The taste of San Francisco Election Special The Tablehopper on the return of Greens p.12 Peskin’s ballot breakdown p.11 New & Notable: Peruvian-Japanese sensation p.13 Make room for animals p.20 Do not offer Michael Snyder a pumpkin latte p.19 Real Estate propositions p.22 MARINATIMES.COM CELEBRATING OUR 34TH YEAR VOLUME 34 ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2018 Reynolds Rap Break out the ruby slippers and the flying monkeys With the millions San Francisco spends on homelessness, we should be living in the Land of Oz BY SUSAN DYER REYNOLDS Detail of Jogmaya Devi’s A holy man in the forest (Shiva as Lord of the Animals) is featured in the Asian Art hen i interviewed chris megison, Museum’s Painting Is My Everything exhibition. © JOGMAYA DEVI. PHOTOGRAPH © ASIAN ART MUSEUM the cofounder and CEO of Solutions for Change (“Meet the man who runs a home- Wless program with a 93 percent success rate,” Reynolds Spotlight on India’s everyday Mithila art Rap, Sept. 2018), he had harsh words for the way San Francisco handles its homeless crisis, includ- BY SHARON ANDERSON and goddesses, ornamented icons of of female-generated income where ing financially. “There shouldn’t be a single person fertility on the walls and floors of women found their creative voices left in that city who says it’s about more money,” he asian art museum pres- dwellings extending back for gener- through paint. Megison said. Yet, here we are, facing Proposition C on ents a vibrant, traditional arts ations. Born out of the everyday sto- “Painting Is My Everything shares the November ballot. Should it pass, companies with movement in Painting is My rytelling of families, these artworks, a fascinating story about how art in revenue above $50 million per year would receive TEverything founded by women of the which were hidden from public view, provincial India can be a vehicle for an average half-percent tax increase. According to Mithila region in India. These paint- became a government-lead initiative personal empowerment and a way proponents, Prop. C will raise around $300 million a ings were originally created with the in 1966, with the large murals con- of keeping local expressive traditions year for more homeless services, or, as the Associated intention of documenting ritual — verted to small paintings created for relevant,” says Quamar Adamjee, exhi- Press recently put it, “doubling what San Francisco religious rituals, household rituals, the tourist trade. This resulted in a bition organizer and Malavalli Family spends on homelessness.” and traditions illustrated with gods life and community changing source ART WORLD, continued on 15 REYNOLDS RAP, continued on 4 Marination Politics as Usual nearly everyone in large and small A wave election ways. Let’s look at some of the most significant votes citizens are being asked to cast this fall, starting in San Francisco with District 2’s representation in City Hall. City voters are being asked to SUPERVISOR pass a bond measure to make a District 2’s supervisor used to work for our previous supervisor downpayment on strengthening and for the supervisor before that, before she was appointed by our pre- the Embarcadero seawall vious supervisor to be . supervisor. Got that? BY KEVIN FRAZIER Catherine Stefani is facing three opponents this November in her bid ovember will bring a wave election to San to win her first full term, and all four Francisco voters, but not for partisan reasons. of them show how rich District 2 is The tidal forces facing the city’s voters instead Get the full democratic election experience by casting your ballot in City in intelligent, experienced, and com- Nwill come through a ballot measure regarding the mitted candidates. It’s a nice problem Hall. PHOTO: DLLU Embarcadero’s seawall. Proposition A — or the Embar- to have, but only one can win. Here’s cadero Seawall Earthquake Safety Bond — would, if an overview of each candidate. passed, authorize the city to issue $425 million in bond John Dennis: Cow Hollow resident debt. The funds would support overdue repairs to an The stakes in November Dennis has a lot going for him. He’s a underappreciated part of San Francisco’s infrastructure. successful businessman, having creat- A look at the big people and props on the ballot ed Foundation Real Estate as well as OVERDUE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES other businesses; he has a great back- Infrastructure upgrades are like dental check-ups: as BY JOHN ZIPPERER ers casting their ballots is just called story, growing up in a tough New Jer- much as you’d like to avoid them, skipping too many in Election Day. sey public housing project, the son of a row results in costly cavities or worse. Unfortunately, olitical pundits are pre- This November, we have an elec- a longshoreman and a city clerk; and despite plenty of warning, San Francisco has thus far dicting a huge blue wave of tion that will feature national votes he’s focused on the issues people care failed to heed warnings about its seawall. As far back Democratic voters in the mid- of tremendous import, as well as about, ranging from homelessness to as 2007, when the Bay Conservation and Development Pterm elections. But here in lefty San state and local votes on candidates crime to housing. His Achilles heel MARINATION, continued on 8 Francisco, waves of Democratic vot- and propositions that will affect POLITICS AS USUAL, continued on 6 Contents In This Issue 09 16 21 News Calendar Around the city October events Our news roundup includes briefs on a big It’s time to watch the jets in the air during challenge grant for the Francisco Park, an Fleet Week and the singers on stage at auto break-in update, new start dates for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, plus celebrate Lombard construction, and new efforts to Halloween and other fall festivities. 16 push through additional housing develop- ment, especially affordable housing; and a 3 Travel roundup of facts and figures. Golf rush Political Cartoon Our Weekend Traveler, Patty Burness, heads The shadow knows to Calaveras County for some golf and good Joe Dworetzky’s on an imagined conversa- food and wine; and Coastal Commuter tion. 4 Michael Snyder really, really, really hates pumpkin. Really. 18 Northside Pets Neighborhood views Political Animal District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani Susan Dyer Reynolds reports that introduces us to some of the men and Proposition 12 seeks to establish basic stan- women in blue from Northern Station; dards of space for farm animals, plus suc- and District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin cess at the Bay Area Pet Fair, Contra Costa unveils his recommendations for voting in is looking for forever homes for its animals, the November election. 9 and Bummer’s Ball’s almost here. 20 Food & Wine Family Another round! MomSense The Tablehopper welcomes back Greens Liz Farrell says that doing service projects following its kitchen fire, plus the scoop with your children is good for the commu- on The Cheese School of San Francisco, nity, good for your children, and good for and more; and Julie Mitchell explores you. 21 the one-of-a-kind tastes at Union Street’s Kaiyo. 12 Real Estate Arts & Entertainment Election selection John Zipperer explains the impacts A frightful fear fest of Propositions 5 and 10 on the state’s Michael Snyder takes a look at the scary real estate world; plus our monthly sales number of fear-inducing films to take in, chart. 22 from the gory Mandy to The House With a Clock in Its Walls to the latest Halloween, plus see what appropriate book tops our ONLINE SPECIALS best-seller list. 14 marinatimes.com Like us on Facebook.com/MarinaTimes Follow us on Twitter.com/TheMarinaTimes Sign up for our newsletters at MarinaTimes.com marinatimes.com | 3053 Fillmore Street #104, San Francisco, CA 94123 Editorial: (415) 931-0515 | Fax: (415) 931-0987 | Letters to the Editor: [email protected] Advertising: (415) 815-8081 [email protected] Calendar submissions due by the 15th of the month to [email protected] Publisher Earl Adkins [email protected] Editor in Chief Susan Dyer Reynolds [email protected] Executive Editor John Zipperer [email protected] Managing Editor Lynette Majer [email protected] Design Director Sara Brownell [email protected] MARINA TIMES IS A TRADE MARK OF JASMINE BLUE MEDIA LLC. 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WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ABRIDGE FOR SPACE, CLARITY AND CIVILITY. 2 OCTOBER 2018 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM News News Briefs City life Big boost for Francisco Park NEW AMERICAN CLASSIC CUISINE FRANCISCO PARK CHALLENGE on Lombard Street from Richardson GRANT Avenue to Broderick Street there will There’s big news for the effort to be more traffic signal electrical work build a new park on the site of the old Oct. 29–Nov. 9. Francisco Reservoir on Russian Hill. Barricades and signage will be The Francisco Park Conservancy, the put up in affected areas at least 72 group behind raising the money for hours in advance of the start of the the project, has already brought in work.