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Luckyy Larry Luck San Jose City Manager DEBRA FIGONE decided last week w to end the suspense and rremove emove ““acting” acting”” fr om from LARR Y EESQUIVEL’s SQUIV VEL’s title as police chief LARRY chief,, setting up a ddramatic ramatic showdown. Not between cops and City Hall, though. An arsenall off mem mos over how h to t kkeep memos gr aduates of tthe he police academy fr om graduates from jumping ship were w e fir wer ed off Tuesday.

Tuesday. fired Just last week k, it was widely reported reported week, that up to 17 cadets c ar aree taking their talents to diff e ent law enf er orcement different enforcement agencies, leavi ing the city out about leaving $2.9 million inn tr aining costs. On one training side of the me emo melee stands memo SSAM AM LICCARDO, LICCARDO O, armed with what he calls a ““carrot carrot and a stick.” The car rot, carrot, in the fform orm of a rretention etention bonus and pay incr eases over two consecutive increases years, can attr ract attract young cadets to the They department, he he says, Did while the city can also What? rreserve eserve the op ption to option SEND TIP TIPSS TTO O whack young officers o FLY@ FL LY Y@ who try to leav ve ve. leave.

METRONEWS. METRONEWS. S COM COM Liccar do’s pr opposal Liccardo’s proposal would lead thee city to cr eate a non nprofit to create nonprofit dole out no-in terest loans ffor or tr aining no-interest training costs, with thee city paying the principal balance over a thr ee- to five-year threeperiod, as longg as cadets stick in San Jose. Meanwhile, Meannwhile, fellow fellow mayor al mayoral contender and Vice Mayor MADISON NGUYEN has te eamed up with Councilman teamed JOHNNY KHAM IS to a create create a “first five” five” KHAMIS initiative, which which would allow the five ffastest astest cadets to run ffor or the hills before before the hounds ar aree unleashed. Just kidding.

Nguyen and Kh hamis’ pr oposal would Khamis’ proposal fforce orce cadets who w leave early to pay a per centage of their training training costs, with percentage each year dr oppping that per centage until dropping percentage its rreaches eaches zero zerro at yyear five. Regardless, Regar g dless, the Police Police Officers Officcers Association Association and union pr esiden nt Jim Unland have vowed president to continue en ncouraging SSJPD JPD officers encouraging to leave ffor or greener greener e pastur es until a pastures disability claus se is changed in the city clause ccharter. harter. So, basically, bassically, congrats congrats on the job, Larry!

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DR. D R. FEELGOOD? FEELGOOD? X Xavier avier De L La aT Torre orre could be on his way ou o out ut as superintendent superintendent of the Santa Clara su Cla ara County Office of Education.

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Santa Clara County C Office of in tu turmoil E Education urmoil as Board d superintendent’s considers supe erintendent’s future f BY B Y JOSH KOEHN KOEHN

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Xavier avier De La T Torre orre provides guidance and an nd oversees the work off 31 17,000 school districts, districts, 17,00 00 teachers students te eachers and 280,000 280 000 studen nts under u nder the umbrella of the Santa Clara Sa anta Clar a County Office off Education (SCCOE). role E ducation (SCCO E). In his ro ole ass county superintendent off education, he also leads o an n office of about 1,800 employees. little em mployees. But in just a littl le m more than a year and a half on the Torre th he jjob, ob, De La T orre is facing g the being th he very real prospect of bei ing fi fired or asked to resign.

Interviews Inter views with educ education cation a officialss in inside nside and outside the SC SCCOE, COE, as wel well ll cconversations onversations on e with mor more re than half off the th he se seven veen elected Boar Board d of Educ Education caation n trustees, tr rustees, all of whom agr agreed eed to sp speak eak k only on nly on back background, kggrro ound, paint a pictur picturee of o

a sup superintendent erintendent whosee pr professional offeessional ccareer ar a eer is on the brink. In naN ov. 6 Nov. meeting, meeting g, Metro Mettro has learned, learn ned, the Board Board conffeer with its itts legal ccounsel ounsel in intends to confer closed session and weigh h its options on De L orre. o Laa T Torre.

Att least ttwo A wo b w board oard memb m members ers are are pushing ffor or his rremoval o emo ovval and “i wouldn “it wouldn’t ldn’’t take tak ke much h to push ha ccouple ouple more more o over, ver e ,” sa says ayys another b board oard member. memb er. F Four our vvotes otes o wo would ould b bee enough to terminate his ccontract. ontracct.

Complaints C omplaints of cr cronysim ro on nyyssim and bullying have ha ave do dogged gged the SC SCCOE COE E in the last yyear—not eearr—not — just b byy De L Laa T Torre—and orr o e—and ther theree ar aree also cconcerns onccerns e that t the schools scho ols chief fled his pr previous evious p ev post ost as sup superintendent erintendent of So Socorro corrro Indep Independent endent Scho School ol District in El P Paso, aso o, T Texas, exas, in advance advanc d e off an in iinvestigation nvestigati e i ion i that h ffound ound o d administrators wer weree dist distorting torrtting st state tate a and ffederal eederal test rresults. esults. De D L Laa T Torre’s orre’s top o ffour our deputies at that dist o district trict ha have ave b been een suspended, susp ended, and it it’s ’s lik likely kely e y he would b bee on paid lea leave ave if he wer were re stilll ther there. e. A sec second ond investigation in nveestigation is curr currently entlyy lo looking oking into who changed g Socorro Socorro st students’ tudents’ grade g

le vels e to k eeeep them fr ro om sc oring low levels keep from scoring on tests d De L orre has publicly o tests,, and Laa T Torre denied an ny knowledge of such actions any actions.. ecceiv e ve grants and other Districts rreceive f di ffor funding orr b o etttter test sc ores, and da better scores, sup erintend dent who o versa e aw So ccoro’s superintendent oversaw Soccoro’s eady sister district districct in El P aso has alr Paso already pleaded gui iltty to fraud ffor o or sk kewing guilty skewing rresults. esults. He is i now ser ving mor re than serving more thr ee yyears eears in ffederal ederal e prison. three De L o e, who declined orr Laa T Torre, multiple in nterview rrequests equests thr ough interview through intermedia aries, found found o himself in intermediaries, cconflict onflict wi th SCCOE SCCOE st aff within just with staff a few few mon nths after ttaking aking the job in months F ebruar b y 2012.

2 Giv i en dir di ection i b h February Given direction byy the Boar d to mak m COE st aff leaner Board makee the SC SCCOE staff and mor e pushback w as a all moree efficient, was but guaran nteed. guaranteed.

“Xa avvier kind k of w aalk keed into a hornet ’s “Xavier walked hornet’s nest,” says saays y one o b oard memb er, who board member, sa ays y still see es a lot of p otential in the says sees potential sup erintend dent. “Ther e’s alw wayys going to superintendent.

“There’s always b omplain nts.” bee ccomplaints.

De L o e cut 33 p orr ositions, man ny of Laa T Torre positions, many them mana agers. Some p ositions wer managers. positions weree rreinstated, einstated, but b the sup erintendent made superintendent sur om mote p eople he trusted to suree to pr promote people ser ve on hiss ccabinet. abinet. a Some within the serve offic weed the app ointments as officee vie viewed appointments bringing in a bunch of “y yees” p eople. “yes” people.

“It ’s a p oliticcaal cheap shot to ccome ome “It’s political into an en nvvironment and sa ay, ‘I’m environment say, g g to blo going ow up p this administration,, blow

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o st taaff emails ffor or and against o A flurr flurryy of staff o orre b ecame p public in JJuly, ulyy, when De L Laa T Torre became ohaal, the SC COE dir ector of Nimrat JJohal, SCCOE director vices, made clear she advvisory ser business advisory services, asual fan f of her b oss. In an email is no ccasual boss. d which 19 other SC d, COE to the Boar Board, SCCOE emplo oyeees ssigned, igned, JJohal ohal def feended the employees defended superintend dent thus: “The Boar d desir ed superintendent Board desired to see some of the same qualities in the neew sup ntendent as those mo deled erin new superintendent modeled by the lik kes e of o Mar tin L uther King by likes Martin Luther King,, G and R o onald R eeagan, Mahatma Gandhi Ronald Reagan, ew. When Dr r. De L o orre to name a ffew.

Dr. Laa T Torre was a hir reed, it so on b eccaame appar ent what was hired, soon became apparent d ha ad seen in him.” the Boar Board had eveerrence then go es a step The rreverence goes further. “Hee is cconfident, onfident, indep endent, further. independent, inspiringg, p e vering erse e , indep endent inspiring, persevering, independent ove all, a vvery ery humble ave and, ab above humble.. I ha have personally witnessed w him interacting personally ol district b oard memb ers with scho school board members uperintendents. He and other su superintendents. conducts him mself with p oise. In all conducts himself poise. actions, he naturally gains these intera interactions, osition of o sup erioritty due to his ap position superiority nowledge and high intellect.” immense kn knowledge aas ar aaround ound the same time the This w was Board ga ave De D L orre a dissatisfactor o Board gave Laa T Torre dissatisfactoryy revview and decided d to hir ersonnel review hiree a p personnel atttorne t ey ffor or advic o attorney advicee on how to deal with plo oyeee whose ccontract ontract the ey the one emp employee they contr o ol—Dee La La Torre Torr o e supervises supervises all other control—De emplo oyeees— —and who has 18 months left employees—and outt a month later d on it. Ab About later,, the Boar Board t ok to k an add dd diti l step ditional t b hi i T om o took additional byy hiring Tom Delapp, a ccommunications o ommunic ations cconsultant onsult o taant Delapp, aas hir red as an “e exxecutivve ccoach, oach,” as who w was hired “executive oard memb m er put it. one b board member Delapp, who w also did not rreturn eturn a Delapp, request ffor or ccomment, o omment, rreceives eceivvees $150 request per hour us eexpenses, xp x enses, to work with per hour,, plu plus o orre on his management st tyle y .

De L Laa T Torre style.

According to o a ccontract ontract signed b According byy the two w men, D elapp is not to b two Delapp bee paid mor moree 00 o veer the ccourse ourse o of a yyear eear to than $15,0 $15,000 over coach o h the h su uperintendent i d on how h to b coach superintendent bee od sup e erintendent. a go good superintendent. nveestigation On top off all of this this,, the in investigation corro’s test sc ores should wrap up into So Socorro’s scores ver e y so on, an nd b oard memb ers sa ay that very soon, and board members say errtainlyy b aak keen into cconsideration onsideration will ccertainly bee ttaken mining the sup erintendent’s when determ determining superintendent’s future in San ntta Clara C ountty. future Santa County. vvalluation is ongoing as far as his “The eevaluation perfo ormancce,” one b oarrd dmember sa ayys. performance, boardmember says.

“W We had a p erfo ormance impr oveement “We performance improvement w did the eevaluation, valuation, and plan sinc sincee we he’s b een wo orking on that and we ha ave he’s been working have regular rreviews evie v ews along the w ay to see regular way ’s doi ingg. It ’s har d to sa ay right how he he’s doing.

It’s hard say ay I would go now which w way go,, but I’m eally ab ble to ttalk alk ab out it. U n ntil the not rreally able about Until in nvestigation e n actually ccomes omes out, I’m investigation withholdingg judgment on him.”

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I’m cut cutting ttting the fat, this pl place lacce has b been een a ccountry ountry club ayys an emplo eemployee p oyeee club,,’” sa says within the SC COE. “He w aas making his SCCOE. was rreorganization eorganization plan with hin ffour our months o within of arriving g. arriving.

“He ccame aame in and said, ‘I know what needs to b e’ an nd sor bee done her here’ and sortt of imp osed this plan in rrelatively elat ativveely shor imposed shortt or der, which de vastated the t or ganization order, devastated organization internally y. It w aas lik ke, ‘Wh hat in the world internally. was like, ‘What is he doing?’ It rreally eally dest taabilized the destabilized or ganization.” organization.

C alled eeverything veerything fr om m “c cordial dial” Called from “cordial” to “alo of ” to “brusque D L orre o “aloof” “brusque,,” De Laa T Torre ccarried arried a out trustees’ dir cording ecctions, ac directions, according to se everal e b oard memb errs, although several board members, not nec essarily in the ma anner the ey necessarily manner they would pr effeerr. The la ayo offs wer prefer. layoffs weree seen as a nec essary step to mo ove on n fr om the da ayys necessary move from days of fformer ormer sup o erintenden nt Chuck W eeis, superintendent Weis, who had a rreputation eputtation a as an amiable b oss boss but often but ttted heads with w the Boar d butted Board o veer implementing chan nge. over change.

“The The diff ffeerence in offi ffice morale difference office fr om the pr evious sup errintendent, from previous superintendent, Chuck W eeis, has b een drastic d ’s night Weis, been drastic,, it it’s and da ay,” an SC COE sou urce sa ayys. “It day, SCCOE source says. sounds terrible ecausee it will sound terrible,, b because lik ou’re rromanticizing omanticizin ng the guy y— —and likee yyou’re guy—and eevery ver e y leader has fla aws— w —but Chuck w as flaws—but was ountty su uperintendent one of the top ccounty superintendent leaders ar ound the st atee.” around state.

That ’s a bit of rrevisionist evvisioniist histor y, That’s history, ac cording to one b oard memb m err, who according board member, h yyet has eett to t ccome ome to t a firm fi m opinion i i on De D L o orre’s fate Laa T Torre’s fate.. “[ Weeis] kne w eeverybody’s veerybody’s bir thdaay “[Weis] knew birthday and eeverybody’s ver e ybody’s do g’s na ame, but he dog’s name, w asn a n’’t fisc caally rresponsible, esponsiblee,” the b oard wasn’t fiscally board memb er sa ayys. member says.

De L o orre’s push to clear c Laa T Torre’s rredundancies edundancies is mor b ffor or o the moree to blame pr oblems within the offi ffice, the b oard problems office, board memb er adds veery meeting m g, we ask member adds.. “In eevery meeting, our sup erintendent to cle ean house superintendent clean house.. W Wee k kne w all ll the h time i that h he he w aas doing d i all ll off knew was these things things..

“I don n’’t b elieeve the wh hole ssystem yystem is in don’t believe whole jeopar rd dyy, but I do think that t his st tyyle is jeopardy, style lacking a lit tttle.” little.

What the Boar d didn n’’tt rrealize ealize w aas Board didn’t was how quickly De L o orrre w aas ttagged agged Laa T Torre was with the rreputation eputtation a of b e a bully eing being within the offic e. Sour ceess sa ay Linda office.

Sources say A cevees, a now rretired etired chie ef scho ols Aceves, chief schools offic err, and K eelly C alhou un, the SC COE’s officer, Kelly Calhoun, SCCOE’s chief technolo gy offic err, filed fi a joint technology officer, ccomplaint omplaint against De L o orre ffor or his o Laa T Torre hostilit ty in the workplac e. The issue w aas hostility workplace. was rresolved esolvved e internally y, but ju ust this A ugust internally, just August another ccomplaint omplaint in nvolv o ving De L involving Laa T orr o e app ointees w aas file ed with the st ate Torre appointees was filed state Public Emplo oyeee R eelatio ons Boar d. The Employee Relations Board. ccase ase a is still in the in nveestigaation phase investigation phase..

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BY T THE HE N NUMBERS UMBERS The Gr Grand and Jury indicted Geor George ge Shir Shirakawa akawa Jr Jr.r. on one ffelony elonyy personation Monday, disgraced count of ffalse alse personati on Monday y, keeping the disgr aced fformer ormer county super visor underr pr osecutors’ micr oscope. supervisor prosecutors’ microscope.

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According Grand A ccording to the Gr and Jury’s rreport, epo ort, which by law will not be rreleased eleased ffor or 10 days,, or Nov Nov. v. 7, 7, Shirakawa Shirakawa allegedlyy took part in a political mail fr fraud aud schem scheme me ““on on or about and between May 1, 2010 0,, and June 8, 2010.�

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A ccording to pr osecutors in the District D A ttorney’s ofďŹ ce, According prosecutors Attorney’s ound on po Shirakawa’s political Shir akawa’s DNA was ffound olitical mailers that portr ayed then-San Jose City Cou uncil candidate Magdalena portrayed Council Carrasco C arrasco as a communist. The ma mailers ailers tar targeted geted the Vietnamese community in East S San Jose, and almost certainly George Shirakawa Jr. hurt her image in the eyes of the ese voters. C arrasco lost the these Carrasco primary by 20 votes to cur rent District 5 Councilmember Xavier X C ampos, a close friend current Campos, and fformer ormer staffer staffer to Shirakawa, Sh hirakawa, before before going on to lose the runoff runoff.f.

A sour ce with knowledg ge about the gr and jury tells San JJose ose Inside that C arrasco, source knowledge grand Carrasco, C ampos and his sister tate A ssemblymember Nor aC amp pos, wer Campos sister,r, S State Assemblymember Nora Campos, weree all deposed by the Gr and Jury last week. When W the tr anscript of gr and jury pr p oceedings is rreleased, eleased, there there Grand transcript grand proceedings could be some uncomf o ortable conversations about who exactly e said what. uncomfortable

THAT’S T H AT’ S W WHAT H AT SSHE HE S SAID AID I think leadership really needs to think aboutt its actions. I do think thiink that leaders can disagree. disagre ee.

Institutions can disagree. diisagree. But it’s important to to move on and to work wo ork together to resolve the issues. isssues.

I don’t think the way w you resolve the issues iss by working to bring your y city down, your department departm ment Debra Figone down. I see that ass a very disruptive behavior. behaviorr. — San Jose Jose City Manager Debra Debrra Figone on the th he Police Police OfďŹ cers Association en ncourraging a g ads to work for other cities. gr cities. encouraging new police academy grads

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SUPER DAVE The South Bay Labor Council adva advanced anced its endorsement process, and some people think it’s a tactic to he help elp county Supervisor Dave Cortese e get elected mayor of San Jose in 20 2014.

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the Obamacare McAfee Obamaacare website,”” McAf ee said.

“Then he called back and said that due c to the shutdown, shuttdown,, could we just make it a phone ca call? all?

“At “At that point po oint I rrealized ealized that this was just a PR stunt, s , that they just wanted to be able to say they had contacted John McAf McAfee weren’t fee about this. They wer en’t really really serious serio ous about fixing it,”” he said.

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The Housee Committee on Energy Energy and Comm Commerce, GOP-controlled merce,, a GOP-contr olled committee, committeee, is initiating investigations into the implementation im mplementation of Obamacare’s Obamacare’s e official site, Healthcare.

Healthcare. gov. govv. The rrollout, o ollout, which has been plagued byy glitches the government alleges aree due to high g ar g levels of interest, interest,, is actually being implemented by the U.S.. Department of Health Health and Human Services.

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Google Senior VP Vic Gundotra Gundotra tools described new G+ too ols for for editing, organizing, or ganizing, and sharing sharin ng photos and video.

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Google+ is looking to solve organizational or ganizational issues by automatically highlighting highligh hting photos and hiding shots thatt are are blurry, blurryy, bad duplicates or have ba d exposure. exposure.

Using the Yerba Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco Franciisco as its traditional traditional rrollout ollout location, location, Apple CEO Tim Tim unveiled Cook unve eiled the fifth and latest iteration iter ation of o the iPad—the iPad—the iPad iPad Air. Air.

Changes to Hangouts include a new planning tool for forr Hangouts On Air with a page to give givve users with information inf ormation before before a broadcast. broadcast.

Moderators Moder ators will also be b able to adjust the volume for for each participant or remove removee participants.

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Silicon V Valley aalley bad boy John McAf McAfee ee spheree is center stage in the political p spher again. This time, he’s rresponding esponding to rreports eports t th thatt th the ffederal eder d al al governmentt contacted him to help rresolve esolve the Obamacaree site cr crashes. persistent Obamacar ashes.

“I was contacted by Se Sean an Hayes,, a lawyer ffor or the head of the House Energy Commerce Ener gy and Commer ce [Committee], which for for some rreason eason is the organization or ganization in charge charge of implementing

—Dan Holden

For instance, instance, the iPad iPad Air maintains moree or less mor leess the same size configuration configur attion as the original, and comes it now com mes in five storage storage and connectivity connectivi ty variations, starting with the low lo ow end 16 GB WiFi-only and version an nd moving up to a 128GB moree 4G cellularr device. Even mor disappointing, disappoint ting, the price remains remains stratospherically str atospheerically high.

Att the 16GB A 16G GB level, the base price is a hefty $499 9 and the cellular version is $629. The Th he 128GB LTE LTE model will set you back baack $829.

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N A rum-soaked ru um soaked Havana um-soaked Havana afternoon twelve-and-a-half twelv ve and a half years ve-and-a-half years ago, ago, I asked A Alberto lb berto K Korda orda about the collection collecttion in his back room. r After After his midday miidday nap, nap, the 72-year72-yearold photographer ph hotographer would woulld ritually greet guests g in his modest modest apartment’s apartment’s living liiving room, which overlooked overlooke ed a small bay on the capital city’s city’s coast. Between shuttered windows w hung Korda’s Korrda’s portr portrait ait of Ché C Guevara Guevara with h a searing, distant distan nt gaze beneath beneath a star-adorned beret, the blown-out blown--out version of which which is slathered on w walls alls throug throughout ghout Cuba and screened s on t-shirts t-shirrts worldwide. court court photographer photographer to the Cuban revolution. revolution.. He told me ab about out the women in the photo photographs. graphs. “This was was my my wife,” wiffe,” he said, as he st stared ared at one of the photos photos.. He lifted another another,, and said it w was as of his long longtime t time girlfriend. Ther Theree T was behind was a story story b ehind each photo photograph. ograph. graph Six weeks later,, week ks later Korda Korda died d of a heart attack heart at tack k during a trip to P Paris. a . In aris the inherit inheritance ance drama thatt followed, the fo ollowed, th he prints found way fo ound theirr w ay to other ccountries o ountries and ccollections, ollections, and the negativ negatives ves that survived survived rremain e emain Korda K orda in April 2001 locked state locked up in i a st ate ministry. ministry. While W a few appeared few fashion fashio on shots had app eared as ccounterpoints ounterp points in shows of his political works, theree had ne never been political wo orks, ther ver b een a comprehensive Korda’s compreheensive showing of K ordaa’s Dan Pulcrano Pulcrano

If a visitor eexpressed xpressed inter interest est in buying a photo photograph, graph h, Korda Korda would disapp disappear ear ffor o or a ffew ew moments and emer emerge ge with black k and white enlargements, enlar gements, often sho shots ots of F Fidel idel and Ché golfing golfing,, fishing or smoking s cigars cigars,, chatting Hemingway. or chat ttting with Ernestt Heming way.

He’d prints He ’d eexchange xchange the prin nts of the anti-capitalist icons stacks U.S. anticapitalist ic ons ffor o or st acks of U .S. currency say, draws curr ency and sa ay, between betweeen dra aw ws on cigarette, die, bee a cigar etttte, “When I die e, these will b worth wor th a lot.” prefer theyy rremain “I pr effeer that the e emain worth less,” I’d I’d wor th less ,” I’ d rreply. eplyy. I’ d initially been the way b een fascinated with th he w ay he and grown manipulated images an nd had gr own was warm ffond ond of a man who w o a w as arm and vulnerable.. vulnerable sparee b bedroom, Korda In a spar edroom,, K orda kept stacks photographs k ept st acks of photo graaphs that didn’t he didn ’tt show to the sou ssouvenirvenirChé-idolizing seeking tourists and Ch hé-idolizing showed journalists who showe ed up at his doorstep.

Theree wer weree elab do orstep. Ther eelaborately orately staged shoots graceful st aged fashion sho ots and a grac eful apartt nudes that seemed a world w apar from guns,, gr green fr om the guns een fatigues fa and poses documented macho p oses he do cum mented as the

pre-revolutionary photo pre-revolutionary photography graphy until the one that that’s ’s hanging in a gall gallery ery at Foothill F oothill C College’s ollege’s Krause C Center enteer ffor or o Innovation Inno vation thr through ough Dec December emberr 6.

The L Los os Altos Hills eexhibit xhibit ma m may ay not ccompletely ompleteely answer ans wer the question of Korda whether K orrda was w as simply technically a technic ally adequate propagandist pr opagandistt lucked who luck ed his h way fame w ay into fam me byy ccapturing b apturingg the most rreproduced eprodu uced photo of the 20th century—or century— or if he w was as Cuba’s Cubaa’s Avedon, Avedon, edon, an ar aartist tist who ccould ould sp spot pot a image that would w permanently p ermanentlyy burn an imprint into the vie viewer’s wer’s brain ccells. ells.

A pragmatic chameleon,, K Korda orda d captured captured the opulent displa displays ays y of

wealth and eexcess xcess du during uring the high point point of Havana’s Haavvanaa’s mob-controlled mo ob-controlled casino casino days, daayys, then glam glamorized morized the austere austere militarists militarists who wh ho closed the gambling palac palaces es and d eexecuted xxecuted enemies of the rrevolution. evolu ution.

Korda was transformed Korda said he w ass transf fo ormed into a supporter supporter of the ccampaign ampaign to eliminate social social injustic iinjustices es when he photo photographed graphed LLaa niña ccon on la muñeca de palo. palo. His eex-wife, x-wiffe, the model Norka, model N orka, rrecalled ecallled that moment during her visit to Sant Santaa Clara V Valley S aalley last week. “I w was there as the ere when he took Rio.. I took this photo in Pinar P del Rio was saw was the one who sa aw the girl. He was pictures next was taking taking pictur es of me ne xt to a deer, back deer, and I saw saaw in ba ack of him a girl using a piec piecee of wo wood od as her doll.

I whispered don’t whispered to him:: ‘‘Alberto Alberto don A ’t scare behind theree is a scare her, her, but b ehin nd yyou ou ther little stick little little girl using a stic ck with a lit ttle t skirt doll.’’ It w was skirt as her doll. as vvery ery sad. ... was poor, was The girl w as vvery ery p oor, she w as in a poor peasant’s house, poor p easant’s hou use, a bbohio, ohio, and she ccame ame out of thee house when she

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Norka N orka sa says ays y “he defin definitely nitely w was as motivated against inju injustice ustice and the p overty he w as eexposed x osed to as a xp poverty was photo grapher.” photographer.”

She describ es K ordaa as a paradox. describes Korda “He w as a ccapitalist apitalist who w lied to was F idel,”” she sa ayys.

Fidel,” says.

Bef fo ore his death, I had h ask ed Before asked K orda ab out the phot to and the Korda about photo so cialist rrevolution’s evolution’s failur ffailuree to solv socialist solvee Cuba a’s eextreme xtreme p overrty while Cuba’ ’s Cuba’s poverty Cuba’s leaders liv ed lik ionaires. “He lived likee milli millionaires. liv es lik a ”K ate!” orda lives likee a head of st state!”

Korda thunder ed in F idel’s def d feense and thundered Fidel’s defense blamed the U .S. emba argo ffor or o the U.S. embargo island’ onomic wo e . He vvouched es ouched island’ss ec economic woes. ffor o or C astro’s character and st ayed Castro’s stayed lo yal to him until the end. C astro loyal Castro ccarried arried the photographer’s photograp pher’s ccasket asket when he w as buried at a the C olón was Colón C emetery, the same o ne wher Cemetery, one wheree K orda had snapp ed th he famous Ché Korda snapped the photo graph 41 yyears ears b effo ore. photograph before.

K orrd o daa’s friendship wit th F idel Korda’s with Fidel C astro hadn n’’t saved saaveed him m fr om a state state Castro hadn’t from enf fo orcement action when wheen he w aas enforcement was ac ccused c being a p orn nographer ffor or o accused of being pornographer ttaking aking nude photo graph hs of his mo dels. photographs models.

“That w as the rreason easo on the was theyy closed the studio and cconfiscated onfiscated eeverything,” veryythingg,” N orka rrecalls. eccalls.

Norka “It w as a gr eat injus stice. N one of was great injustice.

None K ordaa’s pictur es wer ornography.”

Korda’s pictures weree p pornography.”

“It w aas terrible b ecau use the cused was because theyy ac accused him of being being an antiso ocial criminal, antisocial an immoral p ornograp pher. It was was the pornographer. last business cconfiscated onfiscateed in Havana Haavana v in 1968.

1968. ...Those wer d yyears ears weree difficult in which the rrevolution evo olution n went after the homose xuals and others o Now homosexuals others.. Now it is diff ffeerent. Some of the p eople different. people who wer epressed th hen ha ave b een weree rrepressed then have been rrehabilitated, ehabilitated,, and somee ar ortant aree imp important and rrespected espected p eople and a ar tists. people artists.

“I rremember emember when Alb erto ccame ame Alberto to m myy house and told me that he lost all m es, an nd he ask ed myy pictur pictures, and asked me ffor o or fforgiveness. or o giveness. Hee ask ed his asked friend [Raúl] C orraless, another Corrales, gr eat photographer photographer who w w as well great was cconnected. onnected. The alked e to C elia Theyy ttalked Celia [Sanche z, F idel C astro’s cconfidant onfidant [Sanchez, Fidel Castro’s and fformer o ormer lo ver], and d her offic lover], officee rrescued escued all the p olitical a pictur es. But political pictures.

I don ’t know the desti in ny of other don’t destiny pictur es. pictures.

“The go vernment cconfiscated onfiscated government his entire entire studio p operty, studio,, his pr property, including all our fami ily pictur es. The family pictures. go vernment to ok all the t negativ es, government took negatives,

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pictures of the time when m the pictures myy children wer w orn,, the pictur es of children weree b born, pictures me. The go overnment cconfiscated onfiscated me. government b and our pictur es, his entir entiree business pictures, idel ccalled alled him, he b egan but when F Fidel began o or F idel. He pr ofited fr om to work ffor Fidel. profited from ggovernment vernment that to ok the same go took everythingg fr om him. everything from him.”” w that some p eople ar “I know people aree pict tures of me on the sellingg p pictures i nudes Internet,, including nudes,, and viving on profiting while w I am sur profiting surviving gs.

10 dollars [a month] with six do dogs. you u know how much m … Do you myy pension is? is? Only 20 0p esos. And pension 200 pesos. now w, afterr an incr ease, only 240 now, increase, pesos. Alm most 10 dollars .” pesos.

Almost dollars.”

Last W eednesdaay, N orka ccelebrated elebrated Last Wednesday, Norka b thdaay in L os Altos her 75th bir birthday Los Hills, one of the world’ Hills, world’ss wealthiest communitties, and told her stor y, communities, story, xhibit ccelebrating elebrating her while an eexhibit beauty gra aced the w alls. The beauty graced walls. restored p hotographs might pr ovide restored photographs provide smalll inc ome ffor or Cuba o a’s some small income Cuba’s greatest mo m del of her time greatest model time,, during ’s brief moment in the the island’ island’s internatio onal fashion industr y. international industry. xh hibit, and the stories that The eexhibit, hem,, tell a fascinating story story underlie th them, overty; truth and of wealth and p poverty; propagand da; lo ve, se etraayal. yal y propaganda; love, sexx and b betrayal. local a ccollege ollege pr offessor e piec ed That a local professor pieced to gether tthis his moment in histor together historyy to give audiences audieences her give heree the first glimpse e eautifully curated and of some b beautifully recently u nearthed images is another recently unearthed improbablle addition to the lif fe and improbable life A erto K orda. legacy of Alb Alberto Korda.

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Elle. graced Paris pages Ron R on Herman,, chair of o o the photograph hy depar tment at F oothill photography department Foothill C ollege, set out to chan nge that College, change during a trip to Ha avvan na earlier Havana this yyear. ear. He track ed d own K orda’’s tracked down Korda’s mo dels and sc anned th heir prints models scanned their prints.. The 30 black k--and-white images images that mak black-and-white makee up the eexhibition xhibition K orda d Mo da ar Korda Moda aree the rresults esults of Herman ’s work. K orda Herman’s Korda Mo da runs thr ough De ecember 6 in Moda through December the Krause C enter ffor or Inno o vation Center Innovation Galler oothilll ccampus. ampus.

Galleryy on the F Foothill Norka N orka e ew w in from from Cuba C last week in time ffor o or her 75th bir birthday rthdaay to share share memories of her early ccelebrity. elebrity. The fformer ormer mo o model del op opened ened up u ab about out their brief tumultuous marr marriage riage and lif life fe after the div divorce. orce. “This is the ďŹ rst timee eever ver in the world these photoss ha have ave been been displayed displa ayed to together, gether,â€? says saayys Herman,

a former fo ormer fashion faashion photo photographer grapher ffor o or aurren,, who hopes hopes to see the Ralph L Lauren, exhibit hibi go national. n i l “Norka, “Nork ka,, when h she h exhibit saaw it, was was very ver e y emotional. She w as saw was very impr esssed to see them rrestored estored very impressed ay she saw saaw them herself when to the w way they wer n w, when she w as yyoung. o oung.â€? they weree ne new, was to ogether the eexhibit xhibit w aas no Pulling together was eassy task. task. H erman ran into K o ordaa’s easy Herman Korda’s daughterr, Diana, D , during one of several seveeral daughter, photograph hy trips to Cuba. He p erused photography perused her ccollection ollectio on of her father’ father’ss works and noticed noticed a ffew ew fashion photos photos.. “As “As a fformer o orm mer fashion f hi photo photographer, h grapher h , that obviously obviou usly piqued m myy interest, interest,â€? he says. saayys. “When n I ffound o ound out that none of them eexisted, xisteed, that the negatives negatives were were lost, I became becam me eeven ven mor moree fascinated. I had to ďŹ nd them.â€?

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After mont months ths mining his net network work of photo photographers grap phers and friends friends,, he cconnected onnected wi with ith N Norka. orka. He track tracked ed down other mo m models, dels, friends and family memb members bers who still own original print prints ts of K Korda’s orda’s early work.

““A A lot of these images wer weree torn torn, n, bent bent e or faded,” Herman says. saayys. “I had had to ccarefully, a efullyy, piec ar piecee b byy piec piece, e, sc scan, an, rretouch, etou uch, rrestore e estor e and ar archive chive all the original originals. ls.”

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photos ccelebrated elebrated natural lines and emphasized emphasize ed the w waist. aist.

“F or me e, bringing this to gether “For me, together olitics had nothin nothing ng to do with the p politics … it w as ju ust the aesthetic of his was just fashion ph photography,” hotograph hy,” Herman sa says. ayys.

N orka off ffeered a p ersonal Norka offered personal inextricably linked past ine xtrricably link ed to the photographer’s. was photo grap pher’s. She w as 15 when theyy met. K Korda the orda ffell ell e ffor or o her almost artistically iimmediately, immediate di tely ly, ar ti ti ally tistic ll and d rromantically. omantically a y. wanted become “I w anteed to b ecome a famous photographer because fashion ph hotographer b ecause that way would bee able to meet the w ay I wou uld b beautiful most b eau utiful women in Cuba,”” Korda great K orda once oncce said. “I had gr eat difficultyy finding difficult fi a woman with classic line es … finally I met N orka.” lines Norka.”

Of drew Of ccourse, ourrse, the lust that dr ew Korda artt led him astra astray, K orda to his h ar ay, too. particular day, Norka was to o. One O par p ticular i l d da ay, N ork ka w as second in labor labor with w their sec ond child.

Somehow, Somehow w, despite the ccontractions, ontractions, mustered strength she muster red the str ength to ttake ake a Korda’s studio.. “I went and ttaxi axi to K orrdaa’s studio knocked door. kno cked on o the do or. I thought he was developing w as de velo oping film,”” she said. The was locked; sparee studio w ass lo cked; she used a spar key open stepped k ey to op e it. She stepp en ed inside was byy a nak naked and w as greeted grreeted b ed woman, running aaway, way, and a vvery ery surprised h b d husband.

Korda’s became too K ordaa’s infidelit iinfidelity ty b ecame to o Norka, much ffor o or N orka,, but divorcing divorcing the famous photographer most famo ous photo grapher in Cuba effectively putting eff ffeectively meant put ting herself out Att the age of 24,, with ttwo of work. A wo children, Norka vvery ery yyoung oungg childr en, N orka left Cuba Francee b byy w way ffor or Franc o ay of ccommunist ommunist East Germany.

German ny. She ffound o ound work on the runways Paris run nwayys in nP aris and with a Danish designer.. designer “I ne never verr stopp stopped ed lo loving ving Alb Alberto erto despite eeverything ver e ything I sa say ay ab about out him,”” N orka sa ays ys. While K orda went on Norka says.

Korda to b ecomee the photo grapher of the become photographer R evolution n, N orka faded into the Revolution, Norka back groun nd to raise her family. familyy. She background rremained emained friends with K orda until Korda his death in i 20 01.

2001.

“He w ass a descarado [shameless] was until the finish fi line line.. I think the alc ohol ma ade him craz y. He didn ’t alcohol made crazy. didn’t lik aalone.. He w as one da ay likee to b bee alone was day with one girlfriend g and the ne xt da ay next day with anoth her. ... I didn ’t stop lo ving another. didn’t loving him,, but I am br oke b ecause he had broke because another woman w and I ccaught aught him. him.””

N onetheless, she sa ayys, “go od Nonetheless, says, “good p eople ha ave the obligation to people have fforgive.” orgive.” o

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In the Stars

SV DINING

It’s hard to believe that the Michelin Guide—something of a bucket list for lovers of fine dining—began in 1900 as a simple tour book for motorists.

Since 1926, the Michelin Guide has given star ratings to restaurants and hotels, bestowing one, two or three stars upon establishments deemed by its reviewers as “very good,” “excellent” or “exceptional.”

It wasn’t until 2005 that the iconic French handbook made the jump across the pond, first publishing a guide to New York City restaurants and then adding the Chicago and San Francisco metropolitan areas to its list of annually published guides. This year’s Michelin Guide: San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country covers 540 restaurants and hotels.

Here’s a look at the South Bay and Peninsula establishments that made the cut in the one and two-star categories. (Perhaps next year we’ll see some of these rise up and join The French Laundry and The Restaurant at Meadowood in the crème de la crème three-star club?)

Two Stars

Palo Alto’s BAUMÉ offers an intimate dining experience and emphasizes local ingredients. With just 25 seats and a small back-of-house team headed by chef Bruno Chemel, Baumé serves an ever-changing tasting menu using seasonal ingredients. Despite dabbling in molecular gastronomy in the past, Chemel has recently expressed his desire to return to the more traditional methods he used as a chef working in France Taking the farm-to-table concept to the next level, chef David Kinch of Los Gatos’ MANRESA has maintained a partnership with Love Apple Farms in the Santa Cruz Mountains since 2006. Supplying organic, biodynamic produce to the restaurant, Love Apple Farms also receives all the compost from the kitchen, thus forming a neat sustainable food chain. Manresa recently published Kinch’s much-anticipated first cookbook, Manresa: An Edible Reflection, which makes plain this region’s importance in shaping the restaurant’s cuisine.

One Star

Just into its third year, husband-and-wife-run ALL SPICE in San Mateo is a departure from the French-fusion approach. Chef Sachin Chopra draws upon various ethnic cuisines—notably Indian, Japanese and Mediterranean—to create dishes such as chicken confit kebabs or spinach-parmesan custard served with grilled paneer, and a bit of humor, too: it’s named “Popeye’s Dream.”

Located in a historic home in Mountain View, CHEZ TJ recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Presiding over the kitchen is chef Jarad Gallagher, whose training abroad at Le Cordon Bleu supports Chez TJ’s contemporary French philosophy. The restaurant has launched the careers of many celebrated Bay Area chefs. including the aforementioned Chemel, Joshua Skenes of Saison and Christopher Kostow of The Restaurant at Meadowood.

A Bay Area native, executive chef Peter Rudolph of MADERA at the Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park preserves the culinary traditions of the region with locally harvested produce and sustainably harvested seafood and meats, and a kitchen centered on a wood-fire grill. Also popular is the bar and lounge, a hotspot for the venture capitalist and Silicon Valley set.

At Saratoga’s Plumed Horse chef Peter Armellino serves California cuisine that draws on local produce and seafood, with some choice imported ingredients. Since a major remodel in 2008, the sleek Old-World-meetscontemporary-aesthetic matches the refined character of the food.

At WAKURIYA in San Mateo, contemporary Japanese cuisine by chef Katsuhiro Yamasaki creates a prix-fixe menu of nine dishes that incorporate seafood, poultry, meats and seasonal vegetables. Those fortunate enough to snag a seat at the counter can watch the master at work.

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BATTLEME B ATTLE T EME Blank Club, Club San n Jose Wed, free W ed, 9pm, fr ee

outlet Seeking an outle et outside of his heavy riff rrock ock pproject, roject, Lions, Drenik created singer Matt Dr en nik cr eated the solo project, Battleme. pr oject, Battlem e. What began as a series of lo-fi ffolk olk excursions soon jarring genres included more more ja arring genr es like electro, garage electr o, gar age and a sludge metal.

Battleme’s earlier Battleme ’s earlie er soft acoustic Hey,, My cover of Neil YYoung’s ou ung’s “Hey Hey about My”—one My one of ab bout eight of the artist’s artist ’s tunes featured feaatured on various seasons of TTV’s V’s Sons of Anar Anarchy chy— sounds much different different than the 2012 self-titled aalbum that came later.

It’s later. It ’s fuzzy, fuzzyy, dance-y, d dance-y y, thrashy thrashy and, at times, heavy. heeavy. Drenik’s Drenik’s take on these diversee sounds cr creates eates a surprising cohesion. cohession. (SL)

MICKEY MICKE EY SHIL SHILOH OH Motiff, San Jose Motif, Jo ose Wed, W ed, 10pm offers Mickey Shiloh’s Shilooh’s versatility off ers perfect the pperf ect complement c p to her strong str ong voice.. The San Mateo R&B singer’s newest singer ’s new west single, “Wake “Wake N’ Bake,”” showcases shoowcases her soaring vocals over rreggae-inspired eggae-inspired soul. harderOther tunes bring it with a har derThen, there hitting club sound. s there aree smooth hip-hop-influenced ar h tracks, tr acks, the aangry ngry love songs—the genre, list goes on. No matter the genr e, Shiloh’s voicee always takes center Shiloh ’s voic stage. (NR)

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Mardi Mar di Gras Gras a Lounge, Lounge, ounge Redwood City Thu, 9pm, 9pm m, Free Free It’s It ’s impossible imposssible to understand any of the lyrics to t Newtdick’s songs.. But judging byy the song titles (“Hungry ffor or Extra Extra Terrestrial Ter e restrial Testicle”) Testicle e ”) and the super gross, gross,, cartoonish album covers, myy guess is that the words words aree certain certainly offensive. ar nly off ensive. This Redwood strange City band plays a particularly str ange version of grindcore: grindcore:: loud,, heavy and weirdd sound ffast, ast,, and lilittered ittered with weir effects eff ects that thaat exist for for no reason reason but to weird. be weir d. Newtdick N is rrepped epped by the Nutzz Redwood City label Nut zz Recordzz, Recordzz, genres which specializes speecializes in genr es that moree pr prosaic—punk rrange ange from from m the mor osaic—punk rrock ock and death d metal—to porno grind and ““pretty pretty much all kinds of musick.” nasty mus sick.”” (AC) (AC)

MARIZA MA ARIZA Bing Concert C Hall, P Palo alo Al Alto to Fri, 7pm, 7p pm, $25-$60 Singerr Mariza embodies the spirit classic of clas ssic ffado ado a —tr —traditional, aditional, somber sombe er ffolk olk music in her native Portugal.

P ortuggal. Fado dates back to the early eaarly 1800s, but Mariza rreinvigorates einviggorates the style with Brazilian, Br azilian, African and CCuban uban influences. influen nces. Her melancholy, melancholyy, operatic oper attic voice gives the music emotional jolt. an em motional jol t. Mariza has steadily steadi ly been making a name ffor or herselff outside of Eur Europe: hersel ope: after the rrelease elease of her debut 2001 album, Fado em e Mim, she perf performed ormed in New York’s York’s Central Central Park, Park, Hollywood Bowl and a the Quebec Summer Festival.

2007, Festivaal. In 2007 7, she got a coveted spot perf pperforming orming on The Late Show with David D Letterman. (AD)

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TH THE HE WORKOUT WORKOUT 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AN NNIVERSAR RY Ageenda LLounge, Agenda ounge, San Jose Fri,, 9:30pm, $5 Fivee years ago, a bunch of unknown promoters unk known DJs and pr omoters wanted wa nted to bring a monthly dance night celebrated nig ated ht to San Jose that celebr experimental exp perimental and cutting-edge electronic departuree ele ctronic music—a departur Vegas-style ffrom fr om m the th TTop op o 40, 40 V egas-style t l dance dan nce parties that dominated later,, the thee town. Five years later Workout strong— W o orkout is still going str ong— pluss it has helped to inspir inspiree other plu eclectic ecle ectic dance nights on the local scene.

Through sce ene. Thr ough the years, the Workout brought W o orkout has br ought some big

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MICKEY SHILOH

Nov 2 att Montalvo Arts Center

THEE OFFICIA OFFICIAL AL BL BLUES UES BR BROTHERS OTHERS RE REVUE VUE Nov 3 att Montalvo Arts Center

SELENA GOMEZ Nov 10 at SSAP AP Center

DARIUSH D ARIUSH Nov 23 at Flint Center

VIENNA TENG Nov 23 att Montalvo Arts Center

SO OY YOU OU TH THINK INK Y YOU OU CAN D DANCE ANCE Nov 23 at 7:30pm, 7 San Jose Civic

BEYONCÉ BE YONCÉ Dec 2 at SSAP AP Center

WYNONNA WYNON NA & THE BIG NOISE D 4 at San Jose Civic Dec

CRYSTAL CR RYSTAL BO BOWERSOX WERSOX Dec 6 att Montalvo Arts Center

JJAY AY Z Dec 11 at SSAP AP Center

THE TH HE LE LEGEND GEND OF ZELD ZELDA A Dec 14 at 7:30pm, 7 San Jose Civic

TOWER T OWER W OF PO POWER/WAR WER/WAR Dec D De ec 28 att San S Jose J Civic Ci i

RICHARD R ICHARD THOMP THOMPSON SON Jan an 1010-12 12 att Montalvo Arts Center

electronic names to San Jose electronic Joose like andd Juan Classixx, Le Castlevania Castlevania an Rokwell, Maclean. Resident DJs Rok kwell, Thief,, Kidlove, Johnatron Art Thief Johnatron and Basuraa celebr celebrate five-year Basur ate their five-year guest anniversary with special gu uest JJ..

Paul P aul Ghetto, who specializes specializees in (AC) disco house. (A C)

OPERATORS OPERA ATORS San Jose Rock Shop, San Jose J Fri, 7pm, $5-$7 Berlin’s Operators Berlin ’s Oper ators put their own o spin on heavy metal tunes,, addingg spacey psychedelic elements and punk puunk rock rock influences. Lead singer Eggat’s Eggat’s vocals aree reminiscent ar reminiscent of Motörhead’s Motörheadd’ss Lemmy Kilmister, Kilmisterr, though backed baccked by keyboard-heavy, keyboar d-heavyy, high-paced stonerrrock ock beats. Metalheads, as well well as those who aren’t aren’t big ffans ans of metal, can find common ground ground in the t Operators’ Oper ators’ unique music. (AD) (AD D)

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“IN Y YOUR OUR FFACE” ACE” FEST PUNK FE ST Johnny V’s, V’s, San Jose Sat, 7pm, $10 Punk The first In YYour our Face Pu unk Fest, organized Cordova ganized by Charles Co or rdova (of Anti-Social, ’80s punk band Anti-So cial, who aree on the bill), brings to together ar ogether generations bands, gener ations of punk ban nds, including Fang—a big part p of hardcore Berkeley’s early ’80s ha rdcore from scene;; the original g 1979 lineupp fr om L.A.’s RF7; and longtime South Bay Sinister.. ’90s punk rrockers ockers Sad Boy B Sinister aree the Generators, Headlining ar Geneerators, a from ’90s punk band fr om L.A. L.A A. that plays hardcore a mix of melodic har dcore and bands cowpunk. Newer local ba ands Them Creatures, Cr eatures, Jack Killed Jilll and the Revolts LLonely onely Revol ts open the fest. fest. (AC) (AC)

JUSTIN JU USTIN TIMBERLAKE

PROFESSO PROFESSOR OR SHYGUY SHY GUY Cafe S Cafe Stritch, tritch, San Jo Jose se Sat, 8pm, free free Entering the rrealm ealm off chiptune of the means entering the rrealm e ealm nerd. ner d. But other musicians musiccians sing from about everything fr om m love to murder, mur derr, so why not video viddeo games? transforms Chiptune tr ansforms the fuzzy sounds from bleep-bloop synth so unds fr om yoree to the Super Nintendos of o yor orchestrated complex and or chestrrated music.

Professor got strong Pr ofessor Shyguy’s go ot a str ong voice, and in “The RPG G Song”” he dramatically—with uses it dr amatically— amatically —with with tongue cheek—to narrate firmly planted in chee ek—to nar rate standardd plot ar arcc of pretty the standar pretty much every rrole-playing ole-playing video ever.. Also, he's got a whole game ever song about MineCr MineCraft raaftt. The video game rreferences eferences mayy not rresonate esonate with every listener listener,, but buut the music definitely holds up to scrutiny scrutiny.. (SL)

SSTOCK TO CK FOTO FO OTO

Jan 19 at SSAP AP Center

Caravan LLounge, Caravan ounge,, San Jose free Sat, 9pm, fr ee

Jan 30 at SSAP AP Center

SStock tock Foto writess ’80s post-punk healthy songs that have a heal thy dose of pop: anthemic,, driving and bordering dance-punk. dering on dan bor nce-punk. And afraid the new local band ban nd isn’t isn’t afr aid to proudly. wave their rretro etro flag fl pr oudly. They debut EP, rreleased eleased their deb but EP P, Side One, just a few few months months ago and earned radio radio play for for their their Joy Divisioninspired inspired track, track, “Barnacles,” “Barnacles,” on KSCU. Their guitar-heavy aree guitar-heavy songs ar catchy as hell. (AD) (AD D)

GEORGE GE ORGE STRAIT STRAIT GEORGE GE ORGE KAHUMOK KAHUMOKU U JR, LLEDWARD LED WARD KAAP KAAPANA PA ANA Jan 30 att Montalvo Arts Center

DAN D AN HICK HICKSS AND THE HO HOT T LICK LICKSS Feb 1 att Montalvo Arts Center

DEMI LLOVATO OVATO Feb 11 at SSAP AP Center

PIXIESS PIXIE Feb Fe eb 22 at San Jose Civic

N NUCLEAR CCOWBOYZ OWBOYZ March Mar chh 2929-30 30 at SSAP AP Center

ANTHONY AN NTHONY BOURD BOURDAIN AIN & ERIC RIPER RIPERT T April 13 at SSJJ Center Cennter ffor or Performing Performing Arts

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South FIRST FRIDAYS an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA District (and beyond) on the First Friday of the month.

NOVEMBER 1st ART WALK 7–11pm

Higher Fire Clay

MACLA

366 So. First St.

499 So. Market St.

510 So. First St.

Opening reception for The Wind Whips the Palm Fronds new works

by Megan Diddie. Having grown up in California but now living in Chicago, Diddie’s perception with the landscape of her home state has changed: things that were once familiar now seem more peculiar.

Elaine Pinkernell creates fine art for the wall and funky functional tableware. Her creativity is contagious!

The ‘Pink’ credo‌ “Pay attention to process. You may just find that the accident along the way pleases you more than the original goal. And make sure you laugh & play along the way!" Also featuring new porcelain work by Chi Wong, and a pitfiring exhibit from the Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild.

Art Exhibiton: MAIZE Y MĂ S: From Mother to Monster? Work by Yvonne Escalante, Yolanda Guerra, Fernando Mastrangelo,Viva Paredes, and Jorge Rojas.

An exhibition that explores the role that corn plays in our current food system and in Latino culture and uncovers the links between food, cultural identity and health.

Related event: Tortilla Oracle performance by Jorge Rojas— 7–11pm

Also on view in galleryTWO: Suicide solo exhibition of a new series by Barron Storey.

Art Ark Gallery

KALEID Gallery

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The More the Merrier IV: SalonStyle Art Exhibition & Sale. This year's exhibition will showcase the work of 51 bay area artists working in variety of mediums and styles. In the tradition of the French salonstye exhibition design, participating artists are encouraged to install as much art as they can within their allocated space. Live Music by: Mark Davis Accordion Duo.

Artists’ reception for FLOWERS by AndrÊ Hart and Al Preciado. This is an exhibition featuring two artists.

One a loose, out of control, maniac beast of an artist.The other sublime, controlled and precise. This is a wordless, nonverbal explosion of two like-minded individuals exploring in an organic and intuitive way the process of painting by the combination of divergent styles.

Through his paper mache sculptures and his paintings, J. Danniels portrays just how close a relationship Mexican people may have with death. He reminds us of those words by Octavio Paz: “We Mexicans make fun of death, we caress her, we play with her but, always with the utmost respect.�

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

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Outside Inside Out Force129 and Niftyvee create a site specific installation with recent mixed media artwork that demonstrates the convergence, clash, and collaborative influences between contemporary and street art in and around their domestic environment.

Fiberart International Internationally renowned exhibition features 40 works from a diverse group of 37 national and international artists.

Translucence: Southern California artist Cathy Breslaw’s recent work.

Interpretations features fourteen cloth panels created by members of the Art Cloth Network.

Additional Participating Venues:

Anno Domini

Mariya Milovidova

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MIRROR M IR ROR IMAGE IM AGE In her h ‘Kitchen T Table’ able a ’ series series, s, pho photographer tographer Carrie M Mae ae Weems everything W eems put everythin ng on the table—and herself in n the shot.

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OR MORE OR MORE than th han 30 years,, photo photographer years ographer Carrie Mae Weems Weems in has placed herself h front of her own camer ccamera. a.

Taking measure T aking full measu re of her both significance as bo th African American woman and artist, the she insists that th he work of seeing is also an act a of being refusing seen—and refusin ng to be marginalized.

Born in P Portland, ortland, Or Ore., re.,, in 1953, dancee with Bay she studied danc h Ba ay Area Area choreographer eexperimental xperimental chor eogrrapher Anna several Halprin. After se veral yyears ears steeped steeped arts politics California, in ar ts and p olitics in C aliffo ornia, Weems moved New W eeems mo ved to N ew York York o and took took photography.

Although up photo graph hy. Altho ough she has printing, Weems sswitched witched to digital digital prin nting, W eeems

remains ccommitted remains om mmitttted to the 20thccentury entury art-photo art-photo mainstr mainstream eam in her black-and-white use of black k--and-white film.

Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center St anffor o d’s C antor Ar ts C enter is currently Weems curr ently hosting h a major W eems e rretrospective. etrosp pectivve. From From her earliest period, First Self-Portrait p eriod, F iirrst s Self f--P Poortraitt (1975),, a gelatin-silver gelatin-silver e print, presents presents an uncharacteristically view uncharacteeristically furtive furtive vie w of the artist, artist,, allowing a us only a glimpse of her back squeezes k as she squee zes against the side of a mantelpiec mantelpiece. e. Even Even in this position, she measuree position, sh he ttakes akes the eextra xtra measur of ccovering facee with her overingg her hidden fac hands. hands.

The other from otheer selections fr om the 1970s and ’80s aree out outward-looking, d early e l ’8 80s 0 ar o tward-lo d looking oki g, spontaneous members spontaneou us shots of family memb ers and urban lif life.

Street fe. In Harlem St reet (197677), a w wall brownstones serves aall of o br ownstones ser ves as a backdrop frieze backdrop ffor o or a frie ze of stoopstoopsitters sitttters and street-strollers. str s eet-strollers. The formal fo ormal architectural architectural ccomposition omposition neatly balances parade.. balances the th he human parade

markers past, markers of the past t, including a pyramid monument pyyramid monumen nt and a hillside of whitewashed houses. whitewashed hou uses. Finally, Finallyy, she appears seashore, app ears alone at a the seashor e, a small but ccommanding ommaanding vvertical er tical figure byy the smooth figure intersected b smooth horizontal horizontal lines of sand, sea and immense sky. bee both sky. She ccould ould b b oth the witness to creation creattion and the last survivor civilization. survivor of civilizat tion.

Weems Weeems often marries maarries language to her images. images. At At times, tiimes, the words words predominate, African predominate, as in shots of Afric an Americans byy blunt, Americans accompanied accompaanied b almost didactic, pernicious didactic, jabs jab bs at p ernicious stereotyping stereotyping ((Black Black Man Holding Watermelon, 1987-88).

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8 She also deploys altered deploys appropriated appropriateed and alter ed materials. materials.

Publicityy photos of thr three Publicit ee famous female performers female e black p erfo orrmers ( JJosephine osephine Baker, Horne,, Katherine Baker, Lena Lena Horne Dunham) ar aree blown blow wn up and fuzzed theyy are fuzzed out, telling us u that the are fading, fading, unfairly, unfairlyy, from from o our ccollective ollective memory. series,, she has memor y. In another anotheer series made enlar enlargements 19th-century gementss of 19thcentur y “ethnographic” “ethnographic” portraits p orrtraits of African African tribespeople American tribespeople and Americ A an slaves, slaaves, then tinted them blo blood b od red red ffor o or shock shock effect. eff ffeect. The overprinted overprinted titles aree painful: “A Type,” ar “A Negroid Neggroid T yyp e,” “You “Y You o Became Type.”

Became a Scientificc T yyp e.” What the original photos did d to dehumanize their subjects subjects,, Weems Weem e ms undoes undo es by by demanding a sec second look. on nd lo ok.

The eexhibit xhibit also includes i three three videos, videos, the best b est e of which, Italian Italian Dreams, Dreams, eexpands xpaands on the material in the R Rome photos.. o om me photos Weems through gardens Weeems wanders wanders th rough gar dens and historic buildin buildings observing ngs obser ving and par participating ticipating in n enigmatic encounters.

Fellini than encounters. Less Less F e ellini Antonioni in its sense sen nse of ennui and slow m mystery, 10-minute ystery, the 10 0-minute video is really Year really a ccondensed ondensed gloss on LLast ast Y eear at Marienbad.

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The range of W Weems’ eeeems’ multimedia works impr impresses, esses, but bu ut they they are are peripheral artist’s peripheral to the ar r tist’s rigorous, rigorous, penetrating penetrating self-images. selff--images. She is her own b best est subject.

CARRIE MAE MAE WEEMS: WEEMS: TTHREE HREE DECADES DECADEES OF PHOTOGRAPHY PHO TOGRAPHY AND VIDEO VIDEO Runs thr through ough Jan.. 5 at CCantor anntor Arts Center SStanford tanffor od

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For Kitchen Table series For her epic Kit chen T aable ser ries of 1990, Weems 19 9 90,, W eeems ccasts asts herself in n a drama about ab out a woman’s woman’s life liffe as a artist, su artist, lover lover and mother in a suite uite of large (41-by-41-inch) black-and-white large (41-b y-41-inch) black -and--white gelatin-silver gelatin-silver prints. prints. The strategy strateeg y recalls Sherman’s recalls Cindy Sherman ’s photos photo os of herself in various ccostumed ostumed rroles, oles, but the rresult moree direct—a esult is mor direct—a — heightened rrealism ealism as opposed opp osed d to Sherman’s Sherman’s pop-art pop -ar t solipsism.

Within Wiithin a single perspective—a persp ective—a — view across wooden packed view acr oss a wo o den ttable able pa cked in a small rroom byy a oom illuminated b hanging fixtur fixturee casting pool casting a harsh hp ool of light—Weems inhabits vignettes light—Weems e vign nettes of domestic turmoil and truce. truce.

Snippets Snipp ets of descriptive descriptive text text enhance enh hance the narrative, narrative, but the images sp sspeak eak for fo or themselves. themselves.

The shot of a man and wom woman man playing pent-up plaayying ccards ards rroils oils with p ent-u up tension; the man holds a cigarette cigarette to his mouth in a gestur gesturee echoed echo o ed by by the woman, who ccovers overs herr lips as if not quite rready eady to say saay what’s whaat’s on her mind. This is no p penny-ante enny-ante game; the st stakes akes couldn’t couldn’t be be higher. hiigher.

The w wall behind all b ehind them is filled with images of the black power poweer movement, Mallcolm movement, with a defiant Malcolm X front front and ccenter. enter. Women’s Women o ’s lib liib and black lib intersect uneasily. uneasilyy.

The most p powerful owerful shot in the t series the simplest: Weems stands, i iis th i l t W eems e sttands d, confronting directly, confronting us dir ectlyy, hands pressing pressing on the ttable, able, her head d brushing up against the mer merciless cilless light bulb bulb,, as if in an interrogation interrogaation cell. hypnotizes—hell, cell. Her gaze h ypnotizes—helll, it poleaxes—the viewer. poleaxes—the vie wer.

In some of her later images images,, Weems Weeems again turns her back on on the camera, camera, not to hide herself, herselff, but bu ut to make make herself an incarnate incarnate muse musse of photography. superb photo h graph hy. The Th sup erb b LLouisiana ouis isiana i Project (2003) Project series (20 03) includes A Distant black-and-white Distant View, View, a black -and-whitee (in more more ways wayys than the literal) tableau tab bleau of W Weems eeems posing posing on an eexpanse xpansse staring antebellum of grass st aring at an anteb ellu um mansion. The ccomposition echoes omposition ech ho es Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World, Andrew W yeth’s Christina’ ’s W o orld, but W Weems’ eeems’ character, character, dressed dressed in the garb of a house slave, slaave, expresses expresses e a very ver y different diff ffeerent kind of yearning— yearnin ng— perhaps Tara. perhaps a desire desire to burn down nT aara.

Most impr impressive essive of all are are four four o images fr from Weems’ om W eeems’ journey journey to t Rome Roaming Ro ome ffor o or a series ccalled alled R oamin ng (2006).

(2006). These enormous (6-by(6-by5-foot) black-and-white digital 5-ffo ot) black -and-white digit al prints ffollow Weems, o ollow W eeems, dressed dressed in i a long black dr dress, ess, as she gazes at

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*stage PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT OFTHEDE SER RT Broadway San Jose opens it Broadway itss season with a jukebox pop adventures ollowing the adven musical ffollowing tures drag performing of dr ag queens perf orming iinn a rremote emote desert town. Thru Nov Noov 3.

S Jose San J Center C t ffor or Performing P erforming Arts.

RICH AND FAMOUS RICHANDF AMOUS Dragon Pr Dragon Productions oductions pr presents esents musical comedy about artistss and pitfalls Thu-Sat, the pitf alls of success. Thu-Sa at, $168pm, Sun, 2pm. Thru Nov 3. $1 16City. $35. Redwood City y.

TRUE TR UE WE WEST ST Northside Theatr Theatree Company presents pr esents a comedy by Sam Shepardd about two br brothers, Shepar others others, different nature, very diff erent in natur e, battlee 8pm, over a film script. Thu-Sat, 8p pm, $17-$22.

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Sun, 3pm. Thru Nov 3.. $17 Theatre, Northside Theatr e,, San Jose.

WARRIOR W ARRIOR CLA A CLASS SS TheatreWorks pr TheatreWorks presents esents the ta tale ale of star.. W Wed, 7:30pm, a rising political star ed, 7:3 30pm, 8pm,, Sun, Thu-Fri,, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm $19-$73.

2 and 7pm, TTue, uue,, 7:30pm. $19$73.

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*concerts *c oncerts LLUNCHTIME@TRIANON UNCHTIME@TRIANON Poetry Center San Jose pr Poetry presents esents different rreadings eadings of diff erent fforms orms free of poetry at this fr ee monthlyy concert/performance concert/perf ormance series. Nov Petit 1,, noon. Le P etit TTrianon, rianon, r , San Jose.

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VENUSIAN LLOVE OVE Pianist Hélène Wickett is the guest artist ffor or the Mission program Chamber Orchestra’s Orchestra’s pr ogram m workss by Mozart, W Wagner, of work agner, Parry.

Nov Respighi and Hubert P arryy. No ov 2, $12-$25.

Petit 7:30pm. $12 -$25. Le P etit TTrianon, rriaanon, San Jose.

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“Fiberart International.”” West “Fiberart West Coast premiere premiere exhibition, ffeaturing eaturing works works by 37 national and international artists,, both emerging, established and emer ging, and ging, exploring a wide spectrum of textile practices"Fiber practices"Fiber Salon: Etsy Meet & Make," join artist Amy Brown Brown in making mini thread thr ead spool charms, Nov 1, 77-10pm.

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TRITON TRIT ON MUSEUM OF AR ART RT “Spiral: “Spir al:: Art of the SStreet,” treet,” street from str eet art fr om Berlin,, LLondon, ondon, Barcelona, Bar celona, New YYork, ork, o LLos os Francisco.

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GALLERIES DOWNTOWN DO WNTOWN Y YOGA OGA SHALA O “Paths and P “Paths Portals” ortals” photogr photography aphy exhibition. Thru Dec 27.

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"Nature Unr "Nature Unraveled, aveled," photography photogr aphy by Dharmesh Desai. San Jose.

“For the Bir Birds,” ds,” work workss by KKatherine atherine Levin-Lau and KKelly elly Detweiler.. Opening rreception Detweiler eception Nov 1, 77-11pm.

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SSTUDIO TUDIOR ROCK OCKCLIMBINGG CLIMBING GGYM Y YM Photography by John Eric Photography Paulson.

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WORKS W ORKSSSAN ANJOSE JOSE “Outside Inside Out,”” Force129 Force129 create and Niftyvee cr eate a sitespecific installation with rrecent ecent mixed media artwork. Thru Nov 23. San Jose.

ZER ZERO O 1 GARAGE GARAGE “Patent “P Paatent P Pending,” ending,”” a gr group oup exhibition that uses patents as a starting point to investigate the relationship relationship between artists, ownership, and invention. San Jose.

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“Cruisin,”” new works works by Sean Boyles and Roan Victor.

Victor. Thru Oct 31. Tue-Fri, Tuue-Fri,, noon-6pm,, Sat, noon-4pm or by appointment.

San Jose. ““Awakening Awakening Giant” Giant” by Ashley Ashley Gulizia.. San Jose.

The Alameda Artwork Artworkss holds open studios ffeaturing eaturing works works moree than b mor by th 30 local l l artists. ti t fundraiser The event is also a fundr aiser Sacred ffor or Sacr ed Heart Community Services—artists Ser vices—artists will donate percent 10 per cent of all sales ffor or the charity. weekend to the charity y. Nov 22-3.

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Wall art and functional Wall tablewaree by Elaine Pinkernell; tablewar porcelain new por celain work by Chi Wong, Wong, from and a pit-firing exhibit fr om Orchard Ceramic the Or chard Valley Valley Cer amic Arts Guild. Reception, Nov 1, 7-11pm.

7-11pm.

San Jose.

Empire Seven Studios Empire Studios celebrates celebrates outdoor,, the unveiling of an outdoor Mayan-inspired mural Mayan-inspir ed mur al designed 5-7pm.

by Jesus Rodriguez.. Nov 1, 5-7pm.

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A celebr celebration ation of Dia de los altars, Muertos with al tars, traditional traditional ffood, ood, live music, a costume contest, vendors, fface-painting ace-painting performances. and dance perf ormances. Nov 6-10pm.

2, 610pm. School of Arts and CCulture, ulture, Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose.

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“MAIZE Y MÁ MÁS: S:: From From Mother to Monster?” Thru Feb. 15, 2014.

TTortilla oortilla Oracle Oracle performance performance by Jorge Jor ge Rojas. Nov 1, 7–11pm. Los Los LLupeños, upeños, Mexican folklorico folklorico dances, Nov 1, 8–9:30pm.

San Jose.

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ART AR RT TMUSEUMOFL MUSEUM OF LOS OSGA GATOS ATOS "Backwar "Backward Backward is For Forward: ward:: Layer and Impact in Printmaking.”” Ends Wed-Sun, Jan 12. W ed-Sun,, 11am-5pm.. LLos os Gatos.

EUPHRAT EUPHRA AT TMUSEUM MUSEUM “Making Space,”” a gr group oup show w cultural, and exploring physical, cul tural,, an nd Monhistoric space. Thru Dec.. 5.. Mo on-

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FROND OBJECTS Anno Domini opens ‘The Wind Whips the Palm Fronds,’ a show of new works by Megan Diddie.

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FAITH AND LOVE Luke (Adam Shonkwiler, left) and Adam (Danny Scheie) make their relationship work despite some major differences in their religious beliefs.

HALLOWEEN IS just one day a year, but South First Fridays offers a sort of trick-or-treating every month. The gallery walk encourages visitors to go doorto-door in the SoFA district and other downtown neighborhoods, where the treats at local galleries, shops and restaurants include art shows, receptions and art activities.

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This month South First Fridays follows up Halloween a day later on Nov 1.

Here’s a small sampling of shows and activities going on around downtown. The full list of participating spots is available at southfirstfridays.com ANNO DOMINI, 366 S. FIRST ST. This gallery, operated by the founders of South First Fridays, opens “The Wind Whips the Palm Fronds,” an exhibition of colorful, detailed new works by Megan Diddie. Also continuing: “Suicide,” mixedmedia pieces by Barron Storey that explore the motivations of those who kill themselves—and delve into the emotions of those they leave behind.

ART ARK, 1035 S. SIXTH ST. It’s not strictly walking distance from many other SFF participants, but the Art Ark offers some real bang for the buck of going just a bit outside of downtown proper: “The More the Merrier IV” is an exhibition and art sale showcasing the works of 51 local artists. And it promises to offer a lot of art per square inch: artists have been encouraged to pack as many of their pieces as they can into their given spaces. If may be a bit crowded, but it certainly won’t be gauche—the event is styled after a French salon, where it’s all about meeting the artists and discussing their works.

KALEID GALLERY, 88 S. FOURTH ST. Longtime local artist Al Preciado teams with Andre Hart for “Flowers,” an exhibition that includes paintings that the duo created collaboratively. The exhibition plays on contrasts, including the generation gap between the two artists (one a Baby Boomer, the other Gen Y) and the push and pull between creation and destruction, and chaos and control.

TECH SHOP, 300 S. SECOND ST. Bay Area artist and designer Eleanor Lawson has cred as a comic book production designer and a degree in the industrial arts. Her exhibition at Tech Shop includes pieces she’s created using Computer Assisted Design and a 3D printer, as well as interactive sculpture.

DISCOVER SAN JOSE, 150 S. FIRST ST. This boutique celebrating all things San Jose opened over the summer. True to its mission, Discover San Jose offers an interactive talk on art for this art walk. The shop invites visitors to help create a community art piece, keeping in mind the theme “San Jose: Wish You Were Here”—what makes San Jose special to them. (Is that also a personal message to the Stanley Cup? Or is that “you will be here”?)

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A COUPLE divided by faith and separated by a deadly accident is the basis for Next Fall, the topical drama by Geoffrey Nauffts that was wellreceived on Broadway a few years ago. Though it never quite merits the praise lavished upon its initial runs, the skillfully staged Bay Area premiere at San Jose Rep, directed by Kirsten Brandt, is nonetheless something to behold.

Next Fall The first act gets off to a shaky start, but it doesn’t take long for the play to build momentum as the Thru Nov 10 friends and family of injured, unconscious Luke Tickets $10-$69 (Adam Shonkwiler) begin assembling in a hospital waiting room. Chief among them is Luke’s partner San Jose Rep, Adam (Danny Scheie, best known for his work with 101 Paseo de San Shakespeare Santa Cruz). Shifting between this Antonio, San Jose. setting and flashbacks, we see the conflicted romance 408.367.7255 and between the two men: Adam is an atheist—also out sjrep.com. and proud—while Luke is a devout Christian who isn’t quite so out.

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Rounding out the cast are Lindsey Gates as Holly, one half of a Will and Grace-style relationship with Adam, Ryan Tasker as one of Luke’s fellow gay Christians and the delightful Rachel Harker as Luke’s mother. The cast does great things with characters that could easily have been mere stock types (the closeted conservative gay, the urban neurotic), and it is no overstatement to call them superb. Even Luke’s conservative hard-ass father receives a strikingly human portrayal by Carpenter, and Scheie can coax big laughs out of quips which, coming from a lesser actor, would barely provoke a weak grin.—Sean Conwell

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ambitiously Whedon ambitiousl ly tried to emulate cinema on a TV T budget.

“Hush” episode The mostly silent “Hus sh h” episo de is viewing.

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Later had his own spinoff sho ow w. L ater she ineffable, sarcastic rrebounded ebounded with the in neffable, sar castic Spike Marsters), Spik ke ((James James Marsters) ), “bad,, mad, dangerous but danger ous to know”” bu ut sometimes peroxided punk-vamp, just a fforlorn o orlorn p eroxided d punk k-vamp, flinching and smoking in the hot California C aliffo ornia sun. hero bee a bit of A pulp her o should b a blank; the one who knows k what must be be done, done, and does does e it,, is different diff ffeerent than us. us. “There “There is no real real substitute squarely firmly, ffor or a ball struck squar o e and firmly ely y,” as neo-folkist neo -ffo olkist Billy Bragg Braagg sang—and Buffy no substitute ffor o or Buff ffyy kicking a wheree it ccounts, cutting demon wher ountts, or cut ttting

way through Gordian her w ay th hrough a Gor dian knot of “Point eexposition: xposition n: “P Point me at something kill.”” The liked better I ccan an kill.

T fans lik ed her b etttter was dogged, when she w as do gged,, studiously sassyy or hid hiding heartbreak.

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Xander’ss b best (Nicholas Br B endon). Xander’ est character ar aarc: c: his rrelationship elationship Fury with a F urry turned Objectivist boutique-keeper Caulfield). b outique-k keeper (Emma C aulfield). byy On rrewatch, ewaatcch, the series is stolen b Willow Rosenberg, W illow i R o osenberg, first geek, then played byy the delight delightful witch,, pla ayed b ful Hannigan, was Shirley Al Alyson Ha H annigan, i , who h w as Shirle Shi l y Brendon’s Lemmon.

Maclaine to t Br endon’s Jack Jack L emmon.

Buffy’s Hannigan did most of Buff ffyy’s heavy heaavvy actress. a actr ess. In later episodes, episodes, lifting as an Willow W illow i ccomes om mes out as a lesbian: a television breakthrough, thoroughly tele vision br b eakthrough,, thor oughly ungratuitous, occasionally ungratuito ous, if o ccasionally herbalalways tea tepid. But B not alw ayys thus: omance with a p potential slayer omance w otential sla ayer in the 7th episo episode dee heated up mat matters, ters, as did a lesbian-avenger lesbian-aavenger e rampage that ccaused aused much h wor worry rry o over ver whether h h B Buff Buffy ff ffyy was was reviving revivin ng eevil-invert vil-invert stereotypes. stereottyp y es.

And W Willow iillo ow and her girlfriend T Tara aara (Amber Benson) weree par partt of a (Amber Be enson) wer tribute to a famous ttaboo aboo moment in Louis Malle’s Louis Mall le’s The Lovers Loverrs (1958) during the brillian brilliantly ntly eexecuted xecuted music musical al episode episode “Once “O Once More, More, With Wiith Feeling.

Feeling.”

This was was Buff B Buffy ffyy at its most daring. daring.

In 2013, the C CGI GI is often quaint, the slang cryptic, c yptic, the dialect-coaching cr dialect- coaching wince-inducing. wince-indu ucing. The guest guest-starring -starring bands, bands, millennial milllennial sho shoegazers, egazers, seem w waiting aitiing ffor o or 9/11 to giv givee them somethingg to really really cry cry about. about. Today, Todaay, many man ny longg to see Buff Buffy ffyy sor sorting ting out the upper-class upper- class vamps of Twilight.

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MENACE MASTER Michael Fassbender, right, plays Epps, a monstrous plantation master who torments Solomon (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South.

Horror Film THERE’LL BE two kinds of viewers of 12 Years a Slave: the many who didn’t realize American slavery was so terrible; the few (like Henry Louis Gates, Jr.) who’ll point out that what went on was far worse than what we see here.

Director Steve McQueen’s third and best film sources a real-life narrative, a best-seller of the 1850s. A free man of New York named Solomon Northrup was knocked out with a Mickey Finn and shanghaied to New Orleans, where he was sold. During his enslavement, Northrup was traded back and forth among cotton, pine and sugar planters.

Some masters were relatively civilized (Benedict Cumberbatch plays one).

Others were corroded utterly by what slave-mastering does to a person. As Master Epps, one of the latter, Michael Fassbender embodies a soul caught in a chasm of evil: sadistic yet silly with his selective religion. There are times when watching this monster—a palsy arm around his tormented slave, his sleeve-covered other hand concealing a knife—that it becomes clear why actors often end up with troubled lives: How could you give yourself up to be a sounding board for these kind of figures, and come back from it whole?

The movie is alive with knockout character acting, including a psycho

overseer (Paul Dano), Epps’ deadeyed, vicious wife (Sarah Paulson) and Brad Pitt in a graceful, onescene role as a self-amused Canadian carpenter. Star Chiwetel Ejiofor’s moral firmness, compassion and natural nobility is perfect for conveying what the institution did to the people it devoured. The Shakesperean in Ejiofor is easy with the dialogue of another era; the 12 Years a Slave painter in McQueen is expert with visualizing R; 133 min. the ordeal, as when the extinguishing of Opens Fri. hope is visualized by the golden embers of a slowly dying fire yielding to total blackout. Great moments exist in Amistad—Morgan Freeman, examining the interior of a slave ship, getting tangled in the hanging chains, like a man fighting cobwebs. 12 Years a Slave is a far better film, focusing on the traumatized witnesses. It’s a timely movie—even today, revisionists are trying to rewrite these horrors. Such liars are accessories after the fact to our national shame, and they’re fools denying that the stench of what our forefathers did doesn’t linger in the air of 2013 America.

—Richard von Busack

Future Soul

NAILED NA ILED IT IT W With ith fam famous mous fans like Erykah Badu an and nd its self-produced debut albu album um Sony, Kaiyote re released by Sony re-released y, Hiatus H K aiyote is poised to hitt big.

Backed by b some of the biggest Kaiyote names in music, m Hiatus K a aiyote looks to make m good on an early buzz. far, working. buzz. So far r, it’s it’s workin ng.

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Y EARLIEST EARLIES ST musical memory is i me riding this thiis yellow tricycle around arround the house when I was, was, like, four, fourr, while ‘Boogie On, Reggae R Woman’ W oman’ by Stevie Wonder Wonder was w as playing,” sayss Nai Nai Palm, Palm, and lead songwriter an nd vocalist Hiatus for the band Hiatu us Kaiyote.

Kaiyote.

Wonder “Stevie W onder has ha as just been one of the big ones ones for sure.”

Wonder’s W onder’s influenc o influencee can can a b bee hear heard. d. In draws fact,, Hiatus Kaiyote’s Kaiyyo ote’s sound sou und dra aw ws on

man many ny inspir inspirations, p rations, but the ggenre genre most asso ciated with w the band is soul; their associated fan base kn ows it b etttter as “Future “Future knows better Soul.” The term, t , ccoined oined b byy the band, has b ecomee something of a w atch a hw word become watchword among thei ir varied fans—who include their the R oots, Er E yk kaah Badu and Princ e—as Roots, Erykah Prince—as it somehow w ccaptures aaptures the schizophr enic schizophrenic ccalm alm of thei ir music aneously their music,, simult simultaneously dr eam my, butt with under tones of mor dreamy, undertones moree highenerrgy funk. high-energy Hiat s Kaiy Hiatus Kai K yo ote, which hich hails fr om Kaiyote, from Melb ourne, A ustralia,, hits San JJose’s u ose’s Melbourne, Australia, P agoda L ou unge on Halloween night Pagoda Lounge as the mp up their latest tour — theyy ram ramp tour— pr evvious ou utings to N orth Americ previous outings North Americaa and Eur ope ha ave k ept e the band on the rroad oad Europe have kept ffor or much off 2013. o Hip-hop figur es lar gely in the DNA Hip-hop figures largely

of Hiatus Kaiyote’s Kaiyyo ote’s musical musical identity, identitty, namely the mor moree introspective introspectivve narrative naarrativve elements of ’9 ’90s R&B.. The 0s rap and R&B Th he hip-hop hip-hop heavyweights heaavvyweights of the 1990s 1990s 0 were were storytellers storytellers largely largely concerned concerned d with notions of size—ideas size—ideas regarding regarding d life liffe on a macro macro scale, sccaale, but told through through o micro micro framework, framework,, in largely largely personal perso onal narratives. scope narrativvees. This sense of sc ope is one on ne that Palm playing Palm says saayys she is consciously consciously pla p ayying with,, citing her influences influences as rrooted ooteed in nature nature and science, science, as well as genre geenre icons. icons.

“My mom raised me on Ar Aretha, ethaa, Stevie, Stevie, Otis Otis and shit,, but my my auntie auntiie has been been playing plaayying Tupac Tupac and Aaliyah since since I was waas 7 years yeears old,” Palm Palm says. saayys. “My natural naatural feeling feeeling to write music is based on what I was waas raised on.”

This mix of old guar guard d instrumentals instrumeentals and guard d new new guar d lyrical lyric l i all influences influenc i fl es is is what’s what’s largely largely given givveen Hiatus Kaiyote Kaiyyo otte the buzz buzz that’s that’s made their star star rise so far f so quickly. quicklyy. Yet Yeet Palm Palm is unable to hide h a pang of disappointment disappointment that her home h country what country has yyet eet to pick up on wha at they’re theey’r y e putting putttting down.

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it makes makes sense because becausee Australia Au ustralia is, is, like, lik ke, 40 years yeears behind behind America, America,, even eveen in the age of the Internet,” she sh he says, saayys, laughing. laughing.

“The throwback is throwback soul movement mo ovement e just now happening happening here. h e. With her Wiith the U.S., U.S.,, they’ve theey’v y ve already already explored exxplored that,, so when they theey hear a band ban nd like lik ke us they theey get the relationship, relationship, and an nd celebrate celebrate it more more because because they they have have a deeper ha deeper understanding. understandingg.”

In a sign of the stateside stateeside support support for fo or their sound,, the group’s group p’s self-produced selff--produced debut album,, Tawk Tawk a Tomahawk, Toomahawk, was was re-released re-released by by their label lab bel Flying Buddha (a subsidiary subsidiary of Sony)—even Son nyy)— —eveen after the album was for waas available available v fo fo or free free online. online.

“The crazy crazzy thing about ab bout all of this is that we put it on Bandcamp, Ban ndcamp, and all these people people like lik ke Questlove Quesstlo ove and Jazzy Jazzy Jeff picked Jeff and Badu had already already e pick keed it up, up, and the fact that it was waas getting gettting t so much attention attttention when we put pu ut no money moneey on marketing was mark keeting whatsoever—that whatsoever—that — waas a trip, trip,” she says. saayys. “So So it’s it’s really really amazing that the label label believed believeed in the record rec e ord enough to formally fo ormally release release it even eveen after it was waas already already released. released.”

The band has been been steadily touring for fo or the past few few months, montths, and thanks to heavy heaavvy radio rotation rotatio on on alternative alternativve and independent independent stations statiions around around the country country (most notably notablyy LA’s LA A’s KCRW), KC CRW W)), as well as a standout standout showcase s showc ase at this past year’s yeear’s SXSW (“It was waas mental, mental,” Palm Palm says saayys of the set),, the band baand is on its way way to establishing establishing its name far f beyond beyo ond its early fans and music industry industtry supports. supports.

But for fo or Palm, Palm,, of all the big names that have haave been been steadily tweeting tw weeeting or reaching reaching out to the band (rapper Tribee (rapp per Q-Tip Q-Tip of A Trib Q Q-T Called Called Quest was waas featured featu e ured on a track; and Badu recruited recruited the th he group group as a tour opener), for opener),, the biggest moment m for o Palm Palm was was a one that she wasn’t waasn n’t ’ even eveen present present for. fo or.

“Stevie “Steevvie Wonder, Wo onder,” she sh he says, saayys, in the same exact exact breathless breathless tone as a when she’s she’s describing that memory memo ory of her on the yellow DJ Spinna yellow tricycle. tricyyccle. “Our friend f showed [Wonder’s] [Wo onder’s] son so on the music, music, and I now know that Stevie Steevviee has heard heard it,, and to me, me, knowing that Stevie Ste S evvie Wonder Wo onder has heard heard it…””

She trails off. off ff.

“None ” she says.

“None of it’s it’s good good enough, e saayys.

“I’m going to have haave to write a new new song just for fo or him.”

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Aspect. TTue: ue: u : Irie Nights w/DJ HiGrade Grade & Tesfa.

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Thu: Noche De Bandas. Sun: Vybez.

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‘A Band Called Death’ has rightfully pulled this essential early ’70s Detroit punk band out of obscurity. Oct. 31 at the New Parish.

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PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON who would think that Lou Reed dying is funny would be Lou Reed himself. Best known for fairly humorless songs about mainlining heroin and shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather, the guy had a wicked wit. I interviewed him only once, but it was just as strange and hilarious as his appearance in Blue in the Face would make you think. He had one of the biggest personalities rock music has ever seen, and while he usually took a more writerly approach to his songs, the one place he could always be counted on to let loose was in his live shows.

This is why I always made a point of seeking out Lou Reed bootlegs in college, because his live records were priceless—you never knew what he might do. Thankfully, there are several legit live albums that showcase how he brought his weirdness straight to the people—often pulling off versions of his songs that were far better than the studio recordings. Here are my personal favorites, in order of preference: TAKE NO PRISONERS (1978): This double album is hands-down the most entertaining live record you will ever hear. It’s actually more of a stand-up album than anything else—he can barely get through three chords at a time without going off on some ridiculously awesome tangent. He tells Village Voice critic Robert Christgau to fuck off, responds to people who ask him if his music is political (“gimme an issue and I’ll give you a tissue”) and in general gives his take on everything. He once suggested that he should have called the album Lou Reed Talks – and Talks and Talks and Talks. Totally.

ANIMAL SERENADE (2004): You can argue with some of the set selections, but you have to agree that this last, heavily orchestrated Reed live album features some of his most gorgeous live versions. Even classics like “Street Hassle” and “Dirty Blvd” are better here than on his studio releases.

1969: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND LIVE (1974): Absolutely essential for VU fans, this long-after-the-fact live release features the slow version of “Sweet Jane” that most people only know from the Cowboy Junkies cover, and a totally different “New Age,” too.

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ANIMAL (1974): This was Reed’s Guitar Hero record, and while that may annoy some fans, anyone who dug Cheap Trick’s Live at Budokan (or hell, Ted Nugent’s Double Live Gonzo!) will appreciate Lou in epic arena mode. Also captures possibly the best live version of “Sweet Jane” he ever performed.

—Steve Palopoli

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Every so often the world presents us with little IQ tests revealing our ability to think rationally in the face of ideology, emotion, and other distractions.

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Background: Most oil and gas extracted till now has been found in porous rock, which allows for relatively easy harvesting. However, large reservoirs of petrochemicals remain behind, trapped in rock as impermeable as brick or concrete.

Several technologies have been developed to get at these “tight and unconventional” reserves. The first is directional drilling, in which you start drilling a well vertically, then turn the bit horizontal and bore sideways to free gas and oil that are difficult to reach from directly overhead.

The second is rock fracturing, which breaks up rock to allow trapped oil and gas to escape. The current method, using hydraulic fluid under high pressure, is more efficient. That’s fracking.

Fracking has its problematic aspects.

Among them: Toxic chemicals. Fracking fluid is mostly water plus fine sand, but also may contain various friction reducers, disinfectants, surfactants, acids, and corrosion preventers. Some of these chemicals, such as benzene, are carcinogenic, some are otherwise harmful to people or the environment.

Water consumption. An analysis of 15,000 fracking wells in the Barnett Shale region of Texas found they consume about a tenth as much water as Dallas. Overall, fracking consumes less than 1 percent of Texas pumpage, but the southwest has limited water resources— things could get pretty dry.

Contamination. Some injected water returns to the surface, carrying with it brine and other pollutants that could leak into aquifers and water wells. A possible related problem is methane migrating into places where it shouldn’t, giving rise to such disquieting phenomena (check out YouTube) as flammable tap water.

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What’s the Straight Dope on fracking? People on the left say it poisons everything for miles around and can't be done safely. People on the right say it allows access to cheap domestic fuel and can reduce or even eliminate our dependence on foreign oil. —Jeff Grippe, White Plains, New York

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Earthquakes. Some claim fracking sites are prone to them; others scoff.

I don’t dismiss these concerns.

Nonetheless, the environmental cost of fracking so far seems controllable and beats alternatives like coal.

But here’s the thing: we don’t have much choice. Let’s review: 1. By my rough calculations, the point at which world fossil fuel extraction will peak, and thereafter decline, will occur around 2100.

2. Fossil fuels account for the vast majority of global energy consumption.

Absent suitable replacements by 2100, our descendants are, not to put too fine a point on it, fucked.

3. The idea that alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, etc., are an adequate substitute for fossil fuels is a fantasy. As MIT professor Daniel Nocera has shown, even if all known alternative resources plus nuclear power (see below) are tapped to their practical limits, and current fossil fuel consumption stays constant, we’ll barely have enough juice to provide the world’s billions with (on average) a Poland-level lifestyle by 2050.

4. Yes, nuclear power is one longterm energy source that hasn’t yet been maximized. But in Nocera’s analysis, just to keep up with expected demand over the next 40 years we’d have to open an additional nuclear power plant every two days.

5. Not going to happen, obviously. But the fracking boom plus the exploitation of other unconventional fossil fuel resources such as Alberta’s tar sands may have bought us an additional 50 years.

6. That doesn’t mean we can blithely frack away with no thought to the future. Setting aside the question of energy exhaustion, there’s this thing called global warming, to say nothing of the deadly pollution afflicting much of Asia.

Point is, we have more time than we thought, but not much. If we invest it wisely, we may avert disaster. If not, and particularly if we pretend the solution is to somehow not use fossil fuels, as opposed to using them more efficiently while we transition to something else, see number 2 above.

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PUBLIC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #584142 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: New Growth Tutoring Services, 1551 Edgewood Way., San Jose, CA, 95125, Barbara Lang.

This business is conducted by an individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 9/01/2013. /s/Barbara Lang This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/22/2013. (pub Metro 10/30, 11/06, 11/13, 11/20/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #584085 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: San Jose Kitzhen Rental, 326 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA, 95112, SPDTM LLC, 397 A Corral De Tierra Road, Salinas, CA, 93908.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/18/13. /s/Sangam Patel Managing Member #201323310104 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/21/2013. (pub Metro 10/30, 11/06, 11/13, 11/20/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #584151 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sky Vaped, 730 Story Rd., #8, San Jose, CA, 95127, Harkiranjot Kaur, 2950 Story Rd., #44, San Jose, CA, 95127.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 12/01/13. /s/Harkiranjot Kaur This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/22/2013. (pub Metro 10/30, 11/06, 11/13, 11/20/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #584049 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Reilly’s Plumbing Company, 19997 Twilight Court, Cupertino, Ca, 95014, Christopher Reilly.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Christopher Reilly This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/21/2013. (pub Metro 10/30, 11/06, 11/13, 11/20/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583777 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Market 25, 1020 State Highway 25, Gilroy, CA, 95020, Gilroy Market 25 LLC. This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Joseph Aiello Member #201317110602 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/11/2013. (pub Metro 10/30, 11/06, 11/13, 11/20/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #584066 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sakamoto Pen and Ink, 2437 Booksin Ave., San Jose, CA, 95125, Paul S. Sakamoto.

This business is conducted by an individual.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Paul Sakamoto This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/21/2013. (pub Metro 10/30, 11/06, 11/13, 11/20/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583706 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.

Nails & Hair City, 2. Nail & Hair City, 1680 Berryessa Road, San Jose, CA, 95136, John Nguyen, 838 Candas Creek Circle, San Jose, CA, 95136.

This business is conducted by an individual.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein.

Refil;e of previous file #583564 with changes /s/John Nguyen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/10/2013. (pub Metro 10/23, 10/30, 11/06, 11/13/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583814 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tacos al Pastor #3, 428 Toyon Ave., San Jose, CA, 95127, Guillermo Robles Cervantes, 2033 Flintcrest Ct., San Jose, CA, 95127, Maria Teresa Robles.

This business is conducted by a married couple.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Maria T. Robles This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/15/2013. (pub Metro 10/23, 10/30, 11/06, 11/13/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #584032 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Decline in Value, 19975 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 100, Cupertino, CA, 95014, Decline-in-Value, Inc, 1277 Poplar Ave., #110, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/07/2001.

Refile of previous file #515663 with changes /s/Kurt I. Goff President #C2324470 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/21/2013. (pub Metro 10/23, 10/30, 11/06, 11/13/2013)

Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Harold Bell II CEO #201036210063 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/03/2013. (pub Metro 10/23, 10/30, 11/06, 11/13/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583641 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The BBQ Boys, 830-2 Jury Ct., San Jose, CA, 95112, The BBQ Boys LLC. This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 5/89. /s/Robert Peterson President #201233310335 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/08/2013. (pub Metro 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/06/2013)

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Code §24049.5 and Rev. & Tax. Code §6796, the State Board of Equalization (BOE) will sell Type 21 Liquor License No. 448020 issued in Santa Clara County. A public auction will be held at 250 South Second St, San Jose, CA 95113 on November 6, 2013 10:00 am, unless the FICTITIOUS BUSINESS at sales & use tax liability of NAME STATEMENT $586,539.10 is paid by the licensee Kimomex Markets #583096 Inc. Transfer of the license The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Inks is contingent upon approval Unlimited, 463 War Admiral by the Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Minimum Ave., San Jose, CA, 95111, bid: $12,000. Contact BOE Ricardo Herrera, Natali at (408) 938-7782.

Linares Herrera.

This business is conducted FICTITIOUS BUSINESS by a married couple.

Registrant began NAME STATEMENT transacting business under the fictitious business name #583095 The following person(s) is or names listed herein on (are) doing business as: 9/23/2013.

Sweet Brigade, 1721 Rogers /s/Ricardo Herrera Ave., Suite S, San Jose, CA, This statement was filed 95112, Sweet Brigade LLC, with the County Clerk of 1212 Jardin Ct., San Jose, Santa Clara County on CA, 95126.

9/23/2013.

This business is conducted (pub Metro 10/23, 10/30, by a limited liability 11/06, 11/13/2013) company. entity was formed in FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Above the state of California NAME STATEMENT Registrant has not yet begun transacting business #583483 under the fictitious business The following person(s) is name or names listed (are) doing business as: herein.

Anima, 3157 Millbrook Dr., /s/Lisa Nguyen San Jose, CA, 95148, A CEO Struggle Divided, LLC. #201323310097 This business is conducted This statement was filed by a limited liability with the County Clerk of company.

Santa Clara County on 9/23/2013. (pub Metro 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/06/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583132 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Vitamin Shoppe, 5592-A Santa Teresa Blvd., San Jose, CA, 95123, VS Direct Inc., 2101 91st Street, North Bergen, NJ, 07047.

This business is conducted by a Delaware.

Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/28/2007.

Refile of previous file #493877 after 40 days of expiration date. /s/Brenda Galgano CFO #C2710681 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 9/24/2013. (pub Metro 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/06/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583619 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: You Plus Us Fundraising, 1498 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA, 95126, Peter Stoll.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Peter Stoll This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/08/2013. (pub Metro 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/06/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583165

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #582623

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Nutrishop Bay Area, 15466 Los Gatos Blavd Ste 108, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, Nutricenter, 19431 Dougherty Ave., Morgan Hill, CA, 95037.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 9/02/2013. /s/Behnam Halali President #C3598000 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 9/25/2013. (pub Metro 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/06/2013)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Spoil Me Rotten Designing Baskets & Event Planner, 3435 White Oak Ct., Morgan Hill, CA, 95037, Mildred A. Evans.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Mildred A. Evans This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 9/10/2013. (pub Metro 10/09, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583322 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Giovanni’ized, 1082 Lincoln Av., San Jose, CA, 95125, Joseph DiGiovanna, 1143 Lincoln Ct., San Jose, CA, 95125.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Joseph DiGiovanna This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 9/30/2013. (pub Metro 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2013)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583472 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: X Fire Protection, 1398 Cherrywood Sq., San Jose, CA, 95117, Michael Serman.

This business is conducted by a individaul.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Michael Sherman This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/03/2013. (pub Metro 10/09, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583441 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: San Jose Auto Exchange, 1574 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, CA, 95126, San Jose Auto Exchange Inc. This business is conducted

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Above entity was formed in the state of California Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 1/12/05. /s/Ali Hazrati President #262985 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/03/2013. (pub Metro 10/09, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #582650 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Headbone Unlimited 2.Khameleon Hides 3.

Khaos Brands 4. Da Vida Spirit 5. Indelible Cause, 2844 El Monte Way., San Jose, CA, 95127, Richard Noll This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 9/10/13. /s/Richard Noll This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 9/10/2013. (pub Metro 10/09, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #583053 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Signs of Success, 802 Delmas Ave., San Jose, CA, 95125, Tim Carrasco.

This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 6/24/07.

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Get clear about that. What don’t you want to do? Make definitive decisions. What kind of person do you not want to become and what life do you never want to live? Resolve those questions with as much certainty as possible.

Write it all down, preferably in the form of a contract with yourself. Sign the contract. This document will be your sacred promise, a declaration of the boundaries you won’t cross and the activities you won’t waste your time on and the desires that aren’t worthy of you. It will feed your freedom to know exactly what you like and what you want to accomplish and who you want to become. Halloween costume suggestion: the opposite of who you really are.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Are you up for an experiment? Not just on Halloween, but for a week afterwards, be scarier than your fears. If an anxious thought pops into your mind, bare your teeth and growl, “Get out of here or I will rip you to shreds!” If a demon visits you in a nightly dream, chase after it with a torch and sword, screaming “Begone, foul spirit, or I will burn your mangy ass!” Don’t tolerate bullying in any form, whether it comes from a critical little voice in your head or from supposedly nice people who are trying to guilt-trip you. “I am a brave conqueror who cannot be intimidated!" is what you could say, or "I am a monster of love and goodness who will defeat all threats to my integrity!”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Are you ready to be

amazed? Now would be an excellent time to shed your soul’s infantile illusions … to play wildly with the greatest mystery you know … to accept gifts that enhance your freedom and refuse gifts that don’t … to seek out a supernatural encounter that heals your chronic sadness … to consort and converse with sexy magical spirits from the future … to make love with the lights on and cry when you come. Halloween costume suggestion: the archetypal LOVER.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Some people in your vicinity

are smoldering and fuming. The air is heavy with emotional ferment. Conspiracy theories are ripening and rotting at the same time. Hidden agendas are seeping into conversations, and gossip is swirling like ghostly dust devils. Yet in the midst of this mayhem, an eerie calm possesses you. As everyone else struggles, you’re poised and full of grace. To what do we owe this stability? I suspect it has to do with the fact that life is showing you how to feel at home in the world no matter what’s happening around you. Keep making yourself receptive to these teachings. Halloween costume suggestion: King or Queen of Relaxation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Unification should be a key

theme for you in the coming weeks. Anything you do that promotes splicing and blending and harmonizing will get extra help, sometimes from mysterious forces working behind the scenes. The more you work to find common ground between opposing sides, the stronger you’ll feel and the better you’ll look. If you can manage to mend schisms and heal wounds, unexpected luck will flow into your life. To encourage these developments, consider these Halloween disguises: a roll of tape, a stick of Krazy Glue, a wound that’s healing, a bridge.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What do you think you’d be like if you were among the one-percent-wealthiest people on Earth? Would you demand that your government raise your taxes so you could contribute more to our collective well-being? Would you live simply and cheaply so you’d have more money to donate to charities and other worthy causes? This Halloween season, I suggest you play around with fantasies like that—maybe even masquerade as an incredibly rich philanthropist who doles out cash and gifts everywhere you go. At the very least, imagine what it would be like if you had everything you needed and felt so grateful you shared your abundance freely.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What if you had the power to enchant and even bewitch people with your charisma? Would you wield your allure without mercy? Would you feel wicked delight in their attraction to you, even if you didn’t plan to give them what they want? I suspect these questions aren’t entirely rhetorical right now. You may have more mojo at your disposal than you realize. Speaking for your conscience, I will ask you not to desecrate your privilege. If you must manipulate people, do it for their benefit as well as yours. Use your raw magic responsibly. Halloween costume suggestion: a mesmerizing guru; an irresistible diva; a stage magician.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I had a dream

that you were in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?

You were like the character played by George Clooney after he escaped from a prison chain gang. Can you picture it? You were wearing a striped jailbird suit, and a ball and chain were still cuffed around your ankle. But you were sort of free, too. You were on the lam, making your way from adventure to adventure as you eluded those who would throw you back in the slammer. You were not yet in the clear, but you seemed to be en route to total emancipation. I think this dream is an apt metaphorical depiction of your actual life right now. Could you somehow use it in designing your Halloween costume?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I invite you to try the following exercise. Imagine the most powerful role you could realistically attain in the future. This is a position or niche or job that will authorize you to wield your influence to the max. It will give you the clout to shape the environments you share with other people. It will allow you to freely express your important ideas and have them be treated seriously.

Let your imagination run a little wild as you visualize the possibilities. Incorporate your visions into your Halloween costume.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the course of

earning a living, I have worked four different jobs as a janitor and six as a dishwasher. On the brighter side, I have performed as a songwriter and lead singer for six rock bands and currently write a syndicated astrology column. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you Aquarians are primed to cultivate a relationship with your work life that is more like my latter choices than the former. The next eight months will be a favorable time to ensure that you’ll be doing your own personal equivalent of rock singer or astrology columnist well into the future. Halloween costume suggestion: your dream job.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Robert Louis

Stevenson loved the work of poet Walt Whitman, recommending it with the same enthusiasm as he did Shakespeare’s. Stevenson also regarded Whitman as an unruly force of nature, and in one famous passage, called him “a large shaggy dog, just unchained, scouring the beaches of the world and baying at the moon.” Your assignment is to do your best imitation of a primal creature like Whitman. In fact, consider being him for Halloween. Maybe you could memorize passages from Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and recite them at random moments. Here’s one: “I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, / I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world.”

Homework: Meditate on death not as the end of physical life, but as a metaphor for shedding what’s outworn. In that light, what’s the best death you’ve experienced?

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