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Marin BIOTECH REVOLUTION A New Industry Finds Fertile Ground in Marin [415] TOP DOCTORS 593 of the Bay Area’s Best Physicians {2015} 30 Top Spots Not to Miss Tastemakers
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In Marin 25 Currents Civic Center weddings, Super Bowl 50, adopt a cat and more.

Collectors Hats on with Jan Wahl.

Reading List Meet local author Kelly Corrigan.

On the Job In the water with a swim instructor.

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Style Hip and fit.

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AFEBRUARY HIGHLIGHT IS back as we present our third annual Marin Tastemakers feature. This year we asked you what your favorite restaurants were and then sent Debra Tarrant out to photograph the beautiful food at 30 eateries while our own Mimi Towle contacted the chefs and owners and asked about top sellers and go-to spots for when these busy culinary stars are off ork. It’s enough to make anybody hungry.

Next up, we sent writer Carrie Kirby and photographer Joseph Schell to learn about Marin’s growing biotech landscape. Kirby finds that the industry brings in billions of dollars a year and creates jobs, all while producing lifechanging medicines and procedures.

February is also the time we feature our annual [415] Top Doctors list. You’ll find approximately 600 of the area’s best physicians as well as stories on the potential dangers of artificial sweeteners and high-intensity workouts and information on the Ebola virus.

Up front we’ve got a look at Civic Center weddings and information on how you can get involved in Super Bowl 50, and we introduce you to Jan Wahl and her hats, author Kelly Corrigan, swim instructor Cheryll Boissevain, designer Ashley Morgan and YMCA chief Charles Collins.

In Destinations we’ve got the lowdown on great family activities on Oahu — even the chance to volunteer as a group if you are so inclined — and we follow Matthew Poole on his quest so see the wild animals of South Africa.

With 2015 well under way and winter break in the rearview mirror, we know you are busy — but we encourage you to take some time to explore the wonders of Marin, starting with all those great restaurants.

A BIG SUPPER

The hardest part of capturing our version of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece The Last Supper for our Tastemakers article was getting 16 busy chefs in the same place at the same time for photographer Lori Eanes — but we managed to pull it off, as you can see here. Boudin Bakery even provided the bread. Shown in the photo from left to right: Robert Price, Scott Whitman, Maxine Gilbert, Douglas Bernstein, Frank Villa, Olivier Souvestre, Justin Everett, Carol Levalley, Jared Rogers, Nicolas Abrams, Mike Ward, Norman Louie, Peter Schumacher, Alfredo Ancona, Todd Shoberg and Sebastian Lowrey.

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Who’s in Charge?

A look at the individuals and groups that guide Marin’s destiny. BY

So then, who collectively represents Marin’s 11 municipalities, namely Sausalito, Belvedere, Tiburon, Mill Valley, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Ross, San Anselmo, Fairfax, San Rafael and Novato?

LET’S TALK ABOUT leadership in Marin. Where does it come from? Who leads the county? Is any one group — or any one person — in charge? Ask your neighbor and you’ll probably hear, “Are you kidding me? The Marin County Board of Supervisors governs Marin County.”

Not so. Decisions made by Marin’s Board of Supervisors — who last month welcomed a new member (San Rafael’s Damon Connolly) and elected a new president (Ross Valley’s Katie Rice) — primarily impact the county’s unincorporated communities and areas where only a fi fth of Marin’s 253,000 residents live. The five countywide elected supervisors have only tangential in fluence over Marin’s 11 incorporated cities and towns, which each elect their own leadership and have their own budgets supporting police, fire, recreation, public works and building departments.

So then, who collectively represents Marin’s 11 municipalities, namely Sausalito, Belvedere, Tiburon, Mill Valley, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Ross, San Anselmo, Fairfax, San Rafael and Novato? The answer: no one does. Oh, there’s a Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilpersons that meets regularly, but it has no formal power. It’s basically a networking group.

If you’re looking for a legally constituted agency that represents all of Marin, it’s the Transportation Authority of Marin, or TAM. Its board consists of representatives from each of Marin’s 11 municipalities, along with all five county supervisors. However, it deals only with transportation issues.

Another agency offering leadership is the Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD), with five elected directors who deal with water issues and oversee the district’s 22,000 acres of watershed on Mount Tamalpais. In recent years, onetime MMWD directors Joe Nation, Jared Huffman and the late Charles McGlashan all moved on to higher elected offices. Note,

however, that MMWD doesn’t include Novato, Marin’s second largest city, or portions of West Marin. Then there’s the Marin Healthcare District — whose primary involvement is with Marin General Hospital — also with five elected directors and also excluding Novato and parts of West Marin. Bottom line: no one entity offers leadership to all of Marin County.

Yet numerous civic organizations offer significant leadership. Foremost is the Marin Community Foundation and its president, Tom Peters, who is often quoted regarding Marin’s needs and trends. Its nine-member appointed board, whose members must live in Marin, is, according to Peters, “one that is geographically, socially and culturally diverse.” Primary among its tasks is the distribution of $40 million annually to worthy Marin causes and institutions.

Other civic groups with countywide influence include the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Marin County, Marin Conservation League and the Marin County Bicycle Coalition.

Finally, there are individuals who’ve consistently worked to make the county an even better place to live: David Schonbrunn of Transdef, who advocates on transportation issues; LWV’s Susan Beittel and Judy Binsacca; and Safe Routes to School’s Wendi Kallins. Also, efforts addressing recent hot-button issues have been led by Jody Morales, founder of Citizens for Sustainable Pension Plans; Susan Kirsch, who co-founded Citizen Marin to oppose high-density development in Marin; and David Kunhardt, co-founder of Citizens for a Livable Marin, who supports a ffordable and transit-oriented housing. Did I leave out anyone, or any group? Let me know.

Meanwhile, while there is no one group — or one individual — in a dominant position of leadership in Marin County, the cooperation and collaboration between agencies does get the job done, and in an impressive manner. Plus, there is ample room for others to become civically involved. That’s my point of view. What’s yours?

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Looking to find the right doctor? How about a pediatrician for your son or daughter? The [415] Top Doctors Resource Guide is the best place to locate the perfect physician. From general practitioners to specialists, we have listed approximately 600 of the best doctors in Marin and San Francisco as voted by their peers. Check out marinmagazine.com/415topdoctors.

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Are you ready for your next culinary adventure? Make sure you have a big appetite and dive into the Tastemakers 2015 Challenge . Be the first person to visit all 30 Marin restaurants featured in this month’s Tastemakers story, snap a photo at each one and post them on Instagram with

When you’re out at local Marin art events, chances are you’ll run into Cheryl Popp — and you won’t want to miss her Arts and Events posts in the Marin Matters blog on our website. Popp, a successful consultant (Popp Inc.) and active member of the community for 18 years, has extensive knowledge of all things Marin. Taking a keen interest in the local art scene, she’s covered film and art festivals, been involved in educational programs, provided our readers with entertainment tips and much more. To read more from Popp visit marinmagazine.com/marinmatters.

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the hashtag #marintastemakers by May 4. The winner will receive a $100 gift card for use at F3. Ready, set, eat. Fing and drinking spots throughout the county. To choose the hottest restaurants we asked you, our readers, for your favorite breakfast, lunch, bar bite, cocktail, dinner and dessert spots. We then turned the tables and asked your favorite chefs and restaurant owners where they like to go when they aren’t working. Our hope is to introduce you to new dish or restaurant you might not have thought of trying. And for those who love to share MARIN Tastemakers 2015 It doesn’t have to be your last supper; the following are 30 hot spots worth trying again and again. 46 FEBRUARY 2015 MARIN CAFEVERDE 502TamalpaisDr, CorteMadera,cafeverdemarin.com Chef/Owner Tony Farahmand TopSeller Chunky Egg with boiled eggs, red onion, celery, fresh dill, mayonnaise, cherry tomatoes, baby kale on whole wheat bread, $6.95. Tony’sGo-To Almond croissant at Rustic Bakery. CIBO, cibosausalito.com1201Bridgeway,Sausalito, Chef/Co-owner a Ancona TopSeller Coffee and pastry. era’s Go-To My husband and have a standing date every week at the Thursday farmers’ market at the Civic Center and treat ourselves to co and pastry or a wa e. HALFDAYCAFE,848CollegeAve, Kentfield,halfdaycafe.comOwner Tory Monahan TopSeller Tortilla Scramble with three eggs scrambled, tortilla strips, jack and cheddar cheeses, tomatoes, Anaheim chiles and scallions, topped with sour cream, $10.25. Tory’sGo-To Chilaquiles with hash browns, Green Gulch toast and a milk shake (not usually all at once) at Shoreline Cafe in Mill Valley. PARKSIDECAFE,43ArenalAve, StinsonBeach,parksidecafe.com Chef/Co-owner Maxine Gilbert TopSellerOpen-faced Sandwich with sunny-side-up local eggs, pro- sciutto, Gruyère, organic house bread and cherry tomato arugula salad, $14. Maxine’s Go-To The house-made gravlax and scrambled egg tacos with local corn tortillas, cumin crème and pickled radish salsa at Saltwater in Inverness. TOAST, toastnovato.com5800NaveDr,Novato, Chef Johnny Nguyen Top Seller Cornflke-Crusted French Toast with sourdough bread, farmers’ market fruit and whipped cream, $10.95.Johnny’sGo-To Buttermilk pancakes at Farm House Local in Larkspur. Readers Picks and restaurant top sellers BREAKFAST HALFDAYCAFE TOAST CAFEVERDE PARKSIDECAFE CIBO eeandpastry.
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Your Letters

I cannot believe you would do a major piece on Marin dive bars (“Dive Bars,” December 2014) and not include the oldest dive bar in Marin. The Dugout Bar in San Anselmo’s historic American Legion Log Cabin has the oldest liquor license in Marin County. It has been an underground dive since 1934. Most people do not even know about our bar because it is so beloved the locals don’t want you talking about it. But the bartenders there are all volunteers, and we want you to know about our bar. We have a lot of games, a bar cat, cheap drinks and tons of historic memorabilia . Please consider giving us a spotlight at some point — we really are a hidden gem in Marin STACEY KAMP, DUGOUT MANAGER, VIA EMAIL

In your dive bar article, you should have identified what “PBR” stands for (I assume Pabst Blue Ribbon) and what that beer’s significance is in the context of the dive bars.

I would like to thank you for including Pete’s 881 Club in the December issue. We love it. My family was very excited, and our family at Pete’s gave a great response too. We thought it was an amazing piece all around. I have heard from other bar owners about their satisfaction as well. Thank you for making the term “dive bar” pleasant; you painted a great picture of Marin’s rich bar history. We are proud to have been a part of it. JOHNATHAN PELLOLIO, OWNER OF PETE’S 881 CLUB, VIA EMAIL

The Art of Words

I was excited to read Jim Wood’s interview with poet Jane Hirsh field (Conversation, November 2014). Despite its brevity, it conveyed the elusive process of creating poetry from one of that art’s most highly acclaimed living practitioners. It gave fresh meaning to the important role poetry can play in our lives both individually and collectively. Hirsh field is an excellent example of the amazing worldclass talent we have right here in Marin . I applaud your magazine’s efforts to showcase that fact . PEGGY CURRAN, VIA EMAIL

For the Oceans

Thank you so much for publishing information about All One Ocean’s beach cleanup stations (Currents, November). As a 28-year resident of Marin County, I want to acknowledge the activism, beauty and inspiration of the people and places of Marin, which gave me the idea for the stations. The stations really are homegrown and are spreading throughout the world, like so many other things that began in Marin. Also, thanks for running Irene Young’s photo with the piece. HALLIE AUSTEN IGLEHART, FOUNDER, ALL ONE OCEAN, VIA EMAIL

Beautiful Marin

I was delighted to see Jim Wood’s reference (POV, January 2015) to how Marinites are addressing important issues here and wanted to let you know about some wonderful programs whose members are working to keep beautiful Marin beautiful: Marin Clean Highways, Sausalito Beautiful, Clean Mill Valley, Think Out of the Cup, Dog Poopola and Promotoras Verdes. MARY O’MARA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MARINLINK, VIA EMAIL

Correction

The article (Q&A, January 2015) about Ann Killion has a mistake inserted by whoever edited the piece . G oodell is the commissioner of football, not baseball, and hence the player referred to in the story who assaulted his wife, Ray Rice, is a football player, not a baseball player. You might want to issue a correction in the next issue. TOM KOEGEL, VIA EMAIL

Eds.: Roger Goodell is indeed the Commissioner of the National Football League. We regret the error and have corrected it in our online editions.

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In Marin

CELEBRATING THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND CAUSES OF THIS UNIQUE COUNTY

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Saying “I do” without leaving the county.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive Marin Civic Center building hosts more than 600 marriages a year, serving as a unique backdrop for couples who are joined in matrimony by a deputy county clerk for a fee of $56. The betrothed may have their civil ceremony in several spots in the building. Most opt for the compact garden off the second-floor cafeteria, where a bubbling fountain provides a natural sound track and the Civic Center’s soaring golden spire offers inspiration. That’s where San Rafael’s Raphael Barker and Keri Syndulko exchanged vows during a rainy afternoon in December. TIM PORTER

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Realistic Romance

Susan Pease Gadoua and Vicki Larson — the first a longtime therapist, the second a seasoned journalist — The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels addresses marriage from a thoughtful perspective informed by declining rates of matrimony, a rise in “gray” divorces (the separation of couples 50 and older) and the recent trend of millennials delaying marriage altogether. “The New I Do offers something unique to both the first-time marriers and the unhappily long-married couples: the ability to individualize their marriage,” Gadoua says. Here, the authors provide four tips for those looking to improve wedlock. thenewidobook.com C.V.P.

1 CONSIDER Ask yourselves what it is that's bringing or keeping you together: Is it the kids? Financial security? Fear of loneliness?

2 ASSESS Think about what’s missing in your marriage and what you want. Are you craving time to yourself? Do you enjoy the companionship but lack intimacy?

3 DISCUSS Have an open, honest and respectful conversation with your spouse about whether he or she would be interested in re-creating your marriage.

4 AGREE Create an agreement, such as a postnup, with the help of an impartial professional, to design a marriage that details goals and responsibilities and that is tailored to your individual needs.

Super Bowl 50 and You

This year, the culmination of football season has us itching for 2016, when Super Bowl 50 will come to the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium. “With this milestone Super Bowl, we believe there is a golden opportunity to lift up Bay Area communities and leave a legacy that lasts for generations to come,” says Jason Trimiew, vice president of community relations for the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee. Read on for ways to get involved. sfbysuperbowl.com

1 B enefit

With your help, Super Bowl 50 could be the most philanthropic ever. The Host Committee is contributing 25 percent of every dollar raised to the 50 Fund, which will make grants to Bay Area organizations that focus on youth development, community investment or sustainable environments. Sign up online to learn about forthcoming grant opportunities.

2 Connect

Bay Area businesses owned by minorities, women, disabled veterans or members of the LGBT community, listen up: the Host Committee and the NFL are expanding Business Connect — which helps local companies conduct Super Bowl business — to the Bay Area’s diverse range of enterprises and entrepreneurs. Applications will be accepted through April 30, 2015.

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Need another way to get involved? Demonstrate your love of the game and the Bay Area by donating a bit of your time to the event. Super Bowl planners are anticipating a need for more than 3,000 volunteers beginning in mid-2015; register now so you can help later.

PET PURRRFECT

In the market for a furry friend? Take a trip to Kitty Corner. Located in San Anselmo’s Red Hill Shopping Center, the one-stop feline shop is the Marin Humane Society’s first-ever satellite adoption center and the first for partner Pet Food Express that isn’t in-store. “Kitty Corner will be primarily for cats and kittens, who will live there comfortably while they await adoption,” says Lisa Bloch, Marin Humane Society director of marketing and communications. “They’ll be cared for throughout each day and will be living in style in the latest cat condominiums.” Pet Food Express is also launching a pilot program this month to provide free food for cats at Kitty Corner and all dogs and cats at Marin Humane. Clients who adopt animals will get a starter bag of the high-quality food from Halo, Ellen DeGeneres’ natural pet food company. marinhumanesociety.org C.V.P.

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ZERO IN ON WASTE Zero

Waste Marin was founded in 2006 when a group of concerned community members — now known collectively as the Marin Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority — came together to pursue a common goal: eliminate all Marin waste by the year 2025. Head to the organization’s website to learn more and take part through individual challenges specially designed to decrease local waste. In the meantime, here are five eye-opening statistics from Steve Devine of Marin County’s Waste Management Division. zerowastemarin.org

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Hats On

JAN WAHL, MARIN’S maven of movies, will be busy this month discussing at length the upcoming Oscar nominations on KRON-4 television, on KCBS radio and via her own newspaper column. Here’s a look at her signature toppers.

COLLECTION Hats

YEARS COLLECTING About 30, since I became a regular on TV, the lecture circuit and radio.

HOW MANY PIECES? Between 70 or 80 at any one time. I often give older hats away to organizations to auction off, always signing the inside. But some I keep forever.

WHY? H ats put the show in showbiz. It also takes courage to wear hats — people can think you are rather eccentric, and in my case, they are right.

FIRST PIECE I fell in love with Mae West movies when I was a child, so I would look in secondhand stores for feathered hats. But in the collection now, I think my Hollywood hat is the oldest.

FAVORITE I love the Victorian colorful hat from the Dickens Fair with the beads hanging down. It reminds me of the 1920s and ’30s, also a favorite time of mine. Great scandals. I also love the Hollywood hat. I wore it when I stage-managed an Oscar pre-show and saw Elizabeth Taylor and asked her what she thought of the Academy Awards. “Darling,” she said, throwing her fox fur around her neck. “I am the Academy Awards.” The hat represents that wonderful moment.

VALUE Priceless to me, but maybe $3,000.

HIGHEST-PRICE ITEM $400, for a custom-made captain’s hat for speaking on cruises

LOWEST-PRICE ITEM A cap from my beloved Mill Valley Film Festival.

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Author Talk

MM: What draws you to memoirs as a genre? KC: I have been writing longhand in journals since I was 12. It’s my most natural state. Coming out of college, I didn’t even understand that memoir was an option — I got my master’s in English literature, which doesn’t expose you to that genre. Even when I heard the term, I thought it was the sort of thing aging movie stars wrote. When I was 28, someone handed me Anne Lamott’s Operating Instructions and I fell in love with the form.

MM: What’s the most important lesson you learned from your mother? KC: Love is an action verb. She has no interest, to this day, in talking about feelings. She doesn’t care about words and in fact, might be disinclined toward expression. For her, it’s all about actions. If a person can’t feel your love, don’t start talking. Start doing.

MM: Do you think it’s important to have one parent who holds it all together, or can everyone be glitter? KC: No question, kids need

glue and it’s the harder job. But what my mom made very clear to me as I was writing this book is that she never resented her role. Given their dispositions and their schedules, she had no choice but to be the glue to my dad’s glitter. My dad had just enough time to get to the lacrosse field to watch our games and then rally the troops on the ride home. He made us feel good; she made us feel safe

MM: How has your battle with illness affected the way you view relationships within your family?

KC: When you’re in chemotherapy, people show you their very best, their most beautiful, patient, kind, compassionate selves. It’s when you return to real life that people start complaining and interrupting again . I llness brings our humanity to the surface in a way that little else does. I’m very grateful to know how much goodness there is, even if we can’t access it all the time. I have surprisingly fond memories of my family during that time. CALIN VAN PARIS

Local Page Turners

Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan, Random House, $15. How do we learn from our parents and teach our children? Kelly Corrigan, the best-selling author of The Middle Place , takes readers on a sometimes painful, often hilarious look at her life as a daughter, mother, traveler and woman. Glitter and Glue is an honest, smart look at the winding roads of life, navigated by Corrigan’s wonderful writing and insights.

The Beautiful Unseen by Kyle Boelte, Counterpoint LLC, $14.95. This debut memoir focuses on Kyle Boelte’s time living in San Francisco, where he is enchanted with the city’s omnipresent fog. The book is a masterful telling of two parts — an investigation into what causes the city’s fog and an exploration into what led Boelte’s brother, Kris, to take his own life at a very young age. Appearing at Book Passage San Francisco February 11, 6 p.m.

Honoring Grief: Creating a Space to Let Yourself Heal by Alexandra Kennedy, New Harbinger, $16.95. Written by psychotherapist and grief expert Alexandra Kennedy, Honoring Grief provides a collection of inspirational wisdom and compassionate self-help tips for dealing with loss. Compatible with any religious or spiritual orientation, this book is a meaningful, comforting gift for a friend, family member or anyone recently touched by loss. Appearing at Book Passage Corte Madera February 7, 4 p.m.

What We Say Matters: Practicing Nonviolent Communication by Judith Hanson Lasater, Perseus Book Group, $14.95. In What We Say Matters, yoga teacher Judith Hanson Lasater offers new and nurturing ways of communicating, blending the yoga principle of satya (truth) and the Buddhist precept of right speech with Marshall Rosenberg’s groundbreaking techniques of nonviolent communication in a fresh formula for promoting peace at home, at work and in the world. Appearing at Book Passage Corte Madera February 10, 7 p.m.

The Forgetting Place by John Burley, HarperCollins, $14.99. A female psychiatrist at a state mental hospital finds herself at the center of a shadowy conspiracy in The Forgetting Place, a dark and twisting tale of psychological suspense. In his chilling follow-up to The Absence of Mercy, author John Burley — a master at medical and psychological detail — showcases the many ways in which the dangers of the outside world pale in comparison to the horrors of the human mind. Appearing at Book Passage Corte Madera February 19, 7 p.m.

Book picks by Book Passage’s Zack Ruskin.

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In the Pool

CHERYLL BOISSEVAIN SAYS she has “paddled her way through life.” Boissevain teaches kids and adults how to swim, which she has done for four decades, both at her Novato home and at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center in San Rafael, where for the last 10 years she has been the aquatics program manager. When did you start teaching? Really in 1974 when we bought our house in Novato. It had a huge down-sloping backyard. I told my husband I wanted to build a pool. He said I was crazy, but we built the pool and I made our money back the fi rst year. I ended up teaching every kid in Novato every summer. Do you still teach while managing the JCC program? Tons. I’m in the water about 10 or 12 hours a week. Babies, children, adults and people with special needs. What do you enjoy the most? I really enjoy working with beginners — and that means adults, too. I like that challenge. Why should someone learn to swim? It’s a lifelong and a lifesaving skill. Everybody needs to learn how to do it. The reward is that you’re healthier and can enjoy all sorts of water recreation. You can swim, you can kayak, you can sail. Who’s the hardest to teach? The

perfectionist — both kids and adults. Kids start crying because they can’t do something someone else can. Adults want to do 10 laps immediately. They need to practice. Repetition is key. Can people who are afraid of the water learn to swim? Yes, they can, but it takes them a while. What do you begin with? I try t o fi nd a student’s goals on day one. For a child, it might be wanting to go to pool parties. For an adult it might be doing laps. I set up goals for success. If they’re not feeling successful, they’re not going to conquer their fears. What do you look for as you teach? I watch for a lot of body language, which tells it all. You can tell when the muscles are really tight, and you can’t relax when you’re afraid. What’s your best advice for someone learning to swim? Relax and stop thinking about it. Thinking is overrated. It’s all in the feel of the water. Stop thinking and feel what you’re doing. m

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ASHLEY MORGAN DESIGNS was born from a passion for jewelry design and entrepreneurship — the love of design is Ashley Berman’s, while the penchant for business pertains to her husband, Morgan. After the couple relocated to San Francisco from Colorado, Ashley began studying her craft at Revere Academy while working at a San Francisco jewelry store, where she trained as a bench jeweler and goldsmith; Morgan simultaneously received his MBA with an emphasis in entrepreneurship from the University of San Francisco. Ashley’s work behind the bench led to an appreciation for handmade, bespoke pieces that functioned as both accessories and works of art and had the power to evoke real feeling. “I realized I needed to design my own jewelry and tell that personal, emotional story,” she says. Soon, husband and wife integrated their talents to form Ashley Morgan Designs. And while the shop remains in San Francisco, Ashley, Morgan and their two daughters have found a home in Larkspur. PHILOSOPHY For Ashley, jewelry is all about individuality — the designer opts to eschew jewelry trends, instead drawing inspiration from her clients and their own histories, traditions and cultures. Another aesthetic in fluence is the great outdoors. “I specialize in playing with nature’s anomalies to create strong, high-end pieces,” she says. “I prefer stones such as diamond slices or tourmalines that naturally give way to the beauty of imperfection.” THE SCOOP The majority of Ashley Morgan Designs’ offerings are custom — clients collaborate with Ashley to dream up and bring about the baubles of their fantasies — but the company also boasts “Signature,” “Colored Stones” and “Diamond Slice” collections. Pieces are available at Ashley Morgan’s Post Street store, with online selling planned for the near future. BEYOND MARIN In addition to custom work and collections, Ashley Morgan recently collaborated with Neiman Marcus stores in San Francisco and Palo Alto to create a line crafted speci fically for both showrooms. “The collection includes multicolor tourmaline butter fl ies, diamond- and yellow-sapphire-encrusted daisies and much more,” Ashley says. WHAT THEY SAY “I truly enjoy working with clients one-on-one to imagine tiny treasures that capture their unique beauty and inspiration. Fine jewelry is timeless, and I love the idea of creating lasting pieces that will be cherished and passed along through the generations.”

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James Adams

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Edward Alfrey

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Jeffrey Amen

Peter Anastassiou

Robert Anderson

J. David Andrew

Tarun Arora

Margaret Baer

Alex Barchuk

Janice Barry Scott Barshack

Robert Bartz

Mark Bason-Mitchell Anjuli Basu

Rachel Bauer

Adam Baumgarten

Mark Bazalgette

Stephen Bearg

Robert Belknap

Patrick M. Bennett Mitchel Berger David Berman

Richard Bernstein

John Bettinger

Ralph Bien Emily Binkley

Sally Boero

Julie Bokser

Raymond M. Bonneau

Charles Bookoff

Michael Bozuk

Nelson Branco

Peter Bretan Ray Brindley Eric Buxton

Robert Byers

Aida Calvillo

John Campbell

Alexis Cardellini

Imok Cha Michael Chase Randolph Chase Suzanne Christie Cynthia B. Clark Catharine ClarkSayles Douglas Cohen Arthur Cohn Ilkcan Cokgor Timothy Crowley Susan Cumming Anne M. Cummings Nona Cunningham Tancredi D’Amore Susan Dab Kerry Davidson Russell Davis Brian Demuth Keith Denkler Sujoya Dey Mohammad Diab J. Jim Dietz James Dietz Deborah Doherty Mark Drucker David Scott Duffy

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Robert Freinkel David B. Galland James Gardner

Tami Gash-Kim Linda Gaudiani Bart Gershbein Kent N. Gershengorn Jonathan Goff David H. Goltz

William Good Cynthia Goodman Daniel Goodman Flash Gordon J. Michael Graham Jason Green Joseph H. Greenberg Cindy Greenberg Sajot Grewal Nima Grissom Jodi Grossfeld David Guillion Mary Ellen Guroy Francine Halberg Winthrop Hall B. Colin Hamblin Terry Hand David Hannaford John Harvey Bobbie Head Erin Heath Richard Hongo Renee Howard Kambridge Hribar Yngvar Hvistendahl Mark Jacobs Christopher Jacques Martin Joffe John Jolley Ann K. Kao Danny Kao Vineet Kapur Brian G. Keeffe Leah Kelley John Keohane

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David Nelson

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Adam Nevitt

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Charles Collins

GROWING UP AS a kid in Marin is often an insular experience — there is not a lot of the cultural diversity that is common across the bay in San Francisco or Oakland. As a child, Charles Collins moved to Mill Valley with his family in the 1950s. His father, Daniel Collins, was a professor at UCSF’s School of Dentistry. His mother, DeReath Curtis James, helped to create Marin Aid to Retarded Children, now known as Lifehouse. At the time, the Collinses were the only African-American family living in Mill Valley. After graduating from Tamalpais High School in 1965, Collins received a B.A. from Williams College, an M.S. from MIT and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. For the past decade, Collins has been president and CEO of the YMCA of San Francisco. Now his life i s fi lled with diversity, as he heads an organization that serves more

than 42,000 children a year in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties.

How did growing up in Marin when you did help to shape and prepare you for adulthood? Our family moved to Marin in 1951. I was just entering kindergarten. We were the only African-American family in Mill Valley — other than in Marin City, there were, basically, no other black people in Marin County. That was the time, those were the conditions. The context of that really shaped a lot of the way that I looked at the world. Because I was, as a kid, in an environment that was alternately very welcoming but also, in other ways, very questioning and hands-off. I think that you learn to develop a sense of independence but also it forces you by nature to learn how to engage with people one person at a time.

Both of your parents were very active on social and civil rights fronts in Marin. How did that influence your development? My mother helped to start what is now called Lifehouse in 1954. And that, in terms of a huge narrative in my life, probably shaped me as an adult more than anything else. It was the journey of my parents, being the parents of a developmentally disabled child who was born in 1951, that they had to discover and create a system of care for people with developmental disabilities. When my brother Craig was born, there was nothing. It was with the help of my mother and other women, largely, that the Lanterman Act was passed and a regional system in the state of California was put into place. When Craig died a few years ago, the Marin Independent Journal, in its last edition of the year, named the most important people who had died in Marin County and my brother was one of them. He was one of the children

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YMCA chief draws on his unique upbringing to give kids all over the Bay Area the chance to grow and thrive.
Collins at Point Bonita YMCA

who changed the course of the future for disability, and that is inevitably and indelibly inscribed in my feeling about Marin.

Did you ever imagine that the YMCA might be a place that you’d end up? Not the Y in particular. But I was always drawn to social service. To a very involved life that was intertwined with community-based organizations.

How has the YMCA, as an organization that goes back as far as it does, been able to grow and change and remain relevant during all this time? I think it remains relevant because the most persistent work of the Y is to ensure safe and trusted environments for young people.

And that was what George Williams had on his mind in the 1840s when he founded the YMCA in London. He could see that having a safe place would foster better outcomes for young men who needed to have that kind of community environment. And that is a persistent, consistent, transportable phenomenon in society. Many people need to grow and to be nurtured in trusted, safe environments.

What do you think attracts people to the YMCA as opposed to other programs? I was talking to a young man in his 30s just the other day and I asked him, “Why do you come to the Y?” And he said, “Because I am overwhelmingly drawn to the community the Y represents.” They like to be in diverse communities.

You’ve served as the head of the San Francisco YMCA since 2004. How much territory does the system cover in the Bay Area? It serves San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties. We also have almost 1,000 acres of park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where we have an absolutely wondrous camp. And we have the gorgeous Point Bonita Y in the Marin

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Our youth court program in Marin County is one of our most important pieces of work because we are dealing with alcohol and drug prevention.

Headlands. So what we try to do is create a lot more fluidity among these youth resources so that we can compound the experiences. We like to bring Marin kids down to the Santa Cruz Mountains and into San Francisco. We like to bring the San Francisco kids to Point Bonita and to give them that type of exposure.

What is the experience of the kids who attend the YMCA in Marin versus the kids who show up at the Y in San Francisco? All kids are the same, and all kids are di fferent. Every Y, by nature, has to be responsive to its community. Look at the Marin community and, as a Marinite, you know that community is different than the San Francisco community, or New York. Or the East Bay. There is a certain Marin vibe, which is probably more relaxed and more in touch with nature, just because of its ever-presence. That’s the great benefit of Marin County. But Marin also has extraordinarily high rates of high school drinking. And binge drinking. It has a high rate of teen suicide. There are things in Marin that are very important, if not disturbing, which have to be addressed. Because kids, no matter who they are, no matter what privilege they have, still have to learn positive behaviors in order to be successful adults.

How is the Y in Marin set up to deal with those kinds of issues? Our youth court program in Marin County is one of our most important pieces of work because we are dealing with alcohol and drug prevention, and learning to look beyond that particular behavior to try to understand the underlying issues that are getting kids into trouble. Marin has always been a community where there has been a high degree of experimentation and that experimentation can get you in trouble, whether you live in Marin or you live in San Francisco. That work is extremely important to us.

How much direct contact do you have in working with the kids? Every couple of years I take about a dozen and a half kids on a big trip to Europe, to the World Youth Festival. There are some 10,000 young people from throughout the world. Our kids get a chance to interact in this polyglot multinational stew of kids who are all together for 10 days. Learning about each other

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and learning there are minorities and the challenges they face as young people. And that gives you a keen insight, on an international basis, on what’s happening with our kids.

Given the amount of social responsibility that your organization takes on, does the Y have stances on particular issues of the day? In youth development, we work across the board in the area of safe environments for children. And so we get deeply involved in child abuse prevention. We’re also extremely concerned about health disparities and about the condition of population and health — in particular, about the incidence of diabetes because of obesity. So childhood obesity is of great concern to us and there is much to understand and unpack around those issues. We are part of the Centers for Disease Control diabetes prevention program where we look at lifestyle changes. We take stands on mental health because mental health is the outcropping of other issues that exist in children, families and communities that we have to address. We take public stands on national parks and about access to open space and accessibility for people with disabilities. We take stands, absolutely.

How many people does the YMCA serve every year, here and around the world? When I’m talking about the Y in San Francisco, that covers Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties. And we serve about 42,000 kids on an unduplicated basis, annually, in our three counties. We also serve 70,000 or 80,000 adults. In the YMCAs of the United States, we’re serving 9 million youth a year, and 13 million adults. And in the world — that’s 119 countries in which the YMCA is present — we serve 25 million youths and 58 million people in all.

Are there places in Marin where you like to eat and hang out? I do like to go to D’Angelo’s and hang out. I remember some of the most wonderful parties there. That’s where we went for my father’s 90th birthday, and that meant a lot to me. And I love El Paseo. As a little boy, going through the Sequoia theater and turning the corner there at the five-and-dime store and going through El Paseo and all those shops there, I was transported into a place that I had never been. It was magical. m

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MARIN Tastemakers 2015

FOR OUR THIRD annual Marin Tastemakers feature we curated 30 foodie-favored dining and drinking spots throughout the county. To choose the hottest restaurants we asked you, our readers, for your favorite breakfast, lunch, bar bite, cocktail, dinner and dessert spots. We then turned the tables and asked your favorite chefs and restaurant owners where they like to go when they aren’t working. Our hope is to introduce you to a new dish or restaurant you might not have thought of trying. And for those who love to share on social media, please tag @marinmagazine and #marintastemakers as you explore.

It doesn’t have to be your last supper; the following are 30 hot spots worth trying again and again.

Readers’ Picks and restaurant top sellers

CAFE VERDE , 502 Tamalpais Dr, Corte Madera, cafeverdemarin.com

Chef/Owner Tony Farahmand

Top Seller Chunky Egg with boiled eggs, red onion, celery, fresh dill, mayonnaise, cherry tomatoes, baby kale on whole wheat bread, $6.95.

Tony’s Go-To Almond croissant at Rustic Bakery.

CIBO, 1201 Bridgeway, Sausalito, cibosausalito.com

Chef/Co-owner Tera Ancona Top Seller Coffee and pastry.

Tera’s Go-To My husband and I have a standing date every week at the Thursday farmers’ market at the Civic Center and treat ourselves to a coffee and pastry or a waffle.

THE HALF DAY CAFE, 848 College Ave, Kentfield, halfdaycafe.com

Owner Tory Monahan

Top Seller Tortilla Scramble with three eggs scrambled, tortilla strips, jack and cheddar cheeses, tomatoes, Anaheim chiles and scallions, topped with sour cream, $10.25.

Tory’s Go-To Chilaquiles with hash browns, Green Gulch toast and a milk shake (not usually all at once) at Shoreline Cafe in Mill Valley.

PARKSIDE CAFE, 43 Arenal Ave, Stinson Beach, parksidecafe.com

Chef/Co-owner Maxine Gilbert

Top Seller Open-faced Sandwich with sunny-side-up local eggs, prosciutto, Gruyère, organic house bread and cherry tomato arugula salad, $14.

Maxine’s Go-To The house-made gravlax and scrambled egg tacos with local corn tortillas, cumin crème and pickled radish salsa at Saltwater in Inverness.

TOAST, 5800 Nave Dr, Novato, toastnovato.com

Chef Johnny Nguyen

Top Seller Cornflake-Crusted French Toast with sourdough bread, farmers’ market fruit and whipped cream, $10.95.

Johnny’s Go-To Buttermilk pancakes at Farm House Local in Larkspur.

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THE HALF DAY CAFE TOAST CAFE VERDE PARKSIDE CAFE

BREAKFAST

CIBO Coffee and pastry.

Readers’ Picks and restaurant top sellers

BAR BOCCE , 1250 Bridgeway, Sausalito, barbocce.com

Chef/Owner Robert Price

Top Seller Calamari a la plancha with pine nuts, capers and couscous, $12.50.

Robert’s Go-To Seasonal grilled panini at Cibo in Sausalito.

COMFORTS, 335 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, comfortscafe.com

Chef/Owner Glenn Miwa

Top Seller Signature Chinese Chicken Salad with barbecue chicken, romaine and iceberg lettuce, almonds, sesame seeds, scallions, rice noodles and rice vinaigrette, $12.95.

Glenn’s Go-To Chorizo and eggs at the Hummingbird Cafe in Fairfax or a bowl of pho ga at Saigon Village in San Rafael.

FISH., 350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito, 331fish.com

Chef Douglas Bernstein

Top Seller BBQ Oysters with local oysters, grill-poached and finished with secret BBQ sauce, lemon and chives, $9–$36.

Doug’s Go-To Porchetta sandwich at Belcampo Meat Co. in Larkspur.

LE GARAGE, 85 Liberty Ship Way, Ste 109, Sausalito, legaragebistrosausalito.com

Chef/Co-owner: Olivier Souvestre

Top Seller Salade Niçoise with seared tuna, hard-boiled eggs, haricots verts, red bell peppers, potatoes, olives, tomatoes and anchovies, $15.

Olivier’s Go-To Miso-glazed black cod at Sushi Ran in Sausalito.

RUSTIC BAKERY, Multiple locations, rusticbakery.com

Chef Nicolas Abrams

Top Seller Asian Chicken Salad with sliced romaine, Savoy cabbage, mint, cilantro, scallions, roasted chicken, sesame seeds and ground peanuts, with lime and peanut dressing, $11.50.

Nicolas’ Go-To White trash burger at Weezy’s in Terra Linda.

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FISH. LE GARAGE COMFORTS RUSTIC BAKERY

LUNCH

BAR BOCCE Calamari a la Plancha with pine nuts, capers and couscous.

Readers’ Picks and restaurant top sellers

BRICK & BOTTLE, 55 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, brickandbottle.com

Chef Bob Simontacchi

Top Seller Tailgate Platter with pimiento cheeseburger sliders, grilled andouille sausage, honey-glazed wings and crispy salmon cakes, $18.

Bob’s Go-To Beer nuts at the Silver Peso in Larkspur.

EL PASEO: A MARIN CHOPHOUSE, 17 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, elpaseomillvalley.com

Chef Mike Ward

Top Seller Strawberries & Beets Salad with pistachio and goat cheese, $13.

Mike’s Go-To Samosas and any of the Indian beer at Prabh Indian Kitchen in Mill Valley.

FARLEY BAR, 602 Murray Cir, Sausalito, cavallopoint.com

Chef Justin Everett

Top Seller Spicy Duck Wings with jicama and lime salt, $12.

Justin’s Go-To Mussels and charcuterie at Le Garage in Sausalito.

MARINITAS, 218 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, marinitas.net

Chef Frank Villa

Top Seller Plantain Garnachas with crispy plantains, duck confit, cascabel sauce, apple relish and mango habanero sauce, $8.95.

Frank’s Go-To Spicy oven-roasted shrimp at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael.

PIATTI RISTORANTE & BAR, 625 Redwood Hwy, Mill Valley, piatti.com

Chef Sebastian Lowrey

Top Seller Pork-Ricotta Meatballs with fresh mozzarella and crushed tomato sugo, $10.

Sebastian’s Go-To Avocado bruschetta at Picco in Larkspur.

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FARLEY BAR PIATTI RISTORANTE & BAR BRICK & BOTTLE MARINITAS

BAR BITES

EL PASEO Strawberries & Beets Salad with pistachio and goat cheese.

Readers’ Picks and restaurant top sellers

BALBOA CAFE, 38 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, balboacafe.com

Bartender Breelyn MacDonald

Top Seller Plumpjack Tea with Plumpjack double barrel reposado tequila, ginger twist tea, agave and lime juice, $10.

Breelyn’s Go-To A margarita at Marinitas.

BARREL HOUSE TAVERN, 660 Bridgeway, Sausalito, barrelhouse tavern.com

Bartender Eddie Bustos

Top Seller Ursula (aka Red Witch) with Partida Blanco, Cocchi Americano, Crème de Violette, house-made squid ink liquor and lemon tincture, $10.

Eddie’s Go-To A Jameson whiskey at the No Name Bar in Sausalito.

BUCKEYE ROADHOUSE, 15 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley, buckeyeroadhouse.com

Bartender Nicole Rossi

Top Seller Absolute Pear-fection. Nicole’s Go-To  A margarita at Copita in Sausalito.

FARMSHOP, Marin Country Mart, Larkspur, farmshopca.com

Bartender Crystal Davis

Top Seller F.H.F. Bellini with Frog Hollow Farm pureed organic peaches, Skyy vodka, lemon and Chandon brut, $15.

Crystal’s Go-To: Wines by the glass at Napoli in San Rafeal.

POGGIO TRATTORIA, 777 Bridgeway, Sausalito, poggiotrattoria.com

Bartender Tony Diiorio

Top Seller Tony Negroni, $10.

Tony’s Go-To A negroni at Piazza D’Angelo in Mill Valley.

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BARREL HOUSE TAVERN BUCKEYE ROADHOUSE BALBOA CAFE POGGIO TRATTORIA

COCKTAILS

FARMSHOP F.H.F. Bellini with Frog Hollow Farm pureed organic peaches, Skyy vodka, lemon and Chandon brut.

Readers’ Picks and restaurant top sellers

BUNGALOW 44, 44 E. Blithedale Ave, Mill Valley, bungalow44.com

Chef Robert Price

Top Seller Kickin’ Fried Chicken with mashed Yukon gold potatoes, Dijon slaw, $22.50.

Robert’s Go-To Anything at Poggio in Sausalito with white truffles.

HARMONY, 800 Redwood Hwy, Ste 401, Mill Valley, harmony restaurantgroup.com

Owner Norman Louie

Top Seller Harmony Signature Beef with certified superior Angus beef flank steak, wok seared with savory house-specialty signature sauce, $15.

Norman’s Go-To Margherita pizza at Ambrosia in Larkspur.

BUNGALOW 44

MOLINA, 17 Madrona St, Mill Valley, molinarestaurant.com

Chef/Owner Todd Shoberg

Top Seller Cast Iron Rib Eye with spot prawn, Kennebec fries, poblano chimichurri, beef jus, $37.

Todd’s Go-To Ginger beef bánh mì with a 90 Minute IPA from Dogfish Head Brewery at Boo Koo in Mill Valley.

PICCO RESTAURANT, 320 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, restaurantpicco.com

Chef Jared Rogers

Top Seller Ahi Tuna Tartare with Asian pear, shiso, sesame, soy, fresh wasabi and sticky rice cakes, $17.95.

Jared’s Go-To Lasagne and pizzelles at Tony Tutto Pizza in Mill Valley.

MOLINA

SUSHI RAN, 107 Caledonia St, Sausalito, sushiran.com

Chef Scott Whitman

Top Seller Pacific Albacore Crudo with tamarind jam, crystal lettuce and chile, $12.

Scott’s Go-To King salmon with charred avocado at Molina in Mill Valley.

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SUSHI RAN PICCO RESTAURANT

DINNER

HARMONY Harmony Signature Beef with certified superior Angus beef flank steak, wok seared with savory house-specialty signature sauce.

Readers’ Picks and restaurant top sellers

BETH’S COMMUNITY KITCHEN , 34 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, beths.com

Chef/Owner: Beth Setrakian

Top Seller: Beth’s Pecan Pie, a cross between a praline and traditional pecan pie (no jelly), $40.

Beth’s Go-To: The s’more pie at Buckeye Roadhouse in Mill Valley.

INSALATA’S, 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, insalatas.com

Chef: Halima McLaughlin

Top Seller: Chocolate Peanut Bavarian Oat Crisp with bittersweet chocolate sauce, $8.50.

Halima’s Go-To: Sticky toffee pudding with candied bacon at Murray Circle in Sausalito.

NOTHING BUNDT CAKES, 47 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, nothingbundtcakes.com

Owner: Nick Puliz

Top Seller: Chocolate Chocolate Chip, $22–$39.95.

Nick’s Go-To: Sea salted caramel at Three Twins Ice Cream in Larkspur.

SWEET THINGS, 1 Blackfield Dr, Belvedere-Tiburon, sweetthings.com

Chefs/Co-owners: Marsha Lasky and Sharon Leach

Top Seller: Petite Carrot Cake with carrots, pineapple, walnuts, coconut and cream cheese frosting, $4.65.

Sharon and Marsha’s Go-To: Affogato at La Laggio in San Anselmo.

THREE TWINS ICE CREAM, Marin Country Mart, Larkspur, threetwinsicecream.com

Owner: Neal Gottlieb

Top Seller: Sea Salted Caramel scoop in a cone, $2.50.

Neal’s Go-To: Fruit crumble with ice cream at Fish in Sausalito.

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BETH’S COMMUNITY KITCHEN THREE TWINS ICE CREAM SWEET THINGS NOTHING BUNDT CAKES

DESSERT

INSALATA’S Chocolate Peanut Bavarian Oat Crisp with bittersweet chocolate sauce.

A BIO REVOLUTION

ALL THE WORKERS in BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s Novato plant look alike.

It’s not that the drugmaker’s more than 1,100-strong local workforce lacks diversity.

The uniformity comes from the dress code required to enter the clean rooms where the company’s lifesaving drugs are made: dark blue pants and shirts with tight cuffs, puffy caps covering hair, goggles and layers of disposable booties over shoes.

That’s just to walk the halls.

To enter the rooms where the company cultures and puri fi es the enzymes that make up its drugs, workers fi rst enter an air lock, where they don rubber gloves and unwrap freshly laundered lab coats from plastic packaging. One more layer of booties, a squirt of hand sanitizer, and fi nally they can enter, their bundled-up feet making whisking sounds across the floor with each step.

Inside the rooms, air whooshes through filters that catch any bacteria, skin cells or hairs somehow shed by the wrapped-up humans within, lest the impurities get into the product. So clean is the air that the only smells in here are the astringent odor of sanitizer and the occasional whiffof plastic from the disposable tubing that moves the brown liquid that will become the drug Vimizim through the plant.

“If you have allergies, this is a great place to be,” jokes Erik Fouts, who oversees BioMarin’s three drug production plants in Novato. Fouts has a Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology; the majority of his sta ff, who are busy cleaning out stainlesssteel vessels in preparation for the next production run, have bachelor’s degrees in life sciences or engineering.

This is the epicenter of Marin’s small biotech cluster, which is growing thanks to the area’s educated workforce and proximity to research facilities. Between Marin and Sonoma counties, biotech firms bring in $2.7 billion in annual revenue,

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Marin’s biotech industry not only brings in billions of dollars per year, but also creates high-quality jobs and lifechanging medicines and procedures.

the Marin Economic Forum estimates. The biotech mini-boom is an outgrowth of the region’s strength in life sciences. While other counties, such as San Mateo, may have more companies, we have more life sciences businesses per capita here than in any other California county, according to the MEF.

Biotech companies harness living organisms to create products and processes. Many, like BioMarin, are drugmakers, using living cells cultured in stainless-steel vats to produce enzymes that can treat diseases.

A RARE BREED

BioMarin specializes in “ultra-orphan” drugs, meaning that the enzymes it formulates treat uncommon genetic disorders. Vimizim, approved by the FDA last February, is for rare metabolic syndrome Morquio A, which afflicts 260 known su fferers in the United States. BioMarin executives refer to

many of their customers by their first names, and patients themselves have suited up to tour the plant and visit with scientists researching new cures.

“We treat rare diseases, and that gives us rare opportunities,” says Chris Brodeur, associate director of commercial manufacturing, who likes to show visitors photos of the time he and a patient’s mother swam to Alcatraz together in a fundraising effort to combat Morquio A. Employees are especially tight with that patient’s family, who relocated from Chile so the patient could participate in a clinical trial at Children’s Hospital Oakland.

As for the company’s older drugs, like Naglazyme, approved in 2005 to treat a disorder called MPS VI, some staff members are now working with patients they have watched grow up. MPS VI patients, short in stature and with enlarged heads, can su ffer from poor endurance; Naglazyme

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To enter the rooms where the company cultures and purifies the enzymes that make up its drugs, workers first enter an air lock, where they don rubber gloves and unwrap freshly laundered lab coats from plastic packaging.

gives them the strength to walk farther and climb more stairs, and data suggests patients on the therapy also live longer.

A marketing director was recently trying to arrange a video shoot with the first patient to receive commercial Naglazyme, now a student at Louisiana State University. The patient’s exams schedule was interfering. “Jill sends a note and says ‘School first!’,” says spokeswoman Debra Charlesworth with a grin.

With such tiny customer bases and high research and development costs, BioMarin must charge high prices for these drugs. Infusions of Vimizim cost up to $400,000 a year for one patient.

In addition to its expanded Novato production facility, part of which used to be a Birkenstock warehouse, BioMarin is expanding its new San Rafael headquarters and laboratories. Two start-ups that spun off from BioMarin, Raptor Pharmaceuticals and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, are both based in Novato. Marin is also headquarters to a foundation that pushes for biotech-friendly public policy, the EveryLife Foundation, led by Dr. Emil Kakkis, who left BioMarin to start the foundation and later launched Ultragenyx.

THE BUCK STARTS HERE

Supporting these companies with research partnerships and talent are the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and the University of California, San Francisco. UCSF is more commonly associated with the much larger biotech cluster in South San Francisco, but BioMarin CEO Jean-Jacques Bienaimé (“JJ” to his staff) points out that the university is “not that much closer to South San Francisco than it is to here.” BioMarin has partnered with both, as well as with research institutions outside the region.

The Buck is helping to grow the Marin biotech cluster by spinning off independent companies to bring its scientists’ discoveries on prolonging healthy life to market. The nonprofit research facility has also supported the growth of BioMarin and other existing biotech drugmakers through scienti fic partnerships and by sharing resources like laboratory space; Ultragenyx leases its lab space from the Buck, for instance. The Buck also continually draws new research talent to the region through its undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral programs, some of which are run in partnership with universities.

“It’s very important for us to have a growing biotech sector in this region,” says Buck president and CEO Brian Kennedy. “While we’re happy to partner with pharmaceutical companies anywhere if it makes sense, it’s nice to be able to bounce ideas offpeople who are local and get that exchange of ideas that it’s hard to get at a distance.”

Over time, more companies are expected to spin off from the Buck and BioMarin and even from their spin-off s. Despite all this growth, Marin’s biotech cluster is still far

from rivaling the size of the cluster surrounding Genentech in South San Francisco, or even San Diego’s cluster. But it has progressed from the early start-up phase to the second stage of development, says Robert Eyler, chief executive of the Marin Economic Forum.

GROWTH WITH CHALLENGES

Many of the smaller companies, like Ultragenyx, are also expanding. The firm grew its staff to more than 100 from 59 this year and is likely to need more space as its products move into later-stage development, says Chief Financial Officer Shalini Sharp. Rounding out the cluster are biotech firms that don’t make drugs, most of them also in Novato, such as Cytograft Tissue Engineering, which repairs diseased cardiovascular tissue using the patient’s own cells; Biosearch Technologies, which makes nucleic-acid-based products for genetic research; XCell Science, which creates human neural cells for research, and Marin Biologic Laboratories, a research contractor.

“You’re seeing a lot of the businesses in Marin County are maturing, but are not yet mature enough to have multiple product lines and multiple years’ worth of contracts. A lot of the companies are still trying to get drugs through the testing process and are in a fundraising phase,” Eyler says.

That applies to Ultragenyx, which has four products in clinical trials, and Raptor, which has one drug on the market and three in clinical trials. BioMarin is more advanced, with five drugs on the market, including Vimizim and Naglazyme, as well as Kuvan (for PKU, the disorder tested in newborns with a heel

While we’re happy to partner with pharmaceutical companies anywhere if it makes sense, it’s nice to be able to bounce ideas off people who are local and get that exchange of ideas that it’s hard to get at a distance.

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prick), Aldurazyme and Firdapse (approved in the European Union only). It has five more experimental therapies in clinical trials and two slated to go to trial in 2015. The company has been publicly traded since 1999, reporting revenue that has grown steadily over the years to 2013’s $549 million.

However, BioMarin is not yet profitable. “What we've been communicating (to investors) is that when we reach a billion dollars in revenue, which should be in two to three years, we will be operationally profitable,” Bienaimé says.

The fact that investors are willing to wait through more than a decade of testing and steady growth throws biotech into sharp contrast with high tech. “It tends to be a longerterm play than the short bursts you see in tech like mobile apps, social media,” Eyler says. Pair that with its hunger for educated workers, and the industry has the potential to be a good driver of Marin’s economy, he adds.

But biotech fi rms that would launch or expand in Marin County face challenges. A major hurdle is fi nding space for laboratories and drug production plants. The vacancy rate for

industrial and warehouse space in Marin is only 4.1 percent, meaning that space here is much scarcer than in Oakland, where vacancy is almost 20 percent, or San Mateo, with 11.8 percent, according to the Marin Economic Forum.

When considering if Marin’s biotech cluster could ever rival South San Francisco’s in size, Bienaimé gazes out his office window. BioMarin is constructing a new research laboratory not far from where he is sitting and has drawn up plans for another building across the street. “Maybe it could happen here too. It would take a while. The space is more limited here,” he says, finally. BioMarin has purchased a drug production plant in Ireland, but intends to continue growing in Marin as well.

In the end, it doesn’t matter if Marin’s cluster will ever rival South San Francisco’s. It’s a good thing at any size, industry insiders agree. “We don’t have to get to that level to be successful,” says Kennedy, CEO of the Buck. “These are high-paying jobs, they’re technical jobs, they bring a lot of young exciting people into the region — and we’ve got a nice base to grow from here.” m

Between Marin and Sonoma counties, biotech firms bring in $2.7 billion in annual revenue, the Marin Economic Forum estimates.

We asked doctors, “Whom would you send your family members to, or whom would you go to, if faced with a medical problem?” More than 19,000 votes were cast, and the results — approximately 600, all in the 415 area code — are listed on the following pages. To search by specialty online, visit marinmagazine.com/415topdoctors.

2015Methodology: Marin Magazine conducted a 2013 survey that has resulted in this [415] Top Doctors list — top physicians practicing in San Francisco and Marin counties who received multiple independent recommendations from their peers. The list was rechecked again this year. The survey process started with a list of more than 3,000 licensed doctors across all specialties in both counties. All doctors on this list were both candidates and eligible voters in the peer-to-peer voting poll. Doctors were allowed to cast an unlimited number of votes across all specialties — they could vote for as many doctors as they wanted regardless of specific area of expertise — but they could only vote for the same doctor once.

Response rate was maximized by the following procedures: (a) a long field period of 12 weeks that was further extended to allow all doctors ample time to log in and vote for peers; (b) multiple channels of solicitations including both individual invitations and organizational outreach to maximize contact with all eligible voters; and (c) repeated invitations and reminders to doctors who did not respond to initial rounds of solicitations. At the close of the voting period, approximately 600 doctors with the highest vote counts were short-listed for the database. Each of these doctors received a statistically significant number of votes from peers based on established principles of sampling probabilities and power analysis. LinChiat Chang, Ph.D.

[415] Top Doctors 2015

ALLERGY / IMMUNOLOGY

JEFFREY DAVIDSON

Jeffrey Mitchel Dvidson, MD

180 Montgomery St, Ste 2370 San Francisco • 415.433.6673

ROBERT FREINKEL

Robert Freinkel, MD 1375 S Eliseo Dr, Ste F Greenbrae • 415.461.1032

DONALD GERMAN

Asthma & Allergy Clinic of Marin and San Francisco 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 101 Greenbrae • 415.461.8909

KATHERINE GUNDLING

UCSF Medical Center

400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2725

RUSSELL LEONG

Northern California Foot & Ankle

3838 California St, Rm 108 San Francisco • 415.221.0320

SCHUMAN TAM

Asthma & Allergy Clinic of Marin and San Francisco 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 101 Greenbrae • 415.461.8909

DIANE WARA

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7337

BREAST SURGERY

LAURA ESSERMAN

UCSF Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.7111

CHERYL EWING

UCSF Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7070

WILLIAM GOODSON

William Goodson, MD

2100 Webster St, Ste 401 San Francisco • 415.923.3925

NIMA GRISSOM

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 3801 Sacramento St, Ste 100 San Francisco • 415.600.1817

CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

SUJOYA DEY

Cardiovascular Center of Marin

2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

STEVEN HAO

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation

2100 Webster St, Ste 110 San Francisco • 415.923.6500

RICHARD HONGO

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation

2100 Webster St, Ste 110 San Francisco • 415.923.6500

ANDREA NATALE

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 110 San Francisco • 415.923.6500

CARDIOLOGY

JAMES ADAMS

Cardiovascular Center of Marin

2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

MARGARET BAER

Cardiovascular Center of Marin

2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

ADAM BAUMGARTEN

Cardiovascular Center of Marin 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

MICHAEL BLUM

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2873

STEVEN BLUMLEIN

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 516 San Francisco • 415.345.0940

ELIAS BOTVINICK

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2499

BRUCE BRENT

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 516 San Francisco • 415.345.0940

MICHAEL CRAWFORD

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 513 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2873

ELYSE FOSTER

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2873

GORDON FUNG

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 1600 Divisadero St, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.476.1000

KENT N GERSHENGORN

Cardiovascular Center of Marin 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

WILLIAM GROSSMAN

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2873

PETER HUI

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 516 San Francisco • 415.345.0940

LESTER JACOBSON

California Pacific edical Center 2351 Clay St, Ste 513F San Francisco • 415.923.3565

ANN K KAO

Cardiovascular Center of Marin 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

BRIAN G KEEFFE

Cardiovascular Center of Marin 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

EDWARD KERSH

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 1580 Valencia St, Ste 412 San Francisco • 415.345.0940

BYRON LEE

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2554

GARY MILECHMAN

Golden Gate Cardiology 2340 Clay St, Ste 537 San Francisco • 415.600.1099

REMO MORELLI

Cardiovascular Medical Group 1 Shrader St, Ste 600 San Francisco • 415.666.3220

CHARLES K MORRIS

Charles K. Morris MD Inc 2100 Webster St, Ste 521 San Francisco • 415.885.8650

PAUL OGDEN

Marin Internal Medicine 1341 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.464.8169

JEFFREY OLGIN

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Parnassus Ave, Floor B1 Rm 94 San Francisco • 415.353.2554

THOMAS PORTS

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2873

ARUN K RAGHUPATHY

Cardiovascular Center of Marin

2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

RITA REDBERG

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay South Blvd San Francisco • 415.353.2873

ANDREW ROSENBLATT

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 516 San Francisco • 415.345.0940

NELSON SCHILLER

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2873

JOEL SKLAR

Cardiovascular Center of Marin

2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

ROBERT T SPERLING

Cardiovascular Center of Marin

2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

DAVID SPERLING

Cardiovascular Center of Marin 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

BRIAN STRUNK

Cardiovascular Center of Marin 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

ETHAN WEISS

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2873

MARK WEXMAN

Cardiovascular Center of Marin 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

RUPSA YEE

Rupsa Yee MD Inc 2100 Webster St, Ste 521 San Francisco • 415.885.8640

YEREM YEGHIAZARIANS

UCSF Medical Center Cardiology 535 Mission Bay Blvd South San Francisco • 415.353.2873

JERALD A YOUNG

Cardiovascular Center of Marin 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 100 Larkspur • 415.927.0666

COLORECTAL SURGERY

MICHAEL ABEL

San Francisco Surgical Medical Group 3838 California St, Ste 616 San Francisco • 415.668.0411

MARK BAZALGETTE

Prima Medical Group

5 Bon Air Rd, Ste 101 Larkspur • 415.924.2515

YANEK CHIU

San Francisco Surgical Medical Group 3838 California St, Ste 616 San Francisco • 415.668.0411

SABRINA KIDD

Prima Medical Group 5 Bon Air Rd, Ste 101 Larkspur • 415.924.2515

JEFFERY STERNBERG

SF Surgical Medical Group 3838 California St, Ste 616 San Francisco • 415.668.0411

LAURENCE YEE

San Francisco Surgical Medical Group 3838 California St, Ste 616 San Francisco • 415.668.0411

DERMATOLOGY

TIMOTHY BERGER

UCSF Medical Center 1701 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.7800

KELLY CORDORO

UCSF 1701 Divisadero St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7800

LINDY FOX

Lindy Peta Fox, MD 1701 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.4333

KIM FREDERICKSON

Novato Dermatology Associates 400 Professional Center Dr, Ste 414 Novato • 415.892.0754

ILONA FRIEDEN

UCSF Dermatopathology Services 1701 Divisadero St, Ste 350 San Francisco • 415.353.7800

JOSEPH H GREENBERG

Sutter Health 750 Las Gallinas Ave, Ste 204 San Rafael • 415.472.3903

ROY GREKIN

Roy Charles Grekin, MD 1701 Divisadero St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7878

JODI GROSSFELD

Dermatology Consultants of Marin 5000 Civic Center Dr San Rafael • 415.499.0100

RENEE HOWARD

Dermatology Consultants of Marin 5000 Civic Center Dr San Rafael • 415.499.0100

AMY KOBALTER

Dermatology Consultants of Marin 5000 Civic Center Dr San Rafael • 415.499.0100

DAVID LAUB

Laub Dermatology & Aesthetics 591 Redwood Hwy, Ste 2210 Mill Valley • 415.381.6661

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DAVID MACGREGOR

David James Macgregor, MD 450 Sutter St, Ste 1432 San Francisco • 415.989.9400

HOWARD MAIBACH

University of California San Francisco 1701 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.7800

SETH MATARASSO

Dermatology Medical Group 490 Post St, Ste 700 San Francisco • 415.362.2238

ERIN MATHES

University of California San Francisco 1701 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.7800

BENJAMIN NICHOLS

Dermatology Consultants of Marin 5000 Civic Center Drive San Rafael • 415.499.0100

DIANA PARNELL

Cosmetic and Laser Surgery Institute 1030 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 110 Kentfield • 41.461.1036

VERA PRICE

UCSF Medical Center 1701 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.7800

JACK RESNECK

University of California San Francisco 1701 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.7800

CHERYL TANSOVICH

Greenbrae Dermatology 1300 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 207 Greenbrae • 415.925.0550

LUCIA TUFFANELLI

Epstein & Tuffanelli, MDs In 450 Sutter St, Ste 1306 San Francisco • 415.781.4083

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

MARK BASON-MITCHELL

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

CYNTHIA B CLARK

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

ARTHUR COHN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

J JIM DIETZ

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

DAVID SCOTT DUFFY

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

MICHAEL FOX

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

TAMI GASH-KIM

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

EDDIE MOZEN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

MATHER NEILL

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

ALAN SPAIN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

CARL SPITZER

Marin General Hospital Emergency Dept 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

JEFFREY WEITZMAN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

JOHN J ZECHERLE

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

ENDOCRINE SURGERY

QUAN-YANG DUH

UCSF Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7687

ENDOCRINOLOGY

DIANA ANTONIUCCI

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 1375 Sutter St, Ste 208 San Francisco • 415.600.0110

ERIC BUXTON

Eric Buxton, MD 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 305 Greenbrae • 415.464.8677

PAUL FITZGERALD

UCSF Medical Center 350 Parnassus Ave, Ste 710 San Francisco • 415.665.1136

STEVEN T HARRIS

UCSF 1635 Divisidero St San Francisco • 415.682.0914

KJERSTI M KIRKEBY

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 1375 Sutter St, Ste 208 San Francisco • 415.600.0110

MARY MALLOY

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 5th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2350

ELSIE A MYERS

Golden Gate Endocrine Specs 2250 Hayes St, Ste 612 San Francisco • 415.668.6767

ALLAN PONT

California Pacific edical Center 2340 Clay St San Francisco • 415.674.5200

MELISSA WEINBERG

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 1375 Sutter St, Ste 208 San Francisco • 415.600.0110

KENNETH WOEBER

UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.885.7574

ENDOCRINOLOGY / DIABETES SPECIALTY

RICHARD BERNSTEIN

Marin Endocrine Center 900 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 201 Greenbrae • 415.461.1780

KAREN EARLE

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 1375 Sutter St, Ste 208 San Francisco • 415.600.0110

LINDA GAUDIANI

Marin Endocrine Center 900 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 201 Greenbrae • 415.461.1780

UMESH MASHARANI

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2350

ROBERT RUSHAKOFF

UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center 2200 Post St, Ste C-418 San Francisco • 415.885.3868

FAMILY MEDICINE

J DAVID ANDREW

John David Andrew, MD 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 208 Greenbrae • 415.925.1523

JANICE BARRY

Marin Hills Medical Group Inc 711 D St, Ste 102 San Rafael • 415.457.7414

ROBERT BARTZ

Prima Medical Group 3 Harbor Dr, Ste 111 Sausalito • 415.683.2988

GARY BIRNBAUM

Bay West Family Health Care 1580 Valencia St, Ste 201 San Francisco • 415.550.0811

BARBARA BISHOP

California Pacific edical Center 1580 Valencia St, Ste 201 San Francisco • 415.550.0811

MARGARET BOURNE Hospice by the Bay 17 East Sir Francis Drake Blvd Larkspur • 415.927.2273

ELIZABETH ETEMAD

Prima Medical Group 100-A Drakes Landing Rd, Ste 225 Greenbrae • 415.924.1214

BENJAMIN FONG

Telegraph Hill Family Medical Group Inc

1 Shrader St Ste, Ste 500 San Francisco • 415.831.6441

CHERI FORRESTER

Prima Medical Group 3 Harbor Dr, Ste 111 Sausalito • 415.683.2988

JAMES GARDNER

James Conrad Gardner, MD 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 203 Greenbrae • 415.925.8888

FLASH GORDON

Ross Valley Medical Corp 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 204 Greenbrae • 415.461.2262

J MICHAEL GRAHAM

Prima Medical Group 100 A Drakes Landing Rd, Ste 225 Greenbrae • 415.924.1214

B COLIN HAMBLIN

West Marin Medical Center 11150 Highway 1 Pt. Reyes Station • 415.663.1082

JENNIE HUANG

One Medical Group 98 Gough St San Francisco • 415.230.5489

BARRY LANDFIELD

Barry Landfield, M 900 South Eliseo Dr, Ste 202 Greenbrae • 415.461.3500

MEENAL LOHTIA

Prima Medical Group 4000 Civic Center Dr, Ste 200 San Rafael • 415.492.3333

SOPHIA MIRVISS

Pacific amily Practice

1 Shrader St, Ste 578 San Francisco • 415.876.5762

TIMOTHY J MURPHY

J Timothy Murphy, MD 165 Rowland Way, Ste 215 Novato • 415.897.5171

OLIVER OSBORN

Prima Medical Group 100 A Drakes Landing Rd, Ste 225 Greenbrae • 415.924.1214

LAWRENCE POSNER

Prima Medical Group 3 Harbor Dr, Ste 111 Sausalito • 415.683.2988

CURTIS ROBINSON

Curtis Robinson, MD 619 E Blithedale Ave, Ste A Mill Valley • 415.388.2801

DANIEL ROTH

Pacific amily Practice 1 Shrader St, Ste 578 San Francisco • 415.876.5762

LAWRENCE SHORE

Lawrence Gleason Shore, MD 1700 California St, Ste 100 San Francisco • 415.386.5388

DAVID TULLY-SMITH

Mill Valley Medical 711 D St, Ste 111 San Rafael • 415.453.3030

ARNOLD WERSCHKY

Arnold G Werschky II, MD 279 Miller Ave Mill Valley • 415.388.2657

MICHAEL C WHITT

West Marin Medical Center 11150 Hwy 1 Pt. Reyes Station • 415.663.1082

E REGINA WIDMAN

San Rafael Medical Center 706 D St San Rafael • 415.256.1980

ALICE YEE

Prima Medical Group 100-A Drakes Landing Rd, Ste 225 Greenbrae • 415.924.1214

ELIZABETH ZIEMANN

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 350 Rhode Island St, Ste 200 San Francisco • 415.826.7575

FETAL & PEDIATRIC SURGERY

SHINJIRO HIROSE

UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital 400 Parnassus Ave, Ste A-123 San Francisco • 415.476.2538

GASTROENTEROLOGY

JEFFREY ARON

Jeffrey Aron, M 3838 California St, Ste 108B San Francisco • 415.379.8627

JOHN BETTINGER

Marin Gastroenterology 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 130 Greenbrae • 415.925.6900

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KENNETH BINMOELLER

Sutter Health CPMC

2351 Clay St, 6th Floor San Francisco • 415.600.1151

JOHN P CELLO

UCSF Medical Center 513 Parnassus Ave, Ste S-357 San Francisco • 415.353.2804

DANIEL CONLIN

Daniel Richard Conlin, MD

2100 Webster St, Ste 315 San Francisco • 415.923.3320

JEFFREY FOX

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center 99 Monticello Rd San Rafael • 415.444.2000

KENNETH

JONATHAN TERDIMAN

Mount Zion Gastroenterology 1701 Divisadero St, Ste 120 San Francisco • 415.502.4444

FERNANDO VELAYOS

Mount Zion Gastroenterology 1701 Divisadero St, Ste 120 San Francisco • 415.502.4444

MICHAEL S VERHILLE

Sutter Health 3838 California St, Ste 416 San Francisco • 415.387.8800

GERIATRICS

MARK KUBIK

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

MARY ELLEN GUROY

Sutter Health 3260 Kerner Blvd San Rafael • 415.499.7377

GREGG TOLLIVER

Prima Medical Group 100-A Drakes Landing Rd, Ste 225 Greenbrae • 415.924.1214

INFERTILITY & REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

PHILIP CHENETTE

KATHY CHANG-LIPSENTHAL

Marin Community Clinics 3260 Kerner Blvd, Ste A San Rafael • 415.448.1500

MICHAEL CHASE

Michael C Chase, MD 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 150 Larkspur • 415.945.7800

RANDOLPH CHASE

Sutter Health CPMC 3838 California St, Ste 608 San Francisco • 415.668.2851

CATHARINE CLARK-SAYLES

JASON GREEN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7086

SAJOT GREWAL

Tamalpais Internal Medicine 23 Reed Blvd, Ste 120 Mill Valley • 415.795.7000

MICHELLE GUY

UCSF Mount Zion General Medicine 1545 Divisadero St 1st and 2nd floor San Francisco • 415.353.7900

HAMMERMAN

PacificInternal Medicine Associates

2100 Webster St, Ste 423 San Francisco • 415.923.3122

JOHN JOLLEY

John Jolley, MD

655 Redwood Hwy, Ste 375 Mill Valley • 415.888.2755

DANNY KAO

Marin Gastroenterology

1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 130 Greenbrae • 415.925.6900

NATALIE LEE

Marin Gastroenterology 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 130 Greenbrae • 415.925.6900

UMA MAHADEVAN

Mount Zion Gastroenterology 1701 Divisadero St, Ste 120 San Francisco • 415.502.4444

KEVIN MAN

San Francisco Digestive Disease 450 Sutter St, Ste 1203 San Francisco • 415.362.3336

KENNETH MCQUAID

SF Veterans Medical Center 4150 Clement St, Ste 111 B-1 San Francisco • 415.221.4810

JANE MELNICK

PacificInternal Medicine Associates 2100 Webster St, Ste 423 San Francisco • 415.923.3577

JAMES OSTROFF

UCSF Gastroenterology & Liver 350 Parnassus Ave, Ste 410 San Francisco • 415.502.2112

WILLIAM SNAPE JR

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2340 Clay St, Ste 210 San Francisco • 415.600.1138

TIMOTHY SOWERBY

Marin Gastroenterology 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 130 Greenbrae • 415.925.6900

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7086

GYNECOLOGY

KATHERINE GREGORY

San Francisco Gynecology 490 Post St, Ste 530 San Francisco • 415.955.8550

HOLLY HOLTER

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 3838 California St, Ste 510 San Francisco • 415.668.1560

MARILYN MILKMAN

Bay Spring Medical Group 1199 Bush St, Ste 500 San Francisco • 415.674.2600

RICKI POLLYCOVE

Ricki Pollycove Ob/Gyn 2100 Webster St, Ste 320 San Francisco • 415.923.3390

HAND SURGERY

KYLE BICKEL

Hand Center of San Francisco 1700 California St, Ste 450 San Francisco • 415.751.4263

GREGORY BUNCKE

The Buncke Clinic 45 Castro St, Ste 121 San Francisco • 415.565.6136

DAVID NELSON

David Nelson, MD 1363 South Eliseo Dr Greenbrae • 415.925.0501

HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY

KATHLEEN GRANT

Pacific ematology & Oncology 2100 Webster St, Ste 225 San Francisco • 415.923.3012

JEFFREY WOLF

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, Ste A-502 San Francisco • 415.353.2421

Pacific ertility Center 55 Francisco St, Ste 500 San Francisco • 415.834.3000

ELDON SCHRIOCK

Pacific ertility Center 55 Francisco St, Ste 500 San Francisco • 415.834.3000

INTERNAL MEDICINE

JOSHUA ADLER

UCSF Medical Center 1701 Divisdero St, Ste 500 San Francisco • 415.353.7999

WILLIAM ANDERECK

Andereck Bravada Hightower, MDs 2100 Webster St, Ste 418 San Francisco • 415.923.3110

ANDREW AUERBACH

UCSF Medical Center 533 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.502.1414

ROBERT BARON

UCSF Medical Center 1701 Divisadero St, 5th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7900

ANJULI BASU

Prima Medical Group 100-A Drakes Landing Rd, Ste 225 Greenbrae • 415.924.1214

ROBERT BELKNAP

Robert Ellsworth Belknap, MD 655 Redwood Hwy, Ste 375 Mill Valley • 415.384.0506

DAVID BERMAN

Villa Marin Health Center 100 Thorndale Dr San Rafael • 415.492.2410

RAY BRINDLEY

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7086

AIDA CALVILLO

Marin Community Clinics 3260 Kerner Blvd San Rafael • 415.448.1500

LISA CAPALDINI

Lisa Capaldini, MD 45 Castro St, Ste 227 San Francisco • 415.861.3366

Marin Internal Medicine 1341 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.464.8169

DOUGLAS COHEN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7086

SUSAN CUMMING

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

ANNE M CUMMINGS

Anne M Cummings, MD 1300 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 201 Greenbrae • 415.461.5552

KERRY DAVIDSON

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7086

AHMED EL-GHONEIMY

Marin Internal Medicine 1341 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.464.8169

MILTON ESTES

Tom Steel Clinic 655 Redwood Dr, Ste 200 Mill Valley • 415.383.6623

GEORGIANNA FARREN

Marin Community Clinics 1177 East Francisco Blvd San Rafael • 415.448.1500

MEI-LING FONG

Gemini Health Care Incorporated 2345 Balboa St San Francisco • 415.752.7141

STEVEN FUGARO

Steven Hugh Fugaro, MD 2001 Union St, Ste 570 San Francisco • 415.694.7500

RALPH GONZALES

UCSF Medical Center 1701 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.885.7461

ADRIENNE GREEN

UCSF Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2823

JOSEPH HABIS

Prima Medical Group 4000 Civic Center Dr, Ste 200 San Rafael • 415.492.3333

KAREN HAUER

UCSF Medical Center 1545 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.7900

LEAH KARLINER

UCSF Mount Zion General Medicine 1545 Divisadero St 1st and 2nd floor San Francisco • 415.353.7900

MARILYN KUTZSCHER

Marilyn Kutzscher, MD 2100 Webster St, Ste 506 San Francisco • 415.923.3560

MICHAEL KWOK

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center 1300 S Eliseo Dr Greenbrae • 415.925.3617

NA (REBECCA) LI

North Marin Internal Medicine Specialists 165 Rowland Way, Ste 201 Novato • 415.897.3174

ELIZABETH LOWE

Tamalpais Internal Medicine 23 Reed Blvd, Ste 120 Mill Valley • 415.795.7000

MEI-LAI LUCAS

Richmond District Medical Group 700 25th Ave San Francisco • 415.751.1446

ALAN MARGOLIN

Hospice by the Bay 17 East Sir Francis Drake Blvd Larkspur • 415.927.2273

KATHERINE MARGOLIN

Katherine L Margolin, MD 980 Magnolia Ave, Ste 6A Larkspur • 415.925.0884

WILLIAM MCALLISTER

William Joseph Mcallister Jr, MD 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 150 Larkspur • 415.924.5010

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How Sweet It Is

ARE ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS helpful or hurtful to one’s health? It’s a subject of much debate. Some studies suggest the sweeteners help dieters cut calories and lose weight. Others say the products interfere with a person’s metabolism and may actually lead to weight gain. And now researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Tel Aviv have hit on a new concern: drinking diet soda and similarly sweetened products may increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

So does this latest study tip the scales and suggest we need to swear off rti ficial sweeteners altogether?

“The research is intriguing and suggests we need to look at this connection a bit further,” says Dr. Linda Gaudiani, director of both Braden Diabetes Center and the Diabetes Care Program at Marin General Hospital. “At present, the six main nonnutritive sweeteners have been deemed safe. If that changes, we will certainly need to rethink things.”

The study, which appears in a recent issue of the journal Nature, found observable changes in the makeup of gut microbes in mice fed nonnutritive sweeteners, including sucralose, saccharin and aspartame. These changes to the animals’ intestinal flora resulted in a decrease in glucose tolerance. And when those same microbes were extracted from the mice and injected into the guts of mice not fed arti ficial sweeteners, they too developed glucose intolerance.

Researchers are working to replicate results in human studies. If they can, it suggests that people who are already predisposed to diabetes may actually increase their likelihood of developing the disease by ingesting nonnutritive sweeteners.

In the meantime, she advises caution and moderation for those consuming nonnutritive sweeteners. “People are naturally drawn to sweet things,” she notes; “ideally, you want to satisfy this craving by introducing naturally sweet foods.” Still, she concedes, for folks who must live on a low-sugar diet, nonnutritive sweeteners serve a purpose: “Consuming small amounts of nonnutritive sweetener can make dietary restrictions more palatable.”

That said, she adds, it’s best to limit intake of both arti ficial sweeteners and simple sugars — especially sound advice in a country where undiagnosed diabetes may be present in three out of 10 adults.

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words about artificial sweeteners and Type 2 diabetes.
Research is exploring whether certain people who are already predisposed to diabetes may actually increase their likelihood of developing the disease by ingesting nonnutritive sweeteners.
Cautionary

ROBERT NAPOLES

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 595 Buckingham Way, Ste 515 San Francisco • 415.731.6300

DON NG

UCSF Medical Center 1545 Divisidero St 1st and 2nd floor San Francisco • 415.353.7900

SON NGUYEN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

DANIEL NULL

UCSF Mount Zion General Medicine 1701 Divisadero St, Ste 500 San Francisco • 415.353.7999

PHILIP O’KEEFE

California Pacific edical Center 45 Castro St, Ste 138 San Francisco • 415.558.8200

DAVID OGDEN

Marin Personalized Medicine 1300 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 203 Greenbrae • 415.925.3617

ALFRED OPPENHEIM

Alfred Oppenheim, MD 770 Tamalpais Dr, Ste 203 Corte Madera • 415.945.8808

DEAN ORNISH

Preventive Medicine Research Institute 900 Bridgeway Rd Sausalito • 415.332.2525

STEVEN PANTILAT

UCSF Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.476.9019

M THERESA PAZ

Prima Medical Group 4000 Civic Center Dr, Ste 200 San Rafael • 415.492.3333

ELISEO PEREZ-STABLE

UCSF Medical Center 1545 Divisadero St, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.476.4362

MARK PLETCHER

UCSF Mount Zion General Medicine 1701 Divisadero St, Ste 500 San Francisco • 415.353.7999

CYNTHIA POINT

Cynthia A Point, MD

2250 Hayes St, Ste 612 San Francisco • 415.751.3553

CURTIS ROEBKEN

Kentfield Rehabilitation ospital 1125 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Kentfield • 41.456.9680

ADAM ROSENBLATT

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 516 San Francisco • 415.345.0940

RUTH RUBIN

Ruth Rubin, MD, MPH 21 Tamal Vista Blvd, Ste 100 Corte Madera • 415.927.0101

HIMA SATYAVOLU

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7086

MARK SAVANT

Savant MD

1 Shrader St, Ste 550 San Francisco • 415.387.8031

ERIK P SCHTEN

Marin Community Clinics 750 Las Gallinas Ave, Ste 205 San Rafael • 415.448.1500

ELIZABETH SEAMAN

Elizabeth Seaman, MD 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 204 Greenbrae • 415.461.3363

BRIAN SEBASTIAN

Prima Medical Group Sonoma 651 1st St W, Ste H Sonoma • 707.938.3870

BRADLEY SHARPE

UCSF Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.476.1000

MARK SOCKELL

North Marin Internal Medicine Specialists 165 Rowland Way, Ste 201 Novato • 415.897.3174

TERESA TANG

Prima Medical Group 4000 Civic Center Dr, Ste 200 San Rafael • 415.492.3333

JAMES TAYLOR

James Taylor, MD 155 Anderson Dr, Ste 1108 San Rafael • 415.455.0914

IRENE TEPER

North Marin Internal Medicine Specialists 165 Rowland Way, Ste 201 Novato • 415.897.3174

LEAH TESSLER

Bay Spring Medical Group 1199 Bush St, Ste 500 San Francisco • 415.674.2600

DANIELLE WALKER

Prima Medical Group 3 Harbor Dr, Ste 111 Sausalito • 415.683.2988

MARIA WAMSLEY

UCSF Medical Center 1545 Divisadero St 1st and 2nd floor San Francisco • 415.353.7900

JOHN WARD

Marin Internal Medicine 1341 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.464.8169

STEPHEN WELTER

North Marin Internal Medicine Specialists 165 Rowland Way, Ste 201 Novato • 415.897.3174

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

PHILIP KURZMAN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

ADAM NEVITT

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

DONALD ABRAMS

UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine 1545 Divisidero, 4th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7700

ARI BARON

Pacific ematology & Oncology 2100 Webster St, Ste 225 San Francisco • 415.923.3012

EMILY BERGSLAND

UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.9888

TIMOTHY CROWLEY

Marin Specialty Care 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.925.5000

LLOYD DAMON

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2421

PETER EISENBERG

Marin Specialy Care 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.925.5000

DAVID GUILLION

Marin Specialty Care 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.925.5000

THIERRY JAHAN

UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St, 4th Floor San Francisco • 415.885.3882

LEAH KELLEY

Prima Medical Group 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 210 Greenbrae • 415.925.5035

KEVIN KNOPF

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 3838 California St, Ste 707 San Francisco • 415.923.3012

ANDREW KO

UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.9888

ALAN KRAMER

San Francisco Oncology Associates

2100 Webster St, Ste 326 San Francisco • 415.885.8600

JENNIFER LUCAS

Marin Specialy Care 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.925.5000

MICHELLE MELISKO

UCSF Medical Center 1600 Divisidero St, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7070

ALEX S METZGER

Marin Specialty Care 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.925.5000

HOPE RUGO

UCSF Mount Zion Breast Care 1600 Divisadero St, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7070

ERIC SMALL

UCSF Urologic Oncology Practice 1600 Divisadero St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7171

ALAN VENOOK

UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.9888

NEONATOLOGY

THOMAS SHIMOTAKE

UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital 505 Parnassus Ave Intensive Care Nursery San Francisco • 415.353.1565

NEPHROLOGY

JOSHUA BERNSTEIN

Renal Medical Associates 2100 Webster St, Ste 412 San Francisco • 415.923.3815

KERRY CHO

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 5th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2507

GENEVIEVE ESTILO

Marin Nephrology

1300 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 104 Greenbrae • 415.925.3075

ILYAS ILIYA

Sutter Health 1580 Valencia St, Ste 806 San Francisco • 415.647.6660

STEVEN KATZNELSON

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2340 Clay St, 4th Floor San Francisco • 415.600.1092

LAWRENCE LEVY

Marin Nephrology

1300 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 104 Greenbrae • 415.925.3075

JOHN RIORDAN

Renal Medical Associates 2100 Webster St, Ste 412 San Francisco • 415.923.3815

NEUROLOGY

MICHAEL AMINOFF

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 8th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2273

NOBL BARAZANGI

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 404 San Francisco • 415.600.5760

CHADWICK CHRISTINE

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 8th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2273

ILKCAN COKGOR

Neurology Clinic of Marin 50 Red Hill Ave San Anselmo • 415.456.8180

RICHARD CUNEO

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 8th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2273

PAUL GARCIA

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 8th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2437

STEPHEN HAUSER

UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Research Center 1500 Owens St, Ste 320 San Francisco • 415.353.2273

S ANDREW JOSEPHSON

UCSF Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave, Moffitt San Francisco • 415.353.8897

JONATHAN KATZ

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2324 Sacramento St, Ste 111 San Francisco • 415.600.3604

DAVID KING-STEPHENS

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 115 San Francisco • 415.600.7880

DONALD KITT

Kitt & Associates 3838 California St, Rm 114 San Francisco • 415.751.7753

KENNETH LAXER

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 115 San Francisco • 415.600.7880

DANIEL LOWENSTEIN

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 8th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2437

CATHERINE MADISON

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 45 Castro St, Ste 220 San Francisco • 415.600.5555

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J RICHARD MENDIUS

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation

1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 220 Greenbrae • 415.464.0411

BRUCE MILLER

UCSF Memory & Aging Center 1500 Owens St, Ste 320 San Francisco • 415.476.6880

ROBERT MILLER

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2324 Sacramento St, Ste 111 San Francisco • 415.600.3604

TRACY NEWKIRK

Tracy Newkirk, MD 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 204 Greenbrae • 415.461.2262

JOHN PANAGOTACOS

John J Panagotacos, MD 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 206 Greenbrae • 415.578.3110

GREGORY PAUXTIS

Gregory Pauxtis, MD 45 Castro St, Ste 418 San Francisco • 415.864.4482

ANN PONCELET

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2273

CARLOS QUINTANA

Kitt & Associates

3838 California St, Rm 114 San Francisco • 415.751.7753

NEIL RASKIN

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 8th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2273

MARILYN ROBERTSON

California Pacific edical Center 45 Castro St, Ste 338 San Francisco • 415.561.1714

JACK ROSE

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 404 San Francisco • 415.600.5760

SANDRA SHEFRIN

Sandra Lynne Shefrin, MD 279 Miller Ave Mill Valley • 415.380.1950

DAVID TONG

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 404 San Francisco • 415.600.5760

SMRITI WAGLE

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 101 Rowland Way, Ste 220 Novato • 415.878.7200

NEUROSURGERY

BRIAN ANDREWS

Sutter Health CPMC 45 Castro St, Ste 421 San Francisco • 415.600.7760

TARUN ARORA

UCSF Medical Center 1300 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 204 Greenbrae • 415.514.6868

MITCHEL BERGER

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2966

MICHAEL MCDERMOTT

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.7500

PETER WEBER

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2100 Webster St, Ste 115 San Francisco • 415.885.8628

PHILIP WEINSTEIN

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.7500

OBSTETRIC / GYNECOLOGY

SECILY BASON-MITCHELL

Pacific omens Ob/Gyn Medical Group 3838 California St, Rm 316 San Francisco • 415.379.9600

STEPHEN BEARG

Prima Medical Group 1260 S Eliseo Dr, 2nd Floor Greenbrae • 415.461.7800

EMILY BINKLEY

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 1350 S Eliseo, Ste 220 Greenbrae • 415.464.0411

SALLY BOERO

Prima Medical Group 1260 S Eliseo Dr, 2nd Floor Greenbrae • 415.461.7800

CHARLES BOOKOFF

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

ANDREW BRILL

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 3700 California St, Ste G330 San Francisco • 415.600.1941

KAREN CALLEN

Golden Gate Ob/Gyn 1725 Montgomery St, Ste 200 San Francisco • 415.666.1250

ALEXIS CARDELLINI

Prima Medical Group 1260 S Eliseo Dr, 2nd Floor Greenbrae • 415.461.7800

NONA CUNNINGHAM

Nona Cunningham, MD 599 Sir Francis Drake, Ste 202 Greenbrae • 415.461.1149

BRIAN DEMUTH

Prima Medical Group 5 Bon Air Rd, Ste 117 Larkspur • 415.924.9770

JANE FANG

Golden Gate Ob/Gyn 1725 Montgomery St, Ste 200 San Francisco • 415.666.1250

SYLVIA FLORES

Prima Medical Group 1260 S Eliseo Dr, 2nd Floor Greenbrae • 415.461.7800

LIZELLEN LA FOLLETTE

Lizellen La Follette, MD 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 301 Greenbrae • 415.461.1949

DAVID B GALLAND

Prima Medical Group 5 Bon Air Rd, Ste 117 Larkspur • 415.924.9770

ELENA GATES

UCSF Medical Center Ob/Gyn 1500 Owens St, Ste 380 San Francisco • 415.353.4600

MINDY GOLDMAN

UCSF Medical Center Ob/Gyn 2356 Sutter St, 1st Floor San Francisco • 415.885.7788

LAURIE GREEN

Pacific omens Ob/Gyn Medical Group 3838 California St, Rm 316 San Francisco • 415.379.9600

JOANNE HOM

Pacific omens Ob/Gyn Medical Group 3838 California St, Rm 316 San Francisco • 415.379.9600

JORDAN HOROWITZ

Ob/Gyn Associates San Francisco 3838 California St, Ste 805 San Francisco • 415.668.1010

KATHERINE HSIAO

Katherine Ting-Ann Hsiao, MD 3905 Sacramento St, Ste 204 San Francisco • 415.876.8500

MARK JACOBS

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

MADELYN KAHN

Madelyn Irene Kahn, MD 390 Laurel St, Ste 301 San Francisco • 415.749.1939

FUNG LAM

Golden Gate Ob/Gyn 1725 Montgomery St, Ste 200 San Francisco • 415.666.1250

MONICA LOPEZ

Prima Medical Group 1260 S Eliseo Dr, 2nd Floor Greenbrae • 415.461.7800

DENISE MAIN

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 3700 California St, Ste 4360 San Francisco • 415.600.6400

ELLIOTT MAIN

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 3700 California St, Ste 1320 San Francisco • 415.600.6388

MICHAEL MAIORIELLO

Michael J Maioriello, MD 600 Professional Center Dr, Ste 611 Novato • 415.897.6089

KRISTEN MATSIK

Prima Medical Group 1260 S Eliseo Dr, 2nd Floor Greenbrae • 415.461.7800

LAURA NORRELL

Saint Lukes Womens Center 1580 Valencia St, Ste 508 San Francisco • 415.641.6996

MARI-PAUL THIET

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2566

KIRSTEN VOSS

Prima Medical Group 1260 S Eliseo Dr, 2nd Floor Greenbrae • 415.461.7800

DONNA WIGGINS

Golden Gate Ob/Gyn 1725 Montgomery St, Ste 200 San Francisco • 415.666.1250

GERALD WILNER

Prima Medical Group 5 Bon Air Rd, Ste 117 Larkspur • 415.924.9770

HEIDI WITTENBERG

California Pacific edical Center 55 Francisco St, Ste 300 San Francisco • 415.395.9895

PEARL YEE

Pearl Yee, MD 2661 Ocean Ave San Francisco • 415.405.0200

REBECCA YEE

Pacific Gynecology OB Medical Group 2100 Webster St, Ste 319 San Francisco • 415.923.3123

ONCOLOGY

ROY E ABENDROTH

California Pacific edical Center 2333 Buchanan St, Level B San Francisco • 415.600.3600

BOBBIE HEAD

Marin Specialty Care 1350 S Eliseo, Ste 200 Greenbrae • 415.925.5000

JUDITH A LUCE

San Francisco General Hospital 995 Potrero Ave San Francisco • 415.476.4082

GARRETT SMITH

Smith Integrative Oncology 55 Francisco St, Ste 700 San Francisco • 415.682.0843

MARGARET TEMPERO

UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.9888

BERTRAND TUAN

Pacific ematology & Oncology 2100 Webster St, Ste 225 San Francisco • 415.923.3012

KENNETH S YAMAMOTO

California Pacific edical Center 2645 Ocean Ave, Ste 305 San Francisco • 415.337.2121

OPHTHALMOLOGY

EVERETT AI

Pacific ye Associates 2100 Webster, Ste 214 San Francisco • 415.923.3007

ROBERT ANDERSON

Robert Anderson, MD 900 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.461.8200

JOHN CAMPBELL

Marin Eyes 901 E St, Ste 285 San Rafael • 415.454.5565

WAYNE FUNG

Pacific ye Associates 2100 Webster St, Ste 214 San Francisco • 415.923.3007

DANIEL GOODMAN

Eye Surgery Center of San Francisco 2211 Bush St San Francisco • 415.474.3333

CREIG HOYT

UCSF Medical Center 8 Koret Way San Francisco • 415.353.2560

DAVID HWANG

Koret Vision Center 8 Koret Way, Ste U-545 San Francisco • 415.514.6920

STEPHEN MCLEOD

UCSF Medical Center 8 Koret Way San Francisco • 415.514.8200

KATHRYN NAJAFI-TAGOL

Eye Institute of Marin 4000 Civic Center Dr, Ste 200A San Rafael • 415.444.0300

JAHANGIR SADEGHI

Jahangir Sadeghi MD

950 Northgate Dr, Ste 209 San Rafael • 415.479.2372

DANIEL SCHWARTZ

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 7th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2402

GAYLE SHIMOKAJI

Shapiro & Shimokaji, MDs 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 203 Greenbrae • 415.925.2020

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Is Ebola a Threat?

One Marin expert says the best defense against the disease might be supporting doctors on the front lines.

LAST YEAR, U.S. hospitals saw their first cases of Ebola. The disease, which has no cure and kills 50 percent of those infected, has many Americans on edge. And if your upcoming travel plans include stops in West Africa, you should be. However, for the average Marin resident, the chance of contracting Ebola is negligible.

What’s more, says Greenbrae-based infectious disease specialist Gregg Tolliver, the best way to keep Ebola at bay is by supporting Ebola relief organizations abroad. (Read: open your pocketbooks.) “We can lower our risk of getting it here,” he says, “by helping doctors contain it to West African countries already hard hit.” Partners In Health (pih.org) and Doctors Without Borders (doctorswithoutborders.org) are two he personally recommends.

In the meantime, for the average American, the risk of dying of flu complications is exponentially higher than the risk of contracting Ebola, Tolliver says. In 2009, for example, when flu vaccines were in short supply, the H1N1 strain of flu killed more than 12,000 people in the United States. And flu death estimates tend to be extremely conservative: “The flu causes in flammation and blood clotting issues that can lead to heart attacks and stroke. Deaths that occur as a result are

not included in the official numbers,” Tolliver says. “That’s why getting flu shots is so important.”

In case the worst does happen and Ebola surfaces in our corner of the world, local health providers are being educated on how to react.

“We have been prepping for a while by reworking procedures and setting up proper screening processes,” Tolliver says. “I think hospitals saw what happened in Dallas [where the fi rst known Ebola patient in this country died] and are now more prepared to react.”

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Tolliver is quick to point out that for the average American, the risk of dying of flu complications is exponentially higher than the risk of contracting Ebola.

JOHN SHIN

Marin Eyes

901 E St, Ste 285 San Rafael • 415.454.5565

ROBERT STAMPER

Koret Vision Center 8 Koret Way, Ste U-559 San Francisco • 415.514.6920

A ALAN WEBER

A. Alan Weber, MD 5 Bon Air Rd Larkspur • 415.945.9065

ORTHOPEDIC SPINE SURGERY

SIGURD BERVEN

UCSF Spine Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 866.817.7463

ROBERT BYERS

Mt. Tam Orthopedics and Spine Center

2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 120 Larkspur • 415.927.5300

BRIAN SU

Mt. Tam Orthopedics and Spine Center 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 120 Larkspur • 415.927.5300

BOBBY TAY

UCSF Spine Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 866.817.7463

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

KENNETH AKIZUKI

Kenneth Hideo Akizuki, MD 1375 Sutter St, Ste 105 San Francisco • 415.387.4900

CHRISTINA ALLEN

UCSF

1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

LESLEY ANDERSON

Anderson Knee and Shoulder Center 2100 Webster St, Ste 309 San Francisco • 415.923.3029

PETER BARRY

Marin Hills Medical Group Inc 711 D St, Ste 102 San Rafael • 415.457.7414

JOHN BELZER

California Pacific Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 1099 D St, Ste 105 San Rafael • 415.461.1600

RAYMOND M BONNEAU

Prima Medical Group

165 Rowland Way, Ste 100 Novato • 415.898.4211

KEVIN BOZIC

UCSF Orthopaedic Institute 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

SHANE BURCH

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2739

PETER CALLANDER

California Pacific Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 1099 D St, Ste 105 San Rafael • 415.461.1600

R RICHARD COUGHLIN

UCSF Medical Center 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

CHRISTOPHER COX

California Pacific Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 3838 California St, Ste 715 San Francisco • 415.668.8010

ELIANA DELGADO

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.9372

MOHAMMAD DIAB

UCSF Medical Center 1300 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 204 Greenbrae • 415.353.2967

JON DICKINSON

California Pacific Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 1099 D St, Ste 105 San Rafael • 415.461.1600

KEITH DONATTO

California Pacific Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 1099 D St, Ste 105 San Rafael • 415.461.1600

BRIAN FEELEY

UCSF Medical Center 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

JONATHAN GOFF

Mt. Tam Orthopedics 18 Bon Air Rd Larkspur • 415.927.5300

DAVID H GOLTZ

Mt. Tam Orthopedics 18 Bon Air Rd Larkspur • 415.927.5300

LEONARD GORDON

Post Street Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 2299 Post St, Ste 107 San Francisco • 415.776.7878

WILLIAM GREEN

California Pacific Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 1099 D St, Ste 105 San Rafael • 415.461.1600

KEN HSU St. Mary’s Medical Center 1 Shrader St, Ste 450 San Francisco • 415.750.5836

UTKU KANDEMIR

California Pacific edical Center 1580 Valencia St, Ste 106 San Francisco • 415.206.7846

JAMES KELLY

California Pacific edical Center 2351 Clay St, Ste 510 San Francisco • 415.392.3225

JOHN KEOHANE

Mt. Tam Orthopedics 18 Bon Air Rd Larkspur • 415.927.5300

HUBERT KIM

UCSF Medical Center 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

DIMITRIY KONDRASHOV

St. Mary’s Medical Center 1 Shrader St, Ste 450 San Francisco • 415.750.5847

LISA LATTANZA

Lisa Lee Lattanza MD 1500 Owens St, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2808

MARK LAWLER

Marin Orthopedics And Sports Medicine 7100 Redwood Blvd, Ste 200 Novato • 415.492.1600

KEVIN LOUIE Kevin W Louie 2100 Webster St, Ste 117 San Francisco • 415.600.3835

ANTHONY LUKE

UCSF 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.7566

GORDON LUNDY

Gordon Lundy, MD 2100 Webster St, Ste 117 San Francisco • 415.923.3015

CHUNBONG MA

UCSF Orthopaedic Institute 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

ERIC MEINBERG

Eric Meinberg, MD 2550 23rd St, Bldg 9 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.206.7846

WILLIAM MONTGOMERY

San Francisco Orthopaedic Surgeons One Shrader St, Ste 650 San Francisco • 415.221.0665

SAAM MORSHED

UCSF Medical Center 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.9400

TOM NORRIS

California Pacific edical Center 2351 Clay St, Ste 510 San Francisco • 415.392.3225

RICHARD ODONNELL

UCSF Mount Zion Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.885.3800

MICHAEL OECHSEL

Mt. Tam Orthopedics 18 Bon Air Rd Larkspur • 415.927.5300

KIRSTINA OLSON

UCSF Medical Center 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

MICHAEL RIES

UCSF Orthopaedic Institute 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

THOMAS SAMPSON

Post Street Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 2299 Post St, Ste 107 San Francisco • 415.776.7878

NICOLE STRAUSS SCHROEDER UCSF/SFGH 2550 23rd St, Building 9 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.206.7846

DANIEL SOLOMON

Marin Orthopedics And Sports Medicine 7100 Redwood Blvd, Ste 200 Novato • 415.492.1600

CHARLES STUART

Mt. Tam Orthopedics 18 Bon Air Rd Larkspur • 415.927.5300

ROBERT TEASDALE

Robert Teasdale, MD 1375 S Eliseo Dr, Ste D Greenbrae • 415.461.4150

THOMAS VAIL

UCSF Orthopaedic Institute 1500 Owens St San Francisco • 415.353.2808

NOAH WEISS

Weiss Orthopedics 100 Rowland Way, Ste 200 Novato • 415.878.0300

EUGENE WOLF

Eugene M Wolf MD Inc 3000 California St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.563.2600

JAMES ZUCHERMAN

St. Mary’s Medical Center 1 Shrader St, Ste 450 San Francisco • 415.750.5835

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

ROMEO AGBAYANI

Marin ENT 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 103 Greenbrae • 415.461.9770

MARK COUREY

UCSF Medical Center 2330 Post St, 5th Floor San Francisco • 415.885.7700

IVAN EL-SAYED

UCSF Medical Center 2380 Sutter St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2757

THOMAS ENGEL

San Francisco Ear Nose & Throat 3838 California St, Ste 505 San Francisco • 415.751.4914

ANDREW GOLDBERG

University of California San Francisco 2380 Sutter St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2757

WINTHROP HALL

Winthrop H Hall Jr, MD 165 Rowland Way, Ste 202 Novato • 415.897.3070

KAMBRIDGE HRIBAR

Kambridge Hribar, MD 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 203 Greenbrae • 415.925.2020

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

JACOB JOHNSON

San Francisco Otolaryngology 450 Sutter St, Ste 933 San Francisco • 415.362.5443

VANESSA KENYON

SF Ear Nose & Throat 3838 California St, Ste 505 San Francisco • 415.751.4914

THERESA KIM

San Francisco Otolaryngology 450 Sutter St, Ste 933 San Francisco • 415.362.5443

LAWRENCE LUSTIG

UCSF Medical Center 2380 Sutter St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2757

ANDREW MURR

UCSF Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery 2380 Sutter St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2757

STEVEN PLETCHER

UCSF Medical Center 2380 Sutter St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2757

MATTHEW RUSSELL

UCSF Medical Center 2380 Sutter St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2757

GARY RUST

California Pacific edical Center 45 Castrol St, Ste 210 San Francisco • 415.626.4900

BRIAN SCHINDLER

San Francisco Otolaryngology 450 Sutter St, Ste 933 San Francisco • 415.362.5443

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DAVID SCHINDLER

San Francisco Otolaryngology

450 Sutter St, Ste 933 San Francisco • 415.362.5443

MICHAEL SHAPIRO

Shapiro & Shimokaji MDs

1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 203 Greenbrae • 415.925.2020

MARK SINGER

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2340 Clay St, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.600.3898

STEVEN WANG

UCSF Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

2380 Sutter St, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.885.7528

ANDREA YEUNG

San Francisco Otolaryngology

450 Sutter St, Ste 933 San Francisco • 415.362.5443

PATHOLOGY

IMOK CHA

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7174

CHRISTOPHER JACQUES

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

FREDERICK KRETZSCHMAR

Marin Medical Labs 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7170

PAUL WASSERSTEIN

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

PEDIATRIC & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

CHARLES IRWIN

UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital 400 Parnassus Ave, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2002

PEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

LAURENCE CHENG

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7337

PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

PAUL STANGER

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2008

NIKOLA TEDE

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation

3700 California St, Ste B555 San Francisco • 415.600.0770

DAVID TEITEL

UCSF Medical Center 1500 Owens St, Ste 360 San Francisco • 415.353.4704

PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE

JEFFERY FINEMAN

UCSF Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave, M680 San Francisco • 415.476.5153

PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENTAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

BARBARA BENNETT

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation - Kalmanovitz Child Development Center 1625 Van Ness, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.600.6200

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

STEPHEN GITELMAN

UCSF Medical Center 513 Parnassus Ave, S-679 San Francisco • 415.353.7337

STEPHEN ROSENTHAL

UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital 400 Parnassus Ave, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7337

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

MELVIN HEYMAN

UCSF Medical Center 500 Parnassus Ave, MU-403E San Francisco • 415.353.2813

SUE RHEE

UCSF Medical Center 500 Parnassus Ave, MU4E San Francisco • 415.353.2605

PEDIATRIC

HEMATOLOGY / ONCOLOGY

ARTHUR ABLIN

UCSF Medical Center

400 Parnassus Ave, M647 San Francisco • 415.476.4881

MICHELLE HERMISTON

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 1st Floor San Francisco • 415.476.3831

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE

PEGGY WEINTRUB

UCSF Medical Center

400 Parnassus Ave, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2813

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

PAUL BRAKEMAN

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, A 68 Plaza San Francisco • 415.476.2423

PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

ELLIOTT SHERR

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.3682

PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY

NALIN GUPTA

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2342

PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY

WILLIAM GOOD

William Good, MD 100 Tamal Plaza, Ste 120 Corte Madera • 415.924.4313

PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY

ANNA MEYER

UCSF Pediatric Otolaryngology 2330 Post St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2757

KRISTINA ROSBE

UCSF Pediatric Otolaryngology 2330 Post St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2757

PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

Emily von Scheven

UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital 505 Parnassus Ave, U-126 San francisco • 415.353.7337

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Hanmin Lee

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.476.2538

PEDIATRICS

SALEH ADI

UCSF Pediatric Cardio Thoracic 1500 Owens St, Ste 300 San Francisco • 415.514.6234

EILEEN AICARDI

Golden Gate Pediatrics 61 Camino Alto, Ste 107 Mill Valley • 415.388.6303

LEE ATKINSON

UCSF Medical Center 2330 Post St, Ste 320 San Francisco • 415.353.2447

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High-Intensity Workouts

LAURA DAVIS, 45, of Mill Valley loves to challenge herself physically. She’s practiced yoga for 15 years and regularly runs between 40 and 50 miles a week. So, two years ago, when she watched her sedentary sister develop a rockhard body after joining a CrossFit gym, Davis decided to give this popular training regimen, which mixes weight lifting, gymnastics and other cardio activities into short, intense workouts, a try.

At first, she loved it: “It’s a great community of people, very social, and I felt like I was quickly advancing and getting in better shape.” In hindsight, however, her competitive nature may have led her astray. “I was doing dead weights and I wanted to believe I could lift the same amount as the woman next to me.” Turns out that wasn’t the case. Davis wrenched her back and was relegated to the injured list along with a growing number of extreme workout enthusiasts.

“I couldn’t walk for a full month without feeling pain,” Davis recalls. “I do all sorts of physical activities and push myself really hard, but CrossFit is the only activity that’s really taken me down.”

For hard-core athletes, workouts with names like CrossFit, Insanity and P90X have more cachet than allability-level classes like Zumba or Pilates. Pushing the body to its limit is kind of the point. But as the popularity of such programs increases, so do the injured participants seeking medical care.

“Over the past two or three years, we’ve been seeing more and more injuries from high-intensity workouts,” says Dr. Brian Feeley, fellowship director of sports medicine for UCSF’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He sees on average about fi ve such patients a week, most of them in his office; “occasionally, we also see patients in the emergency room.”

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An abundance of caution just might replace that bottle of aspirin.

The injuries come in many forms, from wrenched backs like Davis’ to hamstring strains and damaged rotator cu ff s. The act of jerking heavy weights overhead seems one of the most problematic: “The proximal bicep tendon doesn’t have a great blood supply,” Feeley notes, “and it takes a right-angle turn through the shoulder and is therefore at a higher risk for injury.”

Davis also witnessed a fair amount of “freak injuries” during her CrossFit days. “I saw this guy trying to do a 24-inch box jump; he missed it, and his shin caught the corner and it cut through to the bone. His was the worst I’d ever seen, but injuries were constant. People would be gone a few weeks, but then right back at it as soon as they felt better.”

Indeed, fi ndings published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research corroborate her account: of 132 CrossFit enthusiasts who fi lled out an online survey, 97 had at some point su ffered an injury that prevented them from “working, training or competing.” (CrossFit has since fi led a lawsuit disputing those numbers against the organization that compiled the data, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, or NSCA.)

A few simple precautions can minimize mishaps. “Athletes new to weight training and higher-intensity workouts are at the greatest risk, and therefore these people need to progress slowly as they increase their training programs,” says Feeley; he also recommends stretching before and after any exercise routines.

To Davis, the prospect of reinjury far outweighed the benefit. So she’s sticking with challenging yet ultimately less taxing forms of exercise, like summiting Mount Shasta.

RACHEL BAUER

Prima Medical Group

655 Redwood Hwy, Ste 216 Mill Valley • 415.383.3500

BROCK BERNSTEN

California Pacific edical Center 61 Camino Alto, Ste 103 Mill Valley • 415.383.0918

JULIE BOKSER

Tamalpais Pediatrics 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.461.0440

SETH BOKSER

UCSF

533 Parnassus Ave, U585 San Francisco • 415.476.9133

NELSON BRANCO

Tamalpais Pediatrics

599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.461.0440

MICHAEL CABANA

UCSF Medical Center

400 Parnassus Ave, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2000

SUZANNE CHRISTIE

Prima Medical Group

655 Redwood Hwy, Ste 216 Mill Valley • 415.383.3500

MORT COWAN

UCSF Medical Center

505 Parnassus Ave, 6th Floor San Francisco • 415.476.2188

KATHERINE CROSBY

SF Bay Pediatrics 525 Spruce St, Ste 3 San Francisco • 415.668.8900

SUSAN DAB

SF Bay Pediatrics 525 Spruce St, Ste 3 San Francisco • 415.668.8900

MARTIN ERNSTER

Golden Gate Pediatrics 61 Camino Alto, Ste 107 Mill Valley • 415.388.6303

GARY GIN

SF Bay Pediatrics 525 Spruce St, Ste 3 San Francisco • 415.668.8900

CINDY GREENBERG

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 4000 Civic Center Dr, Ste 205 San Rafael • 415.479.7244

JOHN HARVEY

Tamalpais Pediatrics

599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.461.0440

ERIN HEATH

Tamalpais Pediatrics 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.461.0440

TRACEY HESSEL

Marin Community Clinics 6100 Redwood Blvd Novato • 415.448.1500

MARTIN JOFFE

Sexton Joffe & Urbac 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 1A Greenbrae • 415.461.5436

ALAN JOHNSON

SF Bay Pediatrics 525 Spruce St, Ste 3 San Francisco • 415.668.8900

TIMOTHY KELLY

UCSF Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.502.5559

UTA KERL

Prima Medical Group 655 Redwood Hwy, Ste 216 Mill Valley • 415.383.3500

LISA LEAVITT

Marin Community Clinics 3110 Kerner Blvd San Rafael • 415.448.1500

JOHN LEE

Tamalpais Pediatrics 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.461.0440

JAN MAISEL

Tamalpais Pediatrics 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.461.0440

KATHRYN MEIER

Marin Pediatric Associates 1100 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 106 Greenbrae • 415.461.8828

JANE MEILL

Marin Pediatric Associates 1100 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 106 Greenbrae • 415.461.8828

CAROL MILLER

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2000

KARA ORNSTEIN

Marin Pediatric Associates 1100 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 106 Greenbrae • 415.461.8828

MARY PIEL

Golden Gate Pediatrics 61 Camino Alto, Ste 107 Mill Valley • 415.388.6303

GLENN ROSENBLUTH

UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital 505 Parnassus Ave, 6th Floor San Francisco • 415.476.9185

DAVID ROWITCH

UCSF Medical Center 505 Parnassus Ave, 15th Floor San Francisco • 415.476.7242

ARUP ROY-BURMAN

UCSF School of Medicine 505 Parnassus Ave, 6th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.1352

ERIC SCHER

Prima Medical Group 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

KATHRYN SEXTON

Sexton Joffe & Urbac 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 1A Greenbrae • 415.461.5436

DAVID TEJEDA

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 3801 Sacramento St, Ste 219 San Francisco • 415.600.2403

ANN TROY Ann Troy MD 920 Northgate Dr, Ste 9 San Rafael • 415.479.9797

ALAN UBA

UCSF Medical Center 2330 Post St San Francisco • 415.353.2001

KATRINA URBACH

Sexton Joffe & Urbac 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 1A Greenbrae • 415.461.5436

MICHAEL YAMAGUCHI

Terra Linda Pediatrics 4000 Civic Center Dr, Ste 201 San Rafael • 415.479.8642

PEDIATRICS / G.I.

PHILIP ROSENTHAL

UCSF 500 Parnassus Avenue, 2nd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.2813

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PERINATAL

JAMES GOLDBERG

San Francisco Perinatal Associates Inc

1 Daniel Burnham Ct, Ste 230C San Francisco • 415.202.1200

PHYSIATRY

ALEX BARCHUK

Kentfield Rehab & Specialty Hospital 1125 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Kentfield • 41.456.9680

DEBORAH DOHERTY

Kentfield Rehab & Specialty Hospital 1125 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Kentfield • 41.456.9680

HOLLY KELLY

Marin Orthopedics And Sports Medicine

7100 Redwood Blvd, Ste 200 Novato • 415.492.1600

ERNEST H SPONZILLI

Mt. Tam Orthopedics 2 Bon Air Rd Larkspur • 415.927.5300

PLASTIC SURGERY

JAMES ANTHONY

James Peter Anthony, MD 450 Sutter St, Ste 2630 San Francisco • 415.395.7323

KENNETH BERMUDEZ

Kenneth Bermudez, MD 525 Spruce St, Ste 2 San Francisco • 415.668.2122

CAROLYN CHANG

Carolyn Chang, MD 2100 Webster St, Ste 508 San Francisco • 415.923.3070

TANCREDI D’AMORE

Tancredi Plastic Surgery 21 Tamal Vista Blvd, Ste 103 Greenbrae • 415.927.7660

MIGUEL DELGADO

Marin Cosmetic Surgery Center 165 Rowland Way, Ste 300 Novato • 415.898.4161

KEITH DENKLER

Keith Denkler, MD 275 Magnolia Ave Larkspur • 415.924.6010

ISSA ESHIMA

Issa Eshima, MD 1199 Bush St, Ste 490 San Francisco • 415.567.7076

CYNTHIA GOODMAN

Cynthia Marie Hom Goodman, MD

1240 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 201 Greenbrae • 415.925.8555

TERRY HAND

Terry Lee Hand, MD 900 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 103 Greenbrae • 415.461.6742

SCOTT HANSEN

UCSF

350 Parnassus Ave, Ste 509 San Francisco • 415.353.4201

WILLIAM HOFFMAN

UCSF Plastic Surgery 350 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.4201

YNGVAR HVISTENDAHL

Plastic Surgery Specialists

350 Bon Air Rd, Ste 300 Greenbrae • 415.925.2880

GABRIEL M KIND

California Pacific edical Center 45 Castro St, Ste 410 San Francisco • 415.565.6884

COREY MAAS

The Maas Clinic 2400 Clay St San Francisco • 415.567.7000

ROLAND MINAMI

Roland Takashi Minami, MD 1240 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.461.1240

EDWARD MIRANDA

Pacific Platic Surgery Group 77 Van Ness, Ste 302 San Francisco • 415.937.8968

KHASHAYAR MOHEBALI

Khashayar Mohebali, MD 21 Tamal Vista Blvd, Ste 103 Corte Madera • 415.927.7660

ZIV PELED

Peled Plastic Surgery 525 Spruce St, Ste 2 San Francisco • 415.751.0583

STANLEY G POULOS

Plastic Surgery Specialists 350 Bon Air Rd, Ste 300 Greenbrae • 415.925.2880

HANI SBITANY

UCSF

505 Parnassus Ave, Ste A593 San Francisco • 415.353.4201

DAVID YOUNG

UCSF Plastic Surgery 400 Parnassus Ave, Ste A655 San Francisco • 415.353.4201

PODIATRY

JEFFREY AMEN

Sutter Health 1615 Hill Rd, Ste E Novato • 415.898.4828

RUSSELL DAVIS

Sutter Health 2 Bon Air Rd, Ste 150 Larkspur • 415.927.3338

JAMES DIETZ

Mill Valley Podiatry Group 203 East Blithedale Ave, Ste B Mill Valley • 415.381.0330

MARK DRUCKER

Mark Drucker DPM 750 Las Gallinas Ave, Ste 115 San Rafael • 415.472.5575

ANTHONY FEDRIGO

Fedrigo Podiatry

599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 207 Greenbrae • 415.461.6555

DAVID HANNAFORD

David Hannaford, MD 750 Las Gallinas Ave, Ste 102 San Rafael • 415.499.8000

ALICIA KNEE

Alicia Knee, MD 2100 Webster St, Ste 117 San Francisco • 415.827.7337

HOWARD ORTMAN

Mt. Tam Foot and Ankle 711 D St, Ste 114 San Rafael • 415.454.1944

JAMES ROBISON

Marin Foot & Ankle 7 N Knoll Rd, Ste 3 Mill Valley • 415.388.2777

EUGENE SPECTOR

Eugene Spector, MD 2100 Webster St, Ste 407 San Francisco • 415.923.3082

STEPHEN J WAGSTAFF

Stephen J Wagstaff, M 1363 S Eliseo Dr, Ste C Greenbrae • 415.925.1150

PSYCHIATRY

SCOTT BARSHACK

Scott Barshack, MD

2 Fifer Ave, Ste 200 Corte Madera • 415.927.6690

RALPH BIEN

Ralph Daniel Bien MD

750 Las Gallinas Ave, Ste 213 San Rafael • 415.461.4534

ADRIENNE FRATINI

Adrienne Fratini, MD 45 Camino Alto Mill Valley • 415.753.2500

SCOTT OLSON

Scott Edward Olson MD 2 Fifer Ave, Ste 200 Corte Madera • 415.927.6695

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WILLIAM PREY

William Prey, MD

16 Miller Ave, Ste 205 Mill Valley • 415.381.2619

PULMONOLOGY

DARYA SOTO

Darya Soto, MD 100 Rowland Way, Ste 300 Novato • 415.878.0225

PULMONOLOGY / CRITICAL CARE

VINEET KAPUR

Marin General Hospital 250 Bon Air Rd Greenbrae • 415.925.7000

GUY LIVNAT

Prima Medical Group 100-A Drakes Landing Rd, Ste 225 Greenbrae • 415.924.1214

ROBERT NEWBURY

Prima Medical Group 75 Rowland Way, Ste 100 Novato • 415.897.9664

MERRILL NISAM

Prima Medical Group 100-A Drakes Landing Rd, Ste 225 Greenbrae • 415.924.1214

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

FRANCINE HALBERG

Marin Specialy Care 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 100 Greenbrae • 415.925.7326

LLOYD MIYAWAKI

Marin Specialty Care 1350 S Eliseo Drive, Ste 100 Greenbrae • 415.925.7326

JOSEPH POEN

Marin Specialty Care 1350 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 100 Greenbrae • 415.925.7326

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

MARCELLE CEDARS

UCSF Fertility Group 2356 Sutter St, 7th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7475

LINDA GIUDICE

UCSF Fertility Group 2356 Sutter St, 7th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7475

RETINA SPECIALIST

ARTHUR FU

West Coast Retina Medical Group 100 Tamal Plaza, Ste 120 Corte Madera • 415.927.6600

H RICHARD MCDONALD

West Coast Retina Medical Group 100 Tamal Plaza, Ste 120 Corte Madera • 415.927.6600

RHEUMATOLOGY

NEAL BIRNBAUM

Neal Birnbaum, MD 2100 Webster St, Ste 112 San Francisco • 415.923.3060

PETER STEIN

Marin Rheumatology 599 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 201 Greenbrae • 415.464.9604

SURGERY - BARIATRIC, GI, ENDOCRINE

GREGG JOSSART

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 101 Rowland Way, Ste 220 Novato • 415.923.3200

SURGERY - GENERAL

EDWARD ALFREY

Prima Medical Group 5 Bon Air Rd, Ste 101 Larkspur • 415.924.2515

MICHAEL BOZUK

Michael Bozuk, MD 3835 Cypress Dr, Ste 202 Petaluma • 707.763.3967

HOBART HARRIS

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2161

ASSAD HASSOUN

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2340 Clay St, 4th Floor San Francisco • 415.600.1010

KIMBERLY KIRKWOOD

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, Ste 655 San Francisco • 415.353.2161

CRYSTINE LEE

Prima Medical Group 5 Bon Air Rd, Ste 101 Larkspur • 415.924.2515

JONATHAN LEVIN

Jonathan Michael Levin MD 165 Rowland Way, Ste 312 Novato • 415.898.6190

MICHELLE LI

San Francisco Surgical Medical Group 3838 California St, Ste 616 San Francisco • 415.668.0411

JAMES MINNIS

Prima Medical Group 5 Bon Air Rd, Ste 101 Larkspur • 415.924.2515

ROBERT OSORIO

Sutter Pacific edical Foundation 2340 Clay St, 4th Floor San Francisco • 415.600.1010

SCOTT PERRYMAN

Prima Medical Group 651 1st St West, Ste K Sonoma • 707.938.3870

SURGERY - ONCOLOGY

PETER RICHARDS

Peter Richards, MD 3838 California St, Ste 612-A San Francisco • 415.221.0735

SURGERY - TRANSPLANT

NANCY ASCHER

UCSF Medical Center 513 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2161

PETER STOCK

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave, 7th Floor San Francisco • 415.353.1551

SURGERY - UROLOGIC CANCER / ONCOLOGY

MAXWELL MENG

UCSF Urologic Oncology Practice 1600 Divisadero St San Francisco • 415.353.7171

THORACIC SURGERY

PETER ANASTASSIOU

Sutter Health 2100 Webster St, Ste 200 San Francisco • 415.600.7860

KEVIN HILER Kevin Hiler, MD 3838 California St, Ste 612 San Francisco • 415.292.8999

UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY

PETER CARROLL

UCSF Medical Center 1600 Divisadero St, 3rd Floor San Francisco • 415.353.7171

UROLOGY

LAURENCE BASKIN

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2200

PATRICK M BENNETT

Marin Specialty Care 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 201 Greenbrae • 415.461.4000

PETER BRETAN

Marin Sonoma Urology Associates 165 Rowland Way, Ste 303 Novato • 415.892.0904

BART GERSHBEIN

Bart Gershbein, MD 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 102 Greenbrae • 415.464.9988

ROBERT KAHN

Golden Gate Urology

2100 Webster St, Ste 222 San Francisco • 415.202.0250

HARRY NEUWIRTH

Marin Specialty Care 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 201 Greenbrae • 415.461.4000

RODMAN ROGERS

Golden Gate Urology

3838 California St, Ste 803 San Francisco • 415.668.3600

DAVID M RUDNIK

Marin Specialty Care 1000 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 201 Greenbrae • 415.461.4000

IRA SHARLIP

Golden Gate Urology

2100 Webster St, Ste 222 San Francisco • 415.202.0250

MARSHALL STOLLER

UCSF Medical Center 400 Parnassus Ave San Francisco • 415.353.2200

PAUL TUREK

The Turek Clinic 55 Francisco St, Ste 300 San Francisco • 415.392.3200

VASCULAR SURGERY

SUSAN BAILEY

Susan Bailey, MD 1580 Valencia St, Ste 412 San Francisco • 415.901.4528

LAURA K PAK

Sirona Vascular Center 1100 S Eliseo Dr, Ste 2A Greenbrae • 415.925.8346

WEIGHT LOSS & WELLNESS

GAIL ALTSCHULER

The Altschuler Center for Weight Loss and Wellness 400 Professional Center Dr, Ste 411 Novato • 415.897.9800

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PROVIDING EXPERT CARE IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE

MARIN HOSPITALIST MEDICAL GROUP (MHMG) has been providing outstanding care to patients at Marin General Hospital since 1998. As specialists in Adult Hospital Medicine, we’re the doctors chosen by primary care providers to take care of their patients who are admitted to Marin General Hospital. Our experienced, board-certi fied physicians manage inpatients’ medical needs 24/7 throughout their stay at Marin General. We’re experts in treating acute illness and dedicated entirely to our patients’ speedy recovery. Being hospital based, we’re immediately available if patients have a change in condition, and we collaborate with other Marin General specialists to coordinate the highest level of care.

As our patients near discharge, we work as a team with the nurses, case managers, other hospital staffand specialists to come up with the best and safest possible discharge plan for our patients. We go over this plan with our patients and their families, and keep the primary care providers in the loop so that all will go smoothly after discharge and patients will have timely follow-up.

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As Marin physicians, we have strong community ties and a deep caring for our community and our hospital. Being locally grown and invested in our community has been a core value for our group since its inception. We believe that the best way to serve a hospital and its community of patients is to be invested in that community. By being part of the community, we as physicians understand the many unique needs of our complex patient population and are therefore best able to provide them outstanding care at the time they are the most vulnerable. For over 14 years, we’ve provided exceptional hospital treatment, and we look forward to many more years of caring for patients at Marin General Hospital.

250 Bon Air Road Greenbrae, CA 94904 415.925.7086 maringeneral.org

Pictured (from left): standing; Hima Satyavolu, M.D.*, Andrea Ngo, M.D., Michael Vaughan, M.D., Kerry Davidson, M.D.*

sitting; Douglas Cohen, M.D.*, Jason Green, M.D.*, Jeremy Juriansz, M.D., Son Nguyen, M.D.*, Ray Brindley, M.D.*, Susan Sun, M.D.

not pictured; Azita Taghavy, M.D., Brian Apter, M.D., Susan Nguyen, M.D., Jasmine Burke, M.D., Michael Kwok, M.D.*

* Recognized on the [415] Top Doctors 2015 list.

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SAN FRANCISCO SURGICAL MEDICAL GROUP

SAN FRANCISCO SURGICAL MEDICAL GROUP (SFSMG) is San Francisco’s premier surgical group specializing in colorectal, general and laparoscopic surgery. Our primary focus is on diseases of the abdomen.

We provide comprehensive care ranging from the management of complex abdominal and gastrointestinal conditions to colorectal cancer screening. The scope of our practice includes treatment of abdominal cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, gallbladder disorders, gastroesophageal reflux, hernias, endocrine disease and anorectal problems. Our surgeons are pioneers in laparoscopic abdominal surgery and in the use of new techniques for treating hemorrhoids, anorectal fistulas and pilonidal disease.

Our practice was established in 1939, and we take pride in our history of surgical excellence and leadership. We strive to maintain those standards set by our founders and past associates. We are proud of our heritage, our specialty training and our dedication to patient care. Members of our staff speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog and Spanish.

3838 California Street, Suite 616, San Francisco, CA 94118 415.668.0411

2100 Webster Street, Suite 520, San Francisco, CA 94115 415.923.3020

1580 Valencia Street, Suite 607, San Francisco, CA 94115 415.213.7971

sfsurgery.com

Pictured (from left, front row):

Michelle Li, M.D., FACS*, Jeffrey Sternberg, M.D., FACS, FASCRS*, Vanessa Talbott, M.D., Yanek Chiu, M.D., FACS, FASCRS* (back row):

T. Philip Chung, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, Michael Abel, M.D., FACS, FASCRS*, Laurence Yee, M.D., FACS, FASCRS* (former partners):

Peter Volpe M.D., FACS, FASCRS, Thomas Russell, M.D., FACS, FASCRS

* Recognized on the [415] Top Doctors 2015 list.

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WORLD-CLASS ORTHOPAEDICS IN YOUR BACKYARD

The internationally recognized department of ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AT UCSF provides expert treatment for all aspects of musculoskeletal injuries, rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics. Our experienced physicians have speci fic training in a range of orthopaedic specialties such as sports medicine, concussion, trauma, joint replacement, pediatrics, skeletal health, oncology, spine, shoulder, elbow, foot, ankle, and hand.

For our UCSF patients in the North Bay, we are pleased to offer expanded services in Greenbrae. In this convenient Marin location, we provide treatment in pediatric orthopaedics, sports medicine, foot and ankle, primary care, and spinal disorders, continuing UCSF’s pioneering multidisciplinary approach to clinical care, education and outreach. Physicians work with patients to improve function and quality of life, tailoring plans to individual needs.

Our Marin High School dedicated staffof certi fied athletic trainers and physicians provide high-quality sports medicine care and health education to young athletes.

By offering up-to-date information to students, coaches and parents, we keep youth performing at their potential both on the field and off Whether you live down in Lucas Valley Road or down Petaluma Valley Road, we’re bringing our expertise to your backyard so you can get back to life!

1300 South Eliseo Drive, Suite 204 Greenbrae, CA 94904

Sports Medicine 415.353.2808

Pediatric Orthopaedics 415.353.2967 Spinal Disorders 415.353.2739 Foot and Ankle 415.353.2808

orthosurg.ucsf.edu

Pictured (from left, front row):

Anthony Luke, M.D.*, Bobby Tay, M.D.*, Thomas Vail, M.D.*, Brian Feeley, M.D.*, Hubert Kim, M.D.*, Richard O’Donnell, M.D.* (back row):

Christina Allen, M.D.*, C. Benjamin Ma, M.D.*, Kevin Bozic, M.D.*, Mohammad Diab, M.D.*, Sigurd Berven, M.D.*, Nicole Strauss, M.D.*, Saam Morshed, M.D.* (not pictured):

Shane Burch, M.D.*, Richard Coughlin, M.D.*, Eliana Delgado, M.D.*, Kirstina Olson, M.D.*, Coleen Sabatini, M.D.*

* Recognized on the [415] Top Doctors 2015 list.

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CLINICAL EXPERTISE, COMPREHENSIVE CARE

KATHRYN NAJAFI-TAGOL, M.D.

EYE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, GLAUCOMA AND CATARACT SPECIALIST

AS MARIN’S ONLY FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED, full-time glaucoma specialist, Kathryn Najafi-Tagolis unique among area eye physicians. A board-certifie ophthalmologist, she launched her independent, state-of-the-art practice in 2004. From eye exams to treatment, she provides comprehensive care, with a staff of experienced optometrists, opticians and technicians and the latest equipment for diagnosing cataract, macular degeneration and more. An on-site optical boutique assures quality control so patients get the highestquality lenses and fashion frames available.

Specializing in laser and microsurgery, Dr. Najafi-Tagol is also a clinical instructor at California Pacific Medical Center, a longtime volunteer physician with EyeCare America, and a scientist involved in research on new drugs for currently untreatable conditions. While gratified to be performing sophisticated multifocal lens implant surgery that enables patients to see without glasses — “far and up close, often for the firsttime” — she’s a big believer in prevention. “Studies show half of people with glaucoma are unaware of this potentially blinding condition. Annual screening and early detection are key to keeping one’s eyesight bright.”

4000 Civic Center Drive, Suite 200A

San Rafael, CA 94903 415.444.0300 eyeinstituteofmarin.com

NEUROLOGY CLINIC OF MARIN

DR. ILKCAN COKGOR HAS BEEN PRACTICING IN MARIN COUNTY for over 14 years as a general neurologist and neuro-oncologist. In addition to her private practice, she consults to Marin General, Novato Community and Kentfield Rehab hospitals. She has a large number of patients suffering from migraines, Alzheimer disease, dementia, movement disorders, stroke, and spine disorders. She works with multiple sclerosis patients, as well as clients suffering from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and brain tumors. She does EMG and nerve conduction studies for nerve and muscle disorders and offers Botox for dystonia, spasticity and migraines. She is a patient advocate and speaker for many neurological disorders and treats pediatric neurology patients with head and sports related injuries.

For continuity of care, Dr. Cokgor covers her own patients if they are admitted to the hospital. Her practice is open everyday and she has an efficient, bilingual staffto help patients fast and comprehensively. She is currently the chief of Neurology.

50 Red Hill Avenue

San Anselmo, CA 94960

415.456.8180

neurologymarin.com

Pictured (from left):

Julia Carbajal, Leslie Arce, Ilkcan Cokgor, M.D.*, Jimena Jimenez, Abraham Arce

*Recognized on the [415] Top Doctors 2015 list.

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PATIENT-FRIENDLY ORTHOPEDICS AND SPINE CARE IN THE NORTH BAY

MT. TAM ORTHOPEDICS OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE orthopedics and spine care from physicians with unparalleled experience in sports medicine, joint replacement, arthroscopy, and arthritis management. We treat issues ranging from rotator cuff problems and ligament injuries to fractures and spinal disorders.

For most orthopedic problems, the first and preferred approach is nonsurgical, but if surgery is required, the specialists at Mt. Tam use the latest state-of-theart technologies. Even the most complex injuries, along with many common problems, can be repaired by today’s new minimally invasive methods and arthroscopy. Our surgeons are leaders in this pioneering approach, which results in accelerated recoveries and shorter hospital stays.

Our services include sports medicine care (we are the official providers for the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding Team), minimally invasive hip and knee replacement, joint resurfacing procedures, cartilage salvage and restoration for complex knee conditions, and spine care.

Our patients receive the same level of care we would want our own family to receive. Seamless integration of expert testing, award-winning physical therapy and superb surgical care have distinguished our practice as the leader in patient-friendly orthopedics in Marin and the North Bay.

18 Bon Air Road

2 Bon Air Road, Suite 120 Larkspur, CA 94939 415.927.5300

mttamorthopedics.com

Pictured (from left, front row):

Charles A. Stuart, M.D.*

John C. Keohane, M.D.* Robert H. Byers, M.D.* Brian W. Su, M.D.*

(back row):

Edward S. Moon, M.D. Abbey L. Kennedy, M.D. David H. Goltz, M.D.*

Michael J. Oechsel, M.D.* Jonathan R. Goff, M.D.* Ernest H. Sponzilli, M.D.*

* Recognized on the [415] Top Doctors 2015t list.

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Introducing joint replacement specialist Elizabeth A. Dailey, M.D.

EXPERIENCE, COMPASSION, PROVEN RESULTS

UROGYNECOLOGY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO

DR. HEIDI WITTENBERG IS A UROGYNECOLOGIST in the vanguard of board certified Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery specialists. Director of the newly opened Urogynecology Center of San Francisco, she specializes in minimally invasive techniques and alternative treatments for incontinence, prolapse, ovarian cyst or fibroid removal, and women needing hysterectomy. A few of her innovative procedures include: incision-less hysterectomies via Da Vinci Single Site, fibroid ablation with Acessa, neuromodulation Interstim for bladder or bowel incontinence, and Botox for overactive bladder.

Kellie Lowry, PA, is the Center’s Advanced Care Practitioner. Her specialties are urinary incontinence and interstitial cystitis . Kellie performs urodynamic studies, biofeedback, tibial nerve stimulation; as well as, many other diagnostic and treatments for complex pelvic problems.

55 Francisco Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94133 415.395.9895 urogyncentersf.com

Pictured (from left):

Heidi Wittenberg, M.D.* Kellie Lowry, PA

*Recognized on the [415] Top Doctors 2015 list.

KWOK INTERNAL MEDICINE, A MEDICAL CORPORATION

MICHAEL K. KWOK, M.D. IS A BOARD CERTIFIED INTERNIST who has lived and practiced in Marin County for 22 years. Dr. Kwok graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Whether seeing patients in his office or the hospital, Dr. Kwok delivers medical care with excellence, thoroughness and compassion. Having a Retainer Practice allows Dr. Kwok time to spend with his patients answering questions and reviewing their diagnoses and treatment plans. Dr. Kwok is honored by repeatedly being named “Top Physician” in peer to peer physician surveys such as [415] Top Doctors, Guide to America’s Top Physicians and Top 500 Doctors. Dr. Kwok has held various medical leadership positions, serving as Vice Chief of Staff and on the Board of Directors at Novato Community Hospital. Dr. Kwok currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Marin Medical Society and represents Marin County at the California Medical Association House of Delegates.

1300 South Eliseo Drive, Suite 203 Greenbrae, CA 94904 415.925.3617

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PACIFIC FERTILITY CENTER: PIONEERS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

PACIFIC FERTILITY CENTER’S (PFC) physicians are recognized internationally for their clinical expertise, outstanding academic credentials, and research contributions. PFC’s clinical laboratory director is held in high esteem worldwide.

PFC physicians have continually been voted “Best Doctors in America” by their peers and have been named top reproductive endocrinologists on the U.S. News Top Doctors list. PFC’s doctors have been performing in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures longer than any other program in the Bay Area. PFC physicians hold the highest level of accreditation in the field as certi fied subspecialists in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

PFC offers all of its fertility services on-site in one location, from intrauterine insemination (IUI) and ovulation induction, to complex IVF protocols using the most sophisticated techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for male factor cases or vitri fication for egg and embryo “freezing.”

New programs offered at PFC:

• Fertility Preservation

• Comprehensive chromosome screening

• Donor Egg Bank

Located in San Francisco with easy access from Marin, PFC is open 365 days a year, offering flexible hours to accommodate each patient’s individual needs.

55 Francisco Street, 5th floor San Francisco, CA 94133 415.834.3095

PacificFertilityCenter.com

Pictured (from left):

Liyun Li, M.D.

Philip Chenette, M.D.*

Carl Herbert, M.D. Isabelle Ryan, M.D. Eldon Schriock, M.D.* Carolyn Givens, M.D.

* Recognized on the [415] Top Doctors 2015 list.

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LAUB DERMATOLOGY & AESTHETICS

DAVID A. LAUB, M.D., F.A.A.D.

FOR TWO DECADES, DR. LAUB has provided excellence in medical and cosmetic dermatology care to all ages in Marin. A Harvard-trained, nationally recognized leader in his field,he is expert in pigmentation, rosacea, psoriasis, skin cancer, and noninvasive techniques to reverse signs of sun damage and aging. He offers Thermage™, IPL, fillers, Botox®, multiple lasers including Fraxel, and the new CoolSculpting™ to remove fat bulges. He has chaired the free skin cancer screening in Marin for the past 20 years.

Dr. Laub’s expertise is based on extensive training, experience, artistry and attention to detail. He chose dermatology after sufferinghis own skin problems in youth — and compassion is what drives his practice today: “We want everyone who comes to our officto feel comfortable and cared for. I feel very fortunate to be a dermatologist and love what I do. Seeing medical patients get better and the happy expression on cosmetic patients’ faces after a treatment brings satisfaction and joy.”

591 Redwood Hwy, Suite 2210 Mill Valley, CA 94941 415.381.6661 laubdermatology.com

MARIN COUNTY NATIVE, DR. JAMES GARDNER trained at Stanford, UCLA, and UCSF medical schools. With a fi rm foundation in general and family medicine, he believes in a holistic and natural approach to restoring youthful appearance, physical health, and emotional well-being. Rather than just adding more medications, he will help your mind and body to function and feel better by restoring hormone balance, digestive health and immune system strength. His primary medical goals are to resolve fatigue, insomnia, depression, anxiety, pain, mental fog, weight and sexual problems. His cosmetic goals are to achieve your desired results for clear skin, beautiful body shape, and a natural-looking correction of the signs of aging.

By utilizing options like BioTE implanted hormone pellets, HCG and lipotropic weight loss injections, Sermorelin growth hormone stimulation, and the most advanced laser, liposuction, and radiofrequency technologies, along with careful use of platelet rich plasma, fillers, absorbable suture lift and Botox injections, he can restore your mind, body and spirit from the inside out! Visit us at gardnermd.com.

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JAMES C. GARDNER, M.D. 599 Sir
Blvd., Suite
Greenbrae, CA 94904 415.925.8888

MARINEYES IS A COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE CENTER with a long tradition of excellence and a commitment utilizing technologies that improve patients’ vision and quality of life. Specializing in cataract surgery; inter ocular lens implants at our on-site, Joint Commission accredited surgery center, laser vision correction (LASIK) at our Novato location (the only facility currently offering this service in Marin County) and glaucoma treatment. Their team approach includes board-certified ophthalmologists, optometrists, registered nurses, nurse anesthetists, anesthesiologists, and ophthalmic and surgical technicians. Ensuring full continuity of care, they offer custom prescription eyewear on-site.

With two Marin locations, they have grown remarkably since Dr. Ernest W. Denicke and Dr. John R. Campbell began working together in 1979. Dr. John C. Shin, experienced in corneal and external eye disease, joined in 1998. Dr. Christian Kim, a refractive corneal specialist joined in 2008, and with their new administrator, Park Miller, the doctors at Marin Eyes will continue the legacy. The retiring Dr. Campbell will now be at his beloved dance school, Alma del Tango, where he and his wife Debbie teach dance.

901 E. Street, Suite 285 San Rafael, CA 94901 415.454.5565

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PLASTIC SURGERY SPECIALISTS was founded on the belief that our team of experts exceeds the sum of its parts. Drs. Yngvar A. Hvistendahl and Stanley G. Poulos — board-certi fied Marin County plastic surgeons with over 30 years of surgical experience — share the technical expertise and artistic vision necessary for exceptional results. Combining their strengths allows them to provide you, the patients, the best possible care.

PSS is a beautiful 6,000-square-foot-facility with a certified surgery center. Backed by an experienced staff of medical professionals, we provide state-of-the-art aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body, along with noninvasive options such as Botox, fi llers, laser, and skin care. We stay up-to-the-minute with the latest procedures, including SmartLipo, Vaser ultrasonic and Vectra 3D imaging. We now offer Coolsculpting (non-invasive fat reduction) and Venus (Legacy and Viva) for skin tightening— always going above and beyond to deliver the high standard of excellence our patients deserve.

Pictured (from left):

Yngvar Hvistendahl, M.D.* Stanley G. Poulos, M.D.*

350 Bon Air Road, Suite 300 Greenbrae, CA 94904 415.925.2880 psspecialists.com

UCSF’S DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY is home to some of the country’s leading physicians and research scientists, offering Bay Area residents a nationally recognized neurosurgery center in their own backyard. Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top fi ve neurology and neurosurgery programs in the country and the best on the West Coast, we provide the full gamut of neurosurgery services for Bay Area hospitals.

The most advanced treatments for neurosurgical disorders - brain tumors, aneurysms, pituitary disorders, epilepsy, spinal disorders, movement disorders and more - are available for both adults and children.

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Sandeep Kunwar M.D., Michael Huang M.D., Edward Chang M.D., Nicholas Butowski M.D., Philip Weinstein M.D.*, Nalin Gupta M.D.*, Ph.D., Ronald Shallat M.D., Keith Quattrocchi M.D., Ph.D., Line Jacques M.D., Jennie Taylor M.D., M.P.H., Rishi Wadhwa M.D., and Peter Zahos M.D

UCSF neurosurgeons also perform surgeries at Marin General Hospital in a partnership to provide cuttingedge techniques and technologies to patients in Marin. A community clinic Napa Valley, along with a specialized pediatric neurosurgery clinic in San Jose, seamlessly coordinates state-of-the-art treatment with patients’ local medical care.

1300 S. Eliseo Drive, Suite 204 Greenbrae, CA 94904 415.514.6868

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505 Parnassus Avenue M-779 San Francisco, CA 94143 415.353.7500

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SERVING MARIN COUNTY AND SAN FRANCISCO FOR OVER 40 YEARS

CALIFORNIA PACIFIC ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE (CPOSM) has been providing comprehensive orthopaedic and sports medicine care to Marin County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area for more than 40 years.

Our surgeons will provide you with the same level of elite care that they do for the San Francisco Ballet, Oakland A’s, Golden State Warriors, and many other area sports and entertainment patients.

We have three clinics to serve you, including our newest clinic conveniently located in San Rafael where we offer same day and walk-in appointments in most cases. Call to fi nd out more or learn about our other clinics in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights and Paci fic Heights.

For your convenience we offer in-house MRI and X-ray and have office hours five days a week. We accept most major insurance plans and are Brown & Toland providers. We look forward to serving you.

1099 D Street, Suite 105 San Rafael, CA 94901 marinorthopaedicinstitute.com 415.461.1600

3838 California Street, Suite 715 San Francisco, CA 94118 cposm.com 415.668.8010

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Rowan Paul, M.D.

John P. Belzer, M.D.*

Jon A. Dickinson, M.D.*

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Keith W. Chan, M.D.

Keith C. Donatto, M.D.*

Peter Callander, M.D.*

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William L. Green, M.D.*

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FRANCISCO MEDICAL GROUP, INC.

SINCE 1962, CAMSF HAS OFFERED EXCELLENT cardiovascular medicine in Marin County. Our organization is the proud home to 14 of the [415] Top Doctors 2012, nominated by their peers for clinical expertise and optimal patient care. In collaboration with their cardiovascular partners, these cardiologists advocate for quality health care. As extraordinary leaders for the advancement of cardiovascular medicine at both Marin General and Novato Community hospitals, CAMSF physicians focus on saving lives; they make a diffrence. With the development of the Catheterization and Electrophysiology Lab at MGH, CAMSF continues to bring first-class cardiovascular care to the community

Our services include:

Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging: Calcium Scores, CT Coronary Angiography Testing Center:

Stress Echocardiography, Myocardial Perfusion Stress Imaging, Echocardiography, Treadmill Testing, Vascular Ultrasound Testing

Heart Rhythm Assessment: Electrophysiology, Event and Holter Monitors, Heart Cards, King of Hearts Wellness Program: Cardiac Rehabilitation, EECP, Chronic Angina Therapy, Nutrition, Risk Factor Assessment, Stress Management, TAM (Total Atherosclerosis Management)

2 Bon Air Road, Suite 100 Larkspur, CA 94939 415.927.0666

75 Rowland Way Novato, CA 94945 415.878.2910

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Mark P. Wexman, M.D., FACC*

David C. Sperling, M.D., FACC*

Jerald A. Young, M.D., FACC*

Kent N. Gershengorn, M.D., FACC*

Brian L. Strunk, M.D., FACC*

Joel Sklar, M.D., FACC*

James R. Adams, M.D., FACC*

Brian G. Keeffe, M.D., FACC*

Margaret L. Baer, M.D., FACC*

Robert T. Sperling, M.D., FACC*

Arun K. Raghupathy, M.D., FACC*

Sujoya Dey, M.D., FACC*

Adam J. Baumgarten, M.D., FACC*

Kabir Singh, M.D.

Ann K. Kao, M.D., FACC*

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KENNETH BERMUDEZ, M.D.

ANY SUCCESSFUL AESTHETIC SURGERY is a blend of science and art. Dr. Kenneth Bermudez, a highly experienced board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, works to not just meet but exceed patients’ goals. His exceptional skill in an array of procedures, including body contouring and facelift, let him deliver the best state-of-the-art care available. Trust, compassion and communication are key to the process, and this doctor truly listens, advising honestly on which treatments fit your needs. Always the aim is a balanced result that reduces signs of age and accentuates natural beauty to help people look and feel their best. He provides personalized care and is there with you every step, from fi rst consultation to recovery, supported by a knowledgeable, friendly sta ff .

A Bay Area physician since 1992, Dr. Bermudez did his medical studies and surgical residencies at UCSF. He sees patients in an ideally located office and surgery center and has hospital privileges with California Paci fic and Catholic Healthcare West.

525 Spruce Street San Francisco, CA 94118 415.668.2122 plasticsurgery-sf.com

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ISLAND REUNIONS

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ARE YOU WONDERING how to make sure your next gathering of 50-plus people — most sharing the same gene pool, but not the same budget, diet or politics — goes smoothly? Have it on Oahu. Attendees are sure to overlook any minor familial faux pas when palm trees and aqua-hued ocean water are involved. Here is a comprehensive guide for where to stay, what to do and, possibly, how to join a volunteer project as a family.

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Free hula at Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; (inset) surfing is a great way to bond.

Where to Stay

• Ko Olina

While the Ko Olina development on the leeward coast of the island has been around more than 10 years, the 21-acre Aulani Disney Resort, one of four major resorts connected by a 1.5-mile beachfront path and four white sand lagoons, is hitting its stride as it celebrates year four. Before getting started on building, Disney brought in cultural advisers to create the ultimate Hawaiian experience, which combined with the company’s showbiz savvy produced entertainment lodging at its finest. The advisers emphasized authentic architectural details interwoven with a story about a Hawaiian family who has lived on the site for centuries. While the protected lagoon is great for lap swimming, toddlers learning to swim or adults floating on a raft, the extensive seven-acre pool system will most likely dominate the kids’ water time. The water features include a 900-foot lazy river perfect for floating on and two towering slides as well as Rainbow Reef, a 3,800-square-foot reef enclosed in a pool, teeming with tropical fish of various colors. HIGHLIGHTS Another unique family amenity at the resort is the Laniwai spa, which offers ohana (family) spa treatments, as well as Painted Sky, the only teen-oriented spa on the island. Here ages 13–17 can get mani-pedis and massages and create their own signature body oils. Little ones can get a princess or warrior makeover. Rooms start at $429, resorts.disney.go.com

• North Shore

With a just-completed $45 million renovation, Turtle Bay Resort is looking better than ever. Activities range from surf lessons and horseback riding to tennis and golf, all within the 840-acre property. HIGHLIGHTS Any Lost, Hunger Games or Pirates of the Caribbean fans? At least some of the scenes were filmed on the property. You can have some photo fun recreating the smoke monster scene from Lost, or reenact an important battle scene from The Hunger Games at Kawela Bay. Rooms start at $299, turtlebayresort.com

• Waikiki

The rose-colored 528-room Royal Hawaiian, the “Pink Palace” of the Pacific, was one of the first hotels in the state and was also famously the playground of Hawaiian royalty — a fun fact to tell your kids as they frolic in the extensive Helumoa Playground pool area shared with the Sheraton Waikiki. HIGHLIGHTS The Royal Luau on Monday nights is great family fun. A generous lawn area between the hotel and the Royal Hawaiian shopping center is an ideal spot for young ones to unleash their energy. Rooms start at $385, royal-hawaiian.com

Another longtime family destination is the Halekulani, known for its elegance, seven shades of white decor, nightly hula dancing at the House Without a Key, great photo ops (Diamond Head is in the background) and central location in Waikiki. For families who don’t mind paying a little more to be bu ffered from the Waikiki hustle and bustle, this is the spot. HIGHLIGHTS La Mer, a five-diamond restaurant,

is an excellent place for a foodie-pleasing family meal Rooms start at $525, halekulani.com

Not traveling with a car seat, stroller and Pack ’n Play? The mid-century chic Modern Honolulu is a great option, and a family grand poobah wanting to host the ultimate cocktail party can stay in the 1,400-square-foot penthouse, which has one of the largest decks in the state, with views of Waikiki and the nearby harbor. HIGHLIGHTS It’s hard to choose between the on-site Morimoto restaurant and the “take a sel fie here because it’s so swanky” adult pool, but you can’t go wrong with either. Rooms start at $289, themodernhonolulu.com

The Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort offers a variety of accommodations, from guest rooms to suites with sweeping views of Diamond Head and the Paci fic, and there is no additional charge for kids under 17 who share a room with parents (using existing beds). The large central pool is a popular meeting place for families during the day and a great

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Clockwise from top: Helumoa Playground at the Royal Hawaiian; free ukulele lessons at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; Mickey and Goofy at Aulani.

spot to listen to the nightly Hawaiian music. HIGHLIGHTS The Ocean House beachfront restaurant has been getting lots of attention these days and is ideal for the “big dinner.” Rooms start at $285, outrigger.com

While not officially in Waikiki, Kahala Resort , a celebrity favorite, has hosted family reunions for decades. Built in the mid1960s, it now boasts five restaurants (some award-winning), a world-class spa and a swimwith-the-dolphins experience. HIGHLIGHTS The private protected beach is ideal for learning to stand-up paddleboard, snorkel and swim. Rooms start at $395, kahalaresort.com

What to Do

HAWAIIAN CULTURE Enjoy free ukulele and hula lessons and lei making at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, centrally located in

Waikiki. How about a multigenerational hukilau hula photo? This and much more is available; check the schedule. Did we mention these activities are free? royalhawaiiancenter.com

PEARL HARBOR If you are lucky enough to have a veteran from World War II in the family, adding a Pearl Harbor tour is a must. There are many ways to experience this national park, but to make sure it doesn’t take the entire day, go early and avoid the big crowds. pearlharboroahu.com

SURF LESSONS Book a group lesson and then have your own family tournament with prizes. Instead of who rode the longest wave, awards can go to who stood up. It’s not an accident that Oahu is the surf capital of the world: the water is always pleasant. Go for a school that can accommodate large groups. hhsurf.com

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Where to Volunteer

BUILD A WALL For a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of the rebuilding of an 800-year-old fi shpond on the windward side of the island, contact Paepae o Heeia and sign up for one of its Friday morning or Saturday work days. Imagine your family standing shoulder-to-shoulder rebuilding an ancient wall that, when fi nished, will be used again to help raise not only sustainable fi sh but seaweed too. Tasks include hauling rock and coral, building the wall, mangrove removal, site maintenance and anything else that needs doing. T he whole family is welcome, but make arrangements in advance. And when you’re done, consider buying something from the gift shop to help the organization reach its funding goal of $100,000. paepaeoheeia.org

FOR THE BIRDS Volunteers can help with everything from annual bird counts to restoration. Volunteering with the Hawaii Audubon

Society will get everyone outdoors and probably to a remote location they hadn’t expected to visit. Check the website for an ongoing list of opportunities. hawaiiaudubon.org

STREAMLINE The Kailua-based Hui o Koolaupoko works to protect the ocean via ecosystem restoration (think streams and gardens) focusing on the Koolaupoko region. The organization happily accepts groups. huihawaii.org m

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Whether you want to watch lions hunt or to sip wine from a local producer, one African country delivers all that and more.

SOUTH AFRICA

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MATTHEW RICHARD POOLE

IKEPT THINKING — shortly after I stumbled in the dark upon a 13,000-pound bull elephant blocking the entrance to my private bungalow — of the lyric Eva Gabor sings in the opening credits for the TV show Green Acres, “Dahling I love you but give me Park Avenue.”

And that is South Africa in a nutshell: the original town and country. One day you’re sipping a minty mojito at a Cape Town beachside cafe, and the next you’re deep in the bushveld, watching a leopard dine on the same wild game you had for dinner last night.

Chances are most of us will only have one opportunity to go on a safari, yet there are more than 2,300 safari tours to choose from within eight African countries: from gorilla trekking in Uganda to birding safaris in Botswana. But only in South Africa can you easily combine both a cosmopolitan vacation experience touring Cape Town and its surrounding wine regions with an exhilarating big-game safari in the wild.

Granted, driving through South Africa’s Kruger National Park doesn’t feel as wild as tearing across Tanzania’s Serengeti with a Masai warrior in the backseat, but the animals you’ll see — and see them you will — aren’t any less

feral, beautiful and dangerous. If you’re OK with that, and wiggling your toes in warm Cape Town sand in February sounds just fi ne, then dahling it’s South Africa for you.

It’s Who You Know

It was my third trip to Johannesburg’s Tambo International Airport — Africa’s equivalent of Heathrow — but this time it wasn’t to take a connecting fl ight to another country. I gave myself three weeks to explore as much of South Africa as possible, and the adventure started before I even left the international terminal.

Following a man with my name on a sign, I was led to a coffee bar — by the way, the coffee in Africa is fi rst-rate — and introduced to a clean-cut gentleman in his late 20s who looked a bit like Justin Timberlake. “Hello, Matthew,” he said in that distinctive South African accent. “I’m Guy. Welcome to South Africa.”

Guy Ellis is a native South African who heads up a leopard identification database effort throughout South Africa used to track, census and plot home ranges for these endangered cats. He also runs his own luxury safari company serving Cape Town, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch and wherever else you wish to travel in his country.

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Opposite: Wildlife at Manyeleti and Sabi Sabi game reserves and Kruger National Park. This page: A walking safari at Sabi Sabi Game Reserve.

This page, clockwise from left: Shark cage diving at Van Dyks Bay; rock climbing at Table Mountain; a gyrocopter ride. Opposite, clockwise from top left: Camps Bay Beach; Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge; lion tracks at Manyeleti; examining the lion tracks; a lion at Sabi Sabi.

Fun in Town

As much as I abhor clichés, there really is something for everyone in South Africa. I came for adventure, and within 24 hours of my arrival Guy had arranged rock climbing, ATV quad biking, tandem paragliding, mountain biking, rappelling down Table Mountain (a 400-foot sheer drop), great white shark diving and — even more insane than shark diving — a wild ride in a gyrocopter. (Kitesur fi ng, bungee jumping, skydiving, big game fi shing, sur fi ng and stand-up paddleboarding are also popular activities in the region.)

When I wasn’t assuaging my midlife crisis with adventure sports, I was at the beach. Cape Town’s beaches, set against the dramatic backdrop of Table Mountain, are its fi nest asset: pristine, golden and never more than a short walk to nearby cafes for lunch and cocktails, where service is always cheerful and the bill surprisingly low. I came to think of it as the Santa Monica of South Africa, and I could have easily stayed all summer.

If I had more time I would have spent a few days exploring South Africa’s equivalent of the Napa Valley: Stellenbosch. Located a short drive from Cape Town, it’s the country’s most popular wine region and home to some

spectacular wine estates (which I viewed via gyrocopter). The New World wines emerging from the Western Cape of South Africa are increasingly popular and quite affordable — particularly South Africa’s own earthy varietal, Pinotage — and wine tasting tours are one of Cape Town’s most popular excursions.

Adventure in the Country

With the “town” part of my visit completed, it was time for the “country.” Before my departure to South Africa I had arranged a stay at one of the most luxurious and respected safari lodges in the country: Sabi Sabi, a private game reserve in the southwestern section of Kruger National Park. Sabi Sabi consists of four completely separate lodges, each with its own distinct location, character and atmosphere.

If there was room for improvement at their Earth Lodge I couldn’t find it. I stay in hotels for a living and here was one of the finest ones I’ve visited, in the middle of seemingly nowhere. If sleeping in a tent — however glamorous it may be — in a wild game park isn’t your cup of tea, stay here instead: Each private suite has all the modern comforts of home, including air-conditioning, sliding glass doors, private pools

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I gave myself three weeks to explore as much of South Africa as possible, and the adventure started before I even left the international terminal.

and walls a foot thick. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, included in the rate, are prepared by an on-site chef who excels at utilizing locally harvested vegetables, fruits and meats.

On par with the quality of Sabi Sabi’s lodging and service are its private safaris. My personal safari guide, Joe Mashaba, is one of the most likable people I’ve ever met. His ability to spot creatures great and small was astounding: chameleons, rhinos, kudus, gira ffe, lions, leopards, hyenas and even centipedes, spiders and beetles. He was always just as excited to spot animals as we were, and you could tell he had a great fondness for every plant and animal within the reserve. If you do visit Sabi Sabi, request Joe as your guide, and tell him I said kunjani (Shangaan for “howdy”).

A Unique Experience

From Sabi Sabi, Guy arranged a private flight to the Tintswalo safari lodge on the eastern boundary of Kruger National Park. Upon arriving, I asked where the other guests were. “There are no other guests; this lodge is yours. As are the sta ff, chef, ranger, tracker, vehicles and most of this 27,500-hectare reserve. We all are here to ful fi ll whatever it is you wish to do. As long as it isn’t illegal or too dangerous.”

As a journalist, I had been on five safaris before I met Guy, but I had never been allowed to exit a safari vehicle and track animals on foot. So we did. In the morning our tracker, Mpho (pronounced mmm-PO), taught me how to recognize lions’ tracks, and within an hour of spotting and following fresh lion prints we were crawling as close to the pride as our ranger, Fritz, would allow. We were within 100 feet of the lions, yet a mile away from the safety of our vehicle. It was one of the most thrilling things I’ve ever done. The next day we tracked rhinos on foot — another heartpounding experience — then after dinner I was treated to a very rare nocturnal safari to watch a pride of lions hunt, witness a leopard feeding, and see all manner of exotic creatures of the night.

The next day was spent with Grant Beverly of the Endangered Wildlife Trust, one of the world’s top experts on African wild dogs, assisting him with tracking, calling and identifying these highly endangered animals. It was a National Geographic –like moment that few people on this planet will ever experience. Then again, pretty much this entire safari was like being in a television special.

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IF YOU GO

AIRLINES The majority of tourists who come to South Africa typically schedule a visit to Cape Town on the west coast, followed by a safari in South Africa’s Limpopo Province, which includes Kruger National Park, the Yellowstone of South Africa. Numerous airline charter companies offer connecting fl ights between Jo’burg’s International Airport, Cape Town, and the regional airports and airstrips that connect to nearby safari lodges. All charter fl ights, transfers and airport express butlers (worth every penny) can be booked before you depart through The Premier Pass at thepremierpass. com. If you only have 10 to 14 days of vacation time, I suggest splitting your time between Cape Town and a safari and prearranging three connecting charter fl ights: Jo’burg to Cape Town, Cape Town to the recommended airstrip near your safari lodge (ideally a direct fl ight and not connecting through Jo’burg), and a fi na l fl ight back to O.R. Tambo International (JNB). South Africa is too vast to comfortably drive, and the train system is more quixotic than practical. As for the fl ight from the States to South Africa and back, I highly recommend the 16-hour direct fl ight from JFK to JNB on South African Airlines. The airline also has one of the best business-class services I’ve experienced (my in-fight meal was superb — herbed lamb chops atop a rosemary demi-glace served with potato au gratin, sautéed spinach and a glass of Bordeaux-style Anthonij Rupert Optima from Franschhoek Valley in South Africa’s Western Cape).

GETTING AROUND Cape Town is small enough to explore on foot during the day and has a very modern public bus system that uses a debit card–style payment system. Otherwise I recommend using an established cab company such as CabCo (cabco.co.za) and getting the name and cell number of your driver, then making all your future transportation arrangements with him. While renting a car to explore outside Cape Town is a popular option, I suggest hiring a driver through The Premier Pass (thepremierpass.com). The cost is minimal, and if you’re not used to driving on the opposite side of the road, it could save your life.

SAFETY The biggest complaint I’ve heard from people who have traveled to Cape Town had to do with a concern for their safety, particularly at night. If you don’t feel comfortable walking through the city at night, use your cellphone to call your cab service, even if you’re going just a short distance. A familiar cab driver quickly becomes your new best friend in a foreign city.

LODGING You may think I’m crazy for recommending this, but even the locals say it’s the way to go in Cape Town: airbnb.com. After less than an hour online I rented a furnished flat just two blocks from the beach. The majority of apartment and condo units in popular Cape Town tourist destinations are now rented solely via the service. For safari lodging, I recommend booking your trips through Completely Unique Safaris (completelyuniquesafaris.com) or Sabi Sabi Luxury Safaris (sabisabi.com).

This page: Camps Bay Beach Village in Cape Town; Opposite: Sunset in the bush at Manyeleti.

CELLPHONE If you’re only going on safari, you won’t necessarily need a cellphone. Otherwise you’ll definitely need a cellphone, if only for calling a cab. You can rent a basic cellphone when you arrive at O.R. Tambo International for a few dollars per day, including a service plan, but I strongly recommend you have your current smartphone unlocked before you depart and prepurchase a voice+data SIM card online via b4i.travel, which you can pick up at your arriving airport (make sure to test it before you depart the kiosk). This way you can use all of your travel apps (including Google Maps) on a phone that you’re familiar with, and you’ll already know your SIM’s phone number in South Africa before you depart — a major convenience.

DINING You would think a seaside city such as Cape Town would have great seafood, but it doesn’t. The “best” sushi restaurant I went to only served salmon and tuna. Nonetheless, Cape Town has a vibrant dining scene, and locals love to eat out. Recommend restaurants include Gold Restauran t f or authentic African (goldrestaurant.co.za; be sure to make a reservation); a fantastic steak house called Carne (carne-sa.com); Tamboers Winkel for free-range rotisserie chicken, bobotie and salads; and The Bungalow for romantic seaside alfresco dining (thebungalow.co.za). Service is typically quite good, and tipping is the same as in the states — 15 to 20 percent.

MONEY You’ll be surprised how far your dollar goes in South Africa. A steak dinner with wine shouldn’t cost more than $10, and cab fare is usually less than $5 per trip. The South African rand is roughly R10 to the U.S. dollar and is the preferred monetary unit for cash transactions. Credit and debit cards are accepted just about everywhere, but avoid using third-party ATMs — some are set up to steal your account and PIN number.

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HEALTH Ask fi ve di fferent people whether you should take malaria medication for your South Africa safari and you’ll get fi ve di fferent answers. I stopped taking Malarone after my fi rst safari in Kenya when I realized that none of the locals took it. “Just don’t get bit,” they say. I had a family friend who started taking her malaria meds the day before she left New York and was hallucinating at the airport and had to cancel her $10,000 prepaid trip. One local I met swears by Nordman Anti-Malaria Artemisia tablets. Everyone recommends mosquito repellent, long-sleeve shirts and long pants. Cape Town is malaria-free. When in doubt as to what meds and shots are needed, visit cdc.gov/ travel. As for Ebola: As of the print date there have been no cases of Ebola in South Africa; nevertheless, local tourism has taken a big hit.

CLOTHING For safaris they say to wear neutral-colored clothing so you don’t spook the animals, but I felt like I could have been wearing a sequin dress and the animals wouldn’t have noticed. And yes, you can spend $80 on a smashing Tilley hat, but all the guides and rangers just wear greenish-khaki

baseball caps, pants and long-sleeve shirts. In Cape Town anything goes except formal wear (fashion-forward the place ain’t).

MUST-HAVE SAFARI ITEMS The best binoculars you can a fford (I use Leopold BX-2 Cascades 10x42 and even the guides were impressed), with a suspender-style harness. The best camera with HD video and fastest camera lens you can a fford (and turn off hat damn beeping sound). The fastest memory cards available, such as SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC 64GB, and twice as much memory as you think you’ll need. A small backpack to bring on the safari vehicle. Very good bug repellent, such as Ultrathon Insect Repellent by 3M.

LANGUAGE I agree: it’s usually polite to learn how to at least say “Thank you” in the local dialect of the country you’re visiting, but South Africa has 11 official languages, so good luck with that. In the tourist regions of South Africa nearly everyone speaks English, and the four other languages you’re likely to overhear are Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho. Your biggest language challenge will be understanding your cab driver. m

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THEATER

FEB 1 Blithe Spirit

Angela Lansbury reprises her role as the eccentric medium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati in this comedy about a séance, an unwelcome ghost and marriage problems. Golden Gate Theatre (SF). 888.746.1799, shnsf.com

THRU FEB 7 Into the

Actor and musician Aaron Akins takes audiences through Nat King Cole’s greatest hits — from the songs themselves to their impact on his own artistic journey. The Marsh (Berkeley). 415.282.3055, themarsh.org

FEB 5–8

New York–based the Wooster Group presents a performance based on a 1976 album of Shaker hymns, marches, anthems and testimony from a community in Sabbathday Lake, Maine. Z Space (SF). 866.811.4111, zspace.org

FEB 19–MAR 15

The Convert In 1896 South Africa, a young Shona girl converts to Christianity and becomes a servant to an African evangelist in order to avoid an arranged marriage. Marin Theatre Company (Mill Valley). 415.388.5208, marintheatre.org

DANCE

THRU FEB 7 S.F. Ballet

Program 1 Journey from the roots of classical ballet in America to the cutting edge of contemporary dance with George Balanchine’s Serenade, Yuri Possokhov’s RAkU and Val Caniparoli’s Lambarena. War Memorial Opera House (SF). 415.865.2000, sfballet.org

THRU FEB 10

Giselle Take in Helgi Tomasson’s interpretation of the haunting classic, which has been captivating audiences for nearly 200 years. War Memorial Opera House (SF). 415.865.2000, sfballet.org

FEB 6 Swan Lake The Russian National Ballet Theatre performs one of the most widely known fantasy ballets, inspired by the legend of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by a sorcerer. Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium (San Rafael). 415.473.6400, marincounty.org

FEB 22 Les Ballets

Trockadero de Monte Carlo An all-male company showcases equal parts comedy and technical prowess in a unique performance featuring both contemporary and classical ballet. Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium (San Rafael). 415.473.6400, marincounty.org

COMEDY

TUESDAYS Mark Pitta and Friends The comic hosts an evening for up-and-comers and established headliners to work on new material. 142 Throckmorton Theatre (Mill Valley). 415.383.9600, throck mortontheatre.org

FEB 20 Craig Ferguson

The host of Celebrity Name Game (debuting in September) takes his comedy on the road with the Hot and Grumpy Tour: Walking the Earth. War field (SF). thewar fieldtheatre.com

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THEATER / COMEDY / MUSIC / GALLERIES / MUSEUMS / EVENTS / FILM EDITED BY CALIN VAN PARIS Cole: A One-Man Show Early Shaker Spirituals: A Record Album Interpretation
15 Renaud Capuçon
Leading
Capuçon is joined by
in a duet performance of their recent album Franck, Grieg, Dvorak: Sonatas for Violin & Piano. Marines’ Memorial Theatre (SF). 415.392.4400, chambermusicsf.org
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with Khatia Buniatishvili
violinist
acclaimed pianist Buniatishvili

MUSIC

TUESDAYS Swing Fever

The band pays tribute to jazz artists and composers with selections from its roster of more than 1,000 tunes, every fi rst and third Tuesday. Panama Hotel (San Rafael). 415.457.3993, panamahotel.com

FEB 5 Circa 1945

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble presents a concert celebrating the sounds of the 1940s from a classical perspective. 142 Throckmorton Theatre (Mill Valley). 415.383.9600, throck mortontheatre.com

FEB 8 John Oates One half of the duo Hall and Oates takes the stage to perform favorite classics and selections from his solo albums, including the most recent, A Good Road to Follow Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley). 415.388.1100, sweet watermusichall.com

FEB 8 Traditional Irish Music Session Join a boisterous and traditional Irish music jam, designed for all instruments and levels of play. The Sleeping Lady (Fairfax). 415.485.1182, sleepingladyfairfax.com

FEB 12 The California Honeydrops Based in Oakland, the California Honeydrops have released three studio albums featuring a unique blend of soul that appeals to all ages. Harmonies are juxtaposed with trumpet and saxophone ri ffs. Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley). 415.388.1100, sweet watermusichall.com

FEB 15 Brett Dennen: Solo Acoustic Dennen performs his brand of folk and acoustic music including selections from his most recent album, Smoke and Mirrors, inspired by the camps of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley). 415.388.1100, sweetwater musichall.com

FEB 15–17 Masterworks

3 Concert: Eight Seasons Marin Symphony performs Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as well as Astor Piazzolia’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, conducted by Alasdair Neale. Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium (San Rafael). 415.473.6400, marinsymphony.org

FEB 20 Petty Theft Six Bay Area musicians pay tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with renditions of the rock band’s well-known repertoire. Hopmonk Tavern (Novato). 415.892.6200, hopmonk.com

FEB 21 House of Floyd Relive the glory of Pink Floyd with House of Floyd, a band that captures each stage of the Pink Floyd progression, from the formative Syd Barrett days through the ’70s and postWaters era. Fenix (San Rafael). 415.813.5600, fenixlive.com

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JAN 29–FEB 10 Back by popular demand!

Giselle is a young peasant girl with a fragile heart and a passion for dancing. Join us for one of the greatest romantic ballets in the classical repertory—a stunning tale of love, deceit, and the supernatural.

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Gallery Route One Looking Back, Going Forward Works by Andrew Romanoff, February 6–March 15. 11101 Hwy One, Point Reyes. 415.663.1347, galleryrouteone.org

Headlands Center for the Arts Set Lists for a Setting Sun Works by Dario Robleto, through March 29. 944 Simmonds Rd, Sausalito. 415.331.2787, headlands.org

and watercolors from the 1960s and 1970s, through March 29. 154 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.381.8776, rgfineart.com

Roberta English Art by Cheung Lee, Mayumi Oda, Li Huayi, Ju Ming and Toko Shinoda. 1615 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.331.2975, robertaenglish.com

Room Art Gallery

FEB 21 The Stone Foxes

The San Francisco rock band performs selections from its most recent record, Small Fires, which boasts politically driven lyrics. The band has teamed up with SuperFood Drive to help raise awareness of hunger and homelessness in various cities throughout the tour. Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley). 415.388.1100, sweet watermusichall.com

FEB 22 The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band Grammy Award winner Peter Rowan and his band perform an evening’s worth of bluegrass, Americana, roots and more. Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael). 415.444.8000, marinjcc.org

FEB 26 Peter Bradley Adams The singer/ songwriter, originally from Alabama, showcases his honed style of musical melancholy. Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley). 415.388.1100, sweet watermusichall.com

FEB 28 Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs! This much-loved live show revolves around Click’s energetic stage presence and mastery of the blues-rock genre. Hopmonk Tavern (Novato). 415.892.6200, hopmonk.com

FEB 28 Forejour The group plays music from renowned rock bands Foreigner and Journey, augmented with solo favorites from Steve Perry and Lou Gramm.

Marin Museum of Contemporary Art Metamorphosis

A Marin MOCA artist member show, through February 22 (Novato). 415.506.0137, marinmoca.org

Fenix (San Rafael). 415.813.5600, fenixlive.com

GALLERIES

MARIN

Art Abloom Studio and Gallery Classes for artists. 751 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 415.256.1112, artabloom.com

Art Works Downtown Fiber A juried exhibition, through February 27. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.451.8119, artworksdowntown.org

Bubble Street Featuring genres of fantastic art, imaginary realism, neo-Victorian and steampunk. 565 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.339.0506

Claudia Chapline Gallery and Sculpture Garden Amie Lute Abstract figure painings and drawings by the artist. 3445 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach. 415.868.2308, cchapline.com

Falkirk Cultural Center Edge Artists Group Show Works from Edge Artists in multiple mediums, through March 7. 1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3328, falkirk culturalcenter.org

Fine Art Etc. Featuring a collection of sculptures and paintings by artists from Northern California and around the world. 686 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1107, finearttc.com

Marin Society of Artists Shape and Edges Open craft and sculpture, through February 21. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.454.9561, marinsocietyof artists.org

Mine Gallery Original contemporary art. 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax. 415.755.4472, gallerymine.com

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Abstractions Works by Jerry Pruce. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.4331, ohanloncenter.org

Petri’s Fine Arts Featuring contemporary works in various mediums. 690 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.2626, petrisfineart.com

Robert Allen Fine Art Group Exhibition Prints, drawings and mixed media works on paper, February 5–March 31. 301 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.2800, robertallenfineart.co

Robert Beck Gallery Early California and contemporary plein air paintings. 222 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo. 415.456.7898, beckgallery.org

Robert Green Fine Arts Paul Jenkins Paintings

Works by both Bay Area artists and major masters, housing the largest collection of Picasso, Chagall and others in Marin County. 86 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.380.7940, roomartgallery.com

Seager Gray Gallery

Contemporary art. 108 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.384.8288, seagergray.com

Smith Andersen North Folk Photography: Poems I’ve Never Written Works by Joe Schwartz, through March 7. 20 Greenfield Ave, San Anselmo. 415.455.9733, smith andersennorth.com

Studio 333 Why There Are Words Literary series featuring New York Times best-selling authors and other award-winning writers. 333A Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.8272, studio333.info

Studio 4 Art Work by local artists, classes and workshops with materials included. 1133 Grant Ave, Novato. 415.596.5546, studio4art.net

The Blissful Gallery 3-D works by local artists. 3415 Shoreline Hwy, Stinson Beach, 415.868.2787, theblissfulgallery.com

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Candleglow by Ayris Hatton

Zener Schon

Contemporary Art

Contemporary works in various mediums from Eric Zener, Paige Smith, JD Wilson and more. 23 Sunnyside Ave, Mill Valley. 415.738.8505, zenerschongallery.com

SAN FRANCISCO

ArtHaus An intimate presentation of diverse works in various styles and mediums by New York and Bay Area artists. 411 Brannan St, 415.977.0223, arthaus-sf.com

Electric Works Works by David Schubert. 1360 Mission St, 415.626.5496, sfelectricworks.com

Fouladi Projects

Contemporary fine art and curated functional works. 1803 Market St, 415.621.2535, fouladiprojects.com

Gregory Lind Gallery

Contemporary works in a variety of media. 49 Geary St, 415.296.9661, gregorylindgallery.com

Hackett-Mill Rare works from the 1950s and 1960s. 201 Post St, 415.362.3377, hackettmill.com

John Berggruen Gallery

Exhibition and modern work. 228 Grant Ave, 415.781.4629, berggruen.com

Meyerovich Gallery

Pat Steir: Waterfalls Monoprints and silk screens of dripping dreamscapes. 251 Post St, 415.421.7171, meyerovich.com

Pier 24 Photography Works from the Pilara Foundation collection. Pier 24, 415.512.7424, pier24.org

Rena Bransten Projects

Tony DeLap, through March 14. 1639 Market St, 415.982.3292, rena branstengallery.com

Thomas Reynolds Gallery Works by contemporary artists. 2291 Pine St, 415.441.4093, thomasreynolds.com

MUSEUMS

MARIN Bolinas Museum A Life in Transition Skateboard photography by Brian Gaberman, through April 5 (Bolinas). 415.868.0330, bolinasmuseum.org

Marin History Museum Faces in Marin History

A special exhibit featuring rarely seen photographs, portraits and stories from Marin founders and notable residents past and present, February 4–October 31 (San Rafael). 415.454.8538, marinhistory.org

Marin Museum of the American Indian Explore Native American history, languages, art and traditions (Novato). 415.897.4064, marinindian.com

BAY AREA

Asian Art Museum

Saving the World Works by Tetsuya Ishida, through February 22 (SF). 415.581.3711, asianart.org

California Academy of Sciences Enjoy an adults-only experience after 6 p.m. every Thursday. (SF). 415.379.8000, calacademy.org

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THEATER The Lark Theater Board of Directors invites you to AWARDS NIGHT AT THE LARK THEATER 2015 Sunday, February 22nd 5 pm Red Carpet Opening 4 pm Buy your tickets now: 415-924-5111 • info@larktheater.net This party is sure to sell out! Proceeds benefit the Lark Theater. Guest Emcee: Mark Pitta Sumptuous hors d'oeuvres by The Left Bank, gourmet box dinner prepared by Farm House Local plus wine, champagne & delicious desserts!

Conservatory of Flowers Aquascapes The art of underwater gardening, through April 12 (SF). 415.831.2090, conservatoryof floers.org

Contemporary Jewish Museum Letters to Afar An immersive video art installation centering on Jewish

Exploratorium Ongoing interactive exhibits exploring science, art and human perception (SF). 415.397.5673, exploratorium.edu

Legion of Honor Artists and Editions: A Publication in Memory of Steven Leiber, through March 29 (SF). 415.750.3600,

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Oakland Museum of California Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California

A collaboration between SFMOMA and OMCA examining how California artists have in fluenced and have been in fluenced, through April 12 (Oakland). 510.318.8400, museumca.org

San Francisco Botanical Garden Magnolia Bloom

Nearly 100 rare and historic magnolias blossom into pink and white blooms in this mustsee floral spectacle, through March 31 (SF). sfb otanicalgarden.org

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Unconventional and Unexpected: Quilts Below the Radar, 19502000, February 14–May 17 (Sonoma). svma.org

The Walt Disney Family Museum All Aboard: A Celebration of Walt’s Trains A comprehensive exhibit exploring the in fluence railroading had on Walt Disney’s life and work, through February 9 (SF). 415.345.6800, waltdisney.org

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Galleries: The Way Things Go A special curatorial project with Rirkrit Tiravanija, February 13–June 21 (SF). 415.978.2787, ybca.org

EVENTS

FEB 16 President’s Day Paddle Enjoy a family-friendly paddleboard race for all ages, with course length and duration depending on weather conditions. Don’t forget to bring a paddleboard, canoe or kayak. Rain will cancel. McNears Beach Park (San Rafael). 415.897.0618, marincounty.org

FEB 16–20 Imaginary Worlds: Witches, Wizards, Knights and Princesses Head to this winter camp where imagination rules. Children will create characters, weave tales and create their own original production. Bay Area Discovery Museum (Sausalito).

415.339.3900, baykidsmuseum.org

FEB 19–20 Art Attack Kids are given an opportunity to express themselves through mediums like paint, sculpture, natural objects, recycled materials and more at this messy winter art camp. Bay Area Discovery Museum (Sausalito). 415.339.3900, baykidsmuseum.org

FEB 20–22 Pacific Orchid Exposition: The Thrill of Discovery Check out the largest orchid show in the U.S., now in its 63rd year. This year new rare orchids, including the cymbidium goeringii and anoectochilus formosanus, will be on display throughout the event.

Fort Mason (SF). orchidsanfrancisco.org

FILM

FEB 10 Lost Bohemia Filmmaker Josef Astor, a 20-year resident of the Carnegie Hall Studios, spent eight year s fi lming his neighboring artists — from dancers to writers — as they fought to preserve the studios for future generations. Bay Model Visitor Center (Sausalito). 415.332.3870,

FEB 24 Fragile Waters

This documentary fi lm centers on the decline of killer whales and chinook salmon in the Salish Sea through interviews with orca experts, fi shers and hatcheries. Bay Model Visitor

Center (Sausalito). 415.332.3870

FEB 26 Lady of the Lake Enjoy Lady of the Lake — performed at the Metropolitan Opera — from a local seat with this HD broadcast series featuring James Sokol’s insight and performance clips. Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael). 415.444.8000, marinjcc.org

FEB 27–MAR 1 San Francisco International

Ocean Film Festival

Enjoy ocean-related independent fi lms at this 12th annual cinema event. Films center on topics ranging from ocean exploration to conservation in mediums of documentaries, animation and more.

In the famed Sonoma County wine country. Local hospitality meets San Francisco chic. Bakeries, bistros, tasting rooms and 5-star restaurants. Stylish boutiques, art galleries and antique shops. Picnic baskets brimming with local farmers’ market delicacies. Taste the wine country the way Northern Californians do. And like everyone who visits, you’ll fall head over Healdsburg. www.healdsburg.com

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Cowell Theater (SF). 415.561.6251, ocean fi lmfest.org

NATURE WALKS & TALKS

ONGOING Foodie Adventures Explore the Mission District, North Beach or Chinatown on a culinary walking tour. Various locations (SF). 888.498.2008, foodie adventures.com

ONGOING Marin Poetry Center Readings from nationally recognized poets on the third Thursday of each month. Falkirk Cultural Center (San Rafael). marinpoetrycenter.org

ONGOING Mark Twain Walking Tour of Napa and Sonoma Local actor George Webber morphs into Mark Twain as

he brings alive the pasts of the historic towns. 707.694.5097, georgewebber.com

ONGOING Sausalito Walking Tours Take a one-hour walk through Old Town and learn about its history. Vina del Mar Plaza (Sausalito). 415.331.3791, travelswithteri.com

ONGOING The San Francisco Gourmet Chocolate Tour A threehour walking tour from the San Francisco waterfront to Union Square with seven stops and generous tastings at each. Justin Herman Plaza (SF). gourmetwalks.com

FEB 1 Birds at Rush Creek Observe winter birds: ducks, shorebirds, raptors and land birds. Prepare for mud and muck with durable shoes. Rush Creek Open Space (Novato). 415.893.9508, marincountyparks.org

FEB 3 Big Rock Ridge Ascend the eastern fl ank of this rugged preserve, which provides sweeping views of the Bay Area. Enjoy seeing early wild flowers and other signs of spring along the way. Queenstone Drive (San Rafael). 415.893.9508, marincountyparks.org

FEB 5 Bill Clinton Marin Speaker Series presents former President Bill Clinton, who discusses his political career and much more.

Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium (San Rafael). 415.473.6800, marincounty.org

FEB 5 The Art of Photographing People National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow discusses tips and techniques for capturing personality and improving the quality of your subject-driven images. The Image Flow (Mill Valley). 415.388.3569, theimageflo.com

FEB 6 WildCare’s 2015 Wildlife Hospital Volunteer Orientation Learn to feed, medicate and care for injured, ill and orphaned wild animals brought to WildCare’s Wildlife Hospital as the center prepares for spring

and summer, its busiest seasons. WildCare (San Rafael). 415.453.1000, wildcarebayarea.org

FEB 7 Aramburu Island Enhancement Join Richardson Bay Audubon Society in an effort to convert the 17-acre island from an eroding, unproductive bay dredge dump site into a prime shorebird and wildlife habitat. Richardson Bay Audubon Center (Tiburon). 415.473.5082, marin countyparks.org

FEB 10 Nick Hornby The author of High Fidelity and the screenplay for Wild will be discussing his most recent novel, Funny Girl Book Passage (Corte Madera). 415.927.0960, bookpassage.com

FEB 16 Nature for Kids: Roy’s Redwoods Observe life in a redwood forest during wet season, when ferns, mosses, insects and interesting animals thrive. Roy’s Redwoods Open Space (Nicasio). 415.893.9508, marincountyparks.org

FEB 17–18 Tide Talks with Kame Richards Kayakers, swimmers and more are given the chance to see and learn more about how the tide currents move on San Francisco Bay. Bay Model Visitor Center (Sausalito). 415.332.3870

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St. Mary’s Medical Center 450 Stanyan Street (Across from Golden Gate Park) 415.668.1000 stmarysmedicalcenter.org

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FEB 21 Ship

Operations

in the Bay Join Captain Craig Thomas of Agile Marine as he provides a better understanding of commercial shipping operations and movements in the Bay. Bay Model Visitor Center (Sausalito). 415.332.3870

FEB 22 Early Flowers at Mount Burdell

Visit early bloomers, including the fragrant fritillary, a nodding white lily, on this Mount Burdell hike. Look for other seasonal favorites like shooting star, milkmaids and more. Mount Burdell Preserve (Novato). 415.893.9508, marincountyparks.org

FEB 28 Ring Mountain Grassland Restoration Project Partake in this monthly drop-in volunteer workday and help restore the grasslands of Ring Mountain through invasive species removal, seed collection, planting and other activities, all while learning about native plant and animal life. Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve (Tiburon). 415.473.5058, marincountyparks.org

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Dine

• PIZZALINA Italian Pizzalina is the perfect place to relax and unwind with friends, family and neighbors. Pizzas are handmade and cooked in a wood oven; other classic Italian items include shrimp risotto and a burrata antipasto dish. Menus change daily according to the seasonal markets. 914 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, 415.256.9780, pizzalina.com

CORTE MADERA

BRICK & BOTTLE

California From private parties to catered events, chef Bob Simontacchi’s menu offers seasonal selections made with local ingredients. Enjoy signature dishes like orzo mac ‘n’ cheese with smoked Gouda and local favorites like sa ff ron fettucine and tomato braised short ribs. The restaurant also hosts one of the best happy hours in town. 55 Tamal Vista Blvd, 415.924.3366, brickandbottle.com

IL FORNAIO Italian Sausalito’s Larry Mindel hit a home run with this upscale Italian restaurant franchise. Aside from the pizzas and pastas, the menu offers a variety of salads and carb-free entrées. 223 Corte Madera Town Ctr, 415.927.4400, ilfornaio.com

MARIN JOE’S Italian

This Marin mainstay has been around for over 50 years. Choose from a menu of soups, salads, seafood, mesquite-grilled or sautéed meats and a plethora of pasta options guaranteed to satisfy. For a fun addition to your dining experience, order the Caesar salad — the server will prepare

the dressing at your table. Not looking for a meal? Enjoy a drink and hear local musicians at the well-known piano bar. 1585 Casa Buena Dr, 415.924.2081, marinjoesrestaurant.com

PIG IN A PICKLE

Barbecue/American

Fresh, local ingredients and the highest quality brisket, pork, ribs and chicken comprise the menu of this Town Center eatery. Sauces are crafted to represent the best American barbecue regions, from Memphis to South Carolina. House made pickles, buns and sausages will keep you coming back. 341 Corte Madera Town Center, 415.717.7093, pig inapicklebbq.com

THE COUNTER

California/American

The folks at the Counter have taken the “have it your way” motto to a whole new level. Known for all-natural Angus beef, turkey, chicken and veggie burgers, the restaurant also offers a burger bowl (all the ingredients without the bun). And if you want a martini with your burger, no problem—there’s a full bar. 201 Corte Madera Town Ctr 415.924.7000, thecounterburger.com

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FAIRFAX

123 BOLINAS California

This Fairfax spot was created by four friends who aimed to showcase seasonal fare in a relaxing, intimate environment. Enjoy locally brewed beer, smallproduction wines and one of the many cheese boards as you take in the view of Bolinas Park through the floor-toceiling windows. 123 Bolinas St, 415.488.5123, 123bolinas.com

IRON SPRINGS PUB & BREWERY American

Choose from an extensive beer list, and enjoy your selection with an ale-braised BBQ pork sandwich, prawn tacos or the house-ground chicken bacon cheeseburger. 765 Center Blvd, 415.485.1005, ironspringspub.com

SORELLA CAFFE Italian

Run by sisters Sonia and Soyara, Sorella — which means “sister” in Italian — serves up fresh Italian food with a northern in fluence. Customer favorites include the cioppino, butternut squash ravioli and Pollo alla Sorella. Another highlight is the giant wheel of Grana Padana cheese, which is passed around from table to table. 107 Bolinas Rd, 415.258.4520, sorellacaffe.co

KENTFIELD

AMBROSIA Italian This family friendly Italian joint serves traditional pizzas and homemade pastas, with one of the best wine-by-the-glass programs in Marin. Owner Mark Leslie is bringing his pizza, pasta and passion for good wines by the glass to Kent field— check

Facebook for details. 800 College Ave, 415.454.9292

HALF DAY CAFE

American Tucked away in a setting of intertwining ivy and large open windows, this Cafe is the perfect breakfast nook and is also open for brunch and lunch. Enjoy a casual meal inside or on the outdoor patio. 848 College Ave, 415.459.0291, halfdaycafe.com

LARKSPUR

BELCAMPO MEAT CO. American The goods at this meatery are delivered from the certi fied-organic Belcampo Farms near Mount Shasta, dedicated to practicing a holistic approach to pasture management. Try the classic grilled items, like the roasted tri-tip sandwich or the sloppy joe. Marin Country Mart, 2405 Larkspur Landing Circle, 415.448.5810, belcampomeatco.com

FARM HOUSE LOCAL California Downtown Larkspur’s newest gem is sure to please with simple, healthy food in a warm, cozy atmosphere — both inside and outside on their covered patio. With a seasonal menu that follows what is fresh and local, chef David Monson creates dishes such a s flu ff y omelets stu ffed with local meats, cheeses and vegetables, and made with Glaum eggs from the South Bay. 25 Ward St, 415.891.8577, farmhouselocal.com

FARMSHOP California

Originally based in L.A., Farmshop Marin has customers clamoring for cocktails and a delicious assortment

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Marin Country Mart, 2233 Larkspur Landing Circle, 415.755.6700, farmshopla.com

LEFT BANK RESTAURANT French

Known for awardwinning French cuisine and a lively brasserie ambience, this corner spot on Magnolia Avenue rates high with locals. Those with a small appetite (or budget) can opt for happy hour (4 to 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close, M–F) appetizers, most priced under $6. 507 Magnolia Ave, 415.927.3331, leftbank.com

MARIN BREWING CO American Grab a cold beer made on site and pair it wit h fi sh

‘n’ chips — fresh cod dipped in Mt. Tam pale ale batter, served with steak fries and homemade tartar sauce — or another item from the all-American menu.

Marin Country Mart, 1809 Larkspur Landing Circle, 415.461.4677, marinbrewing.com

PICCO California

Popular since its inception, dishes like mini-burgers , seasonally driven menu items, and risotto made every half hour, keep patrons coming back. The Picco Pizzeria and Wine Bar next door is cozy (not many seats) and famous for its wood-fi red pizzas, great wine selection and soft-serve Straus Family Creamery ice cream. 320 Magnolia Ave, 415.924.0300, restaurantpicco.com

RUSTIC BAKERY California Try a large house-made pastry, an artisanal salad or a mouthwatering sandwich at this Marin favorite. Two Larkspur locations: Marin Country Mart, 415.461.9900; 1139 Magnolia Ave, 415.925.1556, rusticbakery.com

MILL VALLEY

BALBOA CAFE MILL VALLEY California The San Francisco institution has already become a place to see and be seen in Mill Valley, especially after the 142 Throckmorton comedy nights. Menu items include Niman Ranch fl at iron steak, braised beef brisket risotto and classic burgers. 38 Miller Ave, 415.381.7321, balboacafe.com

• TOAST American Toast Novato features outdoor dining and contemporary architechture by Stanley Saitowitz. The spacious restaurant is ideal for large parties and families looking for a large plate of comfort food. 5800 Nave Dr, 415.382.1144, toastnovato.com

BUNGALOW 44

American Much like sister restaurant Buckeye Roadhouse, Bungalow 44 offers a mean dose of homey carbo- and lipid-laden dishes, such as the burger and the friedchicken with tru ffle fries. The bar is a neighborhood favorite, known for tasty spirits and eye candy. 44 E. Blithedale Ave, 415.381.2500, bungalow44.com

EL PASEO American

This Marin chophouse continues to impress as the years pass — the restaurant itself has been around since 1947. The menu speaks to the restaurant’s elegance, with offerings like roasted bone marrow, crispy duck wings and the El Paseo short rib. 17 Throckmorton Ave, 415.388.0741, elpaseomillvalley.com

HARMONY Chinese

peaceful meal, takeout is easy too. If you stay, grab a selection of hot sauce bottles from the wall and fi nd your perfect match. 382 Miller Ave, 415.383.8164, joestacolounge.com

LA GINESTRA Italian

A favorite family spot for over 30 years; getting a table or booth here can take awhile. While this old-school Italian eatery is known for traditional pastas, veal dishes, pizzas and dry martinis, the familiar waitstaff s also part of the attraction. 127 Throckmorton Ave, 415.388.0224, laginestramv.com

MILL VALLEY

BEERWORKS American

BOO KOO Asian

Authentic Asian street food is now available for $10 or less. The restaurant offers options for every eater—vegans, gluten-frees, vegetarians and carnivores alike. Menu items include chicken pho and five-spice pork satay, all made with organic, locally sourced veggies and proteins. 25 Miller Ave, 415.888.8303, eatbookoo.com

BUCKEYE ROADHOUSE American Oysters Bingo, baby back ribs and the Chili-Lime “Brick” Chicken are a few of the satisfying, comfort-food-style menu items that have made this classic roadhouse a favorite since the ’30s. 15 Shoreline Hwy, 415.331.2600, buckeyeroadhouse.com

Enjoy a lighter take on Chinese at this restaurant, nestled in the Strawberry Village. The barbecue pork bun is fi lled with housemade roasted meat in a savory sauce, and fresh mussels are accented with red chili and Thai basil. Pair your pick with wine, beer or tea. Be sure to check out the weekday lunch special for an excellent deal. Strawberry Village, 415.381.5300, harmonyrestaurant group.com

JOE’S TACO LOUNGE

Mexican Joe’s serves up tast y fi sh tacos, burritos and enchiladas as well as more unusual items like Mexican pizza, tofu salad and crab tostadas. Colorful interior and quick service make this a fun, easy stop. If there are too many unsupervised kids for a

Known for handcrafted beers, imported and local microbrews and house-made kombucha and root beer, this popular downtown brewery recently doubled its space and expanded its food and beverage menu. Choose from a large selection of small plates, including king oyster mushrooms, roasted potatoes and grilled squid, and a small list of large portions like rabbit con fit. 173 Throckmorton Ave, 415.888.8218, mill valleybeerworks.com

PIATTI RISTORANTE AND BAR Italian The staff rides itself on capturing the warm and welcoming atmosphere of a traditional Italiantrattoria. Get a table by the window or on the outdoor deck for a truly exceptional view right on the water. Peruse the impressive selection of Italian wines to accompany your rustic seasonal meal. 625 Redwood Hwy, 415.380.2525, piatti.com

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PIZZA ANTICA Italian

This Strawberry Shopping Center spot boasts amazing thincrust pizza along with an array of antipasti and hearty salads. Wine is served by the glass, half carafe or bottle. 800 Redwood Hwy, 415.383.0600, pizzaantica.com

PRABH INDIAN

KITCHEN Indian Owned and operated by the Singh family, this restaurant is dedicated to serving healthy, organic and sustainable food with gluten-free and vegan options. Dishes include chicken pakora, vegetable biryani and basil garlic naan. Try the Thali menu (offered at lunch), a selection of several Indian dishes served at once. 24 Sunnyside Ave, 415.384.8241, prabh indiankitchen.com

SOL FOOD Puerto Rican

This Marin favorite has opened doors in Mill Valley, where they continue to serve up everyone’s favorite Puerto Rican cuisine. The line can get long, but the food is well worth it. 401 Miller Ave, 415.380.1986, solfoodrestaurant.com

SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL CAFE American

Located at the entrance of Sweetwater Music Hall, the cafe is a small oasis of calm, dedicated to the F.L.O.S.S. philosophy: Fresh, Local, Organic, Seasonal and Sustainable. O ffering breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, the menu includes brown-butter scrambled eggs on avocado toast, crispy chicken sliders with gingery cabbage slaw and vegan Thai spring rolls with sweet and sour sauce.

19 Corte Madera Ave, 415.388.3850, sweet watermusichall.com

TAMALPIE Italian

Pizzas are crafted from a 1,500-year-old recipe, with organic ingredients gathered from the farmers’ market twice weekly. Sit indoors or out and enjoy starters like creamy polenta, salads and pies with names like Hoo-kooE-koo and Railroad Grade. 477 Miller Ave, 415.388.7437, tamalpiepizza.com

THEP LELA Thai This jewel is tucked away in the back of Strawberry Village. Diners come for the tasty kee mao noodles, pad thai, fresh rolls and extensive bar menu. It’s also a great place for lunch. 615 Strawberry Village, 415.383.3444, theplela.com

TONY TUTTO PIZZA

Italian Tony has been pouring his passion for pizza into his daily dishes for two decades and his menu now includes family recipes. Expect creative, artisan-style pizza featuring the best imported, natural and local organic ingredients. Take out or dine in; mostly outdoor seating, so dress accordingly. 246 E. Blithedale Ave, 415.383.8646, tonytuttopizza.com

VASCO Italian Whether you’re at a table, the bar or the back counter, you can expect an intimate and tasty dining experience in this one-room trattoria. Try one of the pasta dishes or thincrust wood fi red pizzas. 106 Throckmorton Ave, 415.381.3343, vascomillvalley.com

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• FLOUR CRAFT BAKERY

California Flour Craft is San Anselmo’s answer to local gluten-free needs: Artisan pastries, fresh bread, desserts, special occasion cakes and lunch items are all glutenand peanut-free. Customer favorites include the Earl Grey Chocolate Tea Cake and Flourless Hazelnut Fudge. 702 San Anselmo Ave, 415.453.3100, flourcraftbakery.com

A seat at the vinobar offers a prime view of the open kitchen. 337 San Anselmo Ave, 415.454.7800, valentico.com

SAN RAFAEL

AMICI’S EAST COAST PIZZERIA California

The wide array of thincrust pizza includes the Siciliano, an enticing mix of mozzarella, slow-roasted garlic, sausage, broccoli and crushed red pepper fl akes, sans tomato sauce. Gluten free crust is available. 1242 Fourth St, 415.455.9777, amicis.com

ARIZMENDI BAKERY

NOVATO

CHIANTI CUCINA

Italian This cozy eatery features an array of Italian and American choices, including a long list of pasta options; try the house-made ravioli cooked up by chef Chris Harman. 7416 Redwood Hwy, 415.878.0314, chiantinovato.com

HILLTOP 1892 California Situated on a historic estate in Novato with sweeping views, Hilltop 1892 offers classic favorites with a California flair. Open lunch through dinner, as well as Sunday brunch. 850 Lamont Ave, 415.893.1892, hilltop1892.com

RICKEY’S

RESTAURANT & BAR

American Besides a full-service restaurant and bar (with banquet and meeting rooms), this comfort food bastion offers poolside dining and a garden patio overlooking green lawns. Visit during the summer from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. for live jazz

to accompany your meal. 250 Entrada Dr, 415.883.9477, rickeysrestaurant.com

RUSTIC BAKERY

California Organic mouthwatering pastries, breads and sandwiches are on the menu here. Try the Marin Melt — Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt. Tam and Point Reyes’ Toma cheeses grilled on honey whole wheat bread, served with dressed baby greens and crisp apple slices. 1407 Grant Ave, 415.878.4952, rusticbakery.com

SONOMA LATINA GRILL Mexican The menu includes standbys like tacos, burritos and enchiladas (all prepared with local and organic ingredients) plus a list of favorites from the original Sonoma location. In keeping with the unprocessed theme, tortillas are made by hand with natural and organic whole grains. 5800 Nave Dr, Ste D, 415.883.2662, sonomalatinagrill.com

WILDFOX American

Perched on the hillside off ighway 101, this rustic eatery with a mesquite grill features a menu full of comfort dishes, like seafood risotto with butternut squash. In the mood for a cigar? The restaurant has a lengthy list of options. 225 Alameda del Prado, 415.883.9125, wildfoxrestaurant.com

SAN ANSELMO

BISTRO 330 French Bistro 330 features simple French cuisine — think steak frites, mussels and crème brûlée — in the heart of San Anselmo. 330 San Anselmo Ave, 415.460.6330

COMFORTS CAFE

American This cozy spot features local favorites made with local ingredients. Stop in for breakfast, lunch, weekend brunch and offerings from the delicious deli selection. Be sure to try the Philly cheesesteak and Chinese chicken salad, both classics.

335 San Anselmo Ave, 415.454.9840, comfortscafe.com

INSALATA’S Mediterranean Award-winning chef Heidi Krahling offers Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes prepared with local organic produce and artisan meats. 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, 415.457.7700, insalatas.com

L’APPART RESTO French Owners Bruno Denis and Olivier Souvestre of Le Garage fame offer a menu most Francophiles would be proud of, complete with items like roasted bone marrow and cassoulet. 636 San Anselmo Ave, 415.256.9884, lappartresto.com

LA LOGGIA Italian

Inspired by an Italian culture that celebrates local, artisanal food and wine, this cafe and vinoteca is a community gathering place serving delicious, fresh food. Dishes include ragu Bolognese on

polenta and braised pork shoulder sliders. 500 San Anselmo Ave, 415.234.8698, laloggiasa.com

MARINITAS Mexican

The sister restaurant of Insalata’s, Marinitas continues to flourish as a bastion of creative Latin cuisine in Marin. It may not be as lowpriced as most Mexican restaurants in the area, but this is not your typical south-of-the-border spot. The festive atmosphere and funky decor complement the excellent food for a classy, lively experience. This place gets packed, so make reservations. 218 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, 415.454.8900, marinitas.net

VALENTI & CO. Italian

This bright and cozy space is the ideal environment for a sampling of authentic Italian cuisine from Chef Valenti, a Milanese transplant. Though Valenti sticks to his culinary roots, the dishes at his Marin restaurant make use of local ingredients.

California A workerowned bakery, Arzimendi prides itself on using the freshest, most local ingredients available. Besides the famous wolverines and cheese rolls, it also offers an assortment of morning pastries, artisan breads and sourdough pizzas. 1002 Fourth St, 415. 456.4093, arizmendibakery.org

FENIX California An intimate live-music venue in the heart of downtown San Rafael. Fenix features globally inspired California cuisine with a Southern French twist. Dishes like fried green tomatoes or 72-hours sous-vide short ribs — accompanied by a glass from the extensive wine list — defi ne the experience. 919 Fourth Street, 415.813.5600, fenixlive.com

IL DAVIDE Italian A large selection of both Italian and California wines by the glass, along with the tiramisu, have kept locals coming back for years. Don’t leave without sampling

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the limoncello. 901 A St, 415.454.8080, ildavide.net

MULBERRY STREET

PIZZERIA

Italian Chef

Ted Rowe won fi rst place in the Food Network Television Pizza Challenge with his For the Love of Mushroom pizza — sautéed mushrooms in a creamy garlic sauce and a red wine reduction atop a fresh pizza crust. Be sure to try other unique pies, like the spicy Three Beer pizza and the clam and garlic pizza, as well. 101 Smith Ranch Rd, 415.472.7272, mulberry-streetpizzeria.com

RANGE CAFE American

With floor-to-ceiling windows positioned overlooking the grand Peacock Gap lawns, the Range Cafe is the perfect place to enjoy comforting American classics with an elegant twist. This inviting lunchtime cafe with its ice-cold lemonade and refreshing chardonnays makes a great dinner spot once the sun sets. 333 Biscayne Dr, 415.454.6450, rangecafe.net

SOL FOOD Puerto Rican

Fast becoming a Marin legend, Sol Food whips up traditional Puerto Rican dishes just like the ones owner Sol Hernandez grew up eating. Favorites include the bistec sandwich, mofongo and fried plantains, but anything tastes good with a dash of the eatery’s signature hot sauce, which is for sale by the bottle (as is the lemon-garlic salad dressing). 901 Lincoln Ave, 415.451.4765, solfoodrestaurant.com

TERRAPIN CROSSROADS

American This waterfront restaurant and music venue — opened by local musician Phil Lesh — houses fresh food and local talent. The menu includes salads, savory dishes and wood-fi red pizzas to go with a wide selection of beers, wines and cocktails. Come for the food, stay for the music. 100 Yacht Club Dr, 415.524.2773, terrapin crossroads.net

THERESA & JOHNNY’S COMFORT FOOD

American A favorite of everyone from kids to the foodie set, this charming eatery serves up food like Mom used to make. Drop by for eggs Benedict, tuna melts, coffee and some of the best milk shakes around. 817 Fourth St, 415.259.0182, theresa-and-johnnys.com

VIN ANTICO American

This resurrected restaurant offers seasonal market-inspired cuisine like stone oven-baked fl atbreads, handmade pasta and organic salads. The kitchen is open to the dining room, so try to snag a seat at the chef’s counter. 881 Fourth St, 415.721.0600, vinantico.com

SAUSALITO

ANGELINO RESTAURANT Italian

Father-and-son chefs Pasquale and Alfredo Ancona offer handmade pastas and seasonal antipasti at this authentic Italian restaurant, which has been showcasing cuisine of the Campania region for over 20 years. 621 Bridgeway, 415.331.5225, angelinorestaurant.com

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Donburi

SERVES 1

Ingredients

3 ounces cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast or thigh

½ cup chicken stock

1 teaspoon instant dashi (or substitute chicken stock)

2 teaspoons Japanese soy sauce or tamari

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon mirin

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

¼ yellow onion, thinly sliced

L medium carrot, thinly sliced

¼ green onion (green portion only), thinly sliced on a bias

1 shiitake or button mushroom, sliced Salt and pepper to taste

1 cup packed spinach leaves, chopped coarse

2 eggs, whisked lightly and seasoned with salt and pepper

1 ½ cups cooked Japanese short-grain rice

1 tablespoon green onion (green portion only), thinly sliced for garnish

1 teaspoon furikake for garnish

To Prepare

1 Shred chicken. 2 Combine chicken stock, dashi, soy sauce, sugar and mirin in a small bowl and set aside. 3 Heat vegetable oil in a small sauté pan. Add shredded chicken and heat for about a minute. Add onions, carrots, green onion and mushroom and cook until onion is translucent and carrot and mushroom begin to soften. 4 Season with a dash of salt and pepper. 5 Add spinach leaves and stir. 6 Pour in chicken stock and dashi mixture and bring to a simmer. 7 Pour in whisked egg and — without stirring — cover pan with lid. Cook for one minute or until egg is cooked to your liking. 8 Remove from heat and serve over a bowl of hot Japanese rice. 9 Garnish with sliced green onion and furikake.

Family Favorite

FOR MARIN RESIDENTS, the name Comforts brings to mind one thing: Chinese chicken salad. The San Anselmo eatery that supplies this much-loved dish is housed in what was once a French restaurant — until the Miwa family stepped in. Glenn and his wife, Laura (along with their daughter, Erin), gave up a life in Los Angeles in favor of Marin after Glenn realized he was having more fun catering than at his day job as a graphic designer. In 1986, the family opened the doors to Comforts and began a new life as restaurateurs. “I’ve always loved cooking (and eating!) and knew I wanted to do something that would allow me to share my passion with others,” says Glenn. “Melding the comfort foods that I grew up with together with the wide variety of ingredients we can get here in Northern California has been such a thrill.” In addition to a menu of salads, soups, pastas, sandwiches and pastries, Comforts offers wine and sells gift items and bottles of its famous Chinese chicken salad dressing. The Miwas also donate food and funds to local schools and nonprofits in support of the community they call home. “My wife and I opened Comforts almost 30 years ago, when food was on the cusp of exploding into an entirely new world,” says Glenn. “It’s a real pleasure to see the foods that I love become our customers’ favorites as well.” Here, the Miwas share a recipe for one such hit: donburi. comfortscafe.com

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BAR BOCCE American Food just tastes better when you’re dining on a bayside patio with fi re pits and a bocce ball court. Order one of the sourdough bread pizzas and a glass of wine, and you’ll see why this casual eatery, overseen by Robert Price of Buckeye and Bungalow 44, has become a local favorite. 1250 Bridgeway, 415.331.0555, barbocce.com

BARREL HOUSE

TAVERN California

Stop by Barrel House for great local food enhanced by fantastic bay and city views. The relaxed urban envrionment is ideal for enjoying one of the restaurant’s barrel-aged cocktails. 660 Bridgeway, 415.729.9593, barrelhousetavern.com

CIBO Cafe Located in a historic brick building on Sausalito’s main drag, Cibo is a great place to a sip a quick cup of coffee outdoors. Husband-and-wife team Alfredo and Tera Ancona offer a menu of tarts, croissants, cookies, paninis and soups. Every dish is made from scratch with local and seasonal products. 1201 Bridgeway, 415.331.2426, cibosausalito.com

COPITA Mexican Chef Joanne Weir serves up fresh Mexican fare in the heart of downtown Sausalito. The ever-changing menu is always 100% gluten-free, and the in-house tequila bar offers over 30 varieties, available blanco, reposado or añejo. Enjoy your meal at the bar or on the outdoor patio. 739 Bridgeway,

415.331.7400, copita restaurant.com

FAST FOOD FRANCAIS

French Owned and operated by the owners of Le Garage and L’Appart Resto, F3 serves brunch, lunch and dinner, all featuring “Frenchi fied” American comfort food. Enjoy with a side of Brussels sprout chips or pomme dauphines (tater tots). 39 Caledonia St, 415.887.9047, eatf3.com

FENG NIAN Chinese

This spacious hangout has been a popular spot for wonton soup, pot stickers and daily specials for nearly two decades. For an indulgent treat, order the Szechwan crispy calamari, honey-glazed walnut prawn or lemon chicken. Staying in?

Feng Nian offers free delivery. Free delivery. 2650 Bridgeway, 415.331.5300, fengnian.com

FISH. Seafood The ultimate place to head for freshly caught fare. Order the fi sh tacos, ceviche and a bottle of wine and take in bay views and air on the deck. Casual; bring cash (lots of it!). 350 Harbor Dr, 415.331.3474, 331fish.co

KITTI’S PLACE Thai/ California Owner Kitti Suthipipiat was the cook at Comforts in San Anselmo for many years and brings a certain knack for delicious Chinese chicken salad to her own endeavor. The regular menu items are sure to please, but try the weekly specials as well. 3001 Bridgeway, 415.331.0390, kittisplace.com

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LE GARAGE French

Escape tourist-fi lled Sausalito for an indulgent brunch right on the water. The atmosphere is animated with light French music (á la Amélie), and the much-adored croquemonsieur is under $10. Opt for indoor or outdoor seating. 85 Liberty Ship Way, 415.332.5625, legaragebistro sausalito.com

MURRAY CIRCLE

American Cavallo Point’s acclaimed restaurant, features local seasonal fare by executive chef Justin Everett, with pairings from an extensive wine list and tempting desserts. Don’t forget to visit Farley Bar for cocktails with a view. 601 Murray Circle, 415.339.4750, cavallopoint.com

POGGIO Italian A classic trattoria with comfortable neighborhood charm and destination-caliber cuisine. Executive chef Benjamin Balesteri creates delicious Northern Italian fare using fresh and local ingredients, including produce from the nearby Poggio chef garden. 777 Bridgeway, 415.332.7771, poggiotratoria.com

SALITO’S Seafood

Enjoy a cocktail or a signature dishes like whole roasted Dungeness crab, housemade kettle bread served with Straus butter and sizzling iron skillets of mussels in a casual, whimsical ambience 1200 Bridgeway, 415.331.3226, salitoscrabhouse.com

SAYLOR’S RESTAURANT AND BAR Mexican Marin’s fi rst tequila bar offers more than 100 varieties. Enjoy the festive atmosphere with a margarita, grilled snapper tacos or an avocado stu ffed with Dungeness crab salad. Happy hour M-F from 4 to 7 p.m. 2009 Bridgeway, 415.332.1512, saylorsrestaurant andbar.com

SEAFOOD PEDDLER Seafood A great place to seek out fresh seafood in a warm and inviting environment. East and West Coast fi sh are flown in daily, and the recipes are adjusted to accommodate the freshest options. 303 Johnson St, 415.332.1492, seafoodpeddler.com

• JOHNNY DOUGHNUTS

Breakfast These fresh doughnuts are handmade in small batches using dairy from local farms to create both the dough and fillings. Stop by the shop or have the food truck come to you. 1617 Fourth Street, 415.450.1866, johnny doughnuts.com

SUSHI RAN Japanese

Sample innovative small plates just big enough to share before enjoying some of the best sushi the Bay Area has to offer; the prices don’t deter the herd of enthusiasts who line up nightly to partake. Just stopping by? The wine, cocktail and sake lists keep even the pickiest bar fly satisfied. Reservations are required in the main room. 107 Caledonia St, 415.332.3620, sushiran.com

TASTE OF ROME Italian

This local landmark has evolved from a cafe into a full-service restaurant offering pasta, pizza, sandwiches and salad in an authentic Italian atmosphere — just fi nd the green, white and red awning and you’re there. Enjoy live music most Fridays and Saturdays. 1000 Bridgeway, 415.332.7660, taste-of-rome.com

atmosphere for dining in and the perfect takeout for a night at home. 3001 Bridgeway, 415.332.5818, tommyswok.com

THE TRIDENT Seafood Set in a turn-of-thecentury building constructed for the San Francisco Yacht Club, this waterfront restaurant is a shoe-in for date night. The restaurant features chef Seiji Wakabayashi — known for supporting local farmers, fi shermen and organic food producers — prepares dishes like Trident Cioppino. 558 Bridgeway, 415.331.3232, thetridentsausalito.com

WELLINGTON’S

SEAHORSE Italian The spacious dining area, accompanied by a dance floor and stage, make Seahorse ideal for both small and large celebrations. Enjoy a modern twist on classic Tuscan coastal cuisine while grooving to the nightly live music and entertainment. 305 Harbor Dr, 415.331.2899, sausalitoseahorse.com

SPINNAKER Seafood Chef Phil Collins excels at preparing seafood, and it shows in the beautifully plated presentations. Set right on the water with sweeping views of San Francisco, this romantic spot is great for an evening occasion. 100 Spinnaker Dr, 415.332.1500, thespinnaker.com

TASTE OF THE HIMALAYAS Himalayan Born in the foothills of the Himalayas, siblings Pemba, Dawa and Pasang serve up favorites from Nepal, Tibet and India. The restaurant focuses on blending di fferent cultures and cuisines: spices from India, spirituality from Tibet, hospitality from Nepal and the freshness of ingredients from California. 2633 Bridgeway, 415.331.1335, himalayaca.com

TOMMY’S WOK

Chinese Scrupulously fresh ingredients, free-range chicken and traditional dishes make Tommy’s Wok a top contender for ful fi lling your next Chinese food craving with a nice

California British transplant Jeremy John and his wife, Jill, have created an expansive (2,400-square-foot) wine bar with a homey feel including comfy leather couches, board games, views of the bay and a worldly cellar featuring a ffordable bottles and special reserves. The menu offers wines by the glass for $5 to $20 and tasting fl ights of any three wines for $12. 300 Turney St, 415.331.9463, wellingtonswine.com

TIBURON

CAPRICE California

Book the private party room for large groups, or just relax in this romantic dinner spot. Take advantage of the restaurant’s well-priced three-course dinners for less than $25, and don’t miss Prime Rib Mondays. 2000 Paradise Dr, 415.435.3400, thecaprice.com

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DON ANTONIO TRATTORIA Italian

Located in Tiburon’s historic Ark Row, this trattoria offers authentic Italian cuisine in a quaint setting. The menu includes traditional courses with selections such as chicken piccata, organic roasted rack of lamb and housemade pesto. 114 Main St, 415.435.0400, donantoniotrattoria.com

GINZA Japanese

Whether you go for the volcano roll or indulge in the eightcourse Omakase meal, the fresh ingredients coupled with the tremendous view of San Francisco keep this place busy, so make reservations or arrive early. 41 Main St, 415.789.5123, ginzasushi-tiburon.com

GUAYMAS Mexican Situated right next to the Tiburon ferry terminal on the waterfront, the touchit-you’re-so-close city views and outdoor seating make it a great place to bring visitors on a warm summer night. Happy hour is 4 to 7 p.m. M-F. 5 Main St, 415.435.6300, guaymasrestaurant.com

MILANO Italian Located in the Cove Shopping Center, this familyowned neighborhood spot is known for its pasta and friendly service. Favorites like the cheesy garlic bread and pesto pasta keep customers coming back. 1 Blackfield Dr, 415.388.9100, tiburonmilano.com

MING’S Chinese Hospitable service and large portions are just two of the reasons this family-run business

is a favorite. Try the sautéed mango chicken with rice and don’t miss the lunch specials. 1550 Tiburon Blvd, 415.435.4312

NEW MORNING CAFE

American Sit outside or indoors at this casual cafe. On a sunny morning, tables will be fi lled with locals enjoying the sun and extensive breakfast menu; lunch served as well. 1696 Tiburon Blvd, 415.435.4315

SALT & PEPPER

American This sunfi lled, one-room restaurant, featuring hardwood floors and blue-checkered tablecloths, is a local favorite. Popular items include scallops, ribeye steak, a beef burger and traditional crab cakes with jalapeño dipping sauce. 38 Main St, 415.435.3594

SAM’S ANCHOR CAFE

American Everyone knows Sam’s deck is the prime spot for brunch on a lazy sunny Sunday, and its bar is the town’s historic watering hole, but Sam’s is also a great place for lunch or dinner. Enjoy transfat-free calamari, fresh fi sh, seasonal salads and pastas. 27 Main St, 415.435.4527, samscafe.com

SERVINO RISTORANTE

Italian Executive Chef Massimo Covello comes to the kitchen via Frantoio and Piazza D’Angelo; here, he cooks up an array of rustic Italian dishes, including house-made pastas, wood oven pizzas and seasonal specialties. A member of Marin Organic and one of Marin’s fi rst eateries to become certi fied as a green business, Servino

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uses fresh, local and organic ingredients whenever possible. 9 Main St, 415.435.2676, servino.com

TIBURON TAVERN California The atmosphere here is truly enchanting, with two outdoor patios, two indoor fi replaces and candlelit tables at dinner. No item is more than $25, including the steak, with entrées falling in the $14 to $18 range. Happy hour is 4 to 6:30 p.m. M–F. 1651 Tiburon Blvd, 415.435.5996, tiburontavern.com

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THE LUNCH BOX American In addition to deli offerings, Lunch Box offers a full Mexican menu on Thursday and Friday evenings, with recipes from the chef’s hometown of Colima (Stinson). 15 Calle del Mar, Ste 2, 415.868.8884, lunchboxmarin.com

NICK’S COVE American Large windows provide picturesque views of Tomales Bay and Hog Island. The 130seat eatery’s menu consists of fresh local seafood, oysters and bounty from nearby West Marin farms (Marshall). 23240 Hwy 1, 415.663.1033, nickscove.com

OSTERIA STELLINA California Whether it’s to cap off a ay of hiking or celebrate a romantic anniversary, Osteria Stellina suits any occasion. The menu is Italian-inspired and features local, organic ingredients. If you’re looking for something unusual try the goat shoulder, a favorite of

tourists and locals alike (Point Reyes). 11285 Hwy 1, 415.663.9988, osteriastellina.com

PARKSIDE CAFE

American Perfect for a sit down, alfresco meal or for grabbing a burger to enjoy on the beach. Choose from an array of organic, locally grown produce, artisan meats and wild seafood (Stinson). 43 Arenal Ave, 415.868.1272, parksidecafe.com

PINE CONE DINER American You ca n fi nd this ultimate neighborhood diner just off he main road. Vintage china and homemade curtains complement the eclectic but homey menu featuring local fare. A favorite for locals as well as tourists (Point Reyes Station). 60 Fourth St, 415.663.1536, pineconediner.com

RANCHO NICASIO American Known for live music and an extensive menu featuring everything from Dungeness crab cakes to the Garlic and Rosemary Lamb Medallions dish, Rancho Nicasio is open seven days a week. Be sure to stop by for happy hour, 4 to 6 p.m. M–F. 1 Old Rancheria (Nicasio) Rd, 415.662.2219, ranchonicasio.com

SAND DOLLAR

American Originally built from three barges in Tiburon in 1921, the Sand Dollar Restaurant wa s floated to Stinson that same year. Enjoy live music along with barbecued local oysters and New England clam chowder. The sunny deck is great in the afternoon (Stinson). 3458 Shoreline Hwy,

415.868.0434, stinson beachrestaurant.com

SIR & STAR AT THE OLEMA California

The historic inn has reopened as a roadhouse-style restaurant featuring rustic decor and a delicious yet a ffordable menu. Try the housemade bread and honey butter, the kale Caesar and the stu ffed quail, or take the plunge and sample the entire menu — the majority of items are $20 or less (Olema). 10000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, 415.663.1034, sirandstar.com

STATION HOUSE CAFE

American Fresh local homegrown foods, served when available, are showcased on the chef’s menu. Stop in on weekends for live music and enticing wine and beer lists (Point Reyes Station). 11180 State Rte One, 415.663.1515, stationhousecafe.com

SAN FRANCISCO

AQ RESTAURANT & BAR California AQ takes seasonal to a new level, not only adapting the menu but also transforming the decor of the entire venue to match the weather outside. This summer the warmly lit space parallels the dishes made with fresh veggies, nuts and fi sh. 1085 Mission St, 415.341.9000, aq-sf.com

BOULI BAR American/ Mediterranean Head to Boulettes Larder’s new bar and dining room for the savor y fl avors of spicy lamb, feta and mint or the bittersweetness of salad topped with barberries, bulgur and pomegranate, all in a setting of handsome wood tables and

an open kitchen. 1 Ferry Building, 415.399.1155, bouletteslarder.com

BOXING ROOM Cajun

The Southern comfort of Louisiana, updated to fit the polished elegance of the city. Indulge in authentic Cajunstyle eats and fresh California seafood. 399 Grove St, 415.430.6590, boxingroom.com

BUN MEE Vietnamese

The Southern comfort A fun and casual lunch spot that put s a fl avorful twist on classic Vietnamese. Sit back in this playful space with a salad, bowl or sandwich and enjoy the stylish San Francisco vibes. 2015 Fillmore St, 415.800.7696, bunmee.com

CAPO’S CHICAGO

Italian If you’re craving classic Chicago-style Italian and a venue to match, the endless pizza choices and fl avorful pasta and meat selections here will more than satisfy your appetite and take you back in time to the mobster days of the 1920s. 641 Vallejo St, 415.986.8998, sfcapos.com

ESPETUS CHURRASCARIA

Brazilian This steakhouse boasts a tasting menu of 14 meat courses grilled in the traditional Brazilian method. Patrons control the pace of the pri x fi xe experience with colored signal cards. 1686 Market St, 415.552.8792, espetus.com

FRANCES California

San Francisco elegance meets comfort food. The local, seasonal menu is a must-try on any trip to the city. Beware of the

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HAKKASAN Chinese

The sleek, streamlined design is in sync with the delicate composition of the dishes, making this a grand S.F. destination. The rich-fl avored slowbraised beef and the hot-and-sour soup are essentials. 1 Kearny St, 415.829.8148, hakkasan.com

MICHAEL MINA

Japanese/French Michael Mina has clearly mastered the fi ne line between award-winning art and Alaskan halibut. Each brilliantly crafted dish gives diners a delicate blend of fl avors that add up to a distinctive, luxurious dining experience. 252 California St, 415.397.9222, michaelmina.net

NAMU GAJI Korean

A clean and natural design in a streamlined setting, where a shiitake mushroom dumpling and an eightounce Korean-accented burger are among the many options to discover. 499 Dolores St, 415.431.6268, namusf.com

NOPA California The easy California menu shows off oasted chicken and pork chops, with a bouquet of appetizers to set the mood. Although this S.F. destination is busy almost every night (a good sign), the wait at the legendary bar is half the fun. 560 Divisadero St, 415.864.8643, nopasf.com

RICE, PAPER, SCISSORS Vietnamese

Don’t be fooled by the casual setting in this Vietnamese pop-up cafe — the grilled steak bahn mi i s five-star-worthy. Take a seat on one of the bright red stools on Mission Street and stay warm with a pot of jasmine tea. 1710 Mission St, 415.878.6657, ricepaperscissors.com

RICH TABLE California

A bright, relaxed environment, fresh ingredients grown only feet from the kitchen, creative and quirky cocktails and California wine. 199 Gough St, 415.355.9085, richtablesf.com

ROKA AKOR Japanese

With a grand open grill as the centerpiece of the space, this is a destination for anyone who appreciates charcoal-fi red red meat or mint-adorned plates of fresh sashimi. The sultry subterranean Roka Bar is perfect for a before- or after-dinner drink. 801 Montgomery St, 415.362.8887, rokaakor.com

STATE BIRD PROVISIONS American

With an overwhelming variety of choices, from seafood to spicy kimchi to pancakes, not to mention a full range of poultry, this uncommon dim sum–style setup features a little bit of everything. 1529 Fillmore St, 415.795.1272, statebirdsf.com

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The historic Cliff House offers awesome views from every angle and one of nature’s best shows every day. Dine in the casual Bistro Restaurant or the elegant Sutro’s at the Cliff House. Sunday Brunch in the Terrace Room is a Bay Area tradition with free-flowing champagne and a delicious buffet.

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Il Fornaio award-winning specialties include housemade pastas, wood-fired pizza, authentic risotto, and rotisserie meats, along with artisan cocktails and a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list. Recently awarded the “Marchio Q” by the Italian Chambers of Commerce in Italy, Il Fornaio provides you with the best Italian dining experience outside of Italy.

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Visit the Seafood Peddler for the freshest seafood Marin has to offer, shipped in daily from the east coast to West! Enjoy the view indoors or enjoy our beautiful flower lined patio. Come enjoy our daily Happy Hour (including weekends) from 4:00 to 7:00PM.

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A block away from the Rafael, Vin Antico is the spot for pre movie oysters, or small bites after the movie. Our chef’s counter is specifically designed for dinner and a show. San Rafael’s only Farm to Table restaurant. Open Lunch and dinner. Happy Hour Tues-Fri.

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AFTER 41 YEARS of marriage, Sara and David Gabriel know the importance of trust. Which is a good thing, because they’re now living in a place David bought before Sara had even seen it.

The story starts in 1973, when the just-married Gabriels settled in San Francisco. Three kids followed, as did five years in Piedmont, 20 years in Colorado, a few remodels, and then a desire to move back to the Bay Area — namely, Marin.

They had searched online and come up dry when their realtor, Ted Strodder — whom they’d only met by phone — called and said he’d found a run-down house in a great Novato neighborhood.

“This house epitomized fi xer-upper,” says Strodder. “But it had the three Ls: great lot, great location and great layout.” David flew out from a vacation to see it and convinced Sara. “She trusted me,” he says.

A 1965 U-shaped ranch home on a half-acre, the home had not been updated in years. So for the last time, the Gabriels undertook a major renovation, tearing down every wall except the

garage. With architect Charles M. Stewart, they created a cool and comfortable modern home.

The new house opens into a loftlike great room, with polished concrete floors, Carrara fireplace and midcentury-style furnishings by West Elm and Scandinavian Designs. Tucked in a corner of the room is a dining alcove, where the couple has seamlessly blended Sara’s love of Asian decor into the room. An Asian étagère stands beside a black table and chairs; a Japanese ink drawing hangs on the wall.

Across from the alcove is the kitchen, the room that mattered most to Sara. An entertainer, she wanted a place where people could gather around, a goal achieved by the placement of a large black granite island/breakfast bar, complete with slanted black sink. It faces the kitchen’s most dramatic feature, the behind-the-stove backsplash, an aluminum mosaic tile by Soli Architectural Surfaces.

At the opposite end of the great room, a screened-in porch runs the entire width of the house, separated from the living areas by thick sliding glass doors. “I call it our California

room,” says Sara. Because the room is protected by screens only, the ultimate in indoor-outdoor living, it’s also equipped with drains.

The only thing missing is landscaping. The Gabriels have planned a drought-tolerant garden but are hesitant to plant under current water restrictions. The interior is so lovely, though, it hardly matters. “These guys did what I like most,” says Strodder. “They took something nobody wanted and turned it into something everybody wants.” Sounds like a pretty good marriage. m

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So for the last time, the Gabriels undertook a major renovation, tearing down every wall except the garage.

THE DETAILS

WHERE THEY PURCHASED Ignacio area of Novato

WHAT THEY BOUGHT A 1965 ranch-style home

LISTING AGENT Nadia Ferrua, Bradley Real Estate

SELLING AGENT Ted Strodder, Decker Bullock Sotheby’s International Realty

Opposite page: The great room, with marble fireplace; Sara and David Gabriel. This page, clockwise from top: The screened-in porch; the great room; lighting; the master bedroom; the dining room.

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YOUR HOME AWAITS Alain Pinel Realtors SAUSALITO $1,195,000 303 South Street | 3bd/3ba Susan Cullen | 415.860.7364 KENTFIELD $1,595,000 10 Briar Road | 4bd/2.5ba Susan Van Liere | 415.302.7173 10BriarRoadKentfield.com /alainpinelrealtors @alainpinelrealtors See it all at APR.COM 6 Offices Serving Marin County 415.755.1111 LUCAS VALLEY $1,248,000 Coming Soon | 4bd/4ba Lee Parkhurst | 415.302.5548 SAN RAFAEL $1,395,000 100 Mt. Lyell Drive | 5bd/2ba Carolyn Svenson | 415.720.4773 Nick Svenson | 415.505.7674 SAN RAFAEL $1,288,000 18 Mount Whitney Drive | 5bd/2ba Lee Parkhurst | 415.302.5548 Roy Sonntag | 415.328.0810 NOVATO $1,275,000 46 Rowe Ranch Way | 4bd/3.5ba Michael Sommer | 415.264.0166
Top Agents $1.4+ Billion in Sales Lynn Lubbock 415.297.8384 Karen Z. Hardesty 415.265.3344 Rick Trono 415.515.1117 A. Dean Jones 415.609.9000 Lindy Emrich 415.717.4005 Dave DuPont 415.867.6611 Chelsea E. Ialeggio 415.300.6881 Patricia Oxman 415.461.4100 Max Applegarth 415.298.7600 David Gilbert 415.272.7524 Kouros Tavakoli 415.518.2439 Patricia S. Winslow 415.577.1106 Joan Kermath 415.233.3031 Eckart Noack 415.215.4187 Margo E. Schein 415.528.5144 Lori Saia Odisio 415.747.6707 Pat Montag 415.519.4818 Marcine Engel 415.902.9438 Melissa Crawford 415.302.0057 Jennifer Dunbar 415.272.4635 Dana Johnson 415.306.3824 John McGeough 415.652.0126 Judy Smith 415.215.6789 Barbara Major 415.999.9706 Mark Millstein 415.601.9240 Olivia Hsu Decker 415.435.1600 Randi Deutsch 415.699.9224 Matt MacPhee 415.816.2269 Ken Dara 415.425.3626 Ted Strodder 415.377.5222 Kenton Wolfers 415.609.5138
Doug Engel 415.717.1208 Britt Engel 415.601.0077 Sandi Breen 415.706.9882 Dubie Breen 415.640.4927 Julie Casady 415.246.3200 Robert Craig 415.720.1053 Susan Hewitt 415.407.8349 C.J. Nakagawa 415.407.2151 Clint Massey-Blake 415.717.2010 David Grega 415.515.2218 Karin Narodny 415.265.7488 Peter Narodny 415.847.4899 Janice Guehring 415.717.9636 Jennifer Firkins 415.602.5768 Alva Falla 415.518.1930 Top Teams 2014 Top Agents and Teams by Number of Transactions Agents 1. Patricia Oxman 2. Lori Saia Odisio 3. Chelsea E. Ialeggio 4. Lindy Emrich 5. Barbara Major 6. Ted Strodder 7. Joe Bondanza 8. Jim Sta ord 9. Joan Kermath 10. Lisa Garaventa tied with Rick Trono Teams 1. Falla Associates 2. Karin and Peter Narodny 3. Bill Bullock and Lydia Sarkissian 4. Dubie Breen and Sandi Breen 5. Stacy Achuck and Missy Zech Lydia Sarkissian 415.517.7720 Bill Bullock 415.384.4000 Colleen Fitzpatrick 415.602.0553 Karen Plastiras 415.816.2256 Missy Zech 415.722.8521 Stacy Achuck 415.233.2009

With 34 properties listed and sold, 2014 was a phenomenal year by any measure. I have my terrific clients to thank for that. I wish you all a wonderful 2015 as we all move forward in our new life adventures!

Representing Seller: 105 Bolinas Avenue, Ross 45 Barber Avenue, San Anselmo 626 Blackstone Drive, San Rafael 12 Blackstone Lane, San Rafael 80 Broadmoor Avenue, San Anselmo 22 Creekview Court, Novato 31 Dolores Street, San Rafael 55 El Mirador Drive, Nicasio 81 Esmeyer Drive, San Rafael 29 Hampshire Way, Novato 715 Knocknaboul Way, San Rafael 7069 Lucas Valley Road, Nicasio 5 Love Court, Fairfax 1 Majorca Court, San Rafael 43 Montevideo Way, San Rafael 63 Montevideo Way, San Rafael 13 Pinewood Lane, Novato 100 Portsmouth Drive, Novato 10 Ray Court, San Anselmo 14 Ray Court, San Anselmo 108 Scotia Lane, Novato 175 The Alameda, San Anselmo 3 Turner Drive, Novato

Representing Buyer:

16 Baypoint Drive, San Rafael 23 Brookside Drive, San Anselmo

1053 Lea Drive, San Rafael 1152 Lea Drive, Novato 120 La Perdiz Court, San Rafael 1060 #F Los Gamos Road, San Rafael 31 Mount Foraker Drive, San Rafael 100 Portsmouth Drive, Novato 210 Redhawk Road, Novato 201 S Ridgewood Road, Kentfield 440 Sylvia Way, San Rafael

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Bentley Continental GT test drive event at the $15.95 million listing Villa Lauristion, Portola Valley (sold) Fleet Week Celebration with Blue Angels & Fireworks at $14.888 million 298 Chestnut, San Francisco (new listing)
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SF Opera 90th Anniversary celebration and America’s Cup event at the $35.8 million listing Villa Belvedere (sold).

RECENT SALES

92 Mt. Tiburon $7,300,000 1 Ralston Avenue $4,850,000 12 West Shore $3,882,000 233 Jamaica Street $3,750,000 228 Jamaica Street $2,800,000 415 Drakes View $2,515,000 90 Sea Way $2,300,000 352 Molino Avenue $1,905,000 37 Bonnie Banks $1,600,000 11 Dorian Way $1,450,000 207 Julie $1,425,000 7 Heatherstone $1.315,000 2008 5th Avenue $1,160,000 179 Toyon Drive $1,125,000 466 Molino Avenue $1,100,000 1111 Western $1,100,000

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Robert Craig 415.720.1053 BRE# 01258090 Julie Casady 415.246.3200 BRE# 01715679 SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD
*Buyer Representation $610,000 Mill Valley* $615,000 Sausalito $1,050,000 Mill Valley* $3,795,000 San Rafael $715,000 Novato* $660,000 San Rafael $1,725,000 Kentfield $1,910,000 San Rafael* $850,000 Novato $2,800,000 Kentfield $1,450,000 Sausalito $1,920,000 Novato $1,250,000 Mill Valley* $1,450,000 Corte Madera* $1,888,888 Mill Valley $3,250,000 Sausalito $1,200,000 San Rafael* $1,072,000 San Francisco* $2,650,000 Novato $2,060,000 San Anselmo* SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD Clint Massey-Blake 415.717.2010 clint@sothebysrealty.com David Grega 415.515.2218 dg@davidgrega.com Mastering the Art of Being Connected ExpectGreatRealEstate.com
Tiburon’s Award-Winning Modern Marvel Jeff Moseley Senior Broker Associate 415.602.7272 j .moseley@deckerbullocksir.com JeffMoseleyBroker.com 2014 Sales 27 Venado Drive, Tiburon* $3,100,000 (Seller) 4208 Dry Creek Rd, Napa $1,200,000 (Seller) 40 Altura Way, Greenbrae $1,900,000 (Seller) Lot 607, Martis Camp $2,621,250 (Seller) 8370 Valhalla, Martis Camp $2,500,000 (Buyer) 8161 Valhalla, Martis Camp $1,800,000 (Seller) Lot 563, Martis Camp $1,597,000 (Seller) Lot 562, Martis Camp $1,395,000 (Seller) Just Sold–Jan 2015 208 Seadrift Road, Stinson Beach List Price: $5,000,000 (Buyer) *Sale prior to affiliation with Decker Bullock Sotheby’s International Realty Licensed Broker For Over 16 Years Serving Marin and Lake Tahoe 35hacienda.com $7,900,000
New Listing–Inverness Magnificent custom-built Arts & Crafts style Estate designed by Thayer Hopkins Architects is sited on 10.5 gorgeous acres and boasts nearly 5,000 square feet of living space, featuring 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. The beautiful manicured grounds and the colorful stands of Maple trees o er a sense of privacy and solitude. O ered at $4,650,000 112NDreamFarmInverness.com Rick Trono 415.515.1117 rick.trono@sothebysrealty.com LivingMarin.com SOLD Highest Sale in West Marin–2014 857 Acre Ranch overlooking Tomales Bay–$5,300,000 Highest Land Sale in West Marin–2014 149 acres in Marshall $4,000,000 Sales o -market prior to a liation with Decker Bullock Sotheby’s International Realty Specializing in Sales of Properties Over $3,000,000 in West Marin
Private, spacious contemporary designed to capture the light & the views, 3 bd, 3.5 ba… $2,995,000 Represented Buyer . Gated Medite rranean with wonderful indoor/outdoor living, 4 bd, 4 full/2 half ba… $3,500,000 West Shore, exquisitely finished, viewside patio, San Francisco, Golden Gabe Bride and Tam views. 4 bd, 5.5 ba… $4,895,000 Magnificent estate on 10+ acres. Once home to legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. 5 bd, 5 full & 2 half ba… $2,895,000 Represented Buyer. Private, single level, San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridge views, 3 bd, 3 ba… $3,950,000 In “The Shores.” Formal living and dining rooms, level backyard, water-view deck, 5 bd, 3 ba… $2,695,000 Paradise Cay 1-level bayfront w/ Bay views, huge living room/dining room, huge deck, 4 bd, 3.5 ba… $3,795,000 World-class home site w/ spectacular views of SF skyline, Golden Gate Bridge, and Bay… $1,795,000 Represented Buyer. Paradise Cay with large great room, Bay views, water-side deck, 4 bd, 3.5 ba… $3,795,000 SOLD SOLD SOLD Custom-built, 1-level, sun-filled, great indoor/outdoor lifestyle. 5 bd (3 en-suite), 4 ba… $3,200,000 Stunning, remodeled, turn-key, waterfront, view-side deck, hillevator, 4 bd, 3 ba… $3,185,000 Represented Buyer. Wa terfront, view-side deck, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, private boat mooring… $3,185,000 SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD Over $120 Million in Sales Thank You Marin! 2014
Bill & Lydia 5 bedrooms (4 en-suite), Tiburon Crest residence with separate office, pool, spa & straight-on San Francisco views… $5,995,000 Stunning contemporary, private, gated, pool, San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridge views, 5 bd, 5 full & 3 half ba… $6,995,000 Magnificent Tam, Golden Gate Bridge & San Francisco views. Resort-like, lawns, pool, spa. 6 bd, 4.5 ba… $17,500,000 Classical Japanese meets American Techno-Luxe. Bay views, 3 master suites, 5 bd, 5 ba… $5,900,000 Gated, priv, pano vws SF Skyline/Mt Tam, appx 5000sf, lavish indoor-outdoor living, pool, 5 ensuite bd… $6,495,000 Private, resort-like, ±1.6 ac, pool, spa, 6 bedrooms (5 ensuite), 7.5 ba, sandy beach access… $7,495,000 Represented Buyer. Gated, San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridge views, 5 en suite bd, 6.5 ba + 1 bd, 1 ba aupair… $6,395,000 Represented Buyer. Pool, spa, 6 bd (5 en-suite), 7.5 ba, 4-car gar, sandy beach access… $7,495,000 100± ac, Pegasus Ranch/Fairview Vineyard, 51± ac Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, & Syrah, 4 bd, 3 full/2 half ba + 1 bd/1 ba gst hse… $6,000,000 Exceptional estate, huge family room, wine cellar, pool, spa, gardens, outdr kitchen, gst hse, sport court, 7 bd, 8.5 ba, 4 car garage… $6,995,000 SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD LYDIA SARKISSIAN (415) 517-7720 BILL BULLOCK (415) 384-4000 www.globalestates.com Represented Buyer. Contemporary Japanese style, shoji-enclosed engawas, bay views, 3 master suites, 5 bd, 5 ba… $5,900,000 SOLD Represented Buyer. Contemporary with water views, 3bd, 4.5 ba main residence, separate 1 bd, 1 ba studio, pool, patios… $4,985,000 Represented Buyer. Stunning views, gated, over 2 acres, 4 bedrooms (2 masters), 4 full/2 half baths… $4,950,000 SOLD SOLD
Judy LeMarr Luxury Home Marketing Specialist® 415.793.5030 judy@marindreamhome.com marindreamhome.com 102 Belvedere Drive, Mill Valley 2/2 recently remodeled Strawberry Cottage. Listed at $950,000. In escrow with multiple offers. 1919 Grant Avenue, San Francisco Fabulous 1907 Telegraph Hill Flat with custom upgrades 1/1 listed at $1,250,000 2014 Transactions 500 Ridge, Tiburon–Rep. Tenant 213 Cypress Place, Sausalito–Rep. Buyer & Seller 48 Mariner Green, Corte Madera–Rep. Buyer & Seller 9 Locust Avenue, Larkspur–Rep. Seller 400 Deer Valley, San Rafael–Rep. Buyer 956 Salvador Avenue, Napa–Rep. Buyer 25 Rancho, San Anselmo–Rep.Seller 334 Los Cerros, Greenbrae–Rep. Buyer 28 Spring Road, Kentfield–Rep. Buyer and Seller 96 Elena, San Rafael–Rep. Seller Current Transactions 102 Belvedere Drive, Mill Valley–Rep. Seller; in escrow 1919 Grant Avenue, San Francisco – Rep. Seller; listed 130 Rancho Drive, Tiburon $1,895,000 Wonderful home in the desirable Cypress Hollow neighborhood. 3 bedrooms plus office, 2.5 baths, master suite with 2 walk-in closets, newly landscaped level yard and a 3-car garage. Neighborhood park, easy access to freeway, Paradise Foods, and bike path. Judy Noyes LiveLoveMarin.net 415.205.1202 judy.noyes@sothebysrealty.com 350 Camino Margarita, Nicasio $1,595,000 Privacy-seeker’s delight: Relaxed country living in a traditional home on estate grounds located about 1.5 miles off Lucas Valley Road. This sundrenched acreage features sounds of nature and amazing natural scenery, and is more convenient to San Francisco than many suburbs. B.G. Bates Country & Coastal Estates 415.706.1026 bg@bgbates.com

Relax and enjoy the San Francisco skyline from this 4BR/6BA masterpiece just minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge. Designed by prominent San Francisco architects, Porter & Steinwedell. This elegant property sits on two hill side parcels providing unobstructed, breathtaking vistas from almost every room. The gardens were custom designed by the renowned landscape architect Fred Warnecke. Luxurious master suite features his and her master-baths & three walk-in closets. 2700 bottle wine cellar, gym, secluded patio, terrace, 4 car garage+ detached house with kitchen & half bath. www.54LowerCrescent.com

offered at $5,750,000

Julia Bernardini (415) 225-0468

Newly built, contemporary home with stunning views of Mount Tamalpais boasts elegance and style! Expansive main living space with open floor plan bordered by 40 feet of retractable glass. 1600 sq. ft. terrace with outdoor kitchen & multiple entertaining spaces. Spacious kitchen has large island with bar seating & breakfast nook with modern dining booth. Other features include large office (or 5th bedroom), 10 ft. ceilings throughout, oversized two car garage & elevator!

offered at $3,995,000

Paul Cingolani (415) 726-9630

This offering includes two parcels on almost five acres of land. The first parcel sits on nearly four acres and includes a spacious 4BR/3.5BA home with a big country chef’s kitchen, living room with fireplace and large master suite. Enjoy peace and privacy from multiple view decks. Plus a detached studio and sport court. There is a separate 1 acre buildable parcel (buyer to verify), making this a special and unique opportunity just a few minutes from Fairfax. This beautiful San Geronimo Valley location is just minutes to Fairfax and an easy ride to the beauty and beaches of West Marin. Excellent schools and community. offered at $1,175,000

eriC gelman (415) 686-1855

One of a Kind Home in Desirable Pacheco Valle

Don’t miss this one of a kind home! This versatile remodeled four or five bedroom home with play or patio room, vaulted beamed ceilings, three fireplaces, spacious living, dining room and family rooms are sure to please. Large open kitchen with granite counter tops and island plus eating area. Luxurious master suite with fireplace. Three lovely deck areas with serene wooded views. A must see.

offered at $1,200,000

The donlan Team (415) 717-1096

Contemporary Sausalito Masterpiece Stunning Contemporary View Home in Kentfield Forest Knolls Retreat

Pacific Union Marin

Belvedere/Tiburon

1550 Tiburon Boulevard, Suite U 415.789.8686

Kentfield

901 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard 415.448.1100

Larkspur 490 Magnolia Avenue 415.945.6300

Mill Valley 37 Miller Avenue 415.380.6100

Ross 23 Ross Commons, Suite 3 415.464.8686

23 Ross Commons, Suite 4A 415.461.8686

27 Ross Commons, Suite 2A 415.461.8605

Southern Marin

575 Redwood Highway, Suite 150 415. 383.1900

Pacific Union is proud to congratulate Stephanie Witt and Jane Richmond on receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Marin Association of Realtors

The Marin Association of Realtors Volunteer of the Year award is designed to recognize a REALTOR® member who has made a significant community service effort as an active volunteer in their community outside of real estate.

This year, MAR members Stephanie Witt and Jane Richmond have worked tirelessly raising funds for a needed renovation at The Redwoods Retirement Community in Mill Valley.

The Redwoods is an award-winning, activity-oriented, non-profit community for seniors of all income levels serving Marin. They have embarked on a mission to remodel and expand their 40-year old facility with a cost of $30 million. Realtors for the Redwoods is an initiative to support the Redwoods Revitalization Capital Campaign, with a goal of $50,000 to assist in the remodeling costs of five independent living apartments.

Affordable, high-quality senior housing and services are among the greatest needs facing Marin County and Realtors for the Redwoods has helped enormously in providing just that.

This stunning property is approximately 4,423 sq. ft. and is sited on half an acre. Features sought-after south-facing San Francisco Bay views, with sweeping views of Ring Mountain Open Space, San Francisco, and Sausalito. Four bedrooms plus an office, five baths, formal dining, three fireplaces. Beautifully remodeled kitchen with huge great room steps out to patio for al fresco dining and lawn for play. SF Bay views from Master suite with gorgeous newly remodeled bath. Located in the award-winning Reed School district, and offers a close-in commute to San Francisco. The house was the subject of a feature article in Marin Magazine.

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Highly competitive and famously complex, the San Francisco real estate market can be both challenging and rewarding.

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529 Sausalito Blvd., Sausalito Single Family Home Sold for $1,650,000 LISTED BY Chris DeNike, REALTOR® LIC# 00133121 03 | BEDROOM 03 | BATHROOM Highly competitive and famously complex, the Marin County real estate market can be both challenging and rewarding. Zephyr turns savvy, informed Bay Area urbanites into successful homeowners, investors and sellers. ZephyrRealEstate.com 185 Roque Moraes Drive, Mill Valley Single Family Home Sold for $1,500,000 LISTED BY Jeff Hand, REALTOR® LIC# 01146770 04 | BEDROOM 03 | BATHROOM 03 | PARKING

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“To be successful you can’t settle for the status quo. Continually changing market dynamics require fresh and innovative marketing strategies and technologies to deliver outstanding results for our clients. That’s the philosophy behind Vanguard. We’re not just adapting to changes — we’re leading the charge. “

“It’s not enough to know how to price a property or determine value... a good agent needs to be resourceful, think on their feet and be a problem solver. While it’s important for me to look out for my client’s best interests, I also need to counsel them when flexibility is key. It’s knowing when to push and when to ease up that makes for a successful sale and happy clients and that’s my goal in every transaction! “

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“Providing a greater level of professional, innovative and most of all reliable real estate services to my sellers and buyers is what I thrive on. I’ve spent the last 49 years living throughout Marin and its surrounding areas... I love it here and know it well. If I can help you find your dream home, call me today. I’d love to help make that happen. “

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20152015 ALWAYS ON THE FOREFRONT Susan Bowman direct 415.710.0208 BRE# 00905409 Jennifer Bowman direct 415.717.8950 BRE# 01933147 Elliott Fink direct 415.305.5184 BRE# 01960863 TheBowmanGroup@TheBowmanGroupMarin.com www.TheBowmanGroupMarin.com 770 Tamalpais Drive, Suite 306, Corte Madera, CA | T: 415.758.6800 Construction Relationships Community Landscape Creativity Project Management Marketing Design Renovation Architecture Education Trust Expertise Negotiation Research THE BOWMAN GROUP A Boutique Experience VANGUARD PROPERTIES MARIN THE BOWMAN GROUP Passionate about Real Estate (because it’s a lot more than just putting up a “For Sale” sign)
2National Association of REALTORS® average price for 2013 is $225,386. 1Based on information for Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc. Due to MLS reporting methods and allowable reporting policy, this data is only informational and may not be completely accurate. Therefore, Coldwell Banker does not guarantee the data accuracy. Data maintained by the MLSs may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Owned and operated by NRT LLC. 3Based on Market Share for Total Sales Volume, 1/1/14 to 10/3/14. ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker®, Previews® and Previews International® are registered trademarks licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned by a Subsidiary of NRT LLC. All rights reserved. This information was supplied by Seller and/or other sources. Broker believes this information to be correct but has not verified this information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should investigate these issues to their own satisfaction. If your property is currently listed for sale, this is not intended as a solicitation. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage or NRT LLC. CalBRE License #01908304. ColdwellBankerPreviews.com | PreviewsAdvantage.com | CaliforniaMoves.com ExpEriEncE is thE DiffErEncE Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 42 Days on Market Pacific Union 48 DOM Decker Bullock Sotheby’s 67 DOM Alain Pinel Realtors 45 DOM Bradley Real Estate 49 DOM Days on Market (DOM) | January 1, 2014 to October 3, 2014 Marin county’s top five Brokerages3 COLDWELL BANKER DELIVERS: FEWER DAYS ON THE MARKET1 & HIGHER SALES PRICE2 With the lowest average of days on the market (DOM)1, coldwell Banker has a history of selling properties faster and at a higher price than the national average2. When it comes to the marketing and representation of your fine home, see why more people trust coldwell Banker and its previews international® luxury marketing division for their real estate needs. contact one of our local offices today.

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Coming Soon in Mill Valley Coming Soon in Strawberry

MILL VALLEY Price Upon Request

This contemporary, remodeled 4 bedroom (one a newly-built detached suite)/3 bath home sits on a large level lot with seamless indooroutdoor living ideal for entertaining. Single-story with an open floor plan, the home also includes a spacious kitchen, formal living room/dining, family room, and office. Privately situated with sweeping views and located just minutes to the bridge.

MILL VALLEY Price Upon Request

This spacious home boasts nearly 4,000 square feet with amazing San Francisco/Bay views, a large level lawn, wrap-around decks, a stone fireplace, cathedral ceilings, a dynamic floor plan--including 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths--and a separate in-law suite. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to own on East Strawberry.

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A Tunnel’s Second Act

A 138-year-old Marin structure is coming back to life.

WHEN YOU’RE HEADING north on Highway 101, going over Puerto Suello Hill between Central San Rafael and the Marin County Civic Center, on your left there’s a quarter-mile tunnel 50 feet underground that was built 138 years ago. The above photo, taken by railroad historian Fred Codoni of Fairfax on May 27, 1953, shows a diesel electric locomotive blasting out of the conduit, known as the Puerto (also spelled Porto) Suello Hill Tunnel. “That particular train — it was train number 81, led by Southern Pacific’s engine 5308 — was hauling 60 cars of freight bound for San Rafael and then the Santa Fe’s interchange in Tiburon,” Codoni says. Eight years later, two Santa Venetia boys started a fire against one of the tunnel’s wooden pilings; the blaze quickly

grew and soon was out of control — causing the tunnel’s collapse and resulting in one firefighter’s death and the destruction of a nearby apartment building. Eventually, the Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel was reopened and served as a vital link for freight headed to southern Marin until the mid-1980s, when all local rail service ended and the tunnel was sealed off. Then, in 2008, after voters approved the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) commuter line, the tunnel was once again deemed invaluable as a connector between the northern and central parts of Marin. Currently, at a cost of $3 million, it is being strengthened and refitted, and within six months new tracks will be laid. Within 18 months, SMART’s trains, connecting Sonoma County airport with downtown San Rafael, will once again be blasting out of the Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel. m

170 FEBRUARY 2 015 MARIN COURTESY OF THE CODONI COLLECTION Looking Back
DATED 1953
The tunnel was once again deemed invaluable as a connector between the northern and central parts of Marin.
VACATION HOMES • HAWAII FILE: B3 CLIENTS:RITZ WAIkIkI:25399 RITZ WAIkIkI NC AD CAMPAIgN:PROD:25399 RITZ NC AD_7.5x9.75_E_PROD.INDD DATE:12/03/14 B3 COMMUNICATIONS CW: AD: AE: B: NOTHING ELSE COMPARES Ocean view residences available. Visit our real estate gallery. TheResidencesWaikiki.com 1.888.505.0882 The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach are not owned, developed or sold by The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. or its affiliates (“Ritz-Carlton”). Ritz-Carlton has granted a license allowing certain use of The Ritz-Carlton marks in connection with the marketing of Tower 1 and Tower 2 units, however Ritz-Carlton has not confirmed the accuracy of any of the statements or representations made herein or in any other materials. Listed by Oceanfront Realty International. In an effort to continuously improve the project’s features, the developer reserves the right to change or modify plans, materials, and/or specifications without notice. All view images used in project marketing materials are approximate and may not represent the actual view; views are unprotected and subject to change as a result of future development. All square footage calculations are approximate. See Condominium Map for details. Renderings and maps represent an artist’s conception and may differ from the finished product. This is not an offering for sale in any jurisdiction where the project is not registered. E.&O.E
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