Circus Vargas Starting a New Business? Get in Line Unveils New Show County’s Small Business Start-ups PAGE 10 Hampered by Bureaucracy PAGE 2 VOLUME 37 • ISSUE 37 Serving Carmichael and Sacramento County since 1981 SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 RISING STAR JENNIFER REASON TO PERFORM County Approves AT PIONEER CHURCH She's Got His Goats Mom’s Career Change Gives Son a Brighter Future Adopted Budget SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) - The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the Adopted Budget document for Fiscal Year 2017-18 to fund County opera- tions on September 6th, 2017. The document outlined the County’s $4 billion budget, including a General Fund appro- PAGE 8 priation of $2.4 billion. The final budget for the fiscal year balances the needs of the County while at the same time reserving funds for future needs. The County also enhanced HEY MAN, funding in areas such as Child Protective Services, homeless services and addressing critical LET’S TALK POT public safety needs. In addition, funding has been applied to:Building gen- eral reserves; Parkways and Unincorporated Communities Clean Up and Safety Initiative; Implementing Foster Care Continuum of Care Reform; Sheriff’s Department pilot PAGE 12 program focusing on high inci- dences of unreported gun shots in the unincorporated County; Replacing and upgrading critical technology. Kathleen Friedrich (photo abpve) and son Nick offer treats to their herd. Husband Tim Blaine (far left) View budget documents online and niece Annelise Zumbach (far right) join the or in person on the 7th floor of FUNDAY MORNING suburban dairy farmers. the Administration Building, 700 H Street, Suite 7650. LET ME GUESS ... CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - Five years ago, Source: Sacramento County Professor Kathleen Friedrich was teaching at Media, Thursday, September 7, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento. 2017 H Now -- before her former colleagues have even finished breakfast -- the Carmichael mother of three has milked a small herd of goats. Her does produce 14 gallons of milk per week; the yield is cultured into ice cream, yoghurt and sev- Skinner eral varieties of cheese. Friedrich can hand-milk five udders in under an hour. She also manages Memorial Set pasteurizing and processing herself. From litigation to lactation was a leap of for Sept. 17 “let me guess... you’re in PAGEpolitics.” 11 faith. Married for 35 years to fellow lawyer Tim Blaine, Friedrich’s reinvention gives a beloved son a future. “I did this for Nick,” she explains. “Tim and I knew from his first year that he was developmentally disabled. When he was seven, we got the autism diagnosis.” Nick’s schooling progressed through spe- cial education classes to Orange Grove Adult planted a seed in my mind.” One of seven Animals can do that. We knew a farm career School. “When he was 24,” recalls his mom, siblings raised in a goat farm, the lawyer under- would be therapeutic and rewarding for our “San Juan School District announced it could stood dairying and cherished memories of the son.” no longer support Orange Grove. Tim and I gentle stock. By the age of 57, Friedrich’s own career was had to do something to give Nick a meaning- “We knew Nick liked animals so we took rewarding. In addition to teaching, she’d been John Skinner ful future.” Her immigrant parents had raised field trips to dairy farms,” explains his mom. appointed an administrative law judge for the goats in Switzerland and later, in Rio Linda. “Watching him interact with goats was phe- State of California. “In 2013, I changed my CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - The life Scan our QR Code for a “My father commented that in the old country, nomenal. He was talking to them, cuddling work hours to part-time so I could prepare for and music of bandleader John direct link to our online edition! families would find farm work for Nick. That and tickling them. It brought tears to our eyes. Continued on page 8 Skinner will be celebrated dur- ing a big band memorial in Carmichael, Sunday, September 17. For several decades, Skinner’s Carmichael-based orches- tras were go-to ensembles Volunteers Needed for United Way’s Day of Caring for Sacramento parties and PAID PERMIT 350 PERMIT community events. Their trum- US POSTAGE By Kristin Thebaud for the community Sept. 22-23 during United Way’s Day of Caring: http://www.yourlocal- Carmichael, CA PRESORTED STD. PRESORTED by signing up for one of dozens Caring. The event, sponsored unitedway.org/day-caring. pet-playing leader died in August Change Service Requested SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - of volunteer projects happening by Nationwide, will begin with Last year, volunteers gave 18. His wife Susan and daughter More than 1,000 local residents at nonprofits, schools and com- a kickoff breakfast and rally at 5,450 hours through the event, Kathryn Skinner have invited are needed to spend a day caring munity parks across the region Cal Expo. To sign up for Day of which equated to more than fans and friends to a memorial $128,000 in volunteer time that event at the La Sierra Center, many nonprofits, schools and 5325 Engle Road. Recognizing groups could not have otherwise Skinner’s Vietnam War service, a afforded. flag presentation will be included “This is the single largest vol- at the event. unteer day in our region, and we The celebration will also fea- hope people will be as enthusias- ture a brief video on Skinner’s tic about it as they are about Big career: from early days as a child Day of Giving,” said Stephanie virtuoso to his contemporary Bray, president and CEO, United exploits. Skinner’s faithful musi- Way California Capital Region. cians will form a 16-piece band “This our chance to give big to perform classic big band hits. through our time and energy as The program runs from 2-4 pm. we dig our hands in to help the Light Snacks will be provided. hardworking nonprofits, parks “This is an opportunity to and schools that do so much for salute a man who gave so much our community every day.” to music and community,” sug- As part of Day of Caring, gests Skinner’s wife, Susan. United Way is holding its Stuff “We don’t mind if people dance. the Bus campaign to collect Getting crowds on their feet was If you can donate your talents to care for others contact the United Way. Photo courtesy United Way Continued on page 4 John’s life-long mission.” H www.CarmichaelTimes.com 22 • CARMICHAELCarmichael Times TIMES • GRAPEVINE INDEPENDENT • CITRUS HEIGHTS MESSENGER • AMERICAN RIVER MESSENGER • GOLD RIVER MESSENGER • SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 15,, 2017 Starting a New Business? Get in Line County’s Small Business Start-ups Hampered by Bureaucracy Story by Jacqueline Fox Erickson said. “It’s a puzzle to a way to put a focus on this issue speed through the permitting pro- have so many different rounds of and see how we can make it eas- cess, however, there are specific SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) changes.” ier for businesses to set up shop. qualifiers. For instance, a com- - Pent up demand in many parts Linda Melody, executive direc- There are many complexities mercial or industrial project must of unincorporated Sacramento tor of the Carmichael Chamber involved.” create a minimum of 50 new and County, and the county proper of Commerce agrees the coun- Troy Givens, director of the permanent jobs or show it will for retail food chains and other ty’s permitting process often holds Sacramento County Department generate at least $10 million in small businesses, some developers up construction plans for many of Economic Development agreed annual taxable sales. Neither of and business groups say, is being small retailers, specifically eater- that the process for setting up a these options are likely for a small stalled under the multiple layers of ies. Carmichael’s revival along small business in the county can franchise, Jamba Juice included. bureaucracy built into the county’s the Fair Oaks Boulevard corridor be burdensome, particularly for a Even if the revenue was in place, complex permitting process and is enjoying a wave of expansion restaurant, where you have many most fast-casual eateries employ related issues. in the retail food sector. But the health code requirements in play. part time workers. Even opening a franchise for growth is being hampered at var- He adds, however, that the county Tom Scott is the state exec- one of the country’s largest and ious levels and she and chamber is always pushing to improve the utive director for the National perhaps best-loved food and drink members are eager to see the process, noting the availability Federation of Independent chains can take years. Case in momentum continue. of free and confidential pro- Businesses based in Sacramento. point: Jamba Juice, which has Melody said her agency would grams established to help business His agency advocates for roughly been pushing to open its first loca- like to see pre-approved permit- owners navigate the permitting 22,000 small and independently tion in Carmichael for more than ting requirements for existing process. owned business members in a year. The wildly popular fresh retail spaces grandfathered in “We know there can be dif- California and thousands more juice and smoothie maker, origi- when approvals have been given ficulties, especially for smaller nationwide. Scott said the layers nally slated for opening in August for one area as others are con- business owners, but we are of bureaucracy at the county with at Carmichael Village on Fair Oaks sidered, and that a true one-stop always looking at how we can respect to permits are so imbed- Boulevard, is once again pushing agency for blueprinting approval make the process more user ded and years in the making, a back its opening to late October, right down to the plumbing and friendly,” said Givens.