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The Sacramento region’s Big Day of Giving set another record this year. On May 2, the annual 24-hour online fundraising blitz scooped up nearly $8.4 million for 600 nonprofits from more than 23,000 donors.

That brings the grand total to $40 million since 2013, a testament to the grassroots generosity throughout the region.

Yet one super-rich person could match that total with a single check.

And the harsh reality is that our region does not have that many potential megadonors—think Silicon Valley billionaires or Hollywood moguls—who can give millions, or tens of millions, to their favorite charity.

“Sacramento does not have that profile,” says Linda Cutler, CEO of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.

While the foundation organizes the Big Day of Giving and trains nonprofit leaders to raise money year-round, it also tries to recruit wealthy individuals who will establish charitable funds for their favorite causes, create scholarships or support the arts. But compared to the Bay Area and Southern California, Sacramento has a much smaller pool of “ultra-wealthy” to pull from, Cutler says.

For instance, Sacramento doesn’t have a single person on the most recent Forbes list of the wealthiest 400 Americans. San Francisco and Silicon Valley have nearly 50, while Los Angeles and Southern California boast more than 30.

At the same time, Sacramento is also missing from The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 2018 roster of the nation’s top 50 donors. That list includes 13 Californians, seven from the Bay Area.

For instance, Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne donated $100 million to fund the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay and another $100 million to the UCSF children’s hospital in Oakland, which was renamed for them. Richard and Melanie Lundquist gave $70 million this year to the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute.

Donations of that size in Sacramento aren’t likely—unless a wealthy heir gives away the family fortune, or a tech entrepreneur strikes it rich, or someone wins the lottery and they decide to be very, very generous.

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Sure, some civic-minded folks have shared their wealth. You can see their names at Crocker Art Museum, where Joyce and Jim Teel gave $13 million and Mort and Marcy Friedman donated $10 million toward the $100 million addition.

Or at UC Davis, where Jan and Maria Manetti Shrem gave $10 million for the Manetti Shrem Museum.

And, yes, politicians have been able to land wealthy “whales” to invest in local professional sports. Beverly Hills supermarket magnate Ron Burkle bought controlling interest in Sacramento Republic FC as it seeks a spot in Major League Soccer. Silicon Valley tech billionaire Vivek Ranadivé became principal owner of the Sacramento Kings and kept the team in town.

Joyce and Jim Teel attend the Crocker Ball in 2017 at the art museum. They donated $13 million for an addition.

But there are other needs and worthy causes: health care, parks, youth programs and many more—local journalism for that matter. Where are all the “whales” supporting those?

Ideally, Cutler says, the Sacramento region would have strong “retail philanthropy” from small donors, plus a sizable number of highdollar givers.

Until we have that balance, the nonprofits that we count on to provide arts and culture, to help the less needy and to build community, won’t truly flourish. And Sacramento won’t either. Ω

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by Jeff vonKaenel (Greenlight, July 25): Author Noelle Stout asks: “Why isn’t there more outrage at the banks and the federal government’s willingness to help the banks, at the expense of the average person?”

Because it all happened so long ago. Because few of the people whose outrage would be at all effective wanted to seriously criticize then-President Obama, despite the fact that he allowed Wall Streeters such as Timothy Geithner to craft legislation that bailed out the banks without making sure they bailed out underwater home mortgages before the banks got the money.

And then Congress passed that legislation and never went back and fixed the problem.

We could also ask why our local government, unlike Richmond, Calif., failed to notice or do anything about the fact that many of those repossessed homes were hoovered up by national real estate corporations who have been raising rents as much as possible, contributing to Sacramento’s ongoing affordable housing crisis.

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To Republicans: Whose side are you on?

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Americans are again being asked to mourn the lives of those taken from us too soon. From California to Mississippi, to Texas and Ohio, this past week was a rapid and somber reminder that no community is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America.

In January 1989, my congressional district was devastated after a gunman opened fire at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton. Like the murderer in El Paso, the man who committed this atrocity was motivated by hate and white supremacist beliefs. And just like the gunmen in all four of the shootings this past week, he was able to legally purchase the military-style assault weapon that he used in the attack.

But the difference between then and now is the inaction in Washington, D.C., when it comes to addressing this carnage. Within months of the Cleveland Elementary School shooting, the Bush administration imposed a ban on the importation of foreign-made semiautomatic assault rifles. This paved the way for the federal assault weapons ban enacted under the Clinton administration.

These days, however, the response from lawmakers comes in sympathetic-sounding tweets. Republicans offer their thoughts and prayers, but at the same time continue to block any chance of meaningful gun reform. While young people have taken to the streets calling for solutions, Republicans in Congress hold steadfast to their hard-line ideology, leaving no room whatsoever for compromise on gun control.

Even when they themselves came under gunfire on a baseball field in 2017, the Republican-held Congress refused to take action.

As I write this, I am at a loss how to console our country. I cannot make empty promises while the cowardice of some of my colleagues stops any hope of preventing the next horrifying headline. I cannot offer excuses while some of my colleagues sit on their hands as our first responders put themselves in harm’s way time and again.

Our nation has reached a tipping point and Americans are demanding change, but some in Congress are standing in the way of action.

Republicans who are in the pocket of the National Rifle Association must answer: Whose side are you on—the side of the firearms manufacturers, or the family at the Gilroy Garlic Festival who lost their 6-year-old son? Did you go to

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He does this really cute thing where he comes up and he’ll sit on your face and I think that’s probably the cutest thing.

Poots And hunter Flynn bartender Jerry McNerney, a Democrat, represents California’s 9th Congressional District, which includes parts of Sacramento, San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties.

Washington to represent the big-monied interests of the gun lobby or the mom shopping for school supplies in El Paso whose child only survived because she shielded him with her own body?

This is a complex problem that no one solution will completely fix. Right now, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is blocking the progress of two practical pieces of House-passed legislation that would enhance our background check system. While these bills—H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act— won’t fully resolve this crisis, they are a step in the right direction. Much more is needed to end this epidemic of violence, but we can start with the most reasonable approach: preventing those who have no business owning a firearm from gaining access to one.

Some lawmakers continue to question why we should pass legislation when people seeking to break the law will find a way to do so. I say to them that we were not sent to Congress to sit by idly, rationalizing our inaction and shirking our responsibilities.

For too long, we have asked Americans to send their thoughts and prayers to grieving communities throughout our country. It’s time for the Senate to step up and send these critical pieces of legislation to the desk of the president.

And it’s time for Republicans in Congress to finally take action and put the safety of the American people above the interests of the gun lobby and their own political futures. Ω

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Enough is enough Congress must ban assault weapons, Trump should stop hateful words On Jan. 19, 1989, my wife Patti and I entered the ICU at San Joaquin General Hospital. We were there to see a 5-yearold boy and his parents, who recently fled from war-torn Laos. The boy was fighting for his life. A day earlier, a gunman walked onto the playground at Cleveland Park Elementary School in Stockton with an AK-47 and started shooting, injuring the boy and killing five of his classmates.

“We came here to escape war,” his parents pleaded. “How could this happen in America?”

Thirty years later, we’re waking up to news of two mass shootings within 24 hours—three in eight days—and more than 30 lives cut short. We made progress on this issue over the years, but recently the National Rifle Association and other special interests have succeeded in eroding fundamental gun safety policies that keep Americans safe.

I represented Stockton in the California Senate during the Cleveland Park Elementary shooting. After hearing from first responders and victims, I introduced legislation that would become California’s assault weapons ban—the first of its kind in the nation. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein bravely took up the case in Washington, and in 1994 Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed the federal assault weapons ban into law. Unfortunately, the federal ban expired in 2004, and Americans could once again purchase these weapons of war.

During the federal assault weapons ban, gun homicide rates declined 49%.

Sadly, mass shootings and gun homicides have become more frequent and deadly since the ban expired. There have been more mass shootings in the last two years than the 10 years under the federal assault weapons ban.

It’s time for Congress to do more than offer thoughts and prayers after each tragedy and reinstate the federal assault weapons ban. We must also institute a universal background check system and increase investments into gun violence research.

The House voted this year to advance each of these priorities, but they are currently

John Garamendi, a Democrat, represents California’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties and parts of Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties.

being stalled by Republican leader Mitch McConnell in the Senate. We must all call upon McConnell and the Senate to do the right thing and hold a vote on these crucial pieces of legislation to combat the gun violence epidemic in our country.

President Trump has condemned the recent shootings and blamed the El Paso shooting on the rise in white nationalism and a lack of mental health services.

Sadly, the president’s actions do not match his words.

The president’s recent budget proposal called for a 16% cut to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. According to police data analyzed by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, hate crimes in 30 of America’s largest cities rose 9% in 2018 to 2,009—the most this decade. This is no coincidence. As elected officials, we have a responsibility to choose our words carefully and understand that the language we use can have great impact. We have a duty to name these acts carried out by white extremists for what they are—acts of domestic terrorism.

The gun violence epidemic cannot be tolerated, and it cannot be normalized. The NRA and its allies in Congress seem to believe anything except widespread access to assault weapons is to blame for the rise in mass shootings. They cannot be more wrong. I will spend my time in Congress advancing common-sense gun safety reforms to ensure we have fewer assault weapons on our streets, better background checks and robust mental health funding.

Because I never want to see a family hunched over a hospital bed again wondering how this terror and carnage can continue in their country. Ω

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I am fond of my children and expect to be fond of my grandchildren. This makes me concerned about climate change. So I support Sacramento’s efforts to be part of the solution.

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon’s Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change has come up with a plan to combat climate change.

It includes the following goals: • 30% of all trips will be by public transit or shared mobility (carpools, bike shares) by 2030 and 50% by 2045; • 30% of all trips will be by active transportation (walking, cycling) by 2030 and 40% by 2045; • 80% of transportation will be by electric vehicles by 2030 and 100% by 2045.

These goals would be accomplished through better land-use planning, transit incentives, expansion of public transportation, car share, bike share, pedestrianfriendly neighborhoods and numerous other changes.

The proposed plan is both impressive and overwhelming. The 19-member commission includes a who’s who of local government officials and business leaders from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Regional Transit, Sacramento State University, SMUD, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District and Raley’s.

At the fourth public meeting of the commission, held Aug. 1 in West Sacramento, panel members and the public discussed the plan. While supporting the ideas, some commissioners gingerly pointed out some of the daunting challenges of the plan. I left the meeting thinking this vision would never be a reality.

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strongly that the commission is on the right path. I asked him if I could quote him.

McKeever is an overachiever. He sent me a 700-word quote. Here are some of his thoughts: “Small steps are just not enough. We have at most 11 years to make enough progress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to walk civilization back from the precipice of massive disruption. While that seems daunting, it’s several years more than it took us to put a man on the moon and bring him back—once we made a firm commitment to do just that.

“Technically, it’s not difficult to make a list of many ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough by 2030. With off-the-shelf technology, coupled with the right focus and determination from policymakers, residents and businesses, there is no question that this can be done.

“The Climate Commission is doing the right thing by first setting out big, audacious goals. The state of California, led by the California Air Resources Board, is a proven national and international leader in taking big, creative steps to solve this problem; in Christopher Cabaldon and Darrell Steinberg we have two incredibly effective leaders; and in SMUD, we have a proven national leader in moving to clean energy. This gives me hope we can do this.

“This climate agenda must be one and the same as the city’s commitment for a new economic prosperity based on a foundation of social equity. If we fail to solve this climate problem, all of the current inequities that are damaging the quality of life of the challenged sectors of our cities will get much, much worse. They are the most vulnerable if we fail.”

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

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Jack Brown directs the monthly The Friday Show at Sacramento Comedy Spot.

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Friday Show showrunner Like many sketch comedians, Jack Brown first got into comedy through his rugby team.

Brown was making fun of a coach during a team-bonding show, people were laughing and he realized he could pursue the laughter. He graduated from UCLA, came back to Sacramento and stepped into the comedy scene with some improv. Much like other things you step in, comedy stuck.

Now 26, Brown works at an educational testing service—but more importantly, he has been directing The Friday Show at Sacramento Comedy Spot for more than a year, as well as writing and performing in it. It’s a monthly, eight-person sketch show with a little improv sprinkled in, and its two-year anniversary show is Aug. 16. SN&R chatted with Brown about The Friday Show—and it got personal.

Why is it called The Friday show?

Well, the name came from when the show is, which is on Friday. (Laughs.) It was a real long process to get there, but we figured it out.

Is directing fun?

Somebody’s got to do it. I wasn’t the director when we started, it was Brian Crall, who runs the Sacramento Comedy Spot—he’s also on the team as well—it was just getting to be a little bit too much for him. It was a big-time commitment, he’s got a lot of things going on.

How has the group changed?

We’ve lost some folks, we’ve gained some folks, but it’s been pretty solid. Thankfully we haven’t had a lot of turnover. Every week we meet for two hours, so ... we ask a lot from folks and they come through. … They’ve really become some of my best friends, and it’s great to do the show with them.

open it open, go around the room, whoever’s got one speaks up, pitches it out to the group. Sometimes we’ll get up on our feet if it’s something really physical …

Then the third week we’re refining the pitches. … The fourth week, we do our full-on tech rehearsal, where we run everything like it’s going to be in the show.

Favorite sketch that sticks out?

Yeah, there was one that we did last month that went super well, it was a Blue’s Clues sketch, so it was like a grisly murder scene and the two cops are trying to figure it out, so they have to call the Blue’s Clues team to sort it out—it was a lot of fun, just playing on the trope of police shows, and that mixed with Blue’s Clues, the kid’s show.

Have you ever considered doing a sketch about a sketch comedian being interviewed by a reporter?

I hadn’t considered it until right now, but I like it. Am I doing a bad job? Like, is this comically bad?

This? No, it’s more like, “What about reporting? There’s a lot of comedy there!”

That’s the cool thing about telling people you do comedy, everyone has an idea. Every person I meet says, “Have you ever thought about doing this type of thing?” It’s always fun to see what people notice and what makes them laugh.

Are they good usually?

I—and you can put this in there—my family gives me the worst pitches imaginable. My family will say stuff, they’ll string words together that have never been put together in that order—and never should’ve been put together in that order. My mom’s last pitch for me was just “fridge magnets.” That’s all she would say. She was like, “That should be enough.”

That one, though, I feel like, makes sense.

I get that.

(Laughs.) That’s a good angle for this, now: “Jack lashes out at his mother—this reporter doesn’t agree.”

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How do the sketches get written?

First two weeks after a show, we’re pitching. We’ve got ideas, we have a big Google Drive … We basically

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Then-Gov. Jerry Brown, left, and then Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom talk to reporters at the state Capitol on Nov. 13, 2018.

His own man On Trump’s tax returns and maybe more, Gavin Newsom’s agenda isn’t Jerry Brown’s

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As governor, Jerry Brown vetoed a 2017 measure to keep presidential candidates off the California primary ballot unless they release their tax returns. With a stern veto message, he said the Trumptrolling bill would create a political “slippery slope.”

“Today we require tax returns, but what would be next? Five years of health records? A certified birth certificate?

High school report cards? And will these requirements vary depending on which political party is in power?” Brown, a Democrat, wrote.

Fellow Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom came to a different conclusion on July 30, signing a new version of the bill that will make California the first state in the nation to adopt the requirement, and setting the stage for another legal battle with the Trump

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administration, which is almost certain to argue that the law is unconstitutional.

As a candidate, Donald Trump has defied custom by never releasing his tax returns.

“These are extraordinary times and states have a legal and moral duty to do everything in their power to ensure leaders seeking the highest offices meet minimal standards, and to restore public confidence,” Newsom said in a signing statement.

“The disclosure required by this bill will shed light on conflicts of interest, self-dealing, or influence from domestic and foreign business interest.”

The measure is more overtly political than most of the bills California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature passes—and dovetails well with Newsom’s effort to paint himself as

12, lawmakers frustrated by Brown’s vetoes have introduced a raft of bills that are essentially repeats from the past—testing how much Newsom will choose to differentiate himself from his predecessor, who once famously wrote a veto message stating: “Not every human problem deserves a law.”

“When you have bills that have been vetoed that are priorities to you, of course you’re going to take another run at that bill when you have a new governor,” said Sen. Scott Wiener.

The San Francisco Democrat is carrying three bills this year that Brown vetoed: measures to allow bars in some cities, including Sacramento, to stay open until 4 a.m.; to develop building standards for lactation rooms in workplaces; and to allow some legal marijuana vendors to give the drug away for free—and without collecting taxes—to Photo by byrhonda Lyons for CaLmatters programs that pass it on to low-income people with medical prescriptions.

“I don’t know what the governor’s position is on any of those bills, and I don’t want to be presumptuous. But he is a very different person and has some different perspectives than Gov. Brown,” Wiener said. “I’m sure he will have an open mind on all of these bills.”

Other repeats likely to make it to Newsom’s desk include bills to forbid

by LaureL rosenhaLL CAL ma tte r s middle and high schools from starting earlier than 8:30 a.m., to require college health clinics to provide abortion pills and to extend the number of years child America’s anti-Trump. In that regard, it victims of sexual assault have to file may not offer a clear indication lawsuits, from age 26 to up to of how Newsom will judge age 40. wonkier bills that don’t A longer statute of amount to political limitations for child “Newsom is very catnip for his victims is an idea progressive base. much charting his Brown vetoed Still, his twice—last own course.

I don’t know signature on year and in that a Brown veto will hold Senate Bill 27 2013, when he is significant in a tremendous amount of penned a lengthy part because it’s message framing weight.” the first of many the concept as measures the new Steve Smith an outgrowth of governor will likely California Labor Federation Roman law. “Even face this year that give though valid and him the opportunity to profoundly important unwind decisions by Brown. claims are at stake, all Newsom has said he’s jurisdictions have seen fit to bar “inclined to protect” Brown’s legacy. But actions after a lapse of years,” Brown as the state Legislature reconvenes Aug. wrote.

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#metoo bills return The Legislature is also likely to send Newsom several bills Brown vetoed that were inspired by the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Among them: SB 493, which would require colleges follow specific grievance procedures when students complain of sexual harassment; AB 9, which would extend from one year to three years the amount of time workers have to file discrimination or harassment claims; AB 547, which would provide peer-led sexual harassment prevention training for janitors; and AB 51, which would prohibit employers from requiring people to sign arbitration agreements to be hired.

In vetoing the ban on mandatory arbitration, Brown sided with major employers and argued that the measure would conflict with federal law.

Newsom is likely to face pressure at a more personal level: his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, joined labor unions and several celebrities in lobbying for last year’s version of the bill.

“I don’t really know how much influence she has on policy and the governor’s decision on bills, but they

Sen. Scott Wiener, right, has reintroduced at least three measures that were vetoed by former Gov. Jerry Brown.

seem to be pretty closely aligned the portion he vetoed increased as he around their vision on these issues that gained experience on the job—growing correlate with sexual discrimination to more than 16% last year. and harassment,” said Steve Smith, a In that regard, Brown is similar spokesman for the California Labor to former governors Pete Wilson and Federation that supports the ban on George Deukmejian who also vetoed mandatory arbitration. “I think the most bills of their careers it’s a good sign that she during their final year in was so supportive of office, according to an the bill last year and analysis by the Senate “When you have advocated for it.”

Office of Research. bills that have been The bill not Allan only has a chamZaremberg vetoed that are priorities pion in the goverworked for for you, of course you’re nor’s family, both of those going to take another run at but also in his governors, whose office. Angie Wei, transition in 1991 that bill when you have a a former Labor marked the last new governor.”

Federation leader time a California who lobbied against governor passed the state sen. scott Wiener mandatory arbitration torch to someone from last year, is now one of the same party, until Newsom’s top aides.

Newsom’s inauguration this “Newsom is very much chartyear. ing his own course. I don’t know that “I can’t recall that there was a a Brown veto will hold a tremendous lot of bills that people thought they amount of weight as the sole reason for might have a lot of hope getting Pete him to veto a bill,” Smith said.

Wilson to sign that George Deukmejian Brown signed more bills into law wouldn’t,” Zaremberg said. than any other governor, due largely It’s a different story today. □ to his historic four terms in office. But

such crimes continue to fall under President Donald Trump.

According to a review of Justice Department data by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, child sex trafficking prosecutions “under a law used against financier Jeffrey epstein” plummeted 26.7% over the past fiscal year—the second year in a row that such prosecutions have fallen. TRAC correlates the decline with federal prosecutors taking fewer accused child traffickers to court under trump.

In the Obama administration’s last full year, appointed U.S. attorneys pursued 49% of the child sex trafficking cases brought to them by state and federal authorities. During the first eight months of the current fiscal year, Justice Department records show the rate has fallen to 39%, TRAC reports.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, which covers Sacramento, isn’t among TRAC’s top 10 for prosecuting child sex trafficking, despite being one of the nation’s largest federal judicial districts. Its most recent conviction may have come a year ago: Abdul Basier Hashimi of Elk Grove pleaded guilty last August to sexually trafficking a child he met on social media when she was 13. Hashimi was sentenced to a dozen years in prison this past February, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

“Child sex traffickers often prey upon our community’s most vulnerable minors—runaways, foster kids, children who face difficult circumstances—promising the young victims that they will receive care and support,” Sean Ragan, special agent in charge of the FBI Sacramento Field Office, said in a prepared statement.

That appears to have happened in a more recent case traced to Elk Grove.

On July 30, a Sacramento Superior Court jury convicted Robert Michael Taylor, 42, of Elk Grove of seven felonies involving underage victims, including human trafficking.

According to a release from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, the story began in January 2017, when a 14-yearold runaway from another state was selling her body to survive on one of sacramento’s notorious prostitution strolls. That’s where she met an older girl who recruited her to work for Taylor, Deputy District Attorney Danielle Abildgaard argued at trial.

Four months into her servitude, the 14-year-old called 911. Elk Grove police arrested Taylor in April 2017, and discovered that he had run at least 10 girls and women since his 2012 prison release.

He kept their prostitution earnings in exchange for giving them a place to live, the DA’s office states. (Raheem F. Hosseini)

emptied cHamber pot The rancho cordova chamber of commerce found an unconventional way to clear a decade-old debt to the city—get the city to convert it to a grant.

The Rancho Cordova City Council voted June 17 to convert an outstanding loan balance totaling $192,079.94 into a grant.

Donald Childs, who finished third in the race for Rancho Cordova City Council in the November 2018 election, criticized the loan forgiveness.

“This is just basic sloppy housekeeping of their finances,” Childs said of the chamber.

Publicly-available tax forms for the chamber, a nonprofit, show that it cleared only $7,182 in 2017. (Graham Womack) Photo by Robbie ShoRt foR CALmAtteRS

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Independent marketing coordinator Kristin Berkery says the city and tourism board of Elk Grove haven’t adequately addressed her sexual harassment claims against the board’s director.

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The consultant’s complaint A harassment lawsuit against an Elk Grove tourism director underscores the delicate balance for contract workers in #MeToo era

by Margherita Beale

Three months ago, marketing coordinator Kristin Berkery filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against her former supervisor, John Joseph Thompson, of Elk Grove’s tourism bureau.

In the #MeToo era, this is a familiar story. But Berkery’s status as an independent contractor also raises questions regarding the dynamic between employers and contracted workers.

“I didn’t have an HR department,” Berkery told SN&R. “I didn’t have anybody else. It was just he and I and one other contractor. There was nobody for me to go to to say, ‘I can’t work like this.’”

Now, Thompson is resigning.

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Berkery’s attorney said his client’s case isn’t an isolated one.

“Mr. Thompson wanted a sexual relationship with Kristin Berkery,” said Fair Oaks attorney David Graulich, who specializes in employment law. “He tried to use his leverage as her client to advance his private agenda—a common and appalling problem for female entrepreneurs like Ms. Berkery.”

According to Berkery, the harassment began soon after she signed a month-tomonth contract with the tourism bureau last August to develop marketing strategies to increase tourism in the Elk Grove area.

What she said started with inappropriate text messages and phone calls turned into an unbearable working situation, culminating in Thompson allegedly excluding her from communications about projects in which she was directly involved.

As an independent contractor, Berkery said she contacted Rachael Brown, a city of Elk Grove employee and Explore Elk Grove board member, to report the harassment. The next day, Berkery said, Thomspon fired her via email.

Both Brown and the bureau are named in the suit. Thompson will continue to work for Explore Elk Grove until Aug. 15, according to a press release from the tourism bureau.

Graulich says his client is representative of the millions of Americans taking part in the “gig economy.”

Market research firm Edelman Intelligence released a study in 2017 that found that the freelance economy is growing three times faster than the overall U.S. workforce. Intuit found that the number of Americans who were part of the gig economy in 2016 was 34%, expected to grow to 43% by next year.

While working independently may allow more control over one’s professional life, it has drawbacks.

Mariko Yoshihara is legislative counsel and policy director for the California Employment Lawyers Association, which has worked with state lawmakers on bills to help strengthen sexual harassment laws.

According to Yoshihara, independent contractors are covered by state harassment protections, but employers often get away with harassment due to the common misconception that contractors do not fall under these laws. This misconception is reinforced because contractors rarely have an in-office advocate who can respond to complaints and questions.

Yoshihara said that the professional relationship between an employer and an independent contractor can be tricky to define, making it difficult for the latter to understand their rights.

Graulich said independent contractors are especially vulnerable because their contracts could be terminated at any time.

“One of the biggest barriers to workers being able to file a complaint is the fear of retaliation,” Yoshihara said. “They basically are putting everything on the line in order to stand up for their rights.”

In 2018, the test for determining whether a worker falls under independent contractor or employee status was simplified to a three-part test in a landmark California Supreme Court decision. The Dynamex ruling was controversial, as it jeopardizes independent contractor status for those who may want to maintain that classification. But Yoshihara said the decision made things clearer.

“It used to be a multi-factor, pretty confusing test,” Yoshihara said. “I think in that situation, employers probably just took their chances and misclassified workers as independent contractors. When the Dynamex decision came out, it was much clearer.”

Berkery is seeking damages associated with the losses she says were suffered by her own business, which she estimates at $36,000 since leaving Explore Elk Grove in early January.

As far as Thompson’s departure, Berkery said it is a positive step for the city, but she has mixed feelings.

“I have not heard the tourism board or the city acknowledge me and my complaint publicly other than to say that there is a lawsuit, and that is a real concern to me,” Berkery said. “Someone who has been a resident of Elk Grove for a long time, who has two small children and owns a small business, the fact that they don’t see the humanity in that is just appalling.” Ω

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operation while visiting family members in A large gathering of Lodi’s Muslim community Pakistan. stood on the steps of Sacramento’s federal Hayat’s original defense attorney has also courthouse last week, some stoic and others been faulted by legal observers for not calling an fighting tears as it was announced that a terrorexpert witness on false confessions. ism conviction against one of their own had Burrell, a senior judge for the Eastern been vacated after 13 years.

District of California, officially vacated The reason: Hamid Hayat’s original defense Hayat’s conviction on July 30. Representatives attorneys had failed to introduce key evidence for U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott have said to support his claim of innocence. their office is reviewing the judge’s ruling.

That was the finding of federal Judge Scott’s options are to retry Hayat, or sign off Garland E. Burrell Jr., who recently heard testimony that the international headlines flash- on his release from a federal prison in Phoenix.

At the downtown press conference last ing around Hayat’s arrest in 2005 were based week, one of Hayat’s attorneys, Layli on more prosecutorial hype than real Shirani, said she’s hopeful the substance. federal prosecutor will consent The FBI originally claimed “This to releasing her client for good. that a group of men, includcase “We’re here today to turn ing Hayat and his father, traumatized so the page,” Shirani said. were operating an al-Qaeda Basim Elkarra, executive recruitment center out of many.” director of the Council on Lodi. The agents’ initial tip Basim Elkarra American-Islamic Relations’ reportedly came from an executive director, Council on Sacramento Valley chapter, unreliable and inconsistent American-Islamic Relations, said Muslims from across the teenage source within the Sacramento Valley region were also ready to turn West Coast Muslim community. the page.

Ultimately, only Hayat was “This case affected the Hayat convicted of a crime. He was found family, the Lodi community, the Stockton guilty of one count of providing material community and a young generation of Muslimsupport to terrorists. Federal prosecutors Americans who saw one of their own convicted alleged this support came via Hayat attending in a post-9/11 world while completely innoan al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan in 2003 cent,” Elkarra said. “This case traumatized so and then lying about it to authorities. At the many.” time, some cable news programs portrayed Speaking to reporters, Raheela Hayat broke Hayat’s arrest as a major example of the FBI down when asked about her older brother’s rooting out a “sleeper cell” in California. experience.

A jury convicted Hayat based mainly on “No one can ever pay back the 14 years of his confession. But his current legal team his innocence,” she said through sobs. steadfastly argued that Hayat, then 23, was Turning her message directly to the U.S. pressured into confessing after relentless interattorney, Raheela added, “Please end this now rogation. Furthermore, they have presented and release my brother. … We don’t need Burrell and other federal magistrates with anything else. We just need my brother back testimony from multiple witnesses they claim home with us.” □ proves that Hayat never attended a terrorist

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Climate change is here. On average, temperatures are already 1

degree Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels.

It’s important to understand we are not helpless. We can pressure government officials to take the bold actions necessary to curb carbon emissions and to prepare our infrastructure.

California is the seventh largest producer of crude oil in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. A major oil spill in Kern County and the Desert Sun’s revelations that fracking permits have doubled in recent months are a reminder that fossil fuel production still plays a big role in the state.

“If people really want to protect themselves in the long term, they need to get involved in climate action, and push local, state and county governments to make the difficult decision to stop oil and gas development in California,” said Leah Stokes, an assistant professor of political science at UC Santa Barbara who studies energy and climate politics.

But in the meantime, we all have to start thinking about whether we are prepared for the impacts of warming that has already happened or that is inevitable. Global warming makes extreme weather such as fire, floods, blizzards and heat waves more intense and, in some cases, more frequent.

Being prepared is not “an achieved state,” said Samantha Montano, an assistant professor of emergency management at North Dakota State University. That’s the wrong approach because “at an individual level, our preparedness is changing literally minute to minute.”

How prepared you are depends on where you are when disaster strikes, your relationships with other people and your information sources, among other factors. This guide offers tips and resources for how you can be more ready.

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Preparing for disasters, we often think about having enough food and water to hold out. But a significant factor is a lot less tangible: social connections.

How involved are you in your community?

How far does your social network extend?

During the March 2011 tsunami that killed about 20,000 people in Japan, those living in communities with high levels of trust and social interaction had higher survival rates, one study found. In another study by Daniel Aldrich, director of Northeastern University’s security and resilience program, researchers found that Facebook users were more likely to evacuate during Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria if their

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Here’s a time line of what types of extreme weather are more likely in Sacramento and California and when, and how climate change may shift or alter what to expect.

July-September: Dry, hot and definitely fire season. Areas downwind of fires may be inundated with smoke, as Sacramento was last November during the Camp Fire. Heat-related illness is another risk. More greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere. That means nights cool off less, and heat builds more during the day.

OctOber-NOvember: Normally the start of rainy season. The period between October and April accounts for 90% of annual precipitation in California, says climatologist Michael Anderson with the state Department of Water Resources.

However, a delayed wet season means fire risk extends longer, which was the case with the Camp Fire. Heavy rains after extended dry periods, and especially after fires, can cause mudslides.

December-February: Half of California’s yearly rainfall typically happens during these months, says Anderson. This period is when Sacramento has historically seen major flooding.

Storm drains clogged with debris from dry season can lead to urban flooding, says Daniel Bowers, the city of Sacramento’s director of emergency management. march-april: Usually, wet season tends to taper off, but with climate change April might be unseasonably hot or be abnormally stormy, as in 2018. Rising average global temperatures mean more evaporation, resulting in storm systems retaining more water, says Anderson. may-JuNe: Normally when the landscape starts drying out. A warm winter with more rain and less snow can mean dry season starts even earlier, Anderson says. While snow sticks around, rain flows directly into waterways, leaving land to dry out sooner.

“This time of year, we just have to all keep our heads on a swivel.”

friends-of-friends network on Facebook included more people in different geographic areas.

“Broader, more diverse networks give you more diverse information,” says Aldrich.

Community trust and social networks are examples of social capital. “The nice thing about social capital, like other forms of capital, is it can be built,” he says.

Cities can invest in parks, libraries and other public spaces. Individuals can take even simpler steps: Introduce yourself to your closest neighbors. Organize block parties and other neighborhood events. Attend public meetings. And join social media groups directed to your community.

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Defensible space can make a property more resistant to wildfire, especially important for residents of El Dorado County, Folsom and other Sacramento-area communities at high risk.

Cal Fire recommendations include removing dead plants, pruning and creating space between flammable plants and moving flammable objects such as firewood away from the home. These steps are one line of defense against the spread of wildfire, along with strong planning and building codes.

Defensible space does not guarantee a property will not burn, and Cal Fire recommendations appear to be written with homeowners in mind. Renters may not be

able to make changes without a landlord’s permission.

Laurie Shoemann, who oversees the resiliency and disaster recovery program at Enterprise Community Partners, an affordable housing nonprofit, says tenants should organize themselves and work with property owners to ensure a property has defensible space and other safety precautions in place.

“Residents are the eyes and ears for the building and the community,” she says.

Enterprise offers a “Ready to Respond” kit for property owners and renters on its website. Renters should also purchase renters insurance.

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Sacramento has a history of floods. With climate change, “extremely heavy precipitation events”—a lot of rain all at once—are more likely, according to a paper published last year in Nature Climate Change, a scientific journal. That means the risk for large floods is greater.

Flooding of greater intensity than occurred in 1986 and 1997 is possible, said Richard Johnson, executive director of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.

“Last year was a good example. We had record snow pack. And we had these atmospheric rivers coming in all winter. If one of those had been a warm one, we would have had a major event,” he said, as additional snow melt from warmer rain would have increased flood risk.

Planned improvements to levees surrounding Sacramento will make the city safer from flooding, but the work will take time.

As with fires and other climate-influenced disasters, the most important thing to do in the case of flooding is to follow safety or evacuation directions from government officials.

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the case of more severe flooding that may require evacuation.

Sacramento emergency manager Bowers recommends clearing leaves from storm drains and tying down lawn furniture, among other measures.

More tips are available at stormready.org.

Renters and homeowners should have flood insurance; standard renters insurance policies may not cover flooding, so you may need to buy a separate policy.

Floodwater is often contaminated and you should avoid contact with it, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flooding can also contaminate drinking water, so it’s important to store containers of clean water at your home and workplace in case of emergency. The best method for making water safe in an emergency is boiling it. First, filter the water through clean fabric, a coffee filter or a paper towel and let any contents settle.

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Climate change increases the likelihood and intensity of wildfires in California, and these fires can move fast.

When officials issue evacuation orders, “you have to take and heed the directions,” said Brian Marshall, fire chief at the California Office of Emergency Services.

“Time is of the essence.”

“You’re not going to hop in your car and just drive out quickly. Everyone else is going, too,” Johnson added.

Evacuation can mean leaving town, and routes may not be predetermined. In Sacramento, that could mean reversing traffic flow on highways to allow more people to get out faster, said Bowers, the city’s emergency management director. Evacuation can also mean going to a location in town that is comparatively safe.

Many places in California at high risk of wildfire lack evacuation plans. Evacuation can be more difficult, depending where you live.

Whatever your situation, you should have your own plan. “Without a plan, you don’t know what to do in an emergency,” said Marshall.

For example, if power goes out, automatic garage doors may not open. If you can, install a backup battery, which new garage doors must have. Be ready to open the door yourself; if you’re not sure you can, park your car outside, pointed forward for easy maneuvering, with windows closed.

Follow local news outlets and Cal Fire on Twitter or Facebook, and sign up for local emergency alert systems such as Sacramento Alert by visiting sacramentoready. org. But be aware that sometimes evacuation orders don’t come in time. If you can, invest in a hand-crank radio that operates when the electricity is out, so you can get weather and news updates.

If your community is on fire or flooding, even if you don’t feel threatened, the safest move is to leave. Don’t just think about yourself, but also about others trying to get out and first responders coming in, which all can benefit if you get out early, said Cal Fire public information officer Scott McLean.

“This time of year, we just have to all keep our heads on a swivel,” he said.

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After a disaster, you may not be able to return home for some time. If you are unable to stay with friends and family, you can check into a shelter.

Often these shelters are run by the American Red Cross, which coordinates in advance with community facilities willing to host disaster victims. (Sacramento groups interested in offering their buildings can call (916) 993-7070.)

You can look up open shelter locations at redcross.org. Local police and fire departments will also be aware of sites.

Shelter guests are free to come and go, but must check in and out, said Heath Wakelee, a Northeastern California Red Cross public information volunteer. While there is no curfew, 10 p.m. is “quiet time,” he said.

Service and comfort animals are allowed into many shelters, but some cannot accommodate pets. Sometimes, veterinarians will take pets in for free. People who choose to stay with their pets outside a shelter may still use shelter facilities.

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Shelters, however, can be hectic, and may not operate as expected. Wakelee said the Red Cross does not turn people away, but may refer them to other shelters when they are full. He said case workers ensure shelter guests have plans to stay elsewhere before the shelter closes.

But in January, Chico News & Review spoke with several Camp Fire victims who said they were either turned away or asked to leave as a Red Cross shelter at the Chico Fairgrounds was preparing to close. The Red Cross told CN&R that people asked to leave either had plans to stay elsewhere, had declined help from Red Cross case workers or were homeless before the Camp Fire.

The Red Cross does not require ID from people seeking shelter and does not ask about immigration status, said national headquarters spokesperson Don Lauritzen. The organization has also said it will not allow immigration agents into a shelter without a court order.

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In their 2017 book Enviromedics, doctors Jay Lemery and Paul Auerbach write that environmental change “has been proclaimed the biggest global health threat of the twentyfirst century.”

The book looks at a long list of health impacts of climate change, including increases in heat illness, greater spread of diseases, poor air quality and declining access to clean water.

If you have any health problems, climate change could make them worse. Talk to your doctor about whether you should change your asthma or allergy care during pollen season or heavy wildfire smoke.

Be aware of any medications, including for psychiatric conditions, that make you more sensitive to heat.

One thing to watch for, especially in Sacramento’s already sweltering summers, is heat illness. By the end of the century, average daily maximum temperatures could increase by 10 degrees, according to UC Davis researchers.

Be alert for symptoms of heat exhaustion and more severe heat stroke. Get to a cooler location, ideally somewhere with air conditioning. Drink some water, and if symptoms don’t subside in 15 minutes, go to the hospital.

Heat stress can be deadly, leading to problems such as kidney failure. The National Kidney Foundation recommends against using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen when you know you’re going to be exposed to heat.

Exposure to heat is a major health risk for people who work outside and in high-heat indoors, such as farm workers, landscapers and factory workers.

If you pack an emergency “go-bag,” try to include extra supplies of your prescription medications. If you have insurance, see if you can move up your refill date to have extra pills on hand. You can also ask your doctor to prescribe an additional one-time supply. Some insurance providers may have special programs to help disaster victims get prescription medications.

A number of local organizations offer free and low-cost disaster preparation and response training, as well as opportunities to participate in coordinated disaster response. Joining these groups can help better prepare yourself, your family and your community.

CERT (Community Emergency Response Team): This federally recognized program trains volunteers for a range of disasters, from basic individual response to coordinated response by teams after large-scale disasters. The Sacramento area has a number of CERT teams offering classes and volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

Listos: The Spanish word for “ready,” Listos is based on CERT and primarily offers classes in Spanish, but has also offered training in English and other languages. While there’s no chapter in Sacramento, new state grants aim to expand the program.

VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster): VOAD is a network to help community organizations plan for disasters and better coordinate resources. The Sacramento area has a chapter that includes religious and nonprofit organizations.

ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service): Ham radios and other alternative communication methods become indispensable when cell networks get interrupted. Locally, there’s Sacramento Valley Section Regional ARES. To get involved, look through local volunteer groups’ websites for coordinator emails, contact forms and applications.

Local and state agencies also offer free disaster training. September is National Preparedness Month, and the California Office of Emergency Services is hosting its Preparedness Day on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Old Sacramento.

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San Francisco aritst Robert Bowen paints “Sting” at the Archival Gallery on Folsom Boulevard, a piece featured in this year’s Wide Open Walls mural festival.

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“Swamp Baby,” Lauren YS’ 2018 Long Beach mural.

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That means you can easily get inspired without paying gallery admission.

Wide Open Walls’ third year features 44 visual artists from Sacramento and around the world, and from Aug. 8 to 18, they’ll add to the 68 murals that have been painted across town, including OBEY artist and founder Shepard Fairey’s 15-story Johnny Cash

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mural, painted last year onto the Residence Inn by Marriott on L Street downtown.

“The idea is to curate a world-renowned outdoor art gallery,” said David Sobon, WOW’s founder.

Artist happy hours, block parties and panel ` discussions make this year’s fest more than a scenic walk through Sacramento.

Then there are the artists, many of whom flood social media with vibrant alternatives to cat pictures. Here are a few worth following:

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Location: California Automobile Museum, 2200 Front St. Instagram: @linfeifeiart

stephanie taylor On the P Street side of the Capital Athletic Club will be a visual celebration of two ballet masters, the former artistic directors Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda. The couple retired from the Sacramento Ballet in 2018.

Taylor got her start in street murals in 1977, and it’s her second year with Wide Open Walls.

This year, she’ll create a 15-foot wide, 40-foot high mural recreating an old ballet rehearsal photo.

Location: 1515 8th St. Instagram: @stephanietaylor.artist.writer

Lightning round robert bowen Molly Devlin’s 2018 mural “Old Growth.”

Lin Fei Fei’s 2019 mural “The World Is Full Of ‘Bunnies’ But I’m Not The Bunny You’re Thinking Of” at 530 Q St.

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After the Camp Fire, Shane Grammer painted murals over the wreckage in Paradise.

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lauren ys The Los Angeles artist plans to paint a “Rosie the Riveter” mural, but not the one you remember. YS employs a bubble-gum playful, acid-trip colorful style that often tackles and overturns misygonistic tropes. The pieces are usually character-driven; her recent solo exhibit at the Corey Helford Gallery in LA, titled Miscreants, presented super-heroines hell-bent on destroying toxic masculinity.

“I tend to depict femme characters who have an aggressive or selfpossessed energy to them,” YS told SN&R. “Media often represents women as sort of vapid and objectified, so I like to give them a personality, make them strong and have their own story.”

Mural location: 1804 14th St. Instagram: @squid.licker

shane grammer After the Camp Fire, Grammer made national news for taking his original passion, street art, to the remains of Paradise. He painted charcoal-colored faces on burned cars, chimneys and

walls, on a mission to bring beauty to the devastated community.

A contracted artist for Disney, Grammer says he’s excited to step out of commercial art and return to the streets. His Del Paso Boulevard mural will depict an image of an AfricanAmerican woman with a red rose in her hair, surrounded by multicolored geometric shapes.

“I wanted to create something that was beautiful and was celebrating the cultures that are in that area,” he told SN&R. Location: 1515 Del Paso Blvd.

Instagram: @shanegrammerarts

molly devlin You may have caught Devlin’s mural at 21st and Q streets before it was demolished in 2018. At the site of the old Sacramento Bee parking deck, the massive pink skull, jelly fish brain was torn down to construct the Press Building apartment complex. Expect a similar style with the Sacramento artist’s piece this year, incorporating natural organisms and psychedelic patterns on a gargantuan scale.

“It’s gonna be a mixture of elements that are weeds, mushrooms and kind of just combining everything into a strange mutation of sorts,” Devlin told SN&R. This is Devlin’s third year in the festival.

In 2017, she collaborated with artist S.V. Williams on an 11th Street mural, where a purple squid strangles a fish-hungry bird underwater. Last year, she painted a letter “A” in the collaborative “Sacramento” mural at Sac State for Wide Open Walls alumni.

“I’m really excited to be enlarging some of the stuff that I’ve been working on more recently,” she said. “I think it’s great to give that kind of life to something normally small. … Instead of being a tiny little glow, or a tiny leaf or water droplet … it allows the viewer to feel like they’re there.”

Location: 1601 Del Paso Blvd.

Instagram: @devlinmolly

lin Fei Fei Last year, Fei Fei created what’s now local-headbanger iconography at 21st and P streets, painting two giant, facing skeletons onto the two-story Holy Diver bar and music venue. In 2019, she joins the collaborative “CALIFORNIA” mural for alumni, where she’ll illustrate the letter “F” in an approach different from her more recent works, which employ stone-cold, somber mixtures of realistic and surreal figures.

“I moved from to Sacramento to China [two years ago], and I feel very honored that they consider me as a local artist right now,” she told SN&R. “I’m thinking about doing something that represents Asian

A common idea in the San Francisco painter’s work is combining animals with machinery.

Sharks and ladybugs spin their propellerheads. Motorized wasps and flies sometimes open fire like a fighter jet, or in the case of his piece at the Archival Gallery on Folsom Boulevard, smoke out from damage. “Sting” is a collaborative project with his wife, Carrie Ann. The two first met while working at the gallery.

Location: 3223 Folsom Blvd.

Instagram: @bowesnstuff; @carrieann22

alexis diaz The Puerto Rican artist has 100,000-plus followers on Instagram for his animaltransformation murals, where elephant trunks double as tentacles, and horses get scaly as they become reptiles.

Location: 1918 16th St. Instagram: @alexis_diaz

Jillian evelyn Evelyn employs a minimalist style, where solid hues intersect with pop drawings of objectified women, their curves used as night stands and placemaking furniture.

Location: Lassen Hall at Sacramento State; 6000 J St. Instagram: @jillian_evelyn

axel Void An artist from Spain, Void depicts hyperrealistic portraits and abstract drawings of people. From the walls of old Spanish houses and alleyways, the scenes feel like threedimensional portals into other spaces.

Location: 901 H St. Instagram: @Axelvoid

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It has been 26 years since the Backstreet Boys debuted on the music scene—a fact that the aging boy band didn’t want its audience to forget during its two-hour set on Aug. 1 at the Golden 1 Center.

Twenty-six years is a long time, especially in boy band years. Grunge, electronica, the mainstreaming of hip-hop, dozens of other, newer and younger boy bands—BSB has survived popular music’s ever-evolving styles during its career.

And the fans are clearly still here for it.

Not only did the group’s latest album, DNA, debut at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart (19 years after its last chart-topping album, Black and Blue), but its tour by the same name has been selling out arenas everywhere, including Sacramento, where a multi-generational, mostly female audience shrieked its way through a tightly executed, if somewhat bloodless, 35-song set.

Over the years, BSB—A.J. Mclean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter and cousins Kevin Richardson, and Brian Littrell—tried to set themselves apart by rejecting the “boy band” description to focus on their vocal talents. Certainly, they showed off their a cappella chops at Golden 1. But let’s not kid ourselves, these are five 40-something men still dancing in formation and matching outfits.

At what point does the boy band grow up?

Does it matter if they’re a little older and grayer?

No, but it’d be interesting to see the men of Backstreet Boys push their wholesome and radio-ready pop into more sophisticated territory. At the very least, they should shake the dust off their live show.

One could swear on a stack of ’90s-era hit CDs, for example, that except for swapping in “Sacramento” for the name of another city, BSB’s between-song banter is nearly word-for-word identical during each and every one of its shows.

Cute anecdotes about the first time they all met? Loving shout-outs to the fans? Funny stage antics? All carefully scripted down to the very last self-effacing joke and seemingly throwaway line.

BSB’s slick artificiality is beside the point, however, especially when it comes to 20- and 30-something women drunk on $17 chardonnay and nostalgia.

For two solid hours, the Backstreet Boys demonstrated polished, perfectly timed showmanship. Accompanied by dazzling lights, songs such as the opening number “Everyone” and “I Want it That Way” kept the crowd on its feet and ecstatic.

Likewise, mid-tempo ballads such as “Shape of My Heart” and “All I Have to Give” showed off the group’s sweet and smooth vocals—they can still hit the high notes—and reminded fans why their musical bread-and-butter has always favored heartfelt declarations of love and longing over sly sexual innuendo. These songs are meant for ears ages 2-to-100.

Littrell’s 16-year-old son, Baylee Littrell, opened the show with a 30-minute set of songs that showed why the young singer is a nascent country-pop star with catchy, albeit largely unoriginal, songs including “Don’t Knock It” and “We Run This Beach.”

The younger Littrell’s set was notable mostly for the way he brought enthusiastic audience members to their seats a full hour before BSB was scheduled to go on stage—pretty rare for a relatively unknown opening artist. His act may not be as polished as his father’s yet, but it’s evident he could follow a similarly starry path.

Ultimately, though, the night belonged to the Backstreet Boys. Older, maybe wiser and as pleasingly saccharine sweet as ever. Ω

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Dewayne Lamont wants to start his own ideology.

And while the 25-year-old, who goes by Consci8us onstage, is still paving his own road as a musician and youth educator, the rapper’s founding principles are in his lyrics.

“Go to college, get the knowledge, learn the game and give back,” he raps in the song, “Come Holla At Me.” “Keep it solid, stay sober, so your mind’s intact / Stay healthy, work out, get a career and then stack / In due time, you’ll rise, guaranteed, that’s a fact.”

Lamont calls those lines “The Formula,” and it’s a message he wants to preach widely. The songs in his upcoming EP, Be Real Show Love are simple call-to-actions told in motivational rhymes behind sunny back beats.

“A lot of it does focus on the African-American community, some of the things that I see that need to change culturally,” Lamont says. “But I still present my messages to where it resonates, no matter where you come from.”

His mission started at 15, when Lamont, who grew up in the “Shady 80s” neighborhood in East Oakland, discovered a new hip-hop sound from rappers such as Tupac Shakur and Lauryn Hill—artists who understood the language of the hyphy movement he grew fond of, but offered an empowering, alternative message.

The second factor was trauma. While walking home one day, Lamont said he was robbed in his neighborhood.

“What’s crazy is that that same day, my mom wanted to give me a ride,” he remembers. “People had been getting robbed a lot. But I was arrogant. I thought, ‘Ain’t nobody gonna mess with me. I’m in my community.’”

The experience had an almost PTSD-like effect on him, Lamont says.

“The fear started causing me to think more, paying attention to who I was hanging around,” he says. “I thought, if I want to stay alive, if I want to thrive and do positive stuff, I gotta change my whole life.”

More than 10 years later, Lamont says he can speak openly about the experience, even in his music. Like Shakur and Hill, he wants to make positive, selfempowering messages relatable.

“I want my niece and nephew to be able to listen to my music where I’m going, as well as my grandma or someone’s aunty,” Lamont says. “But I also want the people in the community to be able to relate to it, to be able to understand it.”

Songs such as “Get Up” are particularly uplifting, beckoning the listener to roll out of bed and start their day.

“Stop playing with the present / The future is coming and it’s a marathon race, so keep running,” Lamont rhymes with the tough love of an older sibling. Consider it an alternative to your alarm clock, moving instead snooze-inducing. Other songs, such as “Smile!,” demand a positive attitude, accompanied by bright keys and gospel choir.

The EP will be his third release, one of many milestones this year for Lamont, who moved to Sacramento seven years ago. In January, he performed as a headlining act at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march downtown. In March, he won two SAMMIES awards, in the hip-hop/rap and emcee categories. He recently graduated from Sacramento State with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, and works as a supervisor with Youth Civic Engagement at the City of Sacramento, which offers programs that help youth make an impact in local government.

Be Real Show Love drops in August. Lamont says he plans to release a full-length album early next year. Eventually, he wants to build a media platform that would allow others to create art focused on community impact instead of the pursuit of fame.

“That’s a big part of what my message is about; staying conscious, that you ain’t gotta be part of the hype,” he says. “You define the route you want to take, and your influence.” Ω Photo by Maria ratinova

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8pm, Fri 8pm, Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; Through 8/11; $10-$20; Celebration Arts, 2727 B St., (916) 455-2787, celebrationarts.net. J.C.

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Playwright Anna Ziegler combines coordinated timing and precise rhythm to bring theater and sports together in her one-act, 90-minute drama about a rising star facing off with a tennis legend at the U.S.

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Sunny Side Theatre Company makes an ambitious—too ambitious, it turns out—debut with City of Trees, set here in Sacramento.

Johanna C. Pugh wrote this dramedy about old friends reuniting in an attempt to save a fading diner, while at the same time catching up on and sharing their various histories. Pugh also co-directs the play and portrays one of the main characters—Dia, the estranged daughter of diner owner Leroy Green (Stephen Walker, who turns in one of the play’s most touching performances).

Dia is the product of a broken home, one with an alcoholic father and physically abusive mother.

She suffers anxiety and depression and is pregnant and married to the bisexual Preston Grey (Steph Sanders).

The well-intentioned play is a bit teach-y and preachy as it considers and argues for acceptance of the various conditions of its multi-faceted and multi-ethnic characters. There are survivors of parental neglect, domestic violence, emotional abuse, alcoholism and those struggling with self-doubt and insecurities. It’s a social worker’s smorgasbord, and it’s too much.

Pugh’s goal is to offer help and encouragement to those with mental health issues and to make the topic one that’s as open to discussion as issues of physical health. There are just too many limbs for one tree—and too many troubled souls for one play, even one that pushes threeand-a-half hours. Ω

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Hot play summer ’Tis the season for Teatro Espejo’s Summer One-Act Festival, described by Artistic Director Manuel José Pickett as an opportunity to feature new plays, both from Latinx playwrights and those who address culturally-related issues.

This is the sixth year of the annual event held

by Teatro Espejo, the local theater company that’s been staging poetry, theater, dance and music for 44 years. True to the nature of the festival, the three one-act plays in this year’s lineup reflect issues affecting the Latinx community.

In addition, the festival is designed to provide performers, directors and crew members with opportunities to showcase their abilities. “The whole goal of the festival is to recruit raw talent and make them part of the Teatro Espejo experience,” says Pickett.

The three plays chosen for this year’s festival are: “The Pen” by Diana Burbano: A story about immigration and justice, or the lack thereof.

“7 Days to Mexican” by Annette Sanchez: A Mexican-American mother helps her son with his school’s multicultural event realizes her children do not know anything about being Mexican.

“Pick Me Up” by Rachel Lynett: A law student and an escort awkwardly share a hotel room as they attempt to figure out how they know each other.

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Occult following Ever notice how there’s an eerily small number of Spanishlanguage comedies about horror on TV? Seems fishy.

Fortunately, HBO recently addressed this with Los Espookys, a six-episode fright fest that follows four friends as they attmept to monetize their passion for horror make-up and practical effects. They’re like the Scooby-Doo team, but instead of unmasking creeps, they make creepy masks. There’s a demand for it, too—The gang is initially recruited to stage a fake exorcism in order to help a Catholic priest regain relevance.

Real mysteries abound in the world outside their work, such as the suspicious motivations of Andrés’ (Julio Torres) boyfriend/ power-hungry cookie mogul, or the sinister machinations surrounding a robotic local news anchor. Some mysteries are solved, while others are better left unsolved … until season two, probably.

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Yuba City might be a little far for a quick bite, but not when that bite is a heaping tangle of Farm Fresh Asian Noodle Salad ($8) from The Corner To-Go. This tangy dish is served cold and includes freshly chopped eggplant and zucchini from the local farmers market and a drizzle of spicy Sriracha.

The chilled noodles are drenched in an amazing almond butter sauce that’s evenly coated and creates a rich, nutty texture. If prepared vegetarian, expect chopped peanuts, otherwise it’s served with grilled chicken. A quiet drive up Highway 99 is definitely worth it for fresh dishes such as this one. 647 Plumas Street in Yuba City, facebook.com/cornertogo. —teSSa Marguerite outland

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Lively violins follow along to the thumping rhythms coming from a large acoustic bass and an upbeat Spanish chorus as four men dressed in traditional, embroidered charro suits stroll from table to table, serenading customers dining inside Florez Bar & Grill.

Every Sunday morning, this South Land Park restaurant hosts live mariachi music—a nice touch to the family-friendly vibes of this neighborhood mainstay.

Service is quick despite it being completely packed both inside and outside on the large shaded patio. Warm chips and fresh salsas arrive at the table as soon as guests are seated and waiters all dressed in black whiz by refilling waters and taking food orders.

Florez serves up consistently solid Mexican dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Large bowls of piping hot Menudo ($11) fly out of the kitchen and there’s not a table or booth in sight that doesn’t have someone scooping rice and beans into flour tortillas with every bite.

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of nuttiness and heat that comes from peanuts and dried chiles. A side of caramelized platanos (plantains) brought a subtle sweetness between bites of toothsome cilantro-lime rice and black beans sprinkled with Cotija cheese.

Another thing Florez does well: Micheladas! It’s a simple beverage that combines any light beer such as Corona or Modelo with bloody mary mix. Florez serves its version with a thick salty/spicy Tajín rim. I ordered a large Michelada ($10) and added grilled jumbo shrimp ($3). The towering concoction arrived in a chunky, frosted beer stein filled to the brim with three shrimp hooked onto the glass.

Each shrimp was cooked and seasoned beautifully as if each side just kissed the flaptop—tender, yet crunchy and dusted with paprika, black pepper and Tajín.

My dining partner asked our waiter what was the most popular breakfast item on the menu; he suggested either the Chorizo and Eggs plate with flour tortillas ($11.50) or the Super Breakfast Burrito with chorizo ($10) because customers enjoy the spicy aioli it’s served with. Breakfast burrito it was—and it was humungous. A large flour tortilla stuffed with fluffy scrambled eggs, thick pieces of country-style potatoes and a generous handful of Jack cheese. The smoky chipotle aoili coated the tender potatoes nicely, which were (thankfully) cooked all the way through even though they resembled small boulders.

As the mariachis sang their last ballads and my Michelada went from full to empty, I was stuffed and satisfied. Florez Bar & Grill knows consistency and it manages to elevate Mexican staples in both presentation and in flavor. Every ingredient is going to be well seasoned and every component of the dish, even if it’s humble rice and beans, tastes like mom made it from scratch. Ω

Though its concoction is alcoholic by nature due to fermentation, San Diego-based JuneShine lets its kombucha simmer just a little longer. Its Blood Orange Mint ($5 for a 16-ounce can at Total Wine & More) is light, with just enough alcohol to get an airy buzz on a summer day. Pink lemonade in color, its taste is a cross between a chardonnay and a pale ale—sweet in the front, smooth in the middle, tart in the back. With rich blood orange flavor and sweetness from organic honey, this 6% ABV elixir is delicate on the palate. Green tea and mint add a comforting and refreshing touch, which makes this hard kombucha an effervescent alternative. Total Wine & More, 2121 Arden Way, juneshine.co.

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Portobello mushrooms have been restaurants’ vegetarian staple for decades due to its supposedly “meaty” texture. As a sandwich filling, portobellos can be good—great, even—but their ubiquity can also lead to fungusbased despair.

Thankfully, Sacramento restaurants have decided to stop feeding vegetarians like they’re wedding guests in 1992 and have come up with more creative offerings that expand mushroom horizons with innovative sandwiches.

The Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op’s foot-long Banh Mi ($14) is a two-mealer packed tight with oyster mushrooms on firm Pugliese bread with cucumber, pickled red onion, grated carrots, jalapeños and a Sriracha spread. The hearty, smoky mushrooms and crisp veggies contrast well. On the whole, it’s incredibly satisfying, but it’s also a bit of a bummer as most of the mushrooms are connected at the stem, which results in a bite that’s all mushroom, no veg.

I’ve never actually been able to eat Mother’s Po Boy ($10) as intended.

It’s a favorite of mine, with crisp “chicken-fried” mushrooms meeting my need for comfort food without being greasy, but I’m not particularly skilled at eating it sandwich-style. I generally attack it with a fork until the sandwich is pared down enough to pick up. It’s at that point that I can enjoy the mix of mushroom, pickle, hot sauce and rémoulade as the softness of the roll soaks up the flavors.

For me, this as Sacramento’s “real” mushroom sandwich.

I’ve ignored Pushkin’s Po Boy ($12) since it joined their vegan menu last year. I’d always assumed it was a consolation prize for glutenintolerant folks who couldn’t enjoy Mother’s version less than a mile away. The thing is, it’s an entirely different sandwich—and it’s really good. If you’re a Po Boy purist—and if you’re vegan, obviously you’re not—Pushkin’s use of dense, thinlysliced gluten-free bread will throw you. Otherwise, it’s excellent. The maitake mushrooms have great flavor and texture, and the rémoulade’s thick, creamy consistency compliments the mushrooms well. I can ignore my

own irrational-yet-passionate dislike of iceberg lettuce as its crispness here, along with red onion and tomato, balances everything out.

Before discussing the newly reopened Oak Park Brewing’s vegan “cheeze ‘steak’” ($10), a brief vegan vocab interlude: If you’ve already chosen the tired faux dairy “z”-spelling, you probably don’t need to scare quote the steak. “Vegan cheesesteak,” works, or “cheeze-fake” if you want to get cute.

Anyway, a hefty hoagie roll holds onions and red bell peppers, oyster mushrooms and vegan mozzarella, plus a mildly spicy comeback sauce.

The sandwich is tasty, but messy as hell: The roll was so saturated by grease and sauce that the sandwich fell apart immediately. The salty, savory flavors were there, but I’m not sure you can call it a sandwich if it’s only a sandwich until you try to pick it up.

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resource for anyone interested in creating their own pollinator garden.

“Part of our challenge, our primary mission is education,” Casey said. “There aren’t many grants for education in gardening.”

Colony Collapse Disorder, which killed billions of honey bees, is what originally prompted The Haven’s creation. In 2008, A bee is at home in the Haagen-Dazs an estimated 60 percent of hives nationwide Honey Bee Haven. were lost to this mysterious malady.

“Honey bees still have issues, but it’s the native bees that are of much more concern Honey bees aren’t the only ones at risk. So is at the moment,” Casey said. “Honey bees their Yolo County haven. are essentially managed livestock; native bees live Officially named the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee pretty much solitary lives.”

Haven, this buzzing sanctuary on the UC Davis Native bees are threatened by development campus is facing a funding crunch. Known on because about 70% nest underground. “A housing campus simply as The Haven, it needs to raise at development comes in—who knows how many least $15,000 to continue to offer its bee-friendly nests are destroyed?” she said. tours and classes through the end of the year.

Adding insult to an already tough situation, “It’s an ongoing concern,” said Christine someone recently broke into The Haven’s office Casey, who manages The Haven. “We have no and stole about $700 in donations and equipment, dedicated source of funding. It’s a little puzzling. including power cords, a battery charger, volunAt this point, over $1 million has been invested in teers’ hats and gloves and even the wheels off a this garden.” hose cart.

Most of that money came from sources other “They pried open the lock on the door with a than its original benefactor, ice cream maker crowbar,” Casey said. “They really went through Haagen-Dazs. It donated the initial $125,000 to everything.” establish this pollinator garden, which opened in To help out, the Sacramento Area Beekeepers 2009 on west campus next to the Laidlaw Honey Association launched a GoFundMe page for The Bee Research Facility. The company also chipped Haven. Other donations of materials as well as in some money used for salaries. cash have started to come in.

“It’s been more than five years since we’ve had Casey plans more fundraising, including an open any contact with them,” Casey said. “We’re still house Sept. 21. She’s optimistic that The Haven can calling it ‘Haagen-Dazs’ in absence of anything continue to be a welcoming home to bees. else. But it leads a lot of people to assume we’re “This is such a unique resource,” she said. supported by them.”

“We’re actually getting more visitors every year.

Instead, Casey cobbles together grant money That’s what’s frustrating; we’re growing.” Ω and small donations to keep the gates open.

Thousands of visitors each year drop by The Haven to see the bees and the garden they love; Debbie arrington, an award-winning garden writer and lifelong admission is free. Feeding about 80 different gardener, is co-creator of the sacramento Digs gardening blog and species of bees, about 260 different kinds of flowwebsite. ering plants grow on the half acre. It’s a wonderful

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Bring on the beige Light and airy earth tones edge out grays Our interior world is getting a lot more beige. After years of cool or industrial grays, light and airy earth tones are making a comeback in home décor. Often pulled directly from natural elements or materials, these earthy colors reflect a desire to reconnect with nature.

These beiges are softer, friendlier tones.

Think beach sand, not concrete block.

“Items made by hand using sustainable materials like jute, rice paper and clay will be all the rage in 2020 and are ‘bringing on the beige’ to the design market,” said interior design expert Kerrie Kelly of Sacramento’s Kerrie Kelly Design Lab. “These elements go far in grounding a home, allowing its inhabitants to be in touch with the Earth and their roots.”

We’ve seen this natural trend before, Kelly noted. This time around, it’s about texture, not just color.

“The incorporation of natural materials popular years ago – like caning, rope, seagrass and bamboo – has a strong and

easily incorporated influence over modern furniture silhouettes and décor details such as occasional pieces, area rugs and wall coverings,” Kelly said. “Elaborately embossed wall coverings – like gold rivets and metallic accents – give surfaces a beautiful tactile sensation and modern ambiance.”

Furniture trimmed with brass tacks or metallic accessories add to this mix of natural and metal tones.

Grayish beige or “greige” is being replaced by a neutral with more warmth, but not necessarily more yellow.

“Warm beige is slowly edging out cool gray tones, giving a fresh take on neutrals,” Kelly said. “While the tone is warm, the yellow undertone is downplayed. Cashmere shades and colors like Sherwin Williams’ ‘Accessible Beige’ and ‘Shiitake’ provide a modern warmth to a space.”

As a neutral, beige plays well with several other colors, but some combinations look more current than others.

What contrast or accent colors work best with this current shade of beige?

“Classic motifs could easily tie in shades of navy and brass while more modern scenes may accent with black and white,” Kelly suggested. “The beauty of beige is that it plays beautifully with saturated and more muted tones depending on your home’s aesthetic.”

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MUSIC THURSDAY, 8/8 FaKe it eP Release sHOW: Take the opportunity to spend a minute or an hour with Farewell Familiar, Kevin Nichols and the Countermen.

Rock ’n’ roll. 8pm, $10-$12. Momo Sacramento, 2708 J St.

sKOlD: Shampoo yourself if you want before you check out this show with the Swedish musician. There will also be performances from Echo Black, Komrads and In Retrograde. 7pm, $12-$15. Holy Diver, 1517 21st St.

tHROWBaCKtHURsDaYs iN OlD saCRaMeNtO:

FRIDAY, 8/9 aCHilles WHeel: On the docket at Two Rivers Cider is cider and the 2019 SAMMIES winner for World Music, Achilles Wheel. Catch them when you can. 6pm, $8. Two Rivers Cider, 4311 Attawa Ave.

DeMON HUNteR (aN eveNiNG WitH): Body and

Balloons over Galt McFarland living History rancH, 5aM, $10-$15 Your lifelong dream of being the sky captain of a hot air balloon is at hand—the Galt Balloon Festival is back for a Festivals second year of bulbous, figshaped, lighter-than-air travel. Starting early in the morning and for two days only, you’ll have the opportunity to ride in the basket of tethered balloons—much in the way of the early settlers of the area.

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Place yourself in this location if you want to get thrown back into a Thursday from decades past, with the sounds of the previous two decades. 9pm, no cover. Ambiance Lounge, 910 2nd St.

Historical inaccuracies notwithstanding, this is a great opportunity to float above the earth. It’s first-come, first-served for the rides, and they cost extra. There are vendors selling food, selling arts and crafts and more. Spend a little bit of your time on this Earth above it and in the company of the gentle giants of the sky. 8899 Orr Road, galtballoonfestival.com.

mind will be fulfilled with the music of Demon Hunter. They’ll fill the music room with metal music while on their tour. 7pm, $30. Ace of Spades, 1417 R St.

MaRtY O’ReillY & tHe OlD sOUl ORCHestRa: Swirl through Harlow’s and grab a view of this Santa Cruz indie folk blues band, Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra.

Jessica Malone rounds out the docket. 7pm, $20. Harlow’s, 2708 J St.

vaGaBOND BROtHeRs: Miss them? Now you don’t have to, not anymore, at least.

They’re the Rocklin band, and they’re rocking on over to a bowling alley stage near you to play some covers. 5pm, call for cover. Strikes Unlimited, 5681 Lonetree Blvd. in Rocklin.

SATURDAY, 8/10

tiCKet WiNDOW ANDY GRAMMER The pop singer and popular vocalist is performing on his Don’t Give Up On Me tour. Grab a ticket or two to hear from the radio-friendly artist. 9/12, 8pm, $32.50, on sale now. Ace of Spades, concerts.livenation.com.

ExPLOSIONS IN THE SkY It has been 20 years for the Austinbased post-rock folks, and in that time they’ve shared an awful lot of music and another name. Help them celebrate their two decades of sky explosions at this show.

9/17, 7:30pm, $30-$50, on sale now.

Crest Theatre, ticketfly.com.

DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS Durand Jones & the Indications came

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together in Indiana in 2016, and ever since they’ve been making some sweet, soulful music with a whole lot of horn, heart and more.

Catch them with Ruby De Anda at this show.

9/26, 8pm, $18, on sale now. Ace of Spades, livenation.com.

LANA DEL REY The

vocalist and singer who has hypnotized audiences for years is coming through the

Coca-Cola is America’s drink, Lana.

Memorial Auditorium on her Norman Fucking Rockwell tour, in advance of the album’s Aug. 30 release. 10/8, 8pm, $58-$68, on sale 8/9 at 10am. Memorial Auditorium, livenation.com.

LUkE COMBS Award-winning country

musician Luke Combs is headed this way with a guitar in hand or in its travel case.

He’s on his Beer Never Broke My Heart tour and is bringing along Morgan Wallen and Jameson Rodgers for the ride. 10/26, 7pm, $68-$400, on sale now. Golden 1 Center, ticketmaster.com.

SNOW THA PRODUCT The San Jose

rapper is coming to Sacramento again, so grab a ticket again before they sell out again. 11/14, 8pm, $25, on sale now. Ace of Spades, concerts.livenation.com.

famous rapper, beatboxer and DJ is bringing the beats to Sacramento yet again, this time mashing up decades together for your entertainment. 7pm, $20. Ace of Spades, 1417 R St.

BRieFCase BlUes BROtHeRs RevUe: Bus yourself down to catch the Briefcase Blues Brothers Revue, featuring two folks pretending to be Jake and Elwood from Blues Brothers. Their real names, Michael St. John and Marten Benatar, are immaterial, but they’re joined by top blues musicians. 1pm, $8-$11. Swabbies Restaurant & Bar, 5871 Garden Highway.

DaNDeliONMassaCRe: Grab a fistful of dollars and head down to The Colony for an evening of fun with DandelionMassacre, Münechild, Faye Safiro, Killuv and Matt Pless. 7pm, $5-$10, NOtaFlOF. The Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd.

GROOveMeNt aFteR DaRK: The music is one part of this dance class with all the dancing and none of the club. Show up and get some

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dance lessons. 9pm, $10. Sierra 2 Center, 2791 24th St.

listeNiNG tO CONlON NaNCaRROW W/ NiCK RiCH: Pole-vault on over to the Library of MusicLandria to listen to the compositions of Conlon Nancarrow. Nick Rich, local composer and discussion-leader of this event, will be leading the discussion of the event. 6:30pm, $10. The Library of Music Landria, 2181 6th Ave.

saCtO UNPlUGGeD: Whistle along with the music of Be Brave Bold Robot and Drop Dead Red, two Sacramento classics. It’s all part of the Sacto Unplugged series that yanks the cords out of local musicians’ instruments unceremoniously, then tells them to play— play like their life depended on it. 8:30pm, $10-$15. CLARA, 2420 N St.

saDGiRl: Don’t have a ticket yet to this surf-punk kind of show with SadGirl?

Don’t worry, there’s still time to grab a ticket for the tour in support of their debut album, and the Hurricanes are also performing. 6:30pm, $13-$15. Harlow’s, 2708 J St.

teCHNOsaiC: Remember your first time going to Technosaic? Well, if it hasn’t happened yet, you won’t remember it, but you could remember it after this show with Brad Moontribe, K2 and Amicus and Scottie Scribbles. 9pm, $10. Midtown Barfly, 1119 21st St.

SUNDAY, 8/11 iNDUBiOUs + sOl seeD: The dual headliners bring the music, with Indubious bringing Reggae from Oregon and fellow Oregonians Sol Seed bring the reggae-fusion, also harvested fresh from the woods of Eugene. 7pm, $10. Holy Diver, 1517 21st St.

JOe MaZZaFeRRO BiG BaND: Days ago, the planning for the Midtown Vanguard Jazz Series at the CLARA began. Joe Mazzaferro, local trumpeter of trumpets and music education, was hot on the list for performers, and his big band is equally jazzed to be performing. 6:30pm, $15$35. CLARA, 2420 N St.

JONaH MatRaNGa: Past lives in other bands Far and New End Original notwithstanding, Matranga is coming to town to perform rock music. 7pm, $15. Harlow’s, 2708 J St.

WeiRD al YaNKOviC: When Weird Al Yankovic heard Sacramento was a town, he was dubious at first—but once his manager explained to him that it was the legislative capital of California, he was sold. He planned a stop here on his music comedy tour, bringing an orchestra and not looking back once. Catch him if you can. 8pm, $55$490. Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J St.

Willie K: You will not want to miss Willie K’s multi-genre instrumentalism and guitar sensationalism. The Hawaiian maestro is on tour and is going to make strings work for him. 7:30pm, $35-$55. Harris Center, 10 College Parkway in Folsom.

MONDAY, 8/12 iCON FOR HiRe: Spoke after spoke in wheels across America are snapping along to the rocking music of Icon for Hire. With an iconic

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Sacramento Banana Festival William land Park, 10am, $8-$10

What looks like a banana, tastes like a banana, is a staple of cuisines around the world and is the fruit this festival is named after? If you guessed the banana, you’re right! Come show up to the 10th installment of this fruit festival, this year honoring its usage FeStivalS in many locales. It features lots of musical performances, plenty of banana eats and live performances from some of the cultures of banana-loving countries. There’s a kid zone, a whole bunch of vendors and many more appealing activities. Sutterville Road and Freeport Boulevard, sacbananafestival.com.

look and a fan base that’s had more than a decade to grow, this show looks to bring a little of that Decatur magic to venues across the world. 7pm, $15-$199. Holy Diver, 1517 21st St.

tuESday, 8/13 ¡CUBaNiSMO!: Open for business is the Cubanism of trumpeter Jesús Alemañy.

He’s got all the Cuban sounds you could ask for, and music and infectious rhythms you will be begging to dance along to. 8:30pm, $45. Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts, 2700 Capitol Ave.

FlYNt FlOSSY aND tURQUOiSe JeeP: A genius can only make so many amazing things in a lifetime—Flynt Flossy has been hard at work churning out the bops, the hits and the raps that only a professional could possibly attempt. Check out the highlight on page 32. 7:30pm, $12. Goldfield Trading Post, 1630 J St.

FEStIVaLS tHurSday, 8/8 GatHeR OaK PaRK 2019: Door number one this week reveals Gather Oak Park, the street market that’s got more pizazz, chutzpah and moxie than several other street markets combined. Featuring artwork, foods, people selling things they’ve made and much more, this is one door you won’t want to leave closed. 5pm, no cover. Oak Park, Broadway and 3rd Ave.

WiDe OPeN WallS 2019: Close your eyes and you might miss it, but walls around the city are getting their due in the mural department! Check out the story on page 20 for some inspiration on how to take in the festival. various times and covers. Throughout Sacramento.

FrIday, 8/9 GeM FaiRe: A Sacramento tradition and seemingly omnipresent faire experience, the Gem Faire is back for another round of people selling gems, beads, minerals and much more. With plenty of exhibitors, demos and gem-related displays, your gem appetites will surely be whetted when you hear about the door prizes and the threeday run time of the event. Noon, $7. Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St.

Saturday, 8/10 2019 Galt BallOON FeStival: Window washers, rejoice—it’s time for the 2019 installment of the Galt Balloon Festival. Check out the event highlight on page 28 for the two-day affair of balloons and excitement, all centered around the large, inflatable floating vessels. 5am, $10-$20. McFarland Living History Ranch, 8899 Orr Road in Galt.

tHe DaY aFteR: Let the music take you away with this celebration of Jerry Garcia’s life and music. Featuring performances from Moonalice, Jerry’s Middle Finger and Jonny Mojo and Friends, this celebration includes music, food, excitement and more. Noon, $20-$115. The Nugget Campground, 6045 Rafters Lane in Placerville.

SaCRaMeNtO BaNaNa FeStival: The Sacramento Banana Festival is back for another year of multicultural fun and entertainment. Centered around the banana and its uses in culinary excursions, it’s fun for the whole family. Check it out in the highlight above. 10am, $8-$10. Green Village Area in William Land Park, 3800 W. Land Park Drive.

SUMMeR SPaRK: Breeze on through this curated bike tour along the Waterfront and through the murals taking shape for Wide Open Walls. With multiple bike rides and lots of Burning Man inspired activities and fun, along with food, music and games, this is one event you won’t want to miss. 2pm, $15$20. Miller Park, 2710 Marina View Drive.

tuESday, 8/13 WOMeN DeSiGN SaCRaMeNtO laUNCH PaRtY: Carry yourself and your necessities over to Fitsom Studios to help celebrate the launch of Women Design Sacramento. There will be sketching, doodling and more drawing while Fitsom Studios owner will explain how she used design to massage the studio into existence. 6pm, by donation. Fitsom Studios, 2512 Franklin Blvd.

WEdnESday, 8/14 RiCKMOBile: The Rickmobile is coming to Sacramento—and if you don’t know what that is, you’re woefully ill-informed about the comings and goings of the city and its residents. It’s a car shaped like Rick from the animated show Rick and Morty, and if you didn’t know that, you’re probably not interested in buying the collectibles the

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have hearts—especially Leon, who proves that when he takes on a young ward named Mathilda. Take to Urban Roots to watch the film and to do trivia after its screening. 7pm, no cover. Urban Roots, 1322 V St.

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For six decades now, the San Francisco Mime Troupe has been ON STAGE putting on free political theater performances around the Bay Area and California.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE MELNYK They’re keeping with tradition, performing two local shows this week of their newest political production, Treasure Island. Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, it explores the real-life development of the Bay’s Treasure Island.

Featuring Hawkins, Long John Silver and all the swashbuckling bribery you could hope for, it’s a lambasting of developers. Register in advance!

315 West 14th Street in Davis, sfmt.org.

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merely one library ice cream social in a week—Sacramento’s got two of them.

Get your face painted, get your ice cream scooped and your mind blown by magic from Trevor Wyatt. The magic begins at 6:30 p.m. No cover. McKinley Public Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd.

vehicle contains. 6pm, no cover. Track 7 Brewing, 826 Professor Lane, Suite 100.

FOOD & DRINK SATURDAY, 8/10 NEIGHBORWORKS ART, WINE & FOOD CLASSIC: Smell that? It’s the smell of neighbors making artwork, sharing food and wine and having an evening of celebration. Show up to this event to have some of the best food local places can possibly prepare for you, and plenty of great people to talk to. NeighborWorks helps support the Oak Park Farmers Market and Paint the Town, along with other homebuying services. 5:30pm, $45-$60. Tsakopoulous Library Galleria, 828 I St.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL: It is hard to beat the taste, flavor and temperature of ice cream on a hot day—and when the $3 suggested donation benefits the Colonial Height’s Library’s programs and materials, it’s even harder to beat. Show up and get your ice cream on, along with your library patronizing. 1pm, no cover. Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd.

FILM FRIDAY, 8/9 COFFEE, DONUTS AND A MOVIE: Young adults, young seniors and young teenagers alike are invited to watch the 1959 classic movie Pillow Talk. Starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson, the film about phones, seduction and romance is accompanied by coffee, donuts and you. 1:30pm, no cover. Sylvan Oaks Library, 6700 Auburn Blvd. in Citrus Heights.

good as the screen it’s projected onto—this time it’s projected onto Sutter’s Fort. Show up and catch a showing of The Fast & the Furious and Mean Girls. As soon as the sun goes down, the movies start rolling. You can grab some food and drinks while you’re there, too. 5pm, no cover. Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, 2701 L St.

LAS SANDINISTAS FILM SCREENING: Few stories deserve to be told more than the ones of people struggling for justice—Las Sandinistas is a documentary from Jenny Murray about the women who lead a revolution in Nicaragua’s 1979 Sandinista Revolution and their battle for justice. 7pm, no cover. ArdenDimick Library, 891 Watt Ave.

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Since then, he’s continued to make comedy about politics. Come spend an evening with the monologue that launched a thousand ships. Saturday 8/10, 7pm. $25-$30. 2215 J St.

CREST THEATRE: Theo Von Dark Arts Tour. Of all the stand-up comics to come through Sacramento this week, Theo Von is one of them. He’s got a mullet for some reason, he’s got a bit of a Southern accent and he seems pretty funny. Through 8/8. $28$58. 1013 K St.

STAB! COMEDY THEATER: Forbidden Knowledge Book IV Cabin Fever. Work on amping up your knowledge banks at this night of necromancy and quiz shows and other bad things, with hosts Court Hansen and Charlie Norton. 8pm. Through 8/10. $7. 1710 Broadway.

SACRAMENTO COMEDY SPOT: Anti-Cooperation League-Improv Comedy Show. You’ll be glad to know that Anti-Cooperation League is a weekly improv show with interviews, guests and more fun antics. Saturday 8/10, 9pm. $12. 1050 20th St., Suite 130.

TOMMY T’S COMEDY CLUB: Paul Conyers. Be a pal and come check out Paul Conyers, Bay Area comedian and World Series of Comedy participant, as he explores some comedic territory on a stage while near an amplified microphone. Through 8/11. $10. 12401 Folsom Blvd. in Rancho Cordova.

Island. Sad days are not here to stay— instead of morose mimes, these ones use their voices and present an adaptation of the classic Stevenson novel. It’s got a Bay Area twist and lots of poignant, pertinent relevance. Catch them at Davis High School or at Southside Park on Wednesday. Tuesday 8/13, 6:30pm. $20 suggested donation. 315 W. 14th St. in Davis.

ARCADE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Wild Things. And I thought I was wild—these performers are truly wacky, in that they’re living, breathing animals. Come see them, learn about their stories and broaden your understanding of the natural world a bit. Thursday 8/8, 3pm. No cover. 2443 Marconi Ave.

THE WILKERSON THEATER: Teatro Espejo Summer One-Act Festival. Lonely days of summer are gone, as the Teatro Espejo’s annual festival of one-act plays returns. There are lots of local actors, directors and writers sharing their tidy dramatic works, so catch some. Through 8/25. $10-$13. 2509 R St.

ART COLONIAL HEIGHTS LIBRARY: Alt Library Bad Art Night. Love making artwork without the expectation that it should be good? Join the library folks for some free arts and crafts for adults. Tuesday 8/13, 5:30pm. No cover. 4799 Stockton Blvd.

DOWNTOWN COMMONS: 2nd Saturday Arts and Crafts Artist Spotlight. Your Saturday morning with your kids is planned for you—simply head to DOCO and join in the activities. Saturday 8/10, 10am. No cover. 660 J St., near Yard House.

HACKER LAB: Catharsis. Leg it over to the Hacker Lab for this new exhibition featuring the creativity of sexual harm survivors.

There’s new art from Sarah Marie Hawkins, a music video from Drop Dead Read and The Red Hand Movement, plus lots more artwork from survivors of sexual harm. Saturday 8/10, 5pm. 2533 R St.

CROCKER ART MUSEUM: ArtMix Street. Feed deeply on the street scene at the Crocker’s Wide Open Walls installment of ArtMix. Enjoy some of the street artists who literally take to the streets to make their message heard.

There will be dance, music, a hip-hop workshop, a group mural and more. Thursday 8/8, 6pm. $20. 216 O St.

MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM: Kathy Butterly | ColorForm. Your invitation is in the mail, but consider this your reason to visit Kathy Butterly’s retrospective exhibition. Through 12/29. No cover. 254 Old Davis Road in Davis.

BOOKS THURSDAY, 8/8 BIG GAY BOOK GROUP: Passion for book discussion necessary—stop by for the inaugural meeting of the Big Gay Book Group. The book is Call Me By Your Name, the discussion is open and the literature will be appreciated. Check it out. 6:30pm, no cover. McKinley Public Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd.

SPORTS & OUTDOORS WEDNESDAY, 8/14 SACC WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENT: Watch the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce’s wiffle ball tournament.

Registration for teams is closed, but spectating is free. 5pm, no cover. William Land Regional Park, 3800 W. Land Park Drive.

CLASSES THURSDAY, 8/8 THURSDAY OPEN HOUSE: Time to learn about bees, how you can keep some, how you can make a bee house and more beerelated learning and activities. 10am, by donation. Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, 1 Bee Biology Road in Davis.

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TASTE OF SOUL SACRAMENTO: You’re going to like the way this soul food fills your mouth with flavors. Show up and chew some food, peruse some vendors and see local artwork, all while listening to some music from artists. Noon, $35-$150. Southside Park, 2115 6th St.

Comedy Tour. After all these years, comedy and brews still have a close relationship. Catch this tour of stand-ups doing stand-up at Yolo Brewing Co. Wednesday 8/14, 7:30pm. 1520 Terminal St. in West Sacramento.

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Celebrating CBd August 8 is National CBD Day: Ngaio Bealum breaks down the trends and benefits behind the cannabis compound

by Ngaio Bealum

happy national CBd day! Some of you are probably thinking: Why would anyone want to celebrate Crazy Baby Daddies?

Relax. The CBD discussed here is, indeed, something to celebrate.

CBD is short for “cannabidiol,” and it’s one of the hundreds of chemical compounds found in the cannabis plant.

For the longest time, scientists and cannabis users figured that THC was the only chemical compound in cannabis worthy of study.

But in the past few years, CBD has been touted as a wonder drug for just about any ailment—arthritis, insomnia, anxiety, depression and everything in between.

CBD is recognized as a miracle cure by many in the cannabis community. There are even CBD products designed for pets.

Last year’s farm bill made legal CBD derived from hemp plants (“hemp” is a cannabis plant containing less than 0.3% THC, according to the government), and

the marketplace has grown exponentially with CBD shops opening all over the country. Major companies such as Ulta Beauty are even getting in on the CBD surge. The cosmetic giant announced in March that it plans to carry a new CBD skin-care line.

So how does CBD work and why is it so popular? Good question. CBD is mostly known as an anti-inflammatory.

According to Jahan Marcu, chief science officer for the International Research Center on Cannabis and Mental Health, “CBD can inhibit the release of inflammatory compounds. The body will inflame [a fancy way of saying cause to swell up] an area as a way of quarantine and to supply the region with nutrients.”

Inflammation is usually painful—think of a swollen ankle or arthritis. CBD disrupts the body’s signals to inflame, which can provide pain relief. Marcu says the latest research shows that CBD also travels to the brain “through

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serotonin, adenosine and ion channels, so conceptually CBD hits targets similar to anti-anxiety drugs and caffeine.” This is why some people praise CBD as an antidepressant.

“CBD is not a very potent molecule,” Marcu adds. “It is mild sauce compared to anti-anxiety medications and caffeine. Adults require hundreds of milligrams to be able to overtly ‘feel’ anything.”

Indeed, it is probably the lack of any major psychotropic effects—CBD doesn’t make people “high” like THC does—that makes CBD so popular.

There are a few states that have CBD-only medical cannabis laws on the books, much to the consternation of scientists such as Clint Werner, author of Marijuana Gateway to Health: How Cannabis Protects Us from Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease—and a proponent of “whole plant” cannabis therapeutics.

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“I think the entire CBD craze is out of hand,” he says. “Largely based on greed and profiteering coupled with ignorant wish-it-were-so CBD delusions and a euphoranoia [irrational fear of a high] concerning THC. We did not rediscover medical marijuana because of CBD. THC is the cannabinoid with the broadest range of therapeutic actions. A blend of differing ratios of THC and CBD [the entourage effect] will probably prove helpful for some ailments, although some will be found to need zero CBD, in my opinion.”

Still, Werner and Marcu agree that more studies are needed.

“We need a dedicated research and development program to figure out which cannabinoids in what forms and combinations work best for which ailments,”’ says Werner, who envisions scenarios where people can have cannabis compounds tailor-made for their specific needs.

Meanwhile, Marcu laments the frustrations of trying to study a federally illegal plant. “We have a ways to go before the products being consumed can legally and openly be studied ... which is particularly disturbing given the circular reasoning that we need more research to proceed with regulating cannabis,” he says.

If someone wants to try CBD products, it is probably best to purchase them at a licensed dispensary. There are plenty of fly-by-night CBD companies online willing to sell fraudulent products containing “hemp oil,” but little if any actual CBD. Licensed dispensaries carry products that have been thoroughly tested, ensuring that a person actually gets what they’ve paid for. Folks can find CBD-infused candies, gummies, capsules and even high-CBD cannabis strains such as Harlequin, Blues Chaser and Charlotte’s Web. Since CBD isn’t psychoactive like THC, it may take some time to notice if CBD is having any beneficial effects. Give it a week or two and see how you feel. And a few words of caution: Anyone taking prescription medications should definitely talk to their doctor before jumping on the CBD bandwagon.

Marcu shares this advice: “Start low.

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Weed before a workout Marijuana and high blood pressure ... what’s the deal?

When you take a puff of pot, your blood pressure goes up just a little bit. Some strains—especially the ones we call sativas such as TrainWreck, Durban Poison and Jack Herer—cause a temporary increase in the heart rate as well. If you’ve ever smoked a joint and then felt your heart racing, you know what I mean.

However, about 10 to 15 minutes after smoking, your blood pressure actually goes down, and the bodies of long-term cannabis users often adjust so that heart rate and blood pressure don’t increase at all. And there have been studies of the endocannabinoid system that say that chronic cannabis use may elicit a long-term decrease in heart rate and blood pressure. So the real answer is: Weed probably doesn’t affect your blood pressure too much, and we need more studies to see if weed (or some sort of chemical compound made from the stuff we find in the weed plant) can actually help you maintain a healthy heart.

Does smoking before the gym have any impact on the effectiveness of a workout?

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Also: weed is a natural antiinflammatory, so people can work out a little harder and recover a little faster. Don’t get so high that you can’t remember how to work the rowing machine, but a puff or two before you hit the gym or the basketball court won’t hurt.

If I put an edible in my butt, will I get high?

I know you are trying to be funny, but here’s the deal: a regular edible in your anus (this is science, so we use the correct terms) will not cause intoxication. However, for many people suffering from Crohn’s disease, cancer, and a few other ailments that make it difficult for them to use cannabis in the traditional manner, cannabis-infused suppositories are a lifesaver.

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My boyfriend gets angry at me about sad that the obvious problem is a lack of things that I know for a fact I’m not devotion to the highest priority. why do doing. At least once a week he vanishes you omit such a reference? for a couple days. when we are together, Why do you think that I do? If I need his phone will start ringing but he never to say “God” or quote Scripture for answers in front of me. he just powers someone to understand that I am speakit off. I think he is sleeping with someone ing of God, one of us has failed in our else. he says that I’m the only one in his capacity to love God and our neighbor life, and I should know he loves me. he as ourselves. swears he doesn’t lie. If I break up with Religion itself is not a savior. It him today and tomorrow he has a new does not rescue people from feelings girlfriend then I will know I was right. of unhappiness. Religion is an instishould I stop seeing him? tutionalized path to one group’s idea How do you feel about death? I ask of who God is and is not, while because a break-up is the providing instruction on how death of a relationship. to please that God. The one Clinging to a connectrue God is bigger than any tion that overflows religion. An enlightened Instead of waiting with tension, suspireligion trusts this truth. for your man to cion, mistrust and It also understands that anger is not wise leave you, why not devotion to a religion’s self-care. Have you disciplines is intended choose to exit explored why you to nurture the soul’s gracefully? hang on? expansion, but too often If death frightens feeds the ego’s attitude you, excavate another of superiority. Devotion to emotion with which to a religion or spiritual path may meet the end of things. Let also compel us beyond that religion. nature be your teacher. She will show Then we become mystics, those whose you how to befriend death as life’s partdevotion to God is so complete, their ner, two peas in the pod of the universe, very existence threatens much of what dancing in sync with each other. a religion has come to believe is sacred.

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write your horoscope, I was feeling unusually lazy. I could barely summon enough energy to draw up the planetary charts. I said a weak prayer to the astrological muses, pleading, “Please don’t make me work too hard to discover the message that Aries people need to hear; just make the message appear in my mind.”

As if in response, a voice in my head said, “Try bibliomancy.” So I strolled to my bookcase, shut my eyes, pulled out the first book I felt, and went to a random page. Here’s what I saw when I opened my eyes: “The Taoist concept of wu-wei is the notion that our creative active forces are dependent on and nourished by inactivity; and that doing absolutely nothing may be a good way to get something done.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There’s an old Rosicrucian vow you might have fun trying out: “I pledge to interpret every experience that comes my way as a communication of God with my soul.” If you carry out this intention with relaxed playfulness, every birdsong you hear is an emblem of Divine thought; every eavesdropped conversation provides hints of the Creator’s current mood; the shape that spilled milk takes on your tabletop is an intimation of eternity breaking into our timegripped realm. In my years of offering you advice, I have never before suggested you try this exercise because I didn’t think you were receptive. But I do now. (If you’re an atheist, you can replace “God,” “Divine,” and “Creator” with “Life.”)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Below are unheralded gifts possessed by many Geminis but not commonly identified by traditional astrologers: 1. A skill for deprogramming yourself: for unlearning defunct teachings that might otherwise interfere with your ability to develop your highest potentials; 2. A sixth sense about recognizing artificial motivations, then shedding them; 3. A tendency to attract epiphanies that show you why and how to break taboos that may once have been necessary but aren’t any longer; 4. An ability to avoid becoming overwhelmed and controlled by situations you manage or supervise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 1993, I began writing a book titled The Televisionary Oracle. By 1995, I had generated over 2,000 pages of material that I didn’t like. Although I was driven by a yearning to express insights that had been welling up in me for a long time, nothing about the work felt right. I was stuck. But finally I discovered an approach that broke me free: I started to articulate difficult truths about aspects of my life about which I was embarrassed, puzzled and ashamed. Then everything fell into place. The process that had been agonizing and fruitless became fluidic and joyful. I recommend that you try this strategy to dissolve any mental blocks you may be suffering from: Dive into and explore what makes you feel ashamed, puzzling or embarrassed. I bet it will lead to triumph and fulfillment, as happened for me.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I am overjoyed that you’re not competing for easy rewards or comparing yourself to the mediocre crowd. Some people in your sphere may not be overjoyed, though. To those whose sense of self isn’t strong, you may be like an itchy allergen; they may accuse you of showing off or acting puffed up. But freaks like me appreciate creative egotists like you when you treat your personality as a work of art. In my view, you’re a stirring example of how to be true to one’s smartest passions. Keep up the good work! Continue to have too much fun! I’m guessing that for now you can get away with doing just about anything you want as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let’s enjoy a moment of poignant silence in honor of your expired illusions. They were soulful mirages: full of misplaced idealism and sweet ignorance and innocent misunderstandings. Generous in ways you may not yet realize, they exuded an agitated beauty that aroused both courage

and resourcefulness. Now, as those illusions dissolve, they will begin to serve you anew, turning into fertile compost for your next big production.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Old rules and traditions about how best to conduct intimate relationships are breaking down. New rules are still incubating. Right now, the details about how people express their needs to give and receive love seem to be riddles for which there are no correct answers. So what do you do? How do you proceed with the necessary blend of confidence and receptivity? Can you figure out flexible strategies for being true both to your need for independence and your need for interdependence? I bring these ruminations to your attention, Libra, just in time for the “Transforming Togetherness” phase of your cycle.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s time for your once-a-year shoutout to your most audacious possibilities. Ready? Go ahead and say, “Hallelujah! Hosanna! Happiness! Hooray for my brilliant future!” Next, go ahead and say, “I have more than enough power to create my world in the image of my wisest dreams.” Now do a dance of triumph and whisper to yourself, “I’m going to make very sure I always know exactly what my wisest dreams are.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): During the next three weeks, I advise you to load up on copious amounts of caffeine from Monday at 8 a.m. until Friday at 6 p.m. Then drastically cut back on the coffee and consume large amounts of alcohol and/or marijuana from 6:01 p.m. on Friday through 6 p.m. on Sunday. This is the ideal recipe for success. JUST KIDDING! I lied. Here’s the truth, Sagittarius: Astrological indicators suggest you would benefit from making the coming weeks be the most undrugged, alcohol-free time ever. Your potential for achieving natural highs will be extraordinary, as will your potential to generate crucial breakthroughs while enjoying those natural highs. Take advantage!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I don’t presume you should or will gleefully embrace the assignment I’ll propose. The task may indeed be too daunting for you to manage right now. If that’s the case, don’t worry. You’ll get another chance in a few months. But if you are indeed ready for a breathtaking challenge, here it is: Be a benevolent force of wild nature; be a tender dispenser of creative destruction; be a bold servant of your soulful dreams—as you demolish outmoded beliefs and structures that have been keeping a crucial part of your vitality shackled and latent.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I have cast a feisty love spell that will be triggered in anyone who reads the first line of this horoscope.

And since you have done that, you are now becoming even smarter than you already were about getting the most out of your intimate alliances. You’re primed to experiment with the delights of feeling with your head and thinking with your heart. Soon you’ll be visited by revelations about any unconscious glitches that might be subtly undermining your togetherness, and you’ll get good ideas about how to correct those glitches. Astrological rhythms will be flowing in your relationships’ favor for the next seven weeks!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I estimate that about 25% of your fear results from your hesitation to love as deeply and openly and bravely as you could. Another 13% originates in an inclination to mistake some of your teachers for adversaries, and 21% from your reluctance to negotiate with the misunderstood monsters in your closet. But I suspect that fully 37% of your fear comes from the free-floating angst that you telepathically absorb from the other 7.69 billion humans on our planet. So what about the remaining 4%? Is that based on real risks and worth paying attention to? Yes! And the coming weeks will be an excellent time to make progress in diminishing its hold on you.

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