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“Sexy Feminism,” the millennial woman’s guide to feminism?

Spring 2014Issue One

Magazine

Cimorelli flaunts its NorCal Pride!

Your guide to music, theater and film in the 916.

The debut issue. Let’s celebrate our culture!

Consumer review: Doughdown showdown!

WE AREThe

The Indomitable City

Spring 2014 issue April 18

Land Park DrivePage 10

Your guide to Sac Town’s homegrown performers.

Consumer ReviewPage 6

Foothill high school stu-dent judges downtown-area donuts.

Sexy FeminismPage 19

Brooke Purves reviews a book by American River College adjunct Heather Wood Rudulph.

Oak Park OutreachPage 17

Community-supported organization reciprocates for those in need.

Page 8!e Cimorellis are proud to have been made in the 916.

Goodbye, K Street MallOnline

Beyond the ArcPage 21

Are Vivek Ranadive and the Sacramento Kings brass up to Jorden’s challenege?

Scouting Report

Page 13

Pro"ling Au-tumn Sky’s new status and EP.

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Notes From Our Native Children

Page 7

!ere’s no place like home!

Publishing April 24

Jorden P. HalesPUBLISHER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, DESIGNER

Geoff SilerDESIGNER

Adnan RamicDESIGNER

Angelo EdwardsPHOTOGRAPHER

Ryleigh HalesPHOTOGRAPHER

Aurora Sain

STAFF WRITER

Stephanie ParsonsSTAFF WRITER

Barbara Harvey

STAFF WRITER

Brooke PurvesCONTRIBUTING

EDITOR

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ARTIST

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Upon its settlement, Sacramento Calif. was given the nickname “Urbs Indomita” (!e Indomitable City), because its citizens where not easily subdued. !e 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 River – and raising their city above it – to create a viable community. Over 150 years later, that "ghting spirit and will to endure still lives in California’s

capitol. Urbs Indomita Magazine and Urbsindomita.com are tributes to Sacramento’s rich history and "ghting spirit, as

well as a celebration of its culture, landmarks and prodigies.

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Letter fromthestaff

Jorden P. Hales

Publisher, editor-in-chief

I fell in love with Sacramento as a teenager, when I began using pub-lic transportation. Having been in

the Antelope area, I hadn’t explored the heart of the city. Once I found my way to K Street, I didn’t waste time getting to Mid-town, Oak Park, Old

Sac, Broadway and the rest.

I had been to some of these places with my parents, but navigat-

ing myself – at the street level – was di!erent. Most of my family

are southerners. While I feel a bit of them in my roots, I always felt “my” culture and makeup varied dramatically. "is experience helped me #nd what was missing. "e more I saw, the more interest I took. I seemed to spend more

time on Wikipedia, Google and in libraries each week. Our city has a fascinating history, and tremendous impact on the world. Sacramen-tans seem to posses a self-loathing character-istic. We think ourselves “uncool,” because others have told us we are. Aside from our blood-seething summer weather, the only thing “uncool” about Sacra-mento, is this peer-in-duced disdain we have for it. We are among the most diverse cities in the world, far from “small,” with a history of resil-ience eclipsing any other. We enjoy weather most would kill for, are the backbone of California (not just politically) and make endless contribu-tions to pop culture.

If those who think us “uncool” are ignorant to such things, who do we have to blame, but ourselves? A Southerner will never have a guest in their home without o!ering a cold beverage, a New Yorker will never be mis-taken for a pushover and a Paci#c Northwestern hipster will never miss an opportunity to conde-scend. "ere are plen-ty of things – tangible and otherwise – that are unique to this incredi-ble city. As of today, this magazine, and its mis-sion, are among them. It’s time we cele-brate these things. And if our contemporaries think Sacramento is “uncool” and inconsequential, let’s teach them – and never let them forget – how wrong they are.

Cause for celebration

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Photos by Jorden P. Hales and Angelo Edwards

CapitolConsumerReview

Sac-area patrons chronicle their experiences at local businesses.

Faceoff!Danny’s mini donuts

Vs.Doughbot

Danny’s Doughbot

Photos by our Instagram followers.

Interview by Setphanie Parsons

Located at 2226 10th Street, Downtown 900 2nd Street, Old Sac

“I like the whole townhouse effect, where it’s located.”

“More business-like, (like) a factory. You can see how the donuts are made.”

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Kyle Pierce, a freshman at Foot-hill High School, went with our sta! to these two establishments. Here are some of this thoughts.

“(It’s) kind of retro-style (decor), people would enjoy (the) novelty a little more. Regular donut shops are just kind of lame.”

“It’s not overpowering, but it still has a lot of flavor too it.” - on the vanilla bean donut.

“They’re attentive and they’re good at what they do.” - on the service.

“More business-like, (like) a factory. You can see how the donuts are made.”

“Very rich ... still light and easy to eat.”

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Notes From Our Native Children!"#$"%&'("')*$&+&#(*,'*-."(*(.&/$*0,#"0*.&$/("1&*%&"')*(,*(.&%2

I was born and raised here, in Sacramento. I attended Foothill Sr. High School, American River College and Sacramento State University. I was !nishing up with graduate school when the recession hit. I did everything within my power to secure a position in my !eld, but all of my e"orts were fruitless. #e fact that I couldn’t !nd a public sector job in the capitol city didn’t make sense. It was frus-trating, to say the least. On the other hand, I viewed it as a sign that I might have to leave my hometown and build my career elsewhere. I did everything within my power to secure a position in my !eld to no avail. All of my e"orts were fruitless. #e fact that I couldn’t !nd a job public sector job in the capitol city – one of the biggest gov-ernment towns in California – didn’t make sense. It was frustrating, to say the very least. On the other hand, I viewed it as a sign that perhaps, I might have to leave my hometown and build my career elsewhere. Still, that wasn’t enough to propel a move. After a lot of convincing from my husband, I !nally agreed to relocate to Southern California.

From the moment we arrived, I was absolutely in love with the weather. It was beautiful, sunny and mild. #ere was an abundance of little cities, full of nightlife and count-less leisure activities. #e restaurant selections were fabulous and the food was great. What more could anyone ask for? Well, after a few months, I was terribly unhap-py, homesick. While I adored the weather, social life and fun, in the back of my mind, I knew it wouldn’t be able to sustain me. As each day passed, I longed for the simple life, family and friends that I had in Sacra-mento. I knew that it was only a matter of time before I would move back home. When I began to tell my new friends and colleagues that I was moving back home, most of them were sad about my decision, but understood my reasons. However, even those who understood me, displayed bits of negativity. I was often met with comments about how boring Sacramento is, or how it’s a “country cow town,” that could never compare to Los Angeles. It was puzzling, how some people could have such strong opnions on a place they had never been to. I was a little o"ended by the criticism, but when I thought about it, some of the comments were true. Sacramento doesn’t “compare” to Los Angeles. #ey are both di"erent from each other – and conse-quently – o"er di"erent lifestyles and experiences. While I wouldn’t describe my hometown as “boring,” I would say it o"ers a slower paced lifestyle, that’s what I love about it. It’s a nice, quiet place to

settle in, with destinations such as Tahoe and San Francisco only a short drive away. It wasn’t until I left this town that I tru-ly missed and appreciated what it has to o"er. While I’m grateful for the experiences that I had in Southern California, my anchore roots, are here, in Sacramento. After all, there’s no place like home.

In this issue: LeChe Faulknuer-Mcgill, a Foothill High School and Sac State graduate, who recently returned 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. “Land Park Drive” is the

Urbs Indomita reader’s guide to the Sacramento-area performing

!"#$%$&'(')%*'!#+",(-%./0%!(1%!/2+0%"'3,'4$)%+5&60,(-% performances and talent bios.

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Land

A look at Sacramento’s homegrown artists

ParkDrive

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Album Televison Film Book

Crosses– Crosses is a side project by Chino Moreno of Sacramento’s Deftones and local DJ/Producer Shaun Lopez, who performed at Launch Fest in Ceasar Chavez Plaza last summer. The group released its !"#$%&'%()%*+,-%.)/%recently perform at Ace Of Spades downtown.

Last Man Standing– This primetime show airs Friday nights at 8 on ABC and features William Land Park native Amanda Fuller as Kristin Baxter, daughter of Mike Baxter (Tim Allen). LMS (#%()%$0+%!).1%weeks of its third season (second featuring Fuller) and is also available on 2+$3(4-

Saving Mr. Banks– Available on DVD, this box of-!5+%0($%#$."#%6#5."%Award-winning Sacramento State University alum Tom Hanks as Walt Disney. Based on true +7+)$#8%$0+%!19%tells the story of Disney’s quest to 5"+.$+%.%!19%./.:-tation of the book “Mary Poppins,” a personal favorite of his daughters.

A Book of Common Prayer– Written by National Book Award-winning Arden Area prod-uct Joan Didion, whose ancestry stretches back to the Donner Party, this timeless 20th century novel will soon be adapted ()$;%.%!19%#$."()<%SAG Award-winning actress Christina Hendricks.

Visit urbsindomita.com for reviews of !lms, books, live performances and music between issues. And follow “@UrbsIndomita” on twitter for live updates during broadcasts.

Upcoming Tower Tuesdays:Jessica Chastain:

Robbie Jones III:

Disney:

Sacramento City College alum, one of TIME maga-zine’s “100 Most =)3>+)$.1%'+;:1+%in the World. “

Rancho Cordova, Calif. native, starred in Typer Perry’s “Tempta-tion: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.”

Exploring the Disney world’s many connections to the 916, includ-ing The Bee and an early 2000s hit comedy.

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Autumn Sky scouts her way to local

music history.

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“You only need to be around her for a very

short period of !"#$%!&%'()%out that she’s got extraordinary

depth.”

Autumn Sky may genuinely be the nicest person you’ll ever meet. Looking at her Face-book page, it’s easy for a pessimist to imagine that the bubbly nature of the local singer-song-!"#$%"&#'&()&("$#*+#(,&-%"-

sona, constructed for the purpose of amassing a loyal

fanbase. Within minutes of meeting her, however, her sincerity is sure to become apparent. Meeting handshakes with hugs, and exuding warmth that shakes a cynic their core is far from uncommon with Sky, even .-/)&*"'$&0%%$#)12& 345&*"'$&#0-"%''#/)&!('&that she was just a little bit of a ditz,” recalled keyboardist Jeremi-ah Jacobs.

But you only need to be around her for a !"#$%&'(#)%*"#+(,%(- %)+."%)(%/0,%(1)%)'2)%&'"3&%got extraordinary depth as a human being.” This inherent friendliness has clearly contributed to her ever-increasing success, as her fans are arguably among the most loyal of any current musician in the Sacramento music scene—In 2011, Sky amassed the most votes of any artist during voting for the SAMMIES (Sacra-mento Area Music Awards). Sky gratefully acknowledges the support she’s received from her fans. Her approach of making fans into friends has ensured a devoted group that supports her in ways not typical of the Sacramento music scene. “When you don’t have a label working for you, when you don’t have those extra hands…all you have is your friends and their friends,” said Sky “It wasn’t ever something I planned, it just kind of happened that way. I wish I’d planned it, because it seems really smart (laughs).” The Paradise, Calif. native has been build-ing her career since she was 15 years old, starting with open-mic nights at coffee shops.% 45'"0%6%/#&)%.")%'"#7%6%82&%9+:"%;('7%+)3&%another indie chick with a guitar,’ and then she started playing, and you can really hear and feel her passion. It broke any predisposition I had about what kind of artist she was,” said guitar-ist Kyle Kaylor. “She’s worked so hard to write songs her entire life, since she was a little girl. I’ve read a lot of her stuff that she wrote in cray-on,” said guitarist Barry Crider.

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When reminded of her new credential, the petite redhead abruptly stopped picking at her scone, and for just a brief moment, looked entirely shocked by her own success. “Hall of fame is just crazy. It’s just insane,” she said. “We got really lucky and we have a lot of fans who have been a part of my life for years and years and years.” On March 29, following years of work, Sky and her band will debut their new EP, “Scout.” “We got into the studio, and it took us two takes to get everything done, because we’ve been practicing these songs for so long,” she explained. “I think we’ve only had one show where we played a couple of (the new songs) full-band. The EP’s title is a reference to Harper Lee’s literary classic, “To Kill a Mocking-bird.” “Scout’s probably one of my favorite characters in literature. She reminds me a lot of myself when I was younger. I was a hu-mongous tomboy,” explained Sky. “My whole childhood I had just wanted to be adventur-ous and brave.” Sky now uses this character for moti-vation, explaining, “Sometimes, even though you’ve worked really hard to get there, some-times you feel like you don’t really deserve it, or have earned it. Or you go up there and !"#$%&'()*&+',-.')/'%&0((!'/10/'2%&0/3'45'-'6#./'70./)82'5!'/)5&3$'089'!"#'8&&9'/"'6#./'%&-member that little person inside of you, who was doing it for the joy of it, who loved adven-tures.” “I like seeing the start of a thing, when /1&'%":*&/';%./')28)/&.+'089'/10/$.'*)89'"< '1"7'I feel with Autumn,” said Jacobs. “This young woman will go far beyond Sacramento.”

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Speaking life intoStory and photo by Jorden Hales

With nearly a century of service behind him, Hurley Merical and his organization seek to aid one of the city’s most storied, but troubled neighborhoods.

It has been said by some philos-ophers that a fellowship is only as strong as its ability to care for its least fortunate members. If this is truly the case, Oak Park may be the strongest of communities. Community activist Hurley Meri-cal, and those a!liated with his Oak Park Outreach organization, are thoroughly invested in the Oak Park neighborhood. Oak Park’s nefarious activities are well-known to those familiar with the Sacramento area. According to the Sacramento Police Department, 14 percent of motor vehicle the"s, 13 percent of robberies and 18 percent of aggravated assault cases recorded in the city during the #rst month of the year occurred in district six, where Oak Park is located. $e area’s reputation and reality have made it a rather unattractive place to many, but Merical’s family has been in Oak Park nearly a century, since his grandmother relocated from Denver in 1918. “I remember Oak Park when it was a ‘speaking community,’” said Merical. “People sat on their porch in the evening time … on Sunday, people would go out to church. A"er church, people would come walking by, they’d speak, they’d talk … that’s how I grew up.” During his young life, Merical was taught that residents should place special value on their reputations with neighbors. He remembers his 42nd Street comrades not only speaking to, but supporting one another. His present day endeavors are re%ect the example of dedication his parents set during his youth.lMerical’s childhood household, which included six brothers and a sister, was “well respected in the communi-ty,” he said. “My parents did a lot of community service. I can remember them collecting shoes (for donation) in the ‘50s, (participating in) the Selma walk and all that.”

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MMl !e Merical family lega-cy, one of sel"essness and endless contribution, began at a time when Oak Park was thriving and consid-ered by many to be Sacramento’s premier community. “Broadway was the thor-oughfare through the city,” Merical

recalls. “!e Independence Day pa-rade, the Christmas (parade) would be in Oak Park. !ey’d start at Sacramento High School … People would come from all over the city to Oak Park. It looked nothing like the ‘down’ years.” In addition to health educa-tion workshops, services for pa-rolees and at risk youth, Oak Park Outreach provides clean needles, condoms and other hygiene sup-plies to those who may need them, for free from the organization’s o#ce and throughout the area at various events. Some believe this encour-ages drug use, but those involved with Oak Park Outreach and other organizations like it, contend that such services prevent the spread of HIV and other diseases. !e orga-nization makes a point to inform the community of the e$ects of such programs. “It’s important not only to engage the population that you’re trying to help, but also engage those who may not want to a#liate with that population,” said Shanon Astley, a recent University of Cali-fornia, Davis graduate who volun-teered with Oak Park Outreach her senior year. Merical started Oak Park

Outreach in 2006, a%er a 10-year tenure with Harm Reduction Ser-vices, a similar organization. Like the services provided to the community decades ago by Meri-cal’s parents, Oak Park Outreach is supported primarily by contribu-tions from neighbors. Aside from the Capitol City Aids Fund, church-es, local business owners and other non-pro&t organizations provide a majority of Oak Park Outreach’s supplies. “Generally, it’s the commu-nity that supplies me with resourc-es,” said Merical. Having seen Oak Park and its people during better times, Merical sees himself and Oak Park Outreach as stewards of the com-munity. To those who have wit-nessed the organization in motion, such is vividly apparent. “If you had any other people running it, you probably wouldn’t have the same type of community and the same type of openness,” said Astley. Astley believes such open-ness is critical for Oak Park Out-reach. Like the neighborhood itself, some of its members are o%en disregarded by those less invested in it. “It’s not something to worry about. It’s a$ecting the ‘unsavory’ types of our population – homo-sexuals, intravenous drug users, sex industry workers,” Astley said describing the dismissive attitudes of many. !e natural unease, which o%en comes with acknowledging drug abuse or participation in the sex industry, has the potential to keep some in need of Oak Park Outreach’s services away. Astley described the relationship among drug users, sex industry work-ers and the organizations best

equipped to provide them assis-tance as one of “general mistrust.” MMMll“It’s really important to have people who are welcom-ing running a place like that … I think a lot of them know Hurley personally,” said Astley. “He makes it his mission to get to know his community. It is a joy of his to be knowledgeable. He lives in his com-munity … He just really thrives o$ of that.” !e energy Merical seems to thrive o$ is by design reminis-cent of the energy exuded from the porches of his childhood neighbors. Astley has identi&ed the interac-tion between the organization and members of the Oak Park commu-nity as a prominent characteristic. !rough continued e$orts,

hhhhhMerical hopes to continue building trust between all members of the Oak Park community and ease the troubled neighborhood’s notorious tension by reviving its communicative ways. “I long for Oak Park to be a ‘speaking community’ again,” he said. “When it was a speaking community, people dropped their guard, because they could see who was friend and who was foe. When you ‘speak,’ you’re speaking with your hands open, not coming with one hand behind (your back).”

“Generally, it’s the community that supplies me with resources,”

“If you had any other people running it, you probably wouldn’t have the same type of community and the same type of openness,”

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Social activism

should be construed as

sexy in its own right,

but instead of lifting

our young women up

to the standards set

by the pioneers of

feminism they emu-

late in their book Sexy

Feminism, co-authors

Jennifer Keishin Arm-

strong and American

River College adjunct

professor Heather

Wood Rudulph dumb

down feminism, chew

it up and spit it into

the gullets of the baby

birds they must think

the young “feminist

curious” women are

today.

The feminist

reader wants to know:

Where is the discus-

sion about being a

feminist by protecting

yourself from cancers

of the breasts and

reproductive organs?

What about issues of

job sharing with other

women who want

to spend more time

at home with their

children? What about

homeless women and

their chil-

dren?

The an-

swer: Not sexy.

The femi-

nist issues addressed

in this book are simple

and they are safe.

For

example, the claim

that stopping the me-

dia-inspired notion of a

standard of beauty, ac-

cording to

Rudulph and

Armstrong, “is

the collective

feminist mission” sim-

!"#$%&'()%'*%+,'-./!"%0'collection of move-

ments that is “Femi-

nism.”

In the author’s

defense, the book is

geared toward young

women - women who

didn’t grow up (or

have mothers that

grew up) during the

second wave of femi-

nism - and according

to Rudulph, the goal

wasn’t to be academic.

The goal was to

“help interpret (nega-

tive) media messages

and give women the

tools to speak out

about slut-shaming,

demand equality in a

dating/suitor relation-

ship, and advocate

for themselves in the

bedroom.”

The hope,

Rudulph said, is that

young women will

become more inter-

ested in feminism as a

whole,

Who knew

Review by Brooke PurvesBrooke@UrbsIndomita.com

genital groomingcould besexy?

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choose to read the

additional

resources

mentioned in the

!""#$%&'(!$%()$%(

a way to express

themselves about

their own feminist

causes.

Young

women must, of

their own volition,

)$%(!$(!*#$+#(through which they

will be educated

not just about

keeping abortion

safe and legal, but

about the history

of back alley abor-

tions and not just

about the feminist

implications of

breast augmenta-

tion, but

will read

“The Cancer

Journals,” in which

Audre Lorde talks

about the stigma

attached to cancer

patients who have

had a breast

removed.

Concepts

taken out of

context can be

misused and

incorrectly

propagated by

well-meaning activ-

ists.

Indeed, it is

the responsibility

of the feminist

author to make

sure the reader

understands why

something is a

feminist goal or

why a particular

idea is relevant to

feminism.

It’s not clear

that will happen

through this book,

but the reader will

be entertained - the

writing is snappy

and sassy - and

,-#(.!/(#*#$()$%(feminist

empower-

ment in her

everyday

choices.

( 0-#(1&22()$%(sexy

feminist action

plans to share with

her partner and

author anecdotes

about experiences

with genital

waxing, dieting

and what it means

to take a part-

ner’s last name,

all helpful for the

newly-hatched

liberal feminist.

Sexy Femi-

nism can make for

a witty introduc-

tion to feminism,

but it shouldn’t

stop there.

“the reader will be entertained

the writing is snappy

Sassyand ”

.

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Beyond The Arc

I’m going to stick with the civic pride and “uniquely Sacra-mento” theme here. Like many of you reading this, I am a die-hard Kings fan. !ese last several years have been rough. Like the city they repre-sent, my favorite team has shown me potential the rest of the world does not seem to see. Such potential is easily dismissed when your team can hardly string together three wins and only gets national cover-age on relocation rumors, Real Housewives and Maloof/TMZ fodder. Vivek Ranadive and his team of visionaries have clear-ly changed that, and I’m sure I speak for the entire fanbase when I say I am eternally grateful. It will likely be anoth-er season before the Kings are back in the playo" picture, but I

believe the commitment to im-provement shown by Ranadive, our new general manager Pete D’Alessandro and head coach Mi-chael Malone will yield positive results in due time. My challenge to our bril-liant new owner, recently nomi-nated for Sports Executive of the Year by SportsBusiness Journal, is to apply that same passion and vision to making our team “uniquely” Sacramento. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I miss seeing those Tower Records advertise-ments in the arena, and knowing that a local powerhouse had a business relationship with the Kings. I’d like to be able to buy some Rubicon and Ruhstaller beers at the concession stands in the arena. Whenever I see Jack Nicholson and Snoop Dogg courtside at Lakers games, I won-

der why Roseville, Calif. native Molly Ringwald isn’t a VIP guest for an annual ‘80s night at Sleep Train Arena. I – for one – think she’d look ravishing in a powder blue Reggie !eus jersey. Or perhaps our cover girls, Cimorelli, could sing the national anthem opening night. For crying out loud, there is a song called “Arco Arena” on the Sacramento-based CAKE’s al-bum “Comfort Eagle,” which has been certi#ed gold. I have never heard this song at a Kings home game. I’d go so far as to change the team name and colors to better represent our region (Sac-ramento Rush Basketball Club?), but even if you’re not on board with such extreme change, we should all demand to see more of Sacramento’s character re$ected by its most prominent team.

A column by Jorden Hales

Photo by Ryleigh

Hales

Let’s make the Kings a little more “ours” going forward

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