Calife07 comment-62190 2012-01-12T22:46:12Z 2012-01-12T22:46:12Z Delish! I want to Work there! Calife07 2012-01-12T22:46:12Z JAT comment-53273 2011-07-13T02:21:24Z 2011-07-13T02:21:24Z Wow, I had high hopes seeing the title of this article, but it became very clear that this place doesn't have a clue about vegetarian/vegan food. If you can't be bothered to learn and abide by the restrictions, stop pretending you can. Just say that your menu is not appropriate for us so we don't waste our time and money. I was looking forward to finding a new place to eat. I'll keep looking. JAT 2011-07-13T02:21:24Z PrincessFifiTrixibelle comment-53225 2011-07-12T17:51:32Z 2011-07-12T17:51:32Z I am so pleased to learn this restrauant is open to feedback from their customers. I wish this place would create a WHOLE GRAIN, ORGANIC ramen - perhaps from organic brown rice flour, millet flour, buckwheat flour combined? It is so easy to make whole grain organic noodles - so I trust that the owners of this cafe will experiment creating a truly WHOLE GRAIN ORGANIC ramen. I'd advise them to go to Sacramento Natural Foods coop - check out the flour bulk bins and ask the coop cooking school staff at Community Learning Center - like Eileen's Kitchen for advice how to create an ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN ramen! I've been eating 100% organic, whole foods, plant based diet for 43 years. What I see that is quite prevalent is what I call "Vegan Junk Food". Many vegans eat lots of industrialized, highly processed, supermarket brand food - white flour, white rice, white sugar, hydrogenated trans fats like deep fried Wesson Oil. Although i do certainly acknowledge there are MANY vegans who are devoted to organic, nutrient dense, unprocessed whole food type diet - plenty of vegans eat so much of that "fake cheese" and "fake meat" substitutes - full of conventionally grown - geneticially engineered GMO soy/wheat/canola oil ingredients. Much of the vegan processed food is made from cheap, low quality vegetable gums. Not really "food" but what Michael Pollan calls "a food like substance". Lots of that processed vegan food is canned in tin cans with Biphesenol coated lining - or wrapped in plastic packaging that off-gasses Biphesenol. Most of the packaged brands of national manufacturers of "vegan" food sold in natural food stores is UNHEALTHY junk food - just no animal protein, no animal fats in it. I highly recommend to go see "FORKS OVER KNIVES" indie documentary at Crest Theatre, K Street Mall - it is a brilliant film -just as good as "Food, Inc." It is about the virtues of a plant based diet. PrincessFifiTrixibelle 2011-07-12T17:51:32Z Sallen comment-53224 2011-07-12T17:40:42Z 2011-07-12T17:40:42Z I LOVE SHOKI! Sallen 2011-07-12T17:40:42Z joanhunnicutt comment-53170 2011-07-11T20:25:59Z 2011-07-11T20:25:59Z Good commentary. Sorry I was not able to attend. Please do keep me informed as to future meetings. Thank you, Joan Hunnicutt Retired columnist, member of the working press, Capitol Press Corps joanhunnicutt 2011-07-11T20:25:59Z Ben Ilfeld comment-52901 2011-07-05T22:51:18Z 2011-07-05T22:51:18Z Also, correction: 3. While the broth and ramen in the vegan dish are vegan-friendly, not all the toppings are. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you should steer clear of the bamboo shoots (menma), shiitake mushrooms and tomago. The bamboo shoots are not "toppings" as you might think. It is not an add on. Rather it comes standard on the vegan ramen. So if I am a vegan or vegetarian and I order the vegan ramen (I wouldn't even order the vegetarian ramen because it is not vegetarian) I will get a dish with bamboo shoots that while seeming vegan are actually made with meat. Disclosure: I eat pretty much everything. I am not myself either vegan or vegetarian. This is not personal. Ben Ilfeld 2011-07-05T22:51:18Z Joel Rosenberg comment-52900 2011-07-05T22:47:16Z 2011-07-05T22:47:16Z "a so-called vegan customer has been seen eating tomago (sweet fried egg)" When customers identify themselves as vegan, it doesn't mean they're actually vegan. It just means they've started using the restaurant's definition of those words. Joel Rosenberg 2011-07-05T22:47:16Z Ben Ilfeld comment-52898 2011-07-05T22:43:37Z 2011-07-05T22:43:37Z To be more specific: "That vegetarian broth is actually made of a combination of vegetable and seafood broth." So that is not vegetarian. It is misleading to call it vegetarian. No amount of training for staff makes the name any less bizarre. Ben Ilfeld 2011-07-05T22:43:37Z Ben Ilfeld comment-52897 2011-07-05T22:40:52Z 2011-07-05T22:40:52Z I love Shoki, but "vegan" and "vegetarian" are well established terms and every restaurant I know of has to deal with those kinds of dietary restrictions. The issue is the use of the terms "vegetarian" and "vegan." Use the terms in well established ways to mean what they mean. If you call something "vegetarian" or "vegan" that dish should be what it says it is. Ben Ilfeld 2011-07-05T22:40:52Z stillfresh comment-52895 2011-07-05T21:52:29Z 2011-07-05T21:52:29Z Poor Shoki. A great restaurant with difficult customers. stillfresh 2011-07-05T21:52:29Z JAT comment-52893 2011-07-05T20:09:15Z 2011-07-05T20:09:15Z Nice location, lots of shade, great vegan wrap... JAT 2011-07-05T20:09:15Z Isaac Gonzalez comment-52855 2011-07-05T01:36:44Z 2011-07-05T01:36:44Z Many supermarkets on Stockton Blvd carry gluten-free rice noodles Isaac Gonzalez 2011-07-05T01:36:44Z deb belt comment-52786 2011-06-30T23:23:10Z 2011-06-30T23:23:10Z Excellent topic and good summary for those not able to attend. deb belt 2011-06-30T23:23:10Z Ben Ilfeld comment-52706 2011-06-28T17:22:12Z 2011-06-28T17:22:12Z I have been going at least 3 times a week. . . I have a problem! But seriously, once you have your custom favorites dialed and saved for online ordering I can be a couple clicks away from a custom healthy lunch option. And the outdoor seating area there is a green modern masterpiece. Ben Ilfeld 2011-06-28T17:22:12Z William Burg comment-52678 2011-06-28T06:40:39Z 2011-06-28T06:40:39Z ...um, the sidewalks are hollow, if you planted street trees they would fall into someone's basement! William Burg 2011-06-28T06:40:39Z Mark comment-52653 2011-06-27T05:47:01Z 2011-06-27T05:47:01Z This is all nice but most of Old Sacramento is commercial and history is the decoration. It's true that Old Sacramento does need a makeover and in true Sacramento fashion these proposals will do very little for the effort and expense. Old Sacramento is the product of the 1970's bicentennial era. It has a complete tourist feel and look about it. Like some run down old west theme park. These proposals will only contribute to this. Sacramentians need to reclaim their city's waterfront district and start to reconnect it to central city. We need to move beyond the 1970's and we can start by planting street trees . The covered sidewalks are great but they do not provide all of the benefits that trees do. It's odd that the place that receives the most visitors doesn't have the urban tree canopy that the rest of city is known for and rightly proud of. If it were any other place in downtown trees would be required. If they started just today to restore Old Sacramento they would incorporate street trees. Planting street trees in Old Sacramento seems so simple and yet it would make the most positive improvement, in the shortest amount of time, and with the least cost for it's return. Mark 2011-06-27T05:47:01Z Bill Burgua comment-52627 2011-06-25T19:47:37Z 2011-06-25T19:47:37Z Note that downtown Portland Oregon is so popular that on-street parking is charged on Sunday afternoon starting at 1:00pm. And it is worth it because Portland has created such a fun entertaining downtown. Bill Burgua 2011-06-25T19:47:37Z Curmudgeon comment-52538 2011-06-25T04:42:13Z 2011-06-25T04:42:13Z That can't happen. Besides the insanity, the tourist dollars are too badly needed. That said, it would be great to turn the former Sacramento Southern Railway into something like the Napa Valley Wine Train, but I sense the NIMBYs of Land Park will axe that. Curmudgeon 2011-06-25T04:42:13Z Rodney comment-52589 2011-06-25T02:38:15Z 2011-06-25T02:38:15Z It was very fortunate that parking limit was raised from 1 1/2 hr to 2 hr a few years ago as 1 1/2 was never enough time to eat a good sit down meal in Old Sac. Parking is a bit different down there as it is enforced everyday, & enforced until 8PM, time to catch the dinner crowd. Parking is a cash cow for Sac & so is writing tickets. I have witnessed swarms of enforcement on occasions particularily at 10AM enforcement start time & 6PM when other areas of downtown have their stop enforcement time. With the speed that the enforcement can write a ticket, you can easily be written up for a violation in the time it takes you to go to the change machine & back. No recourse once that ticket is written but to pay the ticket with a protest letter in hopes that the ticket will be reversed. Rodney 2011-06-25T02:38:15Z Curmudgeon comment-52581 2011-06-24T21:00:14Z 2011-06-24T21:00:14Z Say what? I absolutely support car parking in old Sac, and always have. And even if the SSRR northern end extends to the Zoo, the line remaining disjointed simply will not be effective. Curmudgeon 2011-06-24T21:00:14Z William Burg comment-52559 2011-06-24T20:04:26Z 2011-06-24T20:04:26Z Ben: Parking enforcement is fiercer in Old Town because it is at such a premium there. The fact that street parking is always so full is a clear indicator that parking enforcement isn't much of a deterrent to Old Sac visitors--in fact, it suggests that they aren't charging enough for parking! (Supply and demand 101: If you have a shortage of supply, you are undercharging your customer.) As to downtown parking, enough people come to downtown Sacramento during the day to fill up most if not all of the street parking in a similar fashion. At night, there is no charge for street parking, so the only people who would risk a ticket are jerkwads who block a driveway, a fire hydrant, etcetera. If their complaint is that there isn't a huge parking lot in front of everything the way there is in Roseville, I have little sympathy. Curmudgeon: Again, I encourage you to actually read the article before grumbling, as the article actually does mention the plan for the northern portion of the SSRR to extend its operation to the Sacramento Zoo. "The first would run from Old Sacramento to the Sacramento Zoo, stopping at the Crocker Art Museum, Miller Park and [...] Baths." Although considering that you called for the removal of cars in Old Sac and then criticized those who call for the removal of cars in Old Sac in the same sentence, maybe you're getting more out of grumbling than reading? William Burg 2011-06-24T20:04:26Z Curmudgeon comment-52548 2011-06-24T17:00:57Z 2011-06-24T17:00:57Z Parking enforcement revenue is yet another reason cars can't be eliminated from Old Sac. Not that the anti-auto Luddites won't try....perhaps they can rip up the pavement and have dusty, muddy and horse manured streets and see what that does to tourism too. A Freeport to Hood tourist rail alone is too disjointed and won't help Old Sac, nor will it connect to the Zoo, Fairytale Town, and other attractions that would boost local tourism. You might as well go enjoy the Sac River Train from Woodland to West Sac on the other side of the river, which is already there. In the sense that the SSRR probably cannot go again to Locke, Walnut Grove and Isleton, which would make for wonderful scenery and history, it is indeed "former". Curmudgeon 2011-06-24T17:00:57Z Ben Ilfeld comment-52546 2011-06-24T16:26:20Z 2011-06-24T16:26:20Z From my observation, there is friecer enforcement in Old Town than downtown, but I digress - Parking is one reason why many people don't come downtown too. Ben Ilfeld 2011-06-24T16:26:20Z William Burg comment-52540 2011-06-24T15:15:53Z 2011-06-24T15:15:53Z Yeah, and they'll swear to never come back the next time they come downtown and get a ticket too. Parking enforcement isn't any "fiercer" than it has been, you can confirm this by asking the city about the amount of parking revenue collected and number of parking enforcement agents on the street. The SSRR does plan a Napa Valley styled excursion, running from Freeport to Hood and skipping Land Park entirely. It was mentioned in the article. Riding through suburban backyards wouldn't be that dramatic a train ride anyhow--compared to riding along the river or down into the Delta, it's definitely not the scenic part of the route. And there's nothing "former" about the SSRR--go see it operate this weekend, or take a ride! William Burg 2011-06-24T15:15:53Z Ben Ilfeld comment-52539 2011-06-24T14:39:47Z 2011-06-24T14:39:47Z In a strange way it may be worse right now. The parking enforcement is so fierce that many who drive and park on the streets get tickets and swear to never come back. Ben Ilfeld 2011-06-24T14:39:47Z RPH comment-52531 2011-06-24T04:26:02Z 2011-06-24T04:26:02Z Some good ideas in this plan, it is a shame they didn't get started on them years ago. I'd like to see cars banned in Old Sac, allow only delivery vehicles until 10AM then only horse drawn vehicles. RPH 2011-06-24T04:26:02Z Paula Lomazzi comment-52497 2011-06-23T17:46:54Z 2011-06-23T17:46:54Z I appreciate this article especially because I was unable to attend. I've attended several Sac Press workshops and recommend them. Paula Lomazzi 2011-06-23T17:46:54Z JAT comment-52433 2011-06-21T20:02:52Z 2011-06-21T20:02:52Z What a great service to the community. How about doing a short version for local high schools and colleges? Critical thinking skills are endangered. JAT 2011-06-21T20:02:52Z Carolyn Giannini comment-52386 2011-06-21T01:04:11Z 2011-06-21T01:04:11Z Such a fun workshop, great article Nha! Carolyn Giannini 2011-06-21T01:04:11Z Nha Nguyen comment-52280 2011-06-16T18:53:47Z 2011-06-16T18:53:47Z Thanks Hossana! Nha Nguyen 2011-06-16T18:53:47Z Hossana Paida comment-52269 2011-06-16T06:24:46Z 2011-06-16T06:24:46Z I learned plenty from this piece, good job Nha! Hossana Paida 2011-06-16T06:24:46Z RadioBayRay comment-52086 2011-06-14T06:31:42Z 2011-06-14T06:31:42Z Love the time and the story thanks from the Sheriff of the night for the ships crew, players and punter at gaming tables. It is the Team work writer and photographers that all bring a Night to remeber. thank you all. Ray Eargle. RadioBayRay 2011-06-14T06:31:42Z Nha Nguyen comment-52083 2011-06-14T05:38:47Z 2011-06-14T05:38:47Z Thank you Flora and Ilian! Nha Nguyen 2011-06-14T05:38:47Z Ilian Cervantes-Branum comment-52070 2011-06-13T21:27:04Z 2011-06-13T21:27:04Z This must have been fun to cover! You did an awesome job portraying the activities and capturing the atmosphere, and I really like your transitions. Ilian Cervantes-Branum 2011-06-13T21:27:04Z flora comment-52039 2011-06-13T17:00:45Z 2011-06-13T17:00:45Z Nice job, Nha. Flora flora 2011-06-13T17:00:45Z Ilian Cervantes-Branum comment-51795 2011-06-07T18:53:33Z 2011-06-07T18:53:33Z Great job on this article! I really like your lede and the way you start some of your sentences. Ilian Cervantes-Branum 2011-06-07T18:53:33Z Nha Nguyen comment-51793 2011-06-07T17:11:57Z 2011-06-07T17:11:57Z Clarification: Documentary Foundation will be heading to the festival on June 19th and donations should be contributed prior to that date. Sari Carter at Silverdocs said the actual festival runs from June 20-26 and "Age of Champions" premieres on Saturday, June 25, at 5:15pm. Nha Nguyen 2011-06-07T17:11:57Z Nha Nguyen comment-51403 2011-05-31T18:11:53Z 2011-05-31T18:11:53Z Clarification from DeDe Cordell, Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: "The 200 year flood protection for the area won't be realized when the dam work is complete, unless the downstream levee work is complete as well. It's a system - and if the dam is complete, while it will be able to pass that much water, the downstream levees couldn't handle it yet - so we're also working to improve the levees downstream, but it's not likely they'll be done when the dam is complete, so it won't quite be '200 year' - but it is a HUGE step toward getting us there." Nha Nguyen 2011-05-31T18:11:53Z Kimio916 comment-51402 2011-05-31T17:47:19Z 2011-05-31T17:47:19Z Everything was amazing! Chefs Aimal and Billy really nailed the pairings, and the portions were just right. This was my first, but definitely not my last. The only thing missing from the whole evening was the presence of Mr. Adam Saake. Kimio916 2011-05-31T17:47:19Z Curmudgeon comment-51363 2011-05-30T15:50:55Z 2011-05-30T15:50:55Z But an even greater project would be an Auburn Dam. That would be real flood protection, and more clean hydro power. Curmudgeon 2011-05-30T15:50:55Z Nha Nguyen comment-51360 2011-05-29T19:35:38Z 2011-05-29T19:35:38Z @dobrien917 Thanks so much and it was really nice meeting you too! I know you don't think of yourself as a foodie, but you are! So keep me posted on the latest and get that blog up! Nha Nguyen 2011-05-29T19:35:38Z Ilian Cervantes-Branum comment-51356 2011-05-29T06:20:35Z 2011-05-29T06:20:35Z This is a great project, it eases worries about flooding. The levees in Sacramento are dangerous. Ilian Cervantes-Branum 2011-05-29T06:20:35Z Donelle O'Brien comment-51341 2011-05-28T05:38:10Z 2011-05-28T05:38:10Z I wouldn't skip it. Each month features a different brewery. Next month's beer is being provided by BrewItUp in Sac. Donelle O'Brien 2011-05-28T05:38:10Z Donelle O'Brien comment-51340 2011-05-28T05:37:16Z 2011-05-28T05:37:16Z You can buy tickets from Red Lotus or Formoli's prior to the dinner. Donelle O'Brien 2011-05-28T05:37:16Z Donelle O'Brien comment-51319 2011-05-28T05:35:36Z 2011-05-28T05:35:36Z Excellent article! Loved reading about your experience. I enjoyed meeting you at the dinner. I just posted pictures of Monday night's dinner on my facebook page, Nha. Let me know if you would like me to share any with you. Looking forward to connecting soon. Donelle O'Brien 2011-05-28T05:35:36Z Nha Nguyen comment-51248 2011-05-26T16:22:05Z 2011-05-26T16:22:05Z @BrianKarns, you do need to register for the events. You can do so through their Facebook page. On it, there is a link to where you can pay for confirmation of your attendance. You can also go to either restaurant to do so. Nha Nguyen 2011-05-26T16:22:05Z ricci comment-51245 2011-05-26T15:51:35Z 2011-05-26T15:51:35Z Oh what a shame? sorry you must not understand what these events really mean. Anchor steam brewery is located in San Francisco California, to us they are are "local" neighbors we are proud to represent their product. We have been reaching out to local brewerys In Sacramento to feature their beers as well, Brew it up is our next dinner we are excited about. All of our product is all local that includes produce from the farmers market and local farms for our beef. In order to get more local brewerys to participate in these events, getting the word out is a big factor. We are lucky to that Sacramento press wrote this article! we are hoping that this will extend the invitation and encourage more local brewerys and people to support their local resturants, Chefs, and these unique events that happen in your city. I encourage you beer lover to attend, both restaurants work very hard to put these events together and we stand by what we do, and its a fun way to have a little education on what your eating and drinking without being bored. Thank you for your comment/ question. I hope this gave you a little more information. ricci 2011-05-26T15:51:35Z Ilian Cervantes-Branum comment-51205 2011-05-26T06:37:40Z 2011-05-26T06:37:40Z Burning Man seems like such a crazy adventure :D Ilian Cervantes-Branum 2011-05-26T06:37:40Z BeerLover comment-51169 2011-05-26T00:39:48Z 2011-05-26T00:39:48Z What a shame that they emphasized 'local' yet they wouldn't use a local beer??? Gonna skip these places in the future! BeerLover 2011-05-26T00:39:48Z BrianKarns comment-51165 2011-05-25T23:33:11Z 2011-05-25T23:33:11Z Do I need to buy tickets for the next one, and if so how/ BrianKarns 2011-05-25T23:33:11Z Nha Nguyen comment-50647 2011-05-17T01:06:36Z 2011-05-17T01:06:36Z I didn't get an exact price range, but according to a previous article on our site, customers can expect high teens to mid-20s. http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/45560/Tuli_Bistro_owners_to_open_new_downtown_spot Nha Nguyen 2011-05-17T01:06:36Z Casey Kirk comment-50640 2011-05-16T21:45:23Z 2011-05-16T21:45:23Z What is the price range? Casey Kirk 2011-05-16T21:45:23Z Alaa Shabouni comment-50629 2011-05-16T17:40:54Z 2011-05-16T17:40:54Z I think the community table idea sounds fun and creative! Alaa Shabouni 2011-05-16T17:40:54Z Savage comment-50578 2011-05-14T17:54:59Z 2011-05-14T17:54:59Z Let's eat! Savage 2011-05-14T17:54:59Z Hunnicutt comment-50516 2011-05-12T20:20:40Z 2011-05-12T20:20:40Z There were lines out the door long before the show. I really miss the original location. Hunnicutt 2011-05-12T20:20:40Z CCC comment-50503 2011-05-12T16:23:36Z 2011-05-12T16:23:36Z I don't think it is quite fair or accurate to attribute the squeeze inn's success and popularity solely to guy fieri. cool to learn more about a long time favorite however . CCC 2011-05-12T16:23:36Z aztc comment-50283 2011-05-06T21:26:36Z 2011-05-06T21:26:36Z Let's spend that $30k to convert the right lane in each direction to bike lane and reduce the speed limit to 25 MPH. aztc 2011-05-06T21:26:36Z Brian Lambert comment-50259 2011-05-06T16:22:22Z 2011-05-06T16:22:22Z What this thing needs is to be ful time bike accessable - beyond the lame east bound sidewalk! We did it to the Tower Bridge. Brian Lambert 2011-05-06T16:22:22Z Alaa Shabouni comment-49924 2011-04-28T22:37:22Z 2011-04-28T22:37:22Z I am surprised how many people are anticipating this event! This is a great idea for those of us stateside interested in the royal nuptials. Alaa Shabouni 2011-04-28T22:37:22Z JAT comment-49906 2011-04-28T17:21:43Z 2011-04-28T17:21:43Z What a great idea! I was just going to Tivo and watch the next day, but this would be ever so much more fun. JAT 2011-04-28T17:21:43Z quicksilver118 comment-49798 2011-04-26T22:43:33Z 2011-04-26T22:43:33Z I am going to be the Next American Idol. I will be singing, Chris Brown- I Need You Boo at Blue Cue so be prepared for me to drop it like its hot. quicksilver118 2011-04-26T22:43:33Z Alaa Shabouni comment-49758 2011-04-26T19:32:54Z 2011-04-26T19:32:54Z This is something that I am glad to be aware of! not only will i check this out, but i have many friends who would be interested in doing so as well. Alaa Shabouni 2011-04-26T19:32:54Z carlosmartinez comment-49714 2011-04-26T05:31:28Z 2011-04-26T05:31:28Z Love the Tipsy Tokens! Glad to hear they're going to be expanding to some more places around Sacramento, great way to find and try places I've never been too before. carlosmartinez 2011-04-26T05:31:28Z sstevens comment-49712 2011-04-26T04:51:49Z 2011-04-26T04:51:49Z What a great article!! Cant wait to see everyone at Tipsy Tokens! Get ready for karaoke at Blue Cue, I might be the next American Idol! sstevens 2011-04-26T04:51:49Z Nha Nguyen comment-49597 2011-04-22T23:17:35Z 2011-04-22T23:17:35Z Just another heads up to all of you in search of another venue for Easter brunch. What: Easter Buffet When: Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Hyatt Regency Sacramento, 1209 L St. Cost: $44.95 for adults, $22.50 for children 5-12 years old and complimentary for children under four "This is an annual event held every year for 23 years," said director of sales Brenda Kirian. "It is a very popular event and we usually max out at about 600 guests." The brunch is an all –you-can-eat buffet which includes honey glazed ham, a pasta station, seafood bar, salad bar and dessert station. Be sure to make a reservation as large parties are limited. For more information, please visit www.sacramento.hyatt.com or call 443-1234. Nha Nguyen 2011-04-22T23:17:35Z Robert McKeown comment-49428 2011-04-21T04:31:10Z 2011-04-21T04:31:10Z For the record, Easter Sunday School at MOBS is "recommended for sinners 18 years of age and older." While everything being shown was material that children had to watch at one time, that doesn't mean that it actually IS appropriate for all ages... Robert McKeown 2011-04-21T04:31:10Z Steven Chea comment-49181 2011-04-15T00:07:09Z 2011-04-15T00:07:09Z Great shots, Ron! Steven Chea 2011-04-15T00:07:09Z Brandon Darnell comment-49121 2011-04-13T21:41:28Z 2011-04-13T21:41:28Z I can say it was a bit awkward walking through the Red Light District in Amsterdam with my sister and my parents. Brandon Darnell 2011-04-13T21:41:28Z oldpup comment-49118 2011-04-13T19:38:14Z 2011-04-13T19:38:14Z Funny. My kids are 20-ish and I am definitely less conservative than them. But I'm not sure they know that, hence these kids interviewed might not know their parents either. Their parents grew up in the 60s and 70s so you never know. My mom (83) would totally dig Burning Man. My father (85) would only find it kind of pointless. Of course, the trip would kill them. Where would I never taken them? Anywhere that tolerates people who think "gangster" as adjective is a compliment. oldpup 2011-04-13T19:38:14Z Evan Harris comment-49072 2011-04-12T20:17:32Z 2011-04-12T20:17:32Z The Westfield Downtown Plaza... Evan Harris 2011-04-12T20:17:32Z dlmandel comment-48999 2011-04-11T23:30:04Z 2011-04-11T23:30:04Z David Mandel here for the program that's the subject of the story. Thanks to the Sac. Press for running it and especially to Nha Nguyen for working so hard to make sense out of our complicated situation. Her comment above clarifies most of the issues that weren't 100% in the text. But I'm still concerned that the headline about "reopening" misleads readers into thinking that we are expanding. While one new project is starting, in the aggregate we are shrinking, for complicated reasons that start with the loss of all core funding for the original hotline mission -- from the state (vetoed by Gov. Schwarzenegger two budgets ago) and the federal Administration on Aging, which has stopped direct funding of senior legal hotlines nationwide. Our program and many others are having to close or cut way back. The hundreds of thousands of seniors we collectively could have provided with crucial legal help but will now go without are the biggest losers. dlmandel 2011-04-11T23:30:04Z Nha Nguyen comment-48995 2011-04-11T22:46:19Z 2011-04-11T22:46:19Z Mr. Mandel wanted to make clear that statewide services for the hotline will only include: pension, housing, CalFresh and domestic violence. Furthermore, the recent grant from the U.S. Department of Justice allows the SLH to help domestic violence victims with a broad range of legal issues, not only the domestic violence itself. In regards to funding hopes, the SLH estimates $500,000 in core funding, as opposed to a multitude of specific projects alone, in order to fully service California seniors; the point is the specific projects are easier to manage with the core funding as backup for any of them. Lastly, the SLH is looking for trained attorneys or paralegals willing to make a significant ongoing commitment as volunteers. Nha Nguyen 2011-04-11T22:46:19Z