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I was disappointed to find Chris Rooney’s piece, “Divisive Data,” in the Sept. 11–17 Pacific Sun, to be more glib infotainment than meaningful information. The article’s subtitle “… reports of health risks with 5G linked to Russians,” as well as the caption on your photo-illustration “Russian plot” emphasizes a supposed “Russian” connection, with the implication that this is related to spurious conspiracy theories. Although it is true that RT has been reporting this issue, focusing on that aspect is a way of ignoring and discrediting the real story: that 5G poses very real health hazards; and that millions of people and children will be exposed to 5G radiation, whether or not they use the internet and without their awareness and consent. The only scientist quoted, Dr. Steven Novella, is a professional skeptic and is NOT an objective or reliable source of information on the health hazards of 5G. His quotation: “The only proven biological effect of exposure to EMF even at 5G frequencies is slight tissue heating,” is simply not true. Numerous research studies have documented the effects of EMFs and electro-smog. A 30-year study by the US Government’s National Toxicology Program (NTP)

showed a statistically significant increase in the incidence of brain and heart cancer in animals exposed to EMF. A large number of peer-reviewed scientific reports demonstrate harm to human health from EMFs. Several epidemiological investigations including the latest studies on mobile phone use and brain cancer risks confirm RF-EMF radiation is carcinogenic to humans. The EUROPA EM-EMF Guideline 2016 states “there is strong evidence that long-term exposure to certain EMFs is a risk factor for diseases such as certain cancers, Alzheimer's disease and male infertility… Common EHS (electromagnetic hypersensitivity) symptoms include headaches, concentration difficulties, sleep problems, depression, lack of energy, fatigue and flu-like symptoms.” We need a 5G moratorium and a halt to any additional 4G or 5G towers. The cell antenna that are already here cause harm that needs to be thoroughly evaluated before proceeding with a new iteration of potential human damage. We need local control and say over where, how and if these wireless transmitters should be installed. Martha Glaser Sebastopol

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Heroes &Zeroes By Nikki Silverstein

Have you ever tried to traverse the intersection of Miller and Montford in Mill Valley? The four-way stop has turn lanes and thru lanes and nobody knows who arrived first. Consequently, cars move willy-nilly through the intersection. Fender benders abound. School kids have it especially tough navigating that crosswalk. Some drivers are in such a hurry, they just won’t yield to the children, who of course have the right-of-way. Enter the gentleman working at Cup of Joe’s, the outdoor coffee cart operated every morning by Taco Joe’s Lounge. When he notices drivers ignoring the children, he marches into the crosswalk and stops traffic. Under his watchful eye, the kids make it safely to the other side of the street. Kudos to the kind man who forces drivers to halt. We may have identified the Marin gateway crime. It starts with stealing soft drinks from In-NOut Burger in Strawberry. Some background: In-N-Out provides clear cups at no charge to patrons who want water. Peter, of San Rafael, observed an elderly woman fill two water-only cups with a colored liquid from the soda machine. She kept one for herself and delivered the other to a companion sitting in a late-model Volvo parked in a handicapped spot in the parking lot. The woman didn’t commit the larceny just once; she went back inside for a soft drink refill. That’s three cups. Peter finds the theft disturbing. “If people can live in Marin and drive expensive cars, why do they feel entitled to steal? If it’s a small amount, like six dollars, is it ok? If it’s from a chain-store, does that make it ok?” he asks. No, no and no. Got a Hero or a Zero? Please send submissions to nikki_silverstein@yahoo.com. Toss roses, hurl stones with more Heroes and Zeros at ›› pacificsun.com

Upfront Mexican immigrants harvest the American bounty but many fear eating it.

Hunger Games Fearful Bay Area undocumented community turns away from federal food assistance. By Erika Hillerstein CALMATTERS

ast month, Yuri sat in her dining room in San Jose, turned on the television, and heard something that made her sit up straight and sent her mind racing. The Trump administration, the newscaster announced, had just published a new rule that could make it harder for immigrants to get a green card if they used, or were likely to use, public government benefits like food stamps or Medicaid.

Yuri, who came to the United States from Michoacán, Mexico, was enrolled in CalFresh, California’s food stamp program, for her seven children, who range in age from just over a month to 15 and who all were born in this country. But with the new rule, Yuri, wondered, would staying on food stamps imperil her asylum application or get her deported? Would she and her family have to move back to Michoacán, one of the Mexican

states with the worst cartel violence? She decided to terminate food stamps for her kids and to dis-enroll herself from MediCal, despite some health complications she said accompanied her latest pregnancy. She worries, she said, about how she will keep her children’s bellies full without food stamps. But she doesn’t want the use of social service programs to put her at risk for deportation somehow.

5 Food Bank of Silicon Valley, said the primary reason the people she talks to resist signing up for food stamps is public charge. “They’re just not doing it because they are scared,” she said. “They say, ‘We would rather struggle than put our name into the system.’ It’s getting bad.” In August, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties sued the Trump administration over the regulation and filed a joint motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to block the rule before it takes effect. The motion argues that the rule, if implemented, would cause “irreparable harm” to the counties and “will cause individuals to disenroll from or forgo critical public benefits out of fear of potential immigration consequences.” California is one of a number of states suing to block the policy. In its publication of the rule change, the Department of Homeland Security estimated that 324,000 people in households with non-citizens will withdraw or stay away from public benefits because of the change. But immigrants‘ rights advocates said they expect the affected pool to be much larger, because the effects are trickling down to legal immigrants and mixed status families who, fearing negative consequences, may now withdraw or stay away from housing assistance, health care or other social services. A recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, for example, estimated that the rule could result in up to 4.7 million people withdrawing from MediCaid and The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Although it is difficult to measure the full impacts of the policy before it takes effect, there are some suggestions that it may already be having an influence. In San Francisco County, according to court records, food stamp enrollment in households with at least one noncitizen dropped sharply when the proposed rule was announced in the fall of 2018, while citizen household enrollment remained relatively steady. In Santa Clara County, data provided in court records indicates that the number of households receiving food stamps with at

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least one member who is not a citizen decreased 20 percent— or from about 15,000 to about 12,000—from October 2018 to May 2019. During the same time period, food stamp enrollment in citizen households stayed at roughly 26,000. The records also show that MediCal participation in households with at least one noncitizen decreased 13.5% from the fall of 2018 to July 2019, while participation in citizen households increased 6 percent. For health care providers in the Bay Area, the prospect of patients declining medical care is worrisome. Santa Clara County has the fourth highest rate of tuberculosis in California, according to Dr. Sara Cody, the county’s director of public health, with almost 10% of the population infected with latent TB. Patients forgoing evaluation and treatment could heighten the risk for spreading infection to county residents, she said. Asylum seekers and refugees would be exempt from the current rule, as would victims of domestic violence and trafficking. But advocates and lawyers who work with those populations say that many of them, too, are confused

about the 800-plus page rule and have asked if they should reconsider using benefits. In addition, neither the the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nor free and reduced price school lunch programs would be affected by the change, but social service providers in the Bay Area say recipients of both benefits have expressed concern about continuing their enrollment. As for Yuri, the path forward is one without CalFresh for her children, and, although she is seeking the advice of an immigration lawyer, legal consultation seems unlikely to change her mind about withdrawing. For now, she said, it all just seems too uncertain. “We don’t want to have the risk,”‘ she says, rocking her newborn’s pink crib. “You never know what’s going to happen.” Source: Calmatters. Erica Hellerstein is a journalist at The Mercury News in San Jose working for The California Divide, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequity and economic survival in California.

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Across California, the looming change in what is known as the “public charge” rule is sowing confusion and fear within the immigrant community, causing many people to abandon programs they need for fear of retaliation from immigration authorities, according to nearly two dozen interviews with health care providers, lawyers, nonprofit organizations, and social service agencies. The new rule could affect more than 2 million Californians, most of whom are not subject to the regulation, and could result in 765,000 people dis-enrolling from MediCal and CalFresh, according to UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research. Yuri, who did not want her last name used for fear of drawing attention to her family, would not be affected by the rule change: Refugees and asylees are exempted from the policy, as are the food stamps she gets for her children, who are citizens. But many immigrants like her, who are not subject to the rule are feeling the chilling effect, with some withdrawing from social services unnecessarily. Social service experts describe patients staying away from crucial medical appointments, domestic violence survivors avoiding food stamps, a crime victim with a humanitarian visa dropping health coverage during treatment for cancer, and parents considering removing their children from benefits ranging from free and reduced school lunches to health coverage. Currently, green card applicants must prove they will not be a financial burden—referred to as a “public charge”—on the United States through use of cash welfare programs or publicly funded institutional care. The new regulation, which if it survives legal challenges will take effect in mid-October, would expand the public charge definition to include Medicaid, food stamps, and housing vouchers. Immigration officials will also consider income, education, English language abilities, and health when making a determination. Claribel Chavez, an outreach worker for the Second Harvest

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Flashback 50 Years Ago THIS

Into every life a little rain must fall, and several large drops fell into the lives of those working like crazy to save Point Reyes National Seashore. Congressman Wayne Aspinall, powerful but unpredictable WEEK head of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, abruptly announced that he will hold no more hearings this year on appropriating $38 million to complete the Seashore. Peter Behr of the Save Our Seashore committee said his group will work even harder for one—or maybe two—million signatures on petitions to President Nixon. Congressman Don Clausen, who has worked diligently in recent months on the Seashore, then offered a perplexing idea: He said Seashore backers should not attempt to “pressure” the government. Evidently he believes they should sit back and relax, which is what got the Seashore into its present fix of being carved up for housing tracts. —Newsgram, 9/24/69

40Years Ago THIS

… It is my firm belief that what this inflation-plagued country needs more than anything else is charismatic leadership from the WEEK White House. Jimmy Carter’s unsolvable problem is that he has lost the people’s confidence and appears incapable of making even a wrong decision decisively. Let’s face it, much of politics is psychology. If people think the President knows what he’s doing, they will usually accept the bad times and remain optimistic about the future. But when a president fires half his cabinet and admits he doesn’t know how to handle the Washington bureaucracy, the people’s attitude changes drastically. Carter could come up with a sure-fire plan to beat the recession tomorrow, and half the country would just laugh at it; nobody believes in him anymore. —Hut Landon, 9/21/79

30 Years Ago THIS

Reflecting on that view, when St. Francis presents programs on such secular issues as the arms race, AIDS education and battered women, WEEK they are presented in a “spiritual context.” About the homeless situation, [Reverend Philip Rountree] says, “Concern for the people at the bottom of society⁠—the outcasts, the homeless, the people that don't fit”—is a basic Christian concept. Yet that view is “very counterculture” in today’s world, and especially in Marin, he reiterates. “We live in a county where we have a multimillion-dollar center dedicated to saving seals, and we can’t keep a homeless center open.” —Joy Zimmerman, 9/22/89

20 Years Ago THIS

I met with [Isabel] Allende recently in her office just after the Englishlanguage publication of her new novel, Daughter of Fortune, which is WEEK already on the bestseller lists in Australia, Spain and Latin America. The daughter of a Chilean diplomat and now Marin’s most famous Latin-American immigrant, she has lived in San Rafael for twelve years.

Do you see parallels between the time of the Gold Rush and now, in Marin County? The racism. There is always racism ... I do a lot of work for the Canal Community Alliance [based in the Canal District of San Rafael] and I know how difficult it is for them to get funding for anything. Because people want the immigrants of color to do the work, to take care of their children, walk their dogs, wash their cars, do their gardens but then they want them to disappear at 6 o'clock. They don’t want to know that they live crowded, four or five families in a small apartment. ... There is overt fear of the immigrant. We always fear everything that is different. So when the women who go to United Market see men that look dark waiting at the corner for the truck, any truck, to pick them up and give them a menial job for the day, they are scared. Because they see them as different. They don’t see the misery.—Katy Butler, 9/22/99

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Buds in the Bunker Jonah Raskin

A million dollars in stolen weed. AR-15s and a man named No Name. What could go wrong? By Jonah Raskin Raskin’s latest book, ‘Homegrown,’ is a North Bay harvest-season murder mystery.

The setup: Detective Tioga Vignetta and her pal, a Yaqui who calls himself “No Name,” are tracking a stolen million-dollar marijuana crop. They catch up with the thieves in an old building where Latinas are drying and processing it. Tioga and No Name observe and leave, and Tioga calls the cops. No Name takes off.

he man who called himself “No Name” drove the speed limit along the highway, turned on the directional, stopped in the middle lane and pulled into the parking lot for Mono’s Tattoo parlor, where he killed the engine and removed the key from the ignition. Under the blue sky, he locked the car, and with Tioga close behind him, walked under the neon sign, then around the back of the building and

into the thicket where he stopped, picked a wild blackberry berry and ate it. Even from outside they could smell the marijuana that had been cut down by the thieves and carted away under cover of darkness. Tioga found a footbridge where they crossed the stream. No Name crouched down, danced across the bridge and walked along a deer path that led behind the bunker that had no windows on the ground floor and that looked like it might

survive, Tioga thought, an assault by Navy Seals. Mounds of dried dog shit littered the yard. Tioga knelt down, squeezed through the doggy door and then turned her head around and grabbed hold of the AR-15 that No Name handed her. He had a tougher time than she crawling through the door; his shirt ripped and he cut his ear. Once inside, he was Mr. Tough Guy. “Not to worry,” he »8

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said and left Tioga to carry the canvas bag with the ammo, while he toted the AR-15. They entered a storage room with a rusted washing machine and a dryer that had been cannibalized for parts and then climbed a stairway that took them to a balcony. Now the stink of marijuana assaulted Tioga. It made her want to sneeze and she didn’t think she could prevent herself from sneezing. No Name shook his head and placed two fingers across his lips. On hands and knees, an inch at a time, first No Name, and then Tioga, crawled along the carpet until they reached the edge of the balcony. It was a long way down to the ground floor below. No Name lay down on his belly with the AR-15 at his side. Tioga peaked over the edge and saw a sea of marijuana plants hanging from the rafters. Fans whirled. Vents expelled the fumes that made her eyes sting. Hawk, who was one of the thieves, stood in the far corner of the room with a cell phone in one hand and a clipboard in another.

He wore a Borsalino, a Yin and Yang pendant and he broke into a rendition of Kid Rock’s “Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp.” When he finished his performance, he grunted and moaned as though he was in pain, though he did not appear to be hurt or injured. Pablo—one of the workers— emerged from the upside down marijuana plants and applauded. “You da best. You da boss.” Then he smacked a woman with dreadlocks. “Move it.” Four women, all bare-breasted, barefoot and in cut-off jeans, moved between a row of upside down plants and pulled dead leaves from the stems. The floor was littered with them. Hawk cracked a whip. “Hustle. We’re running out of time.” He walked across the length of the room, then stopped in the space directly under the balcony, where he began a conversation with someone whose voice Tioga could hear, but whose face she could not see. A German shepherd tugged on its chain, barked and lunged toward the woman with the dreadlocks.

Tioga felt an instant loathing for the dog. “I’ll shoot him if I have to,” she whispered. A black spider crawled across No Name’s arm. Tioga watched the beast move one way and then the other, as though searching for a passageway to safety. With thumb and middle finger, she flicked it into the air and saw it land upside down, then right itself and vanish in the carpet. Hawk was still talking to the invisible presence. “We fronted the dude 30 pounds,” he was saying. It was the same voice she had heard the day he first threw money at her in her office, as though money grew on a tree. Apparently it did, at least for him. The man under the balcony, whom she couldn’t see, uttered a stream of words that didn’t sound like English and that might have been Russian. Hawk went on with his story. “The asshole rolls the truck, which is packed with weed. He steals a truck, picks up his load which has tumbled down the ravine and gets out of there like a bat out of hell.” Then came another break in

Hawk’s story while he listened to the man under the balcony, his words still unintelligible to Tioga. After an interval, Hawk picked up the thread of the story he had been telling. “In the Valley, the dude goes one way and the chingada cop goes the other way. The guy gets away! Isn’t that the dope! That’s us bro! We're getting away with the million dollar crop and without a scratch.” Hawk laughed; the man under the balcony laughed with him. A slim taut body emerged from the shadows. The man stood in the light, removed the mask that had turned him into a wolf with a long snout and dark eyes. The man shouted then placed the wolf mask over his face and howled wolf-like. He knew what he was doing. He had practiced, or maybe howling was innate; maybe he was a wolf man. He wore no shirt and no socks or shoes. He had the body of a surfer. A pair of faded jeans hung from his hips, along with a holster that boasted two guns. His body was covered with sweat; bright green marijuana leaves stuck to his arms, shoulders, chest and belly. Tioga’s head pounded and her stomach heaved. She was going to puke. She felt like a little bird condemned to hover forever, never able to land on a branch or to nest in a tree. Then she looked down at the sea of green. The woman with dreadlocks stopped in the middle of a row of marijuana and put on a T-shirt that read “Guadalajara.” Hawk stormed across the room and slapped her. She screamed and he slapped her again. “You’re not getting paid to cover your tits, bitch.” Hawk turned to the man with the surfer body who stood behind him. “Isn’t that right, Tomas!” Tioga wanted to scream. No Name held the AR-15 in his hands, his finger on the trigger. “No, don’t,” Tioga whispered. “I don’t know, you don’t know, what these Zombie Devil men might do.” She looked at the watchdog and the woman with the dreadlocks. “I’m going to backtrack and call the police. I hate to involve them, but I don't know what else to do. I need you to come with me and not do anything crazy.” No Name’s nostrils flared. His face caught fire. “I don’t want to, but I will.” He turned around and crawled

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across the floor on his belly, with the AR-15 in his hand and ready to come alive with a touch on his finger. They went down the stairs, first Tioga, then No Name, out the doggy door and through the dried turds in the yard behind the bunker with the million dollar crop that the Zombie Devil men had ripped off. In the thicket along the stream, Tioga stopped, picked a ripe blackberry and placed it on the tip of her tongue. It was as sweet as any jam she had ever tasted. Then, she and No Name followed the path that brought them back to the neon sign outside Mono’s Tattoo Parlor. Tioga looked back at the bunker. “That was my ex with the wolf mask. That was him howling. He stole howling from me and perverted it.” No Name snickered. “Too late now for me to blow him away, though I wish I had.” Tioga looked back at the bunker and wanted to howl. She opened her mouth wide and then couldn’t bring herself to do it. Beneath the neon sign for Mono’s that flashed on and off, she sent Ambrose a text: “Marijuana thieves holed up in the old sausage factory in The Springs next to the tattoo

parlor. There’s a shitload of weed. It’s the jackpot. But you gotta move fast, and bring all the fire power you’ve got.” No Name stowed his AR-15 under the front seat of his white pickup truck. “If the cops are coming, I got to go. They’re looking for me.” No Name sat behind the wheel and turned the key in the ignition. Tioga took out her cell, checked her messages and shook her head. “Nothing.” In the distance, a siren wailed. The chief of police and his deputy would arrive with plenty of backup. Hawk and her ex would go down for the count, the women in the bunker would be set free, and the million dollar marijuana, well, it would be up for grabs. No Name fastened his seat belt. “Are you coming with me or are you staying here?” Tioga walked toward the thicket. “I don’t know.” Then, she raised her head, opened her mouth and howled. “Wait! I’m coming with you, No Name! The cops don’t need me. My ex will get everything that’s coming to him.” Jonah Raskin is the author of the cannabis classic, "Marijuanaland: Dispatches from an American War,” and a regular contributor to the Pacific Sun.

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For a small town, Fairfax is a major hub of art and culture, and this week’s annual Fairfax Art Walk shows off the many creative folks who call the region home. Developed by Fairfax Parks and Recreation, the Art Walk features artists from all disciplines including visual arts, music, dance, literature and more. In addition to artistic showcases, the event also includes family-friendly activities and prizes. The Fairfax Art Walk takes place on Friday, Sept. 27, in downtown Fairfax. 5pm. Free. fairfaxartwalk.com.

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Marin’s Italian Film Festival, which recently began its 43rd year, continues to present top-quality Italian movies, both comedy and drama, with two selections this weekend. On Saturday, the festival screens 2018 comedy Like a Cat on a Highway, in which two single parents team up to break up their children’s relationship. On Sunday, the festival features 2017 thriller The Girl in the Fog, in which a famous detective must solve his most challenging case. The Italian Film Festival continues its season-long run Sept. 28–29, at the Marin Center Showcase Theater, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. Times vary. $16. Italianfilm.com.

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Now in its 22nd year, the Mill Valley Community Block Party, produced by downtown fashion shop Famous4, is not only one of the town’s biggest parties of the year; it’s a fundraising affair that donates tens of thousands of dollars to disaster relief, breast cancer, medical research and most recently KIDDO! music, art and after school programs. This year’s block party features live music from Soul Ska and others, with a local fashion show, beer garden, kids and family attractions and more on Sunday, Sept. 29, in downtown Mill Valley. 1pm. Free admission. 415.388.2550.

NOVATO Farewell For Now

San Francisco guitar virtuoso Eric McFadden headlines the upcoming PorchStock benefit concert for San Rafael PorchFest on Sunday, Sept. 29, at Terrapin Crossroads. See concerts, pg 23.

After 18 years and thousands of shows, Bay Area bluegrass institution Poor Man’s Whiskey announced earlier this year that they are going on an indefinite hiatus to “focus on being home with family and creating new original music.” That means this weekend’s Cookout Concert, part of the summer-long series put on by KC Turner Presents, is one of the last chances North Bay audiences will have to see the band live. Give Poor Man’s Whiskey a proper send off on Sunday, Sept. 29, at HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 6pm. $20; $38 includes meal. kcturnerpresents.com.

—Charlie Swanson

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THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A SELECTIVE GUIDE

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Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes are available at Oktoberfest Corte Madera, one of several harvest-related events this fall.

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Harvest the Fun Autumnal activities abound in Marin By Charlie Swanson

rom the ranches and farms of West Marin to the view overlooking the San Francisco Bay, autumn in the North Bay means harvest time, and with harvest time comes harvest fairs, festivals and other events commemorating the region’s rich bounty and range— from family-friendly outings on the farm to Oktoberfest street parties. A harvest-season town fixture since it debuted in 1970, San Anselmo’s Country Day Fair boasts a colorful history, at least for movie lovers. The popular Star Wars

character Boba Fett reportedly made his first public appearance marching in the parade in 1978, long before debuting in 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back. The San Anselmo Historical Museum also notes that Boba Fett marched alongside Darth Vader, and the actor in the Vader suit required medical attention after walking in the extremely hot weather that day. While San Anselmo Country Fair Day has undergone relocations and sponsorship changes over the years, the fair, which returns this year on Sunday, Sept. 29, remains

a showcase of the town’s artisans and business owners. It starts with a pancake breakfast at the San Anselmo firehouse, before a parade down San Anselmo Avenue highlights the day. Booths representing community schools, organizations, shops and more will line the avenue. This year’s event also boasts a Ferris wheel, giant slide and other activities for the kids. The daylong street fair also includes live music, food and other fun for all ages. (Townofsananselmo.org) With its festive attire, traditional food, giant mugs of beer and

overall levity, the German holiday Oktoberfest is one of the most popular autumnal offerings not only in Europe, but in the U.S. as well. Iron Spring Pub & Brewery in Fairfax kickstarts the season Sept. 27–29 with their Oktoberfest Weekend, featuring the release of Iron Springs’ annual Oktoberfest lager and Festbier, both similar brews to what patrons find in the beer halls of Germany’s Oktoberfest headquarters in Munich. These beers match well with Iron Springs’ German menu specials and festive ambiance. (ironspringspub.com)

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The San Anselmo Country Fair Day made headlines in 1978 when characters from ‘Star Wars’ joined the parade.

On Saturday, Oct. 12, one of Marin’s largest celebrations, Oktoberfest Corte Madera, returns to Old Corte Madera Square for its 26th year. The afternoon boasts craft and home brewers, and expands on the German brews with wine, mead, hard ciders and even Kombucha on hand for the curious taster, who can also pick up a commemorative mug for free. The day also includes live music, entertainment for kids and food ranging from old-school sausages, sauerkraut and pretzels, to more exotic offerings from Burmatown and pizza from Stefano’s. Beyond all that, the event’s biggest attraction may be the truckloads of Maringrown pumpkins sold each year. (Oktoberfestcortemadera.org) With Marin’s long-celebrated history surrounding cycling and mountain biking, it’s little surprise one of the most popular seasonal events in the county is Biketoberfest, presented by the Marin County Bicycle Coalition and featuring thousands of cycling enthusiasts gathered for an Oktoberfest-style party on Saturday, Oct. 12, in Fairfax. New this year to Biketoberfest is a spotlight on E-Bikes, a cycling revolution only a hundred years in the making. Indeed, the electronic bicycle patent goes back to the 1890s, though man-power has been the norm for pedal-pusher bikes until recently. Several local vendors will show off the latest in E-bikes at Biketoberfest, with demos and group rides available. Other group rides at Biketoberfest include a classic Point Reyes Loop on the road by way of Nicasio Reservoir, a gravel ride and

a mountain bike loop past some historical sites. After the ride, the event congregates at Fairfax Plaza for an afternoon of beers, featuring over a dozen Northern California craft brewers and a massive bike expo with over 40 businesses on hand to talk shop. (marinbike.org/ biketoberfest) Up in Novato, the folks at Trek Winery celebrate the grape harvest on Oct. 13 with their fourth annual Downtown Novato Harvest Festival. The event includes wines on hand from Trek and fellow North Marin vineyards Pacheco Ranch Winery and Kendric Vineyards alongside craft beer and food vendors. The family-friendly event welcomes both kids and adults to partake in grape stomping competitions—a must for any harvest party—and live music keeps the good times rolling with sets from popular North Bay bands the Soul Section, the James Harman Band and Blind Date. (Facebook. com/TrekWine) Overlooking the Marin coastline of Muir Beach, the Fall Harvest Celebration at Slide Ranch, happening on Oct.19, is one of the most picturesque harvest events of the season. It’s also one of the busiest days on the farm, with dozens of farm and animal activities to keep the young ones happy; and farmfresh food, live music and outdoor fun for adults. Among the farm animals on hand are goats, sheep, chickens and even bees; and newly picked apples are available for cider pressing and caramel dipping. Or, try your hand at making farm-fresh cheese and cooking food straight out of the garden. (Slideranch.org) Y

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Skip the booze and come for the music when bands like the Happys play RockSoberFest.

MUSIC

Keep It Clean RockSoberFest Indulges in Music By David Templeton

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t’s not as cool to get smashed in public today as it was with the older generations,” states musician Kegan Stedwell, who admits she’s been on both sides of that scenario. “Sure, plenty of people still do it, but there’s definitely a movement of younger folks who are interested in having fun without the drugs and alcohol. Smashed is simply not a look that a lot of young people are going for these days.” Stedwell, a lead singer with the Marin-based Northern California soul collective Venus in Scorpio, will be performing this weekend at RockSoberFest, on Saturday, September 28, at the Petaluma Fairgrounds. The alcohol free, multi-performer, afternoon-long music event (versions of which

have already been presented in Mendocino County and Marin County) is the brainchild of Marin County’s Jeffrey Trotter, who decided that his sobriety shouldn’t mean not indulging in his love of music and dancing. The Petaluma extravaganza features performances by North Bay rock legend John Allair, a longtime keyboardist with Van Morrison. Allair – who’s drawn exuberant praise for his high energy, pulse-and-key-pounding, boogie-woogie blues performances – will be performing with Julia Harrell. Also on the bill is the surf-punk band the Happys, Americana singersongwriter Paul Hayward, acoustic rocker Tyler Allen, John and Camilla Ford, Angel Amador, and the Petalumabased blues band No Account.

“This is one very eclectic lineup,” says Stedwell, who describes her own band as a theatrical musical showcase of great soul tunes, served up with plenty of razzle-dazzle. “We make our shows very entertaining,” she says, “and if that means two or three costume changes in the course of a one-hour set, then we are all about doing that.” In addition to the music, there will be food trucks and other vendors exhibiting wares and information, with the emphasis on enjoying beautiful music in an environment where the buzz comes from good company, high energy and great tunes. According to Stedwell, RockSoberFest is a great idea, and one that’s been a long time coming.

“When I was a kid,” Stedwell says, “going places where the adults were all drinking and getting hammered was normal. But times are changing, and I think that’s a good change.” There’s definitely a kind of rebellion taking place, she believes, what with the Sober Curious movement and the rise of intentional sober breaks. “Today,” she says, “some people are actually growing up to think that maybe alcohol poisoning is not a reasonable way to initiate our youth. That’s a beautiful thing.” RockSoberFest takes place Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Petaluma Fairgrounds, 175 Fairgrounds Dr. AA meeting at 1 p.m. Music and dancing 2-9 p.m. Tickets $10-18. Rocksoberfest.org.

FILM

Solid Gold Classic doc on Mexican music screens with filmmakers on hand By Richard von Busack

he spice, sweetness and sadness of life is keener now in the 4K restoration of two of Les Blank’s documentaries, Chulas Fronteras (“Beloved [or beautiful] Borderlands” 1976), and the shorter follow up Del Mero Corazon (“Straight from the Heart” 1979). It’s part of the irreplaceable work of a trio of East Bay filmmakers: the late director Les Blank, co-director Chris Strachwitz and Maureen Gosling. Strachwitz and Gosling will be on hand for a one-night-only show

at Smith Rafael Film Center on Sept. 28. These collaborators were the heirs to Alan Lomax and other song hunters who traveled from the swamps to the mountains. The trio worked on about a dozen films on ethnographic music, each one with a pulse, each one a treasure that preserved sounds being muscled out by monolithic American pop culture. In this instance, even the records are artisanal. Chulas Fronteras offers a scene for vinyl fetishists, as a worker paddy-cakes up a lump of black plastic,

pressing it like a tortilla in a tortilladora, using a chunk of automobile salvage as a counterweight, then trimming it and pasting on the label by hand. Chulas Fronteras shows the team at their best, touring the Rio Grande Valley in the years before los narcos fouled it. The film gives eloquent translation to the lyrics of conjunto trios playing at events as formal as a 50th wedding anniversary and as colloquial as a backyard barbecue. They were there at the right time to film aging legends such as “Flaco” Jimenez, Lydia Mendoza and the one and only

“Chulas Fronteras” and “Del Mero Corazón” screen on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael. See Movies, next page.

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Les Blank’s 1976 documentary, ‘Chulas Fronteras,’ examines the exuberance of culture on the Mexcian border.

“Hurican del Valle,” Narciso Martinez. (Meanwhile, the film promoted musicians for a new audience, as Strachwitz reissued their work and sold it out of his Down Home Music store in fogbound El Cerrito.) It’s always necessary to warn people to eat before seeing these films, or they’re unbearable. (Blank used to remedy this by setting up food events that paired with the screening.) Cuisine is always an element to the stories of local cultures, as here with Ms. Mendoza and her family pounding masa to make tamales. As a B-roll for a trio of musicians, a man mashes an avocado with the bottom of a lemon juice bottle to make guacamole for a standup dinner of mesquite-grilled chicken tacos. What one loves about Blank is that he never prettifies anything. The food porn is always deliciously funky—we even watch Mendoza’s family strip the meat from a steer’s toothy skull. Despite the exuberance of the beat and the sadness of Mendoza’s lament for the man who used her and dropped her, Chulas Fronteras doesn’t neglect the political side of life. Key to this film is the problem of crossing a line that, as Octavio Paz wrote, is not a border, but a scar. This diaspora culture is shown in Grapes of Wrath-worthy detail. We hear El Pinguinos del Norte play their ballad about Cesar Chavez, against documentary footage of the all-ages stoop labor in the potato and onion patches. “The brutality of field work enslaves even the mind,” they sing. The DJ at the Tamaulipas-based XEOR, whose show “Chulas Fronteras” gave the film its title, spins a 45-stanza corrido. It’s all about the beating the state police gave a pair of UFW labor organizers in 1967 at a strike of melonpickers trying to get more than 25 cents an hour in wages. Who was it—Larry McMurtry?—who told the anti-joke: “Texas Rangers always have Mexican blood. On their boots.” The team’s follow-up emphasized love rather than the strife of living: Del Mero Corazon focuses on love songs beautiful enough to melt the stoniest heart, with Little Joe & La Familia, Andres Berlanga and more music from Chulas Fronteras’ Conjunto Tamaulipas. Like The River and the Wall, about the borderlands the current administration proposes to maim with their wasteful and stupid wall, Chulas Fronteras is a film we need now more than ever.

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Movies

• New Movies This Week Abominable (PG)

By Matthew Stafford

Friday September 27-Thursday October 3 Abominable (1:37) Family-friendly cartoon about a group of Shanghai youngsters overcoming all odds to return a wayward yeti to the Himalayas. Ad Astra (2:04) Pensive sci-fi flick stars Brad Pitt as an astronaut searching the solar system for his missing father. After the Wedding (1:52) Remake of the acclaimed Danish drama stars Michelle Williams as the head of a Calcutta orphanage and Julianne Moore as her mysterious benefactor. Becoming Nobody (1:21) Documentary tribute to counterculture wit/therapist/ spirit guide Ram Dass features illuminating clips and insightful interviews with the man himself. Blinded by the Light (1:54) A down-andout Pakistani teen gets a new lease on life when he discovers the inspirational working-class poetry of Bruce Springsteen. Brittany Runs a Marathon (1:43) Jillian Bell stars as a dissolute, out-of-shape Manhattan twentysomething determined to run the New York City marathon. Chulas Fronteras and Del Moro Corazón (1:30) Toe-tapping double bill celebrates the lively, soulful musica Norteña that’s thrived along the Texas-Mexican border for over a century. Comédie Française: Lucrezia Borgia (2:25) The venerable theater troupe presents Jean Racine’s alarming look at the Venetian villainess’s incestuous relationships with her son and brother. Don’t Look Back (1:36) Legendary cinéma-vérité documentary follows Bob Dylan on his 1965 English tour crooning “Subterranean Homesick Blues” and other classics; D.A. Pennebaker directs. Downton Abbey (1:30) The veddy British cult TV series hits the big screen with the household in a dither over an upcoming visit by King George and Queen Mary their bloomin’ selves! Fiddlin’ (1:36) Foot-stompin’ documentary visits the world’s oldest fiddlers’ convention deep in the Appalachian Mountains; luthier extraordinaire Wayne Henderson stars. The Goldfinch (2:29) Movie version of Donna Tartt’s bestselling novel stars Ansel Elgort as a teen grappling with his mother’s death with the help of a treasured painting. Honeyland (1:25) Award-winning documentary focuses on the last of the Macedonian wild beekeepers. Hustlers (1:50) True tale of a troupe of strippers who took on Wall Street sleazoids; Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu star. It: Chapter Two (2:49) Pennywise the clown is back and badder than ever, terrorizing the town of Derry despite the best efforts of…Bill Hader? Joker (2:02) R-rated comic-book flick stars Joaquin Phoenix as an especially gritty and freaked-up version of the once-jovial Batman supervillain. Judy (1:58) Biopic stars Renee Zellweger as larger-than-life showbiz icon Judy Garland, putting on a show in Swinging London at the twilight of her career. Kinky Boots: The Musical (2:15) Catch

the London stage production of the Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein musical about a failing shoe factory saved from receivership by a flamboyant transvestite cabaret star. Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (1:35) Documentary focuses on the überpopular songstress. Manhattan Short Film Festival (1:30) Enjoy a program of unique short subjects and vote for your favorite. Finalists will be eligible for next year’s Oscars! Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool (1:55) Documentary tribute to the restless, groundbreaking jazz icon features home movies and cogent insights from Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana and many others. Mill Valley Film Festival The 42nd annual cinematic soiree features seminars, workshops, galas, in-person tributes and hundreds of movies from around the globe. Monos (1:42) Epic, vivid Colombian drama about a ragtag group of teenage commandos and their American hostage; Alejandro Landes directs. Official Secrets (1:52) True tale of a British intelligence agent who leaked politically incendiary information on the eve of the Iraq invasion; Keira Knightley stars. One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (2:00) Agnès Varda celebrates feminism and friendship in her affectionate look at the decade-long relationship between an activist and a folksinger. The Peanut Butter Falcon (1:36) Heartwarming tale of a fugitive from justice and a runaway with Down syndrome who elude the law on a ramble through Georgia’s delta country. Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (1:31) Boisterous documentary focuses on the firebrand of a Texas journalist whose razor-sharp wit was feared by the rich and powerful and cherished by everyone else. Rambo: Last Blood (1:29) John Rambo is back and more pissed off than ever, exacting vengeance with his customary panache. The Secret World of Arrietty (1:35) Acclaimed Japanese animated version of Mary Norton’s The Borrowers about a family of very tiny people who live beneath the floorboards of a suburban home. Snoopy Come Home (1:21) Charlie Brown’s bumptious beagle heads across the country to visit his first owner in Charles Schulz’s 1972 Peanuts cartoon. Too Late to Die Young (1:50) Chilean drama about three young villagers grappling with post-revolutionary change and looming adulthood on New Year’s Eve 1990. Us + Them (2:15) Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters rocks Amsterdam with an evening of the band’s greatest hits presented in state-of-the-art sight and sound. Women’s Adventure Film Tour (2:00) Celebrate the adventurous things women are accomplishing around the world at an evening of cliff-diving, mountain-climbing, mega-hiking and more. Zeroville (1:36) James Franco roman à clef about a movie freak’s adventures in sex-obsessed LA at the dawn of the New Hollywood; Megan Fox costars.

Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40; Sun-Thu 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:15, 11, 1:40, 3:20, 4:20, 5:55, 7, 8:30, 9:40; 3D showtime at 12:50 Playhouse: Fri 4:30, 6:45, 9:15; Sat 12, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:15; Sun 12, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45; Mon-Thu 4:30, 6:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Ad Astra (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:20, 11:20, 1:15, 2:35, 4:15, 5:40, 7:15, 8:50, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:25, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 After the Wedding (PG-13) Lark: Fri 3:20; Sat 10; Wed 4 The Angry Birds Movie 2 (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Becoming Nobody (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sat 3:45; Sun 2, 3:45 The Biggest Little Farm (PG) Lark: Fri 1:30; Sun 10 Blinded by the Light (PG-13) Lark: Sun 6:30; Mon 1 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:10, 1:10, 4:10 Brittany Runs a Marathon (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50; Sun-Thu 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15 • Chulas Fronteras and Del Mero Corazón (NR) Rafael: Sat 4:15 (filmmakers Maureen Gosling and Chris Strachwitz in person plus live music by Dueto Arte) • Comédie Français: Lucrezia Borgia (NR) Lark: Sun 1; Wed 6:30 Lark: Tue 7:30 • Don’t Look Back (NR) Dora and the Lost City of Gold (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:15, 5, 7:35, 10:10 Downton Abbey (PG) Cinema: Fri-Wed 10, 1, 4, 7, 10; Thu 10, 1 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:15, 11:35, 1:20, 2:45, 4:25, 5:50, 7:30, 9, 10:35 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:45, 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30: Sun-Thu 10:45, 1:40, 4:30, 7:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:40, 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:15, 6, 7, 8:45, 9:50; Sun 1:30, 4:15, 6, 7; Mon-Wed 4:15, 7, 7:30; Thu 4:15 Echo in the Canyon (NR) Lark: Fri 10 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 7:05, 10:20 Fiddlin’ (NR) Lark: Fri 11:40 The Goldfinch (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 12:05, 3:25, 6:45, 10:05; Sun-Thu 12:05, 3:25, 6:45 Good Boys (R) Rowland: Fri, Sun 5:40, 8, 10:35; Sat, Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:35 Honeyland (NR) Rafael: Fri, Sun 6, 8; Sat 8; Mon-Tue 6 Hustlers (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:45; Sat-Sun 1, 3:40, 6:20, 9:10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:45, 10:25 It: Chapter Two (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:30; Sat-Sun 12:45, 4:45, 8:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:40, 2:25, 6:10, 9:50 Rowland: FriWed 10:50, 2:30, 6:10, 9:50 Cinema: Thu 4, 7, 10 Fairfax: Thu 4, 7, 7:15 Northgate: Thu 4, 5, 7, 8, • Joker (R) 10, 11 Playhouse: Thu 4, 7, 7:15 Rowland: Thu 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 5:20, 7, 8:20, 9:50; Sun • Judy (PG-13) 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 5:20, 7, 8; Mon-Wed 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7; Thu 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 5:20, 7, 8:20 Lark: Thu 8 • Kinky Boots: The Musical (NR) Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (NR) Rafael: Fri 4, 6:15, 8:30; Sat-Sun 1:45, 4, 6:15, 8:30; MonWed 6:15, 8:30 The Lion King (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:20, 1:25, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Rowland: FriSun, Wed 10:30, 1:20, 4:10; Mon-Tue 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10 Maiden (NR) Rafael: Fri, Mon, Tue, Thu 8; Sat-Sun 1:30 Manhattan Short Film Festival (NR) Lark: Fri 5:40; Sat 4:40; Sun 8:45; Mon 3:15; Tue noon; Wed 12:45 Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool (NR) Rafael: Fri-Wed 7:45 • Mill Valley Film Festival runs October 3-13 at the Lark, Larkspur Landing, Rafael and Sequoia; call (877) 874-6833 or visit mvff.com for schedule Monos (R) Regency: Fri-Sun 2:50; Mon-Thu 2:50, 8

National Theatre London: Fleabag (PG-13) Lark: Sat 8; Mon 6:30; Thu 6 National Theatre London: The Lehman Trilogy (PG-13) Lark: Tue 3:30; Thu 10 Lark: Sat 1; Thu 2:30 National Theatre London: One Man, Two Guvnors (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:15, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30; Sun-Thu 11:15, Official Secrets (R) 2:15, 5, 7:45 • One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (NR) Rafael: Sun 4:15 Regency: Fri-Sun 12:15; Mon, Tue, Thu 12:15, 5:25; Wed The Peanut Butter Falcon (PG-13) 5:25 Sequoia: Fri-Sun 1:20, 3:40; Mon-Thu 5 Rafael: Fri-Wed 5:45 Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (NR) Northgate: Sun 12:55; Mon 7 • The Secret World of Arrietty (NR) Rafael: Sat 1:30 (Charles Schulz Museum curator Benjamin • Snoopy Come Home (G) Clark in person with door prizes!) Lark: Mon 8:15; Wed 10 • Too Late to Die Young (NR) Rafael: Wed 7 • Us + Them (NR) • Women’s Adventure Film Tour (NR) Lark: Sun 4 Lark: Fri 8:45; Sat 9:40 • Zeroville (R)

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We have omitted some of the movie summaries and times for those that have been playing for multiple weeks.

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm. 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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STAGE

Dreams & Visions MSC’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ features standout cast By Harry Duke

n a recent conversation about on-stage diversity (and the lack thereof in the North Bay), a local theatre company’s artistic director posed this question: “When will you know we’ve achieved it?” My response: “When I look at a cast photo and no one stands out.” A cast photo from the Marin Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream demonstrates this but for a very different reason—all 20-plus members of the cast are performers of color. Shakespeare’s tale of feuding lovers, angry parents, disobedient children, fairies and a traveling troupe of tradesman/actors is one of his most popular entertainments. This is MSC’s fifth production of the

comedy, but the first to be directed by Managing Director Lesley Currier. She birthed her casting concept out of conversations with artist-in-residence Dameion Brown. The show opens with the complete cast onstage, festooned in designer Regina Evans’ Africaninfluenced garbs and surrounded by abstract trees draped in earth tones. It’s a breathtakingly beautiful vision, and a bleak reminder of the lack of color on many North Bay stages. Theseus (Todd Risby) makes arrangements to celebrate his upcoming nuptials with Hippolyta (Eliza Boivin) when Egeus arrives and asks Theseus to force his daughter Hermia (a feisty Jamella Cross) to wed his preferred suitor Demetrius (the dynamic Marquis

D. Gibson) and to cease all contact with her preferred suitor Lysander (Terrance Smith, who is terrific). Hermia’s good friend Helena (a determined Santoya Fields) further complicates things—for she is madly in love with Demetrius, who wants nothing to do with her. With death or a nunnery facing them, Lysander and Hermia plot to escape through the woods with Demetrius and Helena in hot pursuit. Feuding Fairie King Oberon (an imperious Dameion Brown,) and Queen Titania (regal Kathryn Smith-McGlynn) interrupt their plans. The King assigns his vassal Puck ( Jeremy Marquis, a mid-run replacement) to acquire a love potion with which to exact revenge on his Queen. That potion gets sprinkled into a

couple of the young lovers’ eyes and the merriment begins. Whenever those lovers take the stage the show bristles with energy as the four young performers take absolute command of the stage. I’d like to say the same for the ‘Mechanicals,’ but what is usually amusing becomes tedious with poorly paced scenes and a lead performer who lacks comedic timing. An otherwise delightful evening ends on a very sluggish note. If they amend, I will pardon. ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ runs through Sept. 29 at Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, Dominican University, 890 Belle Ave., San Rafael. Thu–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 4pm. $10–$38. 415.499.4488.

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Marin Shakespeare Company artist-in-residence Dameion Brown (as Oberon) stars in its latest production.

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It’s a Farm Feast family affair

DINING

Truckin’ Tasty Chasing after Clif Family Winery’s food truck By James Knight

know the press release is not supposed to be part of the story. But when I looked back at the emails I received about Clif Family Winery’s bruschetteria food truck and the invitations to sample, taste and dine there, and I compared them to the time it took me to actually get over there and sample said foodtruck food, I had the nagging thought: how could this not be part of the story? The story about press agents courting freelance food-and-wine writers isn’t exactly a gritty exposé of how the sausage is made. We’re a free-range lot, after all, and generally treated humanely, if not certified as such. But it generally boils down to offers of free food and wine in connection with something new and unique, in a world of similarly unique

enterprises. Free food and wine— what’s the delay? The reality is that each offering’s utility must be weighed against its cost in gas to get there. And back. On a writer’s pay, that’s not being cheap—that’s triage. So, I missed the Clif Family bruschetteria’s “celebratory media and industry launch party” in August, 2014. And in 2015, I couldn’t make it to the media lunch with the winemaker. And on it went. Was it bad timing, or was it my bias concerning the truck’s principle product, bruschetta? Isn’t that Italian for “pizza toast?” Nothing against pizza toast, it’s quick and easy. Put your pasta sauce on your bread, sprinkle on the parm and we’re snacking good. All ya gotta do to get a little wine country flair is sub diced tomatoes and drizzle with olive

oil—“extra vergine,” of course, which 60 Minutes has informed me is Italian for “super fraudulent,” or “somewhat adulterated,” depending on the dialect. When Clif Family added a “Farm Feast” option to the menu at their St. Helena Velo Vino tasting room, it was a bit more enticing—more so than, say, “farm to toaster oven.” But, thankless wretch that I am, I didn’t bother to pop in for a nosh until I happened to pass through town one day around lunchtime. What a nosh I was in for. I always like stopping in at the Clif Family Winery tasting room, just south of St. Helena’s downtown. They’re road cycling–positive, since cofounders Kit Crawford and Gary Erickson (founder of the Clif Bar snack food company) are big fans of the sport, and while the staff is

generally prompt and professional, there’s also something a wee more endearingly wine-geeky and real about the young folks there than in some other valley locales. Some useful facts about Farm Feast: The experience is priced at $75 per person, which seems high until you consider that if you’d lunched at a nearby restaurant instead, $75 would hardly net you a middling wine, let alone any grub. The Clif team starts your lunch slow and easy, with a pour of Sauvignon Blanc, followed by a rosé and an appetizer of arancini, and maybe dukkah—an herb and nut mix they seem particularly proud of. Then there’s a hearty, fresh fagioli e grano salad, which includes farro grain and garbanzo beans grown on Clif Family’s CCOF certified organic farm on Howell Mountain. They had me at homegrown farro, but farm-to-table garbanzo beans? Who in hell, or more specifically, the world-famous Napa Valley wine region, grows, processes and then serves up house-sourced garbanzo beans—those chunky, wan legumes I’ve never witnessed very far from a tin can, and generally smelling as such? And, why? Let’s be honest. A similarly situated row of Cabernet Sauvignon on Howell Mountain would probably net about 10 grand on the open market—or something like that. So what’s with the lowly chickpeas? Are the Clif folks putting me on here—flaunting their energy-bar-derived riches, and laughing all the way to the banca? I wished to talk to the chef, to explain this outrage. Just about then, Clif Family’s affable Executive Chef John McConnell appeared to check on my progress. McConnell explained that the farm team has freedom to experiment, save seeds, collect obscure ingredients like fennel pollen—which is dusted on one of the dishes—and design seasonal, and harvest-specific, menus to match the produce— including vegetables, fruits and herbs—in peak ripeness at any specific time of the year. Crazy as it may sound, I have to say the garbanzos, although saved and dried from the previous harvest, were the best-tasting chickpeas I’ve ever encountered. At last, the signature dish arrives; bruschette fungi, available à la carte at the truck for $14. It’s much, much more than a pizza toast, after all. Rich, savory and a meal by itself, it’s a fungi on wheels. Clif Family Winery Tasting Room, 709 Main St., St. Helena. Daily, 10am–5pm; Wed to 7:30pm. 707.968.0625.

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Harvest On! Hit a festival, help the kids and eat some dang greens! By Tom Gogola

t’s on! The tractors are on the move, the grapes are getting stomped, and people are stopping beside the road to pluck highway blackberries for the morning bowl of porridge. Harvest is what you make of it, so go and get yours. On October 13, Trek Winery and Rancho Novato Brewery are putting on the annual Novato Harvest Festival, in front of the Trek Winery at 1026 Machin Road (see Charlie Swanson’s arts feature, p. 12 for more on this annual blowout). While you’re in town, be sure to stop in at Harvest Market Store at 155 San Marin Drive,

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to complete your holistic harvestcentric day in Novato. When you get home, read up on how to harvest rainwater via instructions provided by the Marin Municipal Water District, marinwater.org/156/RainwaterHarvesting. “Rainwater harvesting is an ancient practice enjoying a revival,” say county water protectors at MMWD. “By diverting, capturing and storing rainwater for later use, rainwater harvesting can help reduce demand on the treated water supply while also helping to limit erosion and polluted runoff that can harm our creeks and the bay.” Drink it up, there’s plenty more harvest afoot: Meanwhile, they’ll be harvesting hope in Mill Valley later in October, on the 24th. Harvest of Hope is an organization that works to help abused and neglected kids find their way once they’ve had interactions with law enforcement or the courts. The organization Marin Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) is hosting this fund-raising event and offers several farm-friendly layers of participation (Harvest, Farm, Garden and Table) and promises tables full of locally harvested fare at the Mill Valley Community Center from 6pm on. The event is in honor of longtime Marin CASA supporter, the late George Pasha. Contact robynroberts@ marincasa.org, or give Robyn a ring at 415-785-3862 for info on nabbing a table at the late October event. Now you’ll want to head to the Marin-Sonoma county line in Petaluma for a visit with County Line Harvest, who also ply their wares on Sundays at the estimable and epic San Rafael Farmers’ Market. David Retsky and Megan Strom run the lettuce-centric farm, whose produce has been Marin Organic Certified since 2001. They’ve also got a farm down in Southern California that also cranks out the chicories and lettuces (and root vegetables . . . and more) from October through March. Besides the San Raf farmers market, you can also find them at the Larkspur Marin Country Mart on Saturdays. County Line Harvest is a key ingredient for East Coast chefs who can’t find a freaking frond of fresh lettuce in the cold winter months. Chef Chris Beischer, from the faraway climes of the Mercer Kitchen in New York City, says on the CLH website that he was “almost embarrassed” by the paucity of produce on the East Coast in the winter. Now he swears by the County Line Harvest organic lettuce and arugula—“so fresh-tasting, it’s like they are one of our local farmers.” Y

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Grape Crush Your new love in wine may be a Rhône By James Knight

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acon fat. Smoked meat. Green olive.” Getting hungry? Be thirsty, instead. That’s winemaker David Ramey describing the classic aromas of wine made from Syrah, a classic grape of the Rhône. This harvest time of year, the story seems to always be about the same grapes: First, it’s about Pinot Noir that’s been picked for sparkling wine—in July! Last, it’s about Cabernet Sauvignon still hanging on the vines—and rain is on the way! Rarely do we hear about the

dozens of other grapes being picked. Recently, sommelier Chris Sawyer hosted an opportunity to get to know some of these varieties a little better at a cozy tasting and seminar at Sebastopol’s Gravenstein Grill. Winemaker Mick Unti, of Unti Vineyards in Dry Creek Valley, says he discovered the wines of France’s Rhône Valley when he was a student. “And it was cheap!” Similarly, as a student on a tight budget in Paris back in 1979, Ramey kept an eye open for the good stuff, for cheap. “Cheap Bordeaux didn’t taste good. But the wines of the southern Rhône were great—and I could afford it!” The varietal wines at the tasting included Syrah, some fermented along with a splash of the white grape Viognier in the style of the northern Rhône; Grenache, often blended with Syrah and Mourvedre in the southern Rhône style; and a host of other varieties blended in crisp rosés, whites and reds. The panel echoed familiar laments about Syrah—rumored to have been tainted by the fast rise and faster fall of cheap Australian Shiraz (the same variety by a different name)—while affirming that producers still in the game are really on their game. Some 2,639 tons of Syrah were crushed in Sonoma County in 2018. Compare that to 34,841 tons of Pinot Noir. Ramey 2015 Rodger’s Creek Petaluma Gap Syrah ($65) A sweet, spicy note, like hickory smoke, or a hint of nag champa, wafts above savory aromas of black and green olive. No marsupial fruit bomb, like some Shiraz; this is a silky, subtle, grown-up wine with grilled red fruit flavors accented with spice and leather, yet it’s not too rustic—like some Rhône—and is well suited to pairing with autumnal flavors. Look for more Rhône-style wines at these wineries: ACORN Winery, Amapola Creek Winery, Benovia Winery, CRUX Winery, Dane Cellars, Davis Family Vineyards, Donelan Family Wines, Enkidu Winery, GlenLyon Winery, Jeff Cohn Cellars, Keller Estate, The Larsen Projekt, Lasseter Family Winery, Mengler Family Wines, Miner Family Winery, Muscardini Cellars, Odisea Wine Company, Raft Wines, Scherrer Winery, Winery Sixteen 600, Trentadue Winery and Two Shepherds. Y

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mid a growing crisis over emerging health impacts associated with “vaping” technology, Gov. Gavin Newsom last week announced a big crackdown to confront what he’s calling the “youth vaping epidemic.” The effort is mostly directed at stemming the tide of flavored e-cigarettes

and flavored cigarette oils, but the vaping scandal has reached into the burgeoning California cannabis economy as well. Newsom, whose helped usher cannabis legalization into California under Jerry Brown, issued a fourpronged executive order last week to beat back an unexpected development in the state’s nascent legal-cannabis industry: several people have died around the country from lung conditions said to emerge from overdoing it with the vape pen. Out the gate, Newsom ordered the California Department of Public Health to spend $20 million on a public-relations campaign targeted at keeping kids away from tobacco and cannabis products until they’re of-age, with an emphasis on vaping. The convergence of weed and tobacco products and the recent spate of deaths prompted the move by Newsom. The state was already dealing with an e-cigarette phenomenon with flavored tobacco products driving concerns over youth smoking when reports started to pop a few weeks ago about mysterious lung ailments associated with vaping cannabis products. Moving forward, Newsom has directed the Department of Tax and Fee Administration to crack down on counterfeit vaping products associated with tobacco, and set a new tax scheme based on the nicotine content of legal e-cigs. He also ordered the CDPH to come up with a plan to keep vaping products out of the hands of the under-21 set. That will include, according to his executive order, warning signs in stores that sell vaping products that would highlight the health risks now associated with the practice. Newsom’s given the agency until mid-October to come up with new recommendations on the dangersof-vaping signage that will now join the ironic signage in North Bay medical dispensaries which warn that cannabis can give you cancer. In a statement Newsom highlighted his especial concern about this issue, given that he’s a parent. He said he understood the anxiety faced by parents when their kids start puffing away on flavored tobacco products, especially given “mysterious lung illnesses and deaths on the rise,” that are now associated with vaping technology. Y

Concerts Aunt Mary Norwegian prog rock group, formed in 1969, marks 50 years of heavy music. Sep 29, 8pm. $20-$25. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850. New Century Chamber Orchestra Greek violinist Simos Papanas and piano prodigy Maxim Lando joins the orchestra for a season-opening concert. Sep 29, 3pm. $15-$30 and up. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000. PorchStock Benefit for San Rafael PorchFest features Eric McFadden, Bryan Kehoe, Mark Karan, Danny Click and others. Sep 29, 7:30pm. $25. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Clubs & Venues Angelico Hall Sep 29, 3pm, Telegraph Quartet. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, 415.457.4440. HopMonk Novato Sep 27, Unchained with Shred Zeppelin and Rock Candy. Sep 29, 6pm, Poor Man’s Whiskey and Hillstomp. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200. Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Sep 25, Koolerator with Barry Sless. Oct 2, Tom Finch Trio. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax, 415.485.1005. Iron Springs Public House Sep 26, Pat Echols and Mike Margulies. 901 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.457.6258. 19 Broadway Nightclub Sep 27, Stymie & the PJLO with Felsen. Sep 28, 5pm, Moon Dog & the Astral Cats. Sep 29, 5pm, Bill Petitti Quartet. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091. No Name Bar Sep 26, No Room for Zeus. Sep 27, Michael Aragon Quartet. Sep 28, Chris Saunders Band. Sep 29, Timothy O & Co. Sep 30, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392. Ondine’s Sep 27, Tim Hockenberry & the Big Dogs. 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.331.1133. Papermill Creek Saloon Sep 26, Trevor McSpadden. Sep 27, the Reb Blake Project. Sep 28, El Radio Fantastique. Sep 29, 6pm, Papermill Gang. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls, 415.488.9235. Peri’s Silver Dollar Sep 26, Mark’s Jamm Sammich. Sep 27, Van Goat and Lender. Sep 28, Dirt Roosters. Sep 29, Brightsilver. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910. Rancho Nicasio Sep 27, the Sorentinos. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon

Station House Cafe Sep 29, 5pm, Todos Santos. 11180 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1515. The Tavern on Fourth Sep 27, Keith Waters 4tet. Sep 28, the Gold Souls. 711 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.4044. Terrapin Crossroads Sep 25, Ismay. Sep 26-28, Melvin Seals & JGB in the Grate Room. Sep 26, One Grass Two Grass. Sep 27, Top 40 Friday. Sep 28, Jon Chi Band. Sep 29, Ancient Baby. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773. Throckmorton Theatre Sep 26, Transatlantic Guitar Trio. Sep 27, Mads Tolling with Jacob Fischer. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. William Tell House Sep 27, 6pm, Shake the Blues. 26955 Hwy 1, Tomales, 707.878.2403.

Comedy Tuesday Night Live See standup comedians with Rio Hillman, Liz Stone, Stephan Furey and others. Oct 1, 8pm. $17-$27. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Dance Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium Oct 2, 7:30pm, Swan Lake, Russian Ballet Theatre presents a new production of the timeless classic. $25 and up. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.473.6800.

Events Fairfax Art Walk Artists, musicians, poets and makers are showcased in this family-friendly event. Sep 27, 5pm. Free. Downtown Fairfax, Bolinas Road, Fairfax, fairfaxartwalk.com. Mill Valley Community Block Party Event features live music with Soul Ska and special guests, art, kids games and more. Sep 29, 1pm. Free. Lytton Square, 96 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.2550. Tiburon Challenger Enjoy a professional men’s tennis tournament in a picturesque setting. Through Sep 29. Tiburon Peninsula Club, 1600 Mar W St, Belvedere Tiburon, tiburonchallenger.com.

Field Trips Big Rock Ridge to the Summit Excellent panorama views accompany this walk to the summit of Big Rock Ridge. Oct 2, 9am. Big Rock Trailhead, Lucas Valley Rd, San Rafael, 415.893.9508. Naturalist Walk Explore the park and learn about the abundant wildflowers and wildlife in the area in a guided hike. Sep 28, 9:30am. China Camp State Park, 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael, 415.456.0766.

Sunrise Tour of Muir Woods See majestic trees and hear the story of the forest. Reservations required. Sep 29, 6:45am. Free. Muir Woods Visitor Center, 1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, 415.388.2596.

Film Chulas Fronteras Classic doc about Nortena music screens with co-director Chris Strachwitz and assistant editor Maureen Gosling on hand, and live performance by Dueto Arte. Sep 28, 4:15pm. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.1222. Italian Film Festival The fest offers great films, both comedy and drama, from Italy. Times vary. Sep 28-29. $16/$120 full series. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, italianfilm.com. Sausalito Film Festival Community festival screens dynamic selections over two days with special guests. Sep 28-29. Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito, sausalitofilmfestival.com.

Food & Drink Farm-To-Table Experience at Slide Ranch Enjoy a delicious organic meal sourced from nearby gardens, with optional glamping available. Sep 28, 4pm. $85. Slide Ranch, 2025 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach, 415.381.6155. Oktoberfest Dinner Celebrate the German festival with traditional food, drinks and music. Preregistration required. Oct 2, 5pm. $24. Margaret Todd Senior Center, 1560 Hill Rd, Novato, novato.org. Oktoberfest Weekend German specials are paired with delicious fall brews, including an annual Oktoberfest lager and a Festbier. Sep 27-29. Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax, 415.485.1005.

Lectures A Is for Anthology Panel discussion is on the topic of writing and publishing short story collections. Sep 29, 4pm. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, 415.927.0960. Community Media Orientation Get answers to all your media questions, including how you can produce content and get it on the air in Marin. Oct 1, 7pm. Free. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St, San Rafael, 415.721.0636. Leveraging Social Media Learn how to maximize your social media to support your business and personal interests. Registration required. Sep 27, 9am. The Indie Alley, 69 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, theindiealley.com. Looking for Utopia Art talk is on artist communities in America. Oct 2, 1pm. San Rafael City Council Chambers, 1400 Fifth Ave, San Rafael.

Marinship & California’s Second Gold Rush Learn how the story of Marinship fits into the larger history of the change produced in the Bay Area from World War II. Sep 28, 1:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.3871. Overwintering Your Bees Learn how to prepare your hive for the winter to avoid colony losses. Sep 28, 9am. $60. Fairfax Backyard Farmer, 135 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, 415.342.5092. The Two Sides of Suffering Carl Buchheit explains the unconscious drivers behind suffering and how to heal. Sep 27, 7:30pm. $20-$25. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr, Novato, 415.475.5000.

Readings Book Passage Sep 26, 7pm, “Bowing to Elephants” with Mag Dimond. Sep 28, 2pm, “Images of America: Mount Tamalpais & the Marin Municipal Water District” with Jack Gibson. Sep 28, 4pm, “Mask” with Chris Rainier. Sep 28, 7pm, “Grassroots Baseball” with Jean Fruth. Sep 29, 1pm, “Revolution of the Soul” with Seane Corn. Sep 30, 7pm, “Sex, Teens & Everything in Between ” with Shafia Zaloom. Oct 1, 7pm, “They Will Have to Die Now” with James Verini. Oct 2, 7pm, “The Years That Matter Most” Paul Tough. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960. Open Secret Bookstore Sep 27, 7:30pm, “Stutterer Interrupted” with Nina G. 923 C St, San Rafael 415.457.4191. Point Reyes Books Oct 1, 7pm, “Rock, Paper, Scissors” with Maxim Osipov. 11315 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station 415.663.1542.

Theater The Humans A family copes with aging, illness and a changing economy in this Tony Awardwinning play. Through Sep 29. $15-$27. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato, 415.883.4498. The Mousetrap Ross Valley Players present the classic mystery written by Agatha Christie. Through Oct 13. $17-$29. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555. Sovereignty A young Cherokee lawyer fighting to restore her Nation’s jurisdiction confronts the ghosts of her grandfathers. Sep 26-Oct 20. $25-$52. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.5208.

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147 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD #6, KENTFIELD, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. 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 AUGUST 23, 2019. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - File No: 147524. The following individual(s) are doing business: THE MEADOWS ASSOCIATES L.P., 555 SUMMIT AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: 514 LARK COURT LLC, 514 SUMMIT AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by LIMITED 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 AUGUST 29, 2019. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 11, 18, 25,

OCTOBER 2 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - File No: 2019147501. The following individual(s) are doing business: LEHMAN THERAPY, 1717 FIFTH AVE STE E, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LEHMAN THERAPY: INDIVIDUAL, PARTNER, AND FAMILY COUNSELING, INC, 1717 FIFTH AVE STE E, 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 AUGUST 27, 2019. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 11, 18, 25, OCTOBER 2 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT —File No: 2019-147498. The following individual(s) are doing business: LIQUID STOCK, 840 APOLLO STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245: LIQUID CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC.,

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - File No: 147620. The following individual(s) are doing business: SOL SISTER, 35 BUENA VISTA AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: CRISTINA JENNINGS, 35 BUENA VISTA AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. 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 SEPTEMBER 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 25, OCTOBER 2, 9, 16 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No: 2019147640. The following individual(s) are doing business: TQ SOLUTIONS, 1687 HILL ROAD, NOVATO, CA 94947: TINA M QUINTANILLA, 1687 HILL ROAD, NOVATO, CA 94947:. 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 SEPTEMBER 20, 2019. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 25, OCTOBER 2, 9, 16 of 2019) OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE

NUMBER: CIV 1903247 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Vanessa Mary Seidler, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Vanessa Mary Seidler to Proposed Name: Vanessa Ester Mary Seidler 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: 10/21/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: E, Room: E. 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: August 26, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (SEPTEMBER 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 11903225 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY

OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Iuliia Popova, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Iuliia Popova to Proposed Name: Yulia Popova 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: 10/18/2019, 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: August 23, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (SEPTEMBER 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2019) SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Number: (Numero del Caso): CIV 1900513 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JOHN OOSTERBAAN, an Individual; CLOSETS MINI STORAGE, an unknown entity; SPACE MINI-STORAGE, LLC, a California limited liability

company; and DOES 1-20 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Hadar Hartshorn NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are servedon you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ self help), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Court Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/self help), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dis-

miss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la information a continuacion. The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Marin. 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff ’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Martin Zurada Venardi Zurada LLP, 1418 Lakeside Drive. Oakland, CA 94612. 510-832-4295. DATE (Fecha): FEB 6 2019. JAMES M. KIM, Clerk By C. LUCCHESI, Deputy. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MARIN HADAR HARTSHORN, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN OOSTERBAAN, Defendant. Case No.: CIV1900513. STATEMENT OF DAMAGES. To Defendant JOHN OOSTERBAAN: Plaintiff, HADAR HARTSHORN seeks damages in this action as follows: GENERAL DAMAGES. Emotional distress: $250,000.00. SPECIAL DAMAGES Property damage: $100,000.00. PUNITIVE damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of $350,000.00 when pursuing a judgment in the suit filed against you. Dated: 08/15/19 By: _____/s/____ _____________________ _ Martin Zurada. Attorney for Plaintiff. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MARIN HADAR HARTSHORN, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN OOSTERBAAN, Defendant. Case No.: CIV1900513 STATEMENT OF DAMAGES To Defendant CLOSETS MINI STORAGE: Plaintiff,

HADAR HARTSHORN seeks damages in this action as follows: GENERAL DAMAGES Emotional distress: $250,000.00. SPECIAL DAMAGES. Property damage: $100,000.00 PUNITIVE damages: Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of $350,000.00 when pursuing a judgment in the suit filed against you. Dated: 08/15/19 By: _____/s/___ _____________________ __Martin Zurada Attorney for Plaintiff. (Publication Dates: September 4, 11, 25, October 2 of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1903290 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Richard Wolford, Kaelan Wolford, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Kieran Makoa Blue Wolford to Proposed Name: Richard Makoa Blue Wolford 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: 10/24/2019, 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.

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840 APOLLO STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245. 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 AUGUST 27, 2019. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 18, 25, OCTOBER 2, 9 of 2019)

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PublicNotices 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: August 29, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (SEPTEMBER 11, 18, 25, OCTOBER 2 of 2019) Notice Content SUMMONS - FAMILY LAW CASE NUMBER: FL 1901651 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: SANTIAGO MARTINEZ RODRIGUEZ You have been sued. PETITIONERíS NAME IS: DEYANNIRA OCHO GARCIA You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center ([ http:// www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp ]www.courts.ca.gov/ self help), at the California Legal Services website ([ http://www.lawhelpca.org/ ]www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE--RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition

is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. The name and address of the court are: MARIN SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORINA, 3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 4988, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitionerís attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: DEYANNIRA OCHO GARCIA, 101 WOODLAND AVENUE, #1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.Tel:415-760-2575. Clerk, by /s/ JAMES M.KIM, Court Executive Officer, Marin County Superior Court, By K. Yarborough, Deputy. Date: April 29, 2019. STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS, Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor children; 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the

other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be files and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. NOTICE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit [ http:// www.coveredca.com/ ] www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506. WARNING IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community

property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property. (Publication Dates: September 11, 18, 25, October 2 of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1903502 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Layli Adelstein, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol-

lows: Present Name: Ted Barry Adelstein to Proposed Name: Teddy Dov Adelstein 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: 11/14/2019, 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: September 13, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (SEPTEMBER 25, OCTOBER 2, 9, 16 of 2019)

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By Amy Alkon

A friend agreed to dogsit while I visited my ailing dad. She bailed at 7pm the night before I left, saying she needed three days to pack for a vacation. She never apologized. I don’t want to be friends anymore. She said, “You’re throwing a friend away over not watching your dog.” But she broke her word and left me in a huge bind. Still, I feel bad about cutting her out of my life. Thoughts?—Disgusted

This is like that game Trust, where you let yourself fall backward in the belief somebody will catch you. In this case, your catcher ran off last minute for a mani-pedi, and you woke up in the ER getting the crack in your head stapled shut by four surgical residents. At least your anger hasn’t deserted you. Anger actually has an important function. It’s a “recalibrational emotion,” one of a few emotions—along with shame and embarrassment—evolutionary scientist Aaron Sell explains evolved to regulate our own behavior as well as someone else’s. Sell writes that anger arises in a person in response to their perception that another person “does not value their interests highly enough.” This motivates the angry person to push for better treatment. There are two tactics for this: inflicting costs (sometimes simply through the scary ugliness of aggression) or withdrawing benefits. The function of these two tactics, Sell explains, is to show the other person (the slacking offender) that they will be worse off if they keep neglecting the angry person’s interests. Interestingly, in research across six cultures—including Shuar hunter-horticulturalists in the Amazon—Sell and his colleagues found people were “less angry when harmed for a large benefit compared to a small benefit.” Accordingly, chances are you’d be less angry and less motivated to retire this woman as a friend if she’d bailed after being hit by some big emergency. Instead, it seems she just wanted to spend three days packing for her trip unimpeded by the slightest bit of doggie care. That desire in and of itself isn’t wrong, but being friends with someone (and getting the benefits) can involve some inconveniences from time to time—putting yourself out to make things better for a person you care about. What’s more, this woman never apologized. So, your anger—your imposing a cost on her—did not motivate her to feel remorse or show you that your needs and feelings mean something to her. Yes, it’s good to keep friends—if they actually act like friends. Otherwise, you should probably treat them like a broken vacuum cleaner. Correct me if I’m wrong, but you probably wouldn’t keep a vacuum cleaner “for old time’s sake!” after it starts to smoke, blow big dust clouds and scream like 20 goats being slaughtered in your living room.

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What should you do when a man you've been dating stops responding? We had an amazing time when we were last together. I can’t believe he just isn’t interested. Should I call? Drop by? What do you suggest?—Hurt

As a woman, there’s sometimes good reason to chase a man—like, maybe he’s good-looking and funny, or stole your wallet. A man who’s interested in you will not need chasing. In fact, if he’s really into you, he will chase you like a dog chases a squirrel.. Unfortunately, human psychology is particularly bad at helping us detach from lost causes, motivating us to lead with our ego and emotion rather than reason. For example, we’re prone to keep putting time, energy and/or money into something based on what we’ve already invested—or “sunk”—into it. This is called the sunk cost fallacy, and it’s irrational behavior because our initial outlay is gone. The rational approach is to base any further investment on how likely the thing is to pay off in the future. Cut your losses. Come up with an ego-soothing explanation for his disappearance—tell yourself he was kidnapped from the mall parking lot and never seen again. Crazy as that advice might sound, research on memory by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus actually finds we are quick to turn our malarkey into our reality, i.e., what we believe. Also, quite frankly, there’s a good chance he actually was kidnapped—though probably just by some other woman’s butt cleavage.

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Astrology

For the week of September 25

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Comedian John

Cleese speaks of two different modes toward which we humans gravitate. The closed style is tight, guarded, rigid, controlling, hierarchical and tunnel-visioned. The open is more relaxed, receptive, exploratory, democratic, playful and humorous. I’m pleased to inform you that you’re in a phase when spending luxurious amounts of time in the open mode would be dramatically healing to your mental health. Luckily, you’re more predisposed than usual to operate in that mode. I encourage you to experiment with the possibilities.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Upcoming

adventures could test your poise and wit. They may activate your uncertainties and stir you to ask provocative questions. That’s cause for celebration, in my opinion. I think you’ll benefit from having your poise and wit tested. You’ll generate good fortune for yourself by exploring your uncertainties and asking provocative questions. You may even thrive and exult and glow like a miniature sun. Why? Because you need life to kick your ass in just the right, gentle way so you will become alert to possibilities you have ignored or been blind to.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Novelist John Irving asked, “Who can distinguish between falling in love and imagining falling in love? Even genuinely falling in love is an act of the imagination.” That will be a helpful idea for you to contemplate in the coming weeks. Why? Because you’re more likely than usual to fall in love or imagine falling in love—or both. And even if you don’t literally develop a crush on an attractive person or deepen your intimacy with a person you already care for, I suspect you will be inflamed with an elevated lust for life that will enhance the attractiveness of everything and everyone you behold. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You know your body is made of atoms, but you may not realize that every one of your atoms is mostly empty space. Each nucleus contains 99 percent of the atom’s mass, but is as small in comparison to the rest of the atom as a pea is to a cathedral. The tiny electrons, which comprise the rest of the basic unit, fly around in a vast, deserted area. So we can rightfully conclude that you are mostly made of nothing. That’s a good meditation right now. The coming weeks will be a fine time to enjoy the refreshing pleasures of emptiness. The less frenzy you stir up, the healthier you’ll be. The more spacious you allow your mind to be, the smarter you’ll become. “Roomy” and “capacious” will be your words of power. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “We don’t always have a

choice about how we get to know one another,” wrote novelist John Irving. “Sometimes, people fall into our lives cleanly—as if out of the sky, or as if there were a direct flight from Heaven to Earth.” This principle could be in full play for you during the coming weeks. For best results, be alert for the arrival of new allies, future colleagues, unlikely matches and surprise helpers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In North America, people call the phone number 911 to report an emergency. In much of the EU, the equivalent is 112. As you might imagine, worry-warts sometimes use these numbers even though they’re not experiencing a legitimate crisis. For example, a Florida woman sought urgent aid when her local McDonald’s ran out of Chicken McNuggets. In another case, a man walking outdoors just after dawn spied a blaze of dry vegetation in the distance and notified authorities. But it turned out to be the rising sun. I’m wondering if you and yours might be prone to false alarms like these in the coming days, Virgo. Be aware of that possibility. You’ll have substantial power if you marshal your energy for real dilemmas and worthy riddles, which will probably be subtle. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I just cut my

bangs in a gas station bathroom,” confesses a Libran blogger who calls herself MagicLipstick. “An hour ago I shocked myself by making an impulse buy

By Rob Brezsny

of a perfect cashmere trench coat from a stranger loitering in a parking lot,” testifies another Libran blogger who refers to himself as MaybeMaybeNot. “Today I had the sudden realization that I needed to become a watercolor painter, then signed up for a watercolor class that starts tomorrow,” writes a Libran blogger named UsuallyPrettyCareful. In normal times, I wouldn’t recommend that you Libras engage in actions that are so heedlessly and delightfully spontaneous. But I do now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You could call the

assignment I have for you “taking a moral inventory,” or you could refer to it as “going to confession.” I think of it as “flushing out your worn-out problems so as to clear a space for better, bigger, more interesting problems.” Ready? Take a pen and piece of paper or open a file on your computer and write about your raw remorse, festering secrets, unspeakable apologies, inconsolable guilt and desperate mortifications. Deliver the mess to me at Truthrooster@gmail.com. I’ll print out your testimony and conduct a ritual of purgation. As I burn your confessions in my bonfire at the beach, I’ll call on the Goddess to purify your heart and release you from your angst. (P.S.: I’ll keep everything confidential.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Two hundred years ago, Sagittarian genius Ludwig Beethoven created stirring music that’s often played today. He’s regarded as one of history’s greatest classical composers. And yet he couldn’t multiply or divide numbers. That inability made it hard for him to organize his finances. He once described himself as “an incompetent businessman who is bad at arithmetic.” Personally, I’m willing to forgive those flaws and focus on praising him for his soul-inspiring music. I encourage you to practice a similar approach with yourself in the next two weeks. Be extra lenient and merciful and magnanimous as you evaluate the current state of your life. In this phase of your cycle, you need to concentrate on what works instead of on what doesn’t work. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “When you

hit a wall—of your own imagined limitations—just kick it in,” wrote playwright Sam Shepard. That seems like a faulty metaphor to me. Have you ever tried to literally kick in a wall? I just tried it, and it didn’t work. I put on a steel-toe work boot and launched it at a closet door in my basement, and it didn’t make a dent. Plus now my foot hurts. So what might be a better symbol for breaking through your imagined limitations? How about this: use a metaphorical sledgehammer or medieval battering ram or backhoe. (P.S. Now is a great time to attend to this matter.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1965, Chinese archaeologists found an untarnished, 2,400-year-old royal bronze sword that was still sharp and shiny. It was intricately accessorized with turquoise and blue crystals, precision designs and a silk-wrapped grip. I propose we make the Sword of Goujian one of your symbolic power objects for the coming months. May it inspire you to build your power and authority by calling on the spirits of your ancestors and your best memories. May it remind you that the past has gifts to offer your future. May it mobilize you to invoke beauty and grace as you fight for what’s good and true and just. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “All human beings

have three lives: public, private and secret,” wrote Piscean novelist Gabriel García Márquez. I will add that during different phases of our lives, one or the other of these three lives might take precedence and may need more care than usual. According to my analysis, your life in the coming weeks will offer an abundance of vitality and blessings in the third area: your secret life. For best results, give devoted attention to your hidden depths. Be a brave explorer of your mysterious riddles.

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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