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›› LETTERS We, the jury To the Pacific Sun: We on the Marin County Grand Jury write in reference to the Pacific Sun’s recent Upfront article by Peter Seidman [“Runaway Grand Jury?” Dec. 18]. We write because California state law forbids grand juries from discussing their reports or defending themselves once a report is issued. The future of the Marin Clean Energy initiative is a key issue. Supporters and opponents hold strong opinions regarding its value and viability. The Marin County Civil Grand Jury’s report recommending abandonment of the initiative has prompted strong reactions from some MCE proponents. Unfortunately, some responses included attacks on the grand jury itself. We believe such attacks reflect a misunderstanding of the role and process of the grand jury, which is not a political body. It is, rather, a legally sanctioned independent unit of 19 volunteers who take an oath of office to diligently and truthfully investigate and report on aspects of local government in an unbiased manner. It is a watchdog agency beholden to no governmental or political entity. Grand jury investigations stress impartiality, neutrality and detachment; any member with even a potential conflict of interest removes him- or herself from germane discussions. Investigations typically include multiple interviews, reviews of public and private documents, and, when appropriate, on-site visits. A committee cautiously vets each draft report and revision. Then an editorial committee and the full grand jury scrutinize every word. In accordance with California law, only after at least 12 of the 19 grand jurors and the
presiding judge of the Superior Court approve the report is a final version issued. The law provides a final report may be submitted for comments to responsible parties and entities before being released to the public. This comment period is usually between two to five days prior to release. The grand jury followed its mission by objectively probing and reporting on Marin Clean Energy. By all means, its recommendations should be examined and discussed. But to attack the institution or its credibility because one disagrees with its conclusions is to do a disservice to residents who want to weigh the actual pros and cons of the issue. Sincerely, Catherine D. McKown, president Marin Chapter, California Grand Jurors’ Association
It’s like a game of Monopoly, and we’re the shoe... It is unfortunate that by its narrow 3-2 vote, the Ross Town Council has choked off free-market choice for the town’s ratepayers. Citing the grotesquely flawed Marin Civil Grand Jury report was the worst possible excuse for its action. Now all Ross ratepayers— those that want reduced greenhouse gas emissions and those that don’t—are forcibly stuck with whatever PG&E deigns to offer them. They won’t get to choose, as residents of most other Marin cities will, between PG&E electricity and Marin Clean Energy’s considerably cleaner offering. When Ross’s council majority eventually comes around to see the error of their monopoly-influenced ways, perhaps they can consider opting in—for freer choice, reduced risk and greener power—during MCE’s phase two. And that goes for Novato, Corte Madera and Larkspur, too. Ed Mainland, Novato
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Who said romance is dead? The saying use to be, “Women have what men want and they know it!” But, unfortunately, the current truth is that women have what men want and they don’t know it. In her recent Single in the Suburbs column, Greek playwright “Obsession, For Men” Aristophanes’ comedy [Jan. 8], Nikki Silver- ‘Lysistrata’ centered on stein says she wouldn’t war-weary wives with“consider cutting off sex holding sex to end the to punish or change” Peloponnesian War. her commitment-phobic sometimes-boyfriend. I am not sure if she was being sarcastic or humorous, but a woman should not cut sex off to punish or change a man. She should cut off sex to not waste her own time. In the same issue, the Advice Goddess has a writer who moved in with her boyfriend and then was shocked when he was not committed to her. Saving money on the rent does not make a man love you or want to marry you. If men weren’t getting as much sex as they wanted from as big of a variety of women as they desired they would be down on their knees begging a woman to marry them. And then children would have fathers who live with them. Simple! Myra, San Anselmo
Dental hygiene ain’t the only thing we’ve got on the Brits... Teen pregnancy has proven to be an increasing problem over the past several decades. Statistics have shown that the United States has the highest teen-pregnancy rate in the world. For developed countries alone, the U.S. outweighs its runner-up, Great Britain, in teen births by nearly 50 percent. In fact, one-third of the women in America get pregnant before they are 20. These pregnancies have come with a high cost to the nation; at least $7 billion goes toward dealing with teen pregnancies each year. Some of this funding is used to directly support teenage mothers and their children. The rest of the money goes to prevention programs across the country that inform teenagers of safe ways to go about having sex, as well as advocating abstinence. Although 6 PACIFIC SUN JANUARY 22– JANUARY 28, 2010
the funding is widespread it is not enough to cover the estimated $500,000 cost of rearing a child. Along with such expenses, come the sacrifices these young mothers are forced to make. Most are likely to drop out of school before getting a high school diploma and only 1.5 percent of teenage moms have a college degree by age 30. The mother is not the only one affected by this one decision; studies have shown that children born to teenage mothers have a greater chance of experiencing abuse and neglect. More specifically, sons born to teenage mothers have a 13 percent greater chance of ending up in jail compared to children born to non-teen parents. And daughters born to teenage mothers are 22 percent more likely to become a teenage mother themselves. In this way we perpetuate a traditionally difficult lifestyle. It is time for a change. Let us start at the beginning of the issue, preventing the unwanted pregnancies from occurring. Let us donate money to nonprofits such as Huckleberry Youth Organization and Planned Parenthood to make everyone aware, educated, and have equal access to preventative options. Let us make a difference! Seadisc Academy, Drake High School
If that’s the case then it’s one helluva strange recruitment film... The Hurt Locker shouldn’t be awarded best picture because it is a war-glorifying propaganda piece. It is a very incredulous, unrepentant pro- War is great! war piece of crap that unironically honors war and murder and makes us implicit in furthering and supporting the war. An artistically flawed and politically backward film! Eric Seligson, Marin
Where the sidewalk ends indeed Funny how nobody gave a sh-t about Haiti until the earthquake. Reminds me of the Shel Silverstein lyrics, “Nashville is rough on the living—but she really does right by the dead.” Craig Whatley, San Rafael
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Witness for the prosecution? Newest board member has Novato Sanitary District in another fine mess... by Pe te r Se i d m an
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t didn’t take long. Just days after the lone opposition candidate to win a spot on the Novato Sanitary District took his seat, the first confrontation erupted in a district that has been wracked with dissension. The acrimony and accusations that have been flowing through the district mirror a general anti-government attitude evident on the boards of government agencies across the county, state and country. In the words of Beverly James, general manager of the Novato Sanitary District, “It is a challenging time for local public agencies, and Marin is a challenging environment in which to work.” Residents and board members in sanitary districts in the Ross Valley and Southern Marin can attest to that. Those districts have been working through their own controversies, but the polarization in the Novato district sets it apart. The latest dustup in Novato came on Dec. 23, according to Dennis Welsh, one of three opposition candidates who ran for three open seats on the Novato Sanitary District Board. Welsh, Bill Scott and Dennis Fishwick campaigned on a slate opposing the district’s plan to privatize its new wastewater treatment plant under a contract with a multinational corporation. Welsh, the lone opposition candidate to win a seat on the board, garnered the most votes in the election, emblematic of the
polarized district. He received 5,844 votes, or 20.47 percent, in the Nov. 3 election, according to the Marin County Registrar of Voters. Scott came in fourth, just five votes shy of incumbent Bill Long who, along with fellow incumbent Mike Di Giorgio, won re-election. (Di Giorgio received the second largest vote count behind Welsh, another example of polarization.) That set up a 4-to-1 majority on the board. Welsh was sworn in at a Dec. 14 board meeting. At a regularly scheduled board meeting on Dec. 28, an agenda item called for a closed session during which the board would discuss legal matters associated with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency raid at district offices in May. It was part of an investigation into alleged environmental violations in the district in 2006 and 2007. Welsh was the superintendent at the Novato plant from 1987 to 2006, when he retired. Last spring, the EPA interviewed Welsh as part of its investigation leading up to the raid. The district and the board maintain that they do not know the details of the EPA investigation, and the agency has not yet revealed its case, or potential case. That Welsh was called in during the investigation made some people at the Novato district a little nervous when the board wanted to meet in closed session regarding the case. “It was the instinctual sense of things that he should recuse 9 >
›› NEWSGRAMS Marin Energy seeks power At their January board meeting, Marin Energy Authority Board of Directors received presentations from potential power suppliers, including Power Choice, Sol Orchard, SunRun and Pacific Biogas Energy. Since Nov. 5, when the Marin Energy Authority (MEA) board released the final draft to secure a power supply for the proposed Marin Clean Energy program, the county of Marin, along with the cities and towns of Belvedere, Fairfax, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito and Tiburon have reaffirmed their commitment to the initiative.The next MEA meeting, in which the board will consider approval of the final contract to supply power for MCE, will be held 7-9pm Feb. 4 at MCERA headquarters, 1 McInnis Pkwy., San Rafael. Bay Area hit by storms, power outages Storms hit early this week, as high winds, heavy rain, thunder and occasional lightning continue to impact the entire region. About 29,000 PG&E customers lost power throughout the Bay Area—including more than 2,300 in Marin. The San Francisco Zoo closed for a couple of days, as did the Alameda/Oakland Ferry. Mudslides occurred on roads in San Jose and Napa, as well as falling trees (one causing a temporary closure on the Bay Bridge’s Treasure Island off-ramp). The rate of rainfall reached up to a quarter of an inch per hour in some spots, with San Rafael receiving 2.13 inches, Kentfield 2.2 inches, Novato 1.75 inches and Point Reyes Station receiving 1.4 inches in less than 24 hours. More storms with high winds—up to 50-60 mph—are expected throughout the week, along with a flood advisory. For the most up-to-date weather info, visit www.readymarin.org and click on “Current Emergency Information.” For school closure info, visit http://mcoeweb.marin. k12.ca.us/emerprep/. Free sandbags are being offered to residents of most Bay Area counties (including Marin): Call 2-1-1 or 800/273-6222 or visit www.211BayArea.org. Former West Marin rancher was community role model Rancher Donald J. McIsaac Sr. of Tocaloma—near Point Reyes Station—and Sun City, Arizona, died Jan. 15 after a short illness. He was 93. Mr. McIsaac was a beef and dairy rancher in West Marin for several decades, at one time serving as president of the Marin Farm Bureau and director of the Marin County Resource Conservation District. Born in Nicasio and a graduate of San Rafael High School, Mr. McIsaac was a member and former president of the Nicasio Native Sons of the Golden West; served on the boards of trustees of the West Marin School District and Olema School District; was a member of the Marin County Civil Grand Jury, the West Marin Chamber of Commerce and the West Marin Lions Club; and was a director of Arden Farms and member of the California Cattlemen’s Association. Mr. McIsaac was married to Lorraine Janes McIsaac for 54 years (she died in 1994), raised five sons on the McIsaac Ranch, remarried in 1997 and moved to Arizona in 2008, making frequent family visits to West Marin. He is survived by his wife, Arletta, five children, three stepchildren, 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass in his honor will take place at 11am Feb. 5 at Sacred Heart Catholic Parish in Olema. Shorts... The Marin Independent Journal is cooperating with Mill Valley officials this week over the cleanup of white paint lines left by a newspaper carrier in residential areas earlier this month to remind himself of designated delivery drop-offs...Serial bank robber Alan David Hurwitz—also known as the“Zombie Bandit”—received a 17-year sentence in federal prison this week for his string of December 2008 stick-ups in San Rafael.—Samantha Campos EXTRA! EXTRA! Post your Marin news at ›› pacificsun.com
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And by that we mean years ago 30 years ago this week in Marin. It was the winter of 1980; the Ayatollah had just taken power in Iran, Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe was consolidating control in southern Africa, and the United States was preparing to boycott the summer Olympics in Moscow. But there was some good news ahead in the new decade. The Empire Strikes Back was opening in May! Despite mercurial space-opera mastermind George Lucas’s strictly adhered to interview-request policy—which was to basically not grant them—Pacific Sun reporter Joanne Williams used a few Jedi interview-request mind tricks of her own (she kept asking for one) that got her through the front door of the filmmaker’s San Anselmo home quicker than Obi Wan Kenobi slipped past the stormtroopers at Mos Eisley. And once she got the notoriously tightlipped 36-year-old talking, it was hard to get him to stop—the interview ran nearly 5,000 words—so in typical Star Wars fashion we’re breaking the interview up into “episodes,” with the first sequel coming next week. Here’s the first part of one of the Sun’s most classic interviews—George Lucas, just as his film career was making the jump to light speed. O
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1. The roof and exterior walls of the Marin County Civic Center are painted what two colors, which mimic its environment? 2. The names of what four U.S. state capitals contain the word city? 3. Possibly the world’s most common bird is known in Latin as Gallus gallus.What is it in English? 4. Announced last Sunday in Beverly Hills, name these Golden Globes winners from 2009: 4a. Best Motion Picture — Drama 4b. Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical 5. In 1940, what politician said,“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”? 6. Devised about 100 years ago to simulate the skills required of a 19th-century cavalry soldier, what five sports make up the modern pentathlon? 7. Around 1850, at a feminist conference in Seneca Falls, N.Y., a woman named Amelia wore this outlandish costume, which eventually became very popular among women and was named after her.Who was she? 8. Counterfeit currency 8a. What is the most commonly counterfeited U.S. paper bill? 8b. What is the most commonly counterfeited euro bill? 9. On what two days each year do Americans consume the most food? 10. Find the measure of each angle of an equiangular pentagon.
Lucas, in his San Anselmo home, 1980.
1983. I can’t give out the title now because it isn’t trademarked. Did you start in the middle for artistic reasons? Artistic and practical. I couldn’t start with the first and walk through it chronologically because the first trilogy is more plot oriented, more soap-opera-ish than Luke’s story. The problem is like a play, the first act is essentially exposition and you’ve got to explain everything. That’s usually pretty boring so I wanted to avoid that and get into the meat of the matter, get everybody interested. Right now, nobody knows what the problem is. Things are going on that are very complicated, very Machiavellian, that Luke doesn’t know about. I started in the center because I thought it was the most action oriented, and at the same time the audience has the same kind of innocence Luke has. As Luke finds things out we find things out. Later I’ll go back for the exposition part. People will be more tolerant because they’ll have more information. The first trilogy takes place about 20 years before this one. A trilogy takes place over eight or nine years, with a few years between films. The first Star Wars was originally called Star Wars, Episode Four, A New Hope. I chickened out at the last minute, thinking people aren’t going to understand what this is all about, so we dropped “New Hope, Episode Four.” Now we’re putting it back on. Empire will be called Episode Five.
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To many people R2D2 was the star of the show. Is he a character you made up? The truth of the story is, when we were mixing soundtracks from American Graffiti—sound editor Walter Murch, who works with us and lives here in Marin, and I were working at 3 o’clock in the morning mixing—we wanted to fix something on one of the tracks. You have about 15 soundtracks in a film and about three or four dialogue tracks. There are 21 reels to a movie. So Walter asked me to go over to the rack and get R2D2, that’s reel 2, dialog 2, and I said, “I like that, that’s a great name.” I wrote down in my little book, “great name.” When I was developing the character of the little robot I developed it around that name. Are there new characters in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’?
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There’s a new character played by Billy Dee Williams, a friend of Han Solo’s, and there’s another character who’s a Jedi master who’s teaching Luke how to be a Jedi. Otherwise the cast is the same? Yes, everyone else is in it. Empire is a different kind of movie than the first one. It’s a rather sad movie, more of a tragedy than a comedy. It’s still got a lot of very funny stuff in it. But it’s like the second part of a trilogy, therefore it’s the second act and has all the problems of a second act. Everything goes wrong in the second act and gets straightened out in the third. I think it’s a better film than the first one. < Next week: Lucas and the Sun discuss religion, child rearing and morality.
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›› UPFRONT < 7 Witness for the prosecution? himself, and he did not wish to recuse himself,” says Kent Alm, attorney for the district, “so we terminated the meeting so there would not be any Brown Act violation until we could resolve this matter.” (The Ralph M. Brown Act is the state’s open-meeting law, which forbids meetings behind closed doors except under special circumstances.) Welsh came out swinging and claimed the board and the district were violating the Brown Act. “I believe this continuance to be unlawful,” Welsh wrote in a letter to the county district attorney. “A matter can be continued but not for the purpose of preventing a duly elected member from participating in the meeting. I find these events troubling because I believe this attempted exclusion to be in violation of the Brown Act, with the board thwarting the will of the electorate.” That letter is dated Jan. 6. Six days later, Welsh wrote another letter, this time to Di Giorgio, president of the Sanitary District board. In it, Welsh clarifies his contention and says the board “may be” meeting to defeat the Brown Act. It’s a technical clarification, which becomes clear when he states that the board “may be having private unnoticed meetings with district counsel.” The clear indication is that Welsh continues to believe the board and the district “may be” meeting in secret. That’s just not the case, says Alm, who reiterated that the closed session meeting was in fact postponed so the district would not violate the Brown Act. The legal matter, he adds, actually has more to do with other meeting laws than with the Brown Act. “There may be a balancing of rights,” says Alm, “of the board or the agency to have a candid attorney-client conference balanced against the right of a board member who may be involved and who may be an adversary in a legal proceeding to be present at a meeting. We have not taken a final position on it. It merely came to a head [when Welsh refused to recuse himself].” Welsh, not surprisingly, disagrees with Alm. In his letter to Di Giorgio, Welsh says that in a telephone conversation with an investigator at the district attorney’s office, the investigator “stated he did not know of any case law that would support the [Sanitary District’s] position of my exclusion from the closed sessions at this time.” Alm, also not surprisingly, disagrees. On Jan. 14, Alm said he soon would send his arguments regarding the situation to the district attorney’s office, and he would send a copy to Welsh and other board members. The unstated supposition is that Welsh could be something of a hostile witness to the district, no matter what personal position he takes regarding the alleged violations while he was superintendent—
especially considering that the EPA interviewed him as a potential witness for the prosecution. In November, the board hired an environmental law firm to represent district interests in any legal action that may stem from the alleged environmental violations. A representative of the law firm of Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp asked the EPA whether Welsh was a witness. “The answer was affirmative,” says Di Giorgio. Welsh says that although he was interviewed, no one ever told him whether the EPA definitely will call him as a witness. “Lots of people can be potential witnesses,” he says, and that’s not sufficient reason to exclude him from board business. But if the EPA possibly intends to present Walsh as a witness in a case against the district, say Alm and district officials, it’s not unreasonable to exclude him from what amount to strategy sessions regarding the case. The district has yet to get a definitive answer about whether Welsh is a potential or definite witness and what that distinction might mean in a possible court case. “We have yet to receive that report” from the law firm, says Di Giorgio. He and Alm contend that the situation will reach a rational resolution based on legal interpretations rather than emotions. The board and the district, Di Giorgio maintains, never intended to exclude Welsh from district business because of his vocal opposition against positions the other board members assume, including the plan to privatize the new $90-million wastewater treatment plant. The issues Welsh raises regarding the Brown Act “will be resolved through the process,” says Di Giorgio. “Let the process work. If it is determined he does have a conflict of interest, he will be asked [again] to recuse himself.” While the board and district administration wait for a legal determination from their law firm and the district attorney, James notes that district board members have received extensive training in implementing the Brown Act. “Dennis is new to the board and hasn’t yet had the training, so perhaps he’s not yet aware” of Brown Act details and compliance issues. Welsh disagrees. And he says he plans to continue pushing to present his positions on the board to represent residents who elected him. “Let us all resolve to attempt in good faith to narrow [our] differences where possible,” he states in the letter to Di Giorgio. But he ends with a kicker: “I intend to do the job I was elected to do and that includes participating in every meeting and discussion that this board conducts.” The district has been conducting business on a razor’s edge of dissent since the board proposed privatizing its new treatment plant. On July 27, the board voted to sign a five-year contract with Veolia Water North America. The contract runs 10 > for five years, and the district has
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< 9 Witness for the prosecution? the option to extend the contract for two three-year options; the financial terms will be renegotiated if the district exercises the options. When the news broke that the district was ready to pay Veolia $15.6 million for a five-year operations and maintenance contract, opponents began lining up to protest a move that they said would privatize a public asset, even if it is a deal that includes an ultimate sunset. Opponents say they mistrust the numbers, including an assumption by a consulting firm the district hired that Veolia could save the district $7.2 million over the length of the five-year deal. A group coalesced in opposition to the deal, which included the newly formed Alliance of Concerned Citizens of Novato. Concerned Citizens garnered a big ally when California Healthy Communities came to Novato to help the antiprivatization fight. Healthy Communities is connected to the Tides Center in San Francisco, a home for progressive politics and social justice efforts. Roots of the Tides Center rest in the Tides Foundation, an organization founded in 1976. Healthy Communities and its ally, Food & Water Watch, adamantly oppose privatizing water utilities. With the help of Healthy Communities, the opposition to the Veolia deal mounted a petition drive and succeeded in getting enough signatures to qualify the Veolia arrangement on the June 8 ballot. Some disagreement exists over whether a referendum in the Novato district would be binding. “In all likelihood it would,” says James, “but there are potential issues as to whether it’s a referendable issue. The
Sanitary Act allocates specifically to the board of directors the responsibility to enter into contracts.” But the board decided to refrain from mounting a legal challenge to the referendum and to let it get on the ballot unopposed. Should voters pass the referendum, however, the district still could mount the legal challenge. Welsh says the referendum will be a binding vote. The Veolia deal “will have to stop as soon as the vote is certified.” The referendum already has made an impact on the district, which suspended its contract with Veolia on Dec. 12, and downgraded, at least temporarily, its relationship with the company. James says the district expects to start up the new $90-million plant on schedule, bringing “a good portion” on line in March and most units in operation by June. To accomplish that, the district has entered into an emergency services agreement with Veolia, which will cost $40,000 per month. In addition to using Veolia as a kind of consultant with its own employees, the district has hired two temporary workers to help get the plant started and running. Union opposition has surfaced because the Veolia deal would allow the district to shed public employees, along with their pension and benefit plans. James acknowledges the forces behind the debate. “They are largely driven by the challenges that public employees and public employers are facing, and that creates a lot of uncertainty and an atmosphere for controversy.” < Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.
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r. Atul Gawande prescribed an of two doctors who emigrated from India to operating-room safety checklist to Ohio and recently retired, talked to about 150 other surgeons but did not believe he people, many of them physicians and other needed to use one himself. To avoid seeming healthcare workers who read his work in The like a hypocrite though, he did employ the New Yorker. “Interestingly, I did not bring the checklist while operating on his own patients checklist into my operating room because I in Boston two years ago. Since then, he says thought I needed it,” he said. “I did it because the checklist catches a potentially critical I didn’t want to be a hypocrite because I was mistake in his operating room at least once a telling rural Tanzania and Seattle that they ‘We hate [checklists],’ declared the author of a new book about checklists last week at Dominican University. week, and it saved one patient’s life. ought to be doing it. Did I really think that A staff writer for The New Yorkat Harvard we needed the who never before worked together get to and ambitious things.” er as well as a surgeon checkl checklist? No.” know one another and coalesce as a team. Since Gawande published the results of his and a Harvard MediHe chuckled. “It’s like folding your hands before the meal checklist study last January, 20 countries— cal School and Harvard “Th “Then I was chagrined and making sure we genuinely are on the including Canada, Australia, Brazil, Costa School of Public Health to discover disc that from the same page,” he said. Rica, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Jordan, New professor, Gawande is very first week we were “To my surprise, because we’re working Zealand, the Philippines, Spain and the perhaps best known using it, we were catchbetter as a team, the nurses want to come United Kingdom—have committed to for a recent article, coning problems: p antibiotics work with me. We are finishing our day more implementing checklists in hospitals nationsidered required White that weren’t given; a team likely on time. It’s had these side benefits that wide. About 20 percent of U.S. hospitals have House reading, comparmem member saying, ‘What I didn’t expect at all.” adopted checklists, and the state of Washinging the cost of healthcare are we w doing about this Gawande said he never imagined he would ton agreed to implement checklists throughpati in two Texas communipatient’s breathing prob- be writing a book about checklists. He calls out its hospitals, Gawande said. lem ties and making the case lems?’ What breathing them “lowly, humble and overlooked and “We are getting there,” he said, “but at the pro that paying more may problems? I’ve seen it misunderstood.” But being a doctor is more front line is a struggle against almost the idea in aat least one instance buy substantially less. complex today than it was when his parents of what a checklist represents. We hate them. tha Gawande spoke about hiss that I write about in the began their practices. He counts 13,600 It seems contrary to what it means to be an bo most recent book—Thee book save a patient’s diseases he can diagnose, 6,000 drugs he can expert at something. A checklist is a way of life Checklist Manifesto: How To life. I have no question prescribe, and 4,000 medical and surgical dumbing things down, and that’s for other I’v Get Things Right—last weekk I’ve yet to get though a procedures he can perform. people, is the way it’s regarded.” n w at Dominican University in week of surgery in the “Managing to get the right combination At the end of the pilot hospital-checklist la San Rafael. last two years without at the right time at the right place without study, Gawande said 80 percent of surgical iit catching problems.” error has turned out to be incredibly overPhysicians throughout st seller’ teams said they saw value in the checklist, k ‘write another be Gawande can chec to do. the world perform a quarterThe safe-surgery whelming, and doing it without wasting they saw it improve communication and gs in th of off his list billion operations a year, with checklist includes resources without mistreatment, underteamwork, and they saw it catch at least the number of surgeries surchecks to ensure that antibiotics are admin- treatment, over-treatment has brought even one error. But the other 20 percent said the passing the number of childbirths and with istered within an hour of a surgical incision, our economy to the brink,” Gawande said. checklist was a stupid waste of precious time. death rates 10 times higher than infant morthat blood is available in case it is needed On the simplest level, evidence of the The number of skeptics shrank, however, tality rates. Three years ago, the World Health and that the surgeon is doing the right pro- problem can be seen in the rate of patients when the survey asked whether surgical Organization asked Gawande to coordinate cedure on the right side of the right patient. contracting infections in team members would want a checklist if an effort to reduce avoidable complications In London during a kneehospitals. “We still have they were lying on the table about to have and deaths from surgery. replacement surgery, be- “We believe the joy of work, trouble making sure an operation. Put them on the table, and His latest book details his journey recause of the checklist, an we’re all washing our 93 percent of the surgical teams said they especially as experts, comes searching the value of checklists in other inorthopedic surgeon realhands,” he said, “with 2 would want a checklist. dustries, like aviation and construction, and ized before cutting into from autonomy,” Gawande million people picking “We believe the joy of work, especially as developing a two-minute, 19-step surgery his patient that a knee said. “You’ve trained for up infections in hospiexperts, comes from autonomy,” Gawande checklist. Gawande credits the safe-surgery prosthesis he was about tals across the country, said. “You’ve trained for many years, and checklist with reducing major surgical comto use was the wrong size many years, and you know and 100,000 of them you know what you’re doing. Yet we find plications in eight pilot hospitals by a whopand that he did not have what you’re doing. who die from those we can make experts better. We haven’t ping 36 percent. Out of nearly 4,000 patients one that would fit. infections.” yet embraced the notion that we are falin the eight hospitals, the checklist spared The list also ensures that everyone present We know how to prevent hospital infeclible, that the complexity of the world at more than 150 from surgical complications in the room introduces him- or herself, allow- tions, Gawande said, but we fail to apply the this point exceeds the capabilities of our and saved 27 lives. ing the medical student and the nurse to feel knowledge. “Ineptitude has become as much brains to hold it all in. We have to re-think Gathered from widely different hospitals as much a part of the team as the surgeon and or more our struggle as ignorance,” he said. what it means to be great. It is about being with a vast array of resources and needs—in the anesthesiologist. He believes checklists can combat prepared for the unexpected. It’s about the Seattle, London, Auckland, Manila, Amman, “The medical student who barely feels ineptitude. discipline that you’re ready for whatever Toronto, New Delhi and rural Tanzania—the they belong there introduces himself and is “Under conditions of complexity, our may come. The checklist, then, is a tool.” < data shocked Gawande, as did the checkmore likely to say, ‘What is that drug that’s brains are not enough,” he said. “We will fail. Contact Ronnie Cohen at ronniecohen@comcast.net. list’s benefit in his own operating room at dripping on the floor?’” Gawande said. Knowledge has exceeded our capabilities. Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. 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one. Neither MediaNews chief Dean Singleton nor his longtime business partner Richard B. Scudder will lose a nickel in the bankruptcy, because neither ever put any of his own money into the company, said a MediaNews spokesman. But they aren’t unscathed. Each of the MediaNews founders will suffer the complete loss of paper gains that at one point theoretically were worth as much as $500 million per man.” Newspapers owned by MediaNews appear to be downplaying the story. The Marin IJ carried a story on Saturday (the paper’s lowest circulation day) at the bottom of its business section that managed to avoid the word “bankruptcy” in its headline and didn’t get to it until the third paragraph. The story received similar treatment in the Mercury News. According to its announcement, Affiliated Media has put together a plan that involves senior creditors trading what is owed them for a share of a “new secured term loan” in a smaller amount but with more collateral to guarantee it. The creditors appear willing to sacrifice a major part of what is owed to them in the hope that a restructured company will be able to survive and grow its value. The alternative may have been that they would lose even more, immediately. Details laid out in an Affiliated Media press release include the following: “At present, senior lenders to the company are owed approximately $590 million, guaranteed by certain affiliates. The company also owes an aggregate principal amount of $326 million to holders of subordinated notes. By accepting the Prepackaged Plan, senior lenders will trade their existing claims and guarantees for a pro rata share of the new secured term loan, in a smaller principal amount but with more collateral and a more financially sound borrower, as well as ownership of a majority of the new equity of the reorganized company, subject to a gradual dilution as a result of grants of restricted stock. Subordinated note holders condition of anonymity because he did not will receive warrants for future equity. All want to discuss the plan publicly.” existing equity interest in Affiliated Media “Giving up interests” could mean that will be cancelled.” What that means is that Hearst was one of the shareholders that the company’s debt will be reduced from Singleton was referring to when he said, “This $930 million to $165 million because major reorganization does not come without pain. creditors, including Bank of America, have Current shareholders will be losing the value agreed to swap what is owed to them for of their holdings.” a better secured loan and a share in the Industry insider and UC Berkeley jour- ownership of the company. nalism instructor Alan Mutter, in his ReflecIn a letter to his employees, Singleton tions of a Newsosaur assured them that he blog, says flatly, “After The Marin IJ carried a story on and company presiplowing well over $1 dent Joseph Lodovic Saturday (the paper’s lowest billion into a decadeIV will retain control long effort to salvage circulation day) at the bottom of of the company its ill-starred purchase its business section that managed and that “you’ll see of the San Francisco no changes in your Chronicle, the Hearst to avoid the word “bankruptcy” operation. Our plan Corp. now stands to in its headline… allows for trade lose another $317 miland other business lion in the upcoming vendors to be paid in the ordinary course bankruptcy of MediaNews Group.... Instead of of business. The company is current on all fixing the long-festering problem, Hearst be- vendor payments, and we expect to remain came not just the biggest loser among the eq- so. We have adequate cash to fund all of uity investors in MediaNews. It will be the only our operations in a normal fashion.” 14 >
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he company that owns the Marin Independent Journal will soon declare bankruptcy, according to sources within the company. The bankruptcy of the paper’s holding company, Affiliated Media, Inc., in the form of a Chapter 11 filing, is the result of its inability to pay huge debts accumulated in recent years when MediaNews Corp. acquired many of the papers it now owns, including the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune and some 50 other daily newspapers, as well as 100 non-daily papers in 12 states. Reports indicate that the filing could occur at the end of this week or next week. MediaNews CEO Dean Singleton will see his interest in the company—which he founded in 1985—fall from 31 to 20 percent, according to a MediaNews report. Because Singleton is also chairman of the major U.S. newswire service Associated Press and the majority of the daily newspapers in the Bay Area are owned by Medi-
aNews, most of the Bay Area reporting on this story comes from entities that have a direct interest in the story. To further entwine matters, the largest daily newspaper in the Bay Area, The San Francisco Chronicle, is owned by Hearst Newspapers, a major creditor of the Singleton-MediaNews conglomerate. Hearst provided major funding, in excess of $300 million, when MediaNews acquired the Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and other papers in 2006. The Chronicle on Saturday carried a small AP story inside its pages that said in part: “Hearst Corp., which owns magazines and newspapers including The San Francisco Chronicle, has an investment in MediaNews but it was not clear how that would be affected by the bankruptcy.” Some think Hearst Corp. will be “affected by the bankruptcy” in a big way. A Canadian Press story reported that “The Hearst Corp., and the family of MediaNews co-founder Richard Scudder, are giving up interests in MediaNews, according to a person who had knowledge of the plan but spoke on
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< 13 Marin IOU The bankruptcy will be filed under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which is commonly used when a debtor proposes a plan of reorganization to keep its business alive and pay creditors over some extended time. This one is of the increasingly popular “prepackaged” variety, meaning that most senior creditors have agreed to a reorganization plan and to reduce/ restructure what is owed to them before the case is filed in federal court. The advantage of a prepackaged filing is that there are fewer Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code allows a business decisions for a court to make, fewer negotiato reorganize and act as a ‘debtor in possession’ of its tions with creditors and the proceeding can operations, but with oversight by the court. usually be completed more quickly. Singleton had reported in a December The horizon is not entirely bleak for 2009 memo to employees that he planned daily newspapers, however. A story in to restructure the company’s debt in the industry trade journal Editor and Publisher first quarter of 2010, but made no mention (which itself recently folded, then surfaced of possible bankruptcy. MediaNews, which again under new ownership) reported last claims to be the nation’s second largest newsweek that “Newspaper stocks have come paper publisher by circulation, was reported back so far from their parlous state a year throughout 2009 to be unable to meet debt ago that the sector now ranks among the payment deadlines and to be in the process market’s best performers...Zacks Investof talking to creditors, including Bank of ment Research Chief Equity Strategist America, about a way to rework its debt. Dirk Van Dijk says MediaNews papers, newspapers now rank including the IJ, have Unfortunately for readers, more seventh-best among gone through multiple 206 industries tracked consolidation means less journalism waves of layoffs and by the Chicago-based cost cutting in recent and fewer voices to describe and firm. Two stocks— years, which included, interpret our world. Gannett Co. Inc and among other things, the New York Times outsourcing their proCo.—are now given duction of advertising to India. Downsizing No. 1 ratings in its stock evaluation system.” has been common throughout all print pubHowever, it’s all relative: “Newspaper lications, including magazines, for a number stocks across the board are trading at or near of years as the industry has struggled with a 52-week highs, and some have rebounded severe recession, declining circulation and spectacularly since hitting all-time low prices migration of significant amounts of advertisin the winter of 2009. Gannett’s share price, ing revenue to the Internet. for instance, is up 103 percent from a year ago. What does all this portend for the future? Stock in the McClatchy Co. sunk below $1 a Singleton, newspaper consolidation maven share last year, and only narrowly avoided beextraordinaire, has an answer. In a Wall Street ing delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. Journal story on the planned bankruptcy A year later, McClatchy shares have soared filing, he is quoted as saying that dealing 322 percent. Still, newspaper stocks remain with the company’s debt allows him to lead near historic lows. McClatchy shares in Janunewspaper-industry consolidation. He wants ary of 2005, for instance, traded for around to be aggressive in merging newspapers. His $60. On Wednesday, McClatchy shares closed answer to a further question about which at $5.06.... While [newspapers] may never papers might be combined was: “You can return to their glory days, that doesn’t mean look at the map.” We have looked at the that they are all going to go extinct in the near Northern California newspaper map and see 37 newspapers already owned by MediaNews. future, either. Most have greatly reduced their Unfortunately for readers, more consolidation costs over the last year, so just a small pick-up in revenue should lead to large gains on the means less journalism and fewer voices to bottom line.” describe and interpret our world. So while the MediaNews bankruptcy may According to industry observer Alan Mutnot be the exceptionally good news it was ter, the MediaNews filing, along with one by portrayed as in the company’s publications Morris Publishing Group announced a day and major investors in the company have earlier, will bring to nine the number of daily taken a bath, newspaper cost cutting industrynewspaper publishers forced to file for bankwide appears to have produced companies ruptcy because of unsustainable debt they with healthier bottom lines. Surviving papers acquired just prior to the Great Recession. may well be better positioned for 2010 than Others include Freedom Communications they were for 2009. < (Orange County Register), Heartland PubShare your memories of daily newspapers with us at letters@ lications, Journal Register Co., Minneapolis pacificsun.com. 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The oracle of MediaNews A speech given last September by MediaNews CEO Dean Singleton now seems almost prophetic. Addressing the National Conference of Editorial Writers in a speech covered by his own Salt Lake City Tribune, Singleton is reported to have said that “motives for newspaper ownership have shifted over the years, from those who wanted to cover news and write opinion to those who came to view newspapers as purely financial investments. Now banks are becoming ‘accidental’ stockholders. To reduce debt, more newspapers are likely to seek bankruptcy court protection, while others try to convince banks to swap debt for ownership stakes in their companies.” We can see now that this is exactly the path he was on. And further, Singleton predicted:“Whether by supervision of the courts or by negotiation to convert some debt to equity, America’s banks will own a large position in the newspaper sector going forward. Get used to it.” He was foretelling the story of his own company. While the proposed bankruptcy deal announced by MediaNews indicates that Singleton and his management team will be able to appoint four of the seven members of the new company board and retain control of the company, deals such as this are not so simple. A Bank of America-led group of 116 banks and 49 bondholders will own 80 percent of the second largest newspaper company in the nation. The problem for readers is that financial institutions don’t want to be in the business of journalism. What they want is the maximum return on their distressed investment, which may not bode well for healthy journalism. In the same story, Singleton comes back to one of his favorite theme—consolidation—in predicting how banks (as newspaper owners) will behave.“Singleton said lenders will seek to recoup their investments by pushing newspapers to consolidate,” reported the Tribune.“Through mergers, banks will eliminate expensive corporate overhead and allow papers to improve their financial performance without hurting readers or advertisers.” Consolidation among Bay Area MediaNews properties has certainly been the order of the day, as it has in other parts of the industry. Whether readers and advertisers are unscathed in the process is the subject of much debate. One thing is known. Banks are not permitted to own parts of companies except in cases such as the MediaNews bankruptcy, when their stake is due to a swap for debt. In such cases federal law requires that they divest their ownership within five years. According to an Associated Press report quoting Marc Abrams, a New York lawyer who represented newspaper publisher Journal-Register Co. while in bankruptcy protection,“The first question these banks have is:‘What is my exit strategy?’”Their decisions are not based on criteria related to what produces high-quality journalism and sustainable publications, but on how they can extract as much equity as possible as quickly as possible from the investment. The highly regarded Knight Ridder newspaper company, which included the San Jose Mercury News and Contra Costa Times, came to an end when Florida investment manager Bruce Sherman, who owned some 19 percent of the company’s stock, decided his return on investment wasn’t as high as he wanted. He effectively forced a sale of the company and its dissolution. The irony here is that MediaNews acquired Bay Area Knight Ridder newspapers by incurring major debt that has now put MediaNews itself in a similar situation of being dependent on the financial calculations of non-newspaper company owners mostly interested in selling and recovering as much of their investment as possible. And in the restructured MediaNews empire with its 54 daily newspapers and 100 non-daily papers in 12 states, the banks and bondholders will own 80 percent of the company, more than four times the percentage Sherman owned of Knight Ridder. The financial picture in the broader daily newspaper publishing business is not rosy. Respected credit rating company Fitch Ratings in a 2009-10 report noted that while “the worst of the advertising downturn has passed, Fitch believes that daily newspapers are likely to be left behind in an ad recovery. Fitch expects revenues to be down again off very easy comparable periods due to permanent shifts in advertiser sentiment and excess ad inventory that will plague the industry for years to come.” Just last week in an analysis of the McClatchy Company, Fitch said that “large newspaper companies are not likely to be able to comfortably sustain and repay debt at more than 1x leverage [debt equal to more than one times annual operating profits]. Newspaper companies that do not transition their revenue base and cost structure may not generate sufficient free cash flow to support or repay any level of debt on the balance sheet.” Industry veteran and UC Berkeley journalism teacher Alan Mutter observes in his blog, Reflections of a Newsosaur, that “seven of the publicly traded companies are burdened with debt ranging from 2.9 to 14.7 times their operating earnings.”The list includes such majors as Gannett, McClatchy and New York Times. Mutter goes on to note that three newspaper companies have already emerged from bankruptcy. In each case the CEO who incurred the disabling debt that forced the bankruptcy was no longer around in the restructured company. Singleton could be the first to survive, albeit with greatly diminished holdings in his company. —Sam Chapman
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3. Beautify your closet One of the easiest home improvement projects you can take on is to march over to Bed Bath & Beyond and purchase 5. Create a ‘What their slimline hangers I Wore’ journal in your favorite color A client of mine and get all your clothes Defeating the purpose: Even pretty actresses works in the exercise made up to look unfashionable were given switched off of wire or industry. A trainer told makeovers. mismatched hangers. her that if you write This brand of hangers down what you eat evhas a notch where your spaghetti strap dress ery day in a food journal, you will consume or tank-style tops will hang on and not slip 20 percent fewer calories. Twenty percent! off. Beware: I have seen slimline hangers at Well, I think there is 20 percent more pleaCostco that look similar and are cheaper but sure to be had each and every day if you they don’t have that nifty slot for those thin were to write down your outfits each day in straps. Use the Costco ones for your husa “What I Wore” journal. When you know band’s shirts, but not for your camisoles and you’re going to write it down, you make tank tops. Your closet will look beautiful! more thoughtful and creative choices. You 4. Break projects down into ‘beauty bites’ Often people think that improving their wardrobe or their looks will require nothing short of a total makeover, tons of money or extreme plastic surgery. When you make it seem like a huge task, chances of making any headway are nearly impos-
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Dolores, his yellow lab mix, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you let me call him?â&#x20AC;? and the remodeling project he responded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Would you call my heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working on. I now know brother, please?â&#x20AC;? Paul asked. about repiping with copper, applying â&#x20AC;&#x153;His nameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Warren.â&#x20AC;? smooth coat to drywall and how low-ďŹ&#x201A;ow I dialed the number he gave me, got toilets may use more water, depending Warren on the phone and explained that upon your ďŹ ber intake. his brother had taken a fall. He promised I like Paul; however, I tend to be atto come right away. I helped Paul sit up tracted to men who are more animated. and we quietly waited with the dogs. Adhering to the unspoken Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soon enough, a car pulled up. As the Code of Ethics, I never let a good man driver stepped out of his car, I realized it go to waste. My neighbor Nadine, an was Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lover. acupuncturist with a keen interest in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey Bro, you OK?â&#x20AC;? Warren called out human biology, came to mind right away. as he ran up to us. Both Paul and Nadine are contemplaIf they want to pretend theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not gay, tive, gentle souls, so introducing the two ďŹ ne by me. I put Dolores in the back of seemed like a good idea. Warrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car as he helped Paul into the Nadine was up for it. Of course, since I passenger seat. I was glad to see Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a mission, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run into Paul on the color had returned and he seemed perkier. trail. All week passed with no sign of him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brothers, not lovers,â&#x20AC;? Paul said with a That weekend, I was hiking with my dog weak smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They kind of rhyme.â&#x20AC;? when a yellow mix came bounding out of I felt my face get hot. Seeing the two the bushes and rushed up to us with her side by side, I realized they look alike. A lot tail wagging. A nice-looking, athletic guy alike. Though I was humiliated, unfortuin his mid-30s ambled toward us. nately that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shut me up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This dog looks just like another dog I â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so glad youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not gay,â&#x20AC;? I blurted know,â&#x20AC;? I said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have you met Dolores?â&#x20AC;? out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to introduce you to a friend â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is Dolores,â&#x20AC;? he answered. of mine.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, we walk with Paul and Dolores Warren gave me a funny look and shut sometimes,â&#x20AC;? I said. 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One of Lindley’s most famous—though unheralded—moments is his falsetto chorus on Jackson Browne’s version of ‘Stay.’
Lindley, third from left, formed the influential psychedelic band Kaleidoscope in 1966.
he says. “The verses come slowly—you just have to wait. But there comes a time when you know that a verse is finished. You listen to it and say, yup, this one’s ready for the Vatican library.” The tracks will feature Lindley on Hawaiian lap-steel guitar, oud and electric guitars—the sort of world music tinged with rock and reggae that he’s known for. When he’s not in the studio, Lindley spends about three hours a day perfecting his slide technique on the Hawaiian lap guitar and studying the oud, which he calls the hardest instrument he’s ever tried to learn. “I’ve developed new techniques on the Hawaiian guitar that I’ve never heard before,” he says. “It’s amazing that someone at my age can pull that off, and it just gets better and better. “I see the same thing with the oud. My technique is so much better than when I started—leaps and bounds—and a lot of it has to do with how much time you spend doing it and also how your physiology has held up over the years.” That allusion to the stamina required to play a complex Turkish scale on an 11stringed fretless oud is what made Lindley think of that Wavy Gravy quote. But despite all this time and effort spent on mastering technique, the heart of Lindley’s concert performance is no-holdsbarred improvisation. “You start, make it interesting, tie this in with that, and say, well, that’s good,” Lindley says of improvising. “The process is really interesting for the audience because they get to see what’s going on. “But in terms of figuring out where all this comes from, I don’t really know—it just comes out.” < Hum a few bars for Greg at gcahill51@gmail.com Lay down a beat of your own on TownSquare, at
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he fact that A Town Called Panic, a Belgian animated feature, has subtitles won’t be the only thing that might keep kids other than little boys on a sugar binge from liking it. The 75-minute film, directed by Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar, is an expansion of their series of short films and TV episodes, and was the first stop-motion Makes about as much sense as the final shot to animated film ever chosen as an official ‘The Seventh Seal.’ entry in the Cannes Film Festival. But you penguin-shaped vehicle on tractor treads have to have enormous tolerance for noise is inhabited by mad scientists), and a parand frenetic action to enjoy it. allel underwater universe. The main characters are old-fashioned Panic’s visuals don’t add to its appeal. plastic toy figures (on little oval stands): Filmed in murky color, it’s shot almost enCowboy, Indian and Horse live together in a tirely at mid-range, with bucolic village, also inhabited few long shots and almost by Steven (who always shouts) no close-ups. There are, and his wife Janine, as well as COMING SOON however, clever bits: Postman, Mailman and many A Town Called Panic opens Horse taking a bath, cows Friday at the Rafael. See animals, including Madame on a roof, a giant mastpage 30 for showtimes. Longray, the town’s pulchrituodon and appearances by dinous equine music teacher. both Santa Claus and a For Horse’s birthday— school of barracudas. The which they almost forget—Cowboy and best line is probably Steven’s “My tractor is Indian decide to build a brick barbecue broken. Can you pick up the animals from pit, but instead of ordering 50 bricks, music school?” they accidentally order 50 million, and Still, the incessant shouting (as well as the resulting avalanche of bricks destroys the high-pitched voices, as if the actors their house and everything around it. Athad breathed helium gas) and the nonstop tempting to reconstruct the house, they’re action put me off. Most other reviewers, frustrated by the theft of completed walls. on the other hand, loved it. A vast majorTurns out the villain is Gerard, an oddity of them are men. looking, pointy-headed aquatic creature Maybe it’s a guy thing. < that leads them into the center of the Review our reviews at letters@pacificsun.com earth, an Arctic wasteland (where a giant
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Roadside IEDs and Oscar buzz No one saw THE HURT LOCKER in theaters last year, but the film has been the subject of unprecedented critical buzz and flying off the shelves since its release to DVD this week. Listen to the buzz: A best-picture Oscar nomination is certainly in this movie’s future, if not a win. Director Kathryn Bigelow, known for classic cult actioners like Point Break, Near Dark and Strange Days, has given us cinema’s most darkly enigmatic villain since Hannibal: the roadside IED. A simple-looking mortar shell placed in trash, gutter or the dust that blankets the streets of Baghdad, the device plays God and widowmaker to passing American troops and, particularly, the Ordinance Disposal unit charged with defusing them. But to Staff Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner), the point man in the bomb suit, she plays terrible muse—heightening the reality of life he seems to crave ever more desperately. In anarchic Baghdad, where this grim drama plays out daily in front of thickening crowds of bystanders, the flash of a single cell phone can unleash pandemonium. No film in recent memory captures the sheer randomness of fate dealt out in war, or the sheer absurdity of losing your life in such a strange, overlit realm.—Richard Gould
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Movie summaries by Matthew Stafford
Catch Chico, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo in ‘Animal Crackers’ at the Rafael Sunday afternoon with Harpo’s son Bill and Groucho’s pal Dick Cavett in attendance.
O Alive! (1:30) Albanian drama about a young urbanite who returns to his home village and finds himself in the midst of an ancient blood feud. O Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (1:28) Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back, competing with an all-girl chipmunk band and living la vida rodent in general. O Animal Crackers (1:37) The Marx Brothers’ hit Broadway comedy hits the big screen with Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Groucho (as Capt. Spaulding, the African Explorer) wreaking havoc at a posh Long Island estate. O Avatar James Cameron’s first movie since Titanic employs cutting-edge special effects to tell the story of a disabled vet reborn on a distant planet as an aboriginal warrior. O The Blind Side (2:06) Heartwarming story about an African-American boy from the wrong side of the tracks who becomes an All American offensive tackle. Sandra Bullock stars. O The Book of Eli (1:58) A lone warrior wanders postapocalyptic America in search of hope and humanity, felling any hopeless inhumane enemies in his path; Denzel Washington stars. O Broken Embraces (2:08) Pedro Almodovar character study of a man who loses his sight and the love of his life in the same accident and creates a sardonic new identity for himself; Penselope Cruz is around, of course. O Crazy Heart (1:51) Jeff Bridges as a dilapidated country music star who glimpses salvation in the person of Maggie Gyllenhaal. O Daybreakers (1:38) The blood flows like wine when plague transforms the human race into, yep, vampires! O An Education (1:40) Conundrum: Should pre-Swinging London schoolgirl Carey Mulligan head off to Oxford or pursue the naughty life with a sexy older man? O Extraordinary Measures (1:46) True story of a corporate climber who joins forces with an unconventional scientist to find a cure for his children’s fatal disease. O The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2:02) Terry Gilliam directs the fantastical tale of a traveling circus where the audience is transported into an alternate universe of
unlimited imagination; Heath Ledger and Johnny Depp star. O It’s Complicated (1:54) Meryl Streep as a happily divorced mother of three who enters into an affair with ex-hubby Alec Baldwin; dashing Steve Martin complicates matters. O Leap Year (1:37) Amy Adams chases hapless boyfriend Matthew Goode to Dublin where, by tradition, a man must accept when a woman proposes marriage on February 29. O Legion (1:44) Finally fed up with us Earthlings, God puts the Apocalypse in motion...but Paul Bettany has other plans. O The Lovely Bones (2:19) The Alice Sebold bestseller hits the big screen with Saorise Ronan as a murdered phantom watching over killer and bereaved family alike; Peter Jackson directs. O Me and Orson Welles (1:54) A wannabe actor grows up fast when he lands a role in Orson Welles’ landmark 1937 Broadway production of Julius Caesar and falls under the wunderkind’s larger-than-life spell. O The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier (4:50) Catch Strauss’s comic tale of lust and subterfuge Viennese style in all its high-def big-screen glory. O Mother (2:08) Darkly witty Korean thriller about an herbalist out to solve the murder of a young sexpot. O The Princess and the Frog (1:35) Disney’s first hand-drawn cartoon in half a decade transports the Grimm fairy tale to New Orleans’ rollicking French Quarter of the 1920s. O Sherlock Holmes (2:14) The supersleuth is back in the form of a karate-chopping, lascivious Robert Downey Jr.; Jude Law is Dr. Watson. O A Single Man (1:39) A day in the life of a gay man dealing with the death of his partner and, oh yeah, the Cuban Missile Crisis. O The Spy Next Door (1:32) Retired CIA agent Jackie Chan takes on one last mission: protecting his fiancee’s three rambunctious kids from clueless terrorists. O The Tooth Fairy (1:42) Dwayne Johnson as a tough, mean hockey player who atones for his sins by working a week as a tutu’d tooth fairy; Ashley Judd co-stars?!? O A Town Called Panic (1:15) Inventive, surreal stop-motion Belgian comedy about a chaotic day in the life of three plastic toys. O Up in the Air (1:49) Jason Reitman’s quirky comedy stars George Clooney as a corporate hatchet man who finds true love with a fellow frequent flyer. O The White Ribbon (2:24) The choristers in a small German village are beset by a series of unexplained (perhaps vindictive?) “accidents.” O Youth in Revolt (1:30) A plaintive high school senior (Michael Cera) does his damnedest to lose his cursed virginity in the wake of his parents’ breakup. < Win free tickets to the Rafael Film Center and check out our searchable movie database at ›› pacificsun.com
›› MOViE TiMES A Single Man (R) ++++ Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:35 Sun-Tue, Thu 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 7 Wed 11:15, 1:45 N A Town Called Panic (Not Rated)Rafael Film Center: Fri 4:15, 7, 8:45 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7, 8:45 Mon-Wed 7, 8:45 Thu 7 N Alive! (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Thu 9 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (G) Century Northgate 15: 12:20, 2:35, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35 An Education (PG-13) +++ Rafael Film Center: Fri 4:30, 6:45, 9 Sat 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9 Sun 6:45, 9 Mon-Wed 6:45, 9 Thu 8:45 N Animal Crackers (Not Rated) Rafael Film Center: Sun 2 (Dick Cavett and Bill Marx in person) Avatar (PG-13) +++ Century Cinema: Fri-Wed 11:30, 3:10, 7, 10:35 Thu 11:30, 3:10, 7 Century Northgate 15: 1, 4:35, 8:10; 3D showtimes 11:45, 3:20, 7, 10:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Sat 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Sun12, 3:15, 6:30 Mon-Thu 3:15, 6:30 The Blind Side (PG-13) ++ Century Northgate 15: 1:05, 4, 6:55, 9:45 The Book of Eli (R) +++ Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 7, 10 Sat-Sun 1, 4, 7, 10 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:30 Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 10:50, 12:10, 1:40, 3, 4:30, 5:50, 7:25, 8:45, 10:15 Sun-Thu 10:50, 12:10, 1:40, 3, 4:30, 5:50, 7:25 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:30, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15 Broken Embraces (R) +++ Rafael Film Center: Fri 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:15 Crazy Heart (R) +++ Century Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:05,
N = New Movies This Week 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:20 SunSat, Tue 5:30 Sun 1 Wed Thu 11:05, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35 1:30 Thu 3:45 Daybreakers (R) Century NorthThe Metropolitan Opera: Der gate 15: 11:50, 5:15, 10:30 Rosenkavalier (Not Rated) Century Regency 6: Wed 6:30 N Extraordinary Measures (PG) CinéArts at Sequoia: Wed 6:30 Century Larkspur Landing: N Mother (2010) (Not Rated) Fri 5:15, 8, 10:30 Sat-Sun Rafael Film Center: Thu 6:30 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:30 Mon-Thu 6:55, 9:30 Century The Princess and the Frog (G) Northgate 15: 11:40, 2:15, +++ Century Northgate 15: 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Century 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 Rowland Plaza: 11:45, 2:20, Sherlock Holmes (PG-13) 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Tiburon +++1/2 Century Northgate Playhouse 3: Fri 4, 7, 9:30 Sat 15: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 1:15, 4, 7, 9:30 Sun 1:15, 4, Century Rowland Plaza: 1:05, 7 Mon-Thu 4, 7 4, 6:50, 9:40 Lark Theater: The Imaginarium of Doctor ParFri-Sat, Tue 8 Sun 3:30 nassus (PG-13) +++ Century Wed 3:45 Thu 1:15 Northgate 15: 2:10, 7:45 The Spy Next Door (PG) Century It’s Complicated (R) +++ Northgate 15: 12:10, 2:40, Century Larkspur Landing: Fri 5:10, 7:35, 9:55 7:20, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:30, N Tooth Fairy (PG) Century 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 Mon-Thu Northgate 15: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 6:30, 9:15 Century Regency 7:05, 9:40 Century Rowland 6: Fri -Sat 10:40, 1:30, 4:20, Plaza: 11:40, 2:10, 4:35, 7, 7:10, 10:05 Sun-Thu 10:40, 9:30 Fairfax 5 Theatres: Fri1:30, 4:20, 7:10 Century RowSat 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Sun land Plaza: 2:30, 7:50 Fairfax 2:10, 4:30, 7 Mon-Thu 2:10, 5 Theatres: Fri-Sat 2, 4:40, 4:30, 7 7:15, 9:50 Sun 2, 4:40, 7:15 Up in the Air (R) +++1/2 Mon-Thu 2, 4:40, 7:15 Century Larkspur Landing: Leap Year (PG) 1/2 Century NorthFri 5, 7:40, 10:25 Sat-Sun gate 15: 12, 2:20, 5, 7:30, 10 11:30, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:25 Century Rowland Plaza: 11:50, Mon-Thu 6:50, 9:25 Century 5:10, 10:30 Regency 6: Fri-Sat 11:25, N Legion (R) Century Northgate 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:25 Sun15: 12:25, 2:50, 5:25, 8, Thu 11:25, 2:05, 4:55, 7:45 10:25 Century Rowland Plaza: Century Rowland Plaza: 12:20, 12:40, 3, 5:20,7:40, 10 2:50, 5:30, 8, 10:25 Fairfax 5 The Lovely Bones (PG-13) ++1/2 Theatres: Fri 2:30, 5:10, 7:35, Century Northgate 15: 11:35, 10 Sat 12:05, 2:30, 5:10, 1:10, 2:30, 4:10, 5:30, 7:10, 7:35, 10 Sun 12:05, 2:30, 8:30, 10:10 Century Rowland 5:10, 7:35 Mon-Thu 2:30, Plaza: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 5:10, 7:35 Tiburon Playhouse CinéArts at Sequoia: Fri 5:15, 3: Fri 4:15, 6:50, 9:20 Sat 8:15 Sat 2:25, 5:15, 8:15 1:30, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20 Sun Sun 2:45, 5:35, 8:25 Mon1:30, 4:15, 6:50 Mon-Thu Tue, Thu 5:35, 8:25 Wed 4:15, 6:50 3:15 Fairfax 5 Theatres: FriN The White Ribbon (R) CinéArts Sat 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 at Sequoia: Fri 3:30, 6:30, Sun-Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:10 9:30 Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, Tiburon Playhouse 3: Fri 3:45, 9:30 Sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:45 6:40, 9:40 Sat 12:50, 3:45, Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:45 6:40, 9:40 Sun 12:50, 3:45, Youth in Revolt (R) +++ 6:40 Mon-Thu 3:45, 6:40 Century Northgate 15: 12:15, Me and Orson Welles (PG-13) 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:05 +++1/2 Lark Theater: Fri-
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Live music 01/22: Jackie Payne and Steve Edmonson Cedricke Dennis group will open this evening of down home, old school blues. 7pm $20-25. Showcase Theater, Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. www. marincenter.org 01/22: Lauralee Brown and Company Jazz. 7:30-10:30pm Saylor’s, 2009 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-1512. 01/22: Mike Dowling Bottleneck blues, swing and ragtime. 8pm $20-25. Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St., Tiburon. 789-0846. www.om28.com 01/22: New West Jazz guitar trio. 8-10pm $15-20. Old St. Hilary’s Landmark, 201 Esperanza, Tiburon. 435-1853. www.landmarks-society.org 01/22: Winter Luau with Led Ka’apana and Special Guest Fran Guidry. 8:30pm $20-25. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com 01/23: David Lindley Electro-acoustic American folk, blues, and bluegrass traditions. 8pm $20-30. Mill Valley Masonic, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 389-5072. www.murphyproductions.com
01/23: Debra Clawson and Paul Seaward Eclectic acoustic. 7-10pm Saylor’s, 2009 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-1512. 01/23: Dore Coller and Trio Max Part of the Saturday Session series. 2-4pm Free. Iron Springs Pub, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax. www. ironspringspub.com 01/23: John King Jazz piano. 6:30pm $5-15. UUCM, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael. 479-4131. www.uumarin.org
01/23: Johnny Vegas and the High Rollers Rock and soul 8:30pm $12-15. Rancho Nicasio,
1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www. ranchonicasio.com 01/23: Jon Korty and Friends Groove rock. 9pm Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. www.perisbar.com 01/24: Birds of Paradise Vocalists Daria, Roberta Donnay and Wendy Waller. 4pm $18-20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org 01/24: Dan and Barry Show In the bar. 4pm Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. www.ranchonicasio.com 01/26: Lauralee Brown and Company Eclectic jazz. 7pm Free. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com 01/28: LIP-Sticks With Paula Helene. Jazz and blues. 7pm Free. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. www.panamahotel.com 01/29: Jonathan Korty and Friends Rock. 8:30pm $10. Club 101, 815 W. Francisco, San Rafael. 606-7435. www.localmusicvibe.com 01/29: Natasha James Country songstress. 8:30pm $10-12. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Ranceria Road, Nicasio. www.ranchonicasio.com 01/29: The English Beat Ska. 8pm $25. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org
Concerts 01/28: Left Coast Chamber Ensemble “Harpsichord Redux.” With Katherine Heater, harpsichord. 8pm $15-20. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley.
The 2 Tone will be thumping next weekend when the English Beat lays down at 142 Throck. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org 01/29: American Bach Soloists Monteverdi’s “Vespers of 1610.” 8pm $18-45. St. Stephen’s Church, 3 Bayview Ave., Belvedere. 621-7900. www.americanbach.org
Through 02/12: Marin Music Chest accepting scholarship applications The Marin Music Chest has launched its annual scholarship program for Marin County students studying classical music. Go to www.marinmusicchest.org for application information. Free. Marin Music Chest, P.O. Box 468, Ross. 892-9731. www.marinmusicchest.org
Dance 01/22: Peking Acrobats. 8pm $25-45. Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. www.marincenter.org
01/23: Dholrhythms of Non-Stop Bhangra Indian pop dancing. 8pm $10-20. Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 444-8081. www. marinjcc.org 01/24: RoCo Dance: Students from this studio will perform hip-hop, ballet, modern and jazz. $13-16. Marin Center, Ave. of the Flags, San
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When it comes to social satire, progressive political humor, irreverent insight and sardonic brilliance, comedians MORT SAHL & DICK GREGORY might have a credential or two—two million, if you count laughs—up their sleeves. When he wasn’t busy doing nothing, Sahl was the first humorist on the cover of Time, the first performer to make a comedy album, the first non-musician to win a Grammy; he’s written 18 screenplays, has been under Mort Sahl, above, will join Dick Gregory in a tagcontract at every major TV network and team of hilarity this weekend in Mill Valley. was the first to pioneer live comedy on college campuses. No slouch himself, Gregory was one of the first comedians to successfully perform for both black and white audiences, most notably at Chicago’s Playboy Club in1961, before being seen on national TV and films, selling 10 million copies of his 1964 autobiography and penning more than a dozen books since. A longtime social and political activist, Gregory ran for president of the U.S. in 1968—and yet, despite a vote from Hunter S. Thompson (and 47,096 others), he lost (to Richard Nixon, alas). 8pm Jan. 23 at 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. Tickets and info: www.142throckmortontheatre. org or call 415/383-9600.—Samantha Campos
Rafael. 499-6800. www.rocodance.com. 01/29: Spirit of Uganda: East African music and dance performed by a highly acclaimed youth ensemble. $25-45. Marin Center, Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. 499-6800. www.marincenter.org
Theater/Auditions Through 02/03:‘Wretch Like Me: A Totally Righteous One-Sinner Show’ Local writer David Templeton’s comedic solo show. 7:30pm $15-18. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org Through 02/14:‘The Miser’ The Ross Valley Players presents the comedy by Moliere. 8pm Fri.Sat; 2pm Sun; 7:30pm Thurs. $15-25. Ross Valley Players’ Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross. 456-9555. www.rossvalleyplayers.com Through 02/14:‘Sunlight’ Written by Sharr White. Directed by Jasson Minadakis. 8pm Tue, Thur-Sat; Wed 7:30pm; 7pm Sun. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. www.marintheatre.org
Through 1/30: Margie Belrose in her ‘Tid Bits’ Dinner theatre comedy show with audience + participation. Reservations recommended. 6pm. $20. Belrose Dinner Theatre, 1415 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. 454-6422. www.thebelrose.com
Comedy 01/23: Dick Gregory and Mort Sahl Comedy legends. 8pm $38-48. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley. 383-9600. www.142throckmortontheatre.org
Art 01/22: Falkirk Exhibition Opening Reception Fri. 5:30-7:30 pm Works by San Rafael artists Patricia Ancona, Kay Russell, and Helen Stanley. 5:30-7:30pm Free. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 485-3328. 01/23-03/07: New Exhibitions “Coyote, Deer and Gold: Karen & Malcolm Whyte Collection of Contemporary American Indian Art in California” “Ilka Hartmann.” Photography. “Marna Clarke.” Coastal Marin artist. Opening reception 3-5pm Sat. 1-5pm Free. Boliasn Museum, 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-0330. www.bolinasmuseum.org Through 01/30:‘For Paint’s Sake’ New paintings by Leslie Allen. Donna Seager Gallery, 851 Fourth St., San Rafael. 454-4229. www.donnaseagergallery.com/ Through 01/30:‘Mona and Vincent’ Charles Ballinger’ paintings along with select paintings of Mona and Vincent. Free. The Depot Bookstore and Cafe, 87 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 383-7012. www.depotbookstore.com
Through 01/31: Marin Art Festival Call for Artists Now accepting applications for their 14th annual event. Applications can be downloaded from www.marinartfestival.com or by calling 388-0151. Submission deadline Jan. 31. Lagoon Park, Armory Dr., San Rafael. 388-0151.www.marinartfestival.com
Through 02/02:‘Intimate Spaces Third Movement’ Works by “Small Works” juried exhibit winners Gerald Kotler, Katherine Lewis and Brenda Cariati. 11am-6pm Free. elsewhere gallery, 1828 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax. 747-8696.
Through 02/07:‘Exploring Contemporary Printmaking’ Juried exhibition with Karin Breuer from FAMSF. Free. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Dr., Novato. 506-0137. www.marinmoca.org
Through 02/07: Samuelle Richardson Exhibit “Alphabet City” Gouache and acrylic paint-
ings. Free. Hamilton Gallery, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Dr., Novato. 506-0137. www.marinmoca.org
Through 02/14: 25th Annual January Juried Exhibit Art critic Kenneth Baker juries this exhibition. 11am-5pm Free. Gallery Route One, 11101 Highway One, Point Reyes. 663-1347. www.galleryrouteone.org
Through 02/26:‘Ebullient: The Art of Harry Cohen’ Paintings. 10am-5pm Free. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St., San Rafael. 451-8119. www.artworksdowntown.org/
Through 02/27: Leah Schwartz Exhibit Retrospective art show. 9am-4pm Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc
Through 02/28:‘A Thousand Years of Southwestern Pottery’ Pottery exhibit. Traditions born centuries ago still live in this vital art form. Tue-Sat. Noon-4pm. $5. Marin Museum of the American Indian, 2200 Novato Blvd., Novato. 897-4064. www.marinindian.com Through 02/28: Linda Larsen Exhibit Landscape oil paintings. 8am-9:30pm Free. Two Bird Cafe, 625 San Geronimo Valley Dr., San Geronimo. www.lindalarsenartist.com
Through 03/04: ImageMovers Digital Employee Art Show “Counterpoint.” Exhibit featuring paintings, drawings, collage and photography. 9am-5pm Free. Marin Community Foundation, 5 Hamilton Landing # 200, Novato. 448-0362. www.marinarts.org
Through 03/25: Annual Marin Arts Council Members’ Exhibit Annual art exhibit featuring a
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variety of works by member artists including mixed media, paintings, sculpture and photography. 9am5pm Free. Marin County Civic Center, 1st and 3rd Floor Galleries, 3501 Civic Center Dr., Room 329, San Rafael. 499-8350, Ext. 362. www.marinarts.org
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Talks/Lectures 01/23: Early Childhood Speaker Series “Parenting Your Young Child, Walking the Tightrope: Finding the Balance Between Over-protectiveness and Lack of Boundaries.” With early childhood educator, Cynthia Aldinger and Greenwood early childhood faculty, Marcy Summers and Peggy Rock. 9:30am-noon. Free. Greenwood School, 17 Buena Vista Ave., Mill Valley. 388-0495. www.greenwoodschool.org
01/24: Gaza and the Freedom Marchers Paul Larudee, Ziad Abbas and Norman Solomon will talk about Operation Cast Lead, the siege of Gaza. Gaza Freedom Marchers will talk about their experience and show film footage. 2-4pm $10-15. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Road, San Anselmo. 721-0703. www.14friendsofpalestine.org
01/24: Spontaneous Evolution with Steve Bhaerman Discussion with author, humorist, political and cultural commentator Bhaerman (Swami Beyondananda). 6:30pm $5-20. Novato Oaks Inn, 215 Alameda Del Prado, Novato. 650-349-2651. www.tinyurl.com/stevebhaermanRAHM 01/26: Botanical Artist Kristin Jakob Discussion of creative process and techniques involved in the making of botanical prints. 7-8pm Free. Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 927-5005. www.larkspurlibrary.org
01/26: Conversations with Eco-Innovators “The Wealth of Nature: Integrating Nature’s Real Value in Traditional Economic Systems.” With Cristina Mittermeier, International League of Conservation Photographers. 6:30-7:30pm $15. Cavallo Point, 601 Murray Circle, Fort Baker, Sausalito. 561-3560. www.instituteatgoldengate. org/lectures
01/28: Forgotten Railroads of Marin Coun-
a slide show and lecture focusin on the 1870 San Rafael and San Quentin Railroad, the North Pacific Coast Railroad, and the Fairfax Funicular Railroad. 7-8pm Free. Larkspur Library, Larkspur. 927-5005. www.larkspurlibrary.org 01/28: World Affairs Council Prof. Alex Saragoza talks on “The Mexican Connection: Drugs, Violence, Corruption, and Fear,” as well as the drug trade’s impact on US-Mexican relations. Reservations required. 7:30-9pm $6-9, students free. Dominican University, Creekside Room, 50 Acacia, San Rafael. 293-4600. 01/29: Soulshaping Lecture Using his personal story as inspiration Jeff Brown, author of “Soulshaping: A Journey of Self-Creation,” will discuss how he quit his job, changed his path and transformed his life. 7:30pm Free. Open
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Readings 01/22: Deborah Burnes The author discusses “Look Great, Live Green.” 7pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www. bookpassage.com 01/23: Bill Raney The author discusses “Letters to Zerky.” 7pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 01/23: Dr.William Stewart The surgeon and holistic health pioneer discusses “Deep Medicine.” 2pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
BEST BET Guffawing for Guffman, fiending for Fred If you‘re a devotee of Christopher Guest‘s hilarious mockumentaries— including Best in Show, A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration—then you must also be a fan of Fred Willard. Heís the Emmynominated actor (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Willard, center, with his Guffman cohorts. improvisational mastermind behind the characters of many Guest films, including the unforgettable “Ron Albertson” (Waiting for Guffman). Anyway, he‘ll be here in Marin soon, as he presents and discusses WAITING FOR GUFFMAN: AN AFTERNOON WITH FRED WILLARD—sure to be enlightening and entertaining, for, as Ron Albertson once said,“If there’s an empty space, just fill it with a line, that‘s what I like to do. Even if it‘s from another show.” 2pm Jan. 31 at the Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. Info: Call 415/454-1222 or visit www.cafilm.org.—SC JANUARY 22 – JANUARY 28, 2010 PACIFIC SUN 33
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01/23: Merla Zellerbach The author discusse her novel “Mystery of the Mermaid.” 4pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 01/23: Michael Pollan The wildly popular environmental author discusses and signs “Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual.” 10 am. $20 (includes a copy of the book). Book Passage, 1 Ferry Plaza, San Francisco. 927-0960, ext 1 to reserve. 01/24: California Writers Club With Jason Roberts, author of “A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History’s Greatest Traveler.” 2-4pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 01/24: James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander The authors talk about “Awakening Joy:
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10 Steps That Will Put You On the Road to Real Happiness.” 2pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 01/24: Will Jordan The author talks about his novel “The Incarnation of Catman Billy.” 4pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 01/26: Maaza Mengiste The authortalks about her novel “Beneath the Lion’s Gaze.” 7pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 01/27: Elizabeth Gilbert The author talks about her new book “Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage.” 7pm $40 (includes a signed book) Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. 927-0960, ext 1, to reserve. 01/27: Literary Luncheon Join Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler’s Wife) for lunch as she discusses her new novel “Her Fearful Symmetry.” Lunch catered by Insalata’s Restaurant of San Anselmo. Noon. $50 (includes lunch & a signed copy of the book) Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com 01/28: Amy Greene The author talks about her novel “Bloodroot.” 7pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www. bookpassage.com 01/29: Ethan Watters The journalist presents “Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche.” 7pm Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. www.bookpassage.com
Film Events 01/24:‘Animal Crackers’ Join Harpo’s son Bill Marx and Dick Cavett in celebrating the 80th anniversary of the 1930 Marx Brothers classic with a screening and discussion. 2pm Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 454-1222. www.cafilm.org
01/24:‘Amadeus, ’2002 Special Edition Director’s Cut Celebrate Mozart’s birthday and support the Marin Symphony. Wine reception included. 6:30-10pm $25, Marin Symphony subscribers receive two tickets for the price of one. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 479-8100. www.marinsymphony.org/amadeus.htm 01/25: Monday Night at the Movies “Port Chicago: The Real Story.” Documentary detailing the munitions explosion that killed over 200 African American sailors, ultimately leading to the desegration of the military in 1948. 7:30pm Free. Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 389-4292, x203. www.millvalleylibrary.org 01/28-02/02:‘For Your Consideration’ Oscar submissions from around the world. This is a rare opportunity to view some highly acclaimed works in international cinema, many of which are not yet slated for US distribution. $5.50-10. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 454-1222. www.cafilm.org 01/28:‘A Woman Under the Influence’ Special screening of John Cassavettes’ Academy Award nominated film. 7-10pm $25. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. 459-5999 x 104. www.cipmarin.org
Community Events (Misc.) 01/23: Bay Area Environmental Education Resource Fair Over 70 resources and workshops for educators and parents with a special interest in wildlife, ecology, adventure and environmental education. 10am-4:30pm $8-12. Marin Civic Center, Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. (510) 657-4847. www. baeerrfair.org
01/23: History of the Marinship Shipyard In-depth discussion of the history of Marinship Shipyard at Bay Model built by the Bechtel Corporation by the request of President Franklin Roosevelt in March of 1942. Learn about ship built here. 2-3:30pm Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. www.spn.usace. army.mil/bmvc/
01/23:Wedding Faire Find resources for your special day. 1-4pm No Charge St Luke Presbyterian Church, 10 Bayview Dr., San Rafael. 456-0586. and the Marin Peace and Justice Coalition present a forum with panelists Lenny Goldberg, Norman Solomon, Carole Mills, and Jenny Callaway. 6-9pm Free. United Methodist Church, San Rafael, 9 Ross Valley Road, San Rafael. 388-2821. www.mpjc.org 01/28: Cooking Class with Joanne Weir Meet the host of PBS-TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joanne Weirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Classâ&#x20AC;? in this event designed to spice up your winter table. Participants share the full meal together at the end of the class. 6:30-9pm $49. Fresh Starts Cooking School, the Next Key Center, 1385 N. Hamilton Pkwy., Novato. 382-3363 x213. www.cookingschoolsofamerica.com. 01/29: Gem Faire Noon-7pm Fri.; 10am-6pm Sat.; 10am-5pm Sun. Fine jewelry, gems, beads, minerals and more. Classes and demos throughout the weekend. $5. Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 503-252-8300. www.gemfaire.com Ongoing:White Elephant Flea Market Every Saturday and Sunday buy, bargain and browse vendors gently used items. 8:30am-3pm Free. 1550 Tiburon Blvd. Ste. B, Tiburon. 328-2963. Tuesdays: Mothers Support Group For mothers of babies 4+ months old 11am-12:30pm The Parents Center, 514 Fourth St., San Rafael. 456-5533. www.theparentscenter.com
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by Ly n d a R ay ARIES (March 20 - April 19) The entry of the courageous Sun into your house of humanitarian causes makes you feel like saving the world, which is not cooperating due to the drawn out battle between judgmental Saturn and controlling Pluto. Instead, you can make a difference by focusing on one particular group and doing what you can to help. You may not be able to change the world, but you can chalk one up for whichever good guys you choose. TAURUS (April 20 - May 19) Your behavior takes on an erratic quality this week as you go back and forth between being warm and coolly detached. In spite of this, your group of friends is expanding. You feel strongly that you’d like to see and/or learn about more of the world as you open up to experiencing different cultures. Meanwhile, the creative Sun suggests doing something to get yourself noticed. Don’t be shy. This is why they invented YouTube. GEMINI (May 20 - June 20) You may think you know your own neighborhood, but this week you are likely to get lost crossing the street. It is wise to let someone else drive due to your current tendency to take shortcuts that don’t take you where you mean to go. However, you do quite well in totally unfamiliar foreign environments for the next few weeks. You’re confused on a local level and brilliant on a global one. Go figure. CANCER (June 21 - July 21) Your lunar ruler in the peaceful and comforting sign of Taurus promises to make this a pleasant weekend. If you’re looking for love, a friend may be responsible for introducing you to someone special, so no hiding away in your shell. After the weekend, the emphasis on logical thinking can be quite difficult for those of you who rely on intuition. Simply replace “I have a hunch” with “after careful analysis” and you’ll fit right in. LEO (July 22 - August 22) As your ruler occupies the progressive sign of Aquarius, you become aware of just how rigid some of your old relationship patterns are. Start dumping some of your unnecessary baggage and you will feel both lighter and happier. As Mars continues to move retrograde in your sign, you are prone to impulsive behavior that you regret almost instantly. Relax. Your pride may be shocked, but your confidence will recover. VIRGO (August 23 - September 21) The playful Sun and sociable Venus occupy your house of employment and fitness issues. This could have a pleasurable effect on both going to work and going to work out. It does not, however, indicate a significant amount of progress, since having fun takes the place of focusing on job duties or strengthening your abs. You have plenty of time to get serious later this year. Why not enjoy this while you can? LIBRA (September 22 - October 22) Maybe you think you are not feeling well because you ate too many sweets over the holidays or partied too hard. You are suffering from too much nervous worrying, which is wreaking havoc on your sense of physical well-being. Try to stop obsessing over things you cannot do anything about. The only person who expects you to be perfect is you. Be as nice to yourself as you are to everyone else—your body will respond accordingly. SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) As the revealing Sun lights up your psyche it is soul-searching time. You’ll undoubtedly try to avoid exposing your inner feelings, but you might need more than a “Private, Keep Out” sign to keep your secrets safe. Your ruler (mysterious Pluto) does his best to hide your thoughts, but with chatty Mercury in your communication house, revelations continue to escape your lips. This may be a good week to visit your therapist. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 20) Taking a break is never easy for you enthusiastic fire signs. You’re always afraid you’ll miss something. But now that your ruler (Jupiter) is floating through the mystical waters of Pisces, being constantly fired up is not so important. Meanwhile, the friendly duo of the Sun and Venus bring an opportunity to get to know some neighbors better. Be nice. They might have a 48-inch plasma TV for watching the Super Bowl. CAPRICORN (December 21 - January 18) OK. You’ve had a rough decade. A long-term opposition from chaotic Uranus to your ruler (Saturn) and now a lengthy square from fateful Pluto is more than any mortal being should be asked to bear. If you didn’t already think the weight of the world falls on your shoulders, you think it now. Most of the other signs would expect me to follow this pronouncement with the good news. You know better, don’t you? AQUARIUS (January 19 - February 17) Since it is your zodiac celebration, let’s focus on the happy events in your chart. Charming Venus is in your sign, enhancing your allure and giving you extra charisma. A positive aspect between Saturn and the Sun can help you attain a career goal this week. On Monday and Tuesday, the intuitive Moon makes sure you are in the right place at the right time to experience romance or create art or both. Feel better now? PISCES (February 18 - March 19) Your imagination is in full gear and your creative visions have great potential. This is your year to take all the opportunities that come within your reach and grab them with both hands. Your talent cannot go anywhere if you do not open the doors for it. Everyone has ambitious Saturn in his or her chart somewhere— even a humble Pisces. < Email Lynda Ray at cosmicclues@gmail.com or check out her website at www.lyndarayastrology.com 38 PACIFIC SUN JANUARY 22 – JANUARY 28, 2010
PUBLIC NOTICES 995 Fictitious Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2009122612 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as NORTH BAY SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, 301 NORTH AVENUE, #302, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: CRAZY DOG, LLC, 301 NORTH AVENUE, #302, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on December 4, 2009. (Publication Dates: January 1, 8, 15, 22, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122711 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as MONTECITO TRAVEL CENTER, 1304 LAS RAPOSAS ROAD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: HOOSHANG MOSTOUFI, 1304 LAS RAPOSAS ROAD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on December 30, 2009. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on December 17, 2009. (Publication Dates: January 1, 8, 15, 22, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2009122781 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as HELIOGIRAFFE, 227 SANTA MARGARITA, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901; LACY T. TAYLOR CONSULTING, 227 SANTA MARGARITA, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: LACY T. TAYLOR, 227 SANTA MARGARITA, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. These businesses are being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on December 29, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 29, 2009. (Publication Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122717 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LAUREL BURCH ARTWORKS, 300 POPLAR STREET, #9, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941; ROGUE RIVER TRADING COMPANY, 300 POPLAR STREET, #9, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: JUAQUIM BURCH, 300 POPLAR STREET, #9, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on February 10, 2006. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Deceber 18, 2009. (Publication Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122835 The following individual is doing business as NATHAN BALLARD COMMUNICATIONS, 938 GREENHILL ROAD, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: NATHAN BALLARD, 938 GREENHILL ROAD, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 1, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 5, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122839 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ROMAN GELATO, 383 PINEHILL ROAD, APT. D, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: RICK HOLMES, 383 PINEHILL ROAD, APT. D, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 5, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122843 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as ARUN THAI RESTAURANT, 385 BEL MARIN KEYS BOULEVARD, NOVATO, CA 94949: ARUN OUNEKLAP, 1506 HEARST AVENUE, BERKELEY, CA 94703; MANISARA CHOKMOWH, 1506 HEARST AVENUE, BERKELEY, CA 94703. This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 5, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122757 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as CK ELECTRIC, 530 ALAMEDA DEL PRADO, SUITE 123, NOVATO, CA 94949: STEPHEN J. KAVANAGH, 54 MANZANITA AVENUE, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on August 31, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 24, 2009. (Publication Dates: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122840 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as DHS TRUCKING, 35 PARK CIRCLE, MARIN CITY, CA 94965: DUANE H. SMITH, 35 PARK CIRCLE, MARIN CITY, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 5, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122857 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as JPJL, 59 SUNRISE AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: JILL VALENTI, 59 SUNRISE AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941; PAUL VALENTI, 59 SUNRISE AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by a husband & wife. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 5, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 6, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122873 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CO., 14 AZALEA DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: KENNETH L. MACKEY, 14 AZALEA DRIVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 8, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122844 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as APPLIANCE TECHS OF MARIN, 2015 LAS GALLINAS AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: MICHAEL A. DURAN, 2015 LAS GALLINAS AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903; NANCY WILLIAMS DURAN, 2015 LAS GALLINAS AVENUE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by a husband and wife. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein January 2005. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 5, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304142 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): MILL VALLEY HOTEL, 160 SHORELINE HIGHWAY, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. FILED IN MARIN COUNTY ON: April 5, 2007. UNDER FILE NO. 113091. REGISTRANTâ ™S NAME(S): Mill Valley Hotel, LLC, 125 EAST SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BOULEVARD, SUITE #200, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on January 5, 2010. (Pacific Sun: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122826 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as LARKSPUR HOTEL - MILL VALLEY, 160 SHORELINE HIGHWAY, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: MILL VALLEY HOTEL, LLC, 125 EAST SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BOULEVARD, SUITE #200, LARKSPUR, CA 94939. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 6, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 5, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122914 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as GREENHOME5, 19 BERNARD STREET, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: KENNETH
I. BROOKS, 19 BERNARD STREET, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on January 12, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122931 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as J & J SPA, 807-A FOURTH STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: SITU BIYU, 4 ANDREAS COURT, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 1, 2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 14, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122881 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as NOVATO 76 BRAKES, ALIGNMENT & MUFFLERS, 7417 REDWOOD BOULEVARD, NOVATO, CA 94945: EVER F. GONZALES, 15 ROMAR COURT, APT. D, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 8, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122880 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as SAN RAFAEL 76 AUTOMOTIVE, 360 THIRD STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: EVER F. GONZALEZ, 15 ROMAR COURT, APT. D, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 8, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122859 The following individual is doing business as PELOTON PRODUCTIONS, 680 SUMMIT AVENUE, MILL VALLEY: KRISTI DENTON COHEN, 680 SUMMIT AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein in 1998. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on January 7, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122871 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as KENSU PRECIOUS, 697 FAWN DRIVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: KENDRA JAHN, 697 FAWN DRIVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960; LORENZO VASSALLO, 697 FAWN DRIVE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by a husband & wife. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on January 7, 2010. (Publication Dates: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 2010) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 122790 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as RED, 8 FOX LANE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: LESLIE HARARI, 8 FOX LANE, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on December 30, 2009. (Publication Dates: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 2010)
997 All Other Legals ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 096461. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JO ANN JAGIELO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JO ANN JAGIELO to JOSEPHINE ANN JAGIELO. 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
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PUBLIC NOTICES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 38 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: April 12, 2010, 8:30 a.m., Dept. J, Room J, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 113, San Rafael, CA, 94913-4988. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: December 28, 2009 /s/ VERNA A. ADAMS, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Pacific Sun: January 1, 8, 15, 22, 2010) SUMMONS - FAMILY LAW (Citacion Judicial-Derecho de Familia) Case Number (Numero del Caso): FL 09-2260. NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Aviso al Demandado): MARCELO RAHMEIER: You are being sued. A usted le estan demandando. PETITIONER’S NAME IS (El nombre del demandante es): CANDEE BRIGGS. You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. (Tiene 30 dð©as corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacié n y Peticié n para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 é FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefé nica no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar é rdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutencié n, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacié n, pida al secretario un formulario de exencié n de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, pé ngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacié n para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.) NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. (AVISO: Las é rdenes de restriccié n que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cé nyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la peticié n, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras é rdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas é rdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.) NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees. AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutencié n, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previa-
mente exentas a peticié n de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas. 1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y direccié n de la corte son): YOLO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, YOLO SUPERIOR COURT, 725 COURT STREET, ROOM 103, WOODLAND, CA 95695. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitionerâ ™s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, direccié n y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): CANDEE BRIGGS, 24909 COUNTY ROAD #29, WINTERS, CA 95694; (530) 795-1695. Date (Fecha): December 8, 2009. Deputy (Asistente): James B. Perry by C. LAU. NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served (AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIÓ LA ENTREGA: Esta entrega se realiza) as an individual (a usted como individuo.). (Pacific Sun: January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 2010) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JUDY ANN LOBREE. Case No. PR-1000166. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JUDY ANN LOBREE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: LYNN LOBREE in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LYNN LOBREE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 22, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept.: L, Room: L, of the Superior Court of California, Marin County, located at Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: LINDA J. HEADRICK (SBN#: 80171), 33484 ALVARADO NILES ROAD, UNION CITY, CA 94587. (510) 3248567. (Publication Dates: January 22, 29; February 5, 2010) SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): PC 20090600 NOTICE TO DEFENDENT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): STEVEN DANIEL STEIN, SUSIE CORL aka SUSAN CORL, BANK OF AMERICA, AND DOES 1 THROUGH 100, INCLUSIVE: YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL
DEMANDANTE): FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you; your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org) the California Courts Online Self-help Center (www.courinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp) or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The courtâ ™s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO: Lo han demando. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escucher su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tienne 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen; su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov) en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento, y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado immediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision de abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los resquisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org) en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California. (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacié n de $10,000 é más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesié n de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de las corte es) El Dorado County Superior Court, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante es): William E. Barnes, (094791), Law Offices Of William E. Barnes, 1730 â œIâ ù Street, Suite 240, Sacramento, CA 95811-3017 (916) 4414007. Date (Fecha): September 24, 2009 /s/ Clerk (Secretario): by, C. DeRenne, Deputy Clerk (Adjunto) (Pacific Sun: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 2010)
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I had a disturbing conversation with this older married woman at a party. She asked my boyfriend how long we’ve been together (two years) and he made a crack about how different our apartments are. The moment he was out of earshot, she turned and lectured me that if you don’t live together, you don’t experience “really hating each other,” and that getting through that is “the triumph of true love.” I said I didn’t see it that way, and that we might never live together. She then snapped that perhaps I’ll someday “grow up and have a real relationship!” My boyfriend and I love each other, but don’t see moving in together as an automatic next step. By living separately, are we really missing out on some higher level of relationship?—Naive?
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The course of true love doesn’t always run smooth, but must it really run around the house waving a frying pan and screaming obscenities? People romanticize living in close proximity to other human beings. The truth is, humans are smelly, annoying and leak a lot. They’re often lazy and pick fights over the littlest things. Anybody who’s ever been around another human knows this, but for many, being in a grown-up relationship involves understanding human nature but living in total denial of it: expecting your partner to still look longingly at you when you pick dead skin off your toes and collect it in a little dish. Mrs. Socrates here wears her misery like a Girl Scout badge—whichever one they’d give you for spending decades sitting silently across from your supposedly beloved at Denny’s. The reality? Maybe she’s a little long in the tooth and light in the Botox to compete with the hot young things in bars. Maybe she only feels like somebody as Mrs. Somebody. And chances are, it never occurred to her that there’s an alternative to living like two hens in a pen. But there’s no going back now, only snarling at happy young women at parties that they, too, might someday experience “the triumph of true love.” Which, for her, plays out as “Never go to bed angry. Stay up and try to commit murder-suicide.” Sure, many couples prefer living together, or, in this economy, prefer it to living separately in their cars. And, if you have kids, it’s best if you can say, “Wait till your father gets home” instead of “I’ll give your father a call and see what he’s doing tonight.” If you do end up living together, it helps if you each have a room of your own, where house rules don’t apply—providing you don’t break any marriage vows or fire laws. The reality is, you greet a guy way differently when you’ve had a chance to miss him than when he’s always there missing the toilet. Living apart also means you’re more likely to act like you’re still in the pursuit phase: trying to be witty and interesting and dressing suggestively when he comes over, and not in a way that suggests you’re halfway through cleaning out the garage. As for Mrs. S’s notion that you can hate your way to true love, researcher John Gottman found that expressions of contempt are actually the most poisonous to a relationship. In other words, the path to true love might be a bit of a drive: whatever it takes so your boyfriend isn’t always in your face, doing whatever it is you’d gnaw off your right hand to have him stop doing—like breathing, chewing and having large pores.
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Thanks to your column, I’m a recovering wimp, now asking women out. So, any pointers for first dates? Dinner or drinks? Things to avoid doing or saying?—Girlfriend-Seeking
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For best results, sell yourself like soap. When Procter & Gamble wants you to try a new laundry detergent, they mail you a little packet of the stuff; they don’t throw a two-gallon jug over your fence and kill your dog. Likewise, the point of the first date is seeing if it makes sense to go on a second date, not letting a girl know how ashamed you were when you wet the bed at sleepaway camp. Too much emotional intimacy right away can feel creepy in retrospect. To avoid going into overtime, overspend and overshare, make the first date cheap, local and short. Meet for a drink, for maybe an hour-and-a-half. Have something you have to rush off to afterward. Even if it’s just a conference call at your place. With your hamster listening in on the extension. < (c), Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. www.advicegoddess.com. Got a problem? E-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com or write to Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405.
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