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Smokin’ John John was amazing with his abilities as a chef and friend (ExCouncilmember Diquisto Dies at 83,” SanJoseInside, June 29). His washing machine smoked turkey was legendary. He was an outstanding captain, councilman and mentor to many. John, you will be missed.

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Bridge to the 19th Century The baby boom generation is now coming to the age of retirement, and has need of the health care and

retirement benefits they have paid into and earned. The Tea Party/our current Republican Congress wants to take it all away in the belief that privatizing Medicare will save it, in the name of kicking the can.

I don’t know if this is balanced, but believe it’s not fair. I call this belief an attempt to build a bridge to the 19th century, and it makes me wonder what planet are they from? Fair or unfair, the question is not “what planet are you from”? It is what planet are we on?

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Nothing for Granted Campaigning against Measures V&W last November, police union leader GEORGE BEATTIE issued numerous thinly-veiled warnings: If San Jose voters allowed the city to renegotiate contracts with cops and ďŹ reďŹ ghters, he said, people might die. That strategy failed—V&W passed with an almost 80 percent majority—but Beattie is sticking to his guns. In an Op Ed for the Merc last week, the somewhat reclusive lieutenant kept up the grim tone: “All I can say to the mayor, council majority and city manager is this: You were warned.

Whatever ill befalls San Jose next is your doing.â€? The screed blamed the city’s top brass for the layoff of 70 ofďŹ cers, and while Beattie admitted that the action “will not result in immediate life-ending consequences,â€? he stopped just short of predicting mayhem. He reserved his sharpest criticism for City Manager DEB FIGONE, who, he said, “botchedâ€? the opportunity to save the jobs by applying for a federal grant. Figone responded by blasting off a memo, on the last day of the ďŹ scal year, to Mayor CHUCK REED and the City Council, assuring everyone that they certainly weren’t at fault. (She writes that she “communicated [her] concerns separately to Mr. Beattie.â€?) Taking offense in particular to the POA president’s failure to state all the facts, Figone points out that the city didn’t go after the grant money from the feds because San Jose would have been on the hook for $16 million worth of salries when the grant ran out. With a $78 million projected deďŹ cit for next year—the 11th straight year San Jose has been in the red—the city manager says the city had to know when to fold ’em. More than 2,000 public employee positions have been eliminated during the last decade of budget shortfalls, and this time 66 ofďŹ cers couldn’t avoid a similar fate. But not everyone on the council has the city manager’s back. At least three members—PETE CONSTANT, ASH KALRA and DONALD ROCHA—had their own proposals on how to save police jobs, which were all shot down. In fact, the city manager’s ofďŹ ce didn’t even bother

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Gov. Gandalf himself described trying to bargain with the Republicans: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we were getting close, but as I look back on it, there is an almost religious reluctance to ever deal with the state budget in a way that requires new revenues.â&#x20AC;?

And so Brown, after some heavy sĂŠance sessions and pot-stirring with Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John PĂŠrez, cooked up exactly what he said he would not: the all-gimmicks â&#x20AC;&#x153;balancedâ&#x20AC;? budget that could be approved by Democrats alone and signed by him.

Abracadabra, baby.

The Magic Budget maintains $150 million cut to the University of California and California State University, $400 million cut to community colleges, $150 million cut to state courts, $200 million in Amazon online tax enforcement, $2.8 billion in deferrals to K-12 schools and community colleges. Also: $300 million revenue from a $12-per-vehicle increase in DMV registration fees, $50 million

from ďŹ re fees for rural homeowners, $1.7 billion from redevelopment agencies, and higher tax receipts worth $1.2 billion from May and June.

Brown tossed out some of the items from the Steinberg-Perez budget that he voted last week, including $1.2 billion from selling state buildings, $900 million from raising a quartercent local sales tax and $700 million in federal funds for MediCal errors.

The truly fancy wand-waving came by way of adding $4 billion in higher projected revenues in 2011-12; a sales tax swap that redirects money to local governments for Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;realignmentâ&#x20AC;? plan; moving about $1 billion in child care programs; lowering the guarantee and cutting $71 million from the Department of Justice.

What makes the whole thing work, however, is the big honking assumption of $4 billion in additional revenues that simply werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t assumed until about ďŹ ve minutes ago.

Brown spokesman Gil Duran referred questions to the Finance Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which is like Richard Nixon saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey, you want to know about invading Cambodia, talk to the Defense Department.â&#x20AC;?

His best argument: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Triggerâ&#x20AC;? cuts are built into the budget that would go into effect if revenues donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet projections. Brown called these prospective cuts â&#x20AC;&#x153;serious.â&#x20AC;?

that had been bargaining chips as long as Brown was seeking their votes to extend taxes and/or place a tax measure on the ballot.

Look now for the Republicans to launch ballot measures seeking drastic changes to California’s pension plans, a hard spending cap, and who knows what else they can come up with, to distract money and attention from the public employee unions who may seek to alter Proposition 13 as it affects commercial and industrial property. Or impose an oil severance tax or whack the wealthy. Or, who knows, maybe even push a measure to allow local jurisdictions to raise taxes by majority vote. (Democracy? Gasp!)

Which serves as a reminder that back in March, Gov. Gandalf told George Skelton of the Los Angeles Times that if there was no two-thirds vote for extending taxes that he would put up an all-cuts budget, that the Democrats would “put in gimmicks” and he would veto that, and “then everybody sits there until we run out of money. It’s not going to be a pretty sight. It’s like one-two: No tax, all cuts, gimmicky budget, veto, paralysis. It’ll be a war of all against all.”

This may be the Republicans’ only play. And just for the record, earlier this month, we referred to Brown as “a great seer, with nothing up his sleeve.”

Who knew Gandalf was hiding $4 billion up there?

Former Mercury News editors Trounstine and Ceppos publish CalBuzz. com, where this article first appeared.

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to tell the council it was passing on the COPS grant because it felt some councilmembers couldn’t be trusted to walk away from money—even if it had strings attached after their terms’ end. Most city officials will be taking their vacations this month, with negotiations regarding ongoing police pay cuts, pension reform and ballot measures to resume in August.

Figone admits that no “decisions or conversations will be easy,” which it’s safe to assume is a point that she and Beattie can agree upon.

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According to Brown adviser Steve Glazer, the projection of additional revenues was based on $1.2 billion in unexpected tax income collected in May and June. But if revenues don’t meet projections by January, prisons and the University of California and California State University systems would each lose another $100 million.

Programs for the sick, disabled and poor would be cut by twice that.

Moreover, K-12 schools could face a $1.5-billion cut and be forced to shorten the school year by seven days.

Once conditional budget cuts are approved, the Legislature could restore the funding later. But according to Glazer, those restorations would be subject to a veto by the governor.

H.D. Palmer of the Department of Finance notes that this isn’t the first time prospective cuts would be used, based on projected revenues: It was done in February 2009, leading to $680 million in cuts to MediCal, CalWorks, trial courts and higher education funding when previously assumed federal stimulus money didn’t materialize in the spring.

Glazer said the newly projected revenue—assuming it comes in—will balance the coming year’s budget. But it won’t address other problems Brown was hoping to solve by negotiating with the Republicans: the structural deficit (about $5 billion, down from $20 billion when Brown took over) and the state’s long-term “wall” of debt of about $35 billion.

Gov. Gandalf and the Democrats got some help on Tuesday from Treasurer Bill Lockyer who pronounced the budget “financeable.” The budget, Lockyer said, “reduces the need for external cash flow borrowing by as much as $2 billion, saving significant borrowing costs. Perhaps more significantly, this budget, for the first time in recent years, honestly and clearly balances revenues and spending.”

Republicans tried to claim a victory for having prevented Brown and the Democrats from raising taxes. “The simple truth is, because of Republicans’ resolve, temporary tax increases will expire this Friday and the average California family will save nearly $1,000 per year,” said GOP Assembly Leader Connie Conway.

But the Reeps clearly failed to use their minority veto power to win pension reforms, regulatory relief for business or a spending cap—all items

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sv 411.com “We’re the tablet that when you take it out of the box it doesn’t ask you to connect to something to get started,” said Kerris, referring to the need to plug in an iPad to a computer.

HP acknowledged Apple’s dominance in the tablet market, but said Apple wasn’t its target.

“We think there’s a better opportunity for us to go after the enterprise space and those consumers that use PCs,” said Kerris.

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HP: TouchPad’s Target

Mark Aaron Right. Tablets aren’t competing against each other? The day tablets are preferred over a real computer ... lol that’ll be the day. HP is trippin’.

HP’s TOUCHPAD tablet hit stores last week, and while the device is being compared to Apple’s iPad 2, an HP executive says that’s not its target market.

“It’s not just about the tablet,” said Kerris. “It’s about the OS, the ecosystem and connecting devices like phones, printers, tablets and computers together.”

Kerris explained that once you set up a webOS profile, it’s always with you. Calling webOS “a true cloud initiative that’s functioning today,” he said that webOS’ Synergy will seamlessly sync calendars, emails, photos and other files, across all of your webOS devices.

“These are the subtle things, but they matter so much to individuals,” Kerris said.

Of course, Apple’s iOS 5 and iCloud will have the same types of features when it’s released in the fall, but for now, webOS has this functionality as part of its core. Apple is also making other changes that webOS already does. For instance, the initial setup of the device.

“Thi s was an opportunity to really see the viral moment and direct it to an extent, as well as just learn about how people engage with it,” says Chestnut. In his work at a public affairs and communications firm Hamilton Strategies, he typically handles less viral topics.

Over two days, he tweeted as @ JFKTurtles and earned Twitter attention from the giant followings of Josh Groban, Katie Couric and ABC World News. Project Runway judge Nina Garcia made a runway joke too.

Eventually #JFKTurtles started to become a hashtag for the incident, with major news organizations like the Wall Street Journal and NBC using the handle in headlines that they posted to Twitter. And all sorts of media began referring to the “JFK Turtles” when discussing the story.

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SSteve Wow. It’s so refreshing

In an interview with The Loop, Richard Kerris, HP’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations, said that HP is focused on more than just the TouchPad device itself.

Mashable that it was also a good case study for creating engagement on Twitter.

to hear an executive speak reasonably about his company’s tablet. I’m a little taken aback.

andrerichards Wow! What a wishy-washy position. Doesn’t matter if HP doesn’t view the iPad as a target or not, it’s going to be viewed that way by just about ... let’s see ... freaking everyone.

“People weren’t as amused by what I was writing as they were with the idea that the turtles were tweeting,” he said.—SARAH KESSLER, MASHABLE.COM

Hashtag of the Week: #JFKTurtles @JFKTURTLES How many turtles did it take to cross the runway?

The Voice Behind @JFKTurtles As about 150 turtles crossed JFK Airport’s runways last week and delayed several flights, a Twitter account emerged to crack jokes from the turtles’ perspective. The account, agreed publications from the L.A. Times to the Huffington Post, was worth a good laugh.

Its creator, 26-year-old digital media director Noah Chestnut tells

@JFKTURTLES About 100. Turtles are not known for their sense of humor. @JFKTURTLES Now why did the Turtle cross the runway? @JFKTURTLES To get to the shell station! @SASHAK Turtles look for sandy spots to lay their eggs. The other side of Runway 4L is an ideal location @JFKTURTLES We go straight to the runway because it takes 5 hours to get out of our shells for the TSA.

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Is Zynga Rushing Towards an IPO? The IPO window is now wide open, with everyone from Zynga to Groupon rushing towards it. Nobody knows how long that window will stay open (rule of thumb is 18 months), so better go public while you can. But last week’s IPO filing from Zynga came particularly fast. According to one source, the actual writing of the 150+ page S-1 document was one of the fastest documentation processes for an IPO of this size, only taking two to three weeks.

CEO Mark Pincus abruptly cancelled a planned appearance at the D9 conference at the beginning of June, adding to speculation that was when Zynga decided internally to go ahead with the IPO. The three-week period referenced above was the time between what is known as the first “org meeting” with bankers and the final document filed today.

Zynga’s financials are strong, so they could really get the IPO process anytime they want. But there is definitely a sense that the urgency level picked up all of a sudden.

One theory—and it is only a theory at this point—is that Facebook may be moving up its own internal IPO schedule. It just added Reed

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If Zynga caught whiff that Facebook was starting to take actual steps towards an IPO, it might want to get out ahead for several reasons.

One is that it has a good chance at becoming the most sought-after new Internet stock. (Its financials are much cleaner than Groupon’s.)

But that position will be short-lived and will last only until Facebook itself IPOs. In the interim, Zynga’s stock will suck up a lot of the demand for publicly-traded Internet growth stories.

Another reason is that if the Facebook IPO is as well received as everyone thinks it will be, Zynga could benefit from an expansion of its PE multiple (and stock price) just as a halo effect.

All Internet stocks could do well when Facebook goes public, but you have to be public in order to benefit from that.—ERIK SHOENFELD, TECHCRUNCH.COM

keng_ca If Facebook is smart, they will file for their IPO before Google+ takes away enough of their business to make people question a P/E of 500 (which they probably wouldn’t even have).

Sa Ma Or Zynga is unable to have the same year-over-year growth next year. And wants to go public with its best investor data. lesmadras Zynga has only one customer, Facebook. If Facebook decides to buy one of Zynga’s competitors tomorrow, Zynga is dead. Obviously, Zynga investor need to cash out before that happens.

Brian Ash Zynga has branched out successfully away from facebook to mobile apps. Plus they could easily shift to G+ if they have a game platform Francisco Javier Lopez A company built on spam and valued at 1 billion? Their greatest asset is a product called farmville? lol ... I see it going very far.

Puranjay Singh Well, Disney’s greatest product is a mouse called Mickey Mouse In case you forgot, an year ago, the entire world paid around $2.9 billion to watch two cat-like blue aliens have weird alien sex on a planet called Pandora.

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With minimum effort this project could be ready to go and would result in a positive impact on property values, commercial activity and the general environment of the area. —Norman Kline

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Sometimes it’s not what you build but what you remove that creates the opportunity for growth.

The tragic events surrounding the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake had one positive result in San Francisco by bringing down the Embarcadero Freeway. The freeway was replaced with a grand boulevard that transformed the entire area into a thriving pedestrian and bike-friendly corridor that has been a boon for the city.

San Jose is not and nor should it aspire to be San Francisco, but we can learn from this event. Some of us can remember being on top of the Coleman Street Overpass and looking down at a large number of railroad tracks going north into the College Park area. What we were viewing was the remains of the first large train station in San Jose. The Market Street Train Station was the main train station from 1880 to 1935, when it was moved out of the downtown core to where the Diridon Station is today.

Today, the massively built overpass, created to leap over multiple railroad lines, still stands to allow traffic to avoid one lightly used rail line. This

is the same line that goes through the neighborhoods on 2nd, 3rd, 4th streets and Japantown, where simple railroad crossing arms are used to stop traffic.

A pedestrian-friendly boulevard connecting San Pedro and Market Streets to the Guadalupe Gardens, the Ryland/Columbus Park Neighborhoods and up to the airport would help the area thrive. It would expand the size of the downtown

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Perhaps I come to this topic prejaded. In The Transparent Society (1997),

I forecast that traditional notions of secrecy would crumble in the early 21st century. For many reasons—technical, social and political—“leaks” would grow into tsunamis that carve a radically different world. My 1989 novel Earth portrayed near-future events like massive dumps of military and diplomatic secrets that rattle governments powerless to keep up with amateur cunning and changing values.

Prescience aside, this sea change will drive outcomes far more complex than outdated nostrums of left or right. Multiple trends seem to pull in opposing directions.

For example, ever since 9/11 and the Patriot Act, many Americans have perceived us entering a nearly Orwellian era, in which the state probes, pokes and scrutinizes us from every angle, and allows

corporations—from banks to Google and Facebook—to do the same.

Dana Priest and William Arkin, in the Washington Post, fret that we’ve become a “monitored nation” and world. “(T)he United States is assembling a vast domestic intelligence apparatus to collect information about Americans, using the FBI, local police, state homeland security offices and military criminal investigators. The system ... collects, stores and analyzes information about thousands of U.S. citizens and residents, many of whom have not been accused of any wrongdoing.”

Is China the future? American companies like Cisco are right now bidding to take part in a project to span the city of Chongqing with 500,000 cameras in an integrated surveillance system. Find that both impressive and chilling? Well,

democratic Britain has an even larger camera network. In the future, what separates free and unfree nations won’t be the presence of surveillance, but whether citizens are fully empowered to look back.

Never before have so many people been empowered with practical tools of transparency.

Beyond access to instantly searchable information from around the world, nearly all of us now carry in our pockets a device that can take still photographs and video, then transmit the images anywhere.

Will the growing power of elites to peer down at us—surveillance— ultimately be trumped by a rapidly augmenting ability of citizens to look back at those in power—or “sousveillance”?

This issue is being wrangled right now, on our streets. Far more

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ominous than the WikiLeaks affair is a trend of police officers waging unofficial war against camera-toting citizens, arresting bystanders for digitally recording cops in action.

Obsolete wire-tapping and privacy laws are contorted to justify seizure and destruction of recordings made even in public places.

We can sympathize with officers doing a harsh, underappreciated job, resenting the addition of one more source of stress—relentless scrutiny.

I appreciate not only the skill and professionalism that helped reduce crime in the United States but also the daily fight for self-control that each officer must wage, under conditions that might send any of us into uncontrollable rage. We all carry hormonal and psychological baggage from the Stone Age ... and from 5,000 years of urban life, when

the king’s thugs never thought twice before pounding the heads of punks.

But times and rules change. We’re more demanding now. In fact, most officers are adapting well to our new standards, clenching their teeth and calling “sir” even the most outrageously abusive drunks. I’m proud to know some of these folks and I grasp their worry that some street-corner putz might record a momentary, but career threatening lapse.

Yet, how can the assertion that cops deserve “privacy” stand up against our far greater need for accountability? Shall we surrender the only protection that citizens ever had against abusive power—the truth? We won’t allow it. More to the point, technology won’t allow it.

For, like Moore’s Law, the cameras get smaller, cheaper, more numerous and more mobile every year.

When all of this equilibrates, juries, review boards and citizens will make allowances for good people, caught making rare mistakes.

We’ll have to, if we want our cities patrolled. Ironically, that broad perspective will only evolve once we’re convinced we really are seeing it all. That our enhanced vision protects us.

If the odds seem to favor citizenpower at street level, others want to apply principles of transparent accountability—or sousveillance—to higher echelons of power Clearly a panoply of transparency activists out there, including the folks behind WikiLeaks, think it possible to restore balance in favor of people, by applying copious amounts of light.

And, just as clearly, those in high places wince at being scrutinized.

(Human nature yet again.) For

example, months ago, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal probe of WikiLeaks. Did Julian Assange commit crimes by revealing those secret cables? Are the world’s powers shaken to their core, withholding vengeance only because Assange holds “poison pill” revelations in reserve?

We’ve seen a maelstrom of indignant fury with all sides claiming the moral high ground. Banks and credit companies that reject doing business with WikiLeaks have been punished by leaderless networks of online activists—who are in turn attacked by “patriotic hackers.”

Meanwhile, similar cycles of sabotage or theft, followed by retaliation, are seen when hackers from China or the former Soviet bloc invade Western computer systems,

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Refocusing back on the WikiLeaks Affair, with every news organization re-publishing his info-spills, is Assange right to call himself a frontline journalist? Because someone else actually snooped the documents in question, and WikiLeaks merely passed them along, is Assange protected by Western constitutional traditions and free speech?

Transparency Pays â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird in the sky may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ecclesiastes 10:20 An overall trend toward greater openness will be essential to our survival as individuals, nations, and even as a species.

We have bet our lives, and our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, on the continued success of a civilization that provides our material needs better than any other. One that has inarguably fostered greater levels of lawful peaceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both per capita and for billions worldwideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;than any predecessor. It also engendered both social mobility and repudiation of prejudice to a degree thatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if woefully unďŹ nishedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no prior society ever matched. Nor could any combination of others equal our rate of discovery and new learning.

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that has real potential. One that would have stunned our ancestors.

Underlying all of this is the positive-sum notion that a competitive society doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be strewn with ruined losers. In some kinds of games, one player might win more than othersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;e.g., getting richâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but the outcome leaves everybody way ahead, even the â&#x20AC;&#x153;defeated.â&#x20AC;? That may sound absurdly sunny. Cheating abounds and capitalism always teeters toward the old pit of feudalism. Still, enlightenment civilizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major decision-making componentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; markets, democracy, science and justiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;really have delivered positive-sum outcomes a lot of the time. We are living proof.

8epfe\ n_f [\dXe[j \ok\e[\[ j\Zi\Zp j_flc[ ]XZ\ X Yli[\e f] giff] Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the key point: All four of those human problem-solving arenasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;markets, democracy, science and justiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ďŹ&#x201A;ourish only in light, when all parties get to see. When darkness prevails, they wither and die.

SpeciďŹ cally: Open Markets depend on maximizing the number of knowing buyers, sellers and competitors. (Adam Smith despised the secret conniving of oligarchs and blamed themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not socialistsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for market failures.) Democracy only functions well when vigorously engaged in by knowing and curious citizens.

Our third and fourth pillarsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; science and justiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;cannot function in darkness at all. These four backbone components count on the same, core innovationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;reciprocal accountabilityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to foster creative competition and to check our natural human penchant for cheating.

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K?< D8E N@K? K?< GF@JFE G@CC 8i\ k_\ nfic[Êj gfn\ij j_Xb\e kf k_\`i Zfi\ Y\ZXlj\ N`b`C\XbjÊ Alc`Xe 8jjXe^\ `j _fc[`e^ jfd\ Y`^^\i i\m\cXk`fej `e i\j\im\6 If 4,000 years of history demonstrate one thing, it is that you will cheat, if there isn’t plenty of light to stop you. Yes, I’m talking about you. And me. The obvious conclusion? Anyone who demands extended secrecy should face a burden of proof.

Now, let’s be clear. The Enlightenment is about pragmatism, and no purist dogma is ever 100 percent right, even transparency.

For example, one topic calling for negotiated compromise is personal privacy. And few claim that a military can function entirely in the open. Not yet, at least. The WikiLeaks Case exposes several more areas where limits to transparency are open to intense debate.

So here’s the question: To what extent do governments have a need or right to keep secrets from citizens? And who should decide when government leaders have crossed the line?

My answer is default openness, with a steadily rising burden of proof for institutional secrecy—a pragmatic but unswerving movement toward a world of accountability and light.

Nevertheless, it is a burden of proof that can be met! Not all secrecy— even government secrecy—is automatically evil.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange prescribes a different answer: zero tolerance. Immediate and radical transparency. Moreover, the decision to reveal government secrets can be made ad hoc and peremptorily by an individual. One who never voted for or against—or paid taxes to—the government in question.

The Trend Forward Of course, our Enlightenment experiment is about much more than markets, science, democracy and justice. These institutions fail without spirited citizen involvement.

Laws against racism would be futile without the inner changes of heart that millions have performed, in two short generations.

Deep underneath their bickering, republicans and democrats share a mental reflex—Suspicion of Authority (SOA)—that goes back generations, differing mostly over which elite they see looming as a potential Big Brother, even while

21 transparency are even taking place at the highest levels. The Obama administration claims to have cut away at the Everest-high pile of classified documents left by its predecessors and to have tightened rules for who can declare something secret, and when.

Meanwhile, even in Switzerland, Alpine haven for elite confidentiality, changes may be afoot. A Swiss-based banking consortium has proposed new codes under which financiers’ compensation packages should be more transparent to investors. Are these steps toward transparency sincere? Will they be enough, when people in developing nations demand a return of lucre stolen by their ex-dictators?

Leak to History We aren’t the first generation in this struggle. Today’s inventors of freedom-friendly tools—from anonymizers and re-routers that evade censorship to sniffercorrelators that help average folk peer past elite veils—seem blithely ignorant of just how old and difficult the problem has been.

These self-styled paladins of a new era should recall that our principal weapon in defending freedom and hope predates the Internet by more than 200 years. It has roots in 18th-century pamphleteers, in the constitutional deliberations of Philadelphia and (yes) even in the old-fashioned nations that still make up the foundation of our Enlightenment. A foundation that some of the folks at WikiLeaks—in their righteous self-congratulation— tend to ignore, even though they count on it for their very lives.

Indeed, what is the worldwide blog community, other than a vast expansion of the sensor web that we all had, in our tribes and villages of old, when gossip revealed even the peccadilloes of the chiefs?

Notable among the tattles spilled by WikiLeaks were Sarah Palin’s hacked email messages, a banned report on assassinations and torture enacted

by Kenyan police, the confidential membership list of a British neofascist party and tens of thousands of

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making excuses for the elites they prefer. In a sense we all want more transparency and light ... to shine on groups that we dislike.

Do average citizens really matter?

They may seem feeble compared to influential elites: power brokers of government, wealth, celebrity, criminality, corporations and academia. But this changes when individuals band together in new-style nongovernmental organizations on the front lines of the transparency fight.

Take Peter Gabriel’s Project Witness. PW buys up last year’s video equipment, in cheap lots, then hands crateloads of cameras to activists, in places where fighting for democracy can take prodigious courage, spreading accountability at the local level where it affects lives, a few hundred at a time. Drawing attention to ten thousand small struggles, they show how a little added light can save or empower the next Nelson Mandela. (See www.

Witness.org for details.)

Some efforts that are rebelliously pro-freedom can’t exactly be called “pro-transparency.” A decade ago, the fad among hackers was encryption— promoting a quaint notion that the scales of justice can be balanced in all directions, if everyone were somehow kept blind to each others’ identities.

Some Assange allies, like Jacob Appelbaum, distribute a system called Tor that empowers dissidents living in oppressive states to communicate with messages that are cleverly enciphered and rerouted.

While the cypherpunks’ dream of crypto-empowered world paradise is impractical on many levels, it has proved useful to whistle blowers.

What these and other endeavors share is a pragmatic approach to spreading liberty and accountability.

If all the world’s people become habitual defenders of freedom and accountability in the local realms that affect them most, where individual action can be effective, then, as Alexis de Toqueville showed two centuries ago, those habits will propel us along the spectrum of progress, whatever happens on the Olympian heights of pompous presidents and tycoons.

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WORLD CYBERWAR 21 classified documents related to the war in Afghanistan. A year ago, the website stirred up an international furor by publishing emails purportedly showing scientific collusion among global-warming experts.

An aside. Was the last revelation an attempt to “spread the love” and prove non-leftist evenhandedness?

Or a manifestation of Assange’s eagerness to spill whatever would get him headlines? We may never know. But carelessness in that case—failing to investigate his source or understand the context—put in question Assange’s long-standing claim to be a “journalist.” Indeed, one major drawback of splurge-type leak sites is their susceptibility to be used as unwitting proxies in battles among hidden giants.

WikiLeaks’ first major media breakthrough came in April 2010. At a press conference in Washington, Assange unveiled a 2007 combat video from the view of an American Apache helicopter in Iraq, repeatedly opening fire on a group of people on the ground, including some in a van that approached and began helping the wounded. The soldiers’ giggling, game-boy background commentary was deeply disturbing.

But the event that catapulted WikiLeaks into the forefront of international attention, making Assange a 2010 finalist for Time magazine’s “Person of the Year,” was the page-by-page release of more than 250,000 State Department “cables” and other documents, allegedly swiped by a U.S. Army private, giving the world an unprecedented view of the chatter and candid views of American diplomats.

When WikiLeaks tweeted that “The coming months will see a new world, where global history is redefined,” we saw the extent of its preening confidence and protransparency ambition. Nor were U.S. government secrets to be anything more than an appetizer.

Promised soon? Tens of thousands of documents from a major U.S. banking firm, then material from pharmaceutical corporations, finance and energy companies.

Again, the deep justification is undeniable. We’ll soon face a rising flood of technological breakthroughs

that could either benefit us all or else do jagged harm to humanity and the world. With hard decisions and tipping points coming everfaster, we’ll do better—and possibly even survive—if each crisis-choice is debated openly.

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Unlike Britain, whose Official Secrets Act gives the state power to pre-censor journalists or penalize them for publishing forbidden information, the United States Government (USG) has less legal standing to go after leakers. Even the 1917 Espionage Act, passed in a xenophobic rush during World War I, only decrees punishment for unauthorized possession of national defense information if it is thereupon given to “any person not entitled to receive it,” and if the provider has reason to believe it “could be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation.”

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the Pentagon Papers era, this law leaves a pretty generous out for journalists who passively receive such secrets and then publish them. The government bears an appropriately steep burden of proof to show not only that there was substantial “injury” or foreign “advantage,” but that the journalist also had strong reason to expect this.

Note that this is a separate matter from prosecuting the individual who gathered and leaked the information, in the first place. Any person who either invaded a USG database to access files or who violated a position of trust in order to remove them, has broken a number of other laws, for which penalties can be severe.

In the current case, U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning awaits court martial for swiping the State Department and Pentagon files that made Assange an international figure. Although some—e.g., Berkeley city councilmembers—have called Manning a hero and a martyr, few expect Manning to evade punishment.

Assange is another matter. The gaps that currently make it hard to prosecute him include provisions under Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that offer a safe harbor for online “middle parties,” protecting them from liability for passing along most kinds of material they receive from an initial content provider.

In fact, current law cuts both ways.

The same regulations also protect those companies who have acted to cut off, or hem-in, WikiLeaks. As Nancy Scola put it, on the Personal Democracy Forum: “Section 230 is one of the fundamental reason why the United States is a friendlier nation to the Internet and to building Internet businesses than so many others are. But the flip side of 230 is that companies are also given protections for taking down from their services content that they find objectionable.

And when it comes to Wikileaks, we’re arguably seeing companies that have been given so much freedom by Section 230 running and hiding behind its protections when the heat is on.”

Initially, the Pentagon acknowledged that no person or

vital national interest appeared to have been harmed by WikiLeaks.

This reassurance came into question in December with a W-leaked list of overseas sites potentially both vulnerable to terrorist attack and of critical importance to the United States. This seems to undermine any claim that the documents were vetted to reduce potential for harm.

Yet, this affair is rich in irony. For example, is it totally coincidence that the recent Arab Spring movement spread across North Africa and the Middle East just after WikiLeaks spilled all those State Department cables? Confidential memos that revealed how deeply our foreign service officers and diplomats despised the dictators they had to deal with? One net effect was to mute any anti-American theme among the young democracy activists. Geopolitically, this unintended result may outweigh all the harm that Assange thought he was doing to the U.S. government!

We need to remember the big picture: that if doses of transparency are sometimes discomfiting or inconvenient to the leaders and agencies of a clumsy-but-wellmeaning democracy, those same doses are often downright lethal to our enemies—elites of criminality or fanaticism or obstinate despotism.

Ultimately, if we are led by smart people, they should see that the historical role of the United States— and its best interests—will be served by adapting quickly to a worldwide secular trend toward more light. In fact, abetting this trend should be a central strategic goal for America and its allies, since this trend leads to victory for our type of civilization.

Geeks Strike Back What about all that talk of “cyberwar”? The cyber-activist community lined up en masse to defend Julian Assange. For example, Anonymous, a leaderless group of activist hackers, has avowed credit for denial of service attacks on Mastercard, in revenge for that company cutting off payment flows to WikiLeaks. Attacks have also targeted PayPal, Amazon, VISA and other companies. When Post-Finance, the Swiss national

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Resistance Is Feudal In The Transparent Society, I profiled members of this loose international community, whose mixture of brilliant skill, individualism and light-weight transcendentalism seems to hark back at least to the Freemasons, or perhaps the Jesuits, if there is any useful precedent at all.

Evidently, they are the purest products of a Western Enlightenment that they alternately revere and spurn with dripping contempt. A force to be collectively reckoned with, they also tend toward utter confidence in their superior spycraft, as well as blithe assurance that history is on their side.

However, there are drawbacks to the notion of cyberpunks as combatants. Their proposed “army” combines all the worst traits of a militant underground and a chaotic schoolyard. The Anonymous network, for example, operates as a collective in which control devolves to whichever members just happen to be signed in, at any particular moment.

At present, that model works,

because the tasks are simple—to shuttle some encrypted files around, to share and coordinate some hack-attack programs among a few thousand volunteers ... or perhaps a few tens of thousands of bystanders who have inadvertently let themselves be hijacked in a botnet.

Fine, so far. But this model will break down when it is discovered that the National Security Agency— through several hundred feigned identities—can sign in and simply vote itself control, whenever it so chooses.

Or take the pathetic case of Bradley Manning, the bored, low-level nerdin-uniform who let his daydreaming ennui get the best of him in dusty Iraq.

When Manning impulsively decided to copy those documents off SIPRNet, he took all sorts of precautions to keep the theft from being noticed and to encrypt the documents’ transmission to WikiLeaks. Then he bragged about it to a supposedly trustworthy hacker confidante, who promptly sold him out.

There is an endearing air of naïveté in all the bellicose “war” talk, coming from hacker-nerds whose principal experience with combat is World of Warcraft. Few have studied the history of revolutionary movements and methods in detail, the ancient techniques used by rebels and secret police in deadly cat-and-mouse games stretching back from the KGB and Gestapo, through czarist Russia, Ching and Tang China, Babylon and across 4,000 years of recorded history.

Like bribery, blackmail, co-opting, threats to loved-ones ... and quiet disappearance. Few of these age-old methods will be inconvenienced by geeky methods like cryptography.

If things truly were as dire as some hackers romantically claim, if our civilization is already like those other despotisms – and if these wouldbe freedom fighters really are our last-best hope—then one can wish they would preen less and study-up history more. For all our sakes.

Sensible Steps Ultimately though, even the WikiLeaks model is untenable.

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postal bank, froze Assange’s account because he falsely claimed local residency on his deposit forms, this drew vigorous assaults by hacker activists, or hacktivists. (Hypocrisy alert: When has such a lapse ever before bothered Swiss bankers?)

“Corrutpt governments of the world,” began a recent message on the Anonymous group’s YouTube site. “To move to censor content on the Internet based on your own prejudice is, at best, laughably impossible, at worst, morally reprehensible.”

In a few short weeks, simply by appealing for volunteers, the Anonymous group recruited more than 9,000 computer owners in the United States and 3,000 in Britain to download the software to incorporate their machines into the network that attacks WikiLeaks’ enemies.

Via a supportive online “tweet,” Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder John Perry Barlow told the Anonymous hackers, “The first serious info war is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops.”

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identifiable people. If the cybermythos is correct, it represents at-best an intermediate phase on our path to a universally empowered, all-knowing citizenry. A path better served by pragmatic, incrementalist reformers.

Take an endeavor loosely led by Peter Sunde, one of the founders of the anti-copyright Pirate Bay website. Techie activists hope to construct an alternative, decentralized, peer-to-peer (P2P) system that would continue to use today’s Internet infrastructure but bypass the internet “phone book” maintained by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

As the only semblance of an Internet governing body, ICANN has one slim authority—over the 286 “dot” domains (.com, .net etc.), but

even that narrow power offends the anti-authority spirit of young netizen anarchists like Sunde. If their plan works, according to Paul Marks of The New Scientist, “a sort of shadow internet could form, one in which legal action against counterfeiters and copyright scofflaws would be nearly impossible.”

Some other options are already simmering, and these seem even harder to prevent, at least in a minimally free society. For example, if the forces of net neutrality lose every coming regulatory and legislative fight, leaving both the old web and “Internet 2” firmly in the grasp of major corporate and state interests, this will only propel alternative, peer-to-peer

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systems to abandon standard pipes and fiber, taking flight to rooftop transceivers and nodes that are completely citizen-owned or which use cell phone networks. And if every advanced nation bans such P2P systems? Then they will flourish in the developing world, giving those rising countries a competitive advantage.

These are a few samples of the innovations that loom on the horizon. In them we see, distilled, a core difference between two kinds of transparency activists: pragmatic techno-incrementalists and the hacker-idealists.

One hacktivist told me: “Governments and corporatists can plug every hole, but new leaks will pop open. Information wants to be free, and nothing will avail the federal mastodons and company sloths, or prevent new hemorrhages till they bleed to death.”

To net-mystics, that is more than just an assertion, to be tested by unfolding events, but a catechism of faith, like in old-timey religions, or the communist teleology that few of them have read.

We transparency pragmatists know better. History shows that light can fail. It has failed, far more often than not. Ask Pericles. Ask the Gracchi, the Florentines and the Weimar liberals. For light and openness to cleanse this civilization and make it succeed, we’ll need practical innovations and negotiated compromises, sometimes taking one step sideways, or even backward, for every three steps forward. It may be polemically unsatisfying to purists, but the general, overall, forward trend is worth fighting for. Even compromising for.

How were racism and sexism reduced and driven largely into ill-repute, during our lifetimes?

Partly through the self-reforming of millions of individual hearts ... but also through new laws, passed by growing citizen consensus, utilizing those enlightenment processes of science, justice and democratic government. And to whatever extent humanity is now finally heeding our duty as planetary managers, don’t we owe a lot to government-funded research and wave after wave of environmental laws?

More practically speaking, what chance will Project Witness, or Transparency International, or citizen camera-wielders, or the Chinese local democracy activists have, if the general background tone of international morality and law ceases to be led by Western Enlightenment nations?

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Either way, in their gleeful adoption of the wild and open Internet as a model for a low governance utopia, aren’t they forgetting where the Internet came from? Or the full context of their struggle?

Consider: These fellows are heroes only if you assume that freedom for individuals, accountability for the mighty, fair competition, steady progress, social mobility, flattened power hierarchies and honest-open discourse are all ultimately desirable things. I happen to agree.

Only remember, these traits were never highly rated in most human societies, where obedience, ritual, type-purity and conformity were far more highly valued—and where “innovation” was often a dirty word.

In other words, Assange, and the hacktivists and their supporters are only heroes under the light cast by a narrow, individualist culture that still has all the historical—even biological—odds stacked against it.

Any other society would have, by now, simply taken their heads and been done with it.

Raised by that same culture, I want Assange and his supporters to keep their heads! I want WikiLeaks . . . or something better. . . or many better things . . . to stay in business.

Because the over-reaction that some of the hacktivists seem bent on provoking will do no good for the overall cause.

The hope, expressed somewhat more aggressively by “Valkyrie Ice” in h+ Magazine, is that “It really doesn’t matter whether Wikileaks is stopped or not. It’s just the opening salvo in the final war between unaccountable elitism, and accountable equality, and there is only one real possible outcome, though there may be many partial victories for those who seek to remain unaccountable. It may take decades, but the future will belong to Transparency.”

I hope the optimists prove right.

Nevertheless, look around the world today. The Enlightenment is still hard beset by forces that would undermine or ruin it, either from the outside or within. Forces bent on restoring those older—and possibly more inherently human—ways of operating.

Need for Nations Here is where we pragmatist pushers-of-transparency differ from the romantics. Across the last 300 years, flags and nations and governments mattered. They have been clumsy, blunt instruments, but the nations that lived—even crudely—by Enlightenment codes propelled a great experiment in human living that departed from the old ways. Furthermore, the nations that express general fealty to rights and accountability and justice and science are still “rebels” in a world where human nature keeps conspiring to drag us down again, into feudalism.

We have to watch these public organs carefully. Our hired watchdogs can all-too easily become wolves. If you tell me that you want to spread transparency and accountability throughout all Western governments, I am with you! You say you want to change the

Constitution? Well, we’d all love to see your plan.

More generally, at this critical juncture in history, with existential threats looming on every horizon— along with a glimmering promise that we may instead become a wise and decent star-traveling species— the matter is more critical than ever. We cannot afford anymore the all-too-human tendency for leaders to decide our fate in secret. Not even “for our own good.”

Reciprocal Accountability remains our only real hope. And to whatever extent that WikiLeaks has helped push health-inducing transparency forward, I am guardedly grateful.

While I find the whole event overrated and a bit yawn-worthy, more a stunt than a model for truly sustainable openness, the effects ought to be salutary.

But I have a larger goal that I hope you’ll share: To achieve lasting victory for this new way of life. A way of life that may stymie, finally and forever, the old feudal temptations that have always erupted to quash freedom. A way of life that may take my sane, rich and happy grandchildren—and the sane/ rich/happy grandchildren of today’s poorest AIDS victim in Zimbabwe— to the stars.

Clearly, in order to get there, we will need a wide range of new tools—and some of the old ones, too. And that means Western governments will remain key instruments for quite some time.

If watched, if fine-tuned and kept honest, they will continue to play a role as we cross the danger gap, ultimately reaching a place that is good and just and filled with light.

Portions of this article were excerpted from a book in-progress. David Brin’s bestselling novels, such as Earth and Kiln People, have been translated into more than 20 languages. The Postman was loosely Kevin Costnerized in 1998.

The Transparent Society won the nonfiction Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association.

His next novel, Existence, portrays the minefield of dangers ahead, and our potential to survive.

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intimidating Psycho Donut, a maelstrom of marshmallow, pretzel and chile powder. 6am5pm Mon-Thu, 6am-11pm Fri, 7am-11pm Sat, 7am-5pm Sun. 2006 S. Winchester Blvd #C. 408.378.4540.

RUSSIAN CAFÉ AND DELI Russian. $$. This is a small Russian grocery store with a good little restaurant tucked in the corner. Borscht soup, pelmeni and solyankya sbornaya, a thick soup studded with chunks of mild pork sausage, black olives, pickles and barley all satisfy. 11am8pm daily. 1712 S. Winchester Blvd. 408.379.6680.

LA PIZZERIA Italian. $$.

La Pizzeria specializes in simple pizzas that stand on the strength of a few highquality ingredients, expertly prepared. Open for lunch and dinner daily. 11am-10pm Sun-Tue, 11am-11pm Wed, 11am-midnight Thu-Sat. 373 E. Campbell Ave. 408.370.0826.

SUSHI ZONE Japanese. $$. Fun sushi meets fun surroundings in this zone.

11:30am-2:30pm, 5-9:30pm Sun-Thu, 11:30am-2:30pm, 510pm Fri-Sat. 75 S. San Tomas Aquino Rd #1. 408.866.1323.

MICHI Japanese. $$. Sushi

TIGELLERIA Italian. $$.

standards are transformed into palate-awakening presentations; culinary boundaries are stretched.

11am-10pm daily. 2220 S. Winchester Blvd.

408.378.8000 or 378.0838.

NEGEEN Persian. $$. Mira ghasemi, grilled and puréed eggplant in a tomato sauce with scrambled eggs, and kashk-e-bademjan, puréed eggplant topped with mint and a creamy yogurt sauce, are great, as are the kebabs. Don’t miss the excellent Persian ice cream. 11:30am-10pm MonThu, 11:30am-midnight Fri-Sat, 11:30am-9pm Sun. 801 W. Hamilton Ave. 408.866.6400.

PSYCHO DONUTS Donuts. $. Psycho Donuts has taken rings of fried dough into new territory with flavors like apricot, the Cookie Monster (topped with Oreos) and Do-Nilla (sprinkled with bits of vanilla wafers) and the

Tigelleria’s menu centers on fine cheeses and Italian salumi paired with tigelle, free-flowing, piping-hot flatbreads the size of mini pitas.

The bread forms the addictive heart of the meal. 11:30am2pm, 5-10pm daily. 76 E. Campbell Ave. 408.884.3808.

TWIST CAFE AND BISTRO French and American. $$$.

Twist describes itself as “American food with a French twist,” but the menu includes Middle Eastern, Asian and Italian influences, too. Cafe 9am-3pm Tue-Sat, 9am2:30pm Sun; Bistro 5-9pm Wed-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat. 247 E. Campbell Ave. 408.374.8982.

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$$$$. Alexander’s is much more than a steakhouse. Add a 500-bottle wine list, multiple dining rooms and Asianaccented ambience and you’ve got a standout South Bay restaurant. Full bar. 5:30-10pm Mon-Thu, 5:30-11pm Fri-Sat, 5-9pm Sun. 10330 N. Wolfe Rd. 408.446.2222.

CAFE TORRE New Italian. $$$. A gem tucked away in an unassuming little mall, with a sophisticated interior and congenial hosts. Even better is the great pasta and seafood. Beer, wine. 11:30am2pm, 5-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 5-10:30pm Fri-Sat. Closed Sun. 20343 Stevens Creek Blvd.

408.257.2383.

CUPERTINO BAKERY Indian and bakery. $. Don’t be fooled by the name. Cupertino Bakery is a really great South Indian restaurant. Unlike many South Indian restaurants, Cupertino Bakery isn’t vegetarian. Good lunch buffet for $7.99. Don’t miss the dosa and utthappam.

11:30am-9:30pm daily, but weekdays kitchen closes 2:305:30pm. 102521 S. De Anza Blvd. 408.517.9000.

DYNASTY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Hong Kongstyle Chinese. $$$. Dynasty specializes in Hong Kong-style seafood. The seafood is very fresh, especially the creatures swimming minutes before they arrive on your plate. Good dim sum, too. Full bar. 11am2:30pm, 5-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 10am-3pm, 5-9:30pm Fri-Sat. 10123 N. Wolfe Rd (in Cupertino Square). 408.996.1680.

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I spent two days in L.A. recently and visited the tiny WISH charter school in the Westchester neighborhood, where I met DAVID BINKLE, deputy director of the L.A. Unified School District’s food-service program. Because many schools lack even basic kitchen facilities, the solution isn’t simply preparing healthier food for kids. First, you have to figure out where to make the food. Then you’ve got to find a way to pay for it. Before WISH opened, a dedicated parent spearheaded efforts to create a healthy foodservice program. The school contracted Revolution Foods, an Oakland-based company that makes healthy foods at centralized kitchens and then delivers them to school sites. WISH, a K–5 school, is incorporating a school garden into their curriculum. They’re also installing a chicken coop for Fluffy, a much-loved chicken.

After my trip to WISH, I met Binkle at Newman Nutrition Center, the food-services hub of the mighty LAUSD. The facility opened in 1979 and originally made 8,000 lunches a day for 50 schools. Today, it prepares 22,000 meals for more than 425 schools, many of which have no kitchens.

Binkle, a chef turned food-services director, surprised me. I thought he was going to tell me what the district needed was greater per-pupil spending (currently 77 cents per student) to improve the quality of the food. While the district has increased servings of fresh fruit and vegetables, done away with soda pop and banned flavored milk, what Binkle really wants is to do away with the entire federal school-lunch program because of the waste and inefficiency he says it creates. Federal regulations stipulate what children must be served, whether they want it or not. As a result, thousands of pounds of food are thrown in the trash every day.

“There’s clearly enough money,” he says. “It’s just being wasted. The whole [federal school-lunch program] needs to be blown up.” The system is clearly broken. So who is going to push the detonator?—Stett Holbrook

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Beer, wine. 10257 S. De Anza Blvd. (plus six other locations, some with full bars). 11:30am9pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am10pm Fri-Sat, 4-9pm Sun. 408.253.6532.

FONTANA’S California/Italian. $$$. A steady performer, Fontana’s rarely disappoints pasta lovers. Beer, wine.

11:30am-9pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm Fri, 5-10pm Sat, 4:30-9pm Sun. 20840 Stevens Creek Blvd. 408.725.0188.

GOCHI Japanese. $$$. Gochi is a globally inspired izakaya (small plates) restaurant.

Most of the food is straightup Japanese fare, but there are a few American, French and Korean twists. Highly recommended. 19980 Homestead Rd. 408.725.0542.

LOON WAH Chinese. $. The kitchen produces good wokcentric dishes, but its main draw is fresh, hand-pulled noodles. Casual. Beer, wine.

11am-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 11am10pm Fri-Sun. 1146 De Anza Blvd. 408.257.8877.

TATAMI Japanese. $$. Billed as a Japanese seafood buffet, Todai doesn’t limit itself to Japanese dishes. Pan-Asian and just plain odd specialties rotate. 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-9pm Mon-Fri, 11:30am3pm, 5:30-9:30pm Sat-Sun. Cupertino Square mall (near Sears), 10123 N. Wolfe Rd #2001. 408.996.3444.

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one of downtown San Jose’s best pizza shops. 11am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri, 11:30am-11pm Sat, 11:30am10pm Sun. 225 W. Santa Clara St. 408.289.9000.

ARCADIA Steakhouse. $$$.

Celebrity chef Michael Mina reworked the menu at Arcadia in the summer of 2006 to create a modern steakhouse, a change that has made it the destination restaurant it was originally supposed to be.

Lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5:30-10pm Sun-Thu, 5:30-11pm Fri-Sat. 301 S. Market St. 408.278.4555.

BELLA MIA Italian-American. $$$. One of downtown San Jose’s most attractive eateries, Bella Mia serves regional dishes with flair. Full bar. 11:30am-9pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm Fri, 4:30-10pm Sat, 4:30-8pm Sun. 58 S. First St. 408.280.1993.

BILLY BERK’S Eclectic. $$.

Billy Berk’s restaurant looks and taste likes the offspring of the Hard Rock Cafe and Chili’s. The downtown San Jose restaurant offers a populist mix of American, Mexican and Asian food. Most dishes are designed for sharing— appetizer-size portions, nibbles and finger foods that pair well with the prodigious drink list. 11:30am-10pm Mon-Wed, 11:30am-10pm Thu, 11:30am-11pm Fri, 5-11pm Sat. Bar open till midnight. 99 S. First St. 408.292.4300.

DALAT Vietnamese. $$.

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San Jose’s second-oldest Vietnamese restaurant continues to draw those in search of delicious traditional fare. Surroundings are clean and friendly. Lunch and dinner daily. 408 E. William St. 408.294.6989.

AFFINITY Classic American.

EULIPIA New American.

Downtown San Jose $$$. Big-shouldered food in handsome surroundings is the rule. The steaks are big and juicy, the pot pies better than Grandma used to make. Full bar. 300 Almaden Blvd, inside the Hilton. 408.947.4444.

AMICI’S EAST COAST PIZZERIA Pizza. $. Amici’s specializes in thin-crust, New York-style pizza. With its upscale atmosphere and friendly service you’ve got

$$$. The revamped menu emphasizes robust flavors and beautiful presentations.

Several standouts have been retained from the previous menu, as have the sexy Eulipia cocktails. Full bar. 5:30-10pm Tue-Sat, 4:30-9:30pm Sun. 374 S. First St. 408.280.6161.

FLAMES EATERY AND BAR American. $$. In Silicon Valley, the home-grown Flames restaurant chain is the

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And now they’ve opened in downtown San Jose to great acclaim. 7am-midnight daily.

88 S. Fourth St. 408.971.1960.

4TH STREET PIZZA CO. Pizza. $. 4th Street Pizza Co. occupies a prime corner spot on East Santa Clara and Fourth with big windows to watch the comings and goings at City Hall across the street. The thin-crust margherita fell short but the thicker-crust pies are better. 11am-9pm Sun-Thu, 11am-10pm Fri-Sat. 150 E. Santa Clara St. 408.286.7500.

HOUSE OF SIAM Thai. $. This popular establishment runs the gamut of Thai treasures.

Beer, wine. 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 5-10pm daily. 151 S. Second St. 408.295.3397.

IL FORNAIO Regional Italian. $$. Embraced by the graceful Sainte Claire Hotel, this location (there are several up and down the coast) transports the diner. The menu showcases a different region of Italy monthly. 7am-10pm Mon-Thu, 7am-11pm Fri, 8am-11pm Sat, 8am-10pm Sun. Full bar. 302 S. Market St. 408.271.3366.

KOJI SAKE LOUNGE $$.

Japanese. In spite of Koji’s well-tuned atmosphere, it’s the sakes that really set the tone. Koji’s sake list includes tasting notes that help you find one that suits you. Happy hour 6-9pm Wed-Fri with $3 beers and $5 small plates.

6pm-close Wed-Fri, 8pm-close Sat. 48 S. First St. 408.287.7199.

LA PASTAIA Italian. $$. La Pastaia remains a stalwart of downtown San Jose’s dining scene. Set inside the Hotel De Anza, the rustic Italian restaurant has big-city style to spare. Lunch 11am-3pm MonFri, noon-2pm Sat-Sun; dinner 5-9pm Mon-Thu, 5-10pm FriSat, 5-9pm Sun. 233 W. Santa Clara St. 408.286.8686.

LA VICTORIA TAQUERIA Mexican. $. La Vic’s famously addictive orange hot sauce merely tops off its tasty taqueria fare: big burritos of the breakfast and lunchtime varieties, overflowing nachos, delectable chile rellenos. 7am3am daily. 140 E. San Carlos St. 408.298.5335.

31 Cuban food exudes an earthy, slow-cooked seduction and Los Cubanos has it in spades.

Lunch 11am-2:30pm MonFri; dinner 5-9pm Mon-Thu, 5-10pm Fri, 1-10pm Sat and 4-8:30pm Sun. 22 N. Almaden Ave. 408.279.0134.

MCCORMICK AND SCHMICK’S Seafood. $$$. Harks back to big-city fish houses with stately, masculine interiors.

Menu follows the freshest fruits of the sea, grilled, panseared, steamed. Desserts will hook you. 11:30am-10pm daily; 11pm happy hour Fri-Sat. 170 S. Market St. 408.283.7200.

MEZCAL Regional Mexican. $$. Mezcal specializes in delicious regional cuisine from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. People who need nachos and sour-creamtopped burritos on the menu will probably be miffed, but for those willing to venture beyond the same old MexicanAmerican standards, Mezcal offers an excellent point of departure. 11:30am-11pm SunFri and 5-11pm Sat. 25 W. San Fernando St. 408.283.9595.

MOROCCO’S Moroccan. $$. Morocco’s is the kind of restaurant downtown San Jose needs more of: distinctive food cooked and served by people with a personal investment in customer happiness.

Morocco’s personal touch is all over the restaurant. Lunch 11am-3pm Mon-Fri; dinner 511pm Mon-Sat, Sun 5-9pm. 86 N. Market St. 408.998.1509.

MORTON’S STEAKHOUSE Steakhouse. $$$$. Morton’s, a Chicago-based chain of restaurants with more than 80 locations across the U.S. and abroad, offers delicious, premium-priced steaks. The rest of the menu is a mixed bag. 5:30-11pm Mon-Sat, 5-10pm Sun. 177 Park Ave. 408.947.7000.

MUCHOS Mexican. $. A small player with a big rotisserie, this taqueria cultivates a devout lunch following. All standards get billing, but the mesquiteroasted chicken is the star.

Beer. 11am-10pm daily. 72 E. Santa Clara St. 408.277.0333.

NAGLEE PARK GARAGE New American. $$. Lots of

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restaurants would like to think of themselves as friendly neighborhood joints but few deliver. The Garage does. Small but satisfying menu of wellexecuted comfort food classics.

5-9:30pm Tue-Thu, 5-10pm Fri, 9am-1pm, 5-10pm Sat, 9am1pm Sun. 505 E. San Carlos St. 408.286.1100.

NHA TOI Vietnamese. $$$. Nha Toi is the place for northern-style Vietnamese food—less sweet than southern Vietnamese food and less spicy than the food of central Vietnam, yet it makes wider uses of aromatic ingredients 9am10pm daily. 460 E. William St. 408.294.2733.

PAGODA RESTAURANT Chinese. $$$. The cuisines of China share top billing with the opulence of the décor. Pagoda offers the gamut of regional all-stars. Full bar. 6-10pm Tue-Sat. Fairmont Hotel, 170 S. Market St. 408.998.3937.

PAOLO’S New Italian. $$$$.

Filled with artistic spins on California-meets-Italy, the kitchen turns out elegant entrees spearheaded by seasonal vegetables.

The impeccable service compensates for the modest portions. Full bar. 11:30am2:30pm Mon-Fri, 5:30-10pm Mon-Sat. 323 W. San Carlos St. 408.294.2558.

P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO Chinese. $$. With atmosphere to spare, Chang’s doesn’t neglect taste.

Vibrant Szechuan flavors mix surprisingly well with rich Western-style desserts. Takeout. Full bar. 11am-10pm SunThu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat. 98 S. Second St. 408.961.5250.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO New Orleans. $$. Poor House Bistro offers a low-priced menu of Crescent City classics like po’ boys, barbecued shrimp, gumbo and muffaletta.

Live music on Fridays and Saturdays. 11am-9pm MonThu, 11am-10pm Fri-Sat, 10am-8pm Sun; brunch 10am2pm Sun. 91 S. Autumn St. 408.292.5837.

SCOTT’S SEAFOOD Seafood. $$$. Culture lovers and power brokers alike find impeccable sourdough, a sea of marine

treats and other entrees and a panoramic view (there’s a sister eatery in Palo Alto). For maximum pleasure, get there at sunset. Full bar. 11:30am5pm Mon-Fri, 5pm-close Sat, 4:30pm-close Sun. 185 Park Ave. 408.971.1700.

71 SAINT PETER New American. $$$. This romantic eatery offers upscale Mediterranean food in an intimate setting. Beer, wine.

Closed Sun. 11:30am-1pm, 59pm Mon-Sat. 71 N. San Pedro St. 408.971.8523.

SONOMA CHICKEN Mixed. $. If you don’t mind carrying your own tray and fighting for a table you’ll be rewarded with hearty spit-roasted chicken that requires at least six napkins. 11am-9pm SunThu, 11am-10pm Fri-Sat. 31 N. Market St. at San Pedro Square.

408.287.4098.

VEGETARIAN HOUSE Vegetarian. $. This meat-free stalwart offers vegetarian dishes from around the world with a side serving of religious reading material from spiritual leader Ching Hai. 11am-2pm, 5-9pm Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm Sat-Sun. 520 E. Santa Clara St. 408.292.3798.

VUNG TAU Vietnamese. $$.

Traditionalists might gripe that they can get authentic Vietnamese food for less elsewhere, but it’s hard to top Vung Tau for its fresh, quality ingredients and sleek yet comfortable décor.

Encyclopedic menu. 10am3pm, 5-9pm daily. 535 E. Santa Clara St. 408.288.9055.

WING’S Chinese. $. The food is complemented by an exotic dining room with sequestered seating equipped with hanging beads and doorbells, and other miscellaneous peculiarities of a bygone era. Always a fun place to visit. 11:30am9:30pm daily. 131 E. Jackson St. 408.294.3303 or 998.9427.

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10am-11pm Mon-Fri, 10am9pm Sat, 10am-7pm Sun. 1162 Saratoga Ave. 408.246.4007.

AMBER INDIA Northern Indian, tandoori. $$. The sister to the popular Mountain View restaurant, Amber India’s Santana Row location continues to offer elegantly prepared Indian cuisine in a stylish setting. 11:30am2:30pm, 5-10pm, Mon-Thu, noon-3pm, 5-10:30pm Fri-Sat, noon-3pm, 5-10pm Sun. 377 Santana Row. 408.248.5400.

BILL’S CAFE Diner. $. Serving only breakfast and lunch, Bill’s knows its way around typical diner standbys—eggs (scrambles and hollandaiselaced “benedictions”), pancakes and expertly grilled sandwiches and burgers.

6:30am-3pm daily. 302 N. Bascom Ave. 408.287.2455.

CASA VICKY Family-style Mexican. $. Nothing fancy, but a hearty brand of Mexican food wrought from popular family recipes. Breakfast plates and warm sweet pastries in abundant supply. 7am7pm daily. 792 E. Julian St. 408.995.5488.

CITRUS New American. $$$.

In Santana Row’s chic Hotel Valencia, Citrus peels back the hotel dining myth. Here, diners match their own main dishes with their choice of rub, sauce and side dish. Fun continues in skilled desserts. 5:30-9:30pm Mon-Sat. 355 Santana Row. 408.423.5400.

CONSUELO Mexican. $$.

Good regional Mexican food made with lesser-known ingredients in an attractive, upscale atmosphere. The food is served tapas style and meant to be shared. Fantastic tequila list. 11:30am-9pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-11pm Fri, 11am-11pm Sat, 11am-9pm Sun. 377 Santana Row #1125.

408.260.7082.

CRAWDADDY Cajun. $$.

Crawdaddy specializes in boiled live crawfish flown in from Louisiana. The mud bugs are served steaming in a plastic bag swimming in a buttery, garliclaced sauce that ranges from

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mild to ridiculously hot. 3-10pm Mon-Fri and noon-10pm SatSun. 779 Story Rd. 408.286.2729.

Meridian Ave. 408.269.3801.

DIA DE PESCA Mexican. $.

Simplicity reigns here; just Ethiopian food—chicken, beef, lamb, vegetarian—and Ethiopian coffee. The flavors taste even better with honey wine. Beer, wine. Noon-9pm Sun-Thu, noon-10pm FriSat. 1261 W. San Carlos St. 408.295.9546.

As you might guess from the name (Dia de Pesca means “gone fishing” in Spanish), the restaurant specializes in seafood—fish tacos, ceviche, shrimp cocktails and soups.

It’s all good. 10:30am-8:30pm daily. 55 N. Bascom Ave. 408.287.3722.

DI LAC Vegetarian Asian. $$.

A bite of veggie heaven. The spacious Di Lac serves up an appetizing array of foods, all of which are made fresh daily, including the soy milk and tofu.

9am-9pm daily. 1644 E. Capitol Expwy. 408.238.8686.

EDNA RAY Chinese. $$. Now in a new location, Edna Ray continues to serves classics of Chinese-American food with the same quantity, familiarity and reasonable prices. You’ll find all three here, and then some. 11:30am9:30pm daily. 1181 Lincoln Ave. 408.280.7738.

FISH MARKET Seafood. $$$.

This latest terrific-looking member of the dynasty attracts lines of customers to its bars—wine, sushi, oyster—with an extensive menu of fresh seafood.

Luscious desserts too. Full bar.

11am-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 11am10pm Fri-Sat, noon-9:30pm Sun. 1007 Blossom Hill Rd. 408.269.3474.

5-SPOT CHIVAS GRILL Mexican-American diner. $.

The brick-walled 5-Spot is a perfect mix of American food, past and present. The diner still serves classic American diner food as well as Mexican standards. 7am-9pm daily. 869 S. First St. 408.294.4979.

FOOD TOPIA Chinese and Taiwanese. $. Food Topia serves a great, low-priced menu of Taiwanese and Chinese food.

Go for the beef noodle soup, pickle and fish fillet soup and the fried chicken roll. No alcohol served. 1600 S. De Anza Blvd. 408.873.7628.

FRATELLO Italian. $$.

Bursting with simple flavors, Fratello boasts native Italian dining without affectation.

5-9:30pm Tue-Sun, Fri-Sat 5-10pm, 5-9pm Sun. 1712

GOJO ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT Ethiopian. $.

GOVEA’S Mexican. $. A community hub that serves up wonderfully fresh, oldfashioned Mexican food with no trendy gimmicks.

Wholesome and filling. 10am9pm Mon-Thu, 10am-10pm Sat-Fri, 9am-9pm Sun. 1996 Tully Rd. 408.270.0973.

GREAT WALL Chinese. $$. This strip mall hideaway serves skillfully prepared Chinese dishes in an atmosphere where sandals and T-shirts are the perfect fashion. Beef and black mushrooms, salt-and-pepper spareribs and cashew chicken earn high marks. Take out available. 11am-2:30pm, 4:309pm Mon-Fri, noon-9pm Sat. 1409 Bird Ave. 408.287.1688 or 287.1689.

THE HAPPY BAMBOO Vegetarian. $. The menu at the Happy Bamboo is almost all vegan and most of it Vietnamese or Asian-inspired.

There’s also a vegetarian tuna salad and, out of nowhere, Hungarian goulash and spaghetti. 11:30am-9pm TueSun. Closed Mon. 1711 Branham Lane. 408.694.0740.

HUKILAU Hawaiian. $$.

Simple, slightly salty, stomachfilling foods with an AsianPacific attitude. All daily specials come with a scoop of macaroni salad and steamed rice. Skip the quesadilla and nachos and head straight for the ahi poke. With tropical drinks to match. 11am-1:45pm Tue-Fri, 5-9:30pm Tue-Wed, 5-10:30pm Thu-Sat, 11am2:30pm Sat-Sun, 5-9pm Sun. 230 Jackson St. 408.279.4888.

HUNAN TASTE. Chinese. $$.

The restaurant continues to pack them in because the food is so good. As the name implies, the restaurant specializes in the fiery, hearty food of China’s Hunan province, making it one of the

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KAHOO Japanese. $ The people queuing up are ramen aficionados who know a good bowl of ramen when they find one. And they’ve definitely found one here. 11:30am2pm, 5:30-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 11:30am-3pm, 4:30-9pm Sat-Sun. 4330 Moorpark Ave. 408.255.8244.

KUBOTA Japanese. $$. A beautiful dining room that serves exquisite rice, luscious ribs and decent sushi. Full bar. 5:30-10pm Mon-Sat, 59:30pm Sun. 593 N. Fifth St. 408.279.8440.

LAYANG LAYANG Malaysian. $$. Layang Layang shines with clean, fresh flavors and ingredients, and offers a great entry into Malaysian food.

Service is fast and friendly, a feat given how harried the waitstaff can be. Wine and beer. Closed Mon. 1480 S. De Anza Blvd. 408.777.8897.

LE PAPILLON Contemporary French. $$$$. From start to finish, a meal at Le Papillon casts a spell on everyone who enters. The feeling is only broken when you walk out the door and abruptly step back into the real world outside. Full bar. Lunch 11:30am-2pm Fri; dinner nightly. 410 Saratoga Ave. 408.296.3730.

MAGGIANO’S LITTLE ITALY Italian. $$. Like a warm Italian embrace, this Santana Row superstar proves a welcome haven for company lunches and congenial dinner parties.

The food is a cut above standard, with roast chicken and veal marsala standing out. 11am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat, noon-10pm Sun. 3055 Olin Ave. #1000.

408.423.8973.

MT. HAMILTON GRANDVIEW Cowboy continental. $$$. The Grandview is an old-school roadhouse with a warm atmosphere. Add dishes like surf and turf, rack of lamb chasseur and chicken Cordon Bleu and you’ve got yourself a destination. 5-10:30pm Wed-Sun. 94 Mt. Hamilton Rd. 408.251.8909.

THE MYNT Indian. $. The

Mynt’s lunch buffet is a Silicon Valley standout, while the sit-down dinner menu has plenty to offer as well. Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Sun; dinner 5:30-9:30pm Mon-Thu and 5:30-10pm Fri-Sat. 5210 Prospect Rd. 408.973.9673.

OMOGARI Korean. $. Omogari makes getting to know Korean food easy. The menu includes pictures of many dishes, the service is friendly and the food is consistently good. Try the dae gee bul go gi, spicy marinated pork. 11:30am9:30pm Mon-Sat. 154 E. Jackson St. 408.280.6588.

PASTA POMODORO Italian. $. Exuberant, inexpensive and fast cuisine made to order and served with sparkle. High concept and low costs make Pasta Pomodoro a dream trattoria for lovers of robust Italian flavors. 11am-10pm daily. 1205 The Alameda.

408.292.9929.

PRESIDENT RESTAURANT Mongolian barbecue. $. This mom-and-pop eatery gears itself toward the common man with the uncommonly large appetite. Thrown into the bargain is a Chinese steamtable buffet. 11am-3pm, 4:309pm daily. 1190 Hillsdale Ave. 408.978.7188.

RAMEN HALU Japanese noodles. $$. Surfer-themed, casual-but-comfy, chef Kumao Arai’s noodle house imports traditional techniques to produce hearty, aromatic bowls stocked with pork-, sea-saltor soy-sauce-flavored broth.

Cash only. Call ahead; hours are irregular. 375-M S. Saratoga Ave. 408.246.3933.

RASA MALAYSIAN Malaysian. $$. Rasa Malaysian is a homey restaurant that offers a number of solid examples of Malaysian food including satay chicken, char tway keow and sambal kangkung. 11am3pm, 5-9pm Mon-Fri, 11am9pm Sat. 1290 Coleman Ave. 408.980.0668.

REHOBOTH Ethiopian. $$.

Japantown isn’t all Japanese food. Rehoboth adds spice to the neighborhood with its diverse menu of Ethiopian standards.

Carnivores, vegetarians and vegans are all well taken care of.

Good coffee, too. 11:30am-9pm

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm Fri-Sat. 665 N. Sixth St. 408.947.1717.

REYHAN Persian. $. Reyhan restaurant is located in the most unlikely of areas—an industrial strip of Almaden Road in south San Jose. As such, the place is kind of an oasis—an oasis of kebabs. 11am-8pm daily. 1625 Almaden Rd. 408.293.3600.

SELAM Ethiopian and Eritrean. $. Often it’s the places you have to work to find that turn out to be the good ones. Selam is tucked away in a mall off Winchester Boulevard, but the food is a real standout. 10am10pm daily. 3120 Williams St. 408.984.9600.

SIAM Thai. $$. Siam is a sweet little Thai restaurant between Valley Fair and Santana Row. The menu offers a lineup of Thai standards and crowd-pleasing combinations with Americanized names like “cashew lover,” “Thai angry” and “pleasing garlic.”

There’s plenty to recommend.

11:30am-2:30pm, 5-9pm TueSat. 2910 Stevens Creek Blvd.

408.246.0304.

SIENAMEDITERRANEAN BISTROMediterranean. $$$.

Tucked into picturesque Willow Glen, this tiny bistro offers big tastes. Entrees such as Moroccan Cornish game hen, venison medallions and seasonal risotto battle for your appetite with a bread pudding dessert.

Patio dining available. 1359 Lincoln Ave. 408.271.0837.

STRAITSRESTAURANT Asian fusion. $$$. By night it’s a jampacked hipster clubhouse; by day it’s Singaporean chef Chris Yeo’s latest chic fusion venue.

Small plates share the menu with entrees such as the lobster and shrimp pad thai. Outdoor seating available. 11am-10pm Sun-Wed, 11am-midnight ThuSat. 333 Santana Row #1100.

408.246.6320.

SUSHIBOAT Sushi bar/ Japanese specialties. $. With a décor that is upbeat and sophisticated and sushi that is as dazzling as handmade jewelry, Sushi Boat walks on water! 11am-9:30pm daily.

Westgate Mall, 1600 Saratoga Ave. #119. 408.378.4000.

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Black and Brown, San Jose Wed – 7pm; free Raise your hand, everyone who expected one of the founding icons of alternative rock to be playing in a San Jose thrift store. Nope, didn’t think so. It sounds crazy, and yet here it is: Black and Brown has been doing some in-store events, and some extremely hip person there had a friend who had a friend—and so on. Long story short, K Records was looking for a place for Calvin Johnson to play, and Black and Brown offered up its space. Besides founding K (the only record label whose logo Kurt Cobain had tattooed on his body), Johnson

practically invented the kinder-punk sound with his Olympia band Beat Happening. All of the band’s albums are essential to understanding why indie rock sounds the way it does now, though 1988’s barely-20minutes-long Jamboree is probably their masterpiece. As a solo artist, Johnson went troubadour, then came back to rock & roll. No matter how you look at it, this show is a must see. And, somehow, free. (SP)

SEABRIGHT Blank Club, San Jose Wed – 9pm; free Justin Morales’ one-man ambient project is chill without being boring, fusing the confessional style of a singer-songwriter to a bright electronic soundscape.

Morales doesn’t need eight minutes to build a mood; some of his headiest grooves slip by in barely two minutes. (SP)

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Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose Thu – 5:30pm; free The persistence of Led Zeppelin on radio, reissues, bootlegs and YouTube clips testifies to the band’s enduring status as the apotheosis of ’60s rock & roll. LZ started later than the other great bands (Stones, Who, Cream, Doors), subsumed their styles, extended the ideal of rock excess deep into the ’70s, birthed heavy metal and probably provoked the counterreaction of punk. The strength of the band’s playlist accounts for the successful careers of several tribute bands; among the keepers of the electro-oral tradition, one of the best is Led Zepagain, which

covers a wide swath of the Zep catalog, from the obvious (“Whole Lotta Love”) to the unexpected (“Gallows Pole”) and presents an exceptional visual simulacrum of Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham onstage. ZeBop! also performs for this Music in the Park show. (MSG)

SMASH MOUTH Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga Thu – 7:30pm; $45-$86 The funny thing about San Jose’s ’90s breakout stars Smash Mouth is that most people’s image of them is completely fixed. “All Star” seems to be in at least a third of the movies that come out every year, “Walkin’ on the Sun” is still in alt-radio rotation, and I just heard their cover of “Why Can’t We Be Friends” in the supermarket less than a month ago. But the reality is the band has been through

a lot of change, and a struggle to find their musical identity.

Among their frustrating personnel changes, founding songwriter and guitarist Greg Camp left, then came back, then left again earlier this year. After a rush of creativity and incredible success from their 1997 debut to 2002’s gold-selling Smash Mouth, they’ve had increasing trouble with their new material, never seeming to be satisfied with what they’ve recorded—and after Summer Girl in 2006, simply releasing nothing at all). But they continue to play the hits live and still seem destined for the oft-promised album that returns them to their original sound. (SP)

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DJ HOMICIDE Jul 9 at Fahrenheit, San Jose

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AMERICAN IDOL LIVE Jul 13 at 7pm, HP Pavilion

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ANYA MARINA Blank Club, San Jose Sat – 9pm; $10 When Silicon Valley expat Anya Marina released her debut indie album, Miss Halfway, she showed promise as a quirky acoustic singer/

songwriter. Later, she made the move to a major and has released highly polished albums that use dance-floor rhythms, glammed-up rock & roll and electronics. Since her major-label jump, she’s gotten her music in everyone’s ears thanks to the songs appearing on countless TV shows. All the studio production and genre blending fits well with her wispy voice and clever, catchy lyrics. But underneath it all, there’s still a quirky songwriter playing her acoustic guitar in coffee shops. (AC)

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MAYHEM FEST Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View Sun – 2pm; $31-$61 The Mayhem Festival brings back

some big metal guns with the return of headliners Disturbed, as well as Machine Head, Trivium and Suicide Silence. By the last time they were through, Disturbed had pretty much shaken off the nümetal label, although bassist John Moyer told me it never bothered the “Down With the Sickness” hitmakers too much: “”We’ve never understood the nü-metal tag with us,” he admitted. “Obviously we came out during that movement, and it helped a lot initially.” Since they just had their fourth album to debut at No. 1 on the charts, Asylum, I doubt they’re sweating any of the small stuff. Joining Disturbed on the main stage will be Godsmack, Megadeth and Machine Head, with Testament and Trivium headlining the two smaller stages. (SP)

With Sheryl Crow, Jul 29 at 7pm, Shoreline

BLUES TRAVELER Aug 4 at 7:30pm, Montalvo Arts Center

KATY PERRY Aug 12 at 7:30pm, HP Pavilion

SAN JOSE JAZZ FEST Aug 12–14, downtown San Jose

DISASTER RELIEF BENEFIT With CS&N, Jackson Browne and more Aug 7, Shoreline

ITALIAN FESTA Family event from Italian American Heritage Foundation, Aug 27-28, Guadalupe River and Gardens Park

DEVO Aug 27 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery Like Metro on Facebook (metrofb.com) for a chance to win exclusive concert tickets for Metro fans.

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Naturally, the road Ross has covered amazes him. “I’ll be onstage thinking, ‘The chaos has taken root. I guess I really am in Asia.’”

In interviews, Ross has spoken of slightly adjusting his piece depending on where he’s performing. I asked via telephone what it was like to perform OneMan Star Wars in the United Arab Emirates. “There were people out of Lawrence of Arabia there in the audience, but there were also a lot of Russians on holiday. It was New Year’s, and the Russians stretch their holiday out for a week or so. I had

to slow some things down and speed some things up. I didn’t know if they’d get the jokes, but they did.”

Ross has performed at gatherings of Star Wars fans, including 2005’s Celebration III in Indianapolis.

He has been in the same room as George Lucas at an Orlando convention. He knows Lucas has seen the show on DVD, but they’ve still never met.

The theater in Ross’ small hometown in Canada ran the first Star Wars for a year, selling out for months, but Star Wars mania came slowly for him. “The first thing I heard about it was a toy commercial.

I was just young enough not to know what it was all about: here were these spacey-looking things I wanted to have. Such is the power of marketing. Of course when I saw the films, I thought about how much I wanted to be in space and have a lightsaber.”

After having soaked so thoroughly in Star Wars, does Ross ever speculate how he would have directed it?

“I would never touch it. It’s like your mom or your dad’s idiosyncrasies that you wouldn’t change even if they piss you off a little.”

Ross began interpreting Star Wars as an acting exercise; he was trying to reduce the entire 6.5 hours running time into one minute. “I didn’t know where to begin or end: with one minute of Yoda’s speech?

I started a script beginning with bits I remembered from the film.

When you cut out all the fat, and all the bits that don’t make the film go forward, it’s amazing how simple the story is. You even have blanks to fill in.”

Even more surprising is Ross’ condensation of 11 hours of The Lord of the Rings films. Would the next step be a condensation of the second three Star Wars films?

“Doing something on the prequels would be more like manufactured love,” he says. “A real geek who genuinely loved the new films would see that I was bullshitting.

I don’t want to pretend to love something; I wouldn’t be on that fine line between loving something and poking fun. I’m still looking for another trilogy as good as Star Wars or Lord of the Rings. Maybe when the Nolan Batman films are done.”

Reviewers describe the physicality of Ross’ performance—the kneepads he wears aren’t there so he can genuflect to the material. It sounds a lot like Hamlet, as Kenneth Branagh described it: “Five acts of dialogue and then, when you’re exhausted, a swordfight.”

“It’s not like that,” Ross demurred.

“I’m just parroting, I don’t compare myself to actors who have performed Hamlet. In one-person shows, you take the audience by the hand, but they also take you by the hand. If you mess up, you make it part of the show. It’s a great rare thing for an actor to carry an audience all the way through something like this. It’s hard to imagine going back to a little role.”

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BALLROOM ON THE RUNWAY A night of ballroom and Latin formation dance with Bay Area Elite Dance Company. A benefit for the 20th anniversary of the center. Sat, 3pm. $12-$33.

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

Opera OPERA SAN JOSE The troupe performs as part of the Classical Series. Sun, 6pm.

Free. Downtown Redwood City.

Theater AVENUE Q The popular Broadway musical about snarky puppets and people comes to town in a San Jose Stage Company production. Wed-Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Jul 24. $25-$50. The Stage, San Jose.

CALIFORNIA THEATRE CENTER For summer, the company mounts several productions in repertory. “Around the World in 80 Days”—this week Fri, 7:30pm, Sun, 3pm. “The Servant of Two Masters”—this week Sat, 7:30pm. “Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee”—this week Thu, 7:30pm. The whole series runs thru Jul 24. $10-$25. Sunnyvale Community Center Theater.

DARWIN IN MALIBU Crispin Whittell’s comedy places Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley in present-day Malibu and lets the sparks fly.

Presented by Northside Theatre Company. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 3pm. Runs thru Jul 10. $15-$20.

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC The hills are alive with the famous musical at West Valley Light Opera. Regular shows: FriSat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. Runs thru Jul 23. $18-$30. Saratoga Civic Theater.

Comedy BIG FAT SUMMER COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA Standup, skits and more with Will Durst, Johnny Steele and others. Sat, 8pm. San Jose Stage Company.

ROOSTER T. FEATHERS Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. $10. Thu, 8pm, Fri, 9pm, Sat, 8 and 10:30pm, Sun, 8pm: Marc Maron. $12-$18. Sunnyvale.

SAN JOSE IMPROV Wed, 8pm: Laugh Lounge. $12.

Thu, 8pm: American Me Comedy Show. $12. Fri, 8 and 10pm, Sat, 7 and 9pm: Ben Bailey. $20. Sun, 7pm: DJ Cooch and Kabir Singh. $14. San Jose.

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Runs thru Jul 24. $15/$25.

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Pear Avenue Theatre does its take on Lorraine Hansberry’s play about an African-American family in the 1950s in Chicago.

Fri, 9pm and Sat, 7 and 9pm: Live improv comedy. Fri, 11pm: The Midnight Show. Inside the Camera 3 building, San Jose.

“In the Abstract.” Abstract works by artists Paula Schales, Ewa Gavriellov and Neal Boor. Thru Jul 21. Los Gatos.

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“Illustrated Title Pages: 15001900.” A show of 80 illustrated book pages from the museum’s collection. Thru Oct 16. “True Colors: Rediscovering Pigments of Greco-Roman Marble Sculpture.”Thru Aug 7. WedSun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

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CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM “Mammoth Discovery!” Plus activies and hands-on fun for kids. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. Sun, noon-5pm. Discovery Meadow, San Jose.

HISTORY PARK SAN JOSE “Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy.” A show dedicated to the many biological specimens collected by the naturalist. Runs thru Sep 11 at Pacific Hotel. “Celebrating Local Artists.”Thru Sep 18 at Pasetta House, History Park, San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART “The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis.”

Thru Sep 25. “Laboratory.”The museum’s new Beta Space hosts experimental shows. First exhibit features installations by Kevin Appel and Ruben Ochoa.

Runs thru Aug. 14. “Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern and Contemporary Art From India.”

Thru Sep 4. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm,

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SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES “Primary Structures.” A look at sculptural art knitting.

“Southwestern Banded Blankets: Three Cultures, One Horizon.”Thru Aug 7. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm. San Jose.

TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION Exhibits about science, technology and the world.

Ongoing. Mon-Wed, 10am-5pm, Thu-Sun, 10am-8pm. San Jose.

TRITON MUSEUM OF ART “Non-Traditional Landscapes.”

Six artists display abstract images of landscape settings.

Thru Jul 20. “Fire Strokes, in Memory of Won Choe.”

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It takes a big man to bare all without benefit of airbrushing or a body double. None of that is available in a live production. These actors are regular men with a range of body shapes and less-than-perfect features, but they, like their characters, do what responsible men do—make a plan, show up, hit their marks and follow through—with style and great good humor. Speaking of grace, the women in the cast, while they don’t have to go quite as commando, certainly contribute greatly to the concept of beauty and strength taking many forms.

In the end, The Full Monty is not so much a story about physical appearance as it is about the definition of self-value. It’s a huge treat to see characters—and actors—applauded for their selfacceptance.—Kelly Brewer

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Jazz portraits by Bruni, plus sports art by Mark Gray. Thru Aug 31. Daily, 1-6pm. San Jose.

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AVENUE 25 GALLERY “Visions of Childhood.” A show of works by California women artists presented

by Peninsula Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art. Thru

MACLA “Navigations of the Fantastic.”

A group show by Elizabeth Gomez, Betty Davis, Jose Arenas and Veronica Felix. Thru Aug 13.

Wed-Thu, noon-7pm, Fri-Sat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

Galleries “Aloha—Return to Paradise.”

Works by Foster City artists Nancy and Robert Terrebonne inspired by Hawaii. Jul 6-Aug 7. Reception Sat, 7-9pm. WedSun, 10am-3pm. Redwood City.

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“Bird Song and Other Stories.”

Works by Trevlyn Williams and Martha Castillo. Thru Jul 16.

Palo Alto.

GALLERY SARATOGA “Wild.” Photography by Judy Bingham. “Images Remembered.” Paintings by Dorothy Atkins. Thru Jul 31.

Reception Jul 16, 2-6pm. TueSun, 11am-6pm. Saratoga.

LOS GATOS COMPANY “Variations, Different Faces of the Same Place.” Oil paintings of Los Gatos by Riki R. Nelson.

Los Gatos.

“This Is Me.: Dolls ’n’ Drag.”

Works by Miss Oblivious. Thru Jul 31. Metro, San Jose.

MOHR GALLERY “Cars, Gates and Landscapes.”

Paintings by Alexis Grant. Thru Jul 31. Community School of Music and Art, Mountain View.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER “A Common Balance: Impossible Dream’n.” A sculptural installation in the Project Space Gallery in the form of a “grow lab” investigating biodiversity.Thru Jul 17.Thu-Sun, 11am-3pm. Saratoga.

MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Paintings by Gail Ragains. Thru Aug 22. Mountain View.

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Thru Jul 23. Storefront windows on South First Street, San Jose.

RED BERRY COFFEE BAR “Fresh Out of Ink.” Figurative works in ink on paper by Leslie Lambert. Thru Jul 30. San Jose.

SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART “Lift Off.” A show of works by recent MFA art grads from SJSU. Thru Sep 10. “Frames of War.” Works by Hanna Hannah. Thru Sep 10. Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

SANTA CLARA CITY HALL Biennial “Indoor Sculpture Exhibition.”Thru Sep. Santa Clara.

SARATOGA LIBRARY Photographs of West Coast people and places by Charles DiLisio. Thru Aug 31. Saratoga.

STANFORD ART SPACES Paintings by Haiying Wang, digital art by Mark McAfee Brown, photography by Gabe Sheen. Thru Jul 23. Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm.

Paul G. Allen Art Spaces Gallery, Stanford campus.

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lawn at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

HANSEL AND GRETEL: THE UNTOLD STORY A show by Palo Alto Children’s Theatre. Runs thru Jul 16. (Call 650.463.4970 for tickets.) Palo Alto.

JEWELRY ON THE SQUARE A showcase for local artisans in conjunction with live music by Aja Vu. Fri, 5-8:30pm. Downtown Redwood City.

JUNGLE RUN A half-marathon and 10K event.

Sun, 7am. Los Gatos High School.

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Family time on the Row with raffles, stories and a show by Andy Z. Tue, 10am-noon. Free.

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A show called “Dancing White Stallions.” Sun, 2 and 6pm. $11.50 kids/$22.50 and up adults. HP Pavilion, San Jose.

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DIY ART: THE GENESIS OF A GOOD COMIC BOOK

In conjunction with the R. Crumb exhibit, Dan Vado of Slave Labor Graphics in San Jose gives a talk about the art of comic books.

Hands-on opportunities follow.

Sat, 1-3pm. Free with museum admission. San Jose Museum of Art.

FARMERS’ MARKET The downtown weekly market is open for summer. Fri, 10am2pm. San Pedro Square, San Jose.

HOT SAN JOSE NIGHTS Five evenings of nonstop entertainment from Bay Area entertainers begins next week, plus almost 1,000 classic hot rods and specialty vehicles on display, a poker walk, a swap meet and an auction. Wed-Sun. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose.

Arts and crafts booths, works from local artists, food and wine, plus street performers and music by the Cocktail Monkeys, Sage, Soul Intention, Blue House, Fred McCarty and more. Sat-Sun, 10am–6pm; free. Main and State streets, Los Altos.

OBON FESTIVAL A Japantown cultural celebration featuring games, food and performances. Sat-Sun. Free.

Buddhist Church Betsuin, San Jose.

PALO ALTO CLAY AND GLASS FESTIVAL Local artisans show their wares, plus demonstrations. Sat-Sun, 10am–5pm. Free. Rinconada Park, Palo Alto.

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PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES (R; 88 min.) See review on page 44.

THIRD STAR See review on page 42. (Plays Jul 7 at 7pm and Jul 9 at noon in San Jose at Camera 3.) (RvB)

ZOOKEEPER (PG; 102 min.) The world holds its breath in anticipation of the newest Kevin James comedy masterpiece about an animal caretaker who seeks romance with the help of his furry friends. With appearances by such beloved stars as Sylvester Stallone and Adam Sandler. (Opens Fri.)

Revivals CASABLANCA/ THE MALTESE FALCON (1942/1941) You must remember this. In a remarkable studio re-creation of North Africa, an elaborate story of wartime loss and love is played out.

Club owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) is confronted by his old lover (Ingrid Bergman) and her husband (Paul Henreid); they try to shake the isolationist Rick into action against the Nazis. Not a movie, but the movies, as Umberto Eco argued; in Casablanca, every ďŹ lm genre is sampled and merged, played by a cast that included 34 nationalities. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the individual moments that persist. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Peter Lorreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squeal as heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dragged away by the Gestapo, Claude Rainsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offhand delivery of the famous line that sums up the corrupt, lazy policemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s methods, Bogartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crumbling obstinacy and Ingrid Bergmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soft tears.

BILLED WITH The Maltese Falcon.

Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) is on the trail of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the stuff dreams are made ofâ&#x20AC;?: a gem-encrusted ďŹ gure of a falcon, pursued by a lethal gang of San Franciscans. Features a peerless castâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and Elisha Cook Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;with peerless namesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Caspar Guttman, Joel Cairo, Brigid Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shaughnessy and the gunselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gunsel, Wilmer. (Plays Jul 9-15 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) A holy fool of a Hollywood layabout, mistaken for a detective,

is set on a Philip Marlowesque task to ďŹ nd the straying wife (Tara Reid) of a wheelchair-bound Pasadena millionaire. In the role of the human tumbleweed, the Little Lebowski, known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dudeâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;ex-roadie, former member, along with six other guys, of the Seattle Sevenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jeff Bridges brought a new level of vulnerable warmth. The llama-eyed Steve Buscemi is rather touching, and Sam Elliott is uproarious as his Cowboy Bard, who sometimes has to stretch a little to ďŹ nd the right words. Opening music by Pinole-based sophisticates Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits. (Plays Jul 6 at sundown in San Jose at S. First and William streets; free.) (RvB)

FOOTLOOSE/FLASHDANCE (1984/1983) See the original before the remake later this year. In a small town where dancing has been outlawed, the kids learn to rock and roll when city boy Kevin Bacon takes up residence. Also stars John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest. BILLED WITH Flashdance. Virginal Catholic welder Jennifer Beals cuts the neck out of her sweatshirt and becomes a star.

(Plays Jul 8-10 in San Jose at the Retro Dome.) (RvB)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) The well-received cartoon about the friendship between a Viking boy and the dragon he was meant to ďŹ ght to the death. (Plays Jul 7 at sundown in Redwood City at Old Courthouse Square.) (RvB)

SPACEBALLS (1987)

Brooks was a day late and a dollar short, but people tend to cut this one some slack for its insistence that the Milky Way is surrounded by a borscht belt. Rick Moranis as the evil Dark Helmet, Daphne Zuniga as the Princess Vespa, John Candy (no relief) in the Wookie part, and the Lorene Yarnell of Shields and Yarnell as Dot Matrix. (Plays Jul 13 at sundown in San Jose at San Pedro Square; free.)

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BEGINNERS (R; 104 min.) Sweet, harmless, utterly coy. We meet Oliver (Ewan McGregor) as heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cleaning up his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house after his death. The late father, who came out of the closet after 40 years of marriage, is played by an Oscar-bound Christopher Plummer. Seeing the actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sterling professionalism is like watching a man play Rachmaninoff on a toy piano. Meanwhile, Oliver has his own off-again, on-again thing with Anna (MĂŠlanie Laurent), one of those French child-women essential to 1960s cinema. Beginners, with its sense of a too-gentle graphic novel come to life, is excruciatingly cute.

The downside of a story for aging children is, in a word, childishness, and Beginners has it heavy: the

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Gray Lady Days THE JAYSON BLAIR and Judith Miller scandals pantsed The New York Times. Now the paper is losing its shirt as advertisers f lee and online aggregators pig out on their stories. In Page One: Inside the New York Times, director Andrew Rossi (Control Room) demonstrates why the Timesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; woes are a calamity, not just for fans of Paul Krugman but for the republic itself.

Rossi got great access for his documentary. The blood on the walls from cutbacks and buyouts practically pulsates in 3-D. Here is monkish dedication to the newsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and mulish refusal to be sucked into an NBC-led celebration of a phony milestone of the Iraq war. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different from the way the trade is seen by vulgarianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vulgarian Sam Zell of the Tribune Company, or

by Gawker Mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nick Denton. The former wishes aloud for a porn section in his papers. The latterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes are glued to a big electronic board of gossip, rated by clicks. Maybe the best argument for sparing the Gray Lady is that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never see the following headline there: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Was Tia Tequila Attacked With Poo

by Jugallos?â&#x20AC;? (Sentences like that will make future archeologists earn their pay.)

Times reporter Brian Stelter evangelizes

for Twitter. We hear hopes that iPads will reproduce the newspaper experience without the paper. The Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Katrina vanden Heuvel speculates that joint partnerships between nonprofits and the Times will help keep bureaus open.

Rossi does a sterling GX^\ Fe\1 job of explaining the @ej`[\ k_\ way several important E\n Pfib newspapers teamed up to K`d\j sort through Wikileaks.

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Rossi interviews Gay Opens Friday Talese and the New Yorkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Remnick.

And he collects footage of professional Eva Gabor imitator and miser Arianna Huffington, crowing over the victory of aggregating media. The indifferently shaved, Werner Herzog-ish media critic David Carr is this documentaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best source. Carr admits that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lived a life with â&#x20AC;&#x153;textureâ&#x20AC;?; while at a conference for journalists in his hometown, he shows the cameras the Minneapolis strip club where he bought the coke that got him arrested. Ultimately, Carr makes the best points, defying the electronic glibsters who believe that the Times is being karmically punished for having been the megaphone for Wâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s war. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Richard von Busack

(R; 130 min.) A parakeet-size version of The Thorn Birds. In the preamble, Rutger Hauer plays a celebrated vineyard owner before the plot heads back into the 1940s to his early days. Now played by Waldemar Torenstra, Frank catches the interest of two women: the blonde, pious Ada (Karina Smulders) and the chic Jewish Esther (Anna Drijve). There is plot by the pound throughout, with pregnancies and the lack thereof, and maternal duty vs. romantic love. The ďŹ lm wanders through history, marking its path with changing fashions.

Since Esther becomes a dress salon operator, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even (as in The Women) a strange fashion show.

While the women undergo changes, as the days of liberation arrive, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to imagine the kind of evolution that would turn Torenstra into Hauer. (RvB)

BUCK (PG; 88 min.) Buck Brannaman, subject of this excellent documentary, spends most of the year driving through the West and holding clinics on the gentling of out-of-control horses. An inspiration for the novel and the movie The Horse Whisperer, Brannaman had been a rodeo performer from early childhood. The

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ďŹ lm is most startling in the way we see temperamental, misbehaving horses not broken but rather tamed in front of us. Brannaman speaks of avoiding â&#x20AC;&#x153;rudenessâ&#x20AC;? to them.

Finally, this instructorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s methods and courage are tested by a real hellhorse: a huge, brain-damaged stallion from a ranch outside of Chico, whose killer rage is like nothing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen. Buckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encounter with this maddened creature stimulates his most philosophical words about the relations between horses and humans. (RvB)

CARS 2 (G) An animated Bond parody. Agent Finn McMissile (a sentient Aston Martin voiced by Michael Caine) is on the track of a mysterious professor. Events lure Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) into a race demonstrating alternative fuels in Paris, London and Tokyo. Tow Mater attracts the attention of McMissileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant, Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer), who stays as subordinate as the 007 girls of three decades ago.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really bad, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cute and relentless, and paced to tickle 5-yearolds. (RvB)

GREEN LANTERN (PG-13; 105 min.) Arrogant test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) receives a ring of power from a dying alien warrior. Director Martin Campbell revived such venerable action heroes as Zorro and James Bond, and he should be able to make this DC comic-book character live.

Certainly, Reynolds is aesthetically pleasing, and the scenes of him gliding through the air have the excitement of old comic books come to life. Still, the movie, like Reynolds, lacks a personality, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short in love interest. (It was a mistake to promote Blake Lively to the big screen.) Under furious rewriting, the scenes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always connect; one neither gets a sense of the technical stops being pulled out, nor of a dreamy fairy tale of ultimate power and responsibility.

Worse, Mark Strong never lives up to his characterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, Sinestro.

As a super-psychic who looks like a cross between Philip Seymour Hoffman and a beluga whale, Peter Sarsgaard couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be more fun. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s raving mad and big in the voice, and when he slaps Jordan down with the power of his mind, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nightmare vision of a bad father. (RvB)

LARRY CROWNE (PG-13; 99 min.) Tom Hanks stars as a laid-off big-box-store employee who learns to rebound thanks to community college classes taught

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Spielbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own brand of syrup and awe. (RvB)

13 ASSASSINS (R; 126 min.) Takashi Miikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excitingly novel take on the samurai ďŹ lm. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the late 1800s; samurai are used to rank as a decoration,

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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13, 94 min.) Whatever happens, one canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go wrong ďŹ lling up the screen with Paris. Woody Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest includes some sweet vistas.

Owen Wilson is Gil, a disenchanted Malibu screenwriter who wants to be a novelist. As a result, he gets midnight visitations by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda. (The gilded couple is played by Tom Hiddleston, Loki in Thor, and Alison Pill.) The nights continue, and Gil meets the artistic and literary lights of the 1920s, magically reincarnated. One night, he meets a ďŹ&#x201A;apper (Marion Cotillard) with a similar yet drastically different taste for nostalgia. The not very pungent point is stretched into a culture-vultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of Play It Again, Sam. Midnight in Paris is a harmless, gentle nothing, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a moldy vision of the city during its era of artistic adventurousness. (RvB)

for the fountain of youth tangles Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), an old girlfriend (PenĂŠlope Cruz) and the ever-rotting Barbossa. Geoffrey Rush takes over the ďŹ lm through sheer avidity; he has become a privateer, and his attempts to ape courtly manners are the funniest thing in a movie coming up short on comedy.

The younger love interest is heavily Twilighted, with a chaste Christian meeting vampire mermaid. (RvB)

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MONTE CARLO (PG) The old Three Coins in the Fountain plot was due for a return.

The girls posing as wealthy heiresses in the Monaco resort are Selena Gomez, Kate Cassidy and Leighton Meester. The director is Thomas Bezucha of Big Eden, a ďŹ lm once caricatured in easily recognizable form on South Park as the archetypical indie ďŹ lm (keywords: gay cowboys, eating, pudding).

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG-13; 137 min.) A three-way race

steel town of Lillian in 1979: a train wreck attracts a team of kid filmmakers. Suddenly, sinister Air Force Col. Nelec (Noah Emmerich) arrives and launches something distressingly called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Operation Walking Distance.â&#x20AC;? The young actors are talented (Elle Fanning the most impressive of them all), but director J.J. Abrams doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make more than just a mere visual connection between his monster and the titanism of all the industrial hardware. Super 8 has one monster trapping people,

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when it could have had two of them: a creature on the loose and the Moloch-like mills. Few of the classic 1950s monster movies were shot with this kind of daring or visual density. But the too-close reading of Close Encounters of the Third Kind makes for a final split between serious terror and Steven

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Recruited to do something about the situation is Shinzaemon, played by Koji Yakusho, maybe the most stirring Japanese actor since Mifune. It’s a suicide mission; the rebels will be greatly outnumbered.

The time honored mixed-bag group of fighters is assembled: most flamboyant is Yusuke Iseya as a ragged, mosquito-bitten warrior who is lethal with a sling. The film is capped with a war to end all samurai battles, and frankly you hope it does. (RvB)

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13; 157 min.) Blending in TV and newsreel footage, the new Transformers tells how Transformerism was hushed up in the 1960s. On the moon, Optimus Prime jumpstarts an aged robot sentinel. Meanwhile, evil Megatron vows revenge in the African veldt.

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unleashed flamboyance of the actors. John Malkovich lolls at the feet of a robot like a puppy. Alan Tudyk supplies some European suaveness as a Dutch bodyguard.

Frances McDormand’s disgust with the entire film is infectious.

Strange how well 3-D improves matters, too. The technique forcibly slows the editing and gives some visual dimension to what used to look like wrathful lawn-art junk sculptures, or $300 million versions of the roller-skating saps in a production of Starlight Express. (RvB)

THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13, 138 min.) A memory of loss transfixes a man of today, Jack (Sean Penn). Jack is led back to his early childhood home in the outskirts of Waco, Texas, in the late 1950s. In this world, his father is Jack’s ruler and his bitter enemy.

In his lean, unsparing performance, Brad Pitt recalls the fierceness of the fathers of those days. The calm center of this film is the mother Mrs. O’Brien. Jessica Chastain plays this “lover of the way of grace,” and she is as much a dancer as an actress. With a strong theme of feminine mercy vs. masculine authority; with its acute longing for reconciliation with the past; with

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THE TRIP (Unrated; 107 min.) Sideways without the women. Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan show off their celebrity impersonations as they tour various high-class restaurants and have a chat. The director is the prolific Michael Winterbottom.

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VIVA RIVA! (Unrated; 98 min.)

Made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Viva Riva! is director Djo Munga’s story of a stolen truck laden with a couple of thousand liters of gasoline: good money in a city of fuel shortages. The truck has been heisted by the resourceful, romantic but completely crooked Riva (Patsha Bay). Not far behind Riva is a white-suited crime boss, César (Hoji Fortuna), who wants the gas back. The boss extorts a lesbian soldier named Malou into helping him find Riva. Riva, seemingly because he doesn’t have enough heat on him already, starts macking on a kept woman played by Marlene Longange, all heavy eyelids and pouting lower lip. Her keeper is a vicious local gangster. This breathless Jim Thompson–style tale is full of triple-crosses, and even the local priests are on the take. (RvB)

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG-13, 132 min.) This on-again off-again prequel uses Cold War paranoia and the Cuban Missile Crisis to add historical resonance to the comic-book strife between Professor Xavier (James McAvoy), the world’s most powerful psychic, and his rival, Michael Fassbender as the bitter concentration camp survivor Erik, who is later to become master of magnetism Magneto. There’s a clever spymovie motif; Fassbender is very suave in black turtleneck or scuba suit going on the trail of a powerful ex-Nazi. He, Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) has a private nuclear submarine loaded with a serious collection of post-Impressionist art as well as a lingerie-clad psychic moll, Emma Frost (January Jones).

This is, as it sounds, great fun.

But someone also thought this movie should be Harry Potter. Thus dead-on-the-screen scenes of the students sharing their powers over Cokes and Oreos. (RvB)

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“It’s totally the red-carpet shoe right now,” says Jill Stapleton, owner of She She Shoes in Los Gatos. Stapleton has her shelves currently stocked with neutral-colored shoes, in every style from a simple flat to a summery wedge sandal, at pretty much every price point. Though the styles are different, the color remains almost the same across the board: desaturated shades of tan and brown.

There are so many colors, and even patterns, that can be considered “neutral” in fashion—Stacy and Clinton from What Not to Wear once asserted that animal prints can function as a neutral in an ensemble, and up until now, metallics have been the neutral

of choice for shoes and accessories.

While other light browns are rising in popularity this summer, the shade that’s showing up again and again is neutral distilled to its very essence— almost a noncolor, a stark, pale nude.

“It goes with everything,” Stapleton says. “It elongates the leg, because it matches skin tones.” When worn with dresses, the transition between the leg and the neutral shoe can look seamless on a quick glance. A shoe in a darker color can appear to abruptly cut off a light-colored leg at the ankle.

A neutral shoe’s most appealing function is that it keeps bold, bright colors, like the ones in style this summer, in check by ensuring that the wearer doesn’t overload an ensemble with color. A neutral shoe also complements this summer’s popular floral prints well, whether they’re in an eye-popping tropical pattern or dainty and muted. It’s a color that can make a statement in virtually every style of shoe, from a simple flat or slip-on to a satin-draped stiletto, simply by letting the rest of the outfit speak for itself.

As Stapleton suggests, neutraltoned shoes in dressier styles have become a must for red-carpet walkers, especially for Kim Kardashian, who has made the most of their lengthening abilities by capping off her legs in a pair of open-toe patent heels at more than one awards show.

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What they knew, but of course couldn’t tell him, is that he’d swept the categories for which he’d been nominated—Contemporary Blues Album, Contemporary Blues Male Artist, Band of the Year (for the Tommy Castro Band) and the most coveted of blues awards, the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.

“I was talking to people backstage, going ‘Wow, this is cool,’” Castro remembers of winning the night’s first award. “People were congratulating me and stuff. Meanwhile, the next category’s going on, and I’m not really paying attention. It was us again, and we won again. So they’re going ‘Hey, you have to get back up there!’ That happened four times. I swear each time I thought, ‘Well, that must be it.’ I was really happy, I felt like me and my band had been working our asses off, and this was just sort of a nice feeling to be recognized like that, way beyond my expectations.”

It was as if, after years as the muchrespected but still somewhat misfit blues guitarist who insisted on singing soul music, Castro’s instincts had gotten the ultimate validation from his peers.

Still a bit in shock the next day, he and his band made a pilgrimage to the Stax Museum to bring the whole thing full circle.

“It’s right on the site where they used to have Stax Records, the studio where all those great records were made.

That’s a big part of our sound, of course, Memphis soul music. Hardly anything has been more influential on my music than that scene that happened down there in the ’60s. So we went there to pay our respects,” he says. “Then we ate some greasy food after that.”

East Side Education The soul gods and greasy spoons of Memphis may demand their tributes, but for Castro, who performs at the Metro Fountain Blues Festival this Saturday, soul music really started 1,800 miles away in his hometown.

“I grew up in East San Jose, and every single day you would hear Wilson Pickett’s ‘In the Midnight Hour’ coming out of low-rider cars,” he says. “Every day I’d be walking down the street and

somebody would be driving by with their windows down blasting Wilson Pickett or Sam and Dave or Junior Walker.”

It would be years before he’d discover how much that sound had affected him; when he first picked up a guitar at age 10, he was mostly interested in the blues.

So when he eventually got interested in performing, and stumbled upon J.J.’s Sunday night jam, it was a revelation.

“I found J.J.’s and went ‘I can’t believe there’s a real place to play blues in this town. Thank God!,” he remembers.

“You would see Chris Cain and Gary Smith, all kinds of people. Ike and the Coldbloods. I saw Albert King in that little tiny J.J.’s. I swear to god, he stood on the dance floor and played. The stage was too small, but the band was on the stage and he was right down on the floor, man. I saw Buddy Guy and Junior Wells there. A whole bunch of people came through town there. My band Nite Cry developed out of that scene.”

That band, led by the late Rene Solis, began gigging in the South Bay and soon started making inroads around the Bay Area. “[Rene] was an inspiring guy, because he loved doing the music so much. He was the driving force behind all the gigs that happened. He wanted to play, that was it. He was the leader of the band,” says Castro. “That little band, playing around in San Jose, occasionally getting gigs in San Francisco, is what caused me to make the decision to take a shot at music as a career.”

Big Time By the late ’80s, Castro had moved to San Francisco, and got swept up in the North Beach scene. Like now, it was a time when classic soul music was being rediscovered, and groups like Pride and Joy and Stu Blank and His Nasty Habits were reviving the sound. Castro got a gig with one of them, the Dynatones, who had signed a deal with a major label. By 1991, he had gone solo. But not everyone could wrap their mind around his knack for blending blues and soul.

“People didn’t understand why I wanted to do soul music when everybody was trying to find another Stevie Ray Vaughan,” he says. “I’m not a blue-eyed soul guy straight up, and I’m not a traditional blues guy straight up, and I’m not a rock-blues guy straight up.

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Castro is well versed in sticking to his guns. He had to do it even on Hard Believer, the album that would eventually net him so many awards. When putting together “Trimmin’ Fat,” a sly tune that encapsulates what the blues has always stood for—telling it like it is about the troubles of the common man, with a beat and a catchy chorus—he and cowriter Mike Schermer felt like they were missing something. So Castro reached out for some extra help.

“Elvin Bishop was one of my biggest influences as a kid,” he says. “He’s a friend of mine now, and I asked him if he wouldn’t mind taking a listen to the song and see if he had any advice. He said, ‘Come on over,’ so I went over and played it for him. He kind of sat there and listened, then he took his guitar and went ‘do do dee do.’ I went ‘That’s it!

That’s what it needed!’ And I still think that little line makes the song.”

But when he brought it to Bruce Iglauer, head of Castro’s new label Alligator Records, Iglauer wasn’t going for it. “You’re a singer; this is a talking song,” Iglauer told him. “That’s not for you; you’re a serious vocalist.” Iglauer suggested it was a better fit for Bishop himself.

“I said, ‘I’m all about Elvin Bishop, and this kind of thing is totally a part of me and what I do,’” says Castro. “You don’t know me that well yet. It suits me just fine.”

Despite his confidence about his career choices, Castro is his own biggest critic.

Ironically, despite the fact that many consider Hard Believer to be his best record, he wasn’t satisfied with it.

“I was happy with what we did musically,” he says. “John Porter is a great producer, and we both felt that we made a better record than we did the last time.

But I didn’t feel like the material was as strong as Painkiller. In my opinion, the two records I made before that, I think I had better songs.”

He was pleased, however, at how his signing with Alligator Records has worked out, and just put out his second release with them, The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue—Live!.

“It’s been one of the best decisions I ever made. For this genre of music, they really are the best label,” he says. “They’ve got a great crew of people who really know what they’re doing.”

Fountain Tip Meanwhile, after Metro Fountain Blues Festival founder Ted Gehrke found an 11-hour booster to rescue the festival this year, Castro was the first call he made.

The bond between the two stretches way back.

“I dig Ted because he’s always been in this for the right reason,” says Castro.

“From playing it the first time with Nite Cry in the ’80s to now, he’s really stepped it up every year.”

He also has a lot of personal memories of Metro Fountain Blues, especially of his late mother.

“My mom used to go see me at that festival. She’d embarrass me every time.

There’d be a group of people around her, and she’d reach over and make sure everybody knew ‘He’s my son. He’s really a good boy.’ She and my aunt would get up and dance, and I’d go out there and see her.”

This year’s Fountain festival, though, comes at a time when, once again, the soul sound is being rediscovered. He’s encouraged by the soul revival, but not surprised, and he speaks about it with the passion of a prophet.

“It just proves that it doesn’t really get batter than that. Music is a thing that has to change and grow. It goes through phases. But anytime somebody comes across that sound, they’re going to love it,” he says. “You can’t have a performance of music that’s ever going to top James Brown live. You’re never going to find a thing that’s better than Ray Charles, or Little Richard or Sam and Dave at their peak, or Otis Redding. You have different music, and you may have people who do it really well, but you’re never going to find better than that. That’s why people keep coming back to it.”

TOMMY CASTRO performs at the Metro Fountain Blues Festival on Saturday, July 9, at St. James Park in San Jose, with special guests Rod Piazza and Guitar Shorty. The festival runs noon8pm and also features Roomful of Blues and the Metro Fountain Blues Festival All-Stars; $10.

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Roomful of Blues

Saturday at St. James Park in San Jose, $10 When this swing revival group began performing, no one even knew swing needed to be revived. Indeed, the New England eight-piece began bringing the brass in 1967, and hasn’t looked back through almost 45 years and just as many members. They headline the Metro Fountain Blues Festival, which begins at noon. (SP)

The Monkees

Sunday at Mountain Winery in Saratoga, 7:30; $49.50-$150 Initially put together by TV producers as sort of a Prefab Four, in an attempt to cash in on the Beatles, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork turned the group into much more, thanks to enduring songs like “I’m A Believer,” “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” (later covered by the Sex Pistols) and “Daydream Believer.” All the originals except Nesmith return for this tour. (SP)

Kristen Strom

Tuesday at Santana Row in San Jose, 6:30pm; free Santa Clara U. sax instructor Strom does a different kind of schooling at this show with her quintet, part of Santana Row’s Summer Jazz Series. The Lee Pardini Trio also performs. (SP)

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AVALON Sat: Montrose with Michael Lee Firkins and T. Clemente. $20/$25. Santa Clara.

BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY Sat, 9:30pm-1:30am: Soul Soother, rock and blues.

Santa Clara.

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CAPERS

Wed, 9pm: Seabright, Many Your Horsie, Cermak. Free.

Sat, 9pm: Anya Marina, Lisa Dewey, the Make-Up Sex. $10. San Jose.

Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Live music.

Campbell.

BOSWELL’S Wed: Jack Rip Off. Live music most nights. Campbell.

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN Fri, 10pm: Fast Times. Sat, 10pm: Groove Nugget. San Jose.

CLUB FOX Fri, 9pm: Who Too, the Minks. $10. Sat, 7pm: Poletential Aerial Arts presents an AirShow event with acrobatic dance champs. $25. Redwood City.

CLUB HOUSE Sun, 10am: Trevor Simpson.

San Jose.

CONCERTS IN THE PARK

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO

Wed, 6:30pm: The Sparkletones.

Central Park Pavilion, Santa Clara.

Fri, 9pm: Elements of Truth.

Sat, 9pm: The Lounge Flye.

Cupertino.

JOHNNY V’S

CAFFE TRIESTE Fri, 8pm: Bev Barnett and Greg Newton. Sat, 8pm: Jack Gilmour.

San Jose.

Thu: Dustonious Maxius, the Joan Wylder, Los Hot Bosers.

Sat: TBA. Mon: Montra, Dr. Kegal, Tight Lips. San Jose.

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Thu, 6:30-8pm: Dub FX. Part of the Summer Concert Series. Cupertino.

Fri, 7pm: Battle of the Bands with Cyanic, the Relay Company and more. Sat, 6pm: Battle of the Bands with Edrip and Edrip and more.

Cupertino.

MOJO LOUNGE

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Fri-Sat: Live bands. Los Gatos.

MEMORIAL PARK

Thu: The Honey Wilders. Fri: Dave Crimmone. Sat: Steve Freund. Fremont.

Sat, 6pm: The Phenomenauts, the Megas, 8 Bit Weapon, Gnarboots. Santa Clara.

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Sat, 5pm: Belly dancing with Adriana. Sun, 5pm: World music.

Mon, 5pm: Live blues. Tue, 5pm: Jazz and blues with Johnny Williams. Mountain View.

MOROCCO’S RESTAURANT SJ Wed, 5pm: Flamenco. Fri, 5pm: Belly dancer Adriana.

Sat, 5pm: Jerry J. Sun, 5pm: Moroccan music and belly dancing. Mon, 5pm: Blues.

Tue, 5pm: Folk with Wesley Woo. San Jose.

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB Thu-Sat: Live music. Sunnyvale.

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Thu, 7:30pm: Smash Mouth and Drake Bell. $49 and up. Sat, 8pm: The E Family with Pete Escovedo and Sheila E. $49 and up. Saratoga.

MOUNTAIN VIEW SUMMER CONCERTS

Thu: Weslester, Daytes, Roman Son. Sat: Bipolar Bears. San Jose.

STREETLIGHT RECORDS Thu, 4pm: The Make-Up Sex. Free. San Jose.

SUNNYVALE SERIES

Jazz/Blues ANGELICA’S BISTRO Thu, 7pm: Blues jam. Sat, 7pm: GG Amos. $8/$12.

Redwood City.

Thu, 6:30pm: Evolution. Cuesta Park, Mountain View.

Wed, 5:30pm: Groove Kings.

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Sun, 6pm: Dixieland jazz.

Cupertino.

Sun, 7:30pm: The Monkees. $49.50 and up. Saratoga.

MURPHY’S LAW Live music Fri-Sat. Sunnyvale.

MUSIC IN THE PARK Thu, 5:30pm: Led Zepagain and ZeBop!. Free. Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose.

Sat, 6pm: Battle of the Bands with Playing in the Streets and more. Los Gatos.

CALIFORNIA AVENUE

Fri, 8pm: Live music. Willow Glen.

Sat, 6:30-8pm: Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums. Part of the Twilight Concert Series.

Palo Alto.

WOODHAM’S LOUNGE

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Fri and Sun: Pro Jam with local rock musicians. Santa Clara.

Fri, 8pm: Claudia Acuna Octet for Stanford Jazz Festival. $36$40. Stanford University.

Wed, 7pm: Northern Son and Will Sprott. San Jose.

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Fri, 7:30pm: Beach Cowboys.

Sat, 7:30pm: Mystic Pilots, Jesse Charles. Santa Clara.

NINE LIVES Thu, 8pm: Battle of the Bands. $5. Fri, 8pm: Fight the Quiet, Den of Antiquity, Freight Train. $10. Sat, 8pm: Corduroy Jim, Alli Battaglia and the Musical Brewing Co., High Beamz. $10.

Sun, 8pm: L.A. Guns, Haunted by Heroes, Mercy Fists. $15. Gilroy.

Wed, 8pm: Salsa. $5. San Jose.

ALBERTO’S Wed: Bachata. Thu: Salsa with Pantea. Fri: Salsa. Sat: Latin night.

Mon: Argentine Tango. Tue: Salsa with Pantea. Mountain View.

ARYA GLOBAL CUISINE Fri-Sat, 8pm: Live music and belly dancing. Cupertino.

AZÚCAR

Thu: Second Story Band. Fri, 9:30pm: Touch ’n Go. $10. Sat, 9:30pm: Megatones. $10.

Los Gatos.

Thu, 9pm: DJ Che live video mixing. Fri, 9pm: Latin rock en espanol. Sat, 9pm: Salsa, merengue, cumbia, urban & Latin fusions. Tue, 9pm: Salsa.

San Jose.

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Fri-Sat: Live music. Sunnyvale.

RASPUTIN MUSIC Thu, 6pm: A Don Named Buckley. Campbell.

Thu: Live music. Fri, 9:30pm & Sat, 9pm: Live music. Mountain View.

MOROCCO’S RESTAURANT MV Wed: Moroccan music and belly

Wed, 7-11pm: Blues jam. $5.

Redwood City.

DINKELSPIEL AUDITORIUM Sat, 8pm: Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes for Stanford Jazz Festival. $25-$40. Stanford University, Palo Alto.

FLAVORS OF JAZZ Tue, 6:30pm: Jazz in restaurants.

Santana Row, San Jose.

GRAND DELL SALOON Thu, 8pm: Blues Jam with Aki. Sat, 8pm: Dennis Dove Band.

Campbell.

HEDLEY CLUB Wed, 8pm: Hedley Club Jazz Jam. Thu, 8:30pm: Russo Alberts Trio. Fri, 8:30pm: Kurt Ribac Trio. Sat, 8:30pm: Jessica Johnson. San Jose.

JAZZ ON THE PLAZZ Wed, 6:30pm: Claudia Villela.

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The E Family PETE ESCOVEDO knows he’s lucky to have such a talented musical family. He really does. But that doesn’t mean he can keep them all straight. The sheer size of his clan gives the South Bay’s favorite bandleader plenty of trouble at family gatherings. “I’m always surprised, like ‘There’s another one! There’s another relative, I don’t remember that one,’” he says. “There’s too many Escovedos.”

Then again, who wouldn’t want to be one? The legendary Latin percussionist was the son of a big band vocalist, and got his start with his brothers Phil and Coke in the 1960s, until Santana hired Saturday, July 9 Pete and Coke to play in his band. Another brother is Alejandro Escovedo, one of Texas’ most acclaimed singer/ 8pm at Montalvo Arts songwriters. Pete’s son Peter Michael has made his mark Center in Saratoga as a percussionist on television (and is the biological father of Nicole Richie); his other son Juan and daughter Zina got $49-$86. their start playing in his Latin jazz band. So did his other daughter Sheila, better known as Sheila E. It gets even more complicated than that, but suffice it to say that after years of playing on each other’s CDs, an official E Family album, Now & Forever, has finally been cut, featuring a core of Pete, Sheila, Juan and Peter Michael, and appearances from such non-family stars as Gloria Estefan, Joss Stone and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Making that happen was quite a challenge, considering the schedules that had to be coordinated, and the different styles, as well. “We’ve always wanted to do something like this,” says Pete. “I’ve had the kids on my CDs, and some of us have been on Sheila’s CDs. It was great fun, but it was not easy. Here we are, we all have our individual projects, we all have our individual tastes in music—how we record, the way it’s done, everything. And who we were going to use as far as personnel was concerned. We had our disagreements, like any other family.”

Rather than playing the “because I’m your father, that’s why” card, Pete took great pains to make sure everyone had equal say in how the record was done. “It was great, because we got the chance to vote on things, majority wins,” he says.

This Montalvo show is a second chance for the South Bay to see the E Family, after they were supposed to open Prince’s HP shows. Sheila, once again a member of Prince’s band as well as getting her own featured spots, was a highlight of Prince’s run of shows this year, and the E Family did open one of the shows at the Forum in L.A. They were booked to open the San Jose shows, but at the last minute found out they had been double-booked with Larry Graham, who ended up opening.

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AZÚCAR Wed, 9pm: English and Spanish karaoke. San Jose.

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GILLIAN WELCH She finally put out a new record! She finally put out a new record! She finally did! Jul 7 at the Warfield.

GEORGE CLINTON Parliament Funkadelic “birthday funkathon” now sadly bereft of diaper-wearing guitarist. Jul 7-10 at Yoshi’s SF.

The E Family and Grupo Yndio Saturday, July 9 at 8pm This legendary musical dynasty: Pete Escovedo, Sheila E., Juan and Peter Michael is a force to be reckoned with. Their new CD, “Now & Forever,” is a special 13 track collection brimming with a rich array of musical influences, ranging from Latin, Hip Hop, Pop and Jazz. This promises to be a night full of Latin rhythms and more under the stars at Montalvo! Grupo Yndio, a wildly popular band from Sonora, Mexico, will open for The E Family.

Join us in the outdoor Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre!

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AZÚCAR Thu, 9pm: DJ Che live video

WASHED OUT Chillwave synth-pop sensation with upcoming Sup Pop debut. Jul 9 at the Great American Music Hall.

DAVID BAZAN Pedro the Lion frontman famously wrestling with Christianity, alcohol. Jul 13 at the Independent.

FASTER PUSSYCAT Really? A reunion? The decline of western civilization, indeed. Jul 13 at the New Parish.

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Still, school isn’t everything. A woman I know, Tig Notaro, flunked eighth grade twice, got moved up to ninth grade and flunked that, too. When her classmates started to be kids she’d babysat for, she dropped out. Like your boyfriend, she could’ve resigned herself to employment in the paper-hat/fry-vat sector, but she worked briefly promoting bands, then gave her all to doing standup. She went on to have her own Comedy Central special, be a featured character (“Officer Tig”) on The Sarah Silverman Program and tour internationally as a headlining comedian. She eventually got her GED, “just to get it,” but found it most useful as cat food (she reports that her cat ate the left side of it the day she brought it home).

So, the problem isn’t that school isn’t your guy’s thing, but that motivation isn’t.

You, on the other hand, are attending college and working and caring for two

children—the little girl you gave birth to and the grown man perfecting his napping skills on your couch. You say your relationship has never been about money.

Actually, it’s very much about money, on account of how little of it he’s been bringing home. And then, when it’s job-hunting time, he bleats,“It’s too hot, it’s too cold, it’s too wet.” Excuse me, but is he a man or Goldilocks?

It’s nice to see the good in people.

It’s nicer for you if the good you see is actually there. Otherwise, you just delay admitting the obvious: There isn’t much light at the end of the tunnel.

Additionally, you’re paying the rent on the tunnel. You say you fear being on your own as a single mother, but you’re already on your own. Without your boyfriend, you’d be a single mother with one less mouth to feed. You can have a very different kind of guy in your life—one who makes you better and happier because you’re with him.

If you suspect you aren’t worthy, try something: Act like you’re worthy.

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