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‘Crappy Creek’ Revisited

Update to the high levels of E-coli (“Crappy Creek,” Nov. 6): Over a year ago I complained to the City of Petaluma and its previous harbormaster before that. I have witnessed liveaboards blow their waste out the sides of their boats. I have witnessed people toss buckets full of human waste like it was the thing to do. I have made reports to the new harbormaster and even all the way up to the mayor.

And everyone in between. I met a gentleman from the state water board who came and tested the water in the marina. The levels were high; the highest being at the marina entrance. He didn’t understand why. Nor did I. Then all this negative publicity came out.

The Bay Keepers are correct in saying that this whole plan isn’t effective. I wrote to them and explained. The very next day after over a year of trying to get someone to enforce the obvious.

After finding out the pump-out station at the marina was pumping directly into the river and that may be why the E-coli levels are so high at the mouth of the marina. The

pump-out station is located at the mouth of the marina as well. But after all of this time and effort, the state water board got hold of me and the next day an inspector came and put an “out-of-order” sign on the pump-out station.

It is the marina’s responsibility to ensure the vessels are using the pump-out station and not dumping discharge in the river. If there are a total of 16 people living on the boats in the marina and only two boats use the pump-out station and none of the people use the restrooms, what is the only logical explanation?

Why have all these rules and regulations if nothing is enforced?

The part that really sucks is that the people who are environmentally conscious and respect our waters get punished because of this.

This is the turning point for the Petaluma River. Hopefully, people will start to do the right thing. If it takes holding the responsible parties accountable, then so be it. It will work like peer pressure.

Thank you Baykeepers for your help in getting some action.

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Heroes &Zeroes

By Nikki Silverstein

Another Marin gas station unknowingly harbored an illegal credit card skimming device. It was discovered at Gas & Shop on Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in San Anselmo and deactivated by a County of Marin Weights & Measures inspector.

A skimmer captures unsuspecting customers’ credit and debit card numbers, ZIP codes and PIN numbers.

When you use a gas pump with the device, your information is gathered and used for credit card fraud.

“The most we’ve found was seven or eight skimmers at one gas station,” said John Larkin of the California Department of Food & Agriculture’s Division of Measurement Standards.

“We might find one and pull it out, but two months later another one is found in the same pump. It’s a vicious cycle.”

Folks are advised to check their credit card statements frequently and use strong passwords that are changed frequently. Or better yet, use cash.

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Marshall and Baja’s San Rafael home is undergoing a much-needed remodel. Usually, a house renovation doesn’t make the Heroes column, but in this case it’s warranted. Marshall, an American white Pelican, and Baja, a brown Pelican, reside at WildCare and serve as ambassador animals for the wildlife-care organization.

For several years, the birds’ pool has desperately needed repairs and a new pump system, both for the safety of the birds and the WildCare volunteers who care for them.

To help out Marshall, Baja and their fellow feathered friends Farallon and Herman, three Marin companies made generous donations to WildCare to repair their home. Hendrickson Pools is repairing the pool and remodeling the entire enclosure. S.B.I. Building Materials donated bluestone and the pool’s new pebble plaster finish is courtesy of Burkett’s Pool Plastering, Inc. While the construction work continues, the pool birds will take a break from public viewing, but the rest of WildCare’s educational animals are there to greet you.

This year California lawmakers passed a wide range of laws meant to ease the state’s housing crisis.

Roofs and Rental Rules State housing laws kick in on New Year’s Day By Will Carruthers

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t the start of the new year, a mass of new state housing laws will kick in.

Whether you rent or own in the North Bay, here are some of the new rules you should know about.

Rent Control Lite Assembly Bill 1482, formally known as the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, includes an annual rent cap and various tenant protections.

It was passed in October as a compromise between renters and landlords after several years of increasingly high profile political skirmishes between the groups across the state.

Ultimately, no one seems

perfectly happy with AB 1482.

Tenants’ advocates say it’s too weak and landlords tend to cringe at any restrictions of their profits. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020 and lasts through Jan. 1, 2030.

Notably, the bill’s author, San Francisco Assemblymember David Chiu, calls the new limit a rent cap, not rent control.

AB 1482 does cover more properties than were previously affected—i.e. almost no properties in parts of the state without local rent control laws—but there are still some sizable holes in this bill.

Here are some, but not all, of the people who are not covered by AB 1482: • Homes built in the past 15 years,

determined on a rolling basis, including accessory dwelling units, also known as granny units.

• A duplex in which the owner occupies one of the units from the start of the rental agreement.

• Condos and single-family homes, unless they are owned by a corporation, a shell company owned by a corporation or a real estate investment trust.

If you are covered, the law sets an annual limit on rent increases at 5 percent plus the increase in the cost of living or 10 percent, whichever number is lower.

Between April 2018 and April 2019, the cost of living rose by 3.3

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Bay Area Central Finance Authority Another bill by Assemblymember Chiu, AB 1487, the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act, creates a regional funding organization to back housing production and related programs throughout the ninecounty Bay Area.

The bill empowers two existing regional bodies—the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)—to put forward ballot initiatives to raise funds for housing and transportation projects.

In the past, that work has been done regionally, leading to differing patterns of development and land use across the Bay Area.

At its core, this is the latest skirmish in the Bay Area’s war over “local control” of housing policy decisions.

AB 1487 and several other bills passed in 2019 came out of recommendations floated as part of the MTC-led CASA Compact, a bundle of legislative suggestions written by a committee of lawmakers, developers and nonprofit representatives from around the Bay Area.

The final CASA Compact, which includes suggested tenant protections, land-use changes and the Bay Area regional funding mechanism, was endorsed by the CASA committee in January 2019.

However, Marin County’s representatives on ABAG—Supervisor Dennis Rodoni and Novato

Councilwoman Pat Eklund—and the MTC Supervisor Damon Connolly, all voted against the compact when it came before their boards. All three cited concerns about the erosion of local control, according to coverage in the Marin Independent Journal.

Since then, many of the suggestions have been passed by state lawmakers as separate pieces of legislation.

Under AB 1487, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, which will be governed by the MTC’s existing governing board, will be able to place regional housing bonds on the ballot and then disperse the funds throughout the nine-county Bay Area.

“A regional approach is crucial to tackling our housing crisis in the Bay Area. Our challenges are inextricably linked across our region, and we need to tackle them together,” Chiu told the San Mateo Daily Journal in September.

Expect debates over “local control” to continue as they have before.

Miscellaneous In an effort to increase housing stock across the state, politicians penned numerous new laws intended to boost housing production and protect vulnerable tenants throughout the state. We’ll just cover a few here.

• The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330): Written by State Senator Nancy Skinner, this law would make local governments green light certain housing developments if they meet criteria laid out in the bill. It also caps the number of public meetings about an individual proposal at a total of five.

• Source of Income Protection (SB 329): This bill bars landlords from choosing not to rent to prospective tenants solely because they use Housing Choice Vouchers, the government benefits for low-income renters.

• Easier ADUs (AB 68 and 69): These two bills, written by Assemblymember Phil Ting, alter the rules around the size of and locations where Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) can be built. These small, separated units, sometimes known as granny units, are thought to be a way suburban regions can increase housing density and affordability without building upwards. Y

Flashback 50 Years Ago THIS WEEK

Jesus was almost missed. He appeared at a certain time and place in history, a common bearded man with no wealth or status. He did what he had to do about helping the sick get well, encouraging the oppressed and giving humble persons a dream to live by.

But he was almost missed because people were looking for something else— something unfamiliar and magnificent and different from themselves.

They thought both good and evil in life were to be found somewhere else than in a common man like themselves. … We can all put a name on what we see as the “problem” in life—draft dodgers, birchers, commies, red necks, hippies—anything or anybody but ourselves. We used to escape responsibility by blaming everything on something called Satan. Now we just remove ourselves from what we feel is wrong and start blaming someone else for it.

The problems are not anywhere but in us, and so are the solutions. … “Peace on earth” comes from inside and among us if it is going to come at all. The first step toward peace is to recognize that massacres in Vietnam and pre-dawn police killings in Chicago and Los Angeles are the result of our own inner violence, frustration and fear.

Once we recognize it, we can begin the task of building the peaceful society alongside the bearded man who did what he could about helping the sick get well, encouraging the oppressed and giving humble persons a dream to live by.—Jim Symons-Bill Taylor, 12/24/69

40Years Ago THIS

The Pacific Sun brings you the highlights and the lowlights, the big names and the bizarre games, the wits, half-wits and nit-wits that made 1979— let’s face it—one of the decade’s truly disgusting and spectacular years. It WEEK was the year of the gas line; the year the Yankees finally lost the pennant; it was a year for international crises and domestic malaise; it was a year in which disco, mercifully, began to crumble; in which Bob Dylan converted to Christianity; in which the Congress of the United States finally admitted what everyone already knew—that John Kennedy’s assassination 16 years ago was the product of a conspiracy—but lamely declined to do anything about it.—Richard Raznikov, 12/21/79

30 Years Ago

Elvis spoke for millions when he sang, “It will be a blu-u-e Christmas without you …”

THIS WEEK

If the holiday season is a time for sharing with loved ones, then it’s hardest when those we love are missing—separated by death, distance or disaffection.

“Christmas brings back all the memories of other times shared, and loss seems more exquisite at this time of year,” says Joan Sheldon, director of Marin Sucide Prevention Center’s grief counseling program. “Any holiday is significant in this way because it’s a time when people get together, so the vacuum of someone missing seems enormous.”

Although Sheldon deals primarily with those grieving a death, her comments may be helpful to the newly divorced, those separated by distance and those who simply feel lonely as others brim over with holiday enthusiasm. She suggests reviewing traditions and rituals to decide which to continue, change or leave behind. Perhaps it’s time to create a new tradition for a new period in your life, maybe something as simple as changing a longstanding holiday menu.—Joy Zimmerman and Greg Cahill, 12/22/89

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Ted Keys, another founding member of the 100 [Black Men], says he joined the group “out of fear” for the future. “I was wondering, at this rate, where will we be in 10 or 15 years? If I can’t walk down the WEEK street at night today, what’s it going to be like for my kids? If we were standing on a street corner and a policeman drives by and shoots us, would anyone care? Or would they just say, ‘Oh, it was a black person, he must have deserved it?’”

Years Ago

It’s only recently that lawmakers have realized what black people have known for years: Black drivers are stopped by police at a much higher rate than whites, often for no reason other than their race. Legislators call the phenomenon “driving while black.” Keys states that, since he bought a brand new truck, he’s been stopped on a regular basis, though never given a ticket.—Jill Kramer, 12/22/99

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percent across the state, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.

That means a landlord covered by the law could increase rent by 8.3 percent this year on unit covered by the new law.

AB 1482 also extends “just cause” eviction protections to tenants covered by the bill.

A landlord can now only legally evict a tenant for the following reasons: falling behind on rent, breaching the terms of the lease and committing a criminal act on the property.

Note: This is by no means a comprehensive guide to the new law.

Do your own research on the new rules for renters and landlords or contact a local advocacy organization if you have further questions.

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Believe It, Or Not Grappling with Santa in the 21st century

By David Templeton

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elief in Santa Claus, like many an American’s belief in functional democracy and fair elections, almost never lasts forever.

And yet, given differences in culture, religion and individual parenting choices, not every kid in the country grows up believing in the magical man with the flying reindeer.

But it’s safe to say that a large number of children do. And for the vast majority of them, there comes a time when their faith in Santa either gently fades as their cognitive

awareness and critical thinking expands, is yanked away rudely by some bubble-popping sibling or playground pal or is traumatically shattered by the sudden realization that they’ve been lied to.

Personally, as someone who stopped believing at the age of 4 (my parents were egregiously sloppy with Santa-details, wrapping paper and Christmas-morning protocols), I’ve long been interested in when and how different children reach the end of their faith in Kris Kringle’s existence. I’ve spent years

collecting stories of people’s own moments of Santa Truth Awareness.

As a journalist, I frequently have the opportunity to toss in the question, “How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?”

Here are three of my favorite Santa Truth stories from the last several months: Author, comic and television host W. Kamau Bell told me during a moment at the 2018 Wine Country Spoken Word Festival that he never technically believed in Santa.

“My mom didn’t encourage

me to grow up believing in Santa Claus,” Bell said. “I knew there was this thing out there, but I never connected that person to someone bringing me toys. So, my first memory of that specific version of Santa Claus was at a school event where they were taking kids to see Santa Claus. And I remember very specifically all the kids going in a room to meet Santa Claus, and me being led to … another room.”

Bell’s mother had sent a note, instructing her son to be excused from all Santa-related activities,

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From ’tis to ’twas in two sips.

the moment he stopped believing, he recalled that his younger sister continued believing for some time. “We all colluded to keep her believing as long as we could, as a family unit.”

“My son is seven,” O’Hare said.

“He asked me point blank, about five months ago … ‘Is Santa Claus real? Just tell me the truth.’ And I said, ‘No, he’s not real.’ He said, ‘Okay,’ but then, about two weeks ago, he was suddenly kind of like, ‘So, will Santa still bring me a gift if I want?’ So I’m not sure what he’s doing, if he’s still wanting to play the game, or he’s re-believing, or what.

“My older sister—Pam, in this movie—we’re planning to all meet up in Florida for Christmas this year, and she just asked me, ‘Is your son coming? Great, should we put cookies out for Santa and everything?’ I said, ‘Yes, go ahead’ … but at this point, I really don’t know what he believes. I guess we’ll all

just play it by ear and let him decide when he’s ready to stop.”

Back to W. Kamau Bell, he went on to say that though he never believed, his own kids do.

“My wife grew up believing in Santa Claus, and she believes that kids should have that magic in their life,” he said. “There are some decisions in married life where you just say, ‘You know what? I’m going to stand over here and stay out of this one.’

“The joke in my house is that I’ll go, ‘So, you told Santa Claus what you want for Christmas yet? Did you tell Birthday Claus what you want for your birthday?’ And they’re all, ‘Oh, there’s no Birthday Claus!’ So we have fun with it, but I don’t know exactly where it all sits with my 7-year-old’s head right now. She’s beginning to understand, and sometimes she’ll ask, ‘Is there really a Santa Claus?’ And I have to be like, ‘Uhhhhhhh … talk to your mom.’

“But sometimes when I look into my kids’ faces, I sort of wonder what

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including being forced to sit on a bearded-stranger’s lap.

“Part of that was, she remembered how painful it was, for her, when she found out there was no Santa Claus,” Bell said. “It was like, for my mom, that was the moment childhood left her. And she was like, ‘I don’t want to do that to my own kid.’ But she never explained any of that to me.

“We just didn’t ever talk about Santa Claus in my house. So that day, when I was sent to this one room and all the other kids went to see this guy in red with a big beard, I was sort of confused about the whole thing. I was thinking, ‘Why are they going in that room to talk to that guy, and I’m in here by myself with the teacher?’”

He estimates he was between 6 and 8 years old at the time.

Megan Westberg, the editor of Strings Magazine, estimated she was around 9 or 10.

“Oh, I definitely remember when I stopped believing—I walked up to my mom, who was sitting there doing something, and I said, ‘You know Mom, a lot of kids do not believe in Santa Claus anymore, but I do, because you wouldn’t lie to me … right?’” Westberg said. “I know, I’m the worst. And she turned around and said, ‘Oh boy. Megan, I’m sorry to tell you, but no, there is no Santa Claus.’ And apparently what I said was, ‘Well, I guess that’s bad news for the Tooth Fairy.’”

Actor Denis O’Hare, probably best known as the vampire king Russell Edgington on HBO’s True Blood, was fuzzier on how he came to stop believing.

“But I did grow up believing in Santa Claus,” he acknowledged, during a post-show reception following a Mill Valley Film Festival screening of his film The Parting Glass. Directed by Stephen Moyer and featuring Anna Paquin (both of whom appeared in True Blood), the film was written by and stars O’Hare, who based the screenplay on his family’s story of dealing with the suicide of their youngest sister.

“I remember being 5 years old, with my brother in the bunk bed,” he said. “Every year, on Christmas Eve, I climbed up into his bunk bed so I could look out at the roof and hopefully see the reindeer landing. I remember waiting and waiting—I’d always fall asleep before they landed. And then people would say, ‘Oh, you missed it!’”

Though he didn’t remember

Christmas is parkour for Santa Claus.

I missed out on,” he continued. “My daughter went and met Santa Claus once, and she was so blown away and filled with this kind of ‘Oh my God’ sense of wonder and amazement, I have to admit I had a little bit of envy that she gets to feel something I never got to feel. But hey, I don’t blame my mom at all—Santa or no Santa, I think she did a good job.” Y

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THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A SELECTIVE GUIDE

MILL VALLEY Among Us

Memphis, Tennessee’s forebears of alt-country music, Lucero, are the ultimate example of a DIY band, putting on over 200 shows a year for nearly two decades and keeping their output independent all while achieving national acclaim for their roots-rock sound. Now, the band is back on the road, touring in support of their latest album, Among the Ghosts, which boasts an intuitive, streamlined set of 10 songs that’s steeped in Southern lore. Lucero comes to town for an extended stay, performing Friday to Sunday, Dec. 27–29, at Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley.

Friday–Saturday 9pm; Sunday 8pm. $50 and up. 415.388.3850.

ROHNERT PARK Bubble Up

Growing up in Ohio, Larry “Bubbles” Brown moved to California in his 20s and first told jokes on stage in 1981. Brown has now been telling jokes on stage for nearly 40 years, becoming one of San Francisco’s most popular performers and adopting the nickname “Bubbles” as an ironic way to describe his gloom-and-doom brand of comedy. This week, “Bubbles” Brown is back onstage in the North Bay to record a new live album with special guests and dinner available on Saturday, Dec. 28, at Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr., Rohnert Park. Dinner at 6pm; show at 8pm. $10–$30 and up. 707.665.0260.

POINT REYES STATION Decade

of Rock

The satirical redneck rock & roll outfit the Haggards, swirling like a Fender-guitar tornado and exploding with fervor and fun at every one of their shows, are West Marin’s most surefire way to get the party started. This week, the Haggards bring the champagne, don their finest denim and turn their caps backwards for a blowout concert they’ve dubbed a “Decade Ender,” playing hits by the likes of Waylon Jennings, Kenny Loggins and Merle Haggard on Saturday, Dec. 28 at the Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy 1, Pt. Reyes Station. 8:30pm. 415.663.1661.

SAUSALITO Bay Views

Comedian Kabir ‘Kabeezy’ Singh returns to the Marin Center Showcase Theater in San Rafael on Dec. 31 to headline a New Year’s Eve standup extravaganza hosted by the folks behind the SF Comedy Competition.

See comedy, pg 16.

Come celebrate the last sunset of 2019 and/or the first brunch of 2020 aboard the Schooner Freda B, which boards in downtown Sausalito and sails around the most iconic parts of San Francisco Bay for a sightseeing adventure. On the deck of a meticulously-maintained, traditionally-rigged sailboat, drinks and treats abound, and the trip is a great option for groups and couples. Dress warm and get ready to sail the Bay on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, Schooner Freda B Slip 465, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. Tuesday, 3:45pm; Wednesday, 11:30am. $69–$79. 415.331.0444.

—Charlie Swanson

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Do It for Will

Comedians rally to support ailing Will Durst’s annual show By David Templeton

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ctor-producer-comedian Debi Durst has learned a lot about strokes over the last several weeks, ever since her husband, stand-up comic Will Durst, had a serious one in October.

If you’re going to have a stroke, hemorrhagic is the way to go,” she says.

Still hospitalized following an infection and a series of procedures involving feeding tubes, PICC lines, drainage clamps and tubes in his head, Will is recovering, making

jokes, regaining his appetite and looking forward to getting back to work after canceling gigs for the first time in his 30-plus-year career.

“But we’re not cancelling the Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show,” Debi says. “At first, we were

The 27th Annual Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show plays Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Raven Theater, 115 North St., Healdsburg. 8pm. $30–$40. 707.433.6335.

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Veteran comedian Will Durst started the Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show almost 30 years ago.

planning on wheeling him out in his wheelchair to do his set, but then when he ended up back in the ICU with an infection, we decided to go ahead and bring in some extra help and do the show with him calling the shots from his room.”

She’s talking, of course, about the popular annual comedy showcase Will has headlined—and Debi has produced and appeared in—for the past 27 years. For 2019, the touring comedy cavalcade will play 10 shows in nine venues over nine days. Featuring names that fans have come to count on—Johnny Steele, Arthur Gaus, Michael Bossier, Mari Magaloni and Debi Durst—the show will welcome a revolving band of additional comedians to fill in for Will during the performances.

They will include effervescent comedian-actor Diane Amos, veteran stand-up Dan St. Paul, the ever-eccentric Michael Meehan, hard-working Barry Weintraub, and Larry “Bubbles” Brown, who Debi says, “Will show up whether we ask him to or not, so we just put him on the bill.”

The comics will take turns performing stand-up sets, interspersed with sketches and songs, each devised to—in words made famous by Will—“lampoon, satirize, mock, scoff, scorn, taunt, tease, rib and ridicule the people and events of the past year,” which, given the year we’ve just had, should be a total laugh riot. North Bay fans can catch the show at the Raven Theater in Healdsburg on Saturday, Jan. 4.

“It’s what Will wants; for us to do the show,” Debi says. “And he kind of loves the idea that it takes three or four comics to take his place in his 45-minute set. Barry Weintraub is flying out from New York City to help—it’s all hands on deck, and it’s all because Will hated the idea of the show not going on. So, we will proceed in the spirit of what Will set the show up to be, a show in the spirit of fun and laughter; ’cause I don’t know about you, but we sure need to laugh right now.”

Asked if Will is currently working on any jokes for his act once he returns to the stage, Debi laughs.

“Oh, man,” she says, “I’m thinking he’s going to have an entire oneman show about this.”

Photo courtesy Petty Theft

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Petty Theft loads in for two nights of New Year’s Eve fun at HopMonk in Novato, Dec. 30–31.

MUSIC

Party Down New Year’s Eve means live music in the North Bay By Charlie Swanson

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llow us to be the first to close the books on 2019.

With old acquaintances, both forgotten and remembered, we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet—and we’ll start with these New Year’s Eve concerts around Marin County.

Roaring 2020 Dance Party Get ready to usher in a new era of the Roaring ’20s with a solid gold night of music at the Mill Valley Community Center. Headliners the Flaming O’s specialize in the high-energy, classicrock hits of yesteryear, delivering four-part harmonies and effortless grooves in their performance. Newly added to the bill is laugh-out-loud parody songstress Lauren Mayer; and

DJ Richard Habib opens the night.

A no-host bar benefits O’Hanlon Center for the Arts and prizes will be handed out for best-dressed couple. (murphyproductions.com) New Years Eve Tango Gala Sascha Jacobsen is a bassist and composer who draws on generations of musical heritage in his Nuevo Tango band Los Tangueros del Oeste, who headline a New Year’s Eve party at San Anselmo nonprofit Alma del Tango’s studio.

The passionate music of Jacobsen’s quartet, which incorporates elements of electronica and flamenco, will be accompanied by tango dancing, with gourmet bites, desserts and champagne. (almadeltango.org) New Year’s Eve Residency with

Green Leaf Rustlers Born out of the misty hillsides of West Marin, country-rock supergroup Green Leaf Rustlers has rustled up good times and great music since their 2017 debut. The band is made up of Marin favorites Chris Robinson, Barry Sless, Greg Loiacono, Pete Sears and John Molo, who all pile on the fun when they get together to ring in the New Year with a two-night stay at Sweetwater Music Hall, Dec. 30–31, performing classic country, rootsrock, honky-tonk and blues tunes with their signature cosmic flair. (sweetwatermusichall.com) New Year’s Eve with Petty Theft Another Marin favorite is also making New Year’s a two-

night affair, as Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker tribute act Petty Theft take over the Session Room at HopMonk Tavern in Novato Dec. 30–31. The veteran band gets around, regularly touring the Western U.S. They are also a hit at home; recently voted “Best Cover Band” in the Pacific Sun’s annual readers poll. (hopmonk.com/Novato) Sweet, Sacred, Singing In The New Year Inspirational singer Karen Drucker ushers in the New Year with a collection of chanting, meditation and music at the Community Congregational Church in Tiburon for those looking to mindfully welcome in 2020. (karendrucker.com/calendar)

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Rise & Fall ‘Star Wars’ ends, finally By Richard von Busack

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s you’re composing yourself after the brassy blast of John Williams’ theme song with its 42 years of weight behind it, here come the first words in the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker title crawl: “The dead speak!”

And that’s the problem right there.

An enervating part of the Star Wars religion is the way the dead keep coming back as blue-tinted ghosts—as when old Obi Wan joined in on the teddy-bear picnic of Ewoks from the next world in Return of the Jedi. While the filmmakers mean for us to feel sorry about an already-demised

actor who died on-screen, it’s like that glitch in Facebook’s algorithms that reprints a dead person’s obituary on the anniversary of their death—it’s sad, and it’s news to some, but it lacks surprise.

Moreover, Rise of Skywalker violates the law that says you don’t

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is playing in wide release.

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Rey (Daisy Ridley) leads the ‘Star Wars’ cast to their final conclusion in ‘Rise of Skywalker.’

show the monster until the end of the movie. From the title crawl, we know that Emperor Palpatine (quavery old Ian McDiarmid) has come back to life.

He’s resurrected and needs to be snuffed, and so we know where this movie will end. He and the Final Order hide on a grim, bad planet full of blue lightning. It’s a Sith stronghold that can only be found with a triangular widget, which in turn can only be found with the help of an inscription on a blade in the dread language of Mordor (actually Sithese) which C-3P0 is forbidden to utter. And we know that the last of the Jedi, Rey (Daisy Ridley—sometimes beautifully fierce, sometimes blandly intrepid) must be the spearhead.

Rise of Skywalker has the disadvantage of following The Last Jedi, maybe the best in the series; during lag times in this J.J. Abrams film, you recall the energy Rian Johnson brought to the lightsaber fight in Snoke’s crimson throne room, and the groans of the grizzled Chewbacca, and the closeups of Adam Driver’s vaguely teenage face swollen with emotion.

Driver’s Kylo Ren helps this film, and Rise of Skywalker’s most attractive side is the relationship between him and Rey, the woman he loves and hates and can’t stop pulling a lightsaber on. The two are so bonded that they’re in each other’s heads. They share the same space from separate locations at the same time—in one fight, she’s on a spaceship and he’s in a marketplace; he swings his saber and bursts open a bag of beans, and the beans roll at her feet, many miles away.

Their more-or-less climactic duel takes place atop the rusting ruins of the Death Star, surrounded by a turbulent sea. But there’s plenty of rudderless action as the rest of the characters make a crowded-yetuneventful chase from one planet to another.

There’s constant eye candy: a Kumba Mehla–style festival in the desert called “the Festival of the Ancestors” (which the movie certainly is), a six-eyed sandworm attack and various growling muppets. And yet nothing connects.

This was once a series that did things no other movies did; now every movie does them, and that’s the best thing to be said about it now that it’s wrapped up.

Courtesy of Floodwater

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Scallop crudo is a favorite at the new gastropub.

DINING

Le Deluge Floodwater opens in Mill Valley By Tanya Henry

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one are the ’90s design elements architect Cass Calder Smith brought to the cavernous space that was the longtime home to Italian restaurant Frantoio. Even vestiges of the celebrated stone olive press are nowhere to be seen. Instead, Bill Higgins of Real Restaurant Group (Buckeye Roadhouse, Picco, Bar Bocce, Bungalow 44 and Playa) has reimagined the 7,200-square-foot space just off Highway 101 in Mill Valley. The revived restaurant, surprisingly named Floodwater, features five distinct eating areas and a 30-seat bar.

As the Real Restaurants empire grows, second-generation Higgins’, Tyler and Henry are rolling out this new concept that appears to be

doing its level best not to compete with its many existing properties.

Vietnamese chicken wings and pork belly steamed buns are a clear nod to one of the group’s now-closed but beloved Union Street eateries, Betelnut, and a chicken matzah ball soup offers a Jewish deli favorite.

Executive Chef Michael Siegel has created an ambitious menu that is quite literally all over the map. Jewel-like scallop crudo prepared with tart finger lime and pickled citron shares space with an equally inspired vegetarian cassoulet concocted of butter beans, farro and broccolini. But I’m not going to lie—the best thing I tasted at Floodwater is the pizza.

A dedicated pizza oven in the

lively dining/bar area pumps out fresh, blistered pies with toppings including potato, roasted garlic, leek veloute and mozzarella.

A salsiccia version features housemade sausage, caramelized onions and sweet peppers.

While the food is eclectic, the bar menu is more straightforward with a handful of cocktail offerings, 10 mostly-local craft beers on tap and familiar California wines by the glass. Five flat-screen TVs add to the lively nature of the bar, but a quieter, more lounge-y room flanking the main bar provides a more intimate atmosphere with couches, chairs and more screens. And yet another dining option is at the opposite end of the room where booths, four-tops

and tables fill out the space and offer a quieter dining experience where guests can hear one another speak.

Floodwater just opened on Nov. 29 and while it’s quite likely it will draw a bar crowd, I suspect the menu may undergo some tweaking. Trying to offer something for everyone is understandable, but maybe these pros should focus on what they do best—making really good pizza! Oh, and desserts!

Two standouts included a sticky toffee pudding with dates and a huckleberry panna cotta with ginger honeycomb candy.

Floodwater, 152 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley.

Monday through Friday 5pm to midnight; weekends 10am to midnight. 415.843.4545.

By Howard Rachelson

Trivia Cafe Highlights of 2019, Part 2: Hello folks, let's look at some more people and events from this year. See how many you recall! Happy Holidays from Howard Rachelson.

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THU, DEC 26 > 6:45PM FREE, BAR SHOW, ALL AGES

SOUL SHAKEDOWN: BOB MARLEY TRIBUTE

1 After two more years of construction, the

SMART Train recently opened its rail extension from San Rafael to the southernmost station, Larkspur Landing, linking Sonoma and Marin counties with San Francisco by rail and ferry.

What is the northernmost station on this train line? What’s the current total SMART train travel time connecting north and south? What does SMART stand for?

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FRI, DEC 27 > 6:45PM FREE, BAR SHOW, ALL AGES HAYLEY JANE with SPECIAL GUESTS SAT, DEC 28 > 12:30PM FREE, BAR SHOW, ALL AGES MARK KARAN TRIO feat

MOOKIE SIEGEL & ROBIN SYLVESTER

SAT, DEC 28 > 7:30PM FREE, BAR SHOW, ALL AGES

DANNY CLICK & THE HELL YEAHS SUN, DEC 29 > 8PM THE GRATE ROOM, 16+

STU ALLEN & FRIENDS

SUN, DEC 29 > 7:30PM FREE, BAR SHOW, ALL AGES

2 On Oct. 8 she won her 21st medal,

breaking the record for World Championships medals won by a woman, and her U.S. team took their fifth straight team title, as well.

Name this 22-year-old gymnast from Ohio.

JEREMY D’ANTONIO BAND

TUE, DEC 31 > 8PM THE GRATE ROOM, 16+

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STU ALLEN & MARS HOTEL NEW YEARS CELEBRATION

TUE, DEC31 > 8:30PM FREE, BAR SHOW, ALL AGES

COLONEL & THE MERMAIDS

3 Amid political and humanitarian issues,

NEW YEARS CELEBRATION

people have been fleeing this westernhemisphere country since 2015, but this year the numbers skyrocketed—over 4 million people fled for their lives, from what country?

WED, JAN 1 > 12:30PM FREE, BAR SHOW, ALL AGES GRATEFUL JAZZ feat MURPH MURPHY, JORDAN

FEINSTEIN, ANDREW DIXON & JOHN HANRAHAN

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On March 12, the Department of Justice announced the arrests of 50 people in connection with a college-admissions scheme. What two Hollywood actresses were indicted in this scheme?

THU, JAN 2 > 7:30PM FREE, BAR SHOW, ALL AGES RATTLEBOX feat BARRY SLESS 100 YACHT CLUB DRIVE, SAN R AFAEL terrapincrossroads.net | 415.524.2773

5 On April 11, after seven years of refuge

in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, what WikiLeaks co-founder was arrested in England, and faces extradition to the U.S. for leaking government secrets?

6 On Oct. 11, Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for his work in

ending his country’s 20-year war with Eritrea; he is the Prime Minister of what country?

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Three future award-winning movies from 2019 include the following films: see visuals for clues.

8 On Oct. 26, it was announced that the leader of the infamous ISIS group

was killed in a raid by U.S. troops. What was his name (it includes the capital of a near-by country)?

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On July 7, the U.S. team won its second consecutive Women’s World Cup of soccer football, defeating by a score of 2-0 in the final match the team from what nation?

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This iconic fashion designer, former creative director for Chanel, died at the age of 85 in Paris, France. His name was Karl what?

Sat 12⁄26 • 7pm ⁄ $17–20 • All Ages Santa's After-Party with

San Francisco Airship

Fri 12⁄27 & Sat 12⁄28 • 8pm ⁄ $50–60 • 21+ Sun 12⁄29 • 7pm ⁄ $50–60 • All Ages

Lucero

The Easy Leaves

BONUS QUESTION: In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope, a network of radio telescopes around the world, successfully captured for the first time ever, a photograph of what object and its shadow, located 500 million trillion kilometers from Earth, and nearly three million times the size of the Earth?

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Fireside Dining Sat & Sun Brunch 11–3

Lunch & Dinner 7 Days a Week

Din ner & A Show

Crab Feed Weekend!

Dec 27, 28 & 29 Reservations Required – AQ Celebrate the “High Holidays”

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Dec 27 with Terry Haggerty & Safety Meeting 7:30 ⁄ No Cover

Mon 12⁄30•7pm ⁄ $59–64 • 21+ Tue 12⁄31 • 8pm ⁄ $99–109 • 21+

Sat

Green Leaf Rustlers

Beatles Never Sounded So Good!”

Dec 29 “The Dec 28, 8:30 & Dec 29, 7:00

NYE Residency in Mill Valley with Fri 1⁄3 • 8pm ⁄ $27–30 • All Ages

Bonnie Hayes & Mystery Dance Sat 1⁄4 • 8pm ⁄ $17–22 • All Ages

“Year End Beatle Fest” Dec 28

The Sun Kings

& Sun

Tue

Our Annual Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Party with

The Zydeco Flames

Prezident Brown

9:00

Reggae Angels, DJ Dans 1 Sun 1⁄5 • 6pm ⁄ $12–15 • All Ages

Katie Knipp + Sasha Dobson Wed 1⁄8 • 6pm ⁄ FREE • All Ages

Join us for the next Trivia Cafe team contest on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael. 6:30pm. Have a great question? Send it in and if we use it we’ll give you credit. Contact howard1@triviacafe.com for more information and visit triviacafe.com.

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The Humidors

Funk and Soul Jam with Special Guests & DJs Thu 1⁄9 • 7pm ⁄ FREE • All Ages

Mad Mama & The Bona Fide Few Whateverglades

www.sweetwatermusichall.com 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley Café 388-1700 | Box Office 388-3850

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Jan 3

Paul Olguin & Loralee Christensen

Soulful, Powerful Songs 7:00 ⁄ No Cover

Todos Santos Jan 5 Cantina Americana 4:00 ⁄ No Cover Sun Fri

“Pride of Marin”

Sat

Original Mischief 7:00 ⁄ No Cover The Sassy

Jan 10 Jerry Hannan

Jan 11 Annie Sampson

Rock, Blues, R&B 8:00 ⁄ No Cover Reservations Advised

415.662.2219

On the Town Square, Nicasio www.ranchonicasio.com

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Calendar Concerts Green Leaf Rustlers Local purveyors of cosmic Cali country perform a two-night New Year’s Eve residency in Mill Valley. Dec 30-31, 8pm. $59-$99 and up. Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

The Haggards West Marin country-rock cult plays a “Decade Ender” concert. Dec 28, 8:30pm.

Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy 1, Pt Reyes Station, 415.663.1661.

Clubs & Venues Community Congregational Church Dec 31, 7pm, New Years Eve concert with Karen Drucker. 145 Rock Hill Dr, Tiburon, 415.435.9108.

HopMonk Novato Dec 26, Country Line Dancing. Dec 27, When Doves Cry. Dec 28, Mustache Harbor. Dec 30-31, Petty Theft. 224 Vintage Way, Novato, 415.892.6200.

Iron Springs Public House Dec 26, Zinger Phillips. Dec 28, 4th Street Bluegrass Jam. 901 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.457.6258.

Jillie’s Wine Bar & Shop Dec 27, Todos Santos. Dec 28, April Post.

906 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, 415.521.5500.

Mantra Wines Dec 28, Rick Hardin. Dec 31, 5pm, Black Cat Bone. 881 Grant Ave, Novato, 415.892.5151.

Mill Valley Community Center Dec 31, Roaring 2020 Dance Party with the Flaming O’s and Lauren Mayer. 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, murphyproductions.com.

19 Broadway Nightclub Dec 27, Tommy Odetto and Mark’s Jamm Sammich. Dec 31, 4 and 9pm, Achilles Wheel. 17 Broadway Blvd, Fairfax, 415.459.1091.

Osteria Divino Dec 26, Jasmine Sage. Dec 28, Joe Kelner Trio. Dec 31, Javier Santiago Trio. 37 Caledonia St, Sausalito, 415.331.9355.

Papermill Creek Saloon Dec 27, Pardon the Interruption.

Dec 28, Sky Blue Band. Dec 29, 6pm, Highway One with Kevin Meade. Dec 31, Papermill Gang. 1 Castro, Forest Knolls, 415.488.9235.

Peri’s Silver Dollar Dec 26, Mark’s Jamm Sammich. Dec 27, San Geronimo. Dec 28, El Cajon. Dec 29, Purple Glaze. Dec 31, PSDSP and Soul Ska. 29 Broadway, Fairfax, 415.459.9910.

Presidio Yacht Club Dec 27, the 7th Sons. 600 Sommerville Rd, Sausalito, 415.332.2319.

Rancho Nicasio Dec 27, Terry Haggerty & Safety Meeting.

Dec 28-29, the Sun Kings. Dec 31, Zydeco Flames. 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, 415.662.2219.

Sausalito Seahorse Dec 28, Julio Bravo & Orquestra Salsabor.

Dec 29, Orquestra Borinquen. Dec 31, MarinFidels. 305 Harbor View Dr, Sausalito, 415.331.2899.

Smiley’s Schooner Saloon Dec 27, the Ferocious Few. Dec 28, Jenerator. Dec 31, Los Padres. 41 Wharf Rd, Bolinas, 415.868.1311.

Sweetwater Music Hall Dec 26, San Francisco Airship. Dec 27-29, Lucero with the Easy Leaves. 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, 415.388.3850.

The Tavern on Fourth Dec 27, Keith Waters 4tet. Dec 28, the Gold Souls. Dec 31, ColdSol. 711 Fourth St, San Rafael, 415.454.4044.

Terrapin Crossroads Dec 26, Soul Shakedown. Dec 27, Hayley Jane. Dec 28, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs. Dec 29, Jeremy D’Antonio Band.

Dec 29, Stu Allen and friends in the Grate Room. Dec 31, Colonel & the Mermaids.

Dec 31, Stu Allen & Mars Hotel in the Grate Room. 100 Yacht Club Dr, San Rafael, 415.524.2773.

Comedy Big Fat Year-End Kiss Off Comedy Show Uproarious collection of comedians make light of the last 12 months. Jan 1, 7:30pm. $25-$40. Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, 415.383.9600.

Larry “Bubbles” Brown Veteran comedian records a live album in the North Bay. Dec 28, 8pm. $10-$30. Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park, 707.665.0260.

New Year’s Eve Standup Comedy Showcase Five A-list comedians take the stage for a night of laughter, champagne, dinner and fun. Dec 31, 7:30pm. $33 and up. Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, 415.444.8000.

SF Comedy Competition’s New Year’s Eve Show Comedian Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh is back by popular demand to headline a fouract blockbuster of laughs. Dec 31, 9pm. $40. Marin Center Showcase Theatre, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 415.499.6800.

Events Eighth Night Hanukkah Celebration Family party features latkes, sweets, magic of the kids and community bake sale and gift shop. Dec 29, 3pm. $10; $20 per family. B’nai Israel Jewish Center, 740 Western Avenue, Petaluma, 707.762.0340.

Fern Bar New Year’s Eve Party Second annual party includes DJ Timoteo JGigante playing jams and tiki burlesque show from ShowGirl Temple with bubbly and a photo booth. Dec 31, 9pm. $15. Fern Bar, 6780 Depot St, Suite 120, Sebastopol, 707.861.9603.

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!

Family fun includes balloon drop at noon and 3pm, with root beer toasts and hands-on crafts for kids. Dec 31, 10am.

Charles M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707.579.4452.

New Year’s Eve at Sukhasiddhi Welcome in the new with songs of realization, aspiration prayers, meditations and contemplations. Dec 31, 6pm. Sukhasiddhi Foundation, 771 Center Blvd, Fairfax, 415.462.0127.

New Year’s Eve Gala at Alma del Tango Enjoy live music, dance performances, champagne, gourmet appetizers and desserts. Dec 31, 8pm. $45-$75. Alma del Tango Studio, 167 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo, 415.459.8966.

New Year’s Eve on the Wine Train Tour Napa Valley’s scenic beauty with gourmet dinner and party favors. Afterparty happens at ALBA. Dec 31. $202; afterparty is 75 and up. Napa Valley Wine Train, 1275 McKinstry St, Napa, 800.427.4124.

Pre-New Years Eve Singles Party Enjoy your favorite hits and ring in the New Year early with other singles ready to mingle. Dec 28, 8pm. $15-$20. The Club at Harbor Point, 475 E Strawberry Dr, Mill Valley, 415.383.3448.

A Roarin’ ’20s New Year’s Eve Dress in Jazz Age attire and enjoy drinks, dancing and other fun. Dec 31, 10pm.

Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray Circle, Sausalito, 415.339.4700.

The Saint New Year’s Eve 2020 Raise a glass to the new era of the Roaring Twenties. Dec 31, 9pm. $55.

The Saint, 1351 Main St, St Helena, 707.302.5130.

Tiburon Menorah Lighting Celebration includes giant menorah, holiday treats and music. Dec 29, 5pm.

Free. Downtown Tiburon Sculpture Fountain, Main Street and Tiburon Avenue, Tiburon, marinjcc.org.

Field Trips First Day Hike at Jack London Park Start the new year in the outdoors and hike to the park’s summit. Jan 1, 10am.

Jack London State Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, 707.938.5216.

First Day Hike at Sugarloaf Hike to Bald Mountain in this annual event. Jan 1, 10am. Free; parking fees apply. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

Nature Photography & Citizen Science through iNaturalist California Naturalist and avid amateur nature photographer, John Lynch, leads a photography hike. Dec 28, 10am. $10.

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, 707.833.5712.

New Year’s Eve Sunset Sail & Brunch Sail Sail the Bay on Tuesday night and Wednesday and ring in 2020 with gorgeous views. Dec 31-Jan 1. $69 and up.

Schooner Freda B, Sausalito Yacht Harbor, 100 Bay St, Sausalito, 415.331.0444.

New Year’s Sunrise Hike Ring in the New Year on the shores of San Pablo Bay. Reservations required.

Jan 1, 6:45am. China Camp State Park, 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael, 415.456.0766.

Sunrise Tour of Muir Woods See majestic trees and hear the story of the forest. Reservations required. Dec 29, 7:15am. Free. Muir Woods Visitor Center, 1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, 415.388.2596.

Food & Drink New Year’s Eve Celebration & Brunch at Left Bank Brasserie Tuesday night features four-course prix fixe dinner. Wednesday includes fulfilling holiday-themed menu. Dec 31-Jan 1.

Left Bank Brasserie, 507 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur, 415.927.3331.

Off the Grid Food Trucks Eat your way through the largest gathering of mobile food trucks in Marin, listen to live music and take in great views. Sun, 11am. Marin Country Mart, 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur, 415.461.5700.

Sausalito Gingerbread House Tour & Competition Stroll the shops around Sausalito and view elaborate, festively decorated gingerbread houses galore. Through Dec 31. Downtown Sausalito, Caledonia Street, Sausalito, 415.289.4152.

Stone Craft Beer New Year Drinks, pretzel bar and DJ Aaron Alexson make for a party. Dec 31, 10pm. $40; $25 designated driver. Stone Brewing Napa, 930 Third St, Napa, 707.252.2337.

Theater The World Goes ’Round Show-stopping musical revue features the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb. Through Jan 5, 2020. $34-$47. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, 707.763.8920.

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SMART = Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit. The northernmost station is the Sonoma County Airport; total travel time from there to San Rafael is 1 hour and 7 minutes.

2 Simon Biles 3 Venezuela 4 Lori Loughlin and Felicity

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5 Julian Assange

6 Ethiopia 7 Once Upon a Time in

Hollywood, Marriage Story, Parasite

8 Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi 9 The U.S. team defeated the

Netherlands in the final match. This is the USA team’s second consecutive World Cup (2015, 2019).

10 Karl Lagerfeld BONUS ANSWER: A black hole and its shadow

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PublicNotices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147908. The following individual(s) are doing business: ENGEL & VOELKERS SAUSALITO, 539 BRIDGEWAY SUITES A & B, SAUSALITO, CA 94965: SFRE MARIN.,1408 SECOND ST, NAPA, CA 94559.

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 NOVEMBER 14, 2019.

(Publication Dates: DECEMBER 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 147910. The following individual(s) are doing business: ENGEL & VOELKERS SAN ANSELMO, 850 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD, SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960: SFRE MARIN.,1408 SECOND ST, NAPA, CA 94559. 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 NOVEMBER 14, 2019.

(Publication Dates: DECEMBER 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2019)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File

No: 147909. The following individual(s) are doing business: ENGEL & VOELKERS MILL VALLEY, 206 E. BLITHEDALE, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941: SFRE MARIN.,1408 SECOND ST, NAPA, CA 94559. 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 NOVEMBER 14, 2019.

(Publication Dates: DECEMBER 4, 11, 18, 25 of 2019) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019147993. The following individual(s) are doing business:TENDEREXPLORATIONS, 4 BEACH DR. SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: ESTES S MARY,4 BEACH DR. 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 DECEMBER 2, 2019.

(Publication Dates: DECEMBER 11, 18, 25 of 2019; JANUARY 1, 2020) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 148035. The following individual(s) are doing business: HARMONY BEAUTY SPA, 704 REDWOOD BLVD., NOVATO, CA

94947: HARMONY BEAUTY SPA LLC, 1707 35TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122. 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 DECEMBER 9, 2019.

(Publication Dates: December 18, 25, 2019, JANUARY 1, 8, 2020) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 148030. The following individual(s) are doing business: GEMTAB, 5 BLUE BLOSSOM COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903: STEVE CAUZ, 5 BLUE BLOSSOM COURT, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903. 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 6, 2019.

(Publication Dates: December 18, 25, 2019, JANUARY 1, 8, 2020) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 148058. The following individual(s) are doing business: BIG O TIRES, 987 FRANCISCO BLVD E, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901: C&S AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LLC, 415 MILITARY EAST, BENICIA, CA 94510. 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 DECEMBER 11, 2019.

(Publication Dates: December 18, 25, 2019, JANUARY 1, 8, 2020) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 148056. The following individual(s) are doing business: ROBERTS AND ROBERTS PROPERTIES, 23 CHANNING WAY., SAUSALITO, CA 94965: ANNA ROBERTS, 23 CHANNING WAY., SAUSALITO, CA 94965. 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 11, 2019.

(Publication Dates: December 18, 25, 2019, JANUARY 1, 8, 2020).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT—File No: 2019148106. The following individual(s) are doing business: TEAM MCGINNIS, REALTORS, 1305 GRANT AVE., NOVATO, CA 94945: KEVIN MCGINNIS, 12 W BARBERRY PL, 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 DECEMBER 18, 2019.

(Publication Dates: December 25, 2019, JANUARY 1, 8, 15, 2020) OTHER NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1904328 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): ROSE MERRY BURILLO, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ROSE MERRY BURILLO to Proposed Name: ROSE MERRY GRANT 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: 01/21/2020, Time: 9:00am, Dept: E, Room: E. 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: NOVEMBER 25, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (December 4, 11, 18, 25 as of 2019).

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARILYN S. NELSON CASE NO.: PR 1904203. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Marilyn Susan Nelson.

A Petition for~Probate~has been filed by: Kathy Baldwin, in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin. The Petition for Probate requests that: Kathy Baldwin, be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very

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important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 1/13/2020, Time: 9:00AM, Dept.: J Room: J, Address of court: 3501 Civic Center Drive, PO Box 4988, San Rafael, CA 94913-4988. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of theCalifornia~Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of theCalifornia~Probate~Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with

an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in~Probate~Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: John Boudett, P.O. Box 188, San Anselmo, CA 94979 415-456-7522. FILED: November 15, 2019, James M. Kim, Court Executive Officer, MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By. Deputy. (Publication Dates: September (DECEMBER 11, 18, 25 of 2019) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIV 1904724 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MARIN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1. Petitioner (name of each): ROBERT EDWARD SANDLER, has filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: ROBERT EDWARD SANDLER to Proposed Name: BOBBY SANDLER 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: 02/10/2020, Time: 9:00am, Dept: E, Room: E. 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: DECEMBER 16, 2019 Andrew E Sweet Judge of the Superior Court James M Kim Court Executive Officer MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT By E. Anderson, Deputy (December 18, 25, 2019, JANUARY 1, 8, 2020).

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Nazi Germany

invaded and occupied Denmark during World War II. In 1943, Hitler ordered all Danish Jews to be arrested—a first step in his plan to send them to concentration camps. But the Danish resistance movement leapt into action and smuggled virtually all of them to safety via fishing boats bound for Sweden. As a result, 8,000+ Danish Jews survived the Holocaust. You may not have the opportunity to do anything quite as heroic in 2020, Aries. But I expect you will have chances to express a high order of practical idealism that could be among your noblest and most valiant efforts ever. Draw inspiration from the Danish resistance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When she was 31,

Taurus writer Charlotte Brontë finished writing her novel Jane Eyre. She guessed it would have a better chance of getting published if its author was thought to be a man. So she adopted the masculine pen name of Currer Bell and sent the manuscript unsolicited to a London publisher. Less than eight weeks later, her new book was in print. It quickly became a commercial success. I propose that we make Brontë one of your role models for 2020, Taurus. May she inspire you to be audacious in expressing yourself and confident in seeking the help you need to reach your goals. May she embolden you, too, to use ingenious stratagems to support your righteous cause.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): 2020 can and should be a lyrically healing year for you. Here’s what I mean: Beauty and grace will be curative.

The “medicine” you need will come to you via poetic and mellifluous experiences. With this in mind, I encourage you to seek out encounters with the following remedies: 1. Truth Whimsies 2. Curiosity Breakthroughs 3. Delight Gambles 4.

Sacred Amusements 4. Redemptive Synchronicities 5. Surprise Ripenings 6. Gleeful Discoveries 7.

Epiphany Adventures 8. Enchantment Games 9.

Elegance Eruptions 10. Intimacy Angels 11. Playful Salvation 12. Luminosity Spells.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “There are years that ask questions and years that answer,” wrote author Zora Neale Hurston. According to my astrological analysis, Cancerian, 2020 is likely to be one of those years that asks questions, while 2021 will be a time when you’ll get rich and meaningful answers to the queries you’ll pose in 2020. To ensure that this plan works out for your maximum benefit, it’s essential that you formulate provocative questions in the coming months. At first, it’s fine if you generate too many. As the year progresses, you can whittle them down to the most ultimate and important questions. Get started!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Roman Emperor

Vespasian (9–79 C.E.) supervised the restoration of the Temple of Peace, the Temple of Claudius and the Theater of Marcellus. He also built a huge statue of Apollo and the amphitheater now known as the Colosseum, whose magnificent ruins are still a major tourist attraction. Vespasian also created a less majestic but quite practical wonder: Rome’s first public urinals.

In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you Leos to be stimulated by his example in 2020. Be your usual magnificent self as you generate both inspiring beauty and earthy, pragmatic improvements.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When Virgo

author Mary Shelley was 18 years old, she had a disconcerting, dream-like vision about a mad chemist who created a weird human-like creature out of non-living matter. She set about to write a book based on her mirage. At age 20, she published Frankenstein, a novel that would ultimately wield a huge cultural influence and become a seminal work in the “science fiction” genre. I propose we make Shelley one of your role models for 2020. Why? Because I suspect that you, too, will have the power to transform a challenging event or influence into an important asset. You’ll be able to generate or attract a new source of energy by responding creatively to experiences that initially provoke anxiety.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libra-born mystic

By Rob Brezsny

poet Rumi (1207–1273 C.E.) wrote that he searched for holy sustenance and divine inspiration in temples, churches and mosques—but couldn’t find them there.

The good news? Because of his disappointment, he was motivated to go on an inner quest—and ultimately found holy sustenance and divine inspiration in his own heart. I’ve got a strong feeling that you’ll have similar experiences in 2020, Libra. Not on every occasion, but much of the time, you will discover the treasure you need and long for not in the outside world but rather in your own depths.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Among his many

accomplishments, Scorpio rapper Drake is an inventive rhymer. In his song “Diplomatic Immunity”, he rhymes “sacred temple” with “stencil”. Brilliant! Other rhymes: “statistics” with “ballistics”; “Treaty of Versailles” with “no cease and desist in I”; and—my favorite—“Al Jazeera” (the Qatar-based news source) with “Shakira” (the Colombian singer). According to my analysis of the astrological omens in 2020, many of you Scorpios will have Drake-style skill at mixing and blending seemingly disparate elements. I bet you’ll also be good at connecting influences that belong together but have never been able to combine before.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926 C.E.) embodied a trait that many astrology textbooks suggest is common to the Sagittarian tribe: wanderlust.

He was born in Prague but traveled widely throughout Europe and Russia. If there were a Guinness World Records’ category for “Time Spent as a Houseguest,” Rilke might hold it. There was a four-year period when he lived at 50 different addresses. I’m going to be bold here and hypothesize that 2020 will NOT be one of those years when you would benefit from being like Rilke. In fact, I hope you’ll seek out more stability and security than usual.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): 15th-century

Italian metalworker Lorenzo Ghiberti worked for 28 years to turn the doors of the Florence Baptistry into a massive work of art. He used bronze to create numerous scenes from the Bible. His fellow artist Michelangelo was so impressed that he said Ghiberti’s doors could have served as “The Gates of Paradise.”

I offer Ghiberti as inspiration for your life in 2020, Capricorn. I think you’ll be capable of beginning a masterwork that could take quite some time to complete and serve as your very own “gate to paradise”: in other words, an engaging project and delightful accomplishment that will make you feel your life is eminently meaningful and worthwhile.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re wise to cultivate a degree of skepticism and even contrariness.

Like all of us, your abilities to say NO to detrimental influences and to criticize bad things are key to your mental health. On the other hand, it’s a smart idea to keep checking yourself for irrelevant, gratuitous skepticism and contrariness. You have a sacred duty to maintain just the amount you need, but no more— even as you foster a vigorous reservoir of receptivity, optimism and generosity. And guess what? 2020 will be an excellent time to make this one of your cornerstone habits.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Dante Alighieri

(1265–1321 C.E.) finished writing The Divine Comedy in 1320. Today it’s considered one of the supreme literary accomplishments in the Italian language and a classic of world literature. But no one ever read the entire work in the English language until 1802, when it was translated for the first time. Let’s invoke this as a metaphor for your life in the coming months, Pisces.

According to my visions, a resource or influence that has previously been inaccessible to you will finally arrive in a form you can understand and use. Some wisdom that has been untranslatable or unreadable will at last be available.

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.

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