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C Change The “No on C” side conducted a campaign of disinformation that intentionally created confusion (“Full Measure,” July 18).

I was polled three times over the course of several months prior to the election, and had one paid campaigner come to my door after that. The first poll surveyed what issues people in Napa County did and did not like. Then the “No on C” folks claimed in their advertising that Measure C would cause all the things the poll covered that people didn’t like.

They also claimed that they were in support of sustainable agriculture, which, of course, people like me, who they surveyed that first time around, favored.

Overuse of our water and the loss of significant watershed habitat does not, however, help sustain agriculture over the long haul.

The next two polls were push-polls designed to tilt people into opposition of Measure C, again by spreading disinformation based on what people did and didn’t like in the first poll.

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Time Has Come The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling denying Sonoma County’s petition for certiorari in the Andy Lopez matter was welcome news to many, especially

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when taken in the light of recent rulings by this present “activist” conservative court, which has not hesitated to weigh in on matters regarding the extension of the concept of qualified immunity for police officers.

That our five Sonoma County supervisors would cast a yes vote to appeal this sad case to the highest court in the land is indicative of a serious disconnect with the community and reality. But the most egregious side effect of their poor decision is the prolonged hurt that it has caused the Lopez family. When juxtaposed against the viable alternative of settlement, this becomes all the more outrageous.

The time has come for the supervisors to face reality that settlement of this matter is the best option for catalyzing the healing process. Our county owes the Lopez family at least this much— and so much more.

THOMAS DAVID BONFIGLI

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Promise Broken Prior to the last election for First District supervisor, I was on a committee of five from the Sonoma County Democratic Club. We interviewed all candidates running for the position. We directly asked supervisor Susan Gorin what she thought of marijuana and where she thought it should be cultivated in Sonoma County for commercial businesses. Her reply: it should be grown in industrial, self-contained areas and not in rural residential neighborhoods. Do your research. Read the paper. Susan Gorin has not kept her campaign promise to our committee as to where commercial marijuana should be cultivated.

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t’s been a tough summer for food writers. Last month, Anthony Bourdain took his life in a French hotel room, and this past weekend came the sad news that Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold died from pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

Gold began his career at the LA Weekly, where he won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007. He helped pave the way for Bourdain and scores of other food writers like me who looked not to white tablecloth restaurants with $450 tasting menus for great food, but holes-inthe-wall with greasy, laminated menus where English was usually a second—or third—language. While he wrote expertly of upscale restaurants, he was at his best when he probed the outer burgs of San Fernando Valley and the myriad family-run restaurants and food carts that featured cuisine from seemingly every corner of the world.

By decoding and demystifying the polyglot cuisines and cultures of greater Los Angeles, Gold made the city feel smaller.

And he did it with great storytelling that not only made you hungry, but opened your eyes to a wider world filled with people struggling to survive, enjoy life and hold on to what is precious to them—people just like you.

Like any good critic, Gold’s writing was about more than his subject at hand. His reviews went beyond what to order at this or that taqueria or Korean barbecue joint. They were about nothing less than our shared humanity. Gold had an insatiable curiosity for the people and food of Los Angeles that make it a great city. He plumbed the depths of L.A.’s ethnic diversity, demystifying and celebrating what may have seemed foreign and weird, but was really just someones’s mom or dad’s home cooking.

Gold was a fearless diner who showed us there was really nothing to fear at all. He ate with gusto and dove headlong into the unknown with love, curiosity and compassion. America could use a lot more of that spirit right now.

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REALITY CHECK North Bay Assemblyman Marc Levine says his trip to an immigrant youth detention center in San Bernardino was an ‘eye-opener.’

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New Levine bill expands protections for undocumented youth in the state BY TOM GOGOLA

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just-signed bill authored by California state Assemblyman Marc Levine has given the state another bulwark against the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policies and expands the state’s social safety net for undocumented immigrant youth.

AB 2642 makes it easier for outof-state nonprofit organizations to care for undocumented youth in California, potentially keeping them out of detention centers, “and helping them obtain special immigrant juvenile status,” says a Levine statement, “that allows them to remain in the country legally.”

Levine’s law builds on previous legislative efforts undertaken in the state to provide safeguards

for vulnerable immigrants who are aging out of the state’s fostercare system and could be subject to deportation. In 2014, Levine authored the immigrant-friendly AB 900 which, according to a statement from Levine’s office, “aligned state law with federal law by providing probate courts with expanded jurisdiction for youth, who are older than 18 and younger than 21, and who are also eligible to apply for Special Immigrant

Juvenile Status (SIJS).” Brown signed that bill in 2015, and Levine says it’s helped thousands of vulnerable youth in the state.

His latest bill builds on the SIJS asylum bill by expanding the available social services net to undocumented youth. Until now, only nonprofits incorporated in California could serve as a legal guardian for unaccompanied minors. Levine’s bill allows out-of state nonprofits operating in California “help meet the growing demand to protect immigrant children that is straining the capacity of California-based organizations.”

In an interview, the three-term state assemblyman, representing California’s 10th district, echoes other empathic electeds and Californians who have taken note of the Trump family-separation policy and are troubled by the advent of detention centers for immigrant youth amid ramped-up deportation efforts underway by federal officials. The state has itself passed a set of “sanctuary state” laws which have been upheld of late in federal court.

When it comes to what actual powers the state’s sanctuary bill conveys, Levine says it’s a great question and that he’s often engaged in conversations with his wife to the effect of, “Are you doing everything that you can to stand up to the Trump administration?”

Short of physically putting himself between Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and immigrant children, he highlights that it’s crucial for elected officials to “bear witness” to the numerous facilities spread throughout the state that are currently housing immigrant youth.

Trump’s Department of Justice sued the state over its sanctuary law last year. It’s been a useful tool for law enforcement agencies to the extent that it forbids local law enforcement from turning detainees over to ICE agents.

Levine recently visited a facility in San Bernardino, which he describes as an “eye-opener.

We are pulling people out of communities and detaining them in the desert,” he says, “far from the public eye and

‘We must bear witness to the detention centers.’

Several weeks ago the Bohemian and Pacific Sun reported on a detention center in Fairfield which predates the Trump era, the BCFS Health and Human Services facility. That center has been used to house youths who have been (unfairly, it turns out) suspected of gang affiliation, and who are also undocumented.

Without criticizing the Fairfield facility, Rachel Prandini, a staff attorney at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Legal Services for Children, both in San Francisco, says the Levine bill could provide a measure of protection for any resident at that facility who reaches the age of 18 and ages out of the facility, and might be picked up by ICE. “It is possible that it could help kids there,” says Prandini.

Levine’s bill arrives on an immigration landscape that’s been upended by Trump’s zero-tolerance policies. The assemblyman says he held off on introducing his bill in order to keep distinct the difference between the recent family separation crisis and immigration policies that predated recent moves undertaken by Trump’s Department of Justice. The Fairfield facility has been

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D EBRIEF ER Canna Crime Slides California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has just released the annual state crime report from 2017—and wouldn’t you know it, legalizing cannabis has led to a big drop in the number of pot-related criminal charges around the state. The AG reports that 6,065 people were locked up on weed-related charges last year—a 56 percent drop from 2016, when 13,810 were imprisoned for possession or consumption of the dread plant.

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) ran the numbers from Becerra’s report in a press release from last week and noted that the decline in felony dope charges was even greater between 2016 and 2017.

Those arrests “fell by a whopping 74 percent,” as 2,086 citizens were pinched on felony charges in 2017, compared to 7,949 the year before.

But NORML also cited the ongoing and disproportionate numbers of African-American and Latino citizens arrested on pot charges in 2017. For example, even as misdemeanor drug arrests dropped from 5,861 to 3,979 between 2016 and 2017, Latinos “represented the highest percentage of arrestees,” at 46 percent.

Whites accounted for 24 percent of

all felony arrests, NORML noted— while Latinos accounted for 40 percent and African Americans 21 percent. California’s population, according to the U.S. census, is about 38 percent Latino and 6.5 percent African-American.

Medicare for All? Last week, some 70 Democrats in the U.S. Congress, seemingly emboldened by surprise primary victories by the likes of progressive New Yorker Alexandria OcasioCortez, announced the formation of the house Medicare for All caucus, which pledged to push for a singlepayer healthcare bill. It’s a noble if pie-in-sky push given the current Republican makeup of Congress, but these things could change come the November mid-terms.

A scan of the newly formed caucus, which says it will embark on a teach-in to educate members on the benefits of a single-payer system, finds Jared Huffman as one of the California representatives who signed on. He was joined by, among others, outspoken Trump critic Maxine Waters.

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“They are separate and distinct in that we are trying to keep children out of detainment facilities,” he says, “so that they could pursue legal status in California and remain here instead of being deported.”

His previous immigrantfocused bill, says Levine, provided a measure of asylum for youthful undocumented immigrants in the state who were fleeing violence in countries such as Honduras and El Salvador. “We had problems with the challenge of children fleeing horrific, terrible situations

in other countries and coming to California where there was no social safety net for them. They were preyed upon by organized crime,” he adds, and AB 900 afforded those youth a legal guardian for three years after they turned 18.

“Those years would give them time to get legal status.”

The bill’s been a big success, he says, and the immigrant-rights organization the Canal Alliance in San Rafael estimates that some 50 children have been protected

by SIJS locally, “and thousands of children across California.”

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“We must bear witness to the detention centers,” he says as Trump uses his Department of Justice to “mold the U.S. into his twisted vision.”

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familiar drama unfolds every summer as my father attempts to save a small crop of cherries from two little trees from attack by air: it’s man vs. mockingbird.

Typically, the birds get their fill of cherries, occasionally fluttering about unhelpfully while the man patiently shows them out from a patchwork of netting they got themselves trapped inside in their gluttony, as if the indignity was theirs alone.

Finally, last year he got a bumper crop when we wrapped the tree, like a mummy, in agricultural fabric. Looks weird, but it works,

and I commemorated the success by fermenting my share, about a pound of black Tartarian cherries, in a five-gallon batch of saison-style homebrew. I’d like to think they added a bit of fruit nuance, but it’s nothing like Lagunitas Brewing Company’s Cherry Jane sour ale, a “One Hitter” release in stores now in six-packs of 12-ounce bottles.

Brewed with what they call Turkish Delight cherry juice (which has the added summer-day utility of recalling a cool day in Narnia), it’s a vivid pink hue, like a dark rosé wine, but refreshes with a sousing factor of just 5.5 percent alcohol by volume (abv). While a bit austere, like crushed black cherries in galvanized metal, the aroma is also reminiscent of good German lager, and the sweet cherry flavor just rounds out the dry, puckery finish.

It’s got a little Brettanomyces, but like other brews from Lagunitas’ funky forays, it’s not really that funky—maybe a bit extra tart.

Hoping to find a seasonal trend, I head to Sebastopol’s Crooked Goat, which is comfortable in the fruit-beer niche. “I don’t think any of us think of ourselves as beer snobs,” says head brewer Will Erickson. “Beer should be fun!” As a starter for non-beer drinkers in the company of beer fans, as their license doesn’t allow let them to serve local ciders or wines, Crooked Goat offers the raspberry-pink First Crush (5.0 abv). It’s a hit four times out of five. First Crush, made with puréed berries from the Pacific Northwest, smells like fresh raspberries. Although it contains no hops, I get a sense of spice from the berry seeds.

Up the road in the Barlow, Woodfour Brewing Company is just getting ready to brew its sour farmhouse ale from locally grown strawberries. Meanwhile, Anderson Valley Brewing Company’s Framboise Rose gose is a lightly tinted pink, lightly strawberry flavored, salty refreshment at 4.2 percent abv.

On a gose note, I’m looking forward to Fogbelt Brewing’s Margarita-style gose, brewed with lime and tequila oak, due in cans in early August. If the birds leave me some wine grapes, I just might make it my official beer of this year’s harvest.

The Fate of

Chanate

Questions and controversy follow sale of public hospital BY PETER BYRNE

Forested hills straddle Chanate Road as it winds through eastern Santa Rosa toward the ashes of Fountaingrove. The county has promised the land to William Gallaher, a local banker who develops senior living communities and singlefamily homes.

Gallaher’s partner in the deal, Komron Shahhosseini, is a planning commissioner for Sonoma County—a relationship which may pose a conflict of interest, according to a Haas School of Business ethics expert who reviewed details of the deal.

Hundreds of Santa Rosans, including Nichols, have mobilized to stop the sale, objecting to its terms at public meetings, in letters to the editor and in a lawsuit that went to trial in Superior Court last Friday in front of Judge René Auguste Chouteau. The trial took three hours, and the judge is expected to rule within 30 days on whether the development deal can go forward.

In early July, Nichols and two members of the activist group Friends of Chanate took me on a walking tour.

Since the 1870s, the Chanate property has been the dumping ground for the county’s social and medical ills. It was originally the site of a work farm for low-income residents, then a public hospital complex. Now it’s ragged and falling down.

In the cemetery where the county used to bury indigents rests Walter F. McCoy. His suicide in 1934 was headlined by the Press Democrat, “Dying Man Slashes Throat to Avoid Entering Hospital Here,” notes Nichols, who restored the graveyard.

We stroll past abandoned, rotting medical buildings that served the leprous, the insane and the penniless.

As we skirt a plywood-sealed juvenile jail, a line from Bob Dylan floats by: “And the only sound that’s left after the ambulances go / Cinderella sweeping up on Desolation Row.”

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We circumvent bottle-strewn homeless encampments. A pond stagnates, its outflow blocked by graffiti-swirled concrete. There is the tangy smell of nearby cannabis gardens.

For the Friends, Chanate is a historical treasure, a wildlife preserve, a public resource awaiting reassignment for social good. And for them that future is threatened by Gallaher, who they believe is being allowed to develop Chanate in violation of environmental regulations, openmeeting laws and on the cheap.

Last August, the Friends hired former State Sen. Noreen Evans of O’Brien Watters & Davis LLP to sue Sonoma County and Gallaher’s Chanate Community Development Partners LLC. The arc of the case highlights the county’s dire need for affordable housing, community-based healthcare services and, it must be said, smarter governance.

Gallaher proposes to construct up to 860 homes and apartment units with recreational facilities and a shopping center. The Friends of Chanate favor building fewer than 400 units and want to scale back any commercial development. They fear more activity will overwhelm traffic, water and educational infrastructures. And they are particularly concerned about traffic gridlock if future wildfires compel area residents to evacuate, as happened last fall.

Safety concerns aside, the Friends want Gallaher to pay market value for Chanate. They fear he will flip it to another developer for a quick profit. And they do not trust local officials to look after the public’s interest.

Our tour guide, Carol Vellutini, is not joking when she says she will lay down in front of the bulldozers should the lawsuit fail.

The Backstory In 2014, Sonoma County supervisors closed down the heart of Chanate, its public hospital, which had last been upgraded in the 1970s. They said it cost too much to seismically retrofit.

Despite pleas from scores of medical professionals to keep the facilities operational, the supervisors put Chanate up for sale as a housing development at a minimum price of $15 million.

How much is Chanate worth?

A nationwide request for proposals required that 20 percent of the homes be affordable to families with very low incomes.

It required the developer to demolish buildings. Because the land is inside city limits, its building permits and zoning and environmental authorizations, called entitlements, must be approved by Santa Rosa’s council and planners.

Entitling a big development project is not a slam dunk, especially when there is substantial public resistance. Non-local developers were wary of becoming embroiled in a community slugfest.

Two local builders found the moxie to push ahead.

Petaluma-based Curt Johansen spent $100,000 researching how to build 400 homes with sustainable bells and energysaving whistles. He offered to pay whatever the fair market value of the land turned out to be after the entitlement process solidified development costs.

Sonoma County records show that only two supervisors perused Johansen’s proposal before the

it cheaper, since fault-zones are harder to develop.

The value of the land also depends upon the value of the proposed improvements. And that value is contingent upon the development being green-lighted by county, city and state planning, permitting and environmental agencies. The county hired an appraiser. In July 2016, the Ward Levy Appraisal Group of Santa Rosa valued a “hypothetically” developed Chanate at $30.64 million, assuming the existence of earthquake faults.

The appraisal assumed that permission would be granted to construct 600 units of housing and 33,000 square feet of commercial space. It calculated the value of a finished project similar to that later proposed by Gallaher and Shahhosseini at $275 million.

Appraisals are based on formulas that consider shifting market conditions and construction costs. Residential land is typically valued at 10 percent of the cost of building, so $30 million is a reasonable projection for 600 homes worth more than a quarter billion dollars.

Increasing the number of the homes increases the fair market value of the land, of course.

The Ward Levy appraisal assumes that the hospital buildings would be demolished by the developer at a cost of $6 million. With a credit for demolition costs, the market value of the land for 600 units pencils to roughly $24 million.

Adding 260 more units for a total of 860, as Gallaher has proposed, brings the bottom line land value to $34 million.

That amount is nearly three times Gallaher’s offer.

To recap: In 2015, Sonoma County stated it would not accept less than $15 million for the property. During a series of closed meetings, the price fell to $12.5 million for 860 homes. If Gallaher builds 400 residences, the agreed price falls to $6 million, which is also below market value projections for the land, which Ward Levy valued at $40,000 per residential unit. ) 12

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board rejected it, mostly sight unseen. Johansen blames the slight on his lack of participation in local politics, noting that he has never made a campaign donation to a Sonoma County politician.

In February 2017, the county’s real estate planners and lawyers began negotiating behind closed doors with the GallaherShahhosseini partnership. The board of supervisors discussed the value of the project in closed sessions, the content of which remains secret.

Gallaher’s proposal was championed by supervisor Shirlee Zane, who had appointed Shahhosseini to the planning commission in 2009. It is worth noting that Zane has received $63,000 in campaign contributions from Gallaher, who is a prolific funder of local politicians. Zane declined to comment for this story.

In June 2017, the supervisors approved a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with Gallaher and Shahhosseini.

The property is priced substantially less than the market value of Chanate as appraised by the county. The supervisors accepted Gallaher’s offer of between $6 million and $12.5 million. The final amount is contingent upon the number of homes eventually permitted by Santa Rosa as the project drills through a mountain of red tape.

The supervisors also appropriated $300,000 to subsidize Gallaher and Shahhosseini’s quest to get the project entitled by Santa Rosa.

The Friends then filed a lawsuit to terminate the agreement, contending that the market value of Chanate is more than $30 million and that the county is not allowed to sell it for less.

How much is Chanate worth?

The value of Chanate partly depends on whether the land is sliced by earthquake faults. At present, there are two expert opinions: one says there might be fractures; the other, there might not be fractures. Nobody knows.

The supervisors decided to value the land as if there are active earthquake faults, which made

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The Friend’s lawsuit asks the court to stop the development agreement because the below market price is an unallowable “gift of public funds” to the developer. It asks for the deal to be set aside because the supervisors allegedly violated the Brown Act, which requires timely disclosure of what is discussed in closed sessions and with whom. It argues that the agreement should be terminated because the supervisors failed to conduct an environmental review of the proposed project before approving the sale to the Gallaher-Shahhosseini partnership.

According to the lawsuit, the agreement does not prohibit Gallaher and Shahhosseini from flipping the land to another developer for a “windfall” profit, without building anything.

Attorneys for the county and the developer have filed arguments disputing the core of the Friend’s claims largely by framing the Development and Disposition Agreement as a market value sales transaction and not as a development project with environmental impacts.

Gallaher’s Santa Rosa–based attorney, Tina Wallis, told me that the $6–$12.5 million price is not a gift of public funds because those amounts are the market value for an unpermitted property.

Attorney Noreen Evans argues that the property is only worth money to a developer if it is fully permitted. Why buy it otherwise?

The county’s director of general services, Caroline Judy, told the supervisors in a hearing on June 20, 2017, “The sale price is below the appraised value.” The county has projected property tax revenue from the development based on a market value of $275 million.

Justifying the below market value offer, county officials told the supervisors that the low price is offset by social benefits to the county, including 160 units of affordable housing, which they value at $71 million.

That’s an absurd calculation, say the Friends. The developer and its nonprofit partners will make money on the affordable housing element through sales, rents and state and federal subsidies and grants. The real question is how much money can Gallaher and his partners make if they pay fair market values for fully entitled land? What is his projected profit rate?

Komron Shahhosseini is a county official with a personal interest in the Chanate agreement.

Gallaher did not respond to repeated email and telephone requests for comment.

Conflicted Interest?

Shahhosseini referred the Bohemian to the Chanate partnership’s attorney, Wallis, who declined to reveal the names of the LLC’s investors, if there are any, or the projected rate of profit for the venture. Wallis also pushed back against any suggestion that Shahhosseini’s county position created a conflict of interest. “Mr. Shahhosseini acted as private citizen, and this matter was not before the Planning Commission,” Wallis said.

Nobody disputes that, as a developer, Shahhosseini had a leading role in negotiations with Sonoma County for the sale of Chanate. According to Gallaher’s development proposal, Shahhosseini is a “partner and co-founder” and “principal” alongside Gallaher in Chanate

Community Development Partners LLC. The Disposition and Development Agreement that governs the deal names Shahhosseini as project manager; he represents the partnership in community meetings.

“Mr. Gallagher is the sole and managing member of the LLC,” Wallis said. But in an October 2016 email to the city obtained

by Evans, Shahhosseini clarified, “Bill is the managing partner; I am a partner and project manager.”

As a member of the Sonoma County Planning Commission, Shahhosseini regulates planning and zoning matters in the unincorporated areas of the county that surround Santa Rosa. Briana Khan of the county administrator’s office told the Bohemian that the planning commission has not been directly involved in negotiating the Chanate deal.

The Disposition and Development Agreement prohibits county employees and officials from having a financial interest in the Chanate agreement: 6.17 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. No County Party [defined as county employees and officials] shall have any personal interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement, nor shall any such County Party participate in any decision relating to the Agreement which affects his or her personal interests or the interests of any corporation, partnership or association in which he or she is directly or indirectly involved.

The clause is a double whammy: it forbids any county employee or official from having any personal interest in the Chanate agreement. It then states that just in case a county official has such an interest, that person is not allowed to make decisions relating to the agreement.

Shahhosseini is a county official with a personal interest in the Chanate agreement who makes decisions regarding the Chanate agreement as its project manager and a declared partner in the

development company.

After reviewing the agreement and Gallaher’s proposal, Christine M. Rosen, a professor in corporate ethics at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, opined, “It sounds like a conflict of interest to me, and a violation of the agreement this developer and Sonoma County have signed.”

In a series of exchanges with the Bohemian, Wallis said that since Shahhosseini wielded no direct authority over the Chanate agreement as a planning commissioner, there is no conflict of interest. But the issue is not whether he acted on the agreement in his capacity as a planning commissioner, which he did not, apparently; the issue is that Shahhosseini is a county officer who has an interest in the agreement, and who makes decisions regarding it in his capacity as a developer.

Khan told the Bohemian that Shahhosseini could not have a conflict of interest because, quoting the development agreement, “as an [appointed] member of the planning commission, [Shahhosseini] is not an elected official, officer, agent, employee or representative of the County in any way.”

True, he was not elected; he was appointed. However, the planning commission’s bylaws clearly define its members as county officers and agents and representatives with official, quasi-judicial duties and as “part of the Sonoma County Planning Agency,” a government body.

Khan said that the county deliberately did not add appointed officials to the list of those who are not allowed to have an interest in the contract because no appointed official played a role in the negotiation of the development agreement. She did not respond to a query noting that the agreement was made with an appointed official in his private capacity.

Whether a conflict of interest exists is an issue that’s normally settled administratively or judicially. But is it OK for a county official, appointed, elected, or otherwise, to be awarded a county contract worth tens of millions of dollars?

The week’s events: a selective guide MONTE RIO

Show of Shows

A tradition dating back over a century, the Monte Rio Variety Show has featured household names like Bing Crosby, Steve Miller, Clint Black and others, and this year’s lineup is another show-stopping set of performers. Peter Sagal of NPR’s Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! will be the show’s MC, and headliners includes Kix Brooks, of Brooks & Dunn fame, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame blues-rock favorite Elvin Bishop. The family-friendly event also features comedy and other entertainment, barbecue, beer and wine and more happening under the stars on Thursday, July 26, at Monte Rio Amphitheatre, 9925 Main St., Monte Rio. 4:30pm. $15–$30. monterioshow.org.

JENNER

Have a Blast

The combination of history, culture, nature and community that makes up the annual Fort Ross Festival is second to none. Families can experience the California landmark and enjoy Russian, Balkan, Native American and other folk dances and performances, traditional games, a handmade craft and art fair, the famous Fort Ross beer garden and the best local food trucks. Back by popular demand, the Fort Ross Militia will also host a historical firearms demonstration complete with cannons. The Fort Ross Festival takes place on Saturday, July 28, at Fort Ross State Historic Park, 19005 Hwy. 1, Jenner. 10am to 6:30pm. $20 per car. fortross.org.

N O VAT O

Local Lit

The North Bay’s prolific literary scene includes hundreds of published authors and several publishers, many of which have been highlighted in Copperfield’s Books’ ongoing event series, Write in Your Own Backyard. This week, Novatobased publisher New World Library gets the spotlight, and the New Age and self-help purveyor presents a reading of Breaking Up with Busy with author Yvonne Tally. Detailing real-life solutions for time-strapped women, Tally inspires mindfulness and a sense of personal power in the book, and she shares these notions with the audience on Saturday, July 28, at Copperfield’s Books, 999 Grant Ave., Novato. 5pm. Free. 415.763.3052.

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Rock the Town

The first festival of its kind west of the Mississippi River, the Napa Porchfest is a city-wide block party that boasts dozens of local bands performing literally on the porches and front lawns of historical homes throughout downtown Napa.

Spend the afternoon strolling on foot from home to home to see the eclectic lineup of rock, funk, folk, jazz, blues, hip-hop, classical and more. Not sure where to start? Post up at Fuller Park to grab a bite from the several food trucks that will be parked there and then walk in any direction on Sunday, July 29, in downtown Napa. 12:30pm to 5pm. Free. napaporchfest.org.

—Charlie Swanson

SHINE ON Texas musician and bandleader Kevin Russell’s countrysoul-funk outfit Shinyribs rock the Cloverdale Plaza on Friday, Juyl 27.

See Clubs & Venues, p17.

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Arts Ideas WAIT AND SEE Folklight Film Club looks forward to the cinemagraphic possibilities of a community-based approach to filmmaking.

Film with Terroir New ‘farm-to-table’ movie-making club takes cue from wine country BY CHARLIE SWANSON

‘W

e are shining a light on the folks,” says Brooke Tansley, executive artistic director of the newly launched Folklight Film Club. A Sonoma County– based film production company, Folklight has created the first wine club– inspired experience to be centered on making a movie.

Tansley, a veteran actress and producer who previously

heralded the Sonoma Laughfest, got the idea after getting to know the wine industry through her husband’s work in the North Bay. “We started seeing parallels between the entertainment industry and wine,” Tansley says.

“The purpose of storytelling as a tradition is to strengthen the bonds of a community through experiences and wisdom, and to pass that on. The values in fine winemaking are the same thing.”

For Tansley, wine is all about the shared moments between people—much like the experience of seeing a film in a packed

theater. “I started thinking,” she says, “what if we made a wine club, but we made movies instead?”

Similar to the way a wine club offers members exclusive access to a winery and special events not available to the public, Folklight Film Club’s plan is to feature behind-the-scenes access to filmmaking. For a quarterly fee, members can participate in and influence a full-length feature film production from script to screen.

The first thing club members will do is share their own ideas and/or personal experiences that

they would like to see on the big screen. From there, Folklight will commission a professional screenwriter to craft a script that will then get the full filmmaking treatment. Other scheduled film club events include a cast and crew panel discussion, a concert featuring music from an original soundtrack for the film, a gallery viewing of art inspired by the film and eventually a red carpet premiere.

Tansley points out that this community-driven model of filmmaking is antithetical to traditional filmmaking, where a single writer, director and studio come up with an idea and then go about producing it. “We are creating the infrastructure to making the film before the film exists,” she says.

Membership enrollment is open now to residents of Sonoma, Napa, Marin and Mendocino counties, though space is limited and enrollment closes after the summer. The two-year membership, including all the events and engagement, is $79 quarterly and discounts are available for making yearly or one-time payments, and for pairs or groups.

“What we’re going to end up with is a feature film that we are calling the first farm-to-table film, or work of ‘film terroir,’” says Tansley, who admits she has no idea at this point what filmic possibilities could come from this endeavor.

“We are going to have a film that is going to capture who these people are at this place and at this time. It’s going to be really exciting to see what story we end up telling.”

For more details on Folklight Film Club and to sign up now, visit folklightfilmclub.com.

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An Evening with Randy Newman

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is spending time on Mt. Tam to explore new musical directions.

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Marty O’Reilly camps out in Mill Valley

BY CHARLIE SWANSON

BRINGING THE BEST FILMS IN THE WORLD TO SONOMA COUNTY

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Fri 8/3 B4 DAWN

R&B, Soul, Funk and Motown

Sat 8/4 ASCENTION

R&B, Funk, Motown, Old & new school, Latin

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Funk, Rock, Pop and R&B

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R&B, Funk, Motown, Old & new school, Latin

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orn in Sonoma and now living in Santa Cruz, songwriter and bandleader Marty O’Reilly has gained a reputation as one of the region’s hardest working troubadours, leading his quartet, the Old Soul Orchestra, on countless tours since 2014 and releasing one of this year’s most dynamic albums, Stereoscope, back in February.

This summer, O’Reilly takes a break from his fast-paced touring life to spend time camping and writing music in an Airstream trailer on Mt. Tamalpais as part of a songwriting residency, which includes a concert on Saturday, Aug. 4, at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley.

“It was all kind of last-minute,” says O’Reilly. “[Airstream] hit me up, and it worked out perfectly.”

O’Reilly is the inaugural participant in Airstream’s new Artist-in-Residence Project, one of several lifestyle marketing campaigns the company has launched, and was chosen from a field of over 50 up-and-coming artists.

Having just returned from a massive European tour in support of Stereoscope, O’Reilly happily took advantage of the opportunity to temporarily relocate to the Marin hills.

“One of the cool things about this is that Airstream has been really relaxed. There’s no sense of pressure, which is important to being creative,” says O'Reilly. “If you’re going to make something good, you can’t feel like you have to meet some quota; it’ll be forced.”

Though Airstream’s sponsorship means that video crews occasionally come up to produce content with O’Reilly performing in and around the trailer, the songwriter spends as much time barbecuing and hiking as he does writing new material. “I want to write a lot of new music and I’m being productive, but I don’t feel like I have to be productive,” he says.

Musically, O’Reilly is also looking to change the pace.

Stereoscope was a lush, complex and adventurous record, but, O’Reilly says, “I don’t want to make that record again, I don’t want to make another record like it, and I don’t want to do anything like my first record either. I’m trying to think and feel about what I want from this next piece of work.”

Additionally, O’Reilly says his isolation on Mt. Tam and his interactions with residents of Mill Valley led to several existential conversations about the meaning of art and music.

“My mantra right now, creatively, is to give yourself permission to enjoy what you’re doing and make art for the fun of it.”

Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra perform on Saturday, Aug. 4, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley.

9pm. $15–$19. 415.388.3850.

Concerts SONOMA COUNTY Blues at the Green

Third annual blues fest features Maceo Parker Big Band, Eric Lindell & the Grand Nationals and Deva Mahal, daughter of Taj Mahal. Jul 28, 2pm. $25 and up. Green Music Center Weill Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

866.955.6040.

Booker T Jones

The KRSH 95.9 presents an intimate show with the celebrated soul man and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

Jul 27, 8:30pm. $36-$38.

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.775.6048.

Georgia Ruth

Santa Rosa songwriter blends folk, jazz and blues on her debut album, “Life Worth Living,” which gets a release show featuring Aly Rose Trio opening. Jul 28, 8pm. Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.528.3009.

MARIN COUNTY Ancient Future

Pioneering world music group features Matthew Montfort on scalloped fretboard guitar, Georges Lammam on Arabic violin and others. Jul 28, 8pm. $20-$35. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley. 415.383.9600.

The Haggards

West Marin party band plays a special “Ladies’ Night” show in Bolinas with several surprise guests. Jul 28, 9pm. $10.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas. 415.868.1311.

Summer Nights Festival

Outdoor concert series continues with Seattle indiepop outfit Kuinka and North Bay folk trio Rainbow Girls. Jul 28, 6pm. $22-$32; kids 17 and under are free. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

NAPA COUNTY Joshua Bell

World-renowned violinist appears in front of an

orchestra and performs music he recorded for the 1998 film, “The Red Violin,” while the film plays on screen. Jul 26, 6pm. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville. festivalnapavalley.org.

Napa Porchfest Several downtown Napa houses and businesses host dozens of local bands of all genres, with food trucks centered around the park. Jul 29, 12:30pm. Free. Fuller Park, Jefferson and Oak streets, Napa. napaporchfest.org.

Uke-a-Palooza Polynesian-themed evening features the Maikai Giants performing on the patio, with food and clothing sale and community ukulele jam. Jul 27, 6pm. Free. Oxbow Public Market, 610 First St, Napa.

707.226.6529.

Clubs & Venues SONOMA COUNTY Aqus Cafe Jul 26, Mario Rojas. Jul 27, Tangled Up in Blue Band. Jul 28, Mason Summit. Jul 29, David Landon Trio. 189 H St, Petaluma. 707.778.6060.

Barley & Hops Tavern Jul 26, David Hamilton. Jul 27, Viva La Reve. Jul 28, Earstu. 3688 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental. 707.874.9037.

The Big Easy Jul 25, Wednesday Night Big Band. Jul 26, Tin Whiskers. Jul 27, Charley Peach and Viva la Reve. Jul 28, French Oak. Jul 29, Sweet City Blues. 128 American Alley, Petaluma. 707.776.7163.

Brewsters Beer Garden Jul 26, the Bloomfield Bluegrass Band. Jul 27, Codi Binkley and friends. Jul 28, 2 and 6pm, Blues Bottle Band and No Future. Jul 29, 3pm, Motorboat. 229 Water St N, Petaluma. 707.981.8330.

Cellars of Sonoma Jul 27, 4pm, Greg Yoder. Jul 29, 2pm, Emily Hamilton. 20 Matheson Ave, Healdsburg.

707.578.1826.

Jul 28, an evening of opera with Mete Tasin and Jennifer Muhawi. 209 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. 707.829.2214.

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Cloverdale Performing Arts Center

Cloverdale Plaza

Jul 27, 6:30pm, Friday Night Live with Shinyribs. 122 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale.

707.894.4410.

Crooked Goat Brewing Jul 28, 3pm, John Courage. 120 Morris St, Ste 120, Sebastopol.

707.827.3893.

Elephant in the Room

Jul 29, Youngblood & Co. 177-A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, elephantintheroompub.com.

Flamingo Lounge

Jul 27, Ricky Ray Band. Jul 28, UB707. 2777 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.8530.

Green Music Center Schroeder Hall

Jul 25-Aug 2, pianoSonoma: Vino & Vibrato. 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Green Music Center Weill Hall

Jul 29, Santa Rosa Symphony and Mariachi Champaña Nevín.

1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, 866.955.6040.

Gundlach Bundschu Winery

Aug 1, 6:30pm, the Voidz.

2000 Denmark St, Sonoma.

707.938.5277.

Hanna Boys Center

Jul 28-29, Valley of the Moon Music Festival. 17000 Arnold Dr, Sonoma. 707.996.6767.

Healdsburg Plaza

Jul 31, 5pm, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet. 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg.

707.431.3301.

Hood Mansion Lawn

Jul 27, 5:30pm, Funky Fridays with Soul Fuse. 389 Casa Manana Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.833.6288. funkyfridays.info.

HopMonk Sebastopol

Jul 27, the Drunken Hearts. Jul 28, Illeagles with Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers. Jul 30, DJ Beset.

230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol.

707.829.7300.

HopMonk Sonoma

Jul 27, the Straw Wattles. Jul 28, Matt Jaffe. Jul 29, Smorgy.

691 Broadway, Sonoma.

707.935.9100.

Hotel Healdsburg

Jul 28, Steve Rubardt Trio. 25 Matheson St, Healdsburg.

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Lunch & Dinner 7 Days a Week

Din n er & A Show

Jones Jul 27 Stompy with Glen Walters and Annette Moreno 8:00 Sat Dallis Craft and Tommy Rox Aug 4 Fri

King James

Songs of Carole King and James Taylor Happy Birthday, Dallis! 8:30

Willie K Aug 11 “Uncle” Intimate Dinner Show, Special Menu 8:30 Sat

Aug 31 Patsy Cline TributeRancho Birthday Show Debut!

The Carol Sills Combo 8:00 Fri

BBQs on the Lawn are Back!

Jul 29 the subdudes Sun Aug 5 Chuck Prophet Sun

Sun

Aug 12

& the Mission Express + special guest Matt Jaffe

“Uncle” Willie K Sun Aug 19 Asleep at the Wheel Sun Aug 26 Petty Theft Mon

Sep 3

The Sons of Champlin Reservations Advised

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Jul 29, 2pm, Elaine Lucia and Greenhouse. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. 707.829.4797.

Jul 26, 5:30pm, Reggae in the Backyard with Sol Horizon.

3565 Standish Ave, Santa Rosa.

707.588.0707.

Jul 29, KOWS presents Sandy and Richard Riccardi with Lauren Mayer. 500 N Main St, Sebastopol. 707.823.7971.

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Jul 25, the Hucklebucks. Jul 26, the Dylan Black Project. Jul 27, Derek Irving & His Combo. Jul 28, South County Blues Band.

Jul 29, Water Seed. Aug 1, Cave Clove. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.

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Jul 26, Susan Sutton. Jul 27, Collaboration with Julie Crystel.

Jul 28, Don Olivet Jazz Trio.

Jul 29, Cazadero Jazz Project.

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Jul 27, Afrofunk Experience. Jul 28, Skank Bank. 401 Grove St, Sonoma. 707.343.0044.

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Jul 29, 5pm, Live at Juilliard with Onye and the Messengers.

227 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, srcity.org.

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Jul 26, 5:30pm, Wonder Bread 5. Jul 28, 12pm, Johnny Vegas & the High Rollers. Jul 29, 1pm, Denise Perrier and the Michael Brandeburg Jazz Trio.

911 Village Court, Santa Rosa.

707.545.3844.

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Jul 25, 5:30pm, the Psychedelic Furs and X. 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park. somoconcerts.com.

Sonoma Speakeasy

Jul 26, Sean Carscadden. Jul 27, Memory Lane Combo. Jul 28, Marina Crouse. Jul 29, Sonoma blues jam. Jul 31, American roots night with Lou Rodriguez and friends. 452 First St E, Ste G, Sonoma. 707.996.1364.

Twin Oaks Roadhouse Jul 28, Jesse Lee Kincaid Band.

Jul 29, 6pm, backyard BBQ with Leslie Stevens. 5745 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove.

707.795.5118.

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Jul 28, 11am, Don Trotta.

Jul 29, 11am, Organix Duo. 25200 Arnold Dr, Sonoma.

707.935.4700.

Jul 27, Peace of G. Jul 28, Sonoma Sound Syndicate.

464 First St E, Sonoma.

707.935.0660.

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Jul 27, 5:30pm, Hannah Werdmuller. 841 Gravenstein Ave, Sebastopol. 707.501.5078.

Jul 28, Infernal Damnation with Barren Altar and Oneiric Eclipse. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

Jul 27, Pacific Soundrise.

Jul 28, Glacierwolf. 1910 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa.

707.843.5535.

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Jul 26, Chuck Sher and friends. Jul 27, Honky Tonk Stumbleweeds. Jul 28, Collaboration with Brenda Reed. Jul 29, Foxes in the Henhouse. 101 Second St, Petaluma. 707.765.4567.

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Jul 26, Ricky Ray Band. Jul 27, Stephanie Teel Band.

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Jul 28, Zak Fennie. Aug 1, David Ronconi. 1450 First St, Napa.

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Blue Note Napa

Jul 25, Ron Artis II & the Truth.

Jul 26, Roots of a Rebellion.

Jul 27, Doyle Bramhall II. Jul 31, Roem Baur. 1030 Main St, Napa. 707.880.2300.

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Jul 29, 3pm, Rob Watson with Vernon Black. 1207 Foothill Blvd, Calistoga. 707.942.5605.

Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant Jul 26, the Swinging Chads.

Jul 27, the Last Resort. Jul 28, the Special Guests. Jul 29, DJ Aurelio. 902 Main St, Napa.

707.258.2337.

Goose & Gander

Jul 29, 1pm, Misner & Smith.

1245 Spring St, St Helena.

707.967.8779.

JaM Cellars

Jul 26, Zack Freitas. Jul 27, Groovy Judy. 1460 First St, Napa. 707.265.7577.

Lyman Park Jul 26, 6pm, Sharkmouth.

1498 Main St, St Helena. sthelena.com.

Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center

Jul 26, 11am, Bouchaine young artist concert with Yoonah Kim. Jul 28, 11am, Bouchaine young artist concert with Russian Renaissance Quartet. Jul 29, 3pm, Sunday at the Symphony with Blackburn Music Academy Orchestra. 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy, Napa. 707.256.7000.

Napa Valley Opera House

Jul 27, 11am, “Pied Piper Fantasy” with Maxim Rubtsov. 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.226.7372.

Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater

Jul 28, 6pm, Bernstein Centennial with Michael Fabiano and Larisa Martínez.

100 California Dr, Yountville.

707.944.9900.

River Terrace Inn

Jul 26, Jason Bodlovich. Jul 28, Syria T Berry. Jul 29, Craig Corona. 1600 Soscol Ave, Napa.

707.320.9000.

Robert Mondavi Winery Jul 28, Fitz & the Tantrums with the Mowgli’s. Sold-out.

7801 St Helena Hwy, Oakville.

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Jul 27, the Young Fables. Jul 28, Charlie Hunter Trio. Jul 29, 6pm, the Deadlies. 530 Main St, Napa. 707.251.5833.

Galleries SONOMA COUNTY Art Museum of Sonoma County

Through Sep 23, “Time & Place,” four artists examine natural and built environments, human impact, and how a place changes over time. 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa. TuesSun, 11 to 5. 707.579.1500.

Calabi Gallery

Through Jul 28, “Migrations,” featuring the art of Czechborn and Sonoma Countybased artist Iva Hladis, with an eclectic selection of new gallery acquisitions and favorites. Reception, Jun 9 at 4pm. 456 10th St, Santa Rosa.

Tues-Sun, 11 to 5. 707.781.7070.

Charles M Schulz Museum

Through Aug 5, “50 Years of Franklin,” celebrate the poignant “Peanuts” comicstrip character Franklin, a cultural benchmark inspired by a correspondence between Charles Schulz and schoolteacher Harriet Glickman in 1968. Through Sep 16, “My Favorite Peanuts: Reflections of Family & Friends,” learn how those close to Charles Schulz relate to their favorite “Peanuts” stories, and how the stories are reflections of their own lives. 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. Mon-Fri, noon to 5; Sat-Sun, 10 to 5. 707.579.4452.

Chroma Gallery

Through Jul 28, “Healing by Art 2: Landscape & Memories,” artists offer interpretations of the past to inspire the community as it transitions to a post-fires Sonoma County.

Reception, Jun 1 at 5pm.

312 South A St, Santa Rosa.

707.293.6051.

Fulton Crossing

Through Jul 31, “Fab,” former Hollywood art director and visual artist Jeffrey Emmerson Davis offers a modern visual celebration of the Beatles.

Reception, Jul 20 at 5pm. 1200 River Rd, Fulton. Sat-Sun, noon to 5pm 707.536.3305.

Gallery 300

Through Jul 29, “New Spaces,” Gallery 300’s first exhibit in the

Barlow features paintings and functional art from Jennifer Hirshfield, Terry Sauve, Lisa Thorpe and others. Reception, June 23 at 5pm. 6780 Mckinley Street, #130, Sebastopol. MonSat, noon to 5; Sun, noon to 4.

707.332.1212.

Moshin Vineyards

Through Jul 31, “Peggy Sebera Solo Show,” see the latest works from the established Sonoma County oil painter. Reception, Jul 14 at 5:30pm. 10295 Westside Rd, Healdsburg. Daily, 11am to 4:30pm 707.433.5499.

Occidental Center for the Arts

Through Jul 29, ”Call & Response,” paintings by Adam Wolpert and Dave Gordon, and sculptures by Victoria Wagner show three unique responses to the natural world.

Reception, Jun 9 at 4pm. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental.

707.874.9392.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Through Jul 29, “Bibliophoria V,” homage to all things book-arts related features graphic and sculptural works that re-interpret books and bookmaking. Reception, Jun 22 at 6pm. 282 S High St, Sebastopol. Tues-Fri, 10 to 4; Sat-Sun, 1 to 4. 707.829.4797.

Sebastopol Gallery

Through Jul 31, “Quiet Strength,” pastel paintings by member artist Teri Sloat is featured alongside paintings

by James Reynolds. 150 N Main St, Sebastopol. Open daily, 11 to 6. 707.829.7200.

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Through Sep 16, “Private Landscapes & Public Territories,” works by Amalia Mesa-Bains focus on place and memory through botanical prints, mapping images, landscape shadow boxes, altars, folding books and installations. Reception, Jun 23 at 6pm. 551 Broadway, Sonoma. Wed-Sun, 11 to 5.

707.939.SVMA.

The Spinster Sisters

Through Aug 11, “Sara Downing: JOY 2.0,” the photographer reveals unexpected artistry and grace of a world hidden in plain sight. Reception, Jun 5 at 5pm.

401 South A St, Santa Rosa.

707.528.7100.

Upstairs Art Gallery

Through Jul 31, “A Slice of Americana,” plein air painter Cynthia Jackson-Hein displays her collection of scenic, rural oil paintings that invite the viewer to escape. Reception, Jul 14 at 2pm. 306 Center St, Healdsburg. Sun-Thurs, 11 to 6; Fri-Sat, 11 to 9. 707.431.4214.

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International celebration boasts diverse flavors and cultures with a food bazaar, beer garden and music. Jul 28, 10am. $20 per car. Fort Ross State Historic Park, 19005 Hwy 1, Jenner, fortross.org.

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Healdsburg Arts Festival

Healdsburg’s art event of the year features over 60 artist booths, live performances, interactive art demos, children’s activities, food vendors and wine. Jul 2729. Healdsburg Plaza, 217 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, 707.431.3301.

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Cuban-themed gathering features authentic food, live music from the Carlos Herrera Band, cigar lounge and plenty of wine. Jul 27, 6:30pm. $165.

Castello di Amorosa, 4045 N St Helena Hwy, Calistoga, 707.967.6272.

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Get together for high tea and freshly baked treats while digging into hot topics with “Be Not Still” artist Lexa Walsh, presented by di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. Jul 28, 3pm.

Free. Sonoma Valley Library, 755 W Napa St, Sonoma, 707.939.0379.

IRONMAN Santa Rosa Top athletes compete in a massive triathlon that moves from Lake Sonoma to downtown Santa Rosa. Jul 28, 8am. Courthouse Square, Third Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, ironman.com.

Monte Rio Variety Show

Annual night of music, comedy, food and community features beloved local performers, a fireman’s BBQ, wine and beer under the canopy of redwood trees. Jul 26, 4:30pm. $15-$30.

Monte Rio Amphitheatre, 9925 Main St, Monte Rio, monterioshow.org.

Napa Valley Writers’ Conference

Local literary institution features public readings, workshops and lectures happening throughout the region. Full schedule at napawritersconference.org. Jul 29-Aug 3. Napa Valley College Upper Valley Campus Library, 1088 College Ave, St Helena, napavalley.edu.

Parks Make L ife Better Bash

Learn more about Recreation & Parks programs and services through hands-on activities and explore interactive displays and exhibits from the Sonoma County Traveling Fair. Jul 27, 4pm. Free. Howarth Park, 630 Summerfield Rd, Santa Rosa, srcity.org.

Field Trips Fleet Feet Sunset Run

Explore miles of trails with fellow runners. Jul 26, 6pm.

Free. Notre Vue Estate Winery & Vineyard, 11010 Estate Lane, Windsor, 707.569.1494.

Film The Cinema Travellers Sebastopol Documentary Festival’s “Best of the Fest” series screens the doc about a touring cinema lorry in rural India. Jul 26, 7pm. $12.

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St, Sebastopol, 707.829.4797.

Evolution of Organic

Agricultural documentary gets a screening, preceded by a panel discussion featuring local organic pioneers and followed by a Q&A. Jul 26, 7pm. $10. Healdsburg Shed, 25 North St, Healdsburg, 707.431.7433.

A Year in Champagne Filmmaker Martine Saunier presents his documentary about visiting the famous

French wine region, with Q&A and Champagne reception.

Jul 28, 7pm. $25 and up.

Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma, 707.996.9756.

Food & Drink BR Cohn Farm-toTable Dinner Series

Savor a delicious dinner by the Girl & the Fig paired with BR Cohn’s limited-production estate wines, served in the winery’s new open-air barrel barn. Jul 28, 6pm. $75. BR Cohn Winery, 15000 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen, 707.938.4064.

Breakfast at Breathless

Pair a sweet or savory French Crepe from Brittany Crepes and a glass of bubbles in the tasting room and garden. Sun, Jul 29, 9:30am. $23. Breathless Wines, 499 Moore Lane, Healdsburg, 707.433.8400.

Napa Craft Beer, Spirits & Oyster Festival

Tickets include unlimited beer and spirits tastings, with delicious oysters, local vendors and shopping. Jul 28, 1 and 6pm. $49-$199. JaM Cellars Ballroom at the Margrit Mondavi Theatre, 1030 Main St, Napa, 707.880.2300.

Pies & Pints

Explore the Schulz Museum after-hours, enjoy savory and sweet pies from the Whole Pie paired with local craft brews from St. Florian’s Brewery.

Jul 27, 6pm. $24-$30. Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.579.4452.

Season of Wine & Lavender

The Sonoma Valley estate becomes an ocean of lavender and offers a variety of experiences including winetastings, harvest lunches, celebration dinners and open houses. Book events online now. Through Jul 31. $5-$10 and up. Matanzas Creek Winery, 6097 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, matanzascreek.com.

Summer Pinot & BBQ Lunch

Join Senior Winemaker, Jon Priest, for a special summer afternoon of wine and gourmet BBQ selections. Jul 28, 1pm. $80. Etude, 1250 Cuttings Wharf Rd, Napa, 707.257.5300.

For Kids Fabulous family entertainment includes lots of laughs for all ages. Jul 26-29. $17-$25.

Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St E, Sonoma, 707.996.9756.

Laguna Explorers

Kids are welcome to a weeklong day camp experience with Laguna docents and Foundation staff. Through Jul 27. $150. Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa, 707.527.9277.

New World Ballet Summer Arts Camp

World-class guest artists offer courses in various dance styles, percussion and more to kids ages three and up. Scholarship programs available. Through Aug 11. New World Ballet, 905 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.536.9523.

Summer Cyber Security Camp

High school students can get introductory information security training and participate in team competitions and awards.

Meals provided. Through Jul 27.

Free. SRJC Petaluma Campus, 680 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, petaluma.santarosa. edu/summer-cyber-camp.

Summer Wonder Camp Camps for children ages five to eight are designed to be hands-on and full of art, science, exploration and imaginative play. Through Aug 10. $330 per week. Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, 1835 W Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.546.4069.

Lectures Fire Recovery Community Engagement

Workshops gathers public input to shape the Recovery and Resiliency Plan to ensure the safety, livelihoods, and economic prosperity of the residents of Sonoma County.

Jul 25, 6pm. Petaluma Community Center, 320 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.

How to Draw ‘Peanuts’ Learn to draw your favorite cartoon characters with cartoonist Robert Pope. Jul 28, 11am. Free with admission.

Charles M Schulz Museum,

Peter H Raven Lecture Series

Steve Sillett, professor of Redwood Forest Ecology at Humboldt State University, compares the five tallest tree species as part of the summer series. Jul 28, 5:30pm. $45.

Quarryhill Botanical Gardens, 12841 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen, 707.996.3166.

‘Time & Place’ Conversation

In conjunction with the current exhibit, this talk on technology’s effect on art features painter/filmmaker Kim Anno and photographer/ sculptor Lewis deSoto. Jul 26, 7:30pm. $10-$15. Art Museum of Sonoma County, 425 Seventh St, Santa Rosa, 707.579.1500.

Jul 29. $22-$43. Sonoma Community Center, 276 E Napa St, Sonoma. 707.938.4626.

Guys & Dolls

Marin Musical Theatre Company presents the iconic, rollicking musical. Through Jul 28. $25-$50. The Playhouse, 27 Kensington Rd, San Anselmo, marinmusicals.org.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Bring blankets, chairs and picnic goodies and enjoy Shakespeare under the stars, featuring members of the Raven Players. Jul 26-Aug 11. $10-$25. Seghesio Family Vineyards, 700 Grove St, Healdsburg. 707.433.3579.

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Marin Shakespeare Company presents the bard’s exciting adventure story full of comedy and romance. Through Aug 5. $10-$38. Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, 890 Belle Ave, Dominican University, San Rafael.

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Jul 26, 6pm, “Give Me Your Hand” with Megan Abbott.

106 Matheson St, Healdsburg 707.433.9270.

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Jul 27, 6pm, “Someone Has Led This Child to Believe: A Memoir” with Regina Louise.

Jul 28, 11am, “Nature’s Art Box” with Laura C Martin. Jul 29, 3pm, Napa Valley Writers Open Mic. 964 Pearl St, Napa 707.733.3199.

Ross Valley Players presents a laugh-a-minute comedy about four Southern women trying escape their day-today routines. Through Aug 12. $22-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross.

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Fifth and final season of Shakespeare in the Cannery presents the romantic comedy based on the Academy Award-winning film. Through Aug 5. $30.

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Jul 26, 6:30pm, “On the Way: 100 Reflections on the Journey of Faith” with Jim Rawls. 130 E Napa St, Sonoma 707.939.1779.

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The five-member council denied the proposal by a vote of 3–2, but ordered a report outlining the major effects of medicinal marijuana on the community, postponing the matter until November 2020.

The assessment must be presented to the council within 30 days, and could cost the city up to $25,000. Vice Mayor Amy Harrington, who voted for the initiative, requested a motion to cap the study at $10,000. However, that was denied by a 3–2 vote.

Members of the council cited their concerns over fiscal, law enforcement and traffic impacts that medical cannabis dispensaries

could have on Sonoma as primary factors in not adopting the resolution brought forth by the Sonoma Citizens for Local Access group, headed by resident Jon Early.

Early grew tired with the perceived “lack of forward momentum” from the city and took matters into his own hands.

He collected more than 700 signatures to bring the initiative in front of the city council.

“The main benefit for the city of Sonoma is access,” Early said.

“Local access.”

Sonoma currently allows for the personal cultivation of up to three cannabis plants, and earlier this year voted to approve the delivery of medical pot within the city, but Monday’s vote further stymies efforts for a local dispensary.

More than 60 percent of Sonoma residents voted in favor of Proposition 64, a higher percentage than Sonoma County and the state of California, respectively.

The issue drew no shortage of public speakers, as residents expressed their fears that dispensaries could attract unwanted elements to the area and that businesses could potentially use the city as “an ATM machine” without proper taxes.

Councilmember David Cook, who voted against the initiative, worries that dispensaries could threaten Sonoma’s status as “the jewel of Sonoma County.” During the meeting, Councilmember Rachel Hundley, who voted in favor of the initiative, said the presence of a medical-marijuana dispensary is something the city envisions as a “small, ownerinvolved operation.”

Early contends the motion for denial by the city council is a way to “circumvent” his group’s ordinance in favor of an ordinance presented at the meeting by Hundley.

“It’s difficult to accept their motives—or their ulterior motives,” he said. “Their choice today does nothing more than kick the can further down the road on this issue.”

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not quite what it seems. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why—and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there. It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events.

I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own, but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) One of the most famously obtuse book-length poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s Sordello, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.” Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines. But I bet that if you read this dense, multi-layered text in the coming weeks, you would do better than me and Tennyson. That’s because you’ll be at the height of your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than decoding obtuse texts.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) Ready for your financial therapy session? For your first assignment, make a list of the valuable qualities you have to offer the world, and write a short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them. Assignment #2: Visualize what it feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I am a rich resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: Say this: “My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.”

LEO (July 23–August 22) As you wobble and stumble into the New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand more than you actually do. In fact, I advise you to play up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowledge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensation of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skeptical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to be empty and open and raw.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) Since 1358, the city of Paris has used the Latin motto Fluctuat nec mergitur, which can be translated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens gives me confidence that even though you may encounter unruly weather, you will sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical equivalent of taking seasick pills?

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) The Spanish

word delicadeza can have several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and “finesse.” The Portuguese word delicadeza has those meanings, as well as others, including “tenderness,” “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect” and “urbanity.” In accordance with current astrological

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omens, I’m making it your word of power for the next three weeks. You’re in a phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance of these qualities. It might be fun to temporarily give yourself the nickname Delicadeza.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

Uninformed scientists scorn my oracles. Reductionist journalists say I’m just another delusional fortuneteller.

Materialist cynics accuse me of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those naive perspectives. I define myself as a psychologically astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, especially in the next four weeks. Don’t allow others to circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed into any categories, niches, or images—except those that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21) “I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong.” So said Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised. How about you? Whatever your philosophical position might be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine—not just in relation to whom and what you love but also with everything that rouses your passionate interest.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19) “There are truths I haven’t even told God,” confessed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. “And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys.”

Are you harboring any riddles or codes or revelations that fit that description, Capricorn? Are there any sparks or seeds or gems that are so deeply concealed they’re almost lost? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to bring them up out their dark hiding places. If you’re not quite ready to show them to God, you should at least unveil them to yourself. Their emergence could spawn a near-miracle or two.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) What are your goals for your top two alliances or friendships? By that I mean, what would you like to accomplish together? How do you want to influence and inspire each other? What effects do you want your relationships to have on the world? Now maybe you’ve never even considered the possibility of thinking this way. Maybe you simply want to enjoy your bonds and see how they evolve rather than harnessing them for greater goals. That’s fine. No pressure. But if you are interested in shaping your connections with a more focused sense of purpose, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do so.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

In Janet Fitch’s novel White Oleander, a character makes a list of “twenty-seven names for tears,” including “Heartdew.

Griefhoney. Sadwater. Die tränen. Eau de douleur. Los rios del corazón.” (The last three can be translated as “The Tears,” “Water of Pain” and “The Rivers of the Heart.”) I invite you to emulate this playfully extravagant approach to the art of crying. The coming weeks will be en excellent time to celebrate and honor your sadness, as well as all the other rich emotions that provoke tears. You’ll be wise to feel profound gratitude for your capacity to feel so deeply. For best results, go in search of experiences and insights that will unleash the full cathartic power of weeping. Act as if empathy is a superpower.

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