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They came for the oysters and fairways first . . .

Busy Bodies

When Supervisor Rodoni’s gang of wealthy environmental extremists got Drakes Bay Oyster Farm shut down, we were left with the Tomales Bay shellfish, with all their disadvantages, as our only local alternative. Whereas the Drakes oysters were large, plump and actually tasted of the ocean, the Tomales Bay substitutes are small and overpriced, and, as we now see, susceptible to disease organisms washing down from the dairy farms and waterfront homes built along that narrow estuary.

Now these well-heeled busybodies want to take the San Geronimo Golf Course away from us and dig it up in the vain hope of encouraging more fish to breed in the creeks. How many fish are we realistically looking at? Fifty, a hundred? Sure. Grant money

is what these folks really hope to raise from these futile efforts. Grant money, government money for bike parks, garden plots, a little bit of housing vainly trying to compete with market forces which make Marin the most expensive garden spot in the country.

With tens of thousands of acres of less than superbly managed open space already on top of us, why take the exquisite beauty of the golf course and let it become a weed patch? Most of us do not play golf, yet the golf course is a central feature of where we live, giving us joy and a sense of place here in the valley. Notice only that most of the mail that rabidly supports tearing it down comes from outside the valley and from a lot of newcomers who just don’t get it.

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The Hard Cell Marin County native Jason Rezaian’s long road from an Iranian prison By Tom Gogola

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hen the chips were really down for Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter and former Iranian hostage says he’d reflect on one of his late father’s Yogi Berra–type malapropisms.

His father, Taghi, an Iranian émigré to Marin County in the 1950s was “filled with jokes,” says Rezaian, “He had these sayings that didn’t make 100 percent sense, but when you thought about it, they did.” His dad, well-known in the community, ran a Persian

rug emporium in San Rafael for decades, and Rezaian says he still has lots of relatives in and around the Bay Area, though he hasn’t lived here for years.

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By Nikki Silverstein

PG&E gets a bad rap (to put it mildly), but last week, two of their employees courageously saved a man’s life after he fell down a 30-foot cliff in West Marin. Supervisor Todd Beesley and lineman Daniel Linn were working on downed power lines along Lucas Valley Road when they saw a man fall and hit his head on a rock.

The pair called 911, then rushed down the cliff and found the unconscious man face-down in flooded Nicasio Creek. They pulled him from the water and rendered aid while waiting for the first responders. Once help arrived, the man was transported to Marin General Hospital in serious condition. “Without these two witnessing the event and taking such swift action, there would have been little chance of the man’s survival,” Marin County Fire Department battalion chief Jeremey Pierce said.

True heroes, indeed.

Hunger pangs thwarted three Marin burglary suspects who took a taco break during their crime spree.

The lawlessness began when the trio allegedly broke into a car at the Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point on Friday afternoon. While a California Highway Patrol officer took the theft report, the victim’s credit card company reported that the card was being used at Best Buy in San Rafael.

CHP alerted the San Rafael Police Department, and an officer arrived in time to see the suspects fleeing in a vehicle. A CHP motor officer driving into work saw the car and started pursuit. A wild ride ensued from San Rafael to the Golden Gate Bridge.

The suspects thought they got off scot-free, but they were wrong. A CHP airplane watched their every move, including their stop at a taqueria on Irving Street. The flight officer notified the San Francisco police about the luncheon and they dashed in to apprehend the three Mensa members.

Keison Lee, Tahj Reagan and Pierre Vines were arrested on suspicion of burglary, grand theft and quite a few other transgressions.

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He spent 544 days in the country’s most notorious prison, known as Evin—around six months of those in solitary confinement. His ordeal is recounted in Prisoner, a memoir just published on the late Anthony Bourdain’s imprint at HarperCollins, Ecco Books. He’s back in his hometown for several readings scheduled around the Bay Area.

The Marin County native, a graduate of Marin Academy High School, is in his early 40s and lives in Washington, D.C., now with his wife. Before their hostage crisis, they’d decided that they’d never have kids—now he says they’re considering it, though with a laugh he adds that the nine-month window has not yet opened.

Rezaian was subjected to intense psychological torture during his ordeal, which ended when he was freed as part of President Barack Obama’s negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. His detainment included multiple threats that he’d be executed. He was repeatedly told to sign a confession as a condition of his release but heroically held the line against his captors and only ever admitted to doing his job at the Post, which was to report on Iranian life from the street-side and culturally engaged perspective of a returning son.

One of his dad’s Yogisms came in very handy, he says. “If you worry, you’re going to die,” he would advise his son. “If you don’t worry, you’re going to die. So don’t worry.”

He tried to not worry, despite his guards’ numerous threats that they’d cut off his fingers and toes, that he’d be executed. He spent months in a solitary confinement cell in the prison, and even there, he says, his natural optimism helped him to deal with the soul-crushing conditions.

“You have to keep separate sets of mental books,” he says by way of explaining how he survived long periods in solitary. (As his plight unfolded, Rezaian would eventually spend significant time with other inmates in a two-person cell.) “On the one hand, the fear and anxiety is omnipresent. But you learn that if you let that take everything over, it takes everything over. This is not a place where I or anybody wants to be, and I looked at my situation as always: I’m in this prison, considered

one of the worst in the world. But just around me, I could see people who were in worse situations, cellmates who were more isolated, who couldn’t speak to the guards.”

Rezaian would come to look forward to his interrogations, he says in his book, because they would at least afford him human contact. He eventually came to appreciate that he was a player in a big unfolding negotiation between the United States and the Rouhani regime. He thought: “This is horrible, but it could be worse and worse and worse. Some days, it did get worse. Other days, there were glimmers of hope. I’m optimistic by nature.”

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he first few weeks of Rezaian’s confinement were filled with fear and bewilderment. “I didn’t know what to think,” he says, and in his book writes how he repeatedly claimed his innocence and that this was all a big mistake. That was the first few days, he says. “Then the reality sets in.” His guards told him that the whole world already thought he was dead anyway, that the Washington Post didn’t care, and neither did the Obama Administration.

“Then the fear of influences on your thinking comes in,” he says.

The guards would take him out of his “tiny vacuum sealed cell,” and then at least he’d be having interactions with people, even if they were threatening to cut off his fingers. Now Rezaian saw his captors let down their guard a bit.

They threatened him with physical violence but never beat him. “Then you start to see—this is a hostagetaking. This particular moment in this country’s trajectory is not going to be served by killing an American.”

Still, he did fear that he’d be left behind in the Iran nuclear deal since scrapped by Donald Trump.

Rezaian feared it might be a long time before he was released.

What he could not and did not know while in prison was that his older brother, Ali, his employers at the Post, officials in the Obama Administration—not to mention Marin Congressman Jared Huffman—were working on his release from the day he was arrested. “I can’t say it because I’m a journalist working for the Washington Post,” he says with a

laugh, “but vote for Huffman!” He credits the pol for his dogged efforts on his behalf; Huffman was at a German airport to meet Rezaian when he was released.

Upon his release, Rezaian recalls that it was encouraging to him to know, in hindsight, that every time then-Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Iranian counterparts during the nuclear negotiations, Rezaian’s name came up in the negotiation.

That was encouraging. “What’s disheartening,” he says, “is that several [Americans] have been taken hostage since I was released, and there is no conversation going on with the United States and Iran right now, and for those people who are saying, ‘Don’t talk to evil, don’t negotiate with evil,’—well, that’s shortsighted,” and of no comfort to the hostage’s families.

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he brutal murder of Rezaian’s colleague, Jamal Khashoggi, hangs over our conversation, as does the gourmet ghost of the late Anthony Bourdain, who filmed Rezaian for his Parts Unknown show in a segment about Persian cuisine, before the hostage-taking, and urged him to write Prisoner after his release.

First, Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who was murdered

by Saudi Arabian officials last year: “The one thing in which the murder of Jamal and what happened to me are connected, or have in common: both are two instances of authoritarian regimes using extraordinary means to silence journalists who were writing about them. Full stop. Not even writing about them in ways that they didn’t like—in my case it was taking the pen out of my hand, and getting leverage with America.

In Jamal’s case, it was simply, we are going to silence this person in an audacious and horrifying way so that other people are silenced too.

“I don’t want to compare and contrast the Iranian and the Saudi regime, they are both terrible, but I will say that this act by the Saudi regime, along with the war with Yemen, the crackdown on dissent within their own borders—I don’t think this is something that most Americans can wrap their minds around. They routinely behead people.”

He says that the disconnect between the American posture toward Iran and Saudi Arabia is an “incredibly disheartening” thing to behold in Washington, D.C. Trump has reportedly been trying to figure out a way to go to war with Iran for the past two years, instilling fear and propping up the “Death to America” rhetoric that Rezaian says woefully misreads the Iranian mindset toward America.

“Juxtapose that with the way that this administration has responded to the death of my colleague, someone I was getting to know.”

“The most noteworthy thing about Iran is its people,” Rezaian adds and highlights an ancient culture with rich musical, literature, poetry, film and food traditions.

“My money is always on the Iranian people,” he says. “They are resilient, they are smart, and over time they’ve made it clear that they are dissatisfied, the majority of them, with the rulers of this country.”

He suggests that the United States, as it promotes policies advertised as good for fomenting democracy and good for Iran, should take a look at whether travel bans and crippling sanctions are accomplishing the mission. “How can we say we support your quest for freedom when we’re not going to let you come here?”

Rezaian recalls a time in the 1960s and ’70s, before the Iranian hostage crisis, when Iranian students comprised the highest percent of foreign-born university students in America—many of them receiving their education in the Bay Area, long a destination for Iranian immigrants. “I don’t think there is hatred of America,” he says.

Rezaian’s time spent reporting on the streets of Iran left him with a clear impression that, instead, “Iranians are probably one of the most pro-America populaces” in the Middle East. “People are tired of the ‘Great Satan’ state media stuff.” Despite the longstanding Friday ritual of burning American flags in Tehran, he insists, “there is not rabid antiAmericanism in Iran.”

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nd then there’s Bourdain. Rezaian says the author and TV host’s 2018 suicide “remains, continues to be, the hardest thing that my wife and

in the meantime—and it turned out he had been an incredible friend to us while we were in trouble.”

Bourdain encouraged Rezaian to write his story, and he did the “traditional thing,” he says—wrote a proposal, shopped it around to 14 publishers, six of whom made offers, including Bourdain’s Ecco imprint at HarperCollins. Rezaian then got an email from Laos, from Bourdain.

“It was more like, whatever you decide, I’m going to be there for you,” Rezaian recalls. Bourdain added, “‘I’ll be a vocal and spirited advocate no matter what. Give my offer some consideration.’ When you get something like that, how can you say no?”

Rezaian sighs and reflects on his interactions with the late Bourdain.

“We’re doing this for Tony.”

Jason Rezaian will appear with W. Kamau Bell on Jan. 28 at 7pm at Angelico Hall, Dominican University of California, 20 Olive Ave., San Rafael. $45 includes book. On Jan. 29 at 7pm, he’ll be at Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. Contact store for ticket info. And on Jan. 30 at noon, he’ll be at the Commonwealth Club, 110 the Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium. Tickets, $10–$60.

Flashback 40Years Ago THIS WEEK

There will be no mass burial of Guyana murder-suicide victims in Marin. Spokesman for the Bahia Valley Memorial Park in Novato said that objections by the Novato community and others whose relatives are buried at Bahia caused them to reconsider a proposal to allow the mass burial.

Directors at Bahia Valley at first agreed to consider the idea as a humanitarian gesture, but after receiving about 30 phone calls from Marinites who feared the cemetery would attract swarms of curious sightseers, they notified the federal government a Marin burial was unacceptable.—Jan. 26–Feb. 1, 1979

50 Years Ago THIS WEEK

There is a bit of an uproar in Sausalito these days over the proposal to build an apartment complex for “swinging singles” on the site of the old whiskey factory. Objections have been lodged on many grounds, some of them more firm than others.

If the complex doesn’t pass muster because of zoning or building codes or something of that sort, that’s fine. But a disquieting aspect of the debate has been an undercurrent of feeling that swinging single people aren’t “our kind of people.”

On one level the objection is very funny. For decades Sausalito has been a hotbed of swinging single people. If they were to all move out tomorrow, the town’s economy would collapse.—Jan. 24–Jan. 30, 1969

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I have to grapple with.” He’ll get stopped on the street, he says, by Bourdain fans who saw Rezaian and his wife on his show during an episode filmed in Tehran six weeks before he was arrested. Rezaian says of himself that he’s not a gourmand but is a big lover of food (he lost lots of weight in prison, he recollects in the book), and in an interview, recalls a Marin youth filled with visits to the bustling multi-ethnic food scene on Fourth Street in San Rafael. “It was one of the great culinary destinations that nobody knew about where you could find food from all over the world,” he recalls.

During his ordeal in Iran, Bourdain’s celebrity status, he says, “gave a spotlight to our imprisonment that nothing else could.” The episode aired numerous times during his imprisonment and Rezaian says with obvious emotion that he “had no idea the lengths to which [Bourdain] was advocating for me publicly and privately while we were there.”

A few weeks after their release, Rezaian and his wife met with Bourdain for a meal in New York City. “This is a guy we are meeting for the second time, 20 months after the first time. It was an incredible roller coaster ride for us

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Well, That’s a Stretch Inside the shocking and controversial practice of ‘goat yoga’ By David Templeton

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oat yoga isn’t really about the yoga.”

So says Alana Joy Eckhart, of Santa Rosa’s Goatlandia Farm Animal Sanctuary, as she gently places a two-monthold, three-legged Nigerian dwarf goat named Poppy in the lap of a visiting journalist.

“Goat yoga,” smiles Eckhart,

stepping back to let Poppy snuggle in for a scratch behind the ears, “is all about joy.”

Goat yoga, a real and admittedly off beat practice—in which humans do yoga in the presence of goats—originally began in 2016, in Corvallis, Ore. That’s where Lainey Morse, a one-time marketing expert and longtime goat lover first coined

the ear-catching phrase, teaming up with a local instructor for popular goat yoga sessions on her rural farm.

Goat yoga now stands alongside a widening array of alternative yoga offerings, from the popular hot yoga offered at many studios, to Lagunitas Brewing Company’s weekly yoga-and-a-beer sessions, to yoga classes surrounded by fish at

San Francisco’s Academy of Sciences, to Jedi yoga (yes, that’s a thing, too).

With just a little effort, depending on where you happen to be, you can experience yoga on beaches, yoga on horses, yoga on paddleboards, yoga in caves, yoga in planetariums, yoga in bowling alleys, yoga on ice, yoga with snakes and yoga with sloths, plus karaoke yoga, nude yoga,“ganja-

our a reporter and running the story, with great pictures of people doing yoga with baby goats on their backs, and in short order, Morse got calls from The Oregonian, the New York Times, Huffington Post and others. The resulting demand was instantaneous, with the waiting list for people eager to experience goat yoga growing to 2,300 names.

“It was wild. It just absolutely changed my life,” Morse says. “I was probably doing 30 or 40 media interviews a day, while also having a full-time job that I loved, and had had for 10 years. I finally decided, this just doesn’t happen to people, and I’d regret it if I didn’t take the opportunity life was giving me. So I quit my job and went all in on goat yoga.”

Morse says she’s often asked, “Why goats?” She has two logical responses.

“For one thing, goats have tiny little pellets, like rabbits do,” she points out with a laugh. “Goat poop doesn’t stink, and it’s not messy, so if a goat happens to drop its pellets on your yoga mat, you can just shake it off. It’s no big deal. But if you’re doing yoga with a pig or a cat or a dog, and it poops on your mat, that’s not going to be pretty.

“And the other thing,” she says, “is that goats, quite simply, are the most loving and gentle creatures.

Goats are the perfect therapy animal.”

Initially, Morse attempted to trademark the term “Goat Yoga,” but after spending more than $20,000 on lawyers, she grew tired of having her efforts denied.

So instead, she trademarked the phrase “Original Goat Yoga,” now the official name of her company.

During the time it took to accomplish that, however, Morse watched as goat yoga blew up all over, breeding countless imitators, clones and copycats.

“I struggled with it for a while,” she says. “It was a hard pill to swallow, that this thing I’d developed took off without me.

Then, other people started trying to call their businesses ‘Original Goat Yoga,’ too. So I had to deal with that.

I never dreamed that the world of goat yoga would become such a cutthroat, competitive business.”

Morse hit another snag when she was told that she couldn’t legally hold classes on her property because it was zoned for farming and not for business. That, ultimately, is why she developed her current business model of working with existing goat farms

to use the Original Goat Yoga name, methodology and marketing muscle.

Today, she says she takes a lot of pleasure in seeing how widespread her weird little notion has become, and that so many people are reaping the mental, physical and emotional benefits of goat yoga. In November, she published The Little Book of Goat Yoga, and according to Morse, it’s selling remarkably well.

“It’s amazing to me that there are so many people around the world doing this crazy thing I started,” she says. “I know its not exactly healing diseases or anything, but it’s making people forget about their problems for a while, it’s connecting them to nature, and that’s worth something to me.”

Which brings us back to Goatlandia.

This morning, the air is filled with the sounds of roosters crowing, dogs barking, birds singing and goats and sheep bleating. Goatlandia, somewhat rain-dampened and mudslushy, is otherwise quiet after the morning feedings have concluded, thanks to Blum, Eckhart and a team of volunteers. Owned by acclaimed (and now retired) restaurateur Deborah Blum, the two-acre sanctuary—a certified 501(c) (3) nonprofit, largely volunteerpowered and funded almost entirely by donations—is devoted to the care, protection, resuscitation and (under the right circumstances) the adoption of goats, pigs, chickens and other farm animals.

“That’s our mission,” says Eckhart, “to rescue goats, sheep, ducks, chickens and pigs, give them a safe and loving home, and also educate people on a more conscious, ecofriendly lifestyle.”

Many of Goatlandia’s current 150 residents, spread between the Santa Rosa farm and another location in Sebastopol, were rescued from farms or ranches where they would have been euthanized— the fate three-legged Poppy avoided—or used for food. Some were abandoned or surrendered to Goatlandia after outgrowing their previous owners expectations.

According to Eckhart, many of the current residents were taken in after the 2017 fires.

“We take a lot of pride in what we do,” Eckhart says, “bringing home animals who would otherwise be killed.”

In 2017, Eckhart, a trained yoga instructor, decided it was a nobrainer for Goatlandia to start offering goat yoga sessions of its

own. The farm’s open field with a wooden deck proved to be the perfect spot for classes. Goatlandia, she says, has about 20 goats at the moment, all of which are brought out whenever a goat yoga session is taking place. Each and every goat has an engaging backstory.

That definitely goes for Poppy.

“Poppy’s original owners wanted to euthanize her, because she needed to have her leg amputated and it wasn’t worth the money and effort for them,” says Eckhart. “So we adopted her, we paid for the amputation. When she arrived here, that same day, she looked around and did a little three-legged happy dance, and we knew that she was supposed to be here.”

Poppy even has her own Instagram page, the result of having been featured on Animal Planet, on the show Tanked, in an episode that aired last fall.

“Poppy’s kind of famous,” says Eckhart. “And she loves doing goat yoga.”

Unfortunately, somewhat echoing Lainey Morse’s story, Goatlandia has butted up against land-use restraints. Due to zoning restrictions, the facility has had to heavily cut back on its public events, now offering goat yoga only as small, private gatherings for donors.

As a result, Blum and the whole Goatlandia team are currently in the midst of a fundraising drive, with a dream of purchasing a new property where Goatlandia can return to doing public events, can establish an organic farm, offer bedand-breakfast experiences, vegan cooking demonstrations and more.

When that happens, goat yoga will be a large part of the new facility’s public outreach program.

The farms supporters, not to mention the goats, will pretty much demand it.

“It’s just such a joyful thing, doing yoga while goats are leaping all around you, climbing on you, curling up next to you,” laughs Eckhart. “It’s still physical, and it’s still a good workout, but it’s really all about the happiness of connecting with these creatures in a joyous way. And it’s as good for your soul as it is for your body and mind.”

To learn more about donations, volunteer opportunities or other ways to support Goatlandia, visit their website at goatlandia.org. To learn about Original Goat Yoga, and its classes in Morgan Hill and other locations, visit goatyoga.net.

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smoking yoga, heavy metal yoga, laughter yoga, and even Harry Potter yoga, which is pretty much what it sounds like (Downward Facing Dumbledore, anyone?).

And in Cloverdale, for what it’s worth, a local studio called the Yoga on Center has recently struck a resonant chord with its popular weekly class titled “Yoga for the Inflexible Male.”

But few innovations have made as big a leap into the mainstream as goat yoga.

“The beginnings of goat yoga, I suppose, were a bit of an accident,” explains Lainey Morse, contacted at her farm in Oregon, from which she now oversees a growing nonprofit called Original Goat Yoga, with satellite locations all over the country. At the moment, the organization’s sole Bay Area location is in Morgan Hill.

The fact that her life is now built around goats and yoga is still something of a wonder to Morse, she admits. “I’d started something called Goat Happy Hour at my farm,” she says. “I called it that because everyone who came and spent time with my goats always left happy.”

Morse says she learned first-hand about the power of goat-related therapy when her life took several unexpected turns.

“I’d been diagnosed with a disease and was going through a divorce at the same time,” she says, “and I was thinking, ‘I should be more upset.

I should be really sad.’ But I’d get home from work and spend time with my goats, and it just made me feel good. My goats definitely kept me from slipping down the rabbit hole of depression.”

Goat Happy Hour led to other events, including kids’ birthday parties. It was during one of those that a local yoga instructor suggested that it would be fun to do a yoga session in the field with the goats.

“I said, ‘OK, but the goats are going to be jumping all over the yoga students,’” recalls Morse, who agreed to give it a try, and soon after came up with the term “goat yoga.”

“It just sounded so ridiculous and fun,” she says, “though I assumed that only our friends and family would come and do goat yoga—and maybe not even them. Then we had our first class, and it was sold out instantly.”

Morse took pictures and sent them to Modern Farmer magazine.

“I thought their readers might find it kind of cute,” she says.

The magazine ended up sending

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Kidney Stones: Common, painful and often preventable

by Patrick M. Bennett, MD, North Bay Urology

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atients often compare the pain of passing a kidney stone to that of childbirth—intense, sometimes prolonged, and not entirely predictable.

Over one million patients visit ERs every year in the US on account of kidney stones.

Kidney stones form as crystals aggregate on the inner surface of the kidney’s collecting system during the production of urine. These deposits eventually become large enough to break off from the tissue—at this point they may rest harmlessly within the kidney, or they may fall into the ureter—the muscular tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. In these cases, blockage of the urine causes the characteristic severe pain—so called “renal colic,” with flank or abdominal pain, often radiating to the groin, and usually accompanied by nausea and vomiting. For many patients experiencing renal colic, relief is achieved only with medications provided at an emergency room.

Most stones are small enough to pass into the bladder without any further intervention (many patients are surprised to learn that there is usually no pain passing the stone from the bladder when urinating). Stones larger than 5 millimeters, however, are less likely to pass on their own, and urologists frequently

recommend “lithotripsy” either with shock wave treatment or telescopic surgery to remove these. Fortunately, these minimally invasive procedures are very effective at clearing stones generally in the outpatient setting.

What are your risks of having that first or even subsequent kidney stones?

Although less than 10% of people in this country experience kidney stones, we do know that they are more common in men than in women, and that they are most common in adults between 30 and 60 years of age. Obesity and diabetes are risk factors. The risk increases if you have a family history of kidney stones, if you have previously developed a stone.

About half of patients who have had a kidney stone will develop a second or third one within 10 to 15 years.

Patients can generally make dietary or lifestyle changes that will reduce the risk of stone recurrence—in nearly all instances, increasing fluid intake to greater than 2.5 liter/day and reducing sodium (salt) intake will reduce stone formation. Some patients have quirks of intestinal or kidney function that make stones more likely, and urologists can help identify then recommend diets or medication to reduce risks.

oxalate. Our bodies make oxalate, but it is also in high concentrations in green leafy vegetables and tree nuts (almonds, for example). It is important to appreciate, however, that calcium is an essential part of our diet (in particular for bone health) and that many oxalate containing foods have significant nutritional benefits. Most urologists and nutritionists will not recommend dietary restrictions without doing a few simple tests to determine what might be most safe and effective for a given patient.

Medication to prevent stones might be as simply as baking soda, citric acid, or a gentle diuretic. Specific recommendations of this sort would be based on the composition of a person’s stone and results from analysis of urine collected over a 24-hour period.

Common, but painful, kidney stones usually cause no permanent damage and may need only time, pain medications and lots of liquid to help you pass one.

Most stones are comprised of calcium and a carbohydrate molecule called

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Fish Party Marking the return of herring to local shores, the sixth annual SCBC Herring Celebration once again offers a smorgasbord of entertainment and education related to the sea. Hosted by the Sausalito Community Boating Center, this year’s celebration features two screenings of the documentary Blue Serengeti, which follows the largest underwater migration on earth, as well as sea-shanty-appropriate live music from the Fishwives and a herringinspired lunch by local restaurateurs.

Get fishy on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.10:30am to 4:30pm. $40 for film and lunch. cassgidley.org.

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Marin-based author David Sheff is best known for his 2008 memoir Beautiful Boy—now a major motion picture—that details the relationship with his drug-addicted son, Nic. Nic is also a talented writer, with memoirs and fiction that explore his struggles with drug abuse. Now, father and son team up for the book, ‘High,’ that draws from their personal experiences to impart information that teens and tweens need to know about drugs, alcohol and addiction. The Sheffs read from the book and share their story on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 7pm. Free. 415.927.0960.

He lived fast and died young, but writer Neal Cassady inspired a generation of free thinkers in the 1950s Beat movement and the ’60s psychedelic drug culture. Friend of Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey and the Grateful Dead, Cassady grew to mythical proportions for Kerouac’s portrayal of him in On the Road and for his time with the Merry Pranksters. This week, Cassady’s daughter Jami Cassady and his famous sledgehammer are on hand for a special Save the Neal Cassady Family Archives concert featuring keyboardist Scott Guberman and friends on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 19 Broadway Nightclub, 17 Broadway Blvd., Fairfax.

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Colombian singer J Balvin, left, lets you see, but not touch, some of his custom sneaks from the Shoe Surgeon.

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Sole Man Sonoma County’s Dominic Ciambrone kicks it By Michael Barnes

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ominic “the Shoe Surgeon” Ciambrone has never been afraid to step out on his own. Growing up in Santa Rosa, Ciambrone was always building things by hand in the backyard of his childhood home.

Instead of following instructions when building forts and making things out of Legos, he created something new.

The 32-year-old Ciambrone’s backyard is now in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, and what he creates now are highly sought-after, one-of-a-kind sneakers. And those who surround him these days are famous athletes and musicians. But one thing remains the same from his early days in Sonoma County: he

doesn’t follow instructions; he follows whatever’s in his head.

At one point, what was in Ciambrone’s head deteriorated into a cacophony of tormented voices brought on by severe anxiety and drug abuse. The noise became so unbearable that it eventually sent Ciambrone leaping out of a secondstory window and landing in a muddling haze of prescription drugs and psychiatric care seven years ago.

He says that he felt the need to turn to drugs and alcohol to feel “normal and escape reality.”

“After he jumped,” says his mother, Kim Ciambrone, “I remember the doctors telling us that our son was delusional—that he thinks he makes shoes for Justin

Bieber. My husband and I said, ‘He does make shoes for Justin Bieber.’”

The doctors found it hard to believe, but truth is often stranger than fiction. Ciambrone’s big break came when he was introduced to Justin Bieber through a mutual friend while delivering a pair of custom-made sneakers for musician will.i.am to wear at an MTV Video Music Awards show. The Shoe Surgeon and the Biebs hit it off, and Ciambrone found himself fulfilling a few dozen orders of shoes for one of Bieber’s upcoming tours. Then, after Law & Order: Special Victims Unit enlisted his services for a 2011 episode titled “Personal Fouls,” Ciambrone’s work catapulted into the sneaker stratosphere.

But before he could continue

to keep celebrities’ sneaker games looking fresh, Ciambrone needed a fresh outlook himself. Kim recalls her son being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed a cocktail of mood stabilizers, anticonvulsants and antidepressants. “Dominic had one of those Monday-throughSunday pill boxes, and some pills he had to take were just to offset the side effects of the other pills. It really put him in a fog,” she says.

The lack of clarity was stifling his creativity and distorting his artistic vision. “He didn’t want to continue taking the medication because of the damage it was doing to his body,” she says. “He felt more like a zombie than a human.” Ciambrone turned to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Petaluma, where he underwent a fullbody cleanse. He started meditating, resumed exercise activities and phased out his prescriptions.

Ciambrone’s interest in fashion began in middle school. “My older cousin let me wear her original 1985 Air Jordan 1’s in high school. It was the first time that I felt like I was able to wear something without having to say anything to express myself,” Ciambrone says.

The experience inspired the then-16-year-old to try his hand at sneaker design by airbrushing Jordan’s with model paint and tinkering with the iconic Nike “swoosh” by removing it from the side of the shoe and gluing it to the top. Ciambrone’s DIY-alterations caught the attention of his friends, who implored him to customize their kicks in the same fashion.

Taking liberties on an original design was nothing new for Ciambrone, as he told Hypebeast earlier this year. He was counterfeiting Chuck E. Cheese prize tickets with his brothers at the age of 12, and quite literally graduated from the ball pit with his next venture: hawking counterfeit high school graduation tickets for $15. It proved to be a lucrative racket, until his younger brother was caught and prohibited from participating in the ceremony.

When Ciambrone graduated from Santa Rosa’s Elsie Allen High School, in 2004, he didn’t ask for a new car or laptop as a graduation gift; he asked for a sewing machine.

His grandmother gave him a Brother Pacesetter PS1000 13-stitch machine.

Designed more for clothing than shoes, it was the perfect introductory tool for the young Ciambrone to realize his potential. In 2005, he enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College

father, Lou, owner of Santa Rosa’s Canevari’s Deli, required him to draw up a loose business plan.

In return, Ciambrone’s parents made an investment in their entrepreneurial son in the form of a $3,500 sewing machine.

“It wasn’t like I wanted him to draw up this fully realized business plan that was going to work.” Ciambrone’s father says. “I just wanted him to see what that entailed and what needs to be presented to someone when you ask for a loan.” Ciambrone, 21 at the time, was able to enlist the help of Guy Fieri through a mutual friend, who provided him with some valuable financial insight.

The Shoe Surgeon remembers his humble beginnings, when he often worked for free and felt fortunate to charge someone $100 for his designs.

“There were times where I wasn’t making any money,” he says. “The friends and family I had in Santa Rosa helped feed me and pay my rent.” Ciambrone can now pay his rent with just one higher-end pair of his current lineup of custom shoes.

His website offers shoes ranging in price from $200 to $3,500—not bad for someone who once operated entirely out of his parents’ garage with one sewing machine.

Ciambrone hasn’t forgotten where he came from, crediting the “old leather spots” in Petaluma and Sebastopol with helping to trigger his success. He frequently returns home to visit family and friends, and credits his father with instilling in him a “strong work ethic and eternal sense of optimism” as a foundation that got him where he is today.

A husband and a father now himself, Ciambrone has a new appreciation for the pair that raised him. “I’m extremely grateful to have had the most loving, hard-working parents,” he says. “As a parent myself it puts life into a different perspective.”

Ciambrone recently collaborated with retail giants eBay and Farfetch on charity events that raised money for victims of the North Bay wildfires, and now has his sights set on raising awareness for mental-health issues.

“The goal is to share my struggles of the mental challenges and diagnosis of what I went through to help others out of very bad situations,” he says.

“This upcoming year I’m focused on devoting more of my time to be an advocator of mental health awareness.

I want everyone to learn more about themselves and talk about the dark feelings they may have.” Y

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to study fashion design, but there was one problem.

“I just couldn’t sit still,” he says.

Ciambrone’s time as an SRJC Bear Cub was over before it started, and at the age of 19 he moved from Santa Rosa to Charlotte, N.C., to stay with his grandmother.

The move opened up his view on what fashion was and could be outside of his wine country stomping grounds. “You could go to a kiosk in a mall in Charlotte and people there were airbrushing shoes,” Ciambrone says. “That just didn’t exist back home in NorCal.” While in Charlotte, Ciambrone teamed up with a local shoe customizer who designed the cleats for the Carolina Panthers in the 2003 Super Bowl—a connection that accelerated Ciambrone’s learning curve. Eventually, his fascination with Charlotte mall culture led to his first design job at a No Fear clothing store in Charlotte.

As assistant manager, Ciambrone was able to put his customized kicks on display for $120 a pair, a price point that netted him a mere $20 profit after his labor costs.

When Ciambrone moved back to Santa Rosa, he began searching for local shoe-repair shops that would give him the chance to further hone his skills and expand his craft—easier said than done. “The first person I approached shoved me away,” Ciambrone says. “He was cussing at me, and said he wouldn’t work with me because I’d steal all his business.”

He finally took a step in the right direction when he and met his future mentor, Daryl Fazio, in Windsor.

Initially, Fazio, who had more than 30 years changing soles under his belt, was reluctant to work with Ciambrone, due to the younger man’s relative lack of hands-on experience. The Shoe Surgeon eventually swayed Fazio with his determination.

“Daryl really helped me learn how to properly sand and sew,” and showed me “what machines were best to work with,” Ciambrone says. He would go on to apprentice at Fazio’s shop for five years, in conjunction with learning from Michael Carnacchi, a custom-fitted boot maker at the Apple Cobbler in Sebastopol. “I remember Michael’s eye for detail and passion for craft, and Daryl’s amazing work ethic, and how he built relationships with customers,” Ciambrone says.

Before Ciambrone could set up shop and begin work as a selfemployed shoe stylist, there was some paperwork to submit. His

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Timothy O’Neil Band mixes it up in West Marin this weekend By Charlie Swanson

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orth Bay songwriter Timothy O’Neil has spent his life steeped in folk music. As a solo artist and as the namesake for his four-man Timothy O’Neil Band, which he formed five years ago, he has walked the walk with national tours and local accolades.

Last year, O’Neil and his band set a new course in their Americana adventures with the release of the group’s sophomore album, All Hands on Deck, O’Neil’s most soulful music to date. The Timothy O’Neil Band play off the new record on Jan. 26 at Smiley’s Saloon in Bolinas.

Growing up in Southern California with a folk-singer mother, O’Neil was playing guitar and piano by the age of six. “Music was always ingrained in me,” he says. “Not forced on me—I just always wanted it.”

O’Neil got his first taste of the North

Bay 15 years ago when he visited the Sonoma State University campus out of high school. Graduating from SSU in 2008, he fell in love with the region and has been a fixture on the local scene ever since, releasing his first solo album, Hangovers and Hospitals, at age 25 and performing regularly around Sonoma, Napa and Marin County.

That’s how he met and began playing with longtime North Bay musician (and now New Orleans resident) Frankie Boots.

“We started getting out of the garage and started touring,” O’Neil says. “That whet my chops in terms of gigging, booking and gaining a new respect for being a bandleader and not just a guy with a voice.”

O’Neil’s music is a combination of steam-punk anthems and blue-collar folk ballads, and All Hands on Deck is a culmination of those ideals, with songs about sailing the high seas and

wodes to trekking across the country and making memories along the way.

“I feel like a lot of my other records are about struggling, heartbreak and hardships of life,” says O’Neil. “This record is much more about the positivity of traveling, camaraderie, brotherhood and experiences both negative and positive that end up shaping you.”

Joined by bassist Brian Crites, mandolinist Tony Gibson and banjo player Eric “Sweden” Harriman, the band is much more, as O’Neil makes clear, than the name implies.

“This album would not be anything without Brian, Tony and Sweden,” O’Neil says. “Those guys are my family.”

Timothy O’Neil Band play on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Smiley's Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas. 9pm. $10; 21 and over.

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John C. Reilly (left) and Steve Coogan are almost unrecognizable as classic comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in new biopic.

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Make ’em Laugh An aging Laurel & Hardy get personal in charming drama ‘Stan & Ollie’ By Richard von Busack

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on S. Baird’s biopic Stan & Ollie has a certain inflationary quality, regarding the appeal of a comedy team in their sunset years.

But in lovingly recreating Laurel and Hardy’s mid-1950s tour of Britain, it’s a film with lots of charm.

The road is tough on two aging performers. It’s bad when no one shows up at the music halls, and its worse when they’re congratulated for surviving their has-been status. At a seaside pavilion, the hostess toasts them: “Still going strong, and still using the same material!” The team hopes to parlay the attention they’re getting into a new movie.

Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan) is revealed as the sparkplug of the act, the writer who understood the formula. No matter who else was around them, on screen or stage, Laurel and Hardy needed to be the only person in each other’s world.

As befitting his massive flesh, Oliver ( John C. Reilly) has trouble with his vices. He accumulates exwives and has a taste for gambling that takes whatever money the alimony leaves. New complications come with the arrival in London of the team’s wives, who are united in mild detestation of each other.

Stan’s Russian and haughty Ida (Nina Arianda) is a bit of a princess compared to Oliver’s spouse, Lucy (Shirley Henderson, first rate as always). Seeing Ollie and Lucy laying down together in their room at the Savoy, him immense, her tiny, one gets the pleasure of marveling at the way opposites attract.

Stan & Ollie insists that the team absolutely murdered the English audiences, even as Abbott and Costello were stealing their lunch back in the States. Performing Laurel and Hardy’s cherishable “Trail of the Lonesome Pine,”

Coogan and Reilly may be even better singers than the originals.

They eclipse your memories of their models, with Coogan imitating Stan’s monkeyish head scratch and Reilly, through the fat suit and makeup, evincing the beatific side of Ollie. Watching Reilly, you understand why Ollie carried the nickname “Babe” into his 60s.

It doesn’t break new ground, this biopic, but it has its stinging moments. When the two get into a fight about an old rift, this time Ollie’s slow burn is real, and so is Stan’s hesitant peacemaking.

John Paul Kelly’s lavish production design drips with nostalgia; it can be a tad too sweet and rich for the times, but it’s more evidence that this film was a labor of love.

‘Stan & Ollie’ opens Friday, Jan. 25, at select theaters.

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• New Movies This Week

By Matthew Stafford

Friday, January 25–Thursday, January 31 Arthur Miller: Writer (1:40) Rebecca Miller’s documentary portrait of her playwright-activist father features home movies, interviews and intimate insights.

Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadere (3:00) Petipa’s extravaganza of love and loss in colorful India is brought to dazzling life by Moscow’s top terpsichoreans.

BTS World Tour: Love Yourself (2:00) Catch the globally beloved boy band as they rock Seoul’s Olympic Stadium.

Cold War (1:29) Cannes-winning Polish drama about a hopeless Iron Curtain– cleaved love affair in post-WWII Europe; Pawel Pawlikowski directs.

Destroyer (2:00) Game-changing performance from Nicole Kidman as a rogue cop on the edge enlivens Karyn Kusama’s neo-noir neo-thriller.

A Dog’s Way Home (1:36) A wayward pooch sets off on a 400-mile journey in search of hearth and home, and hooks up with Ashley Judd, Edward James Olmos and other bipeds along the way.

Escape Room (1:40) Horror-thriller about six schmendricks trapped in a room with the Grim Reaper peeking in the window.

The Favourite (1:59) Snarky 18th-century period piece examines the balance-of-power relationship between frail Queen Anne, aide-de-camp Lady Sarah Churchill and wannabe royal Abigail Masham; Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone star.

Federico Garcia Lorca (2:12) Documentary examines the great Spanish playwright’s 1933 trip to tango-riffic Argentina and his adventures with Borges, Gardel and Neruda.

Glass (2:09) M. Night Shyamalan’s sequel to Unbreakable and Split stars Bruce Willis as a security guard who uses supernatural powers to track down a criminal with multiple personalities.

Green Book (2:10) An African-American classical pianist embarks on a dangerous concert tour through the Kennedy-era South with a bouncer from the Bronx as his chauffeur; Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen star.

If Beale Street Could Talk (1:57) James Baldwin’s edgy romance of 1970s Harlem comes to the big screen with KiKi Layne as Tish; Barry Jenkins directs.

Just Eat It (1:15) Documentary chronicles the mission of two foodie filmmakers to forego expiration dates and perfect produce, and live on some of the $1 billion in good American food that’s thrown away each year.

The Kid Who Would Be King (2:00) Arthurian update about a suburban kid who discovers Excalibur and uses it to take on Morgana the enchantress with a little help from Merlin the magician (Patrick Stewart).

Mary Poppins Returns (2:10) The numinous nanny is back just in time to help the aging Banks family rediscover the joy and wonder of 1930s London; Emily Blunt and Dick Van Dyke star.

Mary Queen of Scots (1:52) Saoirse Ronan

stars as the willful young regent who took on Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) in her fight for independence.

The Metropolitan Opera: Adriana Lecouvreur (4:00) Diva extraordinaire Anna Netrebko stars as the lovelorn 18thcentury actress in Cilea’s timeless tragedy.

Miss Bala (1:44) Gina Rodriguez stars as a kickass waif who takes on criminals from both sides of the border.

More than Funny (1:30) Rising comic Michael Jr. stars in a movie that’s part autobiography and part stand-up routine.

National Theatre London: I’m Not Running (2:40) Catch David Hare’s incendiary new drama about a respected doctor faced with the compromises of a political career.

On the Basis of Sex (2:00) Inspirational biopic stars Felicity Jones as the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, trying a landmark gender discrimination case before the U.S. Court of Appeals; Mimi Leder directs.

Pipeline (1:30) Direct from Lincoln Center it’s Dominique Morisseau’s new drama about an inner-city schoolteacher, her troubled son and the system that imprisons them.

Replicas (1:47) Synthetic biologist Keanu Reeves takes on cops, feds and science herself in his Frankensteinish quest to bring his family back from the dead.

Shoplifters (2:01) Delicate Japanese drama about a family of petty thieves transformed by a homeless urchin.

A Silent Voice (2:25) Naoko Yamada anime about the pain and struggle of adolescent bullying and the possibility of redemption.

Stan & Ollie (1:38) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star in a bittersweet portrait of the movies’ greatest double act at twilight.

Sundance Short Film Tour (1:33) Seven short subjects from last year’s fest make up a cinematic smorgasbord of comedies, musicals, documentaries and dramas from around the globe.

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (2:30) Direct from London’s Almeida Theatre, it’s Simon Russell Beale as Shakespeare’s vain, foolish, irresponsible regent.

The Upside (2:00) Bromantic comedy finds ex-con Kevin Hart striking sparks with paralyzed billionaire Bryan Cranston.

Vice (2:12) Edgy political satire examines the Mephistophelean rise to the vice presidency of Dick Cheney; Christian Bale stars with Amy Adams as Lynne, Sam Rockwell as W and Tyler Perry as Colin Powell.

The World Before Your Feet (1:35) Documentary follows inveterate stroller Matt Green on a walking tour of New York City, whose 8,000 miles of paths, boulevards, beaches and bridges he’s been trodding over the past six years.

The truly great American Arthur Miller is the subject of an intimate biography playing at the Lark Theater in Larkspur this week.

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Arthur Miller: Writer (NR)

Lark: Wed 6:30

At Eternity’s Gate (PG-13)

Rafael: Fri-Sat, Mon-Thu 8:30; Sun 8:45

Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadere (PG)

Lark: Sat 1

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BTS World Tour: Love Yourself (PG)

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R)

Rafael: Fri-Sun 3:30, 8:15; Mon-Thu 8:15

Cold War (NR)

Rafael: Fri 4, 6, 8; Sat-Sun 2, 4, 6, 8; Mon-Thu 6, 8

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Federico Garcia Lorca (NR)

Free Solo (NR)

Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 6:15; Sat 1:30, 6:15; Sun 1:30, 6:30

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Just Eat It (NR)

Rafael: Sun 4:15 (panel discussion follows screening)

The Kid Who Would Be King (PG)

Northgate: Fri-Sun 10:50, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30

The King and I (NR)

Lark: Sat 3:15

The Metropolitan Opera:

Adriana Lecouvreur (NR)

Lark: Mon 6:30

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Miss Bala (PG-13) National Theatre London:

I’m Not Running (NR)

Lark: Thu 6:30

Pipeline (NR)

Lark: Sat 1

Shoplifters (R)

Rafael: Fri, Mon-Thu 5:45; Sat-Sun 1, 5:45

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A Silent Voice (NR)

Regency: Mon 7

The Wizard of Oz (PG)

Regency: Sun 2, 5; Wed 7

The World Before Your Feet (NR)

Rafael: Fri-Sat 4:15

Full movie times were not available by press time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Showtimes can change after we go to press. Please call theater to confirm.

CinéArts Sequoia 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, 388-1190 Century Cinema 41 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, 924-6506 Fairfax 9 Broadway, Fairfax, 453-5444 Lark 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, 924-5111 Larkspur Landing 500 Larkspur Landing Cir., Larkspur, 461-4849 Northgate 7000 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, 491-1314 Playhouse 40 Main St., Tiburon, 435-1251 Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, 454-1222 Regency 80 Smith Ranch Rd., Terra Linda, 479-6496 Rowland 44 Rowland Way, Novato, 898-3385

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Take Note MTC keeps it simple, captivating in ‘How I Learned What I Learned’ By Harry Duke

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hen playwright August Wilson died in 2005, he left behind a body of work that has become a staple of American theater. As much a documentarian as a poet and author, the 10 plays (Jitney, Fences, et al.) of Wilson’s Century (or Pittsburgh) Cycle chronicle the 20th-century AfricanAmerican experience mostly through the lives of the residents of Pittsburgh’s Hill District, where Wilson grew up.

In 2002, Wilson stepped away from the Cycle and turned to himself as his subject with How I Learned What I Learned, running now at Mill Valley’s Marin Theatre Company in partnership with San Francisco’s Lorraine Hansberry Theatre and Oakland’s Ubuntu Theater Project.

Directed with obvious love by Margo Hall and starring Steven Anthony Jones as Wilson, the show is a 110-minute, intermission-less

conversation between the author and the audience. It’s not a “greatest hits” review, but a look back at the life experiences that shaped Wilson as a young man and the people he encountered along the way. Those familiar with Wilson’s work will recognize some people as the basis for characters or plot elements in his work.

Set on a simple stage against a backdrop of sheets of paper hanging like laundry drying on a line, each of Wilson’s often humorous reminiscences is announced by a projection of a typewritten title.

After a quick review of the AfricanAmerican experience through 1863, it begins with his decision to move out of his mother’s house and zig-zags through his experiences as a young man seeking work, his neighborhood interactions, his dalliances, his time in jail, his discovery of jazz, and the indignities he suffered because of the color of his skin.

From an early job interview that ended with a warning not to steal, to being asked to stop mowing a lawn because the white homeowner objected to a black man being on her property, to the difficulties in cashing a check, the show’s most powerful moments are those in which Wilson reminds us that the respect of others won’t come without respect of self.

Steven Anthony Jones is a marvelous storyteller who, though he struggled a bit with lines on opening night, completely captured the audience by the time the lights had dimmed. August Wilson may be gone, but Jones brings him roaring back to life with an entertaining, enraging and eye-opening evening of solo theater.

‘How I Learned What I Learned’ runs Tuesday–Sunday through Feb. 3 at Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 415.388.5208. $25–$60. marintheatre.org.

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To Table Kitchen Table is loaded with affordable Italian fare By Tanya Henry

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ven if you have never lived in San Francisco, the surname Alioto will likely ring a bell. Along with his father, Nunzio, chef Alexander Alioto has been quietly working to transform a nondescript corner space on Fourth Street in the west end of San Rafael to showcase what he does best: inventive, fresh, Italian food. The Kitchen Table opened a couple of months ago, and is already drawing praise from locals.

The fourth-generation Alioto makes his craft look effortless. Amid stacks of gleaming sauté pans, a tidy and compact work space with just enough room for his mise en place and a sous chef, Alioto delivers one visually stunning dish after another.

Alioto made his name at Seven Hills in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco in a career that started with him washing dishes in his family’s Fisherman’s Wharf establishment, Alioto’s Restaurant. Along with cooking in Italy, a stint at the French Laundry and heading up another restaurant in the Mission, the San Rafael–based chef has brought his culinary chops to lucky Marin diners.

The restaurant offers “country-

style Italian food,” and while the thin-crust pizza, for instance—which includes a sausage version with caramelized onions, bell peppers and mozzarella ($15)—is familiar, the finesse that goes into creating it elevates this pizza far beyond the league of a casual Italian eatery.

A frisée and poached-egg salad dotted with chewy bits of pancetta and mushrooms ($13) hit every note and texture. The barely runny egg combined with salty pancetta and a sherry vinaigrette is my idea of perfect food. Lightly battered fritto misto ($13) featured welcome, if unexpected olives and onions side by side along calamari and rock shrimp and a spicy aioli. The house-made ravioli uovo ($10) put me over the edge with its rich filling of ricotta and spinach, truffle oil, egg and brown butter. The flavors were all there, but I nearly drowned with the combined heaviness of the ingredients.

The wine list is reasonably priced and well-selected, with no bottles eclipsing $55.

The Kitchen Table, 1574 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.521.5568.

By Howard Rachelson

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What’s the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?

Musicians Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Celine Dion and Justin Bieber all share what in common?

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In 1975, North Dakota advertising entrepreneur Gary Dahl introduced one of the most infamous fad-gift items ever marketed; it cost just a few cents to produce and sold 1.5 million units at $4 each. What was this novelty object, which was marketed as a live companion?

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At about 120 pounds consumed per year per person, the world’s biggest beef-eating country per capita has 3.5 million inhabitants and 12 million cows.

What is it?

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Italian physicist Alessandro Volta is best known for inventing what product in 1800 that we use every day and is growing increasingly important to our daily lives?

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The five highest mountain peaks in the Caribbean Sea, all between 7,500 feet and 10,000 feet tall, are situated on what island?

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At the first Academy Awards, in 1929, the winner for Best Picture was a silent film starring Clara Bow, Charles Rogers, Richard Arlen and Gary Cooper, about World War I pilots and their loves back home. Give the one-word title.

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When this city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1994, the hockey stadium was built completely inside a mountain. What city was this?

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What word can mean all of the following: a car part, a group of friends, a woman’s bag?

BONUS QUESTION: People who like to eat raisins or drink Champagne might know this: what happens when you drop a raisin in a glass of Champagne?

Howard invites you to a community-wide Team Trivia Night on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7pm, at Congregation Rodef Sholom on North San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Admission includes lots of prizes, complimentary great food and first beverage. (Google Women of Rodef Sholom Trivia night 2019 for details). Contact howard1@triviacafe.com.

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These states could soon go legal

By Phillip Smith

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ost states that have not yet legalized pot will see bills filed this year. It’s a long way from filing a bill to seeing it pass, but there are at least eight states that have some chance of getting a bill through this year.

Connecticut Incoming Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is a strong supporter of legalization and has vowed to get it done in his first 100 days in office. Lamont is blessed with strong Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate, and has a progressive caucus that sees legalization as a moneymaker for the state.

Illinois Incoming Democratic Gov. J. B. Pritzker is another

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new chief executive who made marijuana legalization a key plank of his platform. With the Democrats in control of both houses as well as the governorship, Illinois could soon join Michigan as a Midwestern marijuana outpost.

New Jersey Well, it’s taken longer than the 100 days Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy promised when he took office a year ago, but the Garden State is teetering on the verge of legalization right now. In November, committees in both the Assembly and the Senate approved a legalization bill, but final approval was delayed.

New York For years, Andrew Cuomo staunchly opposed marijuana legalization, but the Dem governor reversed course last year.

After a Health Department study that found legalization’s positive effects outweighed its negatives, he unveiled his legalization plan with a proposal for a heavily taxed and highly regulated industry.

Delaware A bill to legalize marijuana won a majority in a House floor vote last year but fell short of the super-majority needed under state law, because it included a taxation component. While that bill’s authors both retired, so did a number of House members who either voted against it or abstained.

Minnesota Incoming Gov. Tim Walz wants to legalize marijuana, and his Democratic Farm Labor Party took control of the House in the November elections. Incoming House Speaker Melissa Hortman hasn’t endorsed the notion, but did say marijuana reform will be taken up in that chamber this year.

New Mexico Incoming Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham favors marijuana legalization, arguing that it would be a boon to the state’s economy. Democrats control both the House and the Senate, and House Speaker Brian Egolf says if a bill made it to the House floor “it would probably pass.”

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is a recent and somewhat reluctant convert to the cause.

House Speaker and fellow Democrat Nicholas Mattiello has been similarly reluctant, but, like Raimondo, is feeling the pressure of looming legalization in neighboring states.

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Calendar Concerts MARIN Marin Symphony The orchestra shines in the new program, “Noble,” performed as part of their Masterworks series. Jan 26, 8pm and Jan 27, 3pm. $25 and up. Marin Center Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.473.6800.

Michael Nesmith Former member of the Monkees performs his classic 1972 album “And the Hits Just Keep On Comin’” in a seated show. Jan 26, 8:30pm. $50-$65. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Winter Nights Osher Main JCC’s fourth annual concert series opens with “The Colors of India” featuring Dholrhythms Dance Company.

Jan 26, 8pm. $25-$35; kids under 18 are $10.

Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

NAPA Rosanne Cash Pre-eminent country music singersongwriter performs off her latest album, “She Remembers Everything.” Jan 27, 8pm. $50-$70. Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St, Napa. 707.259.0123.

Cassandra Wilson Celebrated jazz musician and vocalist incorporates blues and folk music into her work. Jan 25-26, 7 and 9pm. $65-$105.

Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa.

707.880.2300.

Clubs & Venues MARIN HopMonk Novato Jan 24, Country Line Dancing. Jan 25, Pop Rocks. Jan 26, William Fitzsimmons.

224 Vintage Way, Novato. 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery Jan 23, Koolerator with Barry Sless. Jan 30, Matt Jaffe. 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax.

415.485.1005.

19 Broadway Nightclub Jan 23, Blondiva. Jan 24, Book of Birds. Jan 25, Sun Hop Fat with DJ BOA. Jan 27, Rhythms & Rhymes. Jan 29, Neal Cassady Family Archives with Scott Guberman and friends.

Jan 30, Blues Champions. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax. 415.459.1091.

Rancho Nicasio Jan 25, Tom Finch Trio. Jan 26, Stompy Jones featuring Annette Moreno. Jan 27, 4pm, LoWatters. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio.

415.662.2219.

Sweetwater Music Hall Jan 23, Emily King. Jan 24, Johnny A and Kate Gaffney. Jan 25, tribute to the Doors

with Wild Child. Jan 27, 6pm, the Ferocious Few. Jan 30, Larry & His Flask with Willy Tea Taylor. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley.

415.388.3850.

Terrapin Crossroads Jan 23, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs.

Jan 24, Mik & Kat and friends. Jan 25, Martin Sexton and Chris Trapper. Jan 26, tribute to Pink Floyd. Jan 27, Scott Guberman Band.

Jan 29, Mark Karan and friends. Jan 30, Jon Chi Band. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael.

415.524.2773.

SONOMA Mystic Theatre & Music Hall Jan 26, Colter Wall with Vincent Neil Emerson. Jan 29, Reverend Horton Heat with Big Sandy and Voodoo Glow Skulls.

23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma.

707.775.6048.

The Phoenix Theater Jan 24, Sage the Gemini. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.

Art Openings Bay Model Visitor Center Jan 29-Feb 23, “Trees, Paper, Styx,”Linda Colnett’s art has long been inspired by nature, and in particular trees. Reception, Feb 9 at 1pm. 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito.

415.332.3871.

Comedy The Donkey Show!

Comedy showcase features Josh Argyle, Wendy Lewis, Robert Omoto and others.

Jan 27, 9pm. Free. Jamison’s Roaring Donkey, 146 Kentucky St, Petaluma. 707.772.5478.

Improv Marin News Laugh to local Marin news and events acted out by improvisational group. Jan 26, 8pm.

West End Studio Theatre, 1554 Fourth St, San Rafael. improvmarin.com.

Events Best of the SF Solo Series Bay Area’s most critically acclaimed, awardwinning on-person shows run in Marin, this week featuring Maureen Langan’s “Daughter of a Garbageman.” Sun, Jan 27, 7pm. $40.

Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. 415.499.6800.

SCBC Herring Celebration Sixth annual event features two screenings of “Blue Serengeti,” live music by the Fishwives and a herring inspired lunch by Sausalito restaurateurs. Jan 27, 10:30am. $40. Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415.332.3871.

Field Trips Fungus BioBlitz Join One Tam to identify and document every fungus species you see. Jan 26, 10am.

Roy’s Redwoods Preserve, Nicasio Valley Rd, San Geronimo, onetam.org.

Naturalist Hike at China Camp Guided trek offers great views, exercise and info on the abundant wildlife in the area.

Jan 27, 12:30pm. China Camp State Park, 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael.

415.456.0766.

Film Just Eat It Filmmakers and food lovers Jen Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin dive into food waste in this eye-opening documentary, screening with a panel discussion. Jan 27, 4:15pm.

Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael. 415.454.1222.

Viva España!

Film series celebrating artists and writers of Spain continues with “Federico Garcia Lorca: Moons of New York & Giant Moon.” Tues, Jan 29, 6:30pm. $10-$15. Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur. 415.924.5111.

Wasted Sustainable Fairfax and the Environmental Forum of Marin host a screening of the film about food waste. Jan 25, 7pm. $10.

Fairfax Women’s Club, 46 Park Rd, Fairfax.

415.453.1584.

Lectures The Balkan Mosaic Visual presentation takes you on a tour of the Balkan Peninsula, a region of stunning landscapes and great ethnic and cultural diversity. Jan 26, 11am. San Anselmo Library, 110 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo.

415.258.4656.

Beyond Rewards & Punishment Southern Marin Mothers Club hosts a talk about healthy ways to set limits with young children. Registration required.

Jan 24, 6:30pm. $5. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, southernmarinmoms.com.

The Chinese Schindler Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Manli Ho recounts how her father, Chinese diplomat Feng Shan Ho, saved thousands of Austrian Jews by issuing visas to Shanghai for them.

Jan 27, 10am. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael. 415.444.8000.

King Tides Learn what extreme high tides, commonly called King Tides, can tell us about sea level rise in this talk. Reservations required.

Jan 26, 4:30pm. $5. China Camp State Park, 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael.

415.456.0766.

My Life, My Choices Get information on advance care directives from Hospice by the Bay. Tues, Jan 29, 11am.

Free. Whistlestop, 930 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael. 415.456.9062.

Racial Justice Book Club Join in a discussion of “Chief Marin:

Leader, Rebel, and Legend” by Betty Goerke. Jan 27, 3pm. Corte Madera Library.

707 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera.

707.924.6444.

Reinvent Yourself After 50 Workshop is led by Lynn Ryder, author of “Road to Fulfillment.” Space is limited.

Jan 25, 1pm. San Rafael Library, 1100 E St, San Rafael. 415.485.3323.

Readings Angelico Hall Jan 28, 7pm, “Prisoner” with Jason Rezaian, in conversation with W Kamau Bell. $45.

Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael 415.457.4440.

Book Passage Jan 24, 7pm, “Gone Missing” with Colin Claxon. Jan 26, 4pm, “Freefall: A Divine Comedy” with Lily Iona Mackenzie. Jan 27, 1pm, “What to Eat When” with Dr Michael Roizen and Dr Michael Crupain. Jan 27, 4pm, “Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California” with Lucille Lang Day and others. Jan 28, 7pm, “The Far Field” with Madhuri Vijay, in conversation with Anthony Marra. Jan 29, 7pm, “High” with David and Nic Sheff.

Jan 30, 7pm, “Hark” with Sam Lipsyte.

51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera 415.927.0960.

Book Passage By-the-Bay Jan 23, 6pm, “Cocaine + Surfing” with Chas Smith. 100 Bay St, Sausalito 415.339.1300.

Theater Deathtrap Ingeniously structured play offers gaspinducing thrills and spontaneous laughter.

Through Feb 17. $12-$27. Barn Theatre, Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross. 415.456.9555.

How I Learned What I Learned August Wilson’s autobiographical one-man show charts what it means to be a black artist in America. Through Feb 3. $25-$52. Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley. 415.388.5208.

A Streetcar Named Desire The classic Tennessee Williams-penned drama plays in the small studio theatre.

Jan 25-Feb 17. $23-$28. 6th Street Playhouse, 52 W Sixth St, Santa Rosa. 707.523.4185.

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SINGLE & DISSATISFIED? Tired of spending weekends and holidays alone? Join with other single men and women to explore what’s blocking you from fulfillment in your relationships. Nine-week Single’s Group, OR weekly, ongoing, coed Intimacy Groups or Women’s Group, all starting the week of January 28th, 2019. Groups meet on Mon, Tues, & Thurs evenings. Space limited. Also, Individual and Couples sessions. Central San Rafael. For more information, call Renee Owen, LMFT #35255 at 415-453-8117 Right Relationship and Dating Group; Authentic Relationship Group, Essentials for Happiness Project. Highly Effective & Affordable Therapy.

Empathy Tool Kit provided. 9 week groups forming now for groups near downtown San Rafael, meet 2 Tuesdays a month/ February through March. International Teacher and Stanford Trained therapist, Ilene Wolf, Licensed MFT for 25 years, Brief Solution Focused Therapist: Shows you the exact practical tools to experience more joy & turn your life into a success story. “I have seen 100s of individual, couples, families and groups, you can feel better starting with a Call for a free 20 minute interview. 415.420.3619 to see if this is right for you. www.ilenewolf.com Group for Former Members of High Demand Groups or Cults is offered alternate Saturdays, 3:00 - 5:00 PM. This successful, safe, supportive/ explorative group has been running for 15 years. Topics participants address include trauma, loss, recovery issues, relationships; understanding cultic characteristics and “normal” responses; learning new coping skills; disconfirming inaccurate, self-limiting beliefs with better outcomes.

Facilitator: Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP, 25 years’ experience, herself a former member in her early adulthood. Kentfield Office. www.colleenrussellmft.com; email: crussell@colleenrussellmft.com; phone 415-785-3513.

Mind&Body HYPNOTHERAPY Thea Donnelly, M.A. Hypnosis, Counseling, All Issues. 25 yrs. experience.

415-459-0449.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 145852. The following individual(s) are doing business: INCA PROMOTIONS TOURS, 855 C ST. SUIT #205, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: IRMA SANTIVANEZ, 855 C ST. #205, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901, WILFREDO MIRANDA, 2525 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD #5, FAIRFAX, CA 94930. This business is being conducted by A PARTNERSHIP. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 6, 2018.

(Publication Dates: JANUARY 9, 16, 23, 30) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 145958. The following individual(s) are doing business: B.B SOL HAULING, 1132 FERRIS DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94945: CARLOS SOLORZANO, 1132 FERRIS DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94945, NYDIA N. SOLORZANO, 1132 FERRIS DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94945.

This business is being conducted by A MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with

the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 27, 2018. (Publication Dates: January 16, 23, 30 and February 6 of 2019)

(Publication Dates: January 16, 23, 30 and February 6 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019146048. The following individual(s) are doing business: MUDDY BOOTS AND CONSTRUCTION, 41 DEL ORO LAGOON, NOVATO, CA 94949: LISA G DAVIS, 41 DEL ORO LAGOON, NOVATO, CA 94949.

This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 11, 2019. (Publication Dates: January 16, 23, 30 and February 6 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 145904.

The following individual(s) are doing business: DIMENSIONAL FURNITURE OUTLET, 115 BELLAM BLVD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: TRI NHU NGUYEN, 2220 HARRINGTON AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94601. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on DECEMBER 17, 2018.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT FROM USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME—File No: 304843.

The following person(s) has/ have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County Clerk-Recorder’s Office on April 16, 2014, Under File No: 2014134594. Fictitious Business name(s) MARIN HEARING CENTER, 45 SAN CLEMENTE DR. STE. D140, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: KIM HOPPIN, 45 SAN CLEMENTE DR. STE. D140, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Jan 9, 2019 (Publication Dates: Jan 23, 30 and Feb 6, 13 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146032. The following individual(s) are doing business: MARIN HEARING CENTER, IRON AUDIOLOGY, 45 SAN CLEMENTE DR. STE. D140, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925: IRON AUDIOLOGY, INC. 45 SAN CLEMENTE DR. STE. D140, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant

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PublicNotices will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 9, 2019. (Publication Dates: January 23, 30 and February 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146055. The following individual(s) are doing business: ELDON-FORSTER DRAINAGE INSPECTIONS, 701-J DELONG AVE, NOVATO, CA 94945: BAY AREA PROPERTY INSPECTIONS, LLC, 701-J DELONG AVE, NOVATO, CA 94945. This business is being conducted by A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 14, 2019. (Publication Dates: January 23, 30 and February 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146053. The following individual(s) are doing business: ABRAHAM CONSTRUCTION, 33-B TOMASINI CANYON RD, POINT REYES STATION, CA 94956: ABRAHAM GUTIERREZ RAMIREZ, 33-B TOMASINI CANYON RD, POINT REYES STATION, CA 94956. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 14, 2019. (Publication Dates: January 23, 30 and February 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 146040. The following individual(s) are doing business: MIA BELLA BOUTIQUE, 151 BELLAM ST., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: MARIA SOLEDAD CORADO, 63 CORTE MESA AV., SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901.

This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 10, 2019. (Publication Dates: January 23, 30 and February 6, 13 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 145987. The following individual(s) are doing business: TASTE OF ROME, 1000 BRIDGE WAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: CAFÉ SAUSALITO INC., 1000 BRIDGE WAY, SAUSALITO, CA 94965. This business is being conducted by A CORPORATION. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 3, 2019. (Publication Dates: January 23, 30 and February 6, 13 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019146088. The following individual(s) are doing business: GINSENG GUY, 295 MILLER AVE, SUITE C, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: CHRISTOPHER R VEIGA, 295 MILLER AVE, SUITE C, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941. This business is being conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. Registrant will begin transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Marin County on JANUARY 18, 2019. (Publication Dates: January 23, 30 and February 6, 13 of 2019) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT FROM USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME—File No: 304857.

The following person(s) has/ have abandoned the use of a fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the Marin County ClerkRecorder’s Office on January 20, 2016, Under File No: 2016138983. Fictitious Business name(s) DIMENSIONAL FURNITURE OUTLET, 115 BELLAM BLVD, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: THINH NGUYEN, 3718 WILLOW PASS RD #113, CONCORD, CA 94519. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Marin County on Dec 17, 2018 (Publication Dates: Jan 16, 23, 30 and Feb 6 2019 OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1900064 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Nancy Felice Becker,

has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Nancy Felice Becker to Proposed Name: Nance Felice Becker 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 2/26/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: JAN 4, 2019 James T. Chou Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By C Lucchesi, Deputy (January 16, 23, 30, February 6 of 2018) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1804345 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Yolanda Hernandez & Antonio Amador, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Nancy Amador Hernandez *Amador listed as Middle Name to Proposed Name: Nancy Amador Hernandez *Amador listed as last name with Hernandez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely

filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a.

Date: 2/14/2018, Time: 9:00am, Dept: A. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: DEC 3, 2018 Andrew E. Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Chais, Deputy (December 26 of 2018, January 2, 9, 16 of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1900008 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Thomas Jay Foxenburgh, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Thomas Jay Foxenburgh to Proposed Name: Tom Jay Fox 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 2/25/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: JAN 2, 2019 James T. Chou Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By J. Chen, Deputy (January 16, 23, 30, February 6 of 2018)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1900064 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Nancy Felice Becker, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Nancy Felice Becker to Proposed Name: Nance Felice Becker 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 2/26/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: JAN 4, 2019 James T. Chou Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By C Lucchesi, Deputy (January 16, 23, 30, February 6 of 2018) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1900075 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Kathleen Bradley, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Kathleen Mary Bradley to Proposed Name: Kathleen Mary Bradley Amidei 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be

heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 3/4/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: JAN 7, 2019 James T. Chou Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

By C Lucchesi, Deputy (January 23, 30, February 6, 13 of 2018) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1900008 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): Thomas Jay Foxenburgh, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Thomas Jay Foxenburgh to Proposed Name: Tom Jay Fox 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 2/25/2019, Time: 9:00am, Dept: B, Room: B. The address of the court is same as noted above; 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the Pacific Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Marin. DATED: JAN 2, 2019 James T. Chou Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

By J. Chen, Deputy (January 16, 23, 30, February 6 of 2018)

By Amy Alkon

Q:

A lot of women are posting pix of themselves on Instagram in very skimpy attire. I don’t feel comfortable doing that (though I’m in great shape), because I’m single and I’m afraid men would think I’m “easy.” Am I right in thinking men don’t take you seriously as relationship material if you post this type of pix? Or am I prudish and out of touch?—Curious

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Ideally, if you tell somebody you have a few more weeks out on disability, they don’t immediately assume it’s because you got really bad friction burns working the pole. Evolutionary psychologist Cari Goetz and her colleagues note, not surprisingly, that men see skimpy attire on a woman as a signal that they can manipulate her into casual sex. (Women in their research also understood that men perceive skimpy attire this way.) But who actually ends up manipulating whom?

Goetz and her team speculate that some women—especially those who perceive themselves to be “low in mate value”—use revealing attire to advertise what seems to be their hookupability and other “exploitability cues.” However, these seemingly poor, defenseless sex bunnies may actually be looking to “advance their own mating and relationship goals.” As for how this might work, if a man likes the casual sex and keeps coming back for more, maybe, just maybe, she can draw him into a relationship. (Hookupily ever after?)

However, this approach is a risky strategy because, as Goetz and her colleagues point out, “men found women displaying cues to sexual exploitability to be attractive as short-term mates, but, importantly, not attractive as long-term mates.”

As for what you might make of all this, it’s best to avoid clothes with coverage just this side of G-strings and nipple tassels, as well as overtly sexual poses (like sucking on a finger—subtle!). However, you can take advantage of evolutionary psychology research that finds that men are drawn to women with an hourglass figure (as well as, heh, women who use deceptive undergarments to fake having one). In short, your best bet is posting shots of yourself looking classy-sexual. This means wearing clothes that reveal your curves to a man—but not your medical history: “I don’t know her name yet, dude, but I can tell you that she had her gallbladder removed.”

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I love my girlfriend, but she has some weird rules about her place: no shoes inside, cabinets can’t be left open, etc. We’ve gotten in fights when I’ve forgotten to do this stuff and then mentioned how ridiculous I find it. Should I have to do things I think are stupid?—Besieged

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Your girlfriend reminds you of a well-known television star.

Unfortunately, it’s Judge Judy.

You, like many people in relationships, have the expectation that your partner’s requests should make sense. This is where you go wrong. To be human is to be kind of an idiot. We’re all idiots on some level—meaning that we all say and do things that make sense to us but that others would reasonably find utterly idiotic.

That said, our idiocy is not without benefits. Economist Robert H. Frank observes that we evolved to sometimes behave in “seemingly irrational” ways that actually serve our interests. An example would be acting out in ways that test others’ commitment to us (though, typically, we don’t see it that way and may not even intend to do that).

So, though your girlfriend would probably list reasons for each of her rules— reasons you might find silly—what isn’t silly is her caring about your following them or at least caring enough to try. In short, you don’t have to endorse her ideas to try to act in accordance with them and to treat her kindly when she gets upset that you’ve forgotten. (For example, you could say: “I’m sorry. I know it’s important to you that I do this.”) This would be a signal that you care deeply about her, that you love her enough to do ridiculous things just to make her happy—maybe even to the point of handing her a shopping bag: “Look, honey!

There was a sale at Prada on surgical shoe covers!”

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Astrology

For the week of January 23

ARIES (March 21–April 19) We might initially be inclined to ridicule Stuart Kettell, a British man who spent four days pushing a Brussels sprout up 3,560-foot-high Mount Snowden with his nose.

But perhaps our opinion would become more expansive once we knew that he engaged in this stunt to raise money for a charity that supports people with cancer. In any case, the coming weeks would be a favorable time for you, too, to engage in extravagant, extreme or even outlandish behavior in behalf of a good or holy cause.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20) The Taurus

guitar wizard known as Buckethead is surely among the most imaginative and prolific musicians who has ever lived. Since producing his first album in late 2005, he has released 306 other albums that span a wide variety of musical genres—an average of 23 per year. I propose that we make him your patron saint for the next six weeks. While it’s unlikely you can achieve such a gaudy level of creative self-expression, you could very well exceed your previous personal best in your own sphere.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Novelist Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, a fictional character who personifies the power of logic and rational thinking. And yet Doyle was also a devout spiritualist who pursued interests in telepathy, the occult and psychic phenomena. It’s no surprise that he was a Gemini, an astrological tribe renowned for its ability to embody apparent opposites. Sometimes that quality is a liability for you folks, and sometimes an asset. In the coming weeks, I believe it’ll be a highly useful skill. Your knack for holding paradoxical views and expressing seemingly contradictory powers will attract and generate good fortune.

CANCER (June 21–July 22) In 2006, a 176-year-old tortoise named Harriet died in an Australian zoo owned by “Crocodile Hunter” and TV personality Steve Irwin. Harriet was far from her original home in the Galapagos Islands. By some accounts, evolutionary superstar Charles Darwin picked her up and carried her away during his visit there in 1835. I propose that you choose the long-lived tortoise as your power creature for the coming weeks.

With her as inspiration, meditate on questions like these: 1. “What would I do differently if I knew I’d live to a very old age?” 2. “What influence that was important to me when I was young do I want to be important to me when I’m old?” 3. “In what specific ways can my future benefit from my past?” 4. “Is there a blessing or gift from an ancestor I have not yet claimed?” 5. “Is there anything I can do that I am not yet doing to remain in good health into my old age?”

LEO (July 23–August 22) John Lennon claimed

that he generated the Beatles song’ “Because” by rendering Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” backwards. Even if that’s true, I don’t think it detracts from the beauty of “Because.” May I suggest you adopt a comparable strategy for your own use in the coming weeks, Leo? What could you do in reverse so as to create an interesting novelty? What approach might you invert in order to instigate fresh ways of doing things? Is there an idea you could turn upside-down or inside-out, thereby awakening yourself to a new perspective?

VIRGO (August 23–September 22) The Tsonga

By Rob Brezsny

its present participle crescentum to be your words of power for the next four weeks. May they help mobilize you to seize all emerging opportunities to come forth, spring up, grow, thrive, swell and increase in numbers or strength.

SCORPIO (October 23–November 21)

When animals hibernate, their metabolism slows down. They may grow more underfur or feathers, and some add extra fat. To conserve heat, they may huddle together with each other. In the coming weeks, I don’t think you’ll have to do what they do.

But I do suspect it will be a good time to engage in behaviors that have a resemblance to hibernation: slowing down your mind and body; thinking deep thoughts and feeling deep feelings; seeking extra hugs and cuddles; getting lots of rich, warm, satisfying food and sleep. What else might appeal to your need to drop out of your fast-paced rhythm and supercharge your psychic batteries?

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

When people tell me they don’t have time to read the books I’ve written, I advise them to place the books under their pillows and soak up my words in their dreams. I don’t suggest that they actually eat the pages, although there is historical precedent for that. The Bible describes the prophet Ezekiel as literally chewing and swallowing a book. And there are accounts of 16th-century Austrian soldiers devouring books they acquired during their conquests, hoping to absorb the contents of the texts.

But in accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest that in the next four weeks you acquire the wisdom stored in books by actually reading them or listening to them on audio recordings. In my astrological opinion, you really do need, for the sake of your psychospiritual health, to absorb writing that requires extended concentration.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19)

Among the top “how to” search inquiries on Google are “how to buy Bitcoin,” “how to lose belly fat fast,” “how to cook spaghetti in a microwave” and “how to make slime.” While I do think that the coming weeks will be prime time for you to formulate and launch many “how to” investigations, I will encourage you to put more important questions at the top of your priority list. “How to get richer quicker” would be a good one, as would “how to follow through on good beginnings” and “how to enhance your value” and “how to identify what resources and allies will be most important in 2019.”

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18) A motivational speaker and author named Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs, although he has two small, unusually shaped feet. These facts didn’t stop him from getting married, raising a family of four children and writing eight books. One book is entitled Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life. He’s a positive guy who has faith in the possibility of miracles.

In fact, he says he keeps a pair of shoes in his closet just in case God decides to bless him with a marvelous surprise. In accordance with current astrological omens, Aquarius, I suggest you make a similar gesture. Create or acquire a symbol of an amazing transformation you would love to attract into your life.

PISCES (February 19–March 20) About

language is spoken by more than 15 million people in southern Africa. The literal meaning of the Tsonga phrase I malebvu ya nghala is “It’s a lion’s beard,” and its meaning is “something that’s not as scary as it looks.”

According to my astrological analysis, this will be a useful concept for you to be alert for in the coming weeks. Don’t necessarily trust first impressions or initial apprehensions. Be open to probing deeper than your instincts might influence you to do.

11 percent of the Philippines’ population is comprised of Muslims who call themselves the Bangsamoro. Many resist being part of the Philippines and want their own sovereign nation. They have a lot of experience struggling for independence, as they’ve spent 400 years rebelling against occupation by foreign powers, including Spain, the United States and Japan. I admire their tenacity in seeking total freedom to be themselves and rule themselves. May they inspire your efforts to do the same on a personal level in the coming year.

LIBRA (September 23–October 22) The old Latin verb crescere meant “to come forth, spring up, grow, thrive, swell, increase in numbers or strength.”

We see its presence in the modern English, French and Italian word “crescendo.” In accordance with astrological omens, I have selected crescere and

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 1.800.350.7700.

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