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Food & Wine April events The Tablehopper covers Howells and Bar Crenn From the Easter Parade to wine bars in the Marina and Cow Hollow p. 12 Earth Day, find a variety of events to welcome spring Julie Mitchell tours the city's top museum cafes p. 15 to the Northside p. 18 MARINATIMES.COM CELEBRATING OUR 34TH YEAR VOLUME 34 ISSUE 04 APRIL 2018 Reynolds Rap The mean streets of San Francisco Even some homeless people are shocked by rampant violence and mental illness BY SUSAN DYER REYNOLDS ’ve written extensively about the need to bring back locked facilities and court-ordered treat- Sample artwork by artists participating in the 2018 San Francisco Startup Fair. Left: The Great Migration-El Salvador ment for the severely mentally ill — those who can’t , by Myra Eastman; right: abstract portrait by Tucker Eason. IMAGES COURTESY SAN FRANCISCO STARTUP ART FAIR to Santa Cruz Itake care of themselves and who are a danger to them- selves and others. The recent opening of the San Fran- cisco Healing Center at St. Mary’s Medical Center, with 54 lockdown psychiatric beds, more than doubles the April: A month for art lovers current number. It’s a step in the right direction, but the topic of forcibly taking the homeless off the streets makes et your art on this at Hunter’s Point Shipyard and Art Market will feature contem- people uncomfortable, particularly those who work with month with a variety of art Islais Creek Studios highlights porary and modern art from more the 80 or so private agencies benefiting from hundreds of fairs across the city, start- work in a variety of media from the than 80 galleries worldwide. For an lucrative contracts that require no accountability. Ging with the annual festival of stu- largest artists’ community in the intimate and creative venue with a It also upsets “A tent for everyone!” advocates like Jen- dent creativity at the SFUSD Arts country. gallery feel, the Startup Art Fair nifer Friedenbach, executive director of the Coalition on Festival (April 14–May 21) at the Next up, check out the Art Mar- will open hotel rooms for each par- Homelessness, who said of the new ward at St. Mary’s, Asian Art Museum, featuring visu- ket at Fort Mason (April 26–29) ticipating artist. See our calendar “We should be building up our community mental al, literary, and performance arts. sharing the weekend with the Start- (pages 18-19) for details. health system so that people don’t get to that point of The Spring Open Studios the up Art Fair (April 27–29) at the needing to be locked up.” Nice words, but it takes just a following weekend (April 22–23) Hotel del Sol in Cow Hollow. The — Lynette Majer REYNOLDS RAP, continued on 4 City at Large Appetites and Afterthoughts BEST SANDWICHES The positive approach Freddie’s Sandwiches (300 Francisco Street) to policing Every neighborhood in every city should have a Freddie’s. Founded in 1926, Freddie’s Sandwiches is locat- Northside native Joseph ed across the street from the Fran- cisco Middle School. This is the Engler takes command of place for those great deli sandwiches Northern Station and salads. BEST BREAKFASTS BY JOHN ZIPPERER Mama’s on Washington Square (1701 Stockton Street) veryone is complaining about crime in san Mama’s has been serving omelets, Francisco, so if you’re one of the people who wears waffles, French toast, and eggs ben- a uniform dedicating you to doing something edict at this location for more than Eabout that crime, there is a special weight upon your 50 years. Long lines to get in, but shoulders. The new head of Northern Station, Capt. worth it. Joseph Engler, is bringing a positive, collaborative atti- The best calzones can be found at Calzone's. PHOTO: COURTESY DAN VUONG tude to the challenges of his new post, which serves a BEST COFFEEHOUSE diverse grouping of neighborhoods ranging from the Caffe Trieste (601 Vallejo Street) Marina to the Western Addition to Japantown. The sixth annual Ernesto’s: A remnant of the Beat era, this Engler, a 26-year veteran of the San Francisco Police iconic coffeehouse is a famous North Force, has had leadership positions in the Muni Divi- Beach landmark. It was the first sion, the SFPD’s Homeland Security Unit’s Operations Best of North Beach awards espresso coffeehouse established on Center, and the traffic division. He assumed his new the West Coast (1956). role at Northern Station in January 2018. Though he BY ERNEST BEYL I was just looking for a column idea. works from Northern Station’s Fillmore Street offices, But now: “Oh, you’re the guy BEST WINE BAR the Marina Times caught up with him by phone while ho would have imagined it? who does the Ernesto’s?” they say. Belle Cora (565 Green Street) he was on the other side of the country, attending an The Ernesto’s — six years! Then they either air kiss me, or try Named for an early San Francisco executive education program at Harvard University’s These annual Best of North to throttle me with their bare, grease- madam, this is a friendly place like Kennedy School of Government. WBeach awards have taken on a life of stained hands. Belle Cora’s original bordello. CAPTAIN ENGLER, continued on 8 their own. When I started the Ernesto’s, And here are the 2018 winners: APPETITES, continued on 13 Contents In This Issue 18 16 06 News Calendar Around the city April events News briefs on city asistance to businesses Not sure what to do in April? Picnic in affected by a North Beach fire, city meet- the Presidio, celebrate Easter at the Union ings on retail troubles, self-driving cars in Street parade, catch the 41st Annual San San Francissco, Shake Shack gets a neigh- Francisco Decorator Showcase, commem- borhood endorsement, plus a roundup of orate Earth Day at the Presidio, remember facts and figures. 3 the 1906 earthquake on its 112th anniversa- ry, take a wine walk, or find your inspiration Northside at the Renegade Craft Fair — it's all taking Neighborhood news and views place this month. 18 Kevin Frazier explains the qualities and At Home assets that make the Marina a natural fit for innovative professionals; Catherine Urban Home and Garden Stefani explains her top priorities in office Julia Strzesieski gets to the root of the as the new District 2 supervisor; Ernest story of the importance of street trees in Beyl says that 90 is the new 30; and District the city and how you can get one for your 20 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin decries a state home. bill that would increase housing develop- ment in the city at the expense of local Family objections. 6 MomSense One month after the large demonstrations Food & Wine of the March for Our Lives, columnist Liz Farrell offers advice on how to talk to your Where to eat and drink children about school shootings. 21 The Tablehopper highlights two neigh- borhood wine bars, Howells in the Marina and Bar Crenn in Cow Hollow; and Real Estate Julie Mitchell tours the cafes in the city's The war over SB 827 museums, from SFMOMA downtown to John Zipperer explains the heated rhetoric the Walt Disney Family Museum in the over proposed legislation to increase hous- Presidio. 12 ing density around mass transit stations, plus news on rents and Homeaway. 22 Arts & Entertainment The best of art, books and video ONLINE SPECIALS Sharon Anderson showcases the Legion of Honor's exhibition of Julian Schnabel's art, Even more of The Ernesto's awards, plus which opens this month; critic Michael Evalyn Baron, Michael Snyder's Coastal Snyder highlights some of the best of Commuter, complete events calendar, what's available on the small screen; plus and more. the Marina's best-selling books. 16 marinatimes.com Like us on Facebook.com/MarinaTimes Follow us on Twitter.com/TheMarinaTimes Sign up for our newsletters at MarinaTimes.com marinatimes.com | 3053 Fillmore Street #104, San Francisco, CA 94123 Editorial: (415) 931-0515 | Fax: (415) 931-0987 | Letters to the Editor: [email protected] Advertising: (415) 815-8081 [email protected] Calendar submissions due by the 15th of the month to [email protected] Publisher Earl Adkins [email protected] Editor in Chief Susan Dyer Reynolds [email protected] Executive Editor John Zipperer [email protected] Managing Editor Lynette Majer [email protected] Design Director Sara Brownell [email protected] MARINA TIMES IS A TRADE MARK OF JASMINE BLUE MEDIA LLC. 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WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ABRIDGE FOR SPACE, CLARITY AND CIVILITY. 2 APRIL 2018 MARINA TIMES MARINATIMES.COM News News Briefs Retail challenges NEW AMERICAN CLASSIC CUISINE Ruin and renewal DISASTER RELIEF FOR FIRE-AFFECTED BUSINESSES Mayor Mark Farrell drew upon the Small Business Disaster Relief Fund in late March to help seven business- es that were affected by a four-alarm fire in North Beach.