César Chávez Plaza — Attraction in Sacramento

Where Local Government and the Underclass intersect. Come lunchtime the place is criss-crossed by government workers getting food from the many establishments nearby (my fave is Teriyaki to Go). The Homeless/vagrant/itinterent are a constant. Sleeping, fighting, panhandling, being arrested - ignore them or take pity, you choose. In the Spring thru Autumn the farmer's market on Wednesday's is great - fresh veg and some really good food vendors. In the summer, with the fountain working, it's nice to stroll through. I never really bother with the 'Concerts in the Park', although I hear them setting up from my building (CalEPA). Not much else to say. Some grass, some decent park benches, a statue of Cesar Chavez and a fountain. The rebuild of the old Sunshine Cafe seems to be taking a lot longer than possible - I have no idea what they're doing, or why it's taking so long, but I look forward to it's re-opening. The homeless will probably not get their toilets...

I go here on Wednesday's for the farmers market. I just love it there, they have a great variety of food to eat. The hardest part is deciding which one to buy from, because everyone I've tried has been great! I love the summer because of the fruit, I like being eat on fruit in the summer. I can't wait for Wednesday's to come, because I'm usually out of fruit by Sunday/Monday and I just refuse to buy fruit from the super market 🤷! So yes like I said, they have a great selection of food n things, from fruit, veggies, cheese's,herbs, plants, flowers,local honey, ohh and they food truck vendors, from Chinese food to, Mexican, Indian, smoked oysters, BBQ, fresh baked goods,etc... It's a little on the small side, but some how it works. Oh n yes it's downtown and parking does suck, and I have circled the block a few times. But I've found a time of the day that seems to be good for finding a...

Concerts in the Park pives up to its buzz, except with the annoying ads moving behind opening acts. Oh, and if you aren't going to have water fountains in the park (really, Sac?), then don't second-guess people taking water bottles to multihour concerts in the summer when it's clearly about preventing people taking in alcohol -- but not everyone wants to, or should have to, buy water at a "free" concert, California. (Not to mention not many vendors even sell water, and is it necessary to have it cost more than $1 a bottle?) How about policing and penalizing individual behavior instead of penalizing everyone who might want to be hydrated and/or be of limited means and/or have medical conditions at an allegedly 'free'...