and technically complex the foursome can get within the confines of a song.

For the follow-up, Reanimate Ore, the local group opted to rein thing in a bit from the predecessor’s musical anarchy. That in no way suggests an album devoid of strangeness. It’s a slower batch of songs, with a steady groove and more melody. At times, it sounds like a cartoon marching band lumbering toward you as opposed to a band of crazed serial killers assaulting your senses. It’s tribal, almost meditative in its redundancy. But the minor changes in the drumming and the subtle melodic variances give it a strong emotional charge.

The basis for Reanimate Ore isn’t entirely new. The record is sort of a remake of the first record Jon Bafus recorded under the Gentleman Surfer moniker, Bountiful Ore, back when it was a one-man project.

Since making that record, the band swelled into a four-piece prog-rock powerhouse.

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Feel the fever: Friending is tough. I mean in-the-flesh, analog friending in the adult world.

Maybe that’s why last weekend’s coming out party for Friendship Fever, a fledgling Sacramento record label, was so charming despite being painfully cliché. Friendship Fever’s “Night at the fRiEnD Museum” at the Red Museum was equal parts cocktail mixer, concert and craft project.

Imagine a barn decorated with art school thesis paintings, a thrift store chandelier and retired church pews.

On stations scattered around the venue, you could write anonymous confessions on binder paper, watch live screen printing, buy cocktails from Burly Beverages or browse blackand-white zines. Projected on one blank wall, the horror film Coppelius by photographer Laura Marie Anthony played out like a live-action episode of Sailor Moon meets Lost. After that, the new Imaginary Tricks music video looked like Jesus dancing on an acid trip inside the Sims universe.

A makeshift program at the front door said it all, in big block letters: “TONIGHT IS A GOOD NIGHT TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS.” Friendship Fever might be a 21st-century record label touting artists from around the country via Facebook and Twitter, but its mission is real-world connections.

Friday night was its social experiment in offline friending.

What happens when you put a former member of the Sacramentofamous band Frank Jordan in a room with groupie scenesters for an artistic mindfuck? What if you surround them with technicolor paintings of cucumbers, collages of Audrey Hepburn vomiting orange spray paint and videos of a fish under strobe lights? Friends?

At least there’s a lot to talk about.

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If you’re reading this in print, ignore the little box that says Moon Hooch plays “jazz.” That’s a lie. But I also don’t know how else to describe the New York act’s sound in a single word. Picture a jazz trio performing at a hippie rave in a subway station and you’ll sort of get the vibe—as well as the group’s actual back story, more or less. With two saxophones Jazz and a drum kit, Moon Hooch lays out funky grooves and propulsive, EDMesque beats, creating something that sounds wholly unique yet also innately familiar. It’s primal, raw, tribal and totally catchy. 415 Second Street in Davis, www.moonhooch.com.

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There’s something intellectual about the house production of the U.K.’s Kidnap Kid. Sure, dancing yourself clean is a euphoric feeling, but don’t undersell the introspective opportunities of the dance floor. It’s been called IDM, an acronym DaNce for “intelligent dance music,” and there’s an ongoing second wave of it.

Kidnap Kid is not necessarily offering that.

There’s been deep house and acid house, and Kidnap Kid is not that either. But, if the evolution and history of EDM interests you, or you simply have demons to exorcise on the dance floor, this is your outlet. 2003 K Street, www.facebook.com/kidnapkid.

—Blake Gillespie

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Sometimes, it’s nice to just kick back and listen to some great music with a cold beer—or a chilled cocktail if you’re fancy. Friday nights at the Barn, a new West Sacramento venue, provides that experience and enlists the entertainment of a few talented bands, combined with food trucks and adult beverages, for an all-out, outdoor kick-back.

INDIe This Friday, listen to the whimsical sounds of Nice Monster, who lean on lush guitar arrangements and a poetic lyrical narrative to write music that’s both melodic and progressive. Be Brave Bold Robot will also join the party, performing its dynamic folk-rock music. 985 Riverfront Street, www.facebook .com/nicemonstermusic.

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It’s nice to see Fishbone found an audience again. The 2010 documentary Everyday Sunshine showed the group at an embarrassingly low point. Despite alTeRNaTIve losing some original members, though, Fishbone was still putting on killer, high-energy, genre-anarchic shows.

Back in the ’80s, the group was easily one of the best bands to come out of LA’s diverse alt-rock-punk-funk-ska scene.

That’s because Fishbone could play every single one of the styles better than groups that focused on just one. In 2016, Fishbone is still incredible. 9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale, www.fishbone.net.

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Neko Case’s early records have plenty of twang, but she never sounded like a honkytonk cliché. With each album, she’s taken one step further away from anyAMERiCANA thing recognizably country.

Her last album, 2013’s The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, is undeniably her best effort—just a sheer force of emotions and self-confidence in the form of a folk-rock masterpiece. Earlier this year, she recorded a collaborative record with K.D. Lang and Laura Viers. It’s perhaps a bit more country than the last couple of albums, but it also dives head first into ’70s soft rock in the best way possible. 314 West Main Street in Grass Valley, www.nekocase.com.

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SubRosa puts out music that’s greater than itself. You know that vibe when you hear an album that’s going to stick around forever? An album that transcends its own sounds and ambitions to stick itself right to your spine for the rest of your life? That’s For This We Fought the Battle of Ages.

Dense with narrative-driven passion and balanced with crushing sludge uplifted by delicate vocals and shimmering SLUDGE violins, the band built this album to live through a thousand spins. Don’t be a fool and miss out while you can still see SubRosa for cheap. 1517 21st Street, http://subrosa.cc.

Unbeknownst to some, Ringo Starr was not the only drummer of the Beatles. He is, however, the group’s most popular skinsman by far and away. This week, the living legend will be out on the road playing with a star-studded band that some might RoCK assert can play circles around his former bandmates. Fans of classic rock (and especially diehard Beatles fans who might’ve missed Sir Paul at the new arena) won’t want to miss Ringo’s latest lineup, featuring members of Toto, Journey, David Lee Roth, Mr. Mister and even Todd Rundgren. 242 East Main Street in Stockton, www.ringostarr.com.

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Vexed by the ex

I’m dating a man I’m falling for and the feeling is mutual. Before me, he was with an acquaintance of mine who talked crap about him privately but acted publicly like he was her man. She knows he’s no longer interested in her, but still posts their old dating photos on Instagram. I can block her but that doesn’t stop her posts. Should I confront her in person, or direct message her telling her to quit?

Some grown people—like your man— arrive in a relationship with their history still in play. Your job is to ignore it. It’s much easier for you to control yourself than to change the behavior of a man’s ex-girlfriend. She’s obviously feeling hurt and instead of working to heal, she’s trying to make trouble for you. Don’t fall for her attempts to lure you into ugly behavior. Rise above the bait. Yes, it’s completely annoying that her posts perpetuate a long-dead relationship with your man.

Yes, she’s competitive. So why not let her fail at recruiting you into drama? Post current photos of you with your man or live your life offline. If she amps up the nostalgia, your man should be the one to ask her to quit, not you. And, if you have to ask him more than once to handle his business with her, he’s not worth your heart.

A man who cares for you will confront his ex by phone or text to request that she stop behaving online as if they are together. A man who is unwilling to make that request is keeping his options open.

Don’t try to change his mind. Don’t try to prove you’re the better choice. Just pick yourself up and move on.

eye contact. The person inquiring will probably fill the space with chatter. You can nod along or politely excuse yourself.

You can also take a deep breath, say, “Yes, isn’t it lovely?” and change the subject. If the other person persists in digging for dirt, say: “That sounds like a question you should ask (your ex’s name here).” In other words, take the burden of conversation off your shoulders. Let the gossip happen without your participation.

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It has been great to watch cannabis cuisine rise above the standard brownies and space cakes, and into healthier “gourmet” fare. Maybe one day cities will have great cannabis-infused restaurants. I hope so.

Bong appetit! Ω Ngaio Bealum is a Sacramento comedian, activist and marijuana expert.

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FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10, 2016 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Now and then you

display an excessive egotism that pushes people away. But during the next six weeks you will have an excellent chance to shed some of that tendency, even as you build more of the healthy pride that attracts help and support. So be alert for a steady flow of intuitions that will instruct you on how to elude overconfidence and instead cultivate more of the warm, radiant charisma that is your birthright. You came here to planet Earth not just to show off your bright beauty, but also to wield it as a source of inspiration and motivation for those whose lives you touch.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “How often I found

where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else,” said inventor Buckminster Fuller. I don’t fully endorse that perspective. For example, when I said goodbye to North Carolina with the intention to make Northern California my new home, Northern California is exactly where I ended up and stayed. Having said that, however, I suspect that the coming months could be one of those times when Fuller’s formula applies to you. Your ultimate destination may turn out to be different from your original plan. But here’s the tricky part: If you do want to eventually be led to the situation that’s right for you, you have to be specific about setting a goal that seems right for now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you were an

obscenely rich plutocrat, you might have a pool table on your super-yacht. And to ensure that you and your buddies could play pool even in a storm that rocked your boat, you would have a special gyroscopic instrument installed to keep your pool table steady and stable. But I doubt you have such luxury at your disposal. You’re just not that wealthy or decadent. You could have something even better, however: metaphorical gyroscopes that will keep you steady and stable as you navigate your way through unusual weather. Do you know what I’m referring to? If not, meditate on the three people or influences that might best help you stay grounded. Then make sure you snuggle up close to those people and influences during the next two weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The coming weeks

will be a good time to fill your bed with rose petals and sleep with their aroma caressing your dreams. You should also consider the following acts of intimate revolution: listening to sexy spiritual flute music while carrying on scintillating conversations with interesting allies … sharing gourmet meals in which you and your sensual companions use your fingers to slowly devour your delectable food … dancing naked in semidarkness as you imagine your happiest possible future. Do you catch my drift, Cancerian? You’re due for a series of appointments with savvy bliss and wild splendor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I have always wanted

… my mouth full of strange sunlight,” writes Leo poet Michael Dickman in his poem “My Honeybee.” In another piece, while describing an outdoor scene from childhood, he innocently asks, “What kind of light is that?” Elsewhere he confesses, “What I want more than anything is to get down on paper what the shining looks like.”

In accordance with the astrological omens, Leo, I suggest you follow Dickman’s lead in the coming weeks. You will receive soulful teachings if you pay special attention to both the qualities of the light you see with your eyes and the inner light that wells up in your heart.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The Passage du Gois is a 2.8-mile causeway that runs between the western French town of Beauvoir-sur-Mer and the island of Noirmoutier in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s only usable twice a day when the tide goes out, and even then for just an hour or two. The rest of the time it’s underwater. If you hope to walk or bike or drive across, you must accommodate yourself to nature’s rhythms. I suspect there’s a metaphorically similar phenomenon in your life, Virgo. To get to where you want to go next, you can’t necessarily travel exactly when you feel like it. The path will be open and available for brief periods. But it will be open and available.

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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Modern toilet paper appeared in 1901, when a company in Green Bay, Wis., began to market “sanitary tissue” to the public. The product had a small problem, however. Since the manufacturing process wasn’t perfect, wood chips sometimes remained embedded in the paper. It was not until 1934 that the product was offered as officially “splinterfree.” I mention this, Libra, because I suspect that you are not yet in the splinter-free phase of the promising possibility you’re working on.

Keep at it. Hold steady. Eventually you’ll purge the glitches.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Don’t be someone

that searches, finds and then runs away,” advises novelist Paulo Coelho. I’m tempted to add this caveat: “Don’t be someone that searches, finds, and then runs away—unless you really do need to run away for a while to get better prepared for the reward you have summoned … and then return to fully embrace it.” After studying the astrological omens, Scorpio, I’m guessing you can benefit from hearing this information.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Go ahead

and howl a celebratory “goodbye!” to any triviality that has distracted you from your worthy goals, to any mean little ghost that has shadowed your good intentions, and to any faded fantasy that has clogged up the flow of your psychic energy. I also recommend that you whisper “welcome!” to open secrets that have somehow remained hidden from you, to simple lessons you haven’t been simple enough to learn before now, and to breathtaking escapes you have only recently earned. P.S. You are authorized to refer to the coming weeks as a watershed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Musician and

visual artist Brian Eno loves to dream up innovative products. In 2006, he published a DVD called 77 Million Paintings, which uses technological trickery to generate 77 million different series of images. To watch the entire thing would take 9,000 years. In my opinion, it’s an interesting but gimmicky novelty—not particularly deep or meaningful. During the next nine months, Capricorn, I suggest that you attempt a far more impressive feat: a richly complex creation that will provide you with growth-inducing value for years to come.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do you know

about the Lords of Shouting? According to Christian and Jewish mythology, they’re a gang of 15.5 million angels that greet each day with vigorous songs of praise and blessing. Most people are too preoccupied with their own mind chatter to pay attention to them, let alone hear their melodious offerings. But I suspect you may be an exception to that rule in the coming weeks.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’ll be exceptionally alert for and receptive to glad tidings. You may be able to spot opportunities that others are blind to, including the chants of the Lords of Shouting and many other potential blessings. Take advantage of your aptitude!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Greenland sharks

live a long time—up to 400 years, according to researchers at the University of Copenhagen.

The females of the species don’t reach sexual maturity until they’re 150. I wouldn’t normally compare you Pisceans to these creatures, but my reading of the astrological omens suggests that the coming months will be a time when at long last you will reach your full sexual ripeness.

It’s true that you’ve been capable of generating new human beings for quite some time. But your erotic wisdom has lagged behind. Now that’s going to change. Your ability to harness your libidinous power will soon start to increase. As it does, you’ll gain new access to primal creativity.

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Pride and Power On May 2 of 1967, a few dozen black men and women marched on the Capitol donning leather jackets, sunglasses and berets—and shotguns.

Saturu Ned, formerly known in Sacramento as “James Mott,” was there that day. He witnessed these Black Panther Party activists approach the building. “And all of the sudden I see Ronald Reagan break and run,” Ned recalled during a recent interview. He was intrigued. “It made an impression on me. Who are these people?” Ned founded the Panthers’ Sacramento office shortly after the Capitol incident— and that office was promptly raided by the FBI in 1969. Now 67, the Bay Area-based speaker, educator and entrepreneur spoke to SN&R recently on the 50th anniversary of the party.

Tell me your thoughts on Colin Kaepernick.

What Kaepernick did was the beginning, and he’s growing in social consciousness, and in time I think we’re going to see him do some great things.

When you were a student in Sacramento, the FBI tried to get you to disassociate from the Panthers?

[The FBI told my track coach that they] would give me a full ride, anywhere, any school that I go to—which tells me they’re always looking at full development potential of what you could become, and the influence that you could have on people.

Let’s talk about self-defense. What was your mom’s advice about the right to use violence to defend yourself?

[She said,] “If you ever let anyone beat you that way, I’ll beat you myself. You have a right to preserve your life and defend yourself.”

What did Martin Luther King Jr. tell you about self-defense?

“Follow your heart, do what you think is right.”

Your illustrations in the Black Panther Newspaper used to draw the ire of Gov. Reagan.

It was pissing [then-Gov. Ronald] Reagan off. … People started walking around Reagan and going “Oink, oink.” … So, I guess you could say that I had a personal relationship with [him].

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You eventually left Sacramento for Oakland, right?

It’s the Panthers’ 50th anniversary this year. How does all this recognition make you feel?

It was 1970, and we were called first to Richmond, and then I went to Oakland, and ended up on 10th Street. … I went over there to run the community center, to create what I’d call “total community saturation.” Basically, we had block leaders, and then we had subsection leaders, who might be responsible for a two-or three-mile area … and they would cover the area based on issues, door-to-door, face-to-face … long before there was technology, long before all the tools we have now.

It’s very, very difficult for many of us.

Because we didn’t do it for that reason. We were supposed to be killed, wiped out by the FBI. We’re not the kind of people to stand up and wave our hands and suck up claps.

What’s your insight on this year’s election?

Tell me about what Congresswoman Barbara Lee allegedly told President Barack Obama about the Panthers.

[She said,] “If it hadn’t been for the Black Panther Party, I wouldn’t have been elected—and you wouldn’t, either.”

You were a singer in the Black Panther band, Lumpen?

We were singing, we all sang. … We had several more, and we toured, even with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. It was amazing because … of the influence it had, like on John Lennon, the list goes on. And what it did was create an era of sociallyconscious music.

And you also taught at the Panther schools?

People like Maya Angelou would come and do poetry, and kids would get meals. We started [teaching] at 2 years old, and we’d teach people to read by 3.

I hope that most people begin to realize how degraded politics have become, how degraded and unimportant the office of the presidency is. … And I hope America realizes that the power has shifted, in so far as who really runs the country. It’s not the person who gets elected president. It’s Wall Street. It’s the backers of the superfund PACs that elect the president.

How should the Black community respond to officer-involved killings?

If an officer is using excessive force, you have a right to defend yourself. Let’ put it this way: We’re getting murdered in the streets anyway, so what is the danger if someone’s coming at me? What reasonable human being isn’t going to [defend themselves]?

What is Obama’s legacy?

I really think most of us in the community think it’s a legacy of misdirection. It’s been eight years, and our community is [in] worse condition than it’s ever been. Ω Learn more about the Black Panther Party at www.bpp50th.com.

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