Beautiful sunny days are here and people are beginning to tuck away boots, coats and umbrellas until the next rainy and cold season. They are pulling out sandals, shorts and thinking about how to enjoy the sunshine. I went to the streets of Sacramento and asked people, “Where is the best public place to sunbathe?” Here is what folks had to say: Anna Vang, 26, is a student at Cosumnes River College from South Sacramento and works for a home day care. “I like to sunbathe at Sun Splash Water Park,” Vang said. Britanny Heines, 18, an employee at AT&T and Denis Myrick, 19, a student at Cosumnes River College are both from Galt. “We like to go to Mokelumne river to sunbathe,” Myrick said.

Americans have embraced environmentalism as a trendy idea, but they must wage a revolution, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said in Sacramento on Thursday. Friedman’s speech to about 1,000 people at the Crest Theatre was for “Greenwise,” Mayor Kevin Johnson’s environmental initiative. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist presented his views on the global environment and economy, and discussed his new book “Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America.” The event was free to the public and Friedman was not paid to speak, said Johnson spokesman Joaquin McPeek. Friedman’s talk was a star-studded political event: After the author

The second annual Wanderlust Festival took place this weekend at Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe.  Wanderlust is a one-of-a-kind festival bringing together the world's best yoga teachers and best performers in rock & roll, all in a setting of breathtaking natural beauty. It is a place to relax, unwind, bend, dance, revel, and contemplate. This year's festival offered expanded yoga offerings, more great music, a complement of organic foods and biodynamic wines, and the same incredible scenery and community that made last year’s event such a hit. Wanderlust showcases a range of teachers, classes and styles that inspire and challenge all practitioners, from the curious beginner to longtime studen