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The Mercury News lost a slew of longtime journalists in 2017, and the year ended with word of yet another notable departure. The week before Christmas, the South Bay’s daily paper of record fired San Jose City Hall reporter RAMONA GIWARGIS , who had been on the beat just short of three years. She’s since lawyered up with JIM MCMANIS , an expensive, labor-friendly attorney who’s sued the city on multiple occasions. Recent victories include a case that went to the state Supreme Court, which now forces elected officials to turn over messages that deal with public business but are sent from personal devices. McManis also successfully sued the city to pay back $55 million to its now-defunct Redevelopment Agency and he was victorious in the infamous Little Saigon dispute. He was recently overheard boasting, “I know where the bodies are buried at City Hall, and I have a They feeling that is going to Did be useful in this case.”

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Giwargis consistently butted heads with the mayor, and multiple sources in the mayor and city manager’s offices have complained to Fly in the past that her reporting contained factual mistakes. A spokesman for Liccardo says the mayor “was not in any way involved in the Merc’s decision, and he was as surprised as anyone when he heard the news.” (Memo to McManis: A Liccardo deposition could produce some interesting material.) Merc managing editor BERT ROBINSON noted in an email, “As a rule, we don't comment on these kinds of employment matters.”

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D.U. HIGH The recent legalization of recreational cannabis will require police to figure out effective ways to enforce DUI laws.

Year in Preview

BY JENNIFER WADSWORTH

IN MANY WAYS, 2017 taught us to prepare for the worst. But it also inspired some bright spots in Silicon Valley, where people stood up for undocumented immigrants in the face of President Trump’s draconian enforcement crackdown and where women continued their fight against sexism in the tech industry. The productive activism that rose from the chaos of 2017 seems destined to change the political landscape on both the national and local levels. There’s no telling the future, but here we give you some cursory predictions about a handful of local issues.

HIGH AND DRIVE “Drive High, Get a DUI.” The California Highway Patrol began broadcasting this warning on freeway signs and social media months ahead of Jan. 1, when recreational cannabis became legal in the state. Driving under the influence of any mind-altering substance was already illegal, but the growing acceptance of marijuana has authorities worried

that people won’t exercise the same kind of caution in the new regulatory environment. To err on the safe side, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill by state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, that bans smoking or otherwise consuming cannabis while driving or even riding in a vehicle. Violations are punishable with a $70 fine. Enforcement remains a sticky issue, however, since measuring pot intoxication isn’t as clear-cut as it is for alcohol. Because the psychoactive ingredient in weed isn’t water-soluble like booze, it gets stored in fat cells, making it hard to tell how stoned someone is based on THC levels alone.

It will be interesting to see how police enforce driving-while-stoned laws and whether their reliance on imperfect sobriety tests will result in an uptick in DUI arrests.

MAYOR MAY NOT? Sam Liccardo managed to heal some old wounds during his first term as San Jose mayor, ending a bitter feud with the police union over pension cutbacks and

changing course by supporting a higher minimum wage. But he’s drawn ire from tenant rights and union advocates for coming down pro-business on issues such as rent control and a rule requiring employers to give workers more hours before bringing on new hires. So far, no serious contenders—progressive or otherwise—have announced plans to challenge him in November’s election.

From the present vantage point, it looks like Liccardo, a reliable vote for business and landlord lobbies, stands a good chance of hanging on to his seat for a second term.

DEVELOPMENT DOGFIGHT One issue certain to play into the mayoral campaign is the “Evergreen Senior Homes Initiative.” The controversial measure headed for the June ballot would circumvent the city’s approval process by asking voters to sign off on a consequential zoning change in San Jose’s east foothills. Proponents of the measure—billionaire Carl Berg chief among them—say the project would help with the historic affordability crisis by boosting the city’s housing stock by nearly 1,000 new units. Mayor Liccardo begs to differ, characterizing the “affordable” tag on the development as disingenuous because the homes would be upscale and there’s no way

GA-GA FOR GOOGLE Google’s tentative plan to build a massive new headquarters in the heart of San Jose sparked impassioned debate when city officials announced it last summer. The pro-growth urbanist sodality called the proposal a godsend, while labor unions and the working poor expressed trepidation over how the influx of 20,000 new jobs would affect existing problems with housing costs and displacement. The city’s leverage comes from the fact that Google needs to buy several parcels of public land around the Diridon train station to build its grand vision. An agreement between the advertising giant and City Hall is expected by March. By then we’ll see if local officials have been good stewards of the public’s resources, or whether they missed their chance to negotiate community benefits that would win over more widespread support for a project that would fundamentally reshape the city.

BATTLE OF THE BADGES Sheriff Laurie Smith’s latest term has been beset by serious problems that resulted in multiple lawsuits, a federal probe and a sweeping reform Michael Tyree effort. Three jail guards murdered mentally ill inmate Michael Tyree. Several officers got caught exchanging racist text messages.

Inmates escaped from jail, fled from the courthouse and filed complaints accusing correctional deputies of brutality. And just like during the last election, the unions representing Smith’s jail and patrol deputies are dead-set on ousting her. But her lead challenger, retired Undersheriff John Hirokawa, oversaw those same troubled jails until he retired in 2016.

He’ll have to convince voters that the

problems under his watch took place despite his own efforts. So far, he’s come out swinging against his former boss by issuing incendiary pronouncements about the way she handled a recent hunger strike and jailbreak. Since Hirokawa was a longtime insider, his campaign might have some well-timed hit pieces that could further undermine Smith’s shot at re-election.

MORE OF #METOO The trend of outing powerful men for sexual harassment and assault will likely continue into the new year with revelations about local government officials.

HOUSING THE HOMELESS Santa Clara County leaders banded together a few years ago to tackle homelessness head-on, budgeting more money for services and persuading voters to pass a nearly $1 billion bond measure to build permanent housing.

But when it comes to short-term solutions, San Jose has wasted precious time. A bid to build tiny cabins to shelter the homeless stirred up some shockingly hateful NIMBY backlash that delayed the project and turned some City Council members against it entirely. The coming year will show whether local electeds were serious about helping the homeless—which requires both shortand long-term fixes—or whether it was just lip service to tide them over till another term.

RENEWED RESISTANCE The resistance to President Trump manifested from the get-go in street protests, symbolic resolutions passed by local elected officials and a spate of litigation against White House fiats on immigration. The Women’s March for equality, which drew tens of thousands to the streets in downtown San Jose after Trump’s inauguration, is in for a re-dux Jan. 20. South Bay cities intend to continue their battles against a White House that’s positioned itself as a threat to the diverse population that comprises the region. Local media responded to Trump’s corrosive presidency by assiduously reporting on how national policies affect us here at home. Meanwhile, Santa Clara County emerged as an activist jurisdiction by joining high-profile lawsuits against Trump’s failed travel ban and unconstitutional crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities.

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to assure any extra would be reserved for veterans, as has been pledged. Then there’s the fact that it would eat up land San Jose needs to create jobs so the city can generate enough tax revenue to afford essential public services. Liccardo and several of his colleagues worry that the initiative could set a dangerous precedent by giving developers an end run around elected officials on projects that may not align with the city’s longterm objectives.

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After the Green Rush Prohibition is over for cannabis in California, and the estimates of money to be made in the legalized market are astronomical. So where do we go from here? By Maria Grusauskas

LIFE’S A GARDEN Californians woke up to a new world on Jan. 1, when suddenly anyone 21 and over could legally purchase marijuana.

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IM BLAKE, founder of the Emerald Cup, was an 18-year-old Soquel High student when he started dealing bud, just as the industry began to bloom in California.

During the last bloody years of the Vietnam War, large quantities of hash from Asia, and pot via Oaxaca and South America, started pouring into cities along the West Coast. By the mid-’70s it was an organized marketplace, he says, with 100,000-pound loads arriving 10 to 15 times a year on freighters from as far as Thailand.

Then came the ’80s, bringing with them Ronald Reagan, cheap cocaine, DEA crackdowns and the war on drugs, creating high mandatory prison minimums for the possession and sale of a plant whose use can be traced back to the early hominids.

Blake spent a couple of years running loads of marijuana out of Arizona, before quitting that gauntlet in the mid-’80s and moving to Mendocino to live the isolated life of the first large-scale greenhouse growers in the so-called Emerald Triangle.

“During those dark days of CAMP [1983’s Campaign Against Marijuana Planting], when the cowboys started suiting and booting and jumping out of helicopters up north, a lot of

people were raided, and the genetic stock was burned in piles by the DEA,” says Christopher Carr, host of The Cannabis Connection, a Santa Cruz radio program on KSCO. “But—this is crazy—the true Jedis took their seeds and put them in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and they were kept alive during that dark period. The building blocks of every cup winner anywhere internationally has some ties to a Santa Cruz farmer.”

In Sonoma last month, the Emerald Cup drew thousands—from octogenarians to aunts fighting cancer, to lawyers, doctors and investors, all wanting to learn more about the plant at the center of California’s suddenly legitimate $5

billion to $7 billion industry. After the passage of Proposition 64 in late 2016, and a yearlong rollout as the state fine-tuned its new Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), weed is now legal to buy for adults 21 and over.

Blake, whose Emerald Cup is now the world’s largest networking event in the industry, told producers and manufacturers at December’s event that in the next five years, “some of you guys are going to be national brands like Nabisco.”

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generation’s Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) extends access to all paying adults. But for the first state to steward medical marijuana into the light, Monday could also be seen as the day it relinquished its grasp on a hard-won legacy.

California adults 21 and over can now legally grow up to six plants per residence and carry up to one ounce of cannabis flower or eight grams of concentrates. San Jose is among a sparse handful of local jurisdictions—Berkeley, San Diego, Santa Cruz and Humboldt counties, among others—that took a swan dive into recreational sales in the new year. The recreational market is projected to generate

about $1 billion annually in state tax revenue, according to the state Department of Finance. To put the size of the new market into perspective, Colorado’s legalized market breached $1 billion last year, which is about the size of the current medical marijuana market in L.A. County.

Seven collectives in San Jose have received licenses from the state’s BCC, while the remaining nine were granted temporary “microbusiness” licenses to sell adult-use cannabis for 120 days.

Wendy Sollazzi, manager for the San Jose Police Department’s division of cannabis regulation, says little will change from a local perspective because the city was ahead of the

regulation curve starting with medicinal laws on the books.

“It was already being effectively regulated in our city,” Sollazzi says.

“We basically extended our medical program to our recreational program.

By maintaining the sensitive-use areas, like our schools and day cares— we say 1,000 feet where the state says 600 feet—I think we may have a little bit more strict regulations.”

SJPD also added a rule that requires electronic verification of state IDs for adults 21 years and older.

“We anticipate it being a smooth transition,” Sollazzi says.

If anything, local collectives may be the ones caught most off guard.

The Rush On the eve of 2018, no one at Caliva collective in San Jose could say for certain what the new year will bring. But the 100,000 squarefoot facility, named the best in the nation by Business Insider, is outfitted with a show floor that is part surf shop and Starbucks, as well as labs to “vertically integrate,” or grow cannabis and extract oils on site. It’s a model for what corporate cannabis looks like in the present and most likely will become for many dispensaries in the future.

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HEY, BUD Ryan Brantley joined Caliva three months ago as the collective’s director of plant science after working at the Cal Poly Strawberry Center. scene from Breaking Bad, and Ryan Brantley, Caliva’s director of plant science, can’t help but smile ear to ear as he picks up a forearm-size baton of Granddaddy Purple bud.

“We chopped down as much product as we could,” he says of the expected rush.

Two days later Rosie Rothrock, Caliva’s director of marketing, notes in a text that the first day of fully legal bud in California was a bonanza.

The collective had five times the traffic and revenue of a normal day of operations, she says, with 75 percent of people who walked through the doors counted as new customers.

“A lot of the stigma with the industry stems from a lack of trust, because there hasn’t been a chance to build business credibility,” Rothrock says.

This is true for even those in the industry. Rothrock and Erika Henika, the collective’s general manager of

retail, both had humorous stories of disinterested doctors “wearing sweatpants” while sitting in an office, going through the motions and handing out prescriptions to people who many times felt like they had to lie or exaggerate symptoms.

An employee big board with revenue projections for the first few weeks of December suggested the club would make $500,000, but that number will almost certainly be higher in the months to come.

Commerce, however, remains a serious concern. The banking industry remains leery of a federal crackdown on collectives—marijuana, absurdly, remains a Schedule I drug, in the same class as heroin—and credit card companies often refuse to work with many collectives. Caliva, like many in the industry, only accepts cash for now, which might seem ripe for siphoning funds were

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Young Brains Concern that a recreational cannabis market could increase its use among adolescents, whose brains are still growing, has led to extensive studies in legalized states—and numerous reports have found no correlation between legalization and increases in adolescent and teen use.

In September, the U.S. Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration released the results of its 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Not only were its findings consistent with previous ones, but they also reported declines in cannabis use by teens in most

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it not for the 150 security cameras in place, which can be monitored at any moment of the day by SJPD. “We’re talking broom closets— everything,” Rothrock says.

Cost of Compliance While most of the industry conversation around high taxes circles around black-market speculation and revenue projections, higher price tags are already creating issues for the future of cannabis.

Doug Chloupek, the head of LUX cannabis dispensary in San Jose and the proprietor of Frosted Flowers, a top-shelf line of cannabis for connoisseurs, has been in the business for a decade and still remembers the early days, when his club was “almost exclusively boutique.” But as customer appetites have increased, so has the scale of production.

“I think there has been a huge change in social acceptance and

political acceptance of commercial cultivation,” Chloupek says in an interview late last year.

As marijuana has gone mainstream, the number of state and local regulations has increased exponentially, which many cannabis club operators fear will lead to a return to underground operations.

In San Jose, for example, taxes include a $9.25 fee per ounce, a distribution fee to transport it to the lab, a testing fee, packaging fee, a transport fee for sending the bud to a retail center, and for every $100 of cannabis sold in San Jose there is a 10 percent marijuana business tax, not to mention a 15 percent state excise tax and 8.75 percent sales tax.

“What a dispensary would try to sell for $100 ends up getting taxed $135.06 in the city of San Jose,” Chloupek says. While the state has gone the way of legalization, rules are stricter in certain jurisdictions, setting off a race for bigger players to set up shop in sympathetic jurisdictions while some cities and counties resist progress.

“This industry migrates from city to city, depending on what the regulations are and the taxation, and it would be much better if cities would just realize there is a huge opportunity to assist with their deficits to create massive job opportunities, to create enormous wealth for these cities, to actually a help multibillion dollar industry to thrive and not choke them by overtaxation,” Chloupek says.

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FLYING OFF THE SHELVES Caliva’s vertically integrated model helps meet customer demand, but in anticipation of the New Year other collectives bought all of its wholesale product. jurisdictions where adult use is legally regulated, including the District of Columbia, Oregon, Washington and Colorado—where it fell to its lowest level in nearly a decade.

Alcohol retailers may be wise to plan for revenue drops, as the “miscellaneous/fun” category of citizens’ budgets will soon have a new competitor.

The beer markets in Colorado, Oregon and Washington “collectively underperformed” after recreational cannabis became legal, with sales trailing behind the rest of the country in 2014 and 2015.

Research firm Cowen & Co. notes its inclusion of areas where craft beer had become popular. Other evidence has shown reduced alcohol consumption—across all types—in medical marijuana states between 2006 and 2015, compiled in a working paper on SSRN.

A 2015 study published by the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found that density of medical marijuana dispensaries was not associated with an increase in violent or property crimes— which is good news for dispensary-rich areas like San Jose. In a report in the Journal of Economics, it was estimated: “An open dispensary provides over $30,000 per year in social benefit in terms of larcenies prevented."

Rules of the Road Cannabis attorney Ben Rice says he tried the first cannabis-only DUI case in Santa Cruz County, which was dismissed, about 15 years ago—and he doesn’t know of any subsequent cases that have gone to trial.

“When you try a DUI case and it’s alcohol, they have all these things they can point at. And so they can prove to a jury everybody’s

[intoxicated] at .06, but certainly by .08 BAC [blood alcohol content],” says Rice. “You can’t do that with cannabis, because we’re all different, we have different tolerance, and because we use more or less—if we’re medical patients we use a lot more.”

Jeff Rosen, the district attorney for Santa Clara County, has consistently called for better marijuana testing mechanisms while admonishing Proposition 64 supporters to understand that “holding the steering wheel—not a joint or an edible,” should be the priority.

While driving stoned is surely illegal, the science around cannabis and psychomotor performance continues to evolve. Studies show that THC-positive drivers possess virtually no increased risk compared with drug-free drivers after adjusting for age and gender.

A paper by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—which

conducted the largest case-control study on the subject of drug use and car-crash risk—concluded that acute cannabis intoxication is related to a 1.2 to 1.4 odds ratio for increased risk of crash, while the odds ratio is nearly four-fold for driving with legal amounts of alcohol in one’s system.

Colorado’s chief medical officer at the Department of Public Health reported in October a decrease, not an increase, in DUIs since legalization. And a 2017 study published in the Journal of the American Public Health Association found no increase in vehicle crash fatality rates in the first three years after recreational cannabis legalization in Washington and Colorado.

The new rules of the road remain untested less than a week into legalization, but time will tell if high times are here to stay.

Josh Koehn contributed to this story.

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CASH TRIBUTE

DEATH BY STEREO

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RICH AJLOUNY Available Now iTunes & Streaming

For his latest release, local singer and songwriter Rich Ajlouny decided to put his acoustic guitar down—mostly. The 11track Romantic War Comedy is comprised largely of forlorn ballads backed by piano, organ and strings.

It makes sense that Ajlouny would take to the keys. “I’m always trying to tap into that piano-driven baroque pop sensibility,” he says, noting that many of his musical heroes dealt in chimey tones and intricate, airy melodies. The record’s first half is a very stripped-down affair, but it picks up on the back end—beginning with the album’s infectiously bouncy centerpiece, “Swerve Into The Middle.” (NV)

SILICON VALLEY AUTO SHOW Thu, 10am, $11+ McEnery Convention Center, San Jose The 2018 Silicon Valley Auto Show is speeding into town this week.

Featuring some 300 new whips from more than 30 manufacturers, it promises to be a gearheads’ heaven. But this show isn’t just for high-octane car buffs—it’s a great place to check out more practical models, without having to stress about on-commission salesmen breathing down your neck. Kick the tires on a crossover, check under the hood of a hybrid and plug yourself into an electric vehicle.

There will even be opportunities to test drive some cars. The show runs through Jan. 7. (NV)

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In addition to the art cars, massive dust storms, spectacular firespewing sculptures and nudity, Burning Man is known for melding art and technology. It’s fitting, then, that local electronic producer and vocalist April Gee, a.k.a. ContainHer, will be performing at the Sonic Runway. The massive sound-andlight art installation currently illuminating the night outside San Jose City Hall is part of the so-called “Burning Man Project,” which is bringing art by Burning Man artists to downtown. On top of composing her own tunes, ContainHer has produced a number of video game soundtracks. This Thursday, she will be performing a special piece, created specifically for the Sonic Runway installation. (NV)

It’s a common misconception among rock & roll purists, jazz partisans and classical zealots that all DJs really do is press buttons and dance around to their own light show. But the truth is, many electronic music producers are multi-instrumentalists. Take Los Angeles-based EDM maestro Dan Griffith—a.k.a. Gryffin. He grew up playing piano and guitar in bands in his native New York. And he still performs with an axe and a keyboard onstage. Perhaps it was his love for both big house beats and indie rock that led him to remix Portugal. The Man’s smash 2017 hit, “Feel It Still.” (NV)

Although the San Franciscobred hard rock outfit Gamma never gained the national and international recognition of many of their peers, they made their mark on the Bay Area heavy metal and progressive rock scene—occasionally cracking the charts with songs like “Fight to the Finish,” "Meanstreak” and “Voyager.” Along the way they shared the stage with the likes of AC/DC, Santana, ZZ Top, Journey, Toto and Foreigner. After Gamma disbanded, the group’s co-founder and frontman Davey Pattison went on to work with English bluesman Robin Trower for a time and even performed with former Doobie Brothers keyboardist Dale Ockerman. (NV)

* concerts THE SOFT WHITE SIXTIES

Jan 20 at The Ritz

GRYFFIN

BILL MAHER

Jan 21 at The Flint Center

‘RENT’

Jan 23-28 at SJ Center for Performing Arts

LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY

Jan 24 at The Ritz

THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT

Jan 25 at The Ritz

JUSTIN MOORE

Jan 25 at City National Civic

CAM

Jan 26 at Club Rodeo

BATTLE OF THE ZAE IX

Jan 27 at The Ritz

SHAKIRA

Feb 7 at SAP Center

CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES

Feb 8 at Carriage House Theatre

SUPER LOVE JAM

Feb 9 at SAP Center

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW

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CASH TRIBUTE

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TRIVIA CONTEST

Fri, 8pm, $15 The Ritz, San Jose

Sat, 8pm, $37+ The California Theatre, San Jose

Sat, Noon, Free Seeing Things Gallery, San Jose

Mon, 7:30pm, Free Uproar Brewing Co., San Jose

While the band was formed and still keeps its home base in Orange County, melodic hardcore punks Death By Stereo have a distinct San Jose connection in Jim Miner—one of the primary tattooers at the downtown ink shop Analog Tattoo. Miner is no longer in the band, but Death

By Stereo are still cranking out propulsive, energetic tunes. The band released an EP last year titled Just Like You'd Leave Us, We've Left You for Dead. The music video for the EP’s lead single, “Neverending,” celebrates the band’s storied history with archival photos, while the tune itself proves D.B.S. haven’t lost their edge. (NV)

The music of Johnny Cash lives on in James Garner and his band.

The group will honor the Man in Black this weekend, though this is far from the first time Garner and Co. have walked the line.

Over the course of 10 years and more than 400 live performances, this Johnny Cash tribute band have honed their craft. They’ve been featured on PBS and even played at Folsom State Prison in 2008 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Cash’s iconic album Live at Folsom Prison.

Expect to hear some of Cash’s best-known works. (NV)

While some might be able to enjoy the task of stacking various chairs on top of one another by thinking of the endeavor as a game of Tetris, Gabriel D. Edwards had a slightly different take. In 2015, while arranging discarded furniture in his studio, Edwards realized that the coupling of chairs was reminiscent of the coupling of people. Suddenly, a pair of low-backed chairs became the beast with two backs. We can only hope his forthcoming show at Seeing Things Gallery—titled Books & Terror—has a similar left-field take on similarly mundane objects. (NV)

The newest brewpub on the block, Uproar is already known for their excellent suds selection and menu of tasty bar bites and savory entrées. They also host a weekly trivia night. Co-hosts Nick Sandoval and LaLa Rubio seek to stump patrons with a wide range of topics over the course of six rounds. Beginning with general knowledge questions, the hosts then move on to more specific topics, such as movies, beer and other pop-culture queries. Those who are serious about trivia can join the Pub Quiz Regulars team by visiting the Uproar Brewing Company page on brainstormer. com, which has its benefits—hint, hint. (NV)

Feb 12 at SAP Center

JAPANESE BREAKFAST

Feb 21 at The Ritz

DISNEY ON ICE

Feb 21-25 at SAP Center

SHE WANTS REVENGE

Feb 22 at The Ritz

DEMI LOVATO & DJ KHALED

Feb 28 at SAP Center

ROBERT PLANT

Feb 28 at Fox Theater (Oakland)

KAYZO

Mar 10 at City National Civic

BONNIE RAITT

Mar 15 at City National Civic

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL

Mar 28-Apr 1 at SAP Center

U2

May 7 & 8 at SAP Center

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WHEEL HOUSE Dig into a new creative outlet in 2018—like pottery.

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Resolve to unleash the creative within this year with an art class

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VERYONE IS AN artist— at least according to Joseph Beuys. The influential midcentury German artist and theorist made a name for himself by challenging the very idea of what art could be. While not everyone is cut out to be an internationally recognized firebrand and academic agitator, surely there is some truth in Beuys’ assertion.

And what better time than now, at the beginning of a new year,

to explore new modes of creative expression? Silicon Valley is brimming with learning opportunities for aspiring artists. From downtown San Jose’s DIY workspace, the School of Visual Philosophy, to the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View, there are many places to hone one’s craft.

Ceramics As all fans of Patrick Swayze know, sitting at the pottery wheel can be an exhilarating experience. But shaping a wet mound of clay into a vase or bowl is rewarding even without a tender,

supernatural caress. Cupertino-based Trudi Burney teaches beginner and intermediate courses for kids and adults at the Wilson Park Ceramics Center. Hers is just one of many private and public programs listed on the Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild’s website: ovcag.org. Here, you will also find links to courses at local community colleges and community centers in the South Bay.

Painting Painting and drinking have always gone together. For those looking to socialize, sip and put a paintbrush to canvas, there are many options in the region. Bottle and Bottega has two Silicon Valley locations—in Redwood City and Campbell. They will provide the pinot, the pigment and a little bit of instruction. The San Jose Museum of Art also hosts regular Paint Nites and the Local Color artist collective in downtown San Jose sometimes invites the community to come in and paint on its walls.

Some artists express themselves by conjuring images on canvas or scrawling words on paper. Others form beautiful objects out of formerly inert blocks of metal, wood, clay or stone. And then there are those who use their own bodies and the space around them to tell a story— painting a picture with movement.

There are many organizations that can help aspiring dancers learn how to cut a rug. Alberto’s Salsa Studio in Mountain View is a great place to learn some Latin steps, the San Jose-based Dance Boulevard offers beginner and intermediate classes as well as group and private lessons and The New Ballet School, also based in San Jose, offers lessons and places its dancers in live productions.

Gardening Ever wonder why anyone would spend an entire weekend bent over in the dirt—plucking weeds and pruning back thorny brambles? Well, because gardening is an incredibly rewarding activity. From learning the names of all the plants to sitting back at the end of a long day to admire a job well done, maintaining a garden is fulfilling. The folks at Yamagami’s Garden Center in Cupertino understand this, and they want to help you develop your latent green thumb.

Grab a few friends and join the gardening workshops held by Tammy Mackenzie where members can build their own fairy gardens, terrariums and get insight on creating a small garden box with vegetables and herbs.

Satvir Saini contributed to this story.

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EXPANDING AESTHETIC Mountain View-based CSMA will be growing its Finn Center in an effort to increase its reach in the community.

Arts for Even More NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’s largest nonprofit center for arts education is poised to expand. Half a century after its formation, the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) continues its mission of making the arts accessible to all children—regardless of financial means—with plans to build a new wing at its flagship location in Mountain View.CSMA’s headquarters, known as the Finn Center, serves about 5,000 people annually through art lessons, free exhibits and live music events. During peak hours from 2pm to 10pm, the facility is packed with classrooms full of students and equipment.

“Our on-site base is really maxed out. We’re using all of the space that we have,” says Sharon Kenney, CSMA's communications director.

Due to a shortage of space, most of CSMA’s growth in recent years has been in off-site programs like Art4Schools and Music4Schools, which encompass nearly 18,000 students at over 50 schools throughout the peninsula each year. The construction of a new wing will allow CSMA to increase the number of students it serves on-site, Kenney says.

In 2006, CSMA purchased the land west of the Finn Center with the help of longtime supporters Ruth and Roy Rogers. The property was leased to an auto repair shop until last year. When the shop owner retired, CSMA seized the opportunity to launch a much-needed expansion, with construction slated to begin this fall.

The new wing will be called the “Roger’s Wing” in honor of Ruth Rogers, who passed away this past September. The space will accommodate 25 percent more students with classrooms, private lesson studios and a state-of-the-art digital lab, as well as extra storage space for CSMA’s robust sheet music and instrument collection.

Parking has also been a major challenge for the school, Kenney says.

The expansion will finally address the issue with a new parking lot adjacent to the campus.

CSMA launched a fundraising campaign in December to finance the project, which is expected to cost around $4 million. Seed funders include the Rogers family, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Stephen Finn.

As a part of its fundraising efforts, CSMA will host a benefit concert on Feb. 25 at the Tateuchi Hall, featuring internationally acclaimed pianist Mari Kodama. Tickets will be available early this month.

In the meantime, anyone interested in supporting the expansion can visit CSMA’s website and click on the donate button at the top of the page. —Camille Miller

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POWER STRUGGLE ‘Washington Post’ editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) and publisher Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) spar in ‘The Post.’

Front Page

‘The Post’ provides invaluable info, only so-so presentation

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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TTEMPTING TO start with a grabber, Steven Spielberg’s The Post opens on Vietnam in 1966. A typewriter-bearing Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys) has come to observe the troops. Ellsberg was a Marine vet himself, though this isn’t mentioned. Spielberg being Spielberg, there are some inspired visual touches right away: the reflection of tracers from rifle fire on the black camo war paint streaking Ellsberg’s face.

The trip to ’Nam shows us the

cost of the war, bringing context to the centerpiece of The Post—the New York Times and the Washington Post’s publication in 1971 of the leaked Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg risked jail to unleash a decades-long secret history of deception, ass-covering and refusal to read the writing on the wall.

One can argue the worthiness of the war in Vietnam. What’s inarguable is the thousands of Pentagon documents here demonstrated that the public was kept in the dark by the Department of Defense and their hired strategists.

The Post studies the conflict between the gruff editor, Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks, working a shaky Boston accent), and the Post’s publisher, Katharine

Graham (Meryl Streep)—a patrician Washington widow who had the paper as her family business. The relatively small and “barely solvent” Post is about to be taken public on Wall Street.

Moreover, she’s good friends with the people she needs to expose—including the long-serving secretary of defense, Robert McNamara (a well-cast Bruce Greenwood). The engineer of a war he knew was doomed, McNamara is described by Graham as “my mosttrusted advisor.”

Graham’s side of the plot seems there mostly to have a woman in the picture—Sarah Paulson has almost enough presence to fight the script’s uninteresting view of Mrs. Bradlee.

Streep can’t make Graham’s personal heartbreak and portfolio problems as interesting as the story of how the news got out, how the Post was scooped by the New York Times on their own turf and how the revelations were almost blocked by President Richard Nixon and the courts.

Spielberg is never less than competent with the camera, keeping the situation in fluid motion. Even if you’d need to walk anyone under 50 through the

facts of this case, The Post is first-rate newspaper porn, featuring views of the old Times headquarters, with its stained glass and globe lights. There’s some fun in the scenes of the shimmer of molten lead in the fonts, the earthquake rumble of the presses and the stacks of papers hurled off the trucks: this scene, a staple of film noir, is staged in a new way. The truckers miss the sidewalks and the bundles carom into the streets, making it a haphazard, urgent business.

Spielberg winches up some tension as reporter Ben Bagdikian (Bob Odenkirk), later a revered journalism teacher at Berkeley, hunts Ellsberg, spilling quarters at the pay phone. It’s not often, but sometimes The Post does have a pulse.

For all the information it bears, The Post sometimes seems like a senior citizen’s version of The Front Page— particularly in one scene where Graham and Bradley have overlapping dialogue.

To its credit, the film is nostalgic for journalistic responsibility—the antithesis of the scares, half-truths and conjecture on internet news.

Inarguable or not, the authenticity of the Pentagon Papers is being argued—Streep and Hanks are liberals, ergo, this story is liberal rubbish. All this, according to figments conjured online by Slavic server farms, or according to the minds of conservative citizens, who seem to possess about as much memory as Dory the Fish. The invaluable information in The Post is covered in more depth in Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith’s 2010 documentary, titled in honor of Henry Kissinger’s description of Ellsberg: The Most Dangerous Man in America.

It tells of Ellsberg’s decision to leak the documents and how this leak begat “the Plumbers,” Nixon’s counter-intelligence team, who inaugurated the Watergate affair. In 2010, I wrote, “A feature film would have handled this ending on a note of triumph; the full story is sadder.” Informed that the war had been conducted under false pretenses, the public didn’t care. They returned Nixon to office in a landslide for four more years. Exult at the end of The Post at the press’s triumph over the sinister Nixon … but if Lord Vader’s gone, we’ve certainly got Snoke to deal with.

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Not horrib-bull and often lovi-bull.

Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson’s tale, filmed by Disney as an Oscarwinning short subject, had weighty repercussions when it was published in 1936. Hitler banned it. Pacifists, who still believed the looming war could be headed off, took courage in this story of a bull who’d rather enjoy the flowers on his hill than fight. The oversized bull Ferdinand (voiced by John Cena) is baffled by the fate that sends him and his fellows either on a one-way trip to the bullfighting arena, or to the slaughterhouse—his intelligence and compassion opposes the law of the corral: “the soft ones always go down.” In this version, Ferdinand escapes and finds shelter at a young girl’s farm, until his desire to see the nearby town’s flower festival gets him cornered, captured and transported back to the fighting bull ranch. Carlos Saldanha (of the Ice Age series) adds a great deal of filler, including a car chase through Madrid, but he keeps the material clear and sometimes poignant. Celebrity voices include David Tennant as a shaggy Scottish Highland bull, and Kate McKinnon as Lupe, the nerve-wracked calming goat who shares Ferdinand’s stall. (The one line that seems most like the great McKinnon is Lupe’s description of the front row at the bullfights as “the splash zone.”) The most sterling addition to the tale is a trio of haughty, Austrian-accented Lipizzaner horses who jeer at Ferdinand: “His parents weren’t even related!” But it’s Miguel Ángel Silvestre, voicing the arrogant bullfighter, who seemed the most reliably funny; the final showdown between him and Ferdinand is a peak of what had previously been pretty par-for-the course animation, Saldanha works up serious fright as the picadors bare their lances and corner Ferdinand. If Ferdinand isn’t the peerless 1953 “Bully for Bugs [Bunny]” it deserves ranking as one of the best satires of the barbarous pastime. (RvB)

ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

The 1973 J. Paul Getty III kidnapping is a chilling story that left its imprint on late20th century cinema: the single grisliest detail was borrowed for everything from Blue Velvet to Reservoir Dogs.

It’s been said that a filmmaker always needs to think of something to put on the poster, and one bit of ad art for All the Money in the World had a severed ear on it—the catalyzing detail in this story of lawless Italy. In Reservoir Dogs QT swerved the camera away from the ear-trimming scene; here in All the Money Ridley Scott spares us nothing.

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It’s surprising how toast-dry this story of decadence and crime is. One problem is the difference between the plausible fictionalizations and the implausible ones, including an entire ending chase sequence that’s obviously concocted, as well as comeuppance to the plutocrat cheapskate. (Plummer lets us take it on faith that Getty was a self-made man, though like Trump, the elder Getty inherited a small fortune which sped him on his way.) Pauline Kael had a prejudice that there never had been a really great movie about kidnapping—Kurosawa’s High and Low being the exception that proves the rule. All the Money in the World is a poor movie, and all it needed was a bad main performance to sink it.

As Getty’s ex-CIA security chief, Chase, Mark Wahlberg does the trick. (RvB)

STREAMING LOGAN LUCKY

This movie needs a bigger audience than it got this summer, when it was run to the side of the road by other releases. The luckless Logan family of West Virginia has endured its share of misfortunes: melancholy brother Clyde (Adam Driver) lost a hand when he was a soldier in Iran. Now he’s the depressed bartender at the Duck Tape Bar and Grill. Brother Jimmy (Channing Tatum, at his best) was an NFL prospect who had a career-ending injury. He had a job driving heavy machinery, up until the day the boss asks him to come into his office and to shut the door after him. Pushed into a ruinous bar fight by some jerk-off wealthy race car promoters (the ringleader is a Jheri-curled Seth MacFarlane), the Logan brothers and sister Mellie (Riley Keough) return to a life of crime.

(Keough is interesting even when she’s just resting in the car for a minute and blinking. Like her grandfather, Elvis, Keogh doesn’t have to do much to make a big impression.) For the racetrack heist they plan, the Logans need the help of a convict named Bang (“introducing Daniel Craig”), a muscular louche type, tattooed to the max, who talks like Strother Martin. It’s a clever, sweet-tempered diversion. Director Steven Soderbergh doesn’t seem to have mixed feelings about the red-blue divide, watching a singer crucifying the national anthem at the race, as military parachutists glide down, carrying an acre-wide American flag to earth.

It seems like it would play well in a Southern drive-in: the unshowy camera work is part of this film’s appeal, as are the stars studding the film, with Hilary Swank as a too-dogged FBI agent, holding her jaw frozen, like Dick Tracy; and an unusually merry Katherine Waterston as a lady running a free clinic out of a Winnebago. (RvB)

ICE CAPADES Margot Robbie excels as Tonya Harding in ‘I, Tonya,’ a biopic with a dubious side.

Blades of Glory A MUCH ADO about nothing movie, I, Tonya retells the true-life tale of the assault on skater Nancy Kerrigan in the winter of 1994. A hired thug wielding a baton tried to get the Olympic athlete out of the way of her rival, Tonya Harding. More than 20 years later, the circumstances of the assault are still murky, surrounded with the he-said, she-said details. Here, the story is heightened by frame-breaking. Its star and co-producer Margot Robbie strangely excels at direct address to the camera—as in The Big Short, when Robbie took a bubblebath to better concentrate the minds of viewers while she explained the concept of the subprime mortgages.

Those convinced that Robbie couldn’t act by her turn in Suicide Squad will be astonished by the glittering, scowling vehemence she brings to this performance.

It’s furious and yet it’s never monotonous; she’s dead impressive as a talented woman whose troubles were arguably not of her own making. I, Tonya reminds us of the scope of Harding’s achievements as a skater, as well as the way her dirt-poor Portland upbringing skunked her with the patricians in charge of the world of figure skating.

But the movie adds pleading for Harding. First, it focuses on the battery she took from first her mother (Allison Janney, a deep-down dirty figure from a melodrama—hissable but hard to believe).

The abuse continues from her porn’stached husband Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan) who mom warned Tonya about… a coarse warning, in four-letter-word terms, about the wisdom of keeping attractive morons at arm’s length: “You fuck stupid, you don’t marry it.”

The frame breaking ain’t exactly Brecht.

To the camera, Tonya denies she took a potshot at Jeff, even as we see her pumping the smoking shell out of the shotgun. After the scandal, we see her short-lived I, Tonya career as a boxer. The best known of Tonya’s bouts R; 119 Mins. was the foxy-boxing match CinéArts, she did with Monicagate-vet Santana Row Paula Jones for a loathsome reality show on Fox; check YouTube, though you’ve seen fiercer battles inside a hamster cage.

Director Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) stages Tonya’s later Oklahoma fight with the bantamweight Alejandra Lopez as a bloody moment of truth, as if Jake LaMotta had personally rearranged Tonya’s face. There’s juicy material in Harding’s story, but Gillespie’s quest for excitement muddies the water. Odd that a director who literally has characters tell the camera “This really happened” sometimes fails to add, “But this part here, that was bullshit.”

—Richard von Busack

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STILL GOT IT After all these years, pop crooner Engelbert Humperdinck hasn’t lost his looks, charm or voice.

Smooth Legacy Engelbert Humperdinck’s enduring love for recording, performing and his wife

BY BILL KOPP

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HEN IT COMES to what was known in the rock era as “adult” music, there exists a pantheon of vocalists who enjoyed both critical success and staggering commercial achievements.

British pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck is among the few to achieve that rarefied degree of notoriety. With a recording career that began with the 1967 hit “Release Me” and continues to this day, Humperdinck has sold more than

150 million records. And at age 81, the preternaturally youthful singer has released The Man I Want to Be, a musical love letter to his wife of 53 years. In support of what is nearly his 100th album, Humperdinck is on tour, with a Jan. 13 date in San Jose.

The 14 songs on The Man I Want to Be were selected to express Humperdinck’s enduring love for his wife, Patricia, who is dealing with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. The singer credits Jurgen Korduletsch, the owner of his record label, for coming up with the album’s concept. “I had no idea what the next album was going to be all

about, but when he brought these ideas to me, it struck a chord,” he says.

The contemporary yet timelesssounding record includes songs written by Willie Nelson, Ed Sheeran and others. “How Can You Live” was written by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill; the song was first recorded

by Waybill’s group The Tubes in 1996.

Humperdinck’s reading is decidedly more romantic. Though he sometimes listens to previously recorded versions of songs, in the case of “How Can You Live,” he didn’t hear the Tubes’ original until he had cut his own version. “I love their version, too,” Humperdinck says.

“It’s very rock & roll-ish.”

Remarkably, Humperdinck’s voice doesn’t seem to have changed much in the half-century since he scored with “Release Me” and “There Goes My Everything,” both Top 20 hits in the U.S. But he says he doesn’t do any special exercises to keep his voice in shape.

“I’ve been very fortunate,” he says.

“I think just to continue to work in show business and be onstage keeps me young and keeps my voice in

line.” He allows that he does change the key of a few of his older songs for live performance, dropping them by one step (“We call them tones in England”), but says that his range— three and a half octaves—remains virtually intact.

Another way in which Humperdinck maintains continuity in his recorded music is in his choice of arrangers. Johnny Harris was the arranger on Humperdinck’s 1968 single “Quando Quando Quando.”

Some 50 years later, Harris is among the arrangers who worked on The Man I Want to Be. And lest anyone think Humperdinck is a relic from a previous generation, it’s worth noting that he saw—and recognized—a leading light on today’s pop landscape when that singer was only 5 years old. Some 27 years ago Humperdinck was at a fan club party in Hawaii, celebrating the end of another successful tour. “The entertainment was Bruno Mars,” he recalls with a smile. “I said to him then, ‘Young man, you’re going to be a big star.’”

The Man I Want to Be features a vocal duet with another singer whom Humperdinck thinks has a bright future. His 9-year-old granddaughter Olivia guests on “I’m Glad I Danced With You,” another of the musical love letters that characterize the album. “I think she’s going to be another Bruno Mars, if you want to know the truth,” says the proud grandfather.

When he’s not on the road, Humperdinck is at home caring for his wife. “She’s doing well,” he says, noting that a newly developed treatment is having a positive effect on her condition. Meanwhile, he hasn’t slowed down his schedule of live performances. While he considers studio work an expression of creativity, he loves being onstage, at once singing love songs for his fans and to his wife at home. “I consider myself a thespian of song,” he says.

“So, when I’m singing onstage, the lyrics mean something. I don’t just sing them willy-nilly; I really know what I’m singing about.”

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January 4-7, 2018 San Jose McEnery Convention Center

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• Lexus LC 500 with color shifting Avery Wrap – Auto fans are invited to pose for selfies next to this hot Rushing Riptide color shifting luxury vehicle.

TEST DRIVE DOZENS OF VEHICLES Take a spin and get a feel for the performance and handling of nearly 50 new vehicles from Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jeep, Ram and Toyota.

Showgoers are invited to test drive several new models on the streets of downtown San Jose: • Chevrolet Ride & Drive – Thursday, January 4 through Sunday, January 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vehicles: Chevrolet Bolt EV, Cruze, Malibu, Equinox, Traverse, Camaro, Colorado and Silverado • FCA Ride & Drive – Thursday, January 4 through Sunday, January 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Vehicles: Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango, Fiat 500, Fiat 124 Spider, Fiat 500, Fiat 500X, Jeep Compass, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 • Ford the Right Choice Test Drive – Friday, January 5 through Sunday, January 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vehicles: TBD • Toyota Drive Center – Thursday, January 4 through Saturday, January 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, January 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Vehicles: Toyota first-ever C-HR, all-new Camry, Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Rav4 and Highlander

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The auto show will also feature the latest hybrids, plug-in hybrids, all-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles including the Hyundai Ionic Hybrid, Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell, Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (first-ever minivan hybrid), Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier, Volkswagen e-golf, Tesla Model S, Tesla X and Tesla Model 3, to name a few.

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LIVE “WRAP MY RIDE” DEMO The talented crew at Impressive Wrap will actively wrap a vehicle during show hours. Attendees can get an up-close look at the wrapping process that goes into a full color change wrap. Impressive Wrap will have some wrapped vehicles on display including a Porsche 911 Carrera S, Lamborghini Huracan and Audi R8, in addition to the live wrap demonstration.

FUTURE OF DRIVE CENTER A hub of innovation featuring displays from the leaders in connective, autonomous and electrification technologies.

• Virtual Test Drives – Dozens of virtual test drives will be available inside the auto show, courtesy of FlowFound.

• Center for Sustainable Energy – Check out plug-in electric vehicles and charging stations at this special display from the Center for Sustainable Energy, a mission-driven nonprofit organization working to implement the adoption of clean, sustainable energy solutions.

• SoLED Energy – See a variety of charging stations and a collection of Tesla’s – Model S, X and 3.

• San Jose State University Mechanical Engineering Department Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technology Laboratory – This laboratory provides students with education and state-of-the-art hands-on experience to enter the growing automotive industry, in particular, in Silicon Valley. Students will showcase a Quadracycle Solar-Powered Sustainable Vehicle and SolarPowered Sustainable Golf Cart.

• Spartan Racing – For the first time ever, the Mechanical Engineering Department will showcase three student-design and built vehicles for competitions sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE).

These vehicles include a Gasoline-Powered Formula-SAE, Electric-Powered Formula-SAE and off-road Mini Baja SAE.

MUSCLE CAR GARAGE A dazzling showcase of custom cars and muscle cars will turn heads with wild paint jobs, chrome and custom modifications, courtesy of Spider Custom Cars.

GAMING & MORE The Hyundai display will be a hub of activity at the auto show. Attendees can test their gaming skills while driving a GT 2025 in the latest version of Gran Turismo 6 for Sony PlayStation 3®, as well as experience the game-show setting of #HyundaiSWAG where audience members have the chance to win giveaways! Visitors to Hyundai will also have the opportunity to indulge in an immersive, premium Infinity® surround audio system experience in the Harman Listening Lounge.

iPhone 8 SWEEPSTAKES Snap a selfie at the auto show! Everyone is encouraged to post auto show photos to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #svautoshow for the chance to win an iPhone 8!

One winner will be selected at random on Sunday, January 7th.

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Friday, January 5 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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It takes 5 days to setup the auto show, but teardown takes less than 24 hours.

Approximately 60 truck loads of display and exhibit space are unloaded before the show starts.

FREE The show covers approximately 5 football fields of exhibit space.

On CEFCU (Citizens Equity First Credit Union) Family Day, Sunday, January 7, all children 12 and younger are admitted free with a paying adult.

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If all of the carpet runs were laid end to end, it would be almost five miles long.

The auto show uses enough carpet to cover 145 averagesized homes.

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ANGELICA’S BISTRO

Every other Tue, 7:15pm: Jazz on Tuesdays. Every Wed, 7pm: Piano Night. Thu, Jan 4, 7:30pm: D. Marie & the House Cats featuring Danielle Walsh.

Sat, Jan 6, 8:30pm: New Year’s Celebration with IndiviDúo.

Redwood City.

THE BACK BAR SOFA

Every Wed, 9pm: Open Mic Cypher, feat. Hip-hop, Jungle, Soul, Reggae, Dubstep, Trap, BreakBeat, House and more. Thu, Jan 4, 8pm: BarCon. 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.

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN

Every Wed: DJ Hank. Every Thu: DJ Maniakal. 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. San Jose.

THE CATS

Every Sun: Joe Ferrarra. Los Gatos.

C&J’S SPORTS BAR

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

CHARLEY'S LG

Every Fri & Sat: Live Music & DJs. Los Gatos.

Norman. Every Sat: Las Mejores Bandas De La Bahia.

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

ANGELICA’S BISTRO

ART BOUTIKI

Fri, Jan 5, 8pm: Cortnee Langlie, Cap and Iain, Brad Sanzenbacher. Sat, Jan 6, 7:30pm:Jenny Langer & Mason Razavi. San Jose.

FOX

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JACK ROSE LIBATION HOUSE

Sun, 10am-2pm: Sunday Brunch. Los Gatos.

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE

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

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

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.

THE RITZ

Thu, Jan 4, 8pm: Nite Moves w/ DJ Basura & Tucker. Fri, Jan 5, 8pm: Death By Stereo, Get Married. Sat, Jan 6, 8pm: This Charming Band, She’s Lost Control. San Jose.

SHERWOOD INN

Every Tue: Jazz Tuesdays and Open Mic Night. Every Wed: Piano Night with Rick Ferguson. Wed, Jan 3, 7:30pm: Cedar & Friends w/ Joshua Cedar. Redwood City.

ART BOUTIKI

Every Sun: Live Jazz Show.

San Jose.

AVERY LOUNGE

Every Sun, 10pm: Reggae Sundays. San Jose.

BLUE NOTE LOUNGE

Every Tue, 8:30pm: Live Blues Jam. Every Fri, 8:30pm: Oldies.

Every 3rd Sat: Old School Night with DJ G. Milpitas.

CAFE STRITCH

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

CAFFE FRASCATI

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

First Saturday of the Month, 8pm: Kavanaugh Brothers Celtic Experience. First Friday of the month, 8pm: Art Walk and Caffe Frascati Opera Night. Thu, Jan 4, 8:30pm: Mike Olmos Quartet. Fri, Jan 5, 8:30pm: Geechi Taylor Quintet.

Sat, Jan 6, 8:30pm: James Mahone Quintet w/ Mike Olmos.

San Jose.

CAFE PINK HOUSE

Every Sun, 4pm: Novak-Nanni Duo. San Jose.

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

Saratoga.

WOODHAMS LOUNGE

CASCAL

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

Jazz/ Blues/ World AGAVE

Every Thu: Banda La Unica.

Every Fri, 6:30pm: Mariachi Mariachismo, 9:30pm: DJ

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

THE CATS

Every Sun: Joe Ferrara. Los Gatos.

CLUB FOX

Every Wed: Club Fox Blues Jam. Every Fri: Salsa Spot. Redwood City.

HEDLEY CLUB

Every 1st and 3rd Wed: Jazz Jam. San Jose

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DOODLIN’ The Ray Charles Project pays tribute to one of the greatest at Smoking Pig BBQ.

25 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

POOR HOUSE BISTRO

Every Tue, 8pm: Aki Kumar’s Blues Jam. Every Wed: Blues & Brews w/Sid Morris & Ron Thompson. Every Tue, 6pm: PHB Open Mic Night. San Jose.

RED ROCK COFFEE

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

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

LOUISIANA BISTRO

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

MOROCCO’S

Every Tue, 4pm: Live Acoustic Music. Every Wed and Fri, 7pm and Sat, 8:30pm: Belly dancing.

Every Sunday: Special Dinner Shows. Mountain View.

MURPHY’S LAW

Every Mon: Monday Night Blues Jam. Sunnyvale.

O’FLAHERTY’S

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

LILLY MAC’S

Open Mic/ Comedy

POOR HOUSE BISTRO

Every Thu, Fri, Sat, 10pm: DJ Dance Nights. Mountain View.

BACK BAR

Every Wed, 9pm: Open mic.

San Jose.

SAM'S BBQ

Every first Tue of the month, 6pm: Bean Creek. Every second Tue of the month, 6pm: Carolina Special. Every second Wed of the month, 6pm: Dark Hollow.

Every third Tue of the month, 6pm: Cabin Fever. Every first and third Wed of the month, 6pm: Sidesaddle and Co. Every fourth Wed of the month, 6pm: Loganville. San Jose.

CAFFE FRASCATI

Every Tue, 7pm: Open mic.

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

CAMERA 3

Fri, 8pm, Sat, 7pm and 9:15pm: Comedy Sportz. San Jose.

CARAVAN

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

SMOKING PIG BBQ

Fri, Jan 5, 9pm: Ray Charles Project. Sat, Jan 6, 9pm: En Vivo Band. Fremont.

Wed, Nov 29, 8:30pm: LMNOP, Laugh Tracks. Sunnyvale.

Every Mon, 6pm: Open mic.

San Jose.

QUARTER NOTE

Every Tue: Open mic.

Sunnyvale.

RED ROCK COFFEE CO. Every third Sat, 8pm: Comedians at Red Rock.

Mountain View.

ROOSTER T. FEATHERS

Every Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. Sunnyvale. Thu, Jan 4-6, 8pm: Josh Adam Meyers & Brian Moses. Sunnyvale.

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET

7 STARS BAR & GRILL

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

AGAVE

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

ALEX’S 49ER INN

Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke.

San Jose.

THE BEARS

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

BLUE MAX

THE CARAVAN

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

C&J’S SPORTS BAR

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

COURT’S LOUNGE

BLUE PHEASANT

DASILVA’S BRONCOS

BOGART’S LOUNGE

DIVE BAR

Tue, 8pm: Karaoke. Cupertino.

Wed, 9pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BOULEVARD TAVERN

What’s coming up here? San Jose.

Karaoke

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN

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Sun-Thu, 9pm: Karaoke. FriSat, 7pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

Every Wed: Karaoke w/Neebor.

San Jose.

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

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

Fri-Sun, Jan 12-14, 7:30pm: Bobby Lee. San Jose.

BRIT ARMS DOWNTOWN

Fri: Karaoke Fridays. Sunnyvale.

Every Mon, 7pm: Trivia Night.

San Jose

CITY NATIONAL CIVIC

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

ST. STEPHENS GREEN

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

Wed, 9:30pm: Karaoke with Jade. San Jose.

EFFIE’S RESTAURANT

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

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

GALAXY

BRIT ARMS CUPERTINO

GILROY BOWL

Sun-Tue, 10pm: Karaoke.

Cupertino.

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

Fri-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Gilroy.

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Radio Raheem. Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jose.

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

KATIE BLOOM’S

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

KHARTOUM

Every Wed & Thur, 10pm1:30am: Karaoke. Campbell.

SHERWOOD INN

Thu-Sun, 8:30pm: Karaoke.

San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT

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

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET

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

KING OF CLUBS

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

MARIANI’S

Thu, 8pm: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

THE NEW JERSEY’S

Once a month. Call bar for details. Campbell.

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE

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

OASIS

Wed-Sun 9pm: Karaoke.

Sunnyvale.

OFF THE HOOK

Wed, 9pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

THE OFFICE BAR & GRILL Tue, 9pm: Karaoke with TJ The DJ. Sunnyvale.

O’FLAHERTY’S IRISH PUB Every Mon, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

O’MALLEY’S SPORTS PUB Every Thur: Karaoke. Mountain View.

PLAZA GARIBALDI

Every Thurs, 7pm-9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

PIONEER SALOON

WILLOW DEN

Every Tue, 10pm: Karaoke.

Willow Glen.

WOODHAMS LOUNGE

Tue-Thu & Sat: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

THE X BAR

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

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY undergo transformation. Your memories will revise and rearrange themselves. Bygone events that seemed complete and definitive will shimmy and shift, requiring new interpretations. The stories you have always told about how you became who you are will have to be edited, perhaps even rewritten. While these overhauls may sometimes be disconcerting, they will ultimately be liberating.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 2018, people will be drawn to you even more than usual. Some will want you to be their rock—their steady, stable source of practical truth. Some will ask you to be their tonic— their regular, restorative dose of no-nonsense. And others will find in you a creative catalyst that helps them get out of their ruts and into their grooves. And what will you receive in return for providing such a stellar service? First, there'll be many opportunities to deepen and refine your integrity. To wield that much influence means you'll have to consistently act with high-minded motivations. And second, Taurus, you'll get a steady supply of appreciation that will prove to be useful as well as gratifying.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Influences that oppose you will fade as 2018 unfolds. People who have been resistant and uncooperative will at least partially disengage. To expedite the diminishing effects of these influences and people, avoid struggling with them. Loosen the grip they have on your imagination.

Any time they leak into your field of awareness, turn your attention instead to an influence or person that helps and supports you. Here's another idea about how to collaborate with the cosmic rhythms to reduce the conflict in your life: Eliminate any unconscious need you might have for the perversely invigorating energy provided by adversaries and bugaboos. Find positive new ways to motivate yourself.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I predict that in 2018

you will figure out how to get your obsessions to consistently work for your greatest good. You will come to understand what you must do to ensure they never drag you down into manic self-sabotage.

The resolute ingenuity you summon to accomplish this heroic feat will change you forever. You will be reborn into a more vibrant version of your life.

Passions that in the past have drained and confused you will become efficient sources of fuel for your worthiest dreams.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Just because you have

become accustomed to a certain trouble doesn't mean you should stop searching for relief from that trouble. Just because a certain pain no longer knocks you into a demoralized daze for days at a time doesn't mean it’s good for you. Now here’s the good news: In 2018, you can finally track down the practical magic necessary to accomplish a thorough healing of that trouble and pain. Make this the year you find a more ultimate cure.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Have you ever nursed a

yearning to speak Swahili or Chinese or Russian?

The coming months will be an excellent time to get that project underway. Do you fantasize about trying exotic cuisines and finding new favorite foods? I invite you to act on that fantasy in 2018. Is there a form of manual labor that would be tonic for your mental and physical health? Life is giving you a go-ahead to do more of it. Is there a handicraft or ball game you'd like to become more skilled at? Get started. Is there a new trick you'd like to learn to do with your mouth or hands? Now's the time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Aztecs were originally

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Not every minute

of every day, but when you have had the time, you've been searching for a certain treasure. With patience and persistence, you have narrowed down its whereabouts by collecting clues and following your intuition. Now, at last, you know its exact location.

As you arrive, ready to claim it, you tremble with anticipation. But when you peel away the secrets in which it has been wrapped, you see that it's not exactly what you expected. Your first response is disappointment. Nevertheless, you decide to abide in the presence of the confusing blessing and see what happens. Slowly, incrementally, you become aware of a new possibility: that you're not quite ready to understand and use the treasure; that you'll have to grow new capacities before you'll be ready for it in its fullness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Soulful beauty will

be a major theme for you in 2018. Or at least it should be. But I suppose it's possible you're not very interested in soulful beauty, perhaps even bored by it. Maybe you prefer skin-deep beauty or expensive beauty or glamorous beauty. If you choose to follow predilections like those, you'll lose out on tremendous opportunities to grow wilder and wiser.

But let's hope you make yourself available for a deeper, more provocative kind of beauty—a beauty that you could become more skilled at detecting as the year unfolds.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Let your freak flag

fly" was an expression that arose from the hippie culture of the 1960s and 1970s. It was a colorful way to say, "Be your most unique and eccentric self; show off your idiosyncrasies with uninhibited pride." I propose that we revive it for your use in 2018. I suspect the coming months will be a favorable time for you to cultivate your quirks and trust your unusual impulses. You should give yourself maximum freedom to explore pioneering ideas and maverick inclinations. Paradoxically, doing so will lead to stabilizing and enduring improvements in your life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In accordance with the astrological omens, I suggest you start compiling a list entitled, "People, Places, Ideas, and Things I Didn't Realize Until Now That I Could Fall in Love With." And then keep adding more and more items to this tally during the next 10 months. To get the project underway in the proper spirit, you should wander freely and explore jauntily, giving yourself permission to instigate interesting mischief and brush up against deluxe temptations. For best results, open your heart and your eyes as wide as you can. One further clue: Act on the assumption that in 2018 you will be receptive to inspirational influences and life-transforming teachings that you have never before been aware of.

Homework: I'd love to see your top five New Year's resolutions. Share by going to RealAstrology.com and clicking on "Email Rob." Go to REALASTROLOGY.COM to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Before the 15th century, European nations confined their sailing to the Mediterranean Sea. The ocean was too rough for their fragile, unadaptable ships. But around 1450, the Portuguese developed a new kind of vessel, the caravel. It employed a triangular sail that enabled it to travel against the wind. Soon, exploratory missions ventured into the open sea and down along the coast of West Africa. Eventually, this new technology enabled long westward trips across the Atlantic. I propose that we make the caravel your symbol of power for 2018, Libra. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will find or create a resource that enables you to do the metaphorical equivalent of effectively sailing into the wind.

wanderers. They kept moving from place to place, settling temporarily in areas throughout the land we now call Mexico. An old prophecy told them that they would eventually find a permanent home at a site where they saw an eagle roosting on a cactus as it clutched a snake in its talons. There came a day in the 14th century when members of the tribe spied this very scene on an island in the middle of a lake. That's where they began to build the city that in time was the center of their empire. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, so it can serve as a metaphor to guide you in 2018. I suspect that you, too, will discover your future power spot—the heart of your domain for years to come.

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‘Every other day I’d carry the booze to his house and sometimes he’d even give me a $20 tip’

JUNG DAYS Cask n Flask Liquors on the southside of San Jose served as an angsty launchpad for the anti-man-about-town.

Eras Old n New A look back at the formative years of a liquor store clerk just passing time

BY GARY SINGH

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This was not a Freudian slip. It was a Jungian slip, instructing me to reinvestigate the locality and conjure up my shadow, to confront the darkness and rise above it.

That said, I recently prowled

around Cambrian last week and wound up at Cask n Flask Liquors at Leigh and Camden, a bastion of darkness, a place that employed yours truly, off and on, back when I was 17 and 18 years old. This was a therapeutic experience.

Cask n Flask wasn’t the first place that fired me. It was probably the second or third. The duties were stocking shelves, sweeping, dusting and other tedious drudgery. I’d show up for a four-hour shift and finish all the work in 30 minutes, after which nauseating boredom would ensue. In my admittedly fuzzy memories, I’d guess every stock boy who worked there for

$3.78 an hour stole booze at one time or another, including me, but I think the statute of limitations is long gone, so I will confess my dastardly deeds right here and now. Bar managers often speak of similar scenarios, in that one has to allow for employees sneaking a few nips on the clock, so a manager just figures this into the overall finances. Write it off as spillage, they say.

Now, I’ve never hesitated to admit that my teenage years were characterized by a careless lack of direction, a blatant disregard for authority, or habitual attempts to satisfy cravings. In this case, the dump in question fired me out of the blue one day, only to call me back five months later because they couldn’t find anyone else to come in and stock the shelves. No one wanted to work there. That’s how miserable it was.

I’ll give you an example. One part of the job was delivering a liter bottle of Canadian Mist to an old man that lived in a house down the street. Every other day I’d carry the booze to his house and sometimes he’d even give me a $20 tip. I think he had the whole

These days, especially when the sun starts to set, there’s an apocalyptic bleakness to the corner of Leigh and Camden. To me, as an ’80s miscreant, every strip mall in that neighborhood already feels like a scene from Repo Man and the ancient corner strip featuring Cask n Flask is a prime example. Pieces of the sign have been missing for at least 20 years. At the opposite end, Swiss Cleaners, which was there for decades, is now abandoned and boarded up.

I think there was once a computer store in there somewhere, back when retail was still necessary. Plus, it’s a very congested intersection, so about a dozen cars run the red light in each direction, every cycle. You can smell the rancid burger stench from McDonald’s across the street. There are no pedestrians for a mile in any direction.

Last week, when I patronized the liquor store, it didn’t look any different than it did 30 years ago. I could remember exactly which shelf in 1987 featured dusty half-gallons of I. W. Harper left over from a decade earlier.

After meandering around for five minutes, I bought a Twix bar. It was $1.29. And it was completely stale.

Nevertheless, I confronted my shadow, as Jung would say.

Thankfully my life this week is not as aimless as it was back in those days. And I’m much less abusive of privileges. I have learned to accept my darker side and develop a much more integral outlook on life. I still sometimes feel as old as the Cambrian era, but it no longer ruins my day. Happy New Year.

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place to himself, because whenever I’d bring over the bottle, he’d invite me in to sit down, after which he’d talk to me for 20 minutes. I don’t think he had anyone else to talk to. That’s right—at 17, I was running booze to a drunk down the street for $3.78 an hour. I always wondered what happened to that dude.

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Calafia Café 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650.322.9200 calafiapaloalto.com Caliafia was a favorite of the late, great Steve Jobs, and it’s the brainchild of former Google head chef and Grateful Dead personal chef Charlie Ayers. While not exclusively vegetarian/vegan, the restaurant serves farm-to-table gourmet: and it has a large, vegheadfriendly menu that includes roasted wild mushroom tacos ($17) and the New Mexico chili simmered tofu avocado roll ($18). It is also one of the few places that makes a legit vegan pizza, called the New Vegan Love Fest ($16).

Falafel’s Drive-In 2301 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose 408.294.7886 falafelsdrivein.com For more than 50 years, Falafel’s Drive-In has been a bastion for South Bay vegetarians on the go. Their falafel sandwich and fresh banana shake combo ($10) may be better suited for a calorie cheat day, but they’re a recipe for vegetarian nirvana. Up the ante and get the pita chips ($4), which are the deep-fried ends of pita bread mixed in a crack-like za’atar spice blend. One bite and you’ll be hooked.

HERE WE GO Aqui Cal-Mex has four South Bay locations that serve up fresh and healthy fusion dishes.

Clean and Green 25 restaurants to help eat healthy and fit back into those early 2017 jeans

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It’s time to shed unwanted poundage and get back into those jeans and jorts in time for spring and summer.

What better way than to throw more veggies into the mix? Here’s a quick list of 25 places to eat clean and green.

Aqui Cal-Mex Multiple locations aquicalmex.com This local Mexi-Asian fusion chain is probably better known for its knockout margarita swirls than cuisine, but hold the phone. Aqui offers up one of the healthiest and most innovative menus in the South Bay for a very reasonable price, as most meals run in the $10-12 range. They use sustainable, locally sourced and seasonal ingredients

to make dishes like the broccoli and asiago risotto cakes ($9.5) and the spicy mango sesame tofu ($9.5) . They also have 17 vegan items to go along with their traditional protein offerings.

Bowl of Heaven 1040 Grant Rd Ste 300, Mountain View 650.282.5710 bowlofheaven.com Featuring açaí bowls, smoothies and fresh-pressed juices, Bowl of Heaven in Mountain View is a one-stop shop for one's daily dose of fruits and veggies.

Their popular Red Zinger ($9-11) açaí bowl—açaí, mango, pineapple, blueberries, raspberries, lime, ginger, granola, honey and coconut water— makes for a great daystarter or light lunch. Among the smoothies and juices, the Hulk-n-ator stands out as a hearty concoction of lemon, parsley, kale, spinach and carrots. Another location can be found in Fremont.

Garden Fresh Multiple locations gardenfresh.us Specializing in Chinese vegan cuisine, Garden Fresh chefs Robert Liang and Paul Hsueh have perfected their recipes over decades. Their fried black pepper chicken ($9-13) is terrific and the soy chicken will have one seriously questioning if it’s really vegan. The kung pao eggplant ($9-11) is another spicy house speciality that will have patrons in tears as they reach for more.

Golden Bamboo 3245 S White Rd, San Jose 408.270.8350 This quaint family-owned restaurant in Evergreen specializes in vegetarian Vietnamese food. A warm, inviting staff helps guide patrons through a terrific feast of Viet favorites—with a veggie twist. Try their Thai lemon leaf chicken pho ($10) for a tangy fusion on a classic dish.

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SO GOOD IT’S CRIMINAL Happy Hooligans specializes in vegan Mexican fare, including (clockwise from left) cauliflower buffalo bites, wet burritos and enchiladas.

Good Karma Artisan Ales & Café 37 S First St, San Jose 408.294.2694 goodkarmasj.com This vegan alehouse has a menu that spans the globe and features a strong selection of more than 20 craft beers ($49) on tap from (mostly) local breweries. If one’s palate craves heat, then get a chana masala and Jamaican jerk combo plate ($9.50) and be prepared for a one-way ticket to Spicy Town.

The Green Barn 190 Ranch Dr, Milpitas 408.263.8098 thegreenbarnrestaurant.com The Green Barn offers up a wonderful amalgamation of vegetarian cuisines ranging from ubiquitous Southeast Asian food to Middle Eastern kabobs ($12). The house speciality is the shaking soy nuggets

($11); these deep-fried chunks of tofu are drenched in sweet and savory sauce that keeps customers coming back for more— upgrade the dish with the tomato rice ($2).

Green Bites Café 1290 S Bascom Ave, San Jose 408.292.1440 greenbitescafe.com Want to start eating healthier at home but boiling water seems too exhausting?

Green Bites Café offers a solution. To go along with dine-in service, they also have meal-prep service in either 10-, 15- or 40meal sets. All one has to do is take them home, heat and serve. Green Bites also has a specialized menu for bodybuilders and other extreme fitness enthusiasts.

Happy Hooligans 1711 Branham Ln, Ste A9, San Jose happy-hooligans.com This family-owned hole-in-the-wall, located in a random Cambrian Park strip

mall, specializes in American and Mexican comfort food. All their dishes are vegan, made to-order and packed with flavor.

The cauliflower buffalo bites ($8) are phenomenal, with nice, firm texture, and are served with a classic spicy buffalo sauce. However, the house speciality is young jackfruit carnitas ($12), slow-cooked and seasoned just right with a blend of Mexican herbs and spices. The dish comes as a burrito, taco or enchilada.

Hobee’s Restaurants Multiple locations hobees.com This venerable chain has been around since 1974 with multiple locations throughout the South Bay. Probably best known for their “world famous” blueberry coffee cake ($3), which is extraordinary, they also have an amazing smoothie bar. Their original smoothie ($5.75) has been a cornerstone of the restaurants since their inception; it features berries, milk, fro-yo and honey to get the day started on the right foot.

Lean Feast 1597 Meridian Ave, San Jose 408.960.8717 leanfeast.com This meal-prep service offers up plates to suit every taste, from vegetarian and paleo to gluten-free and even kids meals. Order online and they’ll even deliver (Monday through Friday), or just pickup in-store.

All meals reheat in two minutes, and Lean Feast will even provide the macros for each meal if one so desires. They also offer a dining area for walk-in meals in a Chipotle-style setup.

Lyfe Kitchen 167 N Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto 650.325.5933 lyfekitchen.com Lyfe Kitchen offers up gourmet cuisine in a fast-casual environment. While not a dedicated vegetarian restaurant, they do have plenty of options to keep the local omnivore population happy. The roasted

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option on this list, but it offers vegetarian nirvana. vegetable tacos ($11) features portobello mushrooms and butternut squash topped with a chipotle aioli, and if one’s saved up the calories, the chocolate banana caramel crunch ($4.5) is not only delicious but vegan to boot.

Merit Vegan Cuisine 548 Lawrence Expy, Sunnyvale 408.245.8988 meritvegan.com This all-vegan restaurant serves up Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, Chinese and Japanese fare in a serene and casual setting. Their house special rice clay pot ($12) is a symphony for the senses: the smell of herbs and ginger will tantalize the tongue and olfactory, as the sound of sizzling rice captivates the ears.

Mint & Basil Multiple locations mintnbasil.com This local chain’s menu has Southeast Asian flavors, with influences from Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. Their autumn rolls ($6) with vegan sausage are a perfect emulation of the popular Vietnamese nem nuong cuon, and their ginger chicken ($10), with its

tangy flavor, will convert even the most hardcore meatatarian.

Origins Juicery 150 S First St Ste 103, San Jose 408.650.9348 originsjuicery.com This hole-in-the-wall juice joint is tucked away just across from the Fairmont Hotel.

They specialize in ready-made fresh, coldpressed juices ($8) as well as a customblend option. Pro tip: the custom-blend options come served in glass bottles while the ready-made are in plastic.

Off The Stick Fresh Grill 927 E Arques Ave #121, Sunnyvale 408.746.9746 offthestick.com Inspired by their mother’s dramatic weight loss through a drastic diet change, brothers Chris and Rob LaBouff were inspired to open Off the Stick to help others eat healthier and more naturally. Their Mediterranean-inspired menu caters to a lot of different diets including vegetarian, paleo and even macro diets. They also offer meal prep services for those who want to eat healthy but don’t have the time.

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SOUPS ON Tofoo Com Chay serves up Vietnamese favorites that are strictly vegan.

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A literal one-stop shop for all things healthy, The Source has all the usual goods like smoothies, cold-pressed juices, salads and açaí bowls—but that’s where it stops. They’re unique in offering cleanses, healing crystals, literature, health workshops and an apothecary of Chinese herbs and medicines administered by their resident practitioner. For those keeping it simple, the avocado toast ($9) served on levain bread makes for a hearty breakfast. The Source also serves up Santa Cruz favorite Verve Coffee, and they have whole beans for sale.

This national salad chain behaves like anything but that, as they’re proud to cater to locavores—those who make a conscious decision to eat foods grown or harvested within a 100-mile radius of a restaurant’s location. Their small, curated menu offers up high-quality salads as well as “warm bowls” for those looking for a bit more substance. Their curry cauliflower ($12) and guacamole greens ($12) are two of the more popular dishes.

Tasty Veggie Vegetarian House 5592 Santa Teresa Blvd, San Jose 408.225.7888 This new joint is located across from

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Oakridge Mall, and it features one of the more complete vegetarian Viet menus. The veggie duck stew noodle soup ($9.50) tastes almost too good to be true, and the veggie bun Hue soup ($9.50) has all the spice and distinct nuances of the beef version.

Tofoo Com Chay 388 E Santa Clara St, San Jose 408.286.6335 While vegetarian Vietnamese food (hint: look for the words “com chay”) isn’t exactly a new concept, it is rare to find one that is exclusively vegan. Tofoo Com Chay serves up everyone’s favorite Viet soups with a vegan twist. Their bamboo veggie “chicken” soup ($7) has a nice peppery kick and a rich stock that surprisingly tastes like chicken. And their veggie roti drumsticks ($4) are comprised of a soybean paste and topped with a mushroom glaze that’s strangely addicting. The best part: one can

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get a soup and app for just over $10. That’s good for the waistline and the wallet.

True Food Kitchen 180 El Camino Real Ste 1140, Palo Alto 650.272.5157 truefoodkitchen.com This chain is the brainchild of renowned health author Dr. Andrew Weil and restaurateur Sam Fox. Started with the simple concept that tasty food can also be healthy food, True Food Kitchen features a rotating menu based on seasonal fruits and vegetables. The restaurant even caters to the obstinate carnivore. Edamame dumplings ($12) and one of their rotating seasonal cocktails—made with freshpressed fruit and veggie juice, as well as organic spirits—should be on everyone’s list of resolutions.

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GANG GREEN Vitamina keeps its drinks like The Green Lorito clean by never using additives or concentrates.

Veggie Grill Multiple locations veggiegrill.com This West Coast chain—with 30 locations and counting—has done its part to try to bring vegan into the mainstream American diet. Their Santa Fe Crispy Chickin’ sandwich ($10.95) has a nice, satisfying crunch and spicy heat from the chipotle mayo, and the All Hail Kale ($9.95) salad— served with agave-roasted walnuts—is a can’t-miss crowd pleaser.

Vitamina Juices & Blends 387 S First St, San Jose 408.217.9741 vitaminajuices.com It’s amazing how a simple thing like juice can become totally corrupted by extra dairy, sugar and who knows what else to pack “flavor” but mostly calories.

Vitamina seeks to end that by offering up the purest and freshset juice blends with no added concentrates, pulps or any other nonsense. Their ingredient list is short and simple. The Green Lorito ($8 for 20 ounces) features apple, ginger, cucumber, celery, parsley, spinach, kale and lime to help cleanse the body from all the holiday treats, and that extra beer—or three—from last night.

VN Grill 1085 E Brokaw Rd, San Jose 408.441.7900 vngrill.com Perhaps one of the healthiest and most inexpensive lunch options around, these Vietnamese-inspired bowls done Chipotlestyle run $6-10 depending on one’s choice of protein. First pick a base (rice, noodles or salad), add a protein, choose from any—or all 12—of their veggies, sauce it up and enjoy. As an added treat, try the mushroom spring rolls ($4).

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There were many rosy cheeks at the NAUGHTY OR NICE pre-Christmas party at the Silicon Valley Capital Club.

One of the first 100 CALIVA customers to celebrate the new year.

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Sara Francisco, a sales rep for San Jose-based CALIVA, celebrated Fweedom.

Cuddling up at the SILICON VALLEY CAPITAL CLUB.

DJs Chatos 1013 and Shea Butter with Caliva customer Joe Aguilar (center) celebrated the first day of legal pot at the FWEEDOM event.

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