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Fore Real I saw you with your buddies at the driving range, swaggering in with a plastic bag filled with cups, a handle of vodka and diet Sprite. You probably thought you had the run of the place, about to hit some balls and shots in short order. But then security came over and the jig was up. Or was it? We were leaving at the same time and I saw you run over to a place where you must’ve tried to hide the booze from snooping eyes. When you trotted back to your friends, shoulders slumped, I realized somebody made off with your Sprite and spirit— and I actually felt bad for you. Buck up, Tiger. There’s always next round.

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Luxury Tenement One South Market, the blue Mid Century Modern-style 23-story apartment tower in the heart of San Jose, was the city’s first high-rise to go up after the Great Recession. Elected officials gave developer KT Properties of Cupertino a $750K tax break on the building, which architects called “a feel-good fusion of luxury and sustainability.” But the glitz is all a façade, according to several residents who moved in right after the place opened last year. HOLLY WALLACE, the former marketing director for San Jose Jazz, called it “a high-priced ghetto high rise.” Wallace paid $2,230 a month for her ninth-floor studio before breaking her lease to move to Los Angeles. “I’ve lived in a lot of places and this place is just a nightmare,” she said. In her resignation letter to the jazz company, she noted that her living situation had become too unbearable. “The problems were endless,” she tells Fly. Where to start? Well, for one thing the place was infested They with cockroaches, Did which scuttled under What? her door and through SEND TIPS TO the electrical outlets FLY@ from unit to unit. Some METRONEWS. flats were so packed COM with sublets that they resembled “brogrammer” dorm rooms and broke out in bedbug infestations. The pool and hot tub were routinely closed for maintenance. MARK HANEY, who works for the Knight Foundation and lives in a two-bedroom $3,200-a-month unit on the 15th floor, says the elevator would break constantly. Social media reviews echo those same gripes, which may stem from a rush to fill the place as quickly as possible. Essex Property Trust, the company that manages the property, declined to discuss the complaints with Fly. “We have a policy to not comment on tenant issues,” Essex spokeswoman EMILY WIESNER said in a quick, curt phone call. “That’s confidential.” Management seems to have improved, Haney says, but he’s about to relocate to another downtown apartment anyway.

Not Forgotten POWER OF FLOWERS A day of remembrance for transgender people killed by violence was held Sunday in the county Board of Supervisors chamber.

Transgender community honors the fallen, confronts internal ‘elitism’ BY TORI TRUSCHEIT

AN JOSE’S TRANSGENDER community gathered to mourn their dead on Sunday. At a somber ceremony inside the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors chamber, elected officials and community members gathered for the national Trans Day of Remembrance. Per tradition, readers in black placed long-stem red roses on a podium draped with the trans flag, then read the names of 99 of this year’s victims as their faces flashed on screens above. One reader broke down and had to let organizer Aejaie Franciscus finish reading for her. Danielle Yuan, 29, a Fremont

resident with a pink-orange bob, came to the memorial because one of her friends was egged last week. “It’s scary to be ourselves, but visibility is important,” she said. “When everyone knows we’re people, too, it’ll be harder to just murder us and leave us in the streets.” 2016 marked the deadliest year on record for trans people, even before President-elect Donald Trump and his anti-LGBTQ coalition started prepping to move into the White House. As of Nov. 10, 23 trans people had been killed in the United States—most of them trans women of color—out of almost 300 murders across the globe. County Supervisor Dave Cortese called the deaths “a worldwide holocaust.” Nori Herras, a longtime activist and out trans woman, called Nov. 20 “one of the few days of the year that you’ll see a gathering of trans women

in public, because many of them don’t feel safe leaving the house.” Santa Clara County has modeled itself as a beacon of inclusivity, and this year it became one of just three counties in the country to create an Office of LGBTQ Affairs. In March, the county became the first in the nation to raise the pink and blue transgender pride flag. “Our county is responsive to the needs of our community,” said Maribel Martinez, who identifies as queer. She heads the new county office, a cosponsor of the memorial with the Billy DeFrank Center, an LGBTQ nonprofit in San Jose founded in 1981. But even in Silicon Valley, which has a more “conservative” LGBTQ population than, say, San Francisco, many trans people still live in fear. “As a trans person of color, I do not feel safe enough outside of work to be out,” said Frank Peña, a youth outreach worker at the LGBTQ Youth Space in downtown San Jose. He added that the election has resulted in a drop in attendance at the Youth Space. “Our numbers are down. People are staying home.”

Community Split? Advocates estimate that Santa Clara County is home to about 3,500 trans people, who are notoriously “hard to find,” according to Herras, who for 13 years did outreach for the Billy DeFrank Center. Much of work included talking to “the girls”—trans women—in bars and clubs. Herras left her position last year and the DeFrank Center lost its only trans employee. All but a few of the trans people killed by violence this year were people of color, but both organizers of this year’s event and all but a few of the speakers were white. For the past 11 years, Herras, who is multiracial, had organized the event. “It was for the community,” she said. “It was for us primarily, to mourn our brethren.” This year, the event moved to the towering county building because organizers wanted a bigger, “more central” venue and to “raise visibility,” according to Martinez. Haney acknowledged that the building, which is across from SJPD headquarters and on the same block as the Department of Corrections, could have been “a bit” intimidating for a group of people with a history of negative interactions with the police, but not enough to forgo a larger venue. The majority of speaking time went to elected officials, such as county Supervisors Ken Yeager—the first openly gay man to be elected in the county—and Cortese, as well as the latter’s wife, Pattie, who serves on the East Side Union school board. In a stark contrast to San Francisco’s Trans Day of Remembrance, the event did not included Spanish translation and no outreach was conducted to Spanish

speakers in San Jose, despite this region’s larger Latino population. Before she left the DeFrank Center last year, Herras ran the Trans Powerment group, a support group for Spanish- and English-speaking trans women. She had been an HIV tester, given out condoms at malls and run the seniors group, all the while mentoring her “kids,” newly out trans women who needed a mentor. But in September 2015, Herras said, the DeFrank Center board changed a policy that stopped drop-ins, instead requiring people to make appointments to see her. In December, she left the center over what she called “white elitism” among the board. Gabrielle Antolovich, the lesbian president of the DeFrank Center, insists that she and the DeFrank Center board support trans women of color. “I’ve been extremely inclusive and asked for them to come” to the support group, Antolovich said. “We make sure we greet them. I’ve gone out of my way to do that.” After the election, the DeFrank Center held a group conversation that was attended by 60 people. On Facebook, the center’s top two action items were to donate to the center and attend Gay Bingo, as well as calling on supporters to wear safety pins. The Youth Space, by comparison, organized a Nov. 19 workshop for trans youth and adults who want to legally change their names before Inauguration Day. More than 30 people attended from as far away as Hollister, seeking legal counsel to begin the process of matching their ID with their new gender and the name they wish to be called. “Young people are really good at organizing,” Peña said with a laugh. The process can be prohibitively expensive—up to $500 for the legal name change, new identification and copies of the paperwork. Many trans people, who struggle to find work because of their gender presentation, do not have that kind of cash on hand. Alexia Nuñez, 38, attended both the Youth Space workshop and the Trans Day of Remembrance. She read from the list of names of the dead “in hopes of honoring those who chose to live their lives on their own terms,” she said. Nuñez identifies as trans as a way of showing that she doesn’t “live in the shadows.” Peña was equally steadfast. “We might be in survival mode, but we’re not going back,” he said.

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For all the flag raisings and speeches of well-intentioned allies, trans people in Silicon Valley are struggling. Trans women often have a harder time getting hired because of lingering stigma. If the Affordable Care Act is repealed, as President-elect Trump campaigned to do, many trans people will lose access to health care and hormones, since they are more likely to be uninsured than the rest of the country. Of particular relevance to San Jose, Asian-American and Latino trans people are six times as likely to live in poverty. “A lot of people profess to be allies, but there’s still a stigma associated with trans people,” said Crystal Haney, a coorganizer of the Nov. 20 memorial.

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BASE INSTINCTS Actress and activist Sharon Stone spoke out against on-campus sexual assaults

at the One Voice summit held Nov. 18 at Santa Clara University.

One Voice: On-Campus Sexual Assaults Put in Spotlight BY TAYLOR JONES Sharon Stone nearly choked up Friday while reading the words of Emily Doe, a young woman who was unconscious when she was raped at a party on the Stanford University campus nearly two years ago. Stone, an award-winning actress and activist, read the heart-wrenching letter at One Voice, an event organized by District Attorney Jeff Rosen and held on the Santa Clara University campus. The goal of the day was to combat sexual assaults on college campuses, and to create an environment that encourages victims to speak out and gives them the benefit of the doubt. “It has been some months since I was sitting in court, listening to Emily Doe address her attacker face to face,” Rosen said, noting the sentencing hearing for Stanford

swimmer Brock Turner, who spent just three months in jail for raping Doe. “Her words have echoed from that courtroom in Palo Alto to across the world. It brought us to talk, listen and learn how to combat campus sexual assault.” Other speakers included Congresswoman Jackie Speier, who criticized how poorly sexual assault victims are often treated. Speier noted examples of incidents on college campuses where she tried to help victims, and in some cases the schools involved were more concerned with protecting the rapists than the victims. “There are women and men across this country every single day that endure the same fate as Emily Doe,” Speier said. “I have talked to many of these people. All the studies that

have been done clearly illustrate that 95 percent of those who come forward and report being sexually assaulted are telling the truth.” Doe’s letter was published by The Washington Post, Buzzfeed and many other outlets, helping to raise national attention to how victims of sexual assault are treated by their rapists, the media and, in most cases, universities that went into damage control. The average number of sexual assaults that are reported hovers between 15.8 and 35 percent, according to the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault. The organization also suggests that women and men who have been sexually assaulted usually don’t come forward due to a fear of reprisal or being re-victimized by the criminal justice system.

7 Recounts Expected for County Election After trading the lead several times with her opponent, Sylvia Arenas finished 88 votes ahead of Jimmy Nguyen in San Jose’s District 8 City Council race. The results are close enough to prompt a manual automatic recount of the 34,220 votes, which will start next Tuesday. But it’s safe to call a victory for Arenas, who will succeed Vice Mayor Rose Herrera. The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters (ROV) requires a second count when the margin between two Sylvia Arenas candidates falls within 0.5 percent. Six races in addition to the one in D8 required a recount this year, according to ROV spokeswoman Anita Torres. One of those contests heading for a recount is the one between Santa Clara’s elected police Chief Michael Sellers and Sgt. Pat Nikolai, who trails the incumbent by 68 votes. Sellers has 31 years of experience in the city’s police department, but his rank-and-file officers would rather see him replaced. Just before the election, Santa Clara’s police union gave Sellers a vote of no confidence. The Santa Clara Police Officers’ Association charged Sellers with a lack of honesty and accountability in responding to concerns about whether taxpayer money was improperly spent on policing Levi’s Stadium. Recounts may also be required for city councils in Gilroy (between Paul Kloecker and Tom Fischer), Los Altos (Roger Spreen and Garo Kiremidjian) and Monte Sereno (Rowena Turner and Lon Allan), as well as for Gilroy Unified School District (BC Doyle and Paul Nadeau) and a bond measure in San Jose Unified. —Jennifer Wadsworth

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E’VE ALL BEEN on the receiving end of a self-serving gift. It could be the husband who gives an iPad when we really wanted a Brazilian blowout. Or it could be the wife who gets a couples vacation to a seaside B&B when all we asked for was a Fitbit (you know, to track all the steps we’re not taking). This holiday season we figured it’s time to stop worrying just about ourselves and consider not only what we want but what could also benefit others. Our 2016 Gift Guide includes off-the-grid presents that fall into three categories: gifts that makes people healthier, support local ag and the environment, and boost businesses that pay it forward by donating proceeds and time to the community. A few of them even accomplish all three. So, without wasting another moment, here are 32 gifts to tickle any friend or family member’s fancy while supporting a worthy cause. (Spoiler alert: The last one is beer.)

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Most supermarket honey has been cooked and filtered into taste compromised syrup. The Honey Project—an entirely word-of-mouth enterprise run by veteran beekeeper Carmen Morey—sells it raw, wild and unfiltered. “This way you keep all the nutrients, all the minerals in the honey,” she says. “It also tastes better.” The honey is harvested from her bees in the wetlands of Mountain View and in the wild grasslands and flowers of Santa Teresa County Park in south San Jose. Prices range from $6 for a halfpound to $34 for a 4-pound jar with increments in between. 408.204.6710

Two Intro to Climbing Classes— $60Located in the middle cushion of the SoFA district, The Studio took over a defunct nightclub and now offers the best local outlet for clambering in a controlled environment. This “plastic playground” features a 40-foot wall, 3,000 square feet of bouldering and 11,000 square feet of climbing space along with complimentary yoga and TRX classes for members. These two climbing classes will show a beginner the basics of a workout for just about every muscle group and also taps into our evolutionary, chimpanzee-like past. 396 S. First St, San Jose

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A FINAL GOODBYE

Mel Cotton’s Ready to take those climbing lessons and put them into nature? For more than 70 years, local sporting goods and outdoors outfitting store Mel Cotton’s has served San Jose—providing camping gear, ski equipment, fishing tackle, climbing gear and more to South Bay

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leaving them vulnerable to homelessness and crippling anxiety. So whether you need some handlebar tape, bike grease or a brand new set of restored wheels, Good Karma is the place to give back while getting what you need for manually powered speed—all without burning fossil fuels. 460 Lincoln Ave #15, San Jose

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adventurers. But the end is nigh for Mel’s, as the ground beneath the store is being sold to a developer and the store is slated to close on Dec. 31. So, if you have any Boy Scouts, hunters, hikers and anglers on your list, be sure to stop by and bid this San Jose institution farewell. They’re in the midst of an everything-mustgo liquidation sale. 1266 W San

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SWEAT IT OUT

Bikram Yoga, Morgan Hill and Gilroy Hot yoga is one of the most intense workouts possible, and there’s no reason to quit just because global founder Bikram Choudhury is an insane narcissist. Bikram Yoga in Morgan Hill and Gilroy is in the disaffiliation process and the two studios have started offering variations of hot yoga that include

shorter, 60-minute sessions, as well as Inferno Hot Pilates and meditation classes. The optimized air filtration system and specially designed heater maintain a clean, sanitary environment. Sign up now to get an introductory offer of 20 days of yoga for $20. www.hotyogasouthcounty.com.

starting a pilot program last year to give jobs to former foster youth who age out of their programs at midnight on their 18th birthday,

The older you get, the more you realize just how much truth there is in the old aphorism: “They don’t make things like they used to.” Give the gift of quality craftsmanship this year by shopping at local antique stores—like the many lining the streets of Niles. It’s only a short drive from most South Bay towns to this quaint Fremont neighborhood. Charlie Chaplin shot some of his earliest work here, including The Tramp, which means there’s no dearth of silent film memorabilia. But you’ll also find lots of vintage clothing at Back To The Future, solid wood furniture at Thyme For Tea, charming knickknacks at Lost In The Attic and tons of vinyl records at Needle to the Groove, sister store to the San Jose vinyl outpost of the same name. 37300-37800 Niles Blvd, Fremont.

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from recycled products. Buy ecofriendly jewelry, made from orange peels or acorn nuts, or handcrafted organic tea drops in the shape of little hearts—a perfect stocking stuffer. 410 Third St B, San Juan Bautista. www.livingreendream.com

FRUITCAKES AND NUTS

Andy’s Orchard

TAKE STEPS Drought-resistant gardens are the way to go, even if the rain is coming.

RECYCLE, REDUCE, REUSE

Noise Furniture Every day table legs break, fences are razed and front doors are replaced. That’s where folks like Sam Raske come in. Since 2011, Raske has been running Noise Furniture. His upcycling business reclaims old wood boards, rusted metal signage and other discarded debris, and turns the scraps into beautifully distressed shelving, lighting, furniture and decor for your modern, ecoconscious home. Help keep perfectly usable materials out of the landfill by looking to Noise Furniture or other local upcyclers this holiday season. 2580 Lafayette St, Santa Clara.

in turning water-guzzling grass into drought-resistant gardens, installing graywater catchment systems and in more efficiently channeling the flow of water from your roof to your yard, so that contaminants are filtered out by plants and our reservoirs and aquifers stay clean. 1231 N. First St, San Jose

GREEN JEWELRY

Livin’ the Green Dream Recyle, repurpose and restore. That’s the mission behind San Juan Bautista’s Livin’ the Green Dream. Livin’ the Green Dream is committed to helping artisans and the planet by providing fair-trade goods made

LET OLIVE LIVE

Frantoio Grove For that special cook in your life, olive oil from Frantoio Grove’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been certified by the California Council of Olive Oil. Grown in Gilroy, the olive oil is never heat-extracted, adulterated, mishandled or oxidized. Now located on site, olives are milled within minutes of picking! Owner Jeff Martin selected Tuscan blends known for their more pungent and peppery flavors. Sold at several high-end wineries and markets in the area, Frantoio Grove Olive Oil makes gives local ag some love. 11811 Monterey Rd, San Martin. www. frantoiogrove.com

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One of the first certified organic growers in Santa Clara County, Andy’s Orchard grows heirloom stone fruit and nuts on 60 acres in South Valley. Rare types of heirloom peaches, plums and apricots are grown in the practical fashion that made popular the “Valley of the Heart’s Delight.” Unlike other industrialized farming methods, Andy’s makes good with the environment and people by providing unsulphured fruits picked at their peak. Look to Andy’s for gifts that make a healthy snack for both consumers and the planet. 1615 Half Rd, Morgan Hill. andysorchard.com

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BRING THE NOISE Upcycled accoutrements from Noise Furniture make good use of old scraps.

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’QUAKERS The San Jose Earthquakes offer affordable season tickets and the club gives back in real ways. harvest grass-fed beef right here in our own backyard. Paicines Ranch offers both grass-fed beef and lamb raised on their property in Paicines, and Morris Grassfed Beef provides 100-percent grassfed and finished cattle from their property in San Juan Bautista. Grass-fed beef is more nutrient dense, humane and eco-friendly. The ranches use farming methods that benefit the environment by reducing negative effects on watershed and increasing biodiversity. www.paicinesranch.com www.morrisgrassfed.com

PAY IT FORWARD GIFT OF THRIFT

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vintage clothing, antique furniture and assorted doodads that need a second home. Each dollar they make helps to improve the lives of men and women of all ages who are escaping dangerous environments or dealing with substance abuse. Treasures from years past have included telescopes, old-timey coffee table books and lamps with picturesque scenes painted on their shades. 2842 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose

HOLE-EE WORK

Pierced Out Eyebrow Piercing—$20Since 1993, Pierced Out has prided itself on being San Jose’s premier piercing studio. They may run a little pricier than the competition, but their knowledgeable staff, thorough attention to medical detail and exhaustive list of options make them the smartest choice for getting a hole in your skin. Plus, they donate to breast cancer awareness, the food bank and homeless shelters. Nostril piercings begin at

$45, tongues at $60 and for nipples, it’s a buy one get the second $10 off ($80). If you have a body part you’d like adorned with jewelry, they can probably make it happen. 3014 Union Ave Ste B, San Jose.

THE PANTRY

Second Harvest Food Bank Silicon Valley boasts the third highest GDP per capita in the world, but an unseemly number of the area’s residents struggle to find enough food to eat each night, including many students at San Jose State University, half of whom say they’ve skipped a meal because of tight funds. Recently, Second Harvest brought 15,000 pounds of food into their mobile pantry for students—and a donation in someone else’s name means the next generation of leaders won’t have to go hungry while they get their education. 4001 N. First St. and 750 Curtner Ave. www.shf b.org/

JUST FOR KICKS

Earthquakes Season Tickets Soccer season just ended and the window to renew or purchase season tickets won’t open for a few more months, but for the local soccer lover in your life, there’s no better way to deliver them top-quality live matches than seats at Avaya Stadium. Season packages start at a relatively affordable $340. As a bonus, the squad routinely aids veterans’ charities and the organization’s employees take time each year to clean up a section of the Guadalupe River, so you’ll be supporting the team that supports the community right back. www.sjearthquakes.com

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NOTICE IS HEARBY GIVEN that on or after November 30, 2016 at 404 Saratoga Avenue #104, Santa Clara, California 95050, DAVID R. SYLVA, Court Appointed Referee, duly appointed by the Court Referee, duly appointed by this Court on March 23, 2016, will sell the property described below in the manner and on the terms described below. 1. The real property which is to be sold consist of two (2) single family dwellings together with out buildings at 3581 Bournemouth Ct., San Jose, California 95136. (Santa Clara County Assessors No. 459-30-079). The legal description for said property is set for in Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein as if herein fully set forth. 2. The real property shall be sold at private sale and bids and offers will be received at the office of DAVID R. SYLVA, 404 Saratoga Avenue, #104, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Attn: DAVID R. SYLVA, by the undersigned Referee up to 10:00 o’clock A.M. on November 30, 2016. 3. The terms of the sale are as follows: a) $225,000.00 of the total purchase price at the time of acceptance of the total bid and the balance of the purchase price on close of escrow or on confirmation of sale whichever first occurs. b) Fees incident to search, examination of title, title insurance, deeds and all instruments of title, title insurance deeds and all instruments of the title including transfer tax shall be shared, pursuant to local custom, insurance and taxes shall be prorated as of the date of transfer of title. Close of escrow shall be on or before December 23, 2016, provided however such shall be contingent upon approval of the above-entitled Court and such other terms and conditions as the Referee shall designate. The Referee reserves the right to reject any and all bids and, subject to approval of the above-entitled Court, to revise the terms and conditions set forth herein. 4. Please refer to California Code of Civil Procedure §872.010 through and including §874.240 and the Court’s “Interlocutory Judgment” and “Order for Appointment of Referee to Sell Real Property”, each dated March 23, 2016. Dated: October 26, 2016 David R. Sylva, Court-Appointed Referee Attachment: Legal Description – Exhibit 1 LEGAL DESCRIPTION Real property in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows: PARCEL ONE:

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COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE TEN ACRE PARCEL OF LAND CONVEYED BY RUFUS K. CAIN TO CARYDON CHAMBERLIN BY DEED RECOREDED JULY 17, 1881 SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDS, IN BOOK 60 OF DEEDS, PAGE 618; THENCE NOTRHEASTERLY ALONG TH ENORTHERLY LINE OF SAID 10 ACRE PARCEL N 67° 58’ 50” E 20.21 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE N 67° 58’ 50” 234.87 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHERLY LINE N 19° 12’ 30” W 176.97 FEET; THENCE S 71° 30’ W 216.8 FEET TO A POINT OF THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE 20 FOOT WIDE PRIVATE RAOD (KNOWN AS STEVAL DR.) DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO WILHELM KARSTKEN RECORDED MARCH 7, 1882 IN BOOK 62 OF DEEDS PAGE 528, SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDS; THENCE S 13° 44’ E 192.04 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL TWO: ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BEING A PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN 20.00 FOOT STRIP OF LAND AS CONVEYED TO JOHN O. PEARL AND RUFUS K. CAIN TO WILHELM KARSTKEN BY DEED RECORDED MARCH 7, 1882 IN BOOK 62 OF DEEDS AT PAGE 528, SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

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BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF ABOVE SAID 20.00 FOOT STRIP, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT NO. 5312 FILED IN BOOK 321 OF MAPS AT PAGES 5 AND 6, SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDS; THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT NO. 5312 NORHT 68° 00’ 10” EAST, 20.21 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID 20.00 FOOT STRIP; THENCE ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID 20.00 FOOT STRIP NORTH 13° 42’ 47” WEST, 192.04 FEET; TO A SOUTHERLY LINE OF THAT CERTAIN8,428 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND AS CONVEYED BY PETER TESTERA, ET UX, TO VALLEY LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, A PARTNERSHIP, BY DEED RECORDED JULY 16, 1968 IN BOOK 8191 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AT PAGE 271, SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECORDS; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY PROLONGATIOIN OF SAID SOUTHERLY LINE SOUTH 71° 31’ 20” WEST, 20.07 TO THE WETERLY LINEOF SAID 20.00 FOOT STRIP; THENCE ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE SOUTH 13° 42’ 47; EAST, 193.28 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. APN: 459-30-079 EXHIBIT 1 (Paid notice)

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BE NICE People who read books have been found to be more empathetic, and BookSmart gets extra credit by helping local schools.

tough for just about everyone— but especially for working artists. Support local creatives and check a few items off the gift list by swinging by the Deck the Walls gift emporium at the Citadel Art Gallery. Hosted by FUSE, a collective of artists all working out of the Citadel complex of art studios in downtown San Jose, the pop-up shop will be open for three days during the first weekend of December and feature the work of painters, sculptors and other makers. Fifth and Martha streets, San Jose.

BENEFITTING BOOKS

BookSmart

BookSmart bookstore gives back to the local community by paying it forward with other philanthropic organizations. From collecting books for needy local children, to holiday toy drives, BookSmart gives discounts on items donated for the holidays for organizations, including the Compassion Center,

which services all of South County. During the holidays, BookSmart offers a discount to people who purchase books and other items for donation.1295 E. Dunne Ave Suite 120, Morgan Hill.mybooksmart.com

LOOK SHARP, DO GOOD

Ripple Clothing

Buy more than a shirt when you choose to gift with Ripple, “a social good company” that was created by a group of South County high schools students. Ripple works with nonprofit organizations to provide unique clothing that make a difference. For each product sold, Ripple provides a portion of their profits to a nonprofit organization. From training dogs to help people with PTSD, to bringing clean water to a village in Africa, dollars stretch further with Ripple. Their motto: Look Sharp, Do Good. Based in Gilroy, Ripple sells shirts, mugs, hoodies, posters and more. www.rippledesign.org.

POTPOURRI GET IT POPPIN’

Funkhouser Design Having come from a family of creative thinkers, Emily Funkhouser grew up to view art as a way to experience the world. Though she eventually became an educator by occupation, the design school graduate remains deeply involved in the South Bay’s maker culture. The San Jose resident sells earthtoned ceramics, which she makes at downtown clay studio Higher Fire and sells at local pop-up shops and galleries. Or you can shop at her online store, Funkhouser Designs, for a collection of whimsical watercolor prints featuring, among other things, pancakes, cookies, cacti and shrimp paired with quotes from Three G Mafia, E-40 and Soulja Boy. www.funkhouserdesign.com.

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School of Visual Philosophy

Lithography—the art of printmaking with oil and water over metal or stone—was invented in the late 1700s to duplicate scripts and mass-produce advertising. But the practice quickly spun off into its own art form. San Jose’s School of Visual Philosophy, an art studio in San Jose’s eccentric Delmas Park neighborhood, offers lithography classes for $350 per pupil. No experience is required for the course, which introduces students to stone as well as aluminum plate lithography. The art school, which was founded in 2013 by husband-and-wife duo Yori and Dana Seeger, also offers workshops in woodworking, letterpress and sculpting with bronze, cement, paper and clay, among other media.

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Streetlight Records

This proprietor of records, tapes, CDs, DVDs and apparel will be having a big-time sale of limited edition items exclusive to Record Store Day on Black Friday. Starting at 10am, early birds will get a free goodie bag with any purchase. Highlight items include the Beach Boys’ “Highlights from the Hite and Dorinda Morgan Sessions,” the Ramones “Live at the Roxy ’76” and various 7-inch singles by the Kinks. Streetlight is the last of a dying breed, and they’re certainly worth some patronage. How many other local music stores also double as a live performance venue? 980 S. Bascom Avenue, San Jose.

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DJ Tito Bell DJ Tito Bell has been bopping around the South Bay for a while now, producing tracks for local artists like Too $hort, Mistah Fab and Willie Joe. The professional turntablist is available for bookings at your own private event. And it’s not uncommon for his paycheck to find its way back into the community, like when he dug into his own pocket to buy 200 tacos and gave them away to the homeless.

AMERICAN, MAN DIG THIS Record Store Day will have plenty of Black Friday deals at Streetlight Records. 425 Auzerais Ave., San Jose www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com

COATS FOR CANINES

Hound Togs

Sighthounds—namely whippets and greyhounds—are bred for speed and agility, but their tiny waists and protruding chests can make it difficult for their owners to find outerwear that fits. Santa Clara-based Hound Togs offers just the right cut for these slender breeds. Erin Campbell, who sold her

veterinary clinic to run the business full time, sews bespoke coats for canines out of fleece, wool or waterproof nylon. HoundTogs.com

MARRY FASHION

Petals and Peacocks

San Jose natives Victoria Velasquez and Ryan Mante met at a fashion trade show, bonded over their affinity for crass, clever wordplay and launched a line of irreverent women’s streetwear called Petals and

Peacocks. Last year, the husband-andwife enterprise moved its flagship storefront from Los Angeles back to the South Bay. The brand, which is going on six years in business, has been featured in Nylon magazine as well as online retailers Nasty Gal and Dolls Kill. Petals is right nextdoor to Mante’s other enterprise, a menswear brand co-owned by Christian Lilleland called Breezy Excursion. 2261 The Alameda, Santa Clara. petalsandpeacocks.com

The Basin

This American restaurant tucked into Saratoga’s downtown features some of the area’s finest cuisine crafted by head chef Andrew Welch. Blending Spanish and Italian influences, Welch provides top-quality grub while also seeking to support and source from local farmers, butchers and fishmongers. Their pair of 28-person dining halls is a frequent home to philanthropic occasions. And some tempting options include: truffle fries, 24-hour brined duck breast covered in a honey-vinegar glaze and for dessert, the molten chocolate bomb. 14572 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. Private Events: 408.867.1906.

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HOLIDAY HAT TRICK

So you’ve got some time off from work and school this holiday season. Don’t waste it all playing video games and bingeing on Netflix. Get out and stimulate your mind—and get a little exercise while you’re at it—with a trip to the San Jose Museum of Art, The Tech Museum of Innovation and a spin around the rink at Downtown Ice. All three are located within a short jaunt of one another, and now you can grab admission to all three for just $28. This so-called “Holiday Hat Trick” is a great way to support local institutions while saving money (full retail price for a pass to each would be more than twice as much). thetech.org, sjmusart.org, downtownicesj.com

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rotation but still-stylish garment at this boutique. Plus, Black and Brown helps their roommates, The Seeing Things Gallery, with their annual Frida and Friends blanket drive and art auction to benefit local animal shelters, which takes place Dec 2. Black and Brown is probably the coolest place to kill 30 minutes in San Jose, and it smells nice to boot, thanks to incense sampler packs that

can be picked up for $12. 751 W. San Carlos St, San Jose.

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Warby Parker Whether you need glasses to read the paper, see road signs or just to shield your eyes from the sun, Warby Parker has you covered. After launching in 2011 as an

We’re now approaching 40 years since the craft beer revolution officially kicked off. There’s no reason to still be buying beer from brewers based out St. Louis or Milwaukee. In fact, there’s no need to look beyond Silicon Valley. Whether you’re buying from the Tied House, Das Boot, Hermitage or Strike, there are so many great local options for suds, it’s enough to keep you sampling new ales, lagers, porters and saisons year round. Outside of buying directly from nearby breweries, you can also head to one of the many well-stocked grog shops in the region—like Kelly’s Liquors, ISO or Jane’s Beer Store, where knowledgeable beer lovers will aid in your quest. Multiple Locations

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Don't get us wrong. Family is great and all... but Grandma's house— with it's weird wallpaper and odd odors—and Auntie Beth's overly sweet candied yams aren't exactly party-starters. And while it can be nice to catch up with family, good old Uncle Fred isn't the ideal partner for a round of Jagerbombs. Fortunately, there's Black Wednesday. Watering holes all over the country see a significant uptick in thirsty customers on this night, which brings college students and those who've moved away for work back home for the long weekend. Check out our guide to the best places in Silicon Valley to get your pre-Turkey Day party on. (NV)

Outer space has been getting a lot of attention on the big screen lately. But on his new TV show, Paul Clerkin is more interested in exploring Earth’s greatest frontier—the oceans. Dive into the abyss with Clerkin, a current student of marine biology at San Jose State, as he journeys around the globe in search of undiscovered and littleunderstood species of shark on Deep Sea Mysteries, which airs Wednesdays on The Travel Channel. On this week’s episode, Clerkin will make his way to Taiwan in search of the bigeye thresher. (JT)

Twinkling lights, ice skating and palm trees come together once again for a few magical weeks in the heart of Silicon Valley. Bay Area native and 1992 Olympic figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi will usher in the annual Downtown Ice skating rink—presiding over the celebration, which will feature a live performance by Nina Ouellette, a rising star in the figure skating world. San Jose Councilman Raul Peralez and Stan Vuckovich of the San Jose Downtown Association will also be on hand to ring in the festivities. Bundle up and bring the family for a chance to skate alongside worldclass athletes. (JT)

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KID INK

MEGAN GAILEY

Wed, 10pm, $20-$25 Pure Lounge, Sunnyvale

Fri, 9pm, $14-$22 Rooster T. Feathers, Sunnyvale

Deriving his name from his early love of art and tattoos, Los Angeles-based rapper and producer Kid Ink began his career making beats—looking to artists like Pharrell, Swizz Beats and Timbaland, all of whom had enjoyed crossover success. It would seem he chose the right role models, as his track “Roll Out,” which strikes a balance between pop hooks and hip-hop swag, landed on 2015’s Furious 7 soundtrack. Ink’s latest mixtape, Rocketshipshawty 2, features West Coast heavy hitters Casey Veggies and Nef the Pharaoh and finds him reflecting on his life, career and the costs and benefits of success. (JT)

Indianapolis-born, Chicago-based comedian Megan Gailey has an easy, disarming smile and all the girl-next-door charm you’d expect from a young, Midwestern woman of good breeding. She was recently featured in Marie Claire… Oh! And she has the dirty mind and foul mouth of drunken, Michigan State fratboy, 12 Natty Lights deep at a Saturday afternoon tailgate kegger. The combination works in her favor, as she deals out fantastically funny, one-two punches—couching her dark humor inside a fluffy, angel food cake delivery. She’s performed on Conan and contributes to the MTV show Ladylike. (NV)

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A YAWN WORTH YELLING

A CLASSIC ROCK CHRISTMAS

Dec 1 at City National Civic

TRIPLE HO SHOW

Dec 3 at SAP Center

DEAD HEAVENS Dec 4 at The Ritz

Dec 5 at The Ritz

BROTHA LYNCH HUNG Dec 12 BackBar SoFa

STEVIE NICKS

Dec 14 at SAP Center

THE MUMLERS

Dec 22 at The Ritz

THE LIMOUSINES Dec 23 at The Ritz

WAR

Dec 29 at City National Civic

METALACHI

Jan 27 at The Ritz

MAC SABBATH

Jan 28 at The Ritz

IHEART 80S PARTY

Jan 28 at SAP Center

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CIRCLE MIRROR

TRANSFORMATION

A YAWN WORTH YELLING

CALENDAR GIRLS

Fri, 8pm, $18-$36 Los Altos Stage Company

Sat, 7:30pm, $10 Art Boutiki, San Jose

Sat, 8pm, $19-$42 City Lights Theater, San Jose

When a motley crew of unlikely strangers sign up for an adult creative drama class in a small Vermont town, the drama unfolds like a cross between The Breakfast Club and Larry Crowne. The class—consisting of a high school junior, a former actress, a divorced carpenter, and the teacher’s husband—starts by engaging in a few theater games and role play. Things quickly get personal, however, as the students work to find their inner child and understand how others see themselves. Written by Annie Baker, Circle Mirror Transformation premiered offBroadway in 2009 and received the Obie that same year in the category of “Best New American Play.” (JT)

The kinky rhythms and feel-good vocal harmonies of A Yawn Worth Yelling have propelled the San Jose indie rock band to nearly 20,000 likes on Facebook and sent them wheeling across the country on tour. Balancing a strong sense for pop songwriting and technical musicianship, they craft tracks that are catchy, slickly produced and still full of surprising turns. Since returning from a North American sojourn in support of their excellent Play Pretend EP, A Yawn Worth Yelling have been mostly laying low—playing a few shows here and there. They headline the Art Boutiki with support from Docks this weekend. (JT)

Queue up and brew a cuppa in preparation for City Lights Theater Company’s newest production, Calendar Girls. Based on the hit 2003 British comedy, which itself was based on a true story, Calendar Girls follows a group of senior Yorkshire women who, after the death of one member’s husband, from leukemia, find an unconventional and exhibitionist way to raise money for cancer research—printing and selling nude calendars of themselves. The results are more humorous than salacious…and ultimately touching. Directed by Jeffrey Bracco, the show runs through Dec. 18. (TM)

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Sun, 8pm, $65+ City National Civic, San Jose Progressive rock band Yes have a rather fractured history. Since forming in 1968, they have gone through so many different members that there is an entire Wikipedia page dedicated to enumerating them. Three of these musicians—Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman—now form the core of the new Yesdedicated supergroup ARW. They’ve come together this year for the first time since Yes’ 199192 Union Tour. Fans should expect plenty of Yes hits, songs from their other projects and some new material. (NV)

TWENTY-ONE PILOTS Feb 10 at SAP Center

CHICAGO

Feb 11 at City National Civic

BON JOVI

Mar 1 at SAP Center

ARIANA GRANDE

Mar 27 at SAP Center

GAME OF THRONES CONCERT Mar 29 at SAP Center

THE WEEKND

Apr 28 at SAP Center

PINK FLOYD CONCERT EXPERIENCE

Jun 2 at City National Civic

ROGER WATERS

Jun 7 at SAP Center

BRUNO MARS

Jul 20 at SAP Center

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL Jul 29 at SAP Center

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Dark Impressions CATCH A FIRE Centuries before photography, printmakers documented the world with reproducible etchings.

Exhibit of Dutch Prints showcases Rembrandt’s darker side BY JEFFREY EDALATPOUR

T THE BEGINNING of the year, the river that runs through the town freezes over. People skate across the ice or push their friends in toboggans. The January sky is dotted with black birds in flight. Barren limbed trees bend in the wind. One woman with a high starched collar warms her hands in a muff.

She alone stares directly into the eyes of the artist Jan van de Velde II, the

most arresting character in his series of prints The Twelve Months 1616. You’ll find her In a small dimly lit upstairs gallery at the Cantor Arts Center. The exhibition The Wonder of Everyday LIfe: Dutch Golden Age Prints is an intimate celebration of 17th century Dutch artistry. Rembrandt van Rijn is the star player here. Of course you’ll find at least one self-portrait amongst the room full of black and white etchings. But Self-Portrait with Saskia 1636 suffers against the memory of his oil paintings. In this starker medium, his religiousthemed prints compel the eye. Two in particular—The Flight into Egypt 1651 and The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece c. 1651—are so black that it looks like ink has accidentally saturated the paper, swallowing up the original image. To

encourage close engagement with the prints, the curators smartly provided several handheld magnifying glasses throughout the gallery. With the glass in hand, secret worlds emerge from inside all that darkness. The unseen narrative reveals itself like a sacred mystery. Viewers can marvel at the skill with which Rembrandt evokes the feeling of deep night on such a small framed square or rectangle. In comparison, Jan de Baen’s approach in The Burning of the Town Hall in Amsterdam 1652 feels contemporary in its reportorial depiction of a building on fire. After this year’s election season, de Baen’s print is ominously prescient. If it’s not a literal rendering of a government house burning down, it certainly works as a sad and moving allegory of one. In the midst of these colorless portraits, landscapes and biblical scenes, Johannes Teyler’s A Bird of Paradise and a Lizard 1680-1690 is a brightly hued stand out. In the 1680s, Teyler developed, and patented, a

method to print etchings in color. The anatomical correctness of his bird and lizard may be questionable, as are their open-mouthed gleeful expressions, but it’s hard to ignore the bird’s rich red breast and the green lizard’s pink tongue. It’s a primitive but delightful precursor to the work of John James Audubon. But it’s the details of Rembrandt’s portraiture and the bucolic village settings by van de Velde that most emphatically reference the “everyday life” of the show’s title. The Portrait of Jan Uytenbogaert, Preacher of the Remonstrants 1635 is actually two portraits of the preacher placed side by side. Without a magnifying glass, they appear to be the same. With it, there are subtle changes in the shading of the face and clothing. It was typical of artists like Rembrandt to produce a series of “states” that collectors could buy to see the evolution of a particular work. In this case, Uytenbogaert’s status and personality are that much more alive with the slight refinements to his fur-trimmed coat, the ruff around his neck and the shape of his right hand at rest on an open book. In March, van de Velde’s woman returns to the same position on the print as she did in January, with her upright posture and quizzical gaze. He etches her face like a mask. Her eyes, like black pinpoints, are fixed upon the artist sketching her into a harvest scene. She isn’t drawn with great complexity but she means something to him. As the months go by, he shows us an agrarian way of life with groups of people at work and at play. There are sheep, bonfires and carriages. Picnics in fields in summer and autumn. And when December arrives, the river has once again frozen over. This time the woman has her back to us, to the unseen viewer. She’s on the ice holding hands with a man. Is that van de Velde with her or did she find someone else to skate next to her in the cold? In these small but arresting prints, he and the other artists make everyday life in the 17th century look achingly familiar.

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San José Center for the Performing Arts December 2-4 & 9-11, 2016

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POST-TRUTH In the aftermath of the 2016 election, Dashiell Manley’s work seems prescient.

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THE ARTIST Dashiell Manley paints the front page of yesterday’s newspaper as a blurry, baffling mess. In other words, he reveals a collection of faded headlines for what they are. In the exhibit New to the Cantor: Dashiell Manley, this “front page” series of watercolor pencils on canvas convey, at once, a literal and a figurative sense of a newspaper’s psychic and physical decay. This institutional rot was made manifestly clear during this year’s rancorous New to the Cantor: political season. Dashiell Manley On 8-foot-tall canvases, Manley, who has an MFA from UCLA and a BFA from the California Institute Thru Apr 24, Free of the Arts, incorporates a day of those headlines into Cantor Arts Center, this series of paintings. The New York Times, Thursday Stanford October 2 2014, national edition Southern California (front page) 2016 contains washes of plum, violet and black. The words themselves are randomly handwritten, horizontally and vertically, and mostly illegible, as intended. The overall effect evokes a Japanese watercolor made in the aftermath of a tsunami. The muted palettes are the same. The tendency toward chaos and muddied abstraction is not. Manley again attempts to distort the meaning of media in the second of three series in the show: Various sources (quiet satires). On large white backgrounds, he reproduces cartoon images from newspapers on uneven pop-colored grids. He’s adapted some of Basquiat’s lines and squiggles but without his dynamism or intent. Unlike the text-based paintings, Manley doesn’t make the cartoons his own. They sit statically on the canvas neither speaking to each other or the viewer. If they’re simply jokes turned upside down, they remain woefully unexplained. In a departure from the media focussed work, the Elegy for whatever paintings are lovely experiments in impasto. (a haystack lit from the back) 2016 is not unlike a densely arranged collage. The association with the word haystack may be a stretch, but if you squint and turn your head at the right angle, the colors of sky and field merge and emerge from all those heavy stacks of oil. Manley has even made one in jet black (untitled elegy) 2016. The elegy series is the newest, so it could be an elegy for the news industrial complex. But it also reminded me of the darkest Rembrandt etchings across the hall. Some day Manley might reveal the story hiding underneath all that black. —Jeffrey Edalatpour

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COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV COMEDY

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Laugh until your stomach hurts at this improv battle of wits, all audience-sourced and suitable for the entire family. Ongoing. Camera 4, San Jose. 7pm. Midnight Show Saturdays.

‘CALENDAR GIRLS’

When one of their husbands dies to leukemia, two close friends rally a group of women from a small English town to raise funds for a new couch in a local hospital waiting room. Their project? A tastefully nude calendar featuring themselves doing ordinary chores! The calendar becomes a worldwide sensation, but the resulting fame puts an unforeseen strain on the women’s friendship. Based on a true story and the hit 2003 film. Based on the Miramax motion picture by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth, directed by Jeffrey Bracco. Thru Dec 18.

MUSEUMS ANDERSON COLLECTION

“Soundsuits” by Nick Cave. Eight Soundsuits along with three video works by Cave, as well as a recently completed documentary on the artist, titled “Here”. “Soundsuits” are full body-size sculptures made of everything from collected and repurposed buttons, to wooden sticks, beaded baskets, doilies and sequined fabric. Thru Aug 14. Stanford.

NUMU LOS GATOS

Pacific Ballet academy proudly presents its 26th Annual Nutcracker at the Center. This exciting production has been widely praised for its excellent choreography and dancers. Pacific Ballet’s dancers greet you as you enter the theater. See the holiday brought to life as young Clara journeys to the Land of Sweets with her Nutcracker Prince. Nov 25-27.

“Making Contact: SETI Artists in Residence.” This group exhibition features artists from the SETI Artist in Residence (AIR) program, including Danny Bazo, George Bolster, Charles Lindsay, Marko Peljhan, Rachel Sussman, Martin Wilner and Karl Yerkes. Thru Mar 5. “Cement Prairie: The History and Legacy of the 1952 American Indian Urban Relocation Program.” An exhibition that explores the genesis, rollout and impact of the American Indian Relocation Program initiated by the U.S. government in 1952. Thru Jun 25. Los Gatos.

‘DADDY LONG LEGS’

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‘THE NUTCRACKER’

A heartwarming-tale of generosity, education and independence “Daddy Long Legs” tells the story of a young orphan girl and her admittance to a prestigious college by an unknown benefactor. Based on the 1912 novel by Jean Webster and directed by Robert Kelley “Daddy Long Legs” has charmed audiences around the globe with its witty humor and portrayal of suffragette-era New England. Nov 30-Dec 31. Palo Alto.

‘CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION’

In an artsy small town, an unlikely collection of strangers sign up for Marty’s “Adult Creative Drama” class. As their relationships develop over the course of the summer, the silly improve games begin to

“California: The Art of Water.” An exhibit exploring the way artists and photographers have portrayed California’s most precious resource. Thru Nov 28. Stanford.

CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM

“Festivals of India.” The works featured in Festivals of India were created by over 90 artists ages 4–12 with media of their choice through the India Community Center’s Annual Children’s Art Contest. Thru Nov 27.

DE SAISSET MUSEUM

California History Exhibit always on display. “Coriolis and Torqueri: Bruce Beasley Recent Work.” Thru Dec 4. “Crossing Cultures: Belle Yang, A Story of Immigration.” Thru Dec 4. “Virgin Landscape:

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Representations of Women and the American West” guest-curated. Jan 20-Mar 19. Santa Clara.

EUPHRAT MUSEUM

TANDY BEAL & Company Presents

“De Anza & Foothill Faculty/ Staff Art Show.” Art and photography created by students at De Anza College. Thru Dec. 1. Cupertino.

HISTORY PARK SAN JOSE

“The Wireless Age: Electric Entrepreneurs before Silicon Valley.” Thru Oct 27. “Tattooed and Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History” Thru Dec 31. “Painting the Town: The Work of Rey Giese.” Thru July 30. San Jose.

Nov 18 - Dec 4

LOS GATOS COMPANY

“Zulugrass Jewelry Gallery,” featuring the colorful clothing and ornaments adorned by the Maasai tribe of the Great Rift Valley of Kenya and Tanzania. Artist in Residence Gallery. Los Gatos.

Dec 9

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART

“Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.” SJMA is the only West Coast venue for the latest global overview of design today, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s popular contemporary design triennial. Thru Feb 19. San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES

“The California Art Quilt Revolution: From The Summer of Love to the New Millennium.” This exhibition includes works by pioneers of the art quilt movement such as Jean Ray Laury, Yvonne Porcella, Joan Schulze and Therese May, who pushed the boundaries of what could be called a quilt, and highlights late-20th and 21st century artists working in the quilt medium. Thru Jan 15. San Jose.

TRITON MUSEUM OF ART

“Francisco “Pancho” Jimenez: Excavations and Interpretations.” Thru Oct 30. Wendy Red Star. Thru Oct 30. “Polarscapes: Sculpted by Wind and Water” by Elaine Heron. Thru Nov 6. “Imagery Art for Wine Collection: An art and wine partnership.” Feb 12. “Stephanie Lam.” Nov 12 to Feb 5. “Katherine LevinLau”. Feb 12. Santa Clara.

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Hero Worship SELLING THE WAR All that glitters is not gold in Ang Lee’s dazzling new film, ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.’

Ang Lee’s excellent ‘Billy Lynn’ explores one soldier’s inner war BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

EN FOUNTAIN’S novel, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, is a bitter book, but these are bitter times. Given the way it blunts the sharper observations of a bright novel, its adapter—Ang Lee (Life of Pi)—keeps the salt of the earth salty. On the whole, it’s a worthwhile film, often sage, sometimes sweet, and you’d have to be half-way drunk to consider it a dumb flag-waver, though that’s how it looks in the previews.

Private Billy Lynn (Joe Alwyn) was caught on camera trying to rescue a man in his platoon from Iraqi rebels. The snippet went big on CNN, and Lynn was awarded the Silver Star. He and about a half-dozen of his fellow soldiers are escorted by the sardonic Sergeant Dime (Garrett Hedlund of Sons of Anarchy, never better). They’re making a dog and pony tour to rally people around the war, during the election year 2004. One last stop, before the return to Iraq, is an appearance with Destiny’s Child, at the halftime show at a Thanksgiving Dallas Cowboys game. Beyonce and company’s hit about ghetto warriors, “Soldier,” is going to be repurposed for patriotic ends. As they mentally prepare for the coming bombardment of PTSD-

aggravating fireworks and bright lights, Lynn and his soldiers drink and meet with the fans. Alone for a second, the boyish, good-hearted Lynn falls for a Cowboy’s cheerleader (Mackenzie Leigh) blushing attractively like the good Christian she is over her sudden desire for this stranger. Meanwhile, Lynn’s sister (a miscast Kristen Stewart) is trying to get Billy out of the Army by hooking him up with a group that helps soldiers go AWOL. Travelling with their entourage is Chris Tucker, as a Hollywood producer trying to get a deal made to adapt the story of Billy and the troops. Part of this film is about how a war nobody wants to think about is rendered into movies no one wants to watch. But Ang Lee has a limited taste for the comic—notice what little zest Steve Martin brings to the role of the Cowboys’ owner, a waxy, wealthy creep. Martin goes inward with it, robbing the role of size. Except for the very funny Arturo

Castro of Broad City, who brings a bright twistiness to one of Lynn’s fellow soldiers, all the humor is due to Hedlund’s dry-ice sarcasm. When pushed, Dime expertly threatens a fracking-business yokel (Tim Blake Nelson of O Brother Where Art Thou) in a moment that’s the closest to the anger and the anguish of the novel. Lee is an immaculate stagesetter—the 1970s period details in his The Ice Storm seem to be right even a block and a half away from the camera. Oddly, Lee doesn’t find a visual equivalent to the Hunter Thompson-worthy description of cheesy ersatz luxury at the soon-tobe-demolished Texas Stadium. Lee shoots Billy Lynn very conservatively with slow pans, and direct to the camera dialogue. (Press in the Bay Area didn’t see Billy Lynn in the 120 frames per second version of Lee’s film; the high frame rate may have given more surreal depth of field to the war scenes, maybe more power to startle.) The novel treated the war as something a young man wanted to put out of his mind, as far as he could, and as forcibly as possible. But war movies are traditionally shaped like monster movies—both genres wait until the end to show you the beast. Vin Diesel brings all his fleshy warmth to the part of the sacrificial soldier Shroom, with his Zen-like command of life; the worst day in Billy Lynn’s life comes in a flashback during the finale, to cap the movie. Some war memoirs record the feelings of soldiers coming back— describing the smugness of soft civilians, the desire to punch those smiling faces, leering as they beg for bloody details. Billy Lynn captures these harassing, smarmy faces in a montage. It’s inarguably an antiwar movie. But Lynn’s character sometimes comes across as an author’s glove puppet in the book. The British actor Alwyn is very appealing, and he’ll go places. But Lynn is an all-things-to-all-people conception of a soldier—he can’t quite give this movie a center.

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Twice the obscenity, half the laughs. Back with most of the living cast of the 2003 original, including the thickwit Thurman Merman (Brett Kelly), now grown and working as “a full-time sandwich consultant” at a Subway-like chain store. Christina Hendricks of Mad Men is the drunk’s no-strings sex partner; sadly, there’s no sign of the naughty but nice Lauren Graham. This time the drunken reprobate Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) is lured to snowy Chicago for a million-dollar burglary, only to find that his foul and much-hated mother (Kathy Bates) is the mastermind. There are chuckles—Bates is into the profanity up to the neck, and she seems to be having a good time, especially in twoshots with her dejected son. But the fun evaporates fast, and one wants to blame the changing era as much as Mark Waters’ sketchy, irresolute direction— when everyone from Deadpool to the president-elect has been busted saying the same horrible things that the Bad Santa mutters, things seem a little dated. Thornton, with Van Gogh-gauntness, gets some hideo-comic haunted stares at the women; Tony Cox’s still-spry deviant dwarf pops his eyes at the face-level ass of a plump and teasing security guard (Jenny Zigrino, the lewd best friend in 50 Shades of Black). Mildly funny, but really a victory lap that poops out half way down the track. (RvB)

part is Hughes reciting an Al Jolson routine from memory while spinning a decrepit aircraft in the skies around London, as both Frank and a uniformed British airman (Steve Coogan) try to swallow their mutual terror. The last third of Rules Don’t Apply is all over the map, as Frank and Hughes go on business trips that might as well be vacations. Jumping from location to location, the movie gets bewildering. Collins’ delightful impertinence, which could be compared to Audrey Hepburn, keeps you on her side. And it’s an an odd sunset performance for Beatty, who shows us Hughes’ last stage, a bedridden wraith with the kind of face you’d only see in a James Ensor painting. When a person makes a movie about the early 1960s, it’s an advantage if he was really there. Beatty was: the scenery and the dialogue is almost totally anachronism free. Rules Don’t Apply shows how the luxury and the tackiness co-existed in Hollywood, with one of the most expensive hotel rooms in LA making a place for aluminum tv trays and Swanson’s frozen dinners. (RvB)

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Every critic has a blind spot, and mine is rape-revenge movies. It’s too easy

to get manipulated, to be roused by the desire to see a rapist’s brains bashed out. They’ve been pulling the lever since, what, Birth of a Nation? It’s a lose-lose situation for the viewer who doesn’t yearn to let their inner ape out of the cage. (We know there’s violence right under the civilized skin. It’s not news.) With the exceptions of so few films that it’s hardly worth naming them, rape revenge films having it both ways: you show the violence and then you deplore it under the name of realism. Aside from RoboCop and Total Recall, Paul Verhoeven’s long career has depended on two things. One is attractive bad girls; the other is a superb resistance to common sense. His much-praised Elle is an example, right from the first: a cat’s indifferent face watches the violation of her mistress. It’s a mirror to the audience: watching it, we too have the glassy eyes of the jaded puss. The rapist, dressed in the black burglar suit Diabolique wore in that 1960s movie, bashes Michelle (Isabelle Huppert—one wants to say, “Inevitably, Isabelle Huppert”) and runs away. The French woman doesn’t report the assault, for reasons we learn later, not that they make a hell

of a lot of sense when we do learn them. None of the friends she shocks with the news at a fancy restaurant says something like “maybe you’d want to stop him from raping anyone else.” Actually, Michelle has her own plans, and when the rapist keeps sending her obscene texts, she’s not sure if she wants to beat his head in or have him come back for seconds. It’s not that you fear for her. Michelle is an icicle, and the list of potential suspects is long: there’s lots of people in her life who’d like to see her in pain. She’s exhausted with her slacker son and condescending to the common girlfriend that he impregnated. She’s

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“CASEY AFFLECK JOINS THE RANKS OF GIANTS.” CRITIC’S CHOICE

“A MUST-SEE!” MARA REINSTEIN, US WEEKLY

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“ INSTANTLY A CLASSIC.”

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Warren Beatty’s comeback film is a sometimes bizarre, sometimes winning film about multi-hyphenate billionaire Howard Hughes (Beatty) in 1959 and 1964, in his last days of lucidity before his eccentricities were turning to mania, and before his mania became out and out senility. With maybe the exception of The Loved One (1965), Rules Don’t Apply is the first I can think of to compare and contrast two different elements of Hollywood. It’s about the LA basin’s status as a refuge for old-time religion—later to turn into the spectacle of the mega-church—which juxtaposed with the whorish amorality and fleshy temptations of the movie business. Frank (Alden Ehrenreich, the kindly cowpoke in Hail Caesar) a good church-going Methodist driver in Hughes’s employ. His new passenger is a beauty queen from Virginia named Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins, the film’s standout). While Marla is a self-respecting Baptist, she harbors a hidden desire to go a little wild. The aged reclusive Hughes (whom neither has got a chance to meet) acts as a kind of bad fairy to complicate things between the religious couple. Beatty’s Hughes is a shadow-dweller, fearless only in the cockpit of a plane; the movie’s funniest

pissed off at her former husband, who is carrying on with a young girl. She’s a bully at the office where she works, designing extremely graphic video games (“When the player guts an orc, I want him to feel the warm blood on his hands,” Michelle tells her employees.) Yes, Huppert is gifted at this part, just like Joan Crawford was gifted at playing this neurotic witchy kind of role in an earlier era. If Huppert wasn’t skilled at playing such correct, discreet-viciousness-of-thebourgeois characters, Elle wouldn’t have got as far as it did. It can go a lot farther—if it were up to me, it’d go far away. (RvB)

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Unplugged BETTER TOGETHER After the dissolution of their previous bands, Paul Kimball and John Blatchford found potency in a stripped-down sound.

Former members of Careless Hearts, The Mumlers form Wax Moon BY AVI SALEM

or singer-songwriters Paul Kimball and John Blatchford—the voices behind indie-folk group Wax Moon—making music together has always been about capturing the moment. From their tendency to play smaller, more intimate shows to their desire to explore the experiential qualities of acoustic sound, their dedication to the craft of live performance is evident in the way they harmonize with each other and their audience.

“We really built Wax Moon around the idea of harmonies and vocals once we discovered that we have a natural blend between our voices,” explains Kimball, the group’s primary songwriter. “Both our sounds have a timbre together that is pleasing, and we discovered that organically and thought, ‘Wow, that’s a good place to start. Not everybody has that.’” Indeed, not all musicians have as deep roots in the Bay Area’s indie rock scene as Kimball and Blatchford, whose former involvement with local acts like Careless Hearts and The Mumlers placed them in the same musical circles. It wasn’t until their individual musical ventures fizzled out that they joined together as a duo, taking on a predominantly acoustic sound from their previous “bar rock” acts. With Kimball falling into the songwriting

role and Blatchford focusing on harmonies and melodies, the group recorded its first EP, Ready or Not, last winter and just released a second EP, titled Cool Blue Heat, this month. “I’d say our new EP is more of a companion than a departure from the last record,” Blatchford says. “We didn’t try to separate the ideas behind the songs; they’ve just been flowing. Instead, we’re trying to capture them as they come.” Wax Moon is currently gearing up for a house show and record release party in Saratoga, further speaking to their intimate and up-close musical stylings. Playing for a crowd of close friends and fans, Wax Moon will perform songs from their newest release like “Dreams Run Dry,” a somber and poignant number with hints of Americana and folk, and “My Future Crime,” which combines a bluesy guitar rhythm with the soothing confluence of Kimball and Blatchford’s vocals. The band’s preferred performance spaces—house shows, cafes, and even galleries—allow

the pair to experiment with sound and feed off of the audience’s vibe. “In terms of performing, we’re continuing to experiment, seeing what works and what doesn’t, and we may ultimately decide that the concept of a stripped-down live performance feels right for us, or we might expand things and go in a different direction,” Kimball says. “But right now, we are still supporting the idea that we started out with, which is that live performances are meant to be momentary conjurings of what we put down in recording.” Pushing each other’s creative limits has also been central to Wax Moon’s success. Both bandmates had to expand into roles they previously never played—becoming equal halves of a cohesive sound. For Blatchford, who had never sung lead in a band before, many of the conceptual ideas about performing front and center had to be worked out individually, from choosing certain textures to incorporate into the music to simplifying chord progressions and harmonies. “Now that I’ve decided what kinds of sounds fit the band, I’m able to focus on them deeply,” he says. “I hope to expand my musicianship and what I’ve already learned further.” Though they’ve only played together for a little over a year, Blatchford and Kimball’s vision for their sound—and each other’s musicianship—is clear. Their ability to creatively push each other’s musical limits has expanded their audience to include types of people they never connected with before, which feels both exciting and refreshing for a duo that’s only just begun their musical journey together. “It’s been really nice seeing the way people respond to our music, which is very emotionally open and accessible in a way that a lot of the music I’ve played before hasn’t been,” Kimball says. “I really want to keep pushing that, seeing if we can bring more people into the tent of, not just our own stuff, but of appreciating live music in general. I feel like we can help build an audience, not just for ourselves, but for live music as a whole, because we’re looking at things in a different way.”

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Rock/Pop/ Hip-Hop THE BACK BAR SOFA

Every Wed, 9pm: Open Mic Cypher, feat. Hip-hop, Jungle, Soul, Reggae, Dubstep, Trap, BreakBeat, House and more. Wed, Nov 23, 9pm: One Be Lo. Fri, Nov 25, 9pm: Dance Party w/ Marcade, Tanner Orland. San Jose.

BRANHAM LOUNGE

Fri, 10pm: Quality Control (indie, rock and hip hop). Every Wed, 10pm: Whiskey Wednesday. Every Thu, 10pm: The Weekend Warmup with DJ Sean Black. San Jose.

MOJO LOUNGE

AGENDA LOUNGE

Most Fri/Sat: Live Music. Every Sun, 8pm: Acoustic Jam. Every Tue, 8pm: Aki Kumar’s Band. Every Thurs: Fireball Thursdays with DJ Mist. Fremont.

Every Wed, 8pm: Salsa. Every Thu, 10:30pm: Banda Night. Every Sun: Reggae Night. San Jose.

MOUNTAIN WINERY Sat, Nov 26, 6:30pm: Saturday Night Fever. Saratoga.

NOMIKAI Live music every Fri and Sat. San Jose.

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.

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN

Every Thu: DJ Maniakal. Wed, Nov 23, 8pm: Superbad the Band, Fri, Nov 25, 8pm: DJ Dineroi. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN

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

THE CARAVAN

Every first Tue of the month 9:30 pm: Not So Trivial Tuesday Rock DJ Set. Fri, Nov 25: Fulminate, 12 to Midnite, Corazon Salvaje. San Jose.

CITY NATIONAL CIVIC

Sun, Nov 27, 8pm: Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman. San Jose.

THE QUARTER NOTE Every Mon: Live Music Jam with Dana’s Band. Every Wed: Live Music Jam Funk with Michael “B” Band. Every Thu: Live Music Jam Funk with Vicious Groove. Every Sun: Live Music Jam with Michael “T”. Fri, Nov 25, 8:30pm: Soul Providers. Sat, Nov 26, 8:30pm: Turkey Jam. Sunnyvale.

SAN JOSE STATE EVENT CENTER Wed, Nov 23, 8pm: Postmodern Jukebox. San Jose.

THE X BAR Sun, Nov 27, 4pm: Hookers on Speedial, Nature Thing. Cupertino.

WOODHAMS LOUNGE

EAST COAST ALICE

Fri, Nov 25, 8pm: Steve Siacotos. Sat, Nov 26, 8pm: Bridget Marie & Rob. Saratoga.

JOHNNY V’S

Every Mon: ’50s, ’60s, ’70s Jam Night with Ben B and Sean Blak. Every Tues: Hip Hop, EDM with Sean Blak, Bates & Crayola. Every Wed: Tooth N Nail with DJ Test. Thu, Nov 25, 8pm: Carlos C, Roscon, Otrbor, TBA. Fri, Nov 26, 8pm: Carlos C, Roscon, Otrbor, TBA. San Jose.

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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.

ANGELICA’S BISTRO Every Tue: Jazz Tuesdays and Open Mic Night. Wed, Nov 23, 7:30pm: Rick Ferguson. Sat, Nov 26, 8:30pm: Cool Water Canyon. Tue, Nov 29, 7:15pm: The Denny Berthiaume Trio with Joe Jakovac & Greta Matassa. Redwood City.

ART BOUTIKI Wed, Nov 23, 6pm: Melted State, FTB and Zen Zenith. Sat, Nov 26, 7:30pm: Yawn Worth Yelling, Docks. Every Sun: Live Jazz Show. San Jose.

BLUE NOTE LOUNGE Every first Sat of the month, 9pm: First Saturdays party. Every Tue, 8:30pm: Tuesday Night Blues. Every Sun: Jazz or Blues. Milpitas.

BLUE ROCK SHOOT Every Thu: Open Mic. Every Fri: 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. Sat, Nov 26, 8:30pm: The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol. Sun, Nov 27, 8:30pm: Eulipions 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. First Friday of the month, 8pm: Art Walk and Caffe Frascati Opera Night. San Jose.

CAFE PINK HOUSE Every Sat, 2pm-3:30pm: Saturday Live Music Hangout. Saratoga.

CASCAL Every Fri, 9:30pm & Sat, 9pm: Live Music. Mountain View. Every Sat, 9pm: James Robinson.

THE CATS Wed, Nov 23, 7pm: Michael

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PIONEERING FORCE Paul Oakenfold, who plays this year’s Give Thanks festival, pioneered the melding of pop and EDM.

Past, Present, Future THE DAYS ARE getting shorter, the meals are getting heartier and people all over Silicon Valley are getting ready to settle in for a long winter’s nap. While food and booze will certainly help send you off to slumberland, most physicians these days say vigorous exercise is the best way to ensure a night of restful sleep. Why not get all three? Eat, drink and get merry on the dance floor this Wednesday and Friday at the 11th annual Give Thanks electronic dance music festival. This year’s party will feature some of the biggest names ever to rock the Give Thanks stage.

Give Thanks Nov 23 & 25, 9pm, $35-$60 City National Civic, San Jose

Wednesday night’s lineup is headed by Australian electro house and dubstep duo Knife Party, while Friday’s bill is topped by British trance veteran Oakenfold. Initially formed as a side project, Knife Party eventually became the fulltime venture of producers Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, who first began playing music together in the drum and bass trio Pendulum. The Knife Party moniker—taken from a Deftones song of the same name— hints at the group’s preferred sonic palate. Swire and McGrillen straddle the line between EDM party starters and heavy metal shredders with rapidfire distorted synths and heavy drops. Recently, the pair collaborated with pioneering guitarist and Rage Against The Machine co-founder Tom Morello on “Battle Sirens”—a stomping, electric guitar-infused one-off single. If day one of Give Thanks looks to a pair of EDM upstarts, the second day of the festival looks back to rave royalty. Oakenfold began his career in the late 1970s, spinning soul records in bars around London. Over time he migrated from simply playing music on two turntables, to remixing the music of popular hip-hop, dance and alternative rock artists. From there he began producing his own music and in 2002 released his debut studio album, Bunkka. To date, the record has moved over a million units and is recognized for pioneering the melding of trance textures with pop songwriting conventions. —Nick Veronin

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NEW SCHOOL Corazon Salvaje infuse their cumbia rhythms with a modern aesthetic. They play the Caravan on Friday.

MOROCCO’S

Barrett Duo. Fri, Nov 25, 8pm: Eddie Toro Band. Sat, Nov 26, 8pm: Vinyl Replay. Every Sun: Joe Ferrara (jazz). Los Gatos.

Every Tue, 4pm: Live Acoustic Music. Every Wed-Fri, and Sat, 5pm: Belly dancing. Every Sunday: Special Dinner Shows. Mountain View.

CHARLEY'S LG

MURPHY’S LAW

7pm: Bi-Polar Bears. Every First Wed, 7pm: Dennis Dove. Every Second and Fourth Wed, 7pm: Scott Goldberg. Every Thu, 7:30pm: Aki’s Original Thursday Night Blue Jams. Fri, Nov. 25, 8pm: Ladee Cico Live. Campbell.

Every Thu: Karaoke Night. Every Fri: Live Music. Every Wed Open Mic. Los Gatos.

Every Mon: Monday Night Blues Jam. Sunnyvale.

CLUB FOX

Every Wed night: J.C. Smith Jam. Los Gatos.

Fri, Nov 25, 7-10pm: Stragglyrs. Sat, Nov 26, 7-10pm: Beargrass Creek. Fremont.

O’FLAHERTY’S

ORCHARD VALLEY COFFEE

Wed, Nov 23, 6:30pm: Aki Kumar Blues Band. Every Wed: Club Fox Blues Jam. Every Fri: Salsa Spot. Redwood City.

HEDLEY CLUB AT HOTEL DE ANZA

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY

Every Tue, 6:30pm: Irish Seisiún. San Jose.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO

Wed, Nov 23, 8pm: Marley, Pohorski & Burn. Fri, Nov 25, 8:30pm: Soulburst. Sat, Nov 26, 8:30pm: Harold Fethe. San Jose.

Every Wed: Blues & Brews w/ Sid Morris & Ron Thompson. Every Tue, 6pm: PHB Open Mic Night. San Jose.

HUKILAU

Fri-Sat, 8pm: Hawaiian music.

Every Mon, 7pm: Open Mic Night. Mountain View.

JJ’S BLUES

ST. STEPHENS GREEN

Every Tue: MikeB Interactive Jam. Wed-Sun: Live Music. Every Fri: Latin Rock Nights. Sat, Nov 26, 9pm: Sol Sector. San Jose.

LITTLE LOU’S BBQ

Every Thu, 7:30pm: Aki’s Original Thursday Night Blue Jams. Campbell.

LOUISIANA BISTRO

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

THE MOJO LOUNGE

Every Tue, 8pm: Aki Kumar’s Blues Jam. Fremont.

RED ROCK COFFEE

Every Tue, 7:30pm: Irish music. Fourth Sat, 10pm: Latin Party Night. Mountain View.

MISSION PIZZA

Every Thu: Acoustic Music Nights. Every Fri & Sat: Acoustic/Band Music Nights. Campbell.

PIONEER SALOON

Every Sun, 4pm: Music Jam with Terry Hiatt and Brett Brown. Every Wed: Kevy Nova and Friends. Every Thu: WhiskeyHill Billys. Woodside.

THE SADDLE RACK

Sat, Nov 26, 7:15-9:45: Country Cougars. Fremont.

C&W/Folk BLUE ROCK SHOOT

Every Thu: Open Mic. Every Fri: Blue Rock Showcase. Every Sat: Live Featured Show. Saratoga.

CHARLEY'S LG

Every Thu: Live country music and line dancing. Los Gatos.

LITTLE LOU’S BBQ

Every First and Fourth Tue,

SAM'S BBQ

Wed, Nov 23, 6pm: Loganville. Every second Tue of the month, 6pm: Carolina Special. Every second Wed of the month, 6pm: Dark Hallow. Every third Tue of the month, 6pm: Cabin Fever. Every first and third Wed of the month, 6pm: Sidesaddle and Co. Every fourth Wed of the month, 6pm: Loganville. San Jose.

THE CATS

Open Mic/ Comedy ANGELICA’S BISTRO

Every Tue, 7:30pm Open Mic. Hosted by Pete Sommer. Redwood City.

BACK BAR

Every Wed, 9pm: Open mic. San Jose.

BLUE ROCK SHOOT

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

CAFFE FRASCATI

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

8pm, Sat, Nov 26, 8pm and 10:30pm, Sun, Nov 27, 8pm: Megan Gailey.

Karaoke 7 BAMBOO

Wed-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Tue, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

7 STARS BAR & GRILL

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

AGAVE

Every Sun, 4pm: Spanish Karaoke. San Jose.

ALEX’S 49ER INN

Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke. San Jose.

CARAVAN

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

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS San Jose.

CHARLEY’S LG

Every Wed, 7pm: Open Mic

CITY NATIONAL CIVIC

Sat, Nov 12, 8pm: Bill Maher. San Jose.

IMPROV

Fri, Nov 25, 7:30pm and 9:45pm, Sat, Nov 26, 7pm and 9:15pm, Sun, Nov 27, 7pm: Amir K.

JJ’S BLUES

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

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER Sat, Jan 7, 7pm: Paula Poundstone. Saratoga.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO

Tue, 6pm: Open mic. San Jose.

DIVE BAR

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

EFFIE’S RESTAURANT

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

GALAXY

Every Tues, Thu, Fri, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Milpitas.

GILROY BOWL

Fri-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Gilroy.

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

BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY

THE HUDDLE

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

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

BLUE MAX

JOHNNY V’S

Fri: Karaoke Fridays. Sunnyvale.

Every Wed: Karaoke with Johnny V. San Jose.

BLUE PHEASANT

KATIE BLOOM’S

Tue, 8pm: Karaoke. Cupertino.

BOGART’S LOUNGE Wed, 9pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BOULEVARD TAVERN

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

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN

Wed & Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Campbell.

KING OF CLUBS

Sun, Mon, Thu, 8:30pm: KOR Karaoke. Mountain View.

LILLY MAC’S

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

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

MARIANI’S

BRIT ARMS CUPERTINO

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE

Sun-Tue, 10pm: Karaoke. Cupertino.

BRIT ARMS DOWNTOWN Every Wed: Karaoke w/ Neebor. San Jose.

THE CARAVAN

Every Tue: Open mic. Sunnyvale.

RED ROCK COFFEE CO.

CHARLEY'S LG

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

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

ROOSTER T. FEATHERS

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

Every Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. Fri, Nov 25,

DASILVA’S BRONCOS

Thu, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

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

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

QUARTER NOTE

Mon, Thu & Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

THE BEARS

CAMERA 3

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

COURT’S LOUNGE

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Wed, Nov 23, 7pm: Michael Barrett Duo. Fri, Nov 25, 7pm: Eddie Toro Band. Sat, Nov 26, 8pm. Los Gatos.

C&J’S SPORTS BAR

Thu, 8pm: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Fri-Sat, 10pm: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

DISTRICT

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Wed-Sun 9pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

OFF THE HOOK

Wed, 9pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

THE OFFICE BAR & GRILL

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

O’FLAHERTY’S IRISH PUB

Every Mon, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

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EAST MEETS WEST Born in Iran, Amir K is now all in on the American comedy circuit. He plays The Improv this week.

AJ’S BAR

PIONEER SALOON

Mon, 8pm: Karaoke. Woodside.

DJs and dancing every night. Mon-Sat, 6pm-1am; Sun, 8pm-12:30am. San Jose.

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Every Tue: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

RED STAG LOUNGE

Nightly Karaoke, 9pm-1:30am. San Jose.

Thu-Sun, 8:30pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT

Sun-Thur, 8pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET

Every Thu, 7:30pm-9:30pm: Karaoke Night at Treatbot. San Jose.

WOODHAMS LOUNGE

Tue-Thu & Sat: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

THE X BAR

Every Mon, 9pm: Karaoke w/ KJ Vinnie. Cupertino.

LOS GATOS BAR AND GRILL Fri: Foundation Fridays. Los Gatos.

BAMBOO LOUNGE

THE MOJO LOUNGE

BLUE PHEASANT

NOMIKAI

BRANHAM LOUNGE

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE

Fri-Sat: DJ or Live Entertainment. The Island Grill. San Jose.

Every Fri, 10pm: Quality Control. Rotating DJs. San Jose.

BRIT ARMS DOWNTOWN

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

CARDIFF LOUNGE

Every Thu night, 9pm: Shakin’ Not Stirred with Roger Moorehouse. Campbell.

Every Wed: Wayback Wednesday w/DJ Mist. Fremont. Live music every Fri and Sat night. San Jose.

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

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB

Thu: Banda Music. Fri: Rock en Español & Live Bands. Sat: Regional Mexican & DJ. Sun: Banda Night. Sunnyvale.

SAN JOSE BAR & GRILL

Thu-Sat, 10:30pm: Rotating Guest DJs. San Jose.

Every Tue: DJ Benofficial. Every Thur: DJ Shaffy. Every Fri: Live Video Mixing with VJ One. San Jose.

JOHNNY V’S

ST. STEPHENS GREEN

DIVE BAR

Every Mon: ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s Jam hosted by Sean Blak and Benny. Tue: Trap Shop. Wed: Tooth & Nail. Every other Thu: Hip-Hop Night hosted by YDMC. Fri: Live Music & Traffic. San Jose.

Dance Clubs

KATIE BLOOM’S

AGENDA

LIQUID

Wed: Salsa Wednesdays. Thu: Banda Nights. Sun: Reggae Vybez. San Jose.

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Manuel J. Capella that all/persons having the the The following persons(s) registrants(s) hasclaims / haveagainst abandoned Decedent required to filename(s): them with Superior Court of1333 the use of the are fictitious business Tayathe Dental Laboratory, Piedmont Rd., #202County San Jose, 95132, WuatTsung in Santa State of California, of CA, Santa Clara, 191 N.Cha. FirstFiled Street, San Clara County on 4/13/2016 under file number 616254. This business was Jose, CA 95112, and mail or deliver a copy to David Capella, successor conducted by:Capella An individual./s/Wu Tsung Cha Date filed withJuly the clerks trustee of the Family Revocable Living Trust dated 30, office:of10/28/2016 dates (11/02, 11/09, 11/16,at11/23/2016 1997, which thepub Decedent was the settlor, the Sowards Law Firm, 2542 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 200, Campbell, CA 95008, within the later of four (4) months after November 2, 2016 (the date of the first FICTITIOUS BUSINESS publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally NAMEtoSTATEMENT #622450 delivered you, sixty (60) days after the date this notice is mailed or personally deliveredisto(are) you.LATE CLAIMS:as: If you do notLuminary, file your The following person(s) doing business Marketing claim within theRd., timeSanta required youAlp must petition This to file a 3561 Homestead Clara,by CA,law, 95051, Mimaroglu. business is conducted an individual. Registrant beganCode transacting business late claim asby provided in California Probate §19103.FAILURE under businesstoname names listed on 01/01/2016. TO FILEtheAfictitious CLAIM: Failure file aorclaim with theherein court and to serve was filed with the County Clerk of Santa a/s/Alp copyMimaroglu of the claimThis onstatement the trustee will in most instances invalidate Claraclaim.(Pub County on 10/17/2016. (pub11/02, Metro11/09/2016) 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016) your dates: 10/26,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS #623416 NAME STATEMENT #622524 The following person(s) is (are) doingdoing business as: R & Ras: Home Improvement The following person(s) is (are) business Advanced Services, 2358 Denair Ave., CA, 95122, Robert This Industrial Delivery LLC,San 247Jose, N. Capitol Ave., UnitAlan 104,Ramoz. San Jose, business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun CA, 95127. This business is being conducted by a limited liability transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. company. Registrant hasstatement not yet begun business /s/Robert Alan Ramoz This was filedtransacting with the County Clerk of Santa under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above Clara County on 11/14/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016) entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Gilbert Juan Garcia Managing Member#201627010166This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/17/2016. (pub Metro 11/02, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #622430 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Union Avenue Liquors, 3649 Union Ave., San Jose, CA, 95124, Kim Dao Corporation, 36 Leominster Ct., San Jose, CA, 95139. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Michael John Perazzo President #C39443143 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/13/2016. (pub Metro 10/26, 11/02, 11/09, 11/16/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #622360 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Soft Touch Spa, 1692 Tully Road, Suite 12, San Jose, CA, 95122, Dai Nguyen, 650 Island Place, Redwood City, CA, 94065. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Dai Nguyen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/12/2016. (pub Metro 11/02, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #622523 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KT Dental Laboratory, 1333 Piedmont Rd., Ste #202, San Jose, CA, 95132,

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Creative people are at greater risk," said psychiatrist R. D. Laing, "just as one who climbs a mountain is more at risk than one who walks along a village lane." I bring this to your attention, Aries, because in the coming weeks you will have the potential to be abundantly creative, as well as extra imaginative, ingenious, and innovative. But I should also let you know that if you want to fulfill this potential, you must be willing to work with the extra tests and challenges that life throws your way. For example, you could be asked to drop a pose, renounce lame excuses, or reclaim powers that you gave away once upon a time. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus musician

Brian Eno has been successful as a composer, producer, singer, and visual artist. Among his many collaborators have been David Byrne, David Bowie, U2, Coldplay, Laurie Anderson, Grace Jones, and James Blake. Eno's biographer David Sheppard testified that capturing his essence in a book was "like packing a skyscraper into a suitcase." I suspect that description may fit you during the next four weeks, Taurus. You're gearing up for some highintensity living. But please don't be nervous about it. Although you may be led into intimate contact with unfamiliar themes and mysterious passions, the story you actualize should feel quite natural.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are free! Or almost

free! Or let me put it this way: You could become significantly freer if you choose to be—if you exert your willpower to snatch the liberating experiences that are available. For example, you could be free from a slippery obligation that has driven you to say things you don't mean. You could be free from the temptation to distort your soul in service to your ego. You might even be free to go after what you really want rather than indulging in lazy lust for a gaggle of mediocre thrills. Be brave, Gemini. Define your top three emancipating possibilities, and pursue them with vigor and rigor.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Have you been

feeling twinges of perplexity? Do you find yourself immersed in meandering meditations that make you doubt your commitments? Are you entertaining weird fantasies that give you odd little shivers and quivers? I hope so! As an analyzer of cycles, I suspect that now is an excellent time to question everything. You could have a lot of fun playing with riddles and wrestling with enigmas. Please note, however, that I'm not advising you to abandon what you've been working on and run away. Now is a time for fertile inquiry, not for rash actions. It's healthy to contemplate adjustments, but not to initiate massive overhauls.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "Everybody is dealing with how much of their own aliveness they can bear and how much they need to anesthetize themselves," writes psychoanalytic writer Adam Phillips. Where do you fit on this scale, Leo? Whatever your usual place might be, I'm guessing that in the coming weeks you will approach record-breaking levels in your ability to handle your own aliveness. You may even summon and celebrate massive amounts of aliveness that you had previously suppressed. In fact, I'll recklessly speculate that your need to numb yourself will be closer to zero than it has been since you were 5 years old. (I could be exaggerating a bit, but maybe not!) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you periodically turn the volume down on your mind's endless chatter and tune into the still, small voice within you? Have you developed reliable techniques for escaping the daily frenzy so as to make yourself available for the Wild Silence that restores and revitalizes? If so, now would be a good time to make aggressive use of those capacities. And if you haven't attended well to these rituals of self-care, please remedy the situation. Claim more power to commune with your depths. In the coming weeks, most of your best information will flow from the sweet darkness.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): One of your vices could at least temporarily act as a virtue. In an odd twist, one of your virtues may also briefly function like a vice. And there's more to this mysterious turn of events. A so-called liability could be useful in your efforts to solve a dilemma, while a reliable

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asset might cloud your discernment or cause a miscalculation. I'm riffing here, Libra, in the hopes of stimulating your imagination as you work your way through the paradoxical days ahead. Consider this intriguing possibility: An influence that you like and value may hold you back, even as something or someone you've previously been almost allergic to could be quite helpful.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Between now and

the solstice on Dec. 21, you will have extraordinary power to transform into a more practical, wellgrounded version of yourself. You may surprise yourself with how naturally you can shed beliefs and habits that no longer serve you. Now try saying the following affirmations and see how they feel coming out of your mouth: "I am an earthy realist. I am a fact-lover and an illusion-buster. I love actions that actually work more than I like theories that I wish would work. I'd rather create constructive change than be renowned for my clever dreams."

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Despite your

sign's reputation, you Sagittarians don't always require vast expanses to roam in. You aren't ceaselessly restless, on an inexhaustible quest for unexpected experiences and fresh teachings. And no, you are not forever consumed with the primal roar of raw life, obsessed with the naked truth, and fiercely devoted to exploration for its own sake. But having said that, I suspect that you may at least be flirting with these extreme states in the coming weeks. Your keynote, lifted from Virginia Woolf's diary: "I need space. I need air. I need the empty fields round me; and my legs pounding along roads; and sleep; and animal existence."

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "If you can't get rid

of the skeleton in your closet," said George Bernard Shaw, "you had best teach it to dance." This advice is worthy of your consideration, Capricorn. You may still be unable to expunge a certain karmic debt, and it may be harder than ever to hide, so I suggest you dream up a way to play with it—maybe even have some dark fun with it. And who knows? Your willingness to loosen up might at least alleviate the angst your skeleton causes you—and may ultimately transform it in some unpredictably helpful way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "No pain, no gain" is a modern expression of an old idea. In a second-century Jewish book of ethics, Rabbi Ben Hei Hei wrote, "According to the pain is the gain." Eighteenth-century English poet Robert Herrick said, "If little labor, little are our gains: Man's fate is according to his pains." But I'm here to tell you, Aquarius, that I don't think this prescription will apply to you in the coming weeks. From what I can surmise, your greatest gains will emerge from the absence of pain. You will learn and improve through release, relaxation, generosity, expansiveness, and pleasure. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The less egotistical

you are, the more likely it is that you will attract what you really need. If you do nice things for people without expecting favors in return, your mental and physical health will improve. As you increase your mastery of the art of empathy, your creativity will also thrive. Everything I just said is always true, of course, but it will be intensely, emphatically true for you during the next four weeks. So I suggest you make it a top priority to explore the following cosmic riddle: Practicing unselfishness will serve your selfish goals.

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Soft Touch Spa, 1692 Tully Road, Suite 12, San Jose, CA, 95122, Dai Nguyen, 650 Island Place, Redwood City, CA, 94065. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Dai Nguyen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/12/2016. (pub Metro 11/02, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23/2016)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #622361 The following persons(s) / registrants(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Soft Touch Spa, 1692 Tully Road, Suite 12, San Jose, CA, 95122, Minh T. Hoang, 1541 Flanigan Dr., #168, San Jose, CA, 95121. Filed in Santa Clara County on 01/28/2014 under file number 587505. This business was conducted by: An individual /s/Minh T. Hoang Date filed with the clerks office: 10/12/2016 (pub dates 11/02, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23/2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #622752 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Free Spirit, 380 S. 1st Street, San Jose, CA, 95113, Michael R. Hill, 8093 E. Zayante Rd., Felton, CA, 95018. This business is conducted by an individual.Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Michael R. Hill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/24/2016. (pub Metro 11/02, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23/2016)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Charles Stanley Mussman and Roberta Andrea Mussman DBA Mussman Design Associates, 111 North Market St., STE 300, San Jose, CA, 95113, Charles Stanley Mussman, Roberta Andrea Mussman, 2681 Cameron Park Dr., #99, Cameron Park, CA, 95682. This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/01/1990. /s/Charles Stanley MussmanThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/31/2016. (pub Metro 11/09, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30/2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623184 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 365 Homez, 722 Charcot Ave., San Jose, CA, 95131, 365 Homez, LLC. This business is being conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 8/15/2016. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Thy Nguyen Owner/Manager #201623210547 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/03/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Miami Liquor & Food, 876 The Alameda, STE A, San Jose, CA, 95126, Merhawit T Freslassie, 529 Satatoga Ave., Apt 4, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Abey E. Demssia, 1081 Newhall St., Apt 3, San Jose, CA, 95126. This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/ Abey Demssia This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/14/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #622829 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Water Spa, 1060 McLaughlin Ave., San Jose, Ca, 95122, Loc Loung, 2029 Arizana Ave., Miplitas, CA, 95035. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Loc Loung This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/26/2016. (pub Metro 11/09, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #622590 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sanchez Tax Service, 5306 Monterey Rd., San Jose, CA, 95111, Maria Eugenia Barocio, 2951 Lincoln Ave., Tracy, CA, 95376. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Maria Eugenia Barocio This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/18/2016. (pub Metro 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/07/2016)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #622591 The following persons(s) / registrants(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Sanchez Tax Services, 5306 Monterey Rd., San Jose, CA, 95111, Ramon S. Sanchez, 520 Florentine Dr., San Jose, CA, 95111. Filed in Santa Clara County on 01/13/2015 under file number 533189. This business was conducted by: An individual /s/Ramon S. Sanchez Date filed with the clerks office: 10/18/2016 (pub dates 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/07/2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623165 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. ETGYFT. COM, 3550 Stevens Creek Blvd 310, San Jose, CA, 95126, 2. ERIGYFT. COM, Merhawit T Freslassie, 529 Satatoga Ave., Apt 4, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Abey E. Demssia, 1081 Newhall St., Apt 3, San Jose, CA, 95126, Isaac Sebhatu, 440 Dixon Land Rd., Apt E301, Milpitas, CA, 95035. This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Abey Demssia This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/03/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623505 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Willow Street Advisors, 2. SVN SV Advisors, 1124 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95125, RAB Commercial, Inc.This business is being conducted by corporation. Above entity was formed in the state of California. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Robert J. Badagliacco President #3390344 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/16/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623267 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JS Executive Janitorial Services, 1550 Technology Dr., 3124, San Jose, CA, 95110, Francisco Garcia. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Refile of previous file #FBN 622103 with changes./s/Francisco Garcia This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/07/2016. (pub Metro 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/07/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623196 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Business Development Solutions, 1545 North First Street, #D, San Jose, CA, 95112, Michael Ruff. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/7/2016. /s/Michael Ruff This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/03/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623327 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rent-a-Lab, 7672 Santa Maria Ct., Gilroy, CA, 95020, Little Brothers Construction, Inc. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Daniel S. Little CEO #C3175831 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/08/2016. (pub Metro 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/07/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623409 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Skyline Supply Company, 2. Skyline Center, 3. Skyline Supplies, 170 South Autumn Street, San Jose, CA, 95110, Travis Cotti, 14661 Tumbleweed Lane, Royal Oaks, CA, 95076, Jonathan Guzman, 317 Tideway Drive, Alameda, CA, 94501, Vince Rivero, 3585 Sandpebble Drive, San Jose, CA, 95136. This business is being conducted by a joint venture. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/14/2016. /s/Travis Cott. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/14/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623599 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Poke Xpress, 1236 S. Abel St., Milpitas, CA, 95035, Jong Ho Lee, 2405 Woodard Rd., #217, San Jose, CA, 95124, Kong S. Lee, 904 Eleanor Way, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087. This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereinon 11/17/2016. /s/Lee Jong Ho This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/17/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #623047 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HA’S ATM, 2627 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA, 95111, HA T NGO, 4446 Silverberry Dr., San JOse, CA, 95136. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/31/2016. /s/HA T NGO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/31/2016. (pub Metro 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14/2016)

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Annual Tech Awards inspire yet again in troublesome times BY GARY SINGH

T’S SAFE TO assume that hundreds of people left the 16th annual Tech Awards motivated to use technology for the greater global good. In these dark times, the event was a rocksolid reminder that hope is not an illusion. As such, the Tech Awards gala tends to be one of the more uplifting events of Silicon Valley, highlighting and supporting individuals who work in various international humanitarian projects. People who understand

the global picture. People doing their part to fight world poverty, improve the global environment, empower the underprivileged and make the planet healthier. Laureates receive unrestricted prizes—usually $50,000—for their work in health projects, world hunger, sustainable energy, economic development, education and more. This year, the event was somewhat different in that only alumni laureates took the stage, with seven previous award-winners talking about progress they’ve made since first being honored. To cite one example, Source International founder and director Flaviano Bianchini was one of the rock stars of the night. After becoming a

laureate in 2014, Bianchini returned to discuss his work fighting human rights abuses suffered by Central and South American villages at the hands of corrupt mining companies. The companies were polluting soil and water with no accountability whatsoever, resulting in diseases and miscarriages. None of the villagers living near the drilling sites had the tools to prove the amounts of contaminants present, so Source International developed a suite of scientifically validated testing technologies enabling the communities to examine their water, air, and soil for a variety of chemical contaminants, and it trained the villagers how to use the resulting data to go after the mining company. At the gala last week, Bianchini spoke to how Source International is now involved in 21 cities in 11 countries on five continents. In other cases, Angaza CEO Lesley Marincola updated the crowd with

details on her company’s project to enable 250,000 people in subSaharan Africa with pay-as-you-go solar power, while Ronni Goldfarb of Equal Access International talked about her company’s endeavors at bringing interactive multimedia broadcasts to underprivileged parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Historically speaking, the first Tech Awards gala took place in 2001, but it was almost cancelled due to the attacks of September 11. Thankfully, the organizers carried on and made it happen. From there, the event only grew and grew. As of now, almost 300 laureates have received more than $5 million in awards over the last 15 years to collectively improve the lives of more than 2 billion people around the world. The gala event itself is an inspiring evening to witness. One gets to sit in the same room with many of the donors, upperechelon technologists, physicians, engineers and social entrepreneurs actually using their wealth to support projects for the global good—projects that really do bring disparate people together rather than raise slimy advertising money from losers spreading fake news. In addition to the laureates, Tim Ritchie, president and CEO of the Tech Museum, also revealed how the museum is now pivoting to include a year-round program that permanently develops a cadre of young Silicon Valley innovators who wish to likewise focus on technology for greater humane causes. Aptly titled The Tech for Global Good, the program, among other things, will involve exhibits and events at the museum, where anyone, year-round, can drop by and see inspiring work being done by the next generation of globally minded humanitarians, inventors, engineers and scientists. In other words, instead of just a privileged few hundred people getting to attend a gala once a year, now everyone can visit the museum and see what’s going on with these and other related projects, as well as future efforts. This, in turn, will undoubtedly inspire a whole new pipeline of younger people who want to use technology for the betterment of global society. It’s a great idea. As always, the Tech Awards provide uplifting vibes amid otherwise darker times. There is hope.

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YSTERS: AN aphrodisiac so divine that people risk their lives eating them raw. Jim Stump knows the key to our hearts when it comes to these slippery bivalves. At his latest restaurant, Forthright Oyster Bar and Kitchen, the veteran chef and restaurateur, who also owns The Table in Willow Glen, understands that as much as diners enjoy a tasty half-dozen oysters, they especially enjoy it for happy hour prices every day.

On a recent Sunday escapade to the new eatery in Campbell, happy hour ran a lengthy 2-6pm. The oyster on sale was the Hammersley from Washington for $1.50 each. They were small, briny and juicy, served with a shallot mignonette and lemon wedges. The six oysters were a satisfying way to whet our appetite for the meal to come. For cautious eaters, Forthright offers plenty of cooked oyster options such as the fried oyster tacos, buttered roasted oysters, and two versions of oysters Rockefeller. We opted for the original style ($10) made with herbed butter and pernod (anise-flavored liqueur) on top of panko bread crumbs. The oysters were cooked flawlessly, but the panko crumbs had flavor only where the herbed butter

mixture had soaked into it, leaving patches of bland bread crumbs. The simple menu of small plates, soups and entrees allows for sampling and sharing along with an extensive beer and cocktail selection. The bartender can be seen mixing drinks alongside the chefs cooking in the open kitchen behind the bar, which extends the length of the room. The environment is open and vibrant, lending itself to the staff ’s easy maneuvering to service each guest. We sat at a window-side table and received excellent service, each dish being served as it was ready, starting with cold items. The Peruvian ceviche ($6) immediately won presentation points for its symmetrical plating of a line of albacore tuna cubes marinated in tiger’s milk dressing and sprinkled with sweet potato and corn. This was a refreshing rendition of the classic Peruvian-style ceviche with all the proper elements. Served at the same time was the tako kimchi poki ($6), which showcased the chef ’s

expert handling of octopus. With an affordable price and delicious taste, this dish is a must-order appetizer. It wouldn’t be a Jim Stump restaurant if there wasn’t a signature burger. At Forthright, the new version is called The Only Burger That Belongs On The Table (Chris’ Version 1.0). Pairing this juicy burger ($16) with the ultra-crispy Old Bay Fries ($5) was a winning combination.

In many ways, Forthright is a deserving sister restaurant to The Table, but there are key differences. The genius of Forthright is in the simplicity of its menu. It doesn’t have too many items and has just enough variety of surf and turf, hot and cold, small and large. Diners can easily create a meal of complimentary dishes. For example, the crab cake ($16) would go well with something like the Scotch Egg ($9), which was larger than expected. In many ways, Forthright is a deserving sister restaurant to The Table, but there are key differences. This restaurant is in West Campbell with plenty of parking. There are no lines yet and the flexibility of the menu and layout make it a great place to stop off for a dozen oysters at the bar or stay for a full meal. Forthright should be a refreshing change of pace for anyone who has circled the block at Willow Glen only to wait in line at The Table. It has many of the same beloved elements with a menu that leans towards the sea.

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