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RE: DID ALUM ROCK BOARD PRESIDENT PLAY HOOKY TO GO TO A CONCERT?, THE FLY, MAY 16

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RE: DID ALUM ROCK BOARD PRESIDENT PLAY HOOKY TO GO TO A CONCERT?, THE FLY, MAY 16

The real question is who the hell STILL goes to a Luis Miguel concert in 2018??

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Yep. I saw him eating Nachos and singing “la incondicional” at the VIP area.

If he's going to label this a "family situation,” what else is he covering up?

Alum Rock board has had lots of problems over the years. It’s because of the people running it....like Herrera.

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student trustees for Campbell Union High School District, spent months surveying their peers to prepare for their year-end report to the board last week. Their findings, presented at the May 17 meeting, were alarming: rampant use of “the N-word” and teachers outing queer teens without consent. But trustee MATTHEW DEAN wasn’t buying it. The real problem, he explained by way of a parable about fat-shaming his son, is that kids need to toughen up and find the “diamond” in whatever insult someone hurls their way. Sandu, 17, calmly dismantled Dean’s notso-bon mot. “When you’re called the N-word, there’s no diamond in that,” she said, adding, “there is danger in that, there is They oppression in that.” Dean, apparently, had more whitesplaining to do. “One thing I do a lot is I play basketball,” he continued. “The No. 1 group of people using that word is not Caucasian.”

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Instead of rebuking her fellow trustee, STACEY BROWN tried to explain away his remark. The rest of the all-white board— KALEN GALLAGHER, KRISTIINA ARRASMITH and LYDIA GOYTIA—then proceeded to change the subject. But video of the exchange popped up on NextDoor, where it continues to offend an even wider audience. Dean apologized in an uncharacteristically tame email Monday, but only after doubling down on his inflammatory hot-takes in a phone call with Fly just 72 hours earlier. “If we let students sit around waiting for the system to protect them, then we are raising a generation of completely sad and weak people,” the father of five and former mayor of Campbell cautioned. He went on to extol the virtues of European colonialism and lament the perils of complimenting women amid the #MeToo movement—“you might get charged with harassment”—before fondly describing the innocent days of yore when he spent recess playing a ball game called “Smear the Queer.”

UNEASY ALLIANCE San Jose’s new police watchdog, Aaron Zisser (left), has won praise from activists but criticism from Chief Eddie Garcia (right) for his approach to oversight.

Cop Watch Aaron Zisser pushes the limits of his role in first months as San Jose’s police auditor BY JENNIFER WADSWORTH

HEN AARON ZISSER became San Jose’s independent police auditor last fall, he made a surprising announcement. Unlike his predecessors who pushed to expand the powers of the office by way of a ballot measure, the 37-year-old civil rights lawyer would remain neutral on the matter. Initially, that came as a relief for San Jose police Chief Eddie Garcia, who was caught between public demand for stronger oversight and a rank-and-file already bristling from unprecedented

scrutiny. “That was good to hear,” Garcia says. “He seemed open-minded and open to learning how we do things.” But the chief has since cooled his optimism as Zisser proved to be far more involved than his immediate predecessor—a change welcomed by reform advocates but resisted by law enforcement. It turned out that Zisser’s ambivalence about remapping the boundaries of the auditor’s role belied the ambition of his approach. That is, from the confines of an advisory position, to leverage untapped authority already at his disposal. “We are making sure we utilize all of the tools in our tool belt,” Zisser explains in his first annual report as

auditor. “While we always seek to exercise our authority respectfully, it is important that we use the full range of our authorities.” That means appealing disagreements over internal SJPD investigations to the city manager—something that had rarely been done in the past but has happened three times so far in 2018. It means pushing for more access to more records, weighing in on draft policies, analyzing disciplinary decisions and personally showing up to the scenes of officer-involved shootings. It means having the chief issue annual memos on such incidents, which the duty manual requires but the SJPD neglected to do until Zisser identified the lapse. More broadly, he says, it means examining SJPD as a whole instead of just through the lens of internal affairs or citizen complaints. “I’ve gotten a lot of heat from the [police union] making it out like I’m the one advocating for expanding authority,” Zisser says, “but that’s not the case.” It may just seem that way because his immediate predecessor was, by many accounts from community leaders, aloof and inaccessible.

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Walter Katz—who came to the job in 2015, a year before Garcia’s promotion to top cop—inherited the role from a formidable watchdog: LaDoris Cordell. In her six years as auditor, the retired judge elevated the office to national prominence and worked tirelessly to get SJPD to adopt major reforms such as equipping officers with body cameras and requiring them to track racial disparities in traffic and pedestrian stops. Despite the necessarily critical aspect the auditor’s function, she forged a collaborative enough relationship with then-Chief Larry Esquivel to persuade him to support her policies. “It wasn’t easy,” Cordell says. “Sometimes we got upset with each other, but we were able to talk.” Unlike Cordell, who made herself a prominent presence in the community and left an indelible mark on policing in San Jose, Katz kept a low profile. Zisser—the youngest police auditor since the city created the job in 1993— apparently takes more after Cordell. Like Cordell, he’s intent on leaving the office better than he found it and hopes to carve out his place by drawing from his experience as a civil rights attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, where he learned to view policing through a constitutional lens. “For the most part, the purpose of oversight is to address the constitutional issues of the city’s armed branch,” Zisser says, “to prevent overreach and ensure equal protection under the law.” With the Trump administration renouncing interest in addressing systemic police misconduct, he says, local accountability has become all the more vital. And though he acknowledges that SJPD is by no means in constitutional crisis, there’s still a long way to go when most of the people shot by police have a mental illness or when the unit investigating domestic violence remains woefully under-resourced. “We can no longer rely on federal authorities to keep these systemic problems in check,” Zisser says. Garcia, however, has resisted Zisser’s brand of oversight. To the chief, it seemed that Katz’s experience watchdogging the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department gave him a deeper understanding of law enforcement. “Walter looked at how police interacted with the community and was

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SILENT TREATMENT Parents and students have criticized Santa Clara Unified School District officials for staying

relatively quiet about the harassment claims against high school civics teacher Dominic Caserta.

School Officials Break Silence on Caserta Scandal BY JENNIFER WADSWORTH Dominic Caserta is on paid leave pending an independent investigation into claims that he sexually harassed and bullied students, officials confirmed at the end of last week. “We are aware of our community’s questions and concerns, and we take student and staff safety very seriously,” Santa Clara Unified School District Superintendent Stanley Rose said in a prepared statement. “We have been challenged to immediately and directly respond to these questions and concerns due to confidentiality and due process laws and policies which apply to all of our certificated employees.” The May 18 message marked the first time since Metro broke news of the misconduct claims that the district has publicly mentioned him by name. Caserta’s fall from grace was stunningly swift. The 43-year-old Santa Clara High civics teacher, who denies the allegations, resigned Tuesday from his Santa Clara Council seat and

suspended his June primary bid for Santa Clara County supervisor after scores of former students and campaign volunteers accused him of sexual misconduct. One woman told police that the candidate pressed his clothed groin against her without her consent. Another accused him of stalking. Political supporters reacted quickly to the allegations, pulling endorsements within hours or days of hearing from Caserta’s accusers. The city wasted no time either, inviting victims to file police reports—of which there are a dozen so far—and convening a public hearing for them to air their grievances in an open forum. Santa Clara Unified, on the other hand, has responded with canned statements. That might have something to do with spokeswoman Jennifer Derrico being away on family leave, which began on May 1 and ends July 6. Whatever the case, students and parents

have expressed frustration about the muted response from school officials. While the district did announce that it would form a task force to identify ways to improve its harassment reporting and education, there was no open call for people to express their concerns in a public hearing. Students in Caserta’s class say the school made no discernible effort to inform them about his absence or whom to talk to if they’d like to file their own complaints. Even the governing board has dodged media queries. Trustees directed questions to board President Noelani Pearl Hunt, who has yet to respond. Though he also declined a request for comment, fellow trustee Mark Richardson at least acknowledged the district’s silence in a Facebook post. “Many of us have read reports of harassment and mistreatment of our students,” he wrote. “Official responses have been made. Comments from the heart are long overdue.”

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Body cameras have coincided with a rise in sustained findings to 16 percent of all claims, the police auditor found. That’s the highest rate of validated findings since the city founded the civilian monitor’s office in 1993.

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The number of times SJPD disciplined its officers for misconduct in the past five years. Penalties ranged from counseling or training to suspension and termination.

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COSMIC SPIRIT Pamela McMahon, Dale McMahon and singer-storyteller Helena Byrne.

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San Jose State University, Irish colleges exchange grad-level scholarship BY GARY SINGH

ELENA BYRNE, an Irish singer and storyteller from across the Atlantic, is entertaining a group of 40 people with stories about the footprint of St. Patrick. She sings familiar songs and then conjures up a few pagan stories about Samhain. I’m in the back row, with all of us comfortably jammed into the parlor of Pamela McMahon’s house in Santa Clara.

Byrne is on tour, her first time ever on the West Coast, and this performance is a fundraiser for

the San Jose-Dublin Sister City Committee’s educational programs, which include a trans-Atlantic academic exchange between San Jose State University and the prestigious Dublin institutions of Trinity College and Dublin City University. Sister Cities International includes 500 member communities around the world, with over 2,000 partnerships in more than 140 countries, but San Jose-Dublin is the only partnership featuring a graduate level scholarship exchange between two cities. As I scarf on way too many handfuls of mixed nuts and homemade cookies in the McMahon household, I am

reminded of Pat McMahon, Pam’s husband, who passed away a few years ago. One of the local heroes that originally founded the San JoseDublin relationship back in the ’80s, Pat McMahon was a lawyer, activist, community booster for all things Irish and a veritable legend around these parts. When Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney showed up at San Jose State, McMahon was the one who introduced him. He was also the proprietor of Paddy’s Pub on Santa Clara Street, San Jose’s only nonsmoking bar at the time, and also where many of us watched the 1994 World Cup matches, since no other place showed them. He was a big proponent of education, so the SJDublin academic exchange is now officially called The Pat McMahon Masters Level Exchange Scholarship Series. His widow, Pamela, is hosting the event tonight, but the cosmic spirit of Pat McMahon definitely seems to be present. Just hanging out with Irish people turns me into a mystic. It happens every time.

Even without the physical embodiment of Pat McMahon, his house soaks in history. Numerous books occupy the shelves. On one wall I see a painting of Henry’s Hi-Life and a rocking autographed poster of the Ali-Frazier “Thrilla in Manilla” fight. I also see remnants of Paddy’s Pub everywhere, including signs, ephemera and a huge mirror that I think was behind the bar. The transnational nexus of San Jose-Dublin royalty reigns free at this property. When it comes to academic exchanges, several graduate student engineers have now traveled from Dublin straight to downtown San Jose over the last few years thanks to this program, supported by Cypress Semiconductor. But as of right now, for the first time, funds were raised to support an exchange in the other direction, this time in the humanities. Gurpreet Pannu, a second year music education student from SJSU’s School of Music and Dance, my alma mater, is now studying at Dublin City University until September. Raised in a small Central Valley town by parents from India, Pannu graduated from UC Davis with a bachelor’s in music and a minor in education before coming to San Jose for graduate study, where she directed the SJSU Young Musicians’ Project, a program providing private and group lessons to inner-city and low-income youth. Until this trip, she had never before traveled anywhere near Europe. Her passion for music and citizen diplomacy is evidenced by what she wrote in her application: “Music is the relation that binds people together, binds people to their cultures, religions, ethnicities, to family, friends and even the stranger next to you.” Amen. As someone who spent six weeks studying abroad during grad school at SJSU, also operating from the music department, I have a dream that travel should be required for every American college student. In my adult years, I started traveling at age 24 and never stopped. Travel opens the mind, increases curiosity, creativity and cultural literacy, all of which help chip away at xenophobia, racism and a variety of ills plaguing this country. Anyone who’s traveled extensively will tell you this. You become a more enlightened person. The Pat McMahon Masters Level Exchange Scholarship Series is a righteous cause. Even better, you don’t have to be Irish to donate: sanjosedublin.org.

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Cluing In How former ‘Metro’ journalist-turned-private-investigator Kelly Luker learned the hard truths about a profession shrouded in mystery BY GEORGIA JOHNSON

ELLY LUKER NEEDED to learn how to smoke crystal meth. As a criminal defense private investigator in Santa Cruz in the mid-2000s, she had been asked to learn—and be able to demonstrate to a jury—the technique of smoking crystal meth and scraping down particles formed along the inside of a glass pipe. The client was definitely a drug addict, but she had to help prove he wasn’t a drug dealer, too—and that meant proving that he wouldn’t have been able to profit off the amount of “substandard” drug residue inside his pipe—which he was accused of selling.

Luker had never smoked meth, and didn’t intend to start now. She needed a teacher, a propane torch, vitamins and liquid air freshener— not all of which were particularly easy to find. More than 10 stores and a couple of phone calls later, she got the goods and proceeded to visit her instructor—who, though long clean, demonstrated how to use the torch to melt air freshener tubes and theoretically smoke the more costeffective meth substitute she had supplied: vitamin B12 pills.

The case was dismissed. Looking back now, Luker says it was this kind of retrospectively funny and sometimes cringeworthy moment that made the job unlike any other. She amassed a collection of used clothes for clients who looked a bit worse for wear to appear in court in, and her car became her working office of briefcases, tennis shoes, latex gloves and a camera. It was her job to work with defense attorneys to find the cracks, holes and loose ends in the prosecution’s

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cases, and try to establish a fragment of reasonable doubt—no matter how repugnant she might have found the defendant. Her work was based on the belief that everyone deserves a fair trial and a chance to prove their case. Even when the evidence was insurmountable, the defense would attempt to prove the possibility of innocence, or at least lessen a client’s sentence in a plea bargain. For Luker, it made sense that someone had to defend the bad guys, but deep down she struggled with the moral issues around her job.

While Luker’s book isn’t looking for sympathy, it does humanize everyone involved in criminal defense. “It was a challenge, [but] I worked really hard for all of it, and that's where I had to compartmentalize,” Luker says. “The hardest part was accepting that I would never make the job and my feelings about it congruent.” Luker writes about the six years she spent as a P.I. in her new book, Private Eye for the Bad Guy. After working as a staff reporter at Metro Santa Cruz and Metro Silicon Valley for around six years, it was natural for her to write about her experiences. “I had to do something to express my feelings about it, because it was really hard for me,” she says. “If you are a writer, then it’s all material.” After leaving Metro in 2001 during the economic downturn, it was a scramble to find something to pay the bills. She had a friend working

as a P.I. and she thought the job might be fun and a good transition from journalism. After all, she loves asking questions and telling stories. An expert person-finder and record locator, Luker’s No. 1 job was initiating difficult conversations and navigating tense social encounters. But separating her job from her personal life was difficult. When she started writing the book, it helped her cope with her own past history of drug abuse and sexual violence, and though she was careful to use different names and change specific details of each case, the stories in the book are all completely true and accurate, she says. “When it came out, I thought the attorneys wouldn’t like what I said and they would come sue me, and then the ex-cons would come butcher me,” she says. “Then I realized that was getting in my own mind. I’m not a New York Times bestseller. It was just something I felt like I had to write.” Luker delves into some of the most common, memorable and atrocious cases she worked on. From juvenile cases to capital punishment, she says each chapter was meant to illustrate how diverse they were. When asked about defense investigators who love their jobs, she can only name two people, which explains why she needed some catharsis. “It was really helpful [to write the book],” she says. “It helped me clarify a lot about what my beliefs and feelings were. It was a good escape route from it all.” She wrote Private Eye for the Bad Guy during the last few years of working as a P.I., which is why she was able to document such meticulous details and descriptions of her various clients and interviewees. When she told people about her work, Luker says their initial reaction was one of awe—they’d think, “Ooh, a private investigator.” Until they actually understood what the job entails, that is. “I didn’t have anyone to talk to about it, and that was difficult,” she says. “Most people weren’t thrilled with what I did, they didn’t want to hear about it and they couldn’t relate to it.” There were parts of the work she says she really enjoyed, like taking her dog with her on jobs, and just talking to

19 much of the time, they probably shouldn’t have—but what Luker’s book so eloquently emphasizes is that despite the odds against them, the defense attorneys and investigators never gave up. Work in the private investigator business tapered off, and she used the extra time to start her own business. Though she never officially retired from being a P.I., she has no plans to return and spends her time running a small dog boarding service, which she is very proud to say is kennel- and cage-free. The dogs run around the yard, and even sleep in the house, in a sort of ultimate canine vacation. “I just talk to the dogs now,” she says, laughing. “The conversations are great, and they listen so well.”

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ITH AN overwhelming number of police and detective hours spent on this case, here’s what the prosecution had as far as who committed the crime itself: He said-she said. Nothing was found in the way of forensic evidence that definitively linked Jason to the strangulation itself. Nor, for that matter, did anything solidly point the finger at Lisa.

Our only hope was to sway the jury with a parade of witnesses who would testify to Jason’s gregarious and peaceful nature or horrify them with tales of Lisa’s vengeful hatred for her mother. It was my job to dig up these character witnesses for both Lisa and Jason. I started with Baxter, an hour east, where Lisa grew up and her mother Isabel lived until she was murdered. The map directed me to Isabel’s address, located in an

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people around town. It certainly didn’t get boring, she says, especially since there “was never the same thing twice.” What Luker wants people to know, more or less, is that realworld criminal justice is not like it is portrayed on television. The vast majority of the time, she says, criminals are found guilty or reach a plea bargain. And while Luker’s book isn’t looking for sympathy, it does humanize everyone involved in criminal defense. “We have awesome defense attorneys here. That’s one thing I took away and I really hope people get,” she says. “I mean, we have really, really good defense attorneys here. These people work their ass off for their clients.” Sure, they didn’t always win—and

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older subdivision on the outskirts of town. Someone else now lived in Isabel’s house, but that was irrelevant; whoever was now there had nothing to share, but surely neighbors would. I began with the first house to Isabel’s right and rapped sturdily on the door, hoping it sounded harsher than the Bible-toting evangelicals’ door knocking. They were my fiercest competitors in the unannouncedvisitor contest, and I was convinced, the reason many people would not answer the door.

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Suspicious, curious, frightened, the word ‘investigator’ conjures up a different Rorschach in each person. Nothing. I pounded a little harder. Getting ready to leave, I heard sounds from the back yard. “Hello?” I yelled over the tall wooden fence. A man pushing seventy walked around the corner and peered quizzically at me as he lifted a fisherman’s cap and wiped sweat from his face with a wadded bandana. “I’m an investigator,” I said as he drew closer. “Got a minute?” The expression that greeted that line usually let me know if I’ll get my minute or not. Suspicious, curious, frightened, the word “investigator” conjures up a different Rorschach in each person. While the Billy Harsdales of this world see yet another piece of the System barreling down in their direction, others flash to their favorite television detective shows

and quickly insert themselves in a high-stakes drama that must certainly be unfolding. As required by law, I quickly told the perspiring gentleman that I worked for Jason’s attorney. Only in the movies do gumshoes get to be vague or, worse yet, pretend they’re police detectives. If the door was going to slam in my face, it was at this juncture. He seemed unfazed, however, and willing to talk even though I was not invited in. “Yeah, I knew Isabel and John,” Joe Voltak said, referring to Isabel’s late husband who had died of cancer ten years earlier. “Isabel loved her roses, was always giving me tips on keeping mine healthy.” “And Lisa?” I asked. “Lisa.” Joe exhaled as if the word itself tasted bad. “Now that was a rotten kid. Poor Isabel and John. “She’d scream—scream at the top of her lungs if she didn’t get what she wanted.” “How old was she?” “I don’t know, maybe eight? Nine? It was just the way she was. And then there were the fights with her mom as she got older.” “You heard these fights between them?” “The whole neighborhood could hear them!” He laughed, but there wasn’t much humor in it. “You could hear Lisa—‘You effing bitch!’—at the top of her lungs, yelling at her mother.” “Did you see bruises or scratches on Isabel after these fights?” “Hmm,” Joe thought. “No.” “Did Isabel ever talk to you about these fights? About problems with her daughter?” “Never,” said Joe. “Isabel wasn’t the type to talk about her personal life. At least not with me.” What Joe described sounded a little more heated than typical mother-daughter troubles. Not for the first time, I wondered if Lisa could have possibly killed her mother. No one expected the jury to be convinced of this; they just needed reasonable doubt. I finally understood the concept one afternoon during our work on the case. Our very chatty attorney,

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been convinced of beyond a reasonable doubt, you must find my client not guilty. That’s our justice system, ladies and gentlemen.” Jeremy paused as he gathered his thoughts. “Let me give you an example.” I glanced forlornly at the door, knowing my exit had been delayed for at least another half-hour. “An auto burglary. One of the necessary elements in an auto burglary is that the door of the vehicle must be locked. So, let’s say the defendant was found with the cell phone, the purse, and the jacket that BEHIND THE SCENES Writing ‘Private Eye for was taken from the Bad Guy’ helped Kelly Luker grapple with the car. But the conflicted emotions during her years as a criminal prosecutor could defense investigator. not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the door to the auto was locked. You cannot, in Jeremy, had trapped me in my office good conscience, convict.” so he could sharpen the closing Jeremy now had my attention. argument for his current trial. I He’d unintentionally supplied me edged toward the back door with with another piece of the jumbled my briefcase, a crab scuttling to legal puzzle that often seemed safety in the rocks, as Jeremy began bound and determined to trump to summarize his defense to the common sense. jury. The role of rapt juror was The reasonable-doubt door had one I had gotten accustomed to creaked ever so slightly open as Joe playing for various attorneys who recounted a child’s explosive rage. sought to practice their upcoming Could Lisa’s have grown through the performances. years to the point of homicide? That “A crime has several elements to uncontrolled fury could have led to it,” Jeremy intoned as he attempted regrettable actions. a lawyerly back-and-forth pacing in If a cynic like I had doubts, our micro-office. “You must believe, perhaps there was hope for my beyond a reasonable doubt, that my client’s future. We needed just one client is guilty of every one of those juror to hold out, one juror who elements.” One step, a turn at the would not cave under the pressure of desk and another step toward the his or her peers. opposite wall. Jeremy revolved more than he paced. “If there are eleven elements, ‘Private Eye for the Bad Guy’ is and there is just one—just one!” available at Bookshop Santa Cruz and he emphasized, “that you have not online at bookshopsantacruz.com.

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AGRARIAN ROOTS Before the South Bay was a high tech mecca, it was a major fruit producer, and apricots were big business.

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‘For the Love of Apricots’ pairs local history of orchards with family recipes BY LISA PRINCE NEWMAN

HAVE LOVED apricots for as long as I can remember. They color my fondest memories of growing up in Saratoga, a village tucked into the forested fringe of the Santa Clara Valley. In the 1960s, orchards still extended in every direction, and as a child, I assumed they always would. Today this area is known as Silicon Valley, the world’s greatest engine of innovative technologies. But not long ago it was a magical landscape known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight.

The Valley of Heart’s Delight flourished for 100 years, from the California Gold Rush until World War II, with family farms spreading across 125 square miles. Then, as now, the area enjoys coastal cooling through its northern border with the San Francisco Bay and inland warmth from the protective Coast Range Mountains that frame it to the east and west. Blessed with some of the richest topsoil in the world and a nearly year-round growing season, the Valley of Heart’s Delight was unique for its agricultural productivity and fruit orchard production. As Eugene Sawyer, a visitor to the valley in 1875 observed, “The fruit

industry grew by leaps and bounds; vineyards, pastures and grain lands were converted into fruit orchards until the county became one vast orchard—the largest in the world.” Close your eyes and imagine this valley, now clogged with traffic and urban sprawl, filled end to end with delicate spring blossoms. Not so long after the war, in 1960, my family arrived in San Francisco, following my father Edward’s medical career. After a few years, we moved to Saratoga. Our property included a remnant French prune orchard with an arboretum of apricot, peach, apple, persimmon, lemon, orange, fig, kumquat, loquat, almond and walnut trees. I later learned that this orchard was part of the 700-acre Glen Una Ranch, the world’s largest French prune orchard and the site of Saratoga’s first Blossom Festival in 1900. The orchard and gardens embraced our Spanish-style ranch house. Large picture windows framed views to the west toward the Santa Cruz Mountains and to

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generation. The dramatic loss of the orchard landscapes touched me deeply and influenced both my education and choice of a career in city planning. As Joni Mitchell sang on our stereo, “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone; they paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” It was not until years later, when I revisited Saratoga on a regular basis to care for my aging parents, that I realized only one commercial orchard remained in the area: Novakovich Orchards on Fruitvale Avenue. Visiting this orchard with my elderly father became a comforting habit and happy reminder of my childhood home that had been sold long ago. We enjoyed chatting with the Novakovich family while purchasing Blenheim apricots, cherries and other farm products, and letting time slip away during walks through their orchard. These visits rekindled my love of apricots and appreciation for the Santa Clara Valley’s quickly disappearing agricultural heritage. For the Love of Apricots grew out of this reconnection with my orchard roots. The inspiration to bring my love of apricots, baking and orchard heritage together in a cookbook struck me during a winter orchard walk. I began cultivating relationships with many of the remaining orchardists in the region, some of whom shared favorite recipes of their own. I planted several apricot trees in my own yard and was delighted when they bore fruit. I tested countless recipes and participated in many apricot festivals and fairs. I started a blog, fortheloveofapricots.com, to share my orchard experiences, recipes and memories. My blog helped connect me with others who had similarly fond memories of the Santa Clara Valley and apricots. It turns out that many Californians, particularly those born before the 1970s, share a deep, nostalgic love for this fruit. I have tried to capture that sentiment, along with the history of the Santa Clara Valley, in essays scattered throughout this book. There are good reasons apricots are called the “Prince of the Orchards,” and words alone cannot describe their delicate beauty. This makes me all the more grateful for the beautiful orchard photography by Eric Larson, delectable food photography by Jessica Yager (the book features 129 full-color

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CHOICES BY: Wallace Baine Yousif Kassab Nick Veronin

JERRY MILLER

BREW TOUR

*thu *fri

DEL & AMP LIVE

FANIMECON

Thu, 9pm, $20+ Los Gatos Bar & Grill

Fri, 3pm, $55+ McEnery Convention Center, San Jose

Psychedelic bars and spacey beats are having a moment in mainstream hip-hop, as emcees embrace the weird. But lysergic lyrical constructions and outthere instrumentals are nothing new in rap music. Just ask Del the Funkee Homosapien and Amp Live. Both Bay Area-based artists have been experimenting with alternative approaches to their respective crafts for years. As one-third of Deltron 3030— along with Dan the Automator and Kid Koala—Del was part of one of the greatest underground rap releases ever; for his part, Amp Live had a viral moment when he remixed Radiohead’s In Rainbows. The pair have a new album together: Gate 13. (NV)

Dust off that Saitama costume. Northern California’s biggest anime convention is back. For the uninitiated, FanimeCon is that time of year when thousands of cosplaying eccentrics descend on the McEnery Convention Center. But the annual celebration of all things anime is much more than that. Fans can expect plenty of screenings, vendors, video games and tabletop games, discussion panels and big names from the world of anime. There will even be dancing—with swing, waltz and rumba lessons for those who get inspired competing in the Dance Dance Revolution tournament. The convention runs through Monday, May 28. (YK)

LA CARPA DE LOS RASQUACHIS Fri, 8pm, $25+ Center for Employment Training, San Jose This classic of Chicano street theater by El Teatro Campesino visionary Luis Valdez was first staged in 1974. It tells the epic story of Latino farmworkers in America, largely through the story of one idealistic Mexican who comes to the U.S. for a better life, only to be tricked and exploited at every turn. The play (translated: The Tent of the Underdogs) tells its tale with the use of the plaintive folk ballad known as the corrido—a narrative tradition that Mexicans have used to cope with life’s misfortunes for generations. The show has two performances: Friday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm. (WB)

BRUNO MAJOR Fri, 8pm, $10 The Ritz, San Jose Rising British songwriter and performer Bruno Major melds alternative sensibilities with contemporary blue-eyed soul. Major recently finished a U.K. arena tour with Sam Smith and is now striking out on his own for a string of dates in smaller rooms around the U.S. His latest release—the full-length A Song for Every Moon—features 12 tracks and an interesting back story. Imposing a monthly deadline on himself, Major wrote and recorded each of the album’s songs over the course of a year, penning one tune each month and releasing new music with each full moon. (NV)

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BURGER & BREW FEST Sat, 11am, $40+ Downtown Fremont

Forget the adage “American as apple pie.” You just can’t get any more American than burgers and beer on Memorial Day weekend. This popular Fremont festival brings together a variety of brews from Bay Area craft brewers—all of them out to impress. (Last year’s People’s Choice Best Brew went to a Belgian Dubbel with Coffee from Oakland’s United Beerworks.) There are also samples of sangria, for variety’s sake. The specialty burgers and sliders also promise to be epic, with a big burger-cooking competition and tons of live music to top things off. (WB)

* concerts DEL & AMP LIVE

KANSAS

May 30 at City National Civic

TOM JONES

May 30 at Mountain Winery

TONY BENNETT

Jun 3 at Mountain Winery

SLEEP

Jun 7 at The Warfield

KESHA & MACKLEMORE Jun 14 at SAP Center

THE ROOTS

Jun 17 at Mountain Winery

VIOLENT FEMMES

Jun 21 at Mountain Winery

VANS WARPED TOUR

Jun 23 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

PRETENDERS

Jun 24 at Mountain Winery

POST MALONE & 21 SAVAGE

Jun 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

CHRIS ISAAK

Jul 2 at Mountain Winery

DEAD & COMPANY

Jul 2-3 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

AIVI & SURASSHU

GUMBO PARTY

BREW TOUR

Sat, 7:30pm, $12+ Art Boutiki, San Jose

Sat, 12pm, $30+ Poor House Bistro, San Jose

Sat, 1pm, Free Willow Den, San Jose

Music production duo Aivi Tran and Steven “Surasshu” Velema bill themselves as an “organic girl” and a “machine boy.” Together they compose tunes that meld blippy electronic beats, glistening synths and live piano. The result is reminiscent of the music that soundtracked some of the best RPGs of the last 30 years—from Zelda to Final Fantasy. In fact, the pair are known for a soundtrack of their own, as Aivi & Surasshu are responsible for scoring the Emmy-nominated Cartoon Network show Steven Universe. This performance is certainly aimed at drawing a FanimeCon crowd. It also features Slime Girls, Young Lovers and Post Boy. (NV)

Gumbo goes down best with live blues music (you can look it up), and San Jose’s Poor House Bistro is bringing out some big guns from the Bay Area blues scene. Among the headliners playing the Gumbo Party are Moby Grape frontman Jerry Miller (pictured), boogiewoogie pianist Mitch Woods, veteran vocalist Andy Santana, the red-hot band Motordude Zydeco, Nightcats icons Rick Estrin and Kid Andersen, bluesman-turnedreggae man Rusty Zinn and a ton more. All together, that’s 20 acts performing all day into the night for two days. Plus, plenty of Cajun food for everyone. A benefit for the Fountain Blues Foundation. Runs through Sunday. (WB)

Grab your board and head to the Brew Tour: Cerveza Stallone. Frequenters of some of downtown San Jose’s finer drinking establishments may have seen this unofficial skateboarding bar crawl advertised on an absolutely radical flyer—featuring a handdrawn Rambo (ahem… “Slambo”) clutching a tallboy and a skate deck. It’s set to kick at the Willow Den in the early afternoon, but a dude in the know says people are welcome to show up anywhere along the route, which will also stop into Mexico Lindo, The Caravan and end at The Cinebar. Wheels aren’t required, but the best trick of the day wins a board. (NV)

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RADE SERBEDZIJA & MIROSLAV TADIC Sun, 7pm, $40+ Trianon Theatre, San Jose Two of the most celebrated performing artists of Eastern Europe combine forces Sunday at the Trianon. Croatian actor, director and musician Serbedzija and groundbreaking Serbian guitarist Tadic have recorded and performed together on and off for years, but are better known for their individual accomplishments. Serbedzija ranks among the most popular Yugoslav actors in the world and counts many high-profile Hollywood projects in his credits. Tadic is one of the Western world’s most inventive guitarists and is famous for his adventurous collaborations with everyone from Cream’s Jack Bruce to Placido Domingo. (WB)

HARRY STYLES & KACEY MUSGRAVES Jul 11 at SAP Center

JACKSON BROWNE

Jul 31 at City National Civic

SJ JAZZ SUMMER FEST

Aug 10-12 at Plaza de Cesar Chavez

ALICE COOPER

Aug 14 at City National Civic

DAVID BYRNE

Aug 18 at City National Civic

SLAYER

Aug 26 at SAP Center

SONIDO CLASH MUSIC FEST

Sep 2 at Mexican Heritage Plaza

FOO FIGHTERS

Sep 12 at SAP Center

RINGO STARR

Sep 28 at City National Civic

PARQUET COURTS

Sep 28 at The Ritz For music updates and contest giveaways, like us on Facebook at metrofb.com

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LYNYRD SKYNYRD

May 25 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

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ROLL BOUNCE ‘If I Were a Sushi Roll’ provides both absurdity and a thought-provoking critique of the internet age.

Wrap It Up

Smuin Ballet thinks outside the bento box with ‘If I Were a Sushi Roll’ BY AVI SALEM

FEW YEARS back, choreographer Val Caniparoli was doing something he often does when looking for inspiration: turning to YouTube. Always in search of the unusual, he ended up coming across the perfectly bizarre jumping-off point for his next ballet.

It was an album, which vividly imagined the emotionally rich, underlying back stories behind the millions of seemingly mundane videos uploaded to YouTube every year. Titled Confessions, the 2016 album is a collaboration between American composer Nico Muhly

and Faroese singer-songwriter Tietur, and includes support from the Holland Baroque Ensemble. Confessions also serves as the central influence and narrative backbone for Caniparoli’s latest endeavor with the Smuin Contemporary American Ballet: If I Were A Sushi Roll. “It’s always a dream to find a title that just works perfectly, but also piques the audience’s interest,” explains Caniparoli, who pulled the ballet’s unconventional title from “Don’t I Know You From Somewhere”—a song on Confessions that also serves as the score for one of the ballet’s most animated ensemble routines. The song ponders what life would be like from the perspective of a sushi roll (“If I were a sushi roll traversing through a

Japanese kitchen, I would mostly be fascinated by the people there”) and the dance reflects the exploration of such an absurdity through animated movements that meld classical ballet with more contemporary dance. “That lyric is such a provocative thought, so I went with it as my point of departure,” Caniparoli says. “The music was originally written as a commentary on how boring YouTube videos were when the site first came out, and the whole premise of the album was exploring the banal. The ballet is a reflection of that music and my thoughts on the music.” Not only unconventional by name, Sushi is also atypical in its structure: Instead of the customary narrative story format that ballets often follow, the performance is split up into nine vignettes that each tell a distinct story and express different emotions from the dancers. One constant throughout the performance is the ever-looming presence of a surveillance camera that watches the performers from the top left corner of the backdrop. The camera flashes red during the entire performance, indicating that the dancers are being watched. This,

in turn, affects the ways in which they interact on stage. The voyeuristic nature of watching, whether it’s viewing a stranger’s personal video on YouTube or observing dancers performing on stage, is central to Sushi’s theme and is something Caniparoli had in mind when choreographing the ballet. Forcing the audience to observe a performance that is also being surveilled leaves the viewer wondering: who are the dancers really performing for? This meta-meaning was originally part of the reason Caniparoli was inspired by Teitur and Muhly’s score. “Back in the day, we were so naive when it came to the internet. We would film everything, hacking wasn't an issue and privacy wasn't thought about in the same ways we think about it now,” he says. “The ballet is made up of a lot of different scenes, but with the theme of being watched, filming yourself or being filmed at the center of it all.” Outside of the deeper commentary the ballet makes, If I Were a Sushi Roll is simply funny, which is not often the norm when it comes to the ballet. In “Dog and Frog,” four dancers make animalistic gestures—barking and bouncing around the stage with their bodies; in “Small Spaces,” solo dancer Ben Needham-Wood propels himself across stage, twisting and turning his body until it curls up and conforms itself into a bento box, resting in place alongside soy sauce as a piece of pickled ginger. It’s nonsensical, but it’s also strangely profound. Through meticulously choreographed movement, clever stage design, and polished costuming, Caniparoli adds a further layer of imagination to the songs and lyrics Teitur and Muhly wrote, breathing new life into an already amusing concept. Ultimately, he hopes that audiences, especially young people, will come see the ballet and draw their own conclusions. “In ballet, everything’s been done already—it’s just how you present it,” Caniparoli explains. “Ballet shouldn’t be a stuffy art form. We have to get people to see this stuff.”

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BIG MOUTH In ‘Faking the News,’ an SJSU professor enlists fellow academics to analyze Trump’s rhetoric.

Rhetorical Questions

ONE IS CONSIDERED boring, abstract, steeped in intellectual arcana and of interest only to a tiny subset of academics. The other is very much none of those things. But the study of rhetoric and Donald Trump are almost perfectly suited to each other. So claims Ryan Skinnell in a new book called Faking the News: What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald J. Trump. Skinnell, who teaches rhetoric at San Jose State University, has gathered together 11 essays from experts in the field of rhetoric to take on Trump. If Trump is the Jedi master of commanding the loyalties of his fans and inflaming the animosity of his detractors through language and symbolism, then, says Skinnell, Faking the News is the guidebook on just how the president practices his dark arts. “Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum,” Skinnell says, “you cannot deny that the man has changed American politics fundamentally. Part of what the book is intended to do is to give people the language to talk about what we know is happening but can’t explain or describe.” The book contains original essays by rhetoricians from across the country and examines Trump Faking the News from a variety of different angles: his business career, his populism, his grasp of truth, his Out Now relationship with television, the internet and even Imprint Academic golf. Skinnell says he brought together many of his trumpsrhetoric.com colleagues and “I asked them ‘What is the book that every intelligent person needs to read about rhetoric and Donald Trump?’ Then, I just turned them loose.” Skinnell says his book is, all things considered, fair to Trump. But the orientation of most of the authors in the book is to find the election of Trump distressing. From the standpoint of rhetoric, Trump regularly violated rules and norms that most political observers believed were sacrosanct. Even so, he was still able to attract enough support to win the White House. Trump has given professional rhetoricians many compelling real-world scenarios to illustrate their concepts, and Skinnell’s students are eager to learn. “In previous years, it was often a real challenge to get students interested in contemporary politics, even with Obama and other celebrity politicians,” he says. “Now, it’s the opposite effect. They’re interested, involved and invested, and therefore, they’re exhausted, because before they didn’t know enough, now they know too much.” —Wallace Baine

by Michael Mitnick

directed by Mark Anderson Phillips

Supported by producers Rich & Sally Braugh and Steve & Betsy Moulds

Tix & info: cltc.org, 408-295-4200 529 South Second St., San Jose, CA 95112

LOS ALTOS STAGE COMPANY

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May 24 - June 24, 2018 losaltosstage.org (650) 941-0551 97 Hillview Ave. Los Altos, CA 94022

Directed by Virginia Drake Music Direction by Brian Allan Hobbs Choreography by Brett Blankenship

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CITY LIGHTS

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STAR CROSSED LOVERS Alden Ehrenreich plays Han Solo, opposite Emilia Clarke, who plays Qi’ra in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story.’

Asphalt Galaxy Ron Howard returns to space, raids classic Hollywood in Star Wars opus ‘Solo’ BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

OU CAN’T EXACTLY blurb a film: “Lacks zeitgeist!” But as Ron Howard directs the back story of noble rogue Han Solo in the stand-alone Solo: A Star Wars Story, it has two principle disappointments. It’s neither as full of revolutionary ardor as Rogue One, nor as touching as the last two installments, where seemingly immortal childhood heroes bit the dust. Co-scripted by Lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote The Empire Strikes Back, this is certainly one of the most

romantic of the 10 films so far. But it’s also spotted with doughy patches, heavy info dumps and battle scenes that aren’t quite coherent… even though the different sides helpfully use different colored lasers so you can always tell who is shooting whom. The young Han (Alden Ehrenreich) is just one more thieving kid on a gray-blue shipbuilding planet. He and girlfriend Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) escape from the life of crime in a hotwired flying convertible, chased by the authorities and their alligator-mastiff hybrids. Forcibly separated from Qi’ra, Han joins the military to escape, and ends up in trench warfare on a mudball planet. He and his new wookie

sidekick, Chewbacca, join a gang of deserters led by Beckett (Woody Harrelson), his wife, Val (Thandie Newton), and a quadruple-armed ape named Rio (voiced by Jon Favreau). After a busted heist, the remains of the gang have to report to their crime boss Dryden Vos (a menacing Paul Bettany) in his penthouse headquarters. Vos belongs to some humanoid race that sports facial markings and severe conjunctivitis. He looks like he was clawed by a tiger who, in parting, sprayed his eyes. Qi’ra is in the gangster’s entourage, spurring a Gilda-like exchange: “How did you get out?” Han asks. “I didn’t,” she replies. Having one last chance, Han and his gang propose a Wages of Fear style journey to ship back volatile superfuel. Part of the adventure involves recruiting the fancy gambler Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) who, unlike Han, actually has a spaceship. The striking Clarke recalls Audrey Hepburn, wrapped up in her wardrobe of furs and cocktail gowns. She’s incandescent in Bradford Young’s

photography, particularly in her last shot in the film. And when the couple cuddle up in Lando’s “cape room,” a riot of velour, the lovers bring out some of the chemistry that was a part of The Empire Strikes Back. But it’s never meant to be taken entirely seriously. The reliable gags include Han saying, “Wherever I go to, it can’t be worse than here…” a line as guaranteed of payoff as, “At least it’s not raining!” In a final shootout, Ehrenreich stands in a tense, wide-legged crouch, as if he’d been studying old Western movie duelists from Red River on. Ehrenreich is already a star, but here he’s playing Harrison Ford who was playing Humphrey Bogart; he doesn’t look like someone who is going to grow up to be the gruff Ford—he looks like someone who is going to grow up to be Jack Nicholson. The film’s political angle is relegated to droid L3-37 (voiced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge). She’s humorless about droid discrimination—it’s as if Bender from Futurama had earned a BA in Robot Studies. Do note her passing line that speculates about human’bot, uh, interfacing, a first for Star Wars. Children won’t quite catch it, fortunately. The film’s big moment of rebellion is a robot uprising with mechanical slaves lashing out in all directions, led by this crusader. She’s almost an affecting character, but the easy laughs on her reflects Solo’s lack of revolutionary ardor. It’s a kind of betrayal of the fan who’d wear the rebel-scum uniform patch their coats. Like George Lucas, Howard knows the allure of classic movies. A relentless heartwarmer in the past, Howard has improved a bit since his stodgy, sentimental ’80s filmmaking. Both Inferno and Rush showed a speedier, sometimes abstract style. Howard’s newly-got swiftness shows in percussive reaction shots—such as one of a tense Wookie, white-knuckling it as the Millenium Falcon cruises by a moon-sized, 120-eyed space creature. Chewy’s baleful growls are some of the best lines in the movie.

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STILL IN KANSAS After 45 years, classic rock outfit Kansas continues to sweep up fans like dust in the wind.

Carry On

A hit TV show gives classic rockers Kansas a new generation of fans BY WALLACE BAINE

F YOU WERE a long-haired adolescent in the 1970s who bore some resemblance to either of the two guys in Wayne’s World, then “Carry On Wayward Son” is probably more intimately familiar to you than your mother’s voice. No self-respecting soundtrack of the Jimmy Carter years would be complete without it. Thanks to the long-running horror series Supernatural, the signature song of the band Kansas has attained a kind of second life. And thanks to the zombie phenomenon we know as classic rock radio, “Carry

On” has never really gone away. But Supernatural adopted it as a kind of recurrent theme, most memorably in a stirring Glee-style staged musical performance that remains one of the show’s touchstone moments. Which is why you might expect a smattering of younger folks among the aging Waynes and Garths on May 30— when the seven-piece rock band visits the City National Civic in San Jose. “That show has brought in a whole new generation of fans who are pretty serious fans,” says Kansas violinist David Ragsdale. “They show up at shows. You can see them in their ‘Supernatural’ shirts.” Ragsdale has been with the band for

close to 30 years, and he saw firsthand the new wave of interest in the band’s material thanks to Supernatural. A couple of years ago, the band was invited to San Diego Comic Con. They climbed on stage in the dark, “where no one could see us,” Ragsdale says. “So they play a video from the show and at some point someone on the video pulls out an old copy of Leftoverture, (the album that begins with ‘Carry On Wayward Son’) plugs into an eight-track player. Then, we suddenly emerged from the shadows playing the song live. The crowd went nuts.” Vintage Kansas fans will be quick to remind you that the band was no one-hit wonder. Leftoverture, released in 1976, was a monster hit and eventually reached quadrupleplatinum status. But their followup in ’77, Point of Know Return was also a big bestseller and spawned the band’s other hit that everyone knows—the lovely if somewhat bleak ballad “Dust in the Wind.” For a band called Kansas, it ranks as a bit of surprise that the group has been based in Atlanta for most of its almost 50-year history. The project

did begin in Topeka in 1970 as a kind of heartland American spin on the largely British phenomenon of progressive rock—think Yes, Jethro Tull and Genesis. Today’s Kansas features only two of the band’s original members: drummer Phil Ehart and guitarist Rich Williams. At its commercial peak in the mid ’70s, Kansas was fronted by guitarist Kerry Livgren, who wrote both “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind.” During the band’s high-profile days, Livgren moved more and more toward an interest in evangelical Christianity and he left the group in the early 1980s. Georgia-born violinist Ragsdale came into the band as a fan. “We all listened to groups like Emerson, Lake & Palmer,” he says. “We were the prog-rock guys. Then here comes this Kansas stuff, and we all became immediate fans.” Fast-forward to the mid-’80s. Ragsdale is working as a fiddle player in the band of country singer Louise Mandrell. He gets to hear the latest Kansas album, Power, and notices one thing above all. “Kansas brought in (guitarist) Steve Morse who had just left the Dixie Dregs. Now, a violin was heavily featured in the Dixie Dregs. And a violin was always heavily featured in Kansas. Yet here was a new configuration with both, and there was no violin.” So, Ragsdale recorded some violin parts and worked to get the tapes to Kansas, not an easy proposition in the pre-internet days. Eights months later, drummer Ehart calls Ragsdale to congratulate him on the tape. “But he didn’t hire me on the spot, which is what I expected.” That came a couple of years later, when the band invited Ragsdale to record with them. Six weeks later, he was in the band. “Kerry Livgren wanted to make sure the violin was a featured part of the band,” said Ragsdale, “that it wasn’t just something that stepped in for an occasional solo, but was buried in the textures of the band’s sound. And it still is.”

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SPIRITED EXPERIENCE Hear the scores to Studio Ghibli films, like ‘Spirited Away,’ played live under the big screen.

Colorful Sounds I WAS SPRAWLED out on the floor of my childhood home when I first saw Princess Mononoke. The heady conflict between humankind’s constant consumption and nature’s inherent need for preservation flew right over my 6-year-old head. However, I do vividly recall the one-two punch of the film’s ornate animation and moving score. In the Studio Ghibli film, the story’s hero, Ashitaka, battles industrialism and old mountain gods against a sonic backdrop of soaring violins and traditional Japanese instruments—like taiko drums and the 13-stringed koto. Studio Ghibli’s most popular films have always featured intricate animation, endearing characters and sweeping orchestral scores—the latter of which has primarily been the work of one man. His given name is Mamoru Fujisawa, but most know him as Joe Hisaishi. He spent the ’70s composing for various anime as Fujisawa. After releasing a pair of studio albums under his new alias, Hisaishi was tapped to compose for Hayao Miyazaki’s directorial Joe Hisaishi debut, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. It would only be a year later that May 25-28, Miyazaki would found Studio Ghibli. Various Times, $75+ Upon working together, the two became San Jose Center for the great friends. In the studio’s 30-year lifespan, Performing Arts Hisaishi has composed for every single symphonysiliconvalley.org Miyazaki-directed release, among others. As the centerpiece of the studio’s 2001 film, Spirited Away, the lilting “One Summer’s Day” is perhaps his best-known piece. Propelled by a singular piano, the song blossoms into full-bodied orchestration at the 1:20 mark before crashing into a heavily violin-assisted crescendo. “A Town With an Ocean View” from Kiki’s Delivery Service does something similar. Hisaishi begins with a simple melody that evokes the titular character perfectly. As the song progresses, it meanders, stutters and stops, reflecting the coming-of-age story it scores. Hisaishi is also known for his work with famed director Takeshi Kitano. While Miyazaki’s work has always had a family friendly tilt to it, Kitano made his name directing yakuza flicks. In response, Hisaishi’s scores took on a much darker and nihilistic tone. Opting for minimalism and unsettling synthesizer melodies where his Ghibli work swelled with traditional instrumentation. Hisaishi will come to San Jose later this month to play movements from select Ghibli films. For this performance he will be conducting a full orchestra and choir as montages from the films play above the musicians.—Yousif Kassab

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7PM WED 5/23 • DOTO-SUVA @ LILLY MAC’S Glad to see such a neat line-up of acts in DOwnTOwn SUnnyVAle! Is DOTO SUVA a thing? How about “Sunnytown” or “Downtown Sunnyvale?” Featuring South Bay entertainers Eric Morrison & The Mysteries, Margo Cilker Music, plus comics Pete Munoz, Pat Griffin, Kyle Hovland, Jeanette Marin. 187 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale

[PHOTO] 12PM SUN 5/27 • CUKUI SUMMER FEST @ HISTORY PARK Considering the truly real fact that everything I’ve ever seen Cukui put out has been of the highest caliber, I’d go so far as to say that they may be the most reliably authentic brand in the South Bay. History Park is a sweet spot to get your summer vibe on and Cukui is leading the introduction to summer charge with one helluva line-up, food trucks, craft beer and the local-est localness in your locale. Featuring Tribal Theory, CRSB, Eddy Dyno, Uptown Swuite, Nakii, Rey Resurreccion, Weezmatic, Cutso and DJ SIGO. Holy hell. 1650 Senter Rd, San Jose

6PM SUN 5/27 • WRESTLING: MEGALOMANIA IV @ THE RITZ After Cukui’s fest, head downtown for some wrasslin’! Underground Wrestling Association presents one of funnest, most visceral events I’ve been to on a Sunday. Even if you don’t like wrestling, you’re easily compelled to root for someone at one of these matches… and boo for everyone else. You will see blood, sweat and tears... 400 S First St, San Jose

10AM MON 5/28 • ORCHARD CITY CHILI COOK-OFF OR MEMORIAL DAY TACO RIDE Because both of these events celebrate food—and I celebrate food—I celebrate them both… I am not ashamed. I want to go to both, but they’re at the same time! The chili cook-off is from 10am– 6pm at St. Lucy’s Church, 2350 Winchester Blvd, Campbell. The Taco Bike Ride will be hitting up seven taqueria stops! Meet at City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose. Bring cash. Maybe I could do both, but cycling from San Jose on such a full stomach… Chubby decisions! Gah!

WED 5/23 FILM: ARTIST AND MOTHER Q & A with Jori Finkel and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle 5pm: Cantor Arts Center 328 Lomita Dr, Stanford

OPEN SPACE OPEN MIC Feat Arlene & Brittany Biala 6:30: Eastridge, near JCPenney 2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC: PASATONO ORQUESTA AND DOM FLEMONS

CLASSIC ROCK LEGEND: DAVE MASON Also Thu, 5/24 7:30pm: Montalvo Arts Center 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga

COUNTRY: RODNEY ATKINS 7:30pm: Fox Theatre 2215 Broadway, Redwood City

THU 5/24 ARTIST DEMO: QIN FENG The J. Sanford and Vinie Miller Lecture Series 6pm: Cantor Arts Center 328 Lomita Dr, Stanford

7pm: Bing Concert Hall Studio 327 Lasuen St, Stanford

COUNTRY: LANCO 7pm: Club Rodeo 610 Coleman Ave, San Jose

VARIETY SHOW: DOTO-SUVA 7pm: Lilly Mac’s 187 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale

ROOTS ROCK: SHEMEKIA COPELAND Powerful blues vocalist 7pm: The Ritz 400 S First St, San Jose

DRINK & DRAW

With DJs Carlos Velazquez & DJ Ambitious 0utsider 7pm: Art Boutiki Music Hall 44 Race St, San Jose

COMEDIAN: JOE DEROSA

COVER BAND: ACOUSTIC MADNESS 7pm: The Cats 17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

AC Myles. Mon, 6pm: Open Mic Night (comedy, poetry, music, singing). Tue, 7pm: Aki Kumar’s Blues Jam. San Jose. 91 S Autumn St, San Jose

POOR HOUSE BISTRO Wed, 6pm: Tap Takeover w/ The Sid Morris Gang. Thu, 5/24, 6pm: Bob Gonzalez Band. Fri, 5/25, 7pm: Chris Cain Band. Sat/ Sun, 5/26–27, 12–10pm: Memorial Day Weekend Gumbo Party. Last Thu, 6pm: Six String Showdown with

Through Sun, 5/27, var. times 8pm: Rooster T. Feathers 157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

COMEDIAN: JOY KOY

Through Sun, 5/27, var. times 8pm: The Improv 62 S Second St, San Jose

DANCE SERIES 02

Through Sun, 5/27, var. times 8pm: Mountain View CPA 500 Castro St, Mountain View

metroactive EVENTS 8pm: SAP Center 525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose

JAZZ: MICHAEL HENNING COLLECTIVE 8:45pm: Cafe Stritch 374 S First St, San Jose

HIP-HOP: DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN

With Amp Live 9pm: Los Gatos Bar & Grill 15-1/2 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos

FRI 5/25 7TH ANNUAL TACO FESTIVAL OF INNOVATION 12pm: History Park 1650 Senter Rd, San Jose

Also Sat, 5/26 8pm: Tabard Theatre 29 N San Pedro St, San Jose

PUNK: TRIED & TRUE, CHAIN LINKS

Plus: Boot Rott, Fortunate Son & Mickey Mouse Crack House 8pm: SoFa Back Bar 418 S Market St, San Jose

STAGE: LA CARPA DE LOS RASQUACHIS

Written and staged by Luis Valdez 8pm: CET Anthony Soto Theatre Also Sun, 5/27, 3pm 701 Vine Street, San Jose

METAL: THE ANGRY CAVEMEN, BLACK WATER BIRTH

Plus: Fright, Indestructible After Death 9pm: Caravan Lounge 98 S Almaden Ave, San Jose

FIRST ANNUAL ELECTRIC BIKE SWAP MEET

11am: ELV Motors 2070 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara

ALOHA ROLLER RINK

2018 Season Opener 6–9pm: Roosevelt Park 901 E Santa Clara St, San Jose

THE GET DOWN SPRING SHOWCASE 2018

Showcase, fun & dancing 6–9pm: San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin 640 N Fifth St, San Jose

GUITAR: TOM JACKMAN

7pm: Los Altos Tasting Room 366 Main St, Los Altos

CHIPTUNE: AIVI & SURASSHU

Plus: Slime Girls, Young Lovers, Post Boy 7pm: Art Boutiki Music Hall 44 Race St, San Jose

METAL: GHOUL, DEATHGRAVE JACK ROSE LIBATION HOUSE Fri, 5/25, 5:30pm: Blind Pilots. Sat, 5/26, 5:30pm: Superbad. Sunday brunch, 10am–2pm. Mon–Fri, 4–6pm: Happy hour. 18840 Saratoga Los Gatos Road, Los Gatos

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Fri, 5/25, 9pm: The Blue Four feat. Chris James & Patrick Rynn. Sat, 5/26, 9pm: Paula Harris and the Beasts of Blues. 3340 Mowry Ave, Fremont

Plus: Ikki Crane, Infinite Sleep 8pm: The Ritz 400 S First St, San Jose

JAZZ: JESSICA JOHNSON AND HER BAND 8pm: Hedley Club 233 W Santa Clara St, San Jose

BLUES: STRAWBERRY SOUL 8pm: Little Lou’s BBQ 2455 S Winchester Blvd, Campbell

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Tue, May 29, 6pm: Dark Hollow. First Tue, 6pm: Bean Creek. 2nd Tue, 6pm: Sidesaddle & Co. 3rd Tue, 6pm: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers. 4th Tue, 6pm: The Mighty Crows. 2nd Wed, 6pm: Blue House. 3rd Wed, 6pm: Fred McCarthy. 4th Wed, 6pm: Jerry Logan & Loganville. 1110 S Bascom Ave, San Jose

METAL: SENTRY, EVISCERATE THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE Fri-Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke. 1072 Lincoln Ave, San Jose

Plus: El Guapo, Hemotoxin, ArisMusic 8pm: O’Malley’s 2135 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View

BLUES: PRIVATE LABEL BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

8pm: The Cats 17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

GARAGE POP: DOUG & THE CARNIVAL OF SOULS REVUE

PUNK: VOICE OF ADDICTION (CHICAGO)

Plus: Breakdown, Space Giant 7pm: Art Boutiki Music Hall 44 Race St, San Jose

Fri, 5/25, 10pm: Spazmatics. Sat, 5/26, 10pm: Isaiah Pickett. Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank. Tue, 10pm: PubStumpers. 5027 Almaden Expy, San Jose

STAGE: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

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Through Sat, 6/9, var. times 8pm: South Bay Musical Theatre 13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga

COMEDIAN: WILL DURST Durst Case Scenario

MUSHROOM MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL

10am: Morgan Hill Community Center 17000 Monterey St, Morgan Hill

Plus: Panhandlers Union, 12 Steps to Nothing 9pm: Caravan Lounge 98 S Almaden Ave, San Jose

With DJs Paloma MorenoJimenéz, Natassia Walley, DJ Suga Trap, Bella Miranda 10pm: Enchanted Broccoli Forest 1115 Campus Drive, Stanford

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HI, RES! Rey Resurreccion is a beacon of South Bay hip-hop and the crew he works with are some of the best out there. If there were a ‘House of Rap-resentatives,’ Rey would be one of just a few on the ballot to rep San Jose. Check him out with a ton of other acts at Cukui Summer Fest 2018, Sunday, May 27 at History Park. 1650 Senter Road, San Jose.

SUN 5/27 CUKUI SUMMER FEST 2018

12pm–6pm: History Park 1650 Senter Rd, San Jose

VIVA LA SALSA PARTY

7pm: Club Rodeo 610 Coleman Ave, San Jose

MON 5/28

BIKE: MEMORIAL DAY TACO RIDE

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

NEW ORLEANS: BON BON VIVANT

Cabaret Nouveau Americana 5pm: Forager 420 S First St, San Jose

WRESTLING: MEGALOMANIA IV

Underground Wrestling Association 6pm: The Ritz 400 S First St, San Jose

Plus: Black Marble, Choir Boy 8pm: The RItz 400 S First St, San Jose

ORCHARD CITY CHILI COOK-OFF

10am–6pm: St. Lucy’s Church 2350 Winchester Blvd, Campbell

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Seven taqueria stops! Bring $! 10:15am: Meet at City Hall 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose

PIANIST: SEONG-JIN CHO

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Tue, 10pm: Karaoke. Wed: Country Music & Buck Beers. Fri & Sat: Rotating DJs (no hip-hop). Sun: Service Industry Night (half off with your industry card). 803 Lincoln Ave, San Jose

WED 5/30

Presented by Steinway Society 2:30pm: California Theatre 345 S First St, San Jose

ULTRA-CLASSIC ROCK: KANSAS

TUE 5/29

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INDIE FILM: KULEANA [PG-13]

7:30pm: AMC Saratoga 14 700 El Paseo de Saratoga, San Jose

7:30pm: City National Civic 135 W San Carlos St, San Jose Featuring Nathan Aweau and Kawika Kahiapo 7:30pm: Montalvo Arts Center 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Kamieńska described the process of writing as akin to "the backbreaking work of hacking a footpath, as in a coal mine; in total darkness, beneath the earth." Whether or not you're a writer, I'm guessing that your life might have felt like that recently. Your progress has been slow and the mood has been dense and the light has been dim. That's the tough news. The good news is that I suspect you will soon be blessed with flashes of illumination and a semi-divine intervention or two. After that, your work will proceed with more ease. The mood will be softer and brighter.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Do you know what you

are worth? Have you compiled a realistic assessment of your talents, powers and capacities? Not what your friends and enemies think you're worth, nor the authority figures you deal with, nor the bad listeners who act like they've figured out the game of life. When I ask you if you have an objective understanding of your real value, Taurus, I'm not referring to what your illusions or fears or wishes might tell you. I'm talking about an honest, accurate appraisal of the gifts you have to offer the world. If you do indeed possess this insight, hallelujah and congratulations! If you don't, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to work on getting it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Now is a favorable time to worship at the shrine of your own intuition. It's a ripe moment to boost your faith in your intuition's wild and holy powers. To an extraordinary degree, you can harness this alternate mode of intelligence to gather insights that are beyond the power of your rational mind to access by itself. So be bold about calling on your gut wisdom, Gemini. Use it to track down the tricky, elusive truths that have previously been unavailable to you. CANCER (June 21-July 22): "A poem is never

finished; it is only abandoned," wrote poet W. H. Auden, paraphrasing poet Paul Valéry. I think the same can be said about many other kinds of work. We may wish we could continue tinkering and refining forever so as to bring a beloved project to a state of absolute perfection. But what's more likely is that it will always fall at least a bit short of that ideal. It will never be totally polished and complete to our satisfaction. And we've got to accept that. I suggest you meditate on these ideas in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Paradoxically, they may help you be content with how you finish up the current phase of your beloved project.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I highly recommend that

you spend the next three weeks hanging out on a beach every day, dividing your time between playing games with friends, sipping cool drinks, reading books you've always wanted to read, and floating dreamily in warm water. To indulge in this relaxing extravaganza would be in maximum alignment with the current cosmic rhythms. If you can't manage such a luxurious break from routine, please at least give yourself the gift of some other form of recreation that will renew and refresh you all the way down to the core of your destiny.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Contemporaries of the

ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras told colorful stories about the man. Some believed he was the son of a god and that one of his thighs was made of gold. When he crossed the Casas River, numerous witnesses testified that the river called out his name and welcomed him. Once a snake bit him, but he suffered no injury, and killed the snake by biting it in return. On another occasion, Pythagoras supposedly coaxed a dangerous bear to stop committing violent acts. These are the kinds of legends I expect you to spread about yourself in the coming days, Virgo. It's time to boost your reputation to a higher level.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): My counsel may seem extreme, but I really think you should avoid mildness and meekness and modesty. For the immediate future, you have a mandate to roar and cavort and exult. It's your sacred duty to be daring and experimental and exploratory. The cosmos and I want to enjoy the show as you act like you have the right to express your soul's code with brazen confidence and unabashed freedom. The cosmos and I want to squeal with joy as you reveal raw truths in the most emotionally intelligent ways possible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): French novelist Honoré

Balzac periodically endured intense outbreaks of creativity. "Sometimes it seems that my brain is on fire," he testified after a 26-day spell when he never left his writing room. I'm not predicting anything quite as manic as that for you, Scorpio. But I do suspect you will soon be blessed (and maybe a tiny bit cursed) by a prolonged bout of fervent inspiration. To ensure that you make the best use of this challenging gift, get clear about how you want it to work for you. Don't let it boss you. Be its boss.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Ancient

civilizations waged war constantly. From Mesopotamia to China to Africa, groups of people rarely went very long without fighting other groups of people. There was one exception: the Harappan culture that thrived for about 2,000 years in the Indus River Valley, which in the present day stretches through Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Archaeologists have found little evidence of warfare there. Signs of mass destruction and heavy armaments are nonexistent. Art from that era and area does not depict military conflict. One conclusion we might be tempted to draw from this data is that human beings are *not* inherently combative and violent. In any case, I want to use the Harappan civilization's extended time of peace as a metaphor for your life in the next eight weeks. I believe (and hope!) you're entering into a phase of very low conflict.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Every human

being I've ever known, me included, has to wage a continuous struggle between these pairs of opposites: 1. bad habits that waste their vitality and good habits that harness their vitality; 2. demoralizing addictions that keep them enslaved to the past and invigorating addictions that inspire them to create their best possible future. How's your own struggle going? I suspect you're in the midst of a turning point. Here's a tip that could prove useful: Feeding the good habits and invigorating addictions may cause the bad habits and demoralizing addictions to lose some of their power over you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Some books seem

like a key to unfamiliar rooms in one's own castle," said author Franz Kafka. I suspect this idea will be especially relevant to you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. And more than that: In addition to books, other influences may also serve as keys to unfamiliar rooms in your inner castle. Certain people, for instance, may do and say things that give you access to secrets you've been keeping from yourself. A new song or natural wonderland may open doors to understandings that will transform your relationship with yourself. To prep you for these epiphanies, I'll ask you to imagine having a dream at night in which you're wandering through a house you know very well. But this time, you discover there's a whole new wing of the place that you never knew existed.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Just for now, let's say it's fine to fuel yourself with comfort food and sweet diversions. Let's proceed on the hypothesis that the guardians of your future want you to treat yourself like a beloved animal who needs extra love and attention. So go right ahead and spend a whole day (or two) in bed reading and ruminating and listening to soul-beguiling music. Take a tour through your favorite memories. Move extra slowly. Do whatever makes you feel most stable and secure. Imagine you're like a battery in the process of getting recharged. Homework: Send news of your favorite mystery -- an enigma that is both maddening and delightful -- to Freewillastrology.com.

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TECHNOLOGY Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry leading technology company that enables customers to go further, faster. HPE is accepting resumes for the position of Systems/ Software Engineer in Santa Clara, CA (Ref. # HPECSCARPN1). Design limited enhancements, updates, and programming changes for portions and subsystems of end-user applications software running on local, networked, and Internet- based platforms. Mail resume to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, c/o Andrea Benavides, 14231 Tandem Boulevard, Austin, TX 78728. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address & mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641743 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Old And New 4 U, 1349 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA, 95125, Maria G. Rivas, 722 N. 4th St., San Jose, CA, 95112. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/01/2017. /s/Maria G. Rivas. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/30/2018. (pub Metro 05/16, 05/23, 05/30, 06/06/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641306 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Recess 101, 15732 Los Gatos Blvd., #125, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, Recess 101, LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Refile of previous file #577325 with changes. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Phouc Nguyen. Managing Member. #201710910152. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/16/2018. (pub Metro 05/16, 05/23, 05/30 06/06/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #642195 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jaya International, 172 Piedra Dr., Sunnyvale, CA, 94086, Yonghong Xie. 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/Yonghong Xie. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/11/2018. (pub Metro 05/16, 05/23, 05/30, 06/06/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641765 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rodino Managment And Real Estate, 749 Rogers Ct., Santa Clara, CA, 95051, Richard Rodino. 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/Richard Rodino. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/30/2018. (pub Metro 05/16, 05/23, 05/30, 06/06/2018)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #642252 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Bluewander, Inc., 897 Independence Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, Ipserlab Startup 1, Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 03/21/2018. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Michelle Nguyen. COO. #3866446. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/14/2018. (pub Metro 05/23, 05/30, 06/06, 06/13/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641912 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Olimpic Moving Service, 2237 Pasetta Dr., #2, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Mario Vasquez. 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/Mario Vasquez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/03/2018. (pub Metro 05/09, 05/16, 05/23, 05/30/2018)

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OUTH BAY communities that once made pariahs of pot clubs have now warmed up to them. In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, Santa Clara County jurisdictions like Los Altos and Milpitas, as well as Redwood City in San Mateo County, now want a slice of California’s legal and highly lucrative cannabis market and are in various stages of making that happen. Mountain View has made the most progress on opening its borders to buds, said Silicon Valley Cannabis Alliance President Sean Kali-rai. The city recently started studying neighborhood retail areas like El Camino Real for up to six brick-and-mortar locations. “Their planning department’s really on top of things and they’ve had a number of community meetings,” Kali-rai said. “They're super efficient, Mountain View has just been awesome.” After generating nearly $61 million statewide during the first quarter of 2018, pot clubs are a proven cash cow basically anywhere that one opens. San Jose’s de facto weed monopoly raked in $10.5 million in marijuana business tax revenue last year but will dissolve whenever Santa Clara and Milpitas catch up. The city could be forced to compete with its neighbors if that happens, Kali-rai suggested, by perhaps lowering its marijuana tax or allowing more businesses to open. “If you take tax dollars out of San Jose, will San Jose look at expanding the number (of clubs) so they don’t have that economic leakage?” he added. Santa Clara, which could be the closest city to lure buyers away, will outline its proposed marijuana business ordinances and taxes at a community meeting on May 30 at Northside Branch Library. Milpitas planning staff are also working on creating a zoning map and holding a study session to the City Council in July. But more available commercial space gives San Jose an advantage for attracting cannabis-related ventures like manufacturing, distribution and lab testing, all of which fit perfectly with the city’s economic goals and could offset loss from clubs opening in adjacent cities. To that end, San Jose held its own community meeting on Monday about allowing such businesses to open in town later this year. The entire region could outpace San Francisco and Oakland, which have been recently losing cannabis businesses as merchants look for the best tax rates and rents around the Bay Area, and also offers more agricultural space for cultivation. “Businesses will go where it’s easiest to do business,” Kali-rai said. “This industry will be no different.”—Julia Baum

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