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Meet Tyler Wichmann, founder of local streetwear brand Timeless Thrills. Wichmann, standing with co-owner of Marie’s Donuts, Sandy Hong, enjoyed the beloved doughnut shop so much, he created its T-shirts, totebags and sweaters. Read more about when food meets fashion.

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Old Sac isn’t boring Re: “Reimagining the waterfront” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, March 21): I disagree with your comment that Old Sacramento is boring. It is one of the few tourist destinations that I enjoy, and I have observed people young and old imagining life in the old West as it was. Its funkiness is its strength and charm, and I was dismayed to discover some of the old plank wood walkways replaced with a composite plastic. Less Disney World please!

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Turn out the lights Re: “SMUD: Better than PG&E, but not perfect” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, March 28): Good article on SMUD, but its planned fees on rooftop solar need to be pointed out. The proposed monthly grid access fee of $16 for a typical rooftop system, for applications submitted after March 31, spells the end of residential solar and seems counter to California goals.

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Newsom ignores voters Re: “No executions on Newsom’s watch” by Laurel Rosenhall (News, March 21): Gov. Gavin Newsom is a total hypocrite. He is undermining thousands of voters who favored the death penalty by deciding his opinion is more important. That’s a dictator, what he accuses President Donald Trump of. Whenever a politician uses the word “I,” everyone better beware. This is not the voice of the people, it is the voice of one who tells you what’s right and wrong, good and bad. This elitist corrupt guy needs to be recalled, and soon. He has forgotten who he works for, or doesn’t care.

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of truthful news. Too much “news” is put out there by armies of full-time, professional trolls paid by enemy governments such as North Korea, Russia and China, as well as domestic hate groups. In one case it was found that some Russian trolls were acting as if they were African-American members of Black Lives Matter and encouraging their “brothers and sisters” not to vote in the 2016 presidential election. Have you noticed this kind of distorted news, aimed at dividing and fooling us is starting to appear on YouTube? As I go to Facebook to socialize, I go to YouTube for music and entertainment. I do not expect to be manipulated, but that is changing. At the end of some silly video, as usual, I was offered a choice of other videos to see. One caught my curiosity. It said something like “Mr. X Destroys Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Congress.” It turned out it was nothing of the kind. It was a short tape of a fear-mongering and hateful member of the House trying, unsuccessfully, to make her look bad. So it is not only social media you have to be wary of as a source of news. Even what used to be simply a source of music and entertainment is being used to manipulate the electorate towards division, hate and fear.

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Are Democrats headed for disaster? Too many presidential candidates, and too liberal Frankly, the prospect of nearly two dozen Democrats vying for the Oval Office scares me. A few of these men and women have barely begun to serve in Congress, yet they believe they Eric Wiesenthal worked in state government for 20 years in the Assembly, governor’s office and three departments. can take on the awesome responsibilities of the presidency. As a committed Democrat who has walked precincts since I was eight, I’m fairly certain that And while we’re on the to-do list, let’s finally much of America is not yet ready for Democrats have a public works bill targeted for freeways, who call themselves “socialists,” or the idea we roads, bridges and public transit that avoids “pork ought to be soaking the rich at all costs. And barrel” projects, is transparent and includes a these fellow Americans are not just the folks tough accounting requirement. living in the “fly-over” states. Resistance will These “kitchen table” issues resonate with come from our friends and neighbors in Citrus many Americans. Heights, Elk Grove and Roseville. Finally, we need a woman The first key to winning the presior man who will represent dency in 2020 is understanding As a and demonstrate a respect why so many white, disaffected committed for the Constitution and folks (a number of them the separation of powers college graduates) voted for Democrat who has among the three branches Donald Trump. Unless these precincts since I was of government, plus a candidates get beyond listeneight, I’m fairly certain that commitment to a more ing tours and focus groups enlightened and muscular and understand the rage much of America is not yet foreign policy. Our next that reared its head in 2016, ready for Democrats president must understand none of them will become who call themselves that the White House and a genuinely strong contender all its power is intended to representing my party. “socialists.” lead through diligent work and Americans also need someone listening to wise counsel—and with a fresh voice and vision from not turn the office into some kind of a different part of the country who has a megalomaniacal megaphone. proven track record of working across the aisle. Let’s also add basic respect for the news I’m a strong supporter of the Affordable Care media which, while sometimes flawed, represents Act (I never call it “Obamacare”). I also believe one of the cornerstones of our democracy. we ought to dramatically cut student loan debt, When someone with these qualifications declare a national emergency concerning the lack emerges as the frontrunner, I’ll be sure to get out of affordable housing and work to achieve honest there, knock on neighborhood doors, raise money tax reform that rewards corporations only after and commit to turning our nation around for they create good-paying jobs or bring them back everyone’s benefit. Ω to the U.S. If anyone cares to remember, real tax reform happened in 1986, after a bipartisan effort that took several years. 6 | sN&r | 04.04.19

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Charles U. Young II is self-employed and lives in Sacramento.

have a higher chance of owning a business Sacramento is a great small city to live in. than anywhere else. It’s not congested like other cities I’ve lived Some experts say it is a lack of in, such as New York and Los Angeles. education that keeps African Americans But I’m concerned about the lack of from achieving success. But I believe it black-owned businesses in Sacramento. is a lack of knowledge and vision that Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of doesn’t motivate people to take pride in African-Americans who have businesses, working for themselves. including corner stores, restaurants and For example, when I lived in Charlotte, funeral homes. And there are those N.C., I worked for a company called African Americans who choose to work Rent-A-Center for five years before from home. moving back to California. I But as I look around had an African-American Sacramento, there are a lot manager who had the of businesses that African gift for perfection. I Americans do not It seems as watched him refurbish own, such as dental appliances picked up offices, construction though we are on the from non-paying companies, motels short end of the stick customers and or wireless firms. make them look It seems as though when it comes to owning new. I told him we are on the short businesses besides barber he should work end of the stick for himself, and when it comes to shops, hair salons, soul now he contracts owning businesses food restaurants and throughout the area. besides barber shops, In 2019, we have hair salons, soul food funeral homes. access to a lot of restaurants and funeral information. But it seems homes. that some of us are only For example, I was between concerned about making money by jobs and I needed a lot of money rapping, singing or producing hits. fast. So I applied at car dealerships and As African Americans, we must independent car lots. Not one was owned or understand that we have something run by an African American. I’m not saying to offer the city and society. There is that other ethnic groups shouldn’t own something we can do to perfection that no businesses as well. one else can, and that can open up doors But I am concerned about the lack to success. It’s up to us to bring it out. Ω of black entrepreneurs in a state like California, where African Americans should 8 | SN&R | 04.04.19

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Baking with purpose Pamela Cohen stays busy. Four days a week, she’s working as a lawyer at Disability Rights California—and the rest of the week is jam-packed. She volunteers as one of the musical leaders of Team Davis, an organization that sponsors activities for people with disabilities. Cohen is also an avid baker, an interest that comes in handy in her other job: executive director of Purple Tree Café, a Davis nonprofit that employs local people with disabilities. Currently the “cafe” consists of a coffee cart selling java and baked goods at Davis farmers markets, but the goal is to eventually open a brick-and-mortar location. The mission is to provide community-based employment for people with disabilities and to bring people with and without disabilities together through music, art and community—eight team members are employed right now. SN&R talked with Cohen about Purple Tree Café and its future.

Are there a lot of opportunities like this for people with disabilities? Not so much. People with disabilities often have a difficult time finding work in a setting that’s integrated into the community. Often times when they do find work, it’s in what we call a sheltered environment, where they’re working only with other people with disabilities and not engaging with the public. … Sometimes they’re paid below minimum wage. We pay at or above minimum wage, so a competitive wage for this kind of work, and our work is integrated in the community.

When do you think the cafe could open? So we haven’t even been in operation a year yet with our coffee cart—and when I say coffee cart, I’m using that term loosely, because at the Saturday farmers market there isn’t room for

our cart and we don’t serve coffee. We have a table, but we call the whole thing our coffee cart operation that involves our employees baking and also serving either from a coffee cart or from a table. So I would hope in the next couple of years. I would love it to happen sooner rather than later. We’re just starting to plan for it now. … It’s really going to be a matter of fundraising.

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Do you have any experience in café running? (Laughs) I don’t personally, but we do have people on our team who do.

How do you find employees? That actually has turned out to be pretty easy. Davis is a very strong city for people with disabilities, particularly developmental disabilities, but actually all kinds of disabilities. And so there are a lot of services here for people with disabilities, and so more and more people are attracted here. There are a lot of reasons why it’s a great city for that. And so there are supportive employment agencies for people with different types of disabilities that have gotten to know us. Some of the employees have come from those agencies. … It’s a tight community, so it’s not hard to find people who want to work at all.

Is it hard to balance having a job and also doing this? (Laughs) Yes, I’m very busy. Between my work as a lawyer and being the executive director of Purple Tree and leading the singing group, I am busy—but I love it and have managed to work it out. The children are grown, that helps.

Do you have free time, then? Well … Yeah! Yeah. I’m not overly stressed or overly busy—but I am very busy. Sometimes I’m more busy than others, it depends what events are coming up. But I love what I do, so it doesn’t feel difficult. Ω Come to Purple Tree Café’s benefit concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Watermelon Music in Davis, 1970 Lake Blvd. Suite 1. It features Dave Nachmanoff and the Team Davis Singers, and tickets are $20-$25. Get more info at purpletreecafe.org.

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Retired family judge Gerald Corman now works part-time in the little-known field of private judging. Photo by Scott thomaS anderSon

California’s secret courts Private courts allow litigants with money to fast-track civil and family law cases out of public view by Scott thomaS anderSon

When Judge Gerald Corman heads into a Sacramento courtroom these days, he usually does it with a smile. His mood wasn’t always upbeat. For 16 years, Corman rode a bench in Merced County, where family law cases account for 20 percent of the superior court schedule, but where he was among the fewer than 10 percent of judges assigned to hear them. He often worried he didn’t have enough time to prepare for the deeply personal stories he was called to judge. “The caseload was horrific,” Corman remembered. 10

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The situation isn’t much better in Sacramento County, where more than a decade of underfunding by the state has turned family court into an expensive and emotionally draining gauntlet. Corman and other retired judges have left that gauntlet to take up gavels as private judges. Their little-known, boutique field allows litigants with money to bypass the public courts by agreeing to have retired judges hear their cases and to abide by the rulings. The clients pay for the privilege, but their cases are nearly always resolved faster by judges who are better prepared and more focused.

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These are the types of family law cases Corman now hears. Gone are his days waiting months to reserve a courtroom for a lengthy hearing. No longer is he working through lunch and juggling 50 to 100 cases at a time. Corman says he feels sharp when he reviews a case, and good knowing that some extra money up front is saving all parties in the long run. Yet Corman is also the first to admit that private courts for the well-off highlight an ugly reality—how slow and traumatic family court in California can be for 99 percent of its clients.

“Cases wind up getting put over, and that snowballs to the point where hearings just get harder and harder to get,” Corman said. “For family courts in the counties to function the way the private system does, the state would probably need to triple the number of courts and judges.” Private judging started gaining steam in California in the early 1980s, particularly in the Los Angeles area. It allowed people with means to avoid the congestion in civil and family courts. The process is straightforward: The parties enter into a legal agreement to select and pay for a retired judge to act as “the judge for all causes.” All codes for civil procedure within California law still apply, and the private judge’s rulings are binding. Legal experts generally agree that family law lends itself well to the private system because family court matters are always decided by a judge, rather than a jury. In 2017, retired California Court of Appeals Justice Sheila Sonenshine

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and attorney Saul Gelbart did a cost comparison between a privately judged divorce and a publicly judged divorce with similar elements. Factoring in the wife’s attorney, the husband’s attorney and several paid experts, the analysis found the public divorce cost all parties a collective total of $96,600, while the private cost $69,000. Attorney Stephen Wagner, a 44-year veteran of family law in Sacramento, says he can easily explain to his clients why using a private judge will save them money in the long run. “In the public system, if you’re an attorney on the 9 o’clock calendar, you’re probably not getting called by the judge until 10 o’clock, sometimes 10:30, and the client’s paying the whole time for you to sit there. But in the private system, if you’re on the calendar for 9 o’clock, you start at 9 o’clock,” Wagner said. “And the cases move faster in the private system. In the pubic system, even a relatively straightforward divorce will take one to three years. And the more complex, the longer they take.” Corman agrees, saying the private system is as functional as the public version is dysfunctional. “In the regular courts, they get bogged down because they’re waiting on objection hearings, or sanction hearings, or waiting because documents haven’t been provided,” Corman noted. “When a judge [in the private system] has a lot of experience with case management, you can try to avoid all that.” Another reason people opt for the private system is the privacy. Regular family court, barring sensitive testimony about children and minors, is open to the public. Private hearings are held behind closed doors— usually a conference room—and the public is barred. That means wealthy and highprofile clients don’t have to worry about courtroom spectators watching as unflattering or sensitive details of their cases are discussed. Rosemarie Chiusano, a manager with Judicate West in Sacramento, which helps lawyers customize private judging assignments for cases, says that the discretion factor really appeals to most clients. “If there’s a hearing, it’s going to be held in a private setting,” she said, though the case files themselves are still typically public. The perks around private judging have been controversial for years.

Wagner remembers that in the early 1980s, Sacramento Superior Court officials were mainly opposed to the option. Several of the sitting judges worried it created a two-tiered, classbased system of justice. “In recent years, they don’t look down on it as much,” Wagner said.

litigants,” the staff noted, adding that individuals without legal representation often commit legal errors that further slow down their cases. Candice Lee, who’s enduring a five-year custody battle in Sacramento’s family court, said she already believed there were too many “pay to play” elements to the public judicial system. For sacramento couples navigating a To her, learning there’s a private alterdivorce in superior court, the experience native she can’t afford just rubs salt in is dramatically different than the private the wound. system. Funding cuts during the “You see the same people over recession hit all sectors of the and over,” Lee said of the local judiciary. It’s still a family court departments. problem. “There’s not much life The Judicial going on there. It just Council of California seems like a lot of uses a complex hopelessness.” formula to determine In February, the ideal budget for Sacramento Superior each county court Court added one system, but only additional department Gerald Corman provides about 80 for family hearings. private family law judge percent of the funding Lora Grevious, a to Sacramento, depending local attorney who has on the year. This has a direct practiced seven years in that effect on the number of available field, says she still expects long judges. waits. “Sacramento, historically, has been “Some of these cases have allegadeemed an under-judged entity, so the tions of domestic violence and child need is greater than we’re allocated,” abuse—things that are urgent for the said Sacramento Superior Court business families involved—and when they go analyst Kim Pedersen. “We’ve been to trial on them, they’re told it’s going sitting as an under-judged county since to take five months,” Grevious said. the mid 2000s.” “The lack of court reporters is another According to Pedersen and other huge problem, because you can’t appeal court staff, the trend has created a something if there is no court reporter. particularly difficult situation in family … In those areas where people reprecourt. The 2014-15 fiscal year report sent themselves the most, like family to the Judicial Council noted that staff law, it’s critical for them to have those could no longer provide “next steps and transcripts if they’re going to have a procedural assistance” to family law chance at justice in the system.” litigants in person, only by email. Wagner, who handles cases in both The next year’s report was only the public and private systems, agrees slightly better, noting “limited” with Corman’s assessment that the in-person assistance had been restored, only way to make the public courts as though lack of funding still meant “very effective as the private system would be few self-help workshops and minimal to triple the number of judges and build services for domestic violence victims.” courtrooms for them. The 2017 report remained bleak “The judges in the public system are and last year’s highlighted yet another just so overtaxed,” Wagner stressed. issue. The court received more than But Corman is quick to caution that, 18,806 family and juvenile filings—or even for those who can afford to avoid new cases—in 2018. At the same time, the public system, private judging can’t 83 percent of family court litigants solve every problem in family court. proceeded without attorneys. “The reality is family law is not about “The court is experiencing workload cases where you’re going to win,” Corman increases because cases are taking observed. “It’s about minimizing damages. longer to adjudicate due to additional It’s just the nature of the beast.” Ω legislatively mandated requirements and increases in the number of self-represented

“The caseload was horrific.”

In 1973, a small group of Latino athletes in Sacramento started their own hall of fame to celebrate what the media was overlooking. More than four decades later, as it held its annual awards dinner to a packed house Saturday night, the Mexican-american hall of Fame sports association is seeing a surge in interest. The organization was founded by 13 men, most of whom were well-known baseball players in sacramento. One of the original members was Ernie Cervantes Sr. His son, Eddie Cervantes, is now president of the organization. “What was happening back in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s was that Mexican-American athletes were playing in the semi-pro baseball leagues, but when it came time for the postseason awards nights, after the leagues were over, they felt like they were being overlooked and not being recognized,” Cervantes recalled. “They decided to band together and say, ‘Hey, we’re going to do our own thing.’” At the March 30 ceremony, held at the VFW Hall on Stockton Boulevard, the inductees to the 2019 Hall of Fame were former wrestler antonio Lopez, former competitive martial artist rosaile gonzales-deane, former bowling champion aurora Leon, former California State Boxing champion richard “Mr. K.O.” savala and the fighter’s late father, the one-time Sacramento boxing sensation trino savala. The organization also awarded seven scholarships to college-bound students of Mexican descent from around the region. From Cervantes’ point of view, pride in that history is at a high point, which can be seen in the fact that people are once again flocking to events as the hall of fame nears its 50th anniversary. “It had its lean years,” Cervantes acknowledged. “But it’s kind of evolved and now we’re on an upswing again.” (Scott Thomas Anderson)

rOcKLin and a hard spOt Rocklin is moving toward reopening its Quarry park adventures, while also pursuing a lawsuit against the park’s former operator, whom city officials claimed hoodwinked them. Rocklin’s city attorney and the Sacramento-based law firm Downey Brand recently filed a suit in Placer Superior Court against David Busch and his company, Legacy Family Adventures-Rocklin. The complaint alleges a dozen causes of action, including fraud and breach of contract. The legal drama comes on the heels of the park opening to great fanfare, mostly pushed by rocklin’s public information apparatus. Former city manager Rick Horst even included a promotional video of the rock-climbing, zip-lining venue in his 2017 State of the City address. But the 35-page lawsuit claims there was soon reason to regret the city-led promotional campaign. Rocklin officials now say Busch “conned the city” and concealed his past failures with adventure parks in Texas. These failures included the loss of $784,000 by one park in 2014 and an $86,000 fine for child labor law violations by the U.S. Department of Labor in 2016, according to media reports. Busch had enjoyed successes elsewhere, helping build an Oahu-based adventure park in 2000 and serving in 1983 as general manager of Kansas City-based Worlds of Fun in 1983. He also has longstanding ties to the sacramento area, having served as president of the Cal Expo-based waterworld in the late 1980s. The new operator, Bonsai Designs, dealt with its own controversy last March, after a 20-year-old woman died in a 75-foot fall from an attraction the firm had installed and inspected. (Graham Womack)

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Marchers with Poor People’s Campaign of California joined the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Sacramento this year. Photo courtesy of faye Wilson Kennedy

Unite the poor Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of ending poverty fizzled after his assassination. So why is it resonating a half-century later? by Kris HooKs

For six Mondays last summer, demonstrators with the California chapter of the Poor People’s Campaign occupied space inside the state Capitol—in front of lawmakers’ doors, in the balcony during Senate floor sessions and outside the office of then-Gov. Jerry Brown. The latter happened June 18, 2018, the campaign’s final day in Sacramento, when the California Highway Patrol arrested at least 34 protesters. In all, more than 50 people associated with the campaign were arrested in the city last year—the 50th anniversary of what began as a revolutionary dream of Martin Luther King Jr.’s, one he didn’t live long enough to shepherd. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was at the height of his influence, having successfully lobbied for landmark civil and voting rights laws a few years earlier. King and his allies in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference developed the idea 12

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to unite socioeconomically disadvantaged people of different races for a galvanizing march on Washington, D.C. The peaceful protesters would demand billions of dollars as part of an Economic Bill of Rights, guaranteeing employment and basic income and ending discriminatory housing policies. But in April 1968, one month before the campaign was to begin, an assassin’s bullet struck King down in Memphis. As a result, the first Poor People’s Campaign didn’t live up to his vision. In many ways, King’s desire to unite the nation’s struggling masses against the interests that divide them is the civil rights leader’s unfinished magnum opus. Fifty-one years later, his followers here and around the country are trying, once again, to complete it. While the arrests last year put California’s campaign in the headlines for

a short time, state chapter co-chairperson Faye Wilson Kennedy said this year’s Statewide Truth and Poverty Bus Tour, which began April 3 in Chico and ends April 13 in San Diego, will strike a different tone. “We’re trying to have the people on the bus and the vans see what kind of issues Sacramento and other cities in California are facing,” she said. “We want them to see firsthand.” The bus tour, which will focus on police militarization and California’s growing poverty rate, will hit Sacramento on April 4 before traveling south, stopping in Central Valley cities along the way. Wilson Kennedy, who has been with the campaign since it joined the national organization in 2017, said homeless advocates, community leaders and family of victims of police violence will speak at a two-hour town hall in Sacramento,

then march to Loaves and Fishes, the city’s largest homeless service provider, a deliberate contrast to the Capitol backdrop of past marches. “We have to affect change at, not just the national and state level, but at a local level,” Wilson Kennedy said. “When you can talk to the people who are affected by policy and engage with them, you can actually look at and understand the cause of [poverty].” King’s death prevented him from making that case like only he could. The assassinations of King and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy that June preceded the election of Richard Nixon, who created the war on drugs, expanded the war in Vietnam and cracked down on dissidents at home. Cut to 2019, and organizers of this year’s campaign say they believe they’re up against a similarly divisive adversary in President Donald Trump. Ruth Ibarra, a Sacramento organizer who was arrested in Washington, D.C., during last year’s actions, said the way to align struggling people of different races, religions, political identities and regions is to share their stories with each other. “[Lawmakers] always talk about policy, but they don’t know what their policy looks like,” Ibarra said. “[We need to] humanize those issues and not get stuck on the sayings like, ‘The rent is too damn high.’” Despite having the fifth largest economy in the world, California is home to the nation’s highest poverty rate—around 19 percent, or more than 7.5 million people— when factoring in cost of living, according to recent census data. In Sacramento, the rate is similar. “For a lot of folk, I don’t know how they don’t see the homeless,” Wilson Kennedy said. “I don’t know how they don’t see that making minimum wage makes it impossible to pay $1,100 for rent.” The Sacramento City Council last week approved building a $9.4 million homeless shelter at one of Cal Expo’s parking lots. It’s part of Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s twoyear, $40 million plan to address the city’s homeless crisis. But to Wilson Kennedy, shelters are not enough, because they are being built at the directive of the city and not by the people who need the shelter. “You have to have people who are homeless be a part of the decision-making process,” Wilson Kennedy said. “Engage with those folks who are living there, because when we rush to help people, we struggle to see those specific things.” Ω

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A banner day for DA Black Lives Matter interrupts Sacramento district attorney’s speech with silence

by Raheem F. hosseini

Briana Osbourne holds a banner during a silent demonstration against District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert.

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White tablecloths, mostly white faces. The woman of the hour rises inside Lucca Restaurant and Bar. Four black women rise as well. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert takes her mark. Four black women take theirs. On March 29, two black female activists were cited for trespassing during a noon luncheon organized by Women Lawyers of Sacramento, which invited Schubert to give the keynote address at its monthly gathering. Schubert was there to tell the female bar association about her office’s work using DNA to break ice-cold cold cases, most notably last year’s arrest of Golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo. The black women, who purchased tickets to the event, were there to confront Schubert with a different record: More than 30 officer-involved shootings, zero officer prosecutions—including last month’s decision to clear the officers who shot an unarmed Stephon Clark in 2018. “We can’t have her file charges now,” Tanya Faison, founder of Black Lives Matter Sacramento, told SN&R on Monday. “But she’s not going to walk around the city comfortable with the decision she made.” According to cellphone video recorded inside Lucca’s banquet room, the event’s emcee asked four women to take a seat as they unfurled a long banner at the head of the room. Schubert breaks in. “Hey Tanya, just so you know, when we’re done with this, I’d like to give you my card so that when I finish my speech, maybe we can set up a time,” she says. Faison and the others say nothing. They hold their banner. The number “30” is writ large. The restaurant’s owner enters the frame and asks the women to sit or leave. They don’t move. They say nothing. Their silence expands. Empty plates and awkward expressions. Schubert breaks the quiet. “Just so y’all know, I’m really looking forward to talking about DNA today,” she says. Scattered laughs and claps. One man tells the BLM women, “This does not help your cause.”

They don’t move. Impasse. About 13 minutes in, the police arrive. Sgt. Lai Lai Bui takes point. She explains the women can leave on their own or face arrest. She’s calm and respectful. Four leave. Faison and Sandra Boykin don’t. The cellphone video captures the procession as dishware clatters inside the downtown restaurant. Faison and Boykin take turns stepping into the back of a paddy wagon parked outside. They’ll be cited and released at the Richards Boulevard police substation. Lucca directs Bui to issue no-trespass orders to the others. She gets grief and fake names, including “Becky Pole,” date of birth: “the Fourth of July,” 1776. Bui shakes her head. The wagon departs. The scene evaporates. A DA spokeswoman says Schubert delivered her speech. Faison appeared on a discussion panel at the McGeorge School of Law that evening. Women Lawyers of Sacramento didn’t respond to an email from SN&R, but did post a statement from its executive committee on Facebook that while the BLM protest revealed “a lingering pain in our community,” it wasn’t the focus of the meeting. In a phone interview, Faison called the statement “really weak” and said she’s still waiting to be reimbursed $280 for eight lunch tickets. She said she and Boykin won’t know if charges are filed until they show up for separate court hearings. Faison said the goal of the silent protest was to show Schubert, who was named person of the year by the Carmichael Chamber of Commerce on Sunday, that she can’t outrun her record on police shootings. As for Schubert’s invitation to meet, Faison said that was intended for those watching, not her. “We’ve been at the DA’s for a year,” Faison said of BLM Sacramento’s weekly protests outside the office, which often feature music and barbecue. “She’s never talked to us. She never wanted to talk to us.” Ω

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Lost in transit shuffle Fair Oaks, Orangevale bus riders feel left in a lurch by Scott thomaS anderSon s c o t t a @ne w s re vie w.c o m

Bonnie Lindemann stands at her regular bus stop near the border of Fair Oaks and Orangevale.

Another Fair Oaks resident who’s concerned Sacramento Regional Transit is preparing to is Dawn Saunders. She knows first-hand about launch the largest reconfiguration of public bus the impact that lost routes could have on families. routes in 30 years, expanding services into Elk Saunders’ daughter spent the last few years attendGrove and shifting a number of buses to neighboring high school within the San Juan Unified School hoods where there’s potential to grow ridership. District, which doesn’t offer school buses for But not everyone’s happy about the reshuffle. students. Saunders’ daughter relied on RT buses to Some riders in Fair Oaks and Orangevale say avoid walking 3 miles to school along a path with RT’s data-driven approach reduced them to disposseveral roadside memorials where pedestrians were able statistics and stranded their suburban pockets. killed. They also claim a lack of outreach from RT left “I never heard a thing,” Saunders said of the their community without a voice. proposed changes. “It’s not like our supervisor told RT officials said last week they tried to solicit us, either. The entire community is represented input from Fair Oaks and Orangevale riders and by Sue Frost, and now the entire community isn’t promised to monitor impacts to see if adjustments going to have bus service.” need to be made after the changes take effect in RT spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez said the September. canceled routes around Sunrise Hub, specifically Fair Oaks resident Bonnie Lindemann doesn’t routes 24 and 28, were two of its lowest-performing drive and uses RT as her primary transportation. routes, only averaging 11.5 boardings an hour. In December, she learned from a fellow rider that “We took a host of factors into consideration, major routes within what RT calls its “Sunrise because we understand it’s a really big deal,” Hub” would be eliminated. Gonzalez said. “We want higher performing routes Lindemann says she hadn’t seen any bulletins about this on the buses. Concerned, she asked her because it gets more people around.” Gonzalez added that RT is filling the service gap driver, who encouraged her to attend the public in Fair Oaks and Orangevale with SmaRT meetings RT was holding. But RT didn’t Ride, an on-demand, micro-transit hold any meetings in the places service. Lindemann expected, particularly “They said James Boyle, RT’s director of the Fair Oaks and Orangevale planning, says he’s working with libraries. The only meetings they were just San Juan Unified to see if four Lindemann could find to cleaning up squiggly new RT routes can be added to attend were in downtown lines on their map, but address parental concerns. Sacramento, which can take “That’s something we’re in well more than an hour all those lines are real the process of doing,” Boyle to get to by bus from Fair people.” stressed. Oaks. But for Lindemann, who Once Lindemann finally Bonnie Lindemann worries that older and intellectusaw the planned route eliminaFair Oaks resident ally disabled riders will just stay tions, she realized it meant home rather than try to navigate a she’d be doing an extra 25 minutes micro-transit service, RT’s plans are nothof walking a day. ing to celebrate. “I didn’t get to see what their grand old plan “A fixed route is far more rideable than a dial-awas until January 14th,” she recalled. “It was awful ride,” she noted. “They said they were just cleaning and cold and pouring down rain that day. I was in up squiggly lines on their map, but all those lines despair because everything I was using, they were are real people.” Ω getting rid of.”

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o m k s e : y r a d n is Sacramento ready for o c e the next big wildfire? S Officials seek lessons from the Camp Fire to protect public health by Tess Townsend

acramento wasn’t ready for the smoke that billowed south from November’s Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history. Public health officials advised people to stay inside, but that’s easy only if you have a home and work in an office. They told schools to keep students indoors where air is cleaner, but school air filtration systems vary in quality. The city of Sacramento handed out disposable N95 masks, which when worn properly protect lungs by filtering particles in the air. But Sacramento County Public Health warned people not to wear them. When the smoke was at its thickest, Northern California’s air quality was rated worst worldwide. What made the air so unhealthy was the presence of fine particulate matter small enough to travel deep into lungs. Smoke was all the more toxic because it contained not just burned trees, but burned homes, cars and electronics.

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Scientists are still researching the long-term effects of wildfire smoke. Sacramento region and Bay Area emergency rooms saw a spike in respiratory and cardiac complaints months after the October 2017 Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County, according to an analysis of state health planning data by the Center for Investigative Reporting. The figures showed a 20 percent increase in patients reporting heart and lung problems during the first quarter of 2018 compared to previous years. Corresponding data for the Camp Fire is not yet available. “The unfortunate thing is because of climate change, this is only going to get worse,” said Alberto Ayala, executive director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. Hotter, drier weather persisting later into the year, due to rising average global temperatures, helped fuel the Camp Fire’s devastation. Sacramento area public health and emergency management agencies are working to improve their response the next time the air turns gray. They’re aiming for more consistent messaging on when to wear masks, and on getting better air quality information to the public. They plan to open clean air centers and monitor indoor air quality more closely. And they’re hoping to offer better guidance to workplaces and schools unsure of whether to remain open and how to best protect workers and students.

CommuniCation breakdown Two images are most evocative of Sacramento during the Camp Fire—yellowed gray haze and white face masks. The second is emblematic of problems in how public officials responded to the first. The city of Sacramento started offering N95 masks supplied by the county at fire stations on November 11. That same day, Sacramento County Public Health directed the county to stop supplying them, declaring that the risks of wearing the masks outweighed the benefits. These masks are less effective for people with beards, are not designed to fit children’s faces and restrict breathing in a way that can be detrimental for people with heart and lung conditions. They must be disposed of regularly, or bacteria can collect, potentially causing infections. People may mistakenly believe that wearing a mask lets them exercise outdoors in poor air quality without harming their health. Despite the county’s directive, the city acquired masks from the state and continued distributing them. At some times, fire stations ran out. The 24-hour average in Sacramento County of air-suspended fine particulate matter with a

diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers peaked at 263.6 micrograms per cubic meter of air, according to preliminary data from the air quality district. That translates to an Air Quality Index reading of 314 or “hazardous.” For comparison, the 24-hour average in the Bay Area during the Tubbs Fire was 199.1 micrograms, equivalent to an Air Quality Index of 249 or “very unhealthy.” Maybe in an ideal world, everyone would stay inside most of the time during poor air quality, and would not wear masks without consulting their doctors or getting fit-tested by their employers. But real life is messier. Some people are homeless. Some work outside. And whatever their situation, when people do have to be outside even for short periods, they naturally want to protect themselves from smoke. Five months after the Camp Fire, with summer around the corner, it’s unclear how the messaging on N95 masks will be different. The California Department of Public Health said it is “developing a local health officer guidance that will include a list of considerations for how and when to use N95s.” Sacramento County Public Health spokesperson Brenda Bongiorno said the agency plans to update its guidance once that happens.

The people ouTside On March 21, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board approved a petition from the California Labor Federation, Worksafe and the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation to develop precautions for outdoor workers exposed to wildfire smoke. “Exposure to fine particulate matter can reduce lung function, worsen heart and lung conditions, and cause coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing,” the petition said, describing the need for protections as “urgent.” The board plans to create temporary policy through expedited emergency rule-making and follow-up with permanent measures through standard rule-making. The last time the board used the faster process was to initiate heat illness prevention measures in 2005, when 10 farm workers died of heat stress, according to a board spokesperson. Besides farm workers and others who toil outside, homeless people are especially vulnerable to wildfire smoke. Even when Sacramento public health officials told people not to wear the air filtering masks, Armando Flores gathered as many as he could from stores and volunteers and handed them out to as many as 400 homeless people in November. “The homeless people are already in a bad position to be living on the streets,” he said. “They’re not welcome in too many places.” Flores handed out alcohol wipes to clean masks in hopes they could be used longer. Though that’s not recommended, he didn’t see other options. “Other than that we didn’t have enough resources,” he said. Flores, who owns a hair salon near Arden Fair Mall, provides food and materials to area homeless twice weekly through his volunteer organization CAFFE (Clothing And Food For Everyone.) Late one March afternoon outside Sacramento City Hall, Flores and volunteers served a warm dinner to people lined up along the sidewalk. Kim McGee, 46, standing in line with her bike, said she spent the days of the Camp Fire in and out of the downtown public library. At night, “we just slept outside.” She tried to wear an N95 mask as she slept, but took it off because it was uncomfortable.

Mornings, she strapped a mask onto the face of her 8-year-old and sent him to school. The masks are not designed to fit children. Billy “Saint” Pineda, 23, described air during the Camp Fire as “thick.” He has asthma and scar tissue in his lungs, which made it harder to cope, though he was able to get several N95 masks. Eventually, he purchased something heavier duty at an army surplus store. “I realized that it was, like, too hard to breathe without the masks,” he said.

on guidance for school districts and county offices of education, decisions on whether to close remain up to local school districts. Closing schools causes a lot of challenges. Parents have to decide whether to stay home, which can mean loss of income, which is even harder on poorer families. When parents can’t stay home, kids go unsupervised and may play outside in unhealthy air. Even if children stay inside, home air quality isn’t necessarily better than at school. Sacramento County Public Health Officer Olivia Kasirye said her agency plans to educate the public this summer about how to create clean air spaces in homes. Depending on the age of a house, how well insulated it is and the type of ventilation, creating such a space may be more or less challenging. Area universities and colleges face similar decisions as schools. During the Camp Fire, Sacramento State monitored indoor air quality in buildings where critical employees were required to work while the rest of campus shut down. The campus plans to do the same should the situation recur, said Gary Rosenblum, associate vice president for risk management. Los Rios Community College District plans to test clean air monitors indoors, and if certain buildings are found to maintain better air quality, “we would likely direct people to those places in case of a spike in poor air quality,” according to district spokesperson Gabe Ross. But if the air gets too bad, campuses will be shut down as they were during the Camp Fire, he said in a statement. Ayala envisions the air quality district one day serving as a clearinghouse for monitors, so it could calibrate them for schools and other organizations. He also believes the district can predict wildfire smoke conditions perhaps two days in advance, making it easier for school officials to decide earlier whether to cancel classes.

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Perhaps the most potentially costly response the city of Sacramento is now considering is to test clean air centers the next time air quality gets really bad, whether from wildfire smoke, ozone or other reasons. These centers would work similarly to the city’s existing warming and cooling centers, which open based on meeting certain temperature thresholds and other benchmarks. Those thresholds have raised concerns, however. A homeless man froze to death in February when temperatures dropped into the 30s, but warming centers weren’t open. Engineers in the city Public Works Department are assessing potential sites for clean air centers to determine if they need more equipment. The city does not yet have estimates for how many centers or how much they will cost. Warming centers cost about $1,900 to operate for 12 hours, the city says, while it costs about $1,250 to open a cooling center for eight hours. “I definitely think we’re treading into new territory,” said Daniel Bowers, the city of Sacramento’s director of emergency management. Ayala sees potential for schools to contain clean air centers, so that students can be supervised and safe from poor More resourCes air quality even if classes are needed canceled. “Could we equip and One hurdle to improving response executive director retrofit, let’s say, the multipurpose to wildfire smoke is resources. room at a school with some highof the sacramento Metropolitan Offering the public new tools and efficiency filtration?” he asked. solutions is going to cost money. air Quality Management Air quality indoors is generally Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, an better than outside during periods of district Oakland Democrat, has introduced a bill heavy smoke, but harmful particles can that would grant an unspecified amount still get inside, so improvements to air filters of funding to the Bay Area Air Quality may be necessary. Management District to retrofit ventilation systems During the Camp Fire, the office of California in certain public buildings and develop a network Air Resources Board monitored air quality inside its own of clean air centers. Cap-and-trade is one potential offices in downtown Sacramento. Fine particulate matter source of funding. concentration peaked at an unhealthy 150 particles per The bill could be expanded to other regions of cubic meter of air. Air quality improved when the board the state, said Wicks’ office. Ayala said he hopes the replaced office air filters with heavier duty ones. Sacramento region will benefit. Bowers said the city The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality plans to move forward with its clean air center pilot Management District used consumer air monitors inside whether there is state money or not. its building and saw troubling readings. “I was smelling it One lesson from the Camp Fire is that public in my office and I knew it was bad,” Ayala said. agencies weren’t prepared for the unprecedented intensity of recent wildfire smoke, and they still proTeCTing sTudenTs don’t know exactly how to respond. But speedy Clean air centers in schools are probably a ways off. response is crucial to limiting harm to human health. In the meantime, school districts must determine How much time does Sacramento have before the whether to keep their buildings open the next time next big fire? there’s severe smoke from wildfires during the “I mean, it could happen this weekend,” Bowers school year. said. Ω While the California Department of Education said it is working with the Air Resources Board and legislators

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Decorated crosses memorialize the 86 killed in paradise in a display on Skyway Road near the town limits.

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Mourning Paradise:

Collective trauma in a town destroyed

Camp Fire survivors deal with psychological damage by Stephanie O’neill

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ne of the final memories Carol Holcomb has of her pine-shaded neighborhood was the morning sun that reflected red and gold on her trees last November 8. That day, she said, promised to be a beautiful one in the Butte County town of Paradise. So she was surprised to hear what sounded like raindrops tapping her roof a short time later. Holcomb, 56, stepped outside to investigate and saw a chunk of pine bark floating down from the sky. “It was about 3 inches by 2 inches,” she said. “And it was smoking.” It was her first glimpse of the approaching wildfire that would become the deadliest and most destructive in California history—one she continues to relive in debilitating nightmares and flashbacks. The Camp Fire virtually incinerated Paradise, a town of 27,000. It killed 85 people in the region, many of them elderly. Most died in their homes, others while fleeing in their cars or trying to flee on foot. For thousands of residents, the terror of sitting in traffic jams as the wildfire bore down left emotional scars. “Everyone who experienced this went through trauma,” said Linnea Duncan, a licensed clinical social worker who fled the fast-moving firestorm from her home in Magalia, a community just north of Paradise. Sandro Galea, dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health, said: “We would expect to find a high burden of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.” Galea, a leading researcher in the field of mass trauma and disaster, said the consequences for individuals can vary depending on the intensity of their experience, the type of support available to them after the disaster and whether the community comes together in the recovery and rebuilding process. For Holcomb, it took nearly three hours to escape Paradise as smoke from burning houses, cars and brush turned day to night and cut visibility to mere feet. Barely able to see the road,

she got behind a large truck, its tail lights her guide. As she watched the flames devour nearly everything around her, she could hear residential propane tanks exploding like steel-encased kernels of popcorn. “You could hear, ‘Boom, boom, boom,’” she said. Just as she got out of the flames, her truck caught fire. Holcomb pulled onto the median of the highway and jumped out in time to save herself and her cat. A man she didn’t know told her to get into his truck and together they made it to safety. In the commotion, she left a backpack next to her burning truck. It contained treasures: her mother’s Bible, her grandfather’s Purple Heart from World War I and photographs of both of them.

Diagnosis: PTsD

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a third-generation resident of Paradise “We are animals and our nests are very important to us,” Rothbaum said. “One of the most stressful things you can do to an animal is mess up its nest.” Martha Bryant’s house was one of three remaining in a ravaged neighborhood. On her first visit back, she said, she failed to recognize her own house. She continues to have nightmares; traffic jams trigger panic attacks. “What I remember the most is just the sheer fear and panic and my heart pounding,” said Bryant, 60, a third-generation resident of Paradise.

behavior therapy—is one of two key steps to recovery. The other, Galea said, is through restoring a community’s social and economic functioning. Sociologist Peek, who studied PTSD after Hurricane Katrina, said for those who want to return to Paradise, participation in communitywide conversations is essential. Virtual town halls helped people displaced by the 2005 hurricane participate in the recovery, Peek said. “It was those moments of connection and the sense of cultural familiarity that sometimes made a big difference in terms of the emotional healing process,” she said. The town of Paradise Facebook page seems to be filling that role. In addition to providing notices about building regulations, safety issues and where to get free drinking water, it’s acting as a public forum about the town’s future. Some therapists are offering free treatment to residents. For Carol Holcomb, though, there will be no going home to Paradise. She is healing—getting

Carol Holcomb, who lost her home in Paradise to the Camp Fire, says she still struggles with nightmares and flashbacks.

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Nightmares and flashbacks in the immediate aftermath of a disaster are normal, said Barbara Rothbaum, director of a trauma and anxiety recovery program at Emory University School of Medicine. So, too, are irritability, anger, hypervigilance and problems with sleep and concentration. But when these symptoms persist for at least a month, the diagnosis can be post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. First acknowledged by America’s mental health community in 1980, it’s the one mental health disorder predicated on exposure to traumatic events. For most people, Rothbaum said, the psychological distress will fade. But for others, especially those who avoid thinking, speaking or writing about the event, symptoms may stick around for years, affecting their relationships, their work and their ability to heal. “It’s very similar to the grief process,” Rothbaum said. “We don’t think there’s any way to the other side of the pain except through it.” In the general population, Galea said, about 10 percent of those with direct exposure to a disaster will experience PTSD. But among children, women and those with prior mental illness, susceptibility to disaster-induced PTSD is significantly higher, studies show. “It’s the magnitude of a disaster that oftentimes can help us to predict how severe the mental health distress is going to be among affected populations,” said sociology professor Lori Peek, director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. And in Paradise, the “magnitude of the disaster” was staggering. Paradise officials report that 9 in 10 homes burned down in this low-to-middle income town popular with retirees. “It’s been pretty traumatic,” said Elissa Crane, who lost the low-income rental she shared in Paradise with her husband and her disabled adult son. The family has been staying in an insurancepaid hotel since November as they search for an affordable apartment for themselves and their two cats. And now, with temporary housing insurance about to run out, they’re considering a permanent move to Idaho.

“What i remember the most is just the sheer fear and panic and my heart pounding.”

“Nobody was moving. And I was just screaming, ‘Move! Move! Get going! Move!’” She said she knows she needs counseling, but life’s been too full of other decisions to seek it out. In a 2017 study published in JAMA Psychiatry, Galea and colleagues found that one way to address the psychological consequences of disaster is through “stepped care,” which screens survivors as they move through the recovery process, “so that you can direct them to the care they need, when they have that need,” said Galea. Providing regular mental health treatment— including practical approaches like cognitive

treatment for PTSD symptoms and, thanks to a thoughtful person who put the backpack she’d left on the median back in her burned out truck, she recovered some of her family’s treasures. But Holcomb won’t rebuild, she said. She is instead looking for a home in a farming community with trees in orchards, which can resist a wildfire. “I can’t live in the forest again,” said Holcomb. “I just can’t.” Ω

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perseverance a n d creative grit Auburn writer Christian Kiefer finds the spiritual space to juggle writing, family and community

hen we picture a novelist at work, it’s easy to imagine that person ensconced in hours of solitude, at a desk engaged in deep soul work. Christian Kiefer doesn’t fit the stereotype. The Auburn resident works a full-time job and two part-time. He also has seven children, including a critically ill toddler. All this and a new book coming out in April. So how does he manage? By not letting go. “I can’t really remember the spiritual space a novel occupies unless I keep my toe in it every day,” he says. He can usually hit 1,000 words a day— basically, the length of this article. “If you only have a half-hour to write, you don’t mess around,” he says.

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Kiefer is a full-time professor at American River College, where he founded Ad Lumen Press and helped create Summerwords, a writing festival that ran for three years with Pulitzer Prize winners and nominees as speakers. He’s also director of the Ashland University’s Master of Fine Arts program, which he runs remotely, as well as the newly named West Coast editor of the Paris Review. Add in those seven kids, and a writing career would seem impossible. But it’s possible. Phantoms, his new novel that explores Northern California’s history of JapaneseAmerican internment during World War II, has earned fantastic reviews from wellknown authors, including Jesmyn Ward, Luis Alberto Urrea and Jonathan Franzen. “Christian is one of the most exciting fiction writers working in California, and ... every page is steeped in California and its history,” Franzen said in an email interview. “When I was reading ... I felt like I was living in the golden foothills.” The Sacramento-based writer Michael Spurgeon agrees. “Christian Kiefer might be the finest composer of sentences working in American fiction today,” he says.

When the two met 10 years ago while working at American River College, Spurgeon says they quickly found common ground. “He was focused on making music at that time, but he’d heard a rumor that I had written a book and he wanted to read it,” Spurgeon says. Spurgeon initially declined to let the then-unpublished author read his novel, but then Kiefer sent him a draft of what would later be published as his second novel, The Animals. “I realized he had real talent, and we quickly became each other’s first reader,” Spurgeon says. Years later, Kiefer’s third novel is his most ambitious yet. Set in Newcastle, Phantoms addresses the plight of the Takahashi family. Owners of a booming orchard business, the Takahashis are interned at Tule Lake in Newark. Their son Ray goes off as a soldier; he returns to find that the white Wilson family, previously landlords and friends, have released the Takahashi home and property to other tenants. Even deeper secrets plague the

past, as the modern-day protagonist, a white Vietnam veteran, learns. “I grew up in Auburn and lived in Newcastle, and I knew that Japanese internment was an important part of our story here, but it’s not one we locally focus on,” Kiefer says. “I did some early research and was surprised to find how many Japanese Americans were displaced in Placer County.” He describes looking through an old yearbook, full of Japanese-American faces before the war, and “emptied” afterward. “It was heartbreaking to see what choices my people made during that period,” he says. He points out that his main character, John Frazier, can be called an American, but “no matter how many generations a Japanese-American family has been here, they will always be hyphenated. Children of Russian immigrants will be American, while children of Korean immigrants will be Asian-American.” Kiefer says he’s aware that being a white, male author could make such a novel tricky: “I don’t think we need more white writers writing about people of color, frankly, but

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“If you only have a half-hour to write, you don’t mess around.” christian kiefer, writer for me, I only have one idea at a time, and I figured out a way to write through a narrative voice that gave me permission to get things wrong.” Still, when a writer takes on a story of another culture, it’s important to get it right. “I have smart writer friends who are people of color and read my drafts and were available for questions,” Kiefer says. And Kiefer adds, he had a mission. “I wanted my book to be one where the potential white savior isn’t needed at all.” Still, all the publishing accolades mean little if a child’s health is at risk. Anyone who follows Kiefer on social media or knows him in real life is aware that in recent months, his family has feared for the life of Vivian, or as she’s called on Twitter, “the Best of All Babies.” Kiefer, his wife Macie and their five youngest sons have been camped out at a hotel near Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Stanford. His school-age sons are doing independent study, playing a lot of Minecraft and watching Harry Potter movie marathons. At the hospital, Vivian, almost 2, fights multiple battles. She was born with Down Syndrome, and this year, she’s suffered pulmonary hypertension, pneumonia, a stress ulcer, fever, clotting issues, mono and more. The experience has been nothing short of terrifying. “The doctors were definitely preparing us for the worst,” Kiefer says. “It’s just

so hard to worry about a child’s potential death every minute for days and weeks at a time, and be a dad to all her brothers and a husband to the emotional needs of my wife, who will not leave Vivian’s bedside, even for a minute. She’s incredible.” Kiefer set up a GoFundMe page to cover the hotel stay (thankfully, his insurance covers Vivian’s health care). In one hour, 206 people donated nearly $12,000, exceeding the family’s goal of $10,000. At 12 hours, the amount had doubled and by the end, more than 614 people had donated $35,000. Recently, the family launched a new campaign to offset its continued expenses (gofundme.com/f/ help-for-the-kiefers-second-verse). “It’s an awkward thing, asking for help, but it reminds you that you do exist in a community, and the work you’ve done with that community shines back on you,” Kiefer says. “Boy, did my people come through.” That community—at least in part—helps the writer forge the time and spiritual space he needs to write. Although Kiefer insists he only has one idea at a time, he has already turned in two more new novels to his agent, and has edited a science fiction anthology with contributions from Janet Fitch and others. With manuscripts banked for a few years, he can step back. “I’m going to take a year off and play with my kids,” he says. “Get my Dungeons & Dragons game on.” Ω

The Kiefer family set up a second GoFundMe page on March 18 as Vivian’s hospital stay extended. Visit to donate.

ob Sato has a theory about why so few people know about the 442nd Infantry Regiment, a group of Japanese-American soldiers who fought during World War II and were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history. Their motto was “Go for Broke,” and they faced heavy combat in Europe while most of their families back home were taken to internment camps. Among other heroics, the 442nd rescued a Texas company from behind enemy lines. “The answer is complex,” the Sacramentoborn artist says. He illustrated 442, a graphic novel, written by Koji Steven Sakai and Phinneas Kiyomura, and released last year. “Through working on this project I’ve discovered just how obscured from American history it is. It has been unsettling. I grew up with this story being such a solid fact of life and absolutely fundamental to my understanding of America. Being part of the Japanese-American community, naturally it was just a given,” Sato says. “In the past, if you met another [Japanese American] for the first time, you’d ask, ‘What camp—meaning which concentration camp—are you guys from?’And

usually a relative, if not many relatives of theirs, had been in the 442 or Military Intelligence Services.” Eventually though, Sato says he realized most others’ experiences were different. “I grew all the way up Artist Rob Soto’s grandfaher and found out that served in the 442nd Infantry, a group of Japanesevirtually no one else American soldiers who fought has ever heard of the during World War II. 442,” he says. Sato says that part of the problem is race. “Japanese-American faces just don’t look like the Band of Brothers. Even when I show people pictures of my grandfather in what is obviously a U.S. Army uniform, they assume he was in the Japanese military,” he says. “I can tell someone that my Japanese family has been American longer than their Italian one, and it just doesn’t land for some reason.” In the novel, Sato included a character based on family photos taken in the internment camp who was a composite of his father and his grandfather; the latter, Roy Sato, was in the 442nd. Many people, Sato adds, would rather avoid the subject, “because it’s uncomfortable and tragic, which are qualities people tend to avoid.” “I’ve had people tell me they don’t want to hear about the topic because it’s depressing. ‘I like your art,’ they say, ‘but I don’t want to see that 442 thing you’re doing. It’s sad!’” Sato says another important factor is gaman, a Japanese concept that means “enduring with dignity.” While stoicism helped many Japanese Americans get through the war, he believes they also died angry and sad. Exposing the past with this graphic novel may help lay some demons to rest, and honors his heritage, Sato says. “The story of the 442 should be on every American’s list of things to feel genuinely proud of,” he says. –Erika MailMan

Sacramento artist Rob Soto illustrated 442, a graphic novel written by Koji Steven Sakai and Phinneas Kiyomura, released last year.

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Left to right: Grant Union High school Drumline will perform in Cape town and Johannesburg next month; sacramento rock band Island of Black and White plays Concerts in the Park June 21.

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In Sacramento music news this week: A world-class high school drumline gigs in South Africa, and a free downtown summer concert series returns with a lineup of neighborhood and national all-stars. First, the Grant Union High School Drumline, which had a message for Oprah Winfrey two years ago: Help us to get to South Africa. A YouTube pitch outlined an impressive resume for the 10-yearold extracurricular program: The drumline had performed for President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sheila E., Jimmy Kimmel and Yolanda Adams, and performed in France and Japan. And they’re on Spotify. The ask: Invite the drumline to play for Winfrey’s Leadership Academy For Girls in the Gauteng Province. Oprah never called back. But recently, the mayors of Cape Town and Johannesburg invited the group to perform next month. Program director James Van Buren said the group raised nearly $100,000 to get the students there. Eleven out of 25 members will perform on April 16, 19 and 20, bringing their signature cross of acoustic drumming and hip-hop. The experience will be invaluable to the kids, Van Buren said. “I want students to work hard and shoot for the stars,” he said.

Back home, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership on March 27 announced the 2019 Concerts in the Park lineup, and it’s a buffet. At the top of the marquee are Souls of Mischief, an Oakland hip-hop group featuring members of Hieroglyphics. There’s electro-pop artist SHAED, the post-hardcore troupe Emarosa and rock ’n’ rollers Vista Kicks. And there’s Hobo Johnson & The LoveMakers, who are playing their first hometown gig since touring internationally after their song “Peach Scone” went viral. Don’t sleep on the rest of the lineup, which includes the R&B/soul sounds of The Philharmonik, genre-bending rock from Island of Black and White, electropop from So Much Light and so much more. The free Friday night concert series kicks off at Cesar Chavez Plaza on May 3. The series broke attendance records last year, when 9,000-plus people gathered the night post-punk rockers Franz Ferdinand performed last May. Here’s the full lineup: May 3: Joy & Madness, Simple Creation, Heather Evans, DJ Eddie Z May 10: Souls of Mischief, The Philharmonik, Basi Vibe, Soosh*e! May 17: DREAMERS, Madi Sipes & The Painted Blue, Mastoids, DJ Eve May 24: Emarosa, Wolf & Bear, A Foreign Affair, Dwellings, Emo Night Tour May 31: Lyrics Born, Cities You Wish You Were From, Analog Us, John Hamilton June 7: Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers, Amber DeLaRosa, Flight Mongoose, Evan Inc. June 14: The Cripple Creek Bank, Ashley Barron, Amador Sons, Zack Lee, DJ Zephyr June 21: Smith & Thell, Island of Black & White, Occupy The Trees, DJ Lady Kate June 28: So Much Light, me&you, Animals In The Attic, Freature, DJ Epik July 12: Arden Park Roots, Harris Rudman, Weirdoze, Robbie (HOF) July 19: SHAED, Centersight, NYTVZN, FVME July 26: Vista Kicks, ONOFF, For the Kids, A Summer Alive, DJ Nocturnal Ω

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If you’re a fan of all those old MGM musicals, or if you just like exciting theater, The Woodland Opera House production of 42nd Street, directed by Robert Cooner, is just the thing for you. From the moment the curtain rises—half way, showing a stage filled with tapping feet—through to the finale, it’s simply spectacular. The plot is silly and formulaic, about a Depressionera girl convinced she has enough talent to make it on Broadway. Because she’s in the right place at the right time, she’s cast by the director (Scott Martin as Julian Marsh) to be in the chorus of his latest production. The ins and outs of her becoming the star of the show with only a day to learn all the dialogue, songs and dance numbers are right out of a lot of those old musicals, but the plot is entirely incidental to the production itself. The dancing is fabulous—and who doesn’t love tap dancing? The cast of 22 is led by Ernestine Balisi, as the ingenue Peggy Sawyer; Michael David Smith plays Billy Lawlor, the tenor of the show-within-ashow. Smith is a huge bundle of talent who sings, acts and dances up a storm. Lenore Sebastian and Gil Sebastian are the two songwriters, who offer comic relief throughout. If you ever wanted an excuse to cross the causeway to see what theater is like in Woodland, you’ll never have a better opportunity than this production.

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Both the storyline and the production elements of Failure: A Love Story instantly transport the audience into the Roaring Twenties—complete with ’20s slang, music, costumes and sets. It’s a strange, sad and very silly story by playwright Philip Dawkins about the overly dramatic deaths of the fictional Fail family. It’s appropriate that Errant Phoenix Productions stages Failure at the Geery Theater— an old, turn-of-the-century Victorian in Midtown. Add period costumes, the strains of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” a shadow-box backdrop with old clocks, photos, teddy bears and dial radio, and you’re transported into time and place. But it quickly becomes apparent that this isn’t a romantic ode to the past, as it starts off with dour and droll comedic notes, including when the parents and three Fail sisters all die in separate, tragic accidents. It’s not only the “how” of each death that piques your interest, but also the fact that the dialogue and plot is seeped in dark humor and creative theatrics. At times, the story comes across as too precious, trying a bit too hard to be quirky, clever and cute, and some of the performances need a bit more smoothing. But the cohesive Errant team works together to make it a fun adventure with the feel of a traveling theater company who’s hard at work making everything entertaining. —Patti RobeRts

failure: a love story: friday 8pm, saturday 8pm, sunday 2pm; through 4/14; $15-$19; errant Phoenix Productions at William J. Geery theater, 2130 l street; (415) 963-2442; errantphoenix.com.

When we think of cutting edge, politically incisive theatre, one might think of Hamilton’s success on Broadway, or new works coming up through the indie scene of Chicago, Ashland or San Francisco. You probably don’t think of Granite Bay—but an original musical from local duo David Taylor Gomes and Kyle Holmes brings a national scandal right back where it began: The ’burbs. If you weren’t living under a rock last month, you probably heard about the college admissions scandal that has (so far) led to more than 50 indictments. Holmes and Gomes’ new show Ranked is a satire that takes aim at this hyper-competitive (and sometimes seedy) world of student academic achievement. The play gives a glimpse into an eerily familiar school where your class rank is a caste system that determines your social life, your future and your worth. Holmes has been the director of Theatre Arts at Granite Bay High School since 2012, and Gomes serves as the school’s musical director. Holmes had previously collaborated with Gomes on the serial musical Boxed Up, and the two were motivated to write a musical for their students when they found there simply weren’t enough good scripts for high schools. After passing news articles back and forth about teachers arrested in Atlanta for altering students’ standardized tests, about a system in China that allowed students to take “loans” from a point bank to improve their scores and their own observations of Granite Bay students’ mental health struggles, Holmes wondered, “Why do we see these instances of corruption in the modern education institution? Why are the stakes so high that we are breaking the law for something that is supposed to be a public good?” The pair took their observations of cheating, anxiety and GPA-obsession and debuted one song, which was an instant hit. They then invited students to a series of workshops and talks to give them a voice as the show took shape. More than 50 students showed up to the first session, which lasted more than three hours. Student involvement has not only made the show relatable, but it also taught students about collaboration and storytelling. “When you’re a teenager, you’re always seeking validation, but collaborating and creating isn’t about validation.” says Gomes. “We’re teaching them to create, and they learn more than if they were just acting.” Ranked promises to be something like The Putnam County Spelling Bee meets The Hunger Games, but as the recent news has shown, it’s not at all far-fetched. Holmes explains, “We wanted parents to walk out and say to their kids: ‘That would be so crazy if that were real,’ and for kids to say: ‘That is real. That is my life.’” Thu 4/4, 7pm; Fri 4/5, 7pm; Sat 4/6, 7pm; Through 4/13; $10$12; Granite Bay High School, 1 Grizzly Way in Granite Bay; (916) 786-8676; theatreatgranitebay.org.

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Four-hundred and twenty-eight. Since July 22, 2010, that’s how many V Word columns have been published in SN&R. And No. 428 is the last. In this little corner of the paper, I have written about where to find vegan food and events in the region, provided recipes and spotlighted vegan businesses— basically, a map to plant-based bliss. I jokingly called The V Word Sacramento’s premier vegan microcolumn, but as far as I know, its been the only regular feature in a local publication dedicated to the topic. I will be moving on, writing for other publications, but for now, how do I wrap up nearly nine years of tips and hunting for all the vegan goodness the area has to offer? I don’t think I can. Because it’s not stopping—there are more vegan-friendly companies, restaurants with vegan options and vegan-business owners than ever. It has never been easier, more accessible or socially acceptable to be vegan. I used to need to explain what vegan meant to restaurant servers when dining out, but these days, not so much. Now, it’s business as usual at many joints, including nascent eateries The Burger Patch, a plant-based burger joint in Midtown, and KC Kombucha’s vegan taproom in Oak Park, slated to open this spring and summer, respectively. Herbivorefriendly Curry Up Now, a chain Indian-street-food joint, and Good Vibes Vegan Cafe & Herbs are also coming to Midtown this year, and Chay Corner, a vegan Asian-cuisine pop-up store inside boba shop Lazi Cow, recently launched in Davis. But business as usual for the factory farm industry means killing more than 22.5 million animals in the United States every day, according to Animal Clock. Most of those animals 26

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feel pain. Most can show affection and personality, not unlike the dogs and cats who many of us consider to be members of our families. For me, veganism means being able to eat well—in terms of taste, satiation and nutrition—without supporting the cruel treatment of animals by factory farms. I hope The V Word proved to be a resource for readers who had a similar interest—or just liked good food. Here are some final tips—for omnivores. When encountering vegans in the wild, if you are curious about why they chose veganism, be gentle. Just listen. Their decision to go vegan isn’t a personal attack on you: For many, chances are they were omnivores at some point too, but discovered how the animals were treated and are horrified they partook in their suffering. Before asking them what it would take for them to eat meat again, ask yourself, “What am I willing to do for the welfare of animals or the health of the environment?” Can you get involved in community service, reduce your consumption of plastic, or make financial contributions to organizations such as Oceana or Humane Society of the United States? Don’t rely on taking refuge on Mars—you’re an Earthling, just like those chickens and cows. This is home. Let’s take care of this mother. Thank you for reading any of the 428 columns. Hopefully, you have laughed, felt empowered and found something to eat along the way. For now, I’ll be @thisisthevword. Be well, be kind. Ω attention all vegans and vegetarians! this little corner of the paper will continue to cover all things plant- and animal-friendly in the new Planet v column.

Morton’s The Steakhouse brought back one of its signature drinks, The State Street Manhattan ($16), in homage to its original location in Chicago circa 1978. This is a robust, fragrant cocktail where the bourbon and vermouth have been “slow-drip” infused (for more than an hour) with sweet Italian Amarena cherries and fresh orange peels. The result is an impactful wallop of flavor. It’s as if all of your taste buds ignite at once leaving impressions of sweet, sour, bitter and tangy. And there’s only one way to top off such a vibrant and complex taste profile: An order of Morton’s famous savory prime strip. Cheers! 621 Capitol Mall, mortons.com. —aMy bee

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Kombucha taproom by vegans The number of companies bottling kombucha seems to multiply each year—even Safeway has its own brand. But one local brewer really stands out: KC Kombucha. Hustling since October 2017, owners and spouses Courtney Edwards and Kevin O’Toole began brewing at Idol Beer Works in Lodi, then at Burly Beverages about a year ago and now they’re building out a space at 3326 Broadway to be Sacramento’s first kombucha taproom, opening “in early summer 2019,” Edwards said. Because the O’Tooles are vegan, they plan to outsource an all-vegan food menu. “I want to help out local vegans who don’t have a spot to sell their items,” she said. Edwards said there’ll be six to eight of their organic kombuchas on tap, including flavors such as blueberry mint, coconut lime, grapefruit lavender and pineapple ginger. In the meantime, KC has been collaborating with other vegan companies such as Compassion Meals and Conscious Creamery for pop-ups, plus selling at the Oak Park Farmers Market. —Shoka

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Remember when Taco Bell and Forever 21 released hot sauce bodysuits? It was … a moment. It’s not the first instance of combining bread with threads, or the weirdest. (See: Arby’s Meat Sweats.) The crossover is just one example of a current trend in which fashion brands such as KITH team up with food companies such as Coca-Cola to sell limited edition clothing, and it isn’t just exclusive to big-time brands. Tyler Wichmann, founder of local streetwear brand Timeless Thrills, frequently finds himself at the intersection of food and fashion. Last year, he dropped a limited run of Los Jarritos shirts, and he currently has a long-term collaboration with Marie’s Donuts in Land Park. For him, nostalgia is one of the driving forces behind the line of branded T-shirts, hoodies, hats and tote bags. Having frequented the shop since his youth, Wichmann regards Marie’s as a Sacramento staple. “In high school, you were riding your bike over there, and once you could eventually drive, that’s when you were going over there at 1 or 2

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MUSIC THURSdaY, 4/4 aN eveNiNG WitH tHe Divas: Bring music back to schools impacted by the Camp Fire by attending this benefit concert featuring singers, musicians and other instrumentplaying people. It’s hosted by the Kelly Brothers! 7pm, $30. El Camino Performing Arts Center, 4300 El Camino Ave. in Carmichael.

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Cherry bloom boom Sudwerk dock Store, 11am, no cover Every since March 20, it has been spring— but plants don’t usually adhere to the Gregorian calendar. Festivals Instead, they rely on changes in the temperature to know when to blossom. Point is, cherry blossoms are open, and Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan and Sudwerk Brewing Co. are celebrating that with this festival. Come celebrate the flowers, the new season, Buddha’s birthday,

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coming to Sacramento along with Marshall House Project to play some fun and funky-fresh music. 8pm, $7. Torch Club, 904 15th St.

FOUR BitCHiN’ BaBes: Don’t let the swear words stop you from hearing music and more from the Four Bitchin’ Babes. Curious about what’s on the menu besides music? Comedy. Stories. Wit and wisdom paired with a delightful sense of place and no shortage of heartfelt anecdotes—Sally Fingerett, Debi Smith, Deirdre Flint and either Nancy Moran and Megon McDonough are The Four Bitchin’ Babes. 7pm, $45. B Street Theatre, 2700 Capitol Ave.

lOve MisCHieF: It’s time to pump up the jams with this local jam band—and I’m not talking about blackberry jam, for all you overeager toast enthusiasts out there. 8pm, $8-$10. Momo Sacramento, 2708 J St.

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music, Japanese culture and more. There are two event stages featuring taiko performances, Jessica Malone and tons of other local acts. There’s also plenty of artwork, a mochi-pounding session, origami workshops and more—and the whole event benefits My Sister’s House, which supports women and children affected by domestic violence. 2001 2nd Street in Davis, davischerryblossomfestival.weebly.com.

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from his contribution to the soundtrack of Menace II Society, or from his other music— either way, he’s coming to town and laying down the music. 7pm, $20. Holy Diver, 1517 21st St.

t-MO eNteRtaiNMeNt: Spend a little bit of time with some singers and musicians, namely Melanie Owens, Sunny Blue Bland, Stevie Mello, Imani Alston, Chris Jones and Mia Aja. Terry Moore hosts. 8pm, $10-$15. Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club, 1207 Front St.

Will aCKeRMaN, tHe GatHeRiNG, 4 GUitaRs: Join Will Ackerman, founder of Windham Hill Records, along with Trevor Gordon Hall, Todd Mosby and Vin Downes, who will all play in constantly shifting arrangements of music. 2pm, $18-$38. Harris Center, 10 College Parkway in Folsom.

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ESTELLE The British vocalist, songwriter, actress, multitalent and showstopping artist is performing. 4/19, 11pm, $25-$30, on sale now. Harlow’s, ticketfly.com.

7pm, $20-$60, on sale now. Ace of Spades,

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THE ExPLOITEd The Edinburgh,

Scotland punk rock slash oi! rock band is playing 40 years after its initial formation in 1979. 5/24, $25, 7pm, on sale now. Ace of Spades, concerts1.livenation.com.

BUn B The rapper behind Trill, Return

of the Trill, Trill OG: The Epilogue and more is coming to town, so keep it trill and support. 5/25, 10:30pm, $20-$75, on sale now. Harlow’s, ticketfly.com.

BROTHa LYnCH HUng The Sacramento rapper is playing Sacramento along with Tripp One. 6/7,

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Lopez’s party, and it’s called It’s My Party. Join the omni-talent as she stops in Sacramento to sing. 6/12, 8pm, $49.95$499.95, on sale now. Golden 1 Center, ticketmaster.com.

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comedian, described on his website as “the perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality,” will make comedy and really make a meal out of it. 6/27,

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and Les Claypool. 6/30, 8pm, $37-$149, on sale now. Ace of Spades, concerts1. livenation.com.

PHIL COLLInS Fresh off the success

of his Not Dead Yet tour, Phil Collins is keeping the his living and his livelihood going with his Still Not Dead Yet tour. 10/17, 7pm, $55-$105, on sale now. Chase Center in San Francisco, ticketmaster.com.

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Work Yet, the prolific instrumentalist and well-established member of the whistling community will perform with Meshell Ndegeocello. 10/21, 7pm, $18.50$56, on sale now. Mondavi Center in Davis, tickets.mondaviarts.org.

Think you’re a better percussionist than Zakir Hussain? Well, he’s purportedly one of the greatest musicians of our time, so maybe you should be on tour—until then, you can enjoy the music of the master composer and collaborator. Leave your bongos at home, though. 7:30pm, $28$48. Harris Center, 10 College Parkway in Folsom.

FRIdaY, 4/5 alive MUsiC: Join Justin Farren, John Elliot and Wes Collins as they play the historic STAB! Comedy Theater venue in Sacramento. It’s a close-knit, Nashville-style evening of folk. 7pm, $10. STAB! Comedy Theater, 1710 Broadway.

DWaRves: Dwarves are back in town, and they’re bringing Decent Criminal, Yankee Brutal, Pisscat and Original State as

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support. It’s punk music—bring your parents. 7:30pm, $20. Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd.

GRaHaM PaRKeR: Fresh from his stint in Graham Parker & the Rumour (active largely in the 1970s and 2010s), Graham Parker is playing with upright bassist Adam Ben Ezra for a true Parker evening of sound. 7pm, $40. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts, 2700 Capitol Ave.

HellaCaPPella 2019: A cappella is on its way to UC Davis. The college’s own group, The Spokes, is performing, as are many other groups from all over the instrument-less state of California. Everything will go great at this 15th installment of the event—as long as nobody “accidentally” brings guitars and a piano again. 7:30pm, $30. Mondavi CenterJackson Hall, 9399 Old Davis Road in Davis.

KeviN & allYsON seCONDs: The couple of musicians are playing with Nice Monster and David Houston. Nice Monster is Matthew Gerken and company, and David Houston is David Houston. 9pm, $5. Fox & Goose, 1001 R St.

COlD sHOt: They were 2019 SAMMIES nominees, and they’re going to be playing the songs you love in the style you love. 6pm, no cover. The Davis Graduate, 805 Russell Blvd. in Davis.

SaTURdaY, 4/6 1000 Kisses DeeP: Join Paul Emery and Swell Productions for this tribute to the words and work of Leonard Cohen. A whole bunch of musicians are joining in the show to pay tribute, including Anni McCann, Kimberly Bass, Eleanore MacDonald, Shay Dillon and many more. 7:30pm, $25-$35. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St.

BaNDa Ms: The Mazatlán, Sinaloa band is playing G1C for you and me—it’s a very large band playing very large music in a pretty large venue. Join them. 8pm, $85$150. Golden 1 Center, 500 David J. Stern Walk.

Dave NaCHMaNOFF: Purple Tree Café is having a benefit concert featuring Davis musical staple Dave Nachmanoff. The Team Davis Singers are performing, and to get the details about the cafe, check out the profile on its executive director on page 9 of this paper. 8pm, $20-$25. Watermelon Music’s The Melon Ball, 1970 Lake Blvd. in Davis.

Delta WiRes: There are seven pieces in this band, and each piece is wired to produce the bluesy sounds of the Mississippi Delta. Join them for the evening if you’re in the area. 8pm, $22-$25. Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main St. in Sutter Creek.

GasOliNa: Reggaeton is the point of this party, and Oasis and FVME Crew are like the event coordinators of the party, in a sense. 7pm, $5-$16. Ace of Spades, 1417 R St.

GeORGe MiCHael aND WHitNeY HOUstON tRiBUte: One More Try is playing and paying tribute to George Michael. Forever Whitney is a tribute group playing and paying tribute to Whitney Houston. 9pm, $15-$20. Opera House Saloon Roseville, 411 Lincoln St. in Roseville.

Heat OF DaMaGe: Trikome and Cemetery Legacy are joining Heat of Damage for their

SATURDAY, 4/6

The Sound Factory reception ella K. mCClatChY librarY, 2pm, no Cover

Back in the 1960s, the Sacramento music scene looked a little different—specifically, there existed a venue known as The Sound Factory on Alhambra Boulevard. It hosted concerts from bands that would hit the big time, ART but it only lasted about a year before it closed. Thanks to the work of Dennis Newhall, who collected posters from concerts, we have this exhibit of the artwork, highlighting bands such as Steppenwolf and Santana. Take in the exhibit at this reception, and catch a panel discussion later this month. 2112 22nd Street, facebook.com/EllaK. McClatchyFriends.

PICK OF THE LITTER: Follow the story of a litter of puppies that will stop at nothing to become the best damn guide dogs they can. This documentary details two years in the lives of the pupsters as they wend their way to success and helping humans. 7pm, $8. Auburn State Theatre, 985 Lincoln Way, Auburn.

new record release. The name of the album is Cataclysm, so come catch the disaster in action. 6:30am, $10. Holy Diver, 1517 21st St.

LUNAFEST: For the fourth year, the Sims

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA: Scotland is known for many things—one of them is the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Here they’ll be performing some Sibelius, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. 8pm, $27.50$150. UC Davis, 1 Shields Ave in Davis.

SINFONIA SPIRITUOSA: It’s the Midtown Vanguard Jazz Series again, and this time it’s focused on “The Spirit of Improvisation” with period instruments and “historically informed performances.” 4pm, $10$30. CLARA, 2420 N St.

SUNDAY, 4/7 MERCYME: It’s the Imagine Nation tour for the Christian music band—the very band that, along with Kid Rock, Mike Love and more, was present during the 2018 signing of the Orrin Hatch Music Modernization Act. 7pm, $25. Papa Murphy’s Park, 1600 Exposition Blvd.

MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER: The title of this event says it all—Michael Sweet helped found Stryper, the Christian metal band. This Sunday is apparently a great day to get your Christian music fix, if you have one of those. 7pm, $18. Holy Diver, 1517 21st St.

SET-IT-OFF SUNDAY: That Kid Raja is performing music and speaking at Classy Hippie Tea Co. Join him and hear what he’s up to in the world of verse and beats. Noon, by donation. Classy Hippie Tea Co., 3226 Broadway, Suite A.

TUESDAY, 4/9 FLOSSTRADAMUS: One of the few world-famous DJs whose real name is Curt Cameruci is coming to Ace of Spades—Flosstradamus. He specializes in trap music and predicting the future. 7pm, $27.50. Ace of Spades, 1417 R St.

WEEZER / PIXIES: It’s the double-header of the alternative rock scene season as Weezer shares the headline with Pixies. From Pinkerton to Come on Pilgrim, these are two bands who have played nearly all the music there is to play. Join them as they play a little more, and get slightly more details on page 30. 7pm, $21.44-$121.44. Golden 1 Center, 500 David J. Stern Walk.

WEDNESDAY, 4/10 P!NK BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA WORLD TOUR: P!nk, also known as Pink, also also known as Alecia Beth Moore, is coming to town to play some of that poppy, poignant performance she’s known for. 7:30pm, $43.89-$349.94. Golden 1 Center, 500 David J. Stern Walk.

FESTIVALS FRIDAY, 4/5 FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS SINFONIA SPIRITUOSA: Pregame for Saturday’s Sinfonia Spirituosa concert at CLARA at this Sac State concert with the same group performing historical music on appropriate instruments. 7pm, $7-$10. Sacramento State, 6000 J St.

SATURDAY, 4/6 VINYL & MUSIC FAIR: KDVS and Armadillo Music are teaming up to bring you the kind of vinyl fair that’s appropriate for all ages and interests—the kind that sells music. People will be selling music in all its various cartridges, discs and magnetic strips. Show up, buy some physical music and go home with a favorite artist. 9am, no cover. Davis Senior Center, 646 A St. in Davis.

DAVIS CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL: Check out the Cherry Blossom Festival event highlight on page 28 of the calendar, if you haven’t already. 11am, no cover. Sudwerk Brewing Co. Dock Store, 2001 2nd St. in Davis.

THE SACRAMENTO POETRY CENTER 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPRING CONFERENCE: Celebrate everything Sacramento poetry related with this conference. With poetry readings, poetry workshops, poetry lunch and poetry poets, this is one poetry conference guaranteed to deliver on the poetry. If you manage to not bear witness to any poems at this conference, you’d have to be really trying. 9am, $30-$40. Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th St.

Lunafest shows women in films and benefits multiple women’s causes. There are two screenings of the films curated by Lunafest. 2pm, $20-$25. The Guild Theater, 2828 35th St.

SATURDAY, 4/6 Sutter Street in Folsom and sip some wine and nibble gingerly on some food from local providers of the food and drink. There are limited tickets at the door, so show up early to procure a spot. 2pm, $50. Folsom Historic District, 929 Sutter St. in Folsom.

SUNDAY, 4/7 NOODO POP-UP FT. NICHIJOU RAMEN: Join Noodo and Nichijou Ramen for a vegan ramen popup. You can add meat or an egg if you feel you must. 11am, no cover. Taiwan Best Mart, 2219 10th St.

LUNA’S CAFE & JUICE BAR: Capitol PUNishment Sprung!. Puns are on their way to Luna’s, and you’re going to laugh until you stop laughing at the end of the show. Daniel Humbarger and Damian Harmony star. Friday 4/5, 8pm. $10. 1414 16th St.

THURSDAY, 4/4 THE PUSHOUTS: This documentary concerns the story of a 15-year-old gang member and three-time felon who, through the help of a mentor, became a UC professor raising awareness about the school-to-prison pipeline. 6:30pm, $15. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St.

THE GRAPES OF WRATH: Do you remember the Great Depression? Well, as part of this film series from the Crocker, you can be reminded of that period of U.S. history via the adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel. John Ford directs, Jane Darwell and Henry Fonda star. 6:30pm, $8-$16. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St.

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Bears. The Fairytale Town Troupers humbly offer you their presentation of the classic story of a girl hungry for porridge and boundary issues and three bears who help her. Through 4/14. $7-$9. 3901 Land Park Drive.

GRANITE BAY HIGH SCHOOL THEATER: Ranked.

PUNCH LINE: Ali Siddiq. Join the former inmate and current advocate for criminal justice/ stand-up comedian as he entertains you with the comedian’s most powerful asset: jokes. Through 4/6. $17.50-$22.50. 2100 Arden Way, Suite 225.

STAB! COMEDY THEATER: Ryan Niemiller.

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ON STAGE Gallowglas shares some of his stories on the stage with you, the ticket-purchasing public. He used to perform at Renaissance faires but now he’s undergone a rebirth and shares his imagination with non-medieval audiences. Through 4/6. $10-$45. 1000 Front St.

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in Shanghai for a couple months. Friday 4/5, 8pm. $10-$20. 1970 Lake Blvd. in Davis.

Self-described as the “Cripple Threat of Comedy,” Niemiller does comedy based on his experiences interacting with the world as a person born with a disability. Saturday 4/6, 9pm. $10. 1710 Broadway.

TOMMY T’S COMEDY CLUB: Sinn D. Rella. From Oakland to Sacramento, Sinn D. Rella has been making people laugh harder and harder as she tells them jokes. Join the comedian with the name that I’m realizing sounds like Cinderella. Thursday 4/4, 7:30pm. $10. Carlos Rodriguez. Another local comedian plays Tommy T’s—Carlos Rodriguez, who was featured on Good Day Sacramento in 2016. Get a dose of his unique take on the world. Through 4/6. $10-$20. 12401 Folsom Blvd. in Rancho Cordova.

This high school production about grades and student competition is appropriate and timely. Check out the preview on page 24. Through 4/13. $10-$12. 1 Grizzly Way in Granite Bay.

HARRIS CENTER: Legally Blonde The Musical. Oh my God. Oh my God, you guys—Elle Woods is coming to Harris Center. Well, an actress playing Elle Woods is—but still, the musical about law school and romance based on the movie based on the genre of jokes is coming your way—get your dose of Legally Blonde, Blonde comma Legally. Through 4/7. $48$72. 10 College Parkway in Folsom.

COMMUNITY CENTER THEATER: Cats. You thought you had enough of the near-nonsense Webber musical the last time you saw it, but like a stray cat that you fed one time, it just keeps coming back. Throw it a bone, sit through it. Through 4/7. $26-$85. 1301 L St.

SACRAMENTO PREPARATORY MUSIC ACADEMY: Beer and Ballet 2019. Once more, with beer this time—check out the pairing of the century that mixes pliés with pilsners, barre with beer, fouetté with foam. It’s Beer and Ballet from the Sacramento Ballet. Through 4/7. $60. 2420 N St.

MCKINLEY LIBRARY: Día de los Niños with Noxtin

WATERMELON MUSIC: Joe Klocek. Comedy at a music place? Now I’ve heard of everything— and if I attend this event, I’ll hear comedy from Klocek, who recently came back to the United States after being a resident comic

Nomecayotzin Education. The Aztec dancers

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DAVIS CRAFT & VINTAGE FAIR: Another Davis event—it seems like they’ve got all the cool festivals this week. This particular one has arts, crafts and vintage things for you to peruse, along with live music. 11am, no cover. Davis Central Park, 3rd and C St. in Davis.

FOOD & DRINK FRIDAY, 4/5 EL DORADO PASSPORT WINEMAKER GALAS: Wine meets cars at this event highlighting the region’s winemakers. It turns out if you let grapes sit around long enough, they turn into wine. These winemakers figured out they could stop eating so many grapes and instead make great wine, which they now do. Come try some, for two weeks only. 7pm, $60-90. Mercedes-Benz of El Dorado Hills in El Dorado Hills.

FRIDAY, 4/5

Silent Disco Yoga Yoga Seed ColleCtive, 8pm, $25

Friday night is just around the corner—that means it’s time to do yoga in a room full of people wearing SPORTS & OUTDOORS headphones broadcasting the voice of the instructor along with your choice of either music or silence. It’s an all-levels, 90-minute vinyasa yoga class that will let you drown out the sounds of other yoga enthusiasts with some tunes. At the end of the class, after you get nice and warmed up, there will be a silent dance party. 1400 E Street, theyogaseed.org. PHOTO COURTESY OF SILENT NIGHTS

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from Noxtin Nomecayoptzin will share the indigenous dance style with children of all ages. Friday 4/5, 3:30pm. no cover. 601 Alhambra Blvd.

vista deL LaGo HiGH sCHooL: High School Musical. The musical set in a high school is coming to a high school—very self-referential. Come support the Vista Del Lago theater program—go Eagles! through 4/13. $10$12. 1970 Broadstone Parkway in Folsom.

West saCramento Community Center: The Self-Unseeing. Happy Hour Theatre shares this play comprised of smaller plays, each comprised of characters dealing with issues that threaten the threads of their existence. through 4/13. $10-$12. 1075 W. Capitol Ave. in West Sacramento.

WiLLiam J. Geery tHeater: Failure A Love Story. This play, written by Philip Dawkins and directed by Elizabeth Dean, details the story of three sisters who will all die and their love lives. Sorry about the death spoiler, but come enjoy the wacky plot. See the review on page 24. Through 4/14. $19. 2130 L st.

WoodLand oPera House: 42nd St. The Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Johnny Mercer, Mike Stewart and Mark Bramble musical about a musical during the Great Depression is playing with a vengeance. Check out the review on page 24. Through 4/7. $7-$25. 340 2nd st.

in Woodland.

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mCCLatCHy Library: The Sound Factory. Catch the opening reception for this tribute to Sacramento’s long-gone Sound Factory, featured on page 29. With posters for shows from 1968 and 1969 that rocked Alhambra Boulevard back in the day, this collection of artwork is a can’t miss. saturday 4/6, 2pm. no cover. 2112 22nd St.

PenCe GaLLery: Stuart Dunkel Mouse in the House. The Boston-based artist plays oboe. His exhibit at this gallery features a mouse in various situations, around food and whatnot. They’re very cute. I would go check it out, if I were you. through 4/28. no cover. 212 D St. in Davis.

PubLiC Land: If It Was A Snake It Would Have Bit You. Grady Gordon’s work comes to the gallery at Public Land. Inspired by New Mexico, the all-new exhibition employs sculpture and printing to explore the desert. through 4/15. no cover. 2598 21st St.

soL CoLLeCtive: Peachy Zine Fest Pt. 2. Zines are on the menu, as are zine workshops, a place to read zines and zine sellers selling you their zines. saturday 4/6, 11am. no cover. 2574 21st St.

uC davis bueHLer aLumni Center: Unseen Flowers. Robert F. Norris is a weed scientist, and this is his exhibit on macrophotography of plants. Weeds, mostly. Join in for the opening reception at the Bueller Alumni Center. thursday 4/4, 4:30pm. no cover. 530 Alumni Lane in Davis.

WaL PubLiC marKet: Not Your Bunny. Lin Fei Fei’s work meets the general public at this First Friday opening reception. The Sacramento-based oil painter has painted a number of bunnies and they’ll all be on display. Stop by and check out the art. Friday 4/5, 6pm. no cover. 1104 R St., Suite 110.

dio814. Join ClayARTstudio814 for their art exhibition—it closes soon. through 4/13. no cover. 4675 Aldona Lane.

bLue LamP: Cold Impressions. Kénya’s oil and ink art will be displayed and music will be performed by Tentacult. sunday 4/7, 7pm. no cover. 1400 Alhambra Blvd.

bLue Line arts: Art Studio Trek 13th Annual Preview Show & Reception. Check out artwork from artists all around Roseville. They’re graciously opening their studios to you, so come out and visit them. Visit Blue Line Arts’ website for details. through 4/19. no cover. 405 Vernon St., Suite 100 in Roseville.

museums CaLiFornia museum: Dolores Huerta Day Celebration. It’s almost Dolores Huerta Day, and you’re invited to come see the new Huerta exhibit for free at the California Museum. Celebrate her lifelong commitment to civil rights and her founding of the National Farmworkers Association, and get more information on page 31. Wednesday 4/10. no cover. 1020 O St.

CroCKer art museum: Crocker History Tour. Step into the Crocker and step back in time, to a time when the Crocker Museum wasn’t

Tuesday, 4/9

Weezer and Pixies Golden 1 Center, 7pm, $56$235

This show is a ’90s kid’s dream—as long as that kid likes both Weezer and Pixies. Both of those musiC alternative rock bands are playing at Golden 1, along with English rockers Basement. Weezer is fresh off the release of their cover album, so you can expect some solid covers from them. Pixies are fresh off a live album celebrating the 30th anniversary of Surfer Rosa, and Basement is also fresh off some studio time. Everyone’s fresh, come hear the freshness. 500 David J. Stern Walk, golden1center.com.

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a museum—when it was a house. saturday 4/6, 11am. $6-$12. 216 O St.

sACRAMeNTO HIsTORIC CITY CeMeTeRY: Sacramento History for Kids. Spring has sprung, and that means it’s a great time to take your kids to the Sacramento Historic Cemetery to learn about the early city of Sacramento. Come tour the cemetery and learn about the doings, exploits and goings on of various old-timey Sacramentans. saturday 4/6, 10am. No cover. 1000 Broadway.

sACRAMeNTO HIsTORY MuseuM: Old Sacramento Underground Tours. Want to get a unique view of the city of Sacramento? Step right down into the underground Old Sacramento for a sneak peek into the life in Sacramento in 1860. Through December. $12$18. 101 I St.

sPORTs & OUTdOORs FRIday, 4/5 sILeNT DIsCO YOGA: Check out the event highlight on page 30 if you want to do yoga with fewer distractions and more headphones on your head. 8pm, $25. Yoga Seed Collective, 1400 E St., Suite B.

saTURday, 4/6 eARTH DAY CONseRVATION AT THe KOOBs NATuRe AReA: Spend a bit of time in the nature area named after Earl J. Koobs, featuring activities and more. 10am, no cover. Koobs Nature Area in Carmichael.

ROse GARDeN PRIMPING PARTY: Want to weed the cemetery? Now’s your chance to join in the fun—adults are invited to bring gloves and tools to weeds and help the garden look its best. 9am, no cover. Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway.

sUnday, 4/7 OuTLAWs ROLLeR DeRBY Vs sACRAMeNTO ROLLeR DeRBY: Watch as the Outlaws and the Sacramento envoys battle it out on wheels. 6:30pm, $5-$12. Roller King, 889 Riverside Ave. in Roseville.

LGBTQ THURsday, 4/4 QueeR DANCe PARTY: Join TelepathicChildren, Vandalaza and more at this dance party for queer folks. Show up and take in the

electronic music. 7pm, $5-$10. The Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd.

FRIday, 4/5 GeNDeR FLuX: It’s an all-gender night with a raffle, jello shots and lots of leather— plus proceeds benefit the Lavender Library. 9pm, call for cover. Bolt Bar, 2560 Boxwood St.

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TaKe aCTIOn THURsday, 4/4 2019 CReeK WeeK sPLAsH OFF: As the Creek Week kicks off, you can come find out how to help clean up the waterways in Sacramento. 11am, no cover. Camp Pollock, 1501 Northgate Blvd.

FLYWAY NIGHTs sPeAKeR seRIes: The monthly speaker series delves into the issue of nutria making their way into the San Joaquin Valley. Come find out what can be done to prevent the spread of the destructive species. 7pm, $5. Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters in Davis.

sACRAMeNTO ACT 2019 ANNuAL BReAKFAsT FuNDRAIseR: Pastor Mike from the LIVE FREE Campaign will speak at this breakfast fundraiser for Sacramento ACT. 7:30am, $25. Saint Mark’s United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Marks Way.

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CLasses saTURday, 4/6 LIVING ART WORKsHOP: Join Project Mimosa for this succulent art workshop. Plants and materials are included, but alcohol isn’t, so BYOB. 11am, $15. Broad Room Creative Collective, 2311 S St.

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Tim Bluhm and the Coffis Brothers, 9pm, $18-$20 Happy Hour, noon, no cover

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“Hi, i’m here for sound therapy at noon.” Eight words I never expected to say. I’d never heard of sound therapy, and making time to care for myself with intention has rarely been a priority. In a culture where individuals’ worth is measured in productivity, work dominates the hours and our passions often collect dust. And once work is finished, we turn to ad-riddled platforms to decompress. We idly lose hours in social media or the latest Netflix series. It’s easy to fall prey to the comfortable glow, exchanging meaningful time with family or ourselves for what we’ve come to define as a moment’s peace. But now that everyone 21 and older can legally access marijuana, I

wondered: Are there dispensaries where weed users can access holistic healing? I sought a 420-friendly place to find relief for what generally ails me: anxiety, upper-back tension, wrist/arm soreness and possibly ADHD, which I downplay as “trouble focusing.” Still, holistic dispensaries or cannabis-centered spas haven’t taken over in pot-friendly places. Even in states that legalized recreational use before California, cannabis spas largely use CBD products, the plant’s non-stoney healing compound. When asked, various Sacramento dispensaries had similar responses as to whether they offered holistic services: Unfortunately, no. But there is one spot that’s filling the gap. Kimberly Cargile, executive director

of A Therapeutic Alternative, started at the Midtown dispensary as a volunteer yoga instructor. She and Kath Collom met about 20 years ago in Humboldt County, where Collom was Cargile’s yoga mentor. Each had years of experience in the marijuana industry, and saw dispensaries’ untapped potential. “We have shared this vision that a cannabis dispensary should be more,” said Cargile. Common Roots Holistic Wellness Center, sister company to A Therapeutic Alternative, is the result of that vision. Common Roots offers weekly drop-in services such as crystal reiki and Bhakti yoga Monday through Friday that members of A Therapeutic Alternative can sample. If they feel it,

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shocks—once when she touches my left arm, then again on my right arm—toward the end of the session. She leaves the room and I stay still, letting the buzz in my arms and feet take over. I feel euphoric, restored, genuinely peaceful.

state to continue to attract opportunities and bring in money. “If you can hold that space, everything comes,” she says. I sometimes grapple with the spiritual aspects of healing practices, but hold onto Healing energy this message. Christian music is playing in the Lyft ride DeVol strikes the side of the Tibetan to Common Roots for a reiki session. As I singing bowl with the mallet and stirs its note the lyrics, the driver says it’s important sound, sending vibrations to the space in to spend time with family. She tells me and around my back where it her son died unexpectedly last year, sits. She rotates between and there was a lot she wanted breathing tones against to do with him. “We think we points in my body “That’s the have all this time,” she says, and waving a rattle, thing about sound then trails off. “fairy bells” and healing: You don’t Her advice reflected other instruments my own guilt and anxiety around me. have to believe in it for about prioritizing work Sound therapy it to work.” over family. Her words hit uses sound waves to me because I know she’s Ruby DeVol rebalance and unblock right. Don’t we all? sound therapist the body’s energy. It I don’t tell Chris Poe about has also been used to the moment, but I think he’d break down kidney stones. describe it as, “divinely manifested.” When we finish, my body feels The tatted reiki practitioner says he’s light and relaxed, like I’m floating. helped treat patients with ailments includ“That’s the thing about sound healing: ing arthritis, as well as pain and nausea You don’t have to believe in it for it to from chemotherapy treatments. work,” DeVol says. As he begins work on my body, my As someone who is just starting to slide brain is all over the place. Eyes shut and into these waters, I appreciate that. unable to focus, I crack a smile like a kid in class during a serious lecture. Spiritual buzz Thinking about my breathing, I try “Doing hospice work I really noticed … to fill the space between my heart and we wait until people die to say, ‘Rest in pelvis and my brain calms down. I can Peace.’” hear his breath as he slowly moves That doesn’t make sense to Joan Marie, around, motioning above my body. Just who focuses on stress reduction through her as he’d let me know beforehand, he practice of conscious touch. She believes gently touched my head, shoulders, hands everyone deserves peace and holistic and feet. health. When he touched my right foot, a purple “When my dad transitioned, when he flash appeared in the right side of my head. went into hospice he was on 17 meds,” she Poe had said some people get color traces. says. “I just thought, ‘This is insane.’ There That’s neat, I thought. But I didn’t expect it have to be alternative ways.” to happen to me. Each conscious touch session depends What I did expect was to feel a little on the patient’s needs, and could include more relaxed for a few hours after each soft-stroke massage, meditation or breath session, which was the case. Even the eye work. She’s worked with babies, pregnant twitch stopped. Since the treatments, I’ve women and hospice patients. also noticed myself slowing down. Slow As I lay face up on the same massage walks and early mornings in bed with table, Marie asks if I have any meditation coffee have become more important. And practice already in place. I’m taking more time to pay attention to my “No, I’m pretty new to this.” breathing, the tension in my body and life’s She tells me to place one hand over synchronicities around me. Ω my heart, the other below my belly button and focus on filling the space in between with my breath. My eyes are closed, and Interested in sound therapy, reiki or wellness massage? she moves her hands and breath over Visit commonrootswellnesscenter.com for more information my body, touching down to massage my on class times and schedules. hands, shoulders and feet. I feel two little

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What state will be next to legalize? —n. TrATsTATe

I really thought it was gonna be New Jersey, but its attempt fell apart last week. If I was a betting man, I would put my money on Ohio, New Mexico or maybe New York as the next state to get in the game. I would also like to say that it is pretty cool that many states looking to legalize are also looking at ways to create equity in the marketplace, so that rich white men don’t get the lion’s share of the business opportunities created by legalization. The folks who have suffered the most in the war on drugs should get first dibs in the new marketplace. Also, if what is happening to companies such as MedMen is any example (it’s hemorrhaging money and facing an employee lawsuit) maybe capitalist monopolies aren’t the best business model for what has been a very decentralized industry. Ω

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encourage us to react, not to thoughtfully i have a friend whose behavior perplexes me. three years ago, her teaching contract respond. Our brains, wired to seek was not renewed. She wrote long, emotional dopamine, are happy to oblige. So we Facebook posts about how she was leaving post, and 30 likes later we feel affirmed. education because she couldn’t take Or should I say 30 hits of dopamine later, the stress. She never admitted that her we feel affirmed by those likes even contract wasn’t renewed. two years ago, when affirmation is not ultimately in our she posted about her new job as a second best interest. So your friend posts about grade teacher. She was let go and again her heartbreak and receives empathy filled her Facebook page with posts about in return. She feels better. It makes leaving education forever. She never said sense that she would repeat the action she was fired. in the hope of moving past her repeated today, she posted about her new gig as disappointment. In the process, though, a substitute teacher. in between, she posts she may develop a social media addiction memes about love and faith. what’s that keeps her repeating the cycle. your take on this? If you want to let go of the Studying a particular way this situation troubles discipline in college you, accept your talent for rarely prepares us It also seems insight. You have the for the reality that you think ability to see deep on of work or our a platform (and in a of social media as a compatibility with world) where superficia career choice. platform that inspires ality reigns. You have Many degree personal transparency. a gift, but not one that programs are built most people possess or That’s true for some, on a foundation of care to cultivate. How theories that might but not everyone. will you handle it? not correspond to You can choose to block what happens on the job. it. You can obsess about being That’s not a conversation the only person who notices when most people are willing to have things don’t fit. Or you can be grateful for since it would disrupt fantasies about insight and use it to inspire happiness in education and employment that help to Ω propel our economy. The downside is that your own life. some people are emotionally unprepared for the blowback they encounter regularly MeditAtion oF the week at work. Or the blowback they create. The flip side of your question seems to “When we replace our sense be an expectation that your friend should of service and gratitude with be aware of her dissonance. After all, a sense of entitlement and she’s posting memes about faith, right? expectation, we quickly see the But those posts may be her way of keepdemise of our relationships, ing afloat emotionally. We can’t know society, and economy,” says Steve Maraboli. How do unless you ask her, and she chooses to you behave when a friend answer honestly. It’s much more interestexpresses an attitude of ing to explore your underlying belief that entitlement? an attraction to faith equals the highest integrity in all things. If that were true, there wouldn’t be such a horrific number of abuse scandals in the Catholic Church, Write, email or leave a message for Seventh Day Adventist Church or in Joey at the News & Review. Give your name, telephone number Buddhism. (for verification purposes only) and question—all It also seems that you think of social correspondence will be kept strictly confidential. media as a platform that inspires personal Write Joey, 1124 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento, CA transparency. That’s true for some, but 95815; call (916) 498-1234, ext. 1360; or email not everyone. Social media is designed to askjoey@newsreview.com. 46

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it’s crucial for you to not suppress or hide your longings in the coming weeks. That’s triply true if you’re a woman, but also important if you’re a man or some other gender. You have a potential to heal deeply if you get very clear about what you hunger for and then express it frankly. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Only one of Nana Mouskouri’s vocal cords works, but over the course of an almost 60-year career, the Libran singer has sold more than 30 million records in 12 different languages. Many critics speculate that her apparent disadvantage is key to her unique style. She’s a coloratura mezzo, a rare category of chanteuse who sings ornate passages with exceptional agility and purity. In the coming weeks, I suspect that you will be like Mouskouri in your ability to capitalize on a seeming lack or deprivation. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your tribe is symbolized by three animals: the scorpion, the eagle and the mythological phoenix. Some astrologers say that the scorpion is the ruling creature of “unevolved” or immature Scorpios, whereas the eagle and phoenix are associated with those of your tribe who express the riper, more enlightened qualities of your sign. But I want to put in a plug for the scorpion as being worthy of all Scorpios. It is a hardy critter that rivals the cockroach in its ability to survive— and even thrive in—less than ideal conditions. For the next two weeks, I propose we make it your spirit creature. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian novelist Gustave Flaubert declared that it’s “our duty is to feel what is sublime and cherish what is beautiful.” But that’s a demanding task to pull off on an ongoing basis. Maybe the best we can hope for is to feel what’s sublime and cherish what’s beautiful for 30 to 35 days every year. Having said that, though, I’m happy to tell you that in 2019 you could get all the way up to as many as 95 to 100 days of feeling what’s sublime and cherishing what’s beautiful. And as many as 15 to 17 of those days could come during the next 21. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sommeliers are people trained to perceive the nuances of wine. By sampling a few sips, the best sommeliers can discern facts about the type of grapes that were used to make the wine and where on earth they were grown. I think that in the coming weeks you Capricorns should launch an effort to reach a comparable level of sensitivity and perceptivity about any subject you care about. It’s a favorable time to become even more masterful about your specialties, to dive deeper into the areas of knowledge that captivate your imagination. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every language is a work in progress. New words constantly insinuate themselves into common usage, while others fade away. If you traveled back in time to 1719 while remaining in your current location, you’d have trouble communicating with people of that era. And today, linguistic evolution is even more rapid than in previous ages. The Oxford English Dictionary adds more than 1,000 new words annually. In recognition of the extra verbal skill and inventiveness you now posses, I invite you to coin a slew of your own fresh terms. To get you warmed up, try this utterance I coined: vorizzimo! It’s an exclamation that means “thrillingly beautiful and true.” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): One of history’s most audacious con men was George C. Parker, a Pisces. He made his living selling property that did not legally belong to him, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Statue of Liberty. I suspect you could summon his level of salesmanship and persuasive skills in the coming weeks. But I hope you will use your nearly magical powers to make deals and perform feats that have maximum integrity. It’s OK to be a teensy bit greedy, though.

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