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››LETTERS ‘It can only be attributable to human error’—HAL 9000
For some reason I mistakenly thought that Mill Valley and, by extension Strawberry, always had some kind of design review committee that passed on buildings that were not unreasonably tall, thereby obscuring ridgelines and color schemes that blended in with the surrounding hills and sign ordinances that kept commercialization in aesthetic balance with the environment. Look what has happened at the Strawberry Shopping strip. There is now a building that would fit perfectly into Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey monolith vision. The new Sonnen Porsche drab gray monolith feels like it robs the Strawberry strip of the small-town charm we used to have in that mall area. I find it visually offensive in that location, does anyone else? Too late now! I guess this is progress. Ed Dudkowski, Sausalito
free society and it is noteworthy that the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. But, almost paradoxically, less strict gun control and regulation are a far better option. One is tempted to quote Heinlein’s sci-fi platitude, “An armed society is a polite society.” Not exactly, in my opinion. But more than likely, it would be a safer society. Tony Good, San Rafael
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Upon hearing of recent stories about shootings in Corte Madera (road rage) and Sausalito (not road rage), I can only conclude that Marin is trying its best to eclipse Shasta County as the center of unwise gun use and ownership in California. Because of the demographic profiles of our citizens up here, I can understand such behavior. Poor, uneducated people tend to shoot other poor, uneducated people, here, in Chicago, and everywhere. In progressive Marin, such behavior is still an anomaly, for which we can be thankful, and let us hope this is simply an unfortunate mood disorder on the parts of a few people as opposed to a full-scale social trend. Meanwhile, I am going to go load my .44 Magnum in case my neighbor doesn’t like my garden. Skip Corsini, Shasta
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Nikki Silverstein has made offensive comments in the past regarding elder abuse, stating that bullies should pick on someone their own age, implying that assault and battery are OK when directed against non-senior citizens. No one should be subjected to random violence, and her insinuations were highly insulting to anyone who bothered to read between the lines. But her most recent “Heroes and Zeroes” column has got to be addressed. Unfortunate as the recent shootings in Marin County may be, Ms. Silverstein’s assertion that stricter gun control is the solution is bogus and greatly oversimplifies this complicated issue. The latest statistics from the Department of Justice show that gun violence has been on a steady decline since the very early 90s. Studies from the Pew Research Center as well as the Crime Prevention Research Center further assert that both murder and violent crime rates have gone down 22 percent. Although contested, John Lott makes a good case for responsible gun ownership in his book More Guns, Less Crime. If California made it easier to obtain concealed handgun licenses, would-be bad guys would think twice before committing or attempting such crimes. Gun violence and crime will always be with us. It is one of the prices we pay for living in a
This is a joke right? [“Bolinas Residents Answer Call to Arms; Join Border Militias,” July 25—in which it was reported on right wing extremist Jim Robinson’s Free Republic blog site that representatives of the Bolinas Border Patrol had reported for duty at the Texas-Mexico border to assist in intimidating Hispanic children from entering U.S. soil.] No way in hell Bolinas would stoop down so low and so far as to become one of the lower common denominators that Jim Robinson and his creeperfreepers represent. Bolinas, one of the most liberal enclaves in Northern California. Yeah right. Freepers, a beacon for a dumbed down, science-less ’Mericuh, and champions of underachieving mediocrity.
Alejandro Moreno, San Rafael
‘Never happened!’
Just about every claim the Tea Party makes about the extent of their support is proven to be false. Rachel Maddow has had several segments about the insignificant numbers of Tea Party supporters who show up for what are billed to be huge events, like all the millions that were supposed to converge on the capitol time and again and the truckers who were going to shut down the D.C. beltway. Never happened! Why does Pac Sun persist in gunning up the idea there is a Tea Party cabal in Marin? They’ve inferred that moniker before for opponents of high density, a misrepresentation if there ever was one, and now they are willing to suggest that Bolinas is actually a hot bed of Tea Partiers? Really? Pac Sun used to
have a sense of humor that I understood but I sure don’t understand this. It seems like a loss of journalistic integrity to me. Mari Robinson, Marin
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This is as disturbing as it gets [“Bolinas Residents Answer Call to Arms; Join Border Militias]. I figured out early on that Marin isn’t exactly the upscale, well-heeled bastion of liberalism it wears as a mask, but more of “white trash who found themselves a little cash” type of environment. I think it’s time that we who are educated and intelligent get out of here before Marin’s reputation spreads to the point that property values plummet. Sad that such a pretty place on the outside is turning into such an ugly place on the inside. Balthazar, Marin
couple two or three weeks ago and they stood down. One of our BBP members (Syncro) even opened Greta’s show on FOX News LIVE from the scene at Murrieta via satellite truck. Then we went to Sacramento to protest last week. We were part of a 300-city nationwide protest against Obama’s illegal alien border surge (invasion). This week we’re going down to the Rio Grande Valley sector to protest on the border with the good people of Texas. Will send you photos from our BBP encampment on the Rio Grande River if you’re interested. Also, by the way, it looks like Governor Perry is listening to we the people and is now calling out the Texas National Guard. We three amigos from the Bolinas Border Patrol are departing for Texas this afternoon. Regards,
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Thank you very much, Jason [Walsh]. Have posted and excerpt of your “Bolinas Residents Answer Call to Arms; Join Border Militias” article and a link back on Free Republic. Great work! We’re happy to help keep Obama’s M-13 invaders out of Bolinas. Thank you very much. And I never thought I’d see my name up in lights on the Pacific Sun. By the way, I have a local interest scoop for you regarding the continuing exploits of the Bolinas Border Patrol (BBP) if you’re interested. We successfully protested against the fed’s plan to send riot squads into Murrieta a
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Knocking on death’s door San Quentin inmate vacated of death penalty sentence by M o lly O l e son
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been executed since 2006, when changes to the state’s execution methods were ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel. Judge Carney concludes that the “dysfunctional” administration of the state’s death penalty system will continue “to result in inordinate and unpredictable periods of delay preceding the actual execution of inmates.” “Indeed, for most,” he writes, “systemic delay has made their execution so unlikely that the death sentence carefully and deliberately imposed by the jury has been quietly transformed into one no rational jury or legislature could ever impose: life in prison, with the remote possibility of death.” Judge Carney’s lengthy order vacated the death sentence of San Quentin State Prison inmate Ernest Dewayne Jones, convicted in 1995 for the rape and murder of his girlfriend’s mother. Like more than 40 percent of the 748 inmates currently on Death Row in California, Jones has been “languishing” in uncertainty of when—or even if—his life will end by execution, for more than 19 years. 8>
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Marin adds a new area code It’s time to re-evaluate your speed dial, Marin—the county is introducing an area code overlay: the addition of another area code to the same geographic region as an existing area code, with 628. According to officials, the addition of the new area code arrives in part to accommodate the demand for new phone numbers—the 415 area code was first introduced to Marin in 1947. The 628 area code won’t solely reside within Marin’s county lines; it will cover Marin, San Francisco County and a portion of San Mateo County. Effective in February of 2015, when 415 residents dial out to other 415 telephone users, they will need to include the 415 area code. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the 415 Public Education Program Task Force recommend Marinites start dialing with area codes beginning Saturday, Aug. 16. Customers can continue to dial out with seven digits and calls will continue to be completed until Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. After February’s transition, all calls made with seven digits will not be completed and a recording will provide instruction to hang up and dial again. As of Saturday, March 21, 2015, new telephone lines or services may be assigned numbers with a 628 area code. The addition of an area code has been a long time coming. The CPUC first petitioned for the 628 area code in 1998; a number of conservation efforts eliminated immediate needs to introduce an overlay area code until this year. The change requires callers to dial 1, plus the area code, plus the seven-digit telephone number. Officials urge residents to check automatic dialing equipment like fax machines, Internet dial-up, alarm and security systems, speed dialers and call forwarding settings and voicemail services that are programmed with a seven-digit number dial-up. A test number for residents will be available starting Dec. 21, 2014 through April 21, 2015. The number will be available for residents and businesses to confirm that their equipment can complete calls correctly. Existing telephone numbers, including current area codes, price of telephone calls and coverage areas will remain the same. Telephone numbers with area codes 415 or 628 will remain local calls. For more information on the upcoming area code change, contact the consumer affairs division of the California Utilities Commission at 1-800-649-7570.—Stephanie Powell ‘Ranger Dave’ an imposter, say Parks officials Attention: Blithedale Summit hikers. See that dude in the compression leggings who’s kicking your dog and snapping yousies of your girlfriend? He’s not a Marin County Open Space District ranger. At least that’s what the Marin County Parks says, as it issued a warning July 22 about a 40-something man who, according to two reports this month, has been hanging around the Blithedale Summit Fire Road (near the border of Mill Valley and Corte Madera), and introducing himself as “Dave Stevenson” who works for “the department.” Parks officials say his passions include providing incorrect information to dog walkers about Open Space District pooch regulations and, in one of the incidents, kicking a dog and taking photographs of two women with his cell phone. The man is described as white, in his 40s, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, with short saltand-pepper hair, and very fit. At the time of the incidents, he was wearing black and silver bicycling clothing and possessed a black mountain bike. “The man is not employed by or associated with Marin County Parks or the Marin County Open Space District,” Parks officials stress. “While on duty in open space preserves, rangers are always in uniform.” Marin County Parks is investigating the incidents. Others who may have interacted with a man matching that description, or who may have witnessed similar interactions, should call Marin County Parks at 473-2816.—Jason Walsh Two teens rescued near Point Bonita Lighthouse Two male teenagers had help from above when they were caught—literally—between a rock and a hard place last Friday evening. Around 6:30pm, a California Highway Patrol H-30 helicopter was called on by the Southern Marin Fire Department to aid in a rescue. According to officials, the pair, shoeless and wearing only beachwear, was stranded on the face of a cliff nearly 75 feet above a stretch of beach north of Point Bonita Lighthouse, which is in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The boys had apparently climbed the face of the cliff until realizing they were trapped, officials say. With rough terrain below and no easy access from a nearby road, a rope rescue was not possible, according to officials. The H-30, which was dispatched from the Napa County Airport, soon located the pair and lowered a line with a cinch rescue collar. The juveniles were uninjured and reunited with families.—Cristina Schreil
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▼ While checking your side-view mirrors to avoid cutting off a road-rager who may follow you home, don’t forget to look out for the drunk mommy in the SUV. Ana Soledad Lopez, 32, of Pacifica, had her 6-year-old daughter in her vehicle when she fled a traffic stop and led a CHP officer on a 90 mph chase on southbound Highway101 in San Rafael last Sunday. Finally stopped near the San Pedro Road exit, Lopez was booked on suspicion of felony child endangerment, failing to comply with a peace officer’s order and drunken driving, along with potential special sentencing enhancements. CHP reports the child was found in the back seat with a blanket pulled up to her eyes and was later released to her father.—Nikki Silverstein
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< 6 Knoking on death’s door Michael Laurence, executive director of the Habeas Corpus Resource Center and Jones’ lead counsel, said in a statement that his organization is gratified by the judge’s decision. “There is no rational explanation, much less any societal justification, for which people are ultimately executed,” he said. “The execution of Mr. Jones, and the others like him whose meritorious legal claims have gone unheard for decades, serves no valid state interest.” “I think the decision [by Judge Carney] is thoughtfully written,” says Ellen Kreitzberg, co-founder and director of the Death Penalty College and professor of law at Santa Clara University School of Law. She believes the order—which marks the first time a federal judge has held that the death penalty is unconstitutional because of the length of time awaiting execution—accurately illustrates the broken state of California’s system. “I don’t think anyone would tell you that it’s working the way it should,” she says. The question, she says, is can it be fixed, or is it a system that we should abandon as something that didn’t work? “In my opinion, it cannot be fixed,” says Kreitzberg, who, in her job, guides defense attorneys working on pending capital cases. With the largest death row in the country, coupled with the amount of time it takes for an inmate on death row to actually reach the day of execution, California would need an enormous overhaul of the entire system. One important thing that Judge Carney pointed out in his order, Kreitzberg says, is that none of the delays in the system are attributed to the defendants in death row cases. Which means that the blame falls directly on the state. The alarming statistics in the 95-page order illuminate just how dire the situation is. In order to carry out the sentences of the 748 inmates currently on death row, Judge Carney writes, the state would have to conduct more than one execution a week for the next 14 years. Meanwhile, only 17 inmates currently
on death row have even completed the postconviction review process and are awaiting their execution. Unless the state is able to reverse the current trend and reduce the growing number of death row inmates awaiting counsel, positive change seems distant. Kreitzberg calls the ruling a “fairly momentous step.” “Sometimes it’s about the right judge in the right place at the right time,” she says, noting that other judges have examined the functionality of the system in the past, but waited on ruling for various reasons. “And sometimes it takes a life-tenured judge to look at something and say, ‘This isn’t right,’ or ‘this isn’t working.’” She says the decision should also make us question whether or not the death penalty serves a useful purpose. From her experience, the long wait times in the death penalty system create stress and uncertainty for the inmates, and affect them in different ways. The delays also reveal redemptive natures in some. “We see changes from the time they enter death row to the time they’re ready to be executed,” she says. “We see remorse, we see personal insight, we see them making connections with families ...” Critics of the ruling might say that long delays in the system and the stress experienced by those convicted of heinous crimes are not grounds for excusing the punishment of death. “The ruling reminds me of the old story of the man who murders his mother and father and later pleads for the mercy of the court on the grounds that he is an orphan,” writes Paul Callan, a CNN legal analyst, in an opinion piece that questions whether delays are “cruel and unusual” punishment. Regardless of the ongoing debate about the death penalty—in a state where 48 percent of voters in 2012 favored replacing it with life in prison without parole—the ruling by Judge Carney could send constructive ripples through the broken system. Granted, those ripples—ranging from the possibility of faster wait times with a re-evaluation of the system,
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to other death row inmates referencing the Jones case—will likely take quite some time. Attorney General Kamala Harris’ office is reviewing Judge Carney’s ruling, and the state is expected to appeal the decision to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Kreitzberg says she thinks there’s a chance that the ruling will be upheld, as it brings up countless issues that have been percolating
for years. “It won’t impact us [her work] this year, except to look forward to the end of the death penalty with a little more optimism,” she says. “If the decision is upheld, then it’s the beginning of the end of the death penalty in California.” Y Send Molly to the Court of Appeals at moleson@pacificsun.com.
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The sung heroes It’s time to nominate the county’s worthiest for the 2014 Heroes of Marin by Bob Heinen
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ith categories like Rising Star, Environmental Stewardship and Innovation, you might think the Heroes of Marin are young techies or students founding their own nonprofit—and you’d be right, partially. But, there are also your (not-so)-average Marin friends or neighbors, ranging in ages from the novice teenager to the well-accomplished nonagenarian—each, in their own right, making this county a better place to be. I’m proud to be celebrating our fourth annual Heroes of Marin, recognizing those who have given back, stood up, cleaned up, showed up, dug down and made a difference. Our Heroes are your colleagues, your tweeps, your commute acquaintances, your friends—this is about you and where you live. Our goal is to bring awareness to important work that is being done outside of the spotlight: projects or plays that are accomplished with pride but not widespread recognition—yet. Think about your coaches, trainers, counselors or teachers. Think about your parents and their caregivers, or your children and the music teachers, who bring the joy of percussion to your life. We’re your community paper, connecting all of Marin with our community members and local businesses, and this event is meant to celebrate those connections, strengthen them and support more good work and compassion. So please join us and our presenting sponsor, Redwood Credit Union, to shine a light on our Heroes. And mark your calendar for the gala celebration on Thursday, Nov. 13. Our plans to celebrate the 2014 Heroes of Marin culminate in a celebration dinner at the beautiful Marin Art & Garden Center, located in Ross. This gem of an event space is the result of community and compassion as well. Currently it’s a nonprofit, staffed by volunteers and funded by philanthropy, but its humble beginnings go back to James Ross— guess where the town acquired its name—a businessman who set up shop and a trading post known as “Ross Landing” in the early 1800s. There’s great history to be learned on the grounds, from the Octagon House Library to the oldest continually operating
To nominate someone for a 2014 Heroes of Marin category, visit www.pacificsun.com/heroes/2014 and fill out and submit a nomination form. ■ Innovation ■ Environmental Stewardship ■ Arts & Culture ■ Community Spirit ■ Courage ■ Rising Star ■ Lifetime Achievement
theater company on the West Coast, the Ross Valley Players. The history and 11 acres were spared development as World War II raged on and today, in 2014, we’ll enjoy an evening of community and conviviality in the Livermore Room. We welcome you to please join us for the festivities. I am certain that this year’s honorees will inspire, as they have every other year. Following the progress of our 2013 Heroes has fueled my eagerness to see what this year may bring. Marin’s ever-changing landscape will allow for future honorees to make their impact on our community and it’s our honor to introduce them to you. But before we can do that, we need you to take a moment to share your Heroes with us. If you can’t quite categorize someone, don’t worry—just do your best to tell us about them. Reading your submissions is one of the perks of my job; I look forward to learning about who is tackling what issues, who is cleaning up their neighborhood, who is planting a garden for preschool kids and who might be driving my bus by day and practicing Hamlet by night. Consider where you’re reading this right now: Are you in a locally owned cafè? Are you on the ferry? Are you at school or work? Look around and reflect on the prospective heroes nearby. Thank you to Redwood Credit Union for their pivotal role as the presenting sponsor for 2014. Now, let’s celebrate the 2014 Heroes of Marin! Y Ask Bob who his heroes are at bheinen@pacificsun.com.
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in Larkspur is celebrating “Vin Rosé et Cuisine Provençale” beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 13 through Saturday, Aug. 16. Their menu will feature a choice of three Provence appellation rosé wines offered in a flight of two-ounce pours for $15 (also served by the glass, carafe or bottle) and designed for enjoying with a la carte Provençale-inspired items served for lunch and dinner. The regular a la carte lunch and dinner menus will also be available. 507 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur. 927-3331. www.leftbank.com. Speaking of wines, one of my favorite outdoor spots for sipping cask wines and munching on wood-fired pizzas is Bar Bocce. This small gem of a place with a covered outdoor patio and fire pit is the perfect summer dining option. Even if you have to wait for a table, dipping your toes in the bay, or playing a game of bocce, aren’t bad ways to bide your time. 1250 Bridgeway Ave., Sausalito. 331-0555. If you prefer jazz with your meal, check out Sunday Brunch at Piazza D’Angelo. Live music from the Michael Schwartz Jazz Collective is offered from 11am2pm on Sundays. Special brunch cocktails are bargain-priced at $3.75 each. The restaurant opens at 10:30am and offers brunch and lunch menus. 22 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-2000. Y Share your hunger pains with Tanya at thenry@pacificsun.com.
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San Rafael is the epicenter for homeless services, but should the rest of Marin lend a helping hand?
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ho bears the responsibility for aidhave said Ritter has outgrown its location on tion relocate out of the immediate downtown ing the less fortunate in Marin? Ritter Street. That’s a measure of the amount area. He responded by saying that the city Ritter Center in San Rafael is a of help at-risk Marin residents seek as well as would choose to refrain from actively helpcritical part of the service-provider spectrum the efficacy of programs at Ritter, which offers ing Ritter, or any organization, relocate. He for the homeless and low-income populations services ranging from a food pantry to a dayadded, however, that the city would provide in Marin. Virtually everyone in the provider service program that offers showers for the some help as long as it presented no conflicts landscape agrees that Ritter does a good job in homeless, to a medical clinic. for the city and its officials. reaching those in need. The medical clinic module and Phillips, who agrees that Ritter But the effects of the agency on downtown the day-service center at the orgais an effective agency, reiterates by San Rafael businesses has been a perennial nization, which has been operatthat he believes the organizaPeter source of controversy. Critics say Ritter and ing since 1981, created a dust-up tion and the city would be best Seidman other agencies aimed at helping the less fortu- with the city last year, when city served if Ritter moved out of the nate create a magnate that attracts a disproofficials said Ritter was helping downtown area. “They think it’s portionate share of the in-need population to more clients in its medical clinic in their best interests to relocate, San Rafael. The service should be spread out than the organization’s use permit as many people do,” Phillips says. in the county. Supportallowed. Ritter agreed About two weeks ago, Phillips met with the ers of Ritter, however, say to keep the number of Ritter executive director, Peter Lee, who said a significant number of its medical clients to the organization had contacted a real estate Meredith recognizes that the 60 people per day. But broker. (Lee was unavailable for this story. Ritthose who receive services there are residents of San goal of creating a social services questions about the ter failed to return a request for comment.) Rafael and its environs. long-term outlook for When Lee met Phillips, Lee told the mayor campus is a daunting task. He They also say it makes the organization at its that, using the real estate broker, Ritter had sense for the social service thinks, however, that if the current site remained. approached three building owners in the organizations to offer Ritter has a lease industrial area of San Rafael, outside of county can take some smaller clients a central location. on its offices at the 16 downtown. “All three owners said they did steps to show that such a concept Ritter Street site that not wish to lease to Ritter,” Phillips says. San Rafael, the largest city in the county, is the expires in December The mayor says Ritter and the city realize can work, without disrupting a location of the county’s of 2015. The lease for that relocating the agency “is going to be a community, the vision could get a Health and Wellness its day-service center big task.” But, adds Phillips, the city’s frustrapolitical boost. Campus, which offers expires in May of tion with Ritter’s administration has been services for low-income 2016. City officials, an ongoing cause of concern in City Hall. As residents. The city also is and a number of those frustrations got reported and the word home to the St. Vincent de Paul Free Dining downtown businesses, would be happy if Rit- spread, opportunities to find a new location Room. San Rafael Mayor Gary Phillips has for ter moved before those dates. became more difficult. “I have had discussions years said that locating multiple services for Ritter has made moves indicating its willwith them for a long time,” Phillips says. “I the homeless and people with mental health ingness to relocate. But that’s easier said than said to them, ‘you really need to clean up your issues in his city puts an undue burden on done for social service agencies, especially act because no matter where you want to go San Rafael. He has proposed spreading the those that help people with discernable menin town, people are going to resist.’” Ritter has responsibility for providing services—and tal health and drug abuse problems. made some changes for the better since the paying for them—across cities in the county. Mayor Phillips said that about a year ago city slapped the organization on the wrist last Phillips and members of the San Rafael he met with people at Ritter, and they asked if year. “They have done some things to try to City Council and some downtown businesses the city would be willing to help the organiza- improve the situation for them and immedi10 PACIFIC SUN AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 7, 2014
ate neighbors,” Phillips says. The organization has taken steps to reduce the amount of litter clients leave in the area, for instance. “I do give them credit for taking some steps to improve the situation. But memories linger for a long time.” Ritter’s proximity to the St. Vincent de Paul Free Dining Room creates a nexus for social service in San Rafael. Finding a balance between protecting local businesses and supporting social services has been an issue in San Rafael for decades. The social service agencies say they can mitigate objections from local businesses. The dining hall was the focus of criticism from critics who said that clients congregated on the sidewalks and were unruly. The dining hall listened to the city and responded, showing a willingness to work with the city. (Ritter has at times been a touch aggressive rather than cooperative with the city.) San Rafael City Councilman Damon Connolly joins Phillips in recognizing the efficacy with which Ritter provides services. He also joins Phillips in asserting that Ritter needs to relocate. “There’s no question that Ritter provides critical services for the community,” Connolly says, “but there is a consensus that it has outgrown its location.” The issues surrounding Ritter touch on the broader issue of identifying who should hold responsibility for providing services for the less fortunate in the county. Phillips and Connolly as well as many other civic leaders believe the responsibility is countywide. Connolly says that when he transitions in January from his seat on the San Rafael City Council to his seat as county supervisor representing San Rafael, he intends to “play a leadership role at the county level in better coordinating with San Rafael and other communities” in dealing with issues about the homeless and
less advantaged. That will continue work Supervisor Susan Adams, whom he defeated in the June election, focused on during her tenure as a supervisor. Connolly says he also wants to look at the county’s $46 million mental health budget. “Are there better ways we can be spending money to help the homeless? Better programs?” He says that in addition to working on housing and shelter for the homeless, he wants to look at how the county can take “a lead role on the issue of chronic inebriation, which is part of the homeless issue.” He and the other supervisors will have to deal with the county’s detox facility, Helen Vine, needing to find a new location. The goals Connolly enumerates already have been on the desk of Larry Meredith, director of the county’s Department of Health and Human Services. His department has been working to guide federal, state and local money to local programs aimed at curbing inebriation and addiction, helping people with mental health issues and aiding homeless people in finding jobs and housing. They are complicated and often intransigent challenges not easily overcome. Meredith thinks Marin could fashion a new paradigm for helping the less fortunate. “My vision is that we could create a campus” that would include services such as the ones provided at Ritter. The campus also would include food assistance, an education component, job training and an “employment connection,” a hiring hall, a permanent shelter
and housing for people who provide services. It could bring together agencies in a sympathetic and cooperative strategy. The campus, something like the Marin Health and Wellness Campus in San Rafael, would be located out of a downtown area to avoid the tension that has marked the Ritter location. “I like the campus notion,” Meredith says, “because the effort would be educational. We could make it a safe haven” for the people seeking help. “There aren’t many safe havens for people who want to embark on recovery or move toward change.” Meredith’s campus could bring together those seeking help with members of the community who would volunteer to provide services. “Rather than having wandering tribes” of people seeking help from agencies spread across a city or across the county, “there’s another way to do it.” Meredith says the county “has some feelers out” about possible sites for a social services campus. He recognizes that his vision is a blue-sky scenario, but he thinks it’s possible. “There’s enough money in Marin,” he says. “There are enough smart people with a desire to give back. There are enough people who think we are our brother’s keeper. Is there not a way we can offer a rising tide that will lift all boats?” Meredith recognizes that the goal of creating a social services campus is a daunting task. He thinks, however, that if the county can take some smaller steps to show that such a concept can work, without disrupting a com13>
The Ritter Center’s lease on its downtown San Rafael location is set to expire in May of 2016.
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The Ritter Center serves as a hub for Marin’s homeless population in part because of its services and resources like the health- and day-service center.
munity, the vision could get a political boost. The real job would be to generate enough community support to propel the vision. To do that, Meredith says, the county could create a kind of starter program “to present a benign presence to demonstrate the concept has merit.” That could be something the Marin Organizing Committee (MOC) has in mind. The organization recently attended a San Anselmo Town Council meeting to present an idea to spread the responsibility—and cost—of providing a shelter for the homeless throughout the year. MOC, nonprofit agencies—including St. Vincent de Paul—and congregations have been operating a rotating emergency shelter program that runs from November to April. The St. Vincent Free Dining Room has been a pickup site for the homeless who move out by van to various congregations for the night. The MOC concept could relieve downtown San Rafael from the responsibility for the program logistics. MOC members have met with county officials. Meredith Parnell,
Gary and Tasha pose outside the Ritter Center after chatting with staff on a sunny Tuesday afternoon.
a spokeswoman for the MOC and Congregation Rodef Sholom, says that last June, Supervisor Adams made a commitment to work with the MOC on a plan for a permanent shelter. Meredith, Phillips and the MOC held a press conference in December at which Meredith and Phillips agreed to work with the MOC on a permanent shelter plan. MOC has been meeting with service providers, the county and, as Meredith says, “with allies.” The proposal MOC brought to San Anselmo is the result of that work. It’s an idea MOC plans to bring to every city in the county. According to MOC estimates, it will cost $1.25 million a year to provide a permanent shelter program that can accommodate 40 men and 20 women per night. The county would cover about 40 percent of the cost. The Marin Community Foundation (MCF) and private donations would cover another 20 percent. Congregations would cover another 20 percent through in-kind contributions. That leaves about 20 percent of the cost cities would cover. San Anselmo’s share would be $19,700. In the interests of financial fairness, the MOC derived the amount using a formula that uses a flat fee shared equally among cities for one half of a city’s contribution. The MOC would derive the other half from a city’s population. Finding a location won’t be easy, but relying on the model Meredith points to may be the way to political acceptance. The rotating shelter program has been operating for years without significant problems, proving its benign nature. The county’s Health and Wellness Campus and Marin Commons have been mentioned as possible sites. Even if they are not the actual sites chosen, they indicate the kind of property the MOC envisions for the permanent shelter, which, in Meredith’s words, could prove that “we can do better.” Y Contact the writer at peter@ pseidman.com.
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“We have the most beautiful lawn in the neighborhood, and we’ve already poisoned 14 people.”—Art Buchwald
onto it to make it look so perfect. “How did we all get hoodwinked into keeping up with the Joneses and their precious, perky, God-loving front lawn,” ou may have noticed, in this sumyou ask. In the early 1950s, lawn care and mer’s Dirt Diva column, that I’ve chemical corporations hooked up with become slightly obsessed with lawn the advertising industry and brainwashed bashing. Nationally, our lawns consume 90 gullible homeowners to tear down their million pounds of pesticides and herbibeautiful, productive victory gardens, citcides, annually. They are rus groves and chicken also thirsty, gluttonous, coops. These natural demanding narcisand historic gardens, NOW STARRING sists. Therefore, I am which gave families and The Organic Lawn Care Manual n constantly talking about communities fresh food by Paul Tukey lawns behind their and free fertilizer during n American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn by backs. Calling them all the war years, were soon historian Ted Steinberg kinds of names: slacktransformed into carpets n Lawn Gone! Low-Maintenance, ers, drunks, junkies, of mass-produced, Sustainable, Attractive Alternafreeloaders and gold thirsty, high-maintetives for Your Yard by Pam diggers. You may have nance, weed- and feedPenick witnessed me tsk-tsking addicted turf. Starting in and mumbling obsceniLevittown, N.Y., lawns ties whenever I stroll quickly took over the by an enormous, green front lawn, silently home landscape nationally and eventually calculating how much water is being spread to dry, crispy Southern California: wasted or how much chemical fertilizer a desert! Why? Because lawn care is big and toxic herbicides are being sprayed business. In America alone, we’re spend-
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the type of sprinklers you have, that might translate into three 20-minute cycles for a typical stationary pop-up sprinkler head. Over the last several years many companies have developed much more efficient nozzles, such as the Hunter MP Rotator that can save up to 30 percent on water use. Should we chill on fertilizer in the summer? The best time of year to work on your lawn is the fall. You can dethatch, aerate and put a top-dressing of compost on your lawn in the cooler weather. This will provide nutrients to help the grass get very healthy over the fall and winter, and then come out of dormancy looking really good in the spring. You became owner of the local franchise Clean Air Lawn Care six years ago. Have you noticed a significant change to move towards more sustainable lawn care in Marin? I have seen more and more understanding and acceptance of sustainable lawn care, and organic methods in general over time. I continue to see families in Marin move away from chemical solutions to a much safer and healthier way to manage their landscapes. Often we don’t have a lot of power or knowledge over what chemicals go into our food, products and homes; so it is powerful to know that one thing we can control is the environment around our own homes. I see a lot of people starting to realize this and taking action. More grassy questions for Mill? Contact him here: cleanairlawncaresanfrancisco.com. 602-5296. Lastly, want to be my star student? Do some extra credit homework. I’ve included three fascinating and informative books on turf. Yes, the history of the lawn is actually quite interesting! Y Tsk-tsk Annie at dirtdiva@earthlink.net.
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ould you like an egg on that?” So asks chef Jason Hoffman, leaning forward from his window position on board the uber-popular food truck he runs alongside fellow chef Justin Close. Serving up some supremely tasty gourmet treats (not just the usual combinations you’d expect to find on the average tortilla), Hoffman and Close operate under the name The Taco Guys (www.thetacoguys.com), having broken free from the confines of the high-end restaurants where they learned their trade. Now, as the Taco Guys, they can unleash whatever culinary mayhem they can dream up, including the offering of poached eggs to go on their popular BLT tacos—which pretty much are what they sound like, with or without the egg. I’ve met the guys at their truck, stationed this warm Thursday afternoon at the edge of the San Rafael Farmers’ Market, to discuss the new movie Chef, written, directed and starring Jon Favreau. The loosely plotted tale follows a semi-celebrity chef (Favreau) in Los Angeles, who loses his job after blowing up at a particularly venal food critic (Oliver Platt), the profanity-laced explosions are captured on video and instantly went viral. While in Florida for a father-son bonding trip with the kid (Emjay Anthony) he’s had little quality time with, he is gifted a dilapidated
taco truck. And on his way back to L.A., thanks to son Percy’s acumen with Facebook and Twitter, he becomes an internet sensation, cooking Cuban sandwiches from town to town as the truck takes them across America. Compared to the truck used in the movie, the space Hoffman and Close are working in at the moment seems cramped and claustrophobic, but Close, working hard assembling tacos over the oven, says that their truck isn’t actually that much smaller. “This is pretty spacious, actually,” he says. “Some of the fine restaurants we’ve worked in have kitchen spaces even smaller than this,” agrees Hoffman, handing over the promised BLT taco (with egg, right on top, ready to burst its yolky-runny contents all over the multi-layered architecture of the taco). “And compared to the truck in the movie, well ... that one was a movie set, right?” Hoffman smiles. “They did make a few changes to get the cameras in.” The basic idea of the film, though, gets the Taco Guys’ approval. As the operators of their own mobile food empire, they have found—like Favreau’s gradually resurrected food-lover—that driving your own food truck can be far more satisfying giving the wheel over to less-adventurous persons.
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“The movie certainly follows the cycle of many people in my position,” says Hoffman, when finally able to take a break from his own super-committed food truck fans and frequent customers. “People working in the food industry, many of them at top restaurants, some of them even elevated to the level of Executive Chef. Ultimately, there’s some sort of reallife plot twist in their career, that makes them either quit or get fired, and then ... they decide to open a food truck. “That’s a very common theme, that same trajectory, at least it is among a lot of the better food trucks out there,” he goes on. “And I would definitely say that Justin and I are solidly there in that group.” In the Taco Guys’ case, their pre-truck experience was as French chefs, working in San Francisco and Marin. Hoffman, whose resume includes a stint as Executive Chef at Kitchen, in Novato, met Close at the Waterfront Restaurant in San Francisco in 1998, and they went on to work together in several other restaurants before teaming up as the truck-driving, crowdpleasing, taco-making, social-media mastering food gurus they are today. “I identify with the main character in the movie a lot,” Hoffman says. “My last job before the truck was at a big corporate restaurant, and that experience was so deflating. Justin and I had the skill set to be working at pretty much any restaurant in the country, and we’d found ourselves working at this place we really hated. We got paid really well, but it was spiritually deflating, with clientele who didn’t really care that much about the food they were eating. “Basically, it just sucked,” he says with a laugh. At the time they decided to jump aboard the food truck trend, the whole “mobile food facility” phenomenon was happening mainly in L.A., and hadn’t really reached the Bay Area yet. “Up here, there were the kind of taco trucks you’d find in the Mission [District], and not much else,” Hoffman says. When they decided to combine their knowledge
of French cuisine with the portability of a taco, the idea was so fresh and new that The Taco Guys became an instant guerillafood sensation, appearing at midnight outside of clubs in the city, serving hundreds of tacos for an hour or so, and then disappearing into the night. “It was a lot like what happens in the movie,” he says. “When we first started, we were pretty dependent on Twitter and the Internet. We didn’t have any money for advertising. Everything had gone into the truck and the menu, and we just needed to get out there and start feeding people. So we didn’t really know what we were doing because the industry was so new. “So we’d send out a tweet letting people know where we’d be and when. ‘The Taco Guys will be at Heart and Dagger in Oakland at 11:45!’ And we’d show up, and there would be a line of people already waiting for us. It was fun. It was exciting. We never knew what to expect. Selling French-inspired tacos at midnight in some pretty sketchy neighborhoods was crazy! We’d hear gunshots. Drunken people would wander up and try and talk to us. It was a weird, crazy scene.” And just like what happens in the movie, it worked. “We built a following,” he says. “But for a long time, we didn’t make any money. What the movie does well is represent that whole vibe, the making-it-up-as-we-go vibe. And it’s true! When you start your own truck, if you really love what you do, you get that love of making food back.” “The one aspect of the movie, I’d say, that was not accurate, was how long it took to fix up their taco truck. That thing was a total dump. And then, 10 minutes later, it’s all beautiful, freshly painted with all new equipment.” Well, taco trucks are basically fast food, right? Hoffman still isn’t buying it. “I have a pretty good eye for taco trucks now,” Hoffman says. “And I’m pretty certain it would have taken them at least six months to fix that one up!” Y Order up with David at talkpix@earthlink.net.
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t’s the scratchy, double-skank guitar foundation of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Kinky Reggae,” with its soulful vocal harmonies. The apocalyptic bass line and reverb-drenched vocal of Culture’s “Knotty Dub.” The swaggering retro groove of the Culver City Dub Collective’s “Bad Reaction,” with its push-pull rhythm and floating melodica melody line. Not many genres have a season, but there’s something that’s just so right about listening to reggae, with its lush tropical vibe, in the roiling heat of summer’s dog days. Local fans have plenty of opportunity this month to catch a fire, as a host of top reggae acts roll through the North Bay. The thing that’s luring these artists to our neck of the woods is the 30th annual Reggae on the River, a popular festival running Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 3, at French’s Camp in Richardson Grove State Park in Humboldt County. The festival’s lineup this year includes legacy acts and newcomers: Jimmy Cliff, Alpha Blondy & the Solar System, Third World, Sly & Robbie with the Taxi Gang, Fishbone, Etana, Majic, Israel Vibration, Thicker Than Thieves, the Courtney John Project and Michael Rose, to name a few. At press time, Third World, celebrating their 40th anniversary, was scheduled July 29 to bring its lilting Jamaican hits, including the summertime anthem, “96 Degrees in the Shade,” to 19 Broadway in Fairfax. If you missed them, the club this Friday, Aug. 1, hosts the Broken Silence Sound System, Epicenter Sound, Irie Sound and Moristone Sound for a night of reggae, roots and dancehall remixes at its monthly First Fridays Reggae Night. Admission is free. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, 19 Broadway will sway to Abya Yala, a Chilean band that blends reggae, roots and Latin sounds. The soul-inflected Jamaican duo Israel Vibrations will echo throughout the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley on Thursday, Aug. 14, showcasing their songs of freedom, struggle and perseverance. As Marley sang, “there’s a natural mystic floating through the air,” and the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma is the heart of the North Bay’s reggae scene this year, hosting some of the season’s best shows. On Thursday, Aug. 7, reggae dancehall pioneer Yellowman headlines a bill that also includes Mike Love and Paula Fuga. The Original Wailers, including three members of Marley’s original band (vocalist/guitarist Junior Marvin, vocalist/guitarist Al Anderson
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and keyboardist Earl “Wya” Lindo), return to the Mystic on Wednesday, Aug. 13. But the real sizzle in the 2014 reggae season is a rare North Bay appearance at the Mystic by producer and dub master Lee “Scratch” Perry on Saturday, Aug. 23. “Along with producing some of the most influential acts (Bob Marley and the Wailers and the Congos to name but two) in reggae history, Perry’s approach to production and dub mixing was breathtakingly innovative and audacious,” the All Music Guide has noted. “No one else sounds like him. And while many claim that King Tubby invented dub, there are just as many who would argue that no one experimented with it or took it further than did Lee Perry.” For a taste of Perry’s incendiary tracks, download “City Too Hot.” Might as well turn up the heat. Y Tell Greg every little thing is gonna be all right at gcahill51@gmail.com.
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It’s that time of the year again. Terrapin Crossroads, owned by Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, will present a Jerry Garcia Birthday Celebration with Stu Allen & the Mars Hotel. Allen is the singer and guitarist in the Dark Star Orchestra, a Grateful Dead tribute band. The birthday bash (Garcia, who died in 1995, would have been 72) will be held Friday, Aug. 1. $20. Showtime at 8pm. This is a 16 and older show. 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants will present their annual Jerry Garcia Tribute Day on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The event, at which the Giants will battle the Chicago White Sox, will include specially designed limitededition Grateful Dead tickets (in the past, Lesh has performed the National Anthem at the event along with Giants third-base coach and singer-songwriter Tim Flannery).
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outback in search of their lost youth. l Life Itself (1:52) Acclaimed documentary looks at the life and work of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic and TV star Roger Ebert; Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese and a host of others offer insights. l Lucy (1:40) La Femme Nikita’s Luc Besson directs Scarlett Johansson as an innocent kidnap victim turned merciless, totally cranial action figure. l Magic in the Moonlight (1:40) Curmudgeonly magician Colin Firth meets his match when he finds himself at a country estate with clairvoyant Emma Stone; Woody Allen writes and directs. l Maleficent (1:38) Angelina Jolie stars in the untold story of Sleeping Beauty’s wicked nemesis; Elle Fanning costars as Beauty. l The Metropolitan Opera: The Girl of the Golden West (3:50) The California Gold Country comes alive in Puccini’s rousing saga of Wild West romance, greed and mayhem. l Monty Python Live (Mostly) (3:00) John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Terry Jones reunite for an evening of fun and frolic at London’s 02 Arena. l A Most Wanted Man (1:30) The late Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in John le Carre’s tale of a mystery man’s true identity: victim of circumstance or undercover terrorist? l Mrs. Doubtfire (2:05) Divorced dad Robin Williams gets closer to his kids by posing as his ex-wife’s portly Scottish housekeeper; Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan costar. l Planes: Fire & Rescue (1:15) Sequel finds downand-outer Dusty regaining his altitude as a wildfirefighting rescue copter. l The Purge: Anarchy (1:43) A comely couple faces terror and depravity when their car breaks down during the second annual no-holds-barred governmentsanctioned countrywide crime spree. 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 Sex Tape (1:30) Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel’s attempt to spice up their marriage goes awry when their homemade porno goes missing. l Snowpiercer (2:06) Bong Joon Ho satirical sci-fi thriller stars Ed Harris, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer and John Hurt as modern Ice Age survivors jockeying for position on a high-tech train to nowhere. l Some Like It Hot (1:59) Jazz Age musicians Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon escape the Mob by posing as members of an all-girl band, but ukulele player Marilyn Monroe makes the gender confusion even more confusing; Billy Wilder directs. l A Summer’s Tale (1:54) Eric Rohmer’s latest romance al fresco follows the summertime tribulations of a vacationing student with three inconvenient sweeties. l Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1:40) Four reptilian outcast brothers emerge from their subterranean hideout to save Manhattan from power-mad supervillain Tony Shalhoub. l 22 Jump Street (1:52) Baby-faced undercover cops Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill graduate to college-level espionage and do a little growing up in the process. l Wish I Was Here (1:53) Writer-director Zach Braff stars as a thirtysomething who re-examines his life when father Mandy Patinkin is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules. CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito • 331-0255 | CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley • 388-4862 | Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera • 924-6505 | Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax • 453-5444 | Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur • 924-5111 | Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur • 461-4849 | Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael • 800-326-3264 | Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon • 435-1234 | Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael • 454-1222 | Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda • 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato • 800-326-3264
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Live music 08/01: Bodhi: Peace is Now Misummereve CD release show. 7:30pm. No cover. Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C St., San Rafael. 457-4191. opensecretbookstore.com/events. 08/01: Chris Smither with the T Sisters 8pm. $20-30. City Winery at Napa Valley Opera House, 130 Main St., Napa. 707/260-1600. citywinery.com. 08/01: Danny Montana Americana. 5pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. perisbar.com.
08/01: Friday Night Jazz: Nick Demopoulous Smomid Jazz. 6pm. No cover. Marin Country
Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. marincountrymart.com. 08/01: Luvplanet Original rock and roll. 9pm. $7. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. sleepingladyfairfax.com.
08/01: Moetar and the Austin Willacy Band With Moorea Dickason and Tarik Ragab.
8pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com. 08/01: Ned Endless and the Allniters Rock. 9:30pm. $5. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 497-2448. perisbar.com.
08/01: Pimps of Joytime, the Droptones
9pm. $20-22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com. 08/01: Scary Larry and the Monsters Blues, soul, jazz, funk. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitosunhorse.com. 08/02: Audrey Moira Shimkas Trio Jazz, pop, funk. 6pm. No cover. Tiburon Tavern at the Tiburon Lodge, 1651 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon. 847-8331.
08/02: FeatherWitch Hard rock. 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. perisbar.com. 08/02: James Moseley Band Jazz, blues, funk and reggae. 8pm. $15-20. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 08/02: Leon Bristow Acoustic folk. 4pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. perisbar.com. 08/02: N’Rumba Salsa Band with DJ Ian
Latin. 9pm. $5-10. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Drive, Sausalito. sausalitosunhorse.com. 08/02: The Stone Foxes, The Shams 9pm. $12-15. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.
08/02: Summer Jazz on the Patio with Campbell, Markels and Pendergast Jazz.
1pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitosunhorse.com.
08/02: The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit
Part of the Osher Marin JCC’s 2014 Summer Nights Festival. Americana, folk, rock, bluegrass. With Chris Doud and Willy Taylor, singer-songwriters; Aaron Burtch, drums; Taylor Webster, bass and vocals; Matt Cordano and Chandler Pratt, multi-instrumentalists. Casa Manana of Fairfax will have a pop up restaurant on site. 7pm. $22-25, under 17 free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 444-8081. marinjcc.org. 08/02: The Sun Kings Beatles tribute band. 7:30pm. $20. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music/calendar. 08/03: Charlie Thomas Lindley Bluegrass and country. 11:30am. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music/calendar.
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08/03: San Anselmo Music in the Park: The Rowan Brothers 3-6pm Free. Creek Park, the
chairs, a picnic and your dancing shoes. 1pm. Free. Mill Valley Depot Plaza, Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 383-3833. cityofmillvalley.org.
08/03: Orquesta La Moderna Tradicion
08/03: Corte Madera Community Foundation Summer Concert Series: Great Spirit Funk/folk. 5pm. Free. Menke Park, Redwood and Corte Madera Avenues, Corte Madera. 302-1160. cortemaderacommunityfoundation.org.
08/03: D’Bunchovus with New Riders of the Purple Sage alumni Russ Gauthier 7pm. $10. Hopmonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. hopmonk.com/novato. 08/03: Folkish Festival: Miracle Mule 12:302:30pm. Free. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. marincountrymart.com. 08/03: Jazz in the Neighborhood Part of the First Sunday concert series. With Clairdee, vocals; Ken French, piano; Ron Belcher, bass; John Hoy, guitar; Leon Joyce, Jr., drums. 4pm. Free. Community Church of Mill Valley, 8 Olive St., Mill Valley. 3311334. jazzintheneighborhood.org.
08/03: Latin Experience: Carlos Herrera Band Latin rock. Bring a picnic basket, blankets and chairs. BBQ food and beverages will be available for sale. Noon. Free., 205 Tennessee Valley Road, Mill Valley. 302-8675. plcmarin.org.
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Enjoy a taste of Cuban salsa music. Salsa dance class with Steve Friedman at 4pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com. 08/03: Todos Santos on the Patio Cantina Americana. 4pm. Free. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com. 08/04: Open Mic Night Hosted by Marty Atkinson. 7pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitosunhorse.com.
08/04: Open Mic with Austin DeLone
7:30pm. No cover. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com. 08/04: Open Mic with Derek Smith 8:30pm. Free. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com. 08/04: Open Mic with Simon Costa 8:30pm. Free. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 08/04: Peri’s Open Mic with Billy D Electric open mic. 9pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com. 08/05: Jazz with Noel Jewkes & Friends Jazz. 7pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.
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08/05: Swing Fever “Let’s Misbehave: An Evening of Cole Porter Works.” 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. panamahotel.com.
08/06: Halden Wofford and the High Beams 8pm. No cover. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax. 485-1005. ironspringspub.com. 08/06: Haute Flash Quartet Gypsy swing and French cafe music. 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. panamahotel.com. 08/06: Imperial Messenger Service Quicksilver Messenger Service homage features David Freiberg, Linda Imperial, Peter Harris, David Kaffinetti, Steve Valverde and Doug Freedman. Plus Chris Smith and Jude Gold (Jefferson Starship) and Prairie Prince. 8pm. $20-22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.
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Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, RENT has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.
Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma. 707/765-2121. mystictheatre.com 08/07: Back n Black AC/DC tribute. 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music.
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THE BAND, THE BIBLE: SAT TAYLOR NEGRON AND LOGAN HEFTEL AUG 9 8PM A spoken-word fusion of hysterically moving
Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com. 08/07: New Monsoon 8pm. $20-30. City Winery at Napa Valley Opera House, 130 Main St., Napa. 707-260-1600. citywinery.com.
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08/07: Wendy DeWitt with Kirk Harwood
Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. marincountrymart.com. 08/08: Gyptian with Full Band Reggae. 9pm. $25-30. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com. 08/08: The City Featuring Paula Sorce Rock, blues and soul. 9pm. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com. 08/09: Melvin Seals with JGB Rock. 9pm. $3035. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.
Comedy 08/05: 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. 08/07: Mort Sahl: Social Satire Provocative humor and engaging conversation. 7pm. Free. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.
08/08: Doug Ferrari amd Michael Pritchard “Ambassador of Joy.” A rare one night
only show. 8pm. $20-30. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.
Theater 08/01-03: ‘Rent: The Musical’ Winner of the Tony Award for best musical and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. 7:30pm Aug. 1; 2pm Aug. 2-3. $18-35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.
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08/07: Jazz with Judy Hall and Judy and Dave Getz 7pm. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor
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08/06: Yellowman with Mike Love and Paula Fuga Reggae, world. 9pm. $26. Mystic
Queen of Boogie Woogie. 7pm.No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. panamahotel.com. 08/08: Chris Brown Solo Acoustic folk. 5pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. perisbar.com. 08/01-08: Creekside Fridays 9th annual Music Festival by the creek. With a kids jumpee, face painting and other activities. Fun, food and refreshments. Aug 1: Don Forbes and Reckless. Aug. 8: Tam Valley All Stars. 6:30pm. Free. The Cabin, 60 Tennessee Valley Road, Mill Valley. 388-6393. tcsd.us.
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Voted “Up and Coming Jazz Artist of the Year” in 2013, Skonberg is an award-winning trumpeter/ vocalist/ composer who is “poised to be one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation.”
Luisa Frasconi as Juliet in Marin Shakespeare Company’s outdoor production of ‘Romeo and Juliet.’
Through 08/10: ‘As You Like It’ Shakespeare.
Robert Currier directs. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, Dominican University, 890 Belle Ave., San Rafael. 499-4488. marinshakespeare.org Through 08/17: ‘Old Money’ Written by Wendy Wasserstein. Kim Bromley directs. 7:30pm Thurs.; 8pm Fri.-Sat.; 2pm Sun. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 456-9555. rossvalleyplayers.com Through 09/28: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Shakespeare. Lesley Schisgall Currier directs. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, Dominican University, 890 Belle Ave., San Rafael. 499-4488. marinshakespeare.org
Concerts 08/01-02: New Music/New Works Two
musical evenings showcasing original songs for the stage from five of Marin’s talented NTC Playhouse composers. Proceeds benefit Novato Theater Company. 8pm Fri.-Sat. Aug. 1-2. $20. 8pm. $20. NTC Playhouse, 5420 Nave Drive, Novato. 299-1273. novatotheatercompany.org.
08/06: Noontime Concerts: Katrina Zosseder and Natalie Parker Soprano; clarinet.
Noon. Free. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org. 07/10: Kronos Quartet 40th anniversary performance. Barbecue on the Lawn show. 4pm. $27-30. Rancho Nicasio Restaurant and Bar, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.
Dance 08/06: Tango Workshop with Mat MaMoody and Christine Chan Practice your
tango. Dinner and live music to follow. Enjoy the tango stylings of Marcelo Puig and Seth Asarnow as well as a guest DJ. $10 minimum food or beverage choice. 7:15pm. $25. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.
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Art 08/01-09/14: The Box Show Group exhibition and fundraiser. Opening reception 3-5pm Aug. 3. Closing party and auciton 2-3pm Sept. 14. 11am. Free. Gallery Route One, 11101 Highway One, Point Reyes Station. 663-1347. galleryrouteone.org. 08/01-31: Gallery I Suki Hill, photographs. Free. Open 2-6pm Mon.-Sat. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org. 08/05: Mill Valley First Tuesday Art Walk Art exhibitions at downtown galleries, City Hall, and the Community Center. View art, meet artists and enjoy a libation. 6pm. Free. Depot Plaza, Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. cityofmillvalley.org.
08/07: Fabric Hair Ornaments and Brooches Using fabric scraps of silk of wool from all over
the world, learn to make hair ornaments and pins. Various techniques will be employed, from fabric origami to hand stitching, to finger crocheting. RSVP by Aug. 5. 2pm. $8-10. O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 388-4331. ohanloncenter.org. 08/08: Political Prisoner’s Art Show Prints of watercolor paintings by self taught artist and political prisoner Antonio Guerrero. Opening reception for the artist 5-8pm Aug. 8. Open 2-9pm Tues.-Thurs.; 11am-6pm Fri; Noon-6pm Sat. Free. Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A St., San Rafael. 898-0131. mitfamericas.org.
Through 08/02: Small Stories Paintings by Mike Goldberg Art Works Downtown
presents Small Stories, paintings by Mike Goldberg. Open Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael. 451-8119. artworksdowntown.org.
Through 08/02: The 100% Recycled Tour Paintings by Michael McGee McGee uses ballpoint pens and layered colors to create his artwork. 10am. Frew. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. 451-8119. artworksdowntown.org.
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Dr. Flotsam’s Hell Brew Revue “After Outside Lands” With Beso Negro, the Carny Bastards, Marty O’reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra, and Slim Jenkins www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850
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Outdoors 08/01: Kent Island Restoration Team Be a part of the team working to restore the unique ecosystem on Kent Island in Bolinas Lagoon! You’ll learn the value of protecting this little oasis, and how to identify and remove the invasive species that threaten it. Space is limited, so RSVP. Participation requires a short rowboat ride to the island. Volunteer work involves bending and kneeling. Dress in layers you can get dirty. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a water bottle. Rubber boots come in handy but are not necessary. Snacks and water will be provided but bring a lunch. 10am. Free. Kent Island in Bolinas, Wharf Road, Bolinas. 473-3778. marincountyparks.org.
08/01: Outer Space from Open Space
View outer space from open space; identify major constellations and talk about the legends behind them. Rangers will lead a short hike in Stafford Lake Park and astronomer Larry Brodkin will help participants get a deep view into the heavens with an 8”Meade Telescope. Wear warm clothes and bring binoculars or a telescope, flashlight, blankets, water, snacks and star charts. No pets (except service animals) please. 8pm. Free. Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novato Blvd. Meet at the gatehouse, Novato. 415 446-4423. marincountyparks.org.
08/03: Wilderness Act Anniversary Hike
Join the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin this summer for a wilderness hike led by trained naturalists and birders in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.There will be five hikes this summer, each about three hours long. Bring snacks, water, warm layers, sunscreen, and binocs (a scope will be supplied). 8/3 Drakes Beach and Estero. 8/10 Drakes Beach and Estero Free. Drakes Beach and Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore. Email admin@eacmarin.org to reserve a spot and get information on exact location and timing. 663-9312. eacmarin.org.
08/06: Audubon Canyon Ranch Docent Training Open House: August An oppor-
tunity to learn about Audubon Canyon Ranch’s 22-week docent training program. Meet Audubon Canyon Ranch’s biologists and talk with other docents. The docent training program begins in Sept. 2014. 10am. Free. Martin Griffin Preserve, 4900 Shoreline Highway One, Stinson Beach. egret.org/volunteer_educate.
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08/06: ‘Monty Python Live (Mostly)’ “The Last Night of Monty Python”and “One Down, Five to Go.”At a combined age of just 358, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jonesand Michael Palin once again perform some of their hits, with modern, topical, Pythonesque twists. 7pm. $15-18. Christopher B. Smith Rafael Center, 1118 4th St., San Rafael. 454-1222. rafaelfilm.cafilm.org. 08/08-10: S.F. Jewish Film Festival With over 150 events, 70 films from 18 countries, and 8 world premieres. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1001 Lootens Pl, San Rafael. 621 0523. sfjff.org.
with tread and drainage maintenance, rock work, vegetation clearance and cleaning steps and bridges along this iconic trail. Work on the middle section of the trail starting from the Laurel Dell Picnic Area. Meet at 9am at Laurel Dell Fire Road gate on Ridgecrest Blvd. on Mt. Tamalpais. 9am. Free. Laurel Dell Parking Lot on Mt. Tam, , Mill Valley. 945-1128. marinwater.org/194/Events-Map. 08/02: Santa Venetia Stroll Healthy Parks, Healthy People event. Join Ranger Felicity Hartnett for a stroll around Santa Venetia Marsh. This lowintensity one-mile hike is a great introduction to exercise for all ages. Dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes, and bring water. High fire danger may cancel. If a red flag warning is in effect, all walks and events on Open Space District preserves are cancelled. Take N. San Pedro Road east for 2 miles. Turn left on Vendola Dr. Trailhead on the left side. 10am. Free. Santa Venetia Marsh, Vendola Drive, San Rafael. 473-2816. marincountyparks.org. 08/03: Gary Giacomini Slow ascent from the valley floor to the San Geronimo Ridge. Check out the views and a Pygmy Sargent Cypress foreston this preserve. Distance is 8 miles; elevation gain 1,000 ft. For ages 15 and up. No animals (except service animals) please. High fire danger may cancel. 9am. Free. Gary Giacomini Preserve, Redwood Canyon Dr., San Geronimo. 893-9520. marincountyparks.org.
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youth about outdoor skills, natural history and environmental stewardship. Intended for 7-12 year olds, but explorers of all ages are welcome. Join Ranger Mike Warner for an easy nature walk to explore Mount Burdell. Learn how to use maps to navigate and how to make your own map of Mount Burdell. Friendly, leashed dogs are welcome. High fire danger may cancel. 9:30am. Free. Mount Burdell Open Space, San Carlos Way, Novato. 473-2816. marincountyparks.org. 08/07: Lizard Lady Reptiles Meet Teressa Killeen and her cold-blooded friends: Rajah the boa constrictor, Sheba the baby Savannah Monitor, and Scooter the skink and her baby, Zeina. Hear their stories and learn about problems facing endangered reptiles in today’s world. Creekside Room. No sign-
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Join Melanie Moe as she leaps through time to the age of the monsters, gods and heroes of ancient Greek mythology. 3:30pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 389-4292 x4741. millvalleylibrary.org. 08/06: Movies on the Green: Babe 6-8pm. Free. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. marincountrymart.com. 08/07: Art in the Park Bring the whole family out to picturesque Paradise Beach Park to paint the beautiful San Pablo Bay. Art supplies, smocks, and healthy snacks will be provided. No animals (except service animals) are allowed at this park. Park entrance is free. 10am. Free. Paradise Beach Park, 3450 Paradise Drive. Meet in the parking lot, Tiburon. 435-9212. marincountyparks.org.
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08/04: Teen Book Club: The Divergent Trilogy Discuss Veronica Roth’s “Divergent” tril-
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er Linda feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and salt water tanks. Watch the different feeding styles of the rock cod, sea stars and rainbow trout. 1:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/ Recreation/BayModelVisitorCenter.aspx. 08/02: Origami Workshop With origami artist Grace Lightner. For ages 8 and older. Noon. Free. Corte Madera Children’s Library, 707 Meadowsweet Drive, Corte Madera. 924-6382. marinlibrary.org.
up required. 2:30pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 389-4292 x4741. millvalleylibrary.org. 08/08: Ann Aguirre and Friends Welcome four talented young adult authors: Ann Aguirre, Veronica Rossi, Corinne Jackson and Susan Ee. 6:30pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.
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08/07: Cascade Canyon Shaded forests and serpentine laced clearings will reward us with a variety of natural wonders as we explore the upper reaches of the canyon, b y which H o still w aholds r d water R a cand h eacts l s as o an magnet for wildlife. This walk is for ages 15 and up. No animals (except service animals) ely walk beneath a domed roof, 80 feet inplease. High fire danger may cancel. 10am. Free. Cascade Canyon Preserve, Cascade Drive. Meet at the gate, Fairfax. 893-9520. marincountyparks.org.
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and Susanne Pari will be autographing copies of the book. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., as concert Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 08/02: ular venues, on Dr. Dan Geller “Money Anxiety.” 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 08/02: Matt Herron “Mississippi Eyes” is the chronicle of events witnessed by five young photographers working during the summer of 1964 in the segregated South. 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. 6. bookpassage.com. 08/02: Ralph Nader “Unstoppable.” Ralph Nader om what state, has fought for over 50 years on behalf of American citizens against the reckless influence of corporations and their government patrons on our society. e for the male Now he ramps up the fight and makes a persuasive case that Americans are not powerless. 7pm. $28.50 (includes signed book). Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista world’s) most Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 08/03: Anne Cushman “Moving into Medita9.Blvd., tion.” 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. miles per hour, 08/03: Elizabeth Murray “Living Life in Full all. Bloom.” 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. me their hit songs containing “Fire” inbookpassage.com. the title.
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revolution? Thomas Goetz examines how the germ theory of disease went mainstream and explains how discovery is only part of the game. He explores the invention of computing, how a handful of Iowa corn farmers transformed agriculture and how science is as much driven by emotion as by reason. 7pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 thrickmorton Ave., Mill Valley. millvalleylibrary.org. 08/02: Galilee Harbor Maritime Day In honor of Galilee Harbor’s 34rd anniversary this cooperative/ liveaboard/affordable housing community invites everyone to revel in the spirit of all that is maritime. Marine flea market, traditional boat building demos, boat rides and floating home tours. This event sponsored in part by the, Richardson’s Bay Maritime Association and Lagunitas Brewing Company. The Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding will present a demonstration. San Francisco’s
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ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Sure, that lottery ticket your friend bought you might have felt like a cop-out, Aries, but have you checked the numbers yet? Don’t forget to thank the messenger; you won! Your bank account will start looking a little more voluptuous on Aug. 5. You can finally pay back that $20 your cousin lent you in 1995 to splurge on that Nirvana crop-top. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Take a few steps back to contemplate that Match.com date you went on a few days ago, Taurus. While he or she may have had the charm of Billy Bob Thornton and the looks of Angelina Jolie, lest us not forget those creepy blood vials they wore around their necks. There are some serious red flags waving here and you need to take one for the team (you, yourself and, er, you) and re-evaluate on Aug. 2. GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Not to be the unsolicited echo screaming out from the depths of your mind, Gemini, but you need to get a checkup. Aug. 6 will be a day of reckoning and painful redemption—it’s time to go to the dentist. You’ve got a few cavities. Toss out that half-eaten and frosted-over pint of Ben & Jerry’s; it’s time to give up the sweets and embrace the Novocain. CANCER (June 21 - July 22) It’s time to take care of two birds with one squat, Cancer. Get yourself back to the gym! Your heart may long for love and walks on the beach, but you’re going to need to put in work to achieve this goal. If you decide to swallow a glass of motivation and suit up in Spandex, you might be surprised to find out that the workout fiend on the ellipse machine is quite the looker. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) Did you run out of business cards again, Leo? It’s hard to keep all the fans at arm’s length these days. Don’t be shocked if you start hearing from old friends and foes; no, it’s not Mercury in retrograde—you’re literally just that popular. Consider investing in a pair of anti-paparazzi shades and an uncomfortably oversized baseball hat. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Mars just made an exit from your house of money, Virgo. Don’t take it personally. As a mutable sign, generally tolerant of a little change, embrace all the facets even if it means less green. Stability won’t be an issue; you’re not headed for the next spot on A&E’s Intervention: I’m A Sucker For Target. Sure the soap dishes are trendy and cheap, but 18 of them won’t do. Rely on your savings until side projects manifest. LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) You know what they say, Libra, Marin is for lovers! Grab a dozen roses and text a potential love interest on Aug. 2. You’re feeling all types of cliché this weekend. Quote The Notebook if you must, but ever since last month’s soul-crushing news that Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams will, officially, never reunite (thanks Eva Mendez), that film’s lost a lot of its luster. If you’re trying to woo successfully, go for a timeless classic, full of promised unrequited love. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) OK, not to bring up Ryan Gosling again, Scorpio, but you might just have a parallel with your fellow Scorpion brother. You’re pregnant! You knew things were getting serious and you couldn’t fight it off ever since you found a pair of his or her dirty socks underneath your pillow and you still felt butterflies fluttering around your heart. Embrace this big change the best you can, by cutting out and stocking up on Pampers coupons. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Who would have thought love could have blossomed out of a Chat Roulette session, Sagittarius? Your new international love affair has consumed your love-drunk mind. And, rightfully so. The unknown is ever-so alluring, especially for a curious explorer like yourself. Scour Expedia for flight deals on Aug. 4; it’s time to consummate this partnership. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) What good is a trip down memory lane without a little pit stop somewhere between The Monkees and acid-washed jeans, Capricorn? You’re feeling sentimental lately and want to voice your thanks to those around you. Give in and go out of your way on Aug. 3 to let your loved ones know just how much you really do appreciate them and their often over-emotional display of affection. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) You’re feeling drained, Aquarius. Not even an extra shot of espresso can recharge your battered, lifeless persona. It may feel like you’ve lost all balance on Aug. 1, but do your best to recharge the best way you know how: tequila. We’re not saying that drinking the night away will resolve some irritating work orders and complicated Excel sheet mishaps, but it will shift the focus from all work to a little play. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) Why has your co-worker been following you around and asking what Pandora station is your favorite, Pisces? Someone in your office is trying the oldest trick in the book: the mixed tape. Watch out for a work wooer on Aug. 7. Avoid conflict and consequences from an affair by sharing more about your food allergies and less about your impressive, alluring resume.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135146 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: LA BUENA VIDA DISTRIBUTING, 77 MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: STEVEN MORENO, 77 MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on June 30, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 11, July 18, July 25 & August 1, 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014135162 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: EICHLER FOR SALE, 2144 FOURTH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MARIN MODERN REAL ESTATE, INC., 2144 FOURTH STREET, 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. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 1, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014135127 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: KRICKFIT, 245 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: MICHAEL D. KRICK, 318 C STREET, APT A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on June 27, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135042 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MI PUEBLO FOOD CENTER, MI PUEBLO MERCADO Y CARNICERIA, 330 BELLAM BLVD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MI PUEBLO, LLC., 1745 STORY ROAD, SAN JOSE, CA 95122. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION. Registrant is transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 17, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014135204 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: MOSS MUSIC ARTS, 149 PIEDMONT COURT, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: PHILLIP MOSS, 149 PIEDMONT COURT, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 9, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135220 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PRADOLI PRESS, PRADOLIPRESS. COM, 5 “F” STREET, APT. 1, SAN RAFAEL, CA
94901: SHEREEN GORDON, 5 “F” STREET, APT. 1, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 11, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135086 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SASHA GULISH PHOTOGRAPHY SGP & ASSOCIATES, WEDDINGS BY SASHA, 96 A MADRONE AVE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: SASHA GULISH, 96 A MADRONE AVE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 24, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014135231 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SILVANA DI FRANCO PHOTOGRAPHY, 231 SAN FRANCISCO BL, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: SILVANA C STUBBINGS, 231 SAN FRANCISCO BL, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 14, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135216 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TAKE AWAY HAULING & RECYCLING, 1456 LINCOLN AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: AUSTIN TAYLOR KOREN, 140 SEAGULL RUN, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 10, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.)
filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 16, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135078 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BUCKET LIST ADVENTURES, MEGLIN PROPERTIES, 11 ALBION STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ALEXANDER CLARK-GRONKE, 40 MIRAFLORES, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 23, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135245 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BRIGHTSTAR OF MARIN, BRIGHTSTAR CARE OF SAN FRANCISCO & MARIN, BRIGHTSTAR CARE OF MARIN & SAN FRANCISCO, 150 SHORELINE HIGHWAY, B28, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: THE TAM-PACIFIC GROUP, LLC, 101 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE #700, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89109. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant is currently transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 15, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135033 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BUCKET LIST ADVENTURES, 11 ALBION STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ALEXANDER CLARK-GRONKE, 40 MIRAFLORES, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 & MARK GRONKE, 11 ALBION STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 16, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135105 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ZBYNET SOLUTIONS & TECH., 528 4TH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: GERALDO JOSE SILVA NETO, 475 SAN MARIN DR., NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 25, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 18, 25; August 1, 8 2014.)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135200 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HEALY EATS REAL, 1441 CASA BUENA DRIVE #102 CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: HANNAH HEALY, 1441 CASA BUENA DRIVE #102 CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on July 9, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014135247 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ALTERATIONS TO GO, 224 BON AIR CENTER, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: JOHN CHEW, 224 BON AIR CENTER, GREENBRAE, CA 94904 & SNOW CHEW, 224 BON AIR CENTER, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135229 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HOME HELPERS, 21 GOLDEN GATE DRIVE, STE A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HOME BY DESIGN, 21 GOLDEN GATE DRIVE, STE A, 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. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-
Recorder of Marin County on July 14, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135088 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: IGT – FREEMARKET, 1169 LEA DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94945: HAGAR SUSKIND, 1169 LEA DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94945, JACOB ITZIKOWITZ, 1169 LEA DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 24, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135260 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: NAAN & CURRY SAN RAFAEL, 1026 COURT STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ZOHRAA REHMAN 178 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 16, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135196 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SC PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, FESTIVAL INDEPENDENCIA SALVADORENA, FESTIVAL VIVA MEXICO, CARNAVAL DE SAN MIGUEL, 425 ARTHUR STREET, NOVATO, CA 94947: SILVIA CRUZ, 425 ARTHUR STREET, NOVATO, CA 94947. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is currently transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 8, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135250 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SANDWISHES, 1109 4TH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: FOOD BIZ, LLC, 1109 4TH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant is currently transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on July 16, 2014. (Publication Dates: July 25; August 1, 8, & 15, 2014.)
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My girlfriend and I are mostly happy together, but we have this ongoing fight where she accuses me of wanting to cheat whenever I so much as glance at a woman she perceives to be my “type” (any woman roughly her age and ethnicity). Even flipping through a magazine that shows a woman in an ad is enough to set her off. She says I need to eliminate all contact with other women, or I’m being unfaithful. But I don’t see how I can stop doing things like talking to the checker at the supermarket or looking at someone crossing the street.—Blamed
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It’s normal for a girlfriend to expect her boyfriend to “keep it in his pants.” Only yours wants your eyeballs in there, too, as she considers crossing the street with your eyes open a form of cheating. When you love somebody, it isn’t exactly outrageous to fear losing them. And the suspicion that a partner is cheating can often be an instinctive response to subtle signs that they are. But such signs include flimsy excuses for working late or ducking into the hall closet to take phone calls—not merely daring to open a magazine that includes pictures of females who lack beaks, paws and tails. There’s a good chance your girlfriend behaves this way because she has a giant crater where her self-worth is supposed to be. As for her paranoia, to be human is to have a tendency toward ridiculous, overblown fears, but we also have the capacity—gone unused in your girlfriend—to follow them up with a chaser of reason. The sad thing is, you might have compelled her to work on changing if only you’d told her “enough is enough” instead of just wagging your tail while she tightened your choke collar. Thanks to your enabling, there are now 300 of you in the relationship—you, your girlfriend and her 298 fears. If you’d like to change that, wait for a moment when you aren’t being prosecuted for something and ask to talk about the relationship. Explain that you love her and want to be with her but that she’s increasingly pushing you away with her irrational (and, frankly, insulting) accusations and behavior. Tell her that she’ll need to see a therapist and show meaningful improvement if she wants to keep you around. (Cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people use reason to solve emotional problems, is probably the best bet.) Give yourself a deadline, and reassess—maybe at the three-month mark—so you don’t keep getting used to crazy little by little until crazy becomes the new normal. That’s how a guy ends up being the one apologizing when he comes home to a bonfire of his clothes, computer and Xbox after his girlfriend catches him in the act—smiling and thanking the supermarket checkout lady instead of staring at his shoes and wordlessly extending his palm for his change.
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I’ve been casually seeing a woman for a year. Early on, I told her I wasn’t looking for a girlfriend. I think she was disappointed, but we continued seeing each other nonexclusively. She never pressures me for more commitment, but I suspect she’s getting more attached. I’d like to keep seeing her, but is it on me to break this off? Maybe she should be trying to find a real relationship with another guy.—Informal
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Maybe she hopes you’ll eventually come around—at least to the point where you’re standing beside her at the altar, sliding her wedding ring on, and saying, “Hey, don’t read too much into this.” Still, even if she does want more from you, she might prefer having less to having nothing at all. Also, if she is looking for something “real,” this thing with you can help her avoid coming off hungry and desperate, much like snacking before grocery shopping can help you avoid waking up next to a bunch of empty doughnut boxes. Let her know you’re still up for less, simply by saying you want to make sure she’s still okay with how you want to keep things casual. If it’s too painful or unrewarding for her to continue, it’s on her to break it off. The thing is, though “serious” relationships are supposedly the only “real” relationships, there are people out there—women, too—who are most comfortable with a less intense form of togetherness. This kind of slimmed-down relationship can end up lasting for years—even decades. In other words, 50 years from now, when you’re reserving side-by-side burial plots, you could find yourself whispering to the cemetery guy, “Wouldja do me a favor and bury me a few extra feet from her? I don’t wanna give her the wrong idea.” Y ©Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@ aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com). Amy Alkon’s Advice Goddess Radio—listen live every Sunday—http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ amyalkon/—7-8pm, or listen or download at the link at iTunes or on Stitcher. And watch for her new book: “Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck.”
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