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Ruh Rowen Santa Clara political operative and legally banned blogger JAMES ROWEN has accused council members KATHY WATANABE and DEBI DAVIS of trying to hide payments to a shared political consultant, GABE FOO. Rowen, who described himself as the “Black Joker of Santa Clara” in an avalanche of emails to media outlets and elected officials, threatened to file complaints with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) claiming that the two councilwomen paid a combined $6,000 to Foo after the Dec. 31 cutoff for campaign spending. Given Rowen’s record of libel and harassment “he has nothing to stand on,” Davis said.

Watanabe called the FPPC filings—or, in this case, the mere suggestion of them—a thinly veiled vendetta. “It’s extortion,” she said. “He’s mad because we didn’t hire him as a political consultant.” The two used to be friends, she added. “I’ve made food for him, I’ve delivered things for him. I’ve supported They him over the years. But Did he makes it very difficult.”

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Arguments Aloud DNA DENIAL Antolin Garcia Torres, left, pleaded not guilty to the 2012 murder of Sierra LaMar, despite evidence that appears to link him to her belongings.

Murder trial begins five years after teen Sierra LaMar goes missing

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ARLENE LAMAR didn’t panic until driving home from work on the afternoon of March 16, 2012. She’d texted her daughter, Sierra, earlier in the day, and like most 15-yearolds she was usually quick to respond. Marlene texted and called more than a dozen times to no response, she testified Tuesday. Upon arriving home, Marlene learned that Sierra didn’t attend school that day.

She would soon miss a hair appointment scheduled for that evening.

“I had this feeling that felt wrong,”

Marlene said, sobbing on the stand. “She would never miss a hair appointment. I knew something was really bad.”

Nearly five years since Sierra LaMar disappeared near her Morgan Hill home—never to be seen again—her suspected murderer’s trial began last week in San Jose. The defense and prosecution presented opening statements that wildly contradicted each other in framing the case’s fundamental aspects.

In opening remarks to the jury, Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney David Boyd described the “traces” of Sierra—including her DNA—that he said tie her disappearance and death to defendant Antolin Garcia Torres, 25, of Morgan Hill. Garcia Torres is accused of kidnapping and killing Sierra on March 16, 2012, the last day the 15-year-old student was seen alive. Her remains have not been found.

Garcia Torres’ attorney, Al Lopez,

spent most of his opening statement ripping into investigators’ handling of that evidence, saying it may have exposed the samples to contamination.

Lopez argued that investigators followed questionable procedures when they concluded that Garcia Torres’ DNA was found on Sierra’s belongings. Lopez further suggested Sierra might still be alive, a possibility flatly ruled out by the prosecution.

“Sierra LaMar is dead, and this man killed her,” said Boyd, pointing at Garcia Torres during his opening statement inside a crowded courtroom at the Hall of Justice. The prosecutor then showed the jury—made up of six women, six men and seven alternates—the last known photo of Sierra, a selfie she took on her MacBook Pro computer just after 7am on the day she disappeared.

Boyd described Sierra’s habits as a “normal teenage girl” who was active on social media and always had her smartphone with her, constantly updating her status and communicating with friends and family. He showed the jury a timeline of known whereabouts for the teen and Garcia Torres around the time of her disappearance, as well

to her school bus stop, Boyd said. This includes the San Jose Sharks sweatshirt she was wearing in her last selfie, underwear, bra and jeans. “That leaves her naked,” Boyd said.

Analysis of other DNA profiles found on Sierra’s jeans show a strong likelihood of a match with Garcia Torres, Boyd told the jury.

Lopez countered that there are “big problems” with the state’s DNA evidence, noting that the prosecutor’s case relies on “background DNA” found on Sierra’s discarded belongings and in Garcia Torres’ Volkswagen. This DNA was found in such small amounts that it could have been transferred to the incriminating locations by a third or fourth party, the defense argued.

Lopez added that investigators did not follow “DNA protocol” when processing the items from Sierra’s bag. He showed photos of the items placed on a “dirty” cork board before detectives sent them to the contamination-controlled crime lab.

“The government has big problems in this case with transfer” of DNA and potential evidence contamination, Lopez said. The defense also noted that in the state’s two separate analyses of the genetic material found on Sierra’s jeans, the more recent one excluded Garcia Torres as a possible match.

Plus, photos of the rope do not show any hair on it, despite Boyd’s claim that police found more than 50 such fibers on the item. “The rope was in evidence for four months before they found that hair,” Lopez said.

Garcia Torres purchased a gallon of bleach and a turkey baster days before Sierra’s disappearance in order to destroy DNA evidence, Boyd said, eliciting gasps from the court gallery.

Lopez argued that the bleach was for laundry and the turkey baster was to be used to extract THC from marijuana in order to create a more potent oil or wax. He also told the jury that none of the state’s evidence proves Garcia Torres was involved in Sierra’s disappearance, as well as attempted kidnappings near Safeway in previous years.

Boyd said that Garcia Torres “learned” from the foiled Safeway attacks to pick a younger, smaller victim, “immersed in her own life, with her headphones in her ears as she walks toward her bus.”

The trial is expected to last up to five months. If convicted, Garcia Torres faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

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as some of the “thousands of pages” of evidence that showed the two crossed paths “for the first and last time” in the hours after Sierra, a sophomore at Sobrato High School, was last seen.

Lopez, on the other hand, told the jury, “You are not going to hear any evidence that (Sierra) was killed, absolutely none.” He noted that her cellphone continued to send out a signal after she was reported missing by her mother. Boyd said moisture from the March 16 rains had intruded the phone, which could have caused the device to turn on and off by itself.

Lopez attempted to pick apart various other arguments the DA presented. The defense implored the jury to “keep an open mind throughout this whole process. You haven’t heard the evidence yet.”

Garcia Torres is also accused of three unrelated kidnapping attempts in 2009, in which three women were attacked in the parking lots of two Safeway stores in Morgan Hill.

Sierra’s remains have not been found, despite dogged search teams that canvassed the area of her last suspected whereabouts. Boyd told the jury it is highly unlikely she ran away from home.

Not only is it unusual for all of the teen’s social media accounts to suddenly “go dark,” but Sierra was “totally dependent” on her parents as she had no financial means of her own, or even a form of identification other than a school ID. “Sierra’s body has not been found. The only thing found are traces of her, found in (the) car owned by that man,” Boyd told the jury, again pointing at Garcia Torres. These traces include DNA that matches Sierra’s profile and a hair that was stuck to a piece of rope in the trunk of Garcia Torres’ red Volkswagen Jetta.

Boyd presented photos on a large flat-screen monitor throughout his opening presentation, as he described Sierra’s cellphone and a bag containing her clothes and other belongings. Police found these items in two different locations off the side of the road in the rural areas surrounding her home near the intersection of Palm and Dougherty avenues in north Morgan Hill. Police found her cellphone the day after she disappeared, in a field with no tire tracks or footprints around it, suggesting someone had thrown it to the location, Boyd said.

Sierra’s bag, found a couple days later near Laguna Avenue, contained the clothing she wore when she left home that morning to take her routine walk

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Marry Men

Nearing extinction in the age of robot love, Bay Area wedding singers share their secrets on how to turn a party out BY JOHN FLYNN

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ROM TRUCK DRIVERS to X-ray diagnosticians, automation threatens millions of American jobs. We have traded face-to-face, human interactions for economic efficiency in almost all fields. But some things must remain sacred—and funky.

While DJs and (shudder) playlists further encroach upon the most hallowed day in many romantic relationships—the wedding day—a relic from the past has maintained a unique nuptial niche. We’re talking, of course, about wedding singers.

Today’s incarnations are nothing like Adam Sandler’s crass burnout. They vary from traditionalists to awardwinning singer-songwriters to gaudy ’80s cover bands, but the very best perform a range that rivals any DJ— but with more oomph than could ever be extracted from a canned set.

Embracing an inherently personal and improvised gig, many of these performers start by singing a friend’s wedding, and, in turn, they establish some of their first and biggest fans during the reception.

We interviewed six of the finest wedding singers on the Bay Area

nuptials circuit to see what they bring to the table while combating the rise of the machines. Longtime favorites like Joe Sharino have made their bones in the Bay Area, but the industry has shifted from local to national in scale, taking performers from barns to skyscrapers, from Hawaii to Chicago.

With only one shot at crafting the perfect moment, these men and women persevere through noise ordinances, impromptu song requests outside of their set and windstorms that carry away song sheets.

But these artists stress that it’s well worth any unforeseen technical difficulties to serenade a couple that’s just finished pledging their eternal love for one another. These are music’s least selfish performers, consistently sacrificing center stage to give newlyweds an unforgettable evening of romance. So, meet the artists who eschew the spotlight for someone else’s special day.

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BAND CAMP Wedding singer Ben Mallare admits he and his band are a little hokey, but that’s part of the fun.

Joe Sharino Working since the mid-’80’s, Joe Sharino reckons he and his band have probably played more weddings than any other in Northern California. He clocks the tally at more than 620, and nobody plays that many without having a strategy.

“If you get the bride and groom and their family involved, you've won the ballgame,” Sharino says. “It gets everybody going.”

Sharino calls himself an “observer” of crowds, and he and his band don’t form setlists. Rather, they quiz

the bride and groom on the music they like, then read the room to determine how each cover track goes over. Since weddings bring all ages together, it can be tricky to find communal tastes. Well, sometimes.

“People getting married now love the ’80s,” he says. “Good lord, you play ‘Don't Stop Believing’ and the roof blows off the place.”

Unable to find a satisfying answer for why that is, Sharino admits the wedding circuit brings along its own brand of oddities. On his list of top 10 strangest gigs, there’s the mother-

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HEARTBREAKER Joe Sharino, second from right, recalls being asked to jumpstart a wedding party while a guest was suffering a heart attack.

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of-the-bride who cajoled the band to fire up the party while a guest lay on the ground, suffering from a heart attack. At another, police shut down a reception in Carmel because the band lacked a permit to play musical instruments. Sharino and company beat-boxed, mimicked guitar riffs and bass lines and sang a capella— for two hours.

But the strangest story came in Sun Valley, Idaho, when the best man and groomsmen disappeared.

After 20 minutes, they descended a staircase, completely nude, except for orange condoms. Without any apparent plan, the two men bounced back onto the packed dance floor.

The stunt did not go over well.

“They ended up getting arrested,” Sharino says. “The bride did not think it was funny.”

And though Sharino just celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary, he mostly lets the ceremony take care of the romance.

Primarily a reception band, he figures by the time he comes on, everyone’s

gotten the mushiness out of their system. They just want to get down.

“Two weeks after your wedding is over, none of the people will remember the vows, the flowers, the dresses, the food,” Sharino says. “They remember one thing: Did I have fun? And that's where we come in.”

Bobby Jo Valentine Bobby Jo Valentine didn’t want his rising star to be clouded by assumptions spawned by Sandler’s mullet-coiffed character. After positive reviews of his burgeoning career, the acoustic guitarist singer-songwriter had done a few friends’ weddings but shied away from the gigs, fearing they might be a sell-out move.

“I resisted it for a long time,” he says. “But I really love feeling like part of someone's really special moment and I discovered the music that I already play naturally falls into that romantic, sincere style. It just was a perfect fit.”

Now, Valentine travels nationally,

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doing about 45 weddings a year in addition to touring for his original music, which has been recognized by the West Coast Songwriter's Association. As opposed to shows where he’s alone in a spotlight, Valentine enjoys the collaborative aspect of a wedding where he’s on a team with the couple, the caterers, the flower people and, after he’s set the mood, the DJ. “After everyone has had their wine, the DJ is great,” he says. “But for the first couple hours, let's stay in the romantic mode. A live musician can bring people into the present moment. The DJ will just take you away to the last time you were at a club. And that's the key, celebrating what role either artist has to play.”

Valentine usually plays the ceremony, dinner and cocktails, then the first couple dances, but not always.

Last year, a couple had their officiant drop out and asked him to do the honors. On a windy day in Half Moon Bay, Valentine sang them down the aisle, set down his guitar and led them

through their vows. After the kiss, he started singing the recessional, when his music stand toppled over. So he made up lyrics on the spot.

“No one blinked an eye,” he says.

“After that I was like, 'OK, most things won't be as bad as this, and this went fine.' Part of it is leaning into whatever chaotic thing happens.

Like, ‘This was meant to happen.

This is OK.’” Contrary to his initial reservations, wedding singing has boosted his original work. The couples he sings for tend to become his biggest fans, and he reaches a new audience by including a CD in gift baskets for guests.

Plus, Valentine gets access to some pretty choice venues. Last year, he was flown out to Chicago by a couple who hosted the event on the top floor of a 98-story skyscraper. There, a 16-piece orchestra accompanied Valentine on three of his original tracks.

“It was just amazing,” he says.

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“Probably one of my favorite experiences in music. Period. And I wouldn't have had that if I hadn't been open to playing weddings.”

Ben Mallare Viewed through the lens of modern cynicism, Ben Mallare admits he might be a bit hokey. Clad in a white dinner jacket, Mallare continues the legacy of the old-school wedding singers by gently embarrassing himself as a gregarious master of ceremonies.

“I'm cheesy,” he says. “I used to sing at weddings with more traditional band leaders. I was really attracted to the elegance they were able to create, everybody looking super sharp. I like adding on that, really laying it on thick with making sure the bride and groom and parents feel super special.”

Though he started out as a rustic group, playing mostly in barns on farms, Mallare broadened his band’s repertoire to perform just about anything, so they can shape-shift to a guest’s desires. He acknowledges some parties may want to hear familiar music, but he prides himself on his eclectic players’ ability to match the variety of a DJ while allowing him to respond to the crowd.

“Sometimes a dance circle will break out,” Mallare says. “Then I'm going to have the band loop or continue the chorus or play softer or louder or make it funky. But the point being, I've got unlimited flexibility as to what I can do to match the moment.”

Mallare’s moment in the crucible came when the band went to Seattle for a 125-guest wedding, only to realize the venue had a sound ordinance barring amplified music.

Improvising, he dug an acoustic guitar, stand-up bass and box drum out of the van. During the reception, they picked up and moved about the room, eventually spawning a dance circle around the band.

“It's all very fly-by-the-seat-of-yourpants,” Mallare says. “But once you get used to that, you just trust your instincts and expertise and you know you'll make it great, regardless of the situation.”

Mallare works the West Coast and can customize his band from three pieces to 10, depending upon a customer’s desires and budget. He

wants to ensure anyone can afford the group that he started four years ago after a foray into writing and recording original songs left him unsatisfied.

“It was all about me,” he says.

“There was no fulfillment. Maybe somebody enjoys the music, but it didn't really mean anything to them. So doing this, and being the accompaniment for a bride's processional, or for a first dance, or a parent's dance, to create that special moment for somebody else, it's very rewarding.”

Lori Carsillo The wedding had already ended when the bride scrambled up to Lori Carsillo and asked her to play the father-daughter dance—a request she had neglected to mention during months of planning. Carsillo racked her head for a song and came up with one of her favorites: “Fly Me to the Moon.” As she started to sing, Carsillo noticed a twinkle in the eye of the old man who held his daughter. Turned out, that was the song he’d danced to with his wife on their wedding night.

“That couldn't have gone any better,” Carsillo says with a little laugh.

Known around the Bay Area for her jazz singing, Carsillo excels in smoky lounge stylings. She never over-affects her natural singing voice, opting for an unpretentious style that lets lyrics drip slow, steady and smooth, like warm caramel from a spoon. She’s equally happy as the focal point of a room or a pleasing bit of ambience.

“I definitely am not a diva,” Carsillo says. “And I don't even care if they're paying attention. I'm really there to provide background. You just go with the flow and have to remember that this is not about me, and it's about these people.”

Like many wedding singers, she started by singing for a friend, then watched her side gig spread through word of mouth. The addition of live music to a wedding not only makes for a fresh environment, Carsillo says, but the performative side also ties the room together, giving the more introverted “a little concert”

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to look at while taking a break from dancing or socializing.

Carsillo mostly sticks to swing, ballads and bossa nova, throwback styles that compliment slow dancing and the tinkling of champagne flutes. But she prides herself on her adaptability—able to switch from Sinatra to, per one guest’s request, Incubus.

“It was such a neat moment,” she says. “They were so happy. A lot of bands are very versatile. Even if it's out of your style, sometimes, you can create a really unique moment that no one else will have.”

Still, Carsillo recognizes that as the evening wears on, some guests prefer to bust moves that aren’t necessarily conducive to her mellow melodies.

After dinner and cocktails, she gladly hands the mic to the DJ who can spark the shift to party time.

“Then everybody can dance to the ’80s music that they love. I'm not going to tackle ‘Love Shack’ or anything,” she says, before adding

that a slow-jazz rendition of the pop hit might just work.

Laurent Fourgo When he goes onstage with 80s A GoGo, Laurent Fourgo ties a bandana around his head, throws on a silver, sequined vest and starts channelling the rambunctious energy of a long-departed decade.

“Being costumed, you get into different characters,” Fourgo says.

“For me, my goal is for someone who knows me not to recognize me.”

After immigrating from France, Fourgo jammed with Bay Area musicians, looking for the right members to include in his livewire band. It took a few years before he found them and went full-time into marketing, booking and playing events. Flanked by characters like the Latin Prince, Boom Box B., Matty McFly and Tubular Rubular, Fourgo co-fronts his band with Bella Donna

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as they play music as loud as their costumes and antics.

“We're very serious about the music to make sure that we're playing the songs the right way,” he says. “But at the same time, when you do your solo, kick your leg like a rock star, that's what people expect.

You need to not even think about what you're doing. Then you can focus on the crazy dance moves. You need to put on a show.”

80s A GoGo can be booked for ritzier events, in which case they’ll don more formal outfits as they did at a recent gig at a San Francisco country club. But they’re most in their element when they’re cutting loose. At a birthday party in Pleasanton, the host requested the band show up in full regalia. When Fourgo and company arrived, the guests wore fluorescent tights, pink boas and big shades. It was an ’80s themed party, and 80s A GoGo killed.

“We don't play during cocktail

hour or dinner,” Fourgo says. “We’re really for, ‘Hey, the party starts now.’”

Fourgo has noticed that it usually takes about one set for the crowd to imbibe sufficiently and acclimate to the band. At which point, they’ll start mimicking the moves Fourgo and Bella Donna do onstage, such as their balletic side-to-side sways during the piano intro to “Video Killed the Radio Star.”

And perhaps because he competes with DJs to book the more lit portion of the evening, Fourgo doesn’t mince words when he considers his band against the stylings of turntablists.

Like a Frenchman might compare his country’s wine to an Italian’s, he makes it clear that if a prospective client has the funds, it’s no contest.

“Let's be honest, it's all about money,” he said. “If people had money, they would go with a band, people playing real music. It took time for them to practice all those songs and master the instruments.

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FULL KLIPP Josh Klipp and co-lead singer Mayra Swatt front the versatile Bay Area wedding band The Klipptones.

So the energy is going to be different and the connection is going to be stronger.”

Josh Klipp Josh Klipp’s parents met while singing a wedding. His father tickled the ivories of the church organ, while his mother sang for the bride, her best friend. They connected during the reception, got married, then played weddings for the next 26 years.

“It was perfectly normal for me to have couples sitting in the living room on weekends, talking about what they were going to be doing for their wedding,” Klipp says.

After aiding the family business for a few years, Klipp struck out on his own, forming a six-piece band with a guitar, drums, upright bass and saxophone along with co-lead-singer, Mayra Swatt.

They can handle everything from swing to rock to R&B to New Orleans jazz.

Mostly clad in black, but with modern accents like skinny ties and tattoos, they give off the vibe of one of those hip, refurb barber shops.

“When (Swatt) starting doing weddings with us,” Klipp says, “she asked, ‘What do I wear?’ and I was like, 'Well, nothing that shows up the bride.’ This isn't about the band. It's about these people and their families and friends

and how we can make this a day they can remember for the rest of their lives.”

The Klipptones play gigs around the Bay, but even after all these years the frontman hasn’t become jaded watching couples pledge their everlasting love to one another. After some weddings, Klipp will text his own wife, letting her know that he just renewed their vows in his head.

“I keep thinking I'll get tired of it,” he says. “But then when I'm sitting there and I'm watching it—this is what it's about. This is what we want in life. To feel love and to give that love. It touches me every time.”

During a gig at a dive bar with a musician who doesn’t do the wedding circuit, Klipp says, he was approached by a couple on their first wedding anniversary. They had walked down the aisle to Sting’s “Fields of Gold” and requested that the song make it into the set. During a break, Klipp’s partner chafed at the suggestion, asking derogatorily, “What are we, wedding singers?”

“And I was like, ‘Yeah, we are,’” Klipp says. “These wedding bands get kind of a bad rap, but here's the thing, 20 minutes later, we were playing ‘Fields of Gold.’ And this couple was reliving that experience.

And you see them, dancing at this cruddy bar, in love all over again.”

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An inside look at San Jose politics

SHOTS FIRED Taking a page from San Francisco and other so-called sanctuary jurisdictions,

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South Bay renters won two important battles in the span of a week—one in San Jose and the other for all of Santa Clara County. The first victory came during San Jose’s Jan. 31 City Council meeting, where a 7-4 vote reinforced a 5 percent annual rent-increase cap by eliminating a loophole used by landlords. When the council first approved the 5-percent ceiling last year, the policy allowed landlords who decided not to raise the rent in a given year to bank those rent hikes for a later date. As of last week, though, that option is off the table. The second major change in local rent laws happened just this Tuesday. In a 4-1 vote, county supervisors made it illegal for landlords to refuse tenants who rely on subsidized housing vouchers. According to the local Housing Authority, at least 826 households and 217 veterans have housing vouchers but can’t find a landlord willing to rent to them.

Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit against the president.

Santa Clara County Sues Trump over Immigration

BY JENNIFER WADSWORTH Santa Clara County has sued President Donald Trump over his crackdown on so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that protect immigrants from deportation.

In a unanimous vote last week, the Board of Supervisors authorized County Counsel James Williams to file a lawsuit seeking to block a fiat that appears to violate the state rights provision of the U.S. Constitution.

The legal volley came just days after Trump, by executive order, threatened to withhold federal funding from cities and counties that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration agents.

The county relies on about $1 billion a year in federal funding for critical social services, including health care, nutrition and other programs for the poor. That’s about 16 percent of the county’s overall budget and a third of its general fund.

San Francisco, one of about 400 sanctuary cities and counties in the U.S. and 40 in California, filed a similar lawsuit earlier this week.

So did Trump’s former stomping grounds, New York City, which joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union to challenge the president’s directive.

Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy effectively prevents local law enforcement from complying with Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests to jail defendants beyond their scheduled release date. The local law was designed to keep families together and assuage fears in a community with one of the nation’s largest populations of foreign-born residents.

Last month, the county took steps in preparation of Trump fulfilling

his campaign promises to “build a wall” and criminalize undocumented immigrants. Supervisors created a Federal Legislative Advocacy Task Force to keep the board up to speed on anticipated federal policy changes.

It also drummed up a plan with its Office of Immigrant Relations to inform residents in multiple languages about their rights and where to find legal help if they face deportation.

“We have known of Trump’s immigration plans for months now … [and] have moved to build our own institutional walls to protect the interest of all of our residents, including those without proper documentation,” Supervisor Dave Cortese said. “We will assess the impact these orders will have on our county and residents, but note that we will not back away from a legal

County Votes to Protect Planned Parenthood Faced with eviction and possible closure, Planned Parenthood in Mountain View got a lifeline Tuesday. County supervisors voted unanimously to help the 44-year-old facility extend its lease until it finds a place to relocate.

The Mountain View clinic first opened its doors in 1973 and has grown to serve more than 8,000 patients a year. Most of them depend on Planned Parenthood’s low-cost services, and another 2,100-plus patients on the county’s Valley Health Plan rely on the clinic for primary care. But a proposal to redevelop the property will bump the clinic into a month-to-month lease in May. Supervisor Joe Simitian successfully urged his colleagues to intervene, as the county has no other clinic in his district. —Jennifer Wadsworth

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Cinequest 2017 highlights: Maverick Spirit events with Jane Lynch (Glee) and Jason Reitman (Juno); 129 World and U.S. Premiere Films (featuring stars like Michiel Huisman, Michelle Rodriguez, Oscar Isaac, James Franco, Ben Mendelsohn, Rooney Mara, and Christian Bale); spectacular VR; and fabulous celebrations. Opening Night includes a screening of a hilarious comedy, The Last Word starring Amanda Seyfried.

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ON THE EDGE Fri, 2:30pm & 7pm, $18+ SJSU Dance Theater, San Jose Returning with their winter offering, sjDANCEco’s “On The Edge” is a program of mixed choreography, which includes a variety of new contemporary works. Emerging company artists Hannah McNany, Katherine House, Kelisha Gardeen, Frankie Rivera and Domonic Duong present along with help from the Diablo Ballet’s resident choreographer, Robert Dekkers, and artistic director, Lauren Jonas. Nan Ho of the Nan Ho Project also contributes to this night of forward-thinking dance that keeps the traditional tutu even as the moves evolve.

Performances on Friday and Saturday. (VS)

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BILLY DEFRANK BENEFIT Sat, 6:30pm, $10-20 Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Center, San Jose Think globally, act locally at this concert benefit for the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center. Featuring local indie-folk duo Wax Moon and San Luis Obispo indie-pop outfit Fialta. Wax Moon comprises singersongwriters Paul Kimball and John Blatchford (of The Mumlers and Careless Hearts). Together they compose stripped-down acoustic Americana. Boasting rich harmonies and energetic arrangements, Fialta sound a bit like a merger of Foster the People and Vampire Weekend, as they weave together propulsive, upbeat tracks like the infectious “Be Someone” and the bubbly, synthinfused “Do The Best We Can.” (VS)

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This heart-wrenching opera, set in the midst of a spontaneous cease-fire during World War I, shows us that even our mortal enemies are human. Based upon the Christmas truce of 1914, it tells the story of Scottish, German and French officers laying down their weapons to negotiate and celebrate the holiday with one another. Composer Kevin Puts won a Pulitzer Prize for his music in Silent Night—his first ever opera.

Taking cues from the 2005 French film, Joyeux Nöel, Puts’ production explores a brief moment of peace amid the festering killing fields of the Western Front. (VS)

It’s been a big year for Chicago.

The group were inducted into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Billboard recently ranked them at No. 9 on its “Hot 200 All-Time Top Artists” chart. Now the group comes to San Jose in support of their new studio album, Now: Chicago XXXVI. The band are also celebrating 50 years of making music and playing on the road. Known for their stellar horn section and hit songs, like ”25 or 6 to 4,” the band started out as a self-described “rock band with horns,” before pivoting to big ballads, like “Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Get Away.” (NV)

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PHILIP GLASS: SYMPHONY NO. 11 Sun, 4pm, $30-95 Bing Concert Hall, Stanford Known for his Etudes series, his soundtrack work on films such as The Truman Show and The Hours, and as the one living classical composer the average music fan can name, Philip Glass recently turned 80. In commemoration of this milestone, Stanford hosts conductor Dennis Russell Davies as he leads the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz in Glass’ latest opus— Symphony No. 11, which he wrote over the course of 2016. The night will also feature works by Duke Ellington and Samuel Barber.

Violinist Robert McDuffie will be spotlighted. (NV)

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SILENT NIGHT

Feb 17-19 at City National Civic

BON JOVI

Mar 1 at SAP Center

CHICANO BATMAN

Mar 2 at The Ritz

BILLY CRYSTAL

Mar 2 at SJ Center for the Performing Arts

RICHIE RAMON

Mar 3 at The Ritz

BLAKE SHELTON

Mar 10 at SAP Center

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Mar 25 at City National Civic

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Mar 27 at City National Civic

ARIANA GRANDE

Mar 27 at SAP Center

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Sun, 1pm, Free Local Color, San Jose

Mon, 6:30pm, Free Cafe Stritch, San Jose

Tue, 9pm, $15 The Catalyst Atrium, Santa Cruz

Tue, 9pm, $20+ Aura, San Jose

Zines have been an important outlet for outsider voices—from writers to artists to poets— ever since the counterculture discovered the Xerox machine. The Bay Area has always been well represented in the vibrant global zine community, and in recent months San Jose has hosted a number of zine-focused events. SJ ZineCon is just the latest example.

Hosted at the community arts space located in the former Ross department store downtown, this gathering puts an emphasis on people of color and the LGBT creators, though it is open to all and free to sign up. (MH)

“Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.” It’s as apt a Shakespearian quote for our times as any, given the orange one’s national gaslighting campaign. In this scene from what is arguably the Bard’s greatest work, Hamlet is doing his best to convince Polonius that he has lost his mind—so that he might catch Claudius with his guard down. But don’t fret over whether you can follow the Elizabethan English.

There will be beer! Gendell HingHernandez plays the bloodthirsty Danish prince in what is sure to be a fun-filled night of ale and assassination. (NV)

This Florida-based indie-punk group return to the Catalyst, touring on their first album since the untimely passing of their guitarist last year. With what might now be considered a “classic” indie rock sound, Surfer Blood would not have seemed out of place sharing the stage with Pavement or Echo & The Bunnymen in the early ’90s. On the just-released record, Snowdonia, Surfer Blood keep the formula simple and strong: playing jangly major chords through warmly overdriven amps, atop bouncy drumlines and barebones bass—and sweetening their melancholic lyrics with sunny melodies. (MH)

Detroit hip-hop is definitely having a moment: Danny Brown’s avant-rap masterpiece Atrocity Exhibition was heralded by the music press intelligentsia when it was released last fall, and just this month Big Sean scored a major radio hit with his Metro Boomin’-produced “Bounce Back.” Enter the ascendant Tee Grizzley. An ambassador of the Motor City’s thriving street rap scene, Grizz recently signed to 300 Entertainment, home to Migos.

His single, “First Day Out,” has racked up 11 million YouTube plays since debuting in November, and his latest, “Second Day Out”— released Feb. 3—will soon claim 100,000 views. What up, doe? (NV)

Jun 2 at City National Civic

DEAD & COMPANY

Jun 3-4 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

NKOTB, BOYZ II MEN Jun 4 at SAP Center

ROGER WATERS

Jun 7 at SAP Center

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Jun 29 at SAP Center

BRUNO MARS

Jul 20 at SAP Center

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL Jul 29 at SAP Center

NEIL DIAMOND

Jul 30 at SAP Center

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What Is Art? SLEPT ON ‘Capp Street Mattress’ by Monique Islam is both beautiful and mundane.

New WORKS/San Jose exhibition asks an age old question

BY GARY SINGH

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RUDELY SIMPLIFIED, the Chicano Art Movement advanced the aesthetic of rasquachismo, a defiant and inventive use of whatever lowbrow components one has on hand.

It isn't just cheap stuff for the sake of cheap stuff. There is a method of communication— something along the lines of: “This is all we got, so we're going to use it.”

Translation: If one doesn't have $1,000 for a deluxe convertible easel, one can plant cacti on the border between Tijuana and San Ysidro and carve them into Easter Island-style head

profiles before transporting them to art-gallery pedestals, just to ridicule the highbrow colonization of the desert.

That said, at WORKS/San Jose, two cacti plants emerge from wooden pedestals colored with rainbow graffiti. It’s all part of “Chafismo: An Introduction to New Forms of Art Post-Rasquachismo,” a new exhibit curated by Angelica Muro and Hector Dionicio Mendoza.

Carved into facial profiles, the cacti look polished—almost ceramic—at first glance. Since they occupy the middle of the gallery, one starts to ask questions. Is this sculpture?

Porcelain? Do they need water?

Instead of Marcel Duchamp's urinal, single-handedly mainstreaming the ready-made aesthetic, Tijuana-based artist Rarotonga—named after an ’80s comic book character—tore into a few cacti and made them resemble border

desert trinkets from some post-Catholic mass dystopia. Call it border Fluxus.

“Chafismo” is an open-ended term that comes from the word chafa, which literally means undervalued or refers to something worth more than it costs.

Curators Muro and Mendoza have worked together for a long, long time.

Both are veteran Latino artists, now affiliated with CSU Monterey Bay. Over the years, they became dismayed at how Latino or Chicano artists seemed pigeonholed, only getting exposure in Latino-specific galleries or once in a blue moon when a mainstream museum would deign to pay attention. They are sick of it all and they want to extend the boundaries. Hence “Chafismo.”

“It has a full spectrum of definitions, but we find that that word fits the current state of rasquachismo,” Muro says. “We are both Latino artists. And we really feel there needs to be a more contemporary and current dialogue moving the narrative forward.”

That might explain the nonheteronormative use of Loteria cards.

The subjects depicted on these cards—

social archetypes, like the drunkard, the hero and the devil, and common objects, like drums and bonnets—have been repurposed and remixed, ad nauseam,

by Mexican artists for years. But one rarely sees Loteria-style illustrations exploring gay and lesbian issues. Felix D'eon harnesses the physical and emotional power of these iconic images to depict contemporary queer sensibility.

Monique Islam, on the other hand, threw a discarded mattress on the wall.

It's a large-scale photograph, not an actual mattress, but thanks to Islam, a degree of what poet Juan Felipe Herrera might call Chicano Zen creeps out from the image. Throughout several other photos in the show, Islam explores various themes including identity, family, home, and memory, emphasizing beauty in the everyday world or the unnoticed, overlooked aspects of existence.

In Capp Street Mattress, she presents an especially gorgeous contextualization.

A mattress was discarded by society and sat leaning against a wall, along the street. Islam shot the photo, captured the image, and then hung it on a wall in the WORKS gallery. Was the original mattress leaning against a wall on the street an actual work of art in of itself? Or is it now only a work of art because it sits on a wall inside a gallery?

Duchamp would be proud.

In another case, Arnaldo Vargas presents photographs of Wilmington, California, the only suburb on earth surrounded by nine oil refineries. In one shot, a Chevy Impala sits parked in a garage and we see the flare from the refinery in the background. In another, a skaterboarder busts a frontside boardslide at a skatepark backgrounded by cheap rental apartments and smokestacks.

Other artists in Chafismo utilize dirt-cheap elements of graphic design, installation, sculpture or prison cooking. Cut-rate items related to piñatas, lucha libre masks or Trump’s border wall fantasy likewise come into play. A new dimension of the Chicano Art Movement thus emerges. We truly live in the post-rasquachismo era.

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*stage ‘IDEATION’

In this fiendishly dark comedy, a group of corporate consultants are brought together to work on a mysterious project.

You will find yourself in a world where ethics are an afterthought and the line between right and wrong has become hopelessly blurred. $21-37. Thru Feb 19.

City Lights Theatre. San Jose.

‘DISGRACED’

Can anyone ever truly escape their past? Amir Kapoor is living the American Dream and quickly climbing the corporate ladder at his powerful Manhattan law firm. That is until Amir hosts a dinner party with his wife that quickly turns into volatile cultural debate over race, religion, and class in the modern world. Thru Feb 26. The Stage. San Jose.

‘CALLIGRAPHY’

Two continents, two cultures, two estranged sisters, and the two cousins determined to bridge the gap between them—all are boldly calligraphed in this international comic drama set in Los Angeles and Tokyo, past and present. A TheatreWorks production. $35-$85. Mar 8-Apr 2.

Mountain View.

‘10 IN 10: 2017’

A new collection of tenminute plays written by emerging local playwrights, as inspired by emerging local artists. Tabard Theatre. $15$40. Thru Feb 15. San Jose

‘THE CEMETERY CLUB’

This hysterical play follows Ida, Lucille, and Doris—three Jewish widows who meet once a month for tea before visiting their husbands’ graves. A chance cemetery meeting with a local widower leads these three friends to question what it means to honor the past while finding the courage to move ahead into the future. Tabard Theatre. $15-$40. Feb 17-Mar 12. San Jose

‘UNCANNY VALLEY’

The term "uncanny valley" refers to a sense of

PARANOID ANDROID ‘Uncanny Valley’ by The Pear Theatre ends this week. unease experienced when an artificial image or a humanoid robot appears almost human. Portraying a synthetic being in the process of becoming a human analogue, the play explores the question of how we are redefining what it means to be human in the 21st century. The Pear Theatre. $10-$32. Thru Feb 12. Mountain View.

‘A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE’

In this timeless classic, a married couple shelter two illegal immigrants from postwar Italy. When the husband discovers a budding relationship between one of the Italians and his wife's young niece Catherine, he becomes disturbed and angry. Tensions mount as accusations of improper love arise, that lead to a hurting immigrant neighborhood.

The Pear Theatre. Mar 10Apr 2. Mountain View.

*art 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

“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.

CANTOR ARTS CENTER

“The Wonder of Everyday Life: Dutch Golden Aged Prints.”

Depiction of the materialistic and sensual world drawn onto golden plates. Thru Mar 20. Stanford.

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.

SJ 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. “Life & Labor: The Photographs of Milton Rogovin.” This exhibit showcases social issues through photographs. Thru Mar 19. “Koret Family Gathering: Art and Science.” Exhibit showcasing the fluidity of art and science together. Thru May 21. San Jose.

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THINGS FALL APART Civil society unravels quickly at a small dinner party in the Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Disgraced.’

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THE SAN JOSE Stage Company has truly outdone itself with its latest production, Disgraced. This 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winner is a must see.

Prepare to be shaken.

Penned by Pakistani-American playwright Ayad Akhtar, Disgraced opens on a expansive, luxurious upper East Side apartment. An Arabic coffee pot sits on the coffee table and a statue of Shiva sits next to the door— offering a slight foreshadowing of things to come.

Emily, played by Allison F. Rich, is trying to sketch a portrait of her husband, Amir, played by Damien Seperi. She is white and he is of Pakistani descent, but as their conversation about painting gives way to talk about a racist encounter a few days before, it is hard to tell who is on what side. Emily is genuine and considerate, if naive. Amir, a successful lawyer, is cynical, defensive, Disgraced and far from comfortable in his own skin. Abruptly Amir’s nephew Abe, played by Salim Razawi appears, Thru Feb 26, pleading with his uncle to give legal support to Abe’s San Jose Stage imam, who has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism.

Company Amir begrudgingly accepts.

Soon we meet Isaac, Emily’s art dealer, played by Jonathan Rhys Williams. He is funny, childish, charming and patronizing, with the dry whimsy of a New York intellectual. His wife, Joy, is more like Amir: independent, pragmatic, and a lawyer at Amir’s firm. They all convene for a dinner party. And as drinks flow, the conversation becomes political, personal and vindictive—even violent—before ultimately concluding in a shocking calamity.

Every actor in this play is superb; each precisely balances the intimate tension and dark comedy that makes Disgraced unrelenting and ultimately devastating.

Rich’s portrayal of Emily is complicated and earnest—a quality of wonder.

Seperi, as Amir, is high-strung, but equally unchained, and delivers a gutwrenching performance. Williams, as Isaac, is incredibly unpredictable but equally believable. His wife, Joy, played by Kathryn Smith-McGlynn, is straightlaced, witty, but undeniably shrewd. Even Razawi plays the young nephew Abe with a youthful, fanatic energy. By the end, the collective performance power of the cast elicited gasps from the audience. —Tad Malone

Silent Night

BY KEVIN PUTS & MARK CAMPBELL

In a miraculous moment of peace during one of the deadliest wars in history, enemy soldiers, bloodied battle and mourning their dead, lay down their arms in the powerful true story of the Christmas truce of World War I. Six performances only at the California Theatre in San José. For tickets visit operasj.org or call 408.437.4450. Purchase your tickets today!

Supported, in part, by grants from the San José Office of Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Carol Franc Buck Foundation.

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Keeping Tradition HONORING ABBAS Less was often more in the films of Abbas Kiarostami.

Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami remembered at San Jose State

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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BBAS KIAROSTAMI’S piercing, observational eye helped revolutionize cinema. His 1998 A Taste of Cherry was a surprise winner at Cannes. His international masterpiece Certified Copy was both an Italian travelogue and an exploration of a mysterious relationship. And there’s so much more.

Kiarostami died July 4 in Paris. The loss wasn’t just to his homeland Iran, but to the entire world.

Iran is this week’s enemy. It’s been reported that Steve Bannon’s

computer password was “Sparta.”

One wonders if the man gets his news of Persia from the movie 300. Misinformation and prejudice makes “A Life in Film: Remembering Global Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami” particularly important. Organized

by San Jose State University’s Persis Karim—a professor of English, who also teaches courses on ethnic literature and global Muslim culture—the event features San Francisco’s Ahmad Kiarostami, the son of the director. He’ll be appearing with visiting scholar Hossein Khosrowjah, author of a book on the director.

“He’s brought a positive portrayal of everyday people in a nation constantly branded as an enemy,” says Karim, who sometimes screen’s Kiarostami’s 2002 film Ten for her students. “But his

work isn’t an apology for the Iranian regime. Since directors there don’t have the pyrotechnic abilities of American filmmakers, they focus on the complex relationships between people. Since the characters can’t have sex explicitly, they’re challenged to express intimacy and discord in new ways.“ Karim is a U.S. citizen, but she has been personally affected by the Trump administration’s draconian travel restrictions. “I have a cousin,” Karim says, “a cancer survivor, who was waiting for a visit for her parents for Iranian New Year; her father has been a diplomat for 35 years and he can’t get into the U.S.A. I have a lot of family in Iran, and I always think of them. They’ve had a lot of deprivation because of the sanctions.

Many of my students don’t know what their future holds, what their status is, or whether they want to remain in a country that is so hostile to them. I’ve lived through the hostage crisis, and then 9/11, and now this.”

Ahmad Kiarostami is a naturalized citizen who has lived here for 17

years. He handles his father’s legacy; he also programs a monthly series of documentaries on Iran, screened in some 22 cities in the U.S. It was news that the Oscar-nominated Asghar Farhadi (The Salesman), a green card holder, was barred from entering America. Ahmad’s father had the same problem in 2002, trying to attend the New York Film Festival. “The U.S. asked my father for a background check,” Kiarostami says. “He got a letter from the French Ministry of Culture that said, ‘If you want to check Abbas Kiarostami’s background, go look in a video store.’”

A Taste of Cherry is a movie shot mostly in a car, as a man searches for strangers who will help him commit suicide. The innovative storytelling device is revisited in other Iranian films—from Kiarostami’s Ten to Jafar Panahi’s recent Taxi.

“Shooting in cars is a great situation to capture talking,” Ahmad says. “There’s no TV, and you don’t have to serve tea. If you have uncomfortable silences, you just have to deal with it. There’s nowhere to go.

There’s also the matter that my father loved road trips. “ As for Abbas’s problems with censors: “He talked about it more openly inside Iran than outside of it.

He said when you have these rules, you have to be more creative. I had friend who had an architect who said to me, ‘Whenever I have a big square piece of land, I build something normal. I get more creative trying to build on pieces of land that are difficult.’”

The upside of censorship is that it produces movies that have a real reason to exist—not always the case for the average mall movie. I wanted to track down a quote I’d heard attributed to Kiarostami. The gist of it was that Iranian film excels because it has 5,000 years of storytelling behind it.

“I’ve heard it said as 5,000 years of poetry,” Ahmad says. “It is true but it’s a very personal thing—if tradition was the only reason we had poets, we’d have a lot more poets.”

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Now Playing SHORT BUT SHARP

Nothing could be more adorable, or more relentlessly Oscar-snaking, than the short “Piper,” seen before Finding Dory, in which a bitty shorebird learns to fend for itself. But the other four contenders seen at the Oscar Animated Shorts have merit and style. They deserve to be more than footnotes. The longest, “Pear Cider and Cigarettes,” is by Robert Valley, the one-time San Franciscan animator who worked on Gorillaz and Aeon Flux. The former evidenced in the surly, hip, elongated characters; the latter in women characters who are all half-dressed total hotties, and who don’t say anything. Beyond the sexual politics, “Pear Cider” is an impressive story of a wastrel’s ruin. It’s the story of Valley’s dangerous good friend “Techno”, who had a genius for decadence and illegal thrill-seeking, until his liver went south on him. This superior drunkalogue, executed in spidery lines, crosses the Pacific as the doomed buddy heads to China in search of a grey-market transplant. “Borrowed Time” is a brilliant cliffhanger of a western with only two lines of dialogue: “You can do this” and “Give me your hand.” Sergio Leone isn’t usually the kind of director animators use as inspiration, but this 3D story of a grizzled, flat-nosed sheriff’s revisit of the worst day of his life gets to its boiling point almost immediately, with a soundtrack of solo guitar and ambient wind. Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov was the source for “Blind Vaysha,” a parable about a villager born with a remarkable visual tendency: she can see the past with one eye and the future with the other. Sent to gather cherries from a tree, Vaysha views, in her bifurcated vision, a tender sapling and a blasted stump. In its series of handsome duotone woodcuts, this fable insists on the importance of the present: always missed by people caught in recriminations about the past or dreams of the future. Speaking of that past/ future dichotomy, “Pearl” contrasts the ending of an older man’s musical career with the daughter who has a better chance of making it big. Produced in colorful VR, “Pearl” will be playing at Cinequest’s VR lounge—even seen from a straightforward angle, “Pearl” is a gut-punch, and it may be the only cartoon that can beat “Piper.” (Camera Cinemas) (RvB)

20TH CENTURY WOMEN

There is weight in the charming 20th Century Women—seriousness that keeps it from blowing away like a load of Styrofoam peanuts in the wind. That weight comes from the realization of how remote the seemingly near past actually is. Director Mike Mills’

Beginners was a memorial to a father who came out of the closet in his 70s.

20th Century Women honors Mills’ mother as a woman whose life was bounded by the last century. The title isn’t too lofty: the film commemorates the time’s ideals, fascinations and naivete. Mostly the film is sweet on the past, in this transition from hippie twilight to the kind-of-sort-of dancing at punk rock clubs. The movie earns its needle drops: Talking Heads, DEVO, the Buzzcocks and The Clash. Inadvertently, Mills ends up commemorating the death of Bowie—who passed after filming wrapped—through the use of “DJ,” a Berlin-era track that didn’t get overplayed when the musician died last year. Godard-wise, it quotes from texts as different as “Our Bodies, Ourselves”, Judy Blume’s novels and President Jimmy Carter’s malaise speech. It may not be the movie about the cusp of the ’70s and the ’80s, but it gets so much so right that it’s immersive: a bittersweet reminder of a lost world.

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A MONSTER CALLS

Like the fairy-tale creature he is, the title character in A Monster Calls brings a challenge. In accordance with the Law of Threes, he will tell three stories.

You, in return, must tell him one true tale. Emerging from a massive yew tree, unfolding into a gnarled figure of some 20 feet in height, he’s like the warrior ents in Lord of the Rings or a more frightening and better spoken Groot.

The rumbling voice belongs to Liam Neeson, pitched down, and all the fiercer for it. The animation in the three stories that this monster tells is as gorgeous as Kubo and the Two Strings—forests and villages unfold like paper blossoms, or spiral out into the multicolored fractals of wet-on-wet watercolors. J. A. Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible) centers his touching film on the emotions of the monster’s companion. Conor (Lewis MacDougall) an English schoolboy, has a mother who is slowly dying, and he’s pitilessly bullied at school. The mother is Rogue One’s Felicity Jones, in perhaps her best performance. Most likely, Conor’s future home will be with his loveless grandmother (Sigourney Weaver, using a self-conscious British accent she probably could have done without). Conor is hoped to be spared a life with this cold woman, when his father arrives from his current home in the U.S. But the man is useless. A Monster Calls retrieves its essential keenness in its finish, in the story Conor must tell, and yet cannot bring himself to say. This hard-edged fantasy reveals honest, unsentimental feelings… the sort of feelings many will recall from the ordeal of tending doomed lovers or parents, after some monstrous disease called upon them. (Valleywide.) (RvB)

REVIEW

ALTERNATIVE FACTS George Orwell’s dystopian vision seems more prescient with every passing day.

The Return of Big Brother FOR SOME REASON, George Orwell’s 1984 is a current best-seller on Amazon.

Something to do with the new administration and its forward-thinking views on the mutability of facts? I wouldn’t want to speculate.

Orwell’s satire was based on the author’s time working for the good guys—at the BBC, where he was a wartime propagandist. He even named his protagonist “Winston” as if to honor Churchill. The book is a hammer against those who looked the other way at the crimes of England’s then-ally, the USSR. Details of the show trials, the paranoia, and the use of raw alcohol to cope are straight from the Communist regime. Supposedly, in Moscow once, there was a neon sign celebrating the year-early completion of a Five-Year Plan. It read “2 PLUS 2 = 5.”

Available on Vudu—for free, if you can stand a barrage of noisy commercials— director Michael Radford’s 1984 does an outstanding job of illustrating the book.

It’s a parallel universe, where World War II is in its 45th continuous year. Loyal party member Winston Smith (John Hurt, who passed away last week) is starting to have doubts about the news he’s required to obliterate at the Ministry of Truth. Against the will of the state,

and its symbol Big Brother, he starts an affair with a fellow Party member Julia (Suzanna Hamilton, whose intensity and haircut suggest Ayn Rand).

The standard critique of 1984 is that Julia isn’t much of a character, being a symbol of hope and romance more than a protagonist.

No argument here. The necessarily hushed dialogue makes it hard for 1984 those who aren’t familiar with the plot, up to the R; 113 Min. ending where the entrails Streaming of a secret police state are anatomized by Smith and his superior O’Brien (Richard Burton in his last role).

In an end title, Radford notes that the movie was shot in spring 1984, in the time frame of the novel. At that date, there was still enough post-industrial wreckage left in London to serve as a believable backdrop in this bleak parable. That wrecked London is gone. But it’s the linguistic cargo—the story of “Newspeak,” the outlining of the censor’s calling—that makes this tale still fearful.

In film or book form, it demonstrates how “unwords” beget unthoughts. Such was Orwell’s judgment, elsewhere: “To see what’s in front of one’s nose requires constant struggle.” —Richard von Busack

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FESTIVAL INFORMATION TICKETS Founded in 1986, San Jose Jazz is a public benefit corporation celebrating jazz as a dynamic, evolving art form and is producer of the annual 3-day San Jose Jazz Summer Fest. With its eclectic music programming and innovative education offerings, SJZ preserves the jazz tradition while actively supporting the next generation of performers in the genre and beyond.

EDUCATION

San Jose Jazz is deeply committed to music education, offering distinctive programs that benefit thousands of children each year.

Progressions, the only music program endorsed by the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force, helps low-income, at-risk youth through music education and performance.

High School All Stars is an auditionbased big band led by Grammy® winner and SJSU Professor Dr. Aaron Lington. They perform at WF17 on Sat, Feb 18 @ 3pm.

Summer Jazz Camp, an intensive two-week program for middle and high school students, is led by some of the region’s top teaching artists. Need-based scholarships are offered to deserving students.

The Next Gen Stage at Summer Fest gives Middle School, High School and college students performance opportunities at a major event.

Discounted advance purchase tickets and passes are available until midnight the day before the show.

You can purchase day-of-show tickets online until two hours before show time and at the door, subject to availability. Bring your printed or mobile ticket for entry. Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Amex and Discover will be accepted at the door. Youth performances and other free events do not require tickets or reservations for entry.

SJZ members receive a 10% discount on advance purchase tickets to WF17. If you have not received your discount code contact Misa Wong at 408 288-7557, x2330 or misaw@sanjosejazz.org.

SEATING + ACCESSIBILITY

Events are general admission, unless otherwise noted. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and may be limited at such venues as Cafe Stritch, which has cabaret and bar seating plus standing room. Venues are ADA accessible. Unless otherwise noted, venues open 30 minutes prior to showtime.

VIP seating at the Roy Ayers and Kim Nalley sets at the Oshman Family JCC consists of open seating within the first six rows of the theater.

PARKING

CLUB CRAWL VENUES—TICKETED EVENTS Cafe Stritch 374 South First Street, San Jose cafestritch.com MACLA 510 South First Street, San Jose maclaarte.org Oshman Family JCC Schultz Cultural Arts Hall (GA, except first six rows are reserved for VIP ticket holders) 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

The Continental 349 South First Street, San Jose thecontinentalbar.com

Mason Razavi Duo 10pm–12:30am Hedley Club, Hotel De Anza

Trianon Theatre 72 North Fifth Street, San Jose trianontheatre.com

Scared of Spiders 6-8pm Scott’s Seafood

OTHER VENUES

Primary Colors with Nate Pruitt and Rick Vandivier 8-11pm SP2

Deluxe Eatery 71 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose facebook.com/deluxerestaurantsj Fairmont San Jose 170 South Market Street, San Jose fairmont.com/san-jose

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MEMBERSHIP

• Market and San Pedro Garage • Third Street Garage • Second and San Carlos Garage • Fourth Street Garage

Scott’s Seafood 185 Park Avenue, San Jose scottsseafoodsj.com

Visit parksj.org for more information and an interactive parking map.

Feelosophy 9pm–12am Fairmont San Jose The Bad Ones 10pm–12am Five Points

Five Points 169 W. Santa Clara Street, San Jose fivepointssj.com

As a nonprofit organization, we can only do our work with the support of fans, donors and sponsors. Your tax-deductible gift will help us to continue to reflect and serve the community. As a member of San Jose Jazz, you have special perks and access to SJZ events. Choose the level of membership that’s right for you, beginning at just $75 for individuals. Learn more at sanjosejazz.org.

SJZ High School All Stars U19s 8–10pm Deluxe Eatery

Poor House Studio 91 South Autumn Street, San Jose poorhousebistro.com

Parking is free at the Oshman Family JCC. Convenient and affordable ParkSJ lots are located throughout downtown San Jose. A $5 flat rate is available at these city-owned lots after 6pm weekdays and all day weekends:

SJZ Boom Box is a self-contained, mobile venue bringing live music to underserved neighborhoods and events throughout the Bay Area.

Don’t want to go home yet? On Friday, February 17, the festival lights up downtown San Jose with great music from mid-evening through the wee hours. There are no cover charges, and all venues are within walking distance of each other.

Hedley Club, Hotel De Anza 233 W. Santa Clara Street, San Jose hoteldeanza.com

SP2 72 North Almaden Avenue, San Jose sp2sanjose.com

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

VTA Light Rail and many bus lines run through the downtown San Jose fest area. Visit vta.org or call 408 321-2300.

SAN JOSE JAZZ 38 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113 info@sanjosejazz.org; 408 288-7557

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T REX The Bay Area-born Ricky Reed went from lampooning pop music to producing monster pop hits, including several of Twenty One Pilots’ biggest songsongs.

Ricky Reed helps Twenty One Pilots, other pop stars land big hits

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HEN ERIC FREDERIC first formed the progressive alternative quartet Facing New York in 2004, he wasn’t looking to write charttopping bangers. He and his band mates were more on that “prog-opus” tip.

Comprising members of two disbanded East Bay groups—his own Locale A.M. and Tragedy Andy—FNY’s 2005 self-titled LP is a dense and dynamic collection of tracks—full of surging guitar crescendos, propulsive post-hardcore drumming and cryptic,

introspective lyrics. Only two tracks come in under the four-minute mark.

But hey. People change. These days, Frederic—who now goes by Ricky Reed—is spending less time hunched over a pedalboard, twisting knobs into crescendos of swooshing delay and more time hunched over the sound board in his L.A.-area home studio, moving the faders and futzing with vintage synths in the search of his next earworm.

It’s virtually inconceivable that you haven’t heard Reed’s work. Even if you slept on Wallpaper.—his only-halfsatirical, party-monster-hip-pop project, which produced such uproarious, blackout-drunk anthems as “I Got Soul, I’m So Wasted,” “#STUPiDFACEDD” and “Puke My Brains Out”—there’s no way you’ve missed his production work with Meghan Trainor (“No”) or

Phantogram (“You Don’t Get Me High Anymore”).

And then there’s Twenty One Pilots. Reed’s fingerprints are all over the Ohio alt-hip-hop duo’s wildly successful 2015 album, Blurryface. He is given production credit on four of the record’s singles—the RIAA certified gold hits “Fairly Local” and “Lane Boy,” the platinum “Tear In My Heart” and the three-times platinum “Ride.” The band are still riding the Blurryface wave, more than a year after the record’s debut. They come to the Shark Tank this week on their Emotional Roadshow tour. The concert is all but sold-out.

So, how did this former punk kid find his way to the top of the Billboard charts?

It wasn’t long ago that Reed—an ’80s baby who grew up in Berkeley listening to Rancid and Op Ivy—was just scraping by on the earnings he made playing mid-sized venues, like The Blank Club, where Wallpaper. made their San Jose debut in 2008. That night

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Reed was dressed in a bedazzled leisure suit, sipping Hennessy neat and slurring his way through a set of absolutely ridiculous PBR&B jams, backed only by a laptop and drummer Arjun Singh.

The “isn’t pop music preposterous?” thrust of Reed’s early music might seem been a bit heavy-handed today— especially considering his newfound success as a mainstream producer.

Then again, Reed was penning tunes in reaction to mid- to late-2000s Top 40 music. Remember, if you will, this was the era of T-Pain and ubiquitous autotuning, sans irony; Kendrick Lamar had yet to link with Dr. Dre; the FM dial was decidedly un-woke.

In early interviews with Wallpaper.era Reed, the singer and producer is forthcoming about earliest beatmaking endeavors being “100 percent pop satire.” But somewhere along the way, Reed altered his course, finding a more nuanced path.

“It's like, I used to think that the most successful way of changing mainstream music attitudes was to tap dance around on the outside of it and throw rocks at the castle walls,” Reed told me in a conversation we had in 2012. “I eventually realized that the only way to get inside was being the Trojan horse.”

Indeed, within just a few years of his first Blank Club appearance, Reed was still rocking his douchey fedora onstage and working the caricature-of-a-popstar angle hard—but his music was becoming increasingly polished.

The success of “#STUPiDFACEDD”— propelled by its riotous, hallucinatory music video, which premiered on MTV. com in March of 2011—put him on the radar of many music fans. But even as Wallpaper. were touring the country on the 2013 Van’s Warped Tour, showing knowledge of Reed’s work in social settings was more a way of demonstrating one’s hipster cred than anything else.

That may change in 2017. Reed’s unquestionable Midas touch behind the boards has led to multiple profiles in Billboard, an expose in Spin and a Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year. He has been working with Kesha on her forthcoming rock album.

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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.

Fri, Feb 10: Jaymo Too Solid.

San Jose.

BRANHAM LOUNGE Fri, 10:30pm: Quality Control (indie, rock and hip hop). Every Thu, 10pm: The Weekend Warmup with DJ Sean Black.

San Jose.

Every Thurs: Fireball Thursdays with DJ Mist. Fremont.

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.

THE QUARTER NOTE Every Mon: Live Music Jam with Dana’s Band. Every Tue: Karaoke / Open Mic 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”.

Sunnyvale.

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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. Thu, Feb 9, 8:30pm: James Mahone Quartet. Fri, Feb 10, 8:30pm: Corey Weeds Quartet. Sat, Feb 11, 8:30: The Dynamic Faye Carol. San Jose.

CAFFE FRASCATI THE RITZ BRIT ARMS ALMADEN Every Wed: SJ Hank. Every Thu: DJ Maniakal. Fri, Feb 10: Hot Tub Time Machine Band. Sat, Feb 11: Stompbox Band. San Jose.

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

THE CARAVAN Every Mon: Tooth and Nail DJ Night. Every first Tue of the month 9:30 pm: Not So Trivial Tuesday Rock DJ Set. Sat, Feb 11, 9pm: Slow Lode, Dr. Striker and Panhandler’s Union. Mon, Feb 13: Tooth and Nail DJ Night.

Tues, Feb 14, 10pm: Circus of Sin With K.P. San Jose.

C&J’S SPORTS BAR Every Wed, 10pm: College Night DJ. Every Thurs, 10pm: Karaoke.

Every Fri & Sat: Live Music or DJ. Santa Clara.

Wed, Feb 8, 8pm: Front Bar at The Ritz with Necrot, Phrenelith, Deathrave and Deadpressure. Fri, Feb 10, 6pm: Devildriver, Death Angel, Winds of Plague, The Agonist and Azrael. Sat, Feb 11, 8pm: Finn, Latasha Lee, Saane and Delight and DJ Rubebwoy. San Jose.

SAP CENTER Fri, Feb 10, 7pm: Twenty One Pilots. San Jose.

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

Live music every Fri and Sat. Saratoga.

FOX THEATRE Fri, Feb 10, 7pm: Pacific Mambo Orchestra and Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco.

Redwood City.

MOJO LOUNGE Most Fri/Sat: Live Music. Every Sun, 7pm: Acoustic Jam. Every Tue, 8pm: Aki Kumar’s Band.

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

Wed, Feb 8, 7:30pm: Jerry Bradley Trio. Thu, Feb 9, 7:30pm: Modesto Briseno Quintet. Fri, Feb 10, 7:30pm: Dewayne Pate Group. Sat, Feb 11, 7:30pm: Stacy Carter. Sun, Feb 12, 6pm: Truewind Music Presents: Rita Hosking. Saratoga.

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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.

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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.

Every Tue: Jazz Tuesdays and Open Mic Night. Wed, Feb 8, 7pm: Piano Night with Rick Ferguson Guest Vocalist Pamela Umali. Sun, Feb 12, 7pm: A Pre-Valentine Evening with the Nancy Gilliland Trio. Tue, Feb 14, 7:30pm: Valentines with Rebecca DuMaine featuring The Dave Miller Trio. Redwood City.

ART BOUTIKI Every Sun: Live Jazz Show.

San Jose.

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

Every Sun: Joe Ferrara (jazz).

Los Gatos.

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

HUKILAU Fri-Sat, 8pm: Hawaiian music.

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

Every Fri: Latin Rock Nights.

San Jose.

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

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OTAKU ROCK Slime Girls bring their signature mix of punk, chiptune and anime to Art Boutiki.

This NES Goes to Eleven AT LAST YEAR’S SXSW—against all odds—comedian Hannibal Buress and DIY California chiptune band Slime Girls hooked up for an impromptu collaboration. On Monday, March 14, Buress (The Eric Andre Show, Broad City) tweeted that he wanted to play guitar or drums with a band at the Austin tech, music and culture festival. Then, five minutes later, he recalibrated: “Actually. Keyboard. I wanna play keyboard today in Austin tonight. 11 pm.”

Beer flows freely at SXSW, and the rolling present of Twitter waits for no one, but Slime Girls mastermind Pedro Silva saw a genuine opportunity.

He tweeted back within a minute offering Buress the gig.

“He showed up right before we were about to play and was like, ‘What do you want me to do?’” Silva says. “I was just like, ‘feel it out.’

Obviously, he doesn’t know how to play keyboard. Not at all.”

Slime Girls Video of the entire performance can be found online. It’s Feb 11, 7:30pm, pretty incredible to watch, especially for anyone who’s $10 caught Slime Girls in the South Bay over the years. The L.A.Art Boutiki, San based project—led by Silva and sometimes consisting of only Jose Silva—has earned a dedicated following in Silicon Valley.

Silva uses a chiptune palette to expand the sonic register of punk, ska, surf and samba—blending these genres with glitchy, 8-bit tones and soaring anime motifs. It forms a surprisingly cohesive whole, made up of strong melodicism, playful instrumentation, and punk rock energy.

“For me as a musician, one of the biggest things I think about is how things sound, like the instrument and tonal quality,” he says. This attention to detail is apparent to anyone who listens to Slime Girls’ music.

Not that much of that is audible in the video from SXSW. “You know, it’s like the last day of tour, you’re all used to playing with each other in the set, we all sound great, and then there’s just Hannibal mashing on the keys over everything. Sometimes he would kind of play something in key and it would sound awesome. Most of the time not so much.”

Slime Girls play the Art Boutiki this weekend with Jr. Adelberg, San Jose’s passionate answer to angular emo bands like Drive Like Jehu and Unwound.

Buress probably won’t be there. Probably.

“I have his phone number,” Silva says. “I might just call him up one day, be like, ‘Hey. Hannibal. Want to play keys again?’” —Mike Huguenor

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

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

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Every Mon: Monday Night Blues Jam. Sunnyvale.

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

O’FLAHERTY’S

Every Tue, 6:30pm: Irish Seisiún.

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

San Jose.

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Blue Jams. Campbell. Fri, Feb 10, McCarty Country Band

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Every Thu from 7-9pm: Mill Creek Ramblers. Fremont. Every First Fri, 7-10pm: Cimmaron Rose Band. Every Second Fri, 7-10pm: Stampede. Every Last Fri, 7-10pm: Stragglyrs. Every Last Sat, 7-10pm: Beargrass Creek. Sat, Feb 11, 7-10pm: Canyon Johnson. Fremont

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Wed, Feb 8, 7pm: Piano Night with Rick Ferguson and guest vocalist Pamela Umali. Fri, Feb 10, 8:30pm: Diamond Darlings Valentine’s Cabaret Show Tue, Feb 14, 7:30pm: Valentines with Rebecca DuMaine and The Dave Miller Trio. Redwood City.

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Fri, Feb 10, 7:30: Live music by Jake Rivers, Shamina

BLUE ROCK SHOOT

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

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Mon, Feb 13, 7pm: Valentine’s concert with Miki Takano and Gambo Go. San Jose.

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Every First and Fourth Tue, 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

Fri-Sun, Feb 10-12, Various Times: Bobby Lee. San Jose.

JJ’S BLUES

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

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

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Tue, 6pm: Open mic. San Jose.

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

Every Thu & Fri, 7:30-9pm: Country Style Dance Lessons.

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

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

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Responsible for automating the full test lifecycle of system software and cloud based web applications Resumes to Jean Ng, Picarro, Inc. 3105 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Sr Product Engr (Code: SPECA) in San Jose, CA: Cover all aspects of New Prdct Dvpmt & Yield mgmt. MS+2 yrs rltd exp/BS+5 yrs rltd exp. Email resume to #AllSiliconValleyHR@Microchip.com.

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Western Digital Technologies, Inc. has opptys in San Jose, CA for Principal Engrs. Mail resume to Attn: HR, 951 SanDisk Dr, MS:HRGM, Milpitas, CA 95035, Ref #SJHZH. Must be legally auth to work in the U.S. w/o spnsrshp. EOE

VP Sequencing Preparation, Roche Sequencing Solutions Inc., Santa Clara, CA. Req: PhD in Molecular Biology, biology, cellular biology, neuroscience, biochemistry or a rltd+5 yrs exp. Apply: http://applyroche.com/00450999 (Job ID:00450999)

Computer Programmer wtd by Sazze Inc (Campbell, CA) to createcode/script/algorithm for smartphone apps, LAMP, Elastic Search, Big Data, Swift, Cloud Computing, Memcacahe, etc.

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Broadcom Corporation, leading designer, develop & global supplier of broad range of analog & digital semiconductor connectivity solutions, has multiple openings for various levels in San Jose/Santa Clara/ Sunnyvale, CA. R&D Engineer Hardware (HD01) Define & drive electrical validation test infrastructure and perform electrical validation of future generations Broadcom Silicon products. R&D Engineer Hardware (HD02) Utilize understanding of board design & tools, including RF design & system performance optimization, analog circuit, filters, regulators, digital design, & 2.5D & 3D EM simulation. R&D Pre Sales AE (PE01) Responsible for pre & post sales technical support to Broadcom tier 1 Networking OEMs for Core Switching & Physical layer products.

R&D Engineer Test (TE01) Designs, develops, & implements cost-effective methods of testing & troubleshooting systems & equipment. R&D Engineer Applications (EA01) Provides both pre-sales & post-sales technical marketing support for the development & implementation of customer applications dealing with complex products, such as operating systems & capital equipment.

Reference job code, position & work location & send resumes via U.S. mail to: Broadcom Corporation, Attn: HR (GS), 1320 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131.

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ENGINEERING Logitech, Inc. has a Sr. Storage Platform Engineer in Newark, CA. Maintain all production & non-production storage environments for Logitech worldwide, including EMC, NetApp, Scality, Isilon, & cloud technologies. Manage all worldwide backup infrastructure using Commvault. Mail resume to Logitech, Inc., AH/Human Resources, 7700 Gateway Blvd., Newark, CA 94560.

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As-Safa Institute, LLC (dba As-Safa Academy) seeks Middle School Teachers in San Jose, CA. Prov instructn & services to students including instructn & services in Urdu lang; Teach Math & Sci classes for Grade 5-8; Adapt teachng methods & instructonl materals to meet students’ needs & interests; Collabrat w/ school persnnel & dsgn school curriculum & activities integratng Math & Sci concepts; Prep lesson plans; Enforce school rules; & Eval students’ acad & social perf. Resume-Director, 1631 Peregrino Way, San Jose, CA 95125.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #624274

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Real One Clothing, 80 Montecito Vista Dr., Apt 225, San Jose, Ca, 95111, Phillipmichael X Hutton.

This business is conducted by an individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 12/12/2016. /s/Phillipmichael X Hutton. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 12/12/2016. (pub Metro 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/01/2017)

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Catholic Charities is looking for compassionate, reliable, and detail oriented caregivers to work with our Older Adult Program.Responsibilities include…Assisting Seniors with their ADL’s ( housekeeping, transportation and personal care)Providing supervision and companionshipHours: 3 to 8 hour shifts. Days, nights and weekends available.Pay: $13.50 - $15.00 depending on experience.CALL: (408) 831-0441 to Schedule an Appointment!!Catholic Charities of Santa Clara

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #624408 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DubClinic, 1300 Norman Ave., Santa Clara, CA, 95054, Tag Industries Corporation. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 12/15/2016. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/ Bernard Tansey Jr. CEO. #C3957831. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 12/15/2016. (pub Metro 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/01/2017)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #624332 The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Stanford Terrace Inn, 531 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto, CA, 94306, Anthurium Landing Inc., 116 S. Hotel St., Suite 206C, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Filed in the Santa Clara county on 9/2/2016 under file No. 621159. This business was conducted by: A Corporation. Filed on: 12/13/2016. /s/Sophia Huang. (pub dates: 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/01/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #625233 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Stanford Terrace Inn, 531 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto, CA, 94306, Stanford Terrace 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 12/31/2016. Above entity was formed in the state of Nevada. /s/Sophia Huang. Manager. #E0011262017.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/11/2017. (pub Metro 1/18, 1/25, 2/01, 2/08/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #625123 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Beauty Spa Salon, 20059 Woodard Ave., San Jose, CA, 95124, Tiep Tk Hoang, 3328 Arqueado Dr., San Jose, CA, 95148. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Tiep Tk Hoang.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/09/2017. (pub Metro 1/18, 1/25, 2/01, 2/08/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #625260 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sterling Inn, 2234 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Vallabh Patel, Kumud Vasanji, Ketaw Vasanji, Hema Vasanji. 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/ Ketan Vasanji. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/12/2017. (pub Metro 1/18, 1/25, 2/01, 2/08/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #625459 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Haven Capital Partners, 593 Kings Cross Way, San Jose, CA, 95136, Nam H. Nguyen, Sai Nin Lee, Tiffany Nguyen, 584 N. Hill View Drive, Milpitas, CA, 95035, Kevin Nguyen, 2075 Tiny Street, Milpitas, CA, 95035. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Nam H. Nguyen.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/18/2017. (pub Metro 1/25, 2/01, 2/08, 2/15/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #625441 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Health 4 U, 1669 Hollenbeck Avenue, Suite 2, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, Roshan Bedi. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 1/17/2017. /s/Roshan Bedi. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/18/2017. (pub Metro 1/25, 2/01, 2/08, 2/15/2017)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY: CASE NO. 1-16-PR-179601

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., the undersigned, as Administrator of the Estate of RONALD LA CROIX, intends to sell at private sale, to the highest net bidder, all of the estate’s right, title and interest in and to certain real property located at 844 Cypress Avenue, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California, which property is more particularly described as follows: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED INT THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:LOT 1, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN MAP ENTITLED, “TRACT NO. 1610”, WHICH MAP WAS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON JANUARY 6, 1956 IN BOOK 66 OF MAPS AT PAGE 20.EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE UNDERGROUND WATER AS GRANTED IN THE DEED FROM S. K. S. DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., TO SAN JOSE WATER WORKS, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DATED FEBRUARY 16, 1956 RECORDED FEBRUARY 27, 1956 IN THE BOOK 3424 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, PAGE 12. APN: 299-28024The subject property shall be sold “as is.” Bids for the property are hereby invited. All bids must be on the bid forms provided by the Santa Clara County Public Administrator or Keller Williams and may be mailed or personally delivered to the Office of the Public Administrator, 333 W. Julian Street, 4th Floor, San Jose, California 95110, or to Keller Williams, 180 Great Oaks Blvd., San Jose, California 95119, Attn: Christine LeQuang. All bids must be accompanied by a ten (10) percent deposit, with the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash upon close of escrow. The full terms of the sale are contained in the bid form. All bids will be opened at the Office of the Public Administrator on February 21, 2017 at 2:00P.M., or thereafter, as allowed by law. The Santa Clara County Public Administrator reserves the right to reject any and all bids prior to entry of a court order confirming a sale. The sale shall be subject to confirmation by the above entitled court. For additional information and bids forms, contact Christine LeQuang, from Keller Williams, (408) 828-1074, or at the Santa Clara County Public Administrator’s Office. /s/ Petitioner JAMES R. WILLIAMS, County Counsel, MARK A. GONZALEZ, (SBN 178649) Lead Deputy County Counsel 373 West Julian Street, Suite 300 San Jose, CA 95110 Telephone: (408) 758-4200 Fax: (408) 758-4292 Attorneys for James J. Ramoni Public Administrator of the County of Santa Clara (Pub CC 2/01, 2/08, 2/15/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #625517 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Star Tea, 8650 San Ysidro Ave., #102, Gilroy, CA, 95020, Anthony Ding, Oanh Hoang Phan, Chau Bao Phan, 3978 Black Butte Cir., Stockton, CA, 95209. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 1/19/2017. /s/Bijan Zargham. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/19/2017. (pub Metro 1/25, 2/01, 2/08, 2/15/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #625042 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Unident/Unimed (USA) LTD., DMJ Enterprises, Inc., 1879 Lundy Avenue, Suite #163, San Jose, CA, 95131.

This business is being conducted by a corporation.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 12/19/11. Refile of previous file #559349 with changes. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/David Gordon. Chief Operating Officer. #3429756. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/04/2017. (pub Metro 1/25, 2/01, 2/08, 2/15/2017)

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your reputation is in a state of fermentation. Will this process ultimately produce the metaphorical equivalent of fine wine or else something more like pungent cheese?

The answer to that question will depend on how much integrity you express as you wield your clout.

Be as charismatic as you dare, yes, but always in service to the greater good rather than to selfaggrandizement. You can accomplish wonders if you are saucy and classy, but you'll spawn blunders if you're saucy and bossy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Using a blend of

warfare and diplomacy, Napoleon extended French control over much of Western Europe. In 1804, he decided to formalize his growing sovereignty with a coronation ceremony. He departed from tradition, however. For many centuries, French kings had been crowned by the pope. But on this occasion, Napoleon took the imperial crown from Pope Pius VII and placed it on his own head. Historian David J. Markham writes that he "was simply symbolizing that he was becoming emperor based on his own merits and the will of the people, not because of some religious consecration." According to my reading of the astrological omens, Taurus, you have the right to perform a comparable gesture. Don’t wait for some authority to crown you. Crown yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Have you heard the

fable about the four blind men who come upon an elephant for the first time? The first man feels the tail and declares that the thing they've encountered must be a rope. The second touches one of the elephant's legs and says that they are in the presence of a tree. The third strokes the trunk and assumes it's a snake. Putting his hand on a tusk, the fourth man asserts that it's a spear. I predict that this fable will NOT apply to you in the coming weeks, Gemini. You won't focus on just one aspect of the whole and think it's the whole. Other people in your sphere may get fooled by shortsightedness, but you will see the big picture.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): For now, at least, your brain is your primary erogenous zone. I suspect it will be generating some of your sexiest thoughts ever. To be clear, not all of these erupting streams of bliss will directly involve the sweet, snaky mysteries of wrapping your physical body around another's.

Some of the erotic pleasure will come in the form of epiphanies that awaken sleeping parts of your soul.

Others might arrive as revelations that chase away months' worth of confusion. Still others could be creative breakthroughs that liberate you from a form of bondage you've wrongly accepted as necessary.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Human beings upload 300 hours of videos to YouTube every minute of every day. Among that swirling flow is a hefty amount of footage devoted exclusively to the amusing behavior of cats. Researchers estimate there are now more than 2 million clips of feline shenanigans.

Despite the stiff competition, I suspect there's a much better chance than usual that your cat video will go viral if you upload it in the coming weeks.

Why? In general, you Leos now have a sixth sense about how to get noticed. You know what you need to do to express yourself confidently and attract attention—not just in regards to your cats, but anything that's important to you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I know you haven't

literally been wrestling and wrangling with a sweaty angel. But if I were going to tell a fairy tale about your life lately, I'd be tempted to say this: Your rumble with the sweaty angel is not finished. In fact, the best and holiest part is still to come. But right now you have cosmic permission to take a short break and rest a while. During the lull, ratchet up your determination to learn all you can from your friendly "struggle." Try to figure out what you've been missing about the true nature of the sweaty angel. Vow to become a stronger advocate for yourself and a more rigorous revealer of the wild truth.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Even if you're not an occult wizard or pagan priestess, I suspect you now have the power to conjure benevolent love spells.

There's a caveat, however: They will only work if you cast them on yourself. Flinging them at other people would backfire. But if you do accept that limitation,

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you'll be able to invoke a big dose of romantic mojo from both your lower depths and your higher self.

Inspiration will be abundantly available as you work to reinvigorate your approach to intimacy and togetherness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here's some advice

from Scorpio writer Norman Rush: "The main effort of arranging your life should be to progressively reduce the amount of time required to decently maintain yourself so that you can have all the time you want for reading." It's understandable that a language specialist like Rush would make the final word of the previous sentence "reading." But you might choose a different word. And I invite you to do just that. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to devotedly carve out more time to do The Most Important Thing in Your Life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sixteenthcentury Italian painter Titian was renowned for his brilliant use of color. He was also prolific, versatile, and influential. In 2011, one of his paintings sold for $16.9 million. But one of his contemporaries, the incomparable Michelangelo, said that Titian could have been an even greater artist if he had ever mastered the art of drawing. It seems that Titian skipped a step in his early development. Is there any way that your path resembles Titian's, Sagittarius?

Did you neglect to cultivate a basic skill that has subtly (or not so subtly) handicapped your growth ever since? If so, the coming weeks and months will be an excellent time to fix the glitch.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Our obsessive use

of digital devices has diminished our power to focus.

According to a study by Microsoft, the average human attention span has shrunk to eight seconds—one second less than that of a typical goldfish. I'm guessing, though, that you Capricorns will buck this trend in the coming weeks. Your ability to concentrate may be exceptional even by pre-Internet standards.

I hope you'll take opportunity of this fortunate anomaly to get a lot of important work and play done.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The time is now, Brave Aquarius. Be audacious about improving the big little things in your life. (That's not a typo. I did indeed use the term "big little things.") For example: Seek out or demand more engaging responsibilities.

Bring your penetrating questions to sphinx-like authorities. Go in search of more useful riddles.

Redesign the daily rhythm to better meet your unique needs. Refuse "necessary" boredom that's not truly necessary. Trust what actually works, not what's merely attractive. Does all that seem too bold and brazen for you to pull off? I assure you that it's not. You have more clout than you imagine. You also have a growing faith in your own power to make subtle fundamental shifts. (That's not a typo. I did indeed use the term "subtle fundamental shifts.")

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "Love does not at first mean merging, surrendering, and uniting with another person," wrote the poet Rilke, "for what would a union be of two people who are unclarified, unfinished, and still incoherent?" That's an excellent meditation for you to entertain during the Valentine season, Pisces.

You're in the right frame of mind to think about how you could change and educate yourself so as to get the most out of your intimate alliances. Love "is a high inducement for the individual to ripen," Rilke said, "to become something, to become a world for the sake of another person." (Thanks to Stephen Mitchell for much of this translation.)

Homework: Don't get back to where you once belonged. Go forward to where you've got to belong in the future. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #624880

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lifestyle Service, 150 Dale Dr., San Jose, CA, 95127, Lucero E. Lance. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/16/2016. /s/Lance Lucero. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 12/29/2017. (pub Metro 1/25, 2/01, 2/08, 2/15/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #626075 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Pallo Auto Transport, 4122 Horizon Ln., San Jose, CA, 95148, Aguirre Fernando. 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/Fernando Aguirre. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/01/2017. (pub Metro 2/08, 2/15, 2/22, 3/01/2017)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Nawabi Hyderabadhouse BP, 2092 Concourse Drive, Unit 15-17, San Jose, CA, 95131, Fabulous Cuisine LLC, 37319 Fowler Street, Newark, CA, 94560. This business is being conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/27/2016. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Yogesh Patel. President. #201700410324. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/24/2017. (pub Metro 2/01, 2/08, 2/15, 2/22/2017)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Mobile Screen Guys, 2179 Stone Ave., San Jose, CA, 95125, John Sebastian Lanto, 1702-L Meridian Ave., San Jose, CA, 95125, 2. The Mobile Screen Guys Inc., 3. TheMobileScreenGuys.com, 4. Mobile Screen Guys, 5. The Mobile Screen Guy, 6. Mobile Screen Guy. This business is conducted by an individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/23/2013. /s/John S. Lanto. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 1/23/2017. (pub Metro 2/01, 2/08, 2/15, 2/22/2017)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Taylor Barlow Design, 20199 Brush Road, Los Gatos, CA, 95033, Nicola Taylor, Linda S. Barlow, 2976 Castle Dr., San Jose, CA, 95125. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant has began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2017. /s/Nicola Taylor. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/01/2017. (pub Metro 2/08, 2/15, 2/22, 3/01/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #626128 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Career Technical Center, 2. CTC, 1430 Tully Road, Suite 408, San Jose, CA, 95122, Viet-American Voters of Northern California. This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 2/01/2017. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/John Ngo. President. #3108136. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/03/2017. (pub Metro 2/08, 2/15, 2/22, 3/01/2017)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lovely Hair Salon, 3535 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306, Yen Do, 2150 Monterey Hwy SPC 83, San Jose, Ca, 95112. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 3/05/2012. /s/Yen Do. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/01/2017. (pub Metro 2/08, 2/15, 2/22, 3/01/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #626106 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Dent Discount Mobile, 2. Discount Dent, 3.

Dent Discount Mobile & Body Shop, 230 Umbarger Road, San Jose, CA, 95111, Ken Clark. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 2/14/2017. Refile of previous of #574852 with changes. /s/Ken Clark.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/02/2017. (pub Metro 2/08, 2/15, 2/22, 3/01/2017)

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I’m a 28-year-old guy in a corporate job. I’m out there trying to meet women and date (or hook up), but I’m not doing so well. In college, I was able to hook up and get girlfriends pretty easily, and I haven’t put on 100 pounds or anything. I’ve noticed that three of my male co-workers (at my same level at work) are getting lots of girls. All three are in major debt from buying clothes and leasing cars they really can’t afford. Is being on the road to bankruptcy really what it takes to impress the ladies?—Living Within My Means Candlelight all over your apartment is really romantic—unless you’re using it because they’ve cut off your power again.

When women finally start looking to settle down and make a life with a man, the last thing they want is some creditcard-surfing spenditarian who gets his exercise running from collection agents.

However, despite this, women can also be like blue jays on shiny objects—especially shiny objects with, say, Audi emblems— and men’s “mate competition” through spendy-spend-spending reflects that.

Research on men and women ages 18 to 45 by evolutionary social psychologist Daniel Kruger found that men who had run up credit card debt were more likely to have multiple sex partners than their more sensibly spending bros. (Women’s debt level didn’t have any meaningful effect on their sexual body count.)

Again—rather obviously—women aren’t all “I’m looking for a man who’ll eventually have to crowdfund our children’s dental bills.” However, looking at Kruger’s findings, another evolutionary psychologist, Glenn Geher, speculates that men’s overspending “may act as a

false signal of wealth, and although it is a false signal” (of the ability to provide resources for a woman and any children) “sometimes this deception is effective.”

As for why that might be, just as a guy doesn’t get to ask a woman whether her genes or steel-belted Spanx are the force behind her supermodel abs, a woman won’t be poring over a guy’s credit report at the bar. She’ll just paw admiringly at the cashmere hoodie he took out two loans and sold his twin brother into slavery to buy.

This isn’t to say you need to go into the red to get girls. It’s ultimately a bad strategy for any guy who wants more than a string of flings. However, what would probably lead more women to give you a chance are the first-glance trappings of success—beautiful shoes, designer eyeglass frames, that fab cashmere sweater, and maybe a really nice soft leather jacket.

The thing is, you can get these items simply by shopping shrewdly—like at end-of-year sales or on eBay. They’ll surely cost more than the duds you’d otherwise buy, but consider them investments to get you in the door.

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I love my girlfriend and try to be good to her. However, her folks came to visit, and she thinks I was rude because I seemed uninterested and was on my phone the whole time. I told her that I think her parents are boring. I was just being honest. She got really mad. Am I supposed to lie about being entertained by her parents?—The Boyfriend There comes an age when other children’s parents shouldn’t have to hire monkeys and birthday clowns.

Twenty-some years ago, in the hospital maternity ward, your girlfriend’s mom and dad heard the wonderful news—and it wasn’t, “It’s an iPhone!” So, when her folks are visiting, there’s a reasonable expectation that, yes, you would redirect your attention from “Words With Friends” to words with parents.

Surely, this is not news to you—or really anyone whose brain has not been relocated to a jar. So you might ask yourself whether this ignore-athon of yours reflects some subconscious

desire to sabotage your way out of the relationship. If that’s not the case, consider something the late German social psychologist Erich Fromm pointed out: “To love somebody is not just a strong feeling—it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.” In other words, loving someone is something you do. Tragically, this acting lovingly business may sometimes require you to put your entertainment needs second—even if the only way to survive the crushing tedium of being with your girlfriend’s folks is to spend the evening secretly pacing the floater in your right eye.

(c)2017, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (advicegoddess.com).

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Little Italy Rises REST AZZURRI The former Alameda French Bakery building will be transformed into a massive venue that will cater to wine and pizza lovers, as well as soccer fanatics.

An oft-forgotten pocket of San Jose, Little Italy has big new plans

BY GARY SINGH

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INE, PIZZA, SOCCER and abandoned bakeries just go together in Little Italy. That's why several folks have conspired for years to transform one of San Jose's original 19th century Italian neighborhoods into a miniature Little Italy of the current day. Not much exists yet, but thanks to the efforts of a whole lot of ItalianAmericans, some rip-roaring progress is starting to happen.

The original Italian neighborhood is now the stretch of St. John Street just west of the hideous Highway 87 overpass, right where Henry's Hi-Life now sits. As recently as 100 years ago this was the intersection of San Augustine and Pleasant streets.

The park behind this area, and right next to the SAP Center, is the former location of River Street, from which many historic houses were relocated, including an 1885 Italianate that’s now the Bel Bacio Italian Cafe.

These days, the entire area seems like a convoluted result of decades of botched city planning, missing pieces of former streets, leftover remnants of other streets, empty parking lots, abandoned buildings, perpetual construction, destruction and re-

routings, as well as the embarrassing disaster of a zillion different streets named Almaden. In other words, it's textbook San Jose. People get lost around these parts on a daily basis and no one can ever figure out how to get back on the freeway. It's even worse than Oakland.

But the history is indeed quite savory. A century ago, Henry’s Hi-Life was the Torino Hotel, one of several joints that housed Italian immigrants when they first arrived in San Jose.

There were tons of food and even a bocce ball court outside.

Despite the perpetual rejiggering of this whole neighborhood, another wave of creativity is currently in the works, via Los Gatos. On one hand, anyone who passes through the Little Italy gateway arch will not find much else besides Bel Bacio and Paesano Ristorante Italiano, but gradual improvements appear to be happening, piece by piece.

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For instance, right across St. John from Henry’s Hi-Life sits the abandoned Alameda French Bakery building. It's a huge complex, one that most recently accommodated a glass studio in part of the space and the All Amigos Club, a.k.a. the Alano Club, inside the corner subdivision.

Before that, way back in the middle of the 20th century, the legendary bakery comprised the whole parcel.

Right now, as you read this, the folks behind Enoteca La Storia in Los Gatos are converting the entire 5,000-square-foot property into an interconnected mesh of component parts. This new Enoteca La Storia will include a wine bar that serves New York style pizza, plus a 1,500-squarefoot outdoor patio, an indoor boardroom space for meetings, and—drum roll, please—a European soccer-themed sports bar right inside the front corner of the place. Yowza.

Unlike every other joint around here, if you want to watch a soccer match, you won't have to argue with a bar manager that doesn’t want to switch the channel from, say, a golf tournament.

But that's the just the front corner space. As owner Joe Cannistraci told me last week, wine bars are dominated by a female clientele that doesn't want a zillion televisions blasting sports every which direction, so the main space will be a wine bar and restaurant with no TVs whatsoever. All the food will be Italian and the wine list will be split among Italian, domestic and other international varietals. Expect 35 wines by the glass. A pizza oven will sit behind the bar.

“New York pizza,” Cannistraci emphasized. “Not Napoli wood oven style.”

The timing of all this couldn’t be better, especially the soccer bar, as the San Jose Earthquakes just hired an Italian general manager. Technically, Jesse Fioranelli grew up in Switzerland and spent time in the U.S., but as of late, he worked at the Italian club AS Roma, as well as its crosstown rival, Lazio. A worldly dude, Fioranelli speaks English, German, Italian, Spanish and French. He apparently knows how to find the right players and close deals, unlike his predecessor.

All of which should dovetail with a new Italian soccer joint in one of San Jose's oldest neighborhoods.

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ALENTINE’S DAY IS right around the corner, which either means love is in the air or the rainy season will only serve to help people drown in their own tears. Not to worry.

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PALO ALTO TAMARINE Indulge in a four course prix fixe Valentine’s Day dinner at one of Forbes Magazine’s “Top 10 Power Dining Spots” in the world. Tamarine offers Vietnamese cuisines influenced

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MOUNTAIN VIEW VASO AZZURRO The most difficult part of Valentine’s Day is finding a restaurant with both elegance and great prices. Look no further than Vaso Azzurro. Known for their authentic Northern Italian dishes, intimacy and upscale Mediterranean decor, this restaurant offers traditional Italian cuisines as well as eight cocktail, 10 beer and 27 wine choices at reasonable prices. Wine and dine at one of Castro Street’s most polished restaurants without breaking the bank.

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SAN JOSE LE PAPILLON Nothing says upscale and sophistication more than a multicourse meal. Indulge in a four-course prix fixe menu dinner this Valentine’s Day at Le Papillon. From escargot, soups, lamb and souffle, there is a dish for every craving. This French restaurant offers a grand list of over 500 wines from California, France, Portugal and Spain with varying prices.

Give your date a wide choice in range of flavors while enjoying the elegance and romance of French cuisine.

410 Saratoga Ave, San Jose ORLO’S AT DOLCE HAYES MANSION Enjoy a romantic dinner and hotel stay at one of San Jose’s historic landmarks. Dolce Hayes Mansion is offering a Valentine’s Day four-course prix fixe dinner for $75 a person from 5pm to 9pm. From charcuterie plates to salads to lobster or filet mignon, the intimate affair is a treat for all. Check in early at one of Hayes Mansion’s rooms while you sip on a complimentary glass of wine wrapping up a night of romance and elegance.

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FONTANA’S ITALIAN Treat your loved one to a classic Italian meal at Fontana’s Italian restaurant.

Specializing in pizza and pasta, Fontana’s Italian is one of Cupertino’s favorites. With organic and glutenfree choices featuring salmon, steak, chicken, lobster and shrimp, Fontana has something for all palates. Their menu also includes wines by the glass and bottle as well as cocktails and bottled beer to accompany homemade desserts like tiramisu and chocolate lava cake all at affordable prices.

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SANTA CLARA BIRK’S RESTAURANT Spend Valentine’s Day in this award-winning restaurant and indulge in hardwood grilled steaks, chops and seafood. At Birk’s, each wine is personally tasted by their wine director to ensure each glass complements each dish in its entirety. They’ve been honored with Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence nine years consecutively, recognizing the restaurant for assembling one of the most outstanding wine lists in the world. Witness their excellency firsthand and treat your date to a romantic and upscale night.

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MORGAN HILL ODEUM Food and art collide in this mediterranean restaurant. Odeum not only offers culinary masterpieces, but also live entertainment and a rotating art exhibit. Enclosed in brick walls, this Greek restaurant’s ambiance is sure to impress any date. The menu is composed of traditional Greek cuisines as well as steak and salmon to pair with handcrafted cocktails and wine.

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meal, Odeum is the place.

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GILROY THE MILIAS RESTAURANT Opened in 1922 as The Milias Restaurant and Steakhouse, this eatery was originally home to the rich and famous. Today simply known as The Milias, the restaurant remains an anchor to Gilroy’s downtown district. With a diverse menu of items like pasta, steak and seafood platters, your date will find all the favorites while being serenaded by a romantic pianist.

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PALO ALTO BAUMÉ Looking for an exciting new treat? Baumé offers a modern twist to traditional French cuisine. The menu is composed of elegant dishes, including caviar and truffles, all of which are displayed in impeccable culinary designs, colors and accents. Baumé offers the choice of four or five wine pairings. No children under 8 years old are allowed into the restaurant, making it the perfect destination for a boys or girls night out.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW SAVVY CELLAR If you are looking to get together with your friends for a casual day-drinking date or simply want to enjoy a glass of wine before taking Caltrain, Savvy Cellar is right for you. With over 50 wines available to try by the glass, including whites, reds and sparkling, as well as beer, sake and cider, Savvy Cellars has something for every pallet. Their snack options include a cheese and bread platter, and their intimate outdoor seating makes for the perfect get-together for singles.

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CAMPBELL THE VESPER If you’re trying to avoid a fancy sit-down dinner, go for small snacks and a drink at The Vesper.

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has an array of cocktails served all day alongside a small food menu. Ranging from a small serving of deviled eggs and edamame, to an entree-sized plate of barbecued shrimp and stuffed gnocchi, The Vesper is as casual as they come.

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LOS GATOS ROOTSTOCK WINE BAR Celebrating the wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara County, Rootstock Wine Bar is for those looking to grab a bite to eat while enjoying the fruits of the county’s labor. What sets aside Rootstock from other wine bars is their bigger menu options. No longer will you have to snack on just cheese and crackers, this wine bar lists sandwiches, salads and flatbreads among others on their menu. Enjoy local wine and full-sized treats for a great price at Rootstock Wine Bar. 217 N Santa Cruz Ave Ste B, Los Gatos

SAN JOSE EL JARDIN Gather all of your fellow singles and get ready to feast at Santana Row’s El Jardin Tequila Bar and Restaurant. Serving authentic Mexican dishes like quesadillas, tamales and tostas, El Jardin sits in the center of Santana Row in the midst of dim lights and fun music.

With a full tequila bar offering an unprecedented selection of pure agave, turn the most romantic day of the year into the funnest.

368 Santana Row, San Jose COTERIE CELLARS Take your pick of one of three wine-tasting options at Coterie. Choose from a selection of four wines ranging from refreshing whites, pinot noirs and luscious reds, a guided tasting or one that comes with elegant catering. Catering includes meat or seafood skewers, roasted vegetables or bacon-wrapped items, all which go perfectly with each glass of wine. Enjoy a relaxing day with charming scenery and good food and drinks this Valentine’s Day. 885 W Julian St, San Jose VINO VINO No BS, have a good time, meet new people and good food is Vino Vino’s philosophy and pretty much the perfect formula to a good time for singles on Valentine’s Day. Their menu choices are simple with

charcuterie plates, soups and salads, paninis and more. With a wide selection of beer, 37 bottled wines and 13 on tap, Vino Vino is the right destination for you if you’re looking to have a good time, eat a casual meal and sip on some fine wine.

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CUPERTINO FLIGHT WINE AND FOOD It is often hard to find a wine bar that features a full dinner menu. Cupertino’s Flight Wine and Food has just that.

The menu is made up of appetizers, entrees and desserts at great prices, making this spot perfect for a night out with friends. They value and support local vineyards and producers but also serve international wines by the glass from a selection of over 150 bottles. Take advantage of the variety of wines and full size dinner plates at Flight Wine and Food.

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MORGAN HILL GUGLIELMO WINERY Enjoy a tour of the 70-acre vineyard at Guglielmo Winery. A family-friendly seating area, spacious tasting room and convenient prices have made Guglielmo Winery a favorite for local wine connoisseurs.

Established in 1925, Guglielmo has a rich history but prices that defy the times. Today, for just $5, guests can take part in a five-glass tasting while the staff informs on all things wine. Bring a picnic from home and pair it with their delicious wines to make for an affordable, educational and fun retreat.

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GILROY THE WESTSIDE GRILL Trying to avoid those PDA-obsessed couples? Well, stay away from ostentatious dinner services and turn to this yummy yet upscale establishment. The Westside Grill serves great brunches, lunches and dinners for small and large parties.

Appetizers worth trying include the calamari and fish tacos, and the bar program has 10 draft beers and six signature cocktails. With the laid-back and friendly staff, Westside Grill makes for a charming outing any night.

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HE WORLD IS full of hidden gems, be they lateround draft picks, secret fishing holes or a fantastic restaurant hidden in an unexplored area of the city.

As for the last example, I’m referring to a modest little eatery fit snug between a dry cleaner and pet spa deep in an Almaden Valley shopping center.

Thai Love You is owned and operated by executive chef Kunlayakorn “Kat” McCarthy, a Bangkok transplant who relies on four decades’ worth of hand-me-down recipes from her aunt and grandmother. The menu also features a “mixing [of ] Asian, American and Mexican styles to create unique dishes for the daring palate.” The restaurant itself is about as cozy as they come, seating only a dozen or so patrons at a time. The interior is the kind of kitschy Thai-inspired décor seen at similar establishments, but the quaint interior gives it a homey feel. The open kitchen sits a mere six feet from the diners, so the clanging of pots, the barking of Kat giving orders to the crew and the sizzling of food can be easily heard.

My mother felt it a bit raucous, but for someone who’s fascinated by the restaurant world—ahem—I found it enthralling.

We started our meal with the ubiquitous but on-point Chicken Satay ($8.50) appetizer. The meat was so tender and flavorful it practically melted off the bamboo skewer, and the sweet peanut dipping sauce was divine. My favorite Thai soup, Seafood Tom Kha ($18.99/Large), followed, and it was also heavenly. The spicy, sour coconut milk broth was delectable, and the soup came absolutely loaded with seafood (i.e. prawns, white fish, calamari, mussels and oysters).

I could have stopped there and been satisfied, but we decided to try three of the house specials: Spicy Mango Crab Claws ($16.99), Chili Seafood ($17.99) and Pineapple Curry with Prawns ($14.99). All three dishes were terrific, but I must say the Spicy Mango Crab Claws won hands down. The succulent crab meat blended with the sweet heat from the mangos, jalapeños and chili-garlic sauce to make my taste buds dance. Each bite was better than the last. Tears rolled down my face as I finished, and I’m not sure if it was from the spice or sadness.

Food adventurers are often rewarded by seeking out places in secluded areas, and Thai Love You is evidence of that. —John Dyke THAI LOVE YOU 6055 Meridian Ave, Suite 100, San Jose 408.268.8499

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