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Facts Matter There is this toxic rhetoric when the president says “send them back.” He is telling you that America is only for white people. Do Trump supporters who approached the Lights for Liberty Vigil in Petaluma recently know the following facts?

White immigrants did not universally “assimilate” and not all had papers.

Twenty-two percent of adult white immigrants did not speak English in

1910. Thirty-eight percent of adult white immigrants did not have papers in 1920.

Undocumented Americans paid $23.6 billion in federal income taxes in 2015.

Like everyone else they pay for highway repairs, police, firefighters, public schools and social security to list a few.

Immigrant adults in 2016 had been in the U.S. more than 10 years, compared with 41 percent in 2007.Undocumented immigrants increasingly arrive by plane, not the border. In 2014, 42 percent of all undocumented Americans in the U.S.

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Perhaps those individuals choose to ignore the truth. By keeping silent, you then allow someone to tell a Latinx family to stop playing Spanish music, hate symbols are “innocent” and it’s acceptable for white males to approach a peaceful vigil to intimidate and spread fear. Welcome to Petaluma.

Contrary to what one previous reader predicted will happen (“Letters to the Editor, July 17, 2019), the chief racist, rapist, treasonous Trump will take a dump in the

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next election. The people in the United States by an overwhelming margin will elect a democratic president who can bring back honor, truth, and civility to the White House.

They want a president who will instigate human treatment of migrants coming across the border, offer Medicare for all, a living wage and labor rights, free college for those who want it, renewable energy, clean water in Flint, hold Wall Street accountable and tell the truth. I predict on the day of the inauguration, the second the Democratic president is sworn in and Trump becomes an ordinary citizen, a team of FBI agents will descend on Trump, arrest is sorry ass, and carry him off in handcuffs in front of the millions watching on television and in front of millions of cheering citizens watching at the National Mall.

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A Model Program Mobile Support Teams can reduce violence, improve treatment for mentally ill BY SHIRLEE ZANE

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s I compose this I’m at a national conference presenting information on our Mobile Support Team, an initiative that has saved lives in Sonoma County and one that should be replicated nationwide.

One of my first responsibilities when I became a county supervisor 10 years ago was to settle a lawsuit following the tragic death of Jeremiah Chass, a teenage boy who was shot and killed as he experienced a mental break, dangerously escalating a public safety situation. This case was my motivation for pressing Sonoma County Behavioral Health to establish the Mobile Support Team.

Law enforcement officers routinely provide the first line of crisis response for calls involving persons with mental illness. These calls for service are common, but pose active problems for officers and agencies, as they are not always the best equipped to respond to individuals in crisis. Because of this, these situations can result in significant negative outcomes to the lives of persons with mental illness and their families (due to an increased risk of injury to the person with mental illness) and/ or to the officers responding to these events.

Mobile support teams allow law enforcement organizations to call upon mental health professionals to assist them in the field with individuals who may be experiencing mental health crises. The two major goals of these mental health mobile support teams are to resolve the crisis and to reduce criminalization. Studies evaluating such teams found that they had arrest rates ranging from 2 to 13 percent (with an average of less than 7 percent) in contrast to an arrest rate of 21 percent for contacts between non-specialized police officers and persons who were apparently mentally ill.

If we fast forward to our national debate on how to address the insufficient treatment of mental health disorders and the violent use of firearms, the Mobile Support Team can and should be a model of how we can both reduce violence and improve treatment for the mentally ill.

Not long after the Mobile Support Team hit the streets, a therapist reached out to thank me because one of her clients was among the first patients treated by the Mobile Support Team. She felt it was a life-changing intervention.

We have a long way to go before we fully integrate mental health services into our health care system, but we are making progress here in Sonoma County, one call at a time.

Shirlee Zane is the 3rd district Sonoma County supervisor.

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ob Dooley has been fishing since he was 11, having spent most of that span as a boat owner, often traveling up the West Coast to the waters off Alaska, searching for pollock and other whitefish.

Now 65 and retired, Dooley serves on the Pacific Fishery Management Council, weighing in

on regulatory policy. The Half Moon Bay fisherman realizes the term “fishery management” has at times been cast as a bad word among fishermen, especially those from the generation prior, but Dooley credits the federal regulations with keeping the nation’s fisheries sustainable and letting populations rebound— ultimately giving fishermen like himself a shot at a career.

The backbone of this whole framework is the 1976 Magnuson-

Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Among its provisions, it outlined a system to create fish allotments for individual fisheries. Congress has reauthorized the act a few times over the years, most recently in 2006. In the years since, efforts to revisit the law have stalled out before netting any results. Now, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D, San Rafael) is starting a “listening tour” to get perspectives on how to improve Magnuson–

Stevens. Huffman plans to introduce a bill to tackle the reauthorization within the next year.

Looking ahead, Dooley says Congress may take this important opportunity to clarify wording that often gets misinterpreted.

By and large, though, he’s hoping that legislators hold interest groups at bay.

“The problem is when you open the door, a lot of special interests can climb through. It’s a good act, and I don’t think we need to fool with it much,” he says.

As the recently elevated chair of Congress’ Democratcontrolled Water, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee, Huffman says his goal is to help manage oceans and fisheries “to be as environmentally and economically resilient as possible.” He’s asking how issues like global climate change should be considered in a revised version of the act.

Noah Oppenheim, executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, is looking forward to the listening tour. Oppenheim has his doubts about how Congress can make any legislative progress on global warming under a White House that denies the existence of climate change. Nonetheless, he believes the opportunity will prompt fishermen to start thinking more globally and get involved outside of the individual policies undertaken by local fishery councils.

Representative Huffman, for his part, enjoys support from an environmental community that’s aligned with his values. Huffman riding herd over the process, Oppenheim says, “will be an interesting dynamic to watch.”

“He needs to understand,” he says, “that fisheries management is about the industry first,” and that the Magnuson-Stevens Act wasn’t intended to shut down the industry, but to figure out how to make it work in a manner that’s sustainable for fish and fishermen alike.

Oppenheim knows full well that fishing has an impact on fish stocks.

“We’ve brought back many stocks from the brink,” he says.

He adds that California fishermen have, if grudgingly, “throttled back

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bottom line for Oppenheim when it comes to fisheries management is that “we’re doing better than we ever have in the past,” though there’s much to be done. He believes the “ship can be righted to some extent by bringing in the fishermen,” especially smallscale operators. “One of the more interesting things to note about fish politics is to notice how ‘flipped’ it is,” he says. “The quote-unquote ‘liberal’ politics of egalitarianism

‘Fishermen can both be far better observers of ocean conditions and the realtime status of fisheries and simultaneously be in denial over the impacts that broad-scale fishing can have over time.’ and support for communities” has not been the traditional Democrat approach, he argues.

At the same time, conservative lawmakers pegged with being too pro-business at the expense of the environment, he says, have in fact led the charge to focus on localities and small-time operators.

“Fundamentally, liberals should be about supporting communities,” Oppenheim says as he pines for a post-partisan fisheries management debate. “Partisanship in fisheries is terrible, counterproductive and we’ve been seeing too much of it lately.”

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Overfishing is one issue, but it’s “climate impacts and industrial activities outside of fishing,” he says, “that are the biggest impact” on fish stocks.

Oppenheim explains that lawmakers should take a hard look at any offshore industry development as they study reauthorization. He says external threats to fishermen’s livelihoods—offshore oil and gas rigs and wind farms—should be a part of the discussion. Concerned about the impacts of a proposed wind farm south of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary National Marine Sanctuary, Oppenheim notes that the current law doesn’t allow for any regulation of industries that might have a deleterious impact on fishermen’s livelihoods. The Bureau of Energy Management oversees the leasing for such projects.

With Huffman still testing the winds on this topic, it’s unclear which direction policy discussions might take.

Tobias Aguirre, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group Fishwise, believes Congress should strengthen the act’s environmental aim to let fisheries continue rebounding. “We need to keep our foot on the gas,” says Aguirre. Fishwise has been collaborating on the international Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability, which aims to improve transparency in global seafood markets. Fishwise’s next mission, he says, will be improving the working conditions of fishermen.

The livelihoods of fishermen is certainly a chief concern of Oppenheim.

A fisherman himself, he’s the first to admit that fishermen have occasionally been part of an “anti-science” agenda when it has suited them, but he also says they provide valuable data to scientists and regulators. “Fishermen can both be far better observers of ocean conditions and the real-time status of fisheries,” he says, “and simultaneously be in denial over the impacts that broad-scale fishing can have over time.”

But it’s also true that the science isn’t always right, he adds.

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But there’s more to the story than a pretty picture.

Brewer Nile Zacherle has been working toward the ideal of making a beer of true terroir, or as he calls it, “origin beer,” since he founded the brewery in St. Helena a half decade ago. That means the hops are, increasingly, locally sourced, and the barley, if it’s not from a small, Colorado or Pacific Northwest farm-and-malt house, may even be grown in Napa Valley.

Does it make a difference?

Of course it does. “I like to say, our beers are for the beer nerd,” Zacherle says, quickly adding, “You don’t have to be. But this is a deep dive into beer nerdom.”

Zacherle recently opened a tiny tap room in St. Helena behind the Clif Family Velo Vino tasting room on Highway 29 south of town. It’s pretty spare, equipped mainly with beer and record albums. “We’re all about the beer and the vinyl,” says Zacherle.

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s summer brought blue skies to the North Bay, a recent editorial in Santa Rosa’s Press Democrat was uncharacteristically out of sync with the editorial stances of California’s two largest newspapers.

Gov. Gavin Newsom was pushing hard on state legislators to rubber-stamp AB 1054, a complex bill that would, among other things, establish a $21 billion “wildfire fund” that would be half funded by ratepayers. If it

passed, the state’s investor-owned utilities could dip into the monies to pay for damages from future fires caused by their equipment.

Newsom urged legislators to pass the bill before leaving for the summer break on July 12, citing concerns about the approaching fire season and a threat from Wall Street credit rating agencies to downgrade the lending status of the state’s three utilities.

The L.A. Times and San Francisco Chronicle weren’t persuaded. On July 11, the Times editorial board urged the Assembly to “say no to being rushed by Wall Street into the

hasty adoption of a complex law that puts Californians on the hook for billions of dollars.”

“It’s more important to get AB 1054 right than it is to get it passed quickly,” the Chronicle wrote. “The state Assembly must resist the pressure and stop giving this bill a fast run to the governor’s desk.”

For its part, the Press Democrat took an opposite view of the bill.

The local paper of record ran an editorial that downplayed criticisms of AB 1054 and urged the Assembly to fast track the controversial bill.

“Despite some claims to

the contrary, this bill isn’t a bailout for PG&E or the state’s other investor-owned utilities, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric,” the PD’s July 11 editorial argued. “It does offer them some protection so long as they follow the rules, including spending $5 billion of shareholder funds on fire prevention and submitting wildfire safety plans annually for state approval. ... There’s no reason to wait any longer.”

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A GENEROUS GIFT? While it has not been publicized, PG&E contributed $2 million to the Rebuild Northbay Foundation, the nonprofit founded by PG&E lobbyist and ‘Press Democrat’ investor Darius Anderson in the wake of the 2017 North Bay wildfires.

Sonoma Media Investments, is a registered lobbyist for PG&E. Nor did the Press Democrat’s board of editors, which includes Sonoma Media Investments CEO Steve Falk, disclose that the Rebuild Northbay Foundation, the nonprofit founded by Anderson to receive funds for “rebuilding” fire-devastated communities—is almost entirely funded by PG&E. Public records reveal PG&E regularly hands out tens of millions of dollars to law firms, lobbyists, and community, business and political organizations as it strives to guide the conversation around the besieged energy corporation’s future, not to mention California’s future in the age of climate disruption.

But one PG&E post-fire contribution to a nonprofit does not appear in paperwork filed with state regulators: On Dec. 26, 2017, PG&E contributed $2

million to the Rebuild Northbay Foundation, the nonprofit founded by Anderson in the wake of the fires. Neither PG&E, the Rebuild Northbay Foundation nor the Press Democrat drew public attention to the generous and taxdeductible contribution.

Billions of dollars of corporate profits are at risk should state government take action to hold PG&E shareholders accountable for corporate negligence. For the quarter preceding the 2017 North Bay fires, PG&E reported a $2.2 billion net profit—an astoundingly profitable 12.5 percent margin, according to net margins posted by macrotrends.net.

Then, back-to-back fire seasons, linked in part to PG&E’s poorlymaintained equipment and aging transmission infrastructures, sent the investor-owned utility‘s stock price tumbling.

Suddenly an existential question arose: Would

Californians be safer if the badly managed utility’s assets were purchased by the state and municipal utility districts? That was an issue left for another day: although the state has the authority to close down and purchase the utility, state lawmakers and executives have not moved in that direction.

Indeed, critics say AB 1054, which Newsom signed into law on July 12, makes it harder for a public takeover of the utility or any of its assets, should that option be raised again.

In the meantime, PG&E continues to invest heavily in legal and political damage control.

By the time the company declared bankruptcy in January 2019, it had paid California and New York City white-shoe law firms $100 million for advice, according to the Wall Street Journal.

In 2017, PG&E disclosed $1.9 million in payments on lobbying efforts. In 2018, PG&E raised the ante to $9.9 million. The powerhouse San Francisco public relations firm Storefront Political Media booked $4.1 million from PG&E in 2018. The same year, the largest electrical-workers local in Northern California, IBEW 1245, reported paying $1.36 million to the same firm, according to a report filed with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Eric Brooks, co-coordinator of Californians for Energy Choice, a statewide grassroots coalition that works to defend and expand local clean energy programs, says AB1054 is, flat-out, a PG&E bailout bill.

“A publicly owned utility will cost less to operate safely than a utility driven by the maximization of short-term shareholder profits,” says Brooks. “AB 1054 reduces incentives for PG&E to seriously change its operations.”

“The less they have to pay for wildfire damages caused by their equipment, the less they are incentivized to fix the underlying causes of those fires.“ In a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed, former CPUC president Loretta Lynch wrote, “The legislation is being presented as the only way to compensate victims and stabilize utilities. But it is shockingly stacked in favor of Wall Street and the utilities, and it repeals the California Public Utilities Commission’s authority to question the companies’ claimed costs and past practices.”

As part of its campaign to shape public policy and public opinion, the utility has sought to influence legislation written by the North Bay’s 3rd District Senator, Bill Dodd, in a variety of ways.

Several organizations that received money from PG&E endorsed SB 901, legislation co-written by Dodd which established a “stress test” to determine how much utilities could pay for damages caused by the 2017 fires without going bankrupt. It also created cost recovery rules for future fires

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PG&E’s Influence Machine

How did PG&E—a company with a long record for capitalizing on poorly maintained infrastructure—get bailed out by Newsom and the legislature?

It is, in large part, a simple matter of money, says Carmen Balber, executive director of Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit that tracks political spending.

“PG&E has a pattern of throwing money around whether it be in TV advertising, lobbying or community contributions to try to dampen criticism and protect its financial interests.”

PG&E disclosed about $28 million in contributions to nonprofits and community-based organizations each year since 2016, according to reports filed with the California Public Utilities Commission, the state body tasked with overseeing the utility.

PG&E has contributed $190,000 to the A. Phillip Randolph Institute San Francisco Chapter over the past two years. In 2018, the group, which represents African-American trade union workers, endorsed Dodd’s SB 901.

Another major recipient of PG&E cash is the California Fire Foundation. In 2017 and 2018, PG&E contributed a total of $350,000 to the foundation, which is owned by the California Professional Firefighters, a labor council that signed on as a supporter of SB 901. PG&E also contributed $450,000 to the Bay Area Council Foundation over the same two years. The Bay Area Council, the foundation’s business-advocacy group, supported SB 901.

Documentation of PG&E’s $2 million contribution provided by Rebuild Northbay Foundation’s executive director, Jennifer Gray

Thompson, shows an employee of Anderson’s Sacramento-based lobbying firm, Platinum Advisors, invoiced the utility for $2 million on behalf of the Rebuild Northbay Foundation on Dec. 1, 2017, three days after Anderson filed incorporation paperwork for the nonprofit. State records also show that in March 2018, Platinum Advisors added PG&E as a client.

The Rebuild Northbay Foundation’s 2018 annual report lists PG&E as a donor of “$10,000 Or More.” But the distinction could also apply to a separate, $11,000 contribution the utility gave to the Rebuild Northbay Foundation in 2018, which is also listed in the 2018 CPUC report.

Why didn’t the Rebuild Northbay Foundation trumpet receiving a $2 million donation from PG&E? Rebuild Northbay Foundation’s executive director Thompson says via email that she has told “anyone who asks” about the donation, including all of the neighborhood leaders the group has worked with. “[PG&E] was not looking to be applauded. At no time did anyone or anything indicate to me it was a secret,” says Thompson.

On Oct. 19, 2017, PG&E trumpeted a press release announcing $3 million in contributions to an array of North Bay nonprofits, including a $2 million donation to the local Redwood Credit Union’s Fire Relief Fund.

A review of PG&E’s press releases reveals the company did not make a similar announcement about donating $2 million to the Rebuild Northbay Foundation, even though it was a newsworthy contribution: PG&E’s initial $2 million outlay to the Rebuild Northbay Foundation accounted for 85 percent of the nonprofit’s revenue through April 9, 2019, according to the list of donations provided to the Bohemian by the Rebuild Northbay Foundation.

When shown a copy of the check issued to the Rebuild Northbay Foundation by PG&E, Terrie Prosper, head ) 14 spokesperson at the

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PG&E spokesperson Deanna Contreras says the utility did not disclose the initial $2 million contribution because the Rebuild Northbay Foundation was not a registered nonprofit at the time of the contribution. Contreras did not respond to subsequent inquiries about the donation.

The distinction made by Contreras does not hold up to scrutiny. General Order 77-M, the CPUC rule requiring the state’s three largest utilities to disclose a variety of expenses including executive compensation, legal fees and contributions to outside organizations, does not distinguish between registered and unregistered nonprofits.

Charity or Lobbying?

Consumer Watchdog’s Balber says the fact that a soon-to-be PG&E lobbyist incorporated a nonprofit funded primarily by PG&E muddies the ethical waters.

And then there is the issue of press coverage.

“Making a charitable contribution of $2 million to a nonprofit designed to help victims of the wildfires is not a problem. What does raise eyebrows is that the owner of a local newspaper covering PG&E is also a PG&E lobbyist and the operator of the nonprofit,” he says.

“That certainly brings into question whether the Press Democrat’s coverage of PG&E and the serious damage it has caused to the community is completely independent of the owner’s financial interests and editorial input,” adds Balber.

It’s also not clear how the Rebuild Northbay Foundation has spent the $2 million from PG&E so far.

A December 2017 letter from PG&E’s Travis Kiyota

HOT CHECK Citing a technicality, PG&E did not report its $2 million contribution to the Rebuild Northbay Foundation in late 2017 to the California Public Utilities Commission.

sent to the Rebuild Northbay Foundation along with the utility’s contribution specifies the funds are not to be used for political activities. “It is our understanding that these funds will not be used for federal, state, or local campaign activity, including independent expenditures to support or oppose candidates for elective office or lobbying efforts,” Kiyota’s letter states in part.

In an email to the Bohemian, Thompson says the Rebuild Northbay Foundation has held to a “very conservative” budget so far, tending to raise funds for projects individually rather than dipping into the PG&E pot.

Thompson says PG&E’s money has been mixed with other contributions into a “general fund.” She acknowledges that some of the utility’s money has gone to ongoing costs, including the salaries of several employees and at least one contractor.

The nonprofit’s board of directors will review and approve tax forms and an internal audit covering the Rebuild Northbay Foundation’s first fiscal year at a July 29 meeting, according to Thompson.

Until very recently, PG&E executives served on the Rebuild Northbay Foundation’s board of

directors since it was founded by Anderson out of the Sacramento office of his lobbying business, Platinum Advisors. Anderson served on the board until he resigned earlier this year.

According to public records, the Rebuild Northbay Foundation’s official address remains the same as Platinum Advisor’s. Platinum Advisor’s Chief Financial Officer, Charles Fina, is overseeing the Rebuild Northbay Foundation’s tax filings, according to Thompson.

Rebuild Northbay Foundation board member Steven Malnight was a senior vice president for energy supply and policy at PG&E. He served on the board until April 2019 even as he was employed by PG&E as strategist for its corporate lobbying efforts.

Brian Bottari, until recently PG&E’s North Bay public affairs manager, replaced Malnight on the board. Bottari influences political endorsements and expenditures as chair of the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber’s Political Action Committee and as a member of the Sonoma County Alliance’s Political Action Committee. According to his LinkedIn profile, Bottari took a job with Comcast in May. According to state records, in Sept. 2017, PG&E contributed

$12,500 to the Sonoma County Alliance’s PAC, followed by $10,000 in Nov. 2018. In 2018, PG&E contributed $6,000 to Metro Chamber’s PAC and $5,000 to a committee backing Measure N, a housing bond on the Santa Rosa ballot.

In short, two PG&E executives engaged in lobbying and exerting local political influence have governed the PG&E-funded Rebuild Northbay Foundation, which was created by a PG&E lobbyist who owns most of the print media in the North Bay, including the Press Democrat, Petaluma Argus-Courier, Sonoma Index Tribune, North Bay Business Journal, Sonoma Magazine, Spirit Magazine, La Prensa Sonoma and Emerald Report.

The Dodd Factor In addition to shaping public perception through lobbying and charitable donations, PG&Efunded entities help finance the campaigns of many North Bay politicians, including state Senator Dodd, who has been influential in crafting legislation that impacts PG&E since the fires.

He’s not alone in accepting campaign cash from the utility.

ABC 10, the TV news station in Sacramento, recently reported PG&E made direct contributions to 80 percent of sitting state lawmakers since 2017.

But Dodd has benefited from utility largesse. In 2016, two independent expenditure committees backed by utilities helped Dodd win his Senate seat.

Californians For Jobs and A Strong Economy, which received $280,000 from the state’s three utilities, spent $656,657 on mailers, consultants and phone banks in support of Dodd’s campaign. The same year, PG&E gave $30,000 to Building and Protecting A Strong California, an independent committee that spent $89,011 backing Dodd.

All told, Dodd’s committee and the independent committees backing him spent $5.9 million, dwarfing the $569,000 supporting

lot of attention in Sacramento’s political circles, notes Balber.

Dodd’s spokesman, Paul Payne, says the senator did not accept any contributions from PG&E at the Aug. 7 fundraiser and that “no lobbyists attended any fundraisers for Sen. Dodd on behalf of PG&E.” On Sept. 21, 2018, the day then– Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 901 into law, Dodd held a fundraiser at the Wing and Barrel Ranch, the high-end hunting club in southeast Sonoma County owned

by Anderson.

A month later Dodd attended an invitation-only retreat held at Ramekins Culinary School in Sonoma that was hosted by Anderson for politicians and Platinum Advisor clients. Dodd was a speaker at the Oct. 17 event, billed as the Platinum Advisors First Annual Client Retreat.

The senator spoke alongside Jennifer Gray Thompson from the Rebuild Northbay Foundation, and Steve Falk, the CEO of Sonoma Media Investments, according to a summary of the event obtained by the Bohemian.

According to documents obtained by the Bohemian, Dodd, Thompson and Falk provided retreat attendees, including elected officials, Platinum clients, corporate representatives and Sacramento lobbyists, with a “a snapshot into wildfire recovery.”

While it’s not clear what exactly the panel discussed, the presence of a newspaper executive, the director of a PG&E-funded nonprofit and a sitting politician charged with regulating utilities at a party thrown by PG&E lobbyists tell a story of Anderson and the utility’s influence.

Sonoma Media Investments and Anderson did not respond to the Bohemian’s requests for comment.

The Power Brokers is a series on the intersection of politics and power in the North Bay and beyond. Peter Byrne contributed to this article, who was supported in part by a grant from the Fund For Investigative Journalism.

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A representative from CFEE told the Los Angeles Times in March that the trips offer an opportunity for lawmakers to meet policy leaders from other countries and gain a “broader understanding of complex issues.”

But critics say business-funded trips can muddy the public’s understanding of the policymaking process and create a perception that lawmakers are unduly influenced by the trip’s sponsors. And besides, CFEE’s rationale for its trips doesn’t hold up, says Balber, who has researched the group’s junkets.

“Lawmakers can learn everything they need to know about any issue right here in California,” she says. “The overseas trips are an opportunity for lobbyists and business executives to get face time with lawmakers.”

In a statement, Dodd says “I have not accepted any political contributions from PG&E since the 2017 wildfires and I do not intend to. I’ve done everything I can to make sure PG&E is held accountable for its past misdeeds and that its malfeasance doesn’t lead to new wildfires. Indeed, my legislation ensures no ratepayer money goes toward executive compensation at PG&E, increases penalties for violations, sets expansive new safety standards and compliance audits, and helps victims get compensated.

I will continue standing up for ratepayers and victims.”

But as hearings on SB 901 picked up over the summer, Dodd hosted a fundraiser attended

by PG&E and its allies, with embarrassing consequences on one occasion.

On Aug. 7, 2018, Dodd was filmed by Consumer Watchdog as he rushed through a committee hearing to attend a fundraiser for his committee, Bill Dodd for Senate 2020, one block from the state capitol. In the video, Dodd walks into a Sacramento bar for the fundraiser, followed by three lobbyists for PG&E and IBEW, the electric workers union.

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his opponent, according to an analysis by the Davis Enterprise.

In early 2018, Dodd was selected to chair the Wildfire Preparedness and Response Legislative Conference Committee, a committee tasked with writing legislation meant to deal with worsening wildfire seasons and to regulate the role of utilities in the deadly fires.

On the surface, Dodd was a logical choice. His district includes parts of Napa and Sonoma counties, parts of which were devastated by the October 2017 North Bay wildfires.

However, while writing and considering legislation to regulate PG&E in 2018, Dodd received a range of benefits from the utility and affiliated organizations, raising questions about whether he was influenced by the utility.

Dodd regularly attends events hosted by the California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy, a corporate-funded nonprofit associated with a variety of business and labor interests.

CFEE’s Board of Directors includes PG&E’s director of state government relations and executives from Sempra Energy Utilities and Southern California Edison, as well as representatives from four IBEW chapters, the labor union that represents utility workers.

In 2018, PG&E contributed $60,000 to the foundation, according to a report filed with the CPUC. IBEW 1245, the union’s Vacaville local, contributed $51,533 to CFEE in 2018, according to a report filed with the U.S. Department of Labor.

In March and April 2018, Dodd attended two CFEE policy conferences in the North Bay and took a weeklong trip to the Netherlands with five other state lawmakers. The trip to the Netherlands was described as an opportunity to study that country’s approach to dealing with climate change and sea level rise.

CFEE chipped in $11,994.22 to send Dodd to the Netherlands, according to Dodd’s 2018 financial disclosure report.

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Band of Brothers

Growing up in the small Washington town of Port Townsend and now based in Seattle, most of the members of the wildly entertaining psych-pop outfit Kilcid Band have played together since age 10. That may explain the effortless camaraderie of the five-man crew, who demonstrate a penchant for harmonies and heartfelt songwriting with a widely varied array of musical styles on their recently released Leadsinger EP. Kilcid Band stops in the North Bay as part of a West Coast tour on Friday, July 26, at Starling Bar, 19380 Highway 12, Sonoma. 8:30pm. Free.

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Arts Revolution

In the aftermath of World War I, a group of writers and artists evolved the notion of the avant-garde when they created a new movement they called Surrealism. Some of those artists feature in Napa Valley Museum’s latest exhibit, “The Surrealist Revolution in America.” The exhibition presents original paintings, drawings and objects by artists of the movement, and the show opens in conjunction with a spotlight exhibit on Juanita Guccione, one of many so-called "lost" figures in modern art. See both exhibits at the opening celebration on Saturday, July 27, at Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville. 5pm. $20.

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Lend a Paw

Pets Lifeline is Sonoma Valley’s safe haven for stray and homeless cats and dogs. This year, the nonprofit constructed a new animal resource center. It also continues to offer humane education programs, dog-training classes and more, but can’t do it without community support. This weekend’s Paws for a Cause benefit is a great chance to help the animal-loving organization while enjoying an evening dubbed “Tails from the Menagerie,” which includes dinner by Girl & the Fig, performance art, acrobatics, auctions, live music and more on Saturday, July 27, at Vintage Kennel Club, 22071 Bonness Rd, Sonoma. 5:30pm. $200. petslifeline.org/paws.

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BACKYARD BLUES Grammynominated Americana singer and songwriter Janiva Magness plays at the KRSH Backyard Concert on Thursday, Jul 25, in Santa Rosa.

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The homegrown and home-hosted Napa Porchfest returns this weekend to once again feature Napa and North Bay musicians performing right on the front lawns, decks and, yes, porches of historic homes and other neighborhood spots.

This summer’s artists include Napa jazz/soul group Jealous Zelig, Napa singer-songwriter Shelby Ann and Sonoma County rock band Justin Schaefers & the Blind Barbers, and this year’s culinary lineup of food trucks and carts ensures you won’t go hungry. Grab your friends and your walking shoes for Porchfest on Sunday, Jul 28, in downtown Napa. 12:30pm to 5pm. Free. napaporchfest.org.

LOCAL STYLE Santa Rosa illustrator and artist Mica Jennings works on her mural for the upcoming Barlow Midsummer Art Show.

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Sebastopol’s Barlow hosts its first art walk and unveils 10 mini-murals BY CHARLIE SWANSON

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ince opening in 2013, the Barlow has become west Sonoma County’s hub of local artisans and crafters, with over a dozen acres of industrial-chic structures currently housing brewers, distillers, restaurants, retail space, art galleries and more.

Much of that was in jeopardy during February’s flood, but the businesses that survived or opened since are savoring the summer weather. Now, the Sebastopol marketplace is unveiling a daylong celebration to showcase art and local businesses on Saturday, July 27.

The walkable art show is curated by Sebastopol artist Saree

Robinson and encompasses the entire marketplace, with 10 newly painted mini-murals on display and special showings and events at venues throughout.

“I did a public art project in Petaluma along American Alley with O-Positive Festival in 2015,” Robinson says. “I wanted to do something like that in Sebastopol because I love this

town and I want to see more public art here.”

Sonoma County artists selected by Robinson and a jury painted 10 murals, which feature a range of styles and techniques, from the graffiti-inspired art of Ricky Watts and Rhett Johnson, to the whimsically natureinfluenced paintings by Angela Hunter Geiss and Mica Jennings (pictured). Local educational nonprofit group ArtStart even got in on the murals and contributed one created by several local summer art camp students.

In addition, the Barlow’s three resident galleries—Adelle Stoll, Lori Austin Gallery and Gallery 300—will offer indoor-outdoor exhibits, and several Barlow business are hosting their own. .

Other artists whose work will be featured include Bradley Jacob Cox of Giant Eye Photography, West Coast mixed-media artists Sarah Hessinger and Nate Valensky, and Petaluma-based Michael Garlington, an internationally acclaimed photographer, sculptor and installation artist best known for his work with partner Natalia Bertotti.

Participating Barlow businesses include Sebastopol Community Market, Pax Wine Cellars, the Farmer’s Wife, Fern Bar, Woodfour Brewing Company and Crooked Goat Brewing—who will be hosting live music as well— among others.

“There’s a lot of great art involved in this event,” Robinson says. “I would love to see the entire community turn out and celebrate and support our local artists.”

The Barlow Midsummer Art Show happens on Saturday, Jul 27, at the Barlow, 6770 McKinley St., Sebastopol.

1pm to 7pm. Free. thebarlow.net.

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n comedy, timing is everything, and two North Bay theater companies have timed productions of the same comedy to run concurrently.

The Cloverdale Performing Arts Center and SRJC’s Summer Repertory Theatre program are presenting Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of The 39 Steps.

Based on the 1915 adventure novel by John Buchan and the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film, it’s your basic “innocent man gets caught up with an international spy ring and ends up falsely accused of murder” story given the farcical treatment. It ran for a few years on

and Off-Broadway and is a popular choice for regional and community theaters.

It’s a challenging show with 33 scenes, but it requires only four actors. One plays the lead while the other three take on every other role. One actor can play a newsboy, a lingerie salesman and a cop— often in the same scene.

Richard Hannay (Chris Johnston at CPAC, Nicolas Fernandez at SRT) is enjoying an evening at the theater when a shot rings out. A femme fatale asks him for his help, as she’s on the run from a mysterious organization intent on stealing vital information about the country’s defenses.

She ends up dead, and Hannay finds himself on the run. Can he avoid the police, the murderers, a villainous professor and a randy Scottish innkeeper’s wife?

Quick changes, horrible accents and the occasional swapping of hats allow the troupes of three (Sandy Ziviani, Dan Stryker and Austin Schmidt at CPAC; Caroline Pernick, Roberto Perez Kempton and Carson Cerney at SRT) to essay a couple of dozen roles, and all earn their share of laughs.

Scenic design is the main difference between the two productions.Theron Wineinger brings a nicely detailed set, which holds almost every item necessary for each scene, to SRT’s version.

The actors double as the crew as they grab things off of shelves or utilize chairs or boxes on stage to represent a car or a train.

CPAC’s Yavé Guzmán moves in the opposite direction, with large set pieces that require additional crew—and time—to move. This tends to bring the action to a screeching halt.

Some bits ran long, and at twoplus hours both shows tend to lose steam (the film runs a scant 82 minutes), but if you’re looking for some laughs, either show will do.

Rating for both (out of 5): 'The 39 Steps' runs through July 28 at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale.

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rawing from his Irish heritage and punk upbringing, Sonoma native and multiinstrumentalist Tony Gibson feels right at home when he’s fronting folk-rock revivalists the Gentlemen Soldiers on stages and at festivals throughout the Bay Area.

“We’re a fun band, we really enjoy performing for people, but we also enjoy each other onstage,” says Gibson.

The band’s been an Irish-music institution for nearly a decade, and now they’re sizing up a proper debut album—slated for release later this year—and making July feel like March when they perform in Novato on July 26 and in Petaluma on July 27.

Gibson, who moved back to the North Bay after working in the Southern California music business in the early 2000s, started the band in 2011 with high school friends and musicians Marcos Garcia (guitar and vocals) and JB Duff (drums and vocals) as a way to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at Murphy’s Irish Pub in Sonoma.

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Gibson says. “We spent the first three years grinding through the Sonoma music venues. Eventually, we took a direction forward to playing throughout the Bay Area.”

The group recruited bassist Emily Froberg a few years back and plays a mix of traditional and modern Irish songs and other folk tunes with an upbeat rhythm and acoustic instrumentation accompanied by stirring harmonies. While this sound made them a mainstay on North Bay stages for eight years, they weren’t able to commit to a recording until now.

Furthermore, Gibson is looking ahead musically and plans to write more original material and fill out the band’s live sound. Having learned mandolin in addition to guitar, he’s now practicing Irish Bouzouki, which lies somewhere between the two instruments.

“We’ve got a little bit of everything,” Gibson says, of the music. “It’s rowdy, but it’s playful. It’s a good time; and in times like these, it’s good to seek out good times.”

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Jimi Hendrix Tribute—50th Anniversary of Woodstock Celebration Aug 29

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Concerts SONOMA The Four Seasons of Sonoma County

Photography of Sonoma County landscapes accompany a performance of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” by the Santa Rosa Symphony. Jul 28, 7pm.

Free; ticket required. Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Pato Banton

Veteran reggae star offers mindful music that gets the crowds moving with positive vibes. Local DJ Konnex opens.

Jul 27, 7:30pm. $20-$25.

River Theater, 16135 Main St, Guerneville, 707.869.8022.

Read Southall Band

Oklahoma rock ‘n’ roll quartet appears as part of a massive US tour, with local favorites Kingsborough opening. Jul 25, 8:30pm. $13. Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.775.6048.

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Oso Cali, Wblk & DJ Jacques

Fri 7⁄26 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $32–37 • All Ages

Denny Laine & the Moody Wings Band with Matt Jaffe

Sun 7⁄28 • Doors 6pm ⁄ $14–16 • All Ages Monks of Doom feat David Immergluck of Counting Crows with

Victor Krummenacher & His Flying Circus Wed 7⁄31 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $25 • All Ages Victoria George and the High Lonesome with Bittersweets Sun 8⁄4 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $12–14 • All Ages

Galactic's own Shamarr Allen Thu 8⁄8 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $20–25 • All Ages

Southern Avenue

Fri 8⁄9 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $12–15 • All Ages

Jerry's Middle Finger

Celebrates "Jerry Day" at Sweetwater Sat 8⁄10 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $27–32 • 21+

Fleetwood Mask

The Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac Sun 8⁄11 • Doors 6pm ⁄ $22–27 • All Ages George! The Concert starring Nick Bold as George Harrison www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

Acclaimed actor shows off his musical chops and plays a solo show of heartfelt country music.

Jul 27, 8pm. $60. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa, 707.259.0123.

Music in the Vineyards

Month-long, nationally acclaimed chamber music festival showcases classical musicians in Napa wineries and venues. Jul 31-Aug 25. Napa Valley, various locations, Napa, musicinthevineyards.org.

Napa Porchfest

Several downtown Napa houses and businesses host local bands of all genres. Jul 28. Free. Fuller Park, Jefferson and Oak streets, Napa, napaporchfest.org.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA Aqus Cafe

Jul 25, Jesse Kincaid. Jul 26, the Rivertown Trio. Jul 27, the Tonewoods. Jul 28, 2pm, Two

Smooth. 189 H St, Petaluma, 707.778.6060.

Arlene Francis Center Jul 27, 4pm, Vibe Fest with Common Knowledge and Oso Cali. 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

The Big Easy

Jul 26, Freestone Peaches. Jul 27, Gentlemen Soldiers with Lucky Ol’ Bones and Josh Windmiller. Jul 28, Elaine Cole.

128 American Alley, Petaluma, 707.776.7163.

Bluewater Bistro

Jul 25, 5pm, Monica da Silva.

21301 Heron Dr, Bodega Bay, 707.875.3513.

Brewsters Beer Garden Jul 25, the Hossettes. Jul 26, Derek Irving & His Combo. Jul 27, the Dream Farmers. Jul 28, 1pm, the Fabulous BioTones.

229 Water St N, Petaluma, 707.981.8330.

Coyote Sonoma

Jul 26, Blues Burners. Jul 27, the Remedies. 44F Mill St, Healdsburg, 707.385.9133.

Elephant in the Room Jul 26, Aly Rose Trio. Jul 27, Trace Repeat. Jul 28, Awesome Hotcakes. Jul 30, Mark Goldenbery Trio. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, elephantintheroompub.com.

Fern Bar

Jul 25, Michael Price & Co. Jul 26, Dylan Juhan Jazz Group.

Jul 27, DJ Timoteo Gigante.

Jul 28, Staggerwings. Jul 29, Woodlander and friends. Jul 30, Eric Long. Jul 31, R Lang. 6780 Depot St, Suite 120, Sebastopol, 707.861.9603.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

Harris. Jul 29, Hempress Sativa & the Unconquerable Band.

Jul 31, Sinatra Magic with Ned Rifken and the Wednesday Night Big Band. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, 707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Jul 26, Clay Bell. Jul 27, Timothy O’Neil. Jul 28, Greg Lamboy.

691 Broadway, Sonoma, 707.935.9100.

Hudson Street Wineries

Jul 26, 5pm, the doRiaN Mode.

428 Hudson St, Healdsburg, 707.433.2364.

Ives Park

Jul 31, 5pm, Peacetown with the Marshall Law Band and the BlueByrds. Willow Street and Jewell Avenue, Sebastopol, peacetown.org.

Juilliard Park

Jul 28, 5pm, Miss Moonshine.

227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, srcity.org.

KRSH

Jul 25, 5:30pm, Janiva Magness. 3565 Standish Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.588.0707.

Lagunitas Tap Room

Jul 25, Cave Clove. Jul 26, Flytrap. Jul 27, Chris James & the Showdowns. Jul 28, Savannah Blu. Jul 31, Nate Lopez. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, 707.778.8776.

Murphy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant

Jul 26, Scarlett Letters. Jul 27, Honkytonk Stumbleweeds.

464 First St E, Sonoma, 707.935.0660.

Museum of Sonoma County

Jul 26, 5pm, Museum Night Out with Charged Particles.

425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.579.1500.

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall

Jul 25 and Jul 30, 6pm, PianoSonoma: Vino & Vibrato.

1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Jul 26, Zoso with the Butlers.

Jul 27, the Steel Drivers with Banjo Boombox. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.775.6048.

Hanna Boys Center

The Phoenix Theater

Jul 27-28, Valley of the Moon Music Festival. 17000 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, valleyofthemoonmusicfestival.org.

Hood Mansion Lawn

Jul 27, Heavens Heels and Fortress United. 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

Jul 26, 5:30pm, Funky Fridays with Soulshine Band. 389 Casa Manana Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.833.6288. funkyfridays.info.

The Ranch at Lake Sonoma

HopMonk Sebastopol

Redwood Cafe

Jul 25, Nappy Roots. Jul 26, High Step Society. Jul 27, Sean Hayes. Jul 28, 5pm, Alison

Jul 28, 4pm, Trace Repeat.

100 Marina Rd, Lot A, Geyserville, 707.494.4449.

Jul 25, Katie Cash and Easy Queen. Jul 26, Soul Fuse. Jul 27, John Allair and Julia Harrell.

8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.795.7868.

Reel & Brand

Starling Bar Jul 26, Kilcid Band. Jul 28, 2:30pm, Bay Station Band. 19380 Hwy 12, Sonoma, 707.938.7442.

Taft Street Winery Jul 28, 2pm, David Luning and Greg Abel. 2030 Barlow Lane, Sebastopol, 707.823.2049.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Jul 26, Bloomfield Bluegrass Band. Jul 27, Sean Carscadden.

Jul 28, 4pm, Bloodstones.

5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, 707.795.5118.

Whiskey Tip Jul 25, Edgy Open Mic with Star Blue. Jul 26, Clementine Darling and friends. Jul 27, Charley Peach. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.843.5535.

NAPA Blue Note Napa Jul 24, Midnight Crush. Jul 25, 6:30pm, Mandy Harvey.

Jul 26-27, Royal Jelly Jive. Jul 31, Brian Coutch & Company.

1030 Main St, Napa, 707.880.2300.

Buster’s Southern Barbecue Jul 28, 3pm, Rob Watson and friends featuring Vernon Black.

1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga, 707.942.5605.

Goose & Gander Jul 28, 5pm, Misner & Smith.

1245 Spring St, St Helena, 707.967.8779.

Lyman Park Jul 25, 6pm, Sunny & the Black Pack. 1498 Main St, St Helena, sthelena.com.

Pioneer Park Jul 25, 6:30pm, Dirty Cello.

1308 Cedar St, Calistoga, 707.942.2838.

Roadhouse 29 Jul 26, Kerry Kathleen. 3020 St Helena Hwy N, St Helena, 707.302.3777.

Veterans Memorial Park Amphitheater Jul 26, 6:30pm, Napa City Nights with Jinx Jones and Lotis & Company.

850 Main St, Napa, napacitynights.com.

SONOMA Journey Center “Art as a Spiritual Journey,” artist Lorna Ho displays her latest works. Reception, Jul 26 at 5pm. 1601 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.578.2121.

NAPA Napa Valley Museum “The Surrealist Revolution in America,” exhibition features works by those involved in the post-WWI art movement.

Reception, Jul 27 at 5pm. 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville.

707.944.0500.

Comedy Comedy Night at Reel & Brand Get a load of comedians Johnny Steele, Ryan Goodcase and Robert Berry.

Jul 27, 8:30pm. Reel & Brand, 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044.

Fools Out for Summer Evil Comedy presents a night of summertime laughs, featuring comedy team Out to Lunch. Jul 26, 7pm. $10. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa, 707.528.3009.

George Lopez Popular standup and television star performs as part of his “The Wall” World Tour. Jul 26, 8pm. $55-$69. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600.

Wine Country Comedy Fest Fourth annual festival includes several showcases with top standup stars. Jul 26, 7:30pm. $20. Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main St, St Helena. Jul 27, 7pm. $20.

Deerfield Ranch Winery, 10200 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, crushersofcomedy.com.

Dance dhyana Center Sun, Jul 28, 7pm, North Bay Fusion, partner dance-class is followed by social dance with rotating DJs. 186 N Main St, Sebastopol 800.796.6863.

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Jul 26, 3 on a Match. Jul 28, 4pm, Jon Williams and Company. 401 Grove St, Sonoma, 707.343.0044.

Art Opening

Artists and vendors take over the Barlow for a familyfriendly afternoon art walk with activities for all ages. Jul 27, 1pm. Barlow Event Center, 6770 McKinley St, Sebastopol, 707.824.5600.

Christmas in July

Transcendence Theatre Company presents a holiday-themed evening with a marketplace, raffle, live performances and a screening of “Elf.” Reservations required. Jul 29, 6pm. Free.

Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma, 877.424.1414.

Fort Ross Festival

International celebration boasts diverse flavors and cultures with a food bazaar, beer garden, historic crafts and performances. Jul 27, 10am. $20 per car. Fort Ross State Historic Park, 19005 Hwy 1, Jenner, fortross.org.

IRONMAN Santa Rosa Top athletes compete in a massive triathlon for 40 qualifying slots to the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Jul 27. Courthouse Square, Third Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, ironman.com.

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Lazy Bear Weekend

Parties, dances and entertainment celebrates and benefits the LGBT community.

Jul 29-Aug 5. Downtown Guerneville, Main St, Guerneville, lazybearweek.org.

North Bay Zero Waste Symposium

Keynote speakers and moderated panel discussions cover zero waste policies, programs and infrastructure.

Jul 31. $20-$60. SOMO Village Event Center, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, zerowastenorthbay.org.

Paws for a Cause

Dinner, music, performance art and auction benefits our animal friends. Jul 27, 5:30pm. $200 and up. Vintage Kennel Club, 22071 Bonness Rd, Sonoma, petslifeline.org/paws.

Sonoma History Weekend

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7/27 SHRED ZEPPELIN Tributes 8/2 THE HOTS Rock Covers Live painters, vendors, laser light show,

8/3 led screens, huge sound system

THE OFFICIAL WAVE SPELL FESTIVAL PRE-PARTY

Physics, Magic & the Rabbit’s perspective...

Mad skills & Daring stunts humorously performed under the big top.

8/9

MIDNIGHT TRANSIT, KITCHEN KNIGHTS Original Rock

8/10 KALIMBA

Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute

8/16 AQUA NETT 80’s Scotts Valley jul 18-21, Skypark

Two-day event encompasses lectures, art unveilings, live music, food trucks, and the debut of a new play Jul 2728. Free. Buena Vista Winery, 18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma, 805.801.6625. )

7/26 PETTY ROCKS Tom Petty Tribute

Sausalito

jul 25-28, Marinship Park

Santa Rosa

aug 1-4, Luther Burbank Center

Sebastopol

aug 22-25, Sebastopol Grange i n f o & t i c k e t s at

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8/23 STUNG Police Tribute

CHOPPIN BROCCOLI 80s Hits

9/13 FLEETWOOD MACRAME Tribute

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Field Trips Solar Viewing & Public Star Party

View stars near and far with the observatory’s telescopes and experts on hand. Jul 27, 11am and 8pm. Robert Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.6979.

Take a Hike

Get to better know the 30 miles of hiking trails at Jack London Park. Jul 27, 9am. Free; parking fees apply. Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.5216.

Yoga Hike

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A mix of easy hiking and gentle yoga postures, breath work and guided meditation. Jul 27, 9:30am. $20. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

Food & Drink Harvest Hands Cooking Series

Hands-on class this time offers a class on learning to pickle. Jul 27, 10:30am. Somerston Estate, 3450 Sage Canyon Road, St Helena, 707.944.8200.

Heritage Fire Napa

Over 50 chefs, 20 wineries and a ton of wood-fired meat on hand to satisfy all cravings.

Jul 27. $75 and up. Charles Krug Winery, 2800 Main St, St Helena, cochon555.com.

Home Winemakers Classic

Enjoy wine that money can’t buy and bid on Napa Valley auctions to benefit Dry Creek-Lokoya Volunteer Fire Department. Jul 27, 4pm. $45$55. CIA at Copia, 500 First St, Napa, 707.967.2530.

Mags for Ags

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Benefit event is a bacchanal feast featuring caviar wine reception, keynote talk, dinner and winemakers pouring magnums table side. Jul 28, 7pm. Vallette, 344 Center St, Healdsburg, 707.473.0946.

Toast & ’Toon

Toast with Korbel champagne and Cooperage Brewing Company beers while

noshing on Peanuts-themed sandwiches from Ike’s Place.

Jul 26, 6pm. $30. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.579.4452.

Cathedral” with Janet Fitch.

1330 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga 707.942.1616.

Charles M Schulz Museum

Lectures

Jul 27, 10am, Live Storytelling with cartoonist Joe Wos. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa 707.579.4452.

Brake Light Clinic

Readers’ Books

North Bay Democratic Socialists of America host a clinic to prevent traffic stops.

Jul 27, 2pm. Petaluma Mail Depot, 40 Fourth St, Petaluma, 707.762.8150.

Jul 26, 6pm, Iris Dunkle, Howard Norman & Angela Pneuman, includes wine reception, reading and discussion. 130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.

Laser Cutting Basics Workshop

Santa Rosa Copperfield’s Books

Class is open to everyone, no special skills needed. Fri, Jul 26, 6pm. Chimera Arts & Maker Space, 6791 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, chimeraarts.org.

Nutrition For Hormone Balance Nutritionist Carrie Kane talks healthy hormone cycles, common imbalances and how to restore your system with food and natural supplements.

Jul 31, 6pm. $30. Herb Folk Community Medicine, 117 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.774.6434.

Paint Your Inspiration

Creative class is led by artist Karen Lynn Ingalls. Jul 27, 10:30am. $15. Calistoga Motor Lodge & Spa, 1880 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, 707.942.0991.

Peter H. Raven Lecture Series Author and media activist Duane Elgin discusses climate change and evolution. Jul 27, 6pm. $35. Quarryhill Botanical Gardens, 12841 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen, 707.996.3166.

Spirituality & Health

Interactive session examines spiritual principles and how they can positively impact physical health and wellbeing. Jul 26, 7pm. Free. Center for Spiritual Living, 2075 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.4543.

Tues., Jul 30, 7pm, Redwood Writers Hot Summer Nights.

Jul 26, 7pm, ”Elderhood” with Louise Aronson. 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa 707.578.8938.

Theater As You Like It

Raven Players set Shakespeare’s most romantic of comedies during the Summer of Love for their annual outdoor summer show.

Jul 25-Aug 10. Free. West Plaza Park, 10 North Street, Healdsburg, raventheater.org.

Bonnie & Clyde

Musical follows the Depression-era bank robbing duo. Through Aug 8. $25-$28.

Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, summerrep.com.

Mama Mia!

SRJC’s Summer Rep presents the ABBA-fueled musical. Jul 25-Aug 10. $25-$28. Santa Rosa Junior College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, summerrep.com.

My Fair Lady

Sonoma Arts Live performs the classic musical to close out their season of shows. Through Jul 28. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, 707.938.4626.

Spontaneous Clay Workshop

Sculptor Michele Collier leads an exploration of figurative sculpture. Jul 26-28. $215.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg, 707.431.1970.

Readings Calistoga Copperfield’s Books

Jul 27, 7pm, “Chimes of a Lost

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your emotional intelligence is so strong right now that I bet you could alleviate the pain of a loved one even as you soothe a long-running ache of your own. You're so spiritually alluring, I suspect you could arouse the sacred yearning of a guru, saint, or bodhisattva.

You're so interesting, someone might write a poem or story about you. You're so overflowing with a lust for life that you might lift people out of their ruts just by being in their presence. You're so smart you could come up with at least a partial solution to a riddle whose solution has evaded you for a long time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Queen of North America and Europe called me on the phone. At least that's how she identified herself. "I have a message for your Leo readers," she told me. "Why Leo?" I asked. "Because I'm a Leo myself," she replied, "and I know what my tribe needs to know right now." I said, "OK. Give it to me." "Tell Leos to always keep in mind the difference between healthy pride and debilitating hubris," she said.

"Tell them to be dazzlingly and daringly competent without becoming bossy and egomaniacal. They should disappear their arrogance but nourish their mandate to express leadership and serve as a role model. Be shiny and bright but not glaring and blinding. Be irresistible but not envy-inducing."

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Congrats, Virgo! You are beginning the denouement of your yearly cycle.

Anything you do to resolve lingering conflicts and finish up old business will yield fertile rewards. Fate will conspire benevolently in your behalf as you bid final goodbyes to the influences you'll be smart not to drag along with you into the new cycle that will begin in a few weeks. To inspire your holy work, I give you this poem by Virgo poet Charles Wright: "Knot by knot I untie myself from the past / And let it rise away from me like a balloon. / What a small thing it becomes. / What a bright tweak at the vanishing point, blue on blue."

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I predict that between

now and the end of the year, a Libran genetic engineer will create a new species of animal called a dat. A cross between a cat and a dog, it will have the grace, independence, and vigilance of a Persian cat and the geniality, loyalty, and ebullient strength of

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a golden retriever. Its stalking skills will synthesize the cat's and dog's different styles of hunting. I also predict that in the coming months, you will achieve greater harmony between the cat and dog aspects of your own nature, thereby acquiring some of the hybrid talents of the dat.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio poet

Marianne Moore (1887–1972) won the Pulitzer Prize and several other prestigious awards. She was a rare poet who became a celebrity. That's one of the reasons why the Ford car company asked her to dream up interesting names for a new model they were manufacturing. Alas, Ford decided the 43 possibilities she presented were too poetic, and rejected all of them. But some of Moore's names are apt descriptors for the roles you could and should play in the phase you're beginning, so I'm offering them for your use. Here they are: 1. Anticipator. 2.

The Impeccable. 3. Tonnere Alifère (French term for "winged thunder"). 4. Tir á l'arc (French term for "bull's eye"). 5. Regina-Rex (Latin terms for "queen" and "king").

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It's

conceivable that in one of your past lives you were a pioneer who made the rough 2,170-mile migration via wagon train from Missouri to Oregon in the 1830s. Or maybe you were a sailor who accompanied the Viking Leif Eriksson in his travels to the New World five hundred years before Columbus. Is it possible you were part of the team assembled by Italian diplomat Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, who journeyed from Rome to Mongolia in the thirteenth century? Here's why I'm entertaining these thoughts, Sagittarius: I suspect that a similar itch to ramble and explore and seek adventure may rise up in you during the coming weeks. I won't be surprised if you consider making a foray to the edge of your known world.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When the dinosaurs died off 65 million years ago, the crocodiles didn't. They were around for 135 million years before that era, and are still here now. Why? "They are extremely tough and robust," says croc expert James Perran Ross. Their immune systems "are just incredible." Maybe best of all, they "learn quickly and adapt to changes in their situation." In accordance with the astrological omens, I'm naming the crocodile as your creature teacher for the coming weeks. I suspect you will be able to call on a comparable version of their will to thrive. (Read more about crocs: tinyurl.com/ToughAndRobust.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "My only hope is that one day I can love myself as much as I love you." Poet Mariah Gordon-Dyke wrote that to a lover, and now I'm offering it to you as you begin your Season of Self-Love. You've passed through other Seasons of Self-Love in the past, but none of them has ever had such rich potential to deepen and ripen your self-love. I bet you'll discover new secrets about how to love yourself with the same intensity you have loved your most treasured allies.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "Poems can bring

comfort," writes Piscean poet Jane Hirshfield.

"They let us know . . . that we are not alone—but they also unseat us and make us more susceptible, larger, elastic. They foment revolutions of awareness and allow the complex, uncertain, actual world to enter." According to my understanding of upcoming astrological omens, Pisces, life itself will soon be like the poems Hirshfield describes: unruly yet comforting; a source of solace but also a catalyst for transformation; bringing you healing and support but also asking you to rise up and reinvent yourself.

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