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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of December 31 ARIES Mar21–Apr19 Most salamanders reproduce by laying eggs, but the alpine salamander doesn’t. Females of that species give birth to live young after long pregnancies that may last three years. What does this have to do with you? Well, I expect you to experience a metaphorical pregnancy in the coming months. Even if you’re male, you will be gestating a project or creation or inspiration. And it’s important that you don’t let your the incubation period drag on and on and on, as the alpine salamanders do. I suggest you give birth no later than July.
TAURUS Apr20–May20 Maybe you have had a dream like this: You’re wandering around a house you live in, and at the end of a long hallway you come to a door you’ve never seen before. How could you have missed it in the past? It must have been there the whole time. You turn the knob, open the door, and slip inside. Amazing! The room is full of interesting things that excite your imagination. What’s more, on the opposite wall there’s another door that leads to further rooms. In fact, you realize there’s an additional section of the house you have never known about or explored. Whether or not you have had a dream like that, Taurus, I’m betting that in 2015, you will experience a symbolically similar series of events in your waking life.
GEMINI May21–June20 The Greek god Zeus had seven wives. Themis, Leto, Eurynome, and Hera were among them. Another was his older sister Demeter, and a sixth was his aunt Mnemosyne. Then there was the sea nymph Metis. Unfortunately, he ate Metis—literally devoured her— which effectively ended their marriage. In 2015, Gemini, I encourage you to avoid Zeus’ jumbled, complicated approach to love and intimacy. Favor quality over quantity. Deepen your focus rather than expanding your options. Most importantly, make sure your romantic adventures never lead to you feeling fragmented or divided against yourself. This is the year you learn more than ever before about what it’s like for all the different parts of you to be united.
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Here are three of my top wishes for you in 2105: You will have a clear, precise sense of what’s yours and what’s not yours; of what’s possible to accomplish and what’s impossible; of what will be a good influence on you and what won’t be. To help ensure that these wishes come true, refer regularly to the following advice from Cancerian author Elizabeth Gilbert: “You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. That’s a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That’s the only thing you should be trying to control.”
LE0 Jul23–Aug22 Author Robert Moss has published 27 books. When he talks about the art of launching and completing big projects, I listen attentively. There’s one piece of advice he offers that would be particularly helpful for you to keep in mind throughout the first half of 2015. “If we wait until we are fully prepared in order to do something, we may never get it done,” he says. “It’s important to do things before we think we are ready.” Can you handle that, Leo? Are you willing to give up your fantasies about being perfectly qualified and perfectly trained and perfectly primed before you dive in?
VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 The fish known as the coelacanth was thought to have become extinct 66 million years ago. That was when they disappeared from the fossil record. But in 1938 a fisherman in South Africa caught a live coelacanth. Eventually, whole colonies were discovered in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa and near Indonesia. I foresee a comparable phenomenon happening in your life during the coming months, Virgo. An influence you believed to have disappeared from your life will resurface. Should you welcome and embrace it? Here’s
what I think: Only if you’re interested in its potential role in your future, not because of a nostalgic attachment.
LIBRA Sep23–Oct22 “Nothing brings people closer than business,” said composer Arnold Schoenberg. You could be living proof of that hypothesis in 2015, Libra. Your drive to engage in profitable activities will be at a peak, and so will your knack for making good decisions about profitable activities. If you cash in on these potentials, your social life will flourish. Your web of connections will expand and deepen. You will generate high levels of camaraderie by collaborating with allies on productive projects.
SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 Deathwatch beetles have a peculiar approach to the mating game. Their seduction technique consists of smacking their heads against a hard object over and over again. This generates a tapping sound that is apparently sexy to potential partners. I discourage you from similar behaviors as you seek the kind of love you want in 2015. The first rule of romantic engagement is this: Sacrificing or diminishing yourself may seem to work in the short run, but it can’t possibly lead to lasting good. If you want to stir up the best results, treat yourself with tenderness and respect.
SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was a German composer whose organ music is still played today. He was a major influence on a far more famous German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). When Bach was a young man, he decided it was crucial for him to experience Buxtehude’s music first-hand. He took a leave of absence from his job and walked over 250 miles to the town where Buxtehude lived. There he received the guidance and inspiration he sought. In 2015, Sagittarius, I’d love to see you summon Bach’s determination as you go in quest of the teaching you want and need.
CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 Even in normal times, you are a fount of regeneration. Your ever-growing hair and fingernails are visible signs of your nonstop renewal. A lot of other action happens without your conscious awareness. For example, your tastebuds replace themselves every two weeks. You produce 200 billion red blood cells and 10 billion white blood cells every day. Every month the epidermis of your skin is completely replaced, and every 12 months your lungs are composed of a fresh set of cells. In 2015, you will continue to revitalize yourself in all these ways, but will also undergo a comparable regeneration of your mind and soul. Here’s my prediction: This will be a year of renaissance, rejuvenation, and reinvention.
AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 “Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living,” says a character in Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” If you have ever felt that way, Aquarius, I predict that you will get some relief in 2015. Your bones won’t be straining as much as they have in the past because you will be living at least one of the lives you have wanted to live but haven’t been able to before. How you will handle all the new lightness that will be available?
PISCES Feb19–Mar20 “Erotomania” is a word for the erroneous fantasies people entertain when they imagine that a celebrity is in love with them. Laughable, right? Just because I have dreams of Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey texting me seductive notes doesn’t mean that she genuinely yearns for my companionship. And yet most of us, including you and me, harbor almost equally outlandish beliefs and misapprehensions about all kinds of things. They may not be as far-fetched as those that arise from erotomania, but they are still out of sync with reality. The good news, Pisces, is that in 2015 you will have the best chance ever to become aware of and shed your delusions—even the long-running, deeply-rooted kinds.
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welcome the snippets of conversation drifting down from my neighbor’s balcony as I write—a group of successful, professional women having a dinner party. I’ve learned about the first signs of menopause, the dying art of RSVPing (and the rudeness of neglecting to), and more juicy details about the over-the-hill dating (and lovemaking) scene than I ever thought I’d want to know. Pop goes another champagne bottle. “Botox? Why would I want to shoot poison into my body?” Things are heating up, and I want so badly to be invited over for peach pie. But it’s less about voyeurism than it
is a fascination with the phases of life yet to come. True, wisdom does not always correlate with age, but I find value in the life perspectives of friends (and neighbors) with more years under their belt—especially the happy ones. Last week I turned 30. A “big one,” my family sang, ominously. A “dirty” one, sang my peers—the term “Dirty 30” apparently denoting the age that a single woman’s biological clock starts ticking louder, prompting lowered standards and sex with younger men to “prolong her youth.” Oh, please. But, though I roll my eyes, there is a biting urgency wrapped up in 30 that seems to be absent from
“Lordy 40” and “Nifty 50.” Like many, my 20s were a wild, naive ride fueled by equal parts joie de vivre and leftover teen angst. A time for experimentation and ever-changing self-identity, where burning the candle at both ends was the norm. A time percolating with a million aspirations tethered by selfdoubt and hard-earned mistakes. The darkest hour was year 27; never have I worked harder or struggled more. My passion limped along, mangled regularly by the acute stabs of overdraft protection notifications from my bank. It’s a year, I notice, that others find particularly hard, too, and while I’m happy to leave
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it in my past, I’m also confident in saying, “Don’t abandon your dreams, it gets easier.” It rained buckets the night I put my 20s to bed. Huddled inside the Red Room, a 32-year-old stranger delivered a ray of hope: “Turning 30 was the best thing that ever happened to me ... You just know yourself better, like completely, and then things start happening like they’re supposed to.” On the Monday morning that followed the death of my 20s, my editor Steve Palopoli, 42, echoed the sentiment, “You know yourself better, yes, but you also know what you want, and you get what you want.” Researchers call the 40s the new “rush hour of life,” a golden age of youth. “Among my peers there’s a now-or-never mood: We still have time for a second act, but we’d better get moving on it,” writes Pamela Druckerman, in a New York Times essay about turning 44. But my friend June Smith, whose social life in her golden years rivals that of a Kardashian, disagrees with the notion of a second act. “With maturity, we realize that we are not running out of time to follow our dreams,” says Smith, between samba lessons. “There is plenty of time for a third act, a fourth, and maybe even more.” I glean countless other sound bytes, too, like, maybe the reason so many romantic relationships fail is because too many of us draw our expectations from the movies. “How many romantic comedies end with a wedding?” asks Jeanne Howard, GT publisher, when pressed for coveted life perspectives. “More stories should begin with a wedding. Marriage will distinguish a successful hero much better than an engagement.” Howard, who, at 56, is one of the happiest and most energetic human beings I know, says she doesn’t want to paint a falsely idealized picture of how she “laughs through the days while horror slides off like water off a duck’s back.” “It’s just easier now,” she says. “The secret isn’t that things aren’t going wrong regularly. The secret is that it’s easier to release anxiety, attachment and self-criticism when they arise.” So life, bring it on.
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Along trails and tiny tributaries in the forest of Pogonip, birds chirp enthusiastically from the trees, telling each other unintelligible stories, possibly about the past storm. Sunlight pierces through the emerald canopy and shines on the still-wet grass, causing the blades to sparkle as if they’re encrusted with thousands of tiny jewels. It’s mushrooms, though, that are the real darling of winter in Santa Cruz County right now—white ones, pink ones, rust colored ones, mushrooms that look like flying saucers and ones that look like flapjacks. And the recent rains have brought out fungi in plentiful supply. Just one year ago, the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair had its most dismal display in recent memory. But the fungal displays at this year’s fair, which kicks off Jan. 9, should be the best in quite a while. It’s rainy times like these that often turn casual hikers into mushroom experts—provided they do their homework. Christian Schwarz, minister of science with the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, remembers the winter he first discovered the world of mycology, or the study of fungi. He soon found it impossible to look away. “I thought mushrooms were disgusting for most of my life, and then we had one rainy year—a lot like this one—in San Diego in 2004. There were mushrooms everywhere, and I got totally hooked on them after my brother got a field guide to mushrooms and we went out together looking for them. I got completely fascinated,” says Schwarz, who is co-authoring a 600-page field guide called “Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast.” Schwarz is on a panel of speakers who will present at the 2015 Fungus Fair, which takes place Jan. 9 through 11 at the Louden Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz. The fair, presented by the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, will include cooking demonstrations, displays, mushroom identification, beer and wine pairing, and a special afterhours mushroom dinner on Friday night. Attendants may learn which mushrooms are tasty and which, like the death cap, are poisonous. The theme for the 41st annual fair is “The World of Mushrooming.” >18
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hen Sue Holt heard in 2013 that a new Santa Cruz city water committee was in need of members, she wanted in. The retired Cabrillo College instructor felt she could bring a unique perspective to the city’s Water Supply Advisory Committee (WSAC), which aims to generate fresh ideas on solving water shortage problems in a transparent and public-oriented way. One of the first steps to doing that is getting a better grip on what the problems actually are. One of the big issues facing the city, says Holt, is a lack of storage
for all the rain that comes during the winter, when people use less water. “We’re really dependent on surface water, and don’t have much in the way of storage,” says Holt. “We’ve got Loch Lomond and that’s it. Our water comes when we don’t need it, and it doesn’t come when we do need it—in the summer.” Holt is one of 14 locals chosen by Santa Cruz city councilmembers for the WSAC—a group of county residents with a wide range of viewpoints, united by one purpose: finding the most viable solutions to Santa Cruz’s water supply woes. If successful, the committee could usher in a new era of how the
community thinks about its water, and it is already holding discussions that transcend the controversial plans for a desalination plant that was put on indefinite hold in 2012. Holt, who represents the unincorporated residents of the Santa Cruz Water District, taught environmental economics and statistics at Cabrillo for almost three decades, with a focus on natural resource protection. She has since served as a consultant on residential water use for the Soquel Creek Water District. As part of the committee, Holt developed a newfound appreciation for Santa Cruz customers >16
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THE WATER SQUAD <14 and for water director Rosemary Menard, who has praised Santa Cruz’s conservation through the drier summer months, when people normally use much more water. “[Menard] said that we turned summer into winter,” says Holt. “I thought that this was remarkable because it’s true. In a summer day, we would normally use around 10 million gallons a day, and this summer we were using under seven-and-a-half gallons a day. Right now it’s about 6.3 million gallons a day.” The committee met for the first time last April, and was initially given a year to compose a set of recommendations for the Santa Cruz City Council, but after just eight months of research and deliberation, WSAC members now fully understand the staggering complexities surrounding the issue.
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supply,” Baskin says. “Right now, our portfolio is not as reliable and as sufficient as we would like it to be, so what do we add to our portfolio to give us more water?” That’s the question that WSAC members are eager to answer. David Stearns, who also represents the Water Commission on the committee, feels that the work the committee is laying out has the potential to become a model for other communities. “This group is going to make a pretty important set of recommendations to the City Council that will help guide water policy for the next 25 to 30 years, and it’s exciting to be a part of that process,” says Stearns. “Hopefully we will come up with a world-class, world-recognized model that other communities around the world can look to and say, ‘Wow, that was brave and daring and sustainable, and ultimately successful.’ Santa >20
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Some members tell GT they plan to seek an extension from the City Council in order to make the best recommendations they can. The plurality of those recommendations is important. And the process of making smart choices about the future of a town’s water security may resemble the process of making good financial ones. Retired lawyer David Baskin, who represents the Santa Cruz Water Commission on the committee, says that a diverse portfolio of options may be the ultimate fix to the water department’s supply gap. “It’s the notion of a water portfolio, where you have a diversity of supply sources—and hopefully some redundancy in your supply sources— so that as various conditions change, you can draw on different parts of the portfolio, and over time it enables you to have a consistency and reliability of supply, and a more sufficient
Sea otters have had a pretty good year. One of California’s youngest captive otters, for instance, was whisked away to a cushy Chicago aquarium just this year. The otter pup was just days old and less than 6 pounds when she was discovered by beach-goers at Half Moon Bay. After relaxing at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Luna (named for Half Moon Bay, of course) was shipped off to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, where she was promptly fattened up on a diet of crab, clams and shrimp. The now-plump baby otter has been a big hit in the Windy City. USA Today even posted a video titled “Baby Sea Otter is the Best Thing to Happen to Chicago Since Oprah” (much to the chagrin of President Obama, we’re sure). Another well-loved captive
otter, Taylor, just celebrated his 21st birthday with his scientist trainers at Long Marine Lab. (For more information on that, see page 34). Taylor and Luna’s wild counterparts may receive prolonged protection through a bill recently introduced by Sen. Bill Monning and Assemblymembers Luis Alejo and Mark Stone. If approved, Senate Bill 17 will keep the California Sea Otter Fund, the primary source of funding for many otter management and conservation programs, alive for another five years. The fund, which is currently scheduled to sunset in 2016, was first introduced in 2007 and has since garnered more than $2 million for otter conservation. Californians can voluntarily contribute to the fund on their state income tax. Though otters were
nearly exterminated by the 19th-century fur trade, their numbers have since grown. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that current populations are now stable. USGS biologists calculated this year’s otter population at 2,944 individuals, a five-otter increase from last year. To be relieved of its endangered status, the population needs to accrue 147 more otters and maintain at least that number for three consecutive years.
GLAD TIDINGS Bredette Dyer, a trainee for the Homeless Garden Project (HGP), worried this holiday season that she would again be without a home when she learned that her rent would be increasing by $325 a month. Dyer had been working a part-time seasonal job wrapping gifts at The Garden
Company on Mission Street. When owner Charlie Keutmann found out about his new hardworking employee’s predicament, he promoted her to a 32-hour-per-week job, starting in February. “I love the security of knowing that I will have a stable income, not just hoping for the rest,” Dyer says. “I’ll be able to stay in my home and pay my rent, even if it’s high.” A few months earlier, HGP executive director Darrie Ganzhorn had Keutmann come in and speak about transitioning into the workforce. Since then, Dyer is the second person from HGP whom he hired. “That’s a really big part of what we’re trying to do here, create a community that's working to get to solve homelessness,” Ganzhorn says, “and Charlie and The Garden Company have really done that.” JAKE PIERCE
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MUCH A DEW <14 A variety of local and world-renowned mycophiles from across the globe will speak to their experiences with fungi, like Taylor Lockwood—a mushroom photographer whose work has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times, among others—and Alan Rockefeller, who has spent the better part of a decade studying the fungi of Mexico. People will learn about mushroom collecting in Tibet and the Amazon with presenter Daniel Winkler, who grew up gathering mushrooms in the Alps. “We’ll have talks about the fun stuff with mushrooms as well as the technical aspects,” says Phil Carpenter, local speaker at the fair and longtime Fungus Federation member. Carpenter, who organizes the fair, has been pursuing mycology for more than 30 years, and was drawn to mushrooms from a young age for rather simple reasons. “I grew up eating them, and I find them really tasty,” says Carpenter.
Some of the more delectable local fungi, in Carpenter’s eyes, include the chanterelle, porcini, and his personal favorite, the black trumpet. (Schwarz, too, is a big fan of the black trumpet, which began fruiting early this year, but he also loves white king boletes, bear’s head mushrooms, and candy caps, which make for a great cheesecake, he says.) Carpenter believes that many are initially drawn to the world of wild mushrooms for the edible rewards, as he was. But he’s noticed over the years that the very act of foraging can be the most alluring and addicting part of mushroom hunting. “I really love the hunter/gatherer, treasure-hunting aspect,” says Carpenter. After the heavy rains in the past weeks, all forms of fungi, both common and rare, are popping up around Santa Cruz County—a blessing for mushroom hunters gathering specimens for the fair’s display area, a recreated woodsy habitat in Louden Nelson. (Or … could it be a curse?)
“It’s kind of a sweet and sour sort of thing because, for us, if we have 350 species, we’re very pleased with it, but J.Q. Public might find that a little overwhelming,” says Carpenter. Mushroomers have stumbled across some surprising finds this year. Schwarz has been seeing many species of Cortinarius, commonly known as webcaps. This is the most diverse genus of mushrooms in the world, and these mushrooms come in vibrant colors, including brilliant lime green. Carpenter, who pays close attention to his property in Aptos, has been seeing mushrooms there that he’s never seen in 25 years. “I saw a chestnut bolete, which is common on the East Coast but is not so common here. In fact, it’s only been seen on my property, except for this year when it was found on campus,” he says. On his property, Carpenter also came across a foreign form of hygrophorus, which is usually found in England.
Carpenter has no explanation for the mysterious find at this point. An indexing survey called the Santa Cruz Mycoflora Project is currently trying to determine how many mushrooms can be found in the county. Schwarz estimates the number is about 2,000. With the bounty of mushrooms springing up from the saturated soil, Carpenter expects this year’s fair to be a remarkable one, but, above all, he hopes that everyone who attends has fun, and learns something new about the wide world of fungi. “I hope they have fun with the food aspect,” he says, “and with the beauty and the diversity.”
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n 2014, Santa Cruz stunk. Not in metaphorical way, either—from fish die-offs to a drought-induced bathing downturn, we literally smelled bad. Hopefully one day we can all look back and laugh about it, so why not today? Yes, as is our dearly held tradition, our staff went back and collected the strangest Santa Cruz news that we could remember trying to forget this year. The good news is that the news is not all bad; that is to say, for every dumb criminal, there is a cuddly sea creature (actually the ratio is like 3-to-1, but we’ll take what we can get). And this year was weird in so many different ways: freak-outs by natural forces, freak-outs by animals, freak-outs by politicians, freak-outs by people on Pacific Avenue—OK, there were a lot of freak-outs. Santa Cruz had some setbacks, but there were some karmic victories, too. As a community, we all argued over big issues and sometimes got, uh, kind of carried away. Let us now carry you away in a different sense, back through the last 12 months of crazy, Santa Cruz style.
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LIKE BABY, BABY, BABY, NO Barely allowing Santa Cruz residents time to file away all of 2013â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ridiculousness, Justin Bieber kicked off the new year by tweeting that he and his father were going on a road trip with some friends in an RV. Soon after, the Canadian-born heartthrob was spotted in Santa Cruz with his girlfriend Selena Gomez, according to numerous reports. (OMG, the same Selena who had broken up with him just days earlier!) The on-again, off-again pair reportedly hit up Pogonip, and Bieber even lovingly posted a video of his dad wiping out on a Segway under some redwood trees. Predictably, Beliebers flocked to Aptos to see â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jelena,â&#x20AC;? many hanging out around Seascape Resort for hours. A source close to Gomez later denied the trip ever happened, which makes sense, since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be pretty hard to fit that much ego into one vehicle.
THIS REALLY HAPPENED, EVEN THE SEA LION PART Silly puppy, train track bridges are never safe for doggies! When a chow chow walking across a train trestle bridge by the Boardwalk fell into the San Lorenzo River, a poochlover called in the fall. Boardwalk security officers responded, and, as they approached, they saw the dog treading water in circles and tried to whistle it ashore. A sea lion swam up and pulled the dog underwater. He later resurfaced, floating unconscious toward the officers. The officers then began performing CPR until the dog started coughing up water and breathing on its own.
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CHEW THIS ONE OVER Last year, the confusingly named
real estate magazine Estate (like, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not real?) published a list of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best U.S. Cities for Hippies,â&#x20AC;? and Santa Cruz wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never again,â&#x20AC;? said a bunch of really high people! So when Santa Cruz Labs posted a picture of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reef Jerky,â&#x20AC;? the newest exploration into munchie madness from Santa Cruz-based company Badfish Extracts, weed enthusiasts all over the world united to make it an instant Internet sensation. Combining a cowboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of beef jerky with a cowboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of marijuana (OK, yes, the cowboy is Willie Nelson), it took third place in the 2014 High Times Cannabis Cup, and is no doubt the most delicious and yet frustrating THC-infused food ever. Unconfirmed reports of an epidemic of sore jaws continue to spread through Santa Cruz.
BEACH ACTIVITY SHOOTS UP What a year for spectacle along the Santa Cruz coastline, right? The whales! The anchovies! The hypodermic syringes! Yes, the debate over drug needles in Santa Cruz took a super-weird turn on Feb. 11, when Seabright Beach had to be closed for several hours due to dozens of used syringes found on the shore. Twin Lakes and Its Beach were also treated to this unusual tide, and by â&#x20AC;&#x153;unusual,â&#x20AC;? we mean really gross.
SQUEEZEBOXED OUT While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that the protection of citizens from accordions is one of the most persuasive arguments for militarizing Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s police force, it still seemed all kinds of wrong when beloved street performer the Great Morgani (aka Frank Lima) was threatened with a $300 ticket for performing in front of the Verizon store on Pacific Avenue. The guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a local legend, and he already has to wear lycraâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that punishment enough? This was more fallout from the 2013 downtown ordinances which, among other things,
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Hey, sexy Tim Goncharoff, I was just sitting here soaking in the bath, painting my nails black (remember? ha ha!) and thinking back on this year. I still think it is so unfair that you had to call off your Santa Cruz City Council campaign in March because those jerks at Santa Cruz Weekly said you had been making up Facebook profiles of sexy-talking, lingerie-clad women and then using them as sock puppet accounts to support your political positions. SMH. It’s no wonder those freaks got bought by Good Times! Or was it the other way around? It’s so hard to think about when I’m all alone in this hot, hot water, wearing only a Catwoman costume! Anyway, don’t you worry, sugar, our day will come. It’s like that time you posted on Facebook that Barack Obama had written you personally and said: “I wish you all the best.” Isn’t it amazing that everything can be real? As real as me in the bath, writing this right now? XOXO P.S. See you at the hot-oil party tomorrow!
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MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY 17 A study by Civinomics found that Santa Cruz tech workers who commute to Silicon Valley would be willing to forgo, on average, 9 percent of their salary in order to be able to work locally. As he momentarily considered whether to join them on this side of the hill, Google CEO Larry Page asked: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wait, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 9 percent of a non stop procession of dump trucks full of money?â&#x20AC;? A P R I L
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A total of 20 Banana Slugs were arrested in the early morning sunlight of April 2, followed by two more arrests the following morning, during a two-day protest of what graduate student employees in the UC system say are unfair labor practices. These Slugs were of course UC students, since slimy, yellow actual banana slugs donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give one goddamn about labor relations, and think of graduate student employees mostly as giant shoes that are scary. The protesters were arrested without incident, except for one young woman who was accused of striking an officer in the head, and a student who allegedly writhed on the ground pretending he was shot with a Taser, for some reason.
WHERE WE RANKED AS A CITY Following last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s god-awful excuse for a winterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a time so dry and sunny it saw cherry blossoms popping out as early as Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the San Lorenzo River reached historically low levels. In April, the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously approved water restrictions for 90,000 water customersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the first mandatory cuts to water use in 25 years. It was a thirsty summer, to say the least, permeated by the scent of sponge-bathed bodies and mellowing yellow.
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SERIOUSLY, THIS SUCKED Weekly protests erupted in the breastfeeding community when Dominican Hospital nipped the contract of longtime lactation consultant Janet Hoover, alleging financial mismanagementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a charge Hoover denied. Hoover got fed up with fighting, but luckily someone at Sutter Health was keeping abreast of the story. They latched onto Hooverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nurturing ways, and hired her to work in the maternity ward.
I BET YOU SAY THAT TO ALL THE CROWDS OF TECH ENTHUSIASTS Former Apple evangelist and general success in all things Guy Kawasaki came to Santa Cruz to talk about the importance of charisma among entrepreneurs. He encouraged people to smile more, and explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feet are a good thing. Ladies, you are not getting older, you are getting more enchanting.â&#x20AC;? And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why he gets to do talks about the importance of charisma among entrepreneurs.
DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T FRACK WITH US With a 5-0 vote from the Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County became the first in the country to outlaw fracking, the controversial method of extracting petroleum and natural gas from the surface of the earth. Critics of fracking point to the fact that about 25 percent of the chemicals used in the process are known carcinogens, which could contaminate the groundwater supply. Not that anyone around here is worried about a bleak dystopian future brought on by water shortages or anything.
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AND THAT’S NOT EVEN THE WORST THING THAT’S BEEN IN THAT BAG It’s generally safe to say that when you go to visit the father of your child in court, where he’s being tried for a gun-related offense, you should leave your illegal firearm at home. But give local woman Brisa Santillan some major props for audacity in her attempt to sneak her side arm past a metal detector and X-ray machine in a diaper bag. And doing it all with her 6-month-old on her arm! Truly, today’s modern parent faces many challenges.
THROWING AWAY YOUR VOTE If you were depressed by the results of this year’s elections on a national level, don’t be! Turns out there’s plenty to be depressed about right here at home, like the fact that your ballot might have been among the 573 lost in Santa Cruz County during the primary election. The mail-in ballots were postmarked on or before the election, but arrived the day after polling stations closed. Newman!
NO MORE MR. KNIFE GUY The local debate over a hypothetical “sanctuary camp” for the homeless in Santa Cruz got a lot of attention when photographer Helbard Alkhassadeh, who runs the site StabSantaCruz.com, posted a heavily trafficked opinion piece online called “Santa Cruz is About to Make a Huge Mistake,” in which he hit the panic button over the idea, theorizing that such a camp would drive down real estate values, attract the mentally ill, and raise crime rates. His call to write city councilmembers in opposition, however, seemed a tad dramatic, as Santa Cruz is not technically
WILL, YOU PLEASE COME BACK Fans who vilified the decision by UCSC to stop funding Shakespeare Santa Cruz, one of the area’s most beloved artistic institutions, actually put their money where their mouths were, crowdfunding a new independent version of the group to the tune of $1.1 million. Thusly did the rechristened Santa Cruz Shakespeare return to the Glen on Fourth of July weekend, staging a new season that was successful enough to allow them to expand their schedule in 2015 (tickets for Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing and the non-Shakespeare The Liar go on sale in April). In conclusion, some quote from a Shakespeare play!
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THE FISHENING The month of August opened with a ripe, rotting-fish aroma, which hung over the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor and intensified in the hot sun. At its peak, the fishiness reached motorists as far away as Highway 1—even after their windows were rolled tightly up. The source of the stench, which has carved itself forever into the local psyche, was a massive school of anchovies, whose inexplicable decision to all swim into the harbor at once the night before was the last mass-decision they ever made. Starved of oxygen by so many anchovy bodies in such a small area, thousands went belly up. It was the worst fish die-off Santa Cruz has seen in many years, leaving a thick slime on top of the water. Somehow, volunteers endured the stink to haul them off to the landfill, a process that took several days.
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about to do anything in regard to a sanctuary camp, and there are no plans to even consider a plan. Alkhassadeh’s site keeps track of stabbings in Santa Cruz, which explains why he has more time on his hands, since the number of incidents has dropped from 72 in 2009 to 19 this year.
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Santa Cruz has had its fair share of stupid criminals, like the one who held up a bank by writing a note on his own deposit slip. Or the woman who stole an IRS check from her friend and ended up having to pay back her friend’s debt when she went to cash it at the bank. Then there was August’s unidentified man who robbed a 7-Eleven with a semi-automatic handgun ... for a carton of cigarettes. The man, who had a goatee and mustache and was wearing sunglasses and a dark bandana, is still at large, and apparently can’t quit whenever he wants.
When an installation popped up in a Gap window on Pacific Avenue in September featuring a row of black “1969” jeans hanging from nooses, a lot of people probably thought, “Oh, I get it. The name of the jeans references a tumultuous year of race riots, freedom rides, and police brutality against civil rights protestors in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. These jeans are being hung by nooses, commonly associated with lynchings. A photo of AfricanAmerican actor Michael Williams is inexplicably adjacent to these jeans. THIS IS A TOTALLY LEGITIMATE WAY TO SELL PANTS.” Psych! No one thought that.
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HE’S GOT US ALL LICKED What else is there to say about the world’s longest tongue, except that young Santa Cruz comedian and artist Nick Stroeberl is clearly the future of human evolution? Besides not needing a napkin, we can only hope that he’s also able to pick his own nose with his 3.97-inch tongue—highly efficient, and saves paper. Stroeberl has even got tongue celebrity Gene Simmons kicked to the curb. Can we just ask where he measures from?
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ADORABLE HERO SAVES ADORABLE DOG Some pretty messed up things happened in September, so when a baby-faced angel of mercy committed the ultimate act of selflessness, it got us all tearyeyed. When Heather Swallow took her beloved pooch, Magnolia, on a midnight walk one evening, the canine was sucked into the rising tide. Clayton Knipe, who had stopped to admire the evening view, heard Swallow’s terrified cries for help, and jumped into action— bounding over the rocks, he went to investigate and fell into the water, fully clothed. When Magnolia swam to Knipe, he heroically shoved her onto a rock, back to safety. But then Knipe had a difficult time competing with the thrashing waves, and … suspenseful pause … was finally able to pull himself out. Dog saved, owner happy, and humble hunk made into an insta-hero. He told the Santa Cruz Sentinel, “I don't need a gold medal or anything.” Swoon.
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THEN TAKE A LEFT AT AUTOBIOGRAPHIES Around 1:30 a.m., on a seemingly peaceful Saturday night in downtown Santa Cruz, a sonic boom erupted on Pacific Avenue, drawing a crowd of stumbling passersby as they made their way home from the bar. There was no bomb, and no one was hurt, save for some shelves and a couple of hundred books. A motorcyclist had crashed headfirst into a window of Logos Books & Records, apparently mistaking the bookstore for a shortcut. When asked if he was OK, the motorcyclist
replied only with a 1,000-yard stare as he paced back and forth. Intoxicated pedestrians walked freely in and out of the bookstore’s new temporary entrance until police arrived on the scene.
I DO NOT THINK THAT WORD MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS Considering that acts of civil disobedience are as commonplace as street performances in Santa Cruz, it came as a shock to many when SCPD Deputy Chief Steve Clark announced on the evening news that city council candidate
Leonie Sherman—who was arrested for hanging a banner at a WTO protest 15 years ago—was actually an anarchist. Now, translated from the Greek, “anarchy” literally means “without rulers,” which kind of fundamentally exempts someone running for political office from being considered an anarchist. Sherman supporters and linguists expressed outrage, and she lost two weeks later.
MOIST VALUABLE PLAYERS Despite the lack of cutting-edge solutions to this year’s ongoing drought, like a spit catchment system or a urine recycling unit
for the home or office, the Oct. 16 Santa Cruz Water Supply Convention was well attended and deemed a success. Proponents of water conservation gathered from across the world to showcase their strategies and inventions to the people of Santa Cruz County, but the complete absence of cosplay worked to dampen the event’s excitement, especially for those expecting an appearance from Salty, the walking, talking desal plant, or Chet, the infamous water-diverting pot grower from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Oh well, there’s always next year.
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A man arrested Halloween night on Pacific Avenue for attacking a fake Fox newscaster with a tennis racquet ended up becoming a national news story himself. The original frenzy of media coverage stuck to the “Only in Santa Cruz” angle. The second, just days later, focused on Sean Kory's dreamy mugshot, and had women across the country asking, “How are those green eyes peering so deeply into my soul?” “Will his dreadlocks keep me warm at night?” and “If I cut my hair, will he think I look like Andrea Mitchell?”
Animal physiologists in Santa Cruz rejoiced as Taylor the southern sea otter turned 21, making him both old enough to legally drink and the oldest animal of his species. Taylor has played assistant to scientists at the Long Marine Laboratory in their research on otter physiology and natural history since 2005. Though his muzzle is gray and his eyesight is far from what it used to be, his trainers attest that he’s in great health. Taylor is still able-bodied enough to enact a reign of terror upon any bivalve that crosses his path, and his age certainly didn’t show when he dismembered his shrimpadorned birthday cake while doing underwater barrel rolls.
ALL THESE GUYS ARE PROBABLY ANARCHISTS In local election results, former Watsonville Police Chief Terry Medina came up short in his battle for the county’s 4th District against lovable, bumbling County Supervisor Greg Caput. Capitola voted against increasing hotel taxes from 10 to 11 percent, because that obviously would have ruined the tourist economy. A homeless man stole a red election suitcase, which police later recovered on Mission Street. And County Treasurer Fred Keeley’s name was noticeably absent from the ballot, having announced his resignation so the position could be merged with the county controller. The former assemblymember has often remarked that, early in his political career, someone told him, “You can either be feared, or you can be respected.” He claims to have chosen to be respected, but now is the time for us to confess: Keeley, we’re terrified of you.
THY WILL BE DONE AND EVERYTHING, GOD, BUT THAT WAS KIND OF A JERK MOVE Santa Cruz citizens were delighted when the recent Pineapple Express storm brought much-needed showers to our water-deprived county. But the celebration was cut short when an 80-foot fir tree collapsed from high winds onto a sixth-grader at Gateway Elementary. The boy was trapped for 15 minutes before firefighters broke out the chainsaw and rescued him. When asked for comment, principal Zachary Roberts shared that he was truly stumped. “Unexpected,” Roberts said, “very unexpected.” Gateway Elementary Principal Zachary Roberts does not panic easily.
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AGAINST ALL ODDS Maria Gitin, author of ‘This Bright Light of Ours,’ will speak in Monterey on Jan. 21, and at Stanford University on Jan. 28.
Local activist recounts her experiences in the most violently segregated county in Alabama during the civil rights movement BY ANNE-MARIE HARRISON
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and then the next day some white guys were trying to kill you,” she says. “Psychologically, it was very tough.” Still, students who went to Selma for a summer were fully aware of the difference between their reality and that of the African American locals they had come to support: “We were there to help them register to vote, but they were risking their lives.” The 1965 Voting Rights Act came into effect months after Gitin returned to the Bay Area, and most history books pick up from that point, with King and Rosa Parks leading the narrative. Years after her time there, Gitin decided that those early days of Selma needed to be documented. “I wanted to tell the stories of other ordinary people who were there, and the purpose of doing that was to show that I was an example of several hundred, thousands of other kids who had this kind of motivation,” she says. Gitin has been speaking about her book around the Bay Area, and her upcoming January speaking events in Monterey and Stanford follow the Jan. 9 release of Oprah Winfrey’s widely anticipated film Selma. In the wake of protests from Ferguson to Berkeley, Gitin hopes that reminders like the film and her book can push young activists to seize the momentum. “I think we have potential for a real race relations movement, once again led by African Americans, if people will give it a chance and not give the bullhorn constantly to the primarily white anarchists and primarily white thugs who show up to break windows and cause a disturbance.” Advocating for others is always a worthwhile endeavor, says Gitin, but the goal needs to be to support, and not subvert. “It’s not like ‘I’m white, so you should love me and I’m here to be the boss,’” she says. “It should be ‘How, as a white person, can I help make this better?’” Maria Gitin will be speaking at Monterey Institute of International Studies on Wednesday, Jan. 21 as part of the YWCA
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Having helped to establish the Santa Cruz Americana scene, Mylo Jenkins returns with a new approach BY AARON CARNES
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he members of Santa Cruz’s Mylo Jenkins played together for the first time in three years this past August at the Crepe Place, and were surprised at how well it went. “What was trippy about it was that it felt like we hadn’t missed a beat,” says singer/guitarist Dan Kocher. “There was a certain amount of worry about not having touched the songs in so long, that they would fall flat, or that they wouldn’t have the same fire to them. But it went really well, and it was well received. People really dialed up their solos, it felt like things
were right back in rhythm.” The band’s dynamics may be the same, but what did change—for the better—while they were gone is that bluegrass, Americana and folk music have taken off locally. During their initial run, they were one of only a couple of young bands mixing traditional American folk and country with a newer indie rock edge. Now it’s a major part of Santa Cruz’s music scene. Prior to their extended hiatus, they’d been a band for eight years. But initially it was Kocher’s project with two others backing him on his solo material. By the end they’d
evolved into a seven-piece folk ensemble. “It was kind of a slow, gradual addition of members. We’d bring someone in to do a couple songs, and their role would expand a little more,” says Kocher. “We’ve been a really loose band anyway. Everyone says it’s like a relationship. It was a friends-with-benefits kind of thing—we would switch instruments if people couldn’t make it.” For the three-piece, Kocher wrote densely packed singer-songwriterfocused country tunes inspired by Johnny Cash and Hank Williams. The backing musicians accented
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what he brought, but with more members Kocher’s songwriting style shifted. Before they went on hiatus, they wrote a bunch of new, more spacious and eclectic songs, which they hope to record now that they are back together. “These songs were more directed towards a band, rather than songs coming out of someone’s bedroom,” Kocher says. “If you liked the last stuff, you’d probably like this stuff, too.” At the Crepe Place show, the dynamic was even more democratic than Kocher expected. In fact, they haven’t even played another show until this week, because Matt Chaney has been out of town most of that time. “We thought maybe we’d play in-between with him gone, but he’s such a crucial piece of the band, we all felt like we had to have him back,” Kocher says. “At the last practice, everyone said, ‘do you have anything new?’ I realized that I had been writing a lot of solo stuff that wasn’t for a band at all. I can see it where I’m bringing unfinished songs to the practice and having people chime in. That’s exciting for me, ’cause I’ve never operated in a band like that, ever.” Kocher hopes to get into the studio in 2015. He considers the newer material to be written by the group as a whole, part of a very different dynamic within the band than what he started with. “We have fun, and we definitely want to make good music at the same time. We’re going to reach that limit at some point where the dream of having a loosey goosey kind of relationship doesn’t work out as much,” Kocher says. “While I think we still have a friends-with-benefits kind of thing, I feel like it still is a serious thing when we get together and play. We’re kind of like every new couple, where they’ve broken up several times, and they kept getting back together until they’ve sort of settled into something. I want this to be a lasting thing.”
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EVERYBODY’S OCEAN Is it blue? Is it green? Monstrous and frightening, or serene and calming? What does the ocean bring to mind? That’s the question that the Museum of Art & History poses this week with their First Friday “Everybody’s Ocean” exhibit—part crowd-sourced and part curated, this exhibit asked 158 people from the Santa Cruz community what the ocean means to them. This Friday will feature their answers, as well as hands-on activities, including the storytelling of Jason Wyman, dry ice and projections, electronic audio performances, live guitar and ocean video from Henry Kaiser. Info: 5:45-9 p.m., Friday, Jan. 2, Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. 429-1964.
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WEDNESDAY 12/31 SPIRITUAL New Year’s Eve Interfaith Vigil for Peace An evening of silence, meditation and walking the Labyrinth. Three 15-minute periods of silent meditation, each hour with readings from universal wisdom traditions. Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and unaffiliated welcome. 8 p.m. Holy Cross Parish Hall, 170 High St., Santa Cruz. BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH COMPASSION Fun-filled New Year’s gathering—Buddhist style. As the clock strikes midnight, we will chant the mantra of compassion to bring the year in with hopes of peace. Refreshments and snacks served. Join us any time throughout the evening. 9 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. Donations of flowers, food or money gratefully accepted.
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URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL Imagine a world where water shortages have led to government-enforced bans on private toilets. Doesn’t sound too far off, does it? With the drought on all our minds, it’s an interesting time for Cabrillo Stage to present the beloved musical comedy that explores what happens when water is in short supply, and greed, love, corruption, and revolution fill the void. Directed by Andrew Ceglio and choreographed by Ashley Rae Little. Info: 7:30 p.m., Jan. 1, Cabrillo Stage Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz. 479-6364. $18-$39.
SHERRY AUSTIN WITH HENHOUSE A magical combination of music woven from folk, country, and rock. Sherry Austin (rhythm guitar, vocals), Sharon Allen (vocals, guitar), Tracy Parker (bass, vocals), Patti Maxine (lap steel, dobro). 6 - 10 p.m. Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant & Inn. Free. EXTRA LARGE Local favorite, six-piece ensemble plays blended style of reggae, Latin spice, and funk. 9:30 p.m., $15. Crow’s Nest, 2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. DJ WATTZ. Hip-hop, house, Top 40— whatever, it’s free. 21 + over. The Catalyst. Downtown Santa Cruz.
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WEDNESDAY 12/31 ALISON SHARINO BAND AT COCOANUT GROVE The Cocoanut Grove is known for keeping it classy. This New Year’s Eve, they’re offering the chance to put on those slingbacks and coattails (hopefully together) and indulge in a buffet of upscale treats with Caribbean coconut chicken, New York steak, and red snapper. Sway the night away to the Alison Sharino Band’s rendition of hits from “Mony Mony” to “Hey Ya.” Grab (or rather daintily pick up) your complimentary champagne flute and enjoy a live DJ and full bar, as the minutes count down to midnight. Info: 7 p.m., Cocoanut Grove Ballroom, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. $45-$95.
community arts celebration in historic downtown Monterey. Musicians, dancers, singers, poets. Music styles: classical, folk, jazz, salsa, reggae, rock and world music. Alcohol-free. $20/$12/Five and under free.
CLASSES SALSA RUEDA Learn how to dance and get fit at the same time. No partners needed. Drop-ins welcome. 8-9 p.m. Portuguese Hall by Costco and Harvey West Park. 818-1834. www. BailamosSalsaRueda.com $7/$5. ARGENTINE TANGO Ongoing Wednesdays With John & Nancy Lingemann. Beginners/Int. 7-10 p.m. Parish Hall
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GROUPS INSPIRATIONAL CAREGIVER’S SUPPORT GROUP Explore strategies on caring for loved ones. Jan. 17. RSVP: diana@ mindnhealth.com. St Joseph’s Shrine in Santa Cruz (West Cliff Drive near Lighthouse.)Free.
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WEDNESDAY 12/31
IRATION AT THE CATALYST
WINTER WONDERLAND FEATURING DJ DEX AT ZELDA’S
Maybe neon-screaming electro pop hits don’t sound like a relaxing way to ring in the New Year? So chill out with Iration, the Expanders, and the Wheeland Brothers at the Cat this Wednesday Eve for an evening of rock, reggae, and pop rhythms that offer a way laid-back vibe to the bubblemania taking place beyond the doors. Tune in, rock on, chill out.
Here’s a NYE novelty: a free event. That’s right, Zelda’s presents South Bay DJ Dex with his medley of remixed funk, a little classic rock, pop and dubstep spun together for a set of grooves for everyone, on any budget. Expect the standard party goodies of prizes, specials, and favors, as you wave goodbye to 2014, and hello to the New Year.
Info: 8 p.m., The Catalyst, 1101 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 429-4135. $45.
Info: Dinner 4:30p.m., Zelda’s on the Beach, 203 Esplanade, Capitola. 475-4900. Free.
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HEALTH QIGONG FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH CANCER Simple exercises, meditation, and acupressure points to address side effects of surgery, chemo and radiation. First Saturday of every month. 9-10 p.m. 1729 Seabright Ave., Suite E. WomenCARE. Free.
MUSIC ESOTERIC COLLECTIVE PLAYS JAZZ Notable quartet plays jazz ranging from 1940s bebop to the 1960s. Cole Porter to Miles Davis. Family-friendly venue known for fresh California cuisine, fine wines and ocean views. 6-9 p.m. Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant and Inn, 1 Davenport Ave., Davenport. Free.
OUTDOORS UC SANTA CRUZ ARBORETUM GARDEN TOUR First Saturday of every month. Explore amazing collection of rare and
extraordinary plants from native California, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. High St., west of Western Drive. Free with admission.
SUNDAY 1/4 GROUPS NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS: SANTA CRUZ Members share their experiences, strengths and hopes at weekly meetings. www.naranoncalifornia.org/norcal. 6:30-8 p.m. Santa Cruz Sutter Hospital, Sutter Room, 2900 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. Saveyoursanity@aol.com. Free. SERENITY FIRST — PAGANS IN RECOVERY A weekly meeting with a Pagan flair, where guests are free to discuss their spiritual paths, including those which are nature-based and goddess-centered. Those from all 12-step programs are welcome. 7-8 p.m. Epic Adventure Games, 222 Mt. Hermon Road, Suite A, Scotts Valley. 3368591. Free (donations accepted).
SPIRITUAL INSPIRATIONAL MEDITATION SERVICE Join the Santa Cruz SRF Meditation Group for Sunday morning Inspirational Service. Includes inspirational readings from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, the founder of SelfRealization Fellowship and the author of Autobiography of a Yogi. 11 a.m.-Noon. Call for location 334-2088. GUIDED MEDITATION Led by Venerable Drimay, an excellent way to learn how to set up a daily meditation practice. Stabilizing meditation followed by guided contemplation on various Dharma topics. Doors close at 9:35 a.m. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383. Donation.
MONDAY 1/5 HEALTH ARM-IN-ARM CANCER SUPPORT GROUP For women with advanced, recurrent and
metastatic cancers. Registration required. 12:30–2 p.m. 457-2273. Free. DEPRESSION RECOVERY AND STRESS MANAGEMENT LECTURE SERIES A free lecture series, nine-week seminar, by Dr. Neil Nedley hosted by the Watsonville Seventh Day Adventist Church. How to control and remove negative symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression. Begins Jan. 5 and continues weekly at the church. 6:30 p.m. 700 South Green Valley Road, Watsonville. 325-7993.
TUESDAY 1/6 ARTS SOULCOLLAGE Easy art-based collage method to build and create your own tarot collage deck of cards. 7–9 p.m. Elemental Art Studio-128. Tannery Arts Center, 1050 River St., Santa Cruz. $10 all included. Register in advance by calling Iris: 212-1398.
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JOHN MICHAEL BAND John Michael is a trained opera singer, a spot-on vocal impressionist, and a longtime rock ’n’ roller. The one thing he’s not is a radio DJ. That’s a totally different John Michael. “A lot of times I get mistaken. People ask me if I’m John Michael from 104.3, the Hippo. And I go, ‘no, but I have played with him.’ He’s a heck of a nice guy, but John and I are different people,” Michael says. “I’m John Michael the vocalist. He plays drums.”
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Michael the vocalist puts his impressionist talents to use with his latest group, the John Michael Band. He and his rotating cast of players started playing in 2010, doing sets of mostly covers, and he sounds just like whichever singer he’s covering.
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“I cover anything from Zeppelin to Sublime to AC/DC to Stevie Wonder, Alice in Chains, and various ’90s rock,” Michael says. “When people come see me play, it’s more about forgetting their problems for a few hours. I try to just give them a really good time, a party atmosphere. I don’t want to come off as some ‘look at me’ guy. I want them to have fun. I want them to keep coming back.” In an effort to keep the covers interesting, Michael turns a lot of the tunes into medleys. For instance, he mashes up Sublime’s “What I Got” with the Temptations’ “My Girl.” He also puts the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” together with Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” “I really make sure I play with really good musicians” Michael says. “I’ve played with guys who are not up to par. At this point in my life, I make sure the guys I play with are really good.” AARON CARNES
INFO: 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2. Crow’s Nest, 2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. $6. 476-4560.
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WEDNESDAY 12/31 DANCE
EXTRA LARGE Russ Leal, lead singer of Extra Large, is a showman, a ham, and an all-around charismatic frontman. The point is he knows how to get a crowd dancing, and he’s got a great band backing him. Extra Large plays just about every style of dance music—funk, Latin, reggae, jazz, soul, hip-hop—both originals and covers (Chili Peppers, Ozomatli, Will Smith, etc.). They are self-proclaimed “fiesta facilitators,” and they quite literally dare you to dance. The whole experience is an uplifting, toetapping good time. They even have a keytar player! AARON CARNES INFO: 9:30 p.m. Crow’s Nest, 2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. $15. 476-4560.
TRIBUTE
SUN KINGS You have to be pretty damn sure of yourself to take on Beatles tunes. Most people know a good chunk of the band’s catalog really well,
so unless you’re going to change the songs up completely, or hit them spot on, you’re venturing into dangerous territory when you cover them. Beatles tribute band the Sun Kings takes on the challenge and handles it magnificently. With 100 Fab Four tunes in the band’s repertoire, and a lineup more than capable of retaining the nuances of the songs, the Sun Kings offer an interesting and entertaining response to their own question: What if the Beatles had reunited in concert? CAT JOHNSON INFO: 9 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $40/adv, $45/door. 603-2294.
AFRO-FUNK
SAMBADÁ Papiba Godinho never expected to front a Brazilian Afro-funk ensemble. He originally left Brazil in 1991, New York-bound, with his eyes set on working at the Stock Exchange. A year later, unsatisfied with his corporate life, he found himself in Santa Cruz teaching Brazilian street dance, capoeira. He formed SambaDá
a few years later, and they’ve become one of the leading Brazilian bands on the West Coast. Today, the ninepiece is going strong, and have both Brazilian immigrants and California natives in the group. Their music is an exciting, vibrant blend of traditional Brazilian music, funk and African rhythms, and the energy on stage is intoxicating. AC INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $20/adv, $25/door. 479-1854.
FRIDAY 1/2 REGGAE
LUJAN Chances are good that if you have followed the band Dubwize for any length of time then you might know that the band’s singer and founder, Lujan, is preparing to release his debut solo album Journey in Song on Jan. 1, with this concert acting as the album’s official release party. The Salinas native will be bringing the love and the good vibes, so if you are looking for a positive way to start 2015, then hitting
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SATURDAY 1/3 TRIBUTE
DECADES Hailing from Chico, the band Decades has a humble, reasonable goal: to learn every song ever written (excluding Hall and Oates).You have to admire the ambition and scope of the project—from Etta James to Bowie to the Clash—though I have no idea what's going on with the Hall and Oates thing. CJ INFO: 9:30 p.m. Crow’s Nest, 2218 E Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. $7. 476-4560.
RAP
E-40 One of the West Coast’s foremost members of the rap community, Vallejo native E-40 is still going strong 25 years into the game. So
INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $30. 423-1338.
MONDAY 1/5 INDIE-FOLK
MILES WICK Miles Wick doesn’t scream for your attention—his songs quietly invite you into their dark corners with whispered thoughts, simple melodies and lyrical openness. Hailing from New York, the singer-songwriter has a haunting, atmospheric sound that balances catchy hooks with spacious, folkinspired arrangements. Singing
songs of emotion, insight and experience, Wick brings to mind Nick Drake, Bill Callahan and Hiss Golden Messenger. CJ INFO: 9 p.m. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave,, Santa Cruz. $8. 429-6994.
INFO: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2. Cabrillo Stage, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. $16$45. 479-6154. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 2 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.
HIP-HOP
AESOP ROCK Any rapper spitting intellectual, abstract lyrics owes a debt of gratitude to Aesop Rock. The New York rapper, who’s currently located in San Francisco, was an underground pioneer in the ’90s and became a sensation in 2002 with his brilliant Labor Days record. What Aesop Rock does is bring a truly poetic, obscure lyrical framework to his rhymes. His delivery is powerful, but requires some heavy thinking for listeners to fully grasp the meaning behind his verses. He helped to up underground rap’s game. AC INFO: 8 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $16/adv, $19/door. 429-4135.
IN THE QUEUE HARRY & THE HITMEN
Psychedelic soul shakedown. Wednesday at Crepe Place LOCOMOTIVE BREATH
Santa Cruz-based classic rock cover band. Friday at Don Quixote’s MOON CADILLAC
Local disco-pop outfit. Saturday at Catalyst REGGAE JAM
Jam-style showcase of local artists. Tuesday at Crow’s Nest
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INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $7/adv, $10/door. 479-1854.
strong, in fact, that this founding member of the Click released three albums in 2013, released two more— Sharp On All 4 Corners: Corner 1 and Sharp On All 4 Corners: Corner 2—this month, with two more planned for next year. That doesn’t sound like an artist who is slowing down, and considering he can still drum up guest appearances from the likes of B.o.B., T-Pain and Mack 10 on his records, why should he? BP
A timely, satirical musical comedy about a futuristic world where public toilets have been banned as a response to a water shortage, Urinetown is a timely tale. Forced to use pay-per-use amenities owned by the evil Urine Good Company, the people, led by one Bobby Strong, fight back in a story that weaves comedy and drama and pokes a little fun at itself (and us). The production runs Jan. 2-18. CAT JOHNSON
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MILITIA OF LOVE ONE A CHORD Saturday January 3rd 9pm $9/12 Brooklyn Afrobeat Powerhouse
ZONGO JUNCTION + SUN HOP FAT Sunday January 4th 8:30pm $10/15 Striptease, Comedy & Folk Revival
KOUNTRY KITTENS BURLESQUE Wednesday January 7th 9pm $26/30 New Zealand Reggae Greats
KATCHAFIRE + IBA MAHR
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Intangibillies Intangibillies 9p Iration NYE 2015, 2015, The T Iration Expanders, Wheela and Expanders, Wheeland Brothers $45/$80 0 8p Brothers
E-40, NHT Boyz Boyz E-40, $30 8p
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Cadillac, Stereo Stereo Moon Cadillac, Stereo, Casting Casting Circles Circles Stereo, $7 8:30p $7
Aesop R ock w/ w/ R ob Aesop Rock Rob Sonic, Homeboy Homeboy SandSandSonic, $16/$19 7p man $16/$19
Happy Hour Hippo Happy 5:30-7:30p 5:30-7:30p
Happy Hour KPIG Happy 5:30-7:30p 5:30-7:30p
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Hardly Worth Worth the Hardly Trouble $8 9p Trouble
Mylo Jenkins, Jenkins, And Hod $8 9p
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Decades Decades $7 9:30p $7
Miles Wick, Wick, Jessie Jessie Miles Marks, Alex Alex R ather-TayMarks, Rather-Taylor $8 9p Live Comedy Comedy Live $7 9p $7
7 Come Come 11 $7 9p $7 Tuesday R eggae Jam Tuesday Reggae Free 8p Free
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Cats China Cats $12/$15 8p
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ERIC HARLAND VOYAGER
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ROBBEN FORD WITH THE FORD BLUES BAND
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BEWITCHED Meryl Streep plays ‘the witch from next door’ in the cleverly stitched fairy tale spin-off ‘Into the Woods’.
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After Ever After
Fairy tales retold in Rob Marshall’s sly, savvy adaptation of ‘Into the Woods’ BY LISA JENSEN
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t’s not enough that the folks at Walt Disney Studios devised Once Upon A Time on TV as a recycling center for all its used fairy tale characters. There must also be a Faustian bargain inked in blood somewhere that no fairy tale spin-off can ever again be produced without Disney participation. So after nearly 30 years since the Stephen SondheimJames Lapine musical fairy tale mashup Into the Woods stormed onto Broadway, it took the folks at Disney to get the property up onscreen. The good news is that even without Broadway’s beloved Bernadette Peters as the Witch, the show makes
an entertaining, sly and delicious transition to the screen. The bad news? There isn’t any. Capably directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago), and reimagined for the screen by scriptwriter Lapine, Into the Woods is a savvy piece of moviemaking that delivers Sondheim’s witty lyrics and intricate harmonies with style and clarity, while considering timeless fairy tale themes in all their glamorous, sinister glory. The story is both a wistful cautionary tale to be careful what you wish for, and a sardonic meditation on what happens after Happily Ever After. A marvelous
opening song cycle and montage introduces the major characters and their desires: Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), toiling away at her hearth, wishes to go to the King’s festival—to the braying amusement of her harridan stepmother (Christine Baranski) and her stepsisters. The poor boy, Jack (Daniel Huttlestone), wishes he and his exasperated mom (Tracey Ullman) weren’t poor so he wouldn’t have to sell their cow. The village Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) wish to have a child. The abrupt appearance of “the witch from next door” (Meryl
Streep) sets things in motion. Turns out she was responsible for a curse against the Baker’s father that prevented his heirs from ever again procreating. To reverse the curse, he and his wife must venture into the woods and bring back certain objects she requires to brew a magical potion: a cow as white as milk, a cloak as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, slippers as pure as gold. Which soon involves them in the tales of Red Riding Hood (a very funny Lilla Crawford) and the Wolf (Johnny Depp, a slick hipster in a furry Zoot Suit), Rapunzel locked in her tower (Mackenzie Mauzy), Cinderella, fleeing her Prince (the scene-stealing Chris Pine), and Jack, persuaded to sell his cow for a handful of “magic beans.” Lapine cleverly interweaves these classic tales. The Baker is the woodsmen who liberates Red from the Wolf’s stomach. Rapunzel is the Baker’s sister, imprisoned after their father stole from the Witch’s garden. Cinderella’s Prince and Rapunzel’s Prince (Billy Magnussen) are brothers, interchangeable (in the classic Disney cartoon mold), and unreliable in their romantic attachments. For actors not known as singers, this cast proves up to the challenge of Sondheim’s score. Streep’s “Stay With Me,” sung to Rapunzel, is impressively heartfelt. Pine and Magnussen’s duet, “Agony,” the brother princes’ hilarious exercise in romantic one-upmanship, is the highlight of the movie. Instead of “opening up” the stage play, Marshall focuses the action within the forest. Once the characters go “into the woods” early on, they stay there. Even later festivities at the palace with the princes presenting their brides are viewed from the ground up, at a distance, until everyone returns to the woods—reminding us that fairy tale woods stand in for the percolating stew of the human psyche, where lessons are learned and heartbreak and magic are born. INTO THE WOODS ***1/2 (out of four) With Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, and Chris Pine. Written by James Lapine. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Rob Marshall. A Disney release. Rated PG. 125 minutes.
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FILM NEW THIS WEEK THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH Forty years after the creepy events in the first movie, the same haunted house is unwisely chosen as the new home for a group of children evacuated from wartime London. Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, and Phoebe Fox star. Tom Harper directs. (PG-13) 98 minutes. Starts Friday.
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ANNIE The delightful Quvenzhané Wallis (last seen in Beasts of the Southern Wild) takes on the iconic role of the beloved orphan heroine of comic book page and stage in this updated revamp of the popular musical. Jamie Foxx co-stars as the Daddy Warbucks guardian, here a politician who adopts the orphan in hopes it will improve his election chances. Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz, and Bobby Cannavale have featured roles. Will Gluck directs. (PG) 119 minutes.
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BIG EYES Time-travel back to San Francisco in the late 1950s and early ‘60s in Tim Burton’s vivid, candy-colored homage to the hugely popular big-eyed waifs painted by “Keane.” Why make a biopic about such kitschy work? Because beneath the tale of the work itself lies the incipient women’s empowerment story about a charismatic alpha male who marketed like crazy, passing himself off as the author of work painted by his unsung wife for 10 years. Christoph Waltz is effective, if exhausting, as the imposter Walter Keane; Amy Adams evolves nicely, if slowly, as the talented, but subjugated wife, Margaret Keane, he threatened and cajoled into keeping their secret for years, who finally claimed her place in the spotlight. (PG-13) 109 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen. BIG HERO 6 The folks at Disney adapt the Marvel comic book series into an animated family adventure about a child prodigy, his giant, inflatable robot pal, and the eccentric friends he
transforms into a band of hightech superheroes to save their city. Scott Adsit and Ryan Potter head the voice cast, with guest voices provided by Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell, and Maya Rudolph. Don Hall and Chris Williams co-direct. (PG) 108 minutes. BIRDMAN or THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE Michael Keaton is inspired casting for this black comedy about a movie actor, once famed for playing an onscreen superhero called Birdman, trying to reinvent his career and himself by mounting a serious Broadway play. Filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu delivers dark, but often scathingly funny observations on pop culture, celebrity, and priorities, but with plenty of nifty style. Fine performances, especially from Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan, and Keaton himself. (R) 119 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen. EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS Ridley Scott gets Biblical with this 2 1/2-hour epic retelling of the tale of Moses rebelling against the Pharaoh to lead his enslaved people out of Egypt. Christian Bale is Moses and Joel Edgerton is Ramses. Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley co-star. (PG-13) 150 minutes. FOXCATCHER There’s much to admire in this thoughtful true-crime drama of money and privilege, severe delusions of grandeur, and a murder that rocked the pro wrestling world— although director Bennett Miller’s slow-moving narrative often threatens to sink under its own sense of gravitas. But the film is shored up by three outstanding performances: Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo as Olympic wrestling champion brothers Mark and Dave Schultz, and Steve Carrell in the pivotal role of poor little rich boy John du Pont, who inextricably inserts himself into the lives, careers, and destiny of the Schultz brothers. (R) 134 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen. THE GAMBLER Mark Wahlberg
stars as a mild-mannered English professor by day and a highstakes gambler after hours who pits his gangster creditor against the owner of a gambling ring in a risky gamble for a second chance. Jessica Lange, Brie Larson, and John Goodman co-star for director Rupert Wyatt in this update of the vintage James Caan movie. (R) 111 minutes. THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES Bilbo, Gandalf and their allies return for the final installment of Peter Jackson’s trilogy, in which the intrepid company battles the fearsome dragon, Smaug, to save Middle Earth. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Orlando Bloom, and Cate Blanchett head the cast, with Benedict Cumberbatch returning as the voice of Smaug. (PG-13) 144 minutes. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 Jennifer Lawrence returns again as Katniss Everdeen—along with most of the original cast—in this first installment of the third and last book in Suzanne Collins’ dystopian futurist sci-fi series. (Part 2 comes out next year.) Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Julianne Moore head the cast. Francis Lawrence directs. (PG-13) 123 minutes. INTERSTELLAR Christopher Nolan’s speculative fiction epic begins in a too-near future where climate change is eroding Earth’s resources. Matthew McConaughey plays an engineer/ex-astronaut who joins a team of explorers flying through a wormhole on a quest to find another habitable planet for the human race. Lengthy sequences of hardware lumbering through space slow things down, but the prickly human element keeps us involved. The science of space/time travel may be more trouble than its worth, but it’s still a voyage worth taking. Rated R. 169 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen. THE IMITATION GAME Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing,
the troubled cipher genius who built the first computer to break the Nazi’s Enigma code during World War II. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, and Charles Dance co-star for director Morten Tyldum. (PG-13) 114 minutes. THE INTERVIEW Courageous blow for free speech and the American Way, or shameless publicity stunt? You make the call, now that this Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy has slipped into theatres (right on schedule), after announcing last week it would be pulled from release—stirring up plenty of media controversy. Franco and Rogen play a celebrity tabloid TV host and his producer invited to North Korea to interview Kim Jong-un, but recruited en route by the CIA to assassinate him. Rogen and Evan Goldberg direct. (R) 112 minutes. INTO THE WOODS Reviewed this issue. (PG) 125 minutes. (***1/2)—Lisa Jensen. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRETS OF THE TOMB Ben Stiller returns for the third and final installment of the series in which he stars as museum guard, Larry, on a one-night, global museumhopping quest to save the magic that allows all the exhibits to come to life after hours. Robin Williams (in his last on-camera role), Owen Wilson, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson, and Ben Kingsley lead the cast. Shawn Levy once again directs. (PG) 97 minutes. THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR In this animated family comedy, the lovable goofball penguins from the Madagascar franchise get their own movie, in which they are recruited as international spies. Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, and Christopher Knight provide the main voices; Benedict Cumberbatch voices their mysterious spymaster. Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith direct. (PG) 92 minutes. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING The image of science icon Stephen Hawking slouched in his motorized wheelchair, communicating
through his robotic voice synthesizer, is so well-known, it’s difficult to imagine him any other way. But that changes with this smart, funny, and tender biographical drama from director James Marsh. Beginning with Hawking as a vigorous young grad student at Cambridge, it tells the enduring love story of Hawking and his first wife, Jane. Oscars may loom for the exceptional performances by Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones in a film that celebrates tenacity—in life, love, and ideas. (PG-13) 123 minutes. (****)—Lisa Jensen. TOP FIVE Chris Rock wrote and directed this pop culture satire in which he stars as a stand-up comedian-turned-movie star who, in a moment of madness, agrees to his fiancée’s idea to document their wedding plans for her reality TV show. Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer, and Tracy Morgan co-star. (R) UNBROKEN Angelina Jolie directs this World War II drama that follows the true story of Louis Zamperini from American distance runner at the 1936 Olympics, to Air Force captain shot down over the Pacific, to survivor in a brutal Japanese POW camp. Jack O’Connell stars, with Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock, and Japanese actor Miyavi in supporting roles. (PG-13) 137 minutes. WILD The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. But the years of turmoil leading up to that step are as compelling as the journey itself in Jean-Marc Vallée’s screen adaptation of the bestselling memoir by Cheryl Strayed about one novice hiker’s quest for redemption on the Pacific Crest Trail. While the woman vs. wilderness motif provides visual engagement (with the inexhaustible Reese Witherspoon as Strayed), the backstory featuring the great Laura Dern as Strayed’s mother gives the film scope and resonance. (R) 115 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen.
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Godello from Spain’s Abad dom Bueno estate, which expertly partnered chef Mark Denham’s pork schnitzel presented with a slaw of cabbages, apples, fennel and Everett Family Farm cider. The earthy sweetness of the veggies played against the salty crunch of the cutlet’s paper-thin golden crust. More than one fine dinner at Pizzeria Avanti showcased outstanding salads, such as a creation of succulent Bloomsdale spinach in a lemony vinaigrette, dotted with pears, avocado and goat cheese. With an entree of the house Avanti pizza topped with arugula and prosciutto, this is
comfort dining at its best. A lunch at Assembly remains among my most delicious memories of the year. One dish was an aromatic bowl of roasted mushroom ragout with hazelnuts, topped with a fried egg and polenta toasts. Another dish was a sensuous salad of baby spinach, tossed with carrots, barley, pistachios and green beans. Topped with roast pulled chicken the salad’s dressing was laced with fresh grated turmeric and ginger. Yeow! One favorite rainy day lunch at Ivéta offered the incomparable caprese sandwich ignited by spiced mayo on a soft ciabatta bun. Paired with the house-muddled lemonade
and finished with one of those bittersweet gluten-free chocolate cookies. Perfection. In late August, the al fresco Route 1 Farms Dinner combined the winemaking expertise of Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard’s Jeff Emery with the flavor wit of Feel Good Foods. The results were course after course of late harvest flavors, starting with wild salmon dusted with fennel flowers and dill aioli. A vegetable minestrone produced summer in a bowl. Yellow potatoes and romano beans, platters of grilled eggplant with creamy feta and peppers, and a finale of Fogline chicken, grilled on the spot, on a cushion of grilled radicchio. A final wine, a gorgeous plum-intensive 2010 Pinot Noir from Bailey’s Vineyard, reinforced Emery’s genius. And sundown on the Wilder fields added incomparable atmosphere. In Bayreuth, Germany, during intermission for Wagner’s Lohengrin, I grabbed a flute of bone-dry Taittinger champagne along with hot grilled bratwurst on a kaiser roll. Consumed outdoors on a warm summer evening, in the company of opera connoisseurs speaking a dozen different languages, this was the snack of the year! And in Harvey Cedars, on the Jersey shore, I feasted on a sandwich of freshcaught flounder that required two hands to lift. The place was the tiny, family-run Neptune Market on the northern end of Long Beach Island, where a big guy grilled up the fish, added lettuce, tomatoes and relish and threw the whole thing onto a warm hoagie bun the size of Atlantic City. Oh, and there was that appetizer of tiny meatballs and baby snap peas topped with huge shavings of grana cheese, one of many sensational dishes we enjoyed at Artisan, in Paso Robles. Also my mother’s homemade chicken soup, made for us on a pre-Christmas visit last week. The soup was rich with sauteed Shiitake mushrooms and swirled throughout with chicken shreds and tiny spinach leaves. A wintry soup made with love. Hard to beat. Yes, it was a good year dining wise, and 2015 already feels promising. Salut!
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LOCAL, TRAVELFRIENDLY SNACKS In a recent Good Times issue, I mentioned my November trip to Panama and Costa Rica, and I want to add something about the healthy snacks my husband and I took with us. In these days of down-to-the-bone travel, where little food or none at all is served on most airlines, it pays to take a few good munchies along to help stave off hunger pangs. Sadly, many airlines worldwide have had to cut back on food service, so that one can fly on a six-hour journey—from San Francisco to Miami, for example—with nary a packet of peanuts served. And food available for purchase does not usually fall into the “very healthy” category. Locally made SunRidge Farms’ snack packets are ideal to carry with you on trips because they are all sealed and stay very fresh. I have several favorites that I usually take with me: Deluxe Trail Mix, Marcona Almonds, All Natural Peanut Butter Power Chews, and my favorite, Coconut Mango Pomegranate Chews. SunRidge has a plethora of different products— many organic and non-GMO—and they are always coming out with new ones. Try their Sea Salt & Turbinado Dark Chocolate Almonds, and Sea Salt & Apple Cider Vinegar Almonds, both delicious. SunRidge Farms is a local company based in Royal Oaks. Visit sunridgefarms.com for more information.
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SCOTT CATER: The restaurant was doing pretty well. What I basically started doing was implementing my brand of specials every other week. My goal as a chef is to bring new and exciting things into the specials. I tightened up the presentation, made it a little more contemporary and consistent, quality wise. I put the ahi tower as a special in the summer, and now it’s become literally our signature appetizer. We start with a base of sweet sushi rice. Then we do a layer of mango, avocado guacamole, then on top is a layer of ahi poke, which is raw ahi
with sesame oil and soy sauce. We serve it with a mango wasabi glaze and a teriyaki and balsamic glaze. We make our own homemade taro chips to eat the poke on. It’s a very Hawaiian dish. How have you altered the existing dishes?
Nothing super specific, just the way things are layered on plates, not so much the ingredients or the dish itself. The menu items are good as they are, and were, just needed a little bit of contemporary attention to detail. You can call it old school vs. new school. I wouldn’t even consider myself so new school for that matter. Over time it’s always important to keep things fresh and alive. What’s your favorite dish?
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3 RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES NEW YEAR, NEW RENAISSANCE
Esoteric Astrology as news for week of Dec. 31 We are in winter now in the northern hemisphere— a deeply interior moment of time. As 2015 unfolds humanity begins to understand its true identity (World Server), and realizes the old cannot be restored, as the last of seven Uranus/Pluto squares occurs. Uranus—all things new. Pluto—complete transformation. A new world is emerging as the old passes away. The world’s economic adjustment will continue. It signifies the first initiation for humanity, a new birth into new awareness and responsibility in the new Age of Aquarius. As new awareness grows, there will be a simultaneous emergence of new entrepreneurs (Uranus in Aries). The year 2015 will be the Game-Changing Year. We will remember and recover the renaissance which ended the Dark Ages for humanity (with Ray 7—the new rhythms coming in). A new electrical energy (Uranus) is coming into the Earth. The young ones will discover this energy, coining new words describing the new energy. It is beyond
“alternative.” Ancient teachings of science, long suppressed, will create breakthrough energies giving hope to humanity and the will to shape a different future. The political, governmental and financial landscapes will also change. The young will no longer be interested in government breakdowns and partisanship. We will no longer need oil, gas or coal. Without these our Mideast focus (wars) ceases. From our ancient past will emerge a renaissance. The renaissance began as Ray 3 (divine intelligence), Ray 5 (concrete and scientific knowledge), and Ray 7 (new rhythms) entered Earth. These are once again sweeping into Earth and anchoring new archetypes. They rule the new Aquarian Age, the Age of Humanity. The old can no longer be restored. Epiphany is Tuesday. The Three Kings with their three gifts found the Holy Child.
ARIES Mar21–Apr20
LIBRA Sep23–Oct22
You’re being called to world service, working with the New Group of World Servers. You have two choices: To focus on your own personal satisfaction, or work toward the stabilization of humanity. Either choice depends on your level of awareness. Both choices are “on the path”. One is more difficult than the other. One sings, the other is learning. The world needs help. Especially from Aries.
You will think fondly this year of home, friends and family. If you have a home you will cherish and be devoted to it. But first you must go about cleaning and tending, creating an environment of understanding and forgiveness within. Your home is indeed a gift. And so you will think about children, gardens, art and artistry for your home. You might also build an arbor and gate to pass through toward your spiritual home.
TAURUS Apr21–May21
SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21
Your thoughts are quite unlike others’. Your mind is far away, always seeing the future. You’re concerned with providing knowledge so everyone understand the times ahead, preparing for the future in ways only our ancestors knew. You’re concerned with humanity fulfilling their destiny. Begin by organizing your own home. Then you become a model to others, preparing a place for others to come.
As your awareness unfolds, a gift in itself, you note tensions and duality. Through them you seek to relate, blend and join the dual realities within yourself. They symbolize the soul and personality. A space forms between these two poles, and it intensifies. This tension and intensity have purpose— giving clarity and discernment between the higher and lower self. Eventually a marriage of opposites occurs. A triangle forms. Ponder these words.
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Our (your) world is different now and will continue to be. Prior ways managing money and resources is no longer safe. Investments now must be in land, gardens, greenhouses, community, perishables, nonperishables, medicines, etc. The present economic instability will create a new stability when humanity learns equitable responsibility and sharing. Because you understand, you are to become the ambassador, spokesperson and representative for these. What will prepare you?
CANCER Jun21–Jul20
SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20 Read Scorpio’s words first. Then, note the battle of attachment that may be occurring, a struggle of identity. Know that Vulcan the forger is attempting to make you into a golden chalice. Your approaching new identity is the gift. Previously and perhaps even now, you’re at war, magnetically attracted to materiality. Later you’ll cultivate a proper rapport with Venus and right relationships will materialize. Silence and serving others helps this come about.
CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20
Read Gemini first. Then look to your relationships. Be sure to focus all energy and love onto those you are close to. Take the time to communicate with them on deeper levels, especially if sharing resources, forming a company, partnership and/or marriage. Communication is the core, foundation, and heart of all partnerships. Share what you know, sense, feel through what you say.
You may feel in a state of sacrifice, always assisting others in need – a gift you offer the world, even when it feels tedious. Sometimes we must do battle with ourselves (desires). These battles create challenges Caps are supremely able to overcome. During this month (and year) notice a need to focus upon yourself. It’s important now to develop who you are. The past is over for you. That is good. Now who is the new you emerging? Knowing and recognizing this gives you solace.
LE0 Jul21–Aug22
AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18
You begin to think about details, fine points, facts and information in order to steer successfully (an important word for you now) through daily workdays (and service to others, especially the animal kingdom). Perhaps you realize goals haven’t been met, tasks are half done, and conclude daily life is uncontrollable. It is, but don’t fret. In the coming weeks you’ll firmly anchor that ladder of responsibilities and climb each step until all’s accomplished. The gift is in the details.
Try not to be swept away by emotion, political or religious idealism or self-criticism (a self-judgment). Aquarians are often worried and fearful beings Here’s a prayer (mantra), a gift to you during these holy days, that dissolves and dissipates illusion, worry and fear ... “Lead me, O Lord, from darkness to light, from the unreal to the real, from death to Immortality.” Say it ceaselessly. It instills courage, hope and reality.
VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 What seemed challenging now become simple routines giving you more incentive to tend to creative details (creating beauty) where a gift is hidden. As you become more and more inspired, have patience, work with focused intention, take time to rest each afternoon observing the subtle shadows of afternoon light. Visualize the sun’s light entering your heart.
PISCES Feb19–Mar20 Two levels often occur in life. Which fits you? The first is we seek to have others bend to our will offering opinions and ideas we believe to be true. The second is our will offered to Thy Will working harmoniously in service to the Group. The first is personality experiential learning. The second is under the direction of the Soul. The gifts here are knowing, discriminating, understanding and identifying the difference. One leads eventually to the other. One is joyful, another a gift.
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CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF ARELI LOPEZ GARCIA CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180529. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner ARELI LOPEZ GARCIA has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from Daiana Diaz to: Daiana Diaz-Lopez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a
hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING January 12, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 4 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Novenber 25, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. December 3, 10, 17, 24. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2160 The following Individual is doing business as HOME/ WORK. 110 OAK KNOLL DR., SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz. SONIA MCMORAN. 110 OAK KNOLL DR., SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. This business is conducted by a Individual AMBER GREWER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 13, 2014. December 3, 10, 17, 24. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2235 The following Individual is doing business as SANTA CRUZ CARPET CLEANING. 4259 SEA PINES COURT, CAPITOLA CA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. SANDRO ENRIQUEZ. 4259 SEA PINES COURT, CAPITOLA CA 95010 This business is conducted by a Individual SANDRO ENRIQUEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 11/24/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 24, 2014. December 3, 10, 17, 24. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2214 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as BRAIDWOOD CO., COAST ROAD FORGE & GS5. 551 COAST RD., SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz. PACIFIC BAY MOUNTAIN, LLC. 849 ALMAR AVE. #C181, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. Al# 16710372. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed JESSE KATZ. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 18, 2014. December 3, 10, 17, 24.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2158 The following Individual is doing business as WATSONVILLE VACUUM & SEWING CENTER. 757 FREEDOM BLVD, WATSONVILLE CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz. JOE RICHARD GONZALES. 1207 DAZZLE LANE, CAPITOLA CA 95010. This business is conducted by a Individual JOE RICHARD GONZALES. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 6, 2014. December 3, 10, 17, 24. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2285 The following Individual is doing business as BLACK LABEL JARS. 2909 BRANCIFORTE DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95065 County of Santa Cruz. ALIX HYDOCK. 2909 BRANCIFORTE DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95065. This business is conducted by a Individual ALIX HYDOCK The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 4, 2014. December 10, 17, 24, 31. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2234 The following Individual is doing business as LOAMSTEAD EDIBLE LANDSCAPING. 506 B PINE ST., CAPITOLA CA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. PHILLIP WAYNE GATCHELL. 506 B PINE ST., CAPITOLA CA 95010. This business is conducted by a Individual PHILLIP WAYNE GATCHELL The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 24, 2014. December 10, 17, 24, 31. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2273 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as PURISIMA RIDGE- 207 REDWOOD ROAD, WATSONVILLE CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz. 207 REDWOOD, LLC. 120 RULOFSON STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. Al# 19110066. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed DANIEL ORANGE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/30/2014 This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa
Cruz County, on December 3, 2014. December 10, 17, 24, 31. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2269 The following Corporation is doing business as EPIC WINES & SPIRITS 2160 41ST AVENUE, SUITE B CAPITOLA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. EPIC VENTURES. 2160 41ST AVENUE, SUITE B CAPITOLA 95010. Al# 1946508. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: ANDREA MONDRAGON. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/1/2014 This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 2, 2014. December 10, 17, 24, 31. CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF JUSTIN HERTING, CHRISTIE
HERTING CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180234. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner JUSTIN HERTING, CHRISTIE HERTING has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from Camara Darlene Placentini to: Camara Darlene Herting. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a
hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING January 14, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: December 3, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. December 17, 24, 31 & Jan.7. CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF YANA LINS BONETTI CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180185. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner YANA LINS BONETTI has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing
Applicant’s name from Yana Lins Bonetti to: Yana Lins-Clark Bonetti. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING January 15, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 4 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good
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CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF LAURA HAGEN CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180522. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner LAURA HAGEN has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from Conner Cruz Thixton to: Conner Thixton Hagen. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING January 13, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Novenber 25, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. December 3, 10, 17, 24.
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CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF YANA LINS BONETTI CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180185. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner YANA LINS BONETTI has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing
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hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING January 15, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 4 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: December 3, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. December 17, 24, 31 & Jan.7. CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF GUSTAVO CISNEROS LOPEZ CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180647. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner GUSTAVO CISNEROS LOPEZ has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name from Gustavo Cisneros Lopez to: Gustavo Lopez Cisneros THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING January 28, 2015 at 8:30am,
in Department 4 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: December 3, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. December 17, 24, 31 & Jan.7. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2313 The following individual is doing business as BROWNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SEPTIC CONSTRUCTION. PO BOX 1065, SOQUEL CA 95073 County of Santa Cruz. DARREN PAUL BROWN. PO BOX 1065, SOQUEL CA 95073. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: DARREN PAUL BROWN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 9, 2014. December 17, 24, 31 & Jan. 7. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2329 The following individual is doing business as BROWNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SEPTIC CONSTRUCTION. PO BOX 1065, SOQUEL CA 95073 County of Santa Cruz. DARREN PAUL BROWN. PO BOX 1065, SOQUEL CA 95073. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: DARREN PAUL BROWN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L.
Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 9, 2014. December 17, 24, 31 & Jan. 7. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2329 The following individual is doing business as VIBRANT EXPRESSION. 2260 CAPITOLA RD. APT. B. SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. THERESE DUCHARME. 2260 CAPITOLA RD. APT. B. SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: THERESE DUCHARME. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 15, 2014. December 17, 24, 31 & Jan. 7. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2264 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as ELUCIDATE. 120 HAWKS PEAK RD. SUITE 100, APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz. OUTSOURCE RESEARCH CONSULTING, LLC. 120 HAWKS PEAK RD. SUITE 100, APTOS CA 95003. Al# 710147 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed NICO PERUZZI The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 2, 2014. December 17, 24, 31 & Jan. 7. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 1423184 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as BEN LOMOND BAKING CO., 9280 HWY 9, BEN LOMOND, CA 95005 County of Santa Cruz. CASA NOSTRA, LLC. 17775 MELISSA LN, BOULDER CREEK, CA 95006. Al# 25110029. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed RAFFAELE CRISTAUO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 10, 2014. December 17, 24, 31 & Jan. 7. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2323 The following individual is doing business as GATHER FLOWERS. 4 MARINE VIEW AVENUE, DAVENPORT CA 95017 County of Santa Cruz. JODY ANN ARSCOTT. 4 MARINE
VIEW AVENUE, DAVENPORT CA 95017. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: JODY ANN ARSCOTT. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 11, 2014. December 24, 31 & Jan. 7, 14. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2339 The following individual is doing business as VITALITY FOOD. 210 HOLLISETER AVENUE, CAPITOLA CA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. MICHAEL W. BIRCH. 210 HOLLISETER AVENUE, CAPITOLA CA 95010. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: MICHAEL W. BIRCH. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 12/16/2014 This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 16, 2014. December 24, 31 & Jan. 7, 14. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2354 The following individual is doing business as REELY HAPPY FISH CO. 116-B ESPLANADE, CAPITOLA CA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. DONALD H. MOORE. 116-B ESPLANADE, CAPITOLA CA 95010. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: DONALD H. MOORE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 18, 2014. December 24, 31 & Jan. 7, 14. CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF MARYBETH SUNDRAM CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180688. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner MARYBETH SUNDRAM has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name from Marybeth Sundram to: Marybeth McLaughlin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection
at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING February 5, 2015 at 8:30am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: December 17, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. December 24, 31 & Jan.7, 14. CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF ELIZABETH RAMIREZ CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180699. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner ELIZABETH RAMIREZ has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name from Ashbel David Sanchez to: David Sanchez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING February 4, 2015 at 8:30am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: December 18, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. December 24, 31 & Jan.7, 14. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2294 The following Corporation is doing business as MOUNTAIN MIKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIZZA
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SANTA CRUZ. 3715 PORTOLA AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. EK. OANKAAR INCORORATED 1238 HENDERSON AVE. #1, SUNNYVALE CA 94086. Al# 3088171. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: TEJINDER ARORA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on December 5, 2014. December 24, 31 & Jan.7, 14.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2351 The following Married Couple is doing business as D2C PERSPECTIVES. 226 CENTER AVENUE, APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz.CATHRYN M. GRANT & DONALD W. GRANT. 226 CENTER AVENUE, APTOS CA 95003. This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: DONALD W. GRANT. The registrant
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