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››LETTERS The rugrats are coming, the rugrats are coming!

When we boomers were kids, the schools conducted exercises to prepare for nuclear attacks by the mythic Red Menace, whose threats were largely imaginary.

Now the schools which boomers’ kids and grandkids attend have to conduct exercises to prepare for attacks by other kids and grandkids, whose threats are constant, real and immediate.

There can be no progress without change, but not all change is progress.

This county has always been a beautiful hodgepodge of musical styles (you left out Van Morrison!) and Marin never really rocked; it’s where we all moved for the same reasons James Hetfield came here.

How about just a nice website dedicated to Marin and its diverse music scene through the decades? I’ll log on!

Johnny Colla, of Huey Lewis and the News

Editor’s note: As a 13-year-old who wore out his copy of Sports in 1984, I for one would very much like to see an original News jacket!

Skip Corsini, San Rafael

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You hit the nail on the head [“Editor’s note: Rock and a Hard Place,” Dec. 13, which questioned whether a Marin Rocks-type project is warranted]. When I first caught wind of this project it seemed like a pretty cool idea; I offered up my help. But after a few weeks of trying to scrape together the requested memorabilia and one of the most uninspiring interviews of my career, my opinion abruptly changed (does anyone really want to see my original “News” jacket? I don’t think so.)

Two things: 1. The idea belongs in San Francisco and should be focused on the Beat Era and the Summer of Love—that’s where it really all happened 2. “Marin Rocks” is a complete misnomer.

Johnny Colla’s ‘original’ News jacket−don’t settle for imitations.

Lennon chose NY because it has an awesome Ren Faire?

I can imagine celebrities choose Marin for the same reason John Lennon chose New York City. I’ve seen Bonnie Raitt in Mill Valley (she is tiny!), Jonathan Cain at a coffee shop in Corte Madera and Joan Baez at the Renaissance Faire when it was still in Novato.

Rachel Grottke, Point Richmond

Bed, math and beyond

In Joanne Williams’s article on Marin’s mental health facilities [“Beds of Unbalance,” Dec. 13] you quote people in health-care leadership who have taken the unfortunate position that additional beds at Marin General (Unit A) would not make a difference for Marin residents being able to receive psychiatric inpatient services in their county of residence where the patient’s family could be part of the recovery process.

The public should be concerned that those who are charged with the wellbeing of people with severe mental illness requiring inpatient services can have such flawed logic. Ten additional beds (currently there are 17) at Unit A would provide a level of service where more Marin residents could be treated. Here is the math: if a patient stays for an average of five days, 73 patients per year per bed, or 730 patients, who now have to go as far away as Sacramento, could be served here.

Analyzing the problem in a different way: if there is a 50 percent chance of admission into Unit A now, 50 percent of 27 beds equals 13.5 possible beds, vs. 50 percent of 17 beds now equals 8.5 possible beds. Therefore, a possibility of five more beds open to Marin residents at any given time.

The argument that Unit A has to take anyone from anywhere who wants a bed is just so much hooey. Unit A can be and is selective about who they will admit; the flexibility is there.

The still unopened Crisis Residential facility with 10 beds is not licensed for people who need a locked facility such as Unit A. The recent suicide at Marin General sadly illustrates the need for a locked facility with supervision.

We need creative problem solving, not the same old salvos. As Larry Meredith, director of Health and Human Services, says, “We can do better.”

Barbara Alexander, San Rafael

A frustrating lack of political will

A very informative coverage of a nationwide crisis [“Beds of Unbalance”].

The lack of mental health care is potentially dangerous for everybody and cruel for those who suffer from mental diseases and conditions. It is so frustrating to see the lack of political will even to focus on the problem, much less try to alleviate it. I really appreciate a story like this one that provides both personal and logistical takes on the problem. It’s so important to keep reminding us of what we’re doing or, rather, not doing.

Sarah Sargent, Vancouver, Washington

We love the smell of denial in the morning...

I have one question for letter writer Lynne Marin [“From Where Are We Bringing Home the Bacon?” Dec. 13]. If

you are so concerned about the humane treatment of animals then why don’t you STOP EATING THEM? What people like Ms. Marin fail to realize is that no matter how well they are pampered during the fattening-up phase, it all ends the same way: a sliced throat followed by bleeding to death. If the veterinarians and animal shelters in our communities put our pets to sleep this way NO ONE would call that “humane.” Well, guess what? The word “humane” has only one definition. Wake up and smell the denial.

Actions speak louder than resolutions...

Andrea Reese, San Rafael

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With New Year’s resolutions just around the corner, consider the popular trend toward a healthy, eco-friendly, compassionate meat-free diet.

According to Harris Interactive, 47 percent of American consumers are reducing their consumption of animal products. USDA projects this year’s per capita chicken and beef consumption to drop by 8 percent and 17 percent, respectively, from their 2006 peaks. Similar dramatic drops are projected for pigs and turkeys.

Milk consumption has fallen by a whopping 40 percent since 1970.

A number of celebrities are going vegan.

They include Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Z and Beyonce. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, PayPal founder Peter Thiel and Twitter founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams are funding plant-based replacements for meat and eggs.

Fast-food chains like Subway and Chipotle are responding to the growing demand by rolling out vegan options. Taco Bell has found that 43 percent of conversations about meat were negative. The Baltimore, Los Angeles, and San Diego school districts, serving more than a million meals a day, have adopted Meatless Mondays.

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Unhappy Landing Larkspur no-growth proponents ignore conservation history

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he debate over the proposed SMART station plan in Larkspur isn’t really about SMART or a train station. It’s about values, past and present. It’s also about history, forgotten or ignored.

The goals of the Larkspur SMART Station Area Plan, stated in a presentation during a public meeting in Larkspur last month, are straightforward. They’re also controversial, especially these days: Promote transit ridership.

Reduce vehicle use. Increase housing supply (particularly affordable housing) near station areas. Increase jobs near transit corridors.

Locate key services and retail within station areas.

While the goals are straightforward, they also rile conservatives who have been exercising their collective voice as they protest each transit-oriented development proposal along the Highway 101 corridor that comes before planners, council members and supervisors.

A relatively small contingent of protestors was on hand at the meeting that presented the latest version of the Larkspur plan. Their slogans are just as straightforward as the goals contained in the plan: “Save Marin (Again)” and “Stand Up For Small Towns” and “Welcome to Clogspur.”

The modestly multistory buildings proposed for Larkspur and the other sites along the freeway are not unlike the ones already dotting the Highway 101 corridor. In the end, residents, planners, design experts and elected officials will hold ultimate sway over what each of the projects looks like, if built.

The anti-growth sentiment from protestors sounds laudable, but it ignores a history that should inform the debate. Many residents

who oppose any development along Highway 101 are newer residents of the county and are unaware of a long lineage of slow/no-growth efforts. Others who protest housing and commercial development along Highway 101 do it with a dose of disingenuousness.

The debate should give Marin residents a chance to confront a philosophy that began decades ago. Opponents of adding housing and commercial buildings, at medium densities, in the towns strung along the freeway, sometimes cite the freeway war of the 1960s, when Marin residents coalesced into a potent political force that stopped development of West Marin in its tracks. It was in 1966 that a dedicated group of politicians, activists and planners pushed back against a plan to extend what would have amounted to a new eastwest freeway from eastern Marin to the pasture lands of West Marin. The freeway would have lowered the starting flag on a plan to add thousands of homes in the most bucolic part of the county.

That effort often is a referral point for protestors who are pushing back against the concept of transit-oriented development along the freeway corridor in eastern Marin, developments that would add badly needed housing and provide a commercial boost to towns whose coffers run routinely low. The opponents rally under a battle cry that if Marin did it once, it can do it again. Hence the slogan “Save Marin (Again).”

But the opponents fail to grasp—or are unaware of—the accompanying planning strategy that the revolt against the West Marin plan triggered—a strategy that’s as alive today as when it was enacted, a strategy that 9>

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Drakes Oysters seeks 11-judge appeal hearing Drakes Bay Oyster Company filed a brief this week in the Ninth Circuit Court arguing that a rehearing should be granted to correct the court’s ruling that it had a “lack jurisdiction” to review a decision made in 2012 by then-Secretary of the Interior Kenneth Salazar.

The ruling by the three-judge Ninth Circuit panel left doubt as to whether the mariculture operation can remain open while its lawsuit against the federal government is pending.

The Inverness-based oyster farm is in the middle of a lawsuit to reverse Salazar’s 2012 decision not to renew Drakes’ operating lease on national park land. Drakes Bay’s appeal to the Ninth Circuit was simply to allow it to stay open while its lawsuit is pending—a request previously denied by a district court.

On Sept. 3, a three-judge Ninth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 against Drakes Bay Oysters, with the majority arguing that Drakes Bay was not likely to succeed in making its case that then-Interior Secretary Salazar had “violated constitutional, statutory, regulatory, or other legal mandates or restrictions” when he decided not to renew the oyster farm’s lease on the Point Reyes National Seashore.

Drakes has filed for an “en banc” rehearing, which asks that the entire 11-person bench hear the appeal.

West Marin roads to get facelift The long and winding roads out to the Point Reyes Light House and Chimney Rock may be getting a little smoother—as $15 million in federal grant funds is going to the Point Reyes National Seashore to buffer up its rocky West Marin roads.

The Federal Highway Administration grant, plus a $2 million match from the County of Marin, will go toward resurfacing 22 miles of PRNS pavement, including the stretches out to Limantour Beach, the light house and the sea lion haven at Chimney Rock. Widening portions of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and repairing parking areas and cattle crossings are also on the check list. Don’t kiss those bumps in the road goodbye just yet, PRNS visitors—the grant funds don’t become available until 2018.

Bike Coalition cranks up funding drive Cycling advocates are hoping to stay in high gear next year for funds for the bike-pedestrian “over crossing” that’s penciled in as part of the Highway 101-interchange revamp in Greenbrae.

Transportation Authority of Marin officials in September approved a $39.6 million plan for Highway 101 improvements at the Greenbrae interchange, and $14.7 million was allocated for cycling and pedestrian upgrades. But members of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition aren’t resting on their pear seats for final MTC approval of the cycling funds, a decision that will be made this spring. This week, the MCBC is leading a funding drive to “keep the pressure on” the TAM board to secure those funds, and the Bicycle Coalition is offering $40,000 in matching-funds for donations made through Dec. 31.

Andy Peri, the Bicycle Coalition’s advocacy director, says it’s about safety for nonmotorized vehicle users.

“MCBC’s highly active participation in the Greenbrae overcrossing debate over the past 12 months has been instrumental to bringing the community’s voice to our decisionmakers,” says Peri. And now that the $14.7 million is on the table, says Peri, “let’s keep it!”

To donate, or find more info about MCBC, check out www.marinbike.org.

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FRiday, Jan. 3 Pioneers of television

by Rick Polito

by Howard rachelson

Congratulations, trivia fans, you made it to 2014. It’s a NEW Year. Time to try NEW things, eat NEW foods, gain NEW experiences, make your NEW Year’s resolutions (that last about three weeks) ... so, let’s try something NEW: All our answers this week include the word “NEW.” 1a. Identify this pictured Marin-based rock band, all of whose five albums released from 1982-91 have gone gold or platinum.

1b. What is the title of this 10-million record-selling 1983 album?

1c. The album’s cover photo was shot at what popular Mill 1 Valley bar?

2. Kiwis feel at home here.

3. In its first-ever issue, on Sept. 18, 1851, The New York Times introduced what NEW seven-word motto, that survives today.

4. The International Tennis Hall of Fame museum (pictured) is located in an OLD casino in this NEW place, where the first U.S. National Lawn Tennis Champion4 ships were hosted in 1881.

5. The Daily Show, starring Jon Stewart since 1999, has been frequently called “America’s top __ __ show.”

6 Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 in this city.

7. City, established in the early 1600s on the shores of the James River, about halfway between New York and Florida.

8a. This sophisticated magazine features commentary, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry.

8b. Shown is the first cover, published in February of what year ending in 5?

8 9. Australia’s closest neighboring country, 93 miles away (threeword name).

10. In 1878, Alexander Graham Bell installed the world’s first telephone exchange in this city.

BONUS QUESTION: In 1675 what scientist described what NEWly discovered color with the name of a country (this is not ‘new’), to his NEWly revised list of the seven colors of the rainbow?

Howard Rachelson welcomes you to live team trivia contests on Wednesdays at 7:30pm at the Broken Drum in San Rafael. If you have an intriguing question, send it along (including the answer, and your name and hometown) to howard1@triviacafe.com.

▲ With the kids out of school for winter break, parents have been seeking affordable family fun. And Marin County Parks came to the rescue. Throughout the holidays, and continuing this weekend, admission and parking fees have been waived at Paradise Beach in Tiburon, McNears Beach in San Rafael and Stafford Lake in Novato. “We recognize that fees may be a barrier and we want everyone to enjoy our facilities,” says Ron Miska, deputy director of Marin County Parks. Don’t forget to check out the free events, including standup paddle board races at McNears Beach on Saturday, Jan. 4. For more fun activities, visit marincountyparks.org.

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▼ Inga, a sweet dog, was almost done in by an out-of-control cyclist on a Sausalito sidewalk. At Bridgeway and Gate Five Road, Inga and her human Lisa stopped at the corner and awaited a green light. Suddenly, Lisa heard a warbling noise—the sound came from a middle-aged woman’s mouth, as she pedaled in a reclined position on a low-slung bicycle and weaved back and forth. Inga froze like a deer in the headlights, but Lisa grabbed the pooch just before the bike careened by. Shaken by the near miss, she yelled out, “Try the bike lane next time.”

Good point. Recumbent bikes, though ergonomically correct, are bicycles and therefore do not belong on the sidewalk. People, please, stay informed of sidewalk dangers.

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< 6 Unhappy Landing forms the bedrock of the planning vision that includes transit-oriented development and higher density housing along Highway 101.

Marin is far from unique in the effort its citizens mounted to use restricted freeway access to slow growth. Suburbs across the country engaged in the same exercise ever since residents first started becoming wary of suburban sprawl. Marin, as it happens, proved to be a good place to investigate the phenomenon. That’s what Louise Nelson Dyble of the University of Southern California did in the Journal of Urban History in a study titled “Revolt Against Sprawl: Transportation and the Origins of the Marin County Growth-Control Regime” published by Sage Communications in 2007.

Dyble makes the connection between the nascent movement to halt sprawl in Marin in 1966 with the creation of the first countywide plan, released in 1971. She notes that plan “elaborated on the basic principles of the Balanced Transportation Program and provided the template for all subsequent growth-control efforts” in the county. That observation holds true right through the current period of Plan Bay Area, which extends the transportation principal throughout the region. The effort in Marin that began in 1966 was the progenitor of the transit-oriented development concept, whether activists back then saw it or not.

The 1971 document described a planning process that looked at Marin as three distinct areas, each of which should have its own impulses and strategies for future development—or lack of development. The Inland Corridor was reserved for agriculture and uses compatible with agriculture, and planning policies would protect those uses. The Coastal Recreation Corridor would set parameters that still hold in West Marin, which has become an important recreational asset for the Bay Area. The third distinct area forms the basis for the discussion still alive today: the City Centered Corridor.

To protect agricultural Marin and the recreation corridor and open space in the rest of the Marin, proponents of the county planning document foresaw the advantages of corralling development along the freeway in eastern Marin, which they viewed as a kind of urbanized suburbia, a logical place for commerce and housing. Developing along the freeway made transportation sense, they believed. It also would provide a planning tool to keep development off of the ridges and open spaces that Marin residents held—and still hold—as one of the best aspects of living in the county.

The concept made sense, and it has held for decades. But with the introduction of Plan Bay Area and the idea of transit-oriented development, cracks formed in the understanding of the concept. Opponents of the Larkspur area plan now are among a contingent of Marin residents who want to stop development along the corridor. They want to break faith with the City Centered Corridor concept. That breaks faith with the original intent of the county’s planning document.

Nowhere in the towns along the freeway is there a more likely place to build a transitoriented development than near the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and a SMART station.

Opponents say new residents will not use the transportation enough to justify development.

But that view ignores a future that could be for a present that is. Transportation patterns change; paradigms shift. And that includes how people travel. If a family lives in new housing in the Larkspur planning area would they not walk over to Larkspur Landing to pick up items? Would they not walk five minutes to the SMART station to take a train into downtown San Rafael for a bite to eat?

The debate about the Larkspur planning area—as well as the other development sites along Highway 101 currently under discussion, give Marin residents a chance to look into the mirror to see who they are and what values they want the county to reflect. Conservatives would cover the county in a development resin, casting a model of the county that would remain unchanged. Progressives, on the other hand, would like to see change that adds vitality to the county—within limits and guided by sound planning and design practices.

Only a minority believes the county needs no additional housing for its younger residents, for its teachers, for its lower-wage workers and its elderly residents. Even people with solid middle incomes find it harder and harder to maintain the Marin lifestyle brought on by slow/no growth.

The housing deficit is too often cast as an affordable housing issue to the exclusion of market rate housing the county also needs.

An intriguing theory holds that as communities restrict new housing at the upper price levels, prospective new residents who are affluent seek the next level down, the less expensive housing. That shift puts a greater burden on the medium-level housing. And as that housing is bought by the affluent, middle-income prospective new residents get squeezed and seek lower-price housing. That shift then squeezes the lowest-price housing possibilities. The theory holds that increasing the amount of housing at all price levels is important and creates the greatest diversity.

Slamming the door on new housing does the opposite.

Dyble notes the implications of the pushback against the freeway to West Marin.

“Freeway revolts were some of the earliest manifestations of a nationwide growth control movement, which changed the purpose of planning and the orientation of many local governments as their collective power increased with the new federalism of the 1980s,” she writes. “The case of Marin County demonstrates some of the best and the worst results of this movement and the local regimes that it empowered: open space and environmental resources were protected at the expense of affordable housing, accessibility, and social integration.” The pressure the slow growth/no growth movement in Marin put on Sonoma County and traffic that flows between the two counties also is often

unmentioned among critics of the projects to build transportation oriented housing and commercial opportunities along the City Centered Corridor.

The latest draft of the Larkspur planning area idea calls for the possibility of adding a new hotel, office buildings, retail and up to 920 residential units. Nothing is set in stone.

Everything is up for review. The proximity to the SMART station and to access by bicycle from San Rafael would add an incentive for residents to use those forms of transportation. It also could attract non-vehicular traffic from the north—and the south—to a newly revitalized Larkspur Landing, which has underperformed. Bicycle riding has exploded in Marin, as it has elsewhere. In essence, transitoriented development is a case of if you build it, they (eventually) will come.

That could be especially true for Marin, which has an aging population that could use smaller houses outside of the white-picketfence paradigm. And study after study shows that younger people are increasingly amenable to living situations in smaller units not of the white-picket-fence variety. Preparing for the future is a key element of the transitoriented strategy. Conservatives, however, still want to pour that resin cast over the county to freeze the status quo. That might seem noble, but demographics is a force not easily kept at bay.

Traffic is usually the issue that gets the most negative attention when a development of any size lands on a Marin planning

table, and the Larkspur plan is no exception.

Elected representatives and appointed officials acknowledge that traffic on Sir Francis Drake is at critical levels, as is the approach to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Dealing with traffic implications of a development in the planning area would have to be an intrinsic part of the plan. It should include improving access to and from the bridge and possibly adding an additional lane on the bridge to relieve congestion going to and from Highway 101 and the East Bay. If the traffic problems cannot be ameliorated, the plan should be altered or delayed. But to dismiss the possibility of creating a forward thinking plan that could create a showcase of livability as well as provide an attractive destination for visitors from San Francisco (and the north via SMART) is shortsighted.

It also refuses to acknowledge the original intent of the countywide planning document that called for the City Centered Corridor, a document that in large part created the Marin that opponents of the Larkspur plan say they are trying to protect.

Proponents of the Larkspur plan and the other plans that call for moderate density development along other so-called opportunity sites along Highway 101 caution that the county shouldn’t turn its back on future demographic vitality in the name of maintaining a frozen conservative suburban stage setting.

Those should be the issues on the table as the Larkspur plan undergoes public scrutiny starting next month. Y

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ou may have heard their voices as an Orc or Uruk in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy—or seen them basking under the rays of the San Francisco sun at Pier 39.

Perhaps the 1994 movie Andre, about a harbor seal turned family companion, captivated your heart and earned your devoted attention. Whether your first brush with one of these marine mammals took place through your television screen or out on a stroll along the California coast, its fair to say their reach is far, and their faces—adorable.

On the outskirts of Sausalito, the BakerBarry Tunnel serves as a one-way shot out to the Pacific Ocean. On your way to the coast, the hilly roads are lined with abandoned U.S. Army barracks juxtaposed against the natural beauty of the Marin Headlands. Atop the hill, overlooking the California coast, resides the Marine Mammal Center, directly in the center of the former Nike missile site at Fort Cronkhite.

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On an unseasonably warm autumn their story and the need to share it. morning, Mammal Center founders Patricia “We went through it and said, ‘Wow this Arrigoni, Lloyd Smalley and Paul Maxwell is really an interesting story about people, take a tour of the facility they helped bring history and the evolution of an environinto being. mental organization that took hold over a 39 The story of the center’s founding is back year period,’ ” Maxwell, says. “[It] developed in the spotlight this year, as Pat Arrigoni’s latinto something very respectable. It was even est book, The Marine Mammal Center: How more amazing when we thought about how It All Began, brings renewed interest to one of it developed with the people—people sort the leading marine mammal research of came out of the woodwork when and education centers in the world. [we] needed them. And [they were] Arrigoni published her book last usually multi-talented [i.e. a lawyer by March and spent the remainder of who was also a biologist]. the year attending book signings at S t e p h a n i e “And if they weren’t,” laughs Powell the center and around Marin.

Maxwell, “they would be by the The book came to being thanks end of it.” in part to the author’s penchant * * * * * for immaculate record keeping—in Maxwell, Arrigoni and Smalley first joined 2009, while preparing for the opening of the forces back in the 1960s while working MMC’s new $33 million facility, Smalley and Maxwell joined Arrigoni in combing through together at the Louise A. Boyd Natural Science Museum in San Rafael, now known as Wildher vast trove of mammal center history. And that’s when the trio realized the significance of Care. While the Boyd Science Museum was

not an animal rescue/rehabilitation center, as WildCare is today, people would occasionally send injured or orphaned animals to the museum for care. In 1969, a young California sea lion was shipped to the museum; she was dubbed Alice Parsons by Smalley, who took the name from a shipping document mistakenly given to him by the airport clerk (for the human remains of one Alice Parsons). Alice was an instant hit at the museum; a charismatic favorite to staff and visitors. But it was

degree and having to come in as an intern,” Maxwell says. “There are an incredible number of people who’ve gone onto careers who started as volunteers. One of the fascinating parts about [the Marine Mammal Center] is the people—and the other fascinating part about it is where it is.”

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Alice’s short life that earned the attention of Maxwell, Arrigoni and Smalley. The seemingly healthy sea lion died quite unexpectedly— and left everyone questioning the cause. It was not uncommon for young marine animals to die at an early age in captivity. Yet, other sea lions had lived for up to 20 years at some institutions. At the time, there was no baseline of information collected on marine mammals in captivity—no studies on the variables that resulted in either early death or long life. Alice’s demise remained a mystery, and precipitated an interest in research at the museum. The museum members reached out to the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), which had just published a book called Behavior and Physiology of Pinnipeds.

After their encounter with Alice (and thanks to a collaboration with SRI) research began to build up and early versions of rescue teams began to form at the Boyd Museum.

Many more marine mammals passed through the doors—and Arrigoni, Smalley and Maxwell’s knowledge and admiration of the warm-blooded sea creatures grew.

Time passed. Maxwell went on to work at the San Francisco Zoo; Arrigoni pursued a career in journalism; Smalley left the museum as well, looking for his next adventure.

But in the years following Smalley couldn’t suppress his fascination with marine mammals. He recalls one day in the early ’70s, while reminiscing about his fondest memories at the Boyd Museum, he confided in his wife that what he missed most was working with the marine mammals. She looked straight at him and said, “Well then, start your own center.”

And that’s just what he did.

Smalley drafted a proposal to create a “cooperative wildlife rehabilitation center” and called Maxwell and Arrigoni to set up a team to bring this dream to life. After years of proposal writing, letters to county supervisors, congressional representatives and senators, and seeking grants and donations—the Marine Mammal Center opened in 1975.

Today, the Marine Mammal Center (MMC) is a nonprofit that serves as a central location for the rescue, rehabilitation and release of sick or injured marine mammals.

It established a stranding network over 600 miles along the California coast from San Luis Obispo up into Sonoma County. The MMC is a hospital facility, not a home. The goal of the center is to return the animals to their original habitats. The center was one of the first places to record and develop a baseline of research for understanding marine mammals. It has over 24 years of deep-freeze tissue samples that scientists from all around the world utilize. Over their 39 years, Arrigoni estimates 15,000 volunteers have donated time and efforts to the center. Some volunteers have remained at the center for decades.

Current Executive Director Jeff Boehm first walked through the building as a volunteer while still in high school.

“It’s about the only place [where] people who seriously enjoy animals can go and actually work with seals, sea lions and scientists.

[They can work] without getting a four-year

‘Scoggins’ was admitted to the Marine Mammal Center on Dec. 26; the 165 pound male is suffering from domoic acid toxicity—which occurs when sea lions eat small fish containing toxic levels of algae.

and release runs. Maxwell saw the site early on while still at the Boyd Museum, during preliminary marine mammal rescue and releases.

“When we were out here, we got to know the U.S. Army people really well, and they were a big help,” Maxwell says. “We didn’t think much about it as the Nike missile site, [but more as] the perfect set up: it’s structurally sound, it’s got a lot of cement [already available] and it’s right next to the ocean to turn the animals loose. We just assumed we could go in and do it.

“And when I think about it now,” Maxwell laughs ...

“Nobody could ever pull it off now!” Arrigoni interrupts. * * * * * In 2009, the Marine Mammal Center reopened with a new facility. The renovation was a four-year long and $32 million project that has gave the center the capacity to care for over 1,700 animals in its first year.

It’s a staggering increase compared to the six animals it cared for during its first year open in 1975.

A mass stranding in 2009 contributed to the heightened increase of animal intake (compared to the yearly average of about 500600 animals), and also emphasized the need for a Marine Mammal Center.

This month, the center is preparing to open a sister facility in Kona, Hawaii. The center teamed up with the Hawaii Wildlife Fund to raise $3.2 million to build Ke Kai Ola (“The Healing Sea”) a Hawaiian monk seal healthcare facility. The seal population in Hawaii has dwindled, with only 1,100 remaining in the wild. The population continues to decline at a 4 percent rate each year. “[At this point] literally every individual

animal counts,” Jim Oswald, former communications manager at the MMC said recently.

“This facility is the next arm of the Marine Mammal Center—it’s really a dream ultimately of [our] mission, which is to help all animals whether they’re threatened, endangered or not.”

Although the Marine Mammal Center doesn’t have direct experience with the Hawaiian monk seal, its physiology is very similar to that of the elephant seal, an animal the center has an extensive background working with complete with complied research.

Oswald indicated that MMC’s history with the elephant seal allows the center a promising success rate while working with the Hawaiian monk seal.

With the Hawaii hospital’s funding all in place, they are hoping to complete construction by the end of January. Ke Kai Ola already took in its first patient in early October (a Hawaiian monk seal who playfully nipped at some tri-athletes). The center rescued and relocated the animal to the outer southwest region of Kauai.

Education remains a heavy focus for the center across the Pacific Ocean at its new facility. The center hopes to create “community engagement” and understanding like it has in its California branch. “This is an endangered mammal that has nowhere else to go. So, [community understanding and educating] will be a huge focus as we move forward,” Oswald says.

In addition to the grand opening of the Hawaii hospital, MMC just refreshed its longrange plan.

MMC Director Boehm says the center is “well poised” for the 21st century.

“We have our range, 600 miles in California, treating animals here,” says Boehm. “But now, with the water just started running in our facility on the Big Island over in Kona, we’ve got a new fresh strategy in our education division—it’s a main focus.”

Boehm also says a refocus on its funding streams is on the horizon.

“As a nonprofit, we are seriously looking at how we bring revenue into our operation,” he says. “Eighty-five percent is classic fundraising; we are exploring how to bring that [number] down, to decrease the reliance on funding.”

Would a Marine Mammal Center have flourished anywhere but Marin? Perhaps, or perhaps not. Boehm cites the majority of Marin’s residents with a natural inclination to be “good stewards of the environment.” And Arrigoni, Maxwell and Smalley, meanwhile, continue to visit the site regularly—attending fundraisers and retelling their story to the next generation of MMC volunteers.

“It’s amazing how long [volunteers] last,” says Maxwell, who himself has returned on occasion as a volunteer docent. “That’s the thing—you just get hooked on it.” Y Email Stephanie at spowell@pacificsun.com.

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Trend: Positive/negative Two-color, large-scale patterns and boxy cuts are a tough sell, yet the runway was black and white about its love for bold geometric patterns, broad vertical stripes and boxy silhouettes.

Trend: Tropical prints and bold Donning tropical prints can be a slippery slope to a Jimmy Buffet concert. Yet when the print is worn in an unexpected way it appears fresh and chic.

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ach year, my book club has a holiday to make and adds a gluey texture. Many celebration. The menu is basically recipes call for pre-cooking the potato the same every time: succulent ham, slices in boiling water until just tender, rolls and mustard, seasonal salad and which is unnecessary as long as they are cheesy potatoes. The potatoes are my sliced thinly. (Use a mandolin or sharp responsibility, one that I conjure each year knife to aid in this task.) In the recipe I’ve from the annals of my memory, not having shared here, the process is streamlined— ever written it down. Somehow, it always the longest part is peeling and slicing the seems to come out really well with just the potatoes. right dose of starch and richness to soothe This recipe is incredibly versatile as whatever ails. both a main dish and a side. For a vegetarWhat makes this dish tick is the ingre- ian entrèe, add chopped cooked spinach, dients. Yukon gold potatoes have a buttery sauteed mushrooms, steamed broccoli or flavor and deep potato taste; they create cauliflower, artichokes or thinly sliced fenthe foundation. Cheesy potatoes call for a nel. For carnivores, consider layering diced great cheese, and in this recipe I’ve used a ham, cooked bacon, sauteed sausage, or a blend from Trader Joe’s called “Quattro combination of meat and vegetable—such Formaggio,” as bacon which is a When life seems just a little less rosy, fire up the and spinach, combination or sausage oven and whip up a batch of cheesy potatoes. of Parmesan, and brocAsiago, procoli. As is, volone and fontina. It contributes a sharp- it’s the perfect side to accompany almost ness that compliments the dish; however, any type of roast or grilled meat or poultry, other cheeses or cheese blends would work such as steak, meatloaf, roasted chicken well. In the past I’ve used a blend of shred- or turkey, burgers or juicy pork chops ded Gruyere and Swiss, but some of the lo- from the grill, a pile of brisket, or slices of cal cheeses from Bellwether Farms, such as tender ham. You can substitute other types their Carmody, or Nicasio Valley Cheese of potatoes, like russets, or add half sweet Company’s Nicasio Reserve would be a potatoes to the Yukon golds for a sweet/ delicious substitute. Try a smoked Gouda savory take on the original. Another idea is for a twist, or a cheddar for a more clas- to add some chopped fresh herbs, such as sic taste. The creamy texture comes from rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, chives or sage creme fraiche and milk, which melds with for a burst of flavor. the cheese to make a velvety sauce.

Making individual cheesy potato stacks Traditional au gratin potatoes (aka scalusing muffin tins or ramekins creates loped potatoes) have a cheese sauce made individual servings, which add panache to with butter and flour, which is complicated the plate. This looks very cool and isn’t that

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Serves 6-8 1 garlic clove, peeled 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced Salt and pepper, to taste 1 12-ounce. bag of shredded bag Quattro Formaggio blend from Trader Joe’s, or 3 cups cheese 1 5-ounce container of creme fraiche Nonfat milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rub the inside of a 12-inch by 8-inch oval or 8-inch square baking dish with the garlic clove.

Make a layer of potato slices in the bottom of the dish, overlapping slightly as you go. Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper and a generous amount of cheese. Repeat the layers, sprinkling with the seasonings and cheese between each one, until all the potatoes are used up. Put the creme fraiche in a measuring cup and add enough milk to make 1 cup. Whisk until smooth, then slowly pour the milk mixture evenly and thoroughly over the top of the dish. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, until the potatoes are tender and the top is golden brown.

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Madera Town Center ... Unless you make (When and if more information emerges, a turn off Magnolia Avenue into tiny I’ll share.) ... The site of Easy Street Cafe, Ward Street in Larkspur it would be hard the popular breakfast-lunch hangout in to spy Farm House Local, part cafe-part San Anselmo’s Red Hill Shopping Center, store with a clean, wood based interior, is being prepped for the opening of Ross not quite a year old. Chef David MonValley Kitchen, another breakfast-lunch son turns out hearty breakfasts that pack haven. The windows are papered over plenty of flavor—say, potato pancakes but there’s a lot of remodel action under- with gravlax, homemade applesauce and way. An online search turns up the news creme fraiche—and, later in the day, that it’s “an ingredient-driven casual entrees like sauteed petrale sole and eatery featuring local food supplies and sliders of Diestel pastrami. While you’re vendors” with a proposed menu of foods there you can pick up locally produced ranging from simple salads to compound foods and goods to take home with you. ones, brown rice plates with choices of Among the goodies you’ll find Nicasio protein (chicken, salmon, tofu), invencheeses, prime olive oils, carefully chotive sandwiches (fried chicken thigh sen wines. Closed Monday, Farm House with olive spread and remoulade sauce) Local is open Tuesday-Saturday for and hearty breakfasts. Keep an eye on breakfast and lunch, Thursday-Saturday its site for news: www.rossvalleykitchen. dinners, Sunday brunch, 9am-3pm. 25 com.

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And the fledgling year’s best North her arrangements of American and Celtic Bay showcase is on tap ... in San tunes to the Pt. Peyes Dance Palace in Pt. Francisco.

Reyes Station. On Feb. 14, the West Marin This weekend, North Bay Americana venue presents Paul Smith and Ronald duo the Easy Leaves will headline the Cavaye, with soprano Marcia Grunewold, second annual Great American Times: A for a program of American music for two Winter Formal when that event returns pianos and British art songs. to the Great American Music Hall. The Meanwhile, Celtic harpist Patrick Ball duo—guitarist, singer and songwriter Sage on Saturday, Jan. 11, joins Lisa Lynne Fifield and bassist, singer and songwriter and Aryeh Frankfurter for an evening Kevin Carducci— will be supported by the sensational North Bay harmony trio the Bootleg Honeys—Katie Phillips, Alison Loraine Harris and Hannah JernMiller—and San Francisco honkytonk favorites the B The Easy Leaves will go through hell and high water to make a gig.

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The Easy Leaves have reason to celebrate. Last year found of music and storytelling at the Pt. Reyes the duo releasing a new video single, Dance Palace.

“Fool on a String,” that garnered national Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valairplay on CMT.com’s popular new-music ley has several noteworthy shows on its program The Edge. They also toured with January calendar: On Friday, Jan. 3, David those other North Bay Americana pheFreiberg, of the Quicksilver Messenger noms Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers, Service and Jefferson Starship, fronts Imperformed at the Outside Lands Festival perial Messenger Service, a tribute to the (where they met Willie Nelson), and legendary 1960s San Francisco band that opened for Los Lobos, Junior Brown and also features singer Linda Imperial. SpeLake Street Dive, among others. cial guests that night include Chris Smith Not a bad way to spend the autumn and Jude Gold (both Jefferson Starship months. members) and Prairie Prince (the Tubes, Great American Times: A Winter ForTodd Rundgren, Jefferson Starship). mal will be held Saturday, Jan. 4, at 8pm, On Jan. 11, Sweetwater presents jazz at the Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St., San Francisco. Admission is guitarist Grant Green Jr. (whose father $15, or $39.95 with dinner. A shuttle bus, was a major jazz guitar player in the 1950s embarking from Santa Rosa and Petaluma, and ’60s) and soul and pop drumming will be available for North Bay fans for an legend Bernard Purdie (his studio resume additional $30. 885-0750. Western wear is work includes sessions with BB King, optional.

Aretha Franklin, Hall and Oates, Steely Speaking of Nicki Bluhm & the GramDan and many others). blers, these rising stars return to Bay Area And if all this bitterly cold weather has stages for a sold-out Saturday, Jan. 25, you turning your thoughts toward springheadlining date at the Fillmore Auditotime and baseball, on Friday, Jan. 24, San rium and an opening bill for the Magik Francisco Giants third-base coach Tim Magik Orchestra on Friday, Jan. 31, at the Flannery—a singer, songwriter and guiFox Theater in Oakland. tarist who frequently teams up with Bob Closer to home, fans of contemporary Weir—will headline the Sweetwater. piano music might want to check out Can’t wait that long?

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So, I called up Miguel Villarreal, director of Food and Nutritional Services for the Novato Unified School District. I asked him to inspire us, and our overweight, sugar-saturated children with his extensive health and wellness knowledge. Villarreal has convincingly earned the reputation of being a “foodie renegade.” In 2008,

In 2011 you helped pass a city ordinance so that mobile food trucks (which were mostly ice cream trucks) could not park near public and private schools. The United States is rated number one globally in childhood obesity yet you actually received hate mail from local parents on letters to the editor pages!

after a frightening statewide recall of beef at schools, Villarreal had the audacity to remove all red meat from the school lunch program. He is directly responsible for eliminating as much processed food the tight budget will allow, as well as over 400 pounds of sugar each day, from the Novato school lunch menus. What the ... ?

Four hundred pounds of sugar every single day?

You gotta be kidding me.

An avid cyclist and nutrition expert, Villarreal was honored in 2011 by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who anointed Villarreal as one of his prestigious “Food Heroes” in his global Food Revolution campaign.

Miraculously, Villarreal has survived two formidable and whiny lobbying groups: 1) the beef industry and 2) clueless, chubby Third-graders who continually crave chemically contaminated and nutritionally void junk food. Whaaa-whaa!

We asked Villarreal about his campaign to instill healthier eating habits in school kids.

Were you afraid there’d be some backlash from the powerful beef industry when you removed red meat from Novato’s school lunch menu? Did they do an Oprah on you and take you to court?

The remarkable story on the city ordinance was that it took five years to finally get it written and passed! I honestly felt like a failure for the first 4.99 years. I worked with many individuals and organizations on this mobile food truck issue during that period. I can’t even begin to tell you how many presentations and meetings were attended—the PTA, student groups, farmers markets, city council, school board, Department of Health, and the list goes on and on.

When the ordinance was finally presented to the Novato City Council it passed with a majority vote ... Today, this still ranks as one of my proudest moments on the work we are doing in the community. Perseverance and persistence does pay off and as one school member told me, “Many students in our community are the benefactors without their knowledge.”

Villarreal talks softly, but carries a big stick of broccoli.

[Laughs] No, the beef industry did not call me directly, but they did notify the state director of the Child Nutrition Program. The meat industry did not realize that I had already made the state aware of our actions. The state director told

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I just read nutritionist and biologist Marion Nestle’s new, insightful book Eat, Drink, Vote—about food politics. She urges us to vote with our ballots as well as our forks for safer, healthier food and truthful ingredient labeling. Any books you can recommend to educate eaters about the incongruous rising rates of both obesity and hunger in America?

The book that I still highly recommend for many to read is The China Study, by Colin Campbell. I’ve been an advocate of plant-based lifestyles for the last 12 years. As a trained nutritionist, the data is overwhelming on the damaging effects of consuming the Standard American Diet: mostly processed foods lacking any nutritional value, meat, and an insignificant amount of real fruit or vegetables. If you want to be healthy you must change your diet. We have been promoting Meatless Monday in the Novato USD for the last three years and offer vegetarian options for the students each day. A recent favorite of mine is A Place at the Table

by Susan Rebecca White. Hunger is very much under the radar in our community and across the nation. This book, which also is based on a video documentary, illustrates the problem 50 million Americans face in our country. Hunger should not be happening in our country, yet it exists. Maya Angelou said it best. “You do your best until you know better. When you know better, then you do better.” Y

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Michael Almereyda’s ‘Skinningrove’ is just one of the highlights of the Sundance Short Films Festival, opening Friday at the Rafael.

All Is Lost (1:45) Robert Redford in a oneman tour de force about a mariner guiding his damaged yacht though the stormy, shark-infested Indian Ocean with only a map and a sextant. l American Hustle (2:18) Docudramatic look at the Abscam scandal of the seventies stars Amy Adams and Christian Bale as grifters blackmailed by the FBI into taking down a New Jersey politico; Louis C.K. and Robert De Niro costar. l Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2:00) Ron Burgundy is back and as fatuous as ever as he heads to New York and stardom on the country’s first 24-hour news channel; Will Ferrell stars, of course. l Big (1:44) An impatient 13-year-old grows up fast when he sprouts into Tom Hanks overnight, falls in love and takes the toy industry by storm. l Croatian Children’s Animation (1:30) Program of witty, dazzling puppet, claymation, cutout and hand-drawn shorts by students at Croatia’s renowned Children’s Animation School. l 47 Ronin (2:07) Outcast samurai Hiroyuki Sanada joins forces with multiracial warrior Keanu Reeves to bring down an evil and powerful lord. l Frozen (1:42) The kingdom of Arendelle is trapped in an eternal winter, so Anna sets off to find her sister Elsa, who has isolated herself to protect her family and kingdom from her frosty powers; Kristen Bell and Josh Gad vocalize. l The Great Beauty (2:22) Felliniesque satirical dramedy about an aging writer’s bittersweet adventures in beautiful, bizarre Rome. l Grudge Match (1:54) Retired boxers Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro return to the ring to determine once and for all which one is top palooka. l Her (1:59) Lonesome social-network nerd Joaquin Phoenix falls truly, madly, deeply for his new computer operating system; Spike Jonze directs Amy Adams, Rooney Mara and Scarlett Johansson as Samantha the robot. l

l The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2:41) Bilbo Baggins is back, joining 13 dwarves and a wizard in their quest to reclaim a lost kingdom; Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee and Orlando Bloom star. l The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2:26) Jennifer Lawrence is back as Games top dawg Katniss Everdeen, whose victory lap is met with angry, violent rebellion; Lenny Kravitz costars. l Inside Llewyn Davis (1:44) Joel and Ethan Coen’s dark dramedy about a Dylan-era Greenwich Village folksinger hustling his way up the show biz ladder; Carey Mulligan, John Goodman and Oscar Isaac star. l The Metropolitan Opera: Falstaff (3:20) Live from New York it’s Verdi’s tuneful look at the fallen yet unbowed Shakespearean knight, rediscovered here in the mid 20th century. l National Theatre London: The Habit of Art (2:35) Alan Bennett’s acclaimed drama about the troubled friendship between W.H. Auden and Benjamin Britten, presented direct from London’s West End in big-screen high definition. l Nebraska (1:54) Alexander Payne dramedy follows a cantankerous old coot and his estranged son on a Midwestern road trip to claim a million-dollar grand prize; Bruce Dern and Will Forte star. l Philomena (1:37) Stephen Frears docudrama about an unwed mother’s attempts to track down her long-lost son; Judi Dench stars. l Saving Mr. Banks (2:05) Behind-the-scenes look at “Mary Poppins”’ long and tumultuous journey from page to screen; Tom Hanks stars as Walt Disney, Emma Thompson as curmudgeonly adversary P.L. Travers. l The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1:54) James Thurber’s timeless tale of a nebbish everyman with a penchant for chronic daydreaming stars Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine and Sean Penn. l Short Films from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (1:33) Eight short subjects from last year’s fest make up a cinematic smorgasbord of cartoons, comedies, documentaries and dramas from around the globe. l A Touch of Sin (2:05) Daring, edgy Cannes Film Fest fave focuses on four downtrodden Chinese victimized by their country’s ravenous, exploding economy. l Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas (1:45) The rambunctious grandma is back and riding herd on her ungrateful kinfolk, Yuletide style. l Walking the Camino (1:24) Award-winning documentary follows six pilgrims as they trek Spain’s ancient 500-mile Camino de Santago Trail in search of spiritual awakening. l Walking with Dinosaurs 3D (1:27) Return with us now to the thrilling three-dimensional days of yore when enormous reptiles ruled the Earth and even an underdog dino could make his mark on prehistory. l The Wolf of Wall Street (2:45) Leo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort, the securities-fraud king of the 1990s; Martin Scorsese directs Matthew McConaughey, Spike Jonze, Rob Reiner and Fran Lebowitz.

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All Is Lost (PG-13) American Hustle (R)

Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Thu 8:45 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:25, 6:40, 9:55 Sun-Thu 12:20, 3:25, 6:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:40, 3:20, 6:30, 9:35 Marin: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:55, 7, 10:05 Sun 12:45, 3:55, 7 Mon-Thu 3:45, 7 Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 Sun 12:15, 3:45, 6:45 Mon-Thu 3:45, 6:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Fairfax Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 Sun-Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:05 Rowland: PG-13 Fri-Wed 11:35, 2:20, 5:05, 7:55, 10:40 *Big (PG) Regency: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Sun 2 Wed 2, 7 *Croatian Children’s Animation (NR) Rafael: Wed 6:30 47 Ronin (PG-13) Rowland: Fri-Wed 4:40; 3D showtimes at 11, 1:50, 7:30, 10:15 Frozen (PG) Lark: Fri 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8 Sat 5:15, 8 Sun 10:15, 1, 3:45, 6:30 Mon, Tue, Thu 3:45, 6:30 Wed 3:45 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 4:30, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 1:45, 7:10 The Great Beauty (Not Rated) Rafael: Fri 4:30, 7:30 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:30, 7:30 Mon, Wed, Thu 7:30 Grudge Match (PG-13) Playhouse: Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 Sun 12:45, 3:30, 6:30 Mon-Thu 3:30, 6:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:50, 10:30 *Her (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 1, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 Sun-Thu 1, 4:10, 7:15 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Fairfax: 12, 3:30, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Thu 3D showtime at 7:30 PG-13 Sat-Sun 3:45; 3D showtimes at 12:15, 7:30 Marin: Fri-Sun 4:30; 3D showtimes at 1, 8 Mon-Thu 4; 3D showtime at 7:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 3:35, 10:35; 3D showtimes at 12:05, 7:05 Inside Llewyn Davis (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:50, 2:10, 3:30, 4:50, 6:10, 7:30, 8:50, 10:15 Sun-Thu 11:30, 12:50, 2:10, 3:30, 4:50, 6:10, 7:30 Sequoia: Fri-Sat 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 10:30 Sun 11:20, 4:35, 7:20 Mon, Thu 4:30, 7:45 Wed 4:30 The Metropolitan Opera: Falstaff (NR) Lark: Wed 6:30 *National Theatre London: Lark: Sat 1 The Habit of Art (NR) Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG)

*Short Films from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival (NR) *A Touch of Sin (Not Rated) Walking the Camino (Not Rated) The Wolf of Wall Street (R)

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

Oscar Isaac gets bohemian in ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ now at the Regency.

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Live music 01/03: Achilles Wheel Roots, world, rock.

The Deadbeats open. 9pm. $8. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

01/03: Gary Vogensen, Rusty Gauthier, Big John Main, Gary SIlva, Shawn Allen 8pm. No cover. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio. com.

01/03: Imperial Messenger Service with David Freiberg Rock. 9pm. $20-$22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com

01/03: Mari Mack and Livin’ Like Kings Birthday party show. With Mari, Pat Duffey, Arne Frager, Herman Eberitzch and RJ Franco.

8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael.

813-5600. fenixlive.com.

01/03: Nate Wong and the Boston Jazz Allstars 8:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com 01/03: The Doc Kraft Dance Band Swing, latin, country, jazz, reggae, rock, zydeco.

8:30pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Gate 5, Sausalito. 847-8534. dockraft.com.

01/03: Soul Mechanix 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. perisbar.com.

01/04: AZ/DZ, The Gravel Spreaders

9pm. $10. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broad-

way, Fairfax. 250-9756. 19broadway.com.

01/04: Clem and Them Dedicated Maniacs, Tree-o-Frogs Dance music. 8pm. $10.

Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com.

01/04: Cruella, Reckless in Vegas, Hormones 9pm. $16-$18. Sweetwater Music Hall,

19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com 01/04: The Devil Shakes 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. perisbar.com.

01/04: Kevin Russell Clapton Tribute

8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael.

813-5600. fenixlive.com.

01/04: Linda Ferro Band Funk, blues, rock. Callie Watts opens. 9pm. $10. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

01/04: The Rhythm Avengers Americana.

8pm. $10. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

01/04: YES! Fundraiser 7:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com

01/05: 19 Broadway Good Time Band

5pm. No cover. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 250-9756. 19broadway.com.

01/05: Charlie Docherty Soul vocals. 6pm.

No cover. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com.

01/05: Lorin Rowan Caribbean Bleu 4pm.

No cover. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

01/05: Mario Guarneri Jazz. 7pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com 01/05: Sony Holland Duo Live Music Brunch. 11am-2pm. No cover. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

388-3850. swmh.com 01/05: Traditional Irish Music Jam Family friendly fun. 2:30-5pm. No cover. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

01/06: Open Mic with Austin DeLone

7:30pm. All ages. No cover. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com.

01/06: Open Mic with Derek Smith

8:30pm. Free. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 250-9756. 19broadway.com.

01/06: Open Mic with Simon Costa

8:30pm. Free. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

01/06: Peri’s Open Mic with Billy D

Electric open mic. 9pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. perisbar.com.

The doctor and his band mates are in the house Friday, Jan. 3 at the Sausalito Seahorse.

22 Pacific Sun january 3 - january 9, 2014

Dustbowl Revival redefines the dustbowl depression stricken-era with a little bluegrass and Americana Thursday, Jan. 9 at the HopMonk Taven in Novato.

01/07: Swing Fever “Up at Duke’s Place.”

7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel , 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com.

01/08: Belle Monroe and her Brewglass Boys 8pm. No cover. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Cent-

er Blvd., Fairfax. 485-1005. ironspringspub.com.

01/08: Liv Gibson Band 9:30pm. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. perisbar.com.

01/08: Lorin Rowan Solo acoustic guitar and vocals. 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com.

01/09: College of Marin Big Swing Jazz Band 7pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse Sup-

per Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com.

01/09: Dustbowl Revival Bluegrass, Americana. 8pm. $10. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

01/09: Jesse Brewster and Stefanie Keys Americana/rock. 8pm. $10. Sweetwater

Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. swmh.com

01/07: Flwrs, Maralisa, Chris Jefferies, Kai Killion, Ivy Meissner 7pm. The Sleep-

01/09: Victor Little’s Big Hit with Cedrick Dennis, Thomas McRee and Makaela Cheadle 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway

ing Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com

Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 250-9756.

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01/09: Wanda Stafford Jazz diva. 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael.

457-3993. panamahotel.com.

01/09: The Young Dubliners 8:30pm. $1820. Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petalmua. 707-765-2121. mystictheatre.com 01/10: Anthony B with IrieFuse 9pm. $27-$32. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com 01/10: Celly Cel and Shady Nate, DJ Epicenter Sound Project Rap. 9:30pm. $15. 19

Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax.

250-9756. 19broadway.com.

01/10: Delta Wires Blues. 8pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

01/10-11: Danny Click Blues rock. 9:30pm.

The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

464-7420. sleepingladyfairfax.com 01/10: Pop Fiction Rock, pop covers. 9pm. $15. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

01/10: Eddie Neon Blues, R&B, Funk 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com.

01/10: Pocket Change 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 464-7420. perisbar.com.

01/10: Stompy Jones Cool swing. 8pm. $12-$15. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

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Phillip Percy Williams leads the cast of ‘Return of the Forbidden Planet’ in a flash mob dance.

01/10: Van der Maaten and Friends 7:30pm. $10. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 663-9512. dancepalace.org.

01/11: George Winston New age piano.

8pm. $32-45. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

Comedy 01/07: Tuesday Night Comedy with Mark Pitta and Friends Established headliners and up and coming comics drop by and work on new material. $16-26. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

Theater 01/09-26: ‘Return of the Forbidden Planet’ Curtain theater and Marin Onstage present. 8pm Thurs.-Sat.; 3pm Sun. $15-25.

Novato Theater Company, 5420 Nave Dr., Novato. 226-9353. novatotheatercompany.org

Concerts 01/05: S.F. Institue of Music Winter Concert 4pm. $25, under 18 free. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

01/10: Ancient Future With Matthew Montfort, guitars; Vishal Nagar, tabla. 8pm. $12-15. Sunflower Center, Lydia’s Organics, 1435 N. McDowell Blvd., Suite 100, Petaluma.

707/792-5304. ancient-future.com.

01/11: Legends of the Celtic Harp: Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne, Aryeh Frankfurter

8pm. $11-22. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 663-9512. dancepalace.org.

Dance 01/08: Urban Soul Line Dance Workshop Easy, fun, funky dances. Taught by Carol Fried-

man. Beginners and all ages welcome. 6pm. $15.

Dance Palace Community Center, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station. 663-9512. dancepalace.org.

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DIN N E R & A SHOW Kickin’ in the New Year!

Fri Fri 27 M Let’sIRACLE Ramble! MULE Dec Jan 3 GARY VOGENSEN SILVA, ARY “Swampy Tonk” 8:00, G / No Cover R G , B J USTY AUTHIER IG OHN Sat A toThe Beatles!

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8:00 Dec 31 T HE ZYDECO FLAMES Sat Party Favors, Champagne STEFANIE KEYS Toast Jan 11 9:00 Rockin’ Originals/ Americana 8:00

Sat Return of Sun 4 The Guitar Shootout Jan Jan 12 THE RHYTHM RANGERS HAGGERTY ERRY AND Danceable Americana MILLER MOBY GRAPE ’S JERRY8:00 L6:00 ORIN ROWAN’S Sun 5 CARIBBEAN BLEU Jan Sat John’s Big Birthday Bash Grooves 4:00 / No Cover Jan 18 Warm DOUG ADAMZ & BRAVO! Fri Dance Party!

Mr Americana Jan 10 S TOMPY JONES 8:00 The Coolest Swing 8:00 Reservations Advised

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sun jan 5 4pm

The Best in Stand Up Comedy

The San Francisco Institute of Music presents a beautiful concert of students.

Contemporary pianist and composer George Winston graces our stage for an evening of solo piano artistry.

thurs jan 16 8pm Janeane Garofalo calls Kilstein “a combination of

Jamie kiLsTeiN’s comedy specTacuLar

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01/07: Mill Valley First Tuesday Art Walk

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Art exhibited at downtown galleries, stores, city hall and community center. 6pm. Free.

Depot Plaza, Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley.

383-1370.

Through 01/05: 25th Annual Mini Show and Inspired by Process: Coastal Marin Printakers Group exhibitions. “Mordancage.” Elizabeth Oplenik, mixed media works.

Bolinas Museum, 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas.

868-0330. bolinasmuseum.org

Through 03/08: Artisans: Group Exhibition Artisans is a collective group founded in

Mill Valley in 1977. Hosted by Falkirk Cultural Center, this exhibition showcases works in oil, gouache, pastel, ink, charcoal, watercolor, photography, mixed media, sculpture and textiles.

Free. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 847-8272. falkirkculturalcenter.org.

Through Dec. 2014: Tom Killion: In the Gallery Year long exhibition of original prints and hand crafted books. 4:30pm. Free.

Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

Kids Events 01/03: Game and Puzzle Day Roll the dice, spin the spinner or work a giant floor puzzle. Fun for the whole family. All ages.

2:30pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley. 389-4292 ext. 4741. millvalleylibrary.org.

01/04: Go Fly a Kite Build a customized, frustrationless flyer with materials provided.

Fly your personalized creation at Millerton Point overlooking Tomales Bay. Under 18

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CRUELLA All Female Motley Crue Tribute Reckless in Vegas Hormones All Female Ramones Tribute Thurs 1/9 • Doors 7pm • ADV $12 / DOS $15

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The J. Hanrahan Quartet performing John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

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The Met: Live in HD presents Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ leaves the audience wondering if this adaptation is a take on the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. years must be accompanied by adult. 1pm.

Free. Millerton Pt., Tomales Bay State Park, Hwy. 1, Marshall. 898-4362 ext. 204. parks.ca.gov/tomalesbay.

Film 01/08: Met: Live in HD presents Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ Directed by Robert Carsen. 6:30pm. $24. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 924-5111. larktheater.net.

Outdoors 01/08: Loma Alta-Old Railroad Grade Interpretive Walk A slow stroll along the

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Heavy rain may cancel. 10am-1pm. Free. Meet at the trailhead at the end of Glen Dr., Fairfax.

893-9527. marinwater.org.

Readings The Top Tire Center in Southern Marin Since 1948

01/04: John Burley “The Absence of Mercy.”

1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

01/05: Janine Canan: Garland of Love Poetry. 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

01/06: Margaret Kaufman “Where Somebody Waits .” 7pm. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. bookpassage.com.

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Community Events (Misc.)

01/04: Bay Area Playback Performs Improvisational Theatre based on audience members’ suggestions. $10-18. Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C St., San Rafael. bayareaplayback.com.

01/05: Francis Weller “Entering the Healing Ground: Grief, Ritual and the Soul of the World.”

1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927 0960. bookpassage.com.

01/05: William Carney: Mountain “Mountain: an Evolutionary Epic.” Scientific revelation and planetary crisis are now expanding the scope of questions that have always stirred when people gaze into the night sky. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

927-0960. bookpassage.com.

01/08: Would You Make A Good Grand Juror? Do you have what it takes to be a

Marin County Civil Grand Juror member?

The Civil Grand Jury is the only independent watchdog investigative body in Marin County. Michael Chernock, President of the Marin Chapter of the California Grand Jurors Association, a two year Grand Jury member and 2011-2012 foreman, will discuss the investigative process and how to become a member.

Noon. Free. Civic Center Library, 3501 Civic Center Dr., Room 427, San Rafael. 473-6058. marinlibrary.org.

01/09: 21st Annual Heart of Marin Awards Produced by Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership and presenting sponsor Union Bank. Tickets for the awards ceremony and luncheon are $60 per person for open seating, or $600 for a reserved table of ten. 11am.

Civic Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 479-5710. cvnl.org/events/ heart-of-marin-awards-1-10-13.

01/10: Annual Workshop: Design Your Life Intensive for Women in Transition One day workshop in which to reflect

on accomplishments for 2013 and to design a vision and plan for 2014. The focus of this small workshop will be for the woman who is seeking a career or life transition in 2014.

8:30am. $350. Mill Valley Conference Facility, Provided upon registration, Mill Valley.

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RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or single and

sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single's Group or Women's Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships and life.

Weekly, ongoing groups or 9-week groups starting the week of January 13, 2014. Mon, Tues, or Thurs evening. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. Central San Rafael. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415/453-8117.

A safe, successful GROUP for FORMER MEMBERS OF HIGH-DEMAND GROUPS (Religious, New Age, Eastern, Philosophical, Large Group Awareness Programs, etc.) is held every other Saturday in Marin, now in its 10th year. Participants include those born and/or raised in such groups espousing a “good”/ “bad”ideology with a leader(s) who encourages greater degrees of dependency and conformity at the price of individual personal rights, goals, and development. Participants address relevant issues in their lives, receive acknowledgement, gain insights, pursue individual goals, learn how others have negotiated challenging situations, with opportunities to heal from loss and trauma. Individual, Couple, and Family Sessions also available. Facilitated by Colleen Russell, LMFT (MFC29249) Certified Group Psychotherapist (41715) . Contact: crussellmft@earthink.net or 415-785-3513 HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Classes A rewarding, relaxing and stress free method for birthing your baby. Experience the joy of birthing your baby in an easier and more comfortable manner. You will learn how to achieve a safer, easier and more comfortable birth.

Five- 2-1/2 hour classes in which you learn how, through the power of your own mind, to create your body’s own natural relaxant and, with your birth companion, create a calm, serene and joyful birthing environment, whether at home, birth center or hospital.

You CAN be relaxed during your labor and birth and give the gift of a gentle birth to your baby.

NEW CLASSES STARTING SOON. www.norcalhypno.com- Go to HypnoBirthing and then Class Registration & Information.

THESE CLASSES MAKE A GREAT HOLIDAY OR BABY SHOWER GIFT. To include your seminar or workshop, call 415/485-6700 x 303.

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PUBLiC NOTiCEs

Fictitious Name Statement

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133633 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, GIFT OF MY HEART, and LOVE COACH KAT. 6 PLAYA VERDE, TIBURON, CA 94920: WAAITT, LLC, 6 PLAYA VERDE, TIBURON,CA 94920. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on December 10, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 13, 20, 27; January 3, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133529 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business A SULTAN PRODUCTIONS, 11 ESCALON DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA, 94941: FOOD GURU, 11 ESCALON DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA, 94941. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. 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 November 18, 2013.

(Publication Dates: December 13, 20, 27, January 3, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133621 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business JADE SPA, 803 D. SREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: QINGXIA ZHANG, 911 BAINES STREET, E PALO ALTO, CA, 94303.

This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on DECEMBER 4, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 04, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 20, 27; January 3, 10, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133640 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. RALLYMEX, 140 DEER PARK AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ADVOX INC, 140 DEER PARK AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 10, 2013.

(Publication Dates: December 20, 27; January 3, 10, 2014)

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Fictitious Business Name Statement, Change of Name, Summons or Public Sale.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133569 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. THE CAT HOUSE, 97 A LOUISE ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DAMIEN BROOKS, 37 WOODLAND AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on November 25, 2013.

(Publication Dates: December 20, 27; January 3, 10, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133677 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business BAY AREA METAL FABRICATORS, 1960 MANDELA PARKWAY, OAKLAND, CA 94608: CHRISTINE MARIE SAVOY, 12840 ENCANTO WAY, REDDING, CA 96003.

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 DECEMBER 16, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 27; January 3, 10, 17, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133685

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. GIRLFRIENDS, 10 MEADOW AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA, 94904: FARIS CONROY LLC, 10 MEADOW AVENUE, KENTFIELD, CA, 94904. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 17, 2013.

(Publication Dates: December 27; January 3, 10, 17, 2014)

File No. 133734 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. SIGNATURE APPLIANCE, 64 DURAN DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903; MARCO PALOMBI, 64 DURAN DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on December 26, 2013. (Publication Dates: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133637 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. MORGAN GLOBAL, 2122 CENTRO EAST, TIBURON, CA, 94920: MORGAN LANE INC, 2122 CENTRO EAST, TIBURON, CA, 94920. This business is being conducted

by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 10, 2013.

(Publication Dates: December 27; January 3, 10, 17, 2014)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133735 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. GRACE, AEGIS LIVING 5555 PARADISE DRIVE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925; PARI GOLCHEHREH, 847 BANCROFT AVE, SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 1, 2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 26, 2013. (Publication Dates: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133593 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. WILLOW STREET PROPERTIES, 143 WILLOW AVE, CORTE MADERA, CA, 94925: WILLIAM H HINTON, 22 SCENIC RD, FAIRFAX, CA, 94930 AND TED ROSE, 52 VARDA LANDING, SAUSALITO, CA, 94965. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on August 1, 1976 and the fictitious name had expired more than 40 days ago. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 2, 2013. (Publication Dates: December 27; January 3, 10, 17, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133703 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business WILDLIFE DETECTIVES, 1368 LINCOLN AVE #208, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DAVID MARTINS, 2500 DEER VALLEY RD. #1232, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 2, 2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 19, 2013.

(Publication Dates: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 133725 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. KOJIMA COMPANY, 1005 A STREET SUITE #202, SAN RAFEL, CA 94901; SARAH CANIZZARO, 1005 A STREET SUITE #202, SAN RAFEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on December 24, 2013. (Publication Dates: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013133742 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. HELPING SURVIVORS MANAGE, 416 SHERWOOD DRIVE #103, SAUSALITO, CA 94965; KATHLEEN REED, 416 SHERWOOD DRIVE #103, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has been transacting under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein since December 10, 2013. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on December 27, 2013. (Publication Dates: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

Other Notices ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1304998. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioners LEA ANDERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: KATHRYN LEE ANDERSON to LEA WILDFLOWER AND LEA ANDERSON to LEA WILDFLOWER. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: JANUARY 27, 2014 9:00 AM, DEPT. E, ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: DECEMBER 9, 2013 /s/ PAUL M. HAAKENSON, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: DECEMBER 13, 20, 27; JANUARY 3, 2014)

Say You Saw it in the

Sun

What's Your sign?

Week of January 3 – January 10, 2014

BY LEONA MOON

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) A New Year’s hangover means nothing to you, dear Aries. You jumped out the gate ready for a new year with new recognition. Jan. 6 starts your workweek with ease—the new moon is planted firmly in your house of long-term success. Trust your intuition and pitch that project to your boss. If it was your idea, you better make sure you get the credit for it.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Jan. 4 may feel like the New Year brought a new you! Who knew you were so adventurous? You’re thinking big and no one can get in your way. It’s time to indulge yourself so buy that ticket to St. Barth or those Lakers floor seat tickets you’ve been hoping for. The holidays don’t always bring the best gifts, so it’s time to treat yourself to one you can really appreciate.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Operation seduction is in full swing. Every which way you look, you can’t help but lock eyes with an admirer. You’re oozing mystery with your eighth house of private matters highlighted this week during the new moon. Your intrigue may cause a heighted interest and demand for your company. If that’s too overwhelming, bless your friends with your presence only at small gatherings.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22) Pack your bags and say goodbye to marathons of Downton Abbey while you clutch a pint of ice cream whenever you please—you’re moving in with your partner! The new moon in Capricorn demands your seventh house of one-on-one partnerships to take your relationship to the next level. If you feel obligated to a current roommate, spend the week perfecting your speech and break the news on Jan. 7.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) Although practicality may seem more of a foreign concept, prepare for your priorities to switch up. Your efficiency sector shoots sky high. Suddenly you’re excited about the new vacuum and dishtowels you received as holiday gifts. Clean, organize, manage and purge your space on Jan. 5—with the New Year, you need new space.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) You’re about to put on a show, dear Virgo!

Although, you ooze sensibility at all hours of the day and night—a five-planet trine in Capricorn forces your house of passion and self-expression to come out from hibernation. Was that you dancing on top of the bar at your local dive bar the other night? There’s no use hiding it, this is your week to take the spotlight and live unpredictably.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) Turn your attention to home matters! You’ll feel an overwhelming need to care for domestic issues on Jan. 6. While you’re tucked away in your humble abode donning your new set of holiday pajamas from your Aunt Ethel, remember you can multitask. Mix in small projects around the house during your homeward-bound retreat.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Chattiness is your weapon of choice this week, Scorpio! Let the small talk begin, on Jan. 4; you may find yourself in conversation with a VIP that could bring one of your hopeful projects to life.

Make sure to actually do your hair that morning—it’s a day to impress. Even you will be surprised who might join forces with.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) It’s time to open another savings account! In the New Year, you’re starting to see your money in a new light.

Your second house of finances encourages you to make smarter, economical choices for 2014. Your saved stacks of cash really start to add up on Jan. 4, so spoil yourself before then while you still have a chance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) You have all the help in the solar system it seems at the beginning of the month. The new moon in Capricorn, joined with additional four planets, unite into a Capricorn sensory overload. It’s all about you and it’s time to be a little selfish. Ponder what you truly want to achieve from this year and make it happen.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Your motto this week is, “let the fools rush in.” You’re in no hurry to the gym, just because it’s a new year doesn’t mean a new start should happen immediately. You’re spending your time mentally assessing the past year and hopes for 2014. Jan. 5 is a day to journal and visualize your path for the year to come.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) New Year’s parties may be over, but the party just got started for you, Pisces! Embrace your social butterfly and prepare for a week of networking. On Jan. 4 trust your instinct when it comes to collaborating with partners. Teamwork is in the air and with the planets aligned in your favor—you won’t be picked last in any dodge-ball game. Y

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I’ve always loved surprising my wife with expensive jewelry and lavish vacations. However, I lost my job, and my new job pays far less. There’s barely money for necessities, let alone luxuries. My wife has been very supportive, reassuring me, “I’d love you if you were flat broke,” which makes me feel even more of a desire to wow her. But realizing we have no funds for a big trip this year, I suggested a “staycation” (where we’d just stay local and lie around and relax). She agreed to it, but I could tell she was disappointed. I’m worried that the “magic” of our relationship was based in part on the lavish gifts and that we’ll lose it now that our resources have dwindled. —Underfunded

A:

A staycation doesn’t have to be a bummer—provided you don’t make it sound like it’ll entail your wife’s climbing a mountain of dirty laundry while you go sightseeing in the basement.

Sure, it’s better when living hand to mouth means being fed chocolate-dipped strawberries at a spa in Gstaad. But it wasn’t just the lavishness of your gifts that made your wife happy. The money you were able to spend camouflaged what you were really doing to delight her, which was employing the element of surprise.

Over time, relationships, like powdered substances available on dodgy street corners, stop providing the buzz they did at first. Neuroscientist Wolfram Schultz found that unpredictable rewards are the most exciting kind for the brain—maybe even three or four times as exciting as expected ones. And research by Sonja Lyubomirsky, who studies happiness, finds that one of the most effective ways to keep a relationship buzzy is by injecting surprise—the novel, the unexpected. (Unexpected good things, that is, not having your partner come home to find you in bed with the cleaning lady.)

People think they have to go big on surprise, and this keeps them from doing much that’s surprising. But it’s the surprise itself that counts, not whether you rented elephants. Recently, I was having a particularly craptastic day—until my boyfriend, who was away on business, told me to look above the molding over my kitchen doorway.

Most awesomely, he’d hidden a little bar of my favorite French chocolate there before he left. In other words, don’t worry; there should be “magic” aplenty if you just shift your surprise pipeline from, say, Tiffany the store on Fifth Avenue to Tiffany the postal worker who delivers your mail—including a handwritten love letter you’ve mailed your wife.

Likewise, in staycationing, you just need to go places and do things that are exciting and new. This takes only imagination, the events calendar from the paper, and what you’ve already shown you have: love for your wife and a desire to make her happy. While you’re out there watching the sunset instead of your bank balance, consider that there is an upside to your downturn: finding out that your wife didn’t just love you for your money. Of course, there’s no telling whether she’s just been using you for sex.

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My boyfriend of two months doesn’t seem insecure. But last week, after we left a party, he said it was humiliating that I was flirting with this good-looking guy in front of all of his friends. That guy is a professional photographer, and I was just asking for some tips. I’m annoyed because I don’t think I did anything wrong.

—Social Butterfly

A:

If you go to a party with your new boyfriend and spend a half-hour mesmerized by another guy, it helps if the guy’s wearing a feather boa and size 15 women’s shoes. Assuming your boyfriend isn’t insecure and you aren’t covertly on the prowl, it’s the optics that are the problem. A guy’s buddies are both supportive and competitive—sometimes looking out for him and sometimes looking for his Achilles’ heel so they can poke it with a sharp stick. So, what to you is a totally platonic conversation, to the guys standing across the room with your boyfriend, comes off like you’re sitting in some dude’s lap and licking his earlobe. The good news is the optics can also be the solution. Engaging in sporadic touchyfeely with your boyfriend—hugging him, kissing or stroking his cheek—can be a sort of ad for “I’m with him, and I plan to continue that.” It’s bad to let a boyfriend curtail who you are, but it helps to be sensitive to how even innocent extraversion can come off to an audience, especially in the early stages of a relationship. No guy wants to bring around his hot new car and then watch as some other guy gets his fingerprints all over the hood. Y © 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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