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TRANSPORTATION
30 Rail Warriors
As more workers commute by train, Amtrak has plans to get
them there quicker — including tracks across the San Francisco
Bay that would ease travel for commuters between Roseville
and the city.
by Allen Pierleoni
ON THE COVER:
PHOTO: TERENCE DUFFY
RAIL WARRIORS | ART OF THE LAND | GETTING CREATIVE
BUSINESS INSIGHT FOR THE CAPITAL REGION
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OUTSIDER ART
36 Outside's In
Defining “outsider art” isn’t easy — the term encompasses
work by self-taught artists and the artwork of the
developmentally disabled — but its popularity is soaring. In
Sacramento, Short Center North’s art program for adults with
disabilities is one example.
art
IN VIEW
From the Camp Fire to light-rail
stations, art is everywhere
by Jessica Laskey
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ARCHITECTURE
44 Art of the Land
Art in public landscaping is becoming more common. Check
out notable spaces in our region that celebrate beauty
through landscape architecture and artistic design.
by Laurie Lauletta-Boshart
PUBLIC FUNDING
56 Getting Creative
Sacramento’s Creative Edge plan, a sprawling mix of
goals, grants, budgets, audits, external benchmarking and
community outreach approved by the city council last year,
aims to make the city more desirable and spur the economy.
by Jeff Wilser
PHOTO ESSAY
After the Fire
Painter Shane Grammer and photojournalist
Terence Duffy teamed up to create and
document a series of 14 murals on the ruins
of the Camp Fire in Paradise.
by Sena Christian
Correction: The April Letter From the Publisher incorrectly stated the final
destination for a proposed rebuilt Dumbarton train bridge. The final stop
would be Redwood City.
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