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Joosh K Josh Koehn: oehn: In four four yyears ears what ar re you you going to to point to to as yyour our are ac ccomplishments? accomplishments? We will have haave launched a significant significant a We in nitiative to reach reach thousands of initiative kiids, engage them in after-school after-schooll kids, prrograms. Overwhelmingly O er whelmingly Ov h l i l kids kid in i programs. neeighb orho ods who have haave no access access neighborhoods to o— to—
LLower-performing o er-performing sschool ow chool district districts? ts? Y eeah, East Side; C entral San JJose. osee. Yeah, Central W ave made San JJose ose the Wee will ha have sa affest e big cit safest cityy in Americ Americaa again.
And what does that mean m eexactly, xactly, because despitee whatt yyou Dave bec ause despit ou and Da ve were saying CCortese ortese w ere sa ying thr tthrough ough the Jose pretty ccampaign, ampaign, San Jo se iss still a pr etty safee city? Can w wee ackn acknowledge saf nowledge now? that no w? wasn’t the one. one. Go through t ough all thr I wasn’t my mail. Go through through h everything ever ything I my publiclyy. I was was the th he guy telling said publicly. ever ybody in the media, med dia, ‘Hey, ‘Hey, everybody look at the data datta before beffo ore you you please look about somehow s buy this stuff about or we’ve become becom me Detroit.’ Detroit.’ another we’ve We had the lowest rate raate of violent We timee) last year. year. crime (in a long time) Now on the other hand, haand, if there’s there’s Now been a burglary burglary on your your o street street or been your own home, h home , as far worse on your you’re concerned concerned crime c as you’re is up 100 percent. percent. So, So, I can can n assure assure you you 100 feear mongering wasn’t wasn’t coming coming the fear from my my campaign. campaign. What W was from I was talking about ab out was was solutions. solutions. … I talking want to see a significant significant a expansion expansion want oppor tunities for for o at-risk at-risk of job opportunities
teens. In the the book bo ok I talk talk about ab out ways wayys teens. can a do it that are are within that we can budgeet, leveraging leveraging existing existing our budget, resources that t we’re using today to dayy resources we’re essenttially kill two two birds. birds. We We and essentially thiings that are can do things are beneficial beneficial can for o the public, pu ublic, like like restoring restoring parks, parks, for engagge teens in doing some of and engage that work and giving them the first three sentences sentences of their résumé. résumé. three
When you When you talk about restoring restoring sservices, ervices, ther tthere’s e’’s also also a rrestoring estoring occur. of relationships relationnships that has ttoo oc cur. work? Aree the theyy How does that w ork? Ar ccoming oming to to yyou ou with demands, or are are they they coming coming to to yyou ou hat in hand almost alm most ? Nobody Nob ody iss coming coming hat in hand. Within Within i 48 8 hours of Election Da Day, ay, I reached reached out o to se several veral ffolks, olks o , including Ben and (p (police olice union president) president)) Jim Jim U Unland nland and others others,,
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an and nd said, ‘L ‘Let’s et’s find a w way ayy to wor work rk together.’ We’ve do.. I to ogether.’ W e’ve got a lot to do do o think that eexisting xisting offic officers ers ha have ave do one an incr edible job e’ve se en done incredible job.. W We’ve seen crime cr rime rates dr drop op signific significantly antly in the last la ast ffew ew yyears— ears—
Despite the shortages in staff and Despite annd the acrimony. th he acrimon y. may Despite what yyou D ou ma ay see in thee m fr mail from om the p police olice union. But we are perilously low-staffed ar re p erilously lowstaff ffeed right now n ass a department depar tment and it ’s aff ffeectingg it’s affecting eeverything verything fr om in vestigations to o from investigations pa atrol. And so I’m hop eful with patrol. hopeful ne ew leadership in the (p olice) new (police) un nion, we ’re going to b union, we’re bee able to fin nd some small wins rrelatively elatively find qu uicklyy, that we ccan an immediatelyy quickly, ut tilize ffor or rretention o etention and to at traact utilize attract ne ew offic ers. new officers.
You Y o should ou should hear some some of the thin things gs these guyss ha have mean, th hese guy ve ccalled alled yyou. ou. I mea an, through acck yyou o probably ou probably hear it thr ough bback channels. ch hannels. I doubt they they say say it to to yyour o fface. our ace. Well, Weell, I grew grew up in a family of five fivve kids kiids so they they haven’t havven’t called called me anything an nything worse than I’ve I’ve already alreadyy been b een e called called before. beffo ore. The best best lesson lesso on I ever ever got in politics, politics, believe believe it or not, it came came from from a Catholic Catholic priest. He H said saaid the beginning beginning of all theology theology is recognizing recognizing that it’s it’s not about ab outt you. you. o I think it’s it’s true in politics, politics, too. to o o. If there’s there’s success success it’s it’s not about about o me. m . And if people me people are are angry angr y and d they’re th heyy’rre burning me in effigy, effigy, it’s it’s not about ab b out me, me, either. either. There There are are bigger biggeer issues issues here here and we’ve we’ve got to work worrk on n them together. together. It’s It’s a big city. city. I recognize recognize not everyone everyone is goingg to o agree agree with me. me. That’s That’s the way way it goes. goes. But I need to work with everyone. everyone.
Thhis housing impact This impact fee fee that w was ass ppassed a ed bbyy the ccouncil—how ass ouncil—how do yyou o ou think shakee out no not th hink that’s that’’s going to to shak ot only the on nly in the short term, term, but also also th he long lo ong term? term? Th his is the only w ay we can can build d This way ho ousing in this cit y—the most housing city—the fisscally sust ainable way way to build fiscally sustainable ho ousing—b ecause yyou ou don ’t ha ave housing—because don’t have o hav ve fir olice and se werrs to have firee and p police sewers
in far -flung par ts of the th he city. city. It’s It’s the far-flung parts ainable most en vironmentally sust environmentally sustainable w ay to build housing g, ccertainly. ertainlyy. way housing, Y ou o ’re pr omoting alt ernative You’re promoting alternative transp or tation b ilding on transportation byy bui building transit ccorridors orridors and getting getting p eople p close to work.. And yyou’re ou’re people signific antly reducing reducingg the likelihood likeliho od significantly that ffolks olks o who ar ving there there ar aree liv living aree building fr eewayys. freeways.
Critics of yyours ours w would ouldd sa sayy that’s handout that’ ’s basically basically a hand dout to to big developers. de velopers. What would wouuld you you say say ttoo that? I guess I would sa say ay th there here is no question I’v I’vee alw always ayys b been een an adv advocate d ocate ffor or high-rise o hi h i e housing h housing. i . And d ther there’s e’s no question th that hat de developers velop ers of high-rise housing hav h have ve seen me as an adv advocate. ocate. N No o qu question uestion ab about out that. I think those sam same me critics should ttake ake a har hard d lo look ook and see who has b been een ttaking aking the most bullets fr from om the de development velopment e ccommunity ommunity ffor or pushi o pushing ing impact ffees, ees e , inclusionary inclusionar y housing ffees—and eees—and it it’s ’s cconsistently onsistently b been een me me.. The rreason eason wh whyy I’m an adv advocate ocate ffor or o high-rise is ... that this is the only o plac placee wher wheree yyou ou ccan an build 20 200 0 or 30 300 0 units to the acr acree and not ha have ave a neighb neighborhood orhood burnin burning ng down Cit Cityy Hall. W We’re e’re going to add a 40 400,000 0,0 00 p people eople in the ne next xt qu quarter-century. uar ter- centur y. I don don’t ’t know wher wheree we w we’re ’re going to put them if we we’re ’re not n building incr incredible edible highhigh-density densitty in the ccore. ore.
Do you Do you support support legalization legaliization of marijuana in California? California? Iw want ant to lo look ok at the dat dataa and see what happ happens ens in C Colorado olo orado and Washington Washing ton and now w Or Oregon egon and some other plac places es wh where here we we’re ’re seeing it p pop op up up..
Alcohol mak Alcohol makes es yyou ou doo funn funnyy things Most and act a little wild. M Most people smokee pot— who smok pot End up at Taco Taaco Bell.
If the theyy eeven ven get off the the couch. couch. It’s It’’s moree likely mor likely it’s it’’s a frozen frozen e pizza. pizza. And I agree. agree. For For the great g eat majority gr majority that’s that’s the impact, it makes m es people mak p eople more more lethargic. lethargic.
Or rrelaxed. elaxedd. Mo Moving ving on. Where Where do yyou ou differ differ in yyour our management style from fr om Mayor Mayor o Reed and how how do you you think it will will be different different oover ver the next ne xt four four yyears? ears? have benefit having I ha ave thee b enefit of ha avving a lot mor moree opp opportunities or tunities than Chuck eever ver had coming coming in. We We had a ab about out a yyear e to get an ear anything ything done and then we ran headfirst into the t worst rrecession ecession three-quarters of the lastt thr ee- quar ters of a bottom ccentury. entur y. The T b ottom ffell eell out and then all a of the cconversations onversations wer weree ab about ut eliminating and ou Ass a Demo Democrat rreducing. educing. A crat those ar aree har hard d cconversations onversations to hav have. ve. byy na nature different JJust ust b ature of the diff ffeerent cir circumstances cumstan nces that we ha have, ave, I ccan an about new initiatives likee ttalk alk ab outt ne w initiativ es lik supp supporting orting after-school after-scho ol programs programs Chuck never about. that Chuc ck ccould ould ne ver ttalk alk ab out.
Rose Herr Rose Herrera. rera. Is she going to to be yyour our vice vice mayor? m yor? ma W e’ll mak ke a decision in mid- to We’ll make late late-December. -Decem mb er.
Lew Wolff. Wolff. Baseball. Baseball. Ho How w many many moree years givee mor yearrs are are you you going to to giv them untill yyou ou give give up (on (on the A’s A’s ccoming oming to to San Jose)? Jose)? good news news is we don’t don’t have haave The good give them an nything y . It ’s not lik theem anything. to give It’s likee we’re sp nding mone y. W e’re making en we’re spending money. We’re mone speak. moneyy on the option as we speak. We’re not pa ayying ffor or the la o aw wyers to We’re paying lawyers is thing ’s not lik litigate thi this thing.. So So,, it it’s likee ther h e’s a huge huge opportunity opportunity cost. cost. there’s It’s house money. m mone y. Let’s Let’s let it ride. ride. It’s ay, the y’re pa ayying us And b byy th thee w way, they’re paying ney ffor o or a piec some mon money piecee of land that nobody els se seems to b ested nobody else bee inter interested entllyy. I don ’t know man ny in curr currently. don’t many es that ha ave a set of private other citie cities have in nvestors rready eady to mak f--billion investors makee a half half-billion investment e y. It ’s dollar investment in their cit city. It’s an pr oduce an somethingg that ccan produce attraction ffor or at least 30,0 o 00 p eople attraction 30,000 people fo or at leastt (81) da ayys a yyear. ear. I know for days there ar d there aree detractors detractors,, just lik likee ther theree were detra actors of the ar ena. But I’m were detractors arena. an unabashed unabashed supp orter b ecause 10 supporter because years fr om m now w, this thing gets o ver years from now, over ne, eeveryone veryone is going to the goal lin line, look back and sa ay, ‘O ourse I w as look say, ‘Off ccourse was supporteer.’ a supporter.’
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Fired County Exec KKeeps Fired eeps Gaming Gamin ng the SSystem ystem m JJohn ohn V Vartanian, aartan nian, an eex-Santa x-Santa Clara Countty depar County department tment head, ccontinues ontinues to enjo enjoy oy travel traaveell rrewards ewaards he stole stole.. N Now ow he’s he ’s also received receivved e another fiv five-figure e-figure paycheck. pa aycheck. Vartanian V aartanian i work w worked ked d as dir di director ector off the Depar Department tmeent of Child Supp Support ort Services Ser vices until Oct. 21, when he w was aas fired fir ed ffor or skimm o skimming ming tra travel avel rrewards ewaards to line his own p pockets. ock keets. A Septemb September er rreport eport b byy NBC C Ba Bay ay Ar Area ea ffound ound o that he rroutinely outinely paid d ffor or o his and other ccounty ountty employees’ emplo oyeees’ tra travel avel e and work work-related k--related eexpenses xpenses with hap personal ersonal cr credit edit ccard ard to rack up char charge rggee ccard ard b benefits—without enefits—without putting put ttting those rrewards ewaards back into the ssystem, ystem, as ccounty ou untty p policy olicy mandates mandates.. San JJose ose Ins Inside side has now learned that V Vartanian aartanian n also rreceived eceivveed another paycheck pa aycheck ffor or tthe p o period eriod ending N Nov. ov. 14. He to took ok homee $11,582.26, ac according cording to info inf fo obt obtained ained thr through ough a Public R Records ec e ords Act A ct rrequest. equest. This T unusual pa payout ayo out ccomes omes on the heels of another San JJose ose Inside rreport, eport, which ffound o ound that due to the ccounty’s ounttyy’’s absur absurd d “merit “merit”” ssystem, ystem, Vartanian V aartanian wou would uld ha have ave first priorit priority ty on rreceiving eceiving an at attorney ttorne t ey p position osition with the ccounty ountty should d a sp spot ot op open en up up.. County C ountty Exe Executive ecutivve JJeff eff Smith said V Vartanian’s aartanian n’s latest pa payment ayyment w was aas triggered triggered b byy a “20-work “20-workday daay notic noticee ffor or o separation”” un separation under nder the Go Government oveernment Attorneys A tttorneys A Association’s sso ociation’s lab labor or ccontract ontract with the ccounty. oun ntty.
“Since “Since there there is no sp spot ot we could could o bump [him] down into into,, he he’s ’s terminated terminated but he still has a right to oa 20-day 20 0-daay notice, notice,” Smith said. “But instead insttead off a notice, notice, he gets 20 da days ayys of pa pay. ay.” Must be be nice. nic i e. The last county countty employee emplo oyee to make m ke headlines for mak fo or stealing ttaxpayer axpaayer money m ey was mone was a former former o supervisor supervisor George Geeorge Shirakawa Shirak kawa Jr., Jr., who went to jail jaiil for fo or crimes related related to his 20 2008 08 campaign campaign a but avoided avoided o other charges charges by by reimbursing reimbursing the county countty for fo or meal meals ls and an nd travel. traavel. Vartanian Vaartanian has not made an any ny restitution restitution e for for o siphoning travel traavel rrewards, ewar a ds, so o why wh hy is the ccounty ountty pa paying ayying him more mo ore money m ey rather than moving mone mo ovving tow toward waard criminal crriminal charges? charges? “I agree agree that this is not a vvery eery satisfying saatisffyying reality realitty in this situation,” Smith Sm mith conceded. conceded. “It’s “It’s a result result some would would say saay is slightly absurd, absurd, if not more m e than slightly. mor slightlyy.” The District Attorney’s Attorne t y’s Office Office is looking looking into the situation, however. however er. Deputy Deputty Judy Judy Lee, Lee, of the D DA’s A’s Pub Public blic Integrity In ntegritty Unit, Unit, told San Jose Jose Inside in i a statement: s atement: “We st “W We have haave b been een aaware war a e of o the th he allegations against Mr Mr. r. V Vartanian aartanian n since sin nce media reports reports brought brought the issue issu ue to o light. We We share share the public’ public’ss cconcern. oncern. e We We are are investigating. in nvestigating e .” Before Beffo ore his latest paycheck, paayccheck, Vartanian Vaartan nian received rec e eivveed a lump-sum lump-sum payout paayo out of $97,556.—Josh $9 977,,556.—Josh o Koehn Koehn
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In Santa Clar Claraa County County, y, m most people vote by percent cent opted mail.. A decade ago,, onlyy 30 per ffor or mail-in ballots. This past p election,, that figuree ticked up to 776 figur 6 percent. peercent. The county precincts’ didn’t finish tallying pr eccincts’ votes until 4:30am the next day—the day the second slowest d rresults esults in the state (nextt to rural rural Mono County).. But buying new vote-counting machines process close probably obably that would speed up thee pr ocess would cost something clos se to $20 million and pr 2017. from wouldn’t happen until 20 0177. County officials have started talking tallking about taking a page fr om County, San Mateo County y, which h switched to all-mail elections ffor or city ccity, y, school district and special experts elections to save moneyy and quicken the count.. Election exp perts say all-mail elections money, Oregon, Colorado Washington eported not only save money y, but bu ut boost voter turnout.. Or egon, Color a and W ado aashington rreported greater after vote-by-mail Claraa gr eater participation aft er switching to completely vote-by-mail systems.. Santa Clar even County would still lag ev ven if all votes were were cast by mail,, however, how weverr, considering that it took mail-in There’s ear that switching five days to tally all mail l-in ballots. Ther e’s also a ffear s to all-snail mail another. elections would favor faavor one on ne party (ahem, (ahem, Republicans) over an notherr.
Into the Breach: Breaach:: San Jose’s Jose’s Wid Wide de Open Airport Despite rroving ovving securit security ty det details, ails, Miguel Zaragoza w was aas able to sn sneak neak onto the San JJose ose airp airport ort ttarmac armac last Sunda Sunday. ay. A worker work keer caught caaught him, butt the 39-year-old 39--yeearr-old was w aas far fr from om done done.. Zara Zaragoza agoza br broke ok ke aaway way and stole a maintenanc maintenancee truck b before effo ore police p olice finally to took ok him into i custo custody. dyy. Th incident The i id marks k th the h thir he third hi d major j security securit ty br breach each at Minet Mineta ta San JJose ose International Airport Airport th this his yyear. eear. W Well, eell, the thir third d we know ab about ou ut an anyway. nyyw way. Apparently, Appar entlyy, the airp airport ort mak makes kes e no eff effort ffo ort to publicize lapses lik like ke th this. his. In April, a 15-year-old 15--yeearr-old Sant Santaa Clara boy boy climbed climb ed the 6-f 6-foot foot barb barbed ed wir wire–lined e–lined ffence eence at the airp airport ort and tuck tucked ked e himself into a Ha Hawaii-bound awaaii-bound pla plane’s ane’s wheel well. F our months later, laterr, 62-year-old 62--year e r-old serial Four stow waway Marilyn M il Hartman Hartman t outtwit wittted d stowaway outwitted airp ort officials in San JJose o b ose oarding airport byy b boarding os Angeles a plane to L Los Angeles.. Those thr ee incidentss ha ave raised three have
concerns concerns ab about bout security securitty at the airport, airport, which wh hich sees ab about out 20 200 0 flights a da day. ay. But airport airport spokeswoman spok keeswom man Rosemary Ro osemary Barnes B says saays y security securitty Miguel Zaragoza breaches, breaches, most m of them no not ot as serious as these thr three ee publicized incidents incidents,, ar aree far mor moree common common than t p people eople rrealize. ealize. San JJose osee Inside ask asked keed the T TSA SA ffor o or a list of dat dates tes and descriptions of all security securitty br breaches e eaches ffor o or the past ttwo wo yyears. w eears. That w was aas to too oo br broad oad a rrequest, equest, said T TSA SA spok keesman n Nic o Melende z. spokesman Nico Melendez. “N ow “Narr w it i down d to p erimeter i “Narrow perimeter securitty br e eaches ,” he advised. Mor security breaches, Moree inffo ormatio on should b vailable v ne ext x information bee aavailable next week.—Jeen nniffeer W ads a woorth week.—Jennifer Wadsworth
WORDS W ORDS W WITH ITH FRIENDS F “One thing that I noticed when I first got here, even before I walked thro ough the door, was through an extreme reluctance in the office to give any information to the media a On some things, a. things media. it really didn’t matter. ...I think that you’ll find that I’m more open than t you’ve been accustomed to in the rece ent past.” recent
Jon Gundry
—New Santa Clar Clara ra County Of Office ffice of Education Superintendent Gundry, Jon Gundry y, in a meeting with San n Jose Inside, commenting on the problems, agency’s communication pr oblems,, b both internally and with rreporters. eporters.
SoFA District (and beyond) on the First Friday of the month.
DECEMBER 5th ART WALK 7–11pm
Art Ark Gallery
KALEID Gallery
Phantom Galleries at Pho69 Restaurant
1035 So. Sixth St.
88 So. Fourth St.
321 So. First St.
The More the Merrier V Salon-Style Art Exhibition This year's show features the work of 50 bay area artists working in variety of mediums and styles. In the tradition of the French salon-style exhibition design, participating artists are encouraged to install as much art as they can within their allocated space.
Opening Reception: HARK! Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale 60+ artists from KALEID Gallery, as well as invited guest artists from our broader community, will each have several works of original art at holiday gift giving prices. Hundreds of works will be available including: paintings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, glass, jewelry and creative decor items-all by amazing artists that work and thrive in the South Bay region. The event kicks off at 7pm on Dec. 5th during the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk. These one of a kind items are available on a “first come, first served” basis and all art works may be taken home at the time of purchase.
Opening Reception: Through the Ground Glass by SJSU Advance Photography Class The prints in this exhibit were created by students in photography instructor Barbara Boissevain's Advanced Photography class at San Jose State University, all of whom spent the semester in a traditional wet darkroom processing their images from film negatives. The students explored different camera formats and a wide range of subject matter from classical approaches to the landscape to studio portraiture. The results of this intensive study is an engaging exhibit of high quality both technically and conceptually.
Seeing Things
WORKS San José
TechShop San Jose
30 No.Third St.
365 So. Market St.
300 So. Second St.
The 7th Annual Frida & Friends Fuzzy Blanket Drive & Silent Art Auction Friends and artists donate a pet inspired piece of art for this auction.. All proceeds will be donated to the San Jose Animal Shelter. All bidding for art pieces will start at $10. Come by, bid and see how inspired we are by our four legged friends. And please bring a clean, warm blanket or towel for Frida’s friends at the shelter.
Opening Reception: Benefit Auction More than 100 works of art have been donated by a wide range of our region’s established and emerging artists for the Benefit Auction on December 13th. Now it’s your turn to support Works by building your own art collection in Silicon Valley’s most accessible, eclectic, and exciting art auction!
Life Looking for Life Keep your wits about you as you inspect life-forms brought to you by TechShop’s resident artist David Canavese. One of art's most important roles is to ask questions--whether we are ready to answer them tomorrow, or 1,000 years from now. Canavese’s goal is to pose these questions in ways that are as beautiful and visually arresting as the creatures and environments on Earth are.
Art by Jay Ruland
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Pictured artwork by: (left) Joe Barajas, (center) Denis Korkh, (right) Tanya Varga
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South FIRST FRIDAYS an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s
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SILICON SILICON ALLEYS ALLEYS
Tech to the Streets
WORLD W OR LD CH CHANGERS A NGERS Biotech heiress Erica a Swanson (from left), Flextron Flextronics nics CT CTO O Erik V Volkerink olkerink o and Mi Microsoft’s icrosoft’s Dan’l Dan’l L Lewin ewin were among sponsors who pr presented esented awards to worthy lau laureates. ureates.
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OME OMETIMES ETIMES technology gy really real ly does work for the common good. Just a few w short weeks ago, ago, the annuall Tech Tech Awards Awards drew hundreds of o black ties and yours truly y to the McEnery McEnery Convention Conventio n Center. Center. Ass w A was as announced, ann nounced,, the Mouth of the South himself h himself,f, T Ted eed Turner, Turner, legendary lege legendar d y ffounder ou o under de of CNN and d however howe veer many man ny movie mo ovvie channels 30 yyears eears ago ago,, received received the JJames ames C.. Mor C Morgan gan Gl Global lobal Humanit Humanitarian arian Award. A waard. Turner, Turneer, of ccourse, ourse, is not yyour our usual bil billionaire. llionaire. He actually gives giv vees back. Hee seems to ccare are about about p oveerty, world d hunger nvvironmental poverty, hunger,, en environmental
health,, sust h sustainable ainable ener energy gy and oth other her issues globe. selfis ssues that plague the glob e. A self fproclaimed p roclaimed optimist,, T Turner urner st started arteed the th he UN F Foundation, oundation,, pr providing ovviding one o ne billion smack smackeroos, keeroos, and he stil still ll rremains e emains its curr current ent chairman. All of o w which rresulted esulted in him rreceiving eceiving glo global obal humanitarian accolades. h humanit arian ac colades. This yyear, ear, the aawards war a ds were were given givveen n to laureates 10 0 international teams of laur eatess in nvo olved with lif fe-changing work involved life-changing around Here’s ar round the world. Her e’s how it begins: pre-event u usually b egins: During the pr e-eveen nt rreception, e eption,, the laur ec laureates eates st stand and at th their heir rrespective e ective ttables esp ables and demonstrate their projects th heir rresearch esearch pr ojects and/or inventions in nveentions while the black ties w walk al alk up Chardonnay simply w glasses of Char with donnaay and sim mply engage. en ngage. Then the cceremonies eremonies begin. begin n. Since Convention Center Si ince the C on nvention C enter rrecently ecen ntly new eexpanded x xpanded to include a ne w grand ballroom, Tech Awards took place b allroom,, the T eech A wards to ok pl lace ballroom time.. in n the ballr oom ffor o or the first time
The scene scene w was o pur puree as one of inspiration, to b bee hon honest. nest. The laureates, brainy laur eates, brain ny ffolk o olk of all ages nationalities,, with sorts and nationalities h all sor ts of scientific eexpertise, xpertise, eexuded xuded a curiosity, ccommitment ommitment to curio osity, cconstant onstant new ways learning and finding ne n ww ays y to impoverished areas help imp overished ar e of the eas was world. It w as not the st sstandard, andard, lanyard-clad lan nyyard- clad cconventionfolk onventio onffo olk one crammed normally sees cramme ed into one placee in just an any building. Plus,, plac ny build ding. Plus was infectious. the optimism w as inf feectious. I speak black ties,, sinc sincee ccan’t an’t sp eak ffor o or the bla ack ties beat-up TandooriI showed up in b eat-u up T aandooriccolored olored khakis khakis,, but I ccame ame aaway way totally inspired. envisioned tot ally inspir ed. I en nvviisioned somehow seguing into o global humanitarian humanit arian work, ssomeday. omedaay. Seriously. was dignifying Seriously y. It w as a dign niffying y eexperience. xperience. note,, allow O that On h note ll w me to highlight some of the work laureates aree up to to. Source the laur eates ar o. Sour ce provided International, in one ccase, ase, pr ovided technology technolo gy and training trainiing for for o povertypovertystricken areas Honduras strick en ar eas of Hond duras to to water, eexamine xamine their w ater, air aair,, and soil ffor or o chemical dumped chemic al ccontaminants ontaminan nts dump ed into
environment byy ccorrupt the en vironment o b orrupt mining For ccompanies. ompaniess. F or yyears, ears, indigenous peoples living p eoples liv ving near the mines and sites weree suff suffering severely, drilling sit tes wer ffeering se verelyy, were having miscarriages women we ere ha avving misc arriages weree developing and kids wer w developing welts chemicals dumped due to che emicals dump ed into drinking water. their drink king w ater. But none of tools prove them had the to ols to pr ove the present. amounts of o ccontaminants ontaminants pr esent. So,, Sour Source developed So ce International de veloped a suite of scientific sscientifically ally validated technologies testing tec chnologies enabling the water, ccommunity ommunitty to eexamine xamine their w ater, air,, and soil chemical air soiil ffor or o a variety variety of chemic al ccontaminants, ontaminaants, and it trained them in dataa to go how to usee the rresulting esulting dat after the ccorrupt orrupt mining ccompany. ompan ny. Ass a rresult, A esultt,, the ccountry ountry changed laws its miningg la aw ws and the mining was ccompany ompany w as fforced or o ced to shut down its operation. op eration.. Bravo! Braavo! another In anoth her ccase, ase, a ccompany ompan ny Nanoly, employing ccalled alled ll d Nan N noly ly, emplo l ying i a team t of yyoung oung scientists, scientists, developed develop e ed a biomaterial vaccines biomateria al that enables vac cines to travel without being tra avel with hout b eing rrefrigerated. efrigerated. Ass a rresult, places likee A esultt,, rrecipients ecipients in plac es lik Indian villages,, who previously rural India an villages previously have safe would ha ave died due to a lack of saf fe functioning vaccines, aree now and functi oning vac cines, ar saved. scientists,, an Indian sa aved. Onee of the scientists American, was byy Americ an,, said he w as motivated b from parents about people stories fr om m his par ents ab out p eople i villages in ill b kh back home who h ccould ould ld never time.. ne ver get vac vvaccines cines in time Every other laureate Ev ery ot ther laur eate eexemplified xemplified inspiring stories.. The use similarly in nspiring stories massivee wealth ffor good of massiv o or ccommon ommon go od was breath fresh air.. w as a br eaath of fr esh air Simran Sethi, known ffor o or sustainability-issues sust ainabillity--issues journalism, emceed the entiree cceremonies emc eed th he entir eremonies and broke stage. eeven ven br oke down in tears on st age. That’s was bee on That ’s how w inspiring it w as to b platform the same plat p fo orm as these heroes heroes and in thee same rroom oom as ultra-rich Silicon Valley Silic on V al alley ffolk o olk who fund such groundbreaking gr oundbreaking e rresearch. esearch. A week later,, I caught over later cau ught up with her o ver the from was phone fr om m Trinidad. She w as still blown aaway. way. people aree the k key “Those p eople ar ey in the lock changes lo ck that ch hanges the world,” Sethi told me.. “Ther “Theree is so much wealth and so me Silicon Valley, much ccapacity apaacitty in Silic on V alle a y, and I people think eevery very one of those p eople in the rroom oom eexhibited xxhib bited the same qualities to wheree they get wher t ey are, the are, the same qualities laureates that the lau ureates eexhibited—that xhibited—that tenacity, curiosity, tenacit ty, that th hat curiosit y, that creativity. creativitty. parlay And to par rlaay that into something bee so transf transformative that ccan an b fo ormativve is, is, to me, me, amazing. rreally eally amaz zing.”
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Weed, Entangled MEDICINE M E DIC I N E M MAN AN M MediMarts ediMarts operator Da Dave ve Armstrong plans to fight th the he city of San Jose in court in 20 2015 015 to keep the collective open open. n.
Nearly Nearly y 20 years afte after er P Prop rop 215, can cannabis nnabis regula regulation tion heads ba back ck to voters while San Jose Jose’s ’s ele electeds cteds fumble to t sort it out BBYY JENNIFER JENNIFER W WADSWORTH AD SWORTH
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AVE A VE VE A ARMSTRONG RMSTRONG spent his past professional life chasing scofflaws as a bail bondsman in Idah ho. When Aladdin Aladdin Boise, Idaho. Bail Bonds bought his firm, he took a few f years off to travel and enjoy enjoy the financial travel windfall. Until he got bored. U Pressident Obama Obama talked When President after his 2008 20008 victory about giving i i cannabis cannabis bi collectives ll ti a pass under und der federal federal law provided they th hey followed state rules, it sounded, sou unded, to him, like rules, a call to action. acction. “I thought thought, t, ‘I ccan an ffollow o ollow la laws, aws w, that’s do,’” Armstrong says. that ’s what I do ,’” Armstr ong sa ayys.
“S “So So I packed packed all m myy stuff and mo moved ved out California.” o ut to C aliffo ornia.” Att first, A fi h planned he l d to sp spend end d a ffew ew marijuana yyears e learning to cultivate mariju ears uana Triangle. u north up north in the Emerald Triangle e. estate approached B a rreal But eal est ate agent appr oacheed offer pass h with an off him ffeer he ccouldn’t ouldn’t pas ss over singleu to ttake up: ake o ver a lease on a singl lestory st tory ccollective ollective in an industrial quarter qu uarter of San JJose. ose. here, “I hauled buns down her e, mett shook w the owner and sho with ok handss on spot,” says Armstrong, 47, o n the sp ot,”” sa ayys Armstr ong, 47 7, a ccorpulent orpulent Midwesterner and (formerly) staunch Republican (f fo ormerly) st aunch R eepublican who’s w who ’s still mildly surprised that he h California, w wound up in C aliffo ornia, let alonee in the pot business.. K Keeping th he p ot business eeping in mind d the California Attorney General’ss th he C aliffo ornia A ttorney General’ newly keep n ne wly rreleased eleased guidelines to k eep p the new ffeds eeds off his back, he set up the ne w
MediMarts, vventure, enture, MediMar ts, as a a closedloop dispensary. No lo op disp ensary. N o vvendors, endors, no transactions, sales, short transactions i , no sales l , a shor h t trip i from patient.. Edibles ar aree fr om plant to patient adjacent ccooked ooked up in an adjac cent fformer o ormer bakery. indoor grow ccake ake bak ery. An indo o gr or ow lies behind Little Orchard b ehind the club on Li ittle Or chard Avenue, offices A venue, near ccorporate orporaate offic es buildings. and industrial buildin ngs. Another field-sized crop sprouts ffootball ootball fieldsized cr o spr op outs in acree of leased land in the sun on an acr Morgan Mor gan Hill. Armstrong likes ““A A true ccollective,” ollective,” Armstr A ong lik es boast. Revenue through to b oast. R evenue ccomes om mes in thr ough membership “equitable memb ership ffees, eees, ccalled alled “equit able Every member ccontributions.” ontributions.” Ev ery memb er becomes partt owner owner. b ecomes a par r. operation lasted upward The op eration has la asted upw war ad of ffour our o yyears, eears, through through San S JJose’s ose’s failed attempt dispensaries. at tttempt in 2011 to rregulate egu ulate disp ensaries. before city enacted new JJust ust b effor o e the cit ty ena acted a ne w
mediccaal ma medical marijuana arijuana or ordinance dinance o over veer the that placee strict zoning summer th hat put in plac and d op erattions rrequirements, equirements, a TV operations rreporter eporter sto opped b ountty stopped byy his South C County gr ow w, wher re Armstrong Armstrong declar ed his a grow, where declared mo del disp pensary. model dispensary. “The y’re an eexample xample of what yyou ou “They’re ccan an do if you you want want to comply,” complyy,” agreed agreed Ma ayor Chu uck R eeed in an inter view Mayor Chuck Reed interview with CBS Channel C 5,, rreferring effeerring to the cit y’s ne n w rregulations. egulations. “It ccan an city’s new b done.” Ma M ayybe the ma ayor sp oke bee done.” Maybe mayor spoke to o so on, or o had his fingers cr ossed. too soon, crossed. Armstr ongg, the self-proclaimed selff--proclaimed Armstrong, “golden ch hild”” of San JJose ose ccollectives, ollectives, child” finds hims self on the rreceiving eceiving end himself of a la aw wsuiit b lawsuit byy the cit cityy that aims to shut do own MediMar ts. While down MediMarts. appar entlyy ccomplying omplying with the spirit apparently of San JJose’s osee’s nasc ent rregulations, egulations, he nascent ffell eell $770,0 000 b ehind on the lo cal $770,000 behind local
‘‘Medical Medical marijuana marijuan na in San Jose Jose has changed chan nged forever. forever r. W We’re e’re still trying tryin ng to figure fig out m how to move forward from f here.’ Act,” medical A ct,”” which made med dical marijuana California 1996. Together, legal in C aliffo ornia in 19 996. T ogether, theyy hope cityy in the hope to challengee the cit possibly, precedent ccourt ourt and, and p ossiblyy, sett a pr ecedent framing the business ttax a as a ax law. violation of ffederal ederal e la aw. with David’s “The whole issue wit th Da avvid’s situation is that [San JJose’s] o ’s] ordinance ose ordinance basically says basic ally sa ays y yyou’re ou’re required req quired to engage Panzer says. in sales to ccomply, omplyy,” P anzzer sa ayys. “But if socialist yyou ou have o haave a truly so cialisst ccollective ollective … there’s ownership,, no ther e’s no eexchange xchange of ownership o sales.. Y Yet sales eet San Jose Jose lawyers laaw wyers e are are saying saayying way. yyou ou can’t o can’t do it that w ay.” Armstrong Armstr ong has h a sepa separate arate ccase ase pending p ending against the IRS S and st state ate Board Boar d of Equalization,, challenging c a section of the ffederal ederal e ttax ax ccode ode that pr events marijuanaa businesses prevents fr om writing off an ny eexpenses. xp penses. from any Section 28 0E of the ffederal ed ederal ttax ax ccode ode 280E denies ttax ax cr edits and eexemptions x xemptions credits
LLaw La w off the h Land L d In a split vvote, o ote, R Reed eeed and the Cit City ty Council C ouncil ma majority ajoritty enacted a ttwowopr onged or d dinanc e this past summer pronged ordinance that limits p pot ot clubs to 1 p percent ercent of the city. cit ty. It also rrequires equires all medicine to b bee grown gr own on-site on-siite and a buffer buff ffeer between bettw ween clubs and “s “sensitive sensitivve uses”” lik likee homes homes,, schools, churches. scho ols, parks parrks and chur ches. Fifty city’s pot F ifty of the t cit y’s 78 p ot clubs applied ffor o orr the ne new w rregulatory egulatory pr program. ogram. T To o date date,, 26 wer weree denied—seven denied— seeven of them, including MediMarts, pay MediMar tss, ffor o or rrefusing efusing to pa ay the cit city’s y’s marijuana m business ttax. ax. The rrest est aawait wait appr approval oval ffor o or the Collectives zoning rrequirement. equ uirement. C ollectives that don don’t ’t ccomply omply will b bee giv given en
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to or ganizat ations ““trafficking” trafficking”” in organizations ccontrolled ontrolled subst ssubstances, ances, which ccan an driv drivee disp ensary ttax ax rates up to 9 0p ercent. dispensary 90 percent. Industr nalysts ccall all the 19 82 ttax ax ccode ode Industryy an analysts 1982 amendment sneaky way enforcing amendmen nt a sneak ky w ay of enf fo orcing R eeagan-era w ar on drugs Reagan-era war drugs.. bee a “This yyear eaar is going to b wonder ful yyear,” ear,” Armstr ong sa ayys wonderful Armstrong says sar casticallyy. “I get to educ ate the sarcastically. educate ate and educ ate IRS atte the st IRS,, educ educate state educate the cit ver again. Mean while, cityy all o over Meanwhile, legislators ar aaree going to put something to gether and the ’t together theyy don don’t know whatt the fuck is going on. on.”” Armstr on ng’s ccase ase undersc ores the Armstrong’s underscores uncertainty market unc ertainty of the marijuana mark et as San JJose ose stumbles fforward o orwaard with ne w new California, rregulations egulations while C aliffo ornia,, which onc ay in allowing medic al oncee led thee w way medical behind states marijuana,, lags b ehind other st ates in legalizingg its rrecreational ecreational use use.. San JJose’s ose’s ne w rules r also ha ave the eff ffeect new have effect of cchallengi o a e gingg tthee most ost dominant do a t challenging business str ructure of the marijuana structure industr y: th he rretail-vendor etail--vendor mo del,, in industry: the model, which outsi ide gr owers sell medicine to outside growers a pot pot store store for fo or re-sale, re-sale, often shopping ar ound ffor o or a club to ttake ake it off their around hands ’s unclear u at this p oint how hands.. It It’s point man ny ccollectives ollecctivvees will b ke many bee able to mak make that sswitch. witch.. “That ’s the gr een elephant “That’s green in the rroom, oom m,” sa says ays y Armstr Armstrong. ong. The ne next xtt 18 months will be be a test and a w waiting aaiting game game.. A test ffor o or San JJose ose and itss ccollectives ollectives transitioning from fr om legal limb llimbo o to rregulation. egulation. waiting broader oader Aw aiting game g ffor o or the br industryy to state industr o see if the st ate ccould ould ccome ome guidelines next up with gu idelines in the ne xt ffew ew yawning yyears ears that fill fi ya aw wning rregulatory egulatory industryy to gaps that eexpose x ose the industr xp perpetuate enormous liabilit lliabilityy and p erpetuate a massivee underground massiv un nderground economy. economy.
IIN NT THE HE L LOOP OOP All the medicin medicine ne at Dave Armstrong’ Armstrong’ss pot clu club ub is grown on-site or on a property he lea leases ases in M Morgan organ Hill. next new until ne xt summer to find a ne w spot, locations aree sc scarce and sp ot, but lo cations ar arce an nd drove the rresulting esulting land rush dr ove up u the ccost ost of ccertain ertain ccommercial ommercial lots virtually overnight. Oncee rregulations vir tually o vernight. Onc egulations shak shakee out,, San JJose ose ccould ould b bee left ft Reed with ffewer ewer than 10 ccollectives. ollectives. R eeed number may said rrecently ecently that the numb er ma m ay Panzer dwindle to just a ffew. ew. P anzer eexpects x ects xp local industry. it to decimate the lo cal industr y. Others O thers ar aree ccautiously autiously hop hopeful eful that t it scrapee b by. ccould ould scrap y. “Medical “Medic al marijuana in San JJose o ose h changed has h d fforever,” o orever,” sa says ays y JJohn ohn h L Lee, ee, a semiconductor semic onductor industr industryy cconsultant onsulltant who’s who ’s p positioned ositioned himself as onee of Silicon Silic on V Valley’s aalley’s leading adv advocates ocattes of marijuana legalization. “W “We’re We’re still trying figuree out how to mo move tr ying to figur ove from here.” fforward or o ward fr om her e.” initiativee on the horizon An initiativ threatens thr eatens to undo R Reed’s eed’ e s work, though it it’s ’s cconsidered onsidered a long sho shot. ot. The pr proposal oposal b byy Sensible San JJose, osse, a ccoalition oalition of lobb lobbyists byyists and ccollectives, ollectiivvees, would dial back much of the cit city’s tyy’s ordinance. or dinance. The eff effort ffo ort gather gathered ed en enough nough signatures signatur es to mak make ke it to the JJune unee 2016 ballot. b allot. R Reed, eeed, who terms out at the t end of this yyear, ear, has vvowed owed to fight fi it. C Come ome JJanuary, anuary, he sa says, ayys, he he’ll ’ll fform orm o ap political olitical action ccommittee ommittee tit titled, tled,
“Keeping Marijuanaa out of Our “Keeping Neighborhoods Away from N eighborhoods and dA way fr om Our Kids C Committee,” ommittee,” orr something to effect. that eff ffeect. “It’s “It ’s ccertainly ertainly a th threat hreat to the ordinance,” Reed says, or dinance,” R eed e sa ayys, while dismissing Anthon Anthony’s y s draft y’ “loosey goosey.” don’t legislation as “lo osey go osey.” “I don ’t think it will b bee suc successful. cessful. … What theyy w want bee bad ffor the ant would b o or the people p eople in San JJose.” ose.” Councilman Rocha says C ouncilman Don R ocha sa ayys the city this mess,, facing a lax cit ty finds itself in thi is mess industry-authored initiative, because industr y-author -authored in nitiativve, b ecause Reed’s unwillingness of R eeed’s un nwillingn w ness to back Now, city hook down. N ow w, the cit ty is on the ho ok pricey ffor or o a pric ey election ($3 million),, and what he ccalls alls the “opportunity “op pportunitty ccost” ost” having devote defeat of ha avving to de vo ote time t to def feeat measuree when it ccould use those a measur o ould safety rresources esources to ffocus ocus on n public saf fet ety and other priorities. was dangerously o ther p riorities. “It w as a danger ously riskyy ffor tryy ffor risk or o us not to at a least tr or a o position, ccompromise ompromise p ositio on, which ccould ould have been h ha ave b een much h les lless ss eextreme xtr t eme and d entailed potential ent ailed less p otenttial harm to our District rresidents,” esidents,” the Distr ict 9 ccouncilman ouncilman scolded Reed memo.. sc olded R eed e in a memo m Pot have deadline next P ot clubs ha ave a de eadline of ne exxt There’s JJuly uly to ccome ome into ccompliance. om mpliance. Ther e’s chancee the cit city modify a chanc ty ccould ou uld mo diffy the
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marijuana business ttax, axx, passed b byy 78 percent p ercent of voters voters in 20 2010, 010, landing shortt list ffor closure. him on the shor o or closur e. Now, N ow w, Armstr Armstrong ong hass to eexplain xplain before he’s b effo ore a judge how he ’s aavoided voided the sales ttax ax b because ecause he h sees it as profiting from an admission of pr ofitiing fr om a ccontrolled ontrolled subst substance—illegal ance—illegal — under law. Ass a salarie salaried ffederal eederal la aw. A ed agent of the ccollective, ollective, he willingly pa pays ayys inc income ome ttax ax and wouldn wouldn’t ’t mind d pa paying aying y a cityy ttax theyy ccalled anything cit ax if the alled itt an yythingg sales.. “C but an assent of sales ““Call all it an enforcement permitting enf fo orcement ffee eee or a p ermitting not a sales tax,” says. ffee—just eee—just j taxx,”” he sa ayys. Armstrong enlisted Armstr ong has enlis sted a Panzer, fformidable o ormidable ally in Bill P anzer, a defense def feense at attorney tttorney who help h helped ed draft Prop. Pr op. 215—the “C “Compassionate omp passionate U Use se
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ordinance as issues aris ordinance arise, e, R Reed eeed sa says. ayys. This is is,, after all,, the ďŹ rs ďŹ rst st time it it’s ’s enforced any actually enf fo orced an ny rules r on the industry. industr y. Three Three yyears eears ag ago, go, a suc successful cessful effort city rreferendum effeerendum eff ffo ort fforced orced o e the cit ty to ordinance before scrap the last or dinance b effor o e it eever ver e effect. think went into eff ffeect. “I thin nk the basic rules place, says. “We’ll will rremain emain in plac e,â€? Reed Reed e sa ayys. “W We’ll have operation see..â€? ha ave to get it into op erration and see Meanwhile, aree closing at a Mean nw while, clubs ar serving lawsuits, fast clip. clip. The city citty is ser v ving la aw wsuits, warnings ein in the w aarnings and ďŹ nes to rrein number political numb er of ccollectives. ollectivvees. The T p olitical cityy ha has ďŹ ght against the cit as left the
‘I’m not going to sign away y my y protections protectio ons against illegal search se earch and seizure seizu ure so they can c stormtro stormtrooper ooper on in here.’ herre.’ cannabis ccommunity cannabis ommunitty divided, d , br broke ok ke and eexhausted. xhausted. W iith he elp fr om out t-offWith help from out-ofinvestors, have been town in nveestors, some ha h ave b een able scout new locations stay to sc out out ne w lo catiions to st ay in business,, shelling out non-r non-refundable, business n efundable, six-ďŹ guree dep deposits the parcels six-ďŹ gur osits ffor o or th he ffew ew par cels up ffor or o grabs ave Ho d , whose Alldges grabs.. Da Dave Hodges, American Americ an C Cannabis annabis bi Clu Club lub bw was aas or ordered d ed der d closed ffor o or b being eing in the wr w wrong ong lo location, cation, holds a dim vie view w of thee futur future. e. “San JJose ose has done this b before, effor ore,â€? sa says ayys Ho Hodges, dges, who,, lik who like ke Armstr Armstrong, ong, has h ffought o ought a yyears-long eears-long bat battle tttle with the t cit city ty o over ver its marijuana ttax. ax. “The “They’ll y’ll ttake ake out what they the ey ccan an ďŹ rst,, lea leaving aving v a ffew ew op operators. erators. Then,, they’ll they’ll ďŹ nd loopholes, looph holes, or whatever they have to,, to shut the rrest whate veer the ey ha ave to est 1997. down. JJust ust like like in 19 977.â€?
A Watched Waatched P Pot ot Peter Bae Peter Baezz w wanted anted to pla play ay b byy the rules.. The 33-year-old rules 33-year- old ccancer ancer patient who rrelied elied on ccannabis annab bis to rrelieve elieve the pain of chemothe chemotherapy rapy op opened ened San JJose’s ose’s ďŹ rst p pot ot clu club, b, the Sant Santaa
Clara C County Medical Cannabis ou unty Medic al C annabis Center. was 1997 Baez’s Center. It w as 19 97 and Bae z’s club became the licensed became th he ďŹ rst municipally lic ensed medi-pot dispensary medi-pot disp d ensary in the nation. Authorities declared Authoritiees declar ed Baez, Baez, ““the the Eagle Scout the medical Scout of th he medic al marijuana movement. Paris, movementt.â€? Born in P aris, raised in a Spanish orphanage o and adopted by American by an Ame erican family on the East Coast, moved Bay Area Coast,, Baez Baez mo ved to the Ba ay Ar ea in his banking. hi 20s to pursue p a ccareer areer in i b banking ki . He b became byy ecamee a marijuana activist b volunteering patients.. volunteeriing to help AIDS patients Prop. Prop. 215 2115 ďŹ nally legalized medical use,, but but— marijuanaa ffor o or medic al use — given given thatt ballot initiativ initiatives es ar aree notoriously imprecise—never notoriouslly impr ecise—never speciďŹ ed from speciďŹ ed how h to get the plant fr om ďŹ eld to pa patient atient without outing other st state laws. atee and ffederal eederal la aw ws. Instead of issuing lo local cal guidelines to enact state Cityy C Council state law, laaw, the t Cit ouncil ttasked asked a lone narcotics officer ďŹ guree out narcotics o offic er to ďŹ gur go overn Bae z’s op eration. how to govern Baez’s operation. Unlike club clu ub op erators in San Unlike operators eley and Oakland, Francisc o, Berk Francisco, Berkeley Baez pr esided o ver a pr offeessional, Baez presided over professional, office-like en vironment. N o smok ky office-like environment. No smoky lounges, no n watery-eyed watery- eyed clerks. clerks. lounges, appeaared at ďŹ rst that law laaw It appeared enffo orcement would ccarry arry out the enforcement oteers to “implement implement a plan will of vvoters provide ffor o or the saf fe and aff ffo ordable to provide safe affordable n of marijuana to all distribution n medic al need,â€? as ccalled alled patients in medical for o under Pr P op. 215. But p olitical for Prop. political pressure b e egan mounting ..S. pressure began mounting.. The U U.S. Enffo orcement A gency b egan Drug Enforcement Agency began r clubs in other cities closing in,, raiding cities.. Undercover e DEA agents rrepeatedly epeatedly Undercover ng the Bae tried to stin sting Baezz clinic clinic,, to no avail. v L ess than t a yyear ear e after op ening avail. Less opening ors of o San JJose’s ose’s ďŹ rst legal p ot the do doors pot ed up one of its clients club, p olice pick club, police picked chargeed him with p ossession. Bae and charged possession. Baezz couldn n’’t sa ay which do ctor had rreferred efferr e ed couldn’t say doctor esultting in a raid. C ops arr ested him,, rresulting Cops arrested Baez,, seized d his patient rrecords, ecords, Baez, $30,000 in n ccash ash and some marijuana $30,000 vidence. F or the ne xt se veeral yyears, ears, as eevidence. For next several ose w as p ot club -free. San JJose was pot club-free.
CCollective ollecctive Conscious Conscious Hunched o over ver a worn wo wood od ttable able in a bright,, high-ceilinged hiigh-ceilinged rroom oom in the back of Me MediMart, ediMart,, ttwo wo men trim buds.. Shak buds Shake, ke, or lo loose ose scraps of bud, is pr processed ocessed d into infused baking oil, hash and cconcentrates. oncentrates. Buds get tossed into glass jjars ars with a humidiďŹ er pack
19 more groups more patient patien nt gr oups to fform o orm ccollectives. ollectivvees. Four California’s Four yyears eears later llater,, C aliffo orniaa’s thenAttorney General Brown Attorne t y Ge eneral JJerry erry Br own handed down guide guidelines elines to ffollow o ollow state state law, laaw, but left a lot op open interpretation. en to interpr etation. Still, the landma landmark document ark do cument signified the first time a public p agency defined how to ffollow the law. ollow o th he spirit of the la aw. It made clear that ccollectives aree nonpr nonprofits, o ollectiv vees ar ofits, must k keep detailed prove eep det d ailed rrecords ecords to pr ove clients aree le li t ar llegitimate egitimate iti t patients ti t and d that the me medicine from edicine must ccome ome fr om a legal sour source. ce. from That rreassurance easssurance fr om on high kicked the green kick ed off th he gr een rush that lured Armstrong lur ed Armst trong out to San JJose. ose. absence local In the absen nce of a lo cal rregulatory egulatory environment, pot en nvvironmen nt,, p ot clubs flourished in Silicon Valley, the ccapital apital of o Silic on V aalley, rreaching eaching point moree than 120 ccollectives. at one p oin nt mor ollectivvees. weree what P Panzer But vvery ery ffew ew wer anzer ccalls alls according “ true ccollective, “a olle llectiv i e,” ac cording di to the h letter vague law. it’s let ttter of a va ague la aw. In a ccollective, ollectivve, it ’s impossible makee a pr profit because imp ossible to t mak ofit b ecause money the mone ey goes goes back to the operation. operation. “You have “Y Yo ou ccan’t an n’t ’ ha ave something ccoming oming door in the back do or and going out the front, says Panzer. fr ont,” sa ayys P anzer. ““After After A SB 420, was make eeverybody veerybody w aas jumping to mak ke money, law mone ey, [nott rrealizing ealizing that] the la aw didn’t way theyy thought.” didn ’t allow w that the w ay the Panzer heard about When P a anzer hear d ab out Armstrong’s effort nonprofit Armstr ongg’’s eff ffort to run a nonpr ffo ofit fi city’s ccollective ollective and an nd the cit tyy’s attempts atttempts t to ccollect ollect a sales ttax, ax, he gladly accepted the already ac cepted th he ccase. ase. He had alr eady written letter state Board writ ttten a le etter to the st ate Boar d of Equalization Equalizatio on challenging the cconcept oncept patient-run of rrequiring equiringg patient -run collectives collectives pay theree w was never to pa ay saless ttax ax if ther as ne ver a ownership.. “I w was change of ownership o as looking looking something likee this to push this ffor or somethi o ing lik theory, says Panzer. theor y,” sa ayys P anzer. Armstrong hopes Armstr on ng holds high hop es ffor or o the ccase. ase. If an aanything, nyything, it ccould ould buy next him time; his h ne xt ccourt ourt date is in February. F ebruary. In n filling out fforms o orms ffor o or city city ccompliance, ompliance, he left parts parts of it blank. placee of the In plac t section ccalling alling ffor o or ttax ax ccompliance, ompliance, he included a letter letter from from Panzer P anzer eexplaining xpllaining his objection to paying pa ayying it. And A he rrefused efused to sign the partt that al allows city “inspect par llows the cit ty to “insp ect anyy time and rrecords ecords and d site at an notice. without no otice.” myy “I’m not going to sign aaway way m protections search pr otectionss against illegal sear ch and seizuree so the stormtrooper seizur ttheyy can can stormtr ooper on here, says. in her e,” he sa ayys. “I told them,, my my door’s always open, do or’s alw ays y op en,, but yyou ou have haave to have rrespect espect thatt I ha ave rights and these have rights..” patients ha ave rights
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until the they’re y’re sold. The club c pr processes ocesses seven pounds day ounds a da up to se ven p ay at the 8,000-square-foot 8,0 00-square-ffoot facility. facilitty. Because Because Armstrong grows processes Armstr ong gr ows and pr p ocesses the himself,f, his prices medicine himself prrices fall far below dispensaries. b elow those of other dis spensaries. stopped Earlier this yyear, eear, he stop pped advertising because moree traffic adv ertising b ecause he got g mor knew than he kne w what to do d with. “We new “W We had to stop ttaking akiing ne w point, patients ti t att one p oint, i t”” sa ssays ays y Armstrong, who’s Armstr ong, who ’s been been n ccalled alled the Rob Ryan Reefer, uncanny R o ob R yan y of R eeeffeer, ffor orr his unc o ann ny wild-maned New rresemblance esemblance to the wild d-maned N ew Orleans Saints ffootball ootball ccoach. oach. He He’s ’s shorts and blackwearing ccargo argo shor ts an nd a black kspace-print and-purple outer spac e-print tee with shakee dusted o over shoulders shak ver his sh houlders and back. He sp spends ends go good od chunks c of time buds, too. at his desk trimming bu uds, to o. The MacBook propped MacBo ok pr opped up to t one side of it green i covered is covered d in i gr een dust. d t. “We dust “We all all chip chip says. in,” he sa ays y. Indoor crops, Indo or cr ops, he eexplains, xp plains, eexist xist perpetual harvest. Babyy plants in p erpetual har vest. Bab B sprout over hydroponic spr out o ver a h ydroponic ssystem ystem weeks-old near ttaller aller weeksold sseedlings. eedlings. Across teenage plants,, up to A cross the hall,, teenag ge plants eight weeks old and ffour o our ffeet eeet high, enjoyy the balm balmyy 7575-degree indoor enjo deggree indo or climate.. R Reflectors wall spread climate eeflectors on the t w all spr ead plastic-light to eevery very angle of the plastic potted plants. mama p otttted d plants l . The h mam ma plants l eextend xtend much ttaller,high aller,higgh as 12 ffeet, eeet, warehouse behind bakery, in a w arehouse b ehind d the bak ery, wheree it it’s warm smells likee wher ’s w arm and sm mells lik Armstrong’s weed and sugar ccookies. ookiees. Armstr ong’s looking install lo oking to inst all LED lights back heree to sa save electricity. “Just her ave on electric city. “J ust makee the most seeing how we ccould ould mak m space,” says. to put of this spac e,” he sa ayys. “Got “ back.”” eevery very last dime back. A Att the fr front ont desk,, he weighs w out supplies of medicine medicine.. “Green “G Green Crack”” is a fa favorite avorite o among the old d ladies ladies,, he says. saayys. N Nearby earb by is a rrotating otating disp display plaay of bak baked ed go goods, ods, ccooked ooked up ne next-door: exxtt-do d or: “ganjabr bread” ead”” gingerbread gingerbread men, men n,, nut-sprinkled nutt-sprinkled ccaramel aramel apples, apples, “whoop-your-ass “whoop p-yo our-ass pie, pie,” Crack Cracker ker e JJack ack cups and dollar d mini muffins muffins.. N No ow wax. aax. No No pa paraphernalia. araphernalia. “Got to b bee all natural,” sa ssays ays y Armstr Armstrong, ong, a fformer o ormer ffootball ootball pla player ayeerr who medic medicates ates to ease the the pain of old o injuries injuries.. In 20 2004, 04,, SB 420,, auth authored hored b byy the late Sen. JJohn ohn V Vasconcellos, asc a oncelllos, became became la law. aw. Pigg Piggybacking gybacking y off off Pr Prop. op. 215,, it sp specified ecified how much ma marijuana arijuana patients ccould ould gr grow ow without risk risking king arr arrest. est. It also included a vvoluntary o olunttary patient identit identity ty vverification eerification ccard ard pr program. ogram. The pioneering legislation em emboldened mboldened
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Martha’s M artha’’s Kitchen Kittchen For decades, F or d ecades, the late Louise Louise Benson, Teresa the “Mother T er e esa of San S JJose, ose,” would hungryy and clo clothe poor ffeed eeed the hungr othe the p oor Willow Glen home.. She out of her W illow i n home would set up ttables ables in her h garage
and hand out ou ut peanut peanut butter-and-jelly buttter t -and--jjelly sandwiches to anyone an nyone who showed up Tw wo charities chaarities stemmed from from her up.. Two eff ffo orts: Sacred Sacrred Heart Heart Community Communitty efforts: Ser vice and Martha’s Marthaa’s Kitchen, “the “the Service lit tle soup kitchen” k kitchen ” that grew grew into a little yyear-round ear e -round event eveent that feeds feeeds as many man ny as 300 300 people peop ple a meal. Kevin Kevin Patterson, Pattterson, t the kitchen’s kitchen’s operations op perations manager, manager g , says saayys he has plenty plentty of help already already this week, but he needs need ds volunteers volunteers to chip in ne xt Tuesday Tuesdaay and Wednesday Weednesdaay (along next with donations donatiions of canned canned ham). Print out and fill out a form fo orm from from marthasmarthaskitchen.or effo ore a kitchen.orgg and turn it in just b before shift. Meals ar veed fr om 6:30-11am aree ser served from and fr om 3: 30-5:30pm on T uesdaayys from 3:30-5:30pm Tuesdays and W eednesdaayys eevery ver e y week,, yyeareearWednesdays rround, ound,, at 31 11 W iillow St.,, San JJose. ose. F or 311 Willow For mor fo, ccall all 40 8 293 6111 8.293.6111. moree inf info, 408.293.6111.
Comm Community munity Meal at Thee Jungle largest People livingg in San JJose’s ose’s lar rggest homeless en ncampment,, The JJungle, ungle, encampment, ar citty aims aree runningg out of time time.. The city
placee down ne next month to shut the plac ext x mon nth move 200-plus into and mo ve its 20 0-plus rresidents esidents in nto permanent housing. p ermanent housing g. But as that approaches, advocates date appr oaches, homeless adv ocates a unrealistic. This ffear eear that deadline is unr ealistic. Th his Friday, groups Frida ay, various ccommunity ommunitty gr oup ps will meet at the rroadside oadside ccamp aamp to o host a Thanksgiving dinner with offering warm rresidents, esidents, off ffeering them w aarm ffood ood temporary Unlike past and temp orary rreprieve. eprieve. U nlik ke p ast meals,, wher wheree p people stand meals eople st and in line ffor o or tent, a plate then ttake ake it to their own te ent, bee a ccommunity this one will b ommunitty eevent. veen nt. “We want people together, “W We w aant p eople to eat to gether, we want people, says Robert w aant to engage p eople,” sa ays y R o ober et Aguirre, lives A gguirre, who liv vees at The JJungle ungle and a become spokesman has b ecome a de facto sp okesman n unsheltered ffor or the unshelter o ed ccommunity. ommunitty. Aguirre encourages A gguirre enc ourages ffolks o olks to bringg their leftovers Thanksgiving lefto oveers to ffeed eeed thee homeless,, but also to ttake moment homeless ake a mom ment socialize impending to so cialize with them. The imp nding en closuree of the enc encampment means closur ampment mean ns hundreds people moving hundr eds of p eople need help mo ovving why ( hi h is (which i wh hy clothing l hi d donations i aree disc discouraged ar ouraged ffor or o now). It would d people pickups vans help if p eople with pick ups and va ans information eexchanged xxchanged inf fo ormation with JJungle unggle rresidents esidents and ccoordinate oordinate a time to o move day help them mo ove when the da ay ccomes. o omes . Feedings placee at 1:30pm F eedings will ttake ak ke plac m and Friday Keyes 2:30pm Frida ay at The JJungle, ungle, at K eyes e
Forr more decades, Fo more than three three dec d caades, the Billy DeFrank LGBT ccommunity omm munitty center center has saved lives. changed and sa aved liv vees. It’s It’s offered off ffeered runaway shelter to runa away teens, teeens, provided provvided services people health ser vices and ccounseling o ounseling to p eople become in need and b ecome a cconstant, onstant,, reliable reliable source sour ce of ccommunity. ommunitty. Show them byy stopping byy with yyour o our gratitude tit d b stop t pping i b ith a organization’s homemade dish ffor o or the th he or ganization’s annual Thanksgiving meal,, which placee from ttakes ak kes e plac from 11am m to 3pm at the Alameda, Two ccenter, enterr, 938 The Alame eda,, San JJose. ose. T wo w days da ayys later, later, at 6pm Saturday, Satu urdaay, the center center Transgender Day will host its annual Tr ransgender Da ay which of Remembrance, Reemembrance, whi ich includes a open memorial op en mic and a ccandlelight andlelight people vigil,, to honor the lives lives e of p eople killed because transphobia. b ecause of transphobi ia. For For details, details, call call 408.293.3040. 40 8 8.293.3040.
Food Driv Drivee As h housing ousing ccosts osts demand demaand a gr greater eater share share of the monthly pa paycheck aycch heck ffor o or Silicon Silicon Valley’s V aalley’s p poorest oorest rresidents, esideents, food food pantries have ha ave had to step up fundraising fu undraising and donation eff efforts. ffo orts. Second Second o Harvest Harvest F Food ood Bank,, which ser serves ves Sa Santa anta Clara and San Mateo ccounties, ounties, feeds feeds e 2 250,000 50,000 p people eople a month—most month most of th them em childr children en or elderly—making elderly y— —making it on one ne of the lar largest gest ffood ood pantries in the nation. n While they the ey have haave enough vvolunteers o olu unteers ffor o or the ccoming oming weeks, weeks, Second Second d Har Harvest vest alw always ways y needs a hand to st stay ay afloat. a Monetary Monetary donations help the no nonprofit onprofit pay paay for fo or its fleet of trucks trucks,, overhead over erhead ccosts osts and, of course, course, food. food. A Ass ffor or ffood o ood donations donations,, they the ey always alw ways y need protein-packed prottein-packed items like lik ke peanut peanut butter, buttter t , canned can nned meats and ccanned aanned ste stews. ws. For For det details, a , call ails call C Caitlin aitlin Kerk, K eerk,, 408.858.9028 408.858.9028
Holiday H oliday Warm-Up Waarm-Up Fed up wi Fed with with the mater materialism rialism of the holidays, holida ayys, Councilman Councilman A Ash ssh Kalra b began egan organizing or rgganizing a holiday holidaay ffood ood and clothing drive driv ve at his home. home. Thee eevent, vent, e , which he ccalls aalls the Holiday Holidaay Warm-Up, Warm m-Up, is going on its fifth yyear eear this season. seaason. Instead of waiting w aaiting in some fforever-long or o eveerr--long line outside of Best Buy lik like ke a sorry sorry sap sap,, Kalra in invites nvvites vvolunteers o olunteers to spend spend th the he busiest shopping day da ay of the yyear eear makingg sandwiches sandwiches,, packing lunches and donating d winter clothes to the homeles homeless. ss. You Yo ou can can meet at his home or gather a gr ggroup oup to participate participate at yyour o our own. The eevent ven ent st starts arts at 9:30am Friday Frida ay at 96 96 Rooster Rooster Ct. C in San JJose. ose.
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CHARMING COCKTAIL HOUSE with California cuisine set by the seasons, The Lexington House lends itself to a boozy evening with friends or date night as you navigate a menu of curious spirits and artfully plated dishes. Jimmy Marino and Stephen Shelton, former bar managers of Cin Cin Wine Bar and Restaurant, opened The Lexington House to Los Gatos’ delight on Santa Cruz Avenue. The team offers local and small-batch spirits as well as hard-tofind wines and beers. In the kitchen, Chef Philippe Breneman reflects the same philosophy with local, organic and sustainably-sourced ingredients. The single-room restaurant is intimate but surprisingly well lit and quiet. Brick walls, concrete floors and naked oak tables are the extent of decor. A collection of colorful spirits rests on a shelf behind the bar, which resembles a mixologist’s lab lined with crystal jars, eye droppers and jiggers of various sizes. On the drink menu, I found a favorite in Marino’s Apple Doesn't Fall Far ($14), which mixed barrel-aged sherry, Laird's Apple Brandy, Shrub & Co apple shrub and Kronan Swedish Punsch. The fall-flavored cocktail offered the right amount of sweet, perfect for slow sips. The staff is well-versed and personable. On the arrival of each course, my server proudly described what was plated and how the kitchen had prepared the dish. I appreciated this small extra step of service and admired the shared pride of the staff. To start, a stoneware bowl arrived with colorful shades of purple and yellow roasted heirloom cauliflower ($15). A generous and creamy, slightly tart fondue of Humboldt Fog, a semi-soft goat cheese made by Cypress Grove Chevre in Humboldt County, accompanies. The cauliflower had an al dente texture, with toasted breadcrumbs providing added crunch. As with many of the dishes, the plate was ample for sharing between two—or an indulgence for one. Twice-cooked Brussels sprouts get a refreshingly different preparation with white balsamic, pine nuts and aged white cheddar ($14). The roasted Brussels sprouts are sauteed with white balsamic and a splash of orange juice before coming together with the other ingredients. The white balsamic gives a curious tartness that contrasted well with the savory, earthy sprouts. I also enjoyed the playful dish of duck and parsnips two ways. A sous vide duck breast (cooked to temperature in a water immersion), was served alongside a pastry of duck confit, plated with roasted parsnip and garnished with crispy parsnip chips ($30). The dish was incredibly delicious. The duck confit had a sweet and savory Asian seasoning, with subtle notes of allspice. The duck breast was perfectly cooked, although the skin could have been a little crispier. Bread service of warm, peppercorn popovers were delightful for mopping up the duck jus. — Jeff Cianci LEXINGTON HOUSE 40 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos. 408.354.1600 or thelexlg.com
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Blank Club, San n Jose Wed, $5 (free W ed, d 8pm, 8 (fr f ee before b fore 9pm) bef 9 ) Back in the earlyy aughts, DJ Jefff Jagged hosted Fuchsia and Jef a once-yearly ddance ance party called “Loose” It’s “L oose” at the Blank B Club. It ’s decade been about a de ecade since their soiree, aree last soir ee, and now they ar array back to spin an eclectic ar ray alternative of al ternative grooves grrooves the day before bef ore Thanksgiving: Thanksgiiving: electro-indie electro-indie (LCD Rapture), (L CD Soundsystem, Soundsystem, The Raptur e), wave/post-punk no wave/post-p punk (The Slits, Slits punk Gang of Four), first-wave fi The (The SStooges, tooges, Th he Damned), ’80s Prrince), and classic pop (Blondie, Prince), breakdance jams eakdance jam br ms (Egyptian LLover, over, Crew), along 2 Live Cr ew), alo ong with some tunes. some newer tun nes. In order order to help crowd aree just the cr owd loosen looseen up, PBRs ar before $1 bef ore 10pm.. (AC) (AC)
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Fatale, the weekly w San Jose series local ffeaturing eaturing loc cal and rregional egional talent from ffemale emale talen nt fr om all musical genres hosting genr es is hos sting its final show this Wednesday. Wednesday. Appropriately Appropriately the headliner headlineer is Fatale’s Fatale’s coffounder ounder and host, Jackie Gage. extremely She is an ext tremely talented singer who keeps k one ffoot oot in jazz other and the othe er in soul. She has classy a smooth, cla assy voice—think contemporary Fitzgerald a contempor rary Ella Fit zgerald Aretha Franklin. meets Ar etha Fr anklin. This show concludes not only con cludes Fatale, but it kickss off Gage’s through kick Gagge’ss solo tour thr ough Northern andd Southern CCalifornia. alifornia. She’s working She ’s workin ng on her debut solo album, whichh should be completed in 2015. (AC) (AC)
Work W ork up an a appetite ffor or Thanksgiving Thank sgivving by dancing your ass off to the massive “dubhouse” “dubhouse” sounds off SSwedish azzette wedish duo CCazzette ninth at the nin th annual Give Thanks Thanks the party at th he City National Civic Auditorium. Auditorium m. Fresh Fresh off the release release debut LP, of their de ebut LP P, Eject—which was released through released exclusively thr ough the streaming service stream ming ser vice Spotify and carried carried the the hits “Beam Me Up” Up” and “Sleepless”—Cazzette “Sleepless”—Cazzette are are providing providing direct direct support ffor or techno titan Andr André ATB, ré TTanneberger, aanneberger, a.k.a. A TB, and will aalso lso be joined by Emma Hewitt, Ilan Ilaan Bluestone and Sound Remedy. Remedy. (NV) (NV)
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THEE BE BEST ST CHRISTMAS CHR RISTMAS PAGEANT P AGEANT G EVER EVER The Tabard Tabar a d Theatr Theatree Company Company, y, San Jo ose Jose Fri, various various times, $15-$38 When you y and your kin gather rround ound soft electronic the sof ft LLCD CD glow of the electr onic hearth this holiday season, what throwing will youu be thr owing into the DVD won’t player?? If the kids won ’t sit still ffor or ItIt’s ’s a Wonderful Woonderful Life Liffe and Christmas Vacation V aacatioonn is a bit too rraunchy, aunchyy, then Best Pageant The Be est Christmas P ageant a Ever might be just right. When a gr group oup of troublemaking, troublemaking, hard-knock hard-knock youngsters—the Herdmans—make youngssters—the Her dmans—make their way w into the local church’s church’s Christmas Christm mas pageant,, comes as a bit of a shockk to the better behaved kids (and their thheir affluent parents). parents).. However, Howeverr,
thee Herdmans ultimately their Herdmans ul timately charm c neighbors unrefined, neighbors with an unr efined, yet undeniably pure, unddeniably earnest and pur e,, take on thee holiday holiday.. (NV)
THE CCOMMONS THE OMMONS P RESENT PRESENT B LACK FRID AY BLACK FRIDAY Outside the fformer Outside ormer San Jose Rep pertory Theatre, Theatre, San Jose Repertory Free Fri,, 7pm, Fr ee Thursday day, Thu ursday is TTurkey urkey u day y, and Friday day.. After all of that, is shopping shopping day on Friday evening, the Commons aree pr presenting ar esenting what should be an amazing am azing and rrelaxing elaxing outdoor event front i ffr in ontt off th the fformer ormer San S JJose Repertory Theatre—and Rep pertory Theatr e—and it’s it’s free. free.. It’ll It’ll be a night of classical and chamber music, muusic, and even a little ballet. The performers per rformers include Ballet San Jose ballerina bal lerina Grace-Anne Grace-Anne Powers, Powers, classical clas ssical pianist Dan Zemelman (he’ll (he’ll have grand hav ve a gr and piano!), violinist Ishtar
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TRIPLE HO SHO SHOW W Dec 3 at SAP SAP Center
THEE RIKK A TH AGNEW GNEW B BAND AND D 5 at The Blank Club Dec
THE ALLAH LAHS Dec 9 at The CCatalyst atalyst A Atrium trium
SPONGE Decc 10 at Rockbar Theater
BILLY BILL Y IDOL Decc 11 at Rockbar Theater
THE ENGLISH BEA BEAT AT Dec De ec 12 at The Blank Club
MYTHBUSTERS: MYTHBU USTERS: BEHIND THE MYTHS Dec 118 8 at City National Civic
THE LIMOUSINE LIMOUSINESS Dec ec 19 at The Blank Club De
WAR W AR A AN AND ND T TOWER OWER OF PO POWER WER Dec 220 0 at City National Civic
Y&T Decc 31 at RockBar Theater
CAKE Dec 31 3 at City National Civic
Hernandez,, chamber ensemble ensembble Trio Trio r Menage, and sopranos sopranos Alexandra Alexaandra Sessler and Rachel Larsen.. It’ll It’ll ’ be fun and cul cultured. tured. (AC) (AC)
FEMARTS FEMAR TS SHOW SH OW Billy DeFr DeFrank ank LLGBT GBT Comm Community munity Center Center,r, San Jose Fri, 6pm, $5$5-15 15 Fridayy sounds SStaying taying inside on Black Frida theory, you’ree good in theory y, but eventuallyy you’r going to need to pick up giftss ffor or your loved ones. If you want to t keep your money out of the handss of The wares Man, consider buying art andd war es from fr om local, independent vendors. venddors. DeFrank Community The Billy DeFr ank LLGBT GBT Comm munity Center is hosting their first aannual nnual show.. There FemArts show There will be plenty p of handmade gifts to purchase, purchase, plus a whole assortment of local indiei jazz-folk-punk musicians jazz-f olk-punk ffemale emale music cians performing Saoirse, perf orming (Linda Amayo, Sa aoirse, Underpass). Haley Maya, Try Trry the Pie, Unde erpass). The price of admission gets donated d Domestic to Next Door Solutions to Do mestic
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ALBERT ALBER T SQU SQUARE UARE San P Pedro edrro Squar Squaree Marke Market, et,, San Jose Sat, 7pm, Free Free It’s It ’s been nearly a decadee since the Squaree first starte started Albert Squar ed kicking energetic out simple, catchy and en nergetic ’90s-inspired ’90s-inspir ed indie-punkk tunes. 2011, They called it quits in 201 11, only to with rreturn eturn two years later wi th the most ever unhinged EP they had ev ver rrecorded. ecorded. ded Since then, they’ve been working on their debut full length, I (Assume ( ssume I) (A Know What I’m Doingg, which wh hich should be released next year.. The released sometime ne ext year record from record takes a step back fr om the urgency work. urgency of their past wor rk. It has the most dynamic and em emotional motional moments on any of theirr EPs. It It’s ’s the
most honest (and bes best) st) work lead singer Sim Castro Castro hass written. (AC) (AC)
WORLD W WORLD WIDE IDE D ANCE P A AR RTY DANCE PARTY Club Fox, Fox Redwood City Sat, 7pm, $15-$20 ““A A lot of people don’t don’t know k this,, but some of the most famous, fam mous, influential, rrevolutionary evolutionary funk groups groups o came from from … the San Francisco Francisco Bay B Area,” Area,”” says Will Magid, producer producer of o the World World Wide Dance Party. Partyy. Magid’s Maggid’s regular regular event celebrates celebrates different differrent musical traditions tr aditions from from around aroundd the world through thr ough concerts, which whicch in turn rraise aise moneyy for for causes. causes. This time around, ar ound,, the dance party party will celebrate celebrate funk with a show at the th he Club Fox in Redwood City—the town toown where where Sly and the Family Stone Stone played their first show. show. Performers Performers include Rustee Vincent. Allen,, Fred Fred Ross and Rickey R Proceeds Palo Alto Pr oceeds benefit the East E P alo Al to non-profit, Peace. non-pr ofit, Live in P eaace. (NV)
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Bus Barn Theate Theater, err, LLos os Al Altos tos $18-$30 Sun, 3pm, $18-$3 $18 $3 30 The Platonic ideal of the golf course wheree and country club iss a place wher the well-heeled,, highly highly cultured cultured and wealthy ridiculously weal thhy while away their weekends in luxury—which is great why it makes suchh gr eat fodder fodder ffor or writerss of CCaddyshack ridicule.. The writer addyshack a understood this att least as much as playwright KKen een LLudwig, udwig,, the pl laywright behind Fairway Fox on the Fair wayy, currently currently being staged by the LLos Altos os Al A tos Stage Stage Company. Company. Inspired Inspired by English farces farces from from the ’30s and ’40, Foxx is rif rifee with mistaken identities, identitiess, wild romantic romantic affairs affairs and tomfoolery, tomfoooleryy, the play follows president follows a country club c pr esident as he desperately desperately tries too win an ill-advised bet on a golf match match and keep his life life together in the pr process. (NV) o ocess.
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FFATHER AT THER JOHN MISTY MISTY Jan 16 at B Bret ret Harte Hall in Fel Felton ton
HARLEM HARLE EM GL GLOBETROTTERS OBETROTTERS Jan 9, 9 16 & 17 at SSAP AP Center
THE MO MOTHER THER HIP HIPSS Jan 16 at Moe’s Moe’s Alley
PATTI P AT TTI SMITH Jann 26 at The Rio Theatre Theatre
SSTYX TYX Jan 28 28, 8, at City National Civic
CHERRY CHERR RY POPPIN’ D DADDIES ADDIES Jan 31 aatt Montalvo Arts Center
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WAR W A R AND A ND PEACE PE ACE Drew Benjamin Jones plays p the young English soldie soldier er T Tommy ommy W o Williams illiams i in ‘T ‘Truce: Trruce: A Christmas Wish War,’ showing Theater. Wish from the Great W a arr,’ a world w premiere play now show wing at City Lights Theater r.
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HIS YEAR YEAR MA MARKS ARKS the 100th 100t h anniversary of the start s of that ghastly folly y known as the War. Great W ar. Reflecting R on the World centennial of o the First W orld War, year variety W arr, this ye ear saw a v ariety of commemorations—including commemor ations—including installations, books, art installat tions, books s, lectures concerts. Locally, and concert ts. L ocally y, City Theater Lights Thea ater Company is staging the world premiere of Truce: Christmas T ruce: A Chr ristmas Wish from War. the Great W ar. “The War to o End All Wars Wars,,” as it w was aas known,, usher ushered e in the 20th C ed Century entury and the age off mo modern dern w warfare aarfare in a
to torrent orrent of brutality brutalitty and tragic futility— futilitty— fforever o eveer changing the face or face of Europe Europe and an nd severely seveerely damaging a generation. generation n. But B ut there there is also beauty beautty and humanity human nitty to o be be found fo ound d amid id the h carnage. carnage. Commissioned byy City Lights,, T Truce C ommissioned b Citty Lights ru ruce dramatizes dr ramatizes one of the most amazingg stories war: so-called st tories of the w aar: that of the so -calle a ed Truce German C Christmas Truc ce of 1914,, when Germ man and spontaneously an nd English soldiers sp ontaneously laid l down with do own their arms and fraternized wit th one another—playing on ne another r— —plaayying ball,, singing cigarettes and ccarols, a ols, trading cigar ar ettttes and ffood, ood,, an nd finding ground no-man's fin nding ccommon ommon gr ound in no -man n's land. la and. It's a ttale ale that would seem unbelievable—melodramatic nbelievable—melodramatic eeven— veen— — un weree it fictional. The fact that it rreally w wer eallly happened, makes ha appened,, mak es it one of the mostt powerful, p o ower ful,, and tragic, tragic, stories in recent recen nt history. hi istory. The knowledge that the pointless p o ointless cconflict onflict would ultimately drag three moree blo bloody on n ffor o or thr ee mor ody yyears, ears e , ccosting ostting
millions of lives, livvees, makes mak kees the brief holiday holidaay ceasefire moree heartbreaking. ceasefire all the mor heartbreaking. Truce was written byy Kit Wilder Truc r ew aas writ ttten b Kiit W iilder (who also directs) Bracco, directs) and Jeffrey Jeffrey Brac co, and is based on historic historical al accounts, accounts o , letters, letttters, speeches, man ny of which w ar and speeches, many aree wo oveen into the script. Personalizing Personalizing woven story are are four fo our main n characters: the story oet Tommy To om mm my Williams Wiilliams gentle English p poet (D ew Benjamin (Dr B j i JJones), ones)), ), his hi spirited i it d (Drew wiffe, Maggie (Allison (Allison A Menele M eyy),, saintly wife, Meneley), Caitlin P app), German nurse Anna (C (Caitlin Papp), eeuton nic warrior waarrior and charismatic T Teutonic Georrg (Max Tachis). Taachis). The Th he company compan ny Georg rounds out the ccast ast with h a rrotating otating rounds group of parents, parents, generals, generrals, sisters, sisters, and group brothers-in-arms. George George g Psarras Psarras deftly brothers-in-arms. incorporates lovely loveely arrangements arraangements of incorporates arols along with classic Christmas ccarols popular songs of the ag ge, such as "Keep "K Keeep popular age, ires Burning," Burnin ngg,," and "It's A the Home F Fires Long Way Waay to Tipperary." Tipperary.." Long Ro on Gasparinetti’s Gasparinetttti’s excellent exc x ellent set Ron angles of ba arbed wire wire design uses ttangles barbed inffo orm the audience audience to immediately inform where they theey are. are. Archival Archivaal photos of where scenes from from the trenches trenchees ar projected scenes aree projected stage, along with hp ortraits of on the stage, portraits
German and an nd British leaders whose words are are delivered d veered via voiceover. deliv vo oiceo oveerr. City Citty words a par tnered with Histor Lights has also partnered Historyy Jose to o displa ay a nice nice array arraay of San Jose display db ooks in the lobby. lobb by. photos and books For someone someon ne (lik ke myself) myyself ) with a For (like in nterest in the Great Great War, Warr, long-held interest especially as a depicted thr ough p oetry especially through poetry music, Truce Trruce did not disapp oint. and music, disappoint. Christm mas Truc The Christmas Trucee is such an utttterly compelling com mpelling stor y, so perfect perfeect utterly story, fo or dramatization dramattization (as it also w as a in for was recent fi film J oyyeux No ël) that it the recent Joyeux Noël) be difficult d ong. Simply would be to go wr wrong. reading historical hisstorical accounts accounts of the eevent vent e reading be enough e provvide a moving moving would be to provide experience. experience. City Lights' ccombination ombination of But City words, visuals visu uals and b eautiful music words, beautiful make it alll the more more astonishing. astonishing. The make cast handles handlees the singing well, with cast n ssweetly weetly harmonizing and the women ap ppropriately folksy folks o y in their the men appropriately delivery. The Th he acting w aas also quite delivery. was strong, although alth hough the British accents accents strong, were uniformly unifformly o bad and distracting were times, rendering rendering e ccertain ertain characters at times, o underst and. A lit tle work difficult to understand. little diallect ccoach oach might have haave gone with a dialect way. a long way. plaay’ y s structure structure was was a both both The play’s creativve and an nd effective—mixing eff ffeective—mixing creative in flashback flashbacck sc enes that provided provided scenes backgroun nd information inffo ormation on the main background ets of historical historical characters and snipp snippets accounts th hat ga ave the production production a accounts that gave conttext. wider context. audience knows going Though the audience pllaay that the truce truce can can only be be into this play temporary, it is impossible impossible to aavoid vo oid the temporary, urge to cheer cheeer along with the soldiers urge theey refuse refuse to fight and b oo the when they boo offi fficers and generals who see clueless officers a just t— —in the wor ds of their men as just—in words Anna—"sp pare parts" parts" and machine-gun machine-gun Anna—"spare fodder. Flashes Flasshes of photos fr om rrecent ecent fodder. from conflicts remind rem mind us that the futilit ty of conflicts futility war a is ongoing, ongo oing, and that the lesson of war the Christmas Christm mas Truc necessary Trucee is still necessary todayy. today. Citty Lights should ttake ak ke great great pride in City Truce: A Christmas Ch hristmas W ish i fr om the Truce: Wish from Great War. War. It's a perfect perfeect and poignant poignant Great off ffeering ffor o orr this holiday holidaay season and offering excellen nt ccommemoration ommemoration of b oth an excellent both humanittyy'ss capacity caapacitty for fo or destruction and humanity's fer e veent desire desir d e for for o peace peace on Ear th th, its fervent Earth, elusivve butt o ccasionally within rreach. each. elusive occasionally TTHRU HRU
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ARTS TS metroactive metr oactivve AR THE BE BEST ST CHRIS CHRISTMAS TMAS PAGEANT P AGEANT EEVER VER Barbar Barbaraa Robinson’s Robinson’s comedy about couple struggling to put on a Christmas pageant.. mayhem The pageant turns to mayhe em when a bunch of inventivelyy children aree cast as th the awful childr en ar he actors. t N 28 thru Nov th Dec D 20. 20 Theatree on San P Pedro $15-$38. Theatr eddro Square, Squar e, San Jose.
TRUCE: A CHRIS TRUCE: CHRISTMAS TMAS FROM FIRST WISH FR OM THE FIR ST GREAT WAR GREA AT W AR Scenes, Vignettes, Live Musi Music, c, Accounts and Historical A ccounts about about the “Christmas Truce” Trruce” on thee France battlefields of Fr ance duringg WWI. W WI. Nov 20 thru Dec 21. $17-$32. $17 -$32. City Lights Theater CCompany, Company y, San S Jose. J
COMEDYSPORTZ COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV IMPR OV CCOMEDY OMEDY Laugh until your stomach improvised hurts at this impr ovised battle batttle audience-sourced of wits, all audience-sour cedd and suitable ffor or the entire entire $12-$15. ffamily. amily. Ongoing. $12 -$15. CCamera amera 4, San Jose.
FFOX OX ON THE FFAIRWAY AIRWAY A blistering rromp omp which ““pulls pulls from the rug out fr om underneath h the stuffy denizens of a private country club.”” Nov 20 thru Dec 14. $18-$28. Buss Theater.. LLos Altos Barn Theater os Al tos Stage Stage Company.. LLos Altos. Company os Al tos.
OKLAHOMA Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Hammerstein’ss great all-time gr eat American Musical that brings laughs omance to the dispute and rromance between cattlemen and ffarmers armers in Indian TTerritory eerritory during the turn of the 20th Century.. Nov 8 Thru Dec 6. Century West Valley $20-$39. W est V alley Light Opera. Theatre. Oper a. Saratoga Saratoga Civic Theatr e.
24TH ANNUAL 24TH ANNUAL NUTCRACKER NUT CRACKER The Holiday classic is br brought oughht lifee when young Clar Claraa is to lif Nutcracker given the Nutcr acker by her grandmother, beloved gr andmother, Herr Herr Drosselmeyer. 28-30: Dr osselmeyer. Nov 2830: day.. $26TTwo wo showings per day w $26 $30. Pacific Pacific Ballet Academy. Academyy. Mountain View Center ffor or Performing P erforming Arts.
DISNEY’S MAR DISNEY’S MARY Y POPPINS: POPPINSS: THE MUSICAL The tr treasured easured ffamily-friendly amily-friendlly tale of a magical nanny will serenade ser enade audiences with thee
favorite tunes such as ““ favorite ““A A Sugar,” “Let’s Spoonful of Sugar ,” “Let ’s Go Fly a Kite,”” “Chim Chim Cheree,” more. Cher ee,”” and mor e. Dec 44-14. -14. $30. Children’s Children’s Musical Theater.. San Jose. Theater
A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO P ABLO PICA SSO Herbert Siguenza wr wrote ote and stars in this original play about the most influential modern drawing artist. Featuring live dr awing offers and painting, the play off ers a glimpse inside Picasso’s Picasso’s French Fr ench SStudio tudio ffor or one weekend 1957. 12-- Dec 77.. $40. San in 1957 7. Nov 12 Jose Stage. Stage.
*concerts *c oncerts MUSIC A AT T THE MARKET A hotbed of live jazz talent, organized or gganized byy San Jose Jazz. Pedro Every Fri, 77-9pm. -9pm. San P edro Squaree Market, San Jose. Squar
TOSPS T OSPS TUESDAYS TUESDAYS A weekly showcase of Bay Area’s Ar ea’s budding music scene across acr oss all genres. genres. Most TTuesdays, uesdays, u 7pm. Thru Dec. Theatree on San P Pedro Square, Theatr edro Squar e, San Jose.
history of Satan in art. The centerpiece of the exhibit is acquired Jackson the newly acquir ed Jack son Pollock, P ollock, titled LLucifer uciffeer. Thru Dec 1. “Robert Frank Frank in America.” This collection of 130 photographs photogr aphs examines Robert Frank’s Frank’s work from from the 1950s. Thru Jan 5. Stanford. Stanford.
CHILDREN’S DISC DISCOVERY OVER RY MUSEUM “Images of India.” Thru Nov 30. San Jose.
DE SSAISSET AISSET MUSEUM “Creative in Common” “Creative Common” ffeatures eatures work by artists like Francis Sam Fr ancis and Fletcher Benton and the work of their “Keep artistic rrelatives. elatives. “K eep CCalm alm and Collect On” On” ffeatures eatures the museum’s museum ’s rrecent ecent acquisitions including prints by Andy Warhol Wayne W arhol and W ayne Thiebaud. Mar.. Santa Clar Clara. Thru Mar a.
EUPHRAT EUPHRA AT MUSEUM Various art and photogr Various photography aphy created cr eated by students at De Anza College. CCupertino. upertino.
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“Silicon V Valley alley Bikes: P Passion, assion, Politics Innovation & P olitics Since 1880.” “Shirlie Montgomery: Picturing San Jose Since 1938,” Thru Dec 14.
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Oper Operaa Night. First Friday of every month. San Jose.
“Zulugrass Jewelry Gallery”,, “Zulugrass ffeaturing eaturing the colorful clothing and ornaments adorned by the Great Maasai tribe of the Gr eat Rift Valley V alley of KKenya enya and TTanzania. aanzania. “Woodcarvings Val Gardena, “W oodcarvings of V al Gar dena, Italy,” handcrafted Italy y,,” ffeaturing eaturing handcr afted woodcarving figures. woodcar ving figur es.
THE IT ITALIAN ALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS AL GIERS The sparkling oper operaa about a shipwrecked shipwr ecked Italian girl who search in her sear ch ffor or her lover attracts undesired affections attr acts undesir ed aff ections from Sultan. fr om a powerful Sul tan. Nov 15 thru 30. $51-$111. CCalifornia alifornia Theatre, Theatr e, San Jose. Jose
*art MUSEUMS ART MUSEUM ART GATOS OF LLOS OS GA ATOS “The Manresa Manresa Seasons: Exhibition of Santa Cruz Sculptor David Kimball Anderson.” An exhibition workss inspir inspired displaying work ed by Zen philosophies and natural natural phenomenon that provide provoke pr ovide peace and pr ovoke contemplation. Nov 6- Jan 31. LLos os Gatos.
CANTOR CANT OR AR ARTS TS CENTER “Sympathy ffor “Sympathy or the Devil.” This captures exhibit captur es the visual
SSAN AN JOSE MUSEUM OF AR ART T “David Levinthal: Make Believe,” workss by photogr photographer work apher David “What’s Levinthal. Thru Nov 30. “What ’s YYour oour Angle?” Thru Nov 30. “Robert Henri’s CCalifornia alifornia Portraits: P ortraits: Realism, Race and 1914-25.” Region, 1914 -25.”” Thru Jan. TTueuueSun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF SAN QUILTS TEXTILESS QUIL TS & TEXTILE ““Antique Antique Ohio Amish Quil A Quilts ts from Darwin fr om the Dar win D. Bearley Collection”” show the br breadth Collection eadth creativity quiltof cr eativity in the quil tmaking tradition tradition from from 18801940. Bearley popularized the quilts quil ts when he took them out of the community and sold broader oader American them to the br Mar.. 1. public. Thru Mar
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ARTS TS metroactive metr oactivve AR “Two Color W “Two Wonders” onders” demonstrate demonstr ate how limiting a color pallette to only two create colors can cr eate stark contrasts complementary contr asts and complementa ary dynamics. San Jose.
TRIT TRITON ON MUSEUM OF AR ART T “Holly V Van an Hart: P Possibilities ossibilitiees Large Abound” Lar ge paintings exploring the concept of potential Thru Feb 14. potential. 14 Santa Clara. Clara.
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GALLERIES ART AR T ARK GALLER GALLERY Y “Fifth Annual The Mor Moree the Merrier Mer rier Holiday Exhibit,” ffeaturing eaturing the work of over Bay B Area Ar ea artists. Nov 7 thru Decc 5. San Jose.
BRUNI BR UNI GALLER GALLERY Y Jazz paintings by Bruni Sab Sablan. blan. Mon-Sat, 1-6pm. San Jose.
DOWNTOWN DO WNTOWN Y YOGA OGA SHAL SHALA LA “San Shui,” paintings by Altice Russell Al tice Case. Case. San Jose. Josse.
EMPIRE SE SEVEN VEN SSTUDIOS TUDIOSS “Beware! YYokai!” “Beware! ookai!”” Chris Br Brand annd Kitamura. and TTakahiro akahir a o Kitamur a. Thruu Nov 30. San Jose.
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San Jose Symphonic Choir Maestro Leroy Kromm, Director
Holiday Show Show.. Nov 18-Dec 224. 4. Reception: Fri, Fri Nov 21 21. Palo Alto. P alo Al to.
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Celebrates the Holiday Season Handel’s “Messiah” with San Jose Baroque Orchestra Nov. 29 at 7:30pm & Nov. 30 at 4:00pm Holiday Magic with Nova Vista Symphony Dec. 6 at 6:30pm You-Sing-It Messiah with San Jose Baroque Orchestra Dec. 8 at 7:30 pm
Judy Bingman’s Bingman’s wildlif wildlifee photographs photogr aphs with a special Polar section on P olar Bears. Thruu Way, Saratoga. Dec 1. Big Basin W ayy, Sar atooga.
HIGHER FIRE CLAYSPACE CLA AYSPACE First Fridays ffeature eature new demonstrations, artwork,, demonstr ations,, and conversations with artists. San Jose.
KALEID GALLER GALLERY Y “Scavengers and CCannibals” annibals” workss by Julie Bilyeu. new work “People Places”” wear wearable “P eople and Places abble Thru art by Mariya Milovidova. Th hru Nov 28. San Jose.
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Season of Hope Appearance Dec. 22 at 7:30pm Tickets: sjsctickets@sbcglobal.net or call 408-995-3318 SCSC iiss ssupported upported in in part part by by City City of of San San Jose J os e aand nd LLocal o ca l A rts t G rant frfrom om S ilicon V a l le y C reates Arts Grant Silicon Valley Creates
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“5th Chicano/a Biennial” eflects on the critical edgee rreflects interventions and aesthetic inter ventionss contemporary Chicano within contempor ary Chica no Jose. art. Dec 5- Mar 14. San Jose e.
MAIN GALLER GALLERY Y “Merry “Mer ry Art Art”” local artists display their work in this Jan seasonal showcase. Thru Ja an 4. Redwood City. City.
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"The Cloud Collection" by KKarolina arolina Sobecka investigates exploree the clouds to explor intersection between art and geoengineering. Thru Dec 19. San Jose.
MONTALVO MONT ALVO ARTS ARTS CENTER “Perceptual” Lucas “Perceptual” Lucas Artist Fraser Fellows Chris Fr aser and Justin LLowman owman explore explore the rrelationship elationship between perception, per ception, light, space, and place. Thru Feb 1. Saratoga. Saratoga.
PALO P ALO AL ALTO TO AR ART T CENTER “I’ll Show You You o Mine.”” Artists exploree ffamily portraits. explor amily portr aits. Thru Palo Alto. Dec 14. P alo Al to.
PHO69 PHO6 9 Watercolors by Made’ Watercolors Made’ Sukerti Berg. Berg. San Jose.
PSYCHO P SYCHO DONUT DONUTSS Works by John Renzel, Lacey Works Bryant, Nicolas Caesar, Caesar, Murphy Adams, Christine Benjamin, Foley, Michael Foley y, Michael Borja, Valery V alery Milovic, Carlos Carlos Villez, Joyner,, Laur Lauraa Callin Eric Joyner Callin Bennett, John Hageman and McColley.. San Jose. Robert McColley
SAN JOSE INS SAN INSTITUTE TITUTE OF ART CCONTEMPORARY ONTEMPORARY AR T “Relics”” explores “Relics explores what technology embraces embraces and makes obsolete. Thru Jan 24. 24. San Jose.
SEEING THING THINGSS GALLERY GALLERY “Full Bellies and Empty CCalories” alories” by Sean Boyle. San Jose
SLIDING DOOR CCOMPANY OMPANY “One Thousand Thousand Project,” workss by Jason Pr oject,” work McHenry. McHenry y. San Jose.
SOUTH FIR FIRST ST BILLIARDS "Art Lif "Art Lifer" er" by Alfredo Alfredo Reyes and Debbie Doherty with from music fr om DJ Mystik Mike. Mike ““Assemble!” Assemble!” a MESHcollective show.. Works show Works by various artists. San Jose.
SSTUDIO TUDIO BONGIORNO “Healing the Planet, Healing Ourselves”” Thru Dec 5. call ffor Ourselves or info. Clara. inf o. Santa Clar a.
STUDIO R STUDIO ROCK OCK CLIMBING GGYM YM “Petrified,” work “Petrified,” workss by Andy Wallace. W allace. San Jose.
SUNG K JUN AR ARTS TS CCall all for for info. info. Santa Clara. Clara.
TECHSHOP TE CHSHOP SSAN AN JOSE Daily Classes off offered ered on Art and Technology. Technology e . San Jose.
*events *e vents THE FRIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS BEF ORE CHRIS TMAS This unique holiday tr tradition adition adds a little spookiness to the Already eady magic of Christmas. Alr known ffor or their World-Class World-Class Halloween Haunted House, Dreams Dead TTime ime Dr eams is bringing thrills and chills to those looking to break break up the cheer.. monotony of holiday cheer 7pm-11pm. 7pm11pm. Nov 28-Dec 14. Dreams $15. Dead TTime ime Dr eams Haunted House. House
HARVEST FE HARVEST FESTIVAL STIVAL ARTS ORIGINAL AR TS AND SHOW CRAFT SHO W 24,000 handmade crafts 24,000 crafts hundreds by hundr eds of artisans surrounded sur rounded by all-day entertainment and festival festival ffood ood that will give guests of all ages plenty to do--make a day out of it. Nov 28-30. 28-30. $4-$9. $4-$9. Center.. San Jose Convention Center
CIRQUE CIR QUE DREAMS HOLID HOLIDAZE AZE Broadway director Broadway director Neil Goldbergg rre-imagines Goldber e-imagines the holiday season with over 300 costumes, 20 acts and 30 performers from perf ormers fr om 12 countries showcasing an endless variety of imaginative, heartgravitypounding and gr avity- defying ffeats eats you have to see to 25-30. believe. Nov 2530. $40$90. San Jose Center ffor or the Performing P erforming Arts
DOWNTOWN DO WNTOWN ICE Skate ar around ound a one-of-aaround kind rink ar ound the Circle Circle of Palms P alms in Downtown San Jose. $13-$17. $13 -$177.
SOUTH FIR FIRST ST FRID FRIDAY AY ARTWALK AR TWALK A self-guided evening tour through thr ough galleries, museums, and independent businesses eaturingg exhibitions and ffeaturing performances, special perf ormances, including SStreet treet Eats & Live Parque Beats at P arque De LLos os Pobladores. P obladores. First Friday of the Month. Venues Venues along S. street throughout First str eet and thr oughout downtown San Jose.
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ATMOSPHERIC A TMOSPHER IC A ABRAHAM BR R A H A M Director A.J A A.J. J. Edwards takes more than a few pages out o of producer Terrence Malick’s playbook Emancipator’ss childh childhood. T errence M e alick’s pla aybook in this exploration of The T Great Emancipator’ hood.
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history wou history would uld lo look ok done with diaphanousness. similar diap phanousness. Our land was new once, love w as a ne w world w onc e, and I lo ve Malick’ss Whitman-lik Whitman-likee rreveries; Malick’ W everies; they’re tremendously the y’re tr em mendously cconvincing on nvvincing in masterpiece his masterp piece Tr Tree ee of Lif Life fe. But is the yyouth Lincoln outh of o Abraham Linc oln the proper subjject ffor proper subject o or wordlessness? wordlessness? So much happened h of what happ ened in our nation w was as provoked provoked by by oratory, oratory, by speeches eeches full of by which I mean sp words alivee to today words and rreferences effeerences ffew ew aliv daay have brains understand. You haave the br rains to underst and. Y ou o can can compare comparre and contrast contrast Edwards’ Edwards’ treatment treatment of o yyoung oung Abraham Lincoln here treatment Lincoln her re with the tr eatment of yyoung Bruce Wayne TV’ss oung B ruce Wa ayyne in TV’ Gotham—Batman being figuree Gotham—B Batman b eing a figur admired about Lincoln oln admired ab bout as much as Linc is to today. Young David daay. Y o oung Da avvid Mazouz displays unbending fierceness displaayys un nbending fier ceness and
rectitude, hero rectitude, fforetelling or o etelling the her o to o come. boy Wayne posed come. The b oy Wa ayyne is often p osed in fr front David’s ont of Da avid’ v s 1784 paintingg Oath of the Horatii to show us a child of Napoleon-worthy Napoleon-worth hy destiny. destiin ny. Braydon Abe, Braaydon Denney, Denney, as the young young Ab A e, described is describ ed in murmuring vvoiceover oiceover as a phenomenon,, but it it’s hard ’s har d specialness to get the sense of his sp ecialness on his own. He is often one of a crowd 1817, crowd of pioneers in 1817 7, livingg in a windowless ccabin Indiana abin in the deep In ndiana woods. depends woods. While survival survival dep ends on cutting trees ploughing cutting down tr ing ees and ploughi up dirt, dirt, there’s there’s a bit of milling around involved; Edwards insists around in volved; Edw ards insist ts on the pla playfulness through ayyfulness of the era, thr ou ugh maypole wrestling. maayypole dancing and wr estlingg. Edwards Edwards rresearched esearched his film with w seriousness, seriousness, using the Mohonk Mountain Preserve Kerhonkson, erhonk Mountain Pr eserve in K kson, NY, now-tamed Spencer NY Y, ffor or the now-t o amed Sp encerr County, Indiana County, Indiana. ((The The actual In ndiana location, location,, with a rreplica eplica ccabin, abin, is 10 minutes fr from interstate today.) om an interst ate to daay..) It’s historian’s It’s a historian ’s ttask ask to find outt something ab about Lincoln out the woman L incoln
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described described as “my “my angel anggel mother”— Nancy, Nancyy, who died when when Abe Abe was was 9. 9 She’s mysterious figure. She’s still a m ysteriou us figur e. One of our spookiest spookiest actresses, actressses, Brit Marling, Marling, plays she’s plaayys Nancy as if she ’s half in and half out of lif life. Edwards fe. Edw a ds ccontrasts ar ontrasts the ccare love Abraham’s are and lo ve Ab raham’s mother gives practical gives with the harsh practic al learning passed on b byy his fath father, her, Thomas (Jason ( Jason Clarke). Clarke). To To Edward’s Ed dward’s credit, credit, and thanks to the skill Clarke, skiill of Clark e, Thomas is not p portrayed rubee ortraayed as a rub who ccan’t understand an’tt underst and his intellectual son. Instead, Thomass is a har harddworking, man working, morose morose ma an who fails to understand understand how far his h son needs to go. go. Thomas’’ new new wife, wiffe, Sarah (Diane Kruger),, ccontinues stress ontinues to o gently str ess that this b book-loving never ook k--lovingg child will ne ver be be a farmer. farmer. In moments, moments, The Better B ter Bet e Angels seems perfect—the woods perfeect—the ccabin abin in n the wo ods under the bar baree tr trees today ees to daay signifies a horr horror movie, usually, or mo vie, usua allyy, instead of the nation’s was horror; nation’s rroots. oots. ((There T ew Ther as horr or; Lincoln wrote poem oncee ab about Lincoln wr ote a p oem m onc out how he ccould ould still rremember em member the singing of a neighb neighbor driven orr driv en mad by life.) by the farming lif fe.) The T ssweetening weetening can bee flower flower-child worthy. can b - child wor w th hy. Some of Better Betteer Angels emulated emulateed the tone of Carl Sandburg, biographer Carl Sandbur g, the bio b grapher whom critic Edmund W Wilson described iilso on describ ed as just a lit little Wilkes tle less cruel than JJohn ohn W iilkes Booth. Wilson scorn Booth. oth W iilson noted d with sc orn Sandburg’s description Lincoln’s Sandburg’s descriptio on of Linc oln’s mother ccalming crying baby alming the cr ying bab y Abe thee, thee,, th thy Abe with “Hush thee e, hush thee hy father’s gentleman!” Wee don don’t father’s a gentleman !” W ’t get that kind of ccornmeal ornmeaal mush, but Edwards Lincoln’s Edwards can’t can’t quite visualize v Lincoln’s looming destiny—it have looming destin ny—it would ha ave ttaken aken some kind of wor words, don’t ds, and I don ’t mean the usual hagiography. hagiograph hy. Lincoln’s law partner, William Lincoln’s la aw par tn ner, W illiam i Herndon, oncee descr described great Herndon onc ribed the gr eat man’s past was man’s ideas: “The pas st to him w aas the cause cause of the present present and a the present, present, including the past, will w be be the cause cause of the grand future future and d all are are one, one, links in the endless chain, stretching stretching from from the infinite to the fin finite.” That’s likee a nite.” That ’s lik definition of Malick’ Malick’ss aesthetics as a filmmaker. filmmaker. Still,, it’s it’s a dubious Lincoln Lincoln we’re we’re offered off ffeered here—that here—tthat figure, figure, all the more he died more missed, as the nation n for fo or seems so close to wrenching wrenching itself apart apart today. todaay.
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New N ew THE BETTER A ANGELS NGELS (PG; 95 min.) Seee rreview eview on page 31. (Opens Fri.)
FFOXCATCHER OXCA ATCHER (R;; 134 min.) W Wrestler resstler Mark Schul Schultz tz Channing (played by Chann ing TTatum) aatum) forms forms with sponsor,, elationship wit h his new sponsor a rrelationship millionairee John du Pont (portrayed millionair d P ont (portr ayed breakaway by SSteve teve CCarell arell in a br eakaway performance), ormance), as they train perf train for for the Seoul. proves 1988 ggames in Se eoul. The union ppr oves both to be toxic as bot h men begin to brother, rresent esent Mark's rrevered evered br other, Dave. Based on a true sstory. toryy. (Opens W Wed.) ed.) e
HORRIBLE BOS BOSSES SSES 2 (R; 108 min.) Dale Dale, e, KKurt urt and Nick ar aree at it again after plans p ffor or starting business their own busine ess go awry and they harebrained turn to a har ebrained a kidnapping things track. scheme to get th hings back on tr ack. That scheme, however, however, doesn’t doesn’t go as either,, and planned either a hilarity ensues, natch. (Opens We W Wed.) e ed.)
KFFJJC P KFJC PSYCHOTRONIC SYCHOTRONIC FILM FESTIVAL FE STIV VA AL The usual cornuc cornucopia copia of 16mm weirdness: ancient trailers, ailers, weir dness: ancie nt movie tr commercials, antique commer cials, scavenged and material salvaged materia al that makes your nerves optic ner ves talkk back, in a Goofy voice: “Uhyuk, nope noope nope nope, I ain’t ain’t brain nossir,, conveying this too the br ain nossir nohow.” future, nohow .” Jet menn of the futur e, past—literally dinosaurs of the past—liter ally entiree spectr spectrum the entir rum of the human condensed experience cond ensed into a ffew ew outree no nonsense. hours of outr onsense. (Plays Dec 6 at 7pm in LLos Altos os A Al tos Hills at Foothill College Room 5015. 50 015. Bring $3 in quarters for for o a parking paarking permit.) (RvB)
THE PENGUINSS OF MAD MADAGASCAR AGASCAR (PG; 92 min.) Thee titular penguins
from fr om Madaga Madagascar ascar—Skipper —Skipper,, Kowalski, Kowalski, Ricoo and Private— join forces undercover forces with with an under cover organization organization known as “The North Wind” to stopp the evil Dr. Dr. Octavius Brine from from destroying deestroying the world as we know it. (O (Opens Opens W Wed.) eed.)
WOMEN W OMEN WH WHO HO FLIR FLIRT T (NR; 97 min.) In this romantic romantic comedy from from China, Zhang Hui order decides that in i or der to win the interest—who heart of her llove ove inter est—who has friendzoned friendzonned her and ffallen allen ffor or another woman—she wom man—she will need use h ffemale her emale l prowess prrowess andd flirt. fli t But B t two t can play at that thhat game. (Opens W Wed.) eed.)
THE THE THEORY ORY OF EEVERYTHING VERYTHING (PG-13; 123 min.) (PG-13; m Science and love converge conver ge in tthis his biopic, which explores explor es the rrelationship elationship between a young SStephen tephen Hawking and his futuree wife, Jane futur wife, Ja ane Wilde—who met him before before his hiis diagnosis with motor neuron neur on disease. disease.
Revivals Re vivvals LITTLE W WOMEN/ OM MEN/ SECRET THE SE CRET T GARDEN (1933/1949) Geor G George ge CCukor ukor dir directs ects KKatharine atharine Hepburn Hepburn as the striving Jo; thee cast includes Fr Frances the rrest est of th ances Dee as Meg, Joan J Bennett as Amy March. and Edna Mayy Oliver as Aunt Mar ch. WITH BILLED W ITH The Secr Secret et Gar Garden den. Still Still at the topp of the list of child actors: Margaret Margaaret O’Brien best seen in Meet Me in n SSt. t. LLouis ouis—a young stilll get master lessons in actor can stil craft watching her.. This is the their cr aft wa atching her last childhoodd rrole ole of this peculiarly affecting aff ecting andd un-movielike gamine. British parents aree killed After her Brit ish par ents ar Mary by cholera, cholera, M ary (O’Brien) is shipped draughty, to a dr aughtyy, looming house in the
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Ongoing Ong oing BIG HER HERO O6 (PG; 102 min.) m Big Hero Hero 6 is buil builtt to amaze, and amaze it does. It It’d ’d take somee 10 viewings to unr unravel avel the knockout knockout action scenes and properly properly enjoy e its ffantasy antasy city of San Fransokyo. Fransokyo. KKorii orii o ar arches ches top the caissons caissoons of the Golden Gate Bridge. Co Coit oit TTower ower o is a pagoda. Everythingg Asiatic Asiatic meant to give the audience an oriental anxiety attack in 1982’s Blade B Runner—the neon, the noodle-shops, noodlee-shops, the blimps, the ornaments—is heree used to delight ornaments—is her an audience audience of 2014. Our orphaned hero, Potter), hero, Hiro Hiro (Ryan P otter), is a scruffy 14-year-old 14-year-old designer who fritters away his skills obot fights. s in illegal rrobot Big brother moree brotheer TTadashi aadashi took a mor legitimatee path at the lab in SF Tech. Teech. Tadashi Taadashi works works with an assorted, but never rreally eally fully differentiated, differentiated, student Scooby Sccooby Gang of 5— particularly particularly the Shaggyish leader Fred Fred (T J Miller M of TTV’s V’s Silicon Valley Valley a )).. Tadashi’s Taadashi’s breakthrough breakthrough invention is an inflatable inflatabble first-aid robot robot named Baymax, a ’bot of pleasantly toneless calm voiced voiceed by Scott Adsit. After some plott thickening, Hiro Hiro seeks seeks to retrofit retrofit Baymax Baaymax the nurse-bot into a warrior. credit, warrior. And Annd to the film’s film’s cr edit, this upgrade upgrade has h mixed rresults esults for for the boy. boy. Big Her Heroo 6 is everything you’d H you d hope for for a superhero superhero movie, with speed, adventure, advventure, cataclysm and comic rrelief It’s elief in the right spots. It ’s not overwhelmed overwhelmed w with small spots of humor aimed ffor or the 12-20 12-20 year old males.. This is pr probably obably the first Disney cartoon carrtoon to (almost) mention pubic hair. producers aree hairr. If the pr oducers ar fishing for forr young male viewers, this dazzling spectacle doesn’t s doesn’t flatter their blood bloody-mindedness. It’s ’s still dy-mindedness. It takes good good old Comic Code approach approach to vigilant vigilantism. It’s tism It tism. ’ss not craving craving retro retro kid stuff to prefer to sort of pr efer stories with a villain alive alive and chastened. (RvB)
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(R; 119 min.) minn.) Back in the th he Bill Clinton days, Thomson eaton) Riggan Th omson (Michael KKeaton) starred star red in a series of Birdman Birdman movies—blockbusters movies— —blockbusters about a Hawkman dark Hawk kman with telekinetic powers. It made Thomson ffamous. amous. The film ffollows o ollows the turbulent during previews Riggan du uring the pr eviews of his play Whatt W Wee TTalk alk a About When We We Talk Taalk About Abbout Love Love. Dir Director ector Alejandro Alejandro Gonzalez Iñnáritu’s ffour our scriptwriters scriptwriteers introduce introduce magicalrealist gravelly realist business—the bussiness—the gr avelly I-am-the-night Birdman I-am-the--night voice of Bir dman rasps rasps in Riggan’s Riggan’s mind, deriding sissy foo-foo foo-foo acting. According According to this super-doppelganger, superr-doppelganger, Riggan
could be b back out in Hollywood flapping flappinng around, around, blowing up things and amazing am mazing the world. He still has his super supper powers: the first shot is the actor is underwear is levitating in his under wear in a lotuss position. Riggan’s problems Riggan’s pr oblems as director/writer/actor director/writer/actor e of his first play aree numer numerous. play ar ous. His angry daughter fresh daughter (Emma SStone) tone) is fr esh out of rehab. haywire-nerved rehaab. A haywir e-nerved co-star (Naomi Watts) (Naom mi W atts) is having her own troubles. co-star,, Mike (Edwar (Edwardd troublees. Her co-star Norton), caricaturee Nortonn), is a splendid caricatur of the monster actor who sees the world, as it wer were, e, in negative—the real real life life is on the stage. In this bewilderingly bewildderingly funny film, Iñnáritu is talkingg about what he knows about: the problem problem o of handling a menagerie of people people with bruised egos and insatiable insatiaable demands. Bir Birdman dman has great great praise p aise of the craft pr craft of acting, even iff it insul insults ts actors in as lucky lucky ignoramuses ignoramuses in its subtitle. We We can almost alm most see how the childish behavior behavior compliments an exacting sciencee here. here. Few movies have had so much mucch dire dire fun with the process pprocess of gettingg the show to go on. Bir Birdman dman is necessary neceessary viewing ffor or all theatrical actors,, from from toasts of Broadway Broadway to crusty little-theater toilers. (RvB)
DEAR WHITE PE PEOPLE OPLE (R; 108 8 min.) It It’s ’s a very good thing Justin Simien’s Simien’s Dear White People People was made—it theree wher wheree made—it gets in ther the dirt dirrt is. TTessa eessa Thompson is Samantha, firebrand Samanntha, a film studies fir ebrand with severe seevere internal doubts. Lionel (Tyler (TTyler y James Williams) is a wary underdog sky-high u under dog with a sk y-high afro. afro. Samantha’s Saamantha’s opposite, Coco (Teyonah (TTeeyonah Parris), Parris), is a vlogger who seeks Att the seeks popularity p at all costs. A lily-white University, lily-whhite Winchester University y, Samantha’s Saman ntha’s show on the college radio chafes radio station s chafes a lot of nerves. nerves. In the proud proud tradition tradition of fraternity fraternity row administration movies, the administr row movies, ation is up in arms broadcasts. arms about her br oadcasts. Dear People White P e e is a str eople strong ong critique of pulp-TV trashiness, pulp--TV tr ashiness, the banal hoand-pimp masquerade and-piimp masquer ade the white kids love. love. Wisely it ridicules the assertion post-racial assertiion that America is post-r acial after Obama’s Obama O ’s twin victories. The film’s film’s br bbravery avery and open ending is credible, crediblle, despite the dead spots, and that w woeful oeful self-seriousness that poxes student wit. YYou oou can hit the nail onn the head a hundr hundred ed times and still structure. stiill have a rickety structur e. (RvB)
INTERSTELLAR INTER RSTELLAR (PG-133; 169 min.) Matthew (PG-13; McConaughey Cooper,, an exMcCon naughey is Cooper astronaut astr onaut and a dirt ffarmer armer of nott too distant futur future. the no e. Under circumstances cir cum mstances that would be even moree eembar embarrassing mor rassing to describe than weree to watch, Cooper and they wer w cherished his che erished daughter (Mackenzie stumble secret NASA Foy) st tumble into a secr et NA SA What's NASA lab. Wh hat's left of NA SA is trying to
through ark the dying human rrace ace thr ough a convenient con nvenient wormhole parked near Saturn. Sat turn. Interstellarr surprises you with with a high rratio atio of scenes of people sitting sittting around around tables to moments of flight or danger. fl danger. The innovations, such succh as scenes caught by an IMAX camera cam mera mounted in the nose of a Learjet, Leaarjet, portion out thin slices of excitement. exccitement. Don’t Don’t expect rromance omance with with Anne Hathaway; she’s she’s got an austere Hitler-Youth haircut austere HitlerYouth o hair cut to show she’s s she’s all about business. There Theere are are moments. Good rrobots, obots, naturally. natturallyy. A planet covered covered with a layer layeer of water as shallow as a kid’s wading ultra wadding pool turns out to have ul tra Maverick wave-breaks; thankss to a Maverick wave-br eaks; thank nearby neaarby black hole, the clock runs at hyperspeed—one hypperspeed—one hour there there equals seven sevven Earth-years. The back and forth fortth between deep space and dusty cornfields Bradbury’s cornfields worked in Ray Br adbury’s stories. stories. Here, Here, the relentless relentless seriousness seriousness and Hans Zimmer going full Bach on the soundtr soundtrack’s ack’s organ, organ, leaches pleasuree of exploration leaches the pleasur exploration from from m this high, g wide and barren barren film. (RvB) (RvvB)
SST. T. VINCENT (PG (PG-13; G-13; 102 min.) Her Heree is one of cinema’s greatest cine ema’s gr eatest slouches: Bill Murray, Brooklyn Mu rrayy, with a lazy Br ooklyn accent. He rejoices rejoices in the motto “Ya “YYa work, ya get g paid, ya drink.” But then a arrives: it’s new w neighbor ar rives: it ’s Oliver, Oliver, a bboy oy who needs tending (played as an a overly polite little man by Jaeden Jaeeden Lieberher). He’s He’s the son of an a overworked overworked mom (Melissa McCarthy.) hardworking McC Carthy.) The har dworking Naomi around, Nao omi Watts Watts hangs ar ound, clearly enjoying pregnant enj oying herself as the pr egnant Russian hires Rus ssian pole-dancer Vince hir es ffor or companionship. If this film gets Murray Oscar,, fair Mu rray a body-of-work Oscar fair enough. enoough. Be warned, though, that this paragon par ragon of slack will get the full 224K 4K goldd heart tr transplant gol ansplant by the end of thee film. (RvB)
THEE HOMESMAN TH HOMESMAN (R; 122 min.) Hilary Swank Swank stars in frontier thiss Western Western as a tough fr ontier woman shepherdd wo man who volunteers to shepher three thr e pioneer wives driven mad by ee prairie environs. pr airie life life away to safer safer envir ons. TTommy oom mmy Lee Jones plays an unsavory hired uns savory drifter and hir ed gun who accompanies acc companies them.
THE HUNGER GAME THE GAMES: S: MOCKINGJAY MO OCKINGJAY PART PART 1 (PG (PG-13; G-13; 123 min.) Hunger Games victor/survivor Everdeen vict tor/survivor KKatniss atniss Ever deen (Jennifer transformed (Jen nnifer Lawrence) Lawrence) is tr ansformed figurehead i to the into th reluctant reluctant l t tfi figur ehead h d off by yet another shifty a rrevolution e evolution presidential type (Julianne Moore). pr e esidential Moore). Thee revolution revolution aims to overthrow overthrow the oppressive opp pressive regime regime of President President Snow (Donald (Do onald Sutherland)—and just to complicate c things, Snow holds KKatniss’ attniss’ pseudo-fiance, Peeta Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), Hut tcherson), captive.
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Back for Revenge JJUMP! UMP! JJUMP! UMP! The Whiskey Avengers grew out o of a melding of members from m local hip-hop group Language Insolence. p The L anguage Arts Crew and In nsolence.
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UL ULTIVATING LT TIV VAT TING A SO SOUND UND draws that dr aws upon a wide e range range of musical influences, influ uences, running the gamut from m reggae and ska to punk to soul sou ul and beyond, the Whiskey Avengers Av vengers aren’t aren’t an p to categorize—and easy group that’s just fine fi with them. that’s The A Avengers—who vengeers—who fformed o ormed in 2006 aree now mostly San JJose ose in 20 006 but ar area—are based in the San S Diego ar ea—are moree cconcerned good mor oncern ned with making go od music and cconnecting on nnecting with fans than
with fit w fitting tingg neatlyy within a sp specific pecifi fic ge enre. genre. “W We’re a lit tttle bit of eeverything—a veerything— —a “We’re little lit tttle bit of punk,, a lit tttle rreggae, eggae, a lit tttle little little little ggypsy-pirate y y-pirate yps music tttle bit of ban njo/ music,, a lit little banjo/ ccountry/folk, o ountr y/ffo olk,” Stefan Meissner Meissner,, the gr roup’s singer and guit arist says. saayys. “We “W We group’s guitarist ha ave a dir ection. It ’s eve ry dir ection n.” have direction. It’s every direction. This Frida ay, Meissner and his Friday, ba andmates, Clint W eestwood and bandmates, Westwood K evin Higuchi,, will b eturning to t Kevin bee rreturning th h i cit heir ity off origin i i ffor o or a show h att tthe h he their city Ba ack Bar SoFa. Back Meissner and W eestwood gr ew up u Westwood grew to ogether in San JJose, ose, b onding o ver e together bonding over th heir mutual lo ve of music p their love music.. The pair fir rst joined cr eative fforces orces in high o h first creative sc chool, cco-founding o -ffo ounding the hip -hop school, hip-hop gr roup L anguage Ar ts Cr ew in 20 00. group Language Arts Crew 2000.
Six yyears later—almost byy ears later —alm most b accident—Meissner and Westwood accident—Meissner an nd W eestwood creating stumbled into cr eating what would b become Whiskey ecome the W hiskey Avengers. attached skaa Avengers. The duo at tached a sk song the they’d written y’d writ ttten to o the end of aL Language Arts Crew anguage Ar ts Cr ew album as a secret was as secret track and the rresponse e onse w esp overwhelmingly positive. Theyy overwhelmingly h l i l p osit itiv i e. The Th recruited play recruited Higuchi to pla p ay drums and the A Avengers weree b born. vengers wer orrn. After making a nam name me ffor o or themselves themselves in clubs up p and down the W West Coast, three eest C oast,, and rreleasing e eleasing thr ee full-length full-length albums and d one EP P, the core themselves core trio ffound ound thems o selves making the move California move to Southern nC aliffo ornia a couple ago.. couple of years years ago “We multiple “W We did it ffor or multi o iple rreasons, easons, we were getting stagnant, were kind of just get tti ting st agnant, thing,” yyou ou know? Doing the same thing ,” says Meissner.. saayys Meissner Their time in San Diego been D has b een fruitful. fruitful. The band has rrecorded ecorded a new thee K Key Dub,, new EP P, “Ballads in th ey of Dub Vol Ro-Bit,” Vol o 2: R o -Bit,”” which the ttheyy will rrelease elease at their up upcoming show. coming San n JJose ose show w.
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Rock/Pop/ Rock/Pop/ Hip-Hop AGENDA A GENDA LLOUNGE OUNGE Every W Wed, ed, 8pm:: Salsa Wednesdays W ednesdays w/ free free dance lessons.. Every Thu, 9pm:: Banda Bandda Sunday: Night.. San Jose. Every Sunday y: Hip-hop & rreggae. eggae.. San Jose.
C&J’S SPOR SPORTS TS B BAR AR Every Thu, 10pm: KKaraoke. araoke. Every Fri & Sat: Live Music or DJ.. Santa Clara. DJ Clara. Sat, Nov 29, 8:30pm: Rod Band. Every Thu, 8:30pm: Out of the Blue. Every Sun, 6pm: Ferrara. Joe Fer rara. LLos os Gatos.
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Every W Wed, ed, 9pm: The CCypher, ypherr, ffeat. e eat. Hip-hop,, Jungle,, Soul,, Reggae, BreakBeat, House Dubstep, TTrap, rap,, Br eakBeat,, Hous se more. Wed, and mor e. W ed,, Oct 29,, 9pm: Christina Holmes,, Joe Bust & J-Won, JWon,, Jenicyde,, Mark SSymplex, ymplexx, Cise K.. San Jose
Every 2nd Mon, 7pm: Ukulele Jam. Mountain View. View.
FFOX OX THEA THEATRE AT TRE Sat, Nov 29, 8pm: p Fab FourUltimate The Ul timate Beatles Tribute Trribute City.. Band. Redwood City
THE BLANK CL CLUB UB Wed, Nov 27 Wed, 27, 7, 8pm:: LLoose oose ffeat. eat. DJ Fuschia & DJ Jeff Jagged. Prom Fri, Nov 28,, 8pm:: Newave Pr om m with DJ Vitus & DJ KKevin. evin.. $5.. Sat, S Adultt Club hosted Nov 29,, 8pm:: Adul hosteed by Eric Belladonna & DJ Basura. Basurra. $10. San Jose.
THE HUDDLE Fri-Sat, 9:30pm9:30pm-1:30am: 1:30am: Free. over.. Live bands. Fr ee. 21 and over Fremont. Fr emont. Every Wed: Wed:: Geology w/ Benny Medicina,, Rock & Roll KKaraoke. araoke. 27-29: Thu-Sat,, Nov 27 -29:: 80s,, 90s Rock Hits.. Every Sun:: Sundaze,, a house and EDM night.. San Jose.
MOJO MO JO LLOUNGE OUNGE
Fri, Nov 28, 10pm: The Spazmatiks. Spazmatik s. San Jose.
Fri, Nov 28: W Wrecked recked 880. Fremont. Every Thurs: DJ Mist. Fr emont.
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Every W Wed: ed: DJ 512. Every Th Thu: u: Neeber.. Every Fri: DJ Nico & Neeber Clay.. Every DJ Benofficial & Clay Jose. Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jos se.
CARDIFF LLOUNGE OUNGE Every Tues, Tuues,, 10pm:: Resident DJJ presents Gabriel Black pr esents Beat CCulture. ulture. Every Wed, Wed,, 10pm: Wen Rubber Soul w/ W en Davis, Nappy, Childd Nappy y, CCutso, utso,, and Golden Chil (Hip-Hop).. Every Thu, 10pm: Morehouse Presents Roger Mor ehouse Pr esents Foxy Thursdays. Campbell Campbell
CHARLEY'S CHARLE Y'S LLGG Sat,, Nov 22, 7pm:: Duke Mante Mantee ee and the Gold Money Band ffollowed ollowed by DJ Momentum. Wed, Every W ed, 10pm:: Wi3rd Wi3rd Wednesdays. 7pm:: W ednesdays.. Every Thu, 7pm Speakeasy Saloon w/ live Country music. LLos os Gatos.
SONOMA CHICKEN CCOOP OOP DOWNTOWN DO WNTOWN DJ’s Thursday Thursday, y, Friday Friday, y, & Saturday Satur day night. San Jose.
THREE DE DEGREES GREES Shake It Up Wednesdays. Wednesdays. 6-10pm Live Music 610pm w/ Wil Roberts. Happy ppy Hour ALL NIGHT 44-10pm. -10pm. Los Los Gatos
THE X B BAR AR Every Thu: No Cover night. Saturday day Nite Live Every Sat: Satur Show.. Cupertino. Music Show Cupertino.
JOHNNY V’S
BRIT ARMS ALMADEN
Fri, Nov 28: Mason Razavi Quartet. San Jose.
THE CA CATS ATS
Fri,, Nov 28,, 8pm:: P Petty etty Theft (Tom Petty (T Toom P etty Cover Band).. $18. Worldwide Sat,, Nov 29,, 7pm: W orldwide Party, Area Dance P artyy, Bay Ar ea Funk Extravaganza. City. Extr avaganza. $20 Redwood City y.
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Thu, Nov 27, 277, 5:30pm: Thanksgiving Saratoga. Thank sgiving Feast. Sar atoga.
NORMANDY HOUSE NORMANDY LLOUNGE OUNGE Every Thu,, 9:30pm:: DJ night w/ Vex. DJ BenOfficial & DJ V ex.. Every Fri and Sun, 9:30pm:: KKaraoke araoke NoWrath. Clara. w/ DJ NoW rath.. Santa Clar a.
NUMBER ONE BR BROADWAY OADWAY
WOODHAMS W OODHAMS LLOUNGE OUNGE Fri: Live music. Santa Clara. Clara.
Jazz/Blues/ World W orld o AGENDA A GENDA LLOUNGE OUNGE Every W Wed, ed, 8pm: Salsa. Every Thu, 9pm: Banda Night. San Jose.
ANGELICA’S ANGELICA ’S BIS BISTRO TRO Sat, Nov 29, 8:30pm: Lisa Lindsay. Lindsay y. Sun, Nov 30, 7:30pm: Molly’s Revenge Winter feat. feat. The Turco Tuurco Irish Dancers Every TTue: uue: Jazz Tuesdays. Tuuesdays. City. R d Redwood d Cit City y.
BLUE BL UE NO NOTE TE LOUNGE LOUNGE Every TTue, ue, u 7:30pm: YYoshi ooshi Senzaki Band. Every Sun: Jazz or Blues. Milpitas.
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Wed, Nov 26: Spang-a-Lang. Wed, Fri, Nov 28: Joint Chiefs. Sat, Nov 29: Spun. LLos os Gatos.
Every Fri: Blue Rock Showcase. Every Sat: Live Featured Show.. Every Sun: Featur ed Show Jazz & Blues Jam. Saratoga. Saratoga.
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Fri, Nov 28, 8:30pm: Ren Geisick Quartet. Sat, Nov 29, 9pm: Tim Tim Lin Quartet. Every Wed, Wednesdays. ednesdays. W ed, 9pm: Wax Wax W Every Sun, 7pm: Eulipions Jazz Jam Session. San Jose.
RED R ROCK OCK CCOFFEE OFFEE Fri, Nov 28, 8pm: Triple Trriple Shot. View.. Mountain View
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metroactive metr oactivve MUSIC 36 CAFFE FRA FRASCATI SCA AT TI Fri, Nov 28, 8pm: Good Vibe Vibes. es. Supernaut. Sat, Nov 29, 7pm: Supernau ut. Sun, Nov 30, 1pm: Violinist Partida. Gabriel P artida. San Jose.
CLUB CL UB FOX FOX Wed, Nov 26, 7pm: Club Foxx Wed, Blues Jam: The Mighty g y Mikee $7. Schermer Band. $7 7. City.. Redwood City
DANA D ANA SSTREET TREET CCOFFEE OFFEE Every 2nd Mon, 7pm: Ukule Ukulele le Jam. Mountain View. View.
HEDLEY CL HEDLEY CLUB UB AT HOTEL A T HO TEL DE ANZA Every 1st and 3r 3rdd W Wed: ed: Jazzz Jam. San Jose.
HUKILAU HUKILA U FFri-Sat, i S t 8pm: 8 H Hawaiian ii mus music. sic. i San Jose.
POOR HOUSE BIS BISTRO TRO Fri,, Nov 28,, 6pm:John Boyd Blues Band ffeat. eat.. Kid Andersen.. Sat,, Nov 29,, 6pm:: Ben Rice Band.. Sun, Nov 23,, 2pm:: Afternoon Rock w/ Featprints.. San Jose.
SAN JOSE SSTATE SAN TATE T EEVENT VENT CENTER Sat, Nov 29, 9pm: Iranian Iranian Singers Googoosh & Ebi. $69 $69$300. San Jose.
UNWINED Every 2nd and 4th Thu,, 7-9pm: 7-9pm: Balistreri. Don Balistr eri.. Every Sat, 77-9:30pm: -9:30pm:: Live jazz.. Every 3rdd Sat,, 9pm:: Randy 1st and 3r Whiting and “@Jazz.”” San Jose.
C&W/Folk C&W W/F / olk ANGELICA’S ANGELICA ’SS BIS BISTRO TRO
LILLY LILL Y MAC’S MAC’S
Wed, Nov 26, 7pm: Epic Band Wed, Country Music & Dancing. Redwood City. City.
Every Sun: Irish Music. Sunnyvale.
DANA D ANA SSTREET TREET CCOFFEE OFFEE
LITTLE LLOU’S OU’S BBQ
Every 2nd Mon, 7pm: Ukulele Jam. Mountain View. View.
Every Sun: Little LLou’s ou’s Jazz Jam. San Jose
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LLOFT OFT B BAR AR AND BIS BISTRO TRO Every Thu: Live jazz in the evening. San Jose.
LLOUISIANA OUISIANA BIS BISTRO TRO Every Fri, 6pm: Jer Jerry ry Sauced Sauceda. da. San Jose.
MOROCCO’S MOR OCCO’S Everyy W Wed, ed,, Fri,, and Sat,, 5pm 5pm: pm: Belly dancing. Every TTue, ue, u 4pm: Live Jazz Music w/ Johnny Williams. Every Thu: Acoustic coustic Guitar Music. Live A View.. Mountain View
MOSAIC MOS AIC Fri-Sat, 66-9pm: 9pm: Jazz ffor or dinner.. San Jose. dinner
MURPHY’S LA LAW W Every W Weekend: eekend: Live Music.. Sunnyvale.
NUMBER ONE BR BROADWAY OADWAY Every Wed: Wed: Musician’s Musician’s Jam.. LLos os Gatos.
O’FLAHERTY’S O’FLAHER TY’S Thu, 9pm:: Live Music. Sun, 5p 5pm: m: Reggae music. TTue, uue,, 6:30pm:: Live L Irish Rock.. San Jose.
First Fri,, 8pm:: Opera Opera Night.. First Sat, 8pm:: Kavanaugh Kavanaugh Brothers Brothers Celtic Cel tic Experience.. Every Tue, Tue, u 7pm: p : Open p Mic.. San Jose.
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Open p Mic/ d CComedy omedy ANGELICA’S ANGELICA ’S BIS BISTRO TRO Every TTue: uue: Open Mic Tuesdays. Tuuesdays. Redwood City. City.
BAMBOO B AMBOO LLOUNGE OUNGE Mon, 7pm: Musical open mic ffor or singer/songwriters. Sign Free. up at 7pm. Fr ee. San Jose.
BLUE BL UE R ROCK OCK SHOO SHOOT T Thu, 7pm: Musical open mic. San Jose.
CAFFE FRA FRASCATI SCA AT TI Every Mon, 8pm: CommediaOpen Mic ffor or Comedy. Comedy. Tue, Tuue, 7pm: Open mic. San Jose.
CAMERA 3 Fri, 9pm, Fri 9pm Sat, Sat 7pm and Sportz. 9:15pm: Comedy Sport z. San Jose.
IMPROV IMPR OV Wed, Nov 26, 8pm: Big Bad Wed, and Sexy Comedy TTour. oour. FriSun, Nov 28-30, 28-30, various Wayans. times: Shawn W ayans. San Jose.
PHILZ CCOFFEE OFFEE Mon, 7pm: Open mic. Fr Free. ee. Downtown San Jose.
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Every W Wed, ed, 10pm: Wi3r Wi3rdd Wednesdays. W ednesdays. Every Thu, 7pm: Speakeasy Saloon w/ live Country music. Every Tue, Tuue, 7pm: Tuesday Tuesday u Bluesday w/ live Blues music. LLos os Gatos.
TTue, uue, 6pm: Open mic. San Jose.
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Karaoke Kar aoke
Fri, Nov 28, 7pm: Stragglyrs. Stragglyrs. Sat, Nov 29, 7pm: Beargrass Beargrass Creek. Cr eek. Fremont. Fremont.
ORCHARD OR CHARD V VALLEY ALLEY CCOFFEE OFFEE Every Thu: A Acoustics coustics Music Nights. Every Fri & Sat: Acoustics/Bands A coustics/Bands Music Nights. CCampbell. ampbell.
PIONEER SSALOON ALOON Sat, Nov 29: Sweet Sweet Talk. Talk. a Every Sun: Jam Session. Every Wed: Wed: Marty and Annika. Every Thu: Pete Weston P ete W eston
THE SSADDLE ADDLE RACK RACK Every W Wed, ed,, 7:30pm:: Country Get Wednesday. Down W ednesdayy. Every Thu, Att The Rack Dance 7:30:: Swingin’ Swingin’ A Lessons.. Every Fri,, 9pm:: Country Friday. Fremont. Get Down Friday y. Fr emont.
SSAM’S AM’S BBQ Wed, Nov 26, 6pm: Carolyn Wed, Carolyn Sills Combo. San Jose.
ROOSTER R OOSTER T T.. FEA FEATHERS AT THERS Fri-Sun, Nov 2828-30, 30, Dore. various times: Jimmy Dor e. Sunnyvale.
7 SSTARS TARS BAR BAR & GRILL Fri-Sat, 8pm:: Karaoke. Karaoke. San Jose.
ALEX’S ALEX ’S 4 49ER 9ER INN Nightlyy, 9pmNightly, 9pm-2am: 2am: KKaraoke. araoke. San Jose.
AZÚCAR LA LATIN ATIN T B BAR AR Wed: 8pm-midnight: KKaraoke Wed: araoke plus DJ party (English and Spanish). San Jose.
THE BEAR BEARSS Fri, 9pm: KKaraoke. araoke. San Jose.
BENNIGAN’S GRILL Sat, 9pm: Karaoke Karaoke evenings. Clara. Santa Clar a.
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Friday, November 28 • AGES 18+
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Sunday, November 30 • In the Atrium • AGES 16+
MANSIONS ON THE MOON
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Dec 4 The Grouch & Eligh (Ages 16+) Dec 5 Eric Hutchinson (All Ages) Dec 6 Goapele (Ages 21+) Dec 11 Nahko & Medicine For The People (Ages 16+) Dec 12 Lil B (Ages 16+) Dec 13 An Evening With Kaki King (Ages 21+) Dec 18 Trollphace/ Jphelpz (Ages 18+) Dec 19 Dilated Peoples (Ages 16+) Dec 20 K00L John/ P-Lo (Ages 16+) Dec 27 Keak da Sneak/ The Jacka/ Husalah (Ages 16+) Dec 31 Iration New Year’s Eve (Ages 16+) Jan 3 E-40 (Ages 16+) Jan 5 Aesop Rock w/ Rob Sonic (Ages 16+) Jan 9 James Durbin (All Ages) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating. Tickets subject to city tax & service charge by phone 877-987-6487 & online
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Wed--TThu and Sun, 9pm: Wild Wed-Thu Fremont. Nights Karaoke. Karaoke. Fr emont.
Thu-Sat,, 9pm:: DJ CCurtis. urtis.. San Jose.
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Thu-Sun, 8:30pm: Karaoke. Karaoke. San Jose.
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Fri-Sat, 9pm: KKaraoke. araoke. Sunnyvale.
Fri, 9pm: KKaraoke araoke Friday Nights. Santa Clara. Clara.
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Sun: Karaoke Karaoke for for the Industry. Industry. cover.. San Jose. No cover
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KATIE KA AT TIE BLOOM’S BLOOM’S
Thu: JR. Sun: JR Diaz Family KKaraoke. araoke. Tue: Tuue: James. Gilroy. Gilroyy.
BOGART’S BOGAR T’S LOUNGE LOUNGE
Wed & Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Wed 9:30pm-1:30am: KKaraoke. araoke. CCampbell. ampbell.
Wed, Fri & Sun, 9pmWed, 9pm-1am: 1am: KKaraoke. araoke. Sunnyvale.
KHARTOUM KHAR TOUM
BRANHAM LLOUNGE OUNGE
Thu, 9pm: DJ Davey K. CCampbell. ampbell.
TTue: uue: KKaraoke araoke with Medik & Sean Blak. San Jose.
KING OF CL CLUBS UBS
BRIT ARMS ALMADEN
Thu & Sun-Mon, 8:30pm:: Bruce of KOR KOR KKaraoke. araoke.. Mountain View. View.
Wed and Sun, 10pm: KKaraoke Wed araoke w/ DJ Hank. San Jose.
KYOTO K YOTO PALACE PALACE
BRIT ARMS CUPER CUPERTINO TINO Sun--Tuue, 10pm: KKaraoke. Sun-Tue, araoke. CCupertino. upertino.
Wed, W ed 7pm: KKaraoke. ed, araoke. aoke CCampbell. ampbell ampbell.
LILLY LILL Y MAC’S MAC’S Thu: Karaoke. Karaoke. Sunnyvale.
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SOUTH FIR FIRST ST BILLIARDS Sun: KKaraoke. araoke. San Jose.
TEQUILA SHO TEQUILA SHOTS TS BAR B AR & GRILL Mon & Wed, Wed, 9pm: Dar Darryl. ryl. Milpitas.
THREE FLAME FLAMESS RESTAURANT RE STAURANT Every Mon, W Wed, ed, Sun, 8pm to closing: KKaraoke. araoke. Every TTue uue and Thu, 9pm to closing: Karaoke. Karaoke. San Jose.
SAN PEDR SAN PEDRO O SQUARE SQUARE MARKET Every Thu, 7:30pm7:30pm-9:30pm: 9:30pm: KKaraoke araoke Club. San Jose.
TTue: uue: Karaoke. Karaoke. San Jose.
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Mon, 10pm: Mandatory Monday KKaraoke. araoke. San Jose.
Thu, 8pm: Chris. Santa Clar Clara. a.
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Sat: Karaoke. Karaoke. CCampbell. ampbell.
Fri & Sat: Karaoke Karaoke night. g San CCarlos. arlos.
NORMANDY NORMAND Y HOUSE LLOUNGE OUNGE
CCOURT’S OURT’S LOUNGE LOUNGE
Fri-Sat, 9:30pm: KKaraoke. araoke. Clara. Santa Clar a.
Mon, Thu & Sat, 9pm-Close: KKaraoke. araoke. CCampbell. ampbell.
DASILVA’S D ASILVA’S BR BRONCOS ONCOS Wed: KKaraoke. Wed: araoke. Thu, 9pm9pm-1am: 1am m: Clara. KKaraoke. araoke. Santa Clar a.
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OASIS O ASIS Wed and Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Wed Doug. Sunnyvale.
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Wed, 9pm to closing: KKaraoke. Wed, araokke. Free. Fr ee. LLos os Gatos
Thu, 9pm. Mountain View
Wed-Sat & TTue, Wed-Sat uue, 9pm9pm-2am, 2am, & last Sun of every month, 22-7pm: -7pm: B&S KKaraoke. araoke. CCampbell. ampbbell.
PLAZA GARIB GARIBALDI ALDI Wed & Sun, 7pm-close: Wed KKaraoke. araoke. San Jose.
PIONEER SSALOON ALOON
FRANCESCA’S FRANCE SCA’S
TTue, uue, 8:30pm: A Acoustic coustic kar karaoke aoke Woodside. with Sam Marshall. W oodside.
Thu, 9pm: KKaraoke. araoke. View.. Mountain View
POINCIANA LLOUNGE OUNGE Wed,, 9:30pm: Wildside.. No cover Wed, cover.. Sun,, 9pm: p : Joe.. Santa Clara. Clara.
PSYCHO P SYCHO DONUTS DONUTS Sun, 10am: Psycho Karaoke. Karaoke. ampbell. CCampbell.
RED SSTAG TAG LLOUNGE OUNGE THE GOOSET GOOSETOWN OWN LLOUNGE OUNGGE Fri-Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: 9:30pm-1:30am: KKaraoke. araoke. Willow Glen.
TTue-Thu ueu Thu & Sat: Karaoke. Karaoke. Clara. Santa Clar a.
THE X B BAR AR Every Fri, 9pm: KKaraoke araoke w/ KJ upertino. Vinnie. CCupertino.
Dancee Clubs Danc Clubs AGENDA A GENDA
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Nightly kar karaoke, aoke, 9pm9pm-1:30am. 1:30am. San Jose.
Wed: Salsa W Wed: Wednesdays. ednesdays. Thu: Shakalosos Banda Nights. Sun: Vybez. Reggae V ybez. San Jose.
THE BLANK CL CLUB UB Every Thu, 8pm: A Atomic tomic Dance Club. $5. San Jose.
BL BLUE UE PHEA PHEASANT SANT Nightlyy, 7pm: DJ and dancing. Nightly, CCupertino. upertino.
BRANHAM LLOUNGE OUNGE Wed:: Almaden V Wed: Valley alley Beer P Pong ong ONEmanARMY. with DJ ONEmanARMY Y. Thu: (80s, 90s, Vintage (80s 90s Pop, Pop, op Rock, Rock Q.. Fri: Hip Hop) with DJ David Q DLuzion. Quality Control Control with DJ DL uzion. Sat: LLounge ounge Life Life with DJ Krucial and DJ NESSrock. NESSrock. San Jose.
BRIT ARMS ALMADEN Sat, Nov 29, 10pm: DJ Dinero. Dinero. San Jose.
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metroactive metr oactivve MUSIC 40 BRIT ARMS DO DOWNTOWN WNTOWN N Wed: DJ 512. Thu: DJ Nico & Wed: Neeber.. Fri: DJ Benofficial. Neeber Jose. Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jos e.
CARDIFF LLOUNGE OUNGE Every 2nd and 4th Sun: Return of the Boom Zap, underground electronic under ground electr onic music. CCampbell. ampbell.
CHARLEY’S CHARLE Y’S LLGG Wed: EDM Music. Fri-Sat, Wed: (follows music). 10pm: DJ (f ollows live music c). LLos os Gatos.
CREEKSIDE CREEK SIDE LLOUNGE OUNGE Fri & Sat: Dance Club events events. s. San Jose.
DIVE B BAR AR Thu-Sat, 10:30pm: Rotatingg Guest DJs.
FFAHRENHEIT AHRENHEIT Wed, 9pm: Wine W Wed, Wednesdays. ednesdayys. Thu: Liquid Thursdays, with hip-hop, guest DJs spinning hip-hop p, TTop oop 40 and R&B. Fri, 9pm: Mon: Flashback Fridays. $10. Mon n: Industry.. San Jose. Industry
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Mon, 8:30pm: Vocal Vocal DUO. Tue, Tuue, 9pm:: Dueling Grand Grand Pianos. Wed, Wed, 9pm:: DUO. Thu, Fri & Sat,, 9pm: Pop weekly Jazz and P op Dance bands. Sun, 7pm:: Solo Guitarist with Light Vocals. Voocals. San Jose.
Fri, 9pm-1:30am: 9pm-1:30am: DJDJ-JR. JR. Sat, 9:30pm-1:30am: 9:30pm1:30am: DJ John Rola. San Jose.
TRESS GRINGOS TRE Every Thu: Everybody Get Get’s ’s Lei’d with DJ Aspect. Aspect. Every Sat: Saturday Satur day Cooldown with DJIlltraxx, LLuzion, uzion, Ill traxx, WreckaNoize WreckaNoize HiGrade. & HiGr ade Every TTues: ade. uues: TTWOSdays. WOSdays. San Jose.
PURE LLOUNGE OUNGE 408 Wed, Nov 26, 10pm: Adrian Wed, Marcel Mar cel & Don Benjamin. Fri, 28, 10pm: Black Friday Nov 28 Party. P arty. Sat, Nov 29, 10pm: Romeo Reyes. Sunnyvale.
SSAN AN JOSE B BAR AR & GRILL Every Wed: Wed: Wingy Wednesdays. Wednesdays. Every Thu: Tanked Taanked Thursdays w/VJ VJJ w/V VJ DVS Dave. Every Fri: V Saturdays, One. 2nd and 4th Satur days, 10pm: Dluzion. San Jose.
WILLOW WILL OW DEN Wed. : Karaoke, Wed.: Karaoke, 9pm. Thu. Thu.:: $2 Thursdays w/DJ Noble 10pm. Fri & Sat.: Sat. : Dance Music w/ cover.. Resident DJs. DJs 10pm. 10pm No cover Sun.:: Service Sun. Service Industry Night
SST. T. STEPHENS STEPHENS GREEN Thu, 10:30pm: Reggae Thursdays.. Fri:: DJ Tony. Tony o y. Sun, 11:30am:: Bottomless Mimosa. View.. Mountain View
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LIQUID Fri:: DJs & dancing.. Every 2nd Sa Sat: at: Girls & Champagne.. San Jose.
LLOFT OFT B BAR AR AND BIS BISTRO TRO Fri:: LLoft oft Fridays w/ DJ Exr Exrated, ated, Party artyy J-Quest.. Sat: The Upstairs P RQ,, DJ w/ DJ Howhigh,, DJ RQ Jose. Sequence,, DJ Christylz.. San Jos se.
LLOS OS GA GATOS ATOS B BAR AR AND GRIL GRILL LL Fri, Nov 21, Fri 21 10pm: Foundatio Foundation on Fridays presents presents DJ DLUZION. DLUZIO ON. LLos os Gatos.
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SSTATEMENT TATTEMENT OFF ABANDONMENT A BANDONMEN NT OF USE OF FI CTITIOUS FICTITIOUS B USINESS NAM ME BUSINESS NAME #59799 91 #597991 The following following person(s) / entity entity (ies) has / have have abandoned the use of the fictiti fictitious ous business name(s): name((s): Kieu Nu, 3005 Silver Silv er Cr Creek eek Rd. Rd.,., Suite 108, 108, San Jose, J CCA, A, 95121, 95121, Hai Duy D TTran, ran, 297 297 Rayos Rayoss Del Sol Dr Dr.,., San Jose, Josee, CCA, A, 95121, 95121, Ngocc LLoan oan LLee TTran. ran. Filed in Santa Clar Claraa County onn 11/30/201 2 under undder 11/30/2012 file #572224 #572224 This business w was conducted by by ann gener al partnership partnerrship general /s/Hai Duy TTran, rann, Ngoc Loan Loan LLee TTran ran This statement was filed with the thhe County Clerk of Santa Clar unty Claraa Cou County on 10/31/2014. 10/31/2014.. (pub Metro Metro 11/2 26, 11/26, 112/03, 2/03, 12/10, 12/10, 0 112/17/2014) 2/17/2014)
SSTATEMENT TATTEMENT OFF ABANDONMENT A BANDONMEN NT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS FI CTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAM NAME ME #597990 The follo following wing person(s) / entity entity (ies) has / have have abandoned b d d the h use of the fictitious fictitious business name(s): name((s): Kieu Nu Ther Therapy apyy Office, 3005 Silver Silv lver Creek Cr eek Rd., Unit 1108, 08, San Jose, CA, CA, 95121, 9 5121, Ngoc Loan Loaan LLee Tran, Tran, 29 2977 R Rayios ayyios Del Sol, San Jose, Josse, CCA, A, 95116. 95116. Filed in Santa Claraa County onn Clar 3/1 3/19/2013 9/2013 unde under er file #5 #576276 76276 This business was w conducted by by ann individual /s/Ngoc Loan Loan LLee Tran Tr an This statement was filed with th the he
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FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #597612 #5976 12 The following following person(s) is (ar (are) e) doing business as: Strongman S trongman Hauling, li 55255 255 Cherry Gate Gate Ln., San Jose, CA, CA, 95136, 9 5136, Zachary A. Kuster. K uster. This business is conducted by by a individual. Registrant R egistrant has not yet yet begun transacting tr ansacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed her herein. ein. /s/Zachary Kuster Kuster This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Claraa County on 10/21/2014. 10/21/2014. (pub Metro Metro 12/19, 12/19, 11/26, 12/03, 12/03, 11210/2014) 210/2014)
FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #597744 #597 744 4 The following following person(s) is (ar (are) e) doing business as: Beauty Innovations, Innovations, 11200 200 Ranchero Ranchero Way., W ayy.., San Jose, Martha CCA, A, 95117, 95117, Mar tha Mendoza. This business is conducted by by a individual. Registrant R egistrant began transacting transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein herein on 110/23/2014. 0/23/2014. /s/Martha /s/Mar tha Mendoza This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Claraa County on 10/23/2014. 10/23/2014. (pub Metr Metroo 11/19, 11/19, 11/26, 12/03, 12/03, 112/10/2014) 2/10/2014)
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FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEM MENT #598120 #598 8120
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Thhe follo The following wing pe erson(s) is (are) (are) person(s) do oing business as: doing JJRN RN Inv estigations, Investigations, 11346 3 The Alameda, 346 S TE 77-110, -110, San STE Jo ose, CA, CA, 9512695126Jose, 50 006, Manuel 5006, N.. Mar tinez, 808 Martinez, PPowell owell S t.,, Hollister St., Hollister,r, CCA, A 95023. A, 95023. Th his business is This co onducted by by a conducted in dividual. individual. R e ant has egistr Registrant no ot yet yet begun not tr a ansacting transacting bu usiness under the business fic ctitious business fictitious na ame or names name lis sted herein. herein. listed /s s/Manuel N. /s/Manuel M Mar tinez Martinez Th his statement This wa as filed with the was Co ounty Clerk of County Sa anta Clar Santa Claraa County onn 10/28/2014. 10/28/2014. (p pub Metr 9, (pub Metroo 11/1 11/19, 11 1/26, 12/03, 12/03, 11/26, 112/10/2014) 2 0/2014) 2/1
The follo following wing person(s) is (are) (are) e doing business as: 1. Buddy’s Choice, Choicce, 2. Buddy’’s Choi ce Choice PPet et Car e, 2 359 TTulip uulip Care, 2359 R oad, San Jose,, Road, CCA, A, 95128, 95128, Faye Faye Mo weryy. Mowery. This business iss conducted by by a individual. R egistrant bega an Registrant began tr ansacting transacting business underr the fictitious busine ess business name or namess listed her ein on herein 11/1/2014. 11/1/2014. R efile of pr eviouus Refile previous file #544184 #544184 with wiith changes. /s/F aye Mowery Mowery ry /s/Faye This statement was filed with th he the County Clerk of Santa Clar unty Claraa Cou County on 11/05/201 4. 11/05/2014. (pub Metro Metro 11/1 12, 11/12, 11/1 9, 11/26, 11/19, 112/03/2014) 2/03/2014)
The follo following wing person(s) is (are) (are) doing business as: The Markolefas TTeam, eeam, 84 8411 Blossom Hill R oad, #11 2, San Road, #112, Jose, CA, CA, 95123, 95123, R obert W Robert W.. Sears Corpor ation. Corporation. This business is conducted by by a Corpor ation. Corporation. Abo ve entity was Above formed in the state of California R egistrant has Registrant not yet yet begun tr ansacting transacting
FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B U NESS USI NAME NA AME STATEMENT STATEMENT T #598112 # 5988112
FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEM MENT #597762 # #597 77762 6
Thhe following The following person(s) pe erson(s) is (are) (are) doing do oing business as: EQ1 EQ Q1 Real Real Estate, 11762 762 TTechnology echnology e Dr., Dr r., #106, #106, San Jose, CCA, A 95110, A, 95110, Equity One On ne Ral Ral Estate, Inc. This Th his business is conducted co onducted by by a Corporation. Co orporation. Above Ab bove entityy was formed fo ormed in the state off California Registrant R e ant began egistr transacting tr a ansacting business bu usiness under the fictitious fic ctitious business name na ame or names listed lis sted herein herein on 110/10/2013. 0 0/2013. 0/1 /s/Hector /s s/Hector Brush CFO CF FO #C3516812 #C C3516812 This Th his statement was wa as filed with the County Co ounty Clerk of Santa Claraa County Sa anta Clar onn 11/05/2014. 11/05/2014. (pub Metroo 11/1 11/12, (p pub Metr 2, 11/19, 11 1/19, 11/26, 112/03/2014) 2 3/2014) 2/0
The following following person(s) is (are) (are) e doing business as: eNGODERS eNGO DERS iNC iNC., C., 110234 0234 PParkwood arkwoood Dr., Dr r.,. #2, Cuper Cupertino, tinno, CCA, A, 95014, 95014, Athmane Nouio Nouiouat, ouat, Ratiba Chermat. R atiba Chermat t. This business iss conducted by by a married couple. p . Registrant R egistrant bega began an transacting tr ansacting business underr the fictitious busine business ess name or namess listed herein herein on 110/24/2014. 0/24/2014. /s/Athmane Nouiouat This statement was filed with the thhe County Clerk of Claraa Cou County Santa Clar unty on 110/24/2014. 0/24/2014. 11/12, (pub Metro Metro 11/1 12, 11/19, 11/24, 11/1 9, 11/2 4, 112/03/2014) 2/03/2014)
buusiness under the business fictitious fic ctitious business name na ame or names listed lis sted herein. herein. /s/Linda /s s/Linda Jane Sears Vice V i President ice President #C C1527081 #C1527081 Th his statement This w filed with the was Co ounty Clerk of County Sa anta Clar Santa Claraa County onn 110/29/2014. 0/29/2014. (p pub Metr (pub Metroo 11/05, 11 1/12, 11/1 9, 11/12, 11/19, 11 1/26/2014) 11/26/2014)
doing business busineess K9, as: Akina K9 9, d las 2999 Calle de Flores, Flor es, San Jose, Jose, Richardd CCA, A, 95148, 95148, Richar R Kealiikaulana K ealiikaulanna Akina. This busines ss is business conducted by by a individual.
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LLEO EO (July 23 23-Aug. -Aug. 22): I know you'r yyou'ree beautiful and you know you're you're beautiful. But I think you could be even mor moree beautiful than you al already lready ar are. e. What do you think? Have you rreached eached the limits lim mits of how beautiful you can be? Or will you considerr the possibility that theree is even mor ther moree beauty lying dormant within you, rready eady to be gr groomed oomed and expr expressed? esssed? I encour encourage age questions: Aree you hiding you to ruminate on these quest ions: 1. Ar beauty a complicated part of your beau uty because it would hardd work to liber liberate Are be har ate it? 2. Ar re you afraid afraid of some aspect of your beauty because rrevealing evealing it would fforce orce about aree at you to acknowledge truths abou ut yourself that ar Are worried odds with your self-image? 3. A re you wor ried that expressing would expr essing your full beauty wou ld intimidate other people? VIRGO VIR GO (Aug. 23 23-Sept. -Sept. 22): Hel Helsinki, sinki, Finland is gr growing owing downwards. By cutting out spac downwards. space ce in the bedr bedrock ock below the city's surf surface, ace, ffarseeing arseeing lead leaders ders have made rroom oom to build shops, a data center center,, a hockey hocckey rink, a church, church, and a swimming pool. There There ar aree alsoo pr projects ojects under underway way to construct 200 other under underground grounnd structur structures. es. I'd like to see you start working along tthose hose lines, Vir Virgo go -- at least metaphorically metaphorically.. Now wouldd be an excellent time to rrenovate enovate your ffoundations oundations so ass to accommodate your futuree gr futur growth. owth.
LIBRA ((Sept. p 23 23-Oct. -Oct. 22):) The P Pantone antone Color Matchingg SSystem ystem presents presents a structured structured approach appproach to identifying colors. It's used as a standard standard inn the printing industry. industry. A According ccording to its system of classification, classiification, there there are are 104 various shades of grey. grey. I suspectt you will benefit from from being equally discerning in the coming c weeks. It just weeks. won't be possible to differentiate differentiatte between the good guys and the bad guys. You'll Yoou'll misunderstand miisunderstand situations that you try to simplify, simplify, and you'll you'll be brilliant if you assume there's there's always more more nuance nuance and complexity to uncover toolerate ambiguity, ambiguityy, Libra. Libra. uncover.. Don't just grudgingly tolerate Appr eciate it. Learn from from it. Appreciate
By yR ROB OB BREZSNY week of November November 26
SCORPIO SC ORPIO (Oct. (Occt. 23 23-Nov. -Nov. 21): I am not necessarily
predicting acquiree a shiny new asset in pr edicting that you y will acquir time ffor or the solstice. solsstice. Nor am I glibly optimistic that you will get a rraise aise inn pay or an unexpected bonus. And I can off er only a 65-per cent certainty that you will snag offer 65-percent a new perk or ca atch a financial br eak or stumble upon catch break a tr easure. In ge neral, though, I am pr etty confident treasure. general, pretty that your net worth woorth will rise in the next four four weeks. weeks. YYour our luck will be unusually practical. practical. To To take maximum advantage of thee cosmic tendencies, focus focus your efforts efforts on the one or two tw wo most promising promising prospects. prospects.
SSAGITTARIUS AGITTARIU US (Nov (Nov.. 22 22-Dec. -Dec. 21): Galileo Galilei
(1564-1642) (1564-1642) wass an Italian It li astr astronomer, t onomerr, physicist, h i i t andd w is sometimes called "the father father of mathematician who science.." He expressed expressed his innovative ideas so modern science." vigorously that he h offended offended the Catholic Catholic Church, Church, which vigorously heresy. For us today, todayy, he symbolizes convicted him off heresy. magnificence of rational rational thought. And yet Galileo the magnificence weird streak. streak. For example, he gave lectures lectures also had a weird on the "Shape, LLocation, ocation, and Size of Dante's Inf Inferno," erno," oet's depiction of hell. In the course analyzing the po poet's ous discourses, Galileo concluded of these meticul meticulous m e than four-fifths mor four-fifths of a mile tall. In that Satan was more Sagitttarius, and in accordance accordance with current current this spirit, Sagittarius, omeens, you are astrological astrological omens, are temporarily temporarily authorized to th he constraints constraints of reason reason and logic so de-emphasize the gleeefully and unapologetically pursue that you may gleefully quirky proclivities. procclivities. your quirky
CAPRICORN CAPRIC ORN N (Dec. 22 22-Jan. -Jan. 19): While in his early
twenties, actor Robert R Downey Jr Jr.. appear appeared ed in the films *Less Than Zer o* and *W eird Science.* That got him Zero* *Weird semi-typecast as as a member of Hollywood's Brat Brat Pack, Pack, a group group of popular popular young actors and actresses actresses who star starred red in coming-of-age cominng-of-age films in the 1980s. Eager to be free free of that pigeonhole, pigeonhole, Downey performed performed a ritual in 1991: He dug a hole in his backyard backyard and buried the clothes he had worn w in *Less Than Zero.* Zero.* I recommend recommend that you carry carry out ouut a comparable comparable ceremony ceremony to help you gr aduate from from the th he parts of your past that are are holding graduate you back.
AQUARIUS A QUARIUS (Jan. ( 20-Feb. 18): In her book *Revolution fr from om m Within,* Gloria SSteinem teinem off offers ers a challenge: "Thin "Thinkk of the times you have said: 'I can't write, write,' it ' 'I can't 't pa paint,' aint, i t ' 'I can't 't run, run,'' 'I can't 't shout, shout,' h t ' 'I can't 't dance, dance,'' 'I can't ssing.'" ing.'" That's your first assignment, Aquarius: Think of o those times. YYour our o second assignment is too write down other "I can't" statements you have made over o the years. A ssignment thr ee is Assignment three to objectively evaluate evvaluate whether any of these "I can't" aree liter statements ar lliterally ally true. If you find that some of them ar l ally true, your ffourth liter ourth assignment aree *not* literally is to actually do them. The coming week weekss will be a transform can."" ffavorable avorable time too tr ansform "I can't" into "I can. PISCESS (Feb. 19-Mar PISCE 19-March ch 20): "Dogs don't know where where they begi begin n and end, end,"" writes Ursula K. Le Guin in her book *The W Wave ave in the Mind.* They "don't notice when they put th their quiche."" CCats aree heir paws in the quiche. ats ar different, wheree different, LeGuin n continues. They "know exactly wher they begin and end. e When they walk slowly out the door that you ar aree holding open ffor or them, and pause, leaving their tail just an inch or two inside the door door,r, they know it. The They ey know you have to keep holding the door open . . . It's a cat's way of maintaining relationship." relationship." Wh Whether hether you ar aree mor moree of a dog person or a cat person, Pisces, it is very important that you be more more like a cat tthan han a dog in the coming week weeks. s. YYou oou rmost in your mind exactly wher must keep uppe uppermost wheree you begin and wher wheree you end. Homework: For Fo or three three days, uphold your highest ideal in every little little way you can imagine. Report rresults esults at Truthrooster@gmail.com. Truth r hrooster@gmail.com.
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