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Letters Now that the death penalty is once again front and center, thanks to the abscess in the Oval Office, I think we should do it up right. So, let’s bring back public hangings. Because they are state-sponsored killings, using our tax dollars, we should all be able to enjoy them. We’ll put them on live TV in prime time. The shows will be called Saturday Night Dead. The method of execution will change every episode to make it fun. Given the chickenshit way we murder prisoners these days, behind closed doors so that no one sees how many racial minorities are involved, in this manner we will shine a light on the way we conduct public business, in the land of the free and the home of the brave, for all the world to see. Think of the ratings. It’s a terrific idea, assuming it’s well executed, of course. Jeffrey Epstein, get in here, you’re up first.

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Ho Hum! Another drive-by shooting in Oakland or Chicago, or San Jose. We hardly notice them anymore. Tragic as it is to the victims, it's yesterday’s news. Only the major terrorist attacks get much attention anymore.

The truth is, drive-by shootings usually take place in inner city neighborhoods which are largely invisible to the eyes of middle class or more affluent folks. We may not say it, but unconsciously we expect that “drive-by’s are a dime of dozen in those areas, and there’s nothing we can do about it anyway.”

Well, we are dead wrong about that. Drive-by shootings happen for many reasons, but they are all connected one way or another with you and me, with the dysfunctional prison system, with the deep and ever-widening chasm between the haves and the havenots, our underfunded education and mental health programs and our outrageously out-of-balance military budget. All of which we, as citizens, can do something about.

We are also guilty of a different

type of drive-bys. We are not pulling the triggers of those AK 47’s, but we too easily accept the murderous results of their actions. We drive by the black kid being hassled by a police officer for no other reason than the color of his skin. We don’t see the elementary school in need of repair or the veteran waiting for the benefits long overdue him or the working family who have been priced out of a housing market unresponsive to the needs of ordinary people.

We are not bad people, you and me. Most of us are not totally unaware of what is going on in our midst. We don’t consider ourselves racist. (Hell no! my friend Jose is a great guy. We bowl together on Saturdays.)

But folks, we are not hitting on all eight cylinders. Our potential for leaving this world a much better place is not being tapped fully, not even close. It’s so much easier to escape into the womb of a comfortable lifestyle.

Hey, we are not breaking any laws (well, maybe we’ll fudge a bit on our taxes). We might even go to church on Sundays and not cheat on our spouses. Is that enough?

The future for ourselves and our children is being written right now. Do we want to be an active participant in making this a better world or just another drive-by?

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My sentiments on President Trump are simple: he is not a president, not a leader, not a great mind, not a success, not a billionaire, not a businessman, not an iconoclast, not a negotiator. This is a small, inept, corrupt, ignorant, racist, misogynistic criminal who will find himself under indictment once he’s out of office. May his name be forever tossed onto the dung heap of history and ultimately forgotten for anything other than his criminality.

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By Nikki Silverstein

Curb appeal in a town ranks up there in importance with location, location, location. Thanks to an anonymous donor, a prominent San Anselmo traffic median is about to get a $1.5 million makeover. The transformation will take place on Red Hill Avenue, a busy thoroughfare into town. Landscaping improvements include removal of diseased trees and the addition of irrigation and thousands of plants.

“I think it’s best not to look a gift horse in the mouth,” said Councilman Ford Greene before the vote to accept the substantial donation.

Bravo to the mystery benefactor!

Standing in the hallowed halls of the Record Plant in Sausalito, folks get goosebumps thinking of the notes strummed there. Artists including Andrea Bocelli, Huey Lewis, Metallica, Heart, Santana, Carrie Underwood, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin, Kenny G, Sammy Hagar, the Doobie Brothers, Blues Traveler, Tracy Chapman, Journey, Linda Rondstadt, Joe Satriani, Dave Matthews Band, Third Eye Blind, John Lee Hooker, Faith No More, Chris Isaak, New Kids on the Block, Luther Vandross, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Harry Connick Jr., the Grateful Dead, Prince, Jefferson Starship, Rick James and many more recorded some of their greatest hits in its studios.

Heck, Fleetwood Mac recorded Rumors, one of the top 10 best-selling albums of all time, at the Plant.

Today the Record Plant is a yoga studio called Harmonia. They give tours of the revered building. But some fear the tours are no more.

Marinites, on Nextdoor posts and in emails sent to Hero & Zero, report being told so by Harmonia.

Unfortunately, this is how rumors get started.

Jennifer Adler, owner of Harmonia, says they honor the musical history of the space and that, despite the rumours, they definitely still offer tours. She thinks the misinformation began when they stopped doing the tours through Airbnb Experiences.

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It’s a museum, says the Museum of International Propaganda’s Likla Areton, not an anti-Trump rallying point.

The Art of Propaganda Museum grapples with Trumpism and a Marin audience that would prefer to see a bit more bashing, thank you. By Tom Gogola

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ilka Areton, director of the Museum of International Propaganda, is seated at her desk hovering over an issue of Der Adler on a recent Friday afternoon in San Rafael. It’s a vintage issue of the German magazine that dates back to the World War II, and she’s visibly stunned at the juxtaposition of content.

As she thumbs through the pages, Areton expresses a kind of knowing

astonishment at the magazine.

It’s a recent acquisition for the museum, which opened three years ago as an extension of the studentexchange program she and her husband, Thomas Areton, run out of a nearby San Rafael office. Since then, they’ve been dealing with a fan base locally that really wishes they’d devote more time to bashing Donald Trump and his modern-day propaganda-by-Tweet machine.

Areton lets out a few clucks at the pages of the general interest German magazine, which vacillates between celebrations of Hitler’s era and more prosaic celebrations of Christmas in wartime Germany, articles about dance concerts, advertisements selling mundane bits of consumer product to the German people that stood by while Hitler rampaged across Europe.

There’s nothing in these pages, says

5 Fox News and on full display last week in Congress as Republican defenders of Trump literally took the words right out of Sean Hannity’s mouth in their smear-questioning of Robert Mueller during hearings over Russian interference in the 2016 election.

But visitors to the museum will find scant evidence that a master propagandist has seized the White House, and that’s by design. The museum, says Areton, has become something of a lightning rod for locals, a place for people to write their own politics on the walls of the museum, metaphorically speaking, to find a place where their political voice can be heard.

Some of them want the nonprofit to go full-throttle anti-Trump.

Others, she says, won’t step foot inside because of the cast of characters on display here—Mao, Marx, Stalin.

“There’s a right-wing lady who won’t even come in,” says Areton, because the museum doesn’t offer any critical context or judgment to its intriguing displays from authoritarian regimes and elsewhere.

This woman wants to know, says Areton, “Why aren’t you explaining how horrible Stalin was?”

Others come in, she says, and are furious about a piece of racist American WWII-era propaganda that highlights American attitudes toward their Japanese foes during the war: A poster depicts a Japanese soldier as a rat who is about to take the bait on a militarized rodent-trap atop a map of Alaska. The text readers: “Alaska: Death Trap for the Jap.” But the mainline critique coming from locals is that the museum’s not taking on Trump, she says.

The intensity and frequency of the complaint has caused some consternation for the Aretons, who opened their museum as a sort of adjunct to their long-standing student exchange business.

“There are people who come in here who hate Trump with so much vengeance,” she says, her voice tailing off for a moment. “We don’t know how to handle it, to tell you the truth.”

The Aretons, she says, have avoided the politics around Trump as they intersect with their need to run a business and offer a museum that’s fair to history and aims to highlight, simply, that there »6

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Areton, that would indicate any of the horrific activities undertaken by the Nazis, no hint of the raging antiSemitism that helped give rise to Hitler, no sign of any concentration camps for a European Jewry hideously victimized by the Nazis during the Holocaust. She sighs and closes the bound copy that contains several issues of the magazine.

A giant poster of Vladimir Lenin hangs behind the front desk at the museum. The place is itself chock-full of all sorts of engaging political agitprop from nations and regimes around the world, from North Korea to South Africa to Cuba to the Soviet Union. The Chinese Cultural Revolution is on full display, and local artist Patrick Gannon has contributed a painting called Guernica 2017 that’s an amazing reproduction of the famed Picasso painting that chronicled the destruction of the Basque by the Nazis during the Spanish Civil War. The implication from Gannon is that nowadays the chief bombhurler in charge has his sights set on Guatemala if not Guernica.

The Pacific Sun last visited the museum in 2016 for a profile of the Aretons and their new endeavor in San Rafael. Three years later, they’ve got a popular weekly movie night on Wednesdays and they’ve added to their growing collection of international propaganda. But they’ve also had to deal with youknow-who.

A lot has happened in American politics since 2016, no? Namely, the elevation of Trump to the presidency of the United States. The Aretons have been engaged with the question of how to grapple with the Trump phenomenon, which arrived in this country with its own set of propaganda markers: The Make America Great Again hats.

The Deplorables for Trump T-shirts.

Barack Obama’s birth certificate.

The plastic straws that read Trump in 2020.

If nothing else, future historians may interpret this era as the moment America fully capitulated to the politics of spectacle, thanks to a convergence of a Trump-struck media, the authoritarian strongman himself, and the emergence of—indeed, the mass acceptance of governance-as-spectacle.

That style was mastered by Mao, repackaged on Trump’s behalf by

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Propaganda «5 are many forms that propaganda can take. They are neither Democrat nor Republican, but libertarians, she says, and have stayed away from, for example, displays of religious propaganda. The museum is focused mostly on political figures and movements, and the question hanging in the air is how or if this Trump moment ends, and whether the –ism will outlive the man if he ever leaves office.

That issue, to say the least, has caused some great consternation among Americans savvy to the machinations of propaganda.

Thomas Areton’s the executive director of Cultural Homestay International, the couple’s exchange-student program run out of a nearby office on West End Avenue in San Rafael.

He says in an email exchange about Trump and the museum that, given the anti-Trump sentiment that prevails in the county, he’d expect to find rocks hurled through the glass windows if they went all-in with a Trump propaganda exhibit.

Even if it was neutral on the subject of Trump himself, much as the museum is neutral on the subject of Stalin, Mao and Hitler.

Soon after his ascension to the presidency, the museum hosted a show of anti-Trump art, which featured some art that’s still hanging in the museum—in the back of the museum. For that show, Gannon contributed an encaustic painting called “Fractured Flag” in response to Trump’s election.

The county’s general anti-Trump animus was on full display during that show, says Lilka Areton, which featured about 100 paintings speaking out in various ways against the rise of the authoritarianism in the United States. “We didn’t feel the need to have any pro-Trump art,” she says. But nestled in with the anti-Trump contributions from Gannon that remain at the museum, there’s a pro-Trump poster that reads “Defend American Freedom. ‘I Am Gonna Build That Wall.’

Lilka notes that the poster’s could be read as clever anti-Trump propaganda. It’s both ham-handed and sort of amateurish. “Even the pro-Trump propaganda comes off as anti-,” she says with a chuckle.

Areton is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and the child of a Marxist father who sent her to Russia when she was in her early 20s. She

lived in Peru and worked with the Peace Corps; her family was persecuted during the McCarthy era and the experiences left Areton with a fierce libertarian streak that, she says, her husband eventually embraced. Thomas’ mother survived Auschwitz and lived in then-Czechoslovakia under Soviet control. The museum features a compelling side-by-side photo comparison from Slovakia taken before and after the Soviet occupation.

The latter scenes are far more welcoming in that they don’t contain any barbed wire–topped fencing and look like photos taken at a park. There’s also a snip of barbed wire from the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, to go along with a few posters of classic North Korean propaganda. But don’t hold your breath waiting for a photo of Trump meeting with his North Korean counterpart.

“We think [Trump] is appalling,” she says, “but we’re not part of the resistance.”

Areton says she could envision a possible show centered on this era, perhaps in five years, but that there’s no consensus between her and her husband about a Trump exhibit that highlighted the propaganda of this era. Indeed, it sounds like there’s some healthy debate going on between the couple about how, exactly, to grapple with Trump, if not Trumpism.

“But maybe someday,” she says.

There’s a question that hangs in the air while one takes in the posters and paintings and ephemera at the museum—the Gorbachev key chain, the Reagan bedroom slippers, the huge Guernica 2017 painting, the vibrant, politically charged posters all conspire to create a sense of kitsch met with a broader culture war that’s raging, if not in the streets then at least online.

The question is generally framed as “Do art and politics mix?” but here the answer is simple: Of course they do.

As Lilka Areton observes, the issue is how do they mix, and to what end. The question of this intersection of art and politics is all the more relevant today as trusted arbiters of propaganda and its devious agenda fall by the wayside, and as a president reaches the heights of spectacle

this year. The paper that broke Watergate is now capitulating to the exact media-president problem embodied by Trump, so notch another victory for the triumph of spectacle. Maybe those Washington Post theater reviews of politics can be part of a future show at the Aretons’ museum, alongside some red MAGA hats. Y

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through his dramaturgy by Tweet.

Meanwhile, the legendary highsatirical Mad Magazine is in its death throes, the great sixties-era political satirist Paul Krassner has just died—and the Washington Post last week assigned their theater critic to review the “performances” of the various candidates running for the Democratic nomination

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Lizard Vision

Biologist Barry Sinervo’s groundbreaking lizard extinction research could predict the wrath of climate change— and what to do about it By Lauren Hepler

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n three refrigerated closets set to precisely 15, 18 and 21 degrees Celsius, Barry Sinervo is using several dozen salamanders assembled in small plastic tubs to predict the future.

On one metal shelf is a contingent of surreal-looking “Mexican walking fish” called axolotls—a nearlyvanished species from the Mexico City canals forged by the Aztecs.

Other shelves hold endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamanders and a black-and-red-spotted species native to the Sierra Nevadas.

“These are going extinct,” Sinervo says as he wrangles a lanky giant salamander. The cast of creatures changes often at the lab in UC Santa Cruz’s coastal biology building, but the goal stays the same.

“We gotta save them,” Sinervo says.

The focus on amphibians—in particular Sinervo’s first passion, lizards—may seem niche within the wide world of evolutionary biology, but scientists find them an excellent proxy for the physical and social changes climate change spurs in all kinds of species. Sinervo uses the data he gathered over three-plus decades of tracking extinctions and adaptations to hone universal formulas that may also predict extinctions for birds, fish and mammals.

“In a funny way, I’m the Nostradamus of biodiversity,” says Sinervo, a trained mathematician and herpetologist (a biologist specializing in reptiles and amphibians). “We can prove the sixth mass extinction is happening now.”

The affable 58-year-old, whose office door says “Dr. Lizardo,” has

a remarkably sunny demeanor for someone who made a career out of predicting environmental catastrophes. He credits his upbringing in Ontario’s rugged Thunder Bay region with instilling an early appreciation for nature’s quirks.

“I had iguanas as a kid, and I hunted snakes,” Sinervo says. “You know the mating balls that males end up in, where you get a male copulating a male? That was my sex education.”

Eccentric humor and northern humility lend Sinervo the ability to get away with things many academics can’t, like referencing his own TED Talk without sounding pretentious.

In that 2015 talk, he recounted how around 2001 he first noticed European lizards disappearing from their usual habitats. He and his colleagues soon found similar extinctions all around the world,

pointing to a new era of mass extinction with die-offs comparable to the last Ice Age. Except this time, it’s happening much faster.

“Biological annihilation,” or an “assault on the foundations of human civilisation” are how recent reports describe the current era of biodiversity loss, which some researchers call the “anthropocene.” Gerardo Ceballos, of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, led a 2017 study that tracked habitat loss for 27,500 land-dwelling species. He told the Guardian, “The situation has become so bad it would not be ethical not to use strong language.”

At their home on the Central Coast, Sinervo and his wife noticed species such as the northern alligator lizard—unique for giving birth to live young rather than laying eggs—

Heat Rising Sinervo was aware of the conversation about climate change as far back as the late 1980s, while studying at the University of Washington. Back then, it was a theoretical conversation. If people didn’t take action to curb carbon emissions causing global temperatures to spike, the thinking at the time went, it was likely more species would start to disappear.

Sinervo’s frequent research collaborator Donald Miles, a fellow lizard expert and professor at Ohio University, remembers a “small but dedicated” group of ecologists and biologists sounding the alarm about climate change around the time he started working with Sinervo in 1993. Sinervo was always funny and enthusiastic, Miles remembers, but he was intense, working long hours and building a reputation as a prolific publisher in scientific journals.

Sinervo made a name for himself as a doctoral student and was hired

by UCSC, after he discovered what he describes as a naturally occurring game of rock-paper-scissors near a research site in Los Banos. For male side-blotched lizards that come in three colors—orange, blue or yellow—he established that each group’s character traits keep the three populations in equilibrium.

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can trick the macho orange lizards by imitating females to sneak in and find more mates. Blue can still trump yellow, though, since they’re monogamous and thus more vigilant in protecting mating partners.

The “roshambo” research, as Sinervo calls it, was one of what would become many examples of how lizard evolution can shed light on an issue that confounds humans.

“A lot of people struggle with teaching gender,” Sinervo says.

“With the lizards, you can kind of begin to grapple with all that.

They’re not just male and female.”

In the process, Sinervo also established his street cred with fellow herpetologists.

“He’s a very proficient lizard capturer,” Miles says of Sinervo’s sharp eye and quick reflexes to lasso a lizard lurking in a crevice. “For every lizard I would catch, Barry would catch two.”

Even today, Sinervo has a cooler in his office marked “herps only,” with a no smoking sign through a drawing of an ice cream cone—a system his wife developed to distinguish coolers for transporting lizards and salamanders from coolers for transporting food.

By 2007, Sinervo and Miles had worked together enough that the UCSC professor sent a grad student with Miles to Mexico on a supposedly routine research trip. Following the directions of Mexican colleague Fausto Roberto Méndez de la Cruz, the duo headed to a reliable site east of Mexico City. But they couldn’t find the lizards there, nor in several surrounding areas. They called for reinforcements.

“There were five people looking for lizards, and we didn’t find any of the species,” Miles recalls. “Maybe it’s climate change,” he told Méndez de la Cruz.

In the following months, Sinervo made similar extinction discoveries in the Yucatán, and by 2010, a team of more than two-dozen researchers on several continents expanded the findings into a landmark article published in the journal Science under the title “Erosion of Lizard Diversity by Climate Change and Altered Thermal Niches.” In layman’s terms, the researchers connected the dots between extinctions by proving climate change was the common link.

“Then we knew it was global,” Sinervo says. “Other people had published extinctions that seemed enigmatic, but we could explain them all around the world.” »10

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“We really have a train wreck coming,” says Gary Griggs, a coastal geologist and author who helped write recent state climate assessments with Sinervo. “Well, there are a couple train wrecks.”

From Santa Cruz to Big Sur; from the mountains of Central Mexico to the Amazon rainforest and the Kalahari desert; Sinervo now reliably predicts death and destruction everywhere he goes.

But he also has a secret which helps him avoid the cynicism and depression that might accompany his line of work: It gets easier after you come face to face with your own demise.

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That’s what my work is showing. It’s now.”

Professionally, things were better than they’d ever been. Within a few years, hundreds of other researchers cited the paper, and Sinervo attracted new funding from groups like the National Science Foundation to train hundreds of graduate students in the field. In 2014, he received a $1.9 million grant from the University of California Office of the President to create an Institute for the Study of Ecological and Evolutionary Climate Impacts.

The following year, Sinervo returned from a whirlwind 26-country tour of Europe, China, the Amazon and other hotbeds for extinction. As usual, the results were brutal. He struggled to process the constant bad news.

“Oh my god it was so depressing,” he says. “For several years I was thinking, ‘I’m leaving my son with nothing.’”

But today, in his office filled with reminders of doom, Sinervo’s attitude is different. And he pinpoints exactly what changed his mind.

“You know I’ve had cancer, right?” he says.

The Brink Adenoid cystic carcinoma, or ACC, is a rare form of malignant tissue growth often found in salivary glands of the head and neck.

Sinervo knew biology better than almost anyone, and the diagnosis was devastating. The cancer invaded his sinuses and soft palate, requiring a team of Stanford researchers to rebuild his throat.

Still, Sinervo was pragmatic.

Not wanting to rack up carbon emissions driving to Stanford twice a week, he took the bus from Santa Cruz to a train in San Jose to another bus in Palo Alto, which took about four hours round trip.

He still grew lettuce in his backyard for vegetarian meals and insisted he and his family reuse old iPhones.

Over time, his perspective shifted.

“As I normalized my fight with cancer and realized maybe I’ll be able to overcome it, I did that in parallel with my fight against climate change,” Sinervo says.

The best way he can describe it is by comparing it to overcoming posttraumatic stress. Virtually everyone is likely to encounter cancer in

11 “We will need government to impose all these things,“ he says. “This is not a moral call. Some people are just more selfish than others, and they won’t do it. Others will.”

“I work on the equations for why we behave the way we behave, and I understand it. It’s the way we evolved.”

Sinervo worked all the way up until his surgery at Stanford in 2017, when Miles was at the hospital with his wife, who is a psychotherapist.

While Sinervo underwent radiation therapy, he began work on another paper.

“Barry is not the person who gives up,” Miles says.

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some way—if not personally, then through someone they know.

“Everybody will be touched by it, and we do everything we can,” he says. “Climate change is like that. It will affect everybody on the planet personally.”

Sinervo points to examples such as mountainous areas of El Salvador and Guatemala being ravaged by drought and intense heat, making it impossible to grow food there, and contributing to the migration crisis on the southern U.S. border. And, California now experiences more frequent deadly wildfires fueled by hotter, drier conditions.

Sinervo’s heat maps show species like the desert tortoise currently living in the Mojave Desert moving toward the coast as temperatures rise, raising big questions about the future of the Central Coast’s famous agriculture industry.

Sinervo is also wading deeper into public policy discussions about reforestation, habitat preservation and other ways to potentially reverse the impacts of climate change. At the same time, his colleagues watching the shoreline warn it’s time to talk about a point of no return with regards to the erosion threatening coastal homes and infrastructure.

Griggs is part of a team of engineers, economists and geologists hired by the city of Santa Cruz to put together a plan for what to do about oceanfront West Cliff Drive and its recurring sinkholes.

At the county level, a first-of-its kind coastal armoring program is being discussed to set new rules for building seawalls, which studies show will likely erode public beaches and impact surf breaks.

The alternative is retreating from coastal property—a prospect that could require buyout programs or changes in how climate risk is priced into homeowner’s insurance.

“When do we pull the plug?

It’s going to be different for the public infrastructure than private residences,” Griggs says. “Every decision that gets made is going to have a huge impact on all these other parts of the puzzle.”

In the process, Griggs says, it’s entirely possible scientists like Sinervo will find themselves at odds over habitat conservation with property owners inclined to dig in their heels and protect their homes or investments. That’s to be expected, Sinervo says.

New Normal In January, Sinervo made it to the last destination on the worldwide extinction tour he started before his cancer diagnosis. The findings were brutal. Sinervo’s equation had successfully predicted a 60,000-squaremile extinction zone in the Kalahari desert in Southern Africa.

“That one’s mind-blowing,” he says, scrolling through heat maps on his laptop at UCSC. “This is scary shit. I get afraid sometimes of my own work.”

Sinervo is different now than he was before his battle with cancer. In his 2015 TED Talk, he came across as a quintessential dad-academic in khakis and a lime-green button up. He spoke in a measured tone, and occasionally peppered in PG-rated phrases like, “The world is going to hell in a handbasket.” This spring, he took it up a notch with a stand-up cameo in comedian Shane Mauss’ sciencethemed show at DNA’s Comedy Lab in downtown Santa Cruz.

“I’m going to try to inject a little levity into this. Not much,” Sinervo quipped in a voice that, post-surgery, has taken on a more nasally, slightly artificial quality.

“We’re talking about a fucking mass extinction.”

His participation in Mauss’ show was part of Sinervo’s new focus on communicating what he’s learning to a wider audience, partly out of a desire to compel people to get serious about cutting red meat out of their diets, buying local and reducing consumption—specific ways to significantly reduce environmental impact—rather than to create vague hysteria about climate change. But the stand-up gig and efforts like the Twitter

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“I can’t tweet about this fast enough, let alone write papers,” he says.

Sinervo’s curly brown hair is now gray, lending him a mad scientist vibe that’s amplified when he wears goggles to protect his left eye, which has remained closed since the surgery. It all fits when you walk into his small, second-floor office and see a series of incomprehensible equations scribbled on a white board—Sinervo’s working formulas to predict extinction anywhere in the world.

“I’m trying to make it as simple as possible,” he says of the horseshoes and commas and other symbols that denote variables like population growth and species interactions.

A natural teacher happy to explain any of his dozens of papers, there’s just one type of question that visibly irritates Sinervo, and that’s whether this issue can be dealt with, as many climate-change skeptics suggest, 20 years from now, or maybe 50? After 2100?

“It’s now. That’s what my work is showing,” Sinervo says. “It’s now. It’s now.”

The combination of Sinervo’s unique style and his research credentials have attracted a new generation of climate-conscious acolytes to the lab at UCSC. “Barry is sort of like the climate change guru when it comes to lizards,” says Pauline Blaimont, a 28-year-old recent grad of UCSC’s evolutionary biology doctoral program. With Sinervo’s help, she spent several summers studying how lizards in the Pyrenees mountains are (or aren’t) adapting to hotter conditions.

Blaimont, from Southern California, has always been into animals. Lizards are perfect for studying climate change, she says, since they’re exothermic, regulating body temperature by directly basking in the sun. When it’s too hot, they spend more time in the shade—allowing less time to hunt insects—and see reduced levels of physical activity until they ultimately must migrate or face extinction. Since they’re low on the food chain, what happens to lizards also has ripple effects for the birds, snakes and mammals that eat them.

Like Sinervo, Blaimont says

research has bled into her personal life. She and her partner do Meatless Mondays, and she’s distilled her advice to others into one directive: “Reduce, reuse, recycle, but in that order.”

Students in Sinervo’s lab currently study on-the-ground adaptations to climate change, like how “moms reprogram their babies for the future” by passing on altered hormones or genes.

Sinervo, who is currently most enthusiastic about reforesting the Amazon, acknowledges his efforts to “normalize” extinction through comedy, social media and other channels is “more on the edge” in the world of buttoned-up climate scientists.

It makes sense, since his research has always been kind of unusual.

Miles, his collaborator, says looking at the bright side is the only real option. Reached while on a research trip in France during another intense heat wave last month, he was enthusiastic about Germany’s efforts to cut coal-fired electricity and ramp up renewable energy. In the U.S., a wave of young, insurgent left-wing politicians are also raising the profile of a “New Green Deal” or similar drastic shift away from fossil fuels.

“Species can recover,” Miles says.

Sinervo harkens back to his first job as a lumberjack cutting down trees in Canada with his brothers (one of whom, Pekka, is also a first-generation college graduate and physicist who studies the Higgs boson, or “God particle,” often described as a fundamental building block of the universe). He remembers a day when he was 16 and had to cut down an old-growth balsam tree. He started to consider the equilibrium between nature and human livelihood. “I went, ‘Wow, I’m gonna change things when I get older,’” Sinervo says.

He sees the global mobilization to close the ozone hole by slashing the use of man-made chemicals as a prime example of humanity’s capacity to confront existential threats. Until then, he’ll do whatever he can to get other people to join him.

“It’s the end of the world as we know it,” Sinervo sang at his recent comedy debut, channeling R.E.M., “and I feel fine.”

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Los Angeles psychedelic pop quartet Allah Las make some of the best lo-fi indie-rock today, complete with surf-rock jangles and garage-rock fuzz. This summer, as the group prepares to release their forthcoming LP, Lahs, they head to West Marin for Calico 2019, an all-day music festival from producers Parachute Days, (((folkYEAH))), Calico Discos record label and others. Artists at Calico also include Japanese folk legend Sachiko Kanenobu, indie-rock band the Tyde, neo-psychedelic pop group Sugar Candy Mountain and others, performing on Saturday, Aug 3, at Love Field, 11191 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Pt Reyes Station. 2pm. $44. parachutedays.com.

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ost mainlanders know the meaning of aloha, but fewer have heard of Aloha ‘Aina. That’s a bit ironic, considering that the concept of Aloha ‘Aina is arguably even more integral to the Hawaiian way of life. While it literally translates to “love of the land,” its actual meaning is far more complex, encompassing not only one’s connection to the Earth, but also environmental consciousness and cultural understanding of all types.

It’s also the principle by which Pat Simmons Jr. lives his life. He’s primarily known for his music, which is to be expected when you’re the son of Doobie Brothers guitarist

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“For me, my ultimate hope and goal with my music right now is to spread the word about what’s happening in Hawaii,” says Simmons. “It’s so hard for me to be away right now, knowing that my ohana, my Hawaiian family, is standing up for their sacred mountain and trying to protect the place they call home.”

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“I really enjoyed making This Mountain, but I left a lot of the decisions up to my dad,” says Simmons. “This time around, I’ve been choosing the material, just being more creative in my own way. Being the sole producer for the first time.”

Another Hawaiian word that is especially important to Simmons is na-au—intuition, which is how he is finding his way through his music career and his life.

“Part of my mission with the music is to really utilize my opportunity to talk about important things, because we’re in such a pivotal moment as a species, and people need to wake up to the realities that we face on the planet,” he says. “It’s not easy, because there’s so much of the industry side of the music, where you’ve gotta write a song and it’s got to be catchy, and it’s gotta sell. There’s that whole pressure that I feel. But really, when I listen to my heart, when I tap deep into my na-au, I just keep following these messages that need to be heard.”

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Friday August 2-Thursday Aug 8 The Art of Racing in the Rain (1:49) The Garth Stein novel hits the big screen with Milo Ventimiglia as a wannabe racecar driver and Kevin Costner voicing the inner musings of his pooch Enzo.

Bring the Soul: The Movie (1:43) Catch the South Korean boy band in concert and repose as they share intimate insights with their many fans.

Crawl (1:207) Horror thriller about a father and daughter trapped in a Florida crawlspace as floodwaters rise and gators come a-chomping.

The Cure Live in Hyde Park (2:20) The British post-punk new wave alterna-rock band celebrates their 40th year in the business in 4K Cinemascope 7.1 sound.

David Crosby: Remember My Name (1:35) The wintry rock icon sums up his life and career with self-lacerating wit and honesty; A.J. Eaton directs.

Dora and the Lost City of Gold (1:42) The indefatigable explorer leads a ragtag band into the jungle to save her parents and find a fabled golden city while she’s at it.

The Farewell (1:38) Acclaimed comedydrama about an impromptu Chinese wedding staged so its far-flung family can gather around their dying grandmother one last time.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2:14) Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are back, badder than ever and taking on cybergenetic superman Idris Elba; Helen Mirren costars.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (1:25) The monstrous cartoon innkeepers are back and looking for fun on a spookfilled ocean cruise; Mel Brooks, Steve Buscemi and Fran Drescher vocalize.

I Love Lucy (1:35) Catch Lucy and Ricky on the big screen in five newly colorized uncut episodes, including the classic “Lucy Does a TV Commercial.”

Kinky Boots: The Musical (2:15) It’s the acclaimed London stage production of the Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein musical about a failing shoe factory saved from receivership by a flamboyant transvestite cabaret star.

Labyrinth (1:41) David Bowie stars in Jim Henson’s fantastical tale of a teenage girl’s quest to rescue her brother from a Muppet-filled castle.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2:01) Wistful, poetic drama about a Fillmore native struggling to remain in his rapidly gentrifying home town.

Late Night (1:42) TV talk show superstar Emma Thompson gets a dynamic dose of sisterhood when she hires Mindy Kaling as her first female staff writer.

The Lion King (1:58) “Live-action” CGI reimagination of Disney’s cartoon classic about an African lion cub’s journey of selfdiscovery; Donald Glover, Alfre Woodard and James Earl Jones vocalize.

Maiden (1:33) Eye-opening documentary looks back at the 1989 Whitbread yacht race, the all-woman crew of the Maiden and their grueling 32,000-mile ’round-theworld triumph.

Midsommar (2:20) Two unwary Americans find themselves in a rural Scandinavian summer-fest where the spookiness is as unrelenting as the sunshine.

Mike Wallace Is Here (1:34) Documentary focuses on TV’s toughest interviewer through long-unseen archival footage from Wallace’s 70-year career; Avi Belkin directs.

Mr. Fish (1:10) Documentary portrait of no-holds-barred editorial cartoonist Dwayne Booth, whose livelihood has suffered in an age of dwindling newspapers and meek political discourse.

National Theatre London: The Lehman Trilogy (4:00) Live from the West End it’s Stefano Massini’s epic tale of the Lehman Brothers dynasty from 19th century New York to its 2007 collapse and the financial catastrophe that followed.

Nureyev (1:48) Documentary tribute to the ballet superstar features seldomseen footage and newly choreographed terpsichore by Russell Maliphant.

Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2:41) Rambling ambling Quentin Tarantino Cannes fave about an aging TV action star and his stunt double in the New Hollywood of 1969; Leo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star.

Paris Is Burning (1:18) Legendary 1990 documentary celebrates New York’s late’80s gay underground and its drag queens, trans women, street kids and vogueing; Jennie Livingston directs.

Pavarotti (1:55) Ron Howard’s tribute to the opera superstar features insightful interviews, seldom-seen footage and dazzling performances newly restored in Dolby Atmos.

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival The 39th annual fest celebrates the best in Jewish-themed documentaries, comedies, dramas and thrillers; call 415.621.0568 or visit jfi.org for info and schedule.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1:48) It will come as a shock to those of us who lived in Mill Valley in 1968 that there was a spooky mansion on the edge of town where a little girl concocted all-too-real tales of terror.

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2:09) Spidey brings his arachnid act to Europe, weaving his web in search of Continental bad guys; Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton star.

Summertime! An Enchanted Evening Celebrate the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein with a live concert of R&H favorites followed by a sing-along screening of South Pacific starring Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano Brazzi.

Wild Rose (1:41) Jessie Buckley stars as a working-class Scottish mum who dreams of Nashville superstardom; Julie Walters costars.

Aladdin (PG) • The Art of Racing in the Rain (PG) Avengers: Endgame (PG-13) The Biggest Little Farm (NR) • Bring the Soul: The Movie (NR) Crawl (R) • The Cure Live in Hyde Park (NR) • David Crosby: Remember My Name (R)

Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:45, 4:45 Northgate: Thu 6, 8:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 7:55 Rafael: Fri-Sun 12, 4; Mon-Tue 5:30; Wed-Thu 4:15 Northgate: Wed-Thu 4:30, 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:15, 12:35, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Lark: Wed 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Sun-Mon 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:30 Northgate: Thu 4, 6:45, 9:30 • Dora and the Lost City of Gold (PG) Echo in the Canyon (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sun 8; Wed-Thu 4 The Farewell (PG) Regency: Fri-Sat 10:45, 12:10, 1:35, 4:25, 5:50, 7:15, 10:05; Sun-Mon 10:45, 12:10, 1:35, 4:25, 5:50, 7:15 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 12:45, 4:35, 7:15, 10:20; Sun 12:45, 4:35, 7:15; Mon-Wed 1, 5, 7:30; Thu 1, 5 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (PG-13) Fairfax: 12, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 daily Larkspur Landing: Fri, MonWed 6:30, 9:40; Sat-Sun 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 9:30, 10:55, 12:45, 2:15, 4, 5:35, 7:15, 8:50, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Sun 9:45, 12:50, 3:10, 3:55, 6:20, 7, 9:30, 10:05; Mon-Wed 9:45, 12:50, 3:55, 7, 10:05 • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (PG) Northgate: Wed 9am Regency: Tue 7 • I Love Lucy (NR) Lark: Thu 6:30 • Kinky Boots: The Musical (R) Lark: Fri 8 • Labyrinth (R) The Last Black Man in San Francisco (R) Lark: Fri 5:30; Sun 7:40; Mon 1:30; Tue 8:30; Wed 2:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:55, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40; Sun-Mon 1:55, 4:50, 7:45 Late Night (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 The Lion King (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 11:45, 12:15, 12:30, 2:45, 3:15, 3:30, 7, 9:40, 9:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:40, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30; Mon-Thu 6:15, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 9:30, 10:30, 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 11:30, 2:30, 8:30 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:15, 2, 3, 4:30, 6:45, 9:25; Sun-Wed 11:30, 12:15, 2, 3, 4:30, 6:45 Regency: Fri-Sun 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50; Sun-Mon 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7 Rowland: Fri 9:30, 10, 11:20, 12:20, 12:55, 2:10, 3:45, 5, 6:35, 7:50, 9:25, 10:40; Sat-Sun 9:30, 10, 12:20, 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25; Mon-Wed 10, 10:40, 11:20, 12:55, 1:30, 2:10, 3:45, 4:20, 5, 6:35, 7:10, 7:50, 9:25, 10, 10:40 Maiden (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30; Mon-Tue 6:30, 8:30; Wed 4:30, 6:30, 8:30; Thu 3:30, 5:30 Midsommar (R) Northgate: Fri-Tue 12:10, 3:35, 6:55, 10:20; Wed 12:10, 10:20 Rafael: Fri-Sun 2, 6; Mon-Thu 6, 8 • Mike Wallace Is Here (NR) Rafael: Wed 7 (filmmaker Pablo Bryant and Mr. Fish in person) • Mr. Fish (NR) National Theatre London: The Lehman Trilogy (PG-13) Lark: Sun 1 Lark: Sat 1; Tue 6:10 • Nureyev (NR) Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (R) Fairfax: Fri-Wed 11:30, 3, 6:15, 6:30, 6:40, 9:30, 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 9:50, 11:35, 1:25, 3:15, 5:10, 7, 9, 10:35 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40; Sun-Thu 12, 3:15, 6:30, 7 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:25, 3:05, 6:45, 10:25; Sun-Mon 10, 12, 4, 7:20 Rowland: Fri-Sun 11:10, 3, 5:40, 6:45, 9:15, 10:15; MonWed 11:10, 3, 6:45, 9:15 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 1:05, 3:10, 6:50, 9:45; Sun 1:05, 3:10, 6:50; Mon-Wed 1:30, 3:25, 7; Thu 1:30, 3:25 Rafael: Mon, Tue, Thu 7:30 • Paris Is Burning (NR) Pavarotti (PG-13) Lark: Fri 1; Sun 10; Mon 4; Wed 5:10; Thu 1:30 Rocketman (R) Lark: Sun 5:15; Mon 8:30; Tue 3:40; Wed 12:15; Thu 3:50 • San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is at the Rafael August 2-4; call (415) 621-0568 or visit jfi.org for showtimes • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (PG-13) Northgate: Thu 7, 9:50 The Secret Life of Pets 2 (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10, 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40

Spider-Man: Far from Home (PG-13)

Fairfax: Fri-Wed 12:50, 4, 7:10, 9:55 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Sun 10:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; Mon-Wed 10:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20 • Summertime! An Enchanted Evening (NR) Lark: Sat 7:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:20; Sat-Sun 11:45, Toy Story 4 (G) 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:25, 10 Rowland: Fri-Sun 10:30, 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:40; Mon-Wed 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10 Lark: Fri 3:20; Mon 6:20; Tue 1:30 • Wild Rose (R) Yesterday (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:40; Sat-Sun 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:35, 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:35 Regency: Fri-Sat 3, 8:40; Sun-Mon 3 Rowland: Fri-Sun 9:25, 12:10, 2:55; MonWed 10:50, 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35

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CinéArts Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-1190 Century Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6506 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 491-1314 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1251 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-6496 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 898-3385

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Beervana Libation Taproom & Bottle Shop offers an ever-changing lineup for brews By Tanya Henry

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yan Spencer took longer than he anticipated to open Libation Taproom & Bottleshop on B Street in downtown San Rafael.

By the time permits were secured, plans completed and the entire space refurbished with a nod to the building's historic 1914 architecture style, it was October 2018—over three years from start to finish.

It seems the long process paid off— Libation Taproom & Bottle Shop is not just another brewery. This place offers a next-level beer experience.

With 20 rotating taps, each brew has a designated chalkboard denoting the name of the brewery, the type of beer and a description. When a tap runs out, the chalkboard is turned upside down, the line is cleared and a similar style beer replaces the previous one.

It’s a tight operation and it’s obvious Spencer isn’t new to this business. In fact, he spent five years as the general manager at City Beer Store in San Francisco, which offers the identical model on a larger scale.

But Spencer’s obsession with craft beer began even before his first job

in the industry—it started when he was in college at Indiana University.

His German neighbor introduced him to home brewing and he was hooked. When he returned to California, he endured a brief stint in a corporate job before following his beer calling to Jupiter (a beer garden in Berkeley) and then on to Drakes Brewing Company in San Leandro.

“I’ve got beer ADD—I’m always looking for something new,” says Spencer, which explains why, along with the 20 taps, there are cold cases filled with beers seldom seen. It’s not

uncommon for Spencer to drive to Salinas, Monterey or Santa Cruz to purchase small batch brews to bring to his customers. The mindset is more akin to the culinary world—taste what is fresh and in season right now.

There’s even something for non-beer aficionados here, like kombucha.

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ocated just off the heart of downtown San Rafael, the Falkirk Cultural Center is an 11-acre oasis of gardens and galleries with an elegant threestory, 17-room home, a blend of Queen Anne and Eastlake styles built in 1888 centering the property.

If you’ve never seen it for yourself, this month’s San Rafael Art & Wine Festival is the perfect opportunity to stroll the grounds and see the historic structures while taking in visually stunning works of art and sampling the best of the North Bay’s winegrowing and beer brewing communities.

Taking place on Saturday, Aug. 10, the San Rafael Art & Wine Festival features live music, wine tasting from regional wineries, beer tasting from local breweries, arts and crafts from local and regional artists alike and a festive food truck selection.

The afternoon is free and open to the public, and attendees can either purchase a wine and beer sampling wristband that comes with a tasting glass, or purchase full pours of wine and beer on their own. Participating wineries include Wattle Creek Winery, Terra Savia, Ojos de Toro,

St Mayhem, Russe Wines and The Baissett Collection among others.

For the art enthusiast, the festival boasts over 25 booths displaying art, sculpture, jewelry, clothing and other crafts. The Falkirk Cultural Center is also currently exhibiting a group show from the California Watercolor Association, featuring over 30 artists displaying more than 40 paintings, largely done in the plein air style.

The center holds three spacious, light-filled galleries on the second floor of the mansion that are open to the public and exhibit a variety of contemporary art throughout the year. In addition to juried group shows, the center holds showings of Bay Area collective groups such as the California Society of Printmakers, BayWood Artists, the Association of Clay and Glass Artists and many more.

San Rafael Art & Wine Festival takes place on Saturday, Aug 10, at Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Avenue at E Street, San Rafael. 11am to 6pm.

Free admission; sampling tickets are $25 advance, $30 at the door.

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Calendar Concerts Basses Loaded Concert at Beach Park features Phil Lesh, Grahame Lesh and Jake Peavy, in support of the Jake Peavy Foundation. Aug 4, 1pm. $20$30. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Calico 2019 Parachute Days, (((folkYEAH!))) and Reverberation Radio present a concert featuring indie-rock stars Allah Las and others. Aug 3, 2pm. $44. Love Field, 11191 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Pt Reyes Station. parachutedays.com.

Pacific Mambo Orchestra Grammy Award-winning 19-piece Latin big band closes out the Summer Nights Series with pre-concert dance classes. Aug 3, 6:15pm. $26-$32; kids are free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

Clubs & Venues Fenix Aug 2, the Jean Genies. Aug 3, Nzuri. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

Gabrielson Park Aug 2, 6:30pm, Johnny Rawls. Anchor St, Sausalito, 415.289.4152.

HopMonk Novato Aug 2, Pop Fiction. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Aug 7, Jerry Garcia birthday celebration with Scott Guberman and friends. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax, 415.485.1005.

Mantra Wines Aug 3, Fairfax Social Club. 881 Grant Ave, Novato, 415.892.5151.

Marin Art & Garden Center Aug 1, Matt Jaffe. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.455.5260.

Marin Country Mart Aug 2, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Sanford Barnett Quartet. Aug 4, 12:30pm, Folkish Festival with Cynthia Brando & the Treehouse Duo. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

Menke Park Aug 4, 5pm, Soul Mechanix. Redwood and Corte Madera avenues, Corte Madera, 415.302.1160.

Mill Valley Depot Plaza Aug 4, 2pm, the Lucky Losers and Pacific Standard. 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.1370.

19 Broadway Nightclub Aug 3, Fleetwood Macramé. Aug 4, Elvis Johnson’s Fairfax Blues Jam. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

Novato Civic Green Aug 3, 5pm, Dennis Johnson & the

Mississippi Ramblers. 901 Sherman Ave, Novato, novato.org.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Aug 1, Kim Helmuth Collective. Aug 3, SunHunter and House of Mary. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Rancho Nicasio Aug 2, Moonalice. Aug 3, the LoWatters. Aug 4, 4pm, Rodney Crowell. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Aug 3, Caitlin Jemma & the Goodness with Zoë Winter. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall Jul 31, Victoria George and the High Lonesome. Aug 1-3, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros.

Sold-out. Aug 4, Shamarr Allen. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

The Tavern on Fourth Aug 2, Marshall House Project. Aug 3, ColdSol. 711 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.4044.

Tennessee Valley Cabin Aug 2, Creekside Fridays with Tessa & the Troubadours. 60 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley, 415.388.6393.

Terrapin Crossroads Jul 31, Los Gardeners. Aug 1, Jerry Garcia birthday party with Stu Allen & Mars Hotel.

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Trek Winery Aug 3, Domestic Harmony. 1026 Machin Ave, Novato, 415.899.9883.

The Trident Jul 31, 5pm, Stuart Rabinowitsh. 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.331.3232.

Art Opening Bay Model Visitor Center Aug 3-24, “Traveling Light,” award-winning oils and wax artist Stephanie Thwaites is inspired by nature and architecture.

Reception, Aug 3 at 1pm. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Creekside Pizza & Taproom Aug 1-31, “Dog Days of August,” fundraising art show features canine-related work of Leslie Lakes. Reception, Aug 8 at 5pm. 638 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo. 415.785.4450.

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Dance Arts Studios Wednesdays, 6pm, Tango & Nightclub 2-Step Class. Thursdays, 6pm, East Coast Swing Class Levels 1 & 2. Mondays, 6pm, Intro to Salsa Levels 1 & 2. Tuesdays, 6pm, Foxtrot & East Coast Swing Class. 704 Mission Ave, San Rafael 415.459.1020.

All Things Apple! with Beryn Apple Learn how to use your iPhone, talk to Siri and more. Aug 1, 1pm. City Hall San Rafael, 1400 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. cityofsarafael.org.

Marin Center Showcase Theatre Aug 3, 1 and 5pm, Marin Dance Theatre Summerfest, participants perform pieces they worked on during MDT’s Summer Intensive. $28-$35. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.499.6800.

Events Arias in the Afternoon Gala The Marin Chapter of the San Francisco Opera Guild holds its annual fundraiser with concert by the Alder Fellows and Champagne reception. Aug 4, 2pm. $60. San Domenico School, 1500 Butterfield Rd, San Anselmo, sfopera.com.

Nostalgia Days Friday night classic car cruise and Saturday car show features hundreds of vintage autos, live music and more fun for the whole family. Aug 2-3. Downtown Novato, Grant Ave, Novato, nostalgiadaysnovato.com.

Field Trips Inverness Morning Paddle Gentle naturalist-led tour is perfect for first-time as well as experienced paddlers.

Wed, 10:30am. $88. Blue Waters Kayaking, 12944 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness, bluewaterskayaking.com.

Food & Drink Field to Glass Wine Dinner Series showcases winemakers and other wine professionals. Aug 1, 6pm. $125. Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.3331.

Dance Palace Aug 3-31, “Jennifer Thompson Solo Show,” the artist displays her latest works in the lobby. Reception, Aug 3 at 2pm. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1075.

Off the Grid Food Trucks Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen to live music and take in great views. Sun, 11am.

Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

Comedy

For Kids

Tuesday Night Live See standup comedians Steve Mazan, Mike Paramore, Carlos Rodriguez and others. Aug 6, 8pm. $17-$27. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Picture Perfect: Conservation Photography for Young Adults Youth ages 13 and up are provided a professional camera and training by local professional photographers for a fun day.

Registration required. Aug 4, 10am. $10 donation. Pt Reyes National Seashore, Bear Valley Road, Olema, ptreyes.org.

Dance Alma del Tango Studio Wednesdays, 7pm, Tango Class Levels 1 & 2.

Sing, Play, Produce Summer camp features performance, composition and production for games, animation and more. Aug 5-9. $350.

Lectures Around the World in 124 Days Scottish endurance cyclist Jenny Graham shares stories about traveling the globe by bike. Aug 1, 7pm. $5-$10. Marin Museum of Bicycling, 1966 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Fairfax, 415.450.8000.

Monoprinting with Victoria Bour & David Marshall Art workshop focuses on the experience of discovery and making art. Aug 4, 10am. $40. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.4331.

Spiders of Marin Learn all about spiders, from their role in the ecosystem to their mating habits. Aug 5, 10:30am. Free. Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, 415.924.3515.

Readings Book Passage Jul 31, 7pm, “Emperors of the Deep” with William McKeever. Aug 3, 4pm, “The Elephant in the Room” with September Williams. Aug 5, 7pm, “Spamalot” with Marin Shakespeare Company. Aug 6, 7pm, “Love and Death Among the Cheetahs” with Rhys Bowen. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Theater Crimes of the Heart Ross Valley Players present the Pulitzer Prizewinning play about three sisters trying to escape the past and seize the future. Through Aug 11. $15-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, rossvalleyplayers.com.

Spamalot Marin Shakespeare Company’s first-ever musical production is a zany, Monty Pythoninspired adventure. Aug 1-25. $12-$38 and up. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael, marinshakespeare.org.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME—STATEMENT - File No: 147139. The following individual(s) are doing business: LARKSPUR FAMILY DENTISTRY, 428 MAGNOLIA AVENUE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: ANDREW SALVADOR SUBIDO, 45 BAYVIEW ROAD, KENTFIELD, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 2, 2019.

(Publication Dates: JULY 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147055. The following individual(s) are doing business: BBWAX, 447 MILLER AVENUE, SUITE C-1, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: BEST BRAZILIAN WAX MARIN, INC., 447 MILLER AVENUE, SUITE C-1, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 14, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File

Home Services FURNITURE REPAIR FURNITURE DOCTOR Ph/Fax: 415-383-2697

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No: 147119. The following individual(s) are doing business: FARMACARY FUNCTIONAL FOODS, 1241 ANDERSON DRIVE STE M, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: FARMACARY INC, 1241 ANDERSON DRIVE STE M, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 27, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147137. The following individual(s) are doing business: THOUGHT APPAREL, 65 A MIRAFLORES AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: GERMAN F. HERRERA, 65 A MIRAFLORES AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901, DEBORAH B. RODRIGUEZ, 65 A MIRAFLORES AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 1, 2019.

(Publication Dates: JULY 10, 17, 24, 31 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147148. The following individual(s) are doing business: MUSHROOM HOUR, 888 4TH STREET, UNIT 4, SAN

RAFAEL, CA 94901: DARREN D. RACUSEN, 314 BAYVIEW ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 3, 2019.

(Publication Dates: JULY 17, 24, 31, AUGUST 7 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147171. The following individual(s) are doing business: 55 SHAVER BUILDING, 1028 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., KENTFIELD, CA 94904: HALI A CRONER, 1028 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., KENTFIELD, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 9, 2019.

(Publication Dates: JULY 17, 24, 31, AUGUST 7 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147219. The following individual(s) are doing business: FITZSIMON STEPHEN PLUMBING/STEVE FITZSIMON PLUMBING, 266 MONTE VISTA AVE., LARKSPUR, CA 94939: STEPHEN G FITZSIMON, 266 MONTE VISTA AVE., LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant

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PublicNotices will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 16, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 24, 31, AUGUST 7, 14 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147210. The following individual(s) are doing business: COCO VIA SKIN AND BODY STUDIO, 160 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD UPSTAIRS UNIT, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: BRITTANY EVANS, 117 HAWTHORN WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 15, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 24, 31, AUGUST 7, 14 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147228. The following individual(s) are doing business: DANDE11ION, 35 WINSHIP AVENUE, ROSS, CA 94957: JI YOUNG DELONG, 32 VALLEY CIRCLE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941, ALLSION N. SUTHERLAND, 35 WINSHIP AVENUE, ROSS, CA 94957. This business is being conducted

by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 24, 31, AUGUST 7, 14 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147270. The following individual(s) are doing business: OARA, 3100 KERNER BLVD, UNIT V, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MIND GUT HEALTH INC., 439 66TH ST., OAKLAND CA 94609. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 23, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 31, AUGUST 7, 14, 21 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019-147271. The follow-

ing individual(s) are doing business: 1. DECKMASTERS, 2. HOUSESAVERS, 1201 ANDERSEN DRIVE, STE O, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901: DECKMASTERS LLC, 1201 ANDERSEN DRIVE, STE O, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901, This business is being conducted

by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 23, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 31, AUGUST 7, 14, 21 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147236. The following individual(s) are doing business: THE LITTLE STORE, 20 FOURTH ST., PT REYES, CA 94956: PETER NANTELL, 19123 HIGHWAY ONE, MARSHALL CA 94940, This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 31, AUGUST 7, 14, 21 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147226. The following individual(s) are doing business: CURIOUS MINDS LEARNING CENTER, 47A TAMAL VISTA BLVD., CORTE MADERA CA 94925: TWO TEACHERS AND A BEAN LLC., 557 ACADIA DRIVE, PETALUMA CA 94954. This business is being conducted

by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: JULY 31, AUGUST 7, 14, 21 of 2019) OTHER NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:Louisa Hendrika Jansen CASE NO.: PR 1901980 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Louisa Hendrika Jansen. A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: Petra McDaniel, in the

Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: Petra McDaniel be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 8/19/2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J, Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California~Probate~Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: David T. Chapman, Attorney

at Law, Chapman Law Group, A.P.C., 950 Northgate Dr,. Ste 306, San Rafael, CA 94903, 415306-7272. FILED: July 5, 2019 James M. Kim, Court Executive Officer, MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: K. Yarborough (Publication Dates: July 17, 24, 31 of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1902592 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Novatila Wangili Hansbrough and John Herndon Hansbrough III, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Rex Manuel Hansbrough to Proposed Name: Manuel Rex Hansbrough 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 9/6/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A, Room: A. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: July 8, 2019 Stephen P. Freccero Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim, Court Executive Officer, MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By Q. Roar, Deputy (Publication Dates July 24, 31, August 7, 14 of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 201902617 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Burke Mikolaj Halinovych, has

filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Burke Mikolaj Halinovych to Proposed Name: Burke Thomas Baldwin 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 9/9/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: July 10, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (JULY 31, AUGUST 7, 14, 21 of 2019) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Donald J. Lane CASE NO.: PR 1902827 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Brendan J. Wood and William J. Dugan.

A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: Brendan J. Wood and William J. Dugan, in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: Brendan J. Wood and William J. Dugan, be appointed as executor to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. Decedent died on 6-27-2019, a resident of San Rafael, Marin County CA. Bond not to be required for the reasons stated in item 3e. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent

Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 9/3/2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J, Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 949134988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California~Probate~Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: Zachary R. Rayo, Esq., Rayo Law Office, Inc., P.C., 3400 Bradshaw Rd., Ste A-4B, Sacramento, CA 95827 925-825-1955. FILED: July 24, 2019, James M. Kim, Court Executive Officer, MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: K. Yarborough. Deputy.

(Publication Dates: July 31, August 7, 14 of 2019)

By Amy Alkon

Q:

A guy I don’t know well sent me a creepy Facebook message with pervy language. Next, he messaged me a bunch of tantra memes—sex as a celebration, blah, blah, blah. It grossed me out. Why would a guy think he can be so blatantly sexual out of nowhere? What should you say to a guy who does this?—Yuck

A:

When a guy messaging you starts sounding like Rumi or some other ancient elder, it’s usually for good reason—like that he’s short on hookup partners and the market’s way behind in building realistic, washable sex robots.

It would be instructive for men who do this to consider sex differences in the appeal of unsolicited genital selfies—sent, for example, by strangers on dating sites. The Kinsey Institute’s Justin Garcia reports that only 5 percent of women are aroused by unsolicited penis selfies; the vast majority are just grossed out by them.

As for the reception vagina selfies get, a Los Angeles woman sent 37 men on a dating site an unsolicited vagina pic (not hers, one she found on the internet).

Three men replied with shirtless pix; seven sent messages about what they’d like to do to the pictured vagina; eight asked for more pix; nine sent penis selfies; and one sent a video the woman told Metro UK included “a, um, happy ending.”

The difference in men’s and women’s responses to “down there” selfies from strangers makes sense in light of how female emotions seem to have evolved to protect women from becoming single mothers—getting knocked up and then ditched. Research by anthropologist John Marshall Townsend suggests female emotions push women to look for signs of commitment from a man, even when they know they want nothing more than casual sex with him. This, in turn, probably leads many or most women to be put off by overt sex talk from a man—before there seems to be an emotional connection.

Yet, perhaps due to what anthropologist Donald Symons calls the human tendency “to imagine that other minds are much like our own,” many men whip out the sex talk and the zipperwurst pix for women they barely know. If a guy who does this is some Tinder rando, you can just block him. But when it’s a male friend or other guy you’d rather not cut off entirely, you need to be straight with him— like, “Dude, from now on, you gotta keep any messages totally platonic”—and be straight with him again if he tries again. (I mean, come on … if you wanted gross unsolicited sexual comments, you’d wear a halter top and booty shorts to 7-Eleven.)

Q:

My best friend just got dumped by her boyfriend and she’s totally devastated. I always thought he was a jerk, but I know saying that won’t help her feel any better. I want to be there for her but don’t know how.

What’s the best thing to say to somebody who’s heartbroken?—Lost

A:

Assuming she isn’t all “I wanna be alone!” you really just need to show up. You might even bring a little something: “I’m here, and I’ve got dinner. Very low-carb, too—your ex’s head on a spike.”

The thing is, for many of us, watching somebody sob is uncomfortable along the lines of walking in on them having sex. We are clueless about what to say to the weeping person, and we often use that as reason to bolt or to not show up at all.

To be a better friend than that—to stick around when the going gets sobby—it helps to understand sadness isn’t some pointless emotional ailment. Like a tire jack, sadness has a function. In evolutionary terms, it’s “adaptive,” meaning that over evolutionary history, it helped solve some of humans’ recurring survival and mating problems. Psychiatrist and evolutionary researcher Randolph Nesse points out in “Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry” that sadness slows us down and often leads us to ponder our choices, which can help us avoid putting our mistakes on endless repeat.

One way you might help your friend is by encouraging her to find meaning in what she went through—that is, to learn from the experience so she can make better romantic choices in the future. However, it may be too early for that. So your immediate job could be pretty simple: You’re an ear that hands her Kleenex and occasionally dispenses cheery thoughts.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email adviceamy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly radio show, blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon

Astrology

For the week of July 31

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Diary: Last

night my Aries friend dragged me to the Karaoke Bowling Alley and Sushi Bar. I was deeply skeptical.

The place sounded tacky. But after being there for twenty minutes, I had to admit I was having a fantastic time. And it just got better and more fun as the night wore on. I’m sure I made a fool of myself when I did my bowling ball imitation, but I can live with that. At one point I was juggling a bowling pin, a rather large piece of sweet potato tempura, and my own shoe while singing Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir”—and I don’t even know how to juggle. I have to admit this sequence of events was typical of my adventures with Aries folks. I suppose I should learn to trust they will lead me to where I don’t know I want to go.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In his poem

Wild Oats, poet W. S. Merwin provided a message that’s in perfect alignment with your current astrological needs: “I needed my mistakes in their own order to get me here.” He was not being ironic in saying that; he was not making a lame attempt to excuse his errors; he was not struggling to make himself feel better for the inconvenience caused by his wrong turns. No! He understood that the apparent flubs and miscues he had committed were essential in creating his successful life. I invite you to reinterpret your own past using his perspective.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Even if you’re an ambidextrous, multi-gendered, neurologically diverse, Phoenician-Romanian Gemini with a fetish for pink duct tape and an affinity for ideas no one has ever thought of, you will eventually find your sweet spot, your power niche and your dream sanctuary.

I promise. Same for the rest of you Geminis, too. It might take a while. But I beg you to have faith you will eventually tune in to the homing beacon of the mother lode that’s just right for you. P.S.: Important clues and signs should be arriving soon.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): What would a

normal, boring astrologer tell you at a time like now?

Maybe something like this: “More of other people’s money and resources can be at your disposal if you emanate sincerity and avoid being manipulative. If you want to negotiate vibrant compromises, pay extra attention to good timing and the right setting. Devote special care and sensitivity to all matters affecting your close alliances and productive partnerships.” As you know, Cancerian, I’m not a normal, boring astrologer, so I wouldn’t typically say something like what I just said. But I felt it was my duty to do so because right now you need simple, basic, no-frills advice. I promise I’ll resume with my cryptic, lyrical oracles next time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let’s check in with our

psychic journalist, LoveMancer, who’s standing by with a live report from inside your imagination.

What’s happening, LoveMancer? “Well, Rob, the enchanting creature on whose thoughts I’ve been eavesdropping has slipped into an intriguing frontier.

This place seems to be a hot zone where love and healing interact intensely. My guess is that being here will lead our hero to breakthrough surges of love that result in deep healing, or deep healing that leads to breakthrough surges of love—probably both.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo figure skater

Scott Hamilton won an Olympic gold medal and four World Championships. He was a star who got inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and made a lot of money after he turned professional. “I calculated once how many times I fell during my skating career—41,600 times,” he testified in his autobiography. “But here’s the funny thing: I also got up 41,600 times. That’s the muscle you have to build in your psyche—the one that reminds you to just get up.” In accordance with current astrological omens, Virgo, I’ll be cheering you on as you strengthen that muscle in your psyche during the coming weeks.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What’s the story of your life? Psychologist James Hillman said that in order to thrive, you need to develop a clear vision

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of that story. How do you do that? Hillman advised you to ask yourself this question: “How can I assemble the pieces of my life into a coherent plot?”

And why is this effort to decode your biography so important? Because your soul’s health requires you to cultivate curiosity and excitement about the big picture of your destiny. If you hope to respond with intelligence to the questions and challenges each new day brings, you must be steadily nourished with an expansive understanding of why you are here on Earth. I bring these ideas to your attention, Libra, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to illuminate and deepen and embellish your conception of your life story.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Artists are

people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide,” wrote psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott. I think that description fits many people born under the sign of the Scorpio, not just Scorpio artists. Knowing how important and necessary this dilemma can be for you, I would never glibly advise you to always favor candid, straightforward communication over protective, strategic hiding. But I recommend you do that in the coming weeks. Being candid and straightforward will serve you well.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Aracelis Girmay writes, “How ramshackle, how brilliant, how haphazardly & strangely rendered we are. Gloriously, fantastically mixed & monstered. We exist as phantom, monster, miracle, each a theme park all one’s own.” Of course that’s always true about every one of us. But it will be extraordinarily true about you in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will be at the peak of your ability to express what’s most idiosyncratic and essential about your unique array of talents and specialties.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sometime

soon I suspect you will arrive at a crossroads in your relationship with love and sex—as well as your fantasies about love and sex. In front of you: a hearty cosmic joke that would mutate your expectations and expand your savvy. Behind you: an alluring but perhaps confusing call toward an unknown future.

To your left: the prospect of a dreamy adventure that might be only half-imaginary. To your right: the possibility of living out a slightly bent fairy tale version of romantic catharsis. I’m not here to tell you what you should do, Capricorn. My task is simply to help you identify the options.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): How many handcuffs are there in the world? Millions. Yet there are far fewer different keys than that to open all those handcuffs. In fact, in many countries, there’s a standard universal key that works to open most handcuffs. In this spirit, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I’m designating August as Free Yourself from Your Metaphorical Handcuffs Month. It’s never as complicated or difficult as you might imagine to unlock your metaphorical handcuffs; and for the foreseeable future it will be even less complicated and difficult than usual for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): People who sneak

a gaze into your laboratory might be unnerved by what they see. You know and I know your daring experiments are in service to the ultimate good, but that may not be obvious to those who understand you incompletely. So perhaps you should post a sign outside your lab that reads, “Please don’t leap to premature conclusions! My in-progress projects may seem inexplicable to the uninitiated!”

Or maybe you should just close all your curtains and lock the door until your future handiwork is more presentable. P.S. There may be allies who can provide useful feedback about your explorations. I call them the wounded healers.

Go to realastrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1.877.873.4888.

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