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Who is Anjali?

WelcomeCity

by the

River

to the

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Consumer Review: Hops & Head!

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Notes: “Retraced Footsteps.”

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Ashley Nickels says goodbye.

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Land Park Drive:

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Beyond the Arc

Page 28Who loves Boogie?

“Singing through the pain.”

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Sister Crayon’s Terra Lopez

Amanda, Stealth and Cimorelli!

ARC

volleyball’s

new

leader.

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Sports:

Natomas ready to build.

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Page-To-PlatePage 27

New Feature:

What’s publishing online?

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UrbsIndomita.Com

The Pepper Peddler

of

Davis, Calif.

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The 2014 California State Fair, at the California Exposition in Sacramento’s Arden area.

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Photo by Ulysses Goose Simmons:

Indomitable

Staff

Contributors

Editors

Barbara Harvey, writer

Stephanie Parsons, writer

Felicity Travis, artist

Natasha Honeywood, writer

Angelo Edwards, photographer Ryleigh Hales, photographer

Adnan Ramic, designer

Arkady Yaslynskiy, photographer Ulysses Goose Simmons, photographer

LeighAnne Hales, chef

John Ferrannini, writer

Aurora Sain, copy

Brooke Purves, copy

Geoff Siler, design

Jorden P. Hales, publisher, editor-in-chief

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Emily Rabasto, photographer

Copy editing by Brook Purves and Jorden P. HalesCover photo by Emily Rabasto

Special thanks to Ike Dodson

Photo by Ulysses Goose Simmons

Che-Niya Minor, photographer

Upon its settlement, Sacramento Calif. was given the nickname “Urbs Indomita” (The Indomitable City) because its citizens where not easily subdued. The city’s early settlers did not surrender to the natural disasters or disease that plagued the region in which they desired to thrive, literally moving the American 5LYHU�³�DQG�UDLVLQJ�WKHLU�FLW\�DERYH�LW�³�WR�FUHDWH�D�YLDEOH�FRPPXQLW\��2YHU�����\HDUV�ODWHU��WKDW�ÀJKWLQJ�VSLULW�and will to endure still lives in California’s Capitol. Urbs Indomita Magazine and Urbsindomita.com are tributes WR�6DFUDPHQWR·V�ULFK�KLVWRU\�DQG�ÀJKWLQJ�VSLULW��DV�ZHOO�DV�D�FHOHEUDWLRQ�RI � LWV�FXOWXUH�� ODQGPDUNV�DQG�SURGLJLHV�

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Letter From The Editor:

Although she describes herself as incapable of thinking in abstract, Sacra-mento great Joan Didion (to whom page 9 is dedicated) has way of relaying poignant metaphors. Her words — VSHFL¿FDOO\�ZKHQ�VKH�ZULWHV�RI�our city — intrinsically harmo-nize historic occurrence with personal experience. I think that is also the case with this issue. When this summer began, Sacramento was in a state of ³ÀX[�´�D�ZRUG�ZLWK�D�QHJDWLYH�connotation. But, with our new professional soccer club

opening its inaugural

season at a

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future — looking to

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busy summer, Sac-town. There was lots of progress made — but both

OLWHUDOO\�DQG�¿JXUDWLYHO\��ZH�KDYH�EDUHO\�EURNHQ�JURXQG� Minding that Didion-esque analogy between our city and magazine, I serendipitously present Urbs Indomita Magazine volume one, issue two: summer 2014 in review.

Groundbreaking

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Publisher, editor-in-chief

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Demolition of the K Street Mall, to make space for the new Entertainment Sports Complex that will be home to the Sacramento Kings.

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C Sac-area patrons chronicle

their experiences at local

businesses.

Rubicon or New Helvetia, who has the better brew?

HEAD-TO-HEADStory and photos by Jorden P. Hales

According to historians with the Downtown

Sacramento Partnership, California’s Capitol was the

“wettest” city in America during Prohibition. In 2006,

it also became the birthplace of the Northern California

Brewers Guild.

A century of such legendary alcohol consumption is

sure to have left a legacy, so Urbs Indomita and its readers

visited a couple Downtown-area breweries to engage.

� 4QSM�\PM�KQ\a¼[�INÅVQ\a�NWZ�JWWbM��\PM�ÅZ[\�JZM_MZa¼[�name is historic. “New Helvetia,” which translates to “New

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members of the Donner Party — took refuge.

“It has a charming local quality to it, especially if you

live in the area,” said Erika Reid, 24.

Reid said the establishment’s nostalgic feel is readily

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“I think it would be a chill, laid back environment to watch (sporting events),” Reid said. “They have a good

selection of beers…I would have liked more information about their story. I would say they probably rely on some

locals bringing you here, maybe someone who hangs out here often.”

Rubicon, a much larger establishment, fascinated

patrons with its signature brews, but disappointed with its

in-house experience.

“It’s an okay joint. If it’s on your way home you might

stop by and have a drink, but it’s not like a ‘fun’ place,” said

5IKSMVbQM�;XMVKM������ Reid concurred, stating that the establishment

“covered all its bases,” but was not “noteworthy.”

“It’s a place I wouldn’t be ashamed to bring children,”

Spence said with a giggle. “It’s no place I would go for like, a

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Rubicon’s extensive list of signature products, which

includes wines and unusual ciders, impressed where its

ambiance did not; each consumer said they mean to try more

of them in the future.

“They have some good beers and they take a lot of

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New Helvetia: 1730 Broadway (916) 469-9889

Rubicon’s signature IPA (left), “Monkey Knife Fight” (center) and

“Wipeout” (right) are avilable at local BevMo, Total Wine and

Yard House locations.

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I never felt like I came from

anywhere special. I never left the state

and I spent all my childhood in the same

house in Sacramento, at the same school

and with the same friends.

As young girl, I mostly feared

the lower-middle class neighborhood I

lived in; I couldn’t help but watch over

my shoulder with every step I took on

my way to school. Once there was a

lock-down at my brother’s middle school

because of a bomb threat from a fellow

student. I became frantic once I learned

the student was also carrying a weapon.

I had been naive and trusting at the

time, but soon began to be wary of oth-

ers around me. I judged the entire city

solely on the small area around me.

I wanted nothing but adventure.

I often felt trapped and thought only of

how I was going to break free as soon as

I had the chance. I dreamed of moving

down south, venturing to other coun-

tries, maybe just packing up and taking

the next bus to anywhere except the

place I would later call home.

When I was old enough to actual-

ly soak up the entirety of my

surroundings, I slowly started to

IXXZMKQI\M�_PI\�1�PIL�I\�Ua�ÅVOMZ\QX[��5a�ÅZ[\�J][�XI[[�I[�I�NZM[PUIV�QV�PQOP�[KPWWT�OZIV\ML�UM�\PM�ÅZ[\�ZMIT�NZMMLWU�outside of my neighborhood. Exploring

my city with my own means of trans-

portation, I began to realize the true

beauty of Sacramento.

With my driver’s license

IVL�ÅZ[\�KIZ��1�_I[�IJTM�\W�LW�even more

exploring. I explored every

little back road, small

business and historical place

I could get to. I started Downtown, then

circled out to the suburbs. I often hung

around the Fountains in Roseville,

staying past sunset to watch the beauti-

ful water and color display that danced

around after nightfall, and spent hours

quietly scribbling away in my notebook

at local coffee shops. I was comfortable

here. It wasn’t long before I knew where

to go when I wanted to be alone in a

crowded room or where to meet up with

old friends.

Still eager to push my limits,

I attended a school just outside of the

Sacramento area and began dating some-

one in another city. The money spent

commuting was my personal cost to ex-

plore my city and its surrounding areas.

I took a different route every week, ate

at a new place every month and made

as much as I could of my travels. It felt

like a mini vacation, just by being on the

other side of the city.

When it was time for me to stretch out

my wings, it was without hesitation that

I headed up to Oregon. It was a chance to

try a new state and a new lifestyle. The

emotions I felt leaving behind the nest

rushed at me like a tidal wave. I cried for

the friends I was leaving, the sense of be-

longing I knew would soon fade and the

small bit of happiness that came from

breaking free as I had planned to many

years before. It was bittersweet, and I

knew that there was no sense in turning

back.

I was ready for this new start, or

so I thought.

� 5a�ÅZ[\�UWV\P�ILR][\QVO�\W�Ua�new town was almost everything I had

hoped it would be. I explored my new

stomping grounds, looked for work and

tried to make friends with the locals. But

1�_I[�[WWV�ÆWWLML�_Q\P�]VKMZ\IQV\a�IVL�1�KW]TLV¼\�ÅVL�KWUNWZ\�QV�Ua�VM_�\W_V��)N-ter just three months, I folded my wings

and left my sense of adventure behind.

I realized that my only true

sense of adventure was within my

own city. No matter if I was Uptown or

Downtown, I was always running into a

familiar face.

In one way or another, everyone

somehow connected. It was here that I

felt like I was a part of something bigger.

Now I’m married and

move wherever the Army sends us, and

1�WN\MV�ZMÆMK\�WV�Ua�PWUM\W_V��I will be forever on the outside

looking in on the city I left

behind. There will always be

something special about where

I’m from and I will always

treasure the place I still call

home.

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Once the largest music retailer in the world, Tower Records is

synonymous with record store culture and performing arts as an

industry. The historic chain shared its moniker with several

businesses at the Broadway and Land Park Drive intersection,

including the illustrious Tower Theatre (pictured). “Land Park Drive”

is the Urbs Indomita reader’s guide to the

Sacramento area performing arts scene,

����������ϐ������������������- ws,

upcoming performances and

talent bios.

LandParkDrive

A look at Sacramento’s homegrown talent.12

Garnering positive reviews from 88 percent of industry critics, this inde-pendent South by Southwest (SXSW) hit features Urbs Indomita favorite Amanda Fuller as the wife of its main character, Craig. Craig and his wife have fallen on some chal-lenging !nancial times, which Craig attempts to resolve by entertaining an enigmatic couple at a local dive bar in exchange for cash. Cheap !rills is now available for rent and pur-chase on iTunes.

Liquor is a project by the 25 Eight Music Group, a hip-hop and R&B-centric record label lead by Sacra-mento-based producer Stealth. In addition to Liquor, Stealth is producing several albums, for 25 Eight, including a to-be-named EDM project by Tey Yaniis and Dirty Work 3 (DW3), an EP by local product Qujuan Jamani. DW3 is scheduled to be released on iTunes later this year.

Summer With Cimorelli is an original web series, chronicling the lives of the Kids Choice Award- winning group of sisters, who have been le" in the care of their oldest, Christina. #e show features !at Girl Should Be Me and Everything You Have, original songs by Cimorelli. Episode one debuted on June 3 and all cur-rent episodes are available on the group’s YouTube channel, “YouTube.com/Ci-morelli#eBand.”

FilmMusicShow

Photos by Jorden P. Hales

In September, we review projects featured on this page, and pro!le Sacramento City Col-lege alum Jessica Chastain for Tower Tuesday.

We want to hear from you, readers. Weigh in with your thoughts on all of these projects and others by local talent, as well as rec-ommend content for future issues by using the hashtag “#LandParkDrive” on all social network mediums.

Visit UrbsIndomita.com for additional content:

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Land Park Drive Reviews:

Season three of ABC’s “Last Man Stand-ing” was quite an eclectic compilation of viewer interests. I don’t know that there is another show on television that maintains so many points of interest in its plot as well as LMS does – the show’s writers are among the industry’s best. Of course, the Urbs Indomita reader’s primary interest would be the role of Kristin Baxter, played by Land Park native Amanda Fuller. Fuller’s char-acter was certainly less visible in season three than in previous seasons, having moved out of the Baxter household with

her son Boyd (Flynn Morrison), a fan favorite. But it was hard to get through an episode without seeing WKH�FKDUDFWHU·V�LQÁX-ence throughout her sister Mandy’s (Molly Ephraim) thriving relationship with Kris-tin’s season one ex-boyfriend Kyle (Christoph Sanders), Vanessa (Nancy Travis) and Mike (Tim Allen) Baxter navigating life as grandparents and littlest sister Eve (Kaitlyn Dev-er) feeling pressure to be the “good” daughter fol-lowing Kristin’s teenage pregnancy, Mike, the “last man” for whom the show is named, is E\�GHÀQLWLRQ�WKH�PDLQ�

character, but each of his daughters contributes a small stem that creates a segmented, but riveting arc of stories. This arc pulls the viewer in at several points, but would be stymied were Kristin not present throughout; she truly holds the arc together. So it should come as no surprise that WKLV�VHDVRQ·V�ÀQDOH�GUHZ�to a close in the same manner as previous ones – with a family-altering, Kristin-centric development. The table-wait-ing, self-deprecating, full-of-regret-and-un-certainty woman, who had barely ascended

IURP�WKH�FRQÀQHV�RI �her childhood bedroom when season three opened last September, KDV�EHFRPH�D�FRQÀGHQW�mother and accepting a wedding proposal from her long-time boyfriend and Boyd’s father, Ryan (Jordan Masterson), will soon become a wife. Whether dramatic and challenging, or blissful and romantic, the engagement (and subsequent marriage) is sure to be pivotal in next season four storylines. Television viewers who have never seen the show should do some binge watching; everyone is certain to ÀQG�D�IDYRULWH�FKDUDFWHU�in this “six degrees of Kristin Baxter” storyline.

Seasons one and two are currently DYDLODEOH�RQ�1HWÁL[��ZLWK�season three expected to become available in the nearfuture. All three seasons and individual episodes can be purchased via Amazon Instant Video. Use the hashtag “#UrbsLMS” to weigh in with your thoughts as you watch. Feel free to reference “#LandParkDrive” and mention miss “@amandafuller27” in your tweets as well. LMS will return to ABC Friday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. Follow us on twitter, facebook, tumblr and instagram for regular updates and reviews during the season.

Urbs Indomita Rating: ++++

ABC’s “Last Man Standing”

Tower Liquor store, located at the corner of Broadway and Land Park Drive, across the street from the Tower Theatre.

Review by Jorden P. Hales

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BREACHING THE DAM!Erika Jones is not your average college sophomore. The 19-year-old’s early adulthood has taken her overseas, into marriage and to the brink of a state ƟƚůĞ͘�EŽǁ͕�ĂƐ�ĂŶ�͞ĞůĚĞƌ͟�ƐƚĂƚĞƐŵĂŶ�ŽĨ�ƚŚĞ��Z���ĞĂǀĞƌƐ͕�ƐŚĞ�ůŽŽŬƐ�ƚŽ�ďƌŝŶŐ�ŚĞƌ�

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While most stu-dents enjoyed a summer of leisure, sophomore Er-ika Jones, 19, is prepped for volleyball season. Holding a heavier burden than peers is not unfamiliar to Jones, who spent her !rst year a"er high school in Germany, with her husband, and most of her second back in the states, away from him. “#ere are no o$ days if you tru-ly want it,” Jones said. Nonetheless, these things took a toll as time went on. A"er the Amer-ican River College vol-leyball team went to the state championship tour-nament last December, the team was worn out and ready for a break, but the excitement and hard work only fueled Jones’ passion for the sport. “I am so ready,” she said prior to the season opener. “Ev-ery !ber in my body is ready to work two times harder than last year to achieve our goals and make it back to state.” During the o$ season, Jones and her teammates would meet up for circuit training sessions twice a week. On days they weren’t working out with one another, they were train-ing on their own. Jones

made a point to li" weights and stay active in any way she could. #e team start-ed practice again on July 15, and Jones said they will keep going until they win state in December. Her attitude and con!dence resemble that of a born leader, and she said that she doesn’t need the title of “captain” to be one. A sel%ess, team-!rst approach has made her into an example for teammates to follow. “A good leader is someone who leads by example,” Jones said. “Most people think you need to be a captain, but this isn’t true. A leader is someone who steps up and decides they are go-ing to !ght for the team simply because they can.” #e aforemen-tioned team, spends a lot of time together, creating a situation which Jones describes as “having 13 sisters.” While Jones said the inevitable drama has never been catty, a situation did escalate to the point that the dean had to get involved –– a situation Jones said will be kept in house, vowing that anything that happens is “stay-ing within the team.” While her lead-ership skills may be tested, the natural born leader said that she is fully prepared to deal

with any controversy that may come her way. “If something ever happens I’m al-ways on it,” said Jones. “I don’t like drama and I think all the girls get that. If something were to happen, protecting the team comes !rst. But nothing will happen, I’m 100 percent sure of that.” #e team scoped out girls who were interested in play-ing for ARC, and recruit-ed them to their 14-play-er roster. Jones said that they are practicing and getting better everyday. She is con!dent that ev-eryone on the roster will be able to contribute. “If they are on this team, chanc-es are they’re worth watching,” she said. With new tal-ent and a refreshed team, Jones is ready to take on the season. Her leadership, her passion and motivation will help take the team get as far as they can go. As for those who doubt them, she said that she doesn’t have time for negativity. “#ere is no way to please everyone,” she said. “#e most im-portant people to me are my team during season, my family, close friends and most im-portantly, my husband. I’m not here to please everyone, nor can I.”

Story by Aurora Sain Photo by Angelo Edwards

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RENAISSANCE

Less than a year removed from college, Anjali Randive is using her diverse pallete of knowledge, passion and talent as a catalyst for worldwide change.

Story by Jorden P. Hales

Photos by Emily Rabasto

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WOMAN

Anjali with producer/manager David “Super Dave” Knott at Social Nightclub on !e Kay

Friday Aug. 29

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The

Peddler

Pepper

Of Davis

Entrepreneurial and environmentally friendly, Alex Roth and his crew have roasted 100,000 pounds of co!ee — with their feet.

!e Pepper Peddler has been in business for seven years. Alex Roth happened to stum-ble into what has become his life. Located in Davis the Pepper Peddler is a co"ee business operat-ed — and mainly transported — with a bike. Owner Alex Roth, who grew up in Colorado, studied geophysics in Davis and worked on research boats. Roth’s orig-inal goal was to roast peppers. “I was out at sea working on a boat, trying to make money to support the business of peppers and I met a co"ee roaster,” Roth said. “And it clicked that co"ee roasting was a way better prospect, so I taught myself how to roast co"ee.” It took Roth six months to teach himself how to roast. Without plans or guidance, he made the roaster which has roasted about 100,000 pounds — 99 percent of that is bike-delivered. !e roaster sits inside

a metal gate in the back of a bakery he rents. “It’s kind of amazing this thing works,” said Roth. “I’m not an engineer, I have no experience in welding, it was more of a ‘here we go’.” Attached to the roaster is a bike. Roth explains the roasting process as he pours the unroast-ed beans into the roast next patrons. “Close it up, turn on the propane burners, light it, move the heat shield over,” he begins. “Someone sits on the bike, they start ped-aling the stationary bike, the bike turns the axle, which then turns the chain and the drum.” !is process usually produces between 20 and 30 pounds in during a particular roast. “Roasting takes about 20-23 minutes,” said Roth. “For 20-30 pounds per roast. Depending on what is required, usually, we can start a roast every 20 minutes. Typically 200 pounds (enables me to) double my

product no problem,” he explained. Roth isn’t the only person who roasts. He has a crew that helps every Wednesday. “When it comes to roasting, I have about 5 to 7 people come out and that is mainly friends,” said Roth. “!ey take home co"ee and I treat ev-eryone to pizza and beer. We call it ‘the Post Roast Toast’.” Deliveries are on !ursdays. Normally, there are about 5 people that help and 7 di"erent routes. For the customers in Sacra-mento, the deliverers take the Amtrak and still use a bike for transportation. “!ey bike around all over Davis and Sacramento, its pretty cool,” said Roth. “We do some shopping. I have family that want co"ee, friends that want co"ee and even customers that moved that still want this co"ee.” Roth has 200 full-time cust

omers

(subscrib-ers). “Some people think there is a wait-ing list, but there is no list, so please sign up. I want to bring you co"ee.” Tim White — a carpenter and good of friend of Roth — made wood-en boxes, to used by subscribers. !e box-es were made “out of old fence posts, instead of them just heading to the land#lls,” according to Roth. !ese boxes are le$ out on the porches of subscrib-ers, and each !urs-day, an empty jar is taken and replaced by a new one, #lled with co"ee. Aside from his business being energy e%cient and friendly to the environment, Roth believes there is an

other thing he feels separates him from other roasters. “One thing I do that other roasters don’t is I actually do a dark roast,” he explains. “(It is seen as) out of fad. Everyone just does the light roast, which, I do a light roast, but the dark roast that I do, I do it my own special way. So it doesn’t taste burnt, but a very deep roast — it’s an amazing product. Another point of pride for Roth has been stay-ing a&oat through an economy in &ux these past seven years. “I think I was one year into the business when the economy crashed, and you know, there is no lending, no re-sources,” he said. “It’s good, forces you

to be

lean. I have had to work o" of actual

customer sells.” Even so, being his own boss is something Roth #nds challenging at times. “!ere are some weeks when I ask myself ‘why am I stuck doing this?’ or ‘Why am I here?’ But it is normally (like) the #rst roast,” He re&ected. “Initially it doesn’t smell like anything, but within the #rst 3-4 minutes it transforms from a grassy, grainy (smell), to a toasty smell, (a) caramel roast smell. It’s kind of like (inhales and exhales) ‘this is why I do this’.”

Photo by Arkady Yaslynskiy

Story by Natasha Honeywood

OPEN

On June 10, President Barack

Obama signed into law the Water

Resources Reform and Development Act

(WRRDA), authorizing between

approximately $600 million and $760

million to repair 24 miles of levees in

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prompted a moratorium, requiring all new

development – commercial and residential

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these conditions in place, parties with

knowledge of the situation expect the

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President arrived and made comments it

was a surreal setting and one I will

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we worked with to get the bill to this point

were in the room congratulating one

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Story by John Ferrannini and Jorden P. Hales

Photos by Jorden P. Hales

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Congress deliberated over the legislation for several months. !is water infrastructure bill – the "rst of its kind to be passed since the moratorium began – has been delayed for over a year. “!ey were primarily about "nding consensus on di#cult policy considerations in DC,” she said. “Our next big challenge will be working with those same legisla-tors and federal agencies on ap-propriations. We are also working closely with FEMA on continuously updating the status of communi-ties based on improvements to the levee system through mapping and

remapping processes.” According to early reports by the Sacramento Bee, !e Sacra-mento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA), for which Ashby chairs the board of directors, has already completed half the investment to reinforce the levees. Congresswoman Matsui expressed hope she will be able to obtain funding for the repairs, which will be conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Now that we have secured the authorization for the levee improvements in Natomas, I look forward to securing funding for

the NLIP (Natomas Levee Im-provement Program) and seeing it through construction and comple-tion, just as I have with the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project and other important $ood protection projects,” Matsui said in a prepared statement. Urbs Indomita will have further details on Natomas-area development as they become avail-able.

Complexes like Natomas Pointe (pictured) have remained uncompleted for several years due to the building moratorium.

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All stats, data via FarmToFork.Com

Sacramento’s 2014 farm-to-fork festivities began on

Sept. 13 and will conclude on Sept. 28 with the Gala Dinner, a

special meal prepared by top local chefs and served on the deck

of the Tower Bridge.

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the region’s land is agricultural, forest or other open space.

The farm-to-fork movement, led by the Sacramento

'SRZIRXMSR��:MWMXSVW�&YVIEY���µWTVSYXIH�SVKERMGEPP]�JVSQ�SRI�restaurateur’s idea” in 2012 and has since become a cornerstone

in the region’s culture and the theme of a citywide late-summer

JIWXMZEP��EGGSVHMRK�XS�*EVQ8S*SVO�'SQ� To support the movement, Urbs Indomita regularly

provides its readers with simple recipes in hopes that they will

make their way from our page(s), to your plates.

Page-to-Plate: Recipes for the Urbs Indomita reader

Grilled Chicken Salad Sandwich:

O�One large chicken breast – Can substitute any equivalent protein (i.e. Ham, Turkey, Tuna, Tofu)O�Two large, fresh roasted tomatoes, dicedO�One roasted onion, slicedO�One large, fresh bell pepper (red, orange or yellow), dicedO�Fresh spinach or garden green of choiceO�One small, fresh, spicy pepper, seeded and dicedO�Four tablespoons of fresh celery leaf – Can substitute one stalk of !nely diced celery or fresh parsleyO�"ree tablespoons of greek yogurt (plane) or mayonnaiseO�Two tablespoons of mustardO�One small, fresh garlic clove, granulated or !nely minced – Can substitute dry, granulated garlicO�Salt and pepper to tasteO�Four slices of Sacramento Baking Company Wheat Bread, lightly buttered on one sideO�Two slices of cheese of choice, if desired

Ingredients:

Directions:1) Toss chicken and roasted tomatoes together in large bowl2) Add diced bell pepper, spicy pepper and celery leaf (or substitute item)3) Carefully stir to combine all ingredients4) In a small bowl, combine greek yogurt (or mayonnaise), mustard, garlic, salt and pepper, to taste5) Add “dressing” to chicken mixture and stir to combine (start with half and increase as needed to desired consistency6)Place bread slices, buttered side down, add spinach and onion, careful-ly separating rings so they lay #at7)Add chicken salad, evenly spreading it over the entire slice of bread8) Top each with cheese (if used) and remaining slice of bread 9) On top of stove, grill in preheated skillet until golden brown and crisp (approximately one to two minutes on each side) 10) Slice sandwiches in half and serve with seasonal salad or fresh sum-mer fruit – Enjoy!

O�Preheat oven to 425; spray or lightly coat a large cookie sheet with oilO�Slice onion $ inch – % inch thick; slice tomatoes in half, #esh-side upO�Without crowding, lay each on cookie sheet in one layerO Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepperO�Place in hot oven and roast until tomatoes are wilted (about 10 minutes) and on-ions are browned (about 20 minutes)

To roast veggies:

Photo and recipe by LeighAnne Hales

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Be sure to use local

ingredeints!

Beyond

There is a player, who’s

per-game averages left him just shy

of a double-double last season. He

is widely regarded as one of the

best bigs in the NBA and signed to

a maximum-salary contract. Despite

having an unfavorable reputation

with many players and having tied

for most technical fouls (16) this

past season, he has been judged

primarily on his abilities, and contri-

butions to his respective team.

If that last sentence was not

enough of a giveaway, this mystery

player isn’t Demarcus “Boogie”

Cousins. Unlike the anonymous

player, Cousins has not been labeled

of “soft,” starred in a series of cute

FRPPHUFLDOV�IRU�WKH�OHDJXH·V�RIÀFLDO�vehicle, or constantly found himself

on the wrong end of cheap shots

from players who frequently refer to

one another as members of a frater-

nity.

Rather, Cousins has been

labeled “immature,” and a “trouble

maker.” It was not long ago that

seemingly everyone with an

opportunity put Boogie down on a

public forum took full advantage.

Even Grant Napear – Sacramento

Kings play-by-play announcer –

tweeted in no uncertain words that

he thought the Kings were better

without Cousins (and implied he

may be mental) in 2013.

The mystery player is Blake

*ULIÀQ��QR�VWUDQJHU�WR�ODWH�QLJKW�television or favorable treatment

from media. The same could be said

of Kevin Durant, who also received

16 technical fouls this past season.

If these “gentlemen” can,

take part in some questionable

(Durant was seen gambling in an

informal setting early this summer),

but harmless activities and still be

considered the toast of the league,

why has Cousins received such unfa-

vorable treatment for some (reason-

able) emotional immaturity, dust-ups

with other hyper-competitive men

and verbally defending himself when

he feels unjustly besieged?

Well, I suppose the

excitement of new ownership and

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WXQLW\�IRU�PDQ\�WR�´ÁLS�WKH�VFULSWµ�without backlash, because that’s

exactly what has happened.

This summer, Jimmy

Kimmel, Bill Simmons and both

ESPN’s SportsCenter and

SportsNation, have welcomed the

young center with open arms. Even

Napear was singing the pro-Cousins

tune all season long.

With, Cousins representing

our country in the World Cup of

Basketball, receiving high praise

from basketball god Mike

.U]\]H]VNL�DQG�YRZLQJ�WR�WDNH�WKH�young Kings under his wing next

season, his new fan club is to be

expected. But until someone can

point out where Boogie was in error

before this coming out party, I, for

one, will be sure to hold condemners

accountable to previous dispositions.

A column by

Jorden P. Hales

Photo by Ryleigh

Hales

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The

Arc

Shots

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