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››LETTERS Better to be silent and thought a fool than write the editor and remove all doubt In regards to Marcia Blackman’s letter [“That Moat Will Require an EIR, Ma’am...” March 15], vilifying the “scumbags” who have come into the county since she moved here 40 years ago: Dear Marcia, I have been here 61 years. That makes you one of the scumbags that have ruined my once peaceful and wonderful county. What have you done for Marin? You seem to have a lot of time on your hands to write blowhard letters, (ad nauseum), bitching about everything you deem unworthy. Your use of the term DemoCRAP is ignorant and childish. I, for one, will never complain about the Sun giving you so much ink; it amuses me to see an insignificant, self-righteous woman such as yourself prove her ineptitude with so few words. Please keep it up. I need a good chuckle now and then. John Cross, Tiburon

Sorry, John, but you asked for it... I thought the purpose of having a tax-funded community college here was for the benefit of students who wanted a higher education—not for the benefit of the good old boys’ relatives and friends who received huge sums of money from the College of Marin Trustees under the guise of “professional services” and “administrative expenses.” President David Coon called it “misspent and improperly used student program funds”; most of the taxpayers might call it “idiotic/irresponsible and possibly criminal”....with no one ever responsible for seeing that the money

went to the students—and not spent on bulls--t. I salute David Coon for putting lipstick on the pig; I salute him with my middle finger. And as for Ann Hill (the former foundation board president) who thinks “people should get down on their knees and thank the board for spending money to get the mess straightened out”....I am on my knees so you’ll just have to bend down lower to kiss my butt. Marcia Blackman, San Rafael (former COM student)

That crutch is already covered by the ADA! Ah, well, it’s Marcia [Blackman]. If there were a proposition to buy Tiny Tim a new crutch, she would lead Get the kid a new crutch, the charge against it and next thing he’ll want a because someone, bone setter. somewhere, was going to make a profit from us overburdened taxpayers. Some people are like that. Martin Russell, Mill Valley

White John and brown Barbara Brown. Wow! Heaven on earth. A boy and a girl. Meeting on a beautiful Village evening. Barbara and Virginia went home. And I went home. To 540 Hudson Street. (Isn’t that a gas station? It is. Eddie let me sleep in the cars that parked there.) Barbara and John got together. Walking around her wonderful neighborhood. Dancing in her living room. Walking to her mother and father. Or, necking and touching each other. In Riverside Park. And, on her living room couch. 1959 was a giddy time in the Village. MacDougall Street. Jim Atkins. The kettle of fish. The park. Turk and Mary just back from Mexico. Bill Quinn. Barbara Turner, my buddy. As Turk would say, wow. Classes at HB with the greatest actress and the greatest woman, Irene Dailey. God, do I love you, Irene. January 1961 was the last time I saw Barbara Brown. I was sleeping in the subway. (Didn’t pay my rent at the Albert Hotel.) I went by her house and we talked. She said she was getting married. Well. Some lucky guy. Now, she is the girl I always think of. What might have been. John Van Koppen, San Rafael

A sequel 40 years in the making! I had a poem published in the Pacific Sun in the early ’70s, “Remembering Maria, Part 1.” Here is another poem for you to consider, “Miss Barbara Brown”: We met in a doorway next to Rienzi’s. May 1959. Then, with her girlfriend Virginia, we walked up to Washington Square Park. Virginia sat down on a bench, and we laid down on the grass. Kissing and rolling on each other. Happy. Groovy. Twenty-year-old me and 16-year-old Barbara. Me from Paterson, New Jersey, and she from Edgecombe Avenue. In NYC. A delicious Oreo cookie.

We’re drawing a blanc on this one... Why do stores only sell red wine vinegar in 4 ounce bottles? Are they afraid it might turn into Chateau Mouton if it isn’t used fast enough? Carlo V. Gardin, Fairfax

Because it’s harder to be indignant when you’re well-informed... It’s too bad the recent contributors to the Letters page—who were roused to indignation by Joanne Williams’s article [“Johnny Got His Gun,” March 15], about the young man, John Walker Lindh, from Marin who became a Muslim—didn’t bother to read the article before blowing their tops. As the article told us, John Walker Lindh converted in all sincerity to one of the world’s three great religions, one to which millions of patriotic Americans belong. He traveled to a Muslim country not to renounce his own country but to learn Arabic and study the Koran. His parents respected his decision and continue to do so. Lindh’s mistake was to join the Taliban in their fight against the warlords who were terrorizing the countryside with extortion and rape. But he had no way of knowing the U.S. would take revenge against Al Qaeda by going to war against the Taliban or that the warlords would become our allies despite their record of brutality. Finally, if the letter writers have evidence that Lindh was “complicit in the murder of a CIA agent,” or “was “prepared to fight the U.S. armed forces,” let’s have it. Rachelle Marshall, Mill Valley

infamous 19th-century Irish playwright, poet and wit. While some San Francisco gays are advocating to rename the airport “Harvey Milk Airport,” Milk is a decidedly obscure figure from a national and international perspective. Oscar Wilde, however, is an important and compelling personality. Imprisoned for two years for “gross indecency with other men,” Wilde suffered and endured a lot for his belief in gay rights. Also renaming San Francisco Airport as a tribute to Oscar Wilde would appeal to antigays as well as pro-gays; not everyone likes gay rights, but everyone enjoys a witty epigram. Wilde penned many famous quotations before he died, in poverty, at the age of 46. Beatrice Portinari, San Rafael

We were thinking of a different bodily function... Reading my letters is like masturbation: Everyone does it, but no one will admit it! Craig Whatley, San Rafael

Hey, at least they’ll be near a hospital when you hit them... Bon Air Road stretches from Sir Francis Drake to Magnolia in Larkspur. There are four crosswalks from east to west, yet NONE is located near Marin General Hospital. Crossing Bon Air Rd to get to either the hospital or the Bay Club or the new park is hazardous to both pedestrians and vehicles. The county says they have no money, the hospital says they are going to do a rebuild soon, Supervisor Katie Rice says it’s not her job, [Larkspur mayor] Len Rifkind says it’s out of his jurisdiction. So here we are a year later and nothing has been done. I live on South Eliseo Drive (over 35 years), have almost hit two pedestrian jaywalkers that popped out in front of me from the median, this year. Maybe I should buy the paint and go out in the middle of the night and paint the crosswalk myself? Joel Cohen, Greenbrae

An atypically quite moment along the gauntlet.

‘We are all in gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars’–Oscar Wilde I propose that the San Francisco Airport be renamed “Oscar Wilde Airport” after that

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Plastic bag ban inflating in Sacto Assembly bill would pull the ties on big grocery, pharmacy retailers by Pe te r S e id m an

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dvocates of single-use plastic bag bans are hopeful about a bill introduced by Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-San Rafael. Levine’s bill would create a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in large grocery stores and pharmacies. It’s one of the first pieces of legislation Levine, a former San Rafael city councilman, worked on after taking his seat in Sacramento representing Marin. It’s not the first time a state legislator has introduced a bill to ban plastic bags. Levine’s legislation is similar to legislation former Ventura County Assemblywoman Julia Brownley carried in 2010 and 2011. Her legislation failed to pass by a narrow margin after strong opposition from the plastics industry and bag manufacturers. The failure stalled the move to create a statewide law to ban single-use plastic bags. The failure in Sacramento, however, did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm among cities and counties across the state to ban single-use plastic bags. More than 70 cities and counties in the state now have singleuse bag ordinances in place. Although some jurisdictions have rejected bag bans, the total number of entities passing bans has been climbing. The move to pass local single-use bag bans is a case of taking action on the local level when Sacramento fails to move on a comprehensive plan. The number of local ordinances is evidence that the time

may have come for a statewide ban, say advocates. And according to Levine, positive reaction to his proposed legislation underscores that point, although there are opponents. Levine’s bill, which has several co-authors, passed through the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, its first hurdle on a long way to possible passage. “The conversation has progressed in California,” says Levine. “We now have jurisdictions that have created a patchwork quilt of bans throughout the state. And now fully onethird of Californians live in these jurisdictions.” The political dialogue espoused by supporters of a statewide ban has focused on the relative success of the bans in local jurisdictions. “Now,” says Levine, “we can do something for the environment statewide. (State Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, has introduced a bill similar to Levine’s legislation.) Levine’s legislation, AB 158, calls for grocery stores with more than $2 million in annual sales and retailers with more than 10,000 square feet of floor space that include pharmacy or grocery sales to stop using single-use plastic takeout bags at checkout stands. The ban would exempt bags used to hold produce and bags that contain prescriptions. Those two exceptions are written into bag bans across the sate, including the one Marin County adopted in January 2012. Fairfax banned plastic bags in 2008 10 >

PacificSun.com Poll Results Local movie mogul George Lucas donated land in downtown San Anselmo to be made into an 8,700-square-foot park featuring statues of Indiana Jones and Yoda atop a fountain. What should the park be named? Lucas Park ..................................................... 46.7% Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Toddlers ........ 10% The Fountain Menace ......................................6.7% May The Firs Be With You ................................29.4% The Hey Did Ya Know George Lucal Lives Here Park .................................................................. 10% Chew-Parka! ............................................... 16.7%

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Hospital gets seismic extension; will there be voter aftershocks? Marin General Hospital is out of seismic-upgrade critical condition for the time being, as the state has granted the hospital district a 10-year deadline extension to earthquake proof the Greenbrae complex. A state reassessment of the seismic risk found that the the hospital could withstand the event of an earthquake; MGH now has until 2030 to meet state seismic requirements. The seemingly good news doesn’t come without tremors for the district, as officials gear up for a campaign to win voter support this November for a $350 million bond measure to construct a $500 million seismically enhanced facility. The environmental impact report on the project will go before the Marin Healthcare District Board in May. What effect, if any, the delay in the deadline for a new building will have on voters remains to be seen; if the bond is approved, property owners would pay $15 to $25 per $100,000 value. Libraries welcome new chief ‘shusher’ Former Nevada State library director Sara Jones was appointed director of the Marin County Free Library by the Marin County Board of Supervisors on April 16. The current director of the Carson City library, Jones begins her new role in Marin on July 8. Jones’ starting salary will be $150,134. A longtime resident of Nevada, Jones is completing the final stages of a Ph.D. in library science from the University of North Texas. She leaves a relatively small staff of 55 library employees in Carson City to a team of nearly 200 and a budget of $16 million in her role as the new director. Fielding Greaves, tax watchdog, dies at 90 Fielding Lewis Greaves, one of the county’s most vocal and determined tax watchdogs, died Monday following a long battle with myodysplatic syndrome, an illness similar to leukemia. He was 90. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1923, Greaves followed in his WWI-veteran father’s footsteps, serving as a second lieutenant in WWII and seeing action against German infantry in France. Upon retirement from the service in the mid-1960s, Greaves worked part-time in films, landing bit roles—as a cardinal in Shoes of the Fisherman, with Anthony Quinn; as an officer in Patton and as a Soviet spy in the TV show It Takes a Thief. In more recent decades, San Rafael resident Greaves was the most prominent member of the Marin United Taxpayers Association, a group that keeps a keen eye on how local, state and federal dollars are spent—often preferring the dollars not be spent at all. Greaves was the longtime president of MUTA, which formed in 1976 during the debate over the Jarvis-Gann property-tax-limiting initiative, known by Californians today as Prop. 13. Though MUTA’s influence on the generally more progressive Marin voter was limited, Greaves was a thoughtful, if at times terse, voice for the county’s fiscally conservative. His frequency in the Pacific Sun’s letters to the editor page was a testament to both his vociferousness and his brevity—as well as the flabbergasted response letters he typically elicited. In a 2007 story about MUTA, Greaves had this to say about his and organization’s legacy: “Contrary to popular belief, MUTA is not opposed to all taxes. But when called upon by overtaxed citizens for help, we tend to pick up our lance and shield and mount up for the fight [to defend] property owners from overzealous, overreaching government taxing and spending agencies and their sometimes rapacious practices.” Greaves is survived by his wife, Jean, and sons Steve and Jim Greaves (eldest son, 10

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Drink the rich Fake-wine feud wafts a wealth of unpleasant odors... by Jacob Shafe r

“With the greater part of rich people, the the verdict a “disappointment,” claimed the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the wine was vetted by a reliable third party, and parade of riches...” —Adam Smith promised to appeal. Quick question: Did Koch plan to drink irst world problems—you’ve heard the phrase. It’s what you say when someone any of the wine, which included vintages supposedly owned by President Thomas Jefcomplains that his new ferson? If not—or, really, if flatscreen is too big for their so—what difference does it wall, that her gardener woke make if they’re real or not? them up with his leaf-blowOh, sure, as with any er, or that his half-cafe latte financial transaction, both doesn’t have enough foam. parties deserve fairness and But here’s a story with a transparency. If you view Marin connection that might the wine as an investment— become the new definition of like a classic painting or a the term: two vastly wealthy vintage automobile—Koch men fighting in court over has every right to demand some fake seven-figure wine. legitimacy. And everyone is The players: On one side, entitled to his day in court. Eric Greenberg, a dot-com But how much, exactly, goliath who lost much of will this little trial, and the his fortune when the bubble ensuing appeal, cost taxpayburst but still has enough to Here’s mud in yer eye, non-rich folks! ers? In a world where Big own a home in Ross. On the Bird and Planned Parentother side, William Koch, hood are held up as examples of profligate one of the infamous brothers and an avid colgovernment spending, where public debt lector of all things ridiculously expensive. is used as a political cudgel, how do a pair The conflict: According to a lawsuit filed of zillionaires squabbling over gilded booze in New York federal court, Koch purchased nearly $4 million worth of wine at an auction pass without scrutiny? Where are the Tea Party and Fox News on this one? in 2007. Some of the bottles, he later discovThe happiest guy in the room is, obviousered, were counterfeit, including more than ly, Koch. “I feel outta sight, over the moon,” two dozen that came from Greenberg. Koch he told Bloomberg news after the verdict. claims Greenberg knew his bottles were “We weren’t expecting damages and we got bogus; Greenberg pleads ignorance. $12 million, so it’s unbelievable.” The jury sided with Koch, awarding the Couldn’t have put it better ourselves.< billionaire $12 million in punitive damages. Pour Jacob a tall one at jacobjottings@gmail.com. In a prepared statement, Greenberg called

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V Last week, the California Highway Patrol honored the officers and firefighters who saved a Tiburon man’s life. Leonard Sellers, 68, was enjoying his coffee at the Taste of Rome Cafe in Sausalito last October when he suffered a massive heart attack. Fortunately for Sellers, CHP officers Burrage and Nispuruk were taking a coffee break at the cafe. They immediately radioed for help and began CPR on the unconscious man with no pulse. Firefighters soon arrived and restarted his heart with a defibrillator. Sellers was then rushed to Marin General Hospital, where he fully recovered from his ordeal. The Southern Marin firefighters honored were Capt. Mike Martinez, Capt. Josh McHugh, Jeff Chance, Peter Falk, Joe Frazier, Toby Hart, Tim Pratt, Benjamin Pope and Larry Yoell. For those who don’t want to get duped by phony Thomas Jefferson wine, we can cut you a great deal on some beer made by none other than Samuel Adams himself!

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1. San Francisco’s first cable car line opened in August 1873, carrying passengers up what hill with an earthy name? 2. What was the last political position that Bill Clinton held before being elected president of the United States? 3. What does a locavore like to do? 5a 5b 4. What two large Italian islands, with names that begin with the same letter, are separated from the mainland of Italy by the Tyrrhenian Sea? 5. Pictured, right: Identify these people whose names begin with “A.” 6. What English poet, short-story writer and novelist, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature 5c in 1907, wrote The Jungle Book (1894). 7. I’ll supply the movie line, you name the film: 7a. May the force be with you. 7b. Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. 7c. Show me the money! 8. About 505 year ago, Pope Julius II convinced Michelangelo to create what work of art? 9. What four-letter word is a sporting term in basketball, boxing and golf? 10. Students of physics and calculus should know that the rate of change of velocity with respect to time is called what?

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< 8 Plastic bag ban inflating Sacto in all retail outlets and restaurants after residents passed a ban with a 79-percent majority vote. Several other California cities have passed bag bans that affect all retailers. Fairfax took a bag ban to a vote to sidestep threatened legal action aimed at stopping the bag ban using alleged violations of the California Environmental Quality Act rules that call for an environmental impact report. Levine’s bill would start a statewide ban in 2015. Stores would provide free recycled paper bags that contain at least 40 percent postconsumer recycled material though July 2016. Small paper bags could have 20 percent recycled content. After 2016, stores could charge for paper bags-and that “could” is a sticking point for bag-ban advocates who believe that charging for bags is a crucial element in preventing single-use bags from polluting the environment. Paper bags are in many ways more polluting than plastic bags. Paper bags use more energy and water to produce, and they are not easily degraded in landfills. The goal of most bag-ban proponents is aimed at banning all take-out bags. The Marin County bag-ban ordinance mandates that stores charge at least 5 cents per bag if customers fail to bring their own. The vague language concerning a charge for bags if customers fail to bring their own is a point Carol Misseldine raised with Levine recently. She is a former Mill Valley sustainability coordinator. She also is the director of Green Cities California. That organization created a model bag-ban ordinance and a master environmental assessment to help local cities contemplating local bag bans. The documents are like boilerplate that cities can use to tailor their own specific laws. Misseldine was married to Supervisor Charles McGlashan (who died suddenly in 2011), viewed single-use bag bans as a priority. Misseldine says Levine told her the language about the bag charge is deliberately vague at this stage. “He said they were keeping it vague now as a strategy, but there would be a fee.” Misseldine told Levine a 10-cent fee works the best to discourage customers from using singleuse bags. She says that a 10-cent fee yields about an 80 percent reduction in single-bag use. A 5-cent fee yields “about a 45-percent change.” Members of Green Cities California are in wait-and-see mode. “We haven’t signed on to it because we need to see the details,” says Misseldine. “We are heartened to see,” she adds, “that it looks like it would not pre-empt local ordinances.” Levine says his legislation is designed to allow local ordinances, some of which could be more stringent than the statewide legislation, to remain intact. “There also are concerns that [the statewide ordinance] won’t affect as many stores as some of the local ordinances” because of the size parameters written 10 PACIFIC SUN APRIL 19 - APRIL 25, 2013

into the Levine bill. “That’s why we are particularly keen that it not preempt more aggressive local efforts,” says Misseldine. “We certainly believe that there should be a statewide solution to this problem. Even getting it in more than 70 jurisdictions is not as powerful as getting it statewide.” Although a statewide single-use bag ban would be advantageous, Misseldine says, “those jurisdictions that have stepped up to the plate and are really addressing this issue in a comprehensive manner” need continued support. Because plastic bags are ubiquitous and light, they account for much of the litter that ends up in the environment, according to Californians Against Waste. (Bangladesh was the first country to ban single-use plastic bans. That country took action because the bags blew through the landscape and clogged irrigation channels.) Industry spokespeople say the rate of recycling for plastic bags is much higher than bag-ban proponents claim. But those proponents point to the California program to recycle bags at grocery stores. Even with the bag-return program, they say, most plastic bags get thrown into the trash or escape into the environment. According to Californians Against Waste, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that California spends $412 million each year to prevent litter from the land polluting the ocean. Using data from San Jose and Los Angeles County, Californians Against Waste estimates that between 8 percent to 25 percent of that cost can be attributed to plastic bags. And it’s not breaking news that plastic bags are part of the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean that is circulating in a never-ending gyre. Although the bags account for a small proportion of the plastic garbage in the gyre, they present a clear danger (pun intended) to marine animals that mistake the bags for jellyfish and consume them. Given the nature of the problem, why would Levine restrict his legislation to relatively large stores and exclude most retail establishments? Political reality restricts the type of retail establishment the bill would affect. Stores that have a grocery section or a pharmacy would fall under the bill’s mandate, and that includes more than stores that sell only groceries and pharmacy merchandise. It also would affect big-box outlets like Walmart and Target. But it would not include stores like Macy’s or Nordstrom because they do not sell groceries and pharmacy merchandise. When McGlashan worked on bag-ban legislation, his hope was that eventually a countywide bag ban in Marin would extend to all retail outlets. “We wanted to make sure we are as inclusive as possible of businesses that use plastic bags and make sure that chain stores and big-box stores will follow the law,” says Levine. “But we also want to make sure that we are able to cobble together the votes of [Legislature] mem-

bers who are concerned about impacts on mom-and-pop stores, which give out far fewer of these bags than large retailers.” The problem in past efforts to pass bag-ban legislation, says Levine, “has been making sure the votes are in place to make sure a bill can be passed. We’re trying to build consensus to effect the broadest number of stores possible that the political will [to act] is behind while leaving local ordinances in place.” The subtext there is that if a local jurisdiction wants to enact a bag-ban law more stringent than Levine’s statewide measure, it would be free to move in that direction. A host of environmental organizations have signed on in support of the Levine legislation. Two groups so far have stated their opposition: the American Forest and Paper Association and the Association of California Cities in Orange County. In a letter to Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro, chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, the Association states, “AB 158 would prohibit grocery retailers from distributing thin plastic bags.... After the ban goes into effect, affected retailers will have to sell paper bags or re-useable bags to customers. After 18 months, retailers would have to provide only reusable bags.” That roundup of the proposed legislation is accurate and encapsulates the objection. “This will cost retailers a significant amount of time and money, as our economy slowly emerges from the worst recession in recent history.” The letter ends with an admonition that the role of the state and the Association

should be confined to supporting “the rights and abilities of cities to do what is best for their communities.” It’s a local control argument that stakes a position that if a municipality decides it does not want a bag ban, the state should not force one on it. Levine has a different perspective on a statewide single-use bag ban. “It gives people a sense of security that they have a law to follow, and they don’t need to worry about the plastics industry threatening a lawsuit, which has been a huge problem for many cities and counties. Of course, opponents could wind up suing the state should Levine’s bill pass. Bag-ban opponents say the unintended consequences of the bans include lost revenue at stores required to follow bans. They also say recycling plastic bags can be a better strategy than banning them. But proponents of the ban say potential negative effects are fleeting, people get used to bringing their own bags when they shop-and they even get used to washing their cloth bags. That last is a response to a charge that bag bans promote health hazards because people use cloth bags that become contaminated. The pushback against bag bans remains alive in California, but during the last few years proponents have become increasingly optimistic. “It’s night and day,” says Misseldine about the changing attitudes toward bag bans. She adds that “all modesty aside,” Green Cities California made a big contribution in moving the ball toward the bag-ban goal. < Contact the writer at peter@pseidman.com

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Golden Gate transit shuts down WiFi The wheels on the bus will be going ‘round and ‘round without free WiFi, as the Golden Gate Transit Authority announced last week that it was shutting down its free internet service. According to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, internet on the 120 buses throughout Marin was just too unreliable. The WiFi, which had been costing GGT roughly $6,000 per month, has been increasingly spotty, due in part to the hilly terrain that the buses travel through north of the Golden Gate. The wireless was set up in 2011, to the tune of $245,00; GGT hopes to find a solution, possibly in the form of a 4G system upgrade. Golden Gate Transit officials are hoping to have bus riders surfing the web again by the end of the year. — Dani Burlison ‘Move over, Marin!’ says Caltrans... Commuters should take a little extra caution this week as Caltrans employees are out in full force, installing “Move Over” signs along Highway 101. “We’re asking motorists to slow down, watch out for highway workers and CHP, and safely move over a lane when they see flashing amber lights on Caltrans or other emergency vehicles,” says Caltrans director Malcolm Dougherty. An increasing number of casualties on California freeways have occurred as emergency personnel are struck by traffic. In 2007, the Move Over law was instituted, adding Caltrans vehicles to the list of emergency vehicles to watch out for in 2008. The 700 existing highway safety signs will also display the Move Over message to drivers, reminding them that law requires these safety measures. According to Caltrans officials, highway construction and maintenance work is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Since the 1920s, 178 Caltrans employees have died while on the job.— DB

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previous environmental crises, and they can feel horribly complex and overwhelming to the average person. To bring it down to earth, in a manner of speaking, Earth Day Marin 2013 will feature a lineup of climate change experts, including local climate change educator Dr. Peter Joseph. A local emergency physician and cofounder of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, Joseph was trained by Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project in 2007 and has since become the project’s district manager for Northern California. A mentor to new project presenters, Joseph delivers news about climate change with a factual, easy-to-understand, actionbased approach. First and foremeost, Joseph says, we need to understand that it’s an inherently unstable system that “humans are messing with.” “Earth’s climate has changed many times in the past and will flip into whatever state it is pushed, and because it has built-in [natural laws], once certain tipping points are reached, the climate will careen out of our control,” says Joseph. “In other words, it will be too late to reverse changes once they’ve been locked in, like a missile that cannot be recalled after its launch.” Humans have never faced such a situation, he adds. “We are behaving as if we will be able to fix the problem when it gets bad enough. Climatologists understand that by then it will not be fixable.” There’s one area in which Joseph agrees

with global-warming deniers—and that’s that climate-science predictions have been wrong. Except in Joseph’s eyes, “they have been too conservative.” He says impacts once thought to be due in the year 2100 are happening today, such as an ice-free summer Arctic. The pace of both climate change and its understanding is quickening, he says, yet we still have “obstructive politicians” who deny the facts, backed up by vested interests who have much to lose if the government takes serious climate action. “We are in a race against time, and time is not on our side,” says Joseph. “Climate change is unlike any other issue that humans have faced because we are dealing with nature, and nature obeys only the laws of physics, chemistry and biology. Nature does not negotiate or surrender, nor does nature care whether humans live here or not. Mass extinction is no big deal for nature. If we wipe out biodiversity, and with it ourselves, it will return within just 10 million years or so. We are so smart. We can do better.” Nature may not care if the earth’s nearly 7 billion inhabitants drive themselves into extinction, but it may be safe to assume that most of those 7 billion would like to stick around, watch their children grow up, plant gardens, swim in unpolluted water that isn’t rising up and flooding our coasts. But with these drastic projections about the planet’s health looming on the horizon, it may be that Marin isn’t ready for the drastic measures we may need to engage in to save ourselves. Are we in denial or are we just too overwhelmed to take on one more change that may or may not make a difference? Joseph doesn’t believe Marinites are in denial—he points to our willingness to purchase insurance for earthquakes, floods, mudslides and wildfires as evidence of our precaution to natural threats.

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the urgency of this moment in one’s community builds we need to focus on executpolitical awareness, involveing a rapid retreat from the ment and commitment. climate abyss by taking bold That’s all good, but we need action at the top of our enaction at the very top of the ergy economy,â€? says Joseph. economic system, where the “That means transitioning money and politics live.â€? off fossil fuels.â€? He says we need our In the meantime, statiselected representatives to do tics are grim. According to two things: “Stop denying the United States Environthat climate change is a huge mental Protection Agency, threat to our national secuglobal average temperatures Joseph says we need to act now if we rity; and legislate an effective have increased more than 1.4 want to put climate change on ice. carbon fee in order to send degrees Fahrenheit over the the price signal that unleashes last 100 years. Not only that, the next industrial revolution.â€? says the EPA, but for every 2-degree rise in Joseph suggests not only taking effective temperature, we can expect to see 5 to15 per- action but pushing our political leaders cent reduction in the yields of crops as cur- to invest in the future of our planet by rently grown, 3 to 10 percent increases in the speaking out. They are, after all, working amount of rain fall during the heaviest pre- for their constituents and need to hear what cipitation events (which can increase ood- the constituents want from them. Engaging ing risks), 5 to 10 percent decreases in stream politicians on the topic of climate change ow in some river basins, including the Ar- now may be easier than ever thanks to the kansas and the Rio Grande, and about 200- to Citizens Climate Lobby, a group that Joseph 400-percent increases in the area burned by refers to as a “rapidly growing grassroots wildďŹ re in parts of the western United States. group focused on creating the political will The list goes on. for a livable climate.â€? He says the relatively Yet Joseph remains optimistic in his apnew group’s mission is simple: to organize, proach. educate and take action around climate “I don’t believe scare tactics work with most change through initiating discussions with people. When people are Congress. frightened, they cease And slowly, but Earth Day Marin to listen and instead go surely, Joseph sees signs Join Peter Joseph and other ordinary and into defense against the of hope springing up extraordinary people working toward a sustainstress of hearing a scary at this crucial moment. able future at this year’s Earth Day Marin festival. message,â€? says Joseph. The politicians, he says, Sunday, April 21, 11-5pm. Redwood High School, “The good news, which I are listening. 395 Doherty Drive in Larkspur. Free. Festivities always lead with, is that “I watched President include a pre-event bike ride, a carbon-free music we now have the tools Obama speak in Jerujam, photo presentation from famed Tar Sands we need to climb down salem last month,â€? says photographer Garth Lenz, kids activities and more. Visit www.earthdaymarin.org for complete from the precipice back Joseph. “In a remarkschedule and lineup of presenters. to safety. Clean techably candid moment he nology is here, growing said, ‘Let me say this as a quickly and working. It politician. I can promise just needs to be scaled up in orders of magni- you this. Political leaders will never take risks tude faster than it’s going now—as if our lives if the people do not push them to take some depended on it.â€? risks. You must create the change that you And that, folks, is an optimistic approach. want to see. Ordinary people can accomplish “I wish I could say that changing light extraordinary things. I know this is possible.’â€? bulbs and buying a fuel-efďŹ cient car were And after all, adds Joseph, “we are all ordienough to save the planet,â€? Joseph says. “Local nary people.â€? < actions are all necessary, but they are not sufDon't deny Dani at dburlison@pacificsun.com. ďŹ cient. Taking action at home, at school and

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Indian Valley Organic Plant Sale Saturday, April 20, 10am-3pm Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden, College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. Free. www.ecologycenter.org. Wildcare Walk With Doug McConnell: Saturday, April 20, 10am-12pm, WildCare , 76 Albert Park Lane, San Rafael. www.wildcarebayarea.org. Slide Ranch Spring Fling Saturday, April 27, 10am-4pm, Slide Ranch, 2025 Shoreline Hwy., Muir Beach. $25-95. www.slideranch.org. San Geronimo Valley Community Center Unstuff Your Life, Saturday, April 27, 10-11:30am. 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo. $15-20 www.sgvcc.org.

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was all set to write another story, one I had been researching and musing over for days, but I was swept away by what can only be described as spring fever. It was the way everything exploded in our landscape, almost overnight; trees were suddenly completely leafed out, the hillsides covered with wildflowers, our gardens exuberant. All I could think about were flavors and textures at their best right now. Green was what I wanted: tender plants, tastes bitter as well as mild, and foods perfect at this time of year. I fantasized about gathering them myself in the woods or fields, remembering when I did just that. I learned from my grandfather which leaves and stems were safe to chew (or more importantly, which were not), sourgrass and peppergrass and wild mint. Later I learned from books like Stalking the Wild Asparagus, by Euell Gibbons, one of the first and most authoritative back-to-nature guides, published in 1962. Collecting old cookbooks from other times I discovered ways to use ingredients from beyond the backyard. Living in Manhattan made foraging impossible; happily summers found us in vacation houses. On the tip of Long Island my kids and I found blackberries growing in the woods. I taught them to crush the leaves of sassafras trees and smell their root beer scent, or chew the wintergreen leaves of the Eastern wildflower, pipsissewa. Toward the end of the season when beach plums ripened on the edges of dunes I gathered those and made dark, tart jam. Two summers on the big mesa in Bolinas in the late sixties led to hunting for more than blackberries—I picked elderberries for dusky jam, watercress by a spring way up on a hill where the water was safe, bay leaves and fennel seeds to dry for my winter kitchen in New York. And I have to admit that one of the things that drew me to the house we eventually bought in Mill Valley was the discovery of miner’s lettuce growing next to a redwood grove. Now it’s April and I’m restless, yearning for wild tastes. These days I can fulfill my fantasy without going far. Many of our markets offer produce once available only in uncultivated places. And I have just the right cookbook to use. I cherish Honey From A Weed by Patience Gray, a work described in her obituary as combining cookery, folklore and learning in “a disconcerting and inimitable manner.� A strongminded British artist/scholar, Gray went off in middle age to the Mediterranean with her lover, Norman Mommens. (Throughout the book she refers to him only as “the Sculptor.�) Remote places where they chose to live (cheaply) had few conveniences but plenty of atmosphere peopled with fabulous characters.

After moving from Spain to Greece to Italy they settled in 1970 in Apulia, at the tip of Italy. Her writing about these years circles around the simplest of foods and how they were gathered, grown, raised and cooked, narrative-style recipes accompanied by stories of neighbors—shepherds, hermits, eccentric nobles, artists and crafty countrywomen who lived off the land. The book is a cult classic, and it is still in print. In order to find some ideas for satisfying my longing for spring foods I went to that source. I love opening the heavy book at any page to read the strong prose and lose myself in one of the adventures, imagining the rough wine, olive oil, rustic bread and tender plants. Try some of the recipes yourself. Look for the ingredients at farmers markets or independent grocers. --------In this first sample Gray describes how her artist prefers to eat the dish, and it’s a good suggestion for us in April when local goat’s milk cheese is especially rich and delicious. Note: Use dark green leaves of celery in place of the herb, sedano.

Bietola da Orto (Spring beetroot) Spring is the time to acquire a bunch or two of little round beetroots. Boil them in salted water for 20 minutes, slip off their skins, and serve whole, dressed with olive oil, pepper and a thread of wine vinegar. They taste like fruit. Color: magenta, when grown in Tuscany. In Apulia a variety quite unknown further up “the boot� is cultivated; it is a glorious pink and of a much finer texture. Prepared as above, but flavoured with the chopped leaves of sedano (green celery) and served with goat’s cheese, in the Sculptor’s opinion “a heavenly marriage�. When Gray lived in Castelpoggio, above Carrara, she and the Sculptor lodged with La Dirce, a widow. She wrote, “Foraging was her way of life...Going for a forage with Dirce was keeping an eye needled on opportunity; it was bearing in mind the specific needs of calf, hens, rabbits, the kitchen cauldron and her son Alfredo, who came back up from Carrara

at night. It also involved a kind of eager childish delight in the sudden springtime warmth, the breeze on the mountainside, the freedom of leaving the village.� Together they picked weeds as they went, sat in the grass to eat pine nuts from cones that dropped from the stone pines. When she gathered weeds Dirce used a penknife and cut plants along with parts of their roots, then stuffed them in a cloth inside her foraging sack. A tender large-leaved sorrel grows wild in Italy, appearing in vineyards and waste-places in late March. The cultivated variety is often found in produce sections here. This is how it is made into a soup.

Spaghettini coi Piselli (Fine spaghetti with peas) 14 ounces spaghettini 2 and 1/4 pounds new peas 3 and 1/2 ounces sweet butter 1 sweet white (spring) onion, finely chopped Salt Leaves of fresh mint (torn into strips, if large) Curls of butter

Shell the peas and blanch them in boiling water for 2 minutes. Strain, and reserve their liquor. Melt the butter slowly in a pan, then put in the chopped onion. Simmer for 5 minutes, then put in the peas, salt, mint leaves and a very little of the pea liquor.[Remove from the heat.] Boil the spaghettini rapidly in plenty of salted water for 4 or 5 minutes, strain and put into deep soup plates. Spoon the peas into the center of the pasta on each plate, with some of the sauce, and crown each center with a curl of butter. No parmesan with this. Gray’s attitude when she finished Honey From A Weed in 1986 was prophetic: “The recipes in this book belong to an era of food grown for its own sake, not for profit. This era has vanished. If cooking and eating were all I had in mind when writing them down, the pleasure they might afford would be largely nostalgic.� What she took in through her experiences in those wild places, though, can quite possibly teach us to stop and appreciate the simpler ways, learning, as she said, “...from people who have never read a book.�< Appreciate Pat at patfusco@sonic.net

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’ve played guitar since I was On April 25, he will present an Acoustic about 6 years old,” says fingerGuitar Summit at the 142 Throckmorton style guitarist Teja Gerken. “It’s Theatre in Mill Valley. The world-class the one thing in my life that has kept my lineup features Gerken, Tim Sparks, Ken attention for all this time. I was originally Bonfield and Steve Davison. attracted to it because my dad and some of Sparks is the1993 National Fingerpickhis friends played it, but then it became a ing Guitar Champion, and one of the matter of discovering the endless potential most eclectic guitarists around. Rooted that learning to play music has. in both classical and country-blues styles, “I guess I just always knew that playing he spent years leading the Minneapolis music would be with me all the time.” jazz group Rio Nido before going on to This talented German-born guitarist con- record Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, an tinues to serve the music album of Balkan music and, that has served him. He is a series of CDs of traditional COMING SOON senior editor for the MarinJewish music for John Zorn’s The Acoustic Guitar based music magazine cutting-edge Tzadik label. He Summit will take place Acoustic Guitar, former frequently collaborates with Thursday, April 25, at host of KUSF and KALW such artists as Leo Kottke, 142 Throckmorton radio shows devoted to the Bill Frisell and Marc Ribot. Theatre in Mill Valley. $18 international guitar music Bonfield is a widely advance/$21door/$28 reserved seating. 383-9600. scene and, for the past three acclaimed performer and years, emcee of a popular composer of American monthly acoustic-guitar fingerstyle acoustic-guitar showcase at the Sleeping instrumentals played on Lady Café in Fairfax, his adopted hometown. guitars of his own design commissioned

from master luthier Alan Carruth. Bonfield’s compositions are performed with his “chamber ensemble” of handcrafted instruments, ranging from standard sixstring guitars to an 11-string harp guitar, and also includes two baritone guitars. Davison performs and composes on six- and 12-string guitar. He is a two-time finalist and 2005 winner of the solo competition at the Arkansas Acoustic Music Festival and a finalist in the 2009 Merle Travis Fingerstyle Competition. The audience can expect a wide variety of music, from original compositions to country-blues tunes to modern classical pieces. “The main goal of the summit is to introduce Marin County audiences to

three world-class guitar players who rarely make it to the area,” Gerken says. “It just so happens that during the same week Tim is here from Minnesota, Ken from Massachusetts and Steve from Arkansas, so I couldn’t let the opportunity get away. “I think the four of us will fit together nicely because we’re all adventurous players. Most of the evening will consist of solo guitar tunes, but we’ll also collaborate on some duets and ensemble pieces. I think I’m the only connecting link with this lineup, having played with each of the other players, but I know that, personality wise, this is going to be as much fun for us as it will be for the listener.” For Gerken, the community aspect, creating a gathering of players and fans of acoustic-guitar music, is as rewarding as the music itself. “This show is a perfect example of this, as I’m able to connect three dear friends with whom I’ve played in various places around the world and who happen to be coming to where I’m based,” he says. < Connect with Greg at gcahill51@gmail.com

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SATURDAY APRIL 20 Bet On Your Baby This week it’s quadruplets. The parents have the option to trade the slowest child to another family for a third-round draft pick. ABC. 8pm. Bon Jovi Inside Out They showed this in theaters last fall—one of those one-nightonly “live” events. It was just like going to a real Bon Jovi concert only it was 2012 and the groupies are all premenopausal. VH1. 10pm. The Princess Diaries A girl at a San Francisco private school is told she’s a princess. This is a departure from the actual San Francisco private school experience in which every girl is told she’s a princess at least once a day. (2001) ABC Family. 10pm.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 Unstoppable A freight train loaded with toxic waste hurtles down the rails to disaster. It’s almost like having your family visit. (2010) FX. 8pm. SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Avatar Can we order The King’s Speech A therapist helps King an avatar with washboard abs for our high George VI overcome a speech impediment school reunion? (2009) and make a rousing FX. 4:30pm. broadcast speech at the All the President’s onset of World War II after Men Revisited After 40 deciding that a hilarious years, we can finally put outtake reel would do the era of corruption in little to inspire the British Washington behind us. people. (2010) The Movie Discovery Channel. 8pm. Channel. 8pm. Remembering Sunday Nature Apparently, AusA man suffering shorttralia has an “urban kanterm memory loss falls White man’s burden…Tuesday, 8:30pm. garoo” problem. They’re in love with same waitlike coyotes but with ress every day. On the pouches. They’ll have plus side, the restaurant doesn’t have to your garbage “to go.” PBS. 10pm. change the daily special. (2013) ABC. 9pm. I’m Married to a ... A new series highlights THURSDAY, APRIL 25 Project Runway unconventional marriages including a They’re calling this “Finale Part 2.” Can you transgender couple, a gay Mormon couple have a two-part finale? Wouldn’t part 2 just and a polyamorous household. VH1 calls be “the finale” ? Lifetime. 9pm. these relationships “off beat.”The GOP calls The Tonight Show Gwyneth Paltrow is hypthem “talking points.” VH1. 10pm. ing Iron Man 3. We know her Pepper Potts MONDAY, APRIL 22 Bones The team

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F R I D AY A P R I L 1 9 — T H U R S D AY A P R I L 2 5 M ovie summaries by M at t hew St af for d Admission (1:57) The straitlaced world of Princeton admissions officer Tina Fey goes kerblooey when the kid she gave up for adoption years ago reappears as one of her applicants. O The Angels’ Share (1:46) Award-winning Ken Loach dramedy about a Glasgow hooligan who attains respectability as a single-malt expert-savant. O The Bridge on the River Kwai (2:41) David Lean’s WWII epic stars Alec Guinness as a by-the-book POW whose hubris destroys his sense of right and wrong; commando Bill Holden provides the fireworks. O Caesar Must Die (1:16) Prize-winning documentary about the inmates of Rome’s Rebibbia Prison and their acclaimed, deeply felt production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” O The Call (1:35) 911 operator Halle Berry’s emergency call from freshly abducted Abigail Breslin plunges her into a disturbing confrontation with her violent past. O The Company You Keep (2:05) Robert Redford directs and stars as a former Weather Underground radical who has to take it on the lam when his past is revealed; Julie Christie costars. O The Croods (1:31) Dazzling animation highlights the story of a prehistoric family emerging from their cave to behold the wide world; Emma Stone and Nic Cage vocalize. O Disconnect (1:55) The destructive nature of digital technology is explored in four short films about privacy rights, cyber-bullying, child pornography and the easy convenience of connecting with a cell phone instead of the people around you. O

Dr. Strangelove or, How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1:33) Icy

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Kubrick comedy about a paranoid general, a fully equipped B-52 and the end of the world; Peter Sellers stars as a clipped British major, a demented Nazi scientist and the president of the United States. O Esmerelda (3:25) Catch the Bolshoi Ballet’s dazzling adaptation of Victor Hugo’s “Hunchback of Notre Dame” starring Maria Alexandrova as the spirited gypsy girl of the title. O Evil Dead (1:31) Remake of the 1981 horror flick finds five (sexy) friends in a (remote) cabin beleaguered by (demonic) forces from the surrounding woods. O Filly Brown (1:39) Rising hip-hop singer Gina Rodriguez has to choose between easy money and staying true to her musical self; Edward James Olmos costars. O 42 Biopic of the great Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodger who broke baseball’s color line in 1947; Chadwick Boseman stars. O G.I. Joe: Retaliation (1:50) Dogfaces Flint, Snake Eyes and Lady Jaye take on arch-enemy Cobra and—egad—their own government! O Groundhog Day (1:43) Modern classic comedy about a snide TV weatherman who finds himself trapped within the same eternally repeating February 2; Bill Murray is splendid. O The Host (2:05) Extraterrestrial bodysnatchers meet their match in plucky homo sapiens Saoirse Ronan; William Hurt plays Unca Jeb.

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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

(1:52) Acclaimed Italian crime drama-satire about corruption in high places stars Gian Maria Volonté as a top cop who murders his mistress. O Jurassic Park 3D (2:07) Spielberg adds another dimension to his 1993 reinvigorateddinosaurs epic. O The Lords of Salem (1:40) A Salem, Mass., deejay raises the ire of vengeful witches when she spins the wrong sort of platter; Sheri Moon Zombie stars. O Oblivion (2:05) Tom Cruise comes upon a fellow being on an otherwise barren postapocalyptic Earth and finds himself defending the fate of humankind from alien colonials. O Olympus Has Fallen (2:00) Secret service agent Gerard Butler gets all heroic when the president and the White House are seized by terrorists; Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman costar. O On the Road (2:05) Jack Kerouac’s iconic Beat novel hits the big screen at last with Sam Riley and Garret Hedlund as Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, the coolest cats to ever cross the wide expanse of the American continent. O Oz: The Great and Powerful (2:07) Fantastical Sam Raimi prequel about the young wizard’s arrival in Oz stars Michelle Williams as Glinda and James Franco in the title role. O The Place Beyond the Pines (2:20) Stunt man-turned-car mechanic Ryan Gosling locks horns with rookie cop Bradley Cooper when he turns to a life of crime to support his family. O Quartet (1:38) The cozy elegance of a retired musicians’ home is torn asunder when an exwife/diva arrives to open old wounds; Dustin Hoffman directs Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay and Michael Gambon. O Raging Bull (2:09) Gritty yet gorgeous Scorsese classic examines the pugilistic triumphs and troubled home life of middleweight boxing champ Jake LaMotta; Robert DeNiro stars, of course. O Renoir (1:51) Sumptuous French period drama about the relationship between painter Pierre-Auguste, his future-filmmaker son Jean and their mutual muse, a lovely young model. O The Sapphires (1:43) Four hip young Motown-era Australian aborigines find themselves in war-torn Vietnam entertaining the troops! O Scary Movie 5 (1:25) Yet another horror-flick parody, this one about a young couple with a downright spooky newborn. O Side Effects (1:45) Steven Soderbergh thriller follows the unraveling life of a successful Manhattan couple after they partake of a new anti-anxiety wonder drug; Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jude Law star. O Star Trek: The Next Generation—The Best of Both Worlds (2:00) Catch TNG’s greatest

120 minutes (the cliffhanger two-parter about the Borg) fully remastered on the big big screen along with backstage insights into the episode’s genesis. O Trance (1:41) Danny Boyle thriller about a thief who heists a Goya but can’t remember where he hid it and resorts to hypnotherapy to recover the swag. <

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Admission (PG-13) NThe Angels’ Share (Not Rated)

Northgate: 2:40, 7:55 Rafael: Fri 3:45, 6:30, 8:45 Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 8:45 Mon-Thu 6:30, 8:45 NThe Bridge on the River Kwai (PG) Lark: Sun 1:30 Tue 7 NCaesar Must Die (Not Rated) Lark: Thu 7:30 (Shakespeare at San Quentin director Suraya Keating in person) The Call (R) Northgate: 12:10, 5:25, 10:30 The Company You Keep (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 Sun-Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:20 The Croods (PG) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1, 3:40, 6:10, 8:30 Sun-Thu 1, 3:40, 6:10 Larkspur Landing: Fri 9:30; 3D showtime at 7 Sat-Sun 11:45, 4:40, 9:30; 3D showtimes at 2:20, 7 Mon-Thu 9:40; 3D showtime at 7:15 Northgate: 2, 7; 3D showtimes at 11:20, 4:35, 9:35 Rowland: 11:45, 7:15, 9:45; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 4:45 NDisconnect (R) Northgate: 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 10 NDr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Lark: Fri 9:15 Sat, Wed 7 Sun 4:45 Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (PG) NEsmerelda (Not Rated) Rafael: Sun 1 Tue 6:30 Evil Dead (R) Northgate: 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:25, 9:45 NFilly Brown (R) Northgate: 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:15, 9:50 42 (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Sun-Thu 12:40, 3:50, 6:40 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:30, 10:25 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:45 Marin: Fri 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sat 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:55 Sun 1:10, 4:05, 7 MonThu 4:30, 7:20 Playhouse: Fri 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Sat 12:40, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Sun 12:40, 3:50, 6:40 Mon-Thu 3:50, 6:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 1, 4, 7:10, 10:10 Sun-Thu 1, 4, 7:10 Rowland: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13) Northgate: 11:25, 4:55, 10:15; 3D showtimes at 2:10, 7:40 Rowland: 11:35, 7:40, 10:20; 3D showtimes at 2:25, 5:05 NGroundhog Day (PG) Lark: Fri 7 Sat, Wed 9:15 The Host (PG-13) Northgate: 1:25, 7:05 NInvestigation of a Citizen Above Lark: Sat 4:30 Mon 7 Suspicion (R) Jurassic Park 3D (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:05, 6:55, 9:40; Sun-Thu 1:20, 4:05, 6:55 Northgate: 10:45; 3D showtimes at 1:35, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10 NThe Lords of Salem (R) Northgate: 11:55, 2:25, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25 NOblivion (PG-13) Cinema: Fri-Sun 10:15, 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15 Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:50, 4:10, 7, 9:45 Sun-Thu 12:50, 4:10, 7 Marin: Fri 4:20, 7:10, 10 Sat 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10 Sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:10 Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:30 Northgate: 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 Playhouse: Fri 4, 6:50, 9:35 Sat 12:50, 4, 6:50, 9:35 Sun 12:50, 4, 6:50 Mon-Thu 4, 6:50 Rowland: 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10 Olympus Has Fallen (R) Larkspur Landing: Fri 5, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 Mon-Thu 7, 9:50 Northgate: 10:55, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 On the Road (R) Rafael: Fri, Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu 8:30 Sat 1:30, 8:30 Oz: The Great and Powerful (PG-13) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40 Sun-Thu 1:10, 4, 6:50 Northgate: 1:45, 7:45; 3D showtimes at 10:45, 4:45 Rowland: 1:05, 7:05; 3D showtimes at 4:05, 10:05 The Place Beyond the Pines (R) Fairfax: Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sun-Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 Larkspur Landing: Fri 7:15, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:20 Mon-Thu 6:30, 9:35 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-Thu 3:30, 6:30 Regency: Fri-Sat 11:10, 12:50, 2:30, 4:10, 5:50, 7:30, 9:10 Sun-Thu 11:10, 12:50, 2:30, 4:10, 5:50, 7:30 Rowland: 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:15 Sequoia: Fri 3:50, 7, 10 Sat 12:45, 3:50, 7, 10 Sun 12:45, 3:50, 7 Mon, Tue, Thu 4, 7:05 Wed 4:05, 7:10 Quartet (PG-13) Rafael: Fri, Sat 4, 6:15 Sun, Mon, Wed 6:15 NRaging Bull (R) Regency: Wed 2, 7 Sequoia: Wed 2, 7 Renoir (R) Rafael: Fri 4:15, 6:45, 9:05 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:05 Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:05 The Sapphires (PG-13) Marin: Fri 4:35, 7:20, 9:45 Sat 1:40, 4:35, 7:20, 9:45 Sun 1:40, 4:35, 7:20 Mon-Thu 5, 7:40 Regency: Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:05 Sun-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 Thu 12:15, 2:45 Scary Movie 5 (PG-13) Northgate: 11:05, 1:15, 3:25, 5:40, 8, 10:05 Rowland: 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Side Effects (R) Northgate: 10:50, 4:15, 9:55 NStar Trek: The Next Generation— Regency: Thu 7 The Best of Both Worlds (PG) Trance (R) Regency: Fri-Sat 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7, 9:40 Sun-Tue, Thu 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7 Wed 11 Sequoia: Fri 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Sat 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45 Mon, Tue, Thu 5:20, 7:45 Wed 1:45

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Live music 04/19: Blue Sky Riders Country music veterans: Kenny Loggins, Georgia Middleman and Gary Burr. 9pm. $32. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 04/19: Cole Tate Band Blues. Lumanatin opens. 9pm. $10-15. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 04/19-20: Jefferson Starship The Grateful Deadmau5 Project opens. 8pm. $67. Hopmonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com

04/19: Mary Jenson and Beyond Standard Jazz Jazz. 8 and 10 pm shows. Mary Jenson, vocals; Jeff Chambers, bass; Steve Carter, keyboards; Rich Armstrong, trumpet/percussion/vocals; Rob Rhodes, drums. 8pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. maryjenson.com. 04/19: Medeski, Martin and Wood Jazz. 8pm. $25-30. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St., Napa. 707-226-7372. nvoh.org. 04/19: Playground 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 04/19: Pride and Joy 9pm. $20. George’s, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 226-0262. georgesnightclub.com. 04/19: SpiritMoves Ambient, New Age, world. 7:30pm. $15-20. Open Secret Bookstore, 923 C St. , San Rafael. 895-6664. spiritmovesmusic.com. 04/19: Sugarfoot Funk rock. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com. 04/19: Rockit Science Family friendly. 6pm. No cover. Boca Pizzeria, 1544 Redwood Highway, Corte Madera. 497-2448. bocapizzeria.com. 04/19: Swoop Unit 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com. 04/19: Whiskey and Women With Renee de la Prade, accordion. 8pm. No cover. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

04/19: Women of Country Night with Emily Sunderland 8:30pm. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773 terrapincrossroads.net.

04/20: Arlo Guthrie: Here Comes the Kid 8pm. $45-50. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St., Napa. 707-226-7372. nvoh.org. 04/20: Billy Love Express 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

04/20: Danny Click and The Hell Yeahs! with The Hell Yeah! Choir Girls Blues inflected rock. 8pm. $16.142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

04/20: Jai Uttal Kirtan: An Evening of Ecstatic Chanting Dance Party with DJ Eric Monkhouse 8pm. $25-30. Yoga Tree, 67 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 945-9642. yogatreesf.com. 04/20: James Moseley Band With Moseley, guitar and vocals; Mila Givens, vocals; Jack Prender24 PACIFIC SUN APRIL 19 - APRIL 25, 2013

gast, bass; Rob Rhodes, drums; Jean Fineberg, tenor saxophone, flute and percussion; Hermann Lara, alto saxophone, percussion. 5pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com. 04/20: Johnny Allair 8:30pm. $15. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

04/20: Lavay Snith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Jazz. 8pm. $15. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music. 04/20: Manring, Kassin, Darter 8pm. $13-15. Studio 55, 1455-A East Francisco Blvd., San Rafael. 453-3161. studio55marin.com.

04/20: Rudy Colombini and the Unauthorized Rolling Stones Rebel Yell opens. 8:30pm. $16. George’s, 842 Fourth St., San Rafael. 226-0262. georgesnightclub.com

04/20: Rusty Evas and the Ring of Fire 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com. 04/20: Skywalkers 9pm. $8-15. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 04/20: Storm Large Storm Large has been singing and slinging inappropriate banter at audiences around the globe for more than 15 years and shows no sign of slowing down or shutting up. 9pm. $22. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com.

04/20: Terrapin Allstars with Stu Allen 11:30am. Terrapin Crossroads, 100 Yacht Club Dr., San Rafael. 524-2773 terrapincrossroads.net. 04/21: Dave Getz Jazz 6:30-10pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com.

04/21: Houston Jones, The Springhouse Original Americana, bluegrass, folk blues. 4:30pm. $10. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com. 04/21: Red Valley Trappers 9:30pm. No cover. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com. 04/23: James Moseley Quartet Jazz, blues, randb. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com. 04/23: John Varn and Tony Odetta 8pm. No cover. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com. 04/23: Judy Hall Jazz piano. 8-11pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 04/23: Ortiz Brothers 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com 04/24: Eugene Huggins Band 9pm. No cover. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com

04/24: Josh Needleman and Amy Levine Piano and bass. Jazz standards. 7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com.

04/24: The Michael Landau Group with Soulpie Jazz guitar. 8pm. $14. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera , Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com.

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It’s rare luck indeed to have Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini and Ray Liotta star in your art film about the mob, and director Andrew Dominik, who last teamed with Pitt in the acclaimedThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, has run with it. KILLING THEM SOFTLYis a strange and elusive beast, a character-driven noir that will suddenly veer in the direction any of its quirky leads take it, with a storyline that lives in the moments of wind-up between all Whoa, this is nothing like the Roberta Flack song... the mayhem. It’s also about the crash of ‘08—Obama/McCain/Bush announce their emergency measures from every barroom TV—and the eerie parallels both government and mafia face from not running their ships tight. Pitt stars as the enforcer brought down to New Orleans to collect payback from a couple of teenage hoods who knocked over the organization’s card game. Mob politics being what they are, blame will have to fall on the pit boss Liotta, who’s innocent if not exactly clean, and Pitt’s OK with that. But what he doesn’t like is complication, and the messy feeling of knowing one of the young perps, so he brings in Gandolfini—a hit man who’s off his game, to put it mildly. The studio cut the film by a third—strange to do when popcorn pix now regularly top two hours—but for setting a mood, Softly can’t be beat. —Richard Gould 04/24: Youth Music Showcase 8-11pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 04/25: Demetria Trio Latin jazz meets flamenco. 8pm. No cover. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com.

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Rockabilly, R&B and country swing. 9pm. $10. Sausalito Seahorse Supper Club, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito. 331-2899. sausalitoseahorse.com. 04/26: Tainted Love 80s tribute band. 9pm. $25. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 04/26: The Fabulous Thunderbirds 8pm. $3035. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St., Napa. 707-226-7372. nvoh.org. 04/26: Thrust 9:30pm. $8. Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-9910. perisbar.com.

tre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 04/25: Lady D with Alex Markels Jazz.7pm. No cover, dinner encouraged. Panama Hotel and Restaurant, 4 Bayview St., San Rafael. 457-3993. panamahotel.com.

04/25: Michael Landau with Special Guest Soul Pie 9pm. $10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com

04/25: Suzy Bogguss Country music singersongwriter. 9pm. $27-37. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 04/25: Terry Hanck Old school blues saxophonist. Shows at 8 and 10pm. $10. Fenix, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael. 813-5600. fenixlive.com/music.

04/25: Youth Sailing Benefit with Jose Neto Portion of proceeds benefit Sailing Education Adventure’s summer youth program for Canal kids. 5pm. Whipper Snapper, 1613 Fourth St., San Rafael. 299.1266. sfsailing.org. 04/26: Buddy and the Owen Boys Blues. 9pm. $5-10. 19 Broadway, 17 Broadway, Fairfax. 459-1091. 19broadway.com

04/26: Fenton Coolfoot and the Right Time 9:30pm. The Sleeping Lady, 23 Broadway, Fairfax. 485-1182. sleepingladyfairfax.com. 04/26: David Luning Frankie Boots opens. Folk, Americana, roots. 9pm. $12. Hopmonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato. 892-6200. hopmonk.com

Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 04/26: Jeffrey Halford and the Healers 8pm. No cover. Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, Nicasio. 662-2219. ranchonicasio.com.

04/26: Phil Hardgrave and the Continentals

04/26: The 7th Sons Rock and Roll Dance Party ’60s-’70s dance music. 8:30pm. $8. The Presidio Yacht Club, Travis Marina, Sausalito. 847-2670. the7thsons.com.

Comedy 04/26: Will Durst: Boomer Aging-From LSD to OMG New show from thinking man’s comic. Produced by Ellie Mednick. 8pm. $22-30. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 924-5111. larktheater.net.

Theater 04/19-20: Hairspray Broadway Bound Kids presentation. 7:30pm April 19. 1 and 5pm April 20. $15-17. Showcase Theater, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. marincenter.org.

04/19-04/20: Love Letters The award-winning Porchlight Theatre Company presents A.R. Gurney’s tale. 8pm April 19-20. $15-30. Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael. 251-1027. porchlight.net. 04/22: New Works Series: Light Join Marin Theatre Company. By MTC’s 2012 David Callicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize winner Meghan Kennedy. This New Works Series offers exciting script-in-hand readings. 7pm. Free. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. marintheatre.org. 04/25: I Hate Hamlet 8pm. $10-20. College of Marin Studio Theatre, Corner of Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Laurel Ave., Kentfield. 485-9555. marin.edu. Through 04/28: The Whipping Man Bay Area premiere of Off Broadway hit. 8pm Thurs.-Sat.; 2 and 7pm Sun. See website for more info. $15-57. Coproduced by Virgina Stage Company. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 388-5208. marintheatre.org.

Concerts 04/21: Lenore Alford Organ. Works by Buxtehude, Durufle, Franck and Alford. Proceeds benefit the St. John’s, Ross music program. Reception following performance. 4pm. Donation. St. John’s Church, 14 Lagunitas, Ross. 456-1102 ext.109. stjohnsross.org. 04/21: Pocket Opera: Orpheus in the Underworld Offenbach. 2pm. $15-39. Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St., Napa. 707-226-7372. nvoh.org. 04/21: S.F. Chamber Players Part of the 2012-13 Guest Concert Series. With Dan Carlson, Joy Fellows, Amos Yang and June Choi Oh. Works by Telemann, Franck, Beethoven and North Bay composer David Smith. 3pm. $15-18, under 18 free. Angelico Hall, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. 482-3579. dominican.edu/events

04/21: Music Heals: A Sandy Hook First Responders Benefit Concert With Quartet San Francisco and members of the San Domenico Virtuoso Program. 7:30pm. San Domenico Music Conservatory, 1500 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo. 258-1921. sandomenico.org.

04/21: String Fling With Strings: Billie Holiday Tribute Conducted by Michael Morgan of the Oakland East Bay Symphony with Narada Michael Walden, Tammy Lynne Hall, Wayne Wallace, Louis Fasman, Ray Clement, Matthew Charles Heulitt and Minna Choi of Magik*Magik Orchestra. Proceeds benefit the Narada Michael Walden Foundation. 3pm. $10-125. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org.

04/23: SingersMarin, Mill Valley Philharmonic, Voci Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Golden Gate Men’s Chorus “A Silver Serenade.�

Art 04/20-05/25: Altered Book Show With works of 150 Bay Area artists who re-imagine, re-construct and re-work discarded books to produce a highly entertaining and remarkably varied exhibition. MarinMOCA will host a closing reception and live auction party from 5 -7:30pm May 25. 4pm. Free. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 500 Palm Dr., Novato. 637-9730. marinmoca.org.

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Kids Events 04/19: Earth Day with the Insect Discovery Lab Celebrate Earth Day with amazing rainforest insects, millipedes, walking sticks and more. Meet live insects and find out why they are important to our environment. For kids age 5 and up. 3:30pm. Free. Creekside Room, Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 389-4292 x4741. millvalleylibrary.org.

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04/20: Kids Dance Party with the Raytones Pop, funk, and rock with playful lyrics about such things as wearing your favorite PJs and hula hoops. 11am. $5-15. Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito. 339-3900. baykidsmuseum.org. 04/21: Nature for Kids at Bahia Explore the birds and butterflies. No animals (except service animals) please. Heavy rain may cancel. Call 8939527. David Herlocker will lead. 10am. Free. Bahia Trailhead at end of Bahia Dr., 503 Bahia Dr., Novato. 893-9508. marincountyparks.org.

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Film 04/20: Give the Ocean a Voice: Part II— The Ocean is in Trouble and So We Are All in Trouble Meet Ranger Linda at the Bay Model and take the pledge that the world’s most famous sailboat teams are promoting; we can make a difference if we all work together. 1:30pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc.

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patory dance event choreographed by Anna Halprin. 2-5pm. Free. Dominican University, Forest Meadow Field behind athletic center, San Rafael. dominican.edu.

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“A Celebration of African Women.� Storytelling by “Jambalaya� author Luisah Teish; dancing and drumming with Azia Corbett; children’s arts and crafts; hair braiding; silent auction; Senegalese food. This is a benefit for Kivulini, a group that is working to prevent violence against women in Tanzania. pm. $20,

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$6-10. Sweetwater Music Hall , 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley. 388-3850. swmh.com. 04/24: Pretty Slick Narrated by Peter Coyote. In his documentary on the year of the BP Oil Spill filmmaker James Fox grows frustrated by the lack of plain talk and BP’s inability to plug a gushing well after its Deep Water Horizon rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. 7:30pm. $10. 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 383-9600. 142throckmortontheatre.org. 04/25: Caesar Must Die Award-winning docudrama by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. 7:30pm. $10-15. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 924-5111. larktheater.net.

Works by Barber, Stravinsky, others. 7:30pm. $25100. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. 392-4400. singersmarin.org.

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Outdoors 04/20: Celebrate Earth Day - Wildflower Walk at Jack London Historic Park Spring wildflower walk lead by park naturalists Deborah Large and John Lynch is geared to Earth Day with its focus on the interconnected web of nature at the park. $10 per car day use fee at the park. 10am. Jack London Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen. 707- 938-5216. jacklondonpark.com.

04/20: Earth Day Clean-Up at Schoen Park Join the Rotary Club of San Rafael Harbor and help pick up litter at Schoen Park. 9am-noon. Free. Kerner Blvd and Canal St. near Pickleweed Community Center , 123 Lansdale Ave., San Rafael. 464-4829. harborrotary.com. 04/20: Kent Island Restoration Team Help Marin County Parks restore Kent Island in Bolinas Lagoon. Lunch will be provided. Kent Island is a flood tidal delta that forms a barrier island in the interior of Bolinas Lagoon. Marin County Parks hosts events on the first Friday and third Saturday of each month. 10am. Free. Bolinas Lagoon, Bolinas. 473-3778. marincountyparks.org.

Readings 04/19: Christina Schwarz “The Edge of the Earth.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/20: Eli Jaxon-Bear “Sudden Awakening: Into Direct Realization.” 4pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

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James Dunn and Mountain Play Association executive director Sara Pearson to celebrate the release of “Marin’s Mountain Play: One Hundred Years of Theatre on Mount Tamalpais.” 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/20: William Kent Krueger From New York Times bestselling author. “Ordinary Grace.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/22: Chris Raschka 2012 Caldecott Medal winning author. “Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle.” 10am. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/22: Philippe Petit “Why Knot?: How to Tie More Than Sixty Ingenious, Useful, Beautiful, Lifesaving, and Secure Knots!” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

04/23: Isabel Allende in conversation with Elaine Petrocelli “Maya’s Notebook.” Set in the present day, Allende’s new novel tells the story of a 19-year-old American girl who finds refuge on a remote island off the coast of Chile after falling into a life of drugs, crime, and prostitution. 7pm. $32. Angelico Hall at Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/23: Linda Graham “Bouncing Back.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/23: World Book Night Each year, 30 books are chosen by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers. The authors of the books waive their royalties and the publishers agree to pay the costs of producing the specially printed World Book Night U.S. editions. Book Passage has signed up to be community host locations for the volunteer book givers. Join together to give books to those who don’t regularly read and/or people who don’t normally have access to printed books. 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/24: From Yeats to Beats to Beyond In honor of National Poetry Month, the Sausalito Woman’s Club will celebrate its annual Poetry Night. No host champagne and hors d’oeuvres will be

served until 7pm. 6:30pm. Free. Sausalito Woman’s Club, 120 Central Ave., Sausalito. 332-4179.

04/24: Kate Atkinson in conversation with Reagan Arthur “Life After Life.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/24: Philip Kerr “A Man Without Breath.” 1pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/25: Poetry Month Reading Marin performance poet Claire Blotter and Sonoma poet and psychiatrist Janine Canan will share new books with courageous truth telling about the environment, women and our turbulent world. 7:30pm. Free. Readers Books, 130 E. Napa St., , Sonoma. 707-939-1779. readersbooks.com. 04/25: William Luvaas “Ashes Rain Down.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/26: David Sheff “Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy.” 7pm. Free. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com.

Community Events (Misc.) 04/19: Becoming Animal: An Evening with David Abram The American philosopher, cultural ecologist and performance artist is best known for his work bridging the philosophical tradition of phenomenology with environmental and ecological issues. 7pm. $20. Dance Palace Community and Cultural Center, 503 B St. , Point Reyes Station. 663-1542. ptreyesbooks.com. 04/19: Interact Inspires Sponsored by Marin County high school Interact clubs, a subsidiary of Rotary International. Keynote Speaker Paul Kingsman will discuss what it takes to achieve dreams and goals 7pm. $5-20. Ricky’s Restaurant, 250 Entrada Dr., Novato. 272-5744. rickeysrestaurant.com.

04/19: Is There Life After Death? with PMH Atwater This will be the first time she will talk about her experiences for almost 30 years. PMH has written 10 books and published many articles on near-death experiences. 7:30pm. $20 suggested donation. Sunrise Center, 645 Tamalpais Dr., Suite A, Corte Madera. 924-7824. sunrisecenter.org.

04/20: 9th Annual Free Create With Nature Earth Day Celebration on Stinson Beach Using sand, rocks, shells and natural objects from the beach, participants work alone and in groups to spontaneously create outdoor sculpture. In past years, beachgoers stacked rock towers, planted driftwood “trees” and created dragons, fairies. Event starts with beach clean up. Hosted by environmental artist Zach Pine in partnership with Samavesha. 11am -3pm. Free. South end of Stinson Beach, Stinson Beach. earthdaystinsonbeach.org.

04/20: Bonobo Presentation with expert Sally Coxe Special screening of the award winning film “The Bonobo Connection” and a presentation by Sally Jewell Coxe, founder of the Bonobo Conservation Initiative. Learn about these peace loving primates and efforts to protect them. 7:30pm. $20 suggested donation. Sunrise Center, 645 Tamalpais Dr., Suite A, Corte Madera. 924-7824. sunrisecenter.org. 04/20: Earth Day Event Join Paul Hawken, Wes Nisker, Joanna Macy and other fabulous presenters for this community event which will feature guided meditations, information and discussions on the urgency of climate change and how our community can engage with this challenge. Please carpool and bring food to share for a potluck lunch. Groups joining us for the celebration include Ecosattvas, Ecology Center, Environmental Forum of Marin, Sustainable Fairfax, Marin Organic, Pachamama, Next Generation and Green Sangha. 9:30am. $15. Spirit Rock, 5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Woodacre. spiritrock.org/earthday2013.

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04/20: Fundamentals of Bread Baking An opportunity to learn from local artisan Mick Sopko who runs the Green Gulch Break Bakery and to take in the natural beauty of Green Gulch Farm. Participants will help mix a batch of yeasted bread, shape the dough and take home a freshly baked loaf. Fee includes an organic vegetarian lunch. 10am. $75. Green Gulch Bread Bakery, 1601 Shoreline Hwy., Muir Beach. 383-3134. sfzc.org/ggf. 04/20: History of Marinship Join Ranger Bill as he facilitates an in-depth discussion on the history of the Marinship Shipyard at the Bay Model built by the Bechtel Corporation at the request of President Franklin Roosevelt in March of 1942. Learn about the 93 ships built here during WWII. 2pm. Free. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 332-3871. spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc.

04/20-21: Spring Plant Sale and Workshops A variety of certified organic perennial and annual food plants with a special collection of heirloom tomatoes, heritage fruit trees, herbs, flowers and native plants are offered. Throughout the event are organic produce sales and connection with local farmers, delicious recipes and tastings, music, face painting and bouquet-making sessions. 10am. Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden, 1800 Ignacio Blvd., Novato. 473-4204. ucanr.org/sites/MarinMG. 04/20: Marin Gray Panthers Esther Riley of NorCal Friends of Sabeel will talk about repairing Israel/Palestine. Topic will include history, occupation and innovative peace plans to meet the needs of the people who live there. 1:30pm. Free. The Redwoods Retirement Community Activities Room, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. 453-1550. 04/20: Marin MG Tomato Market All of the plants are grown by UCCE plant master gardeners. All plants are $4 each. 9:30am. Pini Hardware , 1535 S. Novato Blvd, Novato. 473-4204. ucanr.edu/sites/ MarinMG.

04/20: Stay or Move: The Seniors’ Housing Dilemma This seminar tackles the challenging decisions facing many seniors who own a singlefamily home or condominium. 9am. Il Fornaio, 223 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera. 9241091. financialconnections.com.

04/20: Wildness and Shadowed Wonder Exploring the Elemental Magic that Moves between Humankind and the Animal Join David Abram, Linda Hogan and Dale Pendell for a day exploring the wild in prose, poetry and performance. $100. Dance Palace Community and Cultural Center, 503 B St. , Point Reyes Station . 6631542. ptreyesbooks.com.

04/20: Wisdom and Magic in the Body with Peter Fairfield Learn how to gently uncover the secrets of our body and rebalance and heal. Bring your dowsing device. Sponsored by Golden Gate Dowsers. 1:30pm. $5-7. Community Room, Second floor Administration Building, Town Center Corte Madera, 770 Tamalpias Dr., Corte Madera. 564-6419.

04/21: Earth Day Marin Festival and Climate Change Solutions Day of Action Family friendly event including speakers, comedy, live music, local organic food, hands-on activities, and a kids’ carnival. Delicious affordable local organic lunch with Drake Bay Oysters, Barbary Coast Bistro and Lydia’s Organics. Well-known speakers include international award-winning photographer Garth Lenz , leading climate change advocates Peter Joseph and Tamra Peters; author Peter Barnes. With nationally known eco-savvy comic Swami Beyondananda. Musicians include Spark and Whisper , Matt Jaffe, Sol Doc and Dore Coller. Attendees are encouraged to bring acoustic string and wind instruments to participate in carbon free jams at 11:30am and 3pm. 11am5pm. Free. Redwood High School, 395 Doherty Dr., Larkspur. 450-0110. earthdaymarin.org.

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04/23: Marin Orchid Society - Orchids of Crete Ron Parsons shares photos of his orchid seeking adventures on Crete. 6:30pm. Free. San Rafael Corporate Center, Tamalpais Room, 750 Lindaro St., San Rafael. 457-0836. marinorchidsociety.com. 04/24: Hearts and Arts Blending art projects with communication games and creative sharing, this drop-in group is designed to empower deeper emotional connection, bonding, understanding, compassion, cooperation between parents, kids and friends. 3pm. Free first class. Sunrise Center, 645 Tamalpais Dr., Suite A, Corte Madera. 924-7824. sunrisecenter.org.

04/24: Why Do Women Stay? Deconstructing Domestic Violence Learn the important truth about victims and abusers at this free presentation by Kate Kain from the Center For Domestic Peace. Sponsored by Cultural Potholes. 6:30pm. Free. Point Reyes Community Presbyterian Church, 11445 Shoreline Hwy., Pt Reyes. 663-1349.

04/25: Andrew Mellen: Unstuff Your Life Learn practical ways to get lost time back for the things that really matter. 5:30pm. $30. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 927-0960. bookpassage.com. 04/25: Dharma Study Class 7:30pm. Free. Buddhist Temple of Marin, 390 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. buddhisttempleofmarin.org.

04/25: Growing Your Money Tree: Monetizing Your Website 7:30pm. $15-20. Sunrise Center, 645 Tamalpais Dr., Suite A, Corte Madera. 924-7824. sunrisecenter.org. 04/25: Spring Marin Mixer Networking mixer to introduce the growing entrepreneurial community in Marin to various financial tools and business resources. 5:30-7:30pm. Free. Renaissance Marin, 1115 Third St., San Rafael. 755-1115.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131573 The following individual is doing business as CATHCART STRATEGIC ADVISERS, 722 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., KENTFIELD, CA 94904: SCOTT CATHCART, 722 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., KENTFIELD, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on FEBRUARY 3, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEBRUARY 28, 2013. (Publication Dates: MARCH 29; APRIL 5, 12, 19, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131570 The following individual is doing business as KALENA’S GOOD SKIN CARE, 1000 FIFTH AVE. SUITE 2, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: KAREN MARIE KEOPULIWA, 24 LOMITA DR., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on MARCH 3, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEBRUARY 28, 2013. (Publication Dates: MARCH 29; APRIL 5, 12, 19, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131581 The following individual is doing business as TERRAZA LANDSCAPING, 155 CANAL ST. #24, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ABRAHAM TERRAZA COBO, 155 CANAL ST. #24, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 1, 2013. (Publication Dates: MARCH 29; APRIL 5, 12, 19, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131567 The following individual is doing business as S AND C CONSULTANCY, 1123 SANTOLINA DR., NOVATO, CA 94945: CHRISTOPHER STEIN, 1123 SANTOLINA DR., NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on FEBRUARY 28, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on FEBRUARY 28, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131666 The following individual is doing business as A-1 LARKIN & SON; A-1LARKIN&SON, 2090 VINEYARD RD., NOVATO, CA 94947: KEVIN LARKIN, 2090 VINEYARD RD., NOVATO, CA 94947. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business names listed herein on MARCH 12, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 13, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131638 The following individual is doing business as YUCATECH TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, 805 4TH ST. SUITE 4, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ABRAHAM E LOPEZ, 1563 LINCOLN AVE. #3, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on MARCH 8, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 8, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131691 The following individuals is doing business as DAN'S PLUMBING AND SEWER SERVICE, 111 G ST. APT 5, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DANIEL EDISON DUPIRAK,

111 G ST. APT 5, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MARCH 15, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131665 The following individual is doing business as ROWFITUSA, 451 VIA CASITAS NO. 16, GREENBRAE, CA 94904: BARRY SEGAL, 451 VIA CASITAS NO. 16, GREENBRAE, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on MARCH 13, 2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 13, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131633 The following individual is doing business as PHIL THE FLOOR GUY HARDWOOD FLOORS, 352 DIVISADERO ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117: PHILIP VILLARREAL, 352 DIVISADERO ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on APRIL 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 8, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131707 The following individual is doing business as CEDAR HOUSE, 1637 5TH AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: DAVID G. ROBINSON, 1637 5TH AVE., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious

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Legal notices continued from page 29. business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MARCH 19, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131585 The following individuals are doing business as BULA CAREGIVERS REFERALS, 215 BAYVIEW ST. APT 117, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: AKANISI KANADI GIBSON, 215 BAYVIEW ST. APT 117, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901; VASEVA KAMAKOREWA, 1564 LINCOLN ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on MAY 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 1, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304450 The following person has abandoned the use of a fictitious business name. The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder's Office. Fictitious Business name: APHRODITE, 1139 FOURTH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Filed in Marin County on: FEBRUARY 8, 2012. Under File No: 128764. Registrant’s Name: CHARLES MEI, 819 E 23RD, OAKLAND, CA 94606; GIN NGO, 2189 E 24TH ST., OAKLAND, CA 94606. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 19, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131606 The following individual is doing business as GODDESSSNAKES.COM, 1253 ROYAL OAK TERRACE #B, NOVATO, CA 94947: KIMO R BRUVRY, 1253 ROYAL OAK TERRACE #B, NOVATO, CA 94947. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on JANUARY 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 6, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131703 The following individuals are doing business as FUKUSUKE RESTAURANT, 578 MAGNOLIA AVE., LARKSPUR, CA 94939: WARREN NAKASU, 582 17TH AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121; HITOMI NAKASU, 582 17TH AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121. This business is being conducted by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 18, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131763 The following individual is doing business as SOUNDWIRE, 180 TAMAL RD., FOREST KNOLLS, CA 94933: CHRISTOPHER KROTKY, 180 TAMAL RD., FOREST KNOLLS, CA 94933. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on MARCH 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 26, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131755 The following individual is doing business as BIMBO BOOKS, 35 SIRARD LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ELISABETTA PONTI QUARONI, 35 SIRARD LANE, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 25, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131687 The following individual is doing business as YES I'M COOKING, 22 PARK ST. APT 6, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: YESIM OZKURT, 22 PARK ST. APT 6, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This business is being conducted by AN

INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MARCH 14, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012129943 The following individuals are doing business as BEACHLAKE LANE PARTNERS, 6 SHORES COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: VICTORIA F COHEN, 6 SHORES COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903; SCOTT TREE, 3234 GENTRY AVE., NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91606. This business is being conducted by CO-PARTNERS. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on JULY 9, 2012. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JULY 15, 2012. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131773 The following individual is doing business as IL TOCCO KITCHEN, 936 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD. #403, KENTFIELD, CA 94904: CHIARA PAOLETTI, 936 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD. #403, KENTFIELD, CA 94904. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MARCH 27, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131778 The following individual is doing business as ANABELLA'S HAIR STUDIO, 50 A BELVEDERE ST. SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ANA TORRES, 350 BOLINAS RD., FAIRFAX, CA 94930. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 28, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131780 The following individual is doing business as DIVER, 613 NEVADA ST., SAUSALITO, CA 94965: TIMOTHY DUANE SELL, 613 NEVADA ST., SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County ClerkRecorder of Marin County on MARCH 28, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131770 The following individual is doing business as CARNIVORE CULTURE, 28 PRESIDIO DR., NOVATO, CA 94949: MATTHEW JORDAN BYERS, 28 PRESIDIO DR., NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 27, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013131710 The following individual is doing business as SYNAPSE COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, 25 MT. TENAYA DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: ROBERT D THOMSON, 25 MT. TENAYA DR., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on MARCH 1, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 19, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131655 The following individual is doing business as BARRISCALE DESIGN STUDIO, 30 LIBERTY SHIP WAY #3110, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: CHRISTOPHER BARRISCALE, 180 MARGUERITE AVE., MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on MARCH 12, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131819 The following individuals are doing business as AMANI'S MENSWEAR, 5800 NORTHGATE MALL #72, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: AMAN MOSHREF, 416 IGNACIO BLVD., NOVATO, CA 94949; SARAH RAWLINS, 370 CHANNING WAY #29, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on APRIL 2, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131820 The following individuals are doing business as CLOTHESFIT ALTERATIONS, 416 IGNACIO BLVD., NOVATO, CA 94949: AMANI MEN'S CLOTHING INC., 416 IGNACIO BLVD., NOVATO, CA 94949. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on APRIL 2, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131821 The following individual is doing business as FLOWER SPA, 716 A 4TH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: FEN FANG MEI, 61 SOMERSET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94134. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on APRIL 2, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 304453 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder's Office. Fictitious Business name: FLOWER SPA, 716 A 4TH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. Filed in Marin County on: DECEMBER 28, 2012. Under File No: 131048. Registrant’s Name: JOSEPH GU, 716 A 4TH ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on APRIL 2, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131844 The following individuals is doing business as 40 NAPOLI, 16 SAN PABLO AVE. APT. 3, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: MARIO SAMPERIO, 16 SAN PABLO AVE. APT. 3, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on APRIL 4, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131883 The following individual is doing business as THE HEARTS OF MARIN, 3041 BARKLEY DR., RICHMOND, CA 94806: MIRIAM LOPEZ, 3041 BARKLEY DR., RICHMOND, CA 94806. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on APRIL 9, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 19, 26; MAY 3, 10, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131882 The following individual is doing business as AQUA STOP WATERPROOFING, 638 CRAIG AVE., SONOMA, CA 95476: STEWART W BROWNING, 638 CRAIG AVE., SONOMA, CA 95476. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein on APRIL 9, 2013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on APRIL 9, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 19, 26; MAY 3, 10, 2013) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 131917 The following individual is doing busi-

ness as URBAN ESCAPES, 10 LIBERTY SHIP WAY #122, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: ELAINE ASHES, 10 LIBERTY SHIP WAY #122, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on APRIL 11, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 19, 26; MAY 3, 10, 2013)

OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1301024. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KATHLEEN JIMENEZ ON BEHALF OF RILEY JIMENEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: RILEY MICHAEL JIMENEZ to RILEY MICHAEL JIMENEZ O'CONNOR. 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: MAY 3, 2013 8:30 AM, Dept. B, ROOM B, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: MARCH 4, 2013 /s/ ROY O CHERNUS, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1301229. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KELLEY MARIE ASHER & DAVID JOHN HINSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JOHN DOMINIC HINSON to JOHN DOMINIC TOWER HINSON; KELLEY MARIE ASHER TO KELLEY MARIE TOWER; KELLEY MARIE GAPPS TO KELLEY MARIE TOWER. 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: MAY 23, 2013 9:00 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: MARCH 21, 2013 /s/ PAUL M. HAAKENSON, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Publication Dates: APRIL 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1301405. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANNE SCHIMMEL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: ANNE MARIE SCHIMMEL to ANNE MARIE CARMIN. 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: MAY 14, 2013 9:00 AM, Dept. L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: APRIL 2, 2013 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): CIV 1300923 NOTICE TO DEFENDENT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): TOWN OF FAIRFAX, AN INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY, PAUL FRADELIZIO, INDIVIDUALLY; FRANK A. FRADELIZIO AND MARY ELLEN FRADELIZIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEES OF THE FRADELIZIO FAMILY TRUST U.D.T. DATED AUGUST 8, 1991; MARY DIANE MILLS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARY DIANE MILLS 1994 TRUST DATED DECEMBER 22, 1994; MANFRED FRED HONECK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE MANFRED FRED HONECK TRUST DATED MARCH 6, 2002; AND ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFFS' TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD ON PLAINTIFFS' TITLE TO THE PROPERTY SUED HEREIN AS DOES 1 THROUGH 100, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): MOISES ELTERMAN AND KATHLEEN CARROLL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEES OF THE MOISES ELTERMAN AND KATHLEEN CARROLL 2009 FAMILY TRUST DATED JUNE 22, 2009; AND ANN GALIONE, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE JOHN M. CRYMES, JR. TRUST DATED OCTOBER 10, 2007 NOTICE! You haven been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you; your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Selfhelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) the California Courts Online Self-help Center (www.courinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp) or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO: Lo han demando. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escucher su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion. Tienne 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen; su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov) en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no

presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento, y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado immediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision de abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los resquisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California. (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de las corte es): MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, 3501 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, ROOM 113, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94913-4988 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): LEONARD A. RIFKIND CSB# 133971 RIFKIND LAW GROUP, 100B DRAKE'S LANDING ROAD SUITE 260, GREENBRAE, CA 94904; (415) 785-7988; (415) 785-7976 FACSIMILE DATE (Fecha): MARCH 1, 2013. Clerk (Secretario), by, Kim Turner. Deputy (Adjunto): J. Chen. Additional Information Required by CCP section 763.020 The plaintiffs want a judgment declaring that the offer of dedication of real property for public streets, known as Sylvan Way and Forest Drive as designated on an old subdivision map, and situated between 49 and 67 Canyon Drive, Fairfax, California, is revoked or extinguished against all defendants, known and unknown, and quieting title in the plaintiffs’ favor as fee owners of the property, free and clear of any and all right, titile or interest of all defendants. he real property is more particularly described as: PARCEL A: SYLVAN WAY THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF FAIRFAX, COUNTY OF MARIN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SYLVAN WAY AND AS SHOWN ON THE MAP ENTITLED “AMENDED MAP NO. 2 OF THE CASCADES, MARIN CO., CALIF.” FILED 10-11-1921 IN VOLUME 5 OF MAPS, AT PAGE 14 AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF LOT 32 AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP, SAID POINT BEING THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SYLVAN WAY WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF CANYON ROAD (FORMERLY FOREST DRIVE); THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINES OF SYLVAN WAY THE FOLLOWING BEARINGS AND DISTANCES: S 32°36’00” W 62.92 FEET; THENCE S 42°41’00” E 66.50 FEET; THENCE S 16°10’00 E 153.55 FEET; THENCE N 74°55’00 W 84.50 FEET; THENCE N 34°29’00 W 53.31 FEET; THENCE N 45°04’25” W 36.40 FEET; THENCE N 77°25’00 “W 50.30 FEET; THENCE S 88°04’00’ W 35.70 FEET; THENCE S 72°41’00” W 94.09 FEET; THENCE S 83°30’00” E 57.00 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SYLVAN WAY WITH THE EASTERLY LINE OF FOREST DRIVE AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP; THENCE LEAVING THE SOUTHERLY LINE, N 07°40’12” W 40.01 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SYLVAN WAY; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY AND WESTERLY LINES OF SYLVAN WAY THE FOLLOWING BEARINGS AND DISTANCES; N 83°30’00” E 54.03 FEET; THENCE N 72°41’00” E 95.71 FEET; THENCE N88°04’00” E 46.20 FEET; THENCE S 77°25’00” E 66.99 FEET; THENCE S 45°04’25” E 52.83 FEET; THENCE N 03°07’00 W 36.06 FEET; THENCE N 42°41’00 W 88.52 FEET; THENCE N 32°36’00” 114.16 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SYLVAN WAY WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF CANYON ROAD; THENCE S 30°23’25” W 44.90 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL B: FOREST DRIVE THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE TOWN OF FAIRFAX, COUNTY OF MARIN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

COMMONLY KNOWN AS FOREST DRIVE AND AS SHOWN ON THE MAP ENTITLED “AMENDED MAP NO. 2 OF THE CASCADES, MARIN CO., CALIF.” FILED 10-11-1921 IN VOLUME 5 OF MAPS, AT PAGE 14 AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT DISTANT THEREON N 06°10’04’ W 19.25 FEET FROM THE MOST SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 35 AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP; THENCE N 06°10’04” W 41.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF FOREST DRIVE; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHELY AND WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINES OF FOREST DRIVE THE FOLLOWING BEARINGS AND DISTANCES: N 71°00’00” E 109.50 FEET; THENCE N 86°31’00” W 48.50 FEET; THENCE N 67°28’00 W 50.00 FEET; THENCE 31°31’02” W 72.24 FEET; THENCE N 09°13’00” E 140.33 FEET; THENCE N 21°15’00” W 75.73 FEET; THENCE LEAVING THE WESTERLY LINE N 76°16’00” E 40.35 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF FOREST DRIVE; THENCE ALONG THE EASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY LINES OF FOREST DRIVE THE FOLLOWING BEARINGS AND DISTANCES; S 21°15’00” E 81.35 FEET; THENCE S 09°13’00” W 121.50 FEET; THENCE S 62°06’00” E 34.31 FEET; THENCE S 07°40’12” E 40.01 FEET; THENCE S 57°18’35” E 15.65 FEET; THENCE S 86°31’00” E 60.24 FEET; THENCE N 84°58’00” E 95.08 FEET; THENCE S 22°11’00” W 62.39 FEET; THENCE S 71°00’00” W 202.14 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING:(PACIFIC SUN/ Publication Dates: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) SUMMONS Family Law (CITACION Derecho Familiar): Case Number (Numero De Caso): FL 1205699. NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Aviso Al Demandado): ALICE TRAN LUU: YOU ARE BEING SUED (LO ESTAN DEMANDANDO). PETITIONER’S NAME IS (Nombre Del Demandante): EDUARDO SOUSA. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this SUMMONS and PETITION are served on you to file a RESPONSE at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your RESPONSE on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you can not pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. (AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.) NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees.

AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas. 1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Post Office Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94903. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): EDUARDO SOUSA, 10 MILLAND DR. #A10, MILL VALLEY, CA 94942, (415) 7269606. Date (Fecha): DECEMBER 20, 2012. Clerk, by (Secretario, por) Kim Turner, D. Taylor, Deputy (Asistente). NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served (AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIÓ LA ENTREGA: Esta entrega se realiza)as an individual (a usted como individuo). (Pacific Sun: APRIL 12, 19, 26; MAY 3, 2013) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN. No. CIV 1301513. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner RHEA EUGENIE SALOMON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: RHEA EUGENIE SALOMON to EUGENIA SALOMON WEAVER. 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: MAY 21, 2013 9:00 AM, Dept. L, Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin: PACIFIC SUN. Date: APRIL 9, 2013 /s/ LYNN DURYEE, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (Publication Dates: APRIL 19, 26; MAY 3, 10, 2013) NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ALL OVER MARIN MINI STORAGE, SAN ANSELMO. In accordance to the provisions of the California Business and Professional Code, there being due an unpaid storage charge for which the Mini Storage is entitled to a lien on the goods hereinafter described, and due notice in the time specified in such notice for payment having expired, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that these goods will be sold at a public auction at the MINI STORAGE IN SAN ANSELMO, 208 GREENFIELD AVE., SAN ANSELMO at 11:00am WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013. The public is invited to attend. Should it be impossible to sell all of the lots on the above date, the sale will be continued to another date as announced by the auctioneer, Duane M. Hines, Bond No. RED 1016142. The property to be sold consists of household goods and personal effects belonging to the occupant(s) identified below. Name of owner is followed by lot number: FALASHA JANEA GANES: UNIT #332; LOTUS FARMER: UNIT #120; STEPHEN ROCKWELL: UNIT #251. Pacific Sun: (APRIL 19, 26; 2013) STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL OF GENERAL PARTNER. The undersigned hereby certifies that he/she has withdrawn on the date shown as general partner from the conduct of business under said Fictitious Business Name: Withdrawal Number: 201145. The information give below is at is appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder's Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): URBAN ESCAPES, 10 LIBERTY SHIP WAY SUITE 122, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. FILED IN MARIN COUNTY ON: 9/7/2011; UNDER FILE NO. 127693. REGISTRANT'S NAME(S): JESSICA BAY, 78 W THOMSON AVE., SONOMA, CA 95476. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County

on APRIL 11, 2013. (Publication Dates: APRIL 19, 26; MAY 3, 10, 2013) SUMMONS Family Law (CITACION Derecho Familiar): Case Number (Numero De Caso): FL 1202927. NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Aviso Al Demandado): WILLNA DOMINIQUE: YOU ARE BEING SUED (LO ESTAN DEMANDANDO). PETITIONER’S NAME IS (Nombre Del Demandante): JEAN-RENE ZEPHIRIN. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this SUMMONS and PETITION are served on you to file a RESPONSE at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your RESPONSE on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you can not pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), at the California Legal Services web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. (AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.) NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees. AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas. 1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Post Office Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94903. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): JEAN-RENE ZEPHIRIN, 1470 NOVATO BLVD., CA 94947, (415) 499-2105. Date (Fecha): JANUARY 17, 2013. Clerk, by (Secretario, por) Kim Turner, J. Dale, Deputy (Asistente). NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served (AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIÓ LA ENTREGA: Esta entrega se realiza)as an individual (a usted como individuo). (Pacific Sun/ Publication Dates: APRIL 19, 26; MAY 3, 10, 2013)

››ADViCE GODDESS® by Amy Alkon

Q:

I work 9 to 5, and my girlfriend of two years is retired and pretty much free all day. I’ve asked that we treat dinner as our special time to reconnect and ignore incoming phone calls. Sadly, instead of embracing this request, she has resisted me with full force. Whenever the phone rings during dinner, she answers and stays on as long as the call takes. We don’t get urgent calls. She counters that if the phone rings, you answer it, and that it could be some problem she can just address and be done with. She deems my request “controlling,” yet I’ve never made a demand or thrown a tantrum. I’ve just explained that I’d appreciate it if we could carve out 30 minutes of together-time. I’ve also asked her to ignore the phone when we’re in bed, but her tendency is to answer it—even if we’re having sex. I’ve explained how unwanted this phone thing makes me feel, but she doesn’t seem to get it. —Ignored

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What will happen if one of these calls goes to voicemail? Kim Jong Un will unleash an electromagnetic pulse bomb on the U.S., and the power grid will be fried for 40 years—or the neighbor will have to call back to tell your girlfriend the ingenious thing she did to perk up her banana cake? Two years into your relationship, the point when so many partners are just getting good at taking each other for granted, you’re telling your girlfriend you want to carve out special time to focus on each other—just 30 minutes out of her unbusy, retired-woman day. She, in turn, responds like you just demanded she cut off her three favorite fingers and feed them to the pigeons. It’s possible that she isn’t entirely conscious of why she’s treating you this way. She may fear getting closer and then getting dumped or think you’ll value her more if she makes you feel like less and less. It’s possible she is punishing you for something or is trying to abuse you into leaving. What is clear is who’s the controlling one here—the self-appointed dowager countess of the relationship, making the unilateral decision that the phone will be answered no matter what. As for you, her significant serf, keep quiet and eat your gruel while milady has a nice chat with Rachel from Cardmember Services. It must get hard to parse whether you’re in a relationship or a call center. Perhaps you, like many people, assume that being in a relationship means having a partner who loves you and cares about your happiness. Your girlfriend does seem to—as long as it doesn’t mean having to call somebody back after dinner. Even if she doesn’t fully understand what’s motivating her behavior, if she does love you, she can behave lovingly while she figures it out and stop answering the phone like she’s one of the town’s two sober volunteer firemen. Telling her how unwanted you feel obviously isn’t enough; you also have to have standards for how you’ll be treated and be willing to walk if they aren’t met—ideally, into the arms of a woman whose screams of passion in bed don’t include “Who’s calling, please?”

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I met this very attractive woman who works at my local bank. She has twice called me regarding the bank’s offerings, and I’ve gotten a vibe that her interest isn’t wholly professional. Do I drop by on a pretext and blindside her with “Let’s go out sometime”? Is there another way to get her attention? —Stuck

A:

Many men have had success getting the attention of a woman who works in a bank by coming in wearing pantyhose over their head and handing her a note. Unfortunately, this approach also tends to draw the attention of the woman’s co-workers (unimaginative sorts who, at the first sign of creative headgear, are quick to summon the SWAT team). Even if you forgo the pantyhat, asking her out in person is a problem, as nothing turns the workplace into a junior high school cafeteria faster than having your co-workers looking on as somebody hits on you. (Unless your “local bank” is Citibank’s world headquarters, she probably sits at a desk in the middle of the place.) So, do go in on some pretext—so she can attach a face to your name—and then phone her to ask her out. If she turns you down, just act like you’re cool with it and you shouldn’t have a problem showing your face in the bank—tempting as it might be to go in wearing a Richard Nixon mask and try again: “No dye packs or marked money, and can I interest you in dinner and a slow-speed police chase?” < © Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. www.advicegoddess.com. Got a problem? Email AdviceAmy@aol.com or write to Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave. #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

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