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or the 25th consecutive year, the Fillmore Jazz Festival brings the neighborhood’s jazz Fheritage out onto the street on Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5. Th e largest free jazz festival on the west coast features three stages of music both days from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Th e entertainment schedule includes established local favorites Kim Nalley, Marcus Shelby, Lavay Smith and Bobbie Webb, as well as a number of up-and-coming musicians performing all manner of jazz, blues and fusion. In addition to the music, Fillmore from Jack- son to Eddy Streets will be fi lled with arts, crafts, food and drink. For the second year, a chef ’s stage at Fillmore and O’Farrell will feature cooking demonstrations by chefs and proprietors of some of the neighbor- hood’s top restaurants.
INSIDE: JAZZ FEST 2009
Fillmore’s own Bobbie Webb has seen it all and played with the greats during his long career. PAGE 7
At age 20, piano prodigy Sam Reider is making his mark on the national scene. PAGE 8
Fillmore’s Church of St. John Coltrane brings its music ministry outside to the festival for the fi rst time. PAGE 9
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Everybody Loves James ‘Acknowledged,’ Not Endorsed he news that I’ll be right back.’ No James Moore problem, but after Japantown plan’s height limits, cultural sensitivity get more study Twould be retir- about three minutes I ing from the express started to think, this line at Mollie Stone’s isn’t like James, going n ambitious three-year ef- on June 30 after 31 AWOL from his fort to create a plan to deter- years at the store station. Finally James A mine the destiny of Japan- prompted an unprece- returned, smiling, and town for the next two decades will dented outpouring of handed me a $20 bill, continue, the Planning Commission aff ection from neigh- saying, ‘Th is is yours. decided June 25. borhood residents. You dropped it the Initially the objective was to ap- All month long, other day, so I put it in prove the plan, which was developed people stopped by the the safe.’ ” after a series of community meetings store, some not to shop ■ and workshops. But concerns about
but just to wish him O’LEARY KATHI Wrote Marilyn the eff ects on the special character well. Many brought James Moore: He’s going, Kelso: of the neighborhood and the exist- cards and gifts, which but he won’t be forgotten. “When James ing merchants in Japan Center — as he stowed away on a learned I was col- well as a proposed series of high-rise shelf to be opened on his fi rst offi cial lecting the new statehood quarters, he residential towers along Geary Bou- day of retirement. made a special point of always saving levard — led the commission merely “I’m gonna have a sore neck a couple for me and presenting them to “acknowledge” the plan. tonight,” he said near the end of his when I came through the line. Just this “It’s not endorsed, it’s not adopt- fi nal day as a long line of customers week he surprised me with a couple of ed, it’s merely acknowledged,” said and well-wishers stopped to hug him the newly minted District of Columbia Rosemary Dudley, a Planning De- goodbye. quarters.” partment staff er involved in develop- All month long, he basked in the ■ ing the plan. In “the most likely fi nancially feasible scenario” in the draft plan for Japantown, new construction could rise from 75 to 250 feet along Geary Boulevard. glow of his many well-wishers. He Anna-Marie Booth wrote: “Th e Planning Commission ac- even sent out copies of the June issue “I send my best wishes to James. knowledges public comment that has of the New Fillmore bearing his smiling What a delightful person! He always been received regarding concerns over diff erent aspects of forcibly removed them from the neighborhood. Later the photo on the front page to his entire asked me, ‘How are the boys?’ Amazing the draft plan,” according to a resolution adopted unani- redevelopment of the area again removed many Japanese- Christmas card list — dozens of people that he never forgot me over almost 18 mously, including “cultural preservation, the provision of American residents. including cousins, friends from church years. I hope his retirement is all that mixed-income housing, the retention of existing mer- Th e draft plan also identifi ed an expansive area of the and neighbors from his hometown of he wants it to be.” chants, structural analysis on Japan Center garage, mitiga- neighborhood as part of its vision for Japantown, extend- Stephens, Arkansas. ■ tion of neighborhood impacts during potential construc- ing beyond the heart of the neighborhood clustered around One copy was postmarked to his Evelyn Nixon wrote: tion, proposed tower heights and the need to provide more Post, Buchanan and Sutter Streets all the way north to eighth grade teacher, Miss Hunt, who “I just wanted to say congratula- direction for the implementing organization.” California Street. Th at prompted concern, especially over now lives in Los Angeles. tions on what you have accomplished the plan’s design guidelines, from other neighborhood or- “I called her up and told her, and you will always have a place in my he effort began as a way to protect the character ganizations. ‘Th anks for doing a good job,’ ” he said. heart.” of Japantown — one of only three remaining in the “We’ve got a lot of really nice Victorians around here,” “And she told me, ‘I can still see you ■ TUnited States — after a developer bought most of said Paul Wermer, a director of the Pacifi c Heights Resi- now, trying to hide behind some other Rebecca Abad wrote simply: Japan Center and nearby commercial property in 2006. 3D dents Association. “Are we really saying we want to replace kid in class because you didn’t have “James is a great person and I have Investments, a shopping mall developer based in Beverly a Victorian row with Japanese designs? Th at makes sense in your homework done. But I knew even always enjoyed his charisma and smile Hills, acquired the Miyako and Kintetsu malls, the Kabuki Japantown, but not on California Street.” then you weren’t a bad kid.’ ” in the express line at Mollie Stone’s.” and Tomo Hotels and the Sundance Kabuki Th eaters. As a way of increasing public space, the plan contem- It wasn’t until the morning of his ■ After the economic downturn began last year, 3D In- plates closing two lanes of the four-lane Webster Street last day on the job that reality hit. For all the accolades and urgings vestments announced it would not undertake any major between Geary and Bush and creating a “linear park” with “It’s a diff erent story today,” he said, to stay, James says he has no second changes for at least two years. landscaping, playgrounds and a Japanese garden. just before his fi nal shift started, as thoughts about leaving his post. But the development of a Better Neighborhood Plan tears fell from his eyes. “What do you “I might be looking good, but on continued and identifi ed four overarching goals to secure y the time the Planning Commission held its do when you can’t go to work? You the inside it’s a diff erent story,” he says, The proposed Webster Street Linear Park, seen from Japantown’s future as: fourth public hearing on the plan on June 25, it was feel good — and you feel sad. Th ere’s cupping an aching knee. “You know, above and at street level, would close two lanes of ■ the historical and cultural heart of Japanese and Japa- Bclear that more work was needed. So the commission something missing in your life.” you see those old people at the drug- Webster from Geary Boulevard to Bush Street. nese American community acknowledged the draft plan as “a signifi cant milestone” and Many Mollie Stone shoppers store buying that rubbing stuff . Th at’s ■ a thriving commercial and retail district directed “further modifi cation and study of the draft plan” lamented that something will be miss- me now — rub, rub, rub.” ■ home to residents and community institutions, and and an environmental review when funding is available. ing in their lives, too — James, and his “And now that it’s my last day at the ■ a physically attractive and vibrant environment. “Th is acknowledgment of the draft plan does not en- friendly greeting that made the day store, it’s going to be hard but it’s going But when the draft plan to achieve those goals was re- dorse any parcel-specifi c rezoning or parcel-specifi c height seem a little brighter. Many wrote to to be good, and it’s…” His voice chokes leased earlier this year, it called for residential buildings limit,” the commission’s resolution notes, discouraging de- share stories and warm memories. and more tears fl ow. “You can’t let time along Geary Boulevard — including several towers rang- velopers from citing the plan to justify taller projects while ■ hold you back. And you have to really ing from 20 to 38 stories — that would require existing the planning process continues. “I was in James’s line one after- appreciate what you had,” he says. “I businesses and the Japan Center garage to shut down for “We’re really at the beginning of the process, rather than noon,” wrote Michael Stenburg. “Just really appreciate what I had. I really an extended period during construction. at the end,” said Bob Hamaguchi, executive director of the as I got to the front, he said: ‘Hold on, appreciate it.” Some Japantown residents decried the plan, invok- Japantown Task Force. “For sure, you’re talking several years ing the specter of internment during World War II that before any major changes take place.” SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPT.
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2 NEW FILLMORE July 2009 July 2009 NEW FILLMORE 3 CRIME WATCH LOCALS ■ DEPARTURES
Robbery With a Weapon located the suspects nearby and detained Poet, Activist, Geary Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue them. Th e woman who had been attacked May 4, 1 a.m. was able to identify the principal suspect ‘I Feel Blessed Every Day’ Offi cers received a call about a robbery who battered her, a girl who was 15 years Fillmore Native at an ATM. Th e man who had been robbed old. Th e woman was treated at the hospital Sister Anne Bertain celebrates 50 years as a nun and 30 years of community service pointed out the suspect, who was still loi- for a laceration to the head. Al Robles to tering nearby. As the offi cers approached the suspect, he broke into a run. Th e offi - Injury Accident Involving a Vehicle cers chased and quickly apprehended him. and a Bicycle By Maria Vickroy-Peralta opportunity for volunteers to create Be Honored Th e man reporting the robbery told of- Divisadero and Eddy Streets photograph by kristen stehle a close-knit community,” says Sister fi cers the suspect had followed him from May 26, 4:10 p.m. n Saturday, July 25, the life Anne. the ATM and demanded money. When he Offi cers were called to the scene of a of Filipino-American activist hree decades ago, Sister Sister Anne also oversees a refused, the suspect snatched the money bicycle accident. Th e offi cers spoke to the and poet Al Robles, one of Anne Bertain proposed detention ministry at the San O from his hand. Th e assailant then threw the bicyclist, who stated that he had been rid- the old guard Fillmore poets, who died that St. Dominic’s Church Francisco County Jail, a consolation man to the ground and punched him. Th e ing his friend’s “track bike,” which does not T May 2, will be celebrated at Glide develop a community service ministry to support those suff ering man who was assaulted was not seriously have brakes; the bike is stopped by skid- Memorial Church from 1 to 5 p.m. AL ROBLES program to meet the needs of poor from the loss of a loved one and a injured. Th e robbery suspect was placed ding. He was skidding down the hill when Robles and his nine brothers February 16, 1930 - May 2, 2009 and homebound people in the spiritual ministry for people who are under arrest and booked. the bike’s bottom bracket broke. Th e cyclist and sisters grew up in the Fillmore, neighborhood. homebound and hospitalized. your teahouse of scrap wood said he attempted to lose speed by “Fred and he remained active in the Th is month, the church ■ bush street san francisco Driving Under the Infl uence Flintstoning it” — straddling the center neighborhood for most of his life. He will honor Sister Anne as she “When people are alone and built poem by poem Van Ness Avenue and California Street bar while dragging his feet on the road. Th e is commemorated with a plaque in the celebrates three milestones: her fearful, Sister Anne has a way of still holds holy laughter May 7, 4 a.m. bicyclist was going fast and ran through plaza at Fillmore and O’Farrell in the 30th anniversary as director of making you have trust in yourself Offi cers on patrol noticed a vehicle that the red light. He then turned right on Di- Jazz District. holy smoke! community service at St. Dominic’s, and in God,” says volunteer Helen was exceeding the speed limit. Th e offi cers visadero. Unable to stop, he hit the center the clouds part her 50-year jubilee as a Dominican Ann Davis. “You know you are a snow glistens on the mountain-top chased the car and made contact with the median, catapulting over the bike and into nun and her 70th birthday. better person by having her in your patches of green driver, who exhibited signs of being un- an oncoming truck. Th e bicyclist was trans- ■ life.” a sip of koicha der the infl uence of alcohol. Th e offi cers ported to San Francisco General. water trickles down the mountain Sister Anne grew up in Napa, St. Dominic’s is one of the few administered a fi eld sobriety test, which a cup of sake where the example her parents local churches with such a high level the driver failed. He also failed the breath Crime at a Glance set with their involvement in the of direct assistance, devoting more test, which indicated that he had imbibed Geary Boulevard and Fillmore Street MEOW MEOW church and the community nurtured than $100,000 to its community KONNYAKU is calling over double the legal limit. Th e driver was — Pickpocket Th eft on MUNI bus her desire to pursue teaching and service programs annually, with he has stopped at the bridge placed under arrest. Scott and Eddy Streets — Counterfeit- social work. additional contributions of fi nancial bids you to follow ing Young Anne Bertain fi rst met support and volunteer time. Local Aggravated Assault With a Knife Divisadero and Eddy Streets — Shop- — ruth weiss some of the Dominican Sisters of businesses also contribute products Franklin and Eddy Streets lifting Th eft San Rafael while she was a student and services. May 11, 2:45 p.m. Ellis and Steiner Streets — Criminal at St. John’s Elementary School in “We can always use more help,” Several police units responded to a call Th reats, Domestic Violence Napa, and then again at St. Vincent says Sister Anne. “Besides more about a fi ght involving juveniles. A woman Pierce and Eddy Streets — Malicious Ferrer High School in Vallejo. volunteers, we can always use at the scene, who had been attacked, told Mischief, Breaking Windows “I was attracted to the sisters by donations of canned food, new Alana Robles (left) at the offi cers she was leaving school when sev- Geary and Scott Streets — Street Rob- the way they treated one another “Sister Anne is about lifting people up. clothing — we are always in great Fillmore Street marker for her eral girls approached and started kicking bery With Force and the students,” she says. “Th ey need of men’s underwear and socks uncle Al Robles (above). and punching her. When she saw a knife in Laguna and Turk Streets — Possession She sees the deep down value took a real interest in us.” — as well as fi nancial assistance.” one suspect’s hand, she ran away. Offi cers of $50,000 worth of Stolen Property After high school, urged on by a of everyone she meets.” Sister Anne, who dispenses
persistent inner voice, she decided — FATHER XAVIER LAVAGETTO compassion with humor and to pursue a religious life with the pastor of St. Dominic’s Church common sense — combined with a Dominican sisters. fi rmness and directness in handling “Entering the convent was not people and situations — says she part of my plan,” says Sister Anne. “Sister Anne is about lifting “Having somewhere to come sometimes considers the help she “I thought that after three months, people up,” says Father Xavier and discuss their concerns has been can off er as merely a Band-Aid. either I or they would know I did Lavagetto, pastor of St. Dominic’s. a great help to those who want to But she has seen that lives can be not belong.” “She sees the deep down value of change their situation,” says Sister changed and, at least for a moment, ■ everyone she meets. No one has Anne. “We’re able to help them despair can be eased. In 1965, Sister Anne arrived served the people who come to the fi ll out the paperwork and meet “I feel blessed every day,” Sister in the neighborhood to teach fi rst parish for help more than Sister the requirements for housing and Anne says. “I have met so many grade at St. Dominic’s School Anne.” medical attention. We also try to beautiful people and have learned on Pine Street, later becoming Sister Anne also heads the Lima provide basic items of clothing when from them about life, courage and principal. Her years at the school Center, located downstairs at St. needed.” tolerance when justice seems to be came to a close in 1979 when she Dominic’s, where homeless people Each week, she and a sandwich- missing.” was put in charge of the community can fi nd rest and care for a few hours making crew pack 80 brown bag ■ service program she proposed at St. in a clean, safe place. Open four meals and deliver them South of A CELEBRATION: St. Dominic’s Church Dominic’s — a ministry that has days a week for up to 50 visitors, the Market to the Ozanam Detox will honor Sister Anne Bertain’s served thousands of people during Lima Center provides hot meals and Center for people struggling to 30 years of community service at a the past 30 years and made Sister off ers showers and laundry facilities. overcome addiction. reception on Sunday, July 26, after Anne a well-known fi gure in the Guests can read, watch movies and “Th e sandwich program has the 9:30 mass in the church’s Parish neighborhood. use computers. proven to be a wonderful Hall. Neighbors are invited.
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4 NEW FILLMORE July 2009 July 2009 NEW FILLMORE 5 FILLMORE JAZZ FESTIVAL
A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FILLMORE CENTER Fillmore’s Own Bobbie Webb Has Done It All When Webb’s grandmother, who was He’s played with most Duff y’s housekeeper, told him her grand- FILLMORE SUMMER of the greats and is son wanted to play the saxophone, Duff y sent her to pick out an instrument at the still making the scene Sherman Clay music store on Clay Street. “Was I thrilled to have my own horn? CONCERT & FILM SERIES By Donna Domino Ooooweee!” says Webb. He was playing in the advanced band at AM the Fillmore,” declares Bob- Washington High School when he learned 2 0 0 9 bie “Spider” Webb, the blues saxo- he was to become a father. He graduated “Iphonist who’s been a fi xture on the and soon got married. local music scene for 45 years. “I was raised “Having a baby at 17, I had a lot of re- in the Fillmore; I’m still here.” sponsibility, so I didn’t have time for no jiv- Kick back and enjoy summer’s long daylight Friday Evening Concertss Wearing tinted glasses, the blues man ing around because I had to take care of my hours at the Fillmore Center’s free film and Concerts begin at 6pm and speaks with a drawling musical cadence family, and I’m still taking care of them,” concert series beginning June 19. Join the will end around 7:30pm and proudly lists the impressive line of “I didn’t have he says. Webb’s daughter and her children headliners he’s played with over the years: live with him in his home on McAllister vibrant Fillmore community for alternating Friday, June 19th B.B. King, Charles Brown, Etta James, time for no Street. weeks of Friday concerts and Thursday flicks John Lee Hooker, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vin- But the aspiring musician quickly real- LOUIE ROMERO Y son, Percy Mayfi eld, T-Bone Walker, Little jiving around ized he couldn’t support his family with his in the Plaza. Joining the line up are soul, salsa, SU GRUPO MAZACOTE Milton, Clarence “Guitar” Sims, Frankie because I had music. blues, reggae and funk bands and a mixture (salsa) Carlito Del Sol & America Lee, Charlie Musselwhite, Albert King, “I had kids to take care of and I wasn’t Lowell Fulsom, Bobby “Blue” Bland and to take care of about to put my life in the hands of a bunch Bobbiie WWebb of action and family films headlined with Friday, July 3rd Queen Ida. my family.” of musicians,” Webb says. “So I got me a performances by local community groups. He played with the Al Rapone zydeco job and played music part time.” BOBBIE WEBB (blues) ■ band when it opened for the Grateful Dead — Saxophonist at the Fillmore Auditorium and, in more BOBBIE WEBB He retired recently after working 43 Concerts begin at 6pm each evening. Movie Friday, July 17th recent times, has also played at Yoshi’s on years with the Service Employees Interna- nights open with performances by local artists VINTAGE MUSIC Fillmore. tional Union and is also a lifelong member COLLECTIVE On July 4, he’ll headline the Eddy Street of the musicians union. stage at the Fillmore Jazz Festival for the During the ’70s, Webb played at clubs at 7pm, followed by the film screening at 8pm. (reggae/soul) fi nal set of the day, starting at 4 p.m. In fact, on the Broadway strip, including the El Among the showcased community talent are because of his wide knowledge of the Bay Matador, El Cid, Big Al’s and the Pep- Friday, July 31st Louieie RRomero y The Village Project (St. Andrew’s Church Su Grupoppo Mazacote Area music scene, he was asked to book all permint Tree. He played with soul singer choir), a Fillmore fashion show, theater and CARLITO DEL SOL & AAMERICAMERICACA of the music on the Eddy stage during the ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE Bobby Freeman at the Condor when strip- (salsa) festival. per Carol Doda was in her heyday. drama group Handful Players and children’s “I’ve played with most everybody; I’ve STAGE Saturday, July 4 Sunday, July 5 “Th at was a trip,” Webb says. “It was karate demonstrations by Larkin BuKiDo Friday, August 14thh done it all,” says Webb of his enduring ca- California Street great!” reer, although he declined to say just how 10:00 - 11:30 JazzSchool Spaceheater During his last four years on Broadway, Kai Karate. SILA AND THE AFRO long he’s been around. “I don’t go around he played six nights a week while holding 12:00 - 1:30 Wayne De La Cruz and the Big Trio Bayonics with Big Brooklyn Red FUNK EXPERIENCE talking about how old I am,” he laughs. down his job as a business agent for the 2:00 - 3:30 Sam Reider Large Ensemble Lloyd Gregory (funk) Webb still plays all over the Bay Area, union. Popcorn and refreshments will be available including regular gigs at Lou’s Pier 47 at 4:00 - 6:00 Marcus Shelby Orchestra Kim Nalley “I still went to work every morning,” Vintage Musicc Collective Fisherman’s Wharf. “I do weddings, par- Webb says with satisfaction. “Still punchin’ for purchase at the events; or stop by one Sutter Street ties, nightclubs, you name it,” he says. He that clock.” of the many new restaurants and shops that also hosts a Tuesday morning radio pro- 10:00 - 11:30 Crystal Monee Hall Supertaster featuring Karyn Paige He managed to avoid the lifestyle of are adding a buzz to the revitalized Fillmore gram on KPOO radio, 89.5 FM. 12:00 - 1:30 Farzad Green & Silver Quintet booze and drugs that so many musicians Thursday Evening Films ■ 2:00 - 3:30 Jazztronauts Joe Bagale community. The 16,000-square-foot Fillmore fell prey to. Community Group Performances begin at 7pm. Born in Tyler, Texas, Webb was fi ve 4:00 - 6:00 Spencer Day Bautista “Let me tell you: I don’t drink, I don’t Center Plaza is an urban oasis in the heart years old when his grandmother brought smoke, I don’t use drugs. Never have,” Films begin @ 8pm/dusk until 9:30 or 10pm him and three siblings to San Francisco. Eddy Street Webb says. “I didn’t get caught up in that of San Francisco’s Fillmore District and is (depending on the length of the film) He attended Emerson (now Cobb) El- 10:00 - 11:30 Tia Carroll & Hard Work Spaceheater bag. Th ey say birds of a feather fl ock to- located at the intersection of Fillmore Street ementary School and Washington High 12:00 - 1:30 Saint John Coltrane A.O.C. Vinyl gether. Th ey do not. I was with the birds Thursday, June 25th School with lifelong friend Johnny Mathis, 2:00 - 3:30 Lavay Smith Bay Area Blues Society but I didn’t fl ock because I had a family, I and O’Farrell Street. There’s seating for 100, who lived on Post Street, while Webb grew had kids, I had a job. Th at was totally out 7:00pm: The Village Project 4:00 - 6:00 Bobbie Webb Sila~The AfroFunk with plenty of premium open space to throw (St. Andrew’s Church Choir) up in public housing on Bush Street. of the question.” down a blanket and enjoy the show. The Plaza “Johnny was a very mellow guy, very With the exception of rap, Webb rel- 8:00pm: THE TRANSFORMERS athletic, very proper and kept to himself a working with her. “Everything had to be Later, Webb toured in Germany with ishes the entire musical spectrum, from (the sequel opens that weekend in theaters) is wheelchair accessible. lot,” recalls Webb. “He was a hell of a nice right.” Hooker’s son, John Lee Hooker Jr. country and western to opera. guy.” Webb also played with the legendary Webb took up the saxophone at Marina “I’ve played so many diff erent styles of Thursday, July 2nd He also remembers another singer who John Lee Hooker at the Monterey Blues Junior High School and got his fi rst horn music, and I appreciate what all the diff er- For more information: 415/921-1969, or log onto 7:00pm: Larkin’s BuKiDo Kai Karate Demonstrations grew up to greatness in the Fillmore: Etta Festival. “John was a very mellow cat,” he when he was 14. 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6 NEW FILLMORE July 2009 July 2009 NEW FILLMORE 7 his classical infl uences, along with Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans from the Piano Prodigy world of jazz. One of his favorite jazz recordings is A trumpeter Chet Baker’s Everything Happens to Me, which he rearranged for piano when he was interviewed Comes Home last year by Marian McPartland on “Piano Jazz,” her Temple public radio program. “What I’m focusing on right now,” Reider says, “is for the Festival that my art and craft is as good as possible. I want my of Jazz music to be as excellent as it can be.” Sam Reider is only 20, but Reider says he admires musicians who have pursued At the Church of many diff erent courses during their careers, including he’s already a serious musician local bassist and composer Marcus Shelby — who St. John Coltrane, the appears immediately after Reider’s group at this year’s By Marsha Garland Fillmore Jazz Festival — and who started out as an music is the message electrical engineer. ppearing this year for the fi rst time at the “I’m one of those people who likes to do a lot of By James DeKoven Fillmore Jazz Festival is piano prodigy Sam things at once,” he says. photographs by susie biehler A Reider, a San Franciscan now living in New Reider toys with a variety of ideas — musical and not York and already making his mark — at all of age 20 — for his future, including entering the Peace Corps, ithout hestitation, the Rev. — on the national jazz scene. writing fi ction and getting involved with environmental Wanika King-Stephens An only child who started studying piano when he issues. Wcan name her favorite John was fi ve, Reider may have been genetically predisposed Even though it is known as a liberal arts college, Coltrane song: “What’s New?” Th en, to music. His father, a composer and graphic designer, Columbia University’s music program is gaining in true to form for any music obsessive, at one time earned his living playing classical piano. prestige. Reider has studied musical transcription at she provides additional knowledge: Th e His grandfather was a pianist as well. Even as a toddler, “I want my music to be as Columbia and received a composition commission. He song was originally on the album Ballads, Reider loved listening to his parents’ Beatles albums and also plays in a jazz combo at the university and works released by the Impulse! label. often turned pots and pans into a cacophonous drum set. excellent as it can be.” on a radio interview program, which gives him the Jazz records and churches are not The Ministers After early classical training, Reider switched to jazz — Pianist SAM REIDER opportunity to interview acclaimed New York musicians. usually an easy fi t. But this church, at 1286 of Sound, who before entering the Urban School, a high school in the His Uptown Trio plays regularly in Manhattan at Fillmore Street, is no ordinary house of perform every Sunday at the Haight. Havana Central, a Cuban restaurant on Union Square, worship. It’s the Saint John Will-I-Am Church of St. Now majoring in American Studies at Columbia another instrument. At the Fillmore festival, he will and also at the Jazz Gallery, a club that features up-and- Coltrane African Orthodox Church, or as John Coltrane on University in New York, he composes and arranges be experimenting with a new musical project, the Sam coming musicians. it’s known to people around the world, the Fillmore Street, music, plays regularly at clubs in Manhattan and, during Reider Large Ensemble, which includes piano, voice, And he fi nds time to practice. “Th ere are practice Church of John Coltrane. will appear at school breaks, tours and plays at jazz clubs on the West trumpet, trombone, two saxophones, drums, bass, guitar rooms where I try to get in at least two hours a day,” he Every Sunday from noon to 3 p.m., the Fillmore Coast. and violin. says. “Sometimes I go to the nearby Manhattan School Rev. King-Stephens sits in with other Jazz Festival on the Eddy Street His early successes have included performances Anticipating the performance of his Large Ensemble of Music and practice there.” members of the house band — the stage at noon on at Yoshi’s, the Monterey Jazz Festival and the highly at the festival, Reider says most of the music they’ll play Currently Reider is exploring gypsy, fl amenco and “Ministers of Sound” — and they perform Saturday, July 4. regarded North Texas Jazz Festival, where he won the will be original, with some jazz standards. Th e group Eastern European music. He says he loves the idea the music of John Coltrane as a vehicle to outstanding soloist award. His fi rst CD, Without Strings, performs on the California Street stage on Saturday, of fusing jazz with folk, and particularly admires Pete praise God. Th ey call it “sound praise.” with the Uptown Trio, was released in May. July 4, at 2 p.m. Seeger. At noon on Saturday, July 4, they will Reider is currently exploring the use of his voice as Reider cites Chopin and Mendelssohn as two of Just imagine what he’ll do when he’s 21. bring their music outside and perform on the Eddy Street stage at the Fillmore Jazz Festival. Looking at the exterior of the church, passersby might assume they’re seeing the entrance to a business or an offi ce for the community center upstairs. Only upon stepping inside does it become clear it is left corner, behind Hoff , is Arthur Trotter heads nod, bodies move. Albert Ayler, his lesser known but in fact a holy place. at the congas, wearing a Che Guevara As Harris plays a cascading piano equally innovative contemporary, once Adorning the walls are murals of Jesus, T-shirt. Th e church founder, Archbishop solo over the plodding hum of bass and said: “’Trane was the Father, Pharoah Madonna with child and John Coltrane Franzo King, who usually takes the tenor drums, Toes Tiranoff and Megan Haungs (Sanders) was the Son, I was the Holy wearing religious vestments. Th e smell of sax seat, couldn’t make it that day. — unoffi cial members of the band — take Ghost.” Th en, Coltrane ascended from sweet incense fi lls the air. Approximately Th e performance is part of a traditional turns tap dancing on a tabletop placed on fi gurative to literal saint when Franzo 50 chairs snugly fi t into a small room. Christian liturgy, comprised of prayers the fl oor. King founded the church in 1971. After On a recent Sunday, the congregation is a and confessionals that are sung to some Th e Ministers of Sound is not a tribute it became associated with the African mix of church members, ’Trane devotees, of the jazz great’s more devotional songs, band playing note-for-note renditions. Orthodox Church, he was offi cially curious tourists and locals just wondering including beautiful interpretations of Nor is it a group of amateurs just giving canonized. what it’s all about. “Spiritual,” “Acknowledgement” and, it a go. Th ese are expert musicians, “A saint is simply someone who lives Th e band sets up at the front of the fi ttingly, “A Love Supreme.” Two hours of spiritually dedicated to the author of the a sanctifi ed life,” is Reverend King- room, without a stage, and with no formal music is followed by an hour-long sermon. compositions, playing music not of this Stephens’ retort to anyone challenging introductions immediately goes into A communal vibe and a joyous energy earth for reasons that fl oat in the heavens. Coltrane’s qualifi cations, given that he “Lonnie’s Lament.” Th ere’s the reverend permeate the room. A few parishioners Even before his death in 1967, died a mere 42 years ago and wasn’t herself on bass, Frederick Harris on play tambourines against a palm or thigh. ’Trane was awarded divine status by jazz responsible for any miracle. “He wanted electric piano, Roberto De Haven on tenor Some shout “hallelujah.” Others do call afi cionados. Many found his performances to make music that would make people sax and Max Hoff on drums. In the far and response with the choir. Faces smile, unworldly. happy,” she says.
8 NEW FILLMORE July 2009 July 2009 NEW FILLMORE 9 ■ 2009 POSTER ■ POST FROM THE YOSH | JASON OLAINE Gussie’s Chicken and Waffl es Makes Its Debut
By Anne Paprocki CHEFS STAGE Yoshi’s Joins the Festival LOCATED AT FILLMORE AND O’FARRELL STREETS ust in time for the Fillmore Jazz Fes- tival, Michelle Wilson will bring her Saturday, July 4 With a Free After-Party Jsignature Southern cuisine — includ- 12:00 Noon Chef Shotaro “Sho” Kamio ing the popular chicken and waffl es Yoshi’s combo — to the Fillmore. 1:00 pm Chef David Lawrence and Monetta White ummertime, and the livin’ is easy. to hustle to get down to Yoshi’s. Her new restaurant, Gussie’s Chicken 1300 on Fillmore At least so said George Gershwin. Th e program is to be a good old- and Waffl es, is set to open during the week 2:00 pm Chef Michelle Wilson SLife in the club business, and fashioned jam session, the kind that of July 6 at 1521 Eddy Street, formerly the Gussie’s Chicken & Waffl es perhaps in your own businesses, hasn’t Jimbo’s Bop City, the classic Fillmore jazz Marcus location of Powell’s Place. 3:00 pm Andy Choi, general manager & pastry chef Tiffany Psui been such a walk in the park, however. joint, used to host. Open to the public But festivalgoers will get a preview of Jubili Frozen Yogurt & Cereal But for a jazz club, the show, literally, at no charge and featuring jazz-themed Shelby will the neighborhood’s new soul food restau- 4:00 pm Chef Laurent Guillaume & owner Michael Azoulay must go on. drink and food specials, we hope that our rant when Wilson appears on the Chefs Chouquets “Staycations” are said to be on the neighbors will drop in to say hello. lead an old- Stage to provide a cooking demonstration Sunday, July 5 rise this year. So we thought we might While it’s only for a night, I’m looking fashioned jam both days of the festival. augment staycationers’ frugal summer forward to the Shelby-led jam session. To “I pride myself on traditional Southern 12:00 Noon Gospel Brunch with David Lawrence & Monetta White with something free. Fortunately for all me, it’s jazz to the core. Th ese impromptu session in the cooking,” Wilson says. “I know chicken 1300 on Fillmore of us, our neighborhood puts on one of collaborations can lead to some brilliant A different animal and waffl es is becoming popular every- 1:00 pm Kan Hasegawa and Koji Kanematsu the truly great free events of the summer moments. Perhaps some new, under- tradition of where, but mine is made the original way. Onigilly — the Fillmore Jazz Festival. recognized talent will be revealed, or the This year’s Fillmore Jazz Festival Jimbo’s Bop I’m trying to do simple, good, traditional 2:00 pm Anjan Mitra ■ fi rst-ever combination of certain players poster was designed by Paul Dosa on Fillmore City. Schulte, a Fillmore resident whose style Southern food.” Now for the 25th year, Fillmore Street will lift the music to beautiful vistas. 3:00 pm Chef Michelle Wilson much-admired graphic design fi rm Th e new restaurant will off er both corn- hosts nearly 100,000 patrons over the It’s improvised, to a degree, so that’s Gussie’s Chicken & Waffl es has produced work for numerous meal and sweet potato waffl es served with Independence Day weekend. Th is is a certainly jazz. It goes like this: One of corporate and entertainment clients, chicken and maple syrup. For the uninitiat- major event and a major accomplishment. the onstage musicians will call a song as well as for socially conscious ed, Wilson describes the signature chicken In addition to chicken and waffl es, neighborhood, where people can go to en- With great music and food and beverages everyone knows — or says they know nonprofi t groups. See examples at and waffl es as “a little like the meal version Gussie’s will serve a variety of vegetarian joy a good casual meal,” she says. Although and arts and crafts being off ered up and — and off they go. It’s a free-wheeling www.schultedesignsf.com. “My design concept for the of kettle corn, because of that salty sweet items, including red beans and rice, greens she’s new to the neighborhood, her boy- down the street, city folks and nearby simultaneous conversation and, with on the bill at Yoshi’s San Francisco. making her Bay Area debut. If you’ve yet poster was not only to capture the fl avor combination.” and vegan cornbread. Th e restaurant will friend is from the Fillmore and encouraged travelers get to sample some of the best certain players, perhaps a battle of sorts. Now, many of you know Paula as a to catch Paula, now’s the time. She’s a gem musical aspect of the festival, but Wilson’s passion for Southern cook- use housemade maple syrup, which will her to locate here when she heard the for- the Bay Area has to off er. And while jam sessions can be cool in local legend, but she’s honestly one of and I guarantee you’ll be astounded. also the energy and spirit of what ing was inspired by her grandmother, for also be sold on the premises. Wilson says mer home of Powell’s Place was available. Our thought was to augment this year’s and of themselves, the audience plays an the fi nest interpreters of song and she ■ the fair is all about,” Schulte says. whom the restaurant is named. she will attempt to keep Gussie’s green by So far, she has done everything herself festival with a free after-party on Saturday almost equal role in how the whole thing possesses one of the great voices singing On that note, I encourage you to write “The horn explosion incorporates some of the marquees from Fillmore “My grandmother used to make break- composting and serving fair trade, organic — from painting the walls to hiring staff night. As the last strains of music are goes down. Whoopin’ and hollerin’ and anywhere today, bar none. She continues to me at [email protected] if you have Street, along with an enigmatic fast for dinner,” says Wilson. “Th at was coff ee. — and hopes to be seen as a role model for heard from the outdoor stages, we’ll host encouraging fi ne phrasing and hard bop to hold down months-long residencies favorite artists you think belong at Yoshi’s juxtaposition of images like the a special thing in our family. She used to She also plans to keep prices aff ordable. other single parents with dreams of open- local favorite Marcus Shelby at Yoshi’s blowing is half the fun. I’m hoping to see in New York’s famed Oak Room at the SF. After all, we’re neighbors, fi rst and hummingbird and the fl oating do chicken with waffl es and chicken with Most dishes will run from about $6 to $16, ing a business. from 6:30 to 9 p.m., where his trio will more of these jam sessions. Algonquin Hotel every year, but she has foremost, and you’re also my staycation eye. To me, jazz is much more pancakes.” Wilson’s hands-on experience with daily specials at bargain rates. Th e restaurant will serve breakfast, anchor a throwback night of sorts. ■ yet to play a multi-night run at Yoshi’s. target demographic. So tell me what you experimental and unconventional — comes from running a Roscoe’s Chicken Opening her own restaurant has been lunch and dinner from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Marcus is one of the most in-demand Speaking of good ideas, a reader wrote Th anks to the timely email and a plan want to hear. a different animal than mainstream forms of music.” and Waffl es outpost in Oakland for eight a longstanding dream for Wilson, and she Sunday to Th ursday and until 2 a.m. Friday bandleaders in town. He’s closing the in shortly after I got here to say how much I was already hatching, we’ll be hosting But what’s up with the giraffe? years with her ex-husband and from a ca- says she is excited to be in the Fillmore. and Saturday. Beer, wine and soju cocktails festival Saturday afternoon on the he loved the great jazz singer Paula West her this month, July 16 to 19, on a double Jason Olaine is the artistic director of Yoshi’s tering business. “I wanted to open my place in a nice will also be available. California Street stage, so he’ll have and wondered why she hadn’t yet appeared bill with rising star Renee Olstead, who is in the Fillmore Jazz District.
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And the age mix of the neighbors “second seat” drivers and ride along to visit is a special gift, with generations spanning Sources for home-delivered meals for seniors and assist with meal deliveries. from newborns to seniors. One local volunteer is Nicole Labrow, Kats and Yoshimi Oune carry on the small sushi shop her mother started decades ago. Many of the seniors gamely navigate the In addition to the purple vans from Meals on Wheels (above), there are others who moved to the neighborhood from curbs, intersections and crowded sidewalks. who provide meals to homebound neighborhood seniors. While recent funding Los Angeles in 2007. Because she enjoys Th ey have lived here long enough to be in- cuts have halved the number of groups that deliver low-cost or free meals, a close relationship with her grandparents, timately familiar with the shortest or fl at- several still operate. Eligibility requirements, frequency of delivery and the length she looked for a volunteer opportunity that of waiting lists vary, so it’s best to call for specifi c information. test route and the history of the buildings Those offering meal programs include: would help fi ll the void created by living far A Tiny Take-Out along the way. Many of them live alone and ■ Kimochi Japanese American Senior Services, 931-2287 away from them. Meals on Wheels staff - do their own shopping and cooking. But at ■ On Lok Senior Services, 647-6332 ers interviewed and screened Labrow, then some point they begin to fi nd those tasks ■ San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services, 355-6700, ext. 5 matched her with a senior woman who Since 1965, Maruya has been ■ more than they can handle. Th en they stay Self-Help for the Elderly, 677-7600 lives alone. Labrow says she has become serving up sushi on Fillmore home and “make do” — sometimes with friends with her client and spends about frozen dinners, sometimes a can of soup fi ve hours a month visiting, running er- — and, too often, nothing at all. Th e mission of Meals on Wheels is to nity looking out for their elderly neigh- rands and shopping for her. By Carina Woudenberg Japan, when she was still a baby. When she came back passed away, they closed the other store. Th at’s when the people in the purple provide homebound seniors in San Fran- bors. Th e group began preparing meals To apply for meals or to volunteer, con- to the United States as an adult, her English wasn’t very Yoshimi says she likes to cook, but still has mixed feel- vans can help. Th e vans sporting the Meals cisco with nutritious meals, daily human in neighborhood kitchens and delivering tact Meals on Wheels of San Francisco at oshimi Oune, owner of Maruya Sushi at 1904 good. ings about running her own place. on Wheels logo were acquired after Ashley contact, support services, such as nutrition them throughout the city. Th eir volunteer 920-1111 or visit www.mowsf.org. Fillmore, never had any ambition to own the tiny “Th at’s the reason she opened the shop,” Yoshimi says. “Th ere’s nobody bossing you around — that’s the good McCumber became the group’s executive counseling, and home safety items, such as eff orts took root, and Meals on Wheels of Ytake-out shop her mother opened in 1965. She “She couldn’t work anywhere else.” part,” she says. “But you also get some kind of headache director two years ago. He quickly decided grab bars and smoke detectors. San Francisco was founded in 1970. Last Cathy Murphy owns and operates Home says she just gradually took over as her mother got older Yoshimi was born in Stockton, but moved to Japan fi guring stuff out for yourself.” to modernize the delivery fl eet and sought Like so many San Francisco institutions, year, the program served 200 clients in the Instead Senior Care in San Francisco. For and became less able to handle it on her own. with her family after World War II. ■ funding from the city, local corporations Meals on Wheels began as a grass roots neighborhood and 2,200 clients citywide. more information, call 441-6490 or visit Today, with the help of her husband, Kats Oune, she’s In the United States, Yoshimi worked several part- Before Yoshimi’s mother passed away, she spent a lot and foundations. movement, with members of the commu- Currently the program delivers two www.homeinstead.com. still at it, preparing the same sushi rolls her mother used time restaurant and retail jobs. After she married, she says of time in the Fillmore shop. “She came and sat here all to make — “the basics,” she says — and greeting custom- she would have been happy to stay at home. However, her day — just to keep her eye on me, I guess,” Yoshimi says. ers that include two or three generations of the store’s mother was then running two sushi shops and convinced Back then, Yoshimi said she often didn’t feel like faithful fans. her daughter to take over one for her. making the saba sushi, so when customers would ask for ■ Later her mother suff ered from both a stroke and it, she would say they were sold out. Her mother soon Th e small space makes it impossible to dine in at Mar- Alzheimer’s disease. Yoshimi found herself doing more caught on and coaxed her daughter into making the roll uya, but that hasn’t prevented the shop from gaining a and more of the work until she took over the Fillmore that has become the shop’s signature. loyal following. Th e sushi has received dozens of starry shop entirely about 20 years ago. When Yoshimi’s father Now her husband Kats helps her out in the shop. And reviews from sushi afi cionados. And when Yoshimi had they say they have witnessed many changes on Fillmore a brain aneurysm, forcing her to close for a while a few Street over the years. years back, many customers kept pleading for it to re- The specialty: saba sushi “It used to be quiet. Now there are all these boutique open. shops,” Yoshimi says. “You didn’t used to have too much A lot of preparation goes into making Maruya’s In addition to the shop’s basics — a variety of fi sh and saba sushi, its signature roll, which is one of the trouble looking for parking. It all got fancied, I guess.” vegetable rolls, miso soup, edamame and seaweed salad most unusual and distinctive tastes on the street. Th e Ounes, who are both in their early 70s and have — Maruya off ers unusual rolls not typically found in First the mackerel is salted and set aside for no children to take over the shop, say it will most likely other sushi restaurants. three to four days before the salt is rinsed off. close when they retire. One is saba sushi — a marinated mackerel roll that is Then the fi sh is marinated in sweet vinegar for But they hadn’t really thought about getting older or another three to four days before it is placed in a one of the most popular selections. Other customer fa- wooden box with a layer of rice and seaweed and retiring — until they read a Yelp.com review in which a vorites include tamago maki, which is sushi wrapped in a pressed into perfectly square pieces. critic complained that the shop’s service was slow due to thin layer of cooked egg, instead of seaweed, and chicken Kats Oune says the taste is similar to pickled the owners’ ages. sushi, made with ground, cooked and marinated chicken herring, but to tame the strong pickled taste, “A friend of ours brought the review in and read it and and wrapped in the traditional sushi style. Yoshimi places lemon slices on each piece — an we kept laughing,” Kats says. Yoshimi’s mother, Chiyoko Matsuno, was born in the addition to her mother’s traditional recipe. “So we kept reading it and laughed and laughed and An order of nine pieces costs $8.50. United States but moved with her family to Wakayama, laughed,” Yoshimi added.
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I tell him how embarrassing 2701 Van Ness Ave #604 1 1 2 894 6/12 639,000 615,000 • helps transport fat into the mitochondria* of money and such an easygoing personality that it it is for me to withdraw an off er already in place. I 2698 Bush St 2 1 1 1074 2-Jun 649,000 635,000 is a real joy to work with him. We have become good remind him how prestigious an address it is. I know 322 Presidio Ave #3 2 2 1 1296 22-May 699,000 660,000 friends and even see each other socially. He is a great I shouldn’t be thinking of my feelings, but I let him 2060 Sutter St #409 2 2 1 20-May 685,000 670,000 source of referrals. He sings my praises and lauds my know how embarrassed I am letting down a top-selling 777% increase in plasma QH-absorb™ 2728 Gough St #2 1 1 1 12-Jun 739,000 710,000 merits to his infl uential circle of friends. agent in my own offi ce. 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Proving herself good at telling • protects mitochondrial membranes and celebrate my birthday, I get a call on my cell phone. “Did Linda put you up to this?” I can almost hear 3317 Jackson St 3 2 1 2080 28-May 1,495,000 1,355,000 tales as well as selling real estate, cholesterol from oxidation* 1636 Filbert St #A 3 2.5 1 5-Jun 1,495,000 Not Disclosed Hill & Co. agent Paula Pagano I’m in high spirits, thinking our non-contingent over- the venom in my voice. 1636 Filbert St #B 3 2.5 1 1906 5-Jun 1,749,000 Not Disclosed has written a new book exploring asking off er is a sure thing. It is Darlene, the listing Th ere is silence at the other end of the phone. I have Wild Alaska Salmon Oil Excellent source of 2220 Sacramento St 5 5.5 2 29-May 3,950,000 Not Disclosed how emotions can make or break agent, on the phone. made a huge miscalculation. My bitter words hang like omega-3 fatty acids* a sale. 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At the beginning of the year, there were many have time.” When I return from my vacation, Frank avoids • Reduces joint pain and inflammation* uncertainties about the economy. Now that we have reached the halfway point, we can take this opportunity to make some assessments and comparisons to the I call him immediately. Although Frank is an astute all my phone calls. A few months later I notice his 1428 Irving Street SF 564-8160 same time last year and the fi rst of this year. businessman with a prestigious job, he is nervous. I home listed with someone else and wonder where on 2047 Fillmore Street SF 922-3811 Not surprisingly, housing prices in the neighborhood have fallen — an feel exasperated. I expected much more of him. All the Millionaire Row he lives now. I still write and call him 45 Camino Alto, Mill Valley 389-9671 average of 10 percent from a year ago — but since the beginning of the year time we spent looking was for nothing. He’s about to occasionally, but never hear back. 1400 Shattuck, Berkeley (510)841-1798 there has been a 4 percent increase. The big difference is in the number of miss out on a great house. He tells me he could not Excerpted from Secrets of a Top Salesperson, © 2009 transactions, with the current market showing a 47 percent decrease from last sleep at all the night before. Instead of recognizing his by Paula Pagano. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. year. But the number of transactions has more than doubled, compared with the These products are not intended to diagnose, cure, or prevent any disease. beginning of this year. Another important statistic to help understand the ent state of the market is on-line order VitaminExpress.com newsletter the months supply of inventory. Last year at this time, we were looking at a 2.3 month supply — a strong seller’s market. By early 2009, there was a nine month supply — a strong buyer’s market. Currently, there is a 4.2 month supply, which is a more balanced market that still offers buyers a good amount of inventory to choose from. This is not the case with other areas in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, which, in some cases, still have over a year of inventory. The current market appears to be most active at the lower end, below Zephyr Real Estate...in your neighborhood. $900,000. Until quite recently, there were very favorable interest rates — in some cases below 5 percent — for conforming loans under $417,000 and conforming jumbo loans under $729,750. That helped fuel the lower end of the market. With the recent upward trend in interest rates, it will be interesting to see whether this segment of the market slows down. NEW LISTINGS: Two single family homes have come Pacific Heights: onto the market priced under $2 million. The fi rst, Inner Richmond: at 2846 Baker, is a 3-bedroom, 3-bath home with This sophisticated 2BD/2BA 2BD/1.5BA gorgeous top-floor expansion potential listed at $1.849 million. The other, condo with stunning views condo near Golden Gate Park. at 2826 Octavia, is a 4-bedroom, 3-bath home with a of Russian Hill, Nob Hill and legal studio. It’s only a few steps away from Union Bright and airy floor plan Street and is listed at $1.85 million. In addition, there the Financial District, was just highlights the elegant and are still condos available in the new development at completely rebuilt down to the original detailing. Garage 1521 Sutter (left), where two-thirds of the units are studs by Richard Beard AIA, parking and deeded storage. now sold. Unit 306 — a 2-bedroom, 2-bath south- principal at BAR Architects. facing unit — was just relisted at $678,000, a 21 Listed at $749,000 percent reduction from its previous listing price. Listed at $1,195,000
— Data and commentary provided by JOHN FITZGERALD, a partner in the Byzantium Brokerage and an agent at Pacifi c Union. Contact him at jfi [email protected] or call 345-3034.
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