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Republican’t DONALD TRUMP’s many harangues against free trade and immigration—not to mention his rhetorical penchant for the sexist, racist and ad hominem barbs—has prompted an exodus from the party that nominated him. Droves of Republicans would rather eschew their membership or defect across the aisle than share an affiliation with the GOP frontrunner. Even THOMAS DONAHUE, U.S. Chamber of Commerce president, a longstanding Republican bastion, excoriated Trump’s economic policies as populist and anti-corporate. His local counterpart, San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO and longtime Republican MATT MAHOOD, was so over Trump that he switched to “no party preference” after the June primary. That makes Mahood the first non-Republican Silicon Valley chamber chief in 26 years. His immediate predecessor, PAT DANDO, was a grand-old-partier. As were JIM CUNNEEN and STEVE TEDESCO before her. That brings us back to 1990, the year They former San Jose Mayor Did RON JAMES, a Democrat, What? stepped down as CEO. “I’ll SEND TIPS TO come out of the closet,” FLY@ Mahood told Fly, stressing METRONEWS. that his personal political COM affiliation has no bearing on the chamber. “I simply cannot support our current presidential Republican nominee.” Like many Left Coast Republicans, Mahood says he’s socially liberal and fiscally conservative. A lot of it comes down to immigration reform—considered a bipartisan cause in Santa Clara County, where immigrants make up nearly half the workforce and hold $26.5 billion in annual spending power. In the South Bay, proimmigrant groups once divided between labor and business have coalesced to support reforms for both unskilled and high-skill H1B immigrants. As proof of this fledgling alliance, Mahood appeared with labor and business immigration reformers to promote a new study about the local economic impact of the foreign-born workforce. And moving forward, the chamber plans to back a pair of immigration bills authored by Congresswoman ZOE LOFGREN, a Democrat.

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Beach Bummed DEEP BLUE San Jose’s police department will ‘try anything’ to get new officers, even it means going to Hawaii.

SJPD staffing crisis hampers costly Hawaii recruiting trip

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LEVEN SAN JOSE police officers boarded planes in May and flew to Hawaii in search of bodies. The goal of the trip, which lasted 11 days, was to attend two job fairs and bring back academy recruits— preferably smart, strong, honorably discharged vets— to provide a transfusion of new blood into one of the most beleaguered police departments in the country.

The trip garnered little scrutiny at the time, as logistics were cobbled together in less than two months. Nonetheless, SJPD’s three-person recruiting division reportedly reached out to a total of 884 prospects by phone and email ahead of time. Of the 11 SJPD officers to touch down in Oahu, three were sent out early to build a six-foot wall for an obstacle course to test applicants, while others came to the shores of Waikiki in waves over the course of two weeks. They stayed at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, located “just steps from the sparkling water and sandy beaches of the Pacific Ocean,” according to the hotel’s website.

Lt. Heather Randol, who oversees San Jose’s recruitment division, says

it was “not a vacation” but rather “a long and tiring trip.” SJPD had interviews scheduled with 89 people: three were disqualified ahead of time, seven withdrew and 29 “washed out,” failing to show up for their interviews.

The remaining applicants completed at least one part of the hiring process.

But as of this week—the same week San Jose invoked an “emergency” declaration to sidestep labor restrictions to backfill police patrol assignments— the trip to Hawaii has resulted in just one recruit going through the background check process for October’s academy.

Five others have tentatively signed on for next year’s three academies, but they too must pass a rigorous background check that results in less than 1 percent of applicants making the cut.

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In November 2000, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure A, a 30-year half cent sales tax devoted to specified public transit capital improvement projects and operations. Most of the ballot-defined projects are massive and very complex, requiring years to plan, design and construct. Although in just the 9th year of a 30 year program (tax collection started mid-2006), VTA has achieved significant results toward meeting Measure A goals including: • Extending BART to the Santa Clara County cities of Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara, with the extension to Berryessa currently trending ahead of schedule and under budget • Extending and improving light rail service with projects such as the Mountain View Double-Track and Tasman Drive Pocket Track projects enabling enhanced service to the new Levi’s Stadium, Sunnyvale and Mountain View

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VTA Auditorium 3331 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 (This location is served by VTA Light Rail and Bus Line 58.)

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2000 Measure A Transit Improvement Program Citizens Watchdog Committee Summary on Fiscal Year

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The mission of DTSC is to protect California’s people and environment from harmful effects of toxic substances through the restoration of contaminated resources, enforcement, regulation and pollution prevention

FIRST FIVE-YEAR REVIEW

EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has completed the Five-Year Review of the effectiveness of the remedy for the Evergreen Elementary School site (Site) located at 3010 Fowler Road, San Jose, California 95135. The purpose of the Five-Year Review is to make sure that the chosen cleanup is still effective, and is functioning as designed and maintained appropriately to protect human health and the environment.

The cleanup included covering the following areas with a cap: Southern Utility Corridor Area; Eastern Utility Corridor Area; Paved Parking Area; Landscaped Areas; Classroom Area; Multiuse Building Area and Bus Drop-off/Driveway Area reduce exposures to students and staff.

TThe cap consisted of a warning barrier (typically orange snow-fencing) followed by imported fill, followed by either asphalt or concrete. Also included in the cleanup was a long-term operation and maintenance activities to monitor and protect the caps on the Site.

The cleanup was completed in the summer of 2009.

August 27, 2015, a Site inspection was complete. The inspection identified any changes in Site condition or usage; construction changes that affect the caps; identification and evaluation of any required repairs; and, other significant information relating to the caps.. The inspection included measurement and evaluation of caps. A Five-Year Review Report documenting the inspection results and resolutions was approved by DTSC on May 13, 2016.

INFORMATION REPOSITORIES: The Remedial Action Workplan, California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption and other related documents may be viewed at the following location: Evergreen Elementary Evergreen Branch Library DTSC Sacramento Regional Office School District 2635 Aborn Road 8800 Cal Center Drive 3188 Quimby Road San Jose, California 95121 Sacramento, California 95826 San Jose, California 95148 (408) 808-3060; Call for hours (916) 255-3758; By appointment only (408) 270-6800; Call for hours Or DTSC’s website: www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public.

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handle a maximum of 60 new recruits per cycle, but they have fallen far short of that number in recent years. The academy launched in June has just 18 cadets, which is better than the seven who advanced out of February’s class but still not enough to make up for unprecedented losses.

Since 2012, SJPD has seen 292 officers resign and 198 retire, bringing the department’s street-ready officer total to 812—and leaving roughly 200 vacancies. Fewer than the minimum required 500 officers bid for patrol beats in the latest round of assignments this summer, pushing the city into an emergency situation.

It’s this depletion of staff— motivated by cuts to pay, pensions and disability protections over the last five years—that has similarly inspired a sense of desperation on the part of SJPD recruiters.

“We’re willing to try anything right now,” Randol says.

Anything, apparently, resulted in the Hawaii trip, which has worked very well for public safety departments like Sunnyvale’s, which requires officers to work as police, firefighters and EMTs but also offers better compensation and benefits than SJPD. While attending the same job fairs this spring in Hawaii, Sunnyvale hired 13 new officers after landing 12 last year, according to Chief Frank Grgurina.

“When you look at the number of people we get coming back, you can’t argue with the results,” he says.

The same can hardly be said for San Jose. The expense of the Hawaii trip accounts for nearly a seventh of SJPD’s annual $350,000 recruiting budget, which has raised concerns that SJPD has not been wisely allocating its resources for recruiting.

“I’m no expert when it comes to police recruiting, but I would not have used public dollars for a recruiting trip to Hawaii,” says San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. “Based on the numbers we see today, it was not a good use of the public dollars.”

Another issue that has come under scrutiny is the department’s marketing decisions, which to date are being decided by officers who have training in variety of law enforcement methods, of which advertising is not one.

“I made that point very clear publicly, when the city audit came to

the City Council months ago,” Liccardo says. “I emphasized the importance of having civilian expertise in marketing and outreach strategies.”

San Jose Police Chief Chief Eddie Garcia, who asked the mayor and council to declare an emergency to rebid assignments and make up for the lack of officers on patrol, admits that “we’re not a quality employer, so we struggle with recruiting.

“We have to cast a wide net,” he continues. “I’m not saying [the Hawaii trip] was or wasn’t successful, but we will look at this trip and see which are more fruitful than others.”

He adds, “You miss every shot you don’t take.”

The risk-reward factor is certainly something to consider. Sunnyvale took just one less person than SJPD’s contingent to Hawaii—10 total; eight sworn officers and two civilian staffers—but sustained a presence for more than three weeks. During this time, Sunnyvale officers cycled in and out to conduct written, oral and agility tests, initial psychological screenings and complete background checks. The trip took more than twice as long as San Jose’s effort, at a cost of $180,000 to $190,000, according to Deputy Chief Dayton Pang.

Another big difference, according to records obtained through a Public Records Act request, is planning: SJPD recruiters decided to attend the Hawaii trip based on a March 12 email from an outside source whose name was redacted from the email. SJPD did not clarify who sent this message less than two months prior to the job fairs. By comparison, Sunnyvale’s department says it began planning for its trip in December 2015.

Lt. Randol, who took over SJPD recruitment in December and Chief Garcia calls the “future of this police department,” says the trip to Hawaii can’t be fully judged until more follow-up is conducted. Unlike Sunnyvale, San Jose’s trip was just an introduction to a market that has a similarly high cost of living to Silicon Valley but a much lower median income.

“Now that we’ve gone out there we’ve established ourselves,” Randol says. However, she adds, there is no current plan for San Jose officers to return to Hawaii in the near future.

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on our use of firearms. I certainly would not like to see confrontations between armed citizens and our officers, who understandably would have a difficult time in a split-second decision discerning “good guy with a gun” or “bad guy with a gun.” Their jobs are difficult enough, I don't feel the need to add to that. And, obviously, the higher the caliber the more damage can be caused.

Would you feel safer if we armed our teachers and principals with guns?

Not necessarily. We feel our protocol of “Run, Hide, Defend (Fight)” is the best way to survive campus violence.

However, if strict policies and training were in place, I would not object to having a dialogue regarding access to a weapon if all reasonable means have failed and death or serious injury was imminent on a school campus.

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Last month, I had a long phone conversation with Chief Garcia while he was driving to a meeting.

We talked about issues involving the local department, but most of our discussion veered toward national issues: gun violence, the Black Lives Matter movement and the headlines of the previous weeks, as police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge were ambushed and killed.

Chief Garcia had some strong— and surprising—opinions on gun control, as well as the inability of lawmakers to enact meaningful change. Before we got off the phone, I realized how rare it is to have a candid conversation like this with law enforcement and asked Chief Garcia if he would be willing to go on the record about his views. He

immediately agreed. Below is an excerpt of an email Q&A. A longer version can be found online.

Do you think the average nonfelon should be able to own an assault rifle?

What are your thoughts on the 2nd Amendment?

My belief—and I realize this may not be popular—is that these weapons should be for military and police use only. This is a perfect question to go hand-in-hand with my response to question No. 1.

It’s a very important amendment, and obviously very polarizing.

I agree with the right to bear arms, but I equally believe in the limitations that have been placed by our courts. One aspect that I find interesting is that the 2nd Amendment was adopted in the late 1700s. I wonder if today’s modern weaponry were available then, if that amendment would look the same. I suspect not.

Do you think there are too many guns on American streets?

Absolutely.

Do police feel safer knowing that everyday citizens could be carrying a gun? Does the size of the gun matter? (no pun intended) Again, simply stated: No. There is so much training that we as officers go through. The technical aspects of the training (i.e. marksmanship and safety) are just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much we want our officers to rely on before using their weapons: de-escalation, CIT (Crisis Intervention Team training), etc.

And as well trained as we are, as seen nationally, there still remain questions

I believe the movement to be legitimate, but it needs to be used broadly or better defined. If the issue is the concern over police use of force, which is a valid point, then let's have that conversation.

However, if the issue is strictly that “Black Lives Matter” then we cannot have that conversation without also discussing the homicide rates in certain cities where black lives are lost at the hands of other black lives. I know that this movement isn’t trying to say that ONLY Black Lives Matter, but simply that Black Lives Matter ALSO. Finally, and I don't believe the responsible individuals looking for reform believe this, I strongly oppose any movement that disgraces the sacrifice of the men and women who wear the uniform and which advocates violence against law enforcement.

Is the status quo on gun control in this country acceptable?

Absolutely not. As I've stated, I do believe in the 2nd Amendment.

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Y THE TIME Hillary Mickell started the recipe sharing site Foodily, she’d been working in tech for quite some time. She’d held senior marketing positions at giants including Yahoo, where she climbed the ladder, balancing her career against having two kids. She received her share of offhand comments about how raising children would kill her career. She watched the man hired to fill in for her while she was on maternity leave cozy up to her boss, and wondered if, perhaps, her job was in jeopardy. Still, she thought the culture was fairly inclusive.

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The chief marketing officer was a woman, and the environment supported female leadership.

Mickell successfully split a senior director position in marketing with another woman, Andrea Cutright.

They shared one email address and split the week, each working two days alone and overlapping on Wednesday; they were so successful that in 2007 Flexperience named them among the “Top 25 Women Redefining Success.”

‘They’re not opting out because of this sort of notion of worklife balance.

They’re opting out because they don’t feel valued’ It wasn’t until Mickell set out to be an entrepreneur that she felt the heat of being female in Silicon Valley. First, a trusted advisor told her and Cutright, who joined Foodily, that the kind of job-sharing they had so successfully done before would send the wrong message to venture capitalists, who might think they were simply two women looking for a better work-life balance.

Then there was the time after finishing a much-praised presentation that a potential investor told her on the way out, “It’s a really good thing you ladies aren’t fat pitching a food startup!”

Mickell laughs about it now, but it’s a can-you-believe-that-shit laugh, and the sarcasm drips when she says, “He was being so complimentary! It was a compliment!”

Despite incidents where she felt the shadow her gender casts on her professional identity, it could

have been worse for Mickell. She would learn that after fielding a survey about discrimination against women in tech in Silicon Valley.

Of course, this kind of harassment is not unique to one profession or region. In advertising, Kevin Roberts, the chairman of agency Saatchi & Saatchi, resigned in disgrace after saying women hold fewer executive positions than men because they lack the “vertical ambition.” In journalism, during a conference at Boston University, revered journalist Gay Talese said no female journalists had ever inspired his work, because women aren’t interested in “un-educated” or “anti-social” subjects.

Tech is unique, though. Its informal and sociable culture can erode the professional walls people put up. Lines between professional and personal lives are often blurred by in-office kegs, company off-sites, happy hours, ping-pong games, ski trips, Burning Man and yoga workshops. When the expectations for professional standards of behavior begin to crumble, subtler forms of discrimination emerge.

By many accounts, it’s even worse in the hacker community, where this year at Defcon, the largest underground sector conference, a category in “Hacker Jeopardy” was “Dicks.” (The conference is no stranger to overt discrimination and harassment.)

While the problem is not contained to tech, it’s uncomfortably ironic in Silicon Valley, where “we kind of hold ourselves to this higher standard,” Mickell says on a balmy August afternoon at the trendy Hana Haus workspace cafe in Palo Alto’s former Varsity Theatre. “We think we’re the innovators, we’re the disruptors, we’re changing the world.”

Yet when it comes to the treatment of women in the workplace, it’s “the same behaviors that you see everywhere.”

Mickell has been spared the worst of these behaviors, but has friends who haven’t. She’s known Trae Vassallo for a decade—they were colleagues at Yahoo—and watched in 2015 as Vassallo testified in Ellen Pao’s case against Kleiner Perkins. In the suit, Pao, a former junior partner

at the venture firm, alleged she’d been passed over for promotion in favor of equally qualified men, and that after she ended an affair with junior partner Ajit Nazre, he retaliated against her. Vassallo, who was a junior partner at Kleiner at the same time, testified that she, too, had been subjected to unwanted sexual advances from Nazre.

These cases are often settled out of court, so the trial was somewhat of a rarity and all eyes were on it in Silicon Valley. When the jury ruled against Pao, Mickell and Vassallo hoped people would remember more about the case than its salacious aspects.

“We wanted there to be something more thoughtful, where, you know, people understood that there was an issue much larger than these sort of easily identifiable areas where, you know, women were experiencing some form of harassment or discrimination,” Mickell says.

She and Vassallo hoped to learn

what female technology executives were talking about after meetings or during happy hour, so she called on another former colleague, Michele Madansky, to help design a survey. Madansky has a Ph.D. in business and worked as the vice president of Global Market Research at Yahoo when Mickell was there.

The survey focused on five areas: feedback and promotion, inclusion, unconscious biases, motherhood, and harassment and safety. Four other women came on board during the design phase, and when the survey was ready they sent it to more than 200 women who had worked in Silicon Valley for at least a decade. Three in four respondents were older than 40 and had children; one in four were C-level executives; and one in five were founders or in venture capital.

The results were startling. There were blatant things: 60 percent of

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DUES OVERDUE Hillary Mickell (foreground) says men in tech have often told her they had no idea misogyny was an industry-wide problem.

women reported sexual harassment at work; 70 percent had been asked about family life, marital status or children in job interviews—a practice that is illegal. There were the decisions and sacrifices women made out of concern for their career, like the 50 percent of women surveyed who’d taken shorter maternity leaves. And then there were the stings and slights that added up over the course of a career to their feeling diminished and unappreciated: 80 percent of respondents had been told they were too aggressive, while nearly 90 percent had a client or colleague address questions to male peers that should have been addressed to them.

The women published the results online in a report called Elephant in the Valley, and shared them in an exclusive podcast with Recode in January. Dozens of outlets picked up the story, including TechCrunch,

Vogue, Forbes and Fortune. Soon, women working in tech and other industries began asking them to conduct surveys of their companies.

Even men reached out to say how astounded they were by the results.

“That’s so much a part of it, you know, that these very sort of forward-thinking, intelligent men have no idea,” Mickell says. “They don’t necessarily participate or contribute [to discrimination], but they see this and they’re like, ‘I had no idea, truly, had no idea.’”

Shortly after the survey nabbed headlines, Vassallo got an email from the organizers of South by Southwest, Austin’s annual music and tech festival, asking if she and Madansky would be interested in speaking at the conference. Madansky already had tickets, so she took a call with the organizers, thinking they might want them on a panel.

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Mickell did not attend, but, in addition to Madansky and Vassallo, speakers included two women in tech who focus on solutions to the problem: Laura Weidman Powers, co-founder and CEO of Code2040, an organization dedicated to getting more people of color in tech; and Megan Smith, the federal government’s chief technology officer under Obama and a former vice president of Google. The Elephant session will finally come to the valley as part of this year’s C2SV conference on Thursday, Oct. 6.

During the hour-long SXSW keynote before an audience of approximately 6,000, by Madansky’s count, they spoke about the challenges of getting girls and women into technology’s pipeline and then keeping them. Madansky noted that

when she took computer science as a freshman in college in 1984, women accounted for 35 percent of graduates in the field; now only 19 percent of computer science grads are female. The speakers attributed this drop-off, in part, to the lack of visible female role models in tech.

Although women, including Grace Hopper, who invented the first compiler of programming languages, and Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first recognized algorithm, have long helped to mold tech’s history, few make it into tech’s narrative.

“Why would I want to build my career in a place where I’m going to be the only, where I may be made to feel like a token?” Weidman Powers said of why few women and people of color pursue careers in tech.

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She suggested coding bootcamps as a way to funnel more women into these vacancies. However, she noted filling them and fighting discrimination with deep societal roots will take an industry-wide effort. And the potential solutions are as varied as the problems.

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Through her experiences with VMware and She Geeks Out, Jadczak has come to believe a solution lies in middle management.

“You also just can’t have an executive saying, ‘Make it so’ and then a middle manager not actually doing anything,” she says over the phone. Because middle managers do most of the hiring, they can make a concerted effort to recruit and retain more women.

Judy Wacker has been a programmer for a year and a half and hasn’t experienced any discrimination.

Nevertheless, she wants to get to a point where people are no longer surprised to hear a woman say she’s the engineer, not the executive assistant.

Wacker works at the Menlo Park startup Enjoy. She was their ninth engineer—and fourth female engineer.

“That ratio is sort of unheard of,” she chuckles. “It’s easier to do that with a small company because each woman you hire makes a larger difference. But I feel like because we have that, because we’ve set that sort of tone, the women that we interview feel more comfortable.”

When it comes to setting the right tone, venture capitalist Anarghya Vardhana argues that people should be more careful with their words.

A senior associate at Maveron, a venture capital firm that invests in consumer products, Vardhana is attentive to the way founders talk about C-level executives and engineers when she listens to pitches. “‘When I hire a VP of Engineering I want to make sure he knows these things and he does this,” she says. “And I’m like: ‘Why does it have to be a he?’ Even changing the language around— that is really important.”

Vardhana notices that people make the same assumptions about her. She’s worked in tech since she graduated from Stanford University in 2010—first at Google, then at several startups before shifting to the venture world. Because her name is fairly gender neutral she’s received emails addressed to “Dear Sirs” and “Hey Gentlemen.”

She gets a kick out of the visible surprise when the sender meets her in person. While she knows the

ambiguity of her name leads to that, she also believes people assume she’s a man because of the roles she’s held in tech and venture capital.

Even these subtle shifts will take thoughtful effort, but, of course, some believe attempts at gender parity are actually doing more harm than good. Lea Verou, a front-end developer, research assistant at MIT and sought-after speaker, wrote a blog post in 2013 criticizing overt attempts at gender equality in tech.

As she noted in the comments after the article, efforts need to be made to ensure sexism does not turn interested women away from a career in tech. However, Verou scoffed at the need for female-only spaces, or “‘girl geek’ bubbles.”

“I believe they cultivate the notion that women are these weak beings who find their male colleagues too intimidating,” she wrote. “As a woman, I find it insulting and patronizing.”

Jadczak has run across this opinion many times with She Geeks Out. She’s happy some women don’t feel they need female-only spaces, but she’s worked with plenty who do and who will continue to want them until the industry is “completely at parity.”

Elissa Shevinksy took the idea of female-only spaces a step farther in her book Lean Out, which encourages women to disengage with maledominated tech culture and create their own. She also labeled herself a #LadyBoss because it “embraces the idea of women being in charge,” as she told the New York Times in 2014. While that makes her feel empowered, it makes Wacker wonder if it’s “the best kind of publicity,” because it drives people to see women in tech as a curiosity rather than a fact of life. However, Wacker stops short of saying #LadyBoss is a bad thing.

“If she feels like she needs to do that then I’m not gonna say she’s wrong,” she says.

That attitude, which acknowledges that the coding bootcamps and women-only happy hours that feel safe to one woman will feel patronizing to another, recognizes these initiatives as incremental steps—but not the end goal—on the way to greater equality.

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HOT TICKET Damian Humbley and Teal Wicks star in ‘The Life of the Party,’ which had its U.S. premiere in Mountain View.

Broadway vet Andrew Lippa nails himself in ‘Life of the Party’

BY JEANIE K. SMITH

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HEN STAGING A revue that pays homage to a star in the musical theatre firmament, why not have that very personage actually in the show?

Such is the case with Life of the Party.

Currently showing at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, it’s a lively montage of the works of Andrew Lippa, starring Lippa himself. It’s a bold move, but it pays off in spades, as Lippa sings, dances and plays piano and ukulele to showcase his successful, and still unfolding, career.

In fact, the show wouldn’t work without Lippa—who could possibly play him? One presumes the production will live only as long as Lippa wants to do it. As such, Life of the Party presents a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with one of Broadway’s brightest stars. Tickets to this shortrunning show are sure to sell out fast.

Lippa opens the performance at the piano with a song called “Marshall Leven.” It tells of a first crush, which leads to his introduction to musical theatre and Stephen Sondheim. It’s sweet, it’s funny, and it presents the man behind the music—who, as it turns out—loves to entertain.

Lippa is soon joined by four musicians, including the show’s music director, William Liberatore, while

he explains what we’re about to experience: a romp through most of Lippa’s shows, from the obscure to the well-known, in a series of vignettes.

He’s also joined by a fine trio of performers—Damian Humbley, who appeared in the show’s original cast in London, as well as Sally Ann Triplett and Teal Wicks, both veterans of numerous Broadway and regional musicals. We leap right into Big Fish, Lippa's musical adaptation of Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel. Humbley takes the lead in “Be the Hero,” then duets with Wicks on “Time Stops.” Triplett becomes the mother for “I Don't Need a Roof,” and Humbley and Lippa duet on “Fight the Dragons.”

Sometimes they do just one number from a show, as when Wicks gives a comely rendition of “Live Out Loud” from A Little Princess; other times they do a cluster of hits, like four fabulous numbers from The Addams Family.

Lippa and Triplett are marvelous as Gomez and Morticia, Wicks is a

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delightfully wicked Wednesday, and Humbley a funny Fester. Choreography

by Lynne Page and Rebecca Howell stand out in this section. But the star is undeniably Lippa, who turns out to be witty, charming and endearing, in addition to his ample talents. His autobiographical commentary provides the glue between numbers and gives glimpses into the story of one man's career—and life—path.

It’s enjoyable to hear lesser-known works, such as the heart-breaking “Love Somebody Now,” rendered with finely tuned emotion by Triplett; or the surprising song from a not-so-shy Cinderella, delivered with glee by Wicks.

The second act showcases wonderful Triplett and Humbley duets from John & Jen, Lippa's very first musical. The Wild Party is Lippa's best-known and most-produced musical, so it’s fitting that we’re regaled with a selection of numbers, including “Life of the Party,” “Let Me Drown,” “An Old-Fashioned Love Story,” and “Poor Child.” The ensemble gives a most satisfying performance of these beautiful songs.

The show is brought home with a rousing series of numbers in rapid succession, including the inspiring “You Are Here,” from Lippa's oratorio, I Am Harvey Milk. The ending is touching, and brings us full circle, enjoying the man at his piano, doing what he loves.

The excellent ensemble brilliantly evokes both serious and comic moods, and all have fabulous voices: Humbley’s is smooth as silk, Wicks has a knockout Broadway belt, and Triplett can sell either quiet or comic with sass and aplomb.

Scenic design by Morgan Large creates an attractive variety of projections and backdrops that convey numerous settings. Tim Lutkin's lighting design is show-appropriate and dramatic, but relies heavily on stage fogging, which is distracting when thick. Large also excels as costume designer, generating multiple outfits for each performer.

Life of the Party is a thoroughly fun and fascinating evening of entertainment—a true treat for musical theatre fans.

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While the musical Jersey Boys has been a smash hit around the world, there’s still no substitute for the genuine article. Frankie Valli— the iconic 82-year-old singer from New Jersey—is still going strong, more than five decades after he first hit the charts with his group, The Four Seasons, whose story inspired the acclaimed Broadway show. Fans should have no problem remembering the words and singing along with favorites such as “Walk Like A Man,” “Sherry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What A Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” (SM)

A surprise dust storm forces a team of astronauts to evacuate the red planet in a hurry. In the ensuing chaos, one man is left behind and presumed dead. Luckily, that man is Matt Damon—or, more precisely, Mark Watney—an innovative and quick-witted biologist who must use his smarts to let NASA know he’s OK, grow potatoes, distil water from hydrazine candles and hack together all sorts of other solutions in order to stay alive long enough to be rescued.

Even if you know the outcome, the film will still be fun to watch under the stars in Redwood City’s Courthouse Square. (MH)

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EASY ZINE FEST AND ART SHOW Fri, 7pm, Free Social Policy, San Jose Ever since the advent of cheap, at-home printing and consumer photo-copying, zine making has been a popular and powerful form of self-expression. And even in a world where Tumblr and Wordpress make blogging easy, zines retain a kind of cachet the web can’t match.. Just about anything can be written or drawn up for a zine—from silly little cartoons to seething political screeds.

The Easy Zine Fest provides an outlet for zine enthusiasts to buy or trade their DIY publications.

Comics by Saoirse Alesandro and collages by Rick Oseguera will also be on display as part of this South First Friday event. (ST)

BLASTERJAXX Fri, 10pm, $20-$25 Pure Lounge, Sunnyvale Long before Skrillex and Diplo blew up in the U.S., the Northern Europeans were cranking out electronic bangers. Dutch electronic duo Blasterjaxx are known for their many collaborations with EDM producers like David Guetta, Hardwell and Afrojack, to name a few. Their remix of Tiesto’s “United” became the official anthem of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, and their single “Faith” was a huge hit in the Netherlands and Sweden. In 2015, they cracked the top 20 in DJ Magazine’s top 100 DJ list. (ST)

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER Fri, 7:30pm, $25-$79.95 Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View The boys of 5 Seconds of Summer came up fast—moving from YouTube stars to providing direct support for One Direction and even landing on the cover of Rolling Stone. Their 2014 self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and peaked at No. 1 in 13 countries. Unlike other contemporary boy bands, such as The Jonas Brothers, 5 Seconds have cultivated a bad-boy image— posing naked on the cover of Rolling Stone and boasting about casually hooking up with fans on the road.

The band is on tour once again in support of their second LP, Sounds Live Feels Live. (ST)

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COUNTING CROWS & ROB THOMAS

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD Sep 10 at SAP Center

PROPHETS OF RAGE

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MANÁ

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DRAKE & FUTURE

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THE HEAVY

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BLINK-182

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PENTATONIX

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The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 had an immense impact on America, and repercussions of that fateful day can still be felt throughout the country. In 2010, a wave of demonstrations known as “The Arab Spring swept through the Middle East. Two plays focus on these pivotal moments in history— giving audiences a glimpse into the lives of ordinary citizens impacted by the revolutionary forces surrounding them. In The Guys, the relationship between a journalist and a New York City Fire Department captain is explored.

Veils follows Intisar, an African American Muslim student and her roommate Samar as their political and cultural differences collide. (ST)

With the success of Netflix’s Stranger Things (itself an echo of 2010 experimental film Beyond the Black Rainbow), it’s clear: synthesizers are definitely back in style, and dream pop duo Starover Blue are here to give listeners a synth fix. Though they now hail from Portland, the band started out in San Jose. After posting an open letter about leaving home, they relocated to the Northwest, where the rain and mist have clearly crept into their sound. Opening the show is San Jose power-pop group The Albert Square, whose last record was released on New York-based, pay-what-you-want label Quote Unquote Records. (MH)

Heirs apparent to U2 and The Police, Coldplay are easily one of the biggest rock bands in the world. And they’re coming to one of the biggest, most technologically advanced stadiums in the U.S. on their current world tour. The British band’s seventh full-length album, A Head Full of Dreams, features collaborations with Beyoncé and Oasis co-founder Noel Gallagher, and is the first since the band’s lead singer Chris Martin engaged in a “conscious uncoupling” with his longtime former wife, movie star Gwyneth Paltrow. Despite A Head Full of Dreams’ tepid reviews from music critics, this is Coldplay we’re talking about here, and the show is sure to be packed with hit after megahit. (NV)

*sun MINI MAKER FAIRE Sun, 10am-6pm, $3-$15 History San Jose Nowadays just about anything you need can be easily obtained— whether you go to a store or purchase it online. Yet there exists a community of tinkers who prefer create their own goods from scratch. Members of the maker movement—from computer hackers to traditional artisans—rely on their knowledge and hands to produce new things or turn obsolete items into useful objects. In the past, makers worked alone on their inventions and modifications, but today there are fairs that celebrate their innovations, which allow them to unite and share. (ST)

JETHRO TULL

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Free Shrugs TAKE IT ALL WITH YOU Black Rock City is a lot like any other city—full of amazing wonders and total douches.

Burning Man: exquisite beauty and the banality of the bro

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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HE BURNING MAN festival, in the remote Black Rock Desert in northeastern Nevada, is viewed as shorthand slur for everything that’s obnoxious about New Agers.

It’s also seen as a unicorn ranch, a social-sexual paradise where even the lowliest bro can find love.

“It can be an erotically-charged environment” warns the Burning Man Survival Guide. A corrective definition, from the side of the brewers’ encampment RV, where volunteers poured very good ale for free: “Burning Man: It’s Just Fucking Camping.” Take caution when quoting a bar motto describing a town. Drinkers are like the cat in the Kipling story: all places are the same to them.

Black Rock City is a gorgeous chimera, a hallucination woven from ball bungies, duct tape, and propane. The repeated rules of

self-reliance, of decommodification, of maybe getting your pretty face out of your iPhone for about five minutes—these are applied to a 70,000-plus population that contains a healthy amount of douches. Friction as well as ferment builds a metropolis. I never felt I was out of a city, but that’s OK—I like cities. For every 100 “Free Hugs” signs, there were at least five people offering “Free shrugs.”

One shrugs at worries of corporate pollution of an idealistic event, citing the private planes at the temporary airport, the pre-fab camps built by day laborers, and “rock-star” Winnebagos. Where, exactly, do you go on caravanserai these days without running into wealthy world-ruiners?

The alkali dust tends to blanch

people’s glamor. It blows in at severe speeds and tremendous volume.

Goggled and masked, we trudged— playa-brained—to try to figure out where we were going next.

Was the cocktail party at F and 4.50 at 4pm, or F and 4th at 4:50 pm? The only other person who’d braved the second-worst storm of the week was an apple farmer from southern Illinois. She apologized because she’d already given away all the dried apples she’d brought to share. Blown back to our camp, we watched the winds trying to rip the tarps right off the steel frame. The wind is so fierce you use three-foot rebars pounded into the dry mud in place of tent stakes. Despite all this wind-sweeping, the Burners make a ceaseless effort to make sure the playa is empty and clean when the fest is over. The many stringently enforced rules of cleanup include not leaving anything behind, even something as relatively clean as spilled dishwater.

The sparsely-occupied playa of 1995 and the vast, noisy Black Rock City of 2015 are two different stages in the life of a city, and I was lucky enough to see both. The one constant is the mountains and the million-acre beach, dominating the camps, the jeweled lights, the art, and the infernal machines. The burn itself is a pyrotechnical stunner, but the day before he goes up in smoke, a temple is immolated. This monument to the deceased contains messages and photos to those who have gone away. One of the saddest places imaginable, it’s visited by bareassed mourners. Eros and Thanatos share the bedclothes. Not so far away from it is a telephone booth where you can talk to God. He has a Scandinavian accent, naturally, and He handles the “Why did you give my mother cancer” question deftly: “Death is a hard lesson to learn and a hard lesson to teach.”

In this city, there is room for solitude. Underneath Orion, beneath cold stars on a very cold night, I walked past miles of silent huts, illuminated with battery-powered Christmas lights, listening to the bicycles rattling in the dark as I headed for the edge of town. It’s a walk I’d compare—for pleasure, for strangeness, for potential deathbed recollection—to any post-midnight walk in NYC, Vegas or Paris.

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A Grand Apology OVERSHADOWED Early filmmaker D.W. Griffith pioneered cinematic techniques, such as drawing the viewer’s eye to a single person in a crowded frame.

‘Intolerance’: D.W. Griffith’s landmark film turns 100

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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ATE PARKER’S Birth of a Nation, opening in October but already a cinch for the Oscars, will draw attendees who certainly won’t decode the title’s reference. Parker’s story of the American avenger Nat Turner appropriates the title of D.W. Griffith’s 1915 Civil War epic.

Birth of a Nation was cinema’s first blockbuster. Even in 1915, there were those who objected to Griffith’s vile racism, his use of a

rape threat in a scene between an actor wearing blackface and a white Southern belle. If crowds mobbed this epic, there were sizable public protests, and cities that banned it outright. Birth of a Nation celebrated the Ku Klux Klan. The film’s success legitimized those Christian conservative terrorists, who came to political ascendency in the 1920s.

And yet the audacity and technical mastery demonstrated

by Griffith and his cameraman Billy Bitzer are thrilling. The collaborators pioneered the art of direction: pointing an audience’s attention to a single element in a crowded frame; winging them to several locations; giving them a sense of God’s-eye scope. It’s almost

enough to overcome the stink of the material.

This shadow over Griffith may be the reason why the Sept. 5 centennial of Griffith’s ambitious follow-up, Intolerance (1916), seems so little marked. Here was a multi-planed story of four chapters in world history, demonstrating the ruin caused by the human inability to tolerate differences. This epic pioneered dozens of cinematic innovations, from false eyelashes to the crane shot. It was executed with a camera that was little more than a wooden box and filmed mostly in natural light.

“A Sun-Play of The Ages,” Griffith called this solar-powered masterpiece.

It brackets the tales of Jesus’ Palestine, a 1916 labor rebellion, the fall of Babylon, and the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. It’s a mammoth epic, alive with sudden adroit surprises, such as the quite wrenching story of a self-sacrificing Babylonian woman

warrior (Constance Talmadge).

The vast canvas is held together by sequences of a Mother (Lillian Gish) rocking her baby throughout the ages, as the Three Fates watch in the murk behind her. Griffith kept this massive project in his head, without a script.

Intolerance was thought of as Griffith’s apology for the racism of Birth.

Actress Gish’s memoir argues against that point. In her view, Griffith had nothing to apologize for. She thought the “Intolerance” of the title referred to the intolerance of those who misunderstood Birth in 1915 as a racist film.

When celebrating epics mutilated by the businessmen, from Greed to The Magnificent Ambersons, historians remember Intolerance as a victim of the cutting room. Griffith had to slice his 8-hour film down to 2½ hours. No wonder audiences of a century ago were sometimes confused.

Intolerance was not a blockbuster.

Its $1.9 million cost bankrupted Griffith, a budget that included the price of the 300-foot Ishtar Gate set. This epic set is honored today in a small replica in a shopping center near the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. It’s a few blocks away from the residential hotel where Griffith died, an early casualty of cinematic obsolescence.

Orson Welles said of Intolerance that “parts were dusty even at the time, parts of it would be fresh tomorrow.” Birth of a Nation 2016 has its own Victorian dust, including a final vision of an angel that would have surely have choked up Griffith.

Parker, nobly trying to reboot cinema from its racist roots, now has his own scandal regarding a date-rape case in his past. As a cineaste friend observes, “Same title: one racist, one rapist.”

If Intolerance is sometimes quaint, it reminds one of what cinema might do at its most ideal. Griffith’s hopes for the movies are still stirring: “We have gone beyond Babel, beyond words. We have found a universal language, a power that can make men brothers and end war forever.”

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Homegrown HEARTBREAKER Iamsu! is one of many talented artists sharing the stage at the first-ever Cukui Music Festival.

The inaugural Cukui Music Festival takes over Great America

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FTER WORKING FOR years with the Island Reggae Festival, hosted annually at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, the San Josebased streetwear brand Cukui is going solo to bring the South Bay a music festival that boasts a number of big names in reggae, hiphop and Latin rock.

With a storefront in Japantown, Cukui’s aesthetic has always straddled Chicano and Pacific Islander cultures, and their debut music festival clearly reflects those influences. The Cukui Music Festival, which pops off Sep. 3

at Great America, gives ticketholders a bill featuring a number of local and national acts—plus access to the amusement park for the day. Make sure not to be standing in line for Drop Tower when these acts take the stage.

J Boog As a Samoan-American living in Long Beach, J Boog knows a thing or two about life on the sand. It makes sense, then, that he is one of the biggest voices in island music these days. Taking in everything from the dreamy vocals of Iz, to the fast-spitting style of Jamaican dancehall, Boog mixes up all orders of breezy sounds into a potent tropical cocktail that goes down smooth.

Take his 2011 hit, “Let’s Do It Again,” which brings the laidback, soulful sounds of Hawaii to the club, with a

mellow reggae verse that gives way to a rhythmic dancehall pre-chorus, before settling right back into the sincere and sweetly lilting hook: “Nice to know you/let’s do it again.” The line is so infectious, Guamanian singer Pia Mia used it in her own song, “Do It Again,” which features both Tyga and Chris Brown. Pia Mia’s version might have over 65 million plays on YouTube, but it all started with J Boog.

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After a number of notable features on tracks by Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, and YG, Iamsu! has been making a strong case for his own material.

The Richmond-bred rapper has nine mixtapes to his name and just dropped his second proper release of 2016, 6 Speed. It’s the emcee’s third official album, and it finds the HBK member sounding confident—even at his most introspective. In an era where reflective rappers like Drake, Chance and Future are all commanding huge audiences, Iamsu! is poised to be one

With more than a decade of musicmaking under their belt, Ozomatli are the highest-profile artist at Cukui.

Since their start in 1995, Ozomatli have been stretching the confines of Latin rock as much as possible, bringing in elements the Americas and beyond.

They’ve appeared on an episode of Sex and the City, composed music for video games and performed for President Barack Obama. Reggae has always been a fundamental building block in the Ozomatli sound, which means they’ll blend well with the other artists at the festival. But few musical influences have been off the table during their accomplished career. Previous iterations of the group have even included rappers like Jurassic 5’s Chali 2na, Tre Hardson from the Pharcyde, and the renowned turntablist, Cut Chemist.

Rey Res Rey Resurreccion is one of San Jose’s hardest hustling rappers and producers. Working out of his studio in Japantown, he’s made beats for the Living Legends, Zion I and members of Hieroglyphics. His 2015 ode to San Jose, Heart of the City, features a number of collaborations with well-loved local turntablist Cutso (who is performing a DJ set at Cukui) and showcases his trademark melding of the California g-funk sound, OutKast, and backpack hip-hop, like Hiero and De La Soul.

“The Story,” from Heart of the City, tells his parents’ experiences as Filipino immigrants in 1970s. The standout track highlights both his narrative skills as a rapper, and his wide-ranging ear as a beat-maker, as it features a sample from the Jackson 5’s “I Wanna Be Where You Are” laid over the top of a serpentine harpsichord line.

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Every Wed, 9pm: The Cypher, feat. Hip-hop, Jungle, Soul, Reggae, Dubstep, Trap, BreakBeat, House and more.

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BRANHAM LOUNGE

Every Fri, 10pm: Quality Control (indie, rock and hip hop). Every Sun, 10pm: Sunday Mass w/Rev. Sean Blak. Every Mon: Mad Mondays Industry Night with DJ Sean Blak. Every Tue, 10pm: Irie Nights w/DJ Hi Grade and Friends. San Jose.

GAME NIGHT MONDAYS BEER PONG • CARD GAMES BOARD GAMES • MARIO KART TOURNEY

DJ & Live Music on Weekends Pool & Darts

Every Thu: DJ Maniakal. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN

Every Thu: DJ Benofficial.

Every Fri: Every Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jose.

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THE CARAVAN

Every Tue: DJ Music (goth, industrial, ’80s). San Jose.

CARDIFF LOUNGE

Every Tue, 10pm: Resident DJ Gabriel Black presents Beat Culture. Every Wed, 10pm: Rubber Soul w/Wen Davis, Nappy, Cutso, and Golden PUB DATE: Child (Hip-Hop). Every Thu, 00/00/15 10pm: Roger Morehouse Presents Foxy Thursdays.

Campbell.

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C&J’S SPORTS BAR

Every Wed, 10pm: College Night DJ. Every Thurs, 10pm: Karaoke. Every Fri & Sat: Live Music or DJ. Santa Clara.

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NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE Every Thu, 9:30pm: DJ night w/DJ BenOfficial & DJ Vex. Every Fri and Sun, 9:30pm: Karaoke w/DJ NoWrath.

Santa Clara.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Every Wed: J.C. Jam. Los Gatos.

Every Mon: Live Music Jam with Kimberley’s Band. Every Wed: Live Music Jam Funk.

Every Thu: Jam Funk with Vicious Groove. Sunnyvale.

Wed, Aug 31-Tue, Sep 5, 7pm: Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. (times will vary).

San Jose.

WOODHAMS LOUNGE First and Second Fri, 9:30pm: Live PRO Jam. Third and Fourth Fri: Live bands. Santa Clara.

Jazz/Blues/ World AGAVE Every Thu: Banda La Unica.

Every Fri, 6:30pm: Mariachi Mariachismo, 9:30pm: DJ Norman. Every Sat: Las Mejores Bandas De La Bahia.

Every Sun: 4pm-8pm: Edith Del Sol. San Jose.

AGENDA LOUNGE Every Wed, 8pm: Salsa. Every Thu, 9pm: Banda Night. Every Sun: Reggae Night. San Jose.

Tue Sep 6, 7:15pm: Maryann SFARZO with the Taylor Street Stop. Redwood City.

Fri, Sep 2, 8pm: Steve Siacotos. Sat, Sep 3, 8pm: Randy Suaro. Saratoga.

ART BOUTIKI

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BLUE NOTE LOUNGE

Every Mon: Gangster rap, rock, metal with Ben B and Sean Blak. Every Tues: Hip Hop, EDM with Sean Blak and guests.

Every Wed: Ben B and DJ Test.

San Jose.

Blue Rock Showcase. Every Sat: Live Featured Show.

Every Sun: Jazz & Blues Jam. Saratoga.

CAFE STRITCH Every Wed: Wax Wednesday: All Vinyl DJ Sets. Every Sunday, 7pm, The Eulipions Jazz Jam Session. San Jose.

CAFFE FRASCATI Every Tue, 7pm: Open Mic Night. Every Wed, 7:30pm: Commedia Comedy Night.

First Saturday of the Month, 8pm: Kavanaugh Brothers Celtic Experience. San Jose.

THE QUARTER NOTE

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Most Fri/Sat: Live Music.

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San Jose.

CAFE PINK HOUSE Every Sat, 2pm-3:30pm: Saturday Coffee Time Music.

CASCAL Every Fri & Sat: Live Music.

Mountain View.

THE CATS Every Sun: Joe Ferrara (jazz).

Los Gatos.

CHARLEY'S LG Every Thu: Karaoke Night.

Every Fri: Live Music. Los Gatos.

CLUB FOX Every Wed: Club Fox Blues Jam. Every Fri: Salsa Spot.

Redwood City.

DANA STREET COFFEE Every 2nd Mon, 7pm: Ukulele Jam. Mountain View.

HEDLEY CLUB AT HOTEL DE ANZA Every 1st and 3rd Wed: Jazz Jam. San Jose.

HUKILAU Fri-Sat, 8pm: Hawaiian music.

JJ’S BLUES Every Tue: MikeB Interactive Jam. Wed-Sun: Live Music.

Every Fri: Latin Rock Nights.

San Jose.

LOUISIANA BISTRO Every Thu, 7pm: Yellow Bulb Sessions. San Jose.

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Sunnyvale.

Every Tue, 7pm: Open mic.

Every Wed, 7:30pm: Commedia Comedy Night. San Jose.

Fri, 9pm, Sat, 7pm and 9:15pm: Comedy Sportz. San Jose.

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Every Wed: The Caravan Lounge Comedy Show with host Mr. Walker. San Jose.

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San Jose.

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Every Wed: Blues & Brews w/ Sid Morris & Ron Thompson.

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Every Tue, 7:30pm: Irish music.

Fourth Sat, 10pm: Latin Party Night. Mountain View.

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Thu, Sep 1, 8pm, Fri, Sep 2, 7:30pm and 9:45pm, Sat, Sep 3, 7pm and 9:15pm: Steve Byrne.

San Jose.

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Mon-Fri, 5:30pm-9pm: Open Mic. San Jose.

BOGART’S LOUNGE

Wed, 9pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BOULEVARD TAVERN

Every Thu, 9pm: Karaoke w/ Tony. Los Gatos.

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN

Every Wed, 10pm: Karaoke w/ DJ Hank. San Jose.

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San Jose.

Sun: Sunday Fun Day Karaoke with KJ Matt. Mon: Mandatory Monday Karaoke with KJ Nik. San Jose.

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Tue, 6pm: Open mic. San Jose.

Thu: 9:30pm: Karaoke with DJ Izzy. Los Gatos.

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Tue, 9pm: Karaoke with DJ Rob. Santa Clara.

Every third Sat, 8pm: Comedians at Red Rock.

Mountain View.

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Fri-Sat, 8pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

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Wed, 9:30pm: Karaoke with DJ Adam. San Jose.

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Tue-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Sun, 4pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

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SAM’S BBQ

Wed, Aug 31: Matt & George and Their Pleasant Valley Boys.

San Jose.

Open Mic/ Comedy ANGELICA’S BISTRO

Every Tue, 7:30pm: Open Mic Tuesdays. Redwood City.

BACK BAR

Every Wed, 9pm: Open mic.

San Jose.

BLUE ROCK SHOOT

Thu, 7pm: Thursday night open mic. San Jose.

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Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke.

San Jose.

THE BEARS

Fri, 9pm: Karaoke w/DJ Rob. San Jose.

THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE Fri-Sat, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Willow Glen.

THE HUDDLE

Wed-Thu and Sun, 9pm: Karaoke. Fremont.

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Fri and Sat, 9pm: Karaoke Friday Nights. Santa Clara.

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Fri: Karaoke Fridays. Sunnyvale.

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Tue, 8pm: Karaoke. Cupertino.

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Thu, 9:30pm: Karaoke with DJ Izzy. Sunnyvale.

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TURN UP The idea behind the A.M.P. (Arts & Music Program) is to help local creative kids turn their potential to 11.

Youth Amplified A NEW PROGRAM intended to aid South Bay youth in creative endeavors kicks off Labor Day weekend in San Jose. A.M.P. (or, Arts & Music Program) offers free art and music workshops for anyone ages 13A.M.P. 21. Hosted by the Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy on Story Road, the program has been organized by one of San Jose’s most active grassroots groups: Think & Die Thinking.

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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH Games and fun will start at 5pm with music running 7-11pm on our two outdoor stages.

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES. The SJ Sharks, Frenzy & the SJ Barracuda, History of San Jose, and even the Mayor will be joining us throughout the celebration.

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“The aim of A.M.P. is to provide free art services and materials to youth, specifically youth of color, queer youth and youth from low-income backgrounds,” says program director Bean Tupou, a local musician and organizer with Think & Die Thinking. The program will give artistically inclined youth an opportunity to try new forms of expression, hone existing skills and learn from the community.

“We want to put all these tools, resources and ideas that youth might not have access to at home or in school in one place, so that they have a chance to experiment and figure out what they’re good at, what they’re drawn to, what they want to learn more about,” says co-organizer Jenna Marx, another local musician and a regular volunteer with the Bay Area Girls Rock Camp.

The volunteer-run program will be a mixture of scheduled classes and social opportunity, creating an environment that is flexible enough for participants to follow what inspires them, while learning from a large amount of the South Bay’s artistic community. Possible subjects include instrument instruction, screen-printing, singing, dance, writing workshops and physical art.

“It was a natural step for us to work with A.M.P.” says Charles Fowler, RCLA’s vice principal, describing the school’s goals in bringing up community-minded and creatively empowered students. “We want to open up a space for kids to actually be free and use music as an outlet.”

In 2014 Fowler was voted Teacher of the Year—first by his peers, then by his school district, and finally by the San Jose Chamber of Commerce. He attributes his survival to finding music as a youth.

“I used to go to punk and hardcore shows in high school,” he says. “Coming up from a family where both my parents were drug addicts, raised by my grandmother, I wasn’t supposed to make it. Music saved my life.”

For more information on A.M.P., or to donate or volunteer, visit thinkanddiethinking.org. —Mike Huguenor

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Tue, 9pm: Karaoke with TJ The DJ. Sunnyvale.

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San Jose.

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Nightly Karaoke, 9pm-1:30am.

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Nightly, 7pm: DJ and dancing.

Cupertino.

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Thu: DJ Benofficial. Fri: DJ Radio Raheem. Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jose.

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Thu, 10pm: Dancing w/DJ VexOne & DJ Benofficial. FriSat, 10pm: DJ NoWrath. Santa Clara.

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I’m a woman in my late 20s. Guys don’t have car crashes looking at me, but I am pretty and have a nice boyfriend. I have three drop-dead gorgeous girlfriends who are perpetually single, but not by choice. I realized that they all do two things: complain that things never work out with a guy and constantly post stunning selfies on Facebook. One takes a daily pic in her car, showing how hot she looks. When I mentioned this to my boyfriend, he said guys want a hot girlfriend but they don’t want one who does that. Please explain.—Wondering Sure, getting other people to like you starts with liking yourself—just not to the point where you’re dozing off in front of the mirror.

Selfie posting, not surprisingly, has been associated with narcissism—being a self-absorbed, self-important user with a lack of empathy and a sucking need for admiration. But consider that there are nuances to what sort of person posts selfies and why. There are those who post selfies in keeping with their interests—like “here’s today’s outfit!” (because they’re into fashion) or “here I am about to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel” (because they are into adventure travel and are also kind of an idiot).

Though these “stuff I like!” shots include a picture of the person, they’re ultimately about some hobby or interest they have. And then there’s the person—like these women you mention—who simply posts endless

vanity shots, like “it’s Monday, and I’m still alive, and aren’t I pretty? #WeAllHaveOurCrossToBear” Clinical psychologist Christopher T. Barry and his colleagues found that posting a lot of “physical appearance selfies” is associated with a subtype of narcissism, “vulnerable narcissism.”

Vulnerable narcissism involves selfworth that’s “highly contingent” on what others think, “hypervigilance” about rejection, and a tendency to manufacture a facade to protect against rejection. (“Grandiose narcissism” is the louder, more domineering subtype most of us think of as narcissism.)

Yes, like ice cream and medical marijuana, narcissism comes in different flavors. Chances are, guys who want more than a hookup or arm candy see a slew of “Worship me!” selfies as a generic sign of narcissism—and a big flashing danger sign telling them to look elsewhere.

I was a married man for a long time, but about a year ago, after grieving my divorce, I got into friends-with-benefits things with two different women.

(Neither knows about the other.) We like each other, but we don’t call or text regularly or discuss whether we’re seeing anybody else. Well, last month, I met this great woman and felt a real romantic connection. We haven’t slept together because I want to end these FWB things first. My question is: How do I do that? What does a woman who isn’t a girlfriend but has been having semiregular sex with a man want to hear that will not hurt her?—Concerned The really terrible breakups are those where the other party just won’t let go—like when the gym chain or cable company makes you talk with three “retention specialists.”

However, most helpfully, Paul Mongeau, who researches communication in relationships, finds that there are three different levels of friends-with-benefits relationships: “true friends,” “network opportunism,” and “just sex.” “True friends” mean something to each other. They know and care about each other and also have sex. “Network opportunists” are a step down from true friends. They’re people in the same social group (or “network”) who aren’t really friends but are friendly enough to go home together if neither meets anybody better at the bar. And lowest on the FWB

ladder is what you have—the “just sex” thing. The just sex-ers don’t hate each other or anything, but, as the researchers explain, for them, the “friend” in FWB “is a misnomer.” They’re in each other’s life for one reason: to be sexual grout.

It bodes well for the woman you want that you care so much about being kind to the women you don’t.

But consider that you probably have deeper and more frequent conversations with the guy who makes your burrito at Chipotle. So, for these women, losing their “just sex” man will be inconvenient and annoying but probably not as heartbreaking as needing to find a new plumber. Just politely inform them that you have to end it because you’ve started seeing somebody (and not just for 45 minutes at 1 in the morning).

©2015, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 550 S. First St., San Jose, CA 95113, or email adviceamy@aol.com.

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LEGALS & PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE: CASE NO. 1-16-PR-177748 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the undersigned, as Administrator of the Estate of JUDITH CATHRYN BARES, aka JUDITH C. BARES, intends to sell at private sale, to the highest net bidder, all of the estate’s right, title and interest in and to certain real property located in the City of Santa Clara, County of Santa Clara, State of California, which property is more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference. The sale shall be subject to confirmation by the above-entitled court. Bids for property are hereby invited. All bids must be on the bid forms provided by the undersigned at the Office of the Public Guardian, 333 W. Julian Street, 4th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110, or to Salomon Properties, Inc., 1075 Space Park Way #158, Mountain View, CA 94043. All bids must be accompanied by a ten (10) percent deposit, with the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash upon close of escrow. The full terms of the sale are contained in the bid form. All bids will be opened at the Office of the Public administrator at 2:00 p.m., or thereafter as allowed by law. The subject property is commonly known as 52 Claremont Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051 and shall be sold “as is.” The undersigned reserves the right to reject any and all bids prior to entry of a court order confirming a sale. For additional information and bid forms, apply at the office of Salomon Properties, Inc., 1075 Space Park Way #158, Mountain View, CA 94043, Attn: Mara Salomon, (650) 716-6143.JAMES J. RAMONIPublic Administrator of the County ofSanta Clara, PetitionerJAMES R. WILLIAMS, Acting County CounselMARK A. GONZALEZ, Lead Deputy CounselAttorneys for James J. Ramoni, Public Administratorof the County of Santa Clara(Pub CC 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #619724 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Hip Joint, 1026 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95125, Joanne Coppolino, 912 South 10 Street, San Jose, CA, 95112.

This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/1/16.Refile of previous file #617863 sue to publication requirement not met on previous filing. /s/Joanne CoppolinoThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 7/05/2016. (pub Metro 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2016)

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE: CASE NO. 1-16-PR-178294 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., the undersigned, as Administrator of the Estate of Betty Jean Drury, intends to sell at private sale, to the highest net bidder, all of the estate’s right, title and interest in and to certain real property located in the City of Santa Clara, County of Santa Clara, State of California, which property is more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference. The sale shall be subject to confirmation by the above-entitled court. Bids for property are hereby invited. All bids must be on the bid forms provided by the undersigned at the Office of the Public Guardian, 333 W. Julian Street, 4th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110, or to Salomon Properties, Inc., 1075 Space Park Way #158, Mountain View, CA 94043. All bids must be accompanied by a ten (10) percent deposit, with the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash upon close of escrow. The full terms of the sale are contained in the bid form. All bids will be opened at the Office of the Public administrator at 2:00 p.m., or thereafter as allowed by law.

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The undersigned reserves the right to reject any and all bids prior to entry of a court order confirming a sale. For additional information and bid forms, apply at the office of Alain Pinel Realtors, 750 University Avenue, Suite 150, Los Gatos, CA, 95032. JAMES J. RAMONI Public Administrator of the County of Santa Clara, Petitioner JAMES R. WILLIAMS, Acting County Counsel MARK A. GONZALEZ, Lead Deputy Counsel Attorneys for James J. Ramoni, Public Administrator of the County of Santa Clara(Pub CC 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #620045 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MZ Painting & Services, 2980 Huff Ave., #2, San Jose, CA, 95128, Jose R. Zarazua, Samuel Munoz Granodos, 1450 Ontario Ln., #A, Campbell, CA, 95008. This business is conducted by an general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 8/2/2016./s/Jose R. ZarazuaThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/02/2016. (pub Metro 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2016)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #620250 The following person(s) / entity (ies) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Arc Services And Referral Agency, 1690 Civic Center Drive #Unit 502, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Eileen Curran. Filed in Santa Clara County on 10/21/2011 under file #557357This business was conducted by an individual/s/Eileen CurranThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/16/2015.(pub Metro 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/07/2016)

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This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 8/10/16. /s/Quoc Anh Dai Nguyen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/10/2016. (pub Metro 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/07/2016)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #620145 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lost Horizon, 455 Meridian Ave., San Jose, CA, 95126, Paramount Imports, Inc. This business is conducted by a corporation.Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 9/12/02.Refile of previous file #415180 after 40 days of expiration date.Above entity was formed in the state California/s/Stacy SargentPresident#1094646This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/04/2016. (pub Metro 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/07/2016)

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Truth decay is in its early stages. If you take action soon, you can prevent a full-scale decomposition. But be forewarned: Things could get messy, especially if you intervene with the relentless candor and clarity that will be required for medicinal purification. So what do you think? Are you up for the struggle? I understand if you’re not. I’ll forgive you if you simply flee. But if you decide to work your cagey magic, here are some tips.

1. Compile your evidence with rigor. 2. As much as is humanly possible, put aside rancor. Root your efforts in compassionate objectivity. 3. Even as you dig around in the unsightly facts, cherish the beautiful truths you’d like to replace them with.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you willing to

lose at least some of your inhibitions? Are you curious to find out what it feels like to cavort like a wise wild child? If you want to fully cooperate with life’s plans, you will need to consider those courses of action. I am hoping that you’ll accept the dare, of course. I suspect you will thrive as you explore the pleasures of playful audacity and whimsical courage and effervescent experiments. So be blithe, Taurus! Be exuberant! Be open to the hypothesis that opening to jaunty and jovial possibilities is the single most intelligent thing you can do right now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What’s the current

status of your relationship with your feet? Have you been cultivating and cherishing your connection with the earth below you? The reason I ask, Gemini, is that right now it’s especially important for you to enjoy intimacy with gravity, roots, and foundations.

Whatever leads you down and deeper will be a source of good fortune. Feeling grounded will provide you with an aptitude for practical magic. Consider the possibilities of going barefoot, getting a foot massage, or buying a new shoes that are both beautiful and comfortable.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A woman in the final stages of giving birth may experience acute discomfort. But once her infant spills out into the world, her distress can transform into bliss. I don’t foresee quite so dramatic a shift for you, Cancerian.

But the transition you undergo could have similar elements: from uncertainty to grace; from agitation to relief; from constriction to spaciousness. To take maximum advantage of this blessing, don’t hold onto the state you’re leaving behind—or the feelings it aroused in you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In one of my dreams last night, a Leo sensualist I know advised me to take smart pills and eat an entire chocolate cheesecake before writing my next Leo horoscope. In another dream, my Leo friend Erica suggested that I compose your horoscope while attending an orgy where all the participants were brilliant physicists, musicians, and poets. In a third dream, my old teacher Rudolf (also a Leo) said I should create the Leo horoscope as I sunbathed on a beach in Maui while being massaged by two sexy geniuses. Here’s how I interpret my dreams: In the coming days, you can literally increase your intelligence by indulging in luxurious comforts and sensory delights.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Play a joke on your

nervous anxiety. Leap off the ground or whirl in a circle five times as you shout, “I am made of love!”

Learn the words and melody to a new song that lifts your mood whenever you sing it. Visualize yourself going on an adventure that will amplify your courage and surprise your heart. Make a bold promise to yourself, and acquire an evocative object that will symbolize your intention to fulfill that promise. Ask yourself a soul-shaking question you haven’t been wise enough to investigate before now. Go to a wideopen space, spread your arms out in a greeting to the sky, and pray for a vision of your next big goal.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Illuminati do not

want you to receive the prophecy I have prepared for you. Nor do the Overlords of the New World Order, the Church of the SubGenius, the Fake God that masquerades as the Real God, or the nagging little voice in the back of your head. So why am I going ahead and divulging this oracle anyway?

Because I love you. My loyalty is to you, not those shadowy powers. Therefore, I am pleased to inform you that the coming weeks will be a favorable time

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for you to evade, ignore, undermine, or rebel against controlling influences that aren’t in alignment with your soul’s goals.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The dictionary says that the verb “to schmooze” means to chat with people in order to promote oneself or make a social connection that may prove to be advantageous. But that definition puts a selfish spin on an activity that can, at least sometimes, be carried out with artful integrity. Your assignment in the coming weeks is to perform this noble version of schmoozing. If you are offering a product or service that is beautiful or useful or both, I hope you will boost its presence and influence with the power of your good listening skills and smart conversations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you are attuned with the cosmic rhythms in the coming weeks, you will be a source of teaching and leadership. Allies will feel fertilized by your creative vigor. You’ll stimulate team spirit with your savvy appeals to group solidarity. If anyone can revive droopy procrastinators and demonstrate the catalytic power of gratitude, it’ll be you. Have you heard enough good news, Sagittarius, or can you absorb more? I expect that you’ll inspire interesting expressions of harmony that will replace contrived versions of togetherness. And every blessing you bestow will expand your capacity for attracting favors you can really use.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fictional

character known as Superman has one prominent vulnerability: the mineral kryptonite. When he’s near this stuff, it weakens his superpowers and may cause other problems. I think we all have our own versions of kryptonite, even if they’re metaphorical.

For instance, my own superpowers tend to decline when I come into the presence of bad architecture, cheesy poetry, and off-pitch singing. How about you, Capricorn? What’s your version of kryptonite?

Whatever it is, I’m happy to let you know that you are currently less susceptible to its debilitating influences than usual. Why? Well, you have a sixth sense about how to avoid it. And even if it does draw near, you have in your repertoire some new tricks to keep it from sapping your strength.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s quite possible

you will receive seductive proposals in the coming weeks. You may also be invited to join your fortunes with potential collaborators who have almost fully awakened to your charms. I won’t be surprised if you receive requests to share your talents, offer your advice, or bestow your largesse. You’re a hot prospect, my dear. You’re an attractive candidate. You appear to be ripe for the plucking. How should you respond?

My advice is to be flattered and gratified, but also discerning. Just because an inquiry is exciting doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Choose carefully.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #620144 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tha Bong Broz, 455 Meridian Ave., San Jose, CA, 95126, Paramount Imports, Inc. This business is conducted by a corporation.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #620471 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Nexus Resource Services, 3003 Meadowlands Lane, San Jose, CA, 95135, Stacey Johnston. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Stacey JohnstonOwner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/15/2016. (pub Metro 8/24, 8/31, 9/07, 9/17/2016)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Haleh Pastry Shop, 2265 Winchester Blvd., Campbell, CA, 95008.This business is being conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 08/9/2016.Above entity was formed in the state of California /s/Hadi Farahani Manager, CEO#20116510027This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/09/2016. (pub Metro 8/31, 9/07, 9/14, 9/21/2016)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #620762 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Custom Design & Apparel, 85 Ridgeview Ave., San Jose, CA, 95127, Arnulfo L. Davalos. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein./s/Arnulfo Davalos This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/23/2016. (pub Metro 8/31, 9/07, 9/14, 9/21/2016)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #620385 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A-Rod Auto Collision, 345 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA, 95113, Alejandro Rodriguez, 40482 Eaton Ct., Fremont, CA, 94538. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 8/12/16. /s/Alejandro Rodriguez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/12/2016. (pub Metro 8/31, 9/07, 9/14, 9/21/2016)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Long Spring Health Center, 1189 De Anza Bl., Suite B, San Jose, CA, 95129, Sen Wang, 1643 Lorient Ter., San Jose, CA, 95133.

This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 8/11/2016. /s/Sen Wang This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/11/2016. (pub Metro 8/31, 9/07, 9/14, 9/21/2016)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: U.S. Quality Ceramics, 394 Umbarger, Unit C, San Jose, CA, 95111, Tuan Van Nguyen, 4228 Crystal Hollow Place, San Jose, CA, 95121. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 8/18/16. /s/Tuan Van Nguyen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/18/2016. (pub Metro 8/24, 8/31, 9/07, 9/14/2016)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: M.B.S.S, 408 Raymond Ave., San Jose, CA, 95008, Michelle Batra, 19353 Pinnacle Ct., Saratoga, CA, 95008. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Michelle BatraThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/04/2016. (pub Metro 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2016)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Natural Touch, 1702 Meridian Ave., Ste J, San Jose, CA, 95125, Ana Doriza Mampusti. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 8/22/11. Refile of previous file #555092 with changes/s/Ana Doriza Mampusti This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 8/10/2016. (pub Metro 8/24, 8/31, 9/07, 9/14/2016)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JDS’s JUST......A 4/LETTER WORD, 6270 Valroy Dr., San Jose, CA, 95123, Janet Lloyd-Davis. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Janet Lloyd-DavisThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 7/18/2016. (pub Metro 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/07/2016)

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Vote “NO” on Prop. 64!

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INTRODUCTION Cannabis, or marijuana, is still completely illegal under federal law. Your Voter Information Guide contains false and misleading statements in favor of this ballot measure. Proposition 64 is a measure that would change the manner in which marijuana is treated under California law—and only California Law. The proponents of the measure propose to communicate to voters that passing the measure will make adult use of marijuana "legal" in California and will "end the criminalization" of the adult use of marijuana. But those statements are not true. The federal Controlled Substances Act makes it a crime to possess marijuana in any of the fifty states-- California included. And of course that will not change regardless of whether Proposition 64 passes. What Proposition 64 actually does is open the door for corporate cultivation and extreme taxation. The real intent of this proposition is profit. Profits for large corporations, wealthy backers, and the State of California.

FACTS A. Proposition 64 and the Federal Controlled Substances Act Proposition 64 is a ballot measure that will appear on the ballot for the upcoming November 2016 election. The measure is lengthy, but, generally speaking, it changes the manner in which marijuana is treated under California law: it makes using marijuana no longer subject to prosecution pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, and implements a system of taxation and government regulation. The measure fails to educate the public about the dangers of violating federal law. The federal Controlled Substances Act was passed by the United States Congress in 1970. See 21 U.S.C. §801, et seq. Marijuana is listed as a Schedule I controlled substance, which means it is considered to have a high potential for abuse and no legitimate medical purpose. As such, the possession of marijuana for any purpose whatsoever is currently prohibited under federal law, and those who possess any amount of the substance commit a federal crime. Indeed, simply possessing marijuana subjects a person to criminal penalties that include up to one year in prison.21 U.S.C. §844. As recently as August 11, 2016 the federal government reaffirmed its position that marijuana is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, meaning it is completely prohibited. The IRS is currently pursuing & enforcing the federal laws in Colorado and others states regardless of the federal spending amendment.

B. The False and Misleading Statements Contained in the Voter Information Guide The proponents of the ballot measure have submitted "Arguments in Favor of Proposition 64" to be included in the Voter Information Guide provided to California voters. The statements that are not accurate and are therefore at issue in this proceeding are the following (with emphasis added): a. "Proposition 64 Finally creates a safe, legal, and comprehensive system for adult use of marijuana while protecting our children." b. "Prop 64 controls, regulates and taxes adult use of marijuana, and ends the criminalization of responsible adult use."

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c. "Under this law, adults 21+ will be allowed to possess small amounts of nonmedical marijuana, and to grow small amounts at home for personal use. Sale of nonmedical marijuana will be legal only at highly regulated, licensed marijuana businesses ... " EACH OF THESE STATEMENTS IS FALSE II. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CRIME TO POSSESS OR USE MARIJUANA IN CALIFORNIA, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER PROPOSITION 64 PASSES Proposition 64 is not the first time California voters have been asked to decide whether to change the way marijuana is treated by state law.

Twenty years ago, California passed the Compassionate Use Act, a ballot measure that changed state law with regard to marijuana used for medical purposes. See Proposition 215 (1996), codified at Health and Safety Code §11362.5. As the Compassionate Use Act worked its way through the courts, one point of law became crystal clear: California laws which allow for the use and possession of marijuana in no way effect the federal law which prohibits marijuana in every state. See City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Weilness Center, Inc. (2013) 56 Cal.41h 729, 740 ["The CUA and the MMP have no effect on the federal enforceability of the CSA (Controlled Substances Act) in California. The CSA 's prohibitions on the possession, distribution, or manufacture of marijuana remain fully enforceable in this jurisdiction."]; See also, City of Garden Grove v. Superior Court (2007) 157 Cai.App.41h 355, 384-385: On its face, the [Compassionate Use] Act does not purport to make legal any conduct prohibited by federal law; it merely exempts certain conduct by certain persons from California drug laws. No state law can change or supersede federal law, in fact the “Supremacy Clause” says Federal Law is the law of the land. The United States Supreme

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Court has spoken on the issue as well, in Gonzales v. Raich (2005) 545 U.S. 1, 29: ... limiting the activity to marijuana possession and cultivation "in accordance with state law" cannot serve to place respondents' activities beyond congressional reach. The Supremacy Clause unambiguously provides that if there is any conflict between federal and state law, federal law shall prevail. It is beyond peradventure that federal power over commerce is superior to that of the States to provide for the welfare or necessities of their inhabitants, however legitimate or dire those necessities may be. Just as state acquiescence to federal regulation cannot expand the bounds of the Commerce Clause, . . . state action cannot circumscribe Congress' plenary commerce power.

The Constitution has not changed since the enactment of the Compassionate Use Act and the cases cited above, so the Commerce Clause and the Supremacy Clause are still in effect. So too is the Controlled Substances Act. This must mean, then, that like the Compassionate Use Act before it, Proposition 64 necessarily has no effect on the federal Controlled Substances Act, and "the CSA's prohibitions on the possession, distribution, or manufacture of marijuana remain fully enforceable in this jurisdiction." See City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wei/ness Center, Inc., supra, 56 Cal.41h 729, 740. The following statement is therefore unequivocally true: it will be a crime to possess or use marijuana in California, regardless of whether Proposition 64 passes.

Ill. THE STATEMENTS INDICATING THAT PASSING PROPOSITION 64 WILL MAKE ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA "LEGAL" IN CALIFORNIA ARE FALSE AND MISLEADING As established above, basic principles of constitutional law make it necessarily true that regardless of whether Proposition 64 passes in November, a person who uses or possesses marijuana in the state of California violates federal law and is subject to criminal penalties. But a voter who reads the arguments in favor of Proposition 64 will be told a much different story: "Proposition 64 finally creates a safe, legal ... system for adult use of marijuana ... Prop 64 [ ... ] ends the criminalization of responsible adult use ... adults 21 + will be allowed to possess small amounts of nonmedical marijuana, and to grow small amounts at home for personal use. Sale of nonmedical marijuana will be legal... "A reasonable reading of the text in question would certainly leave a voter with the impression that voting for Proposition 64 will allow an adult to use marijuana in California without fear of any criminal penalty - - because that is precisely what the arguments say. But the opposite is true: regardless of Proposition 64, the federal Controlled Substances Act makes it a crime to use marijuana in California.

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Notably, the proponents of Proposition 64 themselves recognize that allowing something under state law that is prohibited under federal law does not make it "legal," and they have used that concept to their advantage. In the arguments submitted in rebuttal to the argument against the measure, the proponents proudly wrap themselves in the constitution and its supremacy clause: "Nothing in 64 makes it legal to show marijuana ads in TV. Federal law prohibits it!" (See Rebuttal to the Argument Against Proposition 64 [RJN, Ex. 3]). The proponents cannot have it both ways: they cannot be allowed to argue, on the one hand, that federal law prohibits marijuana television advertising so obviously the state ballot measure cannot allow it, but then, on the other hand, tell voters Proposition 64 will make adult use of marijuana legal even though federal law prohibits that, as well. The bottom line is that the arguments at issue in this proceeding leave voters with an inaccurate understanding of what Proposition 64 does. The arguments tell voters that, if they pass the measure, adult use of marijuana will be "safe," legal," and "allowed," and that it will "end the criminalization" of marijuana.

The truth is much different: even if Proposition 64 passes, adult use of marijuana in California - -just like in the other 49 states - - will be a criminal act, will be illegal, and will only be safe if one considers it safe to commit a federal crime punishable by a year in prison. The false language relating to Proposition 64 making marijuana legal in California should be deleted to ensure voters are not misled as to what they are voting on. In the alternative, the language should be amended to make it clear that, regardless of whether the proposition passes, using marijuana in California will remain a criminal act.

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N JOEL SELVIN’S new book, Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day, the veteran music journalist effectively dismantles common narratives behind the infamous December 1969 free concert at Altamont Speedway, where Hells Angels were paid $500 in beer to act as security and wound up beating people with pool cues.

One of the Angels knifed and killed a person, Meredith Hunter, although he was eventually acquitted.

The version of the story put forth by the film Gimme Shelter conveniently absolved the Stones, but not their manager, while also unequivocally blaming the Hells Angels and leaving everything else to chance. Over the decades, this narrative became the accepted version of the events. Turns out the film, while still one of the greatest rock documentaries ever made, did not even remotely capture what happened that day or the many moving parts that led up to the tragic final night.

Over the decades, Selvin has unearthed a landmine of details while maintaining a back-burner network

of sources on the whole sordid mess.

When former Stones tour manager Sam Cutler came to Santa Clara for a 2013 appearance at Studio Bongiorno, promoting his own memoir of those days, Selvin joined him on stage and the two yakked for at least an hour.

It was an amazing night. From there, the book began to crystalize.

“We spent the evening plumbing [Cutler’s] recollections of the event almost as if the audience wasn’t there,” Selvin writes. “By that time, I had already been considering this book and started collecting research, but listening to Sam that night helped me realize just how much of a story was there.”

As a result, the book reads like a true crime story. It was the Grateful Dead who organized the show, at least in the beginning. The initial idea was to stage a free concert in Golden Gate Park with the Dead and Jefferson Airplane. The Stones were only to be announced

the day beforehand. Since the Dead and the Airplane regularly played impromptu free gigs in the Panhandle area, and since the West Coast wanted its own Woodstock, such a scheme made sense. At first.

But as the Stones 1969 tour unfolded and the band’s brain trust and operating machinery became more bloated, illegal and uncontrollable—and while the filmmakers continued to document the whole circus—the writing should have appeared on the wall. From the beginning of the tour, since Mick Jagger hated cops, he refused to allow any uniformed policemen inside the venues. This was written into the contracts with promoters.

Meanwhile, on the home front, after a mysterious person acting as the Stones’ liaison botched the Golden Gate Park negotiations, the venue was moved to Sears Point Raceway, a perfect location with freeway access and a large hill for the stage. But when the owners of Sears Point demanded all distribution rights for the film, Jagger refused. So another venue had to be found, not even two days ahead of the concert. Jagger was prioritizing the film project and orchestrating a grand-scale conclusion to the tour, just for the film’s sake.

Plenty of other backstories appear in Selvin’s book. In one passage resembling an episode of the Andy Griffith Show, we get a glimpse at two rural cops from the only backwater substation remotely close to Altamont, both of them scrambling to comprehend a few hundred thousand wasted hippies descending on the desolate countryside east of Livermore. You can almost hear banjos while reading the pages.

In other passages, Selvin goes out of his way to corroborate Jerry Garcia’s claim that the wannabe-Hells Angels and hangers-on from San Jose are the ones who ruined everything.

“Prospects” are prospective Hells Angels, the aspiring members, the ones who set up chairs at meetings and stuff like that. Selvin writes that prospects from San Jose followed along to join the fracas and it was they who acted the worst. This is in addition to the San Jose Hells Angel who killed Meredith Hunter.

In the end, Selvin arrives at some very brave but logical conclusions.

He lays serious blame at the feet of specific individuals, although I’d be a poor boy to spoil it for you. And there’s just no place for that.

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S SOME PEOPLE may know, Mr. Harada and I love vans.

Chevy vans, Dodge vans, Ford or mini, all of them resonate with our core desires of freedom. But there are two vans we love most: Ludwig van, and the Caravan.

So, it was with great delight that we received the news about the opening of the long-awaited Ludwig’s German Table at the old Germania Hall in San

Jose. It’s a place where you can relax with a brew amongst friends, like the C-van, but it has obvious influences that reach back to the Romantic Era, when our fave Ludwig van was ruling the scene in Vienna. (Actually, it doesn’t have obvious influences to the Romantic Era, but being that 422 of the great composer’s hairs live at the Beethoven center just a few blocks away, I thought it was appropriate to engage in the above fantasy, which for all I know, is a complete fabrication.)

I arrived emotionally charged. The Germania Hall building had always been a potential spectacle of a good location, but was shuttered for as long as I can remember. Seeing the

patio open, beer flowing, tables plated with the finest cylindrical meats—all of it made my lips tremble with tearinducing joy. Memories of my everjoyful grandfather and grandmother took a seat at the table.

The interior of Ludwig’s is extremely modern, with tasteful accents of blue throughout. It’s very well laid out and is quite beautiful, and I don’t know why I chose to ignore my intuition and go through the front door, but I did. I looked around, smiled that awkward smile, and headed to the beer garden. Mr. Harada was still on his way. His seaplane had landed safely near Drawbridge, but he was delayed inflating his floaties before he could swim to Alviso and hitchhike to downtown. I ordered the Jäger Schnitzel and enough beer to power a Zundapp Bella from Frankfurt am Main to Frankfurt an der Oder (roughly one liter).

When the Schnitzel arrived I became skeptical of its authenticity. What kind of hunter would rejoice at this finely curated cutlet? This delicately breaded entree was not something that I imagined would be served at a table in the Alps, while preparing to engage in wild game hunting. I surveyed the plate with wonder and confusion, and called upon my two basic worlds of knowledge to bring clarity: what my grandparents taught my tastebuds, and what Silicon Valley has taught my demeanor.

I scraped the gravy on the plate with my pinky and rubbed it against my gums. I felt the numbness of delight in my brain.

This was top-grade, uncut schnitzel.

I had yet to cut it with my knife, but already knew this was really good schnitzel.

Mr. Harada finally arrived, flanked by two goons from the weekly rag.

They’re the type to pick on national treasures: career politicians, utility barons, developers—just folks trying to make an honest buck off of our backs. I would have usually declined the seedy company, but Ludwig’s is an upscale place with mid-range pricing, so I needed their deep pockets to get me through the night.

Luckily, my old buddy Josh and his wife, Jen, took a seat next to me.

Josh is a tough guy that is known to traverse the streets on a mean Italian scooter. Jen is a woman that would be attracted to such a troublemaker.

I’ll let your imagination decide what they look like, but they made me feel safe amongst the company Mr. Harada attracted.

We all ordered several soda bottle-sized mugs of beer—that’s the only way I can gauge what a liter or two liters is—and settled into the night. Things went from pleasant to extremely pleasant, but that is to be expected when you’re drinking German beer, eating great food and enjoying excellent weather.

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URING THE 1930s, Vietnamese poet Tu Mo published an ode to pho. The poem centered around the beloved national dish and doubled as a call for independence from French colonizers. He praised the soup, highlighting its internationally renowned flavors and street food prices. And in the poem’s final lines, he makes this (loosely translated) proclamation: “Living in this world without eating pho is foolish.”

After not having Pho for a minute, I rectified my foolishness by trying Bowl and Plate at White Shallot, a cozy spot in a shopping center kitty-corner from Santana Row. When entering, snag a menu to customize pho orders.

I went with a beef broth ($5), a bit of fatty brisket ($3) and a few halved meatballs ($2). After long hours of steeping bones, the broth arrived cloudy and with deep flavor. The long, flat rice noodles provided satisfying slurps. The meatballs possessed a pliant texture, thanks in part to the inclusion of some tripe—tasty if one can get over their intestinal origin. The thin-sliced brisket came laced and ringed with fat. Garnished with cilantro and green onions, the satisfying soup mingled fresh and slow-cooked flavors.

As a side, their Green Papaya Salad ($8) came accompanied by two beef rolls. They slice the young papaya while it’s tangy and starchy into thin strands, then dress it with a vinaigrette that had teriyaki and nutty notes.

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