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12 Years a Supe Thoughts and thank yous from District 1 resident Susan Adams

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ow that the election is behind us, I wish to thank my community for having allowed me the privilege of serving them for the past 12 years. As a nurse practitioner and an educator, I never imagined that part of my life would be dedicated to being an elected representative.

A very low voter turnout, along with the sentiment expressed by those who did show up that a change of representation was desired, means the Board of Supervisors will have a new look in 2015.

The body of work that was accomplished as I worked together with the community should give us all a sense of pride and includes flood protection, improved public transit service and roads for all modes, childrens parks, a Health and Wellness Campus and a vibrant public media center through our Marin Telecommunications Agency. There are new veterans’ programs, open space protections—most recently at Heron Hill, a wonderful grocery store and farmers’ market at the Marinwood Plaza and a clean energy program. Solar is on county buildings, hybrid and electric vehicles in our motor pool, and our county did the best financially of any county in the state by weathering the recession that hit us and by

Adams says she served with three primary concerns in mind: healthy families, healthy communities and healthy planet.

achieving the highest credit ratings possible.

I have always worked from the starting place of “healthy families, healthy communities and healthy planet.” As I move into the role of private citizen starting in January, I look forward to new opportunities to advance the conversations and address what 77 percent of our Marin residents have said ... that affordable housing is at a crisis state in our county. There is always more to do, but that will be up to the newly elected representative, Mr. Connolly, when he picks up the ball in January of 2015. I have contacted him to wish him luck with the work he has ahead.

So from the bottom of my heart and with deepest gratitude, thanks to all of my supporters who worked so hard for me over the years and voted for me during this and past elections. I have learned much during my tenure as your District 1 Marin County Supervisor and believe I am leaving the district in excellent condition.

Susan L. Adams, Marin County Supervisor, District 1

‘Orthodoxy means not thinking ... [it] is unconsciousness’—George Orwell

In a classic case of Orwellian doublespeak, the Pacific Sun now accuses us liberals, who have fought against overdevelopment, use of fossil fuels, overpopulation (still a major cause of all the world’s problems) of being conservative [“The Breaking Point,” June 13]. Instead of insulting ad hominem labels, shouldn’t the Sun argue that we don’t have enough water for any further developments, whether they are affordable or unaffordable housing? Maybe we should stop labeling peoples’ opinions as being liberal or conservative, and logically look at the issues. Overpopulation is the biggest threat today. Companies like Monsanto have no problem with that because they will claim they can provide all the food we need with their magic. Liberals oppose Monsanto, but they always encourage illegal immigration and the overpopulation resulting in our state and country. Come on people, use your brains, not your label. Climate change is real, drought in Marin is real, overpopulation is real. Vote the environment and your future, not your chosen party.

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What would George Orwell have said about government promoting affordable housing at Marinwood Plaza? Well, now that you mention it ...

More like a small ‘ripple’ of conservatism ...

The article by Peter Seidman [“The Breaking Point”] got one thing right but a lot of things wrong about the implications of the June 3 election for Board of Supervisors. He stated correctly that the voters were ready to reject the way the county has done business

in the past. We are tired of our elected officials failing to stand up to non-elected outside agencies like ABAG and caving to their carrots of transportation dollars that are firmly tied to the building of high-density housing.

However, the rest of the article was so far off-base, it deserves a response. There is not a “wave of conservatism” sweeping over the county—this is a moderate electorate that is tired of the far left progressive movement that has been running things and influencing policy at Big Pink for way too long. The voters woke up when the WinCup development rose from the ground like a monster. It is a full-scale model of what is in store for the rest of the 101 corridor if our elected officials don’t reign themselves in. Imagine eight WinCups at the Larkspur Station Area Plan, had that plan been approved.

The opposition to affordable housing is not an attack on diversity as he claims. A good example is the Marinwood Plaza project in its original plan from 2006. The county and a developer proposed a project that had minimal impact with 70 residential units with 14 (20 percent) low-income. It was vetted and widely accepted by the entire community but then the housing crash came in ’08, the developer left and no one else came forward. There wasn’t any opposition to the affordable housing component and hardly any opposition to the design of the plan.

Somehow between 2006 and 2011, the project grew to be 82 units with 72 (88 percent) low-income. Supervisor Adams claimed to have vetted this through a community process that actually included a hand-picked group of people that were closely aligned with her goal of changing what the community originally approved in ’06. Those 72 low-income units will be exempt from paying property taxes which would support the impact on the school district where the

kids of the new residents would attend. The developer is required to pay a paltry one-time impact fee—tiny little drop in a big bucket.

That is why the community and the voters are saying “no thanks” and have been asking what happened to the original plan.

To label this resistance to high-density development a “break from the planning bible” is ridiculous. When we set aside all the West Marin open space in the 1970s there wasn’t a mandate to build up the 101 corridor with high-density commercial and residential development. We said that if development happened, the 101 corridor would be the most logical location—but not with hundreds of WinCups lining the 101 corridor from southern to northern Marin.

The sooner everyone stops labeling us as NIMBYs, racists and classists for standing up for our county, for our communities and for wanting to have a real voice in our planning process, the better off we will be. Our elected officials represent the people of this county and what the majority of us want for our future.

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The cashier candidate You’ve probably never heard of Jared Huffman’s congressional challenger—unless you’ve bought groceries in Humboldt County

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Dale Mensing isn’t just bagging your groceries—he’s trying to bag the competition!

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ale Mensing isn’t a politician.

That’s most obvious when you see him at work, as a grocery store cashier at Shop Smart in Redway, a town of about 1,200 people just off Highway 101 in rural southern Humboldt County.

Mensing might be the friendliest grocery store cashier in America. He’s got a smile—big and wide, eyes twinkling behind square-framed glasses— for every customer, plus a ready-to-roll quip, anecdote or factoid. He’ll regale you with presidential trivia or ask if you’d like your paperwork (aka receipt) or tell you about the time he met Goofy at Disney World. And he always calculates exact change in his head, usually a few seconds before the computer.

Mensing is running for Congress from California’s second district, which hugs the coast from Sausalito to the Oregon border. But when I meet him at a Humboldt coffee shop for an interview, he still doesn’t seem like a politician.

Yes, he’s exchanged his checkout apron for a collared shirt, and he’s carrying a glossy campaign brochure and some handwritten notes. He’s too genuine, though, too unrehearsed. He pauses to think about what he’s going to say next, sometimes for a good 20

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seconds, rather than launching into the next talking point.

This isn’t a man you can picture stalking the halls of the Capitol, cutting deals, rubbing elbows and nursing martinis with lobbyists. Which, maybe, is why so many people voted for him.

Oh, sure, Mensing’s chances are slim.

His candidacy may call to mind the long-shot everyman Mr. Smith. That doesn’t mean he’s going to Washington.

In a field that included the incumbent, Marin’s own Rep. Jared Huffman, plus fellow Humboldt resident and marijuana activist Andy Caffrey, Mensing got 22 percent of the vote district-wide. That was good enough for second place, meaning he and Huffman, who got 68 percent overall, will clash in November.

Some people, perhaps a lot of people, checked Mensing’s box simply because it had an “R” next to it; he was the only Republican in the field. But considering that his fundraising efforts have mostly involved setting up a folding table and putting out a donation can and that his name recognition was essentially zero outside the people-who-buy-theirgroceries-in-Redway demographic, his showing in the June primary was downright impressive.

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Grand Jury releases report on Marin’s aging population A giant wave has broken on the shores of Marin, and people are getting wet. At least that’s how the Marin County Civil Grand Jury sees the dire situation involving the county’s rapidly growing aging population. In a 30-page report released last week, the jury described an examination of the county’s ability to provide for its senior citizens, and found that the lack of a long-term, strategic and financial plan is cause for immediate concern. They found that little has been done to address many issues that were introduced in a 2007 report titled, “Aging in Marin—An Essay in Uneasiness.”

According to last week’s report, one in four residents of Marin is 60 years or older and by 2030, one in three residents will be a senior. A consequence of this will be that service demands will rise as the population ages. But one of the biggest problems is that the number of people available to help is likely to decline. Many seniors will find themselves unable to meet their needs for food, housing, transportation and medical care, and, if nothing is done to address these issues, the number of seniors who will fall through the “safety net” will continue to increase.

Demographic studies show that between 9,000 and 12,000 of the approximately 68,000 people over the age of 60 living in Marin County are living below the Elder Index, meaning that they exist on less than $29,000 a year ($37,000 for couples.)

In response to this and other findings, the Grand Jury recommended that the county take on a leadership role that would include an assessment of currently unmet needs of low-income seniors and work to identify potential funding sources, work with nonprofits and federal and state governments to provide funding for mandated services, to avoid waitlists for eligible seniors, improve access to services and develop a contingency plan for funding services when state and federal funding is unavailable.

The good news? In the course of the Grand Jury’s review of the situation— which included reading published reports and studies on elder care, interviewing staff of the Department of Health and Human Services, healthcare providers, nonprofit organization employees and a member of the Board of Supervisors—it was found that there are thousands of Marinites volunteering to help seniors.

If only that were enough, Marin.—Molly Oleson Former Marin County supe receives pathway dedication It’s time to come together in nature, Marin. That’s what Charles F. McGlashan would have wanted. On Friday, June 27, a paved bike-pedestrian pathway that runs along the southern bank of Coyote Creek in Tamalpais Valley will be dedicated to McGlashan and named the Charles F. McGlashan Pathway in his honor.

The former Marin County Supervisor, who died while on vacation in 2011, passionately advocated for nonmotorized transportation options. He viewed the pathway as a safe and practical way for people to travel through the community and for kids to get to school, but also as a way to encourage the enjoyment of the beauty of the surrounding views.

The pathway became a key part of the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP), a federal program that was initiated in 2005 and launched Marin and three other communities in a nationwide program to reduce car trips by encouraging safe biking and walking options. It was one of the many projects aimed at reducing Marin’s greenhouse gas emissions that McGlashan was a part of. He was also known for forming Marin Clean Energy.

“Naming this pathway after Charles,” Supervisor Kathrin Sears said in a press release, “is a fitting tribute to his vision.”

The dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at the Log Cabin at 60 Tennessee Valley Road in Tam Valley at 5:30pm on Friday, June 27.—MO Free graywater workshops offered by Marin County Environmental Health Services Are you a do-it-yourself champ who wants to learn

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1. Performing live at the opening night of this year’s Marin County Fair will be which local musical heroes?

2. The world’s finest cigar is named after what capital city?

3. What two-word title is often given to the leading female singer in an opera?

4. Released only in November 2013, this film is 2. already one of the top five movies of all time, with over $1.2 billion in box office receipts. It won two Academy Awards last year. What movie is it, and what two Oscars did it win?

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5. Texas borders what four other U.S. states?

6. Identify these Japan-born Major League Baseball players: 6a. Voted 2001 MVP with the Seattle Mariners, currently a Yankee 6b. 2009 World Series MVP, playing with the N.Y. Yankees 6c. Pitcher, 1995 Rookie of the Year with the L.A. Dodgers 7. What award-winning American actor, film producer and martial artist spent three years in jail for filing false tax returns?

8. What kind of animals does an ichthyologist like to study?

9. Classical learning, art and music began to flourish in the 14th century when what cultural movement blossomed in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe over the next 300 years?

6c.

10. If the value of a share of stock goes up 20 percent one year, and then drops 10 percent in value each of the next two years, what is the percentage difference from the original value?

BONUS QUESTION: It was in the fall of 1936 that the world’s first chairlift transported skiers on Proctor and Dollar Mountains, at what ski resort?

Howard Rachelson invites you to upcoming team trivia contests, both at 6:30pm: On Tuesday, July 1, at the Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, and on Wednesday, July 9, at the Broken Drum in San Rafael. Have a great question? Send it in and if we use it, we’ll give you credit. E-mail Howard at howard1@triviacafe.com or visit www.triviacafe.com.

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Better than he imagined? “I wasn’t surprised by the result,” Mensing says.

“I thought I’d finish second. I was a little surprised I won two counties.”

Those counties would be Del Norte and Trinity, sparsely populated regions in the district’s wooded northern reaches. Unfortunately for Mensing, the bulk of the district’s population lies to the south, specifically in Marin, where the Prius and soy latte reign—and where Huffman cruises.

So the odds that Mensing will occupy an office in D.C. are long. What about his positions? What does he bring to the debate?

Like many of the small-government, libertarian-leaning conservatives who have stormed the GOP in recent years, you’ll probably agree with Mensing about half the time.

He dubs himself a “Teddy Roosevelt environmentalist” who believes in climate change, supports alternative energy (he speaks with particular passion about wave generation) and opposes nuclear power. He wants to decriminalize and tax marijuana. He has no beef with same-sex marriage, even though his Christian faith tells him it’s a sin.

“I believe in freedom,” he says. “I believe in the Bill of Rights.”

The Bill of Rights, in fact, is the reason Mensing is running. “I listened to the candidates in the [2012] election, and not one of them even mentioned the Bill of Rights,” he says. “Not once.

And I thought, ‘How can that be? How can they not bring up something that’s so essential, so fundamental, to this country’s founding, to who we are as a people? Isn’t anybody going to run for Congress and defend the Bill of Rights?’” Enter candidate Mensing.

What does defending the Bill of

Rights mean in practice? For one, Mensing says, it means repealing the Affordable Care Act (and he’s careful to call it that, rather than the preferred pejorative). “It’s an attack on self-determination,” he says of President Obama’s signature achievement. He agrees that our health care system needs fixing, but he thinks it should be left to the states.

It also means Mensing is staunchly pro-gun. He says he’d oppose any effort to further regulate firearms and calls the Second Amendment “an essential safeguard” against the threat of tyranny.

And this is where Mensing begins to drift into the Tea Party ether, where his rhetoric carries him so far from the majority of the district’s liberal suburban voters that even if he had a war chest instead of a donation can it’s almost impossible to imagine him winning.

The Democratic Party, he says, has been hijacked by the “anti-colonial movement,” which he calls, “an actualizing of their long-held effort to institute income redistribution.”

“The people in power, including Mr. Huffman and especially the president, emulate that spirit,” he says.

Then, turning on a dime, he gets hopeful: “The resource we have, for all our problems, is the restless genius of the American people. And I believe there could be, and is, a role for government to play in catalyzing that.”

So there you have it: an anti-nuke, pro-gun, pro-pot legalization, antiAffordable Care Act, pro-gay marriage, anti-government-but-maybe-not-entirely grocery store cashier. With a head for numbers and a big, wide smile.

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The next session will be on Saturday, June 28, from 9:30am-noon at the Tamalpais Community Center, 203 Marin Ave. in Mill Valley. The late-summer workshop will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 9:30am-noon at the Marin Humane Society, 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato. For more information, visit www.marincounty.org.—MO

SRPD issues traffic advisory for festival weekend Traffic won’t seem all its chalked up to be in San Rafael this weekend. The San Rafael Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for downtown San Rafael in order to accommodate the Italian Street Painting Marin (ISPM) Pop-Up Gallery.

One block of San Rafael’s bustling downtown area will be closed to vehicles—A Street and a portion of Julia Street. The sidewalk will remain open for onlookers and event-goers. The ISPM Pop-Up Gallery is open to the public and will take place Saturday, June 28, from 10am-9pm, and Sunday, June 29, from 10am-6pm.

Alternative parking will be available at some of downtown San Rafael’s garages, which include the garages on Third and A streets and Third and C streets. For more information about the festival, call 884-2423 or visit www. italianstreetpaintingmarin.org. —Stephanie Powell Feel entertained and secure at this year’s Marin County Fair If last year’s Marin County Fair left you feeling a little more unsafe than lost in carnival bliss, fear not, Marin!

The county has hired Barbier security to assist in providing security for this year’s fair—the Happiest Fair On Earth—for $34,800. Barbier Services is a San Rafael-based company, which has provided security services for fairs in the past, as well as security for a number of county-related events and facilities.

As for this year’s entertainment, the fair kicks off on Wednesday, July 2, from 11am-11pm. Huey Lewis and the News is the headliner for the first night, starting at 7:30pm (admission to show is included in ticket price). Musical acts for the next few days will include Orpheus, The Wailers, La Santa Cecilia, BeauSoleil (avec Michael Doucet,) Night Ranger, Elvin Bishop and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. And to provide entertainment during musical intermissions, the fair will be complete with 28 free carnival rides, award-winning arts and crafts, a plethora of competitive exhibits, farm animals and the dazzling nightly fireworks show over the Fairgrounds’ lake.

The county fair will run from Wednesday, July 2 through Sunday, July 6, from 11am-11pm daily. Admission is $17 for adults, $15 for children 4-12 and seniors 65 and older, and free for children under 4. Tickets are available for purchase online at the fair’s website or at the Marin Center Box Office. The Marin County Fairgrounds is located at 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. For more information, visit www.marinfair.org.—SP

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tate legislators rebuffed a move to impose a fatal requirement on new community choice public-power agencies.

But the legislators agreed to impose another requirement that could hobble future formation of clean-power agencies.

Late Monday, members of the state Senate Energy Committee approved AB 2145, a bill that originally would have required new community choice aggregators to follow an opt-in procedure. That technical change could produce a killing blow to the law that mandates community choice aggregation.

A former Marin resident, Paul Fenn, wrote AB 117, the law that created community choice. Former Marin state Senator Carole Migden sponsored the bill, which became law in 2002.

Community choice aggregation legislation made it possible for cities and counties to choose their own energy providers rather than be tied to investor-owned utilities like PG&E. The legislation arose from the chaos of deregulation that resulted in rolling blackouts in 2001. A key provision calls for an opt-out system in which customers in a geographical area where a new community-choice provider begins service automatically enrolls residents in the new public-power program. That process is called opt-out because potential customers must actively move to opt-out of the new program.

AB 2145 would have switched the process to require community choice agencies to follow an opt-in procedure. That would have required potential new customers to actively 10 2014 10 PACIFIC PACIFIC SUN SUN JUNE JUNE 27 20 -- JULY JUNE3, 26, 2014

enroll with a new community choice agency A community choice provider just getting rather than be automatically enrolled. out of the gate needs to secure contracts and Before Marin’s community choice agency, start-up funds. That takes a business plan that Marin Clean Energy, even got started, critics can reasonably guarantee a customer base. charged that automatically enrolling customAn opt-out system clears that hurdle because ers with a new energy supplier was inherently it virtually guarantees that enough customunfair to the investor-owned utilities like ers will be in the new power agency. Marin PG&E. Clean Energy has retained about 80 percent But there was a good reason of its potential customer base in why Fenn and supporters of the opt-out system. Without that by community choice went with the process, Marin Clean Energy would opt-out process. Social scientists have had a difficult time securing Peter and economics experts agree that S e i d m a n contracts to begin operating. something called the “default efAssemblyman Steven Bradford, fect” produces a strong impetus for D-Gardena, introduced AB 2145 customers to stay with what they in February. The key provision of have rather than try new things. In the the bill called for switching the process to case of community choice, an overwhelming an opt-in system. Bradford, a former public number of customers in an opt-in process relations executive with Southern California would stay with their current energy supEdison, took criticism for that connection. plier, like PG&E, rather than change to a new Supporters of community choice charged that public-power agency. That would give the he was too closely aligned with the investorinvestor-owned utilities an unfair advantage owned utilities and too biased against comover nascent community choice agencies. munity choice.

In a paper published in the Quarterly At the Senate Energy Committee hearJournal of Economics in 1991, for which in ing Monday, Bradford’s hackles raised at the an ironic twist PG&E contributed funding, charges. He said he actually had supported the well-respected authors state, “... Recent community choice and tried to work on a empirical analysis suggests that a consumer’s community choice agency for his area. AB status quo may be important in limiting eco2145, he said, was simply an attempt to pronomic rationality ...” The authors, Raymond tect jobs in the energy marketplace. He said he S. Hartman, Michael J. Doane and Chi-Keung was not opposed to community choice and Woo, continue by saying that “... Consumers did not intend to impose a requirement that attach ‘undue’ importance on their would kill community choice formation in current commodity bundle, demonstrating the state. He said the law creating community ‘apparent irrational’ reluctance to switch to choice needed revision. One of the reasons for alternative bundles.”

that revision, he said, was to let prospective customers “know what they’re getting ... I take offense” at the charge that he was acting on behalf of investor-owned utilities.

Along with that statement, Bradford recited a litany of almost religious tenets that has come from community choice opponents before Marin Clean Energy started providing power. The litany included the charge that Marin Clean Energy relies too much on renewable energy credits, that its energy product is not really green and that it has failed to create local generation.

Dawn Weisz, executive officer of Marin Clean Energy, provided factual testimony refuting all of Bradford’s faith-based inaccurate suppositions.

AB 2145 had sailed through the Assembly on a 1-15 vote, with 13 abstentions. Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-San Rafael, opposed the legislation and worked to try and quash it.

The margin of approval created more than a modicum of discomfort among supporters of community choice.

Since Marin Clean Energy formed, Sonoma Clean Power has come on line as the second community choice provider in the state. The city of Lancaster is moving ahead with its own community choice plan. San Francisco continues to wrangle a community choice system. Multiple counties in the Monterey area are in the process of creating a community choice agency there. Other community choice efforts are underway in Southern California and elsewhere in the state.

In the days before the committee hearing,

How did a windmill earn its name? The structures were originally developed for milling grain for food production, and eventually were adapted to supply power for other industrial needs.

Wetch said it’s imperative for the state to protect investor-owned utilities, the major employers for electrical workers. Keeping the utilities healthy protects jobs at the companies, he said. Weisz pointed out that community choice agencies like Marin Clean Energy also generate jobs. But as community choice has proliferated in the aftermath of the success of Marin Clean Energy, the investor-owned utilities have pushed back against further encroachment into their once monopolistic territories. AB 2145 is an example of that pushback.

To what specific extent PG&E and the other investor-owned utilities actually need protection from community choice was an unasked question at the hearing. Also inher-

AB 2145 opponents, including a long roster of cities and towns as well as nongovernmental organizations lobbied legislators to kill the legislation. Marin Clean Energy and Sonoma Clean Power participated.

Supporters of AB 2145 also lobbied legislators. Among the supporters were members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. A long line of union members walked to the microphone Monday to express their support for AB 2145.

Testimony from Scott Wetch of the California Association of Electrical Workers put that support in perspective and offered a reason for the opposition to community choice, or at least the desire to pull the reins of publicpower efforts in the state.

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What do you think Marin? With an opt-in model, would investor-owned utility companies like PG&E have an unfair advantage over community choice aggregators?

ent in debate about whether the state should impose restrictions on community choice is the question of what authority the state has to dictate local decisions.

Legislative staff dealt with the issues in an analysis of AB 2145 that caused a major shift in the legislation.

The analysis states, “In order to strike a balance between the longstanding authority of a decision-making authority of a municipality to deliver essential services, local choice in electricity service, and local accountability for those decisions, but to also ensure transparency of actions, public accountability, and the prevention of overlapping customer territories between multiple CCAs, the author and committee may wish to consider reinstating

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the “opt-out” standard for customer enrollment in a CCA but limiting jurisdiction to the boundaries of the county in which the CCA is formed.”

Bradford accepted that suggestion and agreed to remove the major poison pill in AB 2145, the pill that would have required community choice agencies to follow an opt-in procedure. Removing the opt-in requirement diluted opposition to the bill that had been brewing in the days before the hearing.

But another proposal still presents an important point of opposition for AB 2145 critics. A suggestion that community choice agencies be restricted to one county triggered a healthy dose of skepticism from AB 2145 opponents who said the bill still was aimed at killing community choice rather than, as Bradford said, “tweaking and improving” the legislation.

Restricting community choice agencies to one county would put a kill switch on an agency like Marin Clean Energy, which has expanded its customer base to Richmond.

Napa County is in the process of considering whether to join the agency.

A representative of the push for a community choice program in the Monterey area

noted at the hearing that restricting agencies to one county would put the kibosh on the plan there. A similar multi-jurisdiction proposal is percolating in the San Diego area.

It also would suffer if a one-county restriction were enacted.

But the principal objection to the onecounty proposal was aimed at protecting small counties and rural counties. They don’t have the administrative and financial capabilities to start and run their own community choice agencies, said opponents of the restriction. Those small and rural counties need to amalgamate into a coalition to make community choice feasible.

Wetch said that allowing community choice agencies to proliferate beyond single counties could result in community choice agencies roaming the state in an effort to expand. That would make them what they push against, he said. It would make them more like the investor-owned utilities than local power agencies, which was the intention of the original enabling legislation.

The significance of that position rests on its implied assumption that community choice is a successful paradigm and represents—or could represent—a threat to the investor-owned utilities if community choice is allowed to proliferate unchecked. Supporters of community choice point out that the impetus behind the public-power movement was in large part a belief that the state needed a healthy dose of competition to break the monopolies of the investor-owned utilities.

Toward the end of the discussion Monday, various ideas surfaced, including restricting new community choice agencies to perhaps two or three counties. In an expression of his understanding of realpolitk, Bradford, who had accepted the scrapping of the opt-in requirement, said he was willing to work on the bill to arrive at a compromise. What followed was a confusing vote during which not all members of the committee were present—and members present could change their votes. Even the supporters and critics at the meeting were unsure of the eventual outcome.

By the time a final vote was tallied, AB 2145 passed through the Senate Energy Committee on a 6-2 vote, with amendments.

The bill the committee approved deletes the opt-in requirement and maintains the opt-out procedure. That’s a major victory for community choice supporters. But the bill that passed through the committee also mandates that new community choice agencies must extend no farther than three contiguous counties. That could pose a challenge for those small counties and rural counties who might like to amalgamate with nearby but noncontiguous jurisdictions.

A third amendment protects current community choice efforts already moving toward providing a power alternative to the investor-owned utilities. They will be allowed to proceed under current rules as long as they have passed an ordinance to join or form a community choice agency by the end of

the year. That would mean that Napa, for instance, could still join Marin Clean Energy.

But future amalgamations would face the three-county restriction. That restriction raised a question Monday: Community choice is supposed to provide communities with power options. As one speaker asked: Why impose a three-county limit? Why not two counties or four counties? What constitutes a community? In the eyes of legislators on the Energy Committee, the answer was three contiguous counties and no more.

“We’re very pleased that the opt-in provision was removed,” Weisz says. That was really detrimental to [community choice]. We do have some concerns with the three-county limitation.”

The bill, depending on legislative procedure, probably will next go to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Y Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.

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›› FOOD & DRINK

Get a pair of sippin’ glasses Beer, wine and everything in between— quench your thirst this summer

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alum) introduced a Women Winemakers series at Insalata’s almost two years ago and it’s still going strong. The program pairs chef/owner Heidi Krahling’s Mediterranean dishes with select winemaker creations. On Tuesday, July 15, Denise Schurtleff (aka July calendar girl “winemaker” of Cambria Estate Wines) will make a guest appearance and discuss her Central Coast chardonnays and pinot noirs during a three-course prix fixe menu paired with her wines, of course. Dinner service is at 5:30pm. Insalata’s. 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo. 4577700.

THIRD TIME’S A CHARM If tequila and wine aren’t your drinks of choice, there is always beer—and there will be lots of it in Novato this weekend. The third annual California Beer Festival will be in full swing at Stafford Lake in Novato on Saturday, June 28, from 12:30-5pm. As many as 100 craft brews will be on tap, featuring breweries from throughout the state and local favorites like Lagunitas, Iron Springs and Broken Drum. Information and tickets are available at californiabeerfestival. com. General admission is $45. Sliders and suds tickets are $55, with designated driver tickets available for $25. Children under 12 are free, but must be accompanied by

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an adult and ID is required. Tickets are also available for purchase at HopMonk Tavern in Novato. Proceeds benefit the Gen Giammanco Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing financial support to student athletes to assist in their pursuit of scholastic and athletic success in Marin County.

GREEN THUMB OK, now that the alcohol-infused events are noted, this is for the earthier among us: My garden isn’t exactly overproducing, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other gardeners out there with greener thumbs than mine. If you’re feeling obligated to make green smoothies every morning with your bumper crops of kale and spinach, maybe it’s time to mix it up. Check out these veggie exchanges on Saturdays: Santa Venetia, San Rafael (Pueblo Park at Hacienda Way): 9-10am; San Anselmo/ Fairfax (San Anselmo Town Hall Lawn): 9-10am; Mill Valley (Greenwood School Front Porch: 17 Buena Vista Ave.):

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10-11am; Novato (Ferris Drive & Nova Lane—look for signage): 9:30-10:30am. Y Share your hunger pains with Tanya at thenry@pacificsun.com.

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ven though I suspect long lazy days of summer are a thing of my past, there are glimpses that the season is here. Plums are staining the asphalt in my leafy neighborhood, one bright orange Sun Gold tomato has appeared in my garden and a handful of plump Black Mission figs have finally ripened and will likely be devoured by lucky birds. Happy Summer!

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Sweet Taste of Summer

It’s cool to be Cajun BeauSoleil frontman Michael Doucet is keeping a cultural tradition alive

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What is the difference between a fiddle and a violin? The genre of music being played—often folk versus classical.

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grew up as part of the last generation speaking French,” says Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet of his Louisiana roots. “On one side, we had Old World relatives who maybe had a telephone, but who did everything by hand. On the other side, I had relatives who were moving into the modern world. I grew up between those two worlds. I enjoyed sitting right next to a great [fiddle] master, like Dennis McGee, who was first recorded in the 1920s. I had no thought that I was going to be a musician until the 1970s when I saw that this culture was slipping away and I got grants to bring people like [Cajun fiddler] Dewey Balfa into the schools.

“It was a way of embracing our history and our culture. But many of those schools in Louisiana turned us away.”

Preserving the essence of Cajun culture is what Michael Doucet is all about, and he’s devoted his adult life to that mission.

Doucet—a tall, quick-witted man with a balding plate framed by bushy tufts of white hair—and his band, BeauSoleil, return to the Marin County Fair on Saturday, July 5.

For the past 37 years, as the world’s preeminent Cajun fiddler and unofficial cultural ambassador for bayou country, Doucet has been the driving force

behind the two-time Grammy-winning Louisiana band. He’s also participated in such side projects as Fiddlers 4 (a short-lived American-vernacular string quartet that also featured fellow fiddlers Darol Anger and Bruce Molsky and renegade cellist Rushad Eggleston) and the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (with the Cajun husband-and-wife team of ac-

cordionist and luthier Marc Savoy and singer Ann Savoy).

BeauSoleil’s most recent album, From Bamako to Carencro (Compass Records), is a melting pot of stylistic influences that traces the cultural migration of music from Bamako, Mali in western Africa, to Doucet’s home turf in the Lafayette, La., suburb of Carencro. The songs range from fiddle-, flatpicked guitars-, and button accordiondriven two-step and waltz dance beats to a Cajun-inflected take on James Brown’s show-stopping 1962 Live at the Apollo version of “I’ll Go Crazy” to an emotionally naked rendition of saxophonist John Coltrane’s “Bessie’s Blues,” which Doucet fills with jagged double stops.

The cultural and geographic similarities between Louisiana and Mali inspired the album’s theme, he says, noting that western Mali is regarded as the source of the music transported by slaves to the Mississippi Delta 16 > NOW PLAYING BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet performs Saturday, July 5, at 3pm on the main stage at the Marin County Fair. The concert is included in the price of fair admission.

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and later forged into the blues by harsh conditions and the cruel treatment of greedy slave masters. “Louisiana has the Mississippi River, Mali has the Niger,” says Doucet, pointing out regional similarities. “The slaves brought not only music, but spirituality, because in Mali the musician was not only a master of an instrument, but also a griot [the keeper of oral traditions]. And there’s a lot of that connection between Mali and the wisdom and the music in New Orleans. There’s definitely a thread that runs throughout this music, though you don’t always know what it is—it’s kind of like a snake, it’s there and it fills in the void.

“The music on the album reexamines and exposes the human feelings and the emotions at different times. It’s important to remember that this isn’t just an intellectual form of music, it’s a living form that is still as alive in Mali as it is in Louisiana.”

Since the release of the band’s first U.S. album, The Spirit of Cajun Music (Swallow), BeauSoleil has spread the infectious joy of Cajun music, spearheaded a Cajun-cultural revival (most notably through best-selling soundtracks for Belizaire the Cajun and The Big Easy), garnered 11 Grammy nominations and Grammy Awards for best traditional folk album for 1999’s L’Amour Ou la Folie (Rhino) and another for best zydeco or Cajun music album for Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (MunchMix), and remained in the forefront of a commercial renaissance that has made it cool to be Cajun.

In 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded Doucet a prestigious National Heritage Fellowship, recognizing him as a master folk artist.

“I think everybody should create their own music and say what they want to say, but they should build a firm foundation in tradition,” Doucet advises. “There never really was any definition of our music. I once taught a university course called “the French Music of Louisiana: Opera to Zydeco, from Colonial Times to the Present.” I wanted people to understand the music around them. You’re not finding a gold mine, but you’re finding yourself, in a way.

“I just want people to stop and do what they can to appreciate this music before it’s gone because it was rapidly leaving. The way I saw it was that when the last musician or the last storyteller dies, all of the stories or all of the songs would have gone with them.

“That would be a sad thing.” Y Tell Greg to keep his cool at gcahill51@gmail.com.

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››THEATER

Lord of the avant garde Tolkien meets today’s world in AlterTheater’s ‘The Fellowship’

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row, low-ceilinged passages that have small artist studios off of them. As you follow the twists and turns of one of these corridors toward the performance area—which is actually not much more than a somewhat wider doorless section, with room for two rows of chairs on either side—you feel like you could be beneath a medieval prison or castle, where strange things have happened before and could happen again.

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ronment is made to order for Ignacio Zubeyond adding another brightly colored lueta’s The Fellowship, a work inspired by patch to Zulueta’s small town quilt. the mythological elements of J.R.R. TolkFinally, there’s Kyle Stoner as Francis ien’s famous trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. (aka “FWord”), whose efforts to persuade Although his play has a contemporary the community to accept his homosexualsetting in an unnamed small American ity are met with beatings and humiliation town, Zulueta builds the narrative around until events compel a change of heart. In Tolkien’s major theme. The community is a sense, FWord’s key rap monologue is the threatened by an evil force—in this case a protesting voice of a younger generation monstrous black bear, whose roaring can that is unwilling to accept their elders’ be heard periodically. Frightened residents prejudices. want to resist, but are cripAlterTheater pled by widespread moral may have some NOW PLAYING corruption that includes difficulty selling The Fellowship runs through Sunday, even those (the police) who The Fellowship July 13, in the basement of Art Works are sworn to defend them.

Downtown, 1337 Fourth St., San Rato older audiA mistreated gay youth— fael. Information: 451-8119, or www.alences who are who, like Tolkien’s outsider tertheater.org. American Buffalo runs unfamiliar with through Sunday, July 13, at the Aurora Frodo, yearns for accepTolkien and taken Theatre Company, 2081 Addison St., tance—helps them forge aback by Zulueta’s Berkeley. Information: 510/843-4822, a communal bond (the rich mix of farce, or www.auroratheatre.org.

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F R I D AY J U N E 2 7 — T H U R S D AY J U LY 3 Movie summaries by M at t hew St af f or d l Belle (1:45) Sumptuous biopic of Dido sports agent Jon Hamm and cantankerous baseball scout Alan Arkin try to turn two Indian Elizabeth Belle, a mixed-race aristocrat of precricket players into MLB phenoms; Bill Paxton abolition 18th century England. l Breathing Earth (1:37) Dazzling portrait costars. l The Nance (2:30) Direct from Lincoln Center of Japanese artist Susumu Shingu, who creates it’s Nathan Lane’s acclaimed performance as a kinetic sculptures powered by wind and water; closeted gay man in the raucous world of 1930s Thomas Riedelsheimer (Rivers and Tides) directs. l Chef (1:55) Superstar chef Jon Favreau gives up burlesque. l The Night Before Our Stars (2:48) Catch a his luxe L.A. eatery to launch a Miami food truck special screening of The Fault in Our Stars folwith John Leguizamo and Sofia Vergara. l Chinese Puzzle (1:57) Romantic comedy lowed by a broadcast Q&A with director Joshua Boone, author John Green and stars Nat Wolff, about a French father who follows his children Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. and ex-wife to exotic New York; Audrey Tatou l Night Moves (1:52) Envelope-pushing enviand Romain Duris costar. l Edge of Tomorrow (1:53) War of the Worlds ronmentalists Dakota Fanning, Pater Sarsgaard and Jesse Eisenberg plot the ultimate planetmeets Groundhog Day as a space-time vortex saving protest: blowing a high-tech dam to forces soldier Tom Cruise to fight the same smithereens. darned battle against invading aliens over and l Obvious Child (1:23) An aspiring twentyover again. l E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (2:15) Spielberg something comedian faces unemployment, pregnancy and honest-to-God adulthood in Gillian fable about three suburban kids and their new Robespierre’s poignant comedy; Jenny Slate stars. playmate, a winsome alien yearning for home. l Redwood Highway (1:30) Shirley Knight l The Fault in Our Stars (2:06) John Green’s throws off the comfortable shackles of her Orbest-seller hits the big screen with Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as two teens who meet egon retirement community and goes on an 80mile walkabout to the Pacific Ocean she loves. and fall in love at a cancer support group. l The Rover (1:42) Aussie loner Guy Pearce l Finding Vivian Maier (1:23) Documentary looks at the life of a secretive New York nanny searches a lawless Outback for the thieves who whose recently unearthed snapshots reveal her as stole his most treasured possession: his car. l Tammy (1:36) Broke, jobless, lovelorn Melissa one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers. l The Grand Budapest Hotel (1:40) Wes McCarthy hits the road to Niagara Falls with Anderson directs a star-studded cinemazation of groovy grandma Susan Sarandon; Dan Aykroyd Stefan Zweig’s stories about a palatial European and Kathy Bates costar. hotel between the wars; Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, l Think Like a Man Too (1:45) Steve Harvey’s Léa Seydoux, Harvey Keitel, Tilda Swinton and self-helping couples reunite for a weekend Bill Murray are among the guests. in temptation-ridden Vegas with predictably l The Grand Seduction (1:55) Wry comdisastrous results. edy about a Canadian fishing village that does l Third Person (2:17) Paul Haggis tells three whatever it takes to convince a big-city doctor to dovetailing stories of love, loss, children and become their permanent sawbones. coupledom; Kim Basinger, James Franco and l How to Train Your Dragon 2 (1:45) Wannabe Mila Kunis star.

Viking Hiccup and his pet dragon Toothless are l Transformers: Age of Extinction (2:35) back and busily protecting their village from Everyone’s favorite Autobots are back and takuncouth invaders. ing on yet another Earth-threatening evildoer; l Ida (1:20) Polish drama about a teenage nunKen Watanabe and Mark Wahlberg star. to-be who discovers that she’s the daughter of l Turbo (1:36) Cartoon about an itchy snail Jewish parents killed by the Nazis. who pursues an unlikely dream to compete in l The Immigrant (1:57) Ellis Island period piece the Indy 500. about the adventures and tribulations of a Polish l 22 Jump Street (1:52) Baby-faced underémigré in Jazz Age Manhattan; Marion Cotillard cover cops Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill and Joaquin Phoenix star. graduate to college-level espionage and do a l Jaws (2:04) Spielberg’s best movie, about a little growing up in the process. great white shark seeking protein along the New l Violette (2:18) Emmanuelle Devos stars in England coast, is really about the terrific acting Martin Provost’s biopic of seminal postwar chemistry between mammals Robert Shaw, Roy feminist author Violette Leduc; Sandrine Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss.

Kiberlain costars as Simone de Beauvoir. l Jersey Boys (2:14) Director Clint Eastwood l Walking the Camino (1:24) Awardbrings the Tony-winning musical bio of Frankie winning documentary follows six pilgrims as Valli and the Four Seasons to the silver screen. they trek Spain’s ancient 500-mile Camino de l Maleficent (1:38) Angelina Jolie stars in the Santago Trail in search of spiritual awakening. untold story of Sleeping Beauty’s wicked nemesis; l X-Men: Days of Future Past (2:10) The Elle Fanning costars as Beauty. original X-Men join forces with their younger l The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine (2:00) selves in a time-altering mission to save Earth; Catch Puccini’s racy tale of a kept woman and a Halle Berry, Peter Dinklage and Michael younger man in glorious big-screen high definition.

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Lark: Thu 5:45 Fairfax: 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:35 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:30 SatSun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Playhouse: Fri-Mon 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25 Tue 12:30, 3:30 Regency: Fri-Mon 11:05, 12:50, 2:15, 4, 5:25, 7:10, 8:35, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 10:05, 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20 Maleficent (PG) Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Mon 11:55, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35 Rowland: Fri-Mon, Wed 11:55, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 10 Tue 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 10 The Metropolitan Opera: La Rondine (PG) Lark: Sat 10am Million Dollar Arm (PG) Northgate: Fri-Mon 10:55, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 The Nance (Not Rated) Regency: Mon 7 Jersey Boys (R)

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Night Moves (R) Obvious Child (R) Redwood Highway (PG-13) The Rover (R) k Tammy (R) Think Like a Man Too (PG-13) k Third Person (R)

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

Walking the Camino (Not Rated)

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

X-Men: Days of Future Past (PG-13)

Northgate: Fri-Mon 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05

Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG-13)

22 Jump Street (R)

k Turbo (PG) k Violette (Not Rated)

Sususmu Shingu kinects with the elements in ‘Breathing Earth,’ at the Rafael Friday.

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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“I guess it’s ... some kind of masterpiece,” said Roger Ebert about a very different film, and the same impression was brought home to me in THE LEGO MOVIE— which, if nothing else, is the single greatest product placement film of all time. Under cover of an animated winter blockbuster, directors Phil Lord and Christopher We, also, often make that face during our morning commute on 101 south.

Miller have made one of the most subversive, funny and idiosyncratic fever-dreams to ever reach a wide audience. Enjoy the Legoland Florida plug that opens the Blu-ray edition and then sit back for Orwellian satire on par with Brazil or Starship Troopers: Yes the kids will be laughing and thrilled—there have never, ever been snaptogether toys and cities and tableaux like this to see—even as a gang of gags sail right over their heads. Emmet, Wyldstyle and Vitruvius are on a whirlwind tear through the old west, Middle Zealand, the x-y plane and Cloud Cuckoo Land trying to stop the mysterious Kragle—a history-ending weapon whose only neutralizer is stuck to construction worker Emmet’s back. Is Emmet really the nameless dolt he seems or is he “The Special,” last hope of the universe?

Either way, President Business aims to make short work of them all. Faithfully CG’d in shimmering rainbow-hued Lego mosaic, the film is proof positive that great animators are born and not made—though team Lord/Miller now has the live-action hit 22 Jump Street in theaters. (Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman and Will Ferrell voice—and thank Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh for that insufferable song.)—Richard Gould

Live music 06/27: Albert Lee with the Dagwood Blondies 9pm. $25-30. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

06/27: The Bangles 8pm. $55-65. City Winery at Napa Valley Opera House, 130 Main St., Napa. 707260-1600. citywinery.com.

06/27: Black Water Gold Afro beat. Lucia Comnes duo opens. 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

06/27: Buck Nickels and Loose Change

Western, blues. 8pm $10-12. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com

06/27: Damir and Derek Folk. 4pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

06/27: Delta Wires Blues. 8pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

06/27: Eli and Javi Gypsy jazz. 9:30pm. The Sleeping lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

06/27: Led Kaapana Slack key guitar, Hawaiian music. 8pm. $23-36. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley.

383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

06/27: Friday Night Jazz: Five Play Quintet 6-9pm. No cover. Marin Country

Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. marincountrymart.com.

06/27: Josh McIntosh and Rattlesnakes in the Garden Americana. 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

06/27: led Kaapana Slack key guitar, Hawaiian music. 8pm. $23-36. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley.

383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

06/27: Phil lesh and the Terrapin Family Band with scott law 8pm. $25-40.

Specializing in Tuscan Style Seafood

Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

06/28: Fenton Coolfoot and The Right Time Hiphop/Reggae/Rock 9:30pm. $10.00.

6/26 8pm 6/27

The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

6/28

06/28: Folk Music Hootenanny and Pete seeger Tribute Sing along to songs

6/29

of the folk tradition, led by Rev. Chip Wright.

Refreshments for sale. No-host bar, corkage fee $15. 6:30pm. $10-20. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. 479-4131. uumarin.org.

06/28: Go Van Gogh summer Time Round up 9pm. $5. The Old Western Saloon,

11201 California 1, Point Reyes Station.

663-1661. govangogh.net.

06/28: Groove Garden With DJ Dragonfly.

9pm. $10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax.

459-1091. 19broadway.com.

06/28: le Jazz Hot Hot Club of S.F. Quartet.

8:30pm. $15. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com 06/28: The 7th sons Rock. 8:30pm. $8. The Presidio Yacht Club, Travis Marina, Ft. Baker, Sausalito. 847-2670. the7thsons.com.

06/28: Telstar with Phil lesh and the Terrapin all stars 8pm. $15. Terrapin

Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael.

524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

06/28: Wall street Blues rock. 8pm. $15.

Fenix, 919 Fourth Street, San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

06/29: Clara Bellino French native singer performs pop and jazz. 11:30am. No cover.

Fenix Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael.

813-5600. fenixlive.com/music.

06/29: Curtis Bumpy: Corte Madera Community Foundation summer Concert series 5pm. No cover. Menke Park, Redwood

and Corte Madera Ave., Corte Madera. 302-1160. cortemaderacommunityfoundation.org.

06/29: Folkish Festival: Miss Pickles and the Pants 12:30-2:30 pm. No cover. Marin

Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur. marincountrymart.com.

06/29:John Pizzarelli Jazz. 3pm. $35-45.

City Winery at Napa Valley Opera House, 130 Main St., Napa. 707-260-1600. citywinery.com.

06/29: Kids Brunch show with Terrapin Family Band Featuring aaron Redner

12:30pm. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

06/29: Machiavelvets Grunge Stacks open.

5pm. 9 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax.

459-1091. 19broadway.com.

06/29: Ruthie Foster Blues. Barbeque on the lawn show. 4pm $22-25. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com

06/30: Open Mic with austin delone

7:30pm. No cover. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

06/30: Open Mic with derek smith

8:30pm. Free. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

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Jon Krosnick and Jason Muscat from Charged Particles will be rocking out at the Belvedere-Tiburon library on Friday, June 27, at 11am.

06/30: Open Mic with simon Costa 8:30pm. Free. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

06/30: 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.

07/01: swing Fever “Blue Skies, Broken Hearts: Songs of Irving Berlin.” 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. panamahotel.com.

07/02: Open Mic with dennis Haneda

7pm. No cover. All ages. HopMonk Novato, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com.

07/02: Rusty string Express String band.

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

07/03: Connie ducey with Judy Hall Jazz Quartet Funky jazz and pop. Ducey,

vocals; Judy Hall, piano; Ryan Lukas, bass; Mark Rosengarden, drums; Rick Brown, brass.

7:30pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr, Sausalito. 331-2899. cducey.com.

07/03: Ernest Ranglin Jamaican guitarist.

8pm. $20-25. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

07/03: Jimmy smith Band Rock and R&B. 8pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael.

813-5600. fenixlive.com.

07/03: John Hoy Jazz. 7pm. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. panamahotel.com.

07/04: Phil and Friends Fourth of July BBQ show 2-7pm. $45. Terrapin Crossroads,

100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

07/04: The 7th sons Rock. 7pm. No cover.

Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

847-2670.

07/04: The Zydeco Flames Barbeque on the lawn show. 4pm $15. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com

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

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Thursdays “Ladies’ Night”

06/30: new Play Reading series: ‘The Year of the Rooster’ By Eric Dufault, winner of MTC’s 2013 David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize. Advance reservations are strongly recommended. 7pm. Free.

Marin Theatre Company , 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. marintheatre.org.

Donna D’Acuti - Sassy Blues & Jazz (no cover) 9pm Juke Joint - Classic Soul, R&B $10 9pm Chris Haugen & Fiver Brown Swampy slide guitar grooves $10 4pm Salsa Class 5pm Candela with Edgardo Cambon Salsa! $10 6:30pm Open Mic - Hosted by Marty Atkinson (no cover) 7pm Jazz w/ Noel Jewkes and friends (no cover) 8pm Tango w/ Marcelo Puig & Seth Asarnow and Guest DJ ($10 min. food or beverage choice) 8pm Judy Hall - Jazz (no cover)

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Through 06/29: ‘Failure: a love story’

West coast premiere. By Philip Dawkins.

Directed by Jasson Minadakis. With live musical accompaniment. 8pm Thurs.-Sat.; 2 and 7pm Sun.; 7:30pm Wed. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. marintheatre.org.

Concerts 06/27: Charged Particles Jazz. 11am. Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon. 789-2661.

06/27: Contemporary Opera Marin Presents Maria of Buenos aries Astor

Piazzolla one act tango opera. 7:30pm. College of Marin, James Dunn Theatre, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. 485-9460. marin.edu/performingarts/ music/music-calendar.html.

06/28: Valeria szervansky and Ronald Cavaye Piano duo.Works by J.S. Bach arr.

Gyorgy Kurtag, Stravinsky. 7:30pm. Free.

College of Marin, James Dunn Theatre, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. 485-9460. marin.edu/ performingarts/music/music-calendar.html.

06/29: Tamalpais string Quartet With Candy Sanderson and Susannah Barley, violins; Meg Eldridge, viola; Anne Lerner-Wright, cello. Works by Erwin Schulhoff, Beethoven and Dvorak. 3pm. Free. College of Marin, James Dunn Theatre, 835 College Ave., Kentfield. 485-9460. marin.edu/performingarts/ music/music-calendar.html.

06/29: Music from Marin summer Festival: Valeria szervansky and Ronald Cavaye Piano duo.Works by J.S. Bach arr.

Gyorgy Kurtag, Stravinsky. 7:30pm. Free.

Dance Palace, 503 B St., Point Reyes Station. dancepalace.org.

Lunch & Dinner Sat & Sun Brunch Fri

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Outdoor Dining 7 Days a Week

DIN N E R & A SHOW Western Dance Party!

BUCK NICKLES

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LE JAZZ HOT Jun 28 Quartet of the Hot Club of San Francisco 8:30

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The Rat Pack Rocks Out 8:30

BBQS ON THE LAWN! AN AFTERNOON WITH Jun 29 RUTHIE FOSTER Sun

Award Winning Soul, Blues, Gospel Entertainer

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THE ZYDECO FLAMES

The West Coast’s Premier Zydeco Band

PETER ROWAN’S 5TH ANNUAL BLUEGRASS BIRTHDAY BASH

SPECIAL GUESTS THE ROWAN BROS.

PETTY THEFT Jul 13 The Ultimate Tom Petty Tribute Sun Sun

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THE JERRY HANNAN BAND

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(formerly Tiny Television) Gates at 3, Music at 4 Reservations Advised

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07/02: Noontime Concerts: Rachel Breen Piano. Works by Bach, Stravinsky, Beethoven. Noon. Free. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley.

383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

Dance Fri 6/27 • Doors 8pm • ADV $25 / DOS $30

Albert Lee-UK Guitar Legend With The Dagwood Blondies

Sat 6/28 • Doors 8pm • ADV $22 / DOS $27

House of Floyd

- Pink Floyd Tribute Wed 7/2 • Doors 7:00pm • FREE

FREE SHOW! Steep Ravine Thu 7/3 • Doors 7pm • FREE

06/27: Milonga de San Anselmo Argentine Tango with live music from Seth Asarnow y su Sexteto Tipico. Dance class from 7-8pm taught by Debbie Goodwin and John Campbell. Refreshments served. 7pm. $15. Alma del Tango Studio, 167 Tunstead Ave., San Anselmo.

459-8966. almadeltango.org.

06/29: Caminos Flamencos Yaelisa, choreography. 6:30pm. $15-20. Fenix Supper Club, 919 Fourth Street, San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

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FREE Show with The Boston Boys

06/27-29: MarinScapes Before the week-

Fri 7/4 • Doors 8pm • ADV $17 / DOS $22

The Killer Queens

- All Girl Queen Tribute Band &

The Jean Genies - David Bowie Tribute Sat 7/5 • Doors 8pm •ADV $12 / DOS $15

Caravanserai -

The Santana Tribute Thu 7/10 • Doors 7pm • ADV $22 / DOS $27

Paul Barrere & Fred Tacket of Little Feat

www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

end show opens, peruse fine art and chat with artists about their works at a Meet the artist reception. 5:30pm June 27. Exhibition and art sale June 28-29. 5:30pm. Historic Escalle Winery, 771 Magnolia Ave., Larkpsur. 893-1780. buckelew.org/marinscapes.

06/27: Michael Schwab Art Show Drawings, graphic works. Opening reception. 7pm June 27. diPietro Todd Salon, 250 Camino Alto, Mill Valley.

693-5546. facebook.com/events/268739466647396.

06/28: Anne Lamott Special Appearance at MarinScapes Art Exhibition and Sale Hear the best-selling author talk about

life, writing and recovery from 12:30 until 1pm. Then enjoy complimentary refreshments while perusing landscape artworks of Marin by 30 fine artists until 6pm. In its 26th year, the exhibition and sale returns to the bucolic and historic Escalle Winery in Larkspur. It’s a benefit for Buckelew Programs, including Family Service Agency of Marin and the Helen Vine Recovery Center. $15. 12:30-6pm Historic Escalle Winery, 771 Magnolia Ave., Larkpsur.

893-1780. buckelew.org/marinscapes.

06/28: Gallery 291: Mallory Morrison

224 VINTAGE WAY NOVATO

EVERY WEDNESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH DENNIS HANEDA FRI 6/27 FREE 7PM DOORS ALL AGES BANDWORKS SPECIAL FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW ALT | INDIE | ROCK

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SUN 6/29 SHOW $10 W/ COOKOUT $25 4PM DOORS ALL AGES SUNDAY COOKOUT CONCERT SERIES W/ SUSAN COWSILL + MONICA PASQUAL AND THE HANDSOME BRUNETTES AMERICANA | FOLK | ROCK

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06/28-29: 2014 Italian Street Painting Marin Pop-Up Gallery Free event on A St.

in downtown San Rafael. Twilight Meet and Greet June 28. Sip a glass of wine during the early twilight hours while sharing a conversation with the Madonnari and viewing their artwork. Street painting activity for children 2-12. 10am-9pm June 28; 10am-6pm June 29.

A Street and Fifth Street, San Rafael. 884-2423. italianstreetpaintingmarin.org.

Through 07/04: Reflections on Water

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Opening reception 7pm June 28. Exhibition of works by ith Rapeeporn Ngamsangu and Kerik Kouklis in the Book Room 7pm. Free. The Image Flow, 401 Mille Ave Suite A, Mill Valley.

388-3569. theimageflow.com.

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Exhibition is sponsored by the Gallinas Watershed Council and proceeds from sales of the photographs benefit the Gallinas Creek Watershed. Aroma Cafe is open from Monday to Saturday 7am-11pm; Sunday 7:30am -10:30pm.

Free. Reflections on Water, 1122 4th St, San Rafael. 578-2580. gallinaswatershed.org.

Kids Events 06/27: Friday Nights on Main 2014 “Scooter’s Circus Adventure,” puppet show at 6 and 7:30pm; face painting ‚ balloon animals ‚ kids rides; James Henry Band, live music. Main Street closed to traffic during event. 6pm. Free.

BEST BET Paint the town red and orange, yellow, blue, green ...

After a two-year hiatus, county staple Italian Street Painting Marin (ISPM) made a triumphant return in 2013 and plans to keep San Rafael’s asphalt looking everso colorful. Every other year, beginning this year, the festi- Italian Madonnari have been traced back to the 16th century. val will hold a more intimate Pop-Up Gallery. This year’s gallery will feature 22 street painters or Madonnari—9 of whom are from Marin— who will all be illustrating with this year’s theme in mind: California in the 1940s.

“The images our Madonnari have selected to represent California in the 1940s will make you laugh and cry,” says Sue Carlomagno, founding member of ISPM. “From memories of amazing films and flights of the China Clipper, to Victory Gardens and a personal story of the Japanese Internment Camps, this will be an educational step back in history that will captivate every visitor.”

This year’s Pop-Up Gallery offers a “Twilight Meet & Greet” on Saturday, June 28, from 7:30-9pm, where event attendees will have the opportunity to mingle with the artists while viewing their pieces of art. And event-goers can expect a few of the paintings to show a bit of Marin’s history. Some artists will be illustrating scenes from ships being built in Sausalito during WWII, while others will be painting Homestead Valley landscapes.

So clear your weekend schedule—the ISPM Pop-Up Gallery takes place Saturday, June 28, from 10am-9pm, and Sunday, June 29, from 10am-6pm, in downtown San Rafael between Fourth and Fifth Streets in front of Mission San Rafael Arcangel. The event is free, open to the public and complete with a free street painting activity for children ages 2-12. Raffle tickets will also be available for purchase for $5 each for a chance to win gift certificates and prizes to some of the Bay Area’s most appealing restaurants, events and attractions. For more information visit www.italianstreetpaintingmarin.org or call 884-2423.—Stephanie Powell Main St., downtown Tiburon. 435-5633. tiburonchamber.org.

06/28: Andrea Alban: Happiness Tree Playshop Join local children’s author and

yoga teacher Andrea Alban Gosline for a summer of nature discovery and creative expression. Children will play the I Notice game, write poeTREE, make leaf and bark rubbings, and learn tree facts. 10am. $35 per session.

Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960, x234. bookpassage.com.

06/28: Henna Art with Rachel-Anne Palacios Teens will have the opportunity to practice

working with henna and receive a design by Rachel-Anne. Each participant will get a henna kit to take home. Henna art lasts 7-10 days. 1pm.

Free. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St., Sausalito. 332-6159. marinlibrary.org.

06/28: I Scream Sandwich! Demonstration and Book Signing Cool down with an

ice cream sandwich. Jennie Schacht, the author of the cookbook “i scream SANDWICH,” will demonstrate a variety of methods for making homemade ice cream sandwiches using cookies, doughnuts and other pastries, ice creams and sorbets and toppings sourced from the farmers’ market. Stop by the demonstration between 10:30-11:30am to watch, ask questions, and sample the treats. Afterwards, Jennie will be signing autographed copies ofher book. 10:30am.

Free. Marin Country Mart Farmers’ Market, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.

07/01: Little Sprouts: Jump and Dance Jaime Lee Currier of “Your Song My Song” rocks classic kids’ songs and unique covers on her ukulele. With felt board puppetry and imagination adventures she leads the kids in interactive exploration. For kids entering kindergarten and younger, and their caregivers 11am. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 389-4292 ext. 4741. millvalleylibrary.org.

07/02: Introduction to Healthy Breathing Habits for Children Help them develop respiratory strength that may potentially reduce symptoms of asthma, allergies and snoring. 11am. $25-40. Breathing Retraining Center LLC, 12 Mitchell Blvd., San Rafael.

454-3400. breathingretrainingcenter.com.

07/02: The Amazing Bubble Man Meet author, inventor and expert bubbler Louis Pearl. He’ll showcase the science of bubbles, including square bubbles, person inside a bubble, edible bubbles. 3:30pm. Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley.

389-4292 ext. 4741. millvalleylibrary.org.

07/03: Junior Rangers: Where Did the Animals Go? Join a junior ranger program

created to teach youth about outdoor skills, natural history, and environmental stewardship. Activities intended for 7-12 year olds, though explorers of all ages are welcome. Join Ranger Mike Warner for an easy nature walk

to explore and find out where the animals on Mt. Burdell go during the hot summer time.

Friendly, leashed dogs welcome. High fire danger may cancel. 9:30am. Free. Mount Burdell Open Space, San Carlos Way, Novato.

473-2816. marincountyparks.org.

07/04: Fair Fireworks and S’more Feast In celebration of our nation’s birthday, see the Marin County Fair fireworks from the top of the Nike Site at McInnis Park. It is an easy uphill stroll from the skate park parking lot to sweeping views of the Bay and surrounding hills, including China Camp State Park and iconic Mount Tamalpais. Rangers will roast up s’mores just in time for the firework show that begins promptly at 9:30pm. Please dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. 8:30pm.

Free. McInnis Park, 310 Smith Ranch Road, Meet at tennis courts, San Rafael. 446-4423. marincountyparks.org.

Outdoors 06/28: Bahia This open oak woodland at the edge of the San Pablo Bay wetlands is a great destination on a summer day. Take advantage of the dappled shade while watching for adult birds tending their young, butterflies patrolling the trails, and late season flowers. For ages 15 and up. No pets (except service animals) please. High fire danger may cancel. 10am. Free. Rush Creek Preserve, end of Bahia Dr., Novato. 893-9520. marincountyparks.org.

06/28: Sunset Solstice Hike Hike Big Rock Trail and unwind as in Lucas Valley Preserve.

Ranger Luke Bishop will lead a short hike to a sunset viewing spot. Bring a flashlight for the hike back down. Please dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes and bring water and snacks. Friendly, leashed dogs welcome. High fire danger may cancel. 5pm. Free. Big Rock Trail, Lucas Valley Road, San Rafael. 473-2816. marincountyparks.org.

06/28: Marinship Walking Tour Guided tour of Sausalito’s Historic Marinship. This was a major WWII shipyard which had a significant role in winning the war and influencing social changes in Marin County. Come and learn about the history, the extraordinary Marinship workers, and the spirit of this era. 10am. Free.

Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/ Recreation/BayModelVisitorCenter.aspx.

06/28: Ring Mountain Grassland Restoration Monthly drop-in volunteer workday

focuses on restoring grasslands of Ring Mountain. Ring Mountain is home to numerous rare and endangered plant species, but this habitat is being threatened by invasive species. This month focuses on learning to identify native grasses in order to collect their seeds. These seeds will then be used to grow natives in our nursery and later out on the mountain in restoration plots. Work is mildly strenuous and takes place on uneven terrain, but is family friendly. Dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes, and bring water. 10am-1pm. Free. Ring Mountain Open Space, Taylor Road, Tiburon. 473-5058. marincountyparks.org.

06/28: Habitat Restoration at Mt. Tamalpais West Peak Help remove invasive, nonnative yellow-star thistle (Centaurea solsitialis) from the top of west peak. This grassland area is known for its epic views, serpentine outcrops, rare plants and fascinating history. 9am. Free.

Mt. Tamalpais Air Force Base Gate, Ridgecrest Blvd on Mt. Tamalpais, Mill Valley. 945-1128. marinwater.org/192/Volunteer-Opportunities.

06/29: Marin Conservation League Nicasio Native Grass Ranch Tour Addressing Climate Change Through Agriculture.

Learn how compost applied to grasslands can remove carbon from the atmosphere and put it to beneficial use as organic matter in our soil.

Morning program: 10am-noon. Open to all ages. Bring your lunch and enjoy a picnic after.

Afternoon program: 2 -4pm. This program is more technical in content. There will be signs posted on the west side of the town square directing you to the ranch. 10am. Free. 4499 Nicasio Valley Road, Nicasio. 485-6257. marinconservationleague.org/events/34-events/ events/413-nicasio-ranch.html.

07/03: Indian Valley This preserve on the north side of Big Rock Ridge has a good selection of trails that pass through a series of cool valleys and shaded ridges. Local birds will be busy caring for their newly fledged young and the pools along the intermittent creeks should be filled with interesting creatures. This walk is for ages 15 and up. No pets (except service animals) please. High fire danger may cancel.

Parking lot 6 is adjacent to the police station.

Parking fee is $3. 10am. Free. Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd. - Parking lot 6, Novato. 893-9508. marincountyparks.org.

Readings 06/27: Alan Furst “Midnight in Europe.”

7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

06/28: Art Peterson“Why Is That Bridge Orange?” 2pm. Free. Book Passage at the Ferry Building, 1 Ferry Building, S.F. 835-1020. bookpassage.com.

06/28: Christopher Martin “The Restoration Project: A Benedictine Path to Wisdom, Strength, and Love.”1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

06/28: Jennifer Coburn and Cindy Arora. “We’ll Always Have Paris.” “Heartbreak

Cake.” 4pm. Free. Book Passage,1 Ferry Building, S.F. 835-1020. bookpassage.com.

06/28: Lily Myers Kaplan “Two Rare Birds: A Legacy of Love .” 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

06/28: Lisa Howorth “Flying Shoes.” 7pm.

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

06/28: Sherry Brier Left Coast Writers Event.

“Doorway to Ecstasy: A Dancer’s Initiation.”

7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

06/29: David Gottfried “Explosion Green.”

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

06/29: Lee Kravetz and David Feldman

“Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success.” 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

927-0960. bookpassage.com.

06/29: Matthew Lewin Co-sponsored by the Academy of Sciences. Join emergency medicine expert and California Academy of Sciences researcher Matthew Lewin for a special lecture on wilderness medicine. “Extreme Medicine”

by Kevin Fong is recommended for more info

on the subject. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

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06/29: Poetry and Prose at the Mine

From 3-5pm Molly Giles will be reading selected prose and Sarah Berkeley will be reading poetry. 3pm. Free. MINE Gallery, 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Fairfax. 755-4472. gallerymine.com.

06/30: Laura McBride “We Are Called to Rise .”

7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

07/01: Bay Area Young Writers Every summer, the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP) at UC Berkeley sponsors Young Writers’ Camps (grades 3 through 8) across the Bay Area. You’re invited to celebrate the best and brightest budding Marin authors at Book Passage. Three weeks of exploring their talents and interests as writers will culminate in an Author’s Chair celebration.

5:30pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

07/01: Mark Whitwell “The Promise of Love, Sex, and Intimacy.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

927-0960. bookpassage.com.

07/02: Jacqueline Winspear “The Care and Management of Lies.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.

927-0960. bookpassage.com.

07/02: Jean Kwok “Mambo in Chinatown.”

6pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

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10 years of giving you a weekly dose of hilarity! Luminaries include: Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Mort Sahl, Omy Adams, Scott Capurro, Charles Fleischer, Richard Lewis, Kevin Nealon, Dick Gregory, Hal Sparks and many more!

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JUDY GOLD: AN EVENING OF SOLID GOLD LAUGHTER

Gold is best known as the star of her two critically acclaimed long-running Off Broadway hit shows.

ASHWIN BATISH’S SITAR POWER

A legend of the world music scene, Ashwin Batish is a Sitar and Tabla master. Trained in the north Indian classical traditions, Batish has forged his own style, melding rock, jazz and Indian raga and world music, resulting in his own special blend of Sitar power!

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Scott Capurro, a San Francisco native, is known for his confrontational and controversial yet thought-provoking comedy.

A soulfully rocking blues concert featuring the powerful vocals of Angela Strehli, Tracy Nelson, Dorothy Morrison and Annie Sampson.

06/28: Healing Power of the Horse June 28, 10am-4pm. Harnessing the Healing Power of the Horse—designed for anyone interested in horses—Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy — and the amazing connection between horses and humans. Offered at Willow Tree Stable, Novato.This hands-on experiential workshop is a wonderful introduction to the profound healing nature of horses and the varied ways they communicate. Each participant will be offered the opportunity of connecting with our horses for their own personal growth process.

No riding experience necessary. Six CEU’s provided for licensed professionals. This workshop is presented by Equine Insight and Judy Weston-Thompson, MFT, CEIP-MH (license #MFC23268). Judy has been using Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy in her psychotherapy practice since 2006. $150. Willow Tree Stables, 3777 Vineyard Rd, Novato. 457-3800. equineinsight.net.

06/28: John Reber: The Man with Grand Ideas Back in the 1940s, John Reber would

look out over the San Francisco Bay and visualize a massive civil works project of dams and locks to harvest fresh drinking water, and barriers that would support railway systems and highways. His intention was to improve the quality of life for Bay Area business and residential communities. The Bay Model was constructed by the USACE to test the Reber Plan. Join Ranger Linda and find out. 1:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

332-3871. spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/BayModelVisitorCenter.aspx.

06/29: Path to Publishing Workshop An afternoon of information and conversation with Bay Area book publicist Pat Rose discussing how authors can work with publicists,

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06/30: Vin Antico One Year Anniversary Party Celebratory reception featuring chef

Gesser De Leon’s hors d’oeuvres and live music from the inimitable Lorin Rowan. Special wine tasting and sale. 4:30pm. Vin Antico Restaurant and Wine Bar, 881 Fourth St., San Rafael.

721-0600. vin-antico.com 07/01: Tuesdays To Your Health Chinese Medicine for Healthy Joints, Muscles & Tendons with guest speaker Karsten Gryziec, L.Ac. CMT. Monthly workshops hosted by Integrative Medicine specialist Bradly Jacobs MD MPH. 6:30pm. Healing Arts Center and Spa,

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07/02-06: Marin County Fair “The Happiest Fair on Earth.” This year’s edition will celebrate family fun with all of the exhibits, farm displays, live music and entertainment, nightly fireworks and carnival rides included with gate admission. 11am-11pm. $15-17.County Fairgrounds, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. marinfair.org.

07/04: American Legion Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast and

Gin Fizz Booth serves from 8-11am. It’s a great place to come to enjoy the Larkspur/Corte Madera 4th of July parade. The opening flag ceremony is at 7:45am. Breakfast is $5-10. Gin Fizzes cost $5. 7:45am. American Legion Post 313, 500 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 624-5276. ✹

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ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Cue the Hallmark cards, Aries—June 27 is bound to bring the waterworks. Everyone has a sentimental side; don’t be ashamed to air out some of your deepest feelings for those closest to you. A walk down memory lane and your willingness to reveal buried feelings may bring a significant relationship to the next level.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) What may have started with, “Hey do you know where the bathroom is?” is likely to end in dollar symbols and creative satisfaction, Taurus! Prepare to meet your match on July 1. The ying to your latest project’s yang is on his or her way and will do everything to ensure your dream comes to fruition. Use small talk to your advantage and make sure you have an ice-breaker prepared for any social gatherings on the schedule.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Did someone in the office take credit for your latest creative idea, Gemini? You’re overdue for recognition and it’s on its way on June 29. A career-defining moment is just around the corner and it’s time to ask for a raise! Make sure you spend time crafting your arguments—although recognition is on its way, it’s always hard to get a little extra green from people’s pockets.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22) The new moon in Cancer on June 27 is, well, for you, Cancer! The spotlight’s on you! Spend the day weighing your options and zeroing in on a significant goal. Any energy you put forth is sure to manifest an agreeable result. In other words, if you’ve been putting off swimming with sharks, the water’s just right and the sharks are sure to have already snacked. Dive in!

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) It’s time to get a little romantic, Leo! On June 29 pencil in time to share with your loved one. Maybe try that new sushi restaurant across the street, stroll the farmers’ market picking fresh veggies to use for a dinner for two or search Groupon for a laser tag deal. Whatever way you decide to spend the day, love will not be in short supply.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Sure you may have been wondering why that person behind you in line at Trader Joe’s was talking your ear off, Virgo, but now you’ve got your answer! Friendship is nigh! You’re overdue for a bestie upgrade and you might just realize that you’ve met your latest match on July 2. A meeting over unlimited mimosas may just seal this BFF deal.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) Um, Libra, were you solely responsible for your company’s traffic-increasing tenfold? Well, regardless, your boss sure thinks so!

Promotion time is in the air and your name is written in the stars. Do your best to show off your skills in a respectable manner. With a little extra hard work, the title is sure to be yours, but no one likes a brown-noser. Fight the urge to buy your boss a spa day. That screams desperate.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Dust off your backpack, Scorpio! You’re going back to school! It’s time for a little change and you’re eager to soak up a new study that better suits your passions. Work has felt more like, well, work than play and let’s face it—that sucks. Spend June 3 reading up on some of your recent interests—you’ll be surprised by which ones leave you wanting more.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Did you enter the Pacific Sun Photo Contest, Sagittarius? It looks like you’re our winner! Well, if you’re not our snapshot savior, then it looks like some prize money is headed your way from another contest. One of your hidden talents is paying for your next meal! Practice makes perfect and builds confidence. Don’t get discouraged even when your neighbors ask if that noise coming from your basement is an angry cat, rather than your soprano singing voice.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Did you wake up from a text from an ex, Capricorn? Before you hit delete, hit replay in your mind. Was there more bad than good, or were you just being stubborn? Mercury is still in retrograde and it’s calling for you to give past love a second shot. Say hello and meet for coffee what’s the worst that could happen? At least you won’t have to remind him or her to do the laundry or dirty dishes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) When I asked for a six-pack I meant a sixpack of beer, Aquarius! Are those abs real?! You’ve been hitting the gym hard and the results are obvious come June 30. Your excess energy is burning off with various activities: running, kayaking, jet skiing, skydiving, dodging bullets and jumping from building to building. Keep up the hard work—you clearly don’t need a stunt double!

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) I’d tell you it’s going to be a romantic weekend for you, Pisces, but that’s not all. What else comes hand-in-hand with great romance? Babies! You and yours are getting pregnant—again. So if you’re not interested in adding another mouth to feed to your to-do list, stay, er, smart and safe on June 29.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134880 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. BLOSSOM CHILDCARE CENTER, 109 SECOND STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: SOLUNA HEALTH INC., 109 SECOND STREET, SAUSALITO, CA 94965.

This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein since April 1, 2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 27, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134886 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. DENIQUE AFFECTUS, 1360 YUKON WAY, APT #54, NOVATO, CA 94947: DANIEL KILBY, 1360 YUKON WAY, APT #54, NOVATO, CA 94947. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 27, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134748 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. GOLDEN GATE VOLLEYBALL, 18 SOUTH 40 DOCK, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: DANCER STYLES, 18 SOUTH 40 DOCK, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 9, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134846 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. MI GENTE MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, 126 ALTO STREET, SUITE A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: CRYSTAL C. RAMIREZ, 641 41ST STREET, RICHMOND, CA 94805. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 21, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134929 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. BAY THAI CUISINE, 809 FOURTH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MANIVONE VONGSOUTHI, 5 WARNER COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing with changes, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on June 2, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134871 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business. BLUE MOON INSPIRED, 465 SAN MARIN DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94945: LEONA HANAFIN, 465 SAN MARIN DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on May 23, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134935 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: PACIFICONTRACT, 9 JORDAN ST,

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SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: PACON INTERIORS INC,. 9 JORDAN ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 3, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 13, 20, 27; July 4, 2014)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134956 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ROYAL COURT MARTIAL ARTS, 543 MAGNOLIA AVE, LARKSPUR, CA 94939: GUSTON MCGOVERT, 1495 CASA BUENA DR, #104 CORTE MADERA, CA 94925.

This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 6, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 13, 20, 27; July 4, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134862 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TNT HAIR STYLE, 909 B STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: THI U NGUYEN, 51 TINKER WAY, NOVATO, CA 94949.

This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MAY 22, 2014.

(Publication Dates: June 13, 20, 27; July 4, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014134959 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: AM CONSTRUCTION, 10 WOLFE GRADE, KENTFIELD, CA 94904: MARIA MARTIN, 10 WOLFE GRADE, KENTFIELD, CA 94904.This business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 6, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 20, 27; July 4, 11, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135005 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HONEY GIRL WAX SHOP, 140 E. BLITHEDALE AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: LIANA BELLI, 10 FRANCES AVE., APT. 3, LARKSPUR, CA 94939.This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 16, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 20, 27; July 4, 11, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014134800 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SUGAR COOKIE KATE, 249 KNIGHT DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: KATE A PLASKON, 249 KNIGHT DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MAY 15, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 20, 27; July 4, 11, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134980 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: R&D FOOD CONSULTING FIRM, 77 MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: STEVEN J MORENO, 77 MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE., SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960.This business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JUNE 11,

2014. (Publication Dates: June 20, 27; July 4, 11, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014134983 The following corporation is doing business: DUSE, CRISPIN & CRISPINIAN, LTD., AND DUSE, INC., 368 MOUNTAIN AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: CRISPIN & CRISPINIAN, LTD., 368 MOUNTAIN VIEW, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.This business is being conducted

by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 11, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 20, 27; July 4, 11, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134985 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BULA CAREGIVERS AGENCY, 215 BAYVIEW ST., APT.117, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: AKANISI-KANADI GIBSON, 215 BAYVIEW ST., APT. 117, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.This business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has been transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JUNE 11, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 27; July 4, 11, 18, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135067 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: RED ROSE DESIGN, 971 GRAND AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: HUY NGUYEN, 36 LOIS LANE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134.This business is being conducted

by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 20, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 27; July 4, 11, 18, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135039 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BAY AREA RENTAL, 417 MARIN AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: JULIE AUSTIN AND NOAH AUSTIN, 419 MARIN AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.This business is being conducted by a married couple. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on JUNE 17, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 27; July 4, 11, 18, 2014.)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014135070 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TABLEAU DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 407 RIVIERA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TABLEAU DEVELOPMENT COMPANY INC., 407 RIVIERA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 20, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 27; July 4, 11, 18, 2014)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 135048 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 19 KNOLL PARTNERSHIP, 324 THE ALAMEDA, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: BARTON D. BRUNER, 324 THE ALAMEDA, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960; SCOTT HAMILTON, 18 GROVE LANE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960; DANIEL PELTZ, 110 FAWN DRIVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960; BRENDA USHER, 71 JORDAN AVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94520; MARC WEINSTEIN, 1534 HUSTON ROAD, LAFAYETTE, CA 94549. This business is being conducted

by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business

under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JUNE 18, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 27; July 4, 11, 18, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 134754 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: NOVEDADES SUSANA, 95 WOODLAND AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ALEJANDRA AGUIAR, 2500 DEER VALLEY ROAD #117, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 & MARTHA S. AGUIAR, 51 NOVATO ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MAY 12, 2014. (Publication Dates: June 27; July 4, 11, 18, 2014)

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1402342. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner BRENDAN PATRICK MURPHY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: BRENDAN PATRICK MURPHY to JUSTIN BRENDAN MILANO. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 4, 2014, 8:30 AM, Dept. B, Room B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: JUNE 23, 2014, /s/ ROY CHERNUS, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. (Publication Dates: JUNE 27; JULY 4, JULY 11, JULY 18, 2014)

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I am a single 58-year-old woman with a one-year subscription to eHarmony. In the six months I’ve been on, only two men have contacted me. Of the dozen men I’ve reached out to, only one responded, and nothing came of it. I’m stumped as to why I’m getting such a sparse response. I am attractive, am very fit, have a career and own a home. Is my online dating experience typical for women my age? Sad to think I’ll face the next 20 to 25 years without a partner. And I am NOT just sitting at home waiting for a man to fall into my lap.

I’m in a cycling club, a wine group, a music lovers group and a craft beer group. Yet none of it has produced a boyfriend.—Cobwebs

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Other Notices ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1401981. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JACQUELINE TESS BOBROWICZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JACQUELINE TESS BOBROWICZ to JACQUELINE TESS WEGMAN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: JULY 14, 2014 9:00 AM, Room L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: MAY 27, 2014 /s/ JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Publication Dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2014)

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On dating sites, where the face-to-face embarrassment of overstepping the bounds of reality has been removed, 70-something men are hitting on 30-something women as fast as their wrinkly fingers can hit “send.” In other words, the youngest guy to even include 58-year-old women in his search criteria will likely want to talk about Titanic—not the movie but the boat wreck he survived.

Sure, dating sites promote themselves as a bonanza-in-waiting for people of all ages, but the truth is, online dating is heavily skewed toward younger people. It works like dog years. You may be 58 on your passport and driver’s license, but in Match.com years, you’re 406 going on 407. Also, men on dating sites care first and foremost about your four or five profile pictures (in which you’re competing with pix of women in their early 20s—typically the height of female hotitude). Musical interests? Favorite hobbies? You may as well list them in Cantonese.

But there is hope for you, and it comes from behavioral economics research

by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. It turns out that we decide the value of things not out of the blue but rather by comparing them with similar alternatives.

In other words, you need an “anchor” to make yourself look more attractive to men, and no, I’m not suggesting you start accessorizing with the big iron thing from a ship. An anchor is a reference point for comparison. For example, after hearing about this concept on my radio show, a lumber company owner started stocking an expensive ceiling tile next to the one he sells a ton of, in order to make buyers feel they were getting a really good deal.

Likewise, as a 58-year-old who takes care of herself, you’ll look far more appealing in a neighborhood filled with 58-year-old reference points than 20-something ones. Like, for example, on a dating site specifically for singles over 50, such as OurTime.com. The same goes for activities. The best groups for you are those where you aren’t the anchor making some 22-year-old of average attractiveness look hot. It may also help to acknowledge and even try to laugh about how hard dating is for women your age. Seeing this simply as an annoying fact of life after 50 may help you take it less personally. It could also lead you to a greater appreciation of later life’s small victories, like when sex ends with a man rolling over and snoring (as opposed to being zipped into a bag by the coroner).

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My best friend’s new boyfriend is a convicted sex offender who has three children from three different women. He has no job and pays no child support. I’ve tried in vain to convince her that he’s a bad bet. They keep insisting we all go to dinner so I can “get to know” him. How do I explain that I want nothing to do with him without ruining our friendship?—Uncomfortable

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When your friend meets guys online, it shouldn’t be on MegansLaw.com.

Unfortunately, pointing this out to her is probably futile. We’re slaves to our ego, determined to see ourselves as smart, lovable, and making wise choices, even if it takes believing the unbelievable: “Soulmate, inmate—what’s the difference?” What you don’t have to do is accept their offer of a ringside seat. Instead, tell her you’re happy she’s happy but you’d prefer to spend time with her alone. Her knowing you disapprove of him may put a gash in your friendship, but it may be a smaller gash if you stop trying to convince her. This may mean you’ll be around when she needs you most—after things go south. Maybe you can at least keep her from immediately seeking his replacement, like by dolling herself up and lingering outside parole hearings: “Hey, handsome ... didn’t I see you on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?” Y

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