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›› LETTERS If nomination isn’t approved, sell the road to Disney! I support the idea of a county nomination and Caltrans designation of Lucas Valley Road as a scenic county road. The 2007 Countywide Plan included scenic road designation as a goal to “preserve and enhance Marin’s scenic highway corridors.” Many Marin community groups and volunteers have offered to work on this effort, which is simple and low cost. Scenic roads do not prevent development, have usual road safety measures, and will increase county and local pride. Measure A had a “yes” vote from 92,050 Marinites (almost three out of four voters), which proves that open spaces and scenic areas are highly valued. This could be an example of government and citizens working together for a positive aim. Mike Paulick, San Rafael
Fecal-soaked oysters never hurt nobody! Oystering in Drakes Estero [“Salazar Shucks West Marin Oyster Operation,” Nov. 30] is an activity that has existed since Sir Francis Drake himself supposedly anchored here and there is no factual or historical evidence that this activity endangered any plant or land or aquatic animal species prior to the creation of the EPA or Congress enacting the 1976 Wilderness Act. Nor has any factual or historical evidence been presented substantiating the claim that oystering endangers any plant or land or aquatic animal species. Indeed, if at all measureable, dairy and beef cattle-polluted
storm water runoff and ground water seepage into the water table and then Drakes Estero most likely has more of a negative environmental impact on Drakes Estero than oystering. If oystering endangers Drakes Estero, surely the gallons of cattle fecal matter and urine is a greater endangerment. Why are dairy and beef cattle activities not considered to be a significant negative environmental impact to Drakes Estero??? Follow the money. Charles Sands, Mill Valley
Petrol peeved The gas prices are rising fast and by the time today’s children are able to drive the price will be much higher. The price of gas is very important because, eventually, nobody is going to be able to drive since they have to pay for other high-priced things that are important—such as rent, taxes and car insurance. Middle- and low-class families have and are complaining about it. I think the government should keep the price at one set amount. If the companies lose oil through an accident then they need to face the consequence and cover the loss themselves.
assertion [“Dreamboat Annie,” Nov. 30] that atheists (Marin County, or otherwise) are either open to or in need of “swaying” is just offensive. The idea that Anne Lamott in all of her infinite wisdom is the one to “sway” us is even more so. The fact is that “whether one believes or not” is a pretty important distinction these days. It defines how we live, work and love (and, for some, hate). Believe it or not, everything might not be “OK.” I don’t require magical thinking of any kind to appreciate my family, friends or, for that matter, Marin. My lack of faith doesn’t make me an “obstinate doubter.” I am just as “fun” and “fulfilled” as anyone else—but don’t have to hide behind Jesus to be so. Tanya Pray, San Anselmo
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‘Who is this Philistine, to defy the armies of the living God?’ —Samuel 17:26 It is not Miss Lamott’s fault that my mother keeps sending me copies of her ridiculous musings on life and Jesus because she is a “cool” Christian who is more likely to most obstinate doubter of all, the apostle Thomas, deliver my atheist soul from eternal damna- The wasn’t as ‘fun’ as he looks. tion. Oooo, Anne Lamott wears jeans and has dreadlocks. She’s just like us! AND she’s a Christian! Esh. That said, Dani Burlison’s Commodus operandi Much has been publicized about the Ross Valley Sanitary District over the last few years [“DA Questioning Whereabouts of RVSD Loan to Former GM”; “Divisive GM Resigns from Ross Valley Sanitary”; “Ross Valley Sanitary to Pay Piper Over Spills,” among others]. No matter where one falls in their opinion of the district’s performance and issues, one thing is certain: the wastewater collection system is in bad shape. While the RVSD staff works to maintain and repair the infrastructure, we would like to ask for your (the public’s) help with a few simple requests: O Do not flush anything down the toilet or drain that does not dissolve as easily as toilet paper. The RVSD.org web site has a “dirty dozen” list of items that are often found clogging both public and private sewer pipes. O Do not pour fats, oils, or grease down the drain. It solidifies in the pipes and can create blockages that lead to overflows or backups. O Report all suspected overflows to the district immediately. If you believe that you see an overflowing manhole or cleanout, or if you detect the odor of sewage in any
flowing water, report it immediately by calling 415/259-2949. Even if it is after business hours, an answering service will direct the message to our emergency on-call personnel at once. The rainy season is under way and the RVSD crews are working to keep the system clear of blockages that could cause sewer overflows. You can take an active role in overflow prevention by helping us out with these few simple precautions. The RVSD staff thanks you for your support. Wendy Martin-Miller, acting general manager, Ross Valley Sanitary District
By word of ‘Mouse’ I attended the College of Marin Drama Department’s performance of The Mouse that Roared [reviewed in the Pacific Sun by Charles Brousse, Dec. 7]. It is wonderfully funny and well acted, and very much under-attended. There are three more performances, Dec. 14 and 15 at 8pm, and Dec. 16 at 2pm, in the tiny Studio Theater in the lower floor of the Performing Arts building. Just follow the signs to find it. Tickets at the door: $20 general, $15 senior, $10 students. Go! And be sure to pick up the schedule for the rest of the school year. Gary Steiger, Ross
They do more before 9am... While folks are—and should be— shocked at the current military scandals, they shouldn’t be surprised and here’s why: As a one-time keyboardist in jazz-funk bands in the Midwest, I played quite a few military bases (think Shepard AFB, Fort Hood, etc.). And I can tell you from personal (and hedonistic) experience that the folks on military bases—both men AND women—are some of the horniest and randiest people you will ever know. And I sure would never trade my experiences there! But that was then, this is now. String ’em up, I say! Craig Whatley, San Rafael
It would be even better if everyone on military bases looked like Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster.
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Strange oyster bedfellows Drakes Bay casts its pearls before Koch-connected ‘nonpartisans’ by Pe te r Se i d m an
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f politics makes strange bedfellows, oysters make even stranger ones in West Marin. In their fight to challenge Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s decision not to renew the Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s lease, the owners of the business have enlisted the aid of a conservative organization with ties to the Koch brothers and conservative crusader California Republican Congressman Darrell Issa. The organization, Cause of Action, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco Dec. 3 after Secretary Salazar announced Nov. 29 he would not renew the lease for the Drakes Bay Oyster Company (DBOC). In a memo explaining his decision, Salazar wrote that renewing the lease “would violate the policies of the National Park Service concerning commercial use within a unit of the National Park System and nonconforming uses within potential or designated wilderness, as well as specific wilderness legislation for Point Reyes National Seashore.” Salazar’s ability to make that decision was granted thanks to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who in 2009 inserted a rider into an Interior Appropriations Act that gave the secretary of the interior authority to grant a 10-year lease extension. Feinstein has been a strong supporter of allowing the oyster company to
remain in Drakes Estero. Her move to give Salazar the authority to decide the oyster operation’s fate came amid dueling scientific reviews investigating whether the operation was harmful or beneficial to the estero. With contradictory conclusions, the scientific inquiries served only to fuel the controversy over whether a commercial operation should be allowed to continue in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The controversy goes back to 1972 and a reservation of use agreement between the National Park Service and the Johnson family, who at the time operated the oyster production enterprise, which had existed on the site for about 100 years. The reservation of use (and a special use permit) allowed oyster farming on the site for a maximum of 40 years, with occupancy expiring in 2012. According to Salazar’s memo, “The explicit terms of the 1972 conveyance from the Johnson Oyster Company to the United States of America” included a payment of $79,200 to the company. “Under these terms and considerations paid, the United States purchased all the fee interest that housed the oyster operation. In 2004, DBOC acquired the business from Johnson Oyster Company, including the remaining term of reservation of use and occupancy and was explicitly informed ‘no new permit will be issued’ after the 2012 expiration date.” 10 >
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by Jason Walsh
NUSD staff lobs spitballs at charter proposal A proposal for a new charter school in Novato received low grades this week—when concerns over diversity, finances and its curriculum were raised by school district staff. Among the staff’s criticisms of the proposal for the would-be North Bay Academy charter school are its budgeting of state grant funds that have yet to be awarded, and the low percentage of Latino families that signed the petition for the charter. The application for the Academy’s charter was submitted last month by a local group called the North Bay Educational Foundation, which formed following district-driven changes to Rancho Elementary School, a longtime magnet school that became a neighborhood school at the end of the 2011-12 school year. The proposed North Bay Academy would open next school year with about 550 students and feature a “core knowledge” curriculum. Founded in 1986 by E.D. Hirsch Jr., Core Knowledge emphasizes “solid, specific core curriculum” for each elementary school grade level, according to www.coreknowledge.org; parent resource books include titles such as “What Your Preschooler Needs to Know” and “What Your First Grader Needs to Know,” etc. The campus of the former Hill Middle School has been suggested as a possible site. Questions over diversity have followed the North Bay Academy since the proposal for the charter school first arose earlier this year; similar criticisms were levied for years at Rancho Elementary. In a letter sent this week to the school district from the California Charter Schools Association, attorney Anne Lee argues that the low percentage of Latino signatories on the petition is not something the district can consider in its decision to grant the charter. “It is the CCSA’s position that the primary means through which charter schools can strive to achieve diversity is through its outreach and recruitment efforts,” writes Lee.“So long as outreach and recruitment activities are targeted to achieve diversity, NBEF is compliant with this legal requirement and its charter petition may not be denied on this basis.” The Novato Unified School District board is expected to make its final decision on the proposal at its Dec. 18 meeting. Judge may dump landfill expansion Landfill proponents are fuming this week, after a Marin Superior Court judge bagged an environmental impact report that was necessary to proceed with an expansion at the Redwood Sanitary Landfill north of Novato. Marin Superior Court Judge Lynn Duryee tentatively ruled on Monday that the 2008 EIR failed to examine the “cumulative effect of the project’s greenhouse gas emissions,” as required by law. The EIR, which is being challenged in court by landfill-expansion opponents No Wetlands Landfill Expansion, was necessary in Redwood Landfill’s obtaining a permit to operate the dump for another 16 years, as well as increase capacity by 6 million cubic yards. Redwood Landfill spokespeople had an opportunity Dec. 11 to persuade the judge otherwise. Duryee has 90 days to decide if she will stand by her tentative ruling. Escalating costs is the disease—consolidation the cure, for Central Marin police Corte Madera and Larkspur law enforcement officials are inviting San Anselmo to join them in a three-pronged attack against crime—and escalating department
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Will cheaters ever prosper? Hall of Fame vote is bottom of the ninth moment for steroid-era players by Jacob Shafe r
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game, Bonds is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. He joins a number of other stars whose names were tarnished by PED accusations, including Sosa, McGwire and pitcher Roger Clemens. It’s a gut-check moment for the HOF voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America—will players from the so-called “steroid era” with otherwise unimpeachable HOF credentials be denied entry? If so, on what grounds? Those writers who will vote for the steroid-era players may argue that, by all accounts, a large percentage of players used PEDs in the ’90s and early 2000s—and some still do—but many were never caught. How can anyone separate the rule-followers from the rule-breakers? And, more to the point, is it fair to hold PED use against a player when Major League Baseball didn’t explicitly ban the practice until recently, and looked the other way while inflated home run totals filled stadiums and enthralled the nation? S.F. Chronicle columnist John Shea, a Marin resident and voting member of the BWAA, doesn’t plan to vote for Bonds this year, though he added it’ll be a “shame” if Bonds is ultimately excluded (players often appear on multiple ballots before getting elected). “On the ballot, Rule 5 says voters are to consider integrity, sportsmanship and character when voting,” Shea wrote in an email to the Sun. “I’m voting my conscience. I could eventually vote for Bonds, but not first ballot, which I view as sacred.” Asked if the steroid era will tarnish the Hall, regardless of how Bonds and others fare, Shea said the sport as a whole should be held accountable. “This is a museum we’re talking about, and it’s about detailing history in all significant aspects of the game,” he said. “So whether steroids guys do or don’t get in, the Hall will still document in some form the steroid era, which is ongoing.” < Which steroid-era players, if any, belong in the Hall? Email letters@ pacificsun.com.
by Howard Rachelson
1. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently announced that what successful West Marin food operation, for environmental reasons, would soon have to shut down? 2. The Mason-Dixon line separates what two U.S. states? 3. Pictured, right: 3a. Larry Hagman, who recently died, became world-famous for playing what character in the hit TV series, Dallas? 3b. Who was his famous acting mother? 4. One of the top-selling books of the 1990s, written by Khaled Hosseini, contained the name of a flying object in the title. What is it? 3 5. What kind of fish has the same name as a musical instrument? 6. It’s been an English word since 2004: What’s the meaning of the word bromance? 7. Pictured, right: In February 2011, on TV’s Jeopardy, what all-time champions met their most formidable opponent, an IBM computer (named 7 what?), and who won? 8. Pictured, right: Fill in a woman’s name, Beyonce’s alter ego, in the title 8 of her 2008 CD, I Am ... ____ _____. 9a. The first U.S. presidential election took place in what year? 9b. Who won this election? 9c. And who became the first vice president? 10. What much-loved comedian/actor/singer starred in a televised Christmas special every holiday season from 1950 to 1994? BONUS QUESTION: What Arab country on the Persian Gulf has a three-word, 18-letter name with alternating vowels and consonants? Howard Rachelson welcomes you to live team trivia contests on Wednesdays at 7:30pm at the Broken Drum in San Rafael. If you have an intriguing question, send it along (including the answer, and your name and hometown) to howard1@triviacafe.com.
VC.C. was driving his 1968 XKE Jaguar on Bridgeway in Sausalito last week and ran out of gas one block from the Shell gas station. Getting out of his classic car, C.C. realized he was on his own. No one volunteered to help. Pushing and steering his stalled vehicle certainly wasn’t easy, “especially for someone who is 62,” said C.C. Suddenly, two motorcyclists appeared. They offered to push him to the gas station and politely reminded him not to hit the brakes. C.C. hopped in the driver’s seat to steer, letting the two men do the rough labor. Once he was safely in the station driveway, he got out of his car to thank the good Samaritans, but they had vanished. Mystery motorcyclists, C.C. appreciates your help.
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WUnfortunately, we’ve written far too many Zero stories about people driving while under the influence. Now, we have one more. Earlier this week, a head-on collision seriously injured a 46-year-old Novato woman. The driver of the other vehicle, a 19-year old Sebastopol man, was also badly hurt. The CHP arrested the teen at the hospital for DUI. With the holiday season upon us, it seems like a good time to remember that drinking and driving don’t mix. While we enjoy the merry parties, including the libations liberally offered, we also enjoy getting home safe and sound. Please act responsibly. Designate a driver, call a cab or simply abstain from drinking at the event. It’s not worth the expense of being arrested—or worse.—Nikki Silverstein
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he world of professional sports is littered with divisive figures: Ty Cobb, Terrell Owens, LeBron James. But you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who inspires more derision than Barry Bonds. You know the story: Once a great allaround player—a dangerous hitter who could also steal bases and who played a Gold Glove-caliber left field—Bonds allegedly used steroids to transform himself into the most prolific slugger in the history of the game. In his mid-30s, an age when most players’ skills begin to erode, Bonds began hitting home runs at an otherworldly pace—after a 14-year career averaging 32 home runs per year, that number leaped to an average of 52 homers per year from 2000 to 2004. Eventually, he shattered baseball’s single-season and career home run records, winning a cadre of MVP awards and carrying the Giants to multiple postseason appearances. Bonds’ achievements, however, carried a glaring asterisk. Because of his association with the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO), a shady operation busted for distributing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, one of the greatest players ever to don the orange and black was branded a cheater. Bonds never tested positive for PEDs, but to most observers the evidence was clear. Not only was Bonds linked to BALCO, his physique changed dramatically during his late-career home run binge; like other sluggers, including Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, the formerly lanky Bonds sprouted a barrel chest and bulging biceps, seemingly overnight. Bonds never admitted to using steroids— more specifically he said he never “knowingly” used steroids—even when he was dragged into court and convicted of obstruction of justice over his testimony in the government investigation of BALCO. But the court of public opinion issued an unambiguous verdict. Never a media darling, Bonds had become a pariah. Now, five years after he played his final
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< 8 Strange oyster bedfellows Drakes Bay Oyster Company owner Kevin Lunny thought he had a shot at getting an extension. Salazar quashed that hope when he issued his decision, one day before Lunny’s lease ended, giving the company 90 days to wind down its operation. That includes the loss of about 30 jobs and the end of oyster cultivation that accounts for as much as 40 percent of the state’s oyster production, according to DBOC supporters. In a move that the company said was designed to line up evidence against the oyster operation in order to kick it out of the estero, the park service came out early and hard with an aggressive approach that alienated many locals and gave credence to the big government boot on the neck of the little guy meme espoused by many who support the oyster farm and oppose the park service. The park service fudged facts, said oyster farm supporters, when it compiled environmental hazards allegedly associated with the oyster farm. But while oyster farm supporters claimed the park service had skewed scientific results to prove what it already wanted to hear—negative environmental consequences—a Department of the Interior study cleared the park service of intentional misconduct. “The factual record firmly supports conclusions that there was no criminal violation or scientific misconduct, but the park service is an organization and through its employees made mistakes which may have contributed to an erosion of public confidence.” Studies and counter-studies continued. After Feinstein’s rider, known as Section 124, was enacted, it started a process that resulted in an environmental statement regarding options for the estero. A key part of the lawsuit Cause of Action filed claims that the federal government failed to follow the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) while the park service and Salazar were formulating the decision regarding the environmental impacts and ultimate outcome for the estero. In his memo, Salazar says that according to Section 124, he was not bound to adhere strictly to NEPA in making his decision, but “the NEPA process will be used to inform the decision of whether a new special use permit should be issued to DBOC for a period of 10 years.” Cause of Action and its legal team, the law firms of Stoel Rives LLP and SSL Law Firm LLP, claim Salazar should have followed NEPA. They also allege that the park service used faulty science in the environmental review process. Neal Desai, associate director for the Pacific region of the National Parks Conservation Association, says the charge that Salazar failed to follow NEPA, resulting in a flawed decision, is itself a flawed conclusion. He points to a letter Ryan Waterman, a lawyer at Stoel Rives, wrote to Salazar Nov. 1, almost one month before the decision, stating Salazar should grant a lease extension based on “a wealth of information” already compiled. The problems associated 10 PACIFIC SUN DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20, 2012
with the environmental review process, the letter states, raise an interesting question: “What effect does the [National Park Service’s] failure to provide you with a legally adequate [environmental report] have on your discretion” under Section 124? In fact, the letter continues, “none, because Section 124 includes a ‘general repealing clause’ that allows you to override conflicting provisions in other laws—including NEPA—to issue” a new special use permit for DBOC. Dan Epstein, executive director of Cause of Action, says there’s an important distinction in that letter. According to him, if Salazar had decided to extend the lease, he would not need to consult NEPA. But if he decided not to renew the lease, which he did, he should have followed NEPA requirements to the letter. “What we are arguing is that because Salazar decided to terminate the lease, he was required to follow more procedural guidelines and to follow a higher standard in terms of complying with NEPA.” Cause of Action has filed for a temporary restraining order to halt the closure while the lawsuit is pending. Epstein’s characterization of Salazar’s action as deciding to “terminate” the lease holds a clue as to which side of the fence Epstein and Cause of Action sit. The lease was set to expire Nov. 30. Salazar did not terminate it. He refused to renew it because, he said, that always was the intention when the area was designated potential wilderness. Plans called for removing the oyster operation in 2012 and also removing the “potential” description. The 29-year-old head of Cause of Action is a former staffer at the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation. The billionaire Koch brothers made a fortune in the oil and gas business. They spent hundreds of millions trying to get Republicans elected this year. They also have been key financial supporters of the Tea Party. Epstein also served as an attorney for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, headed by California Republican Darrell Issa. The committee has spent long hours on several investigations of the Obama administration. One of those investigations targeted the National Park Service and its actions related to Drakes Bay Oyster Company. No one could call Issa nonpartisan. Epstein worked on—among others—the investigation into the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). The conservatives’ dedication to topple ACORN tore the group apart. Epstein and his organization continue to wage war against ACORN, which they say has morphed into many smaller groups since the demise of the parent organization. Nonprofit groups say conservative lawmakers and groups like Cause of Action have targeted them. According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Cause of Action has written letters to groups that receive federal money, warning them they may have violated lobbying laws. The tactic aims to stifle charitable advocacy work, say the nonprofits.
Epstein says the Cause of Action investigations, including those aimed at ACORN, adhere to his organization’s nonpartisan mission. “At all times, our investigations into groups like ACORN or any nonprofit that receives federal funds” focuses on a concern that “taxpayer dollars are at risk of being misused and abused. Our evidence indicates that ACORN in addition to other nonprofits have done that.” He says Cause of Action has never had an interest in tying ACORN to voter fraud. The organization targets, he reiterates, fraud, abuse and government overreach. Cause of Action also has been involved in lawsuits representing a lesbian woman who wants to have a child with a girlfriend using donated sperm and a Chinese company interested in building wind farms in Oregon. Still, it seems that Cause of Action finds most of its waste, fraud, abuse and overreach on the left side of the political spectrum. Ironically, no one knows much about the finances of Cause of Action because the nonprofit organization formed in 2011 and has not filed financial statements yet. Donors are anonymous. Epstein says all the work his organization does, including for Drakes Bay Oysters, is pro bono. Friends of the Lunnys contacted Epstein’s organization to take up the cause of the oyster operation. Epstein says the park service actions and the Salazar decision are “capricious.” He also says Cause of Action took an interest in Drakes Bay because of the inadequate “quality of the science being used” by the park service. “We think it is important to bring this challenge.” But supporters of Salazar’s decision say science never should have played a role in the ultimate outcome. “The science is interesting and informative,” says Gordon Bennett of Save Our Seashore, “but it will never be the final answer. We can never do
enough science to get a definitive answer. That’s why you have these polices that say in the event of confusion or uncertainty, the park service is required to take an action that is most protective of the environment.” Weighing the value of restoring, as much as possible, the estero to a pre-mariculture condition versus the benefits of having a local seafood food producer ignited the Drakes Bay Oyster Company fire. Supporters say the state has ultimate authority over the lease. A lineup of former elected officials who were in on creating the Wilderness Act and the 1965 state tidelines grant to the National Park Service have said the state has authority over the estero. But opinions from the California State Lands Commission, the Department of the Interior’s Pacific Southwest Region Office of the Solicitor, as well as the California Department of Fish and Game, all assert the feds and the park service have ultimate authority. But fish and game commissioners have disagreed with their department. An intramural jurisdiction fight in the Department of Fish and Game is not out of the question. Neither is a legal tug of war between proxies for the state and the feds. “Taxpayers bought this property and it was long-planned to be our first marine wilderness on the West Coast,” says Desai. “This lawsuit is clearly an attempt to privatize the estero and rob the public of this great gift the secretary has given all Americans.” One thing that should hearten supporters of agriculture (as opposed to mariculture, a different animal) in West Marin: Salazar’s memo calls for extending leases on ranches in the pastoral zone to 20 years, from the current 10 years, to protect them as a “vibrant and compatible part of the Point Reyes National Seashore...” < Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.
< 8 Newsgrams costs—by forming the Central Marin Police Authority. If San Anselmo officials approve the merger, the CMPA would begin patrolling the mean streets of middle Marin as of Jan. 1. Corte Madera and Larkspur joined forces as the Twin Cities Police Authority in the early 1980s; talks of welcoming San Anselmo into the fold have been ongoing since the economy tanked in 2008 and county municipalities have been struggling to find ways to tighten their financial belts without strangling quality of services. San Anselmo and the Twin Cities have already merged their patrol and dispatch staffs over the course of the past few years. County officials have been calling for consolidation of services for years—but debate over local control and decline in service has left many merger proposals stagnating. In a report from June, a “bewildered” Marin County Grand Jury counted no fewer than 64 county agencies and called for city managers to seek opportunities for sharing or consolidating services; and for all government officials make it a priority to identify “institutional duplication within their sphere of influence.”
Many rivers to Crosse... Woodacre resident Liza Crosse was appointed this week to fill the remaining two years of David Behar’s term on the Marin Municipal Water District board, after receiving unanimous approval from the remaining four board members. Crosse was selected out of a pool of six final candidates, after a total of 14 initially applied to fill the seat of Behar, who is stepping down after moving out of the MMWD Division 3, which covers from Larkspur through the San Geronimo Valley. Crosse is an administrative aide to Marin County Supervisor Steve Kinsey, and serves on the board of the San Geronimo Valley Land Trust, chairs the Lagunitas Creek Technical Advisory Committee and has volunteered for a slew of other West Marin water-focused groups.
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The Exit
Interview On the eve of her departure from Congress, we ask Lynn Woolsey about her 20 years as one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Congress, and her role as lightning rod for right-wing critics...
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y colleagues say, ‘You know Lynn Woolsey—she believes in a perfect world!’ I say, if we don’t believe in a perfect world, and don’t strive to attain it, we won’t get close to a world that’s safe for our children and our grandchildren,” Lynn Woolsey says incredulously. She’s sitting in an unused conference room at the Marin Civic Center, lit only by the dim morning sun, following a commendation ceremony by the Board of Supervisors and emotional testimonials from more than a dozen adoring local supporters. “So, yeah, I believe we should strive for a perfect world.” A flash of defiance lights her eyes as she speaks. It’s the same spark this plainspoken Petaluma politico has shown over and again on the floor of the House of Representatives, where she’s spent 10 terms fighting for families, public education, the environment and world peace for three-quarters of a million constituents living in one of the most liberal congressional districts in the nation. For this outspoken Democratic legislator, whose recently redrawn 6th Congressional District has included all of Marin and most of Sonoma counties, these issues, particularly those concerning women, children and families, are far from rhetorical—they’re personal. As one of only two former welfare mothers to serve
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in the U.S. Congress, ..................................................................................... in Congress and the b y G R E G C A H I L L number of women in Woolsey has brought ..................................................................................... her lack of pretension to the Senate tripled. a body known for the art of pandering—a Since then, she has served on the Comlegislature that gets single-digit approval mittee on Education and the Workforce ratings from voters. and the Committee on Science, Space and On Nov. 6, state Assemblyman Jared Technology. Huffman, a Democrat backed by Woolsey, During her tenure, Woolsey has led easily won the seat in the new 2nd Conthe opposition to the wars; fought for a gressional District and will take her place special-education provision for the No in January when the 113th Congress conChild Left Behind Act; backed repeal of the venes. “This district is in very good shape Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy that discrimiwith Jared Huffman as my successor,” she nated against gays in the military; helped says. “He’s going to be good. And because secure a child development block grant; of the way the borders of the district got lobbied repeatedly to expand species so screwed up with redistricting, it’s taking protection and ban oil drilling in the area two men to fill my shoes. around the National Marine sanctuaries “They love it when I tell them that,” she off the coast of Marin and Sonoma counadds with a sly laugh. ties; and helped to obtain federal funding Dressed in a charcoal-gray business for a new marine mammal center, Highsuit, light-blue cotton blouse and black way 101 upgrades, renovation of Golden flats, her shoulder-length hair more salt Rate National Recreation Area facilities, than pepper, the 75-year-old Seattle nabike lanes, local flood control, the Bolinas tive and former Petaluma vice-mayor sat Lagoon restoration project, and a $16 mildown recently with the Sun to reflect on lion renovation of the San Francisco Bay her career in national politics. She was Model in Sausalito, to name a few. elected to Congress in 1992, succeeding As co-chair of the Progressive CauBarbara Boxer (who won a U.S. Senate seat cus, in 2002, she introduced a resolution that year), defeating longtime moderate backed by 132 other members of Congress Republican Bill Filante, of Greenbrae, who voting against authorizing the invasion had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. of Iraq. Three years later, she became the Her election to the House came in the Year first member of Congress to call for the of the Woman, in which a record-breaking withdrawal of troops from Iraq. 24 women won seats for the first time “If she hadn’t started [opposing the war
in Iraq] when she did, we wouldn’t be this close to bringing the final 45,000 troops home,” Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, said in 2011 when Woolsey announced her plans to retire. Woolsey’s opposition to the war hasn’t dimmed: On Nov. 14, on the floor of Congress, she called for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Despite all the talk of her approaching retirement, or as she puts it, a chance to “sit down and be calm,” Woolsey has spent her last days in office also fighting to save many of the social programs she has championed during the past 20 years, programs threatened by proposed Republican budget cuts as part of the negotiations between President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled House leadership as they try to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the convergence of automatic tax hikes and spending reductions. Her tenure, at times, has been controversial. Her early support of Indian gaming has drawn the ire of North Bay residents opposed to a Rohnert Park casino and hotel complex planned by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and Station Casinos of Las Vegas. In 2009, Woolsey was arrested for trespassing outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C., along with four other members of Congress, protesting that country’s genocidal policies in Darfur. In 2006, she gave a guest pass to President
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Woolsey earns her first-ever ‘sitting still’ nickel from ‘Pacific Sun’ writer Greg Cahill.
George Bush’s State of the Union address to anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, a Blue Star mother who was arrested at the event for wearing a political T-shirt that read “2,245 Dead—How Many More?” In 2003, Woolsey apologized for writing on congressional stationery a letter of support for accused rapist Stewart Pearson asking a judge to show leniency in the case—Pearson, the son of a Woolsey aide, was subsequently convicted. And numerous conservative and far-right bloggers have routinely portrayed Woolsey as anti-business, a “pinko” and a traitor who has sullied the honor of U.S. troops killed in action. But the consensus among county officials, and those loyal supporters who gathered Oct. 23 to watch the Board of Supervisors present a resolution praising her work, is that Woolsey has served her district well, remaining steadfast in her core beliefs during her years on Capitol Hill, where representatives routinely put politics above principles. “Thank you for standing your moral ground,” West Marin Supervisor Steve Kinsey told Woolsey at the presentation ceremony. He then jokingly likened Woolsey’s intense workload and support of local water projects to Rudyard Kipling’s tale of a humble water bearer: “You’ve carried more water than Gunga Din!”
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You were a single mom, a successful human resources consultant and a college instructor [at the College of Marin and Dominican University]. What led you to seek a seat on the Petaluma City Council in 1984? In Petaluma, I thought there was a need around land-use issues. If there’s a need then I get involved. I don’t have to be the leader— I’m a great team member if the leadership is getting the job done. But I don’t hesitate to step up. Who were your role models at the time?
It was just me. That’s who Lynn Woolsey is. I was the leader of my neighborhood “gang” growing up in Seattle, Washington. I was the youngest kid in that group of friends, but I was the one who organized all the games. I’m a leader. You had served on the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women and have had a longstanding interest in family issues. What part did that advocacy play in your decision to run for Congress? I ran for Congress because I wanted to see more emphasis on our children’s public education. The federal government is just 10 percent of what is spent on public education, but I felt it could do more and do a better job. What challenges did you encounter when you first entered Congress? First of all, I learned on the city council that when you’re the advocate for something then you only have to look at one side of the issue. It’s easy to go in front of the council and wave your hands in the air and say, “I want it this way!” But once you’re elected and represent a body you have to look at all sides of every issue. Once I was elected to the House, I petitioned for a position, and was elected [by Congress] to the Education Committee. Nobody believed it at the time when I did it, but I said, “This is the committee I came here to serve on and that I want to stay on.” I mean, Education isn’t one of the “money” committees. Twenty years later, I’m still on that committee, even though I had a chance eight years ago to advance to the [more powerful] Appropriations Committee. I withdrew my name because I knew that Lynn Woolsey wants to make policy. During the past 20 years, education has become a hot-button issue, yet public education has faltered. We have not reauthorized No Child Left Behind because the leadership on both sides
is too chicken, even though the Democrats controlled the House from 2008-10. And, of course, the Senate blocked progress and we didn’t have total buy-in from the White House. It’s frustrating. The frustrating thing about being a member of the House is that things...take...forever! There’s no majority among the members of Congress to show the political will to fund it. Yet No Child Left Behind remains unpopular. In terms of No Child Left Behind, it was a mistake to vote for it and almost immediately I wished I hadn’t—that’s one of maybe three or four big votes I wish I hadn’t made. But Teddy Kennedy and others supported it—we didn’t know that most of the funding would be taken out of it. It wasn’t 100 percent bad, but it’s clear that certain populations in almost every congressional district in this country are underserved. What are some of the prouder moments during your time on the Education Committee? Well, Bill Clinton signed into law my bill to create pilot breakfast programs at six school districts around the country, so we could show the difference between a student body that eats breakfast and those that don’t. We knew what the answer was, but we had to scientifically prove it. Indeed, it was shown that attendance was better, students learn better, they test better and they’re better citizens when they’re at school when they’re not hungry. So we proved it, but it was decided that Congress couldn’t afford to fund [an expanded breakfast program]. What part of your tenure overall did you find most inspiring? I loved every minute of every day of my job. I realized that it was a big deal to represent almost 800,000 constituents and to have a voice—one of 535 people, counting the Senate—and to make a difference. People ask, “What were your surprises?” And there
were surprises. When I first got elected, I was surprised to find out how polite everyone in Congress is, no matter what, and how they laugh together and treat one another with dignity. That’s my positive surprise. And the flip side...? My negative surprise was that Congress had the most screwed-up schedule. I don’t know how anybody who has a family on another side of the country dealt with it, because we never knew when we were going to be out or how late our votes would be. That was under the Democrats. Fast-forward 20 years. There is very little camaraderie. I mean, the Republicans will smile at you when you say, I’ve got this bipartisan bill to introduce honoring the classified staff at schools, for example—the office workers and the school nurses and such. I’d ask the Republican chairman [John Kline, R-Minn.] if we could put it up for a vote to show that we can agree on something and he said, No. There’s simply no camaraderie. But now the schedule is wonderful. If they say we’re out on Thursday, we’re out on Thursday. You can count on it. Public approval rating for Congress has dropped to its lowest point ever—just 8 percent of Americans think their representatives are doing a good job. What are your thoughts on that? The public paints us all with the same brush because they don’t see any results. I don’t blame them—they’re mad at us. I think the electorate wants Congress to come together in the middle, in the spirit of compromise, and work out our differences. They want to see us get a little for the left and a little for the right. But that isn’t how this Congress works. These days, in order to come together, the Democrats have to go all the way to the right, not to the moderate Republicans, but all the way to right. And so you end up falling off the cliff and you have no anchor. You need someone to advocate for children or for the middle class. The way it is now, you just can’t get there. The general public cannot understand that [divisiveness] and they do not believe Congress is capable of bipartisan action. I mean, President Obama tried it for three years and he was criticized [by the Democratic base] because he reached out to the Republican minority in the Senate and those lawmakers just kept moving the line further and further to the right. Of course, moving the boundaries of the debate is a clever political move on the part of the GOP. Sure, and that gets down to the lack of public education and the fact that many people in this country don’t know how to evaluate politics and they haven’t been taught to question [authority] and look at what’s in their own best interest. We’re dumbing down our country. That disintegration of public civility certainly reared its ugly head at the public 14> hearings you held on the AffordDECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20, 2012 PACIFIC SUN 13
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without all the spin. I mean, I’ve raised four kids and was a working mom and active in my community. I get to sit down.
able Health Care Act [groups of healthcare opponents showed up at public hearings across the country in order to shout down congressional representatives and stifle the forums]. Sure, but that was not your typical meeting in the 6th Congressional District. We knew it was going to be horrendous. And we knew that a lot of those who were there were not from our district. You continue to be an advocate for a more progressive form of single-payer health-care. What do you think of the process that resulted in Obamacare? It was a step in the right direction. The progressives in the House gave up on pushing for a single-payer plan because we knew it was a non-starter. And I was a leader behind our decision to put all of our progressive energy behind a robust version of the public option. That was a way to ensure there would be competition among insurance companies and some mechanism to control the cost of premiums. [Editor’s note: The public option as passed by Congress would offer federally funded insurance, but at a higher rate than is available through private insurance companies]. But the Senate dropped it and the president didn’t want it at all. Our constituents came through the office and said, “Tell Lynn to support the president’s bill. Don’t be stubborn and don’t hold out.” Let’s talk about the wars. Conservative Republican blogger Nancy Morgan, writing on the far-right website The American Thinker, has called you “a national embarrassment” for your opposition to the Iraq War, and your statement that “our current Afghanistan policy is on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of moral decency...and the wrong side of public opinion.” First of all, I represent a largely anti-war district. Secondly, that’s who I am in my heart and soul. I knew the Iraq War was wrong. I was not the least bit hesitant to speak out and to be part of the anti-war movement. Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters and I started the Out of Iraq Caucus—we
Still, you’re known as a restless soul. My grandfather used to pay me 5 cents for every minute I could sit still. I never earned a nickel on that bargain. Never. I want to learn to sit still.
Last year on Fox News, Woolsey argued that millionaires should not be paying a lower tax rate than their secretaries. Host Neil Cavuto disagreed...
were known as the triad [laughs]. We really made an impression. I introduced the first piece of legislation telling the president to get us out of there. Some of my most ardent anti-war supporters, though not [Rep. Maxine] Waters or [Rep. Barbara] Lee, came up to me and said, “Lynn, don’t ask for a vote on this. The Republicans just put it on the floor to embarrass us.” I said, “You might be right, but if I’m the only person in Congress to vote for this I will not be embarrassed.” We ended getting 133 votes, including six or eight Republicans. That was a sign to other representatives that it was all right to stand up and speak truth to power and that they were going to be supported in their districts. If you lead, people do follow. Now the wars are winding down, and the economy is in recovery. Why leave the job now? I’m a person whose timing has worked for her. Actually, I thought I’d be in Congress for 10 years. And then all of a sudden, zip, it’s 20. I’m 75 years old. And I’ve gotten on an airplane every week that we’re in session on a Monday or Tuesday morning and fly back on a Thursday or Friday afternoon. Week after week after
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week. And I’m tired of doing that. It doesn’t work for my body and it doesn’t work for my soul. During the last Congress, the 111th Congress, I toyed with the notion that that should be my last term. But Jared Huffman hadn’t termed out in the state Legislature yet. And I wasn’t 100 percent sure about that decision. So I ran and got re-elected knowing that would be my last term. [House minority leader Rep.] Nancy Pelosi asked me, “When did you know?” And I said I knew when I walked backed into Congress and said to myself, “I really wish I hadn’t done it this time.” I felt like, I don’t know why I’m here—I don’t want to be here. I didn’t stop working—we worked our hearts out these last two years. But I just knew it was time. I was sick and tired of money and politics. I mean, it’s going to ruin our democracy if we don’t do something [about campaign finance reform]. And I gave lots of notice. You’re retiring from politics but it sounds as though you plan to stay quite active. Oh, I am going to retire. If Lynn Woolsey doesn’t learn to sit down and be calm in what I consider to be the last quarter of her life, she’ll be in trouble. I want to enjoy my life
It doesn’t sound as if you have plans to sit in a rocker. You’re president of the Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group Americans for Democratic Action and a CARE adviser. I was an executive at Harris Digital Telephones in Marin, working for Don Green for 10 years, before starting my own human resources consulting firm. One time, and I’ll never forget this, Don said to me, “You know, it would be so much easier if every time you came down the hall to my office you weren’t on a white horse.” He said, “You’re always going for the next thing. You never stop and reflect on what you’ve just accomplished.” He was right. He was true. But my position always is, “OK, we did it, let’s go— what’s next?” Several of the supporters at the supervisors’ presentation mentioned that you had inspired them to become more active in local politics and social causes. That was nice. Hearing those comments, I felt like, gosh, I should hang around and work to really earn that respect. It’s clear, though, timing-wise, that I’m leaving at the top of my game. Those compliments really mean a lot to me. What would you like 6th District constituents to know about your accomplishments? You know what? I think they know. People come up to me on the street, people I’ve never met, and say, thank you for all you’ve done for women and children and education. Or thank you for working for peace. I mean, that’s what I went to Congress for in the first place. I don’t think you could ask for anything better than that. < Contact Greg at gcahill51@gmail.com.
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and abided his interest in classic automobiles. Because Al never fully understood the definition of retirement, he decided that being mayor was a 24/7 opportunity. For two decades, there seldom was a civic event, meeting or community gathering where Al was not present. He also managed to find time represent San Rafael on the SMART board, the Transportation Authority of Marin board and served as director of the Golden Gate Highway and Transportation District. Ana Camara-Flores: Rising Star What can you say about a high school student (San Marin), who only three years ago was living in a family shelter but now serves on the County of Marin Youth Commission? Here’s a start: She founded the Teen Project Service Club, belongs to numerous clubs and organizations and has a full page of laudatory citations on Google. The Service Club, with nearly 50 student volunteer members, has built a significant local reputation by supporting local nonprofits, providing free childcare to Spanish-speaking families and actively encouraging Latino parents to become involved school meetings and the community. Her ability to attract others to get involved with her enthusiasm and energy has created a large group of young people who seek out service in order to make their community a better place to live and work. DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20, 2012 PACIFIC SUN 17
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n 1990, after a career with Pacific Bell that spanned more than three decades, San Rafael’s Al Boro wasn’t quite ready to retire. A native of San Francisco, Boro relocated to Marin in 1960—first to Corte Madera and then to San Rafael, where he followed a 16-year stint on the planning commission with a four-year term on the city council and a subsequent 20 years as mayor. The first of his family to be involved in politics, Boro entered the fray with keen motivation to improve the city that he, his wife and their four children called home. As a registered Republican in liberal Marin, Boro says that his hope for the future is that Marin can keep government nonpartisan in the local elections and realize that although parties have their influences, people ultimately run for local government because they just want to do good in their communities. Here in Marin, he is a perfect example. “When I first ran [for mayor], San Rafael was a different place. Downtown was not so great,” he says. Making improvements to the downtown area, he says, was his first big project. He began by bringing in outside consultants who helped him to develop a “Vision Process,” a three-year plan to address the city’s homeless issue and high vacancy rate from downtown Lincoln Avenue to the Miracle Mile. The project rescued the historic Rafael theater—now the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center—from permanent closure after being severely damaged from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and it redeveloped the downtown square on Fourth Street, creating the delightful and highly trafficked neighborhood many locals and visitors enjoy today. One of his biggest and most notable projects, however, was the renovation of the Canal neighborhood’s Pickleweed Community Center, which was renamed the Albert J. Boro Community Center in October in honor of his tireless improvement efforts that have resulted in long-term benefits for the community. But Boro didn’t merely step in and make decisions about the neighborhood center; he engaged the community through a more proactive approach and followed their
lead when making decisions. Boro has always worked to improve the ways in which people from different cultures assimilate into San Rafael and has been a champion for getting many involved with community projects. “We knew that there were parts of the immigrant community that were maybe afraid of government,” he says, “and we learned that what the neighborhoods wanted—and we were in full agreement—was a learning center.” Boro’s team of bilingual outreach workers and city managers created a citizen government to ultimately decide the fate of Pickleweed. After collaboration with other community organizations like the Osher Marin JCC and even Wells Fargo Bank, the center received a much-needed and glamorous makeover. Pickleweed now houses a bilingual library, study rooms, ESL classes, a gym, team rooms, an art room and a soccer field. “And the great thing is, it is not just for residents of that neighborhood. The whole community can enjoy it,” says Boro, who estimates that the center sees about 200,000 visitors each year. Boro is humble about his accomplishments as mayor; he attributes his successes to a great collaboration. “You don’t do anything by yourself. I had a great council,” he says. “We always get more accomplished when working together as a group. It has been fun to be a part of this city.” You never really ‘retire’ when you’re Al Boro... Though Boro’s mayoral retirement began more than a year ago, he hasn’t stepped away from his civic involvements just yet. He currently 14> serves on the board of the San Rafael Sanitary District, the Golden Gate + Pickleweed Community Center was Bridge Highway and Transportation renamed the Albert J. Boro ComDistrict, and the county’s Parks, Open munity Center in October 2012 Space & Cultural Commission, where he + After the 1989 Loma Prieta is involved with planearthquake severely damaged ning the annual Marin the Rafael theater, Boro played a County Fair. crucial role in the redevelopment “Politics was my second and facilitated a $1 deal for the life and it was a great life,” he says. “And it still is.” <
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fter I realized that Novato had become our permanent home and I had all these people supporting me,” says 17-yearold Ana Camara-Flores, “I realized that it had become my responsibility to help this community that had offered me hope for a bright future.” Having moved and changed schools several times in the course of a year, Camara-Flores and her family finally settled in Novato, where she currently attends San Marin High School. Through her school, she took part in the Marin Community Foundation’s 10,000 Degrees program, a collegereadiness nonprofit that helps low-income youth attend and graduate from college; from that experience, CamaraFlores founded her own outreach group, Teen Project Services, to give back to the community. Teen Project Services comprises 48 students who collaborate with local agencies, such as Marin Head Start, Novato Human Needs and the Novato Unified School District, to make their meetings more accessible to lowerincome families—whether by helping prepare the venues or providing free childcare to parents who would like to attend. “I realized that it was because of the lack of childcare, since some of the parents are low-income,” she says. “So I figured that since we are a club that helps our community grow in a safe way, it was our duty to make it easier for parents to attend.” The group also provides a proactive environment for youth to meet community service hours while learning about the various programs that help Marin’s lower-income communities— something the Novato Unified School District has been a big supporter of, she says. Helping the low-income families of Marin is a family affair, too, as Camara-Flores’s mother often helps with childcare at meetings while also
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supporting and encouraging her daughter to keep giving back. “I could never have done this without my mother who pushes me to follow my dreams and reach my goals in life,” she says. “I want to make my mom proud since she has struggled to give me the opportunity to have a stable home, grow in a safe environment, get an education and has supported me at my lowest moments.” As a high school senior, Camara-Flores is working hard to get as many high school freshmen involved in TPS as possible, in order to keep the group thriving as she graduates and moves on to the next chapter in her life. “Youth involvement in the community not only helps us as teens to grow and become more aware, but also benefits the community when we are productive,” she says. As she is still exploring her post-high school options, Camara-Flores knows one thing for certain: She will move toward a career that allows her to continue supporting at-risk communities and motivating others Any parent with little kids and school meetings to attend can appreciate the efforts of Ana Camara-Flores and Teen Project Services. to do the same. “I am the type of person who enjoys helping others by collaborating with community members and advocating for other teens who still are developing tor Suzanne Hirshfield and her San + According to Camara-Flores, the the courage to speak out.” Marin High School principal Adam inspiration behind what TPS does With the compassionate and Littlefield (and his staff) for their is summed up in this quote by acmotivated Ana Camara-Flores leading encouragement to get TPS out into tor Andrew Shue, who co-founded the local youth, chances are the the community the youth nonprofit Do Something: community will continue to grow “Community service has taught + TPS provides childcare at events stronger than ever. < me all kinds of skills and increased hosted by Novato Human Needs, my confidence. You go out there Marin Head Start and at parentand think on your feet, work with teacher school meetings others and create something from nothing. That’s what life’s all about.” + For more information or to inquire about other services offered by + Camara-Flores credits Novato TPS, contact Ana Camara-Flores at Unified School District coordinaanaflores1295@gmail.com
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TAKE THE CHILL OFF Winter is an ideal time to experience the luxury of a proper tea, especially during the holiday season when it can be a chance to treat friends (young or old) to an afternoon ritual. At San Rafael’s colorful Victorian Belrose Theatre it’s tempting to be dressed up for a service of petit fours, scones, tea sandwiches and cookies, all accompanied by warming tea. Open Monday-Saturday during December (1-4pm), cost is $25 per person. Reservations are required: call Johnny Smith at 415/902-5188... On weekends at Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, the tea bar at the Healing Arts Center offers a more contemporary atmosphere but an equally restorative afternoon break (noon-5pm, $25 per person). Finger sandwiches, pastries and pot de crème are served with a choice of tea. Reservations: 415/339-4764. NEW AND IMPROVED DINING CHOICES The week’s restaurant business news continues to be positive in Marin. Latest opening to report is Bagel Street Café in San Rafael’s Montecito Center, joining Terra Linda’s same-named spot with a stock of 15 styles of bagels and assorted add-ons. Sandwiches, pastries and specialty breads are also featured, with breakfast and lunch service daily...Maybe more intriguing is word on coming attractions. Mill Valley should be getting the first version of Plant Café outside of San Francisco soon (target date set for late December-early January). Everything green is the theme, from design to suppliers to foods—organic veggies, free-range birds, sustainable seafood. It will take over the building in Strawberry Village vacated by Asqew Grill. More hot news for Mill Valley is the announcement that Sol Food, San Rafael’s muy caliente group of restaurants, will open a small venue on Miller Avenue recently occupied by Second Breakfast (next to Sloat Garden Center). Its size makes it obvious that it will rely on takeout and the parking lot will resemble Trader Joe’s, considering the fan base for those Puerto Rican specialties. No official opening date yet... In Novato, Rustic Bakery has completed expansion of its facility on Grant Avenue
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Re-Santamater! Here’s a Claus who could repair dismembered people, says horror maven by Davi d Te mp l e ton
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oss Lockhart is hard to read some- children of the world that Santa (Alec times. Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh JackThroughout the hour-and-45 man), the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) and minutes of Rise of the Guardians, he the Sandman (he’s a mute) do not exist. sits still, watching intensely, giving few With help from rootless troublemaker indications that he is loving or hating Jack Frost (Chris Pine), the Guardians, as the film. He does laugh. Twice. The yetis they are called, attempt to protect the last child on Earth who still believes. amuse him, clearly. So when the big, “The filmmakers handled it really splashy animated fantasy ends, its final well,” Lockhart notes, “and the way they image of a bright magical moon fading evolved the characters away from what we away, I am half expecting the horror-lovusually expect, that gave the film a very ing author and editor (www.haresrockunique quality. Santa isn’t just Santa. He’s lots.com), known for his dark sense of called North. He’s a badass dude from the humor, to ask me why I just wasted an North Pole, sporting pirate swords and hour-and-45 minutes of his time watchtattoos on his arms. That’s cool. He lives ing a movie about Santa Claus and the with yetis. He’s less the big, jolly CocaEaster Bunny. “This movie,” he finally proclaims, Cola-style Santa than the original Saint Nicholas type. You could standing up, “was amazing! see this guy reanimating Visually, it was spectacular! mutilated children pulled And mythologically...well, it’s from a pickle barrel.” a big knotty morass of differ“Not so many people ent cultural images and charknow that story these acters and viewpoints. I don’t days,” I remark, acknowlthink anyone could untangle edging Lockhart’s referthe childlike cluster of comence to the grisly little peting worldviews going on in miracle that gave Nicholas, this movie.” a real-life bishop from Now crossing the lobby festhe fourth century, his tooned with cardboard elves from the movie we’ve just seen, The fourth century legend of the eventual sainthood. He we push through the doors Turkish bishop who found a trio resurrected three kidand out into the wintry af- of dismembered boys in a pickle napped boys who’d been ternoon light, and head down barrel and prayed them back to life chopped into pieces and the street for a cup of coffee, not only gave rise to the legend of stored in a barrel full of St. Nicholas, but also to the phrase pickles. “That’s not a story and Lockhart—editor of the ‘in a pickle.’ that would have been newly released horror anthology The Book of Cthulhu II and the author appropriate in this movie,” I point out, of the addictive punk-rock novella Chick “but this Santa definitely seems that that Bassist—asks me for some background kind of horrific PTSD experience might on the movie, which I saw first at the Mill be lurking somewhere in his rough-andValley Film Festival in October. The film tough demeanor.” is based on a series of books by author“The Easter Bunny is Australian,” I add, illustrator William Joyce, who was inspired “and he lives in a magical underground by a question from his then 5-year-old kingdom full of eggs with legs, walking daughter, Mary Katherine. “Do Santa Claus around. And the Tooth Fairy looks like a and the Easter Bunny know each other?” mutant human-hummingbird hybrid, an Joyce approached DreamWorks with his escapee from the birdcage of The Island of stories, telling the origins of several holi- Dr. Moreau.” The weirdness of it all is one of the day figures, but Mary Katherine never got to see the finished film, dying from a brain movie’s strengths, and with characters as steeped in tradition as these, the added tumor at the age of 18. tinkering does little to dull their power or “Wow, that’s a really depressing story,” appeal. says Lockhart, as we take our seats in the “Santa is a pretty rich archetype,” coffee shop. “Then again, it’s a kind of Lockhart nods, “and I liked the way the moody film.” filmmakers played fast and free with The story revolves around an evil plot those archetypes, adding new things, by Pitch Black, aka the Boogieman (voice giving them more texture and dimenof Jude Law), who plans to convince the
No one can blame the ‘Rise of the Guardians’ Santa for having a chip on his shoulder—in 1969 Catholic church stripped him of his sainthood for never having been canonized.
sion. Of course, it doesn’t always make a lot of sense. It seems to be taking place in March or April, yet there is blizzard-level snow happening pretty much all over the world. For me, the whole movie can be summed up with the image of the little boy waking up to see Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Sandman and the Tooth Fairy all tumbling around in his bedroom. Can you imagine that? That’s a pretty cool dream, and this whole movie carries that weird, fuzzy, dreamlike quality, and that sort of makes it OK when things don’t quite add up, because dreams never quite add up either.” As an expert on horror, and managing editor at the horror-and-fantasy-leaning Night Shade Books (www.nightshadebooks.com), Lockhart was interested in the way the movie portrayed the Boogieman character. Along with the dreaded aliengod Cthulhu, the inspiration for Lockhart’s new anthology of horror stories, few other archetypes are as indelibly associated with fear and danger as the Boogieman. “I’m not sure why he has an English accent,” laughs Lockhart, “but he’s pretty creepy in this movie. And I thought it was interesting that the figure who directly opposes him the best is the little Sandman character—not Santa Claus. The Sandman is such a Winsor McCay character,” Lockhart suggests, dropping the name of the artist behind the seminal 107-year-old comic “Little Nemo in Slumberland.” “The Sandman,” he continues, “is portrayed as small and childlike. He never speaks, and he flies around on this cloud of sand, but he has this whimsical sort of Buddha nature. He seems a bit subordinate to the flashier figures of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, but the Boogieman’s powers, conjuring this nightmare sand to bring bad dreams to children, those powers really seem to be a darker version—a purple-and-black
version—of the Sandman’s powers. “So the Boogieman isn’t the anti-Santa, or the anti-Tooth Fairy,” Lockhart adds. “He’s the anti-Sandman, destroying the safety and comfort of children. He’s bad dreams, the monster under the bed. I thought that was very clever, and it makes the Sandman, ultimately, a much more important character—even if he seems to be sort of comic-relief add-on at the beginning of the movie.” “So,” I ask, “do you agree, as the movie suggests, that fear is only kept at bay by hope and wonder?” “Well, hope was one of the creatures in Pandora’s box, wasn’t it?” he muses. “Pandora opens the box, lets out fear and pain and all these horrible things, which fly out and spread all over the world. But Pandora slams down the lid and captures the last creature, which was hope. What was hope doing in that box with all those awful things? Maybe hope is the most dangerous of all. Sometimes hope is the one thing that keeps people going when maybe they should just stop. “I’m sorry,” Lockhart laughs, happily. “Did I just go dark?” < Go dark with David at talkpix@earthlink.net.
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Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
Keira Knightley rocks that Winter Palace couture in ‘Anna Karenina.’ Anna Karenina (2:10) Tom Stoppard’s film version of Tolstoy’s novel of love and loss in Imperial Russia stars Jude Law, Olivia Williams, Emily Watson and Keira Knightley in the title role; Joe Wright directs. O Any Day Now (1:37) A gay couple takes in an emotionally handicapped teen and fight the courts to maintain their unconventional yet loving family unit; Alan Cumming stars. O Argo (2:00) Ben Affleck directs and stars in the true-life story of the Iran hostage crisis and an unbelievable covert operation to rescue six American prisoners. O Chasing Ice (1:15) Eye-opening documentary follows National Geographic photographer James Balog as he captures the reality of climate change with stopmotion photography of melting glaciers. O Flight (2:19) Airline pilot Denzel Washington’s heroic safe landing after a midair collision falls under scrutiny when questions arise about really happened before and during the crash. O Hitchcock (1:38) Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson re-enact the making of ‘Psycho’ by the renowned director. O
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(2:46) Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Balin, Smaug and others return to the big screen; major must-see for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien or facial hair. O It’s a Wonderful Life (2:09) Frank Capra’s holiday classic stars James Stewart as a suicidal everyman who finds out just how meaningful his seemingly humdrum life has been. 30 PACIFIC SUN DECEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 20, 2012
O Killing Them Softly (1:37) Hired gun Brad Pitt steps up to restore order when a New Orleans mob card game is robbed; you can’t have a mafia movie without Ray Liotta and James Gandolfini too. O Life of Pi (2:05) Ang Lee’s adaptation of the Yann Martel novel about an Indian teenager’s challenging odyssey: navigating across the Pacific in a life raft with a hyena, an orangutan and a Bengal tiger. O Lincoln (2:29) High-pedigree look at the 16th president’s four tumultuous years in office features a screenplay by Tony Kushner and stars Daniel Day-Lewis under the direction of Steven Spielberg. O The Matchmaker (1:52) Charming period piece about an unconventional Haifa matchmaker and his lovelorn teenage apprentice. O The Metropolitan Opera: Aida (3:40) Ancient Egypt comes alive in Verdi’s epic tale of love and loss, presented live from New York in all its high-def big-screen glory.
The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito (3:15) Harry Bicket conducts MoO
zart’s tale set in ancient Rome. Monsters, Inc. 3D (1:32) Pixar fave about a troupe of affable corporate spooks returns in three vivid dimensions; John Goodman and Billy Crystal vocalize. O Playing for Keeps (1:46) Gabriele Muccino directs romantic comedy about ex-soccer star which features many very good-looking people, including Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman and Catherine Zeta-Jones. O Promised Land (1:46) Gus Van Sant directs Dave Eggers’ story about two corporate hotshots out of their element in a small town; Matt Damon and Hal Holbrook star. O Red Dawn (1:33) The residents of a Pacific Northwest village turn themselves into skilled and fearsome guerrilla fighters when their town is invaded by paratroopers from a foreign land. O Rise of the Guardians (1:37) Fantastical family-friendly fare about a group of ultra-powerful good guys who team up to protect the planet’s children from a marauding evil spirit. O The Sessions (1:38) True story of poet Mark O’Brien, who was determined to lose his virginity despite his confinement to an iron lung; John Hawkes and Helen Hunt star. O Silver Linings Playbook (2:02) David O. Russell comedy about a down-and-outer’s attempts to rebuild his life after losing his wife and his job and moving in with his parents; Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence star. O Skyfall (2:22) 007 is back and on the 31 > hunt for a supervillain out to O
Anna Karenina (R)
Sequoia: Fri 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Sat 10:15, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Sun 1:25, 4:25, 7:25 Mon, Tue, Thu 4:25, 7:25 Wed 3 N Any Day Now (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 4:30, 7, 9:15 Sat-Sun 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:15 MonThu 7, 9:15 Argo (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:15, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Mon-Tue 7:15, 10 Regency: Fri-Tue, Thu 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05 Wed 10:05 Chasing Ice (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 4:15, 6:45, 8:45 Sat 2, 4:15 Sun 2, 4:15, 6:45, 8:45 Tue 8:45 Wed-Thu 6:45, 8:45 Flight (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:20 Mon-Tue 6:45, 9:50 Regency: Fri, Sun-Tue, Thu 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:10 Sat 7, 10:10 Wed 12:30 Hitchcock (PG-13) Regency: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG) Cinema: 11:15; 3D showtimes 3, 6:45, 10:25 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:15, 1:45, 4, 5:30, 7:45, 9:15 Sun-Tue 12:15, 1:45, 4, 5:30, 7:45 Marin: Fri-Sat 11:50; 3D showtimes at 3:25, 7, 10:35 Sun 11:50; 3D showtimes 3:25, 7 Mon-Thu 4; 3D showtime 7:20 Northgate: Fri-Sun 11, 12:25, 2:45, 4:10, 6:30, 7:55, 10:15; 3D showtimes 10:30, 11:30, 12, 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 6, 7, 7:30, 9:45, 10:45 Mon-Thu 11, 12:25, 2:45, 4:10, 6:30, 7:55, 10:15; 3D showtimes 10:30, 11:30, 12, 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 6, 7, 7:30, 9:45 Playhouse: Fri 4, 5:30, 7:45, 9:15 Sat 12:15, 1:45, 4, 5:30, 7:45, 9:15 Sun 12:15, 1:45, 4, 5:30, 7:45 Mon-Tue 4, 5:30, 7:45 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10, 10:45, 2:30, 5:30, 6:15, 10; 3D showtimes 11:30, 1:45, 3:15, 7, 9:15, 10:40 N It’s a Wonderful Life (Not Rated) Regency: Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 Killing Them Softly (R) Northgate: 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 Playhouse: Fri 4:45, 7:10, 9:25 Sat 12:10, 2:40, 4:45, 7:10, 9:25 Sun 12:10, 2:40, 4:45, 7:10 Mon-Tue 4:45, 7:10 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10:15, 12:40, 3:05, 5:35, 8, 10:25 Life of Pi (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Sun-Tue 1, 3:50, 6:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri 3D showtimes 7:30, 10:25 Sat-Sun 4:30; 3D showtimes 1:30, 7:30, 10:25 Mon-Tue 9:55; 3D showtime 7 Marin: Fri 3:45; 3D showtimes at 1, 7:20, 10 :15 Sat 10:10, 3:45; 3D showtimes 1, 7:20, 10:15 Sun 3:45; 3D showtimes 1, 7:20 Mon-Thu 4:30; 3D showtime 7:30 Northgate: 1:10, 7:05; 3D showtimes 10:40, 1:45, 4:15, 4:40, 7:35, 10:10, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Tue 10:30, 4:30; 3D showtimes 1:30, 7:30, 10:30 Lincoln (PG-13) Fairfax: 1:50, 4:25, 5:10, 7:40, 8:30 Regency: Fri, Sun-Tue, Thu 11, 12:45, 2:20, 4:15, 5:55, 7:45, 9:30 Sat 12:45, 4:15, 5:55, 7:45, 9:30 Wed 11, 12:45, 2:20, 4:15, 7:45 N The Matchmaker (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 4, 6:30, 9 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9 N The Metropolitan Opera: Aida (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 9:55am Marin: Sat 9:55am Regency: Sat 9:55am Sequoia: Sat 9:55am The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza Marin: Wed 6:30 Regency: Wed 6:30 Sequoia: Wed 6:30 di Tito (Not Rated) N Monsters, Inc. 3D (G) Rowland: Tue 11:59pm Playing for Keeps(PG-13) Northgate: 10:45, 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 10 Rowland: Fri-Tue 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:25, 10:10 N Promised Land (R) Rafael: Sat 7 (producer/star John Krasinski in person) Red Dawn (PG-13) Northgate: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:55 Rise of the Guardians (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Tue 11:50, 2:05 Lark: Fri-Sat 3:30, 5:45 Sun 2:30, 4:45 Mon-Thu 4:45 Northgate: 2:55, 7:45; 3D showtimes 12:20, 5:20, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Mon 9:55, 2:50, 10:05; 3D showtimes 2:25, 5:15, 7:40 Tue 9:55, 2:50; 3D showtimes a2:25, 5:15, 7:40 The Sessions (R) Lark: Fri-Sat 8 Sun-Thu 7 Marin: Fri 12:45, 4, 7:30, 9:50 Sat 4, 7:30, 9:50 Sun 12:45, 4, 7:30 Mon-Tue, Thu 4:15, 7:40 Wed 4:15 Northgate: 12:10, 2:40, 5, 7:25, 9:50 Silver Linings Playbook (R) Regency: 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 Skyfall (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 Sun-Tue 12, 3:10, 6:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7, 10:15 Sat –Sun 12:15, 3:30, 7, 10:15 Mon-Tue 6:30, 9:45 Northgate: 12:35, 3:55, 7:15, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Tue 12:35, 3:50, 7:05, 10:15 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 3:50, 7, 10:10 Sun 12:20, 3:50, 7 Mon, Tue, Thu 3:50, 7 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Northgate: 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:50, 10:30 —Part 2 (PG-13) Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Northgate: 1:15, 6:55; 3D showtimes 10:35, 4:05, 9:40 N New Movies This Week
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Live music 12/14: Appleberry Jam’s 17th Guitar Pull with The Lady Crooners Bill Hansell hosts. 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. 12/14: David M’ore Blues guitar/vocals. 9pm. $10. sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Drive, Sausalito. www.sausalitoseahorse.com.
12/14: Dr. Elmo’s Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Christmas Show Dr. Elmo’s new Christmas show, directed by Rita Abrams, features original irreverent Christmas Carols. 8pm. $20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 893-8918. www.142throckmortontheatre.com. 12/14: Melvin Seals and JGB Folk/rock. With Jeff Pehrson, guitar/vocals; Matt Twain, keys/vocals; Mark Abbott, drums; Sammy Johnston, organ, accordian, pedal steel; Eddie Berljafa, bass; Jeff Ballard, harmonicas, percussion; Rich Goldstein, guitars, slide guitar and Phil Savell, guitar. Liz and The Lifted open. 9pm. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-3850. www.swmh.com. 12/14: Rockin Wayne Canney John Varn and Friends opens. 9pm. $8. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com.
12/14: The Rootical Players with Amha Selassie Baraka Reggae. 9:30pm. $8. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com. 12/14: Spill the Wine Rock. 9:30pm. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com. 12/14: The Sun Kings Beatles tribute. 8:30pm. $18-20. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 12/15: 5th Annual Tam Jam X-Fest Doors open at 6pm. Music starts at 6:30pm. Rock on with five local student bands and food. Bring the whole family. 6pm. $10 dinner and music. $3 music only. Tamalpais Valley Community Center, 203 Marin Avenue, , Mill Valley. 415-388-6393. www.tcsd.us.
12/15: Ancient Mystic with Joe Endoso Reggae. Special guest Joe Endoso will perform an acoustic set to open. 10pm. Finnegan’s Marin , 877 Grant Avenue, Novato. 320-1420. 12/15: Buffalo Wedding Rock and roll. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Drive, sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalioseahorse.com.
12/15: DGIIN’s French Gypsy Swing at Smileys! DGIIN is coming, get ready to dance. 9pm. $10. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 4158681311. www.smileyssaloon.com.
12/15: Jeff Miller and the Wisemen 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. 12/15: Jon Korty and Friends Funk rock, blues. 9:30pm. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com. 32 PACIFIC SUN DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20, 2012
12/15: Rappin 4Tay, RBL Posse Hip-hop, rap. 10pm. $15. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 12/15: Sean Hannan and Friends Original Irish Americana. 4pm. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 12/15: The Coverlettes Christmas Show ‘60s girl-group singing sensations. 8:30pm. $20-25. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 12/15: The Edge and Lumanation Rock/reggae. 8:30pm. $15-20. George’s, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 226-0262. www.georgesnightclub.com. 12/16: Chris Isaak 8pm. $75-85. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa. (707) 259-0123. www. uptowntheatrenapa.com
12/16: LIP-Sticks with Paula Helene Panama Hotel Christmas tradition 6pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview Street, San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com. 12/16: Monarch Electric Jazz Band Jazz fusion. With George Winder, drums; Pete Chen, electric violin/EWI; Eric Loofbourrow, keyboards; Cody Stumpo, electric bass; Jason Gearhart, guitars. 9pm. 19 Broadway Niteclub, 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. www.19broadway.com. 12/16: Open Mic Night 7pm. Free. Tomales Town Hall, 27150 Shoreline Hwy., Tomales.
12/16: Rory McNamara’s Ring of Truth Trio Irish/Americana. 2pm. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Farifax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com.
12/18: A Very Motown Christmas with Barron Edwards’ Motown & Mo’ Soul Revue Costumed and choreographed stage show spotlights the glory days of Motown. 8pm. $20-45. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-9600. www.swmh.com.
12/18: Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola 8:30pm. $30. Hopmonk, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol. (707) 829-7300. www.hopmonk.com
12/18: Swing Fever Holiday Music with that Pagan touch Swing Fever’s 22nd Panama Christmas show 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 4154573993. www.panamahotel.com. 12/19: Amanda Addleman Jazz piano & vocals 7pm. no cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 4154573993. www.panamahotel.com 12/19: Bubba’s Taxi Rock. 9pm. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com.
12/19: The Elvis Johnson Soul Review Blues, soul. 9:30pm. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com.
12/19: The Rhythmatics with Wade Peterson, Ben Isaacs, Gabriel Harris 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com.
12/19: The San Francisco Music Club and Special Guests Celebrate The Season with Lorin Rowan, vocal/guitar and Jimmy Dillon,
We wanna see the bright lights tonight Ships that pass in the night are not a new concept in Marin—but this month’s version is going to be fun for the entire family! Nearly 100 enchantingly lighted boats will wind their way down the Canal as part of the eighth annual LIGHTED BOAT PARADE in San Rafael. Some of the county’s finest skippers will The floating begins at 5:30 sharp. be at the helm of what’s sure to be one of Marin’s most jawdropping holiday displays of the year. The parade is put on by Community Action Marin—which operates such programs as Marin Head Start, the CAM Central Kitchen, Marin Child Development Centers and the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, among others—and vessels from the San Rafael Yacht Club, Marin Yacht Club, the Classic Yacht Club Association and the Loch Lomond Yacht Club will, literally, light up the night. Saturday, Dec. 22, 5:30pm, San Rafael Canal waterfront. Info: 415/526-7500.—Jason Walsh vocal/guitar. 8pm. $17. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-9600. www.swmh.com.
12/20: Audrey Moira Shimkas Duo with Jef Labes Jazz. 6pm. The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 847-8331. www.thetridentsausalito.com. 12/20: 12/21: Michael Bello Trio Jazz. Michael Bello, saxophone; Jake Shandling, drums; Adam Lowdermilk, bass. 7pm. Nourish Grill on Strawberry Point, 475 E Strawberry Drive via Tiburon Blvd., Mill Valley. 415.300.0390. www.nourishgrill.com.
12/20: Brittany Bexton Holiday Homecoming Tour “Holiday Homecoming.” Novato native performs after extensive work in Nashville. 7pm. $10-20. Silo’s , 530 Main St., Ste C, Napa. 805-4506102. www.brittanybexton.com.
12/20: Deborah Winters with Jean Michel Hure Jazz. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com. 12/20: Donna D’acuti Singer/songwriter. 7:30pm. No charge. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. www.sausalitoseahorse.com. 12/20: Kelly Peterson and Erik Smyth Singer/ songwriter. 9pm. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com.
12/20: Steve Wolf, Teja Bell, David Smadbeck, and Iseult Jordan Acoustic guitar showcase. 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com. 12/20: Willie K’s Christmas Show 8pm. $20. “Willie Kalikimaka.” Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www. ranchonicasio.com.
12/21: Benefit for Colin Anderson, featuring Elephant Listening Project 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. www.sleepingladyfairfax.com.
12/21: Bootsy Collins & The Funk Unity Band 8pm. $45-55. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa. (707) 259-0123. www.uptowntheatrenapa.com
12/21: Christmas Jug Band Final shows of the “All I Want For Christmas is a Mayan Calendar Extension” tour 2012. 8pm. $24, $17 16 and under. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-1100. www. sweetwatermusichall.com. 12/21: Leah Tysse Soulful vocalist. 8pm. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 6622219. www.ranchonicasio.com. 12/21: Miles Schon Band A special night, whether or not the Mayans had anything else right they did get this date right. 9pm. $10. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. www.smileyssaloon.com. 12/21: Narada Michael Walden Annual Holiday Jam 2012 8pm. $75-175. “Beach Party Freak Out.” With Walden and his Christmas Band, Sammy Hagar, Tom and Lara Johnston, Kimrea and many others performing. 142 Throckmorton , Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.com 12/21: Tea Leaf Green Annual Holiday Show with local jam rock favorites. 9pm. $18-25. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. www.19broadway.com. 12/21: Tommy Odetto and Friends Rock. 8pm. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. www.perisbar.com.
Comedy 12/20: ‘My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy’ A comedic one-man show with Brad Zimmerman. 8pm. $20-23. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.com.
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Through 12/16: The Mouse That Roared Presented by the College of Marin drama department. By Christopher Sergel. Directed by Lisa Morse. 8pm on Dec. 14-15; 2pm on Dec. 16. $20 general, $15 senior, $10 student. Studio Theatre, corner of Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Laurel Ave., Kentfield. 485-9385. www.marin.edu/performing arts.
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12/15: Marin Dance Theatre: Sophie and the Enchanted Toyshop Full length childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ballet, choreographed by Lynn Cox. Features over 125 dancers along with professional guest artists. 1pm. $27-36. Marin Veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Memorial Theatre, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. 473-6800. www.marincenter.org.
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for the holiday season.11am. Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 454-9561. www.marinsocietyofartists.org. Through 12/19: Dragon Art Show 9:30am. Marin Emeritus Center, Student Services Building Room 146, San Rafael. 484-5344. www.dragonartsstudio.com/wordpress.
Designed for families and children ages 4+. Supplies provided Noon-3pm. Free. Novato Library, 1720 Novato Blvd.,Novato. 12/15: Dream Circle 11:30am and 1pm. $7-16. Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito. 339-3900. www.badm.org. 12/15: Jan Klyce Jan Klyce presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wish.â&#x20AC;? 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 12/15: Magic Toy Box Tea An old-fashioned afternoon high tea for families at an elegant Queen Anne Victorian. With tea, homemade sandwiches, sweets, live entertainment and toys that come to life. Noon. $22. Falkirk Mansion, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. www.falkirkculturalcenter.org
Through 12/21: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In Our Familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Photography Exhibit Photographic collection of family portraits representing diverse family configurations including adoptive and foster families, divorced and stepfamilies, single parent households, multiracial, lesbian and gay-parented families, interfaith and immigrant families. Gigi Kaeser, photography. Text by Peggy Gillespie and Rebekah Boyd of the Family Diversity Projects. 11am. Free. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. 488-8888, ext. 252. www.sgvcc.org.
Through 01/17: Art on the Farm Exhibit and Fundraiser Holiday fundraising exhibition for Marin Organicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm Field Studies Program. Celebrate art and local farms in a fun and educational manner. 10am-5pm. Opening reception 5-8pm Dec. 14. Second reception 5-8pm Jan. 11. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael. 205-3490. www.artworksdowntown.org
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Learn about mushrooms and berries and the animals that live on or in them. Compare the different kinds of forests along the way. No animals please(except service animals). Heavy rain may cancel. 10am. Free. If questionable weather, call 893-9508 or 893-9527 on the morning of the walk. Meet at main trailhead in Indian Tree Preserve, Vineyard Road, Novato. www.marincountyparks.org 12/14: Pajama Night Kids put on pajamas and enjoy pizza, crafts, stories, face painting and more. 6-9pm. $25-30. Doodlebug, 641 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo. 456-5989. www.doodlebug.com.
12/15: Puppet Show with Rebecah Freeling Puppet extravaganaza for kids and families. Folk and fairy tales are enhanced by handmade table puppets and simple marionettes.11am. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 12/15: Sleeping Beauty 1pm. $7-10. Young Performers Theatre, Fort Mason Center, Bldg. C, S.F. 346-5550. www.ypt.org. 12/18: Pajama-Rama Family program of bedtime stories and songs. Come in your pajamas, slippers and bring your favorite stuffie. 7-8pm. Free. Fairfax Library, 2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Fairfax. 453-8151. www.marinlibrary.org. 12/19: Wee History History inspired story circle for kids 5 and under on the first and third Wednesday of every month. 11am. Free. Marin History Museum, 1125 B St., San Rafael. 454-8538. www.marinhistory.org. 12/21: Marinwood Winterfest Ticket includes photos with Santa, live music, arts and crafts, holiday treats, face painting, bounce house. 5-7pm. $10-12, adults free. Marinwood Community Center, 775 Miller Creek Road, San Rafael. 479-0775. www.marinwood.org
12/16: Tim Cainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Christmas SingAlong 4-6pm. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com.
ViDEO Darkness on the edge of town Christopher Nolan brings his Batman trilogy to a classy close in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, a ringing conclusion to a series that has already made movie history and shined its klieg-lit bat-signal on every competing superhero franchise in the business. This installment deposits us back at Wayne Manor, where Bruce lives in total reclusion after having shutBane, Batman rehearse for the Gotham production of tered one of Wayne Enterprisesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Forever Tango.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; expensive and secretive projects, a fusion reactor promising energy for all. But villainous Bane (Tom Hardy) has a plan to steal the core and use it in a neutron bomb to wipe out Gothamâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and not without a bit of sadism first, blasting the city into a cut-off island of mayhem, people clawing to get off. Hardy, so unrecognizable here behind his mask as to be just a pair of eyes astride that terrifying gait of his, brims with all the De Niroesque rage heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brought to films like Warrior and Lawless. But behind the action and mayhem lurks the real horror of Aurora, which cast a terrible pall on the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening run and brought home the obscene violence weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to expect in films and games (god forbid we should see a nipple). The charge of gratuity doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite fit with Nolan. His Gotham is an allegorical stew of class warfare, where superheroes are tainted just by propping it up, and evil is a natural spawn of the sewers and tunnels that hide the untouchables below.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Richard Gould
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12/14: Holiday Handmade Craft Fair Shop locally this season and support Marin artisans. Featuring works by artists from Marin and the Bay Area. A portion of each sale will benefit the Marin History Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public programs and educational outreach initiatives. 5-8pm. Free admission. Marin History Museum History Center, 1026 Court St., San Rafael. 454-8538. www.marinhistory.org 12/14: Santa Lucia Festival Traditional event features a candlelight procession, songfest, and Scandinavian holiday treats. Suggested donation: $10, children free. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 9 Shepherd Way, Tiburon. 381-1467. www.shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.org. 12/15-16: Bolinas World Craft Faire Local artists and craftspeople offer a variety of arts, crafts and ethnic treasures for holiday shopping. Celebrate the season with a festive weekend of art, organic California Italian cuisine, catered by Armida Scopazzi, international music, and fun Bolinas style. 10am-6pm. Bolinas Community Center, Wharf Road, Bolinas. 12/15: Holiday Festival Activities will include Santa and the Grinch visits, letters to Santa, cookie decorating, pony rides, face painting. Holiday fare with roasted chestnuts, hot cider, sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mores and cocoa. Live holiday music from Hall Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ukelele band and chorus. Donations benefit Marin City Community Services District and Homeward Bound of Marin. Marin Country Mart Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market, Across from the Larkspur Ferry Terminal, Larkspur. 9am-2pm. Free admission. 461-5715. www.marincountrymart.com 12/15: Music in the Air 1-4pm. Free. The Mayflower Chorus and the Marin Girls Chorus will perform and stroll along the three-block area between E and H streets on Fourth St., San Rafael.
Barbara Marx Hubbardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Visions of a Universal Humanity.â&#x20AC;? Bringing together some of the finest minds of our time to present perspectives on humankindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential to create a positive future for the Earth. 7pm. $10. Unity iIn Marin, 600 Palm Ave., Novato. 475-5000. www.unityinmarin.org.
Outdoors 12/15: 2012 Marin County Jingle Bell Run/Walk The Arthritis Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jingle Bell Run/Walk is a fun and festive way to kick off the holidays with family and friends. 9am. Timed run: $35; Untimed run/walk: $25. Marin Fairgrounds & Lagoon Park, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 356-5483. www.jinglebellrun.kintera.org
12/15: Trail Maintenance Team Workday Join a trail maintenance on varied Marin trails. Our trails receive a lot of use and we need help with high priority trail building and restoration projects. Trail work is very strenuous and suitable for volunteers with a high activity level. No previous experience is necessary. Locations and event details are subject to change. 9am-1pm. Free. Contact volunteer coordinator Greg Reza at 473-3778 details. www.marincountyparks.org
12/18: Salmon of San Geronimo Valley Each year, several species of Pacific salmon migrate up certain creeks to breed. Look for evidence of fish and discuss their biology with Shannon Burke. Bring polarized glasses if you have them. This walk is for adults. No animals (except service animals) attend please. Heavy rain may cancel. Call 893-9527 on the morning of the walk for info. 10am-noon. Free. Meet at the Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area just west of Lagunitas. 893-9520. www.marincountyparks.org
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Week of December 13-19, 2012
ARIES (March 20 - April 19) You may feel tackled by certain planetary powers, but with a little effort, you can still score a touchdown. Unpredictable Uranus is moving forward again in your sign, possibly bringing an interesting experience with someone from another part of the world on Friday. Then, starting on Saturday night, hedonistic Venus sends a three-week pleasure stimulus your way. You just may be tempted to rewrite your wish list for Santa... TAURUS (April 20 - May 19) It’s hard for you to keep a secret right now—just when it is important to do so. What’s the point of wrapping your gifts if you’re going to tell the recipient what’s inside? May as well use Saran Wrap instead of gift paper. Meanwhile, your romantically inclined ruler (Venus) moves into your intimacy house on Saturday evening. If you and your sweetie are planning to rock around the Christmas tree, add a few slow songs to the mix. GEMINI (May 20 - June 20) Your ruler (curious Mercury) is bringing up questions about how well you really know your sweetie. If, for instance, you booked cruise ship tickets and your sweetie loves to ski, you may have a problem. Meanwhile, an emphasis on fitness may help you stay away from EITHER chocolates or champagne. If you claim you are staying away from both, please be warned: Santa doesn’t like it when you fib. CANCER (June 21 - July 21) On Friday you awake thinking about your future and what you would like to change. For some of you this may be related to work and to others it may be related to working out. In either case, feel free to develop a strategy; just don’t plan on initiating anything until after the holidays are over. Meanwhile, your ruler (the moon) occupies the imaginative sign of Pisces Tuesday and Wednesday. Visions of sugarplums are sure to be dancing through your dreams... LEO (July 22 - Aug. 22) It is a weekend when romantic adventure gets top billing. Forget holiday shopping and think holiday love affairs instead. If single, ask one of your pals to play matchmaker. If attached, leave town with your sweetie and enjoy being in a different environment together. On Wednesday, the stars offer an exciting chance to broaden your horizons. If Santa needs someone to test drive his new turbo-charged sleigh, go ahead and volunteer... VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 21) Tired of trying to stay on schedule and overwhelmed with holiday stress? Fear not. Your ruler (clever Mercury) has returned to the upbeat and optimistic sign of Sagittarius. It is time to lose a little skepticism and believe in magic. The stars would like to surprise you with a celestial gift that includes passion, emotional understanding and intellectual brilliance. Let Santa try to top that... LIBRA (Sept. 22 - Oct. 22) Occasionally, you are between relationships—never a comfortable place for you born-to-be-half-of-a-couple types. If you happen to be looking for love this week, check out the local talent, which is abundant right now. For the already joined-atthe-hip Libra, shocking Uranus is moving forward in your relationship house. You think you know everything about your sweetie? Hmm. Probably not... SCORPIO (Oct. 23 -Nov. 21) Friday is your final day for being charmingly persuasive. If you haven’t communicated your holiday wish list yet, you better hurry. From Sunday, you’re prone to overspend, especially when you see something that is aesthetically pleasing to you. Before going out, make sure you know how much credit is left on your Visa. If you’re already maxed out, you don’t need to panic. Tuesday is brilliant for working on uniquely creative homemade gifts. All you need is wrapping paper... SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 20) It’s the last week of pretending all the bright lights, colorfully wrapped gifts and big office parties are in celebration of your birthday. May as well enjoy it. Friday shows off your artistic talents. If you haven’t decorated your tree yet, you’re urged to begin now. On Monday, logical Mercury does his best to point out the unlikelihood that your sweetie is putting a first class ticket to Hawaii in your stocking. Obviously, Mercury does not understand the strength of your optimism... CAPRICORN (Dec. 21 - Jan. 18) For those of you attending a company Christmas party this weekend, it should be a good one. Besides the likelihood of your co-workers being in a particularly cheery mood, you are personally exuding enough intriguing sexual tension to provide office gossip into 2013. Your company isn’t having a party this year, due to budget cuts and a million dollar bonus to the CEO? Crash a Google company event. AQUARIUS (Jan. 19 - Feb. 17) Friends and lovers are major sources of pleasure during this holiday season. If you’re low on either pals or partners, you’re due for a lucky encounter (or two) before the week is over. Naturally, these new loved ones must be added to your holiday list. Perhaps you can get a volume discount on Amazon. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a spark of inspiration strikes at exactly the right moment. If this vision/hunch includes a string of lottery numbers, please gamble responsibly. Santa is watching... PISCES (Feb. 18 - March 19) The moon in the ambitious sign of Capricorn makes Thursday and Friday the best days to figure out what you want to be when you “grow up.” If any careerenhancing opportunities are presented, pay attention and act on them. Since Sunday is your best day for receiving messages via your dreams, please either sleep in or take a nap. Tuesday is the top of your lunar cycle, providing a practical way to deal with emotional issues. Go ahead and schedule that family get-together... < Email Lynda Ray at cosmicclues@gmail.com or check out her website at http://lyndarayastrology.com/Lynda_Ray_Astrology/Starstream_Forecast.htm 38 PACIFIC SUN DECEMBER 14- DECEMBER 20, 2012
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130780 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as JENSEN RESEARCH, 1777 INDIAN VALLEY RD., NOVATO, CA 94947: HARBO P JENSEN, 1777 INDIAN VALLEY RD., NOVATO, CA 94947. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 13, 2012. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 13, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 23, 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130628 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as INTEGRITY CARE MANAGEMENT, 4040 CIVIC CENTER DR. #200, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: KIARA LEE, 875 FLAXBERRY LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on OCTOBER 22, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 19, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 23, 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130813 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as AVALON NAILS, 530 THIRD ST. #D, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HUY CAN M NGUYEN, 1446 SEMINARY AVE., OAKLAND, CA 94621. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 20, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 19, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 23, 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 2012) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304415 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder's Office. Fictitious Business name(s): AVALON NAILS, 530 THIRD ST. SUITE D, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Filed in Marin County on: SEPTEMBER 12, 2011. Under File No: 2011127740. Registrant’s Name(s): THAO T NGUYEN, 2109 FAIRFAX PL., SANTA ROSA, CA 95404. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 19, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 23, 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130825 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as DRIVE EVENT MANAGEMENT, 24 BUENA VISTA AVE., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: LUMINA OPTOMETRY INC., 35 SAN ANSELMO AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 20, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130735 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TURTLE ROAD MEDIA, 44A CROOKED AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: WENDY J MENARA, 44A CROOKED AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JANUARY 1, 2012. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 5, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130820 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as A CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH; BACK IN ACTION, 1615 HILL RD SUITE G, NOVATO, CA 94947: HEIDI R LAW, 28 SAND PIPER, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.
This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 20, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 20, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 2012)
2109 FOURTH ST., LIVERMORE, CA 94550. This business is being conducted by JOINT VENTURE. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 1978. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 26, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130818 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as BACK IN ACTION; A CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH, 711 D ST. SUITE 115, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HEIDI R LAW, 28 SAND PIPER, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 20, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 20, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 2012)
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304420 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder's Office. Fictitious Business name(s): TRINITY NAILS, 247 SHORELINE HWY STE 10, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. Filed in Marin County on: MAY 21, 2012. Under File No: 129499. Registrant’s Name(s): HOAI NHI THI LE, 1028 MINERVA ST., SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 19, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130700 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as POWERHOUSE SECURITY; GO DOG FOOD, 408 RICHARDSON ST., SAUSALITO, CA 94965: ALFORD ENDEAVORS LLC., 408 RICHARDSON ST., SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on OCTOBER 1, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on OCTOBER 30, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130856 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as FIVE POINTS CROSSFIT, 5651 PARADISE DR., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: TERRA LINDA STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING LLC., 55 DEL ORO LAGOON, NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 27, 2012. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130832 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as BARBARY GHOST LLC., 110 LOCH LOMOND DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ANDREW TESTWUIDE, 9051 MIDDLE TERRACE, MONTE RIO, CA 95462. This business is being conducted by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JANUARY 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 21, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130846 ` The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LYNN ERVIN PSYCHOTHERAPY, 1480 LINCOLN AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LYNN ERVIN, 72 SCENIC AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 26, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130849 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as S & B INVESTMENTS, 7 MANN DR., KENTFIELD, CA 94904: JSE LLC., 7 MANN DR., KENTFIELD, CA 94904; LORIN B BLUM (TRUSTEE OF THE ROBERT J SCHERMAN REVOKABLE LIVING TRUST), 1939 HARRISON ST., OAKLAND, CA 94612; CAROLYN A SCHERMAN (TRUSTEE OF THE ROBERT J SCHERMAN REVOKABLE LIVING TRUST) 6431 GWIN RD., OAKLAND, CA 94611; HERMAN A TRUTNER (TRUSTEE OF THE ROBERT J SCHERMAN REVOKABLE LIVING TRUST)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130901 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MARIN COMPUTER RESOURCE CENTER (MCRC), 42 DIGITAL DR. #3, NOVATO, CA 94949: COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER, 42 DIGITAL DR. #3, NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 3, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130826 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as IDENTITY DISPLAYS, 138 HAMILTON DR. UNIT D, NOVATO, CA 94949: TIM R YOCKE, 138 HAMILTON DR. UNIT D, NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 16, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 21, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012130891 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SWIRE PROPERTY GROUP, 5 AMES AVE. STE 1, ROSS, CA 94957-0858: SWIRE PROPERTIES INC., 5 AMES AVE. STE 1, ROSS, CA 94957-0858. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 29, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 3, 2012. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 14, 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 130850 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as VT FITNESS/ FITNESS 4 POZ, 1517 NORTH POINT #536, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123: VICTOR N TORT, 1517 NORTH POINT #536, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on DECEMBER 2012. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on NOVEMBER 26, 2012 (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 14, 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 2013)
ALL OTHER LEGALS NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DARYL GROSSMAN. Case No. PR-1205064. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DARYL GROSSMAN AKA DARYL KENT GROSSMAN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DOLORES CORDELL in
the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DOLORES CORDELL 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: DECEMBER 17, 2012 at 8:30AM. in Dept: H, Room: H, of the Superior Court of California, Marin County, located at Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive Room 113, San Rafael, CA 94903. 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 four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. 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: DOLORES CORDELL, 15 SCENIC ROAD, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. (415) 454-5106. (Publication Dates: NOVEMBER 23, 30; DECEMBER 7, 14, 2012) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1205462. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner TESSA AZANNA WARDLE-MURRAY filed a peti-
tion with this court for a decree changing names as follows: TESSA AZANNA WARDLE-MURRAY to TESSA AZANNA WARDLE. 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: JANUARY 29, 2013, 8:30 AM, Dept. B, Room B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. 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 following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: DECEMBER 7, 2012 /s/ ROY CHERNUS, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 14, 21, 28, 2012; JANUARY 4, 2013)
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Two years ago, after dating a wonderful lady for a year, I married her and moved in with her. The problem is her 23-year-old son. He lives with us, has never held a job, doesn’t go to school, and does nothing but eat, sleep, and poop. I’ve worked since I was 14, my wife and I both work hard now, and it’s grating to have such laziness always in my face. My wife knows this and says he’s been trying to get a job for more than two years. (He shows no signs he’s looking.) I’m starting to feel played by my wife. How long should I put up with this?—Thinning Patience
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Of course it grates on you, providing free room and board to an adult man whose main source of income is birthday cards from grandma. And yes, you’ve been played—not by your wife, but by what economists call “optimism bias.” This is the human predisposition to believe things will work out for the best and to gloss over worrisome details, like how your wife’s layabout son would suddenly become industrious at something besides being a role model for moss. Your wife has confused coddling with love—maybe for 23 years or maybe since feeling guilty about getting a divorce. After years of go-right-ahead mommying, it’s no small task to inspire your step-slug to expand his life goals beyond napping more, watching more interesting porn, and trying all the varieties of Doritos. (The guy standing in the traffic median holding a sign asking for spare change shows more autonomy and dignity. At least he wrote a message on a piece of cardboard and is ambulatory.) Give your wife props for trying to be a good mother, but explain that by supporting the kid as she has been, she’s actually holding him back. He may not get his ideal job (video game tester or human slipcover), but he’ll get on the road to self-sufficiency by flipping burgers or bagging groceries if it’s either that or sleeping in a doorway. Propose that she gives him 30 days to get a roommate situation and tells him she’ll pay two months of his rent while he job-hunts and gets working, and then he’s on his own. Propose that she also acts like she means it, but be prepared for him to test her and for her to cave. Ultimately, you need to decide whether you’d rather live with La-Z-Boy than without your wife. If push comes to nap, it may come to that—assuming you’re unsuccessful with various passiveaggressive measures, like installing a coin slot on the bathroom, refrigerator, and cable TV.
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I’m a woman just back in the dating game. I’d like to hold off on first-date sex and get to know a guy before I sleep with him. But what are some deflector lines? “Not tonight, I have a headache”? “Sorry, but I’m storming the beaches of Normandy tomorrow”? I suppose a good line should come to mind, but I really can’t think of anything to say beyond “Hey, what am I, your booty call?”—Speechless
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First-date sex doesn’t just happen, like, one minute you’re looking for a little dish for the olive pit from your appetizer, and the next, you’re in the guy’s bed staring at the water stain on his ceiling. Intermediate steps include inviting your date up for a nightcap (which, to many men, loosely translates to “Would you like to come in and remove your pants?”). Resolve beforehand how far you’ll go, and if the goodnight kiss at your door starts to turn into a goodnight grope, say something like “Hey, I’d rather take things a little slower.” Although this remark lacks wit and historical references, it also lacks ambiguity and it’ll get the job done far better than the strident “Hey, what am I, your booty call?”—assuming your goal isn’t making a man long to never call you again. If you’re among the weak-willed, it’s a good idea to wear protection, like 4,000 pounds of steel, rubber, and glass around you in the form of the car you drive to meet the guy for drinks. It’s also wise to have something to do afterward so you only stay for an hour or two. Of course, meeting for a late-afternoon coffee may be wisest if drinking alcohol tends to correlate with your bra and panties flying off. Ideally, on the first date, if you find yourself sputtering “Really, I never do this...” it should be because the guy’s overheard you asking the barista to violate your latte with two pumps of pumpkin. < © Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. www.advicegoddess.com. Got a problem? Email AdviceAmy@aol.com or write to Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405.
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