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didate claimed that animals belong right next to the mashed potatoes. This week, our president is pardoning two turkeys. Each of us has the presidential power to pardon a turkey this holiday season. It shows our compassion for an innocent animal and is a most fi tting way to give thanks for our own life, health and happiness.

The 270 million turkeys abused and slaugh-tered in the U.S. each year have nothing to give thanks for. They breathe toxic fumes in crowd-ed sheds. Their beaks and toes are severed. At the slaughterhouse, workers cut their throats, and dump them into boiling water, sometimes while still conscious.

Consumers too pay a heavy price. Turkey fl esh is laced with cholesterol and saturated fats that elevate the risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer. A visit to my local super-market or health food store and an Internet search on vegan Thanksgiving provided me more recipes and delicious turkey alternatives than I can possibly use.

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From what we’ve seen, everything in Belvedere is quite dear...

I’m writing in regard to the town of Belve-dere’s seven-month-long deliberation about what to do about the island’s grow-ing deer popula-tion. The only solution I see for getting rid of the deer in Belvedere is for the residents to jump in their Hummers and Beemers and run them over. It’s legal, the insurance com-pany will pay for vehicle damages and Kaiser will put the drivers back together if they hurt themselves. The deer will just have to be sorry they ever dared eat a fl ower in Belvedere...

Marcia Blackman, San Rafael

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I’d like to personally thank the Novato Police Department, the San Rafael Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff’s Offi ce for traumatizing my wife and children the other night.

On Wednesday, Nov. 18, as I was about to walk back up the hill to my house in the Olive School area after putting out my trash cans, a couple of SUVs full of men in ski masks came careening into my driveway. I thought for a moment it was a home inva-sion robbery or something.

By the time I got halfway up the hill, there were police in Kevlar vests and windbreakers coming down the hill, telling me to stay where I was. I spent at least 45 minutes sitting on the curb, freezing my posterior off, getting ID’d by the police, being patted-down and being asked the same inane questions over and over again. “How do you know these people? How long have you lived here? Why are you living here? Who do you pay rent to?”

My neighbors also happen to be my land-lords, so the house is in their name.

Apparently, someone told the cops that my neighbors were committing white-collar crimes. I don’t know the validity of the claim, and I personally don’t care. All I know is that my rights have been trampled.

I didn’t think much of it until I was fi nally allowed to walk up the hill of my private driveway, into my own home, to fi nd a police offi cer wearing a ski mask and stroking a mil-itary-style assault weapon. This 800-pound gorilla was in my living room, with my kids running around! It was like my house was full

of ninjas. As I discovered later, they BANGED on the door, yelling, “Police, search warrant!” over and over, and when my wife opened the door, she had semi-automatic handguns in her face. They made my disabled wife, my 7-year-old son and my 3-year-old daughter sit on the kitchen fl oor until they ID’d everyone and swept the house, all the while fl ashing military hardware.

This was like something out of the Sopra-nos or Sons of Anarchy. They claimed they had a warrant, but they never produced it. I was in too much shock to think of asking for it. My wife has a doctor’s recommendation for med-ical cannabis, so the cops now have photos of my entire house, including her stash, a pipe, a couple of broken bongs and a vaporizer or two. They went through my dresser drawers. They went through my kids’ toys.

And the worst thing is, when I talked by phone the next morning to the ACLU, I was informed that I might not have any legal recourse, due to...get this...the Patriot Act!

Rupert C, Novato

All we are saying, is give ‘peaceful place to sleep’ a chance

I left a neighborhood meeting at San Rafael First United Methodist Church in tears last week. Why? Tears of sorrow that our world is so divided and full of fear of the “other.” Tears that past experience with the homeless have left people with one stereotype of those who live without shelter.

San Rafael First UMC is asking to open its doors and fl oor for 14 nights over a four-month period to shelter up to 20 screened and handpicked women each night.

The question that has been ringing in my head all night is “How will this benefi t us?” My analogy is that it’s like living next to a

gym. You see all these sweaty people pass by, hear the’80s music they blast during spin class and feel annoyed by the activity. But the fact that you live there does not mean that you will get fi t. You have to enter the building to gain any benefi t. So, I would like to extend an invitation to you. Enter the building. Come and see the ministry. Ask to share dinner one evening and get to know these women, not just as “the homeless women” but as Tracy and Elizabeth and Sally. Be humbled by the depth of gratitude they have for a safe, dry, peaceful place to sleep. Allow yourself to see the benefi t of this program fi rsthand. Allow the fears and stereotypes to fall away as you see the individuals. And after you have had the experience, share how it benefi ts you.

Alison Hendley, San Rafael

Novato can’t even get folks toexpress their disinterest properly

I’m writ-ing in regard to Nikki Sil-verstein’s re-cent Single in the Suburbs column [“A Town With-out Pity,” Oct. 30]. Ms. Silverstein wrote that “as soon as women found out he lived in a condo in Novato, they became disinterested.”

But “disinterested” means impartial, neu-tral, unbiased—and Silverstein’s essay makes clear that these women were anything but. I think she meant to tell us that when learning the location of Patrick’s domicile the women lost interest. You may think that “disinterest-ed” is an elegant synonym for “uninterested.” It’s not. Here it’s simply wrong.

Occasionally a new dictionary will actual-ly list “uninterested” as a remote alternative defi nition of “disinterested.” But dictionaries are merely duty bound to denote current usage, not correct usage. These dictionar-ies also have listings for “ain’t” and “n----r.” Don’t think you’d want to use either of these words either.

Martin Blinder, the Grammar Police, San Anselmo

The current debate over the usage of ‘disinterested’ in regard to Novato is the most exciting thing to happen to the town in years.

This little critter has stricken fear into the hearts of the citizenry, according to Bel-vedere city manager George Rodericks.


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Open letter to the City of San Rafael This winter, a number of congregations have banded together to help the City of San Rafael mitigate a problem the City has failed to resolve. That problem is the number of peo...

Upfront: Sustainability we can afford Creating affordable homes close to jobs is the true big-picture green path, say advocates of sustainability and affordable housing. Read the full story here ...

Feature: Throck and awe It was a cold, damp Tuesday night and the boutique-lined streets of downtown Mill Valley were virtually deserted. And yet, on Nov. 17, inside the historic 142 Th-rockmorton Theatre, devoted droves fi lled the

As the story goes, it was the end of Christmas season 2006. San Rafael City Manager Ken Nordhoff walked

into Mayor Al Boro’s offi ce for a quick chat. “Been to the mall lately, Al?” The mayor nodded, knowingly, and sighed. “Not good, is it?” he replied.

At the time, Terra Linda’s 40-year-old Northgate shopping center was looking rather neglected, garnering a reputation as the lowly stepsister to the livelier, more modern Village at Corte Madera and the Town Center Corte Madera. A revamped alliance with Northgate owner Macer-ich—the Santa Monica-based company that also owns and operates the Village at Corte Madera—and a major renova-tion project ensued. And 18 months

later, community leaders, developers and retailers gathered on Nov. 13 to unveil Marin County’s largest enclosed mall in all its redesigned glory.

The aesthetic changes to the mall’s in-terior are dramatic. Huge, oversized glass doors and rolling walls of windows open to lush courtyards, a design element that Macerich says will “blur the boundaries between the indoors and the outdoors.” Native Northern California plants in mammoth-sized pots decorate the center promenade. A triangulated skylight spans the length of the ceiling, bringing in an abundance of natural light, with rows of windows along each wall below that open to allow fresh air to circulate within the mall. A new outdoor gathering

Golden Gate Bridge seeking firm This week Golden Gate Bridge officials announced a plan to develop interactive visitor programs that could help alleviate the district’s impending $132 million deficit. The district is currently seeking a firm for collabo-ration, with talks of a museum and 50,000-square-foot visitor center as part of the project. Talks of possible programs include allowing visitors in normally off-limits areas, like walk-ing on catwalks beneath the bridge or climbing up cables. A new $3 million interactive science and engineering exhibit is set to open near the bridge in 2012. Future plans also include eliminating bridge toll takers and increasing the toll by $1 in 2013.

Homeless shelter winter rotation begins A countywide plan to rotate tempo-rary emergency homeless shelters at churches this winter is set to begin Dec. 1 and run through March. However, San Rafael city officials have rejected Marin Interfaith Council requests for a provisional permit to operate temporary women’s homeless shelters in four churches sooner than Dec. 8. Meanwhile, the town of San Anselmo has agreed to shelter 30 homeless men for three nights a week at its First Presbyterian Church, with help from members of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ross.

Tiburon cameras approved Tiburon officials last week unanimously approved the implementation of surveillance cameras to record the license plates of all vehicles that enter and exit the town. Police say the primary purpose of the plan, which authorizes up to $197,000 for six cameras to be installed at Tiburon’s two entry points, is to help that department’s investigation of crimes. Pho-tographs of rear license plates could be used to gather names and check criminal records in the event of a theft or other crime—as well as notify police immediately if stolen or crime-involved cars enter the area. The controversial cameras have met opposition from some who say they are an infringement on rights to privacy and are unnecessary in a town of relatively low crime. While maintenance may reach up to $15,000 a year for the non-traffic cameras, the county sheriff’s department is planning to contribute fund-ing for the project.

Shorts... Thanks to a $389,000 grant from the Federal Lands Enhancement and Recreation Act, some services at three of Marin’s state parks—Mount Tamalpais, Toma-les Bay and Samuel P. Taylor—have been restored, including weekday hours at Mt. Tam and Tomales Bay parks...Marin County Department of Health and Human Services has received another 1,700 doses of H1N1 nasal vaccine. The next free vaccine clinic for high-risk individuals will be held Dec. 5 at Novato Community Hospital.—Samantha Campos

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‘There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and shame the devil.’—American journal-ist Walter Lippmann

Journalism was quite the shameful little devil, 45 years ago this week.

Newspapers weren’t merely trying to reinvent their identity in the autumn of 1964—a time when television threatened to supplant the scandal sheet as Ameri-cans’ primary medium of philosophical thought and intel-lectual discourse. They were trying to survive in an age when the very idea that some-one was reading a newspaper was headline-worthy news in itself.

Case in point, the Pacifi c Sun’s lead item from the fi nal week of November 1964 carried the incen-diary headline, “Newspaper Story Read,” and involved the unheard-of occurrence of a Tamalpais High School principal re-citing a Pac Sun article at a student-body assembly. “As he started to read,” reported the Sun, “student giggling and tittering was heard throughout the auditorium.”

If the baby boom generation found the Fourth Estate so bemusing, perhaps it wasn’t the messenger that alarmed them—but the message. And who could blame them, with such eyebrow-raising stories that week as “Dress Your Children as Shepherds” and “Cemetery Poll Taken.”

And like any suburban community, the people of Marin were looking to their hometown newspaper for guidance about what to do for excitement. To that end they were no doubt disappointed by the page 1, top-of-the-fold feature, “Watch the Bird Watchers Watch Birds,” which kicked off with the redundantly rhetori-cal question, “Do you want to watch bird watchers watching birds?” Few outside the Marin Watch Paint Dry Society re-sponded affi rmatively.

But, more importantly, the reputation of Marin’s alternative newspaper would be defi ned by the accuracy of its report-ing. And to that end the Sun was taking a few lumps with the story “Fatality That Wasn’t, Still Quite Serious.” It seems the Sun failed to tie up all the loose ends to the previous week’s reporting on the trag-

ic death of 19-year-old Fairfax resident Charles Zimmerman who crashed his Honda on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. The farcical is-he-or-isn’t-he dead “mis-understanding” occurred after Fairfax Police reported the accident as a fatality, seemingly unaware that the Fairfax Fire Department’s “resuscitator squad” had upgraded Zimmerman’s condition to alive-but-serious. “Zimmerman was then cited by the CHP,” reported the Sun, “for turning without signaling.”

Other stories that failed to lend credibil-ity to the fl edgling Stinson Beach-based weekly varied from the mundane (“New Fire Horn”) to the unintention-ally illicit (“Kinder-garten Scotched by Bolinas Board”) to the mathematically challenged (“Na-tional Thrift Week October 19-31”).

But if the plucky paper hadn’t cemented itself as

the Gray Lady of the West just yet, what it lacked in front-page scoops it made up for with out-and-out gall.

Despite its own taste for Dogberryisms, the Sun bestowed its worst-headline-of-the-year award to the San Rafael Indepen-dent Journal (today’s IJ)—the very same issue it featured such whoppers of its own as “Bloody Hatchet Tells Story” and “Crisis Year Was Good.”

“Our fi rst impulse was to honor one of our own worst goofs, of which there have been an altogether adequate supply,” conceded Sun editors. “But we must, alas, abandon such a plan in favor of a marvel-ous example by the San Rafael daily.”

Sun editors were referring to a recent IJ story reprinting excerpts from Fulton Oursler’s The Greatest Story Ever Told, which was then the subject of a much-hyped United Artists’ fi lm production. The headline read: “Mary With Child; Fears Reaction From Joseph.”

And while we admit that’s a good one, our vote would’ve gone to the Sun head-line directly below: “Wanted: Attractive Swimsuit Gals.”

While it certainly didn’t shame the devil, a greater truth was never written. Share your favorite headlines with Jason at jwalsh@pacifi csun.com.

The Fairfax ‘resuscitator squad’ yuks it up while valiantly reviving a victim, 1964.

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›› BEHiND THE SUN From the Sun vaults, November 30 -December 6, 1964

1a. In what year did the Spanish first colonize California?1b. When did California become part of Mexico? 1c. In what year was California “annexed” by the United States? Four years later it became a state...2. What colorful name is given to the first shopping day of the Christmas season?3. In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat the British explorer Robert Scott in a race to become the first person to reach what landmark?4. What world currency, only 10 years old, is the second-most-traded currency in the world? 5. Name at least six items eaten at a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.6. See picture at right:6a. What color is Marge Simpson’s hair? 6b. What American cartoonist and screenwriter created The Simpsons? 6b. The Simpsons cartoon first appeared in 1985 on what quirky TV variety series hosted by a talented Englishwoman?7a. Perhaps the most important legal document in the history of democracy, a bill of rights for the common people, was written in Latin in 1215, and is known as what?7b. What English king was forced to sign this document respecting basic human rights?8. There are more species of insects than all other animals, but the most common species of insects—almost 50 percent—is what? 9a. Which U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday: George Wash-ington, Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt?9b. About how many turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving each year: 15 million, 30 million or 45 million?10. The era of modern technology was launched in the early 1940s when the first electronic computer, weighing 30 tons and using 17,000 vacuum tubes, was built at the University of Pennsylvania. What was the five letter name of this technologi-cal forerunner?

BONUS QUESTION: Late CBS newsman Charles Kuralt once commented, “Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing... “ what?

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Recently, 80-year-old Patsy White was at Costco, struggling with a 40-pound package of bird seed when a woman came by and asked if she could help, and then did so by putting the burden-some bag in Patsy’s cart. As the woman left she told Patsy she’d also help put it in the car if she

saw Patsy in the parking lot. After getting some other items, Patsy went to her car and the woman was right there, amazing-ly enough, and hefted the bird seed into the trunk, along with the rest of her pur-chases, “even though none of them were so heavy.” Says a grateful Patsy: “It was a wonderful encounter and a great help to me. I hope she sees this if you print it so that I can thank her more publicly.”

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But while Northgate’s design has been modernized, much of the retail space awaits occupants—which is odd, considering recent weekend reports of packed parking lots. Possibly shoppers are swarming to the mall’s department store anchors—Macy’s, Sears and the newly opened Kohl’s (in the former Mervyn’s location). Perhaps the mobs of Twi-fans are fi ling in for the latest vamp saga, New Moon, at Century Theatres. Whatever the case may be, let’s hope the packed lots are a good sign that Northgate could become a “premier destination” for the upcoming shopping season—or as Boro joked at the grand opening, increased sales-tax revenue. Granted, there are a few retailers and restaurants in place now, along with many planning to open soon.

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as Northgate Jewelers and Verizon Wireless by the end of the month. In late winter/early spring 2010, expect the young-and-trendy fashions of Forever 21 and Buckle, along with sporty Foot Locker, affordable Payless Shoe Source and kids’ shoe shop, Stride Rite.

On the mall’s dining front, BJ’s Res-taurant & Brewhouse opened earlier this month, joining Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, See’s Candies, and in the food court, pizza chain Sbarro, sandwich giant Subway and Chinese fast food Combo King. Bakery-cafe Panera Bread opens mid-December, followed by Wetzel’s Pretzels; Berry Twist ice cream/

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Greened out? Overwhelmed by the greenwashing onslaught? Ready “to wash that green right out of your hair”?

Fear not, for we have gone beyond most of the “green hype” and discovered some great gift ideas to honor those near and dear to you, maintaining the spirit of the season without generating a lot of waste.

We’ll start with the Better World Shopping Guide by Ellis Jones, the ideal reference for both the most and least eco-conscious on your list. Based on Jones’ be-lief that through our purchases we choose the kind of world we want to inhabit, the book, iPod app and Web site (www.better.worldshopper.com provide a comprehen-sive and reliable ranking of the social and environmental responsibility of more than 1,000 companies worldwide, with ratings of a multitude of services and products.

Less comprehensive, but more ac-cessible and quite informative, is Josh Dorfman’s The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget. Recognizing that people buy stuff, Dorfman reports on products and services that are not only eco-friendly, but also meet standards for price, quality and style. His goal is for real-world innovation that makes it attractive for individuals and companies to embrace environmen-tal change. Check the Web site, www.lazyenvironmentalist.com, for articles, a blog and an assortment of interesting and enlightening links.

Admittedly, these books may seem a bit too preachy and might not be received in the spirit in which they’re given. Not to worry: It is pretty easy to gift green-ly.

Whether your giftees are already liv-ing eco-sustainably or are new to saving the environment, the brand-new Veggie Bed (www.theveggiebed.com) is a ter-rifi c present. Marin native and Bay Area resident Andrea Vincent’s effort to do away with the millions of plastic bags used for produce and bulk foods resulted in this polypropylene divided tote with two smaller removable “pj bags.” Handy for grocery shopping and the farmers market, it can be used for toting many other items as well. And the price is right: $3.99; addi-tional two-packs of “pj bags” for $1.99. It’s currently available only at Mollie Stone’s

grocery stores—but, according to the company, the Veggie Bed will be coming to a store near you soon. It’s estimated that more than 1,000 plastic produce bags will be replaced by each Veggie Bed.

Bay Area-based fl ip & tumble (www.fl ipandtumble.com) carries reusable pro-duce bag sets (fi ve for $11). These multi-use bags, constructed of polyester and machine washable, measuring 12-by-14 inches, are a perfect antidote to the ubiq-uitous plastic bag. The company’s brightly colored roomy nylon shopping bag, which easily folds into itself to become a small ball about 3 inches in diameter, was de-signed to hold a whole lot of purchases—or anything else for that matter. Unlike canvas bags, this one won’t rip—and it looks a lot better on your shoulder, too.

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In keeping with the “reduce, reuse, recycle” theme are meaningful gifts that don’t require more “stuff.” Although many here and worldwide are in need of every-day essentials to get by, most of us have too much.

Tickets to a play, concert, dance performance—even movie tickets—are thoughtful, especially to those whose

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for much in the way of entertainment, or for those who could use some diversion, but wouldn’t do it for themselves. There’s certainly no shortage of events in the Bay Area to satisfy anyone’s taste—check the Sundial section, or the more comprehen-sive calendar online at www.pacifi csun.com for upcoming shows. Make this gift more special by accompanying the giftee(s) as well.

Museum memberships are valuable gifts that last all year, providing opportuni-ties for learning and refl ection—and they don’t add to the landfi ll. Plus, members get to walk right in without having to wait in line. The Bay Area is home to a diverse array of art, science and children’s museums—far too many to list here. Memberships to museums, zoos, etc., in other parts of the country (and world, for that matter) are easy to obtain for those who live far away.

For fi lm lovers, the California Film Insti-tute, www.cafi lm.org is a great deal—free passes, reduced-price tickets all year and discounts for the Mill Valley Film Festival.

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Marin Municipal Water District (marinwater.org) also sells annual passes to the Mt. Tamalpais watershed, which covers 130 miles of trails and provides picnic tables and peaceful surroundings.

Donating to a cause that your giftee supports or is involved in is a respectful, in some cases reverent, way to recognize someone. Even if you aren’t aware of any particular group or cause, you should know enough about this person—or family or group of people—to choose a local, national or international group. (If you don’t, you might want to rethink the gift-giving.)

The American Red Cross offers a holi-day “catalog” of gifts, which makes a dona-tion more tangible because your gift recip-ient knows where his or her gift is going. For example, $25 will vaccinate 25 children against measles. Find out more at http://american.red-cross.org/site/ P a g e S e r v e r ? pagename=gen _store_main.

Animal lov-ers—and who doesn’t have several on their list?—would appreci-ate helping out any number of animal-protec-tion groups and causes, from our own WildCare ( w i l d c a r e b a -yarea.org) in San Rafael to global o r g a n i z a t i o n s . WildCare treats more than 3,000 sick, injured and orphaned wild animals every year, with the goal of re-turning them to their natural habitat; it also sponsors nature education activities. There’s also SPAWN, the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (spawnusa.org), which, in addition to its work to protect native fish and fish habitat, also sponsors a number of events.

Thinking globally, there’s Heifer Inter-national (www.heifer.org), whose mission is to help children and families around the world receive training and animal gifts that help them become self-reliant. Or, an endangered sea turtle can be adopted through Caribbean Conservation Corpo-ration (cccturtle.org).

Numerous organizations that work to improve the lives of animals—and the world—exist, and with a little work online, or the help of a reference librarian, you can find a good match.

Talk about a green gift—cards from the Arbor Day Foundation (www.ar-borday.org/shopping/giveatree/giveatree.cfm) help America’s national forests by planting a tree in honor of the recipient. And it is a gift that lasts a lifetime.

Cooking a meal, grocery shopping, providing transpor-

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Then there’s regifting—which definitely fits in with the eco-mantra reduce, reuse, recycle. Though widely practiced, espe-cially at this time of year, it is frowned upon. But it is an environmentally friendly concept. Of course, most of us save those weird and inappropriate items for the company party’s gift exchange. As the old saying goes, one’s man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Gift Carol with your ideas at [email protected]

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Even the most curmudgeonly among us cannot deny the pleasurable scent of a fresh Christmas tree. Speckled

with silver tinsel and strings of lights or be-decked in popcorn garlands and heirloom ornaments, our decorated tree sets the am-biance for a whole season of festivities. Even the very act of decorating seems to bring the household together in the spirit of the holidays. But as “verdant” as “thy leaves” might be, how environmentally green are our beloved Christmas trees, really?

Chopping down a tree after Thanksgiv-

ing just to throw it out by the new year doesn’t initially sound so very green. A common alternative to the cut pine—sans abstinence, of course—is the altogether less-fresh but annually reusable plastic tree. But is a fake Christmas tree more en-vironmentally friendly than the real thing? Apparently not, considering that the majority of artifi cial trees are produced outside of the U.S. and are made of polyvi-nyl chloride (PVC)—the most toxic of all plastics, possibly one of the most hazard-ous consumer products ever made—and is not recyclable. And if it’s been around for a while, your plastic tree is likely to contain lead (which, as you know, is not so great for the kids). So OK—just say no to faux.

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Local Tree FarmsMcGovern Christmas Tree Farm, 563 McClay Road, NovatoA 31-year-running family operation, with plantation-grown Noble fi rs shipped in from Salem, Oregon, and an on-site, licensed “fl ockologist.”Little Hills Christmas Tree Farm, 961 Chapman Lane, PetalumaChoose and cut your own pines, Leyland cypress and Sierra redwood. Ready-cut Noble, Douglas and Turkish fi r trees are also available. www.littlehillschristmastree.com. Larsen’s Christmas Tree Farm, 391 Marshall Ave., PetalumaChoose and cut your own Monterey pine, Leyland cypress, Sierra red-wood and Scotch pines (saws, carts and assistants available). Ready-cut Noble, Douglas and Turkish fi r, as well as wreaths and garlands are also available.The Liberty Christmas Tree Farm, 241 Liberty Road, PetalumaCut and choose from Douglas fi r, Monterey pine and Sierra red-wood; with freshly cut Noble, Douglas and Turkish fi r available. Check out past Going Green stories at

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you’ll likely be planting a non-native tree in an inappropriate landscape if you don’t know what you’re doing (contact your local nursery, to be sure). You could decorate a liv-ing tree in your backyard or hang a sequined bulb on a houseplant you already have—but then your ornamentation outside may get damaged and your decorated fern may look a little like Charlie Brown’s sad little Tannenbaum. There’s always the option of making a “crafts tree” out of found objects—which would, unfortunately, require no small amount of effort and creativity. If you live or spend your holidays in Los Angeles, you could rent a living tree through the Living Christmas Company (http://liv-ingchristmas.com) and have a live, potted tree delivered to your door—but then you’d have to be in, ugh, L.A. Our neighbors in San Francisco can order living, potted Christmas trees for a limited time through Friends of the Urban Forest and S.F. Environment (www.sfenvironment.org/greenchristmas), which then retrieves the trees after the holi-days and plants them on S.F. city streets. Ah, but the parking!

Well, anyway, according to the online environmental sites Grist (www.grist.org) and TreeHugger (www.treehugger.com), the best Christmas tree option in this county does indeed seem to be the “good old-fashioned wooden kind” that you’d get from a farm—although when selecting your tree, keep in mind the usual eco-tips. Try to fi nd

trees grown organically versus ones grown with pesticides or herbicides, local farms are best and stick with family operations

instead of large-scale producers. In general, Christmas tree farms operate on sustainability; when you cart yours away, they’ll plant a new seedling

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At one end of the seasonal-affect spectrum we have the sensation that “Christmas is at our throat.” The

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At the other end: hyper-excited merry-makers of every age, some of whom actu-ally squirrel away presents beginning in February, guided by an inner database that keeps track of everyone’s likes and dislikes, clothing size, etc.

Such people are selectively deaf to the words “no gifts”; they make the rest of us look like slackers.

Assuming you have not withdrawn from the holiday spree with a curmudgeonly sniff, or burnt out from the shopocalypse, think about what’s really important—family, friends and food. Plus that most precious gift of all: enough time to enjoy the season.

How to get the time? Don’t spend the entire season shopping. This ethos is best exemplifi ed by Reverend Billy and his Stop Shopping Choir (www.revbilly.com/about-us), whose gospel asks the listener to simply back away from the shelf.

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Gloves are sadly the most-often lost fi t-ness necessity. Once off, one or both gloves can hitch a ride via the wonders of Velcro, on someone else’s laundry pile, your own trouser leg, a park bench if you don’t pay full attention in both the putting down and the taking up...sneaky!

Why not do yourself and your pedal-head friends a favor and suggest writing their names and e-mail addresses on the inside of the gloves with a laundry pen. And, make a tiny-font label to tape on the fl ashlight, camera and helmet of your loved ones (and yourself).

You’d be surprised how things come back when the fi nder is given a chance to return them. All my jackets, glasses and sunglasses feature indelible markings. After all, not needing to replace things is a reasonably green alternative to having multiples of everything in case of loss.

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Opening ceremonies with Cub Scout Pack 50 reciting the Pledge of Allegiance

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Holiday Entertainment Marin Girls Chorus

Cole Canine, grandson of Mayor Peter Breen, will fl ip the switch lighting the Town for the holiday season

The 17th Annual Holiday Window Decorating Contest for San Anselmo Businesses will be announced. Sponsored by the San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce

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It is important to have illumination after dusk. Flashlights are perfect when you didn’t outfit the bike with a light. Just clench it in your fist while riding inno-cently past Officer O’Callousman.

Every bike shop has an array of stock-ing-stuffer size multi-tools...those com-pact kits that enable even a non-tool user to get back on the bike (assuming a helpful person cruises past).

The most recent bicycle shop to open—the nonprofit Bicycle Works, 1117 San Anselmo Ave. at Yolanda Station—will show your gift recipient how to use that new tool.

Healthy holidaysMy favorite bar: BumbleBar, a vegan

delight rich in fresh sesame and flax seeds and boosted with organic brown rice syr-up. It costs more than the usual fitness bar, but it’s the most delicious one I’ve ever had in over 30 years of chewing extruded goo. The only trouble is, the two-bar-a-day habit has become a line item on my own household budget. Another gourmet bar of note is the charmingly named 18 Rabbits bar, confected in San Francisco by dedicated athlete/chefs. Look for it in health food stores. If you can get your rid-ing buddy addicted, you can cadge one off

of her later on out on the trails.In the healthful department, consider

spending a couple of hours at the Marin Cancer Center (1350 S. Eliseo Drive Greenbrae) on Thursday, Dec. 3, between 5 and 8pm, fabricating greeting cards with collage artist Jane Kraft. Each card you create (for the Cancer Center) raises $5 at the gift shop in Marin General Hospital. Samples of the Valentines Day card-making event are at www.flickr.com/photos/wombatbiker/3275158619/in/photostream. No experience is necessary, materials are supplied and you come away with glit-ter- and glue-stuck fingers and a satisfying feeling of having contributed to cancer programs benefiting women in Marin.

Final flourishMy presents, new and recycled, come

with a handmade card or decorated note. Why not “self-publish” a wordy tome 4 inches tall (see photo, and instructions: http://weefolkart.com/?q=node/376)? I’ve made a dozen unique books from a single folded page this way, and the recipient has always been charmed. Don’t forget to reserve the front page for the title and back page for copyright symbol and the date, plus your made-up name for a “press.” With the six remaining sides I get to express how much I love that person. Jacquie Phelan is a member of the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame and Mountain Biking Hall of Fame.

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Sky Oaks Trail improvement. Rain or shine! Come help maintain and dress up the trail before its dedication as the Alex Forman Trail. Meet at the Lagunitas Picnic Area at the end of Sky Oaks Road, off Bolinas Road, in Fairfax.

Invasive species removal on Hidden Meadow Trail. Bike to the trailhead or hike in from Natalie Coffin Greene Park or Lake Lagunitas Picnic Area.

Invasive species removal at Pine Point on the northern lakeshore of Bon Tempe. Invasive vegeta-tion includes French broom, pampas grass, Douglas fir seedlings, pine seedlings and cotoneaster. Meet at the Lagunitas Picnic Area at the end of Sky Oaks Road, off Bolinas Road, in Fairfax.

Earn three hours of service credit helping to remove invasive French broom at Pine Point on the northern lakeshore of Bon Tempe. This project is just for high school and college students. Come with friends, classmates or your school club. Students under 18 will need to bring a copy of a MMWD permission form signed by a parent or guardian. Call 415/945-1128 or e-mail [email protected] for a form. Meet at the Lagunitas Picnic Area at the end of Sky Oaks Road in Fairfax.

Events are subject to cancellation due to heavy rain. Call 415/945-1128 the morning of the event. It could be raining on Mt. Tam, but sunny 10 miles away or vice versa!—JP

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Every year it seems like Christmas is coming earlier than the year before. When I was picking up Halloween

candy at my local drugstore they were al-ready rolling out the tinsel, bulbs and jolly Santas. Well folks, that was weeks ago. Reality may have blurred for you, too, but let me be the one to break it to you: The holidays are before us, for real this time.

Are you prepared? Of course not! Neither am I. But I have a dream. When I think of holiday gift giving, I always imag-ine this lovely bundle of items so thoughtfully assembled. And often, by Dec. 31, I’m still thinking it was a good idea and, well, maybe next year. Could I get closer to changing that fantasy into a reality if I help you do it first? I’m going to try. Follow me. I have provided some gift-giving ideas that could be bundled to-gether if you so choose, or will at least work for the person whose name you picked in your Secret Santa drawing. Do these gifts have a fash-ion flare? Of course!

A lot of the items that I found this year are online through unique Web sites such as ww.thespoonsisters.com and www.wishing-fish.com.

Let’s start with the men. No more socks, underwear or tools for Christmas. Let’s give the men in our life things that make their lives easier or make them feel just a bit more

pampered. I often notice that men will use things in “make due” fashion. Well I think it’s time we break that cycle by providing a touch of luxury, even if it’s just doing away with plastic bags to cover shoes while traveling and getting them into the $13.95 Gentlemen’s Traveling Shoe Bag from www.thespoonsisters.com. These hip and modern shoe bags will protect their clothing from getting dirty and their shoes from getting

scuffed. They are fun, masculine and will last forever—and they also offer a cool

golf shoe bag. For those who are always fussing with their collar, or

who always seem to get their shirt adjusted by

their significant other, the solution is the

Magnetic Collar Stay found on www.uncom-

mongoods.com. These magnets will

help keep your collar looking straight and neat

without having to constantly adjust. Two sets for $30.

Let’s move to acces-sories for men. Men tend to wear fewer accessories than we women, but here is one that most men will say yes to. For the everyday man there is the Magwear: Handyman’s Helper Magnetic Wrist-band. This wristband

has a powerful mag-netic bowl that holds onto

hardware, small tools and other metallic objects. No longer will your man have to go up and down the ladder to grab more

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nails, or wander around to find the screws he just set down. They can all fit onto this magnetic bowl while he works. (www.thespoonsisters.com, $19.95)

Traveling can sometimes be a nightmare and you never know when you’re going to have to deal with a layover, a dispute over luggage size or overstressed passengers. Luckily, travel products seem to be get-ting more and more inventive and useful. Some of my new favorites are the Lug Nap Sac Travel Blanket and Inflatable Pillow. This 2-in-1 compact set comes in a super-soft material that will keep you cozy and comfortable on your long travels. It even has a pouch to store your iPod or phone, and comes in 11 colors, from $25 at www.amazon.com.

As we have all witnessed within the past year, traveling has be-come more expensive due to the new luggage fees. Everyone is trying to jam a weeklong wardrobe into a carry-on to avoid those fees. A great product to help make use of every spare inch is the Eagle Creek Pack It Compres-sor. The lightweight bags help you compress your clothing by up to 80 percent with their patented one-way pressure valves that release air. Now those bulky winter sweaters won’t take up so

much room. Set of two is $20 at REI. The other thing we’ll be worrying about

this season is the flu that’s going around. There are plenty of hand sanitizers out there, but Jao products are a touch above the rest with added essential oils. Now you can get rid of the germs and be relaxed by the scent of lavender; 2-ounce travel size $7.25 (www.runninggiraffe.com). Can you say

“stocking stuffer”?What to get the woman who has

everything? Most women have a closet full of clothing. What they might not

have is a problem-solving kit to make it all fit properly. One of my favorite new products out there is the Instant Button for

Jeans, set of two for $15 at www.wishingfish.com. No matter how hard you try to stick to

your holiday diet, these will help adjust the waistline of your jeans just in case you have a hard time resisting the Christmas cookies. And for those who have a hard time keeping

the inside of their purse

organized

(don’t we all), the problem is solved with the Purseket. No more shuf-fling through your purse. This mini handbag organizer works perfectly in small purses, has expandable pockets to hold all your ne-cessities and comes in panther or polka dot; $18 at www.spoonsisters.com.

One thing that can never get old is Hol-lywood Fashion Tape. This double-sided tape will save you from all sorts of fashion disasters. Whether your straps keep falling down, or your shirt keeps showing more skin than you planned, this tape will keep

everything right where you want it; $8.99 for 36 double-stick strips, www.Hollywood-fashiontape.com. Do you see a holiday bundle theme here?

Here are some ideas for great gifts that will encourage creativity and imagination for the children on your list. The T-Shirt Graffiti Pens are a fun way to create your own clothing. These fabric markers work great on cotton and will last through several washes. You can decorate on anything from

shoes to shirts and caps; $9.95 at www.thespoonsisters.com.

These super-cute kids’ Sock Monkey Slippers will keep the young ones’ little

toes warm during the cold winter. The slip-pers are playful and fun, and you can also get the matching Big Sock Monkey Doll.

Slippers are $22 and monkey doll is $18 at www.uncommongoods.com.

An easy way to present your gifts is to choose the ones you want to group, get some tissue paper in colors and a few gift bags. Wrap the gifts loosely in the tissue and plop them in the gift bag. Write names on tags, attach and that’s it!

P.S. It’s OK to put your own name on the list, as well. I know you’re lusting after that Instant Button... Brenda Kinsel is a fashion and image consultant based in Marin. Check out her Web site at www.brendakinsel.com.

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Recent sales in Marin County include:

BELVEDERE 40 BAYVIEW 3/3 $2,350,000 $1,980,000 234 84.3%

CORTE MADERA 610 CHAPMAN 3/2 $1,050,000 $990,000 44 94.3%16 WILDFLOWER 3/3 $998,000 $990,000 47 99.2%24 SUMMIT 2/3 $1,025,000 $955,000 70 93.2%8 TRADEWIND 3/2 $899,000 $899,000 38 100.0%660 REDWOOD 3/3 $960,000 $750,000 126 78.1% GREENBRAE 43 PASEO 6/4 $1,600,000 $1,410,000 106 88.1%36 CORTE MORADA 4/3 $1,425,000 $1,400,000 29 98.2%337 BRETANO 3/3 $1,559,000 $1,335,000 175 85.6%126 LA CUESTA 4/3 $1,295,000 $1,231,725 88 95.1%

INVERNESS 12765 SFD 1/1 $849,000 $836,000 100 98.5%60 CROMARY 2/1 $725,000 $660,000 40 91.0%66 DRAKES SUMMIT 1/1 $679,000 $650,000 128 95.7%

KENTFIELD 12 LAUREL 5/4 $3,650,000 $4,500,000 22 123.3%8 LIVE OAK 4/6 $3,995,000 $3,450,000 137 86.4%

19 MANOR 5/5 $2,750,000 $2,350,000 153 85.5%38 BERENS 3/2 $1,319,000 $1,270,000 94 96.3%11 HOTALING 4/4 $1,650,000 $1,190,000 217 72.1%

MILL VALLEY 52 CYPRESS 4/4 $1,850,000 $1,855,000 16 100.3%1 COACH 4/3 $1,599,000 $1,540,000 33 96.3%307 CHERRY BLOSSOM 3/3 $1,425,000 $1,410,000 103 98.9%187 ELM 4/2 $1,529,000 $1,220,000 127 79.8%313 BELL 5/3 $1,089,000 $1,022,000 62 93.8%311 DEERTRAIL 4/3 $1,149,000 $975,000 164 84.9%

ROSS 11 FERNHILL 6/6 $4,595,000 $5,000,000 21 108.8%189 LAGUNITAS 5/5 $5,495,000 $4,075,000 119 74.2%59 WINSHIP 4/2 $1,840,000 $1,785,000 64 97.0%86 GLENWOOD 3/2 $995,000 $1,100,000 7 110.6%

TIBURON 32 MEADOW HILL 5/8 $8,800,000 $5,880,000 406 66.8%1915 STRAITS VIEW 5/5 $3,800,000 $3,650,000 78 96.1%2960 PARADISE 3/5 $3,995,000 $1,945,000 501 48.7%2060 CENTRO EAST 3/4 $2,295,000 $1,900,000 215 82.8%531 SILVERADO 3/2 $1,250,000 $1,170,000 71 93.6%28 MARINERO 2/2 $769,000 $600,000 292 78.0%

PACIFIC SUN OPEN HOMES

INVERNESS2 BEDROOMS

11 Redwood $829,490Sun 2-4 Bradley Real Estate 455-1140

KENTFIELD4 BEDROOMS

14 Laurel $1,225,000Sun 1-4 First Marin Realty, Inc 383-939311 Fern $1,695,500Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 755-1111

MARSHALL2 BEDROOMS

19815 State Route 1 $619,000Sat 12-3 Coastal Marin Real Estate 633-110419825 State Route 1 $839,000Sat 12-3 Coastal Marin Real Estate 633-110422825 State Route 1 $1,150,000Sat 12-3 Coastal Marin Real Estate 633-1104

Please note that times and dates often change for listed Open Homes. Call the phone number shown on the properties you wish to visit to check for changes prior to visiting the home.

Attention realtors: To submit your free open home listing for this page and for our online listing map go to ›› pacifi csun.com, click on Real Estate on the left navigation bar, then scroll to the bottom of our new Real Estate page and click on the open home submission link.

SAUSALITO3 BEDROOMS

271 Santa Rosa $1,175,000Sun 1-4 McGuire Real Estate 383-850025 Santa Rosa $2,674,000Sun 1-4 McGuire Real Estate 927-149270 Monte Mar $2,000,000Sun 1-4 McGuire Real Estate 383-8500

STINSON BEACH3 BEDROOMS

141 Seadrift $2,595,000Sun 11-2 Seadrift Realty, Inc 868-1791

4 BEDROOMS

356 Seadrift $5,300,000Sun 11-2 Seadrift Realty, Inc 868-1791

TIBURON3 BEDROOMS

2387 Mar East $1,689,000Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 755-1111

6 BEDROOMS

7 Seafirth $3,995,000Sun 2-4 RE/MAX 381-1500

BOLINAS5 BEDROOMS

100 Brighton $3,900,000Sun 12-4 Frank Howard Allen 384-0667

CORTE MADERA3 BEDROOMS

14 Arrowhead $1,150,000Sun 2-4 McGuire Real Estate 383-8500

4 BEDROOMS

5124 Paradise $1,895,000Sun 2-4 Frank Howard Allen 461-3000

GREENBRAE2 BEDROOMS

655 Eliseo $449,000Sun 1:30-4 Mark “Jake” Baker 847-2670

MILL VALLEY2 BEDROOMS

61 Bayview $839,000Sun 2-4 McGuire Real Estate 383-8500

NOVATO3 BEDROOMS

1530 Armstrong/MOBILE $89,000Sun 2-4 Marin Realty Group 927-4443

ROSS4 BEDROOMS

60 Baywood $1,845,000Sun 2-4 McGuire Real Estate 383-8500

SAN ANSELMO2 BEDROOMS

576 Scenic $719,000Sun 1-2:30 RE/MAX 381-1500

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