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Capt. AMY LE, who led the Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA) and went to bat for Sheriff LAURIE SMITH in her last election, was served a letter charging her with wrongdoing, stripped of her badge and escorted off the job Friday. Sheriff spokesman Sgt. REGGIE COOKS said he couldn’t disclose why that happened and offered the following official response: “In fairness to the employee and the entire Sheriff’s Office, we caution against speculation and we cannot comment on personnel matters.” In a phone call Tuesday morning, an audibly crestfallen Le declined to talk about the situation for the same reason. ABC7 broke the news Monday, citing sources who claimed Le got in trouble for having inmates build a gazebo and barbecue They at the Elmwood jail. Did Officials who spoke to What? Fly and other reporters in subsequent interviews SEND TIPS TO FLY@ said that wasn’t the METRONEWS. real reason.

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For someone of Le’s rank to get abruptly walked off the job and kicked into paid leave, the allegation would have to be pretty serious, according to sources who requested anonymity because they aren’t authorized to speak to the media. Two officials familiar with the investigation, however, said Le is not accused of a crime and that the issue is a disciplinary matter, albeit a serious one. Le has spent the past three decades working her way up at the Sheriff’s Office, becoming the first female correctional officer and the first woman to lead the local CPOA, replacing Sgt. LANCE SCIMECA in 2016 after his ouster for his involvement in a racist texting scandal. As head of the union, she steered $100,000 of member dues to Smith’s re-election last year. Her CPOA presidency ended upon her promotion earlier this year to captain, a position that disqualified her for the union representation that would’ve probably helped her out of the jam she’s in now.

ROOM WITH A VIEW After most of her life on the streets, 47-year-old Cecilia Martin (left) has a place to call her own at Second Street Studios, where Frank Ponciano (right) works as a community liaison.

Homecoming First-of-its-kind housing complex takes the most vulnerable chronically unsheltered off the streets BY JENNIFER WADSWORTH

RANK PONCIANO recognized her straight away. How could he forget Cecilia Martin?

As a San Jose city policy aide, Ponciano rarely met the people behind the statistics he read in reports and cited in memos. So when Martin shared her story at her Highway 87 camp one May morning last year, it struck him as “refreshing, but sad at the same time.” Now, he realized that the woman he met on a roadside and never expected to see again, would be one of his clients at Second Street Studios, San Jose’s first long-term apartments for the chronically homeless. That was in March. Martin and

other prospective tenants were still holed up in motel rooms awaiting the project’s completion. Ponciano, 26, had just left his job at the city to become a community liaison for Abode Services, which would offer case management at the five-story facility on Second and Keyes streets. “I was shadowing somebody else when we walked into this motel room and there she was,” he says. “I knew it was her because that meeting last year was salient in my mind. It marked the beginning of this gradual shift in my perspective.” Even though he had no control over San Jose’s policy of sweeping homeless camps, he says it pained him at the time to represent the same agency carrying out the

traumatizing practice. And when she mentioned being on a waiting list for affordable housing, Ponciano says he felt hopeless. “Slim chances at best,” he recalls thinking.

Long Odds Martin’s life fell apart before she ever got to piece it together. For as long as she could remember, drugs and alcohol gripped both parents and all of her siblings. At 4 years old, she says her mom and dad got her liquored up for the first time on bourbon and coke. She snorted her first line of meth at the age of 8 and developed a weed habit two years later. By the time she turned 14, crack cocaine had become a daily fixation. “I became an addict before I even knew what that word meant,” she says. Aside from a five-year prison stint, the occasional jail stays and a brief tenancy at a subsidized studio in 2009, Martin lived outside her whole life—on roadsides and riverbanks, under tarps or in tents. She says she felt so tired, especially at her age, closing in on 50. All the packing and moving, the relentless sweeps and citations took a toll on body and

‘I’m Home’ About a month after that meeting, things began to fall into place for Martin. On June 15, 2018—her 47th birthday, she’ll never forget it—her case manager called to let her know that she’d been approved for a new housing complex spearheaded by the Santa Clara County’s Office of Supportive Housing and developed by First Community Housing. “If I see an unfamiliar number, I don’t usually answer it,” Martin says. “And I was just like, ‘Wow, what a birthday present.’” It would be a long time still before she moved in, though. Construction delays kept pushing back the completion date. Martin got tired of hoping. In the fall, they offered motel stays to Martin, her partner and the scores of others on the waitlist to at least keep them off the streets as the weather cooled. “I told my fiancé, ‘Whether you go or not, I’m doing this,’” she says. “I’m tired of being out there homeless, tired of the dirt, tired of washing my hands and getting dirty all over again, tired of going to the bathroom in a bucket. I wanted running water, I wanted to take a shower without using a solar bag. I was tired of taking three hours to get ready for anything. I was just ready to be inside.”

Still, every month for several months they moved. The county shuffled all 140-plus clients from one ramshackle roadside inn to another, racking up a cumulative $1.2 million in lodging costs due to construction holdups. “Being in the motels, I think I encountered even more trauma there, to be honest,” Martin says. “They’re not nice. One time, I wound up flat on my back in a pit bull attack. They’re not safe. But at least we had somewhere to go every night.” Moving day—“for reals this time”—arrived on May 9. Ponciano pulled up with a U-Haul to pick up Martin and her fiancé, along with totes of clothing, bicycles, bike trailers, a one-burner stove and their adorably corpulent Jack Russell terrierChihuahua mix Mr. Speckles. Abode staff served tacos to the new tenants, who marveled at the newness of the building kept spicand-span by John Stewart Company property management—the shared upper-level patios, the bright sunlit hallways and the privacy of their own space. “That’s when it really hit home for me,” Ponciano says. “That is the week I’ll remember for a very, very long time. It’s very clearly in my mind when these numbers—the thousands of people we know are homeless out there—became specific people, names, stories and families to me.” Ponciano led them to Martin’s third-floor studio, where the gravity of the moment finally began to sink in. This was hers, to share with her dog and her partner. The toilet nobody else had sat on, the floor no prior tenant’s feet had touched—“I can get in the tub without my shower shoes!” Martin exclaimed—and the spacious balcony where they could still take in the fresh air they’d grown used to from decades living outdoors. “I can get ready and go somewhere in 30 minutes now,” Martin says, recounting the moment on a patio table beside Ponciano on a recent morning. “If something happens to pop up, something urgent, or an appointment, there’s no excuse. No matter what I have to do for the day, at the end of it all, I can say I’m going home.” Tears spring to her eyes as she pauses to fight back a sob. “’I’m going home’ feels good to be able to say,” Martin continues before pausing again to regain her composure. “That’s the first time I’ve said that.”

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mind. After so long on the margins, she also felt unseen. “It always seemed like I wasn’t young enough for anyone to care to help, but not old enough for them to feel sorry for me either,” she says. “I kept coming up against a brick wall.” But on a spring morning in 2018, she heard that Councilman Don Rocha and his aide Ponciano would stop by her encampment to meet with her and her peers as constituents. She anxiously prepared for the visit by picking up litter, squirrelling away stray belongings, arranging folding chairs in a circle and slicing up watermelon for her guests. With nothing to offer but a first impression, Martin figured it better be good. She never expected to make such a lasting one on Ponciano, whose sense of powerlessness that day set in motion a series of decisions that eventually led him to his new job. And he never thought he’d meet her again—let alone to welcome her home exactly a year later.

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An inside look at San Jose politics

SANDERNISTAS The Vermont senator drew about 2,500 people to the Arena Green on Saturday.

Bernie Draws Small, Spirited Crowd in San Jose BY NICHOLAS CHAN Bernie Sanders broke away from the California Democratic Party confab in San Francisco over the weekend to make a campaign stop in San Jose. The Vermont senator was one of 14 Democratic presidential hopefuls in the Bay Area this past weekend, but the only one who made a detour to the South Bay. Roughly 2,500 people on descended on the Arena Green for the Saturday evening rally, a small but enthusiastic gathering that watched a lineup of speakers including Sanders’ campaign co-chairs Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna and Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen as well as actor Donald Glover and philosopher Dr. Cornel West. People in the crowd chanted, “Bernie!” as Sanders took the stage to tout his message of economic equity, universal health care, free college and living wages for every American. “Sounds like you all are ready for a political revolution,” Sanders said as the

crowd roared in excitement. “This is a campaign and a future government that will end what Trump has done with his racism, sexism, homophobia and religious bigotry.” Sanders vowed to end the greed that he believes has pervaded the insurance, financial and pharmaceutical industries as well as the military industrial complex. “This campaign is going to transform this country and create a dichotomy and government that would work for all of us, not just the 1 percent,” he said. The self-described democratic socialist said Americans working 40 hours a week shouldn’t struggle to make ends meet and should have adequately affordable health care. “I know a little bit about living paycheck to paycheck because that’s the family I grew up in,” he said. “All over this country, people are scared to death living under enormous anxiety maybe their kids will get sick, maybe

they will end up in the hospital. They have no idea in the world how they are going to pay those bills.” Sander called out specific corporations—Amazon and Walmart—for paying low wages, and said he’d be going to Walmart’s corporate headquarters this week to pressure the company to up its worker compensation. “The Walton family, the family that owns Walmart is the wealthiest family in America, it is worth $175 billion,” Sanders said as the audience booed his mention of Walmart. “And yet, that family pays its workers wages that are so low that many of those workers are forced to go to food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing. And who pays for those workers food stamps and Medicaid?” “We do,” the crowd replied. From the podium, West praised Sanders as a visionary and Glover read the 1936 Langston Hughes poem “Let America be America Again.”

CEQA Suit Stalls Sunnyvale Project Just when an environmental review cleared the way to build 1,076 homes on a 34-acre site in Sunnyvale, a lawsuit stopped the project in its tracks. The petition filed this week by the Laborers International Union of North America, Local 270, claims the city flouted the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by failing to consider how the Irvine Company proposal would impact “indoor air quality and birds.” The 25-page complaint is part of a broader trend of CEQA litigation delaying desperately needed housing development in Silicon Valley and throughout the state. At its core, the landmark 1970 legislation requires local agencies to analyze the environmental impacts of developments and curb them if needed. But the law meant to protect the state’s natural resources has been used by some groups to block even the kind of dense infill development cities need to become more sustainable. Naturally, that can call into question stated concerns, especially when the litigant has little to no record of environmental activism. Local 270, for one, is no Sierra Club. In the case against Sunnyvale and Irvine Company, the union claims the defendants should’ve conducted an environmental study of the cancercausing effects of the composite wood typically used in home construction. Local 270 hired a certified industrial hygienist and mechanical engineer named Francis Offerman, who warned that formaldehyde-based glues in the wood could elevate the cancer risk of future residents. Another expert hired by the union to weigh in on the project said the environmental review should have taken a closer look at the impact on birds. Irvine Company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Sunnyvale spokeswoman Jennifer Garnett said the city can’t weigh in on pending litigation. —Jennifer Wadsworth

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FISH STORY Anthony Bourdain would have loved the seafood soup at Fiuri de Tapo.

Island Memories Reflecting on the one-year anniversary of Anthony Bourdain’s untimely death BY GARY SINGH

NE YEAR AGO this Saturday, we were dining on a tiny island near Grado, Italy, when we heard the news that Anthony Bourdain had passed away. It happened all of a sudden. At the northern fringe of the Adriatic Sea, we had sailed up to a petite forested island in a small skipper boat just after lunchtime on June 8 to visit Fiuri de Tapo, an outdoor seafood restaurant.

Nothing else was on the island except the restaurant and the proprietor’s house, all reachable by sailing through a lagoon from the touristy hotspot of Grado, an island community two miles away. Fiuri de Tapo translates to “Flowers of Cork,” after a lavender flower that blooms all over these scattered islands. As we ventured into the outdoor seating areas, remnants of a tempestlike storm earlier in the morning dropped sporadic blankets of drizzle from the sky. Due to the weather, our group had been the only ones on the water and we were likewise now

the only people in the restaurant. We were the lunch rush. Numerous picnic tables of yellow, green and blue sat empty. Their umbrellas were closed up and tied down with rope. Wind-blown leaves and twigs, plus a few trails of mud footprints complemented the overcast skies. Within moments, the proprietor emerged from the kitchen wearing a black scarf over his head, a sweatshirt with the sleeves cut off, and a pair of blue shorts. Andrea Barchiesi was a Shakespearean “mine host,” jubilant and full of life when talking about the business he built from scratch with his bare hands. He built the restaurant and even constructed a fish farm. He and his family live on the island during the high-season summer months. As we sat down to plow through bowls of seafood soup that Barchiesi also made from scratch, a family of swallows chirped away in a nest above our table, right where the side of the building met the overhang. The birds circled in and out of the scene, on

the lookout for any mosquitoes that might ruin our meal. A menagerie of clams, mussels, crayfish and other amazing dead things I couldn’t identify all floated in the soup, along with fresh sourdough bread that soaked up the bronze liquid in slow masterful fashion. Two bowls did me in. Then we heard the news that Anthony Bourdain had committed suicide. A person in our group found out by scrolling through some notifications on his phone. Two or three of us, maybe four, responded with words like: “Huh?” “What?” “You sure?” Silence then occurred for several seconds. Only the swallows continued to chirp. If there ever existed a tribe to which I belonged, Bourdain was its leader. No one else would walk through the jungles of Vietnam wearing a Ramones shirt. He was one of my heroes, a travel writer of the underbelly, an international anti-man-about-town opening up the underside of the world for millions of fans—exactly the type of dream I only imagined when I first started writing 20 years ago, back when I longed to escape what was then a more bland version of San Jose. I never achieved that dream, and even today, with any type of writing life hardly lucrative to say the least, it’s easy to give up. Now here was Bourdain, a renowned punk celebrity with an empathetic conscience to elevate stories of underrepresented people around the world—a dude with everything I ever wanted—and yet he still gave up. So I walked out to the edge of the property and stared at the lagoon. The water looked glassy and eternal. The sky was clear and the storm was moving far away. No matter who died, the Adriatic Sea would always be here. Knowing that Bourdain would have loved Fiuri de Tapo, I owed it to him to spread the word and I owed it to Anthony to carry on. I couldn’t quit writing, no matter how miserable life became. Bourdain was up there, down there or somewhere, cheering me on. Others remembered where they were when JFK, Elvis or Joey Ramone died. I’d now forever recall Fiuri de Tapo as where I learned Anthony Bourdain had passed away.

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The brilliant fiddler Rhiannon Giddens, and Italian jazz piano and percussion master Francesco Turrisi explore their cultural crossovers in this vivacious concert at the Bing FRI, FEB 7 AT 7:30 PM BING CONCERT HALL

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Craft cocktails, brainiac beers, video game bars and more— late night revelers have never had it so good

EFORE THE CRAFT cocktail renaissance and the advent of the milkshake IPA—before New York’s famed Stonewall Inn made a name for itself by literally fighting for gay rights and millennials demanded the pairing of pinball and pilsners—there were just bars.

Some were tucked away in the wings of local motels. Some were windowless strip-mall affairs—serving up big shots, light beers and little else. Others hung Irish and British flags

on their walls and shelled out for Pay Per View soccer games while pouring such exotic labels as Guinness and Jameson. The Saddle Rack had a mechanical bull. Times have changed. These days drinking is about more than tying one on, cutting loose on the dance floor or whooping and hollering for the local team. Today’s barkeeps use power tools to cut crystal clear cubes out of massive blocks of ice and source obscure liqueurs from Iceland in an effort to delight and surprise customers. In the craft beer world there is a veritable arms

race going on, as brewers seek to resurrect long-lost strains of yeast and use computers to dial in their hoppy concoctions. What’s more, consumers expect customized and tailor made nightlife experiences. For those seeking something more than vodka, soda water and citrus, there has never been a better time to go out on the town. Silicon Valley’s bars and clubs scene is as diverse as its ever been. Locals now have the opportunity to sample the bleeding, blood-orangered edge of the craft cocktail scene, learn about the burgeoning Japanese whiskey market, get hopped up on

some seriously adventurous brew, or blast their way through Area 51 with a pint in hand. In fact, in downtown San Jose, it’s possible to experience all of this—and more—on a single block. Read on to learn more about all of the lively experiences our region has to offer after the sun goes down. As for the South Bay’s most venerated establishments—the dives, lounges, pubs and honky-tonks—they aren’t going anywhere. They will continue to serve as community gathering places where patrons can blow off steam, meet interesting newcomers, chat with regulars and swap big fish stories.—Nick Veronin

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bring me a shrub!

SHAKE IT Brian Han of 55 South.

BY NICK VERONIN That’s when he reached for the vinegar and tried again. With the addition of a little apple cider vinegar to his mixture, Han created what’s known in the cocktail world as a “shrub.” Traditionally used as a way to preserve produce, shrubs are ideal for punching up a drink, adding tang and other interesting textures in the process. Basically, shrubs are a kind of acid— acetic acid. And they serve a similar purpose as lemons, limes and other fruits high in citric acid. They allow bartenders to add more flavor without introducing as much sweetness as a sugar-and-fruit syrup add. Han has also created shrubs

with balsamic vinegar (and strawberries). Typically, though, he looks to the more neutral champagne vinegar when crafting a shrub. Basil, thyme, sage and other similar herbs are other common elements, and berries of all stripes are regularly thrown in to add color and fruity flavor. “We’re always playing around,” Han says, noting that 55 South’s ever evolving menu demands that he and the rest of the

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AISING THE GLASS to his lips and taking a sip, Brian Han immediately knew something was amiss. The bar manager for San Jose craft cocktail lounge 55 South had created the drink’s syrup by combining grapefruit juice and sugar with the aromatic perennial rosemary. He was aiming to put a wintery spin on a traditional summertime tequila cocktail—the paloma. Only problem was the normally bright, citrus-forward flavor of the grapefruit had been dulled.

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Labyrinth Bar & Kitchen 45 Post St, San Jose | 408.755.5031 Combining Asian fusion and craft cocktails, the menu at Labyrinth features a number of plays on the mule—including the Imperial Mule, made with Japanese whiskey.

Lexington House 40 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 408.354.1600 | thelexlg.com First rate in every way, the Lexington is one of the few places to have food that rivals its stunning bar menu. The Lexington offers multiple flights of scotch and single malts to melt the heart.

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HEADY DRINKS Excelling at the craft cocktail game requires an encyclopedic knowledge of liquors, liqueurs and other ingredients —and understanding how they all work together.

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Five Points

3250 Zanker Rd, San Jose 408.770.3541 | curryupnow.com Craft cocktails paired with delicious Indian street food from the vaunted Curry Up Now food truck. Try sweet bites like Indian Railway Cutlet and Kofta Fauja Singh, and then chase with the Bangalore Old Fashioned or the Husband & Wife.

Nomikai

169 W Santa Clara St, San Jose 408.982.5816 | fivepointssj.com

48 S 1st St, San Jose 408.287.7199 | nomikai san jose

THE CRAFT COCKTAIL revolution continues to challenge tipplers’ taste buds all over the country. Here in Silicon Valley, the trend has exploded in recent years, with bartenders seeking out unique ingredients and paying closer attention to the overall balance and presentation of their beverages.

Featuring an eclectic mix of punches, house shots and specialty cocktails, this bar’s exquisite carpentry provides a smoky ambience that pairs well with their excellent drink menu.

What better place to sample tasty Japanese whiskeys than at a Japanese restaurant and bar? Nomikai, offers small bites, craft cocktails and a choice selection of whiskeys and sakes from The Land of the Rising Sun.

Flights

Oak & Rye

55 South

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55 S First St, San Jose 408.288.6000 | the55south.com Though not as grandiose as some other craft cocktail spots in Silicon Valley, this humble lounge boasts some of the best and most imaginative drinks in downtown San Jose. For those into sweet, rummy drinks, the monthly Tiki Tuesday celebration is a can’t-miss.

The Cedar Room 1875 S Bascom Ave, Campbell 408.705.4664 pruneyardcinemas.com/food-and-drink Attached to the recently revitalized and rebranded Pruneyard Cinemas, The Cedar Room serves up food and craft cocktails, which can be enjoyed in the mellow atmosphere of the bar itself or while watching a movie in one of the multiplex’s theaters.

Formerly known as Hult’s, Flights pairs small plates and upscale drinks for a leisurely sipping and snacking experience and boasts three South Bay locations—in Campbell, Los Gatos and Mountain View.

Haberdasher

303 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 408.395.4441 | oakandryepizza.com Lazy date night eats paired with premium spirits make this a pizza-cocktail get together we can get behind. Learn more about what you’re drinking at their regular tasting classes.

The Oxford

43 W San Salvador St, San Jose. 408.792.7356 | haberdashersj.com

195 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale 408.245.8503 | theoxfordca.com

Haberdasher is often credited with being the pioneer of craft cocktails in the South Bay. First opened as Single Barrel in 2010, it was initially branded as a speakeasy (it is literally underground, afterall). It changed its name a few years later, but the crew of Haberdasherstill serve up some mean vintage cocktails, alongside more modern concoctions for customers’ sipping pleasure.

The pride of historic Murphy Avenue, this downtown London-inspired pub is bustling with authentic ethnic cuisines from around the world and a few forceful cocktails (e.g. The Dark Side #2 by Yoda).

Paper Plane 72 S 1st St, San Jose 408.713.2625 | paperplanesj.com A wall of spirits seemingly reaches

bar staff regularly experiment with new flavor profiles. Recently, that has increasingly included shrubs. “They’re not always good, but we don’t put the bad ones on the menu,” he adds with a laugh. Syrus Fotovat, bar manager at the Willow Glen restaurant Braise, says shrubs are nothing new. In fact, they’ve been around for centuries. He says it’s helpful to think of them like a fruitier version of pickles. The vinegar preserves the fruit, making it far more shelf stable. “When you’re dealing with a fruit syrup alone, you have to keep it cold,” he says. Shrubs benefit from refrigeration, but can be left out for an entire shift without fear of the ambient temperature of the room degrading the mixture. A housemade grenadine, on the other hand, might begin to ferment if it were left out overnight. Originally, Fotovat says, shrubs were used to preserve fruit later into the year. But bartenders eventually picked them up. As is often the case on the craft cocktail scene, the rediscovery of shrubs first manifested in bigger cities before spreading across the country. He’s glad the trend has trickled down to his hometown. “It’s nice to have a little more bandwidth and a little more room to play,” he says. Fotovat notes that shrubs are also a great way to produce a non-alcoholic beverage for a grown-up palate. “For mocktails, shrubs are one of the best ways to go,” Han explains—the bite of the vinegar mimics the bite of booze. And it definitely makes for a more interesting flavor profile than a cola or lemonlime soft drink.

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The Table 1110 Willow St, San Jose 408.638.7911 | thetablesj.com Recognized as a mecca on the South Bay brunching scene, The Table has a huge selection of handcrafted cocktails. After a long night, consider the Corpse Reviver #2.

Timber & Salt 881 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City 650.362.3777 | timberandsalt.com Timber & Salt does a little bit of everything: craft beers, a mix of imported and local wines, and enough comfort food to send us to sleep.

But the real stars are The Masked Dancer, Cletus Del Roy and The Great Gabbo.

Verge Restaurant & Lounge 140 S Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 408.884.1054 | vergerestaurant.com Located inside the Toll House Hotel, just about any cocktail will please, but there’s just something irresistible about The Non-Vergen Mary, which includes Anaheim chile-pepperinfused vodka and Sriracha.

The Vesper 394 E Campbell Ave, Campbell 408.680.0401 | thevespercampbell.com It’s best not to overthink it in a James Bondinspired bar and just go with the eponymous cocktail. Also, great tasty small plates.

old fashioned FOR THOSE SIMPLY in search of a no-frills tavern or lounge—places where it’s OK to enjoy an unpretentious pint or a regular old rum and coke—we’ve compiled a short directory to some of our favorites.

ALEX’S 49ER INN

KHARTOUM

ANTONIO’S NUT HOUSE

MERVYN’S LOUNGE

THE BEARS COCKTAIL LOUNGE

MOLLY MAGEES

BLACK WATCH

MURPHY’S LAW

CINEBAR

PATTY’S INN

COURT’S LOUNGE

TRIALS PUB

FIBBAR MAGEES

WOODHAM’S SPORTS LOUNGE

2214 Business Cir, San Jose 408.279.9737 | the49erinn.com 321 California Ave, Palo Alto 650.321.2550

1872 W San Carlos St, San Jose 480.998.3425

141 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 408.354.2200 69 E San Fernando St, San Jose 408.320.2689 2425 S Bascom Ave, Campbell 408.559.9880 156 Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale 408.749.8373 | fibbars.com

300 Orchard City Dr, Campbell 408.379.6340 | khartoumlounge.com 236 Castro St, Mountain View 650.938.2968 241 Castro St, Mountain View 650.961.0108 | mollysmtview.com 135 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale 408.736.3822 | murphyslawpub.com 102 S Montgomery St, San Jose 408.998.4566 265 N First St, San Jose 408.947.0497 | trialspub.com 4475 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara 408.244.2899

FRED’S PLACE

2534 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View 650.940.9838 | fredsplace.tv

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COZY CORNER Enjoying a cold craft brew at Original Gravity is one of the simplest pleasures a South Bay denizen could hope for.

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HERITAGE YEAST, TROPICAL hops, and AIassisted flavor modeling. The brewing world has really cranked things up to 11 in the last few years.

Boiler Maker 379 E Campbell Ave, Campbell 408.370.3400 | boilermakercampbell.com After Liquid Bread’s closure, owner Jordan Trigg opened up Boiler Maker in the same location. The original concept for Liquid Bread was a casual pub atmosphere, and Boiler Maker delivers with four TVs for catching the Warriors, 20 beers on tap and a simple but tasty menu.

Camino Brewing Co. 718 S First St, San Jose 408.352.5332 | caminobrewing.com

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CAROL & RICK TINSLEY

JUDY & JOHN MCCOOL

STEFANIE & MARK NELSON

After contract brewing for about four years, Camino co-founders Nathan Poulos and Allen Korenstein now have their very own shop.

Located just south of downtown San Jose, Camino Brewing Co. continues to impress with a constantly rotating tap list and a strong calendar of special events.

Cider Junction 820 Willow St, San Jose 669.234.2751 | theciderjunction.com Like so many who venture overseas, Claudia Derp was forever changed by her trek through Europe. Five years ago, before she boarded her flight, Derp had been in talks with a friend about starting a wine bar. By the time she returned, Derp had a different plan—cider. Currently they only serve other labels, along with wine and some bar bites. But they plan to create their own ciders soon.

Clandestine Brewing 980 S First St, San Jose 408.520.0220 | clandestinebrewing.com Not far from Camino and Uproar, Clandestine Brewing is yet another stop along the South First Street craft brew corridor in San Jose. Their rotating tap list of 12 brews always features new twists on classic beer styles. For example, they recently threw a bock party—get it?

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LIKE A BOSS Shoot pinball and take shots at San Jose's Miniboss arcade bar.

LVL Up & AFK

Miniboss

400 E Campbell Ave, Campbell 408.429.8472 | thelvlup.com

52 E Santa Clara St, San Jose 408.520.4909 | sjminiboss.com

Featured prominently in last year’s Bars & Clubs issue, LVL Up was the first video game bar on the South Bay scene to offer food, craft cocktails and beer alongside cabinet games and pinball. For its part, the late AFKgg Gamer Lounge—formerly located on West Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose—was the first to pair a bar with bites and console gaming (as well as a large LAN room downstairs for serious PC gamers). AFK’s previous venue was a bit too big for the concept. However, the AFK team is slated to move in upstairs from LVL Up this summer.

Opened in early February, Miniboss is downtown San Jose’s first proper video game bar. Featuring some of your favorite old-school cabinet games, like The Simpsons and Bust-a-Move, and a solid selection of pinball machines, the 21+ main floor also serves craft cocktails and draught beer. Miniboss is run by the same team behind Original Gravity and Paper Plane, so the beer and cocktail menus are on point. The attached SuperGood Kitchen admits all ages and cooks up Asian fusion dishes designed to wow discerning foodies.

Forager Tasting Room & Eatery 420 S First St, San Jose 408.831.2433 | sjforager.com Located in the warehouse space that once housed First Street Billiards, Forager is spacious enough for a wedding reception or company party. However, with its brick walls, beer garden string lights and distressed wood accents, it can feel downright cozy.

The selection of 16 constantly rotating beers definitely helps the warm and fuzzy vibe.

Golden State Brewery 1252 Memorex Dr, Santa Clara 408.727.2337 | goldenstate.beer This dog-friendly brewery immerses patrons in the brewing process by placing the taproom in the middle of the brewery. Ask Fido to help decide on one of the 10 beers on tap.

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BIG BREW The innovative Hermitage Brewing Company is constantly experimenting with new formulas to produce its innovative beers.

Good Karma Artisan Ales & Café

Hapa’s Brewing Company

37 S First St, San Jose 408.294.2694 | goodkarmasj.com

460 Lincoln Ave, San Jose 408.982.3299 | hapasbrewing.com

This vegan pub offers a food menu with plantbased, gluten-free ingredients and a selection of brews from bitter to bittersweet to keep even the snobbiest of beer snobs satisfied.

Started in 2017, this brewery is still adding tasty beers to its ever-growing menu of drinks. Order their red ale and enjoy the open space with friends and family. Or step outside to order from that evening’s food trucks, and enjoy a meal to complement your drink.

The Halford 1494 Halford Ave, Santa Clara 408.243.1290 | thehalford.com Too cash-strapped to travel the globe? Then douse your wanderlust with a few of the myriad world-class beers at The Halford. The Santa Clara beer destination features brews made locally, out of state and as far away as Vietnam. They also have wines on tap.

Harry’s Hofbrau 1909 El Camino Real, Redwood City 650.366.3733 | harryshofbrau.com Nothing says German cuisine like a nice cold beer and a bratwurst. Harry’s Hofbrau has all the classic charm you’d expect from an establishment old enough to collect Social Security, and plenty of hip craft beers from out-of-state and California brewers.

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sports bars 4TH STREET PIZZA CO. 150 E Santa Clara St, San Jose 408.286.7500 | 4thstpizzaco.com

Shoreline Amphitheatre, located just down the street.

ROOKIES SPORTS LODGE

Known for its lively college nights—and their wild drink specials—4th Street Pizza is also the place to chow down on ’za and watch the Sharks.

1535 Meridian Ave, San Jose 408.445.2121 99 S First St, San Jose 408.292.4300 | rookieslodge.com

DOUBLE D’S SPORTS GRILLE

Rookies Sports Lodge has sports fans completely covered. Not only does the local chain have two locations, it’s basically impossible to find a seat in the downtown pub without a view of multiple humongous TVs.

354 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 408.402.3407 | doubleds.com After a fire shuttered this Los Gatos institution for more than two years, it returned in late 2018. Despite its bawdy name (a play on the owners Dean and Darin Devincenzi’s names), this restaurant and bar is family friendly.

O’MALLEY’S SPORTS PUB 2135 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View 650.965.1162 Not only is O’Malley’s a great place to catch the game, it’s also a great pregame spot before heading to the

Hermitage Brewing Co. 1627 S Seventh St, San Jose 408.291.0966 | hermitagebrewing.com San Jose’s pioneer of sour brews offers a rather unique menu. Try a beer from their single hop series or one of their awardwinning refreshments, like the Maltopia Scotch Ale or the Sour Cherry Sour.

IBU Taproom & Bottle Shop 1422 Dempsey Rd, Milpitas 408-883-4284| facebook.com/IBUMilpitas For beer lovers who want to take home something from the taproom, IBU features a serious collection of bottled and canned beers to be consumed on site or taken home. And with 30 screens, it’s a great choice for sports fans.

ISO Beer 75 E Santa Clara St, San Jose 408.298.2337 | isobeers.com The founders of ISO beer packed so many fridges and taps into their establishment that

ROCCO’S BALLPARK BAR & GRILL 2531 Newhall St, Santa Clara 408.244.0293 A newcomer to the scene, this sports pub is located next to one of Yelp’s most highly rated restaurants in the country—Achilles.

there isn’t really any room for a kitchen. That’s OK, though. BYOF (bring your own food) is highly encouraged. Enjoy a brew at the bar or on the patio, with a bite from one of the many nearby restaurants.

Jack Holder’s 3153 Meridian Ave, San Jose 408.613.2365 facebook.com/Jackholdersrandb This family-friendly, multi-cuisine eatery serves delicious food and boasts 14 beers on tap. With three TVs located above the bar and two above the kitchen area, you can’t miss your favorite team while enjoying a delicious meal or cold beer.

Loma Brewing Co. 130 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 408.560.9626 | lomabrew.com When it comes to producing award-winning beers, Loma Brewing means business. Named the California commercial brewery of the year at the 2017 California State Fair, Loma has plenty of great options, including the Appeasement American IPA, Summer is Coming Maibock and No Oranges Allowed American Wheat.

66 S First St, San Jose 408.915.2337 | originalgravitypub.com With two bars and plenty of elbow room, Original Gravity Public House offers a constantly rotating taplist, with a knowledgeable staff to guide you through the selections. There are also many gourmet brats on display; choose your toppings and one of their many beers to wash it down.

Rabbit’s Foot Meadery 1246 Birchwood Dr, Sunnyvale 408.747.0770 | rabbitsfootmeadery.com For those looking to drink like a Valkyrie, Rabbit’s Foot Meadery takes its brew in a medieval direction. Honey is the staple ingredient here, and all drinks are styled after traditional brews, such as Kölsch, saison and stouts made with traditional malts. Try one of their many selections from Red Branch Cider & Brewing Company.

The Running Shop and Hops 17500 Depot St, Morgan Hill 669.888.3900 | therunningshopandhops.com In this bar, you can run in and grab a beer, literally. Patrons are invited to shop their in running gear before participating in their Wednesday evening runs and coming back to order guilt-free from 86 beers on tap. “Flight Races” range from three 3-ounce glasses offered in the 5k to 26 3-ounce glasses to share with friends or yourself.

Santa Clara Valley Brewing 101 E Alma Ave, San Jose 408.288.5181 | scvbrewing.com Santa Clara Valley Brewing celebrates Silicon Valley history. There’s the Umunhum Pale Ale, Alum Rock New England Double IPA and their signature Electric Tower IPA. If a pint is not enough, patrons can purchase their favorite beer by the keg ahead of time.

South Winchester Barbeque 1362 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose 408.376.0485 | swinchesterbbq.com

Spread Deli & Bottles 193 E Campbell Ave, Campbell 408.340.5549 | spreadcampbell.com What is a more perfect match than a hearty sandwich and a beer? The Duchess comes highly recommended, with a combination of deep-fried turkey breast and beef pastrami, paired with a freshly poured beer or a cold bottle from one of their multiple fridges. Takeout is an option.

Strike Brewing Co. 2099 S 10th St, San Jose 877.855.8620 | strikebrewingco.com Anyone who knows baseball will tell you it’s always great to have a slugger, but you’re never going to go all the way without a strong bullpen. Strike’s experimental Bullpen Series is intended to keep its roster strong, so give one in the collection a try. It just might be your new favorite.

Taplands 1171 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara 408.709.2990 | taplands.com A brewery with 20-plus years of homebrewing experience is definitely worth exploring. Taplands offers its customers 25 beers on tap that rotate on a regular basis and 50 bottled brews to enjoy with family or friends. You can also choose any of their small food items to enjoy on the side while you’re crackin’ a cold one.

The Tap Room 233 University Ave, Palo Alto 650.752.6132 Just a short commute away from Stanford University, the Tap Room offers food and beer to make any college student’s mouth water. Pair a plate of Tap Room poutine with a 20ounce glass of Hoppy Ending Pale Ale or the beer-braised beef with a cold glass of the oyster stout.

Uproar Brewing Co. 439 S First St, San Jose 408.673.2266 | uproarbrewing.com Uproar opened its doors in June 2017 and its on-site brewing operation almost a year later. Since then, most of their 14 taps have been pouring beer made in the heart of the SoFA District. Uproar also has a varied food menu, including pizzas and house-made pickles.

If you’re a fan of barbecue and beer, then this is definitely the place for you. South Winchester Barbeque offers premium selected craft beers that rotate on tap along with some monthly and local guest taps. It’s all good for washing down some delicious smoked barbecue.

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RBARFLY BRAINS Mr. Harada and The Mack on their continued

trivial pursuit

quest for ethanol-enhanced enlightenment.

In an age of instant information, trivia night remains a sanctuary for handset-free headiness BY TOMEK MACKOWIACK

HINGS HAD GONE from bad to worse that night, but that was to be expected. My 1976 BMW 2002 was limping down First Street, burping gasoline fire out the tailpipe with every downshift and stuttering like it had a few too many. My car was slurring. Still, I was confident things would soon take a turn for the better. I just needed to consult over a couple quiets.

Those were the days. Moments of carbureted frustration, when the world was a mystery and knowledge was difficult to obtain. I hobbled my poorly running Bavarian motored wonder

into a parking spot on Divine Street and made my way to Trials Pub. It was 1997. A glorious time, before internet access was portable and before the internet had much information anyhow. Easy access to facts stopped as soon as the library doors locked. Inside the pub was a man who I knew had answers to my (and many other) dilemmas. Back then, there was always someone with the answer. These people tended to live at the end of bars. Their choice of seat served two distinct purposes. First, it meant they were able to keep a firm line of sight on the barkeep at all times. It also made them easy to find for regulars in need of conversation, consolation and information.

These were the oracles—individuals with deep reservoirs of knowledge. They were the masters of trivia. That night, an oracle of a man named Andrew Pejack solved my quandary. He listened to my tale, walked out to the car, adjusted some bits under the hood and got it running right, all the while sharing fun facts: that Shakespeare invented the name Jessica in The Merchant of Venice; that Kennedy and Hitler shared a doctor who would inject them with amphetamines; and that Louis Armstrong would visit San Jose regularly, and stayed in the same neighborhoods where a destitute Jack London couch-surfed after returning from the Klondike. At that particularly wobbly time in history, oracles were at their height. The breadth of their knowledge spanned

oceans. There were no pocket portals, allowing anyone and everyone to access the global hivemind with a tap and a swipe. People took great pride in the things that they knew and would gladly share with those humble enough to ask. Surely, it was sometimes difficult to discern the cold, hard facts from beer-bolstered bluster—or to determine which fabrications were bald-faced lies and which were innocent misrememberings. Some of my good friend’s most self-assured proclamations remain difficult to verify. The truth continues to be a slippery thing, after all. But the thrum of my Beemer’s engine—that was indisputable. I bring up this particular anecdote in order to make a point: Exercising the mind is essential if one hopes to keep a firm grip on the pint glass of memory. And while doctors and public health officials may spend their days issuing warnings of alcohol’s deleterious impact on the human brain, plenty still spend their evenings at local watering holes— refusing the aid of their internetconnected handsets and searching their minds for answers to questions such as this: “The active ingredients in aspirin are naturally found in the bark of what tree?” Howard Rachelson, who has been hosting trivia nights at pubs and private events for the past 35 years, remembers how pleased he was to learn how one team of trivia-lovers arrived at the correct answer. As the group put their heads together, one member offered that salicylic acid is the active ingredient in Bayer’s second most famous painkiller. From there, they found their way to an opera by Verdi—Otello—and the aria “O Salce Salce.” The title lyric, translated from Latin to English, is “O Willow!” “There are interesting things that happen in a group trivia contest that don’t happen anywhere else,” says Rachelson, who also pens a weekly trivia column for Metro’s sister paper. The retired math teacher currently hosts a public trivia night once a month at the San Rafael food, drink and live music venue Terrapin Crossroads. The place was founded

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Bars&Clubs trivia by Phil Lesh—bassist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, whose cofounding frontman was ultimately consumed by a combination of Bayer’s most famous painkiller and Merck’s most famous local anesthetic. As a teacher, Rachelson has always had an inquisitive mind. Furthermore, he has always taken great satisfaction in watching his pupils work their way through a difficult riddle. However, his greatest epiphany about the joys of trivia did not come from the classroom. Rather, it was in an English pub—the archetype for San Jose’s very own television-less Trials—that Rachelson first saw what we all now know as a proper trivia night. In the early 1980s Rachelson was teaching at an American school in England when he stopped into a public house to discover people asking each other obscure questions and enjoying themselves to no end. After attending a similarly formatted “quiz supper” while teaching at another American school in Israel, Rachelson was hooked. He brought the idea back home with him when he returned to the States. He was not the only one. By 1984, when Rachelson began holding his own trivia nights—at The Mayflower Pub in San Rafael—Trivial Pursuit, the board game, was all the rage in the United States. The night he founded at The Mayflower is still running to this day, and Rachelson wonders if it might be the longestrunning pub trivia contest in the US. Whether that is true, Rachelson has no doubt as to why the enterprise still continues to be a draw at bars all over the country. “People pride themselves on their intelligence and their knowledge,” he says. “They love the competition of plumbing the depths of their mental experience—especially with friends while eating and drinking and laughing.” Indeed. In my experience, all the most interesting folks enjoy a few rounds of drinks and a few rounds of questions in the company of friends. A solid collection of facts is not so different from the plume of a virile peacock. Yes, understanding how the world works

helps in navigating the game of life. But it’s also a hell of a lot of fun to put it all on display at the local trivia night. Some of my fondest memories are inexorably tied to the powerful trivia platoons in which I’ve served. These unforgettable teams would congregate around the bar: executives who cannot be named, and many dearly departed. Hackers like the Barnaby Jack, legends like Andrew Pejack, wizards like Lorin Ferguson and DJs like Brian Roos, would assemble their teams and observe their opponents from the bottom of hoisted glasses like 18th-century naval captains preparing to sail into battle. Favorites such as Noam (the journalist), Kate (the translator) and Timmy (the technologist) would float around and survey which team was most worthy of joining. Everyone knew there were great brains about, and the slightest tremor of superior knowledge could tip the scales toward victory. Rachelson’s job is indeed a sacred one. The emcee of a well-run trivia night must hold the reins tight, while still entertaining the crowd and making sure the whole thing doesn’t stall out—devolving into a drunken nerd cluster of shouts at every question involving Doctor Who. It’s not easy to control a room full or brainiacs who have gathered with the express purpose of showing off what they know. In the late ’90s, that job was handled by a bartender named Rob, who is today known as the owner named Rob. He managed the crowd like a stagecoach driver: equal amounts of the whip and carrot. He was later replaced by an even less forgiving character whom some people call Bosco. Bosco enjoyed abusing the contestants and would berate them mercilessly. It was everyone’s favorite part of the night. A proper Bosco zinger was treated as a mark of distinction. Once the answers were completed, the questionnaires were distributed randomly and graded by opposing teams as the emcee read the answers. Every reveal would bring a chorus of moans and celebratory cheers as the teams tallied how they fared. Eventually a victor was chosen. Some champions would accept the honor

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Bars&Clubs trivia and prize (usually a generous credit of bar bucks) graciously, like a group of researchers who have been chosen by the Swedish Academy. Others though, the more animated lot, would behave like absolute villains: gloating, pointing, pounding their chests and getting a victory spat of alcohol poisoning from devouring their prize as quickly as possible. The competition would ignite great conversation afterwards, which would build on the trivia presented. That in turn would inspire all concerned to pursue facts and stories to add to their own hoard of data, which would stiffen the competition for the next

week’s battle. This is why it’s best to find answers at the pub if you’re having problems, and why you should never trust a teetotaler. As for my gravest fear: that this Valley of Silicon might be disrupting a future generation of trivia masters with it perpetual quest to make more information more easily accessible, Rachelson reassured me. “Having all the answers in our pocket makes people even more interested in going out and testing their knowledge in public,” he says. There is a small pleasure in getting something right. It’s a form of success.” Nick Veronin contributed to this story.

trivia tonight MONDAYS 7 STARS

398 S Bascom Ave, San Jose 408.292.7827 | 7starsbar.com

FRED’S PLACE

2534 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View 650.940.9838 | fredsplace.tv

GEEKS WHO DRINK AT OFF THE RAILS BREWING

111 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale 408 773 9500 | offtherailsbrewing.com

LOMA BREWING COMPANY

130 N Santa Cruz Ave, Ste G, Los Gatos 408.560.9626 | lomabrew.com

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET 87 N San Pedro St, San Jose sanpedrosquaremarket.com

DIVE BAR

78 E Santa Clara St, San Jose 408.288.5252 | sjdivebar.com

FIBBAR MAGEES

156 S. Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale 408.749.8373 | fibbars.com

THE FOUNTAINHEAD

SoFA Market, 387 S First St, San Jose 408.642.5270 | sofamarketsj.com/ fountainhead-bar

KHARTOUM

300 Orchard City Dr Ste 101, Campbell 408.379.6340 | khartoumlounge.com

THE ROSE & CROWN

547 Emerson St, Palo Alto | 650.327.7673

WEDNESDAYS

ST. STEPHEN’S GREEN

CLANDESTINE BREWING

TRIALS

O’FLAHERTY’S IRISH PUB

UPROAR

THURSDAYS

223 Castro St, Mountain View 650.964.9151 | ststephensgreen.com 265 N First St, San Jose 408.947.0497 | trialspub.com 439 S First St, San Jose 408.673.2266 | uproarbrewing.com

TUESDAYS BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

5027 Almaden Expy, San Jose 408.266.0550 | britanniaarms.com

980 S First St, Ste B, San Jose 408.520.0220 | clandestinebrewing.com 25 N San Pedro St, San Jose 408.947.8007 | oflahertyspub.com

SPORTS PAGE

1431 Plymouth St, Mountain View 650.961.1992 | sportspagesf.com

FRIDAYS CYCLISMO CAFÉ

871 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City 650.362.3970 | cyclismocafe.com

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WHEN IT COMES to high-grade adult beverages, wine was the first to really take off in Northern California. But there’s no need to head to Napa for great vino. Silicon Valley has its own top-notch vintners and wine bars, making and selling some of the best wine in California—and the world.

20twenty Cheese Bar 1389 Lincoln Ave, San Jose 408.293.7574 | 2020cheesebar.com With an impressive selection of 20 wines and 20 beers, 20twenty Cheese Bar serves up two of the better things in life. Pamper your palate with their cheese and charcuterie menu or even specialties like their truffle oil popcorn. Located in the heart of Willow Glen, the cozy, contemporary space is perfect for all kinds of events.

Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant

Monday. Winning the 2017 Best Of awards for happy hour and wine bar, Cin-Cin is the neighborhood wine bar with the right amount of casual elegance for your evenings.

Divine Wine Merchant & Winery Tasting Room 40 Post St, San Jose 650.465.5468 | divinewineries.com This recently opened tasting room invites customers to sip wine and take in the terroir—offering local labels from the Santa Clara Valley and international bottles from Italy, Argentina and Spain.

Enoteca La Storia 416 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 320 W St. John St, San Jose 408.625.7272 | enotecalastoria.com Enotica La Storia isn’t just a wine bar with a first-class collection of wines, but a spot with an incredible spread of appetizers to perfectly complement your vino. Avid wine appreciators can also be a part of one of the bar’s nine different wine clubs, with access to wine tastings and monthly pickup parties.

Noah’s Bar & Bistro

368 Village Ln, Los Gatos 408.354.8006 | cincinwinebar.com

17500 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill 408.779.2006 | noahsbarnbistro.com

Cin-Cin Wine Bar not only flaunts an evolving gourmet menu, but also offers 50 percent off all bottles on its extensive wine menu every

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well,” Virginia Woolf once said. Noah’s displays a menu living up to these

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ROBUST RED The Willow Glen Wine Walk is always a fine time.

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very words. Pair your wine with spectacular delicacies like their four-cheese fondue, selection of seafood pastas and their steaks.

space acts as an avenue for sharing art, so enjoy the work of local artists on the walls as you grab a bite and sip on your wine.

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Vino Vino

2700 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara 408.970.6104 | marriott.com

87 N San Pedro St, San Jose 408.703.2333 | vinovinosj.com

The award-winning Santa Clara venture of famed Chef Bradley Ogden celebrates a seasonal menu calling for an authentic farmto-table dining experience. The four-time recipient of Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence offers a specially curated wine list and innovative menu to indulge in.

Vino Vino is no common wine bar when it comes to serving pours. Their signature tap system has 13 wines ready to be pumped out by the glass. With more than 30 wines in the bottle from local wineries and a half a dozen local beers, we’ll let the numbers speak for themselves.

Rootstock Wine Bar

Vintage Wine Bar

19389 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino 408.642.5821 | 217 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 408.354.7668 | rootstockwinebar.com A friendly local bar with good wine from all over California and a local organic menu for your dining pleasure, Rootstock keeps it fresh even with all the competition. Sit out on the patio while you sip on those happy hour deals and half-off Tuesdays. While you’re at it, hop on their wine club membership to get the best of unique wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains, too.

Savvy Cellar Wine Bar & Wine Shop 750 W Evelyn Ave, Mountain View 650.969.3958 | savvycellar.com Savvy Cellar is more than just a wine bar with a menu of over 50 wines available to try by glass. Dedicated to spreading appreciation for all things wine, the bar is a three-time winner of San Francisco Chronicle’s Best Wine Classes in the Bay Area.

Tessora’s Barra di Vino 234 E Campbell Ave, Campbell 408.626.7711 | tessoras.com Creating the “ultimate experience” is Tessora’s priority. The little oasis in downtown Campbell is bustling with live music on weekends as well as trivia and comedy nights on the weekdays. Unique bistro menus blend perfectly with fine wines and beers that Tessora’s has ready.

Vino Locale 431 Kipling St, Palo Alto 650.328.0450 | vynebistrosj.com A bar and bistro sporting the unique style of a European treasure, Vino Locale specializes in small-production boutique California wines and a menu of local organic products. The

368 Santana Row, San Jose 408.985.9463 www.vintagewinemerchants.com Named the best wine bar in San Jose by readers of The Wave Magazine, the open-air space creates the perfect ambience in the heart of Santana Row. Wine flights and fan favorites like truffle cheese would set anyone up for a good breather between all the shopping.

We Olive Wine Bar 112 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 408.354.7474 | weolive.com We Olive had a goal to bring the “olive oil experience” to its customers. And with premier California-grown olive oils and gourmet food products, they delivered. Complement olive oil- inspired tapas with Californian premium artisan wines. The ancient Romans did say, “The necessary ingredients of civilization are wine … and olive oil.”

Wine Affairs 1435 The Alameda, San Jose 408.977.0111 | thewineaffairs.com The Wine Affairs has a happy hour selection handpicked and specially curated to not skimp on the good stuff for a good deal. With a wide array of tapas, 50 wines and 40 craft beers, it’s a popular meet-up spot for locals and visitors alike. If overwhelmed with choices, a pleasant variety of wine flights is also an option.

The Wine Room 520 Ramona St, Palo Alto 650.462.1968 | thepawineroom.com The little adobe tucked away on the Palo Alto street provides a homey yet classic escape with the feel of a friendly–and fancy– neighborhood living room. The Wine Room also brings out the wine connoisseur within with special events that let customers create their own blend.

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SOUND SYSTEM Local DJ and promoter Tommy Aguilar, a.k.a. Chatos 1013, spins at Back Bar SoFA.

music & dance BOOZE, BANDS & DJs have always paired well, and they continue to make a great team.

7 Bamboo 162 Jackson St, San Jose 408.279.9937 | 7bamboolounge.com

Britannia Arms 4027 Almaden Expy, San Jose 408.266.0550 | britanniaarms.com 173 W Santa Clara St, San Jose 408.278.1400 | britanniaarms.com

One of San Jose’s best-known karaoke bars, 7 Bamboo in Japantown is open seven nights a week. Check out their song list online and practice before you show up. All that’s left to do is grab a few drinks and let the good times roll.

We may never be royals, but we can still have a good time at The Brit, as it’s known downtown. This South Bay staple usually has something going on. In addition to screening soccer and other sports, Britannia Arms is also a great place for trivia, karaoke, live music and DJs.

BackBar SoFa

Cafe Stritch

418 S Market St, San Jose 209.242.9621 This is perhaps downtown San Jose’s most eclectic nightclub. With two rooms and a patio, it’s not uncommon to find a punk or doom metal band on the small stage and a hip-hop show or Top 40 DJ spinning in the main room. Crack open a PBR tall boy and catch a show by a local or touring act.

Blue Note Lounge 765 E Capitol Ave, Milpitas 408.262.8363 Music takes center stage at the Blue Note Lounge. Stop by on Tuesdays to enjoy some blues, or show off for your friends at karaoke night on Thursdays. On Friday, check out the drink specials at the ReMix Lounge as the DJ spins old school R&B, neo-soul and classic hip-hop.

374 S First St, San Jose 408.260.6161 | cafestritch.com It’s never too soon to start appreciating America’s artform. This downtown jazz club is all ages and features great live performances Thursday through Sunday. Every week the club opens with Wax Wednesday for those who want to chill out while guest DJs spin. And of course, there’s the monthly Go! Go! Gone Show with Mighty Mike McGee.

The Caravan Lounge 98 Almaden Ave, San Jose 408.995.6220 | caravanloungesanjose.com There’s almost always something going on at The Caravan—and it’s usually loud. Toss back a few cold High Lifes and catch music from a local or touring band, a set from an aspiring comedian or an article of clothing from one of the burlesque

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LVL 44 44 S Almaden Ave, San Jose 408.331.8419 | lvl44.com Good music and a spacious dance floor are standard at LVL 44. Level up with a drink in your hand and dance to live bands and DJs every Thursday through Saturday night.

Opal

GIRL TIME The dancers of The Spearmint Rhino.

gentlemen’s clubs AJ’S BAR & RESTAURANT 393 Lincoln Ave, San Jose | 408.292.3445 Located just off of San Carlos between a cluster of auto body shops, AJ’s Restaurant & Bar serves food with a side of live entertainment—or is it the other way around?

CHEETAHS GENTLEMEN’S CLUB 907 E Arques Ave, Sunnyvale 408.733.2628 | cheetahssunnyvale.com Cheetahs is just one of two fully nude clubs in the South Bay. In addition to a stacked roster of talented dancers, the club is also a choice spot for catching the NBA Finals. Go Warriors!

SPEARMINT RHINO 81 W Santa Clara St, San Jose 408.883.8000 | spearmintrhino.com

this downtown San Jose bikini bar features live dancing, drinks and music. This location is part of a larger chain of Spearmint Rhino clubs that span the US and even overseas.

SPORTY’S BIKINI BAR

The Cats 17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos 408.354.4020 | thecatslosgatos.com The Cats serves up some award-winning barbecue and pays tribute to Los Gatos’ pioneering past. They also have a jam-packed live entertainment calendar. Enjoy a meal, a brew and live music at this last stop before Highway 17 winds its way over the hill to Santa Cruz.

The Continental 349 S First St, San Jose | 408.982.3461 thecontinentalbar.com/updates A laid-back atmosphere and chill vibes make

251 Castro St, Mountain View 650.318.6732 | opalnightclub.com Opal’s sleek interior design and rotating cast of Top 40 DJs make this Castro Street club a safe bet for good times on the dance floor.

Pioneer Saloon 2925 Woodside Rd, Woodside 651.851.8487 | pioneer-saloon.com The Pioneer Saloon, located at what was once known as Whiskey Hill, lives up to its old-timey name. Live blues acts regularly play at this historic bar, which sits at a former crossroads for teamsters carrying wagonloads of milled lumber felled in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains.

1053 E El Camino Real, Sunnyvale 408.246.3624

Poor House Bistro

Patrons visiting Sporty’s can enjoy a full bar and TVs playing local games alongside beautiful, bikini-clad go-go dancers.

91 S Autumn St, San Jose 408.292.5837 | poorhousebistro.com

THE PINK POODLE 328 S Bascom Ave, San Jose 408.292.3685 | pinkpoodle.com The only fully nude club in San Jose, is both venerable and notorious—as any strip club has a right to be after more than 50 years in business.

Formerly the Gold Club, and then 81,

performers who regularly take the stage during the monthly Circus of Sin variety show.

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this SoFA bar an ideal spot for a couple of quiets after work. But that doesn’t mean they don’t know how to turn up. The Continental regularly hosts top-notch local and touring DJs, as well as the occasional live band (especially during San Jose Jazz’s annual Winter Fest and Summer Fest). Grab an expertly made cocktail and move your feet to house grooves, neo-soul and jazz-inflected hip-hop.

Loft Bar & Bistro 90 S 2nd St, San Jose 408.291.0677 | loftbarandbistro.com This downtown San Jose hotspot offers the best of both worlds. Stop by for an upscale dinner and drinks in the early evening and stick around for a positively lit dance floor as the night wears on.

Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo. It’s always a good time at the Poor House Bistro. Swing by in the evening to catch live blues from some of the Bay Area’s best.

Pure Nightclub 146 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale 408.732.2121 | purenightclub408.com This Sunnyvale club is the place to catch some of the world’s most buzzed-about DJs and producers, as well as top hip-hop talent. This week’s calendar is particularly stacked, featuring Fetty Wap, Lil Uzi Vert and

gay bars MAC’S CLUB

Borgeous. Spring for bottle service and get ready to turn up.

Red Stag 1711 W San Carlos St, San Jose 480.292.6777 | facebook.com/TheRedStag This San Carlos Street institution has a much lower-key answer to 7 Bamboo’s nightly karaoke. The Stag also opens its mic to would-be rockstars every day of the week— but the drinks are cheaper and stronger, and the regulars aren’t as easy to impress.

The Ritz 400 S First St, San Jose theritzsanjose.com The Ritz is an archetypal rock club. With its simple marquee, front and main bars, and dim lighting, it’s the perfect place to get a strong drink and catch even stronger acts—whether they be metal, hip-hop, EDM or indie rock.

The Willow Den Public House 803 Lincoln Ave, San Jose 408.271.1800 | facebook.com/thewillowden This longtime Willow Glen haunt recently rebranded—elongating its name and shifting its focus away from DJs and toward live music. The dollar bills once tacked to the ceiling are also gone, but they went to a good cause: the Free Wheelchair Mission charity.

The X-Bar 20990 Homestead Rd, Cupertino 408.255.5700 | homesteadbowl.com/x-bar Cool off after an intense bowling match with some bottled or draft beer, wine or classic mixed drinks. The brave souls out there wanting to try karaoke on Wednesday nights will receive discounted drinks.

and hairy chests. Silicon Valley’s only bear bar is quite welcoming to all comers, however—lesbians, jocks, twinks, straights and queens all mix it up with the burly bikers.

39 Post St, San Jose | 408.288.8221

SPLASH

Less a club and more of a laid-back neighborhood dive, Mac’s is one of the longest-running gay bars in the South Bay.

65 Post St, San Jose 408.292.2222 | splashsj.com

RENEGADES 501 W Taylor St, San Jose | 408.275.9902 Renegades courses with leather, Levi’s

With two dance floors and a throbbing crush of bodies most nights, Splash is a rush of sensory overload. It’s fun for everyone, with regular events including karaoke, video DJ nights and drag shows.

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CHOICES BY: Conor Agnew Erika Rasmussen Nick Veronin

ILLUSIONS OF THE PASSED

BRAD PAISLEY

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Fri, 7pm, Free Willow St. Bramhall Park, San Jose William Shakespeare’s summertime comedy about love and mischief is brought to life by Silicon Valley Shakespeare with an entirely female cast—fitting, given Shakespeare’s loyalty to the heroine and oft-floated theory that Old Bill may have actually been a woman. In one plot line, Titania and Oberon, queen and king of the fairies, have a big tiff, and Oberon enlists the “shrewd and knavish sprite,” Puck, to get back at Titania. Meanwhile, four Athenians caught in a messy love rectangle run off into the same forest. That’s when Puck gets into some classic spritely business with magical flower juice. Runs through June 23. (ER)

MC HAMMER Fri, 7:30pm, $64+ The Mountain Winery, Saratoga A well-known neighbor is back. MC Hammer, born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, once lived in a custom home tucked away in the Fremont hills before he relocated to Tracy. The Hammer’s House Party Tour is Burrell’s first major run of shows since 1991—the year he released his iconic album, Too Legit to Quit. When he’s not consulting for or investing in tech companies or cheering for Bay Area sports teams, the Grammy-winning rapper continues to produce new music, including a Jay-Z diss track, “Better Run Run.” (For real… look it up). (ER)

BRAD PAISLEY Fri, 7pm, $24+ Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View “Every week has a weekend,” and with the late spring rain finally in the rearview, it’s time to get outdoors and crack open a few cold ones. Brad Paisley invites country lovers to crush some silver bullets with him in Mountain View—just months after the release of tear-jerking love ballad, “My Miracle,” and two years since his 2017 LP, Love and War. The Grand Ole Opry, one of country music’s most revered institutions, brought Paisley into the fold in 2001, just two years after he put out his platinum debut album, Who Needs Pictures. Makes sense, since his twangy tunes pair perfectly with his smooth baritone and fun-loving spirit. (ER)

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SANTANA ROW FASHION SHOW Sat, 2pm, $50 Santana Row, San Jose Sunshine and blue skies, bare feet on green grass, picnics—and a brandnew season’s worth of fashion. This show transforms Santana Row Park into a runway, as models sport the latest summer styles and colors, and inspire onlookers to find their own unique looks in one Santana Row’s many shops, such as Everything But Water, Anthropologie and Scotch & Soda. Tickets include seats beside the runway, entry to a style boutique that hosts names like Lash Binder and Sephora, champagne and snacks. The event serves as a benefit for the Princess Project, which aims to provide prom dresses and accessories to teens who cannot afford them. (ER)

PRIDE PICNIC Sat, noon, Free Baylands Park, Sunnyvale Summertime in Silicon Valley means many things, including stepping out—in more ways than one. The same weekend as Los Angeles’ Pride Festival, the Silicon Valley Pride Picnic invites the community to gather in summer reverie and celebration of the LGBTQI+ community. Silicon Valley Pride began with a gay rights rally in 1975 and has since continued to foster and embolden the entire spectrum of genders and sexual identities to proudly declare their true selves. Allies and members of the queer community are invited to savor free food and good company, play games in the sun, and enjoy art and other entertainment before the SV Pride Parade and Festival in August. (ER)

* concerts THE TRIMS

WU-TANG CLAN Jun 22 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

JEFF LYNNE’S ELO Jun 24 at SAP Center

SANTANA: SUPERNATURAL NOW Jun 26 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

PITBULL Jun 28 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

TREVOR NOAH Jul 1 at Mountain Winery

PAUL MCCARTNEY Jul 10 at SAP Center

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Jul 14 at SAP Center

BECK & CAGE THE ELEPHANT Jul 16 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

COMMON Jul 18 at Mountain Winery

BACKSTREET BOYS Aug 4 at SAP Center

THE TRIMS Sat, 8pm, $10+ The Ritz, San Jose The Trims have been playing melancholic post-punk with pop ambitions for nearly a decade now, and if you’ve ever seen one of their high energy live performances, you know they’ve got the chops. While frontman Gabe Maciel’s confessional poetry has always been concerned with loss, regret and heartbreak, sonically the band’s latest record Julian Street finds the San Jose natives embracing increasingly bright hooks. The results are decidedly danceable. Think Two Door Cinema Club if they bled Orange Sauce. Catch them at The Ritz this Saturday with Living Among Giants, Sweet Hayah and DJ Chuy Gomez. (CA)

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BOLLYWOOD PARTY PICK YOUR POISON ILLUSIONS OF Tue, 7:30pm, $10+ Sat, 10pm, $8+ THE PASSED Santa Clara Valley Brewing, San Jose Mumbai Local, San Jose The theme of this shindig, “Aaj Ki Party Meri Taraf Se,” roughly translates to “Today’s party is on me.” That “me” will be DJ Dharak of India, who unites Bollywood and EDM. This Bollywood maestro made music his destiny as a teen, beginning as a choreographer and dancer. Fate took him to Australia—where he formed his DJ persona—and later the UK, before he began to merge Bollywood and commercial house music. Bouncy, animated electronic beats complement the bubbly vivacity of Hindi film songs. EDM electrifies worldwide, and Hindi dance music has flourished since the 2000s since the international hit “Mundian To Bach Ke” by Panjabi MC. (ER)

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger… sometimes. Five Bay Area comedians improvise bits based on prompts pulled at random from an envelope. The audience gets to choose the winner. Each comic later has the chance to win more laughs with a prepared set. The winner will advance to the finals, an improv showcase slated for August. That show already includes Jeremy Telemantes of the the Art Critique Comedy Show duo. Sip on Santa Clara Valley Brewing’s beers and enjoy a midweek laugh. (ER)

Wed, 7pm & 9pm, $59+ Winchester Mystery House, San Jose

Magician and apparitionist Aiden Sinclair, who has wowed national audiences with his appearances on America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller Fool Us, brings his show to San Jose’s eeriest estate. Illusions of the Passed—A Theatrical Séance is a mix of illusion, history and ghost stories, all modeled after a Victorian-era séance. These spooky social gatherings were very much in vogue during Sara Winchester’s life and have long played into the myth and mystery of the Mystery House. This show is not suitable for children under 10, so leave the kiddos at home. (NV)

SAN JOSE JAZZ SUMMER FEST Aug 9-11 in San Jose

JACKSON BROWNE Aug 13 at Mountain Winery

FEIST Aug 15 at Mountain Winery

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Aug 23 at Mountain Winery

THE NATIONAL Sep 1 at Frost Amphitheatre

KORN & ALICE IN CHAINS Sep 4 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

DURAN DURAN Sep 10-11 at Mountain Winery

MALUMA Sep 15 at SAP Center

MANÁ Sep 27 at SAP Center For music updates and contest giveaways, like us on Facebook at metrofb.com

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ROB THOMAS Jun 16 at Mountain Winery

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CULINARY ART ‘Celebration of the Goddess of Rice’ is one of many works on display at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose.

Female Forms Japantown museum’s exhibit highlights Asian-American women artists BY GARY SINGH

NSIDE THE Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj), an eight-foot wooden wall hangs on display. The only remaining piece of an egg house from artist Reiko Fujii’s family farm in Riverside, the wall features decades-old handwriting from Fujii’s grandmother. The farm was part of her family for almost 80 years and the egg house wall remains a physical piece of Fujii’s ancestral history, sustained through her art practice.

“That little room was where I would go when I was little,” Fujii recalls. “I grew up in that egg house. And I remember so much about it.” In 2002, when Fujii learned that the family farm would be sold to a developer and thus destroyed, she salvaged a piece of the wall before it was too late. Now the wall is transformed into a haunting readymade as part of “Agrarianaa @ JAMsj: Art Inspired by APA Agricultural Roots,” an interdisciplinary mixed-media art exhibit running through September, in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Asian American Women’s Artists Association (AAWAA).

As a group, AAWAA began in 1989, when Asian American women’s identities as artists were even more marginalized than they are today. In February of that year, Moira Roth, a feminist art historian at Mills College, got together with Chinese American artist Flo Wong, who was teaching in Sunnyvale. Within a few short weeks they began gathering in the East Bay living room of artist Betty Kano. At first, the women hadn’t planned to launch AAWAA; they just wanted to meet other Asian American women artists. But as critical mass grew, a movement then emerged out of the collective struggle to rectify their exclusion and erasure from the Bay Area art world. “A lot of times when I went to shows at galleries and museums, there wasn’t an Asian American person around, an artist for me to just say hello to,” Wong recalls. “So I wanted to end my personal isolation. But I was also anxious to see Asian Pacific American women begin to equally take part in these shows.” Now, 30 years later, AAWAA has brought recognition and

opportunity to women on a national scale. Large shows unfold every other year with smaller ones filling in the gaps. “Agrarianaa” co-curator Michelle Lee originally joined AAWAA in 2012 as a volunteer. Just one year later, the elder members suggested she start curating shows. “Most of the arts organizations I’ve worked in have tended to be with younger people or more of a monoculture,” Lee says. “And so [with AAWAA] there’s a lot of different ages, different experiences, different origins. Some people are immigrants. Some people, like me, have had family in the Bay Area for generations. So it’s a really great mix of people. And it’s non-hierarchical.” “Agrarianaa @ JAMsj” features nine local and national women artists, most of whom are descendants of Americans incarcerated in the Japanese internment camps. On multiple levels, the show investigates longing, loss, memory, nostalgia, intergenerational trauma and a quest to reconcile family history, especially the agricultural connection between Japan and the Americas. The show is not large— it occupies just one corner room at the rear of the building—but the size is deceiving. In the ample space one finds painting, sculpture, film, photography, mixed media, a mythological altar and Ikebana flower arrangements. Each “Agrarianaa” artist stitches together multiple stories in her work, literally and metaphorically. Foothill College art teacher Judy Shintani, for example, created a new mixed-media work titled Legacy of Memories. Viewers become participants by pulling back a Japanese door curtain, a noren, to reveal an archival photo of Shintani’s family houseboat sitting serenely in Puget Sound, near the 20-acre oyster farm they operated for 12 years. On the curtain one finds three pen and ink drawings on cloth, stitched into the curtain tapestry-style. The drawings were based on additional historical photos of Shintani’s family. We see them standing on the deck of their houseboat, shoveling oysters on a barge, and rowing a boat to school from their houseboat. Between those three drawings and the actual photo revealed by pulling back the curtain,

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COUNTRY HOUSE Fujii Reiko’s ‘Egg House Wall’ recalls a time when her family raised chickens and sold their eggs.

40 a narrative emerges. Shintani calls the curtain a “story noren.” “It’s almost like you’re moving the veil aside and seeing the life they could have had,” Shintani said. “They had it for a moment and then they lost it, because my family didn’t go back to doing that after they got out of the internment camps. They didn’t go back to raising oysters anymore, or even living in that area. So it’s almost like a little paradise that was theirs for a moment.” Other works in the show were similarly inspired by agriculture or ancestral vibrations. Lucien Kubo created Celebration of the Goddess of Rice, our Culture and Legacy, in which her visits to various Shinto shrines inspired her to create a mythological altar to the rice goddess, Inari Okami. Statuettes sit on top of sushirolling mats. Elsewhere on the altar we find ceramic sculptures, fabric art, chopsticks and bags of rice from Koda Farms of California, the oldest continuously family-owned and operated rice farm in the US. In another case, artist Tina Kashiwagi graduated from Pioneer High School, then completed a BFA in Art Education from San Francisco State in 2016, and now teaches in Oakland. At JAMsj she found inspiration in the museum’s permanent collection of artworks created inside the internment camps, specifically some melancholic flower sculptures made from pipe cleaners. As a result, Kashiwagi created modern-day Ikebana flower arrangements based on the four

elements—earth, air, water and fire. Each arrangement sits on a separate pedestal colored to match its element. A video projection accompanies the four pieces. “I spent my whole childhood in San Jose,” Kashiwagi says. “Me and my parents spent a lot of time in Japantown. I’ve been in that museum with my dad, and we both really love that museum, so when they asked me to do the show, I was really honored. For one, I was being asked to show with older women that had been doing this for years, and because it’s a place I’ve always wanted to show.” Lee says AAWAA is more outwardfacing than it was 30 years ago, when women first gathered in living rooms, working from project to project. Depending on the theme, the exhibits have expanded to include other women artists of color, nonbinary individuals or any marginalized voices. “I think that there’s a lot of intersectional conversations happening,” Lee says. “There’s a lot of crossover, and we didn’t want to stay insular. So our platform’s bigger, our audience is bigger, and the stories we share are bigger.”

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Lizard King In ‘Godzilla, King of the Monsters,’ first they run screaming, then they kneel BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

HAT’S KILLING THE cinema, No. 448 in a series: not enough exclamation points in titles, a clear proof of lack of confidence. And bring back shiny subordinate clauses. Dracula, Prince of Darkness has far more heft than plain old Dracula. The very title of Godzilla, King of The Monsters has brio that makes up for Michael Dougherty’s bewildering direction. The who, what and why isn’t just out the window, it’s over the hills and far away. Sizable info dumps are required because of links to Godzilla (2014), and

there’s more cast than anyone knows what to do with: Sally Hawkins and David Strathairn stand around like guests who don’t know anyone at the party. Raymond Burr was injected into the American version of Ishiro Honda’s original Godzilla, King of Monsters! (1956; note the exclamation point). His reporter, “Steve Martin,” returned for the 1985 redo—the camera closing up on red sleepless eyes, as if Martin had had a long, hard 30 years since first he saw Godzilla. The suggestion of PTSD is back, with paleobiologist Dr. Emma Russell (Vera Farmiga) waking up from the familiar nightmare of a giganotosaurus trampling San Francisco. Farmiga is a favorite tragedian, a woman of constant sorrow who never wears out that mood.

Her Emma lives with her daughter Madison (Millie Bobby Brown)—here taking on the traditional kaiju role of the plucky schoolkid in short pants, who understands things the adults fail to take into consideration. Emma is working with Alan Jonah (Charles Dance) a wealthy eco-terrorist bent on freeing the world’s chimera. Dance is the one who, sighting Godzilla, says “Long live the king,” as if something were dying inside of him as an actor. It seems counterintuitive to free monsters after one stomps your son, but we get an explanation. Farmiga has one of those effective mad scientist speeches that starts logical and ends up fanatic. Meanwhile she finds herself re-encountering her estranged ex-husband Mark (Kyle Chandler), recruited by the world’s monstermonitoring organization MONARCH. The animism is crazy. Like any other religious picture, Godzilla, King of Monsters has some dogma that has to be swallowed whole, like a crane choking down a frog. Earlier versions suggested that the ever-regenerating beast was more than just a raging monster unleashed by the atomic age … that he was indeed beyond good and evil—a

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DEEP TIME The ancient titan Godzilla returns—along with a few more kaiju in ‘King of the Monsters.’

living warning against destroying the planet with nuclear war and pollution. This Godzilla doesn’t drop H. P. Lovecraft’s name, but Lovecraft’s lore suggests the idea of these “titans” being Elder Gods; thus the visuals of drowned ancient cities with bas-reliefs of the giants. The actual battles are highly satisfactory, even if no one gets to shout, “Destroy all monsters!” Happy moments include Godzilla swimming up to glare through a lab’s undersea window; he glows with bioluminescence, like a pissed-off cuttlefish. Even more unnerving is the triple-headed King Ghidorah. “Sounds like gonorrhea,” says Bradley Whitford, the movie’s Jeff Goldblum, here to add some peculiar commentary to the situation in a MONARCH control room. Ghidorah’s heads don’t just bob at random like a marionette’s head, as in the old days; now they sync up with each other, and they’re able to scowl viciously. When Ghidorah nests on an erupting volcano as seen from a weather cam atop a church, there’s a cross atop a cathedral. One gets a thrilling sense of the heft of the monster, as if no mere symbol could hold him back. Meanwhile the prop-wash of the 500-foot pterodactyl Rodan knocks over a Mexican town like a hurricane. (Quetzalcoatl, is that you?) By contrast the mammoth Mothra is clearly on the side of the angels, a glowing Tinker Bell to Godzilla’s Peter Pan. All credit to Ken Watanabe reprising his role as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa from Godzilla (2014). He gives the beast all reverence: “We must keep our faith in Godzilla.” Serizawa gives the grimmest warning a Japanese scientist can possibly give in a kaiju: “This is a dangerous path!” Insincerity does not dwell in Watanabe, and his final contact with Godzilla is quite touching, a tribute to the dramatic underpinnings of the better Toho studio movies. If it’s sometimes hard to tell which MONARCH base we’re at, what city we’re in and which direction the monsters are coming from, at least we always know the proper attitude to approach Godzilla: on our knees.

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HONKY-TONK MAN Dwight Yoakam plays the Mountain Winery with Alejandro Escovedo

Rough Terrain Dwight Yoakam has cut a dusty path through the pop country landscape BY BILL KOPP

WIGHT YOAKAM launched a life in music at precisely the wrong time. But over the ensuing decades, he helped bend country music—or at least a significant part of it— in the direction he pursued. For his efforts, he has become a commercially successful and critically acclaimed artist, winning two Grammys and awards from each of the three largest organizations in the genre.

Kentucky-born Yoakam hit Nashville intent on furthering his career. But at the time, the prevailing style in country music focused on the kind slick pop exemplified by the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. Yoakam’s own music drew more from harder-edged honkytonk country. Frustrated with Nashville, he moved on to Los Angeles. There, thanks in part to his commitment to rough-hewn authentic country, he fell in with the rockabilly and punk scenes where his music was appreciated for its unvarnished authenticity.

Without the backing of a label, Yoakam managed to finance his debut EP, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. Reprise soon offered him a contract, and released an expanded, albumlength version of the record in 1986. Sailing against the prevailing winds of country-pop, the album soared to Billboard’s No. 1 spot, and three of its singles made it to the country Top 40 chart. That year Yoakam received the Top New Male Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music. Having established that there truly was a market for his brand of country, Yoakam continued to tour and release albums. Both Hillbilly Deluxe (1987) and 1988’s Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room reached the top spot on the country album charts; they also fared reasonably well on the mainstream chart, showing that the singer-guitarist’s appeal extended beyond country. Yoakam’s first two albums of the ‘90s continued his platinumselling streak, and by the end of

that decade he had earned Grammy Awards as well as being named CMT Europe’s Artist of the Year for 1993. His collaborations were equally well-regarded; Yoakam worked with Patty Loveless, k.d. lang, Buck Owens, Ralph Stanley, John Prine and many others. In retrospect, Dwight Yoakam’s career seems linear and consistent; unlike many artists, he never really suffered a creative slump nor a fall from commercial favor. Instead, he continued to pursue his own musical vision, building and maintaining a solid fan base. At present, his list of award nominations (as opposed to wins) fills a page: He’s been nominated for more than 15 Grammy Awards as well as multiple CMA and ACM awards. But he still scores wins. In 2007 Yoakam won the Country Music Association’s International Touring Artist award. And in 2013 the relatively new Americana Music Association—created as an institutional alternative to the stillprevailing slick country that rules the airwaves—recognized Yoakam for his recent achievements by naming him its Artist of the Year. In between touring and recording commitments, Yoakam has cultivated an acting career; his most recent notable role was as a character on Billy Bob Thornton’s Goliath television series. Yoakam also holds the distinction of being the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show. His 2016 album Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars... was a bluegrass-tinged release, but two subsequent nonalbum tracks (“Then Here Came Monday” and “Pretty Horses,” both released last year) found Yoakam returning to his inimitable honkytonk style. Always playing by his own rules, Yoakam toured with fellow outsiders Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle for much of 2018. He’s currently touring as a solo artist.

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THU JUN 6 | HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA TRIO @ ART BOUTIKI MUSIC HALL Watching their Tiny Desk Concert online impressed me to the point of regret that I never took piano lessons. This Cuban jazz trio will knock you onto the floor and pick you right back up. These incredibly top-notch entertainers hit Race Street this Thursday, 7:30pm. Art Boutiki Music Hall, 44 Race St, San Jose

Pool Table Dart Boards Big Screens Drinks & Fun

THU–SUN JUN 6–9 | MATTHEW BROUSSARD @ ROOSTER T. FEATHERS Matthew Broussard takes great pleasure in making fun of himself. I take even more pleasure from his style of funny, a breath of fresh air from a self-professed “douchebag look-a-like.” Along with Bay Area future-legends Chad Opitz and Shannon Murphy, this is certain to be a truly hilarious night. 8pm. Various times through Sun. Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

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FRI & SAT JUN 7 & 8 | 12TH ANNUAL SUBZERO FESTIVAL I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: SubZERO fest always jump-starts the summer for me. The warm weather combined with the dire need to be outdoors make a perfect welcome mat for this event. Two nights of booths, art, music, beer, food trucks and utter, warm joy. Be sure to head over to MACLA (510 S First St) at 5:30pm on Friday to catch their programming, as it is always fulfilling and culturally vibrant. Also, you’ll want to check out the Bob Ross Party at ICA (560 S First St) because it looks fun as all heck. And be sure to get a personalized poem from the Poetry Center San José booth. Hello, summer, I see you. 6pm–midnight. Along S First Street, between San Carlos and William streets.

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Saturday, June 8 • Ages 16+

Andre Nickatina Saturday, June 8 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

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CLUB FOX BLUES JAM

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KARAOKE WITH JADE 9:30pm. Dive Bar, 78 E Santa Clara St, San Jose

CEDAR ROOM Everyday Happy Hour 4pm– 5:30pm & 9pm–10pm. Mon, 7pm: Big Bands. Tue, 8pm– Close: Tiki Tuesdays—exotic cocktails and island vibes. Wed, 8pm–11pm: Queen Bingo. Pruneyard Cinemas, 1875 S Bascom Ave, Campbell

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Jun 27 Together Pangea/ Vundabar (Ages 16+) Jun 29 Galactic ft. Erica Falls (Ages 16+) Jul 12 The Brothers Comatose (Ages 16+) Jul 14 Toots & The Maytals (Ages 16+) Aug 13 Matisyahu (Ages 16+) Aug 15 Hawthorne Heights/ Emery (Ages 16+) Aug 16 The Original Wailers (Ages 16+) Aug 22 Tuxedo (Ages 16+) Sep 14 The California Honeydrops (Ages 16+) Sep 24 Hot Chip (Ages 16+) Oct 14 Yung Gravy (Ages 16+) Oct 23 The Distillers (Ages 16+) Nov 14 Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque (Ages 21+) Nov 20 Hippo Campus (Ages 16+)

Dance Party. Mon, 6pm: Mixed Open Mic Night. Tue, 7pm: Aki Kumar’s Blues Jam. 91 S Autumn St, San Jose

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POOR HOUSE BISTRO Wed, 6pm: The Legendary Ron Thompson & Friends feat. Mission. Thu, 6pm: Theme Night/Pro Jam feat. "The Summer of Love.” Fri, 9pm: Ashbolt Beats Working Band. Sat, 6pm: Beaufunk. Sat, 9:30pm: Jason Ricci at Poor House Studio. Sun, 11am: New Orleans Piano Brunch with Johnny Fabulous. Sun, 3pm: Andre Thierry’s Zydeco

FRASCATI COMEDY OPEN MIC (ALL AGES)

7pm. Caffe Frascati, 315 S First St, San Jose

NEW TALENT COMEDY SHOWCASE

8pm. Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

CARAVAN LOUNGE COMEDY SHOW WITH MR. WALKER

9pm. 98 S Almaden Ave, San Jose

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

Wed, 10pm: DJ Hank. Thu, 10pm: DJ Savage. Fri, 10pm: Live Band: Jukebox AF. Sat, 10pm: DJ Radio Raheem. Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank Karaoke. Mon, 10pm: Game Night. Tue, 7:30pm: Risky Quizness: ’80s Trivia. 5027 Almaden Expy, San Jose

THU 6/6 ART EXHIBIT | SOFIE RAMOS: STUFF(ED)

10am, Tue–Fri. Noon, Sat– Sun. Through Sun. San José Institute of Contemporary Art, 560 S First St, San Jose

LIVE MUSIC | STEELY NASH WITH MARK ARROYO 5:30pm. Naglee Park Garage, 505 E San Carlos St, San Jose

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MIXED OPEN MIC

7pm. Britannia Arms Cupertino, 1087 S De Anza Blvd, San Jose

JAZZ | HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA TRIO

7:30pm. Art Boutiki Music Hall, 44 Race St, San Jose

MUSIC OPEN MIC

7:30pm. Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company, 101 W Main St

Audio1. Sat, 6pm: UFC 238. 10pm: Snap Saturdays with DJ Don Foley. Sun, 9pm: Branham Sunday Industry Party. 1116 Branham Lane, San Jose

FRI 6/7 FACEBOOK FIRST FRIDAYS

5pm. San José Museum of Art, 110 S Market St

12TH ANNUAL SUBZERO FESTIVAL

6pm. Also Sat. Along S First St, between San Carlos and William streets

MIXED OPEN MIC NIGHT

7:30pm. Hosted by Nick Peters. Freewheel Brewing Company, 3736 Florence St, Redwood City

THURSDAY NIGHT BLUES JAM

7:30pm. Little Lou's BBQ, 2455 S Winchester Blvd, Campbell

COMEDIAN | MATTHEW BROUSSARD

8pm. Various times through Sun. With Chad Opitz, Shannon Murphy. Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

TRIVIA NIGHT

8pm. Sports Page B&G, 1431 Plymouth St, Mountain View

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SHERWOOD INN

7pm. SoFA Market, 387 S First St, San Jose

FIRST FRIDAY: BOB ROSS PARTY

7pm. San José Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), 560 S First St, San Jose

THROWBACK THURSDAY KARAOKE & DANCE

9:30pm. Old school jams, soul, reggaeton, ’70s, ’80s and pop hits. Bogart's Sports Bar, 1209 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale

THE BRANHAM LOUNGE

Thu, 10pm: $3 Pop Thursdays. Fri, 10pm: TGIFF with DJ

KARAOKE | ROCCO'S BLUE MAX

Fri & Sat, 8pm–Close. 828 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

MONDO’S BIRTHDAY SHOW: DOMINO AND THE DERELICTS +MORE

9pm. With False Freedom, Cult Mind, GlenXCoco, Johnny and the Pachecos. Caravan Lounge, 98 S Almaden Ave, San Jose

SMOKING PIG BBQ

Fri, 9pm: Knee Deep. Sat, 9pm: South County Blues Band. 3340 Mowry Ave, Fremont

KARAOKE | 7 BAMBOO

Every day. Fri–Sat, 7pm. Sun–Thu, 9pm. 7 Bamboo, 162 Jackson St, San Jose

PRIDE OPERA NIGHT

8pm. Caffe Frascati, 315 S First St, San Jose

VARIETY | TOURNAMENTERTAINMENT

8pm. With Rebelskamp and Adira Sharkey. Forager, 420 S First St, San Jose

THE WILLOW DEN

Sat, 9pm: Live music w/local bands. Sun, 5:30pm–Close: Service Industry Night = 1/2 off drinks with your industry card! Tue, 10pm: Karaoke. 803 Lincoln Ave, San Jose

DANCE | DJ RAHEEM

9:30pm. Britannia Arms Downtown, 173 W Santa Clara St, San Jose

8pm. With Archaeologist, Sea In The Sky. X Bar @ Homestead Bowl, 20990 Homestead Rd, Cupertino

KARAOKE | THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE

KARAOKE | COURT’S LOUNGE

Mon, Thu, Sat, 9:30pm. 2425 S Bascom Ave, Campbell

8pm. 3Below, 288 S Second St, San Jose

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ROCK/METAL | SHÁ NOVA, REMNANTS OF HUMANITY

Thu-Sun, 8:30pm: Karaoke. Sun, 4pm: Novak-Nanni Duo. 2988 Almaden Expy, San Jose

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I spent years on and off drugs and alcohol, but I’ve been sober for six years. I’m just not the same self-centered immature brat I was. Last week, I reached out to my best friend’s brother to apologize for things I did about seven years ago. He still hasn’t responded to my text (requesting time to talk to make amends). He told my friend he was having a hard time believing I’m any different. But I am, and I want to prove to him I have changed. How can I do that?—Sincere He’s seen you swear off drugs and alcohol before, typically for several hours on a Tuesday. This view he has of you is likely to have some serious staying power. That’s because our brain is big on automatic processes, forming and storing what I call “thinkpacks” so we don’t have to put cognitive energy into things we’ve already figured out. For example, say you do something for the first time, like opening a weird latch on a cupboard. Each time you do it again, the more automatic—that is, the more unthinking—it becomes. Believing works similarly. Once we form a belief, we tend to just go with it automatically. Questioning a belief, on the other hand, takes mental effort. Not surprisingly, research by social psychologist Lee Ross, among others, finds that we’re prone to taking the mentally easy way out, succumbing to “confirmation bias,” clinging to what we already believe and ignoring info that says, “Hey, there just might be a new and improved truth in town.” There’s another problem: Our ego is bound up in our clinging to our beliefs— that is, believing that we were right all along.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654486 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A & L Auto Connection, 288 E. Virginia St., San Jose, CA, 95112, A & L Auto Connection Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 02/06/2019. Refile in facts from previous filing #653817. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Ayazuddin Fahri. President. #4232575. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/06/2019. (pub Metro 05/15, 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/2019)

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A hearingIfon petitionobjection will be heldisintimely this court as the court may grant the petition a hearing. follows: November 28, 2016, at 9 a.m. inwithout Dept. 10 located at 191 NOTICE OF HEARING: September 3, 2019 8:45OBJECT am, room: NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA, 95113. at IF YOU to Probate. on: May 2019appear (pub dates: 05/15, 05/22, the granting of filed the petition, you1,should at the hearing 05/29, 06/05/2019) and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the FICTITIOUS decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal STATEMENT representative appointed by the court within the NAME #654458 laterThe of either (1) four months fromisthe(are) date doing of first issuance of as: CDS following person(s) business letters to a general representative, defined in section Trust, 760 E. personal San Carlos, San Jose,asCA, 95112, Soudabeh 58(b)Houchmand of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date Siegel. This business is being conducted of mailing personal delivery to you ofhas a notice under section by anorIndividual. Registrant not yet begun 9052transacting of the California Probateunder Code. Other business the California fictitiousstatutes business and name legal authority maylisted affect your rights/s/Soudabeh as a creditor. You may or names herein. Houchmand wantSiegel. to consult with an attorneywas knowledgeable California This statement filed withinthe Countylaw. Clerk YOUof MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person Santa Clara County on 05/03/2019. (pub Metro 05/15, interested the estate, you may file with the court a Request 05/22,in05/29, 06/05/2019) for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided FICTITIOUS in Probate Code sectionBUSINESS 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: MARK NAME STATEMENT #654266 A. GONZALEZ, Lead Deputy County Counsel, OFFICE OF THE The following person(s) is (are) business as:CA, 1. COUNTY COUNSEL, 373 West Julian Street,doing Suite 300, San Jose, Pap Asset Protection Service, 2. 11/02, ASAP11/09, Protection, 1702-L 95110, Telephone: 408-758-4200 (Pub CC, 11/16/2016) Meridian Ave #104, San Jose, CA, 95125, Kenneth Earl Jackson, 1661 Hamilton Ave., #15, San Jose, CA, 95125. This businessBUSINESS is being conducted by an Individual. FICTITIOUS Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on NAME STATEMENT #622566 04/02/2019. Refile in facts previous #53257. /s/ The following person(s) is (are) doingfrom business as: Vanfiling Hoa Lam, Kenneth Earl San Jackson. This statement was 979 Story Rd., #7087, Jose, Ca, 95122, Nuh Thuan Lam,filed Quocwith the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/29/2019. Anh Nguyen, 608 Giraudo Dr., San Jose, CA, 95111. This business (pub Metro 05/15, 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/2019) is conducted by an married couple.Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names BUSINESS listedFICTITIOUS herein. Refile of previous file #620681 with changes. /s/Nhu Thuan Lam This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa NAME STATEMENT #654549 Clara County on 10/18/2016. (pub Metro 10/26, 11/02, 11/09, 11/16/2016) The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cedar Glen Associates, 255 W. Julian Street, Suite 301, San Jose, CA,BUSINESS 95110, Charles W. Davidson. This business FICTITIOUS is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. NAME STATEMENT #622752 Registrant began transacting business under the business name or names on The fictitious following person(s) is (are) doing businesslisted as: Freeherein Spirit, 380 07/01/1984. Refile in facts from #463994. S. 1st Street, San Jose, CA, 95113, Michael R.previous Hill, 8093 E.filing Zayante AboveCA, entity the state by of an California. Rd., Felton, 95018.was Thisformed businessinis conducted individual./s/ Charles Manager.business #198417900458. Registrant hasW. notDavidson. yet begun transacting under the This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Michael R. Clara Countywas on filed 05/07/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, Hill This statement with the County Clerk of05/22, Santa Clara 06/05, 06/12/2019) County on 10/24/2016. (pub Metro 11/02, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #621712 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Countrywide Carrier, 2947 Capewood Ln., San Jose, CA, 95132, Rajwinder Singh. This business is conducted by an individual.Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Arbor Apartments Associates, 255 W. Julian Street, Suite 301, San Jose, CA, 95110, Charles W. Davidson. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/01/1984. Refile in facts from previous filing #463995. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/ Charles W. Davidson. Manager. #198418100288. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/07/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654550 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Moreland Apartments Associates, 4375 Payne Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95117, Charles W. Davidson. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/01/1984. Refile in facts from previous filing #517749. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/ Charles W. Davidson. Manager. #198417900400. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/07/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654561 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Las Casitas Associates, A California Limited Partnership, 255 W. Julian Street, Suite 301, San Jose, CA, 95110, Charles W. Davidson. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/01/1984. Refile in facts from previous filing #463991. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Charles W. Davidson. Manager. #198417900374. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/07/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: San Jose Apartments Associates, 255 W. Julian Street, Suite 301, San Jose, CA, 95110, Charles W. Davidson. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/05/1978. Refile in facts from previous filing #463992. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/ Charles W. Davidson. Manager. #198417900449. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/07/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME. CASE NO. 19CV347624 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner (name): Rainbow Paras for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Nathaniel Christian S. Paras. Proposed name: Nathaniel Christian Sumang Paras. 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 change 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: September 10, 2019 at 8:45 am, room: Probate. filed on: May 16, 2019 (pub dates: 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Golden Poppy Inc., 171 Main Street, Los Altos, CA, 94022. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of Delaware. /s/Carrol Titus. Director/CEO. #C4274125. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/14/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

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The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Milestone Financial, 4970 El Camino Real #230, Los Altos, CA, 94022, Bear Bruin Ventures Inc. Filed in the Santa Clara County on 05/18/2015 under file No. 504981. This business was conducted by: An Corporation: Filed on 05/14/2019. /s/William Stuart. President. (pub dates: 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/01/2019)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Glow Face Bar, 2114 Senter Rd., Suite 18, San Jose, CA, 95112, Ivy Tran. This business is being conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/25/2019. /s/Ivy Tran. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/25/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Acqua Miracolo, 1815 Topeka Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95126, Julian Mark Cantando, Fiona Marie Cantando. This business is being conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 05/13/2019. /s/Julian Mark Cantando. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/13/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: O’Goodys, 2503 Lambert Lane, San Jose, CA, 95125, Orlando M Godrich. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 05/09/2019. /s/Orlndo M Goodrich. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/09/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654008 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. South Bay Sedan Limo Service, 2. Paradise Limo & Sedan Service, 2033 Gateway Place, #536, San Jose, CA, 95110, SB Sedan & Limo Service Corp, 335 Mansell St., San Francisco, CA, 94134. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/24/2008. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Shawne Portman. CFO. #C3172226. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/19/2019. (pub Metro 05/15, 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654796 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. EQ1 Evergreen Estates, 2. EQ1 Evergreen Estates Realty, 3. EQ1 Evergreen Realty, 4. EQ1 Estates Realty, 1762 Technology Dr., #106, San Jose, CA, 95110, Equity One Real Estate Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/10/2013. Refile in facts from previous filing #635357. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Marlo Ibon. Vice President. #C3516812. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/14/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654822 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Will Konijn Agency, 4750 Almaden Expwy, Suite 124-245, San Jose, CA, 95118200, William Carl Konijn, 380 Vista Roma Way Unit 217, San Jose, CA, 95136441. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 05/14/2019. /s/William Carl Konijn. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/14/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #654825 The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Page Mill Funding, 2626 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA, 94303, Bear Bruin Ventures Inc. Filed in the Santa Clara County on 05/11/2011 under file No. 551450. This business was conducted by: An Corporation: Filed on 05/14/2019. /s/William Stuart. President. (pub dates: 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/01/2019)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Janean Baird dba Trasformare, 175 Herlong Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95123. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Janean Baird. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/15/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654435 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Uncle Papa’s BBQ, 8325 Westwood Dr., Gilroy, CA, 95020, Daniel David Hill. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Daniel David Hill. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/03/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654813 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Serenity Executive Rentals, 823 Helena Dr., Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, Pillow Of Winds LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/14/2014. Refile in facts from previous filing #592085. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/ Robert Lane. Managing Member. #201409910403. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/14/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654888 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Talent Acquisition Group, 4250 Pomona Ave., Palo Alto, Ca, 94306, Talent AG, Inc., 4470 W. Sunset Blvd Suite 91630, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 05/16/2019. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Bryce Murray. President. #C4196672. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/16/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654981 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Comforcare Home Care- San Jose & Southwest, 125 E Sunnyoaks Ave, STE 213, Campbell, CA, 95008, Silicon Valley Homecare, 4475 Strawberry Park Drive, San Jose, CA, 95129. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Ling Wang. President. #4272035. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/20/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Noodle Edition, 1331 Coleman Ave., Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Rocky Minh Do, 2589 Greengate Dr., San Jose, CA, 95132. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yer begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Rocky Minh Do. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/15/2019. (pub Metro 05/15, 05/22, 05/29, 06/05/2019)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Birdsong Outdoor School, 172 W. Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, Elizabeth Binkley. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Elizabeth Binkley. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/21/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654092 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Beary’s Creations, 2. Bearyscreations, 809 Auzerais Ave., San Jose, CA, 95126, Jessica Coburn. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2019. /s/Jessica Coburn. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/23/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654091 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Turbosadtv, 809 Auzerais Ave., San Jose, CA, 95126, Robert James Coburn. This business is being conducted by a Married Couple. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/21/2013. /s/Robert Coburn. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/23/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654915 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Servpro of Palo Alto, 422 S. Hillview Drive, Milpitas, CA, 95035, Complete Restoration Inc., 3180 Vista Diego Rd., Jamul, CA, 91935. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 08/01/2014. Refile in facts from previous filing #592741. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Marianna Ablahad. President. #C367319. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/16/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654973 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. DSA Consulting, 2. D.S.A.C., 3. David S Alessio Consulting, 10281 Torre Ave., Unit 815, Cupertino, CA, 95014, Davod Scott Alessio. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2017. /s/David S. Alessio. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/17/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655084 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Almaden Garden Apartment Partners, LLC- A California Limited Liability Company, 255 W. Julian Street, Suite 301, San Jose, CA, 95110, Almaden Garden Apartment Partners, LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/14/2012. Refile in facts from previous filing #383986. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Charles W. Davidson. Manager. #201233210076. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/22/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Socialxp Events Co., 886 Alcosta Dr., Milpitas, CA, 95035, Anh D Huynh, 2668 Prato Lane, San Diego, CA, 95035, Thuy Duong Nguyen. This business is being conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Anh Huynh. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/25/2019. (pub Metro 05/15, 05/22, 05/29, 06/07/2019)

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF (NAME): CARYN MARY SELDEN CASE NUMBER: PR-19-185899 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of (specify all names by which the decedent was known): CARYN MARY SELDEN; CARYN M. SELDEN; CARYN HINKA Petition for Probate has been filed by (name of petitioner): Margaret Smith in the Superior Court of California, County of (specify): Santa ClaraThe Petition for Probate requests that (name): Margaret Smith be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.The petition requests the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interestedpersons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 21, 2019 Time: 9 a.m. Dept.: Probate. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court aRequest for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner (name): David S. Lee(Address): 2570 W. El Camino Real, Ste 500, Mountain Vew, CA 94040Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4310, Mountain View, CA, 94040-0310(Telephone): (650) 390-0943(Pub Dates: 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654910 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Mon Dona Design, 7205 St. George Ln., San Jose, CA, 95120, Mandana Arian. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2019. /s/Mandana Arian. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/16/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655201 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Diamond, 12015 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd., Saratoga, CA, 95090, Diamond Gas And Mart #4, 824 East Yosemite Ave., Manteca,, CA, 95336. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Mushtaq Omar. President. #C4271514. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/24/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 654531 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SDIT AI, 228 Hamiltpn Avenue, 3rd Floor, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, SDITAI, Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Kalaikovan Anthony. CEO. #C4256799. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/07/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654234

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Flowers Of Comfort, 3297 Pinkerton Dr., San Jose, CA, 95148, Victoria Amgam Rasmussen, Carrie Washburn, 1233 Magnolia Ave., San Jose, CA, 95126. This business is being conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/03/2018. /s/Victoria Rasmussen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/26/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655187 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Clean Shop Cleaners, 6057 Snell Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95123, Sun & Moon Cleaners Network Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/28/2001. Refile in facts from previous filing #401843. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Sun Meong Lee. CEO. #C2400888. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/24/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654972

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Amberwood Partners, A California Limited Partnership, 255 W. Julian Street, Suite 301, San Jose, CA, 95110, Charles W. Davidson. This business is being conducted by a Limited Partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 1/11/1985. Refile in facts from previous filing #463996. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Charles W. Davidson. Manager. #198501100017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/17/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654467 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jennifer M. Labit, 121 E. Tasman Dr., Apt 258, San Jose, CA, 95134, Jennifer Martinez Labit. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/10/2019. /s/Jennifer M. Labit. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/06/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

I POOJA SAGAR CHANDNANI daughter of Bipinchandra Naranbhai Panchal , permanent resident of INDIA and presently residing at 3585, Cropley Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95132, USA do hereby change my name from POOJABEN BIPINCHANDRA PANCHAL to POOJA SAGAR CHANDNANI, with immediate effect (Pub Dates: 6/05/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655086

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: P Prop III, LLC, 485 Alberto Way Suite 20, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, P Prop III, LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 06/24/1974. Refile in facts from previous filing #592401. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Kirk Kozlowski. Managing Member. #201128010074. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/22/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME. CASE NO. 19CV348031 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner (name): Xuefeng Zeng for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Jasper Y. Zeng. Proposed name: Jasper X Zhang. 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 change 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: September 24, 2019 at 8:45 am, room: Probate. filed on: May 28, 2019 (pub dates: 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654383 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Hong Kong Bakery, 210 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA, 94041, Eunha Young, 177 Piedra Dr., Sunnyvale, CA, 94086. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 3/31/1994. /s/Eunha Young. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/02/2019. (pub Metro 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655336 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: K-Beauty Hair Salon, 3470 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 95051, Repit, Inc., 18886 Devon Ave., Saratoga, CA, 95070. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Su Jin Han. CEO. #4272556. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/30/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655088 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lafayette Apartments, 461 Lafayette Way, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Lafayette LLC, 485 Alberto Way Suite 200, Los Gatos, CA, 95032. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/24/1995. Refile in facts from previous filing #562773. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Kirk Kozlowski. Manager. #199529710014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/22/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #654885

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Thinkingalaud, 2431 Jubilee Lane, San Jose, CA, 95131, Andrew Lau. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 05/01/2019. /s/Andrew Lau. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/30/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

AMENDED PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE, CASE NUMBER 18CV339924

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME. CASE NO. 19CV347710

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Meridian Apartments, 950 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95128, Meridain, LLC, 485 Alberto Way Suite 200, Los Gatos, CA, 95032. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/01/1997. Refile in facts from previous filing #593278. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Kirk Kozlowski. Manager. #199709310012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/22/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655087

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655368

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Palm Court Apartments, 4960 National Ave., San Jose, CA, 95124, Palm Court National, LLC, 485 Alberto Way Suite 200, Los Gatos, CA, 95032. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/25/1980. Refile in facts from previous filing #593279. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Kirk Kozlowski. Manager. #201323910174. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/22/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Law Offices Of Liaoteng Wang, 1082 Cardinal Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, East IP P.C.. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 05/01/2019. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Liaoteng Wang. CEO. #C4103060. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/29/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Spectra Venue Management, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, Brain P Rothenberg, 100 Augusta Dr., Moorstown, NJ, 08057, James A Pekala, 13364 Susan Terrace, Philadelphia, CA, 19116. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 03/182019. Above entity was formed in the state of Delaware. /s/Brain P Rothenberg. Director. #200713900026. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/16/2019. (pub Metro 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655350

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner (name): BEN H SHELEF for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Ben H Shelef, aka Ben Herts Shelef,aka Ben Hertz Shelef. Proposed name: Benjamin Lyle Hackett. 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 change 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: July 2, 2019 at 8:45 am, room: Probate. filed on: May 30, 2019 (pub dates: 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655089

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #655317

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jones Enterprises, 1005 Whiteoak Dr., San Jose, CA, 95129, Charles E JR Jones, Kelli B Jones. This business is being conducted by a Married Couple. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/30/2009. /s/Kelli Jones. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/30/2019. (pub Metro 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2019)

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner (name): for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Meghan Kathleen Frate. Proposed name: Meghan Kathleen Traynor. 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 change 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: September 17, 2019 at 8:45 am, room: Probate. filed on: May 17, 2019 (pub dates: 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2019)

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): "I don't think we were 2011 - 2016, 2018, 2019

ever meant to hear the same song sung exactly the same way more than once in a lifetime," says poet Linh Dinh. That's an extreme statement that I can't agree with. But I understand what he's driving at. Repeating yourself can be debilitating, even deadening. That includes trying to draw inspiration from the same old sources that have worked for you in the past. In accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest you try to minimize exact repetition in the next two weeks, both in what you express and what you absorb. For further motivation, here's William S. Burroughs: "Truth may appear only once; it may not be repeatable."

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Peter Benchley wrote the bestselling book Jaws, which was later turned into a popular movie. It's the story of a great white shark that stalks and kills people in a small beach town. Later in his life, the Taurus author was sorry for its influence, which helped legitimize human predation on sharks and led to steep drops in shark populations. To atone, Benchley became an aggressive advocate for shark conservation. If there's any behavior in your own past that you regret, Taurus, the coming weeks will be a good time to follow Benchley's lead: Correct for your mistakes; make up for your ignorance; do good deeds to balance a time when you acted unconsciously.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some birds can fly for days without coming down to earth. Alpine swifts are the current record-holders, staying aloft for 200 consecutive days as they chase and feed on insects over West Africa. I propose we make the swift your soul ally for the next three weeks. May it help inspire you to take maximum advantage of the opportunities life will be offering you. You will have extraordinary power to soar over the maddening crowd, gaze at the big picture of your life and enjoy exceptional amounts of freedom. CANCER (June 21-July 22): "I think gentleness is one

of the most disarmingly and captivatingly attractive qualities there are," writes poet Nayyirah Waheed. That will be emphatically true about you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Your poised, deeply felt gentleness will accord you as much power as other people might draw from ferocity and grandeur. Your gentleness will enable you to crumble obstacles and slip past barriers. It will energize you to capitalize on and dissipate chaos. It will win you leverage that you'll be able to use for months.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Is the Loch Ness monster

real? Is there a giant sea serpent that inhabits the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland? Tantalizing hints arise now and then, but no definitive evidence has ever emerged. In 1975, enterprising investigators got the idea to build a realistic-looking papier-mâché companion for Nessie and place it in Loch Ness. They hoped that this "honey trap" would draw the reclusive monster into more public view. Alas, the scheme went awry. (Lady Nessie got damaged when she ran into a jetty.) But it did have some merit. Is there an equivalent approach you might employ to generate more evidence and insight about one of your big mysteries, Leo? What strategies might you experiment with? The time is right to hatch a plan.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Earlier in your life, you

sometimes wrestled with dilemmas that didn't deserve so much of your time and energy. They weren't sufficiently essential to invoke the best use of your intelligence. But over the years, you have ripened in your ability to attract more useful and interesting problems. Almost imperceptibly, you have been growing smarter about recognizing which riddles are worth exploring and which are better left alone. Here's the really good news: The questions and challenges you face now are among the finest you've ever had. You are being afforded prime opportunities to grow in wisdom and effectiveness.

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are you fluent it? One? Two? More? I'm sure you already know that gaining the ability to speak more than one tongue makes you smarter and more empathetic. It expands your capacity to express yourself vividly and gives you access to many interesting people who think differently from you. I mention this, Libra, because you're in a phase of

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your cycle when learning a new language might be easier than usual, as is improving your mastery of a second or third language. If none of that's feasible for you, I urge you to at least formulate an intention to speak your main language with greater candor and precision, and find other ways to expand your ability to express yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here's Uruguayan writer

Eduardo Galeano from The Book of Embraces: "In the River Plate basin we call the heart a 'bobo,' a fool. And not because it falls in love. We call it a fool because it works so hard." I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I hope that in the coming weeks, your heart will indeed be a hard-working, wisely foolish bobo. The astrological omens suggest that you will learn what you need to learn and attract the experiences you need to attract if you do just that. Life is giving you a mandate to express daring and diligent actions in behalf of love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When he was 20 years old, a German student named Max Planck decided he wanted to study physics. His professor at the University of Munich dissuaded him, telling Planck, "In this field, almost everything is already discovered, and all that remains is to fill a few unimportant holes." Planck ignored the bad advice and ultimately went on to win a Nobel Prize in physics for his role in formulating quantum theory. Most of us have had a similar experience: people who've tried to convince us to reject our highest calling and strongest dreams. In my view, the coming weeks will be a potent time for you to recover and heal from those deterrents and discouragements in your own past. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Not all, but many

horoscope columns address your ego rather than your soul. They provide useful information for your surface self, but little help for your deep self. If you've read my oracles for a while, you know that I aspire to be in the latter category. In that light, you won't be surprised when I say that the most important thing you can do in the coming weeks is to seek closer communion with your soul; to explore your core truths; to focus on delight, fulfillment, and spiritual meaning far more than on status, power and wealth. As you attend to your playful work, meditate on this counsel from Capricorn author John O'Donohue: "The geography of your destiny is always clearer to the eye of your soul than to the intentions and needs of your surface mind."

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian biochemist

Gertrude Belle Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1988. She was instrumental in devising new drugs to treat AIDS and herpes, as well as a medication to facilitate organ transplants. And yet she accomplished all this without ever earning a PhD or MD, a highly unusual feat. I suspect you may pull off a similar, if slightly less spectacular feat in the coming weeks: getting a reward or blessing despite a lack of formal credentials or official credibility.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today Mumbai is a mega-city with 12.5 million people on 233 square miles. But as late as the 18th century, it consisted of seven sparsely populated islands. Over many decades, reclamation projects turned them into a single land mass. I foresee you undertaking a metaphorically comparable project during the coming months. You could knit fragments together into a whole. You have the power to transform separate and dispersed influences into a single, coordinated influence. You could inspire unconnected things to unite in common cause. Homework: To connect with me on social media, go here: https://freewillastrology.com/social Go to REALASTROLOGY.COM to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

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