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This horrendous election has unleashed a candidate who is uneducated, unskilled and a criminal. And he associates with the same breed. His words and acts are unconscionable. We were all in mourning, but the time for mourning is over. It’s time for action. It will take much creative thinking by millions of us to stop this train wreck. I will join with you. We cannot sit by and observe as more and more dangerous “appointees” are announced each day to join in this fascist takeover, and while this ill-mannered, uncultured, narcissistic buffoon ascends to the most powerful office in the land and ravages our world. When a dictator takes power in other parts of the world, the people respond. We in the U.S. need to respond, and be as creative as we can. Put a wrench in the machine, toss banana peels under their feet, whatever we can do to create imbalance for them. I’m inspired by the eloquent Harry Belafonte. “We just have to get out our old coats,” he says, “dust them off, stop screwing around and just chasing the good times, and get down to business. There’s some ass-kicking out here to be done. And we should do it.”
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I CAN HEAR YOU NOW While San Quentin State Prison warden Ronald Davis talked on the phone above Death Row last year, efforts to reform the sometimes sky-high rates prisoners pay to for-profit companies to make phone calls have stalled.
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slogans on it, including one that reads, “Communication is to a relationship as breath is to life.” That’s a sentiment from pioneering 1970s family therapist Virginia Satir, founder of Palo Alto’s Mental Research Institute, and it’s a telling quote for our times. Under President Barack Obama and his rolling efforts at criminaljustice reform, the Federal Communications Commission has, for the first time, weighed in on for-profit inmate calling
services (ICS) and the cost of phone calls between inmates and their families. Over the past couple of years, the FCC has put in new regulations—or tried to, anyway—that limit the per-minute charges that ICS providers, such as Securus and Global Tel Link (GTL), can charge inmates or their families, who often are poor. As Bennett puts it, prison life is split between the haves and the have-nots, a fact that plays out in every last detail of prison life.
“Prison is really about how well off you are financially,” Bennett says. “If you have money, you can live really well.” If you don’t—too bad. And when it comes to a phone call from a loved one, or a lawyer, or a priest, ICS charges can spike to more than $1 per minute, and much of the tolls have historically been tied up in so-called site commissions that are folded into the per-minute rate. As numerous prisoner-rights advocates have observed, a “site commission” is a polite way of describing the promised kickback that an ICS company sends to sheriffs. The site commissions are passed along to the inmates and their families in the form of skyhigh phone rates. “Everything I’ve heard about the toll aspect of prison calls is that the toll rate is excessive,” says Bennett. He spent nearly 25 years of a 30-year murder sentence in San Quentin before being released in 2011, and echoes most antirecidivist research when he says that “human contact with one’s family, communication—it’s critical.” The year Bennett was released from San Quentin was also the year that California banned site commissions at state-run prisons administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which, as the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights notes, was previously sending $20 million a year in site-commission fees to the state. GTL has the contract to provide phone services across the state prison system. The 2011 sitecommission ban did not extend to the thousands of local or county lockups around the state, where GTL also has numerous contracts. Sonoma County will end its contract with GTL next year—it picked another company, Legacy Inmate Communications, to install and administer its ICS system at the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility and other county-run jails as of next March. The new contract includes a 60 percent site) 10 commission fee paid to
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in Sacramento to ban local site commissions have failed. In 2014, Hayward Democrat Bill Quirk introduced AB 1876, a bill that aimed for the kickback and which would have extended the Corrections and Rehabilitation site-commission ban and prohibit “commissions in telephone service contracts for juvenile facilities and for county, municipal or privately operated jails, and requires such contracts to be negotiated and awarded to the lowest cost provider.” Quirk’s bill made it through the Assembly despite opposition from the California State Sheriffs’ Association, but died in the Senate finance committee because of cost concerns that would have been passed from the counties to the state—Quirk believes those costs should be borne by the state. “I was certainly very much in favor of inmates not being charged for being in jail,” Quirk says, adding that for a poor inmate, the difference between charging $2 or $15 for a 15-minute phone call is the difference between that inmate having a connection with his loved one or not. He also notes that even as the funds are supposed to go into the Inmate Welfare Fund, in his county at least (Alameda), the site commissions were used to pay guards to oversee inmates while they were taking a class or exercising. “That should be paid by the county,” he says. Under the state penal code, the Inmate Welfare Fund was set up to receive any “money, refund, rebate, or commission received from a telephone company or pay-telephone provider when the money, refund, rebate, or commission is attributable to the use of pay telephones which are primarily used by inmates while incarcerated.” The California State Sheriffs’ Association has also pushed back against efforts undertaken at the FCC to rein in site-commissions and regulations on other inmate communications, including video visitation. This has occurred as the FCC now finds itself in the crosshairs of a threatened return to a “tough-on-crime” posture at
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Louisiana prisoners were exactly what inspired the FCC to take up the ICS call—and in 2014 the agency issued its first new set of regulations, and also set out to grapple with the advent of video-visitation, a service that GTL and other ICS providers offer to jails and prisons. National Public Radio aired a story on video visitation last week which reported that prisons are already using the communications technology to enable cashstrapped jailers to switch out video visitation with an actual visit with a loved one. The former head of the California State Sheriffs’ Association, Martin Ryan, sent a letter in January to FCC secretary Arlene Dortch that implored the agency to back off from its proposed plans to regulate or cap fees on video-visitation, citing “massive changes to ICS just implemented” by the agency’s previous ICS orders. “We urge the commission to refrain from regulating these media,” Ryan wrote. “The new technology should not be impeded or disadvantaged by unwieldy regulation, and facilities should be given a meaningful chance to adjust to pending orders. Capping rates on video-calling services could stop this promising new technology in its tracks to the detriment of facilities and inmates.” (According to its new contract with Legacy Inmate Communications, the videovisitation rate at the Sonoma lockup is 35 cents per minute.) In its report, NPR found that in jails that use video-visitation, 75 percent have “ended in-person visits altogether.” Bennett recalls conjugal visits with his ex-wife when he was serving his long sentence at San Quentin. “I had a wife and a daughter while I was in prison,” he recalls, “and we had family visits once a month, 72hour visits, and it was wonderful.” Quirk says he is meanwhile holding off on reintroducing a bill to ban local or county-level site commissions. “It depends on what the FCC does,” he says.
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the U.S. Department of Justice, with a backbite of rampant privatization on the promised Trumpian horizon. New Republican leadership at the FCC could mean Obama-era initiatives would be revoked. Recent reports on the agency have pointed to the likely ascension of Republican board member Ajit Pai as the FCC’s next commissioner, replacing the outgoing Democrat Tom Wheeler on the five-person board, whose members are split between Democrats and Republicans—the party in charge of the White House gets the advantage. Pai’s opposition to net neutrality regulations promulgated under Obama’s FCC have been getting the headlines—an important (if First World) problem—but Pai is no fan of the FCC’s push on ICS rates, either. He laid out his displeasure with Democratic overreach at the FCC in a Nov. 3 letter after the latest court stay was implemented at the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. “Something has gone seriously awry at the FCC,” he wrote, arguing that the agency failed to make reforms and needs to move on. “It didn’t have to happen. Three times I have urged my colleagues to adopt reasonable regulations that would substantially reduce interstate inmate calling rates and survive judicial scrutiny. Three times they have declined.” Prison-phone-rate reform efforts would shift to the states in the event of an FCC rollback of the ICS regulations—which is where the ICS reform push started. But the lead national champion for ICS reform just lost his bid for U.S. Senate, in the runoff in Louisiana that saw the defeat of Democrat Foster Campbell at the hands of GOP candidate John Kennedy. As head of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, Campbell took on what he called the “sinful” ICS toll charges and in 2012 pushed through new regulations in that state that slashed the maximum price-per-minute rate for calls between inmates and clergy members, lawyers or family members. Campbell’s efforts on behalf of
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he Feast of Seven Fishes is a popular ItalianAmerican way of celebrating Christmas Eve. It isn’t entirely clear how the number seven was arrived at, or what it means. Many families celebrate with more or fewer fishes, and originally it was likely to have been just one. The tradition’s origins are in
la Vigilia, or the Vigil, a southern Italian fasting day that was observed on Christmas Eve as people awaited the midnight birth of baby Jesus. The celebrants couldn’t eat meat because they were fasting, which at the time meant they couldn’t eat mammal meat. So they often ate baccalà, or salted cod, a peasant dish that was a nod to the regions humble roots. The Feast of Seven Fishes, in other words, is a fancy way of saying “fish for dinner” on Christmas Eve.
Today, typical fish dishes for the event include cod cakes, oyster shooters, clam linguini, fried calamari, stuffed lobster, and many other popular ItalianAmerican dishes. Seems like a lot of trouble to me, considering I only need about 20 minutes to whip up a batch of my signature seafood stew, which I call Soup of Seven Fishes. It’s based on cioppino, the classic ItalianAmerican seafood stew from San Francisco but rooted in Italy.
My recipe comes from Genoa where the San Francisco dish is thought to originate and where I had one great bowl of fish soup. As far as I could tell, the seasonings and general ingredient profile similar to many cioppinos I’ve known: chunky seafood in a tomato and wine broth and butter with garlic, onions and herbs. “Catch of the day” principles apply, as well as catch-whatcatch-can in the freezer. I shoot for seven fishes, including shellfish. Start with a mix of olive oil and butter, on medium heat. I add my frozen flaky fish and let it gently sizzle, and hope it forms a light crust that might hold the fish together later on. While that sputters, I add minced onion and garlic to the oil around the fish. For a seasonal twist, I also add sliced celery root, carrot slices and cauliflower florets. Then I add other seafood that might be frozen, like shrimp or crab or scallops. Somewhere in there, I add a bay leaf and some thyme or Italian seasonings or Herbs de Provence, in addition to tomatoes, either fresh or, ideally, some well-preserved tomato product from summer. I add a tablespoon or two of paprika or red chile flakes. I also like to toss in a handful of olives and a tablespoon or two of capers. At this point you will not have stirred it once. If at any time you smell browning, deglaze with white wine or sherry. Squeeze in a lemon or lime, if you’ve got one. Other seafood could be added. The more the merrier, as diversity adds complexity to the broth. As it simmers, wash a bunch of parsley, chop off the stems, and mince, in preparation to garnish. Stir it one time, really well, and serve. Imagine yourself in some weathered seafood stall near the Mediterranean shore, watching the sailors, whores, poets, cargo and seagulls. Imagine yourself drinking wine and sucking the meat out of bivalve shells, spitting shrimp peels onto the street, and sopping every drop of buttery broth with a hunk of ciabatta. You know, fasting.
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adding spice to wine is an ancient practice, a new category had to be created to fit into today’s narrow market: “Grape wine with fruit and spices added.” A tall, blonde millennial, Hoffman loved the spiced glühwein she found during a post-college stay in Germany, where she was considering a career in Olympiclevel dressage. Served warm on cold fall nights, glühwein is a holiday tradition there, but nearly impossible to find back in the States. Finding a winery that wouldn’t hang up the phone on such an unconventional project was tough going, too. Today, winemaker Doug Hackett makes Hoffman’s wines at Owl Ridge custom crush in Sebastopol. Most of the wines are not spiced at all and have few additions of any kind. When I drop by the tasting room on a recent morning, Hackett offers a still-cloudy but lightbodied sample of 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon and a Nouveau-style Pinot Noir that will be released in January. The tasting lounge is furnished with a black upholstered bar and sofas, but an incongruous wood and wrought-iron door betrays another of Hoffman’s obsessions: she’s a big Game of Thrones fan, which explains the 2013 “Dragon’s Kiss” Dry Creek Valley Syrah ($38), animale but tamed, a plush, licorice-laced wine. Get the 2012 “Zin Master” Sonoma County Zinfandel ($32) while you can—aromas of overripe figs, plum liqueur and olallieberry wine are winning. More on the savory side, the 2013 “Zin Master” ($35) hints of blooming mustard. If the 2015 “Joie de Vivre” Carneros Chardonnay ($38) is reminiscent of apple-pie spice, that’s just a bit of wine-aroma talk. Spicy Vines Original Blend ($26) is, indeed, heady with actual cardamom and other chai spices. Spiked with brandy, it’s a readyto-go mulled wine, and is offered hot on tap ($8 glass) during the holiday season—in the summer, as cool sangria—at the tasting room. Spicy Vines, 441 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg. Daily, 11am–6pm. Tasting fee, $12. Acoustic music Saturdays. 707.927.1065.
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Lincoln, a Wailaki from the Round Valley Indian Tribes in Mendocino County, journeyed to Standing Rock.
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n Sunday, Nov. 6, in Redwood Valley, one of two small Mendocino County towns where the Russian River’s headwaters spill from the southern Mendocino Range mountains, cars overflowed the parking lot at the local grange and lined rural East Side Road in both directions. Several hundred people had gathered to listen to activists report back from Standing Rock where they had stood in solidarity with Native American tribes known as Water Protectors who oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline.
One such speaker was Jassen Rodriguez, a member of the Mishewal Wappo, whose ancestral lands include much of Sonoma, Napa and southern Lake counties. He had just returned from a threeweek sojourn to Standing Rock. Rodriguez had stayed at Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, an encampment named for the seven bands of the Sioux people where a ceremonial fire
has remained burning for many months. Elders at Standing Rock had granted Rodriguez the responsibility of tending the sacred fire on behalf of the entire camp, and he choked back tears as he recounted the experience. Tears also moistened the eyes of many audience members as he spoke. “It was the greatest honor of my life,” Rodriguez says. “It was an incredible blessing. The
entire experience was a spiritual awakening.”
Standing Together Opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline has galvanized support from all over the world. Constructed mainly by Fortune 500 company Energy Transfer Partners, the pipeline originates in the Bakken oil patch and traverses
North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa, and ends in Illinois, linking to transmission routes to the East Coast and Gulf Coast. For several months, indigenous people, environmentalists and Great Plains residents have protested the project because it threatens water quality and myriad sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux. It will also contribute to the global climate crisis. The movement against the pipeline has touched deep into the heart of indigenous communities in Northern California. Hundreds of people from the North Bay and North Coast, indigenous and nonindigenous alike, made the trek to the area of wind-swept ) 16
prairie where the Cannonball and Missouri rivers meet. On Dec. 4, the Standing Rock resistance achieved a major breakthrough when the Army Corps of Engineers denied Energy Transfer Partners’ request for an easement to build the pipeline beneath the Missouri River, requiring a full environmental impact statement before that part of the project can proceed. Local support has manifested through fundraisers, rallies and ceremonies. Earlier this month, more than 500 people marched through downtown Santa Rosa to the beat of traditional drums. More than 600 people attended a November fundraiser in Sebastopol, with hundreds also turning out for events in Mendocino, Lake and Humboldt counties. Windsor resident and substanceabuse counselor with Sonoma County Indian Health Adam Villagomez, who is Dakota Sioux and Chippewa, has been at the forefront of Sonoma County’s support efforts for Standing Rock. He traveled with his wife and three sons there in the week preceding Indigenous People’s Day, otherwise known as Columbus Day. Villagomez says that Standing Rock is only the leading edge of a much larger spiritual and political phenomenon that involves recognition of indigenous sovereignty, water protection and climate-change activism. “Standing Rock is a spark that ignited fires in many people, which are going to grow and spread as people continue to bring the same spirit home to their communities,” he says.
Police Violence The protests at Standing Rock first started making headlines in August. Much of the attention focused on the police’s brutal treatment of protesters. With North Dakota’s Morton County Sheriff’s Department in the lead, police used high-powered water hoses, dogs, rubber bullets, sonic weapons, pepper spray and tear
gas against the Water Protectors, who resisted efforts to move them out. The level of force and the militarized appearance of the police captured national headlines partly because they were out of proportion to the physical threat posed by the activists. Brandy Toelupe, a lawyer for the National Lawyers Guild, helped file a lawsuit against the sheriff and other police agencies for using excessive force. “From the beginning, governments have used their latest technologies to take land and resources from native nations and oppress indigenous peoples,” she says. The Morton County Sheriff’s Department’s “actions make it clear that nothing has changed.” In late November, a demonstration outside of the Oceti Sakowin camp called attention to a police barricade that prevented emergency services vehicles and other traffic from accessing the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation’s northern access route since lateOctober. A line of riot police responded by firing concussion grenades and rubber bullets, and drenched hundreds of people with high-powered water hoses amid freezing temperatures. I stood on or near the Blackwater Bridge on Highway 180—the center of the action—for several hours that night. People wielded plywood and galvanized aluminum roofing shields to protect themselves and their comrades from the rubber bullets. Many sang their culture’s traditional songs as expressions of prayerfilled defiance. The pungent smell of tear gas periodically filled the air, mixing with the more persistent smell of vomit produced by the tear gas. Sometimes, the police directed the rubber bullets at people’s faces and chests. Cars transporting volunteer medics periodically parted the sea of people on the bridge. By night’s end, the police had wounded more than 150 unarmed individuals. Yet people kept streaming to the frontline of the action. The chaotic scene lasted for more than six hours. A 21-year-old woman whose arm
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was nearly torn off by an explosive grenade is still undergoing multiple surgeries as of this writing, and faces permanent disability. Another protester was shot in the eye, leading to possible blindness. Among those on the frontline that night was Loren Lincoln, a Wailaki from the Round Valley Indian Tribes in northeastern Mendocino County, California’s largest reservation. He first traveled to Standing Rock immediately after private security guards in Energy Transfer Partners’ employ set dogs on protesters, severely wounding several. “Fortunately, the bullets whizzed past me out here,” he says. “I was one of the lucky ones.” The police’s brutal assault on unarmed Water Protectors pricked the conscience of the nation. Certainly, it led to far greater scrutiny from the mainstream media and members of the national political establishment. Meanwhile, the mood at the Oceti Sakowin camp tangibly changed.
Despite being shaken by their experience, many people’s sense of pride and determination seemed only to have increased. North Dakota law enforcement agencies have claimed that they are merely defending the pipeline’s right-of-way owners from an intrusion on their right to use their property on their own terms, and that the areas of construction they are guarding have been legally permitted by state and federal agencies.
Rock Solid On Nov. 28, U.S. Reps. Jared Huffman and Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, sent a letter to President Obama requesting an immediate meeting to “demand accountability for [the] alarming treatment of Water Protectors and peaceful demonstrators at the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.” A reason for Huffman’s role in the letter may be the large number of North Coast people who have traveled to Standing Rock, and the growing political strength of
Valley Tribe’s Dania Colegrove told supporters at an event in Arcata in September. Jim Browneagle, an Elem Pomo traditional cultural leader from Lake County, traveled to Standing Rock with a contingent of Pomo people in October. He too notes the similarities between the struggles for treaty recognition in California and North Dakota. The Dakota Access Pipeline skirts around the Standing Rock Sioux reservation land by about a half-mile. The Sioux point out that the land rightfully belongs to them under the terms of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty, and that the land was later seized without their consent. As Browneagle notes, the U.S. negotiated 18 treaties with California’s 500 native nations in California, setting aside roughly 7.5 million acres of land as reservations within the thennew state’s boundaries. One of these treaties set aside much of the land around Clear Lake for exclusive use and occupancy by Pomo peoples. The U.S. Senate refused to recognize the treaties, however, instead taking the unique step of having these documents placed in secret files. Since returning home, Browneagle has given a number of presentations about Standing Rock, such as one he and his daughter gave to the Lake County Judges Association earlier this month. He notes that lowincome communities of color are overwhelmingly more likely to live near pollution sources or suffer adverse impacts from resource exploitation. For example, the Dakota Access Pipeline was originally slated to cross the Missouri River north of Bismarck, North Dakota’s capital city. Due to concerns about contamination of the city’s water supply, it was rerouted to cross the Missouri River at Lake Oahe, the sole water supply for the
Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes and thousands of other people. Again, Browneagle’s own people are a case in point. The Elem Pomo’s 50-acre rancheria is adjacent to the Bradley mercury mine near Clearlake Oaks, a site formerly on the EPA’s Superfund list of the most contaminated locations in the country. The mine began operations in 1871 and was among the nation’s most productive mercury mines during WWII, feeding the demand for quicksilver detonators in munitions. But the mine also contaminated the Elem’s land and water with prodigious amounts of methyl mercury tailings, compounds Browneagle says caused premature deaths, birth defects, cancers and deformities among tribal members. It forced the tribe to abandon its ancient subsistence fishing culture in the 1970s after the fish became contaminated far beyond levels fit for consumption. “Ultimately, everyone in this area is impacted by the pollution, but we as native people are on the frontline of it, just like at Standing Rock,” Browneagle says. “As Standing Rock has shown, though, we can’t fight this kind of battle on our own. We have to unite our communities.” Windsor’s Adam Villagomez agrees. “In Indian country, people have been dealing with these issues for a while,” he says. “So when the call was put out, there was a massive amount of people who came from Northern California tribes. “As far as the non-native community goes,” he adds, “this is the most support we’ve seen as Native Americans.”
‘Standing Rock is a spark that ignited many fires, which are going to grow and spread.’
Fossil Fuel Fight The Standing Rock struggle did not emerge in a vacuum. In recent years, movements against fossil-fuel extraction
have helped revive and, to some degree, reinvent North American environmentalism, with indigenous people frequently at the forefront. There has been strong opposition to nearly any infrastructure project associated with the Alberta tar sands and Keystone XL pipeline, along with widespread resistance to new coal infrastructure and extraction techniques such as fracking and acidization. Some campaigns have succeeded by targeting the fossil-fuel industries’ greatest Achilles heel: shipping. Three of the largest and potentially most lucrative fossil fuel sources in North America—the Alberta tar sands, the Powder River coal basin and the Bakken oil shale basin—are located in the middle of the continent, far away from refineries, processing plants and shipping hubs. In effect, they are landlocked. Grassroots opposition to Keystone XL led President Barack Obama to veto the project in 2015. And opposition by some of the most systematically disenfranchised people in North America—western Canada’s indigenous people—was the main obstacle to the completion of the equally massive Northern Gateway pipeline. An indigenous-led encampment protesting the Keystone XL pipeline also took place in 2013–14 at the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, a little over a hundred miles from Standing Rock. Bob Gough, a longtime resident of the Rosebud Reservation, said the Keystone fight had given indigenous people in the area “something to rally around, especially younger people here.”
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indigenous people in his district. Lincoln says that indigenous people are accustomed to brutal treatment from the police. The Round Valley Reservation received national media attention in 1996 after the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office was found to have subjected local natives to brutal treatment following a shoot-out between police and a young native man. “We deal with basically the same kinds of things where I’m from,” Lincoln says. “My experience of growing up on the reservation is what has given me the instinct to come fight for all indigenous people who are part of this struggle.” For many California native people, the resistance at Standing Rock has helped draw parallels to their struggles at home. Because indigenous cultures are inextricably linked to the lands they have historically inhabited, their survival necessarily depends on preserving those lands, which face numerous threats at any given time. In California and beyond, contemporary indigenous people are engaged in battles over mineral rights, water rights, federal recognition, honoring of treaties, repatriation or honorable treatment of sacred sites, healthcare, language preservation and other challenges. As in Standing Rock, recognition of indigenous sovereignty and environmental protection are inextricably linked. Largely owing to some of these tribes’ long struggle to maintain federally acknowledged fishing rights, for example, the Klamath and Trinity rivers region is home to the largest population of wild salmon of any river system in California, not to mention one of the healthiest populations of steelhead trout in the lower 48, and perhaps the world’s most abundant green sturgeon population, although all of these fisheries are in a steep decline. Dozens of indigenous people from the Klamath Basin traveled to Standing Rock. “We’re out here in Standing Rock talking about our struggles in the Klamath, and about how nonviolent direct action has changed our world,” the Hoopa
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and revitalization of traditional culture that was foretold generations ago. On Dec. 29, 1890, the 7th Cavalry Regiment massacred around 300 Lakota children, women and men near Wounded Knee, S.D., in what many historians see as the grisly final chapter in America’s Manifest Destiny period. The massacre symbolized to the Lakota the shattering of the Sacred Hoop, the traditional circle of the Oceti Sakowin, representing the unity of the Seven Council Fires of the Lakota Nation. “My understanding is that the movement at Standing Rock is the fulfillment of multiple prophecies that involve our people coming together, standing up and mending the sacred hoop,” Villagomez says.
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As of this writing, at least 2,000 people remain camped at Standing Rock in spite of snowy conditions and North Dakota’s punishing winter winds, which blow clear down from Canada. The Dakota Access Pipeline is more than 90 percent completed, but construction adjacent to Standing Rock remains on hold thanks to the Army Corps of Engineers’ recent directive. Most Water Protectors are fully aware that Donald Trump’s administration is committed to seeing the pipeline completed, and that the Army Corps could reverse itself once he’s in office. The Army Corps’ directive delays, but does not cancel, the project. In the meantime, people across the country have launched divestment campaigns targeting the multiple banks that are financially fueling the pipeline’s construction (see “The Spigot,” Oct. 26). People in San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Ukiah and Clearlake have recently held protests at Wells Fargo, which is among the pipeline’s major creditors and is the main banker of Energy Transfer Partners, to encourage
customers to close their accounts there. They have also targeted other financial institutions like Citibank. Wells Fargo corporate communications director Jessica Ong told the Bohemian in October that the bank invested in the pipeline only after concluding there was low risk of social or environmental harm. In court filings, Energy Transfer Partners representatives have claimed that their contracts with the nine companies that have agreed to pay them to ship oil through the pipeline expire on Jan. 1, but can be renegotiated. As I reported in October, one of these companies appears to be Oasis Petroleum, a major Bakken shale producer in which Marin County–based investment firm SPO Partners owns the largest stake of any investor. “If Oasis Petroleum has made a financial commitment to the pipeline, as it appears they have, it certainly raises questions about their complicity in the pipeline company’s egregious behavior toward the Water Protectors,” says Clark WilliamsDerry, research director of the Sightline Institute, an energypolicy think tank in Seattle. “The moral pressure is on them to decide whether they are to be a party to Dakota Access’ actions.” Among those who participated in a November demonstration at Wells Fargo’s Ukiah branch was Jassen Rodriguez, the Mishewal Wappo man who had tended the Seven Councils fire at Standing Rock. Two days later, he drove back out to Standing Rock, along with four family members, braving the snow and the ice of North Dakota’s punishing latefall. “We’ve been waiting for this a long time,” he says. “We’ve got to keep up the momentum.” Contact Will Parrish at willparrish@ gmail.com or through his website, www.willparrishreports.com.
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BABY-FACED BLUESMAN A star since he was 16 years old, guitarist Jonny Lang plays the Blues on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Uptown Theatre in Napa. See Clubs & Venues, p25. F U LT O N
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North Bay community nonprofit organization Becoming Independent offers many life-skill services to people with developmental disabilities, including a professional art program that provides classes and studio space. Last October, Becoming Independent acquired one of the working studio spaces at Sonoma County gallery and art center Fulton Crossing, and this week, the organization’s annual ‘Holiday Lights’ art show displays oneof-a-kind works and gifts in several mediums. Meet the artists and enjoy wine and appetizers while you view the art on Friday, Dec. 16, at Fulton Crossing, 1200 River Road, Fulton. 5pm. Free admission. becomingindependent.org.
The self-described kings of acoustic folk hijinks, the Christmas Jug Band is one of the North Bay’s more beloved holiday traditions. This year, the irreverently merry music-makers celebrate four decades of turning Christmas classics into tongue-in-cheek Americana parodies, and sharing their fun take on the season with audiences of all ages. This week, the Christmas Jug Band’s 40th annual tour stops in the North Bay on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Big Easy (128 American Alley, Petaluma; 6:30; $15; 707.776.4631) and on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 18–19, at Sweetwater Music Hall (19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley; Sunday at 7pm ($17–$27); Monday at 8pm ($24–$27) 415.388.3850.)
Looking to shop local this holiday season? It doesn’t get more local than the Santa Rosa Junior College’s outdoor agriculture complex Shone Farm, where everything grown goes to local restaurants like John Ash & Co. and local purveyors. This weekend’s Holiday on the Farm event offers up a bounty of the farm’s output, including fresh-pressed olive oil, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel wines, olive oil soap and salve and lip balm made from lavender. This second annual artisan showcase happens on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Shone Farm, 7450 Steve Olson Lane, Forestville. 11am. Free admission. 707.535.3707.
Last February, the North Bay lost one of its finest folk figures when country-swing songwriter Dan Hicks passed away at his home in Mill Valley after battling cancer. The man behind Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks was always a funny and gracious party host, and his memory lives on in this weekend’s Holidaze in Hicksville tribute concert. Featuring a lineup of members from the Hot Licks, Roberta Donnay & the Prohibition Mob Band and other special guests and friends, this celebratory remembrance promises all the uplifting energy that Hicks was famous for. Travel to Hicksville on Sunday, Dec. 18, at Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 6:30pm. $15–$18. 415.813.5600.
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Arts Ideas MAKING A SCENE What was once a hay barn has been transformed into an art studio for Melissa Baker and her sister.
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Through their paintings and event installations and productions—and with the help of their friends—the Baker sisters
are transforming their little corner of wine country into an artistic oasis. This weekend, the Ehlers Society hosts a holiday open house in St. Helena, where the Bakers will show and sell their oil paintings and welcome other artisans, like jeweler Sonia Lub and filmmaker and photographer Ryan McGuire, to share in some holiday cheer. Oakville natives, the sisters grew up on a cattle ranch with their other sister, Anna, also an
artist and writer. “We were really the only kids out there, and we had a lot of time on our hands, so we started doing art and performing plays really young,” Melissa says. After high school, the sisters studied art at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh before transferring to San Francisco State University. Melissa’s paintings are decidedly abstract, with color and atmosphere emphasized
over form. Mercedes’ works are a mixture of representational and expressionist that layer semitransparent figures and architectural structures of every era to reflect a passage of time. “All of time and history can be seen in the present day,” Mercedes says, “and I explore the idea that our heritage forms who we become.” “My paintings feel more celestial,” Melissa says, “Like they’re scenes from another world. It’s funny when you look at our work together, because Mercedes’ paintings will be representative of something and mine will feel like the subconscious element of that representation, what’s going on under the surface.” After a decade of traveling and living in various locations around the country, the sisters moved back to the Napa Valley together in 2008 to be closer to family. They rented a house on Ehlers Lane in St. Helena that came with a 1920s hay barn littered with old appliances and farm equipment, which the sisters transformed into an art studio. Since their return to the North Bay, the sisters have shown their oil paintings at wineries and alternative art spaces, yet their imaginations quickly propelled them beyond the canvas. They formed the Ehlers Society in 2010 to produce large-format installations at events like Nimbus Arts’ annual Nimbash gala, and recently at SOMO Village. Today, the Ehlers Society is made up of filmmakers, fashion designers, welders and everything in between. “Artists tend to gravitate toward each other,” says Melissa. “And we all fuel each other creatively.” Ehlers Society’s Holiday Open House is Dec. 16–17, at 3240 Ehlers Lane, St. Helena. bakersistersart.com.
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Such is the case with Marin Theatre Company’s deliciously funny, boldly old-fashioned Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. It’s a sequel, of sorts, to Austen’s beloved Pride and Prejudice, which concluded with the marriage of Elizabeth Bennet (Cindy Im), one of five sisters, to the wealthy and charming Mr. Darcy (Joseph Patrick O’Malley). As the story now continues— under the skillfully knowing direction of Meredith McDonough—the happily married Darcys have
‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’ runs Tuesday–Sunday through Dec. 23 at Marin Theatre Company. 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. Times vary. $20–$58. 415.388.5208.
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invited three of Elizabeth’s sisters to spend Christmas at Pemberley, their vast country estate, which Elizabeth has boldly adorned with a Christmas tree, a custom not yet common in England. Jane (Lauren Spencer), now married to the affable Mr. Bingley (Tommy Gorrebeeck), is, as they say, with child. Lydia (Erika Rankin, a powerhouse) desperately attempts to convince her sisters that her absent husband, Mr. Wickham, is not the scoundrel everyone knows him to be, and her hyperkinetic activities over the course of the holiday cause at least one of the play’s many comic misunderstandings. The primary focus of the play, it turns out, is Mary Bennet (played with agreeably dry wit and plenty of simmering charm by Martha Brigham), the sister portrayed in the novel as talentless and pointedly bookish, though not necessarily very bright. Much has changed over the last two years. Mary, clearly, has evolved into a smart, observant and accomplished young woman, though no one seems to have noticed. (The absence of the fifth sister, Kitty, by the way, is acknowledged in a funny, slightly “meta” reference toward the end of the play.) The tale’s expected love story comes in the form of the painfully awkward bookworm Arthur De Bourgh (a magnificent Adam Magill), who has recently inherited the estate of Darcy’s aunt, the daughter of whom, Anne (Laura Odeh, hilarious), suddenly appears to interrupt the growing loveat-nerd-sight romance between Arthur and Mary. The dialogue is sparkly and infectious, and the set by Erik Flatmo is a marvel, with snow ever-falling behind the drawing room window. Fluffy and sweet as a Georgian Ice, Christmas at Pemberley is as captivating and delightful a holiday diversion as one is likely to find—with or without a Christmas tree. Rating (out of 5):
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The film is set during the rise of Lord Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin. Tarkin is played by Peter Cushing’s digitized ghost. It’s hard not to stare at the apparition of an actor dead for 22 years—the movements are a little artificial, but it’s him, all right. No one had seriously thought the grave could hold Peter Cushing, anyway. Rogue One answers a question that’s been plaguing geeks for decades: why did the Death Star have a design flaw, so similar to the ever-convenient self-destruct button in spy movies? Having answered this, director Gareth Edwards races along to the climax of a dangerous mission, carried out with a mixed cast of funny-name bearers. Central to it is Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones, as determined and rabbitty as ever). On a nearby planet, the Jedi’s towering main temple is abandoned, but it’s being salvaged for a mineral or something called kyber, which fuels both light sabers and the Death Star. Rebels join Jyn to become the crew of a battered Imperial freighter stolen and renamed Rogue One. The Empire shoots back, for once, and with accuracy. The movie is all action, hopping from planet to planet, and blasting all the way, which makes it faster and more serious than anything in the series. This seriousness makes Rogue One less uplifting than last year’s Force Awakens. One really wants to leave the recent election out of this experience and forget our desperate times. This is difficult, given the huge emphasis on revolutionary self-sacrifice and battle lines being drawn; it’s an unpleasant kind of Zeitgeist offered here, offering premonitions of possible struggle to come. ‘Rogue One’ is playing in wide release in the North Bay.
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Aaron Neville heralds the holidays BY CHARLIE SWANSON
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don’t know much, but I know I love Aaron Neville. The soul man with the voice of an angel has been topping charts for 50 years, garnering praise for his melodic R&B hits of the 1960s and ’70s, and is loved by many for his duets with Linda Ronstadt in the ’80s and pop singles in the ’90s. At 75 years old, Neville has still got it. He appears on Dec. 17 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa for an evening of Christmas songs, a tradition for the past several years. It’s safe to say that Christmas is Neville’s favorite holiday, but like most other things in his life, he’s all about the music.
“My mom and dad were fans of Nat King Cole and Perry Como, so I grew up listening to all their Christmas albums,” Neville says. Born and raised in New Orleans, Neville started singing with brothers Art and Charles in a doowop group when he was seven years old. He says his uniquely measured falsetto voice came out naturally, though he refined it through listening to a variety of music. “I listened to all the doowoppers, but also all the country singers like Hank Williams and George Jones,” he says. “I love all of it.” In his career, Neville has delved into soul, funk and R&B, as well as gospel, adult contemporary and jazz. He even has two holiday albums, 1993’s Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas and 2005’s Christmas Prayer, both of which feature him covering such classics as “Silent Night” and traditional spiritual hymns like “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” This past summer, Neville released one of the strongest solo albums of his career, the swaggering and soulful Apache, on his own Tell It record label. “I’ve been writing poems on my iPhone for years,” he says, “and it’s been on my mind that I wanted to put music to some of my poetry.” Neville wrote or co-wrote all the tracks on Apache. Through the songs, he relives his youth in New Orleans, while also penning some of his most heartfelt love songs ever. Musically, he sets the mood with gritty funk and soulful R&B grooves throughout. “It was a labor of love,” he says. For the upcoming performance, Neville will be mixing favorite Christmas tunes with new material and classic hits. “I’m looking forward to seeing our fans,” he says. “We’re going to give them a great show.” Christmas with Aaron Neville comes early, on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 8pm. $49–$69. 707.546.3600.
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Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Donny & Marie Osmond In the tradition of the “Osmond Family Christmas” television specials, Donny and Marie celebrate the spirit of the season in a family-friendly concert. Dec 16, 8pm. $99-$139. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Foghat
The “Slow Ride” classic-rock superstars take the stage with support from GAMMA, featuring vocalist Davey Pattison. Dec 17, 8pm. $65-$85. Rock Star University House of Rock, 3410 Industrial Dr, Santa Rosa.
A Very Trebuchet Christmas
Petaluma indie rock band headlines a holiday-themed show with support from Judah Nagler, Rags, Illumignarly and others performing originals and covers of Christmas songs. Dec 18, 7pm. by donation. Petaluma Woman’s Club, 518 B St, Petaluma.
MARIN COUNTY Fishbone
Popular jam band celebrates 25 years of ska, rock, funk, fusion and fun. Dec 16, 9pm. $20-$25. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Jerry Garcia Foundation Holiday Benefit Singer-songwriter Greg Winser, Sun Kings, Rainbow Full of Sound and many other musical guests appear to help the hungry. Dec 16, 7pm. $50. Harmonia, 2200 Marinship Way, Sausalito. 415.332.1432.
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NAPA COUNTY Citizen Cope /JAXONDRIVE
The acclaimed Americana folk songwriter performs
an intimate solo acoustic performance. Dec 17, 8pm. $46. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet
Master vibraphonist leads his ensemble and performs a spirited twist on traditional jazz. Dec 16-18, 6:30 and 9pm. $25-$35. Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.
Rolando Morales
The renowned Bay Area Latin jazz guitarist performs two dinner shows, with a special menu and craft beers on tap. Dec 17, 5 and 7pm. $50. RaeSet, 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa. 707.666.9028.
Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY Annie O’s Music Hall
Dec 16, North Bay Cabaret Holiday Bash. Dec 17, Sweet Leaf holiday show. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.542.1455.
Aqus Cafe
Budginas. Dec 17, SRJC Symphonic Band with the Analy High School Honor Band. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4307.
Cellars of Sonoma
Dec 17, 5pm, Simply Lyrical. Dec 18, 2pm, Craig Corona. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg. 707.578.1826.
Glaser Center
Dec 17, 7pm, VOENA Voices of the Season...On Broadway. 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, voena.org.
Green Music Center
Dec 16, Na Leo Holiday Show. Dec 18, 3pm, Handel’s “Messiah” with American Bach Choir. Dec 20, Dave Koz Christmas Tour with special guests. 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.
Green Music Center Schroeder Hall
Dec 16-17, “Early Music Christmas: An English Celebration” with Sonoma Bach. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.
HopMonk Sebastopol
Dec 15, Songwriters in the Round. Dec 16, IrieFuse with Yeshua & the Hightones. Dec 17, David Starfire and Wu Wei with DJ Dragonfly. Dec 19, DeeJay Theory. 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.7300.
Dec 16, Rivertown Trio. Dec 17, 10:30am, Wings of Glory Christmas Concert. Dec 17, 7pm, Lyra Star. Dec 18, 2pm, Gary Vogensen’s Sunday Ramble. Dec 21, West Coast Songwriters Competition. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
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Dec 15, Dominic Schaner. Dec 16, Clark Williams. Dec 17, Ian Franklin. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.
The Big Easy
Dec 14, Wednesday Night Big Band. Dec 15, Hour of Tower. Dec 16, the Christmas Jug Band. Dec 17, Maria Muldaur. Dec 18, T Rex Jazz Band. Dec 20, Mad Men B3 Organ with Justus Dorbin. Dec 21, Bruce Gordon & the Acrosonics. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.4631.
Blue Heron Restaurant & Tavern
Dec 20, 6pm, Michael Hantman. 25300 Steelhead Blvd, Duncans Mills. 707.865.2261.
Burbank Auditorium Dec 14, SRJC Orchestra and Choir with pianist Dr Rudolf
Dec 16, the Incubators. Dec 17, Chime Travelers. 691 Broadway, Sonoma. 707.935.9100.
Hotel Healdsburg
Dec 17, 6:30pm, Bennett Friedman Quartet. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg. 707.431.2800.
Dec 17, Ugly Sweater Xmas Party with the Dixie Giants. 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.
Jasper O’Farrell’s
Dec 14, holiday party with Proko and Dr Dylan. 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. 707.829.2062.
Lagunitas Tap Room
Dec 14, French Oak Gypsy Band. Dec 15, Goosetown. Dec 16, Royal Deuces. Dec 17, the String Rays. Dec 18, Van Goat. Dec 21, Ragtag Sullivan. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Dec 17, Christmas with Aaron Neville. 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
Main Street Bistro
Mc T’s Bullpen
Dec 16, DJ MGB. Dec 17, Raven’s Attic. Dec 18, DJ MGB. 16246 First St, Guerneville. 707.869.3377.
Murphy’s Irish Pub
Dec 16, Solid Air. Dec 17, David Thom’s Christmas Singalong. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.
Mystic Theatre
Dec 16, Faith Ako. Dec 17, the Aggrolites and the Tahoes. Dec 18, David Gans with Dead Again. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.
Newman Auditorium Dec 16, the Oak Tones and SRJC Jazz Band. SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.527.4372.
Occidental Center for the Arts
Dec 17, Peppino D’Agostino. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental. 707.874.9392.
Phoenix Theater
Dec 16, the Honey Toads with Corporeal and Kirsten Van Dyke. Dec 17, Mozzy. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Pub Republic
Dec 16, the Restless Sons Duo. 3120 Lakeville Hwy, Petaluma. 707.782.9090.
Rio Nido Roadhouse Dec 17, Levi Lloyd. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.
The Tradewinds Bar
Dec 16, Stumble Weeds. Dec 17, Weekend at Bernie’s. 8210 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7878.
Twin Oaks Roadhouse Dec 16, Sean Carscadden Trio. Dec 17, the Sorentinos. Dec 18, 5pm, David Thom Invitational Bluegrass Jam. Dec 19, the Blues Defenders pro jam. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove. 707.795.5118.
Whiskey Tip
Dec 16, McKenna Faith. Dec 17, Family Room silent disco. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.843.5535.
MARIN COUNTY Ali Akbar College of Music
Dec 17, Dhrupad Vocal Music
with Pandit Ritwik Sanyal. 215 West End Ave, San Rafael. 415.454.6372.
Fenix
Dec 14, the Fenix Band. Dec 17, Greg Scott Show. Dec 18, 6:30pm, “Holidaze in Hicksville” tribute to Dan Hicks. Dec 20, Kevin Russell acoustic. 919 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.813.5600.
George’s Nightclub
Dec 17, Oro Solido. D842 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.226.0262.
Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Dec 18, 4pm, Singers Marin presents “’Tis the Season... Traditions, Near and Far” with soloist Noah Griffin. Dec 21, Windham Hill Winter Solstice 30th Anniversary concert. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.
Marin Country Mart
Dec 18, 12pm, Shabang Steel Pan Quintet. 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur.
19 Broadway Club
Dec 14, Blonde Sided. Dec 15, Koolwhip. Dec 16, Prezident Brown with King I-Veir. Dec 17, Lender album release show. Dec 19, open mic. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.
No Name Bar
Dec 14, Slim Jim. Dec 15, Michael LaMacchia Band. Dec 16, Michael Aragon Quartet. Dec 17, Chris Saunders Band. Dec 18, Migrant Pickers and friends. Dec 19, Kimrea & the Dreamdogs. Dec 20, open mic. Dec 21, Trevor Marcom and friends. 757 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.1392.
Osteria Divino
Dec 14, Deborah Winters with Ken Cook. Dec 15, Dan Zemelman Trio. Dec 16, Eric Markowitz Trio. Dec 18, Gabrielle Cavassa. Dec 20, Suzanna Smith. Dec 21, Jonathan Poretz. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito. 415.331.9355.
Panama Hotel Restaurant
Dec 14, Kurt Huget and friends. Dec 15, Deborah Winters. Dec 20, Swing Fever. Dec 21, Rivertown Trio. 4 Bayview St, San Rafael. 415.457.3993.
Peri’s Silver Dollar
Dec 14, the New Sneakers. Dec 15, Tip Jar. Dec 16, San Geronimo. Dec 17, Breakin’ Bread. Dec 18, Grateful Sunday. Dec 20, the Good Guys. Dec 21, the Elvis Johnson Soul Revue. 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 415.459.9910.
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Rancho Nicasio Dec 16, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. Dec 17, Lavay Smith’s 1940s Supper Club show. Dec 18, 5pm, the Steve Lucky and Carmen Getit Show. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio. 415.662.2219.
Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Dec 15, DJ Samir Neffati. Dec 16, Tony Holiday & the Velvetones. Dec 17, This Old Earthquake. Mon, Epicenter Soundsystem reggaae. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.
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Sweetwater Music Hall Dec 17, Steelin’ Dan. Dec 18-19, the Christmas Jug Band. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.3850.
Throckmorton Theatre Dec 14, Throckmorton Chorus Fall/Winter Concert. Dec 18, 12pm, Enriching Lives through Music student winter concert. Dec 18, 7:30pm, the Coverlettes Cover Christmas. Dec 19, Throckmorton Chamber Players holiday concert. Dec 21, 12pm, Anayana White and Elisabeth Zosseder. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
NAPA COUNTY Blue Note Napa Dec 21, 6:30 and 9pm, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.603.1258.
Deco Lounge at Capp Heritage Vineyards Dec 17, Jealous Zelig. 1245 First St, Napa. 707.254.1922.
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Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Dec 15, They Went Ghost. Dec 17, 6pm, the Sorry Lot. Dec 17, 9pm, Salty Dogs. Dec 18, DJ Aurelio. Dec 20, Bay Area Blues Society Caravan of Allstars. 902 Main St, Napa. 707.258.2337.
RaeSet Dec 19, Skunk Funk. 3150 B Jefferson St, Napa. 707.666.9028.
Uptown Theatre Dec 16, Jonny Lang with Reeve Carney. 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.
Uva Trattoria Dec 14, Justin Diaz. Dec 15, Three on a Match. Dec 16, Fundz Jazz. Dec 17, Kickin the Mule. Dec 18, 6pm, Tom Duarte. 1040 Clinton St, Napa. 707.255.6646.
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Aqus Cafe, “Small Works,” group show features diminutive art.3pm. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
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Gallery Route One, “Tell Tales,” Madeline Nieto Hope’s repurposed art shows in the Center Gallery, while “The Inverness Almanac: Collective Retrospective” shows in the project space and Isis Hockenos’ “She Said She Said” shows in the annex. 3pm. 11101 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station. 415.663.1347.
The Art Wall at Shige Sushi
Through Dec 31, “Colin Talcroft Solo Show,” the artist displays his abstract monoprint collage works. 8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. Hours vary. 707.795.9753.
Cornerstone Sonoma
Through Dec 25, “Celebration of Color & Light,” the Garden Barn hosts painter Nancy Granger, photographer Don Kellogg and textile artist Susan Stark. 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. Daily, 10 to 4. 707.933.3010.
Dallas A Saunders Artisan Textiles
Through Dec 18, “Reality/ Perception,” exhibition explores realism and allegory in fine art tapestries woven in Belgium. 275 Hwy 128, Geyserville. Fri-Sun, 11am to 6pm. 707.708.9065.
Fulton Crossing
Through Dec 31, “Holiday Lights,” Becoming Independent artists show their work, available for sale to complete your holiday shopping. Reception, Dec 16 at 5pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.
Gallery 8
Through Dec 17, “Seeing the Unseen,” artists Helena Leifer and Max DuBois show artwork created in collaboration to produce a rich, diverse convergence of their once solitary efforts. 312 South A St, Santa Rosa. Wed-Sat, noon to 5pm; or by appointment. 707.573.9511.
Glaser Center
Through Dec 20, “Batra Njana’s Cabo Verde,” photo exhibit by photographer Bertha Jean. 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 707.568.5381.
Graton Gallery
SONOMA COUNTY Agrella Art Gallery Through Dec 15, “From the Forest Floor,” watercolors from a recent sabbatical project of SRJC instructor Deborah Kirklin shows alongside still-life show, “Zeuxis: Flowers as Metaphor.” SRJC, Doyle Library, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. Mon-Thurs, 10 to 4; Sat, 1 to 4. 707.527.4298.
Through Dec 18, “Mere Color,” new abstracts by Susan Proehl with guest artists Rebeca Trevino, Paula Strother, Rosemary Ward and Betty Ann Sutton. 9048 Graton Rd, Graton. Tues-Sat, 10:30 to 6; Sun, 10:30 to 4. 707.829.8912.
Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Through Dec 31, “Gift Gallery,” an opportunity for creators of high-quality, functional,
wearable, decorative and gift-appropriate crafts to offer their works for the gift-giving season. 130 Plaza St, Healdsburg. Daily, 11 to 6. 707.431.1970.
Peace & Justice Center
Through Dec 31, “Still Standing: 20 Years of Paintings,” retrospective exhibit by artist Tina Azaria. 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa. MondayFriday, 1 to 4pm. 707.575.8902.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Through Dec 30, “Small Work, Big Deal,” find a delightful christmas present for your loved ones or just spoil yourself with an original work of art. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.
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Through Dec 31, “Paintings by Kenneth Pelletier,” featuring still lifes from the local artist. 1015 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.433.1660.
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Through Dec 31, “A Portrait of Sonoma,” photographers Erik Castro, Jamie Thrower and students at Sonoma Valley High School display portraits from their recent pop-up shoots. Through Dec 31, “XXc Icons of Photography,” exhibit showcases the best of world photography and shows in conjunction with “Pairings: 16 Artists Creatively Combined,” which focuses on harmonious combinations of artworks. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.939.SVMA.
SSU Library Art Gallery
Through Dec 23, “Creativity Unconfined,” life in a World War II Japanese-American internment camp is explored in silk-screen posters, woodcuts, paper flowers and more. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.
Steele Lane Community Center
Through Dec 15, “Outer Glow,” Northern California artist Jenny Harp utilizes a variety of media in her work including printmaking, digital media, sculpture and installation. 415 Steele Ln, Santa Rosa. Mon-Thurs, 8 to 7; Fri, 8 to 5. 707.543.3282.
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Through Dec 31, “Small Works Exhibition,” a wonderful opportunity to find affordable, quality artwork for the holiday gift-giving season. Reception, Dec 9 at 5pm. 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael. Tues-Sat, 10 to 5. 415.451.8119.
Bolinas Museum
Through Dec 31, “Bounty,” exhibit looks at fine food production in coastal Marin, from 1834 to today. 48 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. Fri, 1 to 5; Sat-Sun, noon to 5; and by appointment. 415.868.0330.
Marin Society of Artists Through Dec 23, “Small Works Bazaar,” 45 artists exhibit a unique and beautiful selection of paintings, ceramics, jewelry and more. Live music provided by Jody Calcara. Reception, Dec 9 at 5pm. 1515 Third St, San Rafael. Wed-Sun, noon to 4pm. 415.464.9561.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Through Dec 29, “Art of the Spirit,” 616 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. Tues-Sat, 10 to 2; also by appointment. 415.388.4331.
Throckmorton Theatre Through Dec 31, “Throckmorton’s December Art Show,” featuring works by Stanley Goldstein and Liana Steinmetz. 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.
Comedy Giggling All the Way
A holiday comedy show features standups and improvisational scenes. Dec 17, 7:30pm. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.
Dance Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Direct from Russia, this worldrenowned show is a delight for all ages. Dec 18, 3 and 7pm.
Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. 707.579.4452.
Napa Regional Dance Company’s Nutcracker
Shop for unique Hawaiian holiday gifts and enjoy miniplate lunches, with raffles and live music by Faith Ako and others throughout the day. Dec 17, 10am. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael.
For audiences of all ages. Dec 17-18. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center, 100 California Dr, Yountville 707.944.9900.
The Nutcracker Ballet With Santa Rosa Dance Theater. Dec 16-18. $25-$30. Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park 707.588.3400.
Sophie & the Enchanted Toyshop
Full-length children’s show is performed by Marin Dance Theatre. Dec 17, 1 and 5:30pm. $10-$40. Marin Center’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.473.6800.
Tapcracker
Annual holiday show is presented by the Dance with Sherry Studio. Dec 17, 2 and 5:30pm. $12-$25. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael 415.499.6800.
Events Bee Audacious Public Panel
Beekeepers come together and envision bold, evidence-based solutions to help honeybees, wild bees, beekeepers and pollination managers prosper. Dec 14, 7pm. $10-$20. Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, beeaudacious.com.
Caroling in the Vineyards
Sip on wine as you get your holiday presents wrapped and listen to carolers. Dec 17, 12pm. La Crema Estate at Saralee’s Vineyard, 3575 Slusser Rd, Windsor.
Fridays in Forestville: Winter Festival Fill your senses with elegant wines, tasty bites and exhibits by local artists along downtown Forestville’s Front Street. Dec 16, 5:30pm. $20$40. Joseph Jewell Wines, 6542 Front St, Forestville. 707.975.4927.
Hands-On Hanukkah
Multi-activity event for families with young children includes arts and crafts and more. Dec 18, 10am. Free. Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301
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A parade of sparkling boats shine on the Petaluma River to ring in the season. Dec 17, 6pm. Free. Petaluma River Turning Basin, 222 Weller St, Petaluma.
Holiday on the Farm
Explore and sample Shone Grown artisan products. Dec 17, 11am. Free admission. Shone Farm, 7450 Steve Olson Ln, Forestville. 707.535.3707.
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Stroll the shops around Sausalito and view elaborate, festively decorated gingerbread houses galore. Through Dec 30. Downtown Sausalito, Caledonia Street, Sausalito.
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Snowman Social
Join in an afternoon of food, crafts, fun and snowmen. Dec 17, 1pm. Marin City Library, 164 Donahue St, Marin City. 415.332.6157.
Winter Gratitude Celebration
Express your gratitude through several fun activities. Dec 17, 6pm. $10-$20. Songbird Community Healing Center, 8297 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.2398.
Winter Sol Nest
A day of interactive art, live music, nourishing food and tea and activism activities. Portion of the proceeds will go to support Standing Rock. Dec 17, 6:30pm. $10-$20. Fairfax Pavilion, 142 Bolinas Rd, Fairfax.
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Through Dec 16, “A Purposeful Life,” San Rafael artist Davis Perkins’ paintings depict the grandeur of the American landscape. Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 415.485.3251.
$34 and up. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa 707.546.3600.
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Wetlands Kayak Birding Tour
Learn about the incredible diversity of birds in the wetlands of Tomales Bay on this unique, one-way kayaking trip. Dec 17, 10am. $110-$130. Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Rd, Pt Reyes Station, ptreyes.org.
Winter Creek Walk
SPAWN-trained naturalists lead creek walks that explore our watershed and teach participants about the ecology of our endangered native population of coho salmon. Dec 17, 12:30pm. $35. Samuel P Taylor State Park, Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Lagunitas, catie@ tirn.net.
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A community feast for all. Dec 20, 7pm. $25. Aqus Cafe, 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.
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Belrose Holiday Tea
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Annual tradition includes a pot of fine tea, petit fours, tea sandwiches, cookies and scones. Reservations are required. Through Dec 24. $25. The Belrose, 1415 Fifth Ave, San Rafael. 415.902.5188.
Bergamot’s Birthday Party
Enjoy discount drinks during happy hour and dance the night away in this five year anniversary party. Dec 16. Bergamot Alley, 328-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg. 707.433.8720.
A discussion with Bradley Burston, a Haaretz Newspaper columnist and Senior Editor of Haaretz.com. Dec 15, 7pm. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 415.927.0960.
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Sunday matinee screening of heartbreaking and euphoric film about the original cast members of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ is followed by Skype talk with director. Dec 18. Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St, Sebastopol. 707.525.4840. Enjoy holiday cheer and giving at five different movie houses playing a Christmas movie throughout the day. Free with donation of a toy or nonperishable food item. See sregmovies.com for films and times. Dec 14. Santa Rosa Entertainment Group, various theaters, Sonoma County.
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grower-produced wines from the Champagne region of France. Dec 15, 6pm. $125. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg. 707.431.7433.
Purchase a passport to tour, taste wine and meet winemakers at several heralded wineries, both large and small, in and around the town at the top of Napa Valley. Through Feb 5, 2017. $50. Calistoga wineries, various locations, Calistoga, visitcalistoga.com.
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Dec 14, 7pm, “Television” with David Thomson. Dec 16, 7pm, “The Wrong Dog” with David Elliot Cohen. Dec 17, 1pm, “Dreidels on the Brain” with Joel Izzy. Dec 17, 4pm, “Moonglow” with Michael Chabon. Dec 17, 7pm, “The Adventures of a Lifetime” with Elizabeth Young Roulac. Dec 18, 1pm, “Citizen Scientist” with Mary Ellen Hannibal. Dec 18, 4pm, “Walking on Darkness” with Peter Dale Scott. 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.
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Santa Rosa Historical Society hosts a screening of Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, with a showing of the society’s new doc, “Santa Rosa: The Chosen Spot of All the Earth” beforehand. Dec 16. $5. Summerfield Cinemas, 551 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.528.4222.
One Mind
Filmmaker Edward A Burger and Rev. Heng Sure of the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery are on hand to present Burger’s cinematic portrait of life inside Zhenru Chan Monastery, one of China’s most revered Zen communities. Dec 18, 6:30pm. $15. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, $15.
Calistoga’s Winter in the Wineries
Thirty-second annual feed includes chilled Dungeness crab, clam chowder, pasta and more. Dec 16, 5pm. $60. Tides Wharf, 835 Coast Highway One, Bodega Bay. 707.875.3652.
Holiday Luncheon
Bread & Roses’ holiday chorus accompanies a lunch in the Jackson Café that will raise your spirits and bring in the holiday cheer. Advance tickets requested. Dec 15, 12pm. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. 415.456.9062.
Holiday Mad Hatter Tea Party
Take a trip down the rabbit hole for a Mad Hatter-themed tea party. Dec 20, 4pm. $39. Tudor Rose Tea, 733 Fourth St, Santa Rosa.
Longboard Holiday Party Festive bubbly, fresh oysters and more celebrate the season. Dec 16, 5pm. $39. Longboard Vineyards, 5 Fitch St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3473.
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Dec 21, 5:30pm, Shed’s Book Group, Drew Smith’s “Oyster: A Gastronomic History” is this month’s selection. 25 North St, Healdsburg 707.431.7433.
Napa Bookmine
Dec 14, 7pm, “The Adventures of the Squeezebox Kid” with Ray Guadagni, former Napa judge reads from his new memoir. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.
Theater The Adventures of Mr. Toad
Musical for the whole family is based on the beloved book “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Graham. Through Dec 18. $12-$22. Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.829.2214.
Brian Copeland’s Jewelry Box
Copeland’s remarkable one-man show reminisces on a special childhood holiday experience. Dec 15,
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WONDER BOY Bestselling author Michael Chabon reads from ‘Moonglow,’ a
memoir of his grandfather, at Book Passage on Dec. 17. See Readings, adjacent page.
8pm. $50. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.
Christmas Carol Veteran actor Charlie Siebert once again bring the famous tale of Ebenezer Scrooge to life on the stage for the whole family. Through Dec 23. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 West Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.
A Christmas Carol The Dickens’ classic is musically adapted by Blanca Florido and tells the story of Scrooge through song. Through Dec 18. $12-$27. Novato Theater Company, 5240 Nave Dr, Novato. 415.883.4498.
Crazy for You Roustabout’s Apprentice Program celebrates the holidays with the all singing, all dancing, all Gershwin musical comedy. Dec 16-18. $16-$26. Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa. 707.546.3600.
The Great American Trailer Park Xmas Musical The funny Xmas sendup returns to Lucky Penny for another run packed with trailer park tinsel. Through Dec 17. $27-$38. Lucky Penny Community Arts Center, 1758 Industrial Way, Napa. 707.266.6305.
H.M.S. Pinafore The Ross Valley Players delight with a production of Gilbert
and Sullivan’s romantic romp set aboard a British Navy ship. Through Dec 18. $15-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, rossvalleyplayers. com.
Hope
World premiere of a new musical by Si Kahn tells the story of a Jewish immigrant family’s passage from Europe to America. Through Dec 18. Main Stage West, 104 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.0177.
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
This beloved American classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. Through Dec 18. $10-$25. Raven Theater, 115 North St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3145.
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
This light-hearted continuance of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” focuses this time on middle sister Mary Bennet visiting the Darcy household at Pemberley for the winter holiday. Through Dec 18. $22$60. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.
Polar Bears
Sonoma Arts Live hosts playwright, actor and Bohemian contributor David Templeton’s holiday-themed one-man-show about fatherhood and Santa Claus that’s not recommended for young audiences. Through Dec 17. Sonoma Community
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Santaland Diaries David Yen delights audiences with David Sedaris’ one-man tale of an out-of-work, antihero who decides to become a Macy’s elf during the holidays. Through Dec 18. Studio Theatre, 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.
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Sebastiani Theatre Holiday Show Experience music, magic and more in this program for the whole family. Dec 17-18, 2pm. $8-$10. Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.
Somewhere An old-style circus based on the French tradition of the 1920’s, Le Cirque de Bohème presents a magical world filled with enchantment, adventure and wonder. Through Dec 18. $22-$30. Cornerstone Sonoma, 23570 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.933.3010.
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onoma County Go Local co-managing member Terry Garrett was quoted in the New York Times last month saying that Sonoma County’s cannabis crop is worth $3 billion annually. That’s six times the estimated value of the county’s grape crop and about twice the annual GDP of Belize. Forget Powerball, I just want one day of Sonoma County cannabis revenue.
I recently met with Garrett to go through his data. Taking a somewhat skeptical approach, I became more and more convinced that he is close to the truth. His research and supporting documentation are as strong as can be expected, given the fact that the cannabis industry lives as much in the shadows as it does in the open.
I do have issues with his price per square foot and potential yield per acre. I think he underestimates the canopy required to produce $3 billion. That single issue should not in any way diminish what I regard as otherwise solid work. Decide for yourself; much of his work can be found on his blog at thegrid.ai/one-acre. Garrett points out that cannabis is a low-resource, high-yield industry. He estimates that cannabis produces 100 times more revenue per square foot than grapes. Even if it’s only 20 times, that’s still highly significant. And counting all the cannabis enterprises in cultivation, manufacturing, distribution and retail—plus the suppliers (hardware stores, hydroponic stores, soil suppliers) and professional services (consultants, lawyers) catering to the industry— there are as many as 15,000 jobs that wouldn’t exist in Sonoma County if there wasn’t a cannabis sector, he says Garrett used survey results from the California Department of Food and Agriculture to do a county-by-county analysis and estimates the statewide economic impact of cannabis to be in the range of $40–$50 billion annually. Assuming this can be validated, it means that cannabis is equal to all other agriculture in California combined. Most analyses I had seen put the figure at $10 billion. Garrett then hit me with what I regard as deeply profound speculation. “I believe that cannabis is the hidden factor that saved all of California from collapse during the economic crisis of 2008 and what has driven California to be the eighth largest economy in the world,” he says. Just let that thought marinate for a few minutes—or days. Cannabis (might have) saved California and no one noticed. Michael Hayes works for CDB-Guild. Contact him at mhayes339@comcast.net.
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Astrology
BY ROB BREZSNY
For the week of December 14
ARIES (March 21–April 19) “Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how,” said dancer Agnes De Mille. “We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.” As true as her words might be for most of us much of the time, I suspect they don’t apply to you right now. This is one of those rare moments when feeling total certainty is justified. Your vision is extra clear and farseeing. Your good humor and expansive spirit will ensure that you stay humble. As you take leap after leap, you’ll be surrounded by light.
. . . to dream has been the business of my life,” wrote author Edgar Allan Poe. I don’t expect you to match his devotion to dreams in 2017, Scorpio, but I do hope you will become more deeply engaged with your waking fantasies and the stories that unfold as you lie sleeping. Why? Because your usual approaches to gathering useful information won’t be sufficient. To be successful, both in the spiritual and worldly senses, you’ll need extra access to perspectives that come from beyond your rational mind. Here’s a good motto for you in 2017: “I am a lavish and practical dreamer.”
TAURUS (April 20–May 20)
SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)
“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange,” wrote author Carson McCullers. Are you ready to give that adage a twist, Taurus? In the coming weeks, I think you should search for foreign and strange qualities in your familiar world. Such a quest may initially feel odd, but will ultimately be healthy and interesting. It will also be good preparation for the next chapter of your life, when you will saunter out into unknown territory and find ways to feel at home there.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) “If you don’t use your own imagination, somebody else is going to use it for you,” said writer Ronald Sukenick. That’s always true, but it will be especially important for you to keep in mind in 2017. You Geminis will have an unparalleled power to enlarge, refine and tap into your imagination. You’ll be blessed with the motivation and ingenuity to make it work for you in new ways, which could enable you to accomplish marvelous feats of creativity and self-transformation. Now here’s a warning: if you don’t use your willpower to take advantage of these potentials, your imagination will be subject to atrophy and colonization. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Why are Australian sand wasps so skilled at finding their way back home after being out all day? Here’s their trick: When they first leave the nest each morning, they fly backwards, imprinting on their memory banks the sights they will look for when they return later. Furthermore, their exiting flight path is a slow and systematic zigzag pattern that orients them from multiple directions. I recommend that you draw inspiration from the sand wasps in 2017, Cancerian. One of your important tasks will be to keep finding your way back to your spiritual home, over and over again. LEO (July 23–August 22) Vault 21, a restaurant in Dunedin, New Zealand, serves sautéed locusts. For $5, patrons receive a plate of five. The menu refers to the dish not as “Oily Sizzling Grasshoppers,” but rather as “Sky Prawns.” Satisfied customers know exactly what they’re eating, and some say the taste does indeed resemble prawns. I bring this to your attention, Leo, because it illustrates a talent you will have in abundance during 2017: re-branding. You’ll know how to maximize the attractiveness and desirability of things by presenting them in the best possible light. VIRGO (August 23–September 22) The literal translation of the German word Kummerspeck is “grief bacon.” It refers to the weight gained by people who, while wallowing in self-pity, eat an excess of comfort food. I know more than a few Virgos who have been flirting with this development lately, although the trigger seems to be self-doubt as much as self-pity. In any case, here’s the good news: the trend is about to flip. A flow of agreeable adventures is due to begin soon. You’ll be prodded by fun challenges and provocative stimuli that will boost your confidence and discourage Kummerspeck. LIBRA (September 23–October 22) “Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable,” wrote journalist Brenda Ueland. Pause for a moment and fully take in that fact, Libra. It’s breathtaking and daunting. What a huge responsibility it is to be absolutely unique. In fact, it’s so monumental that you may still be shy about living up to it. But how about if you make 2017 the year you finally come into your own as the awesomely unprecedented creature that you are? I dare you to more fully acknowledge and express your singular destiny. Start today!
SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)
“To dream
Physicist Stephen Hawking is skeptical of the hypothesis that humans may someday be able to travel through time. To jokingly dramatize his belief, he threw a party for time travelers from the future. Sadly, not a single chrononaut showed up to enjoy the Champagne and hors d’oeuvres Hawking had prepared. Despite this discouraging evidence, I guarantee that you will have the potential to meet with Future Versions of You on a regular basis during the next nine months. These encounters are likely to be metaphorical or dreamlike rather than literal, but they will provide valuable information as you make decisions that affect your destiny for years to come. The first of these heart-to-hearts should come very soon.
CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) During these last few weeks, you may have sometimes felt like smashing holes in the wall with your head, or dragging precious keepsakes into the middle of the street and setting them on fire, or delivering boxes full of garbage to people who don’t appreciate you as much as they should. I hope you abstained from doing things like that. Now here are some prescriptions to help you graduate from unproductive impulses: Make or find a symbol of one of your mental blocks, and bash it to pieces with a hammer; clean and polish precious keepsakes, and perform rituals to reinvigorate your love for them; take as many trips to the dump as necessary to remove the congestion, dross and rot from your environment. AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) Singer-songwriter Tom Waits has a distinctive voice. One fan described it this way: “Like how you’d sound if you drank a quart of bourbon, smoked a pack of cigarettes and swallowed a pack of razor blades. Late at night. After not sleeping for three days.” Luckily, Waits doesn’t have to actually do any of those selfdestructive things to achieve his unique tone. In fact, he’s wealthy from selling his music, and has three kids with a woman to whom he’s been married for 36 years. I foresee a similar potential for you in the coming weeks and months. You may be able to capitalize on your harmless weirdness . . . to earn rewards by expressing your charming eccentricities . . . to be both strange and popular. PISCES (February 19–March 20)
Was punk rock born on June 4, 1976? A fledgling band known as the Sex Pistols played that night for a crowd of 40 people at a small venue in Manchester, England. Among the audience members was Morrissey, who got so inspired that he started his own band, the Smiths. Also in attendance was a rowdy guy who would soon launch the band Joy Division, despite the fact that he had never played an instrument. The men who would later form the Buzzcocks also saw the performance by Johnny Rotten and his crew. According to music critic David Nolan, these future pioneers came away from the June 4 show with the conclusion, “You don’t have to be a virtuoso or a musical genius to be in a band; anyone can do it.” I see parallels between this seminal event and your life in the coming weeks.
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