Issue: August 04, 2011
Dear SN&R reader!
This week's feature: Who's using water? Of the 48 trillion gallons of water produced by the City of Sacramento's treatment plants and wells last year, the vast majority is used by private residences. But there are plenty of big
water users out there, and their thirst is mind-boggling. SN&R decided to look at water issues in the region and provide you a list, gleaned from water meter data provided by the City's Utility Department, of the top 20 non-residential water users in the city of Sacramento.
In other news, SN&R has the latest Sacramento City Council redistricting drama update: secrets revealed, backroom maneuverings and even a new map that would have Councilman Steven Cohn saying goodbye to Midtown. Cosmo Garvin reports. Also this week: Will bike-sharing work in the central city? Will anti-LGBT crusaders keep gay and lesbian civil rights education out of schools?
Will SMUD's vision of Sacto's energy future pan out? Will those crazies in D.C. hold the country hostage-to the death!?
And in Arts&Culture, those little (creative) monsters at Midtown school ArtBeast hold a key to the Sacto's cultural future, or so reports Lovelle Harris. Also this week: Bows & Arrows gallery has the good prescription; Greg Lucas celebrates Caribbean eats at Cafe Connection; Nick Miller catches up with the Ganglians; and Miller also shares the true fate of Old Ironsides.
SN&R Staff
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Wake up call
SN&R looks at the biggest water users in the Sacramento region.
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Sacramento’s top 20 big water users
Which entities use most of our city’s limited water supply?
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The thirst
Can the Sacramento region change how it thinks about water?
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Tiers go by
Should Sacramento go to a tiered water-rate system?
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Sacramento redistricting map scrap
Heated revelations, backroom dealing, tears—Sacramento City Council members ramp up political drama over future of their district’s boundaries.
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Vote away the gay
California’s new FAIR Education Act already in jeopardy.
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Don’t say Jimmer
Grant Napear’s can’t have Jimmer Fredette and current NBA players on his radio show, and the Port of West Sacramento takes a financial hit.
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Look into the crystal ball
CEO of SMUD foretells Sacramento’s energy future.
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Letters for August 4, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Old wounds, lightly salted
Advice for a reader that there really is such a thing as a free lunch.
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Disco fright night
State worker by day, Paul Dale Roberts also dances, publishes comic books, finds ghosts and fights demons.
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Dirty deeds (done dirt cheap)
The Mexican’s feeling on the Spanish and the jobs Americans bitch about Mexis taking—that they really don’t want for themselves.
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County cannabis confusion
Sac County should take a cue from the city when it comes to dealing with medical cannabis.
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Extremists
Why aren’t people more outraged at extremists in Congress?
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Wee Beasties
Midtown Sacramento’s ArtBeast offers kids ages 6 and under a fun and creative environment for self-expression.
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Twelfth Night
SN&R reviews a new production at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.
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Your new fav T-shirt
Group show Prescription for a Healthy Art Scene opens Friday at Bows & Arrows.
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Red hot and cool
The Northern California Blues Festival keeps fans cool with hot licks.
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Middle-aged loco
California Stage and Teatro Espejo bring Latina lives to the stage.
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Welcome to Paradise
Pardise Wellness’ Champagne combats symptoms of depression.
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Listening to an angel
Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter tries his hand at a novel.
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Her own voice
Jaycee Dugard is more than capable of telling her own story.
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Quantum hot tubs
Who knew physics had room for hot tubs, ESP and LSD?
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How hardcore can it be?
Hardcore punk, sex, Zen: These are not contradictory concepts.
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Play Shakespeare California Style
A poem by Thomas Goff of Carmichael.
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The moist fizzle
This summer’s movie season served up little more than pre-apocalyptic dreck.
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Cannabis for the cure?
Cannabinoid scientists say marijuana actually fights cancer—but the feds continue to stymie research efforts.
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Give patients the power
Inside Mary Jane’s Wellness, where all meds are 10 bucks and the collective truly operates not for profit.
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What about Bob?
B Street Theatre pulls out the stops with a weird, funny show about Bob.
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Irie and a half!
Cafe Connection’s Caribbean fare, plus breakfast, will have you coveting jerk chicken all week long.
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No kids allowed
Nice restaurant plus young children equals trouble.
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Get a Gravenstein before they’re gone
The Gravenstein apple: It’s early, it’s flavorful and it doesn’t last long.
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Vanilla-flavored sex
Safe sex gets compassionate with vegan condoms.
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Keeping up with the Ganglians
Sacramento four-piece retains its California cool on new album.
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Thurs, Aug 4, Lyrics Born
Bay Area hip-hop artist wants you to get down with your bad self.
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Fri, Aug 5, Musical Charis
Musical Charis album-release show this Friday at Concerts in the Park.
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Fri, Aug 5, The Tender Box
The Tender Box does the Blue Lamp this Friday.
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Sat, Aug 6, Kill the Precedent
Kill the Precedent rips up Harlow’s for its record release this Saturday.
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Wed, Aug 10, AWOLNATION
AWOLNATION delivers damn catchiness at Ace of Spades this Wednesday.
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Wed, Aug 10, King Tuff
King Tuff pedals it hard at the Davis Bike Collective this Wednesday.
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Thurs, Aug 11, Eddie Money
Eddie Money swills it in Napa this Thursday.
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Fri, Aug 12, In the Silence
In the Silence takes over On the Y this Friday.
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Yes, Old I still does live music
The oldest bar in Sacramento is still doing live music, with Mark “Gonzo” Gonzalez at the helm.
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Abducted and lassoed
Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford need to take a cue from Woody and Buzz.
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The Change-Up
Justin Bateman and Ryan Reynolds save this movie from itself.
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Crazy, Stupid, Love.
This is how love really works in life, and it’s both funny and sweet.
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The Smurfs
Surprisingly Smurfy, and even better, it’s kinda Smurfy good.
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