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Volume 123, Issue 10 October 2004 www.EVPA.org www.PinkTrianglePark.org

2003 EVPA OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS President: Joe Foster Vice President: Drew Bertagnolli PROPOSED EVPA BYLAW CHANGES Corresponding Secretary: Thomas Kocon Recording Secretary: Treasurer: Mike Babbitt At-Large Board Members: Gerald Abbott, Adam Hagen, Judy Hoyem, Most of you may have never really thought Richard McRee, Gustavo Serina, Pauline Shaver and David Weiss Name:______about the EVPA Bylaws, but they are the rules First First Last by which our organization operates. It is im- Name:______First First Last portant to periodically review the bylaws to in- Organization: ______sure that they still work for the organization. Over the past few months Drew Bertagnolli, Address: ______Apt. ______Gerald Abbott, David Weiss and Lion Barnett City: San Francisco, CA Zip Code______have been doing just that.

They have made some recommendations for the group to consider at the General Member- EVPA P.O. Box 14137 ship meeting in October. These changes are San Francisco, CA 94114-0137 predominantly in 2 areas. First, they have pro- Address Service Requested posed to decrease the number of officer and www.EVPA.org www.PinkTrianglePark.org board seats, almost 50%. In addition, they have reconfigured the committee structure to General Membership better reflect the work that EVPA has been do- ing. ip Meeting Agenda sh er Thursday October 21, 2004 b y Why make these changes? It is important for m a e sd our organization to be in compliance with our M r 4 l hu 0 1. Review of Proposed Bylaw Changes bylaws, which we have had trouble doing for ra T 20 e , m 2. Vote on Proposed Bylaw Changes the past few years. We can’t pick and choose en g: 21 o G in r pm o 3. Call for Nominations of 2005 Officers & t t e 0 R t which to follow. At the October meeting, these x ee b 3 g e ca o : in tre eri Directors Ne M ct 7 t S proposals will be discussed at length and the e th m O @ e 8 f A 4. Informational Discussion of Requests 1 o group will be asked to approve them. If you’d M @ k o an r tro B to Entertainment Commission for ex- like to see a copy of the current bylaws and st as e C th tended hours of operation in the Cas- Ca ve the proposed changes, go to www.evpa.org. bo A tro Hope to see you all at the October meeting to 5. Call for Nominations for EVPA Proclai- discuss these in person. mations for 4th Quarter 2004

EVPA Fall Proclamation Nominees DOLORES STREET LIGHT Good Music—Good Times—Good Behavior FIXTURE UPDATE Halloween in the Castro 2004 The fall round of EVPA Proclamations is just around Sunday, October 31st—7pm to Midnight the corner, and EVPA members are encouraged to After extensive work by EVPA member Charlie NO Booze, NO Drugs, NO Bashing submit names of deserving individuals and local Segiel and Supervisor Bevan Dufty’s Office, businesses to a board member for nomination or SFPUC and DPW announced new fixture de- via www.evpa.org. From the list of candidates, the signs for both Dolores St. and Liberty Hill Un- The Halloween in the Castro team has EVPA board will choose no more than five nomi- dergrounding projects. The recommendations been working hard to ensure that this nees, and from those five, three deserving individu- year, our neighborhood celebration will are the result of efforts to blend a historic aes- als or businesses will be selected by the General be safe and fun. As revelers arrive at the thetic with lighting performance, energy effi- event, they will pass through gates and Membership at the November meeting. Past recipi- ciency, environmental sensitivity, and an overall be checked for alcohol and/or weapons. ents include EVPA Member Diane Nutting and local pleasing appearance. Please refer to sketches Volunteers community partners will be businesses Ferrari’s and The Castro Theater. of the teardrop (proposal for Dolores Street) collecting donations. Once inside, three and post top (proposal for Liberty Hill) fix- exciting stages of entertainment await. tures. Featuring live performers, DJs, costume The new designs will be discussed at a public contests and much more. meeting at Mission Playground Clubhouse (19th Street between Valencia and Guerrero) on Mon- Parking: CASTRO STREET FAIR RESULTS day October 18 at 5:30-7:00pm. For additional As an alternative to parking on the information, please contact Rebecca Prozan in street, Everett Middle School (entrance on 17th, between Sanchez & Church) will Supervisor Dufty’s office (554-6986), Lynn Fong offer paid parking to area residents as a at the Dept. of Public Works Undergrounding school fundraiser. You can contact the Project (554-4860), or EVPA member Charlie school (241-6344) for details. Spiegel 643-6888 or [email protected].

Security & Safety: Over 300 Police Officers, 100 Sheriff Deputies, 150 Firefighters (including Emergency Medical Personnel), 75 SF Patrol Specials (Officer Jane Warner) and 60 Parking and Traffic Control Officers will be working together to ensure the safety of residents and attendees. Emer- gency access lanes will be established along Market and Castro Streets, allowing ambulances and other emergency vehicles quick access if necessary. For the second consecutive year, Board Mem- Entertainment: ber Adam Hagen did a terrific job for EVPA at The entertainment for the celebration will end at midnight. Careful attention has been made to direct sound away the Castro Street Fair. This year, Adam got a from residents as much as possible. Halloween in the Castro begins with the 3rd Annual March of Light at 6:30 p.m. record 32 members to donate their time by The stage shows start at 7 p.m. and end promptly at midnight, giving revelers plenty of time to make it back home collecting entrance fees from attendees. It via BART or MUNI or cab. has been reported that approximately $51,500

Main Stage: (Market & Castro) Featuring performances by Trannyshack and costume contests, the Main Stage is was raised at the fair. This is less than last at the center of all the action this Halloween! year, however, fewer nonprofits provided vol- unteers. We are hoping that EVPA's exception- Tantra Underground Dance Stage: (Market & Sanchez) The Tantra Stage is a showcase of San Francisco's un- ally high representation will increase the derground styles of electronic dance music, celebrating the tribal dance experience through cutting amount of money the organization will receive. edge breakbeats and trance. Thank you Adam and special thanks to former MUMC President Patrick Batt, who once Dance Stage: (Castro & 19th) Presenting an all-star lineup of DJs from all of your favorite clubs. again donated his hours at the Fair to EVPA. Teardrop Post Top

PUBLIC OPINION

The Eureka! welcomes letters to the editors. Please submit them via email to the EVPA website. Letters to the editors are personal opinions of EVPA members and do not constitute official EVPA positions.

Dear Editors, Dear Editors,

I want to acknowledge the officers and members of The San Jose/Guerrero Coalition to Save Our Streets is EVPA, who have accomplished so much over the last few supporting nearly 30 improvements for this busy inter- years in serving our community. section. They have asked Supervisors Bevan Dufty and Tom Ammiano to legislate most of the suggestions that As a long-time member, I particularly value the opportu- include the following: nity to have served on the Board of Directors during the past few years when our organization was able to estab- Remove the "Guerrero Bulge"—the extra lane of traffic lish the Pink Triangle Park, and effect other positive from Randall to Caesar Chavez. Create bicycle lanes things for our historic community. from Randall to Cesar Chavez. Paint a wider crosshatched median strip from 30th to As the members consider some needed structural modifi- Cesar Chavez. cations, and approaches the Election of new Officers and Eliminate the "right turn on red" at Randall, Cesar Board Members, my sincere wish is that the coming year Chavez and 24th Street. will find a renewed commitment to foster a feeling of Eliminate the tow away zone southbound on Guerrero goodwill between all elements of the diverse population at Cesar Chavez. here. Eliminate the tow away zone westbound on Cesar Chavez at Guerrero. As the Eureka Valley Promotion Association completes its 123rd year, I believe that it is the single organization here There will be a Land Use Committee hearing Monday, that can – as past-President Burt Shimon Schwarzschild October 18th, City Hall, Room 263, at 1PM. You may also (~1975) defined – “form a bridge between the diverse submit your opinion via e-mail: groups” that constitute our community. By meeting face- to-face each month, and providing a forum of free ex- [email protected] (Sponsor) pression and discussion, EVPA is “where the rubber hits [email protected] (Co-Sponsor) the road” and no one needs to be left out. [email protected] (Chair, Land Use Committee) [email protected] (Land Use Committee Member) I hope that this year will see a renewed sense of purpose [email protected] (Land Use Committee Mem- in carrying on EVPA’s long tradition. We probably won’t ber) get a Straight Flag at the corner of Market and Castro, but I know that many in the Gay Community can come to To learn more about the coalition’s perspective, please appreciate that our community transcends cultural defini- visit www.sanjoseguerrero.com tion and has always been strengthened by that fact. San Jose/ Guerrero Coalition At the 100th Anniversary Dinner of EVPA, I will never for- get one long-time neighbor urging us all to honor the true history and tradition of our community, for that is the bond that we all truly share. The future strength of the Gay Community rests in part, on that tradition.

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