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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “ The real madness was putting $5 in the office betting pool.” [SEE PAGE 9]

Upfront Affordable housing for mixed-use development: Yay or nay? 6

Lifestyle Where and how to “perch” in Marin 18

Talking Pictures A forensic pathologist examines ‘David & Me’ doc 14

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››LETTERS Because Living at Home is the Best Way to Live

Ode on a Hero & Zero Did you see what she did?

What she did was nearly hid!

A change in font she slipped by us; Was it artsy, or female bias?

Boldly did she face the HER— Did the same with the ZER. Without even second thoughts, She made light of both the oughts.

“organic food has ... more macro- and micronutrients.” Once again this is factually untrue.

We live in a world of people making shrill, baseless assertions to promote their cause.

But positive change doesn’t come from scaremongering, false claims, or any other sloppy journalistic behavior. At Pacific Sun you should be far more careful in verifying claims prior to publication, unless you’re content to have your paper regarded in the same light as the National Enquirer.

Allan M Lees, Marin

What will she do to a poem so picky, So “In your face,” to our Ms. Nikki?

Will it cause a brow to furrow?

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(God forbid—not a ZERO.) Anonymous, San Rafael

Dissing the Dirt In the most recent edition of the Pacific Sun, your Dirt Diva makes several totally untrue statements. First of all, antibioticresistant foods are not “killing people” around the world. That’s simply untrue. Regardless of any profit motive any malevolent corporation might have, there are plenty of journalists who’d love to jump all over a story like this.

Why have there been no credible reports of such things from reliable and authoritative sources? Because they haven’t happened.

Personally I do worry a great deal about the American practice of stuffing animals with antibiotics because of the danger of breeding “superbugs,” but making false claims will only weaken our argument against such practices.

Hysteria and hyperbole have no place in effecting change for the better.

Likewise your correspondent claims that

They don’t make ‘em like this anymore ...

As they say, keep on truckin’ ...

I’m so old, I remember when pickup trucks only had two doors. Now they weigh 6,000 pounds with bumpers that are windowheight to a normal sedan. And Marinites are supposed to be environmentally conscious?

Carlo V. Gardin, Fairfax

What’s .8 billion between friends?

Charlie Morgan’s assertion that Islam has the most followers is not correct [“The

Tony Good, San Rafael

Yeah, but you don’t mean the Canadians, right?

I would like to let Peter J. Thomas of Americans for Constitutional Liberty [“It’s Gonna Be A Long Four Years, Folks,” Feb. 27] know that America is the name of a continent.

All people from the continent of America are Americans.

Yvette Wakefield, Mill Valley

Here are a few undeniable realities ...

In Charlie Morgan’s letter [“The Needle and the Damage Not Done,” March 6] the writer says he has never heard a convincing argument not to vaccinate for measles and, by implication, for anything else. Without getting into the important specifics of the actual history of each vaccine, here are two compelling reasons not to be so complacent: First, there are known risks. According to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) there are 25,000 adverse vaccine events reported each year (by MDs, not idiot parents or pesky chiropractors). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 10 percent—the FDA only 1 percent—of these events are actually reported. Most doctors refuse to admit that such things happen. That means that between 250,000 and 2,500,000 occur each year. Many are mild and not too debilitating, but others are not. According to the Merck Manual, the Physicians Desk Reference and the vaccine-package inserts themselves, known side effects for many vaccines—which physicians are required to inform you of—include seizures, encephalitis, meningitis, Guillain Barre syndrome and death. No one should have to submit to a medical procedure with such risks, according to the Nuremberg Code. These sources also list precautions and contraindications to vaccines, i.e., no one with any history—or family history—of seizures or neurological problems, is supposed to get the DPT shot. This has been World Health Organization policy for 30 years. The rest of the developed world is

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March 6], please keep in mind the recent population explosion all over the world (due in no small part to religious leaders seeking larger numbers of followers and by proxy more power), that obesity rates were far lower in the 1960s and ’70s (and that a much heavier population is far more susceptible to myriad diseases like diabetes and cancer), plus modern medicine debatably keeping people alive longer than necessary have all exacerbated this issue.

No convincing argument not to let this guy have at ya!

on board with it. Yet the American Academy of Pediatrics is on record as stating, “We do not see any need for screening.” Has your doctor screened your child? Or ever not given all the scheduled vaccines, no matter what? This is one area where the personal exemption is a safeguard against unchecked medical license.

Second, while current talk is all about measles (already down 97 percent before vaccination began, according to indisputable international statistics), the great overlooked danger is that giving up the right to refuse mandatory injection means giving up the right to refuse any of the two dozen post-911 vaccines, many of dubious value, and 300 more already in the developmental pipeline.

This is a surrender of liberty based on trust in the altruism of companies who pay out hundreds of millions in fines on a regular basis.

Almost every vaccine from polio on down the line that has been released on the public, caused serious injury, been recalled, retooled and tried again. The science is not “settled.”

A vaccine becomes mandatory not by an unbiased process, free of financial ties to industry; rather, manufacturers lobby the advisory board at the CDC, many of whom have direct monetary interests with vaccine companies—i.e., Paul Offit, MD, was patent holder for Rototeq—and without public oversight gets slipped into the schedule. The roots of this problem lie in a precedent started in 1986 when the Reagan administration made it impossible to sue a vaccine manufacturer for injury. Prior to this time, millions of dollars had been paid out for damages. Doctors were actually being somewhat circumspect in recommending many vaccines. But the vaccine companies lobbied hard for immunity in order to safeguard profits. We are the only country in the world with such a carte blanche for the industry. At the same time, the government created the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which has since paid out over $2 billion dollars in vaccine injury claims. To deny that this is a reality—and deny such injuries when they happen, as is common practice among doctors—is a sickening betrayal on the part of our medical caregivers.

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Mixed feelings on mixed-use The debate about affordable housing’s place in Marin continues

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he housing element that Larkspur recently sent to the state for certification encapsulates a debate about the concept of mixed-use development. It’s a concept that has bounced around Marin for decades. It may be one of the few ways Marin towns can accommodate state housing mandates.

Shopping centers have been a focal point of mixed-use proposals. It makes sense to combine housing with commercial development, say proponents of the concept. But a vocal number of residents in towns that are home to shopping centers balk at changing the character of the centers. Adding homes to the centers to create mixed-use developments will inevitably create unbearable traffic congestion, they argue.

That’s pretty much the scenario that played out in Larkspur recently. A debate over the potential future of the Bon Air Center ended with the Larkspur City Council voting 4-1 to approve an updated housing element that includes the potential addition of 40 units to a potential mixed-use development in a potential future Bon Air Center. That “potential” number encapsulates the often Byzantine and always nebulous rules and regulations and polices regarding housing allocations in California.

In addition to locating housing at shopping center sites, the mixed-use concept can play a big part in creating housing in downtown areas. San Rafael is a good example. But the concept has, with some exception, gone wanting in the shopping centers that dot the county.

The backlash against Plan Bay Area and proposed priority development areas triggered a new kind of animosity toward the mixed-use concept at the centers as well as other locations. Although planners and proponents have seen mixed-use as a kind of paradigm of a walkable, livable environment, critics have reached a level of ascendency where mixed-use often has taken on a bad smell. Critics have batted down mixed-use, including proposals for Strawberry, the Larkspur Landing area and Marinwood.

The proposal for Bon Air actually has been kicking around for some time. Larkspur included mixed-use housing at the center as part of the town’s 2010 housing element. At the time, the town estimated that the center could accommodate up to 90 units. That was included as part of

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a housing element designed to meet a state mandate that called for Larkspur to have zoning that would allow 382 housing units. (Whether the state mandates are realistic is a legitimate question—one worthy of debate. But as long as they exist, Marin and its towns must abide.)

The vicissitudes of state housing regulations stipulate that towns must zone for a certain number of housing units in a housing cycle. The units never actually have to get built. The latest housing element—the one the town sent to the state for certification—calls for using zoning to plan for just 40 units at Bon Air, with only 20 of them allocated for very-low-income housing.

That allocation makes a substantial dent in the number of affordable units the state says Larkspur must plan for in the current housing cycle, which runs to 2023.

According to the state, a family of four in Marin earning up to $56,550 a year is categorized as very-low-income. A family of four earning up to $30,550 is categorized as extremely-low-income. The median income for that family of four in Marin is $103,000 a year.

The glitch for housing proponents is that the state requires a housing element simply to identify possible sites for affordable housing. The state requires no action that would result in actual building, recognizing the fact that most potential mixed-use sites, including Bon Air, are privately owned.

Dubbed Southern Marin’s Community Lifestyle Center, Bon Air encompasses 182,000 square-feet in multiple buildings that house a variety of service-oriented businesses and retail outlets. It covers 16.6 acres and was built in 1952. The site, on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard near Highway 101, looks on paper to be an ideal location on which to add housing above the commercial outlets.

But critics of the suggestion say that the addition would exacerbate already congested traffic that the center generates.

By the time the proposal for mixed-use made it to the council, town planners had dropped the original 90 units of housing in the 2010 element down to the 40 units on which the council voted. Even with that reduction, slow growth/no growth advocates said that the town should reject the proposal. Representatives of a relatively new organization, Marin Against Density (MAD) were part of an audience that packed council chambers. The objections

to the potential affordable housing voiced at the council meeting ran a familiar gamut.

In addition to traffic congestion, critics said that the county has insufficient water to add housing. They also said that adding residents would put an unacceptable strain on local schools.

The Marin Municipal Water District prepares a periodic water-delivery estimate and projects that it will have enough water to accommodate potential future residents included in the housing elements that Marin towns and the county are sending to the state. The number of potential students who would be included in a cohort of 20 affordable units would be a relatively small addition to local schools.

(An attempt to reach members of MAD was unsuccessful.) That leaves traffic.

Wendi Kallins attended the council meeting. She represented the Coalition for a Livable Marin, an organization that sprung up in an attempt to chart a moderating course in a countywide housing debate that reached an overheated state after Plan Bay Area rolled onto the scene.

According to the coalition’s website, “We stand for town character. We stand for livable places. Our mission is to create and maintain the vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable places that make Marin, in combination with its magnificent open space, such a great place.”

Kallins says that Marin residents should take a wider-angle picture of the housing situation. She recalls the first countywide plan that called for concentrating future development along corridors that included Highway 101—and Sir Francis Drake.

The idea was to prevent runaway development from blanketing the county’s open space and ridgelines. “We certainly do not want any of our open space used for new housing,” Kallins says. “If we are going to build new housing, it makes the most sense to have it near shops and services.

That means in traditional downtowns.” It also could mean adding a housing component to shopping centers when they get renovated. That could be the case if and when Bon Air gets a makeover. It’s entirely up to the owners of the property, now and in the future, to build the proposed mixeduse housing or reject it.

The Bon Air Center has it all—restaurants, hair salons, banks and more. But what about housing?

It’s virtually undeniable—although critics still argue the point—that mixeduse housing above commercial establishments in a shopping center actually reduces the amount of potential vehicle trips in a town. When people live near— or above—retail outlets and commercial services, they can walk to them rather than drive.

The state mandate says that Larkspur— and other communities—must add housing to accommodate future growth. In the round of housing allocations now underway, Larkspur must add 132 units—40 of which must be affordable.

Where the town plans those additional housing units is included in the updated housing element. If critics had succeeded in rejecting all of the mixed-use units proposed for Bon Air, the town would have had to find another location or locations to accommodate them. Proponents of lower-density housing often say that towns should consider proposing more second units to satisfy the state mandate rather than clustering them in one location. (Remember, the units never have to actually get built. The town only has to zone for them and include a certain number in its housing element as potential housing sites.)

Larkspur Councilman Larry Chu notes that his town is dealing with the issues brought on by “build out,” a planner’s term for “no more room in the inn.” It’s a problem that other Marin cities—and the county—also face. A few years ago, Chu says, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission conducted a study and found only 11 developable parcels left in Larkspur, and they “were predominantly single-family-home sites.” In addition to the lack of buildable parcels on “easy ground,” the state makes it harder to meet 9>

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1. Marin County’s first settlers worked in the farming and ranching industry, primarily raising what kind of animals?

2. What happens about 350 days a year— more often than in any other place on earth—at Mount Waialeale in Kauai, Hawaii?

3. What are the names of two Japanese cities that are anagrams of each other?

4. Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States.

How can it be that he is only the 43rd person to hold this office?

5. In 1875, Thomas Adams, the father of modern chewing gum, introduced the first flavored gum, with anise flavoring. What is the colorful name he gave it?

6. Identify these two actors, whose last names both begin with the letter K. They each starred as Batman. What were the names of the 1989 and 1995 movies (and who starred in which one)?

6a.

7. What first lady came up with the campaign: ‘Just Say No,’ and what was she referring to?

8. How many times have the San Francisco Giants made it to the World Series? What’s their overall record in this event?

9. Give the three-word title of the 1983 Disney film about a biologist who lived in the Yukon among wild animals.

10. If you roll a pair of dice one time, which is a more likely outcome? An odd sum or an even sum? Or are they both equally likely?

6b.

BONUS QUESTION: What eight-letter word, which can mean either exceptionally skilled people or showoffs, is spelled with the same four letters repeated twice? (As in a-b-c-d-a-b-c-d.)

Howard Rachelson invites you to live team trivia contests: Tuesday March 24 at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, and Tuesday, March 31 at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, both at 6:30pm. Free, and includes prizes. Have a good question? Send it in and if we use it we’ll give you credit. Contact Howard at howard1@triviacafe.com, and visit www.triviacafe.com, the web’s No. 1 trivia site!

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▲ We’re thrilled that the San Rafael Police Department spent last Friday focused on enforcing safety laws that protect bicyclists and pedestrians. Though the sting lasted for only eight hours, it netted 33 scofflaws. Offenders included 10 drivers ticketed for red light, stop sign and illegal turn violations; six drivers nabbed for distracted driving; three bicyclists caught for red light and wrong way violations; and 14 pedestrians cited for crossing against a red light, jaywalking and failing to obey signs and markings. Why all the fuss? It’s warranted. Over the past three years, the San Rafael Police Department has reported five fatalities and 229 injuries from collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists. We’re not sure when officers will be on the prowl again, but let’s just share the road.

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housing mandates by prohibiting construction on wetlands and areas that pose a high fire hazard. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it limits the possibilities.

“That leaves Larkspur built out,” Chu says.

And when it comes to looking toward second units for a way out, the prospects are not that bright. “We have averaged about one per year during the last eight to 10 years,” Chu says. And in many cases, those units wouldn’t qualify as affordable.

In Larkspur, second units are defined as being up to 750 square-feet. The size— and the likely rent that landlords would charge—put them out of the affordable category. Chu says that when calculating the amount of rent a landlord could charge a very-low-income client for a single bedroom, single occupancy unit, it comes to roughly $550. “It’s hard to find a room for that in Marin.” The realities of the market as well as state and federal subsidies bend affordable housing toward the clustering concept.

And a dearth of available units isn’t the only hitch in the second-unit step. If the town were to find many additional places to site second units, they would exacerbate traffic more than siting the second units above commercial outlets in a shopping center. People who live in the second units dispersed around town would drive to the shopping center, creating more traffic on town roads leading to the center, where people would not have to drive if they lived at the center.

Clustering affordable housing at mixed-use sites makes the most sense, say proponents, as long as a town can place design parameters that make the housing attractive to the new tenants and the rest of the community.

Opponents of mixed-use now routinely sound the WinCup call. Development will create WinCups across the county, they

say, referencing the monolithic block of new housing in Corte Madera. But that project is the result of poor planning and egregious design. It’s out of scale and inappropriate for the county. But it’s not worthy of a rallying cry in opposition of housing. With all the architectural acumen in Marin, the county and its cities can do better—and should do better.

Kallins says that she’s no fan of WinCup. “It’s a bad design. It’s not humanscale. When talking about this kind of mixed-use development, we should talk about not just the number of units and how many stories it will be but about the relationship of everything. Is it walkable?

WinCup is not exactly a pleasant place to walk [for instance] to get to the ferry.”

How a project looks can affect how it’s received in a community. WinCup will receive no design awards. “Design really does matter,” Kallins says.

The restrictions that Larkspur already has in place ensure that a mixed-use concept at Bon Air never would be reminiscent of WinCup. For starters, only one building is suitable for building one or two stories above the commercial ground floor.

And the town has a 35-foot height limit, which limits any construction to a total of three stories.

But opponents continue to chip away at the mixed-use concept, at Bon Air and elsewhere. The question for mixed-use proponents is whether logic can overcome visceral objections based on a myopic battle cry of density. “When I talk to people one-on-one,” Kallins says, “I say we don’t want to build on open space. I ask whether we should build our housing near shops and services and transit and places where people can bike and walk, and they say that makes sense.” Y Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com.

››THAT TV GUY

by Rick Polito

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 The Day After Tomorrow Global warming shuts down the Gulf Stream, snapping much of Europe and North America into a sudden Ice Age, wrapping the cities in ice, paralyzing the highway system and forcing Sun Belt residents to become even more smug. (2004) American Movie Classics. 7pm.

King of the Nerds In the finale, one contestant is named “King.” We don’t know what the prize is but we’re pretty sure it does not include a tan or a decent haircut. TBS. 9pm.

The Tonight Show The hype train for the new Avengers premiere has begun. Tonight, Samuel Jackson reveals which eye he will wear the patch on. NBC. 11:35pm.

Dog Catapult. Food Network. 10pm.

Hotel Amazon Why are those mints crawling across my pillow?

Travel Channel. 10pm.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Married at First Sight In this reality series, men and women meet and get married on the spot. They don’t even have the opportunity to get hammered and wake up in a Vegas hotel room with a bad tattoo and no memory of the night before. It kind of takes the romance out of it. A&E Networks. 8pm.

In an Instant A father and his daughter are attacked by a grizzly bear in Glacier National Park. Experts say the best thing to do when encountering a bear is to stand your ground and try to appear as large as possible. You can change your pants later. ABC. 9pm.

BloodRayne: The Third Reich A half human/half vampire warrior confronts a Nazi zombie army to thwart Hitler’s scheme to become immortal. This is the third film in the series, but don’t worry: You’ll catch on to the plot nuance and subtle character development by the second act. (2011) The Movie Channel. 9pm.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 The Bleeding A soldier returns from Afghanistan to learn that his mother has been murdered and his brother is a vampire king. Some people have more trouble adjusting to civilian life than others. Maybe a support group would help.

(2009) SyFy. 5pm.

CSI: Cyber An Uber-like car dispatch program is hacked to target specific customers.

You’ll have to tune in to see what the criminals have in mind. We suspect something hideous like a Michael Bolton playlist on the stereo. CBS. 10pm.

The Sound of Music 50th Anniversary A look at a community of fans who go to conventions, gather online, trade trivia, sell memorabilia and annoy co-workers humming, “How Do We Solve a Problem Like Maria?” If you, or a loved one, start wearing clothes made out of curtains, seek help immediately. ABC. 10pm.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Downton Abbey

Marathon Don’t get excited. It’s pledge week. You’ll have three tote bags, a mug and a pack of “From the Desk of Robert Crowley” stationery. KQED. 6:30pm.

Good Will Hunting A young man with a genius intellect works as a custodian in a prestigious university, where he is discovered by a professor who interrupts him right as he is on the verge of developing a “super mop.” (1997) Sundance Channel. 7:15pm.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Capt. Jack Sparrow is back, this time hunting for the fountain of youth with Penelope Cruz, who, from what we can tell, already found it. (2011) ABC Family. 9pm.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Inside March Madness The real madness was putting $5 in the office betting pool. TruTV. 8:30pm.

Iron Man 3 In the third film, Tony Stark unleashes a squad of Iron Man suits equipped with artificial intelligence. Anyone who has tried to use a Roomba on shag carpeting knows how bad an idea that is. (2013) Starz. 10:55pm.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Alien v. Predator: Requiem A pair of out-of-towners discovers a unique form of conflict resolution.

(2007) Spike TV. 6pm.

Assault on Wall Street After a personal tragedy triggered by the loss of his pension to a greedy financial advisor, a veteran takes arms against the greedy financial institution that ruined his life. The police respond with a SWAT team, and applause. (2013) The Movie Channel. 6:20pm.

Gladiator A Roman general betrayed and sold into slavery is trained as a gladiator and forced to fight in gruesome, lethal battles before a bloodthirsty audience. Throw in an annoying host and some former child stars and it could be the next reality TV hit. (2000) American Movie Classics. 8pm. Y

MONDAY, MARCH 16 Quantum of SolCritique That TV Guy at letters@pacificsun.com. ace In Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond, the secret agent takes on a ruthless syndicate aiming to seize and control the water supply of an entire South American country. If Whole Foods has taught us anything, it’s that you only need to control 16 ounces of water at a time to get rich. (2009) SyFy. 6:30pm.

Food Fortunes This is “Shark Tank” for food with inventors and chefs pitching food products and kitchen gadgets to a team of investors. The food investment community is very discerning, as evidenced by the Veg-omatic, Russell Crowe (as Maximus in ‘Gladiator’) is looking the Chop-Omatic, the Slice-Omatic, the awfully lazy here, but we still wouldn’t want to run into Egg-Stractor and the Yogurt-Powered Hot him in a dark alley.

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Feeding the right brain by Lily O'Brien

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y teacher asked me what questions I would have for Leonardo da Vinci if I could go back in time and talk to him,” says Nell Jerde, a 13-year-old seventh-grader at the pre-school through eighth-grade Greenwood School in Mill Valley. She is currently studying the Renaissance in one of her classes, and this type of learning is why she says she loves her school.

Nell’s mother, Jennifer Jerde, a Mill Valley resident, believes that this kind of creativity in the classroom is critical to a child’s personal and professional development, and for helping to assure success later in life. She has another daughter—a fifth-grader at the Greenwood School, and both have been there since kindergarten. The Jerdes have had to make financial sacrifices to send their daughters to the Greenwood School, but feel that it has been worth it.

“The world needs creative people very badly,” Jerde says.

When the girls were in another pre-school program, Jerde had heard about the Greenwood School and felt strongly about sending her daughters there. “When the kids were little, I realized that I wanted them to get an education that enabled them to be creative, and by that I mean that they could problem-solve and make things that didn’t exist before,” Jerde says. “Play is the work of a young child, and imagination and creativity come out of play.”

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So how important is creativity in early education? There is no question that it is important for kids to get a solid education in the basics like science, math and social studies, but there seems to also be a need for “out-of-the-box” thinking to succeed and excel in today’s world.

Research on this topic in the past few years led California to adapt the Common Core Standards, a set of evidence-based educational standards (developed in consultation with teachers and parents from across the country) designed to help students from kindergarten through the 12th grade learn what they need to know in order to be successful in college, career and life.

Jerde understands the importance of creativity—she runs her own brand identity firm that develops both strategy and visual concepts for a variety of companies. “People have this misconception that creativity is not as important as the more measureable things like math, and that art won’t enable people to be gainfully employed,” she says.

Jerde believes that exposing kids to a lot of media is not good for them, and she likes the fact that the Greenwood School puts the emphasis on kids cultivating their imagination, without too much mass media input. “When you expose young children to media like TV,” Jerde says, “they aren’t creating, but are reenacting things they have seen. Active creativity only happens when they are exposed to other stuff.”

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Her daughter Nell agrees. “A lot of creative thinking is involved in the learning and the teaching and a lot of art is used [at the Greenwood School],” she says. “We are always encouraged to try to think of new ideas and different ways to do things.” She is especially interested in this kind of learning since both of her parents are in creative fields (her father is an architect).

In addition to the Greenwood School, there are a number of other schools and organizations in Marin County dedicated to promoting creative thinking in early education—to feed the right brain. One of these places is the Marin County Office of Education, which is launching a program this month called the “Integrated Learning Specialist Program.”

The program includes three (voluntary) courses for teachers, and is designed to teach them how to take a more creative approach to teaching core classes—integrating such things as art into their teaching method.

Chris Spores, Director of Education Services for the Marin County Office of Education, found the program while observing a class in Alameda County (which is partnering with them) and got very excited about it. In that class, teachers were showing students a plan for a new project, but in a creative way—they had put the plan on a large piece of paper/ artwork they had made.

“The idea is that [the program] is going

to improve classroom teaching and learning across all subject matters,” Spores say.

She is excited about promoting the program because it “aligns beautifully” with Common Core, by using lots of critical thinking. “The arts get integrated into the classes like social studies and language arts—it’s a blending of the two.”

The common theme seems to be that by integrating these kinds of activities and projects into regular classes, kids’ imaginations will be sparked. “I think that most teachers teach to their strengths, and this opens them up to reaching more students—like those students who really are very musical,” Spores says. “This would allow that type of student to relate to the curriculum in a different way.

Part of it is engagement and part of it is the way in which they learn. Integrating the arts into a science or history class—I think it’s just a more thorough way of teaching.”

Archie Douglas, head of the Greenwood School, believes that creativity is essential for development and success in today’s world.

One way the school accomplishes this is by not introducing computers into the classroom right away. “Until the introduction of ‘Digital Literacy and Citizenship’ in the sixth grade, you will not find technology at Greenwood,” Douglas says. He claims that there is a growing pile of documentation that supports the theory that “early-age screen time stifles

creativity, reduces concentration spans and inhibits the development of crucial interpersonal skills.”

“I like to say that students need to learn to use the computer that sits on their shoulders first—there will be plenty of time for tech in the years ahead,” Douglas says. He claims that as a result of this approach to learning, Greenwood School graduates “regularly demonstrate their creative, integrated, outsidethe-box thinking—in high school, in college and beyond, that helps them to be successful throughout the rest of their lives.”

Douglas also believes that standard teaching methods can tend to teach kids to develop only part of their brains, which can turn them just into straight linear thinkers who only understand how to use the scientific method, and not how to be intuitive. “Then kids will just be like computers or robots,” says Douglas, “not thinking flexibly and not out-of-the-box, which will just turn their brains into boxes. What we are building here at Greenwood School is better brains).”

“Not everyone will be the next Steve Jobs,” he adds, “but a lot of them will be artists and self-employed. Their education has taught them freedom, not conformity, and that freedom will serve them well in the fluid and challenging world ahead.”

Dr. Valerie Pitts, Superintendent for the Larkspur-Corte Madera School District, says that there has been a huge transformation in education since the beginning of the 21st century, and specifically in the last three to

four years. “We are shifting from this incredible focus of the last two decades that we have had on content, to our new standards which incorporate this element of deeper thinking and problem-solving, and tapping into that creativity that kids have—that sort of limitless potential to be able to look at things a little bit differently,” she says. “The new standards are more rigorous and more built around this notion that we need to teach kids how to problem-solve, think critically, communicate, collaborate and be creative, which we have come to call ‘21st century skills.’”

Pitts believes that this new approach to teaching and education is crucial and says that teachers she works with are very excited about it and are constantly thinking of new ways to tap into kids’ innate creative ability and to help shape it.

“We are always moving forward in education to keep up with the times and the information flow,” Pitts says, “and it has always had an impact on what’s going on in our classrooms. And in the 21st century, we know that these skills are really critical for success, so they are being taught in classrooms as early as pre-school.”

Another organization that takes an imaginative, interactive approach to education is the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito.

Their mission is “to ignite and advance creative thinking for all children.” In addition to their exhibits, they offer a wide variety of classes, camps and events, including a Center for Childhood Creativity with presentations

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on a variety of topics, and an annual Creativity Forum—a thought leadership luncheon for parents, educators, business leaders and the research community that includes a panel of prominent speakers in the area of education.

Amy Eisenmann, Associate Director of Museum Programming, believes that the museum attracts a large number of parents who bring their children to the museum because they want their children to be exposed to a wide variety of topics in ways that are not possible in the classroom setting. “Parents bring their families for classes or to explore the museum, or send their children to our camps or licensed pre-school with the hope and expectation that their children will be exposed to those experiences and environments that help them to become more creative, preparing them for their future success in life,” Eisenmann says.

She adds that although their school programs do focus on developing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills, the museum programs support learning those basic standards through methods that also develop essential skills such as creative and critical thinking, which will serve children the rest of their lives.

Eisenmann believes that creativity is an essential element of the learning process for kids. “Creativity sometimes is perceived as a trait that is limited to the arts and that is largely based on genetics (either you’re born creative or you’re not), but neither is true,” she

says. “Scientists in particular exercise creativity as they explore new ways of thinking about our world and investigate their questions.

Creativity has been shown to be less heritable than either IQ or personality, meaning that the contribution of the environment is tremendous. A child becomes a more creative individual when the environment encourages creativity, for example, by allowing a child to make decisions and work collaboratively. It is no longer enough to just have a lot of knowledge—you have to be able to come up with new and creative ideas to solve problems and work with lots of different kinds of people to succeed in our current economy,” she says.Y Ask Lily about her creative endeavors at lobrien@pacificsun.com.

For more information about the Bay Area Discovery Museum, visit www.baykidsmuseum.org.

Other organizations that focus on creativity in early education include: • Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership (studio habits of mind program): www.artiseducation.org • Kiddo: www.kiddo.org • Making Learning Visible: www.makinglearningvisibleresources.org • Project Zero: www.pz.harvard.edu

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Education at a glance

by Janelle Moncada

Changes on the horizon

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very year, there are almost always adjustments made—both at the national and local level—to help boost education for kids and young adults.

According to the Education Data Partnership, 32,793 students from kindergarten to 12th grade were enrolled in Marin County during the 2013-2014 school year. These students, and their counterparts across the country, can expect to experience some changes—from a redesign of the SAT college admission test, to non-English languages in schools—in the near future. We present to you a small overview, along with local takes on how the changes might affect the booktoting population of Marin. *In March of 2014, the College Board announced that there will be significant changes made to the SAT, and a new version will be introduced in the spring of 2016. The test will ask students to have an understanding of—and apply—a few skills that are needed to become better prepared for their college careers. According to the College Board website, the questions will be “modeled on the work of the best classroom teachers” so that students will be aware of what is asked.

One key change will be found in the essay portion of the test, which will become optional after years of being required. The test will ask students to analyze certain views of the prompt by using the author’s evidence and reasoning.

According to Bill Harper, an SAT tutor at Sage Educators in Mill Valley, the current essay format has “fairly extremely broad questions” that are open-ended.

With the revamped essay, students will have to carefully analyze the document in order to provide a clear writing statement.

“The new essay will involve analysis of documents and more specific prompts in addition to allowing the students 50 minutes instead of 25, requiring students to put more genuine thought into what they’re writing,” Harper says.

In addition to the essay portion change, other key changes on the exam will include

replacing arcane words with words commonly used in college courses, and a return from the current 2,400-point overall scoring scale to the old 1,600-point one. *This November, a proposed measure called the California Multilingual Education Act (Senate Bill 1174) will be placed on the ballot for voter approval. If approved, the bill will allow non-English languages to be used in public schools. It will also repeal the 1998 “English in Public Schools” initiative which, in most cases, did away with bilingual classes.

“One of the downfalls, in my opinion, of the current ‘English only’ policy is that it doesn’t serve immigrant youth who are too old to quickly learn a second language and succeed in school,” says Shelley Gabriel, an English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor from Mill Valley.

If the bill passes in November, the measure will demand that schools and county offices of education support English learners with an organized English immersion program. It will certainly benefit many immigrants in California, including those who live in Marin. *Recently, President Obama proposed in his budget plan that more than $3 billion be invested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. Last year, a $1.5 million grant—provided by the state through the California Mathematics and Science Partnership—was given to San Rafael City Schools. It enhanced the curriculum by providing a training program for teachers.

The budget plan will include a “$125 million competitive program to promote the redesign of America’s high schools by integrating deeper learning and student-centered instruction.” It will also focus more on providing opportunities for girls and other groups who are underrepresented in certain fields.

President Obama has also taken bold steps to improve access to higher education, including introducing a plan to protect student loan borrowers, and another plan to make community college free. Those of you out there with your eyes on the College of Marin—you may be in luck. Y

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Open minds Forensic pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek offers insight on ‘David & Me’—and prison friendships

by David Te mp l e ton

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ot the questions,” writes Dr. Judy Melinek. “Will work on the answers ASAP.” Under normal circumstances, when I can’t arrange to see a movie with someone and then talk about it afterwards, I call them up and we talk on the phone.

But when the “someone” in question is Dr. Judy Melinek, the renowned San Francisco forensic pathologist and New York Times bestselling co-author, even a short phone conversation can be tricky to schedule.

I’m busy. She’s busy.

She’s really, really busy.

So Melinek (www.drworkingstiff.com), co-author with T.J. Mitchell of the book Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner, has opted instead to have our post-film conversation in the form of emailed questions and answers.

In this case, I know that she’s already seen the movie.

David & Me, a mesmerizing documentary by Ray Klonsky and Marc Lamy, is being presented this Monday, March 16, at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, as part of a nationwide, two-year-old program known as “Science on Screen.” That same evening, at theaters across the country, a spectacular array of films with subtle science

connections will be screened, each movie paired with a scientific expert who will introduce the film and talk about the science at work in the story.

At the Capri Theatre in Montgomery, Alabama, Soylent Green will be screening, and chemistry professor Dr. Maureen Murphy will be there to discuss the nutritional value of people. In Brookline, Massachusetts, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, novelist Deborah Blum (The Poisoner’s Handbook) will be discussing the history and potency of arsenic, along with the classic Cary Grant farce—you guessed it—Arsenic and Old Lace.

In San Rafael, Melinek will be the scientific guest of honor, accompanying a film about the unlikely friendship between a budding filmmaker and his pen pal—David McCallum, a convicted murderer who, after 29 years in prison, still insists that he’s innocent of the crime that put him there. Melinek, who has worked for years with The Innocence Project (www.innocenceproject. org), will be on stage to explain and illuminate the scientific principles at the heart of McCallum’s case.

In answer to my question, “What did you think of the movie?”, Melinek writes back, “I thought the movie was a moving tribute to friendship, and

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Convicted murderer David McCallum is at the center of ‘David & Me’, being presented at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center on March 16.

that it highlights the difficulty in our legal system of overturning a wrongful conviction.”

As she describes with vivid detail and plenty of humor in her book—a memoir of her forensic training and years of colorful training among cops, corpses and criminals—Melinek is often called upon to testify at criminal trials, like McCallum’s. On occasion, the system performs less admirably than it was created to do.

“It is terribly demoralizing to watch our system fail as thoroughly as it does in David’s case,” she writes. “It’s infuriating to watch an innocent man unjustly imprisoned. When I am put under oath as an expert witness, it is my duty to testify accurately and in an unbiased manner—so when I watch the police and prosecutors behave unethically in eliciting confessions, I can’t help but take it personally. They sully the work we all do in pursuing truth and justice in the realm of the public good.”

In David & Me, there is a point where it is revealed that new DNA has been

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discovered at the scene of the crime.

The possibility that someone else might have been present—might even have been the true killer—becomes a pivotal point in the drive to re-examine the evidence of McCallum’s conviction.

“DNA is still a big mystery to a lot of us,” I write to Melinek, asking her to bring her expertise to that moment in the movie. Her response is measured.

“Just because the DNA is there doesn’t mean that the person it identifies is the killer,” she points out. “Okay, so what if he isn’t the killer? Perhaps he’s a useful witness. We can’t know that from the presence of DNA alone, however. We know that the person with this unique DNA profile was there at the scene at some point in time, and that’s all we know. He might be a witness. He might even know what really happened. But if he refuses to testify or get involved, then the defense is back to square one. If there are too many maybes, then novel DNA evidence, which might seem at first to be a great find,

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In the film, there is enormous resistance to the effort of the filmmakers and the team of lawyers and activists they work with. It’s as if the system doesn’t want to admit a mistake could have been made, even if that means letting an innocent man stay in prison.

“Why,” I write to Melinek, “wouldn’t the system want to make sure the people in jail really belong there?”

“It isn’t the judicial system that is the problem,” Melinek writes back. “It’s [certain] individuals within it. There are prosecutors who are promoted and evaluated based on their conviction rate, not on the fairness of the convictions. There are police detectives who are pressured to close cases and meet performance measures for arrests and citations. In Working Stiff, I describe cases in which police officers tried to mislead me about the circumstances of a case—or even refused to investigate a death—in an effort to get me to change what I would write on the death certificate.

“These are the outliers,” she adds. “In almost all of the homicide cases I’ve worked on, I found the police to be professional, ethical and motivated. But it’s the outliers that color our perception of the criminal justice system as unfair and biased—especially when they succeed in bringing about results, like David’s con-

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viction, that really are unfair and biased.”

Thinking about the central friendship of the movie, I wonder at the relative unlikeliness of a lifelong inmate like McCallum becoming such an inspiration to a young man with little or no experience of the justice system.

“Would you,” I write, “ever become friends with someone like that—someone accused or convicted of a horrifying crime?”

“I HAVE become friends with exactly that sort of stranger!” Melinek responds.

“Through my work for the Innocence Project, I have met several wrongfully convicted exonerees who are now free men. They are all incredibly inspiring and resilient people.

“Wrongfully convicted or rightly so— people in prison are still people,” she says. “Not all of them have family members or friends who are willing to stand by them throughout the years of their incarceration. But having a connection to people in the outside world is important for prisoners’ mental health, and helps them integrate back into society when they are released.

Melinek then writes, “Information about helping convicts in California reintegrate can be found at http://ca-reentry. org.”

“So, what part of the film stood out for you the most?”

“My only critique of the film is that it focuses on the search for witnesses and not on the forensic science,” she writes back. “I would have liked to know more about the autopsy findings and the other physical evidence in the case, in addition to the DNA. In many cases when the police get a confession, they stop investigating a case.

“But, as the film points out, if the confession is coerced then the physical evidence and eyewitness testimony become essential for exonerating the wrongfully convicted, and for catching the real perpetrator. We have to know what this evidence consists of, and the film doesn’t really explore that aspect of this investigation.”

As our exchange comes to an end, I ask one last question.

“What,” I ask, “would you like people to take away from the film?”

Melink’s response, appropriate for a person as busy as she, is both succinct and practical.

“Open your mind to what you can do to help others,” she says.

“Using your skills to help people in need changes you, irreversibly—and for the better.” Y

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›› FOOD & DRINK

Luck of the Irish St. Patrick’s Day and the Fairfax Brewfest will have you doing the jig

by Tanya H e nr y

W

e all know that there are many Marins. Every town has its own distinct character and flavor, and nowhere is it more apparent than in our coffee shops. One I have recently rediscovered is Emporio Rulli in Larkspur. Its romantic Old World, Euro-style interior, with dark wood, pretty marble tabletops and glass cases filled with fanciful pastries is more inviting than most. It’s a place I feel encouraged to slow down and take my time to leisurely enjoy an espresso. And now, for one weekend (March 19-21) Rulli is featuring a special Italian treat—Zeppole, in honor of La Festa di San Giuseppe (The Feast of St. Joseph). This luscious deep-fried doughnut-like pastry filled with custard and whipped cream and topped with an amarena cherry is over-the-top decadent.

Hint—it goes really well with espresso drinks. Experience it for yourself for one weekend only at Emporio Rulli, 464 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur.

BEER FIX For some Fairfax flavor— think beer! The 20th annual Fairfax Brewfest is coming! This day-long party offers up plenty of great beer-tasting (more than 20 different craft brews will be on tap, and some of the brewmasters themselves will be pouring!), music and food. Look for North Bay favorites, including Marin Brewing Company, Iron Springs and Lagunitas. Headlands Brewing Company will be making its

debut this year, and other favorites— from Pizza Orgasmica’s IPA to the East Bay’s Drake’s Brewing Company—will also be on hand. Not surprisingly, this beer-fueled event gets a bit rowdy by the evening, so if you’re looking for a chill time to taste local brews—I recommend getting there early. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at participating pubs. The ticket price includes unlimited tastings, a commemorative sampler glass and live music. Food will be available to purchase, but is not included in the ticket price. The festivities are from 1-5pm (doors open at 12:30pm) on Saturday, March 14 in the Fairfax Pavilion, 142 Bolinas Road.

To purchase tickets and learn more, visit www.fairfaxbrewfest.com.

A FRESH START Learn from the best!

In 2011, Bon Appètit magazine named Della Fattoria as one of “America’s 10 Best Bread Bakeries.” Kathleen Weber, founder and baker at Della Fattoria Bakery in Petaluma, and now a James Beard Award nominee, along with her son Aaron, will demo a mouthwatering menu from 6:30pm-9pm on Thursday, March 26, as part of the Fresh Starts Chef Events series. The three-course meal will of course include Della Fattoria breads. Tickets are $55 each and include dinner. Wine will be available for purchase. The event takes place in the showcase kitchen at the Next Key Center, 1385 N. Hamilton Parkway, Novato. All proceeds benefit shelter and

job-training programs at Homeward Bound of Marin. For more information or registration, visit www.hbofm. org, or call 415-3823363 x 243.

PARTY LIKE THE IRISH Since the next publication of this column won’t be out until AFTER St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I would include a quick roundup of places to get your Irish on next week: • Finnegan’s Marin in Novato will be offering a special menu, including favorites like Corcoran’s Corned Beef, a Dublin Pot Roast and Guinness Chocolate Mousse.

Their kid’s menu even includes a corned beef plate. This is my top choice for a true taste and feel of the Emerald Isle. Check them out at 877 Grant Avenue in downtown Novato.

There will be no shortage of craft brews at this year’s Fairfax Brewfest on March 14.

• The Mayflower Pub—This is more bar than restaurant, and more English than Irish, but they do have miss out on the fun at 23 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. a Guinness, steak & mushroom pie, a • Not surprisingly, Irish music, dance great selection of beers on tap and very and food will all be offered at Murphy’s importantly, Irish whiskey. Visit them at Irish Pub. For a day-long party, dress 1533 4th St., San Rafael. in your favorite green duds and head to • The Sleeping Lady—This familySonoma for a proper celebration of all friendly venue will offer a special night things Irish. Learn more at www.sonomaof Irish music on Tuesday, March 17 at pub.com.Y 7pm. Corned beef & cabbage and a pint of Guinness will be on the menu. Don’t Share your hunger pains with Tanya at thenry@pacificsun.com.

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MOViES

F R I D AY M A R C H 1 3 — T H U R S D AY M A R C H 1 9

A la Mala (PG-13) American Sniper (R) Ballet 422 (PG) Birdman (R)

Movie summaries by M at t hew St af fo r d

Chappie (R)

l A la Mala (1:39) An aspiring actress crafts a lucrative second career flirting with other women’s boyfriends to test their fidelity. l American Sniper (2:12) Bradley Cooper stars as Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL sniper who became a feared legend in war-torn Iraq; Clint Eastwood directs. l Ballet 422 (1:12) Documentary follows New York City Ballet choreographer Justin Peck as he struggles to create the troupe’s 422nd original work. l Birdman (1:59) Offbeat Oscar-winning comedy from “21 Grams” director Alejandro González Iñárritu about a onetime movie superhero (Michael Keaton) trying to get himself some thespian cred by starring in a Broadway play. l Chappie (2:00) A cruel robo-cop is captured and reprogrammed into a kinder, gentler droid. l Cinderella (1:46) Live-action Disney version of the 1950 Disney cartoon stars Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter and Lily James as the drudge-turned-glamour girl; Kenneth Branagh directs. l Divergent/Insurgent Double Feature (4:22) See both “Divergent” movies for a mere $18. Discount hot dogs, ice cream, popcorn and soda pop too! l The DUFF (1:41) The Designated Ugly Fat Friend of two popular high school girls reinvents herself with the help of a slick and suave male jock. l Eva (1:34) A cybernetic engineer abandons his mission to create a child robot when he bonds with the real thing. l Exhibition Onscreen: Matisse (1:30) Direct from London’s Tate Gallery, it’s a dazzling exhibition of Henri Matisse’s colorful, evocative cutouts. l Exhibition Onscreen: Rembrandt (1:30) Visit London’s National Gallery and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum for an unprecedented look at the great painter’s defining works. l Fifty Shades of Grey (2:02) E.L. James’ B&D bestseller hits the big screen with Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as a college student sub and her businessman dom. l Focus (1:45) When estranged con artists Will Smith and Margot Robbie re-meet in Buenos Aires, their latent chemistry threatens the biggest grift of his career. l Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (1:55) Acclaimed Israeli film about an unhappy woman’s nightmarish attempts to get a divorce in a patriarchal, rigidly devout society. l The Imitation Game (1:53) Benedict Cumberbatch as ace cryptologist Alan Turing, leader of Britain’s top code-breakers, who raced against time to crack the Nazis’ Enigma Code during World War II. l In Search of Chopin (1:50) Documentary examines the life and career of the great Polish composer highlighted by performances of his music on vintage instruments. l Insurgent (1:59) Fugitive Shailene Woodley searches the ruins of dystopian Chicago for answers, closure and the meaning of it all; Kate Winslet is her evil nemesis. l Kingsman: The Secret Service (2:09) A top-secret espionage organization turns a tough street kid into an international superspy; Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson star. l The Lazarus Effect (1:23) Horror flick about two modern-day Frankensteins who learn how to bring the dead back to life. l Leviathan (2:21) Politically charged Russian sensation about a rural family’s determination to hold onto their land despite fearsome pressure. l Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (1:34) Chuck Workman’s compelling bio-doc deconstructs the legendary filmmaker, actor, activist, magician and ladies’ man in this, his centennial year. l McFarland, USA (2:09) Kevin Costner stars

in the inspiring story of a disadvantaged high school’s triumphant long-distance racing squad. l The Metropolitan Opera: La Donna del Lago (3:30) Sir Walter Scott’s tale of the legendary aqua-nymph gets the operatic treatment from Gioachino Rossini and diva extraordinaire Joyce DiDonato. l Monk with a Camera (1:30) Documentary examines the life of Nicholas Vreeland, a son of privilege and accomplished photographer who gave it all up to become a Buddhist monk. l Paddington (1:29) Michael Bond’s lovable little bear hits the big screen, wandering London in search of a home; Sally Hawkins and Hugh Bonneville oblige him. l Queen and Country (1:55) John Boorman’s acclaimed sequel to “Hope and Glory” finds now-grown blitzkrieg survivor Callum Turner at odds with the British Army circa 1952. l Real Forensics (2:00) UCSF forensic pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek discusses her work and hosts a screening of “David and Me,” a new documentary about a possibly innocent man who’s spent 29 years in prison as a convicted killer. l Run All Night (1:54) Mob hitman Liam Neeson gets quality time with his estranged son when they take it on the lam from a vengeful crime czar. l The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (1:57) While hotelier Dev Patel plans his Indian wedding and the opening of a second inn, staffers Maggie Smith and Judi Dench welcome new arrival Richard Gere! l Selma (2:08) Biopic recounts the events leading up to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery and the passage of the Voting Rights Act; David Oyelowo stars. l The Seven Year Itch (1:45) Summer bachelor Tom Ewell daydreams himself to distraction when Marilyn Monroe moves in upstairs; Billy Wilder directs. l She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (1:27) Vibrant documentary history of the modern women’s movement of the late ’60s; Kate Millett, Susan Brownmiller and Rita Mae Brown share insights from the front lines. l The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (1:33) Everybody’s favorite Porifera makes his way ashore to soak up a little terra firma and ends up tangling with pirates! l Still Alice (1:41) Drama stars Oscar-winner Julianne Moore in an acclaimed performance as a college professor grappling with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. l Swan Lake (3:00) The Royal Ballet presents Anthony Dowell’s Fabergé-inspired production of Tchaikovsky’s classic work about a beautiful woman transformed into a swan. l Timbuktu (1:37) A Malian cattle herder runs afoul of jihadist fundamentalists and warring rebels when his favorite cow goes astray; Mauritian cineaste Abderrahmane Sissako directs. l UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos (4:00) Live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, it’s Rafael dos Anjos taking on defending lightweight champ “Showtime” Pettis for all the UFC marbles. l Unfinished Business (1:31) Goofball comedy about three entrepreneurs whose business trip to Europe spirals way out of control; Vince Vaughn and Sienna Miller star. l What We Do in the Shadows (1:26) Mockumentary looks at four geeky vampires trying to live a fairly normal life in Wellington, New Zealand. l Whiplash (1:46) Indie sleeper about the edgy, ferocious mentor-pupil relationship between a gifted young jazz drummer and his exacting taskmaster (Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons). l Wild Tales (2:02) Rollicking Best Foreign Film Oscar nominee dovetails six morality tales of lust, greed and anger in modern-day Argentina.

k New Movies This Week

Cinderella (PG)

k Divergent/Insurgent Double Feature (PG-13)

The DUFF (PG-13) k Eva (PG-13)

Exhibition Onscreen: Matisse (Not Rated) Exhibition Onscreen: Rembrandt (Not Rated) Fifty Shades of Grey (R) Focus (R)

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Not Rated) The Imitation Game (PG-13)

In Search of Chopin (Not Rated) k Insurgent (PG-13)

Kingsman: The Secret Service (R)

The Lazarus Effect (PG-13) Leviathan (R) k Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (Not Rated) McFarland, USA (PG) k The Metropolitan Opera:

La Donna del Lago (Not Rated)

Monk with a Camera (Not Rated) Paddington (PG) k Queen and Country (Not Rated) k Real Forensics (Not Rated) k Run All Night (R) The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG)

Selma (PG-13) k The Seven Year Itch (Not Rated)

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (Not Rated) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (PG) Still Alice (PG-13)

Swan Lake (Not Rated) Timbuktu (PG-13) k UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos (PG-13) Unfinished Business (R) What We Do in the Shadows (Not Rated) Whiplash (R) Wild Tales (R)

Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:35, 2:10, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:50, 4:40 Lark: Fri 1; Mon 8:30 Lark: Sat 7:50; Tue 12:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 10:35, 4:10, 10:05; SunTue, Thu 10:35, 4:10; Wed 10:35am Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:30, 7:05, 9:50; Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 7:05 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:40; Sat-Sun 12:55, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:30, 12:55, 2:15, 3:40, 5, 6:25, 7:45, 9:10, 10:30 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:25, 7:30, 10:20 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:45, 1:50, 3:45, 4:50, 6:45, 7:50, 9:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7, 9:45; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:45, 11:40, 12:35, 1:30, 2:25, 3:20, 4:15, 5:10, 6:05, 7, 7:50, 8:45, 9:40, 10:30 Playhouse: Fri 4, 5, 7, 8, 9:40; Sat 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9:40; Sun 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; Mon-Wed 4, 5, 7, 8 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11, 12:20, 1:45, 3:05, 4:35, 5:50, 7:20, 8:40, 10:05 Northgate: Thu 5:15 Rowland: Thu 5:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Lark: Fri, Thu 8:30; Sun 8:10; Wed 1:40 Lark: Tue 5:45 (Skype Q&A with filmmaker Phil Grabsky) Lark: Thu 5:45 (Skype Q&A with filmmaker Phil Grabsky) Northgate: Fri-Wed 1:50, 7:55 Fairfax: Sun-Wed 1, 4, 7 Marin: Fri 4:25, 7:05, 9:35; Sat 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:35; Sun 1:50, 4:25, 7:05; Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:05; Thu 4:25 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Lark: Fri 3; Sat 5:10; Mon 2:35; Thu 12:10 Marin: Fri 4:15, 6:50, 9:30; Sat 11:05, 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30; Sun 1:40, 4:15, 6:50; Mon-Tue, Thu 4:15, 6:50 Regency: Fri-Sat 1:25, 7:10; Sun 10:30, 7:10; Mon, Tue, Thu 10:30, 1:25, 7:10; Wed 10:30, 1:25 Lark: Mon 5:30 (Skype Q&A with filmmaker Phil Grabsky) Marin: Thu 3D showtime at 8 Northgate: Thu 3D showtime at 8 Rowland: Thu 9; 3D showtime at 8 Fairfax: Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Regency: Fri 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; Sat 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; Sun-Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 4:50, 10:15 Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Thu 7 Rafael: Fri 4, 6:15; Sat-Sun 1:45, 4, 6:15; Mon-Thu 6:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25 Rowland: Fri-Wed 1, 4, 7, 10 Lark: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Marin: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Regency: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Sequoia: Sat 9:55am; Wed 6:30 Lark: Sun 1:15; Tue 3:15 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 Lark: Fri 5:45; Sat 2:30; Mon noon; Thu 2:50 Rafael: Mon 7 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7, 9:55 Larkspur Landing: Fri, Mon-Wed 7:15, 10; Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Rowland: Fri-Wed 11:15, 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Cinema: Fri-Wed 1:10, 4, 7, 9:50 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:20, 1:20, 3:40, 4:35, 6:35, 7:30, 9:20; Sun-Wed 12:20, 1:20, 3:40, 4:35, 6:35, 7:30 Playhouse: Fri 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30; Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:30 Regency: Fri 10:25, 11:20, 1, 2:15, 4, 5:15, 7, 8:15, 10; Sat 11:20, 1, 2:15, 4, 7, 10; Sun, Tue 10:25, 11:20, 1, 2:15, 4, 5:15, 7; Mon 10:25, 11:20, 1, 2:15, 4, 7; Wed 10:25, 11:10, 1, 4, 7; Thu 10:25, 11:20, 1:10, 2:15, 4, 7 Sequoia: Fri 4:20, 7:15, 10:10; Sat 10:25, 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10; Sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:15; Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:15; Thu 4:20 Northgate: Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:55, 7:20 Regency: Sun 2; Wed 2, 7 Lark: Sun 5:50; Wed 4 Northgate: Fri-Wed 11:20, 2, 4:25, 7:05, 9:30 Marin: Fri 4:35, 7:20, 9:45; Sat 11:30, 2, 4:35, 7:20, 9:45; Sun 2, 4:35, 7:20; Mon-Thu 4:35, 7:20 Regency: Fri 10:25, 1:55, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15; Sat 2, 7:40, 10:15; Sun-Mon, Wed 10:25, 1:55, 4:40, 7:40; Tue, Thu 1:55, 4:40, 7:40 Sequoia: Fri 5, 7:30, 10; Sat 2:15, 5, 7:30, 10; Sun 2:15, 5, 7:30; Mon-Tue 5, 7:30; Wed 4; Thu 5 Regency: Thu 7 Lark: Sun 3:30; Tue 8:30 Regency: Sat 7 Northgate: Fri-Wed 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:20 Rowland: Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15 Rafael: Fri 5, 8:15; Sat-Sun 2, 5, 8:15; Mon-Thu 8:15 Fairfax: Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50 Rafael: Fri, Tue, Wed 6, 8:30; Sat-Sun 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30; Mon, Thu 8:30

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm schedules.

CinéArts at Marin 101 Caledonia St., Sausalito • 331-0255 | CinéArts at Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley • 388-4862 | Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera • 924-6505 | Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax • 453-5444 | Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur • 924-5111 | Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur • 461-4849 | Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael • 800-326-3264 | Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon • 435-1234 | Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael • 454-1222 | Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda • 479-5050 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato • 800-326-3264

MARCH 13 - MARCH 19, 2015 PACIFIC SUN 17

›› LIFESTYLE

Perching etiquette A guide to the rules you’ll need for a long cafè stay

by Kat ie R ice Jone s

A

s a writer, I am always on the lookout for the perfect place to “perch.”

You know—a place where you can spend hours writing without the pressure of outstaying your welcome. One would think that my home office would make for the ideal spot, but frankly, I find it too darn distracting. That’s where the pitter-patter of little feet and the mounds of dirty laundry call to me like a fix to a junkie. So to get a decent day of writing in, I must leave the domicile in search of a coffee house with an amiable staff, good tables, comfortable chairs, strong coffee, ample outlets and reliable wireless.

In 2012, when I started writing my nowpublished book, Fashion Dues & Duen’ts; a Stylist’s Guide to Fashionably Embracing Your Baby Bump, finding a cafè in Marin County that met that long list of requirements was a tall order. However, over the years since, there has been a sea change in cafè managers’ attitudes about perchers.

BEST PLACES IN MARIN FOR WRITERS TO PERCH: J The Coffee Roastery, San Anselmo J Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo J Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Northgate Mall, San Rafael J Taylor Maid Farms (inside Copperfield’s Books), San Rafael J Book Passage, Corte Madera Places like Peet’s and Starbucks once charged for—or limited the amount of—time that you could stay and use their wireless connection. However, policies changed after cafès started tabulating what perchers spent in their establishments. Now many cafès, chain and local, roll out the red carpet for perchers, call us by name, remember how we take our coffee, provide us with unlimited wireless and let us to stay all day. However, there is a slight catch: You must obey the universal coffee house rules.

SUNDiAL Beware the Ides of March and may the Luck ’o the Irish be with you this week!

Enter your own cool events into our growin’ online calendar.

See pacificsun.com for the lowdown on the upload.

Live music 03/13: Aaron Redner Folk, Americana, bluegrass. 8pm. No cover. Hopmonk, 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 935-9100. hopmonk.com/ sonoma.

03/13: The Abe Train 6:30pm. No cover.

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

03/13: Alex Nelson and Friends 9pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/13: Communion with Phil Lesh 8pm. $49. 16 and older show. Grate Room, Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 5242773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/13: Culann’s Hounds and Molly’s Revenge Roots rock. 9:30pm. The Sleeping

Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/13: Foreverland 14 piece Michael Jackson tribute show. 9pm. $22-24. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

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03/13: Joe Tate Blue Monday Band and the Hippie Voices 9pm-midnight. $10.

Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

03/13: Joshua Smith Part of the Friday Night Jazz live music series. 5:30-8:30pm. Free. Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing, Larkspur. 4615700. marincountrymart.com

03/13: Mitch Woods and his Rocket 88s

8-11pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 8135600. fenixlive.com.

03/13: The Pine Needles Acoustic Americana.

8pm. No cover. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

03/13: Rowan Brothers 6-9pm. No cover.

The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 331-3232. thetrident.net.

03/13: Sabbath Lives Black Sabbath tribute.

9:30pm. $8. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/13: South Bay Dub Allstars, Soule Faction 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

COFFEE HOUSE RULES: J Don’t bring in a coffee drink from another coffee house.

Like, ever.

J Don’t bring in your own food.

J Don’t take a “four-top” table if there’s plenty of bar space or a “two-top” available.

J Don’t frequent the same coffee house too often. Put your cafès on perch rotation.

J Don’t talk loudly on your ringy.

J Don’t have an obnoxious ringtone. Put your phone on vibrate.

J Don’t ask other perchers or staff to watch your stuff when you walk away to use the facilities.

J Don’t watch videos or listen to music without a headset.

Katie Rice Jones (right) perched at Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo.

Drawing by Michael Feldman.

J Don’t order stinky food in a crowded cafe.

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F R I D AY M A R C H 1 3 — F R I D AY M A R C H 2 0 Pacific Sun‘s Community Calendar 03/13:Strange Hotel, Hungry Skinny Rock.

9pm. $5. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas.

868-1311. smileyssaloon.com 03/13: Wonderbread 5 9pm. $22. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/ novato.

03/14: Audrey Auld with Pam Delgado and Nina Gerber Country, folk, roots. 8pm. $17-20.

Studio 55, 1455 East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael. 4533161. studio55marin.com

03/14: Darren Nelson, Tom Finch and Danny Uzilevsky Singer-songwriter-guitarist showcase. 7pm.

The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 4851182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/14: Daze on the Green Roots rock. 9pm. $10. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/13: Doc Kraft and Company Swing, Latin, country, jazz, reggae, R&B, Motown, rock, zydeco.

8:30pm-1:30am. $10. Fort Baker Presidio Yacht Club, Sausalito.

03/14: Howlin’ Rain The Blank Tapes and The Shelters open. 9pm. $15-17. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/14: Juliana Hatfield Three 8pm. $15-20.

Napa Valley Opera House, 130 Main St., Napa. 707260-1600. citywinery.com.

03/14: Revolver 60s rock. 8:30pm. $15.

Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio.

662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

03/14: The Rowan Brothers Acoustic Americana, rock. 5:30pm. No cover. Terrapin

Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 5242773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/14: Scott Law and Friends 9pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/14: Sunshine Garcia Band With Stu Allen, Jay Lane, Robin Sylvester and Bradley Shulak. 9pm. $15-20. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

03/14: This Old Earthquake, Go By Ocean

West Marinicana. 9pm. $10. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon. com 03/14: Wall Street 8-11pm. $18-20. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/15: Cole Bailey and Friends 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

03/15: Dan Hicks and Bayside Jazz 8pm. $13. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 8926200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/15: Greenhouse 11:30am-1:30pm. No cover. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/15: Jerry Hannan’s Annual St. Paddy’s Jig Band Show Local Irish, acoustic bard

rock. Special menu. 6pm. $10. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 6622219. ranchonicasio.com.

03/15: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band 7pm. $35-65. Uptown Theatre,1350 Third St., Napa.

707-259-0123. uptowntheatrenapa.com

03/15: La Mandanga. 8:30pm. Free. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/15: Martha Crawford and Friends Jazz.

6-9 p.m. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com 03/15: Midnight North 7:30pm. No cover.

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

03/15: Miracle Mule Part of the Folkish Festival live music series. 12:30-2:30pm. Free. Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com 03/15: Peter Case American singer/songwriter.

8pm. $25. Hopmonk, 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 9359100. hopmonk.com/sonoma.

03/15: The Stachel Quartet Jazz, funk. 9:30pm. $12-15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/15: Tin Hat With Carla Kihlstedt, violin and vocals; Mark Orton, guitar and dobro; Ben Goldberg , clarinets; Rob Reich, accordion and piano. 4pm. $12-24. Dance Palace, 503 B St., Pt. Reyes Station.

663-1075. dancepalace.org 03/16: Colonel and the Mermaids with Scott Law 8pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads,

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

03/16: Open Mic Night Hosted by Marty Atkinson. 7pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

03/16: Open Mic with Austin DeLone 7:30pm.

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

03/16: Open Mic with Billy D 9:30pm. No cover.

Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 4599910. perisbar.com.

03/16: Open Mic with Derek Smith 8:30pm.

Free. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax.

459-1091. 19broadway.com.

03/16: Open Mic with Simon Costa 8:30pm.

Free. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/17: Grateful Bluegrass Boys with Aaron Redner, David Thom, Bryan Horne Ben Jacobs, Rusty Stringfield 8pm. $10-12. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/17: 4:20 Happy Hour with Craig MacArthur and Scott Guberman 4:20pm.

No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/17: Jake Shimabukuro Ukulele virtuoso.

8pm. $35-65. Uptown Theatre,1350 Third St., Napa. 707-259-0123. uptowntheatrenapa.com 03/17: Just Friends Americana, blues, rock. 9pm.

No cover. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

03/17: The Mild Colonia Boys 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 4851182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/17: Noel Jewkes Jazz 7-10pm. No cover.

Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. sausalitoseahorse.com.

03/17: Rusty Evans and Ring of Fire 8-11pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/17: St. Paddy’s Day Musicians Against Cancer Show with The Yard Dogs Benefit

performance. 7pm. $10. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/17: Swing Fever Jazz. 6-9 p.m. No cover.

Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com

03/17: Terrapin Allstars with Ezra Lipp

8pm. No cover. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/17: Terrapin Nation St. Patty’s Day Hoedown With special guests. 8pm. $20. Grate

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

03/17: Tommy Odetto and Tim Baker Rock.

9pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/18: Cochrane and Friends 8:30pm. No cover.Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

ViDEO Haunting and hilarious Two new releases make it a Blu-ray weekend to savor: First, the Oscarsnubbed FOXCATCHER, Bennett Miller’s haunting and meditative story of the real-life tragedy surrounding the Schultz brothers’ wrestling team that made headlines 20 years ago.

Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo play ambitious but damaged siblings who are eager to recapture Olympic Steve Carell’s character in ‘Foxcatcher’ couldn’t be further from the boss he plays in ‘The Office.’ gold, but who unwittingly get caught up in one man’s Olympics obsession—the fantastically rich weapons magnate-slashwrestling nut John du Pont, who styles himself as coach and father figure to the pair.

Ruffalo and Tatum’s performances make the film, but it’s Steve Carell’s ghostly star-turn as du Pont—basically he’s unrecognizable—that commands the attention. A tormented aristo used to having his way in everything, du Pont is misty and remote yet seething with destructive currents—money, military power, thwarted sexuality, fear for the country’s lost greatness and Mom. Then follow up with THE INTERVIEW for a chaser. To hear all of the intrigue surrounding the Sony hack (digital fingerprints now point to everyone but North Korea) you’d never know the damn thing was funny— riotously so in parts. Seth Rogen and James Franco star—Franco as the celeb talk show host recruited by the CIA to do a hit on Kim Jong-un, who’s a fan. But with Jong-un being the charmer that he is, seasoned newshound Dave Skylark (Franco) finds himself breaking the profession’s cardinal rule: Never get too close to your subject. A piece of dumb fluffery completely unequal to the place history has reserved for it—which itself is hilarious.—Richard Gould

03/18: The Elvis Johson Soul Review 9:30pm.

No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/18: Jethro Jeremiah Band 9pm. No cover.

19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 4591091. 19broadway.com.

03/18: Jose Nejara and the Bernal Beats

8pm. Free. Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd., Fairfax. ironspringspub.com.

03/18: Marianna August Jazz. 6-9 p.m. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael.

457-3993. panamahotel.com

03/18: Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers with Scott Law 8pm. $30. Grate Room, Terrapin

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Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/18: Ring of Truth Trio 9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/19:Burnsey’s Sugar Shack Rock. 9pm. No cover. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax.

459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/19: Deborah Winters Jazz. 6-9 p.m. No cover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael.

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03/18: Open Mic with Dennis Haneda: Marin Jazz Quartet 7pm. No cover. All ages. Hopmonk, 224

03/19: Extra Ordinary Astronauts, Tommy Odetto Group Funk, blues, rock. 9pm. No cover.

19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 4591091. 19broadway.com.

03/19: Key Lime Pie, Firewheel 7:30pm. $6. All ages. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/19: Michael Barrett and Friends 8-11pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/19: Pierre Bensusan Acoustic guitar. 8pm. $2035. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

03/19: Scott Law Band 8pm. No cover.

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

03/19: Shawna Miller Solo Keyboards/vocals.

9pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/17: 4:20 Happy Hour with Craig MacArthur and Steve Pile 4:20pm. No cover.

Thoughtful and insightful humor and conversation with the legendary social satirist and comedian.

Complimentary admission, donations gladly accepted.

Join us for the new TYP production of the Broadway hit, 42nd Street! This 2 time Tony Award-winning play chronicles the tale of putting on a Broadway musical during the height of the Great Depression. Plus it’s a fun show for the entire family!

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Daniel Ka, the internationally-renowned magician based in Spain, will blow your mind with his “visual magic” in this spectacular show that’s fun for the whole family!

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Brilliant acoustic guitarist who released his first album in 1975, and since then has carved a reputation as one of the most innovative guitarists there is.

Bria is an award-winning trumpeter, voted “Up & Coming Jazz Artist of the Year” and is “poised to be one of the most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (The Wall Street Journal).

Roots, rock. 9pm. $8. Hopmonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com/novato.

03/20: MKC Ska,rock. 9pm. $5. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon.com

TUE 3/17

8pm. $25. Grate Room, Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773. terrapincrossroads.net.

03/20: Poor Man’s Whiskey Original, Americana, bluegrass, jam rock. 9pm. $20.

Hopmonk, 230 Petaluma Blvd., Sebastopol. 707-8297300. hopmonk.com/sebastopol 03/20: Pretending 2 Jett Rock. 9:30pm. $8.

Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 4599910. perisbar.com.

03/20: Rick Springfield 8pm. $50-85. Uptown Theatre,1350 Third St., Napa. 707-259-0123. uptowntheatrenapa.com

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03/20: The Detroit Disciples Rock, soul. 8pm. $10. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

03/20: John Payne and the Hurt 8-11pm. $15-18. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/20: Larry Vukovich Jazz piano. 6-9pm. No cover. The Trident, 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 3313232. thetrident.net.

03/20: Lilan Kane and James Harmon Vocals; guitar. Heartfelt and super facile jazz duo. 6:30pm.

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03/20: Times 4 Part of the Friday Night Jazz live music series. 5:30-8:30pm. Free. Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing, Larkspur. 461-5700. marincountrymart.com

03/20: This Old Earthquake, Go By Ocean with Mark Karan Indie folk, West Marinicana.

9pm. $10. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

03/20: Vinyl Marin wrought funk rock. 9pm. $2224. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/20: Winterland Lounge Jazz, rock with Steven Winter. 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/21: Ani DiFranco Pearl and the Beard open.

8pm. $50. Uptown Theatre,1350 Third St., Napa.

707-259-0123. uptowntheatrenapa.com 03/21: Bear Lincoln Indie rock. 9pm. $5.

Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon.com 03/21: The English Beat Ska, pop, rock. 9pm. $3035. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/21: The Mad Maggies Spring Fever tour.

8:30pm. $12. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

03/21: Songbook Night with Matt Herrero

9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

03/21: Soul Power Tower of Power tribute.

8-11pm. $15-18. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael.

813-5600. fenixlive.com.

03/21: Soul Ska 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com.

03/22: Dale Polissar Trio with Bart Hopkins Jazz.

6-9 p.m. No Ccover. Panama Hotel, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com 03/22: Dore CollerBluegrass, caribbean, Americana. 8pm. No cover. Smiley’s Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 868-1311. smileyssaloon.com 03/22: the Honeydrippers Rock. 8pm. No cover.

Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax. 4599910. perisbar.com.

03/22: Lemonhammer Part of the Folkish Festival live music series. 12:30-2:30pm. Free. Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing, Larkspur. 4615700. marincountrymart.com 03/22: Savoy Family Cajun Band 8pm. $10-12.

Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill

Valley. 388-1100. swmh.com.

03/22: Todos Santos with Wendy Fitz 5pm.

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

03/22: Tony Perez and Second Hand Smoke

Long time resident north beach saloon blues band crosses the bridge to entertain us way out west. With Tony “Coyote” Perez, sax/vocals; Ernest “Boom Boom” Carter, drums; Joshua “JZ” Zucker, bass; Futoshi “7 String Samurai” Morioka, guitar; Kathy “killer” Tjecka, organ/keys/vocals and Joshua “el cubano” Greenberg, percussion. 5pm. No cover. 19 Broadway Night Club, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 4591091. 19broadway.com.

Comedy 03/13: Wavy Gravy Theatrical clowning and comedy with a local legend. Youhoo(aka Moshe Cohen) will open with magic and slapstick mischief. 8pm. $25.

Napa Valley Opera House, 130 Main St., Napa. 707-2601600. citywinery.com.

03/17: Tuesday Night Comedy with Mark Pitta and Friends Established headliners and up-and-

coming comics drop by and work on new material. $1626. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

03/19: Mort Sahl: Social Satire Provocative humor and engaging conversation. 7pm. Free.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

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TV physicist Professor Brian Cox works magic in combination with the wry comedic mind of Robin Ince. 8pm. Palace of Fine Arts Theater, 3301 Lyon St., S.F. 888-746-1799. infinitemonkeycage.com 03/13: ‘In the Mood ‘40s swing and boogie woogie song and dance show performed with a 13 piece big band. 2 and 7:30pm. $25-50. Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. 4736800. marincounty.org Through 03/15: ‘The Convert ‘By Daniel Gurira.

Directed by Jasson Minadakis. 7pm Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 24-March 1; 2pm Feb. 22, 28. $35-47. Marin Theatre Company, Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. marintheatre.org.

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Sue Dwight, Senior Living Specialist • Bradley Real Estate BRE#01035908 www. bradleyrealestate.com Please join me for San Rafael’s Friday Nite ARTWALK on March 13th from 5 to 8PM at PASSION SPA &NAILS: 1027 C Street. REFRESHMENTS & ART FOR SALE.

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Enrique Batiz, conducts the live from Mexcio City ensemble in a performance of classical and traditional Mexican works. 8pm. $20-45. Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. 473-6800. marincounty.org

03/18: Noontime Concerts: Kay Stern and Joan Nagano Violin; violin; piano. Noon. Free.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

03/21: A Celtic Appalachian Celebration

Traditional Irish and American old time music and dance. 8pm. $25-150. Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. marincenter.org

03/25: Noontime Concerts: Edgewood Trio

With Beni Shinohara, violin; Marilyn Thompson, piano; Vicky Erhlich, cello. Noon. Free. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

Dance

03/14, 18: Artist in Residence Open Rehearsal

With choreographer Claudia Anata Hubiak’s ensemble. 10am-1pm March 14. 1-4pm March 18.

Free with museum admission. Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito. 339-3900. baykidsmuseum.org.

03/20: Pilobolus Dance Theater 8pm. $20-50. Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. marincenter.org

Art Through 03/15: Looking Back, Going Forward Andrew Romanoff, mixed media works. “Unearthing:

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Two WEAD ARtists.” Reenie Charriere and GeorgeAnn Bowers, new collaborative works. “White White Red: Living Woman.” Sheri Park, video installation, performance based works. 11am-5pm daily. Closed Tuesdays.Gallery Route One, 11101Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes Station. gro.org.

Through 03/21: Medium Juried group exhibition.

Marin Society of Artists, 30 Sir Francis rake Blvd., Ross.

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Through 03/24: The Alcatraz Florilegium

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03/20-22: Tik Tok of Oz Presented by Marin Primary and Middle School. 7pm. March 20-21; 1pm March2122. $12-18. Showcase Theater, Marin Civic Center, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. marincenter.org

Community Events

Theater Program. 7:30pm Fri.; 2pm Sat.-Sun. $14-35.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. throckmortontheatre.org.

03/14: San Anselmo Co-op’s Spring Fundraiser/ Auction 70s disco themed party will help support a

Through 03/15: 42nd Street: A Broadway Celebration Presented by the Throckmorton Youth

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“Plants of Alkatraz Gardens,” botanical prints. Stinson Thea Donnelly, M.A. Beach Library, 3521 Shoreline Hwy., Stinson Beach.

Hypnosis, Counseling, All Issues. 25 454-9561. marinlibrary.org. yrs. experience. 415-459-0449.

Through 03/26: Dwelling in Art James Heron, Jeff Daniel Smith, Mark Schatz, Kristen Jensen, Cyndra Bradford and Curtis Arima, mixed media group exhibition. Desta Tea and Art Gallery, 417 San Anselmo CLEANING SERVICES Ave., San Anselmo. 524-8932. desta.com.

Through 04/05: Strewnfield Thomas Campbell, ADVANCED HOUSE CLEANING bronze sculpture, large scale mixed media paintings, Licensed. Bonded. Insured. Will do paper quilts, ceramic works. “A Life in Transition.” windows. Call Pat 415-310-8784 Brian Gaberman, photographs. “Returning Gold to the Sun.” Charlie Callahan, video installation, mixed media Do you need someone you can works. Artist talk with Thomas Callahan 2pm Feb. trust for house cleaning?

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ICES RV

A safe, successful MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS GROUP for women who have lost their mothers through death, separation, illness, or estrangement in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood meets every other Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:00 PM in San Anselmo. In a supportive environment, women address and explore relevant issues in their lives, current and past, including relationships, self-identity, the many consequences of mother loss, other loss, and trauma. The group provides opportunities for healing and growth, deepening self-empowerment, gaining acknowledgement for “normal” responses, and support for pursuing individual goals. Facilitated and developed since 1997 by Colleen Russell, LMFT (MFC29249), CGP (41715) with over 20 years experience, whose mother’s death at 15 was a pivotal event in her life. Individual, couple, and family sessions also available. Phone: 415/785-3513.Email: crussellmft@earthlink.net. Website: www.colleenrussellmft.com .

03/14: Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico

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RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES? Tired of endless relationship or marital challenges? Or single and sick of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join coed Intimacy Group, Single's Group or Women's Group to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships and life. Weekly, ongoing groups or 9-week groups starting the week of Mar. 16, 2015 - Mon, Tues, or Thurs evening. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. Central San Rafael. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT#35255 at 415/453-8117.

Works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Berlioz. 2pm.

Free. Angelico Hall, Dominican Univsersity, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. millvalleyphilharmonic.org

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03/14: Daniel Ka: Visual Magic Award winning

illusionist/magician/actor from Spain. 8pm. $20-35.

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

local cooperative preschool that’s been in business since

1947. With DJ Choice Lunch and live music from Puzzle Room. 9:30pm. $15. Peri’s Silver Dollar, 29 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

03/15: Mill Valley Philharmonic 15th Anniversary Season Gala Features a symphony performance, food and drinks, dancing, raffle, live auction, musician meet and greet. 2-5pm. $100. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. millvalleyphilharmonic.org

MARCH 13 - MARCH 19, 2015 PACIFIC SUN 21

WHAT’S YOUR SIGN? WEEK OF MARCH 13 - MARCH 19, 2015

BY LEONA MOON

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Are you trying to bring back saggy pants, Aries? Or is it just all of the money in your pockets weighing you down?

Your piggy bank is looking good on March 17—Venus is heading into Taurus, your house of money-making mischief! That golden toilet you’ve always wanted—it’s yours.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) You are looking something fierce, Taurus! Is it that Head ‘n’ Shoulders you secretly slipped into the Pantene bottle to hide your dandruff problem from your significant other? Maybe it’s that new under-eye cream. Or it’s just Venus entering your sign and transforming you into a bona fide sex god(ess). Update your Tinder profile on March 19.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Let it go, Gemini! You can’t always get what you want—and when you get dumped it’s usually for a reason. Venus is entering Taurus, your house of closure and endings, which could mean one of two things: Let go of your ex or finish binge-watching Game of Thrones before the next season starts.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22) Are you joining Events & Adventures, Cancer? Whether you’re seeking the comfort of everlasting friendship or a serious make-out session, your planner is bound to fill up ASAP this month. March 16 marks a day of flirty fun that will have you socializing all day. If paparazzi existed in Marin, they’d be hiding behind racks at Copperfield’s just to snap your pic.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) Get ready to prioritize work over play, Leo! You’ve got a new set of rules to attend to and shoulder pads full of responsibility weighing you down. You’ll be thinking timesheet instead of tequila on March 14. Do your best to carve out a little time for fun—before your friends find a new pack of lions to roam around the town with.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Trying to make a baby, Virgo? We call ‘em like we see ‘em, and honestly—this isn’t the best week to spread your seed. Saturn is going retrograde in Sagittarius on March 14, which will only delay your success in multiplying. Go ahead and keep practicing if you must, but you won’t see results for a few weeks.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) Who’s a people-pleaser, Libra? Not you!

Get ready to tilt the scales—you could care less what your boss has to say about the font you used in your last email blast. And you certainly don’t care if your significant other likes the latest pair of shoes you’ve decided to invest in. Don’t bite your tongue on March 15.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Put yourself first, Scorpio! Are your friends trying to guilt-trip you into watching The Bachelor and sipping tequila on Monday night when you know you should be hard at work on your latest freelance project? Don’t give in! Your presence really isn’t required for the bachelor to pick the wrong gal. Do yourself a favor and pick money over love in this case.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Did you really just watch three hours straight of QVC (a TV shopping channel), Sagittarius? If you meekly uttered, “Yes,” it’s time for some serious self-reflection. Isaac Mizrahi sure is a personality, but there is no excuse for sacrificing your dignity to this degree. Pull it together on March 16 and evaluate yourself and your actions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Are you looking for love in all of the wrong places, Capricorn? Being lonely isn’t any fun, but neither is listening to an arrogant, self-absorbed date discuss all of the great things he or she accomplished in a four-year period. Take the time to investigate your next potential date—and by investigate, I mean stalk him or her on Facebook to make sure it isn’t a waste of time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Tired of your friend crashing on your couch, Aquarius? We’ll spell it out for you, you overly friendly soul—you are being used and abused. That friend who is “staying around to help you make healthy decisions” realistically is “avoiding a rent check.” Kick him or her to the curb on March 14—what are friends for, if not a reality check?

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) Time to think about your career, Pisces.

Is this really the position that you’d like to climb the ladder in? Don’t stress—now’s not the time to make big moves, but it is time for big thoughts. Soak up advice from an old mentor on March 15.

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PUBLiC NOTiCES

FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136668 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CANNEDPEACE, 86 WREDEN LANE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930: GREGORY SCOTT NEWCORN, 26 WREDEN LANE, FAIRFAX, CA 94930.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 11 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 20,27, Mar 6, 13 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136674 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) SPACE ON WAVES, 2) ATLAS WET SUITS 3) SURFBOARDS BY OLIVER PARKER, 855 E.BLITHEDALE AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: OLIVER DREW PARKER, 855 E. BLITHEDALE AVE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 11 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 20,27, Mar 6,13 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136655 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: POZIVENEC SAUSAGE, 10 SKYLARK DR #16, LARKSPUR, CA 94936: 1) MARION POZIVENEC, 10 SKYLARK DR, # 16,LARKSPUR, CA 94936, 2) RACHEL POZIVENEC, 10 SKYLARK DR # 16, LARKSPUR, CA 94936.

The business is being conducted by COPARTNERS. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 10 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 20,27, Mar 6,13 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136662 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BERKOV DESIGNS, 1876 INDIAN VALLEY ROAD, NOVATO,CA 94947: MELINA V BERKOV-ROJAS,1876 INDIAN VALLEY ROAD,NOVATO,CA 94947.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 10 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 20,27, Mar 6, 13 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136681 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HI 5 STUDIO, 28 JEFFERSON AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: SOPHIA MAVRIDES, 28 JEFFERSON AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 12, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136689 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HEAD FIRST, 905 B IRWIN STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JUNE BELLEN, 317 REDWOOD AVE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant expired for more than 40 days ago and is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 13, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136735 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ASTOR AND MALLET, 161 GREENFIELD AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: AGRELL ARCHITECTURAL CARVING, 161 GREENFIELD AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 19, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136669 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ASP IMAGES, 1337 FOURTH STREET, # 25, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ALAN S. PLISSKIN, 67 OAKMONT AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business, under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 11, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6, 13, 20 of 2015)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136740 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: 1) TWO CHICKS SPECIALTY GOODS 2) TWO CHICKS BEEF JERKY, 41 CLARK ST # C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TWO CHICKS SPECIALTY GOODS LLC, 41 CLARK ST #C, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.The business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABITLITY COMPANY. Registrant is renewing filing with changes and is transacting business, under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 20, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136565 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: BROCKOB DESIGN GROUP, 416 BEE STREET, # B, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: 1) ROBERT BROCKOB, 416 BEE STREET, # B, SAUSALITO, CA 94965 2) DIANE BROCKOB, 416 BEE STREET, # B, SAUSALITO, CA 94965.

The business is being conducted by MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 29, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136761 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CRITERIUM MARKETING, 330 LOWELL AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: MARK MARINOZZI, 330 LOWELL AVENUE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 24, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136423 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: TIME CRUNCH HEALTH & FITNESS, 400 TAMAL PLAZA 401 B, CORTE MADERA, CA 94947: 1) VICKI RICHTMAN, 451 INDIAN SPRING RD, NOVATO, CA 94947, 2)GABRIEL PRUITT, 90 TAMARACK RD, SAN GERONIMO, CA 94963.The business is being conducted

by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Jan 12, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13, 20 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136704 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: CITY CYCLE, 13 SAN CLEMENTE DR, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: C.FISCHER AND SONS LLC, 13 SAN CLEMENTE DR, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Feb 17 ,2015.

(Publication Dates: Mar 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136762 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: JONATHAN MASSMANN PHOTOGRAPHY, 3 STEWART DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JONATHAN MASSMANN, 3 STEWART DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 24 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Mar 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136756

The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: HISTORY IN YOUR MAKING, 7 GREEN POINT LANE, NOVATO, CA 94945: BRYAN S HURST, 7 GREEN POINT LANE, NOVATO, CA 94945.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 24 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Mar 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136757 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: I BUY OLD BARNS, 7 GREEN POINT LANE, NOVATO, CA 94945: BRYAN S HURST, 7 GREEN POINT LANE, NOVATO, CA 94945.

The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 24 ,2015. (Publication Dates: Mar 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015136663 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: NETWORK WELLNESS CENTER, 45 SAN CLEMENTE DRIVE, SUITE D 120, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: BRUCE D MOORE, 45 SAN CLEMENTE DRIVE,SUITE D 120, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on Feb 10 ,2015.

(Publication Dates: Mar 6,13,20,27 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136837 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: SAN RAFAEL SMOG TEST & REPAIR STATION, 1401 SECOND STREET, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: 1) PETER V. NGO, 9 MARIPOSA AVE, APT D, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960. 2) TONY HOANG, 1720 LAS GALLINAS AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.The business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant expired for more than 40 days ago and is renewing, transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Mar 4,2015. (Publication Dates: Mar 13,20,27, Apr 3 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136833 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: EUPHORIA SPA, 1104 LINCOLN AVE, SUITE A, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: KAM HA LEUNG, 430 A PACIFIC, ALAMEDA, CA 94501.The business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Mar 4,2015. (Publication Dates: Mar 13,20,27, Apr 3 of 2015) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No:304608 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 on June 24,2014.Under File No:2014133951.

Fictitious Business name(s) EUPHORIA SPA, 1104 SUITE 1, LINCOLN AVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: JIN YING LIANG, 1208 BUENA VISTA, ALAMEDA, CA 94501.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Mar 04,2015. (Publication Dates: Mar 13,20,27, Apr 3 of 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 136767 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business: ENLIGHTENED FILMS , 6 PLAYA VERDE, TIBURON, CA 94920: ENLIGHTENED FILMS INC, 6 PLAYA VERDE, TIBURON, CA 94920.

The business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on Feb 25,2015. (Publication Dates: Mar 13,20,27, Apr 3 of 2015) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304607 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 on MARCH 04,2011.Under File No: 2011126253.

Fictitious Business name(s) CITY CYCLE OF SAN FRANCISCO, 13 SAN CLEMENTE DRIVE, CORTE MADERA , CA 94925: CALI LORIEN,LLC, 102 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Mar 02,2015. (Publication Dates: Mar 13,20,27, Apr 3 of 2015)

OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1500599. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LYSSA NOVITSKY RIBBLE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: LYSSA NOVITSKY RIBBLE to LYSSA MICHELLE JAYE. The court orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 04/03/2015 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT E, ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF FILING: FEB 18, 2015. (Publication Dates: Feb 27, Mar 6,13,20 of 2015) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1500755. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MATT GUSTKE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MATTHEW BRANDON GUSTKE to MATTHEW BROUGHTON GUSTKE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 04/03/2015 AT 09:00 AM, ROOM E, DEPT E,Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF FILING: FEB 27, 2015 (Publication Dates: Mar 6,13,20,27 of 2015) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1500623. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner HEIDI HANS SCOTT filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: HEIDI HANS SCOTT to HEIDI LOVE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 04/09/2015 AT 09:00 AM, ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.

A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF

FILING: FEB 17, 2015 (Publication Dates: Mar 6,13,20,27 of 2015) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARK STEVEN VERDI Case No. PR-1500724 filed on Feb 25,2015.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARK STEVEN VERDI. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: SHARON JUNG VERDI in the Superior Court of California, County of MARIN. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SHARON JUNG VERDI be appointed as the personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 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: MARCH 30, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 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, 94903.

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 the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative , as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under Section 9052 of the California Probate Code. 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: STEPHEN B. McDONAGH,SB # 136472,GLASSER & McDONAGH, 1919 LAWTON STREET, SAN FRANCSICO, CA 94122.

TELEPHONE: 415-753-2959. (Publication Dates: Mar 6,13,20 of 2015) SUMMONS - FAMILY LAW CASE NUMBER: FL 1402831 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: EUDIMAR MARCOLINA GOMES You have been sued.

PETITIONERS NAME IS: BEVERLY GOMES 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 serve a copy 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.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form.

The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

The name and address of the court are: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN, 3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 4988,SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903.

The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioners attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: BEVERLY GOMES, 742 W FRANCISCO BLVD B22, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.TELEPHONE: 415.299.5266

Clerk, by /s/ KIM TURNER,Court Executive Officer, Marin County Superior Court, By J.CHEN , Deputy Date: July 23,2014 STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor children; 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be files and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

NOTICE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506 WARNING IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

Publication Dates: Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 ,2015) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1500846. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MARGARITA GUERRERO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: EMILIANO JAVIER CASTRO GUERRERO to EMILIANO XAVIER SALAZAR. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 04/27/2015 AT 09:00 AM, DEPT E,ROOM E, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.

A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date OF FILING: MAR 5, 2015 (Publication Dates: Mar 13,20,27, Apr 3 of 2015)

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This guy I’m dating usually texts back when I text him. But sometimes, like last night, he doesn’t write back. And I’m just texting stuff like, “How was your night?”—not “OMG, I miss you.” His not responding feels so disrespectful. I want to read him the riot act. —Deeply Upset Unfortunately, it’s the rare man who has a mind-reading helmet, and even if this one does, there’s a pretty good chance it’s in the back of his closet under a pile of superhero underwear.

So yes, you actually do have to tell a man what you want. But choose your tone wisely. Reading a man the riot act is the right idea if you’re just looking to vent and be done with him. Angrily attacking someone or even just criticizing them will set off their fight-or-flight system. Their brain dispatches a bunch of biochemical messengers to alert the internal palace guard that they’re under attack.

This, in turn, shuts down the systems that aren’t necessary for escape or battle, such as their digestive system (yeah, whatever) and their intellect—as in, their ability to consider your point. Oops.

To give this guy a chance to hear you and maybe even change his ways, turn to the wisdom of the world’s first behavioral economist, Adam Smith. In his 1759 potboiler, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith notes that evoking someone’s sympathy motivates them to want to ease the suffering of the person they’re feeling sympathy for. In other words, instead of attacking the guy, simply let him know how hurt you feel when you text him and get only the cold glare of the blank screen in response—the equivalent of his replying to some question you ask him at a party by diving over the porch railing into an embankment.

Unless he has an ashtray or another small household object where his heart is supposed to be, chances are he’ll feel bad that you’re feeling bad and try to reassure you. Also, as I explain in Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck, “technology makes a nearly instant response possible; it doesn’t mandate it.” But by calmly explaining that you’d really appreciate a response—at some point, even the next day—he can lay out what works for him, and the two of you can see whether it’s possible to meet in the middle. By talking instead of raging, you’ll be getting off to a very good start that transcends problem-solving in the text messaging department. If you can’t tell a guy he’s hurting your feelings, how can you tell him, “So I was parking your brand new car, and I don’t have the best depth perception, and, well ... ”?

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I was crazy about this guy I started dating, but he got complacent, so I ended it. I started seeing someone else, which led my ex to proclaim that he loves me and wants me back. I recently ended things with the other guy, largely because I still have strong feelings for my ex. My ex swears he’ll break up with his current girlfriend but seems in no hurry to do it. How long should I wait in the wings for him?—Clock-Watching How long should you wait? Well, that depends on whether you’re hoping to go on your first date with him in a flying car.

Relationships are “built on trust,” not rust—forming on you while you “wait in the wings” for a guy who’s under no pressure to speed up the timetable on having the uncomfortable breakup conversation with his current girlfriend. Another explanation for his dawdling may be the “mere ownership effect,” a behavioral economics term describing our tendency to irrationally overvalue and cling to something simply because it’s already in our possession. Consumer behavior researcher Sara Loughran Dommer finds that this ownership effect is even stronger when there’s an “ego threat” involved, like, oh, when your ex’s thoughts of you also bring up thoughts of you dumping him (even if he did deserve it for sleeping on the job).

However, the behavioral science cookie jar has something for you, too— “reactance,” our fear of missing out on an opportunity, the principle behind “Limited-time offer!” To chip away at his current complacency, give him a twoweek “grace period” to straighten things out. Allowing him some time suggests that you have strong feelings for him. Making it a limited time suggests that you have strong feelings for yourself (self-respect and, out of that, boundaries). Good things can come to those who wait—just not so long that the movies playing on date night are Bruce Willis in “Die Hard With a Pacemaker” and Jackie Chan in “Kung Fu From a Walker.” Y

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I’m Judi, and this is my healing place.

When Judi Kirshbaum asked her doctor about the strange thumping in her ears, the last thing on her mind was her bike accident three months earlier. When Judi fell, the handlebars had jammed into her neck as she landed. She was bruised and shaken but did not seem to have significant damage. The tests her doctor ordered showed a 90% blockage of her carotid artery. A blockage this severe raises concern for stroke, and yet, it would have never been discovered if her doctor hadn’t listened. Judi was quickly referred to a vascular surgeon at Marin General Hospital who diagnosed an injury to the artery caused by the bike accident – a tear in the artery wall called a dissection. The surgeon opened and repaired the damaged artery with life-saving precision. Today, Judi is back in the saddle – literally – enjoying her daily rides on the scenic trails of Marin.

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