Spring has sprung May Events John Zipperer on the people who will never CAAMFEST celebrates be governor. p. 5 Asian American stories, plus Mother’s Day ideas, virtual Sharon Anderson on ‘Imagining Data.’ p. 8 galas, a conversation with Liz Farrell on Mother’s Day and taking care of Mom. p. 13 Amy Tan, and more. p. 10

MARINATIMES.COM CELEBRATING OUR 37TH YEAR VOLUME 37 ISSUE 5 MAY 2021 R R Opinion Virtue signaling on Hypocrite Hill Nobody does it better than school board member Alison Collins

BY SUSAN DYER REYNOLDS

In the first place, God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards. — Mark Twain, Following the Equator, 1897 Jenna Coleman and Tahar Rahim in The Serpent. PHOTO: COURTESY OF NETFLIX          tale of San Francisco School Board member Alison Better crimes and punishments Collins, who posted crude, racist tweets in 2016, Btwo years before she was elected. To recap, Collins, who is British and European police procedurals offer more intrigue white and Black, accused Asian Americans of using “white supremacist thinking” to assimilate and get ahead. “Being BY MICHAEL SNYDER pent expertly dramatizes the horrific ment in Asia during the 1970s. It’s an a house [n-word] is still being a [n-word],” she tweeted. story of a real-life fiend — con artist eight-part limited series based on true Once the tweets surfaced, the board (with the exception    BBC   and murderer Charles Sobhraj, chill- events, and even if you know the basic of her friend, President Gabriela Lopez) approved a “no The Serpent, which recent- ingly embodied by Tahar Rahim (The facts of Sobhraj’s villainy, it’s as incred- confidence” motion and removed her from the role of vice ly made its way to Netflix, Mauritanian). With a female accom- ibly tense and thrilling as any fictional president. Collins responded not with an apology but with Treminded me that I’m pretty particu- plice (Jenna Coleman of Victoria) thriller I’ve come across — and a heck an $87 million lawsuit against the San Francisco Unified lar when it comes to TV shows about under his spell, Sobhraj preyed on of a lot better than many examples of School District and five of her Board of Education col- lawbreakers and the law enforcers gullible Western hippie types seeking the crime genre on television. leagues for violating her First Amendment right to tweet pursuing them. For instance, The Ser- kicks with a side order of enlighten- SNYDER, continued on 7 REYNOLDS RAP, continued on 4

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able, and wearing a down puffer while Confronting our the wind threatens to blow the nap- kins off the table holds little appeal. Thankfully, new spots and old overdose crisis favorites offer unique, creative dishes and menu items to-go, so you can BY CATHERINE STEFANI order a meal for Mom to celebrate at home or dine out, perhaps with your         , I   vaccinated, extended family together solidarity with community leaders for the for the first time in months. Remembrance of Lights ceremony. This heart- Obreaking memorial for the 699 individuals San Francisco NORTH BEACH BECKONS lost to overdose in 2020 took place from three locations: For an untraditional Mother’s Day the Fillmore, Bayview, and Tenderloin, representing meal, try outdoor dining at Red Win- some of the neighborhoods that have been hit the hard- dow (theredwindow.com), a new est by our overdose epidemic. Over the course of the spot in North Beach conceived by ceremony, we heard from people in recovery, formerly restaurant veterans Elmer Mejicanos A sampling of Spanish pinxtos available at Red Window. PHOTO: MARC FIORITO, incarcerated individuals, and those who have lost family GAMMA NINE PHOTOGRAPHY and Adam Rosenblum. Red Window members to the disease of addiction about how this crisis draws upon Spain’s traditional tapas — and the city’s shocking inaction — has impacted them. and cocktails with a modern twist. The evening was all the more somber because just Mother’s Day 2021: Specializing in low-proof craft cock- one day earlier the San Francisco Chronicle reported tails, the restaurant welcomes guests that 2021 was already off to an extraordinarily deadly to their comfortable, 100-seat outdoor start: The city had recorded 61 fatal overdoses in January A celebration for moms and space with a menu that features pinx- alone. tos — or snacks — along with drinks families together at last using fortified wine and bitters. Sam- CITY IN FREEFALL ple the house Red Window Cobbler It is no exaggeration to say that drug overdose in San BY JULIE MITCHELL Now that restaurants are beginning made with a blend of sherry, tangelo Francisco is a humanitarian crisis. In addition to the to open up, you can make reservations cordial, peach, fig, bitters, and black surge from 259 overdose deaths in 2018 to 699 in 2020,  , M’ D  to dine inside or out with Mom. Some, walnut. Mom might like a Coconut the administration of Narcan, a drug that reverses over- near the start of the pandemic, though may not be quite ready to eat a Banana Mojito with coconut water, dose, was also at an all-time high last year. According so virtually all celebrations were, meal in a restaurant. And while dining banana, lime, mint, and seltzer; there’s to the Chronicle, Narcan was used to reverse overdose Lwell, virtual. Going out for brunch or outdoors can be fun, San Francisco’s also a full complement of canned and DISTRICT 2 SUPERVISOR, continued on 2 dinner was impossible. May weather is notoriously unpredict- MODERN DINING, continued on 6 District 2 Supervisor are addressing addiction humanely and continued from cover effectively, and I am continuing to engage the working group and our city depart- more than 10 times per day in the city ments to implement each of these badly last year, which is more than twice the needed policies. rate we saw in 2018. This is no surprise But we can’t only expand treatment to anyone who has walked our streets, as options; we need to stop the flow of dead- this situation is as visible as it is tragic. ly drugs into San Francisco. We are in freefall. It’s beyond frustrating that we keep THE FENTANYL FLOOD doing the same things, over and over The city’s overdose crisis comes as a again, and expecting different results. direct result of the introduction of fen- Unsurprisingly, we are on track to suffer tanyl to our streets. The San Francisco record overdose deaths for the second Police Department has reported that fen- consecutive year unless we take action to tanyl is increasingly found in many other reverse this trend. That’s why I’m com- drugs, and that dealers actively seek out mitted to making sure it’s harder to get young people and individuals in recovery drugs and easier to get treatment in San because they know just how addictive Francisco. the substance is. Recent reporting in In February, I held a hearing on the The New York Times likewise confirms findings of the Recovery Summit Work- that fentanyl, both alone and mixed with ing Group, individuals from all walks other drugs, had an outsized role in of life who have found recovery in spite the sharp spike in overdose deaths our of the deadly disease of addiction, often country experienced in 2020, especially with very little among communi- support. It’s our ties of color. responsibility to Some have said that listen to and learn Two milligrams of our law enforcement from those in fentanyl — which ts agencies should be recovery, to make focusing on “kilos, sure that they are at within Lincoln’s face not crumbs” when it the decision-mak- comes to prosecuting ing table, and to on a penny — is drug dealers in San make their expe- Francisco. But let’s riences the norm, enough to kill. be clear: so-called not the exception. crumbs are just as The working group surveyed more deadly. Two milligrams of fentanyl — an than 400 current or former drug users, amount small enough to fit within Abra- and found that 74 percent agreed that ham Lincoln’s face on a single penny — is San Francisco needs more drug and alco- enough to kill. hol treatment options, including absti- The past year was uniquely deadly nence-based programs, harm-reduction for overdose not just here, but across efforts, mental health counseling, and the country. Instead of blaming national more. Sixty-nine percent agreed that we trends, however, we should feel called to need longer residential treatment pro- action. As Covid-19 has ravaged the Unit- grams, 76 percent agreed that we need ed States, San Francisco has consistently more treatment programs for youth, had some of the best health outcomes and 75 percent agreed that we need to of any major American city. We can still increase opportunities to connect people be the “City That Knows How” when we in recovery with those working toward want to, and there is no reason to continue recovery. to allow people to die from overdose on To address those needs, the working our streets. Allowing this crisis to contin- group recommended expanding treat- ue shows no compassion for those suffer- ment options, centering the voices of ing from addiction, their families, or those people in recovery, extending treatment who have to experience the destructive stays, creating specialized programs for effects of addiction on our communities. youth between the ages of 16 and 25, When it comes to preventing overdose expanding paid peer specialist oppor- in San Francisco, we’ve heard enough tunities, funding a Black-led absti- excuses. We must start using every tool nence-based program, and increasing at our disposal — harm reduction, absti- awareness about the treatment services nence-based programs, accountability for that are already available. My hearing dealers, and more — to confront this was just a first step in making sure we challenge. It’s deadly serious.

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Visit Our Large Showroom! Open Normal Hours Plenty of Space for Social Distancing The Chinatown/Him Mark Lai Branch Library is scheduled to reopen the week of Masks Required for All May 17. PHOTO: PAUL SABLEMAN Showroom Constantly Sanitized The city reawakens

BY JOHN ZIPPERER even before the pandemic-related reduc- tion in travel and business operation, in A REAL SPRINGTIME 2019 the city’s emissions had dropped to We Buy and Sell Hopes for a reopening of city life grew 41 percent below 1990 levels, “six years in April as the vaccination campaign ahead of the city’s goal of reaching a 40 picked up speed. Mayor London Breed percent reduction by 2025,” according to Coins reported on April 23 that more than the mayor’s office. two-thirds of San Francisco residents had In announcing new goals to ensure that Old Gold already received the vaccine, and by the the city by the bay doesn’t become the city middle of the month everyone from age in the bay, Breed said she and the Depart- Silver Jewelry 16 and older was eligible. ment of the Environment will introduce With low Covid infection levels and legislation at the Board of Supervisors Vintage Watches the expanding vaccination program, the this month to codify in the city’s Environ- city moved into the orange tier and began mental Code the goals and strategies to to offer guidance on how more organiza- make San Francisco a carbon-neutral city Open Now at tions could reopen for in-person business. within the next quarter century (five years Organizations such as cinemas and per- earlier than originally planned). 2299 Lombard formance venues are now able to open, with limited capacity and proof of vac- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT cination. Some details of the policies are With the city entering the orange tier still TBA at press time, but expect to be of pandemic restrictions, with many busi- required to make advance reservations nesses and activities facing relaxed rules, for any such venue. Other businesses that the deployment and strategies used by had been allowed to open earlier have had Northside police are also being changed, some of their restrictions relaxed, such according to Capt. Paul Yep of the San as indoor and outdoor dining. The San Francisco Police Department’s Northern Francisco Recreation and Park Depart- Station. He says his team is expanding ment has begun the phased reopening foot patrols in high-traffic neighbor- of city pools, including the North Beach hoods and will have undercover teams Pool, which has a May 17 reopen date. working full-time to catch auto burglars. The San Francisco Public Library’s Main But he warns that the return of tourists Library location downtown is scheduled and greater mobility of residents will to reopen with limited service on the first mean more opportunity for crime, so Yep floor on May 3, with additional floors to repeated warnings to not leave visible reopen as staffing and the general city property in parked cars. reopening continues. The Chinatown/ Here’s a snapshot of recent crime in the Him Mark Lai Branch Library is sched- Northern Station area. For the week of uled to reopen the week of May 17. March 29 to May 4, there were 47 auto For the latest information on what burglaries, bringing the year-to-date total businesses are able to open and what to 659, down 45 percent from the same restrictions they must have, visit sf.gov/ period of 2020; 12 burglaries, bringing the check-if-business-essential and sf.gov/ 2021 total to 282, up from 234 in 2020; topics/reopening. and six robberies, a slight drop to 96 for For those looking to get out of town, the 2021 from 2020’s 105. Monterey County tourist officials tout- ed the earlier-than-planned reopening of FACTS AND FIGURES Highway 1, the iconic and scenic roadway, $350 million: estimated cost of new wittercoin.com | 415.781.5690 in late April. 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MARINATIMES.COM MARINA TIMES MAY 2021 3 O  Reynolds Rap continued from cover those racist tweets. “I invite you to join me in making this moment count, to not let me or anyone else be swept under the rug, canceled, or dismissed ... .” she said at a sparsely attended support rally. That’s rich coming from a woman who wanted to cancel President Abraham Lincoln, a.k.a. “The Great Emancipator,” during the board’s embarrassing, ill-fated attempt to rename the city’s schools by picking “racists” out of Wikipedia. On a side note, they also wrongly accused Paul Revere of seeking to colonize the Penob- scot people and confused the name of Alamo Elementary School with the Texas battle rather than the Spanish word for poplar tree. To add insult to injury, all of this went on while San Francisco stu- dents still had no path back to in-person learning, stuck in their Zoom rooms with frustrated parents trying to juggle working from home and homework. On March 26, after some robust Twitter banter about the Collins debacle, I received Left to right: Alison Collins; the Collins home. PHOTO: FACEBOOK.COM/ALISONCOLLINSSF; ANONYMOUS an anonymous email that included her home address in Russian Hill. The person ined by a leading SF developer and a top Department of Building Inspections (DBI) will include 325,000 square feet of Class A said they wanted to point out the hypoc- architect creative collaborator.” When I and found nothing pertaining to such an office space, 165 condominiums, and 189 risy of Collins’s many convoluted Twitter looked at the photos, however, I noticed extensive renovation, nor was there any- luxury hotel rooms. Despite all this, Alison threads presenting herself as the voice of something odd: there were two addresses thing filed with the Planning Commission Collins had the gall to tweet about research poor Black and Brown children when she on the building, along with two doors. An related to the interior work. There also on “ambient identity cues” sent by her hus- lives in one of the whitest, most exclusive Internet search for the individual addresses had been no reassessment of value, which band. “He builds things,” she says coyly. neighborhoods in town. As I viewed the brought me to Redfin, where I discovered would have been triggered by all that con- “We talk about the built environment all home on Zillow, I noticed it had been the bottom unit had been sold for $560,000 struction and the conversion of two units the time and ways gentrification signals listed for sale by Collins and her husband, in 2004 as a “Loft-like flat in a 2 unit build- into “a 3-level modern retreat.” Further who is welcome and who isn’t.” Ironic Chris, in 2019 for $3,249,000. It didn’t ing in Russian Hill.” investigation revealed that neighbors had considering her husband’s latest built envi- sell, but the real estate agent’s description That evening I posted my findings on complained to DBI in February 2019 about ronment, Parcel F, is a poster project for remained. “Behind the updated Edward- Twitter. I have some really smart follow- work being done “in a dangerous manner gentrification. And, in a city struggling ian façade lies a stunning 3-level modern ers, so naturally they started doing their with expired permits,” alleging they had with a housing shortage, the couple did retreat that shows you can have it all,” the own digging. Several days later I received “notified the Collins ” [sic] to no avail, and some personal gentrification by converting agent wrote. “This spectacular home has another anonymous email from someone that “all record of previous complaints had a two-unit building into a three-story sin- been thoughtfully and thoroughly reimag- who researched the permit history with the disappeared from the department.” gle family home. According to the documents, a con- tractor also filed a lawsuit against Chris JUST PLAIN PRIVILEGED Collins, seeking copies of the plans, When the school board moved to where he discusses his work on the exte- change Lowell High School, one of the top rior of the home in 2017 and 2018, and public schools in California, from mer- alludes to previ- it-based admis- P hil’s Electric Co . ous work in 2004, sions to a “more 2013, and 2014. In inclusive” lottery SINCE 1941 SALES SERVICE PARTS 2018, the contrac- As Lowell High system, Collins’s tor was fired and 2016 tweets once sued for payment, parents expressed their again came back calling out Collins unhappiness, Collins to haunt her. “Talk Phil’s wishes you and yours a for his “refusal to to many [Lowell let DBI inspect said, "I’m listening to a High School] par- the interior of the ents and you will h ou s e .” bunch of racists." hear praise of Tiger HAPPY SPRING! Moms and dispar- ‘RANG THE SINGLE DOORBELL’ agement of Black/Brown ‘culture,’” Col- On April 4, I received another email lins tweeted about the school, where 54 from a person who claimed to have filed percent of students are Asian American. a 103-page anonymous complaint about During the October 2020 meeting, as “the illegal merger and construction.” Lowell parents expressed their unhappi- Expert As I tracked the complaint, notes from ness with the change, Collins was caught inspectors began to appear. One said, on an open mic saying, “I’m listening to a “Rang the single doorbell,” proving my bunch of racists.” LAMP REPAIR initial suspicions were correct. (An April Prior to the meeting, Collins did some 23 update notes that DBI inspected the of her infamous virtue signaling on Twit- site and “observed building violations ter to bolster her support for changing throughout,” with a Notice of Violation Lowell’s admissions policy. “Please be to follow.) But beyond the arrogance of mindful that ‘merit’ is an inherently racist ELECTRIC SHAVERS: BRAUN  NORELCO  REMINGTON an elected city official doing illegal con- construct designed and centered on white struction on her home is the infuriating supremacist framing that justifies who IS fact that her husband is the “leading and ISN’T worthy of education, safety, SF developer” mentioned in the Col- justice, empathy . . . basically humanity. IDEAL PROFESSIONAL lins’s 2019 Zillow listing. He’s one of two When we say some kids ‘deserve’ access to principals at Urban Pacific, a privately a quality education, we are also inherently held real estate firm “focused on large- saying some don’t . . .” she opined. Back AIR PURIFIERS scale, transformative urban investment home on Hypocrite Hill, Collins’s own  HIGHLY EFFICIENT and development” with a portfolio that kids obviously are the deserving kind: they  CADR 433.3 includes One Rincon Hill, One Embar- go to Ruth Asawa School of the Arts — the  REMOVES ALLERGENS, VOC’S, cadero South, 560 Mission, and Jack only other merit-based high school in San MOLD, AND VIRUSES London Square. Francisco. Alison Collins also receives $100,000 in “Having a White husband doesn’t give  MADE IN GERMANY annual compensation for “consulting” with me White privilege . . . ” Alison Collins her husband’s firm, which owns a 1 percent said in another tweet. That’s true. She’s just interest in the recently approved $1 bil- plain privileged, no matter what color it is. 2701 Lombard Street @ Baker • (415) 921-3776 lion Transbay Parcel F project at 542–550 Howard Street (that’s a whopping $10 mil- Email: [email protected]. Follow HOURS: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm • philselectric.com lion). The 806-foot, 60-story building will Susan and the Marina Times on Twitter: become the city’s fourth tallest tower and @SusanDReynolds and @TheMarinaTimes.

4 MAY 2021 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM Politics as Usual Opinion The clown car starts to ll up Now’s your chance to buff up the resume for the low, low price of $4,000

BY JOHN ZIPPERER and look at it. You have no idea what birth- day gift to get your spouse, and you were J . ,  ,   - seriously considering going to the Inter- ment should have just issued one national Star Registry and naming a star big trigger warning for the year. for him or her. Why not spend that money EverythingO is going to upset you. Case in more wisely and put your significant other point: The recall election. on the gubernatorial ballot? There is a bet- Former Olympian-turned-reality-TV-star ter-than-lottery chance that you could end and infrequent voter Caitlyn Jenner recent- up as the state’s next First Partner. ly announced as a candidate to replace And if you or your spouse don’t win Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election, (and — trigger warning — you won’t), just which has yet to be scheduled (“The tri- think: You had some fun, got name rec- als of Gavin,” Politics as Usual, February ognition, made valuable contacts for your 2021). She is not the first celebrity to seek tech company/investment fund/cannabis office. We are reminded of Jesse Ventura, candy factory, and you spent a whole lot Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Al Frank- less than the Republicans who will blow en, Fred Thompson, and of course Arnold millions of dollars in this recall that they Schwarzenegger before her. But Jenner’s won’t win either. reported consulting of Trump advisors in I am reminded of the 1995 Chicago preparation for her run won’t win over any mayoral election, in which a wacky lineup votes in this least Trumpy of states, and of Republicans produced a nominee who she’s not going to win anyway; one hopes got only 2.77 percent of the vote in the she already knows that. general election, a dismal performance Daniel Ketchell, a spokesman for even in that overwhelmingly Democratic Schwarzenegger, poured cold water on town. I recall reading an article during the the Arnold–Caitlyn comparisons, writ- primary discussing GOP candidates. There ing that “Celebrity comparisons are easy were two businessmen (a Mexican Amer- until they’re not. ican and a German Like Trump and American) and a Arnold — both professional clown. outsiders elected by Caitlyn Jenner is just one The article noted angry voters. But a spat between the one passed reforms of what is likely to be a businessmen, one to bring sanity to the of whom called the electoral system and cavalcade of celebrities other (trigger warn- bring the anger level and other nonpoliticians ing) a “wetback” and down, and one s**t the other respond- all over the electoral seeking to replace ed by labeling his system and ratch- opponent (trigger eted anger up.” (The Governor Newsom. warning) a “Nazi.” asterisks are mine, The Lincoln-Doug- but the original demonstrates some of las debates this was not. The third candi- the level of energy you can expect to be date, known professionally as Spanky the brought to this debate.) Clown, won the nomination.

CLOWN CADRE HARD FACTS The last time we did this, there were 135 Jenner won’t be the last celebrity to enter people who qualified for the ballot in the the race, nor will she be the last totally 2003 recall of Governor Gray Davis. In unqualified person trying to be the most addition to the eventual winner, there were powerful politician in the state. Americans such notable politicos as porn king Larry don’t like to be told we can’t do anything, Flynt, provocative entertainer Angelyne, and Californians really don’t like it. This is media personality Arianna Huffington, the land of business empires spawned by sumo wrestler Kurt “Tachikaze” Right- self-actualization seminars. myer, actor Gary Coleman, watermel- And as much as people like to believe in on-smashing comedian Leo Gallagher, and a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington world in adult film performer Mary Cook — who, it which a nonpolitician assumes powerful should be noted, came in tenth out of 135. public office and roots out corruption, The rest of the long list of entrants ranged that’s a 1939 comedy-drama film; it’s not from a custom denture manufacturer to a reality. You can’t be governor. I mean, tech- college student to a musician to a whole nically, it’s possible that you could pony bunch of self-described businessmen. up the four grand or the 7,000 signatures Ketchell dispatched with the celebri- and get on the ballot; and it’s (again, better ty angle. Right-leaning author and his- than a lottery ticket’s chance) possible that torian Anne Applebaum can do so for you could actually prevail and get elected. the business angle. Through much of the But no, you don’t have the temperament to Trump administration, which she strongly be governor, to assemble the kind of staff opposed, Applebaum pinned this tweet to needed, to deal with town halls with peo- the top of her Twitter page: “After this is ple screaming at you everywhere from San all over, I never, ever want to hear again Diego to Stockton to whatever county it is about how businessmen would run the up north where they grow pot all the time. government better than politicians.” You don’t have the contacts in Washington, D.C., to lean on when you need to beg for IT’S AN INVESTMENT money. And you don’t have the desire to It only requires $4,000 or 7,000 signa- spend every evening of the next four years tures to qualify for the recall ballot. That’s reading briefing books so you don’t cause the best-spent investment of your market- a press conference gaffe. ing and P.R. budget ever. Where else can Don’t take it personally. I couldn’t do it, you get repeated statewide exposure for a either. My point is that most people can’t measly $4,000? do it. Final trigger warning: No, you can’t. Come on, you live in San Francisco. Some of you probably have $4,000 in your pocket Feedback: [email protected]. right now. Take it out, put it on the table, Author: [email protected]

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BY SHARON ANDERSON WHAT WE ARE MADE OF In Amazon #7, Amazon #5, and Amazon #3 (2016),         , T M   Louis Cameron highlights the vulnerability of individuals of Craft and Design is presenting information as visual and the abuse and misuse of third-party data collecting. poetry interpreted by an international group of artists. Facial recognition software is a controversial technology I“Imagining Data” shapes this subject matter into four that maps facial components that can identify a person categories: natural and environmental conditions, per- from a surveillance viewpoint. Taking photos of partic- sonal biometrics, communal movement, and randomized ipants using the Amazon.com app, the human face is content. reduced to points of light signifying facial components, which are then scanned like inventory, turning humanity DATA VISUALIZATION into a product, and literally shining a light on the com- The artists in this exhibition are developing systems to modification of our online lives. transform data into images. Paintings, drawings, sculp- Evan Roth’s Since You Were Born (2020) traces activity tures, audio-visual installation, fashion, and even perfor- online in a massive montage to the accumulated docu- mance shows us what data can look like. What we divulge mentation of daily Internet activity through a number through online activity, our transactions, our personal of years. The artist archived traces of his interests into and societal statuses, political affiliations, and our envi- hanging prints, bringing the private to a public space. ronment can be described by numbers and algorithms. The seemingly endless images, including the birth of his Totemy by Alicja Biala and Iwo Borkowicz (2019). Statistics have become a modern obsession and a way to second daughter, cover the walls of the Jeu de Paume in PHOTO: CURATORSQUAREDVIRTUALVIEWS.COM frame our existence, especially during the Covid-19 era Paris, France. The monumental installation is a part of when contagion spikes, hospitalizations, and vaccination a series Roth has titled Internet Cache Self Portrait series of humor. This sound sculpture grew out of her interest data flood our media each day. (2014–ongoing). in translation, and Talking Popcorn, using principles of Morse Code, transcribes the sounds from popping corn CHANCE AND THE NATURAL WORLD IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION into language. The artist explains, “A microphone in the System interpretation is by no means a new method- In Communal Movements, artists examine the political cabinet underneath the popcorn machine picks up the ology for creating art. In 3 Standard Stoppages (1914), and economic implications of why populations shift. In sound of popping corn, and a laptop hidden in the pedestal Marcel Duchamp dropped three one-meter-long threads richly hued acrylic, ink, oil and vellum on paper, Tiffany runs a custom-written program that translates the popping onto three canvas strips that were then attached to Chung pays tribute to the missing in NYT: incidents of lives sounds according to the patterns and dictates of Morse a canvas, preserving the positions as they landed. In lost at sea and entries from the tracking of dead & missing Code. A computer-generated voice provides a simultane- keeping with the idea of measurement, artist Jill Baroff, by IOMMissing Migrants Project (2017). For a solo exhi- ous spoken translation.” The machine’s first word was “we.” in Hurricane Xaver (Baltic Sea) (2014), assimilates data bition taking place that same year, Chung featured work from measurements of tide heights. Recorded every six that tracked forced migration around the world. In vibrant We, indeed. Imagining Data, becasue it is not limited by minutes, the artist shows us what a hurricane looks like colors and shapes, she detailed the data behind events like the constraints of a physical gallery space, introduces us to in minimalist concentric circles of color determined by the post-1975 mass exodus of refugees from Vietnam, of artists, ideas and spaces around the globe as we consider the height of the tide. which she was a part. Painting statistical data of the dead the age of information — together. Alicia Biala’s and Iwo Borkowicz’s Totemy (2019) is a and missing demarcates the human cost of upheaval. The Museum of Craft and Design is now open to the public wooden and hand-painted installation with a QR code with two physical exhibitions: “Design by Time” and “Encod- in Poznan, Poland. More than 29 feet high, these brightly PATTERN RECOGNITION AND THE RANDOM ed Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro”: Wed.–Sat. 10 colored sculptures tell a story not obvious to the naked The human mind is, arguably, a pattern recognition gen- a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday noon–5 p.m. through Aug. 15, $10, eye. Through the use of the QR code, a type of matrix erator. When confronted with random events and infor- 2569 Third Street, 415-773-0303, sfmcd.org barcode at the base of the sculpture, the viewer can learn mation, we try to make sense of chance. The unpredictable about the relationship between statistics for deforestation, comes in many forms, and in Nina Katchadourian’s Talking Sharon Anderson is an artist and writer in Southern Califor- air pollution, and plastic production. Popcorn (2001/2019), this form includes no small amount nia. She can be reached at mindtheimage.com.

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8 MAY 2021 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM Snyder ous professional doings. But the series’ continued from cover not-so-secret weapons are the high-pro- file guest stars cast as each season’s inves- Though I love a mystery, I don’t much tigative target. care for the standard-issue procedural dra- In Line of Duty’s first season, Lenny mas churned out and played on American Harris (The Walking Dead, Fear the Walk- network TV for decades. The Law & Order, ing Dead) plays a media darling supercop CSI, and NCIS franchises and their ilk who may be up to some shady dealings. generally deliver a string of one-off crime- Keeley Hawes (The Durrells, Bodyguard) or-crisis-of-the-week affairs with barely is a detective inspector accused of con- perceptible character growth from season spiracy in Season 2. Daniel Mays (1917, to season. The formulaic nature of these Good Omens) gets grilled in Season 3 as a productions seems banal, even tedious sergeant involved in a problematic shoot- to me, but the various shows, including ing incident. Season 4 centers on Thand- the spin-offs, are popular enough to be iwe Newton (Westworld, Crash) as a chief renewed year after year. So I go elsewhere inspector accused of tampering with evi- for my cops ’n’ criminals narrative fix. Vicky McClure and Kelly Macdonald in Line of Duty. PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE BBC dence. Stephen Graham (The Irishman, My attitude toward the British and Euro- Boardwalk Empire) is an undercover cop pean variations on the format is markedly UNDER SCRUTINY OVERSEAS unique structure. In each of its six seasons, whose allegiances are called into question enthusiastic. I find myself eagerly seeking Evidently, I prefer some nuance and Line of Duty, set in an unnamed Brit- during Season 5. The current season has out and consuming those series, which complexity to my procedurals that a single ish city, follows a police anti-corruption Kelly Macdonald (Giri/Haji, Trainspotting) can usually be accessed through streaming hour-long one-and-done episode seldom division — what’s commonly known as as a detective superintendant whose suspi- services such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, can provide. I’ve previously raved in these Internal Affairs in the United States — as cious behavior while overseeing a murder BritBox, Acorn, and MHz Choice. Upon pages about ITV’s Broadchurch (now on they investigate a different person of inter- case gets the attention of AC-12. reflection, the appeal is more in the long- Netflix), which follows a mismatched pair est within the department. Additionally, BritBox was granted exclusive U.S. rights form storytelling than in the exotic nature of detectives, enacted in brilliant fashion the division, Anti-Corruption Unit 12 or to Line of Duty’s sixth season, available of the locales. Admittedly, a few select by David Tennant and Olivia Colman, as AC-12, is under scrutiny by administrators for streaming there this month. All of the U.S. crime dramas have used the mini- they try to solve the murder of a young boy with possibly dubious agendas of their own six serialized investigations offer bravura series structure with satisfying results, in an insular British seaside town and deal in who-watches-the-watchmen fashion. performances by the big-name guest actors such as the first True Detective series from with the aftermath over the course of three The main recurring characters on and the regulars, amid compelling turns HBO, starring Matthew McConaughey seasons. And there are comparable and the show are the mainstays of AC-12: and twists. Each season is able to stand on and Woody Harrelson. I’m particularly equally compelling foreign shows including Detective Inspector Steve Arnott (Martin its own, but there are some plot threads fond of the Amazon Prime offering Bosch, The Missing; The Tunnel, a Franco-British Compston) whose refusal to cover up and character arcs that will pay off better featuring Titus Welliver as the resource- effort based on the Scandinavian series The a deadly, mishandled raid on suspected down the road if Line of Duty is watched in ful title character, with extended plots Bridge, which also spawned a decent Amer- terrorists results in a reassignment to order, starting with Episode 1. It would be based on Michael Connelly’s Bosch nov- ican version; the interrogation-centered AC-12; Detective Inspector Kate Fleming positively criminal to do otherwise. els. Meanwhile, our friends overseas have Criminal that looks at different crimes and (Vicky McClure), a veteran of undercover been — pardon the expression — killing suspects with separate English, French, operations who is a divorced single mom; Michael Snyder is a print and broadcast it with literally dozens of engrossing mul- German and Spanish takes on the concept; and their upright superior officer, Super- journalist who covers pop culture on Michael tiepisode explorations of humanity’s dark and Spiral (Engrenages), the durable, addic- intendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar). Snyder’s Culture Blast, via GABNet.net, side that also examine those investigators tively soapy French policier. Their messy private lives and personal Roku, Spotify, and YouTube, and The Mark who seek justice and risk their lives in One of my favorite episodic programs interactions are as much a part of the Thompson Show on KGO radio. 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This year’s conceptual, all-virtual show of the $95, 888-467-6256, baybookfest.org hornblower.com Russian Hill home at 1080 Chestnut Street to PHOTO: HORNBLOWER.COM be reimagined by a team of designers is 5,445 Asian Paci c American Heritage DANCE square feet, has 360-degree views, soaring Month ceilings, and more. Donations benefit S.F. COMMUNITY CORNER Mostly daily through May An Evening of Jazz and Dance University High School’s financial aid program. Virtual Saturday, May 1, 5 p.m. Free (donations accepted), 415-447-5830, Celebrate Asian and Paci c Islanders culture and Walkway Weekends Live stream (on demand through Aug. 1) decoratorshowcase.org heritage throughout the month. Visit website for Enjoy an extraordinary fusion of dance and jazz Sat.–Sun. through June, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. pricing and schedule, apasf.org featuring award–winning New York City Ballet 42nd Annual Carnaval San Francisco Chinatown (Grant Ave. btw. California and Washington Sts.) principal dancer Tiler Peck; Lines Ballet founder Community Resource Fair and Cinco De Mayo Alonzo King; Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Celebration: Our Existence is Enjoy car-free fun, murals, shops, and outdoor Wednesday, May 5, noon–8 p.m. dining in this small-scale, health order-compliant Jazz Jason Moran; Grammy Award–winning jazz District 6 (428 11th Street) Resistance version of Sunday Streets to celebrate car- artist Gregory Porter, and more. $15, 415-863- Shop with local vendors, listen to live music, eat Sat.–Sun., May 29–30, 2 p.m.–5 p.m. free space and provide health and wellness 1180, linesballet.org food from some of the best food trucks, and John O’Connell High School (Harrison St. btw. programming where it’s needed most. Free, hang out with friends at this socially distanced 18th–20th and Alabama St. btw. 19th–20th) sundaystreetssf.com Smuin al Fresco outdoor experience/fundraiser for Hijas Del Select days and times, May 6–30 Campo, which works to help migrant and Live Stream seasonal farm workers improve their quality of This outdoor series features excerpts from life. Free–$125, eventbrite.com Michael Smuin’s The Tempest and Sueños , favorite selections from the Smuin Shipyard Open Studios Latinos Songbook, and a number of new works. $25, 415- Daily through May 9 912-1899, smuinballet.org COMET CLUB Virtual View the virtual gallery and stores of over 30 participating artists from the country’s MUSIC: CLASSICAL Now Serving largest artist’s community presenting a variety of artwork, including painting, sculpture, S.F. Opera: The Barber of Seville Food Curbside printmaking, jewelry, and photography. Free, 415-822-0922, shipyardartists.com Saturday, May 1, Tuesday, May 4 & 11, Thu.–Sat., May 6–15, 8 p.m. Specialty Cocktails Marin Center See live opera under the stars for the rst time MUSEUMS & in over a year this zany new take on Rossini’s GALLERIES beloved classic opera in a hilarious 90-minute ad- 12 Beers on Tap aptation. $50 & $250, 415-864-3330, sfopera.com After Hope: Videos of Resistance Thursday 1–8 p.m. & Fri.–Mon. S.F. Chamber Orchestra: Audrey 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Vardanega Lee Gallery, Asian Art Museum Sunday, May 9, 3–4 p.m. How does hope drive us to imagine new Online worlds? This eclectic selection of more than The former debut artist performs a piano 50 short videos explores the role of hope in program of Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Price. Free, contemporary art and activism. $15, 415-581- 415-392-4400, chambermusicsf.org 3500, asianart.org James Gaf gan Conducts the S.F. Veterans’ Voices: Painted Realities Symphony Thu.–Sun., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Thu.–Fri., May 20–21, 7 p.m. Walt Disney Family Museum Davies Symphony Hall This exhibition features original artworks by U.S. James Gaf gan conducts the U.S. premiere of military veterans and serves as a platform for Freya Waley-Cohen’s Talisman, along with Arnold 3111 Fillmore St. • 415-567-5589 American veterans’ voices to be heard through Schoenberg’s richly hued Verklärte Nacht, and their own words and creativity, rather than from Samuel Barber’s elegiac Adagio for Strings. CometClubSF.com nonveteran artists. $Free–25, 415-345-6800, Tickets available at the box of ce. 415-864-6000, wdfmuseum.org sfsymphony.org

10 MAY 2021 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM MUSIC: SCIENCE & CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENT S.F. Jazz: Miles Davis Celebration Beginning Beekeeping: The Basics and Fridays through May, 5 p.m. Mid-Season Colony Health Live Stream Saturday, May 22, 10 a.m.–noon Psychic of Featuring Miles From India, Robert Glasper, Garden for the Environment (1590 Seventh Ave.) Chano Domínguez, and Miles Electric, each Learn bee basics, their progress through spring event includes multicamera HD video and state- and summer, and what to expect as colonies of-the-art audio, as well as real-time chats with expand in the warmer, longer days. See live bees Marin artists, jazz fans, and SFJazz Members. in action, and learn how to view active hives Visit website for schedule. $5, 866-920-5299, from a safe distance. Masks required. $37 & $50, sfjazz.org 415-558-8246, gardenfortheenvironment.org

S.F. Symphony: Zimbabwean Musical Heino Falcke: Black Holes, the Culture Universe, and Us Thursday, May 27, 10–11 a.m. Thursday, May 6 There are many Live Stream On demand Join this virtual discussion with German reasons to visit Explore the intersection between classical astrophysicist Heino Falcke as he discusses his music and Zimbabwean musical culture with new book, A Light in the Darkness, and wrestles a skilled psychic, Our Services: the Chinyakare Ensemble and S.F. Symphony with the ways in which black holes force us to perhaps you need Psychic Readings musicians. $15, 415-864-6000, sfsymphonyplus.org confront the boundary where human life ends and the celestial begins. $5 & $28, 415-597-6705, clarity or you need Tarot Readings Sasha Bayan and Nate Levin commonwealthclub.org Saturday, May 8, 3–5 p.m. to regain spiritual Spiritual Cleansing The Center patio (548 Fillmore St.) blance. Whatever Chakra Balancing Enjoy live looped electronic hand percussion POTABLES & you are looking for Candles and tabla meet sitar, bass, and classical guitar EDIBLES mix originals and entirely improvised sets to you can learn a lot Oils bring you one of a kind jams. Limited space to Wok with Chef Martin Yan Incense ensure proper social distancing. Free (donations about yourself and Friday, May 7, 2–3 p.m. accepted), facebook.com/thecentersf Crystals Live Stream the universe when San Francisco’s own chef Martin Yan celebrates Books Asian American and Pacific Islander month in you visit NIGHTLIFE this cooking class suitable for all cooks, young Kent eld to old — if “Yan Can Cook, So Can You!” Free, Exploratorium After Dark Online: 415-557-4400, sfpl.org Psychic. Stories from Chinatown Thursday, May 6, 7 p.m. At the Table: Sugarwork, Afro-Asian Art On demand and Foodways Chinatown exists as a dynamic community of Thursday, May 20, 5–6:30 p.m. $10 Special Palm Reading families and individuals cultivating tradition and Live Stream nurturing social progress. Join filmmaker James Delve into the bittersweet history of sugar to 943 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kent eld Q. Chan as he shares his current documentary unearth stories of Afro-Asian cultural exchange project, Chinatown Stories: You Are Here, and in the Caribbean. Through conversation and premieres a new episode. Free, 415-528-4444, cooking, explore the crossroads of Black and 415-967-8670 Asian diaspora arts and cuisines, focusing exploratorium.edu on foodways that evolved out of colonial plantations from Cuba to Louisiana and Jamaica Kent eldPsychic.com to Mauritius. $10, 415-581-3100, asianart.org FILMS & LECTURES Fort Mason Flix SPORTS & HEALTH Tuesday–Sunday through May 16 Fort Mason Center Yoga in the Park This wildly popular drive-in movie event concludes Saturdays, 10 a.m. this month with Toy Story 4, Trainspotting, Malefi- Panhandle, Golden Gate Park cent, and many more. $49/car, fortmason.org After months sheltering in place, celebrate and rejuvenate by connecting mind, body, and soul in this relaxing outdoor space. $15, divineyogastudiosf.com, eventbrite.com

Somantic Movement Meditation Mondays, May 17–June 28, 11 a.m. Presidio Theatre (99 Moraga Ave.) Learn techniques from Feldenkrais and Body- Mind Centering somatic healing methods in this six-week class conducted outdoors and following Covid safety protocols. $90–$175, 415- 563-8894, presidiotheatreorg

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Sunday, May 2, 1 p.m. Bean Sprouts Family Days Live Stream Saturdays, noon–4 p.m. Join KQED Newsroom’s Priya David Clemens S.F. Botanical Garden for a conversation with Tan about her literary Dig, water, pick, build, explore, and investigate career and her influence on Asian American the garden’s “yes space” for kids — reserve a representation in popular culture. Includes a bucket loaded with tools and materials, and sneak preview of the new documentary Amy download a Children’s Garden Map to help you Tan: Unintended Memoir. Free–$20, 415-864- make the most of your visit. Free, 415-661-1316, 2000, kqed.org sfbotanicalgarden.org PHOTO: KPJR FILMS, KPJRFILMS.CO Japanese Art of Picture Storytelling Tuesday, May 4, 2–2:45 p.m. Takeout Tuesdays: Lunchtime YouTube Live Conversations About Art Presented by the S.F. Public Library in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Tuesday, May 4, noon Month, enjoy a 90-year-old Japanese tradition of Live Stream picture-card storytelling. Ages 6 and older. Free, What can you learn about a court lady from the 415-557-4400, sfpl.org Tang dynasty (618–907) from a 1994 painting by a Chinese artist who was inspired by a 13th-century painter? Join a docent from the Asian Art Museum in this conversation to find JUST FOR FUN out. $5, 415-581-3500, asianart.org Full Moon Sail on S.F. Bay Tue.–Wed.,, May 25–26, 6:45–9 p.m. Stacey Abrams Schooner Freda B (Slip 465, Sausalito Yacht Thursday, May 13, 6 p.m. Harbor, 100 Bay St., Sausalito) Live Stream Watch the sunset and May’s full “flower moon” Hear the woman credited for turning Georgia rise on the bay from the deck of the 80-foot gaff- blue — who is also the author of the legal-thriller rigged coastal schooner Freda B. $125, 415-331- novel While Justice Sleeps (release date May 0444, schoonerfredab.com 11) — in conversation with Rebecca Traister. $49, 415-392-4400, cityarts.net E-mail: [email protected]

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The Healthful Life Self care Why you need to be concerned about inammation

BY THALIA HALE ardous by-products in the blood stream. The immune system reacts to clear these   A’,  - by-products, which are linked with pre- cer, diabetes, and heart disease mature skin wrinkling, cataracts, diabe- all have in common? Though tes, and heart disease. Wthese are diverse conditions with multiple You are the meat you eat. The diet of contributing factors including genetics conventionally raised livestock is most- and environmental exposure, there is one ly grains. The negative effects of their common denominator — chronic inflam- carbohydrate-based diet are imparted to mation. the consumer as well, and their meat contains 20–30 times more inflammatory ACUTE INFLAMMATION fatty acids than their 100 percent grass- Acute inflammation is an essential and fed counterparts. With a higher ratio protective mechanism in response to irri- of omega-3 fatty acids, grass-fed meat tation, injury, or infection. Symptoms may be supportive of lower inflammation. of acute inflammation include swelling, Other foods high in omega-3s include redness and sometimes loss of move- salmon, walnuts, and freshly ground flax- ment, such as with a sprained ankle. Your seeds. body walls off the damaged tissue area Eat the rainbow. Add lots of color- with swelling, while sending messages ful, fresh foods to your diet. The color to the rest of the in fruits and veg- immune system etables reflects the for healing action. food’s antioxidant This type of If acute inammation capacity. Antioxi- inflammation lasts dants are extreme- a few days and is left unresolved, it ly protective ends when the against chronic injury has passed can evolve into chronic disease by acting as the first few stages inammation. scavengers search- of healing. If acute ing for inappropri- inflammation is ate inflammatory left unresolved, it can evolve into chronic chemicals in our tissues. Foods rich in inflammation. antioxidants include fresh fruits, vegeta- bles, spices, dark chocolate, and red wine CHRONIC INFLAMMATION in moderation. Ensure that every meal Chronic inflammation is defined as any has at least five different colors. inflammatory process persisting beyond two weeks. Causes include persistent NATURAL REMEDIES nondegradable pathogens, unresolved Fish oil. High fish consumption has Strawberry Recreation District | Mill Valley, CA viral infections, persistent foreign bodies, become a catch-22 because the heavy and overactive immune reactions. Many metal toxins they often carry sometimes chronic inflammatory processes are easily outweigh its health benefits. A high-qual- undetected because they are typically not ity fish oil daily can help maintain the Camp Strawberry as obvious as acute conditions. healthful fatty acids you may be missing. The cumulative damage of chronic Fish oils are high in omega-3 fatty acids, inflammation contributes to many seri- EPA, and DHA. EPA is particularly help- Day Camp Athletic-X ous conditions: those mentioned above; ful in reducing general inflammation, anything that ends in “–itis”; external while DHA is highly brain specific and an 9 am - 4 pm 9 am - 4 pm ailments like acne, eczema, and psoriasis; excellent nutrient for preventing memory Ages 5 to 12 Ages 9 to 12 and internal conditions such as asthma, loss in adults and healthy brain develop- fibromyalgia, celiac disease, and many ment in children. This sports-focused program Campers participate in more. Curcumin. Found in the spice turmer- activities including arts and is designed with active kids in mind. Campers participate ic, curcumin is highly researched as a crafts, field games, science HEALTH IS WEALTH lessons, nature walks, and in conditioning exercisises, a potent antioxidant that fights inflamma- more. Swimming, tennis, variety of sports including Our health is much like your bank tion in conditions such as inflammato- soccer, and other sports soccer, tennis, kickball, accounts — if you start working in your ry bowel diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, rotate throughout the week. swimming, kayaking, mid-twenties, and spend your entire pay- osteoarthritis, cancer, and Alzheimer’s Includes spirit days, water paddleboarding, and more! check, you will have nothing when you disease. It’s available in an encapsulated days, and special events! Includes special events and reach your retirement years, and your pill form, or you can incorporate turmer- spirit days. $379 per week lifestyle will drastically change. Similarly, ic into your daily diet. If you are targeting $379 per week your health suffers if you do not bank a particular condition, the best benefit healthful habits. can be achieved via the encapsulated CIT Program Session Dates My patients often report that when they form. reached their 40s and 50s, their health Boswellia. Also known as frankin- 9 am - 4 pm Session 1 June 14th - 18th took a drastic turn for the worse, with cense, Boswellia is an ancient Ayurvedic Ages 12 to 15 chronic conditions like heart disease, dia- herb from India similar to curcumin in its This hands-on program Session 2 June 21st - July 2nd betes, and arthritis. But the processes of anti-inflammatory effects. It balances the develops leadership and these diseases started laying their founda- immune response and has been shown to responsibility by engaging tion when these patients were in their 20s cause death of cancer cells. In day-to-day Session 3 July 5th - 16th with campers. The day is and 30s. practice, I see this herb have profound divided into assisting younger Session 4 It is important to be proactive and effects in reducing pain and increasing campers and participating in July 19th - 30th invest in yourself by incorporating health- range of motion in my arthritis patients. educational activities with ful habits. Eating well and exercising reg- other CITs. CITs will practice Session 5 August 2nd - 16th public speaking, leading ularly improves your immune system, and With chronic inflammation at the base games & groups, and safety lowers inflammation to prevent chronic of all chronic diseases, it is important to skills. Session 6 August 9th - 13th diseases or increased complications. reduce our inflammatory load for our $235 per week long-term benefit. Diet and lifestyle can DIET IS CRITICAL • 1 & 2 week sessions make a powerful change in the direction • After care extensions - TBD Avoid anything white. The average of your health. If you are considering • 10 minutes from the Golden • Nature-based programming American eats 160 pounds of white sugar adding supplements, consult with your Gate Bridge and 200 pounds of white flour per year. doctor to ensure they are right for you. • Registration open now! • Full day camp This rule includes white salt, white flour, white rice, white potatoes, and white Thalia Hale is a naturopathic doctor at 118 E Strawberry Drive | strawberry.marin.org | (415)383-6494 sugar. These foods create quick spikes in Medical Options for Wellness. She can be blood sugar causing an elevation in haz- reached at drthalia.com.

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MomSense Every day is Mother’s Day

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It’s time for some well-deserved time and space to recharge for Mom. PHOTO: TETMC Taking care of Mom PRIVATE TOURS

BY LIZ FARRELL friends makes me feel both physically SATURDAY, MAY 22nd and mentally. These have become very    ,   - therapeutic, and it is also a nice way to demic has affected every group connect with friends. Please email us at [email protected] to of Americans, and even with This year has also made me appreciate schedule your private tour. Tours will last 15 minutes. Othe lower case numbers and increased a quiet house. With everyone working vaccinations, many are suffering from and schooling from home, I have a whole economic or mental health challenges. new appreciation for some quiet time in *All sta members are fully vaccinated / Masks Required. Much has been written about the toll the house by myself. A good gift could this has taken on mothers in particular. be taking the kids out for a bit so Mom Many women have been forced to leave can take a nap or have some quiet time to PARENTS OF INFANTS - 5 YEAR OLD the workforce to take care of children enjoy her new blanket or candle. CHILDREN ARE WELCOME remote learning at home. There is also the added pressure of trying to keep our GIFTS THAT SHOW APPRECIATION families and ourselves safe both physical- Another important way we can let ly and mentally. This month, we celebrate moms know they are appreciated is by 3149 Steiner Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Mother’s Day, and if there has ever been a showing or telling them. Modeling for year to make sure Mom is celebrated and our kids how to give and receive appre- 415-346-8608 | www.littlegators.com given some time and space to recharge, ciation is so important. Recently, my this is the year. Here are some tips for 8-year-old son knew I was tired and taking care of Mom: feeling overwhelmed and stressed, and he went upstairs and made my bed just GIFTS TO EASE STRESS the way I like it with the pillows fluffed. It Traditionally popular gift ideas for was a small thing but because I didn’t ask, LIVELIVE WEB Mom include a massage, facial, or a man- it was a wonderful surprise and a sweet The How and LECTURELECTURE icure-pedicure. These are always great gesture. options and a wonderful way to support As children get older some of these Why and Wonder our now-open local businesses that have sweet and unexpected gestures can be suffered so much a little harder to this past year. come by. They of Spiritual Healing Small, simple don’t always come things can also The goal is for moms in a big bear hug Don’ b  victi o circumstanc ... bring great joy in or a snuggle before lear t liv lif wit dominio! helping to ease to feel loved and bed like when they stress. One of my were little, but they favorites is a new appreciated every day still happen. My People are 7:30pm water bottle. Stay- daughter recently searching for ing hydrated is of the year. sent me a text out solutions to life’s Thursday, May 27 such an import- of the blue thank- problems. This ant part of our health, and it’s always ing me for waking up early to drive her to talk focuses on Join us for this live web talk... easier with a fun new bottle. Eye masks water polo every day. It brought a smile healing precepts also make great gifts. I had no idea my to my face. found in the BY COMPUTER: sleep could improve so much by simply Another fun idea is an appreciation jar Holy Bible which Register at: healing101talks.org wearing an eye mask to bed. They also — for the month of May everyone writes are available work great if you want to just grab a few on a slip of paper why they love Mom, for anyone to Or scan here: minutes midday for some deep breaths. and each day she can pull one out and understand I also love a good candle. Currently, read it. and experience my favorite is the signature candle from through the lens of Hudson Grace on Sacramento Street. The goal is for moms to feel loved Christian Science. My kids now know when that candle and appreciated every day of the year. is lit it means Mom needs a moment. I Remember, by and large moms are pret- BETH PACKER Information: 415-673-3544 Practitioner of Christian also recently received as a birthday gift ty easy to please, and little things are [email protected] Science healing firstchurchsf.com a weighted blanket. These blankets are sometimes appreciated the most. For and member of the meant to relieve stress, ease anxiety, and me, there is no greater joy than coming Christian Science Board of Lectureship. Sponsored by: improve sleep and, I can attest it does do home after a long day and seeing all the First Church of Christ, Scientist, all those things. dishes have made it into the dishwasher. San Francisco, CA So whether the gesture is big or small, THE GIFT OF TIME take the time to tell the mom or mother The other gift moms love and could figure in your life how grateful you are always use more of is time. This could for all she does. mean offering to do some things that Mom usually takes care of, such as gro- Liz Farrell is the mother of three young cery shopping, laundry, or cooking so children and the founder of TechTalks, a she can have time to do something she consulting group to help schools and fami- enjoys. lies have productive conversations around One thing I have come to appreciate social media and technology. 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Time for changes The Tablehopper reports on some new bars coming to the Marina, and the loss of a local favorite. Speak up! In the Real Estate Reporter, state Senator Scottp. Wiener10 makes the case for his controversial housing density bill. Take our inaugural quality-of-life survey and p. 18 let us know what issues are MARINATIMES.COM CELEBRATING OUR 35TH YEAR VOLUME 35 ISSUE 06 JUNE 2019important to you. p. 4

R  R Uber and Lyft, Pick us up Mohammed Nuru, Navigation Centers Your letters and some updates on recent columns

BY SUSAN DYER REYNOLDS Unity of Three Happinesses: Favorite Actors before a White Waterfall: (Left to right) actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sanba Jafuku, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Tachibana Hishizo, and Kawarazaki Gonjuro I as Takaramusubi     - no Gon, 1863, by Toyohara Kunichika. spondence from residents all over the city. PHOTO: © MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON From a formerly homeless man who wrote Mthe most touching letter I’ve received on the topic, to ‘Tattoos in Japanese Prints’ at the Asian Art Museum insiders at DPW who offered even more evidence of * their director’s incompetence, here’s a sampling of those BY SHARON ANDERSON emails and handwritten notes — and some updates on life in Japan, specifically 19th-cen- the topics.       tury tattoo culture. anese printmakers on full display, loan from the museum this exhibition underscores how “Lawmakers still largely ignoring Uber and Lyft of Fine Arts in Boston MARTIAL ARTS INSPIRATION popular culture of late Edo period traffic nightmare,” March 2019 Mcomprise the exhibition “Tattoos An estimated 45 million Ameri- Japan continues to influence how Many of you agreed it was shocking that San Francisco in Japanese Prints” at the Asian cans have at least one tattoo. Schol- we express ourselves today,” says Jay allowed, as one reader called them, “illegal taxi scabs” to anytime! Art Museum, on display through ars speculate that early tattoo artists Xu, Asian Art Museum director and skirt laws, avoid regulations, and flood the streets with Aug. 18. The woodcuts are what may have also been woodblock cut- CEO. Many of the popular subjects vehicles. Last month, a study by the San Francisco Coun- remain of the popular art of urban ters from the printing industry. “By of this time — lions, eagles, peonies, ty Transportation Authority confirmed the traffic night- putting the aesthetic genius of Jap- dragons, giant snakes, swords, and mare, finding that rideshares accounted for two-thirds of a 62 percent increase in congestion in San Francisco over ART WORLD, continued on 12 R   S  REYNOLDS RAP, M  S   ... F continued on 6 Speak up, Northside

Take part in our inaugural some of the notable releases coming survey of what matters to you our way over the next few months: BLOCKBUSTERS AND and help make San Francisco FRANCHISES Godzilla: King of the Monsters the best it can be (May 31) is an English-language Available at these brawl-fest that picks up where the recent American recreation of          Japan’s long-running Toho Studios quality of life in San Francisco? What is being series about done about them? To get insight into how the kaiju (“large strange NorthsideW specifically and the city in general are doing beast”) left off. Here, the titular-gi- in the eyes of the people who live here, this month the ant-radioactive-lizard-thing takes on three more of the mammoth Marina Times presents its inaugural quality of life survey. Help us identify and track the issues that you think supernatural creatures from Toho’s need to be addressed to make San Francisco a better stable: Rodan, Mothra, and King place in which to live, work, go to school, and play. We’re Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Quentin Tarantino’s newest film, Ghidorah. also interested in how you think our elected officials a Time in Hollywood. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbend- PHOTO: COURTESY CTMG / SONY PICTURES and public agencies are performing. Are they effectively Once Upon er, Jennifer Lawrence, and Sophie solving problems? Are they even addressing the issues Turner are back among the ensem- important to you? Big-screen summer scene ble cast for Dark Phoenix (June 7), locations: Take our survey on page 4 and send us your responses. which closes out the current itera- BY MICHAEL SNYDER Over the coming year, we will report periodically on tion of X-Men movies about Marvel the top concerns and the city’s response — or lack of grill. Even more than during the Comics’s powerful but persecuted response — to them. In future years, we will be able      winter holidays, this is a peak time mutant heroes. to see which issues recede into the background, which doesn’t care to wait until the for major movie studios to roll out The charm of snarky, animat- come to the forefront, and which are perennial concerns. official debut of summer later their most familiar brands, fran- ed animals in the big city made Tthis month. The parade of midyear chises, and big-budget actioners. This is your time to speak up and let yourself — and one movie a hit, so we’ve got the Northside — be heard! big-screen diversions got rolling on That means sequels or reimaginings Secret Life of Pets 2 The Memorial Day weekend, so there are galore, in addition to a launch or voices including Kevin (June Hart, 7) Patton with READER SURVEY, continued on 4 already a handful of cinematic alter- two. But smaller one-off movies — Oswalt, Tiffany Haddish, and Har- natives to the beach or the backyard dramas, comedies, and genre films rison Ford. Men in Black: Interna- — don’t get shortchanged. Here are tional (June 14), more a follow-up SNYDER ON FILM, continued on 13 Marina An upcoming wave of new IPOs could introduce more buyers into the local market. 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