The Best of Sacramento crew
Editor: Chrisanne Beckner
Copy Editor: Sarah Sol
Assistant Copy Editors: Nicholas Miller, Angela Hansen
Contributing writers: Veronica Bartell, Chrisanne Beckner, Matthew Craggs, Becca Costello, Edward Dunn, Joey Garcia, Jeff Hudson, Stephen James, Jonathan Kiefer, Donna Lee, Nicholas Miller, Kel Munger, Alexis Raymond, Patti Roberts, R.V. Scheide, Erin Sierchio, Sarah Sol, Nancy Brands Ward, Kate Washington, Melinda Welsh, Amy Yannello
Managing Art Director: Don Button
Art Director: David Jayne
Photographer: Larry Dalton
Design Manager: Anne Lesemann
Designers: Ted Angel, Michele Brown, Ginger Fierstein, Anne De Govia, Marianne Mancina, Dante Mutti, Erin Sierchio, Tim Towles, Sharon Wisecarver
Ad Services Specialists: Jessica LaScola, Amy Nathman
Sales Operations/Marketing Manager: Veronica Bartell
Special thanks to: Sarah Billingsley, Jinx Liberato and the sales department; Michael Billingsley and the distribution department; Ric Marques, Kelsey Falle and the operations department; Scott Hassenflu and the administration staff; and Veronica Bartell and the promotions staff. Thanks also to Jessica Dunn and David Riedel for assisting with readers’ ballots, and Sandra Hernandez and Althea Bauer for helping with winners’ plaques.
Cover Design: Don Button