Ok, well, I don't think this is an ideal solution, but it seems like a decent stop-gap until I or the all-knowing css modders can come up with something better:
#secondary { padding-top: 330px !important;}
You'll see that the modules do move down, but the background stays stubbornly in place.
Then go to: customize your theme --> colors --> module --> sidebar background color and delete the value, which will make that column transparent.
Frickin' sidebar . . .
Date: 8 Jan 2017 05:58 pm (UTC)#secondary { padding-top: 330px !important;}
You'll see that the modules do move down, but the background stays stubbornly in place.
Then go to: customize your theme --> colors --> module --> sidebar background color and delete the value, which will make that column transparent.