US CA: Column: Favorite Stoners

Sacramento News & Review, 13 Jun 2013 – Remember back in May when I asked people to tell me their favorite spot to toke in Sac? This is one of the responses: I like the park atop the subterranean building [Seventh and Eighth streets at N and O streets]. There’s a sculpture garden, an amphitheater, lots of park seating, and a big, open space for pacing back and forth. (Why they don’t hold food-truck events [here] is beyond me-there’s even driveway access up there.) Great view of downtown buildings, including the light show atop the building that houses Morton’s [the Steakhouse], and a view of the harlequin building that is the state power station, plus the Stanford Mansion and a view of the state Capitol dome. There is hardly anyone up there day [or] night, and especially weekends. For a cozy smoke spot nearby, try the passageway beneath N Street that connects the subterranean building with the state [Employment Development Department] building. When I’m really stoned up there, it’s fun to pretend that the place is an empty Star Trek set, and Kirk and Spock are just around the corner getting high.