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››LETTERS Bad apples? More like rogues gallery! I was certainly troubled by Jacquie Phelan’s recent article on mountain biking [“Vicious Cycle,” July 26]. The article was so elegant and eloquent in its style that many readers may be lulled into overlooking its numerous omissions. There are now really four, not three, major user groups using our open spaces: hikers, equestrians, responsible mountain bikers and rogue mountain bikers. Phelan’s article says almost nothing about the rogue mountain bikers, giving the impression that they are the “few bad apples,” as many mountain bike defenders commonly assume and falsely claim. Some of the more disturbing facts that Phelan’s article omitted were: (1) Mountain biking is now a widely established competitive sport and many rogue bikers use our public trails for training for racing. To train seriously they have to speed downhill thereby endangering other trail users. (2) For many rogue riders, mountain biking is definitely an adrenaline sport. They speed downhill for the sheer thrill of it, thereby endangering other trail users. (3) Many rogue riders have become “adrenaline addicts” which means they have a perpetual craving for more trails and “more access.” That is the nature of all addictions, to be driven by the more, more, more mentality. (4) On many of our trails and fire roads today, hikers and equestrians can no longer relax and enjoy the trails when they use them, as the ever present danger of a speeding mountain biker makes relaxation unwise and virtually impossible. My wife and I have been hiking the trails of Marin for over 40 years. On multi-use fire roads we have sometimes kept our own

statistics on speeding bikers who pass us. On Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, we hiked the Repack Trail between Upper Cascade Canyon and the San Geronimo Ridge. We counted seven downhill bikers and four were speeding. On Sunday, May 10, 2009, on the Indian Fire Road we encountered five downhill bikers, all of whom were speeding. On that same date on the Eldridge Grade Fire Road which is now quite rocky and bumpy, we encountered 10 downhill bikers. The so-called “responsible” mountain bikers frequently make excuses for the rogue bikers. Not one leader of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition has ever made a strong, sincere appeal for strict enforcement coupled with stiff penalties for rogue bikers. It’s time for all of us to get real.

Kenneth Kelzer, Novato

And a mighty hi-ho fixter!

The struggle for trail space between four-legged and twowheeled beasts has been going on for more than a century.

I cannot help but notice the slant of your article against bicyclists [“Can’t We All Just Get Along?” July 19]. Your article suggests that the cyclists feel entitled and should change their mentality. That’s quite an interesting take. What about the minority of

wealthy equestrians who have managed to kick the second largest trail user group out of all the best trails? I can’t help but sense a very strong feeling of entitlement with the Marin Horse Council. I just wish you had the intellectual honesty to point it out. The issue in Marin is not bicyclists’ mentality. The issue is that the various open space agencies don’t give any access of narrow trails to bikes. The only solution is for cyclists to get their fair access share. As for equestrians, it’s about time they start training their horses to be around bikes. Sharing is inevitable, so we may as well work on it together.

Anonymous, Berkeley

Pen mightier than sword Commenting on Jill Kramer’s interview of me in the Pacific Sun [“The Man Who Stares at Goats,” July 19], letter writer Kenneth Kelzer was “appalled” by his impression that I “urged patients who have been scapegoated to act out some sort of revenge as part of their therapy.” I am sorry to have given that mistaken impression. In the interview, I introduced a discussion of healing people who have been scapegoated by suggesting, “it wasn’t enough just to reflect when you’re really traumatized. There has to be an action component.” As all of us who have worked with scapegoats, individuals or subgroups, know a great deal about the presence of revenge fantasies. Finding a path from the helpless passivity of impotent fantasies of revenge felt by most victims, to a place where deeds in the world transform the trauma in meaningful ways is central to most healing. My own consulting about scapegoating centers on how to change the group processes that creates victims. That, too, can be an “action” part of healing. Mr. Kelzer correctly recognizes my “ambivalence” at suggesting specific solutions for individuals but harnessing the feelings of revenge certainly plays a part in good outcomes, hopefully in peaceful and productive ways. My fiction looks closely at how the darker aspects revenge might or might not serve in healing. That’s why it’s fiction.

Arthur Colman, Sausalito

There goes the neighborhood! It is generally accepted that Gertrude Stein had some scathing attitude toward Oakland, the city where she was raised [referenced July 26 by letter writer Susan Little who borrowed Stein’s “there is no there there” line], but a few years ago the Contemporary Jewish Museum had a Stein retrospective which put all in a very different context. After years in Paris, and achieving a certain amount of renown, she returned to Oakland to find her childhood home gone, demolished, and something new built on the site. When she stated, “There’s no there there,” she spoke literally, that her former home was gone, and not some figurative put-down of Oakland. Course, a wordsmith of her caliber, and playfulness, would never disavow such a more grandiose allusion.

Ironically also, your paraphrasical use [in the headline to the letter, “The Man Who Wasn’t There”], in reference to the letter writer’s point ... worked!

Hobart Bartshire, Fairfax

Look Ma, no cavities! As you know, I am “all over” every Sun article and respond immediately when moved to write, which is why I want to address in this letter a piece from several weeks ago about putting fluoride in our drinking water system [“Dr. Strangewater,” June 28]. My feeling is that since I use a fluoridated mouthwash twice a day (not mentioning the brand until the check clears) I don’t need the fluoride put in “my” water, so I have written the Marin Municipal Water District for a refund. Thanks, MMWD. That aside, if we are going to put chemicals in our water supply to fight tooth decay and other maladies, I suggest MMWD consider something like, say, single malt Scotch which, when ingested in small amounts over several hours, can lead to feelings of pleasure and contentment. I also believe MMWD customers will gladly pay more for this kind of drinking water supplement. And, for those fluoride naysayers, it is interesting to note that since I began showering with fluoridated water some years ago I have yet to develop a single cavity, in my skull.

Skip Corsini, San Rafael

Evidence of absence.

Also knows who’s buried in Grant’s tomb... I always look forward to the latest copy of the Sun. Words alone cannot express my deep appreciation for the insights of our resident letter writer and platitudinarian, one Craig W. of San Rafael. His latest gem informs us that “Trayvon Martin didn’t have to die.” Stellar thinking! Keep them coming Craig, the future is ahead of us. Thank you.

Michael Venables, San Rafael

The future is now! One thing you can be sure of in the Zimmerman case: Anna Deavere Smith will do a bit on it.

Craig Whatley, San Rafael

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Fuel to the fire New veg management plan has critics smoldering over fire safety by Pe te r Se id m an

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plan that proposes a major shift in the way the county approaches fire safety in its open-space preserves reflects trends that have swept through the offices of land managers across the country—and beyond. But it also has triggered rumblings of concern from critics who say it would sacrifice fire safety for biodiversity. A preliminary draft of the Vegetation Management Plan, which was unveiled July 16 at a joint meeting of the Marin County Parks and Open Space Commission and the county Open Space District Board of Directors, has received praise for its environmentally forward thinking approach to fire safety. But those concerns about sacrificing fire safety to protect biodiversity remain an issue that will be the focus of a debate in the coming months. May & Associates Inc., a San Franciscobased consulting firm, prepared the draft plan, which cost $407,000. Critics have said the county spent too much. But supporters of the plan say the consulting company compiled valuable information that will form the basis of the final version of the vegetation plan and also the Open Space District’s road and trail plan, which is due to be released next month. The two plans will be complementary. A 30-day informal public comment period began when the county board of supervisors, acting as the board of the Open Space District, accepted the preliminary draft of the vegetation management plan July 16. A formal comment period will begin down the road, after a final version of the plan gets adopted and an environmental review begins. A copy of the draft plan is on the Open Space District website. Almost immediately after the plan went public, the concerns about sacrificing fire safety for biodiversity began reverberating. The reaction highlighted a tension between the Open Space District and firefighters who bristled at what they perceive as a possible reduction in traditional fire safety protocols. But not all in the firefighting community balk at changes in a traditional fire safety approach, which puts an emphasis on ridge-top fuelbreaks. The new plan proposes to use numerous methods to both protect the environment and also reduce fire danger. It’s a new model in protecting forest and open-space resources. The debate that has started in Marin mirrors a debate in Australia, where firefighters and government officials have been re-evaluating fire safety methods. These are major changes in approaching fire safety as human habita8 PACIFIC SUN AUGUST 9  AUGUST 15, 2013

tion moves closer to open space. And major changes almost always cause jitters. “The pendulum has swung,” says county Fire Chief Jason Weber. Firefighters already work in concert with land managers. “We want a resource manager with us even when we are actively engaged in firefighting so we are aware of what’s out there. Just like a home is of critical value, so are certain species. If we can make adjustments to our operation that are just as effective but also respect biodiversity, it’s a win-win. That’s really what we’re looking for here.” The county Open Space District was established in 1972, when voters cast ballots for the nascent agency. Funding came from an initial parcel tax. A sales tax, Measure A, has supplemented the district’s coffers. But money doesn’t go far, considering the responsibilities that rest with the district. The county manages 34 open-space preserves. According to the draft plan, “Prior to 1994 an estimated 100 acres of fuelbreaks or other fuel modification zones were located on [district] lands. From 1995 to 2005 the number of acres of established fuelbreaks increased to 250 acres, and that figure doubled again between 2006 and 2010.” The 2008 Marin County fire management plan calls for adding 70 miles of fuelbreaks, which, according to the draft vegetation management plan, would add 1,000 acres of fuelbreaks on district land. If the 2008 fire management plan gets implemented, it would result in “a 10-fold increase in direct loss of native vegetation, and in associated costs of maintaining access and managing fuel loads in the preserves in the next 20 years,” according to the draft biodiversity plan. In the last 20 years, the draft plan states, the Open Space District has seen a 500 percent increase in its management responsibilities. And a big part of that responsibility includes battling invasive plant species, particularly broom. Cutting fuelbreaks exacerbates the problems with encroachment of nonnative plants. According to the draft plan, in 2011, $700,000 of $5.8 million, or 12 percent of the district’s total budget, went to maintain fuelbreaks. A significant part of that maintenance involved battling broom. In 2012, $1.3 million of $6.4 million, or 20 percent of the total budget, went to maintain the fuelbreaks. “Broom liability is increasing and will continue,” the plan states. Spending that kind of money to beat back broom has led to a dearth of funds for other programs in the district, including stream restoration, wildlife protec10 >

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Green Point not so ‘green’ after all... Clean energy and climate change took a backseat to backyard panoramas Tuesday, as the Marin County Board of Supervisors sided with Novato neighbors and gave a thumbs down to a proposed 664-killowat solar project at the corner of Olive and Atherton avenues. The board flipped off the switches on the plan in a 3-1 vote, with only Supe Steve Kinsey in favor of going green in the Green Point part of town. The solar panels would reportedly have produced enough energy to power 200 homes. The panels would have spread across a single acre of the 20-acre Green Point Nursery—but nearby residents feared the potential visual blight simply wasn’t worth the benefits to the environment. —Jason Walsh New kind of wake-up call Many Marinites and others across California were startled awake Monday night when their cellphones went off with a loud vibrating, buzzing alarm at 10:54pm. It was the first use of a new Amber Alert cellphone notification system in the state, according to the CHP Marin. Monday night’s debut may point out some problems with the system. The alert was in response to the alleged abduction of two children, Hannah and Ethan Anderson, in Boulevard, Calif., south of San Diego—about 600 miles away from Marin. The Amber Alert was re-issued to smartphones at about 9:30am Tuesday, telling us all to be on the lookout for the suspect’s blue Nissan and the license plate number. According to police, the suspect “is believed to be traveling to either Texas or Canada.” IPhone users who turned off the phone or used the slider to unlock the phone then lost the text message entirely, rendering the alert somewhat ineffective. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Amber Alerts are distributed through the Wireless Emergency Alert program, which is operated by the federal government’s Emergency Management Agency. According to the NCMEC website, “The alerts are transmitted simultaneously to all mobile devices within range of the cellular carrier towers in the affected area.” The site also says the text message would not generate a charge on the phone owner’s bill, and for more information after receiving an alert “consult the local media” or “visit amberalert. gov.” On July 17 thousands of New Yorkers with wireless phones were awakened at 4am with an Amber Alert about a missing child taken by his mother. (The child was later found and returned unharmed.) CHP Marin also notes that iPhone users can opt out of the Amber Alert wireless notification system by going to “Settings” then “Notifications” and sliding the button next to “AMBER Alerts” to “Off.”There is no option for “Only within a few hundred miles, thank you” or “Only when I’m likely to actually be awake.” —Julie Vader 10

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Marin GOP widens its camp MCRCC says ‘I do’ to gay marriage—will voters join them at the ballot altar? by Jacob Shafe r

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Tom Montgomery, left, and Kevin Krick of the MCRCC are trying to build a bigger house, or perhaps a log cabin, from the ground up.

told the Chronicle her Marin counterparts were “pandering to voters” by “pushing a particular social agenda.” Not so, Montgomery insists. “It wasn’t a publicity stunt,” he says. “We truly believe in what we did, and we stand by it.” Really, Montgomery argues, gay rights doesn’t have to be a partisan issue. “Not all gay people are Democrats,” he points out. “We have gay people on our central committee and I love and respect every one of them.” Personal freedom and limited government—key planks in the Republican platform—would seem to favor same-sex marriage. So why won’t the national party budge? “That’s a loaded question,” Montgomery says with a wry laugh. “I can tell you there are a lot of people who aren’t happy with us. People who say this should have come from the state party. But to quote our new chairman [Kevin Krick], ‘the house is built from the ground up, not the roof down.’” Whether Republicans can build a bigger base in one of the most liberal places on Earth remains to be seen. But Montgomery hopes, at the very least, it’ll make the party’s other positions, on things like taxes and spending, more palatable to the average voter. “We took the 800-pound gorilla off our back,” says Montgomery, a mixed metaphor that is somehow apt. “Now we feel the issue is off the table, and we move on.” Montgomery says MCRCC has no intention of going rogue on other hot buttons like immigration and gun control, but he promises further surprises are in store. “Hopefully,” he says, “you’ll be hearing a lot more from us.” < Email Jacob at jacobsjottings@gmail.com.

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V Marin traffic isn’t as bad as some places in the Bay Area, yet southbound Highway 101 looks like a parking lot during the early commute and northbound 101 is just as bad in the late afternoon. For years, folks in a hurry in the morning have been exiting 101 in Marinwood, using neighborhood roads as a shortcut, and blocking traffic with their U-turns as they make their way back to the freeway. Thanks to concerned neighbors voicing their discontent to the Marin County Supervisors, drivers will soon learn the art of patience. The supes approved U-turn restrictions from 6 to 10am at several Marinwood intersections. Freeway jumpers, pick a mantra and practice your deep breathing techniques, because the new traffic rules begin this month.

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W That Share the Road concept is so confusing. We thought it meant that autos and bicycles would look out for each other and no one would hog the road. Silly us. Apparently, it means that cyclists share the road with each other and cars should find a different place to drive. This photo of bikers on Camino Alto illustrates perfectly the true spirit of Share the Road.— Nikki Silverstein

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1. Book megastores helped drive independent bookstores out of business, then the Internet helped drive the megastores out of business, but now the pendulum swings back, as what two independent bookstores are opening in Marin?

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ey,” I said recently to a friend I totally didn’t invent for the purposes of this column. “Did you see the Marin Republicans came out in support of same-sex marriage?” “Marin Republicans, huh?” he replied. “Both of them?” I know: ha ha ha. Still, fewer than one in five Marinites belong to the GOP. Their constituency is aging rapidly. Their Facebook page currently has 303 “likes,” about half as many as the Marin County Kumbaya Patrol (yes, they exist). In short, they could use a boost. “Quite frankly we don’t have too many places to go but up,” admits Tom Montgomery, vice chair of the Marin County Republican Central Committee (MCRCC). So Montgomery and his colleagues surveyed the local landscape, saw that 75 percent of county residents support samesex marriage and decided to take a chance. “We were a holdout, and we felt that to come out in favor couldn’t really hurt us,” he says. “Hopefully it will make people think we aren’t your father’s GOP.” That sounds an awful lot like political posturing, a charge that’s been leveled by critics on the left and right. San Francisco Republican Chairperson Harmeet Dhillon

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< 8 Fuel to the fire tion, collecting data and conducting research, paying for rangers to perform community service and enforcement, paying for naturalists to conduct environmental education, and buying new land to increase the county’s open-space portfolio. The 34 open space preserves in the county cover more than 14,650 acres. In addition, the district has conservation easements on about 3,000 acres of private land. The preserves act as refuges and wildlife corridors for environmentally important species. The preserves also act as separators for the towns and cities in the county. They help ensure that Marin won’t become a paved-over Southern California metropolis, where one community blends into another on concrete waves. But it takes money, and the Open Space District is on a limited financial diet. One of goals of the draft plan is to take a fresh look at resource management, from a financial perspective as well as a biodiversity slant, and determine if better “best practices” might benefit the preserves. Part of that process includes looking at what resource managers and land managers are doing elsewhere. Another part focuses on taking an inventory of what exactly is in the preserves, an exercise that up to this point never has been accomplished. According to the draft plan, the preserves are home to 107 native plant communities that include 37 known “special status” plants. The preserves also are a refuge for 11 “special status” wildlife species. And nine plant species found only in Marin live in the preserves. Protecting that biodiversity is a focus of the plan. So is fire safety. Just because the plan proposes a different way of doing things doesn’t mean the county will forego fire

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safety in favor of biodiversity, Weber stresses. Reducing the concentration of effort on traditional ridge-top fuelbreaks could bring equal or even greater fire safety with a new best practices paradigm. “People are stuck on the term fuelbreak,” says Weber. “We should say fuel modification, which, for example, can be done strategically behind homes.” That’s known as creating a defensible space. Weber points out that “the onus is on homeowners to work collaboratively” with fire departments to ensure their homes are protected. That’s “their responsibility by statute under the state code.” The new paradigm focuses on “modifying fuels” where there are critical roads to get into and out of a fire area. Those are one of the main functions of fuelbreaks. But Weber stresses “a holistic approach” that uses brush clearing and defensible spaces in addition to ensuring a clear path into and out of a potential wildfire area. “You can’t just take a one-size-fits-all approach,” says Weber. The new plan proposes that a team comprising firefighters and land managers assess areas for potential fire safety and vegetation-management projects. Some critics have bristled at the assumption that the Open Space District would act as the lead agency rather than firefighters. But Weber stresses setting priorities for projects will be a cooperative effort. And he points out that some of the recommendations, such as including land managers in the team, are already part of the county fire protocol. A subcommittee of fire chiefs is working with the Open Space District on recommendations for the final draft of the plan. “Whatever the final product is,” says Weber, “it will take into account community safety as well as firefighter safety. We’re having very good dialogue.”

< 8 Newsgrams George Duke, 1946 - 2013 George Duke, Grammy-winning jazz musician who was rooted in Marin, has died at age 67. The keyboardist died Monday in Los Angeles, according to a spokesperson for Duke. He was being treated for lymphocytic leukemia. Duke was born in San Rafael, grew up in Marin City and went to Tam High in Mill Valley. During high school Duke played multiple instruments including: piano, baritone horn, trombone, trumpet, bass, cello—and his voice. He sang the tenor lead in Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera Amelia Goes to the Ball. He graduated from Tam in 1963 and went on to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he earned a master’s in music from San Francisco State University. During his college years his jazz group, the George Duke Trio, often performed at the Trident in Sausalito. The George Duke Trio performed in Los Angeles at a show where Cannonball Adderley, Frank Zappa and Quincy Jones were in attendance. Duke later joined Zappa on tour for a year in 1969 and appeared on a number of Zappa’s albums. He also played in the Don Ellis Orchestra, Adderley’s band and with fellow jazz musician Stanley Clarke. Duke, who started playing piano at age 4, can be heard playing keyboard on Michael Jackson’s multi-platinum 1979 album, Off the Wall. Duke went solo in 1976 and released more than 30 solo albums. In his 40-year-plus career he also produced for Miles Davis, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Natalie Cole. —Stephanie Powell

That assessment stands in sharp contrast to a reported rebuff from some conservative firefighters who balked at a plan that would alter the county’s fire management strategy in a major way. Weber recommends that critics remain calm. “Before anybody jumps to conclusions about a disagreement [between firefighters and land managers] that may not be there, people should understand that as public agencies we have to work together for solutions that are win-win.” A key part of the shift delineated in the plan focuses on foregoing a nonproduction continuation of increasing traditional ridgetop fuelbreaks. As fuelbreaks get cleared on a ridge-top, nonnative plants, especially broom, colonize the area and create a new fire hazard. At the top of the ridge, they cast their seeds downhill, infesting areas below. Nona Dennis is the chair of the parks and open space committee at the Marin Conservation League. She says the wide ridge-top fuelbreaks the county has relied on in the past are a “gross” version of fire safety protocol. The new paradigm favors a more nuanced and surgical approach. At the July 16 meeting, Dave Bacon founder of Firewise 2000 Inc., a San Diego-based wildfire prevention consulting firm, said wide fuelbreaks often fail to stop serious wildfires, which easily jump across the barriers. He noted that the latest land management and fire safety science favors creating defensible spaces around developed areas. That’s where fires start in places like Marin, he said. The county has little danger from lightning, he noted; it’s in the communities adjacent to open space where fires ignite. Power lines also present a danger. It’s at those ignition points that financial resources can produce the best fire-reduction results. Rather than cutting more wide fuelbreaks on ridge-tops, which would create what Bacon called “a box” of flammable vegetation below, land managers following

modern best practices are modifying the fuel in the box. Mechanical mowing in a mosaic pattern is the first step. That can be followed by the targeted use of an herbicide carefully applied to the stalk or trunk of the mowed plants. Managers also are favoring careful thinning of trees to create fire protected areas and at the same time preserve environmental and visual quality. Jim Selfridge, former county assistant fire chief, doesn’t buy it. “There are numerous methods to reduce fire danger,” he says. “I happen to think ridge-top fuelbreaks is a good one. Focusing on removing broom if it comes would be far better in the interest of the people and the safety of the firefighters than not putting in any fuelbreaks at all.” Linda Dahl, director and general manager of the Open Space District, has expressed frustration at the reception the draft plan has met in some quarters. “It’s been characterized as showing a bias of the environment over public safety, and public safety always trumps anything in land management.” The district has “been running a 30-year experiment regarding ridge-top fuelbreaks, and we have taken stock of how that’s working and if there have been any unintended consequences.” Dahl says the plan proposes to create a comprehensive program that examines each area and “creates a prescription unique to that area and acknowledges” the environmental importance of each area. That’s the new land management paradigm, one that in Arizona proved to be invaluable in preventing loss of life and property during a wildfire in 2011. The Wallow Fire in Arizona underscored the premise that modern land management techniques can produce fire safety and also environmental protection. Weber says he’s “confident that when the plan goes to the board, we will have a document that represents something that has balance.” < Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.

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The case of the wanted wasteman O

How a former sanitary district general manager landed in the, er... tank

n Nov. 4, 2008 the Ross Valley of the Marin courtroom, trying to answer ence. The board, he says, preferred Richards’ Sanitary District (RVSD) Board of the question: how did a local sanitary district approach, where he inferred he’d do whatever Directors unanimously approved they wanted. manager come to this? the hire of a new general manager. And so “Brett Richards was not my first choice Brett Richards, a former special districts and was not my second choice,” says Vanni. * * * * * manager for Madera County and previously Still, he says, he voted for Richards after it a sewer systems maintenance supervisor in became clear he was the favorite of the other When Richards was hired he was coming Fresno, quietly began his tenure at the central into a district that had already been marked four board members: Pat Guasco, Marcia Johnson, Sue Brown and Peter Sullivan. The Marin agency. by controversy and problems. A 2006 Grand vote to hire Richards was unanimous. It was a tenure that would end five years Jury report, titled “Stuck in the Muck,” called Vanni didn’t run for re-election to the later with the 45-year-old Richards’ arrest at a the district out for underreporting and not board in 2010, after years, he says, of running beach town in the Philippines on charges of reporting sewage overflows and for failing to into opposition from the other board memembezzlement, misappropriation of public address infrastructure problems. bers and from Richards. At times, he says he funds and money laundering. Perhaps, then, Richards was picked Marin District Attorney Ed because he made overcoming those was forced to file public records requests to get information from his own district. One of Berberian alleges in the comissues sound so easy. He was by plaint filed against Richards that selected over two more qualified the early things he butted heads over, he says, was Richards’ compensation package. he “willfully and unlawfully and candidates, says Vanni, largely ke lly “We put together a very modest package,” without authority of law apon the basis of his charming O'MARA says Vanni of what was originally negotiated, propriated public funds, to wit: interview and his promise to do which started at $120,000 per year salary with $350,000, to his or her own use.” whatever the board wanted. a three-month severance. But, the package Richards was given a $350,000 loan “He came in with the smiles,” that was eventually signed included a salary to serve as a housing down payment. says Vanni. of $163,000 per year, with benefits such as an But, he did not buy a house with it, says the The Marin IJ previously reported, followautomobile allowance and temporary housdistrict attorney. ing a public records request, that Richards ing assistance, according to the He could face a maximum of 10 years lacked formal education in district attorney’s affidavit for a in prison and $1.5 million in fines if found engineering, having a 2001 warrant. guilty. Richards’ next appearance in court will bachelor’s degree in business After six months, the conbe on Aug. 30 to set a preliminary hearing management from Fresno tract was amended to extend date. Pacific University. According severance pay to 12 months, Barry Borden, Marin’s chief deputy district to his resume, he has served as which later became 18 months. attorney, said the district attorney’s office a transportation manager for Richards also could not be let couldn’t answer any questions that weren’t Flowers Baking Company in go within 90 days before or after public information as the trial is ongoing. Fresno, as a waste collector lead a board election. At the end of But, to date, Richards has only been charged worker for the city of Fresno, 2009, his contract moved even relating to the missing housing loan. and in a mid-level management further from modest. AccordThat hasn’t stopped a whole lot of people position for sewer maintenance from wondering, though, if there’s more division. When he came to Ross Brett Richards, in happier times. ing to the affidavit, Richards’ salary was increased at that where that came from. “That’s not enough Valley, he had last been a special point to $197,000. He also money to run away with. It’s not worth it,” districts manager for Madera County, where requested housing assistance. That assistance says Steve Vanni, who served on the board at he oversaw a department with a $2 million was granted in the “amount of $125,000, at the time of Richards hire and who believes budget and 23 employees. 3.1 percent interest to be paid over 30 years the former general manager likely stole more Vanni says that two other candidates, who was negotiated, secured by a loan agreement, than is currently known. were his preference and who had over 25 promissory note, and deed of trust,” accordLast Friday, Aug. 2, as Richards pled not years of experience managing sewage disguilty to all the charges, representatives from tricts, were passed over after interviews where ing to the affidavit. But, as is the case with many things in nearly all the local media and at least one they said they’d get RVSD out of its mess this story, that morphed. 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performance evaluation, Richards negotiated an increase in the loan amount to $350,000. The original agreement was never used and a new amendment was added to the contract, which did not include the requirement for the deed of trust. According to the affidavit, when Richards was questioned about the changes, “The defendant answered by saying it was approved when the benefit was originally negotiated, but that legal counsel forgot to include it.” The specifics of what was and wasn’t put into writing for the $350,000 loan is going to matter a lot as the trial moves forward. “Because of the loose way that the board appeared to have handled the loan to Richards, the details of that transaction may provide the defense with some good reasonable doubt hooks,” says Ford Greene, a lawyer and San Anselmo councilman. Jai Gohel, the San Franciso private attorney who has been retained for Richards’ defense, said he can’t go into the details of the case. He has asked the court for time to go through thousands of pages of documents turned over by the district attorney. He did say, however, that the legal issues are “too complicated” and that everything will come out as the trial goes forward. “We’re going to find out who, if anyone else, is involved,” said Gohel. The contract is what many community members say first raised their eyebrows about their new general manager. It certainly concerned current RVSD Board President Mary Sylla, who was elected in June 2012. “There were a lot of things that bothered me about him,” Sylla says of the lead up to her election to the board, but “it never occurred to me he had absconded with the housing loan.” Neither Marcia Johnson, who lost her board seat in the 2012 election, nor Pat Guasco, who currently serves on the board, responded to calls for comment. Both were among Richards’ most ardent defenders during his term as general manager. The Ross Valley Sanitary District currently

of using costly litigation to resolve problems rather than seeking compromise.” The district, for its part, often appeared to be tilting at windmills. Richards refused to speak with the Marin IJ or to attend joint meetings with other sanitary district managers, says Sylla, and became convinced certain members of the community were waging a political campaign against him. And, the board at times became swept into the same battles—fighting with the community over consolidation, arguing about being slighted by politicians and consistently backing Richards. “The only people who didn’t think there JULIE VADER

has its own civil lawsuit against Richards working its way through the courts. That suit alleges that Richards deliberately deceived the district board and legal counsel when it came to the deed of trust requirement for the loan. Current interim general manager Greg Norby said the district has no comment or official position on Richards’ legal woes. What is public is that the district expanded its staff and upped its budget, which is currently $26.5 million, under Richards. According to Vanni, some of those hires weren’t completely kosher either. “He hired three guys,” says Vanni, who were friends from Modesto and an ex-brother-in-

Saturday, August 24, 2013 + 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Imagination Park 535 San Anselmo Avenue, San Anselmo The new Ross Valley Sanitary District headquarters—located in the non-Ross Valley city of San Rafael—was among the district’s controversial spending sprees during Richards’ tenure.

law, and “paid them way over scale.” Vanni says Richards was also trying to convince the board to move to single check signing, which can make it easier to defraud the agency. Some of the budget growth needed to happen, says Sylla, because of changes in the regulatory environment for sanitary districts, but Richards “burned a lot of bridges,” she says, in the process. In the midst of the growth, RVSD came under criticism for how it was spending its money, particularly for its high number of lawsuits and for the $1 million purchase of land in San Rafael for an office that required extensive renovations and was outside of district boundaries. A 2009 Grand Jury report, titled “Central Marin Sanitation Agency: Bickering Board Breeds Discontent,” lambasted the district and CMSA, the joint powers agency that treats the wastewater for RVSD, San Rafael and Corte Madera, for its combative tactics. And a 2011 Grand Jury report put it simply: “Ross Valley Sanitary District: Not Again!” “We found that there is little or no effort on the part of RVSD to work together to create a mutually beneficial relationship with CMSA,” read the 2011 report. “RVSD has a history

was anything wrong with Brett Richards were the majority of the board,” says Sylla. As concern about RVSD’s finances rose, the district found itself in legal battles with CMSA over rates, consolidation—which RVSD and Richards vehemently opposed—and service to San Quentin. In early 2012, RVSD lost the contract with San Quentin when CMSA was able to provide the same service for far less money. The district was also involved in lawsuits against the developers who had agreed to purchase district property at Larkspur Landing for $12 million, but backed out of the deal on the basis that the dirt at the site had been contaminated. That lawsuit was eventually settled in 2011 after the district paid CampusSt. James Larkspur LLC $4.75 million to not purchase the property. “It would have cost $900,000 to clean it up and make $11 million,” says Vanni, but that’s not what the district did. In late 2010, Ross Valley Sanitary District popped fully back into the public eye when two spills in the days after Christmas dumped 2.6 million gallons of sewage into the area behind College of Marin and Kent Middle School. But what really piqued people’s inter- 14 >

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est—and caused concern—was the argument by Richards that the spills were the result of “environmental terrorism.â€? In an ofďŹ cial press release and in the media interviews and investigation that followed, Richards maintained that the spills had been caused either by gross negligence on the part of the contractor or by people deliberating putting debris, like pieces of track, asphalt and slabs of concrete, into the pipes in order to cause a spill. In interviews, he also seemed to argue that it was done in an effort to undermine him and the district. RVSD, then, sued JMB Construction, the contractors on the project, and later settled in 2012. The settlement included JMB paying RVSD $630,000 in damages and the district paying the company $1.87 million in back fees. With the bad press piling up, the district attempted to pass a rate increase that would have hiked rates 55 percent for Larkspur residents and 34 percent for all other residents. It didn’t go over well. San Anselmo, Fairfax and Larkspur town councils all ofďŹ cially opposed the increase. “The RVSD has not shown that it can properly manage our (and it is OUR) money,â€? wrote San Anselmo Councilman Tom McInerney at the time. Dennis Gilardo spear-headed an uphill battle to stop the rate increase, which requires that 50 percent of residents turn in signed petitions against the increase. The effort fell short and a smaller increase passed, but public opinion couldn’t be reversed. For Sylla, the turning point came when Richards sent her a rambling letter in the late spring of 2011, during her campaign for the board. In the letter, he said he had heard that she talked badly about him. “Frankly, I had hope (sic) you were a better person than you represent yourself to be,â€? he wrote. For Richards, the turning point may have been when Sylla was elected. * * * * *

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In June 2012, Sylla and Frank Egger, a longtime community advocate on water issues who had previously been appointed to ďŹ ll a vacancy on the RVSD board, were elected, ousting then-district board president Marcia

Johnson. With their addition to the board, the voting balance shifted. Before they had even been sworn in Richards disappeared. According to the afďŹ davit for his arrest, on June 20, Dick Spotswood of the Marin IJ wrote a column calling into question what Richards had used the $350,000 housing

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loan for. On June 21, Richards came into the district ofďŹ ce and told the administrative assistant to send the down payment assistance loan documents to district counsel and to destroy all other copies. He did not return to work and, on July 25, resigned. According to the district, he emailed in his resignation. But, that wasn’t the last anyone heard from Brett Richards. In late September, the former sanitary district manager took to the Internet, launching a blog from an undisclosed location called, “Ross Valley Sanitary Truth.â€? In it, he promised to expose the truth about the politics going on behind the sewers, speciďŹ cally calling out individual community members, town ofďŹ cials and CMSA staff and board members, arguing that deliberate efforts were made to stymie his and RVSD’s efforts. He wrote: “Am I crazy? I hope you’ll read on and decide for yourself.â€? On July 11, 2013, he was arrested by the Philippine National Police at Moalboal, Cebu, a beach town where his brother reportedly had a house and where his ex-wife is from. Crazy like a fox. < Email Kelly at kellydomara@gmail.com.

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Man of words Marin poet laureate versifies on ‘Beowulf,’ hip-hop and texting—lol! by Jacob Shafe r

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ou probably don’t know the name of Marin’s poet laureate; maybe you didn’t even know Marin had a poet laureate. Well, we do, and his name is Joe Zaccardi. Zaccardi, 65, grew up in New Jersey and served in the Navy before finding his way to Fairfax in 1987. Between 2005 and 2009 he published three collections of poetry, and for the last two years served as editor of the Marin Poetry Center Anthology. Zaccardi speaks softly, with a slight lisp, but when he recites poetry, which he does frequently, his cadence changes, gaining heft and gravitas. This combination of unassuming and authoritative is fitting, because Zaccardi wants to use his clout as poet laureate—such as it is—to combat bullying, a problem he faced himself as a youth. (More info can be found on his website, josephzaccardi.com.) We caught up with Zaccardi to find out what it means to be a poet in Marin, and wound up learning why he likes tweets, hates Byron and thinks Obama should talk less. What does it mean to be Marin’s poet laureate—practically and to you personally? First off, when I threw my hat in the ring, so to speak, I didn’t really want the job. Then I saw the names of the other finalists and I thought, “Well I don’t need to worry—I’m not going to get it.” But when I got it I took it seriously. To be [Marin] poet laureate speaks to a relatively small group, but I wanted to do something with more reach. And an issue close to my heart was bullying in schools. Why is that; did you have an experience with bullies? I had an episode in my life when I was maybe 12 or 13. There was this one kid who was always getting picked on, he was way overweight, couldn’t run very fast. Bullies would steal his lunch and yell at him, “You’re fat! You’re fat!” One day there were six of them, just taking turns punching him in the belly. I don’t know what possessed me—I was the gawkiest, skinniest kid you could imagine—but I stood in front of them and said, “Punch me instead.” Instead, they walked away. Looking back it was probably crazy, but it stuck with me. This idea that someone speaking out can make a difference. You live in Fairfax. Is that a good place to write poetry? Absolutely. I live in a sort of treehouse, so I feel like I’m up in an apple tree throw-

Fairfax poet Joseph Zaccardi, ‘up in an apple tree throwing imaginary seeds at people...’

ing imaginary seeds at people. It’s very inspiring. Often I just stare out the window at the hills. Who were your early poetry influences? I went to Catholic parochial school, and we had this English assignment, an essay on a literary term. Sister Francesca wrote all these terms on the board. The first one was “alliteration” and, being a lazy kid, I thought that one would be easy. I wrote the essay by alliterating it. Afterwards Sister Francesca came up and said, “This is really good. Have you considered writing poetry?” I told her I hadn’t, and she told me with poetry you didn’t have to worry about punctuation, and that it didn’t even have to rhyme. And I thought, “Woah.” I started writing things, simple poems, none of them very good. What made them not very good? Well, perhaps I should rephrase that, because I always tell people there is no bad poetry [Laughs.]. If I write a poem for myself as a 13-year-old to a girlfriend or a boyfriend or a god, and it captures what I feel at the time, then it isn’t bad. It can be judged academically, but if it reaches one or two people—or even just the person who wrote it—that’s enough. The only poetry that, to me, has no place is poetry that involves racism. What if it’s being written to address the issue? That’s different. I wrote a poem recently about a lynching in the South where I used the N-word, and in that context it was the word I needed to use, even if it made me uncomfortable.

What about hip-hop, which can be powerful social commentary but also gets criticized for using offensive language like “bitch” or the N-word? Some if it’s very real. But I think using the N-word excessively isn’t a good idea. “Bitch,” I can’t see a reason for using that to describe a young woman, though there may be one. But speaking of music, when kids tell me they don’t understand poetry I ask them what their favorite song is. When they tell me I ask them, “Well what’s it about?” And they say they don’t know, they just like it. And I say, “That’s poetry. You don’t have to understand it. It’s about how it makes you feel.” What makes something a poem? That’s a good question. First I could say what doesn’t make something a poem. If it just rhymes, for example, it isn’t a poem. It has to rhyme well; that word at the end of the line should have meaning. If the line sings—think of Walt Whitman or Kay Ryan, former U.S. poet laureate who lives right here in Fairfax. Or think of Stephen Crane, who wrote The Red Badge of Courage, went to a publisher and they said, “This is great, but we can’t publish you until you’ve written a book of poems—and by the way you won’t get paid for that.” So

Crane, who only lived to be 29, went up into the mountains and wrote 60 poems. They were all untitled and written in free verse, which was fairly rare at that time. Here’s one [recites from memory]: “In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, who, squatting upon the ground, held his heart in his hands and ate of it. I said, ‘Is it good friend?’ ‘It is bitter, bitter,’ he answered, ‘but I like it because it is bitter, and because it is my heart.’ That’s a poem that really touches, even if I don’t know what it’s about. I’m sorry—am I answering your question? I don’t think there are any wrong answers to that question. No, I suppose there aren’t. [Laughs.]I guess you know poetry when you see it, to use the cliché. Clichés exist because they’re true, right? People use them because they work. I use clichés whenever I can, but to use it in a way that’s fresh or edgy. I also believe in spelling words wrong sometimes to change the meaning. Andrew Jackson said he didn’t trust a man who only knew one way to spell a word. Language is for people— they use it, they bend it, they mash it up and they spit it out. On that note: We live in the era of text 16 >

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LI PO AND THE STUDENT He unfurls a scroll of rice paper, snatches up a brush, dips it into fresh ink; scrawls seven characters. His student throws a handful of sand over the wet surface of the poem, blows off the loose grains, reads aloud, then looks up and around at the way the red delta stretches flat, how a lone boatman stands in the stern swaying an oar twice his height, how three heron touch their wings to water, and dragonflies hover in the rushes, how a stickwalker practices among the brown humpbacks of water bison, and beyond, a circle of huts in the haze of wood smoke. Now, Li Po says to his student, take this poem, throw it into a stream and watch it sail away.

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< 15 Man of words messages and tweets. Some say this has diminished language and the written word—do you agree? I think it’s a wonderful thing that youngsters—and oldsters—are communicating and writing to each other. Who cares if they’re using the letter “u� to mean “you.� In a way it’s almost a new language. Yes. But don’t get too in love with it; these trends can change fast. But I like the 140-characters [in a Twitter post]. There’s something to be said for the pithy remark. For me a really long poem, I get lost, I get bored. So brevity is the soul of wit? Well I’m going to contradict myself because Whitman’s Song of Myself is 50 pages and it’s a brilliant poem. But some writers are so in love with the sound of their own voice they let it get away from themselves. Take Obama. I love Obama, but sometimes I listen to him and I think, “Get to the point!� What’s the future of poetry? You know, poetry has been dying for 2,000 years. Yet today there’s probably more poetry being written and published than ever before. People just need to get over

the fear, or the block they have from being forced to read something that wasn’t relevant to them. Reading Byron turns me off. I know he’s good, but I’d rather read Billy Collins or Gerald Stern, people who are saying things that matter to me now. Beowulf was introduced to me in school as the greatest poem ever written in the English language. When I was finished I thought, “What the hell was that about? If that’s the greatest poem every written in the English language? Then forget English.� Only later did I start reading on my own—William Carlos William, Ginsberg. That was poetry, for me. I think I may write a poem after this interview. Any advice? First find that space. I’ve seen people write poems at Starbucks, but I think you need to be in a room by yourself. I think you need to pace around a bit and look at things. You need to have your pad and pen out, or your computer out, and keep taking sideways peeks at it. Then sit down, lie down and write. Daydream a little. Let it come. < Pen your ode to Jacob at jacobsjottings@gmail.com.

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he Sonoma County Fair ends Sunday, Aug. 11, giving everybody a chance for one last traditional American fling before school starts and the fall schedule settles into place. Because this happens in Sonoma, after all, there is much emphasis on food of all sorts. Where else would we find a booth specializing in artichokes (fried, steamed, sandwiches, you name it) or a gastropub near a racetrack with prime local offerings like fresh oysters, Willie Bird turkey sliders, Vella cheeseburgers? There’s a Mexican Village with several spots for foods like Pepe’s Mariscos (seafood) plus Michoacan Natural Ice Cream, all in an atmosphere lively with music. Kids can enjoy “sarsaparilla� floats at an old-timey stand in between activities in play areas (contests, games) and everyone goes for Italian-American fare (fried clams, meatball and sausage subs), Big Bubba’s BBQ, and Texas chili. Even Asian and Greek cuisines are represented. Check out the fair’s attractions as you eat your way through the huge spread: Hall of Flowers, baking competitions, livestock displays, horse racing, music acts and—of course— the midway with its rides. Hours are 11am11pm; kids under 6 get in free (those 7-12 will also have free admission on Friday), adult admissions vary. 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa. Details: www.sonomacountyfair.com. A BUFFET OF THE BEST Stroll the shady grounds of Falkirk, a beautifully maintained Queen Anne estate, when the annual San Rafael Food & Wine Festival is staged there Saturday, Aug. 10 (1pm5pm). Some of the area’s top restaurants will be serving signature samples to accompany pours from 25 boutique wineries while jazz and classical groups perform. There will be chef demos throughout the afternoon. $25 tickets can be purchased online at sanrafaelfoodandwine2013.eventbrite.com; admission is $30 (cash only) on the day of the event. 1408 Fifth Avenue. FORAGE YOUR OWN FISH Coming up on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Headlands Center for the Arts is Short Haul Shanty: Locally Foraged Seafood and Sea Lore (6:30pm) a fun evening of exploration. The site-specific, hyper-local feast will star ingredients found within 25 miles of the Golden Gate Bridge by forager Kirk Lombard, prepared by chef Damon Little: everything from halibut to monkey-faced eel. Sea shanties and tall tales will be performed by Lombard and his wife. Cost is $45 ($35 for Center members). Details and reservations: www.headlands.org or 415/331-2787.

Beasts of all sorts can be seen through Sunday at the Sonoma County Fair.

A SIDE OF SEAFOOD Regional fare is big in Marin restaurants right now. Through Aug. 18, Copita in Sausalito is featuring chef Gonsalvo Rivera’s summer dishes like chilled sweet yellow corn soup with roasted poblano pepper crema and bacon bits and aguacate relleno—avocado stuffed with shrimp salad and tomatoes with lime vinaigrette, serrano chiles and cilantro. 739 Bridgeway, 415/331-7400... At Il Fornaio the Festa Regionale destination is Sardegna (through Aug. 18) with island-inspired seafood (wild sea bass with tomatoes, green olives and tarragon served with fregola and fennel with wine sauce) and the Sardinian treasure, large dumplings with fillings of ricotta, potato and mint topped with sliced artichokes and fresh marinara sauce. Corte Madera Town Center, 415/927-4200...Gorgeous salmon from California and Alaska is center stage at all Lark Creek Restaurant Group venues during the month of August, paired with rosÊ, a perfect summer wine chosen from vineyards here and abroad. Chef Alex Marsh of Yankee Pier in Larkspur has created wild sockeye salmon tartare with avocado mousse, smoked salmon roe, pickled lemon cucumber and nori tempura, and fritters of wild king salmon and corn served with house tartar sauce and shaved radish salad. 286 Magnolia, 415/924-7676. LAST CHANCE TO ROCK OUT Thursday, Aug. 15, is the last of the Summer Concert Series at Marin Art & Garden Center, with live music, a drinks tent (wine, beer and botanical cocktails) and box lunches for sale ($10). This is one of the loveliest settings around: huge trees, lawns where guests can spread their blankets for picnics. Performing that night will be The Wronglers, Bay Area favorite band born out of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Time is 5pm-7pm. Admission is free! < Whet Pat’s appetite at patfusco@sonic.net.

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King of the bongo You rang? Beat godfather Maynard G. Krebs still slackin’ on DVD... by G re g Cahill

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ere’s a little known fact about Bob Denver. The late actor, best known as the namesake of, and hapless first mate on, the ’60s sitcom Gilligan’s Island, had deep bohemian roots—his ex-wife, Maggie, worked in Bob Dylan’s management office and was the inspiration for the title of the tousle-haired troubadour’s song “Maggie’s Farm,” a snarling, comic lament about working for the man. But Denver himself played an earlier, and culturally significant, role as Maynard G. Krebs, the kooky beatnik sidekick on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. That sitcom, which ran from 1959-1963, was focused on the self-centered exploits of Dobie Gillis, a buttoned-down, perennially love-struck teen (portrayed by Dwayne Hickman). The often bootlegged series was just released officially for the first time as a four-DVD box set by Shout Factory. The series is known for introducing such regular cast members as Warren Beatty, Tuesday Weld, Michael J. Pollard and Eileen Brennan, to name a few, and for its groundbreaking portrayal of youths and Beat culture.

“Dobie Gillis was the first TV show for and about the emerging teen culture of the baby boomers,” Slate opined in a 2005 tribute to Denver, who died that year of cancer. “Denver’s character, with his surrealist one-liners and trademark aversion to work (work!), could be seen as a kind of predecessor to the 1960s hippie.” In many ways, Krebs was a stereotypical beatnik, but he also championed Beat culture on mainstream TV. He wore a goatee (in high school, no less) and dressed in a soiled sweatshirt, faded chinos and sneakers. He was a dreamer and a proto-slacker. “Maynard was sweet and caring, and was passionate about everything he did,” the poet Lawrence Carradini remembered in an Internet tribute to Denver. “He was not disengaged. Of all the ‘types’ representing the capitalization of Beats, or what the average American of that time period could put their arms around when trying to process what it was the Beats were ‘working’ so hard to convey, Maynard G. Krebs came closest to the heart and soul of what the core of it was all about. Which was openness, acceptance

and inclusion of right-thoughtright-action-soulfulness from wherever it originates, integration. “Cool, man.” Maynard also helped introduce bebop to mainstream audiences. He had an affinity for jazz, routinely name-checking bebop greats Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, scat singing, playing ocarina and banging on bongos or garbage cans or his school desk or whatever else was handy when the mood struck. He also played a key role in introducing one of pop culture’s most enduring terms. In his song “Cobwebs,” singersongwriter Loudon Wainwright III credits—or blames—Krebs, along with Beat poet and novelist Jack Kerouac, for putting the word “like” in vogue. In fact, during the series, a rumor circulated that Denver, as Maynard G. Krebs, had recorded an album called Like What? Bob Denver as Krebs, one of the towering figures of the Beat generation. “The whole thing was a myth, condition. They even show a picture of the soand never actually happened,” the show’s star, Dwight Hickman, writes on his called album cover. Bob, himself could never website, “but Bob had people offering him big figure out where the picture came from. Posmoney for a copy of the album. Even here on sibly a CBS photo shoot—but even Bob wasn’t the web the legend continues, and it’s reported absolutely sure!” Over time, Denver’s endearing beatnik that the album is a highly sought-after colleccharacter has continued to work his way into tor’s item fetching thousands of dollars in mint pop culture: he was the inspiration for Shaggy on the Scooby-Doo series (actually all the “human” characters on that animated hit show were based on Dobie Gillis), and Maynard has been referenced on The Simpsons and Family Guy. Krebs even inspired Frank Zappa. The avant-rock composer took the title of 1966's jazzy “Return of the Son of the Monster Magnet,” his first extended experimental tune, from a Dobie Gillis episode in which Maynard invites Dobie to accompany him to a double-feature of the film The Monster that Devoured Cleveland and its sequel, Son of the Monster that Devoured Cleveland. Bob Denver remained true until the end to the spirit of the free-spirited character he’d created. In 1998, the then-63-year-old Denver was busted for possession of pot and paraphernalia. Supposedly, his former Gilligan’s Island co-star Dawn Wells (aka Mary Ann) had supplied the weed. Prosecutors were eager to nail her. But Denver took the rap. “Given Denver’s role in the creation of two of the archetypal TV slackers of our culture, there’s something sweet about this story: The image of the then-59-year-old Mary Ann acting as Gilligan’s supplier; his loyalty in refusing to name her in court,” Dana Stevens of Slate wrote in 2005, “and most of all, the image of an aging Gilligan/Maynard G. Krebs, still dreaming away in his hammock or jamming on his bongo drums, smiling, a little high, and not quite ready to leave the island yet.” < Like, email Greg at letters@pacificsun.com.

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Prolific action-movie director/producer Johnnie To has been called the ‘Jerry Bruckheimer of Hong Kong,’ for good or bad.

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rug War, a moody crime thriller the 1960s. from Hong Kong film festival This is the first film To has made in mainfavorite Johnnie To, follows a squad land China, a more censorious place to make of mainland police as they infiltrate a drug a movie than freewheeling Hong Kong, and as cartel using a kingpin-turneda result the police in the film snitch as guide and inforare hardworking, resolute and COMING SOON mant. downright noble while the Drug War opens Friday, The film cuts back and forth bad guys are, well, bad. The Aug. 16. The film is not between the well-trained, violence is raucous yet painrated and has a running high-tech cops and the equally less—this is the sort of movie time of 107 minutes. resourceful robbers, creating a where a woman who’s been nice atmosphere of tension run over and shot a few times and suspicion (how far can a emerges with a spot of blood cop trust a snitch?), but despite the graphic on her cheek—especially during the overlong, language and bursts of gunfire, Drug War yawningly staged climactic shootout. (The bit feels like a throwback to some pre-Peckinpah about drug mules and their gastrointestinal police procedural, lacking the wit, irony and booty may be more graphic than you might edge that’s marked American thrillers since like, however.) The cigarette-case cameras and shirt-button microphones are fun, but we’ve seen it all before. There’s even a character named Haha who laughs a lot. There are compensations. Sun Honglei brings proto-McQueen star power to the role of taciturn cop Captain Zhang. Colorful minor characters like the stoner truck drivers and the deaf-mute brothers add texture and pizzazz. There’s an exciting raid on a meth plant, and a sequence in which Zhang, undercover, snorts cocaine to ease a drug dealer’s suspicions, is hairraising. And To, who’s been making one crime thriller and romantic comedy after another since 1978, captures the postindustrial urban sprawl and squalor of urban China effectively. < The accommodating Chinese authorities capture Louis Koo’s good side in ‘Drug War.’ 18 PACIFIC SUN AUGUST 9 - AUGUST 15, 2013

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Before this summer’s Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen’s first foray into Marin was as writer and star of director Herbert Ross’s 1972 film, Play It Again, Sam, in which the bespectacled comedian plays hapless SF resident Allan, who elicits dating advice from an imaginary Humphrey Bogart character (Jerry Lacy). In the Marin sequence, Allan tags along with married friends Dick and Linda (Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton) on a weekend getaway across the bridge. Above, Allan and Dick arrive for lunch at the uber-hip Trident restaurant in Sausalito, where Dick plans to set his lovelorn pal up on a blind date. The storied restaurant was a favorite stop for counter-culture icons such as Janis Joplin, Bill Graham and Grace Slick during its brief heyday from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s, when it was owned by members of the Kingston Trio. Allan’s awkward flirting on the deck ends with his hand slamming into his prospective blind date’s salad. “Forgive me... it needed tossing, anyhow,” he quips. —Jason Walsh

ViDEO Name is... On the strength of Jeff Nichols’ beautiful and hypnotic Take Shelter, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Sam Shepard lent their star power to the director’s third script, MUD, and the 2012 film garnered McConaughey some of his best notices ever. No Matthew McConaughey is a creepy loner who grabs children’s shirts. In one evokes a sense of ‘Mud’ he plays a fugitive murderer. place and character like young Nichols—the roots that bind people to the soil are always felt—and this coming-ofage drama deposits us in the Arkansas of his own youth, swelled to the treetops by the vast Mississippi—Twain country (who, it will be remembered, had his dark side). Fourteenyear-old Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and his family make a meager living on a river houseboat selling shellfish to the locals. When he and his buddy Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) take a forbidden trip to a remote delta island and discover a boat high in its forest branches, they cross paths with the moony and slightly dangerous Mud (McConaughey). Mud is a fugitive murderer, but his law troubles are nothing compared to a powerful family vendetta against him—led by one King Carver, newly arrived in town with a posse. Something about Mud draws Ellis to him; and the boys become Mud’s eyes and ears in town, stealing engine parts and planning a long-odds escape with his girlfriend Juniper (Witherspoon), where any false move could rip the lid off the place. —Richard Gould

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Separated at mirth MSC acts broadly and carries a big schtick in ‘Comedy of Errors’ by Charles Brousse

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n last week’s reviews of Camelot (SF Playhouse) and The Dixie Swim Club (Ross Valley Players), I referenced the tendency of local theater producers to respond to the escapist summer mentality of their customers by programming light entertainment that will help keep them amused while they wait for, or recover from, their vacations. More substantial offerings can be left for the September-June “season,â€? when the general mood is assumed to be more sober and there are fewer distractions. On the whole, it’s a good marketing strategy—one that’s also used for movies and classical music concerts—but it also carries a risk that the “lightening upâ€? process may be carried too far. Marin ShakeThe works of William Shakespeare and ‘Hee Haw’ have speare Company’s current production of more in common than one would think... A Comedy of Errors is a good example of punctuate the nonstop action. And the how ďŹ ne a line that is. In its original form, The Comedy of Er- schtick—oh, the schtick!—from pratfalls rors (Shakespeare’s title) dates from around to chases, faked beatings to fart jokes (not to mention a disdainful 1589, when Shakespeare group spit whenever the was still in his 20s, a struggood citizens of Abilene NOW PLAYING gling playwright/impresahear the name of arch rio whose primary focus A Comedy of Errors runs rival Amarillo) it never in repertory through was to produce popular Sept. 29 in the Forest stops. works that would enable Meadows Amphitheatre, Fortunately, the Curhim to make a living on Dominican University, 890 riers have gathered a the London theater scene. Belle Ave., San Rafael. multi-talented cast to help From the second-century Info: 415/499-4488, or them pull off the craziB.C. Roman playwright marinshakespeare.org. ness. Among the leads, Plautus, he borrowed the each set of twins is played story of a bereft father’s by a single actor—a feat in search for one of his idenitself. An expert clown, Jonathan Deline tical twin sons, who disappeared during a excels as Dromio, the servant who ďŹ nds it stormy sea voyage. Renaming them both impossible to get things right, whichever Antipholus, when the two lookalikes turn Antipholus (both are solidly portrayed by up at the same time in the Sicilian town Patrick Russell) is giving the orders. Gary of Syracuse, the not-unexpected result is Grossman takes some leg-slapping turns a hilarious series of mistaken identities. Shrewdly, Shakespeare adds a second set of as Doctor Pinch, a Tevye-like character identical twins in service to the two young who would probably be more at home in a family friendly stetl than in wide open men, exponentially increasing the opportunities for confusion and chaos. Granted, Abilene. Elena Wright (a comely Luciana) and the feisty Amanda Salazar (Adriana) the script may fall far short of the later pass the time between gags by singing comedies, but it’s a playful romp that kept prettily. Swaggering about in a dark suit, audiences laughing and brought in the six-gun on his hip, Jeffrey Lloyd Heatherpennies at the ticket booth. ly’s Sheriff Duke is the absolute epitome Having already presented the play of an old-time Texas lawman. a couple of times, MSC co-directors And so it goes. There are some deRobert and Lesley Currier decided to try liciously entertaining bits in MSC’s A something different. Billed as an adaptaComedy of Errors, but eventually the tion, with dialogue changed, added and question arises as to how much additionsubtracted, A Comedy of Errors transports al packaged mirth—some of it repeated the action from Syracuse to the town of Abilene, West Texas, and ďŹ lls the stage with ad nauseum— can be loaded into this short and rather simple play and still many of the stereotypes associated with claim a relationship to Shakespeare. Just that colorful region. Western style songs, wondering. < some original (by Leslie Harlib), some Charles can be reached at cbrousse@juno.com. portions of yesteryear’s country favorites,

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F R I D AY A U G U S T 9 — T H U R S D AY A U G U S T 1 5 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af for d O Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (1:23) Documentary follows the legendary rock drummer into the studio as he crafts his first album in 25 years. O Alvin and the Chipmunks (1:32) Rambunctious rodents Alvin, Simon and Theodore dominate the big screen with their distinctive a cappella phrasing. O Before Midnight (1:48) Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke together again, this time grappling with this and that against the backdrop of the Greek isles. O Blackfish (1:23) Documentary examines the inadvisability of keeping a killer whale in captivity, specifically the infamous orca Tilikum, who’s offed three humans all by himself. O Blue Jasmine (1:38) Woody Allen dramedy considers the case of a tightly strung New York socialite restructuring her life in the wilds of Marin and S.F.; Cate Blanchett stars. O Dirty Dancing (1:40) Sweetie-pie Jennifer Grey grows up fast when she falls for hunky summer camp dance instructor Patrick Swayze. O The Conjuring (1:51) Yet another family in yet another remote farmhouse is menaced by yet another evil presence; Vera Farmiga plays a paranormal investigator. O Despicable Me 2 (1:38) Gru returns just in time to take on a powerful supervillain; Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig vocalize. O Elysium (1:49) Fritz Lang-ish glimpse into the future (present?) about a luxury space station whose xenophobic inhabitants rule over a polluted, overpopulated Earth; Jodie Foster and Matt Damon star. O Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (2:30) Legendary rock, blues and country gitbox-pickers deliver the goods direct from Madison Square Garden. O Fruitvale Station (1:25) Gripping docudrama follows the last day in the life of Oscar Grant before he was handcuffed and killed by a BART transit cop. O Grown Ups 2 (1:41) Rock, Sandler and Spade together again, grappling with fatherhood on the first day of summer vacation. O Hannah Arendt (1:53) Biopic of the seminal German philosopher concerns her controversial coverage of the trail of Adolf Eichmann for the New Yorker; Barbara Sukowa stars. O Hava Nagila (The Movie) (1:13) The classic Jewish folk ditty is the subject of this toe-tapping documentary; Harry Belafonte, Danny Kaye, Bob Dylan and Lena Horne (among others) offer their interpretations. O The Heat (1:57) Buddy comedy about a straitlaced FBI agent and a foulmouthed Boston cop who team up to take down a drug lord; Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy star. O The Hole 3D (1:30) Joe Dante chiller about three kids and the spooky bottomless pit in their suburban basement. O Monsters University (1:42) Prequel tells the story of Sullivan’s and Wazowski’s college days and how they became BFFs; Billy Crystal and John Goodman vocalize. O National Theatre London: The Audience (2:15) Peter Morgan’s new play imagines the weekly conversations Elizabeth II has had with every PM from Churchill to Cameron during the 60 years of her reign; Helen Mirren revisits her Oscar-winning role as the Queen. O Pacific Rim (2:11) Video gaming writ large as

N New Movies This Week

* Ain’t In It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (Not Rated) * Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG) Before Midnight (R) Blackfish (PG-13) Blue Jasmine (PG-13)

The Conjuring (R) Despicable Me 2 (PG)

* Dirty Dancing (PG-13) * Elysium (R)

‘Dancing in Jaffa’ is just one of the highlights of the 33rd annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, coming to the Rafael Saturday through Monday. giant remote-controlled robots combat voracious sea monsters. O Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (1:46) The adventure-prone schoolboy is back, heading this time to the Bermuda Triangle to battle zombies (natch) for the Golden Fleece. O Planes (1:32) Disney cartoon about a little airplane with a fear of heights who dreams of being a daredevil air racer. O Rebels with a Cause (1:12) Inspiring documentary about the environmental activists who helped create the GGNRA and Point Reyes National Seashore half a century ago. O Red 2 (1:56) Old-school CIA spooks Willis, Mirren and Malkovich are back and in search of a misplaced nuclear weapon; Paris, London and Montreal costar. O Rifftrax Live: Star Troopers (2:00) The popcorn-scarfing wiseguys of Mystery Science Theater 3000 take on Paul Verhoeven’s campy, sneakily subversive Denise Richards-Casper Van Dien sci-fi epic. O San Francisco Jewish Film Festival The 33rd annual fest celebrates the best in Jewish documentaries, comedies, dramas and thrillers; call 621-0523 or visit sfjff.org for info and schedule. O The Smurfs 2 (1:42) Clumsy, Grouchy and the other aqua-hued cutie-pies return, searching Paris for Smurfette before she becomes a Naughty! O Turbo (1:36) Cartoon about a garden snail who pursues an unlikely dream to compete in the Indy 500. O Twenty Feet from Stardom (1:30) Pop music’s greatest backup singers are the subject of Morgan Neville’s toe-tapping documentary; Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and others pay tribute to their support systems. O 2 Guns (1:49) Undercover narcs Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg have to take it on the run when the Pentagon leaves them hanging after a botched drug bust. O Unfinished Song (1:33) Grumpy old Terence Stamp gets a new lease on life when he joins the local village choir; Vanessa Redgrave costars. O The Way Way Back (1:43) A teen’s dismal summer vacation takes an unexpected turn when he strikes up a friendship with the manager of a local water park. O We’re the Millers (1:49) A makeshift suburban “family” (stripper, pot dealer, runaway, nerd) head to Mexico to scam and score; Jennifer Aniston stars. O The Wolverine (2:09) Hugh Jackman stars as the lonesome comic-book hero, facing down a samurai warrior from his troubled past.

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

* Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (PG-13) Fruitvale Station (R)

Regency: Tue 7:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 8, 10:20 Sun-Tue, Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 8 Wed 11:30 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) Northgate: 11:55, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:05 Hannah Arendt (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 6:30, 9 Sat-Sun 1:45, 6:30, 9 * Hava Nagila (The Movie) (Not Rated) Rafael: Wed-Thu 4:30, 6:30 The Heat (R) Lark: Fri-Sat 8:45 Sun-Thu 8 Northgate: 10:55, 1:50, 4:35, 7:35, 10:15 * The Hole 3D (PG-13) Rafael: Fri, Tue 4:30, 6:45 Monsters University (G) Lark: Fri-Sat 4 Sun-Thu 5:30 National Theatre London: The Audience (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 11 Pacific Rim (PG-13) Northgate: 1:25, 7:25; 3D showtimes at 4:15, 10:20 * Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Marin: Fri-Sat 4:25, 9:35; 3D showtimes at 1:45, 7 Sun 4:25; 3D showtimes at 1:45, 7 Mon-Thu 4:25; 3D showtime at 7 Northgate: Fri-Tue 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 3D showtimes at 12:20, 3, 5:40, 8:20 Rowland: 11:25, 4:40, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 2, 10 * Planes (PG) Fairfax: 11:50, 2:10, 4:35, 6:50, 9:10 Northgate: 12, 4:50, 9:35; 3D showtimes at 2:25, 7:15 Rowland: 10:05, 2:55, 5:25, 10:25; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 7:55 Rebels With a Cause (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri-Sun 4:15 (filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto in person) Mon-Thu 4:15 Red 2 (PG-13) Northgate: 7:55, 10:30 * Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers (R) Marin: Thu 8 Regency: Thu 8 * San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (Not Rated) Rafael: Sat-Mon Call 621-0523 or visit sfjff.org for schedule The Smurfs 2 (PG) Marin: Fri-Sat 2, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Sun 2, 4:40, 7:15 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:15 Thu 4:40 Northgate: Fri-Tue 10:45, 1:20, 3:55, 6:30, 9; 3D showtimes at 12:05, 2:40, 5:20 Wed-Thu 10:45, 1:20, 3:55, 6:30, 9 Rowland: 11:20, 4:30, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 1:55, 9:50 Turbo (PG) Fairfax: 12:05, 2:40, 5 Northgate: 11:20, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30 Twenty Feet from Stardom (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 4:45, 7, 9:15 Sat-Sun 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15 2 Guns (R) Fairfax: 1, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:25, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 Mon-Tue 6:45, 9:20 Marin: Fri-Sat 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Sun 2:15, 4:55, 7:30 Mon-Thu 4:55, 7:30 Playhouse: FriSat 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:20, 2:10, 4:55, 7:45, 10:25 Sun-Thu 11:20, 2:10, 4:55, 7:45 Rowland: 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Unfinished Song (PG-13) Lark: Fri-Sat 6:30 Sun-Thu 3:15 The Way Way Back (R) Fairfax: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:20, 8, 10:35 Sat-Sun 12, 2:45, 5:20, 8, 10:35 Mon-Tue 7:15, 9:40 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Sun-Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 10 Sun-Mon, Wed 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15 Tue 11:15, 1:55, 4:35 Thu 1:55, 4:35, 7:15 * We’re the Millers (R) Fairfax: 1:15, 4:25, 7, 9:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:40, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:10, 5, 7:40, 10:25 Mon-Tue 7, 9:35 Northgate: 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:30 Sun-Thu 1:15, 4, 6:40 Rowland: 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:40, 10:20 The Wolverine (PG-13) Larkspur Landing: Fri 10:20; 3D showtime at 7:30 Sat-Sun 11, 4:40, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 1:50, 7:30 Mon-Tue 9:30; 3D showtime at 6:30 Northgate: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10 Rowland: 10:10, 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules. CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito • 331-0255 | CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley • 388-4862 | Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera • 924-6505 | Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax • 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur • 924-5111 | Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur • 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael • 800-326-3264 | Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon • 435-1234 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael • 454-1222 | Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda • 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato • 800-326-3264 AUGUST 9 - AUGUST 15, 2013 PACIFIC SUN 21

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F R I D AY A U G U S T 9 — F R I D AY A U G U S T 1 6 Pacific Sun‘s Community Calendar

Highlights from our online community calendar— great things to do this week in Marin

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Live music 08/09: Bautista Latin, funk, rock. 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com. 08/09: Creekside Fridays: Tribe of the Red Horse Neil Young and Crazy Horse tribute. Local musicians perform, kids play area with face painting, a jumpie house, food and drinks for purchase. Limited parking. 6:30pm. Free. The Cabin, 60 Tennessee Valley Road, Mill Valley. 388-6393. tcsd.us.

08/09: Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs 9:30pm. All ages. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 08/09: Doc Kraft Band Swing, Latin, country, rock, 8:30pm. $10. Seahorse Bar, 305 Harbor Dr and Gate 5, Sausalito. 601-7858. sausalitoseahorse.com. 08/09: Eoin Harrington Band With Harrington, vocals, piano, guitar; Dick Bright, violin; Angeline Saris, bass; Sean Leahy, guitar; Damian Lewis, drums. 8pm. $18 -40. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 08/09: Honeydust 9pm. 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon.com 08/09: Michael Bloch Jazz. 6:30-9:30pm. No cover. The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 331-3232. thetridentsausalito.com 08/09: Mike Lipskin and Mike Duke 8pm No cover. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com 08/09-10: Phil and Friends Phil Lesh with Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Anders Osborne, Tony Leone and special guest. 8:30pm. $150. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Way, San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net. 08/09: Phillip Percy Pack Jazz. 6:30pm. No cover. Rickey’s Restaurant , 250 Entrada drive, Novato. 244-2665. rickeysrestaurant.com. 08/09: Roach Gigz Rap. 9pm. $15. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com

08/09: The 7th Sons Classic Rock and Roll Dance Party Rock. 8:30pm. $8. Presidio Yacht Club, Fort Baker, Sausalito. 847-2670. 08/09: Sol Horizon 9pm. $12. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato. 08/09: Super Diamond The next best thing to the real thing. 9pm. $30. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave. , Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 08/09: Swoop Unit Jazz funk. 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. perisbar.com 08/10: Damir Stosic Jazz. 6:30-9:30pm. No cover. The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 331-3232. thetridentsausalito.com 08/10: Doc Kraft Band Rock, Latin8:30pm. $8 at the Door. Fort Baker Presidio Yacht Club, Ft. Baker, Sommerville Road, Sausalito. 601-7858. 08/10: James Nash and Bobby Vega 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

08/10: Louisiana Roots Night: Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic K MSA Blues Band opens. Dance instruction & wooden dance floor. 7pm. $2022 PACIFIC SUN AUGUST 9 - AUGUST 15, 2013

25. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road., San Rafael. 444-8000. .marinjcc.org. 08/10: Newcomers Blues rock, soul. 8pm. $10. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 08/10: Rock Candy and the Receders Pop, rock, covers. 8:30pm. $10. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

08/10: Rolando Morales and Carlos Reyes Latin jazz, rock. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com. 08/10: Secret Agent 9pm. No cover. 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon.com 08/10: Stone Iris Blues rock, reggae. 9pm. $5-10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 08/10: Swing Fever Jazz 8pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 08/10: Tender Mercies Americana, roots rock. With Dan and Jim from Counting Crows. 8:30pm $10. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com 08/10: Tracy Rose Jazz. 6:30pm. No cover. Rickey’s Restaurant , 250 Entrada drive, Novato. 244-2665. rickeysrestaurant.com. 08/10: West My Friend Indie-roots, acoustic chamber folk. 8pm. $13-15. Studio 55 Marin, 1455-A East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael. 453.3161. .studio55marin.com. 08/10: Zydeco Flames Zydeco. 9:30pm. $15. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. perisbar.com 08/11: 17 strings Alex Markels and James Moseley, guitars; Jack Prendergast, bass. 5:30am. Rickey’s Restaurant, 250 Entrada, Novato. 4154972462. 13stringsjazz.com. 08/11: The Breedloves Acoustic guitar duo. With Jay Kirkland and Barbara Gorin. 11:30am. No cover. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music.

08/11: Corte Madera Community Foundation Summer Concert Series: Mixed Nuts Pop, rock covers.5-6pm. Free. Menke Park, Redwood and Corte Madera Ave.s, Corte Madera. 302-1160. cortemaderacommunityfoundation.org. 08/11: Danny Uzilevsky 6:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 08/11: George Sumner, Greg Johnson Art presented by George and Donnalei Sumner; solo piano by Greg Johnson of Glass Brick Boulevard. 3pm. $5 wine tasting. Trek Winery, 126 Machin Ave., Novato. 385.0400. .trekwines.com. 08/11: Natural Gas Jazz Band 3-6pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 08/11: Open Mic with Emma Lee 8:30pm. No cover. 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon.com 08/11: Peter Walsh and Friends Sweetwater old school. 5pm. $15. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera Ave. , Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com.

Everyone knows Lyle Lovett is a talented singer-songwriter, but did you know he’s much taller than many photographers? Catch him Tuesday at Marin Center.

08/11: Ron Thompson and the Resisters, Danny Click and the Hurricanes, Volker Strifler Barbecue on the Lawn show. Blues, rock.

08/13: Paul Asbell Fingerstyle guitar. 8-11pm.

4pm $17-20. Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com 08/11: Wendy De Witt Boogie woogie piano. All ages outdoor show. 1pm. $8, kids free. Magnolia Terrace at the San Rafael Elks Club, 1312 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 721-7661.

08/14: Concerts on the Plaza: Mari Mack and Livin’ Like Kings 6-7pm. Free. Depot

08/12: Michael Harper Transplant Benefit With Harvey Scales, Lester Chambers, Bill Vitt, others. 7pm. $32. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave. , Mill Valley. 388-3850 . swmh.com.

08/12: Open Mic with Austin DeLone 7:30pm. All ages. No cover. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera, Mil Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 08/12: Open Mic with Billy D 9:30pm. No cover. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. perisbar.com 08/12: Open Mic with Derek Smith 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com

08/12: Opens Mic with Simon Costa 9:30pm, sign up begins at 8pm. All ages. No cover. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 08/13: Amanda Addleman Jazz. 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 08/13: James Moseley Quartet Jazz, blues, r&b. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. .panamahotel.com. 08/13: Jeb Brady Band Jazz. 6-8pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 08/13: Jern Eye, Mayfair District Blues rock, reggae. 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 08/13: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band 8pm. $49. Marin Center Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, 10 Ave., of the Flags, San Rafael. marincenter.org. 08/13: Open Mic For 21 and older. 8:30pm. No cover. No Name Bar, 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 474-2221.

$20-25. Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St, Tiburon. 789-0846. om28.com Plaza, downtoen Mill Valley. cityofmillvalley. org.

08/14: Cracker Jack Preacher, The Bitter Diamonds 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com

08/14: Dale Polissar Trio with Bart Hopkins Clarinet/guitar jazz 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com.

08/14: D’lilah Monroe & the Tom Cats Jump, swing, jazz. With Delilah Monroe, vocals; Greg Laakso, saxophone; Ted Silverman, vocals/ mandolin; Mark Holzinger, guitar; Don Ward, drums; Tom Drohan, bass.. 8pm. No cover. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax. 4851005. ironspringspub.com. 08/14: Dr. Mojo 9:30pm. No cover. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. perisbar.com 08/14: Howard Alden Jazz guitar. 8-11pm. $20-25. Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St, Tiburon. 789-0846. om28.com

08/14: Open Mic with Dennis Haneda 8pm. No cover. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

08/14: Steep Ravine with Feed Me Jack Bluegrass, Americana, roots rock. 8pm. $9. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera , Mill Valley. 388-3850 . swmh.com. 08/14: Teja Gerken With Adam Miller, Ken Bonfield and Steve Davison. 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 08/13-15: Terrapin Family Band 8:30pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Way, San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads. net. 08/15: Burnsy’s Sugar Shack 9pm. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. perisbar.com

08/15: An Evening with Buck Nickels and Loose Change 9pm. No cover. Smiley’s Schooner

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Saloon and Hotel, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon.com.

08/09: The Banana Slug String Band Free. 1-2pm. at San Anselmo Library, 525 San Anselmo Blvd., San Anselmo. sananselmolibrary.org; 3:304:30pm at Mill Valley Library Amphitheater, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. millvalleylibrary.org. 08/10: An Evening on Mount Burdell Rangers will host an evening campfire program. There will be a short hike, stories, sing-a-longs, s’mores and a talk about the area’s history. 6pm. Free. Mt. Burdell Open Space, San Andreas Dr., Novato. 473-2816. marincountyparks.org. 08/10-18: The Cat in the Hat Presented by the Bay Area Children’s Theater. 10:30am and 12:30pm Aug. 10-11 and 17-18. Marin Theatre Company, 397 miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5200. marintheatre.org. 08/10: Tim Cain Sing Along Free. 11:30am at Inverness Library, 15 Park Ave., Inverness. 2:30pm at Stinson Beach Library, 3521 Shoreline Hwy., Stinson Beach. marinlibrary.org. 08/11: Lake Fishing for Kids Cast out with the a ranger at Stafford Lake Park and try to reel in the biggest fish in the lake. A limited number of fishing poles and bait will be provided first-come, first-served to beginners thanks to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Park entrance is free. 10am. Free. Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novate Blvd., Novato. 897-0618. marincountyparks.org.

08/15: Deborah Winters with Cedricke Dennis Jazz. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com.

08/15: Forrest Day, The Jazz Mafia, Oranguhtanguh 9pm. $5. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 08/15: Larry Vuckovich Jazz piano from a local legend. 6:30-9:30pm. No cover. The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 331-3232. thetridentsausalito.com 08/15: Luce with Bobby Jo Valentine Rock. 8pm. $18. Sweetwater , 19 Corte Madera Ave. , Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 08/15: Soul Power with Larry Vann Rock, soul. 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 08/15: Steve Wolf and Teja Bell 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

08/15: Summer Concert Series: The Wronglers Bluegrass, Americana. 5-7pm. Food available for purchase. Bring a blanket for the lawn seating. Free admission. Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 455-5260. magc.org 08/16: Super Huey 9pm. 843 Fourth St., San Rafael. 226-0262. georgesnightclub.com. 08/16: Wonderbread 5 80s rock. 8pm. $24. Sweetwater, 19 Corte Madera Av.e , Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com.

Comedy 08/13: Mark Pitta and Friends Standup. 8pm. $16-26. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 08/15: Fun with Dick and Bob Variety talk show hosted by Dick Bright and Bob Sarlatte. With Tom Rigney of Flambeau, Jim Nichols, Ashling Biscuit Cole, Mark Pitta and Dan Spencer. 8pm. $20 -35. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

Theater 08/09-11: ‘The Spanish Tragedy’ Marin Shakespeare Company’s 2013 outdoor summer season begins with Thomas Kyd’s originial Elizabethan revenge tragedy. 8pm on select Fridays and Saturdays and at 4 or 8 p.m. Sundays. $20-37.50 8pm. $2037.50. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre , 890 Belle Ave., San Rafael. 499-4488. marinshakespeare.org. Through 08/18: ‘The Dixie Swim Club’ By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. 7:30pm Thurs.; 8pm Fri.-Sat. $10-15. Ross Valley Players, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 456-9555. rossvalleyplayers.com

Art 08/11-31: Marin Society of Artists Group Exhibition “Trends and Impressions.� 2-4pm. Free. Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 455-5260. marinsocietyofartists.org

Through 08/31: America’s Cup Photo Exhibit Captain Stuart Kiehl of America’s Cup World Series photography. 10:10am. Free. Depot Cafe and Book Shop, Main Plaza, Mill Valley. 707-799-1927. Through 08/23: ‘Transitions’ Mixed media group exhibition. Reception 5-8pm Aug. 9. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael. 451-8119. ArtWorksDowntown.org.

08/12: Evening Storytime and Stuffed Animal Sleepover Hear a bedtime story and have a snack then leave your stuffed animal friend for a library sleepover. 6:30-7:30pm. Free. Mill Valley Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 389-4292 ext. 4741. millvalleylibray.org.

08/14: Puppylocks and the Three Bears Puppet Show Humorous retelling of “Goldilocks and The Three Bears.� With live music. Performed by Magical Moonshine Theatre. For ages 3 and older. 3:30pm. Free. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St., Sausalito. 332-6159. marinlibrary.org.

08/16: Kamishibai: Japanese Story Time, Songs and Dance 11:30am. Jack and Jill’s Play Place, 125 Mitchell Blvd., San Rafael. 472-1120. jackandjillsplayplace.com

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Join our multi-media company centrally-located in San Rafael. The Pacific Sun- Marin’s Best News Weekly- offers a fun, fast-paced & rewarding work environment, competitive salary with commission, PTO, medical & dental. As a full-time Business Development Advertising Account Executive, you will contact and work with local business owners to expand their brand identity and support their future success using marketing and advertising opportunities available through our 4 marketing platforms: print, online, email and social media. The ideal candidate is an organized & assertive self-starter who strives to meet sales goals, is money motivated, pays attention to detail, has strong verbal, written, persuasive, listening and other interpersonal skills and can provide exceptional customer service. Duties, Responsibilities & Skills include: • Has sales experience and understands the sales process is more than taking orders but that of relationship building • Can effectively sell to a wide cross-section of prospects that meet specific criteria while constantly canvassing competitive media and the market for new clients via cold calling • Can translate customer marketing objectives into creative and effective multi-media advertising campaigns • Ability to understand & interpret marketing data and to effectively overcome client objections • Experience with internet marketing and social media • Experience with classifieds • Understands the importance of meeting deadlines in an organized manner • Can manage and maintain client information via a database; is proficient in Microsoft Word & Excel • Ability to adapt objectives, sales approaches and behaviors in response to rapidly changing situations and to manage business in a deadline-driven environment • Must possess a valid CA driver’s license, proof of insurance Contact: The Publisher: Bob Heinen bheinen@pacificsun.com

seminars AND workshops RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or single and sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single's Group or Women's Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships and life. Weekly, ongoing groups or 9-week groups starting the week of August 20, 2013. Mon, Tues, or Thurs evening. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. Central San Rafael. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415/453-8117. A safe, successful GROUP for FORMER MEMBERS OF HIGH-DEMAND GROUPS (Religious, New Age, Eastern, Philosophical, Large Group Awareness Programs, etc.) is held every other Saturday in Marin, now in its 10th year. Participants include those born and/or raised in such groups espousing a “good”/ “bad” ideology with a leader(s) who encourages greater degrees of dependency and conformity at the price of individual personal rights, goals, and development. Participants address relevant issues in their lives, receive acknowledgement, gain insights, pursue individual goals, learn how others have negotiated challenging situations, with opportunities to heal from loss and trauma. Individual, Couple, and Family Sessions also available. Facilitated by Colleen Russell, LMFT (MFC29249) Certified Group Psychotherapist (41715) . Contact: crussellmft@earthink.net or 415-785-3513. WOMEN'S LIFE COACHING GROUP Get Unstuck. Find an honest life of freedom. Create your own life map with group support. Turn your dreams into reality. Includes one hour personal coaching session per month. Meets three Sundays each month from 5-8pm. Pure foods meal provided. It’s going to change your life. Facilitated by Gwendolyn Grace CPCC. 415/686-6197. www.gwengrace.com.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013132519 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as GLORIA TUCKER MD, 7595 REDWOOD BLVD. STE 108, NOVATO, CA 94945: GLORIA T MEYER, 4478 BENNETT VALLEY RD., SANTA ROSA, CA 95404. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JULY 15, 2013. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JULY 1, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 19, 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132591 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TOGO'S LARKSPUR, 2401 LARKSPUR LANDING CIRCLE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: ALAN JEFFREY KADIN, 5 SHON CT., NOVATO, CA 94947. 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 JULY 10, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 19, 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132607 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as WHEEL REPAIR DEUTSCHE, 1825 LINCOLN AVE. APT #102, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JALIL PANAHI, 1825 LINCOLN AVE. APT #102, 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 JULY 12, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 19, 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132617 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as AQUA STOP SOLUTIONS, 638 CRAIG AVE., SONOMA, CA 95476: STEWART WAYNE BROWNING, 638 CRAIG AVE., SONOMA, CA 95476. 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 JULY 15, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 19, 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013132292 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MILL VALLEY ENERGY PARTNERS, 46 PLAZA DR., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: LORI J DODGE, 46 PLAZA DR., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. 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 JUNE 3, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 19, 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132627 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as FACILITATING CHANGE, 63 TERRACE DR., MARIN CITY/SAUSALITO, CA 94965: MICHAEL L TABB SR., 63 TERRACE DR., MARIN CITY/SAUSALITO, CA 94965. 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 JULY 15, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 19, 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013132531 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as IN TENSIONS…MASSAGE THERAPY, 336 BON AIR CTR. SUITE 265,

GREENBRAE, CA 94904: ANGELA M SHAPIRO, 416 SHERWOOD DR. #207, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JULY 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JULY 2, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 19, 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132623 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as BONAFIDE RIDAHZ CLOTHING, 735 SUNSET PKWY, NOVATO, CA 94947: YOHSUKE KASHIWAZAKI, 735 SUNSET PKWY, NOVATO, CA 94947. 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 JULY 15, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132610 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as CONSULTING CFO, 864 MONTECILLO RD., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: RAYMOND J FROST JR., 864 MONTECILLO RD., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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 JULY 12, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013132549 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as PROMPTBOX4U; PRBOX4U, 345 ORANGE BLOSSOM LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: PROMPTBOX INTERNATIONAL LLC, 345 ORANGE BLOSSOM LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A 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 JULY 5, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132667 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MARIN HEALTH NUTS, 49 SHELL ROAD SUITE A, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: LYDIA PULLER, 49 SHELL ROAD SUITE A, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JULY 19, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132642 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as INTERNAL FIRE PILATES, 457 MILLER AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: SHARON LEE GALLAGHER RIVERA, 38 ELIZABETH WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JULY 15, 2013. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JULY 17, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013132652 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MFELGEN, 51 JOSEPH CT., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: MARK FELGEN, 1016 GRAND AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business

name(s) listed herein on AUGUST 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 17, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013132498 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as EL FAROLITO #9, 1017 4THH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TAQUERIAS EL FAROLITO INC., 2779 MISSION ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on NOVEMBER 11, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 28, 2013. (Publication Dates: JULY 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132678 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as CREST CONSTRUCTION; WESTGARD LIGHT; M LIGHT, 434 ESTADO WAY, NOVATO, CA 94945: TOM YGLESIAS, 434 ESTADO WAY, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on JANUARY 1, 1990. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 22, 2013. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132696 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as HINES CONTEMPORARY FINE ART, 327 LOCUST ST. #4, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: HINES, 327 LOCUST ST. #4, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. 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 ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JULY 23, 2013. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132725 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as THE GREAT WESTERN AYR ROUNDUP, 100 SUNNYSIDE AVE., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: LLOYD MAX LICHER/ ASSOCIATION OF YMCA RETIREES OF THE UNITED STATES INC., 100 SUNNYSIDE AVE., CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. 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 JULY 26, 2013. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132739 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ENRIQUE'S GOURMET BITES, 1053 5TH ST., NOVATO, CA 94945: ENRIQUE GOMEZ-PEREZ, 1053 5TH ST., NOVATO, CA 94945. 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 JULY 30, 2013. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 9, 16, 23, 30, 2013)

OTHER NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PHILLIP D. GREEN. Case No. PR-1303110. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PHILLIP D. GREEN, PHILLIP GREEN, PHIL GREEN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: CHRISTINE GREEN in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests

that CHRISTINE GREEN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 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, 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 the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of the notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: PETER J. BASSING, 100 SMITH RANCH ROAD SUITE 122, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903-1979. (415) 258-9987. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1303177. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner EMIKO CONRAD filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: EMIKO CONRAD to EMIKO FURUSHO. 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: SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 9:00 AM, Dept. E, Room E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 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: JULY 29 2013 /s/ PAUL M. HAAKENSON, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013) PCL Civil Constructors, Inc. Requests Subcontractors/Supplier Scope of Work by: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 Project: Sonoma-Marin Area Rapid

Transit District (SMART CP-4); Bid Due: September 16, 2013 Lead Estimator: Eric VanHemert We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and request sub-bids from all contractors and suppliers including Minority, Women, Disadvantaged, Disabled Veterans and Emerging Small Business Enterprises for the following areas of work: Crane/pile equipment rental, traffic control, temporary barriers, hauling, erosion and sediment control, aggregate supply, rebar, formwork supply, concrete pumping, concrete supply/accessories, concrete sawing/coring, precast concrete, lumber & building material supplier, fire protection, pavement markings, illumination, trackwork materials/install, fence, water treatment, drilled shaft, asphalt paving, curb & gutter, survey, vibration monitoring, steel fabrication, electrical, painting, flooring, carpentry, drywall, temporary utility and power, structural steel, framing, masonry, glass, roofing, siding, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning, mechanical supply/install, misc metals, steel building supply/erect. Documents are available on PCL’s Connects site https://solutions. pclconnects.com/projects/P0011786/ Bid%20Documents/Forms/AllItems. aspx Username: EXTERNAL/SMART, Password (case sensitive): Work4fun These documents are also available at PCL’s office in ISSAQUAH, WA. To Quote - Please Fax: 425-394-4296 or Email: EMVanhemert@pcl.com Us Back by 9/4! Thank You ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1303099. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CASSANDRA MARIE BRADLEY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: SAMANTHA ALICE HUTTON to SAMANTHA BRADLEY. 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: SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 8:30 AM, Dept. B, Room B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 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: JULY 29 2013 /s/ ROY O. CHERNUS, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 9, 16, 23, 30, 2013) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1303187. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MEGGIN LASATER; EDWARD DICKEY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: CLAIRE FRANCES DICKEY to CLAIRE FRANCES LASATER. 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 hear-

ing. NOTICE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 9:00 AM, Dept. L, Room L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 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: JULY 29, 2013 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 9, 16, 23, 30, 2013) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1303209. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KATHRYN VICTORIA REISINGER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: OLIVIA VICTORIA REISINGER NICCUM to OLIVIA VICTORIA REISINGER-NICCUM . 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: OCTOBER 2, 2013 9:00 AM, Dept. L, Room L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 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: JULY 31, 2013 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: AUGUST 9, 16, 23, 30, 2013)

›› TRiViA CAFÉ ANSWERS From page 9

ANSWERS: 1. Copperfield’s Books, due to open in November on Fourth Street in San Rafael, and Diesel Bookstore in Larkspur. 2. One Cent Piece 3. Films of their lives (Schindler’ List, 1993 and Lincoln, 2012) were directed by Steven Spielberg. 4. Green 5. Boston 6. Silver, gold, copper 7. Giraffe, which has the face of a camel, and spots like a leopard. The scientific name is Giraffa camelopardalis. 8. Montreux Jazz Festival 9. United Arab Emirates 10. ... Itch BONUS ANSWER: Circulatory system of the blood.

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Online dating isn’t going so well. I’m a 34-year-old professor seeking a relationship. I listed an age range of 18 to 35 on my profile, not because I particularly like 18-year-olds but simply to avoid limiting my options. I messaged a 24-year-old woman, noting that I loved that she “enjoys supporting people who have a purpose and a passion.” She wrote back: “You seem really cool, but the fact that you’re considering dating women as young as 18 is a deal-breaker. 18-year-olds aren’t people yet. You’re a professor. You know that.” She then scolded me for failing to admire that she clearly has purpose and passion—she doesn’t just support those things—but considering my interest in 18-yearolds, purpose and passion probably don’t matter much to me anyway. Huh?! Should I really be faulted for being open-minded?—Reprimanded

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Online dating can be so efficient. It used to be that you’d have to wait to say hello to have your first argument. This woman probably couldn’t go out with you anyway, as busy as she must be getting the ignition lock replaced on her broom. However, she may have done you a favor. Although most women won’t turn online dating into online berating, many probably share her anger and suspicion at the lower end of your listed age range. But, but...you protest, you’re just trying to be open instead of assuming that every single 18-year-old will be the dating equivalent of going out with a steak in a short skirt. Your open-mindedness seems to be a rational approach. The problem is, we aren’t the rational animals we smugly insist we are. Research by evolutionary psychologists Martie Haselton and David Buss suggests that we evolved to make protective errors in judgment—erring on the side of perceiving whatever would have been least costly for our survival and mating interests back in the ancestral environment. This makes us prone to believe there’s a snake behind every rustle of a pile of leaves because the embarrassment from shrieking like an idiot would have been less costly than dying from a snakebite. In the mating sphere, women evolved to be “commitment skeptics,” prone to overperceive men as hookup-seeking cads until they prove otherwise. For men, it would have been costly to miss any mating opportunity...leading to a 34-year-old man being “open” to a wide range of women, including a woman only slightly older than some of his socks. You can turn this into a positive experience in two ways: by thanking your lucky stars that you won’t be the boyfriend she’s ripping into at the supermarket for eyeing the wrong potato and by listing an age range that’s less ire-producing. This actually shouldn’t limit you in the slightest, since you can write to any woman you find attractive—including those who’ll think you’re “like, so much more amazing” than the other “men” they’re dating, because you don’t live with your parents or have a job that requires a paper hat.

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I’ve saved some money to get my girlfriend something special for her birthday. I know what she likes at REI, Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma, but nothing feels special enough. Perhaps I’m an idiot for asking you, a stranger, what to get the woman I know and love, but maybe you can point me in the right direction.—Stumped

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Too bad the two of you aren’t cats, or you could just come by with a dead cricket between your teeth. But you are wise to think outside the cardboard box. Researchers Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton write in Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending that the purchases that ultimately make us the happiest are not material things but experiences. They cite research showing that new “stuff ” soon stops giving us the same zing, while experiential purchases not only contribute to our sense of self and our connection with others but get more meaningful over time through the stories we tell about them. Also, they never need dusting. So, instead of deciding between the espresso machine that’ll guess her weight and the one that gets basic cable, think about an experience she’d really love. It could be a champagne balloon ride or driving a racecar around a track (nascarracingexperience.com). But fret not if these are too pricey. The research suggests that even when people spend just a few dollars, they get more lasting pleasure from an experience than a thing. And even when experiences go wrong, like a romantic picnic that ends in horrible poison oak, they tend to be viewed fondly in hindsight. Your girlfriend may not have asked for a series of hydrocortisone injections for her birthday, but years later, she’ll be laughing with you and friends about that and not the story of how you once got her a bowl from Pottery Barn. © 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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