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Back when Darrell Steinberg was running to be Sacramento’s next mayor, he participated in an April candidates forum at which he was asked about the unlawful camping ordinance that makes it illegal for homeless people to sleep outdoors or possess survival gear.

“Well, I voted against the ordinance in 1995 and I suppose if it came before me again, I would vote the same way,” Steinberg replied, reminding everyone he was a council member back in the day. “What a lose-lose proposition,” he continued. “Is our choice really to allow people outside in the dead of winter, to sleep outside, or to arrest them? Those cannot be our only two choices.”

Nine months later, that lose-lose proposition has left two dead bodies on City Hall’s doorstep—a grim and accidental protest against the city’s stubborn refusal to do the humane thing.

A day after the second body was found, officials fast-tracked the opening of a winter refuge facility at 904 11th Street. But it came with a catch: Interim City Manager Howard Chan told the Sacramento Bee that homeless people will soon no longer be allowed to sleep on City Hall property.

And that tells you where the city’s concern resides—optics. Dead homeless people on the steps of City Hall are bad for that world-class image.

As for ending the camping ban, Steinberg got his chance January 10, when Councilman Allen Warren put down the council Kool-Aid and suggested repealing the ineffective policy.

Steinberg complimented Warren for “a very provocative idea,” then switched subjects.

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epending on your ZIP code, good health care can be hard to find. In low-income areas of south Sacramento, few providers accept Medi-Cal or Medicare, and facilities that do are usually overburdened and underfunded. That lack of access contributes to poor health outcomes as patients are less likely to get preventive care and more likely to delay care for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension or mental health issues. They are also more likely to rely on “safety net” resources such as emergency rooms.

With 17 years of emergency and acute care experience, Nurse Practitioner Catherine Oakafor has seen firsthand how a lack of accessible care — especially preventive services — affects patients.

“The reality of life is there is more demand than supply. So many people need help, but there’s not so many of us,” she says. “They’re waiting longer than they should when they could have come here and managed their care.”

Oakafor is a nurse practitioner at the Richard Ikeda Health Center at Hiram Johnson High School, one of several WellSpace Health Health Centers providing comprehensive care to underserved populations throughout Sacramento County. Health Centers offer primary medical, women’s health and mental health care, dental services, suicide prevention and addiction treatment programs — services that Dr. Jonathan Porteus, WellSpace’s chief

executive officer, refers to as a “blanket of care” rather than a “safety net.”

“We believe a safety net is something you throw someone out of a window in to as a measure of last resort. What people need is appropriate access to health care,” Porteus says. “We’re trying to build an appropriate system of health care … in the right place without relying on tiny clinics or emergency departments. It’s so much cheaper and much more effective.”

“WE BELIEVE A SAFETY NET IS SOMETHING YOU THROW SOMEONE IN TO… AS A MEASURE OF LAST RESORT. WHAT PEOPLE NEED IS APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.” Dr. Jonathan Porteus Chief Executive Officer, WellSpace Health

Funded in part by a federal grant and The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities initiative, the fullscope primary care center is the first in the Sacramento region to be located at a high school. The center, which started seeing medical patients in fall 2016, provides affordable and easy access to medical care at a place many in the community already visit.

Claudia Neri, left, finds affordable and accessible health care from providers such as Nurse Practitioner Catherine Oakafor at WellSpace Health’s Richard Ikeda Health Center located on campus at Hiram Johnson High School.

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“I think just being at this location at the high school is going to help the students — and the community at large — get more health care access,” says Magda Chavez, the clinic’s school-based health care coordinator.

Claudia Neri says she has received excellent care through WellSpace when other health care providers have been cost prohibitive.

“It’s really important to have these kinds of places [especially] for people who cannot afford it,” Neri says. “I don’t see another option for me.”

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written off by most reporters as hopeless to untangle he said, she said disputes. In both family court and traffic court, the indigent and financially disadvantaged are treated as second-class citizens. Sacramento Family Court runs a two-track system: one for those who can afford attorneys and one for everyone else. Special thanks to reporter Alastair Bland for wading into this swamp.

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Federally required point-intime counts reveal the folly of trying to tally Sacramento’s vast homeless population on a single, winter night.

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Out, numbered As Sacramento undertakes its 2017 homeless tally, some worry hidden groups won’t be counted

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Demetrice “Deede” Wheelwright peered down the shadowed alley and frowned.

“There’s usually tons of people over here,” said her colleague.

“I know it,” said Wheelwright, 55, an eligibility specialist at Sacramento County’s Department of Human Assistance.

It was 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, on Ninth Street between Q and R streets in downtown Sacramento.

Wheelwright and four colleagues walked in reflective vests, armed with clipboards, flashlights and fast food gift cards, scouring sidewalks and alleys for signs of homeless residents to tally for Sacramento’s 2017 point-in-time count.

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two years. She and her colleagues were concerned, having found just one homeless resident so far that night—a number in no way representative of the folks they’re used to seeing out here.

Where could they be?

Every two years, the federal government’s Housing and Urban Development Department tasks regions throughout the country to hold the PIT count on a single January evening—an attempt to get a snapshot of the number of Americans on the streets, as well as to determine what cities need federal assistance the most.

The count is meaningful in the sense that Americans need to know the scope of the problem as they battle it.

But many question the accuracy of an attempt to count imperiled populations

for whom it is safer not to be found at night, and worry that the 2017 count’s numbers won’t reflect the crisis’ deepening impact on the region. And while the tally is meant simply as a snapshot for HUD’s funding perspective, PIT count numbers are often bandied about by journalists, politicians and advocates as if they truly represent the region’s homelessness crisis.

“My main concern with the count is folks being undercounted, specifically the wildly vulnerable folks who are out there,” said Shannon Stevens, program director at Maryhouse, an emergency daytime drop-in center for women experiencing homelessness.

Last year, Maryhouse served 4,048 women, children and single fathers

experiencing homelessness, a 21-percent increase from 2015. Stevens wondered if this rise would be accurately represented in the count, which totaled 2,659 in 2015.

“If you are a mother with two toddlers, it’s much less likely that you’re going to be out sleeping at a bus stop than it is that you’re going to find an abandoned garage or a friend or family member, so counters aren’t having that interaction with those vulnerable folks,” Stevens said.

There’s also the suspicion factor.

On the night of the PIT count, James “Faygo” Clark, a well-known activist who is also living homeless, warned his friends about the count in a Facebook post. “To my friends on the streets, [they’re] doing the homeless count tonight,” he wrote.

“We know what that means, likely raids throughout the week!!”

While an accurate count could bring more funding and services to the region, the homeless community associates it with police sweeps, a perception complicated by the fact that counting teams were deployed from police departments in both Citrus Heights and Elk Grove. Wheelwright believes the police do sweeps on homeless camps before every count.

Homeless residents have developed a distrust for cops and park rangers in the region due to their carrying out controversial anti-camping laws. Stevens said Maryhouse guests often come in

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A cruel lottery Homeless deaths outside City Hall expose lack of political urgency Was I the last reporter to see Michael Nunez alive?

The question keeps turning through my memory. The miserable image of six people at City Hall, using blankets and tattered sleeping bags the night of January 18, is crystallized in my thoughts—some four hours before responders arrived for Nunez’s body.

All-day gales blew rain into sheltered recesses, split tree trunks and flooded street corners. And through it all, people suffered outside. I was at City Hall before sundown and approached a group cocooned in nylon, cotton and polyester, visibly shivering against the storm’s intensity.

Just before 8:30 p.m., someone there realized that Nunez hadn’t made it.

Six days after that, another man was found dead

outside City Hall, this time amidst near-freezing temperatures—again under the shadow of a building meant to embody Sacramento’s civic consciousness.

The irony breeds a shame we can’t ignore.

Since the fatalities, political leaders have busily used news conferences, press releases and sound bites to claim that Sacramento’s winter sanctuary program and warming centers provide a surefire alternative for homeless people. Any reporter working outside the day Nunez died knows that’s simply not the case.

It starts with arithmetic.

On January 18, the winter sanctuary program had 100 spots open, and the warming center in Southside Park had another 40. By January 25,

exhausted, saying they were rousted by police up to three times the night before.

“If it’s happening once, it’s happening too many times,” she said.

Judging from the daily intake numbers at Sacramento Steps Forward, the group tasked with ending homelessness in the region, there is a higher ratio of women-tomen than in previous years, said CEO Ryan Loofbourrow. He also heard reports of more families experiencing homelessness.

“Even if we don’t find them literally homeless, that’s not to say that there aren’t families that are in a perilous situation, or that tonight somebody sheltered them in their own home,” Loofbourrow said.

The Sacramento region is currently the fastest growing rent market in the nation, with year-to-year price increases at 11 percent. Housing vacancy rates have plummeted to 2.6 percent. The housing crisis has reached a fever pitch, which, of course, affects homelessness.

Loofbourrow anticipates a rise in the 2017 count, though he hopes to see a drop in homeless veterans—a population of particular concern for him. He sees the count as a benchmark for folks to use.

Homelessness experts, journalists and politicians cite PIT count statistics regularly and, usually, without qualification. They consider the numbers a marker to introduce the homelessness crisis to the general population. As far as in-depth numbers

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when the second man passed away, only 26 new spots had been added off Garden Highway. As I write this, a third warming center on 11th Street adds 40 more, giving us a grand total of 206 chances to stay alive on a winter night for more than 2,600 people living on the streets.

Beyond knowing the odds of getting into one of these programs, it’s important to keep in mind what would happen to anyone who failed in their attempt. On the night Nunez died, trying to walk to Southside Park or, if the second center had been opened, Garden Highway, would have meant trekking for blocks through a chilling downpour. There would be the certainty of getting drenched to the bone without the certainty of getting dry again.

go, Sacramento Steps Forward constantly collects data to better paint the region’s homelessness picture. These numbers aren’t publicly available.

One such tool is the Housing Management Information System, a database built to connect as many of the region’s homeless residents with housing in a streamlined manner. Emergency service providers are concerned about the length of the queue.

Stevens believes that making the HMIS numbers available to the larger community would be good for public discourse on the scope of and possible solutions to homelessness in the region.

“I don’t know that I can call and ask for a breakdown of where people are sleeping at night or how old they are or what their individual experience is, but if that was something that was more readily available to the community on a monthly basis … I think we could have a little bit of a better handle of what actually is going on,” she said.

Sacramento City Councilman Steven Hansen and county Supervisors Don Nottoli and Phil Serna attended the 2017 count.

Nottoli reflected on a board of supervisors meeting last November in which they gave motel vouchers to families with young children, after the Mustard Seed School for homeless children reported a sharp increase in families sleeping outside.

For some, it would literally mean risking their lives.

Would you roll the dice? Or would you hunker down and try to stay dry under whatever shelter you’d already found, like the long canopy of City Hall?

The latest warming center on 11th Street is probably the city’s best attempt yet to stave off more tragedies this winter. And it deserves to be recognized as a step in the right direction—but not at the cost of forgetting that thousands of people have no guarantee of surviving the worst nights to come, or that it’s still illegal to use tents, tarps and sleeping bags to even try.

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“You look at the mother talking about the choice that she’s making, you know, living in her car versus in the street or a motel, and the stress on her children, you can’t help but be moved,” Notolli said.

These governing bodies were scheduled to hold a joint community meeting on homelessness on Tuesday after SN&R’s print deadline. It was the first time in years the community has seen this much buy-in on the issue, leaving Stevens and Loofbourrow hopeful.

But the crisis looms large on everyone fighting homelessness. Stevens noted that one of the most troubling things she’s seen is a rise in women aged 60-80 seeking services at Maryhouse.

“I have to pull out physical seats and make room for wheelchairs and walkers because I have older adult women that have limited mobility that are sleeping outside every night,” she said.

On the night of the homeless count, a young colleague of Wheelwright’s called out on S Street near Sixth Street.

“There’s someone sleeping right there,” she said. “With a wheelchair.”

In total, the group tallied just four homeless residents on the trek north of downtown’s Southside Park.

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Michael Breen thinks about the 19-year-old iraqi woman who kept him and his men alive.

Moved to join the fighting effort against insurgents in her homeland—after the U.S. military had toppled Saddam Hussein in the name of democracy and nonexistent weapons of mass destruction—the young woman served alongside Breen’s Army unit, warning soldiers where the IEDs hid. Eventually, the enemy learned her identity and murdered her, Breen recalled.

Breen offered the slain woman’s family what he and other military officers offered so many Iraqi and Afghan interpreters and soldiers and their families: safe passage to America, away from the people who would do them harm for helping U.S. troops. Breen considered it a sacred pledge from a grateful nation, one that could be boiled down to an essential cliché: Help us and we’ll help you.

Upending four decades of U.S. policy, president Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday blocking entry to the very men, women and children who help American soldiers wage the war on terror, often at great sacrifice to them and their loved ones.

“To say to her family that they can’t come [to America] … it’s an absolute disgrace,” Breen, now the president and CEO of the Truman National Security Project, said during a Monday conference call with reporters. “We explicitly promised these people we would protect them. These are the words that came out of my lips as a representative of the U.S. government. The Trump administration made me a liar.”

With his January 27 order, Trump unleashed chaos with the swoop of a pen, sparking massive and spontaneous protests at airports where arriving refugees and other legal immigrants were detained, questioned and, in some cases, put back on a plane and deported.

The order targets visa holders and refugees from seven majority muslim countries for at least 90 days and bans Syrian refugees indefinitely, including veterans and people with immediate relatives in the United States. It also drastically lowers the cap of refugees the country is willing to accept in the future. The ban also initially applied to green card holders, though there have been conflicting statements about whether that remains the case.

Since its signing, Trump’s order has set off an extraordinary sequence of events that are still toppling like dominoes. The ban took effect immediately, meaning people who boarded planes with permission to enter the United States touched down in a drastically new world order. Attorneys and protesters raced to airports in New York, Virginia and San Francisco.

In solidarity, a sister protest was organized at the sacramento international Airport on Sunday, with more than 400 people saying they attended on Facebook. Mayor Darrell Steinberg spoke, condemning the ban, which will immediately affect the flow of refugees into sacramento county, which accepted 1,962 Afghan and Iraqi citizens with special immigrant visas in the fiscal year that ended in September, according to the state Department of Social Services, far more than any other California county.

The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups quickly sued, winning two nationwide injunctions protecting refugees, green card holders and visa holders from the affected nations, ACLU advocacy and policy counsel Jonathan Blazer said during a separate conference call. But he and others have heard unsettling stories that the court orders weren’t being honored by Trump’s airport gestapo.

Meanwhile, messages condemning the ban have come from the california senate, as well as interfaith and intelligence communities. And there was a universal agreement among critics that Trump’s order was both unnecessary and hugely damaging to to America’s reputation in areas where it needs the most help.

And it’s sending a clear message, said Betsy Fisher, policy director of the International Refugee Assistance Project: “The u.s. is not worthy of trust.” (Raheem F. Hosseini)

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District attorney omits troubling video evidence in clearing cops who shot Joseph Mann

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“Like many Sacramentans who saw the video, The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office I question the conclusion by the D.A. that police last week cleared two officers of gunning down a acted within reason in the shooting and killing of mentally disturbed homeless man after they failed Joseph Mann,” Assemblyman Kevin McCarty said to hit him with their squad car. in a January 27 statement. “For far too long, there Veteran Sacramento police officers John C. has been distrust surrounding police shootings and Tennis and Randy R. Lozoya will face no criminal the decisions by local D.A.’s that work closely with charges in the July 11, 2016, fatal shooting that left police officers.”

50-year-old Joseph Mann dead on a sidewalk with McCarty’s statement pledged legislation this 14 bullets in him and stoked community distrust week proposing that officer-involved deaths be in how law enforcement applies its discretionary investigated by independent third parties, similar to authority to use deadly force. The DA’s office policies established in Wisconsin, New York and announced the decision January 27.

Illinois following similar controversies.

Video footage released by the police In the case of Mann, police were summoned to department under community and political a North Sacramento apartment complex by worried pressure revealed that Tennis and Lozoya first neighbors who saw Mann throwing a knife in the tried to strike Mann twice with their patrol air and speculated that he might be armed with vehicle before chasing him down and a gun, which wasn’t true. But the potenopening fire along a side of closed tiality of a gun hidden under Mann’s business fronts. baggy clothing or in a backpack In its 12-page review, he had with him wasn’t ruled the DA’s office concluded out by officers until after he lay that Tennis and Lozoya dying on a sidewalk. were in their legal right Advocates for law enforceto apply deadly force, ment reform were sharply saying the officers feared critical of the DA’s findings. for the safety of a female Tanya Faison “Overall, it’s a disgusting bystander they thought founder, Black Lives Matter decision,” said Tanya Faison, Mann “was going to stab or Sacramento founder of the local chapter of take … as a hostage.”

Black Lives Matter, which schedBut the review omits or uled a February 1 protest outside of downplays crucial events revealed City Hall. “They hunted him down.” by the video footage, making no Tennis and Lozoya are currently on modified mention of the fact that Mann ran near the duty as the police department conducts an internal female bystander because he was trying to affairs investigation, said Officer Linda Matthew, a avoid getting hit by a police car. department spokeswoman.

Attorney Mark T. Harris, a co-founder of In August, the family of Mann filed a wrongful the local Law Enforcement Accountability Directive, or LEAD, called the DA’s portrait of death lawsuit in federal court against the city and its police department. A jury trial is tentatively set for events “absolutely ridiculous.”

September 2018.

“That is Disneyland … Hogwarts, all rolled into “If the only recourse that a citizen has is civil, one. That is absolute fantasy,” Harris told SN&R. that is a sad state of affairs,” said Harris, whose For critics of Sacramento’s law enforcement community, the decision not to charge Tennis or group was created in response to the Mann shooting. “We want to make sure we have the same Lozoya in the face of damaging video evidence standard for … someone who’s behind a gun when casts doubt on the DA’s pledge to act as an he’s wearing a bandana to someone who’s behind impartial check on police powers and raises a gun wearing a badge. And right now we don’t questions about the office’s past reviews of have that.” Ω officer-involved shootings, none of which have resulted in criminal charges for local cops.

One of the loudest detractors was a former Sacramento City Council member now occupy- An extended version of this story is available at www.newsreview.com/sacramento. ing higher office.

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Save and spend Mayor wants to bolster city’s depleted fund for affordable housing

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City leaders last week previewed early measures intended to brace against Sacramento’s skyrocketing rent.

One step was revealed before the city’s Budget and Audit Committee meeting on January 24, when Budget Manager Dawn Holm announced $12.8 million in surplus revenue the city can use for one-time spending. The extra cash came primarily from every department except police operating at or under budget during fiscal year 2015-16.

Mayor Darrell Steinberg told council members that a significant allotment should be deployed to address the city’s affordable housing crisis.

A recent study suggested Sacramento County needs more than 59,000 affordable rentals to accommodate current low-income residents, while other data suggests that, in 2015, the city experienced the second-worst year-to-year rent increases in the nation. As a possible avenue for relief, Steinberg pointed to the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which has failed to substantially grow since city leaders relaxed affordable housing requirements on local developers in 2014.

“We’ve got either 1.2 million or 1.3 million in our Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which is not enough,” the mayor acknowledged. “We have to invest—one time at least—several million dollars into the city’s housing initiatives.”

The trust fund assists low-income developments that are built with federal or state grants, as well as provides match dollars for projects spearheaded

by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento.

Councilwoman Angelique Ashby agreed with Steinberg’s objective, but stressed that the council should find the most flexible way to get cash directly into housing, which may or may not be through the trust fund.

The same day as the budget meeting, council members on the Law and Legislation Committee started the process of changing city codes for secondary housing units—better known

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as “granny flats”—to align with new California regulations aimed at getting a lot more of the small, modestly priced rentals on the market.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed the granny flats bill into law in September. It was all that survived of a three-pronged plan to spur housing construction at the state level. A Brown-led initiative to fast-track developments through the environmental review process was killed, as was a bond measure to make building low-income units more lucrative. Granny flats represented the only idea to emerge from the political smoke unscathed.

Granny flats are self-contained, fully operating apartments that exist as built-on additions to homes or detached cottages on a homeowner’s property.

The move to bring city code into compliance with the granny flats law means, generally, that detached living units can be 200 square feet bigger than before and attached units can be 20 percent larger.

Prior to the law’s passage, all granny flats built in the city outside of Midtown required their own parking spaces. That rule will now be waved in cases where a detached flat is located in a historic district, or within a half-mile from public transit, or within a block of a Zipcar, i.e., a fixed-spot electric rental car.

Attached units will no longer require an extra parking space.

While the committee noticed potential challenges with the code adjustment, particularly a requirement for granny flats to have individual addresses without half-numbers, Councilman Steve Hansen emphasized that City Hall needs to move quickly and seize any options for increasing affordable housing opportunities, even on a small scale.

“I think that this is the council’s attempt to manage affordability and create supply,” Hansen said. “By reducing these barriers, the city not only reduces the regulatory path, but hopefully helps bring down the inflation in housing.” Ω

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In his inauguration speech, Donald Trump declared that “we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, the American people.”

Eight days later, on Saturday, January 28, 330 of those people jammed the Elk Grove City Council chambers for a Community Engagement Forum.

This very vocal, very engaged citizenry submitted more than 200 questions.

They wanted to ask Congressman Ami Bera how to stop Donald Trump. The people were not happy.

They were not happy about the Muslim immigration ban. They were not happy about plans for ending the Affordable Care Act. They were not happy about talk of wasting money to build a wall. They were not happy that Trump had threatened to take away federal funds from sanctuary cities. They were not happy about the crackdown on the Environmental Protection Agency. And many more things—alternative facts; foreign policy changes that could lead to trade wars; Trump’s attacks on the media. The list goes on and on.

But more than unhappy, they were angry and afraid. They came to the meeting to find out what was happening and what they could do. On the podium were Elk Grove Mayor Steve Ly, Elk Grove City Councilman Darren Suen, Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli and Bera. But nearly all the questions were directed at Bera.

It was as if they heard there was a hurricane coming and Bera was the closest thing to a weatherman.

Bera’s answers were not that reassuring. He said repeatedly that America is in “uncharted waters.”

America has had conservative presidents and has had liberal presidents, but Trump is different. Bera told us that Trump is making executive decision after executive decision without

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involving Congress or his cabinet nominees. And without understanding the implications of what he is doing.

The problem, according to Bera, is that because the Democrats are the minority in both the House and the Senate, they cannot stop Trump without finding a few Republicans who are willing to oppose their president. While there are many Republicans who know what Trump is proposing is wrong, crazy and against their values, will they put their country first and their political future second? Stay tuned.

We are in uncharted waters.

More than 1 percent of Americans participated in hundreds of Women’s Marches around the country. An action of this magnitude has never happened before.

After the town hall meeting, I spoke with attendees. Three out of four said that this was the first time they have ever gone to a political meeting.

Brenda, from Elk Grove, told me that she has never done anything political before, but now she is very frightened. Her parents were born in Mexico.

Tearing up, she said, “This thing just makes me want to cry. I just came here to find out what we can do.”

Karen Freemyers, from Sacramento, told me that she did not vote for Bera because she did not like his negative campaign ads. But she was impressed with him today. He was “really answering our questions.”

At the end of the town hall meeting, Ly, America’s first Hmong mayor, said that “this is what democracy looks like.”

He was right. The people were coming together to take part in their government. And to stop Trump. One act leads to the other. Ω

Jeff vonKaenel is the president, CEO and majority owner of the News & Review.

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Women in revolt Protests and art, birth control and real talk: The feminist response to Donald Trump’s sexist agenda

One day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Women’s March on Sacramento brought out a defiant, optimistic spirit in its participants. photo BY KRIS hooKS

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HErstorical perspectives Four Sacramento women reflect on the past, present and future of the struggle for gender equality

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onfession time: I am freaked out.

Our country is being run by a bipolar manchild whose BFFs are a Nazi sympathizer and an “alternative facts” huckster with the soul-shaped hole of a pharmaceutical rep.

Our reality has morphed into a George Orwell acid trip and I am ill-prepared.

In alarming times, my happy place is in the counsel of wise women.

Below, former Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo, Oak Park community activist Anita Earl, Black Lives Matter Sacramento chapter founder Tanya Faison and Sex Workers Outreach Project Sacramento co-founder Kristen DiAngelo put our current “American carnage” in context and share their thoughts about women’s rights battles of the past, present and our no-longerguaranteed future.

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How different was your life from your mother’s?

Faison: Well, my mother is white and I am black. My mother grew up in a home, and era, where racism was prevalent but not blatant. Her schools and neighborhoods had little to no people of color. My mother, aunts, uncle and grandparents were beneficiaries of systemic racism. When my mother left home and had me, she was able to see firsthand the experiences that the world dished out to folks of color, but she only has those experiences when I am present. … I have experienced, since birth and on a daily basis, the oppressions of not only being black, but being a woman. Not only from outside my community, but within it. A completely different experience.

more intentional in how we fight … being inclusive and making sure the most marginalized folks are leading the movement.

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DiAngelo: Being born in the late ’30s, my mother’s role in this world was one that truly lived up to the stereotype of the traditional all-American woman. She was a homemaker; and then, when she did decide to work, she became a teacher, as back then teaching, social work and nursing were some of the more “accepted forms of work” for women. My life, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. I have been a career sex worker for most of my life, I have a degree in finance and have worked for one of the biggest firms on Wall Street. My life has taken me from homeless to five-star hotels.

My life is anything but traditional.

How does our political climate compare to the one you came of age in?

Earl: Being born in 1960 has allowed me to experience a very complex and eclectic time period in this country’s history. However, feminism did not seem to resonate with women of color in my youth. Besides, no self-respecting “colored girl” would ever be so brazen as to burn a perfectly good bra.

Although there were many influential female civil rights leaders, their feminist viewpoints were often overshadowed by their blackness.

Perhaps this is because the civil rights and the women’s liberation movements ran on parallel tracks never seeming to converge.

Faison: I am a ’70s baby. A lot of significant changes took place for both black folks and women when I was a young child.

While a lot has changed, a lot has stayed the same. … We are still fighting misogynoir (misogyny towards black women where race and gender both play a role in bias). … Women of color fought alongside white women and barely benefited from the victories. Today we are fighting but having to be

Are things better today for women than they were when you were growing up?

Earl: In 2017, the feminist sisterhood is more diverse and much stronger because of it.

Millennials do not know a life without the many benefits the feminist movement has made possible for them, such as reproductive rights, extended maternity [and] bonding leave for both parents, and workplace protections against sexual harassment or gender discrimination. They were born with these rights. Millennial feminism is all about empowerment, and women like my 35-yearold-daughter are much more in touch with who they are as women than we ever were.

DiAngelo: Being a career sex worker, I have seen huge changes in women’s lives due to the new age of technology. Sex work has become safer. The women I know who’ve spent years in the trade prior to the age of technology accepted violence as a norm. The younger workers reject violence as a given and have had overall better experiences in the sex trade due to advances in technology.

Is there one area of gender equality you’re surprised hasn’t been sorted out?

Fargo: I am surprised and saddened that there aren’t more women in elected office now. I thought we’d be closer to parity.

Earl: The United States is one of the only industrialized nations that has never elected a national female leader. India beat us to the punch by more than 50 years when Indira Gandhi was elected and later re-elected as prime minister. Another area where progress

has lagged is in closing the wage gap.

American women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to men—and for women of color the wage gap is even greater.

Faison: I never understood how the gay and lesbian community still isn’t completely inclusive of its trans and queer folks of color. … If you know what oppression feels like, how come you can’t relate your plight to the plight of others that don’t look like you?

What advice do you have for the next generation?

Fargo: I would encourage today’s young women to not take the benefits they have for granted. My advice is to get educated, get involved, get active and strive to make a difference. You don’t have to hold an elected office, but it is one of the best ways to have a positive impact. Apply to sit on a board or

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commission or join a nonprofit organization.

Show up to community meetings. Network!

Look for opportunities to help. Be kind to others. And never miss a chance to vote.

Faison: If it doesn’t feel right, fight for it to change. Don’t ever stop fighting until you see the changes you are fighting for.

DiAngelo: Live life as if you can’t fail—don’t be scared and don’t let anyone, and I mean anyone, dictate how you live your life. Ω

An extended version of this story is available at www. newsreview.com/sacramento.

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Southside Park was a starting point for the Women’s March on Sacramento, which attracted thousands on January 21.

The Women’s March on Sacramento galvanized thousands— but what’s next?

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e’ve only been walking for a half-hour when a man starts yelling. Instantly, my body tenses at the possibility of discord—even though ostensibly that’s something my friends and I signed up for when we joined the Women’s March on Sacramento, a sister event to hundreds of other demonstrations being held worldwide as a protest against the new presidential administration.

And what a protest it turns out to be.

On this day, half-a-million will march in Washington, D.C.; 400,000-plus will take to the streets in New York City and 750,000 will show up in Los Angeles.

Elsewhere, protesters will take over Tokyo and Singapore, London and Cape Town, Antarctica and hundreds of cities in between. Ultimately, the estimated global count will land somewhere upwards of 3 million marchers.

It’s not just women either; in Sacramento, where officials eventually tally the crowd at 20,000, the streets swarm with people of all ages and ethnicities. There are college students linked arm in arm and babies in strollers; there are gray-haired ladies clutching “Keep your tiny hands off my reproductive

rights” signs; and balding men chanting, “We need a leader, not a creepy tweeter.”

Vive la résistance; the revolution will be feminist.

And yet as the man’s voice gets louder, I grit my teeth nervously and whip my head around, unsure of what I’ll see or hear. Is he yelling for us to go home? Shouting “feminazi” over and over? When I stop to listen, his voice becomes clearer, floating above the parade of marchers.

“You are an army,” he shouts into the cold morning air. “You are an army!”

We are an army.

It’s just another galvanizing moment in a day filled with such instances. We’re here protesting because we’re angry and afraid; we’re marching because we’re determined to make a change.

This is my first march. In years past, I’d appreciated those who pounded the pavement for a cause, but often wondered what difference it really could make.

Now, on this chilly, drizzly weekend afternoon I feel a purpose.

Later over pizza and beer, we revel in the belief that we just made history.

Eventually, however, the excitement dims. The new administration isn’t

just dangerous, it’s moving forward at a breakneck speed and already it seems impossible to keep up with the deluge of travesties and threats. In the week following the march, the new commander in chief will ban refugees from entering the country, execute a free-speech freeze on federal scientists, unveil a “plan” to build the wall and continue a petty, obsessive feud over the number of people who attended his inauguration.

What’s next, we say now, looking around at each other. What do we do?

It’s the question that’s plagued me every day since November 8. The Women’s March excited and invigorated us, but it’s literally just a few steps in what will likely be a long and painful journey.

Now there are phone calls to make, organizations to fund and candidates to support at the local and state level.

None of that will be as exciting as marching in the streets, chanting and waving signs. Sometimes we will feel lonely, overwhelmed and defeated. We are an army, facing the biggest fight of our lives. Ω

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg was one of several speakers who addressed the large crowd from the steps of the state Capitol.

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Malea Lewis (right), 15, of Sacramento, makes her voice heard beside cousin Grace Whiley, 16, of Modesto.

Police estimated 20,000 people attended the January 21 march that culminated outside the state Capitol building.

Women representing different generations and ethnicities participated in the Women’s March on Sacramento.

Ayla Gimpel, 8, hoists her sign on the shoulder of her father Ross Gimpel, both of Placerville. photo BY KRIS hooKS Sacramento

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Sacramento woman flies to Washington, D.C., to take part in the historic Women’s March against Trump

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s California’s newly elected Sen. Kamala Harris spoke over a sea of pink “pussy” hats, feminist placards and a half-million women, men and children blanketing Washington, D.C.’s Independence Avenue on Saturday, January 21, Sacramento resident Dylan Moore stood in awe.

Moore, 21, had cast her first Senate vote ever for Harris last fall. And while the presidential race didn’t go the way she’d hoped, that day she was witness to democracy in action.

“I thought it was incredible,” Moore said. “We had just totally overwhelmed all of the expectations.”

Women’s March organizers originally anticipated a turnout of around 200,000 protesters, but almost 2.5 times that estimate showed up. The crowd was so large that it filled up the entire planned route of the day’s march.

The D.C. Metro system reported over a million rail trips that day, second in history only to former President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration and far outpacing President Donald Trump’s inauguration the day before.

In 2005, Trump was recorded on audio bragging about sexually assaulting women. His policies pose a grave threat to women’s health issues, and he consistently makes grossly misogynist comments.

So when Trump shocked the nation last November by beating Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, Moore connected with her Baltimore-based cousin and two aunts and decided to join the Women’s March scheduled the day after his inauguration.

“I think my favorite aspect was the signs,” Moore said. “I thought they were an incredible ode to female wit.”

One sign that particularly resonated with Moore was in a photo from a sister rally that Saturday. In it, a woman of color held a placard reading, “I’ll see you nice white ladies at the next #BlackLivesMatter march, right?”

“I think that’s a good call to action for white women,” Moore said.

Intersectionality was a problem for the march from day one. The organizers, all white women, had originally named the event the “Million Woman March”—not realizing that black women had held a march with that name in Philadelphia 20 years before.

Once alerted of the problem, organizers changed the name to the Women’s March and recruited women of color into leadership roles. The final roll of speakers and performers included representatives of LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter and immigrant rights communities. Despite these

changes, concerns remained in marginalized communities, resulting in a march overrepresented by white women.

Still, the numbers were strong. Recent reports estimate that women’s marches throughout the country may have included more than 4 million protesters—that’s over one in 100 U.S. citizens—the largest organized demonstration in the nation’s history.

As Moore prepared to return to Sacramento, she spoke of the work ahead.

Organizers talked about a 10-point action plan in the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. Alongside that, Moore talked about joining voter registration efforts and tutoring inmates in the Sacramento region.

“I think it’s a precedent that we are going to be working together as an entire gender and say enough is enough,” she said. “It’s an important baseline.” Ω An extended version of this story is available at www.newsreview.com/sacramento.

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xcuse me, do you have a minute? I’d like to talk to you about our lord and savior, the intrauterine device.

Friend, let me tell you about when I first saw the light: After a decade of bouncing from various hormonal cocktails in the form of the Depo-Provera shot, birth control pills and super-chic arm patches commonly mistaken for a nicotine patch— and after enduring the accompanying hair loss and cessation of emotions beyond a, “I guess this is fine” ennui—about eight years ago, I got myself an IUD. A quick primer for the uninitiated: An IUD is a small, T-shaped device that is

We’re facing a very real prospect of women’s bodies being maliciously and stupidly legislated by groups of men who have no idea what they’re talking about.

inserted by a medical professional into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. (Intrauterine device, get it?) There are two different types: hormonal IUDs, which last from three to six years depending on the brand (and which generally administer lower doses of hormones than other birth control methods, thus having fewer side effects), and the Paragard, a nonhormonal IUD made out of copper that lasts up to 12 years.

They are over 99 percent effective because there’s no room for user error (i.e., you can’t throw it up after drinking too much) and, because of their longevity, are one of the most cost-effective forms of birth control. Once it’s in, you essentially don’t have to think about birth control for years. And if you do want to get pregnant, it’s easily removable and almost immediately reversible.

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I’ve been preaching the miracle that is the IUD to anyone who would listen before Trump and his swamp monsters invaded Washington. But now? After the country put a deranged Oompa Loompa in charge of the free world?

After one of his first executive orders was to prevent funding to international health organizations that even talk to women about abortions?

IUDs have gone from a marvel of health-tech innovation to probably the best option for women not wanting to get pregnant at any point during Trump’s administration.

On CNN recently, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards reported a 900 percent increase in women seeking IUDs since Election Day. And while there is some comfort to be taken in California’s progressive stance on providing access to birth control even if federal funding is withheld, what we’ve learned since November 8 is that nothing is impossible or off limits.

IUDs come with side effects of their own and may not be a perfect fit for everyone, but as an elated copper-IUDhaver of eight years (shout out to the Women’s Health Specialists on Ethan Way!), I hope to encourage as many women as I can to discuss it with their health professionals.

Because here’s the thing: Right now, under the Affordable Care Act, most women can have an IUD put in for free. (Thanks, Obama. Seriously.)

The on-paper cost can be upward of $1,000 and, as the battle over the ACA heats up, the future of IUD coverage and other forms of birth control is uncertain.

We’re facing a very real prospect of women’s bodies being maliciously and stupidly legislated by groups of men who have no idea what they’re talking about, and so we must arm ourselves accordingly. That little T-shaped device may be a good way to start. Ω

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t was dark and stormy outside, and inside the cafe, it was standing-room only. A slender young woman in a plaid shirt with a dirty-blond bob stepped onto the stage and blew into a colorful noisemaker.

“Welcome to the pity party!” she announced.

With that, Grace Loescher, a homeless youth advocate, commenced another evening of cathartic creativity under the banner of Speak Out Sacramento, a relatively new artistic imprint Loescher co-founded for emerging performers.

Loescher is also the program director of the local nonprofit Waking the Village, which supports homeless young people in Sacramento through its three housing programs.

Her involvement in hosting the open-mic SOS reflects a creative avenue that more female do-gooders are taking to get their voices heard when everything is dark and stormy these days.

The January 18 open-mic at the Shine Sacramento cafe was pityparty themed to match the nation’s mood two days before the historically unpopular inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States.

About two dozen people sang, rapped or read poetry. Some of the content was political, like Loescher’s poem about feminism—and her surprising admission that she used to date Mike Pence Jr. in high school—and some was apolitical, like a couple who performed acroyoga.

Loescher, who also runs her nonprofit’s Creation District program, which provides studio space to creative youth, believes in merging art and activism to tell the stories of marginalized people who feel under siege from the new administration.

“It’s frustrating when I hear people say, ‘How much can Trump really change? What can happen in four years?’” Loescher said. “It takes a lot of privilege to be able to say that, because the folks who are not going to notice that difference are the ones who don’t already face the daily oppressions.”

She’s not alone in her frustration.

Another homeless activist in the community, Shahera Hyatt, has also turned to the arts to continue fighting for social justice.

In her day job, Hyatt directs the

Loescher agrees, adding, “You have to be able to laugh at the oppressors.”

If art can be an expression of anxiety, Hyatt and Loescher are finding great inspiration in the commander in chief. Both expressed disgust over Trump’s documented sexism—from his recorded boasts about being able to get away with sexual assault to his plans to cut funding for the Violence Against Women Act. “Honestly, I think his face should come with a trigger warning,” Hyatt said.

That drive to uplift the downtrodden now finds women like Hyatt and Loescher under a new kind of limelight.

Returning to the cafe stage after the acroyoga couple wowed the room last week, Loescher tried to lower the crowd’s expectations.

“I could pull an anaconda out of my ass right now and it wouldn’t be as impressive as they were,” she joked.

It was the night before the inauguration and two days before historic women’s marches around the world offered their hopeful retort to Trump’s vision of “American carnage.” Reading from her poem, Loescher addressed the second audience: “Let me be the porch light that beckons you home to a sisterhood of bruised fists that have been beating themselves up for too long.”

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“You have to be

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the oppressors.”

Grace Loescher poet and program director, Waking the Village

California Youth Homeless Project, which advocates the needs of homeless youth to policymakers. For the past year, Hyatt has been moonlighting as a standup comic, with a regular gig hosting open-mics at the Sacramento Comedy Spot on Monday nights.

Hyatt, who spotted negative impacts of Trump’s presidency long before the inauguration, has found an outlet in comedy, channeling laughter to invoke an emotional response and, hopefully, positive change.

“I think delivering [a message] in a comedic platform highlights the absurdity [more] than, let’s say, my 10-page report on the subject can,” she said.

Learn more about Waking the Village at http://waking thevillage.org and the California Homeless Youth Project at www.cahomelessyouth.library.ca.gov.

An extended version of this story is available at www.newsreview.com/sacramento.

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Seamus Coutts makes big plans with designer Chris Hopkins.

The artists behind the enormous Art Street installation hope to make their mark on Sacramento— then, the world.

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Art Street is free and open to the public February 3-25, at The Mill at Broadway, 300 First Avenue.

ately, dozens of local artists have gone bananas.

At a drafty warehouse and patio in Upper Land Park, a rotating cast of more than 100 artists and 150 volunteers has combined its brute force, daring visions and borderline-unhealthy perseverance to assemble a temporary installation dubbed Art Street.

Building on the success of last year’s Art Hotel, which was located downtown, the same team expanded this second experience to be larger and open longer, running from February 3 to 25. Like Art Hotel, it’s also free and open to the public. Exhibiting artists include mixed-media specialists, like Franceska Gamez, and painters like Waylon Horner, but they’ve all been challenged to step outside the comfort zones of their usual medium or method.

To walk into the 65,000-square-foot, ambitious explosion of the arts—culinary, visual, sonic, theatrical, literary—is like meandering through a microcosm of the DIY city of your dreams. But it took a lot of hustle and strife to get to that point.

A couple of weeks before its public opening on February 3, the scene felt slightly more … feral. The plywood skeletons of installations were strewn about the floor as table saws sliced through the echoes of the

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Cocteau Twins and Radiohead on a distant speaker.

Artists warmed themselves with cigarettes.

Late one night, artist David Stone was crafting his contribution after tucking his son into bed, and before going to work at his day job in the morning. As he was putting the final touches on a painting in his installation, the unthinkable happened: His phone dropped between the installation and a wall.

Art Street founder Seumas Coutts was among those helping to fish it out with a light.

“Of course, the light we were using then fell behind it,” Coutts says. “We had to tell this artist, ‘Sorry, you have to cut through the wall to get this stuff out.’”

“Some open-heart surgery,” adds muralist Shaun Burner, Coutts’ co-conspirator at the nonprofit making things happen, M5 Arts.

“Of course [David] kept saying: ‘This wasn’t my plan. This wasn’t my plan today,’” Coutts says. “He stays until 2, and then he gets up in the morning again and does the whole thing. So people are really devoted, especially the artists.”

Not surprisingly, the artists, most of them local, have developed a sense of camaraderie in their crazy-inducing, 12-plus-hour days ever since the warehouse opened to

PHOTOS BY JON HERMISON them two weeks behind schedule, in mid-December.

To catch up, they stay until what Burner refers to as the “witching hours,” around 2 a.m., when loopy painters and sculptors sing the call and response to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”

“A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,” sings painter Wel Sed to demonstrate, in between sawing wood panels.

“This is like family … Me and Frankie [Franceska Gamez] have a really cool handshake. … When the morale’s high, we’re laughing and having a good time. When shit needs to get taken care of, we’re like curmudgeons.”

Wel Sed transcended his usual, microscopically detailed paintings to assemble a “post-internet church.”

The shotgun-style room shrouds one of his portraits with a mysterious curtain and a projector, and he’ll only escort randomly selected people during the exhibit to see the artwork up close.

“My whole point of it is questioning whether or not we need sacred spaces for art,” he says. “That’s why I chose a church. Like, do we need these sacred spaces anymore now that we see things digitally on our phones, and is it enough to have a proxy experience? Do we actually need to go and experience?”

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As a whole, Art Street’s answer seems to be a resounding “yes.” The official theme explores Baudelaire’s concept of the flâneur, the dandy who wanders the city in search of everyday wonder. Coutts hopes that Sacramentans slow down and become mindful of their surroundings in this menagerie of sensation—and heck, maybe even walk around this lovely, flat city of trees and rivers more often.

The unofficial theme: collaboration and human connection. Artists help saw wood for others’ sculptures.

Volunteers sweep up the cigarette butts in the aftermath.

On the patio, local chefs and cooks will work together in a project called KiCo (“Kitchen Collaborative”) to serve the public meals for around $10, along with libations.

The members of the free-form nonprofit M5 take on the roles that suit them best, without a firm hierarchy.

“Our organization is rather organic and small, and it allows us a lot of flexibility,” Coutts says. “Sometimes it can bite us in the ass. If I’m struggling to pay rent, then the other people can step in and help me, or maybe not … because they’re struggling, too. It’s this kind of reciprocal relationship we’re trying to develop not only on our team, but with the city, with the artists. It’s like, we’re all in it together.”

Recently, the city made good on that end of the bargain with a $500,000 fund for the creative economy, starting with a $25,000 grant to Art Street. The team also raised $18,877 on Kickstarter, plus roughly $10,000 from individual patrons and $15,000 from sponsors, according to Clay Nutting, the other co-founder of M5 Arts. Still, those totals pale in comparison to the arts funding Coutts saw during his time living in Germany.

“A lot of people are going to hate me for saying it, but [Sacramento] has a provincial mentality,” he says.

“And it doesn’t have to have that, but it also needs to behave in a nonprovincial way.”

Many of the M5 members have left Sacramento for bigger cities, only to return.

“People get out and go to a big city, and they say, ‘why can’t we do this here?’” Coutts says. “This is the capital of California, for Chrissakes. This is the sixthmost powerful economy on the planet. We should have art like this all the time. And I’m not talking about just us.

Sol [Collective] could do it, Verge [Center for the Arts] could do it, Beatnik [Studios] could do it. We should all get together and create something massive. If that were to happen, we wouldn’t be the world capital of art, right?

But we sure could give them a run for their money.”

Verge is on board, according to Executive Director Liv Moe, but she says these temporary sites need a sustainable vision for funding. She also pointed out that some of these organizations are already collaborating: Artists with low or no-cost studios at Verge are among those participating at Art Street.

“Seumas is absolutely right,” she said. “There needs to be more temporary, site-specific work, and it’s seriously lacking in Sacramento. Our arts commission has been struggling for years. … At this point, funding is super-limited.”

After Art Hotel’s more than 13,000 visitors, the Art Street crew hopes to prove to Sacramento that they excelled at their “sophomore album,” as Wel Sed calls

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it, to attract more support. Then the big, starry-eyed dream: Art City or SaBi—Sacramento’s first Biennale.

“This is just the beginning of the snowball,” Burner says.

Though artworks are for sale at Art Street, none of them will be marked with a price tag, in an effort to prioritize conversations about the ideas and the artists, who determine the costs themselves. While the installation’s creators and many others say they are alienated by capitalism and the internet, not to mention the fate of our democracy, Coutts hopes to create a haven.

“We’re trying to say, ‘Hey, let’s just get together and be human once again,’” he says.

Together, the artists exercise that worn-out muscle of optimism, even after working at full speed until the witching hours. Juggling school and work, artist Alicia Palenyy says she had quit Art Street multiple times. She came back to struggle toward their collective vision for the future of Sacramento.

“I want people to gradually take our side,” Palenyy says. “There are many people who will blatantly tell you we don’t need art.”

She admits that food and shelter are priorities, yes, but photography, music and movies and the other creative disciplines are necessities in their own right.

“Sometimes [art] is what makes us happy or keeps us sane or gets us through the day,” Palenyy says. “And we don’t have a culture of supporting that here. And my hope from this festival is that that’ll change, however gradually.”

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Mosaic Portrait Workshop Saturday, February 4, and Sunday, February 5 Mosaics are cool, but too often it’s wasted on beach art. Really, the possibilities with mosaics are endless, and this workshop will teach attendees how to take a portrait of a loved one and convert it into a work of mosaic art. You’ll be learning about color, ArT shading, flow, shadows—everything you need to help you make impressive mosaics. $250-$310; 5 p.m. at Stellar Studios, 202 23rd Street; (916) 3648161; www.facebook.com/stellarstudios.sacramento.

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Art Mix: The Big Easy thurSday, February 9 The monthly shindig at the Crocker has a theme with a decidedly Southern twist this go-round. The party will feature live music by the Element ArT Brass Band, and attendees will be treated to a performance from the women of the Midtown Moxies Burlesque Troupe. $10; 5 p.m. at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street; www.crockerart.org.

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ith each passing day of the Trump administration, a lot of Californians are crushing ever harder on their state, what with Gov. Jerry Brown basically pledging to lead the resistance in his address last week. Amid all this uncertainty, the 19th annual Sacramento Museum Day arrives right in time on Saturday, February 4, with an opportunity to take a day to appreciate all that is Californian. Twenty-six venues are participating and offering free or half-price admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For a full list of participating museums, visit http://sacmuseums.org/news-events/museum-day.

Here are a few highlights: The California Museum (1020 O Street) takes up the theme of our state’s rich history of immigration with a selfie photo booth where you can pledge to become a “unity activist.”

Your picture could be featured in the forthcoming Unity Center, which will celebrate California’s diverse cultures and customs starting this summer. Admission is free; call (916) 653-7524 or visit www.californiamuseum.org. Over at the

California Agriculture Museum in Woodland (1962 Hays Lane), the “Golden Landscapes” photography exhibit by Carson Jefferies is opening; for more info, call (530) 666-9700 or visit www.californiaagmuseum.org.

If you’ve got little ones in tow, take them to pan for gold at the Sacramento History Museum (101 I Street, (916) 8087059, http://sachistorymuseum.org); to the Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum (1200 Front Street, (916) 483-8818, www. oldsacschoolhouse.org) to celebrate the anniversary of the city’s first public school that was founded in February of 1854; or the Maidu Museum & Historic Site (1960 Johnson Ranch Drive in Roseville, (916) 774-5934), where kids can learn to grind acorns and make beaded jewelry. Admission to the Sacramento Zoo (3930 West Land Park Drive, (916) 808-5888, www.saczoo.org) is half-price, as is admission to Fairytale Town (3901 Land Park Drive, (916) 808-7462, www.fairytaletown.org).

The nation’s last glass ceiling remains intact, but women all over Sacramento are shattering barriers left and right. Join Uptown Studios’ community speakers event Thursday COMMUNITY night as speakers regale attendees with stories of glass-ceiling successes. Expect a night of networking, fun and inspiration. Free; 6:30 p.m. at Uptown Studios, 2415 23rd Street; https://uptownstudios.net.

—dave Kempa

Sweet Freedom’s Plains thurSday, February 9 Honor Black History Month with a talk about AfricanAmericans in the context of the westward migration.

Shirley Ann Wilson Moore will discuss her book that covers an aspect of our collective history HISTOrY that is rarely, if ever, taught as part of our standard curriculum. $15; 7 p.m. at Center for Sacramento History, 551 Sequoia Pacific Boulevard; www.centerforsacramentohistory.org.

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Mutual disgust: Starting last week, Sacramento consumers have been deciding if they can tolerate craft beer with notes of bigotry. Hundreds online have announced that they won’t patronize East Sac’s Twelve Rounds Brewing Co. after owner Daniel Murphy wrote on Facebook: “I am disgusted at all of the people and politicians that supported this anti-Trump event” in response to the Women’s March on January 21.

It goes deeper: Murphy’s earlier posts equated abortion with murder and called Islam “barbaric.” He also made a post against gay marriage and another comparing “illegal immigrants” to “homeless people” breaking into a house.

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restaurant, along with Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co. and Pangea Bier Cafe, will no longer serve their beers.

The brewery also dropped out of the Art of Beer event on January 27.

Murphy and his wife, Elle, have issued multiple apologies online, affirming Murphy’s respect for women, but lamenting his curtailed ability to exercise “free speech.” Most commenters have burned this olive branch as insincere and insufficient.

“I would never go somewhere that holds those ideals because you don’t know if you’re safe in an environment like that,” said Beverly Kearney, founder of the Love Is Love movement, during the protest of Twelve Rounds on January 26 that drew a rotating handful of like-minds.

Perhaps surprisingly, patrons far out-numbered protesters that night.

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“Aaron” bought a beer because he felt sorry for Twelve Rounds’ employees. But first, he’d observed the scene in his car for 30 minutes, then talked to boycotters and learned about Murphy’s “horrible” statements, which he felt cheapened the right of free speech.

“If you’re going to have hateful views, keep them to yourself,” he said.

Another man, who declined to give his name, said he came to Twelve Rounds for the first time to support Murphy, who he felt had been “persecuted” by the “thought police.” Again, he hedged that he didn’t support all the comments. But he sympathized as a fellow small-business owner and felt the story had been blown out of proportion.

“I think (Murphy) got put on a horse,” he said. “And he doesn’t know whether to jump off or hold on.”

On tap: After many bureaucratic hurdles, Ruhstaller will celebrate its newly opened taproom in Dixon (800 Business Park Drive) on February 2. There will be food, 12 beers on tap, music by the Pleasant Valley Boys and “perhaps a baby goat to nuzzle.” Ω

There’s nothing like finding a good Bordeaux in the wine aisle at Grocery Outlet, and this week I found a doozy. A blend of 40 percent merlot, 35 percent cabernet sauvignon and 25 percent cabernet franc, the Chateau Frontenac 2014 ($6) surprises with its affordability and laid-back style. This claret brings aromas of dark fruit and black pepper. Flavors of almost-ripe blackberry and black cherry overlay medium tannins. No need to fuss over this one—just grip it and rip it while grilling up some Berkshire pork chops with asparagus and seasoned potatoes. 1700 Capitol Avenue, http://bordeaux-frontenac.com.

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A veggie worth stalking Broccoli Gone are the days of limp and tasteless broccoli.

Cooked properly, it’s one of the healthiest and most versatile of veggies. You can eat it raw, of course, or lightly steamed and spritzed with citrus. I like to roast florets in a searing pan with garlic and deglaze with soy sauce. Broccoli also makes a soothing soup when pureed into a silky potage. Look for its relatives, flowering broccoli (gai lan) and broccoli rabe, which stirfry beautifully. And don’t throw away those stalks!

Peel and steam them just as you would the florets.

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Taste of Little Saigon If you’ve already flaked out on your New Year’s resolutions, hit the reset button by honoring the Lunar New Year instead. The big day celebrated throughout Southeast Asia—January 28—already passed, but you can find a sense of renewal by scarfing down some juicy barbecued meat from a food truck. The 12th annual Tet Festival in Little Saigon, February 4-5, at Florin Road and Stockton Boulevard, will feature vendors of Vietnamese, Thai, Laotian and Japanese food. In Vietnam during this time of year, flowers fill the streets, and the South Sacramento festival aims to be just as verdant with pretty petals. Stick around for a fashion show, martial arts demonstrations, the Miss Vietnam Sacramento pageant contest and V-pop singers. Traditional lion dances will snake through the crowd in a flurry of colorful feathers, and firecrackers will spice up your weekend, in case you hadn’t already eaten enough chili sauce. Festivities kick off at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and carnival games and rides continue until 11 p.m. Saturday and midnight Sunday. Learn more at lunarflowerfest.org.

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Mimosa House

HHH 5641 J Street, (916) 400-4084 http://earlytoastnuggetplaza.com Dinner for one: $6.99-$16 Good for: New Orleans-inspired snacks—booze and all Notable dishes: Louis Armstrong, petit po’boy and chicken &

waffle bites

Above Mimosa House’s doorway exit, a sign bids goodbye: “Welcome to East Sacramento.” The sign could just as easily appear above the entrance.

The restaurant looks like a Pinterest board of East Sacramentans’ fantasies for their own home décor, with a stately fireplace and large marquee letters of “MH.” A trendy chalkboard-style wall broadcasts the real reason everyone is here: champagne and fun. Inspirational quotes offer handy excuses to drink: “Champagne is ALWAYS the answer,” “I love this champagne diet.”

It’s “self-help” with a silly wink-wink; we all know this is self-destructive but delightful.

In that spirit, the best way to start brunch at Mimosa House is with a sampler of mimosas ($13.95) in three wacky flavors. Choose your pick from dozens of strange options, including Jolly Rancher, Margarita Pom Pom and Bull—short for Red Bull. Much subtler than it sounds, the Jolly Rancher has a slight tartness to balance the alcohol.

The Naked Cupid tastes rich and thick with strawberries and lemon, but isn’t too syrupy.

The secret to those well-balanced cocktails? A custom sparkling wine made just for Mimosa House.

Named D7 Family Brut ($25 a bottle) after chef Devin Dedier, the sparkling wine turns up the yeast and dials down the sugar to balance well with fruit juices and things like, well, Red Bull.

Mimosa House comes from the same family as the Early Toast restaurants in Roseville and El Dorado Hills, but it offers a more dressed-up space and formal dinner menu. El Dorado offers tacos and burgers, and no happy hour, while Roseville closes at 3 p.m. The East Sacramento restaurant takes its

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concepts a step further.

Cajun-inspired dishes make a strong appearance on the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, including Louis Armstrong—not the trumpeter, but a dinnertime dish of jambalaya ($15) with garlicky and umami flavors infused throughout the rice. The onions are crisped with spicy, salty edges that play off the watery burst of tomatoes. Despite a generous helping of Cajun-spiced shrimp, sausage and shredded chicken, the dish falls short from greatness because it’s a tad too salty.

Whatever you do, avoid the pizza. The classic margherita ($12) came out lukewarm, with tough dough and lifeless marinara sauce. The mozzarella was compressed into the texture of flabby rubber, and a whole basil leaf was crisped until flavorless.

It looked like a delicious New York-style pie, and hopefully its flavor will inch closer to that mark over time.

The best time to visit might be happy hour (Monday to Saturday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.).

The tavern feels cozy by the fire or the full bar, and not too crowded. Bar bites offer an affordable, hefty snack, and the mimosas are only $4 a pop.

On the happy hour menu, the chicken and waffle bites ($9) came out with tepid Belgian waffles.

Still, their pillowy texture and dusted sugar added a satisfying contrast to the crispy fried chicken sandwiched in the middle. Drizzled with syrup and hiding pockets of melted butter, the two sandwiches—much larger than mere “bites”— offer a sweet way to start happy hour.

On the savory side, the po’boy petit ($10) fared better, its bread suffused with butter, but still toasted firmly. Remoulade and lemon-flavored fried shrimp complemented the intense garlic flavor of the rolls, but the shrimp were nothing to write home about on their own.

Compared to other brunch joints in town, Mimosa House offers more frivolity. If you’re after the best egg dishes in the neighborhood, Orphan Breakfast House offers more sophistication. Otherwise, keep your eye on the prize of self-indulgence to navigate Mimosa House’s super-sized menu. Soon you, too, could love this champagne diet. Ω

Compared to other brunch joints in town, Mimosa House offers more frivolity.

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by SHoka Who is even in the Super Bowl this year? Oh yeah, the Carmichael El Papagayos, of course. The Mexican restaurant El Papagayo is the best team in the big game this year because it’s hosting another vegan Super Bowl party, featuring a special “taco cart.” Vegan tacos on wheels?

Yes, please. It kicks off at 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 5, at 5804 Marconi Avenue in Carmichael; snag tickets for a few thousand

dollars less than actual Super Bowl tickets at Eventbrite ($20). But if anyone thinks football and vegans don’t go together, just look at Griff Whalen, a wide receiver who recently got signed to the New England Patriots who proudly proclaims he is plant-powered, and according to football-y sources, the Patriots are 50 percent of the teams playing in the Super Bowl. Well, isn’t that a special little coincidence.

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Sunday, and 7 p.m. Wednesday; $28-$40. Capital Stage, 2215 J Street; (916) 995-5464; www.capstage.org. Through February 26.

Playwright Harold Pinter’s Betrayal is an odd and fascinating theatrical duck in a number of ways.

First, the story is told in reverse chronology, starting in 1977 with a couple’s reconnection in a pub; it moves backward, ending in 1968 when the couple first unites.

Pinter presents interesting philosophical conundrums of what constitutes loyalty and betrayal. Can two people having affairs behind their spouses’ backs accuse each other of betrayal?

Is the betrayal of friendship as egregious as the betrayal of spouses?

In addition, Pinter’s minimal dialogue and less-than-likable characters challenge the audience as they watch selfish people making selfish decisions. Mostly, it’s intriguing, but at times, it’s just irritating.

Capital Stage’s production of this 90-minute, no-intermission play tackles these ethical and moral conflicts with a strong three-person cast under the direction of Janis Stevens. Chad Deverman is

Mark St. Germain is known for his entertaining plays about figures from our past, covering the likes of Typhoid Mary, Thomas Edison and Tammy Wynette, to name a few. And while St. Germain is adept at what he does, I’ll confess I approached Becoming Dr. Ruth with trepidation. Dr. Ruth Westheimer had a great run as a pop culture icon 40 years ago: a diminutive matron (with a distinct accent) enthusiastically dispensing frank sex advice on the radio. Folks listened discreetly, just as white ’50s teens surreptitiously tuned into stations featuring African-American artists and ’60s teens sampled forbidden psychedelic rock.

But how do you relate Dr. Ruth to today’s young adults, who typically don’t own a radio and have only known the teeming internet packed with websites that make Dr. Ruth’s once-daring show seem tame? When I asked three 20-somethings if they knew who Dr. Ruth was, I got blank stares.

Yet Becoming Dr. Ruth pays off (even if you didn’t experience her ’80s heyday) because of her compelling back story: She narrowly escaped the Nazis as a child, then become a Jewish sniper in Jerusalem, a psychologist in Paris, a single mom and sex therapist in America, and then belatedly, a celebrity. And visiting actress Anne O’Sullivan (who understudied the role during the play’s 2013 Off Broadway premiere) is thoroughly enjoyable as a happy, indefatigable survivor in this breezy, feel-good solo show.

—Jeff Hudson

Becoming Dr. Ruth ; 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

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Kurt Johnson owns the role of Pastor Paul, a preacher at the top of his game but one about to face a major crisis of conscience in Lucas Hnath’s The Christians. Over the past 10 years, Pastor Paul has built his ministry from a modest storefront to a major edifice. The growth was often financially taxing, but on the day he can announce that all the church’s debts are paid, the reverend delivers a sermon that will challenge his congregants (Tara Sissom as Jenny), his church hierarchy (Greg Alexander as Jay and Darian Dauchana as associate pastor Joshua), his wife (Margaret Laurena Kemp) and himself. The outcome is both unforeseen and to be expected. Th, 2 and 7pm;

F, 7pm; Sa, 8pm; Su 1pm; Tu and W, 7pm. $26-$38. Through 2/11. B Street Theatre, 2711 B Street; (916) 443-5300; www .bstreettheatre.org. J.C.

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This Broadway musical made its debut in 1996 using songs to tell story arcs of typical couples’ relationships from dating to widowhood—well, “typical” as defined by this rather dated show. Though the show boasts an ace team that includes local cabaret king Jerry Lee as director, a very talented musical acting-singing foursome and two skillful musicians, it just can’t overcome this 20-year-old show’s stale songs and rather confined view of love. Still, some of the songs are clever, capturing the aches, pains, comedy and rewards of old-school courtship. Lee does the best he can with the material. Th 6:30pm; F

8pm; Sa 2pm and 8pm; Su 2pm and 7pm Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. W 6:30pm; $15-$38. Through 2/12. Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H Street; (916) 443-6722; www .sactheatre.org. P.R.

This production by playwright Conor McPherson is the strangely sweet and savage story of Tommy (Scott Divine), a Dublin street hustler who tries to find his way through each day with his simple-mindedyet-deeply-philosophical pal Doc (Bert Andersson), and his reluctant landlord uncle (Don Hayden). Upending Tommy’s already-inupheaval universe is Aimee (Amber Lucito), a scrappy prostitute whom Tommy rescues from her violent boyfriend (Ryan Snyder).

The storyline has some frustrating ambiguities, and in this production the overthe-top physical violence feels gratuitous—a little toning down would make the moments even more evil and menacing. Th, F, Sa, Su 8pm; $12-$22. Through 2/11. Big Idea Theatre, 1616 Del Paso Boulevard; (916) 960-3036; www.bigideatheatre .org. P.R.

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If for nothing else, we should thank director Taylor Hackford for casting Robert De Niro and Danny DeVito as brothers in his new movie The Comedian.

Why hasn’t somebody thought of it before? And Hackford reunites De Niro and Harvey Keitel—it’s been decades since Mean Streets. One idea is so inspired, the other so long overdue, that it’s a pity the movie doesn’t give them all better things to do.

De Niro plays Jackie Burke, an aging insult comic and a sitcom star 30 years ago, now reduced to low-rent nostalgia gigs for small audiences who only want to hear the catchphrases from his old show.

At a gig, Jackie uses his microphone to break a heckler’s nose; then, instead of apologizing in court, he spins off on a foul-mouthed insult riff. (Jackie’s whole career is foul-mouthed.) He gets 30 days in jail and 100 hours of community service, serving the homeless in a downtown mission.

There he meets Harmony Schultz (Leslie Mann), who has similar anger issues; she’s doing community service for assaulting an ex.

Somehow their sharp edges mesh; they like each other. He takes her to his gay niece’s wedding, enraging his sister-in-law (Patti LuPone) and secretly titillating his brother Jimmy (DeVito) with his raunchy toast to the brides. Harmony takes him to dinner with her father Mac (Keitel), a fan of that long-ago sitcom who immediately detests Jackie in person. The feeling is mutual, and when Mac, talking about his daughter, asks “What are your intentions here?” Jackie can’t resist: “To fuck her brains out. After that, we’ll see.”

by Jim Lane

The Comedian is a movie of anecdotes, episodes and I-can’t-believe-he-said-that moments.

For all its nice touches—the easy, cheerful chemistry between De Niro and Mann, say, and the wisps of sibling affection that tease us from between De Niro and DeVito’s lines—the movie feels only half-cooked, as if script ideas trotted out and jotted down in story conferences got misplaced on the way to the keyboard and were never developed.

Four writers get credit (Art Linson, Jeff Ross, Richard LaGravanese and Lewis Friedman) and the script feels as if they spent more time rewriting each other than working together—in every sense, they seem not to have been on the same page.

And with all those fingers in the pie, no one wrote anything really funny for Jackie to say. We have to take Jackie’s lightning wit on faith, it’s not in anything he says. De Niro has great timing, but it’s not comic timing; he doesn’t find the rhythms of someone who’s as naturally funny as everyone says Jackie is.

Hackford has a good but underused cast— Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman and Lois Smith pop in now and then, and Edie Falco strides through as Jackie’s manager, a Greek chorus to his simmering rage—and he catches the seedy atmosphere. But The Comedian is too much like Jackie himself: It keeps too much to itself, and it overstays its welcome. Ω

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Writer Robert Siegel and director John Lee Hancock trace the career of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) as he expands McDonald’s from a successful little San Bernardino drive-in to the most lucrative food-service business on Earth, while screwing the original McDonald brothers (Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch) out of millions in royalties.

It’s a wickedly clever study of inspiration, enthusiasm and perseverance morphing into avarice and ruthlessness—Macbeth among the deep-fryers, except that nobody actually gets murdered, and Macbeth and his Lady (Linda Cardellini as Joan Smith Kroc) assuage their consciences by donating billions to charity.

Performances are sharp and keenly observed.

(Note, for example, Patrick Stewart as Joan’s first husband, seeing his wife and Ray Kroc fall in love right under his nose.) J.L.

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Gold

In a desperate bid to save the business he has run into the ground, the head of a Nevada mining company (Matthew McConaughey, chewing the scenery with gusto) follows a boozy vision of a gold bonanza in the Indonesian jungle. When he strikes it rich, he is besieged by all the Wall Street sharks who formerly wouldn’t return his calls. Patrick Massett and John Zinman’s script has more plot twists than is good for it, and Stephen Gaghan’s bravura direction seems intent on making the twists work. Performances, including Édgar Ramírez as a maverick geologist and Bryce Dallas Howard as McConaughey’s loyal girlfriend, save the day. Howard makes a particularly strong impression; the movie should have paid more attention to her relationship with McConaughey and less to the bromance between McConaughey and Ramírez. J.L.

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Paul Verhoeven is a masterful satirist because he’s also kind of a terrible satirist. Elle is a borderline schizophrenic satire, and instead of hectoring and finger-wagging from a safe distance, Verhoeven identifies with the damned and demented. That discomforting point-of-view was enough to sully Verhoeven’s reputation among pearl-clutching establishment critics during his heyday, but subsequent waves of young and outsider critics helped restore the faith. The only fear was that his acclaim might not overlap with his relevance, but lo and behold, Elle is the most Verhoeven-y thing you could want: perverse, funny, disturbing and insane. It’s the work of a master operating at the height of his powers, a devastating and insidiously dense piece, with a stunner of a lead performance from Isabelle Huppert as a woman who forms a strange relationship with her rapist. Huppert is practically incapable of falseness, the perfect star for a film obsessed with ugly truths. D.B.

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Hidden Figures

If Quentin Tarantino really only has two movies left, I pray that at least one of them stars Janelle Monáe. In Theodore Melfi’s moldy but watchable Hidden Figures, the music star and fledgling actress Monáe (she also played a memorable role in Moonlight) comes off like a cross between Tarantino muses Pam Grier and Uma Thurman, all sizzling attitude and soul fire in a part that feels barely conceived. Monáe, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer play NASA employees who each face their own racially charged work conflicts, all in the shadow of a space race in which Henson’s math genius Katherine Johnson plays a crucial role. The three leads are all good, especially when they’re on-screen together (which is unfortunately not that often), but the film is nobly maple-glazed, timid and perfunctory at every turn. Kevin Costner adds another slowly melting authoritarian to his stable of Stoic American Men. D.B.

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A Dog’s Purpose

The soul of a dog (voiced by Josh Gad) is reincarnated over and over, until he winds up with the teenager he was once devoted to (K.J. Apa), who has now grown up to be Dennis Quaid. Through all these lives—male, female, cuddly basenji, police German shepherd—Gad’s voice-over narration bounces from butt-sniffing jokes to ruminations on the meaning of life (as reflected in the movie’s title); ultimately, it seems, this dog’s purpose is to bring two high-school sweethearts back together in their declining years (the girl starts out as Britt Robertson and ends up as Peggy Lipton). Directed by Lasse Halström and adapted from W. Bruce Campbell’s novel by more writers than I have space to name, the movie is enjoyable enough, though how it came to theaters instead of the Hallmark Channel is a mystery. J.L.

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Super-assassin Alice (Mila Jovovich) climbs out of the rubble of Washington, D.C., and heads to Raccoon City for a showdown with the Bible-quoting head of the sinister Umbrella Corporation (Iain Glen).

This series is only marginally better than most video game movies, but Jovovich gets precious little help from writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson. He clutters up the screen with constant physics-defying CGI action, shot with jittery cameras and assembled with assaultive Cuisinart editing—all of which cancels out the 3-D you paid extra for. And by the way, in a movie all about cloning, second lead Ali Larter looks way too much like Jovovich; it looks like one of them is playing both parts. Despite the title, the door is left wide open for yet another go. The Final Chapter? You wanna bet? J.L.

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Another masculine tragedy from director and co-writer Peter Berg, who recreates the Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt with the same visceral accuracy that he brought to his recreation of the BP oil rig explosion in last year’s Deepwater Horizon. His Deepwater Horizon star Mark Wahlberg also headlines here as Tommy Saunders, a fictional composite Boston cop who tracks the bombers from ground zero to their eventual captures or deaths. Patriots Day forms a triple feature with Deepwater Horizon and Michael Bay’s 13 Hours—they’re all ethically dubious enterprises, yet the filmmaking is undeniably powerful and the moral lines are hazier than you would think. Even if Patriots Day is the bronze medalist of that trio, with Wahlberg’s borderline self-parodic performance making for a mediocre centerpiece, it’s still a gripping portrayal of an hour-by-hour response to terror, with strong supporting players and an effective score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. D.B.

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Two 17th century Jesuit missionaries (Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver) are smuggled into Japan to minister to local Catholics, who must worship in secret, and to learn the fate of a predecessor (Liam Neeson), who is said to have renounced the faith in the face of official persecution. Director Martin Scorsese and writer Jay Cocks realize a longheld ambition to adapt Shusaku Endo’s novel

of faith tested in the fire. They may have been foolhardy in a business uncomfortable with religion in movies (unless demonic possession comes with it), or this may just be a movie ahead of its time. Anyhow, it’s a stately, loving, sincerely acted and exquisitely photographed (by Rodrigo Prieto) experience. It probably won’t make a dime, but Scorsese has nothing to apologize for—not to the ghost of Endo, and not to us. J.L.

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Three teenage girls (Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula) are held captive by a maniac with multiple personalities (James McAvoy) and an ability to make physical and chemical changes in his body—in other words, a shape-shifter. Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan is at it again, roaring off on one of his harebrained deliriums. He provides McAvoy with a juicy opportunity for wild-eyed hamming, all but demanding an Oscar nomination, but it’s empty bombast, couched in seething dialogue that sounds like the Unabomber’s manifesto shredded and pasted back together at random. With nothing remotely human menacing the girls, the horrors visited upon them become just so much nasty sadism. And it’s Shyamalan himself, not McAvoy’s supposed character(s), who inflicts it. A deeply unpleasant movie. J.L.

The latest attempt to reignite a moribund franchise to tank at the domestic box office, D.J. Caruso’s xXx: Return of Xander Cage returns Vin Diesel to the role of Cage, a sort of anti-establishment, extreme sports James Bond. Hiding out in the Dominican Republic and presumed dead, Cage is recruited back into the spy game when a shadowy government agent (Toni Collette) tells him a team of rogue agents (including martial arts superstars Tony Jaa and Donnie Yen and the stunning Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone) are behind the murder of his mentor Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson, reprising his role and fulfilling his contractual obligation to appear in literally every film). Return of Xander Cage distills the James Bond model to its base elements—beautiful women, teeth-gnashing villains, goofy gadgets and ridiculous stunts— and pumps it full of Mountain Dew Kickstart.

It’s sophomoric and occasionally slapdash, but also quite entertaining. D.B.

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millennial apathy, technology and U.S. politics, but she also wants to rediscover what it means to be born and raised in the country.

“I think one of the most damaging things is that we all have this negativity surrounding our identity as Americans,” Raney said. “It’s not helping us get out of this apathetic structure that we’ve built for ourselves.”

Raney challenges that apathy through her music: The song “Plastic Tricycle,” on her launch Poppet searches for traces of patriotism. album The Blue Sky is Always Blue, imagines pirates and monsters invading her dreams. Raney’s voice dilates in tenderly infantile ways to a toy music box of What truly makes America great? electronic bells and chirps.

It was a question posed by Molly Raney’s friend Her second release, Desolation Lovesongs, after some dark political conversations last fall. shows a growing bout between lighthearted simplicity Raney, better known onstage as Poppet, couldn’t and darker, more complex arrangements anchored in spell an answer then, much less a patriotic one. reality, including the cinematic dirge of opera-orchesAnd who could blame her? She felt fearful and tra in her cover of “All is Loneliness,” and her lyrical disillusioned about the election’s possibilities. About reflection of love in “Married to the Backyard”: “It’s political polarization and resurging racism. About the 21st century. Love is worthless.”

DIY artists like herself being pushed out as she Raney’s music, no matter how sinisterly themed, observed the response to the Oakland warehouse fire hasn’t abandoned whimsical imagination, though in December, where she lost two friends. she feared that spirit would die off.

Her addiction to Facebook didn’t help. News “But over time I’ve learned that feeds angered her, particularly those needPoppet’s just evolving,” Raney lessly burning headlines, sharpened like said. “There’s no death, it’s just pitchforks. changing.”

Though technology dissuades Now on tour, the object her, Raney relies on it as the “It feels like I’m making of her enchantment is her engine of her music. In recordgeneration’s indifference. ings, Poppet’s baroque timbre the smallest difference in On February 8, she’ll of digital harpsichords and people’s lives, even just by play downtown for the self-layered choral symphoopening their minds to a certain monthlong Art Street nies throb to the pulse of exhibition, performing an electronic backbeat, the type of expression.” with Los Angeles-based songs devised mostly through Molly Raney indie-pop group T.V. Girl, computer programs. Her singer-songwriter, Poppet which joined her on tour. tandem of woman and machine “I hope [the perforshines onstage, with a workshop mance] changes people’s of loop pedals, synth keys, cables perspectives,” Raney said. “I and gadgetry forging a grand choir can’t be certain. It feels like I’m through a single body and voice. making the smallest difference in people’s “I couldn’t be the artist that I am today without lives, even just by opening their minds to a the programs and equipment that I use,” Raney said. certain type of expression.” Ω “But at the same time, technology is preying on our basic human instincts. It sucks us in and makes us so dependent on it.”

These conflicts inspired the themes of check out Poppet at 9 p.m. on February 8 at Art Street, 300 First Avenue. the cover is $10.

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Scream along: Marcus Leonardo had been hosting a small event called “Sad as F_ck” at Bottle & Barlow for about a year when he decided to put a spin on it. This year, Leonardo and his friend Sean Hills, a booker at the Press Club, brought the concept to that larger venue and stripped the name down to its core: Emo Night Sacramento.

Leonardo describes emo in its simplest form as “punk music with emotion.” The genre budded in the ’80s, then boomed in the early 2000s, when bands like Dashboard Confessional, Jimmy Eat World and My Chemical Romance lodged the genre firmly onto Hot Topic racks across the country. The effects have clearly lingered in Sacramento.

“We posted the event on Facebook just two weeks ago,” Leonardo told me from the DJ booth. “It just started getting traction on social media.”

Hundreds RSVP’d on Facebook.

The Press Club was jam packed from the start last Wednesday, and the whole place often exploded into a massive sing-scream-along, replete with hugging, swaying and glass-raising.

Far beyond your average Wednesday night out, the energy was positive and brimming with nostalgia.

Although Leonardo is the first to introduce an emo night to Sacramento, he’s tapping into something that has swept the country. A quick Facebook search yields Emo Nights in Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Portland and Tampa. Emo Nite LA has even taken its branded event on a national tour.

Emo is unique in that it can feel nostalgic without necessarily feeling too dated, unlike ’90s rock. The genre also benefits from its range, in which Dashboard’s acoustic songs blast alongside Thursday’s heavy howls. The thread that binds the two has less to do with sound than it does attitude and approach, and you could feel it in the air at the Press Club.

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you’re not sure if it’s rape, just don’t do it.”

That’s actually the chorus of Bay area folk singer Rachel Lark’s snarky tune about sexual consent, “For the Guys.” It was one of three songs that Lark performed Saturday night at the Colonial Theatre, armed with a sprightly mandolin, her soaring soul-meets-pop-punk voice and a sprinkling of raunchy one-liners.

No doubt, Lark’s set had a cheeky sense of humor, but that song also has a serious back story. A few years ago, she was part of an art collective that included a wolf in its midst. One guy had allegedly sexually assaulted eight members in the group. Seeking justice, they had an intervention.

“It was simultaneously the most inspiring and demoralizing experience of my life,” Lark told the audience. “Both to see so many people come together, and then to see the comments, including one guy who said, ‘You know, sometimes women just need to be clearer. Sometimes, it’s really hard to tell what’s going on.”

Saturday night wasn’t exactly an intervention, but Louder Than Wolves: Taking a Stand Against Rape Culture tackled the same demoralizing topic through live music, short films, slam poetry and—most of all—dance; interpretive, aerial, contortionist, belly, burlesque and fire. Half of the proceeds were given to WEAVE, a domestic violence and rape crisis center.

Throughout the 20 performances, we experienced so many jarring moments: Stephanie Haber fearlessly twisted 20 feet above the stage on silk ropes. Audrey Von Price miraculously tickled her forearms with a lit torch.

Burlesque dancer and actor Mone’t Ha-Sidi cried out as she tore off her purple wig and corset. Memorably, co-host Jamie Dewolf’s slam poetry recounted his anguish as a male sexual assault survivor.

Kudos to the show’s producer, Tim Meunier, for packing three variety hours. At one point, Dewolf fielded the 250-plus crowd on whether Louder Than Wolves should become an annual thing, which elicited cheers.

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If you’ve followed Lilys’ entire discography, you’ll know that the DC group has gone through a number of changes since its inception in 1988, including band members (72 of them) and music styling IndIe Rock (shoegaze, dream pop, UK mod). Though their sound has run a complicated course, what’s undeniable is the fact that its founding member, Kurt Heasley, has always had a big vision. You can see this vision come full circle when Lilys hits the stage with the second part of “Corruption Wrecked My Life,” which covers Epoch I, the first two albums, with songs that the band has rarely performed live. 1517 21st Street, https://atlanteancollective.queueapp.com.

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Always wondered what Stevie Wonder meant by “songs in the key of life”? The G. Hum Parade is an opportunity to get closer to that vibration and feeling. Everyone is in the band at the G. Hum Parade. They will also be belting out the G chord on whatever instrument they brought. It’s cacophonous and a little bit cathartic. Organized by Daniel Trudeau (pictured) of Pregnant, exPeRImentAL the parade is his way of silencing the horrors of 2016 and preparing for what may come in 2017. It’s about creating a din that mutes Trump and soothes the sorrow felt for those lost in the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland. 2115 Sixth Street, www.face book.com/PREGNANT-245845248470.

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Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley makes a rare appearance in Jackson this week.

For those only familiar with his old band’s repertoire, Frehley also had a very successful solo career playing as Frehley’s Comet or simply under his own Rock name. And while the axeman may not be as prolific as his fans would like (his latest record is a collection of covers called Origins Vol. 1), his live show cannot be denied. Expect to hear lots of Ace’s Kiss material along with tracks from his last original album, 2014’s exceptional Space Invader. 12222 New York Ranch Road in Jackson, www.acefrehley.com.

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The members of Deep State must be a bunch of fools. After all, it’s the refrain on the foolishly titled “Tittyboyz,” off the group’s 2015 debut Nice. One decidedly not-foolish decision: signing with Sacramento’s indie label Friendship Fever and thus getting to ROCk visit California from its hometown of Athens, Georgia, probably semiregularly. Get ready for driving guitars, punk-pop melodies and relatable lyrics, and look forward to Deep State’s next record, Thought Garden, which drops in April. Don’t miss opener Dog Rifle celebrating its tape release. 3520 Stockton Boulevard, www.facebook.com/deepstatega.

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Kristina Esfandiari’s heartShOEgAzE wrenching voice comes from the ether, telling dark tales of anguish and loss with lyrics like, “Uncontrollable / Say it’s worth the risk / But I push the brakes / I know what’s next.” Her voice careens from anger to helpless inevitability. This chilling, outlook dominates Miserable’s songs and invites other cold-hearted souls into the night for company. 2030 P Street, www.facebook.com/miserablegrl.

These two well-known artists have separate solo tours that converge in Sacramento, and both carry a gang of fans who are likely to appreciate any crossover. David Lindley (pictured), a valuable utility player with some of the best-known contemporary musicians, will bring a diverse musical duffel bag that is often filled with an array of unusual stringed instruments to go along with his storytelling and skillful songcraft.

BLUES ROCk Peter Case is just as hard to pigeonhole—a singer-songwriter who is equally as droll and passionate about his music. 2708 J Street, www.davidlindley.com.

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Absolute Fridays dance party, 9pm, $5-$10

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1901 10th st., (916) 442-3504

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670 fulton ave., (916) 487-3731

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614 sutter st., folsom; (916) 355-8586

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Resonance: modern love edition, 9pm, $6

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Bob marley tribute, 10pm, $10

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Country dancing & live band karaoke, 9pm, no cover

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LOLA GERVAIS, 6:30pm, no cover; JOY OLADOKUN, 9pm, $8

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Lacking love I’ve never been in love—does that mean there’s something wrong with me? I read your column weekly and know I can trust you to tell me the truth. Am I damaged?

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The release and relief it triggers won’t be trivial and transitory, but will generate at least one long-lasting breakthrough.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The coming weeks

will be an excellent time to ask for favors. I think you will be exceptionally adept at seeking out people who can actually help you. Furthermore, those from whom you request help will be more receptive than usual. Finally, your timing is likely to be close to impeccable. Here’s a tip to aid your efforts: A new study suggests that people are more inclined to be agreeable to your appeals if you address their right ears rather than their left ears. (More info: https://tinyurl.com/ intherightear.)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here are your five

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(1) Unscramble. Invoke this verb with regal confidence as you banish chaos and restore order.

(2) Purify. Be inspired to cleanse your motivations and clarify your intentions. (3) Reach. Act as if you have a mandate to stretch out, expand, and extend yourself to arrive in the right place.

(4) Rollick. Chant this magic word as you activate your drive to be lively, carefree, and frolicsome.

(5) Blithe. Don’t take anything too personally, too seriously or too literally.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The 17th-century

German alchemist Hennig Brand collected 1,500 gallons of urine from beer-drinkers, then cooked and recooked it till it achieved the “consistency of honey.” Why? He thought his experiment would eventually yield large quantities of gold. It didn’t, of course. But along the way, he accidentally produced a substance of great value: phosphorus.

It was the first time anyone had created a pure form of it. So in a sense, Brand “discovered” it.

Today phosphorus is widely used in fertilizers, water treatment, steel production, detergents and food processing. I bring this to your attention, my fellow Cancerian, because I suspect you will soon have a metaphorically similar experience. Your attempt to create a beneficial new asset will not generate exactly what you wanted, but will nevertheless yield a useful result.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the documentary movie

Catfish, the directors, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, present a metaphor drawn from the fishing industry. They say that Asian suppliers used to put live codfish in tanks and send them to overseas markets. It was only upon arrival that the fish would be processed into food. But there was a problem: Because the cod were so sluggish during the long trips, their meat was mushy and tasteless. The solution? Add catfish to the tanks. That energized the cod and ultimately made them more flavorful. Moral of the story, according to Joost and Schulman: Like the cod, humans need catfish-like companions to stimulate them and keep them sharp. Do you have enough influences like that in your life, Leo? Now is a good time to make sure you do.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The city of Boston

allows an arts organization called Mass Poetry to stencil poems on sidewalks. The legal graffiti is done with a special paint that remains invisible until it gets wet. So if you’re a pedestrian trudging through the streets as it starts to rain, you may suddenly behold, emerging from the blank gray concrete, Langston Hughes’ poem “Still Here” or Fred Marchant’s “Pear Tree In Flower.” I foresee a metaphorically similar development in your life, Virgo: a pleasant and educational surprise arising unexpectedly out of the vacant blahs.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When he was in the

rock band Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh took his time composing and recording new music. From 1978 to 1984, he and his collaborators averaged one album per year. But when Mothersbaugh started writing soundtracks for the weekly TV show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, his process went

into overdrive. He typically wrote an entire show’s worth of music each Wednesday and recorded it each Thursday. I suspect you have that level of creative verve right now, Libra. Use it wisely! If you’re not an artist, channel it into the area of your life that most needs to be refreshed or reinvented.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Many vintage American songs remain available today because of the pioneering musicologist, John Lomax. In the first half of the 20th century, he traveled widely to track down and record obscure cowboy ballads, folk songs and traditional African American tunes. “Home on the Range” was a prime example of his many discoveries. He learned that song, often referred to as “the anthem of the American West,” from a black saloonkeeper in Texas. I suggest we make Lomax a role model for you Scorpios during the coming weeks. It’s an excellent time to preserve and protect the parts of your past that are worth taking with you into the future.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The mountain won’t come to you. It will not acquire the supernatural power to drag itself over to where you are, bend its craggy peak down to your level and give you a free ride as it returns to its erect position. So what will you do? Moan and wail in frustration? Retreat into a knot of helpless indignation and sadness? Please don’t. Instead, stop hoping for the mountain to do the impossible. Set off on a journey to the remote, majestic pinnacle with a fierce song in your determined heart.

Pace yourself. Doggedly master the art of slow, incremental magic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Who can run

faster, a person or a horse? There’s evidence that under certain circumstances, a human can prevail. In June of every year since 1980, the Man Versus Horse Marathon has taken place in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells. The route of the race weaves 22 miles through marsh, bogs and hills. On two occasions, a human has outpaced all the horses. According to my astrological analysis, you Capricorns will have that level of animalistic power during the coming weeks. It may not take the form of foot speed, but it will be available as stamina, energy, vitality and instinctual savvy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Who would have

guessed that Aquarian Charles Darwin, the pioneering theorist of evolution, had a playful streak? Once he placed a male flower’s pollen under a glass along with an unfertilized female flower to see if anything interesting would happen. “That’s a fool’s experiment,” he confessed to a colleague. “But I love fools’ experiments.

I am always making them.” Now would be an excellent time for you to consider trying some fools’ experiments of your own, Aquarius. I bet at least one of them will turn out to be both fun and productive.

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Now I know why Jessica didn’t fall in love with me.” He was making a joke about how the love spell he’d tried hadn’t worked. Let’s use this as a teaching story, Pisces. Could it be that one of your efforts failed because it lacked some of the correct ingredients? Did you perhaps have a misunderstanding about the elements you needed for a successful outcome? if so, correct your approach and try again.

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Fine wining Kristin Lozano got her start in the food and beverage industry at a Dairy Queen in Alaska. As a 15-year-old, serving up DQ Blizzards was just a means to her first car. These days, Kristin is a certified sommelier working at 58 Degrees & Holding Co., Amaro Italian Bistro & Bar and occasionally Paragary’s, where she guest bartends and leads wine tasting classes. No longer dreaming of her buying a beater car, Kristin’s goal now is simply to be the best at what she does: making craft cocktails, serving up the most delicious wine you’ve (probably) ever tasted and generally making your day a little brighter. Kristin is small. Kristin is saucy. Kristin will quietly laugh at how awkward your Tinder date is. She would also love to pour you another drink so you can laugh at it, too.

Do you ever judge a person by their drink order?

Not at all. I think that stereotypes when it comes to drinking wine are out the door.

I see 300-pound, 7-foot-tall men drinking rosé like it’s nothing, whereas before I think it was kind of … I wouldn’t say frowned upon, but you know, someone might say, “What do you mean you’re not drinking scotch on the rocks?”

It seems like the food and beverage industry is male-dominated.

Oh, absolutely, but I love that feeling because I shake up that perception. I’ve had flaming purple hair. I have tattoos. I’m edgy.

I curse. I drink whiskey. I think the males in the som community like to see that change.

I think you really have to have that kind of outgoing, almost forceful personality to kind of make it in a male-dominated field. But there are some great Master Sommeliers that are women.

What did your parents think when you told them this was your career path?

It took them awhile to adjust. I actually went to school for neuroscience, so that was quite a big shift from, “Hi, I’m going to be a doctor,” to, “Hi, I’m drinking all the time and working late, weird hours.” But the more time that I actually spent in it, the more they saw it’s not just bartending—it’s history that I get to learn. I study all the time. I study more so now than I ever did going to school because I am in love with what I’m studying.

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Do you have any guilty pleasure drinks?

I love a pineapple daiquiri. That is a guilty pleasure. An old-school daiquiri prepared the classic way: two parts rum, one part sugar, one part lime. Not blended, just shaken. But there’s a pineapple rum that I’m in love with. It’s sweet and you could almost drink it on its own. That’s one of my guilty pleasures. I’d say I’m an equalopportunity drinker. I think I like to drink more according to either my mood or the time of year. I tend to drink a lot more reds in the winter, a lot more scotches or whiskeys. Summertime comes white wine and beer, cheap Tecate. That’s another guilty pleasure: Tecate. You see that a lot with craft cocktail bartenders or wine professionals, they spend their whole day drinking, talking, breathing what they’re doing, so at the end of the day they just want a shot of well whiskey and a $2 beer.

Speaking of cheap drinks, any recommendations for affordable wines?

There’s a Chianti Classico that we’re selling in the retail section [of 58 Degrees for] $18 and it’s one of the most beautifully complex, fullest Chianti’s I’ve ever had. It’s amazing. I sell everybody

on it when they come in. But, you know what, Trader Joe’s always has really good wine. [If] I want to grab a few bottles to have a little dinner get-together, I can grab five bottles and spend like 35 bucks. Even with their private reserve zinfandel for $5 a bottle, I’m like, “This is pretty good. I would drink this.” However, there are $20 bottles I could buy at Safeway right now that I would spit out because they’re just horrible and overproduced.

You see a lot of first dates now at wine bars. Do you ever sit and watch them go awry?

Yeah. The best was I had two people meet at my bar. Dude orders the most expensive glass of wine. Chick goes to the bathroom. Mind you, she’s a very pretty blonde. When she comes back out she finds the guy has chugged his $25 glass of wine and just left her; just bailed on her and left her with the tab. That was just flabbergasting. And she was so distraught, she went up to our general manager and asked, “Is it what I’m wearing?” Ω

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