From: als62@nospam@rcn.com   
      
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   > Hello group.   
   > I live in the Sacramento, CA area and am considering booking house   
   > concerts in a space I am currently leasing that sits above a business   
   > (a small restaurant). I do not live in the upstairs space, in fact,   
   > the space isn't even zoned for residential usage but I would like to   
   > put on 2-4 house gigs a month there and try and avoid turning it into   
   > a business-situation where I will have to deal with local/state/   
   > federal government........   
      
      
      
   Hi Chris   
      
   Your description made me immediately think of Strings in Oakland.   
   Joey Lent has been running this venue for many years in the   
   Oakland/Berkeley/Emeryville neighborhood.  He has addressed many   
   of the issues you raised.   
      
   Undoubtedly the local situation in Sacramento is different from   
   that in Oakland, but you will probably be able to find some useful   
   advice at strings.  Their website is http://www.strings.org/   
      
   Good luck!   
      
   Al   
      
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