Readers’ picks: People & Places

Best place for a first date

1. Sacramento Comedy Spot

1050 20th St., Suite 130; (916) 444-3137; saccomedyspot.com

2. Punch Bowl Social Sacramento

500 J St.; (916) 925-5610; punchbowl social.com/location/sacramento

2. Historic Old City Cemetery of Sacramento

1000 Broadway; (916) 448-0811; historicoldcitycemetery.org

2. World Peace Rose Garden

10th and L streets; capitolmuseum.ca.gov

2. Temple Coffee Roasters

various locations; templecoffee.com

3. Allora

5215 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 538-6434; allorasacramento.com

Best place for a secret meeting

1. Pre Flite Lounge

1011 10th St.; (916) 441-7963; preflitelounge.com

2. Southside Park

2115 Sixth St.

2. Ten Ten Room

1010 10th St.; (916) 272-2888; tentenroom.com

2. Fox & Goose

1001 R St.; (916) 443-8825; foxandgoose.com

2. Historic Old City Cemetery of Sacramento

1000 Broadway; (916) 448-0811; historicoldcitycemetery.org

Best place for an anniversary dinner

1. The Kitchen Restaurant

2225 Hurley Way; (916) 568-7171; thekitchenrestaurant.com

1. Mulvaney's B&L

1215 19th St.; (916) 441-6022; mulvaneysbl.com

2. Ella Dining Room & Bar

1131 K St.; (916) 443-3772; elladiningroomandbar.com

3. Allora

5215 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 538-6434; allorasacramento.com

3. The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave.; (916) 498-9891; waterboyrestaurant.com

3. Moxie

2028 H St.; (916) 443-7585

3. Kru

3135 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 551-1559; krurestaurant.com

Best public servant

1. Mayor Darrell Steinberg

2. Gov. Jerry Brown

3. U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui

Best political activist

1. Imani Mitchell

president, Black Women United

2. Art Luna

proprietor, Luna's Cafe & Juice Bar

2. Tanya Ikemba Faison

Black Lives Matter Sacramento

2. Maya Wallace

Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission

2. Mark Merin

civil rights attorney

Best radio personality

1. Arnie States

arnieradio.com

2. Mikey from That Damn Show

98 Rock, KRXQ 98.5 FM

3. Donna Apidone

Capital Public Radio, KXJZ 90.9 FM

3. SugaBear

Hot 103.5, KHHM 103.5 FM

Best morning radio show

1. The Rob, Anybody & Dawn Show

98 Rock, KRXQ 98.5 FM

2. The Wake Up Call

106.5 The End, KUDL 106.5 FM

2. Arnie States

arnieradio.com

3. Capital Public Radio

7055 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 278-8900; capradio.org

Best reason to watch local TV

1. KCRA

kcra.com

1. Good Day Sacramento

gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com

2. Sabrina Rodriguez

Luna Light Productions; lunalightproductions.com

2. Patrick Harbison

Patrick Harbison Public Relations; patrickharbisonpublicrelations.com

2. Olivia DeGennaro

FOX40

2. Tony Lopez

CBS Sacramento

Best reporter

1. Cody Stark, Good Day Sacramento

1. Gulstan Dart, KCRA

2. Edie Lambert, KCRA

2. Mark S. Allen, ABC10

2. Francis Wang, ABC10

2. Ashley Williams, Good Day Sacramento

Best TV weatherperson

1. Mark Finan, KCRA

2. Tamara Berg, KCRA

3. Cody Stark, Good Day Sacramento

3. Dave Bender, CBS Sacramento

Best stand-up comic

1. Stephen Ferris

2. Arnie States

arnieradio.com

3. Wendy Lewis

@awkwardcougar

Best blog

1. Sac Food and Booze

sacfoodandbooze.com

2. Donut Shop Stories

donutshopstories.com

2. The People of Sacramento

thepeopleofsacramento.com

2. The Moxie Mama

themoxiemama.com

2. The Kachet Life

thekachetlife.com

2. Sacramento Vegan

sacramentovegan.blogspot.com

2. Fine Wine Poet

finewinepoet.com

2. Cheetah Is the New Black

cheetahisthenewblack.com

2. Naturally Ella

naturallyella.com

Best person to follow on Twitter

1. Arnie States

@arniestates

1. Thomas Dodson

@shockthomas

1. Chairman of the Bored

@firstklassriot

1. Robert Berry

@retrocrush

1. Christi, The Moxie Mama

@The_Moxie_Mama

1. William Burg

@oldcityguardian

Best Sacramento website

1. Arnie States

arnieradio.com

2. Donut Shop Stories

donutshopstories.com

2. Sac Food and Booze

sacfoodandbooze.com

2. Undietacos

undietacos.org

2. City Scout

cityscoutmag.com

2. Downtown Sacramento

godowntownsac.com

Best Instagram

1. Wendy Lewis

@awkwardcougar

2. Visit Sacramento

@visitsacramento

3. Bill Wallis

@sacramentodabber

Best place to people-watch

1. Capitol Park

10th and L streets; (916) 324-0333

2. Downtown Commons

660 J St.; (916) 273-8124;

docosacramento.com

3. Sacramento International Airport

6900 Airport Blvd.; (916) 929-5411; sacramento.aero/smf

3. Arden Fair

1689 Arden Way; (916) 920-1166; ardenfair.com

3. McKinley Park

601 Alhambra Blvd.

3. LowBrau

1050 20th St.; (916) 706-2636; lowbrausacramento.com

Best place to take an out-of-town guest

1. Old Sacramento

1124 Second St.; oldsacramento.com

2. Sac Tour Company

sactourcompany.com

3. Crocker Art Museum

216 O St.; (916) 808-7000; crockerart.org

Best park

1. McKinley Park

601 Alhambra Blvd.

2. Land Park

3800 W. Land Park Drive; (916) 808-6060

3. Capitol Park

10th and L streets; (916) 324-0333

Best local athlete

1. Urijah Faber, UFC

2. Miles Silvas, Skateboarder

2. Bobby Jackson, Sacramento kings

2. Alex Honnold, free solo climber

Best historic cemetery

1. Sacramento Historic City Cemetery

1000 Broadway; (916) 448-0811; historicoldcitycemetery.org

2. Old Auburn Cemetery

170 Fulweiler Ave., in Auburn; (530) 885-5922; auburncemetery.com

3. Jackson Historic Cemetery

33 Broadway, in Jackson; (209) 223-1646

3. East Lawn

various locations; (916) 732-2000; eastlawn.com

3. Mount Vernon Memorial Park

8201 Greenback Lane, in Fair Oaks; (916) 969-1251