The vintage-styled Lace Salon opens its doors in Old Sacramento with services of styling, color and treatments, and haircuts. Lace Salon will host its grand opening April 14. Lace Salon got its name based on Lace Salon Owner Violet Vargas' enjoyment of vintage and Victorian styles, which evolved after being raised by her grandmother, and from a tattoo she has of a piece of lace. Her boyfriend, Joe Arizmendez, liked the tattoo so much that he suggested she name her salon Lace. "My boyfriend has always urged me to open a salon. I was really chicken about it, but he gave me the money to do it, so there were no more excuses. I love having the salon. Every day I walk in and you know you can b

"I see us potentially losing some of the volunteer base," said Supervisor Don Notolli at Tuesday's board meeting. "The human contact for the seniors is [currently] happening five times a week ... that day-to-day contact is important." Despite concerns, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved changes Tuesday designed to save the popular Meals on Wheels program. In 2010, hundreds of seniors will no longer receive daily hot meal visits. A plan drafted by the county's Department of Human Assistance will save the county $917,000. It will cut $680,000 from the program and shift $237,000 to the state's Medi-Cal program. The changes will become effective Dec. 31. The pl