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Thank you for printing Valerie Taylor’s letter last week [“Hey Editor ... Drat You!” April 25] and for the ongoing dialogue about the issue of profanity in print. Not surprisingly, I take strong exception to one of your statements in your Editor’s Note, namely, that the public use of the F-bomb is “just a word!” No. That word is our worst example of vulgarity and personal hostility directed against another human being. You were right in saying that it is “arguably the most powerful word in the English language.” But, I have to ask: powerful in which direction? Our civilization today is a culture in decline, widespread decline. Shall our culture of gun violence, media violence, loss of selfrespect, etc ... also be reinforced by a storm of profanity in print, film and rap music? It’s all part of one big scourge: the scourge of cultural decline. Newspaper editors are in a position to make a difference. You can be a part of the decline or counter it by holding to standards of decency. You can be a part of the problem or a part of the solution.
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‘He Who Knows Best Knows How Little He Knows’ —Thomas Jefferson Why should a discussion regarding health provoke hatred, even bigotry? Last week, a letter to the editor started with “A chiropractor ... really!” [regarding “The Needle and the Damage Done,” April 11] Arrogant enough. And this week’s letter by Dr. Leslie Waldman [“This Is Known In Chiropractic Circles as a ‘Verbal Subluxation’...” April 25], listed as “temporary faculty” at College of Marin, has reached new lows for both science and basic civility. Dr. Waldman proposes to expose pseudo-
science while espousing her own pseudoscience, wrapped up in the sheep-like societal acceptance of everything and anything medical. She presumes to know about chiropractic, chiropractic philosophy and chiropractic education. She plaintively toots her own expertise by proclaiming that she teaches physiology to some students who have gone on to become doctors and nurses, doubting that I could pass one of her exams. Dr. Waldman apparently doesn’t know that chiropractic schools teach the same basic sciences as medical schools ... physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, histology, etc. For physiology class, I used the same textbook that was then (it’s still on my bookshelf) used in med schools, Guyton’s Physiology. Waldman makes reference to “real physicians and biologists. Not a chiropractor,” who could possibly understand vaccination. If this physiology teacher truly understood the physiology (function) of the immune system, she would know that there are two stages of immune response. The first is what is called the innate response, which is a generalized action against invaders. The second, more specific response will then produce antibodies, specific to the invader. Not only does vaccination totally bypass the innate response, it bypasses the tissues that an invader must normally pass, the highly evolved mucous membranes of the body amongst others. Vaccines are just dumped into the body, directly, by injection. She dares not approach the fact that vaccines are full of dangerous neurotoxins. How can that be healthy, especially
for children? Waldman calls me “fringe,” but if you stop to really think about it, trying to prevent disease by fooling a child’s developing immune system, and dosing children with known poisons ... well, that is fringe, to be sure. To claim there is no research backing my positions is just plain false. But, then, some things are common sense. You don’t need research to say that it is dangerous for children to play on the freeway. Waldman’s prime lack of civility? She says that I use ad hominem attacks, referring to her as a “yahoo.” Well, if the shoe fits ... Chiropractors are referred to as “Dr. so-and-so,” as are medical doctors, dentists and podiatrists. It’s a matter of common courtesy. The real problem with people like Dr. Waldman is that they do not tolerate dissent, and do their utmost to force others to their will. With vaccination, the real fringe science is the made-up concept of “herd immunity.” Hey, if a vaccine works, then why worry about some alleged danger from those who are unvaccinated? These medical extremists are bound and determined to eliminate all choice about vaccinations. They think that “Big Brother in a White Coat” knows better than an educated, concerned parent. Thomas Jefferson wrote: “If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as the souls of those who live under tyranny.”
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The Open Space District formed in 1972 after a grassroots initiative and vote by county residents. It now manages about 18,500 acres. Marin’s 34 preserves encompass a wide ecological variety, from marshlands and forests to creeks and rolling hills. Many of the preserves separate towns and serve as buffers, helping to create the open feeling county residents have come to cherish. In 2010, when the county Board of Supervisors, acting as the board of the Open Space District, held a meeting to begin a review of management practices in the district, about 47.5 miles of “nonsystem” trails criss-crossed the patchwork of preserves. Mountain bikers could use 24 percent of single-track trails and shareduse trails on district land. Hikers and equestrians objected to any suggestion of expanding access to mountain bikers. The battle lines drawn then were similar to the battle lines drawn in 2005, when a study of the county’s open space policies revealed that most Marin residents favored the status quo when it came to bike access. But the numbers of bikers had been increasing ever since Joe Breeze and his cohorts started riding their fat-tire bikes down the slopes of Mt. Tam in the 1960s. The district now oversees use on about 270 miles of trails and roads, including fire roads. The “social trails” present the district with an additional challenge of how to manage trails that exist because people
Sausalito man claims Uganda’s highest peak for LGBT rights Neal Gottlieb, known to many Marinites for his much-loved organic ice cream company Three Twins Ice Cream, is spreading love in another way. On April 16, after a six-day trek, the Sausalito resident climbed more than 16,000 feet to the top of Uganda’s highest mountain, Margherita Peak, and planted a rainbow gay pride flag as a bold protest to the African nation’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. Gottlieb posted a public photo of his protest to his Facebook page on April 23, accompanied by an open letter to Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Gottlieb explained that Uganda passed the act after he had already booked his trip, and he decided that planting the flag atop the nation’s highest peak would be a strong statement. The Anti-Homosexuality Act, previously described as the “Kill the Gays Bill” for its original intent to punish same-sex relations by death, was signed into law on Feb. 24. The law maintains severe penalties for same-sex relations among Ugandan citizens, including a lifetime prison sentence. “Your country’s highest point is no longer its soil, its snow or a summit marker, but rather a gay pride flag waving brilliantly, shining down from above as a sign of protest and hope on behalf of the many thousands of Ugandans that you seek to repress and the many more that understand the hideous nature of your repressive legislation,” Gottlieb penned in his open letter, which now has more than 800 shares and counting. He added, “If you don’t like said flag on your highest peak, I urge you to climb up and take it down.” Since Gottlieb posted the photo, he initially received negative comments on Ugandan social media. Some critics have expressed their views via social media that Gottlieb’s protest is “arrogant” or a “disrespectful” imposition of American ideas on another country. Gottlieb stands by his act and belief that giving voice to the voiceless who suffer in Uganda is a “human issue.” He explained to the Pacific Sun, “Homosexuals are facing life imprisonment as well as beatings and worse in Uganda. Planting a flag is a benign, peaceful act compared to these [punishments].” Gottlieb added, “If those that changed history for the better before us waited for the polite time to do it—nothing would get done.” Despite disagreement, reactions from all over the world have been positive. “One came from a woman who lives in San Anselmo who runs a rescue fund for LGBT people who are in hiding in Africa,” Gottlieb said. “In turn, one of the individuals whom she is working with in Uganda wrote to say that the flag made him proud and that she should meet me for tea.” For more information and to read the full letter on Gottlieb’s Facebook page, visit: http:// on.fb.me/1kghSjT.—Cristina Schreil Stafford Bike Park could open construction bidding this week The path toward the proposed Stafford Lake Bike Park continued its breezy downhill grade, when the Marin County Board of Supervisors met on April 29 to consider multiple funding requests for what’s hoped to be a velocipede Valhalla—and they may even get the wheels spinning on bids for “phase 1” construction. Marin County Parks expected to ask the supes to authorize a sponsorship agreement for the park to the tune of $100,000 with Fox Factory Holding, a corporation which deals in bike and motorbike gear. In exchange for its donation, Fox Factory will be the brand sponsor of the park’s “Gravity Zone,” and be permitted to hold a limited number of events and clinics at the park through the first seven years following the park’s opening. Also pedaling ahead for the supes’ approval is a donation offer of $100,000 from the Friends of Stafford Lake Bike Park (FSLBP)—a fundraising group of bike park supporters. The FSLBP funds are intended to go toward building a modified dual slalom and a “skills progression zone.” In addition to those attractions, the proposed 17-acre bike park is slated to include a single-track loop trail, gravity-fed flow trails with jumps and berms, several pump tracks, North Shore-style elevated trails and more. Stafford Lake is located just west of the San Marin neighborhood in Novato. The final, and possibly most important, cycling agenda item before the board on April 29 was authorizing Marin County Parks and Open Space Director and General Manager Linda Dahl to seek bids for the construction contract (which, according to county officials, will not exceed $502,450) to launch phase 1 of the penny-farthing project. Parks would then seek bids from April 29 to May 29. When completed, the total bike park price tag is estimated at $850,000 which, according to the county, will be raised solely through grants, sponsorships and donations. To date, total donations are just shy of $600,000.—Jason Walsh Guilty Naso verdict awards two Marin district attorneys as prosecutors of the year Deputy District Attorneys Dori Ahana and Rosemary Slote were honored as
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have traditionally used them, much in the same way that an animal trail becomes a route for game. The open space preserves act as buffers between towns, preventing blanket development that could blend one urban area into another, as is the case in the San Fernando Valley. The integration of the preserves into the geographical landscape and into the cultural identity of the county has created an open space that abuts about 3,700 backyards. Access to the preserves, via 335 trailheads and roads that lead to the preserves in neighborhoods, create a feeling of ownership among residents. According to the draft version of the road- and trail-plan, “Conflicts among visitors, safety concerns, high-speed and extreme riding, unauthorized off-trail use, highly destructive trail building in fragile areas, sedimentation into creeks, fire risk and fuel management needs, the proliferation of invasive nonnative plants and subsequent diminution of ecological integrity brought preserve management to a critical point in 2010.” Conflict among visitors is a reference to the persistent problem of mountain bikers speeding along trails, scaring hikers and equestrians. Although the majority of mountain bikers are courteous and practice safe riding, admonitions aimed at a minority of daredevils channeling those first mountain bikers who screamed down Mt. Tam often go unacknowledged. The conflict between bikers and other users came to a head last June, when two equestrians on a single-track, nobikes trail in the Indian Tree Open Space Preserve in Novato said two boys on bikes came flying around a blind curve and spooked their horses. One of the riders was thrown and suffered spinal fractures. The horse she was riding bolted and wasn’t recovered until 24 hours later. Although the boys reportedly were only 10 or 12 years old, an age when reckless behavior is not unheard of, the incident renewed calls for mountain bike management on county
trails. After that incident, Curt Kruger of the Marin Horse Council, Kim Baenisch, executive director of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition; and Tom Boss, off-road and events director at the Bicycle Coalition, started talking in an attempt to begin a peace process among user groups on the trails. “We recognized that what was really needed was really a comprehensive effort at culture change,” Kruger says. For decades there’s been talk of cooperation on the trails in Marin. Education programs to promote safe riding and trail etiquette have resulted in some gains, says Boss. The number of mountain bikers using the trails has increased, but the reported incidents of conflict are remaining relatively static, he notes. “Mountain biking is growing in popularity. We’re not seeing a huge spike in conflict. Education has had an effect; it just hasn’t changed everybody.” Trail-users who have had negative experiences with mountain bikers will say the conflict has far from abated. Nona Dennis is a former chairwoman of the Marin Conservation League Board of Directors. She currently serves as head of the league’s Parks and Open Space Committee. In the discussions about ways to help solve trail conflict between mountain bikers, equestrians and hikers, representatives from the three user groups, including Dennis, recognized that movement toward conciliation and cooperation had reached a standstill, if it had ever moved much in a positive direction. An unspoken fact in discussions about trail conflict is that mountain bikers are the causative element in most incidents. Mountain bikers sometimes say they’re the targets of unfair criticism. But few hikers pose problems for equestrians and few hikers create a sense of danger for mountain bikers on narrow trails. Moderating the behavior of rogue mountain bikers is the thrust of a new initiative, a pact of cooperation the three 9 > user groups have formally approved.
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▼ Partner a successful technology exec. with a case study of road rage and you might be looking at Jeffrey Smock, 40, of Kentfield. Mill Valley police arrested Smock on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly got off his bicycle, attacked the driver of a pickup truck and beat him so severely that some witnesses feared for the victim’s life. According to reports, a dispute developed at the intersection of East Blithedale and Camino Alto in Mill Valley over whether the motorist’s mirror hit the cyclist. Smock, the founder and former CEO of Ironworks Software, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2009. Boy, oh, boy. We wonder what could happen at a business meeting that goes south.— Nikki Silverstein
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< 7 One-trick pony The boards of the Horse Council, the Conservation League and the Bicycle Coalition have approved a memorandum of understanding that’s something of a peace accord. The three groups have agreed to support a new initiative called Trail Partners. The goal of Trail Partners is nothing less than an attempt to change the culture—mostly of mountain bikers—on Marin trails. Dennis says the problem can be represented by a bell curve: 15 percent of mountain bikers routinely follow rules of the trails and abide by recognized trail etiquette. Another 15 percent will never abide by rules and etiquette. But the large majority are in the middle and “can be motivated with a strong message, a code of conduct. We will try to get to that middle group who love to tour on mountain bikes,” he says. “We recognize that their experience is different than hikers and equestrians. They go for the adrenalin rush.” How to meet their need for speed and at the same time allow safe passage for hikers and equestrians is the task Trail Partners will tackle. Segregating user groups is one way. Mountain bikers who seek the thrill of the ride need a single-track trail. On other shared routes mountain bikers need to tamp down their aggressive riding. That goal comes as mountain bikers continue to fight for increased access to the number of trails they can ride. But the ultimate goal of the road and trail plan is to keep the amount of trail mileage relatively static in response to a push to protect environmental consequences of overuse. It’s a conundrum worthy of Solomon. Talk of etiquette, safe riding and protecting the environment has gone on for decades—ever since the 1960s. The creation of Trail Partners, however, brings the discussion to a new level of cooperation. Dennis says the participation of the Conservation League, in addition to representing environmental issues, gives hikers a collective voice in the discussion. All three user group organizations “have developed trust in each other,” Dennis says. That’s a big step. Trail Partners is preparing a marketing campaign to spread a trail-use cooperation message. After some initial, modest fundraising, the new organization has hired a professional consultant to craft a marketing campaign and identify the best places to spread the message. The Board of Supervisors has awarded Trail Partners with a $2,500 community service grant. In a 2011 survey, the Open Space District tallied 2.8 million to 3.7 million visitors annually to its preserves. Although Marin often is called the park for the Bay Area, the survey found that the vast majority of visitors—91 percent—came from Marin, 2.4 percent came from Sonoma County and 1.8 percent each came from Alameda and San Francisco counties. Trail conflict, then, seems to be largely homegrown. The objective of Trail Partners, says
Kruger, is two-fold: to promulgate safety and to protect the environment. Kruger and Boss both note that the majority of mountain bikers abide by common sense etiquette, but those who do not are recurrent recalcitrants. Kruger cites Mothers Against Drunk Driving as an organization that changed the culture. “Advertising used to promote behavior” that led to young people drinking recklessly, he says. “Today everybody knows what a designated driver is.” He cites another example: “If you walk down the street and litter, someone is going to say something. That’s the kind of peer pressure we’re after.” The Horse Council has begun a program called Tails and Tires. It spreads education about how bikers and horses can interact safely. The Horse Council is taking the program to all high school mountain biking teams in Marin. “We also teach horse riders how to interact with others on the trail,” Kruger says. “Education goes both ways.” Kruger notes that although conflicts between mountain bikers and equestrians often receive the most attention, the largest conflict is between mountain bikers and hikers. The number of hikers on Marin trails underscores that assessment. According to the 2011 Open Space District survey, mountain bikers accounted for 23 percent of trail use, pedestrians accounted for 76.5 percent use and equestrians accounted for just 0.4 percent use. Access4Bikes, a Marin-based group that advocates for increased access, says the percentage of mountain bikers using Marin trails should mean an increase in trails for mountain bike use. The road- and trail-plan, however, recognizes that a finite number of trail miles protects the environment. Open space is not unlimited. Kruger says Trail Partners is going to “put together information we’re going to present to the industry to change their advertising.” Getting away from the daredevil NASCAR image could help, Dennis says. Trail Partners, adds Kruger, also will work with local equestrian shops and bike shops. He hopes the Tails and Tires program will be a requirement to participate in the NorCal High School Cycling League. “If we can attack this from all different angles,” it could make a difference, Kruger says. “In the mountain biking community you have everything from the 14-year-old kid who doesn’t know any better up to the 50-year-old entitled guy who has always lived here and thinks it’s his right to ride wherever he wants.” You also have mountain bikers who get their thrills and also respect other users. Trail Partners could find that user group to be an important ally in a push for cultural change. At least that’s the idea. Like peace in the Mideast, peace on the trails is hard to achieve. Y Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.
< 6 Newsgrams triggered from a prison riot. Later on, Herman became a district attorney, while Boren became a judge in the Marin Superior Court. Naso, who represented himself during the trial, was sentenced to death after almost three years of court hearings—one of which included an extensive trial in the Marin Superior Court—where he was tried for all of the murders, including ones that took place in other counties. Ultimately, Naso was found guilty of murdering six women—although the prosecutors believed the actual total to be 10. The prosecutors had a list of 10 unnamed women as a piece of evidence and alleged that Naso used the list to document his murders. During the initial guilty phase of the trial, he was convicted of murdering four women between 1977 and 1994 and discarding their bodies along some of Marin’s backwoods roadsides, Yuba and Contra Costa counties. During the death penalty phase, the two prosecutors offered evidence that Naso killed one of his former tenants—her body washed up in Tiburon in 1981—and a drifting Bob Dylan groupie who was killed in 1992 in or around Nevada County. The ceremony for Ahana and Slote will take place in June in Newport Beach.—Stephanie Powell
Supervisor Katie Rice meets with community to discuss WinCup and future development proposals It’s loud and clear, by the sheer number of people alone who
attended a community meeting on April 26 with county Supervisor Katie Rice, that residents of Marin will not allow growth and development to happen without a fight. Around 400 people gathered at Bacich School in Kentfield for the 90-minute session, during which Supervisor Rice, criticized for bailing out of a forum on housing policy in March, addressed local angst triggered by WinCup, a high-density housing development project approved by the Corte Madera Town Council. Announcing to the crowd that WinCup is a “done deal,” she assured them that she will be keeping an eye on plans for the proposed Sonoma Marin Rail Transit (SMART) station in Larkspur, which many fear pose threats similar to WinCup. Before Supervisor Rice opened the floor to comments, she told the audience that she has lived in Marin County for most of her life, and has a strong interest in the environment and open space protections. “It’s a beautiful place we live in,” she said, “... with a rich history and a tradition of community activism, conservation and thoughtful, perspective planning.” Admitting that she sometimes wakes in the middle of the night with worries about such meetings, she acknowledged that residents have good reason to be concerned with growth and development in “one of the premiere and most attractive places to live in all of California, if not the nation.” Decisions about the Larkspur Station area plan will be made by the Larkspur City Council, she told them, and noted that whatever development is approved will require numerous community meetings and public hearings—the first of which will take place on Thursday, May 22, at 6:30pm at Hall Middle School in Larkspur. Heightened awareness and concern over recent development proposals is a good thing, Supervisor Rice stated, and encouraged audience members with questions and worries to continue to voice their opinions at public meetings. “It’s important and in keeping with the county’s activist history,” she said. “Citizens engaged and participating in solving problems and envisioning what our county, our communities, will look like going forward into the future.”— Molly Oleson
Marin Sanitary Service co-owner goes from ‘Hero of Marin’ to national recognition Joseph Garbarino, co-owner and chairman of the Marin Sanitary Service, didn’t let his
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ince the publication of my feature on vaccine opt-outs, I’ve received a healthy amount of feedback (which I always appreciate—positive, negative or indifferent). I’ve been lambasted by the anti-vaccine crowd for being pro-vaccine, and by the pro-vaccine crowd for not bludgeoning the other side with enough fervor. This is generally a good thing, journalistically—when everyone’s mad at you, it means you did something right. But there is one criticism I’d like to address. Last week, a letter-writer accused me of giving undue credence to “alternate biology” by quoting Dr. Donald Harte, a Corte Madera chiropractor and outspoken vaccine critic. It’s true that Dr. Harte’s views were sprinkled liberally throughout my story. But by taking issue with that, the letter-writer missed the point. Journalism, particularly mainstream journalism, often falls into the trap of “balance” and false equivalency. Just because there are two sides doesn’t mean they deserve equal weight. On this I agree. My feature, though, proclaimed its intentions in the subhed: “Why more Marinites are opting out of childhood vaccines—and what it means for the rest of us.”
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As a first-time grandpa, my focus on vaccines is real. It wasn’t that long ago that those infectious diseases were a present-day issue. My aunt died from measles when she was only 12 years old (pre-1920). Her brother, my dad and my mom made sure that their children were all vaccinated and I carried on the same responsibility with my children. Fifty years of history has shown that vaccinations work. My grandparents, 75 years ago, worried whether their newborns would survive infectious diseases, such as polio, measles and whooping cough. My father weathered a bout of smallpox as a child and survived. These are the stories that I care to share. I don’t know if a vaccine would have saved my aunt and I don’t know what ultimately saved my dad, but I have to think that medicine was the answer and that the vaccinations developed in the past few decades have helped to eliminate these epidemics. Today, my daughter worries about her newborn son. As a mom, she watches her own diet as she nurses her baby, keeps him safe, keeps him clean and heaps love and attention onto him. My daughter (and all moms, really) shouldn’t have to worry over the rising numbers of reported infectious diseases.
Marin has one of the highest vaccine optout rates in the state. That’s a fact. Why? is a legitimate, relevant question. And Dr. Harte, like it or not, is a key piece of the puzzle. His views may seem extreme. They may fly in the face of the scientific consensus. But he’s not alone—many Marinites (and Americans) share his conviction that vaccines are harmful and, worse, ineffective. In fact, during our interview, Dr. Harte told me he takes credit for at least a share of the county’s opt-outs. To ignore this, or to downplay it, is to miss a big part of the picture. To use an analogy: When writing about climate change, it’s not necessary to give significant space to climate-change deniers. When writing about climate change denial, on the other hand, it certainly is. And that’s a newsworthy topic. We can wish all we want that everyone would simply get on the same page, but wishing won’t make it so. My feature was primarily about examining why people—often educated, well-intentioned people—reject vaccines. You and I may find their logic lacking. We may gnash our teeth at their version of reality. Still, it’s always important to understand something before you dismiss it. Y Take a final jab at Jacob at jacobsjottings@gmail.com.
As we reported in the Pacific Sun in 2013, there were 173 Marin-based cases of whooping cough—a highly contagious respiratory illness that kills nearly 300,000 people every year worldwide. That’s about 68 cases for every 100,000 Marinites—the second-highest rate in California. According to the California Department of Public Health, some 8 percent of school-age children in Marin don’t have all, or any, of their shots. That’s almost four times the state average and more than any other county in the Bay Area. We will continue to follow this story, especially as schools are forced to face this challenge.
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I’m disappointed in Jacob Shafer’s easy acceptance of mainstream vaccine mythology [“Shots in the Dark,” Feb. 21], especially considering that the Pacific Sun is an alternative news source. There are many problems with vaccines and the parents who resist should be celebrated rather than demonized. I encourage you to do your own true, thorough research so you will learn the truth for yourself. Three excellent resources to get you started include: The National Vaccine Information Center; The Thinking Moms’ Revolution; and Dr. Sherri Tenpenny.
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A chiropractor, seriously [“The Needle and the Damage Done,” April 11]. It doesn’t surprise me that he would have such opinions and that is part of the problem. The press hand a microphone to these folks looking for controversy. However, the good doctor below has more “street cred” by far. Regardless, when I was a kid (we’re talking back in the ’60s) I thought getting the flu
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was a no-big-deal type of thing, even though on a couple of occasions it waylayed me for weeks at a time. As I grew older I came to learn that tens of thousands of folks die from the virus every year. The same is probably true for the (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) cohort of diseases. While Dr. Stoller had some interesting citations, in most cases the preponderance of evidence supports the continued use of the vaccines. The link to autism has also been exhaustively researched with the bulk of the studies showing no link, but there are a few where this isn’t the case. We don’t live in a perfect world. There are risks and benefits associated with each course of action and just so you know—I rolled the die and vaccinated my kids and am glad I did.
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How wrong letter-writer Miranda Welter is [“Smallpox, Polio, Measles ... Just Part of Growing Up, Kids!!” March 28]. Vaccines teach our immune systems by introducing parts of a disease to form an anticipatory response. We need boosters for some of these, routinely. Antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals all work on the disease-causers directly, although usually broadly, which is why we replace our good intestinal flora after using them. Runaway cells and retroviruses hijack parts of our immune system, which is why the vaccines for them are so long in coming. The HPV vaccines are a wonderful blessing. I am relieved my daughter and niece and all their friends have a far slimmer chance of getting uterine cancer than my sisters. Still, two-thirds of medicine comes from nature and new kinds of antibiotics and antivirals are coming soon. Miranda, be well.
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Up in smoke E-cigarettes: safe alternative to tobacco or public health menace? The debate burns on
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E-cigarettes: safe alternative to tobacco or public health menace? The debate burns on
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he first thing you need to know about e-cigarettes is that they aren’t cigarettes. Not even close. Go ahead, take a drag. I did (for the purposes of this story, naturally). Granted I’m a non-smoker, but I’ve puffed enough to know the real thing. And I’ve spotted enough people in parks and grocery store parking lots sucking on what look like ballpoint pens designed by Steve Jobs to wonder what’s going on. So I inhaled, or “vaped” as the kids are calling it. Instead of the familiar, burning blue-gray smoke, I got a lungful of tingly, barely visible nicotine vapor. It’s not an entirely unpleasant sensation, and it did deliver a mild buzz. Consider it Cig Lite. That’s the idea— e-cigarettes are supposed to simulate smoking without the health risks, and to help smokers kick the habit. Whether they deliver on that promise is open to debate. The debate is heating up. E-cigarettes—or ENDS, “Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems”—have been on the
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market for nearly a decade, yet we still So it’s cheaper, but is it healthier? don’t know much about their efficacy While the litany of known carcinogens or safety. The FDA, which only reguin a typical cigarette is too long to list lates ENDS that are specifically sold for here, a greatest-hits sampling includes smoking cessation, urges caution doozies like arsenic, formaldehyde and emphasizes the need for and lead, plus a host of less-profurther study. The World nounceable but no-less-poisonby Health Organization takes it ous compounds. By cutting out Jacob a step further, stating in an the tobacco and some additives, Shafer official report that “consume-cigarettes may be cleaner. ers are strongly advised not That doesn’t mean they’re clean. to use any of these products” Most ENDS contain propylene until more is known. glycol, which acts as an irritant Many consumers aren’t listening: when inhaled, and initial studies have between 2008 and 2012, the number of found traces of other toxic ingredients. e-cigarettes sold in the U.S. skyrockThen there’s nicotine, the star of the eted from 50,000 to 3.5 million, while show, a highly addictive stimulant with the price of an e-cigarette kit—which side effects of its own. includes a cartridge, battery and char* * * * * ger—plummeted. Today a typical ENDS The truth about e-cigarettes may be costs around $30, and a habitual user hanging in the air like so much vapor, will shell out about $600 a year on replacement cartridges, according to the but some lawmakers aren’t waiting around. A number of cities—including Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette AsLos Angeles, New York and Chicago— sociation. (Compare that with the more than $2,000 a-pack-a-day smoker spends have restricted the use of ENDS. Add Corte Madera to the list. Earlier this yearly on cigarettes in California.)
month the Corte Madera Town Council considered two ordinances aimed at banning smoking in public places and multifamily housing units. One included e-cigarettes; the other didn’t. Ultimately, the council voted 3-1 to toss e-cigarettes onto the heap with their notorious cousins. (Critics of the ordinance—including Councilmember Michael Lappert, who cast the lone dis-
I’ve spotted enough people in parks and grocery store parking lots sucking on what look like ballpoint pens designed by Steve Jobs to wonder what’s going on. senting vote—questioned how feasible it will be to bust people for using an odorless inhalant in their own homes.) The ordinance cites the potential health hazards of e-cigarettes, and notes
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that e-cigarette companies have begun targeting kids. In the dubious tradition of Joe Camel, some e-cigarette makers hawk flavors like Cherry Crush and Chocolate Treat and promote their wares with social media ad campaigns aimed at teens. A recent Congressional report titled, “Gateway to Addiction?” condemned these practices and urged federal regulators to step in. “As long as e-cigarette companies continue to take pages from Big Tobacco’s old and cynical marketing playbook, our children will remain vulnerable to the grave dangers of nicotine addiction,” reads the report, which is signed by senators from seven states. In fact, in many cases e-cigarette companies and Big Tobacco are one and the same. Last year Lorillard, Inc., maker of Newport cigarettes, bought the popular blu eCigs e-cigarette brand. And other heavy hitters, including Reynolds American Inc. and the com-
pany behind Marlboro, have launched e-cigarettes of their own. It makes sense: Decades of antismoking ads, lawsuits and, most of all, millions of smoking-related deaths have conspired to knock Big Tobacco off its once-mighty perch. Cigarettes are still profitable, but the profits are shrinking. As the e-cigarette market swells, it could represent a rich new revenue stream.
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By cutting out the tobacco and some additives, e-cigarettes may be cleaner. That doesn’t mean they’re clean. smoking area than astride a horse at sunset. E-cigarettes, meanwhile, are trying to reclaim some cultural cache. A campaign for the blu eCigs brand features a brooding denim-clad pitchman shot in black-and-white—a sort of millennial Marlboro Man. E-cigarettes have shown up in Hollywood movies and between the lips of celebrities like Johnny Depp and actress Katherine Heigl, who smoked one on David Letterman’s couch and told the late-night host she was “essentially humidifying the space.” Could e-cigarettes make smoking cool for a new generation? That remains to be seen; certainly wary health officials and anti-smoking groups will be watching closely. But the larger questions are: Do they work? Can they replace cigarettes or, better yet, help a smoker quit? Chris Callahan began smoking
during his college days at San Rafael’s Dominican University. When he turned 30, he tried to stop via e-cigarettes. He sampled a couple of different brands, including Ploom, which offers sleek devices with a lofty tagline (“Rethink Tobacco”) and carries a starter kit (with the hefty price tag of $65.95) with accessories like a carrying case and flavors ranging from “orchard” to “kick-ass mint.” Callahan sums up his experience in one word: “terrible.” “I don’t understand the craze,” he says. “I think it’s a waste.” Callahan did eventually quit, with the help of toothpicks, willpower and exercise. The old-fashioned way. His experience isn’t necessarily typical; clearly the sales figures show that e-cigarettes work for some smokers, on some level. But maybe it’s a caution flag for both the industry and its critics: Fads often fade. Sure, the e-cigarette market could keep growing exponentially, eventually supplanting tobacco as America’s (and the world’s) recreational inhalant of choice. Or they could end up snuffed in the cultural ashtray. Meanwhile, the next time you see someone sucking on an iPen outside Whole Foods, at least you’ll know what’s going on. Y Light Jacob’s fire at jacobsjottings@gmail.com.
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’m often asked how to start a garden that is drought-tolerant, simple and sustainable, uses no harsh chemical fertilizer or pesticides, and one that is gorgeous to look at. It may sound impossible, but stick with me, pilgrim! It is very achievable, especially here in Marin County, where we are lucky to have the very bountiful Mediterranean climate. The catch? You will have to be very patient, as most plants are slackers and take their sweet time to grow large, and you must tackle parts of your yard section by section. Don’t attempt to change your entire yard all at once or you will hunt me down and yell at me for leading you into that exhausting pickle. To help you out, I came across three new garden titles this spring. Any of these will help you be a winner in your yard. First thing to investigate is: Do you have
dirt or soil? Dirt isn’t soil. Dirt is dead. Soil is alive. If you are from Manhattan, like yours truly, you may want to get your hands on a copy of The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet (Rodale Books) by Kristin Ohlson. Most people don’t realize that soil is a living thing, a breathing ecosystem filled with billions of tiny underground life forms. I didn’t know much about soil when I lived in NYC, but then when I came west and trained with soil scientist Stephen Andrews at UC Berkeley, he gently knocked some soilsense into my urban, angry, ignorant head. Ohlson, the granddaughter of farmers and the daughter of avid gardeners does the same in her book. “It is believed that 95 percent of the earth’s species diversity lies underground, and a thriving soil results in a healthier atmosphere,” writes Ohlson. “It’s time for us to work with them, not against them.” How do you make your soil burst with life? By amending it with compost each year. Read the book and then hit the road with your pickup truck to buy some homegrown compost locally blended at American Soil & Stone Products in San Rafael, Pt. Reyes Compost Co. in West Marin, Redwood Landfill and Recycling Center in Novato or Sonoma Compost Co. in Petaluma. For you teeny-boppers out there, garden author Dee Nash has written a book especially for you! I wish I had The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff (St. Lynn’s Press) to help me when I started my first garden. I would have saved An average sample of soil is 45 percent minerals, 25 percent water, 25 percent air loads of money on plants and water. “Did your zinnias and 5 percent organic matter.
The book includes a chapter on how to effectively tweet about your plant and the best angles to capture during an Instagram selfie with your plant.
develop mildew? Did squash bugs eat your squash? Join the club. All gardeners have setbacks. Even good gardeners kill plants ... I’ve loaded these pages with how-to’s, easyto-achieve DIY projects, charts, sketches and lots of tips and other gardening road signs,” writes Nash. “Oh, and a gardener’s basic tool kit. You didn’t think I was going to throw you into the deep end without your water wings, did you?” With detailed chapters on container gardening, edible and ornamental front or backyards, gardening for the senses and community gardens in urban settings, this book is jam-packed with useful information. Nash believes no one is born with a brown thumb, or a green one for that matter. Gardening is a skill learned and she is eager to be your coach. Amen. For those of you more experienced gardeners (or my star students!) you will really enjoy Miriam Goldberger’s new book entitled Taming Wildflowers: Bringing the Beauty and Splendor of Nature’s Blooms Into Your Own Backyard. (St. Lynn’s Press). In my eyes, Goldberger is the ambassador of wildflowers. She’s been removing lawns and replacing them with native plants and wildflowers way before it became trendy like our fixation with kale. She and her husband founded Wildflower Farm in Ontario, Canada, in 1988. These 100 acres of magical gardens and meadows thrive without one iota of pesti-
cide. Goldberger is an expert in her field and shares her knowledge generously throughout the book, and best of all, she is funny! “I was certainly not present and accounted for during high school biology class when we trudged through the chapter on flower anatomy,” she writes. “I had zero interest in charts, graphs, excruciatingly detailed science reports or the memorization of scientific terms. Latin? You’ve got to be kidding.” Goldberger creates bouquets on her farm and has an entire chapter with photos on your DIY wedding experience, including when to pick, how to harvest and how to design your own bouquets. There are also photographs of her 60 favorite sustainable flowers that will thrive in most climate zones. Which are a few of my favorites that I’ve tried in Marin, after I met Goldberger at the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show? Glad you asked, and yes, I stalked her. Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) and Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). Lastly, Goldberger educates the reader on the importance of honeybees and other pollinators, and gives step-by-step directions for what she calls “making babies”: sowing seeds. Then on to amending your soil with compost, watering basics and how to grow your dream meadow or cutting garden that will attract pollinators from around the ’hood. Y Break new ground with Annie at thedirtdiva@earthlink.net. MAY 2 - MAY 8, 2014 PACIFIC SUN 15
››THAT TV GUY FRIDAY, MAY 2 2014 Disney Music Awards Nothing says “Rock Star!” like a Disney Music Award. It’s like the embarrassing yearbook photo of rock. Disney Channel. 7:30pm. Jersey Shore Marathon The fascinating part is to watch how they have grown intellectually as the seasons go on. MTV. 4pm. Whose Line Is It Anyway? The improv show is back. Improv can be incredible to witness as on-the-spot imagination is manifested in hilarity. It can also be manifested in us changing the channel because most of it is dreck. CW. 8pm. Hawaii Five-0 The detectives travel on a case to Afghanistan, or at least the parts of the California desert that almost look like Afghanistan. CBS. 9pm. SATURDAY, MAY 3
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Gladiator Russell Crowe stars as a Roman general betrayed and sold into slavery, where he is trained as a gladiator and forced to fight in gruesome, lethal battles before a bloodthirsty audience. Throw in an annoying host and some former child stars and it could be the next reality TV hit. (2000) TNT. 6:30pm. Hollywood Hillbillies We missed the premiere of this reality show about a family of genuine hillbillies who move to California. Of course, the producers arrange some wackybut-safe adventures. In real life, this kind of thing usually ends in a porn shoot. Reelz. 8pm.
Jaws Marathon They are showing Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws: The Revenge, The Last Jawsbender, Jaws 8: Sharks on a Plane, Riding in Cars with Jaws, Every Which Way But Jaws WEDNESDAY, and Jaws Carter of Mars. MAY 7 Dual SurGreat whites get a bad rap, but they are capable American Movie Classics. of more than eating flavorful fish (and humans). vival Untamed The 6pm. duo faces crocodiles, The Thundermans This leeches and elephants in Sri Lanka. Guess new live-action series centers on a pair of which of those don’t show up in the Sri superhero parents raising twins in the suburbs. One of the twins is evil, of course. It can Lanka Office of Tourism brochure. Discovery Channel. 8pm. be difficult to tell the evil twin. Unless their last names are Olsen. Then it’s both. Nickelo- Walking Tall A Special Forces veteran becomes sheriff of a small southern town deon. 8pm. and takes on the local thuggery, carrying a big stick and a heavily edited copy of the SUNDAY, MAY 4 The Simpsons Homer Constitution. (2004) Spike 8pm. wakes up in a world where everything is Legos. We were wondering what it would THURSDAY, MAY 8 Lord of the Car be like to wake up in a world where everyHordes This is a show about a retired prothing is merchandised to sell products and then we remembered that we do that every fessional wrestler mechanic and a hot rod builder. If that makes them “lords,” the standday. Fox. 8pm. ards of nobility have clearly fallen. Discovery Everest Avalanche Tragedy Have they Channel. 8pm. even found the bodies yet? Discovery ChanAmerican Comedy nel. 9pm. Awards Comedians are honored in such categoMONDAY, MAY 5 Horries as “Best Spit Take,” rible Bosses Three work“Best Simulated Fart ers scheme to eliminate Noise” and “Best Double their sadistic bosses in a kind of mutual murder Entendre” including the pact. It’s like Strangers on words “Anthony” and a Train and could be a real“Weiner.” NBC. 9pm. ly fun party game at your Steven Seagal: Lawnext corporate retreat! man If you haven’t (2011) FX. 8pm. already heard, Steven The Tomorrow People Seagal is now friends Stephen tries to stop with Vladimir Putin. If the extermination of the Now that’s a lawman if we’ve ever seen one. you have seen Seagal human race, or at least lately, you also know that save the dozen or so he is friends with carpeople who still watch bohydrates and Superthis show. CW. 9pm. Glue-like hair products. Reelz 10pm. Y 16 and Pregnant This week’s teen mom Critique That TV Guy at letters@pacificsun.com. is described as “artsy.” Maybe she could 16 PACIFIC SUN MAY 2 - MAY 8, 2014
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Alan Partridge (R)
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13)
Cinema: Fri-Wed 3:45, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 12:30, 7 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:50; 3D showtimes at 1:30, 4:45, 8 Sun-Thu 12:30, 3:45, 6:45; 3D showtimes at 1:30, 4:45, 8 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:20, 2:10, 5:20, 7:55, 8:35; 3D showtimes at 11:45, 12:30, 3, 3:45, 4:30, 6:15, 7:15, 9:30, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:40, 7:20; 3D showtimes at 11, 2:20, 4, 5:40, 9, 10:40 Sequoia: Fri 4, 10:30; 3D showtime at 7:15 Sat 4, 10:30; 3D showtimes at 12:45, 7:15 Sun 4; 3D showtimes at 12:45, 7:15 Mon-Wed 4; 3D showtime at 7:15
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M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d l Alan Partridge (1:30) The BBC cult comedy hits the big screen with Steve Coogan as everybody’s favorite pompous, narcissistic talk-show host. l The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2:22) The conflicted arachnid-esque superhero is back and defending New York against a powerful supervillain named Electro; Jamie Foxx and Andrew Garfield star. l Bears (1:17) Disney documentary follows a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear and her two cubs; John C. Reilly narrates. l Ben-Hur (3:32) Oscar-winning epic stars Charlton Heston as a Jewish nobleman who survives betrayal, leprosy, enslavement by the Romans and a do-or-die chariot race; William Wyler directs. l Brick Mansions (1:30) The Raid redux as undercover cops infiltrate a walled city-within-a-city to take down a nasty crime lord. l Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2:15) The defrosted WWII hero (Chris Evans) takes on new earth-shattering challenges with a little help from the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). l Decoding Annie Parker (1:39) True story of the Berkeley geneticist who discovered the link between DNA and cancer; Helen Hunt and Samantha Morton star. l Divergent (2:20) Sci-fi thriller about a futuristic society of rigidly controlled cliques and an adolescent girl who just doesn’t fit in with any of them. l Draft Day (1:50) Browns GM Kevin Costner pursues gridiron perfection at any cost during a particularly hectic NFL Draft. l Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (1:21) Documentary portrait of the Tony-winning Broadway legend at work, home and play; Hal Prince, Nathan Lane and many others share insights and encomiums. l Fading Gigolo (1:38) John Turturro directs and stars as an aging wannabe male escort; Woody Allen plays his pimp, Sharon Stone and Sofia Vergara are among his clients. l Finding Vivian Maier (1:23) Documentary looks at the life of a secretive New York nanny whose recently unearthed snapshots reveal her as one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers. l Focus on the Family Presents Irreplaceable (2:00) The conservative evangelical group offers its analysis of what’s wrong with the world: the downfall of the traditional family unit. l The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2:00) An unlikely (and doomed) utopian colony of Weimar Republic freethinkers on a deserted isle is the subject of Dayna Goldfine’s and Dan Geller’s Hitchcockian documentary. l The German Doctor (1:34) A postwar Argentine family strikes up a self-delusional friendship with incognito Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele. l The Grand Budapest Hotel (1:40) Wes Anderson directs a star-studded cinemazation of Stefan Zweig’s stories about a palatial European hotel between the wars; Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Léa Seydoux, Harvey Keitel, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray are among the guests.
A Haunted House 2 (1:30) Marlon Wayan’s horror spoof takes on the happy-family-in-asuburban-haunted-house genre; Jaime Pressly and Cedric the Entertainer costar. l Heaven Is for Real (1:50) A child’s near-death voyage past the Pearly Gates convinces his pastor father that there really is an afterlife. l Like Father, Like Son (2:00) Japanese drama about a hard-driving go-getter who discovers that the son he’s raised for six years was switched at birth. l Locke (1:25) Tom Hardy tour-de-force focuses on a desperate man’s two-hour trip to London to confront his unraveling life; Steven Knight directs. l The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana (3:30) Catch all the pugilistic action as champion welterweights “Money” Mayweather and “El Chino” Maidana mix it up live from the MGM Grand in Vegas. l Moms’ Night Out (1:40) Merry mayhem ensues when Patricia Heaton and company head out for a night on the town, leaving their clueless hubbies in charge of the kids. l National Theatre London: King Lear (3:48) Simon Russell Beale stars as Shakespeare’s aging, deluded, tragic monarch; Sam Mendes directs. l Neighbors (1:37) Newlyweds Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen are forced to take lodging next door to a frat house; Zac Efron and Andy Samberg costar. l Noah (2:19) Russell Crowe stars as the biblical ark-builder and deluge-survivor; Anthony Hopkins is Methuselah. l Only Lovers Left Alive (2:02) Jim Jarmusch takes on the vampire genre with a rambling hipster romance about the centuries-old love affair between an indie musician and his enigmatic tootsie. l The Other Woman (1:49) Kate Upton, Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann cook up the perfect revenge on the three-timing lover who betrayed them more or less concurrently. l The Quiet Ones (1:38) Scientists get more horrifying data than they bargained for when they conduct paranormal experiments on a disturbed woman. l The Railway Man (1:48) True story of a former POW who finds and confronts the Japanese soldier who tortured him decades earlier; Colin Firth stars. l Rio 2 (1:41) Blu the Minnesota macaw is back and trying to adapt to his new home, the wilds of the Amazon jungle; Sergio Mendes and Bebel Gilberto add a bit of bossa nova authenticity to the proceedings. l Super Duper Alice Cooper (1:26) Acclaimed documentary examines the life and legend of the over-the-top rock icon and his alter ego, preacher’s son Vincent Furnier. l Transcendence (1:59) Crazed techno-geek Johnny Depp forsakes friends and family in his quest to create—or become—a perfect robot. l Under the Skin (1:48) Jonathan Glazer’s surreal thriller stars Scarlett Johansson as a shape-shifting space creature who preys on horny hitchhikers in the Scottish Highlands. l
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Divergent (PG-13)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:40, 7, 10:10
Draft Day (PG-13)
Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Thu 7, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:25, 7, 9:40 Northgate: FriWed 11:15, 1:50, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:15, 5, 7:40, 10:15
kElaine Stritch: Shoot Me (NR)
Lark: Fri 4, 6:15 Sat 6:15 Sun noon, 2:15 Mon-Tue 5:15 Wed-Thu 3, 5:15
kFading Gigolo (R)
Regency: Fri-Sat 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Sun-Thu 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:20
Finding Vivian Maier (NR)
Rafael: Fri-Sat 4:45, 9 Sun 4:45 Mon-Thu 9
kFocus on the Family Presents Irreplaceable (PG-13) Regency: Tue 7:30
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (NR)
Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Mon-Thu 6:15, 8:45
kThe German Doctor (PG-13)
Regency: Fri-Sat 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sun-Thu 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40
The Grand Budapest Hotel (R)
Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:25, 2:50 5:10, 7:20, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:25, 2:50 5:10, 7:20 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Thu 7:15, 9:45 Sat-Sun 2, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Marin: Fri 4:50, 7:30, 9:55 Sat 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 9:55 Sun 2:15, 4:50, 7:30 Mon-Thu 4:50, 7:30 Playhouse: Fri 4:45, 7:20, 9:35 Sat 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:20, 9:35 Sun 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:20 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:20 Thu 4:45 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:30, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Sun 11:30, 7:10 Mon-Tue, Thu 11:30, 2, 4:35, 7:10 Wed 11:30
A Haunted House 2 (R)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 2:25, 7:40
Heaven Is for Real (PG)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:35, 2, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35
kLike Father, Like Son (Not Rated)
Lark: Fri-Sat 8:30 Sun 4:30, 7:30 Mon-Thu 7:30
kLocke (R)
Rafael: Fri 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 Sat-Sun 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 Mon-Thu 6:30, 8:30
kThe Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana (PG-13) Regency: Sat 6 kMoms’ Night Out (PG)
Northgate: Thu 7
National Theatre London: King Lear (NR)
Lark: Sat 1
kNeighbors (R)
Fairfax: Thu 8 Northgate: Thu 8, 10:25 Playhouse: Thu 8 Rowland: Thu 8, 10:25
Noah (PG-13)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:40, 7:50
Only Lovers Left Alive (R)
Marin: Fri 4:10, 7, 9:50 Sat 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50 Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7 Mon-Thu 4:10, 7
The Other Woman (PG-13)
Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:15, 7, 9:30 Sun-Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7 Larkspur Landing: Fri, MonThu 6:45, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 Mon-Thu 3:30, 6:30 Regency: Fri 11:25, 12:50, 2:05, 3:30, 4:45, 6:10, 7:30, 9, 10:15 Sat 11:25, 12:50, 2:05, 3:30, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Sun-Mon, Wed-Thu 11:25, 12:50, 2:05, 3:30, 4:45, 6:10, 7:30 Tue 11:25, 12:50, 2:05, 3:30, 4:45, 7:30, 9, 10:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Sequoia: Fri 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Sat 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Sun 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45 Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:45
The Quiet Ones (R)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15
The Railway Man (R)
Regency: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4:05, 7
Rio 2 (G)
Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40 Sun-Thu 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 Playhouse: Fri 4:55, 7:15, 9:35 Sat 12, 2:20, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35 Sun 12, 2:20, 4:55, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:55, 7:15 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:40
Super Duper Alice Cooper (NR)
Rafael: Thu 7
Transcendence (PG-13)
Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20
Under the Skin (R)
Marin: Fri 4:30, 7:15, 10 Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 Mon-Thu 4:30, 7:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:40, 5:05, 10:15
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Highlights from our online community calendar—great things to do this week in Marin
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Live music 05/02: Audrey Moira Shimkas; Lovin’ It Trio Jazz. 6:30pm. No cover. The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 847-8331. 05/02: Free Peoples Rock. 9:30pm. $5. Peri’s, 29 Broadway Ave., Fairfax. 459-9910. 19broadway.com. 05/02: Petty Theft Tom Petty tribute. 9pm. $15. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Ave., Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com. 05/02: Pride and Joy 9pm. $22-25. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com. 05/02: Sambada Afro funk. 9pm. $12-15. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato. 05/02: The 7th Sons May Dance Party Rock, blues. 8pm. $10. San Rafael Elks Club Ballroom, 1312 Mission Avenue, San Rafael. 272-8802. the7thsons.com.
05/02: Yes! Fundraiser with Liz Pisco, King and Ace, The Manorisms Rock, blues, Ameri-
cana. 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.
05/02: Jim Pasquel and Sheldon Lee Cowen Guitar duo. 8pm. No cover. True North, 638 San Anselmo Ave. , San Anselmo.
05/02: MND, Clear Conscience and Nick Lopez 8pm. George’s Nightclub, Fourth St., San Rafael. georgesnightclub.com
05/03: Rue 66, Los Shimmy Shakes 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Ave., Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com. 05/03: Tom Rigney and Flambeau Americana, roots. 8pm. $23-36. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 05/04: Buddy Benefit Concert Live music with Matt Jaffe and the Distractions and teen a cappella group, ’Til Dawn. Meet the ball players as they welcome their new Baseball Buddies into the Pacifics family. Proceeds go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Bay. 6pm. $20. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.
05/04: Bread and Roses Benefit Blues Brunch With Maria Muldaur and her Red
Hot Bluesiana Band, Sofi Rox with Dick Bright and Aidan Nelson. Includes brunch and concert.10:30am-1pm. $60. The Fenix, 919 4th St., San Rafael. 945-7127 ext. 113. breadandroses.org. 05/04: Groovemeisters 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Ave., Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com. 05/04: Jazz in the Neighborhood With College of Marin Big Band, the Guarneri Quartet, Clairdee, Mary Fettig. 4pm. $20 donation. Community Church, 8 Olive St., Mill Valley. jazzintheneighborhood.org.
05/04: Monica Pasqual and the Handsome Brunettes, Dear John Love Renee 6:30pm.
$15-20. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com. 05/04: Sony Holland Jazz. With Jerry Holland, guitar. 6pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., san rafael. panamahotel.com. 05/04: The Eleven Grateful Dead tribute band. Proceeds benefit the Fairfax Open Space Commit-
ViDEO A mother’s work
A gut-wrenching story of religious and sexual hypocrisy that’s been denounced by the Catholic League, PHILOMENA has gone from humble indie beginnings to win festivals, critics and audiences over with its poignant tale of a woman’s lifelong search for her stolen son. I can’t think of a more desperately sad story—and true no less— Hunting for your stolen son can be an emotional rollercoaster. Dench that’s made me laugh so offers sound advice—sometimes you just have to sit down. much. Credit the film’s much-remarked-on mood entirely to Steve Coogan, who as co-writer, co-producer and co-star of the film with the amazing Judi Dench, has achieved a minor miracle of tone. The enormity done by the Sean Ross Abbey of Ireland on its young and pregnant female wards is told in the human-sized story of Philomena—a returning victim who negotiates, with all deference to the unwritten rules of laity and class divide, a way to find her boy, sold long ago by the abbey’s sisters to parts unknown. With the help of disgraced pol and aspiring journo Martin Sixsmith (Coogan), she’ll uncover a trail that takes her to another continent, and revelations that will make the repressive little cloister she left behind into a giant beelzebub among us. Writer Coogan, a lapsed Catholic himself, lets the abbey make its case for the removal of children from their fornicator mothers in the person of one Sister Hildegard. Some of a certain age might recognize the look in her eyes from their childhoods.—Richard Gould tee. No alcohol allowed in park. This is a zero waste event. 1pm. No cover. Fairfax Peri Park Stage, 16 Park Road, Fairfax. 453-8405. fairfaxopenspace.com. 05/04: Todos Santos Jazz. 7pm. No cover. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 4851182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.
05/05: Fabulous Fiesta House Party with John Kadlecik, Phil and Friends 5pm. $79.
Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.
05/05: Wishbone Ash with Argus Live
Rock. 8pm. $28-65. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 05/06: Swing Fever “World on a String: Songs of Harold Arlen.” 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. panamahotel.com. 05/07: Loyal Rose Jam rock, bluegrass. 8pm. No cover. Iron Springs Brewery, Center Blvd., Fairfax. ironspringspub.com. 05/07: Passion Habernera Classic Cuban salon music. 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafel. panamahotel.com. 05/07: Ring of Truth Trio Jazz. 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.
05/07: Tommy Odetto Group 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Ave., Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com. 05/08: The Continentals 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Ave., Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.
05/08: The Fall Risk, Josh McIntosh & Rattlesnakes in the Garden 8pm. $18-20. Sweet-
water Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com. 05/08: Firewheel Rock. 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.
05/08: Jayme Stone and the Other Side of the Air Banjo. Folk, jazz, bluegrass. 8pm. $20-35.
Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 05/08: Loyal Rose Rock. 9pm. No cover. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. smileyssaloon.com. 05/08: Wanda Stafford Jazz. 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. panamahotel.com.
05/09: First Fridays Reggae Night with Broken Silence Sound System 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway Ave., Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.
05/09: Rick Ruskin 8pm. $20-25. Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St., Tiburon. 789-0846. om28.com
Comedy 05/06: 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. 3839600. throckmortontheatre.org. 05/08: Mort Sahl: Social Satire Thoughtful, provocative insightful humor comedy and engaging conversation. 7pm. Free. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.
05/09: 3 Still Standing Live: Will Durst, Larry Brown and Johnny Steele Stand up comedy sets and film sneak preivew. 8pm. $23-35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.
Theater 05/02-04: Marilyn Izdebski Productions: ‘Les Miserables’ School Edition 7:30pm
May 2-3; 1pm May 3-4 $13. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Road, San Anselmo. 453-0199. marilynizdebskiproductions.com.
05/04: Neil Berg’s 104 Years of Broadway-
Musical theatre revue. 3pm. $20-45. Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. 473-6800. marincenter.org.
05/05: College of Marin Speaker Series
Drama 2014 Speaker Series. “To Be or Not to Be: When and If to Join the Union.” Featured speakers Anni Long and Marcia Pizzo, COM alumnae. 7pm. Free. COM Performing Arts Building, Studio Theatre, PA32, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. 485-9555. Through 05/11: ‘Fences’ By August Wilson. $20-58. See website for schedule. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5200. marintheatre.org.
Concerts 05/02-04: Imagination Spring Concert Novato Music Association Chorus Spring matinee and evening performances of popular 20th century music and choreography. Sunday show is 3pm matinee. 8pm May 2-3. $5-20. Unity in Marin Hamilton, Novato, 600 Palm Dr., Novato. novatomusicassociationchorus.org.
05/03-04: College of Marin Chamber Music Players 7:30pm. $10. College of Marin Lefort Recital Hall, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. 485-9460. marin.edu/performingarts/music/ music-calendar.html.
05/04: Marin Music Chest Scholarship Winners Concert Free and open to the public, the annual Marin Music Chest performance features solo musical performances by young Marin County classical musicians honored with 2014 Marin Music Chest Scholarship awards. Marin Music Chest 2014 award winners are Matthew Lee, piano; Kuni Migimatsu, piano; James Zhao, piano; Sean Oliver, cello; Max Smiley, violin; Benjamin Wall-Feng, piano; Laura Arthur, soprano; Chener Yuan, violin; Jeremy Goldwasser, flute; William Stark, piano; Ilise Angel, flute; Jee Young Bhan, clarinet; Hallie Jo Gist, flute; Karl Tietze, bassoon. 2:30pm. Free. San Domenico School, Hall of the Arts, 1500 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo. 897-7772. marinmusicchest.org.
05/04: Novato Music Association Spring Concerts “Imagination.” Directed by Mr. Cary Cedarblade. 3 and 8pm. $20. Unity in Marin, 600 Palm Dr., Novato. novatomusicassociationchorus.org.
05/04: The Russian Chamber Orchestra Concert Music Director Alexander Vereshagin conducts the orchestra in a program of works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Gounod. WithMariya Borozina, violin; Victoria Ehrlich, cello; Irina Behrendt, piano. 4pm. $20-25. Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley. 664 1760. russianchamberorch.org.
05/04: Sunday Special: Pacific Boychoir
Choral arrangements of classical and popular songs for all ages. 11am. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 389-4292. millvalleylibrary.org.
05/07: Noontime Concerts: Allegra Chapman and Emanuel Evans Piano;
cello. Noon. Free. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.
05/07: College Symphonic Band Spring Concert Martin Seggelke conducts works by Bay
Area composer Adrian Quince,Wagner, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alfred Reed, Morton Gould, Andre Waignein, Sousa. 7:30pm. Free. College of Marin James Dunn Theatre, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. 485.9460. marin.edu/performingarts/ music/music-calendar.html. 05/09: Musae “Women Who Changed History.” Ben Johns conducts a program of songs by women composers and works written for female groups from a variety of eras. Repertoire ranges from Renaissance madrigals to contemporary pieces. 8pm. $15-20. Old St. Hilary’s Landmark, 201 Esperanza, Tiburon. 435-1853. musae.org.
Dance 05/02: Swing Dance Night Live music. Lessons 7-8pm Free Childcare for ages 2-8. Beer and wine available. 7pm. $10. Marinwood Community Center, 775 Miler Creek Road, San Rafael. 4790775. marinwood.org. 05/03: Pele Ma: 2014 Ho’ike Explore the realm of Pele, her family and their responsibilities which help the life cycle of nature and the daily lives of the Kanaka Maoli. Under the direction of Kumu Hula Shawna Alapa ‘i and featuring students of Halau Hula Na Pua O Ka La ‘akea. 1pm. $10, under 10 free. Hamilton Amphitheater Park, Hamilton Parkway, Novato. 720-4440. hulaon.org. 05/04: Performing Arts Academy of Marin Annual Conservatory Showcase Student
dance showcase. 11:30am, 2 and 5 pm. $14-18. Showcase Theater, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. 473-6800. marincenter.org. 05/04: Tango Magic: The Spell is Cast Intermediate/advanced students from the Marin tango community along with guest artists. Conceived and directed by Debbie Goodwin. 3:30pm. $20-25. Alma del Tango Studio, 167 Tunstead Ave., San Anselmo. 459-8966. almadeltango.org. 05/07: Greek Folk Dance Learn new dances. Drop-ins welcome. With Kristalli Papadopoulos. 7:30pm. $15. Community Center, 618 B St., San Rafael. 570-1841.
Art 05/03-11: 2014 Marin Open Studios at Marin Society of Artists Gallery Marin Open Studios is an annual, free, self-guided art tour in Marin County that takes place the first two weekends in May. Artwork is for sale, but there is much more in the offering: ideas, inspiration, the conversation of creativity and a glimpse into lives devoted to art. May 3-4 and May 10-11, from 11am - 6pm. Free. Marin Society of Artists Gallery, 30 Sir Francis Drake in the Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross. 454-9561. marinsocietyofartists.org/events.html.
05/04: 2013-14 Graduate Fellow Exhibition
With participating artists for the opening reception of the 2013-14 Graduate Fellows Exhibition, guestcurated by Xiaoyu Weng. Headlands’ Graduate Fellowships provide yearlong studio residencies to recent, promising MFA graduates in partnership with seven esteemed Bay Area academic institutions. Bringing together representatives from each of these institutions, this exhibition provides a composite view of select Bay Area graduate art programs. Noon. Free. Headlands Center for the Arts, 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito. 331-2787. headlands.org/.
05/06: Action and Reaction: The AvantGarde at the Turn of the 20th Century Join
Fine Arts Museums of S.F. docent Marsha Holm for a lecture that puts works by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso and others in the context of their times. Sponsored by the Friends of the Sausalito Library 2pm. Free. Sausalito City Hall Council Chambers, 420 Litho St., Sausalito. 289-4121. ci.sausalito.ca.us/index.aspx?page=992.
05/06: Mill Valley First Tuesday Art Walk in May View art at galleries, stores, city hall and the
community center. Chat with the artists and enjoy a libation. 6pm. Free. Depot Plaza, Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-1370. cityofmillvalley.org.
Kids Events 05/03: Art in the Park at Paradise Beach
Bring the whole family out to Paradise Beach Park to paint the beautiful scenery and wildlife that surrounds us while looking out at the S.F. Bay. Art supplies, smocks, and healthy snacks will be provided. No animals (except service animals) please. 10am. Free. Paradise Beach Park, 3450 Paradise Dr., Tiburon. 435-9212. marincountyparks.org.
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TUESDAY NIGHT COMEDY MARK PITTA & FRIENDS
The Best in Stand Up Comedy
EVERY TUES 8PM
THUR MARIAH PARKER’S INDO LATIN MAY 1 JAZZ ENSAMBLE 7:30PM Luscious influences from around the world!
TOM RIGNEY & FLAMBEAU
A wild night of dancing to Cajun zydeco, Boggie-Woogie rock & roll, and burnin’ violin!
SAT MAY 3 8PM
MON MAY 5 8PM One of the most popular classic rock & roll bands
WISHBONE ASH: THE BLUE HORIZON TOUR in the UK.
JAYME STONE: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIR
THU MAY 8 8PM
3 STILL STANDING: PART STANDUP, PART MOVIE, ALL FUNNY!
FRI MAY 9 8PM
2x Juno award-winning musician, hailed as “the Yo-Yo Ma of banjo”, brings his brilliant mix of folk, country, jazz and chamber music.
A Comedy special featuring the brilliantly hilarious comedians Will Durst, Larry “Bubbles” Brown and Johnny Steele
THU MAY 15 8PM FRI THE BAD AUNTIES A wildly hilarious night of improv from comedians MAY 16 Diane Amos, Debi Durst, and Judy Hihei. 8PM SAT DANNY CLICK & THE HELL YEAHS Rock out to their electrifying Americana music, in MAY 17 celebration of their newly released CD! 8PM
STEEP RAVINE
A soulful, fiery mix of bluegrass, swing and folk music.
05/03: Hands-on Kid’s Cooking Demonstration Demonstration and tasting with hands-
on participation for kids and parents. There will be two 30-minute teaching sessions, 10:30-11am and 11-11:30am. Free. Marin Country Mart Farmers’ Market, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. 05/04: Israel in Marin Israeli food, live music, a real camel, market, photography exhibition, archaeology dig, mosaic craft, free swim. 11:30am. Free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 444-8000. marinjcc.org/israel. 05/04: Mother’s Day Make and Take Work with rangers to construct a wire bird perch, an acorn feeder and a shadow print card. Supplies and healthy snacks will be provided. No animals (except service animals) please. 11am. Free. Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novato Blvd., Novato. 473-6387. marincountyparks.org. 05/06: Jenny Han and Morgan Matson Special for Teens. “To All the Boy’s I’ve Loved Before.” “Since You’ve Been Gone” 6pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.
05/06: Nature for Kids at Stafford Lake
Look at insects, amphibians and other animals that live in the small pond near the lake. After that head up the Terwilliger Nature Trail to see what we can find among the flowers and the trees. Bring lunch. No pets (except service animals) attend. High fire danger may cancel. 10am. Free. Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novato Blvd, Novato. 893-9508. marincountyparks.org.
Fri 5/2 • Doors 8pm • ADV $22 / DOS $25
Pride & Joy
Sun 5/4 • Doors 3pm • ADV $20 / DOS $22
Davey Pattison's GAMMA+ Wed 5/7 • Doors 7pm • ADV $12 / DOS $14
Boris Garcia - Jam Meets Americana With The Thugz
Thu 5/8 • Doors 7pm • ADV $18 / DOS $20
The Fall Risk
with Josh McIntosh & Rattlesnakes in the Garden
Fri 5/9 • Doors 7pm • ADV $22 / DOS $15 feat.
The Headhunter
Mike Clark and Bill Summers with J Boogie Gorden
Sat 5/10 • Doors 8pm • ADV $25 / DOS $27
The Unauthorized Rolling Stones
Film
Sun 5/11 • Doors 6:30pm • ADV $12 / DOS $15
05/02: Film Screening and Director Discussion: ‘Toxic Hot Seat’ Film tells of a growing tide
Fri 5/23 • Doors 8:00pm • ADV $30 / DOS $32
of activists, journalists and citizen groups who are bringing an end to the era of manipulation and misinformation about hidden toxic chemicals. Directors James Redford and Kirby Walker will lead a post-film discussion. Sponsored by Sustain-
It's a Beautiful Day
Jamaican Reggae Legends
Black Uhuru
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05/04: Science on Screen: ‘Decoding Annie Parker’ Director: Steven Bernstein. (US 2013) 99
min. Following the screening, Dr. Susan E. Kutner will provide a brief overview of current breast cancer research. 7pm. Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 454-1222. cafilm.org. 05/08: ‘Super Duper Alice Cooper’ Directors: Sam Dunn, Reginald Harkema, Scot McFadyen. 86 min. Q&A to follow screening. 7pm. Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 454-1222. cafilm.org. 05/09: Waste Land Documentary 7pm. $10 donation. Unity In Marin, 600 Palm Dr., Novato. 475-5000 x 121. unityinmarin.org.
Outdoors 05/03: Marin Conservation League: Walk into History: Old St. Hilary’s Open Space Preserve Join MCL for a walk led by board mem-
bers Nona Dennis and Jill Templeton with resource information provided by president of Tiburon open space committee Jerry Riessen and Randy Greenberg. Wear layers, sunscreen and comfortable shoes, and bring a snack, water and camera. Park at the gate. 9:30am. Free. End of Lyford Dr., Tiburon. 485-6257. marinconservationleague.org. 05/03: Mt. Tam Trail Crew Join MMWD’s Trail Crew to help cut back vegetation and improve drainage maintenance along the Nora Trail. Meet at State Park’s East Peak parking lot at the end of Ridgecrest Blvd at the top of the mountain. Volunteers will be shuttled to the trailhead at the West Point Inn. 9am. Free. Mt Tamalpias, East Peak Parking Lot, Mill Valley. 945-1128. marinwater.org. 05/03: Open House, Sail Boat Rides With live music, food, raffle. Noon. Free. Modern Sailing School & Club, 2310 Marinship Way, Sausalito. 331-8250. modernsailing.com. 05/04: Big Rock Ridge to the Summit Join naturalist David Wimpfheimer for a hike from Lucas Valley to the 1,895 foot summit of Big Rock Ridge. This walk involves a 1,200 foot gain, but it doesn’t involve any particularly steep sections as it climbs through open grassland, oak woodland, and chaparral. This array of habitats should provide us with a chance to see and hear a great assortment of birds and other wildlife. This walk is for ages 15 and up. No animals (except service animals) please. High fire danger may cancel. Look for the big rock and roadside parking. 9am. Free. Big Rock Ridge, Lucas Valley Road, San Rafael. 893-9520. marincountyparks.org. 05/08: Stafford Lake Start at the small pond near the western end of the reservoir which is a good spot for birds, amphibians, snakes and insects. Then follow the willows along Novato Creek. The Terwilliger Nature Trail leads up through flower filled meadows and mixed forests to a hilltop clearing. Walk is for ages 15 and older. 10am. Free. Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novato Blvd., Novato. 893-9508. marincountyparks.org.
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05/02: Book Passage Literary Luncheon: Ying Compestine “Cooking with an Asian
05/03: Sarah Ballantyne Co-Sponsored by Gluten Intolerance Group of Marin. “The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease, Heal Your Body.” 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 05/03: Vivienne Harr “Make a Stand: When Life Gives You Lemons Change the World.” 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.
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05/04: Cooks with Books: Deborah Madison Madison’s landmark cookbook “Vegetarian
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“How a Mirage Works .” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 05/05: Poetry Reading Sixteen Rivers Press presents a poetry reading featuring two new Spring 2014 releases: Beverly Burch’s “How a Mirage Works” and Murray Silverstein’s “Master of Leaves.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera. 273-1303. 05/06: Claire Cameron “The Bear.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.
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“It Ain’t Over...” Catered by Insalata’s Restaurant. Noon. $55, includes lunch and autographed book. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 05/07: Anthony Doerr “All The Light We Cannot See.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 05/07: Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz “The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty: Answers to Your Most Important Money Questions.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 05/08: Julia Glass Literary Luncheon In conversation with Jacqueline Winspear. “And the Dark Sacred Night.” Catered by Insalata’s Restaurant. Noon. $55, includes lunch and autographed book. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 05/08: Sebastian Barry “The Temporary Gentleman.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.
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Dan Epstein reads from his new book. 7pm. Free. Sausalito Public Library, 420 Litho St., Sausalito. 289-4121. ci.sausalito.ca.us/index.aspx?page=992. 05/09: Mike Robbins “Nothing Changes Until You Do: A Guide to Self-Compassion and Getting Out of Your Own Way.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.
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noon hike and ceremony designed to send healing intentions and energies to inmates and staff of San Quentin prison. In cooperation with CA’s only prison-based newspaper, the San Quentin News, the event will double as a findraiser to help the paper expand to reach all of the state’s inmates. Half of your participation fee will support this campaign. Registration required. 1- 4:30 pm. $20100. Ring Mountain gate, Paradise Drive, Tiburon. sevensistersmysteryschool.com/san-quentin
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Tinker with our imaginations and play with form, perhaps elongating your lines into prose, shortening your piece into poetry or playing with sound in metric verse. 10am. $45. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.
05/07: Marin Clean Energy: A Critics Point of View Marin Coalition presents . With Jim
Phelps. 11:15am. $25, includes lunch. Please RSVP. The Club at McInnis Park Golf Center, 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael. marincoalition.org.
05/07: Doing Well by Doing Good: Special Presentation by Bruce Burtch Learn how
to ignite the economic and social impact of your business or nonprofit through the development of cross-sector partnerships. How to embed a cause consciousness into your organization which will stimulate employee satisfaction and retention. 5:30pm. Free. Renaissance Marin, 1115 Third St., San Rafael. 755-1115. rencentermarin.org.
05/08: Zero Breast Cancer 15th Annual Honor Thy Healer Awards Dinner Hono-
rees include Vida Campbell, MD, Marin General Hospital; Dan Trinidad and Joe Cucchiara. Honorary chair and keynote speaker is Pamela Munster, MD, of the UCSF School of Medicine and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Proceeds benefit Zero Breast Cancer’s community based research, outreach and education programs. 6pm. $135. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 507-1949. hth.zerobreastcancer.org.
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ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134490 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business.Ba TRaVEL, 67 LOnGWOOD DR, San RafaEL, ca 94901: ELiZaBETH GaiL aLBER, 67 LOnGWOOD DR., San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerkRecorder of Marin county on april 1, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134315 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business BERnaDETTE GRanDiER, 936 SiR fRanciS DRaKE BLVD #401, KEnTfiELD, ca 94904: MicHELLE YVOnnE DaRR, 936 SiR fRanciS DRaKE BLVD #401, KEnTfiELD, ca 94904. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerkRecorder of Marin county on March 12, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 2014134496 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business THE DOnLan TEaM, BRaDLEY REaL ESTaTE, 851 iRWin ST. SuiTE 104, San RafaEL, ca 94901: fRancES c. DOnLan, BRaDLEY REaL ESTaTE, 851 iRWin ST. SuiTE 104, San RafaEL, ca 94901. ROBERT J DOnLan JR, BRaDLEY REaL ESTaTE, 851 iRWin ST. SuiTE 104, San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by cO-PaRTnERS. 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 april 1, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134476 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business HunTER DiREcT MaRKETinG, 271 iRWin STREET, San RafaEL, ca 94901: STEWaRT DEnniS WaTSOn, 271 iRWin STREET, San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerkRecorder of Marin county on March 28, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134406 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business HaPPY TaiLS, 117 MOnO aVE, faiRfaX, ca 94930: LOREn TaMKin, 117 MOnO aVE, faiRfaX, ca 94930. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein since June 2005. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on March 21, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134486 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. MaRin’S OWn, 565 JacOBY STREET, San RafaEL, ca 94901: MaRin SaniTaRY SERVicE, 1050 anDERSEn DRiVE, San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by a cORPORaTiOn. Registrant is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on March 31, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 18, 25; May 2, 9, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134543 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business LE HEaRT, 985 LaS OVEJaS aVE, San RafaEL, ca 94903: LEa Mai nGuYEn, 985 LaS OVEJaS aVE, San RafaEL, ca 94903. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on april 7, 2014. This statement was filed with the county clerkRecorder of Marin county on april 7, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 18, 25; May 2, 9, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134564 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business HOuSE Of BaGELS, 640 4TH STREET, San RafaEL, ca 94901: HaY YOu, 175 ViSTa DEL MaR, San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by an
inDiViDuaL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on July 25, 2013. This statement was filed with the county clerkRecorder of Marin county on april 10, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 18, 25; May 2, 9, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134512 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business DEZiGn GROuP, 234 cuRREY LanE, SauSaLiTO, ca 94965: MaRi S. DEMaRSH, 234 cuRREY LanE, SauSaLiTO, ca 94965. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 1, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 18, 25; May 2, 9, 2014) STaTEMEnT Of aBanDOnMEnT Of uSE Of ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME file no. 304547 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin county clerk-Recorder's Office. fictitious Business name(s): caRniVaL Of STaRS OR GHaWaZEE.cOM, 439 SHERWOOD DR. #207, SauSaLiTO, ca 94965. filed in Marin county on: JanuaRY 14, 2014. under file no: 2014133869. Registrant’s name(s): MELinDa cESPEDES, 439 SHERWOOD DR. #207, SauSaLiTO, ca 94965. LinDa KOZEL, 1115 BancROfT WaY, BERKELEY, ca 94702. This statement was filed with the county clerk Recorder of Marin county on april 7, 2013. (Publication Dates: april 18, 25; May 2, 9, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134573 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. J.c.c cOnSTRucTiOn, 379 BaHia WaY, San RafaEL, ca 94901: JOSE cRuZ caSTiLLO, 379 BaHia WaY, San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerkRecorder of Marin county on april 11, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 25; May 2, 9, 16, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 2014134590 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business McQuEEn MacKin anD aSSOciaTES, 1299 fOuRTH STREET, SuiTE 409, San RafaEL, ca 94901: cHaRLES R. McQuEEn, 901 MaRin DRiVE, MiLL VaLLEY, ca 94941. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on april 15, 2014. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 15, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 25; May 2, 9, 16, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134594 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business MaRin HEaRinG cEnTER, 45 San cLEMEnTE DR., SuiTE D140, cORTE MaDERa, ca 94925: KiM HOPPin, 45 San cLEMEnTE DR., SuiTE D140, cORTE MaDERa, ca 94925. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein since October 1, 2012. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 16, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 25; May 2, 9, 16, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 2014134587 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business nORTH BaY DEnTaL, 801 a STREET, San RafaEL, ca 94901: RuPinDER BuTTaR D.D.S cORPORaTiOn, 152 RESERVOiR ROaD, San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by a cORPORaTiOn. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on June 1, 2014. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 15, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 25; May 2, 9, 16, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134572 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business MuSica MaRin, 1661 MaR WEST STREET, TiBuROn, ca 94920: RuTH KaHn SiDERMan, 1661 MaR WEST STREET, TiBuROn, ca 94920. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant has not yet began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the
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county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 11, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 25; May 2, 9, 16, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEn file no. 134504 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business EucaLYPTuS GROVE funD, 33 BucHanan DRiVE, SauSaLiTO, ca 94965: PaTRicia M. cHRiSTOPHERSOn, 80 LincOLn DRiVE, aPT. 3a, SauSaLiTO, ca 94965. ELiZaBETH a MaRTin, 80 LincOLn DRiVE, aPT 3a, SauSaLiTO, ca 94965. nicHOLaS nicOLaRY, 80 LincOLn DRiVE, aPT 3a, SauSaLiTO, ca 94965. This business is being conducted by a JOinT VEnTuRE. 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 april 1, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 25; May 2, 9, 16, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134545 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business DBa BuSinESS ManaGEMEnT cOacHinG, 4340 REDWOOD HiGHWaY, BLDG. f, SuiTE 101, San RafaEL, ca 94903: RicHaRD JEnSEn, 26 TanOaK cOuRT, cORTE MaDERa, ca 94925. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein since March 10, 2014. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 7, 2014. (Publication Dates: april 25; May 2, 9, 16, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134536 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. TEnaciTY 10, 1585 62nD STREET, SuiTE #8713, EMERYViLLE, ca 94608. BEaRLaX, 1585 62nD STREET, SuiTE #8713, EMERYViLLE, ca 94608: SHERRY SPORTS, LLc, 1585 62nD STREET, SuiTE #8713, EMERYViLLE, ca 94608. This business is being conducted by a LiMiTED LiaBiLiTY cOMPanY. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein since august 26, 2007. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 4, 2014. (Publication Dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134562 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business cHi 4 cHiLDREn, 2313 5TH aVEnuE, San RafaEL, ca 94901: MaRian BRanDEnBuRG, 2313 5TH aVEnuE, San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by an inDiViDuaL. Registrant has not yet began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 9, 2014. (Publication Dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134629 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business GLaMOROuS naiLS anD SPa, 631 San anSELMO aVE., San anSELMO, ca 94960: GLaMOROuS naiLS anD SPa inc., 1127 REDWOOD BLVD., nOVaTO, ca 94947. This business is being conducted by a cORPORaTiOn. Registrant is renewing with changes, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on april 24, 2014. (Publication Dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014) ficTiTiOuS BuSinESS naME STaTEMEnT file no. 134327 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business EQuinE inSiGHT, 700 E. STREET SuiTE 205, San RafaEL, ca 94901: JuDiTH WESTOn-THOMPSOn LicEncED MaRRiaGE anD faMiLY THERaPiST PROfESSiOnaL cORPORaTiOn, 700 E. STREET SuiTE 205, San RafaEL, ca 94901. This business is being conducted by a cORPORaTiOn. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the county clerk-Recorder of Marin county on March 12, 2014. (Publication Dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014)
other Notices
ORDER TO SHOW cauSE fOR cHanGE Of naME SuPERiOR cOuRT Of THE STaTE Of caLifORnia fOR THE cOunTY Of MaRin. no. ciV 1400359. TO aLL inTERESTED PERSOnS: Petitioner cOLLEEn McGuinn filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: aLaina RYan BLEDSOE to aLaina RYan McGuinn; JacK MaRTin BLEDSOE to JacK MaRTin McGuinn. THE cOuRT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated
below to tion for c granted. a changes d objection objection matter is appear at the petiti written o may gran nOTicE O Dept. L, S of Marin, 3 ca 94903 cauSE sh week for date set f following printed i Sun. Date SuPERiOR 11, 18, 25 SuMMOn familiar): caso): cV nOTicE Demanda corporati cLaiMinG RiGHT, TiT THE PRO TiTLE TO DOES 1 th YOu a DEManD PauL DEn THE PLai fOR SPE RESiDEnT anD TO PROPERT LanE in T Of MaRi MORE PaR PaRcEL B PaRcEL DiViSiOn 06”, fiLED 1977, in PaGE 40, 185-010-1 THE PuRP Of acTiO cOncLuD SaLE Of THE QuiE EXTinQui unKnOW cORPORa EnTiTY S MaY OB “aS aGa On PLain nOTicE! Y may decid heard un Read the caLEnDa legal pap written re copy serv phone ca ten respo if you wa There ma use for yo court form california (www.cou ty law lib
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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: MaY 12, 2014 9:00 aM, Dept. L, Superior court of california, county of Marin, 3501 civic center Drive, San Rafael, ca 94903. a copy of this ORDER TO SHOW cauSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: Pacific Sun. Date: MaRcH 17, 2014 JuDGE Of THE SuPERiOR cOuRT (Publication Dates: april 11, 18, 25; May 2, 2014) SuMMOnS (ciTaciOn Derecho familiar): case number (numero De caso): cV 1304910. nOTicE TO DEfEnDEnTS (aviso al Demandado): KacHina, inc., a nevis W.i. corporation; and aLL PERSOnS unKnOWn, cLaiMinG anY LEGaL OR EQuiTaBLE RiGHT, TiTLE, ESTaTE, LiEn, OR inTEREST in THE PROPERTY aDVERSE TO PLainTiff’S TiTLE TO THE PROPERTY sued herein as DOES 1 through 100, inclusive. YOu aRE BEinG SuED (LO ESTan DEManDanDO EL DEManDanTE): PauL DEnnES, an inDiViDuaL. THE PLainTiff HaS fiLED THiS LaWSuiT fOR SPEcific PERfORMancE Of a RESiDEnTiaL PuRcHaSE aGREEMEnT anD TO QuiT TiTLE cOncERninG REaL PROPERTY LOcaTED aT 16 fRiaR TucK LanE in THE ciTY Of San RafaEL, cOunTY Of MaRin, STaTE Of caLifORnia, anD MORE PaRTicuLaRLY DEScRiBED aS: PaRcEL B, aS SHOWn uPOn THaT cERTain PaRcEL MaP EnTiTLED “ PaRcEL MaP DiViSiOn Of aSSESSOR’S PaRcEL 185-01006”, fiLED fOR REcORD On OcTOBER 18, 1977, in BOOK 14 Of PaRcEL MaPS, aT PaGE 40, MaRin cOunTY REcORDS-aPn: 185-010-18 (THE PROPERTY). THE PuRPOSE Of THE QuiET TiTLE cauSE Of acTiOn iS TO cOMPEL DEfEnDanTS TO cOncLuDE THE aGREED PuRcHaSE anD SaLE Of THE PROPERTY. THE PuRPOSE Of THE QuiET TiTLE cauSE Of acTiOn iS TO EXTinQuiSH THE cLaiMS Of anY anD aLL unKnOWn PERSOnS, incLuDinG nEViS cORPORaTiOn, if anY SucH BuSinESS EnTiTY SO EXiSTS, SO THaT PLainTiff MaY OBTain a JuDGMEnT GOOD “aS aGainST aLL THE WORLD” BaSED On PLainTiff’S PRiOR RiGHTS. nOTicE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 caLEnDaR DaYS after this SuMMOnS and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. a letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the california courts Online Self-Help center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest
you. if you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. if you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. if you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. if you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal service program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the california Legal Service Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the california courts Online Self-Help center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by vontacting your local court or county bar association. nOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of 10, 000 or more in a civil case. The court’s Lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. !aViSO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decider en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DiaS DE caLEnDaRiO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presenter una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en format legal correcto se desea que procesen se caso en la corte. Es possible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el centro de ayuda de las cortes de california (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca da leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corteque le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisites legales. Es recommendable que llama a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remission a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es possible que cumpla con los requisites para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de california Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el centro de ayuda de las cortes de california, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendoes en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. aViSO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de 10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte entes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. 1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): SuPERiOR cOuRT Of caLifORnia, cOunTY Of MaRin, 3501 civic center Drive, Post Office Box 4988, San Rafael, ca 94903. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o
del demandante que no tiene abogado,es): LEOnaRD a. RifKinD cSB # 133971, RifKinD LaW GROuP, 100 B DRaKE’S LanDinG ROaD, SuiTE 260, GREEnBRaE, ca 94904. (415) 785-7988. Date (fecha): March 28, 2013. clerk, by (Secretario, por) J. cHEn, KiM TuRnER Deputy (asistente). nOTicE TO THE PERSOn SERVED: You are served (aViSO a La PERSOna QuE REciBiÓ La EnTREGa: Esta entrega se realiza)on behalf of ccP 416.20 defunct corporation. ORDER TO SHOW cauSE fOR cHanGE Of naME SuPERiOR cOuRT Of THE STaTE Of caLifORnia fOR THE cOunTY Of MaRin. no. ciV 1401570. TO aLL inTERESTED PERSOnS: Petitioner ROnG Xu filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ROnG Xu to fiOna ROnG Xu. 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: JunE 16, 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: aPRiL 28, 2014 /s/ PauL M. HaaKEnSOn, JuDGE Of THE SuPERiOR cOuRT (Publication Dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014) ORDER TO SHOW cauSE fOR cHanGE Of naME SuPERiOR cOuRT Of THE STaTE Of caLifORnia fOR THE cOunTY Of MaRin. no. ciV 1401516. TO aLL inTERESTED PERSOnS: Petitioner ROSa MaRia HERnanDEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JOSHua MOSES MaZaRiEGOS HERnanDEZ to JOSHua MOSES HERnanDEZ. 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: JunE 6, 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: aPRiL 22, 2014 /s/ PauL M. HaaKEnSOn, JuDGE Of THE SuPERiOR cOuRT (Publication Dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2014)
aTTENTION PROPERTy OWNERs REQUEsT FOR PROPOsaLs Marin Housing authority (MHa) is inviting real estate owners in Marin county to submit proposals for participation in the Housing Choice Voucher (aka, section 8) Project Based assistance (PBV) Program. under this program, if the successful bidder is awarded the Housing assistance Payment (HaP) contract, MHa will make housing assistance payments to the owner for units leased and occupied by eligible individuals/families taken from the MHa waitlist. Proposals will be accepted only for existing units in projects where no more than 25% of the units are project-based. This cap will not apply if the PBV units over the 25% cap are leased only to elderly families, disabled families or families receiving supportive services. Single family properties of 1 to 4 units are exempt from the 25% limit. all units must be decent, safe and sanitary. Rental assistance may be provided for up to a total of 35 units to successful bidder(s). all operating expenses are the responsibility of the owner. Rents that are established for the project will be commensurate with comparable rents for similar rental units in the area in which the project is located, based on an appraisal. in all cases, however, rents cannot exceed the maximum allowable payment standard as established by MHa for the Housing choice Voucher Program. all new admissions to units under the Project-Based assistance Program may only be selected from the MHa Housing choice Voucher waiting list. Owner proposals will be evaluated using, among other factors outlined in the RfP, the following basic criteria: • Experience as an owner in the tenant-based voucher program and owner compliance with the owner’s obligations under the tenant-based program; • Extent to which the project furthers MHA goal of de-concentrating poverty and expanding housing and economic opportunities; • If applicable, extent to which services for special populations are provided on site or in the immediate area for occupants of the property; and • Extent to which units are occupied by families that are eligible to participate in the PBV program. Participation in the Project-Based assistance Program requires compliance with Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Requirements. for additional submission requirements, including critical deadlines, interested parties need to review the Request for Proposals for Housing choice Voucher Program Project-Based assistance (RfP). The RfP may be reviewed at www.marinhousing.org or at MHa’s San Rafael office, 4020 civic center Dr., San Rafael, ca. faxed and e-mail proposals cannot be accepted. Owners will be notified by letter of the acceptance or rejection of their proposals. all proposals MUsT be received no later than 4:30 PM, May 22, 2014.
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I’ve been going to the same primary care doctor for a few years. I’m very attracted to him, and I believe he’s attracted to me, too. There’s always been a dynamic between us. I thought it was his “bedside manner,” but when I asked others, they didn’t have the same experience with him. I know he isn’t married. Also, I am very healthy and only see him annually for “well checks.” Do you have any advice on whether I should do anything?—Patiently Waiting It’s okay for your doctor to ask you, “Can I give you a breast exam?”—but not if he adds, “... later tonight, in my Jacuzzi?” There are all sorts of places a doctor can go to meet women—bars, parties, bowling alleys, grocery stores and hostage standoffs—but he can lose his license for dating those he picks up in his reception area. Not only does the American Medical Association deem current patients off-limits, but a former patient can also be a no-go if it seems the sexual relationship started through an exploitation of trust, knowledge, or emotions from the doctor-patient relationship. Because rules can vary from place to place, it’s wise to check with your state medical board to see whether they have stricter standards. For example, Colorado’s Medical Practice Act imposes a sixmonth waiting period before your doctor is allowed to see you in a dress that doesn’t tie in the back and expose your butt crack. Even if your doctor does have the hots for you, he probably has an even stronger desire to avoid downscaling to “driving” a shopping cart, collecting cans and living beside a dumpster. So, the first move, if any, must be yours—putting an unambiguous end to the medical portion of your relationship. Do this in writing, adding something like, “You’re an excellent doctor, but I would like to see a doctor closer to my house.” It doesn’t matter whether that’s true. It just has to get the message across—without impugning his skills—that you’re formally outta there. At the end, add, “I would, however, be interested in seeing you socially.” That little addition might not seem like much, but as linguist Steven Pinker notes about a remarkable feature of human psychology, even the slightest veiling of what we really mean will allow people to pretend it meant something innocuous. The deniability “doesn’t have to be plausible, only possible,” Pinker explains in a paper. So, if Dr. McDreamy doesn’t want the romantic relationship you do, he can pretend you’re just suggesting it would be nice to bump into him at a gallery opening or something, not bump into him between your sheets. But before you do anything, you should accept that you may have misread the signals, and he may not be interested. Either way, you’ll need a new doctor, whom you can search for online—ideally, on your health plan site, not Match.com.
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I’m a single guy living in an apartment down the hall from two single girls. I find one very attractive, but the one I’m not interested in is clearly interested in me. She flirts with me overtly and keeps saying she and I should go for a drink. What I’d really like is to get something going with the other roommate.—Double Trouble Unfortunately, dropping in on the girls down the hall isn’t like visiting a frozen-yogurt shop: “I’m not crazy about the sample you offered; may I try the other flavor?” You’ve heard of The Bro Code—unwritten rules for how guys are supposed to look after their buds? There’s a female version; call it The Bra Code: Sistas before mistas, besties before testes. A girl will not date the guy her friend—especially her friend she lives with—has set her sights on. Worse yet, there’s a good chance that asking you out was something the hot one helped the other one plot. You can, of course, ask the hot one out, but unless the not-so-hot one falls desperately in love with some other guy, the hot one is unlikely to join you in anything sexier than an elevator ride to the lobby. What you can take out of this is a reminder not to get too laser-focused on one particular girl. You should always be scanning the horizon for possibilities and have a few on deck so when one falls through, you can just shift over to the next. This should keep you from clinging desperately to lost causes, like by pretending you have an identical twin brother and trying to date both the hot and not-so-hot roommate at once. (No, you can’t just feign a stomachache and run back in wearing a different hat.) Y
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