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Unionize!

The UFCW is one of the largest private sector Unions in the whole United States (“Look for the Union . . . Edible,” March 20). We are organizing in all states where cannabis is [legalized]. We must educate the cannabis owners and investors that workers do have rights to organize and demand better working conditions, to respect workers rights to say or complain without the threat of being discharged or terminated for organizing. . . . This cannabis industry has been asked to do what other employer’s have been doing in the state of California—respect workers rights to join a union of free choice. UFCW local 5 has contracts with dispensaries. We had

the first members in Oakland and Berkeley in 2012. We are now also looking for employers who wish to sign a labor peace agreement with UFCW Local 5. Juan Cervantes UFCW Local 5

Rediscovering San Anselmo

Really enjoyed this article (“San Anselmo’s Fire,” March 6). San Anselmo is in my own backyard but it opened my eyes further. I think I’ll pop in to Routes Gallery, I drive by every day and have never been in! Thank you for a fun informative article with delicious food descriptions. M. Kathryn Thompson Via Pacificsun.com

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Upfront Stanford

A scammer ensnared a Marinite in his scheme and added $2,500 to his coffer. Before you say you wouldn’t fall for it, keep in mind these hustlers talk a good game and the elderly in our community are particularly vulnerable. This swindle began with a person we’ll call Eleanor receiving a phone call from “Sam Fox with the Social Security Administration.” He gave his badge number, asked questions to establish Eleanor’s identity and then transferred her to the fraud division. A new person weaved a story about the FBI seizing 22 pounds of cocaine from a car registered in Eleanor’s name. In addition, several bank accounts in the same name were being used for money laundering. The fraudster requested five Google Play gift cards totaling $2,500 to verify the victim’s real bank accounts, with the promise to reimburse the money by the end of the day. Growing suspicious, she informed the caller she didn’t believe him. Ever the pro at keeping his prey engaged, he texted a letter from Social Security, which detailed criminal charges for drug trafficking and money laundering. Eleanor must stay on the phone and comply with the demands, or risk arrest and jail. She purchased the gift cards and provided her checking info. Now he asked for $3,000 to verify her savings account. Wary, she googled Sam Fox and his badge number. The scam popped up. Still fearful of arrest, Eleanor stayed on the line, but she drove to the Marin County sheriff ’s office. They instructed her to hang up. Unbelievably, the thief continued to call and even sent a text message indicating a warrant for her arrest had been issued. Though the grifters performed their parts well, warning signs existed: The use of gift cards. Demand to stay on the phone. The threat of arrest. If in doubt, hang up and call the police. For those of us with elderly relatives, talk to them about these scams perpetrated by slick callers.

UC President Janet Napolitano was already eyeballing standardized tests for racial bias when the scandal hit.

The Demerit-ocracy UC staff under fire by state lawmakers over college admissions scandal By Felicia Mello/CALmatters

hen state legislators grilled University of California staff at a hearing last week about the agency’s response to the recent college admission scandal, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty asked the question that’s been reverberating since the story broke. “How do we reassure the public that the system is not totally rigged?”

It’s a dilemma for lawmakers who feel pressure to respond to a nationwide cheating scheme that cuts at the heart of higher education’s legitimacy. Among the dozens of people charged by federal law enforcement with using fake test scores and athletic profiles to secure admission for wealthy students at elite colleges, one was a UCLA soccer coach and another the parent of a UC alumnus. The scandal stung all the more given

the massive demand among Californians for a UC degree. Three Marin County parents were caught up in the scandal. Though the March 22 hearing generated strong talk of crackdowns and expulsions, there are limits to what state government can and can’t do to prevent future scandals. State officials have little ability to influence the private schools at the center of the investigation, and even within California’s public

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university system, key decisions about admission are made within the ivory tower, by UC faculty and staff. But legislators do have significant control over UC’s purse strings and the governor and lieutenant governor sit on the UC Board of Regents. Here are three takeaways from the state’s response so far. UC policy allows campuses to admit up to 6 percent of each entering class as “admissions by exception,” meaning they don’t meet usual standards but have a special talent such as athletics or performing arts. Those under-the-radar admissions are the kind the FBI alleges parents exploited at UC and elite private schools, by bribing coaches to bring on their children as walk-on players. They can also be used to increase geographic and cultural diversity, Provost Michael Brown told legislators in late March, by admitting students who were homeschooled or attended high schools in rural areas that don’t offer the courses that UC usually requires. Brown said actual admissions by exception usually amount to 2 percent or less of each class— campuses don’t use their entire quota because demand for regular slots is so high. Including transfer students, the university received nearly 218,000 undergraduate applications for the 2019-to-2020 school year. UC officials say they don’t set aside any admissions slots for donors or legacy students—those whose parents attended the university— and audits a random sampling of applications each year to ensure the information submitted is accurate. Regardless, admissions by exception will likely be a focus of UC’s internal investigation into the extent of the fraud. “We are going to scrub this and see what we can do to improve our processes and . . . make it very difficult for anyone to take advantage of our system,” said the university’s chief audit officer, Alex Bustamante. More than 1,000 colleges and universities nationwide have stopped requiring applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores, according to the nonprofit FairTest—including, last year, the prestigious University of Chicago. The University of California, so

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far, hasn’t joined their ranks. But the revelation that wealthy families could so brazenly game the tests has lent urgency to an ongoing discussion within the university about their future use. At the request of UC President Janet Napolitano, a faculty task force has for the last several months been studying whether standardized tests accurately predict how well a student will succeed at the university. Critics of the SAT and ACT have long argued that they perpetuate racial disparities and favor applicants whose families can afford expensive test prep courses. “I think the scandal has helped people understand how these tests have become synonymous with

privilege,” says UC regent Eloy Ortiz Oakley, a longtime critic of the SAT who also serves as chancellor of the California Community Colleges. “What I’m hearing from my colleagues is outrage and concern and a heightened interest in getting back the recommendation from the Academic Senate.” The College Board defends the SAT’s integrity, saying it relies on schools to provide fair testing environments, but has also taken measures to increase security in recent years. “No single admissions criteria is perfect, but objective measures like college entrance exams protect hardworking, honest students by making fraud harder to pull off and

easier to detect,” Zachary Goldberg, a spokesperson for the board, said in an email. About 60 percent of freshman applicants to UC’s fall 2019 class submitted SAT scores, 20 percent sent ACT scores, and the rest took both exams. Cal State requires the test for applicants whose high school GPAs are lower than 3.0, or who want to attend a campus or program with high demand. UC campuses vary in how much they emphasize standardized tests, said Eddie Comeaux, chair of the university’s Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, the panel that oversees admissions. At some, grades and test results together count for more than »6

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UC officials say they don’t set aside any admissions slots for donors or legacy students—those whose parents attended the university—and audits a random sampling of applications each year to ensure the information submitted is accurate.

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90 percent of an applicant’s score, he said, while others take a more holistic approach. One option UC could pursue: relying more on the Smarter Balanced tests the state already requires all students to take in 11th grade. Designed to align with school curriculum, Smarter Balanced exams do about as well as the SAT at predicting whether a student will get good grades in their first year at UC or Cal State and return for a second year, according to a forthcoming UC Davis study. However, the study found both tests were less effective at predicting outcomes for low-income students, said lead author Michal Kurlaender. Students outside California wouldn’t necessarily have access to the Smarter Balanced exams. And in-school state assessment tests, while free and convenient for students to take, have faced cheating scandals of their own. Expect athletics to come under more scrutiny. UC officials say any candidates recommended by athletic coaches go through an independent review before they’re admitted. “For all the processes I know about, no single individual is able to pull the trigger on a decision,” Brown said Tuesday. But the checks and balances seem to have failed in the case of

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Jorge Salcedo, a UCLA soccer coach indicted on suspicion of taking $200,000 in bribes to accept two recruits who had never played the sport competitively. UCLA placed Salcedo on leave last week. When asked whether admissions officers actually contact a student’s high school to verify athletic accomplishments, director of admissions Han Mi Yoon-Wu acknowledged that in deciding on a candidate, they often rely on coaches’ expertise. That should change, said Comeaux, a former professional baseball player who researches athletics in higher education. “My suggestion would be to make sure you have more faculty oversight,” he says, adding that the admissions board will take up the issue at its April meeting. He pointed to UC Berkeley, which tightened admissions standards for athletes in recent years in response to low graduation rates among its football players, as a possible model. That’s one reform legislators might also urge UC to adopt. “We need to make sure the person who got on the swim team knows how to swim,” says McCarty. This story and other higher education coverage are supported by the College Futures Foundation. CALmatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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The Rain Bucket List Marin County faces a flooded future head-on By Tom Gogola

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t’s a drop in the bucket,” Marin County Supervisor Dennis Rodoni says. The 4th District representative made the rounds in West Marin over the weekend and talked about news of a new $3 million Federal Emergency Management Agency grant that’s being made available to homeowners who live in flood-prone zones in the county’s unincorporated parts. It’s a drop, sure, but it’s a welcome one to county officials trying to assist flood-prone homeowners through the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. And yikes—it’s still raining and flooding this week as the county is now in the process of reviewing

dozens of applications seeking a piece of the grant, most of them from the coastal towns of Marshall (15 applications) and Stinson Beach (17 applications). The rub is that not all of the applicants are in a FEMA flood zone area or in a future sea-level-rise area identified by the county in a pair of vulnerability assessments it produced in 2017. They won’t qualify, even if they’re at risk, too. One vulnerability study determined that future sea level rises in Marin County could, under one scenario, spike by ten inches. Add in a 100-year storm surge and it’s estimated that 8,000 acres of land would flood and 200,000 residents would be displaced or

otherwise be impacted. Three ferry landings, five marinas and numerous boat launches would be under threat, commuting employees could be stranded and some 4,500 homes would be flooded. The current FEMA grant to raise houses to a safe level would be spread across an estimated maximum of 16 homes. A bucket’s drop indeed—but the county says there’s more on the way. This latest grant opportunity comes as Marin County weatherrelated events this winter— mudslides in Sausalito, levee breaches in Novato, houses poised to hit the beach in West Marin—are underscoring a regional push to

deal with climate-change impacts on storm seasons and anticipated sea level rises. Nobody’s denying climate change in these parts and if they are, they’re drowning under a sea of observable realities. The buzzword du jour from all quarters these days is resiliency— but can the county keep pace with its visions of resiliency, given the looming sea-level-rise peril? The deadline for the West Marin FEMA grant was March 22 and the Marin County planning office tells the Pacific Sun this week that they’ve received 39 applications for the $3 million grant to raise houses along the Marin coast. The maximum grant to any household »8 is capped at $243,337, and

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the homeowner is required to be able to contribute 25 percent of the cost of elevating their structure. The county currently offers no funding boost of its own to assist homeowners of lesser means who are at risk of flooding, but says it’s open to the idea. The funds are part of a FEMA program designed to build resiliency in parts of the region at risk of flood and fire. The grant, says Marin County Planning Manager Jack Liebster, came about as a result of the state Disaster Declaration that attended the 2017 Sonoma and Napa county wildfires. The opportunity sprang from the ashes of fire disaster, but localities have the flexibility to deploy the funds to meet local resiliency shortfalls as they see fit. And while it’s true that Marin County’s been described as a “sleeper county” to the extent that

it’s overdue for a big wildfire— concerns about flooding and sea level rise are a graver and more realtime threat that’s already affecting the county. The latest grant is pegged to unincorporated West Marin and is for homeowners in the special flood hazard zone. It’s aimed at helping them get their houses raised above the so-called 100-year-storm line. While it does seem that 100-year storms are occurring every winter, the metric actually refers to the 1 percent statistical probability that a killer storm will hit in any given year. Meteorologists may need to upgrade the metric as storms quicken and intensify. Marin County homeowners in high-flood-risk areas are subject to a county code that requires homes to be built at least a foot about the 100-year-storm high-water mark. To counteract future predicted sea level

rises, the county also encourages anyone near the shoreline to build or raise their home two feet above the 100-year mark mandated by county code. Homeowners in those areas are required to carry pricey flood insurance. Marin County has gotten two FEMA resiliency grants recently; the other is pegged at flood-prone properties in the eastern part of the county. As Liebster explains, federal funding is provided under the authority of the Stafford Act through FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES). The state agency is responsible for identifying program priorities and reviewing sub-applications. They forward recommendations for funding to FEMA. The federal agency has the final say over eligibility.

Meanwhile, in Novato As the song goes—it kept on raining, and the levee broke. On Valentine’s Day, a sloppy and windy pineapple express roared through the region and breached one of two levees that hold back the engorged Novato Creek. The breach closed State Route 37 between Highway 101 and Atherton Avenue—aka, the Narrows—for several days, snarled traffic and frayed nerves of commuters up and down the North Bay. The levee breach was visually startling, but not surprising. Route 37 was similarly flooded in the drought-busting winter of 2017. This year, stormwater broke through the creek embankment and levee on the section of land owned by SMART, according to city documents.

Is This the End? There’s a dirt road in Bolinas that boasts a killer view of the Duxbury

Reef and San Francisco. It’s a quiet block most of the time, barring the occasional obnoxious Airbnb party and the chattering quail that are all over the place up on the Big Mesa. This weekend there’s a Tsunami preparedness drill out here but if the FEMA maps are any indication, Bolinas is pretty well protected from Tsunami impacts through its Big Mesa and Little Mesa (downtown’s a different story). But if a Tsunami hits out here, Stinson Beach is doomed. Forget it. No more Parkside Bread, no more Red Rocks nude beach. At the end of the Bolinas road, besides the great view, there’s a concrete retaining wall that was installed some years ago to prevent the road from further eroding into the ocean. The talk around town says it cost the resident who built it some $5 million. It does not appear to be money well spent, as the rains this winter have completely undermined the surrounding area; the wall has itself slipped some twenty feet down the cliff. A nearby home isn’t going to make it through another winter. It’s been condemned by the county. I live near the cliff and before it collapsed, the retaining wall was my go-to spot for a cup of coffee and the morning meditation. I’ve always had this sweet meditative spot contemplating the sea as it crashes into rocks. Last summer, I headed out there one afternoon and a woman was perched on the retaining wall, reading Hermann Hesse and drinking her coffee. Maybe it was matte. Lately, locals have been coming to check out the erosion, and I go out there every morning to check the status of the house as the cliff inches closer and closer to the back deck. I miss the coffee spot but there are bigger problems in the world. There’s a line from the Hesse bildungsroman, Beneath the Wheel, that I’ve occasionally meditated on too, and that seems wholly appropriate for Marin County as it chases the money and charts a searise course in the era of resiliency and wild levee breaches. His small fragile ship had barely escaped a disaster; now it enters a region of new storms and uncharted depths through which even the best led cannot find a guide. He must find his own way and be his own saviour. Resiliency! Y

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Novato has been subject to big floods on a fairly regular basis, going back decades. Still, voters there turned back a 2016 local ballot measure that would have funded flood-remediation efforts through a new tax. A year later, the city sent a letter to numerous residents who live on the downtown floodplain, informing them that while they weren’t officially in the special flood-hazard zone, they were at great risk of flooding. Novato has more than 5,000 acres designated as Special Flood Hazard Areas (SHFA), and the city notes on its website that a half dozen storms between 1980 and 1998 caused flooding and damaged buildings. “However,” the city notes, “your home need not be located in the SFHA to sustain flood damage.” City officials there urge residents to keep those drainage courses and storm drains free of debris. The levee breach appears to be an entirely predictable event. In 2016, Novato applied for a FEMA grant to study the levee system with an eye toward improving it. The grant request was denied. In April 2018, Marin County issued a request for proposals to study the Novato levee system. The objective of the project is to “evaluate the geotechnical condition of the existing levees, and determine the feasibility and costs of modifications to address both levee stability and potential improvements that could achieve improved flood protection for FEMA accreditation.” According to state records online, the 900,000 contract will be split between state and county money: The county committed $400,000 to the study in 2017; the state, under the 2006 Local Levee Assistance Program pledged an additional $500,000 in June 2018. (Elsewhere in Marin County, Larkspur’s levees are currently being studied via a $350,000 contract.) The proposed study was to be completed by 2020; the implementation date for the proposed Novato levee study was set for this winter. Just in time for the levee to overtop and wash out State Route 37.

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SAN RAFAEL Famous Ladies

Established in 1987, the Marin Women’s Hall of Fame has long given local women the recognition they deserve in the community, and this year the hall is inducting five more deserving members into the ranks. Nursing and women’s health pioneer Afaf Meleis, corporate glass ceiling-breaker Cheryl Sorokin, longtime college administrator Frances White, neuropsychologist Jeanine Herron and retired Marin County Superior Court Judge Lynn O’Malley Taylor are all entering the Hall of Fame during a special dinner program on Thursday, March 28, at Peacock Gap Clubhouse, 333 Biscayne Dr., San Rafael. 5pm. $115 and up. Ywcasf-marin.org.

MILL VALLEY Funny Gals

Taking a humorous look at hashtag culture, the #MeFunnyToo standup event celebrating Women’s History Month boasts women in comedy who are taking the industry by storm. Marga Gomez, called a “Lesbian Lenny Bruce” by the late Robin Williams, headlines the event with an incendiary voice. Biting Bay Area comedian Matt Gubser opens the night and Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, acclaimed for her political savvy, and Chey Bell, a brutally honest bisexual standup star, also appear on the show, happening Friday, March 29, at Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 8pm. $20-$30. 415.383.9600.

CORTE MADERA Found Art

As beautiful as it is, Kehoe Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore is also the final resting place for tons of plastic trash that washes in from the ocean. Thankfully, Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have spent the last 20 years collecting these plastic tidbits and transforming them into art. Having shown their works all over the world, the Langs offer a presentation and interactive workshop, Beach Plastics: Design for Life, that takes participants on a journey of artistic possibilities on Saturday, March 30, at Corte Madera Library, 707 Meadowsweet Dr., Corte Madera. 2pm. Free. 415.924.3515.

POINT REYES STATION For the Kids

Longtime Bay Area favorite Sean Hayes is back at the Grate Room for a show on Saturday, March 30, at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael. See concerts, p16.

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Cascade Canyon School, in Fairfax, was independently founded in 1981 as a vision of community-connected learning, and today it continues to foster curiosity and inspire success with a familial atmosphere and project-based programs. Depending on the community for their continued operation, this weekend, the school hosts a benefit concert featuring several local stars of world music. See fusion music pioneer Jai Uttal join forces with multi-instrumentalist Ben Leinbach, fingerstyle guitarist Teja Gerken and Americana singer-songwriter Charles Henry Paul on Sunday, March 31, at Dance Palace, 503 B St., Point Reyes Station. 2pm. $20 and up. 415.663.1075. —Charlie Swanson

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Native Beauty Upcoming exhibit highlights Marin wildflowers threatened by climate change By Charlie Swanson

or more than 20 years, award-winning photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter have been chasing the bloom. That’s the way they describe their work in photographing wildflowers across the Western U.S., an ongoing project that aims to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change on native plants and local ecosystems.

Now, the two Marin City residents present a new exhibit of photography that emphasizes Marin’s vast public lands and scenic array of flora. “Beauty & the Beast: California Wildflowers & Climate Change” runs April 2 to June 1 at the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito and features more than 70 photos of wildflowers taken on the trails of Mt. Tam, Ring Mountain, Point Reyes and other county

hotspots as well as locales like the Sierras and Death Valley. “The point of the project is to use art and text to inspire people to take action. We call it an art to action project,” says Winter. “Because climate change is affecting ecosystems slowly, what we are showing are the flowers that will be affected by climate change,” says Badger. “We are showing what we have to lose.”

‘Beauty & the Beast: California Wildflowers & Climate Change’ runs April 2-June 1 and features an artist reception on Saturday, April 6, at Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. Free admission. cnpsmarin.org.

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Rob Badger goes to extremes to safely photograph Calypso orchids on Mt. Tamalpais for the upcoming exhibit, ‘Beauty & the Beast.’

Both East Coast natives, Badger and Winter met while living and working in the Bay Area. Badger’s photography has been focused on nature conservation since the 1980s. Winter’s photography at first was aimed at capturing portraits of underserved communities, though she joined Badger in documenting nature in the early ’90s, when the two moved to Marin. “We were creating these beautiful images,” says Winter. “But still as activists we wanted to figure out what we could do with them to create change and to create healthier natural communities.” Ten years back, Seattlebased organization Blue Earth Alliance invited them to create a conservation-themed project, and the idea for “Beauty & the Beast” was born. The exhibition originated at the San Francisco Public Library and currently travels the western states. The Marin chapter of the California Native Plant Society, the Marin Community Foundation and the Marin Municipal Water District are co-sponsoring the upcoming show at the Bay Model. Much more than landscape photography, Badger and Winter take portraits of wildflowers found on the trails, setting up a black or white background, like a ministudio, that is carefully wrapped around the plant. “We isolate the plant from a distracting background,” explains Badger. “We want to isolate the beauty of the blossom. It’s a timeconsuming process, but we value the individual (plant) and it’s very rewarding to be able to see the beauty, and the diversity of beauty, and to be able to share the beauty of what is on our public lands.” In conjunction with the exhibit, a schedule of events offer the public a chance to meet the artists at a reception on April 6, shop for native plants on April 13 and take a tour on May 4 of a native plant garden recently installed at the Bay Model. “The garden is a real-time example of what we are promoting,” says Badger. “It’s not just about the flowers, it’s about all the different life forms that depend on these ecosystems.”

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Shine On Ross Valley Players spotlights forgotten history in new production by Harry Duke

t a time when occupational safety regulations are being loosened and funding for the agencies responsible for their enforcement being reduced, it’s good to be reminded how those safeguards came to be and what life was like for American workers before then. The Ross Valley Players’ production of Melanie Marnich’s These Shining Lives does just that. Part domestic drama, part workplace tragedy, the play is based on the true story of the women who worked for the Radium Dial Company of Ottawa, Illinois, in the late 1920s through the early ’30s. It focuses on Catherine Donahue (Jessica Dahlgren), a happily married mother of two who joins the workforce to help support her family. Her husband Tom (Frankie Stornaiuolo) isn’t thrilled by the thought of a working wife. Catherine joins a work crew whose

task is to paint the numbers and hands on watches and clocks with luminescent radium. The process is simple: lick the brush and bring it to a point, dip the brush in the radium, apply to watch elements, repeat. It’s not long before Catherine starts to feel ill, but the company doctor merely prescribes aspirin. In a company town, she finds it tough to get anyone to listen to her and her co-workers as their ailments get worse. It’ll take a trip to Chicago to find a doctor and eventually a lawyer who will listen, and it will be years before they are really heard. Their time is severely limited. Marnich has latched onto a fascinating story and done a pretty good job of telling it. The workplace scenes work better than those at the homestead, where the dialogue frequently lapses into the trite—“How did I ever find you?”“Just lucky, I guess.” Director Mary Ann Rodgers casts it

well, with Dahlgren and Stornaiuolo overcoming weak dialogue to create compelling characters. Jazmine Pierce, Sarah Williams and Carly Van Liere play her co-workers, and each do a fine job with their semi-stock roles (the funny one, the harsh one, etc.) The time-related set design by costar Malcolm B. Rodgers (he essays several roles) and the scenic artistry by Kristy Arroyo complement the subject matter as does the sound design by Billie Cox. Ross Valley Players’ These Shining Lives is a well-mounted production that serves both as a reminder of how things once were and a warning that, without diligence, they can be again. ‘These Shining Lives’ runs Thursday– Sunday through March 31 at the Barn Theatre in the Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. Times vary. $12–$27. 415.883.4498. rossvalleyplayers.com.

Eric Lindell & Anson Funderburgh Thu 3⁄28 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $17–20 • All Ages

Grateful Bluegrass Boys & Painted Mandolin Fri 3⁄29 • Doors 8pm ⁄ $27–32 • 21+

Wonder Bread 5

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Sun 3⁄31 Tribute to The Isley Brothers and Sly & The Family Stone Thu 4⁄4 • Doors 7pm ⁄ $27–29 • All Ages

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The Who's TOMMY: A Bluegrass Opry (seated show)

The new neighbors are strangely familiar in ‘Us.’

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‘Us:’ Visit the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk— it’s a scream! By Richard von Busack

reak out your decoder rings; the flawed but intriguing Us’s political subtleness is hidden by its straightforward terror. Among other things, Jordan Peele’s followup to Get Out breaks a long drought. Santa Cruz, with its deep cold bay and hoodooed mountains, ought to be California’s Transylvania. Instead, it’s remembered for The Lost Boys, which is just The Goonies wearing plastic vampire fangs. There hasn’t been a good movie made there since Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). Now the curse is lifted, even if much of Us is shot in a lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. There’s a strange ride at the Beach Boardwalk that most visitors fail to notice. In 1986, young Adelaide slips away from her family and wanders into “The Shaman’s Cave.” Passing an old derelict holding up a cardboard sign with a particularly vicious Bible verse (“Jeremiah 11:11”), she enters. An electric owl calls her name. Amid the hall of mirrors and the painted images of redwoods, her identical double awaits.

Somehow she survived. In our present, she (Lupita Nyong’o) is a calm, pretty mom married to a living dad-joke, Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke of Black Panther). Two kids: one a monkey-mask-loving, naughty little boy Jason (Evan Alex), the elder, a disdainful daughter Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph). They are as tight as the quartet of stick figures on the back window of their SUV. The “Shaman’s Cave” is still on the beach 30 years later, with a new paint job. It’s Arthurian now instead of Native American. The doorway beckons young Jason. That night as the Wilsons go to bed, the power goes off. Standing in the driveway are four figures in red jumpsuits, smiling maliciously, armed with long sharp scissors. Each wears a driving glove on one hand, Michael Jackson–style, perhaps to keep the blood from making their weapons slip. Jason’s monkeyish double is crouched on all fours. On his face is what the burn-ward doctors call a “TFO mask”— so you’ll know what to ask for next

Halloween. At some cost, the family gives their captors the slip. But they’re not the only ones being visited tonight. Home invasion terror isn’t always elegant, but it’s always effective. Peele is a genial shocker: the comic relief arrives between never-too-horrible mayhem. Before the attack, Gabe lounges in plaid shorts, waiting for his wife in what he hopes is an alluring position. It’s funny and tragic, too, when the cuddly man tries to act badass to scare off the intruders. The movie’s suggestiveness is in the title, which could be misread as “U.S.”; what will be the fate of a society divided between “influencers” and the influenced? Deeper analysis of Us will be deserved. Nyong’o is constantly startling with her display of terror and maternal wrath. As seen on Us’s sensational poster, Nyong’o is a master of the horror-face, a look described in the theater world as ‘the skull.’ ‘Us’ is playing in wide release.

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Movies

• New Movies This Week • By Matthew Stafford

Friday, March 29–Thursday, April 4 The Aftermath (1:48) Retrograde soap opera stars Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård as strangers thrown together in the rubble of post-WWII Hamburg. Alita: Battle Angel (2:02) Robert Rodriguez’s FX-heavy sci-fi thriller about a kickass cyborg amnesiac stars Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly and Mahershala Ali. Apollo 11 (1:33) Enthralling documentary beholds the landing on the moon through never-before-seen 70mm footage; Neil Armstrong stars. The Beach Bum (1:35) Latter-day Spicoli Matthew McConaughey and fellow Miami Beach misfits Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher and Jimmy Buffett chase the dream: pervasive drug and alcohol use and strong sexual content. The Best of Enemies (2:13) Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell star in the true story of a civil rights activist and a North Carolina Klansman who battled over school desegregation during the incendiary summer of ’71. Captain Marvel (2:08) Brie Larson stars as Marvel Comics’ latest cinematic superhero, a Clinton-era fighter-pilot-turned-überempowered defender of humankind; Samuel L. Jackson costars. Cold War (1:29) Cannes-winning Polish drama about a hopeless Iron Curtaincleaved love affair in post-WWII Europe; Pawel Pawlikowski directs. Coriolanus (2:50) The Stratford Festival’s edgy modern restaging of Shakespeare’s tragedy about a legendary general’s rise and fall is presented in glorious big-screen high definition. A Dog’s Way Home (1:36) A wayward pooch sets off on a 400-mile journey in search of hearth and home and hooks up with Ashley Judd, Edward James Olmos and other bipeds along the way. Dumbo (2:10) Tim Burton’s live-action reboot of the Disney classic about a flying elephant and his circus sidekicks; Alan Arkin, Michael Keaton and Eva Green star. Everybody Knows (2:12) Asghar Farhadi thriller stars Penelope Cruz as a vacationing wife with a missing daughter, an amorous ex and family secrets aplenty. Fighting With My Family (1:48) Offbeat indie biopic of Raya Knight, aka Superstar Paige, and her tight-knit professional-wrestler family; Stephen Merchant, of all people, directs. Five Feet Apart (2:00) Wistful romance about the restrictive and non-tactile flirtation between two teenage cystic fibrosis patients. Gloria Bell (1:42) Julianne Moore triumphs as a fifty-something cubicle drone who spends her nights clubbing and making time with John Turturro. Hotel Mumbai (2:05) Unrelentingly tense thriller about the 2008 siege of India’s Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists; Dev Patel and Armie Hammer star. The Hummingbird Project (1:51) 21st century thriller stars Alexander Skarsgård and Jesse Eisenberg as high-tech traders taking on equally sleazy hedge-fund manager Salma Hayek. If Beale Street Could Talk (1:57) James

Alita: Battle Angel (PG-13) Apollo 11 (G)

• Baldwin’s edgy romance of 1970s Harlem comes to the big screen with KiKi Layne as Tish; Barry Jenkins directs. In Search of Greatness (1:20) Inspiring documentary delves into the soul and spirit of athletic achievement through in-depth interviews with Pele, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Venus and Serena Williams and other icons. The Invisibles (1:50) Docudrama about four of the 7,000 Jews who lived secretly in Berlin during WWII is enhanced with present-day interviews with the actual survivors. The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre (5:20) Live from New York it’s the second entry in Wagner’s Ring cycle with its gods, monsters, Siegmund, Sieglinde and the everrousing Ride of the Valkyries. More than Funny (1:30) Rising comic Michael Jr. stars in a movie that’s part autobiography and part stand-up routine. The Mustang (1:36) A Nevada convict gets a new lease on life when he joins his prison’s wild horse training program; Bruce Dern plays the regulation old-coot trainer. No Manches Frida 2 (1:42) The gang from Frida High are back and beach-bound for a sunny afternoon of rambunctious horseplay. On the Basis of Sex (2:00) Inspirational biopic stars Felicity Jones as the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, trying a landmark gender discrimination case before the U.S. Court of Appeals; Mimi Leder directs. Pet Sematary (1:41) Stephen King’s horror novel hits the big screen with Jason Clarke as a Boston doctor who makes the mistake of moving himself and his family to quiet, woodsy Maine. The Royal Ballet: Don Quixote (3:05) Cervantes’ classic tale of a quixotic Spanish wayfarer is brought to terpsichorean life through Carlos Acosta’s dazzling choreography. Shazam! (2:10) Big/Superman mashup in which a luckless 14-year-old blossoms into a grown-up superhero with totally dope superpowers; Zachary Levi stars. Sorolla (1:10) Explore the Spanish master’s greatest paintings on an insightful tour of Madrid’s Museo del Prado. Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams (1:52) Documentary follows the ’70s rock icon as she records her titular solo album in cahoots with the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart. Transit (1:41) Era-hopping German thriller about a Holocaust refugee assuming a dead man’s identity in modern-day Marseille. A Tuba to Cuba (1:24) Toe-tapping, eye-opening documentary follows the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on their 2015 visit to Cuba in search of New Orleans’ musical roots. Us (2:00) Metaphoric fright-fest from Jordan Peele about a family traumatized by their own terrifying, all-knowing doppelgängers; Lupita Nyong’o stars. The Wedding Guest (1:34) Travelogue of a thriller about a kidnapping plot gone awry in photogenic New Delhi; Dev Patel stars. Wonder Park (1:25) Family-friendly cartoon about a little girl’s adventures at a magical amusement park; Jennifer Garner and Jeffrey Tambor lend voice.

The Aftermath (R)

The Beach Bum (R)

Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Captain Marvel (PG-13)

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Cold War (R) A Dog’s Way Home (PG) Dumbo (PG)

Everybody Knows (R) Fighting With My Family (PG-13) Five Feet Apart (PG-13) Gloria Bell (R)

Green Book (PG-13)

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Hotel Mumbai (R)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG)

Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05; Sun-Thu 11:30, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; Sun-Thu 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 Northgate: Fri-Sun 9:55, 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25; MonWed 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:20, 6:55 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:45, 4, 7, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12:45, 4, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:35; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:35 Northgate: Fri-Sun 10:15, 11:45, 1:15, 2:45, 4:15, 5:45, 7:15, 8:45, 10:15; Mon-Wed 11:45, 1:15, 2:45, 4:15, 5:45, 7:15, 8:45, 10:15 Lark: Fri 2:05; Sun 8:50; Mon 4:35; Tue 10; Wed 2:20 Lark: Fri 4; Sun 10:45; Tue 6:30; Wed 4:15 Cinema: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 12:30, 3, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30; Sun-Wed 12, 12:30, 3, 3:30, 6:45 Northgate: Fri-Sun 9:40, 11, 1:50, 3:15, 4:40, 6:10, 7:30, 10:20, 3D showtimes at 12:25, 9; Mon-Wed 11, 1:50, 3:15, 4:40, 6:10, 7:30, 10:20, 3D showtimes at 12:25, 9 Playhouse: Fri 3:15, 3:45, 6:05, 6:45, 9, 9:30 Sat 12, 12:45, 3:15, 3:45, 6:05, 6:45, 9, 9:30 Sun 12, 12:45, 3:15, 3:45, 6:05, 6:45; Mon-Thu 3:15, 3:45, 6:05, 6:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50 Rafael: Fri, Sun-Wed 5:30; Sat 12:30, 5:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:40, 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:45; Sat-Sun 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:45, 4:50, 7:45, 10:35 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 3:15, 6:30, 9:20; Sun-Wed 12:10, 3:15, 6:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10:15; Sun-Thu 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:40 Sequoia: Fri 4:30, 7, 9:30; Sat 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; Sun, Wed 2, 4:30, 7; Mon-Tue 4:30, 7; Thu 4:30 Regency: Fri 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50; Sat 3:50, 6:50, 9:50; SunTue 12:50, 3:50, 6:50; Thu 12:50, 3:50 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:20, 6:50, 9:35; Sun-Wed 12:15, 3:20, 6:50 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:50, 1:40, 4:30 7:20, 10:10; Sun-Thu 10:50, 1:40, 4:30 7:20

Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:30; Sat-Sun 11, 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:15 The Hummingbird Project (NR) Rafael: Fri-Sat 3:15, 8:15; Sun-Tue 8:15; Wed-Thu 8:30 Lark: Fri 10; Sat 9; Mon 6:30; Tue noon; Thu 4 • If Beale Street Could Talk (R) In Search of Greatness (PG-13) Lark: Fri 12:20; Sat 2:50; Sun 5:10; Tue 4:45; Thu 10 Rafael: Fri 3:30, 6, 8:30; Sat-Sun 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30; Mon-Tue 6, • The Invisibles (NR) 8:30; Wed-Thu 6 Isn’t It Romantic (PG-13) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:55, 4:30, 10 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:45 • The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre (NR) Lark: Sat 9am; Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9am; Wed 12:30, 6:30 Sequoia: Sat 9am; Wed 12:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:20, 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9:30; Sun-Thu 11:20, • The Mustang (R) 1:50, 4:20, 7 No Manches Frida 2 (R) Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 Lark: Fri 8:45; Sat 6:35; Mon 12:25; Tue 2:20; Wed 10 • On the Basis of Sex (PG-13) Rafael: Sun noon • The Royal Ballet: Don Quixote (NR) Fairfax: Thu 4, 7 Northgate: Thu 4, 7, 10:15, 11:25; 3D showtime • Shazam! (PG-13) at 8:20 Playhouse: Thu 4, 7 Rowland: Thu 4, 7:10, 10:20

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Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams (NR) They Shall Not Grow Old (R)

Transit (NR) A Tuba to Cuba (NR) The Upside (PG-13) Us (R)

The Wedding Guest (R) Wonder Park (PG)

Rafael: Thu 7 Northgate: Fri-Sun 9:45, 12:55, 4:05, 7:10, 10:20; Mon-Wed 12:55, 4:05, 7:10, 10:20 Rafael: Fri 3:45, 5:45, 8; Sat-Sun 1:30, 3:45, 5:45, 8; MonThu 5:45, 8 Lark: Sat 4:35; Sun 7; Mon 2:45; Tue 8:30; Wed 12:25; Thu 11:40 Lark: Fri 6:10; Sun 2:40; Mon 10, 8:50; Thu 1:30 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 3:45, 6:15, 7:15, 9, 9:45; Sun-Wed 1, 3:45, 6:15, 7:15 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 10; SatSun 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:25, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Playhouse: Fri 4, 7, 9:45; Sat 1, 4, 7, 9:45; Sun 1, 4, 7; Mon-Wed 4, 7 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 4:45, 7:20, 9:40; Sun 2:20, 4:45, 7:20; MonTue 4:45, 7:20; Wed 7:20; Thu 4:45 Northgate: Fri-Sun 9:50, 12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7, 9:20; MonWed 12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7, 9:20

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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In 1938 the Marin county board of supervisors decided to ban what from Marin County roads (a prohibition that still stands today)?

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What two U.S. state names contain the complete names of other states?

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What important 20thcentury politician had the same name as his country?

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In the late 1960s, Paul Simon wrote a song as a tribute to the former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt but changed the title to what?

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If a single-elimination sports tournament begins with 64 teams, how many total games must be played until only one team, the champion, remains?

Presenting the Oscar for Best Costume Design at the recent Academy Awards, what actors dressed like this? (Her dress was filled with stuffed bunnies.)

A record 73 million people tuned in to CBS television at 8pm on February 9, 1964, to experience what musical event? BONUS QUESTION: What was the most recent year that appears the same upside-down and right side-up? What will be the next? You’re invited to the next Trivia Cafe team contest on Tuesday, April 9, at the Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael at 6:30pm. Free with prizes. Have a great question? Send it in and if we use it we’ll give you credit! Contact howard1@triviacafe.com.

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Calendar Concerts MARIN Dumpstaphunk New Orleans funk group plays two nights, including a Sunday tribute to the Isley Brothers and Sly & the Family Stone. Mar 30-31. $28-$34. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850. Sean Hayes Beloved San Francisco singer-songwriter returns to the Grate Room for another round of soulful folk-rock. Mar 30, 8pm. $25. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773. Steve Gaddis Benefit Jeremy D’Antonio, Daniel McLaughlin, Danny Montana and others perform to support well-known Marin County golf pro undergoing treatment for lymphoma. Mar 31, 5pm. Papermill Creek Saloon, 1 Castro, Forest Knolls, 415.488.9235.

SONOMA Arlo Guthrie Folk icon performs the 50th anniversary tour of his breakout album, “Alice’s Restaurant,” with Sarah Lee Guthrie. Mar 28, 8pm. $39-$55. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3600. John Trubee & the Ugly Janitors of America Underground rock legend and longtime Sonoma County resident plays a rare local show with support from Set in Stone and Immortallica. Mar 30, 8pm. by donation. Spancky’s Bar, 8201 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707.664.0169.

NAPA The Billie Holiday Project Celebrate “Lady Day” with vocalist Stella Heath and several Bay Area jazz musicians performing Holiday’s music. Apr 3, 6:30 and 8:30pm. $12 and up. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.880.2300.

Clubs & Venues MARIN Dance Palace Mar 31, 2pm, Benefit Concert for Cascade Canyon School with Jai Uttal. 503 B St, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1075. Fenix Mar 28, Two of Us. Mar 29, the Boombox. Mar 31, Ad Hoc Band. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.813.5600.

224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Jazz. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Alley, 69 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, theindiealley.com.

Marin Country Mart Mar 29, 6pm, Friday Night Jazz with Joshua Smith Trio. Mar 31, 11:30am, Folkish Festival with Mads Tolling and friends. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

William Tell House Mar 29, 5:30pm, Kevin Russell and friends. 26955 Hwy 1, Tomales, 707.878.2403.

Marin Women’s Hall of Fame Program honors the achievements of Marin women. Mar 28, 5pm. $115 and up. Peacock Gap Country Club, 333 Biscayne Dr, San Rafael, ywcasf-marin.org.

19 Broadway Nightclub Mar 28, Mot & the Ship of Fools. Mar 29, Euro night party with Sonamo and Rue’ 66. Mar 30, Somori Pointer and the Happys. Mar 31, Bill Petitti Quartet. Apr 2, These Idol Hands. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091. No Name Bar Mar 28, No Room for Zeus. Mar 29, Michael Aragon Quartet. Mar 30, Home. Mar 31, Timothy O & Co. Apr 1, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 415.332.1392. Panama Hotel Restaurant Mar 27, Loren Rowan. Mar 28, C-Jam with Connie Ducey. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael, 415.457.3993. Papermill Creek Saloon Mar 27, the Reb Blake Project. Mar 28, OMEN. Mar 29, Michael Michael Motorcycle and Lender. Mar 30, the Lake Charlatans. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls, 415.488.9235. Peri’s Silver Dollar Mar 27, Sean Kelly & the Heartthrobs. Mar 28, Mark’s Jam Sammich. Mar 29, Strike Iron. Mar 30, El Radio Fantastique. Mar 31, Chrissy Lynne and friends. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910. Rancho Nicasio Mar 29, Rockin’ Johnny Burgin. Mar 30, Stompy Jones featuring Annette Moreno. Mar 31, 5pm, Sugartown. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219. Sausalito Seahorse Mar 28, Noel Jewkes & the Legato Express. Mar 29, Slim Jim. Mar 30, Freddy Clarke & Wobbly World. Mar 31, 4pm, Somos el Son. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Mar 29, the Blank Tapes. Mar 30, West Marin Grateful Dead Appreciation Night. Mar 31, Tommy Alexander & Taylor KIngman Band. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311. Sweetwater Music Hall Mar 27, Zenith Sunn featuring Eric Lindell and Anson Funderburgh. Mar 28, Grateful Bluegrass Boys and Painted Mandolin. Mar 29, Wonder Bread 5. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850. The Tavern on Fourth Mar 29, the Bricoleurs. Mar 30, the Party Monsters. 711 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.4044.

First Congregational Church of San Rafael Apr 3, choral concert with Portola High School Choir. 8 North San Pedro Dr, San Rafael, 415.479.2747.

Terrapin Crossroads Mar 27, FeatPrints. Mar 28, San Geronimo. Mar 29,“Talking Heads Top 40 Friday” with Stu Allen and friends. Mar 30, Money: a tribute to Pink Floyd. Mar 31, Grahame Lesh and friends. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

HopMonk Novato Mar 30, Illeagles. Mar 31, Troy Fernandez.

Throckmorton Theatre Mar 28, Deborah Winters’ Modern Cool

Art Opening MARIN O’Hanlon Center for the Arts Mar 28-Apr 25, “Monochromatic,” group show is juried by Suzanne Gray. Reception, Apr 2 at 5:30pm. 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331. Throckmorton Theatre Apr 2-30, “View from Calle del Mar,” paintings by Patricia Gwyllm Ziegler act as metaphors metaphors of yin and yang. Reception, Apr 2 at 5pm. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

Comedy Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood Armed with wit, the “Whose Line Is it Anyway?” stars take to the stage with their live improv show “The Scared Scriptless” Tour. Mar 28, 7:30pm. $35 and up. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.473.6800. Improv Marin News Laugh to local Marin news and events acted out by improvisational group. Mar 29, 8pm. West End Studio Theatre, 1554 Fourth St, San Rafael, improvmarin.com. #MeFunnyToo Hilarious standup show celebrating Women’s History Month features comedians Marga Gomez, Chey Bell and others. Mar 29, 8pm. $20-$30. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600. Will Durst & Swami Beyondananda The political pundit and the cosmic comic team up for laughs.Mar 30,7:30pm.$20-$25.Lagunitas School Multipurpose Room,1 Lagunitas School Road,San Geronimo,415-488-8888.

Dance College of Marin James Dunn Theatre Mar 30, 7:30pm, Dane 160 presents Sizzling Salsa, College of Marin students perform with Cedeno Dance. Free. 835 College Ave, Kentfield 415.485.9385. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium Mar 30, 1 and 5pm, Swan Lake, presented by Stapleton Ballet. $23-$37. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.473.6800.

Events Indie Alley Anniversary Fundraiser Acclaimed author Anne Lamott is the special guest, appearing in conversation and audience Q&A. Mar 28, 6:30pm. Sold out. The Indie

“Onstage with Jim & Tom” Live Podcast featuring musical interviews and performances recorded at the Phoenix Theater celebrates a five-year anniversary with a live event that raises funds for the theater. Mar 30, 8pm. $10. The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St, Petaluma, 707.762.3565.

Film Paper Clips Documentary follows an extraordinary experiment in Holocaust education. Mar 27, 6pm. Museum of International Propaganda, 1000 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 415.310.1173. Viva Espana! Series of films on Spanish writers and artists screens “Sorolla: La emoción del natural.” Sun, Mar 31, 1pm. $10-$15. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.924.5111.

Food & Drink Off the Grid Food Trucks Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen to live music and take in great views. Sun, 11am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

For Kids Octopretzl Bumblebee Kids present the danceable, singable interactive songs about nature. Mar 31, 11am. $10. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

Theater These Shining Lives Four young women in 1920s Illinois discover they’re braver and stronger than they could’ve imagined. Through Mar 31. $15-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, 415.456.9555. A Perfect Ganesh The pilgrimage tradition is turned on its head when two middle-aged friends throw themselves into a rousing tour of India. Mar 29-Apr 14. $28-$30. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920.

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RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or single and sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single’s Group or Women’s Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships and life. Weekly, ongoing groups or 9-week groups starting the week of April 1st. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. Central San Rafael. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415/453-8117. THERAPY GROUP FOR WISER OLDER WOMEN (WOW!) 55+ is held every other Wednesday, 1:00 - 2:30 PM. Women address & explore many issues including loss, difficult transitions, challenging situations, self-care, divorce, young adult children leaving home, changing roles, relationships. THERAPY GROUP FOR FORMER MEMBERS OF HIGH DEMAND/CONTROLLING GROUPS OR CULTS is held every other Saturday, 3:00 - 5:00 PM. Participants address & explore issues including recruitment, indoctrination, coercive control, loss, self-care, disconfirming self-limiting beliefs, family of origin issues. Individual consultation requested. Kentfield. Colleen Russell, LMFT (MFC29249), Certified Group Psychotherapist. Individuals, Couples, Families, Groups, Workshops. In Office and via Secure Internet or Phone. 1036 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield, CA 94904, Suite 204 (Across from College of Marin). 415-785-3513. Email: crussell@colleenrussellmft.com. Website: www.Colleenrussellmft.com. Mindful Self Compassion 8-Week Class Series. Cultivate skills to respond to difficult moments in your life with kindness, care and understanding. Based on the ground-breaking research of Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer, Mindful SelfCompassion brings self-kindness, a sense of common humanity, and balanced, mindful awareness into our everyday lives. Facilitator: Elizabeth Gosselin is certified through the International Mindfulness Teacher’s Association and founder of Yoga of Compassion. Details: Tuesday Evenings, April 9 - May 28, 6:30 - 9:00. Plus 1/2 Day Saturday April 27. At Unitarian Universalist 240 Channing Way San Rafael, CA. Must be registered to attend. $550 per person. For information or to register email: elizabethgosselin@mac. com or visit yogaofcompassion.com

Mind&Body HYPNOTHERAPY Thea Donnelly, M.A. Hypnosis, Counseling, All Issues. 25 yrs. experience. 415-459-0449.

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

ENGLISH PETSITTER Exp., reliable and long-term Marin resident will love your animals & pamper your plants.

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Real Estate HOMES/CONDOS FOR SALE AFFORDABLE MARIN? I can show you 60 homes under $600,000. Call Cindy Halvorson 415-902-2729, BRE #01219375. Christine Champion, BRE# 00829362.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146328. The following individual(s) are doing business: ENGEL + VOELKERS SAUSALITO, 539 BRIDGEWAY SUITES A AND B, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: SAN FRANCISCO REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS INC., 3636 E. COAST HIGHWAY, CORONA DEL MAR, CA 92625. 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 FEBRUARY 25, 2019. (Publication Dates: March 13, 20, 27 and April 3 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146385. The following individual(s) are doing business: ALBA SALON, 621 DEL FANADO RD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: ALBA SALON CORPORATION, 621 DEL FANADO RD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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 MARCH 4, 2019. (Publication Dates: March 13, 20, 27 and April 3 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146366. The following individual(s) are doing business: INNOVATIVE RADIO SOLUTIONS, 15 SILK OAK CIRCLE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DOGTREKKER, INC., 15 SILK OAK CIRCLE, 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 MARCH 1, 2019. (Publication Dates: March 13, 20, 27 and April 3 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146398. The following individual(s) are doing business: PRIME MOBILE PET GROOMING, 247 D STREET #103, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JULIANA DE ANDRADE DA COSTA, 247 D STREET #103, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 6, 2019. (Publication Dates: March 13, 20, 27 and April 3 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146229. The following individual(s) are doing business: KBM ENTERPRISES, 26 CHALDA COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: KEVIN B. MCNEW, 26 CHALDA COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEBRUARY 11, 2019. (Publication Dates: March 13, 20, 27 and April 3 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019146348. The following individual(s) are doing business: THE

APPLICANT MANAGER, 361 3RD ST, SUITE F, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: THE HR MANAGER LLC, 361 3RD ST, SUITE F, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A 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 FEBRUARY 27, 2019. (Publication Dates: March 20, 27 April 3, and 10 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019146457. The following individual(s) are doing business: ARCH STREET PROPERTIES, 40 WALNUT AVE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: EQUITY FARM LLC, 40 WALNUT AVE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by A 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 MARCH 14, 2019. (Publication Dates: March 20, 27 April 3, and 10 of 2019)

OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1900797 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Robert Fong, Monica Barker, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Ever Gray Fong to Proposed Name: Rocky Ever Fong 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear

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PublicNotices 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: 4/16/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: 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: FEB 28, 2019 Andrew E. Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Chais (March 6, 13, 20, 27 of 2019)

CORRECTION: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1900535 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Cassandra Mary Helen Christiansen and Leif Marius Christiansen, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Isis Mae Christiansen to Proposed Name: Iris Mae Christiansen 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: 4/5/2019, 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: FEB 7, 2019 James T Chou Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By C. Lucchesi, Deputy (February 20, 27, March 6, 13 of 2019) Correction dates (March 6, 13, 20, 27 of 2019)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

RAYMOND J. BUSSEY CASE NO.: 19PRO00291 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Raymond J. Bussey AKA RAYMOND JOSEPH BUSSEY A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: Richard Gibbs in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: Richard Gibbs be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, If any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 4/12/2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: 28 Address of court: 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: C. JEAN RYAN, Sideman & Bancroft LLP, One Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 392-1960 FILED: Mar 7, 2019 Clerk of the Superior Court by Annamaria Sousa Deputy Clerk (March 13, 20, 27 of 2019)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1900931 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Nancy E Belza and Paul C Belza, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Ryan Harrison Belza to Proposed Name: Ryan Kensington Belza 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: 5/6/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A Room: A. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: MAR 11, 2019 Stephen Freccero Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By C. Lucchesi, Deputy (March 20, 27, April 3, 10 of 2019)

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS. Notice is hereby given that the Butte County Office of Education, (hereinafter “BCOE”) will receive proposals submit electronically in a single PDF to the BCOE by 3:00pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 to b2w@bcoe.org with the subject line reading: 2019 Back 2 Work Marin County RFP_Proposers Name. No separate emails with pieces of applications will be accepted. The single PDF of the full application must be emailed. Applications emailed to any address other than listed above will not be accepted. Proposals to administer TWO (2) Work Crews in Marin County for the Back 2 Work Program for the BCOE. After the scheduled closing time set for receipt of proposals, proposals may not then be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) calendar days from and after said closing time, except as otherwise provided in the California Public Contract Code. Each proposal must conform to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (“RFP”) specifications and other documents comprising the contract documents, which may be examined online at https:// www.bcoe.org/o/bcoe/browse/12974 and copies obtained at the office of Shelle Hord, Sr. Administrative Assistant, located at 2015 J Street; Suite 205, Sacramento, CA 95811, (530) 532-5686.No proposal will be considered unless it follows

the instructions provided in the RFP. Each proposal must be submitted with a fully executed Non-Collusion Affidavit that complies with Public Contract Code Section 7106.All proposers shall be responsible for familiarizing themselves with the conditions and requirements of bidding prior to submitting a proposal. Within ten (10) calendar days after notification of the award of contract, the successful proposer will be required to submit a fully executed contract and furnish the certificates of insurance required by the contract. Funds for this program are contingent upon a fully executed contract between Caltrans and BCOE. Funds will not be available and a contract will not be entered into with the successful proposer until these funds are made available from the State. This RFP shall not be construed to create an obligation on the part of BCOE to enter into a contract with any firm or individual. This request is an information solicitation of proposal only. BCOE reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and/ or waive any irregularities or informalities in the RFP process. Mary Sakuma •Superintendent of the Butte County Office of Education. 1859 Bird Street, Oroville, CA 95965

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1901014 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Cara Quibell Lembi, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Cara Quibell Lembi to Proposed Name: Cara Mia Martine Quibell Lembi 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: 5/9/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: March 15, 2018 James T. Chou Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By C. Lucchesi, Deputy (March 27, April 3, 10, 17 of 2019)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERT WILLIS MOREY, JR, aka ROBERT W. MOREY, JR. CASE NO.: PR 1901002 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Robert Willis Morey, Jr., Robert W. Morey, Jr., Robert Willis Morey, Robert W. Morey, Robert Morey A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: Janet L. Dobrovolny in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: Janet L. Dobrovolny be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 4/15/2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J, Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: Janet L. Dobrovolny 2000 Powell Street, Suite 1605, Emeryville, CA 94608 510-653-3878 FILED: MAR 7, 2019 James M. Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: E. CHAIS (March 27, April 4, April 10 of 2019)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SUSANNE MARION SCHNEIDER CASE NO.: PR 1901072 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: SUSANNE MARION SCHNEIDER A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: VOLKMAR BÜSCHEL in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for~Probate~requests that: HOLGER SIEWART be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 4/15/2019, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J, Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 949134988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: SIEGWARD GERMAN AMERICAN LAW, INC. 1799 Bayshore Highway, Suite 150, Burlingame, CA 94010 650-2599670 FILED: MAR 20, 2019 James M. Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By: E. CHAIS (March 27, April 4, April 10 of 2019)

By Amy Alkon

I’m a straight single woman nearing 50. My best friends are a lesbian couple. I’m going to get some nonsurgical skin tightening on my face, and they got very judgmental about it: “We think you’re beautiful as you are.” Next, it was “What if it goes wrong?” and “Will you keep getting procedures till you don’t look like you?” I ended up crying and then getting really angry. First of all, it’s my face. Secondly, I don’t think they understand the pressure on straight single women to look young and beautiful. Thirdly, I think my friends should support me in my decisions even if they don’t agree with them. Am I wrong? —Upset

I’m 55. Eventually, if a man catcalls me, I’ll go over and give him a dollar. So I do understand the desire for dermatological intervention. That said, your friends probably feel they have a right (and maybe even a mandate) to tell you what to do—probably because they’re trying to look out for you. The problem is, criticizing people doesn’t make them want to change; it makes them want to clobber the person doing the criticizing. And this seems to be the case whether that person is giving unsolicited advice to a friend or muttering “Dude … seriously on the 24-pack of doughnuts?” to that stout stranger in the supermarket. This happens because our brain’s threat response system is a little primitive. A central player in it is the amygdala, which makes split-second decisions about whether we’re in danger. Unfortunately, to your amygdala, an attack is an attack—meaning, a verbal attack triggers the same responses as a physical attack. Your adrenaline surges, your heart pumps like crazy, and blood gets shunted away from your reasoning center and to your extremities. This gets you into the perfect state to bolt or punch your attacker in the nose. Tell your busybody friends it means a lot that they care about you, but that their context—as two nesting lesbians—is not your context as a single straight woman careening toward 50. Set a boundary: Explain that you want their advice on your appearance only if you ask for it. You could also ask them to be supportive of you— even if they aren’t on board with the steps you’re taking—simply on the grounds that you’re trying to improve yourself and go after what you want. It’s nice when your photo on a dating site makes some man reminisce about a classic beauty from his youth—but not when it’s his grandma’s prized Hermes alligator clutch.

I’m a guy, and I’ve noticed that many women (at cafes, etc.) give me flirtatious looks, suggesting they’re interested in me, yet they never approach me. Why don’t they just come over and say hi and get my number and call me or message me? —Annoyed

It isn’t hard to get a woman to chase you. Just grab her purse and take off down the street. However, as a dude, if you’re looking for dates or a relationship, you should plan on doing the chasing rather than the waiting. “Males chase/females choose” evolved to be kind of a thing across species—those in which the females get stuck with the greater share of child production and caretaking (“parental investment,” in anthro terms). As evolutionary scientists Peter K. Jonason and Norman Li explain (in their research on playing hard to get), “the sex that bears the greater obligation to offspring is the more choosy sex (females in most species) and will put the opposite sex (usually males) through ‘tests’ for access.” Keep in mind that many men will have sex with a woman they aren’t all that interested in simply because she pursues them. (In guy terms: “My wrist is tired. You’ll do.”) In line with this, Jonason and Li’s research finds that women benefit from playing hard to get in a way men do not. A woman who refrains from pursuing a man “may increase her perceived value” in his eyes and motivate him to work harder to pursue her. “In contrast,” they write, “men who limit their availability may pay heavier costs than women will through the loss of potential mating opportunities.” As for what this means for you, waiting for women to ask for your digits and blow up your phone with calls and texts is a fantastic idea—if your mail comes addressed to Chris Hemsworth, 26 Movie Star Avenue. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email adviceamy@aol.com. @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly radio show, blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon

Astrology

For the week of March 27

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Kermit the Frog

from Sesame Street is the world’s most famous puppet. He has recorded songs, starred in films and TV shows, and written an autobiography. His image has appeared on postage stamps and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kermit’s beginnings were humble, however. When his creator Jim Henson first assembled him, he consisted of Henson’s mom’s green coat and two halves of a white ping pong ball. I mention this, Aries, because the current astrological omens suggest that you, too, could make a puppet that will one day have great influence. APRIL FOOL! I half-lied. Here’s the whole truth: now isn’t a favorable time to start work on a magnificent puppet. But it is a perfect moment to launch the rough beginnings of a project that’s well-suited for your unique talents.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus

businessman Chuck Feeney made a huge fortune as the entrepreneur who co-developed duty-free shopping. But at age 87, he lives frugally, having given away $8 billion to philanthropic causes. He doesn’t even own a house or car. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to follow his lead in the coming weeks. Be unreasonably generous and exorbitantly helpful. APRIL FOOL! I exaggerated a bit. While it’s true that now is an extra favorable time to bestow blessings on everyone, you shouldn’t go overboard. Make sure your giving is artful, not careless or compulsive.

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reap huge benefits from having as much sex as possible. (P.S. If you don’t have a partner, have sex with your fantasies or yourself.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you ever spend time at the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, you’ll get a chance to become a member of the 300 Club. To be eligible, you wait till the temperature ouside drops to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When it does, you spend 20 minutes in a sauna heated to 200 degrees. Then you exit into the snow and ice wearing nothing but white rubber boots, and run a few hundred feet to a ceremonial pole and back. In so doing, you expose your naked body to a swing of 300 degrees. According to my astrological analysis, now is an ideal time to pull off this feat. APRIL FOOL! I lied. I’m not really urging you to join the 300 Club. On the other hand, I do think it’s a favorable phase to go to extremes for an authentically good cause. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scientific

research shows that if you arrange to get bitten by thousands of mosquitoes in a relatively short time, you make yourself immune. Forever after, mosquito bites won’t itch you. Now would be an excellent time for you to launch such a project. APRIL FOOL! I lied. I don’t really think you should do that. On the contrary. You should scrupulously avoid irritations and aggravations, especially little ones. Instead, immerse yourself in comfort and ease. Be as free from vexation as you have ever been!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Now is a perfect time to start learning the Inuktitut language spoken by the indigenous people of Eastern Canada. Here are some key phrases to get you underway. 1. UllusiuKattagit inosek: Celebrate your life! 2. Pitsialagigavit, piggogutivagit!: Because you’re doing amazing things, I’m proud of you! 3. Nalligijauvutit: You are loved! 4. Kajusitsiatuinnagit: Keep it up! APRIL FOOL! I lied. Now isn’t really a better time than any other to learn the Inuktitut language. But it is an important time to talk to yourself using phrases like those I mentioned. You need to be extra kind and super positive toward yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If allowed to do what comes naturally, two rabbits and their immediate descendants will produce 1,300 new rabbits in twelve months’ time. In five years, their offspring would amount to 94 million. I suspect that you will approach this level of fertility in the next four weeks, at least in a metaphorical sense. APRIL FOOL! I stretched the truth a bit. There’s no way you will produce more than a hundred good new ideas and productions and gifts. At the most, you’ll generate a mere 50.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): When he was

weather is warm year-round and the crime rate is low on Pitcairn, a remote South Pacific island that is a 30-hour boat ride away from the nearest airport. The population has been dwindling in recent years, however, which is why the government offers foreigners free land if they choose to relocate. You might want to consider taking advantage of this opportunity. APRIL FOOL! I was exaggerating. It’s true that you could get major health benefits by taking a sabbatical from civilization. But there’s no need to be so drastic about it.

twenty years old, Greek military leader Alexander the Great began to conquer the world. By age 30, he ruled the vast territory between Greece and northwest India. Never shy about extolling his own glory, he named 70 cities after himself. I offer his example as a model for you. Now is a favorable time to name clouds after yourself, as well as groves of trees, stretches of highway, buses, fire hydrants, parking spaces, and rocks. APRIL FOOL. I got a bit carried away. It’s true that now is a good time to assert your authority, extend your clout, and put your unique stamp on every situation. But I don’t recommend that you name entire cities after yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Now is an excellent time

to join an exotic religion. How about the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which believes that true spiritual devotion requires an appreciation of satire? Or how about Discordianism, which worships the goddess of chaos and disorder? Then there’s the United Church of Bacon, whose members exult in the flavor of their favorite food. (Here’s a list of more: tinyurl. com/WeirdReligions.) APRIL FOOL! I wasn’t entirely truthful. It’s accurate to say that now is a great time to reinvigorate and transform your spiritual practice. But it’s better if you figure that out by yourself. There’s no need to get your ideas from a bizarre cult.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Studies show that

people who love grilled cheese sandwiches engage in more sexual escapades than those who don’t gorge on grilled cheese sandwiches. So I advise you to eat a lot of grilled cheese sandwiches, because then you will have more sex than usual. And that’s important, because you are now in a phase when you will reap huge healing benefits from having as much sex as possible. APRIL FOOL! I lied when I implied that eating more grilled cheese sandwiches would motivate you to have more sex. But I wasn’t lying when I said that you should have more sex than usual. And I wasn’t lying when I said you will

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

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You don’t have to run faster than the bear that’s chasing you. You just have to run faster than the slowest person the bear is chasing. OK? So don’t worry! APRIL FOOL! What I just said wasn’t your real horoscope. I hope you know me well enough to understand that I would NEVER advise you to save your own ass by betraying or sacrificing someone else. It’s also important to note that the bear I mentioned is entirely metaphorical in nature. So please ignore what I said earlier. However, I do want you to know that there are effective ways to elude the symbolic bear that are also honorable. To discover them, meditate on calming down the beastly bear-like qualities in yourself. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Now is a favorable time to disguise yourself as a bland nerd with no vivid qualities, or a shy wallflower with no strong opinions, or a polite wimp who prefers to avoid adventure. Please don’t even consider doing anything that’s too interesting or controversial. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, I hope you’ll do the opposite of what I suggested. I think it’s time to express your deep authentic self with aggressive clarity. Be brave and candid and enterprising.

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