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I wish to go on record here and now with a message of support for Marcia Blackman, intrepid Sun letter-to-the-editor contributrix extraordinaire. Ms. B has been getting hammered lately and, people, it has to stop. It may be that Ms. B, now and then, comes across as a slightly opinionated New Yorker with enough axes to grind to fill a hardware emporium. So be it. It may be that Ms. B’s ideas are as popular among Sun readers as a Decker-Bullock realtor at a cocktail party. So be it. It may be that there is a somewhat abrasive and sarcastic tone in her writing, perhaps making her work slightly less attractive than that of, say, Dick Cheney. So be it. She is entitled. We are all entitled. We live in Marin. Let us live and let live in a spirit of insensitivity, and tactlessness, like the rest of the country. It is, after all, the American Way. Skip Corsini, San Rafael

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When motorcyclists criticize bicyclists’ traffic behaviors, it’s most likely projection. Without condoning the hazardous and/or annoying behaviors of cyclists, but that’s like homicidal maniacs complaining about rude waiters. Motorists keep passing bicyclists in his oncoming lane in West Marin, but hyperexaggerated caution of drivers while not seeing motorcyclists hurtling at them is not because your pipes aren’t loud enough. They point backward. The residents where you

Some motorcyclists show no consideration of others with their aggressive driving.

rumbled through know you were there. Most motor vehicles can pass experienced cyclists riding single file to the right in a standard width lane without crossing the double yellow line. Slow down, provide 3-foot clearance from mirrors, don’t turn right in front of them after passing. Estimate riders speed and predictability and adjust your speed and distance accordingly. Practice patience. Crossing double yellows to pass or cut corners is infrequently enforced. Even when waiting for clear sightlines, drivers are less likely to see motorcycles or bicycles ahead than cars and trucks. As slower vehicles, cyclists must pull over in official pullouts when five vehicles are waiting to pass. As a courtesy, most cyclists move farther to the right where the lane allows it, but road surfaces are hazardous outside the lane. Cyclists have the legal right to use the full lane for blind, narrow curves, to avoid obstructions, and at downhill speed. It’s unsafe to pass there anyways. Most bicycle accidents are falls due to road conditions. Motor vehicle collisions are relatively rare if cyclists are visible and predictable, but rational traffic education is neglected in favor of bike lanes and paths, which are less safe. Bicyclists can raise their approval ratings by riding to the right, avoiding large groups unless they’re in an official race peloton. Hush near homes. Don’t ride on the sidewalk or race on multi-use paths. Park your bike out of the way. The suggestion that cyclists should pay for a recreational permit to ride in West Marin is a non-starter. Most of the enormous costs of building, maintaining, patrolling and supporting motor vehicle traffic infrastructure

and fuel supplies, much less their environmental harm and medical costs, are paid from general funds and future debts, not motor vehicles fees and fuel taxes. Roads are a common good to enhance travel of “all persons.” They mainly beneﬁt commerce, with motor vehicles being a prime driver of the economy. Recreation is a boutique niche of commerce, like relaxed ﬁt jeans. We could raise far more money and reduce the worst nuisances on the roads by ticketing motorcyclists for disturbing the peace with noise violations, speeding, crossing double yellows, revving aggressively for no good reason and alarming the seals in West Marin. Stephen Simac, Stinson Beach

This is what we call serpentine logic... Fairfax has one of the toughest anti-smoking ordinances in the county. Bicycle riding is banned on sidewalks in Fairfax. Leaf blowers, plastic bags and balloons are banned in Fairfax. Chemtrails are banned in Fairfax. I believe washing one’s car in While we can’t speak about one’s own driveway all dragons, we’re pretty sure is also banned in ‘puﬀ’ won’t be banned in Fairfax. Fairfax anytime soon... Noisy birds are already banned in Fairfax. Leave roosters alone and focus on the important stuff. Ban dragons in Fairfax. Cindy Ross, Fairfax

What’s your favorite album, Marin? Yes, we know. Whenever a popular band tries to prove their street cred by issuing their latest on vinyl—Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, et al.—the press goes crazy with albumsare-making-a-comeback stories. Well, the Pacific Sun isn’t falling for it. The LP is dead—gone the way of the 8-track, the cassette and the paleophone. Which makes us love them all the more. So, Marin, we want to know what your favorite album is! Did The Essential Charlie Parker blow your mind? Were you married while The Graduate soundtrack blared in the background? Will Paula Abdul be Forever Your Girl? Send us 100 to 150 words on why your favorite album changed your life—feel free to name a runner-up at the very end—and we’ll run the best “reviews” in an upcoming issue. Email to jwalsh@pacificsun.com. In the subject line call it My Favorite Album. Or send entries to Jason Walsh at the Pacific Sun, 835 Fourth St., Suite D, San Rafael, CA 94901.

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A change of Planneds Planned Parenthood returns after brief abstinence from San Rafael by Pe te r S e id m an

s the Affordable Care Act kicks in and changes the healthcare landscape, Planned Parenthood in San Rafael is ready to play its part in providing low-income Marin residents with a continuum of care. The San Rafael facility closed in 2011 after a financial and administrative fiasco at the regional Planned Parenthood in the Bay Area. When financial problems hit the regional Planned Parenthood, called Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, administrators failed to mend their money fences. The affiliate’s revenue from grants and contributions fell precipitously. The San Rafael facility served about 12,000 clients a year. In September 2010, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, which now has about 60 affiliates across the country, stripped Golden Gate of its affiliate status because of the financial problems and lack of quality administration. The move resulted in the Bay Area, including Marin, having no Planned Parenthood clinics. Another organization called Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific stepped in as the regional Planned Parenthood affiliate to offer services in Marin. Just a few days before Golden Gate closed the San Rafael facility, Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific opened a clinic in Mill Valley. That clinic served as an interim facility until Shasta Pacific could reopen the San Rafael facility at 2 H Street. Shasta Pacific is spending about $3.3 million to buy and renovate the property. Shasta Pacific raised about $2 million for the San Rafael facility as part of a regional fundraising effort for facilities within its jurisdiction. The organization currently is in the process of raising the rest of the startup funds. Annual operating costs will come to about $1.5 million in 2014. Shasta Pacific has 21 health centers that serve clients in Northern California. The San Rafael facility is the largest in the Shasta Pacific portfolio. Shasta Pacific is the fourth largest Planned Parenthood affiliate in the state, where eight other similar affiliates operate. Shasta Pacific serves about 130,000 women and men a year in 17 counties and has an annual budget of $45 million, a 500-person staff and a 15-member board of directors. Shasta Pacific closed its Mill Valley clinic to concentrate its efforts in San Rafael. The Mill Valley clinic had not been not entirely welcome. The pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church wrote a letter, published on a Patch website, expressing dismay that “a destructive agency” was operating in town. 6 PACIFIC SUN OCTOBER 4- OCTOBER 10, 2013

That kind of protest is far from unknown at Planned Parenthood facilities, of course. The protests in Marin are relatively benign. As was the protest in June when the San Rafael facility opened its doors, marking the return of Planned Parenthood to a central Marin location. Protesters in Marin fundamentally oppose Planned Parenthood because it performs abortion services and receives public funds. Even though abortion procedures account for only 3 percent of the services provided at Planned Parenthood facilities, including San Rafael, protestors, who generally base their convictions on religious grounds, say no public money should go toward the organization. Planned Parenthood officials repeatedly have stated that public funds go toward programs other than abortion services. That never has placated the fundamentalists’ objections. Since opening, the San Rafael facility “has definitely seen an increase in the number of clients,” says Anna Webster, the lead clinician at the facility. Webster, a nurse practitioner and nurse midwife, is responsible for clinical oversight. She also provides services ranging from annual exams and family planning and STD screening to abortion care. Webster says the San Rafael facility is offering mostly the same core services that were available in Planned Parenthood’s previous incarnation in San Rafael, but she has noticed a trend: “We are seeing more elderly patients. We used to be focused more on teenagers and women in their early 20s. Now I see quite a few women in their 40s, 50s and even 60s.” That could reflect the changing demographics of the county, the graying of Marin. It also could reflect the number of people in the county who lost their access to health insurance. The number of older patients could increase significantly in Marin as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Part of the new health landscape includes an expanded Medi-Cal program. The majority of Planned Parenthood clients have an income under 200 percent of the federal poverty level. “The number of our clients eligible for expanded Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act is about 70 percent in Marin,” says Heather Estes, president and CEO of Shasta Pacific. “Affiliate-wide [in the Shasta Pacific family], it averages 84 percent.” In Marin and across the Shasta Pacific family of facilities, the majority of clients fall at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level. The number of low-income residents in Marin, and in the state, is significantly 8> larger than previously calculated if

››NEWSGRAMS Marin parks hit by federal shut down For those hoping to stroll the grandeur of Muir Woods, watch for whales at the Point Reyes Lighthouse or see the elephant seals sunning at Chimney Rock this week, you might want to rethink your plans—as Marin’s National Parks were closed Tuesday as part of the federal shutdown of services. While the House of Representatives digs in its heels on passing a budget without a concession to the Affordable Care Act, many federal employees have been told to stay home following the midnight Oct. 1 deadline that triggered the shutdown. In a statement released today by Samaria Jaffe, executive director of the Point Reyes National Seashore Association, the lapse in appropriations will keep federal parks shuttered until further notice. “Visitors have no access to trails, visitor centers, beaches, campgrounds, and park-managed roads within the Point Reyes National Seashore that do not serve as thruways,” said Jaffe. Along with National Park Service visitor stations, such as the Bear Valley Visitor Center, most of PRNSA’s programs and services are cancelled until the park reopens. All of PRNSA’s bookstores located in park visitor centers are closed. For those enrolled in the park’s Field Institute classes, or have a child scheduled to attend programs at the Clem Miller Environmental Education Center this week, they’re being advised to call 415/663-1200, ext. 307 for a recorded message with updates on the status of the programs.—Jason Walsh Officials favor northbound Greenbrae interchange plan Bicycle and pedestrian access appeared to have won the day Thursday when Transportation Authority of Marin officials approved a $39.6 million plan for Highway 101 improvements at the Greenbrae interchange. TAM board members considered two proposals put together by TAM staff, with input from a “working group” of local elected officials. The favored proposal featured mostly southbound improvements at the interchange; a $78.4 million plan focused on northbound improvements that staff said would do the most to alleviate traffic congestion, but this more expensive option was rejected by the board in a 14-2 vote. The $39.6 million plan approved by the board includes: widening the bike path over Corte Madera Creek; lengthening a Fifer Avenue bike path up to Wornum Drive; pedestrian upgrades along Redwood Highway; extending Sir Francis Drake Boulevard’s eastbound auxiliary lane to the San Rafael-Richmond Bridge; and the addition of bus stops along the corridor. Additionally, the plan would help fund extending the SMART line to Larkspur and launch a feasibility study on extending Highway 101 to the San Rafael-Richmond Bridge.—JW Comeback on the waves Oracle Team USA had their backs to the wall, or wind as the case may be—but skipper Jimmy Spithill’s crew clinched an amazing comeback on the SF Bay today besting Emirates Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the 34th America’s Cup. Things looked grim last week when Oracle was down in the finals by 8 to 1 to New Zealand; but they capped this week’s startling comeback Wednesday with a 44-second victory, earning the team’s second Cup prize in the last four years.—JW Supes approve affordable housing update An update to the County’s affordable housing future got a unanimous thumbs up from the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday— despite some vocal opposition from residents who live where that housing may one day be developed. The Housing Element update to the Countywide Plan outlines ways Marin can provide affordable living space to the local workforce and their families; critics, however, say it 8>

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Rejection the old-fashioned way Even before online dating, it was wise to curb your ‘expectations’... by Nik k i Silve r stein

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1. What local bridge was completed in 1956 after only three years of construction? 2. With your fingers in standard position on a normal typewriter keyboard, your two middle fingers, one on each hand, lie on what letters? 3. The country of India lies on what ocean?

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4. A member of the woodwind family, the sound of this 4-foot long musical instrument has been compared to a male baritone voice.

5. The dense, luxurious winter coats of what three animals are frequently worn by humans as winter coats, stoles and trim? 6. How many miles make up one astronomical unit? 7. Nobel Laureate John Nash, an economist who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, is the main character of this 2001 film, which won four Academy Awards, and what actor played the lead role?

8. Europe’s largest and wealthiest city throughout most of the Middle Ages was what capital of the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire? 9. Born in Toronto with the name Gladys Smith, she became a child actress, appearing in films with D.W. Griffith at the age of 16. By 1909 she became the first movie star to make $10,000 per week. Who was she? 10. In 1929 Charles Grigg introduced “Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda”, a hangover cure containing lithium, a mood-stabilizing drug. Today it’s a common beverage known as what?

BONUS QUESTION: There have been accusations that migrant laborers from Nepal have been mistreated in constructing the venues for the 2022 World Cup of Soccer, scheduled for what tiny Middle East country? Howard Rachelson invites you to upcoming team trivia contests in San Rafael: Terrapin Crossroads on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 6:30pm and Broken Drum every other Wednesday at 7:30pm. Have a great question? Send it in to howard1@triviacafe.com and maybe we’ll use it! www.triviacafe.com.

V Boz Skaggs, Nick Lowe, Buddy Miller and other great musicians will be Raisin’ the Roof for Richie on Sunday, Oct. 6, at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco. The seventh annual benefit concert is for the Richard de Lone Special Housing Project, a nonprofit agency dedicated to creating a residential community for people with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Lesley and Austin de Lone, longtime Mill Valley residents (Austin is one of the county’s finest keyboardists), founded the agency after their son Richie was diagnosed with PWS, a rare genetic disease that has no known cause or cure. Catch some of the best bluegrass, Americana and rockabilly musicians and help the Richard de Lone Special Housing Project achieve its goals. Tickets, just $50, are available at bimbos365club.com.

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W Though we’re stating the obvious, the Zero award goes to the House Republicans who shut down the federal government merely to undermine the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). While they behave like spoiled children and unnecessarily tie the approval of the federal budget to a one-year delay of Obamacare, they are also playing a dangerous game with our economy. In Marin, Muir Woods and Point Reyes National Seashore are closed and that hurts local businesses. The damage will add up quickly. According to the Wall Street Journal, more than 800,000 federal workers are furloughed due to this shutdown. House Republicans, you got beat on Obamacare. Take the loss like the privileged white men that you are and quit messing with the lives of working folks. — Nikki Silverstein

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ship fee was over $1,000. That was a lot of money in 1988. “I’m a quality guy; I should get a discount,” Ken said. A good man and an excellent hondler, Ken convinced the manager that he should pay just $500 to join. He filled out his profile and scheduled his video and photo shoot. As the art director of Gumby’s stop-motion animation, he had big plans for that three to five minute video. “Initially, I thought I would do the video in my Clem hillbilly persona,” Ken explained. “I popped in my fake teeth, but decided at the last minute not to use it.” He shot a normal video with a creative backdrop designed by the Gumby art staff. Captain Ken’s Fun & Puzzle Page, complete with the Meet Your Mate Maze. The maze had the silhouette of a woman crashing through walls to get to the wonderful Ken. No doubt, the entire female membership would be clamoring for a date with this clever man. Susan received her membership as a present from an ex-boyfriend. “We had remained friends, he had a lot of money and he thought it would be a way to expand my dating pool.” Although her dance card was already full, she accepted the gift and joined the service. Susan was younger than most of the other women at Great Expectations, not to mention a beautiful blonde, which resulted in dozens of men selecting her each month. She dutifully went into the office every 30 days and responded with “no” to the long list of men. Ken, on the other hand, was busy picking women and would go into Great Expectations every day after work to see who wanted him. Each visit brought the same ego bash. No one said yes to his inquiry and no one initiated contact. It got so bad that he would only go to Great Expectations when he had a date lined up for later in the evening and he knew he would be having sex. It dulled the pain of the repeated rejections. After weeks of this routine, Ken was told that Susan had said yes. “Who is this Susan?” Ken asked. He had asked out so many women that he couldn’t remember. A quick look at her photo reminded him. Susan was the beautiful, blonde nurse. Oh my goodness, we’re out of time. Tune in two weeks from now to learn why Susan dared to tread where no other women would and how Ken charmed her into not one, but two dates. Until then, watch Breaking Bad reruns and stay away from Tinder. <

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s my gal pals continue their search for someone suitable, the methods of meeting available men have become truly absurd. Take for instance Tinder, a dating app for mobile phones. No complicated algorithms going on here. Your profile consists of your Facebook photo and age, which Tinder serves to other users nearby. How does the app know your location? It stalks you through the GPS on your phone. Turn on Tinder in Safeway and you may find your true love squeezing avocados in the next aisle. Ain’t technology grand? Tinder started on college campuses, but I have friends in their 50s that are members. Brave souls, since this app is based entirely on looks and location. I’d rather be locked in a cell with John Boehner and Eric Cantor than join Tinder. My fear of rejection is reason enough. Besides, my Facebook photo is a shot of my dog and I’m too insecure to change it. I was at a small dinner party last night and my girlfriend was telling us about her hook-up with an obnoxious guy from Tinder. The date was bad and his nonstop texting of insults afterward was worse. That’s when my favorite couple, Susan and Ken Pontac, waxed nostalgic about their days as members of Great Expectations, a dating service that predated the Internet. Travel back 25 years to Sausalito, to a place dubbed by Ken as the Triangle of Love. Great Expectations was located in the space now occupied by Kinko’s/Fed Ex. Ken worked on the Gumby TV show at a studio a block down on Bridgeway, where Cartelligent stands today. Susan’s parents lived in a condo at the Whiskey Springs complex, which is still located caddy corner from Great Expectations’ former home. The dating service marketed heavily through direct mail and included heart stickers in the envelope. Ken liked the cute stickers and kept them, so Great Expectations was top of mind when he was between relationships. On his lunch hour, Ken moseyed down Bridgeway and went inside Great Expectations to get more information. They showed him a wall of binders filled with member photos and profiles. A staffer walked Ken through the process of finding true love. You flip through the books, find someone that interests you and then watch a video interview of your potential mate. If you want to meet the person, you fill out a card. The chosen one was required to respond yay or nay within 30 days. Ken was sold, until he learned the lifetime member-

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the numbers contained in a new study get plugged into the income and poverty equation. In a report titled The California Poverty Measure: A New Look at the Social Safety Net, the Public Policy Institute of California, in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, offers a new way to gauge poverty. Rather than use the standard U.S. Census federal poverty level, the study suggests, the cost of living in a locality should be part of the income and poverty calculation. Marin has high housing costs, for instance, and transportation can be more expensive in the county than in a city-centered locale: It takes more money to live above a povertylevel existence in Marin. Using calculations that set what the study notes is a “California poverty measure” that includes the true cost of living, the study finds that in Marin $35,785 a year is the poverty threshold for a family of four, two adults and two children. That’s if the family rents its home. That’s a 57 percent increase over the federal poverty threshold. For families in homes with mortgages, the California poverty measure threshold is $36,684. That’s 61 percent higher than the official federal threshold. For families living in homes with no mortgages, the threshold is $25,639. That’s 12 percent above the official threshold. The median individual income in Marin in the latest census data is $42,211. That’s for an individual; not a family of four. “The California poverty measure underscores the importance of the social safety net for many families in the state,” according to the Public Policy Institute. “Programs included in the measure supplement family resources substantially ... At the same time, the California poverty measure shows that resources provided by the social safety net are more than offset by expenses, such as high medical bills for older adults and the higher cost of living in the most populous areas of the state.” Planned Parenthood is one of the strings

that bind the safety net for many Marin residents. And the benefits for Marin extend beyond the services provided in the San Rafael facility. Planned Parenthood is part of a continuum of care in the county. That’s one reason the county board of supervisors allocated $250,000 to help the agency get its San Rafael remodeled and running. The money funded no direct abortion services. As part of the continuum of care, Planned Parenthood obviously concentrates on reproductive services. But less obviously, it acts as an important gateway to other health services. When clients go to Planned Parenthood, clinicians there can refer them if needed to other Marin clinics, such as Marin Community Clinics or other clinics, for services unrelated to reproductive health concerns. Other clinics in Marin also refer patients to Planned Parenthood for reproductive care. Having Planned Parenthood, which specializes in reproductive healthcare, lessens the number of lowincome patients that other clinics treat. The Affordable Care Act and the expected increase in the number of expanded Medi-Cal patients means Marin services for low-income residents likely will see a surge in the number of patients seeking care. Planned Parenthood is working with the other healthcare providers in the county to get ready for the new healthcare landscape. Rachelle Rohrer has been busy the last few months working to get the new San Rafael facility operating smoothly since it opened in June. (Actually, it’s the same building, but renovated, Planned Parenthood occupied before it closed and the agency moved temporarily to Mill Valley.) Rohrer is the regional director for Planned Parenthood in San Rafael and in El Cerrito, where the agency also has a health center. Rohrer has been reaching out to the community to learn what needs the newly reopened San Rafael Planned Parenthood can fill. She’s met with the Huckleberry Youth Program, for example, and with local schools.

Offering vasectomies is one of the new procedures the San Rafael facility will offer after taking the community-needs temperature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started offering vasectomy counseling,â&#x20AC;? says Rohrer,â&#x20AC;? and we will offer procedures in the new year.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an example of how the San Rafael facility will fit into the local healthcare continuum. Marin Community Clinics offers sterilization for women but not for men. The San Rafael facility also offers abortion services. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only provider of surgical abortions in the county for low-income clients. Before the facility reopened, patients were referred to facilities outside the county. The services provided at the San Rafael facility, the expected referrals and the influx of patients from an expanded MediCal system all portend an increased patient load at Planned Parenthood for the 12-15 staff members. Before the new facility opened, officials estimated that 8,000 to 12,000 patients a year would receive services in San Rafael. That estimate seems to be on track, maybe at the larger number. About 31 percent of Planned Parenthood clients are 20 to 25 years old, 27 percent are 25 to 59 years old, and 15 percent are 30 to 35 years old. They represent the diversity of the Northern California region. The San Rafael facility, responding to local demographics, offers Spanish-speakers healthcare in their own language. About 10 percent of the San Rafael facility clients are men.

Webster, who was at the old San Rafael facility and opened the Mill Valley facility and now is back in San Rafael, says sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen some patients for years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really great to see them back in San Rafael again. We see patients who come to us as teenagers to get their first birth control. Then they may return during their life for various services. They may come back in midlife. We do menopausal services, Pap smears for them.â&#x20AC;? Some clients who have health insurancesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that number will increase thanks to the Affordable Care Act and expanded Medi-Calâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;go to Planned Parenthood even though they could see a family practitioner, says Estes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We provide a real specialty in the area of reproductive and sexual health. And also we provide sensitive services. This is sensitive stuff.â&#x20AC;? Although many people will qualify for expanded Medi-Cal, a significant number of Marin residents wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to sign on, perhaps becauseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ironicallyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they make too much income. Planned Parenthood turns no one away for inability to pay. The facility can sign people up for MediCal on the day of an abortion procedure. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no agonizing waiting. If a client canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get on Medi-Cal and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay, the facility will start a balance-due, whatever the procedure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We never want money to be a reason someone cannot get services from Planned Parenthood,â&#x20AC;? says Rohrer. <

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If any three things about Marin are irrefutable, they are: We love to

writers—one who has been

shop, we like pretending we’re something we’re not, and we consider

a secret shopper, and one

ourselves a wonderful judge of others’ work ethic.

who has been secretly

So if Marin isn’t the epicenter of secret shopping, we don’t know

shopped—nothing in

where is.

this world of contrived

Secret shopping, for those who haven’t been accessorized into

consumerism is what

its handbag of broken promises, is what’s behind those “Get Paid

it seems. Especially

to Shop!” ads—the ones that fall right behind get-paid-to-sleep and

that woman trying on

lifetime-supply-of-free-ice-cream on the list of positive career advance-

clothes in two differ-

ments. Basically, secret-shopper jobs exist so that retail or service-industry

ent sizes, with a keen

companies can test how well their floor staff follows the company handbook

eye to the positioning of

or, at the very least, keep them on their toes about it.

your name tag.

But, as you can see from these two stories from Pacific Sun

You better shop around

The spy who shopped me

Working as a ‘secret shopper’ is no bargain, believe me...

Closing time—when the secret shoppers swarm in for the kill....

by J u lie Vade r

here are two schools of thought about “secret shopping.” First: It’s a scam. This view is reinforced by news stories where seriousfaced local TV reporters call “secret shopper agencies” on speaker phone to “ask a few questions” and get hung up on. The camera then pans to the victim, looking disheveled and sad, who has lost her life savings. Second: It’s a wonderful way to make good money and gets tons of free stuff. This view is reinforced by newspaper stories and blog posts about making thousands of dollars and living the high life, with stock photos of attractive, ecstatic women carrying many colorful shopping bags. Alas, neither is entirely true. After a short stint working in a homegoods store that was part of a national chain, I knew that secret shopping was a real thing. We lowly clerks were instructed, almost daily, to fear and expect the secret shopper, who would visit about once a month. We never knew who they were, naturally, but if anyone asked to see the gift registry, that was a tip off. Also, if the customer asked a lot of questions or seemed particularly difficult. (A big part of the clientele, frankly.) The result was no doubt exactly what the corporation wanted:

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We tried to be nice to everyone and to hit all the prescribed talking points, lest we be “written up” by the dreaded, all-powerful SS. A few years ago I decided, like so many thousands of others, to try secret shopping (sometimes called “mystery shopping”—but that sounds too Miss Marplesque) and applied for the work online. It was not hard to do. I soon got my first “assignments” and quickly figured out that I would not be leaping through daisy fields with colorful shopping bags anytime soon. Turns out secret shopping is tedious, timeconsuming work for very little money. Where I live, and maybe the North Bay in general, is not rich territory for secret shop-

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he countdown always started at 7pm. That was when I had an hour until closing and then T-minus 30 minutes until I locked the doors and went on my way home. The holidays had just ended and the last rays of daylight were fading, leaving my co-worker and me in a darkened ghost town of retail space at the Village for the next 90 minutes. We spent the remaining time dividing up the tables and eliminating any outliers—making sure to fluff and touch each stack jeans and tops. We saw maybe four people pass by our doors in those 40 minutes, all of whom were mall employees, cherishing each step toward their car—and freedom. We were in the home stretch, so I decided to shut down one of our registers. It’s 7:50pm. Who needs pants at 7:50pm? A woman wanders in and my sales associate quickly greets her, but continues folding the zone I assigned her. As I’m counting the nickels in my register my mind starts to stray: Is she seriously getting that sweater from the bottom of that pile? Is she going for a denim wall? Crap. I leave my count behind and make a beeline toward the customer. She now has two styles of jeans in her hand in two different sizes—clearly a newb. I ask to start her a fitting room and she obliges kindly and smiles. At this point in the evening, I start to become a human again. I can feel the comfort of the leather seat of my car, the warmth of my brand new sherpa-lined blanket and the fruity varietal taste of my cabernet sauvignon eagerly awaiting the arrival of my droughty palate. It’s five till eight and the only way you can convince me to care that you need pants is by running into my store pantless whilst screaming. I combat my selfish compulsion to focus on my approaching wind down and keep a strong game face. She’s been in there a while. I’ve already locked the door and hit the music. I see my sales associate check in on her and remove some styles of jeans from her room. I approach her fitting room in hopes to politely usher her out and get what we both need

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ping because you have to drive to everything and gas is not cheap. A typical assignment would take almost an hour of driving roundtrip, 15 minutes to a half-hour for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;shoppingâ&#x20AC;? and maybe two hours to write up and ďŹ le the report. All for the princely sum of about $15. I never saw assignments clustered together in time or location so I could do more than one at a time. Some of the reports were extensiveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pages of questions about what exactly the clerk said, how many seconds after you walked in the door, how exactly your questions were answered (sometimes there were lists of questions to memorize, too) and detailed descriptions of everything and everyone you saw or heard. Virtually all assignments put high priority on reporting on how the store associates were dressed and where they wore their name tags. (A better name for secret shoppers might be â&#x20AC;&#x153;name-tag police.â&#x20AC;?) As for â&#x20AC;&#x153;free stuffâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;I did get a frozen confection thingy from a store that looked so repulsive I just threw it away (the report did not ask for a review of the product, just how the name-tagged clerk handled the sale) and I did get some brochures and learned more about window blinds than anyone really wants to know for another assignment. If I had stuck with my SS career I might have scored some chain restaurant meals or cheap goods, but I just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see how the whole thing could pencil out ďŹ nancially, so I moved on. Of course there are â&#x20AC;&#x153;secret shoppingâ&#x20AC;? scams out there but they are really easy to detect and avoid. An organization called the Mystery Shopping Providers Association has helpful information online to help ferret out scammers from the real secret shopping agencies, but it can be boiled down easily. Here is

the big secret-shopping safety secret: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t send strangers money. A common scam is reportedly where the â&#x20AC;&#x153;secret shopping companyâ&#x20AC;? sends you a check for, say, $2,000. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;shopperâ&#x20AC;? is supposed to deposit it, keep $200 for her fee, and wire $1,800 to an address to â&#x20AC;&#x153;testâ&#x20AC;? the moneytransfer company. Of course, the check is no good (something which may not be discovered for weeks) and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;shopperâ&#x20AC;? is left on the hook for real money. (Also, do not try to help Nigerian princes, or your â&#x20AC;&#x153;favorite grandsonâ&#x20AC;? who calls from a foreign country or claim a lottery prize by wiring money. Really.) Other companies are said to charge a â&#x20AC;&#x153;trainingâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;applicationâ&#x20AC;? fee to make you a â&#x20AC;&#x153;certiďŹ edâ&#x20AC;? secret shopper, which is ridiculous. The main skill secret shoppers need is the ability to write a simple declarative sentence. That and Internet access. As far as I know there is no special club pin or handshake for secret shoppers. And now you know that it really doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live up to the fantasy, something like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, shopping bags in both hands, going up to a snooty sales clerk and saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;You didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know I was a secret shopper, did you? Big mistake. BIG mistake.â&#x20AC;? (I am also skeptical that prostitution is a good way to meet attractive, rich, single men.) Still, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to let the dream die. Perhaps in the future Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll revive my secret shopping career. Maybe if I move to an intensely urban area and have plenty of money and nothing but timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and develop a burning desire to see more people wearing their name tags properly. < Clip coupons with Julie at jvader@paciďŹ csun.com.

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Novato High gets color coordinated thanks to the garden club.

Neff and fellow art student, Gabi Borges spent the next week drawing a rough, colored sketch on paper to show him. “After lots of worrying about whether the mural project would be approved, I found that once you have an idea about how to add to the beauty of a place, it’s very easy to convince people to let you get started, ” said Neff. “Fortunately, Principal Mayoral was very supportive and the proposal to paint the wall was quickly approved.” He simply asked to see a final drawing before painting began. Two dauntless women sprouted up to join the Sunflower Mural project: writer and garden teacher Kirsten Neff and muralist and art teacher Laurie Marshall, founder of www. unitythroughcreativity.net. The two began working out logistics and gathering supplies on not a shoestring budget, but a baby earthworm budget—as well as supervising the students in sketching to proportion, graphing, chalking and choosing colors. More and more drafts were tweaked and refined by the students in order to gain Marshall’s endorsement and get the green light to actually begin painting. Marshall has taught art and painted murals for more than 30 years so she was a hard sell. This was a challenge. Especially for me because I have no patience . . . But the girls persevered and by early summer they were outlining sunflowers, with chalk, across that long, boring gray wall.

of problems we might solve.” Over the month of August, students (Tori Buckley, Annalise Dowd, Rubye Fangmeier, Tatum Figone, Sophia Grimani, Charlie Jones, Teya and Jensen Neff, Lexi Omholt, Evelyn Power, Sarah Sekulah and Vanessa Silva) showed up in shifts to paint. Even in the dry August heat, there was always a student alongside Marshall, balancing a paint can on top of an 8-foot ladder, painting sky background, mountains and hillside or exquisite sunflowers. Watching Marshall’s face as the mural progressed I got the feeling that if this were Laurie Marshall’s world every wall of every school would have a gargantuan, vibrant mural-with-a-message stamped on it. What was the biggest challenge of the sunflower mural project? “The main challenge was at the beginning,” Neff said. “I had to graph my original sketch

so that it was proportional to the size of the 72-foot wall. Once the graphing was done on the paper, we used chalk and translated that to the wall. After that it was all relatively easy.” Neff and fellow art students involved in the paint project hope that the Novato High organic garden and the new mural will show other students that it’s possible for everyone to put a little color and beauty anywhere they choose, and that their efforts can make a difference. “Sunflowers look like the sun and have traditionally been a symbol of light, power, warmth and optimism, all great things to wish for a high school garden and for young people in general,” Neff said. “Gardens and murals are similar to sunflowers. If you put some time into taking care of them, they give a whole lot back.” Y Paint Annie into a corner at thedirtdiva@earthlink.net.

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“We choose sunflowers for the mural theme because they are captivatingly beautiful, in all their different shapes, colors and sizes,” said Jensen Neff. “That’s how we see students at Novato High and MSA. We think our school is a great place to be yourself, whether that ‘self’ is artist, jock, nerd, cheerleader...or none of the above.” Also, adds Neff, sunflowers are so powerful that they were used to help clean up radiation from the soil and water after the nuclear disasters at Chernobyl in Russia and Fukushima in Japan after the tsunami. “We like that something so small and unassuming can be so powerful and surprisingly able to solve some major problems,” said Neff. “That is how we like to think of ourselves as students. We might surprise you with what we are capable of and what kinds

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he 10th anniversary of the opening of Poggio will feature 10 nights of celebration at the popular Sausalito place with once-a-week events starting Wednesday, Oct. 9. Each will bring â&#x20AC;&#x153;friends and familyâ&#x20AC;? to present special menus with select wines ($45 per person, prix fixe). Some of the occasions: A Family Reunion (Oct. 9) with recent Poggio chef Peter McNee and Nicholas Nahigian (Perbacco in San Francisco); Cindyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian BBQ (Oct. 30) as regional heroine Cindy Pawlcyn cooks on the wood-fired spit; A Ligurian Serata (Nov. 7) when Poggioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bartender/ partner Tony Diiorio leaves the bar for the kitchen to present his native foods; and Festa di Tartufo Comincia (Nov. 30), which will mark the end of the birthday party and the beginning of the trattoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual white truffle festival when executive chef Benjamin Balesteri returns from his foraging trip in Italy. 779 Bridgeway. Details, reservations: www.poggiotrattoria.com . FABULOUS FALL FOOD EVENTS Sample homemade Russian and other Slavic foods, listen to traditional music, shop for handmade crafts or rummage sale bargains when San Anselmoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church stages its 57th annual fall bazaar Saturday, Oct.5, 10:30am-3pm. This is a chance to tour the beautiful little domed building at 102 Ross Ave., or hear a special performance by the choir (1pm). www.stnicholasmarin.org. Copita Tequileria y Comida adds a D.I.Y. touch to weekend brunch beginning Saturday, Oct. 5. A communal table holds choice ingredients for mixing your own michelada, a beer drink that begins with brew and ends up spicy (sauces, spices, chile peppers) and citrusy (lime juice), refreshing from a chilled glass rimmed with salt. Also available are house-made sangritasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;snappy with chili powder, bitter orange, lime and pomegranate juiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;chasers for shots of fine tequila. Saturday-Sunday, 10am-2pm. 739 Bridgeway, Sausalito; www.copitarestaurant.com. Tickets are going fast for a high-powered food event in Point Reyes Station Saturday, Oct.19. Appearing together that evening will be Michael Pollan (Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation) and legendary farmer-turned-ecologist David Mas Masumoto (The Perfect Peach). Moderator for their discussion will be Wendy Johnson of Green Gulch (Gardening at the Dragonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gate). This conversation about food, farming and cooking will take place at Tobyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Feed Barn (7:30pm); cost is $30. It is a benefit for Point Reyes Farmers Market and sponsors are Point Reyes Books, Osteria Stellina and Marin Organic. Information and tickets: www.ptreyesbookstore.com .

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The ‘Never’ ending story Paean to roadies opens up a whole new bag for Metallica fans... by Davi d te mp l e ton

etallica is the biggest band in the world!” exclaims filmmaker Nimrod Antal, speaking to a tattooed, T-shirted, stoked-to-the-max audience at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center. “They are big, and they are talented— and you are going to see that ... on the big screen—right now!” Antal, whose hyper-violent filmic visions include Kontroll, Vacancy, and Predators, is not the sort of director who traditionally helps introduce movies presented by the Mill Valley Film Festival. But tonight (at a special early kick-off event), Antal is onstage at the Rafael, alongside the four members of the speed-metal ensemble Metallica, introducing the Marin-based band’s new 3-D concert film, Through the Never. A longtime fan of Metallica, Antal directed the big-screen concert extravaganza, which blends live concert footage with the visually arresting nightmare story of a Metallica roadie named Trip, who attempts to retrieve a mysterious bag and return it to the amphitheater where the band is performing. The contents of the bag are never revealed, but Trip goes through hell— more-or-less literally—on his way back to the concert, pursued by a gas-masked phantom on horseback, who may-or-may-not be the symbolic personification of evil. And the live concert footage rocks so hard neighbors must have thought there was an earthquake in the area. This truly may be the best live footage of a hard-rocking band ever put on film: visceral, muscular, joyous and intense. It’s a film sure to spark spirited debate among Metallica fans, and that conversation begins tonight, as James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo engage in a post-film discussion with California Film Institute President Mark Fishkin—and some

of their most devoted fans. “First of all ... YEAHHHHHHHHH!” says a baseball-capped fellow in a Metallica T-shirt, when a microphone begins to move through the audience. “That was fuckin’ awesome! Thank you guys!” After exchanging a few amiable pleasantries with the band, baseball cap guy asks a question. “Going on the theme of death, something referenced in your music,” he says, dreamily musing, “Beautiful, dark, deep. So ... how has that theme, the death theme, gotten more powerful in your lives as you’ve aged?” Lead singer Hetfield, 50, takes the question. “Well, death is a part of living, as we all know,” he says. “It’s the ultimate in fear, I would say. That’s been written about forever. And it’s definitely been a theme in my life—fear, questioning the unknown, facing the darkness. Obviously, the Trip character, when he shows up at work, has no idea what is going to happen to him. Stuff gets thrown at him that he can’t believe. It’s all about how you respond to fear, to the unknown, instead of just reacting to it, that defines who we are. “In the case of Trip,” Hetfield continues, “he stands up to it by throwing a brick at the personification of hate, the rider on the horse. “That’s my favorite part of the movie. Standing up to hate. Standing up to darkness. That’s important to us. And ... where does that darkness come from? It comes from the other side of me. There is light and dark in us all, and I think that being able to embrace the dark side, with your eyes open, shines light on it. And we need that light.” “Yeahhhhhhhh!” shouts another fan from the back of the room, flashing the devil-horn hand gesture high in the air. Since Hetfield’s sensitive, philosophical remark did not seem to be a “yeahhhhh”

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The band waxes philosophically about the multi-layered symbolism of ‘Through the Never,’ while audience members shout, ‘Yeaaahhh!!’

type of observation, the band appears a tad surprised at this dude-bro outburst. Meanwhile, the microphone has been handed to someone with a question about how the band elected to incorporate a postapocalyptic nightmare into their second-ever documentary film, after the critically acclaimed 2004 hit Some Kind of Monster. Drummer Lars Ulrich takes this one. “Even though Some Kind of Monster documented a pretty difficult time in our lives,” he says, “the experience of making that film, and especially the way it was respected by the film community, was very positive. So we thought, let’s make another movie, but let’s go in a different direction. We felt that the one thing that worked with Some Kind of Monster was that there was a story to it. It wasn’t just four guys in a rock and roll band playing songs on stage. It was about relationships. It had an organic dramatic arc. So we thought, maybe there’s a way to infuse a story into a concert film, something dramatic, a narrative that was really cool, then that would be unlike anything we’d ever seen.” In response to a question about who the character of Trip is based on, Antal speaks up. “This is a band that goes out and gives it their all every night,” he tells the audience. “You guys see it. You feel it. But behind them there is also a crew of people who work just as hard to make it happen. And those people have such a love and loyalty for that band. It’s truly inspiring to see, in this egocentric day and age, that someone can let themselves work for something bigger than themselves, something that inspires them. Out of that, Trip was born.” The metaphoric, conversational volleyball continues to be tossed back and forth from the audience to the band and back. Finally, a question is asked about whether making the film brought the band literally closer to death—since one sequence does seem to show the band in mortal peril as props start to fall and stage-hands burst into flames. “Well, yeah,” smiles guitarist Kirk Ham-

mett. “For one thing, the Tesla coils that come down during the song ‘Ride the Lightning.’ There were clearly marked pieces of tape on the stage, that have this weird doodle of a skull and cross bones, saying ‘Do Not Cross—or Else’—the spirit of death right there on the stage.” “Ninety-nine cent gaffers tape between us and death,” laughs Ulrich. “Which you couldn’t even read when the lights were off,” adds Hetfield. Finally, an exuberant young woman takes the mic. “My question is about Trip,” she says. “In the movie, which is really good, it’s very interesting that nobody gets to see what’s in the bag. Not even at the end. I was hoping we’d find out what’s in there, but it made me think about everything a lot of us fans go through to be fans—traveling long distances, spending money we don’t have for concert tickets, putting themselves in deeper and deeper financial hardship—and with Trip, he’s like, one of us, and there’s people following him, and there’s other kinds of hell happening all around him, and it just makes me wonder ... what’s in the bag?” Following a long silence on stage, Antal bounces the question back to Long Winding Question Woman. “What do you think is in the bag?” “What do I think is in the bag?” she repeats. “Um, I think Trip sees himself.” “The thing is,” says Hetfield, “it’s not about what’s in the bag. It’s about the experience of getting the bag. It’s the journey, not the destination.” Bassist Robert Trujillo, who’s been characteristically quiet, finally speaks up, suggesting that the answers to fans questions might be revealed in the DVD extras, where there may or may not be additional scenes of Trip and the Rider trotting off into the sunset. “And then they open the bag,” he says, “and inside they finally see the price-tag of the movie.” Y Ride David’s lightning at talkpix@earthlink.net.

MOVies

F R I D AY O ctober 4 — T H U R S D AY october 1 0 Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d

Baggage Claim (1:36) Flight attendant Paula Patton racks up 30,000 miles in 30 days as she tries to find Mr. Right before her little sister gets married; Taye Diggs and Djimon Hounsou are among the candidates. l Battle of the Year (1:49) A hip hop mogul and a basketball coach assemble a team of top terpsichoreans to compete in the world’s greatest dance-off. l 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. l The Butler (2:06) Forest Whitaker stars as a White House butler with a backstage glimpse into the tumultuous 20th century; with Robin Williams as Ike, John Cusack as Nixon and Liev Schreiber as LBJ. l

l Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (1:35) Cartoon sequel finds inventor

Flint Lockwood battling food-animal hybrids like shrimpanzees and tacodiles. l Don Jon (1:29) Swinger Joseph Gordon-Levitt strives for love and intimacy despite his overwhelming addiction to porn; Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore offer other options. l Enough Said (1:33) Should single mom Julia Louis-Dreyfus relax and enjoy her new romance with single dad James Gandolfini or let his ex-wife Catherine Keener bring her down to earth? l The Family (1:51) Mob comedy stars Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as rambunctious husband-and-wife snitches trying (unsuccessfully) to settle into a quiet new life in rural France under the Witness Protection Program. l Generation Iron (1:46) Documentary follows today’s top bodybuilders on their path to the Olympics; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno and Mickey Rourke offer insights. l Gravity (1:31) Venice Film Fest phenom about two astronauts who struggle to survive after they’re cast adrift in outer space; George Clooney and Sandra Bullock star. l Insidious: Chapter 2 (1:45) Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey are back and still bothered and bewildered by a bewitching, bloodthirsty spook. l Instructions Not Included (1:55) An Acapulco playboy finds himself raising a (surprise!) newborn daughter and making it as a Hollywood stuntman to boot. l Metallica: Through the Never (1:33) IMAX concert film-cum-postapocalyptic thriller in which the rock band’s top roadie faces masked horsemen, angry rioters and baton-wielding fuzz. The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (4:05) Live from New York it’s l

Tchaikovsky’s timeless tale of love, fate and treachery.

l Mill Valley Film Festival The 36th annual cinematic soiree features premieres, workshops, galas, in-person tributes and hundreds of movies from around the world. l

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. l Prisoners (2:33) Hugh Jackman goes vigilante after his daughter is kidnapped by mysterious villains; cop Jake Gyllenhaal lends quasi-support. l Pulling Strings (1:52) Mexican comedy about the unlikely romance between a globetrotting U.S. diplomat and a mariachi musician in need of a visa. l Runner, Runner (1:31) Princeton preppie Justin Timberlake gets in way over his head when he’s caught between the FBI and Costa Rica online gambling kingpin Ben Aff leck. l Rush (2:03) The rivalry between Formula One racing rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda is the jumping-off point for Ron Howard’s octane-powered thrill ride.

l Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure (1:40) Go behind the

scenes at London’s National Gallery and their acclaimed exhibition of masterworks by the great Dutch painter. l Wadjda (1:38) Acclaimed Saudi drama about a young girl’s determination to buy herself a new green bicycle. l The World’s End (1:49) Five middleaged chums journey back to a fabled English pub to re-create their epic bender of two decades ago.

k New Movies This Week

Baggage Claim (PG-13)

Northgate: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Rowland: 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10 Battle of the Year (R) Northgate: Fri, Sun-Thu 2:40; 3D showtime at 7:50 Sat 2:40 Blue Jasmine (PG-13) Regency: Fri 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Sat 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Sun-Tue 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20 Wed 11:35, 2:10 Thu 11:35, 2:10, 4:45 The Butler (PG-13) Lark: Fri-Sat 5, 8 Sun-Tue, Thu 3:30, 6:30 Wed 3:30 Marin: Fri-Sat 4, 7, 10 Sun 1, 4, 7 Mon-Wed 4, 7 Thu 4 Northgate: 12:55, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:35 Sun-Thu 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri 9:30; 3D showtime at 7 Sat-Sun 11:30, 4:30, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 2, 7 Mon-Thu 6:45; 3D showtime at 9:05 Northgate: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15 Playhouse: Fri 5, 7:15, 9:30 Sat 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Sun 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:15 MonThu 5, 7:15 Rowland: 11:35, 4:40, 7:10; 3D showtimes at 2, 9:35 Don Jon (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Sun-Thu 12, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:15, 7:30, 10 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 10 MonThu 7:30, 9:45 Northgate: 11:20, 12:30, 1:40, 2:50, 4, 5:10, 6:20, 7:30, 8:40, 9:50 Rowland: 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15 Enough Said (PG-13) Regency: Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10 Sun-Thu 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:45 The Family (R) Northgate: 11:05, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Generation Iron (PG-13) Northgate: 11:50, 5:20, 10:25 * Gravity (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Sun 11:50; 3D showtimes at 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20; 3D showtimes at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 8 SunThu 12:10, 2:30, 4:45, 7; 3D showtimes at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 8 Marin: Fri 4:35; 3D showtimes at 7:30, 9:50 Sat 10:55, 1:15; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 7:30, 9:50 Sun 1:15; 3D showtimes at 4:35, 7:30 Mon-Thu 4:35; 3D showtime at 7:30 Northgate: 11:45, 4:45, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 10:55, 12:35, 1:25, 2:15, 3:05, 3:55, 5:35, 6:25, 7:15, 8:05, 8:55, 10:30 Playhouse: Fri 4:40, 5:30, 7, 7:45, 9:20 Sat 12, 1, 2:20, 3:15, 4:40, 5:30, 7, 7:45, 9:20 Sun 12, 1, 2:20, 3:15, 4:40, 5:30, 7, 7:45 Mon-Thu 4:40, 5:30, 7, 7:45 Rowland: 1:40, 6:20; 3D showtimes at 11:20, 12:30, 2:50, 4, 5:10, 7:30, 8:40, 9:50 Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Northgate: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Instructions Not Included (PG-13) Northgate: 11:10, 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 * Metallica: Through the Never (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Sun-Thu 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30 * The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (Not Rated) Lark: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 Marin: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9:55am Wed 6:30 * Mill Valley Film Festival At the Sequoia, Rafael and Cinema through October 13; call 3835256 or visit mvff.com for schedule, locations and info Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Northgate: 1:50, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 11:15, 4:35, 10 Prisoners (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 3:15, 7, 10:25 Sun-Thu 11:30, 3:15, 7 Rowland: 12:10, 3:35, 7, 10:25 * Pulling Strings (Not Rated) Northgate: 10:50, 1:35, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 * Runner, Runner (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:30, 7:50, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:30 Mon-Thu 7, 9:20 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:25, 1:50, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 SunThu 11:25, 1:50, 4:40, 7:15 Rowland: 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05 Rush (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4:05, 6:50, 9:45 Sun-Thu 1, 4:05, 6:50 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:30 Marin: Fri 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Sat 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:15 Mon-Tue, Thu 4:20, 7:15 Regency: Fri 1, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Sat 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Sun-Thu 1, 3:55, 7:05 Rowland: 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:20 * Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure (Not Rated) Marin: Thu 7:30 Regency: Thu 7:30 * Wadjda (PG) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10 Sun-Thu 11:40, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30

Rock out with Metallica when their apocalyptic concert film ‘Through the Never’ opens at the Fairfax Friday.

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules. Dusty Springfield is just one of the invading Brits spotlighted at John Goddard’s Hi De Ho Show, playing Friday at the Sequoia as part of the 36th annual Mill Valley Film Festival.

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 october 4- october 10, 2013 Pacific Sun 17

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Live music 10/04: Clear Conscience, Arden Park Roots, Massive Delicious Roots rock, reggae. 9pm. $5-10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com

10/04: Friday Night Jazz: Dick Conte Trio 6-9pm. Free. Marin Country Mart,

Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com.

10/04: Raw Oyster Cult with Papa Grows Funk 9pm. $37-62. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19

Corte Madera, Mil Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com.

10/04: The Tickets Band Live Recording Session “Live Under the Big Red Bridge.” Original rock. 7pm Oct. 3; 8:30pm Oct 4. $5. Presidio Yacht Club, Travis Marina, Fort Baker, Sausalito. 332-6858. 10/04: The Volker Strifler Band Blues, indie rock. 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 10/05: Gordon Lightfoot 8pm. $39-69. Marin Veteran’s memorial Auditorium, Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. maincenter.org. 10/05: Shana Morrison Pop with a side of blues and rock. 8pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 10/06: Collaboration Jazz Band Sunday Brunch show. 11:30am-2pm. No cover. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 10/06: Farzad Arjmand Persian Flamenco jazz. 6:30pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 10/06: Kitt Weagant Jazz. 6pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com. 10/07: Open Mic with Austin DeLone 7:30pm. All ages. No cover. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera, Mil Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 10/07: Open Mic with Billy D 9:30pm. No cover. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. perisbar.com 10/07: Open Mic with Derek Smith 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 10/07: 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. 10/08: James Moseley Quartet James Moseley Quartet jazz, blues, r&b. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com. 10/08: Open Mic For 21 and older. 8:30pm. No cover. No Name Bar, 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 474-2221.

10/08: Tuesday Singer Songwriter Series

Open mic night. 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 10/09: Drew Harrison Celebrate the life and music of John Lennon on his birthday with a tribute show. 8pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 10/09: Gary Gates Band Acoustic jam, Americana. 8pm. Free. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Center St., Fairfax. 485-1005. ironspringspub.com. 10/09: Paul VornHagen Jazz saxophone, flute and vocals. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Pan18 PACIFIC SUN OCTOBER 4 - OCTOBER 10, 2013

ama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com. 10/10: Chris Proctor Slide/fingerstyle guitar. 8pm. $20-25. Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St., Tiburon. 789-0846. om28.com 10/10: Wanda Stafford Jazz vocalist. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel & Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com. 10/11: 2nd Friday Night Jazz & Jam 8pm. $5-10. The Hannah Gallery, 170 Donahue St. (next to Best Buy), Marin City. 662-2005. mwanzafuraha.com. 10/11: Claudia Villela Band Samba, Bossa Nova and free jazz vocalist. $15-20 at the door. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music.

10/11: Friday Night Jazz: Robby Elfman Trio 6-9pm. Free. Marin Country Mart,

Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com.

10/11: The 7th Sons Rock and Roll Show 60s- 70s classic rock. 6:30pm. No cover. Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 847-2670. the7thsons.com.

Comedy

Heigh-ho—off to the bullfight we go! BLANCANIEVES had the bad luck to come out after the The Artist, which made all the difference for this black and white neo-silent film from Europe, but hold on: Just as the silent era gave expression to both its Langs and Lubitsches, so Blancanieves is a beast of a completely different stripe Maribel Verdú offers an apple in an adaptation of Snow White in from The Artist, a familiar yet Pablo Berger’s ‘Blancanievas.’ alien retelling of the Snow White story, set in the world of 1920s Spanish bullfighting. And like the Grimm fairy tales themselves, which can be read as initiations for the young into the brutality of life, Blancanieves has children’s darkest terrors on its mind, definitely steering clear of the Disney sugarcoat. Sofia Oria and Macarena Garcia share screen time about equally as the young and then full-grown Carmen, daughter of Spain’s most famous matador, orphaned to her mother at birth and then kept from her rightful place at father’s table by a wicked madrastra. An attempted murder leads to her rescue by a band of seven bullfighting dwarves, traveling the country by covered wagon. Maribel Verdú (who resembles The Artist’s Berenice Bejo so closely here she could be her evil twin) co-stars as the scheming, beautiful Encarna. Cover your kid’s eyes for two overthe-top scenes, then feast with them on the stark overlit beauty of the Andalusian landscape, whence the darkest human impulses can spring.—Richard Gould

10/05: Betsy Salkind Outrageous standup comic. With special guest comedian Aundre the Wonderwoman. 8pm. $15-20. San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo. 450-0110. brownpapertickets.com/event/467849. 10/08: Mark Pitta and Friends Standup. 8pm. $16-26. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

by Chopin, others. Noon. Free. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

Theater

Art

Through 10/13: ‘Chapter Two’ By Neil

10/09: Joachim Koester: Tarantism Denmark and New York based artist Joachim Koester (AIR ’13) presents a film installation in which performers enact an Italian folk method of curing a tarantula bite. Experience a rare viewing and conversation with the artist; preceded by an Italian inspired dinner in the Mess Hall. 6:30pm. $20-25 . Headlands Center for the Arts, bldg. 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. 331-2787. headlands.org

Simon. 7:30pm Thurs.; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. The Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 456-9555. rossvalleyplayers.com.

Concerts 10/05: Al Torre and Youssoupha Sidibe Intercultural evening of musical prayer, vocal and instrumental performance. Kora and guitar. 8pm. $15-18. Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C St., San Rafael. 457-4191. opensecretbookstore.com/events.

10/06: Marin Symphony: National Young Composers Challenge Composium Concert,

plus a master class, plus a competition. Hear the winning compositions by America’s young composers rehearsed/discussed by Maestro Christopher Wilkins, and performed with conductor Alasdair Neale. 2pm. $10 suggested donation. Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 479-8100. youngcomposerschallenge.org. 10/06: Parker Quartet Presented by the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society. With Daniel Chong and Ying Xue, violin; Jessica Bodner, viola and Kee-

Hyun Kim, cello. Works by Schulhoff, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn. 5 pm. $15-30. Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley. 381-4453. chambermusicmillvalley.org.

10/09: Noontime Concert Series: Robert Howard, Jeffrey LaDeur Cello; piano. Works

Through 10/06: Fall National Juried Photography Exhibition The Marin Museum of Con-

temporary Art presents its Fall National Photography Exhibition. Hours are Wed.-Sun. 11am-4pm. Admission is free. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Dr., Novato. 506-0137. marinmoca.org.

Through 10/20: Madeline Nieto Hope, GRO’s Latino Photography Project and Andrew Romanoff “Make Believe.” Madeline

Nieto Hope, works from re-purposed, reclaimed and re-salvaged materials. “Residencia en la Tierra.” Group photo exhibition with Mario Garcia, Imelda Macias, Agustina Martinez, Maria Mercado, Maricela Mora, Rubén Rubledo, Martina Roque, and Juanita Romo, present work that reveals a deep resonance

with the natural world. Andrew Romanoff in the Annex. Sunday Salon Artists Talk/Reception: 4-5pm Oct. 20. Gallery Route One, 11101 Highway One , Pt. Reyes Station. 663-1347. galleryrouteone.org

Kids Events 10/04: Fall Family Fun Night by the Lake Enjoy a cool fall evening on the lawn. With a family movie, popcorn, bounce house and more. Feel free to picnic/barbecue. Movie begins 15 minutes after sunset. No animals (except service animals) please. Rain will cancel. 5:30pm. Park entrance $10. Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novato Blvd., Novato. 893-9508. marincountyparks.org. 10/05: Back in Time 18,000 years ago there was no S.F. Bay estuary and the delta was in a whole different location. More recently, the last 160 years has dramatically changed these formations again. Watch an accelerated time lapse and see how one of the world’s largest natural estuaries and one of the few inverted deltas on the planet were created with Ranger Linda. 10am. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. spn.usace.army.mil/missions/recreation/baymodelvisitorcenter.aspx. 10/05: Fall Woolley Egg Ranch Tour Around 1867 farmer Ken’s grandparents started the Ranch. The tour is an interactive walk through this working sustainable farm which produces its own electricity, fuel, and food and collects its own rainwater. Please park at Tam Valley Community Center, 203 Marin Ave., and enjoy the short walk to the ranch if possible. 10am. $5. Tamalpais Valley Community Center, 503 Tennessee Valley Road, Mill Valley. woollyeggranch.com.

10/05: Fish Feeding Frenzy Help Ranger Bill feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and saltwater tanks. Watch the different feeding styles of rock cod, sea stars, and steelhead trout. 2pm. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415-3323871. spn.usace.army.mil/missions/recreation/baymodelvisitorcenter.aspx. 10/05: Green Halloween Costume Swap

Bring a costume, get a costume. Trade in your gently used costume and swap it for a new one. With the goal of reducing children’s exposure to food dyes, preservatives and genetically engineered ingredients, as well as decreasing the waste so often affiliated with the holiday season, EcoMom Alliance of Marin has come together to host a fun filled day encouraging healthy celebrating during the Halloween season. Families are invited to the Farmers’ Market to enjoy children’s entertainment, live music, treats, face painting and a costume swap celebration. 9am. Free. Marin Country Mart Farmers’ Market, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com.

10/05: Nature for Kids: Fun and Farming at Indian Valley This is a Healthy Parks, Healthy

People event. Start the day focusing on changes that take place between the hot/dry and the cold/wet seasons. Then visit the Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden, a project of the Conservation Corps North Bay program where a guide will tell us about organic farming. No animals (except service animals) please. High fire danger may cancel. Naturalist David Herlocker leads. 10am. Free. Meet at the Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato. 893-9508. marincountyparks.org. 10/05: Trekking the Model Join a ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5 acre hydraulic model of S.F. Bay and Delta. 1:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871.

10/05-06: Bay Area Family Pet Fair and Adopt-a-thon Hundreds of adoptable dogs, cats

and small animals, stunt dog show, Bay Area K-9s demonstration‚ splash dogs‚ dock jumping and big air dogs. Your dog can participate in a pet show, local vendors, activities for pets and kids, face painting, balloon twisting, digital caricatures, giveaways and more. 10am-5pm. Free. Marin Center Fairgrounds, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 510-924-3370. bayareapetfair.org. 10/09: History of Marinship Join Ranger Bill as he facilitates an in depth discussion on the history of the Marinship Shipyard at the Bay Model built by the Bechtel Corporation at the request of President Franklin Roosevelt in March of 1942. Learn about the 93 ships built here during WWII. 2pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871.

Film 10/04: Film Night:‘Ratatouille’(2007) Rated G

111 min. Join Strawberry Recreation District for a film beneath the stars on the field. Bring blankets and friends. Popcorn, snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase. Please do not bring chairs that may block the view for others. 7:30pm. $3-10. Strawberry Recreation District, 118 E. Strawberry Dr. Mill Valley. 383-6494. strawberry.marin.org.

10/05 and 09: Opera at the Met: Live in HD presents Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky. Directed

by Fiona Shaw. 10am. Sat.; 6:30pm Wed.(encore) $24-30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave. Larkspur. 924-5111. larktheater.net.

10/05: Mill Valley Film Festival: Tribute to Geoffrey Rush Reception follows the program.

The film festival features many additional screenings/ events and runs through Oct. 13. See website for schedule details. 9pm. $45-85. Rafael Film Center, 901 A St., San Rafael. 383-5256. mvff.com. 10/06: ‘Where Should the Birds Fly?’ A documentary about two resilient young Palestinians struggling for normalcy in the abnormality of Gaza. Q&A with the filmmaker, Fida Qishta,

follows the screening. 7pm. Free. First Presbyterian Church, 72 Kensington Road, San Anselmo. 14friendsofpalestine.org. 10/11:‘Girl Rising’ Unity In Marin’s Transformative Cinema series celebrates International Day of the Girl with a screening of this groundbreaking film, which spotlights the stories of nine girls born into unforgiving circumstances who are empowered to achieve their dreams. 7pm. $10. Unity In Marin Sanctuary, 600 Palm Dr., Hamilton Center , Novato. 457-1522. unityinmarin.org.

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liger Nature Trail and learn about the wildlife of this natural area. Includes a post walk boxed lunch. 10am. $15-20, kids free. Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novato Blvd, Novato. 460-5256. wildcarebayarea.org.

10/06: Breast Cancer Fund 18th Annual Peak Hike for Prevention Fundraising hike in

the Marin Headlands. Walk either a 7 or 11-mile trail on Mt. Tamalpais followed by an organic lunch and healthy living expo. 7am. $65-250 recommended fundraising goal. Santos Meadow, Mt Tamalpais State Park, Santos Meadow, Mill Valley. 321-2915. breastcancerfund.org/peakhike. 10/09: Cascade Canyon Head up the north facing slope where the oaks and maples should be resplendent in fall colors. Goal will be to enjoy lunch in the upper reaches of a sheltered canyon where the creek runs all year. This walk is for ages 15 and up. No animals (except service animals) please. High fire danger may cancel. David Herlocker will lead. 10am. Free. Cascade Canyon Open Space, Cascade Drive, Fairfax. 893-9508. marincountyparks.org.

Readings 10/04: Book Signing ‘The Holy Universe’ with David Christopher “The Holy Universe:

a New Story of Creation For The Heart, Soul and Spirit” provocatively argues the crises we face today might actually be good for humanity. 7:30pm. Free. Open Secret Book Store, 923 C St., San Rafael. 250-1380. opensecretbookstore.com. 10/04: Hannah Kent Set in 19th Century Iceland, “Burial Rites” brings to life the story of Agnes, who is charged with the brutal murder of her former master and is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/05: Bob Shacochis “The Woman Who Lost Her Soul.” In riveting prose, Shacochis builds a complex, disturbing story about the coming of age of America in a pre-9/11 world. 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/05: Ivan Doig “Sweet Thunder.” 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/05: Kate Milliken In twelve award winning stories, Milliken shows us what can happen when the uninvited guests of our darkest desires come to call in “If I’d Known You Were Coming.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/06: Indu Sundaresan “The Mountain of Light.” 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/06: Joshua Safran Co-Sponsored by Shalom Bayit & Kol Shofar. “Free Spirit.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/06: Mathew VanFossan “Through Gilly’s Eyes: Memoirs of a Guide Dog.” 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/07: Allan Gurganus “Local Souls.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/07: California Writers Club The Marin branch of the California Writers Club celebrates

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10/05: Barbara Abercrombie: Writing Your Life into Story This workshop offers inspiration

and encouragement. Class fee includes a copy of her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kicking in the Wall.â&#x20AC;? 9:30am. $40. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 10/05: Marinwood Oktoberfest Come sample some of Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up and coming breweries plus several established favorites at the Marinwood Oktoberfest. There will be live music, food booths and beer tastings from over 14 breweries. A ticket includes 8 tastes and a tasting glass. Free child care is also provided. $20 at the door. Noon. Marinwood Community Center, 775 Miller Creek Road, San Rafael. 479-8022. marinwood.org.

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10/05: Weekend Open House at Breathing Retraining Center Hourly presentations on the

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10/06: Hardwiring Happiness: Weaving Love and Inner Peace into Your Brain and Your Life In this benefit for Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Dr. Rick Hanson will describe how the brain evolved to make us crave and suffer in order to survive. In particular, its negativity bias means that most experiences of mindfulness, compassion, virtue, and wisdom pass through the brain like water through a sieve, undermining motivation and growth on the path of awakening. 6pm. $25-55 sliding scale, plus a donation to the teacher. Spirit Rock Meditation Center, 5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Woodacre. 488-0164. spiritrock.org. 10/06: Savory Thymes Benefit Afternoon in the beauty of Hillside Gardens to celebrate and support provocative plays and passionate playwrights at Marin Theatre Company. All proceeds benefit Marin Theatre Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Play Program. There will be shuttle service from MTC to Hillside Gardens as parking is prohibited there. Hillside Gardens is not wheelchair accessible. 2pm. $75. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5200 ext. 3317. marintheatre.org.

10/08: Sleep Tight, All Night: An Integrative Approach to Better Sleep Tuesdays to Your

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Il Davide is hosting a fundraising Dine Out with 15% of all sales benefiting The Ceres Community Project of Marin which delivers free healing meals. 11:30am. Il Davide, 901 A St., San Rafael. 488-5053. marin.ceresproject.org.

10/09: Moving From Cost Center to Strategic Partner Enhance your ability to be a strategic business partner and successfully make the shift from cost center to strategic partner. This skill building workshop integrates best practices from strategic planning, HR consulting and visual planning methodologies, along with a thorough understanding of business drivers. With Dianna Wilusz, Managing Partner, The Pendolino Group. Presented by Northern California Human Resources Association 5:30pm. $35. members free. Guide Dogs for the Blind, 350 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael. 291-1992. nchra.org. 10/10: Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meditation Circle Music, meditation, sharing, tea and cookies. Led by JoAnn Halima Haymaker. 1pm. Free. Institute for Sufi Studies, 14 Commercial Blvd. #101, Novato. 382-7834. ias.org. 10/11: ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Growing Succulents Jessica Wasserman of the Marin Master Gardeners will discuss the origin of succulents and how to incorporate these beauties into your garden. These camels of the plant world are timely additions to everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plant lists because of their versatility and sustainability. Find out how to grow and propagate them in the garden and containers and how to keep them alive over our wet and frosty winters. Noon. Free. Marin Civic Center, Board of Supervisors, Room 330, 3501 Civic Center Dr., San Rafael. 473-6058.

10/11: Joe Tate: Adventures with the Redlegs Joe Tate is the former leader of the Redlegs,

a pirate rock nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll band that formed in the houseboat colony of Sausalito during the late sixties. Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk will focus on his adventures and tribulations in the sixties and seventies with the Redlegs. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also share his perspective on the Sausalito houseboat community. 7:30pm. Free. Sausalito Public Library, 420 Litho St., Sausalito. 289-4121. ci.sausalito.ca.us 10/11: Spaghetti Bingo Friday Includes 9 Bingo cards and a three course spaghetti dinner and dessert. Prizes awarded. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Arrive early, seating is limited. 6:15pm. $8. Tamalpais Valley Community Center, 203 Marin Ave., Mill Valley. 388-6393. tcsd.us. <

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EQUINE FACILITATED PSYCHOTHERAPY SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN, starts October 7 - offered by Equine Insight at Willow Tree Stables, Novato. Please join us for this experiential group on Mondays, 10:30 - 12:00 for six weeks. We will explore how horses, with their innate sense of empathy, heal through your own personal processes issues of grief, loss, trauma, ongoing depression and anxiety. Our workshop will introduce you to our equine therapy partners who will introduce you to the profound healing nature of horses and the varied ways they communicate. Each participant will be offered the individual experience of connecting with our horses who are skilled in facilitating healing. There will be time to process before and after each group. Group size will be limited to 6 participants to maximize personal attention. No previous horse experience necessary as we will do most therapeutic exercises on the ground. This group is presented by Equine Insight and Judy Weston-Thompson, MFT, CEIP-MH (MFC#23268, PCE#4871). Judy has been using equine facilitated psychotherapy in her psychotherapy practice since 2006. Please see our website for sign up availability www.equineinsight.net. Or email us for more at equine insight@aol.com. Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center of Marin Photo and Seminar The Business of Fashion In this class, you will define your market (type of garment, who will wear it, price range); Identify your unique selling point; Set your clothing prices; Learn How to sell to boutiques, department stores and large retailers; What to be aware of when choosing a manufacturer; Refine your vision and outline a big picture plan for the future and more. Test and troubleshoot your business assumptions (“SWOT” Analysis); Estimate and research costs, and explore funding options; Layout what you've learned in the form of a mini business plan. When: Class meets from 6-9pm on Thursdays, October 10- November 21. Tuition: $120 (Scholarships Available up to 50% upon qualification) Register: www.rencentermarin.org. For more information or to apply for a scholarship, call us at 415-755-1115. This class is presented by Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center in Marin, a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Organization. Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center of Marin Photo and Seminar SEO for Small Business Bring traffic to your website and be on the top of a Google search list without paying for it! Improve your online exposure! This 1-day workshop will teach you the tips and tricks you need to know to get your business listed above larger companies. This class is taught by Claudio Moreno. Claudio Miranda is an Internet veteran with over 10 years of experience in online marketing and e-Commerce. He has held senior-level roles as VP Marketing, VP e-Commerce, COO and CMO, and is co-founder of three industry-leading brands: Organic Style Magazine, Organic Bouquet and Organic Style. When: October 9, 2013. Time: 6:00- 9:00 PM Tuition: $30 Register: www.rencentermarin.org. For more information call us at 415-755-1115. This class is presented by Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center in Marin, a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Organization. To include your seminar or workshop, call 415/485-6700 x 303.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013132990 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as INTEGRATE AND AUTOMATE & SARIT NEUNDORF, 181 FLORIBEL AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: DEEP LIFE DESIGN, INC, 181 FLORIBEL AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on SEPTEMBER 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 5, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 13, 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132969 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as CLEM TOM MUSIC & CLEMENT THOMAS GREY, 141 SANTA ROSA AVENUE, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: THOMAS SKUNDA, 141 SANTA ROSA AVENUE, 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 SEPTEMBER 4, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 13, 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132950 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TUB TIM THAI RESTAURANT, 510 TAMALPAIS DRIVE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: SAYA SIDNEY SOUTHICHACK & MAI THI SOUTHICHACK, 3955 SELMI GROVE, RICHMOND, CA 94806. This business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on SEPTEMBER 29, 1998. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on AUGUST 29, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 13, 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133104 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LEGACY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, 16 SCHMIDT LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: DANIEL HENDERSON, INC, 16 SCHMIDT LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on SEPTEMBER 17, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 17, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 13, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133093 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MARIN EUROPEAN MOTORS EUROPEAN CAR SERVICE, 17 PAUL DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: PIANOS EXPORT CORPORATION, INC, 17 PAUL DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on SEPTEMBER 16, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 16, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 13, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133052 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as HANDBAG THERAPY, 38 ALEXANDER AVE A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: SHERIE PATON, 38 ALEXANDER AVE A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 and MARGARITE MORCH, 4212 MERCED CIRCLE, ANTIOCH, CA 94531. This business is being conducted by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on SEPTEMBER 11, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 11, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 13, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133044 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SUSTAINBABLE LAND

RESEARCH MARIN, 874 ESTANCIA WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: JOEL ADELMAN, 874 ESTANCIA WAY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. 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 SEPTEMBER 10, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 13, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013132940 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as FAIRFAX MASSAGE & PILATES, 2410 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, FAIRFAX, CA, 94930: SHANNON L O'LEARY, 356 OAK MANOR DR., FAIRFAX, CA 94930. 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 AUGUST 29, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 13, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133036 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as THE WARPED TABLE, INC., 99 GREGORY DRIVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: JULIE M. PEREZ, 99 GREGORY DRIVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on AUGUST 26, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 10, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 13, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133133 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as NV OF MARIN DRIVING SCHOOL, 2130 REDWOOD HIGHWAY #G6, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: NATALIE IRENE VERHEYDEN, 2130 REDWOOD HIGHWAY #G6, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 23, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 27; OCTOBER 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133026 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as 01 FREEDOM CHIROPRACTIC, 712 D STREET SUITE B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LINDSTROM BRENDA, 1025 7TH STREET, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 9, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 27; OCTOBER 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133124 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SC PRODUCTIONS, FESTIVAL INDEPENDENCIA SALVADORENA, CARNAVAL DE SAN MIGUEL, 175 BELVEDERE STREET #10, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: SERGIO CARRANZA, 175 BELVEDERE STREET #10, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 20, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 27; OCTOBER 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013-133139 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as NILE TAXI, 1244 KAEHLER STREET, NOVATO, CA 94945: ALEMU ASRES FANTA, 1244 KAEHLER STREET, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 27; OCTOBER 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133136 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TURNING POINT SPA, 219 E BLITHEDALE AVENUE #5, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: LAURENCE MARIE MCKEE, 55 RODEO AVENUE #36, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 23, 2013. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 27; OCTOBER 4, 11, 18, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 132895 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as NEW GROWTH LANDSCAPING , 6 HILLSIDE DRIVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: JOSEPH R. MEISSNER, 6 HILLSIDE DRIVE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930 This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on AUGUST 23, 2013. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133082 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as QUEST OF A DREAM, 2201 LUCAS VALLEY ROAD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: MICHELE FIELD, 2201 LUCAS VALLEY ROAD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 13, 2013. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133118 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as TEENS COOKING FOR CANCER PATIENTS, 7351 BODEGA AVENUE, SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472: THE CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT, 7351 BODEGA AVENUE, SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on SEPTEMBER 19, 2013. (Publication Dates: OCTOBER 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013)

OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1303670. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MEGHAN MARIE GRUDZIEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MEGHAN MARIE GRUDZIEN to MEGHAN MARIE HARLOW. 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 24, 2013 8:30 AM 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: SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 /s/ ROY O. CHERNUS, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 13, 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 2013) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ESTABLISH POLICIES FOR GOLDEN GATE TRANSIT

AND GOLDEN GATE FERRY SERVICE AND FARE CHANGES UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AS AMENDED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (District) will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Room, Administration Building, Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza, San Francisco, CA, to receive public comment on the establishment of policies for Golden Gate Transit and Golden Gate Ferry service and fare changes. As a result of recent guidance issued by the Federal Transit Administration regarding Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as it is applied to federal fund recipients, the District is proposing to adopt a: a) Major Service Change Policy; b) Disparate Impact Policy; and, c) Disproportionate Burden Policy. Reports regarding this proposal may be obtained from Janet S. Tarantino, Secretary of the District, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, P.O. Box 9000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA, 94129-0601 or by electronic mail at districtsecretary@goldengate.org or by facsimile at (415) 923-2013 or by using TDD California Relay Service at (800) 7352929. The staff report about the subject of the hearing will be available for public review no later than 72 hours before the public hearing. Public comments will be received at the public hearing or may be presented in writing to the Secretary of the District at the above address. Comments may also be sent by electronic mail to publichearing@goldengate.org. Written comments should be received no later than July 11, 2013, by close of business at 4:30 p.m. The public hearing location is accessible to everyone. To request special assistance due to a disability at this public

hearing, please call the District Secretary’s Office at (415) 923-2223 three days before the hearing date. /s/ Janet S. Tarantino, Secretary of the District Dated: June 18, 2013 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1303784. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners ERIKA CAROLINA CASTILLO and SERGIO ALEJANDRO PARRA MIZQUEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: BRYAN ALEXANDER MIZQUEZ CASTILLO to BRYAN ALEXANDER PARRA CASTILLO. 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: NOVEMBER 12, 2013 9:00 AM, DEPARTMENT 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: SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 13, 2013)

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1303745. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners MARIA ISABEL VARGAS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PAULA VANESSA PARRA VARGAS to PAULA VANESSA CASTILLO VARGAS and GERARDO ANGEL ROMERO VARGAS to GERARDO ANGEL CASTILLO VARGAS and ANTHONY JESUS ROMERO VARGAS to ANTHONY JESUS CASTILLO VARGAS. 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: NOVEMBER 12, 2013 9:00 AM, DEPARTMENT 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: SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 /s/ PAUL M. HAAKENSON, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: SEPTEMBER 20, 27; OCTOBER 4, 13, 2013)

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I just started a new job. My boss and I were having a meeting, and he started asking me about my personal life—whether I have a boyfriend, who I live with. No biggie. He then began grilling me as to why I don’t have a boyfriend and whether I’ve ever had one. I started deflecting these prying questions back to him, and he told me that he lives only with his younger brother, so he understands me well. Weird, but whatever. Well, it turns out he actually has a wife and a 4-year-old daughter! This isn’t my first experience with managerial prying, either. In a previous job, my married manager scheduled after-work “meetings” with me, delving into nonwork topics. When I’d go to leave, he’d say, “Sit down! You have nowhere to be!” My exit statement every time? “Uh, well...I have to change my cat’s litter.” I’m definitely leaving this job. My last boss was an ethical kinda guy, and that’s the kind of person I want to work for. —Creep Inc. Employee

We usually feel sorry for a man who has lost his wife and child. Of course, this is usually a tragically permanent event; they don’t pop back into existence as soon as he gets home from taking a detailed ex-boyfriend history from his hot employee. Some people would tell you to sprint to the nearest sexual harassment lawyer’s office and sue your employers until they’re living out of a dumpster. The truth is, these cases can be hard to win; your supervisor can retaliate in ways that are hard to prove; and having a claim on the record can make it hard for you to get another job. Also, after a single creepy line of questioning from your boss (even one that makes you suspect that—eeuw!—he wishes he could make sex biscuits with you), you aren’t exactly ready to pick out an outfit to wear to court. Wayne State University law professor Kingsley Browne explains in “Biology at Work” that the “hostile environment” type of sexual harassment involves a work environment “permeated with sexuality.” Browne told me via email: “The legal question is whether the harassment is sufficiently ‘severe or pervasive,’ and the way you show that something is pervasive is to show that there’s a lot of it.” There’s probably no need for things to get to that point. As for your approach, if you’d like a role model, think more Sigourney Weaver in “Alien” than Bambi in “Bambi.” This doesn’t mean you pull out your flamethrower every time some guy says, “Hey, nice dress.” You just need to be firm and immediate in shutting down any situation that’s uncomfortable for you, and you did a superb job of that the last time. You didn’t go limp or hysterical; you coolly informed the guy that the closest he’d get to your personal life was a status update on your cat’s turds. You might also consider whether you should dial back on how bubbly and open you are at the office and maybe err on the side of a vibe that says, “Talk to me about some boring work question!” And here’s to finding a more admirable new boss— one whose remarkable qualities don’t include the ability to make his wife and child disappear without doing jail time.

Is it a no-no to just cut off communication to break up? I am 27 and was dating a 25-year-old guy for three months. This past month, he started texting way less, ignoring many of my texts, and making excuses not to hang out. Realizing he was taking the easy way out of dumping me, I blocked his number and email. If he was looking to ignore me until I went away, I figured I’d do the same. Help! It feels terrible ending things this way. —Regretful

There are times a man can’t help but disappear on a woman, like when he’s kidnapped by revolutionaries who happened to stop off for Slurpees and hostages when he was at 7-Eleven. Otherwise, there’s only one good explanation for his not telling you it’s over: On the manliness scale, he’s a little old lady’s dishtowel. Where you go wrong is in letting his bad behavior shape your breakup behavior, effectively letting him shape who you are in a small way. Do the decent, adult thing. Call him and say something like, “I thought we should have a nicer ending than we did, so I just wanted to say thanks for the good times and wish you the best.” You’ll surely feel better ending things classy, and who knows, maybe he’ll be inspired by your example—at least enough for his next girlfriend to get the message when his mom calls to tell her it’s over. < © 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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